The helpers will be paid off like house painters. They'll be told nothing about the size of the take. Sometimes men get greedy.
11 seconds sound clip from the The Asphalt Jungle (1950) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:20:07 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- Because you know as well as I do that in no case will a fence give you more than 50 percent.
- Well, what are your main problems?
- There are thre: money to operate, personnel, and finally, the disposing of the take.
- No trouble about the first, eh, Mr. Emmerich?
- Wait a minute, Cobby. This remains to be seen.
- Well, how many helpers do you need?
- A box man. Him, we pay most. Maybe $25000.
- From what I hear, he can open a safe like the back of a watch. Only, he costs.
- Then we need a top-notch driver, in case of a rumble. He should get 10000.
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