And I'm sure you're making a mistake about all that beer and no whiskey, but it's your two weeks.

— Elwood P. Dowd (James Stewart)

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4 seconds sound clip from the Harvey (1950) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:25:54.525 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- And as I talked to her, I would want her to hold out her soft white hand and say: Poor thing. You poor, poor thing.

- For how long would you want this to go on, Doctor?

- Two weeks.

- Two weeks? Wouldn't that get a little monotonous, just Akron, cold beer and poor, poor thing for two weeks?

- No! It would be wonderful.

- Well, I... I can't help feeling, Doctor, that you're making a mistake not allowing the woman to talk.

- If she'd been around at all, she might've picked up some very interesting news items.

- And I'm sure you're making a mistake about all that beer and no whiskey, but it's your two weeks.

- Mr. Dowd, could he... Would he do this for me?

- Oh, he could and might.

- I've never heard Harvey say a word against Akron.

- By the way, Doctor, where is Harvey?

- Don't you know?

- The last time I saw him, he was with you.

- He's probably waiting for me down at Charlie's.

- Yes, that's it. He's down at Charlie's.

[...]

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