2006-06-22 22:39:47 · 6 answers · asked by jackdiamond3 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
This is from the Wikipedia page on him:
The stereotypical impression of James Cagney involves wearing a trenchcoat and a hat and sneering "You dirty rat!". In his AFI speech, he evoked much laughter by saying that he never said that line; what he really said was, "Judy, Judy, Judy!" (another over-stereotyped line, attributed to Cary Grant). The actual origin of the "dirty rat" phrase is the 1932 film Taxi!, in which Cagney delivered the line "Come out and take it, you dirty, yellow-bellied rat, or I'll give it to you through the door!" often misquoted as "Come out, you dirty rat, or I'll give it to you through the door!".
2006-06-22 22:43:06 · answer #1 · answered by spudric13 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He said "Take that, you dirty yellow rat!" in the film taxi, which got shortened without the reference to cowardice by film fans over the years
2006-06-29 13:27:43 · answer #2 · answered by ♥~rayna~♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Apparently it was all media hype like Humphrey Bogart supposedly saying 'Play it again Sam'
2006-06-22 22:43:33 · answer #3 · answered by Thasc 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Rats Momma...........
2006-06-28 22:59:37 · answer #4 · answered by El Mariachi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'M A YANKEE DOODLE DANDY not a dirty rat "YOU DIRTY RAT" !!!
2006-06-22 22:45:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok,ok...I said it!
Do you feel better now?
2006-06-22 22:41:58 · answer #6 · answered by opjames 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋