saw this movie for the first time last night and i must say that this is one funny movie! some of the funny scenes are captured in the 'memorable quotes' page.
my favorite scenes:
1.
[Poirot sneezes while waiting in the upper deck of the ferry]
Mary Debenham: What a funny little man!
Colonel Arbuthnott: Obviously a frog.
2. the whole "pipe" dialogue
3. The ticket inspector trying to pronounce Arbuthnott ("Abu... Abu... Abu.."
Great movie!
Some funny moments already mentioned, but here a few that have been overlooked:
Mrs. Hubbard: Imagine! 20 years ago...why, I would have only been fifteen!
Poirot to Constantine: Now, you have accidentally said something valuable!
I also love Poirot's interrogation of Mrs. Hubbard, the way he interrupts her to keep the process moving along.
Lie still. I've never done this before – and there will
be blood.
Here are some that so far have been missed:
Arbuthnot/the superb Sean Connery: "Will you give me your solemn oath as a foreigner..." -- "It's a USED peep cleaner."
Beddoes/the magnificent John Gielgud (after Hardman's "Call me Dick," and Foscarelli's "Call me Gino"): "Beddoes. MR. Beddoes"
Poirot/the excellent Albert Finney: "[Dragamirov] is not only a princess, but is also much older than she tries not to look."
Miss Debenham/the glorious Vanessa Redgrave: "To answer your questions in order: of course; yes; yes; and I don't know."
One could go on. Very witty dialogue, done more than justice by the greatest cast of acting luminaries since Grand Hotel.
After Poirot tells Beddoes that his employer was this horribly vile criminal, I love Gielgud's dry delivery of, "I've often thought that instead of our employers asking for our references, we should ask for theirs."
I might not have that exactly right, but it was something like that -- and it's so true!
Beddoes/the magnificent John Gielgud (after Hardman's "Call me Dick," and Foscarelli's "Call me Gino"): "Beddoes. MR. Beddoes"
Bianchi: You mean you saw the man? You can identify the murderer?
Mrs. Hubbard: I mean nothing of the kind. I mean there was a man in my compartment last night. It was pitch dark, of course, and my eyes were closed in terror...
Bianchi: Then how did you know it was a man?
Mrs. Hubbard: Because I've enjoyed very warm relationships with both my husbands.
Bianchi: With your eyes closed.
Mrs. Hubbard: That helped.
Let us be crooked but never common
When John Gielgud says to Poirot he was in an argument, "Over the pudding known as Spotted Dick." Poirot replies, "It is you who have been spotted."
shareI love the interrogation scene with Wendy Hiller. Poirot tells her that she never smiles and she replies "My doctor has advised against it."
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At the end of the movie, when the director decides to go with the unknown intruder explanation, and there is a general sigh of relief, and Anthony Perkins stands up like they're all going to do a group hug, looks around, realizes he has nothing to do standing up, and sits back down.
share"My name's Mr Hardman. Call me Dick."
I looked at Twiggy,
Twiggy looked at Pogo,
Pogo looked at Joe.
Joe wet himself again.