- Your father did not burn the Scroll of Thoth. That creature has it now.
- But the ashes in the fireplace.
- They were newspaper. The scroll is papyrus.
10 seconds sound clip from the The Mummy (1932) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:44:40.960 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
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- I'm afraid. Will you go with me to her now?
- Yes.
- Then telephone her first not to leave the hotel.
- 9-5-9-0.
- No, I'm not going out. Yes, I promise to wait until you get here.
- Goodbye. And I'm so dreadfully sorry.
- What were you doing, Doctor?
- Your father did not burn the Scroll of Thoth. That creature has it now.
- But the ashes in the fireplace.
- They were newspaper. The scroll is papyrus.
- Then it was murder. The Nubian.
- Why?
- When we fight this creature, we must ask protection from the forces of old that it defied.
- I'll give it to Helen. She's the one that needs protection.
- No. Her life is not in danger. It is her soul.
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