Funny movie quotes from Tales of Terror starring Vincent Price, Peter Lorre
Oddly, the horror trilogy Tales of Terror has a fair amount of humor in it’s middle segment, The Black Cat. Where Peter Lorre’s character is an abusive drunk … who plans to murder Vincent Price’s character for cheating with his wife!
Montresor Herringbone (Peter Lorre): Why don’t you watch where I’m going, huh?
Montresor Herringbone (Peter Lorre): Pardon me, ladies, but could you spare a coin for a moral cripple?
Montresor Herringbone (Peter Lorre): Give me my money!
Annabel Herringbone (Joyce Jameson): There is no money, Montresor. You haven’t worked in seventeen years.
Fortunato (Vincent Price): [at a wine tasting competition] I must say, you seem to know your wines, sir.
Montresor Herringbone (Peter Lorre): [an alcoholic] I should!
Fortunato (Vincent Price): [as the cat that Montresor detests jumps into his lap] My, what a lovely cat!
Montresor Herringbone (Peter Lorre): What kind of man are you, anyway? Make love to my wife and doesn’t even talk to me!
Montresor Herringbone (Peter Lorre): Haven’t I convinced you of my sincerity yet? I’m genuinely dedicated to your destruction.