Well, if they are Martians, and if they do have hearts, they'd almost certainly beat at a slower rate. Their veins might be distended.

10 seconds sound clip from the The War of the Worlds (1953) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:22:29 in the DVD version of the movie.

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- Oh, it's possible. At least it seems certain they're from some planet other than our own.

- Suppose they are Martians, professor. What would they look like? Bigger than us? Smaller?

- Well, as to Martians, our gravitational pull would weigh them down. Our heavier air would oppress them.

- Then you think they'd be breathing creatures, like us.

- What about the heart and blood and all that?

- Well, if they are Martians, and if they do have hearts, they'd almost certainly beat at a slower rate. Their veins might be distended.

- Their senses could be quite different from ours.

- They may, for instance, be able to smell colors.

- Precedent in our own evolution makes it possible that they have more than one brain.

- You mean two? Three?

- Just think of that, folks.

- It's only speculation.

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Actors: Gene Barry (Dr. Clayton Forrester), Ann Robinson (Sylvia van Buren), Les Tremayne (General Mann)

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