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They were here three days ago. They didn't shoot him. They struck him and his heart was bad and...

12 seconds sound clip from the The African Queen (1952) classic radio play.

You can hear this line at 00:04:57 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- When I got to the mines at Limbasi, everything was a shamble. Deserted. Burnt to the ground, just like the village here.

- Reverend around, Miss?

- My brother... is... dead.

- Ohh. Oh, well, now, now, ain't that awful?

- If them Germans'd shoot a Reverend, there ain't nobody safe.

- They were here three days ago. They didn't shoot him. They struck him and his heart was bad and...

- Aw, well, that's certainly too bad, Miss. That's all I can say.

- I tell ya what, Miss. You get your things together, we'll get aboard the Queen and clear out.

- Them Germans are sure to come back.

- But why? Why should they come back?

- Why, they'll be looking for the boat, Miss, for the African Queen. She's not much but they'd give a lot to get their hands on her, you bet. And what's aboard her, too.

- Blastin' gelatin, tin grub, cylinders of oxygen and hydrogen, heaps o' things I was bringin' to the mine.

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The African Queen (1952) Sound Clip

The African Queen (1952)Quotes with sound clips from The African Queen - Lux Radio Theatre play originally broadcast on 15 December 1952.

Actors: Greer Garson (Rose), Humphrey Bogart (Charlie Allnut)

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