5th most-quoted character in White Heat (1949): in 3 of its 19 quotes
Most scenes with: Arthur "Cody" Jarrett (3)
Scenes with Ma Jarrett
3 scenes
Ma Jarrett [about Cody's headaches]
It's these mountains, Cody. It's not good for ya. Cold all the time. Can't breathe air. Let's get out, Son.
Ma Jarrett Is it going?
Ma Jarrett Are you sure?
Yeah....it's like having a red hot buzz-saw inside my head.
Ma Jarrett [stopping him from walking out]
No, not yet, Son. Don't let 'em see you like that. Might give some of 'em ideas.
[sitting in his mother's lap]
You're always thinkin' about your Cody, aren't ya?
Ma Jarrett That's right. [She rises and pours him a drink of whiskey] Top of the world, Son.
Don't know what I'd do without ya, Ma. [He downs the drink]
Ma Better?
Ma Now go on out. Show 'em you're all right.
[hiding out at a drive-in movie]
This is great, but where do we go after the second feature?
You're staying put. I'm the only one goin' anyplace.
Ma Jarrett Where, Cody?
Ma Jarrett What are you talking about? You haven't a chance. Four dead - it'll be the gas chamber for sure.
You don't think I'm dumb enough to give myself up to the T-men, do ya?
What's the difference? You walk into the cops and they turn ya over.
I pulled that Springfield heist - not Scratch Morton. I'm goin' up to Illinois and take a state rap. I'll get two years at the most...I couldn't be in both places at once, could I? Little thing I cooked up before we pulled the tunnel job.
Ma Jarrett You're the smartest there is, Cody.
Sure it's smart, but what about me? What do I do for the next two years?
Ma Jarrett Same as ya did before he married you.
You better not, baby. I'll be back.
I'll be waiting for you, honey. You can trust me.
Ma Jarrett I'm the one to tell ya. It's Big Ed and Verna. They run out. It's my fault, Cody. I let you down. I said I'd take care of things. But I let you down. I saw it comin'. I didn't think he'd have the guts.
Forget it, Ma, forget it. It was in the cards for Big Ed to make his try.
Ma Jarrett Don't you care?
Sure. What's mine is mine. I ain't gonna have it make me sick. I'll take care of 'em when I get out.
Ma Jarrett That's what I told myself. And I'll help ya Cody, like always. You'll be out soon, back on top of the world.
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