Mister Roberts (1955)
Ward Bond: Dowdy
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Quotes
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Chief Petty Officer Dowdy : [referring to the letter from Forney] Could I have that, I'd like to post it for the crew.
Doc : [referring to the letter from Roberts] No, post this one. It's theirs.
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Chief Petty Officer Dowdy : [after Schlemmer crashes police motorcycle off end of dock] Schlemmer! Get up here, you idiot! What're you tryin' to do?
Schlemmer : [jumping back in the water] I forgot my motorcycle!
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Chief Petty Officer Dowdy : [entering the crew quarters; in a dispirited voice] All right, hit the deck. Rise and shine! Greet the new day. Off your hock and grab your sock. Reveille. Reveille.
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Doc : [reading the inscription on Mr. Roberts' medal] Order of the Palm. To Lt. JG Douglas Roberts. For action against the enemy, above and beyond the call of duty.
Lt. j.g. Douglas A. Roberts : It's very nice, but I think you got the wrong guy.
Chief Petty Officer Dowdy : [smiling] We know sir, but we'd like you to have it anyway.