“This is the second time that you've laid hands on me.” – Cairo, The Maltese Falcon ... Movie Quotes Database

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A scene from The Maltese Falcon 1941

Cairo

[after Spade disarms him]

This is the second time that you've laid hands on me.

Spade

[Spade forcibly grabs Cairo and slaps him three times]

When you're slapped, you'll take it and like it!

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Sam Spade Humphrey Bogart More Spade quotes →

Joel Cairo Peter Lorre More Cairo quotes →

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