Thousands of years of traditional belief cannot be dismissed in one generation.

— Mehemet Bey (George Pastell)

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4 seconds sound clip from the The Mummy (1959) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:15:22.460 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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[...]

- There are certain things for which civilisation has no answer.

- But if you choose to meddle thus, then you must be prepared to face the consequences, whatever they are.

- Consequences? That sounds like a threat.

- You must excuse me, Mr Banning.

- We like to think that our European dress, our liberal education have buried the past. But, occasionally, one is forced to realise that all this is only veneer.

- Thousands of years of traditional belief cannot be dismissed in one generation.

- Please, accept my apologies.

- Please, I should apologise to you. After all, I only came here to welcome you.

- I'm afraid I got rather carried away. I mustn't detain you any longer.

- You haven't detained me at all.

- May I?

- Please do.

- The 20th dynasty, isn't it?

- Nineteenth.

- Yes, of course. How stupid of me.

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