“You know, Judge, dirt's a funny thing. Some of it rubs off on...” – Willie Stark, All the King's Men ... Movie Quotes Database

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A scene from All the King's Men 1949

Willie Stark Broderick Crawford

You know, Judge, dirt's a funny thing. Some of it rubs off on everybody.

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