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What's your occupation? Mr. Kerman neglected to ask you that.

4 seconds sound clip from the Knock on Any Door movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:09:15.888 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Of course you identified him because the police told you that was the man who held you up. Isn't that right?

- Yeah, that's right.

- Object!

- Sustained. You know better than to ask a question like that, Mr. Morton.

- Oh, I'm very sorry, your honor. That's all.

- And now, as a final question, I want you to repeat the time of night you saw the defendant run out of the alley, and loud enough for the jury to hear it.

- Somewhere between 5 after 8:00 and 8:30.

- And you're absolutely sure?

- I am.

- Cross examination.

- What's your occupation? Mr. Kerman neglected to ask you that.

- I... well, I... I do odd jobs.

- Isn't that address you gave on 12th street... isn't that a flophouse?

- Well, it's a sort of a club.

- A club... I can imagine.

- As a matter of fact, you have no permanent address.

- You're better known as kid fingers, aren't you?

- Yes.

- How old are you, kid?

- 49.

- Thank you, kid.

- How many times have you been convicted of a felony?

- Twice.

- Twice? Oh, you're under oath.

- Well, maybe I should've said three or four times.

- Yes, maybe you should.

[...]

Knock on Any Door (1949) Sound Clip

Knock on Any Door posterListen to memorable quotes from the classic 1949 film noir Knock on Any Door, accompanied by short sound clips in MP3 and WAV formats.

Actors: Humphrey Bogart (Andrew Morton), John Derek (Nick Romano)

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