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[music]

November 12th, 1944.

My ship, the Big E, was putting into

Pearl for refueling. We just plastered

the [music] nips at Luzon and Lady, and

we were going back to give them more

when I got the order to report to Sacko

headquarters.

Nobody knew much [music] about Sacko

then, except that it was big and secret,

and they seemed to get what they wanted

when they wanted it. right now. They

wanted me. Yours truly, [music] Sam

McCale, Chief Bosen's Mate Carrier

Enterprise.

[music]

>> Okay, chief. They're expecting you.

>> Thanks,

[music]

Male. Sir.

>> Oh, glad to see you, Miguel.

>> Thank you, sir.

>> This is Lieutenant Commander Wyatt.

>> How do you do, sir?

>> How do you do?

>> Commander Wyatt has just arrived from

stateside. He's volunteered for a tough

job. He needs a seasoned CPO to help him

do it.

>> Yes, sir.

>> The commander's a meteorologist from

Caltech. He's one of the best.

>> In other words, a weatherman.

>> I see.

>> This thing is top secret, Male. You'll

be briefed thoroughly on it later, but

right now, we can give you the general

idea. Commander Wyatt is going to head

up an expeditionary weather unit in the

Gobi Desert.

>> The Gobi Desert.

>> Mhm. And from the check we've made, he

couldn't get a better foreman than Chief

Mosen's mate, Sam McAle.

Oh,

well, I I appreciate the compliment,

sir, but uh if you're thinking of me for

anything but sea duty, you Well, sir,

I'm the original blackhead. I ain't

worth two cents unless I got a deck

under my feet. As a matter of fact, I

never got past a sixth grade.

>> Well, in that case, you and Commander

Wild ought to make a good team. He has

five degrees.

>> Oh, but uh but my my ship, sir, you see,

she's pulling off

>> your ship, male, and every ship in the

fleet is dependent on the work will be

doing. You've heard of Psycho, haven't

you?

>> Yes, sir. A little, sir.

>> See is Sino American combined

operations, a priority. Now, one part of

it and a very vital part is weather. As

a carrier man, Male, you want to know

what accurate weather forecasts mean to

our sea and air strikes?

>> Yes, of course I do, sir. But you see my

>> For a while, we were losing more planes

to weather than we were to the enemy.

The situation required desperate

measures. Zacko has taken them.

We put together a lash up across the

face of China and Mongolia. Small

expeditionary forces flowing in supplied

by air for one purpose to assemble

weather observations, relay them to

central command which coordinates a

forecast for the whole Pacific theater.

Right now we have five units

functioning. August 1 2 3 4 and five.

Commander Wyatt's unit will be August 6

up here in Changan Oasis in Inner

Mongolia.

The crew of Arga 6 is made up of young

men especially trained for just one job.

Getting the weather and [music] sending

it.

>> What we need in addition, Male, is a

watchdog. As soon as they started to

butter me, I could feel the deck of the

Enterprise [music] sliding out from

under my feet.

>> Top secret, a priority. That's always

the pitch. Watchdog my neck. Wet nurse,

he meant. wet nurse to a [music] bunch

of balloon chasers in Inner Mongolia,

which is different from outer Mongolia

only because it's hotter, drier, sier,

[music]

and inner. Take it from me, brother. The

Gobi Desert wasn't for sailors. It was

for lizards. And after 6 [music] months

of fighting the Battle of Argus 6, 6

months of balloons and barometers and

sand that never stopped blowing, I'd

have given half [music] my retirement

pay for just one whiff of salt water.

Well, why do they call it a theater of

war? A theater is a place where you see

shows or movies in. Ain't that right?

>> Don't ask too many questions.

>> If I don't ask questions, how can I

learn? Is that right, Mac?

>> Right.

>> Good boy. There you go, boy. Hey, that's

a good boy. Hey, Walt, look. I got this

Jabboa trained. He's eating sea rations.

>> He ain't trained. He's crazy. Hey, this

newscast from Chunk King reports we've

landed troops on Okinawa.

>> What do you know?

>> Boy, I bet they're giving that island a

business. Hey, your ship's on that,

isn't it, Mac?

>> Of course it is. The big and everything,

right, Mac?

>> Yeah. Yeah.

>> Hey, Swenson, this your pball form?

>> Yeah.

>> How about your entries over here in

here?

>> Well, the smell.

>> Don't give me that, you lazy swab. If I

catch any more forms half filled, I'll

give you something to yelp about.

Seat him.

>> Three guesses.

>> What the devil's keeping the skipper? We

got the 1400 report in 10 minutes.

>> Sent it without him.

>> He's got to Okay.

>> What for? It's only a lousy 6 hours.

>> It's the skipper of this detachment.

Anything that goes out goes out over his

signature. That's forms.

>> Male, you'd fill out a form to duck a

bullet.

>> Listen, bright boy. I've been in this

man's navy for 16 years. I don't know

anything about theatolyites or slide

rules, and I don't know what I'm doing

here. for wiping noses for a bunch of

jokers like you. But there's one thing I

do know. The Navy means form. All

reports are signed by the officer in

charge, filed by me. All decisions are

made by the officer in charge, carried

out by me. That's the way it was on

shipboard. That's the way it's going to

be here.

>> Sing us a sea, Channy, will you, man?

>> Yo ho ho. And a bottle of rum.

>> Okay. Okay. Knock it off. But just

remember, when that relief plane gets

here, there ain't nobody back at HQ

going to be able to glom on to any

mistakes made by yours truly, Sam McAle.

>> June the 20th. Happy day. You want to

know something? I've been smoothing a

spot out there with my bare hands for

that plane to land.

>> Oh boy. Only 3 weeks.

>> Hey, Walt, why don't we put a nice big

red circle around June the 20th? Lay off

that color.

>> Come on. Come on. It's been a January

ever since we've been here.

>> I happen to like January. I like her

myself. Only June has so much more to

offer. That's what you think.

>> Believe me, I've been thinking.

>> Clumsiest thing. I slipped climbing an

outcropping and fell against a rock.

Lucky thing Elwood happened along.

>> Well, I didn't exactly happen along,

sir. Mac sent me. [clears throat]

>> Good old Mac, huh? Thinks of everything.

Even the absent-minded professor.

>> Hand me that first aid kit.

>> It's nothing, Mac. Nothing alongside of

what I accomplished today.

>> Would you believe it? I stood smack in

the center of a Gobi Windevil, checked

its temperature, and traced its whole

pattern.

>> That 1400 reports right in back of you,

sir. We're due in about 3 minutes.

>> Hasn't it been encoded yet?

>> No, sir. It's waiting for your Okay.

>> Send it off, Mac. For heaven's sake, you

don't need my initials for everything.

>> Well, you're the skipper, sir. Those

reports have to be filed over your

signature.

>> Very well. Guess that'll do for now.

I'll dress it later. Okay, you Sparks,

crank up for the 1400. Thank you, sir.

Here it is, Walt. Write it up.

Northwest 6 and scattered. Pressure 268.

Temperature 92.

Visibility 1 mile in blowing sand.

Clouds low one, middle 7. That sound

okay, sir? Okay, Mac, you got it,

Landers.

>> Right, we're on. Here you go, Jake.

Right.

Right. All right.

That night, a message came in from top

Argus, marked secret and urgent. While I

was unscrambling at it, at Argus 6 was

in headquarters [music] tent trying to

keep from being blown out of Mongolia.

>> Hey, how do they name ships anyway?

Here's a picture of the carrier

Lexington. That's a battle. Here's a

picture of the carrier Wasp. That's a

bug. It don't make sense.

>> Neither does this desert. Furnace by

day, a refrigerator by night.

>> I guess destroyers are named after

people. This one's called the USS

Harding.

>> You don't have to worry, Con. They'll

never name a ship after you.

>> Be some ship, wouldn't it? The USS

Cohen.

>> Hey, I got something to tell you. That

message tonight from Top Argus was an

alert. We've been warned there's [ __ ]

cavalry in the desert.

>> Cavalry?

>> Yeah. It seems like the nips have been

getting hit where it hurts. They figure

you guys are responsible.

>> Oh, we're a thousand miles from nowhere.

A camel couldn't get this far. Well,

anyway, first thing tomorrow, we're

making a check of [music] defensible

positions.

>> What are we going to defend them with?

Barometers.

>> We got some weapons. [music] We can

requisition more.

>> You don't think there's any danger, do

you, Mac?

>> Buck up, Con. Any nips that drop around

in this weather can keep the joint. Hey,

toss me some beans, will you?

>> I'll have two cards. Give me two of your

best. How about you?

>> I'll play these.

[music]

Chaps, take it easy.

They're Mongols.

Welcome, Darus 6.

My name is Maleite.

My name is Male, United States Navy.

>> Male, chief, US Navy.

>> Me, Chief. Chief Kang, too.

You missionary.

>> No, no, no. Navy.

Navy.

Navy. Ships. You got it.

>> No. Missionary. No.

>> Use grass.

>> What?

>> He wants to know if we use grass.

>> Oh, no. No, no, we don't use grass.

Mo Yavu.

>> Hey, they're going to camp on the oasis.

What do we do?

>> What do you suggest we do? Scare them

off with balloons?

>> Suppose they're bandits. I read about

Mongol bandits. They bury up to your

neck in sand and let ants devour you.

[music]

>> You guys sit tight. I'm going to report

this to the old man. Jenkins, monitor

the radio. Set up a 24-hour watch. I'll

be right back.

>> Don't forget though, none of you guys

eat any grass.

No matter how bad the sea rations get

[music]

>> [music]

[music]

>> Hey, cut that out. Grass.

>> Oh, sorry.

>> Come on, guys. Snap it up. Get rolling

on that fire and step with it.

>> [music]

[music]

>> Boy, they sure can't handle that fishing

pole.

>> Yeah, bear back, too.

You know, I've been thinking we're all

in the same oasis. [music] The Japs

attack those Mongols are in the same

boat as we are.

>> What are you drilling about, Jenkins?

>> Cavalry. You mean them characters?

>> Yeah.

>> Yeah. Why not? My old man was in the

cavalry for 30 years. I know a cavalry

man when I see one.

>> Did you ever hear of Genjis Khan [music]

Sabatello?

>> Genjis what?

>> Genjis Khan, a Mongol who conquered just

about half the world from the quarter

deck of one of those horses. Well, all

right. Quit daydreaming, will you? Let's

go. Come on. Move it, Jenkins. Nice

cavalry.

>> Them guys look like they just as soon

eat us for breakfast.

>> Come on, leave me alone.

Listen

to me.

>> I don't know, but it looks like they're

going to lynch him or something. Say the

word.

>> He wasn't doing anything.

>> Put that away.

>> Just a camera.

>> And don't move. Watch.

>> It's a camera.

>> Dr. B.

>> Lots of trouble here.

>> Whism. I was just taking some pictures.

They must have thought I was trying to

shoot him or something.

>> Relax, kid.

You fellas have got the wrong idea.

We're friends.

You understand?

Friends.

This is only a camera. See, it's to make

pictures like this.

>> [snorts]

>> Kang two, you examine it. There's no

harm in the camera.

>> Mongols not understand strange people.

Wow, that's the closest we've been to

war in 6 months.

>> I didn't think they were so touchy.

>> You better stay in your own backyard,

Elwood. Boy, that king too is sure

tough, it ain't too I'm worried about.

It's that mean looking baby in the fur

hat. He looks like trouble.

>> Hey, Mac.

>> Huh? The generator spark plugs are gone.

And so's a flock of rice we brought over

from supplies.

>> Gone.

>> These guys are all over the place.

They'll pick up anything that ain't

nailed down. Sink. And they're beefing

about us. Okay, get some more plugs from

the dump and start an inventory check.

The rest of you get back to work on that

gun imp placement. Looks like we might

be needing it for something besides

Japs.

Poor Mac. There's no form for this. He's

liable to have a nervous breakdown like

Pavlau's dogs. What?

>> Pavlov, a scientist who proved that even

animals break down when they have to

face circumstances they can't

comprehend.

>> Another scare like that, you can tell

those dogs to move over.

>> But somehow that business with the

camera seemed to [music] change things

because the next morning, Kangu showed

up on our side of the oasis and emptied

[music] his tribe's pockets.

>> One kats

on all floors. No waiting in the

balcony. Six cans of sea ration. One

coffee pipe, two ballpeen hammers,

one bar of soap.

>> Hey, Wall, keep your mind in your work.

Hey,

one silver saddle paper weight.

>> I've been looking for that. [laughter]

One telegraph key,

[music]

one boss's pipe,

one crescent wrench,

one flashlight,

one animometer cup.

Holy smokes. This kid's the harp marks

of Inner Mongolia.

>> Well, I guess that does it, except for

the skipper uniform. My captain, let it

go, Mac. I suggest we contribute them to

the cause of international relations.

>> Malik,

>> well,

it's all yours, Sunny. Compliments of

the United States Navy at ease.

>> Urgent message from top Arguser.

>> Break it, Mac.

>> Guess we don't need an inventory check

this week. All the merchandise is right

here.

>> Uh-oh. What does it say, Mac?

>> What's up?

>> Anything about relief?

Men, I'm sorry to have to tell you,

relief's been postponed.

>> Postpone?

>> Enemy pressure has forced Top August to

move to Chung King. When they're

settled, they promise to try and put

together a replacement unit

right now. Well, I guess we're the

varsity.

>> Varsity?

I feel like the class of 88.

>> What are we supposed to do? Hang around

the japs. come galloping in.

>> I know what this means to all of you. I

guess you'll just have to grit your

teeth and stick it out. Top Argus is

aware of the spot we're in, but

apparently they feel we're protected

from immediate danger by our remoteness.

At any rate, they promise to do anything

to help us hold out. Any weapons we

need, anything within reason, they'll

try to get to us.

I guess that's all.

Unless you have something to add, Mac.

>> No, sir. I got nothing to add.

>> What do you think we ought to

requisition? I mean, just in case.

>> Well, sir, from the looks of this

outfit, we couldn't fight off a swarm of

nats, let alone Japs on horseback. But

Jenkins here brought up something the

other day about getting them Mongols to

help defend the oasis.

I kind of got a hunch they'd make pretty

good fighting men if we could get them

on our side.

>> You're not serious, are you, Mac? Why

should they fight for us?

>> I don't know, sir. But the way they've

been mooning over this thing, I figure

it might be a pretty good persuader.

>> That trinket?

>> No, not this, sir. I mean the real

McCoy. A bunch of genuine high-grade

leather saddles.

>> Saddles?

>> Saddles?

>> How are we going to get saddles in the

middle of the Gobi? Top Argus said

they'd give us anything within reason.

>> Yeah, they aren't just signing off. They

ought to get the brass to come across. I

bet there's a whole flock of old cavalry

saddles just gathering dust back in the

States.

>> It sure ain't no harm in asking. What

have we got to lose?

>> I think it's a great idea, sir. Angle a

saddle in front of those babies, we'll

have meeting right out of our hands.

>> Well, if the Mongols can be persuaded to

help defend the oasis, I see nothing

wrong with some kind of lend lease. The

big question mark is King Two.

>> Well, that's your guy.

>> Yeah, after all, it's protocol. King 2,

Chief Male, Chief.

>> They're going to think we're stir crazy

back at headquarters. Who ever heard of

saddles for the Navy?

>> Navy.

What's he saying now, sir?

>> He's saying they're not at war with the

Japs. We are.

>> Why should they incur the enmity of a

powerful foe? Har Bison.

>> Maybe Chief wish to speak more?

>> Nope.

I'd just like to show you the pictures I

took the other day.

That's you.

This is Tomic.

This is Baliaakun.

We call him Harpo.

And this is a picture of an American

cowboy.

>> Boy, if Roy Rogers untriggered doesn't

get him, nothing will.

>> Navy chief can get such settles.

>> We've made the request.

>> When settles come, we talk again.

>> Fair enough.

Hey,

Argus 6. Argus 6. This is Top Argus.

We're doing business from a new shack at

Chung King. All observations received,

and keep them coming. Now, hear this.

>> I have before me your request for 60

United States Cavalry saddles. Either

you guys are crazy or the sun's got you.

>> I know. I said I'd try to get you

anything within reason, and I meant it.

If it's still saddled,

well, I'll do the best I can, but

reconsider that request. You guys are in

a tough spot. The chaps are hunting high

and low for you. I'd hate to waste an

airdrop. Advise. Over.

>> I started this whole thing. Now I don't

know.

>> I think it's screwing. How do we know we

can trust that king, too? Suppose we get

in the saddles and he takes off. What's

his forwarding address?

>> What do you think, Mac?

>> Well, you're the skipper, sir. It's up

to you. But we made a promise to them

Mongols, and we ought to keep it.

>> Tell them to send the saddles.

>> Give me that, sir.

>> You bet I do.

>> Call Mayberry. Theater supply.

>> Yes, sir. Oh. Uh, shall I tell him to

throw in a sack of oats, too? [laughter]

>> Yes, sir. Give me Mayberry.

60 saddles.

[music]

[music]

>> [music]

>> That's right, pal. It says saddles.

Saddles for the Navy.

[music]

>> [music]

>> Okay, let's go get him.

[music]

[music]

>> [music]

>> Stop it.

>> [music]

>> We do.

>> Good.

Here.

>> Okay, boys. Load them up.

Well, here they are. How do you like

them?

>> The First Mongolian Cavalry, United

States Navy. They sure don't look like

much. I would give them a chance.

>> Hey, Cony boy. You know any cavalry

calls in that thing? Well, I know the

one they play at the racetrack.

>> Good. Let's have it.

[music]

Come on.

Come on. You [music] carry the mail.

All to

[music]

[music]

Round

[music]

[music]

two.

[music]

>> [music]

>> Holy smoke. I thought those guys were

supposed to be for protection.

>> Let's get this balloon up before we're

trampled to death.

>> Here they come. Sea rashes.

>> They sure must want to get rid of this

stuff. Two plane loads.

Yeah, but they ain't ours. You guys get

on that gun.

>> J plane. Hey, you guys. JL out in the

desert.

>> Hey, Junior. Let's get these kids out of

here.

>> Quick

out of here.

Come on. Come on. Get out.

Get out of here.

Get out.

Come on.

>> My reports.

Skipper,

skip.

Where are they taking them?

>> Out in the desert. They don't bury their

dead. They just leave them exposed.

>> Exposed? You mean for the dogs and the

vultures?

>> That's a general idea. If the body isn't

picked clean in a few days, he's

supposed to have led a bad life.

You come bring Horn.

>> Huh? He needs your trumpet to frighten

off the demons.

>> Go ahead, Connie.

Okay, let's get going. Sabatello

Jenkins, see if you can get those radios

working. Let me know as soon as you

contact Chung King. Landers, you make

out a report on damage. Right, Swenson

Holly, let's take a look at that supply

dump.

>> [music]

[music]

>> Ah,

you in your calendar. Took an air raid

to put it at the right month.

>> I still like January.

>> Wonder what male's going to do with a

skipper dead.

>> What he's been doing every 5 minutes

since we buried him. Eating my tail out

to raise Chunk King.

>> Well, at least you've got orders,

Jenkins. That's a lot more than male

has.

>> Hey, what kind of a clam bake is this?

Haven't you fixed that thing yet? Oh,

there isn't a chance, Mac. We can spit

down there as far as we can send.

>> All right, keep at it.

>> Keep it what?

>> Your radio man, ain't you? If Maronei

invented it, you can fix it.

>> Okay.

I tell you it's no soap, Max. She's

dead. 807 shot. I can't fix it and I

haven't got a spare.

>> Now, what do we do?

>> We got chowo for about a week.

You guys can go for that poor

rattlesnake. Them Mongols eat. Maybe we

ought to pull out, huh, Mac?

>> Pull out where?

>> Anywhere. Nips have got us spotted.

We're like fish in a barrel.

>> We could try to reach August 4. That's

about 300 m south. I ain't going for no

hike in that desert.

>> He's right.

>> Maybe King 2 would lend us some horses.

>> Oh, there's bound to be a relief plane

as soon as Top Argus realizes we're

silent.

>> Yeah, I suppose the Japs get here first.

>> We still have the first Mongolian

cavalry. Take a look out there. Am I

crazy or is that camp deserted?

>> Well, how do you like that? The first

sign of trouble and they pull out.

>> Them saddles sure did us a lot of good.

All

right, you guys. Grab your socks on your

feet. Rise and shine.

>> Come on, hit the deck, you swabs. We're

pulling out of here.

>> Where too?

>> Sabatello Swinsson, roll up those

sleeping bags. Jenkins, come on. Get out

of there. Jenkins and Holly, make packs

of all the rations on hand. Landers, you

fill the cantens on the double. You

hear? Those planes will be back to

finish a job. But we ain't going to be

around. We're getting out of this rat

hole. For

>> beat sake, Macka, are you crazy? Where

are we going?

>> Where sailors belong? To the sea.

>> The sea? That's 800 miles.

>> Oh, that guy's blown his tongue.

>> Now listen, you bunch of dog tags.

You want to know what you are right this

minute? Huh? You're missing in action.

You're a telegram from the admiral.

They've been trying to raise you. They

just took a colored pin off the map.

Well, we're going to fool him. Do you

hear me? Nobody's paying off any

insurance on Sam McCale. Not yet.

>> Now, Mac, wait a minute. Let's talk this

over. If we're going to pull out, let's

gamble on something that has a chance.

Now, Argus 4 is 300 miles south.

>> Yeah, maybe the radios are still

working. Maybe they are, maybe they

ain't. We don't even know if four's

still there, but the sea's always there

and that's where we're going. What do we

do when we get there? Swim to Honolulu?

>> What we do when and if we get there is

something I ain't worked out yet. But

right now, there's only one thing for

you guys to get in your conchs. I'm in

charge. I make the decisions. I give the

orders.

And my order for right now is break

camp.

>> Sabatella, you'll have to get rid of

that golf club. Jenkins, your boots.

Cony. Same with your trumpet. We got

enough to carry. Swinson, all equipment

secure.

>> All set, Mac.

>> Okay.

Shut up. [music]

[music]

I had a wild kind of [music] plan. My

map showed water holes and villages

where we could buy, trade, or steal

food. So, I figured if we could reach

the China coast somewhere north of

Being, we might be able to pirate a ship

and make it to Okinawa.

Well, that was the deal. And I didn't

let on to the men how shaky [music] I

felt about it. But after a couple of

days of walking, I knew how they felt.

>> Crazy. That's what we are. Plum nuts.

800 miles across a desert. All because

Captain Blie up there like salt water.

>> You know something? We should have

headed for Siberia. At least if we died,

we'd freeze to death.

>> [music]

>> What do you make of it, mate? That's a

jab spotter.

>> What do you want with us? We're not

sending any more whip reports.

>> We just want to keep in touch. It's all

very chummy. They won't waste any

bullets. They'll let the Gobi finish us

off.

What's that?

>> We should have never left camp. At least

there we knew what we were up against.

>> Take it easy. We got guns and we can use

them.

>> Guns are no good against demons.

>> What's eating you, Sabotella?

>> The Mongols are always talking about a

valley of demons. This must be it.

>> Look, if we meet any demons, they're

going to get a belly full of lip.

>> Let's go. Shut up.

>> [screaming]

>> You all right, kid?

>> Yeah, I'm okay.

Hey, listen.

It stopped.

Yeah,

>> this gobby gives me the creeps.

>> Come on, let's get out of here.

>> Hey, Mac, how about making a camp? We've

been walking all night.

>> Oh, yeah. I'm dead. You're going to be a

lot better if we don't hit another oasis

pretty soon.

>> [music]

[music]

[music]

>> What do you see? Mac

>> grass.

>> Maybe it's a mirage.

>> No, it's an oasis. All right.

Ku Yang Oasis, otherwise known as Bitter

Spring Halt.

>> Any jabs on it?

>> Flock of camels. What seems to be a

nomad [music] encampment?

Looks okay.

>> Hey, this water's bitter. This is the

difference. It's water.

>> True. It's water. And in the goi, one is

grateful for the bitter as well as the

sweet.

There are many wells in the goi. And

like the people one meets, each little

spring has its own characteristic.

There's a spring not more than 50 lee

from here that is known as one cup hawk.

>> Who are you?

>> Yintang. I was born of obscure ancestry.

But the scientific expedition of your

countrymen purchased camels from me and

gave me the nickname nose ring Charlie.

>> You sell camels

>> for 23 years. That has been my

livelihood.

>> How much do you get for one of them?

>> To the scientific expedition. I sold

camels for $200 a piece. I will make you

the same price.

But we don't carry any cash with us, but

we'll pay you double if you can wait

till we get back.

>> Alas, credit is not for the Gobi Desert.

The sands blow and one's address changes

with the sand.

>> Hey, look who's here.

>> Well, it's a small world.

Allow me.

Where's King two? King two? Where is he?

>> Okay, Landers, you and Jenkins, come

with me. The rest of you get your stuff

together and make camp.

>> Now, what's the plan, Mac?

>> We got an uncollected IOU in that

floating crap game.

>> What's your name, honey?

Uh,

Jane. Tarzan.

Tarzan. Jane.

Name? Uh, Walter Landers, US Navy.

[music]

>> Nora Saloo.

>> Nora Saloo. That's a mighty pretty name.

>> Oh, for Pete's sake, Walt. You walked

all night with a pack in your back. Now

you're carrying a jug for this Dane.

>> My strength is as the strength of 10.

Because by heart.

>> Well, at least I got a reaction.

>> Simbula.

>> Oh, you're very welcome.

[music]

>> Hi.

>> Welcome, Guy Yang.

>> Thanks.

>> Never thought we'd be meeting again.

>> People not safe. Kang to bad leader if

not thank her people. We leave.

>> Yeah. So I noticed and you didn't forget

to take the saddles with you.

>> What is it? Navy chief wishes.

>> King two. We're in trouble. We're cut

off. Have to reach the sea. Get home.

You understand?

>> Desert make navy chief mad. Cannot walk

across Goi. Die in Goi.

>> Well, we'd rather die moving than

sitting. We need horses, supplies, and a

guide. You promised to help before. Help

now.

>> Promised to help Changan. Keep Jack from

Oasis. Not fight big birds in sky.

>> Look, pal. We ain't asking you to fight

for us. We're just asking you to help us

reach the sea.

Look, Mongols accepted 60 fine saddles

from the Navy. Now the Navy expects

payment some way. You figure it out.

Yellow.

>> Congress is now in session. Come on.

We'll get the returns later.

Come on.

>> Well, [clears throat]

looks like you made a hit, Walder, my

boy. Tell me, how do you do it? My

training as a meteorologist, I can take

one look at a girl and tell weather.

>> What's taking him so long?

>> Probably a filibuster from Tom. I'm

getting a bad case of to poisoning.

Got vultures back.

Here they come.

We decide.

Now, isn't that just peachy?

>> The no good double crossing buzzards.

What are we going to do with 60 stinking

saddles in the middle of the desert?

>> Perhaps I can answer that question. Am I

to understand these saddles are for

sale?

>> I don't know. What's your proposition?

>> Not very new.

But the leather is a possible quality. I

will give you four camels.

>> There's seven of us.

>> The rider can count his camels, but the

camel cannot count his riders.

>> Okay, it's a deal.

You have ridden camels before?

>> Nope, never.

>> Then perhaps it would be wise for you to

accompany my humble caravan to the next

water hall. I will teach you the way of

the camel.

>> Okay, we'll take you up on that.

>> Why? Why?

>> [music]

>> The region of which you speak is called

by some the sands of thunder, by others

the singing doom.

>> He wasn't kidding about these beasts.

I'm sick. What I did, Elwood, dump it

over the side.

[music]

>> I have been trading in camels for 27

years, and I have learned many lessons.

One lesson I have learned is never trust

a Mongol.

>> Huh, you can say that again.

>> I have yet to learn what it is that wins

their loyalty.

But perhaps I talk too much.

>> That's right, nose ring. You talk too

much.

[music]

[music]

>> How you feeling, Elwood?

>> I'm giving up camels for lint.

>> Take it easy, boy.

>> Maybe we'd do better if we honest some

of these bugs. Yeah,

>> you guys better hit the sack. You're not

kidding. I'll stand the first one.

>> You're on, kid.

Keep your eyes peeled. I don't trust

those jokes.

Who's there?

>> It is I in town.

>> There's sleeplessness in the air

tonight. The desert is full of sounds.

>> I don't hear anything.

>> Your ears are not attuned.

Dried vellum strips from hammy. A

directable food.

Taste one.

>> No. No thanks.

>> Nowhere in the world are the villains

like those of ham. Their dying process

cannot be duplicated. Some say it is the

climate. But perhaps it is the

>> Hey, Mac. [screaming] Mark

the dick.

>> What's up?

>> Come on. Drop that knife schllo.

King too.

Yintang bad. Sheet Mongols. Sheet navy.

Sell camels many times over. Same

camels.

>> Oh, my aen throat. Well,

>> looks like we owe the first Mongolian

cavalry a vote of thanks. did not do for

thanks for saddles.

>> Huh?

>> People sad to give her up saddles. We

took over.

>> Navy chiefs still wish help from

Mongols.

>> All the help we can get.

>> Give order. Mongols obey.

>> King two. You just help us reach the

sea. You can have the saddles and 60

beautiful saddle blankets to go with

them.

>> We do.

>> Thanks, pal.

They don't make sense. If they wanted

the saddles, why didn't they just let

those cookies knock us off and then take

them?

>> Tabatella, you can think of more things

to worry about.

>> Well, I don't get it. And what I don't

get, I don't like.

>> Looks like you ain't been getting much

lately.

>> Brother, this looks like a lady's

dressing room.

>> Hey, Jenkins.

>> Yeah.

>> Get our gear together and turn it over

with the Mongols, will you?

>> All right.

>> Step on it, you guys. We got to get

moving. How does this kimono work

>> this way? Elwood,

you got to get that stuff off your

bugle, too.

>> Hey, Mac. Uh, I'm not beefing. What's

the official rule about being caught out

of uniform?

>> We ain't going to be caught.

>> Yeah, but suppose we are.

>> Look, do you guys want to get out of

this desert, or do you want to sit here

and fry?

>> King Too ain't going to risk his men

traveling with us in uniform.

>> Oh, we want to get out, Mac, but let's

be sensible. Maybe we just ought to

borrow seven horses and take off.

>> Look, I've been trying. How do you know

you can trust this guy?

>> Crossed us once before.

>> He just saved your stupid life, didn't

he? Oh, come on, you guys. Quit stalling

around and get dressed. Quit acting like

a bunch of phony broads.

>> You guys can do whatever you want to do.

>> Me?

I ain't getting out of this uniform.

>> There's nothing in the book says I got

to.

>> Sabotello,

this is an order stripped.

>> Not me, pal. Anybody wants this uniform,

they got to take it off of me.

>> You heard him, boys.

[music]

[music]

[music]

What do you suppose they'll do with

those guys?

>> Well, they may get off with 5 days.

>> 5 days?

>> Yeah. Hanging from a tree by their

thumbs.

>> You come. Ready,

Navy chief.

>> Okay, pal. Let's go.

>> Gregor,

[music]

there's one thing you can be sure of.

King two or no king too, on foot or on

horse. If I'd known when we shoved off

what it meant to cross Mongolia, I'd

have stayed in [music] Chiang Wuan and

taken our chances with the nips and the

lizards. Or at least that's the way I

felt until our pal, the jab spotter,

showed up again and went right by us

like a hunting dog that had lost the

scent.

>> They went down.

>> Hey, knock it off, will you? The voices

can carry for miles in the desert. Who's

going to hear it? Is bound [music] to be

a Jack patrol on that buzzard's tail. So

clam up.

>> [music]

[music]

>> Japs mix in with the Mongols. Japs

[music]

>> [music]

>> I see nothing.

Yahoo.

Somebody, I think it was Landers, told

me that the word Goby means wall of

spears. And whoever named it must have

tried to get through it.

And the heat, it didn't beat down. It

swam up. It floated off the ground like

too much batter in a was lion. It soon

had us all half bugs and weaving in the

saddle.

[music]

Elwood. Hey, Mac.

>> Elwood.

>> Come on, kid. Come on. Snap out of it.

>> I can't make it, Mac.

>> Just stick with it, Elwood. You can rest

pretty soon. Kang 2 says we ought to be

hitting a village. Come on, boy. Hey,

Jensen. Give us a hand.

>> Okay. Come on, kid.

He'll get us to the sea. All right.

He'll get us there if it kills every one

of us.

>> Morel.

As for King 2, he didn't miss a trick.

He paid no attention [music] to the

compass, but he always seemed to know

exactly where he was headed. And when we

ran into other nomad tribes, he was like

a used car salesman trading our tired

horses in on new ones.

>> And the motor [music] dirt

with a gu.

>> Here you go. Good.

He's beat Mac. I don't think he can take

another day. He'll do it. He's got to do

it.

>> How about it, Elwood? You're still in

there pitching, ain't you, kid?

>> Yeah, sure, Mac. I'm with you.

>> That a boy. [snorts]

>> We get fresh horses, sleep tonight with

friends, then go on. Danger ahead.

Beyond Mountain, China. China full of

chaps.

But we stayed lucky [music] for the

moment anyway. And when we began to run

into rice fields and coolies and passed

the Great Wall, we knew we were [music]

in China.

Sang Chen Betty Lee from Ghost. We go

round

>> Kangu. I'm for going into Sang Chen. I

know it's risky, but the Chinese are

allies. Maybe we can contact Chung King.

Let him know where we are.

Maybe you could get us off your hands.

>> We go in.

>> Okay, cover up, boys. We're marching

through Georgia. [music]

Take a look around. See if you can find

an official or a headman we can trust.

We'll wait over there.

>> I do.

>> Boy, I like to drown slowly in an ocean

of beer. What I'd like is a brand new

it.

[music]

[music]

[music]

See what kind of show

Chop soldiers all over. Many men, many

horses. Did you know we'd pick a

garrison town? Well, look, get your men

together and saddle up and bring our

horses to the far gate.

too. Temple of living Buddha. Go there.

>> What about the horses?

>> We get horses.

Half

there.

[singing]

Margo

Eric

Hana.

Door at sight. Men and horses wait.

Get

Satell.

s

They put us in a truck and convoed

[music] us out of Sang Chin. And when

the truck came out of the hills, I saw

it sparkling [music] and glistening,

catching the rays of the sun. We'd made

it. Argus Detachment Six under the

brilliant leadership of Sam Male had

reached the sea as prisoners.

>> Let's go hide.

>> Come on, lay off.

>> Take it easy.

All right, take it easy.

Good. Good. Good. Good. Good.

Agility

M. Hail Samuel T. Serial number 5640672.

You have had huge jenny, Sam.

>> Yeah.

How irritated for such epic trip in as

prisoners of Japanese. Such boldness,

such heroics deserves better fate.

Fortunately, Japan is civilized nations

and we do not mistreat prisoners. We

know all about weather teams in Gobi. We

have already uh conquered four. All we

wish Sam is to realize how many others

also wear. Sorry, I can't help you.

Sam, be comforted. You are not unclosing

anything of vitality. We already have

much of this information. But you've

already got it if I ask me. Small pieces

to fit in place.

Now, Sam, let us put our hair down. Huh?

Where are other units? I don't know. The

high command never bothered to confide

in me.

>> You're lying. Speak.

>> My name is Samuel T. Mccale. Serial

number 5640672.

Chief Bosen's mate. United States Navy.

>> Navy. Huh?

H.

Strange suiting for American Navy.

>> Well, our uniforms wore out. We stole

these outfits. How do I know this? You

seem to know everything else about us. I

have changed my mind. I confess to

ignorance. I know only that we have

captured seven Americans wearing Mongol

suiting in Japanese held territory.

>> What do you get that?

>> Under the rules of Geneva County.

>> Now look, our uniforms wore out, I tell

you. I made my men change. I ordered

them to. You got that? I ordered them.

>> I know nothing.

>> You know we're American sailors.

>> What are American sailors doing in the

desert?

>> We were sending weather reports from

neutral territory.

>> Who else were sending these reports?

Where are they? How many are left? You

talk, you talk. You tell us all about

weather team.

>> My name is Samuel team.

>> Here he comes.

>> How'd it go?

>> What's going to happen to us, Mac?

>> We are prisoners of war,

>> aren't we?

We're spies.

>> [music]

>> Ah, quit eating yourself, Mac. Anybody

can guess wrong.

>> Yeah, nobody's blaming you.

>> Who says we ain't? This whole screw ball

scheme was his idea. Playing ball with

them Mongols, putting on these outfits.

We're spies. Got that? Spies. We're

going to be lined up against the wall

and shot.

>> Sabotello, what I like about you is your

colorful speech.

>> Yeah. Why don't you write a book? You

could call it How I Became a Crud.

Hey, it's a Navy officer.

>> It's Harpo. Where'd he get the outfit?

>> It's a lieutenant commander. Hey, it's

Wyatt's uniform. The good one the

skipper was missing.

>> You poor dumb joker. Didn't you know

they'd pick you up wearing this?

>> Kangu. Kangu.

Did Kangu send you? Huh? Did he send

you?

>> Kangu.

Kangu doesn't

>> now. Wait a minute. Is Kangu here? Is he

around here somewhere?

What's that? I don't know.

Kangu.

>> A boat. Ku has a boat.

>> That's it.

>> Where is it? Where is boat? Where is it?

>> Sunny Harus Garner.

>> Aaskana. Where's that? Anybody's guess.

Boat. Where? Where? Boat.

My wristwatch.

He's pointing at 12:00. That's midnight.

No, you you keep it, Wally. What about

12:00? Midnight. What about it?

>> Well, here we go again.

>> Holy smokes. What's that?

>> Those could be clouds.

>> Yeah,

>> could be.

>> What are the lines for?

>> Rain. Kangu says it's going to rain

tonight, right? Rain.

>> Good. That's right.

>> Sure. All over wet.

>> What's this?

>> Fly.

>> We're to escape at midnight in the rain.

>> Oh, fine.

>> Great. We'll just fly over all that bob

wire.

>> Yeah. How about that, Wally? How are we

going to cut our way through the wire?

Cut. Wire. Cut here. Cut wire. How are

we going to do it?

>> Yeah. Through there. Yeah. Escape.

That's it.

>> What now?

>> I don't know.

[laughter]

Here it comes. Now, how could King 2

have predicted it? I didn't even know it

would rain. All

right. You want to give me those

cutters? Hurry.

Holy cow. What kind of a boat is that?

It's a Chinese junk.

>> We can't go to sea on that.

>> We'd be better off in a rowboat.

>> It's okay. Well, it's okay. Just long as

she floats. What' you guys expect? The

Enterprise.

>> Why do they call this a jump? What else

would you call it? Coney Jenkins, man.

Those sweeps right there. Let's

Sabatello Swinsson, slip the forward

lines. The forward lines right there.

Landers, take the tiller.

>> Tiller.

>> The tiller. A.

>> Oh, Paul's going away in that line. All

right, let's go. Move it.

>> I reckon this is a sweep. Are we going

to have to rode to Okanawa?

>> Hey, Mac, what do you do with this

overgrown ore?

>> Here, hold it. Put it in the grommet

like this.

>> You know what?

>> Grommets.

>> There you are. Now with your drifts

clear, dig in.

>> Sure got this thing tied up in nuts.

>> Yeah, we may have to take the warf with

us.

>> Hey, Sabatello, just slip it off. Come

on, let's go.

Well, look who's here.

>> Japs have cannon. Navy have cannon, too.

>> Okay, boys, lend a hand here.

>> Where do you suppose he got that gun?

>> From in front of the city hall. Where

else?

We thought you tricked us.

>> No trick friends. Trick jabs.

Cannot get sheep through den of wolves.

Let wolves take sheep through.

>> Yeah, well your sheep ain't out of the

woods yet, mate. But if we get through,

you're going to be hearing from us. You

better shove off now. We'll lily to be

spotted any second. Good luck to you.

I said you better go jump off boat

quick. Cannot jump all around. Catch

[ __ ]

>> Okay, stay on board. We'll drop you off

along the coast somewhere. Better get

your boys on board.

>> Go get

>> Come on. Get aboard. Hey, Mac, this rope

stuck.

>> Are we going to take those horses with

us, too?

>> That's right. The horses go with us.

>> All right, Pulsey, get on that sweep.

Right, Landers. Stand by the helm.

Tabatello. Go forward. His lookout. All

right, Swson. Get on here with me.

The

Get

[screaming]

you. You get it. foreign.

Right rudder. Right rudder.

Ease up on those sweeps. I can't see 10

ft ahead in this soup.

>> What's that?

>> Well, it ain't a no supermarket. If it

sponsors were sunk, we could not let a

garbage cow in this tub.

Give you a hand with this cannon.

>> Cannon? Are you kidding? Ulissi says

Grant wouldn't have used this hunk of

scrap iron. You think it still works,

Mac?

>> It better. We got the shot, but we need

powdery. King two, have your men break

open all the bullets they got. Con give

him a hand. We need wading, too. And a

ram rod. Holly, you and Jensen, take a

look below. See what you can find. I

step on it.

Come on,

Con. Where's that powder? Come on. It's

coming, Mac. It's coming.

Where do you want to go? Hey,

>> let me have those cannonballs. Wake up.

All right, bring her around. Probably

get a chance for just one shot, so it

better be good.

Got it.

>> Yeah, I'm looking right down her throat.

>> Same win, Mac. Hold it.

Clear everybody.

Okay.

Fire.

We got him. Hit him right in the bread

basket.

>> Hey, how about that?

>> I feel like John Paul Jones.

>> Guess you'd call this our first naval

victory.

>> Yeah. The question is, who took the

worst beating?

>> Wow.

Cony. A con boy.

We'll bury him at sea out of these

waters.

Coney

King too. I'm afraid you're going to

have to go the rest of the way with us.

It's too risky to drop you off.

>> Must get home. Two people. Have fight

with Tomic. He take others back to Kobe.

Make trouble.

>> We'll get you home. I give you my word.

We'll get you home if it takes an

admiral's plane to do it.

Sabatello, find some tools. Start

repairing damage. Landers. What's our

heading?

150.

>> Bear left to 125. The rest of you guys

bear a hand with these sails. Come on,

look alive. Swinson, go forward. Get on

those Haliards. Take them off the cleat.

>> Haliards. Cleat.

>> This is a heliard. And this is a cleat.

>> How am I supposed to know? I'm a

weatherman.

>> You'll be a sailor by the time we get to

Okinawa. Come on, let's go.

11 days and 600 miles later, we were

spanking along under full sail, dead on

course for Okinawa. I was proud of every

kid on that bucket. They'd repaired the

superructure, patched sails, cleaned and

scrubbed [music] the decks. A month ago,

they were a bunch of weathermen chasing

balloons. Now, they were sailors sailing

a ship.

Hey, it's baby.

>> [music]

>> Let's go.

All that talk clear on the double.

Get out of here.

A few days later, the war was over. Just

a couple of days after that, an

admiral's plane. Yeah, you heard me. An

admiral's plane circled a grassy oasis

in Inner Mongolia and headed in for a

landing.

Oh, okay.

>> You sign.

Hey man, what are you doing? Pinning on

your medal?

>> Well, uh, Wall-E asked me to wear it.

You know, the Mongols, they put great

star in these things. I won't tell

anybody.

>> Thanks. Hey, hey, hey, get your saddle

blankets. Compliments to the United

States Navy. They're free. Only one per

customer. Here you are. Hello, Joe. What

do you know? Here you are. Split it up.

>> Hello, Nurosalu.

>> Uh, present for you. a present.

>> It's It's an overnight bag. You know,

when you travel from oasis to oasis,

he tell them of navy boat big enough to

carry iron birds that fly, and all

mongols of goi. Wally, he tell them of

great Navy Chief Miguel.

>> Oh, well now uh now look, King 2,

there's one thing you've got to get

straight. I'm only a chief petty

officer. I don't run the Navy. You make

mistake.

>> Not my mistake.

Navy mistake.

The first Mongolian cavalry.

>> What an outfit.

>> What a leader.

>> Yeah, he should have gotten the Navy

cross, not me.

>> [music]