Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944) Movie Script

CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY

WARNER BROS.

[AIRPLANE ENGINES]

[BOMB WHISTLING]

[THE U.S. AIR FORCE HYMN

PLAYING]

[INTERCOM BUZZES]

YES.

JUST A MINUTE.

YOUR CALL,

COLONEL.

THANK YOU.

THANKS.

HELLO.

CAPTAIN YORK, PLEASE.

YOU KNOW, IF THIS

THING WORKS OUT,

IT MIGHT GIVE

OUR BOYS,

ALL THE WAY FROM

BHUTAN TO SINGAPORE,

A BIG LIFT,

AND IT MAY PULL

A LOT OF JAPS BACK

TO THEIR ISLANDS.

IT'LL WORK OUT, GENERAL.

I'M SURE IT WILL.

HELLO. HELLO, YORK?

DOOLITTLE. YORK, I WANT YOU

TO GET 24 B-25s

WITH VOLUNTEER CREWS

DOWN TO EGLIN FIELD

AS SOON AS YOU CAN.

THE JOB WILL TAKE THEM

OUT OF THE COUNTRY

FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS.

TELL THEM IT'S

A SECRET MISSION.

THEY WON'T KNOW

WHERE THEY'RE GOING

UNTIL THEY GET THERE.

THAT'S RIGHT. VOLUNTEERS.

TELL THEM THEY'RE NOT

TO TALK TO ANYBODY.

THAT'S AN ORDER.

I'LL JOIN YOU

IN A FEW DAYS.

RIGHT.

ARMY 0-22-41

TO EGLIN TOWER.

THREE B-25s

REQUEST TRAFFIC

AND LANDING

INSTRUCTIONS.

GO AHEAD.

Radio: ARMY 4-1,

THE LEFT-HAND PATTERN.

WIND DIRECTION

NORTH BY NORTHEAST.

LAND ON RUNWAY NUMBER 3.

THERE'S THE FIELD,

ALL RIGHT.

BOY, DID YOU EVER SEE

SUCH A WIDE RUNWAY?

SHE'S BIG, ALL RIGHT.

YOU COULD ALMOST CLOSE

YOUR EYES AND GET IN.

BUT I'D GIVE PLENTY TO KNOW

WHERE WE GO FROM HERE.

YEAH, SO WOULD I.

HEY, DON'T DO ANYTHING

TILL I GET MY CAMERA.

HOW DOES SHE LOOK

FROM THE NOSE, CLEVER?

GREAT.

FLORIDA: PALM TREES,

ALLIGATORS,

BATHING BEAUTIES.

HEY, THATCHER,

HAVE A LOOK

AT THE REAL COUNTRY.

IT'S NOT AS PRETTY

AS BILLINGS, SIR.

DID YOU KEEP

YOUR COOKIES

THIS TRIP, THATCHER?

YES, SIR. I HAD

A LITTLE TROUBLE

COMING OVER

THE MOUNTAINS, BUT I HUNG ON!

Radio: 0-22-41

IN FLIGHT.

WAIT A MINUTE.

GO AROUND, MAKE

AN ECHELON RIGHT,

ONCE OVER THE FIELD,

THEN BREAK AWAY.

LET'S MAKE IT PRETTY.

HERE'S FOR LUCK.

SWITCHES OFF.

5:25. NOT BAD TIME.

YEAH, WE MOVED.

BETTER WRITE THAT

LEFT ENGINE UP.

SHE SOUNDED

A LITTLE ROUGH.

BOY, I GOT SOME

SWELL SHOTS, LAWSON.

YOU REALLY MADE

A NICE BREAKAWAY.

GAVE ME KIND OF

AN ARTISTIC ANGLE.

SOMEDAY, I'LL DO

A CRASH LANDING

SO YOU CAN

GET A REAL MOVIE.

THATCHER SAYS

THAT FLORIDA

CAN'T COMPARE

TO BILLINGS.

TROUBLE WITH THATCHER

IS HE THINKS THAT ANY PLACE

WITH MORE THAN

300 PEOPLE IS OVERCROWDED.

ACCORDING TO

THE LAST CENSUS, SIR,

BILLINGS HAS

A POPULATION OF 16,380.

16,000! OH, NO,

THATCHER.

YOU MUST BE

THINKING

OF GREATER

BILLINGS.

NO, HE'S RIGHT,

CLEVER.

THEY COUNT THE COWS

UP IN THAT COUNTRY.

SORRY, SIR.

YES?

CAMERAS AREN'T

ALLOWED ON THE FIELD.

WHAT?

THAT'S RIGHT, SIR.

A LOT OF SECRET WORK

GOES ON HERE,

AND THEY'RE VERY

STRICT ABOUT IT.

I CAN'T SEE ANYTHING

SECRET FROM HERE.

I'LL HAVE TO REPORT YOU

TO THE COMMANDING

OFFICER, SIR.

THOSE ARE MY ORDERS.

OK, OK.

H-HEY, LOOK.

BRICK HOLSTROM'S

STILL WITH US.

WE WERE AFRAID

YOU WOULDN'T GET THAT

TURKEY IN TILL TOMORROW.

WHY, THAT BABY

FLIES SO PRETTY,

WE FLOATED

THE LAST 200 MILES.

[LAUGHING]

YOU GUYS READY?

YEAH.

COME ON, BRICK.

OH, THATCHER,

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK

TO TELL YOU WHERE

YOUR QUARTERS ARE.

YES, SIR.

COME ON, DAVEY.

YOU'VE GOT AN IDEA.

WHAT'S THE DOPE?

WHERE DO WE GO

FROM HERE?

I ALREADY

TOLD YOU.

ALL HE SAID WAS

IT WOULD

TAKE US OUT

OF THE COUNTRY,

WE'D BE GONE

ABOUT 3 MONTHS,

AND IT WOULD

BE DANGEROUS.

LOOK, I GOT THE REAL

DOPE FROM JOE RANDALL.

HE SAYS

A FOREIGN PATROL SQUAD

HAS TO GUARD THE CANAL.

WHAT'S DANGEROUS ABOUT

CANAL PATROL?

WELL, WHAT ARE

WE WORRYING ABOUT?

SKI'LL GIVE US ALL THE DOPE

WHEN WE CHECK IN ANYHOW.

3 SHIPS IN, SIR. HOLSTROM,

LAWSON, AND MYSELF.

GOOD.

THESE SHIPS OK?

YES, SIR.

SIT DOWN.

WHERE ARE

WE STAYING, SKI?

THE GOVERNMENT'S LEASED

A HOTEL NEAR HERE.

THEY CALL IT

"THE OFFICERS' CLUB."

THE MEN WHOSE WIVES ARE

COMING CAN STAY THERE.

THE OTHER OFFICERS'

QUARTERS

ARE IN BARRACKS 5.

IS EMMY COMING DOWN?

SHE'LL BE HERE

IN A COUPLE OF DAYS.

WHERE WILL

I PUT THATCHER, SKI?

THE ENLISTED MEN

ARE ASSIGNED

TO BARRACKS 12.

OK.

UH, ANYTHING

ELSE?

NOPE. AT LEAST NOT

UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING.

WELL, WE'LL

BE SEEING YOU.

SAY, SKI, THE GUYS ARE ALL

CRAZY TO KNOW WHAT'S UP.

YOU KNOW AS MUCH

ABOUT IT AS I DO.

WE MAY BE GIVEN

MORE INFORMATION

IN THE MORNING.

MM-HMM.

["CHATTANOOGA CHOO CHOO"

PLAYING]

PAUL, YOU COME IN.

HA HA!

WHOA!

WELL,

BEAT ME, DADDY!

LOOK WHO'S COMING.

WELL, WELL, WELL!

PLANT ME NOW

AND DIG ME LATER!

IF IT

ISN'T THE PRIDE

OF RANDOLPH FIELD.

HOW ARE YOU, BOY?

GREAT, SHORTY.

THE MINUTE WE HEARD

THAT RAZZMATAZZ,

WE KNEW YOU MUST BE

SOMEWHERE AROUND.

YOU VOLUNTEER

FOR THIS DEAL, TOO?

SURE ENOUGH.

THEY HAD ME STATIONED

UP IN MINNEAPOLIS--

COLDEST COUNTRY

I EVER DID SEE!

I'D HAVE VOLUNTEERED

FOR ANYTHING

TO GET

BACK IN THE SUNSHINE.

WHERE YOU BEEN?

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA.

BOB!

HELLO, TED.

YOU GUYS KNOW

EACH OTHER?

WELL, WE JUST WENT

THROUGH KELLY

TOGETHER,

THAT'S ALL.

SURE, BOB WAS BRIDESMAID

AT MY WEDDING.

WEDDING?! NOBODY TELLS

ME ANYTHING ANYMORE!

HOW LONG YOU BEEN BALLED

UP AND CHAINED DOWN?

6 MONTHS IN...

IN 5 MORE DAYS.

WELL,

BLOW MY FOOT OFF!

SKIN ME AGAIN, BOY!

HEY, DAVEY,

WHAT ARE YOU

DOING DOWN HERE?

BRICK.

HI, DON.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE

HUNTING SUBS.

WAS. GOT ME ONE, TOO.

YOU IN ON THIS DEAL?

SURE.

I'VE GOT A SWELL CREW,

AND IT LOOKED LIKE IT

WAS GOING TO BE SOMETHING.

SO, WHY NOT?

EH, ANY IDEAS WHAT

WE MIGHT BE UP TO?

OH, JUST A HUNCH.

YEAH?

WELL, GIVE.

SOUTH SEAS.

KNOCK OURSELVES OFF

A FEW MEATBALLS.

YEAH?

["DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS"

PLAYING]

THREE.

HONEST MAN.

DEALER TAKES TWO.

YOU KNOW,

I JUST GOT AN IDEA.

ABOUT WHAT?

ABOUT WHERE

WE MIGHT BE GOING.

THE WAY IT LOOKS TO--

OH, THAT'S NOT RIGHT.

FORGET IT.

SETS TWO.

I GOT

AN IDEA, TOO.

YEAH?

UH-HUH.

I'VE GOT AN IDEA

YOU'RE PRETTY

MUCH OF A DOPE

TO HAVE COME IN

ON THIS DEAL

IN THE FIRST PLACE.

WHAT KIND

OF CRACK IS THAT?

OH, I DON'T KNOW.

YOU'RE MARRIED,

YOU'VE GOT

A SWELL GIRL...

I WOULD HAVE NEVER

STUCK MY NECK OUT

IF I WERE

IN YOUR BOOTS.

AW, GO AWAY.

YOU SAY TWO?

MM-HMM.

AND UP TWO.

*...ALL THE LIVE-LONG DAY...*

OOH, THOSE GUYS

ARE OFF AGAIN.

* THE EYES OF TEXAS

ARE UPON YOU *

* YOU CANNOT GET AWAY *

Shorty: McKAY,

STAND UP, WON'T YOU?

WHO DO YOU

THINK YOU ARE?

*...AT NIGHT

AND EARLY IN THE MORN...*

HAVE YOU EVER CARRIED

A NAVIGATOR IN YOUR

SHIP BEFORE, SPIKE?

UH-UH.

NEITHER HAVE I, UNTIL

I VOLUNTEERED FOR THIS JOB.

WE'RE GOING TO SEE

SOME FANCY STUFF,

ALL RIGHT. I KIND OF

GOT A FEELING--

Shorty:

SHOOT ME FOR A POLECAT!

DO I SEE TWO

RED-BLOODED CITIZENS

LYING ON THEIR BACKSIDES

WHILE THE TEXAS ANTHEM

IS BEING RENDERED?

ON YOUR FEET, MEN.

WHAT ARE YOU BEEFING

ABOUT, SHORTY?

YOU'RE

FROM VIRGINIA.

THAT'S RIGHT, SHOTCAT,

BUT MY PAL HERE,

HE'S FROM TEXAS, AND HE

TAKES OFFENSE EASY...

HELLO, JOE.

HELLO, JASE.

GOT SOME NEWS.

HEY, YOU GUYS.

SHUT UP!

WHAT'S UP?

Joe: QUIET, FELLAS.

LISTEN.

JIMMY DOOLITTLE'S

DOWN HERE,

AND HE'S A LIEUTENANT

COLONEL NOW.

[MEN MURMURING]

Shorty:

JIMMY DOOLITTLE!

A SOUTHERN BOY FROM

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

LET'S HAVE

"EYES OF TEXAS"

FOR LT. COL.

JIMMY DOOLITTLE.

* THE EYES OF TEXAS

ARE UPON YOU... *

Officer: ATTENTION!

GENTLEMEN,

LT. COL. DOOLITTLE.

AS YOU WERE.

YOU MEN ARE HERE BECAUSE

YOU VOLUNTEERED.

YOU HAVE BEEN TOLD

IT'S A DANGEROUS MISSION.

I CAN'T TELL YOU

ANY MORE THAN THAT NOW,

BUT I WANT TO EMPHASIZE

THE DANGER.

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING

AT THE MOMENT IS SECRECY.

I DON'T WANT YOU

TO EVEN TELL YOUR WIVES

WHAT YOU SEE DOWN HERE.

AND IF YOU THINK YOU'VE

GUESSED WHERE YOU'RE GOING

YOU'RE PROBABLY WRONG,

BUT DON'T EVEN TALK

ABOUT YOUR GUESS.

IF THE SLIGHTEST WORD ABOUT

THIS MISSION GETS AROUND,

YOU WILL ENDANGER

NOT ONLY YOUR OWN LIVES,

BUT THE LIVES OF

THOUSANDS OF OTHER MEN.

NOW, I WANT TO ASK

YOU A QUESTION.

HAS ANYBODY TRIED TO TALK

TO YOU ABOUT THIS?

GOOD.

IF ANYBODY ON THE FIELD

OR OFF THE FIELD

TRIES TO ENGAGE YOU

IN CONVERSATION

AS TO WHY YOU'RE HERE,

NO MATTER HOW INNOCENTLY,

I WANT YOU TO GET HIS NAME

AND GIVE IT TO ME,

AND I'LL TURN IT OVER

TO THE FBI.

[DOOR OPENS]

THIS IS GOING TO BE

THE TOUGHEST TRAINING

YOU'VE EVER HAD.

YOU WILL HAVE THE SAME CREW

ALL THE WAY THROUGH,

AND THE SAME SHIP,

AND THE MAN OR THE SHIP

THAT FAILS WILL BE DROPPED.

YOU'RE GOING TO DO

THINGS WITH A B-25

YOU THOUGHT WERE IMPOSSIBLE.

NOW, IF ANY OF YOU

HAVE ANY DOUBTS,

I'D LIKE YOU TO DROP OUT,

RIGHT NOW,

AND I PROMISE YOU

THAT NO ONE WILL EVER

THINK THE WORSE OF YOU.

IF YOU HAVE

WIVES OR CHILDREN

OR ANY OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

THAT MIGHT GET ON YOUR

NERVES IN A CRISIS,

IT'S PERFECTLY ALL RIGHT.

AS A MATTER OF FACT,

IT'S YOUR DUTY TO DROP OUT.

VERY WELL.

WE'LL HAVE THESE TALKS

AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE.

THAT'S ALL.

Officer: WE'RE GOING UP

THIS MORNING

FOR AN ORIENTATION FLIGHT.

THERE ARE

4 AUXILIARY FIELDS:

1, 2, 3, 4.

LINE THEM UP

AND LOCATE THEM ALL.

WE DON'T KNOW WHICH

WE'RE GOING TO USE

FOR OUR CONFIDENTIAL

EXPERIMENTS,

SO FAMILIARIZE YOURSELVES

WITH ALL OF THEM.

LOOK OVER THE COUNTRYSIDE,

AND WE'LL MEET HERE AGAIN

AT 3:30 THIS AFTERNOON.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?

SIR, THE PLUGS ARE BEING

CHANGED IN MY ENGINES.

TO SAVE TIME, MAY I

GO ALONG IN JONES' SHIP?

RIGHT, SMITH.

ALL RIGHT, YOU CAN GO

TO YOUR SHIPS NOW.

LOOKS TO ME LIKE IT'S

GOING TO BE A LONG TIME

BEFORE YOU SWING DOWN

MAIN STREET OF BILLINGS

AGAIN, THATCHER.

IN BILLINGS, SIR, THE MAIN

STREET IS MINNESOTA AVENUE.

[AIRPLANE]

YOU KNOW, THAT GUY

REALLY MEANS BUSINESS.

HE HAD ME SWEATING

A LITTLE.

YEAH, ME TOO.

LT. LAWSON?

YES.

SOMEONE TO SEE YOU IN FRONT

OF THE PX AT JAY STREET, SIR.

THANKS.

I WONDER WHO WOULD--

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

[CAR HORN BEEPS]

ELLEN!

WHERE DID YOU

COME FROM?

I DROVE TO CAROLINA

TO SURPRISE YOU,

THEN THEY TOLD ME

YOU'RE DOWN HERE.

WELL.

WELL, HOW ARE YOU?

I'M JUST FINE, THANK YOU,

AND HOW ARE YOU BEARING UP?

OH, GREAT. YOU LOOK

JUST THE SAME.

OF COURSE I DO.

YOU CAN'T EXPECT

ANY CHANGE THIS SOON.

HUH?

[LAUGHING]

WHAT'S THE JOKE?

NOTHING,

EXCEPT YOU'RE SO FUNNY.

TELL ME, HONEY,

WERE YOU SURPRISED?

OH, I COULDN'T

BELIEVE MY EYES!

HEY, LET ME BUY YOU A DRINK.

GEE, I'M GLAD TO SEE YOU.

HA HA HA!

[WOLF WHISTLES]

COME ON, LET'S

GO AROUND HERE.

[WOLF WHISTLES]

TELL ME, HONEY,

HOW COME YOU'RE SO CUTE?

I HAD TO BE IF

I WERE GOING TO GET

SUCH A GOOD-LOOKING

FELLA.

YOU KNOW,

THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS

I WANT TO TALK OVER WITH YOU.

GO AHEAD.

WERE YOU--WERE YOU

REALLY SURPRISED?

WELL, NO. NOT EXACTLY.

YOU KNOW, YOU GO INTO

SOMETHING LIKE THIS

WITH YOUR EYES OPEN,

AND NATURALLY, YOU'VE GOT

TO TAKE YOUR CHANCES.

I SEE.

ISN'T THAT KIND OF

A COLD-BLOODED WAY

TO LOOK AT IT?

OH, NOW, NOW,

DON'T GET MAD.

YOU'VE GOT TO BE

COLD-BLOODED ABOUT IT.

THIS IS

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING

THAT'S EVER

HAPPENED TO ME.

WHAT ABOUT ME?

YOU'RE IN ON IT, TOO.

THAT'S WHY

I WANT TO TALK IT OVER.

THAT'S VERY GENEROUS.

GO ON, TED.

WELL, IN THE FIRST PLACE,

WE'VE GOT TO KEEP IT A SECRET.

I DON'T WANT YOU

TO TELL A SOUL.

YOU'RE NOT--I MEAN,

YOU DON'T WISH

IT HADN'T HAPPENED,

DO YOU?

OH, NO, OF COURSE NOT,

BUT IT'S A MILITARY SECRET.

I'VE GOT MY ORDERS.

A MILITARY SECR--

SAY, WHAT ARE

YOU TALKING ABOUT?

THIS JOB

I VOLUNTEERED FOR.

DIDN'T YOU GET MY LETTER?

NO. DIDN'T

YOU GET MINE?

NO.

OH! HA HA HA!

I SUPPOSE IT'S

VERY FUNNY, BUT...

HEY, LAWSON.

TED LAWSON.

HERE.

WHAT ARE YOU

HIDING OUT--

ELLEN, WHEN DID

YOU GET HERE?

5 MINUTES AGO.

HOW'S

MY BRIDESMAID?

GREAT. ONLY I'M GOING TO

HAVE TO BREAK THIS UP.

DOOLITTLE CAME OUT

TO WATCH US TAKE OFF.

OK. I'LL SEE

YOU FOR DINNER.

THERE'S A HOTEL ABOUT A MILE

AND A HALF DOWN THE ROAD.

I HAVEN'T SEEN IT YET,

BUT THEY TELL ME

YOU CAN'T MISS IT.

I'LL FIND IT.

I'M SORRY TO HAVE

TO RUSH OFF LIKE THIS.

OH, UH...

DON'T FORGET DINNER.

OH! SAY,

DID ANYBODY PICK UP

A LETTER FOR ME?

UH, YES, SIR.

I DID THIS MORNING.

I FORGOT ALL ABOUT IT.

WELL, BRING IT UP.

YES, SIR.

I'M SORRY, SIR.

OK. THANKS.

TAKE OVER, WILL

YOU, DAVENPORT?

SURE.

HEY! I'M GOING

TO HAVE A BABY!

HEY, IT'S FROM

ELLEN!

SHE'S GOING TO

BE--I MEAN,

I'M GOING

TO BE A FATHER!

CONGRATULATIONS!

* ROCK-A-BYE, BABY

ON THE TREE TOP *

* WHEN THE WIND BLOWS,

THE CRADLE WILL ROCK *

* WHEN THE BOUGH BREAKS,

THE CRADLE WILL FALL *

* AND DOWN

WILL COME BABY... *

[UNZIPS JACKET]

HELLO, FLIER.

OH, I'M SORRY

I WOKE YOU UP.

I WASN'T SLEEPING, REALLY.

I WAS JUST DOZING

AND--THINKING.

I'M SORRY I DIDN'T

GET BACK FOR DINNER.

WE HAD A LOT OF

CHECKING TO DO.

YOU MUST HAVE THOUGHT

I WAS AN AWFUL DOPE

THIS MORNING,

BUT I DIDN'T GET YOUR

LETTER UNTIL LATER

SO I DIDN'T KNOW.

I KNOW.

SIT DOWN.

I, UH...I THINK IT'S

SWELL ABOUT THE BABY.

I KNEW YOU WOULD.

I WASN'T A BIT WORRIED.

YOU KNOW, IT'S

GOING TO SEEM FUNNY.

I DON'T CARE WHETHER

IT'S A BOY OR A GIRL,

NOT THAT MUCH.

I JUST WANT YOU

TO BE OK.

IT'S PRETTY SERIOUS.

[GIGGLES]

WELL, WHAT'S SO FUNNY?

I WAS JUST THINKING.

HERE YOU'RE GETTING

READY TO GO OFF ON

SOMETHING REALLY TOUGH,

AND YOU'RE

WORRYING ABOUT ME.

OH, IF I WERE

IN YOUR SPOT,

I'D BE SCARED

TO DEATH,

BUT I GUESS

I AM ANYHOW.

PURELY ROUTINE STUFF,

FLIER.

THE KIND OF JOB

EVERY GIRL TAKES ON

ONCE OR TWICE IN HER LIFE.

WHY DON'T YOU LIE DOWN?

YOU KNOW, ELLEN,

I'M KIND OF GLAD

I GOT YOU.

UH-HUH. I GUESS THAT'S

WHAT I WAS THINKING

ABOUT IN MY SLEEP.

IT ALMOST FRIGHTENED ME.

IT SEEMED THAT

I WAS THINKING--

WHAT IF I'D NEVER MET HIM?

WELL, FOR ONE THING,

YOU WOULDN'T BE

TRAIPSING AROUND

THE COUNTRY

FROM ONE AIRFIELD

TO ANOTHER

TRYING

TO CATCH UP WITH ME.

AND FOR ANOTHER,

YOU WOULDN'T BE

HAVING A BABY

RIGHT IN

THE MIDDLE OF A WAR.

OH, NO,

IT WASN'T THAT.

I WAS THINKING THAT

IF I HADN'T MET YOU--

I'D NEVER FELT

REALLY CLOSE TO ANYBODY.

NEVER IN MY WHOLE LIFE.

MARRIED 6 MONTHS,

AND TOGETHER LESS

THAN TWO WEEKS.

THAT'S NOT BEING

AS CLOSE AS I FIGURE.

DON'T YOU SEE, TED?

THAT'S JUST IT.

IF PEOPLE CAN BE CLOSE

WHEN THEY'RE FAR AWAY

FROM EACH OTHER,

WELL, THAT'S WHAT

IT SHOULD BE.

YEAH. YEAH, I GUESS SO.

CUDDLE ME.

HA! I WAS THINKING

ABOUT LAST CHRISTMAS

AND THE TREE WE SET OUT

IN THAT PORTLAND AUTO COURT.

WASN'T IT

AN AWFUL LITTLE ROOM?

HA HA! YEAH.

AND THE CHRISTMAS DINNER

WE WERE PLANNING ON,

AND THEN YOU RAN

OUT OF GAS

AND LANDED IN THE MUD

UP IN AVOCA.

CHRISTMAS EVE

AND CHRISTMAS

WERE ALL OVER BEFORE

I SAW YOU AGAIN.

YEAH, THAT WAS TOUGH,

BUT I GOT A SCARF

OUT OF IT, ANYHOW.

WELL, IT WASN'T EXACTLY

AS YOU PLANNED IT.

IT WAS OUR

FIRST CHRISTMAS,

AND SOMEWHERE WAY OFF--

IT DIDN'T MATTER WHERE--

I KNEW I HAD YOU.

OH, TED. IT WAS THE NICEST

CHRISTMAS OF MY LIFE.

YOU WERE BORN TO MARRY

A FLIER, ELLEN.

I KNEW THAT THE MINUTE

I FIRST SAW YOU.

AS A MATTER OF FACT,

THAT'S WHY

I MARRIED YOU.

YOU KNOW, I--I'VE GOT

A CONFESSION TO MAKE.

WHAT?

THE TRUTH IS,

YOU DIDN'T MARRY ME.

I MARRIED YOU.

OH, YOU DID, EH?

UH-HUH. FIRST TIME

I SAW YOU IN THE LIBRARY

AT L.A.C.C.,

I SAID TO MYSELF,

UH-OH, THAT'S FOR ME,

AND FROM THEN ON

CLEAR UP TILL THE NIGHT

WE GOT THE JUDGE OUT OF BED

IN THAT LITTLE IDAHO TOWN.

NOTHING WAS

AN ACCIDENT, TED.

I--I PLANNED IT THAT WAY.

YOU THINK YOU'RE PRETTY

SMART, DON'T YOU?

I'M NOT SURE WHETHER

I DO OR NOT.

YOU SEE, YOU DIDN'T

PUT UP MUCH OF A FIGHT.

I SUPPOSE YOU FIGURED

ON THAT BABY, TOO.

THAT'S SOMETHING

YOU'LL NEVER KNOW, FLIER.

YOU'LL

NEVER KNOW.

HA HA HA!

[ENGINE RUNNING]

BOYS ARE WORKING LATE

THESE NIGHTS.

YES.

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA

HOW LONG YOU'LL BE GONE?

UH-UH.

BUT AS SOON AS THIS

JOB IS OVER,

I'M GOING

TO ASK FOR A LEAVE.

TWO, MAYBE 3 WEEKS.

WE'LL HAVE THAT

HONEYMOON

YOU'RE

ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT.

YES, JUST THE THREE

OF US.

HA HA HA!

TED?

MM-HMM?

I--I DO HOPE I DON'T

GET BIG AND FAT,

LIKE THAT LADY IN CHICAGO.

I WANT EACH ONE OF YOU

TO KNOW SOMETHING

ABOUT THE OTHER MAN'S JOB.

THE PILOTS WILL PRACTICE

EVERY JOB ON THE PLANE.

NAVIGATORS WILL LEARN

THE WORK OF BOMBARDIERS

AND SO FORTH.

THAT'S IN CASE ANY

OF YOU GET SHOT UP.

THERE'S ONE THING MORE.

IT IS INEVITABLE THAT SOME

OF YOUR PLANES ARE GOING

TO FALL INTO THE HANDS

OF THE ENEMY.

FOR THIS REASON,

I HAVE ORDERED

YOUR NORTON BOMB

SIGHTS REMOVED.

CAPTAIN GREENING

HAS DESIGNED A SIGHT

WHICH WILL BE

PERFECT FOR OUR JOB.

IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS,

I'LL ASK CAPTAIN YORK

TO TAKE OVER.

JUST LIKE I SAID.

WE PATROL OFF BRAZIL.

YEAH, BUT WHAT ABOUT

TAKING THE NORTON

BOMB SIGHT OUT?

THERE'S NO CHANCE

OF FALLING INTO

THE HANDS ENEMY

IF YOU'RE HUNTING SUBS.

I HADN'T THOUGHT

OF THAT.

THAT DOOLITTLE'S

A CHEERFUL CUSS, ISN'T HE?

JUST IN CASE ANY

OF US ARE SHOT UP.

A BUNDLE

OF SUNSHINE.

OH, IT'S TED.

IT'S TED!

GEORGE USED TO BUZZ ME

WHEN WE WERE

FIRST MARRIED.

HE DOESN'T DO IT

ANYMORE.

THEY'RE

NOT SUPPOSED TO.

I WONDER IF

HE STILL LOVES ME.

I WOULDN'T WORRY

ABOUT THAT.

EVERY TIME SKI

GETS A NEW SHIP,

HE HAS

A TERRIBLE

LOVE AFFAIR

WITH IT. BUT HE

ALWAYS COMES

BACK TO ME.

ESPECIALLY WHEN

HE'S HUNGRY.

JUST THINK, THEY'LL

BE GONE 3 MONTHS.

I THINK I'LL GET A JOB

IN A DEFENSE FACTORY.

I COULDN'T STAND JUST

SITTING AROUND

SOME LITTLE

APARTMENT AND WAITING.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING

TO DO, ELLEN?

OH, I'M JUST GOING TO SIT

AROUND AND...HAVE A BABY.

A BABY!

ELLEN, WHY DIDN'T

YOU TELL US?

I DON'T KNOW.

I GUESS I JUST NEVER

THOUGHT OF A WAY TILL NOW.

AS IT TURNS OUT, IT WASN'T

HARD TO TELL AT ALL.

WELL, I'M GOING

TO HAVE ONE, TOO.

WHAT?

REALLY?

WELL, GEE, I THINK

IT'S WONDERFUL.

GEORGE AND I HAVE

TALKED ABOUT IT...

WELL, WITH HIM AWAY

AND ALL,

I--I GUESS

I'M JUST TOO SCARED.

I THOUGHT I WOULD BE,

TOO, BUT...

WELL, TED AND I FIGURED

THAT EVERYTHING

SINCE PEARL HARBOR'S JUST

BEEN SO MUCH VELVET...

AND THEN I GUESSED THAT IF

ANYTHING SHOULD HAPPEN TO HIM--

ONLY I KNOW NOTHING WILL--

I'D HAVE THE BABY,

AND THAT WOULD BE A LITTLE

BIT OF TED STILL LIVING.

I SOMETIMES WONDER

HOW WE'LL FEEL

WHEN IT'S ALL OVER.

JUST THINK,

BEING ABLE

TO SETTLE DOWN

IN A LITTLE

HOUSE SOMEWHERE

AND RAISE YOUR

CHILDREN AND NEVER

BE IN DOUBT ABOUT

ANYTHING.

WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE

EXACTLY THE SAME DOUBTS

THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW.

FOR EXAMPLE,

WILL HE OR WILL HE NOT

BE HOME FOR DINNER?

Doolittle: WE'RE

ABOUT TO ENTER

THE MOST SECRET

PART OF OUR TRAINING.

THIS FIELD IS PATROLLED

ON ALL SIDES

SO NO ONE CAN DISTURB YOU

AT YOUR WORK.

GENTLEMEN, THIS IS

LT. MILLER OF THE NAVY.

HE'S GOING TO INSTRUCT YOU

IN TAKEOFFS.

INSTEAD OF THE NORMAL

B-25 TAKEOFF,

IN 1,500 FEET

AT 90 MILES AN HOUR,

HE'S GOING TO SHOW YOU

HOW TO DO IT

WITH A FULL LOAD

OF BOMBS AND GAS

IN 500 FEET

AT 50 MILES AN HOUR.

YOU WILL ATTEMPT NO SHORT

TAKEOFFS FROM EGLIN FIELD

WHERE PEOPLE CAN SEE YOU.

LT. MILLER WILL ALSO

GIVE YOU A FEW SHORT TALKS

ON NAVAL ETIQUETTE.

NOW, IF THIS GIVES YOU ANY

HINTS AS TO YOUR DESTINATION

OR AS TO WHAT KIND OF WORK

YOU'RE GOING TO DO,

DON'T EVEN DISCUSS IT

AMONG YOURSELVES.

I'LL ASK LT. MILLER

TO TAKE OVER NOW.

Miller: GENTLEMEN,

THOSE FLAGS OUT THERE

ARE AT 100...

200...

300...

400...

AND 500 FEET

FROM THE STARTING LINE.

THE LINE DOWN THE CENTER

OF THE FIELD

IS TO GUIDE

YOU IN YOUR TAKEOFF.

THE KIND OF WORK

YOU'RE GOING TO DO

WON'T PERMIT ANY DEVIATIONS.

NOW, THE WHOLE IDEA

IS TO GET UP FULL POWER

BEFORE YOU

RELEASE YOUR BRAKES,

THEN START AT MAXIMUM R.P.M.,

MANIFOLD PRESSURE,

AND WITH YOUR WING FLAPS

ALL THE WAY DOWN.

YOU'LL HAVE TO

REV YOUR MOTORS

UNTIL YOU THINK

THEY'RE GOING TO BURN UP,

AND THEN, WHEN THEY REACH

THE RIGHT PITCH--

AND THAT'S A MATTER

OF SOUND AND FEEL

MORE THAN INSTRUMENTS--

RELEASE YOUR BRAKES

AND HUNT FOR HEAVEN.

I DON'T EXPECT ANY OF YOU

TO DO IT THE FIRST TIME.

GRAY.

YES, SIR?

SUPPOSE YOU AND MANCH

TRY IT FIRST.

THE REST OF US

WILL STAY ON THE GROUND

AND WATCH YOU TAKE OFF

AND CHECK THE WIND.

YES, SIR.

I THINK AT FIRST

WE CAN LEARN AS MUCH

BY WATCHING TRIAL RUNS

AS BY ACTUALLY FLYING THE SHIPS.

SO LET'S ALL LINE UP OVER HERE

AND SEE HOW HE DOES.

Miller: WHAT KIND

OF SURFACE WINDS, SKI?

8 MILES AN HOUR.

HE DIDN'T HAVE HIS ENGINES

REVVED UP ENOUGH.

LAWSON, YOU GO NEXT.

NOW REMEMBER,

FOR OUR PURPOSES,

IF YOU GET YOUR WHEELS

A FOOT OFF THE GROUND,

THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH.

YOU DON'T NEED HEIGHT,

BUT YOU'VE GOT TO GET

YOUR WHEELS OFF BEFORE

YOU HIT THE LAST FLAG.

A LITTLE LATER WE'LL TRY

RETRACTING THE WHEELS

AT AROUND 450 FEET

AND RELYING ON YOUR MOTORS

TO FLOAT THE SHIP.

DON'T TRY THAT JUST YET,

THOUGH.

Lawson: RIGHT, SIR.

NOW, GRAB THE COLUMN

AND PULL HER

UNTIL YOU FEEL THE INSIDE

OF YOUR BACKBONE.

YES, SIR.

DID YOU EVER TAKE OFF

A B-25 IN 500 FEET, SIR?

NO, BUT

YOU MEN WILL.

DON'T WORRY

ABOUT IT.

WATCH LAWSON THERE.

YOU'LL HAVE TO

REV YOUR MOTORS

AT LEAST THAT HIGH,

MAYBE HIGHER.

[SCREECH]

ABOUT 700 FEET.

BURNED HIS TAIL SKID.

DIDN'T PULL HIS WHEELS

UP SOON ENOUGH.

BROTHER, THAT TAKEOFF

WAS STRICTLY ON THE COB.

THAT AIRPLANE OF YOUSE

LOOKED EXACTLY LIKE

A RUPTURED DUCK.

HOW DO YOU LIKE THIS GUY?

HE TAKES OFF LIKE

AN OLD LADY IN A HIGH WIND,

AND THEN HE'S GOT THE NERVE

TO TALK ABOUT A REAL SHIP.

IT'S LUCKY YOU DIDN'T

HAVE A MUDDY FIELD,

OR YOU'D STILL BE THERE.

IF I WERE YOU,

I'D WORRY ABOUT

THAT TURKEY YOU AND GRAY

ARE PUSHING AROUND THE SKY.

THE RUPTURED DUCK

WILL GET ALONG OK.

OH, I'M INSULTED.

COME ON, FELLAS.

THAT WON'T TAKE LONG

TO FIX, SIR.

RUPTURED DUCK.

TED.

MM-HMM.

DON'T YOU THINK LINDA'S

A GOOD NAME, IF IT'S A GIRL?

HUH?

OH, YES, YES.

IT'S FINE.

MAYBE NICHOLA.

NICHOLA.

THAT HAS A NICE SOUND,

DON'T YOU THINK?

WHAT'S THAT?

OH, YES.

LOOK, HONEY,

WE DON'T HAVE TO DECIDE

THAT RIGHT NOW, DO WE?

NO.

TED.

MM-HMM.

HE WASN'T BADLY HURT,

WAS HE?

WHO?

JOHNNY ADAMS.

HOW'D YOU HEAR

ABOUT JOHNNY?

THOSE THINGS GET AROUND.

HE WASN'T HURT, WAS HE?

OF COURSE NOT.

I DON'T KNOW HOW THOSE

THINGS GET STARTED.

EVERY TIME A GUY DOES

A NOSE-OVER ON THIS FIELD,

IT'S A CRACKUP.

TED...

YOU'VE BEEN WORKING

EVER SINCE DINNER.

COME ON.

LET'S GET SOME AIR.

IT'S A DEAL.

MM. NICE.

MM-HMM.

I'M SORRY WE HAVEN'T

HAD MORE TIME

TOGETHER, ELLEN.

WE CAN SPARE A LITTLE.

WE'VE GOT ALL THE REST

OF OUR LIVES.

THAT'S RIGHT.

IS SOMETHING

BLOOMING?

IT SMELLS GOOD,

DOESN'T IT?

TED.

WHAT?

PLEASE DON'T WORRY

ABOUT ANYTHING.

OH, I'M NOT

WORRYING.

I'M JUST WORKING,

THAT'S ALL.

YOU KNOW, THIS,

UH...THIS IS

GOING TO BE

QUITE A DEAL.

YOU'RE NOT WORRIED

ABOUT THE DEAL.

YOU'RE WORRIED BECAUSE

YOU'VE GOT A WIFE,

AND THAT'S WRONG, TED.

SAY, BOB GRAY HASN'T

BEEN TRYING TO SCARE

YOU, HAS HE?

OF COURSE NOT.

OK. BECAUSE THERE'S

NOTHING TO WORRY

ABOUT. NOTHING.

SILLY. AS IF

I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.

BESIDES, IF ANYTHING DID

HAPPEN, YOU'VE GOT

ALL THAT

GOVERNMENT INSURANCE.

THAT'LL TAKE CARE

OF YOU AND THE BABY

FOR A LONG WHILE.

OH, WHAT AM I

TALKING ABOUT?

NOTHING'S GOING TO

HAPPEN ANYHOW.

TED...

LOOK AT ME.

THAT BABY AND I--

WE WON'T EVER NEED

ANYTHING BUT YOU.

WE MUSTN'T EITHER OF US

BE SCARED ABOUT IT, TED,

BECAUSE THE BABY--

THE BABY'S WHY I KNOW

YOU'RE COMING BACK TO US.

[CHEERING]

WE'D BETTER

MAKE THIS ONE,

OR SHORTY WILL

NEVER LET US HEAR

THE LAST OF IT.

YEAH.

HEAR THOSE ENGINES?

LIKE MUSIC. HA HA!

* THE STARS AT NIGHT *

* ARE BIG AND BRIGHT *

* DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS *

* THE PRAIRIE SKY *

* IS WIDE AND HIGH *

* DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS *

* THE SAGE IN BLOOM *

* IS LIKE PERFUME *

* DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS *

* REMINDS ME OF *

* THE ONE I LOVE *

* DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS *

COME ON, YOU

HOPPED-UP BUS DRIVERS!

IT'S BEEN 10 WEEKS' WORK

AND ONE NIGHT'S FUN.

LET'S GO!

I GOT MY FLAPS UP,

BROTHER.

HEAT IT UP THERE, SMITTY BOY.

STEAM AND SIZZLE.

WHERE YOU'RE GOING,

NO ONE'S GOING

TO HOLD YOU TIGHT.

HEY THERE, DOC, DON'T YOU

KNOW HOW TO DANCE?

WHEN THEY START PICKING FLAK

OUT OF YOUR FEET,

YOU'LL WISH YOU PUT THEM

TO BETTER USE.

I'M A DOCTOR,

NOT A JITTERBUG,

SHORTY.

* REMINDS ME OF *

* THE ONE I LOVE *

* DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS *

* THE STARS AT NIGHT *

* ARE BIG AND BRIGHT *

* DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS *

* THE PRAIRIE SKY... *

HEY, WHAT GIVES?

SHORTY'S

THROWING A PARTY.

PARTY? WHAT FOR?

SOMEBODY SAID HE'S CELEBRATING

TEXAS CONSTITUTION DAY.

TEXAS CONSTITUTION DAY?

SAY, I'M GOING TO

SAMPLE THIS.

* REMINDS ME OF *

* THE ONE I LOVE *

* DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS *

Man: YA-HOO!

* THE STARS AT NIGHT *

* ARE BIG AND BRIGHT... *

GRAB YOUR GAL, LAWSON!

DON'T YOU KNOW

IT'S SAM HOUSTON'S

BIRTHDAY?

SAM HOUSTON? FOR A GUY

THAT NEVER SAW TEXAS,

THAT MANCH IS REALLY SOLD.

HI, LAWSON.

HI! HOW'D THIS RIOT

GET STARTED?

IT'S TEXAS ADMISSION DAY,

AND THAT AIN'T

NO RIOT, MISTER.

THAT'S A FULL-FLEDGED WAR.

SEEN ELLEN?

I'VE SEEN EVERYBODY.

* REMINDS ME OF *

* THE ONE I LOVE *

* DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS *

[CHEERING]

HELLO, FLIER.

MY DANCE?

ALL OF THEM, MY BOY--

EVERY DANCE

FROM NOW ON OUT,

INCLUDING THE LAST ONE.

* I LOVE YOU *

* I LOVE YOU,

I LOVE YOU *

* SWEETHEART

OF ALL MY DREAMS *

* I LOVE YOU *

* I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT YOU *

* MY LIFE IS EMPTY,

IT SEEMS *

* YOU MAY DO

WHAT YOU MAY... *

AND I LOVE YOU, SKI.

I LOVE YOU. I LOVE

YOU. I LOVE YOU.

* YOU KNOW THAT I'LL ALWAYS

LOVE YOU THIS WAY *

* I LOVE YOU *

* I LOVE YOU, I LOVE... *

YOU KNOW,

IT'S A FUNNY THING.

THAT LAWSON USED TO

BE ABOUT AS GRACEFUL

AS A TEXAS STEER.

NOW LOOK AT HIM.

MAYBE THE GIRL'S GOT

SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT.

YOU SAID IT

THAT TIME, CLEVER.

* IT SEEMS *

* SWEETHEART OF ALL... *

YOU KNOW,

THERE'S SOMETHING

I MEAN TO

TELL YOU MORE OFTEN,

BUT I NEVER SEEM

TO GET THE CHANCE.

WHAT IS IT?

JUST THAT

I LOVE YOU.

I GOT A LETTER FROM

YOUR MOTHER THIS MORNING.

FORGOT TO TELL YOU.

SHE SAID TO TAKE

GOOD CARE OF YOU.

HOW AM I DOING?

BETTER THAN MOTHER

EVER DREAMED OF.

* THERE'S A LONG, LONG TRAIL

A-WINDING *

* INTO THE LAND

OF MY DREAMS *

* WHERE THE NIGHTINGALES

ARE SINGING *

* AND A WHITE MOON BEAMS *

* THERE'S A LONG, LONG NIGHT

OF WAITING *

* UNTIL MY DREAMS

ALL COME TRUE *

* TILL THE DAY

WHEN I'LL BE GOING *

* DOWN THAT LONG, LONG TRAIL

WITH YOU *

* SHOULD AULD ACQUAINTANCE

BE FORGOT *

* AND NEVER BROUGHT TO MIND? *

* SHOULD AULD ACQUAINTANCE

BE FORGOT *

* AND DAYS

OF AULD LANG SYNE? *

* FOR AULD LANG SYNE,

MY DEAR *

* FOR AULD... *

HERE, HERE.

* LANG SYNE... *

NOW SMILE

AND SING!

* WE'LL TAKE

A CUP OF KINDNESS YET *

* FOR AULD LANG SYNE *

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

[RING]

TED.

HMM.

TELEPHONE'S

RINGING.

HMM?

TELEPHONE, TED.

OH, SURE.

[RING]

Ted: YEAH.

RIGHT NOW?!

OK. OK.

OK.

WHAT WAS IT?

OH, JUST ANOTHER

NIGHT CALL.

BUT WHAT A NIGHT!

I'M SORRY.

WHAT TIME IS IT?

3:10.

OHH.

HUNG OVER, MAYBE,

A LITTLE?

OH, JUST A HEADACHE.

I'M NOT USED TO

PARTY LIFE.

POOR BABY.

YOU GO TO SLEEP.

I'LL BE BACK

BY BREAKFAST TIME.

AND I'M SO SLEEPY.

GOOD NIGHT, DARLING...

OR RATHER, GOOD MORNING.

BOY, IF I EVER

GET A LEAVE,

I'M GOING TO SLEEP

FOR 6 DAYS SOLID.

I WONDER WHAT THIS IS.

WELL, MEN, YOUR SHIPS

ARE ALL SERVICED,

GASSED, AND READY TO GO.

YOU WILL TAKE OFF

IN SHIFTS,

THE FIRST SHIFT TAKING OFF

IN 45 MINUTES.

CAPTAIN YORK WILL GIVE YOU

YOUR CLEARANCES.

NOW, THERE'S ONE THING

THAT MUST BE

THOROUGHLY UNDERSTOOD.

AFTER YOU TAKE OFF

THIS MORNING,

YOU ARE TO SEE NO ONE,

SPEAK TO NO ONE,

TELEPHONE NO ONE,

NOT EVEN YOUR WIFE.

THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS.

CONTINUE YOUR

GAS CONSUMPTION TEST

TO YOUR DESTINATION.

NOW, THE WORK

YOU WILL BE ASKED TO DO

WILL REQUIRE A LITTLE

LOW-ALTITUDE FLYING,

SO HEDGEHOPPING ON THIS TRIP

IS PERFECTLY OK.

ONLY BEAR IN MIND THAT COWBOYS

WEAR PRETTY TALL HATS,

SO WATCH YOUR STEP, MEN.

THAT'S ALL.

I...

I THINK YOU'RE VERY

WELL-PREPARED

FOR WHAT YOU

VOLUNTEERED TO DO,

AND I WANT TO THANK YOU

FOR A LOT OF GOOD HARD WORK.

I'LL SEE YOU IN A FEW DAYS.

GOOD LUCK.

I hope I get a chance

to tell Ellen good-bye.

Yeah, you will.

YOUR DESTINATION

IS ALAMEDA FIELD.

TAKE THE SOUTHERN ROUTE.

REFUEL AT SAN ANTONIO

AND MARCH.

AS YOUR NAMES ARE CALLED,

YOU CAN START.

FIRST FLIGHT:

HOLSTROM, JONES, LAWSON.

SECOND FLIGHT...

[AIRPLANE ENGINE STARTING]

TED.

WELL, THIS IS IT,

HONEY. WE'RE OFF.

HOW SOON?

JUST GOT TIME TO PACK.

WHERE'S MY B-4 BAG?

IN THE CLOSET.

I'LL GET IT.

GOOD.

SOCKS.

SHIRTS.

Ted: MY TIES

IN THE CLOSET?

YES. I HAVE THEM.

GOOD.

[GLASS SHATTERS]

Ted: WOW!

DON'T GO IN THERE

IN YOUR BARE FEET.

I BROKE A GLASS.

ALL RIGHT. YOU FORGOT

YOUR TOOTHBRUSH.

OH, DOGGONE IT.

HAVE WE GOT

EVERYTHING?

I THINK SO.

SWELL.

WELL...

BE A GOOD GIRL.

TAKE GOOD CARE

OF THAT BABY.

I WILL, TED.

YOURSELF, TOO.

OH, TED,

I...I'M GOING TO

WRITE YOU A LETTER

EVERY DAY YOU'RE GONE.

I KNOW THEY WON'T

DELIVER THEM.

I WON'T EVEN MAIL THEM,

BUT I'M GOING TO WRITE

JUST THE SAME.

THAT WAY WE'LL

KIND OF BE IN TOUCH.

THAT WAY

WE'LL FEEL CLOSE.

SURE.

GOOD-BYE.

BYE, FLIER.

TELL ME, HONEY,

HOW COME YOU'RE SO CUTE?

I HAD TO BE

IF I WAS GOING TO

GET SUCH

A GOOD-LOOKING FELLA.

I'LL BE BACK.

[MOUTHING]

[TRAIN WHISTLES]

HEY! THE BAY BRIDGE--

IT'S OFF TO OUR RIGHT.

THE BAY BRIDGE--IT'S

OFF TO OUR RIGHT!

McClure:

THE BAY BRIDGE!

HOW ABOUT FLYING

UNDER IT?

BUT WHY?

SO I CAN GET

SOME PICTURES--

YOU KNOW, SHOOTING UP

AT THE SUPERSTRUCTURE.

COME ON, LAWSON.

YOU WANT TO?

SURE, GO AHEAD,

IF IT WILL MAKE HIM HAPPY.

THANKS!

Ted: I HOPE THERE ARE NO CABLES

HANGING UNDER THAT SPAN.

HERE WE GO!

UH-OH.

LET'S TAKE A TURN

AND DO IT AGAIN.

I FORGOT

TO PUT FILM IN.

WE'RE DUE AT THE FIELD.

FORGET IT.

AW, I MAY NEVER GET

ANOTHER CRACK AT IT.

Davenport: HEY, LOOK.

McCLURE,

TAKE A LOOK DOWN THERE.

IT'S A CARRIER.

Davenport: YEAH,

AND LOOK AT HER DECK.

B-25s.

HOLY SMOKE.

THEN THIS IS IT.

KIND OF SMALL,

ISN'T SHE?

PILOT

TO BOMBARDIER.

PILOT TO GUNNER.

THATCHER! THATCHER!

IT'S DEAD AGAIN.

WE'D BETTER REPORT IT TO

DOOLITTLE WHEN WE GET IN.

YEAH--THAT LEFT ENGINE

ALONG WITH IT.

STILL SEEM A LITTLE

ROUGH TO YOU?

I CAN'T TELL ANYMORE.

IS EVERYTHING OK

ON YOUR SHIP?

WHY, UH...

YES, SIR! YES, SIR!

TAXI OVER TO THE EDGE

OF THE CARRIER'S WHARF.

THEY'LL TAKE CARE

OF YOU THERE.

YES, SIR.

THEY DON'T EVEN WAIT

TILL A FELLA GETS OUT!

ALL NAVY GUYS

ARE COCKY.

MILLER'S

A NAVY GUY.

WELL, MILLER ISN'T

EXACTLY NAVY.

HE'S A PILOT.

HEY, SPIKE!

SPIKE.

SPIKE, WHAT'S

THE MATTER?

I PUT IN A BEEF

ABOUT MY FUEL PUMP.

DOOLITTLE TOLD ME

TO TAKE HER TO THE HANGAR.

THEN YOU'RE

NOT GOING?

NO. THERE'S NOTHING

REALLY WRONG WITH THAT PLANE.

IT'S THE BEST SHIP

IN THIS SQUAD.

BOY, THAT'S ROUGH.

AND I NEARLY TOLD HIM

ABOUT OUR INTERPHONE.

YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN

A COOKED GOOSE.

I THINK, SIR, I'LL GO

AND WATCH THOSE NAVY GUYS.

THEY MIGHT BANG HER UP

OR SOMETHING.

THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

HOW DO YOU

LIKE THAT?

[WHISTLE]

THEY'RE GONNA BREAK

THE DUCK'S BACK, SURE.

HOW DID WE GET

IN THE CLUTCHES

OF THESE NAVY GUYS, ANYHOW?

[WHISTLE]

BOY, THAT'S

AN AWFUL BIG SHIP.

YEAH.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK

AT HER.

SO LONG, SPIKE.

BE SEEING YOU,

SPIKE.

GOOD-BYE, FELLAS.

LIEUTENANT LAWSON

REPORTING ABOARD, SIR.

BENINGER, TAKE

LIEUTENANT LAWSON TO...

306, SIR.

306.

THIS WAY, SIR.

SEE YOU GUYS

LATER.

LIEUTENANT McCLURE

REPORTING ABOARD, SIR.

THESE ARE YOUR

QUARTERS, SIR.

MR. WHITE

AND MR. FAULKNER

ARE ON SHORE LEAVE.

THANK YOU.

ARE YOU SURE YOU'LL BE

ABLE TO FIND YOUR WAY

BACK UP

TO THE DECK, SIR?

OH, SURE. THANKS.

[WHISTLING]

WHAT ARE YOU DOING

DOWN HERE?

OH, JUST LOOKING AROUND.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

JUST LOOKING AROUND.

HA HA HA HA!

ARE YOU LOST, TOO?

AM I LOST? I'M

TRAPPED LIKE A RAT.

I'VE BEEN WALKING

FOR MILES.

THIS IS THE BIGGEST

COCKEYED SHIP

I'VE EVER SEEN.

YEAH, AND I WISH THE DECK

WAS TWICE AS BIG.

P.A.: THE SMOKING LAMP IS OUT.

SMOKING LAMP IS OUT.

SIR, "SMOKING LAMP

IS OUT" MEANS

NO SMOKING ANYWHERE

ON THE SHIP.

OK.

WHY IS THAT?

BECAUSE THEY'RE

REFUELING, SIR.

THEY'LL LET US KNOW

WHEN THEY'RE

THROUGH.

HALT.

WELL, YOU GUYS

FINALLY GOT ON, HUH?

YEAH. WE'VE JUST BEEN

LOOKING THE TUB OVER.

HOW ARE YOUR

QUARTERS?

PERFECT--NICE ROOM

WITH TWO BUNKS AND A COT.

A COT? HA!

FOLLOW ME, BROTHERS.

I'M GOING TO SHOW

YOU REAL QUARTERS--

AND I MEAN QUARTERS.

HATS. HATS.

[AHEM]

WELL,

WE HAVE GUESTS!

WHAT'S THE IDEA

OF BRINGING PEOPLE UP HERE

FROM THE TENEMENT DISTRICT?

[LAUGHTER]

THIS IS JOCULARLY KNOWN

AS THE ADMIRALS' CABIN.

LOOKS LIKE YOU GUYS ARE GOING

TO HAVE TO START BATHING.

THIS ISN'T ALL.

THERE'S

SOMETHING ELSE.

FOLLOW ME.

WE'LL BE GLAD TO.

OOPS.

CAREFUL OF THE RUGS,

PLEASE.

NOW, JUST INSIDE,

GENTLEMEN, IS SOMETHING

TO REALLY FEAST

YOUR PEEPERS ON.

FIRST GUY TURNS IN

AFTER DINNER

GETS THIS BED

FOR THE TRIP.

HMM. YOU KNOW WHO

THAT'LL BE. ENTER.

WHAT DIRTY LOWLIFE...

COME OUT OF THERE,

YOU BOLL WEEVIL!

WELL, FEED ME CORN

AND WATCH ME CROW!

HOW DID ALL THIS

SCUM GET IN?

AND ME IN

AN ARMY COT.

THAT'S WHERE HE'LL END UP

BEFORE THE NIGHT'S OVER.

LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

OH, LIEUTENANT, WHEN YOU

GUYS GO DOWN TO DINNER,

WOULD YOU MIND BRINGING BACK

A ROAST BEEF SANDWICH, RARE?

AND A PIECE OF HUCKLEBERRY

PIE, LIEUTENANT! HA HA!

[FOGHORN BLOWS]

WELL, YOU STILL GLAD

YOU CAME ALONG?

SURE. AREN'T YOU?

I'VE GOT A FUNNY FEELING

ABOUT THIS JOB.

YEAH?

UH-HUH.

I THINK MAYBE IT

ISN'T GOING TO BE

AS MUCH OF A CINCH

AS WE FIGURED ON.

YEAH, I'VE BEEN

THINKING THE SAME THING.

WELL, MY SHIP'S

OVER THERE.

I THINK I'LL GO

TAKE A LOOK AT HER.

THE DUCK'S UP AHEAD.

I'LL SEE YOU IN THE MORNING.

GOOD NIGHT.

Lawson:

GOOD NIGHT.

WHO'S THAT?

THAT YOU, THATCHER?

OH, YES, SIR.

OH, FORGET IT,

THATCHER.

GOT HER PRETTY WELL

LASHED DOWN, HAVEN'T THEY?

YES, SIR.

THEY DID A GOOD JOB.

I WAS KIND OF

WORRIED ABOUT HER,

SO I THOUGHT I'D BETTER

COME UP AND HAVE A LOOK.

YOU LONESOME?

WHY, I GUESS EVERYBODY

IS A LITTLE, SIR.

DON'T BOTHER WITH

THE SIRS, DAVE.

QUARTERS ALL RIGHT?

YEAH, FINE.

GRUB'S GOOD, TOO,

ISN'T IT?

BEST I'VE HAD

IN A LONG TIME, SIR.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WHEN

WE GET BACK HOME, THATCHER?

OH, I HAVE A GIRL

IN BILLINGS, SIR.

I'M GOING

TO MARRY HER...

IF WE GET BACK.

OH, WE'LL GET BACK,

ALL RIGHT.

[FOOTSTEPS]

OH, HELLO.

HELLO.

I, UH...THOUGHT

I'D COME UP

AND SHOOT THE STARS

FOR A LITTLE WHILE.

I GUESS

IT'S TOO FOGGY.

PRETTY FOGGY,

ALL RIGHT.

[FOOTSTEPS]

WHAT ARE YOU GUYS

DOING HERE?

OH, JUST GETTING

A LITTLE AIR.

YEAH. IT'S PRETTY

STUFFY DOWN BELOW.

YEAH, IT SURE IS.

YOU GUYS WORRY OVER

THE RUPTURED DUCK

LIKE A BUNCH

OF OLD MAIDS.

ME, I'M GOING

TO BED.

[WHISTLE BLOWS]

GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT, TED.

WONDERFUL AIR,

ISN'T IT?

P.A.: THE SMOKING LAMP IS LIT.

THE SMOKING LAMP

IS LIT.

[BUGLE SOUNDS]

Man: HA HA HA!

OH, WHAT HAPPENED?

JUST BATTLE STATIONS.

AROUND SUNUP

AND SUNDOWN,

THE PIGBOATS GIVE US

A LITTLE TROUBLE,

SO WE ALWAYS

LAY FOR THEM.

THIS IS JIG WHITE,

AND I'M BUD FELTON.

GLAD TO SEE YOU.

Lawson: HOW ARE YOU?

SEE YOU LATER.

ARE WE UNDERWAY?

FOR THE LAST

5 HOURS.

GLAD TO HAVE

YOU ABOARD, ARMY.

P.A.: GENERAL QUARTERS,

MAN YOUR BATTLE STATIONS.

ARMY PERSONNEL,

MAN YOUR PLANES.

THE ONLY WAY YOU'RE

GOING TO GET THAT THING

OFF OF HERE

IS WITH A CRANE.

MAYBE SO,

BUT WE KIND OF THINK

WE CAN TAKE OFF

ON OUR OWN POWER.

HEY, WHERE'D

THEY COME FROM?

Felton: THAT'S WHAT'S KNOWN

AS AN ESCORT.

THEY JUST SLIPPED UP ON US

DURING THE NIGHT.

THE NAVY LIKES TO DO

THINGS QUIETLY.

LOOKS LIKE IT'S

REALLY GOING TO BE

A SHOW, DOESN'T IT?

BOY, DID I HATE TO PART SKIN

FROM SHEET THIS MORNING.

WHAT A BED!

HA HA HA!

OH, THIS

IS SHORTY MANCH.

JIG WHITE

AND BUD FELTON.

HI, Y'ALL.

THIS LUCKY STIFF

IS SLEEPING

IN THE BEDROOM OFF

THE ADMIRAL'S CABIN.

YEAH. WONDERFUL ACCOMMODATIONS

BUT NOTHING MUCH TO DO.

I THOUGHT

THERE'D AT LEAST

BE A POKER GAME

OR SOMETHING GOING ON.

I GUESS THEY HAVE THEM

EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE.

HOW ABOUT 7-TOED PETE?

DO YOU EVER PLAY MUCH

OF THAT AROUND HERE?

[WHISTLE BLOWS]

WHAT'S 7-TOED PETE?

WELL, IT'S A KIND

OF 7-CARD POKER.

I'D BE GLAD TO TEACH

IT TO YOU SOMETIME.

NEVER HEARD OF IT.

P.A.: ATTENTION,

ARMY PERSONNEL.

ATTENTION, ARMY PERSONNEL.

ASSEMBLE IN WARD ROOM.

SEE YOU LATER,

FELLAS.

ASSEMBLE IN WARD ROOM.

IT'S BEEN A GREAT

PLEASURE, FELLAS.

WE'LL CERTAINLY HAVE TO

GET TOGETHER SOON.

MAYBE WE CAN GET UP THAT

LITTLE GAME OF POKER.

SEE YOU LATER.

YOU KNOW, I BELIEVE THAT

BOY WANTS TO PLAY POKER.

I WONDER IF THEY GOT THEIR

PAY BEFORE THEY CAME ABOARD.

Doolittle: AS YOU WERE.

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE

WHO HAVEN'T ALREADY GUESSED,

WE'RE GOING

STRAIGHT TO JAPAN.

[MEN MURMUR]

THE NAVY WILL TAKE US

WITHIN 400 MILES OF

THE JAPANESE MAINLAND.

WE'RE GOING

TO BOMB TOKYO,

YOKOHAMA, KOBE,

OSAKA, NAGOYA.

IT WILL BE A NIGHT JOB,

AND YOU WILL BE GIVEN

THE OPPORTUNITY OF CHOOSING

THE CITY YOU PREFER.

NOW, THIS IS GOING

TO BE A TIGHT SQUEEZE.

THE CHINESE HAVE PREPARED

SMALL FIELDS JUST OUTSIDE OF

JAPANESE OCCUPIED TERRITORY

FOR US TO LAND ON

AFTER THE RAID.

THEY'LL GAS US UP, AND WE'LL

TAKE OFF FOR CHONGQING.

FROM NOW ON, WE'RE IN CONSTANT

DANGER OF ENEMY ATTACK.

IF THERE SHOULD BE

A SURFACE ATTACK,

STAND BY YOUR PLANES

WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHERS

AND LET THE NAVY

HANDLE IT.

IF THERE SHOULD BE

AN ATTACK BY AIR,

TAKE OFF AND MAKE

FOR THE NEAREST LAND.

THE NAVY WILL GIVE

ALL NAVIGATORS

THEIR BEARINGS TWICE A DAY.

NOW, ONCE MORE,

I WANT TO EMPHASIZE

THAT IF ANY OF YOU FEEL YOU'RE

NOT UP TO THIS JOB,

IT'S PERFECTLY ALL RIGHT

FOR YOU TO DROP OUT.

WE HAVE A FEW SPARE MEN,

AND I THINK WE CAN

FILL YOUR PLACE.

GET TOGETHER

WITH CAPTAIN YORK

AND FIND OUT WHAT

TO DO WITH YOUR PLANES.

WE'LL MEET HERE TOMORROW

AFTERNOON AT 2:30.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?

COLONEL, DO YOU MIND IF WE

SMOKE DURING THESE ASSEMBLIES?

[LAUGHTER]

I HAVE NO OBJECTION TO THAT

IF THE NAVY HASN'T.

ANYTHING ELSE?

DISMISSED.

48...49...50...

51...52...53...54...

55...56...57...

OH, SORRY, MANCH.

JUST GETTING

A LITTLE EXERCISE.

YEAH?

WELL, I WASN'T.

I'M MEASURING OFF

THIS COCKEYED DECK.

90...

P.A.: ATTENTION,

ALL PERSONNEL.

YOU HAVE BEEN WONDERING

ABOUT THE MISSION WE ARE ON.

I THINK YOU

MIGHT LIKE TO KNOW

THAT THE ARMY PERSONNEL

ON THE HORNET

ARE GOING TO BOMB JAPAN.

WE IN THE NAVY ARE GOING

TO TAKE THEM IN

AS CLOSE TO THE ENEMY

AS POSSIBLE.

THIS IS A CHANCE

FOR ALL OF US

TO GIVE THE JAPS A DOSE

OF THEIR OWN MEDICINE.

IT'S AN ARMY-NAVY SHOW.

LET'S EXTEND EVERY COURTESY

TO THE ARMY MEN ON THE HORNET

WHO ARE GOING

TO DO THE JOB.

GOOD LUCK, GOOD HUNTING,

AND MAY GOD SPEED US

ON OUR MISSION.

HAVE SOME?

THANKS, BUDDY!

Manch:

YOU'RE AWFULLY LUCKY

FOR GUYS WHO NEVER

HEARD OF 7-TOED PETE.

THEY TELL ME VIRGINIA'S

A GREAT HUNTING

COUNTRY, TOO.

WHAT'S THAT?

OH, YEAH.

LET'S PLAY, FELLAS.

WHAT'S THE BET?

IT'S UP TO YOU,

MANCH.

DON'T THEY CALL

VIRGINIA

THE MOTHER

OF PRESIDENTS?

UH...YEAH.

I MEAN, UM...BET 5.

UP 10.

THOMAS JEFFERSON

LIVED THERE, TOO,

DIDN'T HE?

I DROP.

A LOT OF GUYS

LIVED THERE.

ARE YOU SURE YOU NEVER

PLAYED 7-TOED PETE BEFORE?

MAKES IT 10

TO YOU, MANCH.

HAVE THEY FINALLY GOTTEN

THAT HOOKWORM SITUATION

UNDER CONTROL

DOWN THERE?

THERE NEVER HAS BEEN A CASE

OF HOOKWORM IN VIRGINIA.

I GOT A SMALL STRAIGHT.

MINE'S

7 TO THE JACK.

ALL PINK.

WELL, THAT BEATS.

I THINK

I'LL TURN IN.

SOMEBODY'S WON

A LOT OF DOUGH.

A LITTLE. YOU JUST HAD

A RUN OF BAD CARDS, MANCH.

YEAH.

Felton: WHAT SAY WE GET

TOGETHER AGAIN PRETTY SOON?

OH, SURE.

SEE YOU LATER.

SAY, YOU HAVEN'T GOT

ANY BOOKS ON VIRGINIA,

HAVE YOU, MANCH?

YOU ARMY GUYS

ARE REAL PIGEONS.

I WISH YOU WERE

IN THE NAVY.

YOU TAKE THE BUNK,

LAWSON.

I'LL SLEEP HERE

IF YOU DON'T MIND.

WHAT'S THE IDEA?

AH, THAT THING'S AS SOFT

AS A FEATHER BED.

I NEVER COULD

SLEEP IN IT.

YEAH, IT'S NOT BAD.

THANKS.

THANKS A LOT.

Doolittle: LT. RANDALL IS

GOING TO TELL US SOMETHING

ABOUT A CARRIER TAKEOFF.

MR. RANDALL.

FROM THE MINUTE

YOU'RE IN YOUR PLANES,

I'M THE MAN TO WATCH.

HAVE YOUR ENGINES

TURNING OVER

AS SOON AS THE MAN

IN FRONT OF YOU STARTS TAXIING.

WHEN I WANT YOU TO REV UP,

I'LL GIVE YOU THIS.

NOW, IF YOUR ENGINES

DON'T SOUND RIGHT TO ME,

I MAY HAVE TO KEEP YOU REVVED UP

LONGER THAN YOU THINK NECESSARY.

I CAN HEAR YOUR ENGINES AND

TELL WHEN THEY'RE MISSING

BETTER THAN YOU CAN.

WHEN I WANT YOU TO START

TAXIING, I'LL GIVE YOU THIS.

NOW YOU'RE IN POSITION.

I GIVE YOU

A FINAL REV,

AND WHEN I DROP IT...

YOU'RE OFF.

WE'LL AIM YOU

STRAIGHT FOR JAPAN.

ONE MORE THING.

ONCE WE'RE LINED UP

FOR THE TAKEOFFS,

THERE CAN BE NO DELAYS.

IF YOUR PLANE STALLS,

IF IT DOESN'T START IMMEDIATELY,

IF YOU HAVE ANY TROUBLE

OF ANY KIND,

WE WON'T HAVE TIME

TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

THE NAVY CREW HAS ORDERS

TO PUSH THE SHIP OVERBOARD,

MAKE WAY

FOR THE NEXT ONE.

Doolittle:

LIEUTENANT JURIKA

HAS DETAILED MAPS

AND PICTURES

OF CITIES

AND SPECIFIED TARGETS.

MR. JURIKA SPENT A GREAT

MANY YEARS IN JAPAN.

I THINK IT MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA

IF HE GAVE YOU SOME IDEA

OF WHAT KIND OF PEOPLE YOU'RE

GOING TO RUN UP AGAINST

IN CASE YOU'RE

FORCED DOWN.

MR. JURIKA.

I WAS ASSISTANT

NAVAL ATTACHE

AT OUR EMBASSY IN JAPAN

LONG ENOUGH TO LEARN

A FEW THINGS ABOUT THE ORIENT.

JUST WHAT SHOULD

WE DO, MR. JURIKA?

HOW SHOULD WE CONDUCT

OURSELVES

IN CASE WE ARE

FORCED DOWN OVER JAPAN?

MY ADVICE IS,

SEE THAT YOU'RE NOT

FORCED DOWN OVER JAPAN.

THE RUN I'VE GOT FIGURED

OUT FOR YOU STARTS HERE.

THE SMOKESTACKS ARE

BRIGHT RED BRICK,

AND YOU CAN'T

MISS THEM--

ONE OF THE LARGEST

SMELTERS IN JAPAN.

THEN FOLLOWING

THE LINE OF THE BAY

AND ALLOWING 10 SECONDS

BETWEEN BOMBS,

YOU SHOULD TAKE OUT

THIS AND THIS.

BOTH OF THEM ARE MACHINE

SHOPS OWNED BY BROTHERS.

I FORGET THEIR NAMES,

BUT I REMEMBER

I DIDN'T LIKE THEM.

THEN ON OUT HERE

TO DROP YOUR INCENDIARY.

HOW DOES THIS LINE UP

FOR YOU, LAWSON?

WELL, YOU'RE GOING

TO DROP THEM, CLEVER.

THAT RUN SEEMS ALL RIGHT

WITH ME IF IT'S OK FOR YOU.

WE CAN

TAKE THEM OUT.

FINE. GEORGE,

HAVE YOU GOT THE COURSE

LAID OUT FOR THIS RUN?

YES.

OVER HERE, FELLAS.

NOW, YOU TAKE OFF ABOUT HERE

AND GO DUE WEST TO TOKYO

AT MINIMUM CRUISING SPEED,

FLYING AT ABOUT 50 FEET.

WHEN YOU HIT THE BAY,

GET UP TO 1,500,

COMPLETE YOUR BOMBING RUN,

THEN DOWN AGAIN AND OUT TO SEA,

SOUTH BY SOUTHEAST

TO YAKU SHIMA.

Lawson: CAN WE TAKE

THE MAPS WITH US?

ALL YOU NEED.

BE SURE THERE ARE NO

MARKS ON THEM, THOUGH,

WHICH MIGHT SHOW THE

JAPS WHERE YOU CAME FROM

IN CASE YOU'RE CAPTURED.

BY THE WAY,

I'M TAKING OFF FIRST

WITH 4 INCENDIARIES.

THAT SHOULD

LIGHT UP TOKYO

PRETTY WELL FOR YOU.

SUPPOSE BY THE TIME

WE GET TO CHINA,

THE JAPS HAVE TAKEN OVER

THE LANDING FIELD.

THE CHINESE HAVE ARRANGED

A SIGNAL FOR YOU

WHEN YOU GET TO THE FIELD IF

THE JAPS HAVE CAPTURED IT.

IF THAT'S THE CASE, YOU'VE

GOT TO KEEP RIGHT ON GOING

UNTIL YOU RUN OUT OF GAS,

THEN BAIL OUT

AND DESTROY YOUR PLANES.

[WHISPERING]

YES.

Jurika: THERE'S JUST BEEN

A CHANGE IN THE DISPOSITION

OF THE BARRAGE BALLOONS

OVER TOKYO.

THIS BALLOON AND THIS ONE

WERE MOVED THIS MORNING

TO HERE AND HERE.

YOU KNOW, THE CHANGES IN

THOSE BALLOONS THREW ME.

JUST THINK, A BUNCH OF

GUYS SWEATING ALL DAY

IN A SUB

DOWN IN THE TOKYO BAY,

GUYS JUST LIKE US,

SNEAKING UP AT NIGHT TO

RADIO BALLOON POSITIONS.

JUST LET ME

HEAR ANYBODY TALK

ABOUT THE NAVY AGAIN.

BOY, THEY'RE GOOD.

PLENTY.

THEY'RE NOT BAD

AT POKER, EITHER.

OH, YOU'RE NOT KIDDING.

I KIND OF FIGURED

ON GETTING ELLEN

A PRESENT IN CHONGQING,

YOU KNOW,

A KIMONO OR SOMETHING,

BUT THESE NAVY GUYS

HAVE CLEANED ME.

BELIEVE IT OR NOT,

I'VE ONLY GOT 14 BUCKS.

WELL, I GOT $8 OR $10

I COULD LET YOU HAVE.

OH, NO, NO.

I'VE BEEN THINKING,

CIGARETTES SELL

FOR 60 CENTS A CARTON

ON THE BOAT HERE,

BUT IN CHONGQING,

I HEAR THE BOYS

WILL PAY 7 BUCKS.

YEAH?

SO, I FIGURE

I MAY LOAD THE DUCK

WITH COFFIN NAILS.

HEY, THAT'S AN IDEA.

AH, IT'S A GOOD

NIGHT FOR SUBS.

YEAH.

YOU KNOW,

IT'S FUNNY.

WHEN I WAS A KID,

I USED TO DREAM

ABOUT GOING

SOMEPLACE ON A SHIP.

WELL, HERE I AM.

AND OUT THERE IS JAPAN.

MY MOTHER HAD

A JAP GARDENER ONCE.

HE SEEMED LIKE

A NICE LITTLE GUY.

WELL, I DON'T

HATE JAPS...YET.

IT'S A FUNNY THING.

I...I DON'T LIKE THEM,

BUT I DON'T HATE THEM.

I GUESS I DON'T,

EITHER.

YOU GET KIND OF

MIXED UP.

YEAH.

IT'S HARD TO FIGURE,

YET HERE WE ARE.

ALL I EVER

WANTED TO BE

WAS AN AERONAUTICAL

ENGINEER.

I JOINED

THE ARMY IN '40

BECAUSE I FIGURED

IT WAS THE BEST

WAY TO LEARN.

I WASN'T SORE

AT ANYBODY.

BUT HERE

YOU SUDDENLY

REALIZE YOU'RE

GOING TO DROP

A TON

OF HIGH EXPLOSIVES

ON ONE OF THE

BIGGEST CITIES

IN THE WORLD.

YOU'RE NOT GETTING

SQUEAMISH, ARE YOU?

OH, NO.

NO, OF COURSE NOT.

I DON'T PRETEND

TO LIKE THE IDEA

OF KILLING

A BUNCH OF PEOPLE,

BUT IT'S A CASE OF

DROP A BOMB ON THEM,

OR PRETTY SOON,

THEY'LL BE DROPPING

ONE ON ELLEN.

YEAH. THAT'S RIGHT.

I WONDER HOW MANY OF US

WILL PULL THROUGH.

OH, THEY FIGURE

ABOUT HALF.

AND EVERYBODY THINKS

HE'LL BE IN THAT HALF.

YEAH.

WHEN ARE YOU GOING

TO GET MARRIED, BOB?

OH, WHEN I FIND

SOMEBODY LIKE ELLEN.

BE SWELL, YOU KNOW,

THE FOUR OF US.

YOU KNOW,

WHEN THIS IS OVER,

I'D LIKE TO GET ME

A SMALL RANCH,

SOMETHING THAT

WOULD RUN ABOUT...

OH, 40, 50

HEAD OF CATTLE.

NICE WELL

AND A HOUSE.

BE WONDERFUL

FOR KIDS.

I'VE ALWAYS BEEN KIND OF

NUTS ABOUT RANCHES MYSELF.

YOU KNOW, IN A DECENT YEAR,

YOU CAN MAKE REAL DOUGH

OUT OF 40 HEAD OF CATTLE

IF YOU GOT FEED.

WHY DON'T WE DO

SOMETHING LIKE THAT?

WELL, I'M GAME

IF YOU ARE.

OK. IT'S A DEAL.

GOOD.

OF COURSE, NOW, IF WE

HAD 80 HEAD OF CATTLE,

WE'D REALLY HAVE

OURSELVES A LAYOUT.

YEAH, AND OUR

OWN MEAT, TOO.

OH, YEAH. MILK, BUTTER,

EGGS--THE WHOLE WORKS.

YOU KNOW, A GUY'S

GOT HIMSELF A PLACE,

HE DOESN'T HAVE TO

WORRY ABOUT ANYTHING.

AND WITH A LITTLE

HUNTING NEAR.

OH, SURE.

THAT'S EASY.

GOSH, I'LL BE GLAD

WHEN THIS WAR ENDS.

Doolittle:

IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY,

THERE WILL BE NO ASSEMBLY,

NO LAST-MINUTE INSTRUCTIONS.

WE'LL JUST TAKE OFF.

IF YOU SHOULD DEVELOP

MOTOR TROUBLE

WITHIN A HALF-HOUR AFTER

LEAVING THE HORNET,

FLY BACK TO THE SHIP

AND LAND IN THE WATER.

THE NAVY WILL TRY

TO FISH YOU OUT.

IF TROUBLE SHOULD DEVELOP

AFTER THAT TIME,

YOU'LL HAVE TO KEEP

RIGHT ON GOING

BECAUSE, BY THAT TIME,

THE FLEET WILL HAVE TO FIRE

ON ANY CRAFT OVERHEAD.

I DON'T WANT YOU

TO THROW OUT

THE EXTRA CANS OF GAS

AS YOU USE THEM.

THAT WOULD LEAVE

A PERFECT TRAIL

FOR THE JAPS TO FOLLOW

BACK TO THE HORNET.

SAVE THE CANS AND THROW THEM

ALL OUT AT ONE TIME.

NOW LET ME REPEAT SOMETHING

I'VE SAID PREVIOUSLY.

YOU ARE TO BOMB

THE MILITARY TARGETS

ASSIGNED TO YOU

AND NOTHING ELSE.

OF COURSE,

IN AN OPERATION OF THIS KIND,

YOU CANNOT AVOID

KILLING CIVILIANS

BECAUSE WAR PLANTS ARE MANNED

BY CIVILIANS.

IF ANY OF YOU HAVE

ANY MORAL FEELINGS

ABOUT THIS

NECESSARY KILLING,

IF YOU FEEL THAT YOU MIGHT

THINK OF YOURSELF AFTERWARD

AS A MURDERER,

I WANT YOU TO DROP OUT.

WE'LL FIND SOMEONE

TO TAKE YOUR PLACE,

AND I PROMISE YOU

THAT NO ONE WILL BLAME

YOU FOR YOUR FEELINGS.

BARRING ANY SUDDEN

SWITCH IN PLANS,

WE'LL TAKE OFF

TOMORROW NIGHT.

THERE'S ONE THING MORE.

WHEN WE MEET IN CHONGQING,

I'M GOING TO THROW YOU A PARTY

THAT YOU CAN TELL

YOUR GRANDCHILDREN ABOUT.

YOU'RE A GREAT

BUNCH OF GUYS.

I'M PROUD TO BE

ASSOCIATED WITH YOU.

GOOD LUCK.

12 CARTONS

OF CIGARETTES.

12 CARTONS? SAY, WHAT

GIVES WITH THE ARMY?

I NEVER SOLD SO MANY

CIGARETTES IN MY LIFE.

WE'RE CHAIN-SMOKERS.

YOU MUST EAT THEM.

WHAT KIND WILL IT BE?

OH, ANY KIND.

YOU JUST WANT

LOTS OF CIGARETTES.

YOU HIT IT

RIGHT ON THE HEAD.

ALL RIGHT.

THAT'LL BE $7.20.

[LARGE GUNS FIRING]

[BUGLE SOUNDING]

[KLAXON RINGING]

P.A.: NOW HEAR THIS.

OUR CARRIER TASK FORCE

HAS BEEN SIGHTED

BY ENEMY SURFACE VESSELS.

ALL ARMY PILOTS AND CREWS,

MAN YOUR PLANES

FOR IMMEDIATE TAKEOFF.

THERE GOES A JAP

JUST 3 MINUTES

AFTER WE SIGHTED HER.

YEAH. THAT MEANS

SHE HAD TWO MINUTES

TO TELL

TOKYO WHAT SHE SAW.

P.A.: NOW HEAR THIS.

GET ALL BOMBS LOADED

ON THE DOUBLE.

ARE YOU ALL PACKED?

HAVE BEEN

FOR 5 DAYS, SIR.

GOOD. BETTER WATCH HOW

THOSE GUYS HANDLE THE DUCK.

I WILL, SIR.

AND DON'T TELL ANYBODY

ABOUT THAT BUM TURRET.

I WON'T, SIR.

HEY, WE'RE OFF,

AREN'T WE?

YEAH!

OH, BOMB ME, DADDY,

8 TO THE BLOCK!

AH, HA HA!

I THINK I'VE GOT

EVERYTHING PACKED.

OH, SWELL. THANKS.

I'M SORRY WE COULDN'T

HAVE PICKED OUT

A LITTLE BETTER

WEATHER FOR YOU.

WE'LL MAKE IT.

SO LONG, FELTON.

GIVE THEM A PASTING

THEY'LL NEVER FORGET.

WE WILL. LOOK, THANKS

FOR EVERYTHING.

YOU GUYS IN

THE NAVY ARE...

WELL, YOU'RE OK.

BE SEEING YOU.

[WHISTLE BLOWS]

P.A.: NOW HEAR THIS.

CLEAR THE FLIGHT DECK

TO START ENGINES.

MM MM!

HEY, HOW ABOUT

MY CHANGE?

THEY'RE GIVING US

15 EXTRA CANS

INSTEAD OF 10, SIR.

GOOD!

AT LEAST

GETTING OFF NOW

WILL PUT US OVER

TOKYO IN DAYLIGHT.

DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE BARRAGE

BALLOONS IN DAYLIGHT, TOO.

NEXT, YOU'LL BE

TELLING ME IT'S GOOD

BECAUSE YOU GET BETTER

PICTURES IN THE DAYTIME.

YOU'RE NOT KIDDING

ABOUT THAT, EITHER.

LET'S GIVE HER

A FINAL CHECK.

HEY, BOB!

WHAT?

ARE YOU UP AHEAD?

FOURTH SPOT.

SEE YOU

IN CHONGQING.

YOU SAID IT, BROTHER!

HOW THEY DOING?

DOOLITTLE WILL BE

OFF ANY SECOND.

THEN HOOVER,

HOLSTROM, GRAY,

AND DAVEY JONES.

WE'RE SEVENTH.

7's A LUCKY NUMBER.

TED! TED! HEY, TED!

TED! HEY!

PUT THESE SOMEPLACE,

WILL YOU?

WHAT ARE THEY?

SIZZLE PLATTERS.

I GOT THE PHONOGRAPH

IN MY SHIP,

BUT I HAVEN'T GOT ROOM

FOR THE RECORDS.

WE'LL MEET IN CHONGQING

AND CUT A CHINESE RUG!

OK, SHORTY.

TAKE CARE OF THESE,

WILL YOU, McCLURE?

McClure: RIGHT.

PILOT TO GUNNER.

Thatcher: GUNNER TO PILOT.

GO AHEAD, SIR.

TAKE A LOOK

AT THE TURRET

IF YOU GET A CHANCE.

I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THAT,

SIR. SHE'S STILL JAMMED.

WE'LL USE THE AUXILIARY

POWER IF WE HAVE TO.

RIGHT, SIR.

WE'VE GOT OURSELVES IN

A FINE JAM, HAVEN'T WE, LAWSON?

THIS IS A GREAT TIME

TO THINK OF THAT.

OH, NO. I MEAN HAVING TO

TAKE OFF AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.

OH, I'M SORRY,

DAVENPORT.

I GUESS MAYBE I'M

A LITTLE ON EDGE.

BOMB BAY CLEAR?

BOMB BAY CLEAR!

CLEAR ON RIGHT?

CLEAR ON RIGHT!

CLEAR ON LEFT?

CLEAR ON LEFT!

[ENGINES REVVING]

[MEN CHEERING]

HE MADE IT!

[CHEERING]

GET YOUR FLAPS UP.

HEY!

GOOD LUCK, FELLAS!

HAVE A COUPLE FOR THE NAVY!

WE SURE WILL,

MILLER.

AND THANKS TO YOU.

WISH I WERE GOING WITH YOU.

SO LONG. BYE, BOYS.

Davenport:

4 MORE AHEAD OF US.

Lawson: LET'S START

THE ENGINES.

LET'S GO.

CLEAR ON RIGHT?

CLEAR ON RIGHT!

CLEAR ON LEFT?

CLEAR ON LEFT!

[ENGINE HESITATING]

THOSE NAVY GUYS ARE

MOVING UP TO PUSH US OVER.

THEY'RE NOT GOING TO

TOSS THIS SHIP OVERBOARD.

COME ON, BABY!

GIVE!

GIVE! GIVE!

[ENGINE STARTS]

HA HA!

CHECK

HYDRAULIC PRESSURE.

HYDRAULIC PRESSURE

OK.

CHECK

BRAKE PRESSURE.

OK.

THERE GOES BOB.

TWO MORE

AHEAD OF US.

CHECK FUEL BOOSTER.

HEY, ARMY!

TED! GIVE 'EM...

[ENGINE REVVING]

ARMY!

WHEN WE GET

TO CHONGQING,

WE'LL TELL THEM IT WAS

A NAVY SHOW, TOO.

THEY'LL KNOW THAT

WHEN THEY SEE HOW BROKE

YOU ARE! GOOD HUNTING!

BOMB BAY

DOORS CLOSED.

Clever:

BOMB BAY'S CLOSED.

PILOT TO GUNNER.

ALL SET, THATCHER?

EVERYTHING OK, SIR.

Lawson:

WING FLAPS DOWN.

WING FLAPS

COMING DOWN.

THERE GOES HALLMARK.

WE'RE TAKING OFF,

FELLAS.

HAPPY LANDINGS.

Davenport: WHEW.

Lawson: YEAH.

TUCK THE FLAPS UP.

WE DIDN'T EVEN

HAVE THEM DOWN.

HOW DO YOU

LIKE THAT?

I WONDER WHAT ELSE

WE FORGOT.

COFFEE, SANDWICHES,

WATER--PLENTY.

PILOT TO GUNNER.

THATCHER.

GUNNER TO PILOT.

GO AHEAD, SIR.

YOU ALL RIGHT,

THATCHER?

YES, SIR.

YOU'D BETTER GET STARTED

ON THOSE CANS.

WE'VE BURNED OVER

40 GALLONS ALREADY.

YES, SIR.

WELL, WE'RE ON OUR WAY.

IF ANYBODY'S CARRYING

A RABBIT'S FOOT,

HANG ON TO IT TIGHT.

WHAT'S OUR POSITION,

McCLURE?

I FIGURE ABOUT AN HOUR

AND 58 MINUTES FROM THE COAST.

GET THAT, THATCHER?

WE CAN EXPECT

THEIR FIGHTERS

ANYTIME NOW.

KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN.

WATCHING, SIR.

THERE'S NOTHING IN SIGHT.

COULD WE TRY OUT

THIS TURRET AGAIN?

OK. RELAY SWITCH ON.

WORKS ALL RIGHT, SIR,

BUT THAT EMERGENCY POWER'S

NOT GOING TO HOLD OUT LONG

IF WE RUN INTO TROUBLE.

TURNING IT OFF NOW.

HOW FAR ARE WE BEHIND

OUR FIRST GANG?

ABOUT AN HOUR.

WE REALLY CAN GET SET

FOR TROUBLE.

YEAH, BUT NOTHING

LIKE WHAT THE GUYS

BEHIND US ARE GOING

TO RUN INTO.

I'D FEEL A LOT BETTER

ON A NIGHT JOB.

DID YOU HEAR THAT

LEFT ENGINE MISS?

NO. SINGING

LIKE A LARK.

I MUST BE

HEARING THINGS.

NAVIGATOR TO PILOT.

PILOT TO NAVIGATOR.

GO AHEAD.

WE OUGHT TO HIT THE

JAPANESE COAST ANY MINUTE.

LOOK!

Lawson: SEE THAT FLAG?

Davenport: YEAH.

SAVING BOMBS TODAY.

THEY'RE WAVING AT US.

THOSE GUYS

MUST BE NUTS.

JAPANESE COAST,

STRAIGHT AHEAD.

FUJIYAMA.

WE'LL BE CATCHING

BUCKSHOT ANY SECOND NOW.

ZEROES!

PILOT TO--

I SAW THEM, SIR.

SHALL I TURN THE POWER

ON FOR THE TURRET?

NO. WAIT A MINUTE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT

HAPPENED TO THEM, SIR.

I GUESS THEY DIDN'T SEE US.

Lawson: THERE SHE IS,

FELLAS. TAKE A GOOD GANDER.

WHEN WE GET BACK HOME,

THE FOLKS WILL WANT TO KNOW

WHAT TOKYO

USED TO LOOK LIKE.

Davenport: THAT

MUST BE DAVEY JONES

GIVING THEM THE WORKS.

PILOT TO BOMBARDIER,

BOMB BAY DOORS OPEN.

THERE WE ARE--

THE BIG RED SMOKESTACK.

PILOT TO BOMBARDIER,

APPROACHING SMELTER.

I'M ON IT.

[EXPLOSIONS]

THEY'VE GOT

OUR ALTITUDE.

ONE AWAY.

TWO AWAY.

3 AWAY.

4 AWAY.

[EXPLOSION]

SIX FIGHTERS JUST ABOVE

AND TO THE RIGHT.

HAVE YOU GOT THEM,

THATCHER?

Thatcher:

READY FOR THEM, SIR.

WHY DON'T THEY DIVE?

Davenport: THEY'RE

GOING AWAY.

I'M NOT GOING TO WAIT

FOR THEM TO COME BACK.

WE'RE GETTING

OUT OF HERE.

WELL, I GUESS MAYBE

WE'RE IN THAT LUCKY HALF.

NOT YET. NOT TILL

WE GET TO CHINA.

WOW!

WHAT A HEADACHE.

WERE YOU SCARED?

I'M STILL SCARED.

Lawson: McCLURE,

ON OUR COURSE?

ON OUR COURSE.

160 GALLONS.

I HOPE IT'S ENOUGH

TO GET US TO CH'ANG-CHOU.

YEAH,

AND I HOPE THE JAPS

DON'T GET THERE FIRST.

WHAT'S THE DOPE,

McCLURE?

ABOUT 200 MILES

TO CH'ANG-CHOU,

AND WE OUGHT TO HIT

THE COAST ANY MINUTE.

WE'LL NEVER FIND IT

IN THE DARK.

PILOT TO CREW,

WE'RE GOING UP AND

FLY IN ON INSTRUMENTS.

WHEN THE GAS IS GONE,

WE'LL BAIL OUT.

WE'LL BUZZ IT.

MAYBE WE CAN LAND.

KEEP A LOOKOUT

FOR ROCKS OR LOGS.

ALL SET FOR LANDING.

McCLURE,

GET OUR GUNS OUT.

TAKE OFF CHUTES

AND BE SURE YOUR

LIFE JACKETS ARE ON.

CARRY YOUR GUNS.

WHEELS DOWN.

FLAPS DOWN.

AIR SPEED, 135.

130.

110.

[ENGINE STALLS]

I LOST MY SHIP.

YOU HURT BAD?

I DON'T...

I DON'T KNOW.

[GROANING]

I CAN'T MOVE

MY ARMS.

Man: UGH!

AGH!

UGH!

YOUR LEG. IT'S ALL

BUSTED UP, SIR.

GET DAVENPORT.

HEY.

THANKS.

OH!

OH...

Ellen: TED.

TED, LOOK AT ME.

THAT BABY AND I,

WE WON'T EVER

NEED ANYTHING BUT YOU.

WE MUSTN'T EITHER OF US

BE SCARED ABOUT IT, TED,

BECAUSE THE BABY...

THE BABY'S WHY I KNOW YOU'RE

COMING BACK TO US.

LAWSON!

SHALL I SHOOT THEM,

LIEUTENANT?

NO. HOLD IT.

BUT THEY MAY

BE JAPS, SIR.

DON'T SHOOT,

THATCHER.

HEY! HEY!

[SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE]

CHINGA. CHINGA.

HE SAYS

HE'S CHINESE.

WHAT'S THAT WORD

FOR AMERICAN?

[SPEAKING CHINESE]

Crewman: AAH!

[MOANING]

UGHH!

THAT LEG'S GOT TO BE

SEWN UP, SIR.

IT'S SPLIT WIDE OPEN.

[MEN SPEAKING CHINESE]

[SAYING "AMERICAN"

IN CHINESE]

[SPEAKING CHINESE]

ME CHARLIE.

Davenport:

AMERICANS.

WE'RE AMERICANS.

AMERICAN.

WE NEED A DOCTOR

AND SOME HELP

TO GET TO CH'ANG-CHOU.

CHIANG KAI-SHEK--WE'RE

HIS FRIENDS IN CHONGQING.

CHONGQING?

YES!

THAT'S RIGHT.

WE GO CHONGQING.

CHONGQING MANY,

MANY DAYS. MANY.

Crewman: DOCTOR...

DOCTOR...

CHARLIE, GO DOCTOR.

CHARLIE BRING

DOCTOR HERE.

Lawson: CHARLIE BRING DOCTOR,

OR WE DIE.

DOCTOR ONE LI.

ONE LI? THAT'S

A CHINESE MILE.

ONE LI. GO.

BRING DOCTOR.

DOCTOR JAPANESE MAN.

JAPANESE DOCTOR.

MAYBE JAPANESE MAN,

JAPANESE SOLDIER COME HERE.

JAPANESE MAN

NO COME AT NIGHT.

[SHOUTS IN CHINESE]

BOAT. YOU GO BOAT.

[MOTOR RUNNING]

[SHOUTS IN CHINESE]

[SPEAKING JAPANESE]

[SHOUTS IN CHINESE]

[MOANING]

HEY, CUT THAT OUT!

I THINK HE WANTS

TO TRADE BULLETS

WITH YOU, THATCHER.

OH.

FRIEND.

CHARLIE FRIEND.

CHARLIE GO.

CHARLIE

FRIEND.

SURE, CHARLIE FRIEND.

GOOD-BYE, CHARLIE.

[MAN SHOUTING IN CHINESE]

[GROANING]

[AIRPLANE]

McClure: JAPS MUST

BE ALL AROUND US.

I WONDER

WHERE THE REST

OF THE GANG IS.

SCATTERED ALL OVER

THE CHINA COAST...

IF THEY'RE ALIVE.

UNH!

AAH!

I THINK

I'M GOING TO...

PASS OUT.

I, TED,

TAKE YOU, ELLEN--

Man: TO BE MY LAWFULLY

WEDDED WIFE--

TO BE MY LAWFULLY

WEDDED WIFE.

TO HAVE

AND TO CHERISH--

TO HAVE

AND TO CHERISH--

UNTIL DEATH

US DO PART.

UNTIL DEATH

US DO PART...

UNTIL DEATH US DO PART.

UNTIL DEATH

US DO PART.

DON'T LET THEM

CUT MY LEG OFF.

PLEASE! DON'T LET THEM

CUT MY LEG OFF.

DON'T LET

THEM CUT MY LEG OFF!

LAWSON! LAWSON!

DON'T!

LAWSON!

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

YOU WERE YELLING.

[SPEAKING CHINESE]

THANK YOU.

[AIRPLANE APPROACHING]

MY NAME IS FOO LING.

EVERYTHING

WE HAVE IS YOURS.

WE KNOW WHAT YOU

HAVE DONE,

AND WE

HONOR YOU FOR IT.

OUR NAVIGATOR HAS

BOTH HIS SHOULDERS

BROKEN.

IS THERE ANYBODY

WHO CAN SET THEM

FOR HIM?

NO ONE.

BUT WE HOPE THAT HELP

WILL SOON ARRIVE FOR YOU.

[SPEAKING CHINESE]

THANKS.

HOW ARE THEY?

WE HAVE WASHED THEM.

THEY ARE BANDAGED,

BUT WE HAVE

NO MEDICINES--

NOT EVEN ASPIRIN.

[PEOPLE TALKING LOUDLY]

WHAT'S THAT?

[SPEAKING CHINESE]

THIS IS DR. CHUNG.

HOW DO YOU DO?

WE'VE COME A LONG WAY,

AND WE'RE GOING HOME NOW,

AND WE'VE BEEN HUNTING

A DOCTOR EVERYWHERE.

I UNDERSTAND.

HAVE YOU GOT

ANYTHING THAT WILL

KNOCK THEM OUT,

DOCTOR?

THEY'RE

IN AWFUL PAIN.

WE HOPE TO HAVE

SOME MEDICAL SUPPLIES

BY THE TIME WE REACH

MY FATHER'S HOSPITAL.

A HOSPITAL.

WHERE'S THAT?

IN LINHAI, ABOUT

60 LI FROM HERE.

I HAVE COME TO

TAKE YOU THERE.

IT'S A FUNNY THING,

DOCTOR.

THERE WERE

A LOT OF PLANES,

AND WE HAD

TO TAKE OFF EARLY.

YOU SEE HOW IT WAS.

OF COURSE.

THEY AREN'T

IN ANY SHAPE

TO MAKE MUCH OF

A TRIP, DOCTOR.

WE'LL HAVE TO

MOVE THEM AT ONCE.

THE JAPANESE CAPTURED

ONE OF YOUR CREWS

YESTERDAY

NOT VERY FAR FROM HERE.

SO MANY PLANES.

WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT

HAPPENED TO THE OTHERS.

ALL UP AND DOWN

THE CHINESE COAST

MY COUNTRYMEN ARE

SEEKING YOUR COUNTRYMEN.

WE'LL BRING

THEM THROUGH.

[SPEAKING CHINESE]

I HAVE SOME MONEY.

I WANT TO GIVE IT

TO YOU.

PLEASE, LIEUTENANT.

YOU HAVE GIVEN US

ENOUGH ALREADY.

WHAT?

THE BOMBS YOU

DROPPED ON JAPAN.

PLEASE, NOW.

TRY TO REST.

[EXPLOSION]

THE JAPANESE--

THEY ARE IN

THE VILLAGE

WE JUST LEFT.

[SPEAKING CHINESE]

CHUNG.

MR. PARKER.

MRS. PARKER.

CHUNG.

HOW ARE THEY?

THEY ARE VERY,

VERY SICK.

I'LL NEED

YOUR HELP.

HOW CLOSE

ARE THE JAPANESE?

THEY TOOK XINGMING

3 HOURS AFTER

OUR DEPARTURE.

ONE OF

THE AMERICAN CREWS

HAS ALREADY FALLEN

INTO THEIR HANDS.

HADN'T THEY BETTER

BE TAKEN

STRAIGHT

THROUGH TO HAP-SING?

THEY COULDN'T

STAND THE TRIP.

[SPEAKING CHINESE]

THIS IS MY FATHER--

DR. CHUNG.

THE OTHERS--

PLEASE HELP THEM.

THEY--

PLEASE DON'T WORRY,

LIEUTENANT.

WE'LL TAKE CARE

OF EVERYBODY.

[SPEAKING CHINESE]

YOU WON'T HAVE TO

TAKE IT OFF, WILL YOU, DOC?

WE HOPE NOT.

ONE CANNOT TELL.

YOU'VE HAD

A LONG JOURNEY.

NOW YOU MUST REST.

ALL WE HAD

AT OUR MISSION

WAS A LITTLE ANTISEPTIC

FLUID AND SOME BANDAGES,

BUT WE'VE SENT OUT

RUNNERS FOR SUPPLIES.

IS THERE ANY WAY I COULD

GET A MESSAGE OUT?

I'D LIKE MY MOTHER

TO KNOW THAT I'M OK.

THE WHOLE REGION'S

SWARMING WITH JAPANESE.

DO YOU THINK THEY'VE HEARD

BACK IN THE STATES

WHAT HAPPENED TO US?

WE'VE BEEN LISTENING

ON THE SHORTWAVE.

THEY KNOW

ALL ABOUT THE RAID,

BUT APPARENTLY

THEY'RE KEEPING

THE DETAILS SECRET

UNTIL THE REST OF YOUR

MEN HAVE BEEN SAVED.

HAVE THEY FOUND

ANY OF THE OTHERS?

WE HAVE WORD

THAT ONE CREW

WILL BE COMING THROUGH

HERE PRETTY SOON NOW.

I UNDERSTAND THERE'S

A DOCTOR AMONG THEM.

THEN IT MUST BE

LIEUTENANT SMITH'S CREW.

EXCUSE ME.

LIEUTENANT SMITH'S CREW

HAS BEEN RESCUED, SIR.

SMITH'S?

THEY FOUND LIEUTENANT

SMITH AND DOC WHITE,

AND THEY'RE COMING HERE.

DON SMITH'S CREW?

THE DOC WAS FLYING

WITH DON SMITH.

THEY'LL BE HERE

ANY MINUTE NOW.

IT'S FUNNY, ISN'T IT?

I MEAN THE WAY

CLEVER'S HEAD JUST KEEPS

ROCKING BACK AND FORTH,

BACK AND FORTH.

SOMEBODY

OUGHT TO HELP CLEVER.

[MUSIC PLAYING

ON PHONOGRAPH]

I THINK THE CHINESE

ARE A SWELL BUNCH

OF PEOPLE,

BUT I CAN'T SAY I GO

FOR THEIR MUSIC.

AW, SHORTY MANCH

WOULD GO ALL TO PIECES

IF HE HEARD

A LITTLE OF THIS.

YEAH.

HOW'S LAWSON?

WELL, HIS LEG

LOOKS PRETTY BAD, SIR.

DR. CHUNG THINKS

GANGRENE HAS SET IN.

[EXPLOSIONS]

[AIRPLANE APPROACHING]

LOOKS LIKE A JAP ZERO.

[EXPLOSION]

YOU GUYS OUGHT TO

GO ON AND LEAVE ME.

THEY THINK I'M PASSED OUT

HALF THE TIME,

AND I HEAR WHAT THEY SAY.

THE JAPS ARE COMING

CLOSER ALL THE TIME.

WHY DON'T YOU GUYS GO?

WE'RE NOT STICKING

AROUND HERE

BECAUSE

OF YOU, LAWSON.

NONE OF US HERE ARE

ABLE TO TRAVEL YET.

I WAS JUST THINKING...

I GUESS ELLEN AND I

AREN'T GOING TO SKI ANYMORE.

THAT'S TOO BAD.

I WAS GOING TO TEACH HER

SOME FANCY STUFF.

NOW, DON'T START

TALKING LIKE THAT.

YOU'RE GOING TO PULL

THROUGH ALL RIGHT.

WHAT DO YOU THINK

A GIRL WOULD DO?

I MEAN, SAY, ELLEN

AND I LIKE TO SKI.

BE KIND OF FUNNY IF THEY CUT

MY LEG OFF, WOULDN'T IT?

WHY DON'T YOU TRY

TO GO TO SLEEP?

YEAH, IT WOULD BE

KIND OF FUNNY, ALL RIGHT.

MARRY A GUY WHO'S GOT

TWO ARMS AND TWO LEGS.

THEN HE COMES BACK,

AND HE HASN'T ANY.

[PEOPLE TALKING EXCITEDLY]

I'M DR. CHUNG.

WHERE ARE THE BOYS?

HOW ARE YOU, POP?

DID YOU HAVE

A GOOD TRIP?

HERE THEY ARE.

AH!

DON,

HOW YOU DOING?

HELLO, SARGE.

GOOD TO SEE YOU.

HOLY JOE. WHAT

HAPPENED TO YOU GUYS?

NOTHING SERIOUS.

THE DUCK FORGOT TO DUCK.

YEAH. McCLURE'S BEEN TRYING TO

DO HIS OWN FLYING EVER SINCE.

REALLY LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING

LEFT OVER FROM A MASSACRE.

WELL, YOU GUYS DON'T LOOK

SO GOOD YOURSELVES.

McClure: YOU DON'T

SMELL SO GOOD, EITHER.

THERE'S NOTHING

WRONG WITH US

THAT A GOOD BATH

WON'T FIX.

I WISH WE COULD

SAY THE SAME FOR YOU.

HOW'S THE GRUB

AROUND HERE?

I THINK I'D LIKE

A GOOD, THICK STEAK,

FRENCH-FRIED ONIONS,

AND A BAKED POTATO

WITH PLENTY

OF BUTTER,

AND ABOUT 3 BOTTLES

OF BEER, AND--

YOU'LL TAKE

BEAN SPROUTS

AND LIKE THEM.

SAY, WHERE'S LAWSON

AND DAVENPORT?

THEY'RE UPSTAIRS.

LAWSON'S

IN PRETTY BAD SHAPE.

YOU BETTER GO UP

AND SEE HIM.

HE NEEDS YOU BAD, DOC.

WELL,

IT'S CERTAINLY GOOD

TO SEE

YOU FELLAS AGAIN.

HEY, POP!

HOW'S THE CHOP SUEY

AROUND HERE?

[SPEAKING CHINESE]

Clever: HE DOESN'T

SPEAK ENGLISH.

OH!

WELL,

I'M SORRY, POP.

[LAUGHTER]

YEAH. AND WHEN

SHORTY JUMPED,

HE HAD TWO .45s,

A .44 RIFLE,

A .22 AUTOMATIC,

THAT LUGER OF HIS,

A HUNTING KNIFE,

A BOWIE KNIFE,

AND AN AX.

WHAT A GUY.

HA HA! HE STUFFED

HIS SHIRT

FULL OF

CHOCOLATE BARS,

BUT HE FORGOT TO

BUTTON HIS COLLAR,

SO WHEN HE PULLED

THE RIP CORD,

HE JUST NATURALLY

MOLTED CANDY ALL

OVER NORTH CHINA.

WHAT HAPPENED

TO HIS PHONOGRAPH?

IT WENT DOWN

WITH THE SHIP.

NEXT MORNING,

MANCH SCARED

THE CHINESE

RIGHT OUT

OF THEIR WITS.

THEY DIDN'T KNOW

ANYTHING HUMAN

GREW THAT TALL.

WHAT ABOUT BOB GRAY?

HE'S OK.

I THINK THEY MOVED

ON TO CHONGQING.

OH, YEAH, AND THAT

GUY, "ME CHARLIE,"

SAID TO

TELL YOU HELLO.

IF IT HADN'T BEEN

FOR CHARLIE,

THE JAPS WOULD HAVE

HAD US THAT FIRST DAY.

YEAH. US, TOO.

I'D LIKE TO

COME BACK SOMEDAY

AND FIGHT

ALONGSIDE THAT GUY.

ME, TOO.

IT'S ALL OVER.

LET'S SAVE SOME

OF THIS TALK

FOR TOMORROW, HUH?

PINT AND A HALF--

THAT'S NOT BAD.

YOU BETTER

GET TO BED NOW.

AW, YOU'RE AN OLD

GRANDMA, DOC...

BUT I'LL

TAKE IT SLOW

JUST AS

A FAVOR TO YOU.

BE SEEING YOU,

LAWSON.

THANKS, DON.

HOW'S THE LEG, DOC?

IT'S NOT GOOD,

LAWSON.

THE NEXT 48 HOURS

WILL TELL THE STORY.

THANK YOU.

Davenport: HEY, DON!

YEAH?

TELL DOOLITTLE

TO HOLD OFF THAT PARTY

TILL WE GET THERE.

OK, DAVENPORT.

WE'LL WAIT FOR YOU.

WHERE'S THATCHER?

HE'S IN

WITH LAWSON.

HE'LL BE

RIGHT OUT.

OK.

I WISH YOU WOULD

LET ME STAY HERE

UNTIL YOU'RE READY

TO GO, SIR.

THESE PEOPLE

WILL TAKE CARE OF US.

THERE'S NO REASON FOR YOU

FELLAS TO HANG AROUND

AND MAYBE GET CAUGHT.

YEAH, I KNOW, BUT I

MIGHT COME IN HANDY

IF THE JAPS

SHOW UP, SIR.

THATCHER, WHEN YOU

GET BACK TO THE STATES,

IF YOU SHOULD

RUN INTO MY WIFE,

JUST TELL HER I'M OK.

DON'T LET HER KNOW

ABOUT ANYTHING BEING WRONG.

I UNDERSTAND, SIR.

AND SAY HELLO FOR ME

TO THAT GIRL IN BILLINGS.

THAT I WILL, SIR.

GOOD-BYE.

GOOD-BYE, THATCHER.

* THE STARS AT NIGHT

ARE BIG AND BRIGHT *

* DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS *

* THE PRAIRIE SKY

IS WIDE AND HIGH *

* DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS *

* THE SAGE IN BLOOM

IS LIKE PERFUME *

* DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS *

GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING,

LAWSON.

HI, DOC.

I'LL TRY NOT TO

HURT YOU, LAWSON.

WE'LL HAVE

A LOOK AT THIS.

THANKS.

YOU GOING TO

TAKE THE LEG, DOC?

YEAH, I THINK SO.

WE TALKED IT OVER,

AND THERE'S NOTHING

ELSE TO DO.

OH.

IT'S PRETTY ROUGH

TO HAVE TO CUT

A MAN'S LEG OFF.

I GUESS IT WILL BE ALL RIGHT.

AFTER ALL, A WOODEN LEG

IS JUST KIND OF LIKE WEARING

A SHOE WITH A HIGH INSTEP.

WHEN ARE YOU

GOING TO DO IT?

I MIGHT AS WELL GIVE YOU

A SHOT RIGHT NOW.

YOU MEAN WE HAVE SOMETHING

TO KNOCK ME OUT?

OUR RUNNERS ARRIVED

WITH ANESTHETIC

THIS MORNING.

IT'LL ONLY

BE A SPINAL, LAWSON.

YOU WON'T FEEL ANYTHING

FROM THE WAIST DOWN,

BUT YOU'LL BE CONSCIOUS.

THAT'S THE BEST

WE CAN DO.

OH, SWELL.

I CAN WATCH YOU

AND MAKE SURE YOU DON'T

TAKE OFF TOO MUCH.

ALL RIGHT, LAWSON. WE'LL

HAVE TO ROLL YOU OVER.

IT WILL TAKE

A LITTLE TIME TO WORK.

WE'LL GET YOU OVER

TO THE OPERATING ROOM.

[SPEAKING CHINESE]

DOC?

YES?

HOW HIGH ARE YOU

GOING TO CUT?

NOT TOO HIGH.

WILL I HAVE

A KNEE, DOC?

I'M AFRAID NOT, LAWSON.

ANY FEELING THERE?

NO. LOOK, DOC--

WE CAN'T WASTE

ANY TIME, LAWSON.

WHEN THAT ANESTHETIC

WEARS OFF,

WE HAVEN'T GOT ANY MORE.

OK, BUT JUST

ONE THING MORE.

YES.

IF ANYTHING HAPPENS,

DON'T LET ELLEN KNOW

ANYTHING ABOUT THE OPERATION.

SHE MIGHT JUST AS WELL THINK

I DIED ALL IN ONE PIECE.

ALL RIGHT, LAWSON.

NOW, YOU'RE NOT

GOING TO FEEL THIS,

BUT--WELL, YOU MIGHT

GET NERVOUS

AND JUMP

OR SOMETHING,

SO THE NURSES ARE

GOING TO HOLD YOU.

OK, DOC. FIRE AWAY.

[SPEAKING CHINESE]

OH! WHEN YOU SAID NO KNEE,

YOU WEREN'T KIDDING.

IF I CUT ANY LOWER,

WE MIGHT HAVE

TO DO IT AGAIN.

YOUR SYSTEM

COULDN'T TAKE IT.

WHAT ARE YOU

STALLING FOR, DOC?

WE'RE DOING THE BEST

WE CAN, LAWSON.

TAKE IT EASY.

OK, ONLY HURRY.

IT SEEMS LIKE I'M BEGINNING

TO FEEL MY OTHER LEG.

SEEMS LIKE I CAN

MOVE MY TOES, DOC!

I THINK I CAN

MOVE MY ANKLE.

HURRY, DOC.

I'M SURE I CAN.

HURRY, DOC! HURRY!

Ellen: HELLO?

HELLO.

HELLO, ELLEN?

TED, WHERE ARE YOU?

I'M IN A LUMBER CAMP.

HAD TO MAKE A FORCED

LANDING IN A MUD PUDDLE.

YOU AREN'T HURT,

ARE YOU?

NO, NOT A SCRATCH.

HAVE YOU GOT

THE TREE ALL FIXED?

OH, YES, TED. YOU

SHOULD JUST SEE IT.

IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL.

ANYTHING UNDER IT?

OH, YES.

WELL, LET'S

OPEN THEM UP.

HMM.

WE CAN'T DO THAT.

SURE WE CAN.

GO AHEAD.

WELL,

IF YOU SAY SO.

I'M NOT GOING TO BE CHEATED

OUT OF MY CHRISTMAS

BY A CRACKED-UP

AIRPLANE.

OH, TED, IT'S THE MOST

BEAUTIFUL BOX OF CANDY

I'VE EVER SEEN

IN MY WHOLE LIFE!

GOOD. ISN'T THERE MAYBE

SOMETHING ELSE LYING AROUND?

LET'S SEE.

YES, THERE IS.

WELL, OPEN IT.

IT'S A SILK SCARF,

AND IT LOOKS LIKE

IT'S HANDMADE, TOO.

I BET IT'S GOT

MY INITIALS ON IT.

THAT'S NOT FAIR.

YOU PEEKED WHILE

I WAS MAKING IT.

UH-UH. I JUST KNOW MY WIFE.

OH, TED, I--I WISH

YOU WERE HERE.

SO DO I, HONEY.

I'LL BE THINKING

OF YOU TONIGHT.

I'LL SIT IN FRONT

OF THE TREE

AND TURN THE RADIO ON

TO CHRISTMAS CAROLS

AND JUST THINK OF YOU.

[SINGING "THE STAR-SPANGLED

BANNER" IN CHINESE]

THANK YOU...

AND THANK YOU,

SCOUTS.

I MEAN,

ALL THE FELLAS

WOULD LIKE TO

THANK YOU VERY MUCH...

FOR EVERYTHING.

[SPEAKING CHINESE]

LIEUTENANT, MY

FATHER HAS ASKED ME

TO PRESENT THIS

TO YOU.

IT HAS BEEN IN

OUR FAMILY

SINCE

THE 15th CENTURY.

FATHER BEGS ME

TO TELL YOU

THAT BEAUTY BELONGS

TO BEAUTY AND ASKED

THAT YOU HONOR HIM

BY PRESENTING IT

TO YOUR WIFE.

THANK YOU.

I DIDN'T KNOW THAT YOU

KNEW ABOUT ELLEN, MY WIFE.

YOU--YOU SPOKE OF HER

A NUMBER OF TIMES.

OH.

IT SAYS, "THIS IS

AN AMERICAN HERO

"WHO HAS BOMBED

JAPAN.

"WHENEVER HE GOES

"AMONG THE PEOPLE

OF CHINA,

LET HIM BE ACCORDED

RESPECT AND HONOR."

[SPEAKING CHINESE]

HE HAS JUST COME

FROM CAOGEHZAI.

ANOTHER ONE OF YOUR CREWS

HAS BEEN CAPTURED,

AND THE JAPANESE ARE

MOVING IN THIS DIRECTION.

I THINK LAWSON WILL

BE ABLE TO TRAVEL

IN A COUPLE OF DAYS.

THERE'S NOTHING

WRONG WITH ME, DOC.

I CAN TRAVEL RIGHT NOW.

I'M AFRAID A COUPLE OF

DAYS WOULD BE TOO LONG.

[SPEAKING CHINESE]

THIS IS WONG TZU.

HE HAS WALKED

ALL THE WAY

FROM HIS NATIVE VILLAGE

OF CAOGEHZAI,

AND HE BEGS THE HONOR

OF PRESENTING GIFTS

TO HIS AMERICAN ALLIES.

[SPEAKING CHINESE]

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU

VERY MUCH.

HE FELT A LOT WORSE

THAN I DID.

I CAN GET ALONG

PRETTY WELL ALL READY.

I SHOULD SAY VERY WELL

FOR YOUR FIRST DAY

OUT OF BED.

GUESS I'LL HAVE TO BE

A LITTLE MORE CAREFUL.

I DON'T EVER WANT ANYBODY

TO SEE ME DO THAT.

I DON'T WANT ANYBODY

TO SEE ME

TILL I--

TILL I GET A NEW LEG.

LIEUTENANT WHITE,

WORD JUST CAME.

THE AMERICAN PLANE

WILL PICK YOU UP

IN CH'ANG-CHOU

TOMORROW AFTERNOON

AT 5:00.

WONDERFUL!

[SPEAKING CHINESE]

HE SAYS IF WE

DON'T HURRY,

THE JAPANESE

WILL GET THERE FIRST.

WHEN ARE YOU LEAVING?

WE'RE GOING

TO STAY HERE.

WE'RE QUITE USED

TO IT, YOU KNOW.

HERE. THIS MAY

COME IN HANDY.

THANK YOU.

YOU AND MR. PARKER

HAVE DONE SO MUCH FOR US,

AND WE'LL NEVER

FORGET IT.

GOOD-BYE, LAWSON.

GOOD-BYE.

GOOD LUCK.

THANK YOU, SIR.

GOOD-BYE.

GOD BLESS YOU.

THANK YOU.

MY FATHER WISHES ME

TO TELL YOU

THAT YOU HAVE

HONORED US

WITH YOUR VISIT

AND THAT HE WILL

OFFER PRAYERS

FOR YOUR SAFE RETURN

TO AMERICA.

ISN'T HE COMING ALONG

WITH US?

FATHER FEELS

THAT HE MUST STAY

WITH HIS PEOPLE.

THEY WILL

NEED HIM HERE.

[SPEAKING CHINESE]

GOOD-BYE, SIR.

White:

GOOD-BYE, DOCTOR.

Chung: GOOD-BYE, SIR.

GOOD-BYE, DOC,

AND THANKS FOR EVERYTHING.

I HOPE, SIR, THAT WE

MAY MEET AGAIN.

THAT GOES DOUBLE,

DOC.

GOOD-BYE, DOCTOR,

AND THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

IF YOU EVER COME

TO THE STATES, DOCTOR,

LOOK ME UP, WILL YOU?

I'LL BE IN THE PORTLAND

TELEPHONE DIRECTORY.

WITH PLEASURE.

GOOD-BYE, DOCTOR.

I HAVE ONE SORROW,

LIEUTENANT:

THAT WE DID NOT HAVE

THE MEDICINE

TO EASE YOUR PAIN.

YOU SAVED

MY LIFE, DOC.

I HOPE SOMEDAY YOU

WILL COME BACK TO US.

WE'LL BE BACK.

MAYBE NOT US

OURSELVES

BUT A LOT

OF GUYS LIKE US,

AND I'D LIKE

TO BE WITH THEM

BECAUSE YOU'RE

OUR KIND OF PEOPLE.

THANK YOU, SIR,

AND GOOD-BYE.

HELLO!

HELLO.

GO AHEAD.

SIT DOWN.

THANK YOU.

I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL.

TAKE IT FOR A WHILE.

OH...

THANKS.

SMELL THAT?

THAT'S AMERICA.

THAT'S THE U.S.A.

EVERY TIME

I MAKE A TRIP BACK,

SHE SMELLS BETTER

AND BETTER.

YEAH.

I THINK I KNOW

WHAT YOU MEAN.

I'M FROM PITTSBURGH.

I KNOW IT MAY

SEEM SCREWY TO YOU,

BUT IT SEEMS TO ME

AS IF I CAN SMELL

SOME OF THAT

COAL SMOKE

RIGHT OFF THE OLD

MONONGAHELA RIVER.

THAT SOUND CRAZY?

NO. I'M FROM CALIFORNIA,

AND I CAN SMELL

ORANGE BLOSSOMS.

IT COULDN'T BE.

THAT'S TOO FAR.

MUST COME

FROM FLORIDA.

IF YOU WANT FLAVOR,

YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE

A CALIFORNIA ORANGE,

BUT FOR SMELLING,

FLORIDA'S JUST AS GOOD.

[TELEPHONE RINGING]

HELLO.

YES.

WHAT'S THAT?

OH, UH,

JUST A MINUTE.

ELLEN!

YES?

ELLEN, WASHINGTON

ON THE PHONE.

HELLO?

YES,

THIS IS MRS. LAWSON.

OH, HELLO, COLONEL--

I MEAN, GENERAL DOOLITTLE.

OH, YES,

I'M FINE, THANK YOU.

NO, NOT A BIT EXCITED,

GENERAL.

OH!

HE'S BACK, MOTHER.

TED'S BACK. HE'S BACK!

OH, YES, GENERAL.

HOW IS HE?

OH, YES...

I UNDERSTAND.

OF COURSE I DO.

YE-YES,

I'LL BE READY.

I KNOW. I KNOW.

OH, THAT'S SO NICE

OF YOU, GENERAL.

YES. THANK YOU.

YES. THANK YOU,

GENERAL.

THANK YOU.

OH!

OH, DEAR.

JUST--JUST CRY,

DARLING.

CRY IT OUT.

HE GOT IN

THIS MORNING, MOTHER.

GENERAL DOOLITTLE JUST

SAW HIM, SO IT'S TRUE.

GENERAL DOOLITTLE'S

SENDING

A PLANE TICKET FOR ME.

TED DOESN'T

WANT TO SEE ME.

HE DOESN'T WANT TO SEE ME

BECAUSE HE'S LOST HIS LEG,

AND HE DOESN'T EVEN WANT

ME TO KNOW IT'S HAPPENED

UNTIL HE GETS A NEW LEG

AND LEARNS HOW TO USE IT,

AS IF IT WOULD

MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE--

AS IF ANYTHING WOULD MAKE

ANY DIFFERENCE TO ME

AS LONG AS HE'S ALIVE!

OH, I'M GOING

TO SEE HIM!

I'M GOING TO SEE HIM!

WELL, THAT MEANS WE

HAVE TO GET YOUR CLOTHES

READY IN A HURRY, HMM?

OH, HAVE--

HAVE MY THINGS

COME BACK FROM

THE CLEANERS YET?

UH-HUH.

LET'S SEE.

I'LL TAKE THIS SUIT,

OH, MY--MY BLUE COAT--

HE ALWAYS LIKED IT

BEST, AND--

OH, I CAN'T TAKE

ANY OF THESE THINGS.

I CAN'T TAKE ANY

OF MY PRETTY CLOTHES.

THEY--THEY DON'T

FIT ME ANYMORE.

DO YOU THINK TED'S GOING

TO PAY ANY ATTENTION

TO WHAT KIND OF CLOTHES

YOU WEAR

OR HOW YOU LOOK?

HE ALWAYS DID.

OH, MOTHER, I'M SCARED.

THERE'S NOTHING TO

BE FRIGHTENED ABOUT.

LOTS OF PEOPLE

LOSE A LEG OR ARM

AND CONTINUE LIVING

PERFECTLY NORMAL LIVES.

I'M NOT

SCARED ABOUT TED.

I'M SCARED ABOUT ME.

ABOUT YOU?

WELL, YOU SEE,

MOST HUSBANDS AND WIVES

ARE TOGETHER WHILE

THINGS ARE CHANGING,

AND HUSBANDS GET USED

TO THINGS LIKE THAT

BECAUSE, WELL,

THEY'RE AROUND.

TED'S BEEN GONE

ALL THIS TIME,

AND WHEN HE WENT AWAY

I WAS SO SLIM,

AND ALL THE TIME

HE'S BEEN GONE

HE'S BEEN THINKING

OF ME LIKE THAT.

TED LOVES YOU, ELLEN,

AND YOU LOVE HIM.

THAT'S WHY

NEITHER OF YOU

IS GOING TO

NOTICE ANY CHANGE

WHEN YOU MEET HIM.

DO YOU THINK SO,

MOTHER?

I KNOW SO.

ALL THE SAME, IF I

HELD MY COAT LIKE THIS

WHEN I WALK

INTO THE ROOM,

DON'T YOU THINK IT WOULD

HIDE ME--JUST A LITTLE?

HELLO, LAWSON.

HOW YOU FEELING?

PRETTY GOOD, SIR.

YOU LOOK FINE.

THANK YOU, SIR.

WON'T YOU

SIT DOWN, SIR?

YEAH. THANKS.

WELL, GOT ANY PLANS?

ABOUT WHAT, SIR?

WELL,

ABOUT THE FUTURE.

HAVE YOU DECIDED

WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO?

NOT PARTICULARLY, SIR.

I ALWAYS WANTED TO BE

AN AERONAUTICAL

ENGINEER.

I SUPPOSE I'LL START

STUDYING AGAIN

AFTER THEY

MUSTER ME OUT.

WHO SAID THEY'D

MUSTER YOU OUT?

WELL, I WON'T BE MUCH

USE TO ANYBODY WITH A--

WHAT ARE YOU

TALKING ABOUT?

DO YOU THINK WE'D LET

A MAN OF YOUR EXPERIENCE

GET AWAY FROM US?

WELL, THAT'S FINE,

SIR. THANK YOU.

DON'T THANK ME.

I JUST HAPPENED TO THINK

OF SOMETHING, LAWSON.

YES, SIR?

WHAT ABOUT YOUR WIFE?

DOES SHE KNOW YOU'RE BACK?

NO, SIR.

WHY NOT?

WELL, I THOUGHT

I'D WAIT

TILL I GET

MY NEW LEG AND...

MY SCARS FIXED UP.

IT WON'T BE

SO MUCH OF A SHOCK

TO HER THAT WAY.

SHOCK? WHAT KIND OF A GIRL

DID YOU MARRY, ANYWAY?

SHE'S OK, SIR.

SHE'S A FINE GIRL.

WELL, THEN SHE

DESERVES TO KNOW.

SHE DESERVES

TO SEE YOU, TOO.

NO. NO, SIR.

IF YOU DON'T MIND,

I'D RATHER WAIT.

WHEN I SEE

ELLEN AGAIN,

I'M GOING TO BE

ALL DRESSED UP

AND HAVE A NEW LEG,

AND I'M GOING

TO TAKE HER OUT

TO THE BEST PLACE

IN TOWN,

AND I'M GOING

TO DANCE WITH HER.

THAT MAY BE

QUITE A WHILE, LAWSON.

NO, SIR.

YOU SEE, I'M GETTING

ALONG FINE.

IN A MONTH OR TWO--

IN A MONTH OR TWO,

YOU'LL BE BACK

AT WORK--HARD WORK.

WELL, I'LL TRY TO DROP IN

ON YOU AGAIN, LAWSON.

I HOPE

YOU CAN, SIR.

BYE.

GOOD-BYE, SIR.

YOUR WIFE'S GOING TO HAVE

A BABY, ISN'T SHE?

YES, SIR.

I'VE GOT A COUPLE

OF KIDS MYSELF--

BOTH IN THE SERVICE.

YOU KNOW, LAWSON,

IF MY KIDS AND ALL

THE OTHER KIDS

WHO WERE IN

THIS THING COULD...

COULD FIX IT SO THIS WOULD

REALLY BE THE LAST ONE,

YOUR KID WOULD GET

QUITE A BREAK, WOULDN'T HE?

HE SURE WOULD, SIR.

I...I JUST HAD TO COME.

TED, TED, TED!

LET ME HELP YOU.

NO, NO. YOU'LL

HURT THE BABY.

WHEN THINGS

WERE WORST,

WHEN THERE

DIDN'T SEEM TO BE

ANY CHANCE AT ALL,

I COULD

SEE YOUR FACE--

YOUR BEAUTIFUL FACE.

I KNEW YOU WERE

COMING HOME, TED.

TELL ME, HONEY.

HOW COME YOU'RE SO CUTE?

I HAD TO BE

IF I WAS GOING TO GET

SUCH A GOOD-LOOKING FELLA.

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Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944) - full transcript