Since You Went Away1944

Lieutenant Solomon:
It's a wonderful party, Mrs. Hilton.

Mrs. Anne Hilton:
It's Tony. He brings life to any party.

Lieutenant Solomon:
Tony's doomed to go through life as everybody's darling.

Mrs. Anne Hilton:
Even to his men?

Lieutenant Solomon:
Well, they don't think of him as darling, exactly. Hero worship's more like it. I'll bet he didn't tell you he's been recommended for the Navy Cross.

Mrs. Anne Hilton:
No, really?

Lieutenant Solomon:
Uh-huh. Oh, he'll make jokes about it, but he's very proud of it.

Mrs. Anne Hilton:
Well, where did - [Tony enters] Oh, I want to talk to you, John Paul Jones.

Lieutenant Tony Willett:
What have I done now?

Mrs. Anne Hilton:
The Navy Cross - that's what you've done. [Tony glares at Lt. Solomon] Yes, he told me. Do they give you a ribbon?

Lieutenant Tony Willett:
Uh-huh.

Mrs. Anne Hilton:
Well what does it look like? What are the colors?

Lieutenant Tony Willett:
[pointing at a ribbon on Lt. Solomon's chest] As a matter of fact, it looks just like that.

Lieutenant Solomon:
Aw, stop it, Tony. This is an old one. It's last year's model.

Lieutenant Tony Willett:
Listen, Anne, he'll joke about it, but he's really very proud of it.

Mrs. Anne Hilton:
Well, he said the same thing about you.

Lieutenant Solomon:
If you people will excuse me now.

Lieutenant Tony Willett:
Oh, he did, did he?