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Did anyone catch the prostitute refference?

posted 9 years ago by aios-dum
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When Jackson (the witness from the train) leaves Keyes' office, Keyes tells him that his secretary will take care for the expenses, so that Jackson can leave that very day.

Keyes: He'll take care of your expense account and your ticket for the train tonight.

Jackson: Tonight? Tomorrow morning would suit me better. There's a very good osteopath in town... I'd like to see before I leave.

Keyes: Osteopath? Well, just don't put her on the expense account.

... Them old movies with undercurrent messages

[–] haze58 9 years ago

Amazing how certain things can be clearly implied, by saying nothing specific.

Love how old movies got around the Hays Code.

[–] chrismeyers2k1 9 years ago

Haha I love that line. I caught it instantly the first time. That travelling salesman was just smarmy and smooth talking enough to be believable as a hooker patron.

[–] snelling 9 years ago

I would have never caught that he meant that, after dozens of viewings. Still wondering.

"I will not go down in history as the greatest mass-murderer since Adolf Hitler!" - Merkin Muffley

[–] aios-dum 9 years ago

What drew my attention was that the man said he wanted to visit an osteopath, and the answer came "don't put HER on the expense account" :))

[–] teresah233 9 years ago

Yeah, I caught it just now after viewing on TCM. I thought, "So that's what they called massage parlors back in the day." lol

[–] Jill-McBain 8 years ago

Just great lines.

'Ne cherchez plus mon coeur, les bêtes l'ont mangé.' Baudelaire

[–] kieranmufc1999 9 years ago

Another line I love is when he's taking about Phyllis and says "I had a red hot poker in my hand"