Well, that's vanishing cream. This is a vanishing cream remover. I'll tell you how you can save money. If you don't put that on, then you don't need this to take that off.

— Fred Derry (Dana Andrews)

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9 seconds sound clip from the The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:41:56.645 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Thank you very much. I'll be with you in just a moment, madam.

- Will you take this, please? This young lady will have your package and your change in just a moment. Thank you very much and come in again.

- Thank you.

- Yes, madam?

- You were wonderful.

- I wanted to smack him.

- It's against the rules here to chat with customers unless it's a sale.

- Oh, all right, I'll buy something.

- What's this?

- Youth Recaptured, that's a complexion cream. But you don't need any of that phony stuff.

- Well, that's vanishing cream. This is a vanishing cream remover. I'll tell you how you can save money. If you don't put that on, then you don't need this to take that off.

- How about some lotion? Here's one at $2.98, and you'd be overcharged at half the price.

- I didn't really come in to buy anything. Dad told me you were working here and I just dropped in to say hello.

- Oh, just a minute. I have... I have an hour off at 1:00. Are you doing anything for lunch?

- Why, no.

- Thank you, madam. I'll meet you outside in 20 minutes. Come in again.

- Thank you.

[...]

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