- I was just doing my job. Nothing personal.
- Of course not, but sometimes even the best bloodhound barks up the wrong tree.

— (Cliff Osmond), Whiplash Willie Gingrich (Walter Matthau)

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9 seconds sound clip from the The Fortune Cookie (1966) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:51:08 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

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- Looks like the party's beginning to build.

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- Help yourself.

- You know something? We're gonna miss you around here, because you're a real good neighbor. Quiet, discreet, unobtrusive. And yet always keeping a watchful eye on us.

- I was just doing my job. Nothing personal.

- Of course not, but sometimes even the best bloodhound barks up the wrong tree.

- Any more news about Boom Boom Jackson?

- No.

- Too bad what happened to him, but maybe it'll teach him a lesson.

- Our black brothers, they've been getting a little out of hand lately. Just too damn cocky. You know what I mean?

- That's enough out of you, Purkey.

[...]

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