Rope of Sand (1949)

John Bromfield: Thompson

Quotes 

• 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?