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Well, I wanted their approval of you, just as you are... not a trumped up evening with everybody acting unnatural.

6 seconds sound clip from the You Can't Take It with You (1939) classic radio play.

You can hear this line at 00:35:24 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- Never mind, Ed. Just bring everything in the kitchen. I'll fix some scrambled eggs for Mr. Kirby.

- Oh, Alice, wait a minute! I'll help.

- Well, Tony... that's that, I guess. A fine impression we're making. How could you make such a dreadful mistake?

- You knew it was tomorrow night.

- Sure I did.

- Tony! You mean you brought them tonight purposely? Why?

- Well, I wanted their approval of you, just as you are... not a trumped up evening with everybody acting unnatural.

- Oh, but I wanted them to like us. Oh, you've spoiled it! I planned such a nice evening!

- Oh, a fine pair to plan things for. They're out there acting like a couple of people on a slumming tour!

- Rheba, fix some scrambled eggs, please.

- Come on, we'd better get back.

- Now, the perfect hobby should improve the body as well as the mind! The Romans were a great people. Why? What was their hobby? Wrestling!

[...]

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You Can't Take It with You (1939) Sound Clip

You Can't Take It with You (1939)Quotes from You Can't Take It with You (1939), Lux Radio Theatre play broadcast in 1939, based on the Pulitzer Prize Play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart.

Actors: Fay Wray (Alice), Robert Cummings (Tony), Walter Connolly (Grandpa Vanderhof), Edward Arnold (Mr. Kirby), Lou Merrill (Kolenkhov), Sally Payne (Essie),

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