- You know what an auction is, eh?
- I come from Italy on the Atlantic Auction.
4 seconds sound clip from the The Cocoanuts (1929) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:45:05.169 in the DVD version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- I no buy nothing. I ain't got a no money.
- How are you gonna pay for your room?
- Oh, you're just an idle roomer.
- I'll show you how you can make some real money.
- I'm going to hold an auction in a little while in Cocoanut Manor.
- You know what an auction is, eh?
- I come from Italy on the Atlantic Auction.
- Well, let's go ahead as if nothing happened.
- Well, maybe we can cut out the auction.
- Here's what I mean. If somebody says $100, you say two. If somebody says two, you say three.
- Bid up.
- Now, if nobody says anything, then you start it off.
- How am I gonna know when they no say nothin'?
- Well, they'll probably notify you.
[...]