The Angry Red Planet (1959)
Gerald Mohr: Col. Thomas O'Bannion
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Quotes
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Col. Thomas O'Bannion : Cowardice is the one thing we can never forgive ourselves!
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Col. Thomas O'Bannion : Pretty soon people will be just as sure of space travel as I was of my dog... as I'd like to be of you.
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Col. Thomas O'Bannion : See anything?
Dr. Iris 'Irish' Ryan : Nothing. Everything seems to be dead out there. It's like a nightmare of unending silence.
Col. Thomas O'Bannion : I know, we all feel it.
Dr. Iris 'Irish' Ryan : Then it isn't just me, because I'm a woman?
Col. Thomas O'Bannion : Oh-ho. Women don't have any monopoly on fear. Men are more afraid of being called cowards. Cowardice is one thing I guess we can never forgive ourselves.
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Dr. Iris 'Irish' Ryan : [confused as to why O'Bannion keeps calling her "Irish" instead of her name] I never know if you're calling me by name or nationality.
Col. Thomas O'Bannion : [seductively] When I call you by your name... you'll know it.
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Col. Thomas O'Bannion : Will you take a raincheck?
Dr. Iris 'Irish' Ryan : If it won't bounce.
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Col. Thomas O'Bannion : Whadda you say we call it a day and go back to the ship?
Prof. Theodore Gettell : I agree. We've had enough excitement and swashbuckling for one day.
CWO Sam Jacobs : I'm for that. Any swash I ever had just came unbuckled.
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Dr. Iris 'Irish' Ryan : [Looking out the spaceship window] Makes Broadway look like a dark alley!
Col. Thomas O'Bannion : How about exploring that dark alley together?
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Dr. Iris 'Irish' Ryan : [Looking out the spaceship window] Look! Both moons are visible!
CWO Sam Jacobs : Hey, two moons! What a place for romance, hunh?
Dr. Iris 'Irish' Ryan : And songwriters!
CWO Sam Jacobs : [singing] Two moons! Da-da-da-da-da!
Col. Thomas O'Bannion : Let's close you mouth and the port quads, hunh? No use getting the view plate scratched up by meteor dust.
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Col. Thomas O'Bannion : You know, Irish, you're the first scientist I've ever known with lovely, long red hair!
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Col. Thomas O'Bannion : [after the group has escaped an encounter with a Martian monster] You know, chin up, Sammy Boy!
CWO Sam Jacobs : Some playmate! King Kong's brother!
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[repeated line]
Col. Thomas O'Bannion : Irish.