Tales of Manhattan (1942)

Robert Greig: Lazar the Tailor (Boyer sequence)

Quotes 

• Lazar : Mr. Orman, this is the best suit that I have ever made and I know it will bring you good luck. Yes, sir, this is a lucky suit, Mr. Orman, and I guarantee your happiness in it.

• Lazar : [Looking at the brand new tailcoat on the clothes dummy]  How do you like it?

  Paul Orman : Fair.

  Lazar : [Enthusiastically]  Look at the shoulders! How do you like those lapels?

  Paul Orman : [Admiringly]  Beautiful.

  Lazar : Ah, but it'll look better on you, sir.

  Paul Orman : [Referring to the clothes dumm]  o. Always looks better on him. He's more relaxed.

  Paul Orman : [the group laughs politely]  Luther, a flower.

• Luther : Mr. Orman's just getting up.

  Lazar : Famous people generally sleep late.

• Lazar : This suit has been cursed.

  Paul Orman : Cursed?

  Lazar : Yes, you remember, Batali, our cutter?

  Paul Orman : Yes, what about him.

  Lazar : Well, I had to get rid of him on account of this suit.

  Paul Orman : How come?

  Lazar : Well, I had an argument with him about these lapels.

  Paul Orman : Oh, they're perfect.

  Lazar : Aren't they! When Batali left, he was red in the face with rage and he asserted that this suit would bring misfortune to anybody who ever wore it. He cursed it!