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Highly respectable men, I might add.

5 seconds sound clip from the The Asphalt Jungle (1950) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:21:52 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- I, uh... I'm, uh... I'm just thinking. If I decide to go into this thing, I, uh... I, myself, I might handle the...

- You, a fence, Mr. Emmerich?

- Oh, no, no, Cobby. Not exactly.

- But your proposition looks pretty good. I'd like to see the most made of it.

- Oh, I suppose a fella should stick to his own trade, but, uh, I know some pretty big men around here that might not be averse to a deal like this, if they're properly approached.

- Highly respectable men, I might add.

- So why don't you let me see what I can do before you look for a fence, hmm?

- A few days, more or less, wouldn't make much difference to you, I don't suppose.

- Might mean a lot more money for all of us.

- Good. There's just one thing. I dislike to mention it, but I've just come from prison and...

- Oh. Well, of course. Cobby will advance you anything you need, see that you have a place to stay. Eh, Cobby?

[...]

The Asphalt Jungle (1950) Sound Clip

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Quotes from the movie The Asphalt Jungle (1950), featuring short sound clips with voice.

Actors: Sterling Hayden (Dix Handley), Jean Hagen ("Doll" Conovan), James Whitmore (Gus Minissi), Marilyn Monroe (Angela Phinlay), Marc Lawrence (Cobby)

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