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A few black hairs on the coat told me the lady's age. And a preparation on the hair revealed she had something to do with acting under powerful lights.

10 seconds sound clip from the Bullets or Ballots (1939) classic radio play.

You can hear this line at 00:41:17 in the radio play.

Quote context

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- Yesterday morning you took a walk with a brunette between the ages of 20 and 25. An actress... probably a star.

- You stopped at Chester's flower shop, bought an orchid, had lunch at the Brown Derby and ate, among other things, a shrimp cocktail. Later, you went from there..

- No, thank you. That's plenty.

- But... don't try to tell me you learned that from my coat. You probably followed me.

- Sorry, you're wrong. Here's how it was done.

- A few black hairs on the coat told me the lady's age. And a preparation on the hair revealed she had something to do with acting under powerful lights.

- I guessed she was a star instead of an extra because the face powder, also found on the coat, was very expensive.

- You were walking, because if you had been riding the powder would have been differently placed.

- It was in the morning because that particular powder will not look well on a brunette at night.

- You went to Chester's because I found pollen from a cymbidium - that's a terrestrial orchid and Chesters is one of the few shops carrying it.

- You went to the Derby because I found a tiny spot of sauce used for a seafood cocktail.

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Bullets or Ballots (1939) Sound Clip

Bullets or Ballots (1939)Quotes with sound clips from Bullets or Ballots - Lux Radio Theatre play originally aired on April 17, 1939.

Actors: Edward G. Robinson (Detective Johnny Blake), Mary Astor (Lee Morgan), Humphrey Bogart (Bugs Brenner), Otto Kruger (Al Kruger)

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