The Bat Quotes
Cornelia van Gorder: [locking their door] Nothing should get us now, I think, this door seems good and solid.
Lizzie Allen: Like the door to a tomb.
Lizzie Allen: Like the door to a tomb.
Movie: The Bat
Cornelia van Gorder: Relax, relax Lizzie the police did a good job, they couldn't find anybody in here.
Lizzie Allen: But we both saw him, Miss Cornelia!
Cornelia van Gorder: Allright, allright, so he got away, but there are men on guard outside, so just try to get some rest, there's nothing that can get us in here.
Lizzie Allen: Hmm...
Lizzie Allen: But we both saw him, Miss Cornelia!
Cornelia van Gorder: Allright, allright, so he got away, but there are men on guard outside, so just try to get some rest, there's nothing that can get us in here.
Lizzie Allen: Hmm...
Movie: The Bat
Cornelia van Gorder: This is the Oaks, a house in the country which I've rented for the summer. As an author I write tales of mystery and murder, but the things that have happened in this house are far more fantastic than any book I've ever had published.
Movie: The Bat
Dr. John Beck: You're quite the philsopher!
Tramp: That's me: Jack-of-all-thoughts and master of none.
Tramp: That's me: Jack-of-all-thoughts and master of none.
Movie: The Bat
Editor Joe McGinty: Say, have you ever had a date with a girl?
Reporter Johnny Layton: A girl? Oh, yes, a girl. I believe I did take a girl out once.
Reporter Johnny Layton: A girl? Oh, yes, a girl. I believe I did take a girl out once.
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Henry Morton: You're a dreamer, Doc. Too much money is bad for dreamers.
Dr. Paul Carruthers: So you tried to pay me in flattery, telling me that I'm a dreamer. Well... I *do* dream - dreams that you would *never* guess.
Dr. Paul Carruthers: So you tried to pay me in flattery, telling me that I'm a dreamer. Well... I *do* dream - dreams that you would *never* guess.
Movie: The Bat
Jane Patterson: Lizzie, Warner's not in his room, there's no sign of him anywhere!
Detective Davenport: I was supposed to keep an eye on that guy.
Lizzie Allen: Where's Miss Cornelia? That's what I want to know!
Detective Davenport: Wait a minute, didn't you say the chain and the bolt were off on the front door?
Lizzie Allen: I certainly did.
Detective Davenport: Well Maybe Miss Van Gorder went outside.
Lizzie Allen: Oh she never would, we better look.
Detective Davenport: I was supposed to keep an eye on that guy.
Lizzie Allen: Where's Miss Cornelia? That's what I want to know!
Detective Davenport: Wait a minute, didn't you say the chain and the bolt were off on the front door?
Lizzie Allen: I certainly did.
Detective Davenport: Well Maybe Miss Van Gorder went outside.
Lizzie Allen: Oh she never would, we better look.
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John Fleming: Doctor.
Dr. Malcolm Wells: Yes, John?
John Fleming: What would you do for half a million dollars?
Dr. Malcolm Wells: Anything short of murder.
John Fleming: Why not murder?
Dr. Malcolm Wells: Too messy.
John Fleming: Too great a risk?
Dr. Malcolm Wells: For half a million, yes.
John Fleming: I pinched a million from the bank.
Dr. Malcolm Wells: Yes, John?
John Fleming: What would you do for half a million dollars?
Dr. Malcolm Wells: Anything short of murder.
John Fleming: Why not murder?
Dr. Malcolm Wells: Too messy.
John Fleming: Too great a risk?
Dr. Malcolm Wells: For half a million, yes.
John Fleming: I pinched a million from the bank.
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Judy Hollander: [the Bat is pounding on the wall on the floor above them] What's that noise?
Dale Bailey: I don't know, I kind of fell half asleep, for a moment I thought it was something from a dream.
Judy Hollander: It's somewhere in the house!
Dale Bailey: Yes on a floor above, not directly over us, probably in a room overlooking the driveway.
Dale Bailey: I don't know, I kind of fell half asleep, for a moment I thought it was something from a dream.
Judy Hollander: It's somewhere in the house!
Dale Bailey: Yes on a floor above, not directly over us, probably in a room overlooking the driveway.
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Lizzie Allen: [knocking on the door] Hurry will you? It's Lizzie...
[Jane Patterson opens her door]
Lizzie Allen: I'm terribly worried, I can't find Miss Cornelia anywhere, and something's happened to the policeman, I don't know what...get Warner, bring him to the drawing room, tell him we need him!
[Jane Patterson opens her door]
Lizzie Allen: I'm terribly worried, I can't find Miss Cornelia anywhere, and something's happened to the policeman, I don't know what...get Warner, bring him to the drawing room, tell him we need him!
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Lizzie Allen: [the wind is banging a shutter against the house] That ain't nothing, just something bumping against the house.
[wind blows a door open and closed]
Lizzie Allen: That's just the wind banging the door, pay no attention to it. Listen to this,
[reads paper]
Lizzie Allen: 'One of his victims who lived for a moment after she was found described the Bat as a man without a face'. Honestly, Miss Gordy, I think that woman was exaggerating.
[a tapestry blows against an open window]
Lizzie Allen: That's just the taphestry at the top of the stairs.
Cornelia van Gorder: I know, I know, I've heard it before on a windy night.
[taphestry clinks a shaking suit of armor]
Cornelia van Gorder: That sounds as if someone were on the stairs, I know there isn't, at least there shouldn't be.
Lizzie Allen: Them's just the noises you hear in any old house on a windy night.
[reads the paper]
Lizzie Allen: It says here that the Bat never leaves no fingerprints.
Cornelia van Gorder: That's understandable, having no face he probably has no fingers either.
[wind blows a door open and closed]
Lizzie Allen: That's just the wind banging the door, pay no attention to it. Listen to this,
[reads paper]
Lizzie Allen: 'One of his victims who lived for a moment after she was found described the Bat as a man without a face'. Honestly, Miss Gordy, I think that woman was exaggerating.
[a tapestry blows against an open window]
Lizzie Allen: That's just the taphestry at the top of the stairs.
Cornelia van Gorder: I know, I know, I've heard it before on a windy night.
[taphestry clinks a shaking suit of armor]
Cornelia van Gorder: That sounds as if someone were on the stairs, I know there isn't, at least there shouldn't be.
Lizzie Allen: Them's just the noises you hear in any old house on a windy night.
[reads the paper]
Lizzie Allen: It says here that the Bat never leaves no fingerprints.
Cornelia van Gorder: That's understandable, having no face he probably has no fingers either.
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Lizzie Allen: That Jap butler gives me the willies. The Flemings through him in with the lease, but I'd throw him OUT!
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Lt. Andy Anderson: [finding Judy dead] The Bat.
Cornelia van Gorder: Yes the Bat, he caught her at the head of the stairs. We saw him rushing down the stairs as we came out of our rooms. I hurled that
[a fireplace poker]
Cornelia van Gorder: at him, I hit him I believe. 'I'm going to cover this place from attic to basement' you said, well what were you covering out there while that poor child was murdered, where were you?
Lt. Andy Anderson: I saw a man outside on the grounds. I went out and hunted him, I hunted him among the trees so far as the brook down near the back road, then I lost him. After that I'd give my own life than let this happen to Judy, but I told you to stay in your rooms and lock your doors and stay there! What was she doing at the head of those stairs?
Dale Bailey: That was my fault.
Cornelia van Gorder: They heard a strange noise, heavy pounding in one of the rooms on the third floor, we all heard it.
Dale Bailey: I wanted to see what it was, but Judy, she wouldn't let me go out there by myself,
[crying]
Dale Bailey: I made her stay on the balcony!
Lt. Andy Anderson: What about your new butler?
Cornelia van Gorder: Oh he's in his room I suppose.
Cornelia van Gorder: Yes the Bat, he caught her at the head of the stairs. We saw him rushing down the stairs as we came out of our rooms. I hurled that
[a fireplace poker]
Cornelia van Gorder: at him, I hit him I believe. 'I'm going to cover this place from attic to basement' you said, well what were you covering out there while that poor child was murdered, where were you?
Lt. Andy Anderson: I saw a man outside on the grounds. I went out and hunted him, I hunted him among the trees so far as the brook down near the back road, then I lost him. After that I'd give my own life than let this happen to Judy, but I told you to stay in your rooms and lock your doors and stay there! What was she doing at the head of those stairs?
Dale Bailey: That was my fault.
Cornelia van Gorder: They heard a strange noise, heavy pounding in one of the rooms on the third floor, we all heard it.
Dale Bailey: I wanted to see what it was, but Judy, she wouldn't let me go out there by myself,
[crying]
Dale Bailey: I made her stay on the balcony!
Lt. Andy Anderson: What about your new butler?
Cornelia van Gorder: Oh he's in his room I suppose.
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Lt. Andy Anderson: What about your new butler?
Cornelia van Gorder: Well he's in his room I suppose...
Lt. Andy Anderson: Oh Mrs. Patterson.
Jane Patterson: Yes?
Lt. Andy Anderson: Do you know what happened here tonight?
Jane Patterson: No sir but I heard the screams, I went to call Warner, we both have rooms on the same floor, but he wasn't in his room. His bed hasn't been slept in.
Lt. Andy Anderson: If Mrs. Matterson could hear those screams, Warner could certainly hear them.
Warner, the chauffeur: [stepping into the room] You're quite right, sir, I heard them.
Lt. Andy Anderson: Oh you did, and where were you?
Warner, the chauffeur: Outside on the grounds.
Lt. Andy Anderson: Miss Holland has been murdered.
Warner, the chauffeur: No!
Lt. Andy Anderson: Oh, so you're surprised, shocked...well I've seen better performances...I remember you now, your name's not Warner, I've got it circled in my office with your picture on it. The Chicago police not so long ago were hunting for you in connection with the robbery.
Warner, the chauffeur: You're right again, sir, they found me and they tried me and I proved my innocence and I was acquitted.
Lt. Andy Anderson: That could've been a lucky break. WHERE were you when this child was killed?
Warner, the chauffeur: I was following you. I saw you leaving the house, it seemed you were hunting someone and I thought that you might ne
Cornelia van Gorder: Well he's in his room I suppose...
Lt. Andy Anderson: Oh Mrs. Patterson.
Jane Patterson: Yes?
Lt. Andy Anderson: Do you know what happened here tonight?
Jane Patterson: No sir but I heard the screams, I went to call Warner, we both have rooms on the same floor, but he wasn't in his room. His bed hasn't been slept in.
Lt. Andy Anderson: If Mrs. Matterson could hear those screams, Warner could certainly hear them.
Warner, the chauffeur: [stepping into the room] You're quite right, sir, I heard them.
Lt. Andy Anderson: Oh you did, and where were you?
Warner, the chauffeur: Outside on the grounds.
Lt. Andy Anderson: Miss Holland has been murdered.
Warner, the chauffeur: No!
Lt. Andy Anderson: Oh, so you're surprised, shocked...well I've seen better performances...I remember you now, your name's not Warner, I've got it circled in my office with your picture on it. The Chicago police not so long ago were hunting for you in connection with the robbery.
Warner, the chauffeur: You're right again, sir, they found me and they tried me and I proved my innocence and I was acquitted.
Lt. Andy Anderson: That could've been a lucky break. WHERE were you when this child was killed?
Warner, the chauffeur: I was following you. I saw you leaving the house, it seemed you were hunting someone and I thought that you might ne
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Miss Cornelia Van Gorder: [the lights go out, calling up the stairs] LIZZIE!
Lizzie Allen: [with a newspaper in her mouth, swinging a bear trap at the window. Miss Van Gorder comes in and she stops and takes the paper out of her mouth] I see by the paper that the Bat's in the neighborhood. I'm setting a bear trap for him.
Lizzie Allen: [with a newspaper in her mouth, swinging a bear trap at the window. Miss Van Gorder comes in and she stops and takes the paper out of her mouth] I see by the paper that the Bat's in the neighborhood. I'm setting a bear trap for him.
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'One-Shot' McGuire: I'm not feeling too hot, would you take my temperature?
Dr. Paul Carruthers: You are perfectly alright.
'One-Shot' McGuire: Oh yeah? Well you should see my tongue, it looks just like a squirrel's tail!
Dr. Paul Carruthers: You are perfectly alright.
'One-Shot' McGuire: Oh yeah? Well you should see my tongue, it looks just like a squirrel's tail!
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Police chief: [on the phone] A police car is outside your house and an officer has reported that there's no sign of a prowler anywhere on the grounds.
Cornelia van Gorder: Well the man's inside now, he's in the hall just outside my bedroom! Have your men break through the kitchen door and search this place from top to bottom!
Police chief: Allright Miss Van Gorder, sit tightly.
Cornelia van Gorder: I will, I have a gun, and I know how to use it!
Cornelia van Gorder: Well the man's inside now, he's in the hall just outside my bedroom! Have your men break through the kitchen door and search this place from top to bottom!
Police chief: Allright Miss Van Gorder, sit tightly.
Cornelia van Gorder: I will, I have a gun, and I know how to use it!
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Reporter Johnny Layton: [to Dr. Paul Carruthers] Not so funny when it's your own jugular vein that's in danger. Is it, doc?
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Tommy: [trying the lotion] That feels great... very soothing.
Dr. Paul Carruthers: I don't think you'll ever use anything else.
Dr. Paul Carruthers: I don't think you'll ever use anything else.
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[after listening to a scientist's theory on the radio]
Dr. Paul Carruthers: [thick Hungarian accent] Imbecile! Bombastic ignoramus!
Dr. Paul Carruthers: [thick Hungarian accent] Imbecile! Bombastic ignoramus!
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[after listening to a scientist's theory on the radio]
Dr. Paul Carruthers: [thick Hungarian accent] Imbecile! Bombastic ignoramus!
Dr. Paul Carruthers: [thick Hungarian accent] Imbecile! Bombastic ignoramus!
Movie: The Bat
Cornelia van Gorder: [reading newspaper headline] Mr. Fleming will be laid to rest in his family's tomb on Monday.
Lizzie Allen: And I hope he stays there.
Cornelia van Gorder: Well why shouldn't he?
Lizzie Allen: This is his house, and ever since he died, some funny things have happened here.
Cornelia van Gorder: For instance?
Lizzie Allen: The housekeeper, the cook and the butler said that they heard strange noises at night, and the upstairs maid swore she met a man without a face coming up the back stairs.
Cornelia van Gorder: Oh so that's why they quit and left me to run this place without a staff.
Lizzie Allen: They didn't tell you, Miss Gordy, but the truth is they were scared to stay.
Cornelia van Gorder: But you're still here, Lizzie! Haven't you seen anything?
Lizzie Allen: No... no and even if I had, I ain't afraid of ghosts. They're afraid of me! Honest, Miss Gordy, a spiritualist once told me that ghosts was allergic to me.
[Cornelia Van Gorder laughs]
Lizzie Allen: But, but this bat fella they keep talking about in the paper - I - I think he'd be different.
Cornelia van Gorder: No, I don't think you'd have the same effect on him.
[thunder crashes]
Cornelia van Gorder: Oh dear!
Lizzie Allen: What are they trying to do, drive people away from this part of the country?
Cornelia van Gorder: Why? What does it say about the Bat?
Lizzie Allen: And I hope he stays there.
Cornelia van Gorder: Well why shouldn't he?
Lizzie Allen: This is his house, and ever since he died, some funny things have happened here.
Cornelia van Gorder: For instance?
Lizzie Allen: The housekeeper, the cook and the butler said that they heard strange noises at night, and the upstairs maid swore she met a man without a face coming up the back stairs.
Cornelia van Gorder: Oh so that's why they quit and left me to run this place without a staff.
Lizzie Allen: They didn't tell you, Miss Gordy, but the truth is they were scared to stay.
Cornelia van Gorder: But you're still here, Lizzie! Haven't you seen anything?
Lizzie Allen: No... no and even if I had, I ain't afraid of ghosts. They're afraid of me! Honest, Miss Gordy, a spiritualist once told me that ghosts was allergic to me.
[Cornelia Van Gorder laughs]
Lizzie Allen: But, but this bat fella they keep talking about in the paper - I - I think he'd be different.
Cornelia van Gorder: No, I don't think you'd have the same effect on him.
[thunder crashes]
Cornelia van Gorder: Oh dear!
Lizzie Allen: What are they trying to do, drive people away from this part of the country?
Cornelia van Gorder: Why? What does it say about the Bat?
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Cornelia van Gorder: [to Lizzie Allen] When you refer to my books, please don't call me Miss Corny.
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Cornelia van Gorder: Can't you see that fire was setting us out of the house?
Detective Davenport: Out of the hou...are you talking about the--
Cornelia van Gorder: Yes, yes, I'm talking about the Bat! Now that the lights are out, he'll think his trick has worked, and we've gone, here'll be here in a minute.
Detective Davenport: So will Lieutenant Anderson.
Cornelia van Gorder: I hope so but the Bat will be here first, and he'll KILL AGAIN if we get in his way...we've got to be as clever as he is!
Detective Davenport: Out of the hou...are you talking about the--
Cornelia van Gorder: Yes, yes, I'm talking about the Bat! Now that the lights are out, he'll think his trick has worked, and we've gone, here'll be here in a minute.
Detective Davenport: So will Lieutenant Anderson.
Cornelia van Gorder: I hope so but the Bat will be here first, and he'll KILL AGAIN if we get in his way...we've got to be as clever as he is!
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Cornelia van Gorder: Surely you don't think he's...
Lt. Andy Anderson: Warner and I have met before, I can't recall where or when, but I will.
Lt. Andy Anderson: Warner and I have met before, I can't recall where or when, but I will.
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Detective Moletti: How old are you?
Lizzie Allen: Twenty-two.
Miss Cornelia Van Gorder: She's forty!
Lizzie Allen: Twenty-two.
Miss Cornelia Van Gorder: She's forty!
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Detective Moletti: How old are you?
Lizzie Allen: Twenty-two.
Miss Cornelia Van Gorder: She's forty!
Lizzie Allen: Twenty-two.
Miss Cornelia Van Gorder: She's forty!
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Detective Moletti: What's your full name?
Lizzie Allen: Lizzie Allen - whether I'm full or not.
Lizzie Allen: Lizzie Allen - whether I'm full or not.
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