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The moth and the flame. That's what it was. Poor Miss Finch. I hope I didn't singe her wings too badly.

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

You can hear this line at 00:18:53 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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[...]

- You're not fit to wear that uniform. You're rotten to the core.

(Loud face slaps )

- Beat me. Hit me. Beat me till your arms ache. You know I'll only come crawling back for more!

- Miss Finch, you're forcing me to take measures to protect you from yourself.

- No! No! No! No! No! No! Put me down! Put me down! Put me down! No!

- The moth and the flame. That's what it was. Poor Miss Finch. I hope I didn't singe her wings too badly.

- Richard, you read too many books and see too many movies.

- Or for instance now, you take Elaine. Your best friend. Your bridesmaid. Let me tell you what happened with Elaine and me that weekend in Westport last summer.

- You were playing canasta with the Lederers, suspecting nothing.

- Elaine and I went for a walk. Walk? We went swimming. Moonlight swimming.

- What is this strange animal thing you have? It bothers me. It's bothered me since the first time I saw you. And it'll bother me always, from here to eternity.

[...]

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The Seven Year Itch (1952) Sound Clip

The Seven Year Itch (1952) Poster

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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