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That man's vertebrae are cracked. Sensation of fear alone can't have done that. Something real and powerful broke those bones.

15 seconds sound clip from the The Tingler (1959) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:06:01 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

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- Many people die in fear. I wonder how many die of fear.

- You mean, being scared to death?

- Not on the death certificate.

- Fear causes tremendous tensions in the body. If you can't relieve those tensions, why can't they become strong enough to kill you?

- Never thought of it that way.

- I've thought of little else for some years now.

- That man's vertebrae are cracked. Sensation of fear alone can't have done that. Something real and powerful broke those bones.

- And on the death certificate I'll write down that death was caused by heart failure due to electrically induced shock.

- I guess he deserved it, killing those two women in cold blood like that. He killed two women. Right down the street from where I live.

- Looked for a while, though. They couldn't find a clue, but they did.

- I seldom know who they are or what they did. I suppose because I don't want to know.

- Science is sometimes frighteningly impersonal.

[...]

The Tingler (1959) Sound Clip

The Tingler (1959) poster

Memorable quotes with sound bites and sfx from The Tingler (1959).

Actors: Vincent Price (Dr. Warren Chapin), Patricia Cutts (Isabel Stevens Chapin), Darryl Hickman (Dave Morris)

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