4 seconds sound clip from the Meet John Doe (1941) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:15:05 in the DVD version of the movie.
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- I was the fella up there, doing the marrying.
- Justice of the Peace or something.
- You were? I thought you were chasing me.
- Yes, I was your father then, but the real me, John Doe, that is... Long John Willoughby, was the fella with a book.
- You know what I mean?
- I guess so.
- Then what happened?
- Well, I took you across my knee and started spankin' ya.
- That is, I didn't do it... I mean I did do it. But it wasn't me, see, I was your father then.
- I had you across my knee and I said: Annie, I won't allow you to marry a man that's just rich or that has his secretary send you flowers.
- The man you marry has got to swim rivers for you, climb mountains for you, slay dragons for you. He's got to perform wonderful deeds for you!
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