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Good heavens, I've hit a beater. What an idiot the man was to get in front of the gun.

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

You can hear this line at 01:36:52.080 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Each detail of his crimes came back to him in nightmares with added horror, haunting him relentlessly with the living death of his soul.

- With the day came the cruel necessity to dissemble to Gladys and to his guests.

(HUNTING RIFLES SHOOTING)

- Have you had good sport, Geoffrey?

- Not very good. I think most of the birds have gone to the open. It may be better after lunch, when we get to new ground.

- Don't shoot it, Geoffrey.

- Nonsense!

- Good heavens, I've hit a beater. What an idiot the man was to get in front of the gun.

- Stop shooting there. A man's hurt.

- Where sir? Where is he?

- Here.

- Why on earth don't you keep your men back? Spoiled my shooting for the day.

- I've told them the shooting's stopped for today. It wouldn't look well to go on.

- Is the man...?

- Yes, he's dead. He received a full charge in his chest.

- Thornton, come in. I suppose you've come about the unfortunate accident this morning.

[...]

The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) Sound Clip

The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) Poster

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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