Lo, the ponderous tongue is swinging. 'Tis the hour of curfew now, and the sight has chilled her bosom, stopped her breath and paled her brow.
9 seconds sound clip from the Desk Set (1957) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:33:15 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- Uh, how long does this go on?
- That old poem has about 80 stanzas to it.
- She has reached the topmost ladder.
- O'er her hangs the great dark bell, awful is the gloom beneath her like the pathway down to hell.
- Shall she let it ring? No, never!
- They hung up, and I know another one.
- Out she swung, far out, the city seemed a speck of light...
[...]
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Quotes from the movie Desk Set (1957), featuring short sound clips with voice, which you can use as ringtones or for sharing them with friends.
Actors: Spencer Tracy (Richard Sumner), Katharine Hepburn (Bunny Watson), Gig Young (Mike Cutler), Joan Blondell (Peg Costello)
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