Operation Pacific (1951)

Ward Bond: Cmdr. John T. 'Pop' Perry

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Quotes 

• 'Pop' Perry : Take her down!

• Lt. Mary Stuart : What's the matter cupid? I saw your wire.

  'Pop' Perry : Have you been seeing a lot of Bob?

  Lt. Mary Stuart : Yes.

  'Pop' Perry : Should we level with each other, like always?

  Lt. Mary Stuart : Like always.

  'Pop' Perry : I think you and Duke belong together. I don't know what's been keeping you apart, but I'd hate to think you were using my kid brother to solve your problem.

  Lt. Mary Stuart : Aww Pop, why didn't I meet you first?

• Cmdr. John T. 'Pop' Perry : [Duke is reminiscing about his failed marriage]  It takes more than that to cause a split-up. When a gal like Mary Stuart marries into the Navy, she signs on for that stuff.

  Lt Cmdr. Duke E. Gifford : Not for what I dished out. The 'eager beaver'. I was at sea on a volunteer mission, making test runs with that new sonar equipment when my son was born. Five weeks later, I was down 240 feet, trying to get a line around the Squalus when he died.

  [pauses and nods at Pop] 

  Lt Cmdr. Duke E. Gifford : Like you say, some things kind of crowd a man.

• Cmdr. John T. 'Pop' Perry : Sit down, the wine's good, Duke's buying.

  Lt. (j.g.) Bob Perry : Well, we'd love to, but Mary Stuart and I were just about to dance.

  Duke E. Gifford : That's a funny thing, because Mary Stuart and I were just about to dance.

  Lt. (j.g.) Bob Perry : What do you say, sugar?

  Lt. Mary Stuart : Well, it's a very funny thing, but I was just going to ask Pop to dance.

  Cmdr. John T. 'Pop' Perry : Excuse us.