Am I haunted by misfortune? Does disaster dog my footsteps? Me. With an unbroken record of defeat.

— Knobby Walsh (Jimmy Durante)

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9 seconds sound clip from the Palooka (1934) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:17:41 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Why is that crowd a fruck and a frowning? I'll tell you. They're hailing the new sensation of the squared circle.

- Why, Pomeranian is breaking loose...

(crowd cheering)

- What happened?

- One punch.

- Huh. So you had to ask, huh?

- Am I haunted by misfortune? Does disaster dog my footsteps? Me. With an unbroken record of defeat.

- All right. I'll take the losers purse. Fifty dollars.

- You'll take twenty bucks, or nothing.

- Oh, so you're a mercenary, huh?

- Or is it nothing?

- I'll take the 20.

[...]

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Palooka (1934) Sound Clip

Palooka (1934 Poster

Voice quotes from the movie Palooka (1934), in wav/mp3 format.

Actors: Jimmy Durante (Knobby Walsh), Lupe Vélez (Nina Madero), Stuart Erwin (Joe Palooka)

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