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You know, before I went in the Navy, Butch would never let me drink any liquor. He used to read me lectures on the curse of drink. But it's different now. I'm a veteran.

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

You can hear this line at 00:35:28.321 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Hello, Homer.

- Hi, Steve.

- Boy, am I happy to see you back home again.

- Go ahead, shake, pal. It won't bite you.

- What'll you have?

- What'll I have? How many times have I dreamed of hearing that question?

- You know, before I went in the Navy, Butch would never let me drink any liquor. He used to read me lectures on the curse of drink. But it's different now. I'm a veteran.

- Give me a whiskey, Steve. Straight.

- How about it, Butch?

- Draw a beer for the Navy.

- Butch, I ordered whiskey.

- Beer.

- Beer.

- I'm gonna take my trade to some other joint where I don't have relatives.

- Say, what are you doing here, anyway? Why aren't you home with the folks?

[...]

The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) Sound Clip

The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) Poster

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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