Blood Money (1933)
George Bancroft: Bill Bailey
Quotes
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Bill Bailey : The only difference between a liberal and a conservative man is, that a liberal recognizes the existence of vice and controls it, while a conservative just turns his back and pretends it doesn't exist.
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Elaine Talbart : Well, tell me more of your experiences.
Bill Bailey : Since I met you, I'm a little bit ashamed of my experiences.
Elaine Talbart : Have you had a lot of women in your life?
Bill Bailey : I'd rather not talk about other women just now.
Elaine Talbart : I'd have liked you better if you'd said it was none of my business.
Bill Bailey : Oh, no you wouldn't.
Elaine Talbart : Oh, yes, I would. I want a man who's my master; who isn't afraid of anybody in the world; who'd shoot the first man that looked at me.
Bill Bailey : You'd have been crazy about Al Capone!
Elaine Talbart : You think you're kidding.
Bill Bailey : Elaine, you need a darn good spanking.
Elaine Talbart : When I needed someone to give me a darn good thrashing, I'd follow him around like a dog on a leash.
Bill Bailey : Let's change the subject. Do you know that caviar is nothing but fish eggs?
Elaine Talbart : You know that's the tentacles of an octopus you're eating?
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Bill Bailey : The tougher the times, the better my business.
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Racetrack Spectator : You haven't picked a winner tonight, Bailey.
Bill Bailey : I make all my money off losers.
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Bill Bailey : As long as you have cities, you're bound to have vices. You can't control human nature by putting in a new mayor.
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Bill Bailey : Why, if you were dying and needed blood for a transfusion, I'd be the first one to give it.
Ruby Darling : So, the only way we can get together is to have a blood transfusion, huh?
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Ruby Darling : Weren't you ever romantic?
Bill Bailey : Heh, heh. Can you imagine a guy getting romantic in a reform school, hmmm?
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Bill Bailey : And, don't forget - behind every Barnum there was always a Bailey.