The Maltese Falcon (1931)

Ruth Wonderly: You have a lot of trouble with your women, don't you, Sam?

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Casper Gutman: You are here, Mr. Spade, as Miss Wonderly's representative?
Sam Spade: No, I'm here looking out for myself.

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Ruth Wonderly: I know I haven't any right to ask you to help me blindly. But I do ask it. Oh, be generous, Mr. Spade.
Sam Spade: You won't need much of anybody's help. You're pretty good. As a matter of fact, you're very good. It's chiefly your eyes, I think, and the throb you get in your voice when you say, "Oh, be generous, Mr. Spade."

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Although not visible until the final reel, a portrait of Louise Brooks hangs in Spades apartment, above his telephone.
Vitaphone production reels #4808-4816 and #4781 (trailer)
American Film Institute Catalog of Feature Films 1931-1940 credits the uncredited role of the District Attorney to Oscar Apfel; this is incorrect; the role is played by an unmistakable Morgan Wallace as correctly listed on IMDb.
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