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Mmm, a weakness, sure. And strength is her religion. She finds human imperfection unforgivable.

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

You can hear this line at 00:44:18 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- She's a girl who's generous to a fault.

- To a fault!

- Except to other people's faults.

- For instance, she never had any understanding of my deep and gorgeous thirst.

- That was your problem.

- Granted. But you took on that problem with me when you took me.

- You were no helpmate there. You were a scold.

- It was disgusting. It made you so unattractive.

- Mmm, a weakness, sure. And strength is her religion. She finds human imperfection unforgivable.

- And when I gradually discovered that my relationship to her was supposed to be not that of a loving husband and a good companion, but... Oh, never mind.

- Say it.

- But that of a kind of high priest to a virgin goddess...

- Then my drinks grew deeper and more frequent, that's all.

- I never considered you as that, nor myself.

- You did without knowing it.

- And the night that you got drunk on champagne, and climbed out on the roof and stood there naked, with your arms out to the moon, wailing like a banshee.

- I told you I've never had the slightest recollection of doing any such thing.

[...]

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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