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- That's what makes you a first-class reporter. You're always in the right place at the right time.
- But never at home. Not for Christmas, not for our anniversary.

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

You can hear this line at 00:11:13 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- No, me. I quit. I'm resigning. Effective immediately.

- Those bozos on the Tribune, right? They've been trying to steal you away from me for years. How much are they paying you?

- I'm not gonna work for the Tribune.

- Damn right. Nobody walks out on Walter Burns.

- Or any newspaper. I'm getting married.

- Getting married? What the hell for? You've already been married.

- Some marriage that was. I never even got to Niagara Falls 'cause you made me get off the train to cover the torch murder.

- That's what makes you a first-class reporter. You're always in the right place at the right time.

- But never at home. Not for Christmas, not for our anniversary.

- When she was sick in the hospital and nearly died, I was stuck in Tennessee covering that goddamn Monkey Trial.

- It's not gonna happen again, Walter. Not this time.

- Okay, Hildy. You want to take the plunge again, all right.

- Tell you what we do. First you cover the hanging, then you can get married.

- Take the whole weekend off. You don't have to be back at the office until Monday.

[...]

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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