The Live Ghost (1934)

Art Rowlands: Sailor

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Quotes 

• Captain : Aye, Joe!

  Joe - Bartender : Hello, Captain!

  Captain : [nods and motions for Joe to "set me up with the usual beverage"] 

  Joe - Bartender : What's on your mind?

  Captain : Oh, you know - - same ol' thing... I'm sailin' with the tide and I need a few more hands.

  Joe - Bartender : [in a naive tone of cheerful encouragement, not having heard about the unpleasant reputation of the Captain's ship]  Well, there's plenty of men here, willin' to ship.

  Captain : Yeah, well, it seems like none o' these mugs wanna ride with me.

  [turns to the gathering of rough-looking sea-dogs and addresses them as a group] 

  Captain : Hey, listen, boys!

  Sailor : [glancing up contemptuously]  What do you WANT?

  Captain : [re-composing himself with an effort, since he instinctively feels offended at the sailor's lack of respect for an "authority figure", but feels that he still has to be nice to these guys - - initially, at least - - so that they'll be in a better mood to listen to him]  Well, I'm sailin' with the tide, and I need a few more hands. Whaddaya say?

  Sailor : [all the sailors murmur dissentingly and wave off the idea disapprovingly, shaking their heads]  Naw - - nuthin' doin' on that ol' TUB O' YAWS!

  Captain : [in a tone of innocent surprise and mild offense]  Why, what's the matter with **her**?

  Sailor : [in mild shock, as if the Captain wouldn't think of the "obvious and well-known" answer by this time, since the sailor and his buddies are so familiar with it]  What's the MATTER with her? Why, she's 'AWWNT-TED! Ha!

  Captain : [the other sailors murmer in disapproving confirmation, again shaking their heads dismissively] 

  [disgustedly] 

  Captain : All right, you MUGS - - when you run outta BEER MONEY, come and SEE ME... I'll be WAITIN' for ya!

  Sailor : [the other sailors guffaw derisively]  Yeah, well, you'll wait a LONG TIME...!