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Look at him, gentlemen. Look at his sister and his father. None deplore the spilling of blood more than they do.

10 seconds sound clip from the Dark Command (1940) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:44:31 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Our community is predominantly northern in its sympathies. Yet, the defendant is a southerner.

- He happens to believe in the sovereignty of the south. Believes in it so fervently, that he fought with hale over the issue.

- Yet, it is his privilege to hold to that belief.

- It is not within your power to bring Hale back to life.

- But it is within your power, by ruling out that prejudice to which I have referred to and by rendering the proper verdict, to give life back to this boy.

- Look at him, gentlemen. Look at his sister and his father. None deplore the spilling of blood more than they do.

- Their hearts are full of compassion for the family of the deceased.

- They are ready and eager to make whatever amends lie within their power.

- And already they have arranged to see that Mrs. Hale and her children are well cared for.

- Gentlemen, pain and torture are grim bedfellows.

- If your verdict be hasty and mistaken, you will forever after know no peace.

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Actors: Claire Trevor (Mary McCloud), John Wayne (Bob Seton), Walter Pidgeon (Will Cantrell), George "Gabby" Hayes (Doc), Marjorie Main (Mrs. Cantrell), Roy Rogers (Fletch)

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