Wicked Woman (1953)

Richard Egan: Matt Bannister

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• Matt Bannister : You know, you've got more guts than any dame I ever saw.

• Matt Bannister : Anything else you want to know?

  Billie Nash : Does your wife show up here at night?

  Matt Bannister : Yeah. Why?

  Billie Nash : Oh, I was just wondering.

• Matt Bannister : You've hustled drinks before, haven't you?

  Billie Nash : Sure.

  Matt Bannister : We get mostly a neighborhood crowd here. A steady trade. They're good drinkers, so, don't rush 'em. Keep their drinks movin', but, don't rush 'em.

• Matt Bannister : What's that song remind you of? A hot romance or something?

  Billie Nash : Nah. It could though.

  Matt Bannister : You sure play it enough.

  Billie Nash : I guess its drivin' you kinda nuts, huh?

  Matt Bannister : I won't forget it in a hurry.

  Billie Nash : It drives me kinda nuts too, in a way. Makes me think about Mexico. You ever been there Matt? I sure want to go there. I want to go to the bullfights and sit in a little sidewalk cafe and drink wine and listen to music. I want to dance and - make love - and be serenaded. And lay out in the sun all day. And get tan. Not too tan, though. They like blondes with fair skin down there. Mexico City. Acapulco.

• Dora Bannister : What's going on?

  Billie Nash : Nothing, Dora.

  Matt Bannister : This crumbum made a pass at her.

• Matt Bannister : What about Dora?

  Billie Nash : What about Dora! You hate her. You know you do. She's nothing but a no good lush.

• Billie Nash : Aren't you excited?

  Matt Bannister : Yeah. I'm excited. And a little scared, too.

  Billie Nash : Me too. But, it'll be worth it, won't it?

  Matt Bannister : Yeah.

  [long kiss] 

  Matt Bannister : I'll see you tonight, baby.

• Billie Nash : She might get wise that something's up. She's a pretty smart dame, you know.

  Matt Bannister : I could tell her I want a divorce. We could sell the place and split the money.

  Billie Nash : She'll never let you go, Matt. Or else she'd grab all the dough.

• Matt Bannister : Don't ever let me hear you talk about leaving again.

  Billie Nash : I couldn't leave you, Matt. I couldn't leave you if I wanted to.

• Matt Bannister : Maybe later we can go to Mexico.

  Billie Nash : There's never any later, Matt. Believe me! I know. Bum around from town to town living in stinking furnished rooms and there's never any later!

• Dora Bannister : Of all the dumb, stupid slobs. A little floozy flutters her eyes and wiggles her hips and you fall right on your fat face!

  Matt Bannister : All right. All right. So, I was a chump. Drop it, will you. I'm sick of hearing about it.

  Dora Bannister : Well, that's tough! You're going to hear about it and you're going to hear about it plenty. I thought you had half a brain in that head of yours.

• Matt Bannister : Dirty, rotten tramp.

• Matt Bannister : You dirty tramp!

• Billie Nash : I could use a shot, Matt.

  Matt Bannister : You sure earned it, baby.

• Matt Bannister : Next couple of days we'll be sittin' on top of a pack of dynamite.

  Billie Nash : Well, we've gone this far, we've got to go all the way.

• Matt Bannister : Scared?

  Billie Nash : I feel like I got an egg beater going around in my stomach.

  Matt Bannister : That makes two of us.

• Matt Bannister : Are you game?

  Billie Nash : You bet I'm game!

• Larry Lowry : I guess we all make prize suckers of ourselves once in awhile.

  Dora Bannister : Yeah, except, this is the prize sucker of all time! This is the *champion* dope of the world.

  Matt Bannister : Oh, will you lay off and let your mouth rest for a minute. You're giving me a headache.

  Dora Bannister : Well, you give me an ache too!