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Bette Davis and George Brent in Special Agent (1935)

J. Carrol Naish: Joe Durell

Special Agent

J. Carrol Naish credited as playing...

Joe Durell

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  • [following his success in murdering Armitage, Joe Durell can be seen entering Alexander Carston's office. He walks up to the desk, where Carston is sitting. He holds up a newspaper and tosses it on Carston's desk]
  • Joe Durell: See this?
  • [Carston looks at Joe for a few seconds before he picks up the newspaper and reads the main headline, which reads: "FIVE MOWED DOWN BY GANGLAND BULLETS!" Carston doesn't appeared pleased]
  • Alexander Carston: Not a very neat job.
  • Joe Durell: [confused] What do you mean? I got Armitage, didn't I?
  • Alexander Carston: Yes. And everybody else on the block.
  • Joe Durell: Well, what's the difference? The more of those guys you knock off, the less talking there is afterwards.
  • Alexander Carston: There's going to be plenty of talking about this one.
  • [Carston looks directly at Joe]
  • Alexander Carston: Joe, you've gone gun crazy. That kind of a guy ain't worth a nickel.
  • Joe Durell: Oh, I see.
  • [Joe pulls a coin out of his pocket and tosses it on the desk]
  • Joe Durell: Okay. There's your nickel. That pays us off.
  • [Joe turns and exits the office. Carston watches him leave before the picks up the coin and looks at it]
  • Alexander Carston: Surprising how much trouble a guy can buy for a nickel.
  • [Carston looks up at two of his henchmen]
  • Alexander Carston: Phone the castle and tell the boys they're going fishing. And to take Joe along for bait.

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