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Oh, what a life on that farm out in Minnesota. With them Swedes, woman-hungry.

10 seconds sound clip from the Anna Christie (1930) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:23:41 in the DVD version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Why, he let them cousins keep me on the farm and work me to death like a dog.

- Well, you didn't fall for that farm life, did you?

- I should say not. I had to slave for all of them.

- Was all right till my mother died...

- But I was only a poor relation, you know... and they treated me worse than they dared treat a hired girl.

- Oh, what a life on that farm out in Minnesota. With them Swedes, woman-hungry.

- One night I was alone in the house and one of the sons came back.

- After that, I hated them, so I'd kill them all if I stayed... so I ran away. St. Paul.

- Yeah, I overheard Chris saying as how you was in St. Paul.

- Working, he said.

- Oh, that's no lie. I went there to work, but I was still a kid.

- It's all men's fault, giving you the wrong start.

[...]

Anna Christie (1930) Sound Clip

Anna Christie (1930) Poster

Memorable quotes with sound from the movie Anna Christie (1930), based on the 1921 play of the same name by Eugene O'Neill.

Actors: Greta Garbo (Anna Christie), Marie Dressler (Marthy Owens)

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