All language subtitles for (hdbest.net) The Frogmen (1951)

That don't look nothin' like the
skipper looked. Not for my money, it don't.

Sure, Canarsie. You got him looking like
one of them joes on a war bond poster.

The skipper was a man. So he
was a man. What's this, a dame?

That's not what Kinsella
means, Canarsie.

He means the skipper's jaw was
like a... like a hunk of granite.

And his eyes were blue. Here, you
make blue eyes with black ink.

Simmer down, Rembrandt.

All Pappy means is his jaw was tougher and
his eyes were, well, kind and friendly.

Look, fellas. Don't get me wrong.

I feel the same way about the skipper as
you do. But I done this over 20 times.

Just the same, all I say is, if that
looks like Mr. Cassidy did, I look...

You look like my uncle,
and I hate my uncle.

Ha, ha, ha!

Take another crack at it, Canarsie.

Come on, Pappy. It's your deal.

Let's go, you guys. On
your feet. On the double!

My, my! How you talk.

These lads
just got no manners.

Okay, fellas. Let 'em do their job.

Operation Overboard!

Hey, me and Joe were only
kidding. We were just ribbing.

We don't think it's funny.

We figure we didn't ask to be aboard
this bucket, and if you guys...

Sure, sure. Forget it, forget it. Yeah.

What's the verdict, fellas?

Toss 'em overboard, or give 'em
another chance to be little gentlemen?

Overboard!

You can't blame us.

Sure. Sure.

You guys been having yourself a ball, while
me and Joe and the whole ship's company...

been waitin' on you hand and foot,
like you was V.I.P.s or somethin'.

We are. Tell him the
facts of life, Jake.

Listen, swabbies. There are roughly
three million men in this man's navy.

There are only a thousand of us
guys spread out over the Pacific.

You and your boyfriends
have the honor and

the distinction of having
aboard 30 of these...

Fearless. Red-blooded.

Death-defying. He-men.

So you gotta appreciate us, cater to
us, make us feel relaxed and at home.

Otherwise, some of you won't be
around for the next mess call.

Now shove off and swab
the deck somewhere else.

Come on, Pappy. Give us a chance
to get some of our plasma back.

You been taking mine
ever since we left Pearl.

- How about you, Canarsie? You wanna play?
- Me, gamble? Nah.

Anyway, I wanna finish the picture.

There's more than one way to wet
down a deck!

Operation Manslaughter!

Holy smokes! Of all the dirty tricks!

Come on. Give me a hand.

Yes, Bill? A little
trouble aft, Skipper.

Some of Mr. Lawrence's boys
tangled with some of ours.

Serious? Not very.

Usual black eyes and bloody noses.

And a lot of injured pride, no doubt.

Well, bound to have some
friction sooner or later. Why?

Well, you know, two different groups
aboard a ship about to go into action.

Nerves, tempers.

Get all the facts, Bill. Line up all the men
involved on the fantail, and I'll hold mast.

Whistle when you're
ready. Aye, aye, sir.

I wouldn't worry too much
about it, Lawrence.

It happened once before when I ferried Jack
Cassidy and his U.D.T. gang out to Iwo.

Matter of fact, most of these
same boys were with him then.

I gave 'em a tongue-lashing, and
everything was shipshape again.

Is that what you intend
doing this time? Maybe.

Why? It's your ship.

Meaning I could do
a better job running it?

Okay, I'll tell you what I'll do.

I'll hold mast on my boys,
and you do the same on yours.

I'd like that. Thanks.

And you can be certain my men
will give you no more trouble.

We didn't care about
getting a free bath, sir,

but look what they did
to our skipper Mr. Cassidy.

Yeah, Canarsie's been
working on it for weeks, sir.

We were all gonna sign our names
on it and send it to Mrs. Cassidy.

Sure. A man got a right to
stand up for his rights, sir.

What rights?

Well, sir, we're not just ordinary
sailors. We're U.D.T. guys.

That makes us somebody special, huh?

Gives us the right to walk over
everybody, throw our weight around?

What Kinsella means is... I
know exactly what he means.

We're U.D.T. men.

Fearless, red-blooded,
death-defying he-men.

I know that song,
and that's all it is... a song.

It doesn't entitle
any of us to extra

privileges or favors from
this ship's company.

Mr. Klinger, I'm giving these
men eight hours extra duty.

See to it that they deliver a full
60 minutes in every hour. Aye, sir.

And I want it understood that no
part of this ship is out of bounds...

to members of the ship's company.

Remember that.

You can't say some of you
fools didn't ask for this.

I'll work out the
extra-duty details with the

ship's exec and give them
to you in the morning.

Take it easy.

Lawrence reminds me of a guy named
Pulaskie I used to know in Brooklyn.

Everybody reminds him of a fella
he used to know in Brooklyn.

Who ever came from Brooklyn
that ever amounted to anything?

Winston Churchill's mother,
the beautiful Jennie Jerome.

Walter Hampden, Harry Houdini,
Danny Kaye, Mae West, Gene Tierney,

Susan Hayward, Mickey Rooney,

Barbara Stanwyck, Lena Horne
and, last but not least,

Marvin W. Minkowsky. Yeah? Who's he?

Yours truly, matey,
and keep your eye on him.

This kid is gonna go
places and do things.

Like starting another picture
of the skipper, but pronto.

"But pronto." What am I, a slave?

Don't answer that question.

Bridge, this is
Radio. From the flag, Nancy Hanks.

Call the flag, see if they're
on the Nancy Hanks, Smitty.

Aye, aye, sir.

The kleinsmith is on the Nancy
Hanks now, sir. Here's the message.

"Proceed... on duty... assigned."

Message coming through now, sir.

Hey, what goes? Do you see the
blinker? No, but he can. Infrared.

Oh. Well, don't let
my men know about this,

or they'll have even less respect
for me, if that's possible.

"Proceed on duty assigned. Good luck."

Give 'em a "roger,"
Smitty. Aye, aye, sir.

Left 15 degrees rudder.
Steady on course 285.

Steady course is 285. Rudder is left 15.

All engines ahead
full. All engines ahead full.

Engine Room
acknowledges all ahead full.

Well, Lawrence, looks like the curtain's
about to go up on your bathing beauties.

Yeah. What time do we
arrive in the area?

0600 tomorrow. I'd better get
started. I'll see you later.

Right.

Say, uh,

this fella Cassidy you
mentioned this afternoon.

Jack Cassidy? Yeah.

What about him? What,
uh, sort of a man was he?

He was quite a character.

The kind of a guy that could
charm the ears off an elephant.

Yeah. The men thought a lot of him, huh?

Crazy about him.
He was crazier about them.

He, uh, got it at Iwo, didn't he?

Yeah, after a mission, on
the way back from the beach.

One of his men was hit and knocked
into the water. Jack went in after him.

Never been seen since. When your
number comes up, not a bad way to go.

I'll see you below. Right.
What about some cribbage later?

No, thanks. Not tonight. I'm gonna
hit the sack after briefing the men.

Now as to the
general plan of operation.

This is Red Beach here.

That's the natural harbor and entrance.

This area over here is Green Beach.

Now, based on aerial photographs
and intelligence reports,

the enemy expects us to hit Red Beach,

but the admiral wants to fool 'em
and hit over here on Green Beach,

if it's at all accessible.

Our job is to find that out.

Mr. Klinger, you'll take
Flannigan and these 10 men.

You'll go in on Red Beach strictly
to create a diversionary feint.

Blow up enough obstacles, man-made
or otherwise, to convince the Japs...

that we're coming in here... Red Beach.

I'll go in the other boat
with Hodges and the rest...

to do a complete reconnaissance
job on Green Beach.

Is that understood? Yes, sir.

We shove off at 0600.
Roger hour 7:30. That's all.

"Create a diversionary feint.
Make a complete reconnaissance."

How do you like that? Remember when
we hit Iwo and Mr. Cassidy briefed us?

All he said was, "I'll take half the
gang and have a look-see on Green.

The rest of you go over on
Red and kick up a rumpus."

He makes everything sound
like a presidential directive.

I'm happy to string along with him. It
isn't gonna be so rugged on Green Beach.

Naturally. Why do you think the
commander picked Green for himself?

Knock it off, or you'll both
sit out the mission in the brig.

Is that bad? See you ma?�ana.

Good night. Good night.

Now hear this. Hear this, you jokers.

The show goes on tomorrow morning.

Everybody's in the act.

The commander's going
to do the recon job,

and Mr. Klinger's gonna
turn on the fireworks.

We're gonna leave this bucket
at 0600, so be on deck,

ready, willing and able.

Who are you going with, Jake?
Horseshoe luck. Klinger.

Then I'm your man. Me too, Jake!

What's
the matter with him?

That's it, all right.

Looks deserted.

Deserted as a beehive in June.

We're beginning to
lob 'em over. Yeah.

0500. Time to put the
boats in the water.

Franklin?

All engines ahead one-third, turns
for five knots. Aye, aye, sir.

Put Boats 2 and 4 in the water, Bill.

Have them drop aft
for loading immediately.

Put Boat 3 in after they shove off with
orders to stand by in case it's needed.

Aye, aye, sir.

All right, fellas.
Let's get the other raft over.

Shall I go below and tell Mr.
Lawrence everything's set?

No. You can bet me he'll
be here promptly at 0600.

Not one minute before
or one minute after.

I think you'll find everything
aboard according to your orders.

Rosemary 4-1 is alongside. Okay.

My group will go in Rosemary
4-1, your group Rosemary 4-2.

Right. All right. Over you go.

Shove off soon as you're
loaded, Mr. Klinger! Aye, sir.

All right, fellas. Over the side.

The skipper said we'll
pick you up here at 0900.

Right. Good luck.

Thanks. Shove off. Full speed ahead!

Rosemary 4-2, this is
Rosemary 4-1. Testing.

Rosemary 4-2, this is
Rosemary 4-1. Testing. Over.

Hello, Rosemary 4-1.
I heard you loud and clear.

Hello, Rosemary 4-1.

I heard you loud and clear. Right.

All right! Put the boat in the water!

Slow it down.

- All secure?
- Right.

Full ahead!

All right. Fins and masks on.

Rosemary 4, this is Rosemary 4-1.

Request smoke on Green Beach. Over.

Ask the bombardment
group commander to lay

down smoke in sector two,
grids nine to 12.

Aye, aye, sir.

All right. Now, remember, the
flag's waiting for this information.

I don't have to tell you how
important it is that the flag gets it.

On it may depend the initial
success or failure of the invasion.

So take a good look at everything,
and don't trust to memory.

That's what those slates are for.

When you're through, come back to the
pickup line, stand by for the boat.

Okay, let's go!

Looks promising.

Yup.

You ready? Right now!

Get set for the pickup run!

Everybody here? Yes, sir.

Good job. Thanks. Thank you, sir.

As soon as Mr. Lawrence gives us the
signal, you touch off the time fuses.

Remember, you've just got
10 minutes delay. Roger.

Those Japs sure got this beach
staked out. It's as bad as Iwo.

Worse. Nothing could get by that
jungle of concrete and steel...

All right, Hodges. Green flare.

Pull the pins!

Turn around and pick up
Flannigan and Kinsella.

What happened, boy? They winged me.

Bone looks okay.
It's just a flesh wound.

We'd better get out of here though.
Those fuses aren't gonna burn forever.

Hang on to my belt. I'll take
you out to the pickup line.

Direct hit.

We'd better start
paddling out of here...

or they'll pick us up with a sieve too.

Hodges.

Rosemary 4, Rosemary 4.

This is Rosemary 4-1.

Rosemary 4-2 received direct
hit opposite Red Beach.

Request standby boat
to pick up possible survivors.

Exercise extreme caution. Demolition
charge due to explode in six minutes. Over.

Rosemary 4-1,
this is Rosemary 4. Wilco. Out.

Figure our boys were back in
the boat when it happened, sir?

They must have been.

Hey, Commander! I think
I see a couple of fellas!

Full speed ahead. Maintain your course.

Aren't we gonna pick 'em up, sir?

There's a rescue boat on the
way. But those men are ours.

Don't you think I know it?

All right. Swimmer 10. That's me, sir.

Go ahead.

Nineteen, 19, 18, 16,

14, 10,

three, two, four.

Check. Okay.

There's a concrete hedgehog about
45 yards from the shoreline.

All right. There's a coral crib
about 15 yards from the shoreline.

Okay. No other obstacles.

Will powder take care of
the hedgehog and the crib?

Yes, sir. About 125
pounds. Okay. Swimmer 11.

Ditto with what Pappy said, only
add one hedgehog at 30 yards.

Who's Pappy?

Creighton there, sir. He's
got two sets of twins.

Glad you're back, Flannigan.
How's Kinsella?

He lost a lot of blood. The doctor gave
him some plasma, said he'd be okay.

Good. Good. Were you both in the boat?

No. It was hit before we got there.

Could you see it? Yeah.
It was a direct hit.

Then there were no possible survivors?

I couldn't say for sure, sir. Under
the circumstances, nobody could.

All right, prepare
a missing-in-action list,

inventory the personal
belongings of each man.

Aye, aye, sir.

What did Red Beach look like to you?

They've got it pretty well loaded, sir.

We blew out some of the stuff,
but not enough to mean anything.

You'd say that Red Beach was
highly fortified and impassable?

- Yes, sir.
- Okay.

All right. You all did a good job.

I'm sorry it cost a few
lives. It may save thousands.

I hope so. Get some rest. That's all.

Well, it looks like the Japs
are in for a little surprise.

How much time before we come
alongside the flag? Couple of hours.

Two? May be a differential of
10 minutes, one way or another.

That'll give me time enough to get on
some clothes and prepare my report.

When are you gonna hold the service?

What service? Service for the dead.

I hadn't thought about it.

Obviously. Well, I hadn't!

I know you hadn't, or you'd
have said something to the boys.

Never entered my mind.
Never did it before.

You were lucky not to
have had casualties before.

No, no, no. That's not what I
mean. I've had casualties before.

It's just that... well, I simply
never thought of it before.

We'll do it when I return
from the flag. Good.

Hot water. Boy, it sure feels good.

When this war is over, I'm taking
a bath every Saturday night,

whether I need it or not.

- How you doin', Kinsella?
- Still living and breathing.

Don't let Commander Lawrence hear you say
that. He might try to do something about it.

Tried hard enough this morning.

Why get worked up over
that hardheaded jerk?

Attention!

I'd have mentioned this before
if I'd thought of it.

When I return from the flag, we'll hold
services for the dead on the fantail.

Services for the dead.

You just don't understand the man, Jake.

He's really a good-hearted
fella down deep.

A warm, lovable fella.

Have Commander Lawrence stand
by for transfer to the flagship.

All engines ahead standard,
turns for 12 knots.

Stand by! Stand by!

Heads up. Here comes the line.

Fire!

Tighten up on the high lines!

Heave around on your end hull!

Those lines have been known to bust.

My conclusion is that the seaward approach
to Green Beach is relatively clear.

Whatever obstructions there are
we can handle by blasting.

What do you think, Jack?
Looks good to me.

Almost too good to be true.

It is true, sir. You can bank on it.

No reflection intended on
you and your boys, Lawrence.

You don't know these U.D.T. boys, Jack.

They're prima donnas.

Can you do this mission with
the men you have left? Yes, sir.

At what time will you be finished?
We're sure to be out at 0800.

Good. "H" hour stands as planned. 0900.

Have this chart duplicated at once...

and send copies to all ships
in the transport group.

Aye, aye, sir.

Well done, Lawrence. Thank you, sir.

Don't let us down tomorrow.
We're counting on you.

You can, sir. Good luck.

Thank you, sir.

Lawrence? Yes, sir?

What's the matter with your
leg? It's nothing serious, sir.

Tangled with some coral.
Well, look after it.

Thank you, sir.

Coral poisoning, all right.

It's got a good hold on that leg.

Should have told me
about this this morning.

Shooting a little
temperature too. How high?

Little over 101.

What can you do, Doc? We got
a mission in the morning.

You won't be on it. I've got to be.

This is gonna get lots worse
before it gets any better.

Can't you fix it up so I
can at least...

Best I can do, best anyone can do
is check it, keep it from spreading.

It'll have to run its course. Two or three
days probably, then you'll be all right.

Do what you can tonight because I'm
going in the morning, fever or no fever.

No use my arguing
or exercising my authority.

Mama Nature will keep you aboard.

I'll be back in a little
while to cauterize the wound,

start wet dressings
and begin feeding you sulfa.

Okay, thanks. Look, Doc.
This is just between us...

Between us and Pete
Vincent now. Hiya, Vincent.

Hi, Lawrence. What is it?

My leg's acting up. I cut it
on some coral this morning.

I thought I noticed you favoring
it. What does the doc say?

That I won't be able to go on
the mission in the morning.

We'll see about that. Doc
Ullman's a pretty good man.

A rotten mess.

Klinger gone, not a soul in the
outfit capable of taking over.

Some of those boys impress me
as pretty sharp.

They're certainly old hands at
it. Cassidy had a lot of faith...

Yeah. Yeah.

Well, maybe one or two could handle it.

There's Flannigan, possibly Hodges.

Flannigan's probably the best choice.

This is no time to drop a
monkey wrench into the works,

but if you're thinking of Flannigan...

This is Mr. Lawrence. Have
Flannigan, Kinsella, Creigh...

No, no. Wait a minute. Never
mind Kinsella. He's hurt.

Flannigan, Creighton and Minkowsky
report to me in the wardroom at once.

That's right. Thanks. Take it easy,
Lawrence. You're in no shape...

I'm in plenty good shape.

I know what's eating them. They
need to be told a few simple facts.

- Why not let me handle it?
- No! This is my baby.

Okay.

Come in.

The captain just handed me this.

You have the right to make
this request for transfer.

I'll endorse it and forward it
through channels when we get back.

I don't want men serving with me
who don't want to serve with me.

But I didn't call you here
to tell you that.

I called you here to tell you that I
know why you've asked for a transfer.

It's because I didn't put about to
pick up Flannigan here and Kinsella.

Is that right, Flannigan?

Let's not stand on formality. Speak
up. Is that right? Well, sir, yes.

The rest of you feel
the same way, don't you?

I thought so.

All right. Now I'll tell you why
I didn't put about to pick you up.

If I'd put about to pick you up,

we might have been lucky.

Then I'd have been
a regular guy in your eyes,

maybe even regular enough
to be compared with Cassidy.

But what if luck went against us?

That charge was due to go up
at any minute. What if it had?

What about the big show tomorrow?

You were on Red Beach, Flannigan.

You know what would happen
if they tried to hit it.

Thousands of men
would die unnecessarily.

So that's why I didn't stop to pick you
up. That's the decision I had to make.

That's the kind of decision the
navy expects an officer to make.

And that's the difference
in thinking between us.

Okay, that's what I wanted to make
clear to you, why I called you here.

We've got a mission to do tomorrow
morning. It's got to come off.

That's all that counts.

Be prepared to shove off
for Green Beach at 0500.

Everybody goes but Kinsella. That's all.

What's cookin'? I don't know.

Hodges and Jake are still
down there with hardhead.

He's probably warning
them that this is a

strategic maneuver through
an accessible area...

which separates the outlying
fringe from the tactical objective.

And unless this situa... Chiggy!

Chief Flannigan will be
in charge of this mission.

Good luck.

Over the side, fellas.

The bombardment group is really laying
'em in there. So are the air boys.

Looks like you fellas will have
more than enough smoke this time.

They'll need it.

Who'd you put in charge? Flannigan.

When I saw you this morning,

I thought for a minute you
were crazy enough to go along.

Well, I suppose sick or not,
Cassidy would have gone.

Cassidy? I don't know.

I was going to go, but I analyzed it,

and I decided I'd be more of a
liability to the mission than an asset.

Why don't you go below and lie down?

It won't make much difference
to the mission now.

It will to me. Thanks. I'm all right.

Get your fins and masks on.

I know you guys are busting
to know what the score is.

Lawrence picked up some coral poisoning, and
the doctor won't let him go in the water.

Coral poisoning? Where did he
pick it up, on the flagship?

All right. That's what they told
me, and that's what I'm telling you.

Coral poisoning, my eye.

He's got "beachitis."

Save the wisecracks. We got
a job of blasting to do.

Keep your ears open. Here's the score.

Pappy and I'll be partners
and go in first.

Then Hodges and Canarsie.
Then Ferrino and Sleepy.

As soon as you get through
tying off your charges,

give yourself plenty of time
to get back to the pickup line.

At least 20 minutes.

Twenty minutes. Two-zero.

You understand?

All right. Here we go.

Hey.

Wait a minute. We clean
forgot about the sign.

I'd just as soon skip
that, Pappy. Skip it?

Why? We got time. Sure you wanna do it?

I gotta do it. I got a 50-buck
bet with my kid brother.

Let's get in there and get it over with.

Let's get to it and
get out of here. Yeah.

Let's get out of here.

Did they get you, Pappy?
Yeah. In my back.

I'll get you out in deeper
water, see if you can swim.

Now try it, Pappy.

I can't.

I can't. Well, grab ahold.

I'll tow ya.

We got a lot of time.

That's everybody but Jake and Pappy.

Rosemary
4-1, this is Rosemary 4.

Report your progress. Over.

Rosemary 4-1, this is Rosemary
4. Report your progress.

Over. What do we do?

Make out we didn't hear.

Put about!

They still ain't here.

We have time enough for one more run.

Circle around and come back on the line.

Rosemary 4-1, this is Rosemary 4.

- Imperative you report your progress. Over.
- What'll I say?

Didn't hear it. These things
sometimes get banged up.

I can see 'em! Cut your engine.

There they come, Pappy. We're all right.

There they are.

So their radio
must have gone haywire.

I'm sure glad they're back.

Tell the Engine Room to
make turns for three knots.

Turns for three knots. Aye, aye, sir.

Have the crew stand by to pick
them up, Bill. Aye, aye, sir.

Ah, that sounds mighty good to me.

You really sweated this one out.

Better get below
and see the doc right away.

Would you, uh, please radio the flag?

Tell them Operation Number 18
is completed.

Wilco.

Tell Radio to send the
following message to the flag:

Operation Number 18 completed.
Aye, aye, sir.

Very nice. Very nice.

Hey, Sleep, this time I know
there'll be girls on the beach.

Pretty hula girls. Lots of 'em.

Oh, come off it, kid.

You don't have to go through them
maneuvers to get a gal in Hawaii.

Even Canarsie does all right there.

Don't worry about me.

Just ask any gal you meet in Hawaii...

about Minkowsky's
magic method of making moo.

How's Pappy? Aw, about the same.

That harness or whatever you call it,
with them sandbags, would drive me nuts.

What are they doing all that for, Jake?

It's his spine. He's still
got a couple of slugs in it.

He can't be moved
or get tossed around any.

Well, why don't the doc
take out the slugs?

Search me. I don't know.

Pharmacist's mate says they're gonna
do it at the hospital back at Pearl.

I think I'll go see him.

Boy, that Jake's sure busted up.

Yeah. Tough Pappy had to get it.

And him the only married guy
with kids in the team.

Hey, hey, look.

One of the swabbies said he
saw him at chow this morning.

First time in three days.
Maybe he really was sick.

Aw, if you ask me, he was just
pulling a diversionary camouflage.

Does it hurt you much, Pappy? No, no.

They keep me pretty well doped.

Pharmacist's mate says you'll be okay.

Oh, sure. Takes more than
a few slugs to kill me.

Boy, we sure were a couple of
dopes. I could kick myself.

Dopes? To pull a great gag
like that on the marines?

Oh, I'd like to have a picture of my
kid brother's face when he saw it.

I'll bet he busted
his britches laughing.

Hello, Flannigan.

Good morning, sir.

- How are you, Creighton?
- Not bad, sir. Thanks.

Good. Sorry I couldn't
get in sooner, but, uh,

the doc tells me you're gonna be
fine once those slugs are removed.

When did it happen?

Just two seconds before
we were picked up, sir.

Oh, that's too bad. I'm sorry.

Write out the details, will you,
Flannigan? I'll need them for my report.

Aye, aye, sir.

And tell the men
the flag radioed

congratulations for a job well done.
Add mine.

Thank you, sir.
See you later, Creighton.

Now, don't you go and
make me out a liar, Jake.

You put it down that it
happened just like I told him.

Why start anything?

No, Pappy, it's no good.

Sooner or later, he's
bound to find out about it.

They'll probably have a picture
of that sign in every paper in the country.

Oh, the heck with it.
I'm gonna tell him.

He can like it or lump it.

He'll lump it. Well, let him.

Well, I'll see ya. Take it easy.

Roger.

Morning. Oh, good morning.

Heard you were in for breakfast. Good to
see you up and around. Thanks, Vincent.

Isn't it about time we drop this
Vincent and Lawrence business?

Most everybody calls me Pete.

Mine's John. Okay,
John. Have some coffee.

Help yourself. Thank you.

I've been getting
some pretty good reports.

It seems the landing was made
with comparatively few casualties.

Doc give you the message from
flag? Yeah, yeah, thanks.

Sounds like a presidential citation.

Well, the team rates it.

And I'm glad for Flannigan.
He did a great job.

Yes, Bill? Coded message from CincPac.

Bad news, huh? I can always tell by
Bill's chin if the news is good or bad.

Oh, it isn't that bad, Skipper.

Concerns you and your team, John. Yeah?

Looks like we'll be parting
company soon. Why's that?

"Rendezvous
with Submarine Jack SS-259...

"at 1900 Greenwich civil time on
9 June at 2430 North, 152 East,

"on special mission for U.D.T. Team 4.

Commanding officer submarine will
supply all detailed information."

Hmm. Where will that be?

Right here, sir.

A real hot spot.

You suppose the Bonins are
our next objective, Skipper?

Who knows? What do you think, John?

The last I heard we were
gonna bypass the Bonins.

Well, no use speculating.
We'll know in a couple of days.

Well, Bill, we'd better
look after this. All right.

- Pardon me, sir.
- Come in, Flannigan.

Sir, I... Well, it's about
how Creighton got hurt.

It didn't happen the way
Pappy said. How did it happen?

Sir, you know how the marines are always
saying they're the first to hit the beach.

That's never sat very well
with us U.D.T. guys,

so Pappy and I rigged up a
gag to pull on the marines.

We planted a sign on the
beach saying "Welcome

Marines" with the team's
number underneath it.

Now wait a minute.
Let me get this straight.

You mean, you and Creighton went ashore
and planted that sign on the beach?

Yes, sir.

Before or after
you touched off the charges?

No, we took care of that first, sir.

Well, it's a wonder you didn't
overlook that minor detail.

Is that where Creighton
got hurt? Yes, sir.

Flannigan, you were in
charge of this mission.

I put you in charge because I thought
you had intelligence enough...

to realize its importance.

But everything went off all right, sir.

You said yourself the flag
congratulated us. You miss the point.

You've been missing the point ever
since I took over command of this team.

You're a brave man, all of you are,
or you wouldn't be in this outfit.

Nobody questions that.

But your kind of bravery
comes 10 cents a dozen...

and isn't worth a hoot more
when the chips are down.

And the chips were down on that deal.

Klinger was gone. I wasn't
able to go. I counted on you.

I pulled for you to come through a man.

A full man, brains and guts.

I was even dope enough to think I
might talk you out of transferring,

recommend you for Mr. Klinger's spot.

But you not only can't fill that job,

you're not even responsible
enough to remain a chief.

And when you transfer out of this team,

you won't leave as a chief.

Is that all, sir?

Yes, that's all.

Come in.

Ah, John, come on in. Hello, Pete.

I was just listening to some trumpet
playing. I fool around with it at home.

Well, don't bother. When
my wife's out, that is.

Don't shut it off. You
don't need to. Sit down.

Thanks. I've had enough anyway.

How's the leg? Fine. Fine.

It's, uh, not my leg
that's bothering me.

Another request for transfer.
This time from the entire team.

Looks like you've got what amounts
to a legal mutiny on your hand.

Yeah, it's a fine kettle of fish
with that special mission facing us.

You must have known that telling
Flannigan you were gonna bust him...

wasn't going to endear you
to him and his mates.

Now, look, I'm not here
to win popularity contests.

Flannigan jeopardized an entire mission,

to say nothing of the lives of his team.

On the basis of the book, there was
nothing else to do, of course, but...

But what?

Everybody works differently. I
don't know what to tell you, John.

Well, I'm no Cassidy.

- Who said anything about Cassidy?
- You practically said it.

Sure, sure, everybody works differently,

but not everybody
wants to understand that.

I know what these men want. They want
a glad-hander and a grandstander.

Well, I'm neither. I never have been.

People take me for what I am or leave me
alone. Why get all worked up about it?

Because I get so...

Because it must be my fault.
All these men can't be wrong.

It's nobody's fault really, John.

It's just that, well, these men are
hero-worshipping their dead idol.

They resent you
for stepping into his boots.

They'd resent anybody
who had to follow Jack Cassidy.

Yeah, I suppose so.

And of all the strange
breeds that might have come along,

it was their bad luck to get me.

For what it's worth, I don't think so.

How about a little cribbage later?

General quarters. All hands,
man your battle stations.

General quarters.
All hands, man your battle stations.

Collision, port side aft.

General quarters.
All hands, man your battle stations.

What's up? We've been hit by a torpedo.

Port side aft, sir. Sonar, do
you still have a submarine?

Yes, sir. Range
20, double 0 and opening.

Looks like the sub's moving away from us.
I'll turn away from her and open the range.

Right full rudder.

Right full rudder, sir. Port ahead full.

Starboard back two-thirds.

Port ahead full.
Starboard back two-thirds.

Hammer.

Doctor? Doctor!

There it is. The water's
above the door level.

We'll have to enter in the manhole
in the overhead. On the double!

Doctor!

Get me the lantern.

Doctor!

Take it easy, Creighton.

Stand clear.

Doctor!

Relax, son, relax. Take it easy.

Damage Control, this is Ryan.

Looks like the torpedo's a dud.

About half of it's lodged into the
side and sticking into the Sick Bay.

And we're taking water.

If it doesn't get any worse, I think
the bilge pump can take care of it.

This is the captain.

We've been hit by a torpedo port side
aft, in the area of the Sick Bay.

Fortunately, the torpedo was
a dud, and no one was injured.

Doc says the patient was a bit
shaken up, but he's all right.

I'll go have a look.

There's about two feet
of water in the compartment.

The doc's down there
with the patient.

Well, see that the bilge pumps
are running at full speed,

and rig up a working light
for us. Aye, aye, sir.

I'd better lead the way, sir. Go ahead.

- You all right, Creighton?
- Yes, sir.

I was lucky I was
sandbagged and tied down.

Okay, okay, good. Can he be
moved up through there, Doc?

Impossible. It'll
put too much pressure on his spine.

I see. Take it easy, kid.
We'll get you out of here.

Know anything
about torpedoes, sir?

A little. I had a few days of
this stuff during training.

What do you think, sir?

The warhead's been damaged. Had
one like this back at the base.

They called it the "kingdom come" type.

Think we can take a chance on it till
we get to port? Uh, it'd be a long shot.

Well, the Honolulu was hit by a dud
torpedo, and they got back to Pearl.

The circumstances are different.

We got a damaged warhead, a patient that
can't be moved and a mission to complete.

I think we'd better
take this up with Vincent.

You can call him on the phone
there, sir. You want me to do it?

You know more about it than I do. Okay.

This is John, Pete.
I'm down here in the Sick Bay.

Looks to me like you've got
a rough decision to make.

Yeah. Yeah, that is a tough
one. You think it's a dud?

It may be a natural dud where
the exploder never was armed.

That's happened before,
even to our own torpedoes.

- Well, what's your hunch?
- Well, I'm no expert,

but I'd say we oughta take a chance
on removing the exploder mechanism.

The odds are too big against
assuming that that fish isn't armed.

- You know how to do it?
- I'm willing to try,

unless you've got somebody
aboard more qualified.

Okay, then I'll take a crack at it.

Have Doyle order all unnecessary
personnel forward. Good luck.

Thanks, Pete.

Vincent says to go ahead and try
to remove the exploder mechanism.

What'll you need by way of tools?

Believe it or not,
nothing but one screwdriver.

Let's have a screwdriver.

Is this large enough, sir?
Yeah, that's perfect.

You all right, Creighton,
or do you want the doc...

to give you a shot of something
before he leaves? No, I'm okay.

Okay. I'll have someone stand by
above in case you want anything.

That's a good idea. Here's the light.

Let's go, Doc.

How's Creighton, Doctor? He's all right.

Have all personnel move
forward on the fo'c'sle,

and I'd like a volunteer
to stand by here.

Aye, sir. I'll stay here, sir.

All right, Flannigan. Make sure
nobody's left in this part of the ship.

All right, on the double, everybody.

The sea's getting rougher.

Yeah, it looks like the bilge
pumps can't handle the flooding.

- Anybody on deck?
- Flannigan here, sir.

Lower the work light
and the portable bilge pump.

Aye, aye, sir. Work light coming down.

Aye, aye.

- Bilge pump coming down, sir.
- Lower away!

Flannigan, you'd better come down here.

Aye, aye, sir.

How is it, Pappy? I can use
a little company down here.

Flannigan, lend a hand here.

Aye, aye, sir.

Try and plug that up.

You getting it? Got it.

See if you can find a
thin piece of wood. There.

A few of those
tongue depressors will do it.

Did you ever see the inside
of one of these?

Yes, sir, once or twice.

Grab that lamp. Bring it over here.

I'm gonna try to raise this
high enough...

so you can insert those depressors
between the firing pin...

and the detonator.

Getting a little warm in here.

Of course, it could be
'cause I'm scared to death.

Stand by.

Okay, I'm scared too.

Nobody in his right mind
could be anything else.

There's something holding it.
They usually slip out easily.

Got any ideas? No, sir.

Nothing to do but
keep on trying to pry it, I guess.

Yeah, I made some progress
that time. We're still here.

Good sign.
Maybe we're on the right track.

How much higher
does it have to come, sir?

I don't remember. Another inch
or two should do it, I think.

You'd better call the bridge. Ask the
captain to slow down the ship a little.

Aye, aye, sir.

Yes, John?

Commander Lawrence would like you
to cut the speed down a little, sir.

- Wilco. How's it coming?
- We're still working on it, sir.

- Let me know the minute you've disarmed it.
- Aye, aye, sir.

All ahead one-third.
Make turns for five knots.

All engines ahead full. Turns
for five knots. Aye, aye, sir.

This is the captain.

I'm sorry to say there's no progress
to report as yet about the torpedo.

I'll keep you posted.

Well, this next move should decide it.

Sh-Should I get another bilge pump, sir?

There's no time. Stand by.

Now you see the pin?
She's triggered, all right.

Now take it easy and ram it in there.

Okay, Creighton, the fangs are out.

Vincent.

We're okay, Pete.
She's completely disarmed.

- That's great. Good work, John.
- Aye, aye.

This is the captain.

Mr. Lawrence and Chief Flannigan have
succeeded in disarming the torpedo.

Baby, I love ya.

Wonderful!

Damage Control Center,
this is the captain.

Get the repair crew busy right away
building a cofferdam around that hole.

You got an extra cigarette?

Thanks.

Oh, brother, it sure
feels good to be alive.

It sure does, sir.

Were you ordered
to stand by up there, Flannigan?

No, sir. Mr. Doyle asked
for a volunteer to stand by.

I appreciate that. Thanks.

Pappy's my buddy, sir.

Yeah. Sure.

Well, I guess that's that. There's
nothing more we can do here.

The repair party
will be right down, Creighton.

I'll stay with Pappy until
they show up, sir. All right.

You did a good job, Flannigan.

Thank you, sir.

I know Pappy would have done
the same thing for me.

Of course.

Oh, I'm beginning to smell
the soft Hawaiian breezes.

I can almost taste some fresh
pineapple, dunked in rum.

My mind's on a grass skirt
with a pretty wahine in it.

Your mind? What mind? Eh.

You suppose we'll get the same
liberty we had the last time, Jake?

Who knows?

Seven days' liberty
with my pretty Leilani.

Just terrific.

Hey, we're circling.

Yeah, we're slowing down.

Look, a submarine.

- Hey, she's one of ours.
- That's a relief.

What do you make of it, Jake?

I got a feeling that Honolulu
is far, far away. Oh, no!

This is the captain. Ask Mr.
Lawrence to get on the bullhorn.

Break out the bullhorn.

This is Lawrence, sir.

I've got sealed orders
for you and 10 of your men.

Bring nothing with you
but your toothbrushes.

We've got everything you'll need.

Let us know when you're
ready to come aboard. Roger.

Oh, no, no, no!

Well, how do you care for them apples?

And all that time hardhead let us
think we were heading for Pearl.

Put Boat 2 in the water,
Bill. Aye, aye, sir.

Well, I'll be looking for you same
spot, same hour three days from now.

Good luck, John. I'll try my
darnedest to keep that appointment.

So long, Pete.

Welcome aboard, Lawrence. Thank you.

I'm Harry Miles, the exec. How are you?

This is Lane, chief of the boat.
He'll take care of your men.

Good. Chief Flannigan.

Get all these men below
as quickly as possible.

The captain wants to submerge as
soon as we can. Aye, aye, sir.

The captain's on the bridge.
You can follow me. Fine.

Captain Redford, this is Commander
Lawrence. Glad to see you, Lawrence.

Thank you, sir. All ahead
standard. Steady on course 180.

All ahead standard.
Steady on course 180.

Harry, whenever you're ready, take her
down to 200 feet where it's nice and quiet.

Right, sir. Whatever they want you
to do, it must be awfully important.

I got strict orders not to run
on the surface during daylight.

Let's go below. I'm hankering
to open those sealed orders.

Right, sir.

I worked up a pretty
good case of hives...

wondering about your mission.

Well, I've been doing
a little wondering myself, sir.

I bet you have. Here we are.

Good.

Don't you have any idea
where we're going?

Oh, I know where
we're going, all right...

right smack into Jap country.

But I've been itching to know why.

Well, the mystery is solved.

We're ordered to blow up the only known Jap
submarine pen south of the home islands.

Well, what do you know?

Submarine pen, huh? Yes, sir.

We'd better break out these
things. Probably our charts.

Right. We've got a job
of studying ahead of us.

This is Commander Lawrence speaking.

All members of the U.D.T.
stand by for briefing at once.

Mr. Flannigan and five men will
create a diversionary feint.

I and my group will make the hydrographic
reconnaissance. Et cetera, et cetera.

And we leave the submarine
two hours before daylight, 0300.

Meet me here, fully dressed and equipped,
ready to go at 0230 for a final briefing.

Any questions?

Okay.

We've, uh, only one more mission
to do together, this one.

After that, we'll part company.

I'm sorry we didn't hit it off better,

but I want you to know that I
think you're a great U.D.T. team.

And I'm proud to have served with you.

That's all.

There it is.

That's it.

Down scope.

When you're ready, I'll
surface to let you off.

Then I'll submerge right
here, lie on the bottom.

When you return,
give me a "dit-dot-dit,"

three times in the hull, hard, and
I'll surface to take you aboard.

Dit-dot-dit three times on
the hull, hard. That's right.

We're ready now, sir. I'll get the men.

Good.

And remember,
no talking on deck.

Domo arigato.

We'll tow you in, sir.

No. No, it'll take too long.

They'll be after the sub,
then we'll all get knocked off.

Now listen, listen.
Remember what I told you.

Knock three times
on the hull of the sub hard.

Three times hard...
dit-dot-dit. That's the signal.

Yes, sir.

Repeat. Dit-dot-dit, three times hard.

Right. Now shove off.

Let's tow him in.

No, you've got your orders.

Shove off.

Let's tow him in.

All right, I'll take over.

Are you all right, sir?

Yeah, yeah, I'm fine.

It's just the darn bandages.

Hi, Chief. Hi, Pappy. How you doing?

Oh, not too bad.

Here. Put your John Hancock on this.

Down here.

Is Skipper asleep?

No.

Hi, Flannigan. Good afternoon, sir.

Canarsie finally finished
this picture for Mrs. Cassidy.

We'd like it to come from the
whole team. Would you sign it, sir?

You, uh... you want me to sign?

Yes, sir.

Sure. I'd be glad to.

Thanks.

Oh, up at the top, please.

Thank you, sir.

Thank you.

Would you like a cigarette, sir?

Yeah. Please.

Thanks, Pappy.