What's the use of my paying heavy dues for protection if there's never any peace?
6 seconds sound clip from the Little Caesar (1931) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:43:15 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- You don't happen to know anything about a diamond-and-platinum watch that was stolen, do you?
- If you hear anything about it, let me know, won't you?
- Hm.
- Banquet, eh? Hmm. Rico got far. Too far. So now he's got to stop. I'm saying he's got to stop!
- Oh, Arnie, are you fellas going to start another scrap?
- What's the use of my paying heavy dues for protection if there's never any peace?
- Don't you worry. There'll be peace soon enough.
- I'm saying he's got to stop, so he's gonna stop.
- He's been cutting in on my territory and that's all wet with me.
- Look, ahem. I'm sitting here, see? I'm sitting here quiet smoking a cigarette, see?
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