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GUILLOTINE - Sound Effect (4)

3 seconds sound clip from the A Tale of Two Cities (1938) classic radio drama series episode.

You can hear this line at 00:55:29.525 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- You know, I see her father restored and faithful to all men in his healing office, and at peace.

- I see her, at this moment, with a child upon her bosom who bears my name.

- And I hear her tell the child my story with a tender and a faltering voice.

- Number twenty-two.

- Goodbye, little one.

(GUILLOTINE) (4)

- Twenty-two!

(CROWD CHEERS THEN FALLS SILENT) (5)

- Number twenty-three. Right, Citizen.

- It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I've ever done. It is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known.

(GUILLOTINE) (5)

[...]

A Tale of Two Cities (1938) Sound Clip

A Tale of Two Cities book coverListen to memorable quotes of Charles Dickens's "A Tale of Two Cities", as brought to life by Orson Welles in this rare 1938 Mercury Theatre radio play, featuring sound clips.

Actors: Orson Welles (Sydney Carton, Doctor Manette), Edgar Barrier (Charles Darnay), Betty Garde (Madame Defarge), Mary Taylor (Lucie Manette), Martin Gabel (Jarvis Lorry)

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