Which leaves him alive to blame himself.
4 seconds sound clip from the The High and the Mighty (1954) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:04:57 in the DVD version of the movie.
Quote context
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- I remember that one. Right after the war, wasn't it?
- Yeah. Dan hits flap, but the ship breaks in half and there's nothing but fire in 10 seconds.
- Dan gets tossed through the cockpit window and only gets a few scratches plus that game leg of his.
- Which leaves him alive to blame himself.
- Sounds to me like he was pretty lucky.
- It don't work out quite that way.
- I knew two of the passengers. They were off to the coast for a holiday.
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