Stalag 17 (1953)
Jay Lawrence: Sgt. Bagradian
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Quotes
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Sefton : I told you boys I'm no escape artist. For the first time, I like the odds, because now I got me a decoy.
Hoffy : What's the decoy?
Sefton : Price. When I go, I want you to give me five minutes - exactly five minutes - to get Dunbar out of that water tank. And then you throw Price out onto the compound, nice and loud. He'll draw every light from every goon tower. It's our only chance to cut through. Well, what do you say, barracks chief?
Bagradian : He's right, Hoffy. It's either Price or Dunbar.
Animal : He killed Johnson and Manfredi, didn't he?
Hoffy : It's all yours.
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[the new arrival does impressions of movie stars]
Animal : Hey... do Grable.
Bagradian : Now see here, Scarlett... I'm crazy about you and always have been. I gave you kisses for breakfast, kisses for lunch, and kisses for supper... and now I find that you're eating out.
Animal : Not Gable - GRABLE.
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Shapiro : Tea is being served on the veranda. Animal, where are the napkins?
[Animal puts down some napkins as Dunbar and Bagradian approach the table]
Bagradian : [Imitating Ronald Colman talking to his real-life wife, Benita Hume] Do be seated, Benita. Hwah, hwah, what a perfectly charming table arrangement. They must have copied the pattern from "House Beautiful."
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Bagradian : How did he ever find out about that ammunition train?
Price : You two must have shot your mouths off all the way from Frankfurt to here.
Bagradian : No, we didn't.
Hoffy : Maybe just a hint or so? Think hard.
Bagradian : I don't have to think. We didn't say anything to anybody. Not a word. Not until we hit this barracks.
Sefton : [everyone turns to look at him] What are you looking at me for?
[the guards outside call for lights out]
Sefton : I suppose some jerk's gonna say I did it.
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Price : Something I've been meaning to ask you. It has to do with security.
Bagradian : Shoot.
Price : We're having a hard time keeping our stuff hidden from the Krauts. Like our escape equipment, for instance. So we're always looking for new devices.
Bagradian : Uh-huh.
Price : Looks like you found one.
Bagradian : Me?
Price : Well, I mean the lieutenant. He hid a time bomb on him, right? He even carried it all the way through prisoners' search, didn't he? Well, where did he hide it?
Bagradian : Right in his pocket. The old cigarette-match gag.
Price : What's that?
Bagradian : [quickly demonstrating] You take a book of matches, light a cigarette, slip it in. It takes about three minutes for the cigarette to burn down. Then it sets off the matches. Simple.
Price : Some time bomb.
