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Twelve O'Clock High

"Close it up.Close it up. Closer. Shove that therewingtip right in his lap." Sweet...

"Close it up.
Close it up. Closer. Shove that there
wingtip right in his lap." Sweet Savannah! That wingtip of Baxter's
been tickling me... right in the ribs for
three days now, man. -I'm gettin' mighty tired of it.
-That's a-tellin' 'em, Birdy. Yeah, and another
thing I noticed. For folks that talks about
other people's ability as a pilot, that there general seems mighty
willin' not to do any of it hisself. Hmph. Looks like we just
got ourselves a talking general. "Stack it in there, now."

Full Transcript

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"Close it up. Close it up. Closer.
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Shove that there wingtip right in his lap."
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Sweet Savannah!
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That wingtip of Baxter's been tickling me...
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right in the ribs for three days now, man.
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-I'm gettin' mighty tired of it. -That's a-tellin' 'em, Birdy.
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Yeah, and another thing I noticed.
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For folks that talks about other people's ability as a pilot,
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that there general seems mighty willin' not to do any of it hisself.
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Hmph. Looks like we just got ourselves a talking general.
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"Stack it in there, now."
Duration
32 seconds
Views
70
Timestamp in Movie
01:03:41
Uploaded
Jan 31, 2025
Genres
drama, war
Production
20th Century Fox

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Movie Summary

A tough-as-nails general (Gregory Peck as General Savage) takes over a B-17 bomber unit suffering from low morale and whips them into fighting shape.
We're alerted, sir! - Twelve O'Clock High 00:10
We're alerted, sir!
-Okay, if that's all, dismissed. -Attention! - Twelve O'Clock High 00:07
-Okay, if that's all, dismissed. -Attention!
That's 21, sir. They're all back. - Twelve O'Clock High 00:09
That's 21, sir. They're all back.
No sir I didn't hear a thing - Twelve O'Clock High 00:27
No sir I didn't hear a thing
-How is it going? -Beats me. - Twelve O'Clock High 00:11
-How is it going? -Beats me.
They're heading in, Major. We just got a reading. - Twelve O'Clock High 00:12
They're heading in, Major. We just got a reading.
-Fourteen. -Fifteen. Sixteen. - Twelve O'Clock High 00:06
-Fourteen. -Fifteen. Sixteen.
-How was it, sir? -It was rough. - Twelve O'Clock High 00:19
-How was it, sir? -It was rough.
-Did you know about this, Joe? -No, sir, I didn't. - Twelve O'Clock High 00:09
-Did you know about this, Joe? -No, sir, I didn't.
Twombley! Stovall! - Twelve O'Clock High 00:08
Twombley! Stovall!
Well, you're pretty proud of yourselves, I suppose. - Twelve O'Clock High 00:13
Well, you're pretty proud of yourselves, I suppose.
Did you hit anything up there Harvey - Twelve O'Clock High 00:13
Did you hit anything up there Harvey
Mclllhenny, I heard about those two F.W.'s. - Twelve O'Clock High 00:15
Mclllhenny, I heard about those two F.W.'s.
-When are they due back? -Any time now. - Twelve O'Clock High 00:05
-When are they due back? -Any time now.
Call the tower. Get a count. - Twelve O'Clock High 00:20
Call the tower. Get a count.
-A fractured spine? -That's about what it amounts to. - Twelve O'Clock High 00:20
-A fractured spine? -That's about what it amounts to.
Um... Ben... - Twelve O'Clock High 00:12
Um... Ben...
Looks like I'll have to rate you a "class-A" customer, Colonel. - Twelve O'Clock High 00:09
Looks like I'll have to rate you a "class-A" ...
-Keith. -Yes, sir. - Twelve O'Clock High 00:18
-Keith. -Yes, sir.
-Tail wheel. -Locked. Light off, sir. - Twelve O'Clock High 00:05
-Tail wheel. -Locked. Light off, sir.