Bighearted joker! Too many bighearted jokers around here.

— Steve Thompson (Burt Lancaster)

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6 seconds sound clip from the Criss Cross (1949) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:44:44.643 in the DVD version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- I'm perfectly all right, Frank. Nothing for you to worry about.

- You know, you came in 9:00, 10:00. You been sittin' there stewin' all by yourself. You been beltin' that stuff into you since 9:00, 10:00. That's not good. That's not like you.

- Mr. Thompson, don't you think you've had enough?

- Don't you think you're outta line?

- Yeah, I guess so.

- Don't you think you oughta mind your own business?

- I'm sorry. My error.

- All right.

- Bighearted joker! Too many bighearted jokers around here.

- Bad day at the races?

- How did you guess?

- No kidding. Did I hit it right?

- Right on the head.

- I can size a person up like that.

- You know everything too. Is that it?

- I didn't quite say that.

[...]

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