Air Force (1943)

Harry Carey: Sgt. Robbie White - 'Mary Ann' Crew Chief

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• Radio Operator Peterson : [looking down]  That's an awful big town, San Francisco.

  Assistant Crew Chief Weinberg : Strictly a one whistle stop. There's only one city in the U.S.A. and that's New York.

  Sgt. Robbie White : Oh, you're just a hometown hick, Weinberg. What's wrong with California?

  Assistant Crew Chief Weinberg : California? The sun shines and nuthin' ever happens. Before you know it, you're 60 years old.

  Sgt. Robbie White : It's no different from New York. My sister's been tryin' to get out of Brooklyn for the last 40 years.

  Assistant Crew Chief Weinberg : Brooklyn? That ain't New York, chief. Once you cross that Brooklyn Bridge, you're outta this woild. The only noise you hear is the hardening of your arteries. You know when I used to drive a hack, I had a pal who crossed that bridge in 1929. Ain't ever heard from him since.

  Radio Operator Peterson : Me, I'll take Minneapolis.

  Assistant Crew Chief Weinberg : Minneapolis? Why, the grass still grows in the streets. Besides, that ain't your hometown, Peterson. The hayseed's still stickin' outta your hair.

  Radio Operator Peterson : Yeah, but I can still milk a cow. I bet you can't.

  Assistant Crew Chief Weinberg : I'll get mine outta a bottle. That's the closest I ever wanna be to a cow.

  Sgt. Robbie White : You are handy with the old bull.

  Assistant Crew Chief Weinberg : [laughs] 

• Sgt. Joe Winocki : [looking down at devastation in Pearl Harbor]  Damn 'em!, Damn 'em!

  Sgt. Robbie White : [sarcastically]  Aren't ya glad now that you're gettin' out of the Army?

• Pilot Irish Quincannon : [approaches Sgt. White, who's working on a plane]  How's everything, sergeant?

  Sgt. Robbie White : Everything's going fine, sir. Gonna put a new magneto on Number Two. Gear's shot. They told me to get it ready for a long trip, but they didn't tell me where.

  Pilot Irish Quincannon : They didn't, huh?

  Sgt. Robbie White : No, sir.

  Pilot Irish Quincannon : Can you keep a secret, sergeant?

  Sgt. Robbie White : [smiles in anticipation]  Yes, sir.

  Pilot Irish Quincannon : *That's good.*

  [Sgt. White shows disappointment, Quincannon gives him a wide grin]