The minister phoned. He'll a half hour late. He has to attend a burial first.

6 seconds sound clip from the Monsieur Verdoux movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:36:00 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Oh! No, go away. No, please!

(Church wedding bells)

- What a wonderful day for the wedding.

- Whoever thought this would happen to Marie?

- And all so sudden too.

- Yes, yes.

- John? We must give them something to drink.

- The minister phoned. He'll a half hour late. He has to attend a burial first.

- You'd think he'd marry them first and bury them after.

- Marie's having trouble with her trousseau. She's nowhere near ready.

- Where's the bridegroom?

- He hasn't arrived yet.

- I understand he hates this sort of thing.

- Yes, they both wanted a quiet affair, but you know how these things grow.

[...]

Monsieur Verdoux Sound Clip

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Memorable quotes from the movie Monsieur Verdoux (1947), featuring short sound bites and sfx.

Actors: Charlie Chaplin (Monsieur Henri Verdoux), Martha Raye (Annabella Bonheur)

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