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He's never landed in the pen, but he's come close a dozen times.

3 seconds sound clip from the Shockproof (1949) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:05:16.204 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Remember him?

- If I try hard enough. Well, try hard to forget. He's dead. I mean dead as far as you're concerned. He's got a bad reputation.

- Oh. Yes, sir.

- Now listen, this is important in your case.

- You may not associate with or correspond with, or make any contact with any individual of known bad reputation, or any present or former inmate of a penal institution...

- I know all about Harry. You don't have to tell me.

- He's never landed in the pen, but he's come close a dozen times.

- Now, I'm telling you he's the wrong sort for you. And my orders are to stay away.

- Disobeying my orders means you break parole. Breaking parole means you go back to jail. Is that clear?

- Yes, sir.

- Well, you see, I'm the teacher. You're the pupil.

- Sure. I'm the one who gets spanked.

- Not in the modern educational system. They don't spank kids anymore.

- They just send them to jail.

- Now look, take a little advice. I think you'd be better off dropping this bitterness, and forgetting the past.

[...]

Shockproof (1949) Sound Clip

Shockproof (1949) posterListen to memorable quotes from the classic 1949 film noir Shockproof, accompanied by short sound clips in MP3 and WAV formats.

Actors: Cornel Wilde (Griff Marat), Patricia Knight (Jenny Marsh), John Baragrey (Harry Wesson)

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