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The moment I'm over the ditch, set fire to it! That'll allow time for the flood to wash away the ants!

8 seconds sound clip from the Leiningen Versus the Ants (1948) classic radio play.

You can hear this line at 00:22:17 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- If the river was dammed all the way, it'd overflow that stone breakwater and flood the whole plantation.

- We've got to close the floodgate at the dam - that'll do it!

- You're mad! The dam is more than a mile away! More than a mile of away!

- Lads! Listen to me! Listen, lads! I'm proud of you!

- Now, there's still a chance! By shutting the floodgates to the damn and flooding the whole plantation from the river!

- The moment I'm over the ditch, set fire to it! That'll allow time for the flood to wash away the ants!

- Then all you have to do is wait for me!

- It's impossible! You can't get to the dam, let alone back.

- That's where you're wrong, Commissioner. I'll get there and I'll get back. Take care of things while I'm gone, huh?

- I watched him as he calmly pulled on high leather boots, drew gauntlets over his hands, and stuffed the spaces between breeches and boots, and gauntlets and arms, with petrol-soaked rags.

- He shielded his eyes with close-fitting mosquito goggles and plugged his nostrils and ears with cotton.

[...]

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Leiningen Versus the Ants (1948) Sound Clip

Leiningen Versus the Ants (Escape)Quotes with voice clips from Leiningen Versus the Ants - Escape Radio Show episode aired on January 14th, 1948, based on a story by Carl Stephenson.

Actors: William Conrad (Leiningen), Lou Merrill (The Commissioner)

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