South Sea Woman
1953 · 99 MIN · IMDB 6.2 · 892 VOTES · DIR. Arthur Lubin
Overview
Marine Sergeant James O'Hearn is being tried at the San Diego Marine base for desertion, theft, scandalous conduct and destruction of property in time of war. He refuses to testify or plead guilty or not guilty to the charges. Showgirl Ginger Martin takes the stand against his protest. She testifies O'Hearn won't talk because he is protecting the name of his pal, Marine Private Davey White. Ginger tells how she, broke and stranded, met the two marines in Shanghai two weeks before Pearl Harbor.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,256 lines
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00:01:31 Gentlemen, the general court-martial will convene.
00:05:04 Sergeant o'Hearn, you have no objection to Lieutenant Miller acting as your counsel?
00:07:51 None, sir, except he kept raving like a maniac for about 10 days.
00:10:38 I'd go around asking everybody if they wanted their picture taken.
00:13:57 Oh, well, you see, Mr. Krastow, I've decided to quit.
00:18:03 Hey, that's nice candy.
00:22:36 Don't be so frightened. What are you gonna do about it?
00:26:53 - Why, you! - Don't get your guts in an uproar.
00:30:42 ...you set up a vichy government of your own on Namou...
00:34:03 - Deserters? - Yeah.
00:37:40 Proceed.
00:41:27 For 25 years, he was chief petty officer in your Navy.
00:44:54 And the sooner, the better.
00:47:49 They're all great.
00:51:25 And Madam Duval is cooking up a little native shindig.
00:55:46 He bounced.
00:58:29 I'm only afraid you won't understand.
01:01:26 I wouldn't be surprised.
01:06:19 I was in his house when someone tapped me on the shoulder. I turned my head...
01:10:46 What do you want? What has he done?
01:18:14 - How about that yacht? Snag it? - Easy as hanging out Maggie's drawers.
01:21:32 - No fooling? - No fooling, lover boy.
01:24:36 On the double.
01:35:33 They are special kind of guy, the Marines are.
Cast & Characters
Burt Lancaster
Master Gunnery Sgt. James O'Hearn
Virginia Mayo
Ginger Martin
Chuck Connors
Pvt. Davey White
Arthur Shields
'Jimmy-legs' Donovan
Barry Kelley
Col. Hickman
Leon Askin
Pierre Marchand
Veola Vonn
Lillie Duval
Bob Sweeney
Defense Lt. Miller
Hayden Rorke
Prosecution Lt. Fears
Raymond Greenleaf
Captain at Court-Martial
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,256
Dialogue density12.7 lines / min
First line00:01:31
Final line01:35:33
Production Record
DirectorArthur Lubin
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2,000,000
IMDb votes892