Maybe he's caught on a ledge. Look again.
5 seconds sound clip from the Meet John Doe (1941) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:07:18 in the DVD version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- Don't stand there, you idiot. Go and look. Open the window.
- Why did he have to pick my building?
- Is there a crowd in the street?
- No, Sir.
- Maybe he's caught on a ledge. Look again.
- I think it must have been a seagull.
- A seagull? What's a seagull doing around the City Hall?
- That's a bad omen, isn't it?
- No, Sir. The seagull's a lovely bird.
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