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I grabbed him by the arms, slapped his face... He looked at me like a child. And then his face screwed up. He looked as though he were about to cry.

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

You can hear this line at 00:16:45 in the radio play.

Quote context

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- I stood, staring at him, horror-struck. But he didn't notice me.

- The man had gone mad. He kept turning, telling his stories to all the rats, leaving no one out.

- Ah! Another one. A latecomer. Take a seat on the aisle, dear patron.

- Auguste! Stop it! Stop it! But he didn't stop. He went on, bowing and scraping to the rats.

- His big blue eyes rolling and winking, his wild red hair waving about him.

- I grabbed him by the arms, slapped his face... He looked at me like a child. And then his face screwed up. He looked as though he were about to cry.

- Go below. Go on.

- Very well, then. Later, my dear audience, later. Matinee today.

- Sure, he was crazy. But I guess we all were.

- A few hours later, he came back up and caught Louis and me teasing the rats. Yes.

- Sounds horrible? It was fun.

- We would get right up against the glass and make faces at them. It drove them crazy. They would scratch away, trying to get at our eyes.

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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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