How is “the old story” used?

In Cleopatra (1963), one line is: “Corn, grain, treasure. It's the old story.”

Which movie is “the old story” from?

The clip at the top of this page is from Cleopatra (1963).

Corn, grain, treasure. It's the old story.

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Corn, grain, treasure. It's the old story.
The old story. No wedding ring, I see.

定義：Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 第 9 版