He could be right.
3 seconds sound clip from the The High and the Mighty (1954) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:58:11 in the DVD version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- Here it is, Lennie. Color may not become you, but it'll suffice you.
- About that 11 minutes, are you absolutely sure?
- Lennie says thet if we can pick up 11 minutes, we can make it.
- It'll be rough down there. If we hit wrong, we've had it.
- Maybe we ought to ease off a little on the power and save a few drops of fuel.
- This won't work. She's going to stall on me.
[...]