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You swat the fly on my nose with a hammer! Throw it away.

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

You can hear this line at 01:14:11 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- You're a great little one for dramatic exits.

- But I think this is the end of the line. We've got to get it out on the table! Sit down.

- No, thank you. If you think I'm going to stay here and listen to you, you're mistaken.

- Shut up! Let me talk. Don't push me back into my usual position of self-justification.

- For the time being, we'll throw away a bunch of rotten grapes that's me, that you seem to feel is me, though I must say, I think your judgment is lousy.

- You swat the fly on my nose with a hammer! Throw it away.

- Yet every time we talk, it's about Charlie Castle! Never once about his long-suffering, sickly wife, Marion.

- Do you know where your fatal error lies? You ought to know, so I'm going to tell you.

- You're afflicted with a fine, fat case of merchant psychology.

- You bargain and trifle with your own nature. That's your error.

- Tonight, you're about to possibly destroy your life and certainly mine.

[...]

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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