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- Now, we're not gonna do it, doggone it. It's degrading. It's undignified.
- Well, so is an empty stomach.

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

You can hear this line at 00:11:50 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Anyway, presented for the first time, quote: 'A Wedding Day Inside Mainline Society.' -Or what the kitchen maid saw through the keyhole. Unquote.

- Go ahead, Connor. Writing's your job. I'm only the publisher.

- All right, publisher, take this. Quote: 'No hunter of buckshot in the rear is cagey, crafty Connor.' Unquote.

- Close paragraph.

- Close job. Close bank account.

- But look, how could we possibly get inside the Lord estate, let alone the house?

- Now, we're not gonna do it, doggone it. It's degrading. It's undignified.

- Well, so is an empty stomach.

- How do we get in?

- Ask the gentleman to come in.

- I understand we understand each other.

- Quite.

- This gentleman has been employed in our Buenos Aires office.

- Fortunately, he came up yesterday on the Clipper, and I believe he can help us with our problem.

- How?

[...]

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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