My orders are not to go into action unless they move out of the shelter of that gully.
5 seconds sound clip from the The War of the Worlds (1953) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:28:40 in the DVD version of the movie.
Quote context
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- On the basis of its observations, the others were guided down.
- Pattern-wise, one lands, then two, making groups of threes, joined magnetically.
- My orders are not to go into action unless they move out of the shelter of that gully.
- Meanwhile, we'll have a chance to observe them.
- Now, this is the only place we've had time to surround them with sufficient force to contain them.
- What happens here will be a guide to all other operations.
- Now, the minute action begins and a pattern of defense develops, I'll get my report to Washington.
- You've deployed your forces well.
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