“It’s a shame.” – Martins, The Third Man ... Movie Quotes Database

Martins

It’s a shame.

Calloway

What?

Martins

Him dying like that.

Calloway

Best thing that ever happened to him.

Martins

What are you trying to say?

Calloway

He was about the worst racketeer that ever made a dirty living in this city.

Martins

Policeman, huh?

Calloway

Come on, have another drink.

Martins

No, I never did like policemen. I have to call them sheriffs. Ever seen one? Pin it on a dead man. Some petty racket with gasoline or something. Just like a cop. You’re a real cop, I suppose.

Calloway

It wasn’t petrol.

Martins

So it wasn’t petrol. So it was tyres or saccharin or… Why don’t you catch a few murderers for a change?

Calloway

Well, you could say that murder was part of his racket.

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Martins Joseph Cotten More Martins quotes →

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