Dr Knock (1954) Quotes with Sound Clips

Enjoy Robert Morley's performance in the 1954 Theatre Royal radio play of Jules Romain's 'Dr Knock', and explore standout quotes on our website.

Actors: Robert Morley (Dr Knock), Sir Ralph Richardson (Host)

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1 I bought oil shares, doctor. What do you think of oil? -One of the most useful of minerals. As an investment, speculative rather. Apt to rise a little and then fall a lot, for no very apparent reason.

— Dr Knock (Robert Morley)

2 Oh, don't imagine that you're going to die of it today or tomorrow. No, no, we can take our time.

— Dr Knock (Robert Morley)

3 But now, like an organist at his keyboard, I pull a stop, I touch a note, and from far off, the sounds respond.

— Dr Knock (Robert Morley)

4 No old herb women? No white witches? -Oh, nothing like that. -Good. Then the reign of medical science can begin.

— Dr Knock (Robert Morley)

5 Fifty-two next year? Well, my friend, well, well. You can work today as usual, that won't hurt you, but go to bed early.

— Dr Knock (Robert Morley)

6 I put a man to bed. I watch. I wait. Something will come of it.

— Dr Knock (Robert Morley)

7 No, I mean the big, worldwide epidemics. -But if I have to wait for a worldwide epidemic... -I've seen two. One in 1889 and the last one in 1918. -You did fairly well out of them? -Oh yes...

— Dr Knock (Robert Morley)

8 You can't put a whole town to bed. -Why not? That remains to be seen.

— Dr Knock (Robert Morley)

9 Here in this town live some hundreds of people, a featureless, meaningless mess of humanity. What is my task? To rescue and resolve each one of them into a scientific individuality, into a medical existence of his own.

— Dr Knock (Robert Morley)

10 Oh, good heavens. Would smoking bring that on? I do smoke a little, you know. -We may have to take that into account.

— Dr Knock (Robert Morley)

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