They broke him fast by a little phony dealing.
3 seconds sound clip from the The Naked Street (1955) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:52:12.032 in the DVD version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- Why don't you call her, Nick, huh?
- Yeah, Nick, you don't want to quit when you're doing so good. Call her.
- His pals convinced Nicky he ought to stay.
- Now to put Harry on the road.
- They broke him fast by a little phony dealing.
- What's the matter, Harry boy? No luck, huh?
- That cleaned me up for good.
- Too bad, Harry. It's not your night.
- Hey, Nicky, with all that loot, you oughta buy your babe a rock. Buy this ring for six hundred.
- I can stay in the game with you.
[...]