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And the forces of the underworld, who best know how to operate outside the law are moving in on a new source of revenue, the magnitude of which no man dare guess.

13 seconds sound clip from the The Roaring Twenties (1939) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:21:02 in the DVD version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Bye.

- You should've stayed and helped her with her homework.

- 1920. For the first two weeks of the year men can still get a drink more or less publicly because although the 18th Amendment is in effect, the law has no teeth.

- But on the 16th of January, the Volstead Act takes effect and traffic in liquor goes completely undercover to stay there for many long years.

- The word speakeasy begins to appear in our language.

- And the forces of the underworld, who best know how to operate outside the law are moving in on a new source of revenue, the magnitude of which no man dare guess.

- Sixty cents.

- Say, will you do me a favor?

- Take these into Henderson's and collect 12 bucks. Ask for Panama Smith.

- What's her name?

- Panama Smith.

[...]

The Roaring Twenties (1939) Sound Clip

The Roaring Twenties (1939)

Audio clips of the most memorable quotes from the movie The Roaring Twenties (1939), which can be used for learning english, as ringtones, to give funny replies to your friends on the internet etc.

Actors: James Cagney (Eddie Bartlett), Humphrey Bogart (George Hally), Gladys George (Panama Smith), Priscilla Lane (Jean Sherman)

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