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As the years passed, the miracle of Dorian's changeless youth caused wonder, but rarely suspicion.

6 seconds sound clip from the The Picture of Dorian Gray movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:54:50.601 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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- In this room, every moment of his childhood and its stainless purity came back to him.

- Here, among the innocent souvenirs of his childhood, the hideous portrait would be forever hidden away.

- The face painted in the canvas could grow bestial, sodden and unclean. No one would ever see it. No one, except himself.

- He was to have eternal youth while the portrait bore the burden of his shame.

- He was caught in an evil destiny.

- As the years passed, the miracle of Dorian's changeless youth caused wonder, but rarely suspicion.

- Even those who had heard the most evil things against him, the strange rumours about his mode of life, which spread through London and became the chatter of the clubs, could not believe anything to his dishonour when they saw him.

- He had always the look of one who had kept himself unspotted from the world.

- But while he fascinated many, there were not a few who distrusted him.

- Curious stories were current about him. It was rumoured that he had been seen in a low den in the distant parts of Whitechapel.

- His extraordinary absences became notorious and when he reappeared again in society, men would whisper to each other in corners, or pass him with a sneer, or look at him with cold, searching eyes.

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The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) Sound Clip

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Memorable quotes from The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945 film, based on Oscar Wilde's novel), with sound clips in WAV and MP3 formats.

Actors: George Sanders (Lord Henry Wotton), Hurd Hatfield (Dorian Gray), Lowell Gilmore (Basil Hallward), Angela Lansbury (Sibyl Vane), Donna Reed (Gladys Hallward)

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