Was it the lightning like descension of the silent parachute?
6 seconds sound clip from the At War with the Army (1950) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:02:09 in the DVD version of the movie.
Quote context
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- In this era of force and destruction... historians will argue what was the most influential factor.
- What was the most deadly instrument? The most deadly weapon?
- Was it the overwhelming manpower?
- Was it the blistering fire of the rockets?
- Was it the thundering mail from heaven? The bombs, the blockbusters?
- Was it the lightning like descension of the silent parachute?
- Was it the withering stutter of the light machine-gun? Or the spectacle from the commanding troops?
- Or is it the prival juggernaut the Patton tank?
- Or was it the screaming anger of faster than sound, quicker than this: B-2 rocket?
- No! It was none of these things.
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