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Film Quotes by William Powell

67 quotes
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
Year: 1936

Director:
Stephen Roberts
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
Nick Martel: I didn't know you went in for opening safes, Doc.
Dr. Lawrence Bradford: Oh, we surgeons open anything.
-- William Powell in The Ex-Mrs. Bradford (1936)
Double Wedding
Year: 1937

Director:
Richard Thorpe
Double Wedding
Margit Agnew: Mr. Lodge, I appeal to you as a gentleman.
Charles Lodge: No-oh, I'm afraid you've got me confused with somebody else. I'm a vagrant.
-- William Powell (as Charles Lodge) in Double Wedding (1937)
The Thin Man
Year: 1934

Director:
W.S. Van Dyke
The Thin Man
Nora Charles: [after Nick gets shot at] Do you want a drink?
Nick Charles: What do you think?
-- William Powell (as Nick Charles) in The Thin Man (1934)
The Thin Man
Year: 1934

Director:
W.S. Van Dyke
The Thin Man
Nora Charles: [after the doorbell rings on Christmas Eve] Who's that?
Nick Charles: It's probably Santa Claus.
-- William Powell (as Nick Charles) in The Thin Man (1934)
The Thin Man
Year: 1934

Director:
W.S. Van Dyke
The Thin Man
Nora Charles: [suffering from a hang-over] What hit me?
Nick Charles: The last martini.
-- William Powell (as Nick Charles) in The Thin Man (1934)
The Thin Man
Year: 1934

Director:
W.S. Van Dyke
The Thin Man
Nora Charles: All right! Go ahead! Go on! See if I care! But I thinks it's a dirty trick to bring me all the way to New York just to make a widow of me.
Nick Charles: You wouldn't be a widow long.
Nora Charles: You bet I wouldn't!
Nick Charles: Not with all your money...
-- William Powell (as Nick Charles) in The Thin Man (1934)
After the Thin Man
Year: 1936

Director:
W.S. Van Dyke
After the Thin Man
Nora Charles: Are you packing?
Nick Charles: Yes dear, I'm putting away this liquor.
-- William Powell (as Nick Charles) in After the Thin Man (1936)
Another Thin Man
Year: 1939

Director:
W.S. Van Dyke
Another Thin Man
Nora Charles: How did you find me here?
Nick Charles: I saw a great group of men standing around a table. I knew there was only one woman in the world who could attract men like that. A woman with a lot of money.
-- William Powell (as Nick Charles) in Another Thin Man (1939)
Another Thin Man
Year: 1939

Director:
W.S. Van Dyke
Another Thin Man
Nora Charles: I got rid of all those reporters.
Nick Charles: What did you tell them?
Nora Charles: We're out of scotch.
Nick Charles: What a gruesome idea.
-- William Powell (as Nick Charles) in Another Thin Man (1939)
After the Thin Man
Year: 1936

Director:
W.S. Van Dyke
After the Thin Man
Nora Charles: I suppose we ought to decide where we're going.
Nick Charles: Why, do you care?
Nora Charles: No, but I haven't any clothes.
Nick Charles: Well, what's the difference? Saves you the trouble of packing. And I don't need anything in the world, darling, but you... and a toothbrush.
-- William Powell (as Nick Charles) in After the Thin Man (1936)