Tell It to the Marines (1926)

William Haines: Private 'Skeet' Burns

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Quotes 

• Marine Major : Burns, are you an American citizen?

  Pvt. George Robert 'Skeet' Burns : Sure! Do I look like a Persian?

  Marine Major : Ever been married?

  Pvt. George Robert 'Skeet' Burns : Not me! I'm America's sweetheart!

  Marine Major : Ever been in jail?

  Pvt. George Robert 'Skeet' Burns : No.

  [Major stands up. Burns stands up and says an oath. Sits back down] 

  Pvt. George Robert 'Skeet' Burns : Well, Maje old kid... now I'm a Marine.

  Marine Major : You're damned right you are! Stand up!

  [Gestures for Burns to leave his office] 

  Sgt. O'Hara : Terrible! Madden, put a uniform on this! Try to make it look human! Don't shoot him before we find out where his parents live.

• Pvt. George Robert 'Skeet' Burns : Slick day, Grandpop!

• Pvt. George Robert 'Skeet' Burns : Are you the Marine Corpse?

  Marine : No! I'm the fellow who killed the Dead Sea!

• Pvt. George Robert 'Skeet' Burns : [to the Marine barber]  Sheik style at the ears... and long and fluffy on top!

• Marine in Barracks : [At Reveille]  Come on, Snoring Bull... tomorrow has came!

  Pvt. George Robert 'Skeet' Burns : What's the idea... do they think we're milkmen?

  Sgt. O'Hara : Say, Rip Van Winkle... this place ain't no rest cure!

• Pvt. George Robert 'Skeet' Burns : Hello, Sweetie! Here's 'Little Me' waiting for 'Little You'!

• Norma Dale : Please, Skeet... I want to talk to you. I'm sorry about the other night, Skeet. I hate a squealer as much as you do... - and I didn't want you to leave without knowing how I really feel, Skeet.

  Pvt. George Robert 'Skeet' Burns : Gee, Norma... you're a peach! I'm nuts about you!

• Bill Duff : Say, Marine... you almost ran into a murder!

  Pvt. George Robert 'Skeet' Burns : Peddle your papers, Handsome! I'm poison to Gobs!

  Bill Duff : And I'm a great cure for poison, Mr. Leather Neck!

  Pvt. George Robert 'Skeet' Burns : Say, Baby... I think I'll declare war on you!

• Pvt. George Robert 'Skeet' Burns : [to Norma Dale]  Don't be dumb, darling... you won't be a chicken forever. You know, you ought to encourage me... I'm not hard to get.

• Pvt. George Robert 'Skeet' Burns : If I wasn't the punkest Marine in the Corps, I'd ask you something, Norma.