- What do I do next? Smack him?
- Why ask her? Can't you think for yourself?

— Fred Derry (Dana Andrews)

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

You can hear this line at 02:29:58.946 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Glad to know you, Scully. Get out.

- A tough guy, huh?

- Now, listen, Fred. You're not gonna get anywhere with that attitude.

- I told you, Cliff Scully's an old friend of mine. He's asked me out, and I'm going out. If you don't like it, you know what you can do.

- You heard me, chum. Get out.

- What do I do next? Smack him?

- Why ask her? Can't you think for yourself?

- Go on Cliff. I can handle this. Wait for me downstairs.

- Okay.

- Another ex-serviceman, huh? Greetings, brother. Have you had any trouble getting readjusted?

- Not in particular. It's easy if you just take everything in your stride.

- That's what I've heard.

- Be seeing you.

- I doubt it.

- When did you pick him up?

- I told you. He's an old friend. He just dropped in for a friendly drink.

[...]

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