Magic Town (1947)

Kent Smith: Professor Frederick Hoopendecker

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• Lawrence 'Rip' Smith : People goin' around making speeches.

  Professor Frederick Hoopendecker : I remember once in Italy, a bunch of us got to talking. A funny place to be talking about home and ma. The pipsqueak started, then the other fellas got going. It turned out they were all from small towns. You were the only city slicker there. You let your guard down that night, Rip... . You envied those guys. You said that yourself. You never knew what it was to have neighbors - to have a sense of belonging. What Ma said, goes for all of us.

  Lawrence 'Rip' Smith : Just gimme one year. Just one year.

  Professor Frederick Hoopendecker : You've made a lot of friends here. That's security, Rip. The shoe is cut.