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- That sounds like a cheap novelette.
- I write cheap novelettes.

joseph cottenwriterswriting

8 seconds sound clip from the The Third Man (1949) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:08:02.758 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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[...]

- I guess nobody knew Harry like he did. Like I did.

- How long ago?

- Back in school.

- I was never so lonesome in my life till he showed up.

- When did you see him last?

- September '39.

- When the business started?

- Mmm-hmm.

- See much of him before that?

- Once in a while.

- Best friend I ever had.

- That sounds like a cheap novelette.

- I write cheap novelettes.

- I'm afraid I've never heard of you. What's your name again?

- Holly Martins.

- No, sorry.

- You ever hear of The Lone Rider of Santa Fe?

- Can't say that I have.

- Death at Double-X Ranch? Ranch. Nope.

- He must've known I was broke. He even sent me an aeroplane ticket.

- It's a shame.

- What?

- Him dying like that.

- Best thing that ever happened to him.

[...]

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The Third Man (1949) Sound Clip

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Revisit the memorable dialogues from the 1949 film noir classic, The Third Man, featuring famous quotes and audio snippets of the best lines.

Actors: Joseph Cotten (Holly Martins), Orson Welles (Harry Lime), Alida Valli (Anna Schmidt), Trevor Howard (Major Calloway)

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