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- Oh? Then what has it to do with?
- A reluctance to grow old, I think.

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

You can hear this line at 00:53:58 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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[...]

- As if he'd done nothing at all.

- Which happens to be the truth.

- Anyway, it's not your affair, Tracy. If it concerns anyone...

- Well, actually, I don't know whom it concerns except your father.

- That's very wise of you, Margaret.

- What most wives fail to realize is that their husbands' philandering has nothing whatever to do with them.

- Oh? Then what has it to do with?

- A reluctance to grow old, I think.

- I suppose the best mainstay a man can have as he gets along in years is a daughter. The right kind of daughter.

- How sweet. (2)

- Oh, no, no. I'm talking seriously about something I've thought over thoroughly. I've had to.

- I think a devoted young girl gives a man the illusion that youth is still his.

- Very important, I suppose.

- Oh, very, very. Because without her he might be inclined to go out in search of his youth.

- That's just as important to him as it is to any woman.

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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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