Well, I'm trying, but the old man's a crank. I offered him fifty thousand yesterday and he turned it down.
8 seconds sound clip from the You Can't Take It with You (1939) classic radio play.
You can hear this line at 00:05:44 in the radio play.
Quote context
[...]
- Oh, now, now, don't give up, Tony. Sure, it's complicated, but... Oh, you'll get used to it.
- Oh, she's fine. Said she'd drop in later.
- Mr. Blakely's on the phone, sir.
- Good, good! Hello? Hello, Blakely? How's it going, Blakely? You got that property yet?
- Well, make him sell! Those twelve blocks are useless unless I can buy every inch!
- I tried to get him in here today to talk some sense into him, but I don't know.
- You don't know? You listen to me! I don't want any excuses! I want his house!
- That man's got ice-water in his veins.
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