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But when you were a child, didn't you ever have a mother and a father and a house and a street and a town?

7 seconds sound clip from the Beat the Devil (1953) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:19:53 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- There are two good reasons for falling in love. One is that the object of your affections is unlike anyone else. A rare spirit, such as Lord Byron. The other is that he's like everybody else only superior.

- Harry, for instance, is the very best of a type.

- Well, if you must know, I'm a typical rare spirit.

- How long did you live here?

- Well, the longest I've ever lived anywhere is two years.

- But when you were a child, didn't you ever have a mother and a father and a house and a street and a town?

- No, I, uh, I was an orphan until I was 20, and then a rich and beautiful lady adopted me.

- You know, I've changed my mind about your being an evil doctor.

- You're off to keep a rendezvous some place in Africa sacred to the tribesmen.

- You're going to found a new empire and make yourself master of the riches of the world.

- But you need a beautiful blond queen to impress the natives as, uh, as the incarnation of the queen of Sheba.

[...]

Beat the Devil (1953) Sound Clip

Beat the Devil (1953) Blu-ray Cover

Quotes with sound clips from the movie Beat the Devil (1953).

Actors: Humphrey Bogart (Billy Dannreuther), Jennifer Jones (Mrs. Gwendolen Chelm), Gina Lollobrigida (Maria Dannreuther), Robert Morley (Peterson)

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