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Pin it on a dead man. Some petty racket with gasoline or something.

7 seconds sound clip from the The Third Man (1949) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:08:52.550 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- He must've known I was broke. He even sent me an aeroplane ticket.

- It's a shame.

- What?

- Him dying like that.

- Best thing that ever happened to him.

- What are you trying to say?

- He was about the worst racketeer that ever made a dirty living in this city.

- Policeman, huh?

- Come on, have another drink.

- No, I never did like policemen. I have to call them sheriffs.

- Ever seen one?

- Pin it on a dead man. Some petty racket with gasoline or something.

- Just like a cop. You're a real cop, I suppose.

- It wasn't petrol.

- So it wasn't petrol. So it was tyres or saccharin or...

- Why don't you catch a few murderers for a change?

- Well, you could say that murder was part of his racket.

- It's all right, Paine. He's only a scribbler with too much drink in him.

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The Third Man (1949) Sound Clip

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Revisit the memorable dialogues from the 1949 film noir classic, The Third Man, featuring famous quotes and audio snippets of the best lines.

Actors: Joseph Cotten (Holly Martins), Orson Welles (Harry Lime), Alida Valli (Anna Schmidt), Trevor Howard (Major Calloway)

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