You see, I'd have a six course dinner at the table d'hôte across the street, and then say I'd forgotten my purse. Get the difference?

— Lee Leander (Barbara Stanwyck)

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8 seconds sound clip from the Remember the Night (1940) classic radio play.

You can hear this line at 00:18:33 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- Right or wrong is the same for everybody, you see, but the rights and the wrongs aren't the same.

- Ah, that's ridiculous.

- Is it? All right, try it like this.

- Suppose you were starving to death. And you didn't have any food and you didn't have any money, and you didn't have any place to get anything.

- And there were some loaves of bread out in front of a market, and... Well, now, remember, you're starving to death. And the man's back was turned. Would you swipe one?

- You bet I would.

- That's because you're honest!

- You see, I'd have a six course dinner at the table d'hôte across the street, and then say I'd forgotten my purse. Get the difference?

- I think your way's smarter.

- Yeah, that's it. We're smart. Very smart.

- Well, if we're all finished... Waiter? Check, please.

- Right away, sir.

- Well, Miss Leander, I got a couple of extra bucks I don't need. Here's a Christmas dinner I promised ya, and a room, and a couple of breakfasts.

- Aw, thanks. Thanks a lot.

[...]

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Remember the Night (1940) Sound Clip

The African Queen (1952)Voice quotes from Remember the Night (1940) - Lux Radio Theatre play originally broadcast on March 25, 1940.

Actors: Barbara Stanwyck (Lee Leander), Fred MacMurray (John Sargent), Beulah Bondi (Mrs. Sargent), Elizabeth Patterson (Aunt Emma), Sterling Holloway (Willy)

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