During the French Revolution, a certain doctor invented a labor-saving device to take the place of a headmen's ax.
9 seconds sound clip from the House of Wax (1953) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:46:54 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
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- The lady found him taking a bath and plunged the knife into his heart.
- What a shocking thing to do.
- Yes, wasn't it? The poor man was dreadfully embarrassed.
- The exhibits in this room will be added to from time to time as various crimes are committed.
- You will read about them in your newspaper and see them enacted here in waxen tableaux.
- Oh, by the way, ladies, this is how your ancestor carried his bride across the threshold.
- And here it is, the bloody guillotine.
- Oh, dear, I don't think I can stand it.
- Now, Millie, pull yourself together, honey.
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