Goldfinger (1964) · 13 quotes
3rd most-quoted character in Goldfinger (1964): in 3 of its 13 quotes
Most scenes with: James Bond (3)
M Gold? All over?
She died of skin suffocation. It's been known to happen to cabaret dancers. It's all right as long as you leave a small bare patch at the base of the spine to allow the skin to breathe.
M Someone obviously didn't.
And I know who.
What do you know about gold, Moneypenny?
Moneypenny Oh, the only gold I know about is the kind you wear. You know, [makes motion of inserting ring] on the third finger of your left hand.
One day we really must look into that.
Moneypenny What about tonight? You come round for dinner and I'll cook you a beautiful Angel Cake.
Nothing would give me great pleasure but unfortunately I have a ... business appointment.
Moneypenny That's the flimsiest excuse you've ever given me. Ah well some girls have all the luck. Who is she James?
M "She" is me, Miss Moneypenny. And kindly omit the customary byplay with 007, will you? He's dining with me, and I don't want him to be late.
Moneypenny So there's hope for me yet?
Moneypenny...won't you ever believe me?
Colonel Smithers We here, at the Bank of England, Mr. Bond, are the official depository for gold bullion. [Smithers' butler, Brunskill, approaches the dining table with a box of cigars] Just as Fort Knox, Kentucky, is for the United States. [During this line, Brunskill offers M a cigar] We know, of course, uh...the amounts we each hold; we know the amounts deposited in other banks; and we can estimate what is being held for industrial purposes. [Brunskill crosses to Bond] Then this enables the two governments to establish, respectively, the true value of the dollar and the pound. And consequently, we are vitally concerned with unauthorised leakages. [Bond refuses the cigar offer; Brunskill crosses to Colonel Smithers]
I take it you mean smuggling.
Colonel Smithers Yes. [During this line, he selects a cigar from the box] Gold, gentlemen, which can be melted down and recast, is virtually untraceable... [He hands the cigar to Brunskill, who cuts it during the next line] ...which makes it, unlike diamonds, ideal for smuggling... [Brunskill hands the cigar back to him] ...attracting the biggest and most ingenious criminals. [To Brunskill; quietly] Thank you, Brunskill. That'll be all.
Thank you, sir. [He bows and leaves, carrying the cigar box]
Colonel Smithers Have a little more of this...rather disappointing brandy. [Hands it to Bond]
M Ah, what's the matter with it?
I'd say it was a 30-year-old fine, indifferently blended, sir... [removes the topper, smells the brandy] ...with an overdose of bon-bois.
M Colonel Smithers is giving the lecture, 007.
Colonel Smithers Gentlemen, Mr. Goldfinger has gold bullion on deposit in Zurich, Amsterdam, Caracas and Hong Kong... [thinks briefly] ...worth £20 million. Most of it came from this country.
Colonel Smithers Because the price of gold varies from country to country. [Sets it down on his right] You buy it here, at $30 an ounce, you can sell it in, say, Pakistan, at $110, and triple your money. [M smells the brandy] Providing, of course, you have the facilities for...melting it down.
And has he?
Colonel Smithers Apart from being a legitimate bullion dealer, Mr. Goldfinger poses... [pause] er no, that's not quite fair...is, among his many other interests, a legitimate international jeweller. He's legally entitled to operate modest metallurgical installations; his British one is down in Kent. As yet, we have failed to discover how he transfers his gold overseas...and Lord knows we've tried! [Leans forward; to M] If your department can establish that it is done illegally, then the Bank could institute proceedings to recover the bulk of his holdings.
I think it's time Mr. Goldfinger and I... met. Socially, of course.
Colonel Smithers I...was hoping you would say that. [Stands up and walks off]
M It might lead to a business talk - Mr. Goldfinger's business.
I'll need some kind of bait.
Colonel Smithers I quite agree. [Returns to the table, carrying something wrapped in green] This is the only one we have, from the Nazi hoard at the bottom of Lake Toplitz in the Salzkammergut, but there are undoubtedly others. [Sets the object down, unwraps it. It is a gold bar, bearing a Nazi swastika and eagle. As he sits down] Mr. Bond can make whatever use of it he sees fit - providing he returns it, of course. [To Bond as he reaches for his glass] It's worth £5,000.
