But the truth is, they were scared to stay.
2 seconds sound clip from the The Bat (1959) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:13:26.927 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- Mr. Fleming will be laid to rest in his family's tomb on Friday.
- Well, this is his house. And ever since he died, some funny things have happened here.
- Oh, so that's why they quit and left me to run this place without a staff.
- They didn't tell you, Miss Corny.
- But the truth is, they were scared to stay.
- But you're still here, Lizzie. Haven't you seen anything?
- No, no, and even if I had, I ain't afraid of ghosts. They're afraid of me.
- Honest, Miss Corny, a spiritualist told me once that ghosts was allergic to me.
- But this Bat feller they keep talking about in the paper, I guess he'd be different.
- I don't think you would have the same effect on him.
[...]