“Something's wrong with the Nite Owl. I know it in here [points to his chest], I know it. That prick Exley shot the wrong guys. Whoever killed my partner, is still out there. If I could work cases like a real detective, I could prove it.”

Russell Crowe - Bud White

“Lorraine, you have been in Mr. Smith's arms. Nothing like that must ever happen again, it embarrasses me. You're my wife, and he's a murderer.”
Peter Lorre - Stephen Danel

“I knew if he left I'd never see him again, so I seized the revolver and fired. I heard a cry. He staggered toward the veranda and I ran after him and fired and fired and fired. There's no excuse for me. I don't deserve to live.”

Bette Davis - Leslie Crosbie

“Catherine Earnshaw, may you not rest so long as I live on! I killed you. Haunt me, then! Haunt your murderer! I know that ghosts have wandered on the Earth.”

Laurence Olivier - Heathcliff

“- Charlie Chan: When Chinese Emperor have eight suspects of murder, he solve problem very quickly.
- Professor Gordon: Really? How?
- Charlie Chan: Chop off eight heads. Always sure getting one criminal.”
Sidney Toler - Charlie Chan
Leo G. Carroll - Professor Gordon