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When I first heard the shot, I was too surprised to move for a few seconds. Then I ran downstairs. When I found him, he was dead.

14 seconds sound clip from the The Big Heat (1953) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:06:19.888 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Mrs. Duncan, I won't keep you very long.

- You needn't apologize. I know this is necessary. Please sit down.

- Thank you.

- My name is David Bannion. I knew your husband slightly.

- Tom had many friends.

- Would you mind telling me what happened?

- When I first heard the shot, I was too surprised to move for a few seconds. Then I ran downstairs. When I found him, he was dead.

(Woman sobbing)

- I'm sorry I have to ask you these questions, but they want a full report downtown.

- Of course. When a policeman kills himself, the department gets worried.

- Well, that depends on the circumstances.

- There weren't any circumstances.

- Everything Tom ever did was clean and wholesome. That's the kind of man he was.

[...]

The Big Heat (1953) Sound Clip

The Big Heat (1953) posterListen to the best quotes from the classic 1953 film noir The Big Heat, with short sound clips in MP3 and WAV formats.

Actors: Glenn Ford (Dave Bannion), Gloria Grahame (Debby Marsh), Lee Marvin (Vince Stone)

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