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The tightest dragnet in the history of Chicago has been thrown around in the North side.

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

You can hear this line at 00:46:23 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Earl Williams has been reported in vicinity of Wrigley building. Proceed there immediately.

- Here's a late report. Earl Williams has just been spotted in a rowboat on Lake Michigan disguised as a nun.

(police chase sirens) (3)

- Fruitcake! Fruitcake! Fruitcake!

- Dr. Eggelhofer is on his way to Passavant Hospital to operate on himself. You heard me.

- The tightest dragnet in the history of Chicago has been thrown around in the North side.

- Sheriff Hartman expects Williams to be recaptured any moment now. Which means they don't have the slightest idea where he is.

- Here's a cute little sideline, I just spoke to the hangman. Whether they get Williams back or not, he gets collects $50. It's play or pay.

- Hold on, I have something coming up.

- This is Schwartz. Give me rewrite.

- Mr. Schwartz, your wife left this for you. Stuffed cabbage.

- Ugh.

[...]

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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