And, as if it were planned, he stayed on with me and it was grand just to stand with his hand holding mine to the end of the line.
16 seconds sound clip from the Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:48:15.434 in the DVD version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- The day was bright, the air was sweet, the smell of honeysuckle charmed you off your feet.
- You tried to sing, but couldn't squeak.
- In fact, you love him, so you couldn't even speak.
- Buzz, buzz, buzz went the buzzer. Plop, plop, plop went the wheels.
- Stop, stop, stop went my heartstrings. (2)
- As he started to leave, I took hold of his sleeve with my hand.
- Now, you be careful tonight and don't run over Mrs. Truett's lawn. It's just been planted.
- She's nice, but wait til you see what we do to Mr. Braukoff.
- That'll be a caution, won't it, Tootie?
- We'll fix him fine. It'll serve him right for poisoning cats.
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