Yeah. I know. I know a lot of guys like that. They take a bottle and put it on the shelf. All they want is just to look at it. They won't even carry a corkscrew along, just to make sure. Then, all of a sudden... they grab the bottle and bite off the neck.

— Nat (Howard Da Silva)

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

You can hear this line at 00:15:30.396 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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- I'll roll one bottle in a copy of the Saturday Evening Post, so my brother can discover it like that. And I want him to discover it, because that'll set his mind at ease.

- The other bottle...Come here. That one I'm tucking into my brother's suitcase. He shall transport it himself, without knowing it, of course. Then, while he's greeting the caretaker, I'll slide it out and hide it in a hollow of the old apple tree.

- Aw, Mr. Birnam, why don't you lay off the stuff for a while?

- Well, I may never touch it while I'm there. Not a drop. What you don't understand, all of you is that I've got to know it's around. That I can have it if I need it. I can't be cut off completely.

- That's the devil. That's what drives you crazy

- Yeah. I know. I know a lot of guys like that. They take a bottle and put it on the shelf. All they want is just to look at it. They won't even carry a corkscrew along, just to make sure. Then, all of a sudden... they grab the bottle and bite off the neck.

- Nat, one more reproving word and I shall consult our lawyer about a divorce.

- Now don't forget, quarter of six. My brother must find me home, ready and packed.

- Shall we dance?

- You're awfully pretty, Mr. Birnam.

- I bet you tell that to all the boys.

- Why, natch. Only with you it's on the level.

- Yeah. Sit down.

- No thanks. Thanks a lot, but no thanks. There's somebody waiting.

[...]

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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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