Since You Went Away (1944)

Guy Madison: Hal Smith

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• Hal Smith : You know, I've never been to the beach in my whole life.

  Jane Hilton : I've never seen the ocean.

  Cpl. Bill Smollett 2nd : You haven't?

  Hal Smith : I never saw it till a couple of months ago.

  Jane Hilton : But you're a sailor.

  Hal Smith : I was brought up on a farm.

  Jane Hilton : Oh, I see.

  Cpl. Bill Smollett 2nd : I've never been on a farm.

  Jane Hilton : You haven't?

  Cpl. Bill Smollett 2nd : I was brought up on an Army post.

  Jane Hilton : Oh, I see.

• [Bill and Jane are saying goodnight to the extremely handsome sailor they met at the bowling alley, of whom Bill is somewhat jealous] 

  Hal Smith : Well, good-bye, miss. My name's Harold E. Smith.

  Cpl. Bill Smollett 2nd : I'm Bill Smollett, and this is Miss Hilton.

  Hal Smith : How are you?

  Jane Hilton : Jane's my first name.

  Hal Smith : Good-bye, Jane.

  Jane Hilton : Good-bye.

  Cpl. Bill Smollett 2nd : Bye, Harold.

  Hal Smith : Hal.

  Cpl. Bill Smollett 2nd : Oh. Bye, Hal.

  [Hal gets on the bus, leaving Bill and Jane alone] 

  Jane Hilton : He's nice.

  Cpl. Bill Smollett 2nd : Yeah, he's a nice fella.

  Jane Hilton : You were sweet to him, Bill. And I'm sorry about...

  Cpl. Bill Smollett 2nd : Oh, I acted like a fool.

  [dourly] 

  Cpl. Bill Smollett 2nd : He's good-looking, isn't he?

  Jane Hilton : [breezily]  Is he? I hadn't noticed.

  Cpl. Bill Smollett 2nd : [incredulous]  You MUST have noticed!