“- Dr. Sam Hachiya: You come from Kansas City. What did you see?
- Dr. Russell Oakes: I was on the freeway, about 30 miles away. I'm not sure... it was high in the air, directly above downtown. Like the sun... exploding.”

Calvin Jung - Dr. Sam Hachiya
Jason Robards - Dr. Russell Oakes

“Going to war is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. It could be fun.”
Christian Camargo - Colonel John Cambridge

- Harmie: Me, I know what war is. When we was right close to Shadow Therry, the old Colonel, he brung us all together and he said...
- Tim: He said, "Young men, in civilian life, never brag about your conquests, whether they be love or war."
- Harmie: Shut up, young fella. I'm tellin' ya I know. And I know, I know.
Percy Kilbride - Harmie
Charles Kemper - Tim

“I've heard you've been all over the world, that you speak many languages, and that you've known a great many men... I've never been out of Andalucia, I speak only one language, and I've had only one man. Maybe that's why I want so much to keep him.”

Linda Darnell - Carmen Espinosa

“Experience teaches unless eyewitness present, every murder case is long shot.”
Sidney Toler - Charlie Chan