- Now... sit down, Johnny. You know, you're a pretty smart guy.
- Yeah, my mother used to say I was going to be president.
— Detective Johnny Blake (Edward G. Robinson)
12 seconds sound clip from the Bullets or Ballots (1939) classic radio play.
You can hear this line at 00:31:21 in the radio play.
Quote context
[...]
- Did somebody say something about penny-ante?
- All right, you fellas beat it! Mr. Blake and me want to talk business. I said, beat it!
- Now... sit down, Johnny. You know, you're a pretty smart guy.
- Yeah, my mother used to say I was going to be president.
- Miss Lee, I gotta see you right away!
- What's the matter, Herman? Where'd you get that shiner?
- Oh, Miss Lee, it's important!
[...]