"[on the telephone] Hello, Dutch? Bill O'Brien! Say listen, I'm over at the Pigeon Club takin' in the sights, and, uh,…"

"I'm pretending there's something swell about you. This delusion came over me while we were dancing. You know, when yo…"

"[to Bill O'Brien] I'll remember this night for a long time. When things don't seem so good, I'll remember Mr. Gibbons…"

"[seeing a waiter put two drinks on the table] Fine, fine! I no longer have to order drinks. I just attract them. He s…"

"They'll deal you hope off the bottom."

"Yesterday's pain is tomorrow's joke. And you'll always end up laughing if you can manage not to cut your throat first."

"Stage Doorman: [looking out into the darkened, empty theater] Shhh! Hear that noise? That's the rats - always perform…"

"Douglas Fairbanks Jr. - Bill O'Brien"

"Rita Hayworth - Nina Barona"

"Thomas Mitchell - Eugene 'Gene' Gibbons"