- You said you'd retire in New York, but I noticed you took that thin man case.
- That thin man was a beaut. They're still talking about it.
7 seconds sound clip from the After the Thin Man (1936) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:04:20 in the DVD version of the movie.
Quote context
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- Hello, Nick! Well, how are you?
- Are you going to play detective again? That's what we want to know.
- I'm through detecting for the rest of my natural life.
- Are you going to keep on with your detective work, Nick?
- I've retired. I'm just going to take care of my wife's money so I'll have something in my old age.
- You said you'd retire in New York, but I noticed you took that thin man case.
- That thin man was a beaut. They're still talking about it.
- Dig us up another thin man, will you, Nick?
- That was a great case, Nick.
- You'd take a case like that, wouldn't you, Nick?
- I only took that to please my wife. She wants some excitement.
- Oh, it was wonderful. Two men tried to kill him.
- But he's not going to take any more cases. You can print that.
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