Don't say it, chum. The customer's always right, so I'm fired. But this customer wasn't right.

— Fred Derry (Dana Andrews)

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6 seconds sound clip from the The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 02:17:01.960 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Take your hands off of him!

- May I get through, please?

- Go get the druggist.

- Yes, sir. Make way, please.

- What happened?

- It was Fred Derry. He hit him.

- Bring some aromatic spirits of ammonia, iodine and bandages.

- Yes, sir.

- Don't say it, chum. The customer's always right, so I'm fired. But this customer wasn't right.

- I'll meet you outside in a minute, kid.

- Gee, Fred, I'm sorry I lost you your job. But that guy...

- Yeah, I know. You read about guys like that, but you don't often see them, luckily.

- How about your girlfriend, uh, Wilma? You and she gonna get married?

- I don't know.

- Why don't you know? Doesn't she want to get married?

[...]

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