- You know, Johnny, you want to learn to pull those punches.
- Well, if I pull them, they look phony.
— Detective Johnny Blake (Edward G. Robinson)
7 seconds sound clip from the Bullets or Ballots (1939) classic radio play.
You can hear this line at 00:25:43 in the radio play.
Quote context
[...]
- Well... Hello, Mr. McLaren. How'd you get in here ahead of me?
- Well, they sent me word that you were on the way.
- And that I sucked Donlan too hard?
- You didn't do him any good... or me either... that night, at the fights.
- You know, Johnny, you want to learn to pull those punches.
- Well, if I pull them, they look phony.
- What you thought to fuss for this time?
- I had to see a loan. This was the only way I could manage it.
- Here... Here's another report.
[...]
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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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