William Powell
Where does the phrase 'Follow that car' come from?
My mother and I believe it comes from the movie: 'Shadow of the Thin Man' with William Powell and Myrna Loy. We think the phrase comes from a scene where Myrna runs out of 'Mario's' restraunt and hails a cab, telling him the 'Follow that car', the one her husband is in. The cab then leaves without her.
Actually, it was:
Nora Charles, Molly: Follow that cab!
Cab Driver: Okay!
[drives off after cab, leaving Nora and Molly on sidewalk]
(http://imdb.com/title/tt0034172/quotes)
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"Follow that car" can be seen here:
Arabesque (1966)
David Pollock: Follow that car!
Great Piggy Bank Robbery, The (1946)
Return of the Pink Panther, The (1975)
Clouseau: Follow that car!
Daffy Duck: Hey, Taxi! Taxi! [a taxi stops] Follow that car! [the taxi goes off without him] Keeps them on their toes.
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