- Why didn't you call for a cab? Isn't that what a gentleman usually does under the circumstances?
- Oh, I didn't say I was a gentleman. I said I was tired.
— Dix Steele (Humphrey Bogart)
9 seconds sound clip from the In a Lonely Place movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:16:59.385 in the DVD version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- If you only wanted her to tell you a story, why'd you take her to your place?
- You had no other reason for asking her to go with you?
- Well, if I had, I didn't do anything about it.
- Did she have a drink at your house?
- I can assure you I didn't wash the dishes. I was too tired.
- You gave her $20. Quite a large sum for cab fare.
- Well, she'd given me valuable service.
- Yes. But, uh, don't ask me to identify the bills.
- Why didn't you call for a cab? Isn't that what a gentleman usually does under the circumstances?
- Oh, I didn't say I was a gentleman. I said I was tired.
- What else did she tell you about this fella she broke her date with?
- No more than I've already told you.
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