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.
00:05:08 Why should I have counsel if I'm not putting up any defense?
00:08:03 ...single-handed destroying what sounded like the whole Japanese army and navy.
00:10:49 ...so I could earn enough to get back to the United States.
00:14:17 Come on, honey. Let's go.
00:18:26 I wouldn't stand that chaplain up for the world.
00:23:16 What's he up to?
00:27:58 The mast!
00:31:17 ...he's the most two-faced.
00:35:02 Monsieur, I welcome you to the island paradise of Namou.
00:38:34 Please, Madam Duval.
00:42:44 Is this where all the tourist stay? I mean, when the boats come in?
00:45:40 - Two weeks, perhaps three. - That long?
00:49:07 But... how they fought over him. How they tore each other's hair.
00:53:16 - Where you heading? - To a neutral island.
00:56:48 The fightingest Marine in the 4th Regiment and what happens?
00:59:57 Yes?
01:03:14 ... especially when we was expecting to sail smack into a battle zone.
01:08:08 You see, I got it into my dumb head that there was one guy missing in that crew.
01:13:53 And that's why I'm taking you with me.
01:20:12 All clear, sir.
01:23:29 Fitzroy, what kind of gunneries they got?
01:31:53 The destroyer. She's closing in.
275:00:00 leaving a receipt...
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 line275:00:00
Production Record
DirectorArthur Lubin
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2,000,000
IMDb votes892