Now, the minute action begins and a pattern of defense develops, I'll get my report to Washington.
6 seconds sound clip from the The War of the Worlds (1953) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:28:53 in the DVD version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- 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.
- If they start anything, we can blast them right off the Earth.
- Mortar company, all units set and ready.
- Seventy-five, all units set and ready.
[...]