Oh, laugh, Curtin, old boy. It's a great joke played on us by the Lord, or fate, or nature, whatever you prefer. But whoever or whatever played it certainly had a sense of humor. Ha!

— Howard (Walter Huston)

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10 seconds sound clip from the The Treasure of the Sierra Madre movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 02:02:23.062 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- They're in the ruins outside town. Come on.

- Looks like a norther.

- Busca a los costalitos.

- Encontre uno! Encontre uno!

- Aqui hay otra bolsa.

- Oh, laugh, Curtin, old boy. It's a great joke played on us by the Lord, or fate, or nature, whatever you prefer. But whoever or whatever played it certainly had a sense of humor. Ha!

- The gold has gone back to where we found it! Ah ha ha ha!

- This is worth 10 months of suffering and labor, this joke is.

(Both start laughing again)

- Well, Howard, what next, I wonder?

[...]

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