The Big Combo (1955)

John Hoyt: Nils Dreyer

Quotes 

• Leonard Diamond : Do you know Mr. Brown?

  Nils Dreyer : I had lunch with him last week. He's a very fine gentleman.

  Leonard Diamond : He's a hoodlum.

  Nils Dreyer : Because I have lunch with him, that is not a crime. I'll have lunch with anybody, I'm democratic. I'll even have lunch with you.

• Leonard Diamond : Mr. Dreyer, the secret you think keeps you safe will blow up in your face. You're dealing with a... a ruthless man!

  Nils Dreyer : [Unperturbed]  Mr. Diamond, I was a seaman for 30 years. I went to sea aged 14. I've seen storms, I've seen gunfire, and I've seen torpedoes. I've been wrecked - not once, four times. On a raft, 57 days, nothing but water. Nothing kills me. I'll die in Stockholm like my great grandfather, aged 93. I'm not scared of anything - including you - so, get out.

  Leonard Diamond : [Starts to leave, then turns back to make one final appeal to Dreyer]  If you change your mind, Mr. Dreyer, just phone the 93rd Precinct. I'll send a squad car for you.