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This space man or whatever he is. We automatically assume he's a menace. Maybe he isn't after all.

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

You can hear this line at 00:13:22 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- I'm sorry, Mrs. Crockett. Please go on reading.

- 'If he could build a space ship that can fly to Earth and a robot that can destroy our tanks and guns, what other terrors can he unleash at will?'

- What a man.

- 'Obviously we must track down this monster and destroy him... before he destroys us.'

- Correct! Then why don't they do it?

- This space man or whatever he is. We automatically assume he's a menace. Maybe he isn't after all.

- Well, then, where is he? What's he up to?

- Maybe he's afraid.

- Ah, he's afraid!

- Well, after all, he was shot the minute he landed here.

- I just was wondering what I'd do.

- Perhaps before deciding upon a course of action, you'd want to know more about the people here.

- Nothing strange about Washington.

- A person from another planet might disagree with you.

[...]

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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