It's as far as the elevator goes. We gotta walk up to the tower.

6 seconds sound clip from the Meet John Doe (1941) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:54:19 in the DVD version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Where's Connell?

- He's watching the other door.

- You're swell.

- No sense going up there. I been here for hours. He ain't here.

- Let me go, will ya?

- That's crazy. It's 14 floors.

- It's as far as the elevator goes. We gotta walk up to the tower.

- That tramp's probably full of Christmas cheer and asleep in some flophouse. Let's go. I've got to decorate my tree.

- Well, I give up.

- I don't know what gave us the idea that he'd attempt anything like this.

- I guess you're right. I'm afraid the joke's on us.

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