[as Bettis is digging a foxhole]
Holley: Let's not try to reach China this time, hey Bettis?
Bettis: Well there's no sense digging if you don't go deep.
Holley: The last one we dug one together, you went so deep that when I climbed out in the morning I got the bends.
--Van Johnson (as Holley) in Battleground
Holley: Let's not try to reach China this time, hey Bettis?
Bettis: Well there's no sense digging if you don't go deep.
Holley: The last one we dug one together, you went so deep that when I climbed out in the morning I got the bends.
--Van Johnson (as Holley) in Battleground
[In a crowded bar]
Tommy Albright: It's hot in here.
Jeff Douglas: It's not the heat, it's the humanity.
--Van Johnson (as Jeff Douglas) in Brigadoon
Tommy Albright: It's hot in here.
Jeff Douglas: It's not the heat, it's the humanity.
--Van Johnson (as Jeff Douglas) in Brigadoon
[Tommy is concerned about Jeff's drinking]
Tommy Albright: You told me you were going to ease up.
Jeff Douglas: Yeah I know, but I'm a terrible *liar*.
--Van Johnson (as Jeff Douglas) in Brigadoon
Tommy Albright: You told me you were going to ease up.
Jeff Douglas: Yeah I know, but I'm a terrible *liar*.
--Van Johnson (as Jeff Douglas) in Brigadoon
[while being bombarded by German artillery during a driving blizzard]
Holley: We've had good deals before, but this is the best one yet. This is great. I don't ever wanna go back. I found a home in the army.
--Van Johnson (as Holley) in Battleground
Holley: We've had good deals before, but this is the best one yet. This is great. I don't ever wanna go back. I found a home in the army.
--Van Johnson (as Holley) in Battleground