Men of the Fighting Lady (1954)
Walter Pidgeon: Comdr. Kent Dowling
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Quotes
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Comdr. Kent Dowling : [Greeting visiting author James Michener] You know, until I read your book "Tales of the South Pacific", I didn't know what a wonderful time I had in World War Two.
James A. Michener : Neither did I until Rodgers and Hammerstein set it to music.
Comdr. Kent Dowling : Why didn't you stop while you were ahead? Even Shakespeare couldn't make this dirty little war romantic.
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Comdr. Kent Dowling : [Narrating, talking about the assembled carrier pilots] They know there are no answers as to why they're here. They've been told that it's a "police action", which makes them cops. And others have told them that they're containing a blaze, which makes them firemen. All they know is they're buying time... now and then paying with a life.
