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Maybe I am a dumb rookie and an eager beaver, okay? Maybe I don't know enough to keep my head down. But I do know a pass when I see one.

9 seconds sound clip from the Battle Circus (1953) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:19:22 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- And what do the people back home know about war or us... Or what it's like over here?

- Not much, I guess.

- Less... nothing.

- Slogging along in the mud and the rain, surrounded by the enemy.

- Frostbites in the wintertime... Mosquito bites in the summertime...

- No sleep, no peace. No hot meals... No women... No women!

- Wait a minute!

- I beg your pardon.

- Oh, brother. Now I've heard everything.

- Maybe I am a dumb rookie and an eager beaver, okay? Maybe I don't know enough to keep my head down. But I do know a pass when I see one.

- In Pennsylvania, I'm the best little interceptor of passes you ever saw.

- You ever fumble one?

- No.

- Never a fumble? Well, that's too bad.

- Oh, boy. I've heard all kinds of lines... From misunderstood husbands... To guys who just want to fondle me like a sister. Oh, but your line...

- They gave me a gun. War is hell.

- A little too obvious, huh?

- Oh, no, sir. Just sneaky, that's all.

[...]

Battle Circus (1953) Sound Clip

Battle Circus (1953) Poster

Memorable quotes from Battle Circus (1953 war film), with sound clips and sfx.

Actors: Humphrey Bogart (Major Jed Webbe), June Allyson (Lt. Ruth McCara), Keenan Wynn (Sgt. Orvil Statt), Robert Keith (Lt. Col. Hilary Whalters), Adele Longmire (Lt. Jane Franklin)

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