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Oh, now don't tell me those guys in Washington refused to okay it?

3 seconds sound clip from the Dead Reckoning (1947) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:07:01.388 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Well, thank you, Sergeant.

- Well, I guess I should have known better than try to hold back anything from men who've operated the way you have back at the enemy lines.

- I just wanted to give General Steele the pleasure of seeing your faces when you heard it.

- Steele? Cold Steele?

- Yeah, it was largely his doing that your recommendation went through.

- For Johnny to get the Congressional?

- The Congressional?

- There were certain errors of omission in your report of the incident, Captain.

- Oh, now don't tell me those guys in Washington refused to okay it?

- Those guys, Captain, finally decided to award the Congressional Medal of Honor to Sergeant Drake, and the Distinguished Service Cross to the officer who was with him.

- Now, how's that, bud? The Congressional with a baby blue ribbon.

- Won't you look pretty, standing up there with the head man? Maybe he'll even let you sit on his piano.

- With the newsreels grinding.

- In Technicolor.

- What's the gripe, Professor? That's the best they've got. There isn't any more.

[...]

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Dead Reckoning (1947) Sound Clip

Dead Reckoning posterListen to memorable quotes from the classic 1947 film noir Dead Reckoning, accompanied by short sound clips in MP3 and WAV formats.

Actors: Humphrey Bogart (Capt. Warren "Rip" Murdock), Lizabeth Scott (Coral Chandler)

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