- 5000 dollars?
- Yeah, 5000 dollars and he gets it right away. He don't have to wait till Christmas.
9 seconds sound clip from the Meet John Doe (1941) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:39:16 in the DVD version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- When you get up there on the radio, all you have to do is say the whole thing's a frame-up.
- Make you a hero, sure as you're born.
- Yeah, but how am I going to get my arm fixed?
- I know somebody who'll give you 5000 dollars just to get up on the radio and tell the truth.
- Yeah, 5000 dollars and he gets it right away. He don't have to wait till Christmas.
- Look out, Long John, they're closing in on you.
- Say, who's putting up this dough?
- Here's the speech you make and it's all written for you.
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