Edmond O'Brien: Johnny Midnight

Quotes 

• [first lines] 

  Johnny Midnight : [Narration]  I was giving a party for a beautiful and wonderful girl. Her name: Marie Malone. Only the night before she had opened in a new play. For her, it was a first role, but if you have what it takes, whether it's your first or your fortieth part, you're a hit. Marie had what was needed, and more. Truly, a star had been born. An emerald star."

• Marie Malone : All he said was I better see him tomorrow or...

  Johnny Midnight : Or what?

  Marie Malone : Or Scarlett O'Hara would never go like the wind.

• Marie Malone : Sometimes there's an awful lot of acting in life, only a tiny bit of it on the stage.

  Johnny Midnight : Sometimes that's true.

• Johnny Midnight : [On the phone]  Lupo? Johnny Midnight. Listen, I got somethin' for ya. For both of us. Murder.

• Johnny Midnight : Frankie swallowed a knife. It could be you fed it to him, huh?

  Danny : Your hat's on too tight.