The Rack (1956)

Walter Pidgeon: Col. Edward W. Hall, Sr.

Quotes 

• Col. Edward W. Hall, Sr. : [Coming into Ed's darkened bedroom in a very agitated state]  Ed! Ed!

  Capt. Edward W. Hall Jr. : [Drowsily]  What time is it?

  Col. Edward W. Hall, Sr. : [Angrily]  Get up!

  Capt. Edward W. Hall Jr. : [Waking up]  What's the matter?

  Col. Edward W. Hall, Sr. : [Angrily]  Get up!

  Col. Edward W. Hall, Sr. : [Ed gets up]  All right... I want to ask you a question. I want a simple, direct yes or no answer. Did you collaborate with the enemy?

  Col. Edward W. Hall, Sr. : [Ed appears stunned by the question]  Did you collaborate with the enemy?

  Capt. Edward W. Hall Jr. : [Deliberately]  Yes, I did.

  Col. Edward W. Hall, Sr. : [Screaming emotionally]  Why didn't yuh die? Why didn'y yuh die like your brother did? It would have been much better that way!

  Capt. Edward W. Hall Jr. : [Hall, Sr. walks out and a distraught Hall Jr. limps hurriedly after him]  Dad! Dad!

  Capt. Edward W. Hall Jr. : [Stopping before the bottom of the stairs]  I would have liked it better too... a nice, clean, acceptable death with dignity. Does that make sense to you?

  Col. Edward W. Hall, Sr. : Your excuses for treason must have been tremendous to make you crawl on your belly and break faith with your country and me!

  Capt. Edward W. Hall Jr. : [Angrily shouting]  With you? What about me? You know wht I got for that crawl on my belly? You know what I got, Dad? Well, I'll tell you. I sold my soul for a blanket that smells of fish and urine and three lousy hours of uninterrupted sleep, and you know what else, Colonel? At the time I thought I was getting one hell of a bargain!

• Col. Edward W. Hall, Sr. : Pete never knew what got him.

  Capt. Edward W. Hall Jr. : [Ironically]  Lucky Pete!