Paul Frees: John Beresford Tipton

Quotes 

• Michael Anthony : [Anthony enters the library and discovers Tipton, seated in a high- back chair at his desk, stroking a black cat. Only Tipton's hands are visible to viewers]  You sent for me, sir?

  John Beresford Tipton : Mike, they say all cats are gray in the dark. Do you believe that?

  Michael Anthony : Well, I'm not sure about it in the literal sense, sir.

  John Beresford Tipton : [continues petting his cat]  This one is black at midnight as he is at noon, so they must be wrong. For instance, they say that, chemically speaking, man is only worth 98 cents.

  [Handing envelope to Anthony] 

  John Beresford Tipton : Let's see if we can buy one for a million dollars.