A Guy Named Joe (1943)

James Gleason: 'Nails' Kilpatrick

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• 'Nails' Kilpatrick : What does headquarters think these guys came over here for, a sewing circle? They're playing for keeps! Cops and robbers with rocks in the snowballs, brass knuckles and lead pipes and a roughneck conviction that can lick any man in the world.

• 'Nails' Kilpatrick : He's a grand-standing windbag. You can't trust him with a motorcycle, much less an airplane.

• 'Nails' Kilpatrick : Those undisciplined hooligans. If they've ruined another ship, I'll kill 'em! Every time they go up, there's nothing but trouble, trouble, trouble! You'd think B-25s grew on trees!

• Pete Sandidge : Gimme a cigarette.

  'Nails' Kilpatrick : Why don't you ever buy a package of cigarettes?

• Pete Sandidge : Well, that gal Dorinda is certainly crazy about me. She's an hour late already. Our first day off in 3 weeks.

  'Nails' Kilpatrick : Maybe she figures it'd do you good to be held up once in a while. You know, it kinda keeps a fella's interest alive.

  Pete Sandidge : One of these days I'll put that dame across my knee and...

• 'Nails' Kilpatrick : Holy leapin' loopin' Judas Priest! Where's that security patrol? You dirty, no good, stinkin' sprite!