Well, you see, I was a different girl, then. I was really rather naive. All my knowledge came from books and I'd just finished a novel about a glamorous French actress from the Comedie Francaise. That's a theater in France.

— Klara Novak (Margaret Sullavan)

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14 seconds sound clip from the The Shop Around the Corner (1940) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:30:40.420 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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[...]

- I hope you don't mind.

- No, not at all.

- Now, here comes the paradox. I found myself falling for you.

- I can't believe it.

- Yes, Mr. Kralik. And very much so.

- You certainly didn't show it.

- Listen, in those first few weeks... I know you won't misconstrue what I'm going to say to you. After all, I'm very happily engaged. At least it looks that way.

- Yes. Well, go on.

- Oh, in those first few weeks, there were moments in the stockroom when you could have swept me off of my feet.

- Now I'm getting psychologically mixed up.

- Well, you see, I was a different girl, then. I was really rather naive. All my knowledge came from books and I'd just finished a novel about a glamorous French actress from the Comedie Francaise. That's a theater in France.

- And when she wanted to arouse a man's interest she treated him like a dog.

- Yes, well, you treated me like a dog.

- Yes, but instead of licking my hand, you barked.

- You see, my mistake was I didn't realize that the difference between this glamorous lady and me was that she was with the Comedie Francaise and I was with Matuschek and Company.

- Oh, well, that's all forgotten now.

- So now you're going to see your girlfriend. By the way, is it serious?

- Maybe, maybe we'll both be engaged Monday morning.

- I think we will.

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Actors: James Stewart (Alfred Kralik), Margaret Sullavan (Klara Novak), Frank Morgan (Hugo Matuschek), William Tracy (Pepi Katona)

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