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Look at him. Get his act. He's trying to play the crocodile. And what is he? A little lizard under a rock.

9 seconds sound clip from the The Big Knife (1955) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:30:07 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Well, don't sulk, don't act bored, and please don't cry.

- Charlie, I beg of you, please.

- I'm deliberately tampering with your modest ego, Stanley.

- Today I see what Stanley Shriner Hoff would do to protect an investment: murder.

- This man buries himself with his mouth.

- Look at him. Get his act. He's trying to play the crocodile. And what is he? A little lizard under a rock.

- Smiley, get together with the legal department in the morning and comb through the Castle contract and find me an opening!

- I think there's one other solution.

- Yes, here it comes, the gimmick, the twist, the old switcheroo. There's always a twist, sweetie. They always work in pairs.

- There's an angle to this Dixie problem.

- Marion, it depends upon you.

[...]

The Big Knife (1955) Sound Clip

The Big Knife (1955) Poster

Quotes from the movie The Big Knife (1955), based on the 1949 play by Clifford Odets, featuring short sound clips with voice.

Actors: Jack Palance (Charlie Castle), Ida Lupino (Marion Castle), Jean Hagen (Connie Bliss), Rod Steiger (Stanley Shriner Hoff), Shelley Winters (Dixie Evans), Ilka Chase (Patty Benedict)

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