The stakes were $50,000, but they were the life of a man, too.
6 seconds sound clip from the Double Indemnity movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:30:00 in the DVD version of the movie.
Quote context
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- Because you've got that wheel right under your hands. You know every notch in it by heart.
- And you figure all you need is a plant out front. A shill to put down the bet.
- And suddenly the doorbell rings and the whole setup is right there in the room with you.
- Look, I'm not trying to whitewash myself. I fought it, only I guess I didn't fight it hard enough.
- The stakes were $50,000, but they were the life of a man, too.
- I hate him. I loathe going back to him. You believe me, don't you?
- I can't stand it anymore. What if they did hang me?
- They're not going to hang you, baby.
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Memorable quotes with sound from the movie Double Indemnity (1944), based on James M. Cain's 1943 novella of the same name.
Actors: Fred MacMurray (Walter Neff), Barbara Stanwyck (Phyllis Dietrichson), Edward G. Robinson (Barton Keyes)
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