The Man with the Golden Arm
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 The Man with the Golden Arm (1955) More at IMDbPro »

Sparrow: You all right... you know?
Frankie Machine: The monkey's gone.
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Frankie Machine: I'm the kind of guy, boy when I move - watch my smoke. But I'm gonna need some good clothes though.
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Frankie Machine: I don't need it is all, I kicked it.
Louie: Oh, kicked it... wanna bet?
Frankie Machine: I mean it.
Louie: Sure, I'll be around.
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Frankie Machine: Guy teaches me drumming down there, says I'm a natural, arms made of pure gold.
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Sparrow: Not even a postycard.
Frankie Machine: You can't read anyway.
Sparrow: You coulda drawed pictures.
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Frankie Machine: You mean just stop? Cold turkey? You don't understand! The pain...
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Louie: The monkey is never dead, Dealer. The monkey never dies. When you kick him off, he just hides in a corner, waiting his turn.
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Sparrow: You can't hold me, I'm un-incapable. I'm not smart enough to be running around loose and too goofy to be locked up. The neck, will ya let go of the neck... let go of the neck!
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