They Were Expendable (1945)
Robert Montgomery: Lt. John Brickley
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Quotes
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Lt. 'Rusty' Ryan : [as they watch the inspectors drive away] Wonderful the way people believe in those high powered canoes of yours.
Lt. John Brickley : Don't you believe in them, Rusty?
Lt. 'Rusty' Ryan : And I let you sell me that stuff about a command of my own.
Lt. John Brickley : You're skipper of the 34 boat, aren't you?
Lt. 'Rusty' Ryan : I used to skipper a cake of soap in the bathtub, too.
[He walks off]
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Lt. John Brickley : Oh, Snuffy... how about getting some torpedoes from you?
Submarine commander : For those cracker boxes of yours? No telling when we'll see a mother ship again.
Lt. John Brickley : How long have you been on patrol?
Submarine commander : Since the day the war started.
Lt. 'Rusty' Ryan : What did you get?
Submarine commander : Two small freighters. We had hard luck.
Lt. John Brickley : Well, while you've been cruising around the Pacific, those 'cracker boxes' have sunk two converted cruisers, an auxiliary aircraft carrier, a 10,000-ton tanker, a large freighter, a flock of barges and numerous sons of Nippon!
Lt. 'Rusty' Ryan : And also in our brief career, we've carried more messages than Western Union!
Submarine commander : Well, look, I'd love to help you out, fellas. But you know, I got orders...
Lt. John Brickley : Snuffy... who played the leading lady in "Tess of the D'Urbervilles" in 1932 at the Academy?
Lt. 'Rusty' Ryan : And does your crew know about it?
Submarine commander : [after a long pause] How many do you want?
Lt. John Brickley : You've got sixteen?
Lt. 'Rusty' Ryan : We'll take eight.
Lt. John Brickley : And we'll try and put 'em where they belong.
Submarine commander : Thanks.
[walks away slowly]
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Lt. 'Rusty' Ryan : Are you kidding, Brick?
Lt. John Brickley : Theirs not to reason why. Theirs but to do...
Lt. 'Rusty' Ryan : And die... but I don't want to be bored to death running messages!
Lt. John Brickley : I'll see that you get the more intriguing ones.
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'Slug' Mahan T.M. 1c : Mr. Ryan, this has gone far enough! That 41 boat is always hoggin' the good jobs, sir.
Seaman Jones : We'll get all the soaking we need on our way up to hit the Japs, sir.
'Squarehead' Larsen SC 2c : What are we gonna do, sit around on our duffs till they get back, sir?
Ens. 'Snake' Gardner : 41 can't handle this job alone... sir.
Lt. 'Rusty' Ryan : How about it, sir?
Lt. John Brickley : Okay. But if she starts taking water, turn back. Sir.
