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.

— Capt. Warren "Rip" Murdock (Humphrey Bogart)

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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.

- 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...

- 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?

[...]

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Dead Reckoning (1947) Sound Clip

Listen 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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