- Why, anybody with half an eye would be able to tell you...
- Hearsay is not evidence, madame.

4 seconds sound clip from the Phantom of the Opera (1943) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:54:04.074 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Have you anything to say, monsieur?

- I deny madame's accusation.

- Do you deny, monsieur, that you had any motive in drugging madame?

- I deny that I drugged her.

- I don't understand your reluctance to make the arrest, Monsieur Inspector. You're not an examining magistrate.

- Can you substantiate your charge that Monsieur Garron had a motive in drugging you, and that the motive was Mademoiselle DuBois?

- Why, anybody with half an eye would be able to tell you...

- Hearsay is not evidence, madame.

- I'll go over your head, Monsieur Daubert! I have influence at the Sûreté.

- I was drugged tonight to the point of death, and I insist upon the arrest of the criminal and his accomplice. And if you don't, I...

- One moment, madame. Please. You have heard Monsieur Garron deny that he drugged you.

- As the inspector says, there is no evidence to warrant an arrest. And remember, madame, if you insist upon his arrest and fail to obtain a conviction, you will find yourself in a very, very difficult predicament.

- Quite right.

- And no matter what the outcome, don't forget that your career is bound to the Paris Opera.

[...]

Phantom of the Opera (1943) Sound Clip

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Listen to short quotes from Phantom of the Opera (1943), featuring audio clips of the best lines and SFX.

Actors: Claude Rains (Erique Claudin), Nelson Eddy (Anatole Garron), Susanna Foster (Christine DuBois), Edgar Barrier (Raoul Dubert), Fritz Feld (Lecours)

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