Buried Alive (1939)

Robert Wilcox: Johnny Martin

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• Joan Wright : Well, your philosophy's slightly cock-eyed, Johnny, but I like the way you carry your chin.

  Johnny Martin : My chin?

  [She pantomines a punch at his chin] 

  Johnny Martin : Oh, yeah, I get it. You mean I'm always leading with it, Joanie. I'm sorry, I meant Miss Joan. Always talkin' out of turn - that's me sure!

• Johnny Martin : [after hearing his parole's been denied]  So this is what I've been working for, is it? For three years I've listened to a lot of guff and watched my step every minute because I want to get out of prison and now you're givin' me the business. And you want me to be a model prisoner for six more months and try again? Well, no thanks, mister! I'm simple enough to be a sucker twice from now on? You can take that model prisoner bunk and stuff it in the dismal swamp! I'll tell you what a model prisoner is, you hypocrite! Sure, I'll serve my stretch, every minute of it, but the day I get out, we've got a date, mister, and I'm gonna look you up and spit right in your eye!