- Have you had any trouble with the natives?
- Yes. Right after you left.
- What happened?
- We fired a couple of volleys over their heads, and they took to their huts like scared rabbits.
— Carl Denham (Robert Armstrong)
7 seconds sound clip from the King Kong (1933) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:08:24.734 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
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[...]
- We'll never see either one of them again.
- Don't give up, skipper. There's still a chance for Driscoll.
- We'll have to wait till daylight, then we'll bridge that ravine.
- Where's that other case of bombs?
- This monster you've seen, you think your bombs will stop him?
- If we can get close enough to use them, you bet they'll stop him.
- Have you had any trouble with the natives?
- We fired a couple of volleys over their heads, and they took to their huts like scared rabbits.
- Gunpowder's something new in their lives, huh?
- They haven't shown up since.
- Oh, Briggs, take a man with you up on the wall, and keep your eyes peeled.
- We leave at dawn, whether we get a signal from Driscoll or not.
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