Born to Dance (1936)
Raymond Walburn: Capt. Dingby
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Quotes
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Captain Dingby : What? You couldn't find Brooklyn!
"Mush" Tracy : No, sir, I was in Yonkers all day before I found out it was in Yonkers.
Captain Dingby : Doing what?
"Mush" Tracy : Looking for the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
Captain Dingby : There must be a man in my crew who knows where Brooklyn is!
"Mush" Tracy : Saks knows.
Captain Dingby : Saks? How's he know?
"Mush" Tracy : He was born there. At least, it looks like he was born there.
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Captain Dingby : Where is Saks?
"Mush" Tracy : He's in the brig.
Captain Dingby : What's he doing in the brig?
"Mush" Tracy : Three days, sir.
Captain Dingby : Who put Saks in the brig?
"Mush" Tracy : Why, you did.
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Captain Dingby : I understand you were born in Brooklyn.
Gunny Saks : Yes, sir.
Captain Dingby : What part?
Gunny Saks : All of me.
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Captain Dingby : I want this message delivered to Rear Admiral Stubbins of the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
Gunny Saks : Yes, sir.
Captain Dingby : I understand you were born in Brooklyn.
Gunny Saks : Yes, sir.
Captain Dingby : What part?
Gunny Saks : All of me!
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Jenny Saks : Well, we'd love to look around. Could we go visit the crows-nest?
Captain Dingby : Under no condition, Madam! This is the mating season.
Jenny Saks : [Captain leaves, to Nora] Oh, well, let's go look anyway. Come on.
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"Mush" Tracy : Where will we find the Rear Admiral?
Captain Dingby : In the front office!
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Lucy James : Oh, Captain, what a lovely submarine!
Captain Dingby : Oh yes, yes! It's the pride of the Navy!
Lucy James : Tell me, Captain, how long can your submarine stay under water?
Captain Dingby : Well, that all depends. Once, we submerged with the hatches open, and we didn't come up for two weeks.
Lucy James : [Incredulous] Really?
Captain Dingby : Positively.
[then he and everybody else start to laugh]
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Captain Dingby : Do you know what this means?
"Mush" Tracy : No, sir.
Captain Dingby : Do you?
Ted Baker : I'm not quite sure, sir.
Captain Dingby : And how 'bout you?
Gunny Saks : I give up.
Captain Dingby : Well, there you are.
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"Mush" Tracy : You sure do a lot of fishin', don't you.
Captain Dingby : Yes! I expect to run for President some day.
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Ted Baker : [Captain approaches] Attention!
Captain Dingby : [Walks up to Saks] Where's Saks?
Gunny Saks : I'm Saks. Captain, you're always getting us two mixed up.
[Points to Mush]
Captain Dingby : Are you two men twins?
"Mush" Tracy : I don't know about him, but I'm not.