Mr James Joyce. Now, where would you put him?

4 seconds sound clip from the The Third Man (1949) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:52:13.840 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

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- Yeah, well, I... I suppose that is what I meant to say.

- Of course, of course, of course.

- Do you believe, Mr Martins, in the stream of consciousness?

- Stream of consciousness? Well... Well...

- What author has chiefly influenced you?

- Grey.

- Grey? What Grey?

- Zane Grey.

- That's Mr Martins' little joke, of course. We all know perfectly well Zane Grey wrote what we call westerns. Cowboys and bandits.

- Mr James Joyce. Now, where would you put him?

- Oh... would you mind repeating that question?

- I said, where would you put Mr James Joyce? In what category?

- Can I ask, is Mr Martins engaged on a new book?

- Yes. It's called The Third Man.

- A novel, Mr Martins?

- It's a murder story. I've just started it. It's based on fact.

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