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This was the latest and the only news, and among the countless millions listening, were two women and a boy in an ordinary home on an ordinary street in Washington.

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

You can hear this line at 00:11:16 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- The door will be locked. Will it now?

- Klaatu escaped. Nor could the embarrassing news of his disappearance long be suppressed.

- It was read about in the papers and described in excited tones over the radio.

- The authorities at Walter Reed Hospital still refuse to comment on how he managed to escape except to say that he broke into a hospital locker and stole clothing belonging to a staff doctor.

- While the government does not minimize the crisis...

- This was the latest and the only news, and among the countless millions listening, were two women and a boy in an ordinary home on an ordinary street in Washington.

- Mrs. Crockett's rooming-house. There was Mrs. Crockett and Helen Benson and little Bobby Benson.

- We may be up against powers that are beyond our control or understanding.

- Oh, I just can't stand any more of this.

- Oh, I wanted to hear more, Mrs. Crockett.

- It's exciting, isn't it, Mother?

- Hush, Bobby.

- Exciting? It's enough to drive a person...

[...]

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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