PT 109 (1963) - full transcript
Dramatization of President John F. Kennedy's wartime experiences during which he captained a PT boat, took it to battle and had it sunk by a Japanese destroyer. He and the survivors had to make their way to an island, find food and shelter and signal the Navy for rescue.
ON AUGUST 7, 1942,
ELEMENTS OF
THE FIRST MARINE DIVISION
LANDED ON
GUADALCANAL.
THE AMERICAN NAVY WAS ASSIGNED
THE JOB OF SEA SUPPORT
IN THE SOLOMON ISLANDS.
THE FEW CAPITAL SHIPS AVAILABLE
WERE ILL-SUITED
FOR NARROW CHANNEL WARFARE.
THE PT BOATS WERE.
THEY WERE FAST
SHALLOW-DRAFT WHIPPETS
CARRYING MAXIMUM
TORPEDO POWER.
THEIR ASSIGNMENT--
HARASS THE ENEMY
AND BUY TIME
FOR A NAVY THAT WAS STILL
ON THE DRAWING BOARDS.
THIS NARRATIVE CONCERNS
ONE OF THOSE BOATS
AND ITS CREW,
COMMANDED BY
LIEUTENANT j.g. JOHN F. KENNEDY.
PT 1O9.
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY
WARNER BROS., INC.
ROGERS.
YES, SIR?
PLEASE NOTIFY
THESE THREE OFFICERS
THEY'LL BE DISEMBARKING
IN AN HOUR.
YES, SIR.
END OF THE LINE,
MR. TALBOT.
BE IN TULAGI
IN AN HOUR.
CLYBOURN.
WON'T BE LONG NOW.
MUCH OBLIGED.
MR. KENNEDY,
WAR'S READY.
OH, THANKS, ROGERS.
CAN I BE FRANK?
SURE.
COME ON IN, ROGERS.
I'VE ALWAYS HAD GOOD LUCK BEING
FRANK WITH LIEUTENANTS.
IT'S ENSIGNS AND ADMIRALS
YOU CAN'T TALK TO.
SOON, I'M SHIPPING
ONTO THE BEACH AT PEARL.
GET TRANSFERRED
BACK TO THE STATES.
THEN ZINGO, SEND FOR ME.
ZINGO.
WE'D MAKE A GREAT TEAM,
RUNNING A WAVE BARRACKS
OR SOME TOWN
WITH SENSIBLE
AFTER-HOUR JOINTS.
ROGERS,
I JUST GOT HERE.
OH, YOU DON'T WANT THIS.
YOU CAN'T LET THEM
TRICK YOU INTO AN OCEAN.
PT BOAT. NOTHING
BUT A PLYWOOD COFFIN.
I CAN'T TRANSFER.
YOU CAN. I GOT A LITTLE
BACKGROUND ON YOU.
YOU GOT THE JUICE
DOWN THERE IN WASHINGTON.
JUICE?
JUICE. MUSCLE. GLYCERIN.
DON'T THEY TEACH
PRACTICAL TALK AT HARVARD?
IT'S AN ELECTIVE.
TELL THE OLD MAN
TO GET AHOLD OF LEAHY.
YOU CAN
GET OUT IN NO TIME.
I USED ALL THAT GLYCERIN
TO GET DOWN HERE.
YOU NEGOTIATED
YOUR WAY OUT HERE?
YOU PUT IN A FIX
TO GO THE WRONG WAY?
RIGHT.
MR. KENNEDY, THEY'RE
FIGHTING OUT HERE.
WAIT. TELL THEM
YOU WENT PSYCHO.
IT'S TOO LATE.
WHERE'S YOUR SPIRIT?
SPIRIT? WHAT'S THAT?
WILLINGNESS TO FIGHT
FOR WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN.
I GOT SPIRIT.
I BELIEVE IN A TRANSFER.
YOU KNOW
I WOULDN'T SNOW YOU.
YOU'RE NOT
GOING TO MAKE OUT.
GENERAL QUARTERS!
ALL HANDS MAN
YOUR BATTLE STATIONS!
[ALARM]
HEY, YOU!
HEY, YOU, FELLOW!
GIVE THAT SAILOR A HAND
WITH THE AMMO.
[RAPID GUNFIRE]
MR. KENNEDY!
WELCOME TO
THE SOUTH PACIFIC.
BEST OF LUCK, JACK.
SAME TO YOU,
CAPTAIN.
SEE YOU AROUND, JACK.
RIGHT, PETE.
BULOTTI.
YES, SIR.
FOR THE LAST TIME,
I DON'T WANT THIS CRANE
IN THE PIER AREA
WHEN LOADING AMMUNITION.
I DON'T PERMIT OIL DRUMS
IN THE AREA
WHEN WE'RE LOADING
AMMUNITION EITHER!
YES, SIR.
AFTERNOON, SIR.
EVEN IF I PERMIT IT,
YOU KNOW BETTER!
YES, SIR.
WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM?
I WAS LOOKING FOR
THE SQUADRON COMMANDER.
BULOTTI, I SAW
YOUR FRIEND NESBITT
DITCH THAT CIGARETTE BUTT.
TELL HIM
HE'S IN REAL TROUBLE.
YES, SIR.
LOOK AT THEM.
"SKIPPERS"
THEY CALL THEMSELVES.
THEY'RE NOT
NAVAL OFFICERS.
THEY'RE NOTHING
BUT CIVILIANS
DRESSED UP IN COSTUME.
WHAT WAS BOTHERING YOU?
I'M LOOKING FOR
THE COMMANDER
OF PT SQUADRON TWO.
THAT WOULD BE
LIEUTENANT CLUSTER.
DOWN MAIN STREET.
THE PATH THIS SIDE
OF THE POST OFFICE.
LAST TENT.
THANK YOU, SIR.
YOU'RE VERY WELCOME.
AND, BULOTTI!
YES, SIR?
YOU'RE ON REPORT FOR NOT
PUTTING NESBITT ON REPORT.
YES, SIR.
FENDER-HEAD.
LIEUTENANT CLUSTER?
HMM?
LIEUTENANT?
YEAH, WHAT IS IT?
LIEUTENANT KENNEDY
REPORTING FOR DUTY, SIR.
KENNEDY?
YES, SIR.
COME IN. SIT DOWN.
WHAT TIME IS IT?
IT'S QUARTER
OF 2:OO, SIR.
QUARTER OF 2:OO?
YOU WOKE ME IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE NIGHT.
OH, I'M SORRY, SIR.
I DIDN'T KNOW YOUR SCHEDULE.
THAT'S ALL RIGHT,
LIEUTENANT.
I'M AL CLUSTER.
JACK KENNEDY.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
HELP YOURSELF
TO A CIGARETTE.
WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?
I'M REPORTING FOR DUTY.
WHAT'S YOUR SPECIALTY?
PT SKIPPER.
THAT'S TOO BAD.
I NEED
AN ENGINEERING OFFICER.
WANT TO TAKE
A CRACK AT IT?
AREN'T THERE BOATS?
NOT RIGHT NOW.
I CAN PUT YOU ON STAFF.
OR AS I SAID,
ENGINEERING OFFICER.
I NEED ONE.
WELL, I HAD
COUNTED ON A BOAT.
YOU DID, HUH?
WELL, THERE'S A,
THERE'S THE 1O9--
I SUPPOSE YOU CAN
CALL THAT A BOAT--
NOW THAT
YOU MENTION IT.
THE ENGINEERING JOB,
IT WOULDN'T--
OH, THE 1O9
WILL BE FINE, SIR.
WELL, WE'LL GO
TAKE A LOOK AT HER.
IT'S ALL
UP TO RITCHIE.
HE'S OUR BOAT
MAINTENANCE OFFICER.
SWEET SOUL. YOU'LL
MEET HIM SOON ENOUGH.
I THINK
I ALREADY HAVE.
LIEUTENANT, CAN YOU TELL ME MORE
ABOUT COMMANDER RITCHIE?
RETREAD.
HE WAS ON DESTROYERS
IN THE FIRST WAR.
RETIRED,
THEN CALLED BACK AGAIN.
STRICTLY REGULATION.
HONEST.
HE DOESN'T LIKE
THIS HOOLIGAN NAVY
MUCH BETTER THAN HE DOES
THE JAPANESE.
* 98 BOTTLES
OF BEER ON THE WALL *
* 98 BOTTLES
OF BEER ON THE WALL *
WELL, THERE'S
A HAPPY CREW.
* ...PASS IT AROUND, 97 BOTTLES
OF BEER ON THE WALL-- *
HEY, YOU BING CROSBYS,
PAINT! SLAP IT ON.
THIS AIN'T
NO MOVIE STAR'S BEDROOM.
LET'S GET MOVING!
THERE WAS A HAPPY SHIP.
IS IT ALWAYS
THIS HOT?
NO, MR. KENNEDY.
IT GETS HOTTER.
ANY, UH,
ANY QUESTIONS?
YEAH.
IS IT ONE OF OURS?
YEP.
OFFICIALLY LISTED.
1O9.
HAD A LOT
OF WEAR AND TEAR.
IT JUST NEEDS
A WOMAN'S TOUCH.
WANT TO LOOK
AT THE ENGINES?
HOW ARE THEY?
NOT AS GOOD
AS THE REST OF THE BOAT.
SAVE THE WORST
FOR LAST.
I DON'T QUITE KNOW
WHERE TO BEGIN.
I'D START LAYING THE KEEL.
STILL WANT HER?
I'D LIKE TO TRY.
YOU TRY THIS,
YOU'LL TRY ANYTHING.
[ALARM]
THIS WAY!
GOOD AFTERNOON, SIR.
GOOD AFTERNOON,
LIEUTENANT.
COMMANDER RITCHIE,
THIS IS LIEUTENANT KENNEDY.
AH, YES. YES.
WE MET.
WELCOME ABOARD.
THANK YOU, SIR.
HE THINKS HE'D LIKE
A CRACK AT THE 1O9.
DON'T BE A DAMN FOOL.
SHOW HIM THE BOAT.
I'VE SEEN IT.
THINK THAT BOAT WOULD
EVER PASS INSPECTION?
YES, SIR.
ANOTHER HOT ROD.
ALL RIGHT, YOU HAVE
ONE WEEK TO PUT IT
IN SHAPE.
THAT'S ONE WEEK.
HE'LL NEED
A GOOD CREW.
OH, HE'LL GET A CREW.
WHETHER THEY'RE ANY GOOD
WILL BE UP TO MR. KENNEDY.
YES, SIR.
WELL, I'LL SEE
WHO I CAN ROUND UP.
YOU DO THAT.
TSK, TSK, TSK.
UH!
OH, I'M SORRY, SIR.
I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE
TO CLEAN UP.
THIS ENTIRE GENERATION'S
GOING TO WIND UP DYING
FLAT ON ITS BELLY.
NOTHING PERSONAL,
LIEUTENANT.
SCHNIBBE.
THIS IS FULL
OF STRIKEOVERS AGAIN.
A CHAINED MONKEY
COULD GIVE BETTER RESULTS.
TRY USING YOUR ELBOWS.
COME IN. COME IN.
SIT DOWN.
IT'S NOT LIKE
THE OLD NAVY.
IN THE OLD DAYS,
YOU COULD EAT OFF THE DECK.
THEY TOLD US THAT
AT MELVILLE.
NOWADAYS THESE KIDS,
THESE HOTTENTOTS,
TAKE THOSE BOATS OUT,
THEY BOUNCE THEM AROUND
LIKE YO-YOS.
THEY--WHERE?
MELVILLE, SIR.
MR. KENNEDY,
I DON'T CARE
WHERE YOU'VE BEEN.
I DON'T WANT TO KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT YOU,
WHETHER YOU'VE GOT
A MOTHER, A FATHER.
AN ORPHAN CHILD,
YOU UNDERSTAND?
YOU JUST RUN A TAUT SHIP.
HANG ONTO NAVY REGULATIONS.
IF YOU DO, YOU'LL FIND ME
A FRIENDLY MAN.
IF YOU DON'T, YOU--
SCHNIBBE, WHERE'S THAT MEMO?
I'M GOING TO CHAIN UP
THAT MONKEY.
OH, THAT'S ALL,
MR. KENNEDY.
YES, SIR.
"THE MOVIE FOR TONIGHT."
WELL? YOU CAN BE REPLACED
BY A WAVE, YOU KNOW.
THAT'S ALL, SCHNIBBE.
WELCOME TO
THE SOUTH PACIFIC.
MR. KENNEDY.
ENSIGN LEONARD THOM,
YOUR EXEC.
GLAD TO MEET YOU,
LEONARD.
WELCOME ABOARD.
HOW LONG DID THEY GIVE YOU
TO PUT IT IN SHAPE?
WE'VE USED
HALF THE TIME TALKING.
WHAT ABOUT A CREW?
SO FAR I'VE GOT, UM,
ONE LAND CRAB.
COME ON, LEONARD.
I'LL SHOW YOU AROUND.
ARE THEY KIDDING?
LOOK AT THIS THING.
IS THAT
OUR MOTHER SHIP?
HOLY TOLEDO!
SHOULDN'T WE STOW
OUR GEAR ABOARD?
WE GOT TO WAIT FOR
AN OFFICER TO REPORT TO.
WHO'D WE DRAW?
I GOT A RUNDOWN
FROM ONE OF THE YEOMEN.
LET'S SEE.
THE EXEC. IS AN ENSIGN
NAMED LEONARD THOM.
HE'S HAD SOME SEA DUTY.
HE USED TO BE A TACKLE
ON THE OHIO STATE
FOOTBALL TEAM.
THAT RULES OUT MUTINY.
HOW ABOUT THE OLD MAN?
j.g. NAMED KENNEDY.
WHAT THE HELL
ARE YOU DOING?
I'M KILLING
ELEPHANTS.
STOP IT.
MAKES ME NERVOUS.
SUFFER.
SEEMS LIKE ALL HE DID
WAS GO TO SCHOOL.
NO SEA DUTY.
WROTE A BOOK.
HE SHOULD BE IN CHARGE
OF A LIBRARY.
WHAT'S THE NAME
OF THE BOOK?
WHILE ENGLAND SLEPT.
ANY PICTURES IN IT?
PITCHERS?
PICTURES, IDIOT.
HE'S LOOKING FOR PICTURES,
AND I'M AN IDIOT.
SERVING UNDER HIM
MAY RATE THE PURPLE HEART.
I'LL KEEP IT IN MIND.
YOU MEN HAVEN'T MET
OUR EXECUTIVE OFFICER,
ENSIGN THOM.
I'M LIEUTENANT KENNEDY.
DREWITCH, SIR.
MOTOR MACHINIST SECOND.
DREWITCH.
I'M HARRIS, SIR.
GUNNER'S MATE SECOND.
HARRIS.
WE WERE JUST SAYING
SHE'S A VERY SEAWORTHY CRAFT.
A LOT OF POTENTIAL,
ANYWAY.
ANY RELATION TO BUCKY?
NO, SIR.
THEY CALL ME THAT, THOUGH.
DRAWDY IS MY NAME, SIR.
MOTOR MACHINIST SECOND.
ALL RIGHT,
YOU MEN CAN STORE YOUR GEAR
IN THE ENGINEERING SHACK
UNTIL YOU'RE SQUARED AWAY.
UM, MR. KENNEDY.
YES, DREWITCH?
THERE ARE
ONLY THREE OF US.
THERE'S FIVE
OF US.
IS THIS
THE WHOLE CREW?
WELL, IT'S ALL
WE HAVE FOR NOW.
WE'LL SPEND
THE REST OF THE WAR
FIXING THE BOAT.
THEN WE'D BETTER
GET STARTED.
AYE-AYE, SIR.
ALL RIGHT, YOU'RE HOME, MEN.
GET YOUR GEAR.
SIX NEW HANDS SELECTED
WITH THE UTMOST OF CARE
TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS
OF THE 1O9.
THE ONLY SIX AVAILABLE.
I'M KIRKSEY, SIR.
TORPEDOMAN SECOND.
KIRKSEY.
MAGUIRE, SIR.
RADIOMAN SECOND.
MAGUIRE.
MARNEY, SIR.
MOTOR MAC SECOND.
MARNEY.
KOWAL, SIR.
GUNNER'S MATE THIRD.
KOWAL.
ALBERT, SIR.
SEAMAN SECOND CLASS.
ALBERT.
MAUER, SIR.
SEAMAN FIRST.
WHERE'S YOUR GEAR?
I WAS ON
THE NIAGARA.
MY GEAR WENT DOWN
WITH THE SHIP.
WE'LL SCARE UP
SOME STUFF.
THANK YOU.
ANY OF YOU MEN
KNOW HOW TO COOK?
COOK?
YEAH, I USED TO FIX SOME STUFF
FOR MY KID BROTHER, SIR.
YOU'RE OUR NEW COOK.
WHAT KIND OF STUFF?
PEANUT BUTTER
SANDWICHES, SIR.
NOTHING ELSE?
WELL, SOMETIMES I'D STICK
SOME JELLY IN THEM, SIR.
WELL, UH, MAYBE YOU COULD
COOK UP A THIRD SPECIALTY.
MAYBE.
DREWITCH, SHOW
THE MEN WHERE TO
STOW THEIR GEAR.
SIR.
DRAWDY, SHOW THESE MEN
WHERE TO STOW THEIR GEAR.
COME ON.
WHAT DO YOU THINK,
JACK?
THINK THEY'LL DO
A GOOD JOB FOR US?
SURE, IF WE DO ONE
FOR THEM.
IF WE DID GET IT
READY IN A WEEK,
IT WOULDN'T PASS
RITCHIE'S MUSTER.
DON'T WORRY. WE'RE
STILL ONE ENGINE SHORT.
HERE YOU ARE.
1 BOX.
24 CHOCOLATE BARS.
THANKS.
SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO
ABOUT GETTING A TOWER
FOR THAT SICK TORPEDO.
SAM, UM, YOU--
THANKS.
HOW ARE
YOU FELLOWS COMING?
WE'VE GOT MORE
COSMOLINE IN THE SOLVENT
THAN ON THE GUNS.
HAND IT TO ME.
I'LL GET SOME
CLEAN STUFF.
ALL RIGHT! ALL RIGHT!
SEND DOWN THE BUM
THAT DONE THIS!
I GUESS I'M YOUR MAN.
YOU KNOW WHAT YOU GOT
FOR A BRAIN, BUDDY?
A SEA PEARL.
KNOW HOW BIG THAT IS?
IT'S THE SMALLEST PEARL
IN THE WORLD.
I'M COMING UP THERE.
PERMISSION TO
COME ABOARD, SIR.
GRANTED. I'M SORRY.
IT'S NOT YOU.
IT'S THAT ENLISTED MAN.
I'LL GET WHOEVER
DUMPED OIL ON MY HEAD.
I'M YOUR MAN, CHIEF.
I'M A CHIEF PETTY OFFICER.
I WON'T TAKE THAT.
I DIDN'T REALIZE
ANYBODY WAS THERE. SORRY.
THEM SEA PEARLS IS ABOUT
THE BEST I CAN DO FOR YOU.
SAY, CHIEF,
WITH YOUR PERMISSION,
I'D LIKE TO
REPLACE THAT SHIRT.
PERMISSION GRANTED.
WANT TO TRY IT?
WHY NOT?
[WHIRR]
[ENGINES START]
COMMANDER,
DO YOU REALLY THINK
THEY CAN PASS
THIS INSPECTION?
THE MOMENT OF TRUTH.
HE'LL SAY NO.
TWO-TO-ONE?
ALL RIGHT.
TWO CHOCOLATE BARS
TO ONE.
ALL HANDS MAN
YOUR CLEANING STATIONS
FOR INSPECTION.
REQUEST PERMISSION
TO COME ABOARD.
PERMISSION GRANTED.
READY FOR INSPECTION,
COMMANDER.
WELL, THAT'S SOMETHING.
IT FLOATS.
SIR?
I SAID,
HOW MANY PRIMER COATS?
TWO.
TWO PRIMER COATS.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK
AT YOUR ENGINES.
WITH YOUR PERMISSION,
COMMANDER.
GO AHEAD.
GOOD AFTERNOON,
SIR.
ENGINE ROOM READY
FOR INSPECTION.
DRAWDY,
MOTOR MAC SECOND,
STANDING BY.
ALL THREE OF THEM WORK?
YES, SIR.
SHOW HIM,
DRAWDY.
NO, THAT WON'T
BE NECESSARY.
I TAKE
A MAN'S WORD.
CREW'S COMPARTMENT
READY FOR INSPECTION.
HARRIS, GUNNER'S MATE SECOND,
STANDING BY.
GOOD AFTERNOON.
SOMEBODY'S KID SISTER?
SORRY, SIR.
HE'S VERY SORRY,
SIR.
NO, DON'T APOLOGIZE.
IT'S THE MOST SEAWORTHY THING
I'VE SEEN ON THIS BOAT.
GOOD AFTERNOON, SIR.
GALLEY READY
FOR INSPECTION.
MAUER, SEAMAN FIRST,
STANDING BY, SIR.
MAUER.
GALLEY CLEAN,
WELL-ORDERED.
IS THERE
ANY HOT FOOD?
YES, SIR.
GOOD.
HOT FOOD?
PEANUT BUTTER
ON TOAST.
COMMANDER.
YES, LIEUTENANT?
HOW DO YOU FEEL
ABOUT IT?
HOW SHOULD I?
WELL, THE MEN
WORKED HARD.
SOME ENCOURAGEMENT
MAY BE IN ORDER.
I DON'T HAND OUT
PATS ON THE BACK
FOR A JOB
I EXPECT A MAN TO DO.
THEY'RE JUST LOOKING
FOR A LITTLE CREDIT
FOR A JOB WELL DONE.
I'M NOT A BOOKKEEPER
DABBLING
IN DEBITS OR CREDITS.
I'M A NAVAL OFFICER.
I RUN A TAUT SHIP.
YOUR BOAT'S READY
FOR TEST RUNS.
CARRY ON.
THAT'S ALL, LIEUTENANT.
I WANT TO THANK YOU MEN
FOR DOING A GOOD JOB,
A DAMN GOOD JOB.
ENGINES CHECK OUT OK
HERE, DRAWDY.
THANK YOU, SIR.
EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT
WITH YOU, LEN?
SHE'S RUNNING LIKE
THE QUEEN MARY.
PREPARE FOR
SHAKEDOWN DRILL,
GENERAL QUARTERS.
GENERAL QUARTERS.
MAN YOUR BATTLE
STATIONS!
COME ON.
COME ON.
COME ON.
COME ON.
NUMBER ONE .5O MOUNT,
MANNED AND READY, SIR.
GO!
AFT .5O, MANNED AND READY,
SIR.
RIGHT. VERY WELL.
2O MILLIMETER,
MANNED AND READY, SIR.
WHAT'S YOUR TIME?
1 MINUTE 1O SECONDS.
1O SECONDS FASTER
THAN LAST TIME.
GOOD.
SECURE GENERAL QUARTERS.
SECURE
GENERAL QUARTERS!
WELL, WHAT
DO YOU THINK?
YEAH. LET'S TAKE
A PRACTICE RUN AT THAT.
FULL SPEED AHEAD!
SLEW LOOKS GOOD.
WE'RE ABOUT 1,5OO OUT.
WE'LL CLOSE
TO 1,OOO.
HEY, WATCH IT!
STAND BY TO FIRE.
1,OOO.
ALL RIGHT.
FIRE ONE.
FIRE TWO.
RIGHT ON HIM.
WHAT'S
THEIR HURRY?
I DON'T KNOW.
LET'S FIND OUT.
[COUGH]
MAKE IT FAST,
HARRIS.
MR. KENNEDY,
DID THEY TEACH YOU
TO MANEUVER LIKE THAT
AT MELVILLE,
OR IS THAT SOMETHING
YOU PICKED UP
AT CAPE COD?
WE LIKE
THESE BOATS JUST
THE WAY THEY ARE,
SO DON'T TAKE IT
UPON YOURSELF
TO CHANGE
THE DESIGN OF THEM
BY PLAYING
BILLIARDS WITH
THOSE OTHER BOATS.
YES, SIR.
THE MAN SURE
RIDES YOUR BACK.
HE SHOULD DIRECT
THAT TENSION
TOWARDS THE ENEMY.
THE WAR WOULD BE OVER
SOONER.
WELL, I DID COME IN
A LITTLE FAST.
DRAWDY.
THOSE ENGINES
STILL CHECK
OUT OK?
YES, SIR, BUT
THOSE ENGINES
ARE PRETTY TIRED.
REVERSE THEM
IN HIGH SPEED,
THEY COULD STALL.
YOU'D WIND UP
ON THE BEACH.
THANKS, DRAWDY.
I'LL KEEP IT
IN MIND.
HOW ARE YOU, JACK?
HOW DID IT GO?
FINE.
YOUR BOAT
LOOKS GOOD.
I GOT
A GOOD CREW.
BRIEFING SESSION
IN 15 MINUTES.
THAT HARDLY
GIVES ME TIME
TO REFUEL.
YOU WON'T GET
FINISHED REFUELING
TILL AFTER DARK.
YOU'RE LAST IN LINE.
FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE.
OH, YES.
YOU SURE YOU DON'T WANT
THAT ENGINEERING JOB?
YES, I'M SURE.
I'M SURE.
HI, JOHN.
JOHN, DID YOU GET
THOSE CHOCOLATE BARS
I ASKED FOR?
YEAH. I'LL
SEND THEM DOWN
TO THE BOAT.
HEY, JACK.
OH, YEAH.
UH...LEN?
THAT'S $3.OO
YOU OWE ME.
WITH YOUR SWEET TOOTH, JACK,
YOU'LL NEVER MAKE ENDS MEET.
I GUESS WE'RE ALL HERE.
THIS BRIEFING IS MAINLY
FOR THE NEW SKIPPERS.
I'M SURE YOU KNOW THEM BY NOW--
MR. KENNEDY,
MR. LIEBENOW, MR. EDWARDS,
MR. FULLER.
I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG
WE'LL BE OPERATING OUT OF HERE.
TASK FORCE 31
HAS MADE LANDINGS ON RENDOVA.
HERE.
AS SOON AS THE ISLAND'S SECURE,
WE'LL MOVE UP.
UNTIL THEN, THE NEW SKIPPERS
WILL CONDUCT TEST RUNS,
UNLESS THE COASTWATCHERS
TURN UP SOMETHING.
FOR THE NEW OFFICERS'
BENEFIT,
THAT'S OUR LOCAL SPY SETUP.
THEY'RE AUSTRALIAN VOLUNTEERS,
AND THEY DO A GREAT JOB.
THEY'RE LOCATED
IN A LOT OF THESE ISLANDS,
REPORTING ON JAPANESE
TROOP MOVEMENTS, SHIPPING--
ANYTHING THAT'LL DO US
ANY GOOD.
YEOMAN, PASS OUT THOSE ORDERS.
READ THEM CAREFULLY, GENTLEMEN.
THEN I'LL ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS.
WELCOME TO
THE SOUTH PACIFIC.
I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WENT IN
FOR THIS SORT OF THING.
I HAD IT ALL SET UP,
LOCKED IN.
RECRUITING DUTY
IN COLUMBUS, OHIO,
WITH SEA PAY.
SOMEBODY BLEW
THE WHISTLE.
IT MUST HAVE BEEN ROOSEVELT
OR SOMEBODY WAY UP.
I HAD IT ALL
LOCKED IN.
ONE OF THESE DAYS
HE'LL TALK HIMSELF
RIGHT INTO
THE JAPANESE
IMPERIAL STAFF.
PRAIRIE DOG,
THIS IS G.S.E.
I HAVE YOUR MESSAGE
AND WILL RELAY TO TULAGI.
G.S.E. OUT.
HELLO, K.E.N.
THIS IS G.S.E.
FROM PRAIRIE DOG I HAVE
A RELAY OF MESSAGE TO TULAGI.
PRIORITY URGENT.
MESSAGE FOLLOWS.
PRAIRIE DOG URGENTLY REQUESTS
AT LEAST TWO PETER TARES
COVER FORCED WITHDRAWAL--
HIS FORCE--
BY 2 LCVPs AT BAKER 91.
I REPEAT, BAKER 91.
THIS IS K.E.N.
THIS IS K.E.N.
BAKER 91 WILL COMPLY.
OVER.
THANK YOU, K.E.N.
G.S.E. OUT.
EMERGENCY RESCUE.
WHAT CAN WE PUT
IN THE WATER?
A NOTE IN A BOTTLE.
I GOT FIVE BOATS,
TWO IN DRY DOCK,
TWO FOR NIGHT PATROL,
AND THE 1O9.
THANK YOU, SIR.
WHY?
WHAT HAPPENED?
SOMETHING
HIT THE FAN?
CLUSTER!
RESCUE MISSION.
WE'VE ONLY
GOT ENOUGH GAS
FOR A TEST RUN.
FINE. MARINE PARATROOP
BATTALION HIT CHOISEUL
TO COVER FOR
THE REAL THING
AT BOUGAINVILLE.
THEY WERE ORDERED
TO SPLIT INTO PATROLS
AND RAISE SCATTER HELL.
WIND 'EM UP!
OK.
ONE PATROL IS TRAPPED
ON THE ISLAND'S NORTH END.
WE HAVE TO GET THEM
OFF THE BEACH.
SHOULD I BEACH IT?
WE HAVE TWO
LCVPs FOR THAT.
YOUR JOB IS
TO RENDEZVOUS
AND PROVIDE COVER.
WITH THAT LITTLE GAS,
WE'LL NEVER GET BACK.
I'LL SEND YOU A TOW.
IF THAT'S
YOUR BEST OFFER,
I'LL TAKE IT.
GOOD LUCK, JACK.
THANKS.
ALL RIGHT,
STAND BY HAND LINES.
WHAT ARE YOU
READING NOW,
LENNY?
ABOUT 1,8OO.
YOU GOT
A HEAVY FOOT,
SKIPPER.
WE'RE DOWN
TO 3OO GALLONS.
YEAH. THANKS, DREWITCH.
VP 1, VP 1.
THIS IS PT 1O9.
REQUEST INSTRUCTIONS.
OVER.
WE'RE PINNED DOWN
ON THE BEACH.
NEED YOUR GUNS.
WE'LL GIVE YOU COVER FIRE
WHILE YOU LOAD AND CLEAR.
ALL RIGHT, LENNY.
I'LL TAKE OVER.
ALL STATIONS,
STAND BY!
WE'RE MOVING IN.
[GUNFIRE]
[GUNFIRE]
COMMENCE FIRING!
COMMENCE FIRING!
[FIRING]
ALL RIGHT, STAND BY, DREWITCH.
WE'RE IDLING DOWN.
NETS OVER THE PORT SIDE!
NETS OVER THE PORT SIDE!
NETS OVER THE PORT SIDE!
HELP HIM WITH THAT CARGO NET!
GET IT OVER.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO!
[GUNFIRE]
SKIPPER!
OUR FUEL GAUGES ARE
BOUNCING ON ZERO!
[GUNFIRE]
GET THOSE MEN
OUT OF THE WATER!
AH!
GET THAT WOUNDED MAN ABOARD.
GET HIM DOWN BELOW.
GET HIM AROUND
THE OTHER SIDE.
[GUNFIRE]
WOUNDED MAN.
HELP HIM!
OH!
STARK, GET
ON THAT GUN!
MAC, OVER HERE!
AH!
GET THOSE NETS UP!
LET'S GET
OUT OF HERE!
WE DON'T STAND A CHANCE
OF GETTING BACK TO TULAGI
UNLESS YOU FIND
A GAS STATION
OUT HERE SOMEPLACE.
[ENGINES SPUTTER]
[ENGINES SPUTTERING]
WE'VE HAD IT,
SKIPPER.
YOU'D BETTER
RIG THE SAILS.
[ENGINES STOP]
AT LEAST
WE'RE OUT OF RANGE.
THE TIDE'S
COMING IN.
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
COME IN, PETER TARE.
THIS IS HANGNAIL. COME IN.
COME IN, PETER TARE.
ANY PETER TARE,
COME IN.
PETER TARE,
THIS IS HANGNAIL.
COME IN.
PETER TARE,
THIS IS GERONIMO.
WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE?
CAN YOU
GIVE US A TOW?
YES.
ANOTHER TWO MINUTES,
THOSE ZEROES WILL BE
CLIMBING DOWN OUR BACKS.
WHERE IS HE?
JACK, OFF OUR
PORT BOW.
LENNY,
GIVE THEM A HAND
WITH THE BOW LINE.
RIGHT.
OK, HAUL AWAY!
LENNY, KEEP THE CREW
AT GENERAL QUARTERS.
LET TULAGI KNOW
WHAT'S GOING ON.
PULL BACK!
HOW ARE
YOU DOING?
FINE. ALL I NEED
ARE SOME ASPIRINS
AND A BAND-AID.
HOW ARE YOU DOING,
DRAWDY?
NOT TOO GOOD, SIR.
DREWITCH?
ARE WE GOING TO BE REPLACED,
MR. KENNEDY?
YEAH.
JUST SITTING IN A HOSPITAL
WITH THEM BOMBS COMING DOWN.
WANT TO
TRADE PLACES?
THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.
LET HIM SIT
IN THE HOSPITAL.
NO CHANCE,
HUH?
AFRAID NOT, DREWITCH.
WE'LL COME AND VISIT YOU.
I'LL BRING YOU
OVER A SNACK
EVERY NOW AND THEN.
DON'T DO US ANY FAVORS.
HELP YOU GUYS?
YEAH. WE'RE REPLACEMENTS.
IS THE XO ABOARD?
BACK IN A COUPLE
OF MINUTES.
COME ON ABOARD.
I'M MAGUIRE.
STARKEY. JOHNSON.
ZINSER.
I'M McMAHON.
WHO ARE WE
REPLACING?
A LITTLE TROUBLE
AT CHOISEUL.
NOTHING SERIOUS.
[BLAST]
IT'S JUST THE COOK FISHING.
WITH
A HAND GRENADE?
IN A WAR,
YOU DON'T HAVE TIME
TO SIT AROUND LIKE
HUCKLEBERRY FINN.
COME ON,
I'LL TAKE YOU
DOWN BELOW.
* WELL, IT AIN'T GONNA
RAIN NO MORE, NO MORE *
* IT AIN'T GONNA RAIN NO MORE *
* HOW IN THE WORLD
DOES HARRIS KNOW *
* IT AIN'T GONNA RAIN
NO MORE? *
YOU WANT
TO HEAR SOME NEWS?
THE WAR'S
OVER.
NO. THAT HAPPENS
ON NEXT TUESDAY.
WE'RE GOING TO RENDOVA,
AND RITCHIE STAYS HERE.
THE WAY THOSE JAPANESE FLYERS
COVER THAT RENDOVA CROSSING,
YOU'D THINK THE WHOLE WAR
WAS TAKING PLACE THERE.
KIRKSEY, DON'T WORRY.
ALL WE GET IS THE JAPS.
THEY GOT RITCHIE.
WE'RE GETTING
A BETTER DEAL.
IS THE CAPTAIN IN?
YES, SIR.
[KNOCKING]
COME IN.
GO AHEAD, COMMANDER.
I GUESS SOME OF
THESE YEOMEN CAN
REALLY FOUL THINGS UP.
THESE, UH, THESE ORDERS
ARE ALL WRONG.
THE ORDERS ARE CORRECT.
YOU'RE STAYING BEHIND.
IN THREE WEEKS,
THIS WILL ALL
BE BACKWASH.
YOU'RE DOING
A JOB HERE.
THAT'S WHAT
THEY TOLD ME
IN THE LAST WAR.
I WAS IN DESTROYERS,
GREYHOUNDS OF
THE FLEET.
TIED UP TO A PIER IN
BAYONNE, NEW JERSEY.
I KNOW.
I'VE READ YOUR
SERVICE RECORD.
THEN YOU ALSO KNOW
I'VE BEEN PASSED
OVER TWICE ALREADY.
YOU LEAVE ME BEHIND,
IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN.
THIS IS A DIFFERENT WAR,
A DIFFERENT BREED
OF FIGHTING MEN.
YOU'VE NEVER TRIED
TO UNDERSTAND THESE PT BOYS.
WHY SHOULD
THEY FOLLOW NAVY REGS,
FIGHTING DESTROYERS
FROM A PIECE OF PLYWOOD?
THAT'S
WHAT'S EATING ME--
THEY'RE IN COMBAT.
I'VE BEEN IN THIS
NAVY 25 YEARS.
I'VE NEVER BEEN
CLOSE ENOUGH
TO THE ENEMY
TO SHAKE A FIST
AT THEM.
CAPTAIN,
I'M NO HERO.
FOR ALL I KNOW,
I MAY EVEN BE
A COWARD.
IF I AM,
I THINK I COULD
LIVE WITH IT,
BUT...
BUT I'D AT LEAST
LIKE THE CHANCE
TO FIND OUT.
BUSHED, PAPPY?
I WISH SOMEBODY
WOULD INVENT
A MIDDLE-AGED WAR.
I DON'T GET IT.
US, YES, BUT YOU,
HOW DID YOU GET
TRAPPED IN THIS THING?
MY STEPSON
JOINED UP.
WHERE DOES THAT
LEAVE ME?
I SEE YOUR POINT,
BUT IT'S COVERED
WITH FOG.
I CAN'T CLIMB UP
ON MY SON'S KNEE
AND ASK HIM
ABOUT THE WAR.
IT WOULDN'T BE
DIGNIFIED.
SKIPPER,
TOPSIDE!
SCHNIBBE, WHAT'S
THE SERIAL NUMBER
OF THAT JEEP?
I DON'T KNOW, SIR.
FIND OUT.
I WANT THE SAME JEEP.
ROGERS, ABOUT THAT
MOSQUITO NETTING.
I WANT IT
TO ARRIVE INTACT.
PACK IT CAREFULLY.
I'LL TRY, SIR.
IF I GET A BITE,
SOMEBODY WILL GET STUNG.
REQUEST PERMISSION
TO COME ABOARD.
PERMISSION
GRANTED.
I'M RIDING WITH YOU
TO RENDOVA.
ARE YOU IN CHARGE
OF BOATS THERE, SIR?
NATURALLY.
WELCOME ABOARD, SIR.
THANK YOU.
IS THIS THE WAY
TO, UH, COLUMBUS, OHIO?
I WIND UP IN TULAGI.
I MAKE
THE BEST OF IT
BY TRYING TO GET
TO THE MAINTENANCE
OFFICER.
SCUTTLEBUTT HAS IT
THAT HE STAYS
BEHIND.
MAYBE YOU'RE NOT USING
THE RIGHT JUICE.
MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE
GONE TO HARVARD.
"HAHVAHD."
YES, SIR.
WIND 'EM UP!
STAND BY TO CAST OFF.
[ENGINES START]
CAST OFF YOUR BOW LINE.
SCHNIBBE!
LET'S GET THE HELL
OUT OF HERE.
ZERO AT 5:OO, SIR!
GENERAL QUARTERS!
MAN YOUR BATTLE
STATIONS!
REQUEST PERMISSION
TO STAND BY
AT THE 2O MILLIMETER.
PERMISSION GRANTED.
ENGINE ROOM, STAND BY.
GENERAL QUARTERS.
AFT .5O, MANNED
AND READY, SIR!
FIRE AT WILL.
[GUN FIRING]
[BULLETS RICOCHETTING]
REQUEST PERMISSION
TO TAKE OVER YOUR GUN.
COME ON. LET ME
HAVE A CRACK AT HIM.
GO AHEAD, SIR.
[FIRING GUN]
YOU GOT HIM, SIR!
YEAH!
[EXPLOSION]
GOOD SHOOTING,
COMMANDER.
AH, BEGINNER'S LUCK.
BUT THANKS, SON.
THANKS VERY MUCH.
YES, SIR.
THAT WAS NICE SHOOTING,
COMMANDER.
YOU LED THAT PLANE
JUST RIGHT.
OH, THANKS, MARNEY.
HE JUST
KIND OF SLID IT
INTO MY
LINE OF FIRE.
YOU MUST HAVE HAD
A LOT OF GUNNERY
EXPERIENCE.
YEAH, WE CAN
LET IT GO AT THAT.
SKIPPER!
TRYING TO
BEAT US IN.
THERE GOES
OUR SACK TIME.
NOT AGAIN.
STAND BY YOUR BOW LINES.
REMEMBER WHAT
DRAWDY SAID
ABOUT THOSE ENGINES,
SKIPPER.
[GEARS GRINDING]
SKIPPER! SKIPPER!
CAN'T REVERSE!
CLEAR THE DECKS!
JACK, THERE'S A BOAT
COMING OUT.
I SEE IT.
GET A LINE OVER
TO THOSE MEN!
MARNEY, GET THE FORWARD
SPRING LINE!
HARRIS,
GET THE AFT SPRING LINE!
OH!
WELL, THAT TEARS IT.
OOH!
HARRIS, THROW OUT
THE SPRING LINE!
GRAB A LINE, CHIEF!
THROW THEM
THE JACOB'S LADDER!
GET THEM OUT!
HAUL IN
YOUR BOW LINE!
MR. KENNEDY!
DID YOU ARRANGE
THIS LANDING
FOR MY BENEFIT?
NO, SIR.
I'LL PUT IT
ON MY REPORT.
JUST MAKE SURE
IT JIBES WITH
MY REPORT!
YES, SIR!
IT'S FREE, JACK.
TAKE HER OUT.
I DON'T IMAGINE
I'M VERY POPULAR
WITH THE SEABEES.
HELLO, JACK.
WHEN DID
YOU GET IN?
COUPLE DAYS AGO.
LENNY,
WELCOME TO YOUR NEW HOME.
THAT WAS A VERY
IMPRESSIVE LANDING.
IT DIDN'T
IMPRESS RITCHIE.
HE'S SENTIMENTAL
WHERE HIS BOATS ARE CONCERNED.
I CAN
UNDERSTAND THAT.
YOU'RE BOTH WANTED
UP AT OPERATIONS RIGHT AWAY.
WHAT'S UP?
BRIEFING.
SOMETHING BIG,
I THINK.
YOU'LL BE
ASSIGNED TO
BRANTINGHAM'S GROUP.
SQUADRON COMMANDER?
YEAH.
AND A DAMN GOOD ONE.
HOW COME THEY
CALL THIS PLACE TODD CITY?
LEON TODD JR.--
FIRST PT MAN
KILLED AT RENDOVA.
THIS WAY, JACK.
THIS IS IT.
I'M LEAVING ON
SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT
FOR A FEW DAYS.
I'LL SEE YOU SOON.
GOOD LUCK, SIR.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT
WRECKING THAT SHED.
YOU'RE NOT
THE FIRST ONE.
WE HAVE A MESSAGE
FROM C.T.F. 31.
I'LL TRY TO SUMMARIZE.
THERE'S A STRONG CHANCE
THE EXPRESS
MAY RUN TONIGHT.
THAT MEANS DESTROYERS
PLUS HEAVY BARGE TRAFFIC.
THEIR MISSION IS
TO LAND AT VILA.
I NEED EVERY AVAILABLE PT.
FOUR OF OUR BOATS
HAVE RADAR.
FORM A DIVISION
AROUND EACH OF THOSE FOUR.
COOKMAN, PATROL
SOUTH FERGUSON PASSAGE.
SCOTT, YOUR AREA IS
EAST OF MAKUTI ISLAND.
BERNDSTON, YOUR GROUP WILL
PATROL OPPOSITE GATERE VILLAGE.
MY GROUP WILL BE
FARTHEST UP THE STRAIT,
OPPOSITE VANGA VANGA.
THIS SHOULD STOP
ANY MOVE TO VILA.
WE'RE ON
CONDITION RED, SIR.
BOAT CAPTAINS,
MAN YOUR BOATS.
[SIREN]
[GUNS FIRING]
AAH! WATCH THE KIDNEYS.
THEY ONLY ISSUE TWO.
SORRY, PAL.
JACK!
BARNEY, WHERE DID
YOU COME FROM?
GUADALCANAL.
WHAT ARE YOU
DOING HERE?
FIGHTING THE ENEMY.
I GOT TO
GET TO MY BOAT.
I'LL SEE YOU LATER.
LISTEN, JACK!
STAND BY, ENGINE ROOM!
WHERE THE HELL
IS THE SKIPPER?
HE'S ON HIS WAY.
GET READY
TO CAST OFF!
YOUR ENGINES ALL RIGHT
DOWN THERE?
WHAT HAPPENED DOWN THERE?
HARRIS! 2:OO!
THE WATER JACKETS
ARE PUNCTURED.
YOU CAN'T
RUN THE ENGINES.
MAUER! MAGUIRE!
FORGET THOSE LINES.
THE ENGINES ARE DEAD!
HARRIS! 9:OO!
OUR POSITION
ON VANGA VANGA
SHOULD BE
A VERY BUSY ONE.
BE SURE YOUR FISH
ARE READY TO FIRE.
IF THEY GO NORTH,
WE HAVE
DESTROYERS AND PTs.
LIEUTENANT BRANTINGHAM.
WHAT IS IT, MR. ROSS?
I'M WITHOUT
AN ASSIGNMENT.
IF ANYBODY
NEEDS HELP,
I'M AVAILABLE.
I'M PUTTING ON
A 37 MILLIMETER.
HAVE A GO AT THAT.
I'LL TAKE IT.
WHERE DID YOU GET
A 37 MILLIMETER?
I FOUND IT
LYING AROUND TULAGI.
IT GIVES US
ADDED FIRE POWER.
ALL RIGHT, ROSS.
YOU'RE ON THE 1O9.
THAT'S IT.
MONITOR REGULAR CHANNELS.
GOOD LUCK,
AND GET GOING.
HAVEN'T YOU HAD ENOUGH
ACTION FOR ONE DAY?
IT'S NOT SAFE
ON THAT ISLAND.
I'D RATHER HAVE
A BOAT UNDER ME.
YOU CAN OPERATE
A 37 MILLIMETER?
I'M PRETTY QUICK
TO LEARN.
NOW WE GOT
A LITTLE CLASS.
WHAT ABOUT
THE MOUNTING, SIR?
LASH IT
TO THE PLANKS FOR NOW.
YES, SKIPPER.
WHAT ARE
WE DOING WITH
AN ANTITANK GUN?
SKIPPER WOULD
MOUNT A TANK
IF HE COULD FIND ONE.
TAKE IT OVER,
LENNY.
* BEE DEE DEE *
* DEE DEE DEE *
I'M NOT TOO CRAZY
ABOUT HAVING HIM AROUND.
IT'S BAD LUCK
HAVING A STRANGER ABOARD.
THAT'S FOR SHIPS
LIKE MOBY-DICK,
NOT THIS ONE.
YOU'LL HAVE TO SHOW ME
HOW A 37 WORKS.
I HAVE
A SMALL CONFESSION--
WE'LL
LEARN TOGETHER.
HEY, MAC.
YEAH, ANDY?
WILL YOU TAKE CARE
OF MY THINGS?
WHAT THINGS?
MY THINGS.
WHATEVER BELONGS
TO ME.
WHEN WE GET BACK,
YOU BETTER SACK IN
FOR A WHILE.
I'M NOT COMING BACK.
AH, STOW IT.
MAGUIRE,
I'M GOING TO
GET KILLED.
THE LAST TWO BOATS
I WAS ON,
THERE WAS ALWAYS
A GUY WHO THOUGHT THAT.
THEY KNEW, TOO.
THEY KNEW NOTHING.
NO ONE DIED.
SKIPPER.
CAN YOU
SPARE A MINUTE?
SURE. WHAT IS IT?
YOU BETTER
TALK TO KIRKSEY.
HE'S AFRAID
THEY'RE GOING TO
MAIL HIM HOME.
ALL RIGHT.
KIRKSEY.
MR. KENNEDY.
JOIN ME?
NO, THANK YOU, SIR.
MAYBE I DO NEED
A CUP, LIEUTENANT.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S
THE MATTER WITH ME.
I GOT
THIS AWFUL FEELING
I'M NOT COMING BACK.
THERE ISN'T
A MAN ON THIS BOAT
WHO HASN'T HAD
THAT THOUGHT.
YOU DON'T
UNDERSTAND,
MR. KENNEDY.
I DON'T THINK IT.
I KNOW IT.
DID YOU EVER
HAVE A FEELING
SOMETHING'S
GOING TO HAPPEN
RIGHT BEFORE
IT DOES HAPPEN?
YES.
IT'S LIKE SOMEBODY
PUT A COLD HAND
ON MY HEART.
IT COULD HAPPEN, ANDY.
YOU COULD DIE.
THAT'S WAR.
TRY TO REMEMBER
THE ODDS ARE ON OUR SIDE.
YES, SIR.
BUT THE JAPS AREN'T.
YOU TELLING ME
I SHOULDN'T
WORRY, SIR?
NO. YOU'D BE A FOOL
IF YOU DIDN'T.
THEN WHAT
CAN A MAN DO,
MR. KENNEDY,
EXCEPT PRAY?
YOU CAN DO YOUR JOB,
LIKE ALL OF US.
SEE ANYTHING?
NO, BUT THE PETER TARES
SHOULD BE
ON STATION NOW.
THEY'RE GOING TO
HAVE A ROUGH TIME
FINDING ANYTHING
OUT THERE TONIGHT.
WE'RE ON STATION.
VANGA VANGA
ON THE STARBOARD BEAM.
REDUCE SPEED
TO 6 KNOTS.
MUFFLE ALL ENGINES.
INFORM THE OTHER BOATS
BY BLINKER LIGHT.
6 KNOTS. MUFFLE.
MUFFLE DOWN.
MESSAGE FROM
OAK 11, SIR.
REDUCE SPEED
TO 6 KNOTS.
MUFFLE ALL ENGINES.
THANKS, MAC.
ENGINE ROOM,
MUFFLE YOUR ENGINES.
[ENGINES SILENCED]
CAN'T SEE
A THING TONIGHT.
I HEAR
WE GET RADAR
NEXT MONTH.
YEAH.
SURE IS
A LOT OF WATER
OUT THERE.
YEAH, THAT'S JUST
THE TOP OF IT.
CAN YOU SPOT
THE 159, MAUER?
NO, SIR. NOT NOW.
SHE WAS
OFF THE PORT BEAM
ABOUT
1O MINUTES AGO.
RADAR CONTACT.
BEARING--O95.
RANGE--3,5OO.
MUST BE BARGES
CLOSE TO THE BEACH.
I JUST RECEIVED ORDERS
FROM OAK ZERO.
PATROL SOUTH
TOWARD WANA WANA.
I DON'T KNOW
WHERE THAT IS.
LENNY,
CHECK THE CHART.
SHIP AT 2:OO!
[SHOUTING IN JAPANESE]
HEY!
AAH!
AAH!
SOMEBODY! SOMEBODY!
HELP!
ANYBODY BELOW?
I DON'T KNOW, SIR.
GIVE MAUER A HAND.
AAH!
AAH!
MAUER, HAUL AWAY!
PAPPY! I--PAPPY!
PAPPY? PAPPY?
PAP!
OH, MY GOD!
OH, GOD!
HEY, SOMEBODY!
HEY!
PAPPY'S ALL BURNED!
AAH. AAH.
AAH.
SOMEBODY!
MAGUIRE!
JOHNSON!
MARNEY!
OVER HERE!
I'LL GET HIM.
HELP ME!
IT'S JOHNSON!
I'M OVER HERE!
HELP!
MR. KENNEDY!
I'VE GOT HIM, BUCK.
CAN YOU MAKE IT?
[COUGHING]
YES.
JOHNSON!
I CAN'T FEEL MY LEG!
COME ON, BUCK.
WE'RE ALMOST THERE.
MY LEG WON'T WORK.
COME ON!
AAH!
UH!
AAH!
I'M GOING BACK
FOR BUCKY.
GIVE ME A HAND!
OVER HERE!
WATCH IT.
TAKE IT EASY.
AAH! AAH!
AAH!
HOW ARE YOU DOING,
BUCKY?
LEAVE ME ALONE.
COME ON.
LEAVE ME ALONE!
COME ON.
IT ISN'T FAR.
COME ON!
BAD ARM.
EASY.
FOR A GUY FROM BOSTON,
YOU'RE PUTTING UP
A HELL OF AN EXHIBIT.
I DON'T NEED
ANYBODY'S HELP.
KICK.
KICK!
KICK!
COME ON! KICK!
WATCH IT!
MAC!
COME ON, BUCK.
WE'RE HERE.
OK, SIR.
AAH!
WATCH HIS LEG.
AAH!
EVERYBODY ABOARD?
EVERYBODY BUT MARNEY
AND KIRKSEY.
MAC, TAKE A LOOK
AT THE STARBOARD SIDE.
IT'S MY LEGS.
THEY DON'T WORK.
MARNEY!
KIRKSEY!
MARNEY!
MARNEY!
MARNEY!
KIRKSEY!
KIRKSEY!
MARNEY!
MARNEY!
KIRKSEY!
KIRKSEY!
MARNEY!
MARNEY!
MARNEY!
KIRKSEY!
MARNEY!
MARNEY!
KIRKSEY!
WHAT HAPPENED
TO THE 1O9?
THERE'S BEEN
NO RADIO CONTACT
SINCE WANA WANA.
MAYBE OPERATIONS
KNOWS SOMETHING.
SEND THIS MESSAGE
TO C.O. PAT RON BAKER
ON GUADAL.
BELIEVE PT 1O9 LOST,
NIGHT ACTION,
2 AUGUST.
2 MILES NORTHWEST
MERESU.
REPEAT MERESU.
CREW OF 13.
REQUEST AIR SEARCH
EARLIEST POSSIBLE.
HAVE CAPTAIN SAUNDERS
RELEASE THAT.
EVANS REPORTED
A BARGE AFIRE
AND AN OIL SLICK
2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MERESU.
THAT COULD
BE THE PT 1O9.
MAYBE THE CREW'S
IN THE WATER
OR ON THE BEACH.
AAH!
[MOANING]
PICKED A HELL OF A TIME
TO HITCHHIKE, MR. ROSS.
HOW'S HE DOING,
LENNY?
THIRD-DEGREE BURNS
ON BOTH HIS ARMS.
SHOULDER AND HIS FACE
AREN'T MUCH BETTER.
ZINSER!
HOW'S JOHNSON?
HE'S BETTER.
HE'S STOPPED THROWING UP.
IF THEY COME
OUT HERE,
WHAT WILL WE DO--
FIGHT OR SURRENDER?
WHAT WILL
YOU FIGHT WITH?
WE GOT A 37 MILLIMETER,
THIS TOMMY GUN, AND SOME .45s.
SUPPOSE THE GUNS
DON'T FIRE.
THEN WE'LL THROW
BULLETS AT THEM.
I WON'T SURRENDER.
WHAT IF THEY
SEND AN ARMY?
WE'RE NO GOOD
TO ANYBODY DEAD.
I WON'T SURRENDER!
I GOT A FAMILY!
YOU WON'T SEE THEM
IF YOU SURRENDER!
KNOCK IT OFF!
LENNY,
GIVE ME THAT MAP.
[CRACKING]
IF THIS THING
DOESN'T GO UNDER,
WE'LL FLOAT
INTO THEIR LAPS.
THE QUESTION IS...
WHICH ISLAND?
YOU'RE NOT THINKING
OF SWIMMING THERE,
ARE YOU?
I'M OPEN
TO SUGGESTIONS.
YOU GOT
ANY BETTER ONES?
MOST OF THOSE ISLANDS
ARE HELD BY THE ENEMY.
WE KNOW KOLOMBANGARA IS.
WE KNOW GIZO IS.
HERE...
HERE'S ONE--
PLUM PUDDING.
ABOUT 3 1/2 MILES.
I THINK
WE CAN MAKE IT.
IT WILL TAKE US
ABOUT FOUR HOURS.
IT'S OUR BEST BET.
SIR?
SOME OF THESE MEN
DON'T SWIM TOO WELL.
DON'T WORRY,
BUCKY.
WE'LL MAKE IT.
WE'LL BE
SPREAD OUT.
WE'LL LASH
THE PLANKS TOGETHER.
PAPPY CAN'T MAKE IT.
I'LL TAKE CARE OF PAPPY.
COME ON.
MAGUIRE, TAKE
THAT BATTLE LANTERN.
LASH IT TO THE PLANK.
RIGHT, SIR.
YOU THINK WE'LL MAKE IT,
DON'T YOU?
TAKE BETS ON IT,
BUCKY.
PUT YOUR FEET
UNDER YOU.
ATTA-BOY.
LIFT HIM UP.
UP, PAPPY.
EVERYBODY, TIE YOUR SHOES
TO THE PLANK.
WE'LL NEED THEM LATER ON.
YOU GOT PAPPY?
EASY, JOHNSON.
WATCH YOUR FEET.
YOU GOT HIM?
BRING HIM ON
DOWN HERE.
EASY.
EASY
ON THOSE BURNS.
YOU ALL RIGHT,
PAPPY?
4 MILES
IS A LONG WAY.
IT'S ONLY 3 INCHES
ON THE CHART, BUCKY.
[CREAKING]
SKIPPER,
THERE SHE ROLLS.
P.W.D.
P.W.D., THIS IS G.S.E.
G.S.E.,
THIS IS P.W.D.
GO AHEAD.
LAST NIGHT'S FIRE
SEEMS TO BE A SMALL BARGE.
IT'S AFLOAT
AND STILL VISIBLE.
JAPANESE ISLAND PATROLS
ARE STILL ACTIVE. OUT.
ALBERT, WHAT THE HELL
DID YOU DO THAT FOR?
THEY'RE HEAVY.
WHO NEEDS THEM?
YOU'LL FIND OUT
WHEN THAT CORAL
GETS TO YOU.
COME ON, JOHNSON.
HANG ON THERE.
WE'LL HAVE YOU
ON THAT BEACH
IN NO TIME.
HOW YOU DOING,
PAPPY?
OK, SKIPPER.
[ENGINE]
HURRY UP. JAP BARGE.
OH, MY GOD.
MOVE FURTHER
UP IN THE BRUSH.
BARNEY.
YOU NEVER INTRODUCE ME
TO YOUR FRIENDS.
THEY'LL BE BACK.
WONDERFUL.
OUR BOATS SHOULD
COME THROUGH TONIGHT.
THEY COULD GO
THROUGH GIZO STRAIT.
THEN THEY MUST
LEAVE THIS WAY.
I COULD GET OUT THERE
WITH A LANTERN
AND FLAG THEM DOWN.
YOU WOULD HAVE TO
TREAD WATER ALL NIGHT.
THERE'S A REEF.
I COULD WALK
PART OF THE WAY.
YOU'LL NEVER COME BACK,
BUDDY.
WELL, I CAN'T SEND
FOR ROOM SERVICE.
HOW YOU DOING,
PAPPY?
FINE.
I JUST DON'T LOOK SO GOOD,
THAT'S ALL.
OIL FROM THOSE COCONUTS
MIGHT HELP THOSE BURNS.
YEAH.
HOW ABOUT A SIGNAL FIRE,
IN CASE THERE'S
A RESCUE PARTY?
BUILD A FIRE,
WE'LL BE RESCUED
IN 1O MINUTES
BY THE JAPANESE.
LIKE BURGLARS BREAKING
INTO A POLICE STATION,
IT TENDS TO BE AWKWARD.
GET SOME OF THE MEN
TO HAUL DOWN COCONUTS.
TRY THE OIL
ON THESE BURNS.
OAK LEAF 1,
THIS IS BLUE JAY.
WE'VE SPOTTED WRECKAGE
MIDCHANNEL.
NO SURVIVORS.
REPEAT--
NO SURVIVORS SEEN.
OUT.
LENNY.
KEEP LOOKOUTS
POSTED ALL NIGHT,
BOTH ENDS
OF THE ISLAND.
ZINSER, MAUER,
TAKE THE FIRST WATCH.
GOOD LUCK.
AIN'T THAT THE BIGGEST
DAMN FOOL YOU EVER SAW?
SIR?
I HOPE OUR BOATS COME THROUGH
FERGUSON PASSAGE TONIGHT.
THAT'S WHERE HE'LL BE.
OAK LEAF,
THIS IS TIGERTAIL LEADER. OVER.
TIGERTAIL LEADER,
THIS IS OAK LEAF. OVER.
HAVE COMPLETED
VELLA LAVELLA SWEEP.
AM RETURNING HOME.
YOUR ORDER RETURN
FERGUSON PASSAGE.
THE CHANNEL IS NARROW,
VISIBILITY LOW.
REQUEST PERMISSION
RETURN BLACKETT STRAIT. OVER.
PERMISSION GRANTED. OVER.
ROGER, OAK LEAF.
OVER AND OUT.
LET'S GO HOME
THROUGH BLACKETT STRAIT.
RECORDING HOW LONG
WE'RE STUCK HERE.
NOTCH A DAY.
SURE YOU GOT
ENOUGH PLANK?
[COUGHING]
YOU ALL RIGHT,
STARKEY?
WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO US?
WE GOING TO SIT HERE
AND DIE?
SKIPPER WILL
TURN UP SOMETHING.
SKIPPER'S BEEN GONE
1O HOURS.
WHERE DO THEY THINK WE ARE,
AT SHIP'S STORE OR A.W.O.L.?
I WISH I COULD
DO SOMETHING
TO GET THEIR MINDS
OFF THIS.
MAYBE THEY MIGHT ENJOY
A LITTLE SNOOKER
OR A TEA DANCE
OR SOMETHING.
OF COURSE,
WE'RE NOT REALLY
SET UP FOR IT,
ARE WE, LENNY?
MR. THOM! MR. ROSS!
HE'S BACK!
I'LL GIVE YOU A HAND.
THAT'S IT.
THAT'S IT.
MOVE HIM OFF THE BEACH.
TAKE IT EASY.
THEY DIDN'T COME.
ALL I SAW WAS A JAP BARGE.
BARNEY, YOU GO OUT TONIGHT.
JACK, I'M WITH YOU,
SO IS EVERYBODY ELSE.
BUT IF SOMETHING
DOESN'T HAPPEN
PRETTY SOON,
WE'RE GOING
TO TAP OUT.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
WELL, UH...
THERE'S A JAPANESE-HELD
ISLAND OVER THERE.
YEAH?
SOME OF THE MEN
FEEL IT'S BETTER
THAN NOTHING.
THAT MEANS GIVING UP.
NOBODY'S GIVING UP.
WE'RE GOING
TO GET OUT OF HERE.
ALL RIGHT.
WE'LL WAIT AND SEE.
GET SOME REST.
YOU'RE GOING OUT...
TONIGHT.
GOOD MORNING, SIR.
MORNING.
WELL?
NO SIGN OF THEM,
SIR.
WE PATROLLED
BLACKETT STRAIT
ALL NIGHT.
IS THAT
THE ONLY PLACE
THEY COULD BE?
FACE IT.
THE 1O9 IS GONE.
JUST A MINUTE!
YOU THINK
I WORRY TOO MUCH
ABOUT THOSE BOATS.
A LOT OF PEOPLE
AROUND HERE THINK SO.
I WORRY ABOUT
THOSE BOATS
FOR ONE REASON--
THOSE BOATS HAVE
A DECK ON THEM,
AND MEN STAND
ON THOSE DECKS.
I WON'T GIVE UP
THE 1O9.
SHE HAD MEN
ON HER DECK.
I DON'T WANT
THE DECK BACK.
I WANT THE MEN
THAT WERE STANDING
ON IT.
THAT'S THE ONLY
THING THAT MATTERS.
DON'T GIVE ME ANY
OF YOUR SMART MOUTH
AGAIN.
WANT TO PUT
A HIGH GLOSS ON THESE,
PLEASE, PORTER?
WAKE MY FRIEND
WHEN HE GETS
TO HYANNISPORT.
GOOD LUCK, MR. ROSS.
WELL, THERE'S NOTHING
OUT THERE TO BE AFRAID OF.
RIGHT, MAC?
RIGHT, SIR.
RIGHT.
IT LOOKS AS IF THEY'RE CHECKING
ISLAND BY ISLAND.
THANKS, ZINSER.
IF THEY CHECK
THIS ISLAND,
WE'LL HAVE TO
TAKE ANOTHER SWIM.
OR MAKE A STAND HERE.
THEY SEND A DOZEN MEN
AND WE KILL THEM ALL,
THEY'D SEND 5OO MORE.
PAPPY.
LET ME PUT A LITTLE MORE
OF THIS STUFF ON YOU.
IT DOESN'T
DO ANY GOOD.
SKIPPER!
SKIPPER! HE'S HERE!
WATCH IT, MAC.
GET SOMETHING FOR HIM.
GENTLY, EVERYBODY.
I'M SORRY, JACK.
I DREW A BLANK.
HOW DO YOU FEEL?
OK.
I RESTED A WHILE
ON A LITTLE ISLAND.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S START
LASHING OUR GEAR TOGETHER.
WE'RE GOING TO OLASANA.
NO MORE REEF.
MY FEET ARE ALREADY
CUT TO THE BONE.
I WON'T BE ABLE TO.
YOU'LL HAVE TO.
THERE ARE
NO JAPS HERE.
THERE'S NO FOOD.
IF WE CAN GET FOOD,
IT'LL BE SUKIYAKI.
WE'LL BE CLOSER TO
OUR BOATS.
THEY SHOULD
BE COMING THROUGH
TONIGHT.
ODDS ARE
ON OUR SIDE.
BOY, YOU KILL ME.
YOU REALLY DO.
HERE WE ARE BEAT AND BURNED
AND GIVEN UP FOR DEAD,
LIVING ON GREEN COCONUTS
AND NO WATER
IN THE MIDDLE
OF 15,OOO JAPANESE SOLDIERS,
AND YOU DECIDE
THE ODDS ARE WITH US.
IT'S A FLAW
IN MY CHARACTER.
ALMOST THERE, PAPPY.
AH!
ALL RIGHT,
WE'LL REST HERE A WHILE.
THEN WE'LL SCOUT THE ISLAND
FOR FOOD AND WATER.
LENNY, YOU TAKE
HARRIS AND MAUER
TO THE NORTH END.
I'LL TAKE THE OTHERS
TO THE SOUTH END.
HELLO, P.W.D.
P.W.D.
THIS IS G.S.E.
THIS IS P.W.D.
GO AHEAD, G.S.E.
FURTHER REPORT
ON FOREDECK OF 1O9.
IT HAS GROUNDED ON A REEF
AT SOUTH GROSS ISLAND.
I'LL REPEAT THAT.
FOREDECK 1O9 GROUNDED ON REEF
AT SOUTH GROSS ISLAND. OUT.
P.W.D. ACKNOWLEDGES.
OUT.
SIR, HOW WOULD YOU LIKE
THAT COASTWATCHER'S JOB,
JUST SITTING ON THE CLIFF
WITH NOTHING TO DO?
SCHNIBBE,
SOME MEN FIGHT A WAR
FROM THE TURRET
OF A 16-INCH GUN.
OTHER GUYS
SWEAT IT OUT
IN AN OFFICE
OR MAYBE ON TOP
OF A HILL
ON SOME
GODFORSAKEN ISLAND.
THAT DOESN'T MEAN
THEIR JOB'S ANY EASIER.
EVANS IS ALL ALONE
ON THAT ISLAND.
IF AN ENEMY PATROL
SPOTS HIM,
THAT'S THE WAY
HE'LL DIE. ALONE.
REMEMBER THAT.
YES, SIR.
MR. THOM!
YEAH?
THERE'S A CANOE BEACHED
DOWN THERE.
HEY, I THINK
I FOUND THE OWNERS.
TAKE IT EASY.
HOLD IT. HOLD IT.
PUT YOUR GUNS DOWN.
WE'RE AMERICANS.
THEY DON'T LOOK
TOO FRIENDLY.
WHILE THEY HAVE
THOSE RIFLES,
THAT'S AN OPEN QUESTION.
THOSE ARE
JAPANESE RIFLES.
I DON'T TRUST THEM.
I DON'T TRUST
THEM OR THOSE RIFLES.
WHO ARE THEY,
LENNY?
I DON'T KNOW.
MR. KENNEDY, THOSE
ARE JAPANESE RIFLES.
YOU SPEAK ENGLISH?
DO YOU KNOW RENDOVA?
MUST BE SOME WAY
TO GET THROUGH TO THEM.
TRY THEM
IN LATIN, JACK.
YOU TAKE A MESSAGE
TO RENDOVA?
WHAT ARE YOU
GOING TO USE?
I'LL FIND SOMETHING.
WHY DON'T WE
JUMP THEM, SIR?
WE CAN GET
THE RIFLES
AND THE CANOE.
YEAH. WE CAN DELIVER
THE MESSAGE OURSELVES.
NO.
WHAT ABOUT THIS,
JACK?
IT'S SMOOTH
AND EVERYTHING.
HERE.
PUT IT ON MY KNEE.
I'M A FRIEND OF...
JOHNNY CARRIE.
DO YOU KNOW JOHNNY CARRIE?
RENDOVA.
JOHNNY CARRIE.
THIS COULD BACKFIRE,
YOU KNOW.
IT COULD.
IF IT FALLS
IN THE WRONG HANDS,
IT'S LIKE
TAKING OUT AN AD.
TIME IS RUNNING SHORT,
BARNEY.
THERE. HOW'S THAT?
"NATIVE KNOWS POSITION.
HE CAN PILOT.
"11 ALIVE NEED SMALL BOAT.
KENNEDY."
WELL, IT MIGHT DO IT.
YOU TAKE TO RENDOVA.
RENDOVA.
YOU THINK
THEY'LL DELIVER IT?
I THINK
THEY'LL EAT IT.
GUYS LIKE THAT,
YOU SEND THEM TO RENDOVA,
THEY'RE LIABLE
TO SHOW UP IN SEATTLE.
THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
LAST I HEARD,
SEATTLE WAS
ON OUR SIDE, TOO.
JACK.
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
THAT'S NOT EVEN
THE WAY TO SEATTLE.
ANY LUCK,
SKIPPER?
NO, NO LUCK, ZINSER.
THERE AIN'T NO FOOD
AND THERE AIN'T NO WATER
ON ANY
OF THESE ISLANDS.
I DON'T KNOW
ABOUT THE BRASS,
BUT I MADE
MY LAST SWIM.
IF I'M GOING TO DIE,
I'M GOING TO DO IT
MY WAY.
MAYBE WE SHOULD HAVE
STAYED ON THE FOREDECK.
SOMEBODY MIGHT HAVE
SEEN US.
DON'T TELL US WHAT
WE SHOULD HAVE DONE.
YOU THINK
WE'RE BETTER OFF HERE?
SOMEBODY COULD HAVE GUESSED
WE HAD TO ABANDON SHIP.
WE DIDN'T ABANDON SHIP.
IT ABANDONED US.
WHY DO YOU
HAVE TO ARGUE ABOUT
EVERY DAMN DETAIL?
WE WOUND UP
IN THE WATER.
P.W.D.,
THIS IS G.S.E. CALLING.
P.W.D.,
THIS IS G.S.E. CALLING.
THIS IS P.W.D.
GO AHEAD, G.S.E.
I ANTICIPATE MOVING
THIS STATION TOMORROW.
I CAN'T CLEARLY SEE
FERGUSON PASSAGE
OR THE WEST SIDE
OF BLACKETT STRAIT.
NEW POSITION
WILL BE DOG 34.
FINAL ADVICE A.M. OVER.
P.W.D. ACKNOWLEDGES
AND OUT.
THANK YOU, P.W.D.
G.S.E. OUT.
WHAT GOOD IS IT?
WHAT GOOD IS IT?
TAKE IT EASY.
WHO WE GOING TO
WAVE IT AT?
NOBODY! THAT'S WHO.
WE'VE STRUCK OUT.
ADMIT IT!
WE STILL HAVE
THOSE NATIVES.
OH, THEY NEVER
GOT THROUGH.
HOW DO YOU KNOW?
WELL, THEY DIDN'T!
YOU DON'T HAVE TO
PULL RANK.
WE'RE NOT GETTING OUT,
AND I KNOW IT!
YOU DON'T BELIEVE IT.
NEITHER DOES ANYBODY ELSE.
MAC?
I DON'T KNOW,
SIR.
ZINSER?
IT'S GETTING SO
I REALLY DON'T CARE.
YOU'RE STARTING NOW.
ALL OF US ARE.
WE'RE GETTING OUT SOMEHOW.
WHAT ABOUT
THE NATIVES?
WE'RE LEAVING IF WE HAVE TO
DRAG THIS ISLAND WITH US.
MR. THOM, THERE'S A CANOE
OF NATIVES
OFF THE BEACH.
SKIPPER.
STAY WITH PAPPY.
MR. KENNEDY.
MR. KENNEDY.
I'M KENNEDY.
MR. KENNEDY,
I'M BENJAMIN KEVU.
I HAVE
A LETTER FOR YOU.
IT'S FROM AN AUSTRALIAN
COASTWATCHER NAMED EVANS.
HE GOT THE COCONUT.
"ON HIS MAJESTY'S SERVICE,
"SENIOR OFFICER,
OLASANA ISLAND.
"FRIDAY, 11:OO P.M.
JUST LEARNED OF
YOUR PRESENCE ON OLASANA."
"I STRONGLY ADVISE
YOU RETURN HERE IN THIS CANOE,
"AND BY THE TIME YOU ARRIVE,
"I WILL BE
IN RADIO COMMUNICATION
"WITH AUTHORITIES
AT RENDOVA,
"WHERE WE CAN
FINALIZE PLANS
TO COLLECT BALANCE
OF YOUR PARTY. A.R. EVANS."
WE SHOULD LEAVE SOON.
ENEMY PATROLS ARE ACTIVE.
ALL RIGHT, KEEP THE MEN
POSTED UNDER COVER
TILL I GET BACK.
IF HE CAN JUST
GET PAST THOSE PATROLS.
* ROCK OF AGES,
CLEFT FOR ME *
* LET ME HIDE MYSELF
IN THEE *
* LET THE WATER
AND THE BLOOD *
* FROM THY WOUNDED SIDE
DID FLOW-- *
WHAT IS IT?
JAPANESE PLANE.
PLEASE STAY UNDER COVER.
* ROCK OF AGES,
CLEFT FOR ME *
* LET ME HIDE MYSELF
IN THEE *
* LET THE WATER
AND THE BLOOD... *
HELLO. I'M REG EVANS.
GLAD YOU MADE IT.
JACK KENNEDY.
I'VE SET
THE RENDEZVOUS
FOR THE PETER TARE
AT PATPARAN ISLAND.
THEY'LL NEVER GET PAST
THOSE REEFS WITHOUT ME.
YES, I ENTIRELY AGREE.
MAKE THE RENDEZVOUS
AT PATPARAN ISLAND AT O2OO.
THE PETER TARE WILL APPROACH
FROM NORTH BY NORTHWEST.
FIRE FOUR SHOTS.
I ONLY HAVE
THREE ROUNDS.
USE THIS.
I'D GIVE YOU TEA,
BUT YOU DON'T
HAVE TIME.
I'VE VERY GRATEFUL.
GOOD LUCK.
PATPARAN ABEAM.
[GUNSHOT]
[GUNSHOT]
[GUNSHOT]
[GUNSHOT]
[GUNSHOT]
[SPEAKING
FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
BARNEY.
HEY, LENNY!
BARNEY!
PAPPY,
WE'RE GETTING YOU HOME.
HELLO, SKIPPER.
HEY,
SKIPPER!
YOU MADE IT!
HERE WE ARE!
I TOLD YOU
WE'D MAKE IT!
THIS STUFF
AIN'T BAD.
THANKS, MR. THOM.
HEY, BARTENDER,
DON'T GIVE HIM ANOTHER DRINK.
HE'LL NEED A CAB.
HOW WOULD
YOU KNOW?
HA HA HA!
HEY, OLD BUDDY.
WE WON THIS BALL GAME.
WE'RE ON OUR WAY HOME.
HOME?
THAT'S RIGHT.
IT'S NAVY CUSTOM.
YOU LOSE A BOAT,
YOU RATE A STATESIDE
LEAVE.
THAT SOUNDS GREAT.
I'D LIKE THAT.
WELL, YOU'RE GOING,
AREN'T YOU?
JACK, YOU RATE IT.
WE ALL DO.
I KNOW.
WELL, THEN WHY NOT TAKE IT
IF YOU'RE ENTITLED?
NOBODY OWES ME
ANYTHING, BARNEY.
THE BOAT'S GONE.
TWO MEN.
I FINALLY GOT OUT HERE.
I'D LIKE TO STICK AROUND.
CAN I GET ANOTHER ONE?
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
COME.
WELL, MR. KENNEDY,
COULD I TALK TO YOU?
SURE. COME IN.
UH, ALONE, SIR?
OH, STAY HERE, JACK.
SIR,
GIVE ME A HAND?
TAKE IT EASY.
COME ON IN, ALBERT.
WANT A CUP OF COFFEE?
NO, THANK YOU.
SIT DOWN.
THANK YOU.
I JUST
CAME IN TO SAY--
I WANT TO APOLOGIZE,
MR. KENNEDY.
FOR WHAT?
THROWING
THAT LANTERN AROUND
AND POPPING OFF
THE WAY I DID.
THERE'S NOTHING
TO APOLOGIZE FOR.
YES, THERE IS.
HERE YOU ARE TRYING TO
GET US OUT OF THIS MESS,
AND I START SHOUTING
ABOUT HOW
WE WON'T BE COMING BACK,
HAVING A FIT
ALL OVER THE PLACE.
I OWE YOU
AN AWFUL LOT, SIR,
AND I JUST WANTED TO
SAY I'M SORRY.
ALBERT, IF I EVER GET
IN A JAM LIKE THIS AGAIN,
I HOPE I HAVE
MEN LIKE YOU ABOARD,
MEN WHO SAY
WHAT THEY BELIEVE
EVEN THOUGH THE ODDS
ARE AGAINST THEM.
SO STAY AVAILABLE.
THANK YOU, SIR.
WELL?
PASSED ME OVER FOR ADMIRAL.
MADE ME SKIPPER OF THE 61.
GREAT. WATCH OUT FOR
JAPANESE DESTROYERS.
HEY, SKIPPER.
BUCKY.
WHAT BOAT DID YOU DRAW?
59.
ANOTHER OLD ONE, HUH?
WELL, WELL.
WHAT'S OLD BUCKY GOING TO DO
WITH THREE WEEKS' LEAVE?
SKIPPER.
WE'LL BE
THINKING
OF YOU.
SHIPWRECKED AT
THE TOP O' THE MARK.
HOIST ONE FOR ME.
THANK YOU, SIR.
JOHNSON.
THANK YOU,
SIR.
BUCKY.
SEE YOU AGAIN,
MR. KENNEDY.
TAKE ME TO
THE GOLDEN GATE, JAMES.
[ENGINE STARTS]
DON'T TELL ME.
IT'S TRUE.
YOU'RE JUST LUCKY,
MR. KENNEDY.
YOU HAVEN'T HAD ENOUGH?
MIGHT AS WELL STOW YOUR GEAR.
DREWITCH, DRAWDY, WANT TO
HELP FIRE UP THE ENGINES?
YES, SIR.
MAGUIRE, SIR.
RADIOMAN SECOND.
MAUER, SIR.
SEAMAN FIRST.
WHAT HAPPENED
TO YOUR LEAVES?
WE DECIDED TO SAVE THEM
UNTIL CHRISTMAS.
BESIDES, SKIPPER, YOU'RE
A LITTLE ON THE THIN SIDE.
YOU NEED MY COOKING.
YOU NEVER DID DEVELOP
THAT THIRD SPECIALTY.
I GOT ONE NOW, SIR.
SPAM A LA MAUER.
SCHNIBBE!
TELL THE 114
TO SECURE THAT BROW
BEFORE SOMEBODY
BREAKS THEIR NECK!
STAND BY TO CAST OFF
ALL LINES.
[STARTS ENGINES]
JOCKEYS.
JUST A BUNCH OF JOCKEYS.
ELEMENTS OF
THE FIRST MARINE DIVISION
LANDED ON
GUADALCANAL.
THE AMERICAN NAVY WAS ASSIGNED
THE JOB OF SEA SUPPORT
IN THE SOLOMON ISLANDS.
THE FEW CAPITAL SHIPS AVAILABLE
WERE ILL-SUITED
FOR NARROW CHANNEL WARFARE.
THE PT BOATS WERE.
THEY WERE FAST
SHALLOW-DRAFT WHIPPETS
CARRYING MAXIMUM
TORPEDO POWER.
THEIR ASSIGNMENT--
HARASS THE ENEMY
AND BUY TIME
FOR A NAVY THAT WAS STILL
ON THE DRAWING BOARDS.
THIS NARRATIVE CONCERNS
ONE OF THOSE BOATS
AND ITS CREW,
COMMANDED BY
LIEUTENANT j.g. JOHN F. KENNEDY.
PT 1O9.
CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY
WARNER BROS., INC.
ROGERS.
YES, SIR?
PLEASE NOTIFY
THESE THREE OFFICERS
THEY'LL BE DISEMBARKING
IN AN HOUR.
YES, SIR.
END OF THE LINE,
MR. TALBOT.
BE IN TULAGI
IN AN HOUR.
CLYBOURN.
WON'T BE LONG NOW.
MUCH OBLIGED.
MR. KENNEDY,
WAR'S READY.
OH, THANKS, ROGERS.
CAN I BE FRANK?
SURE.
COME ON IN, ROGERS.
I'VE ALWAYS HAD GOOD LUCK BEING
FRANK WITH LIEUTENANTS.
IT'S ENSIGNS AND ADMIRALS
YOU CAN'T TALK TO.
SOON, I'M SHIPPING
ONTO THE BEACH AT PEARL.
GET TRANSFERRED
BACK TO THE STATES.
THEN ZINGO, SEND FOR ME.
ZINGO.
WE'D MAKE A GREAT TEAM,
RUNNING A WAVE BARRACKS
OR SOME TOWN
WITH SENSIBLE
AFTER-HOUR JOINTS.
ROGERS,
I JUST GOT HERE.
OH, YOU DON'T WANT THIS.
YOU CAN'T LET THEM
TRICK YOU INTO AN OCEAN.
PT BOAT. NOTHING
BUT A PLYWOOD COFFIN.
I CAN'T TRANSFER.
YOU CAN. I GOT A LITTLE
BACKGROUND ON YOU.
YOU GOT THE JUICE
DOWN THERE IN WASHINGTON.
JUICE?
JUICE. MUSCLE. GLYCERIN.
DON'T THEY TEACH
PRACTICAL TALK AT HARVARD?
IT'S AN ELECTIVE.
TELL THE OLD MAN
TO GET AHOLD OF LEAHY.
YOU CAN
GET OUT IN NO TIME.
I USED ALL THAT GLYCERIN
TO GET DOWN HERE.
YOU NEGOTIATED
YOUR WAY OUT HERE?
YOU PUT IN A FIX
TO GO THE WRONG WAY?
RIGHT.
MR. KENNEDY, THEY'RE
FIGHTING OUT HERE.
WAIT. TELL THEM
YOU WENT PSYCHO.
IT'S TOO LATE.
WHERE'S YOUR SPIRIT?
SPIRIT? WHAT'S THAT?
WILLINGNESS TO FIGHT
FOR WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN.
I GOT SPIRIT.
I BELIEVE IN A TRANSFER.
YOU KNOW
I WOULDN'T SNOW YOU.
YOU'RE NOT
GOING TO MAKE OUT.
GENERAL QUARTERS!
ALL HANDS MAN
YOUR BATTLE STATIONS!
[ALARM]
HEY, YOU!
HEY, YOU, FELLOW!
GIVE THAT SAILOR A HAND
WITH THE AMMO.
[RAPID GUNFIRE]
MR. KENNEDY!
WELCOME TO
THE SOUTH PACIFIC.
BEST OF LUCK, JACK.
SAME TO YOU,
CAPTAIN.
SEE YOU AROUND, JACK.
RIGHT, PETE.
BULOTTI.
YES, SIR.
FOR THE LAST TIME,
I DON'T WANT THIS CRANE
IN THE PIER AREA
WHEN LOADING AMMUNITION.
I DON'T PERMIT OIL DRUMS
IN THE AREA
WHEN WE'RE LOADING
AMMUNITION EITHER!
YES, SIR.
AFTERNOON, SIR.
EVEN IF I PERMIT IT,
YOU KNOW BETTER!
YES, SIR.
WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM?
I WAS LOOKING FOR
THE SQUADRON COMMANDER.
BULOTTI, I SAW
YOUR FRIEND NESBITT
DITCH THAT CIGARETTE BUTT.
TELL HIM
HE'S IN REAL TROUBLE.
YES, SIR.
LOOK AT THEM.
"SKIPPERS"
THEY CALL THEMSELVES.
THEY'RE NOT
NAVAL OFFICERS.
THEY'RE NOTHING
BUT CIVILIANS
DRESSED UP IN COSTUME.
WHAT WAS BOTHERING YOU?
I'M LOOKING FOR
THE COMMANDER
OF PT SQUADRON TWO.
THAT WOULD BE
LIEUTENANT CLUSTER.
DOWN MAIN STREET.
THE PATH THIS SIDE
OF THE POST OFFICE.
LAST TENT.
THANK YOU, SIR.
YOU'RE VERY WELCOME.
AND, BULOTTI!
YES, SIR?
YOU'RE ON REPORT FOR NOT
PUTTING NESBITT ON REPORT.
YES, SIR.
FENDER-HEAD.
LIEUTENANT CLUSTER?
HMM?
LIEUTENANT?
YEAH, WHAT IS IT?
LIEUTENANT KENNEDY
REPORTING FOR DUTY, SIR.
KENNEDY?
YES, SIR.
COME IN. SIT DOWN.
WHAT TIME IS IT?
IT'S QUARTER
OF 2:OO, SIR.
QUARTER OF 2:OO?
YOU WOKE ME IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE NIGHT.
OH, I'M SORRY, SIR.
I DIDN'T KNOW YOUR SCHEDULE.
THAT'S ALL RIGHT,
LIEUTENANT.
I'M AL CLUSTER.
JACK KENNEDY.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
HELP YOURSELF
TO A CIGARETTE.
WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?
I'M REPORTING FOR DUTY.
WHAT'S YOUR SPECIALTY?
PT SKIPPER.
THAT'S TOO BAD.
I NEED
AN ENGINEERING OFFICER.
WANT TO TAKE
A CRACK AT IT?
AREN'T THERE BOATS?
NOT RIGHT NOW.
I CAN PUT YOU ON STAFF.
OR AS I SAID,
ENGINEERING OFFICER.
I NEED ONE.
WELL, I HAD
COUNTED ON A BOAT.
YOU DID, HUH?
WELL, THERE'S A,
THERE'S THE 1O9--
I SUPPOSE YOU CAN
CALL THAT A BOAT--
NOW THAT
YOU MENTION IT.
THE ENGINEERING JOB,
IT WOULDN'T--
OH, THE 1O9
WILL BE FINE, SIR.
WELL, WE'LL GO
TAKE A LOOK AT HER.
IT'S ALL
UP TO RITCHIE.
HE'S OUR BOAT
MAINTENANCE OFFICER.
SWEET SOUL. YOU'LL
MEET HIM SOON ENOUGH.
I THINK
I ALREADY HAVE.
LIEUTENANT, CAN YOU TELL ME MORE
ABOUT COMMANDER RITCHIE?
RETREAD.
HE WAS ON DESTROYERS
IN THE FIRST WAR.
RETIRED,
THEN CALLED BACK AGAIN.
STRICTLY REGULATION.
HONEST.
HE DOESN'T LIKE
THIS HOOLIGAN NAVY
MUCH BETTER THAN HE DOES
THE JAPANESE.
* 98 BOTTLES
OF BEER ON THE WALL *
* 98 BOTTLES
OF BEER ON THE WALL *
WELL, THERE'S
A HAPPY CREW.
* ...PASS IT AROUND, 97 BOTTLES
OF BEER ON THE WALL-- *
HEY, YOU BING CROSBYS,
PAINT! SLAP IT ON.
THIS AIN'T
NO MOVIE STAR'S BEDROOM.
LET'S GET MOVING!
THERE WAS A HAPPY SHIP.
IS IT ALWAYS
THIS HOT?
NO, MR. KENNEDY.
IT GETS HOTTER.
ANY, UH,
ANY QUESTIONS?
YEAH.
IS IT ONE OF OURS?
YEP.
OFFICIALLY LISTED.
1O9.
HAD A LOT
OF WEAR AND TEAR.
IT JUST NEEDS
A WOMAN'S TOUCH.
WANT TO LOOK
AT THE ENGINES?
HOW ARE THEY?
NOT AS GOOD
AS THE REST OF THE BOAT.
SAVE THE WORST
FOR LAST.
I DON'T QUITE KNOW
WHERE TO BEGIN.
I'D START LAYING THE KEEL.
STILL WANT HER?
I'D LIKE TO TRY.
YOU TRY THIS,
YOU'LL TRY ANYTHING.
[ALARM]
THIS WAY!
GOOD AFTERNOON, SIR.
GOOD AFTERNOON,
LIEUTENANT.
COMMANDER RITCHIE,
THIS IS LIEUTENANT KENNEDY.
AH, YES. YES.
WE MET.
WELCOME ABOARD.
THANK YOU, SIR.
HE THINKS HE'D LIKE
A CRACK AT THE 1O9.
DON'T BE A DAMN FOOL.
SHOW HIM THE BOAT.
I'VE SEEN IT.
THINK THAT BOAT WOULD
EVER PASS INSPECTION?
YES, SIR.
ANOTHER HOT ROD.
ALL RIGHT, YOU HAVE
ONE WEEK TO PUT IT
IN SHAPE.
THAT'S ONE WEEK.
HE'LL NEED
A GOOD CREW.
OH, HE'LL GET A CREW.
WHETHER THEY'RE ANY GOOD
WILL BE UP TO MR. KENNEDY.
YES, SIR.
WELL, I'LL SEE
WHO I CAN ROUND UP.
YOU DO THAT.
TSK, TSK, TSK.
UH!
OH, I'M SORRY, SIR.
I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE
TO CLEAN UP.
THIS ENTIRE GENERATION'S
GOING TO WIND UP DYING
FLAT ON ITS BELLY.
NOTHING PERSONAL,
LIEUTENANT.
SCHNIBBE.
THIS IS FULL
OF STRIKEOVERS AGAIN.
A CHAINED MONKEY
COULD GIVE BETTER RESULTS.
TRY USING YOUR ELBOWS.
COME IN. COME IN.
SIT DOWN.
IT'S NOT LIKE
THE OLD NAVY.
IN THE OLD DAYS,
YOU COULD EAT OFF THE DECK.
THEY TOLD US THAT
AT MELVILLE.
NOWADAYS THESE KIDS,
THESE HOTTENTOTS,
TAKE THOSE BOATS OUT,
THEY BOUNCE THEM AROUND
LIKE YO-YOS.
THEY--WHERE?
MELVILLE, SIR.
MR. KENNEDY,
I DON'T CARE
WHERE YOU'VE BEEN.
I DON'T WANT TO KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT YOU,
WHETHER YOU'VE GOT
A MOTHER, A FATHER.
AN ORPHAN CHILD,
YOU UNDERSTAND?
YOU JUST RUN A TAUT SHIP.
HANG ONTO NAVY REGULATIONS.
IF YOU DO, YOU'LL FIND ME
A FRIENDLY MAN.
IF YOU DON'T, YOU--
SCHNIBBE, WHERE'S THAT MEMO?
I'M GOING TO CHAIN UP
THAT MONKEY.
OH, THAT'S ALL,
MR. KENNEDY.
YES, SIR.
"THE MOVIE FOR TONIGHT."
WELL? YOU CAN BE REPLACED
BY A WAVE, YOU KNOW.
THAT'S ALL, SCHNIBBE.
WELCOME TO
THE SOUTH PACIFIC.
MR. KENNEDY.
ENSIGN LEONARD THOM,
YOUR EXEC.
GLAD TO MEET YOU,
LEONARD.
WELCOME ABOARD.
HOW LONG DID THEY GIVE YOU
TO PUT IT IN SHAPE?
WE'VE USED
HALF THE TIME TALKING.
WHAT ABOUT A CREW?
SO FAR I'VE GOT, UM,
ONE LAND CRAB.
COME ON, LEONARD.
I'LL SHOW YOU AROUND.
ARE THEY KIDDING?
LOOK AT THIS THING.
IS THAT
OUR MOTHER SHIP?
HOLY TOLEDO!
SHOULDN'T WE STOW
OUR GEAR ABOARD?
WE GOT TO WAIT FOR
AN OFFICER TO REPORT TO.
WHO'D WE DRAW?
I GOT A RUNDOWN
FROM ONE OF THE YEOMEN.
LET'S SEE.
THE EXEC. IS AN ENSIGN
NAMED LEONARD THOM.
HE'S HAD SOME SEA DUTY.
HE USED TO BE A TACKLE
ON THE OHIO STATE
FOOTBALL TEAM.
THAT RULES OUT MUTINY.
HOW ABOUT THE OLD MAN?
j.g. NAMED KENNEDY.
WHAT THE HELL
ARE YOU DOING?
I'M KILLING
ELEPHANTS.
STOP IT.
MAKES ME NERVOUS.
SUFFER.
SEEMS LIKE ALL HE DID
WAS GO TO SCHOOL.
NO SEA DUTY.
WROTE A BOOK.
HE SHOULD BE IN CHARGE
OF A LIBRARY.
WHAT'S THE NAME
OF THE BOOK?
WHILE ENGLAND SLEPT.
ANY PICTURES IN IT?
PITCHERS?
PICTURES, IDIOT.
HE'S LOOKING FOR PICTURES,
AND I'M AN IDIOT.
SERVING UNDER HIM
MAY RATE THE PURPLE HEART.
I'LL KEEP IT IN MIND.
YOU MEN HAVEN'T MET
OUR EXECUTIVE OFFICER,
ENSIGN THOM.
I'M LIEUTENANT KENNEDY.
DREWITCH, SIR.
MOTOR MACHINIST SECOND.
DREWITCH.
I'M HARRIS, SIR.
GUNNER'S MATE SECOND.
HARRIS.
WE WERE JUST SAYING
SHE'S A VERY SEAWORTHY CRAFT.
A LOT OF POTENTIAL,
ANYWAY.
ANY RELATION TO BUCKY?
NO, SIR.
THEY CALL ME THAT, THOUGH.
DRAWDY IS MY NAME, SIR.
MOTOR MACHINIST SECOND.
ALL RIGHT,
YOU MEN CAN STORE YOUR GEAR
IN THE ENGINEERING SHACK
UNTIL YOU'RE SQUARED AWAY.
UM, MR. KENNEDY.
YES, DREWITCH?
THERE ARE
ONLY THREE OF US.
THERE'S FIVE
OF US.
IS THIS
THE WHOLE CREW?
WELL, IT'S ALL
WE HAVE FOR NOW.
WE'LL SPEND
THE REST OF THE WAR
FIXING THE BOAT.
THEN WE'D BETTER
GET STARTED.
AYE-AYE, SIR.
ALL RIGHT, YOU'RE HOME, MEN.
GET YOUR GEAR.
SIX NEW HANDS SELECTED
WITH THE UTMOST OF CARE
TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS
OF THE 1O9.
THE ONLY SIX AVAILABLE.
I'M KIRKSEY, SIR.
TORPEDOMAN SECOND.
KIRKSEY.
MAGUIRE, SIR.
RADIOMAN SECOND.
MAGUIRE.
MARNEY, SIR.
MOTOR MAC SECOND.
MARNEY.
KOWAL, SIR.
GUNNER'S MATE THIRD.
KOWAL.
ALBERT, SIR.
SEAMAN SECOND CLASS.
ALBERT.
MAUER, SIR.
SEAMAN FIRST.
WHERE'S YOUR GEAR?
I WAS ON
THE NIAGARA.
MY GEAR WENT DOWN
WITH THE SHIP.
WE'LL SCARE UP
SOME STUFF.
THANK YOU.
ANY OF YOU MEN
KNOW HOW TO COOK?
COOK?
YEAH, I USED TO FIX SOME STUFF
FOR MY KID BROTHER, SIR.
YOU'RE OUR NEW COOK.
WHAT KIND OF STUFF?
PEANUT BUTTER
SANDWICHES, SIR.
NOTHING ELSE?
WELL, SOMETIMES I'D STICK
SOME JELLY IN THEM, SIR.
WELL, UH, MAYBE YOU COULD
COOK UP A THIRD SPECIALTY.
MAYBE.
DREWITCH, SHOW
THE MEN WHERE TO
STOW THEIR GEAR.
SIR.
DRAWDY, SHOW THESE MEN
WHERE TO STOW THEIR GEAR.
COME ON.
WHAT DO YOU THINK,
JACK?
THINK THEY'LL DO
A GOOD JOB FOR US?
SURE, IF WE DO ONE
FOR THEM.
IF WE DID GET IT
READY IN A WEEK,
IT WOULDN'T PASS
RITCHIE'S MUSTER.
DON'T WORRY. WE'RE
STILL ONE ENGINE SHORT.
HERE YOU ARE.
1 BOX.
24 CHOCOLATE BARS.
THANKS.
SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO
ABOUT GETTING A TOWER
FOR THAT SICK TORPEDO.
SAM, UM, YOU--
THANKS.
HOW ARE
YOU FELLOWS COMING?
WE'VE GOT MORE
COSMOLINE IN THE SOLVENT
THAN ON THE GUNS.
HAND IT TO ME.
I'LL GET SOME
CLEAN STUFF.
ALL RIGHT! ALL RIGHT!
SEND DOWN THE BUM
THAT DONE THIS!
I GUESS I'M YOUR MAN.
YOU KNOW WHAT YOU GOT
FOR A BRAIN, BUDDY?
A SEA PEARL.
KNOW HOW BIG THAT IS?
IT'S THE SMALLEST PEARL
IN THE WORLD.
I'M COMING UP THERE.
PERMISSION TO
COME ABOARD, SIR.
GRANTED. I'M SORRY.
IT'S NOT YOU.
IT'S THAT ENLISTED MAN.
I'LL GET WHOEVER
DUMPED OIL ON MY HEAD.
I'M YOUR MAN, CHIEF.
I'M A CHIEF PETTY OFFICER.
I WON'T TAKE THAT.
I DIDN'T REALIZE
ANYBODY WAS THERE. SORRY.
THEM SEA PEARLS IS ABOUT
THE BEST I CAN DO FOR YOU.
SAY, CHIEF,
WITH YOUR PERMISSION,
I'D LIKE TO
REPLACE THAT SHIRT.
PERMISSION GRANTED.
WANT TO TRY IT?
WHY NOT?
[WHIRR]
[ENGINES START]
COMMANDER,
DO YOU REALLY THINK
THEY CAN PASS
THIS INSPECTION?
THE MOMENT OF TRUTH.
HE'LL SAY NO.
TWO-TO-ONE?
ALL RIGHT.
TWO CHOCOLATE BARS
TO ONE.
ALL HANDS MAN
YOUR CLEANING STATIONS
FOR INSPECTION.
REQUEST PERMISSION
TO COME ABOARD.
PERMISSION GRANTED.
READY FOR INSPECTION,
COMMANDER.
WELL, THAT'S SOMETHING.
IT FLOATS.
SIR?
I SAID,
HOW MANY PRIMER COATS?
TWO.
TWO PRIMER COATS.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK
AT YOUR ENGINES.
WITH YOUR PERMISSION,
COMMANDER.
GO AHEAD.
GOOD AFTERNOON,
SIR.
ENGINE ROOM READY
FOR INSPECTION.
DRAWDY,
MOTOR MAC SECOND,
STANDING BY.
ALL THREE OF THEM WORK?
YES, SIR.
SHOW HIM,
DRAWDY.
NO, THAT WON'T
BE NECESSARY.
I TAKE
A MAN'S WORD.
CREW'S COMPARTMENT
READY FOR INSPECTION.
HARRIS, GUNNER'S MATE SECOND,
STANDING BY.
GOOD AFTERNOON.
SOMEBODY'S KID SISTER?
SORRY, SIR.
HE'S VERY SORRY,
SIR.
NO, DON'T APOLOGIZE.
IT'S THE MOST SEAWORTHY THING
I'VE SEEN ON THIS BOAT.
GOOD AFTERNOON, SIR.
GALLEY READY
FOR INSPECTION.
MAUER, SEAMAN FIRST,
STANDING BY, SIR.
MAUER.
GALLEY CLEAN,
WELL-ORDERED.
IS THERE
ANY HOT FOOD?
YES, SIR.
GOOD.
HOT FOOD?
PEANUT BUTTER
ON TOAST.
COMMANDER.
YES, LIEUTENANT?
HOW DO YOU FEEL
ABOUT IT?
HOW SHOULD I?
WELL, THE MEN
WORKED HARD.
SOME ENCOURAGEMENT
MAY BE IN ORDER.
I DON'T HAND OUT
PATS ON THE BACK
FOR A JOB
I EXPECT A MAN TO DO.
THEY'RE JUST LOOKING
FOR A LITTLE CREDIT
FOR A JOB WELL DONE.
I'M NOT A BOOKKEEPER
DABBLING
IN DEBITS OR CREDITS.
I'M A NAVAL OFFICER.
I RUN A TAUT SHIP.
YOUR BOAT'S READY
FOR TEST RUNS.
CARRY ON.
THAT'S ALL, LIEUTENANT.
I WANT TO THANK YOU MEN
FOR DOING A GOOD JOB,
A DAMN GOOD JOB.
ENGINES CHECK OUT OK
HERE, DRAWDY.
THANK YOU, SIR.
EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT
WITH YOU, LEN?
SHE'S RUNNING LIKE
THE QUEEN MARY.
PREPARE FOR
SHAKEDOWN DRILL,
GENERAL QUARTERS.
GENERAL QUARTERS.
MAN YOUR BATTLE
STATIONS!
COME ON.
COME ON.
COME ON.
COME ON.
NUMBER ONE .5O MOUNT,
MANNED AND READY, SIR.
GO!
AFT .5O, MANNED AND READY,
SIR.
RIGHT. VERY WELL.
2O MILLIMETER,
MANNED AND READY, SIR.
WHAT'S YOUR TIME?
1 MINUTE 1O SECONDS.
1O SECONDS FASTER
THAN LAST TIME.
GOOD.
SECURE GENERAL QUARTERS.
SECURE
GENERAL QUARTERS!
WELL, WHAT
DO YOU THINK?
YEAH. LET'S TAKE
A PRACTICE RUN AT THAT.
FULL SPEED AHEAD!
SLEW LOOKS GOOD.
WE'RE ABOUT 1,5OO OUT.
WE'LL CLOSE
TO 1,OOO.
HEY, WATCH IT!
STAND BY TO FIRE.
1,OOO.
ALL RIGHT.
FIRE ONE.
FIRE TWO.
RIGHT ON HIM.
WHAT'S
THEIR HURRY?
I DON'T KNOW.
LET'S FIND OUT.
[COUGH]
MAKE IT FAST,
HARRIS.
MR. KENNEDY,
DID THEY TEACH YOU
TO MANEUVER LIKE THAT
AT MELVILLE,
OR IS THAT SOMETHING
YOU PICKED UP
AT CAPE COD?
WE LIKE
THESE BOATS JUST
THE WAY THEY ARE,
SO DON'T TAKE IT
UPON YOURSELF
TO CHANGE
THE DESIGN OF THEM
BY PLAYING
BILLIARDS WITH
THOSE OTHER BOATS.
YES, SIR.
THE MAN SURE
RIDES YOUR BACK.
HE SHOULD DIRECT
THAT TENSION
TOWARDS THE ENEMY.
THE WAR WOULD BE OVER
SOONER.
WELL, I DID COME IN
A LITTLE FAST.
DRAWDY.
THOSE ENGINES
STILL CHECK
OUT OK?
YES, SIR, BUT
THOSE ENGINES
ARE PRETTY TIRED.
REVERSE THEM
IN HIGH SPEED,
THEY COULD STALL.
YOU'D WIND UP
ON THE BEACH.
THANKS, DRAWDY.
I'LL KEEP IT
IN MIND.
HOW ARE YOU, JACK?
HOW DID IT GO?
FINE.
YOUR BOAT
LOOKS GOOD.
I GOT
A GOOD CREW.
BRIEFING SESSION
IN 15 MINUTES.
THAT HARDLY
GIVES ME TIME
TO REFUEL.
YOU WON'T GET
FINISHED REFUELING
TILL AFTER DARK.
YOU'RE LAST IN LINE.
FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE.
OH, YES.
YOU SURE YOU DON'T WANT
THAT ENGINEERING JOB?
YES, I'M SURE.
I'M SURE.
HI, JOHN.
JOHN, DID YOU GET
THOSE CHOCOLATE BARS
I ASKED FOR?
YEAH. I'LL
SEND THEM DOWN
TO THE BOAT.
HEY, JACK.
OH, YEAH.
UH...LEN?
THAT'S $3.OO
YOU OWE ME.
WITH YOUR SWEET TOOTH, JACK,
YOU'LL NEVER MAKE ENDS MEET.
I GUESS WE'RE ALL HERE.
THIS BRIEFING IS MAINLY
FOR THE NEW SKIPPERS.
I'M SURE YOU KNOW THEM BY NOW--
MR. KENNEDY,
MR. LIEBENOW, MR. EDWARDS,
MR. FULLER.
I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG
WE'LL BE OPERATING OUT OF HERE.
TASK FORCE 31
HAS MADE LANDINGS ON RENDOVA.
HERE.
AS SOON AS THE ISLAND'S SECURE,
WE'LL MOVE UP.
UNTIL THEN, THE NEW SKIPPERS
WILL CONDUCT TEST RUNS,
UNLESS THE COASTWATCHERS
TURN UP SOMETHING.
FOR THE NEW OFFICERS'
BENEFIT,
THAT'S OUR LOCAL SPY SETUP.
THEY'RE AUSTRALIAN VOLUNTEERS,
AND THEY DO A GREAT JOB.
THEY'RE LOCATED
IN A LOT OF THESE ISLANDS,
REPORTING ON JAPANESE
TROOP MOVEMENTS, SHIPPING--
ANYTHING THAT'LL DO US
ANY GOOD.
YEOMAN, PASS OUT THOSE ORDERS.
READ THEM CAREFULLY, GENTLEMEN.
THEN I'LL ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS.
WELCOME TO
THE SOUTH PACIFIC.
I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WENT IN
FOR THIS SORT OF THING.
I HAD IT ALL SET UP,
LOCKED IN.
RECRUITING DUTY
IN COLUMBUS, OHIO,
WITH SEA PAY.
SOMEBODY BLEW
THE WHISTLE.
IT MUST HAVE BEEN ROOSEVELT
OR SOMEBODY WAY UP.
I HAD IT ALL
LOCKED IN.
ONE OF THESE DAYS
HE'LL TALK HIMSELF
RIGHT INTO
THE JAPANESE
IMPERIAL STAFF.
PRAIRIE DOG,
THIS IS G.S.E.
I HAVE YOUR MESSAGE
AND WILL RELAY TO TULAGI.
G.S.E. OUT.
HELLO, K.E.N.
THIS IS G.S.E.
FROM PRAIRIE DOG I HAVE
A RELAY OF MESSAGE TO TULAGI.
PRIORITY URGENT.
MESSAGE FOLLOWS.
PRAIRIE DOG URGENTLY REQUESTS
AT LEAST TWO PETER TARES
COVER FORCED WITHDRAWAL--
HIS FORCE--
BY 2 LCVPs AT BAKER 91.
I REPEAT, BAKER 91.
THIS IS K.E.N.
THIS IS K.E.N.
BAKER 91 WILL COMPLY.
OVER.
THANK YOU, K.E.N.
G.S.E. OUT.
EMERGENCY RESCUE.
WHAT CAN WE PUT
IN THE WATER?
A NOTE IN A BOTTLE.
I GOT FIVE BOATS,
TWO IN DRY DOCK,
TWO FOR NIGHT PATROL,
AND THE 1O9.
THANK YOU, SIR.
WHY?
WHAT HAPPENED?
SOMETHING
HIT THE FAN?
CLUSTER!
RESCUE MISSION.
WE'VE ONLY
GOT ENOUGH GAS
FOR A TEST RUN.
FINE. MARINE PARATROOP
BATTALION HIT CHOISEUL
TO COVER FOR
THE REAL THING
AT BOUGAINVILLE.
THEY WERE ORDERED
TO SPLIT INTO PATROLS
AND RAISE SCATTER HELL.
WIND 'EM UP!
OK.
ONE PATROL IS TRAPPED
ON THE ISLAND'S NORTH END.
WE HAVE TO GET THEM
OFF THE BEACH.
SHOULD I BEACH IT?
WE HAVE TWO
LCVPs FOR THAT.
YOUR JOB IS
TO RENDEZVOUS
AND PROVIDE COVER.
WITH THAT LITTLE GAS,
WE'LL NEVER GET BACK.
I'LL SEND YOU A TOW.
IF THAT'S
YOUR BEST OFFER,
I'LL TAKE IT.
GOOD LUCK, JACK.
THANKS.
ALL RIGHT,
STAND BY HAND LINES.
WHAT ARE YOU
READING NOW,
LENNY?
ABOUT 1,8OO.
YOU GOT
A HEAVY FOOT,
SKIPPER.
WE'RE DOWN
TO 3OO GALLONS.
YEAH. THANKS, DREWITCH.
VP 1, VP 1.
THIS IS PT 1O9.
REQUEST INSTRUCTIONS.
OVER.
WE'RE PINNED DOWN
ON THE BEACH.
NEED YOUR GUNS.
WE'LL GIVE YOU COVER FIRE
WHILE YOU LOAD AND CLEAR.
ALL RIGHT, LENNY.
I'LL TAKE OVER.
ALL STATIONS,
STAND BY!
WE'RE MOVING IN.
[GUNFIRE]
[GUNFIRE]
COMMENCE FIRING!
COMMENCE FIRING!
[FIRING]
ALL RIGHT, STAND BY, DREWITCH.
WE'RE IDLING DOWN.
NETS OVER THE PORT SIDE!
NETS OVER THE PORT SIDE!
NETS OVER THE PORT SIDE!
HELP HIM WITH THAT CARGO NET!
GET IT OVER.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO!
[GUNFIRE]
SKIPPER!
OUR FUEL GAUGES ARE
BOUNCING ON ZERO!
[GUNFIRE]
GET THOSE MEN
OUT OF THE WATER!
AH!
GET THAT WOUNDED MAN ABOARD.
GET HIM DOWN BELOW.
GET HIM AROUND
THE OTHER SIDE.
[GUNFIRE]
WOUNDED MAN.
HELP HIM!
OH!
STARK, GET
ON THAT GUN!
MAC, OVER HERE!
AH!
GET THOSE NETS UP!
LET'S GET
OUT OF HERE!
WE DON'T STAND A CHANCE
OF GETTING BACK TO TULAGI
UNLESS YOU FIND
A GAS STATION
OUT HERE SOMEPLACE.
[ENGINES SPUTTER]
[ENGINES SPUTTERING]
WE'VE HAD IT,
SKIPPER.
YOU'D BETTER
RIG THE SAILS.
[ENGINES STOP]
AT LEAST
WE'RE OUT OF RANGE.
THE TIDE'S
COMING IN.
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
COME IN, PETER TARE.
THIS IS HANGNAIL. COME IN.
COME IN, PETER TARE.
ANY PETER TARE,
COME IN.
PETER TARE,
THIS IS HANGNAIL.
COME IN.
PETER TARE,
THIS IS GERONIMO.
WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE?
CAN YOU
GIVE US A TOW?
YES.
ANOTHER TWO MINUTES,
THOSE ZEROES WILL BE
CLIMBING DOWN OUR BACKS.
WHERE IS HE?
JACK, OFF OUR
PORT BOW.
LENNY,
GIVE THEM A HAND
WITH THE BOW LINE.
RIGHT.
OK, HAUL AWAY!
LENNY, KEEP THE CREW
AT GENERAL QUARTERS.
LET TULAGI KNOW
WHAT'S GOING ON.
PULL BACK!
HOW ARE
YOU DOING?
FINE. ALL I NEED
ARE SOME ASPIRINS
AND A BAND-AID.
HOW ARE YOU DOING,
DRAWDY?
NOT TOO GOOD, SIR.
DREWITCH?
ARE WE GOING TO BE REPLACED,
MR. KENNEDY?
YEAH.
JUST SITTING IN A HOSPITAL
WITH THEM BOMBS COMING DOWN.
WANT TO
TRADE PLACES?
THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.
LET HIM SIT
IN THE HOSPITAL.
NO CHANCE,
HUH?
AFRAID NOT, DREWITCH.
WE'LL COME AND VISIT YOU.
I'LL BRING YOU
OVER A SNACK
EVERY NOW AND THEN.
DON'T DO US ANY FAVORS.
HELP YOU GUYS?
YEAH. WE'RE REPLACEMENTS.
IS THE XO ABOARD?
BACK IN A COUPLE
OF MINUTES.
COME ON ABOARD.
I'M MAGUIRE.
STARKEY. JOHNSON.
ZINSER.
I'M McMAHON.
WHO ARE WE
REPLACING?
A LITTLE TROUBLE
AT CHOISEUL.
NOTHING SERIOUS.
[BLAST]
IT'S JUST THE COOK FISHING.
WITH
A HAND GRENADE?
IN A WAR,
YOU DON'T HAVE TIME
TO SIT AROUND LIKE
HUCKLEBERRY FINN.
COME ON,
I'LL TAKE YOU
DOWN BELOW.
* WELL, IT AIN'T GONNA
RAIN NO MORE, NO MORE *
* IT AIN'T GONNA RAIN NO MORE *
* HOW IN THE WORLD
DOES HARRIS KNOW *
* IT AIN'T GONNA RAIN
NO MORE? *
YOU WANT
TO HEAR SOME NEWS?
THE WAR'S
OVER.
NO. THAT HAPPENS
ON NEXT TUESDAY.
WE'RE GOING TO RENDOVA,
AND RITCHIE STAYS HERE.
THE WAY THOSE JAPANESE FLYERS
COVER THAT RENDOVA CROSSING,
YOU'D THINK THE WHOLE WAR
WAS TAKING PLACE THERE.
KIRKSEY, DON'T WORRY.
ALL WE GET IS THE JAPS.
THEY GOT RITCHIE.
WE'RE GETTING
A BETTER DEAL.
IS THE CAPTAIN IN?
YES, SIR.
[KNOCKING]
COME IN.
GO AHEAD, COMMANDER.
I GUESS SOME OF
THESE YEOMEN CAN
REALLY FOUL THINGS UP.
THESE, UH, THESE ORDERS
ARE ALL WRONG.
THE ORDERS ARE CORRECT.
YOU'RE STAYING BEHIND.
IN THREE WEEKS,
THIS WILL ALL
BE BACKWASH.
YOU'RE DOING
A JOB HERE.
THAT'S WHAT
THEY TOLD ME
IN THE LAST WAR.
I WAS IN DESTROYERS,
GREYHOUNDS OF
THE FLEET.
TIED UP TO A PIER IN
BAYONNE, NEW JERSEY.
I KNOW.
I'VE READ YOUR
SERVICE RECORD.
THEN YOU ALSO KNOW
I'VE BEEN PASSED
OVER TWICE ALREADY.
YOU LEAVE ME BEHIND,
IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN.
THIS IS A DIFFERENT WAR,
A DIFFERENT BREED
OF FIGHTING MEN.
YOU'VE NEVER TRIED
TO UNDERSTAND THESE PT BOYS.
WHY SHOULD
THEY FOLLOW NAVY REGS,
FIGHTING DESTROYERS
FROM A PIECE OF PLYWOOD?
THAT'S
WHAT'S EATING ME--
THEY'RE IN COMBAT.
I'VE BEEN IN THIS
NAVY 25 YEARS.
I'VE NEVER BEEN
CLOSE ENOUGH
TO THE ENEMY
TO SHAKE A FIST
AT THEM.
CAPTAIN,
I'M NO HERO.
FOR ALL I KNOW,
I MAY EVEN BE
A COWARD.
IF I AM,
I THINK I COULD
LIVE WITH IT,
BUT...
BUT I'D AT LEAST
LIKE THE CHANCE
TO FIND OUT.
BUSHED, PAPPY?
I WISH SOMEBODY
WOULD INVENT
A MIDDLE-AGED WAR.
I DON'T GET IT.
US, YES, BUT YOU,
HOW DID YOU GET
TRAPPED IN THIS THING?
MY STEPSON
JOINED UP.
WHERE DOES THAT
LEAVE ME?
I SEE YOUR POINT,
BUT IT'S COVERED
WITH FOG.
I CAN'T CLIMB UP
ON MY SON'S KNEE
AND ASK HIM
ABOUT THE WAR.
IT WOULDN'T BE
DIGNIFIED.
SKIPPER,
TOPSIDE!
SCHNIBBE, WHAT'S
THE SERIAL NUMBER
OF THAT JEEP?
I DON'T KNOW, SIR.
FIND OUT.
I WANT THE SAME JEEP.
ROGERS, ABOUT THAT
MOSQUITO NETTING.
I WANT IT
TO ARRIVE INTACT.
PACK IT CAREFULLY.
I'LL TRY, SIR.
IF I GET A BITE,
SOMEBODY WILL GET STUNG.
REQUEST PERMISSION
TO COME ABOARD.
PERMISSION
GRANTED.
I'M RIDING WITH YOU
TO RENDOVA.
ARE YOU IN CHARGE
OF BOATS THERE, SIR?
NATURALLY.
WELCOME ABOARD, SIR.
THANK YOU.
IS THIS THE WAY
TO, UH, COLUMBUS, OHIO?
I WIND UP IN TULAGI.
I MAKE
THE BEST OF IT
BY TRYING TO GET
TO THE MAINTENANCE
OFFICER.
SCUTTLEBUTT HAS IT
THAT HE STAYS
BEHIND.
MAYBE YOU'RE NOT USING
THE RIGHT JUICE.
MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE
GONE TO HARVARD.
"HAHVAHD."
YES, SIR.
WIND 'EM UP!
STAND BY TO CAST OFF.
[ENGINES START]
CAST OFF YOUR BOW LINE.
SCHNIBBE!
LET'S GET THE HELL
OUT OF HERE.
ZERO AT 5:OO, SIR!
GENERAL QUARTERS!
MAN YOUR BATTLE
STATIONS!
REQUEST PERMISSION
TO STAND BY
AT THE 2O MILLIMETER.
PERMISSION GRANTED.
ENGINE ROOM, STAND BY.
GENERAL QUARTERS.
AFT .5O, MANNED
AND READY, SIR!
FIRE AT WILL.
[GUN FIRING]
[BULLETS RICOCHETTING]
REQUEST PERMISSION
TO TAKE OVER YOUR GUN.
COME ON. LET ME
HAVE A CRACK AT HIM.
GO AHEAD, SIR.
[FIRING GUN]
YOU GOT HIM, SIR!
YEAH!
[EXPLOSION]
GOOD SHOOTING,
COMMANDER.
AH, BEGINNER'S LUCK.
BUT THANKS, SON.
THANKS VERY MUCH.
YES, SIR.
THAT WAS NICE SHOOTING,
COMMANDER.
YOU LED THAT PLANE
JUST RIGHT.
OH, THANKS, MARNEY.
HE JUST
KIND OF SLID IT
INTO MY
LINE OF FIRE.
YOU MUST HAVE HAD
A LOT OF GUNNERY
EXPERIENCE.
YEAH, WE CAN
LET IT GO AT THAT.
SKIPPER!
TRYING TO
BEAT US IN.
THERE GOES
OUR SACK TIME.
NOT AGAIN.
STAND BY YOUR BOW LINES.
REMEMBER WHAT
DRAWDY SAID
ABOUT THOSE ENGINES,
SKIPPER.
[GEARS GRINDING]
SKIPPER! SKIPPER!
CAN'T REVERSE!
CLEAR THE DECKS!
JACK, THERE'S A BOAT
COMING OUT.
I SEE IT.
GET A LINE OVER
TO THOSE MEN!
MARNEY, GET THE FORWARD
SPRING LINE!
HARRIS,
GET THE AFT SPRING LINE!
OH!
WELL, THAT TEARS IT.
OOH!
HARRIS, THROW OUT
THE SPRING LINE!
GRAB A LINE, CHIEF!
THROW THEM
THE JACOB'S LADDER!
GET THEM OUT!
HAUL IN
YOUR BOW LINE!
MR. KENNEDY!
DID YOU ARRANGE
THIS LANDING
FOR MY BENEFIT?
NO, SIR.
I'LL PUT IT
ON MY REPORT.
JUST MAKE SURE
IT JIBES WITH
MY REPORT!
YES, SIR!
IT'S FREE, JACK.
TAKE HER OUT.
I DON'T IMAGINE
I'M VERY POPULAR
WITH THE SEABEES.
HELLO, JACK.
WHEN DID
YOU GET IN?
COUPLE DAYS AGO.
LENNY,
WELCOME TO YOUR NEW HOME.
THAT WAS A VERY
IMPRESSIVE LANDING.
IT DIDN'T
IMPRESS RITCHIE.
HE'S SENTIMENTAL
WHERE HIS BOATS ARE CONCERNED.
I CAN
UNDERSTAND THAT.
YOU'RE BOTH WANTED
UP AT OPERATIONS RIGHT AWAY.
WHAT'S UP?
BRIEFING.
SOMETHING BIG,
I THINK.
YOU'LL BE
ASSIGNED TO
BRANTINGHAM'S GROUP.
SQUADRON COMMANDER?
YEAH.
AND A DAMN GOOD ONE.
HOW COME THEY
CALL THIS PLACE TODD CITY?
LEON TODD JR.--
FIRST PT MAN
KILLED AT RENDOVA.
THIS WAY, JACK.
THIS IS IT.
I'M LEAVING ON
SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT
FOR A FEW DAYS.
I'LL SEE YOU SOON.
GOOD LUCK, SIR.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT
WRECKING THAT SHED.
YOU'RE NOT
THE FIRST ONE.
WE HAVE A MESSAGE
FROM C.T.F. 31.
I'LL TRY TO SUMMARIZE.
THERE'S A STRONG CHANCE
THE EXPRESS
MAY RUN TONIGHT.
THAT MEANS DESTROYERS
PLUS HEAVY BARGE TRAFFIC.
THEIR MISSION IS
TO LAND AT VILA.
I NEED EVERY AVAILABLE PT.
FOUR OF OUR BOATS
HAVE RADAR.
FORM A DIVISION
AROUND EACH OF THOSE FOUR.
COOKMAN, PATROL
SOUTH FERGUSON PASSAGE.
SCOTT, YOUR AREA IS
EAST OF MAKUTI ISLAND.
BERNDSTON, YOUR GROUP WILL
PATROL OPPOSITE GATERE VILLAGE.
MY GROUP WILL BE
FARTHEST UP THE STRAIT,
OPPOSITE VANGA VANGA.
THIS SHOULD STOP
ANY MOVE TO VILA.
WE'RE ON
CONDITION RED, SIR.
BOAT CAPTAINS,
MAN YOUR BOATS.
[SIREN]
[GUNS FIRING]
AAH! WATCH THE KIDNEYS.
THEY ONLY ISSUE TWO.
SORRY, PAL.
JACK!
BARNEY, WHERE DID
YOU COME FROM?
GUADALCANAL.
WHAT ARE YOU
DOING HERE?
FIGHTING THE ENEMY.
I GOT TO
GET TO MY BOAT.
I'LL SEE YOU LATER.
LISTEN, JACK!
STAND BY, ENGINE ROOM!
WHERE THE HELL
IS THE SKIPPER?
HE'S ON HIS WAY.
GET READY
TO CAST OFF!
YOUR ENGINES ALL RIGHT
DOWN THERE?
WHAT HAPPENED DOWN THERE?
HARRIS! 2:OO!
THE WATER JACKETS
ARE PUNCTURED.
YOU CAN'T
RUN THE ENGINES.
MAUER! MAGUIRE!
FORGET THOSE LINES.
THE ENGINES ARE DEAD!
HARRIS! 9:OO!
OUR POSITION
ON VANGA VANGA
SHOULD BE
A VERY BUSY ONE.
BE SURE YOUR FISH
ARE READY TO FIRE.
IF THEY GO NORTH,
WE HAVE
DESTROYERS AND PTs.
LIEUTENANT BRANTINGHAM.
WHAT IS IT, MR. ROSS?
I'M WITHOUT
AN ASSIGNMENT.
IF ANYBODY
NEEDS HELP,
I'M AVAILABLE.
I'M PUTTING ON
A 37 MILLIMETER.
HAVE A GO AT THAT.
I'LL TAKE IT.
WHERE DID YOU GET
A 37 MILLIMETER?
I FOUND IT
LYING AROUND TULAGI.
IT GIVES US
ADDED FIRE POWER.
ALL RIGHT, ROSS.
YOU'RE ON THE 1O9.
THAT'S IT.
MONITOR REGULAR CHANNELS.
GOOD LUCK,
AND GET GOING.
HAVEN'T YOU HAD ENOUGH
ACTION FOR ONE DAY?
IT'S NOT SAFE
ON THAT ISLAND.
I'D RATHER HAVE
A BOAT UNDER ME.
YOU CAN OPERATE
A 37 MILLIMETER?
I'M PRETTY QUICK
TO LEARN.
NOW WE GOT
A LITTLE CLASS.
WHAT ABOUT
THE MOUNTING, SIR?
LASH IT
TO THE PLANKS FOR NOW.
YES, SKIPPER.
WHAT ARE
WE DOING WITH
AN ANTITANK GUN?
SKIPPER WOULD
MOUNT A TANK
IF HE COULD FIND ONE.
TAKE IT OVER,
LENNY.
* BEE DEE DEE *
* DEE DEE DEE *
I'M NOT TOO CRAZY
ABOUT HAVING HIM AROUND.
IT'S BAD LUCK
HAVING A STRANGER ABOARD.
THAT'S FOR SHIPS
LIKE MOBY-DICK,
NOT THIS ONE.
YOU'LL HAVE TO SHOW ME
HOW A 37 WORKS.
I HAVE
A SMALL CONFESSION--
WE'LL
LEARN TOGETHER.
HEY, MAC.
YEAH, ANDY?
WILL YOU TAKE CARE
OF MY THINGS?
WHAT THINGS?
MY THINGS.
WHATEVER BELONGS
TO ME.
WHEN WE GET BACK,
YOU BETTER SACK IN
FOR A WHILE.
I'M NOT COMING BACK.
AH, STOW IT.
MAGUIRE,
I'M GOING TO
GET KILLED.
THE LAST TWO BOATS
I WAS ON,
THERE WAS ALWAYS
A GUY WHO THOUGHT THAT.
THEY KNEW, TOO.
THEY KNEW NOTHING.
NO ONE DIED.
SKIPPER.
CAN YOU
SPARE A MINUTE?
SURE. WHAT IS IT?
YOU BETTER
TALK TO KIRKSEY.
HE'S AFRAID
THEY'RE GOING TO
MAIL HIM HOME.
ALL RIGHT.
KIRKSEY.
MR. KENNEDY.
JOIN ME?
NO, THANK YOU, SIR.
MAYBE I DO NEED
A CUP, LIEUTENANT.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S
THE MATTER WITH ME.
I GOT
THIS AWFUL FEELING
I'M NOT COMING BACK.
THERE ISN'T
A MAN ON THIS BOAT
WHO HASN'T HAD
THAT THOUGHT.
YOU DON'T
UNDERSTAND,
MR. KENNEDY.
I DON'T THINK IT.
I KNOW IT.
DID YOU EVER
HAVE A FEELING
SOMETHING'S
GOING TO HAPPEN
RIGHT BEFORE
IT DOES HAPPEN?
YES.
IT'S LIKE SOMEBODY
PUT A COLD HAND
ON MY HEART.
IT COULD HAPPEN, ANDY.
YOU COULD DIE.
THAT'S WAR.
TRY TO REMEMBER
THE ODDS ARE ON OUR SIDE.
YES, SIR.
BUT THE JAPS AREN'T.
YOU TELLING ME
I SHOULDN'T
WORRY, SIR?
NO. YOU'D BE A FOOL
IF YOU DIDN'T.
THEN WHAT
CAN A MAN DO,
MR. KENNEDY,
EXCEPT PRAY?
YOU CAN DO YOUR JOB,
LIKE ALL OF US.
SEE ANYTHING?
NO, BUT THE PETER TARES
SHOULD BE
ON STATION NOW.
THEY'RE GOING TO
HAVE A ROUGH TIME
FINDING ANYTHING
OUT THERE TONIGHT.
WE'RE ON STATION.
VANGA VANGA
ON THE STARBOARD BEAM.
REDUCE SPEED
TO 6 KNOTS.
MUFFLE ALL ENGINES.
INFORM THE OTHER BOATS
BY BLINKER LIGHT.
6 KNOTS. MUFFLE.
MUFFLE DOWN.
MESSAGE FROM
OAK 11, SIR.
REDUCE SPEED
TO 6 KNOTS.
MUFFLE ALL ENGINES.
THANKS, MAC.
ENGINE ROOM,
MUFFLE YOUR ENGINES.
[ENGINES SILENCED]
CAN'T SEE
A THING TONIGHT.
I HEAR
WE GET RADAR
NEXT MONTH.
YEAH.
SURE IS
A LOT OF WATER
OUT THERE.
YEAH, THAT'S JUST
THE TOP OF IT.
CAN YOU SPOT
THE 159, MAUER?
NO, SIR. NOT NOW.
SHE WAS
OFF THE PORT BEAM
ABOUT
1O MINUTES AGO.
RADAR CONTACT.
BEARING--O95.
RANGE--3,5OO.
MUST BE BARGES
CLOSE TO THE BEACH.
I JUST RECEIVED ORDERS
FROM OAK ZERO.
PATROL SOUTH
TOWARD WANA WANA.
I DON'T KNOW
WHERE THAT IS.
LENNY,
CHECK THE CHART.
SHIP AT 2:OO!
[SHOUTING IN JAPANESE]
HEY!
AAH!
AAH!
SOMEBODY! SOMEBODY!
HELP!
ANYBODY BELOW?
I DON'T KNOW, SIR.
GIVE MAUER A HAND.
AAH!
AAH!
MAUER, HAUL AWAY!
PAPPY! I--PAPPY!
PAPPY? PAPPY?
PAP!
OH, MY GOD!
OH, GOD!
HEY, SOMEBODY!
HEY!
PAPPY'S ALL BURNED!
AAH. AAH.
AAH.
SOMEBODY!
MAGUIRE!
JOHNSON!
MARNEY!
OVER HERE!
I'LL GET HIM.
HELP ME!
IT'S JOHNSON!
I'M OVER HERE!
HELP!
MR. KENNEDY!
I'VE GOT HIM, BUCK.
CAN YOU MAKE IT?
[COUGHING]
YES.
JOHNSON!
I CAN'T FEEL MY LEG!
COME ON, BUCK.
WE'RE ALMOST THERE.
MY LEG WON'T WORK.
COME ON!
AAH!
UH!
AAH!
I'M GOING BACK
FOR BUCKY.
GIVE ME A HAND!
OVER HERE!
WATCH IT.
TAKE IT EASY.
AAH! AAH!
AAH!
HOW ARE YOU DOING,
BUCKY?
LEAVE ME ALONE.
COME ON.
LEAVE ME ALONE!
COME ON.
IT ISN'T FAR.
COME ON!
BAD ARM.
EASY.
FOR A GUY FROM BOSTON,
YOU'RE PUTTING UP
A HELL OF AN EXHIBIT.
I DON'T NEED
ANYBODY'S HELP.
KICK.
KICK!
KICK!
COME ON! KICK!
WATCH IT!
MAC!
COME ON, BUCK.
WE'RE HERE.
OK, SIR.
AAH!
WATCH HIS LEG.
AAH!
EVERYBODY ABOARD?
EVERYBODY BUT MARNEY
AND KIRKSEY.
MAC, TAKE A LOOK
AT THE STARBOARD SIDE.
IT'S MY LEGS.
THEY DON'T WORK.
MARNEY!
KIRKSEY!
MARNEY!
MARNEY!
MARNEY!
KIRKSEY!
KIRKSEY!
MARNEY!
MARNEY!
KIRKSEY!
KIRKSEY!
MARNEY!
MARNEY!
MARNEY!
KIRKSEY!
MARNEY!
MARNEY!
KIRKSEY!
WHAT HAPPENED
TO THE 1O9?
THERE'S BEEN
NO RADIO CONTACT
SINCE WANA WANA.
MAYBE OPERATIONS
KNOWS SOMETHING.
SEND THIS MESSAGE
TO C.O. PAT RON BAKER
ON GUADAL.
BELIEVE PT 1O9 LOST,
NIGHT ACTION,
2 AUGUST.
2 MILES NORTHWEST
MERESU.
REPEAT MERESU.
CREW OF 13.
REQUEST AIR SEARCH
EARLIEST POSSIBLE.
HAVE CAPTAIN SAUNDERS
RELEASE THAT.
EVANS REPORTED
A BARGE AFIRE
AND AN OIL SLICK
2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MERESU.
THAT COULD
BE THE PT 1O9.
MAYBE THE CREW'S
IN THE WATER
OR ON THE BEACH.
AAH!
[MOANING]
PICKED A HELL OF A TIME
TO HITCHHIKE, MR. ROSS.
HOW'S HE DOING,
LENNY?
THIRD-DEGREE BURNS
ON BOTH HIS ARMS.
SHOULDER AND HIS FACE
AREN'T MUCH BETTER.
ZINSER!
HOW'S JOHNSON?
HE'S BETTER.
HE'S STOPPED THROWING UP.
IF THEY COME
OUT HERE,
WHAT WILL WE DO--
FIGHT OR SURRENDER?
WHAT WILL
YOU FIGHT WITH?
WE GOT A 37 MILLIMETER,
THIS TOMMY GUN, AND SOME .45s.
SUPPOSE THE GUNS
DON'T FIRE.
THEN WE'LL THROW
BULLETS AT THEM.
I WON'T SURRENDER.
WHAT IF THEY
SEND AN ARMY?
WE'RE NO GOOD
TO ANYBODY DEAD.
I WON'T SURRENDER!
I GOT A FAMILY!
YOU WON'T SEE THEM
IF YOU SURRENDER!
KNOCK IT OFF!
LENNY,
GIVE ME THAT MAP.
[CRACKING]
IF THIS THING
DOESN'T GO UNDER,
WE'LL FLOAT
INTO THEIR LAPS.
THE QUESTION IS...
WHICH ISLAND?
YOU'RE NOT THINKING
OF SWIMMING THERE,
ARE YOU?
I'M OPEN
TO SUGGESTIONS.
YOU GOT
ANY BETTER ONES?
MOST OF THOSE ISLANDS
ARE HELD BY THE ENEMY.
WE KNOW KOLOMBANGARA IS.
WE KNOW GIZO IS.
HERE...
HERE'S ONE--
PLUM PUDDING.
ABOUT 3 1/2 MILES.
I THINK
WE CAN MAKE IT.
IT WILL TAKE US
ABOUT FOUR HOURS.
IT'S OUR BEST BET.
SIR?
SOME OF THESE MEN
DON'T SWIM TOO WELL.
DON'T WORRY,
BUCKY.
WE'LL MAKE IT.
WE'LL BE
SPREAD OUT.
WE'LL LASH
THE PLANKS TOGETHER.
PAPPY CAN'T MAKE IT.
I'LL TAKE CARE OF PAPPY.
COME ON.
MAGUIRE, TAKE
THAT BATTLE LANTERN.
LASH IT TO THE PLANK.
RIGHT, SIR.
YOU THINK WE'LL MAKE IT,
DON'T YOU?
TAKE BETS ON IT,
BUCKY.
PUT YOUR FEET
UNDER YOU.
ATTA-BOY.
LIFT HIM UP.
UP, PAPPY.
EVERYBODY, TIE YOUR SHOES
TO THE PLANK.
WE'LL NEED THEM LATER ON.
YOU GOT PAPPY?
EASY, JOHNSON.
WATCH YOUR FEET.
YOU GOT HIM?
BRING HIM ON
DOWN HERE.
EASY.
EASY
ON THOSE BURNS.
YOU ALL RIGHT,
PAPPY?
4 MILES
IS A LONG WAY.
IT'S ONLY 3 INCHES
ON THE CHART, BUCKY.
[CREAKING]
SKIPPER,
THERE SHE ROLLS.
P.W.D.
P.W.D., THIS IS G.S.E.
G.S.E.,
THIS IS P.W.D.
GO AHEAD.
LAST NIGHT'S FIRE
SEEMS TO BE A SMALL BARGE.
IT'S AFLOAT
AND STILL VISIBLE.
JAPANESE ISLAND PATROLS
ARE STILL ACTIVE. OUT.
ALBERT, WHAT THE HELL
DID YOU DO THAT FOR?
THEY'RE HEAVY.
WHO NEEDS THEM?
YOU'LL FIND OUT
WHEN THAT CORAL
GETS TO YOU.
COME ON, JOHNSON.
HANG ON THERE.
WE'LL HAVE YOU
ON THAT BEACH
IN NO TIME.
HOW YOU DOING,
PAPPY?
OK, SKIPPER.
[ENGINE]
HURRY UP. JAP BARGE.
OH, MY GOD.
MOVE FURTHER
UP IN THE BRUSH.
BARNEY.
YOU NEVER INTRODUCE ME
TO YOUR FRIENDS.
THEY'LL BE BACK.
WONDERFUL.
OUR BOATS SHOULD
COME THROUGH TONIGHT.
THEY COULD GO
THROUGH GIZO STRAIT.
THEN THEY MUST
LEAVE THIS WAY.
I COULD GET OUT THERE
WITH A LANTERN
AND FLAG THEM DOWN.
YOU WOULD HAVE TO
TREAD WATER ALL NIGHT.
THERE'S A REEF.
I COULD WALK
PART OF THE WAY.
YOU'LL NEVER COME BACK,
BUDDY.
WELL, I CAN'T SEND
FOR ROOM SERVICE.
HOW YOU DOING,
PAPPY?
FINE.
I JUST DON'T LOOK SO GOOD,
THAT'S ALL.
OIL FROM THOSE COCONUTS
MIGHT HELP THOSE BURNS.
YEAH.
HOW ABOUT A SIGNAL FIRE,
IN CASE THERE'S
A RESCUE PARTY?
BUILD A FIRE,
WE'LL BE RESCUED
IN 1O MINUTES
BY THE JAPANESE.
LIKE BURGLARS BREAKING
INTO A POLICE STATION,
IT TENDS TO BE AWKWARD.
GET SOME OF THE MEN
TO HAUL DOWN COCONUTS.
TRY THE OIL
ON THESE BURNS.
OAK LEAF 1,
THIS IS BLUE JAY.
WE'VE SPOTTED WRECKAGE
MIDCHANNEL.
NO SURVIVORS.
REPEAT--
NO SURVIVORS SEEN.
OUT.
LENNY.
KEEP LOOKOUTS
POSTED ALL NIGHT,
BOTH ENDS
OF THE ISLAND.
ZINSER, MAUER,
TAKE THE FIRST WATCH.
GOOD LUCK.
AIN'T THAT THE BIGGEST
DAMN FOOL YOU EVER SAW?
SIR?
I HOPE OUR BOATS COME THROUGH
FERGUSON PASSAGE TONIGHT.
THAT'S WHERE HE'LL BE.
OAK LEAF,
THIS IS TIGERTAIL LEADER. OVER.
TIGERTAIL LEADER,
THIS IS OAK LEAF. OVER.
HAVE COMPLETED
VELLA LAVELLA SWEEP.
AM RETURNING HOME.
YOUR ORDER RETURN
FERGUSON PASSAGE.
THE CHANNEL IS NARROW,
VISIBILITY LOW.
REQUEST PERMISSION
RETURN BLACKETT STRAIT. OVER.
PERMISSION GRANTED. OVER.
ROGER, OAK LEAF.
OVER AND OUT.
LET'S GO HOME
THROUGH BLACKETT STRAIT.
RECORDING HOW LONG
WE'RE STUCK HERE.
NOTCH A DAY.
SURE YOU GOT
ENOUGH PLANK?
[COUGHING]
YOU ALL RIGHT,
STARKEY?
WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO US?
WE GOING TO SIT HERE
AND DIE?
SKIPPER WILL
TURN UP SOMETHING.
SKIPPER'S BEEN GONE
1O HOURS.
WHERE DO THEY THINK WE ARE,
AT SHIP'S STORE OR A.W.O.L.?
I WISH I COULD
DO SOMETHING
TO GET THEIR MINDS
OFF THIS.
MAYBE THEY MIGHT ENJOY
A LITTLE SNOOKER
OR A TEA DANCE
OR SOMETHING.
OF COURSE,
WE'RE NOT REALLY
SET UP FOR IT,
ARE WE, LENNY?
MR. THOM! MR. ROSS!
HE'S BACK!
I'LL GIVE YOU A HAND.
THAT'S IT.
THAT'S IT.
MOVE HIM OFF THE BEACH.
TAKE IT EASY.
THEY DIDN'T COME.
ALL I SAW WAS A JAP BARGE.
BARNEY, YOU GO OUT TONIGHT.
JACK, I'M WITH YOU,
SO IS EVERYBODY ELSE.
BUT IF SOMETHING
DOESN'T HAPPEN
PRETTY SOON,
WE'RE GOING
TO TAP OUT.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
WELL, UH...
THERE'S A JAPANESE-HELD
ISLAND OVER THERE.
YEAH?
SOME OF THE MEN
FEEL IT'S BETTER
THAN NOTHING.
THAT MEANS GIVING UP.
NOBODY'S GIVING UP.
WE'RE GOING
TO GET OUT OF HERE.
ALL RIGHT.
WE'LL WAIT AND SEE.
GET SOME REST.
YOU'RE GOING OUT...
TONIGHT.
GOOD MORNING, SIR.
MORNING.
WELL?
NO SIGN OF THEM,
SIR.
WE PATROLLED
BLACKETT STRAIT
ALL NIGHT.
IS THAT
THE ONLY PLACE
THEY COULD BE?
FACE IT.
THE 1O9 IS GONE.
JUST A MINUTE!
YOU THINK
I WORRY TOO MUCH
ABOUT THOSE BOATS.
A LOT OF PEOPLE
AROUND HERE THINK SO.
I WORRY ABOUT
THOSE BOATS
FOR ONE REASON--
THOSE BOATS HAVE
A DECK ON THEM,
AND MEN STAND
ON THOSE DECKS.
I WON'T GIVE UP
THE 1O9.
SHE HAD MEN
ON HER DECK.
I DON'T WANT
THE DECK BACK.
I WANT THE MEN
THAT WERE STANDING
ON IT.
THAT'S THE ONLY
THING THAT MATTERS.
DON'T GIVE ME ANY
OF YOUR SMART MOUTH
AGAIN.
WANT TO PUT
A HIGH GLOSS ON THESE,
PLEASE, PORTER?
WAKE MY FRIEND
WHEN HE GETS
TO HYANNISPORT.
GOOD LUCK, MR. ROSS.
WELL, THERE'S NOTHING
OUT THERE TO BE AFRAID OF.
RIGHT, MAC?
RIGHT, SIR.
RIGHT.
IT LOOKS AS IF THEY'RE CHECKING
ISLAND BY ISLAND.
THANKS, ZINSER.
IF THEY CHECK
THIS ISLAND,
WE'LL HAVE TO
TAKE ANOTHER SWIM.
OR MAKE A STAND HERE.
THEY SEND A DOZEN MEN
AND WE KILL THEM ALL,
THEY'D SEND 5OO MORE.
PAPPY.
LET ME PUT A LITTLE MORE
OF THIS STUFF ON YOU.
IT DOESN'T
DO ANY GOOD.
SKIPPER!
SKIPPER! HE'S HERE!
WATCH IT, MAC.
GET SOMETHING FOR HIM.
GENTLY, EVERYBODY.
I'M SORRY, JACK.
I DREW A BLANK.
HOW DO YOU FEEL?
OK.
I RESTED A WHILE
ON A LITTLE ISLAND.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S START
LASHING OUR GEAR TOGETHER.
WE'RE GOING TO OLASANA.
NO MORE REEF.
MY FEET ARE ALREADY
CUT TO THE BONE.
I WON'T BE ABLE TO.
YOU'LL HAVE TO.
THERE ARE
NO JAPS HERE.
THERE'S NO FOOD.
IF WE CAN GET FOOD,
IT'LL BE SUKIYAKI.
WE'LL BE CLOSER TO
OUR BOATS.
THEY SHOULD
BE COMING THROUGH
TONIGHT.
ODDS ARE
ON OUR SIDE.
BOY, YOU KILL ME.
YOU REALLY DO.
HERE WE ARE BEAT AND BURNED
AND GIVEN UP FOR DEAD,
LIVING ON GREEN COCONUTS
AND NO WATER
IN THE MIDDLE
OF 15,OOO JAPANESE SOLDIERS,
AND YOU DECIDE
THE ODDS ARE WITH US.
IT'S A FLAW
IN MY CHARACTER.
ALMOST THERE, PAPPY.
AH!
ALL RIGHT,
WE'LL REST HERE A WHILE.
THEN WE'LL SCOUT THE ISLAND
FOR FOOD AND WATER.
LENNY, YOU TAKE
HARRIS AND MAUER
TO THE NORTH END.
I'LL TAKE THE OTHERS
TO THE SOUTH END.
HELLO, P.W.D.
P.W.D.
THIS IS G.S.E.
THIS IS P.W.D.
GO AHEAD, G.S.E.
FURTHER REPORT
ON FOREDECK OF 1O9.
IT HAS GROUNDED ON A REEF
AT SOUTH GROSS ISLAND.
I'LL REPEAT THAT.
FOREDECK 1O9 GROUNDED ON REEF
AT SOUTH GROSS ISLAND. OUT.
P.W.D. ACKNOWLEDGES.
OUT.
SIR, HOW WOULD YOU LIKE
THAT COASTWATCHER'S JOB,
JUST SITTING ON THE CLIFF
WITH NOTHING TO DO?
SCHNIBBE,
SOME MEN FIGHT A WAR
FROM THE TURRET
OF A 16-INCH GUN.
OTHER GUYS
SWEAT IT OUT
IN AN OFFICE
OR MAYBE ON TOP
OF A HILL
ON SOME
GODFORSAKEN ISLAND.
THAT DOESN'T MEAN
THEIR JOB'S ANY EASIER.
EVANS IS ALL ALONE
ON THAT ISLAND.
IF AN ENEMY PATROL
SPOTS HIM,
THAT'S THE WAY
HE'LL DIE. ALONE.
REMEMBER THAT.
YES, SIR.
MR. THOM!
YEAH?
THERE'S A CANOE BEACHED
DOWN THERE.
HEY, I THINK
I FOUND THE OWNERS.
TAKE IT EASY.
HOLD IT. HOLD IT.
PUT YOUR GUNS DOWN.
WE'RE AMERICANS.
THEY DON'T LOOK
TOO FRIENDLY.
WHILE THEY HAVE
THOSE RIFLES,
THAT'S AN OPEN QUESTION.
THOSE ARE
JAPANESE RIFLES.
I DON'T TRUST THEM.
I DON'T TRUST
THEM OR THOSE RIFLES.
WHO ARE THEY,
LENNY?
I DON'T KNOW.
MR. KENNEDY, THOSE
ARE JAPANESE RIFLES.
YOU SPEAK ENGLISH?
DO YOU KNOW RENDOVA?
MUST BE SOME WAY
TO GET THROUGH TO THEM.
TRY THEM
IN LATIN, JACK.
YOU TAKE A MESSAGE
TO RENDOVA?
WHAT ARE YOU
GOING TO USE?
I'LL FIND SOMETHING.
WHY DON'T WE
JUMP THEM, SIR?
WE CAN GET
THE RIFLES
AND THE CANOE.
YEAH. WE CAN DELIVER
THE MESSAGE OURSELVES.
NO.
WHAT ABOUT THIS,
JACK?
IT'S SMOOTH
AND EVERYTHING.
HERE.
PUT IT ON MY KNEE.
I'M A FRIEND OF...
JOHNNY CARRIE.
DO YOU KNOW JOHNNY CARRIE?
RENDOVA.
JOHNNY CARRIE.
THIS COULD BACKFIRE,
YOU KNOW.
IT COULD.
IF IT FALLS
IN THE WRONG HANDS,
IT'S LIKE
TAKING OUT AN AD.
TIME IS RUNNING SHORT,
BARNEY.
THERE. HOW'S THAT?
"NATIVE KNOWS POSITION.
HE CAN PILOT.
"11 ALIVE NEED SMALL BOAT.
KENNEDY."
WELL, IT MIGHT DO IT.
YOU TAKE TO RENDOVA.
RENDOVA.
YOU THINK
THEY'LL DELIVER IT?
I THINK
THEY'LL EAT IT.
GUYS LIKE THAT,
YOU SEND THEM TO RENDOVA,
THEY'RE LIABLE
TO SHOW UP IN SEATTLE.
THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
LAST I HEARD,
SEATTLE WAS
ON OUR SIDE, TOO.
JACK.
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
THAT'S NOT EVEN
THE WAY TO SEATTLE.
ANY LUCK,
SKIPPER?
NO, NO LUCK, ZINSER.
THERE AIN'T NO FOOD
AND THERE AIN'T NO WATER
ON ANY
OF THESE ISLANDS.
I DON'T KNOW
ABOUT THE BRASS,
BUT I MADE
MY LAST SWIM.
IF I'M GOING TO DIE,
I'M GOING TO DO IT
MY WAY.
MAYBE WE SHOULD HAVE
STAYED ON THE FOREDECK.
SOMEBODY MIGHT HAVE
SEEN US.
DON'T TELL US WHAT
WE SHOULD HAVE DONE.
YOU THINK
WE'RE BETTER OFF HERE?
SOMEBODY COULD HAVE GUESSED
WE HAD TO ABANDON SHIP.
WE DIDN'T ABANDON SHIP.
IT ABANDONED US.
WHY DO YOU
HAVE TO ARGUE ABOUT
EVERY DAMN DETAIL?
WE WOUND UP
IN THE WATER.
P.W.D.,
THIS IS G.S.E. CALLING.
P.W.D.,
THIS IS G.S.E. CALLING.
THIS IS P.W.D.
GO AHEAD, G.S.E.
I ANTICIPATE MOVING
THIS STATION TOMORROW.
I CAN'T CLEARLY SEE
FERGUSON PASSAGE
OR THE WEST SIDE
OF BLACKETT STRAIT.
NEW POSITION
WILL BE DOG 34.
FINAL ADVICE A.M. OVER.
P.W.D. ACKNOWLEDGES
AND OUT.
THANK YOU, P.W.D.
G.S.E. OUT.
WHAT GOOD IS IT?
WHAT GOOD IS IT?
TAKE IT EASY.
WHO WE GOING TO
WAVE IT AT?
NOBODY! THAT'S WHO.
WE'VE STRUCK OUT.
ADMIT IT!
WE STILL HAVE
THOSE NATIVES.
OH, THEY NEVER
GOT THROUGH.
HOW DO YOU KNOW?
WELL, THEY DIDN'T!
YOU DON'T HAVE TO
PULL RANK.
WE'RE NOT GETTING OUT,
AND I KNOW IT!
YOU DON'T BELIEVE IT.
NEITHER DOES ANYBODY ELSE.
MAC?
I DON'T KNOW,
SIR.
ZINSER?
IT'S GETTING SO
I REALLY DON'T CARE.
YOU'RE STARTING NOW.
ALL OF US ARE.
WE'RE GETTING OUT SOMEHOW.
WHAT ABOUT
THE NATIVES?
WE'RE LEAVING IF WE HAVE TO
DRAG THIS ISLAND WITH US.
MR. THOM, THERE'S A CANOE
OF NATIVES
OFF THE BEACH.
SKIPPER.
STAY WITH PAPPY.
MR. KENNEDY.
MR. KENNEDY.
I'M KENNEDY.
MR. KENNEDY,
I'M BENJAMIN KEVU.
I HAVE
A LETTER FOR YOU.
IT'S FROM AN AUSTRALIAN
COASTWATCHER NAMED EVANS.
HE GOT THE COCONUT.
"ON HIS MAJESTY'S SERVICE,
"SENIOR OFFICER,
OLASANA ISLAND.
"FRIDAY, 11:OO P.M.
JUST LEARNED OF
YOUR PRESENCE ON OLASANA."
"I STRONGLY ADVISE
YOU RETURN HERE IN THIS CANOE,
"AND BY THE TIME YOU ARRIVE,
"I WILL BE
IN RADIO COMMUNICATION
"WITH AUTHORITIES
AT RENDOVA,
"WHERE WE CAN
FINALIZE PLANS
TO COLLECT BALANCE
OF YOUR PARTY. A.R. EVANS."
WE SHOULD LEAVE SOON.
ENEMY PATROLS ARE ACTIVE.
ALL RIGHT, KEEP THE MEN
POSTED UNDER COVER
TILL I GET BACK.
IF HE CAN JUST
GET PAST THOSE PATROLS.
* ROCK OF AGES,
CLEFT FOR ME *
* LET ME HIDE MYSELF
IN THEE *
* LET THE WATER
AND THE BLOOD *
* FROM THY WOUNDED SIDE
DID FLOW-- *
WHAT IS IT?
JAPANESE PLANE.
PLEASE STAY UNDER COVER.
* ROCK OF AGES,
CLEFT FOR ME *
* LET ME HIDE MYSELF
IN THEE *
* LET THE WATER
AND THE BLOOD... *
HELLO. I'M REG EVANS.
GLAD YOU MADE IT.
JACK KENNEDY.
I'VE SET
THE RENDEZVOUS
FOR THE PETER TARE
AT PATPARAN ISLAND.
THEY'LL NEVER GET PAST
THOSE REEFS WITHOUT ME.
YES, I ENTIRELY AGREE.
MAKE THE RENDEZVOUS
AT PATPARAN ISLAND AT O2OO.
THE PETER TARE WILL APPROACH
FROM NORTH BY NORTHWEST.
FIRE FOUR SHOTS.
I ONLY HAVE
THREE ROUNDS.
USE THIS.
I'D GIVE YOU TEA,
BUT YOU DON'T
HAVE TIME.
I'VE VERY GRATEFUL.
GOOD LUCK.
PATPARAN ABEAM.
[GUNSHOT]
[GUNSHOT]
[GUNSHOT]
[GUNSHOT]
[GUNSHOT]
[SPEAKING
FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
BARNEY.
HEY, LENNY!
BARNEY!
PAPPY,
WE'RE GETTING YOU HOME.
HELLO, SKIPPER.
HEY,
SKIPPER!
YOU MADE IT!
HERE WE ARE!
I TOLD YOU
WE'D MAKE IT!
THIS STUFF
AIN'T BAD.
THANKS, MR. THOM.
HEY, BARTENDER,
DON'T GIVE HIM ANOTHER DRINK.
HE'LL NEED A CAB.
HOW WOULD
YOU KNOW?
HA HA HA!
HEY, OLD BUDDY.
WE WON THIS BALL GAME.
WE'RE ON OUR WAY HOME.
HOME?
THAT'S RIGHT.
IT'S NAVY CUSTOM.
YOU LOSE A BOAT,
YOU RATE A STATESIDE
LEAVE.
THAT SOUNDS GREAT.
I'D LIKE THAT.
WELL, YOU'RE GOING,
AREN'T YOU?
JACK, YOU RATE IT.
WE ALL DO.
I KNOW.
WELL, THEN WHY NOT TAKE IT
IF YOU'RE ENTITLED?
NOBODY OWES ME
ANYTHING, BARNEY.
THE BOAT'S GONE.
TWO MEN.
I FINALLY GOT OUT HERE.
I'D LIKE TO STICK AROUND.
CAN I GET ANOTHER ONE?
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
COME.
WELL, MR. KENNEDY,
COULD I TALK TO YOU?
SURE. COME IN.
UH, ALONE, SIR?
OH, STAY HERE, JACK.
SIR,
GIVE ME A HAND?
TAKE IT EASY.
COME ON IN, ALBERT.
WANT A CUP OF COFFEE?
NO, THANK YOU.
SIT DOWN.
THANK YOU.
I JUST
CAME IN TO SAY--
I WANT TO APOLOGIZE,
MR. KENNEDY.
FOR WHAT?
THROWING
THAT LANTERN AROUND
AND POPPING OFF
THE WAY I DID.
THERE'S NOTHING
TO APOLOGIZE FOR.
YES, THERE IS.
HERE YOU ARE TRYING TO
GET US OUT OF THIS MESS,
AND I START SHOUTING
ABOUT HOW
WE WON'T BE COMING BACK,
HAVING A FIT
ALL OVER THE PLACE.
I OWE YOU
AN AWFUL LOT, SIR,
AND I JUST WANTED TO
SAY I'M SORRY.
ALBERT, IF I EVER GET
IN A JAM LIKE THIS AGAIN,
I HOPE I HAVE
MEN LIKE YOU ABOARD,
MEN WHO SAY
WHAT THEY BELIEVE
EVEN THOUGH THE ODDS
ARE AGAINST THEM.
SO STAY AVAILABLE.
THANK YOU, SIR.
WELL?
PASSED ME OVER FOR ADMIRAL.
MADE ME SKIPPER OF THE 61.
GREAT. WATCH OUT FOR
JAPANESE DESTROYERS.
HEY, SKIPPER.
BUCKY.
WHAT BOAT DID YOU DRAW?
59.
ANOTHER OLD ONE, HUH?
WELL, WELL.
WHAT'S OLD BUCKY GOING TO DO
WITH THREE WEEKS' LEAVE?
SKIPPER.
WE'LL BE
THINKING
OF YOU.
SHIPWRECKED AT
THE TOP O' THE MARK.
HOIST ONE FOR ME.
THANK YOU, SIR.
JOHNSON.
THANK YOU,
SIR.
BUCKY.
SEE YOU AGAIN,
MR. KENNEDY.
TAKE ME TO
THE GOLDEN GATE, JAMES.
[ENGINE STARTS]
DON'T TELL ME.
IT'S TRUE.
YOU'RE JUST LUCKY,
MR. KENNEDY.
YOU HAVEN'T HAD ENOUGH?
MIGHT AS WELL STOW YOUR GEAR.
DREWITCH, DRAWDY, WANT TO
HELP FIRE UP THE ENGINES?
YES, SIR.
MAGUIRE, SIR.
RADIOMAN SECOND.
MAUER, SIR.
SEAMAN FIRST.
WHAT HAPPENED
TO YOUR LEAVES?
WE DECIDED TO SAVE THEM
UNTIL CHRISTMAS.
BESIDES, SKIPPER, YOU'RE
A LITTLE ON THE THIN SIDE.
YOU NEED MY COOKING.
YOU NEVER DID DEVELOP
THAT THIRD SPECIALTY.
I GOT ONE NOW, SIR.
SPAM A LA MAUER.
SCHNIBBE!
TELL THE 114
TO SECURE THAT BROW
BEFORE SOMEBODY
BREAKS THEIR NECK!
STAND BY TO CAST OFF
ALL LINES.
[STARTS ENGINES]
JOCKEYS.
JUST A BUNCH OF JOCKEYS.