Richard Widmark credited as playing...
Ratchett
- Ratchett: [holding out a cigar] I wonder if you could oblige me with a light.
- Hercule Poirot: Ah, certainly.
- [he reaches into his pocket for a box of matches and hands them to Ratchett]
- Ratchett: Thank you. My name is Ratchett. Do I have the pleasure of speaking to Mr. Hercule Porrot?
- Hercule Poirot: The pleasure, possibly, Mister Ratchett. The intention, certainly: you asked me for a light, I offered you one, and you have not used it. One can deduce that without acute mental exhaustion.
- Hercule Poirot: What is your profession?
- Ratchett: I'm retired.
- Hercule Poirot: From what?
- Ratchett: Business.
- Hercule Poirot: What sort of business?
- Ratchett: Baby food.
- Ratchett: Sit down, sir. Sit down.
- Hercule Poirot: For a moment.
- Ratchett: Just for a moment. Thank you, very much. Well, Mr. Per-row...
- Hercule Poirot: Poirot.
- Ratchett: How's that?
- Hercule Poirot: Poirot.
- Ratchett: Oh, Per-row! Right.