Given the right surroundings and encouragement, I'll bet that that man could run our company as well as your young Winthorpe.

11 seconds sound clip from the Trading places (1983) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:18:40 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

(COUGHING) (2)

- That man is a product of a poor environment.

- There's absolutely nothing wrong with him, I can prove it.

- Of course there's something wrong with him... He's a Negro!

- He's probably been stealing since he could crawl.

- Given the right surroundings and encouragement, I'll bet that that man could run our company as well as your young Winthorpe.

- Are we talking about a wager, Randolph?

- I suppose you think Winthorpe... say if he were to lose his job, would resort to holding up people on the streets.

- No, I don't think that just losing his job would be enough for Winthorpe.

- I think we'd have to heap a little more misfortune on those narrow shoulders.

- If he lost his job and his home and his fiancee and his friends.

[...]

Trading places (1983) Sound Clip

Trading places (1983) Blu-Ray cover

Sound clips of famous quotes and funny lines from the Trading places (1983) movie soundboard.

Actors: Dan Aykroyd (Louis Winthorpe), Eddie Murphy (Billy Ray Valentine), Ralph Bellamy (Randolph Duke), Don Ameche (Mortimer Duke), Denholm Elliott (Coleman), Jamie Lee Curtis (Ophelia), Paul Gleason (Clarence Beeks)

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