Johnny Jones Quotes in This Is the Army (1943)

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Johnny Jones Quotes:

  • Sgt. McGee: Dames clothes! What must their mothers think?

    Jerry Jones: Now, listen McGee, opening night is trouble enough without having you around -

    [stops, looks at McGee, winks at Johnny]

    Johnny Jones: Sgt. McGee, as stage manager of this troupe, I order you to report to wardrobe, for assignment to "Ladies of the Chorus".

    Sgt. McGee: What! Over my dead body!

    [Starts to storm off]

    Johnny Jones: Corporal of the Guard!

    [MPs escort Sgt. McGee to wardrobe]

  • Johnny Jones: There's a lot of mothers and sweethearts in that mob.

    Tommy: Speaking of sweethearts, get a load of that military objective approaching us. Shall I trip her?

    Johnny Jones: Hey, take it easy, yardbird, the young lady happens to be a friend of mine.

  • Johnny Jones: I'll guarantee you everything'll be ready on schedule. Now, take it easy Dad. You're trying to take care of every little detail in the whole show. That's too much for one man to do alone.

    Jerry Jones: That's right. I guess I have been getting in everyone's hair around here.

    Johnny Jones: Oh, that's not true, you've been swell!

  • Johnny Jones: Did you come to see the show?

    Eileen Dibble: Oh, to see Dad and the President - and you.

    Johnny Jones: Me?

  • Eileen Dibble: Corporal Jones, I've decided that you don't know what the war is all about. We're free people, fighting for the right to remain free. To work and to be married and to raise a family in a fine, decent country.

    Johnny Jones: Well, Eileen, honey, I know that.

    Eileen Dibble: Then why do you act like we've lost the war? Open your heart, Johnny. We're all in this fight together - women as well as men. Let's share our responsibilities! I want to be a part of you, Johnny. A part that goes with you on the battlefield, someone to come back to. This is a free United States! Doggone it, if we want to get married, let's get married!

  • Grandma: You know about Satan and idle hands, don't you?

    Johnny Jones: Oh yes! I've heard about them. Both!

  • Grandma: After all, time does heal all wounds.

    Johnny Jones: Does it?

    Grandma: No arguing about it. There's no arguing with any of the old sayings because that's why they are old 'cause they tell the truth, and the truth lasts.

  • Johnny Jones: You see, I have to have a husband, and you said you weren't married. So...?

    Bill Smith: Well, Miss Jones, a wife is just what I don't need.

    Johnny Jones: But you do need money. I thought we could trade. I'll have a husband, and you'll have money.

  • Barton Kendrick: Well what are we going to do?

    Johnny Jones: We are going to take what's left to us. Why we haven't even a minute to waste on being sad. Come on. Let's hurry.

    Barton Kendrick: Well where should we go?

    Johnny Jones: Oh I don't care. Just so there are people and music and we can be gay.

  • Grandma: Sit down, Miss Jones. There where I can see you.

    Johnny Jones: Thank you.

    Grandma: Pretty, aren't you?

    Johnny Jones: [embarrassed] oh!

    Grandma: Never mind me. When you get old, time is too precious to waste. If people are pretty, you tell them so. And you're pretty.

  • Grandma: Part of living is meeting tragedy and rising above it. A woman doesn't amount to anything unless she can do it. It takes a long while to learn that that's true.

    Johnny Jones: Thank you for telling me.

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