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- I can see that you had a splendid war record, Derry.
- Just average, Mr. Thorpe.

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

You can hear this line at 01:14:48.600 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Well, nobody's job is safe with all these servicemen crowding in.

- I'd like to have you meet our new manager, Mr. Thorpe.

- Oh, no, I don't think so. I just dropped in to say hello to you. I don't want that old job back.

- Yes, I know. But Midway's a big, big outfit. You never can tell. Come along.

- Thank you, Mr. Bullard. I'll see you later.

- I can see that you had a splendid war record, Derry.

- Just average, Mr. Thorpe.

- But you'll understand that since this business changed hands we're under no legal obligation to give you your old job back.

- I wasn't thinking of getting my old job back. I'm looking for a better one.

- 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.

- But, as an officer, you surely had to act in an executive capacity: you had to command men, be responsible for their morale?

[...]

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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)

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