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There were nine of us. I was the oldest. Blew their noses for 'em, scrubbed 'em, doctored 'em. Everybody living in the one room. Swill pile, that's what it was.

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

You can hear this line at 00:15:25.146 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Is your mother still living?

- My mother? Yes.

- How long were you in prison?

- Five years.

- Five years. Must have broken her heart.

- She's still in the hospital in the alcoholic ward.

- And your father?

- He was no good. I guess like father, like daughter. It's heredity.

- It's environment.

- It's a joke.

- There were nine of us. I was the oldest. Blew their noses for 'em, scrubbed 'em, doctored 'em. Everybody living in the one room. Swill pile, that's what it was.

- Where'd you get hurt?

- In a raid on a bookie joint.

- I broke parole. That means I'm going back.

- Don't you think you were pretty silly to go to a bookie joint when you were out on parole?

- I went with a friend who had business there.

- Fine friend. Got you in a big jam.

[...]

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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