As far as we can tell, gentlemen, all electric power has been cut off, all over, with few exceptions. And even these exceptions are remarkable: hospitals, planes in flight, that sort of thing.
12 seconds sound clip from the The Day the Earth Stood Still (1954) classic radio play.
You can hear this line at 00:36:23 in the radio play.
Quote context
[...]
- Joe Smith's milkshake didn't spin.
- And the humming turbines deep in Hoover Dam didn't produce current.
- Mrs. Housewife's washer stopped in the middle of its cycle.
- And electric lights went out all over the world.
- At a conference table in Washington, a hasty council of the armed services was held.
- I wish I could be more specific, but all communications are out.
[...]