Rope of Sand (1949)
John Bromfield: Thompson
Quotes
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Mike Davis : [Observing, in a bar, that Thompson is drinking a bit heavily] Take it easy, fella'. You got all night.
Thompson : I go on duty in two hours.
Mike Davis : Well, I wouldn't drink so much.
Thompson : You ever spent eight hours in a half-track?
Mike Davis : Not yet.
Thompson : Then you've never had your eyes fall out or your throat close up or your guts turn inside out from gas fumes, sand, and heat.
Mike Davis : It's your squirrel cage. Why'd you pick it?
Thompson : I ran a tank during the war.
Mike Davis : I went to bed with a 75 millimeter for three years, but now I sleep alone.
Thompson : Know of a job that pays better?