No. You're a smart boy, Roberts. But I know how to take care of smart boys. I hate your...
Join the conversation
Log in or create an account to leave a comment
Log In
Lt. j.g. Douglas A. Roberts:
How did you get in the Navy? How did you get on our side? Oh you ignorant, arrogant, ambitious... keeping sixty-two men in prison 'cause you got a palm tree for the work they did. I don't know which I hate worse, you or that other malignant growth that stands outside the door The Captain:
Why, you stinking little...! Lt. j.g. Douglas A. Roberts:
How did you ever get command of a ship? I realize in wartime they have to scrape the bottom of the barrel, but where did they ever scrape you up? The Captain:
There's just one thing left for you, mister. A general court martial! Lt. j.g. Douglas A. Roberts:
That suits me fine, court martial me! The Captain:
You've got it! Lt. j.g. Douglas A. Roberts:
I'm asking for it! If I can't get transferred, I'll get court martialed off! I'm fed up! But you'll need a witness. Call your messenger - I'll say it all over again in front of him. Go on, call him. You want me to call him? The Captain:
No. You're a smart boy, Roberts. But I know how to take care of smart boys. I hate your guts, you smart college guys! I've been seeing your kind around since I was ten years old... working as a busboy. "Oh busboy, it seems my friend has thrown up on the table. Clean up that mess, boy, will'ya?" And then when I went to sea as a steward... people poking at you with umbrellas. "Oh, boy!", "You, boy!", "Careful with that luggage, boy!" And I took it. I took it for years! But I don't have to take it any more. There's a war on, and I'm captain of this vessel, and now *you* can take it for a change! The worst thing I can do to you... is to keep you right here, mister, and here is where you're going to stay. Now, *get out!*
How did you get in the Navy? How did you get on our side? Oh you ignorant, arrogant, ambitious... keeping sixty-two men in prison 'cause you got a palm tree for the work they did. I don't know which I hate worse, you or that other malignant growth that stands outside the door The Captain:
Why, you stinking little...! Lt. j.g. Douglas A. Roberts:
How did you ever get command of a ship? I realize in wartime they have to scrape the bottom of the barrel, but where did they ever scrape you up? The Captain:
There's just one thing left for you, mister. A general court martial! Lt. j.g. Douglas A. Roberts:
That suits me fine, court martial me! The Captain:
You've got it! Lt. j.g. Douglas A. Roberts:
I'm asking for it! If I can't get transferred, I'll get court martialed off! I'm fed up! But you'll need a witness. Call your messenger - I'll say it all over again in front of him. Go on, call him. You want me to call him? The Captain:
No. You're a smart boy, Roberts. But I know how to take care of smart boys. I hate your guts, you smart college guys! I've been seeing your kind around since I was ten years old... working as a busboy. "Oh busboy, it seems my friend has thrown up on the table. Clean up that mess, boy, will'ya?" And then when I went to sea as a steward... people poking at you with umbrellas. "Oh, boy!", "You, boy!", "Careful with that luggage, boy!" And I took it. I took it for years! But I don't have to take it any more. There's a war on, and I'm captain of this vessel, and now *you* can take it for a change! The worst thing I can do to you... is to keep you right here, mister, and here is where you're going to stay. Now, *get out!*
Full Transcript
00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:02.752
I hate your guts
00:00:02.919 --> 00:00:04.421
you smart college guys
00:00:04.921 --> 00:00:07.507
I've been seeing your kind around since I was 10 years old
00:00:08.999 --> 00:00:09.384
working as a busboy
00:00:10.003 --> 00:00:11.177
Oh busboy
00:00:11.511 --> 00:00:13.513
it seems my friend has thrown up on the table
00:00:13.093 --> 00:00:15.557
Clean up that mess boy will you
00:00:16.474 --> 00:00:18.114
And then when I went to sea as a steward
00:00:18.726 --> 00:00:20.562
people poking at you with umbrellas
00:00:21.146 --> 00:00:22.146
Oh boy
00:00:22.272 --> 00:00:23.356
You boy
00:00:24.023 --> 00:00:25.004
Careful with that luggage boy
00:00:26.067 --> 00:00:27.067
And I took it
00:00:27.485 --> 00:00:28.736
I took it for years
00:00:29.821 --> 00:00:31.739
but I don't have to take it anymore
00:00:33.366 --> 00:00:34.451
There's a war on
00:00:34.742 --> 00:00:36.998
and I'm captain of this vessel
00:00:36.453 --> 00:00:38.999
and now you can take it for a change
00:00:38.872 --> 00:00:40.582
The worst thing I can do to you
00:00:40.999 --> 00:00:42.876
is to keep you right here mister
00:00:43.376 --> 00:00:45.336
and here is where you're going to stay
00:00:46.003 --> 00:00:47.797
Now get out
Want This Clip in HD?
Upgrade for HD/4K downloads and unlimited access. Upgrade now →
Movie Summary
In the waning days of World War II, the cargo officer of a Navy supply ship chafes at its role far from the action in the Pacific's backwater areas, his frustration rising when its captain denies the crew liberty over petty irrita...
Actors
The Captain
Ensign Pulver
