“Yes, sir, we were, but this is genuine coin of the realm. With a...” – Gutman, The Maltese Falcon ... Movie Quotes Database

Gutman

Yes, sir, we were, but this is genuine coin of the realm. With a dollar of this you can buy ten dollars of talk. And they're more of us to be taken care of now.

Spade

That may be, but I've got the falcon.

Cairo

[sternly]

...you may have the falcon, but we certainly have you.

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Sam Spade Humphrey Bogart More Spade quotes →

Joel Cairo Peter Lorre More Cairo quotes →

Gutman Sydney Greenstreet More Gutman quotes →

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