Don't believe that for a minute. Being an infantry man is the toughest job in the army
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Capt. 'Tammy' MacRoberts:
How did you get into this? Tom Bartlett:
I suppose the way I get into everything. A School Master with the nickname of 'Blind Tom' doesn't last long. I got an idea I might find greener pastures in one of the dominions. Unfortunately, I picked Australia - where it appears everyone volunteers. I made my usual mistake of being in a pub the day war was declared and on a wave of beer suds... Capt. 'Tammy' MacRoberts:
If you were going to make the gesture, you might at least have got yourself a commission. Tom Bartlett:
A commission? I'm the perfect Private soldier. No worries. No responsibilities. I can't even be demoted. Capt. 'Tammy' MacRoberts:
Don't believe that for a minute. Being an infantry man is the toughest job in the army
How did you get into this? Tom Bartlett:
I suppose the way I get into everything. A School Master with the nickname of 'Blind Tom' doesn't last long. I got an idea I might find greener pastures in one of the dominions. Unfortunately, I picked Australia - where it appears everyone volunteers. I made my usual mistake of being in a pub the day war was declared and on a wave of beer suds... Capt. 'Tammy' MacRoberts:
If you were going to make the gesture, you might at least have got yourself a commission. Tom Bartlett:
A commission? I'm the perfect Private soldier. No worries. No responsibilities. I can't even be demoted. Capt. 'Tammy' MacRoberts:
Don't believe that for a minute. Being an infantry man is the toughest job in the army
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How did you get into this I suppose the way I get into everything
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A schoolmaster with the nickname of Blind Tom doesn't last long
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I got an idea I might find greener pastures in one of the dominions
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Unfortunately I picked Australia where it appears everyone volunteers
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I made my usual mistake of being in a pub the day war was declared
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and on a wave of beer suds I You might at least have got a commission
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Commission I'm the perfect private soldier
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Movie Summary
Richard Burton plays a Scottish Army officer put in charge of a disparate band of ANZAC troops on the perimeter of Tobruk with the German Army doing their best to dislodge them.
Actors
Tom Bartlett
