In the meantime, I want you to bat me out a lead. You know...

4 seconds sound clip from the The Front Page (1974) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:49:00 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- That's beautiful. Where's Eggelhofer now?

- Okay, here's what I want you to do.

- Get over to the hospital and the minute they operate, get ahold of that bullet. So, if the Sheriff tries to deny the story...

- Hold it. I'm not going to any hospital, not stealing any bullets.

- You're right. There may be further developments.

- In the meantime, I want you to bat me out a lead. You know...

- Sheriff Hartman: Stooge of Stalin or simply stupid?

- If we move fast, we can make the early edition.

- You don't understand, Walter. I've quit.

- I gave you that story as a personal favor because you're such a warm, loveable human being, but that's it.

[...]

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