What was your work, Captain? This, the sea. You mean you were a sailor? I was third...
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Doctor: What was your work, Captain?
Captain Murrell: This, the sea.
Doctor: You mean you were a sailor?
Captain Murrell: I was third officer on a freighter out of Boston to Liverpool, Le Havre, and back again.
Doctor: Some of our crew will be glad to know that. Our saltiest boys were complaining mightily about getting a civilian skipper. A 'feather merchant', I think they called it.
Captain Murrell: Well, I am a feather merchant.
Doctor: Well, yes, but not exactly.
Captain Murrell: No, exactly. On the freighter, we were men against the sea; here, we're men against men. Like every other civilian in the war, I had to learn a new way of thinking.
Doctor: Why did you change over to the Navy?
Captain Murrell: Well, the freighter I was on was cut in half by a torpedo. Thought I'd like to be on the shooting end for a change
Captain Murrell: This, the sea.
Doctor: You mean you were a sailor?
Captain Murrell: I was third officer on a freighter out of Boston to Liverpool, Le Havre, and back again.
Doctor: Some of our crew will be glad to know that. Our saltiest boys were complaining mightily about getting a civilian skipper. A 'feather merchant', I think they called it.
Captain Murrell: Well, I am a feather merchant.
Doctor: Well, yes, but not exactly.
Captain Murrell: No, exactly. On the freighter, we were men against the sea; here, we're men against men. Like every other civilian in the war, I had to learn a new way of thinking.
Doctor: Why did you change over to the Navy?
Captain Murrell: Well, the freighter I was on was cut in half by a torpedo. Thought I'd like to be on the shooting end for a change
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What was your work Captain This The sea
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You were a sailor Third officer on a freighter
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out of Boston to Liverpool Le Havre and back again
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Some of our crew will be glad to know that
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Our saltiest boys were complaining mightily about getting a civilian skipper
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Feather merchant I think they call it Well I am a feather merchant
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Well yes but not exactly No exactly
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On the freighter we were men against the sea Here we're men against men
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Like every other civilian in the war I had to learn a new way to think
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Why did you change over to the navy
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The freighter I was on was cut in half by a torpedo
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Thought I'd be on the shooting end for a change
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Movie Summary
During WWII an American destroyer discovers a German U-boat, and in the ensuing duel the American captain must draw upon all his experience to defeat the equally experienced German commander.
