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Whatever on earth does that mean?

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

You can hear this line at 01:41:02 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Oh, dear, doesn't everything look lovely?

- Dr. Parsons. Oh, Mr. Kittredge hasn't arrived yet, Dr. Parsons.

- Come along. I want you to meet Tracy's grandmother.

- Now, Tracy, don't sit down again until after the ceremony.

- Oh, by the way, Dexter, they telephoned from your house that a Mr. Sidney Kidd was there. I was to tell you that he's reading it.

- Whatever on earth does that mean?

- Well, I have a feeling it won't be so hard for me to resign now.

- And belts will be worn tighter this winter.

- Well, Red, I'm afraid it's the deadline.

- So is this. Listen.

- 'My dear Tracy, I want you to know that you will always be my friend, but your conduct last night was so shocking to my ideals of womanhood that...'

- No, don't go. You might as well hear it too.

- 'My attitude toward you, and the prospect of a happy and useful life together has been changed materially. Your breach of common decency...'

[...]

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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