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Frightened? You are talking to a man who has laughed in the face of death, sneered at doom and chuckled at catastrophe. I was petrified.

10 seconds sound clip from the The Wizard of Oz (1939) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:33:13 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- I'm an old Kansas man myself, born and bred in the western wilderness...

- Premier balloonist par excellence to the Miracle Wonderland Carnival Company.

- Until one day, while performing spectacular feats of stratospheric skill never before attempted by civilized man, an unfortunate phenomena occurred.

- The balloon failed to return to the fair.

- It did?

- Weren't you frightened?

- Frightened? You are talking to a man who has laughed in the face of death, sneered at doom and chuckled at catastrophe. I was petrified.

- And suddenly the wind changed and the balloon floated down into the heart of this noble city where I was instantly acclaimed Oz, the first wizard deluxe!

- Times being what they were, I accepted the job retaining my balloon against the advent of a quick getaway. Ha, ha.

- And in that balloon, my dear Dorothy, you and I will return to the land of E Pluribus Unum.

- My friends. I mean, my friends!

(CROWD CHEERING)

[...]

The Wizard of Oz (1939) Sound Clip

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Actors: Judy Garland (Dorothy Gale), Frank Morgan (Professor Marvel / The Wizard of Oz), Ray Bolger (Scarecrow), Jack Haley (Tin Man), Bert Lahr (The Cowardly Lion), Billie Burke (Glinda)

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