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The Perfect Furlough

CastTony Curtis, Janet Leigh, Keenan Wynn, Linda Cristal, Elaine Stritch
Year released1958
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Book title: "BEHAVIOR PATTERNS OF THE AMERICAN SOLDIER" (0:01)

Maj. Collins tells. Col. Leland: "Sir, the psychologists are here."
Col. Lelend tells the psychologists, ”Moods ranging from violence to apathy...”
”We asked you here.. to come up with some psychological gimmick...”
Lt. Vicki Loren: ”Emotionally, these men can’t last another five months in isolation.”
”Emotionally, every man there will go on this furlough with the winner.” (0:01)

Book title: "HOW TO COMMUNICATE BY MENTAL TELEPATHY" (0:07)

One soldier punches another in the face with his fist. They trade punches (0:08)

Her agent Harvey Franklin tells movie star Sandra Roca, "My own dear departed wife’s name." (0:12)

Cpl. Dombrowski tells Cpl. Paul Hodges, "My father still votes prohibitionist." (0:13)

Hodges suggests that Pvt. Marvin Brewer’s girlfriend might kill herself by jumping from the Empire State Building. (0:18)

Leland asks Loren, referring to Hodges, "When you researched the behavior patterns of the American soldier, how did you leave him out?"
Loren: ”Obviously an overactive libido.” (0:20)

Loren tells Collins, referring to Sandra’s thoughts, "It’s the first one that worries me." (0:23)

Collins tells Hodges, "... we don’t want it to look as if you were having a drunken orgy, do we?” (0:35)

Hodges asks Loren, "Lieutenant, as a psychologist to a patient, what’s wrong with me?" (0:36)

A French woman tells Loren, "Oh, don’t worry." (0:57)

Hodges tells Loren, "Freud..." (0:58)

By telephone, Liz Baker tells Franklin, "Now don’t worry, but Sandra’s got a cold."
Doctor: ”There’s nothing to worry about.”
Liz: ”He says there’s nothing to worry about...” (1:09)

Collins: "Nurse, don’t you have to go to a drugstore to get some medicine or something?" (1:12)

Franklin asks the magistrate, "Will you please have patience, judge?" (1:27)

Hodges tells Loren, "Destroys your faith in Dr. Freud." (1:30)

Leland tells Loren, "Don’t worry." (1:31)

Soldier, referring to Loren, "Dig that crazy looking Lieutenant." (1:32)

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