Rehearsal for Murder Quotes

Rehearsal for Murder is a Drama that appeared on TV in 1970 on CBS. Rehearsal for Murder stopped airing in 1970.

It features Robert A. Papazian as producer, Billy Goldenberg in charge of musical score, and Stevan Larner as head of cinematography. Rehearsal for Murder is executive produced by Richard Levinson.

Rehearsal for Murder is recorded in English and originally aired in United States. Each episode of Rehearsal for Murder is 96 minutes long. Rehearsal for Murder is produced by CBS Productions and distributed by CBS.

The cast includes: Wallace Rooney as Ernie, Robert Preston as Alex, Patrick Macnee as David, William Russ as Frank Heller, And Madolyn Smith as Karen, And William Daniels as Walter, Lawrence Pressman as Lloyd, and Featuring Jeff Goldblum as Leo.

Rehearsal for Murder Quotes

And William Daniels as Walter

• (And William Daniels) "We all said a lot of things. None of them were true."

• (And William Daniels) "Ah, he's being mysterious. Well, it's the playwright's prerogative -- and it's the producer's prerogative to have a sweet roll."

• (And William Daniels) "The woman killed herself. Do you understand? Whether you want to believe it or not, she was depressed, and she jumped out of her bedroom window."
• (Robert Preston) "How can you be so certain, Walter? Were you there?"

• (And William Daniels) "Alex, we've known each other for a long time, so I'm entitled to be blunt. Why are we here?"
• (Robert Preston) "You know why, Walter. To read my new play."
• (And William Daniels) "It's not a play. It's just a bunch of unrelated scenes, all of them uncomfortably close to the truth."
• (Patrick Macnee) "The hell they are."

• (And William Daniels) "What are you talking about? Monica wasn't murdered. She committed suicide. And to suggest that one of us is involved --"
• (Robert Preston) "It isn't a suggestion; it's a statement of fact."
• (And Madolyn Smith) "They investigated, the police --"
• (Robert Preston) "The police were wrong."
• (And William Daniels) "Alex. We all know you suffered a terrible loss. We understand your grief. But what you're doing here, it won't change anything. It won't bring her back."
• (Robert Preston) "Then you've nothing to lose by indulging me."

And Madolyn Smith as Karen

• (And Madolyn Smith) "You're being obsequious, Leo."
• (Featuring Jeff Goldblum) "Okay, I'll stop if you tell me what it means."

Robert Preston as Alex

• (Robert Preston) "It's essential they stay here, all of them. If even one of them walks out, it won't work."
• (William Russ) "It may not work anyway."
• (Robert Preston) "You still think this is a mistake, don't you?"
• (William Russ) "Like I said before, Mr. Dennison; this is your show. I'm just here to watch."

• (Robert Preston) "Might as well get to the point. Well, it's really very simple. When we finish here, we'll know something we didn't know before."
• (Patrick Macnee) "And what's that?"
• (Robert Preston) "Which one of you killed Monica Welles."

• (Robert Preston) "Permit me my element of surprise, Lloyd. In a mystery, the audience should never know what's coming next."

Wallace Rooney as Ernie

• (Wallace Rooney) "Some of those junkies and winos from Broadway, they try to bed down in the lobby overnight."
• (Robert Preston) "Encourage them, Ernie. The theater was meant for the common man."

• (Wallace Rooney) "Who's there? Who's out there? Is that you Mr. Dennison?"
• (Robert Preston) "Hello, Ernie, how you been?"

Lawrence Pressman as Lloyd

• (Lawrence Pressman) "What are you going for? What's the point of the scene?"
• (Robert Preston) "Well, the point, Lloyd, is that in a mystery, everyone must have a motive."

• (Lawrence Pressman) "He certainly raked you over the coals."
• (And William Daniels) "Well, that makes two of us."
• (Patrick Macnee) "Three."
• (Featuring Jeff Goldblum) "Great. Marvelous. Wonderful."
• (Featuring Jeff Goldblum) "We're next."

• (Lawrence Pressman) "Now I get it. Don't you see what he's doing?"
• (Featuring Jeff Goldblum) "Now that you mention it -- no."

Patrick Macnee as David

• (Patrick Macnee) "Wonderful. Broadway's favorite actor gets pneumonia. Oh, well, after those notices, I suppose I could use a cold shower."
• (Patrick Macnee) "Don't be depressed then, Alex. You've got worse things coming. Like marriage."

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