Maybe Congress made you an officer, but God made you a woman, and... a woman just...
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Maj. Edna Heywood, RN:
[noticing Tostin trying to repair a piece of machinery]
Sailor. Chief Mechanic's Mate Sam Tostin:
Si! Maj. Edna Heywood, RN:
You'll never get it to work that way. Chief Mechanic's Mate Sam Tostin:
[annoyed]
Why don't you go and... roll some bandages. What do you know about machinery? Maj. Edna Heywood, RN:
I was raised with it. My father was Chief Engineer at the Seattle power plant. Maj. Edna Heywood, RN:
[watching him tinker with the equipment]
That would work if you'd install a new valve spring. Chief Mechanic's Mate Sam Tostin:
[sarcastically mimicking her]
"My father was a Chief Engineer..." Chief Mechanic's Mate Sam Tostin:
Hey look, lady. In the first place I'm trying to make do with something that don't even belong on a submarine. And in the second place, you can't install a new valve spring if you ain't got it. Now, will you get out of here? Maj. Edna Heywood, RN:
You're talking to an officer. Chief Mechanic's Mate Sam Tostin:
Maybe Congress made you an officer, but God made you a woman, and... a woman just shouldn't mess around with a man's machinery. Now, for the last time, get out, will ya'?
[noticing Tostin trying to repair a piece of machinery]
Sailor. Chief Mechanic's Mate Sam Tostin:
Si! Maj. Edna Heywood, RN:
You'll never get it to work that way. Chief Mechanic's Mate Sam Tostin:
[annoyed]
Why don't you go and... roll some bandages. What do you know about machinery? Maj. Edna Heywood, RN:
I was raised with it. My father was Chief Engineer at the Seattle power plant. Maj. Edna Heywood, RN:
[watching him tinker with the equipment]
That would work if you'd install a new valve spring. Chief Mechanic's Mate Sam Tostin:
[sarcastically mimicking her]
"My father was a Chief Engineer..." Chief Mechanic's Mate Sam Tostin:
Hey look, lady. In the first place I'm trying to make do with something that don't even belong on a submarine. And in the second place, you can't install a new valve spring if you ain't got it. Now, will you get out of here? Maj. Edna Heywood, RN:
You're talking to an officer. Chief Mechanic's Mate Sam Tostin:
Maybe Congress made you an officer, but God made you a woman, and... a woman just shouldn't mess around with a man's machinery. Now, for the last time, get out, will ya'?
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Sailor
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Lady You'll never get it to work that way
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Why don't you go and roll some bandages
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What do you know about machinery I was raised with it
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My father was Chief Engineer at the Seattle power plant
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That would work if you'd install a new valve spring
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My father was a Chief Engineer
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I'm trying to make do with something that doesn't belong on a submarine
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and you can't install a new valve spring if you ain't got it
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Now will you get out of here
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You're talking to an officer
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Maybe Congress made you an officer but God made you a woman
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and a woman shouldn't mess around with a man's machinery
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For the last time get out will you
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Movie Summary
During World War II, a commander finds himself stuck with a decrepit (and pink) submarine, a con man executive officer, and a group of army nurses.
