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Yes. They can't hold their own against the current now. Look at 'em! The water's carrying them away! We've beat 'em! We've won out!

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

You can hear this line at 00:15:27 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- Into the petrol, idiot! Douse your hands in the petrol!

- Don't stop now, the rest of you! Club 'em! Club 'em!

- We can't hold them back, Senor... we must run!

- Keep at it! Keep at it! Don't stop now!

- Aha! The water's moving faster.

- Anhail's got the floodgates open.

- Yes. They can't hold their own against the current now. Look at 'em! The water's carrying them away! We've beat 'em! We've won out!

- It was true. Leiningen had won. At least, the opening round.

- The floodgates were left open to forestall any night crossing, but when dawn came, the dark blanket was still there, motionless across the ditch.

- Then we noticed a feverish activity on the other side of the plantation.

- Here, a grove of tamarind trees lined the far end of the ditch... and every tree swarmed with the crawling insects.

- But instead of eating the leaves, they were merely gnawing through the stems, so that a thick green shower fell steadily to the ground.

[...]

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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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