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over Shanghai.

That's right. Train's bound over Shanghai.

Hello. Hello. San Francisco Airport, this is Union Newsreel. Is our Shanghai

film going to make the New York plane?

We're holding the New York plane for your shipment.

Yes, the China Clipper's over the bay now.

Okay, if you keep the old man waiting much longer, you'll be leading with your

chin.

All right, Kitty, tell Mr. MacArthur we're almost ready. What?

What do you mean, tell him?

Didn't you know Mr. MacArthur was in Buffalo? You know... What are you

about? Buffalo? He was in my office a half hour ago. I thought you and I...

I haven't lived with him for 15 years without knowing he surrounds himself

lies. I'm sorry, Mrs. MacArthur, but Mr. MacArthur left. You tell him I'm here.

Just a minute. Tell him his wife was here with her attorney. She's sailing

Paris tonight. She will divorce him there as soon as he meets our terms. And

before. Tell him I can't exist on $20 ,000 a year. Yes, I can see you'd be

-pressed. Come along, Rodney. I'll not be insulted by Neil Brinson. I leave the

matter entirely in your hands. For 15 years, she's bled the poor darling to

death in name only. Now she's going to do it for long distance. Well, where is

he hiding out? Where do you suppose?

Across the... street. Get a hold of him. Get a hold of him. Tell him I'll have

the Shanghai print on the machines in exactly ten minutes. Yes, yes, the

machines, all the speed, the power, the mad movement of it all.

Mabel, in exactly eight and one half minutes, call the boss at Gumpert

Tell him the tornado is over and Shanghai is here.

And she said to tell you she was leaving for Paris today.

Fine. I don't know who wins, but that's the end of the 30 years war. But they

did say the financial arrangements were not... Don't talk about that. That's my

cross. Let me carry it on my own time.

All set, gentlemen? Ready in ten seconds, Chief. Well, hurry it up, hurry

I've been waiting two weeks for this.

Civilians being bombed from the air, enemy planes diving over the rooftops,

scraping the streets. Look, Miss McCarter, I tried to see you to tell you

Keep quiet, keep quiet. I've got to hunch this is going to be Hunter at his

best. Remember that descendant of Vesuvius? There was Chris with two legs

broken, and I signed on 400 new exhibitors. But, Chief, I don't want to

anything. Keep still. Ready, Chief. All right, Master Hunter, entertain me.

Thrill me.

ladies and gentlemen, on the other side of the world and all the ships at sea.

There's new excitement in the Orient while war rages overhead.

Pity sing, yum -yum, and no washing humbles. What is this? Mr. MacArthur,

see... Wait, Scott, keep quiet. How can I... But little do they realize that

they are marked as victims of the biggest bombshell to hit Shanghai this

It is called the Big Apple.

What's that? What's he talking about? Big Apple? Where's the bombing? I tried

tell you, Mr. MacArthur. Well, cut this stuff off. Put on the other reel.

This is all how to send in a thousand feet of rain. Well, what is this? I wait

two weeks for a thousand feet of a big Chinese apple? Say, what in the name

of... Yeah, I know, I know, Gabby. You're yelling like a boiled duck

didn't get your bombing shots.

But listen, Papa, this China war is too hard to find.

So let me come home, Gabby. You and me will be just in time for the beauty

contest in Atlantic City.

You remember the fun we had?

Stop it!

Stop it! Oh, what a letdown!

the business. It's terrible.

Even the music is terrible.

He supports nightclubs while our competitors are giving us... Get me

at Atlas right away.

The whole Orient is aflame and he sends me a screen test.

Take a cable to Hunter.

Listen, clown.

In future, stay in back of your camera.

Send me shots of bombings and assorted outrages or send me resignation.

Stop. Hire Rick Shaw or Junk or something and catch up with the war.

Stop. Hello,

Perley.

How's everything?

Good. Did you get any bombing shots from Shanghai this week? Oh, yes, we did.

Bill Dennis sent in some nice stuff.

Oh, he did, eh? Fine.

Huh? Yeah, Chris Hunter sent in some swell stuff, too.

I'm not going to release it this week, though.

No, he's sending in some more next week, and I'm going to release it all in one

swell clip.

Say, that's a good idea.

I'm expecting more from Dennis.

I'll hold my own stuff and we'll bring it out together, eh?

Fine. I just thought I'd compare with you, Pearlie. Well, so long.

He didn't get anything either.

Take a cable to Dennis.

Mr. Dennis.

We can't pay your salary for what you claim is a long shot of Chinese infantry

in full retreat.

For all we know, there may be an army of mice.

Just talk to MacArthur and learn that Hunter is making a bigger monkey out of

you than your parents did.

Stop. We want action and bombing thrills.

Cut that down to 15 snarling words and file it. Rush.

There go a couple more of them. Come on down here, you Tokyo titmills. My boss

wants it closer.

Wouldn't you know it, the bell on the camera rings all day. So you're afraid

a few anti -aircraft guns, eh?

Yeah, and there ought to be a law against bombers flying so high.

What are you guys squawking about? You're drawing your pay, aren't you?

three cards.

Yeah, I suppose you don't have to get any bombing shots. I suppose you've got

yours already.

Still burning about that cable you got from Pearly Todd, eh, William?

Look, every day's been like today. Two miles high if they've been an inch. If

you've sent anything in, it's been a fake.

Fake?

That's an ugly four -letter word, William.

I'll check it to you, Major. Oh, yeah? Well, how about that time in Ethiopia?

Those two generals coming out of Hailey Selassie's palace after being decorated.

Don't resent being scooped on that one, huh? Sure, after I found out they were a

couple of Greek waiters in bed sheets with shoe black and all over their

sure I do. How you got like those? You never catch them, you'll crease me to

fake. Look, that sound outfit of yours will catch a lot of things that never

happen if you stick around to that mug much longer.

Never mind the bouquets, Jose. Get on that sound outfit.

So you're going to tap me, are you, Major?

I wonder what you got.

I wonder.

He don't got nothing.

He just make the bluff.

You know, I'm inclined to think you're bluffing, Major.

I called.

Her queen.

What, how got you? What, how got you? That's what I thought.

Well, I'll take my money back.

Put the rest of that in the beer fund.

And I'm locking up and heading for home.

Pack up like I showed you, Jose.

Okey -dokies.

I've had enough of it. Me too.

What do you think, Bill? Is there any use to wait on here?

Well, maybe the guy's right for once. It does look useless.

Pack him up, Parson.

See you every dinner.

Food in that hotel sure insults your stomach.

The boat's in. We'll get some fresh fish. Take care of that, Noah.

Ah, baby.

Come to papa, baby.

But I'm going to stay here, boss.

Ah, no. Oh, dear.

Me too.

How do you like it, Lannis? That's the way you get bombing shots.

All I can say is I'm sorry he didn't get you.

Boy, you boys didn't miss that, did you?

Well, now, isn't that a shame?

Look out, here comes the papa.

Boss. Boss.

Are you hurt, didn't you? No, no, no. What are you doing? Was that first shot

honey, baby? The best I ever made in my life. Are you giving it a mud bath?

What?

Well, I guess I don't live right.

Hold it.

Hold it. Hold it. Hold everything.

Cut it.

Oh, my show, will you stop that racket?

Charlie, will you throw the plane so the shadow of it goes across her face?

This is supposed... This is supposed to be an enemy bomber, the shadow of doom,

and you landed gently in her lap.

Next time I throw, very high down, boss.

Now, William, you know what I want you to do, don't you?

Sure, boss.

What?

Swing the sail so the shadow goes across your daughter's face.

She's my niece.

Well, I don't care if she's your aunt. And tell her to sit there and hug the

little dog.

She like a drink of water.

She just had one.

She like another one.

Look, explain to her. As the shadow of the plane goes across her face, she must

hug the little dog. She loves the little dog. She don't like the little dog.

Well, she's got to pretend to like him, to be crazy about him. Boss, she don't

like him at all.

Tootsie, Tootsie, you love the little dog. The little dog loves you.

Give me nickel, give me dime.

All right, all right.

Now listen.

Hey, hey.

Willie, will you tell your father to stay awake?

He's my uncle. I don't care what he is. Tell him to stay awake. And look,

explain to him that when I say now, he's to set off the firecrackers.

Does he understand?

He understands very good. Good. Look, you're to set off the firecrackers the

very instant that I say now.

Now? Now, Charlie.

No, no, no, not now.

Okay,

so you're an anarchist. Willie, come here. Let's understand what's going to

happen here.

When the plane goes over her head, the bombs go off.

Joselito pulls this rope, and all this dirt and wood falls down like an

explosion in front of the camera. Now, Willie, will you explain that to

everybody? All right. Now, look

at that sound equipment.

My ears, they're paralyzed.

Oh, that's fine. How do you expect to get on this business if you can't take a

little thing like a... Holy mackerel!

Tutsi, will you get back on...

You stay there.

Willie, I'm going to try and take it now. Why did I have to do this the hard

way? Why couldn't I have found a nice, quiet bombardment up at the front?

Okay, boss, wait till I make them hot. I think this time we go places.

Just a minute. I'll pull the rope myself. I'm not taking any more chances.

Listen, son, I can't be bothered with you anymore.

All right, now, Willie, I'm going to try and get this. Now, remember, don't

throw the shadow until I throw my hand up like this.

All right, Charlie, get ready up there.

Me see you here now boss

That's

all ling Here it is fellas Here's what this guy got that the home offices are

our tails about any of those remember anything like that happening All I know

I nearly got the gate for not getting it. That is a terrific subject.

Magnifique. I don't blame the boss for giving me the works.

Where'd you get it, Hunter?

You mean, where'd he fake it?

Fake? Why, William, there's that word again. If you put all our heads in the

meat grinder by turning into fake... Fake, you should have was there. The

planes, they swoop down like the bumblebees, and the bombs, they bust

firecrackers. Yeah, exactly.

Follow me around someday, boys, and I'll show you there's a war going on. I

don't have to stage a war in China.

Let me have a look at that background.

Yes. Bye -bye. Go away now.

Miss Sally, be telling her to get away from here. Yes.

Hey, wait a minute.

Let me have a look at you, sister.

It's the same kid that's in this picture. Sure, it's the same kid. I

her. You don't think I'm going to leave her down with a river, an orphan?

You, uh, you adopt... Listen, darling, tell me. Did you play with the hunter

man, you know, fly your airplane away up in the air and play in pictures?

Yes, he said, I.

Shanghai Shirt Temple.

I.

Well, we got you cold, Hunter. It's the same kid, a prop airplane, and the same

father. He's not her father. He's her uncle. Say, Hunter, listen. Now listen

this while teacher talks.

Back at the camera, there must be an artist.

Now, isn't it conceivable that somewhere in China, a child washes her puppy

amidst the chaos of war?

I didn't distort the truth.

I merely heightened the composition.

Or something. You know what can happen to artists like you, don't you? Sure.

Take Rembrandt. He died in a cellar without a dime. Come on, Shirley, old

Give me nickel. Give me five. Can you imagine that?

I'd love to hang out on that guy. You suppose we could find some friendly

machine gunner? Well, that settles it, fellas. There's only one thing to do.

We've got to get a big subject and freeze that guy out of it. What are you

to get?

I've got it. I've got it, cholera. You got some way to give him cholera? No,

no. Come here now, listen.

Look. We're going to have a shortage of cholera serum in China. We've got our

own mercy flyer to fly it in here. We're in on it. He isn't. Play it up big and

maybe they'll yank him back to New York in the doghouse. But they've got plenty

of cholera serum. We start faking ourselves and we'll be stepping in his

Just this once. We've got to fight that guy with his own knife for the good of

the business.

But where are you going to get a mercy flyer? What guy can you get... This is

the topper.

I've got the flyer. And Mr.

Fakeroo Hunter will be left out in the snowdrift minus his breeches. Come on.

Here it comes. Ah, you're crazy. Yeah, there it is. Right ahead.

Yep, that's it. That's the crate all the way from Manila. Light the flares

there. Okay. Yep, right on the dot. Oh, that ship's got a pilot that always

delivers. Over a thousand miles of ocean.

Get set. In two minutes, it'll be taxiing right into your lap.

Gee, this is great.

Are you sure Hunter can't get by the gate?

Not a chance.

Poor old Hunter. I'm beginning to feel sorry for the rat.

You're sure you understand now as soon as he hits the ground start forcing him

over to the other side of the field I don't want to get near those flares or

cameras down there can't do can't do can't do but don't get too close to it

understand I Was waiting to give me a sound level hope you don't get your

go ahead

Listen, Gabby, I've got no idea what's coming in here. I don't know what plane

it is or who's in it. All I know is it must be something high class because the

kindergarten is trying to give me the business.

Now hold your hat.

Let's go!

Wait, what's happening here?

It's Hunter. It's Hunter and he's blocking us out.

They have something that I can't believe, but I can't believe it! What?

Keep your sound on.

Come on, you've got to get out of here.

Take it easy now, you're all right.

I pulled driver off his head.

Those tanks will blow in a minute.

What did you expect him to do, you clumsy jackass?

Well, hello.

What are you doing? I brought your darn cholera serum.

Cholera serum?

Well, I didn't know.

There, monsieur, I've got you. Don't throw him in there. It's all a tank.

What?

And I thought you said... Just your phonies. You supply me in here.

Come on, let's get away from this.

All right, sister, now what's it all about? What's the matter with you?

You knew Bill Dennis framed this, didn't you?

Or are you just five times dumber than you look? Hey, listen, pal, I don't know

anything about that. I don't work with Dennis and his phonies. I was only

to get a shot, that's all. And my fool driver hadn't lost his head. Okay, okay,

well, it doesn't matter now. Alma, Alma.

Are you all right? Are you hurt, darling? Oh, Bill, I'm fine. I'm great.

Well, I saw that plane cracking up while I... Sure, you had it all fixed, didn't

you? Couldn't miss, could you? Well, honey, everything would have been all

if it hadn't been for this.

Why didn't you toss a bomb on a ship and blow it up? It was an accident, you

yap. I was only trying to get a shot. I didn't know what was... An accident? Do

you hear that? Bill, whatever happened, if it hadn't been for this man, I'd be

in that cockpit right now. Alma, there's one thing you've got to get straight

right here and now. Bill, stop.

Yelling isn't going to do any good.

All I know is there goes everything.

There's something I don't like to look at, boys.

I think I crumpled the old wing a little bit. So if there's a country doctor

around here... Well, sure, sure. Stop squawking and take her over to the field

hospital. Oh, I'm sorry, honey, but when I saw what this guy had done... Look

out! That's a sore arm. Oh, gee whiz, darling.

I don't know who you are outside of a guy with a very bad chauffeur, but I'm

Alma Harding. Yes, I've heard of you, Miss Harding. I'm Chris Hunter. Okay,

Chris. From here on, I'll never be able to thank you. Yeah, well, I'll do that

for you, darling. The first chance I get.

Don't let him get off the grounds and keep his equipment here, too.

He no go away.

Hey,

Bills, put the cops on me.

Go on, beat it down the field.

Popov, this is for you. Listen to what I'm saying and get it straight.

Cut this film like it was the Hope Diamond.

Make it look as if the girl really flew this here into Shanghai.

Savvy, if you do, she'll be a bonanza for us, a goldmine. And listen, Popov,

before you show this to Gabby, cut out that soundtrack where she says it's all

fake and destroy it. He'd never handle her if he thought she wasn't on the

level. Rosalita, keep the sound going.

Get up here with some fresh film.

Okay, Popoff, leave this on for Gabby.

Hello, Gabby. How was that for pretty pictures?

Listen, I'm coming home, see? And when I do, I'm bringing Alma herself.

Yeah, she's a comic little dame who thinks she's a man flying around the

with grease on her face and her hands in her pockets. But maybe I can show her

how it feels to be a woman.

I'll make her the darling of Union Newsreel, Gabby. That million -dollar

that you and I and the stockholders can split three ways.

Okay, get that magazine off there.

This is what they're after, did you?

You wait, please.

Well, hello, boys. Who do you like in the derby? You no leave airport.

You no take away ambulance. Well, who wants to take away the ambulance? I'm

going over to the hospital and make some pictures of the pretty young lady.

Me no leave picture box.

All right, pal. You come right along with me.

Rosalita, better bring along another film.

Amscray.

Scrambola.

Say, any of you guys with film better clear out before the next ray goes on.

Bill, this is silly. I don't need an X -ray. There's nothing broken. But I want

to be sure. I'll never forgive myself for getting you into this.

Take a deep breath, please.

Hold it.

Thank you.

Listen, Alma.

You and I have known each other since we were kids together, haven't we? Your ma

used to give me bread and butter and maple sugar. Now, you've never known me

lie to you, have you?

This is the only shady thing I ever saw you in, Bill, and look what happened.

Only I'm the stooge that pays off, I guess. Honey, you won't have to pay off.

You can sue him and his company. Every guy in this room will swear that that

dog deliberately... Here, here, here. What's going on? Trying to be a bunch of

pals, giving me a big build -up instead of taking care of the little lady?

Does that thing hurt you much? No, it's just a little sprain, really.

Well, if it were anything worse, I'd pack up my gear forever, honest. Yeah,

four -fleshing ghoul. Why, you'd haunt a grave for a piece of film you...

They've admitted that they tried to freeze you out of a shot of my landing.

That's it, isn't it? Well, I depend on my own resources, Miss Harding. I'm sort

of a lone wolf, I guess. Yeah, a wolf is right. Listen, Alvin, you've got to get

this straight. Bill, please.

They say you hazed me into that gully on purpose, even at the risk of turning me

into a bonfire.

What? You mean you think that I... I haven't forgotten you saved my life.

But if you deliberately crack me up, me and just about everything I've got to

live for, for a few feet of film, well, that's pretty cheap, eh, mister?

Yeah, well, how are you going to answer that, cutie?

Here's how.

Here's the film.

Probably the greatest stuff that's ever been shot since somebody embedded a

lens. Just to set this little girl's mind at rest, which is plenty more than

sick room butchers are willing to do, I'll show her that a piece of film means

nothing to me.

And one to grow on.

There you are, Galahad. All black.

Okay, that got me. You win.

You didn't have to destroy the film.

Now look, the doctor wants to fix you up. Don't you, doctor? Yes, come to the

next room.

You didn't have to destroy it. All you had to do was say whether... Actions

speak louder than words. Now come on, you better get yourself taped up.

Thanks. I guess I am a little rocky. That's a lot more than I do. It's too

for me. Come on, let's have a drink.

Hey, can you answer that one? Him inside?

Yeah. He's burned the film he just made, yeah. He went like he'd cut his own

throat. What do you mean? I just saw it. Hey, look.

Let me go outside, eh? Then I'm going to buy you a little drink. We go to the

cantina and we wet our whistles, eh? No, no.

But we stay cool out here. It's nice and warm in there. Light it. Light it.

Help!

Help! Help!

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Foreign people.

Fairly solid.

I brought your darn cholera serum.

Cholera serum?

Well, I didn't know.

Here, from back here. Are you crazy?

Here, I thought you... There's no sitting in there. It's all a thing.

What? But I thought you said... Just your funny excuse to fly me in here.

Come on, let's get away from this.

Hold it.

Cut it right there. And look, save that stuff where she says the serum gag's a

fake, see? And the rest goes out in tomorrow's clipper. You know Hunter was

right? Your girl will be a sensation when this hits the screen. That's the

greatest running shot of a plane crash I ever made, Mr. Parsons. Get it? I ever

made. Say, what about Hunter's sound pack? You know, where he talks about the

gal to MacArthur? And I want to save that, too. Not that I'd ever show a

speech like that to anyone.

Except Alma, of course. She's going to see what kind of a heel that guy really

is. So we'd sign her up for union, eh? All right, New York. All right, New

We're ready to send.

Sean and I, we're ready to send, New York. Telephoto coming through. Look,

it. What's your caption on that?

Girls Saved from Burning Plain by cameraman Chris Hunter. Next.

Hello, New York.

Look, I want to change that caption.

Make it read, uh, Girls Saved from Burning Plain by unknown beachcomber.

Unknown beachcomber?

That's Hunter, I tell you.

I'd know that big chassis of his anyplace. Well, if it is, he left his

He didn't shoot it. Don't you worry. He covered with someone. Hunter wouldn't

leave his camera if his grandmother was on fire.

Get him on the phone.

Try every place in Shanghai, but get him.

Careful. This is still breakfast for me, you know.

Good for what ails you. Well, here's to fools and flops.

Say, how did a girl like you get mixed up in that phony stunt last night?

I was held up in Manila.

Dennis staged this serum flight to get me clearance over the war zone.

How'd you get to Manila in the first place?

I was flying that little plane around the world for the Faircraft Aviation

Company to prove that any gal can circle the globe in a Faircraft.

And that doesn't mean burning up halfway around the track.

What were you going to get out of it?

Ever hear of my brother, Harry Harding? The flyer? The boy lost down in the

Amazon a while back? Yes.

If the flight had been a success, the Faircraft people were going to back an

expedition for me to go down to the Amazon and find him.

Look here, isn't it pretty well established that your brother... I know.

You're going to tell me he's dead, aren't you?

Well, I... Two or three polite governments have told me that, too.

But I know he's alive.

How do you know that?

Wouldn't you know if someone close to you were dead?

Ever since Harry and I were kids together, I've known how he was, how he

whether he was in trouble.

He's my brother.

And something... something inside tells me he's still alive.

I've got one job to do, and that's to find him.

That's why last night's crack -up means... Well, I guess I mustn't talk

it. I'm glad you did.

Now, what are your plans? Oi, Alma, honey.

Bill, look out my hat. Oh, sorry. Well, I've got everything all fixed.

What? I just called my boss, Pearlie Todd. You know, you've made quite a

in the papers back home. And Pearlie's offered you a job 200 a week flying for

Atlas Newsreel. Bill, no.

Yeah. When do I start?

Where? Anytime, either here or New York. Now, look, take a couple of weeks, get

all rested up, and then you can decide. Oh, I don't need any rest.

Well, then that settles everything.

Oh, say, Pearlie's calling the lab about four o 'clock, and I'd like to have you

there to talk to him. That's a half an hour. Can you make it? You know I will.

I'll have her there with him.

Well, now, Christopher, that's awfully sweet of you, and I appreciate it very,

very much more than I can tell you.

But I've got a little piece of film I want you to see, honey, and I'm afraid

we'll have to leave his nibs out of this because he's your opposition now.

Hello, opposition.

Well, I won't horn in on you two anymore.

You know, Pearlie's quite excited about this.

I'm amazed that you haven't thought of signing her up for unions.

See you at four, honey. Right.

Oh, gee, that's marvelous.

Trust old Bill to come through when a gal's down.

What do you do when you fly from Israel?

I was so excited I forgot to ask.

Well, I don't know how Atlas will handle you. Of course, they aren't a great...

The New York call is through, Mr. Hunter.

Yes, all right. I'll take it to the... No.

I'll take it here.

Will you excuse me? Of course.

You and Bill are old friends, huh? Yes. What do you mean about Atlas now?

Anything more than that?

Huh? Hello?

I mean between you and Bill. Bill Dennis?

The best friend a girl ever had.

Of course, sometimes.

Why should I be trying to answer a question like that?

Well, uh... Hello?

Hello! Chris!

Say, where have you been?

I've been trying to get you all night.

What? What's that music?

Oh, never mind, never mind. Did you get the hard ink cracker? Yes, yes, of

course I got it. But listen, Gabby, I burned it.

I didn't get that.

What?

Stop it. Stop clowning, Chris. It's too expensive.

When are you sending it in?

Don't you get it?

I burned it. Understand? I burned it.

Must be the connection or something.

Hey, are you serious?

But listen, Gabby, I had to.

Oh, heck, you're in Dutch, aren't you? Yes, yes, I'm sitting here with her now,

and she's a charming, decent girl.

The boys had her upset a little, and just to prove that Union was on the

and didn't give a darn about profiting by other people's misfortune, I took the

matter into my own hands and burned the film, that's all.

What are you talking... Have you been drinking?

No. So I'm fired, am I? He can't do that. All right, Gabby, if that's the

you feel about it. No, I didn't say you were fired, Chris.

Here, let me explain. Okay, Mr. MacArthur, go ahead and run me out of

business. But get this, I'd do the same thing over again, understand?

I've got a heart in my body, not a cash register.

Chris! Chris!

Why didn't you let me talk to him? Now, you can't do anything over the phone.

He's an eccentric old pinwheel.

Of course, if you were in New York where he could see you and talk to you,

things would be different.

But he can't run you out of the business.

Yes, I'm afraid he can, pal. He's the head man with the head outfit.

Well, there's a clipper out of here at 4 .15. I just got time to pack up and

make it. Well, this is awful.

Terrible. And I'm responsible.

Well, Emma, it's been nice meeting you.

Good luck.

You know, I almost wish you were coming to New York with me. Not only because

I'm grateful for being around you, but because I could show Gabby just what

me go haywire.

I am coming with you.

What? Yes.

You and I are going to go into your Mr.

Gabby MacArthur, and he's going to hear a few things from me. Well, now, listen,

I'm not going to hide behind a woman's skirt. Yes, you are.

Ever since you dragged me from that crack -up, I've been on borrowed time.

You're not going to lose your job because of me. But what about your job

Atlas? You're supposed to be at the lab. I'll leave Bill a note. You heard him

say it didn't make any difference whether I started here or in New York,

want to get back to Harry's wife and baby anyway.

Well, gosh, Alma, you know I'm grateful, but...

I have the right to ask you. You're not asking anything. You're not in the

position to ask.

I'll meet you in the lobby in 15 minutes, right?

Right.

You and Mrs. MacArthur think you can get blood out of a skeleton? You're crazy.

We might introduce evidence to make you change your mind, Mr. MacArthur. Now,

don't threaten me. She's got nothing on me. Nothing except most of my salary,

that's all.

Now, you've got my final terms. You can table her to that effect. Now, get out.

Well, well. I didn't expect... Miss Harding, Mr. MacArthur.

Oh, so it's you, Hunter.

Well, my eyesight is getting worse, but my nose might have told me it was you.

I had an idea that you'd come sneaking back here. Now, go on. Get out. I

Miss Harding back to explain why... I don't care why you brought her back. All

know is that you didn't bring her back on film. And everybody in the industry

knows that she's going to work for Atlas. That's all I know.

I simply want to tell you why Mr. Hunter destroyed his film. Now, I don't want

any of your phony excuses.

Now, you don't try to pull the wool over my eyes.

Well, you're not eccentric, Mr. MacArthur. You're just plain downright

noisy. Don't get excited, Alma. It's no good. Well, I'm sorry, Chris.

But when I...

Hot -headed, grumpy, fat little man won't listen.

Fat man?

Now, see here, Hunter, this is more than I bargained for. Now, you've never gone

that far. Now, go on, get out.

Now, wait a minute, Gabby. What difference does it make if you have

little weight?

Both of you, get out!

Chris Hunter left his camera to save a human life. If you're interested in

life, Mr. MacArthur, he destroyed his film because he's one cameraman with a

little fineness about him.

I flew 6 ,000 miles to demand that you give him back his job. Now, Miss

I can't run my business if... And if you don't, I'm going to give the entire

story of your ungrateful, cold -blooded action to the newspaper.

Oh, now, that's all right, Miss Harding.

Now, I appreciate your loyalty.

I am a cold -blooded businessman, and I'm going to make you a cold -blooded

proposition.

I'll rehire Chris if you'll come to work for me.

What? Well, I can't. You haven't seen Todd yet.

You haven't signed a contract, have you?

No. Well, whether I get my job back or not doesn't make that much difference,

Alma. But this is the best company.

Oh, nobody can deny that, Miss Harding. And we'll pay more, too.

I'll offer you $100 a week. A hundred? Now, you know she's worth four.

Oh, now, Chris.

Well, of course, I'd like to have her in the organization.

But when a cheap penny any outfit like Atlas offered her $350, wouldn't that

hit, Alma?

Well, I'm sorry. It was $200.

Oh. And speaking of money, here's that Hong Kong stuff that Les Peters asked me

to bring back.

Everything's true that he says it must be worth a fortune. Oh, fine.

All right.

Two hundred. Three hundred.

Well, three hundred dollars and Chris goes back to work. I'd like to see Chris

go back to work, but I can't accept your offer unless it's understood that

you'll help me finance an expedition to find my brother.

Oh, what?

But, brother, you know Harry Harding, lost down in South America. Yes, yes,

I thought that he... He didn't make the biggest newsreel scoop in years, Gabby.

Yes, of course. But if this is what I... What I'm trying to say is that if

everything works out, of course, I've got my stockholders to consider.

All right, I'll do it.

That's all I wanted to know. I guess my temper's as bad as yours, Mr. MacArthur.

I hate to lose it.

You sorry as I am? Oh, much more so, my dear. Well, here we are, three

musketeers with nothing but love in the middle. Will you let Miss Harding use

the phone, Geddy? Now, you phone your sister -in -law and tell her that your

boyfriend is driving you down this afternoon and for her to save me some of

apple strudel for supper, huh? All right.

Well, come along, Christopher, my boy. I want to have a talk about that Les

Peters stuff.

How have you been?

Fine, Gabby, fine.

Well, I never saw the weather clear up quicker.

This business must be a little like an insane asylum.

It's nice, though.

You don't realize you're on the violent ward until you're stuck to the bed.

Remember, if she finds out this is my film, we're both cooked. Now, it just

into town, and you bought it up from some freelance cameraman who happened to

over there. Of course. But what's this fairy tale about her brother? We can't

for that. Oh, of course not. But as long as you keep her happy, she'll stay on

the payroll. That would be a wild goose chase. Yeah, sure.

Well, I'll take her down and have Henderson tie her up on a contract.

Oh, call him and tell him I'm drawing $1 ,000.

Ouch, $1 ,000? What for?

Oh, weekend expenses.

Oh, now, Chris, don't behave like a highbinder the minute you get back. All

right, then. A bonus. A bonus for a baby.

Hunter's coming in to put the bite on you for $1 ,000.

Now start at $200 and quit at $5.

This is where Harry did all his work, Chris. We used to work here together.

We're going to work here again, too.

Boy, what a wagon load of shortwave.

Some of it's pretty early, Marconi. We used to collect radio equipment like

kids collect stamps.

Say, your brother must have been a swell guy, all right. Is a swell guy, Chris?

Oh, yeah, sure.

Now, that's the reason I brought you up here.

That oh, yeah, sure.

Ma 'am, I don't mean it. You're not fooling me, mister.

I know you don't give him the chance of being alive.

But now that you're helping me, it would be easier if you believed a little,

wouldn't it?

Yes, I guess it would.

Come over here.

This is his line of flight. We planned his course together.

This is where he's down.

That's somewhere near here on the San Pablo River.

Now, twice in the last year, natives of Comendamupino was reported as a white

man living with a tribe to the north, held captive.

A white man held by natives. And I know it's Harry.

That's why every time I come in here, I tune in to South America. I keep hoping

that if his set is in any sort of condition, he might get through to me.

That's almost too much of a miracle, even for me to believe.

Can you read that?

Oh, sure.

When Harry and I were kids, we started building this together.

Starting from an old $4 crystal set. We had buzzers under our pillows and used

to talk from his room to mine when we were supposed to be asleep.

Yeah? What's that on now?

Somebody out of Ecuador asking the price of cotton goods in Manchester.

Say, you know, it's a great story at that. I mean, you and Harry growing up

together, working out all these gadgets, and now you believe that you can find

it. It's a great newsreel subject in itself, right here in this room. Gabby

could see that.

Even if you, well, even if you never found him. But I'm going to find him.

That's what I want you to believe.

I'm going to start trying right now.

Well, I've gained that much at least. You're a tough customer, Chris.

What's that on now?

Just plain W -E -A -F, New York.

It's lovely, isn't it?

Yeah, I'll say.

Well, I guess we better go back to the house. Wait a minute.

Here's something I do believe.

You know, down in the South Sea is where that music comes from.

It's an old custom that if a girl doesn't have a man, she wears a flower

her left ear.

But if she has one in mind, she wears it over her right ear.

She does?

Mm -hmm.

The man doesn't put it there, though.

Oh, he doesn't? No.

No, she has to do that herself.

And, well, and he sees it, and he knows that that's his cue.

Or something.

Well, uh, I've always worn my hair over on this side.

So, uh, maybe it wouldn't be becoming there.

Maybe, uh, maybe it'd be better on the left side.

Maybe.

Well, maybe.

Oh, Mr. Hunter!

Oh, Mr. Hunter!

Yeah, what is it, Ruth? Long -distance telephone call from New York. It's Mr.

MacArthur. Okay, I'll be right there.

Excuse me.

It's an awful pretty flower.

Something ought to be done about it.

Hello, Papa.

What gets you up at this hour in the morning, a house detective?

Black film, that's what. That film you sent in was black.

What kind of finagling is this?

You must be crazy, Gabby.

And what's more, Pearly Todd has released your film. It's all over town

special. And I know it's your film because I saw it, and it's just as you

described it. Angle off of ambulance, crack up and all.

Say, then Atlas must have that soundtrack.

Everything she said to me just after the crash. They've got that film.

That's what I'm trying to tell you. They stole your film, our film.

We can prove it in court by making them produce the soundtrack that they cut

out.

Listen, Gabby, you can't do... Gabby, you can't do that. We'd ruin Alma.

Well, what I mean is... Well, we're not supposed to have that film. We told her

we burned it. Now, you do what I say.

You bring that girl in here by this afternoon or I'll send the law out and

her in.

But, Gabby, listen...

Look,

Alma, I've got to go back to... I've got to go back to town.

Is anything wrong, Chris? Well, you know the newsreel business.

Oh, I'm sorry.

I don't want you to go.

You can see that now, can't you?

Yeah, sure.

And it isn't because you saved my life, Chris.

That's not the reason. Well, that wasn't anything.

Hey, let me say that.

But after that, you destroyed your film for me.

And, well, that shows you're tender.

Darn it, that's what a woman wants a man to be.

Well, guys, that's pretty speeches, kid, but I don't deserve them. But it puts

us off on the right foot anyway, doesn't it?

Pals right from the start. And that flower binds the bargain, hmm?

Oh, pals.

Oh, sure.

Of course.

Sure, sure, that's us. In the newsreel business. Too busy for anything but

making them laugh and making them cry.

A perfect working team.

Just like, uh, well, just like Mutt and Jeff in the comic strip.

Sure, that's us.

Mutt and Jeff.

Guys, these old wooden props sure fell apart when they cracked up, didn't they?

Yeah, Mutt and Jeff.

Oh, yes.

That was Harry's first ground loop.

Well, I guess we've seen everything in here, haven't we?

Yep.

Your attention, ladies and gentlemen. We are interrupting all programs for an

SOS signal. A ship is on fire off the coast and lost in the fog. Stand by.

Ship on fire? I wonder where it is.

Something's clear.

The Coast Guard's warning all ships to keep away.

To keep away?

The burning ship's filled with munitions.

She won't give her nationality or her registry.

Coast Guard cutters going to the rescue. Yeah, those guys would.

They say she's a floating bomb.

A blockade runner full of TNT.

Go on. What's that?

They're in a heavy fog.

They're giving bearings.

What are they?

38, 55 north, 73, 56 west.

Do you have any idea where that is?

It's about 60 miles off this coast. Alma, we've got to put a camera on that.

Oh, sure, sure.

Well, Billy Becker has a little racing plane over here. I can get that if you

want it. Oh, great.

Oh, but wait, it'll be kind of a job blindfying in that fog, won't it?

What's the matter, Mr. Mutt? Lost your nerve?

Okay, come on. This is our first job. I'm going to drop right in your laps. If

we put it over, we've got MacArthur right where we want.

That ship's going to blow up any minute.

Exactly. I want to tie you into this shot.

Don't go off that ship. Please don't.

Tell them to get away from here or they'll be blasted to kingdom come. Aye,

They say the ammunition's on fire.

It'll blow any minute.

Let's get out of here. I can't let you take any more chance.

This is a new real business.

Here comes your close -up. Okay.

Somebody's crazy.

Well, Hunter, where'd you come from?

Elgin Crest. Any of you boys find it? Find it? I've been lost up there three

times. Ed Stallings took off and cracked up on Sandy Hook. That's because he

wasn't flying with Alma. Hello, Alma. I heard that you were back. Oh, hello,

Pete. How was it out there? Oh, it was ghastly.

The rescue boat's just arrived.

Did you get some good stuff, Chris? Yeah, I may have scooped you boys, but

believe me, that's one sight I never want to see again, I can tell you that.

Yeah, I can understand that. It must have been a terrible shock to your

system. Oh, well, well.

Bill! Hi, Dennis!

When did you get here? I caught the next slipper after you left.

How are you, Alma? So you got a great shot up there today, huh?

Well, I don't know. I didn't see much of it.

I was watching Chris out on the wing.

You should have seen him. He was almost hanging by his heels.

He was wonderful.

Yeah, sure.

Bill, you understood my note, didn't you? I had to come back with Chris after

the way they fired him.

And then Mr. MacArthur.

Well, I couldn't refuse their offer, Bill. Oh, sure, sure. I'm mighty glad

you, honey. Look, you'd better call up Ruth over in the press room. She's been

phoning frantically.

Yes. I'll see you later, won't I? Yeah.

I've still got those pictures I wanted to show you in China.

Why?

Well, how are you, Rembrandt? Fine, fine. Cigarette, pal? No, thanks. So you

came over on the next clipper, huh? Yeah. Good weather? It was kind of

without Alma. Oh, that's too bad.

I enjoyed her company.

Yeah, well, how long do you figure you're going to keep that company?

Now, Bill, let's let bygones be bygones. Of course, it was a joke to me when I

realized you swiped my Shanghai crash, but I recouped with it, so I can forgive

you. Then everything's all evened up, eh? Sure, sure. Forget what you did to

pal. I'm big. I can forget. Sure. Say, how much film we got up there today?

About 400 feet.

What do you mean, we?

You and I are letting bygones be bygones, and we're splitting 50 -50 on

work today. You're going to send me a duplicate of that pilgrim crest. Now,

Bill, you're going to break up a beautiful friendship if you get

You got nothing on me.

Have you? You know those cutouts I saved from your Shanghai epic would upset a

lot of parades if they were shown in the right places.

Oh, yeah?

Sure, sure, sure. You'd expose her, yeah.

You got that scene where she admits her flight was a fake, and you're going to

blast her to the public with it. Oh, well, the way you looked at her with

calf eyes just now, you let her walk on you with spiked shoes.

Don't give me that routine, Snuggie. Oh, no, but what about that nice,

confidential soundtrack where you described her to Gabby? You know, the

where you spoke so sweetly about her and the plans you had for her and the

things you were going to do with her. How would you like to have her hear

Christopher? Why, you... Yeah, another shock to your nervous system, eh, pal?

All right, what's the deal?

You get another copy of that over to Purley, and I'll give you back the,

we say, blackmailing evidence. How do I know you're correct? My word of honor,

you've got to take a chance on that.

Okay, it's a deal.

Of course, now Gabby might object, but then again, that's your department,

it? Well, I think I'll go along home and clean up. They sure give us some tough

assignments these days, don't they, Christopher?

I can't for the life of me understand what you're raving about. First, you're

insane enough to ask me to send them a duplicate print.

Then you come and ask me to call off the most legitimate lawsuit that a man ever

had. That Shanghai stuff was ours, was mine. But they didn't release all I

I had a soundtrack full of instructions to you. And that's what they still have.

Call what?

Gabby, please.

I'll take a salary cut. I'll... No.

I'm sorry to have to interrupt, Mr. MacArthur. But Mrs. MacArthur's attorney

calling. They would interrupt at a time like this. He says it's very important.

Well, tell them that I'm not in.

Pull the phone off the wall, anything.

Oh.

Now listen, my boy.

Listen. Forget all that nonsense.

Now, you shot a great subject this morning. Now, I want you to get a hold

Alma and start scoring.

All right.

You forced me to tell you. I didn't want to upset you, but now I have to. Eh?

The whole thing concerns you and Mrs. MacArthur.

What? Before she divorces you, she wants more alimony, doesn't she? Now, listen.

She gets no more than I've always... Say, what's that got to do with this?

Listen, Gabby. If Pearlie Todd ever arranges for Mrs. MacArthur to hear that

soundtrack, she'll blast you high, wide, and lovely.

Chris, for the love of... Why?

How, Chris? How? Well, in trying to describe Alma to you, I got a little

I mentioned the time when you came down to Atlantic City, when I was covering

that beauty contest, you remember?

Yes, why... You didn't say anything about... About Miss Belvedere Falls of

I'm sorry, Gabby, I'm afraid I did.

Oh, my boy. Well, I was in a hurry. I had the picture to you, so I said the

first thing that came into my mind.

You didn't say anything about the party at the hotel.

Wouldn't you know I would?

Not about the...

poem I made up. Yes. I even quoted a few lines, the part where you rhyme knees

with bees.

Well, I thought it would refresh your memory. I don't need any refreshing.

listen, Gabby. If we play ball, I'll have the rest of that Shanghai negative

my hands by tomorrow morning. Oh, what a band of pirates.

So that's the deal, eh?

I'm sorry, Gabby. I wish I'd learned to keep my full mouth shut. Well, it was

mighty decent of you to tell me about it, Chris.

Yes? Cancel that telegram to the preferred exhibitors.

Then call up the lab and have them strike off a duplicate lavender of that

Pilgrim crash stuff and send it over to Atlas.

What? You really mean that, Mr. Thomas? You heard me, Miss Wayne!

Well, the show must go on. Get downstairs, Chris, and start your

You're sure they'll come through with this, will they?

Guaranteed. I'll destroy it myself in the morning.

That filthy blackmailing Todd.

I'll get even with him for this someday.

Such ethics.

Capitalizing on your competitors.

Personal tragedy.

Let's hear the mix again.

The mix?

Yeah, the blend of all the sounds. Full effect before we add your voice to it.

Come up with that motor a little now.

Get those planes.

Go get it, Miss Allen.

The real thing.

Yeah, but wait till we add your voice to it.

Well, let's get to work.

Keep her voice on a low level, Wallace. Okay.

So once more I put the plane into a dive over the burning vessel.

Most of the struggling victims have now been pulled from the water by the heroic

Coast Guard.

But a small panic -stricken group still huddle on the bow.

And again, the gallant young ensign and his six boatmen approach the roaring

inferno.

Do they realize?

Do they realize it is their last trip?

Does he realize as he waves us away that it is really a gesture of goodbye?

Watch closely now.

There at the side, at the side of the ship, the young officer calls up to

aboard.

And suddenly, right before our eyes...

I can't look at him. Hold it, Wally.

I don't blame her. It's pretty brutal. Yeah, if we get a full take before six,

we're lucky.

Why do people want to look at such things?

Well, I don't know. I never thought about it. But it's news, and they do

to. They shouldn't be allowed to.

Well, maybe it goes deeper than that.

It's news, but it's the kindest good for people.

We're living in a crazy mixed -up world, aren't we?

Everybody grumbling and growling and at each other's throats.

But here...

Millions of people are suddenly going to be reminded, right between the eyes,

what true human idealism really is.

Four men and a guy waving his hat in a little boat.

Doing their job.

Giving their lives for people they don't even know.

Because it is their job.

Sammy?

You're right.

People have got to know.

Here I am, buckling in the middle.

I don't know what's the matter with me.

I do.

You're the best there is.

That's what's the matter with you.

Why did you do that?

Because I did.

That's why.

Why?

Because you're something I thought I'd never run up against. That's why.

You mean we're not going to be mutton, Jeff?

Not just a comic strip pulling down the dough every day?

I don't know what you call us, but I call us you and me.

That's all I know.

Where have you and I been all of our lives?

Well, I know where you are now.

Let's get together on this. Is this mutton Jeff or is it Burns and Allen?

Or do you want this soundtrack to go out to 5 ,000 exhibitors?

Yes, we do.

Send it out to 5 billion exhibitors and put the flames and the wind and the

waves in it, too. Okay, Wally, we're ready for another take.

You can do it now, okay?

I can do anything now.

Well, make up your minds. Time's a -wasting. Okay, roll them.

Don't forget to bring that motor up when we get out of the fog. Do you think

you'll ever come out of it?

Speed. Watch your starting dial, Chris.

This is Chris Hunter speaking, bringing to you the news events of the century.

Here she is, Alma Hardy, Union's heroine, the mercy flyer of Shanghai.

Come, Miss Wayne, this is not a sorority house. Look, Mr. MacArthur, you'll

excuse us, but we all know what this means to you. What? Where?

Well, whatever it is, there's no excuse for... No!

No! Yes, Mr. MacArthur, yes! Yes, Kitty, yes!

Oh, you're a fine woman, Kitty.

Mrs. MacArthur is a fine woman. Oh, call up the lab and tell them to cancel that

duplicate print for Atlas.

Cancel it. It was already sent over an hour ago. What? Oh, well, never mind.

me Pearlie Todd on the phone.

Oh, this is wonderful, wonderful.

Where's Chris Hunter? He and Miss Harding have left the building. Oh,

they go? They left no word.

Oh, but it doesn't matter. I'll see them at the press showing.

Just a minute, Mr. Todd.

Hello, Pearlie.

Hello, Gabby. It's nice we're working together for once.

Say, we just ran that... And it's terrific.

Well, just you dare to release it, extortioner. But I'll tell you what you

do. You can take that blackmailing soundtrack from Shanghai and mail it to

Princess Alisaie, Mr.

Todd. What?

What are you talking about, MacArthur?

I'm going to clean up the newsreel business by running you out of it so

that they won't be able to catch you with a .9 lens.

Hello, hello.

Blackmail? Run me out of the business. Why, what's he... Where's Dennis? He

he'd see you at the union press show. Well, call him at his home. Get him back

here. No wait. Never mind, Dennis.

Hello. Hello.

Yes, sir? Get out the original of Dennis' Shanghai Crash.

I'm coming right down.

I'll make of it, darling. A union newsreel, Gabby. A billion -dollar

you and I have the stockholders, just put three away.

So, he's going to ruin me and my whole organization with a phony, is he?

nothing more in the locker, Mr. Todd.

Put a dummy roll in the place of this and lock it up again.

This leads out to your fire. Yes, sir. Have you everything you need, Mr. Todd?

Everything.

Here she is, boss.

May we have a few pictures beside him, please? Raise your head a little higher,

Miss Harding, please. And look at him. The price of fame, honey. One more on

this way, please. Ah, here you are. Not now, boy. You can get this later. Come

on, now.

Where but Sam Hill have you two been? We bought a taxi and gave it back to the

driver. Oh, George.

Yes, Mr. McCullough. Show them to that table.

Now, I've got to get this mob quiet.

Everything's wonderful, Chris. Tell you all about it later. This way, please.

Now, quiet, everybody.

Quiet. Take your seats.

We're going to start now.

I'm from Dromedary Cigarettes, Miss Harding. Here's our check. Now, you just

signed this release for our advertising. Only $1 ,000?

Don't sign it, Alma. Wait till you see this film you offer her, too.

Now, wait a minute. Excuse me, Miss Harding. I'm from Beauty Sleep Matters.

,000 is the standard rate. Miss Harding isn't standard. She's special. Go away,

boys. Go away. Well, we'll see you later, Miss Harding.

Chris, that was $2 ,000 right in my hand.

Chicken feed. We'll raise that offer by his back hair.

Hello. You don't mind if I join you for the show, do you? Oh, swell, Bill.

I'll probably be awful on that soundtrack.

I'd never gotten through it if it hadn't been for Chris.

Oh, yeah, Chris is awfully good on that soundtrack business.

Too bad you couldn't hear him when he's really warmed up. Everything all right

over at Atlas?

Everything's okay.

I'll have lunch with you tomorrow.

Fine. It might be a good idea if you wipe that lip rouge off your teeth.

Once more around the park.

Now that we're at last quiet, ladies and gentlemen, I've asked you here to

witness... I must interrupt, Gabby.

What? Ladies and gentlemen. Now, see here.

Mr. MacArthur and I have been competitors for years, but just to clear

misunderstandings, I've butted in here tonight with Bill Dennis' film from

Shanghai. To show that I'm on the level and to complete the record, I give you

the first chapter of an amazing newsreel career.

Alma Harding's great serum flight...

To Shanghai.

Very gallant, Mr. Todd, but it won't work. You're still going to be sued.

Hey, what goes on here? I don't know.

I didn't know you'd gotten anything.

Come on, pal. You've got to get out of here. This thing's on fire.

Take it easy now. You'll be all right.

My school driver lost his head. Those tanks will blow him in.

Isn't that taken from where you were, Chris?

Yeah, it looks like it, doesn't it?

What's the matter with you? Are you crazy?

Hey, no, I cut it then.

There's no serum in there. It's all fake.

Fake?

Just your buddies do for me in here.

Come on, let's get away from there.

Well,

this is for you. Listen to what I'm saying and get it straight.

Before you show this to Gabby, cut out that soundtrack where she says it's all

fake and destroy it. The three of them were in it together. They tried to put a

phony on this, Gabby. I had to do it for the good of the business.

You're right.

Hello, Gabby. How is that for pretty pictures?

Listen, I'm coming home, see? And when I do, I'm bringing Alma herself.

She's a comic little dame who thinks she's a man, flying around the world

grease on her face and her hands in her pockets.

But maybe I can show her how it feels to be a woman.

I'll make her the darling of Union Newsreel, Gabby. A million -dollar melon

you and I and the stockholders can split three ways.

I got it. I'd like to shove it down Todd's throat. Dad, I'm going to.

Now, look here, Pearlie. You can't do this. Turn in your card, Dennis. You're

through. Mr. Todd and I are going to see that you and Hunter are kept out of the

newsreel business forever.

Tell Hunter that, will you?

Listen, everybody.

I want you all to know that Miss Harding has nothing to do with this. Wait a

minute, Chris.

It's just this ladies and gentlemen.

It's a very ordinary occurrence a girl trying to get by with something phony

I'm still a little green at it. I guess I got caught you see Mr.. Hunter, and I

thought that all the hot stuff had been burned didn't we Chris come on darling.

Let's get out of you Darling goes alone if you don't mind.

Don't worry, sister.

If it's headlines you wanted, you sure got them. A dog got his name on a can of

dog food for hauling serum, but he was on the level. I wonder where she has her

brother planted. Give me a story of his hiding outreach, all right? You may be a

pony, but you got all the luck.

Listen now, let me explain, will you please? Okay, Bill. You did it the hard

way. You may have knocked me out of the air for a while, but you put me back on

my own two feet again.

Down? Not yet.

Alma, you've got to believe what I tell you. Oh, don't take it so hard, Mr.

Mutt. Doesn't it always end by Jeff getting hit with a brick? Oh, Alma, for

love of Mike, won't you understand that... What's this?

Is this the X -ray floor? Is this where they burn all the films? Darling,

listen, I'm trying to explain... Or is this where they drop all the comic

dames who try to act like men?

You're going to listen to me, do you hear? Now, I admit back in Shanghai...

the old master's going to work again, eh? Oh, Alma, you can't talk like that.

Who says I can't? Now, I wish I were a man. But you're not much of a man, are

you? So I wouldn't be taking somebody my own size.

I don't know. What are you going to do?

I'm going back home alone.

But what about Harry? I want to help with that. Harry?

Oh, I'll find him.

And boy, when I do, and tell him about the wind and the waves and me the best

there is, won't he have the laugh on me?

But you needn't worry, Chris. You're safe.

Harry never picked on a little fellow in his life.

Where'd she go?

Back home.

We nailed it to a cross. We got to do something. Well, if it doesn't hurt too

much, start thinking.

Mercy flight, fake pair.

Let it be.

No, I'm sorry, Alma. We might have managed something if this awful newsreel

hadn't broken.

To be honest with you, the public feels your search for your brother is just a

publicity stunt.

But that's a rotten lie.

You know me better than that, Mr. Fairfield.

I know you, my dear.

But can't you see?

You're just too hot to handle.

Well, well, what's this? You two working as a team now? You can call it that.

I heard you boys got by, but you're not going out of business, are you? Looks

that way. Hey, boss, how much do you tip these New York Greek Shore drivers?

Tell them to stick around. We may want to take this stuff back.

All right, Gubby.

You know our equipment. How much?

Well, boys, let's don't have any chiseling. I'll give you $5 ,000 for the

I've got $10 ,000 tied up in mine alone.

Just a minute, just a minute. We'll take one piece at a time.

Now, Gumpy, here is the best 12 -inch lens in the world. Clear as a bell.

quartz, and crown.

Tropics, North Pole, nothing changes.

This lens has got a soul.

$100. I'd give him $500 for myself. I've wanted that for years.

Go ahead.

$400, and it's yours.

$300. Now, what's next?

Hey, boss, give me some money. I'll go down and rent that suit. Yeah, here's

five. Go rent yourself a good one.

Hey, now, wait a minute. Chris, I've been thinking this over. Can we trust

screwball to do the job? After all, we're putting everything at stake. Who

have you got? Besides, she's never seen him before.

All right, Gumby.

Now, here's the big grown box itself.

Sound valves as sensitive as a cricket's ear, machined out of Syracuse.

You can throw this at anybody for $5 ,000, but to you, Gumby, it's four.

Chris, I can.

How are you boys going to eat? How are you going to make a living without your

cameras? To you, it's four. Three and a half. Sold.

Mother, is a cold weather down there where the Amazon is?

Hold it, darling. Please, not now.

But what are you staying home for, Aunt Elma? I thought you and that Mr. Hunter

were going after Daddy.

Oh, it's no use. Let's not pretend.

Oh, Harry, we can't. Oh, my poor Harry. Now, now, Mrs. H., none of that, please.

Don't cry, Mommy.

Daddy's all right.

Someone's coming.

You'd better go inside.

Daddy'd hate to see you crying, Mommy.

Buenos dias, senorita.

Miss Harding, I presume?

Yes. Miss Harding, I'm Senor Joselito Stanza, representing the Association

Aeronautics of the Amazon.

You're from South America?

Yes. You haven't any word about my brother? No, but I've come to help you

him. How can you help me? I bring for you a check.

Check? For 50 ,000 pesos, 7 ,961 dollars.

Why? Why that's... Why do you give this to me? Because we understand tragedy and

injustice. Because we know your brother's really lost, and because...

We believe in you.

You really believe in me?

Miss Harding, I know.

We want to... We want to... Well, I have a big speech ready to say.

I memorize him just like he was wrote, but... But I forget him.

You don't have to make a speech.

It's enough that somebody has faith in me.

Well, we do.

That's nearly $8 ,000.

That'll buy a plane and supplies and everything I've been working so hard to

get. Then you are glad for this.

Glad?

It's been such a long haul, and now suddenly everything I've dreamed about

to me out of the blue.

Won't you sit down?

I'll call my sister, and then you can explain everything to us.

Ruth! Ruth, come here, dear.

You see, we were just about beaten.

Really, we were.

Then you will take the check?

Take the check?

Will a drowning person grasp at a straw?

A straw, senorita?

In my country, 50 ,000 pesos is not hay.

Bye -bye. Adios. Adios. Adios.

Adios. Adios.

Adios, darling.

Take care of yourself.

I will.

Remember, I'll be waiting right here for Daddy.

Hold it. Take good care of your mommy.

I'll bring him back to you. Goodbye, darling.

Goodbye. Adios.

Boy, there's a champion.

She not only can give it, but look at her take it.

Yeah, well, until you came along, she didn't have to take it. There she goes

an assignment that's like the best flyers in South America.

But we can't let her take any more.

We've got to cook up some sort of a scheme to help. Count me out of your

I only went in on this one because I was part of her crack -up.

We're quits.

Okay, we're quits.

Even though I know I was helping her, I feel myself like a dirty dog. Just like

you, Chris.

Yeah, I know, Jose.

We can't let her tackle this job alone.

I think I've got an idea that'll get us on the next boat.

There she is.

X2N3465. Hey, boss, I can't tell you where you chained those numbers. Yeah,

wait. Wait until I get the acid on.

Make it rusty. Make it look like it's come a long ways through the jungle.

Now then, senor Estanza, just where did you get this compass?

You know I buy that in the pawn shop.

No, no, no. I'm playing Gabby's part.

Now, where did you get it?

Oh. Mr. MacArthur, I'm a very rich plantation owner. You never did see me

before. No, the last part is true because you never did see me. Yeah, I

few weeks ago, a native bring to my South American plantation this thing.

Don't say this thing. Say this compass.

Okey -dokey.

If these numbers check, it will be a bombshell.

Where was this found?

I received this thing yesterday by airmail special rush from my plantation

manager. Two weeks ago, a native bring this instrument from the jungle, this,

uh... Compass. But why did you bring it to me? Because I understand his sister

worked for you. No, now, that is not a present. No, then, but you will find

huh? Oh, naturally.

If everything checks, certainly, Senor Estancia.

Of course, if you're not interested, I could put it in the hands of our embassy

in Washington. No, no, no, I beg of you. Too many cooks spoil the broth.

Cook? You don't need no cook. We have a cook on our plantation who cooked for my

grandfather. He's a little dirty, perhaps, but good.

No, what I mean to say, Senor Estancia, is... Well? I called the Pathfinder

Instant Company.

These are the registered numbers on Harry Harding's compass.

X, 2, N, 3, 4, 6, 5.

Great Scott, they do check.

Why, this will be the biggest... Oh, naturally, Senor Estancia, you'll be

to cooperate with us. You will guide our expedition.

Well, I'm a very busy man. Oh, I'll see that you don't suffer financially.

Well, that's a different color of another horse. All right.

Good. I know just the man.

Hi, Gumpy.

How do you do, Bill? Let's have a beer, will you?

Still on the cuff?

The cuff's getting kind of long, ain't it?

Hey, what's this?

Chris Hunter's stuff. It's gone.

Yeah, he came and got it.

When? What with?

I don't know. He gunked you in here the other day with a roll of bills like a

bookmaker. Took back all his equipment and more besides.

And boy, did I unload on him. You know those old moisture -proof magazines they

use in the tropics? I sold him those, too.

Tropics? Oh, no, no, Gumpy.

What's the matter, Bill? You sick?

I don't know, but it won't take me long to find out.

Remember now, you are Mrs.

Harry Harding, and you're Little Hulda, and I'm your uncle.

Come in, please.

Mr. MacArthur, this is Harry Harding's wife and child.

How do you do? Won't you sit down?

And this is Mr.

Fishbeck. Fishbeck? Ted Fishbeck, Mr. MacArthur. I was Harry Harding's flying

pal. I hope you'll forgive my appearance, but I came in too fast

a test job.

Your face looks familiar.

Oh, yes. I've flown you between here and Chicago many times. I'm with King

Airways. Well, as I told you over the phone, Fishbeck, you're under a

misapprehension if you think I have any news of Harding. I don't understand

how... The room is all over the airport, Mr. MacArthur. Now look.

All I can say is if you're hiding information from Harry's own wife and

little girl here, then that's the cruelest thing I ever heard of. Why,

story breaks, there'll be no place you can hide. Mr. MacArthur, in the name of

charity, all I ask is if there's been just one little word.

It's been so long, Mr.

MacArthur. So long.

Well, my dear, the only thing that I can tell you, that is, I mean to say, if

there's no news, it's good news.

Don't cry, darling. Everything's going to be all right. I can't help it, Uncle

Ted. I can't help it.

Please, Mr. MacArthur, do you know where my daddy is?

Have you heard from my daddy?

Yes, my dear. No, no, no, no. Don't cry.

I have heard. Oh, do tell us, Mr. MacArthur. Please, where? Where?

You know the spot where his plane cracked up? Well, now, Mrs.

Harding, I don't want you to get your hopes up, but his compass was brought in

by one of the natives, and the numbers checked.

So I sent our best man, Chris Hunter, down there with a careful, slow, heavy

-equipped expedition.

Well, where'd he go? Where's their base? Well, it's right here, right along

this... Now, let's see. You understand my secrecy regarding this. If some of

newsreel company got hold of the idea... Of course, of course. Why, they could

fly a man down there and beat you to it, couldn't they?

Exactly.

It's right here at Lupino, at the junction of these two rivers. I think

sister is... Hey, wait a minute. What goes on here?

No, you don't go. Oh, now, don't start in on me, Mr. MacArthur. I only did what

Mr. Dennis hired me to do, that's all. Hired? Dennis, you mean? Well, it's been

pretty tough on Broadway this season, and I've got to pay for this one's

lesson somehow.

You want to see my new break? Miss Wayne, Miss Wayne.

Get me the police department. Oh, no, don't do that, Mr. MacArthur. Please

do that. Yes, the police department.

Miss Wayne, stop that woman.

Stop that child.

The police department. No, never mind. Oh, what a business.

What a way to earn a living.

Mr. Dennis, the wireless operator on the Laburnum reports that there is a Mr.

Christopher Hunter aboard.

Thank you. Yes, sir.

I'll be seeing you, wise guy.

Bienvenido, señor.

I'm Pedro, the patron here.

Oh, fine, fine. Help with my gear, will you? Hey, where's Miss Harding? Have you

seen her around? Hello, Christopher.

I smoked another Gabby, Chris, down here a week ago, flying light.

Gabby must be getting old. Oh, now, what difference does it make? Let's forget

the scoops. This is too serious. We're all in it together now.

Hello, Chris. Oh, hello, Alma.

Senor Chris. Oh, Miss Harding. How nice you're here, eh? Why, Senor Stanza. Yes,

yes, I made Senor Stanza's acquaintance on the boat.

Senor Stanza, this is Bill Dennis. You've never met, have you? How do you

How do you do?

This is the man I told you about.

He made all this possible.

Oh, well, I'm very glad to meet you, senor. Well, I got the same kind of

feeling, eh?

Well, here we are all here, eh?

Well, I must go and unload our equipment, eh?

Yes, yes, that's fine.

Thank you, senor Cesar.

He's helping me, you know. It's amazing the way he takes hold of things like an

old hand.

Well, what's going on? Anything new?

Nothing, Chris.

We've been waiting for you.

For me? Sure. I've sent runners out to every known tribe trying to locate the

man that found that compass.

Compass, what are your plans, Chris? How are you going to contact the man that

found it? Who is he? Where did he find it?

Say, look, I'm starved. How about me telling you the whole story over some

huh? Sure. I guess we can dig up something for you.

That's all I know.

He's the manager of a big plantation around here.

They said he'd be here to contact anybody who might come down.

I thought he might start for the station when he heard the boat whistle.

Say, I'm going to see if Peter knows of any big plantations around here.

See if he's opened the mail sack, too. Yeah, all right.

In spite of everything, you're looking fine.

Well, thanks.

I'm feeling fine.

I think I'll go down and see if the plane is moored close enough.

There's a heavy current running. Good. Well, I'll go with you. No.

No, there's no need to, Chris.

He's a very charming people. Why don't you tell her about the compass?

How could I slap her in the face with the truth as her first hope she's had to

cling to?

But you will call Dennis for sure, huh?

Yeah, after she turns in tonight.

Where'd you get this?

Chris!

Chris!

It's all right. It's all right. Come with me.

Chris. Bill, look what this man just handed me. It's Harry's watch, the one I

gave him. What?

What's he saying? I understand him. He speaks Spanish -Portuguese.

Come on,

come on, come on. What's it all about?

He said he wanted the white bird woman to take him in the big bird and show him

where the white bird man is. Well, I'll be... Where is he? How far away?

He said four sons. That means four days by canoe, paddle boat.

Where is that?

What section? What tribe?

That's a little river off the Monito. This fellow is a Ducras from the

section. Dascaros?

Well, we never... Wait a minute. Bill, where are the charts?

In your room. Or maybe they're in mine. Say, get a bottle of wine and keep

pumping this guy. This is it. Yeah, sure. Hey, Pato!

More vino. Ask him to come in. Here,

here, sit down. Take it easy.

Friends, friends. Tell him we're friends, Rosalita. I don't think I want

friends with this guy.

Something has told me he don't ring up to true. Well, he's got the goods,

he? Tell him what I think of him. Ah!

Juju! Juju! What's the matter with him?

Here, just what I was thinking.

Juju. And Juju is a very bad business boss. What?

Harry Harding's held in voodoo?

Sure, voodoo all through this country. They worship the goat without the horns

and the chicken's blood, and they bleed him tone to like a dry sponge. What's

that?

I get it. They've been watching her in the plane. They want her.

Sure, they want her. And they make her something that'll make your hair white,

even to think about it. Well, we're not going to let her go.

I think they're in here, Bill. Here we are.

I've got the charts of every section within a radius of... What happened? Oh,

the fool waiters. Listen, Alma. This fellow isn't as gilt -edged as he made

at first. Why not? Well, he got the watch from another man. He doesn't know

where Harry is. It's the other man who knows, the one in the Descaros section.

Then I'll fly him to the other man.

Let's see.

Descaros.

The cable came from some wireless.

Listen, Almond, there's something phony about this guy. Now, I don't want you to

rush headlong into anything without first... Look, here it is, the scarlet.

him if that's it. No, he wouldn't know a map from a taper hide. Bill, do you

think we ought to trust this guy right off the bat? Who do you think we ought

trust? Well, I thought maybe Senor Estanza and I might take him out and

check up on his story before... Just you and Senor Estanza, eh? Well, at least

we ought to wait until the man who found the compass shows up. The man who found

what compass? Haven't you got your belly full of lying? Bill! All right, this

just came from Pearlie Todd.

Chris Hunter's compass is a fake. I rechecked with instrument company and

compass is a 1934 model.

Harding's was 1936.

Discovered Hunter bought old compass and forged numbers. Return at once. Well,

somebody had to think of a way to help her. The compass gag got you here too,

mister. But now we've got a real lead.

Harry's watch.

So let's be careful before we... Sure, let's be careful. We got our first real

breath of hope and we're not out of the room two minutes before you're planning

a scoop.

Are you going to keep kicking her life and her brother's around like a

I'll keep your trap shut. Let Alma tell me that. Listen, Alma.

Do you think I'd do that to your brother?

I don't know what you wouldn't do.

You're not going to keep me from flying out of here tomorrow. All right, then.

But listen, this man is voodoo. Do you know what that means?

He belongs to the cruelest bunch of savages in South America.

Now, that's why you must listen to me. Ask him. He knows, and he'll tell you.

that true, Senor Estanza?

Senorita, I beg you, listen to Senor Hunter.

Senor Estanza, that's his sound man. He's been with him all through. That

no difference, Al.

Well, what about the plane? I tripped down here.

Hunter and I sold our equipment to get you here, but I didn't know he had this

compass trick up his sleeve. I wouldn't have been part of any false hopes like

that. And look at him now. When things are on the level, he can't even crawl

straight. And I don't know why this isn't just as good a time as any...

isn't worth it.

Look.

You, me, go Dascaros.

In Big Bird.

Si.

Dascaros. Pagaro.

Grande. Come, Bill. Help me with the plane.

I'm getting out of here at daylight.

Okay, I'm licked.

But I can shoot the tank off, can't I? Say, listen, Alma. You said I was a

cameraman at heart, so don't blame me.

I guess no one could blame you for anything.

Chris, what do you want to talk like that for?

Well, I got to put him off their guard.

Well, what are you going to do now?

Well, sometime between now and daylight, we're going to borrow Laughing Boy here

and take him for a nice long walk.

Aren't we, sweetheart?

Si. Si.

You'll see.

jungle, but I never imagined it was anything like this.

Hey, wait a minute.

Keep quiet.

Yeah, there she is. Come on, get in the shore there. Out of sight. Under those

trees.

Shut up.

It's a close call.

You think she saw us? I don't think so. Listen.

What's he talking about now?

He say you lie. I don't think we fool him some more.

Oh, yeah?

Well, maybe you'd better change places with Blue Boy.

Hey, remember the cut. Get in the key.

Yes, I think I feel better.

And then he ain't so close to my back. Yeah, I'll have him right up here

the windshield.

From now on, you'll be the backseat driver, Joselito.

We must be getting pretty close.

Yes. He said four times the sun must fall and this is the fourth morning.

Yeah. Look, boss, I don't like this.

He smiled like the canary would swallow up the cat.

I'm wondering how you're going to live barbecue.

This is no time for jokes.

Maybe you're right.

Maybe it's time we took a little casino here out of circulation.

Wait, wait. Well, it's him or us, boss.

These jukers are like crocodiles.

And maybe you're dead.

I got a hunch we better get going.

I don't like this kind of music, boss.

They always have drums with native dancers.

I've shot them everywhere.

Melees, South Seas, Africa.

Yeah, but not like these ones.

Want to go home?

My heart and my stomach, they want to go home, but...

Me, I make them stay here.

Let's take that heart and stomach in the shore.

We want to have a look around.

Grotto.

Yeah, I think I'll go upstairs.

Let me have those glasses.

What are you shivering about?

I was just thinking how cold I'm going to be when they take off my skin and I

sit around in my bones.

Rosalina, bring up that hand camera.

What do you make of that?

That's voodoo, all right.

Yeah, you think this might be the place?

They're working themselves up to something.

Let's get a closer look.

Awesome. This is the fire dance.

What's that clown in the chicken suit stand for? That chicken suit is not

That Louis drunk would mean sacrifice.

It's for the night.

They don't burn him in the daytime. All voodoo is at night.

It gives us time to work out something.

Got any ideas?

I got lots of ideas, but they're no good to him.

Wait a minute.

They go for magic, don't they?

Sure, everything in voodoo is magic.

Yeah?

Did you bring along that reel of test film for your sound outfit?

Yes, you mean around the world stuff? Why?

We're going to give them a little magic of our own.

Tell them I'm the great medicine man and I've come to take the bird man away.

He's no good, boss. He don't work.

How far down is that shot of the forest fire?

It's coming up now pretty quick. Good.

Tell them their arrows don't hurt me and to stop shooting them, or I'll bring

the big fire and burn their village down.

It's working, Joselito.

Now tell them if they behave themselves, I'll bring the great water and put the

fire out.

That's got to work.

Okay. Light that magnet.

If I don't get away with this, you beat it down in Mopina and come back with the

Marines.

What's the leader?

What's the leader?

What's the leader? Do you take the boat?

Thank you

for

watching.

Who cut your head?

Cut?

Are you all right?

Yes, I'm all right.

That looks

like we're in for it.

I might as well see what I can do for Hardy.

Look.

You see Boss Voodoo?

Every day they take a little blood away.

Yeah?

He's full of fever, too. Probably got malaria.

I'll get some chloroform, clean his arm up so I can give him a hypo.

Rosalita, get me that chloroform.

Hand me that cotton.

Bring me the hypo needle and some plasma, Queenie.

If we ever get out of this, I'm going to have you gold -plated.

What's he squawking about now? He's telling them we're evil gods, that our

is bad magic, that we're killing their bird man, that she'd only die by fire.

Tell him I'm putting back the blood that they took away, that only my magic can

do that.

Tell him I'm bringing him back to life.

Yes, but boss... Go on, tell him.

What are you doing, delivering a speech?

I told him, boss.

I told him to bring back life to him.

I told him the next time the sun come up on the river, the next time the birds

see the sun again, the bird man will rise up again. When the sun comes up?

Tomorrow morning?

Sure, boss.

That's swell.

You know, there's ten chances to wonder that this guy's got cerebral malaria,

don't you?

You've given me a sweet deadline.

It's the deadline, all right?

Yeah. Give me that ammonia, quick.

Come on, Harding.

Come on, just one little sound out of it.

Come on, boy, you can do it. You're game enough for anything.

Hello, CQ.

Hello, hello, hello, CQ, hello.

Come on, Gunter. All right, tell them that's my magic.

What are they

doing to us?

Boss, I can't...

How's it later? Tell this guy here that we want... Hey, look.

I think I've got Chickenhead's job.

Look at him.

He's made me the head floor, Walker.

I'm taking over the store.

Tell him to crack out with that boat. We're leaving.

Hey. You get the boat, but you say please come back soon.

He'll never last four days on that river. He's got to have a real doctor

he's done for.

But, boss, what do we...

But,

boss, what did she...

Holy! Harry's ship. If we took the roof off that joint, she could spot it. Well,

you're not going to bring it down here. Well, her brother's dying, isn't he? She

could get him to a coast hospital and pour out. Well, what about here with all

these? Oh, it's a cinch. I've got control of these jitterbugs.

We'd better take that boat. We do, and it's 101 he dies on the way. Then she'll

drop in here after we're gone. No, she's coming in here while I'm here, and

she's going to fly Harry out.

Tell him to get the roof off that joint. Tell him I'm bringing the bird woman

down to take the bird man away.

Boy, you're hit for home. Hey, you.

Stop picketing. Get to work.

Narrowing your circle now.

Wait a minute.

What's the matter with me?

Something. I must be getting old.

Come on.

Boss, I don't think we should do this.

I'm not only going to photograph it.

It's going to be exclusive for Union Newsreel. Yeah, but Bill Dennis, he will

crazy. He'll say you planned the whole thing and he'll start to fight. These

people are like animals. They'll all start to fight. Hey, Bill Dennis won't

we're within a hundred miles.

Yeah, but how are you going to hide it from him? I'll get into this phone ring.

I'll make a signal there to send the whole village down to meet him. Tell him

he wants to please his new medicine man, just drag out the red rug and strike up

the band. We're going to put a show on for him.

Is that

tight enough?

He's solid. He don't come off.

But look.

Yeah.

There's charcoal on it. It's a trick.

I can't get my breeze.

No, it won't get by.

Here, dab this zinc ointment on. That will look like those other monkeys with

their arms painted white.

The last guy that had this on was no Easter Nelly.

Nice fire, honey.

She'll land in a minute. Help me on this thing.

Keep a smile on your face and make them believe you think they're friendly.

Well, friendly or not, I saw a plane in that village and I'm going in.

All right.

Here they are. Let's go.

Hey, I got them, Joseita. I got a perfect long shot of their landing. My

Dennis is making the close -up for me now.

Can you pan that camera under all this camouflage?

Sure. She can say yes and she can say no. Oh, that's swell, swell. Here, give

the tape.

right up the street.

When they get here, right here at this chicken coop, she'll get her first place

of the plane.

Take these spears here for your sideline.

46 feet.

46 feet. I get you, boss.

She'll start for the ship, and when she gets about here, 38 feet, she'll see

Harry for the first time and go for a hit.

I'll remind her after that. I'll have her in this one.

They seem anxious for us to come into the village.

I photograph natives everywhere.

The way these are acting, it looks bad.

Hey, boss, they come up the wrong street.

I'll get them turned around. Stay on this camera until you get the long shot

where she sees the plane. Savvy, poke it up. And when I give you the signal,

move over to that camera and get the close -up of where she meets her

Hey, take your hands off her, you mug. Be careful, Bill.

Don't fly off the handle now.

He looks pretty off, but probably means well.

Yeah, maybe so, but I don't like him. How can I do?

I'll attract him.

I wish I knew what this guy was up to.

I think he's leading us to something.

You must have come down hard, Bill.

There's another one.

That must be part of a ceremony.

It's Harry.

Must be.

Hey, wait a minute. We're friends.

Me, you, friends.

Say, what's the idea?

Harry, darling.

Norma.

Harry, it's Alma.

It's Alma, dear.

I've come to take you home.

Norma? Yes.

How does he seem, Alma?

He's been awfully sick, Bill.

But his head's cool, and his...

Pulse is good.

Boy, this guy puts on a great act.

That's about enough of this. Oh, but this is mine, old rooster.

Wait a minute. I'm going to get tough about this.

Bill, let him have it, please.

We've got to get the dog.

Well, I wish I knew what this big cheese wanted me to do.

He wanted to take him away.

You see, we're not...

Let's get out of here.

It's motor. It's flooded.

Say, here come the chicken heads. They must have changed their mind. Let's get

going now.

What are you going to do now, Chris?

Start paddling.

There

she

is.

Hold her.

She's grown so big.

Harry.

Darling, you look wonderful.

Bill, how much stuff did you get of the rescue?

Well, Pearlie, I didn't get anything of the rescue, but I got some swell stuff

after we got on board. What? You didn't get the... You were with the rescue

party, weren't you? Sure I was, but I sent you a cable car. You had a camera

with you, didn't you? Of course I did, and I used it, but the big cheese of the

outfit had it taken away from me. The big cheese, eh? I don't know what all

squawking is about. I couldn't possibly have photographed that rescue.

It was impossible, Mr... Impossible?

Would you two people like to see some pictures of yourselves? Come with me.

along. Here, take a look at that.

Well, where did that come from? I... See, that must have been made when

The only person who could have taken that was... Was the big cheese Chris

Hunter. He flew into town with it four days ago.

But then it was Chris.

Don't you understand? It was Chris who did it all.

Where's Chris Hunter? Is he here? No, he went out on a hot one a couple of hours

ago. The cops had two gun hits and trapped in a flat at the corner of

and Broadway.

Townsend and Broadway?

Hey, let's get a picture there with...

I got a smell shot of him from here. Don't do him no favors, boss.

Hey, what's the matter with you? Are you crazy?

Chris, stay down. You'll be hurt. Oh, I'm all right.

Hey, your hand's bleeding. You're hurt. That's nothing. What do you mean it's

nothing? A public character like you wounded?

Here, here.

Now, don't move. Don't move. Look, I'm going to pan down to you, and when I do,

give me that cameo look, baby. Oh, turn it on for me. This will be the greatest

newsreel shot I ever made.

Hello, Gabby. How's this for pretty pictures? He's a comic little guy

around the world with grease on his face and a camera for a heart. Maybe I can

show him how it feels to be a man.