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Why, that drunken murderous...!

3 seconds sound clip from the The Outcasts of Poker Flat classic radio drama series episode.

You can hear this line at 00:14:47.978 in the radio play.

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[...]

- And now we continue Theatre Royal with Sir Lawrence Olivier.

- Uncle Billy and the mules had gone. So had the horses. All had vanished into the silence of the night.

- Snow came whirling down, burying any tracks that might have been there to follow.

- By the time it was light, the snow was a foot deep, soft, and blown into treacherous drifts. There was no help for it.

- They were cut off completely from the rest of the world, imprisoned in the very heart of the mountains. And still the snow came down.

- Why, that drunken murderous...!

- Cursing will get us nowhere, Mother Shipton, besides which, remember the company.

- What are we gonna do? We'll starve to death up here. That snow won't be gone for days yet.

- Oh, don't you worry, ma'am. Luckily, I stored most part of the provisions in the hut. I reckon we've enough food put by to last us for a full ten days.

- That's if you're willing to board us, Tom. But it's not right that you and Piney should go short for us.

- Any case, Uncle Billy will likely be back with provisions in a day or two.

[...]

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The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1954) Sound Clip

The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1954)Listen to Laurence Olivier bring the characters of Bret Harte's story 'The Outcasts of Poker Flat' to life in this rare 1954 Theatre Royal radio play, featuring sound clips on our page.

Actors: Laurence Olivier (Narrator / John Oakhurst), Margot Stevenson, Bessie Love, Lionel Murton

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