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A little, scared kid on Sycamore Street. Now he's running for the district attorney.

5 seconds sound clip from the The Strange Love of Martha Ivers movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:19:45.905 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Mr. O'Neil was suddenly taken ill, but we are fortunate to have the best loved civic figure of Iverstown the gracious Mrs. O'Neil, here in the studio tonight to speak for him.

- Citizens of Iverstown, the issues in this election are simple.

- That's enough of that malarkey.

- This Walter P. O'Neil, isn't that the kid that used to live on Sycamore Street? His father used to be a school teacher?

- Yeah, that's him. You know him?

- Yeah, I used to.

- A little, scared kid on Sycamore Street. Now he's running for the district attorney.

- What's the odds?

- On what? The election.

- No odds. No takers. This is a sure bet, mister. Gonna be re-elected.

- Gonna be governor. And I'm making book right now that some day he'll run for president.

- Gonna be whatever his wife wants him to be.

- Some gal. Who'd he marry?

- You from this town?

- Used to be.

- You ought to know her then. Old lady Ivers' niece.

- Martha Ivers?

- Yep.

- Came into the whole works after the old lady died.

[...]

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Actors: Barbara Stanwyck (Martha Ivers), Van Heflin (Sam Masterson), Lizabeth Scott (Antonia "Toni" Marachek), Kirk Douglas (Walter O'Neil)

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