I mean, the tip of a dying stool pigeon.
4 seconds sound clip from the Suddenly (1954) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:25:22 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- Shot through the lungs and left for dead. Smiley bitters.
- Before he died, he told them something was up.
- What do you mean, something was up?
- In our business, we can't afford not to.
- I mean, the tip of a dying stool pigeon.
- The stoolie seemed very proud of being an American, before he kicked off.
- Meaning crime is crime, but this is something else again?
- Right. So, we can't take any chances. Let's go.
- Can we see the president, grandpa? Can we, mom?
- No, we have to stay here. You can watch him from here.
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