There are only going to be about 20 boys worth looking at, anyway. We can certainly handle 20 men. I should hope.

— Esther Smith (Judy Garland)

7 seconds sound clip from the Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:23:30.381 in the DVD version of the movie.

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[...]

- You're competing with an Eastern girl.

- I'll wager Lucille Ballard doesn't make a move without a corset.

- Well, I certainly don't relish wearing this thing, but pride has come to the rescue.

- For tonight, I'll do anything.

- It'll be worth it.

- If we can create a breathtaking effect, it'll be simple to monopolize all the worthwhile men.

- Exactly.

- There are only going to be about 20 boys worth looking at, anyway. We can certainly handle 20 men. I should hope.

- Can you handle 10?

- Well, 7 or 8.

- If you guarantee 8, I can ha... I can handle the rest of them.

- What about John Truett?

- Oh, I'll devote myself to John, but in between times, I'm going to make my presence felt amongst the others.

- Es? Someone to see you at the back door.

- Who?

- Someone that looks like John Truett.

- Oh.

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