How is “a song and dance” used?

In Double Indemnity (1944), one line is: “But you never fooled me with your song and dance. Not for a second.”

Which movie is “a song and dance” from?

The clip at the top of this page is from Double Indemnity (1944).

if you make a song and dance about sth, you complain or talk about it too much when this is not necessary

informal · británico · despectivo · americano · Se oye en 2 películas

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a song and dance (about sth)despectivobritánico
if you make a song and dance about sth, you complain or talk about it too much when this is not necessary
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a song and dance (about sth)americano
a long explanation about sth, or excuse for sth

Definiciones del Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, 9.ª edición

But you never fooled me with your song and dance. Not for a second.

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