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I think it will succeed, commercially, though it doesn't sound like you.

6 seconds sound clip from the House of Wax (1953) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:40:03 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Do you recall the case of Kemmler, the first man to die in the electric chair? Igor is working on a model of his head.

- He has a strange obsession, this mute of mine. Every head he models takes on the shape of his own face.

- But in this case I humor him, for actually he somewhat resembles Kemmler.

- Crimes of violence will be reproduced in wax and exhibited while they are still fresh in the public mind.

- What do you think of my scheme?

- I think it will succeed, commercially, though it doesn't sound like you.

- Have you turned your back on beauty?

- No. No, but I can no longer create it.

- I never forgot your Marie Antoinette.

- Nor have I.

- She will be the leading lady of my new exhibition. But I must find her first.

- Find her?

- A model, I mean.

- Yes, there will be beauty, for contrast, if nothing else.

[...]

House of Wax (1953) Sound Clip

House of Wax poster

Quotes from House of Wax (1953 film), featuring short sound bites and sfx.

Actors: Vincent Price (Professor Henry Jarrod), Carolyn Jones (Cathy Gray)

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