Well, he did let me down, but I'd be the first member of my family ever to let his family down.

— Ruggles (Charles Laughton)

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9 seconds sound clip from the Ruggles of Red Gap (1935) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:09:51 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Oh, you don't know what this means to me. Au revoir! Au revoir!

- Well, he's coming to get me.

- You're not gonna let him, are you?

- I suppose he needs me.

- You mean you're gonna give up all this just to keep him buttoned up? What has he ever done for you?

- Well, he did let me down, but I'd be the first member of my family ever to let his family down.

- And I'd have you know that it isn't just keeping a man buttoned up, it's heredity and loyalty, and I suppose you could call it habit if you wanted to.

- I'd hate to tell you what I'd call it.

- Why don't you practice what you been preaching?

- First I find you're not a colonel and now I find you're not a man. Maybe you'd better find out what you are.

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