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You'll be finished in the army and as a civilian doctor if there's one more drunken night.

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

You can hear this line at 00:50:25 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- If I see you drinking or I hear about it, I'll have you court-martialed. The works.

- Every casualty's entitled to the best that we can give them. That goes for me, for you, for everybody else.

- The best, whenever it's necessary... 8 hours a day or 24 hours, or a whole week without a break, if it's needed. That's the way it's got to be.

- Okay, papa.

- I'm on the level, Jed.

- You'll be finished in the army and as a civilian doctor if there's one more drunken night.

- Okay, okay.

- But you were drunk?

- Yes, sir, I was drunk.

- You never did it before. Why last night?

- Well, I don't know. Maybe the war's catching up with me... Its ugliness, stupidity, futility...

- It's a job, that's all.

- Yeah, but other jobs get done. Did it ever occur to you, we never catch up to our job?

[...]

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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