- 'Con' Cornelius: But now I'm a respectable upright pedestrian on the straight and narrow path.
- Police Sgt. Cogarty: Sure you are. And I'm Little Lord Fauntleroy.
- 'Con' Cornelius: Prudence, you know, a head like yours ought to be at some university.
- Prudence Cornelius: Really?
- 'Con' Cornelius: Yesssss. In a bottle of alcohol.
- Prudence Cornelius: Alcohol? I'd like that.
- 'Con' Cornelius: Now quit acting like your mother.
- Barbara Penfield: Are you going to listen to reason, or aren't you?
- F. Thorndyke Penfield: I'm not. No!
- F. Thorndyke Penfield: I won't let you give money to that... .
- Barbara Penfield: Nincompoop?
- F. Thorndyke Penfield: Nincompoop, exactly. I forbid it.
- Police Sgt. Cogarty: [on the phone to his police captain] Yeah, I'm gonna need some help, mmh. Why this place is crawlin' with crooks.
- Mr. Grimwood: [hotel manager] Please, Mr. Cogarty, not so loud.
- Police Sgt. Cogarty: Pipe down, will ya?
- [back on the phone]
- Police Sgt. Cogarty: Ah, remember Bigamy Benny, alias Sneaky Joe? I just seen him. He calls himself Bassett now. Uh, huh. And who do ya think he's workin' with? Our old friend the Grand Duke Oster. Yeah. Okay, Cap. I'll wait'll the boys get her. So long.