When the last wire photo out of Paris reached the French cabinet, exiled in Strasbourg, they hit upon the idea of using super-speed jets as couriers.
10 seconds sound clip from the The War of the Worlds (1953) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:53:03 in the DVD version of the movie.
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- A stream of flight rose swiftly to a torrent.
- It became a giant stampede without order and without goal.
- It was the beginning of the rout of civilization, of the massacre of humanity.
- A great silence fell over half of Europe as all communication was disrupted.
- It was plain the Martians appreciated the strategic significance of the British Isles.
- The people of Britain met the invaders magnificently, but it was unavailing.
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Actors: Gene Barry (Dr. Clayton Forrester), Ann Robinson (Sylvia van Buren), Les Tremayne (General Mann)
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