Fire Down Below (1957)

Herbert Lom: Harbour Master

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Quotes 

• Harbor Master : [watching sailors fight a fire]  The American navy is at work.

  Dr. Sam Blake : What do they say?

  Harbor Master : They don't say anything. They just whistle through their teeth and call for Coca-Colas.

• Dr. Sam Blake : What about the fire? Are they putting it out?

  Captain of Ulysses : It is a fire of raw rubber, monsieur. One does not "put out" a fire of raw rubber! Sometimes with luck - with a great deal of luck - one puts such a fire under control... infrequently.

  [walks away] 

  Dr. Sam Blake : What's the matter with him?

  Harbor Master : He's an important man, and an unpleasant decision faces him. Therefore he must try and make everyone else feel as unpleasant as he does.