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Therefore, to answer the most vital question, 'Is the patient indeed disabled, or is he merely simulating?'

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

You can hear this line at 00:49:24 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Are we then unanimous in our evaluation, Professor Winterhalter?

- Fake! All these newfangled machines. Fake! They prove nothing. In the old days, we used to do these things better.

- A man says he's paralyzed, we simply throw him in the snake pit. If he climbs out, then we know he's lying.

- And if he doesn't climb out?

- Then we have lost a patient, but we have found an honest man.

- Wait a minute, you guys. You're not throwing me in any pit! You bring one snake in here... Just one little snake!

- Willie!

- Therefore, to answer the most vital question, 'Is the patient indeed disabled, or is he merely simulating?'

- After an analysis in depth of all the diagnostic data, we, the undersigned doctors, have come to the definite conclusion that the evidence is definitely inconclusive.

- Enclosed please find a bill for our services and a detailed list of our expenses.

- Double-talk! $3700 worth of double-talk!

- You know, this case has been getting a lot of publicity. Maybe we could save the insurance company some money if we just settled.

- Settle? A phony claim? Never! It's not just their money that's at stake. It's our integrity.

[...]

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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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