It's quite a thing, in a small city like this, to be a district attorney. You get to feel like God. You know everything. Down to the smallest detail. Even a call to Dempsey's garage.

— Walter O'Neil (Kirk Douglas)

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14 seconds sound clip from the The Strange Love of Martha Ivers movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:17:33.006 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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[...]

- Hold your hand under the water. Now dry your hand.

- This will hurt.

- Even pain at your hands.

- You were lucky.

- Yes, I'm a very lucky man.

- And a stupid one.

- Yesterday afternoon he told me he didn't want anything. That he was going away. If you had let me handle it...

- I didn't like what you had in mind.

- It's quite a thing, in a small city like this, to be a district attorney. You get to feel like God. You know everything. Down to the smallest detail. Even a call to Dempsey's garage.

- Sam's leaving Iverstown today.

- That's what he said.

- I want to hear you say it.

- It's up to him.

- No, it's up to you.

- I know you, Martha. You are my life's work. I've studied you all these years.

- A little girl in a cage, waiting for someone to let her out. And along comes Sam.

- Do you know what's on my mind, Martha. About Sam, I mean?

- I think I do. And that's where it will stay. On your mind. Unless, of course, I tell you differently.

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The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946) Sound Clip

Listen to memorable quotes from the classic 1946 film noir The Strange Love of Martha Ivers, accompanied by short sound clips in MP3 and WAV formats.

Actors: Barbara Stanwyck (Martha Ivers), Van Heflin (Sam Masterson), Lizabeth Scott (Antonia "Toni" Marachek), Kirk Douglas (Walter O'Neil)

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