Top cast:George Nichols,Florence Barker,Alfred Paget
Director:Irvin Kershner
Genre:Short
Region:France
Year:2012
Storyline:The skillfully-made film was both praised and vilified at the time of its release, but has since been rated as one of the best films of its decade.Temple...She""s a lush, the lady.After she bends the elbow a few times, she begins to see things: rats, roaches, snakes, bats, you know.And now you may punish me for my effrontery.(He handed her his whip!)Sophia: I deserve punishment far more than you do.We must never do this again.It""s disloyal to my future husband.Count: Disloyal? It""s treason, and I must be careful in the future, but you must help me by not exciting me with your beautiful eyes...I was stationed in a repair shop below decks.Oh, I was in plenty of battles, but I never saw a Jap or heard a shell coming at me.When we were sunk, all I know is there was a lot of fire and explosions.And I was on the topsides and overboard.And I was burned.When I came to, I was on a cruiser.My hands were off.After that, I had it easy...That""s what I said.They took care of me fine.They trained me to use hese things.I can dial telephones, I can drive a car, I can even put nickels in the jukebox.I""m all right, but...well, you see, I""ve got a girl.Fred: She knows what happened to ya, doesn""t she?Homer: Sure, they all know.They don""t know what these things look like.Al: What""s your girl""s name, Homer?Homer: Wilma.She and I went to high school together.Al: I""ll bet Wilma""s a swell girl.Homer: She is.Fred: Then it will be all right, sailor.You wait and see.Homer: Yeah, wait and see.Wilma""s only a kid.She""s never seen anything like these hooks.As they pass over the country beneath them with a mixture of excitement and apprehension, Fred and Al talk about their uncertain future, and their ""rehabilitative"" transition and homecoming to the ""real-world"" (and relationships) after many years of service for heir country.