They Were Expendable1945

Lt. John Brickley:
Oh, Snuffy... how about getting some torpedoes from you?

Submarine commander:
For those cracker boxes of yours? No telling when we'll see a mother ship again.

Lt. John Brickley:
How long have you been on patrol?

Submarine commander:
Since the day the war started.

Lt. 'Rusty' Ryan:
What did you get?

Submarine commander:
Two small freighters. We had hard luck.

Lt. John Brickley:
Well, while you've been cruising around the Pacific, those 'cracker boxes' have sunk two converted cruisers, an auxiliary aircraft carrier, a 10,000-ton tanker, a large freighter, a flock of barges and numerous sons of Nippon!

Lt. 'Rusty' Ryan:
And also in our brief career, we've carried more messages than Western Union!

Submarine commander:
Well, look, I'd love to help you out, fellas. But you know, I got orders...

Lt. John Brickley:
Snuffy... who played the leading lady in "Tess of the D'Urbervilles" in 1932 at the Academy?

Lt. 'Rusty' Ryan:
And does your crew know about it?

Submarine commander:
[after a long pause] How many do you want?

Lt. John Brickley:
You've got sixteen?

Lt. 'Rusty' Ryan:
We'll take eight.

Lt. John Brickley:
And we'll try and put 'em where they belong.

Submarine commander:
Thanks.

[walks away slowly]