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"Citizen Kane" quotes

Citizen Kane poster
Following the death of publishing tycoon Charles Foster Kane, reporters scramble to uncover the meaning of his final utterance; 'Rosebud'.

Director: Orson Welles
Writer: Herman J. Mankiewicz, Orson Welles, John Houseman
Production: N/A
Genre: drama, mystery
Year: 1941
MetaScore: 100/100
ImdbRating: 8.3
BoxOffice: $1,627,530
Released: 05 Sep 1941
Awards: Won 1 Oscar. 11 wins & 13 nominations total

73 video clips

Mr. BernsteinJedediah LelandCharles Foster KaneWalter Parks ThatcherSusan Alexander KaneJerry ThompsonEmily Monroe Norton KaneRaymondInterviewer In 1935 NewsreelKane, Age EightCharles Foster Kane IiiHerbert CarterMatisteReporter 1Reporter 2The HeadwaiterMary Kane
I always gagged on the silver spoon - Citizen Kane 00:14 I always gagged on the silver spoon People will think - Citizen Kane 00:18 People will think The trouble is - Citizen Kane 02:25 The trouble is Here's a three column headline in the Chronicle - Citizen Kane 00:47 Here's a three column headline in the Chronicle You can't do this to me - Citizen Kane 00:25 You can't do this to me I am not a gentleman - Citizen Kane 00:27 I am not a gentleman Only you're going to need more than one lesson - Citizen Kane 00:44 Only you're going to need more than one lesson Don't worry about me - Citizen Kane 00:43 Don't worry about me I run a couple of newspapers - Citizen Kane 00:16 I run a couple of newspapers He was thrown out of a lot of colleges - Citizen Kane 00:17 He was thrown out of a lot of colleges What's the matter - Citizen Kane 02:02 What's the matter Some people can sing - Citizen Kane 00:18 Some people can sing That's a lot of money to pay for a dame without a head - Citizen Kane 00:27 That's a lot of money to pay for a dame without a head Sentimental fellow - Citizen Kane 00:15 Sentimental fellow Miss Alexander - Citizen Kane 01:29 Miss Alexander He never gave anything away - Citizen Kane 00:40 He never gave anything away It's the only disease - Citizen Kane 00:19 It's the only disease That's my curse - Citizen Kane 00:19 That's my curse A fellow will remember a lot of things you wouldn't think he'd remember - Citizen Kane 00:38 A fellow will remember a lot of things you wouldn't... I don't know many people - Citizen Kane 00:14 I don't know many people I don't think any word can explain a man's life - Citizen Kane 00:12 I don't think any word can explain a man's life If I hadn't been very rich - Citizen Kane 00:38 If I hadn't been very rich Rosebud - Citizen Kane 00:11 Rosebud I bet that would've explained everything - Citizen Kane 00:41 I bet that would've explained everything I did lose a million dollars last year - Citizen Kane 00:17 I did lose a million dollars last year There's a lot of statues in Europe you haven't bought yet - Citizen Kane 00:20 There's a lot of statues in Europe you haven't... There's only one person in the world to decide what I'll do And that's me - Citizen Kane 00:11 There's only one person in the world to decide what... He made an awful lot of money - Citizen Kane 00:19 He made an awful lot of money He just didn't have any to give - Citizen Kane 00:16 He just didn't have any to give I always gagged on that silver spoon - Citizen Kane 00:10 I always gagged on that silver spoon You don't care about anything except you - Citizen Kane 00:30 You don't care about anything except you I didn't know we were speaking - Citizen Kane 00:25 I didn't know we were speaking He happens to be the president - Citizen Kane 00:15 He happens to be the president You're too old to be calling me Mr - Citizen Kane 00:08 You're too old to be calling me Mr Everybody knows that story - Citizen Kane 00:40 Everybody knows that story Throw that junk in - Citizen Kane 00:05 Throw that junk in Don't believe everything you hear on the radio - Citizen Kane 00:07 Don't believe everything you hear on the radio I think it would be fun to run a newspaper - Citizen Kane 00:15 I think it would be fun to run a newspaper It isn't enough to tell us what a man did - Citizen Kane 00:17 It isn't enough to tell us what a man did Only you want love on your own terms - Citizen Kane 00:15 Only you want love on your own terms Are we going to declare war on Spain - Citizen Kane 00:23 Are we going to declare war on Spain President's niece - Citizen Kane 00:12 President's niece The news goes on for 24 hours a day - Citizen Kane 00:07 The news goes on for 24 hours a day How did I find business conditions in Europe - Citizen Kane 00:17 How did I find business conditions in Europe Girls delightful in Cuba - Citizen Kane 00:19 Girls delightful in Cuba I'm lonesome - Citizen Kane 00:09 I'm lonesome You buy a bag of peanuts in this town you get a song written about you - Citizen Kane 00:10 You buy a bag of peanuts in this town you get a song written... I'd like to keep that particular piece of paper myself - Citizen Kane 00:19 I'd like to keep that particular piece of paper myself You don't love me - Citizen Kane 00:24 You don't love me I don't know how to run a newspaper - Citizen Kane 00:12 I don't know how to run a newspaper You still eating - Citizen Kane 00:12 You still eating We never lost as much as we made - Citizen Kane 00:07 We never lost as much as we made Am I a stuffed shirt - Citizen Kane 00:26 Am I a stuffed shirt I guess that'll show you - Citizen Kane 00:21 I guess that'll show you Maybe I'll make some teeth and whiskers - Citizen Kane 00:06 Maybe I'll make some teeth and whiskers Mr Kane on behalf of all the employees of the Inquirer - Citizen Kane 00:23 Mr Kane on behalf of all the employees of the Inquirer Well it's no trick to make a lot of money - Citizen Kane 00:19 Well it's no trick to make a lot of money We have no secrets from our readers - Citizen Kane 00:14 We have no secrets from our readers Is Pop governor yet - Citizen Kane 00:09 Is Pop governor yet There ain't no bedrooms in this joint - Citizen Kane 00:13 There ain't no bedrooms in this joint I suppose he had a private sort of greatness - Citizen Kane 00:14 I suppose he had a private sort of greatness I've got nothing but time - Citizen Kane 00:16 I've got nothing but time A committee should be formed to boycott him - Citizen Kane 00:21 A committee should be formed to boycott him Well what do you know - Citizen Kane 00:15 Well what do you know You never should have married a newspaper man - Citizen Kane 00:10 You never should have married a newspaper man

Cast

Jedediah Leland - Joseph Cotten
Susan Alexander Kane - Dorothy Comingore
Mary Kane - Agnes Moorehead
Emily Monroe Norton Kane - Ruth Warrick
James W. Gettys - Ray Collins
Herbert Carter - Erskine Sanford
Mr. Bernstein - Everett Sloane
Jerry Thompson - William Alland
Raymond - Paul Stewart
Walter Parks Thatcher - George Coulouris
Matiste - Fortunio Bonanova
The Headwaiter - Gus Schilling
Mr. Rawlston - Philip Van Zandt
Miss Anderson - Georgia Backus
Kane's Father - Harry Shannon
Kane III - Sonny Bupp
Kane - Age Eight - Buddy Swan
Kane - Orson Welles
Man at Party in Everglades - Don Ackerman
Dancing Girl - Loretta Agar
Newsreel Man - Demetrius Alexis
Man in Senate Investigating Committee - Peter Allen
Man at Xanadu Great Hall - William Alston
Newsreel Man - Baudelio Alva
Newsreel Man - T. Lockwood Arbright
Man at Boat Dock - Sam Ash
Man in Projection Room - Michael Audley
City Room Employee - Walter Bacon
Man Singing at Inquirer Party - Harry A. Bailey
Hillman - Richard Barr
Man in Newsreel - Alva Baudena
Entertainer - Charles Bennett
Georgia - Joan Blair
Man Singing at Inquirer Party - Danny Borzage
Man Singing at Inquirer Party - Robert Brent
Man in Newsreel - James Brought
Servant - Morgan Brown
Wedding Guest - Harry Burkhardt
Man Singing at Inquirer Party - William Calkins
Man Singing at Inquirer Party - Porter Chase
Man in Newsreel - Gene Chervow
Man Singing at Inquirer Party - J.J. Clark
Woman in Front of Chronicle Building - Dorothy Cleveland
Inquirer Reporter - Edmund Cobb
Reporter - Eddie Coke
Pianist in 'El Rancho' - Nat 'King' Cole
Man Singing at Inquirer Party - Tom Coleman
Newsreel Man - Gene Coogan
Woman at Boat Deck - Sally Corner
Gino - Gino Corrado
City Editor - Herbert Corthell
Extra - Maurice Costello
Dancer - Irene Crosby
Man at Opera - Charles Cross
Teddy Roosevelt - Thomas A. Curran
Reporter at Xanadu - Louise Currie
Boss Printer - Jack Curtis
Newspaperman at Trenton Town Hall - Ed Dahlen
Hireling - Ernie Daniels
Nurse on Hospital Roof - Coy Danz
Dancer - Margaret Davis
Copy Boy - Tim Davis
House Maid - Dona Dax
- Marie Day
Newswoman - Petra R. de Silva
Man Singing at Inquirer Party - Gayle DeCamp
Dancer - Frances Deets
Man Singing at Inquirer Party - Carl Deloro
Newspaperman at Trenton Town Hall - George DeNormand
Man in Projection Room - Eddie Dew
Ward Heeler - John Dilson
Photographer - Robert Dudley
Man at Opera - Lou Duello
French Maid - Suzanne Dulier
Newsreel Man - Art Dupuis
Dancer - Pauline Easterday
Solly - Al Eben
Car-Driver - Johnny Eckert
Man Singing at Inquirer Party - Jack Egan
Adolf Hitler - Carl Ekberg
Newsreel Man - Richard Elmore
Leland's Nurse - Edith Evanson
Hermann Goring - Carl Faulkner
Dancer - Juanita Fields
Hireling - Jack Floyd
City Room Employee - Ray Flynn
Man Singing at Inquirer Party - Monty Ford
Opera Singer - Jean Forward
Expressman - Olin Francis
Susan's Maid - Louise Franklin
Gorilla Man - Al Frazier
Man Singing at Inquirer Party - Guy Gada
Dancer - Gloria Gale
General in News on the March - Captain Garcia
Man at Xanadu Great Hall - Jack Gargan
Newspaperman at Trenton Town Hall - Bud Geary
Newsreel Man - Rudy Germane
Man Singing at Inquirer Party - Bob Gladman
Nurse - Renee Godfrey
Dancer - Jerry Gordon
Guest - Peter Gowland
Man at Party in Everglades - Jimmy Grant
Joseph - Jesse Graves
Man on Hospital Roof - Ernest Grooney
Man on Hospital Roof - Jack Gwynne
Man Singing at Inquirer Party - Robert Haines
City Room Employee - Frank Haney
Man Singing at Inquirer Party - Harry Harris
Newsreel Man - Sam Harris
Newspaper Man - Lew Harvey
Best Man at Wedding - Henry Hebert
- Edward L. Hemmer
Newspaperman at Trenton Town Hall - Cliff Herd
Fish Driver - Bryan 'Slim' Hightower
Man Singing at Inquirer Party - Harlan Hoagland
Man at Xanadu Great Hall - John Huettner
Politician - Mitchell Ingraham
Man at Madison Square Garden - Jack Itay
Man in Newsreel - Jack Jahries
Ward Heeler - Walter James
Waiter at Inquirer Party - George W. Jimenez
Man Singing at Inquirer Party - Clayton Jones
Dancer - Edna Mae Jones
Newspaperman at Trenton Town Hall - Harry Jones
Man Singing at Inquirer Party - Alexander Julian
Man on Hospital Roof - William Kane
Orchestra Leader - Arthur Kay
Car-Driver / Woman in Loggia Scene - Ivy Keene
Person in Front of Chronicle Building - E. Kerry
Reporter at Wedding - Milton Kibbee
Dancer - Laura Knight
Pipe-smoking Reporter - Alan Ladd
Newsreel Man - Mike Lally
Maid in Xanadu Hall - Carmen Laroux
Man in Projection Room - Perc Launders
Newsreel Man - Walter Lawrence
City Room Employee - Bob Lawson
Newspaperman at Trenton Town Hall - Bert LeBaron
Man in Newsreel - David Ledner
Druggist - Adam Linke
Man Singing at Inquirer Party - J.D. Lockhart
Dancer - Mary Lorraine
Ms. Townsend - Ellen Lowe
Man Singing at Inquirer Party - Ludwig Lowry
Reporter at Boat Deck - Buck Mack
Prompter - James T. Mack
Woman at Boat Dock - Evelyn Mackert
Man on Roof - Teddy Mangean
Newspaperman - Herman J. Mankiewicz
Man Singing at Inquirer Party - Jack Manolas
Jennings - Joe Manz
Dancer - Loretta Marsh
Newsboy - Mickey Martin
Newspaperman at Trenton Town Hall - Clyde McAtee
Shadowgraph Man - Major McBride
Newsreel Man - Lee McCluskey
Man Singing at Inquirer Party - John McCormack
- Frank McLure
Civic Leader - Charles Meakin
Man Singing at Inquirer Party - Hercules Mendez
Newspaperman at Trenton Town Hall - Jim Merritt
Man at Boat Dock - Buddy Messinger
Neville Chamberlain / Newspaperman at Trenton Town Hall - E.G. Miller
Dr. Corey - Irving Mitchell
Man at Xanadu Great Hall - Bert Moorhouse
Politician - Philip Morris
Butler - Jack Morton
Reporter - Louis Natheaux
Ethel - Frances E. Neal
Woman at Opera - Lillian Nicholson
Dancer - Leda Nicova
Copy Boy - George Noisom
Secretary - Joseph North
Newsreel Man - John Northpole
Opera Spectator - Field Norton
Secretary - William H. O'Brien
Reporter - Arthur O'Connell
Man at Madison Square Garden - Frank O'Connor
Man Singing at Inquirer Party - Paddy O'Flynn
Woman in Front of Chronicle Building - Lillian O'Malley
Civic Leader - Edward Peil Jr.
Copy Boy Delivering Message in Chicago Hotel Room - Gerald Pierce
Man - Thomas Pogue
Man at Madison Square Garden - Russ Powell
Man Singing at Inquirer Party - J.R. Ralston
Man at Boat Dock / Man at Madison Square Garden - Terrance Ray
Stagehand - Jack Raymond
Man Singing at Inquirer Party - William Reed
Reporter - Guy Repp
Dancer - Jolane Reynolds
Man Singing at Inquirer Party - Sam Rice
City Room Employee - Verne Richards
Dancer - Suzanne Ridgway
Newspaperman at Trenton Town Hall - Cyril Ring
Big Governess - Myrtle Rishell
Newsreel Man - Jack Robbins
Man Singing at Inquirer Party - Don Roberts
Newspaperman at Trenton Town Hall - George Rogers
Newsreel Man - Victor Romito
Smather - Benny Rubin
Hireling - Shimen Ruskin
Man in Inquirer City Room - Edward Ryan
Man at Madison Square Garden - Jack Ryan
Newsreel Man - Robert Samven
Reporter at Xanadu - Walter Sande
Man at Xanadu Great Hall - Jack Santoro
Politician - Francis Sayles
Opera Spectator - Dick Scott
Dancer - Ruth Seeley
Hireling - George Sherwood
Newsreel Man - Brent Shugar
Newsman - Bruce Sidney
Newsreel Man - Guy Smith
Man Singing at Inquirer Party - Roy Smith
Newsreel Man - Vince Speaker
City Room Employee - George Sperry
Newspaperman at Trenton Town Hall - Sam Steele
Reporter - Tom Steele
Hireling - Ralph Stein
Man at Madison Square Garden - Bert Stevens
Senate Investigator - Landers Stevens
Newsreel Man - Dimas Sutteno
Newsreel Man - Jack Taylor
Man in Senate Investigating Committee - Norman Taylor
Man in Newsreel - Bob Terry
Jetsam - Karl Thomas
Man Singing at Inquirer Party - Robert B. Tobin
Interviewer in 1935 Newsreel - Gregg Toland
Reporter at Xanadu - Kathryn Trosper
Man Singing at Inquirer Party - Fred Trowbridge
Flotsam - Glen Turnbull
Stagehand - Gohr Van Vleck
Portuguese Laborer - Harry J. Vejar
Newsreel Man - Tim Wallace
Newspaperman at Trenton Town Hall - Ken Weaver
Stage Manager - Charles West
Man Singing at Inquirer Party - Larry Wheat
Reporter - Patrick Whitney
Reporter at Xanadu - Jan Wiley
Man on Roof - Bill Wilkens
Man Singing at Inquirer Party - Larry Williams
Chorus Master - Tudor Williams
Reporter - Richard Wilson
Dancer - Vivian Wilson
Newspaperman at Trenton Town Hall - Roland Winters
Woman in Projection Room - Vera Winters
Speaker - Arthur Yeoman
Newsreel Man - Louis Young