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- Dorothy's mother? What was she doing there?
- I don't know.

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

You can hear this line at 00:16:22 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- The police have found out that the beautiful blonde secretary was a gangster's girl and is spreading the dragnet for one 'Joe Morelli' said to be hiding out somewhere in the city.

- In Paris today, the chamber of deputies...

- Never mind the chamber of deputies! Joe Morelli, that's what I want to know about!

- Well? Did you get any more information out of headquarters?

- As much as they had.

- Julia Wolf was shot and killed about nine or nine-thirty. Body discovered on the floor of the living room a little after eleven.

- Who discovered it?

- That'll surprise you. Mimi Wynant.

- Dorothy's mother? What was she doing there?

- I don't know.

- Where's Clyde Wynant?

- Still missing.

- Missing? But Macaulay was going to see him. They had an appointment.

- I spoke to Macaulay. Wynant never showed up. Nobody knows where he is.

- It's going to be pretty tough on Dorothy, isn't it?

- Mm, why?

- It looks as if Clyde Wynant skipped one appointment in order to keep another... with Julia Wolf!

[...]

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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