The Kiss Before the Mirror (1933)
Frank Morgan: Paul Held
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Quotes
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Paul Held : Hello, Bill
Bill - a murderer : Hello, Mr. Held
Paul Held : Well, you'll be out of here soon.
Bill - a murderer : I have been out. I broke out. KIlled the wife and her boyfriend, now I'm in for good.
Paul Held : That's too bad.
Bill - a murderer : Too bad, nothing. I'm happy. Wondering where that woman was all the time used to drive me crazy.
Paul Held : Yeah, well you know where she is now.
Bill - a murderer : I know where I hope she is!
[he laughs]
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Paul Held : Schultz?
Schultz : Yes, sir.
Paul Held : You've been drinking again.
Schultz : Of *course.*
Paul Held : Aren't you ashamed of yourself?
Schultz : No. If it weren't for the alcohol I'd go to the dogs. Copying these murder papers depresses me, drops me down, and drink lifts me up.
Paul Held : Hmm, your life must be a series of ups and downs.
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Paul Held : You may take the afternoon off, Hilda.
Paul Held : Ohh, thank you. I'll make the most of it.
Paul Held : Doing what, Hilda - I'm curious to know what a lady lawyer does with her spare time.
Hilda Frey : Probably forgets that she *is* a lawyer... and sometimes forgets that she's a lady.
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Paul Held : [Hilda enters the room] Sit down, Hilda. Tell me, how do you think the case looks?
Hilda Frey : Not too good. So many wife murderers have been acquitted on the same defense I fear reaction. The jury is liable to doubt the existence of enough lovers to go around.
Paul Held : No, you're wrong, Hilda. No matter how low a woman may fall, there's always a man waiting for her.
Hilda Frey : Then there's still hope for me.