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And after a man has handled crocodiles, sharks, pythons and polar bears, you can't expect him to be afraid of a mere actor!

8 seconds sound clip from the The Thin Man (1936) classic radio play.

You can hear this line at 00:55:21 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- Yeah Bill, I'll bet you're glad my property man wasn't here!

- Remember how he used to swat you with a broomstick when you weren't on the set fast enough?

- Yes. He certainly was a great fellow. The most independent cuss in the whole picture business!

- Listen Bill, that fellow was with me in the Arctic when we made 'Eskimo'!

- He was with me in the African jungle, when we made 'Trader Horn'!

- And after a man has handled crocodiles, sharks, pythons and polar bears, you can't expect him to be afraid of a mere actor!

- There's only one thing I can never understand about that picture 'Eskimo', Woody.

- How did they tell you from the Polar Bears?

- He wore rubbers.

- I wore a hat!

- You must be pretty tough, Woody. When you have to plow through swamps, jungles, tropics and the Arctic.

- I suppose when you call up and say you're going on location, your wife says 'Oh yes, location. You want the snowshoes or the pith helmet?'

- Unfortunately, she doesn't say that. When I say I'm going on location, she just says, 'You are not!'

[...]

The Thin Man (1936) Sound Clip

The Thin ManFunny quotes with sound clips from The Thin Man - radio drama based on Dashiell Hammett's book, first broadcast on Thursday August 06, 1936 on CBS's Lux Radio Theatre.

Actors: William Powell (Nick), Myrna Loy (Nora), Porter Hall (Macauley), Minna Gombel (Mimi), Dorothy (Barbara Luddy), William Henry (Gilbert)

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