- I read someplace that the surest way to meet the mother is to be kind to the child.
- What a horrible trick.
- It worked.
9 seconds sound clip from the Miracle on 34th Street (1947) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:10:58 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- And I want to thank you for being so kind to Susan.
- Cleo tells me that you took them to the zoo yesterday.
- That's right, but I must confess, it's part of a deep-dyed plot.
- I'm fond of Susie, very fond, but I also wanted to meet you.
- I read someplace that the surest way to meet the mother is to be kind to the child.
- Oh! Don't even mention the name.
- He's much better than last year's. At least this one doesn't wear glasses.
- This one was a last-minute substitute. The one I hired, I fired.
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