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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.

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

You can hear this line at 01:32:20 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Hey, hey, easy. Easy, now.

- Earl Williams was just captured in the press room of the Criminal Courts Building, hiding in a desk.

- 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.

[...]

The Front Page (1974) Sound Clip

The Front Page (1974) poster

Hear classic lines from the 1974 film "The Front Page" featuring sound clips from the movie.

Actors: Jack Lemmon (Hildy Johnson), Walter Matthau (Walter Burns), Austin Pendleton (Earl Williams), Carol Burnett (Mollie Malloy), Susan Sarandon (Peggy Grant), Vincent Gardenia (Sheriff "Honest Pete" Hartman), David Wayne (Roy Bensinger)

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