- Well, now that you're the boss, if you want to give yourself a raise...
- Well, sir, I'll talk it over with myself and if I don't ask for too much money I'll give it to myself. Thank you, sir.

— Hugo Matuschek (Frank Morgan), Alfred Kralik (James Stewart)

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13 seconds sound clip from the The Shop Around the Corner (1940) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:01:17.283 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Well, you see, you were the only one of my employees who had been to my home, and you sent my wife flowers.

- Oh, but that was long ago.

- Oh, you don't have to tell me.

- But when that poison gets into a man's mind, it's-it's.. Just try to understand.

- I do understand, sir.

- Yes. Right.

- Here. Here are the keys to Matuschek and Company.

- Thank you, sir.

- What shall I do about Mr...

- Vadas? Well, I want him dismissed as quietly as possible. No, no scandal. Don't even mention the subject to him. We won't lower ourselves.

- Very good, sir.

- And this is going to be the biggest Christmas in the history of Matuschek and Company.

- I know it will.

- Yes, sir. Goodbye.

- Yeah.

- Well, now that you're the boss, if you want to give yourself a raise...

- Well, sir, I'll talk it over with myself and if I don't ask for too much money I'll give it to myself. Thank you, sir.

- Congratulations!

- Thank you!

- Well, goodbye, Mr. Matuschek.

- Oh, Pepi, I don't know how to thank you. You saved my life.

- Don't mention it. It was a pleasure.

- Now if you want anything else, you know where to reach me. I'm still nothing but an errand boy at Matuschek and Company.

[...]

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