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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.

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.

Quote context

[...]

- 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.

- Very hard ride for a lady. Ain't no ladies making the trip, but I know.

- Why, you...!

[...]

The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1954) Sound Clip

The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1954)Listen to Laurence Olivier bring the characters of Bret Harte's story 'The Outcasts of Poker Flat' to life in this rare 1954 Theatre Royal radio play, featuring sound clips on our page.

Actors: Laurence Olivier (Narrator / John Oakhurst), Margot Stevenson, Bessie Love, Lionel Murton

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