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Well, maybe I am a little headstrong, but I come by it honestly. My father was a little headstrong. My mother was a little armstrong. The headstrongs married the armstrongs, and that's why darkies were born.

12 seconds sound clip from the Duck Soup (1933) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:37:29.773 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Nothing doing. I'm going back and clean the crackers out of my bed. I'm expecting company.

- Please wait.

- Let go of me, you bully!

- I'm willing to do anything to prevent this war.

- It's too late. I've already paid a month's rent on the battlefield.

- Oh, Your Excellency, isn't there something I can do?

- Yes, but I'll talk to you about that later.

- Won't you reconsider? Please relent, for my sake.

- Well, maybe I am a little headstrong, but I come by it honestly. My father was a little headstrong. My mother was a little armstrong. The headstrongs married the armstrongs, and that's why darkies were born.

- It was silly of me to lose my temper, on account of that little thing you called me.

- Little thing I called you? What did I call you?

- Gosh, I don't even remember what it was.

- Well, do you mean worm?

- No, that wasn't it.

- I know, swine.

- Uh-uh. No, it was a seven-letter word.

- Oh, yes, upstart!

- That's it. Upstart!

- This man is impossible. This is an outrage. My course is clear. This means war!

- Oh!

- You runt!

- I still like upstart the best.

[...]

Duck Soup (1933) Sound Clip

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Actors: Groucho Marx (Rufus T. Firefly), Chico Marx (Chicolini), Zeppo Marx (Lt. Bob Roland), Margaret Dumont (Mrs. Gloria Teasdale)

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