As an author, I write tales of mystery and murder.

— Cornelia Van Gorder (Agnes Moorehead)

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3 seconds sound clip from the The Bat (1959) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:01:14.020 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- This is the Oaks, a house in the country which I rented for the summer.

- As an author, I write tales of mystery and murder.

- But the things that happened in this house were far more fantastic than any story I've ever had published.

- I brought a staff of servants from my city apartment, and my maid Lizzy Allen who had been with me nearly 20 years.

- Lizzy?

- Yes, Miss Cornelia?

- Is the car ready?

- It's at the door.

- Look. Miss Cornelia, them servants you brought from the apartment are talking about walking out on us.

- Really? Well, I know they don't like it here. But I didn't think it was that bad.

[...]

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