His testimony was cut off when asked about his campaign stars on his uniform. Why did Greenwald cut him off with, "That's all." Just to make him look foolish?
"I will not go down in history as the greatest mass-murderer since Adolf Hitler!" - Merkin Muffley
Well, compared to who Greenwald is representing, this witness has seen a great deal of sea combat . . . the crew of the Caine, well, shall we say, a bit less?
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That was my take, too. Meatball was so open ("Did you like the captain?", Meatball: "Yeah, I liked him. Not a lot, but I liked him"), was a good beginning; and then he said some unflattering things about the captain's behavior, yet was clearly not hostile to him or had any bones to pick. He was a natural, therefore, despite his low rank, impressive. Greenwald's asking him what the ribbons meant was the icing on the cake. Great scene, I thought. A real win for the defense. Lee Marvin, more than Ferrer, sold it. As a real life world war hero he had the goods; and it showed.
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So he seemed embarrassed to state what the ribbons meant. When coaxed further, he started naming them. Then he was cut off by Greenwald. "That's all!"
"I will not go down in history as the greatest mass-murderer since Adolf Hitler!" - Merkin Muffley
Yes, the man had said enough, the point was made.
A "less is more," moment.