- Which way did she fall?
- She fell over backwards.
- Oh, yeah? People fall toward a shot, you know. not back from it. I knew you were lying.
— Nick Charles, Nick (William Powell)
11 seconds sound clip from the The Thin Man (1936) classic radio play.
You can hear this line at 00:17:36 in the radio play.
Quote context
[...]
- Here's the gun she was shot with.
- What are you trying to tell me? That you did it?
- Yes.
- Did she make any sound? Didn't scream?
- Oh, yeah? People fall toward a shot, you know. not back from it. I knew you were lying.
- All right, come on now, brace up.
- Why did you say you did it? Whom were you trying to shield?
[...]