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John Wayne, Donna Reed, and Robert Montgomery in They Were Expendable (1945)

Marshall Thompson: Ens. 'Snake' Gardner

They Were Expendable

Marshall Thompson credited as playing...

Ens. 'Snake' Gardner

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  • Ens. 'Snake' Gardner: [tasting liquid from a tureen] Holy smokes, Cookie, you call that soup?
  • 'Squarehead' Larsen SC 2c: No, sir. That's dishwater.
  • Ens. 'Snake' Gardner: [stunned, places the ladle back in the pot] Well, uh... right, carry on.
  • [exits]
  • 'Doc': Yes, sir.
  • 'Squarehead' Larsen SC 2c: Ensigns!
  • 'Slug' Mahan T.M. 1c: Mr. Ryan, this has gone far enough! That 41 boat is always hoggin' the good jobs, sir.
  • Seaman Jones: We'll get all the soaking we need on our way up to hit the Japs, sir.
  • 'Squarehead' Larsen SC 2c: What are we gonna do, sit around on our duffs till they get back, sir?
  • Ens. 'Snake' Gardner: 41 can't handle this job alone... sir.
  • Lt. 'Rusty' Ryan: How about it, sir?
  • Lt. John Brickley: Okay. But if she starts taking water, turn back. Sir.

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