Sir Wilfred Falcett Quotes in The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959)

Sir Wilfred Falcett: [During court testimony] After the loss of the Silver Isle, you found yourself, as the saying goes, "on the beach" for some considerable time, did you not?

Gideon Patch: Yes.

Sir Wilfred Falcett: You were glad to be taken on as a third officer?

Gideon Patch: Yes.

Sir Wilfred Falcett: That must have been a bitter experience for you, the sort of experience ends to put a chip on a man's shoulder. Wouldn't you agree?

Gideon Patch: That depends on the man!