- However, we might be able to provide an opening for you as an assistant to Mr. Merkel, the floor manager.
- Sticky Merkel?
- Clarence Merkel.
- Yeah, that's the fella. He used to be my assistant at the soda fountain.
11 seconds sound clip from the The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:15:41.152 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- What are your qualifications? Your experience?
- Two years behind a soda fountain and three years behind a Norden bombsight.
- Yeah.
- While in the Army, did you have any experience in procurement?
- No.
- Purchasing of supplies, materials?
- I didn't do any of that. I just dropped bombs.
- Did you do any personnel work?
- No.
- No, I was only responsible for getting the bombs on the target. I didn't command anybody.
- Yeah.
- Yeah, that's the fella. He used to be my assistant at the soda fountain.
- Incidentally, your work would require part-time duties at the soda fountain.
- Thirty-two fifty. I used to make over $400 a month in the Air Force.
- Is over.
- Yeah, well, uh, I think I'll look around, Mr. Thorpe. Thank you, very much. Take care of that cold.
[...]
Top rated lines from this movie
Memorable quotes from the 1946 film The Best Years of Our Lives, with sound clips in WAV and MP3 formats.
Actors: Myrna Loy (Milly Stephenson), Fredric March (Al Stephenson), Dana Andrews (Fred Derry), Teresa Wright (Peggy Stephenson), Virginia Mayo (Marie Derry), Cathy O'Donnell (Wilma Cameron), Harold Russell (Homer Parrish)
Trail of the Pink Panther (1982) 526 Sounds / Quotes
The Hunt for Red October 940 Sounds / Quotes
Black Belt Jones (1974) 458 Sounds / Quotes
The Rescuers Down Under (1990) 478 Sounds / Quotes
DuckTales: The Movie (1990) 563 Sounds / Quotes