- Sheriff Barney Riggs: Now listen, Apollo, you're so excited, you don't know what you're talking about! Was it a corpse?
- Apollo Johnson: A dead corpse!
- Sheriff Barney Riggs: Who?
- Apollo Johnson: I don't know. I took one peep and flew!
- Ted Nickerson: [to the telegrapher] I'm going to give you some advice, mister. If you wanna get rich, stay away from women. I know from experience.
- Matt Brandon: Barney, if you're still sheriff after next election, it won't be on my vote!
- Sheriff Barney Riggs: Matt, the way I figure, you won't have any vote next election.
- Ted Nickerson: Why are there potatoes on the floor?
- Nancy Drew: I put them there, that's how I cook potatoes, on the floor.
- Ted Nickerson: [referring to their car] Turn it around! A wise general always leaves the road open for retreat. Don't you know that?
- Nancy Drew: Oh, Apollo, everybody knows there aren't any ghosts.
- Apollo Johnson: Uh-uh. Not everybody.