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You really had to build a fire under my tail to get me to move

A Gathering of Eagles

Sir, I'm sure you can judge that better than I can

A Gathering of Eagles • 1963

Sgt. Banning:

Well, sir, I used to be a pretty slow "walker" myself. I mean, you really had to build a fire under my tail to get me to move. Then one day, General Hewett dropped in to have a little talk with us. And he built one hell of a fire. Only this one wasn't under my tail - he built a fire inside of me. Col. Jim Caldwell:
Sergeant, if I'm reading you right, you think I'm building the wrong kind of fires around here. Sgt. Banning:
Sir, I'm sure you can judge that better than I can

Full Transcript

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Well sir I used to be a pretty slow walker myself

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You had to build a fire under my tail to get me to move

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Then one day Gen Hewitt dropped in to have a little talk with us

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And he built one helluva fire

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Only this one wasn't under my tail

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He built a fire inside of me

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Sergeant if I'm reading you right

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you think I'm building the wrong kind of fires around here

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Sir I'm sure you can judge that better than I can

Duration

37 seconds

Views

490

Timestamp in Movie

00:46:38

Uploaded

Nov 23, 2022

Genres

drama, romance, war

Production

Universal International Pictures

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Movie Summary

During the Cold War, Air Force Colonel Jim Caldwell shapes up his Strategic Air Command B-52 wing to pass a nuclear war readiness test.

Actors

Sgt. Banning

Col. Jim Caldwell