The Corpse Vanishes (1942)

Bela Lugosi: Dr. Lorenz

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Quotes 

• Countess Lorenz : Can you bear to look at me now?

  Dr. Lorenz : Of course. You are beautiful. And I shall always keep you that way.

• Patricia Hunter : Oh, Professor, do you also make a hobby of collecting coffins?

  Dr. Lorenz : Why yes, in a manner of speaking. I find a coffin much more comfortable than a bed. Many people do so, my dear. Is it so strange, that I accept one while waiting for eternal rest?

• Dr. Foster : Good evening, Professor Lorenz, Countess. May I present Miss Patricia Hunter?

  Patricia Hunter : How do you do?

  Dr. Lorenz : We have been expecting you.

  Patricia Hunter : So you found my bag in your truck?

  Dr. Lorenz : Yes. There it is.

  Dr. Foster : Miss Hunter's a newspaperwoman.

  Patricia Hunter : I came here hoping you might grant me an interview.

  Dr. Lorenz : An interview? About what?

  Countess Lorenz : No one asked you to come here. You're not welcome!

  [She slaps Patricia] 

  Dr. Lorenz : Control yourself, my dear! I'm sure Miss Hunter meant no harm. Please forgive my wife, she is not well. Come, you had better retire.

  [the Lorenzes exit] 

  Patricia Hunter : [to Foster]  So that's what you call being eccentric. Well I have another name for it.

• Fagah : Why do you beat my son so hard?

  Dr. Lorenz : Because he's at best an animal, and some day I shall have to destroy him.

  Fagah : My poor son!... Why was he ever born?

• Countess Lorenz : She's a most unusual type. Such fascinating eyes.

  Dr. Lorenz : She'll make a charming addition to our family.

  Countess Lorenz : June Twentieth...

  Dr. Lorenz : A date we shall not forget.

• Dr. Lorenz : You see, our dreams, our minds play strange tricks on us sometimes!