Look, Mom. Here's a check: twenty-five thousand dollars! Hold on to it and I'll be right back.
8 seconds sound clip from the Christmas in July (1944) classic radio play.
You can hear this line at 00:32:45 in the radio play.
Quote context
[...]
- Jimmy! What's happened? Are you drunk? Are you hurt? Jimmy, what's going on?
- Mom, Mom... now, look at me, Mom! I'm fine, and everything I told you's true.
- The davenport's on the way here and a lot of other stuff-special trucks, oh, wait'll you see.
- Oh, then you did get a raise then. Oh Glory!
- Mom, sit down on the curb, it doesn't matter, I'll get you a dozen new dresses.
- Look, Mom. Here's a check: twenty-five thousand dollars! Hold on to it and I'll be right back.
- Hey! Somebody, find the ice-cream wagon! Free ice cream, kids! Free ice cream for everybody!
- Oh now, look, Bildocker, get wise to yourself.
- If the slogan's good enough for the eleven of us, who are you to say that it smells?
- One more crack out of you, and I'll bust you right on the nose!
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