"[to Harvey, about Will Kane] You're a good looking boy, you have big broad shoulders, but he is a man. It takes more than big broad shoulders to make a man, Harvey, and you have a long way to go. You know something? I don't think you will ever make it."

"[about no one volunteering to be a deputy] It figures. It's all happened too sudden. People gotta talk themselves into law and order before they do anything about it. Maybe because down deep they don't care. They just don't care."

"[about being marshal] It's a great life. You risk your skin catchin' killers and the juries turn 'em loose so they can come back and shoot at ya again. If you're honest, you're poor your whole life, and in the end you wind up dyin' all alone on some dirty street. For what? For nothin'. For a tin star."

"Son, I don't relish shooting a mosquito with an elephant gun, so why don't you just shuffle along?"

"Barbara Nichols - Rita"

"Emile Meyer - Harry Kello"

"Chico Hamilton - Himself"

"Sam Levene - Frank D'Angelo"

"Martin Milner - Steve Dallas"

"Susan Harrison - Susan Hunsecker"

"Tony Curtis - Sidney Falco"

"Burt Lancaster - J.J. Hunsecker"

"They know him - and they shiver - the big names of Broadway, Hollywood and Capitol Hill. They know J.J.- the world-famed columnist whose gossip is gospel to sixty million readers! They know the venom that flickers in those eyes behind the glasses - and they fawn - like Sid Falco, the kid who wanted "in" so much, he'd sell out his own girl to stand up there with J.J., sucking in the sweet smell of success! This is J.J.'s story - but not the way he would have liked it told!"

"The Motion Picture That Will Never Be Forgiven... Or Forgotten!"

"The almighty J.J. ...the columnist with sixty million believers ...his wrath is feared by the great and near great who worship the sweet smell of success!"

"This is the story of J.J. - But not the way he wants it told!"

"Tell me, sir: when he dies, do you think he'll go to the dog-and-cat heaven?"

"The next time you want information, don't scratch for it like a dog, ask for it like a man!"

"I'd rather be dead than living with you. For all the things you've done, J.J., I know I should hate you. But I don't. I pity you."

"Sidney, this syrup you're giving out with... you pour over waffles, not J. J. Hunsecker."

"You sound happy, Sidney. Why should you be happy when I'm not?"

"Don't remove the gangplank, Sidney - you may wanna get back on board."

"I'd hate to take a bite outta you. You're a cookie full of arsenic."

"Watch out about choosing your pals. You know what I mean? Don't let 'em choose you."

"Dennis Hopper - Goon"

"Rochelle Hudson - Judy's Mother"

"William Hopper - Judy's Father"

"Corey Allen - Buzz Gunderson"

"Ann Doran - Mrs. Carol Stark"

"Jim Backus - Frank Stark"

"Sal Mineo - John 'Plato' Crawford"

"Natalie Wood - Judy"

"James Dean - Jim Stark"

"The bad boy from a good family."

"Jim Stark... a kid from a good family - what makes him tick... like a bomb?"

"To Belong...and be loved."

"...and they both come from good families!"

"Teenage terror torn from today's headlines"

"[to Jim] Hey, you want to come home with me? I mean, there's nobody home at my house, and heck, I'm not tired. Are you? See, I don't have too many people I can talk to... If you want to come, we could talk, and in the morning we could have breakfast like my dad used to. Gee, if only you could have been my dad."

"If you do not speak English, I am at your disposal with 187 other languages along with their various dialects and sub-tongues."

"Richard Anderson — Chief Engineer Quinn"

"Earl Holliman — Cookie (the Ship's Cook)"

"Marvin Miller — Robby the Robot (voice)"

"Frankie Darro — Robby the Robot (stunt)"

"Warren Stevens — Lt. 'Doc' Ostrow"

"Jack Kelly — Lt. Jerry Farman"

"Leslie Nielsen — Commander John J. Adams"

"Anne Francis — Altaira Morbius"

"Walter Pidgeon — Dr. Edward Morbius"

"Chief Engineer Quinn: I'll bet any quantum mechanic in the service would give the rest of his life to fool around with this gadget."