Pot o' Gold (1941)

Charles Winninger: C.J. Haskell

Quotes 

• Charles 'C.J.' Haskell : And I told him when he opened this place, he'd never make a go of it.

  Jimmy Haskell : Well, he kept it fairly successful for 25 years. That's not bad.

• Charles 'C.J.' Haskell : How can a man transact any business with that going on, day after day. Tom Toms and jungle screechers! They're a menace to sanity!

• Charles 'C.J.' Haskell : Well, Jimmy, what's it going to be? You can stay here chasing rainbows or you can come with me. I can show you a real pot o' gold that's your's for the taking.

• Charles 'C.J.' Haskell : That's a good idea for my radio program, tomorrow night. You've heard my Happiness Hour, of course?

  Jimmy Haskell : Oh, yes. Everybody's heard that - once.

  Charles 'C.J.' Haskell : Listen to this: The clouds that make the day so gray, Will sooner or later pass away; there's always a pot o' gold a the end of the rainbow. Good old home spun philosophy.

• Charles 'C.J.' Haskell : It's a gross miscarriage of justice. They can't do this to me! On the other hand, what are you doing here?

  Jimmy Haskell : Oh, well, just another country boy got mixed up with a lot of evil companions.

• Charles 'C.J.' Haskell : I've been double-crossed! Get me a drink. Bands! Country Clubs! The McCorkles! Get me a drink, do you hear!

• Charles 'C.J.' Haskell : [in 'Fairy Tales' dream sequence]  Gadzooks! Stop that infernal music!

  Ma McCorkle : You white-headed old baboon! This is just...

  Charles 'C.J.' Haskell : Quiet, wench!

• Charles 'C.J.' Haskell : This is my room, if you want me. I'm going to take a hot bath, a hot toddy, and go to bed.

• Charles 'C.J.' Haskell : They're in the phones now! Listen to that!

  Jimmy Haskell : [takes the receiver]  Oh yes, very beautiful string quartet.

  Charles 'C.J.' Haskell : String cor-tet? That's bugles!

  Horace Heidt : [writing down a medical report]  Hears bugles in phone.