You take away two Chinamen, that leaves nine.
5 seconds sound clip from the Desk Set (1957) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:06:13 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- What time did the train get to Palm Springs?
- 9:00.
- Now, would you mind telling me how you happened to get that?
- Well, there are 11 letters in Palm Springs.
- You take away two Chinamen, that leaves nine.
- How would you like some champagne?
- Just fill it right up to top. Fine. Thank you.
[...]