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Now when a man like that passes a place up, no one wants it.

3 seconds sound clip from the The Cocoanuts (1929) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:09:50.856 in the DVD version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- What then?

- Sometime during the evening I might be able to get the key out of her bag.

- Now you're talking. That sounds more like old times.

- And now I will try and get rid of Bob Adams for you.

- Look, this is Cocoanut Manor. You know that hill? What a question. Do I know that cunning little hill?

- It's cunning, all right. But that's why there hasn't been any development here.

- Couldn't it be cut down?

- Too expensive.

- Now, here's what happened. John W. Berryman was here to see it last month. You know, Berryman practically built Palm Beach and Miami, but he said he wouldn't touch this.

- Now when a man like that passes a place up, no one wants it.

- Do you know anything about architecture?

- No, but I'd love to learn.

- Well, I made a drawing of the whole place showing the hills.

- It's a built-up scheme, without cutting down the hill or having it get in the way.

- I made the hill fit in with the architectural scheme.

- I sent Berryman a copy last week, and his secretary wrote me a nice note saying they were studying my plans.

[...]

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Actors: Groucho Marx (Mr. Hammer), Chico Marx (Chico), Zeppo Marx (Jamison), Harpo Marx (Harpo), Margaret Dumont (Mrs. Potter)

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