Best mystery movie quotes of 1959

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Movie Quote Quiz
North by Northwest picture

Roger Thornhill: The moment I meet an attractive woman, I have to start pretending I have no desire to make love to her.
Eve Kendall: What makes you think you have to conceal it?
Roger Thornhill: She might find the idea objectionable.
Eve Kendall: Then again, she might not.

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Anatomy of a Murder picture

Parnell Emmett McCarthy: Gin... I knew there was something wrong with that guy. I never met a gin drinker yet that you could trust.

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The Hound of the Baskervilles picture

Doctor Richard Mortimer: But this is remarkable.
Sherlock Holmes: Superficial. There is nothing remarkable about using one's eyes.

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The Bat picture

Dr. Malcolm Wells: In my report I shall state that death was caused by a stunning blow followed by severe laceration and hemorrhage.
Lt. Andy Anderson: In plain English, he didn't know what hit him.
Dr. Malcolm Wells: Oh he knew, but he didn't have time to think about it.

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