Green for Danger (1946)
Alastair Sim: The Police: Inspector Cockrill
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Dr. Barney Barnes : I gave nitrous oxide at first, to get him under.
Inspector Cockrill : Oh yes, stuff the dentist gives you, hmmm -- commonly known as "laughing gas."
Dr. Barney Barnes : Used to be -- actually the impurities cause the laughs.
Inspector Cockrill : Oh, just the same as in our music halls.
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[dictating a report about the murder case]
Inspector Cockrill : "In view of my failure - correction, comparative failure - I feel that I have no alternative but to offer you, sir, my resignation, in the sincere hope that you will not accept it." Full stop.
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Dr. White : I do hope everything can be arranged discreetly.
Inspector Cockrill : Umm, shouldn't think so for a moment.
Dr. White : Why not? Press? Do they have to be seen?
Inspector Cockrill : Can't keep 'em out.
Dr. White : Oh, dear.
Inspector Cockrill : I don't mind; they always give me a good write-up.
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Dr. Barney Barnes : [after nurse Esther's breakdown] So without bothering to inquire, you scared the life out of her like any flat-footed copper off the beat.
Inspector Cockrill : The police force has not a monopoly of fallen arches, Dr. Barnes. Ask any chiropodist.
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The Hospital Staff - The Doctors: Dr. Barnes : Did you get us here just to insult us?
The Police: Inspector Cockrill : No. I only like to strike an informal note.
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The Hospital Staff - The Doctors: Mr. Eden : Are you trying to make me lose my temper?
The Police: Inspector Cockrill : Oh, that was only a secondary object.
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The Nurses: Nurse Esther Sanson : It is a lovely night.
Mr. Eden : Perfect.
[quoting Shakespeare]
Mr. Eden : "In such a night as this,/When the sweet wind did gently kiss the trees/And they did make no noise, in such a night/Troilus methinks mounted the Trojan walls/And sighed his soul toward the Grecian tents/Where Cressid lay that night."
Inspector Cockrill : [startling the couple] "In such a night/Did young Lorenzo swear he loved her well,/Stealing her soul with many vows of faith,/And ne'er a true one." Good night, Mr. Eden.
Inspector Cockrill : [exposing a lurking Dr. Barnes] Good night, Dr. Barnes.
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The Police: Inspector Cockrill : You must bear with me doctor. I'm a child in these matters.
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The Police: Inspector Cockrill : Well, well, well, a master of surgery mixing it with an NRCP. Ho, ho, what a delicious spectacle. We might arrange a future contest to aid some deserving charity, don't you think?
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The Hospital Staff - The Doctors: Dr. Barnes : So, without bothering to inquire, you scare the life out of her, like any flat-footed cooper off the beat.
The Police: Inspector Cockrill : The police force has not a monopoly of fallen arches, Dr. Barnes - ask any chiropodist
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The Police: Inspector Cockrill : I suppose I should be glad my suspects haven't been reduced any further.