Smart Money (1931) | |
| Director(s) | Alfred E. Green |
| Producer(s) | Alfred E. Green (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Crime, Drama |
| Top Topics | |
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Smart Money (1931) was a Crime - Drama Film directed by Alfred E. Green and produced by Alfred E. Green.
Academy Awards 1930/31 --- Ceremony Number 4 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Writing | Lucien Hubbard, Joseph Jackson | Nominated |
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Nick 'The Barber' Venizelos:
[inquiring at cigar stand] Say, uh, what are those things for?
Marie: Poker dice.
Nick 'The Barber' Venizelos: Oh, you gamble with them?
Marie: Yes, sir, it's a dollar if you lose, and if you win, you get $2 worth of merchandise.
Nick 'The Barber' Venizelos: [looking at her laciviously] Anything behind the counter?
Marie: [coyly] Anything in merchandise.
Nick 'The Barber' Venizelos: Heh, heh, well, you're a cute little package.
[he chuckles]
Nick 'The Barber' Venizelos: Say, is that my tie?
Jack: Why, uh... when I got up this morning, I sort of...
Nick 'The Barber' Venizelos: Yeah, well, why didn't put on that new checkered suit of mine while you were about it?
Jack: [chuckling] Heh-heh-heh... It didn't fit.
Dist. Atty. Black: If you were the D.A., how would you tackle him?
Sleepy Sam, earlier mistaken for Hickory Short: I'd shoot him some night when he was trying to escape from the law.
Dist. Atty. Black: Don't be silly! Thaat isn't done!
Sleepy Sam, earlier mistaken for Hickory Short: Well, you know his weakness, don't you?
Dist. Atty. Black: What?
Sleepy Sam, earlier mistaken for Hickory Short: Heh, he's nuts for blondes. Yeah, send your wife around.
[as he exits the door]
Sleepy Sam, earlier mistaken for Hickory Short: He'll go for any old bag!
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Marie: Poker dice.
Nick 'The Barber' Venizelos: Oh, you gamble with them?
Marie: Yes, sir, it's a dollar if you lose, and if you win, you get $2 worth of merchandise.
Nick 'The Barber' Venizelos: [looking at her laciviously] Anything behind the counter?
Marie: [coyly] Anything in merchandise.
Nick 'The Barber' Venizelos: Heh, heh, well, you're a cute little package.
[he chuckles]
Nick 'The Barber' Venizelos: Say, is that my tie?
Jack: Why, uh... when I got up this morning, I sort of...
Nick 'The Barber' Venizelos: Yeah, well, why didn't put on that new checkered suit of mine while you were about it?
Jack: [chuckling] Heh-heh-heh... It didn't fit.
Dist. Atty. Black: If you were the D.A., how would you tackle him?
Sleepy Sam, earlier mistaken for Hickory Short: I'd shoot him some night when he was trying to escape from the law.
Dist. Atty. Black: Don't be silly! Thaat isn't done!
Sleepy Sam, earlier mistaken for Hickory Short: Well, you know his weakness, don't you?
Dist. Atty. Black: What?
Sleepy Sam, earlier mistaken for Hickory Short: Heh, he's nuts for blondes. Yeah, send your wife around.
[as he exits the door]
Sleepy Sam, earlier mistaken for Hickory Short: He'll go for any old bag!
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Facts about
Original opening credits and underlying music were replaced during the 1940s for an intended re-release, and are still in place on surviving material.
Despite both Edward G. Robinson and James Cagney having spent most of their acting careers with Warner's Bros., this was the only film the two acting legends appeared in together.
Film debut of Charles Lane.
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Despite both Edward G. Robinson and James Cagney having spent most of their acting careers with Warner's Bros., this was the only film the two acting legends appeared in together.
Film debut of Charles Lane.
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