Second Lt. Stellman Quotes in Station West (1948)

Second Lt. Stellman: You a stranger here?

[Haven turns to him, then turns back to the bar and downs his whiskey]

John Haven: [to bartender] What kind of whiskey was that?

Bartender: On the bottle it says rye, but the way you take it I don't see what difference it makes.

John Haven: I'll have another rye.

Second Lt. Stellman: You didn't answer my question.

John Haven: I'm a stranger everywhere.

Second Lt. Stellman: You got a job?

John Haven: Listen, soldier, I know that one too. 'Got a job, stranger? No? Why don't you join the army? Three meals a day, a place to sleep, nice warm uniform.'

Second Lt. Stellman: It has a little more than that.

John Haven: Yeah, it has one thing more. That I could never take. It's got second lieutenants.

Second Lt. Stellman: You want to make this a personal matter? Alright.

John Haven: I don't make it anything, soldier. You tried to sell me something, I didn't buy it. Why don't you beat it?

Second Lt. Stellman: If I weren't in uniform I might teach you a few manners.

John Haven: If you could teach me anything you wouldn't be in a uniform.