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Manila Calling 1942

Quando Manila, Bataan e Corregidor Cairam, Os Senhores da Guerra Japoneses reivindi- caram as Filipinas como uma conquista.

Guerreiros Guerrilheiros, eles vivem e dor- mem com a morte-Escondidos nas selvas-Mantêm Acesa a grande Tocha da Liberdade.

This is the Japanese Friendship Station speaking.

Good people of the Philippines, the Emperor of

Japan is your best friend.

His soldiers are your friends.

Do not resist them.

Only the misguided resist.

And it is most regrettable that with them

we must use force.

For that, we are most sorry.

To bring you a new order, a better

life, prosperity and happiness, now that we have

driven the Americans into the sea.

All we ask of you is cooperation.

We, the liar, every day they mix that

poison with their murder.

That kind of talk, doctor, can frighten our

weaker people into cooperation.

All of the Philippines have fallen to the

Japanese army.

He speaks such nice English, I'd almost believe

that guy if he'd tell the truth just

once.

Tell lies often enough and people will begin

to believe them.

There is a Berlin theory.

Come on, Jeff.

Boys, don't even look for the wire they

can use.

They can drive us out of our station,

but they're not going to use our communication

system.

Get to work, cover.

Come on, come on, Corbett, get on the

job.

We can't take this wire with us, but

we can destroy it.

We'll never get to the coast if we're

always stopping to do this.

Do you want to hand the Japs our

telephone system?

Why do you think I burned the radio

station?

An outfit that took two years to build.

So they can't choose our transmitters to feed

the natives their lying propaganda.

We can't live as a guerrilla unit forever.

Who says we can't?

We're doing all right so far, aren't we?

No food for two days.

Almost out of water.

I say let's head for the coast.

What he means is he hasn't seen any

dames since the war caught up with us.

Oh, yeah?

I'll go into that too, if you want.

What I mean is we can't lick the

whole Jap army.

Doing pretty well, handing him a few headaches

here and there.

Hitler'd be in Moscow if it wasn't for

that Russian guerrilla outfit.

Sure, we're fighting the hit and run action.

Well, how much longer do we hang around

here?

Until the rock unlucky get back from spotting

a trail ahead.

Oh, fine.

If they see any grub, we won't.

Hey, Tim.

O'Rourke!

What are you yelling about?

You think I'm deaf?

Stay close, will you?

We're out of luck.

They got Henderson's plantation.

And with all them good groceries he's been

storing up.

Well, lucky me boy.

There's only one thing to be telling the

others.

Tighten your belt another notch for supper.

Thank you.

Hold him still.

No, no, no.

I want to take him prisoner.

Come and see.

Hi.

Hi.

Smart monkey for a job.

Yeah, come on, toots.

Now, that's the whole plan.

I think it's a good one.

Anyway, it's worth a chance.

Oh, it's a crazy idea.

What do we got to lose?

Only our lives.

All right, what's your life worth to you

right now, Heller?

Or tomorrow when we run out of water?

They got water and food up in that

muck.

And only 14 of soldiers up there, according

to this monkey here.

Yeah, we got 20 men.

And they don't know there's a white man

within 50 miles of the place.

They've got a shortwave transmitter, too, for softening

up the natives in this neck of the

woods.

That's a guy we've been getting every day.

Sure.

Knock that guy off.

Feed ourselves a couple of regular meals.

That beats cutting wire, chief.

I'd like to get my hands on that

radio outfit, but...

We'll be ant food if we pass up

this chance.

I'm with Lucky.

Anderson's Mesa?

You can't take it against their machine guns.

I admit it's a gamble.

Sure, but we got to gamble.

Everything we need most is on that rock.

And we got to work fast before the

rest of that Jap unit comes back.

I'm tempted, Lucky, but they're two to one.

They'll never fall for Lucky's plan.

We'll be shot down like...

Trouble with you, Jeff.

You waste too much time playing and doping

things out.

This is a time for action.

Listen, you believe in your name, Lucky.

Me, I like to see things figured out.

Sorry, but I can't help it.

Well, neither can I.

Well, come on, chief.

How about it, huh?

All right.

Atta boy.

Tim, take off those guns.

They'll only spoil the show.

Over the way.

Jeff, if I stop a slug, you take

command.

That's official.

Hey, Jeff's a greenhorn.

Lucky's your man.

Takes too many chances.

Wait a minute.

Logan, we're not all as crazy as Lucky.

Let's take a vote on this party.

Fair enough.

Boys, let's have a show of hands on

going after that food and water.

I go with you.

With this bolo, my father, he defends his

people.

All right, Mando.

Easy, Mando, my lad.

You're the best bartender and cook.

So to Manila.

It's thick as lice around here.

What'd I tell you?

No guns, so they don't shoot at us.

Also, they think we're crazy.

I fancy meeting you here.

We can't a pay a visit to Mr.

Henderson.

No, he don't look like Henderson to me.

No, I don't.

But didn't Henderson was doing so much business

with the Japs.

Maybe he got to look like one.

Your names, please.

What are you doing in this area?

Are you sure you're not Henderson?

Henderson was Irish, you know.

Maybe it's the disguise he's wearing.

I insist.

Your names, please.

You are my prisoners.

You must tell me your name.

It's funny.

I know it just as well as I

know my...

Hey, do you remember my name?

Why should I?

I never saw you before in my life.

Maybe you know what the man is.

No.

What are you listening for?

A signal, perhaps?

Oh, me?

I wasn't listening.

I just thought I'd smell something.

It is most possible you do not come

alone.

There are more of you, yes?

No.

No, just these fellas here.

They followed me.

Seemed to like me.

I shall make certain.

Come at me.

My men return to their posts.

Let us forget them.

Hey, what?

Now, come on.

What's the idea?

The human eye, we are taught, is the

most sensitive organ.

Once, I made a dumb man talk.

By merely touching that organ.

Thus.

And now I ask, do you come here

alone?

Your men, sir, is coming up the road.

You lie, sir.

For the last time, I ask.

Get up!

It worked!

I told you it worked, didn't I?

Hey, thanks for sidetracking the monkey with the

bandit.

A pleasure.

Don't try any more stunts like that, but

they won't work twice.

Oh, who says they won't?

I haven't had so much fun since they

kicked me out of Princeton.

What's the matter?

You look a little pale.

You know, I thought I'd be scared, but

I wasn't.

Not the way they are in books.

I guess I was too busy.

You and your books.

You go face the whole Jap army with

a copy of Walt Whitman in your hand.

Hey, look here.

They got Logan, poor man.

Tommy and young Jameson.

Hey, Sarno, better get busy with the buddy

in detail.

Yes, sir.

All right, tomorrow I'll catch up with you.

Now, Jeff, what do we do now?

What?

You're a top man now.

Logan said so.

I don't want a greenhorn for a boss.

Logan named him.

He's boss whether you like it or not.

I know it's a little sudden, but you'll

get your own.

You'd better make some kind of a defense.

Well, you got any ideas?

I could use some advice.

Oh, post guard, take stock of what we

won and lost, give the men food and

rest.

That generator was hit.

I'm going to keep that up, too.

Hey, give me a bottle of good whiskey,

and if I have ammunition, I'll chase them

all the way back to Tokyo.

Well, I guess that's all we can do.

Hold on a minute.

We'll now be hearing a few words from

Mr. Bailey.

What do you mean?

This man is going to get a Christian

burial, I know the reason why.

Go ahead, raid the service.

You're our captain, ain't you?

I can't, I don't know it.

Who does?

Maybe I can.

Heavenly Father, have mercy on these three men.

Tom, Logan, Walter Jameson, Domingo Rietz.

They were just three guys who were trying

to do their job.

No better, no worse than the rest of

us.

Amen.

You know something?

That Jack was every other wretched gentleman.

Not one drop of this did he touch

Henderson's best.

Will you stop that infernal noise?

Without music, Santero is a very unhappy guy.

I thought all of you mobs could do

the samba.

Not the way they do it in New

York.

I get a good job in New York

when this war is over.

Hey, does anybody know any good telephone numbers?

What am I bid for two blinds and

a redhead?

It depends on the talent they got.

Tim, that trip to the bush didn't hurt

John L.

a bit.

We'll clean up with him, we'll get a

good fight.

Stop, give him a coin.

Look at me, lad.

How about we drop both of me bottles?

No, no, later on, Tim.

Hey, Santero, strip this belt, will you?

I thought you were checking up.

I am.

Well, we wrecked that one machine gun.

The one on the anti-aircraft mod looks

okay.

Picked up 14 mangy rifles and darn little

ammunition, that's all.

No, it isn't.

You've got a great weapon here, Lucky.

What are you talking about?

Where are you going to get your power?

The generator's smashed.

I think it can be fixed.

No, I don't think so.

Listen, there's something big enough to win the

war in this radio.

What?

Say, what's the matter?

The heat hit you?

This can put courage back into the hearts

of beaten people.

Oh, you mean propaganda.

Oh, that's for Japs and crooked politicians.

You can fight Jap lies with truth.

They've had things pretty much their own way.

They're beating the natives down with bombs and

broadcasts.

Look, Lucky, we can hold this spot and

keep the spirit of freedom alive in these

islands.

It's a new way to fight.

A guerrilla radio station.

I'm for raiding Jap units, cutting communications, burning

their supplies.

That's the only way I know how to

fight.

What makes you so sure we can fight

our way out of here?

My way, we defend this rock and attack

them on the air.

Well, I don't buy it, Jeff, but you

are the boss.

Hey, call it.

Not my turn.

Don't be a pig.

You turn that water off out there?

No.

Well, who did?

Lucky!

We blew up the pump.

All our water's in that well down there.

That's great.

No water.

That's all there is.

You wasted enough to keep us alive for

days.

But at least I can die clean.

Maybe Mondo's got some in the kitchen.

Hey, Mondo!

How's the water supply?

It stops.

No more comes from tap.

Do you find where Japanese hide food?

There's none in the storehouse.

What?

There aren't any place else.

No food in kitchen.

That's why it was so easy.

Only 30 Japs up here.

The others went for supplies.

That means they'll be back, too.

All of them.

Well, we'll have a reception committee.

Sure, Lucky.

Pass us out another miracle.

You got us into this one.

That's enough, Corbett.

We all came here for food.

Ah, an order from our boss.

Maybe you've got the answer all wrapped up.

Yeah.

We're all in the same boat.

Good, Jojo.

Let me feel your nice little bones.

Don't look at him like that, O'Rourke.

You're not going to eat him.

He'd probably be as tough as I am

anyway.

Hey, boys.

Uh-oh.

Well, that pump is canceled for fair.

Tank looks pretty full, though.

Cruz, you came up this way, didn't you?

Yes, sir.

Is that a pretty tough climb?

Well, it's tough, but it could be done.

That's no water, Buffalo.

Come on.

Wait for the wagon!

Keep playing!

All right, give me a whiff.

Hey, Ralston, are you all right?

I think so.

The old car needs some repairs.

Jeff Bailey.

You're a welcome sight.

Hiya, Wayne.

Hello, Lucky.

Hiya, boys.

Glad to see you, Ralston.

Boy, they gave you a working over, all

right, didn't they?

Say, what happened?

Well, the Japs were moving in on my

place yesterday, so I thought I'd better camp

here for the night before heading for the

coast.

Oh.

Hey, where's Henderson?

Well, when he'll get your turn, he's probably

chasing angels.

Oh, that's too bad.

Yeah.

Tough luck losing your plantation.

Sure was a honey.

Two thousand of the juiciest acres on this

island, but there won't be much left when

they get there.

Hey, for the love of...

Can I come out?

Oh, whoa.

Why?

Sorry, Eddie, I forgot all about you.

How could you?

This bus picks up too many bullets for

me.

Is it a mirage or an angel?

She's no angel.

Eddie, meet the Paco Boys.

Miss Edna Fraser.

Paco Boys?

A Philippine-American radio communications company.

Now first-class gorillas.

Hello.

Now I really believe in Santa Claus.

Carver's the name, baby.

Did you say gorillas or, uh, wolves?

Say thanks to the lady, Carver.

Well, now I can see everything is just

lovely.

Don't worry, I don't bite.

No, but he does.

I'm Jeff Bailey, in charge here.

Wrong again.

Thought he was.

You'll have to put us up, baby, until

we can figure some way of getting out

of here.

Miss Fraser can have the bungalow.

Oh, swell.

Come on, give us a hand with the

stuff.

Pardon me, will you?

Now don't tell me you don't like me

already.

Here we are in a tough jam, and

a dame has to come along.

Shall I leave?

There's your stuff.

Hey, Fillmore, you better get back to your

post.

You too, Ella.

Hey, Rolfson, what have you in here?

A cast-iron deer for your front lawn?

Business papers, and they weigh plenty.

Yeah, I'll give you a hand.

Well said, Sammy.

Come on, this way.

Recognize her?

Uh-huh.

She used to work at the Mexican dollar

bar.

Or was it the poodle in Manila?

The dollar bar.

She danced there.

Boy, am I in luck.

Oh, I don't know.

Boy, this sure is my lucky day.

First Rolfson gives me a lift, and then

I...

What were you doing, taking a stroll in

the bush 200 miles from civilization?

I was at the Parker Plantation.

We cleared out an hour before the Tokyo

kids took over.

Found her on the road last night.

She got separated from her friends.

Oh, that one's mine.

Oh.

Now, how about me?

I'd like something with a shower.

Not above the 10th floor.

I'll show you our staff house.

Every room has a view.

Keep away from all windows, and don't show

any lights.

Why not?

You'll likely get kissed by a Jap sniper.

Oh, I wouldn't like that.

Oh, tell him.

Oh, boy.

Thanks for bringing my bag.

Bring me some ice water, and you can

earn an honest two bits.

Hey, lookie.

Come here.

That's no way to be treating her, because

some woman give you the business...

Now, listen.

Just keep your mouth shut, will you?

For one of the best radio engineers in

the world, you're the biggest fool?

I know what I'm doing.

You're still a fool.

Nobody's spotted me yet.

Oh, wasting our days here, letting Dumberman get

ahead of you to be hiding some sort

of...

All I'm trying to do is make sure

that this Frazer damn doesn't start anything.

Oh, well, she's trouble, all right.

But she's sweet trouble.

She's trouble, period.

The music.

Everything was so gay.

Anything new on Watson?

All quiet on this end.

I was just telling him about one time

in Vienna...

Look, Halleck, will you get out of the

past?

This is real.

Watson.

Fillmore's relieving him.

Watson.

I envy you.

You've got something to fight for besides your

life.

My world is gone.

Paris.

Vienna.

Madrid.

I grew up educated for one kind of

life.

I was forced to leave my homeland...

to live in a jungle.

Still, somebody wants to kill me.

Human history's always been a slugging match between

education and the monkey people.

Say, uh, who's got a cigarette?

Hey, put that match out!

Watson, can you hear me?

I did that.

The flame from my match.

Shut up, that doesn't help us now.

Go on, grab a hold of him.

We'll get him out of here.

Go on, get back to your post, will

you?

He shot her for lighting a cigarette.

Ah, it's so senseless.

Oh, but you have to be extra careful

this war.

You may never read another book.

Poor Rodney lived in a world of books.

Just because of another man's carelessness.

What are you trying to do, break the

boy's heart?

He didn't do it on purpose.

There's no excuse.

Mind if I borrow a drink?

Sure.

Help yourself.

Take it on.

I'm on the wagon.

After tomorrow, we shall pray for rain.

It shall not come for five months.

How's Watson?

Oh, about the same.

Luck is with him.

Is there anything I can do?

No, thanks.

I don't think a doctor could do much

good either.

Give me this part.

Here, give me a joke.

Thank you.

Now, give him a boy to say to

that chicken, brings drops of gravy to a

starving man's eyes.

Chicken?

This is John L.

Sullivan, never lost a fight in his life.

Well, it was always the first time.

Don't be looking at him like that, old

rock.

Come on.

Yes, I do.

Aren't you helping yourself to a large slug

of water, Lucky?

It's for Watson.

But he's as good as dead.

He's not dead yet.

We all face certain death.

Japs, starvation, thirst.

And you waste water on a dead man.

Wait a minute, Rawson.

Pull yourself together.

You'll be biting your fingernails pretty soon.

I'm sorry.

You sound as if we're all sitting in

our coffins.

No, but...

How long do you think we can hold

out in our condition?

You'd be surprised.

I bet I'm tougher sparks than this would

Lucky, and I ain't worried I'll take the

syndrome.

Do you mean we surrender?

Well, we'll have to face that problem sooner

or later, so let's be practical.

We're in a trap.

We can't get out.

Why wait for them to come and take

us?

But what's so awful in what I said?

We'd become prisoners of war.

At least we'd be alive.

Oh, no, you're wrong.

You forget one thing.

We're a guerrilla outfit.

To us, surrender means a belly full of

lead and nothing else.

We don't go for that.

It isn't for you to decide.

What do you think?

I think you spoke out of turn.

Patai!

Patai!

Patai!

Patai!

Mando!

Patai!

Patai!

Patai!

Patai!

Patai!

Patai!

What's the matter with you?

Mando, come on.

What's the matter?

They...

Mr. Watson.

His...

His heart stops.

Gilligan, come here.

Mando.

Say, did they ever tell you about the

time in Spain a fellow come at me?

Oh, what a grand big man he was.

He had a knife with him the length

of that.

When I was sending me players, I let

him have the old one, too.

A couple of times.

Oh, bad luck.

Poor man.

They buried him.

Well, I guess he's better off that way.

Aye.

Now, for a fellow that was an Irish,

he was all right.

Hey, where's Rawson?

He's seeing Eddie home, I guess.

I ain't seen that look on his eye

since once in Lisbon, when a German aviator

tried to take a brunette away from him.

I never knew Lucky was in Portugal.

No, he wasn't.

Well, you just said he was.

Mon dieu d'Irish believe me waggling tongue.

I don't.

Who is it?

Oh, hello, Lucky.

I told you not to show any lights.

We're target for the night.

I knew how you boys felt about Watson,

so I thought I'd get Eddie out of

there.

I'm sorry, Rawson.

I'm going to have to use you for

guard duty.

Glad to, in the morning.

No, right now.

You can relieve Corbett on the North Rim.

Lucky, I don't have to take orders from

you.

Wouldn't be a bad idea.

We're all in this together, you know.

Wayne, you're not afraid, are you?

Certainly not.

I'm just all in.

All right, Matthews.

You coming?

Yeah, in a minute.

Thanks.

You seem to make friends awfully fast.

Well, maybe it's my personality.

How come you're so far off your home

base, Manila?

Oh, I went down to Zamboanga with the

dance act.

One of the girls married the owner of

a banana plantation and invited me up.

Oh, bananas.

I hope I never see another banana.

So now Rawson looks like a good thing,

if you can hook him, huh?

Well, why not?

He's been nice to me.

He's class.

Thanks for putting me straight.

I suppose you don't believe me.

No, I just didn't think you had that

much honesty.

There's another thing.

Watch your step with the boys and stay

out of the staff house.

Why?

For men only.

Oh, I got lonesome over here.

Well, just remember, just lay off.

Chum, you sure have a low opinion of

us girls.

You didn't get that way all by yourself,

did you?

She must have given you an awful kick

in the pants.

I got over it.

Oh, yeah?

Now who's kidding?

Hey, Gilly, give me a hand with this

thing, will you?

Over there.

Did I ever tell you a story about

the man with two heads?

Of course, this one again.

Watch it, it's pretty heavy.

The guy asked the first gentleman what his

name was.

He said, Joe, turn to the second guy.

Still determined to get back in the air,

huh?

On the way to accomplish something.

Now look, we could dismount that machine gun

and blast our way out of here tonight.

And leave the radio equipment behind?

Uh-uh.

Well, the boys want to fight their way

off this rock.

You mean you do?

No, Lucky.

I want to fight everything Japan stands for.

And radio is my cannon.

You mean we're going to hold these mazes

just to do a lot of broadcasting?

No, to keep truth and courage alive.

Well, personally, I think you're all wet.

The boys will fight to save their skins.

They're not going to kill themselves all for

a lot of propaganda.

That's the way he is at a cockfight.

Always wants action instead of strategy.

Joe-Joe, give me that wrench.

Did you get him?

That's just in case I sent that devil

monkey to where he belongs.

Mind you, I'm not a killing man.

Yeah, you're telling me.

Well, thanks.

Don't mention it.

I still insist no Jap is worth three

bullets.

Cockfights must have greened those days.

Gives me a creepy feeling, death waiting out

there.

Hey, Gilly, you know any good jokes?

I mean good ones?

Oh, I'm your man.

It's a guy walking through the park and

he sees a blonde sitting on the bench.

Oh, I know this one.

It stinks.

Morning, Bletchley.

Oh, hello, kid.

Gosh, it's too hot to fight a war

today.

Can't we do something about it?

Oh, hello there.

Say, by the way, didn't I meet you

in Manila?

I'm sure I did because I never forget

a good dancer.

Why don't you say it, Lucky?

It's my fault Watson got killed.

Don't talk, silly.

Oh, pretending I'm not to blame doesn't make

it any easier for me.

Everybody knows I was careless.

Now, look, kid.

I'm responsible for what happened.

How do you mean that?

I told everybody else not to show a

light of any kind.

You were the only one I missed.

Now, if you disobeyed orders, I'd blame you.

I would.

But you didn't, so forget about it, would

you?

Thanks, Lucky.

Maybe I can get some sleep again now.

Sure, sure, sure.

Oh, uh, Lucky.

Yeah?

Miss Wallerby taking the blame for him.

Oh, not so much.

I was to blame.

Don't give me that.

I'm not one of your problem children.

Number, please.

Don't mumble like an ant, either.

Where's your manners?

There's your number, sir.

Well, I can't help it if you always

get the wrong number, you dope.

I always wanted to say that to him.

Where'd you handle the switchboards?

Oh, Chicago, New York.

You know, you'd have been much better off

if you stayed in Chicago.

Well, I...

I got tired of saying hello to the

wrong people, so I promoted a hollow job

in Manila.

But I found I liked dancing better.

Now you want to hook Rawlston with a

marriage license, huh?

Well, why shouldn't I marry money?

I've been behind the eight ball all my

life.

Yeah, that's funny.

I thought Rawlston was a smart guy.

I guess I was wrong.

Listen, Rawlston's all right, and so am I.

Oh, sure, Rawlston's okay.

Your kind would never marry a heel.

You'd be too evenly matched.

You're sensitive, huh?

Now look, I told you not to come

in here.

We got enough grief as it is.

Now go on, dust.

Fellow Filipinos, listen to me.

I am one of you, a loyal Filipino.

Let me assure you the Japanese are our

friends.

They will not harm us.

Let us return to our work and cooperate

with our new and good friends.

As a loyal Filipino, I appeal to my

fellow countrymen to stop helping the Americans and

their guerrilla units.

I already said Jeff.

So what?

You can't do anything about him.

He's hundreds of miles away from here, safe

in a shortwave microphone.

What do you expect me to do about

it?

I can't even lay my hands on him.

That's your trouble.

You're just a little boy who only knows

how to fight by slugging the other guy.

Why don't you take a lesson from Jeff?

He uses his head instead of his hands.

Get out of the car!

Come on, come on!

Nugget's right in his element now.

You can see he's sucking.

Let him have it!

They're close enough.

This thing only holds 50.

Let's go, Doctor.

Come on, Garrison.

What are you waiting for, Christmas?

Come on, you're trying to get us all

killed.

What'd you do that for?

Get a

lead up here.

Here, take this over.

Fire's out in here.

Well, he's finished.

Well, that's one good job.

Hey, lookie.

Who nabbed this monkey, you or me?

What's the difference?

Well, I have to hand it to you.

This is your pie.

They're thousands of miles away from here.

Thousands more where he came from.

Can't take them all on single-handed.

Now, look, sister, when I want your...

Me prayers is answered.

Lookie, look.

She's got four of these.

Yeah, but these nose guns are not good

anymore.

That's all right.

We've still got two.

Now we can blast our way off this

rock.

You and me together, Nugget.

No, we won't do that.

We'll hold our fire and wait for them

to come to us.

Oh, don't be silly.

They'll never come to us.

Yes, they will, if they don't know what's

waiting for them.

I won't say you.

Suck it!

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Love you very much.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Thank you, Graham.

Why, why, why is it that when I

feel your thoughts...

Hey!

My heart starts to...

Hey, what's going on here?

Hey!

Oh, I was just fooling around.

A little bit.

I think there is a slim chance.

What do you know about planes?

Oh, I had some hours in the air

once.

Any license?

You sure kept it in the dark.

We don't ask questions around here, do we?

That's right.

I should have kept my trap shut.

You think you can patch this thing up?

I don't know.

I can tell better when I get some

more of it untangled.

Well, keep up the good work.

We got nothing to lose.

Hey.

I wish you could fly that girl out

of these islands.

I do too.

She's a very cute kid.

Now, wait a minute.

Keep your mind on the war.

Come on.

Here, I'll take him.

Here we are.

Come on, hurry up.

I've got the gun.

Put him down here.

They cut his tongue out.

Mutilated.

My eyes.

They take my eyes.

They say you're my father.

You must give up this place.

Right away.

Or this will happen to all of you.

They stop many radio.

Because it makes Filipinos fight.

They're afraid you'll do the same up here.

That's what they're so blind afraid of.

Maybe you're right, Joe.

Come on, stay with me.

See what you can do for them, huh?

Joe, give us them guns.

Not a chance.

Oh, you...

Listen, Lucky.

Let's you and me take the machine guns

and go down and spray every inch of

that jungle tonight with hot lead.

You know what we can do?

Wait a minute, Tim.

Please.

I'm just now beginning to get Jeff's idea.

You what?

But Lucky, those machine guns are the only

thing that will get us out of here.

Don't argue about it.

Let's take them and use them.

Who's running this show, Corbett?

The guy that hits the heart.

All right, that's Jeff.

He gives the orders.

If he says wait, we wait.

You want to argue about it?

No.

We want the machine guns.

Do we get them?

Don't give them to him, Jeff.

Lucky, you're wrong.

I'm not side with you in this.

Guns or no guns, we can't fight those

men down there.

You all have that blind man.

They'll do that to us.

We've got to get away from here.

He's right, Lucky.

There's nothing worth holding out for.

Now look, Jeff might get that generator going...

So we're to risk our lives.

Torture.

Just so that he can give the natives

a pep talk.

Oh, no.

That's our job.

Oh, don't be crazy.

Signal those Japs they can have the place.

Put it to a vote.

I'm with Ralston.

What about you, Eddie?

Well, I don't want to die, but I'd

hate to give a Jap an even break.

Well, you're a great bunch, I must say.

I mean it.

You ought to be proud.

We come here to do a job.

Ralston turns yellow, so you all want to

run away.

That's great.

Do we get the machine guns?

No.

Lucky, you heard what he said.

That ain't true.

I'd love to fight with men who won't

use their guns.

Anybody who wants to surrender can surrender, but

we're not giving up this rock.

But that's all they want.

Well, they won't get it.

Just what are you fighting?

For a habit a lot of us get.

We like to be free.

Lucky, that chest I brought with me is

loaded with silver dollars.

Money talks, even to a Jap.

All right, all right.

Think what you like about me, but have

some consideration for Eddie.

Do you want them to get her?

You saw what the Moro's got.

Well, we're all in this together, but...

If we don't get a break by tomorrow

morning, then we'll think about talking terms with

the Nips.

You must stand in pretty good.

Oh.

Oh.

Water.

The only taste I can remember.

Stop harping on it all the time.

I'd like to meet my girl in Sydney

for a drink of the stuff right now.

Hey, Cor, I thought you were supposed to

be on duty.

What for?

The Moro's got all their stuff.

It'll all be over in the morning anyway.

Well, it's not over yet.

Go on, get going.

How are you coming with the plane?

The instruments seem to be okay, but the

motor is pretty sick.

I'll keep at it.

Why bother about the plane?

Because we want to get the girl out

of here.

Oh, I see.

And if you get her out safely, you'll

make a stand.

I'd just lay off, would I?

So you'd only give up to save her

skin?

You know who she is?

Yeah, sure I do.

You must have it bad.

We don't count.

The Japs can knock us off one by

one, but you'd quit just to save a

barroom babe that anybody would...

Get out of here.

I got you now.

Now listen, Cor, I said stop it.

He wasn't any rougher on me than you've

been.

I didn't lay off.

I thought I told you to keep out

of here.

I just came in to tell you the

moron with his tongue cut out died.

I thought you ought to know.

You remained with those mutilated men?

We've run out of morphine too.

Yeah, I was afraid of that.

What'd you do?

Well, I tried to ease their pain with

a couple of tired jokes.

Well, his eyes out started screaming.

Only the living feel pain.

Only the living get put up a fight.

What do I have to fight for?

What do you have to fight for?

You fight so you can be as happy

ten years from now as you were ten

years before, maybe even more so.

Ladies and gentlemen, dinner is served.

What is this you're making here, Joe?

Who did I hear that word before?

It smells like chicken.

It is chicken, it's wonderful.

Here, have some.

Come on, everybody, take some.

Go ahead, Eddie.

It'll do you good.

Believe it or not, I will.

Mmm, boy.

Hey, Morner, where'd you get this?

I practiced with Bolo.

Fighting with eyes closed.

When I opened them, dead bird lay on

kitchen table ready for frying pan.

Life is good for another brief moment.

Hi, folks.

Anybody see my John L.

Sullivan?

I know he's smart, but I can't for

the life of me figure how he got

out of that cage I made for him.

Chicken!

What are you doing, holding out?

Dirty cannibals.

Well, I'll never hire price fighters anymore.

Ain't waiting to get back to the Mexican

dollar bar, can you?

Well, someplace like it.

You'll...

You'll go back there?

Why not?

Gal's got to eat.

I thought you were getting all set to

marry some guy.

I can change my mind, can't I?

Sure you can, baby.

Hey, how would you like to give me

some samba lessons in New York, huh?

Blow, chum.

I've read that book.

Oh, yes, but not my edition.

Well, well, well.

A tea party going on and me not

invited.

We're sorry, O'Rourke.

Which do you prefer, cream or lemon?

Put me down.

Well, well, gentlemen.

If there's any of you here, who's joining

me in a hunt for the sons of

the rising sun?

Him.

Put that gun down.

Oh, it is.

What did you give him now?

I have a mind to give a few

orders myself.

Now, look.

Jeff's boys are on here and I'm backing

them up.

What talk have you?

Do you mind our little dictator?

Come on, now.

Give me the gun.

He's still talking to you, darling.

Come on, come on.

Give me that gun, will you?

You...

You'll be sorry you've done that if I

get my hands on that gun again.

Now, Tim, don't spoil our set-up, will

you?

Your set-up, not mine.

Come on, out of the way.

Now, Tim, do you want me to lock

you up, huh?

You'll lock me up.

Come on, try it.

Come on, I'm waiting.

Well, it can wait, Tim.

So...

You had surrender in your heart all the

time.

You only used a girl as an excuse.

Just because you lost that shindig in Lisbon...

Shut up, Tim.

You'll never be able to face the music

again.

Lucky Machos, you're a coward.

I'm not gonna take that from you.

Let me have it.

Let me have it.

It doesn't mean it.

History always repeats itself.

Because her kind fits you before and she'll

do it again.

We could have walked side by side down

there.

But you were thinking of nothing but her

worthless hide and your own.

You're a yellow.

Shut up.

You're all through.

I, uh...

What?

What?

Fillmore, he just went down for water.

Well, who told him to do that?

It was his own idea.

Hey, Santero and Heller, create a diversion at

the gates, will you?

Make it good and loud.

I'm going after that crazy...

No, I'll send someone else.

I need you here.

I can't hear you.

O'Rourke's been shouting in my ear.

You certainly have a nice opinion of me.

Well, I...

I...

I've lost me temper.

It was because I...

Why don't you go?

You've been yelling for action.

Here's your chance.

They wouldn't let me.

There's a stubborn, thick-headed mick.

Break it.

No shots on this side.

Well, here goes.

Let me go.

Now, wait a minute.

You've got plenty to do here.

Fix that generator.

Look, if Heller and Santero can make the

Japs believe that we're trying to pull something

on the other side, I'll get away with

this, all right?

Be seeing you, Tim.

What are you doing?

Grab that water.

You go first.

Right.

I'll try and cover you.

You outsourced me for trying this.

Not if I live through it.

Go on.

Damn you, stupid mick!

Get out, will you?

I deliberately

drew that fire.

Lucky, I...

I couldn't send that at you.

I'll take care of it.

Grab that water.

Take it to the staff house.

Don't let anybody touch it till I get

there, you understand?

Come on, put your arm around my neck.

I'm all right.

Oscar, I'm all right.

Am I right, milord?

I was weak as me sister's kitten.

Hold it now.

That's a boy.

Lucky, milord, I didn't want to be the

one to be leaving you with any hard

feelings.

Can you forgive an old goat?

Ah, shut up.

You'll be all right.

Of course I will.

None of them monkeys can kill an O

'Rourke.

Ah, you're talking.

Why should we wait for Lucky to pass

the water out?

His orders.

I thought you gave the orders here.

It's torture to wait.

Why doesn't he come?

You feel more tired trying to get that

water for us?

You've got to wait.

Lucky, come on.

Give me that water.

Wait a minute, will you?

Quick.

How's O'Rourke?

He's in bad shape.

I left him with Eddie.

How about that water?

Will you wait a minute?

I'm just as thirsty as you are.

But I've got to tell you all something.

Fillmore wasn't shot.

He dropped dead.

Now those chaps know we're suffering from thirst.

I got a hunch they missed me on

purpose.

They wanted me to get through.

Well, what are you driving at?

I'll lay you odds that water's poisoned.

Tell me, when Fillmore, was it quick?

It was like that when it hit him.

Afraid to

live.

Afraid to die.

Ah, Fillmore, one shot.

I'm not afraid to take the first crack

at it.

Well, here's to all the beautiful girls that

are waiting for me.

No, Jojo!

No, Jojo!

I couldn't

understand.

I've had him for years.

I could talk to him or I couldn't

talk to you.

Well?

You fellas still feel like surrendering?

You can count on me, Lucky.

I'll fight.

If I could only get at them.

I feel so helpless.

So useless.

Nobody's useless this time.

He's just doing a job.

How's it shaping up?

Oh, just wonderful.

I got every part back in.

There's just one question.

Will she fly?

Yeah.

Yeah.

He learned every trick I ever taught him.

Just like that.

He saved our lives, Gillian.

Jojo was a hero.

Even though he didn't know it.

How's it going?

I won't make any promises, Lucky, but things

are beginning to look better.

Good.

The engine hangs together.

We're trying to turn that generator over in

another hour.

And then if we can get on the

air...

We'll hold out.

Thanks for taking my boots off.

Shut up, Leroy.

You're talking too much.

Ain't a man on his way out got

any rights.

Eddie, you're wrong about Locke.

No, I'm not.

He's hard and bitter and he hates me.

He hates you because of another woman.

She made a living dead man of him.

How do you mean?

I'll tell you because...

he needs somebody that understands him after I

go.

You're not going anywhere.

Listen, Eddie.

Back in 31, I was put in a

station on the Portuguese coast.

A German outfit wanted a concession.

So they turned the mob on him.

What about the woman?

They thought the world of her.

But the Germans got her to take him

away from his post the night of the

riot.

All his men were massacred.

All.

When he found out what she had done,

it took the heart out of him.

He couldn't...

He couldn't bring himself to tell the truth

about her.

So he let the company think he was

slaughtered with the rest.

And went wandering away like a captain who's

lost his ship.

What a fool.

What a fool he was.

No, he's proud.

He's a proud man.

He'd rather hate all women than hurt one.

Hit him?

Whose word of ration is that?

Yours, Mr. Tim.

The best cook and bartender south of Manila.

But oh, what a liar you are.

It's your own.

Tim.

Tim, I wish I could get a priest

for you.

If an angel blesses me, what more could

any man ask?

Good God.

Let nothing be too hard on you.

Let the Lord be with you, both physically

and mentally.

And let no one else hurt you.

And Mary, my dear, let no one hurt

you in the name of the Lord.

for all day, friend.

Well, Tim's gone.

You're a swell girl, Eddie.

I want to take back a lot of

the things they said about you.

Forget it.

They probably figured they knocked off several of

us with their poison water.

They'll be trying to come up and finish

off the job soon.

You afraid?

Not anymore.

Might never get another crack at a wealthy

husband.

You know, funny things happen when you least

expect it.

What do you mean?

Oh, a certain lonesome shipwreck sort of a

feeling I've been carrying around for a long

time.

It's all gone now.

Shipwreck?

Yeah.

Well, no one gives a hoot whether you're

dead or alive, Tom.

Thanks a lot, Lucky.

But, but don't give up this job for

my sake.

What makes you think I would?

Well, don't.

It's your job and it's a big one.

See it through.

You know what the Japs promised us.

Still goes.

Well, she's about ready to try out.

Let's get some gas, Gilly.

See if you can find some oil, will

you, Corbett?

Yeah.

What are you doing with the dynamite?

Listen, Corbett.

That generator stands between us and getting off

this Mesa alive.

So you want to blow it up?

Sure.

The others will think it was a Jap

hand grenade.

Put that dynamite down.

But you were with me this morning.

Even a heel can change his mind sometimes.

You can't sell us out this way.

Put it down.

Oh, don't be a fool, Corbett.

You, you want to live as much as

I do.

They killed

us.

All right.

Well, Rawson, this is really something.

Hey, Gilly.

Take a look around in there and see

what else this pal has been up to.

We're doing a sabotage.

You know the answer to that.

Wait!

Come here!

No, Lucky.

Lucky, you, you wouldn't.

Jeff, you, Jeff, you're the boss here.

You, you, you can't let him do it.

You made the decision.

But you can't go without it.

I've got to have a trial.

Jeff, you can't.

No, Lucky, please.

Please, Lucky.

It's my responsibility.

Go ahead.

Jeff, you set up on this side.

I'm going to circle around.

Watch for me next to Bunko.

Catch him in the crossfire.

Put that down, Gilly.

You cover me.

I'm not good, Lucky.

I'm scared.

What are you talking about, kid?

I'm scared too.

Come on.

Come

on.

I

wasn't scared.

Not after what you told me about.

You'll be scared.

Lucky.

They didn't get the genuine.

We can still broadcast.

What's more, we give friendly warning.

The Japanese army will put to death all

operators of secret, unauthorized radio stations in the

Philippine area.

Yeah, that cinches it.

Now I know where to hit them where

it hurts most.

Mr. Santaro, say it is ready.

How's Jeff, Mr. Bailey?

Very sick, but also ready.

Be right with you.

Well, Eddie, you're going to take a little

trip.

Australia, maybe.

What?

Before you find out if you like my

coffee in the morning?

I bet it's swell.

Then the trip's off.

No.

Come on, you got to get on that

plane.

But I'm not afraid.

You'll only be in the way, Eddie.

That's a lie.

You've let yourself go soft about a woman

for the first time in years.

Lucky, admit it.

You know the answer to that, Eddie.

Anyway, that lonesome shipwrecked feeling that you spoke

about, you know.

I haven't got it anymore, Eddie.

Yeah, it's too bad, ain't it?

A sick plane with a one-legged pilot,

huh?

You must get the girl away.

I couldn't promise to get this thing off

the ground.

But you must try.

Say, Helen, you think I'll ever be able

to dance again, huh?

Of course you will.

Go on, climb in there.

Hey, Lucky.

Yeah, wait a minute.

How goes it, fella?

Don't send me away.

I've got a job to finish here.

There are plenty other places like this you

can fit into once you're patched up.

Will you get me out of this plane?

Now, just take it easy, don't you see,

kid?

You're too valuable to waste.

Go on, organize more secret stations.

The Army needs good engineers.

Be seeing you, fella.

Santoro, you know where to go.

One of our bombers will pick you up.

Come on, boys, help him in.

Sorry I can't send you boys, too.

There's no place for me to go.

This is my home.

Watch.

Hey, Eddie, come here.

I thought I told you to climb aboard.

All right, Lucky.

I'll go.

You're a good kid, Eddie.

So long.

All right, Santoro.

Japanese soldiers gather in jungle.

Come on.

Keep their heads down.

You've got power now.

Hot up the system.

Filaments and plates are all right.

How's your modulation?

We're getting about 60 percent.

Yes.

Hey, this isn't a speech.

It's just notes for one.

Jeff's handwriting's worse than mine.

What are you doing here?

Well, there wasn't room for three in the

plane.

You little fool, there was.

Where would I go?

Back to a dance hall?

Everything I want is here.

Get out.

Get out.

Come on, we've got to have a signature.

What are we?

We're everyone in the Philippines who's been stepped

on by a Jap.

Cebu, Corregidor, Bataan, Manila.

Manila.

Manila stands for all these islands.

We're Manila Calling.

I knew I'd do that just when I

was getting ready to take it easy.

Get out.

Here, unscramble these notes.

We all set?

I need you both.

This is Manila Calling.

Manila Calling.

Manila Calling.

And I'm no Jap.

The blood of Americans and Filipinos flowed together

on the battlegrounds of Bataan and Corregidor.

America can never forget that.

And her people are sworn to avenge and

change what happened here.

Do not believe otherwise.

This is Manila Calling.

Manila Calling.

Keep hope and courage alive.

Our sacrifices wrecked the Japanese timetable of conquest

and aroused all free men.

But the warlords of Tokyo will lie to

you because they have no answers for facts

like these.

In America, a tank rolls off the assembly

lines every 12 minutes.

45,000 this year.

Hello, Filipinos.

Listen to me.

I am one of you, loyal Filipinos.

Let me assure you the Japanese are our

friends.

They will not harm us.

Do not listen to those insidious American broadcasts.

Behind every soldier stands an American defense worker

in a factory, making armaments to free you.

Vice President Wallace told you, in the United

States there are 130 million men, women, and

children who are in this war to the

finish.

This is a fight between a slave world

and a free world.

And he's not winning.

We're having a little static out this way,

folks.

Eddie, are you all right?

Give me some more notes, come on.

There aren't any more.

No more notes?

I can't make a speech.

Oh, sure you can.

You know what Jeff wanted to tell him.

Say it your own way.

All right, here goes.

This is Manila Calling.

Manila Calling.

This is still me, folks.

Now get this.

Don't try to be one-man armies.

Find your leaders.

Follow them.

We can all fight, but we've got to

work together.

They're doing it in Russia, and China, and

the Balkans.

Their guerrillas haven't been stopped yet.

There are more ways than shooting to worry

the enemy.

Go slow if the Jap makes you work

for him.

Blow up a bridge and it ain't a

bridge anymore.

The same match that lights your cigarette can

light a Jap ammunition dump.

A destroyer with a hole in it ain't

a destroyer anymore.

Listen, Lon.

Filipinos and Americans, we didn't surrender.

We just ran out of soldiers because the

soldiers ran out of blood.

But we're still in this fight.

General McArthur promised that he'd be back.

Be ready for him because he will be

back.

He never made a date yet that he

didn't keep.

If you don't believe me, ask Mrs. McArthur.

Yeah, and ask little Arthur McArthur, too.

Lucky.

I envy you.

You belong to the new world.

It's coming.

Go on.

Hurry.

No man dies in vain out here.

Can you hear me, America?

Send us the guns and tanks and planes.

We'll do the job.

Manila calling.

Manila calling.

Manila calling.

Transcription and translation (AI) by Kasamaruti/GM Ago 2025