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From the bar comes a good-looking young fellow of about thirty-five. Tall casual and worldly-wise...

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

You can hear this line at 00:03:48 in the radio play.

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[...]

- Bill and Myrna had a lot of fun getting it ready for you, just as they did making the picture.

- And from the original story, from the original motion picture cast, we have, and are fortunate in having, Minna Gombell, Porter Hall, William Henry, and Thomas Jackson here tonight.

- So here we go, with William Powell as Nick Charles and Myrna Loy as Nora in The Thin Man! Here they come, Bill Powell and Myrna Loy!

- We're in a fashionable café, The Montmartre, in New York City.

- It's Christmas Eve and the well-appointed dining room is filling rapidly.

- From the bar comes a good-looking young fellow of about thirty-five. Tall casual and worldly-wise...

- He's Nick Charles, a well-known private detective, played by William Powell. And he's waiting for his charming wife Nora, played by Myrna Loy.

- As he takes his place at the table, a young girl on the other side of the room recognizes him and hurries over.

- I beg your pardon, aren't you Mr. Nick Charles? The detective?

- I am. Yes, I'm Nick Charles.

- I thought I recognized you. My name is Dorothy Wynant.

- Oh yes? How do you do?

- Do you mind if I sit down for awhile?

- No, but I expect my wife in a few minutes if you don't mind explaining your presence to her.

[...]

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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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