Oh, he's always had that look. It doesn't mean anything emotionally. It has something to do with his liver.
8 seconds sound clip from the Holiday Inn (1942) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:03:49 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- Why not?
- Simply tell him you had made a mistake. You don't wanna give up your career and live on a farm.
- But he's already bought the farm. And the license, and the ring.
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