- But, we said we'd get it so why shouldn't we get it?
- Yes, but why should we if we don't want to and I don't want to.
- But, this is absurd...

argumentsdecisionsernest thesigerraymond massey

6 seconds sound clip from the The Old Dark House (1932) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:35:31.546 in the DVD version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- You'd better lead the way.

- This is my room.

- Oh?

- There are one or two things that I should very much like for you to see.

- I should like to very much, but you must show me some other time. We've gotta get that lamp.

- Yes.

- Listen, why should we bother about the lamp? Let us wait here for a few minutes and then go back and say that we couldn't find it or that it's broken.

- I can't see the point.

- Yes, but why should we trouble about the lamp if we don't want to?

- But, we said we'd get it so why shouldn't we get it?

- Yes, but why should we if we don't want to and I don't want to.

- But, this is absurd...

- Did you hear that?

- I did hear something.

- What was it?

- It must have been Morgan. He's drunk, you know. He's probably making a disturbance downstairs in the kitchen.

- I thought that noise came from upstairs.

- Anyway, what about this lamp?

- I wondered whether you would excuse me from coming with you. I'm not very strong. There are rather a lot of stairs. I really should have told you before, but the vanity of age, you know.

- You'll find it on a little table at the end of the landing two floors above.

[...]

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