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You think it's money, it's not. It's personality. You haven't got it, Lieutenant, you're a cop. Slow, steady, intelligent, with a bad temper... and a gun under your arm. Or the big yearn for a girl you can't have.

14 seconds sound clip from the The Big Combo (1955) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:54:27.337 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Why should the Bolemac Corporation be interested burning that ship's log? Why?

- Liquidation of assets. Which is hardly a crime.

- I'll wait until I can put you on trial for murder.

- Whose murder, Lieutenant?

- Mine, if necessary.

- Don't push too hard.

- It's my sworn duty to push too hard.

- Diamond, the only trouble with you is you'd like to be me. You'd like to have my organization, my influence, my fix. You can't, it's impossible.

- You think it's money, it's not. It's personality. You haven't got it, Lieutenant, you're a cop. Slow, steady, intelligent, with a bad temper... and a gun under your arm. Or the big yearn for a girl you can't have.

- First is first and second is nobody. (2)

- The DA's out, I have his assistant.

- Hang up, Sam.

- Go away, please.

- I'll only be a minute, Miss Lowell.

- Why here? Can't it wait?

- No.

- Well... what is it, please?

- I've come to ask you a favor.

- Do I owe you one?

[...]

The Big Combo (1955) Sound Clip

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Actors: Cornel Wilde (Leonard Diamond), Richard Conte (Mr. Brown), Brian Donlevy (Joe McClure), Lee Van Cleef (Fante), Jean Wallace (Susan Lowell)

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