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Why do I have to listen to this miserable boy? A man like myself, who's wined and dined with presidents and kings?

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

You can hear this line at 01:29:15 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- A boy like you? Who are you? Who are you? Some kind of special aristocracy because the female public wants to make love with you?

- Who are you, with your dirty, unmanicured fingernails?

- And what are you without Hoff-Federated behind you?

- I built the studio! I, with my brain and my hand! I ripped it out of the world with my brains and my hands! And who are you?

- No, this must stop!

- Why do I have to listen to this miserable boy? A man like myself, who's wined and dined with presidents and kings?

- Oh, my aching back!

- Do I have to cater to this?

- Well, I've had enough of your phony senatorial eloquence.

- I'll chop you down like firewood.

- It is a bitter, miserable pity to have to talk to 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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