Memorable Quotes from Arthur Franz
2 quotesGuilt and Defense Among Caine's Officers
Lt. Greenwald
Well, well, well! The officers of the Caine in happy celebration!
Lt. Maryk
What are you, Barney, kind of tight?
Lt. Greenwald
Sure. I got a guilty conscience. I defended you, Steve, because I found the wrong man was on trial. So, I torpedoed Queeg for you. I had to torpedo him. And I feel sick about it.
[pours himself a glass of wine]
Lt. Maryk
Okay, Barney, take it easy.
Lt. Greenwald
You know something... When I was studying law, and Mr. Keefer here was writing his stories, and you, Willie, were tearing up the playing fields of dear old Princeton, who was standing guard over this fat, dumb, happy country of ours, eh? Not us. Oh, no, we knew you couldn't make any money in the service. So who did the dirty work for us? Queeg did! And a lot of other guys. Tough, sharp guys who didn't crack up like Queeg.
Ensign Keith
But no matter what, Captain Queeg endangered the ship and the lives of the men.
Lt. Greenwald
He didn't endanger anybody's life, you did, all of you! You're a fine bunch of officers.
Lt. JG H. Paynter Jr.
You said yourself he cracked.
Lt. Greenwald
I'm glad you brought that up, Mr. Paynter, because that's a very pretty point. You know, I left out one detail in the court martial. It wouldn't have helped our case any. Tell me, Steve, after the Yellowstain business, Queeg came to you guys for help and you turned him down, didn't you?
[to Maryk]
Lt. Steve Maryk
Yes, we did.
[hesitant]
Lt. Greenwald
You didn't approve of his conduct as an officer. He wasn't worthy of your loyalty. So you turned on him. You ragged him. You made up songs about him. If you'd given Queeg the loyalty he needed, do you suppose the whole issue would have come up in the typhoon? You're an honest man, Steve, I'm asking you. You think it would've been necessary for you to take over?
[to Paynter; to Maryk]
Lt. Maryk
It probably wouldn't have been necessary.
[hesitant]
Lt. Greenwald
Yeah.
Ensign Keith
If that's true, then we were guilty.
Lt. Greenwald
Ah, you're learning, Willie! You're learning that you don't work with a captain because you like the way he parts his hair. You work with him because he's got the job or you're no good! Well, the case is over. You're all safe. It was like shooting fish in a barrel. And now we come to the man who should've stood trial. The Caine's favorite author. The Shakespeare whose testimony nearly sunk us all. Tell em, Keefer!
[to Keefer]
Lt. Keefer
No, you go ahead. You're telling it better.
Lt. Greenwald
You ought to read his testimony. He never even heard of Captain Queeg!
Lt. Maryk
Let's forget it, Barney!
Lt. Greenwald
Queeg was sick, he couldn't help himself. But you, you're real healthy. Only you didn't have one tenth the guts that he had.
Lt. Keefer
Except I never fooled myself, Mr. Greenwald.
Lt. Greenwald
I'm gonna drink a toast to you, Mr. Keefer. From the beginning you hated the Navy. And then you thought up this whole idea. And you managed to keep your skirts nice, and starched, and clean, even in the court martial. Steve Maryk will always be remembered as a mutineer. But you, you'll publish your novel, you'll make a million bucks, you'll marry a big movie star, and for the rest of your life you'll live with your conscience, if you have any. Now here's to the real author of "The Caine Mutiny." Here's to you, Mr. Keefer. If you wanna do anything about it, I'll be outside. I'm a lot drunker than you are, so it'll be a fair fight.
[pours wine in a glass; splashes wine in Keefer's face]
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Facing Fears in the Boxing Ring
Tommy Nelson
Don't worry. I'll be in the ring with you, dying to take a crack at Rocky!
Lou Francis
And I'll be in there just plain dying.
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