Maybe I've been trying too hard to keep our dirty family linen from being washed in public.
5 seconds sound clip from the The Big Heat (1953) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:14:38.679 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- Tom had no reason to kill himself.
- The fact is, he did kill himself. And that's positive.
- What are you trying to say, Mr. Bannion?
- I'm just trying to check up on her story, find out why your husband took his life.
- Maybe I've been trying too hard to keep our dirty family linen from being washed in public.
- I suppose that woman told you about their relationship?
- She said your husband was in good health and very cheerful, and that you'd agreed to divorce him.
- She's a liar. Tom never wanted a divorce. And he wasn't a well man.
- I have no choice now except to tell you about Tom and myself.
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