He was too much of a gambler not to accept his fate. With him, life was at best an uncertain game, and he recognized the usual percentage in favour of the dealer.

— (Laurence Olivier)

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10 seconds sound clip from the The Outcasts of Poker Flat classic radio drama series episode.

You can hear this line at 00:04:53.420 in the radio play.

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[...]

- If it hadn't been for some of us, you wouldn't have been going, Oakhurst. You'd have been swinging back there in the gulch with Red and Cherokee.

- Well, gentlemen, perhaps you're better losers than I thought. Some of you.

- Tomorrow, it is, then. May I ask who'll be coming with me? I think you said some others.

- Uncle Billy, the Duchess, and Mother Shepton... Starting out under escort at dawn.

- Mr. Oakhurst received his sentence with philosophic calmness.

- He was too much of a gambler not to accept his fate. With him, life was at best an uncertain game, and he recognized the usual percentage in favour of the dealer.

- Next morning, a body of armed men accompanied him and the rest of the deported wickedness of Poker Flat to the outskirts of the settlement.

- A cavalcade provoked no comments from the spectators, nor was any word uttered by the escort until they reached the gulch which marked the uttermost limit of Poker Flat.

- Well, that's your way, and I guess you don't need anyone to show you.

- If you ride hard, you'll be in Sandy Bar before dark. The rest is up to you.

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