Conrad Veidt credited as playing...
Major Heinrich Strasser
- Major Strasser: What is your nationality?
- Rick: I'm a drunkard.
- Captain Renault: That makes Rick a citizen of the world.
- [all laugh]
- Major Strasser: Are you one of those people who cannot imagine the Germans in their beloved Paris?
- Rick: It's not particularly my beloved Paris.
- Heinz: Can you imagine us in London?
- Rick: When you get there, ask me!
- Captain Renault: Hmmh! Diplomatist!
- Major Strasser: How about New York?
- Rick: Well there are certain sections of New York, Major, that I wouldn't advise you to try to invade.
- [about Rick]
- Major Strasser: You give him credit for too much cleverness. My impression was that he's just another blundering American.
- Captain Renault: We musn't underestimate "American blundering". I was with them when they "blundered" into Berlin in 1918.
- Major Strasser: [arriving too late to stop Victor Laszlo from escaping] What was the meaning of that phone call?
- Captain Renault: [pointing to the plane] Victor Laszlo is on that plane.
- Major Strasser: [after looking at the plane] Why do you stand here? Why don't you stop him?
- Captain Renault: Ask Monsieur Rick.
- Rick: [sees Strasser begin to move toward the telephone, and draws a gun] Get away from that phone!
- Major Strasser: I would advise you not to interfere.
- Rick: I was willing to shoot Captain Renault and I'm willing to shoot you.
- Major Strasser: [picks up the telephone] Hello?
- Rick: Put that phone down!
- Major Strasser: Get me the radio tower.
- Rick: PUT IT DOWN!
- [Strasser draws a gun, he and Rick both fire simultaneously, Strasser falls mortally wounded, shortly afterward, some police arrive on the scene]
- Captain Renault: Major Strasser has been shot.
- [Renault looks at Rick, Rick gives him a look]
- Captain Renault: Round up the usual suspects.
- [the police pick up Major Strasser's body and leave, Renault looks over at Rick, who is smiling]
- Captain Renault: By the way, last night you evinced an interest in Señor Ugarte.
- Victor Laszlo: Yes.
- Captain Renault: I believe you have a message for him?
- Victor Laszlo: Nothing important, but may I speak to him now?
- Major Heinrich Strasser: You would find the conversation a trifle one-sided. Señor Ugarte is dead.
- Ilsa: Oh.
- Captain Renault: I am making out the report now. We haven't quite decided yet whether he committed suicide or died trying to escape.
- Major Strasser: We have a complete dossier on you: Richard Blaine, American, age 37. Cannot return to his country. The reason is a little vague. We also know what you did in Paris, Mr. Blaine, and also we know why you left Paris.
- [hands the dossier to Rick]
- Major Strasser: Don't worry, we are not going to broadcast it.
- Rick: [reading] Are my eyes really brown?
- Captain Renault: We are very honored tonight, Rick. Major Strasser is one of the reasons the Third Reich enjoys the reputation it has today.
- Major Heinrich Strasser: You repeat *Third* Reich as though you expected there to be others!
- Captain Renault: Well, personally, Major, I will take what comes.
- Major Strasser: Captain, are you entirely certain which side you are on?
- Captain Renault: I have no conviction, if that's what you mean. I blow with wind, and the prevailing wind happens to be from Vichy.