Little Caesar (1931)

Stanley Fields: Sam Vettori

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Quotes 

• Sam Vettori : McClure. You shot McClure. A million guys in this town and you had to pick the crime commissioner!

• Little Arnie Lorch : Do yourself a favor, will you, Rico? Leave your gat home on the piano the next job you pull. Yeah, park it next to your milk bottle.

  Sam Vettori : Hey, run your own mob, Arnie. I'll take care of mine.

  Caesar Enrico Bandello : Yeah, I'll park it. I don't need no cannon to take care of guys like you, Mr. Lorch.

• Sam Vettori : What am I gonna do?

  Caesar Enrico Bandello : Why don't you go and give yourself up? You're slipping, Sam.

• Sam Vettori : Hey, hey, hey, watsa matter with you birds? Don'tcha know how to act at a bankit?

• Caesar Enrico Bandello : So I beat it east, like I told you. That's all there is to it. I wanna run with your mob, if you'll let me. What do you say? You won't be sorry for letting me in, Mr. Vettori. I'll shoot square with you. I'll do anything you say. I ain't afraid of nothing.

  Sam Vettori : You think you're a hard guy, huh?

  Caesar Enrico Bandello : There's nothing soft about me. Nothing yellow. I don't quit.

• Sam Vettori : I guess you're good with a rod too?

  Caesar Enrico Bandello : Quick with it! That's what I am and sure.

  Sam Vettori : Well, that don't go around here. That's old stuff. This ain't the sticks.

  Caesar Enrico Bandello : Yeah, I get you.

• Sam Vettori : All right. You stick around. But, remember, I'm the boss! And I give all the orders. And when we split, we split *my* way. - And no squawks. You get me?

  Caesar Enrico Bandello : Yeah, sure, Mr. Vettori.

• Sam Vettori : All right, come on in, meet the boys.

  Caesar Enrico Bandello : Sure.

  Sam Vettori : Oh, they're 100 percent, all right. Every one of 'em. There's Tony Passa. Can drive a car better than any mug in the town. Otero. He's little, but he's the goods all right. Bat Carilla. Killer Peppi. Kid Bean. And this one here, Scabby. What a smart guy he is.

• Sam Vettori : Boys! Come on, Tony. Wake up. I want you to meet a new guy what's gonna be with us. This is, eh, eh...

  Caesar Enrico Bandello : Caesar Enrico Bandello.

  Sam Vettori : Oh, Little Caesar, huh?

  Caesar Enrico Bandello : Yeah, sure.

• Sam Vettori : What a fine pickle we're in. You and that rod of yours.

  [knock at the door] 

  Bat Carilla : Flaherty's downstairs, a couple of dicks with him. They're coming right up.

• Sgt. Tom Flaherty : Someone knocked off Alvin McClure over at the Bronze Peacock.

  Sam Vettori : McClure? No, that's terrible. Some guys are sure careless with the lead, all right. What a tough break for Arnie.

  Sgt. Tom Flaherty : It's gonna be a tough break for a lot of birds.

• Sgt. Tom Flaherty : Put the cuffs on him.

  Sam Vettori : You ain't got nothing on me.

  Sgt. Tom Flaherty : Nothing but the bracelets.

• Sam Vettori : What's the matter with you birds? Don't you know how to act at a banquet? What do you think you are, a lot of gashouse yaps? Well, cut the chatter!