That room is just like a box. When the mantle piece closed, it seemed like all the air was drawn out of it.

7 seconds sound clip from the The Bat (1959) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:14:12.669 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

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- Which panel did you say, Miss Van Gorder? Miss Van Gorder! Which panel! We couldn't hear you!

- She said strike it! What difference does it make which panel? Strike them all!

- Look!

- Oh, it's all right now. It's all right, dear. Lizzie's here.

- Feeling better?

- Yes, much better.

- We'll take you to your room.

- Oh, no you won't. I'm going to stay right here. I'm quite all right.

- Oh, how blessed it is to breathe without an effort. You know, no one knows how sweet the air can taste until someone shuts it off for a moment.

- That room is just like a box. When the mantle piece closed, it seemed like all the air was drawn out of it.

- Look! There it goes again!

- Let it close. I can open it from in here.

- There's a control panel behind this blueprint, electric motor under the trap door here. Once the door's open, you can keep it that way.

- I believe that the fireplace in this other room opens the same way. And it does.

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There's a storm coming up. And it's going to be a snorter. The wind nearly blew the door off its hinges.
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