The Phenix City Story (1955)

John McIntire: Albert L. 'Pat' Patterson

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• Albert L. Patterson : Rhett, I'm not stickin' my neck out. Why should I? Phenix City has been what it is for 80, 90 years. Who am I to try to reform it?

• John Patterson : [Viewing the dead body of a black girl thrown from the car]  Who is she?

  Albert L. Patterson : Zeke's baby.

  John Patterson : Did thy kill her just for this?

  Albert L. Patterson : They've killed for less.

• Rhett Tanner : We've got a lot of people to take care of, you know.

  Albert L. Patterson : Everybody has got his hand out?

  Rhett Tanner : Yeah.

  Albert L. Patterson : If you want to stay in business, you've got to keep those hands filled, huh?

  Rhett Tanner : That's just about the size of it.

  Albert L. Patterson : No, thanks.