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Best Line In The Movie

posted 10 years ago by mfitzgerald03
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It's when Jonathan and Dr. Einstein are adding up their murders and Jonathan states that "He wouldn't have died from pneumonia if I hadn't shot him"

[–] tomschaefer-80149 8 years ago

Niagara Falls? Let it!

[–] [email protected] (6248) 8 years ago

When Mortimer came across a childhood picture of Jonathan and commented on his face.

"I remember he used to scare grown ups with it."

[–] Greenleaf24 (126) 8 years ago

Love this thread. It makes me want to watch this movie again! 😊

[–] Drmccormack (743) 8 years ago

I saw that you bumped this up on the trending bar. I loooooooove this movie. It's a gem. The cast and the writing are just the best. Reading some of these lines makes me laugh out loud.

[–] [email protected] (6248) 8 years ago

I love this movie too. I have a copy of it and I watch it every once in awhile. So funny!

I read that Cary Grant didn't like his performance in this film, thought it was too "over the top". But that's just what the situation called for!

[–] Greenleaf24 (126) 8 years ago

That's too bad since his performance was perfect for this role!

[–] [email protected] (6248) 7 years ago

I find a different funny line every time I watch it.

Mortimer opens the window seat and sees a body. "Hey mister."

[–] Greenleaf24 (126) 7 years ago

Yep, good one!

[–] GreenGoblinsOck8 (7994) 7 years ago

Another one I like that hasn't been mentioned, "A guy gets mad at being called Boris Karloff and you don't automatically think he's crazy! What's the matter with you?"