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Violence is all they know, but they are, unfortunately, necessary.

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

You can hear this line at 00:20:47 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- A box man. Him, we pay most. Maybe $25000.

- I got a guy for you. Louis Ciavelli. Best box man west of Chicago. Expert mechanic. Been in some very big capers.

- 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.

- And finally, sad to say, we need a hooligan. Most of these fellas are drug addicts. They're a no-good lot, or they wouldn't be hooligans.

- Violence is all they know, but they are, unfortunately, necessary.

- For a more or less reliable man, I'd say 15000.

- Mm-hmm. Well, that's 50000 in all.

- How, uh... How's this take to be handled?

- We'll get in touch with the best fences in the Midwest and deal with whoever makes the highest offer.

- Maybe no one fence can handle the whole thing.

[...]

The Asphalt Jungle (1950) Sound Clip

The Asphalt Jungle (1950) Poster

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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