He's a sick person. It's as though there were something wrong with his heart or his lungs. You wouldn't walk out on him because he had an attack. He needs our help.
8 seconds sound clip from the The Lost Weekend (1945) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:19:03.072 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- Yes I do. It's terrible, I know, but I mean it.
- How often have you cried? How often have I beaten him up?
- He won't accept our help. Not Don. He hates us.
- He wants to be alone with that bottle of his. It's all he gives a hang about.
- Why kid ourselves? He's a hopeless alcoholic.
- The cloud-capp'd towers, the gorgeous palaces. Nat! The solemn temples, the great globe itself...
- Mr. Birnam, you ought to go home. It's late.
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