They just wanted it for the free circus idea which Mr. Sargent already had which made you a member of the firm.
7 seconds sound clip from the The Sin of Harold Diddlebock movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:25:03 in the DVD version of the movie.
Quote context
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- Ringling Brothers bought him and Bailey bought yours.
- Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey, you mean for money?
- They certainly didn't buy it for peanuts.
- But I thought there were some bankers. Weren't there some bankers who wanted it or something?
- Oh yes, but they didn't want it as much as Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey wanted it.
- But Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey really wanted it.
- The bankers never got any higher than 150,000 dollars.
- But when Ringling Brothers don't like something, they really don't like it.
- They don't like free circuses.
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