Mystery Plane (1939) - full transcript

# We're men of the air

# We never care

# When e'er we leave the field

# Men of the air

# We never despair

# To fear we never yield

# Ready for flight

# In the dead of the night

# Over land or sea or storm

# Eager to fight

# We're dead in the right



# We give her the gun and go

# On silver wings
we take the air #

# Though we never like to boast #

# How we dance from
coast to coast #

# On silver wings without a care #

# Winging our way across the sky #

# Where we're prepared
to do or die #

# Into the flying
men of silver wings #

# Sing it out with
a voice that rings #

# Into trouble anywhere

# We'll be there

# On silver wings

Come on, give me back my book.

Oh go on, take it.



Yeah, you were always
trying to start an argument.

Yeah, good cow.

Just because you got a scrapbook

on the guy don't prove nothin'.

If Tommy says he
knows, he knows him.

Careful Betty-Lou, my boil.

Sure I know him.

He's 25 years old.

Flew with the French,
then joined the Americans.

Has the Croix de Guerre, the DSC,

shot 10 planes and two balloons.

Oh, everybody knows that.

- Sure.
- Sure.

All right then.

When did he get his first plane?

Go on, when did he?

Oh, you don't know that, do ya.

It was in July, 1917.

Oh, you could have read that too.

That don't prove you know him any.

Sure.

Hurry, hurry,

starts today at the fairgrounds.

Hurry, hurry.

See the famous Brandy Rand

and that death-defying
aerial acrobatics

that brought down 12 enemy planes.

See the famous Brandy Rand

and that death-defying
aerial acrobatics

that brought down 12 enemy planes.

Witness the thrilling nerve
tingling delayed parachute jump.

Oh no, well just wait till you see

what happens at the
fairgrounds this afternoon.

Hurry, hurry,

see the famous Brandy
Rand that death-defying...

Hey, Mom, watch
my book for me, will ya!

12 enemy planes,

starts today at the fairgrounds.

Hurry, hurry, see Brandy Rand,
the greatest of the great.

He flies upside
downside up, he flies,

the most stupendous,
colossal exhibition

you have ever witnessed.

Hurry, hurry, starts
today at the fairgrounds.

Hurry, hurry.

Now ladies and gentlemen,
your attention please.

Approaching the field
from the north is

that death-defying,
gravity-denying hero here,

that famous war-time
ace, Captain Brandy Rand.

Attention ladies and gentlemen,

in just one moment, Captain
Brandy Rand will thrill you

with an exhibition
of aerial acrobatics

such as only he can give.

Come on!

Every movement with which

this remarkable flier
brought down enemy planes

will be performed
before your very eyes.

Watch him, folks!

Don't take your eyes
off him for a moment.

Come on!

And now ladies and gentlemen,

at 2,000 feet Captain Rand will do

his famous delayed parachute jump.

Dropping like a plummet to
within 500 feet of the ground

and certain death before
opening his parachute.

He will carry a sack of
flour on the way down

so that you can trace
his dramatic descent.

Watch him now, watch him,
the one and only Brandy Rand!

What's he doing now?

He's getting out on the wing.

What's he doing now?

Getting ready to jump.

Ready, hand me the flour.

Careful now, there's a
lot of wind down there.

Hold everything tight.

Here goes nothin'.

Good luck, Skipper.

What now?

He jumped!

What's that?

He opened the chute.

He's so high!

Tommy, Tommy, wait for me!

- He all right?
- Sure.

Tommy, Tommy, wait for me!

Just a minute,
I'm coming, Brandy, hold it!

Hold on, Brandy, I'm
comin', just a minute!

Hold on!

Hiya, soldier.

Hiya, Brandy!

Boy, that was some jump.

You didn't have a sack of flour

that time over the
Argonne though, did ya.

Boy, I bet that some kick to
come shootin' down like that.

Nothin' like divin' on
a balloon though, is it.

You got the DSC for that, huh.

You seem to have me
pegged pretty well.

Sure, Brandy, I know all about ya.

Maybe you know, I never
got a medal for swimming

and this parachute weighs a ton.

Oh, gee, I'm sorry to hear that.

Okay.

Gee, Brandy, this
is just like the time

you passed through no-man's land.

Was wet in that shell
hole too, wasn't it.

Yeah, it sure was.

Had to stay there
all night, didn't ya.

Yeah, we're gonna be
here all night, too,

if you don't hurry up.

Say, why do they call ya, Brandy.

Oh, I don't know, unless
some people say I used

to be kind of friendly for
a guy named Cognac.

Hey, Skipper!

Hey, there he is now.

Come on, bend those arms while
I get this parachute off.

What's going on here?

Look at you, soakin' wet.

You oughta...

Yeah, I oughta have somethin'
that can keep the cold out.

Sure, give him a cup of
coffee and get him a blanket

and help me get this
chute in the truck.

Oh, ah, meet my pal, ah?

Tommy Tompkins.

Yeah, Tommy Tompkins,
Tex Raferty, my man Friday.

Hiya, Kit.

Hi, soldier.

Tommy, are you all right?

'Course.

You gotta be more
careful, Captain.

When you wait that
long with a parachute,

you got no control.

You can't tell where
you're gonna land.

I wanted to do
something extra special

for the soldier here.

You always brag.

What do you think of it, sir?

Quite a place you've
got here, Tommy.

Say, what's that?

This is my training ship.

I made it out of my own bicycle.

Want to try her?

Yeah, I'll try out your handle.

Okay, Tommy, here goes nothin'.

Good luck, Skipper.

Why got that too, eh?

Yeah, I got that.

Switch on.

Switch on!

- Contact.
- Contact!

Okay, okay, I gotta
rev her up a bit.

That's nice, run forward.

Here we are.

1,600, all right coming,
pull the blocks out.

Okay, boy, grab that right wing,

we gotta turn into the wind.

- Okay.
- Okay.

Full throttle, here we go, boy.

Let her go, right in the wind.

Here we go, boy,
right down the field.

We're got a flying streak now.

Head forward, you
say, got the tail up.

Up.

All right, the tail's up,
we're pulling her back now.

All right, the wheels are off.

Forward a little left, you see.

Now we're level flying flight,

we'll pull her back a little more.

We're at the end of the field,

now we're gonna turn
around the field.

All the way around the field,
back into the wind you see.

Here we go, boy.

Boy it's fast.

Yeah.

All right, right back in the wind.

Here we go.

All right, now, pull
your throttle back.

There we are.

Now we're gliding into a landing.

Head the field.

All right, we're near the ground.

Only three, two feet.

Stalled right in, Three
Point, here we are!

Right back where we started from.

Hey, where's my hat.

Oh, there it is.

Say, what's that.

THat's where I keep
all my dope on ya.

Look.

Remember your first plane.

Hm.

Remember the Croix de Guerre

and the French general kissin' ya?

Look, here's a picture of ya.

General Bollard gives you
the DSC after the Argonne.

Here's another
picture of your ship

after those three enemy
planes shot you down.

Boy, you had me worried then.

Then I got this picture
of ya in hospital,

read you were okay.

Gee, kid, I kind of wish I knew

you were rootin' for me like that.

Yeah.

Gettin' late, I guess
I better run along.

Wait a minute and I'll go with ya.

No, no, you stay here

and learn how to make
those takeoffs, huh.

You know, Tommy, you got the
makings of a flier yourself.

Gee, do you think so?

You just keep right
in there punchin'.

Goodnight, Brandy.

Golly.

Ireland, why, Brandy could
have flown there backwards.

He was the greatest
pilot in the world.

Why he could take
some tissue paper

and chicken wire and
do things with it

that today's pilots
haven't even touched.

I know how you feel.

Jim Corbett was my idol.

Say, I came pretty near
being a prize fighter.

I always knew I wanted to fly.

When Brandy came to
town and took me,

I was gone.

Whatever happened to him?

Darned if I know.

After those five days
in Jefferson City,

he just disappeared.

I haven't seen or heard
of him in 15 years.

Well, that's the way it goes.

People make an indelible
impression on our lives

and then they're gone.

Sometimes I wish I'd
followed my hunch

and been a prize fighter

instead of trying to manage
an independent airport.

You don't mean that, Paul.

Why, we're practically
out of the woods.

And the mail contracts
keep us going,

and after Thursday

when they show the army
our bombing device.

After Thursday
we'll still be broke.

- Broke?
- Yeah.

The army has finally
consented to see a test

and we need $300 to get it ready.

Whew, 300 bucks.

Well, that's not so much.

Oh, it is to me.

Why I haven't even paid
last month's wages to you

and Skeeter and Betty-Lou.

# Anywhere we go, anywhere

# Now we'll be there

# On silver

# Did you saw silver

# Yes, I said silver

# On silver wings

Well done, what's this?

Food, wolf powder.

Sprinkle one can on
the wolf at your door

and he runs howling
into the night.

Now, calm down you two
and tell us what's happened.

Well.

Go ahead.

Well, she wanted flying lessons.

Who?

- When.
- Where.

- Why.
- Now take it easy.

Today, this afternoon.

Here at 3:00 p.m.

A dream, a vision.

A girl.

Yes, a girl.

No, an angel.

Oh, he's off again.

Please, Betty-Lou, we're dying

and you want to tell riddles.

A girl drove up this afternoon
and wanted flying lessons.

And naturally I
handled the situation.

Naturally.

With my usual charm and diplomacy.

She signed for the course.

And paid 100 smackers in advance.

100!

10 of which we spent
for the food, Pappy,

and 90 of which goes in the kitty.

90!

Then we only need 210.

190, it's my mad money.

I dug it out of my shoe today.

Listen kids, it's an omen.

It's more than
that, it's a miracle.

We're in!

We sure are.

If I can't raise 200
bucks after this,

my name isn't Paul Smith.

The bombing device,
the bombing device.

# We're going to show
the bombing device #

# The bombing device

# We're going to show
the bombing device #

# So early Thursday morning

Look what we got here.

# We're going to show
the bombing device #

# The bombing device

How does it look
to you, Commander?

I'd say that's approximately
the outline of a battleship.

Have a look, Colonel.

You certainly have
chosen an ideal place

for this test, Mr. Smith.

That dark spot over there
is an excellent background

for the target.

And those hills afford
excellent observer protection.

Tompkins to field set.

Tompkins to field set, go ahead.

Field set to Tompkins, go ahead.

Hello, Betty-Lou,
here goes nothin'.

Okay, Tommy, good luck.

Thanks.

It has worked in the shop.

Yes, but we find quite a
difference between tests made

in miniature under
ideal conditions

and tests made under
actual flying conditions.

But the principle
is the same, sir.

This represents the target.

And here is our position here
at this observation post.

Our radial beam from Three Point,

is directed over the target.

Another beam, from
our position here,

bisects the target at this angle.

The bomber flies on this
beam from Three Point

and when it reaches the spot

where the two beams
intersect over the target,

the bombs are
automatically released.

You mean the man flying
the plane has nothing

to do with it.

Has nothing to do with
releasing the bombs.

Of course, he knows when
he's over the target.

There's an instrument
in the cockpit

with an illuminated dial
on which are two arrows.

One arrow is the flying beam,
the other is the target beam.

As he approaches the target,

the arrows register
the converging beams.

And when the two arrows
come together, they...

The bombs are automatically
released and kablooie.

We hope.

Well, we'll see.

I don't mind telling you this.

The government is much
more sympathetic to a thing

of this kind than the general
public is lead to believe.

Yes, sir.

Yes, and we're not giving you any

of the best of it in
this test, Mr. Smith.

No, if it works at 30,000 feet,

it will most certainly have
our hearty recommendation.

Tompkins to field set,

Tompkins to field set, go ahead.

Field set to Tompkins, go ahead.

Put Paul on, will ya.

They're on the flying beam.

Paul speaking, target beam in yet.

Not yet, sir.

Yes, sir, just coming in.

Good.

In your altitude and remember

we want a report on
what happens up there.

Okay, chief, we're
18,000 climbing steadily.

Good luck, boys.

What do you make of it, Captain?

Looks like an improvised bomber.

Well, you'd
better keep an eye on him.

Their observation post seems
to be pretty well hidden.

There they are.

Looks like an aerial.

Yeah, must be
talking to the bomber.

Just going on oxygen.

Yeah, that pilot, whoever he is,

sure knows how to handle her.

That's a lad they
call Tailspin Tommy.

That the one that's
gonna give you lessons?

No, it's Milligan,
a friend of his.

Yeah, you don't want
to slip up on that angle.

When have I ever?

29,000 feet, our
oxygen's giving out.

Go on back to the field, Tommy.

Don't take a chance.

Getting pretty close to home.

Don't do it, Tommy, come on back.

Almost there.

Okay, Paul, we've dropped.

Tommy!

Keep talking, are you all right?

Hey look, that bombers in trouble!

Oh, they made it.

Come on!

There, my friend, is a flier.

That's one of the greatest
pieces of flying I've ever seen.

And you've seen them
all, right, Captain.

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

Come on, we got things to do.

Hang on, boss.

That a boy, put your leg over.

Now.

- Oh, Skeeter, wake up!
- Oh!

- How you doin'?
- Huh?

Oh, swell!

Hey, where are we?

Oh, the last time I
remember anything,

I was chasing you across
a little pink cloud.

Boy, you don't look a day older.

- Look.
- Look, look, look.

Tommy, oh goodness!

Great show, Tommy,
great job, Skeeter.

- What happened?
- What's happened.

Tell 'em, Colonel.

Two direct hits,
I'd hate to have been

on the battle wagon.

Yay!

The whole property on
the international scene.

The United States
is notoriously slow

to take advantage of
improvements in armaments.

With the device
now our possession,

well, we have an offer
for half million now.

Where do you think
the trading will stop

when those other
nations start bidding?

Sounds good to me.

Me too.

To wrap up, how 'bout you, Cap?

Count me out.

All right, I don't mind
smuggling in a few aliens

or flying contraband or any

of the other things
I've been in on.

But when it comes to
stealing something

from Uncle Sam to use against it.

We understand, Brandy,
but you're quibbling.

Any one of those aliens you
smuggled in might be more

of a menace to Uncle
Sam than this thing.

Yeah, they might.

Then again they might
be good citizens.

Ah, this thing can
only be used one way.

For destruction.

All right, go on and smile.

But I know what I'm talkin' about.

So I say, let Uncle Sam keep it.

At least we know he won't use it

to drop surprise packages
on women and children.

He's gone, have
another drink, Captain.

- Well.
- Thanks.

Guess I'll be shoving off.

So long, Captain.

So long, Anita.

All set?

Sure, I'm having dinner with him.

What about the Captain?

Don't worry about him.

A few more drinks and he'll
be kicking the gong around.

And just think, Tommy,

by this time tomorrow
you'll be famous.

Pictures in the paper and...

Wait a minute, not so fast.

Well, Paul's down talking
to the army people, isn't he?

Sure, but it all takes time.

Even if it's all set, there'll
be nothing in the papers.

This isn't like a new sewing
machine, it's a weapon.

A terrible weapon,

something to make
aggressive nations keep

their hands off us.

But you will be making
a lot of money, won't you?

I mean, enough so
that you'll have time

for something besides work.

Sort of, well you know,
time for something like,

well, like going places
and having fun and...

Sure, Betty-Lou, I know.

But I have fun just being here

with you and Paul and Skeeter.

It's not a question of
money, it's doing something

and following it through,
something we started right here.

Putting Three Point on the map

and making Paul's airline
something to be reckoned with.

You understand, don't you.

Of course, Tommy.

You are now entering the nice home

of Tailspin Tommy.

Why here they come

and I haven't finished
setting the table.

Sound the cymbals, beat the drums,

ladies and gentlemen,
I give you Anita.

I'll take her.

Oh no, you won't, I'll take her.

As long as you've got me over here

to cook dinner, I'm
going to be boss.

Come on, I'll show you where
to take off your jacket.

Well, how do you like her.

Fine, how am I supposed to?

Fine, but not too fine.

Remember, I'm the
fair-haired boy in this spot.

She's crazy for me.

She must be.

There you go, death to romance.

But in this breast beats a
heart, not an airplane motor.

Hey, have you heard from Paul.

Well, he's still in conference

with the brass hats
down at the fort.

That reminds me, look.

Look, what would happen
if we relieve a little

of this tension on
this coil spring here.

Great Scott, man, two direct hits

and you're not satisfied.

Maybe we can make it three.

And now gentlemen, prepare
yourselves for the feast.

Yeah, I know, you mean hamburgers.

Well, well.

You should have seen Tommy's face.

Oh, let's forget about that.

Have you been interested
in flying very long, Anita?

Oh, not very.

I've been up several times and,

well, I decided to
learn to fly myself.

Well you certainly
came to the right place.

Now when I get through with ya,

you'll know all there is to know.

Well, about flying I mean.

We're sure you do.

Excuse me.

Hello?

Yes, speaking.

This is headquarters at the fort.

I'm speaking for Mr. Paul Smith.

He wants to know if
you can come down here.

Sure, right away.

It's from Paul Smith, I'm
wanted at army headquarters.

Boy, that's action for ya,
what do you suppose it is?

Maybe he wants to make a
couple generals out of us.

I'll drive you over.

Okay, lets go, bye, gals.

Good luck, Tommy.

Sorry, sugar, but
I'll be seeing ya.

I'm sure you will.

I hope the general
hasn't got a mustache.

What?

I hope the general
hasn't got a mustache.

I've never been
kissed by a mustache.

Have you gone crazy?

Well they kiss ya

when they pin the medal
on ya, don't they?

We're not gonna get the medal,

you can sure dream up some honey.

What do you mean, no medals?

Don't we get any medals?

Here they come.

What's up?

Your number if you don't
do what you're told to.

Hey, who do
you think you're foolin'?

You're barking up
the wrong tree boys,

we haven't got a dime.

Yeah, that's what you think.

Move over.

Get in the back, Fred
and keep 'em covered.

How 'bout your car.

I'll pick it up.

- Hey, where you takin' us.
- Aw, shut up.

All right, get aboard.

Oh, thanks a lot.

It's all right.

That's the worst thing

about giving a dinner is
doing the dishes afterwards.

I do hope the boys hurry,

I have to be on the
job in the morning.

Oh, we'll be hearing
from them pretty soon.

You've known them a long time.

Oh, I've known Skeeter
about three years.

Tommy and I were raised together.

He's the head man.

Oh, ever since kindergarten.

Hello.

Oh, just a minute.

It's for you.

Oh, I told my people where I'd be,

I guess they're getting worried.

Hello?

This is Carl.

Are you all set?

Yes, I was just
leaving, yeah, good night.

Sorry, I'll have to go.

Oh, I suppose I should too.

But, I hate to leave
without hearing from Tommy.

Oh, they may be in
an all-night session.

He'll call you, won't he?

Come on, my car is outside
and I'll take you home.

Perhaps that would be best.

Tommy has the car
and would you mind?

No, not at all.

It's really very simple.

You have a valuable
bombing device,

which you demonstrated
very cleverly today.

We want it.

And how do you expect to get it.

I expect you to outline
the essential details for us.

And if we don't?

I hadn't even considered
that possibility.

I know when we
present our argument,

you'll readily agree
that there's nothing else

to do under the circumstances.

You're taking in a lot
of territory, mister.

We don't scare easy.

Now we don't want to have
any trouble about this.

Let's not have any flag waving.

We're in the business

that has nothing to
do with patriotism.

You have something that we need,

we intend to get it.

I'm sure you understand,
Mr. Tompkins.

No, I'm afraid I don't.

I don't understand
how a man like you,

an American evidently.

Born in New York City.

Would want knife the
country he was born in,

no matter how much was involved.

You're a pretty smart
fellow, I guess, Winslow,

you must have this
all figured out.

Maybe I'm dumb, but I believe
when you live in a country

and accept its benefits, you
kind of owe something to it.

Now we can save a lot of time

if you cut out the preliminaries.

You're not going to get
any information out of me.

And if you think you can,
why, let's get started.

And that goes for me
too, doubled in spades.

# Onward home, the
land of liberty #

# Never hoist out
at the top of the #

Excuse me.

Brandy!

Boy, I'm glad to find you!

We're you been, what's doin'.

Skeeter, it's Brandy,
everything's all right.

Boy, have I got things to tell you

and am I glad to see you.

Fixing up a stunt like this.

You old son of a gun.

Have I got things to tell you.

Brandy, don't you know me?

I'm Tommy Tompkins,
Jefferson City, 1923.

I was a kid, you were
barnstorming, remember?

You fell in the lake.

Oh, Tommy, sure.

Oh Tommy.

Tommy, sure.

Oh, why, why look
at the size of him.

You remember that training
plane you had in your room?

Sure.

Hey, that was you flying
the bomber today, wasn't it.

Sure, me and Skeeter.

Come here, Skeeter,
shake hands with Brandy.

Hello, Brandy.

Boy, you're a sight for sore eyes.

Sorry to break in, but uh.

Oh, sorry, this is a friend
of mine from a long time ago.

So I gathered.

But your friend seems to
be under a misapprehension

as to why we're here.

Why, it's a joke, isn't it.

Well, hardly.

Maybe you'd better
explain to him, Cap.

No, Tommy, it's no joke.

These men are really serious.

They'll stop at nothing.

Oh, Tommy, I'd rather
take the worst beating

in the world than have
you find me like this.

Oh, I know I'm all through,
Tommy, I'm all washed up.

Oh, but you're just a kid,

you got your whole life before ya.

Give them what they want, huh.

Sound advice.

There'll be other days.

Think of all you've
got to live for.

Yeah, and all I got to live for.

Well, it's a whole lot less
than it was a minute ago.

Brandy, for 15 years you
were the greatest thing

in the world to me.

I tried to talk like you,
I wanted to look like you,

I wore my hat cocked
over one eye like you.

Used to do everything I did,

I tried to do it just
like you'd do it.

My one ambition was

to be the second best
flier in the world.

You'll always be best.

I don't know what
you've been through

or what they've done to
you to bring you to this.

But they're not gonna do it to me.

You want that device,
and I'm the only one

that can give it to ya.

All right, let's see you get it.

Very pretty, son, but
the Captain's explained

that we're playing for big odds.

I'm going to get the device.

Yeah, what makes you think so.

This.

Well, Tommy.

Now, please, now let's
not have any more heroics.

We have no idea of putting
your fortitude to the test.

However, I can't think you'd
want the young lady to suffer.

Well, there's a drawing
board and square, micrometer,

angles and instruments.

Just sketch a diagram,
the working principles

of the device and assure
you, no one will be harmed.

Naturally we want time
enough to check your figures.

In the meantime, you're our guest.

No, now, it's getting late.

I know you want
time to go to work.

Oh, after you my dear Captain.

Goodbye.

Of course the boys will see
that you're not disturbed.

Here's your
weather report Three Point.

Clear with continued
moderate temperatures.

Ceilings and visibility
will remain unlimited.

Maybe you're right.

Maybe the youngsters are only
out celebrating, Colonel.

But if so, it's the first time

they've ever done it
without letting me know.

- Well, all right, Mr.
- Smith, we'll do our best.

The War Department is vitally
interested in this thing too,

you know, or I wouldn't have
dragged Captain Walker out.

Three Point, Paul Smith talking.

It's for you.

Walker, six three.

Right.

There's two messages
to Tompkins' quarters

from a public phone on the
beach highway last night.

Beach highway.

Yes, of course that
doesn't prove anything.

We can check the
neighborhood of the phone

for possible identification.

Whatever you think best.

Now wait a minute.

If these kids are in a jam,
I don't want anything done

from this end that'll
backfire on them.

We won't worry about that

till we're sure of
what's happened.

I know it's tough, fella,

but life's full of
disappointments like that.

Look at me, I thought I had
Anita eating out of my hand.

I wonder how they
got Betty-Lou here.

I don't know,
same way they got us, I guess.

We sure walked into it, didn't it.

Sure did, and checking back,

I don't see how we could
have done it any different.

It was so natural that, well I...

Okay, boys.

Good morning, gentlemen,
sorry to disturb you.

Oh, that's all
right, it's all right,

we weren't going any place.

Well, that is, not right away.

Go ahead and grin.

But don't let me catch you

without these playmates of yours

or I'll knock your ears down.

I think I will anyway.

Ah, sit down.

Why!

Shouldn't let him read
those cheap magazines.

It's all right, Carl.

I've come up to take
you for a little walk.

Yeah, why.

I want you to talk to
your friends at Three Point.

Now, please, boys, don't
get any childish ideas.

You're going to tell them
that you're all right,

not to worry and that you'll
be back in a few days.

Now what makes you think we're
gonna do a thing like that?

Oh, do we have to go
through all that again?

You certainly do, you're
not gonna get anything

out of us without a battle.

Pipe down, Skeet.

Okay, Winslow, let's go.

Oh, so you're knuckling
down to these guys, huh?

Oh, you.

Tompkins to Three Point,
Tompkins to Three Point,

go ahead, Three Point.

Three Point to Tompkins,
Three Point to Tompkins,

Three Point to Tompkins,
come ahead Tommy.

Get over there and
see if that is Tompkins.

If it is, keep him on.

Hiya, Chuck, put Paul on will ya.

Gee, Tommy, I'm
glad to hear from ya.

What's doin'?

Skeeter, Betty-Lou and
I are down at the beach

in a seaplane with some friends.

Don't worry about us, we'll
be home in a couple of days.

Put directional finder on
message PB148, Three Point.

Right.

Well, wish you'd let me
know, I'd have gone with ya.

Well, we decided in quite a hurry.

I get it.

What's Skeeter, best man?

Huh, yeah, sort of.

Well, hold everything kid.

Here goes nothin'.

Ah, take it easy, Paul.

Okay, Cap?

Sounded okay to me.

Well, let's get back to work.

Joe, take care of Brandy.

Okay.

How ya feelin', Cap?

Hm, oh, okay.

You sure were
plastered last night.

Yeah, wasn't I though.

I brought a little
hair of the dog for ya.

Oh, thanks.

I'll have a snort.

I'm gonna stretch out back here.

If you need me, holler.

I thought the sketch
would be complete by now.

I told you you weren't
gonna get anything

out of us without a fight.

Who do you think you're
playin' with, a bunch of...

What was that?

Oh, some of the boys
talkin' to Tommy's girlfriend.

Of course it'll all stop
when Tommy starts to work.

Okay, Winslow, you win.

But bring her in here where
I can keep an eye on her.

I guess that can be arranged.

I'm certain.

If he'd been all
right, he'd have said,

"Okay, Skipper, good luck."

We'll have a
check in just a moment

from the directional finder.

That'll locate the spot
the message was coming from.

Walker, six three.

Yes.

Thanks.

20 miles at sea, north, northwest.

Sounds like San Leandro Island.

Let's take a look.

All right, shove off.

Mm-mm, better leave her alone,

she'll get you into trouble.

I've always said
nice things about you.

Hey, Skeeter, come here.

You remember the tension
on that coil spring?

Yeah, I think so.

Is that about it?

Yeah, that's it.

Oh, can you spare a cigarette?

Sure.

Stop it!

Where do we go from here?

There's an old biplane in
the hanger, let's get it.

Come on, Betty-Lou.

- Help, help!
- Untie them.

They got the biplane.

Come on!

Hurry up!

Out like a light, wouldn't you,

come on, Cap, wake up, wake up!

Come on, we gotta
catch that biplane.

Catch a biplane.

Step on it, here comes company.

Company.

Come on, come on.

There they go!

Send for help!

Where are you headed?

Avoiding that speedboat
down there full of cops.

Oh you're not going
on with that, are you?

Forget about the cops.

Pull up alongside your
friend, Tailspin Tommy,

tell him to head for
the naval and sit down.

Bad?

Three Point.

Here, get on the air to him,

tell him to change his course.

Brandy to Tompkins.

Brandy to Tompkins,
Brandy to Tompkins.

Go ahead, Brandy.

Head for the mainland
and set her down.

I can't, Brandy, you know that.

Please do, you
haven't got a chance.

Winslow's got you covered.

It won't do any good
if he can't hit me.

Please, Tommy, think of
your pal and that girl.

They'd rather have
it this way, Brandy.

Quit stalling.

You gave him his choice.

All right, let 'em have it.

You got a DSC for that, didn't ya.

You seem to have me
pegged pretty well.

Kind of wish I knew you were
rootin' for me like that.

What you've been through,

what they've done to
bring you to this.

They're not going to do it to me.

Hold everything,
Tommy, here goes nothin'.

Let go of it!

Brand, Brand!

Come on, let go, let go!

Okay, Skipper, good luck.

Here they come, a whole squadron,

equipped with your bombing device.

You should be very proud.

Hey kids!

Look, I just got a
wire from Hollywood.

A movie company wants
to make a war picture

here at Three Point,
and they'd like us

to furnish the planes and pilots.

What do you say?

Oh, boy, that's great.

Can you imagine me with
those movie queens?

Yes, I can imagine.

So how 'bout you, Tommy.

We can dig up the planes,
and we can sure use the money.

I say let's take a whirl at it.

All right, I'll
wire 'em to come on,

they'll be here in three weeks.

Well.

That's the next one,
"Tailspin Tommy in the Movies."