So he could put the screws on. So he could turn out the lights in the lighthouses.
9 seconds sound clip from the Meet John Doe (1941) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:30:47 in the DVD version of the movie.
Quote context
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- Yeah? Say, you're sold on this John Doe idea, aren't you?
- Sure. Yeah, I don't blame you, so am I.
- What do you think of that? Me, hard-boiled Connell, and I think it's plenty terrific.
- So he could put the screws on. So he could turn out the lights in the lighthouses.
- What would you say about that?
- They can't use the John Doe Clubs for politics.
- Is that so? Then what's a big political boss like Hammett doing in town?
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