Director

• Michael Curtiz ⭐

Producer

• Robert Emmett Dolan

Cast

• John Brascia
• Rosemary Clooney ⭐
• Bing Crosby ⭐
• Vera Ellen
• Herb Vigran
• Dean Jagger ⭐
• Danny Kaye ⭐
• Grady Sutton
• Anne Whitfield
• Mary Wickes

QUOTE:What's this all about Captain? "A little entertainment for the men, Sir. Tonight's Christmas Eve." These men are moving up tonight General Waverly! They should be lined up for full inspection. "You're absolutely right. There's no Christmas in the Army, Captain." Yes Sir." "There's always a slip up or two during a change in command. The men get a little loose. I know I'm leaving them in good hands." Thank you, General.

QUOTE:Sergeant take me to headquarters immediately. I'll have those men turned out on the double." Sergeant, take the shortcut." "Yes, Sir." "That's not the way back to headquarters." "Joe, you know that, and I know that, but the general doesn't know it. At least he won't for about an hour and a half." "That sergeant will be a private tomorrow." "Yes. Isn't he lucky?"

QUOTE:I said at ease! "Yes Sir. Thank you, Sir." This division is now under the command of General Harold G. Carlton. I don't want you to forget it, not that he'll let you. He's tough... Just what this sloppy outfit needs. He'll have you standing inspection night and day. You may even learn how to march. If you don't give him everything you've got, I may come back and fight for the enemy. Merry Christmas. "Merry Christmas." "Merry Christmas." Well, I guess all I can say is how much I... What a fine outfit... How am I going... Don't just stand there. How do I get off? "Just so happen to have a slam bang finish, Sir."

QUOTE:Hey, Davis, how are you feeling? "Ohh, pretty good, Captain." I just dropped by to thank you for saving my life. "Well, it was a life worth saving, Sir." Well, I appreciate it. I want you to know something, Davis. Anytime I can do anything for you, any time, any place, you just pick up a phone huh. "Thank you, Sir." So Long, Davis. "Captain, you could do one little tiny favor for me." What's that? "Well Sir, I've kind of written a little song you see, and I thought perhaps when we get back to the states, when this is all over, you know, I thought maybe if you put this song in your act, it might be a big hit for you." Why sure. Just pick up the phone. "Uh, Captain, I uh, I just happen to have it with me right here." This is it? Well, this is for two people. It's a duet. "Yeah. It needs two people, two dynamite entertainers." But I work alone. I do a single. Who do you figure on for the other hunk of dynamite? "Well, I happen to know a fella, Captain. He's pretty funny in living rooms, kind of has a fair voice, you know, and I uhh... How about me?" I do a single, you see. "Yeah, well, that's all right, Captain. I wouldn't want you to feel any special obligation in any any way." Oh well, okay, Dynamite, we'll give it a whirl. "Ok, Captain bye." Goodluck.

QUOTE:"You know Doris? Friend of Rita's?" Another one, huh? How do you do? "Mutual, I'm sure." "Uh, I thought before train time, we'd get a bite to eat and have a few laughs or something." No, I can't make it. I'm afraid you can't either. We got some business to take care of. "Well, what kind of business?" We've got to go look at an act. "Look at an act?" Some other time, I hope, huh. "Well, I like that! Without so much as a kiss my foot or have an apple!" Well, that does it. That's the last time I'm gonna dig up a date for him and from now on you can do your dirty work yourself.

QUOTE:Wallace, I think it's time you and I had a little talk. "Yeah, it's a good idea buster, if you don't mind I'll lead off." Wait a minute. "You wait a minute. You know something, for about three months you've been clumsily trying to entangled me with some female." All I'm trying to do... "Fat ones, tall ones, thin ones... Doesn't make any difference, as long as they're wearing skirts, a little mascara, and still breathing you ran them at me." Well, believe me, it's for your own good. "For my own good?" Yeah, face it, Bob, you're a lonely, miserable man. "What?" And your unhappy too, and when you're unhappy, I'm unhappy. After all, I feel a strong sense of responsibility to you Bob, ever since the day I... "Oh no, not again with that life-saving bit." Well if you'd rather forget it... "How can I? You won't let me. Since you saved my life, you decided you have the right to run it. You've ootzed me along every step of the way. You've hammered, drove, pushed, shoved, and if that wasn't enough, you'd look at me with those great big cow eyes of yours, point at that phony arm, and I melt and go along." Well, I don't expect any gratitude. "Well, you're gonna get it. We did great and I'm grateful. So thank you, thank you, Phil Davis, from the bottom of my heart. Now will you let the rest of my life alone." No I won't. No. "Well why not?" Because you're a miserable, lonely, unhappy man. "Oh, you're wacky. I'm a very happy man." Well, then you're happy for the wrong reasons and that's the same as being lonely and miserable except it's worse. "You know something, you're off your nut about a mile and a half, I've got everything in life I want." Oh sure, I'm off my nut a mile and a half and you've got everything you want, except the most important thing. "What's this?" A girl. "Well, I'll get around to that one of these days." My dear partner, when what's left of you gets around to what's left to be gotten, what's left to be gotten won't be worth getting whatever it is you've got left.

QUOTE:You know when you get an idea, that is for my soul and ultimate happiness, there's always lurking behind it somewhere a little angle for you: now what is it." You really wanna know "Yes, I really want to know." All right then I'll really tell you. "Well then lay it on me will you." Ever since the day we became producers you're a changed man you've gone absolutely berserk with work and the strange thing is you like it. You like being Rogers and Hammerstein. "Well, this was your idea you know." Well sure it was my idea, but I didn't think I was going to create a Frankenstein. From that day on, I haven't had one minute that I can call my own. "What do you want me to do about it?" I want you to get married. I want you to have nine children and if you only spend five minutes a day with each kid that's 45 minutes and I could at least have time to go out and get a massage or something.

QUOTE:We don't need any sister act. What are we wasting time for? "Well, I got a letter from Benny Haynes. They are his sisters. Do you remember Benny Haynes, the old mess sergeant? "Freckle-Face Haynes, the dog-faced boy? "That's the kid, yeah" He's got sisters? "Claims he's got them." Come on now. How can a guy that ugly have the nerve to have sisters? "Very brave parents, I guess"

QUOTE:This is ridiculous. We could've been out with Doris and Rita having some laughs. "Phil, when are you gonna learn girls like that or a dime a dozen?" Please, don't quote me the price when I haven't got the time.

QUOTE:Judy, why did you write the letter? "Well, because it's good business. You can't leave everything up to fate. Just like honesty needs a little plus, fate needs a little push.

QUOTE:Hey, how about those big brown eyes? "No, they're blue." Brown. "No, Blue." Oh, yeah... Deep blue.

QUOTE:Isn't this nice. Mr. Wallace was just saying how remarkable it was that Benny Haynes' sisters would have eyes... I, I mean, blue eyes. Uh, that is, eyes, uh... "Nice out."

QUOTE:Where are you going? "Vermont, we're booked for the holidays. "Vermont, huh?" Well, Vermont should be beautiful this time of year, with all that snow. "Yeah, you know something? "What? "Vermont should be beautiful this time of year, all that snow." That's what I just said. "We seem to be getting a little mixed up." Maybe it's the music. "Maybe it isn't only the music."

QUOTE:Come on, Bob, I think this will work. "Well, I've got a feeling I'm not gonna like it." I've got a feeling you're gonna hate it. "Well, what am I doing it for?" Let's just say we're doing it for a pal in the Army. Yeah, yeah, I know.

QUOTE:Miss Haynes, if you're ever under a falling building and somebody runs up and offers to pick you up and carry you to safety, don't think, don't pause, don't hesitate a moment, just spit in his eye. "What did that mean?" It means we're going to Vermont.

QUOTE:General Waverly! A janitor! "Never thought I'd make it?" Yes, Sir. Sir. You could do anything you put your mind to, Sir. But a janitor? "Matter of fact, it's worse than that. I own this hotel." A landlord.

QUOTE:There will be 6 inches of snow tonight. We'll be full up tomorrow. "Is that the weather forecast?" No, but if there was one thing I learned in the Army, it was to be positive, especially when you don't know what you're talking about.

QUOTE:Apparently, there's quite a bit about show business I don't understand. Oh, it'll come to you, Sir. It just takes time. "Sure." We wouldn't be any good as generals. "You weren't any good as privates."

QUOTE:What do you think of it? "I think it's impossible, ridiculous, and insane. "Anything else?" Yeah, I wish I thought of it first.

QUOTE:I love the idea of doing something for the old man. If if weren't for him, I wouldn't know how to peel a potato!

QUOTE:Yeah, we wanted the mother hen to leave the roost, so that the little chick could... Well, I guess we laid an egg. "An egg? Brother, you laid a Vermont volleyball!"

QUOTE:Don't worry, Bob. I'll keep him away from that television set. If I have to break my arm. "Well, break your arm, your ankle, or your neck, but don't break anything valuable."

QUOTE:How could you have sent all my suits to the cleaners? "You've only got two." Well, I think you'd send one at a time then, in that case. "Why can't you wear your uniform? Yes!"

QUOTE:Emma, I'll make my own decisions. I got along very well in the army without you. "It took 15,000 men to take my place."

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