What's the good of another post-mortem? Suppose you dig up something, well, discreditable to Harry?
7 seconds sound clip from the The Third Man (1949) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:16:49.165 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
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- He says he doesn't know everybody.
- Who was at the funeral besides you?
- Some girl of the Josefstadt Theatre. You know what Harry was.
- You oughtn't to speak to her. It would only cause her pain.
- Not necessarily. She'd probably want to help.
- What's the good of another post-mortem? Suppose you dig up something, well, discreditable to Harry?
- Would you give me your address?
- I live in the Russian sector. But you'll find me at the Casanova Club every night.
- One has to work the best way one can, you know.
- What's the name of this girl?
- I don't know. I don't think I ever heard it.
- You did mention the theatre.
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