- Why don't you marry him?
- You really want to know? He's still got a lot to learn. I don't want to get in his way for a while. Okay?

— Elizabeth Imbrie (Ruth Hussey)

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17 seconds sound clip from the The Philadelphia Story movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:19:13 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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- Why don't you marry him?

- You really want to know? He's still got a lot to learn. I don't want to get in his way for a while. Okay?

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- Hey!

- Hello, Kittredge. (2)

- What are you doing here?

- Oh, I'm a friend of the family's. Just dropped in for a chat.

[...]

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