Well, McLaren's only a captain. He takes orders too.
4 seconds sound clip from the Bullets or Ballots (1939) classic radio play.
You can hear this line at 00:08:33 in the radio play.
Quote context
[...]
- I'm not kidding myself. I'm no use to them downtown anymore.
- Oh, but with things like this Bryant killing going on, it looks like they need you plenty.
- They ought to have your whole flying squad back in action.
- Your friend McLaren doesn't think so.
- Well, McLaren's only a captain. He takes orders too.
- So you just go on staying loyal to McLaren and the police department, huh?
- Sure.
- Someday Mac will be back up on top. And you won't have to worry about me anymore.
- Johnny... who killed Bryant?
- It wasn't Al himself... One of his stooges... Bugs Brenner maybe.
[...]
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Actors: Edward G. Robinson (Detective Johnny Blake), Mary Astor (Lee Morgan), Humphrey Bogart (Bugs Brenner), Otto Kruger (Al Kruger)
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