Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
James Whitmore: Admiral William F. Halsey
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Quotes
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[after seeing one of his pilots miss a practice bombing target]
Admiral William F. Halsey : Well, you can tell Lt. Dickinson from me, he couldn't hit a bull in the butt with a bass fiddle.
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[Halsey has been ordered to take his Task Force to Wake Island to deliver a squadron of fighters]
Admiral Halsey : Kim, level with me. I want a clear directive... If I run into a Jap ship, what action do I take?
Admiral Kimmel : Use your common sense.
Admiral Halsey : That's the best damn order I ever had.
[Halsey walks away, then turns around]
Admiral Halsey : If I see so much as a sampan near it, I'll blow it out of the water.
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Admiral William F. Halsey : If we're going to probe, let's probe.