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Then he chimed softly the uneasy lies the head routine, then, before you knew what was happening, he made with the tears.

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

You can hear this line at 01:20:39 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- She showed up one hour late, drunk, lugging a dog on a leash.

- A poodle?

- The situation being serious enough, Stanley kept his temper.

- He talked to her like a father. He said...

- Let me tell you what he said.

- He told her about his bootblack days in Bayonne.

- Then he chimed softly the uneasy lies the head routine, then, before you knew what was happening, he made with the tears.

- Then what happened?

- She laughed in his face. Told him the whole town knew about his crying.

- It was time to change the act.

- He hit her?

- Knocked her down and kicked her black and blue. May have broken one of her ribs. They taped her up in the infirmary. Our story is that the dog, one of those great big monsters, yanked on the leash and threw her to the floor.

- She knows she can't make an assault story stick, but... she says she's ready to spill your story to the press. Particularly Patty Benedict.

[...]

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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