- Well, the paper says John Fleming left his entire fortune to you.
- Funny thing about that entire fortune is that we can't find it.
- No kidding?
- No, all uncle John had in his bank account was a couple hundred dollars. And his safe deposit box was empty.
14 seconds sound clip from the The Bat (1959) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:31:51.885 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- I'm quite sure he isn't in the house, doctor, not now. Goodnight.
- Well, congratulations! Real estate business must be picking up. New office, new furniture...
- New deal, how do you like it?
- It looks expensive. Are you squandering your inheritance?
- Well, the paper says John Fleming left his entire fortune to you.
- Funny thing about that entire fortune is that we can't find it.
- If we don't find that missing million, mine will be empty too.
- Well, all my savings were invested in Zenith Bank stock.
- The examiners won't certify the bank as solvent until those stolen securities are found.
- So the stockholders have voted an assessment that'll wipe some of us out.
- It's a sense those securities have been converted into cash.
[...]