- Holy mackerel! Do you think I want to haul a woman around?
- Then why?
- Because the public, bless 'em, must have a pretty face to look at.
8 seconds sound clip from the King Kong (1933) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:09:38.769 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- The skipper and Driscoll have stuck to me on two trips. They look well enough.
- But it's a different thing taking a girl into danger.
- Yeah, but they know that kind of danger.
- You never had a woman in any of your other pictures. Why do you want one in this?
- Holy mackerel! Do you think I want to haul a woman around?
- Because the public, bless 'em, must have a pretty face to look at.
- Sure. Everybody likes romance.
- Well, isn't there any romance or adventure in the world without having a flapper in it?
- Well, Mr. Denham, why not take a picture in a monastery?
- All right, the public wants a girl, and this time, I'm going to give them what they want.
- I don't know where you're gonna get her.
- I've got to get her, Weston.
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