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You know, I've been thinking. Women Oughta come capsule-sized, about four inches high. When a man goes out of an evening, he just puts her in his pocket and takes her along with him, and, that way, he knows exactly where she is.

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

You can hear this line at 00:47:16.259 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

(Traffic cop blowing whistle) (2)

- I can't understand why Martinelli put that stuff in our drinks.

- Does he think you're working for that St Louis gangster?

- Well, if he knows Al Baretto, he knows I'm not one of the mob, just a guy who owned a fleet of taxicabs, and sat in on a stud game once in a while.

- Well, then, I don't see why...

- Ya know, the trouble with women is they ask too many questions. They should spend all their time just being beautiful.

- And let the men do the worrying.

- Yeah.

- You know, I've been thinking. Women Oughta come capsule-sized, about four inches high. When a man goes out of an evening, he just puts her in his pocket and takes her along with him, and, that way, he knows exactly where she is.

- When he gets to his favourite restaurant, he puts her on the table, and lets her run around among the coffee cups while he swaps a few lies with his pals...

- Why...

- Without danger of interruption.

- And when it comes that time in the evening when he wants her, full-sized and beautiful, he just waves his hand and there she is, full-sized.

- Why, that's the most conceited statement I've ever heard.

- But if she starts to interrupt, he just shrinks her back to pocket size, and puts her away.

- I understand. What you're saying is women are made to be loved.

- Is that what I'm saying?

[...]

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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