- Goodbye.
- Tell Mollie not to cry. Those 13 steps, they don't lead up to the gallows. They lead up to the stars.

— Earl Williams (Austin Pendleton)

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

You can hear this line at 01:32:42 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Williams put up a desperate struggle, but sheriff's deputies overpowered him.

- Williams tried to shoot it out with the cops, but his gun jammed.

- Williams was betrayed by an old sweetheart, who then attempted suicide.

- Duffy, take this down. The Examiner, guardian and conscience of Chicago having single-handedly captured Earl Williams has just handed him over to Sheriff what's-his-name.

- Now then, the hanging will go on as scheduled, 7:00 a.m. Sharp. Take him away, boys.

- Goodbye.

- Tell Mollie not to cry. Those 13 steps, they don't lead up to the gallows. They lead up to the stars.

- That's it! Not to the gallows, but up to the stars. There's your last words.

- And on the front page, we'll have a composite picture. The stars, the steps, and at the top of the steps, Marx and Lenin waiting for Earl Williams.

- How's that?

- Just dandy. Put the handcuffs on them.

- My pleasure.

- What's the charge?

- Conspiracy to obstruct justice, harboring a fugitive, possession of a stolen weapon. Adds up to about 10 years apiece for you birds.

[...]

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