That's the first thing a fella in trouble always says.

5 seconds sound clip from the The High and the Mighty (1954) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:45:41 in the DVD version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- No.

- I've always felt your brain would fit nicely in a demitasse.

- Hey, fella. You got nothing but trouble, right?

- I assure you...

- I know what you're going to say, everything with you is hunky-dory.

- That's the first thing a fella in trouble always says.

- The booby hatches are full of people that keep things to themselves, either because they're scared of tellin' the truth, thinkin' that they'll make a monkey out of themselves or they figure that no one else can appreciate the situation they're in. Okay?

- Well, the Good Neighbors believe that ain't so.

- And just who...

- A club I belong to back home. It's like the Alcoholics Anonymous.

[...]