I hoped this business would be over with before I got here.
4 seconds sound clip from the The Roaring Twenties (1939) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:04:09 in the DVD version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- Nothing.
- I'm beginning to think so. At least I haven't any heart for this.
- I hoped this business would be over with before I got here.
- What are you, a college kid?
- A lawyer, huh? Can you think of anything that can get us out of this hole?
[...]