Couldn't guarantee any salary at first, right now I've got the ledger and an iron lung.
7 seconds sound clip from the Holiday Inn (1942) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:25:55 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- But as long as he was alive we always had plenty to eat and clothes to keep us warm.
- Yes.
- Then your father was a very successful man. Hope I can do as well.
- Say, I came out here for a job. Could you use me?
- Well, I might find a spot for you in my first show. What can you do?
- Couldn't guarantee any salary at first, right now I've got the ledger and an iron lung.
- I don't care if you pay off in eggs, just give me a chance.
- Well, let's see what you can do.
- You know, I've written special music for each holiday.
- This sort of gives me a chance to keep a little promise I made to myself.
[...]
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Actors: Bing Crosby (Jim Hardy), Fred Astaire (Ted Hanover), Marjorie Reynolds (Linda Mason), Walter Abel (Danny Reed), Virginia Dale (Lila Dixon), Louise Beavers (Mamie)
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