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But this is ridiculous. If he was such a patriotic American, why didn't he just report us to the authorities?

5 seconds sound clip from the Clue (1985) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:32:21.823 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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[...]

- When did it come to an end?

- When my wife decided to end her life.

- She, too, was being blackmailed by this odious man who now lies dead before us.

- He hated my wife for the same reason he hated all of you. He believed that you were all thoroughly un-American.

- I'm sorry.

- For some reason he felt that it was inappropriate for a senator to have a corrupt wife, for a doctor to take advantage of his patients, for a wife to emasculate her husband, and so forth.

- But this is ridiculous. If he was such a patriotic American, why didn't he just report us to the authorities?

- He decided to put his information to good use and make a little money out of it. What could be more American than that?

- And what was your role in all this?

- I was a victim, too. At least, my wife was. She had friends who were socialists.

- Oh my God.

- Well, we all make mistakes.

- Mr. Boddy threatened to give my wife's name to the House Un-American Activities Committee unless she named them. She refused, so he blackmailed her.

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Actors: Tim Curry (Wadsworth), Madeline Kahn (Mrs. White), Christopher Lloyd (Professor Plum), Martin Mull (Colonel Mustard), Lesley Ann Warren (Miss Scarlet), Michael McKean (Mr. Green), Eileen Brennan (Mrs. Peacock), Colleen Camp (Yvette)

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