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All right, gents, that's it.

At ease.

- Glad to see you aboard, Cobb. - Thank you, sir.

- Take charge of number one section up forward. - Aye, sir.

- Glad to see you aboard, Costello. - I'm glad to be aboard, Captain.

I was with your father in the Philippines. I'll never forget the night-

Yes, I remember quite well. He told me about it, Costello.

In fact, I read it in his memoirs.

Now, men...

we've got a tough job in front of us.

We're headed for the submarine zone.

May seem strange to you men to be going on such a mission in a vessel like this.

This boat is known as a mystery ship.

Some people call it Q-boat.

We're acting as a decoy.

Our main object is to sail out there and be torpedoed by enemy U-boats.

Are there any questions to be asked?

Captain, don't we get a chance to put in a lick for ourselves?

Plenty of chance, Costello.

- Mr. MacGregor, stand ready with that forward hatch. - Very well, sir.

Gun crew, fall out. Follow Mr. MacGregor.

All right, stand by that lanyard.

Ready? Drop it!

Come on, drop it! Hurry up!

- It's a beauty! - Oh, baby!

Take your dirty hands off of there!

That's as pretty a gun as I've looked at in years.

There is a Santa Claus after all.

I'm 20 years in the navy, and I don't think I've ever looked at a sweeter rifle than that.

Turn it around there, Doggy. They'll listen when this lady speaks.

Margolis, you'll be a busy man cleaning the brass work on this girl.

- And, Captain- - Go ahead, Guns.

With your permission, and in honor of this day...

I'd like to christen this gun in honor of the only girl I ever loved that I know loved me-

Judy Ann McCarthy.

- Permission granted.

- You're okay, baby. - Keep your hand off of Judy’s breech!

What do you think of her, Guns?

It's a proud man I am this day to be in charge of a gun like this.

Captain, I beg your pardon. I'm beginning to understand this mystery ship business.

Are we looking for just any U-boat, or some particular U-boat?

The biggest of them all, Cobb.

It's Baron von Steuben, the ace of the U-boat captains.

I understand, sir.

He's the skipper of U172.

He's done more to hurt the Allies than any six outfits put together.

Been sinking everything in sight...

off the coast of Gibraltar in Spain- that's where we're headed.

With-With just this to hunt him?

Mr. Cobb, I'll ask you to stop insulting my gun.

Mr. MacGregor, arrange contact with Captain Day.

- Have him come to surface immediately. - Very well, sir.

All right, fall out, you men. Stand by your stations.

Get this gun covered up, Costello. Have your deckhouse in shape.

I told you there was nothing screwy about this ship!

Steady! Steady now, Doggy!

- And keep your dirty hands off of that gun! - Yes, sir!

Hello? Let me speak to Captain Day, please.

Hello, Captain Day? This is MacGregor speaking.

Captain Kingsley wishes you to come to the surface right away. Very well, sir.

- Sir, who were you talking to? - To the submarine we have in tow.

Can't understand it.

Could I get Flatbush 4442?

Hello, Jacobs! I thought you was in jail!

- When did you get on that thing? - I don't know. They put me here.

- Glad to see you. - Glad to see you too.

Captain Day, meet our executive officer, Mr. MacGregor.

- Hi, Captain. Nice to see you. - How do you do?

- Tommy, old boy! Gee, I'm glad to see ya! - Capt. Day, Ensign Cabot.

- Sort of a sailing master around here. - Glad to meet you.

Very glad to know you, sir. Thank you.

- Bring him up promptly, Skipper? - Certainly will.

- How's she heading, Tony? - She rides fine.

- Captain! - What is it, Elmer?

- Can I take a picture of you and the- - No!

- Yes, sir. - Don't say that, Elmer.

- Say aye, aye, sir. - Aye, aye, sir.

- How's that towline heading? - Perfect. You might give me 50 feet more.

- Request granted. - Captain, how are the telephones working?

- Okay. Okay. - Glad to hear it.

We'll cruise on top a while, then cast off. Four or five days, we'll duck you under.

- Good luck. - See you later, Tommy, old boy.

Stand by your lines!

Come on, gang! Let's give 'em a yell, huh?

Up! Up! Up! Up! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight!

Tonight's the night! Tonight's the night!

All right, all you men! Lean forward! On the double now! Step on it. Get going, sailor.

All hands lay up for the tag drill!

Come on, Kaufman! Duty calls! Come on!

Quiet now. Step lively.

Snap into it down there. Snap into it.

I watched you boys in your physical drill this morning.

I'm very proud of you. I like that spirit you're showing.

I think it's done me a lot of good already, Captain. Look.

Yes, it has. Keep it up, Tommy.

Now, men, I'm going to instruct you in the panic drill.

Panic drill?

I've been in the navy a long time, but I never heard of a panic drill.

It's not in the regulations, Cobb.

We're going into the submarine zone disguised as a merchant schooner.

But what if we're torpedoed, sir?

In the hold of this ship is a load of railroad ties and cork.

Anyway, U-boats don't waste torpedoes.

They come to the surface and try and sink tubs like this with gunfire.

Everybody goes haywire and abandons ship.

- You're the lads that go haywire. - Oh, I see.

The idea is to make the enemy think we're harmless so she'll come in closer.

That's it exactly.

Men, I want you to remember this.

Act like a merchant crew, not navy men.

You mean, to run around the decks like we're scared, sir? Frightened?

Yeah, like a lot of chickens with your heads cut off.

And furthermore, if you don't put on a good show...

the U-boat'll lie off there and blow you to pieces.

- Oh, we'll do our part, sir. - Yes, sir!

That's the stuff.

Now, have any of you boys ever had any amateur theatrical experience?

Thurston has, sir!

What plays have you been in, Thurston?

East Lynne.

Last year we played Bertha, the Sewing Machine Girl.

Uh, what did you play in The Sewing Machine Girl?

I played Bertha.

All right, Thurston, you play the captain's wife in the first panic party.

All right, you men, report to Mr. Cabot, get up in the shrouds.

- Look over that water. It'll do you good now.

All right, you men! Come on! Make it lively!

All right, Mr. Cabot, come down, take over the lads.

All right, boys, let's go along. Come on!

Up you go, and set your topsails!

Hey, you boots. Come over here.

Come on, snap it up. Snap it up. Step lively there.

Where did you guys learn to do that?

Why, we're from seaport towns, sir.

We know a lot about boats.

The fact is, some of our boys were on that crew...

belonging to the last cup defenders.

Gee, I couldn't do that meself!

Mr. Costello, after the war is over and we come back...

we hope we're sailor men like you.

I hope you are, boys. The country'll be safe.

Don't you think the boys up there are doing very well?

Well, they're doing well as boys.

But not as they did in my day.

In my day, we had no ladders.

I've seen meself "lepp" off the roof of a wheelhouse like that...

halfway up the mast.

For years I was known...

as Lepper Costello.

Well, Mr. Costello, would you give us an idea of how you did it?

Oh, no. I'm too busy now.

Margolis! Clean off that breech block!

- Aw, please! - Just show us the start.

Well, I'll give ya an idea of the start. Course, I'll be a bit stiff.

Climbing a ladder is nothing. Sure, monkeys can do that.

But when I was a lad we'd come down to the deck in the morning like this-

And set yourself here. And there's your mast.

Watch me now. Hoo-whee! And up!

Gee!

- There he is! - There I am!

Watch me now, boys!

And you'll notice every move in me as graceful as a gazelle.

- Get the boat!

Right down here.

Stand by! All right, get hold of him there. Nice work, Cabot!

- Attaboy!

That's great! That's fine, baby!

- Get a line there! - Get a line in there!

All right, stand by now!

Oh, dear! Oh, dear!

You all right?

- Careful!

Are you all right?

Give him a hand. Pull up that lifeline.

- How are you, laddie? - I'm fine.

Cabot, I'm glad to have you aboard.

- You're gonna make a fine officer. - Thank you, sir.

Where's that channel swimmer?

- Congratulations, Cabot. You were fine. - Thanks very much.

Pardon me, Mr. Cabot. We're all very proud of you too, sir.

- And I'm glad to be serving under you. - Thank you very much, Chief.

- Kaufman! - Yes, sir!

Get a drink of brandy!

Aye, aye, sir.

Oh, dear, oh, dear, oh, dear!

Let go of me pants! You'll have me half naked!

Oh, dear, oh, dear. Why didn't you throw me a boat when I asked you for it?

- I thought you could swim! - Who says I can't swim?

- What were you hollerin' for us to throw you a rope for?

I was tryin' to fool the lads to see if any of them were man enough...

to "lepp" over after me.

And now, me lad, there's your first lesson in seamanship...

from Shark Costello.

Oh, dear.

Gee, Guns Costello falls off the boat...

and the captain commands me to get a drink.

I can't understand it.

Another one?

- Did you send for us, Captain? - Yes, Cobb, yes.

We're approaching the Canary Islands.

Gonna put in to one of those banana ports there.

London tells us it's headquarters for enemy U-boats-

refueling and so forth.

We're gonna pick up provisions...

oil and water for this tub we got in tow.

Pardon me, gentlemen.

Do you think a fella could get tattooed in this port?

Anything is liable to happen to you in this port.

Show him yours.

Listen, fellas.

"Death before dishonor."

That's a noble sentiment.

Say, that is "purty," ain't it?

"Death before dishonor."

Yeah. I never thought of it that way.

All right, sons...

there will be a liberty party formed to go ashore here.

The captain's orders are, no drinking of hard liquor.

- Of course not, Mr. Cobb.

And no fraternizing with women!

Understand, mugs?

No fraternizing with women!

No fraternizin' with women?

I never done a thing like that in my life.

- Terrific idea, boys! - Yeah!

Simpatico.

Un momento, caballero.

I'm very sorry. I don't understand a thing you say.

I'm just a visitor here, you see.

No, caballero.

Don't worry. I'll straighten it out all right. Just relax.

Oh, I understand. You want your picture taken. Well, that's fine. Smile.

- No, no, no, no. - Pardon the interruption.

He's trying to explain to you you're not supposed to take any photographs out here.

Oh. I'm very sorry.

See, I didn't understand. I'm awfully sorry.

I wonder why he was kicking about me photographing that old tub out there.

Well, you see, those boats were sunk out there by the German submarines.

- U-boats? - Yes.

- And there's some law against photographing them. - Oh?

Is there any law against photographing you?

No.

But why should you want to take a photograph of me?

Sailors like me that sort of bump around the world-

As a matter of fact, it's a hobby of mine...

to photograph the most beautiful thing I see in every port.

- You don't mind, do you? Of course. I knew you wouldn't. - No.

That's fine. Now, just move a little that way.

Oh, this'll be perfect.

Un momento, caballero.

I'm sorry. I'm only photographing the lady.

- Oh. - Fine. You take us both.

- Fine, now. Press that right there.

- That's fine. Isn't that nice of him? - ¿Listo?

- Uh-huh.

- Thank you. That's very nice. - Gracias, señor.

Thank you very much. Thank you.

If you give me your address, I'll send you a dozen prints or so.

Well-

You know, we haven't really met yet.

You misunderstood me. I didn't say I'd bring them. I said I'd send them.

- Captain!

I think that's gonna be a very pretty picture. I hope it turns out all right.

So do I.

Elmer, I want to see the negatives when they're developed.

Aye, aye, sir!

Very splendid chap. Upstanding fellow.

Be a great sailor someday... I hope.

Hoffman.

Remember, I'm to see you later on the prado.

- Yes? - Yes. I'll be walking up and down the prado.

- When? - Well, until you come out.

Well, uh, maybe I'll be walking along the prado a little later, Mr. -

Bob.

Cognac?

Anna Marie!

- Franz! - Leibling.

- Fräulein.

I don't want to worry those boys unnecessarily.

- Do you mind if we speak English? - No. But why? Is there anything wrong?

No. But that sailing ship that came in last night-

H-7 reports that she's an American.

- American? After us? - Who knows?

- But they wouldn't dare come in here. - Don't we dare?

- Oh, yes, but- - But we're braver, eh?

We mustn't flatter ourselves.

Oh, I can't believe-

- You can't believe what? - Nothing.

Oh, Franz, when I think of the danger that you face out there-

- Don't worry about me. My life's charmed.

It's your brother Ernst and the rest of my pals out there that I worry about.

Them and you. You shouldn't be coming out with us today on that trawler.

- How else can I see Ernst? - I know. He's in command, and he can't leave his ship.

- The risk is too great. - Oh, yes, I know, but I must see him.

Meine herren.

- Fräulein.

Good-bye, dear. I'll see you tonight on the trawler...

if you insist on coming to the rendezvous.

I wish to heaven you were home again, safe in Germany.

Safe, but useless.

You see, I can serve you and Ernst better this way.

They'd never suspect a woman. Auf Wiedersehen.

Congratulations on your past service, Fräulein Lolita.

- Thank you. - You have your orders.

- You understand them?

Perfectly.

With these American officers, you must be very careful.

I'm always careful with all officers.

Fräulein.

- Adios. - Auf Wiedersehen, mein fräulein.

It was in Algeciras

That I met my first love

Alas, what a short and sad love

He died in his boots at sea, ahh

Then came a bold mate

From a port called Vigo

He called every stranger amigo

And drowned all his cares with rum, ahh

Last came a skipper

From gay Barcelona

Strangled was he

By a strand of blond hair

So

Now that I'm free and filled with an eager yearning

For one who is bold A lover with passion burning

Where is the man

That will dare fortune's losses

He must be brave

Who will win a Gypsy's kisses

You ain't even been here before! I don't understand it!

He ain't even Spanish.

You forgot your shawl.

Mm-hmm.

Give it to me, and come in.

- Are you sure it's all right? - Naturally.

- Are you afraid to coming in my room? - No.

And you were such a bold caballero downstairs.

- Come. - I guess it was the music. And you!

- And your singing. - Oh, no, no. She is no good.

But my dancing-¡Olé! ¡Olé!

Why are you so shy up here?

- I'm not going to hurt you much.

And you were so bold downstairs.

Walked so straight, like a soldier.

- Maybe you're an officer! - Oh, no!

What made you say that?

- I guess it was the music.

Want some cognac?

Uh, it's a little early in the day for me. I, uh-

I don't think I'd better.

Hmm. She is too strong.

I don't like him either.

I have some old wine from my country.

I give it to you. You come with me?

The name of this wine, she is Lágrimas de Amor.

- What does it mean? - "Tears of Love."

Please.

I really don't think I'd better.

Please? A little bit? You want me to like you more?

Oh, do I!

Well, here I am, waiting on the prado.

- Here I am, walking on the prado, Mr. - - Bob.

I was gonna call you Captain Bob. That's your ship, isn't it?

Yes, that's the old scow- 40 decks, all glass, concrete bottom...

and bales of straw.

- Now you're spoofing! - Oh, no, I'm not.

But you can't fool me. I have a brother who considers himself quite a mariner.

- So I know a little about boats. - All right, my boat-what is she?

Well, that's just a good, old three-masted schooner.

Captain, I hate to be a tattletale, but orders are orders.

- I just saw Mr. Cobb talking to some women. - No!

- Yes, sir. - Tsk, tsk, tsk.

Weren't your orders strictly not to fraternize with them?

Yes. I'll tell you, Elmer.

You remind me of it when we get aboard ship. Don't tell anyone.

- It's between you and me. - Aye, aye, sir.

- Let's take a walk before he tells on me.

Sailing this afternoon?

- Yes. - When?

Sailor's luck. Sailing on the tide.

I never wanted to stay in a port so much in all my life as I do this one.

- You're coming back, aren't you? - Do you want me to come back?

- Then I'll be back. - When?

Oh, well, that depends on a lot of things.

Say, I've got a snapshot of you here, but I don't know your name.

Are you really coming back?

Yes.

Bob, it's Anna Marie.

Anna Marie.

You like me?

Gee, you're like somebody you dream about-

strange, different from any of the girls I ever knew at home.

I could always figure them out, but I can't you.

When I listen to you sing or talk...

I feel like I'm-

like I'm drinking wine.

Now you're bold again. I like you that way.

- Have some more wine. - I've- I've had enough.

- I've gotta get back. - Get back where?

- I've gotta get back. - Why?

Because- Because...

Captain said...

can't be... too careful.

Can't be- Ohh!

Hoffman!

- Hoffman! - Ja, Fräulein?

"Ensign Cabot."

No- Speak the English. Don't know a word.

- No? - Going upstairs.

- Very handsome, sir, those naval academy rings.

Oh, yes, yes. Thanks very much.

Prost.

Perhaps I might suggest a better toast, Captain.

Why not?

To our next meeting.

Let's hope it'll be real soon, Herr, uh, Oberleutnant.

You see that, Mac?

- I'll be. - Stumbled right into 'em.

Suppose they notify the Spanish authorities about us.

Oh, no. They're too smart for that.

They'd be interned themselves.

Well, I don't like the looks of things.

- You don't? - No.

- Mac, it's a stroke of luck. - What do you mean?

They're here for the same purpose we are- to get food and refuel.

I'll bet my salary against yours that we meet them outside the head within 24 hours.

- You really think so? - Sure. Get all the men together.

- See that every man is mustered in. I'll get the papers. - Aye, aye, sir.

- Sir! - Yes?

- Can I borrow another- - No! Report aboard immediately!

Aye, aye, sir.

- Good evening, sir. - Step lively. Step lively. On you go.

- That's the last of 'em. Everybody aboard. - Captain!

Mr. Cabot hasn't reported yet, sir.

- Positive, Cobb? - Yes, sir.

Organize a searching party right away. Let's find him.

Very well, sir. All right, all you men! Up you come! On the double!

Kaufman, take out a searching party. Doggy, go with Kaufman.

MacGregor, take a searching party. You men come with me.

On the double! Make it snappy there!

All right, Chief, keep a lookout. Waggoner! Jenkins!

To the cantina right away.

Cobb, the other end of the prado. Three men.

- Double quick! - Come with me right away.

- You haven't seen a young officer off a merchant ship, have you? - No! No!

- Are you sure he wasn't here buying something? - I told you, no! No!

Aww- Come on.

- No reports yet, sir. - Keep a lookout, both of you.

Cabot?

- No report as yet, sir. - All right. Board ship! Board ship!

- No report yet, sir. - All right. Stand by, Kaufman.

Kaufman, keep a lookout for the chief. Order one shore boat.

- No report yet. - Stand on the dock.

- That's the last man, Captain. - I hate to leave that kid here in a strange port.

- Yeah, it's pretty tough, all right. - Just got his commission.

First trip.

If I didn't have to get fuel aboard the sub, I'd search every hole on this island.

- Say, Mac, you don't suppose- - Suppose what?

- Nothing. I was thinking about those three Germans we met. - The tide is changing.

- We'd better be going aboard ship. - All right, all right.

Everybody aboard!

Captain Kingsley!

Captain Kingsley!

Captain Kingsley!

All right, Mac, head 'er out to sea.

- Ensign Cabot left in port. - Very well, sir.

All right, Quartermaster, up to 230.

I think, for safety, we'd better change the name of this schooner.

Pick any name and have it painted on the side.

Well, Captain, for a vessel with such graceful lines and a splendid, broad beam...

I can think of no prettier name than the Judy Ann McCarthy...

the name of the girl I loved.

Two hundred and eighty pounds of as nice a girl as-

Margolis, get me a can of paint!

Mm-hmm! Danke schön.

Ernst!

Kapitän.

- Ernst!

Ja.

Ja.

I am... Ensign Richard Cabot...

United States...

Navy.

Please tell Captain-

Captain-

How it hurts.

- Tell-Tell Captain-

I- I-

Franz. Ernst.

Ja.

Ernst.

Auf Wiedersehen.

Auf Wiedersehen, Ernst.

Anna Marie.

They're oil barrels all right, Chief.

Gangway there. Captain, it looks like a fire.

But I'd be careful. It might be a trap.

There's a body floating around there, sir.

- All right. Mac? - Yes, sir.

- Stand by with that whale boat. - Very well, sir.

Small boat on the starboard beam!

Hey, Joe! Your outer jib!

All right. I'll fix it.

All right, sailors! Come alongside!

We'll pick you up.

Stand by!

Ho! Heave ho!

- Heave! - All right. A little further.

- Heave! - Heave!

All right, miss. Watch your head on the boom coming by here.

- Okay. Shove off now. - Shove away. Shove away, boy.

- Shove away. - All right.

Take it easy there.

All right. Have that girl come off there.

All right. Get off, young lady!

All right. Get that young lady aboard here.

Come on.

- Hands off that line there! - Hands off the line!

Steady with that boat hook.

- All right now.

- All right. On the deck, young lady. - Off you go!

Stand by, Cobb. Stand by. Get ahold of that lady.

All right, miss. Get ahold of it, miss.

You've only got 15 miles. You can make it all right. Toss it over there. All right.

Oh, thank you so much! We've been drifting out in that boat for hours.

- Bob! - Mr. MacGregor.

- Yes, sir. - Take this lady to my cabin, get her something warm to drink.

- Very well. Come along. Come along, miss. This way. - But, Bob!

All right, you sailors. Shove off. You've got 15 miles to shore.

- You're welcome. You're welcome.

- All right. - Tie that- Tie that line.

Yes?

Bob!

Anna Marie.

I'm sorry to inform you, but I'm forced to detain you aboard as a prisoner.

A prisoner? For what? What have I done?

One of our junior officers was found dead, floating near some oil barrels.

One of your junior officers? From this ship?

Yes. Ensign Cabot. Did you know him?

Why, no- Why should I know him?

He was found in the vicinity of your lifeboat.

Therefore, I must hold you for investigation.

But you can't do that! I'm a- I'm a Danish subject.

We'll keep you as comfortable as possible.

But you've got to listen to me! You must give me a chance to explain!

Good night.

- Bob, will you- - Something you want, miss?

No. Thank you.

- How 'bout some java, Skipper?

All right, Kaufman. Hurry up with that breakfast. You're wanted topside.

Orders of the day: Panic party stand by.

All hands remain below deck. Today is the day.

- Hey, miss!

- What ya tryin' to do? - Oh, come on, miss. What's the matter with you?

You're gonna get us into trouble! Get up out of that boat!

Are you trying to give us French leave or somethin'?

The captain is gonna give us the deuce if you do that.

Come on. Let's go down here where you belong.

- What's happened here? - The young lady tried to go over the side in a boat.

Get that boat into shape. Keep out of sight with those white hats.

Come on, come on, come on. What's the matter with you, sister?

Be a good kid and stay here where you belong, instead of running all over the ship.

Sure. You'll get us all in trouble putting that boat over the side like that.

Captain's dotey enough as it is.

- And say, Gretchen- - Gretchen?

- Hilda, Hilda. - Oh, whatever her name is.

Say, why don't you go over there and cork off?

You know, take a nap, go to sleep.

And if you're a good little girl, I'll get you some coffee.

- And I'll get you a magazine full of swell pictures. - What do you say?

- All right, men. Topside. On the double. Come on. - Aye, aye, sir.

Well, Anna Marie, don't you think it's about time you cut out these tricks?

- Oh, Bob, don't be so hard. - Hard?

Say, do you realize you should be shot for a spy?

Spy? I- I told you last night I'm Swedish.

Swedish. Last night you told me you were Danish.

Now, you're neither Danish nor Swedish. You're German.

And you had something to do with the refueling of that U-boat.

That's why I'm holding you a prisoner.

Why, Bob, I thought you liked me.

Sure I liked you.

First time I saw you ashore, I liked you.

I'm human.

You're a woman... and not hard to look at.

You liked me then. What's wrong with me now?

There's nothing wrong with you, Anna Marie. I wish to, well-

That's got nothing to do with it.

Don't you realize there's something going on in this world much bigger than you and I?

War.

Don't you realize, Bob, there's something even bigger than war?

No. For you and me, no.

Oh, Bob, please let me go.

Let me have a small boat. I'll go ashore. I'll get there somehow.

What for? To cause more trouble?

I want you to understand this, Anna Marie. I'm an American officer.

I'm in command of an American ship...

and it's my duty to hold you here.

You, an American officer, in command of an American ship!

Where's your colors? Where's your uniform?

I know where they are. They're hidden away in that closet.

Why? Are you ashamed of them?

Why don't you hoist your colors and put on your uniform and get up there and fight...

like a man, like a sailor, like my brother?

- Like your brother? - Yes. Captain Von Steuben.

The man you're looking for, commander of the U172.

Oh, we know all about you, Captain Kingsley, and your mystery ship.

We know your mission. We know you're out to get my brother.

But you won't get him.

He's far too brave and clever to be trapped...

by this pack of rats you've got hiding in the hold of this ship!

Oh, I hope to goodness you find him.

I hope he meets you. He'll answer your insults!

Why, he'll break you to pieces like a-

Bob. Captain.

We're picking up a submarine on our hydrophones about two miles away.

Good. Good.

All right, men. Shove off.

Anna Marie, I think you're gonna get your wish.

- Sure you got 'em? - Yes, sir.

It's a German U-boat all right.

- About a mile and a half away. - Uh-huh.

- You can hear 'em yourself, sir.

You're right. Uh-huh.

Uh-huh.

- Mac, contact Captain Day. Pipe all hands. Oh, Cobb. - Right-o.

- Yes, sir. - Give those reserves below a little fight talk.

- The old hero stuff. Ten yards to go. - All right, sir.

Die for dear old-You know what I mean. What's his name.

Yes, sir.

Yes, sir. Captain Day is right here, sir.

You bet we're ready, sir.

Captain Kingsley, sir.

- Contact, sir! - I'll talk with him. Stand by.

I'll speak with him.

Hello, Shorty? Yeah, we just picked up- You picked 'em up too, huh?

Good. Good. Stand ready to let go your hawser.

Uh-huh. Looks like the kickoff any minute now.

Thanks. Thanks. Same to you.

All right. Panic party, on the topside.

On the double there!

Remember, Myrtle. Don't forget to scream.

She's a half a mile off now, sir.

All right, you men. Snap into it. Fall in now. On the double!

- Make it snappy there now. Come on. Come on. - Pick it up.

- Where's that man playing the captain's wife? - Here, sir.

All right. What's this? What have you got here?

- In the last act of Bertha, the Sewing Machine Girl- - Never mind it.

Give him the parrot there. I want you men to carry on as instructed. Is that understood?

- Aye, aye, sir. - You, in the aft cabin, on the double.

- You, up on the bridge. The rest of you men in position. - Snap into it now!

- You there! - Yes, sir!

- That ain't regulation, sir. - No, it's a boy.

Keep that machine gun below deck. Come on. Watch those white hats.

Ja. Mystery ship.

- Mystery ship?

"Judy Ann McCarthy."

"Judy Ann McCarthy."

- They're right on top of us, sir. - Yes, I can see them.

Come on now, Margolis. Stand by. Give it to 'em when you get a chance.

Aye, sir.

Well, Stanley Northcross II, are you ready to make history?

Yes, sir. Ready and anxious, sir.

With the captain's permission, look.

It's fine, Stanley. Great.

But what will your mother say?

Well, that, sir, is problematical.

- Oh, Captain- - Wait a minute. Down, fellows.

Now, don't get anxious.

Keep your heads down, you men.

- Have you got the bag full? - Yes, sir.

That's the old pepper.

- How is she? - Oh, just giving us the once-over.

Old periscope sticking straight up.

- I'm ready, sir. - How are you, Saunders?

- Fine, thank you, sir. - Good.

You didn't shave today, did you?

Well, you see, sir, I don't shave yet, sir.

That's right. You don't.

Well, you'll probably have a full beard by the time this is over.

Thank you, sir. I hope so.

Keep it down now, fellows. Keep it down.

- Captain, I'd like to show- - I'll look at it later. I'll look at all you boys later.

Keep your heads down. Keep your ears and eyes open.

All right, fellows. Now keep your eyes open there. Ready to go at any moment now.

- Help! Don't fire! Don't fire! - Hold it!

Feuer!

- All right, you fellows-

All right! Go aft! Go aft, you men!

Aft you go! Try and contact that guy!

- Whoo! - Hey, wait a minute! Wait a minute!

No!

That flag's international code- "Stay away."

Bob, let-

- Finnegan! - Aye, aye, sir.

Take this woman and put her in that boat.

Take that other boy and keep him aboard here. She makes a move, shoot her.

Get that girl aboard.

There.

All right. Snap into it. Let those poles go.

Keep your eyes open. We'll go any minute.

- All right. - All right.

Panic party's away and clear, sir.

All right. Fine. Great stuff, Mac.

Shelling damage your hull much, sir?

Oh, it put quite a hole in it, Mac.

- Taking on quite a bit of water? - About eight feet of water.

She's taking a wide swing around us now, sir.

Head into her a little, Mac. Head into her.

- We've got quite a bit of drift too, sir. - Head into her.

- Pretty damp, eh, Cobb? - Just a trifle, Captain.

- Little afraid of that panic party. - You are, sir?

Yeah, I think they're wise to us out there.

Watch those white caps! Pipe down, all of you back there!

No, Shorty, no. No, no. Stand by.

Well, Saunders, how do you feel?

Well, I-I feel pretty good, sir. Thank you, sir.

You're a veteran now. You've been under fire.

Were you a little nervous, a little frightened?

Well, yes, Captain, I-I was-Well-

Aw, Captain, I'll confess.

I was a bit frightened at first, but I'll stick it out. Look!

We want to keep away from that U-boat.

Now hard on that port oar there!

Hiya, miss. You feel all right? Better put that around you.

Mystery ship.

No, no. Not yet.

Not yet. I'll tell you when.

- Get that contact, Cobb. - Yes, sir.

Telephone.

All right, you men. Get ahold of that tarpaulin down there, you!

All right, Captain.

Here we go, Captain.

- All right. Cut her off, Cobb. - All right, sir.

No, I'll tell you when. Hold off down there. I'll tell you when.

Keep that gun covered down there.

All right, you men.

Stand by, all you men. Stand by.

Keep down up there!

- Hold off. I'll tell you when. Get that contact again, Cobb. - Yes, sir.

Yeah. Hello, Shorty. Yeah.

Oh, fine, fine. We got a lot of water. About eight feet, I guess.

No, the railroad ties will keep her afloat. She's all right.

- Hold it. Keep that contact. - Yes, sir. I got it.

All merchant marine outfits have been accounted for...

except one derby hat, size seven and an eighth.

- What'll I do about it? - Write me a letter, Elmer.

- Aye, aye, sir.

Yes. Hello, Shorty. No, no. Stand by. Stand by, Shorty.

Don't get anxious.

All right. Stand by those pumps, men, and work 'em!

I'm afraid she's filling up faster than they can pump it out, Captain.

- Contact, Cobb. - The water's getting higher, sir. It's up around the magazines.

- All the men out of the hold? - Yes, sir.

No, sir. Elmer's down there.

- Go down and tell him I said to come up out of there. - Yes, sir.

- All right. Contact, Captain. - Hello, hello.

- Just a minute, Shorty. What is it, Mac? - It looks hopeless, Bob.

She won't come any closer. She won't engage us.

- Get back contact. - Yes, sir.

- All right. Contact, sir. - Hello, Shorty.

I'm about to lay a U-boat in your lap.

Yeah. You're on your own.

We're sinking here.

Stand by to cast off the towline.

And good luck.

All right, you men! Attention!

I want you men to stand ready...

to abandon ship!

Elmer! Hey, Elmer!

- Oh, Elmer. - What do you want, son?

The captain wants you top-

Why, Elmer Skilling, you're smoking cigarettes. I'm gonna tell your mother.

- Go on. Scram, punk. - Listen. You can't talk to me that way!

- Anyway, the captain wants you topside right away. - Orders is orders.

- He told me to stay down here. - Well, he told me that-

- Where's Elmer and Saunders? - Down below, sir.

- In the hold, sir. - They're below deck, sir.

They are? Keep your heads down, men. Keep your heads down!

- Yes, sir. - Stand ready with that hose.

All right. Second panic party.

- Over the side. On the double. Quick! - Aye, aye, sir.

- Hey! Hey! - Hey!

All right, Cobb. You're in command of the ship now.

Aye, sir. Thank you, sir.

- Come on, Mac. You've lived long enough. - Okay, Skipper.

All right! Stand by on topside!

Stand by, you fellows, to take Elmer.

- I got him. - Pull him out.

Pull him out there. Just down there. Just down there.

All right, MacGregor?

Elmer. Come on. You all right, Elmer?

Quick. Come on, wake up. Wake up!

Wake up. Wake up, boys! Wake up. Wake up.

- Wake up. - Okay, Elmer?

Come on, Tommy old boy. You're all right! That's the stuff.

I lost the derby hat. I'm sorry, Captain.

That's all right. We'll get another one. All right! Stand by!

The U-boat's coming into range, sir!

Captain! The U-boat's coming into range!

All right! Stand by your stations!

Stand by your stations.

Stand by.

All right. Go back to your stations.

Costello? Costello?

- Here she comes, sir. - Costello!

Here she comes, at point-blank range.

- Ernst! - Hey!

- Sit down! What's the-

She's fallen for the trap, sir.

Bugler, stand by.

Here she comes.

- Here she comes. - Stand ready, Costello.

Wait a second.

- Now, sir. - Commence firing.

Thirty-one.

Feuer!

- Thirty-two!

Thirty-three!

All right.

They've had it. Give 'em hell!

Number one tube, ready for firing.

Number one tube, ready for firing.

Number one, ready for firing.

Number one tube ready for firing, sir.

- Stations for battle surface. - Stations for battle surface.

Stations manned and ready, sir.

- Stand by. - Stand by.

Stand by!

- Number one! - Number one!

- Fire! - Fire!

Number one, fire!

Costello, cease firing!

Mac, look! Spike! She's going down, and they're stickin' with it!

Stand by to lower that whale boat, pick 'em up.

- All you men, stand by to lower that port whale boat! - Pick 'em up! Pick 'em up!

- All right, men.

- Auf Wiedersehen.

Auf Wiedersehen, Ernst.

Well, Anna Marie...

we're going away.

Isn't there something you want to say to me?

No, Bob, there isn't.

I know different.

We've both got something to say...

and we'll be sorry all our lives if we don't say it.

Well, Bob, what is there to say?

You've won.

Won?

I've lost.

Lost the only thing I ever cared for.

No, you haven't.

You'll never lose that.

- You mean that?

Still you're going away with your brother and your fian-

- Lieutenant Schiller. - I'm going with my brother.

Oh, listen, Anna Marie.

You don't have to go.

Don't you see that little church over there?

Why, you and I could be the happiest people if you'll only-

No, Bob. Don't you see? I've got to go.

They're my own people.

My country's sick, in trouble. My people are losing.

If I didn't stick to them now, I wouldn't be worth wanting.

I wouldn't be what you'd call a good sport.

- Oh, Bob, I can't make it clear to you. - Oh, I understand, dear.

The picture of you and me- It's on the film here.

- Here. You take it. - Thanks.

You keep it for me.

Now I've got something to come back for.

All right, Lieutenant. Take your men.

Forward march!