Green for Danger (1946)
Trevor Howard: The Hospital Staff - The Doctors: Dr. Barnes
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Quotes
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Dr. Barney Barnes : I gave nitrous oxide at first, to get him under.
Inspector Cockrill : Oh yes, stuff the dentist gives you, hmmm -- commonly known as "laughing gas."
Dr. Barney Barnes : Used to be -- actually the impurities cause the laughs.
Inspector Cockrill : Oh, just the same as in our music halls.
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Dr. Barney Barnes : [after nurse Esther's breakdown] So without bothering to inquire, you scared the life out of her like any flat-footed copper off the beat.
Inspector Cockrill : The police force has not a monopoly of fallen arches, Dr. Barnes. Ask any chiropodist.
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The Hospital Staff - The Doctors: Dr. Barnes : Did you get us here just to insult us?
The Police: Inspector Cockrill : No. I only like to strike an informal note.
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Dr. Barney Barnes : How's the patient?
The Patients: Joseph Higgins : I could do with a pint.
Dr. Barney Barnes : That's the pre-operative adjuvant.
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The Hospital Staff - The Doctors: Dr. Barnes : So, without bothering to inquire, you scare the life out of her, like any flat-footed cooper off the beat.
The Police: Inspector Cockrill : The police force has not a monopoly of fallen arches, Dr. Barnes - ask any chiropodist
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Dr. Barney Barnes : If I were you, I'd have a nice cup of cocoa and go to bed.
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The Nurses: Sister Bates : You know it's the truth. If he wanted to marry her, do you think she'd hesitate if you weren't here?
Dr. Barney Barnes : Well, I am here.
The Nurses: Sister Bates : You won't be much longer, not if he knows about it.
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The Nurses: Sister Bates : You killed a girl, didn't you? A few years ago in Herren's Park.
Dr. Barney Barnes : That's not true and I've had just about enough of it.
The Nurses: Sister Bates : Now there's been another death, and White's had you on the carpet.
Dr. Barney Barnes : What's this got to do with Eden?
The Nurses: Sister Bates : You're in his way, that's all.
Dr. Barney Barnes : You're imagining things.
The Nurses: Sister Bates : No I'm not. I'm seeing the truth. You get like that. You get to see people like you never did before, all the rotten things you shut your eyes to once. And it hurts, and that's a comfort. You're in his way, don't you see?
Dr. Barney Barnes : What are you getting at?
The Nurses: Sister Bates : You'll find out. I'm going to join them.
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The Nurses: Sister Bates : I saw him kissing her in the ward last night.
Dr. Barney Barnes : [stunned] What?
The Nurses: Sister Bates : That hurt, didn't it? Now you know how I feel. I saw him. I saw the way he looked at her. He's in love! As far as he can be.
Dr. Barney Barnes : If I were you I'd have a nice cup of cocoa and go to bed!