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The Cockeyed Miracle (1946)
Keenan Wynn: Ben Griggs
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Quotes
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Ralph Humphrey : I've been thinking this thing over, and your sister's right.
Jim Griggs : About my going to England?
Ralph Humphrey : No, of course not.
[to Amy]
Ralph Humphrey : About Jimmy here being a good worker and deserving a raise.
[to Jim]
Ralph Humphrey : As a matter of fact, I intended to give you one on your birthday next month.
Sam Griggs : Liar!
Jim Griggs : That's very nice of you, Uncle Ralph, but you see I've made up my mind...
Ralph Humphrey : That's not all. I'm putting you in charge of the fish balls!
Ben Griggs : Can that be a promotion?
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[After Jennifer Griggs and her boyfriend are soaked by rain, Jennifer quickly exchanges her wet dress for a provocative blanket]
Ben Griggs : What does she do?
Sam Griggs : She's a librarian.
Ben Griggs : Must read a lot.
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Amy Griggs : What strange unnatural storms!
Ben Griggs : What does she want with her storms, affidavits of authenticity?
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[Two ghosts argue about the family finances]
Sam Griggs : All you left Ma and me was a fifteen-dollar saloon bill.
Ben Griggs : I'll thank you to treat you father with more respect.
Sam Griggs : Why, I'm twice as old as you are!
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[Sam the ghost walks through his first wall]
Sam Griggs : Look, Pa, no hands!
Ben Griggs : Just as easy as I used to go through a week's pay.
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Jim Griggs : But money just doesn't vanish into thin air!
Ben Griggs : Oh, doesn't it! It's easy to see he hasn't handled much of it.