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But he won't need the table tonight. Why should I keep it for him?

3 seconds sound clip from the Criss Cross (1949) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:35:03.520 in the DVD version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Well, hurry. Make your own decisions. Here, wipe your nose.

- Hello, Frank. She here yet?

- No, Mr. Thompson.

- You sure?

- Oh, positive.

- I'll wait down here at the bar for her.

- Well, now, here's a girl you can always find when you want her.

- I don't think I quite like that. The innuendo, I think I resent it. Bad taste.

- Oh, I beg your pardon.

- But he won't need the table tonight. Why should I keep it for him?

- I realize, but the trouble is I don't know how to tell him about it.

- It's simple. Just say I had to take the liberty. Say I had to give the table away.

- But you don't understand. He only just came in. He don't know yet, nobody's told him.

- Then tell him. Tell him.

- I should tell him?

- But what do you want me to do? Get stuck with an empty table on my hands all night?

- Tell him I took the liberty.

[...]

Criss Cross (1949) Sound Clip

Criss Cross (1949) posterListen to memorable quotes from the classic 1949 film noir Criss Cross, accompanied by short sound clips in MP3 and WAV formats.

Actors: Burt Lancaster (Steve Thompson), Yvonne De Carlo (Anna), Dan Duryea (Slim Dundee)

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