John J. Macreedy: I want to go to a place called Adobe Flat. Are there any cabs available?
Mr. Hastings, Telegrapher: Adobe Flat?
John J. Macreedy: Yeah.
Mr. Hastings, Telegrapher: No cabs.


--Russell Collins (as Mr. Hastings) in Bad Day at Black Rock

Mrs. Davidson: She disturbed Mr. Davidson horribly last night. He despises women of that kind.
Dr. MacPhail: The founder of our religion was not so squeamish.


--Russell Collins (as Dr. Robert MacPhail) in Miss Sadie Thompson

Dr. MacPhail: Well, to paraphrase an old saying, the situation has landed and has the Marines well in hand.


--Russell Collins (as Dr. Robert MacPhail) in Miss Sadie Thompson

Mr. Hastings, Telegrapher: Sure you don't want some lemonade? It don't have the muzzle velocity of some other drinks drunk around here, but it's good for what ails you.


--Russell Collins (as Mr. Hastings) in Bad Day at Black Rock

Mr. Hastings, Telegrapher: There must be some mistake. I'm Hastings, the telegraph agent. Nobody told me this train was stopping.
John J. Macreedy: They didn't?
Mr. Hastings, Telegrapher: No, I just told you they didn't. And they ought to. What I want to know is why didn't they?
John J. Macreedy: Maybe they didn't think it was important.
Mr. Hastings, Telegrapher: Important? It's the first time the streamliner's stopped here in four years.


--Russell Collins (as Mr. Hastings) in Bad Day at Black Rock