You know, composing's really very exciting, although I had no thought of attempting it until two years ago.

7 seconds sound clip from the The 39 Steps (1937) classic radio play.

You can hear this line at 00:55:49 in the radio play.

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- At the moment, both our stars, Robert Montgomery and Ida Lupino, are having a breathing spell between pictures.

- Bob is back after six weeks in the east.

- And Ida has been indulging in her favorite avocation, composing music.

- And not just simple little ballads, but the real thing.

- Not so long ago, the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra played Ida's symphony, 'Aladdin and the Lamp.'

- Oh, thanks for the nice boost, Bob.

- You know, composing's really very exciting, although I had no thought of attempting it until two years ago.

- It was just about this time of year. I was riding in a taxi-cab down Hollywood Boulevard.

- The street was crowded with Christmas traffic, when all of a sudden, the noise seemed to take the form and tempo of a melody.

- Well, I rushed right home, worked straight through till morning, and there it was. And I've been at it ever since.

- What's your latest composition?

- Something I've just sent to London. The score and book for a musical comedy.

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