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Mrs. Teasdale, you did a noble deed.

2 seconds sound clip from the Duck Soup (1933) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:53:28.147 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- More bad news. Didn't I tell you?

- Your Excellency.

- What's on your mind, babe?

- In behalf of the women of Freedonia, I have taken it upon myself to make one final effort to prevent war.

- No kidding?

- I've talked to Ambassador Trentino, and he says Sylvania doesn't want war either.

- Either.

- Doesn't want war either.

- Either. Skip it.

- I've taken the liberty of asking the Ambassador to come over here. Because we both felt that a friendly conference would settle everything peacefully. He'll be here any moment.

- Mrs. Teasdale, you did a noble deed.

- I'd be unworthy of the high trust that's been placed in me if I didn't do everything within my power to keep our beloved Freedonia at peace with the world.

- I'd be only too happy to meet Ambassador Trentino, and offer him on behalf of my country the right hand of good fellowship.

- And I feel sure that he will accept this gesture in the spirit in which it is offered. But suppose he doesn't. A fine thing that'll be.

- I hold out my hand and he refuses to accept it. That'll add a lot to my prestige, won't it?

- Me, the head of a country, snubbed by a foreign ambassador.

[...]

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Actors: Groucho Marx (Rufus T. Firefly), Chico Marx (Chicolini), Zeppo Marx (Lt. Bob Roland), Margaret Dumont (Mrs. Gloria Teasdale)

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