North by Northwest (1959)
Jessie Royce Landis: Clara Thornhill
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Quotes
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Clara Thornhill : You gentlemen aren't REALLY trying to kill my son, are you?
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Clara Thornhill : Roger... Pay the two dollars.
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[Roger and his mother are tracking down George Kaplan at the Plaza Hotel, but they need his room key]
Roger Thornhill : Mother, I want you to go over to the desk, put on that sweet and innocent look you do so well, and ask for the key to 796.
Clara Thornhill : [offended] Don't be ridiculous. I wouldn't do a thing like that.
Roger Thornhill : [pulls a ten dollar bill out of his wallet] $10?
Clara Thornhill : [indignant] Not for all the money in the world!
Roger Thornhill : [nodding, pulls out more bills] $50?
Clara Thornhill : You're disgraceful!
Roger Thornhill : [Still nodding] Mmm-hmm.
[She takes the money anyway]
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Clara Thornhill : Roger, I think we should go.
Roger Thornhill : Don't be nervous.
Clara Thornhill : I'm not nervous, I'll be late for the bridge club.
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Judge Anson B. Flynn : How long have you known your client?
Victor Larrabee : Seven years, Your Honor.
Judge Anson B. Flynn : Do you know him to be a reasonable man?
Victor Larrabee : Absolutely.
Clara Thornhill : Ha!
Roger Thornhill : Mother.
Judge Anson B. Flynn : And you believe there is some...