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

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

You can hear this line at 00:41:07 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- We really don't have to.

- Backing out, are you?

- Okay, you asked for it.

- I took your coat and last night beat out all the dust. Here's what it told me.

- 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.

[...]

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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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