Movies · 1933
Sawyer, you're going out a youngster, but you've got to come back a star!
— Julian Marsh · 42nd Street
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Marsh turns Peggy’s unexpected chance into a demand. The promise of becoming a star is inseparable from the pressure to succeed immediately, capturing how an opportunity can feel both thrilling and frightening.
- AFI100 Movie Quotes, number 87; selected film wording and same-film synopsis.Reference checked
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