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I'm an advertising man not a red herring I've got a job a secretary a mothertwo ex wives and several bartenders dependent upon meAnd I don't intend to disappoint them all by getting myself killed
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North by Northwest

Now you listen to me, I'm an advertising man, not a red herring. I've got a job, a...

Roger Thornhill:
Now you listen to me, I'm an advertising man, not a red herring. I've got a job, a secretary, a mother, two ex-wives and several bartenders dependent me, and I don't intend to disappoint them all by getting myself "slightly" killed

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I'm an advertising man not a red herring I've got a job a secretary a mother
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two ex wives and several bartenders dependent upon me
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And I don't intend to disappoint them all by getting myself killed
Available in 5 languages
Duration
13 seconds
Views
1,218
Timestamp in Movie
01:39:37
Uploaded
Mar 11, 2026
Genres
adventure, mystery, thriller
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Movie Summary

A New York City advertising executive goes on the run after being mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies, and falls for a woman whose loyalties he begins to doubt.

Actors

Cary Grant
Roger Thornhill
Cary Grant
If there was a chance of changing your mind I'd talk about Miss KendallOf whom you so obviously disapproveYes for using sex like some people use a fly swatter - North by Northwest 00:12
If there was a chance of changing your mind I'd talk...
I don't like the way Teddy Roosevelt is looking at me - North by Northwest 00:05
I don't like the way Teddy Roosevelt is looking at me
- Good afternoon, Mr. Kaplan. - Not her. - North by Northwest 00:05
- Good afternoon, Mr. Kaplan. - Not her.
And now what little drama are we here for todayI don't for a moment believe that you've invited me to these gay surroundingsto come to a business arrangement - North by Northwest 00:11
And now what little drama are we here for todayI don't...
Just a second, you. - North by Northwest 00:23
Just a second, you.
No good, sir. You can't get involved in this. - North by Northwest 00:12
No good, sir. You can't get involved in this.
- Don't touch anything. - North by Northwest 00:06
- Don't touch anything.
HelloHelloAre you all rightYes I think soI asked the professor if I could see you againOhThere's not much timeIsn't thereI wanted to tell youI mean apologizeNo needI understandAll in the line of dutyI did treat you miserablyI uhI hated you for itI didn't - North by Northwest 01:32
HelloHelloAre you all rightYes I think soI asked the...
What's wrong with men like meThey don't believe in marriageI've been married twiceSee what I mean - North by Northwest 00:10
What's wrong with men like meThey don't believe in...
I may go back to hating you It was more fun - North by Northwest 00:05
I may go back to hating you It was more fun
Goodbye, darling. - North by Northwest 00:31
Goodbye, darling.
Oh, well, I guess it's off to the hospital for me and back to danger for you. - North by Northwest 00:28
Oh, well, I guess it's off to the hospital for me and...
He has told you, hasn't he? - North by Northwest 01:02
He has told you, hasn't he?
I don't like the games you play professorWar is hell Mr Thornhill even when it's a cold oneIf you can't lick the Vandamms of this worldwithout asking girls to bed down and fly away with themand never come backperhaps you ought to learn how to lose a few - North by Northwest 00:22
I don't like the games you play professorWar is hell Mr...
- I'm not gonna let you do this. - North by Northwest 00:06
- I'm not gonna let you do this.
...Mr. Kaplan twice in full view of horrified men, women and children who had come to the park to se - North by Northwest 00:32
...Mr. Kaplan twice in full view of horrified men, women and...
- Stop! - Oh, excuse me. - North by Northwest 00:12
- Stop! - Oh, excuse me.
- You don't want me to take you up there? - North by Northwest 00:07
- You don't want me to take you up there?
- (Vandamm] There's nothing to worry about. - North by Northwest 00:54
- (Vandamm] There's nothing to worry about.
I'm afraid you're gonna wish you had cut it off sooner. - North by Northwest 00:15
I'm afraid you're gonna wish you had cut it off...