After all, you're not an embezzler or a murderer. You drink too much and that's not fatal.
— Helen St. James (Jane Wyman)
4 seconds sound clip from the The Lost Weekend (1945) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:47:23.866 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- You see, that first time we met, I should have had the decency to get drunk... just for your sake.
- For my sake? We're talking about you.
- Is it really that bad, Wick?
- Can't we go over this tomorrow, Don, when you're feeling more like yourself?
- Helen's heard the facts. That's all there is to it.
- Yes, I've heard them and they're not very pleasant. But they could be worse.
- After all, you're not an embezzler or a murderer. You drink too much and that's not fatal.
- One cure didn't take. There are others.
- But, there must be a reason why you drink Don. The right doctor could find it.
- What is it you want to be so much that you're not?
[...]
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Actors: Ray Milland (Don Birnam), Jane Wyman (Helen St. James), Doris Dowling (Gloria), Howard da Silva (Nat)
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