3rd most-quoted character in Little Caesar (1931): in 4 of its 16 quotes
Most scenes with: Rico Bandello (3)
Scenes with Sam Vettori
4 scenes
Pete Montana Now, listen, boys. Watch this guy McClure, what's head of the new crime commission. He's putting the screws on, and make no mistake about him. Now, the Big Boy wants me to tell you guys to put the chains on your gorillas for the next few months. Because if any of them go too far, it'll be just too bad.
Sam Vettori I've never seen nobody the Big Boy couldn't get to. He can fix anything. That's why he's the Big Boy. This bird McClure will be pie for him. He'll twist him around his little finger.
Pete Montana Don't kid yourself. Nobody's squaring nothing with McClure. Not even the Big Boy. Small jobs, that's different. We could spring guys for them. But shooting? No, sir. It's guys like this torpedo of yours that cause all the trouble.
Sam Vettori Who, Rico? He's all right. He's a little quick on the trigger, but that's because he's new.
Pete Montana Yeah? Well, it's us that'll swing for him if he shoots at the wrong time.
Now, listen, Sam, Joe's all right. He's the best front man in the world. Why, he can go to a swell hotel and order a suite, a suite, and it's all right. Without Joe, we can't pull the job, and you know it.
Sam Vettori What's that paper?
It's this layout I've been figuring out with Scabby.
Sam Vettori What, this nightclub job?
Sam Vettori Well, let me see it. And until I say different, nobody's gonna plan for this mob but me. You get me?
Sam Vettori Well, everything come off all right? Tell me.
Everything was all right. Only I had to take care of a guy.
Sam Vettori Who was it?
Sam Vettori McClure. You shot McClure. A million guys in this town, and you had to pick the crime commissioner. What did I tell you, Rico? Didn't I say to make it clean? Didn't I say no gunplay?
Think I'm going to let a guy pull a gat on me? Any more of these cracks, and this is my last job.
Sam Vettori The head of the crime commission. The Big Boy can't do us no good this trip. They'll get us dead sure now.
Sam Vettori Why don't you go and give yourself up?
Sam Vettori And Tony, what about him? Where is he?
Getting rid of the car. Tony got nervous. He's like a big baby.
Sam Vettori What a fine pickle we're in. You and that rod of yours.
I've taken orders from you too long.
Sam Vettori You'll keep on taking orders too or you'll get out of here so fast...
Maybe it won't be me that gets out.
Sam Vettori No? Well, maybe the boys have got something to say about that. What about it? [No one moves or speaks up] So, that's it, huh?
Yeah, that's it, all right. You can dish it out, but you're getting so you can't take it no more. You're through. Well?
Sam Vettori Well, the split's okay with me, Rico.
How about you boys? No hard feelings, Sam? We gotta stick together. [to the gang] There's a rope around my neck right now, and they only hang you once. If anybody turns yellow and squeals, my gun's gonna speak its piece.
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