The Cruel Sea (1953)
Denholm Elliott: Morell
Quotes
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Watts : [repairing the engine] Come to see the fun, sir? It won't be long now.
Morell : Fine, chief, but the captain's a little worried about the noise. Could you do anything to... tone it down a bit?
Watts : Pretty well finished now, sir. We're just flabbin' up the nuts. Could you hear the hammerin' up top?
Morell : Hear it? There were U-boats popping up from miles around complaining about the racket.
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Morell : If anyone else makes a noise, I'll have his guts for a necktie.
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Lockhart : [at the mess table] Getting rattled, John?
Morell : Well, whatever we do, these damn U-boats seem to get through the screen every time. We lost almost half our convoy and an escort and are almost two days from Gibralter.
[he gags with disgust;]
Morell : It's an odd thing to think if nothing else happens, this is probably the worst convoy in the history of sea warfare.
Lockhart : [trying to be comforting] Something to tell your grandchildren.
Morell : Yes, indeed, in fact, if you can guarantee I will have grandchildren, I shall recover my spirits immediately.
Baker : But how can he guarantee you'll have grandchildren?
Morell : [angrily] Well, if they're as stupid as you are, I hope I don't have any!
Baker : [taken aback at the outburst] Oh, I say...
Baker : [he eats without further response]
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Morell : Whether this war is long or short, it's going to seem long, don't you think?
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Morell : Most Moving. I imagine there's nothing we can do to help him.
Lt. Cmdr. Ericson : What are you all grinning at?
Lockhart : Sorry, sir. I was thinking of something.
Morell : It hardly does you credit, at a time like this. If the First Lieutenant is in pain, I should not have thought you would be able to laugh at anything else.