Comrade X (1940)
Felix Bressart: Vanya
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Quotes
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Vanya : The communists have ideas. But they found out you can't run a government with everybody going around having ideas. So what is happening, the communists are being executed so that Communism should succeed.
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Mac Thompson : What, uh, what are they singing?
Vanya : Same thing they always sing in prison: "We are Free."
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Vanya : Excuse me, Mr. Thompson, how soon can I talk to you alone?
Mac Thompson : You'll have to wait until we're alone, Vanya.
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Vanya : Well, there's some good news and some bad news. Last week all the towels were stolen. But on the other hand the water wasn't running so nobody needed the towels. Everything balances.
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Vanya : Excuse me, I don't want her to hear what I got to say. She's a spy.
Mac Thompson : Yeah, I know. Everybodies a spy. That's why I like you. You're too dumb to be a spy.
Vanya : Thank you.
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Mac Thompson : Okay, Theodore, just when were you figuring on this marriage?
Theodora : Tonight.
Mac Thompson : Isn't it a little late?
Vanya : Oh, no, Mr. Thompson. That's all right. The Marriage Bureau keeps open until 1:00AM. Statistics show that people want to get married at night more than in the morning!
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Vanya : Mr. Thompson, what is this? Why on earth are they going to shoot us in the street? Everybody else got shot in the Kremlin.
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Vanya : Everybody loves Bastakoff. Bastakoff kills everybody. Everything balances.
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Vanya : I'm glad you're back, Mr. Thompson. You have a good time?
Mac Thompson : I must've if it's Friday.
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Mac Thompson : How long has the elevator been stuck this time?
Vanya : Eight hours. They are going to report it to the bureau of elevators.
Mac Thompson : What's the rush?
Vanya : Well, they think there's some people in it.
Mac Thompson : Well, what're they gonna do about it?
Vanya : They are looking for the engineer, but nobody knows where he is. Personally, I think he's in the elevator.
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Vanya : I can bring you witnesses that I never saw her before.