I knew there was a core of something... well there is a core, and now I know what it is. A sponge. And to soak it full you'll do anything that's ruthless, selfish, dishonest.
— Helen St. James (Jane Wyman)
9 seconds sound clip from the The Lost Weekend (1945) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:31:30.827 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- Look, I don't want you to go in there and claim it now. It would look queer.
- You're ashamed of what the pawn broker will think, is that it? It doesn't matter what I think.
- Wick'll get you back your coat.
- You couldn't have taken my bracelet or my pay check? It had to be that coat?
- You mean the one that brought us together?
- Oh, I have Don, I assure you. It's finished. It's dead.
- For three years they couldn't talk me out of you. I was the only one that really understood you.
- I asked you not to make a scene.
- I don't want the money. You can get as drunk as you like for all I care.
- A gentleman was here a while ago. How much did you give him for that coat?
- Why?
- Well, I want it back. It's my coat.
- Oh, it's all right. He had my permission.
- He didn't want any money. He just wanted to swap it.
- Oh, something he hocked here a long while back.
- What?
- A gun.
- A gun?
[...]
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