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- But if it hadn't been for that drink last night, all this might not have happened.
- Apparently nothing did. What made you think it had?

11 seconds sound clip from the The Philadelphia Story movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:44:42 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- You see, it really wasn't Tracy at all. It was another girl. A Miss Pommery 1926.

- You'd had too much to drink, Tracy.

- That seems to be the consensus of opinion.

- Will you promise me never to touch the stuff again?

- No, I don't believe I will.

- There are certain things about that other girl, that Miss Pommery '26, I rather like.

- But a man expects his wife to...

- To behave herself. Naturally.

- To behave herself naturally. Sorry.

- But if it hadn't been for that drink last night, all this might not have happened.

- Apparently nothing did. What made you think it had?

- Well, it didn't take much imagination.

- Not much, perhaps, but just of a certain kind.

- It seems you didn't think anything too well of yourself.

- That's the odd thing, George. Somehow I'd have hoped that you'd think better of me than I did.

- I'm not going to quibble. All the evidence was there.

- And I was guilty straight off. That is, until I was proved innocent.

- Yeah, downright un-American, if you ask me.

- Nobody is asking you.

[...]

The Philadelphia Story (1940) Sound Clip

The Philadelphia Story (1940) Poster

Discover the best lines from the classic film "The Philadelphia Story" with our collection of quotes featuring sound bites from the movie.

Actors: James Stewart (Macaulay Connor), Cary Grant (C.K. Dexter Haven), Katharine Hepburn (Tracy Lord), Ruth Hussey (Elizabeth Imbrie), Virginia Weidler (Dinah Lord), Roland Young (Uncle Willie)

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