Harper: I""ll bet.Powell: Salvation is a last minute business, boy...If you""s to let hat money serve the Lord""s purpose, He might feel kindly turned owards ya...Now don""t you think the Lord might change his mind if you was to...(Harper falls asleep.)When Harper is hanged (offscreen) in an abbreviated sequence, taking the secret of the money""s location to his death ("he never broke...I came after him and I""m gonna get him.I""m goin"" with him all the way.The pool game is not over until Minnesota Fats says it""s over.Is it over, Fats? (Fats turns to Gordon for the answer.) (To Gordon) I""m gonna beat him, Mister.I beat him all night and I""m gonna beat him all day.I""m, I""m the best you ever seen, Fats.I""m the best there is.Now even if you beat me, I""m still the best.Gordon: (To Fats) Stay with this kid.He""s a loser.Eddie: (To Charlie) What did he say?After 25 hours of straight play in the epic match - it""s nine pm the next day - Eddie is slowly losing his edge by becoming intoxicated., and two appearances by original cast members (Elisha Cook, Jr., and Lee Patrick).The classic mystery film has also been spoofed inThe Maltese Bippy (1969)with TV-show stars Dan Rowan and Dick Martin,Murder By Death (1976), andThe Cheap Detective (1978).His first decision is whether to check his hat or not when the hatcheck girl inquires.First he is uncertain about what to do, then offers her the hat, drops it accidentally, and then clumsily bumps heads with her as hey both bend down to pick it up from the floor.