Well, King John put some of them to the sword. But some, the wisest and the most wicked, escaped into the mountains.

13 seconds sound clip from the Cat People (1942) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:08:02.031 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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- It's meant to represent the evil ways into which my village had once fallen.

- You see, the Mamelukes came to Serbia long ago and they made the people slaves.

- Well, at first, the people were good and worshipped God in a true Christian way. But little by little, the people changed.

- When King John drove out the Mamelukes and came to our village, he found dreadful things.

- People bowed down to Satan and said their masses to him. They had become witches and were evil.

- Well, King John put some of them to the sword. But some, the wisest and the most wicked, escaped into the mountains.

- Now do you understand?

- Well, I still don't see what it has to do with you.

- Those who escaped, the wicked ones, their legend haunts the village where I was born.

- Boys who come to tea can't expect to stay to dinner.

- Some other time perhaps.

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