Nothing But the Truth (1941)

Glenn Anders: Dick Donnelly

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Quotes 

• T.T. Ralston : Steve, you're going to be here until you're old and grey.

  Dick Donnelly : Which may be tomorrow.

• Van : Why if a man set out to tell the truth for a whole day, before nightfall someone'd kill him.

  Dick Donnelly : Sure. Why all the diplomats of Europe would have to quit if that were the case.

  Steve Bennett : [puzzled]  Is that bad?

• Van : Did you ever steal anything?

  Steve Bennett : Yes.

  Dick Donnelly : What did you steal?

  Steve Bennett : I stole some money.

  T.T. Ralston : Where did you steal it?

  Steve Bennett : From a bank.

  Dick Donnelly : How much money was it?

  Steve Bennett : A half a dollar.

  T.T. Ralston : You stole a half a dollar from a bank?

  Steve Bennett : Yes.

  Van : What bank was it?

  Steve Bennett : My little brother's piggy bank.

  Dick Donnelly : So you stole a half a dollar from your little brother's piggy bank. Is that all?

  Steve Bennett : That's all that was in it.

• T.T. Ralston : Drop everything else today. After all, this is my baby.

  Dick Donnelly : Well, of all the babies you've had in this office, this one's really got circles under its eyes.

• Steve Bennett : Oh, the customers I have believe in me. I'm not kidding, they do. I can't sell 'em anything I don't believe in.

  Dick Donnelly : Has Ripley heard about him?

  ["Ripley's Believe It or Not"] 

• Dick Donnelly : Oh, give in, Bennett. The truth hurts. An attractive lie sounds infinitely better.

  Steve Bennett : Well, I'm entitled to my own opinion. I still think you can tell the truth.

• Dick Donnelly : Steve Bennett is a much more interesting case than you imagine, doctor. I'd question him at every opportunity.

  Dr. Zarak : It's sometimes the people that look the sanest who really are...

  Dick Donnelly : [as he sees Linda Graham arrive in a boat]  Yes, doctor. I mean, goodbye, doctor. So long.

  [he hurries off] 

  Dr. Zarak : I think I'll do a big business in this place.

• Gwen Saunders : Tea time. Tea Everybody. It's almost four o'clock. Time for tea. Tea for T.T.?

  [utter chaos ensues] 

  T.T. Ralston : We don't want any tea.

  Dick Donnelly : Take that stuff away from him

  Gwen Saunders : I'll serve you myself, Mr. Bishop.

  [she pours the tea on his pants leg] 

• Dick Donnelly : Oh, brandy... and candy... isn't that dandy?

• T.T. Ralston : A lie is the same as the truth if the result is all right.

  Steve Bennett : I'm afraid I disagree with you.

  Dick Donnelly : Take a page form the old master. Profit's the only thing in business.

  T.T. Ralston : And, in our business, profit is imagination. And imagination is seldom the truth. It's what you hope for.

• Linda Graham : Bye-bye, Dickie, um, Mr. Donnelly.

  Dick Donnelly : [to T.T.]  These theatrical people - they certainly get familiar.

• Dick Donnelly : [to Steve]  If you tell a lie when you're away from us, you must confess.

  Van : What do you mean away from us? I'm going to sleep with him.

  Steve Bennett : That's not part of the agreement.

• Mrs. Harriet Donnelly : Just let me ask you one thing.

  Dick Donnelly : Well, honestly, Harriet. I might as well be married to the FBI.