The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945)
Guy Kibbee: Radio Director, The Chief
Quotes
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The Chief : So, you're Emmanuel, huh?
Athanael : Uh, Athanael, sir. Angel Junior grade, Third phalanx, 15th cohort.
The Chief : Nothing wrong with your record.
Athanael : I hope not, sir.
The Chief : Application excellent. Deportment excellent. Kindness excellent. Virtue excellent. Monotonous!
Athanael : Yes, sir.
The Chief : That's for me to say!
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Athanael : I practice a lot in my spare time.
The Chief : Yes, so I hear, *constantly*, from this female.
Elizabeth : I've told the Chief how we study together, you with your trumpet and me with my harp.
Athanael : You have, Elizabeth?
Elizabeth : I told him how pleasant it is, just the two of us - and the music.
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The Chief : Usually when a planet goes berserk, it's our demolition expert who descends, blows his horn, and - poof.
Athanael : Poof?
The Chief : Just now, however, our demolition expert is disposing of one of the larger planets, so for this bit of destruction, I'm using you.
Athanael : Me?
The Chief : Yes, as the angel least likely to be missed.
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The Chief : Save your breath for the horn.
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The Chief : By the way, that must be blown at midnight sharp.
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The Chief : How could you ever recommend that hare-brained, horn-tooting nincompoop?