Best movie quotes of 1951

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The Thing From Another World picture

Ned "Scotty" Scott: What if we haven't enough voltage?
Hendry: Just keep swinging at its arms.

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Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man picture

Bud Alexander: I'll have the lambchop luncheon.
Lou Francis: Um, I know what I want. Spaghetti.
Tommy Nelson: And a steak.
Waiter: [to Lou.] What do you want?
Lou Francis: Spaghetti.
Tommy Nelson: And a steak.
Waiter: [to Lou.] You said you knew what you wanted. Do you want spaghetti or steak.
Lou Francis: I'll have a spaghetti.
[Then Lou immediately raises his hand to signal Tommy not to speak.]
Lou Francis: [to the waiter.] And a steak.

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Henry Holland: I was a potential millionaire, but I had to be satisfied with eight pounds, fifteen shillings, less deductions.

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No Highway in the Sky picture

Monica Teasdale: I would have stopped working a long time ago if I could have figured out what to do with myself.

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The Man in the White Suit picture

Sir John Kierlaw: Now. Some fool has invented an indestructible cloth. Where is he? How much does he want?

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Quo Vadis picture

Emperor Nero: Is it possible that human beings can produce such a sound?
Petronius: Yes, when they've been pushed too far.

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Sydney Stanton: All right. I'm in here safe and sound. Go outside and read the magazines.

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Show Boat picture

Cap'n Andy Hawks: I guess you cut quite a figure before the footlights.

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The Red Badge of Courage picture

Bill Porter: Wives, dogs, and chestnut trees - the more you beat 'em the better they be.

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The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel picture

Field Marshal Keitel: Have you any better suggestions?
Field Marshal Gerd von Runstedt: Yes, one very much better. Make peace, you idiot.

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