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He got terrified. He was afraid that Julia would break down and tell, so he went to Julia and killed her and left Wynant's watch chain in her hand.

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

You can hear this line at 00:49:34 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- So our dinner guest wrote letters to Macaulay, signing Wynant's name, so that Macaulay would continue to send the money to Julia.

- He even telephoned Macaulay... Do you remember, Macaulay? The first day that you came to see me, he telephoned that he was in town.

- But it must have been Wynant. I should have known if it weren't his voice.

- Oh, he was clever about that. He called when you were out.

- That same afternoon, Julia telephoned to him. She said that you were coming, Mimi, to ask about Wynant.

- He got terrified. He was afraid that Julia would break down and tell, so he went to Julia and killed her and left Wynant's watch chain in her hand.

- Is that true? I don't know. Why are you saying it? It's the only way it makes sense.

- Quiet, please!

- His plan was still working beautifully.

- The only hitch was a man named Nunheim who had found out something.

- Our hero bumped him off too.

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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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