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At a conference table in Washington, a hasty council of the armed services was held.

7 seconds sound clip from the The Day the Earth Stood Still (1954) classic radio play.

You can hear this line at 00:36:17 in the radio play.

Quote context

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- Toasters failed to pop and battle fleets on maneuvers drifted aimlessly on their dead propellers.

- 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.

- 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.

- I wish I could be more specific, but all communications are out.

- I can tell you that we are preparing to declare a state of national emergency, but before we start discussing plans, I want a report from Colonel Ryder.

- All I can report, General, is that the robot at the spaceship was discovered to have moved last night.

- It knocked unconscious the two soldiers guarding the entrance to the shed the Army Engineers had built around the spaceship...

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The Day the Earth Stood Still (1954) Sound Clip

The Day the Earth Stood Still (1954)Relive the nostalgia of old-time radio with sound bites from Lux Radio Theater's "The Day the Earth Stood Still." Classic sci-fi, vintage sound & dialogue.

Actors: Michael Rennie (Klaatu), Jean Peters (Helen Benson), Paul Frees (Narrator), Lamont Johnson (Tom), Herb Butterfield (Professor Barnhardt), Tudor Owen (Mr. Harley), Billy Gray (Bobby), Edith Evanson (Mrs. Crockett)

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