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When I was 16, my family threw me out of the house. That makes you very nervous. I mean, a thing like that makes you very touchy. They just kind of gave me up for lost.

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

You can hear this line at 01:07:28 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- You're the only one who can call me that. I'll tell you why. I like you, Charlie.

- You've been very kind and considerate to me. And that is a very special matter in my special memory box.

- I'm going to get a dog. A poodle. Big or little?

- Do you like poodles?

- I'll tell you why.

- When I was 16, my family threw me out of the house. That makes you very nervous. I mean, a thing like that makes you very touchy. They just kind of gave me up for lost.

- To this very day, my mother can't tell my father that I send them money.

- Catholics believe in large families.

- But I'll tell you what, I'm saving my money now.

- I'm waiting for Mr. Right to come along. If I ever meet the guy around here.

- My name is mud in Hollywood.

[...]

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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