Island in the Sun (1957)
John Williams: Colonel Whittingham
Quotes
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Colonel Whittingham : Ever read a book called, "Crime and Punishment"?
Maxwell Fleury : No. Why?
Colonel Whittingham : Well, you should. It's about just this sort of thing. A man who's committed a crime and his relationship with a detective who knows he's committed it, but still can't prove it. There's a - they have a secret together. There's a - deep bond between them. It's rather like a love affair; because, the detective is the only man in the world who understands him - and in his heart, the murderer wants to be found out by the detective.
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Bradshaw : Is there much discontent in the islands, Colonel?
Colonel Whittingham : Crime is my business Mr Bradshaw, not politics.
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Sylvia Fleury : Poor chap - he came out here with such high hopes.
Colonel Whittingham : Well a chap can't pick the way he'll die, or we'd all do better at it.
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Sylvia Fleury : Is there anyone you suspect, Colonel Whittingham?
Colonel Whittingham : Now, Mrs. Fleury, you know policemen, they suspect everybody.
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Colonel Whittingham : A chap can't pick the way he'll die, or, we'd all do better at it.
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Colonel Whittingham : Patience, my boy, that's the ticket. I know that sounds dull to you impatient chaps, but, that's police work. Oh, he'll probably play into my hands whoever the fellow is. I'm in no hurry.
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Colonel Whittingham : I said something like that to a bloke once. I can't remember who. Oh, middle age, my boy, no memory at all.