- Sorry I frightened you, darling.
- It is, after all, better to be frightened than to be crushed.
— Dr. Vitus Werdegast (Bela Lugosi)
6 seconds sound clip from the The Black Cat (1934) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:04:33.743 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- It is not necessary to make it so important. You need not disturb these people.
- I can make myself quite comfortable in the passageway.
- Oh, we are only going as far as Visegrad.
- You're entirely welcome to share this compartment if you wish.
- Sorry.
- Sorry I frightened you, darling.
- It is, after all, better to be frightened than to be crushed.
- Well, I'm Peter Alison. This is Mrs. Alison.
- Oh, it is a very great pleasure. I'm Dr. Vitus Werdegast.
- So you are going to Visegrad?
- I, too, am going very near there.
- Perhaps.
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