Whistling in the Dark (1941)
Red Skelton: Wally Benton
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Quotes
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Fran : What are you? A man or a mouse?
Wally 'The Fox' Benton : I'm a man, but tell me if you see a cat coming.
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Carol Lambert : Wally, this is no time to crack wise.
Wally 'The Fox' Benton : If I don't crack wise I'll crack up.
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Sylvester : [Impatient with Wally's stubbornness] Let me persuade him. I won't leave any marks.
Wally 'The Fox' Benton : Listen, I'm more stubborn when I'm unconscious.
Sylvester : Yeah, well, how can you tell when you're unconscious?
Wally 'The Fox' Benton : [With false bravado] Oh, I got ways. I got ways.
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[trying to warn Harvey his toothpaste has been poisoned]
Wally 'The Fox' Benton : Mr. Upshaw, do not gargle! Don't do anything! But especially, do NOT brush your teeth!
Harvey Upshaw : Don't worry, I won't even take them out!
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Carol Lambert : What could come through a little hole like that?
Wally 'The Fox' Benton : A bullet!
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Wally 'The Fox' Benton : It was probably just your imagination.
Fran : Didn't you hear it too?
Wally 'The Fox' Benton : Sure but I got a pretty good imagination.
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Wally 'The Fox' Benton : [a sword swings down and just misses him] If that's a joke I'm glad I didn't get the point.
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[to an over-sized housekeeper]
Wally 'The Fox' Benton : Aren't you wrestling somewhere tonight?
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Wally 'The Fox' Benton : Don't worry about me - Because that's what I'm doing.
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Wally 'The Fox' Benton : I've got cold spines running up and down my chills.
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Wally 'The Fox' Benton : [Looking at a row of mummies] Looks like they just sat through a double feature.