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[whirring]

[sputtering]

There she is, Mr. Drake.

You mean to tell me
there's not even

that much more to do to her?

Not a whisper.

All the years
and all the wrecks

and all the schemes

and out of it grows
this sweet peach.

Yeah, and she's gonna
crack that record by an hour.

You can go and hang it
on your wall right now.

And up high, Gunner.

Up where the storms
can't touch her

out of their reach.

It's something more
than a record, eh, Gunner?

She'll spit on those mountains.

Yes, she will.

If she wasn't such
a lady, she would.

How's Lane feeling?

He's been asleep
about three hours.

Uh-huh. 12 o'clock.

He's got to take off
at 1:00 sharp.

Yeah. I'll wake him
in about a half-hour.

Oh, yeah.
Let him have all he can.

Yes, sir.

- Lane still asleep?
- Yeah, yeah, yeah.

We won't pay him the 750
without his cross on this.

And you won't pay him
if you don't break the record.

Sure. The ad's no good
if you don't break the record.

- We're selling gasoline.
- Get out. Give me air, will ya?

Air? Is that what you're asking
for, Gunner?

- Have a little on me.
- Yeah.

Everything grounded
west of Albuquerque.

Just what you've
been waiting for.

And look what's waiting
for him over Colorado.

It's alright.
He won't be there long.

Let me know the minute
he wakes up, will you?

Alright. He'll be here.
He ain't going anywhere else.

- I wouldn't put it past him--
- Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Hey! Where's Lane?

Yeah, where? I had a date
with him at 10 o'clock.

- You're telling me where.
- Where'd you see him?

I'm telling you,
I haven't seen him.

- How long you been here?
- Since 9:00.

- When'd you fall asleep?
- Oh, I don't know.

- What difference does it make?
- Don't get so tough about it.

I'll tell you what
difference it makes.

He left for home
here three hours ago.

I wanna know
if he's been here.

- What time is it?
- 12 o'clock.

Well, I was awake at 11:00,
I know that.

- Then he hasn't been here.
- Who are you?

The guy he calls Gunner?

Yeah, and I'm telling you, you
can't let him out of your sight.

What are you
telling me for?

I ain't ever seen
so much of him.

Say, you don't think
anything happened to him?

- An accident or something?
- Quiet!

Yeah, an accident,
another dame.

Oh, yeah. Hello, Gunner,
old boy, old boy, old boy.

Look what I rescued,
Dying of thirst, she said.

Hello, pal.
Everything alright with you?

- Say, what's your name?
- Sarah.

Oh? Her name is Mable.
Mable, this is Sarah.

And this is the Gunner.

And this is all
a very unexpected pleasure

and I'm very glad
to know all of you.

- Do you know what time it is?
- Yeah. Time to go to bed.

You told me
that two hours ago.

What do you wanna keep
repeating yourself for?

Come on, girls. Blow.
Get out of here.

I won't go out with that.

Girls, girls.

Look, this guy's
gotta get some sleep.

Get out of here
before I throw you out.

Come on. Remember, you girls
were with me if anybody asks.

Girls are always quarreling.

Girls don't get on good
for some reason.

[sighs]

Girls, girls.

The dear old girls.

- Jim.
- Yeah?

Okay.
Where are my clothes? Oh.

I don't know
how you do it.

- Say, how'd she wind?
- 2762.

Good, she ought to
bust in my face

before I get her
off the ground.

Yeah. Just like
those dames of yours.

What dames?

- Oh, lord.
- How's the weather?

You got a 62-mile tailwind
at 20.000 feet.

How's the weather?

You got a 78-mile tailwind
at 25.000 feet.

Yeah? How's that storm over
Colorado? Who you trying to kid?

Ah, what's a little weather
to the Drake Bullet?

Oh, Drake's got a new
name for her now.

Calls her his "Sweet Peach."

Yeah?
Don't tell Colorado that.

Don't you worry.
She'll hold.

Yeah. I love you guys
that know all about it.

Sure, if you crack up,
you can blame me.

Mm-hmm. I get that
out of it.

Every time I see a crash coming,
I know it isn't my fault.

That makes it alright, too.

- Sure, sure.
- Sure, sure.

- Thank you.
- Thank you.

- Well, once again, Jim.
- Yep.

- She's in shape.
- Like a peach?

That's right.
That's right.

Well, she may leave a little
fuzz along the way

but she'll keep that
schoolgirl complexion.

This is more than
just a record, Jim.

It means a whole lot
to aviation.

I never heard of it.
I'm doing it for you, pal.

- Well, see you tomorrow.
- Alright.

In you go.

[engine whirring]

Go on and break the record!

Take it easy now.

Remember, you got 4200 pounds
of gas in this crate.

Yeah. I'd have never
Thought of that.

If I don't see you again,
it'll be too soon.

Yeah, and if I never see
that ugly map of yours again

it'll be too soon.

[engine idling]

[engine whirring]

[airplane swooshes]

Do I look like you?

Huh?

Well, they're both good.
I'll say that for them.

What are you going to do
for the next five or six hours?

Look like you're looking.

Well, come on.
Let's look together.

[whirring]

[thunder rumbles]

[airplane droning]

[engine sputtering]

[engine whirring]

Are you alright?

- Are you alright?
- I'm licked, see? I'm licked!

I couldn't move this thing
with a derrick.

Oh. That's too bad.

"That's too bad."
Is it, really?

All I had was a coast-to-coast
record, and it's too bad.

Don't you understand?
I had it licked to death.

Why, I had it right in my
hand, just like that wrench.

And now you haven't
even got the wrench.

Say, where are we?

We are in Kansas.

That's great.
How near Wichita?

About 20 miles.

I'll tell you what you can do
for me. Do you live around here?

- Right there.
- You got a phone?

- Yes.
- Alright.

Go call the Union Air Terminal
at Burbank.

Ask for Gunner Morris.

When you get him, just yell
down, and I'll come.

- Johnny Morris?
- Gunner! Gunner.

Just ask for Gunner.
Tell him I'm calling.

I'm Jim Lane.
That's all you have to do.

Why don't you
call him yourself?

Hey, I got to get
these lines out of here.

You don't think I wanna be stuck
in this dump all night, do you?

I don't care very much
one way or the other.

Alright, alright!
I'll pay for it.

Don't worry about that.

Listen, swellhead,
you're on private property

and very uninvited.

How'd you like to get
that junk over the fence

before I sic a bull on you?

[cow lowing]

Say, I'm just in the mood
for a bull, sister.

You go get him.

I'm liable to pick him up
and throw him right back

in your lap.

I know you.

You're the prince.

A nice, charming prince

right out of the sky.

A young girl's dream.

And I've been waiting
for you all my life.

That's why no other man ever
touched the tip of my finger.

I have lived for a prince.

What's the matter?
Too much for you?

You're a funny-looking gazabo.

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

Are you a famous flier,
Mr. Lane?

Why, I'm Jim Lane.

Should I faint
on that one?

Say, where do you live?

I still live there.

I haven't moved
since I told you.

Can I use your phone?

It's alright with me
if it's alright with the phone.

What's your name?

Ann Barton.

And we're near Wichita,
are we, Ann?

And it's still 20 miles.

That's right. You told me
that before, too, didn't you?

- Ah, what time is it?
- About 6:00.

Didn't ask you that
before, did I?

No. Don't startle me so.

Do all the girls around
here look like you

this early in the morning?

Every girl I've ever seen
this ear..

Yeah. Look at all the hay.

That's wheat.

Oh.

The staff of life.

Is it?

It's nice here
at that, isn't it?

I'm so glad you like it.

How many waffles
can you eat, Mr. Lane?

- How many have you got?
- That's all I wanna know.

Come on, keep following me.

Hey, where did you get such
a nice father and mother?

I took time picking them out.

Oh.

Say, this is a pretty
room. This your room?

No.
This is the spare room.

Oh. Oh, this is where
I'd stay if I were a guest.

That's right..

...if you were stuck here.

Hmm.

- Oh.
- What's the matter?

No towels.
I'm stuck.

Oh, dear.

You're not supposed
to say "Oh, dear."

You should say,
"That's alright."

I've been around here too long
now not to say what I mean.

Quite an imagination
for an aviator.

Can't match yours, pal.
You went to school.

I didn't learn it there.

Don't get lost.

No, no, no. I won't.

And Ann keeps all those
records in the books.

- Ann went to school.
- Smart.

Ann graduated from
the state university, Mr. Lane

with the highest honors.

- Didn't you, Ann?
- Oh, you bet.

I broke all records.

Did you go to college,
Mr. Lane?

- Why, Ann!
- Why, mother!

She's crazy.
I broke all records, too.

Entered high school a sophomore
and came out a freshman.

Have you been a test pilot
ever since, Mr. Lane?

No, I was in the army
for a while

but we didn't agree.

Had to get up too early?

No, I had to go to bed.

That must be
your call, Mr. Lane.

Yeah, thanks.
No wisecracks now.

I beat you to it.

[telephone ringing]

- He's a charming man.
- Mm-hmm.

Yeah. Yeah?

Yeah.

The oil pump let go.

He's down okay
on a farm near Wichita.

Well, that's the way it goes.

Yeah.

And bring along
a whole new assembly

and the center line.

Yeah, wait, I'll find out.
Oh, Ann?

- Who's Ann?
- Yes?

Will anyone in Wichita with
a cab know how to get here?

Oh, sure.

Due west of Wichita
on the main highway.

Everybody knows
the Barton farm.

Oh, sure. Due west of Wichita
on the main highway.

Everybody knows
the Barton farm.

What's all this "Ann" stuff?

Hey, listen, have you got all
that dope now or haven't you?

What time will you
get in Wichita?

I'll hop the first trip east.
The weather's cleared.

Wichita? Wait a minute.

5:30, your time.

Why do you always have to land
way out in the sticks?

Hey, this isn't
the sticks, lad.

This is the prettiest farm
I ever saw.

Wait till you see it.

The wheat sways in the field
like a silken sea.

- How's that?
- Sounds like a blond.

Now, listen, Jim, don't fool
around there all afternoon.

Get that old pump
out of there, will you?

So I can put the new one
in right away?

Maybe we can pull
out of there tonight.

Oh, sure. Sure.

I'll work on it
all afternoon.

Yeah, yeah. Absolutely.

All afternoon.

Yeah, okay.
Goodbye.

- All set. Have we got a car?
- Yes. Why?

We gotta go to Wichita,
haven't we?

Oh.

We gotta meet the Gunner,
haven't we?

Oh.

And, uh, he arrives there when?

Around 5:00 this afternoon.

And in the meanwhile?

I'll entertain you there.

Oh. I thought you
had to work here.

Oh, no, no.
That's hard work.

Come on. Come on, pal.
We're wasting time.

Wichita is calling.
Here, come on.

And wear that red dress,
will you?

What?

How did you know
I had a red dress?

Oh, I got in the wrong room.

- Goodbye, father.
- Goodbye, mother.

Bye.
You all be back for supper?

We will.

- And, Mr. Lane?
- Yes, mother?

I'll have a cot all fixed up
for your friend.

Alright, mother.
And the towels are in the hall.

- What?
- Shh! Shut up!

[crowd cheering]

Horseshoe!
Horseshoe!

Beautiful!
Beautiful!

Oh!

You can see now why Wichita's
going to win this league.

What's that you say, lady?
Wichita's going to win what?

It's in the bag, Omaha,
and you're holding it.

Yeah.
That was a smart play, eh?

The smartest play
you've seen today, mister.

Ask your pitcher what's
the last thing he expected

and he'll tell you
a hit and run.

What a beauty!

'Two outs, a man on first'

'and three and one
on the batter. Yeah.'

And that second baseman
isn't surprised much.

Look at him!
He can't get over it!

I think this guy is right.
It was horseshoed.

Why, sure. Listen.

See, it's the luckiest ball club
in the business.

It's kept them up there
all year.

What's the matter,
second baseman?

Can't you get over
the surprise?

I see what you mean.

You mean Wichita's been getting

breaks like this all year?

'All year. I never seen
anything like it.'

Your girl
is just prejudiced.

Women don't know anything
about baseball, anyway.

I could push this bird's face
in with pleasure.

- What's all this?
- Watch the game, pal.

Watch the game.

[cheering]

There they are.

Yeah. We're just in time.

I love you.

- "I love you, too."
- I love you, too.

[crowd shushing]

Shh!

Look, Jim. Look at that.
Look at that!

[whirring]

Could you do that?

Will you stop? Look at
all the space he's taking.

Well, there's plenty of it.

Come on.

- Where?
- Never mind.

[whirring]

How do you like it?

Oh, it's great!

[Ann whooping]

Whoo!

[whooping continues]

[screaming]

Whoo!

[screaming]

Oh, that was wonderful!

Simply wonderful.

- Oh!
- Oops!

Take it easy, pal.
Take it easy.

You alright?

Oh, yes.
I'm alright.

I was just a little dizzy
for a second, that's all

but I'm alright now.

- Oh!
- Thanks, Ray. Whoa! Whoa.

Well!

Hello, darling.

I'm in no mood for gags.

Well, shake hands
with Ann instead.

Oh, you only got
one this time, huh?

Where's Mable?

She must have seen
your picture somewhere.

Hello, hello, hello.

Where did you
see each other?

I picked her off a cloud
and got dizzy. Come on.

Thanks, pal.

Hey.

What?

Do you know what
I'm thinking about?

Am I in it?

It's a wish.

What?

That it was this morning
again.

Could you do it
all over again tomorrow?

Could you?

I never had a better
time, Ann. And you?

The best.

There's a new show
there tonight.

- Where?
- Wichita.

Oh. How about your friend?

You want him to go with us?

No.

[humming]

You're gonna have
a nice sleep tonight, pal.

Yeah.

Did you get
that pump off? No.

- No, I didn't.
- That's fine. That's fine.

Well, I had to go to Wichita,
didn't I?

- Oh, sure. Sure.
- I had to meet you, didn't I?

Oh, yeah. Sure.

I didn't want you
to get lost, did I?

- No, no, no, no.
- Be a little grateful then.

Grate..
For what?

Well, aren't you glad
to meet Ann?

- Sure, I'm glad to meet Ann.
- Sure, I'm glad..

[chuckles]

Any chance of getting
out of here tonight?

No, not a chance.

Wait till you see
where she lives.

Oh, a little house sailing

along all by itself
in a sea of wheat.

And a cute little cot
for you to sleep on.

Yeah. And wait till you
smell them honeysuckles.

Don't give me that banjo.

What time can we
get out tomorrow?

Well, I'm ready
whenever you are.

(Gunner)
'That's all I wanted to know.
We're leaving early.'

You usually at least bring
the ship home when you flop

but maybe you ain't
Jim Lane after all.

Okay, Chicago.

Should've been with me
this morning.

Had them Colorado
mountains melting.

'And tomorrow morning,
I'll have that ship in New York'

'before you can
pack up your tools.'

[dog barking]

Oh.

What?

Joe.

Oh.

My sweetheart.

Oh. This is new.
She's got a sweetheart.

Yeah.

And he's sweet, too.

I wonder what
he's doing here.

Well, he's probably here
to see you.

Yes.

Tell him he'll
do better tomorrow.

- Hello!
- Hello.

Hello, Mr. Lane. You look
just the way you ought to.

Hi, Joe.

- Joe, this is Gunner.
- Hello.

- Hello, Joe. Glad to see you.
- Gee, you had me worried.

I thought you'd forgotten
about tonight.

Oh, is it tonight?

(Joe)
'Yes. Did you forget?'

We're having a dance,
Mr. Lane.

Wouldn't you both
like to come?

No. I'm afraid
we can't get away.

I'll get you
some nice girls.

I don't think
they'd like it.

Come on.
Wait for me, Joe.

Oh, thanks for a lovely
afternoon.

Yes, sir. Ain't no place
like the country.

Hear them sounds
and smell them smells.

[inhales]

Hmm. Honeysuckle.

Honeysuckle and raspberries.

[crickets chirping]

[engine sputtering]

Hello.

Oh, hello, Mr. Lane.
Are you still up?

(Jim)
'Hello, how are you?'

What have you been doing?

Sitting here...thinking.

Oh!

It's nice here.

Yes, it is nice here.

And she's decided to stay
at last, haven't you, Ann?

Where was she going?

I was going to the moon.

Mr. Lane will tell you
about that.

He's been nearer
than you have.

Uh, what is the altitude record?

I don't know.
It changes all the time.

What's all the smiling about?

I've been trying to win Ann
for a long time, Mr. Lane.

But she very frankly told me
she wanted someone better

and my understanding of that

is probably why
I won her tonight.

I don't get you.

We're going to be married.

Alright. Alright.

The prince is puzzled.

What do you call him
prince for?

Well, isn't he?

They used to ride white
horses over some hill

but nowadays they go so fast,
they can't see straight.

They go, gee, whiz, they go
right around the world like that

until they're right back over
the hill where they started.

Do you know what she means?

- No.
- I don't either.

When she talks like this,
Mr. Lane, I just let her go.

Now, Joe, kiss me goodnight.

- I'm tired.
- Right.

Good night, Mr. Lane,
and goodbye.

- Goodnight, Joe. Good luck.
- Thanks.

- Goodnight, dear.
- Goodnight.

She must have heard that talk
about a horse and she's sore.

- Goodnight!
- Goodnight.

He's a nice fellow.

Did anyone ever
nickname you "nice"?

No, why?

It seems to be
your favorite word.

He's still a nice fellow.

And you think I made
a nice choice.

Yeah, this is the life.

Sitting out here tonight's
the first time

I've ever felt peace
since I was born.

It's a nice life.

I mean, it's fine.

Hey, you're a flip, girl.

[chuckles]

You're charming.

Yeah.

You turn your head
like a big bear

and just gaze.

Looks as if you were
making up your mind

whether you'd jump
at somebody or not.

And then you just
decide not to.

- It's very charming.
- Mm-hmm.

'You've got me
watching for it'

and thinking up things
to make you do it.

Look, I'll show you.

I'm you.

And somebody says something

and you go, "hmm?"

Well, if that isn't
going out of your way

to get a laugh, I ask you.

Hey!

There.

[chuckles]
That's the way you do it.

Sure.

I'd go out of my way
any day to get that.

What are you going
to marry that guy for?

You don't love him.

What makes you
suddenly say that?

Just the way
you're behaving now

like a little flirt.

I don't like you
for saying that.

That's tough.

Look at the way
you behaved all day.

One minute, you're going
to a show with me tonight.

The next, you get yourself
engaged to him.

And then the minute he goes,
you're like this again.

Sure. That's right.

- That's me.
- Yeah.

And I rated you
the best girl I ever saw.

It's rotten to be disappointed.

You'll be gone
in the morning.

It will soon be here.

I wish I got out tonight.

I wish I'd never landed.

I wish I never saw you.

What do you think I wish?

Do you think I like this?

What are you trying
to say now?

All my life, I've waited
for this morning to come

'cause I thought it had come.

I thought it had brought
what I'd longed for so long.

Well, I was wrong.

It was just a day to you.

Alright, you don't love me.

What of it?

What did you get
engaged to him for

if that's the way you feel?

Because I'm going
to forget you.

Because he's fine.

Because I'm going to be
a farmer's wife and a good one.

And don't kid yourself I'm not.

I'm grateful to you

for making me forget dreams,
for giving me peace.

Is that clear?

Or do you want me
to blueprint it?

What do you want me
to do? Say I love you?

No! Not in a million years.

If your heart
were tearing for me

I'd like to see you
get me now.

It's over, complete.

It was a thrill to see
you come out of the sky.

It'll be a greater one
to see you disappear in it.

You better get up early
because it will be early.

[engine whirring]

Well, give my regards to Joe.

What will I tell him?

You don't need anybody
to talk for you.

Give my love
to the Wichita team.

[engine whirring]

Well, he got away, alright.

Yeah.

- When do you go?
- Right away.

Catch the first transport out.

Oh.

Then you'll want somebody
to drive you to Wichita?

[sobbing]

Never mind, pal.
Never mind.

You'll be glad in the end.

(Mrs. Barton)
'Ann!'

'Ann!'

Alright, mother.

[engine whirring]

I-I forgot my hat!

- Jim, you didn't.
- What?

You didn't forget your hat.

- What did I forget?
- You forgot me.

What are you talking about?

You did. You couldn't go.

You came back.
You couldn't go.

Well, then get in.
Don't ask any questions.

Let's get out of here.

- Get in? How?
- Here.

You'll be sorry for this.

Alright.

Not a word anywhere.
It's a crash.

- Who have you sent out?
- Oh, everybody. Everybody!

- He isn't worth it, either.
- What are you talking about?

Oh, I don't know
what I'm talking about.

Here he comes.

What is this?

I give up.

- You know her?
- Yes, sir.

Well, who is she?

The girl he left this morning.

Oh, I give up.

Won't do any good.

Oh, send him into my office.

That may do me some good.

That's all, Frank.

This is my wife, Gunner.

Oh, I've heard so much
about the Gunner.

It's almost as if
I'd seen you before.

Wait a minute, wait a minute.
I can't take any more today.

Just tell me about it.
As it happened, will you?

While I went back for her.
We were married in Indianapolis.

And now we're with you again.

- Married, huh?
- Yeah. Where's Drake?

He's waiting
to congratulate you.

Hang on to her for me, will
you? I got to get some dough.

- Gee, you must be surprised.
- No, no, I'm not surprised.

I wouldn't be surprised if he
got married in Indianapolis

and divorced in Toledo.

I'm surprised you didn't.

Now, listen to this.

You start out.

You're off on a great adventure

carrying with you the best we
can give you in work and hope.

You're due here in seven hours
and aviation's supposed

to be advanced seven years
and what happens?

You arrive here 37 hours
late and with a girl.

- Now, I ask you!
- Ha, ha, ha. Yeah!

But how she fits it.

You know, one peach to another.

You're going to test
that Thompson Racer on Thursday.

Tomorrow's Tuesday.

That will give you a couple
of days for a honeymoon.

Well, the best of luck
to you. How's that?

Well, how about a couple
of hundred in advance?

- Alright.
- Right.

I'll see you a week
from Thursday.

No, no, no, no, no!
This Thursday.

I heard you,
a week from Thursday.

I'm sorry,
the national air races

won't wait for a honeymoon.

- This Thursday!
- Right, a week from Thursday.

- Lane!
- Yeah?

Wait a minute.

(man on phone)
'Yes, sir.'

If Jim Lane asks for any money

tell him he's no longer
on the payroll.

(man on phone)
'Yes, Mr. Drake.'

You can still change your mind.

Who'll you get in my place?

- Benson!
- You'll change yours.

Say, Jim, you've got
the idea in your head

you're the only aviator
in the world, haven't you?

No, but you have.

There's Lane's dough.

He's got all the answers too.

Tell Barney to study it

and then come in here
and see me.

Well, I got it.

- How much? Huh?
- The gate.

Yeah, he's pulled a lot of
beauties but this one

he dressed up for the ball.
I'm fired.

Jim! Jim, fly for me.

Fly mine. I've got the fastest
ship in the world.

- Hello, Stuart. Oh, get this.
- Listen, Jim!

I've given three
good years designing that ship.

And if I win the Thompson,
I'll have a factory in a year.

- Hey, Grant! Hey! Hey!
- You know I'm broke, Jim.

I can't give you any dough,
but if you win

the whole ten grand is yours.

How can he fire you? We're
testing racing job on Thursday.

I don't feel like
testing it Thursday.

- Listen, Jim--
- Hey, hey, look, look.

- Will you blow?
- Oh! Come on, Gunner.

Don't be that way.
Come out and see her.

'You haven't seen her
since she's done.'

- Every day's like this, so--
- It's charming.

- I saw her before she started.
- And you said she was fast.

You okay'd all that dope.
Remember, Gunner?

Yeah, yeah, and I told you
ought to run her on dope too.

Remember? She's fast,
and she's crazy.

Oh, he's kidding you.
It's a good boat.

Does that mean that you will
or-or might or-or...or what?

No, no, no.
It's too fast. You know.

I like them slow and steady.
Well! What do you say?

I got a wife and $10.
What more do you want?

- Got me beat both ways.
- And I know what I've got.

I thought you were pretty crazy
without thinking, darling

but I didn't know
you were that crazy.

Jim!

Jim, if I buy a drink,
will you take a look at her?

No, but if you buy two
drinks, we'll sit in her.

And if I buy three drinks,
will you race her?

No!

Glad to have met you.

You mean I'm as crazy as that?

You're worse, honey.

Gunner, he buys a ring for 600.

He marries a girl.
He has $10 in the world.

He loses his job,
and he comes out laughing.

Yeah, it's all very funny.

Now, come on.
We're wasting time.

Say how much
dough have you really got?

I had 200 coming, but
that was this morning.

- Well, who took it?
- Indianapolis.

Alright, I'll
cut you in on the ten.

What will we do first?
We've got to get a house.

Don't you live anywhere,
darling?

No. Gunner and I move around.

We've got our clothes
over in a room.

Say there's some
apartments over on 81st Street

I think we'd all like,
let's go and grab one.

Don't you have to pay
anything in advance?

- No.
- How do you know?

Well, I don't know.
I just know that you don't.

- How are you, Gunner, old boy?
- Oh, great.

I'm great, I'm great. I got
the whole thing figured out.

I'm going to be associated
with two nuts instead of one.

- Why, Gunner?
- Why, Gunner?

What are you looking at?

I found a dime.

- Ooh, it's nice.
- We'll take it.

- We've only seen this room.
- We'll look at the rest of it.

I think that would be
a very good idea.

- Yeah!
- The doors work good.

What do you think
of this room, dear?

- I think it's fine.
- Oh, ho. I'm glad you do.

Does he always take
everything like this?

Well, he's inclined to.

He's very much
of a hurry up gentleman.

Yes and they're
the very first to

complain if anything goes wrong.

Does philosophy
go with the joint

or do we get that on the side?

Come on, dear. Let's
look at the kitchen.

Yeah, okay. Oh. Okay!

I think we'd like
to have it very much.

The faucets are nice.

That will be one month in
advance, please. $150.

[clears throat]
It's your turn to turn
on the speed, isn't it, pal?

He's a crazy loon, isn't he?

He's a test pilot.

Oh, you try airplanes out
before we do.

Mm-hmm, and they try
themselves out before I do.

- Can I see the kitchen again?
- Oh, surely.

If you notice,
it's a brand-new stove.

I wouldn't miss this
for anything.

Look, that was just an excuse.

I wanted to speak to you alone.

Oh.

What do you think of that girl?

Why, I should think,
she's very nice.

- We just got married.
- Oh, did you? Just today?

Just now.

Where were you married,
Mr. Lane?

- Indianapolis.
- Indi..

Maybe you think you're
still in Indianapolis.

Huh? Oh, no, no, no, dear.
I see what you mean.

No, no, we were
married in Indianapolis

a couple of hours ago,
came here in a plane.

Oh, not as crazy
as that, pal, really.

Do I think this is
Indianapolis? Ha ha!

'And look, get this,
she never was here.'

First time in New York, see?
Well, now.

I got to show her around good,
haven't I?

And it takes a little dough,
right? You said it.

Mr. Lane! Does this mean you
can't pay me in advance?

No, no, no.
Don't bother about that, honey.

Look, I want to borrow
a hundred bucks from you.

Mr. Lane.

Well, next week
I'll have plenty of dough.

In my business,
you make it that way.

I'm always in the hole
from five to ten grand

and then I pay it back
in one sweep.

- I don't owe anybody yet.
- But, Mr. Lane--

Yeah, listen,
she likes you. Yeah! yeah!

I don't give out the blarney.
you know what I mean by that.

But sometimes, now I want
that dough very much.

If I didn't like you, I wouldn't
ask you for a quarter.

But it's fun asking
you for dough.

I'm enjoying this, aren't you?

- Well, I don't know.
- Well, of course, not.

If it's going to leave you short
don't give it another thought.

Mr. Lane, I have exactly $9

But you may have it
if it will help you any.

Darling, I got you beat
by a buck.

You keep it.

- Ann!
- 'Yes?'

A lovely woman.

Yes, dear and did you
like the new stove?

Mm-hmm. She was right.
It's a brand-new stove.

Well, the stove isn't the
only new thing in this kitchen.

I understand
you just married him.

You didn't have no chance
not to, did you?

Not any, and neither did he.

Glad you're going to live here.
I guess.

[chuckles]

- You've got a new girl.
- Yeah.

I still got the ten
and that's all.

'I got to stick another
zero on it somehow.'

We don't need any more.
I'll try out the new stove.

Gunner!

For one year I've been saving
this up for a rainy day.

You know, sometime when we
might be starving to death

or something,
but the nine bucks got me.

The minute she pulled out old
pocketbook, I knew I was sunk.

I should have known better
than to listen.

Here, here. Stick it
away and stop beefing.

- Save it for a snowstorm.
- How do you like that?

I'll bet you this ten
against that dime.

He's got this before morning.

Oh, what a lovely way to live.

Yeah and if we ever get
hungry we can always cook this.

- Oh! Right on the new stove?
- Mm-hmm.

We got a hundred bucks,
a new house and a city.

- Where do we head first?
- I'll fix this first.

Alright.

What do you think of it?

- This works good.
- Suits you okay, huh?

Sure. I'll come over
and visit you from time to time.

Oh, yeah?

Now, this is your room,
or we don't play.

Okay, sucker?

Say, uh, it's 6 o'clock.
The stores close at half past.

What stores?

Oh, ain't you gonna
buy her anything?

Tomorrow, everything. She
doesn't need anything tonight.

What's the matter with you?

She needs a nightgown,
don't she?

- Oh.
- She's a lady, you mug.

Yeah. Yeah, I guess
she does at that, doesn't she?

- Well, be just as well.
- Yeah, yeah, you're right.

Anything else you can think of?

Oh, darling,
it's going to be lovely here.

Wait until I've changed
it all around.

What are you so serious about?

Say, you've got to buy
something before we have dinner.

- Oh, what?
- A nightgown.

- Why, darling.
- What's the matter?

- I'm so surprised.
- Oh.

- Will you buy it for me?
- Me?

Please.

Where do you find them?

Just ask for
the lingerie department.

That's all
I'm going to tell you.

- The lawnja what?
- The lingerie department.

Why don't you ask him?

Uh, where's the, uh

the lawnjer, uh, department?

The what, sir?

The lawnjer..
Nightgowns.

- Oh, for yourself, sir?
- No.

The ladies' department
on the third floor, sir.

- Third floor.
- Well, it ain't my fault.

Here we are, darling.
Now, it's my present.

So I'm going to make
believe I'm not with you.

Go right ahead.

Go on.

That's right.

Hey, come on.

Go on, go on. Come on,
Let's get out of here.

- Come on.
- Would you go on, will you?

- How do you do?
- How do you do?

Uh, a nightgown for a lady.

Yes, sir.
What color does she fancy, sir?

Color?

Hey, what color you think
she likes?

You can't go wrong with pink.

- No? Let's see the pinks.
- Yes, sir.

She'll think you're
buying flowers.

Here's the very latest
thing from Paris, sir.

This is very pretty
and very reasonable.

How tall is the young lady?

About his size.

36, I'd say. You just feel
the texture of that, sir.

It feels alright. Feel it.

It feels good.

Yeah, I should say
that's about the right size.

Hey, hey, hey.

- Yeah, wrap it up.
- Yes, sir.

- Are you being waited on, lady?
- Brilliantly.

- What's the damage?
- $60, please, sir.

Well, the "Please"
goes with it, anyway.

Say, this is a good business,
isn't it?

We do very well here, sir.

Yes, I see what you mean.

Now, there it is.

Got a good start.

It was your idea.
I hope you're satisfied.

Yeah. I'd like to know
What I get out of it.

Thanks. Rural England,
the Netherlands.

- France, Italy, Sweden.
- Sweden!

Yeah, Sweden's fine,
and Bulgaria and those burgs.

Sweden first. You better
look up the hotels, Gunner.

Don't you think we better
look up a plane

you know, to win the race
before I hire the rooms?

Hey, I'm flying for Drake,
he'll be looking all over town

for me by tomorrow,
and you know it.

Yeah, and of course
you can't lose the race.

I might as well switch the
10.000 to Swedish dough, huh.

Ann, those babies are
all broke over there.

Do you realize how much Swedish
dough you can get for ten grand?

Darling, I happen to know.

They'll elect you king
of something.

Yeah, they won't let us
out of town.

We'll hire a castle on the Nile.

- The Nile?
- The Nile?

Whatever their river is.
They've all got a river.

And so they have, precious.
Darling, I've got to kiss you.

You know the only thing
that bothers me

why do we go to Cleveland
at all and waste all that time?

You don't think I can lose,
do you, baby?

- The Gunner doesn't, either.
- I don't know.

- He lost when he met you.
- Gunner. Look what he won.

Yeah! Watch us, baby, we'll show
you a little Swedish massage.

- Hey.
- What?

- Drake.
- Where?

- Guy with the hair.
- Oh.

- How's it going?
- Hello, Jim.

Every day will be
Thursday, by and by.

- He's going to pay for that.
- What, dear?

Didn't ask me to come back,
did he? Trying to wait me out.

Alright, I've got another idea.

Alright, alright,
I got nothing more to say.

Yes, I have. I've got one
thing to say to you, Ann.

Yes?

Don't let him fly Grant's ship.

It's dangerous.

- Is it, honey?
- Ah!

She's got your number.
Don't pay any attention to him.

I've had to listen to this
for years. "Don't do this.

Don't do that.
Don't do anything."

Well, I'm going to fly
Grant's ship

And Drake will rue the day
for being so fresh.

Say How do you like that one?
"Rue the day"?

Yeah! I'm picking up words.
She went to school. Here we are.

Oh, can you spare
a dollar, sweets?

Oh, yeah, sure, sure.
Here, take it all, all of $3

Oh, no, just a dollar.
I want to buy a toothbrush.

White teeth!
Don't you want them?

- $2.20.
- $2.20? Ahem.

He's got it.

Oh, wait a minute!
Jim, don't forget my package!

- What package?
- My nightgown!

Oh! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!

We left a package.

- Well, see you later.
- Hey, where are you going?

I'll go over and pick up our
clothes before somebody

pinches them,
I'll get everything together

and see you in the morning.

Gunner.

Where do you wish
I were right now?

Back in Kansas,
sitting on a fence?

Why do you say that?

How long has it been
since you've said

goodnight to him outside?

Believe me, it's a relief.

Somebody else can put him
to bed for a change.

Gunner, help me
make you like me.

Sure, I do.

Don't wish I were
back on the fence.

You were so dear to me.

Gee, was it really
just this morning?

Don't expect any day
to be any different.

Just gather thy happiness
while thy mayest.

Must have gone to school
myself at one time or another.

You big dumb..
Oh, go to bed.

(male announcer)
'Good afternoon,
Ladies and gentlemen.'

'Welcome
to the Cleveland Airport'

'For the final day
of the National Air Races.'

'This is the windup of
the greatest series of events'

'ever seen at any air race
and this afternoon'

'the eyes not only of those
of us here at the field'

'But of the whole world
will be focused'

'on the grand prix of aviation'

'The testing ground
of both men and planes'

'The world's most grueling
competitive speed race'

'the Thompson Trophy Race.'

'There's the army bombardment
group taking off'

'for an exhibition of practice
maneuvers and of dive bombing.'

'The squadron, upon reaching
their rendezvous..'

Okay, Jim, everything is great.
Isn't it, Gunner?

Okay, you just go up there, boy.

You cannot lose!
Can he, Gunner?

You just go up there, boy.
You cannot lose.

- You got the finest--
- Hey. Up in the grandstand.

- Up in the grandstand.
- Okay, okay.

Yes, if you're not here when
I come back, I'll understand.

Okay, okay.
Yeah, okay, okay.

Well, does she go?

She goes,
but don't ask me where.

Well, this is a funny situation,
isn't it, Jim?

- You miss me?
- Yeah. Is it mutual?

Well, it doesn't seem natural.
I'll give you that much.

- Benson's alright.
- Oh, sure, Benson's alright.

- He's a little bit worried.
- Oh?

Yeah, he says the new ship
is so fast

he's afraid the judges won't
be able to count the laps.

He spent the dough already.

He's taking his family to
Italy.

- How's Thursday feeling?
- Who?

- Your pretty wife.
- Oh, yeah!

- Hey, where is Thursday?
- She's in the grandstand.

Where's Friday? In the bar.

- No, Jim, no.
- Yeah. Come on.

We just got time for one.

- Scotch and a coke.
- A coke and a coke.

Hiya, hiya, hiya, pal.

Well, hiya, pal. How are you?
Glad to see you. Gunner!

- Do you know the Mighty Benson?
- Oh, yeah the parachute jumper.

You guys got good seats?
Gonna be a nice race to watch.

The battle for second place
is going to be vicious.

Oh, yeah! My wife's sitting
pretty. You know?

You can buy a lot of seats
for ten grand, pal.

You're a piker.
My wife's here with the kids.

What do you want to
disappoint all of them for?

Hey, I hear
you're going to Italy.

- Right from here, Jim.
- We'll meet you in Sweden.

I'm not kidding,
the missus has been harping

about the Mediterranean
but this is the first real dough

I've ever got a hold of.

Oh, oh, May!

You know Jim Lane.

- No.
- How do you do, Mrs. Benson?

And this is the Gunner.

- His mechanic.
- How do you do?

The boys are drowning
their sorrows.

What will you have,
Mrs. Benson?

I understand we're celebrating
a trip to the Mediterranean.

Oh, nothing, thanks. Oh!

And I wish Fred would stop
talking about the Mediterranean.

He's got me half-believing it.

And as for the children,
they might as well be there.

Daddy! Daddy! Look, daddy,
all pictures about Italy.

Have you ever been to Italy?

Mother says the sea
is bluer than the sky.

- I want a drink!
- You want a drink!

His father's boy.

Goodbye. I'm awfully glad
to have met you.

- Thank you. Goodbye.
- Goodbye.

(male #1)
'Attention! Pilots
for the Thompson Trophy Race'

'on the lines now.'

'Now, ladies and gentlemen,
the big event of the year'

'in aviation,
the Thompson Trophy Race'

'for the ten fastest planes
in America.'

20 times around
this closed course

in aviation's toughest
competitive speed event.

- Why, it's Annie.
- Yes!

And to think
I left Kansas for this.

- I wonder what Joe's doing now.
- Is this giving me the laugh?

Mm-hmm. There's a sucker
born every second, pal.

Not anymore.
I broke the mold.

- All clear?
- Clear!

Well, you can sing a song of
ten grand, a pocketful of dough.

I'll see you at the bank.

Don't do anything I wouldn't do.

I won't!

- Oh, darling!
- Yeah!

I got a telegram
from the landlady.

Oh, yeah? What did she say?

She hopes you win.

(male #1)
'Here comes the first entry
racer, number seven'

'Flown by Jim Lane,
Lane, you remember'

'won the Thompson last year
in a Drake special'

'and set a new record
of 259.108 miles per hour.'

'There's the starter
holding up his flag.'

'Benny Strong will be
flying his number 86.'

'The timers
and judges are ready.'

'There it goes!
They're away!'

[indistinct announcement]

[planes whirring]

[whirring continues]

At the conclusion of the 16th
lap with only 40 miles

left to go, Fred Benson
in his Drake special

is still leading the field
and is averaging 279 miles..

[planes droning]

[whirring]

'Now he's pushing Benson hard.'

'Seven is riding,
right over 12.'

'Now he's nosing down
for speed.'

'Here they come
down the stretch!'

'Lane's pulling away
from Benson'

'and going into
an angled push, there he goes.'

There's something wrong up
there. Lane's on fire!

The grant mystery special
is on fire with the motor

'of the grant racer burning up.'

'Lane has the ship
under perfect control.'

Come on down, Jim.
Come on, don't be a fool.

Oh, Gunner.

Why, he's going to continue.
with only 15 more miles to go

Lane's going to gamble that
his ship will hold together.

One more lap.

He's on fire!

Ah, don't be crazy.
That's nothing.

It's nice to have a little fire.

You don't know how cold
it gets up there.

Jim! Jim!

Besides, the guy
is made of asbestos.

How can you talk like that?
How dare you.

Why, you little fool.
Who are you talking to?

What do you think
this game is, anyway?

It's death
every time you move.

It ain't safe to sit
in one of them.

It ain't even safe
to look at one of them.

And you married him
without giving it a thought.

I'll say you're a sucker.
Let me tell you another thing.

If you're with that guy long
enough, you'll..

Bless you, Gunner.

He's got a good chance, eh.
It's awful good up there.

There he goes,
diving into the pylon.

'And look, look.
The fire's out.'

He dove the fire out.

Come on, Jim. Come on, boy.

'Here he comes, the winner.
He's across the line.'

Ladies and gentlemen..

[screaming]

[indistinct announcement]

'Give him a big hand.'

Why, it's a beauty!

What were you doing,
Giving us an exhibition?

Thursday!
Thursday! Sweet Thursday!

Jim! Jim, that was marvelous.
You made it!

Hey, hey, hey.

'Oh, Benson's in trouble.
Benson in number 12!'

It looks like he's going to
crash. Everybody off the field.

Field guards,
to your stations immediately.

[siren blaring]

'Ladies and gentlemen,
please stay behind the fence'

'And off the field. There's
nothing you can do there.'

'Save hinder those
who are trying'

'their best to help
Fred Benson.'

- How is he?
- He's alright now.

- Let me through.
- I can't.

Please. I'm Mrs. Benson.
It's him.

Will you watch the..

Joe, you and Kathleen,
You watch the baby.

- Now, don't move, please.
- Mother.

[siren blaring]

Mama! Mama!

Is she in there?

Taking him home
on the midnight.

She alone?

Children are in the hotel.

Well, that's the way it goes.

- Oh, Jim.
- Yeah?

Benson should never have
been in that new racer.

There's only one man
in all the country

should have been up
with her today, Jim.

After this, let's you
and I stop this quarreling.

Seems kind of silly.

Yeah.

Go ahead.

- I want to see Mrs. Benson.
- Yes, sir.

Oh.

Congratulations, Mr. Lane.

It was very brave.

I don't feel the way
I thought I would.

I guess I was so sure
It would happen sometime.

How's the dough situation?

Oh, we'll be alright.

Well, you're lucky in one way,
Mrs. Benson.

I mean, Lucky that I won.

You see, Benson
and I were splitting

if either of us came through.

But I suppose he told you.

- You what?
- Yeah. Didn't he tell you?

No.

Well, we were,
so I got it cashed.

- There's five grand in there.
- Mr. Lane, please--

You don't me to welsh on a guy

because he's not here
to collect it, do you?

- But I--
- But listen.

Keep it under your hat, see?

I don't want Drake
to know that I thought

he ever had a chance to win.

You know how it is.
We don't get on.

Mr. Lane, you're lying to me.

Well, if you want
to put it that way.

Of course,
it's so beautiful of you.

I-I do need it so terribly.

I mean, the children.
I mean, they're so..

It's alright, pal.

And listen,
he died at his trade, see?

Now, that's a lot.
Take my word for it.

He has to die sometime,
hasn't he?

Well, he died in the air and
the air is Benson's business.

Yes. Yes, I know.

And he-he was so dear.

He wanted to take us
all to Italy so much.

I-I hope he's there.

Ohh! Oh, God!

Oh, God!

♪♪ If I had ♪♪

♪♪ The wings of an angel ♪♪

♪♪ O'er these prison walls ♪♪

♪♪ I would fly ♪♪

♪♪ And fly to the arms ♪♪

♪♪ Of my darling ♪♪

♪♪ And there ♪♪

♪♪ I'd be willing to die ♪♪♪♪

Come on. Come on.
Where is it?

I'm right here, pal.
I'm right here.

Come on.
The dough. The dough.

No! Never mind the dough.
Waiter!

Now, listen, Ann,
that guy started with ten grand

all in cash
and he's on a bender.

Grab some of it, will you?

Oh, I can't grab any.

- He's too big.
- Attract his attention.

- Gentlemen, your pleasure.
- Hi, dear!

What kind of a drink
is that, "Hi, dear"?

Oh, that's a great drink.
"Hi, dear" is a Kansas drink.

"Hi, dear" is a Kansas drink.

It originated in Wichita.

Oh! Well, then
"Hi, dear" is the best drink.

Here. Have a clean one.

Well, well! Great day,
Mr. Drake. Great day.

The best race by far.

Not for me it wasn't, Mr. Brown.

There's Lane and the boys.
I'm going to speak to them.

Oh, I wouldn't bother.
They're pretty drunk.

- Let them alone.
- Oh, glad to do it, Mr. Drake.

Glad to do it.

Boys! Boys! Boys!

Boys! Boys!

- Let me introduce myself.
- We know you!

- He's the Chamber of Commerce.
- He's the mayor!

No, boys, no,
I'm not the mayor.

But all the champagne you can
drink is on me. Waiter! Waiter!

- Champagne for the boys!
- He must be the mayor.

- He was the mayor.
- He's Mr. Cleveland!

No, no, but I know what these
races mean to this fair city.

Fair Cleveland.

[indistinct singing]

Boys, boys!

I'm interrupting
this festive gathering

for two reasons,
which consists of two toasts.

The first, to Jim Lane,
who won today.

The greatest race
in aviation history.

Hurray! Hurray! Hurray!

How does it feel
to be the star? Gosh!

I'll pin it on you, baby.

The second toast, to the man
who sacrificed his life

in the same race,
your buddy Fred Benson.

Who's Benson?

Never heard of him.

Get going.

Come on. Scram!

Get out of here! Come on!

Who is Benson? Any of you guys
ever hear of him?

- Never!
- Yeah.

Sure, sure.
He's a guy that went to Italy.

Uh! What license did that guy
ever have to fly?

He didn't have any.
It's too tough, baby.

The sky looks sweet and wears a
pretty blue dress, doesn't she?

Yeah. Well, don't kid yourself.
She lives up there.

She invites you up there
and when she gets you up there

she knocks you down,
a nice guy like Benson.

- Don't think, honey.
- I'm not thinking, honey.

I'm just telling you. Benson
wasn't good enough for her.

"Come on. Get out of
the Sky. I don't like you."

Sure, that's her,
but don't let her fool you

when she looks soft and sweet.

She sits in your lap
and purrs, doesn't she?

Yeah. She don't fool me none,
because wham, and there it is.

Fire is still fire.

Stuck her little tongue
out at me, didn't she?

All fiery red,
a kiss from Cinderella.

Well, she didn't get away
with it, did she?

Did she, Kansas?
She got kissed right back.

Yeah, and when you take her by
the throat, you shake her silly.

You slap her back,
you put her in her place

and you give her the left.

That vicious,
scheming, rotten--

Darling.

Waiter! Waiter! Waiter!
Hey, what are you doing?

I'm trying to get
some of that dough.

Well, is that any way
to get it? Gentlemen don't grab.

If you're going to grab,
grab a waiter.

- Waiter! Waiter! Waiter!
- Now, look, Jim, you know you--

I'll know you when you
come back with a bottle.

- Who are you?
- A girl.

Yeah? Who told you so?

You did.

I don't even know your name.

I know yours.

I'm a famous guy.

Yeah.

I want a blue dress.

Blue?

She wears a blue dress up there.

Who does?

Miss Up There.

Miss Sinclair?

I look nice in blue.

What do I get for it?

I'll purr in your lap.

You wore a red dress once.

I've switched.

You've what?

What are you
doing here anyway?

What do you want?
Waiter! Waiter!

Gunner, will you take me home?

- You sick?
- No. I'm just tired.

- What's the matter?
- Come on now, Jim.

It's time
for all of us to go home.

Alright. You go right along.

I'll be right along after.

Thanks for the party, darling.

Going to be a lot
of them, honey.

Take her along home,
Gunner. She's tired.

- Where'll you be?
- I'll be right here.

Got any money for a cab?

Yeah, yeah. Sure.

Here. Here. Take it all.

Thanks.
Won't leave you short, will it?

Well, I met her, didn't I?

Who?

My rival.

Sure, sure, you met her.

Don't just sure me
like that, Gunner.

I tell you, I met my rival

and she rides with him
when he's alone up there.

- Oh.
- Yeah.

And it's hard
to cut out a girl

a man loves when he's alone.

He never looked at me
the way he looked

when he said he slapped
her back in her place.

Yeah. I met her, alright.

Don't worry.
I'll stay right with him.

- Gunner?
- Hmm?

Tell him I want to be slapped.

Back to the same place,
and I ain't sightseeing.

♪♪ In your eyes so blue ♪♪

♪♪ Let me call you sweetheart ♪♪♪♪

Next bar from here.

[instrumental music]

Don't shake me. I'm awake.

I phoned long enough.
You should be.

Yeah. I heard you
The first time.

Why didn't you answer it?

What would I answer it for?
I knew who it was.

Do you know what day it is?

I know it's day and it
isn't night. That's enough.

You know where you are?

I know I was in Detroit.

Yeah. Now you're in Chicago.

- Chicago?
- Chicago.

♪♪ Chicago Chicago ♪♪♪♪

I don't feel like doing that.

You've been in every
city but Indianapolis.

Where is she?

Last time I saw her,
she was in Cleveland.

That was 4 days ago.

Yeah.
You don't have to worry, though.

I talked to her on the phone
and I had just enough dough left

to wire her back to New York.

- Hmm.
- Yeah!

And speaking of dough

I suppose you got my share
right here with you, huh?

Look in my pants.

Even the handkerchief is blown.

In the vest.

There ain't no vest.

- Where is it?
- Ask the vest!

Well, pal,
it was a great race.

I'm glad you won.

Time to go home, isn't it?

I don't know. Maybe it is.

Anyway, It's an idea.

Yeah.

And I've got to say
I'm sorry, I suppose.

And yet if there's any fuss

I'm going to be sore,
you know how it is.

No, I don't, but let's
go home and find out.

And I hope she still likes you
because she's a good girl.

She'd make a fine
wife for somebody.

Well, we're alright so far.

Asleep.

That's better than having
them awake. You ought to know.

I, I think I'll go in
and see how she is.

Yeah. I think that'd be fine.

Yeah. Yeah. I'll go in.

Yeah. Go right in.

I'm going.

Yeah.

What are you going to do?

Stay here,
where I can get out quick.

Wise guy.

You're the fella that
always takes the chances.

You ought to know that one.

You want to come with me?

No, no, thank you.

Oh.

Hello.

How are you, Ann?

I didn't think I was asleep.

How are you, bad boy?

Pretty bad boy.

Feeling low?

I've been up higher.

Sure.

I'm glad to see you, Ann.

I'm glad.

Is Gunner out there?

Yeah.

I'll be out in a minute.

Yeah. Yeah. Sure.

Come on out.

Nothing to it.

- What'd she say?
- Nothing.

- Hello.
- Howdy.

You're both looking fine.

Well, you know,
we've been out before.

Experience helps.

Say, what have you been doing?

Gee, that's just like him to
say that like that, isn't it?

Well, dear,
you've had more fun than I have.

Well, I've tried,
if you put it that way.

And I've tried for five days

to think of some way
to be cross with you.

Oh, Jim, if I could
only hate you.

What do you want
to hate me for, baby?

Gee, that would be fine.

And don't sit there
and look so, dear.

He's looking at me
like he used to

'Just looking.'

Look at Gunner.

Hey! There it is.

You see what I mean, Gunner?
When he just looks?

That's why I married him,
so it must be some look.

It's so stern
and so sweet and so dumb.

It's halfway between
an Indian and a Gazelle.

And I can't do anything
against it.

Oh, won't the landlady
be glad to see you too?

Hmm?

How she likes you.

- She likes me?
- Does she.

She kept asking me "When in the
world will Mr. Lane be home?"

She's a fine woman.

Say, how much do we owe her,
darling?

About $200, darling.

Oh, well,
that's nothing, is it?

No, but I'll bet you haven't got

all of that 10.000 left,
have you?

I'll bet,
let's see, five days..

...gee whiz,
the way you spend it

I'll bet you haven't got over

over 6000 or 7000 left,
have you?

Not over that, dear.

Well, it's a lot more
than $10, isn't it?

Remember the night
we only had $10, darling?

Boy!

Uh, uh, uh, Gunner tells me
you got home alright.

Yes. Here I am. I'm home.

Yeah. That's right.

Kind of a lonesome trip,
though...probably.

Better than Mrs. Benson's.

Yeah.

I'm sorry, Ann.
I'm broke.

I'm asking for your hand.
I want to shake it.

I know you're broke.
I was only teasing.

But I know Mrs. Benson,
isn't broke.

That was lovely of you, pal.

I'll bet you were funny
when you were giving it to her.

'I wish I'd been
behind the screen.'

- Hey!
- What?

- You're some girl!
- Oh!

I see. I see now.

- You do? What?
- I see what you are.

You're alright.

And listen, you know
what I'm going to do?

I'm going to do something
that'll surprise you.

'I'm going to show you
what I think of you.'

I'm going out and grab
some wine and drink to you.

- What a surprise!
- Hey, don't kid yourself.

Any dame that accepts things
like that, isn't a dame.

She's something else. Say, is
that joint open on the corner?

Well, never mind.
I'll break in if it isn't.

I'll be back with the bacon.
I'm drinking to a woman.

I'm drinking to your mother,
I'm drinking to your father.

And I'm drinking to the whole
corn-fed State of Kansas.

Well, I've been around him
a long time.

That's the first time
I ever heard him praise

anything but himself,
I can't believe it.

But you've got it coming.
It was fine.

Why? What else do you do
When there's nothing to do?

It's easy to be gallant
when you're doomed.

What do you mean, doomed?

You should ask me that.

Who said I was a sucker
when he was on fire?

I've had five days
to think, haven't I?

Don't you think I know
he has to get drunk?

Don't you think
I can think with you?

And don't you think, Mr. Gunner,
I've tried to walk out?

I've got a ticket
in my pocketbook, even.

I've packed my bag
so many times it's worn out.

But I didn't go.

And now I'm going
to be drunk to.

But, Ann, you shouldn't
think like that

because, because it's no way
to think, it's crazy.

Well, This is crazier.

Three roads face us and there's
doom at the end of each.

Suppose he didn't drink

he slapped her back again

and he sits around, his
nerves screaming with triumph.

He sits around drinking
sarsaparilla with Ann, me.

How he would love me.

The second road
is worse than that.

He's retired from flying
and works on the ground.

Imagine a man
with his heart in the sky

living with a woman
on the ground.

He wouldn't like
himself very much

and I wouldn't like him,
either, Gunner.

Oh, no. He's in love
with a woman with wings.

She's got him.
I've no way to cut her out.

- But there's another road.
- Yes, there is.

And we're on it.

We go on as if
nothing had happened.

He goes in the next race,
another bat

another race, another bat.

Until someday, when he's
not quite so young and quick

she slaps him out.

And Mrs. Benson takes
another man home on the train.

- How do you like it?
- You know, don't you?

No, no, I don't know.
I've only had it for ten years.

And you hit it right
on the nose too.

You just sit and wait for it.

What do I do it for?

Because there's nothing
else to do. He gets you.

There's no fun being
with anybody else.

What's fun about waiting
for somebody to die?

Every tick-tock of the clock

still living, still living,
still living, still living.

What for? I won't do it.

I won't love him that much.

What do you think I'm made of?

How can you expect
me to do that?

You didn't say I was a sucker.

You said I was
the champion of them.

Well, I won't be.

Haven't I the right
to live my life without

being tortured every second?

Haven't I?

Haven't I?

What's the matter?

I'm leaving you, that's what
it is, on the next train.

You'll never see me again.

- Don't blow on me, Ann.
- Right now.

Give me a chance to make
up for this, will you?

- No.
- Oh, come on. Give me a chance.

I'm not used to
being married yet.

- No.
- But I'll pick up.

I never asked anybody
to do anything for me before.

Now, that's a good start,
isn't it?

- Isn't it, Ann?
- I won't do it.

I've been looking forward
to seeing you all day.

- Ask the Gunner.
- I don't care.

Ann, listen, dear,
I'm going to prove

a lot of things to you.

We started on that
last party together.

I can see your face
before me right now.

'Sitting there
through all that smoke.'

'We were even flirting,
weren't we?'

'Sure we were.'

Well, that party is going to
end up with you.

Now, you go in the kitchen,
and make some sandwiches

and we'll make believe there
were no five days in between.

Just you and I,
on a little blow off.

See the idea of it, Ann?

Please see.

No.

Take it easy, pal.

Well, it's alright.
You can't blame her, I guess.

All that talk of Sweden,
and all that.

Well, you know those things
are disappointing.

And she tried hard
to forgive me, didn't she?

Well, I wish she hadn't
made me believe it, though.

You know, she was kind of sweet
the way she talked at first.

Well, that's alright.

- A lot of angles to it, boy.
- Yeah?

There's just
one angle to it, boy.

She doesn't love me
as much as I thought she did.

That's the ticket,
when you get right down to it

and there's nothing
you can do about that.

Yeah, and that's alright too.

- Oh, I don't know.
- Yeah?

Well, she fooled me good.

I thought I rated higher
than a few days drunk.

I'm sorry I asked her
to stay now.

Because, I did ask her.

You were in the room.
You heard me.

I actually asked her to stay.

I did something
I never did before in my life.

I begged a girl to be my girl.

Hmm!

And I didn't beg her once.

I begged her twice. Me!

A little country girl,
off of a Kansas farm

and I begged her.

I ought to go in there
and tell her right now!

I'm packed.

See all my things?

You just happened to come back
at the wrong moment, dear.

I was telling Gunner,
how lonesome I was, that's all.

After this, I'll understand.

Your life is yours

and the loudest applause
you'll hear of all

will be me in the stands.

So..

...do you still want me
to come to the party?

I'll make a cheese sandwich
if you do.

I do that very well.

Gee, I'm glad to see you, crazy.

'Did you really see my face
through the smoke?'

How's your sky girl?

Have you slapped her,
since I've seen you?

Yes, dear.

I know you don't want me
to get out of here now.

There's that funny look coming
over your funny mug again.

See it, Gunner?

I don't see why that's
funnier than any other.

See? Gunner thinks
you're funny too.

You're a big clown, baby.

No other face ever made me
laugh so much before.

And she calls me crazy.
I ask you.

Say, listen, nuts.

I'm gonna do
more than look at you.

I'm going to settle down.

Yeah. I'm gonna surprise you.

- I'm gonna settle down.
- How, dear? Settle how?

- Just the way you want it.
- Jim.

I'm gonna get
that dough back so fast

you won't know what hit you,
Drake's got jobs that

no one wants any part of,
all the way from

pursuit jobs to seaplanes.

That-a boy, that's a cute
little place to settle down.

- What do you mean, pal?
- I mean.

Right in the middle
of the Atlantic ocean.

[chuckles]
Say, who do you love, Kansas?

(Ann)
'You, so help me,
the whole ocean full.'

'I'm so crazy about you.'

'Yes. I'm nuts.
I must be.'

[Jim laughing]

I wish you could have seen
Drake's face when I told him

I was settling down,
he thought I was drunk.

Yeah.
You're not fooling anybody.

Wrap it tight, pal.
Wrap it tight.

I'm gonna give it
the works up there today.

I don't want it to pop open.

I'll wrap them.
You fly them.

Hey, listen,
what's eating on you?

You think I'm gonna
get drunk tonight, too, huh?

- You think so?
- I didn't say that.

No. You didn't say anything.

Listen, I meant every word
I told her last night.

From now on, I'm going to
attend to business.

I used to take jobs,
when I felt like it.

But from now on, I'm gonna take
anything that comes along.

And all the dough, I'm gonna put
it right in her lap.

Will that please her, baby?

Do you really wanna
to please her?

Just watch me.

Quit flying,
and go into a shoe store.

- Did she tell you that?
- I'm just saying that.

Yeah, and you're just
saying nothing, as usual.

That just shows you
what you know about women.

A shoe store!

I should give up
the trade I love for a woman.

She'd hate me.
You heard what she said.

She'd be the loudest
applause of all.

Why don't you go
drown yourself?

- Is that tight enough?
- Yeah.

But I'm not gonna be tonight.

I'm gonna take her
to a show instead.

And who do you love, honey?

- I love you.
- Yeah, and I love you too.

Come on. Cut it out!

Why, sweetheart,
you didn't kiss me.

Come on.
Let's go, and kiss the army.

Yeah. Alright.

Well, he's getting even
to look like a gentleman.

Isn't he, Gunner?

He's got that settled-down look.

Uh, do you play bridge, Jim?

It's an idea. I'll learn.

Ah, come to the house
any evening.

- Glad to.
- Will you come to dinner?

- Fine.
- White tie?

Right.

White tie!

(Drake)
Ah, general!

(Ross)
Well, you knew
I'd make it somehow, huh?

Well, I had the idea.

Well, well, well.

- Well, well!
- Hello, general.

I haven't seen you,
since you left the army.

- How are they doing?
- Well.

I might forget a lot of things

if you want to come back.

I've still got insomnia.

[Drake laughing]

- Oh, Lane.
- Yeah?

Drake has probably told
you everything but this.

This test is more important to
the army, than it is to Drake.

Drake will sell a lot of ships,
if you win.

That lets him out.

But, the army needs
a new pursuit speed.

- We've got to have it.
- Who are you chasing, general?

Wait until you see
what we've got.

You know, it's a shame
to bust up a pretty bird

like this, but,
you've got to do it for us.

We must find out
what that speed is.

- She'll move, general.
- I hope so.

I saw Billy Hogan
bringing the other one down.

She wasn't loafing, either.

But, Hogan wasn't alive
to tell us.

I shouldn't be telling
you this, I suppose.

Why, general,
you're giving me the jitters.

What do you expect
of those army aviators?

Well, anyway...I'll kiss
the wings goodbye at 3000

and have all the dough
for you, okay, general?

- Come out alive, boy.
- Yeah. Sure.

You should see her.

[engine revving]

[airplane whirling]

Thank you.

[plane droning]

Thought you were
gonna stay home.

That's worse.

I'd rather see it, even.

Do they go that high always?

That's the idea of it.

They got to get a start.

How bad is it?

As bad as I gathered?

Remember, we don't act.

I don't know, Ann.

That's right.

Don't kid me.

[whirring]

Here he comes!

I wish he were home.

No, I don't, either.
Come on, Jim!

[chuckles]

Wouldn't it be funny
if it rained?

If it rained now,
we'd all get wet.

And he's got an umbrella.

[siren blaring]

- Thanks.
- You okay?

Yes, yes. Go on home.

- You alright, Jim?
- Yeah, sure.

Okay, read it yourself.

- "9.6."
- Yeah.

Wait till you see the whites
of their eyes, gentlemen.

[laughing]

Come on. Come on.
Take a little more.

Good. That's fine.

He's alright.

- You mean it?
- Yeah, yeah.

- Don't tell him.
- I won't, pal.

- Thanks.
- I'll go find him.

Alright, pal.

- Well, well, well!
- Hi!

- What are you doing here?
- I was a little thirsty.

- You should have seen her, Mr--
- He's seen me before.

How about joining me, Mr. Lane?

Don't tell me you're buying
a drink, Mrs. Lane.

Scotch.
What do you do for dough?

Twice.
My credit is far-reaching.

Oh, yeah? Well, then how about
reaching for that, pal?

- Ooh, $4000.
- How's that?

- Oh, well.
- Well, look again.

- It isn't mine.
- It's made out to me.

Yeah, and there's a lot more
coming in that same parade.

Didn't I tell you things
were going to be different?

And you know what
I'm going to do tonight?

I'm gonna take you to a show.

And then I'm going
home like a gentleman.

Uh, I mean, like a husband.
Oh, what do I mean?

The whole idea's
got me groggy.

Me too,
but I'm not going to be

any more groggier about you.

I don't care
how sweet you are.

I'm stuck on you enough,
and that's enough, see?

- Stuck on me, huh?
- Yes, I'm stuck on you.

And now I'm going to
drink to you.

Here's to your mother,
here's to your father.

And here's to the best aviator
in the entire cockeyed world.

[chuckles]

[dramatic music]

[explosion]

[instrumental music]

(Ann)
Still living.

Still living.

Still living.

Still living.

Still living.

Say! I hope you all know
who you're riding with!

[cheering]

Woo!

I'm not kidding!

I want you to meet
the greatest test pilot

in the history of the world!

Trouble, brother?
You look mournful.

Afraid your friends
will fall out?

It's another road at that.

No, they won't be that lucky.

Oh, look at this one!

[screaming]

Ah!

[humming]

Oh, boy!

- Yes, ma'am?
- Boy, please don't go so fast.

Mr. Lane has a little trouble
with his heart

and any speed..

- Well, you know what I mean.
- Yes, ma'am.

I'll take it nice and slow.

[chuckles]

Oh, it's wonderful
to be silly.

I guess.

Oh, I want some peanuts.

Peanuts? Yeah.

Oh, be careful, darling.

- You can't keep this up.
- What's the matter?

I've never felt such pain.

It's like the sharp edge
of a knife.

I'll get used to it, really.

You'll be dead before he is.

- That's alright, too.
- Alright.

I'm sorry.
I'll get used to it in time.

Give me time, Gunner.
I don't mean that either.

I'm grabbing what I can.

- What do you want me to do?
- I don't know.

Gunner, don't ever fall in love.
Don't ever fall in love.

You know what goes
good with peanuts?

What, outside of you?

- Champagne.
- Yeah?

- Try and get it.
- Oh, that's easy.

There's a good hotel
right up here.

- The Neptune.
- The Neptune?

- The Neptune .
- Yes, sir.

- Having a good time, darling?
- Precious.

- Enjoying yourself, Gunner?
- Adorable.

Say, why don't you be gay
for once

and give yourself a shock?

Too many roads.

- What roads?
- Three roads.

- Gunner--
- Yeah, three roads.

- Three roads.
- Three roads.

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

This is driving me crazy.

- The three roads?
- Yeah, the three roads.

And I don't know
what I'm doing.

- You're going crazy.
- Yeah, I guess maybe I am.

Gunner.

Yeah, I'm sorry to see you
do that, pal.

You're gonna be sorry
for a lot more than that

but you got company.
There's three of us.

And we're all doomed.
That's a road apiece.

And miss up there,
she lives on.

What are you talking about?

You're drunk already.

I haven't said a word.

Here, have a drink.

Uh, where are we?

We're going through
Brooklyn, dear.

Jim.

What?

Going through Brooklyn.

I can't help it.

Brooklyn, or anything else.

You're helpless.

Three roads.

- He's on 'em again.
- What, dear?

Three roads.

Oh.

Make him take this.

I'll take 'em.

All three of 'em.

Three blind roads.

See how they run.

Where are we?
In Brooklyn still?

You're on the roads, boy.

It won't be long.

- Ann.
- Yes, dear.

Oh, Ann.

I'm right here, dear.

- Where's Jim?
- He's right here too.

Two? You're crazy.
There's Three.

Three roads.

Three blind roads.

[engine revving]

How much heavier you figure

these new bombs are
going to run, general?

Oh, three or four tons.

Oh, that's enough.

- Have you met Lane's wife?
- No.

They don't come any sweeter.

Thursday!

- Hello!
- Oh, hello.

Come over here.

Uh, General Ross,
this is Thursday Lane.

- Hello, Thursday.
- Hello, general.

- Get in there. Get in.
- Thank you.

Come here.

Well.

What's the name
of the hotel, general?

Isn't she a buster?

This is going to be
the biggest job

Jim's ever done,
in every way, Thursday.

You see all that loading
they're doing?

That represents the weight
of the bombs, and the crew.

The height record
for a war boat of that size

is just under 20.000 feet.

We're after 30

with a range of 5000 miles.

- Thirty thousand?
- Ha ha!

That's way up, Thursday.

- Six miles?
- Mm-hmm.

Hi, darling!

I hear you're
going to have lunch

with a bunch of angels.

- Are you jealous?
- Speak for yourself.

She's going to have
lunch with the general.

Where did you ever find
anything like this, Lane?

I picked it off a cloud,
general.

I haven't seen
a cloud for so long.

Darling, I'd love to take
that high ride with you.

I've never asked you before.

Can I be a bomb?

I'll be twice as quiet.

You know what you'd be
with that dress on up there?

- What would I be?
- A little icicle.

With you?

- When do you take off?
- Right away.

Give me 28.000

'we'll call it a day,
right, general?'

(Ross)
'Certainly.
But don't force her, man.'

'You got a hotel on your hand.'

What'll you give me for
everything I get over 30?

- I feel in form.
- 'Now, you just get 30.'

'And stop feeling. Those are
orders. Right, general?'

(Ross)
'Right.
She'll bust over thirty.'

'You stop fooling
and come home.'

(Drake)
'Yeah. Think of us
waiting down here.'

(Ross)
'Yes. Think of your wife.'

(Jim)
'Yeah, yeah.
I always think of Thursday.'

Come on. Get going.
We wanna get out of here.

Take your time, Gunner.
We're ready.

Yeah, you've been
ready all day.

Listen, you do
the flyin', and--

Here, here, here.
What's the matter here?

- Well, tell that guy--
- I'll tell you!

What's the matter with you,
you're not the guy

I know anymore,
drinking and fighting?

Yeah, and I'll tell you why,
and you're gonna listen

and like it.
Then maybe you'll see..

What will I see?

You must be drunk.
I never heard such talk.

Come on now.
We've got to go to work.

Okay. I'm sober now.

- Gunner, I..
- Don't worry, Ann.

I'll make up for that.
I won't let you down again.

Okay, pal?

Okay, pal.

Three roads.
We'll walk 'em good.

Okay.

[sputtering]

For a nice fella, you've
certainly turned into a crab!

I never saw anything like it!

She lifts nice!

She'd do better if she didn't
have so much weight in her!

You're heavier than lead
these days!

[airplane droning]

Calling WSR from Lane.

Yes. Lane at 7000 feet.

Starting up through overcast.

Going on instruments.

'On north bead.'

There she is.
We're coming, honey!

There's the sky.

Little Alice blue gown.

WSR from Lane. 15.100.

On top first layer.

Switching over to high blower.

We'll call you in 20.
That's right.

Switching over to oxygen.
Hot air to you.

[whirring]

WSR Lane.
New record for weight.

Twenty thousand two hundred.
Full throttle.

Manifold pressure, 34.5.

Rate of climb, 600 feet.

Fuel flow, seventy-six.

Rpm, 2200.
And it's 30 or bust.

Think nothing of it.

[plane droning]

Yeah. We're at twenty-six.

Manifold pressure dropping.
We're about washed.

- Turn the heat full on!
- It is full on!

29, 350.

Get up there, baby girl!
Get up!

Can't hear you.

2-9-3-5-0.

Twenty-nine thousand
three hundred and fifty!

Never mind.
That washes that.

[whirring]

We're about through too.
She's washed.

Oh, no, she's not!

- She's choking to death!
- Thirty! Thirty, I tell you!

Isn't this high enough?
What more do you want?

I want 30! I said 30!

I want 30,
and that's the end of it!

Fifty more.

Squeeze! Squeeze! Squeeze!

She's over!

- Yay!
- Yay!

Hey, hey,
don't let her fall off!

[droning]

It's the stabilizer!

WSR from Lane.
WSR from Lane!

Now, let's see you get
a hotel out of a spin.

Wait till we get down.
We'll let in some air!

- You feel alright, don't you?
- Oh, I feel charming.

Hey, why don't we ditch the
sand? She's got to be light.

Ah! Plenty of time, pal.

[indistinct chatter]

I'm stuck.

Go on! Beat it!

Can you move any? Can you give
me an inch on that wheel!

No. Go on! Get out!

[droning continues]

[droning continues]

[explosion]

[groaning]

Gunner? Gunner!

- Jim.
- What?

- Are you alright?
- Yeah. Sure.

Aw, he's tough.

- Hey, can you move any?
- Sure.

I'm just taking it easy.

Don't do anything
dumb on me now.

- Jim?
- 'What?'

Just listen.

I got so many words,
let me string 'em.

Don't take anyone in my place.

You're so dumb.

You don't know how good I was.
You just loved me.

And I was awful good, see?

Give Ann a kiss.

Gunner.

Here's a break for me, though.

I won't ever have to go home
and break the news to her.

I leave the roads first.

Don't die, for my sake.

That's all I'd come back for,
if I could.

Oh, my dear boy.
I'm sorry.

Thanks.

Why wasn't it you?

It couldn't have been you,
could it? Oh, no.

I've got more coming to me.

I've got to get all
that's coming to me.

Another year maybe,
another year first.

I'll go crazy first!

Why don't you die
and leave me alone?

[sobbing]

Got a kiss for you, Ann.

- His last crack.
- Go on. What else?

What are you going to say?

Your heart's bleeding.

Aren't you going to say that?

My heart isn't
bleeding a drop.

My memory of the Gunner
is beautiful.

I believe you.
You have no heart.

You don't know what pain is.

But you'll have company.

I love you with my heart,
Jim Lane

but it won't last much longer.

Pain is eating it away.

He died at his trade,
didn't he?

- What more do you want?
- That's great.

Go right back up in the sky.
That awful sky!

Go up there and stay!

We have nothing
to talk about, Ann.

- Uh, howdy?
- Hello.

Well, we had
a little hard luck.

Yeah.

I don't know
if it was my fault or not.

- Oh, I guess not.
- You guessed it good.

Twenty-eight thousand cinch.
29, maybe. 30, goodnight.

Safe at 28, huh?
That's wonderful.

In a church.
Who're you gonna give me now?

I don't know, Jim.
Who do you want?

- Jerry Carter's alright.
- Sure, he's alright.

Okay with me. We'll take
the Sistership up tomorrow.

Fine.
How about a little layoff first?

I don't want any, see?
I'm a test pilot.

We live long enough
to build a floor up there

so that someday the world
can go to bed on it.

- That's the idea, isn't it?
- You're a tough man, Jim.

How else do you figure it? And,
listen, I haven't started yet.

I'll go back up there,
I'm going back up there

to pay the sky back
for what she did to me today.

I'll pay her back.
I'll wring her neck!

And I'll show Ann something
she won't forget

in a hurry either!
I'll show her!

I'll go back up there,
and I'll stay there!

I'll never come down! I'll..

What-what am I talking about?

I can't talk.. What did you
let me talk like this for?

What's the matter with me?

You went home,
didn't you, Jim?

I don't know.
I don't know what came off.

She's going screwy, I guess.
I don't know.

Well, maybe she's in love
with you, Jim.

Hm.
You should have been there.

It sounded
more like she hated me.

Well, if she doesn't love you

she's got a mighty funny way
of showing it.

You should have been with us
this morning after you went up.

'When, when the general
asked her for lunch'

she said until you came down,
she was dead.

- Did she say that?
- Yes, sir.

That's just what she said.

Well, she's a nice girl.

I always thought I got on
with her alright.

I can see how another guy would
hang around the house with her

and have a couple of babies
and all that applesauce

but that's not for me.
You know I'm right. You know me.

Oh, sure, Jim. I know.

Why, it was in this very office
I bawled you out

because you brought a girl
to New York instead of a record.

- You remember that, don't you?
- Yeah, sure.

You remember
what you called her?

You called her another peach.

- Yeah?
- Yeah.

And while she never got
much of a start with me

I have to admit she's just that.

Yeah, she's a nice girl, we got
no business being married.

Well, you can say
this much for it anyway

it comes in handy tonight
because..

Well, Jim, I think

if that oil hadn't
spouted over Kansas

and she was in Kansas tonight

instead of in your home here,
it would be pretty tough.

Wouldn't it?

Ah. Yeah. I'll give her that.

Well, I kind of wish
she knew that.

I think it would please her.

Do you think
she'd like to hear that?

Well, you know how it is.

You know how women take
those little things.

Always seems to please them
for some reason or other.

- It does, huh?
- Yes.

- Yeah?
- Oh, yes.

Well, then..

Do you really think
it would please her

if I went home
and told her that?

I think it would
make her very happy, Jim.

Well, I don't mind doing that
if you say so.

I'd say so, Jim.

Well, alright.

I guess I will.
Thanks for the advice.

That's alright, Jim.

[telephone ringing]

Thursday, this is Drake.

Say, listen, Thursday, uh..

I've just been talking to Jim.

Where is he? Is he alright?

- I said terrible things.
- 'Oh, I know all about it.'

'Now, there's nothing
to worry about at all.'

He's on his way home.

Now, just listen, Thursday

and I'm going to tell you
something you're going to like.

He's all through
test piloting.

'He's in love
with you, Thursday.'

- Oh.
- 'Yes, "Oh."'

He doesn't know this himself,
but I'm telling you

'he'd rather be with you
than in the sky.'

'And when a man's heart
is down here'

'he's no more good up there.'

'Don't ever let him know
anything about it.'

and pretty soon Mr. Jim Lane
will be working on the ground

and he'll never know
how he got there.

Well, Mr. Drake, are you sure?

I've only made one mistake
in my life, Thursday

and that's the first time
I saw you from a distance.

Goodbye, Thursday.

You're going to hear
a lot of squawking from him

'but don't let that bother you.'

'Just smile up your sleeve
and let him squawk.'

I won't mind the squawking.

I'll just..

'What's that, Thursday?'

I said, I hope he squawks

and squawks and squawks.

I've been talking
for 30 minutes to you boys

and you're probably looking wise
and giving me the bird.

I don't know what I'm doing here
talking to you

in the first place,
I got out of the army once

and I don't know how I got back.

And I'm not flying, I'm talking,
if you can beat that one.

Anybody got any questions?
Alright. Uh..

Good luck and..

And, uh..

Well, go on and get in.

[indistinct chatter]

[engine sputtering]

[whirring]

Hey, Ann, what's the idea?

What are you
doing over here anyway?

You weren't here when I
was handing out the baloney.

- Yes, dear, we were here.
- We?

Oh, hello, pal. How are you?
I didn't see you.

Haven't I told you not to bring
him around a place like this?

Do you know how many engines
there are over there?

Don't you realize that his ears
are delicate? Might hurt him.

What's the matter
with those guys, anyway?

Come on, Barney. Get up There.
What's eating you?

I bet you they don't make it.

I don't know why I'm not
up there in front of them.

A man spends his whole life
getting somewhere

and where does he end up?
Nowhere, just where he started.

[whirring]

[instrumental music]