And the help they got from organized charity wasn't enough.
3 seconds sound clip from the Knock on Any Door movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:21:33.470 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- That was how I first met Nick Romano. That was the push I gave him.
- Sure, I tried to help the family. I sent them some money.
- Perhaps if I'd been able to see them through a little longer, but...
- Then I was called to Washington. Two weeks later, I was in the army. I was overseas for three years.
- War and men being what they are, I forgot the Romanos.
- And the help they got from organized charity wasn't enough.
- He's the new kid. He just moved in. He's been to the store for his ma.
- Let's make him feel at home.
- Yeah. Hey, you! Hey, pretty boy!
- Hi, fellas, he says. You hear that, Jimmy?
[...]