The Mountain Road
1960
Major Baldwin: Colonel, I'm gonna blow up this road. Now, how can we keep the people off? Col Kwan: Off? Major Baldwin: Well, I-I, I need them stopped for about ten minutes. Can you do it? Col Kwan: How? Major Baldwin: Well, uh, how 'bout, uh, how 'bout if we get a couple of empty gasoline drums, put 'em on either side of the road, stretch a rope across. Col Kwan: They'd go under the rope. Major Baldwin: Well, then we get some Chinese soldiers to explain to them, explain to them that we're cutting the road. How 'bout that? Col Kwan: The soldiers will want to get through themselves. Major Baldwin: Well, could we give them something? Col Kwan: What? Major Baldwin: Well, money? Col Kwan: They cannot spend money here. Major Baldwin: Well, food. How 'bout food? We got 'K' rations, cigarettes. How about cigarettes? What'll they take for the job? (Kwan Says something in Chinese) Major Baldwin: (Angrily) I don't speak Chinese, Colonel. Col Kwan: There is no way.
(the road gets blocked) Major Baldwin: How 'bout it? Col Kwan: The boots convinced them.
Major Baldwin: Colonel, I'm gonna blow up this road. Now, how can we keep the people off? Col Kwan: Off? Major Baldwin: Well, I-I, I need them stopped for about ten minutes. Can you do it? Col Kwan: How? Major Baldwin: Well, uh, how 'bout, uh, how 'bout if we get a couple of empty gasoline drums, put 'em on either side of the road, stretch a rope across. Col Kwan: They'd go under the rope. Major Baldwin: Well, then we get some Chinese soldiers to explain to them, explain to them that we're cutting the road. How 'bout that? Col Kwan: The soldiers will want to get through themselves. Major Baldwin: Well, could we give them something? Col Kwan: What? Major Baldwin: Well, money? Col Kwan: They cannot spend money here. Major Baldwin: Well, food. How 'bout food? We got 'K' rations, cigarettes. How about cigarettes? What'll they take for the job? (Kwan says something in Chinese) Major Baldwin: (Angrily) I don't speak Chinese, Colonel. Col Kwan: There is no way.