Lt. Johnson Quotes in General Spanky (1936)

Spanky Leonard: You can't shoot Capt. Marsh! You gotta do somethin' to help him!

Lt. Johnson: I'm sorry, sonny, but, it's beyond my power to do anything. You'll have to get a higher authority than I am.

Alfalfa: What's a higher authority?

Spanky Leonard: Well, it's like you're second general and I'm first.

Charlie Anderson: Can you give me one good reason why I should let my sons march down that road like a bunch of damn fools?

Lt. Johnson: Virginia needs all her sons, Mr. Anderson.

Charlie Anderson: They don't belong to the state they belong to ME! When they were babies I never saw the state comin' around here with a spare tit!

Lt. Johnson: When are you going to take this war seriously, Anderson?

Charlie Anderson: Now let me tell you something, Johnson, before you get on my wrong side. My corn I take seriously, because it's mine. And my potatoes and tomatoes and my fence I take note of because they're mine. But this war is not mine and I don't take note of it.

Lt. Johnson: Mr. Anderson, if you can sit in the middle of this war and not get touched, I congratulate you.

Capt. Richards: Is that a Confederate cow or a Union cow?

Lt. Johnson: That must be a Union cow, sir.

Capt. Richards: Union cow's tasty?

Lt. Johnson: Quite tasty, sir.

Capt. Richards: Then take her prisoner...