Mr. Cohill, it is a bitter thing, indeed, to learn that an officer who has had nine years...
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Captain Nathan Brittles:
[Cohill and Pennell are about to fight over Olivia]
Button your shirt, Mister Pennell! Thought better of you. Four years out here and still actin' like a wet-eared "kaydet" on the Hudson. What is this all about, Mr. Cohill? Lt. Flint Cohill:
Sir, I... I decline to answer... respectfully. Captain Nathan Brittles:
Mr. Cohill, it is a bitter thing, indeed, to learn that an officer who has had nine years experience in the cavalry - the officer to whom I am surrendering command of this troop in two more days - should have so little grasp of leadership as to allow himself to be chivvied into a go at fisticuffs while 'Taps' still sounds over a brave man's grave! God help this troop when I'm gone
[Cohill and Pennell are about to fight over Olivia]
Button your shirt, Mister Pennell! Thought better of you. Four years out here and still actin' like a wet-eared "kaydet" on the Hudson. What is this all about, Mr. Cohill? Lt. Flint Cohill:
Sir, I... I decline to answer... respectfully. Captain Nathan Brittles:
Mr. Cohill, it is a bitter thing, indeed, to learn that an officer who has had nine years experience in the cavalry - the officer to whom I am surrendering command of this troop in two more days - should have so little grasp of leadership as to allow himself to be chivvied into a go at fisticuffs while 'Taps' still sounds over a brave man's grave! God help this troop when I'm gone
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Button your shirt Mr Pennell I thought better of you
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Four years out here and still acting like a wet eared cadet on the Hudson
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What is this all about Mr Cohill I decline to answer Respectfully
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Mr Cohill it is a bitter thing indeed
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to learn an officer who's had nine years' experience
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the officer to whom I'm yielding command of the troop in two days
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should have so little grasp of leadership
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as to allow himself to be chivvied into a go at fisticuffs
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while taps still sounds over a brave man's grave
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God help this troop when I'm gone Sir it
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Movie Summary
Captain Nathan Brittles, on the eve of retirement, takes out a last patrol to stop an impending massive Indian attack. Encumbered by women who must be evacuated, Brittles finds his mission imperiled.
Actors
Lt. Flint Cohill
