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He was tapping the glass gently. Not quite hard enough to break it.

7 seconds sound clip from the Three Skeleton Key (Escape) classic radio play.

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

Quote context

[...]

- By morning, the air in the little room was horrible. Until now, we'd been getting air from the tower below. Now that was sealed off. So was all our food and water.

- We lay exhausted, panting, waiting, waiting. The hours crawled on.

- I was almost dozing from fatigue when I saw a sight that brought me to, fast.

- Ha-ha-ha! Would you like to come in, my beauties? Would you? I hold the powers of life and death. And I can let you in, you know.

- Auguste was standing by the glass and in one hand he held a wrench.

- He was tapping the glass gently. Not quite hard enough to break it.

- I eased myself to my feet and slowly, very slowly, tiptoed toward him.

- All I have to do is tap just a little harder.

- I found a coil of wire in the tool kit and I trussed him up. Fastened him to a stanchion in the center of the room.

- Louis was of no help. He lay on his side looking at his bloody hand, weak and sick as a baby.

- So there I was, a lunatic and a coward for company, and all about, watching our little drama, the rats.

[...]

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Three Skeleton Key (Escape) Sound Clip

Three Skeleton Key (Escape)Memorable quotes with voice samples from Three Skeleton Key - Escape Radio Show episode aired on March 17, 1950, based on a story by George G. Toudouze.

Actors: Vincent Price (Jean), Jeff Corey (Louis), Harry Bartell (Auguste)

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