He uses a wheelchair. He can walk with crutches, but not very well.
7 seconds sound clip from the House of Wax (1953) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:01:04 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- He'll convince you once and for all that no such thing could happen.
- Now, relax, honey, and enjoy the show.
- I know it sounds fantastic, but you asked me to tell you everything.
- You can see this idea's become an obsession, an unhealthy one, if you ask me.
- He uses a wheelchair. He can walk with crutches, but not very well.
- Such a man came and asked to see police photographs of Cathy Gray.
- You see, that's how it's done. Every detail is studied to make the features true to life.
- But why should Joan of Arc have her right ear pierced?
- Why not? They wore them then.
- I don't know, lieutenant, it's not a suspicion. It's more a kind of fear, an intuition.
- Well, intuition isn't much help in police work. Facts are what we need.
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