Nahreeb: Damacus has dealt generously with you. Even your slave has a slave.


--Louis Calhern (as Nahreeb) in The Prodigal

Nahreeb: I'll break his body and what he calls his soul!


--Louis Calhern (as Nahreeb) in The Prodigal

Prefect: What do you keep behind these locks and bolts?
Marcus: My fortune, excellency. It's a safe place.
Burbix: Would the prefect like to inspect the barbarians - the Britons who are to fight tomorrow?
Marcus: Yes.
[to the prefect]
Marcus: Captives from Agricola's campaign.
Prefect: I wonder why we Romans trouble ourselves with that wretched island? After it's conquered, what good is it?
Marcus: Don't you believe we can ever civilize the Britons?
Prefect: Those people? They'll always be barbarians. What will they ever do?


--Louis Calhern (as Prefect) in The Last Days of Pompeii

Uncle Willie: My dear boy, this is the sort of day history tells us is better spent in bed.


--Louis Calhern (as Uncle Willie) in High Society

May Emmerich: Oh Lon, when I think of all those awful people you come in contact with - downright criminals - I get scared.
Alonzo D. Emmerich: Oh, there's nothing so different about them. After all, crime is only... a left-handed form of human endeavor.


--Louis Calhern (as Alonzo D. Emmerich) in The Asphalt Jungle

Police Commissioner Hardy: I am here to arrest you Emmerich.
Alonzo D. Emmerich: May I ask what for?
Police Commissioner Hardy: Complicty... in robbery and in murder
Alonzo D. Emmerich: If I were you Hardy, I'd think up a few more charges. You might be able to make one of them stand up if you get an imbecile jury... and the right judge.


--Louis Calhern (as Alonzo D. Emmerich) in The Asphalt Jungle