Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers (TV Series)
The Pawn (1956)
Warren Stevens: Lieutenant William Storm
Quotes
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[first lines]
[Rhodes and Stone are playing chess]
Lieutenant Michael Rhodes : Why don't you just give up, Stone? You're slaughtered. It's checkmate in two moves.
Lieutenant William Storm : Patience, Rhodes. I'll go down fighting - more glorious in defeat than you are in victory.
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Lieutenant Michael Rhodes : Come along, Stone. No need to play it out - the game's mine.
Lieutenant William Storm : Correction, old colonial - nobody's game. Stalemate!
Lieutenant Michael Rhodes : What?
Lieutenant William Storm : With that colossal overconfidence of yours, you don't need an opponent - you play against yourself!