The Blue Gardenia (1953)

Richard Erdman: Al

Quotes 

• Casey Mayo : [to an office boy who has just read Mayo's story about the murder]  Sudden death sells papers, son.

  Al : Lesson number one in modern journalism.

  Casey Mayo : Lesson number two - add the element of sex.

  [writes down on paper] 

  Casey Mayo : "Beautiful blonde defending her virtue..."

  Al : [in a demanding tone]  What makes you think she's a blonde?

  Casey Mayo : Chinese boy who showed her to Prebble's table.

  Al : To an Oriental all American women are beautiful blondes.

• [last lines] 

  [Casey has tossed his little black book, containing information on his girlfriends, to Al] 

  Al : [looking at the information on one page]  Wow!

  Al : [reading the following page]  Oh, brother!

• [first lines] 

  Casey Mayo : [friendly waking up Al in the backseat of his car by rustling his hair]  Hey, sleepy.

  Casey Mayo : [as Al groggily wakes up]  Pick me up here at one o'clock.

  Al : [mimicking what he just heard as Casey walks away]  Pick you up here at one o'clock.

  Al : [waking up as he realizes he has no idea where he is]  Where?

  [the sign on the building reads: West-Coast Telephone Co] 

• Al : [presenting a cheesecake drawing]  If you want to improve your mind...

  Casey Mayo : I'll take mine in the flesh.

  Sam Haynes : That's how Prebble got his.

• Al : I don't dig your code system. What does three exclamation points after a girl's name mean?

  Casey Mayo : Hey! That's private stuff.

  Al : I can dream, can't I?