Well, that would be better than the bunch of chowder heads you drag in.
4 seconds sound clip from the Holiday Inn (1942) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:57:03 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- That will give us a week of rehearsals.
- I'll take care of the invitations. Strictly formal. I'll get all the newspaper boys from New York.
- Now hold everything. This is my inn, and I am not running it for a bunch of stuffed shirts.
- What would you like, the dungaree set?
- Well, that would be better than the bunch of chowder heads you drag in.
- Well, the show is pretty well set.
- But you could change the show for a special occasion like this.
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