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But there was something wrong with the faucet. It kept dripping. It was keeping me awake. So you know what I did? I pushed my big toe up the faucet.

11 seconds sound clip from the The Seven Year Itch (1952) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:37:06 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Isn't the Kaufman place air-conditioned?

- Gee, no. It's just terrible up there. That's why I bought the electric fan.

- Whoo. This feels just elegant.

- I'm just not made for the heat. This is my first summer in New York, and it's practically killing me.

- You know what I tried yesterday? I tried to sleep in the bathtub. Just lying there up to my neck in cold water.

- That sounds like a good idea.

- But there was something wrong with the faucet. It kept dripping. It was keeping me awake. So you know what I did? I pushed my big toe up the faucet.

- I guess that's what they call American know-how.

- The only thing was my toe got stuck, and I couldn't get it back out again.

- You couldn't?

- No.

- But thank goodness there was a phone in the bathroom, so I was able to call the plumber.

- You called the plumber?

- Oh, sure. He was very nice, even though it was Sunday. I explained the situation to him, and he rushed right over.

- Did everything come out all right?

- Oh, sure. But it was sort of embarrassing.

- Yeah. I can see how it might have been.

[...]

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Get a dose of Marilyn Monroe's charm with sound bites from The Seven Year Itch (1952) film, adapted from George Axelrod's play.

Actors: Marilyn Monroe (The Girl), Tom Ewell (Richard Sherman), Evelyn Keyes (Helen Sherman), Robert Strauss (Kruhulik), Sonny Tufts (Tom MacKenzie)

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