- Well, how do you like New York?
- Love it.
- You intend to stay long?
- Oh, sixty years, perhaps.

— Don Birnam (Ray Milland), Helen St. James (Jane Wyman)

5 seconds sound clip from the The Lost Weekend (1945) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:36:17.006 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- They tried, Miss St. John.

- My name's not St. John.

- Well, St. Joseph then.

- St. James.

- First name Hilda or Helen, or Harriet, maybe?

- Helen.

- Alright, Helen.

- I also know that you come from Toledo, Ohio.

- You do? How?

- Well, I've had three long acts to work you out from that coat of yours. Initials, labels... Alfred Spitzer, Fine Furs, Toledo, Ohio.

- Maybe I should have explored your coat.

- But you didn't though.

- Didn't have time.

- Good.

- My name is Don Birnam.

- How do you do?

- Well, how do you like New York?

- Love it.

- You intend to stay long?

- Oh, sixty years, perhaps.

- I live here now. I've got a job.

- Doing what?

- Time Magazine.

- Oh. Time Magazine?

- Then perhaps you could do something for me.

- Could you help me become Man of the Year?

- Delighted. What do you do?

- Yes, what do I do?

[...]

The Lost Weekend (1945) Sound Clip

The Lost Weekend (1945) poster

Listen to memorable quotes from The Lost Weekend (1945) freely downloadable in MP3 / WAV format.

Actors: Ray Milland (Don Birnam), Jane Wyman (Helen St. James), Doris Dowling (Gloria), Howard da Silva (Nat)

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