The Bat Whispers (1930)
Chester Morris: Detective Anderson
Quotes
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The Unknown : What I'd like to know is how did you get the dope from headquarters on this case?
Detective Anderson : The same way I get everything, with my mind. I've got the greatest brain that ever existed.
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Detective Anderson : Did you do much looking around?
Detective Jones : Did I? That's just what I was doing when somebody socked me with a piano.
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Cornelia van Gorder : [Anderson picks up a gun after Fleming is killed] Why that's my revolver!
Detective Anderson : [inspects it] One shot fired.
Cornelia van Gorder : I fired that shot myself last night.
Detective Anderson : Nice try, Miss Van Gorder, but I'm placing your niece under arrest for the murder of Courtleigh Fleming.
Cornelia van Gorder : You can't arrest her without a coroner's verdict, and you'll have to wait on Dr. Vanrees for that.
Detective Anderson : Miss Van Gorder, when I find a need to make an arrest, I'll make it! And I won't wait for any coroner's verdict.
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Detective Jones : Hey, what type of joint is this?
Detective Anderson : Who are you?
Detective Jones : Who am I? Who do you think I am? W.T. Jones. Super-sleuth of Oakdale County.