Sheriff Hartwell Quotes in His Girl Friday (1940)

Sheriff Hartwell: Aiding an escaped criminal and a little charge of kidnapping.

Fred, the Mayor: Well, looks like about ten years a piece for you two birds.

Walter Burns: Does it?

[unimpressed]

Hildy Johnson: If you think you've got The Morning Post licked it's time for you to get out of town.

Fred, the Mayor: Whistling in the dark. Well that isn't going to help you this time. You're through.

Walter Burns: Listen the last man that said that to me was Archie Leach just a week before he cut his throat.

Sheriff Hartwell: Please don't call me 'Pinky'.

Murphy: Why not?

Sheriff Hartwell: Because I got a name, see... and it's Peter B. Hartwell.

McCue, reporter: What's the "B" for?

Murphy: Bull.