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- Something about human nature. It happens all the time. Men show up and confess to crimes they committed five, ten, twenty years ago.
- No kidding?
- Sure. All of a sudden they get a conscience. Starts to get them down and a kind of corrosion sets in.

confessionconsciencecornel wildecrimeintrospectionmoralityremorseworking on yourself

13 seconds sound clip from the Shockproof (1949) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:31:31.465 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- I'm sorry, Jenny. I don't want to hurt you.

- I know that, Griff.

- Hey, what time does that movie go on?

- 8:24.

- Well, we'd better hurry.

- Griff, can I come, too?

- Come on.

- I still don't get it. The guy was clear across the border. They'd never have caught him. So why'd he come back and give himself up?

- Something about human nature. It happens all the time. Men show up and confess to crimes they committed five, ten, twenty years ago.

- No kidding?

- Sure. All of a sudden they get a conscience. Starts to get them down and a kind of corrosion sets in.

- Anybody want some ice cream or anything?

- Ice cream? Silly question.

- Ice cream, Jenny?

- Yes, Griff. Sure.

- I'll run over to the library and change the book.

- Don't hurry. It's nice here.

- I can't take it much longer, Harry. We can't live like this. I know I can't.

- That's foolish. It's...

[...]

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Shockproof (1949) Sound Clip

Shockproof (1949) posterListen to memorable quotes from the classic 1949 film noir Shockproof, accompanied by short sound clips in MP3 and WAV formats.

Actors: Cornel Wilde (Griff Marat), Patricia Knight (Jenny Marsh), John Baragrey (Harry Wesson)

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