The Falcon Strikes Back (1943)

Cliff Clark: Inspector Timothy Donovan

Quotes 

• Tom Lawrence : [after Marcia declines to alibi for him]  Well, Inspector, you've caught me.

  Inspector Timothy Donovan : Then you're ready to confess?

  Tom Lawrence : Yes, it wasn't Marcia Brooks. It was a Miss...

  [Changing his mind] 

  Tom Lawrence : I'd rather not give her name. It would be violating a confidence.

  Inspector Timothy Donovan : Yeah? She doesn't have a name because she doesn't exist.

  Marcia Brooks : [Interrupting]  Oh, but she does, Inspector. I met her in his... office. I didn't get her name, but she's an exotic little tomato... if you like the acid type.

• Inspector Timothy Donovan : [to Bates and Grimes after finding the missing car key in his pocket]  Don't nobody say anything. All I want is silence and very little of that.

• Smiley Dugan : Oh, so it's you. What are you pussy-footin' around here for?

  Inspector Timothy Donovan : Just lookin' for clues.

  Smiley Dugan : Yeah? Did you ever get a good look at yourself? You're the suspiciest character I ever seen! I oughta arrest you for just impersonating a human bein'!