The Pirate (1948)

George Zucco: The Viceroy

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• The Viceroy : I must say, Macoco, you're very satisfying! The other members of your profession whom I've met officially looked more like bookkeepers than pirates, but you - ooo hooo hooo - you fill the eye.

  Serafin : Thank you.

• Serafin : I believe a condemned man has a right to one last request.

  The Viceroy : Oh, within reason - a visit from a loved one, a prayer, a beef steak.

• Serafin : Come, pure spirit. Come with me.

  Don Pedro Vargas : I forbid it, it's a disgrace!

  The Viceroy : [to Don Pedro]  Sit down, Don Pedro.

  [turns back to Serafin] 

  Serafin : Gracious lady, if you have any wish express it freely to me. I, who am your friend.

  Manuela : I wish...

  Serafin : Yes?

  Manuela : I wish...

  Don Pedro Vargas : Black magic! I won't have him practice black magic on my future wife! Oh, It's an outrage!

  The Viceroy : [to Don Pedro]  Hold your tongue, Don Pedro. I will not have this performance ruined by your bourgeoise possessiveness.

  Serafin : Excellency, would you please tell him this is not flirtation. It is science.

  The Viceroy : It is science.

  Don Pedro Vargas : Whatever you called, I don't like it!

  The Viceroy : [turns to Don Pedro]  I demand that you hold your tongue!

  [turns back to Serafin] 

  The Viceroy : Proceed, sir, with this mesmerism.

• The Viceroy : Remember, this man is the devil incarnate. He'll strike like a cobra when he realizes he's cornered.

• The Viceroy : Put him in irons, and issue orders to erect a gallows at once. We'll forgo the formality of a trial.

• The Viceroy : There's something rather perverse about all this. I shall feel like a Roman emperor of the - of the Decadence. Rather agreeable.

• Serafin : I believe a condemned man has a right to one last request.

  The Viceroy : Well, within reason. A visit from a loved one, a prayer, a beefsteak.