In this business, you gotta be on your toes every minute, thinking, anticipating, always keeping one step ahead of the other guy.

— Whiplash Willie Gingrich (Walter Matthau)

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10 seconds sound clip from the The Fortune Cookie (1966) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:06:56 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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- Just imagine, right now she's stepping on an airplane in New York, and in a few minutes, she's going to take off.

- Hey, Nureyev, you're gonna wear out your batteries. Now, cut it out! You're not a well man.

- I've been trying to reach you all morning. Where you been?

- Where have I been? I've been working, talking to witnesses, getting depositions, looking out for your interests.

- I've interviewed every person who was sitting between the 20 and 40-yard lines, gotten signed statements from groundskeepers, looked at miles of television tape, instant replays, isolated camera.

- In this business, you gotta be on your toes every minute, thinking, anticipating, always keeping one step ahead of the other guy.

- I thought you could pick Sandy up. She's coming in at 3:40.

- Good for you. I can't wait to see that pretty puss again.

- Why doesn't Boom Boom pick her up, huh?

- Sure, 3:40 breaks up the whole afternoon. There are a lot of important things I have to take care of.

- He doesn't know what she looks like.

- Don't worry. I won't bring you the wrong wife.

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Actors: Jack Lemmon (Harry Hinkle), Walter Matthau (Whiplash Willie Gingrich), Ron Rich (Boom Boom Jackson), Judi West (Sandy Hinkle)

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