Then he chimed softly the uneasy lies the head routine, then, before you knew what was happening, he made with the tears.
9 seconds sound clip from the The Big Knife (1955) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:20:39 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- She showed up one hour late, drunk, lugging a dog on a leash.
- The situation being serious enough, Stanley kept his temper.
- He talked to her like a father. He said...
- Let me tell you what he said.
- He told her about his bootblack days in Bayonne.
- She laughed in his face. Told him the whole town knew about his crying.
- It was time to change the act.
[...]