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This is silly. In the first place, the show's almost over.

5 seconds sound clip from the The 39 Steps (1937) classic radio play.

You can hear this line at 00:48:31 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- Look out the window. Do you see that billboard across the street?

- Yes. Is there anything strange about it?

- A list of acts playing this week at the Palladium? The feature attraction is Mr. Memory!

- But I don't understand.

- Come on, we're going to get out of here.

- Where are we going now?

- The Palladium!

- But why?

- I don't know, but we're going just the same.

- Here are your seats, sir. First two on the aisle.

- Thank you. Sit down, Pamela.

- This is silly. In the first place, the show's almost over.

- If anyone sees you here... What are you looking for?

- Be quiet. I'm just playing a hunch, that's all.

- Well, you're playing a fool if you ask me.

- Ladies and gentlemen. With your kind permission and attention, I now have the honor to present to you one of the most remarkable men in the world. I present... Mr. Memory!

- Look at that right-hand box nearest the stage. You see that small man sitting in front?

- Why, yes, it's...

- It's the Professor. The Professor himself.

- We'd better get out of here before they see you.

- No, no, sit down. Listen!

[...]

The 39 Steps (1937) Sound Clip

The 39 StepsQuotes with sound clips from the old-time radio play "The 39 Steps" (1937), based on John Buchan's novel, first aired on December 13, 1937 on CBS's Lux Radio Theatre.

Actors: Robert Montgomery (Richard Hannay), Ida Lupino (Pamela Stuart), Isabel Jewel (Annabella Smith), Gene Lockhart (Mr. Memory), Leonard Mudie (Professor Bartlett),

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