Well, if it's in the papers, it must be true. They wouldn't print a lie.

— Mollie Malloy (Carol Burnett)

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8 seconds sound clip from the The Front Page (1974) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:02:38 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- What is that?

- Nothing.

- Is that a gun?

- Don't be silly!

- Now, you just... take the cab and you pick up all the bags, yours and mine, you come back here. I'll meet you downstairs.

- I want to know what are you doing with a gun?

- I'll explain it later, honey. On the train.

- In that lower berth, hmm? Hmm? Okay?

- I can't wait.

- You don't have to answer this, but is it true what they said in the papers?

- What'd they say?

- That you were willing to marry me on the gallows.

- Well, if it's in the papers, it must be true. They wouldn't print a lie.

- The funny thing is, the last night in your place, I was gonna propose to you but I couldn't go through with it.

- Of course you couldn't. Because you know how I earn my living.

- No. It's not you. You're the best person I know. It's me. I just had nothing to offer you.

- Earl, hold still.

[...]

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