Tension (1949)
Audrey Totter: Claire Quimby
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Quotes
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Warren Quimby : What are you doing?
Claire Quimby : I'm leaving. I'm through. I got what I'm looking for and I'm gonna grab it while I got the chance.
Warren Quimby : Barney Deager?
Claire Quimby : A real guy.
Warren Quimby : Claire, don't do this, I'm asking you, don't do it.
Claire Quimby : There's nothing to talk about. It was different in San Diego, you were kind of cute in your uniform. You were full of laughs then. Well, you're all laughed out now.
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Claire Quimby : Why don't you save that for the cops?
Warren Quimby : Let them come, I've got nothing to hide, I'll tell them the truth.
Claire Quimby : Fine, fine - and what's the truth? Gonna tell 'em that you hated Barney Deager? Gonna tell 'em that you hated Barney Deager so much you could've killed him? Why don't you tell 'em that he kicked you off the place? That he beat ya up? Tell 'em that he stole your wife.
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Man at Counter Trying to Pick Up Claire : Could I buy you some...
Claire Quimby : Drift!
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Lt. Collier Bonnabel : You're talking to me, Claire. That's like talking to an old friend. I know you from way back.
Claire Quimby : So?
Lt. Collier Bonnabel : So... I got a file on you that goes back further than you'd like to remember and up to where you wish you could forget.
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Warren Quimby : He was a liquor salesman. You know, big car, big bankroll. He was a...
Claire Quimby : He was full of laughs.
Lt. Edgar Gonsales : [chuckling] He's full of lead now.
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Claire Quimby : Big guys spend this on me in one evening. What's with you, anyway?
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Freddie : Something else, Mrs. Quimby?
Claire Quimby : Still with that Mrs. Quimby business, eh, Junior.
Freddie : Don't start that again, please.
Claire Quimby : Claire's my name. Why don't you call me Claire.
Freddie : But, you're the manager's wife, Mrs. Quimby.
Claire Quimby : That makes me poison?
Freddie : Look, I got a good job here with plenty of golden hours; so, don't stink me up.
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Warren Quimby : Gee, it'd be wonderful to live out here, darling. Fresh air. Room to entertain. It's a great spot for kids.
Claire Quimby : You want to know something? I think it's a miserable spot. It's 30 minutes from nowhere.
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Claire Quimby : What's with you, anyway? You want the cops to move in and live with us? If you haven't got enough brains to agree with me, then keep your mouth shut. From here on in, I'm answering all the questions. Got it?
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Claire Quimby : Look, Lieutenant. I'm a big girl. About the dame...
Lt. Collier Bonnabel : Yeah?
Claire Quimby : Me maybe?
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Lt. Collier Bonnabel : What's wrong with this? What's wrong combining a little business with a little...
Claire Quimby : Pleasure?
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Claire Quimby : Why, that four-eyed little pill pusher.