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- Do you suppose, sir, speaking of eye-openers...
- Oh, that's the first sane remark I've heard today. Come along, I know a formula that is said to pop the pennies off the eyelids of dead Irishmen.

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

You can hear this line at 01:28:28 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Also, I think I was robbed at your house last night, Uncle Willie. My bracelet and engagement rings are missing.

- Here you are.

- But you weren't at the party.

- Wasn't I?

- Were you?

- Oh, now don't tell me you don't remember.

- I do, now. Sort of, but there were such a lot of people. I stayed so late.

- Oh, you should've taken a quick swim when you got home.

- A swim? A swim?

- There. Now they're open.

- That was just the beginning, and it was no dream.

- Do you suppose, sir, speaking of eye-openers...

- Oh, that's the first sane remark I've heard today. Come along, I know a formula that is said to pop the pennies off the eyelids of dead Irishmen.

- Oh, Dinah, if the conversation should lag, you might tell Tracy about your dream.

- What did he say?

- Oh, nothing.

- Tray, I hate you to get married and go away.

- I'll miss you, darling. I'll miss all of you.

- You know, I did have the funniest dream about you last night.

- Did you?

[...]

The Philadelphia Story (1940) Sound Clip

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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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