- Why not put wet tar on all the roads, then chase the black soles of his feet?
- Because he's not a fool.
6 seconds sound clip from the The Invisible Man (1933) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:57:06.849 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
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- Can you tell us what plans you've got for capturing him?
- A hundred thousand men are searching and watching.
- Yes, I know. But have you any secret means of getting him?
- The police have offered 2000 pounds for the first effective means.
- The bloodhounds have lost the scent.
- Why not put wet tar on all the roads, then chase the black soles of his feet?
- Try and sleep now, my dear. There's nothing you can do.
- We must just pray that the police can take him without harming him.
- Stand back, close against the wall.
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