I see. And I tried to take you in with me. It sort of turned out better to toss it to the wolves, didn't it?

— Lee Morgan (Mary Astor)

8 seconds sound clip from the Bullets or Ballots (1939) classic radio play.

You can hear this line at 00:33:39 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- Oh. Lee! Well... sit down, Lee.

- Thanks, but I may not be staying long.

- No? What's on your mind?

- Just one thing.

- Are you taking over the numbers game, Johnny? Well, are you?

- Yes.

- Why?

- I can't tell you.

- I see. And I tried to take you in with me. It sort of turned out better to toss it to the wolves, didn't it?

- Well, I thought they'd let you keep on running your end.

- I guess that wasn't poetry about friends finding an easy place to break the back.

- So long, Johnny. Good luck to you.

- Twenty, thirty... forty thousand and one makes forty one thousand. That's your cut, Johnny.

- Oh, thanks. Hey, that's not so bad!

[...]

Bullets or Ballots (1939) Sound Clip

Bullets or Ballots (1939)Quotes with sound clips from Bullets or Ballots - Lux Radio Theatre play originally aired on April 17, 1939.

Actors: Edward G. Robinson (Detective Johnny Blake), Mary Astor (Lee Morgan), Humphrey Bogart (Bugs Brenner), Otto Kruger (Al Kruger)

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