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If you wait until the danger is visible to the naked eye, it will be too late to escape.

4 seconds sound clip from the When Worlds Collide (1951) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:22:06.483 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- A 20th-century Noah's ark, huh?

- Yes, one or more of them, as many as can be built in this short time.

- Eventually, as Zyra and Bellus speed closer toward us, even a layman will be able to see the danger.

- Much as a train looms up in the distance, in an instant, it is upon you.

- With enough funds, labor, and material, Dr. Frye believes that rocket ships can be built to fly to Zyra, which will be closest to us.

- But, remember, eight months is very little time for construction. Only if work begins immediately can this be done.

- If you wait until the danger is visible to the naked eye, it will be too late to escape.

- Bellus and Zyra will be upon us and crush the Earth.

- Dr. Ottinger, of the Estabrook Observatory.

- Gentlemen...

- My colleagues, Dr. Felix Zenta, Professor of Astronomy at Cornwall University, and Dr. Jonathan Wilson, President of the International Planetary Research Institute, and I have examined the photographs and data submitted by Drs. Hendron and Bronson.

- Our findings show there is no cause for alarm. No reason to spend billions of dollars to build spaceships which never will be needed.

[...]

When Worlds Collide (1951) Sound Clip

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Revisit the sci-fi classic "When Worlds Collide" with our collection of sound clips featuring iconic quotes from the 1951 film.

Actors: Richard Derr (David Randall), Barbara Rush (Joyce Hendron), Peter Hansen (Dr. Tony Drake), John Hoyt (Sydney Stanton), Larry Keating (Dr. Cole Hendron)

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