I COULDA BEEN A CONTENDER

Yetta Telebenda

Yetta does a monologue from the film ON THE WATERFRONT. The content of this video is used under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as a transformative creation.

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00:00It wasn't him, Charlie. It was you.

00:09Remember that night in the garden you came down to my dressing room and said,

00:13Kid, this ain't your night. We're going for the price on Wilson.

00:18You remember that? This ain't your night.

00:24My night. I could have taken Wilson apart.

00:30So what happens?

00:33He gets the title shot outdoors on the ballpark, and what do I get?

00:38A one-way ticket to Palookaville.

00:44He was my brother, Charlie.

00:47You should have looked out for me a little bit.

00:50You should have taken care of me just a little bit

00:55so I wouldn't have to take them dives for the short-end money.

01:03You don't understand.

01:05I could have had class.

01:08I could have been a contender.

01:09I could have been somebody instead of a bum,

01:16which is what I am.

01:18Let's face it.

01:20It was you, Charlie.

01:22It was you.

01:24It was you.

01:36It was you.

01:37It was you.

01:37You can make me care of her tanky.

01:38It was you.

01:41It was you.

01:41You shouldn't have been a good job.

01:41You should have done it.

01:42Sure.

01:44It has legal work.

01:46You should have done it.

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