- That would have been sort of nice, wouldn't it?
- Yeah. It wasn't in the cards, see?
7 seconds sound clip from the Bullets or Ballots (1939) classic radio play.
You can hear this line at 00:17:18 in the radio play.
Quote context
[...]
- Around this town, the only reason friends pat you on the back is to find an easy place to break it.
- You're a friend, aren't you?
- I guess you're dumb enough to think so.
- You like me pretty well. Well, that goes both ways.
- You know, women and home life had been in my line, I'd have fallen for you a long time ago.
- That would have been sort of nice, wouldn't it?
- Yeah. It wasn't in the cards, see?
- You can't beat the cards, can you?
- No.
- You didn't get enough salary to save much, did you, Johnny?
- I suppose you'll be looking for a job.
- I thought you might like to come in with me and help me run the numbers game
[...]