Here is the story of man.

5 seconds sound clip from the Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:08:19.583 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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(Dr. Mirakle speaking gibberish)

- I will translate what he says.

- My home is in the African jungle, where I lived with my father and my mother, and my brothers and sisters. But I was captured by a band of hairless white apes, and carried away to a strange land.

(Gorilla moaning)

- I'm in the prime of my strength. And I am lonely.

- Here is the story of man.

- In the slime of chaos there was the seed that rose and grew into the tree of life.

- Life was motion. Fins changed into wings. Wings into ears. Crawling reptiles grew legs.

- Eons of ages passed. There came a time when a four-legged thing walked upright. Behold, the first man.

- Heresy!

- Heresy? Do they still burn men for heresy? Then burn me, monsieur. Light the fire. Do you think your little candle will outshine the flame of truth?

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