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That's the old Quaker spirit, Mother Lord. Now, keep swinging.

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

You can hear this line at 00:23:38 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Oh, dear, you both better dress. And please, both of you, promise to behave like ladies in front of these creatures.

- We'll do our best, Mrs. Lord. I don't know how good that is.

- Dexter, how perfectly dreadful.

- And what'll they say about Seth not being here for his own daughter's wedding?

- I know, darling.

- You better go and tell them how terribly, terribly happy we are to have them.

- That's the old Quaker spirit, Mother Lord. Now, keep swinging.

- Oh. I thought it was that butler.

- The family will be down to welcome you in a moment.

- What with?

- With open arms.

- They're terribly, terribly happy to have any friends of Junius's here.

- They don't know about us, do they?

- No. Why should they?

- Look, our research department didn't give us much data.

[...]

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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