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They'll give you a certificate for those two million miles, to hang on a wall at home. Only, the certificate doesn't add up the wear and tear.

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

You can hear this line at 00:37:50 in the DVD version of the movie.

Quote context

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- She spent most of her time riding around in it so she wouldn't get too lonesome.

- Guess she drove a little too fast...

- It's come like it has to so many others for no reason at all, except maybe the wear and tear of those two million miles.

- Because they look like they're going faster than they really are.

- And like what that bartender told me last December, when she was picked up for being drunk in and about...

- They'll give you a certificate for those two million miles, to hang on a wall at home. Only, the certificate doesn't add up the wear and tear.

- It's spirit she's got.

- Dan knows about it.

- All the old-timers say it's only temporary, like growing pains.

- Well, like this note she left me on my last trip...

- And now, it's here for no reason at all. And you've got to fight it. All alone..

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Actors: John Wayne (Dan Roman), Claire Trevor (May Holst), Robert Stack (John Sullivan), Jan Sterling (Sally McKee), Robert Newton (Gustave Pardee), Paul Fix (Frank Briscoe)

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