I'm sorry it's so sudden. I didn't tell you the money was almost gone because every day I kept hoping I was gonna land a good job. At last I got it through my thick skull that I'm not going to get one...

10 seconds sound clip from the The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:31:55.711 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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[...]

- Good night, son.

- Good night, Pop. Thanks.

- Hello, babe.

- What you got there?

- Our supper. Cream of corn soup, potato salad, salami and liverwurst.

- We're going to Jackie's Hot Spot. I phoned and made a reservation.

- We're eating at home.

- What's the matter, honey? You sick or something?

- No, dear. Broke.

- Broke?

- You got it.

- But what happened? Where did it go to?

- We spent it, babe. That's what happened.

- I'm sorry it's so sudden. I didn't tell you the money was almost gone because every day I kept hoping I was gonna land a good job. At last I got it through my thick skull that I'm not going to get one...

- So we'll have to forget about Jackie's Hot Spot and the Blue Devil and all the rest.

- Why couldn't you get a job? You really been trying?

- Sure. I've been all over town. All the employment offices and the USES. They all tell me I don't know anything. They say I ought to spend a couple of years as an apprentice or go to a trade school.

- A couple of years with you going to kindergarten. And what would I be doing in the meantime?

- Well, you could always help me with my homework.

- Fred.

- Yep?

- Are you really all right?

- Of course, I'm all right. Why?

- I mean, in your mind. Is there anything?

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