Mr. Wheeler Quotes in The Captain's Paradise (1953)

Prof. Killick: [With Capt. St. James and others at table in the ship's dining room] Captain, the trouble with the human race is, that it's entirely sub-human.

Capt. Henry St. James: There, Professor, I must raise a small cry of protest.

Prof. Killick: I ignore it. Mankind has consistently misused science, ever since Prometheus brought down fire from Heaven.

Capt. Henry St. James: In my opinion... I was just going to say, that the only hope for civilization...

Prof. Killick: [Interrupting] There isn't any!

Capt. Henry St. James: ...is that every device of science - radio, television, all of them - shall be used to show one half of the world how the other lives.

Mr. Wheeler: Well put, Captain.

Capt. Henry St. James: Within reason, of course...

Sheriff Jeff: Have you heard the reports of a "giant lizard"?

Mr. Wheeler: Yes, but it's just not possible.

Sheriff Jeff: Well, why not? There have been giants before!

Sheriff Jeff: *What* did you hit him with?

Chase Winstead: My brand new, 100% completed hot rod.

Sheriff Jeff: You'd have had to start in the next county to get up enough momentum to do that to him.

Chase Winstead: Not with 4 quarts of nitro glycerin riding with me.

Mr. Wheeler: You drove across that rough field carrying nitro?

Chase Winstead: Yes sir!

Sheriff Jeff: Do you realize what could have happened?

Chase Winstead: It did. I lost my car!

Sheriff Jeff: Don't worry about that, the railroad will be *glad* to buy you a new one.

Mr. Wheeler: I guess with Compton gone,that puts Chase out of a job.

Sheriff Jeff: That's right.

Mr. Wheeler: Make it a point to send him around to see me in the morning.

Sheriff Jeff: I'll *bring* him around in the morning!