Oh, why didn't you say so in the first place? That's going to make her the perfect wife.

3 seconds sound clip from the Holiday (1938) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:02:47.184 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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[...]

- Take it easy now. Everything is going to be all right. Now, you just lie right down there and rest a little while. Leave it to us.

- That's it. Now, you tell us all about it, from the very beginning. Who is she?

- What's her name?

- Why do you want to marry her?

- How did you come to meet her?

- What does she do?

- Come, come, come, boy.

- Wait!

- It's love, fellas. I've met the girl. She's... I can't describe her, but the first thing you notice are those dimples when she smiles.

- Oh, why didn't you say so in the first place? That's going to make her the perfect wife.

- Now, wait. I've found her. I didn't think they came that way anymore. She's sweet, intelligent, the perfect playmate.

- Now, listen, you haven't told us anything yet.

- We're not letting any wench snag you without a struggle.

- Who is this girl? What does she do?

- Do? I don't know. What do most girls do?

- Johnny, don't tell me you didn't find out anything about her?

[...]

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Actors: Katharine Hepburn (Linda Seton), Cary Grant (Johnny Case), Doris Nolan (Julia Seton), Lew Ayres (Ned), Henry Kolker (Edward Seton), Edward Everett Horton (Professor Nick Potter), Jean Dixon (Susan Potter)

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