There must be a couple of million people back of us in the shelter of the San Gabriel hills, waiting.
7 seconds sound clip from the The War of the Worlds (1953) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:00:41 in the DVD version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- But there are observers down in the valley in a forward bunker.
- Well, they'll be a lot nearer than us.
- The whole world is waiting, for this will decide the fate of civilization and all humanity.
- Whether we live or die may depend on what happens here.
- Attention, please. Four minutes to bomb time.
- Waiting to find out whether they can go home again.
- Everywhere, all around the world, people have been driven from their homes.
- Direct cable communication is being maintained with Washington, but there's no radio at all.
- Not even with the bombing plane that's coming over.
[...]