1 00:00:22,822 --> 00:00:26,417 [ Male Chorus Singing ] 2 00:00:26,526 --> 00:00:30,394 [ Continues ] 3 00:01:18,845 --> 00:01:20,938 [ Man Narrating ] This is Thunderbird, the field. 4 00:01:21,047 --> 00:01:23,447 These are Thunderbirds, the planes. 5 00:01:23,550 --> 00:01:25,916 The sky is bright out here in Arizona. 6 00:01:26,019 --> 00:01:30,456 It's bright with fighting planes rolling and slicing through the sky. 7 00:01:30,557 --> 00:01:32,650 Thunderbird Field is more than just a field... 8 00:01:32,759 --> 00:01:34,750 more than just mere airplanes. 9 00:01:34,861 --> 00:01:38,695 It's a school, one of the schools operated by the United States Army... 10 00:01:38,798 --> 00:01:43,292 by our army, for training the young pilots of our allies as well as our own. 11 00:01:43,403 --> 00:01:46,998 Here are Chinese boys. They learn to fly well, these Chinese. 12 00:01:47,107 --> 00:01:48,870 They have something to fight for. 13 00:01:48,975 --> 00:01:51,876 They remember the smoking ruins of their villages back home. 14 00:01:51,978 --> 00:01:54,037 They remember the rape of Nanking. 15 00:01:54,147 --> 00:01:57,139 And here are British boys. They fly well too. 16 00:01:57,250 --> 00:02:00,378 They fly with a will to win. They too remember. 17 00:02:00,487 --> 00:02:04,651 They remember the battle of London- the wanton destruction of life and property. 18 00:02:04,757 --> 00:02:09,160 And here are American boys. Boys from Kansas and the coast of Maine. 19 00:02:09,262 --> 00:02:12,129 Boys who never saw a plane close up till yesterday. 20 00:02:12,232 --> 00:02:14,962 Boys who were soda jerks, law school students... 21 00:02:15,068 --> 00:02:17,696 dry goods salesmen, high school athletes. 22 00:02:17,804 --> 00:02:20,364 Here they are. Here they come! 23 00:02:20,473 --> 00:02:22,464 Watch 'em fly. 24 00:02:22,575 --> 00:02:24,543 Thunderbird Field out here in Arizona... 25 00:02:24,644 --> 00:02:27,135 is one of many schools of this unique kind. 26 00:02:27,247 --> 00:02:30,683 Officers are in charge, but the instructors are civilians. 27 00:02:30,783 --> 00:02:33,377 All of them helped to make this picture out here in Arizona... 28 00:02:33,486 --> 00:02:35,545 at Thunderbird Field. 29 00:02:35,655 --> 00:02:40,183 Chinese, British and American boys work together, study together, play together. 30 00:02:40,293 --> 00:02:44,423 They not only learn to fly, they learn to know one another, to be friends. 31 00:02:44,531 --> 00:02:47,989 The Chinese learn about us and we learn about the Chinese... 32 00:02:48,101 --> 00:02:50,092 and the British learn about us both. 33 00:02:50,203 --> 00:02:53,366 It's hard work at Thunderbird. It's deadly serious work. 34 00:02:53,473 --> 00:02:56,499 This is primary training at its most intensive. 35 00:02:56,609 --> 00:03:01,205 These boys play. Also, they work. And they have much work to do. 36 00:03:01,314 --> 00:03:04,249 They become more adept at their jobs day by day... 37 00:03:04,350 --> 00:03:07,342 and their job is to fight and to play the game to win. 38 00:03:07,453 --> 00:03:09,887 Here, the Thunderbird sails again... 39 00:03:09,989 --> 00:03:12,287 a symbol of victory. 40 00:03:45,158 --> 00:03:47,388 [ Cheering, Shouting ] 41 00:03:55,935 --> 00:03:58,904 Hey, what's he doing, bobbing for apples? 42 00:03:59,005 --> 00:04:01,439 Oh, no. He just soloed. Pretty excited, isn't he? 43 00:04:01,541 --> 00:04:03,805 Yeah, but that oughta cool him off. 44 00:04:05,778 --> 00:04:08,008 [ Chattering ] 45 00:04:16,422 --> 00:04:18,481 Where'll I find the C.O.'s office? 46 00:04:18,591 --> 00:04:20,650 - You mean Colonel MacDonald? - That's the one. 47 00:04:20,760 --> 00:04:24,287 You go outside. You go this way... 48 00:04:24,397 --> 00:04:27,161 you go that way, and you go this way. 49 00:04:27,267 --> 00:04:29,258 - Huh? - Upstairs. 50 00:04:29,369 --> 00:04:32,998 - Oh. Thank you. - But he's not there. He's in there. 51 00:04:33,106 --> 00:04:35,199 - Thanks. - Okeydoke. 52 00:04:41,614 --> 00:04:43,946 Anybody home? 53 00:04:44,050 --> 00:04:47,349 - Steve Britt! - Hello, Mac. Did you get my letter? 54 00:04:47,453 --> 00:04:49,478 - What letter? - I don't know. Didn't I write one? 55 00:04:49,589 --> 00:04:51,557 Why, you old son of a gun. 56 00:04:51,658 --> 00:04:53,819 I want you to meet Squadron Leader Barratt of the R.A.F. 57 00:04:53,926 --> 00:04:55,894 - This is Steve Britt. - Barratt. 58 00:04:55,995 --> 00:04:58,486 Hi, Britt. I've heard a great deal about you. I'm glad to meet you. 59 00:04:58,598 --> 00:05:01,294 - Thanks. - What are you doin' out in this neck of the woods? 60 00:05:01,401 --> 00:05:04,336 - Lookin' for a job. - A job? You? [ Chuckles ] 61 00:05:04,437 --> 00:05:07,167 Sure. You could use another good instructor around here, can't you? 62 00:05:07,273 --> 00:05:09,969 - Why, of course, but- - Okay. Where do I park my toothbrush? 63 00:05:10,076 --> 00:05:12,135 Wait a minute. Are you on the level? 64 00:05:12,245 --> 00:05:14,645 I was never more serious in my life, Mac. 65 00:05:14,747 --> 00:05:17,045 It just doesn't make sense to me. 66 00:05:17,150 --> 00:05:20,381 Why should a flier like you wanna bury himself out here in the desert with a war going on? 67 00:05:20,486 --> 00:05:23,080 What do you mean, bury myself? This is where the war is gonna be won... 68 00:05:23,189 --> 00:05:25,987 right here on fields like this, and I wanna be a part of it. 69 00:05:29,162 --> 00:05:31,528 Of course, if you don't think I've got what it takes- 70 00:05:31,631 --> 00:05:33,929 Quiet, Steve. I was just tryin' to catch my breath. 71 00:05:34,033 --> 00:05:37,560 Listen, Mac. I'm not tryin' to kid myself. I'm no good for combat anymore. 72 00:05:37,670 --> 00:05:40,070 They want babies today, kids. 73 00:05:40,173 --> 00:05:42,368 I'm not exactly a chicken, but that doesn't mean... 74 00:05:42,475 --> 00:05:46,502 I can't do the next best thing- train those kids. 75 00:05:46,612 --> 00:05:50,070 Don't you see what this would mean to a guy who couldn't be up there himself? 76 00:05:50,183 --> 00:05:52,743 Every one of those kids I trained would be me... 77 00:05:52,852 --> 00:05:54,877 only there'd be hundreds of 'em. 78 00:05:54,987 --> 00:05:58,718 The Steve Britt Escadrille over Germany and Tokyo. 79 00:05:58,825 --> 00:06:01,692 I'm tellin' ya, Mac, it's the first decent idea I ever had in my life. 80 00:06:01,794 --> 00:06:04,957 You gotta take me. 81 00:06:05,064 --> 00:06:07,396 How about your eyes? You're not goin' blind, are ya? 82 00:06:07,500 --> 00:06:10,936 - Twenty-twenty. - Flying papers in order? 83 00:06:11,037 --> 00:06:13,096 Have a look. 84 00:06:17,510 --> 00:06:19,478 Okay, Steve, I 'll talk to Washington. 85 00:06:19,579 --> 00:06:22,707 - We'll have confirmation in a couple of hours. - Thanks, Mac. 86 00:06:22,815 --> 00:06:25,875 But remember this: I have no friends here. 87 00:06:25,985 --> 00:06:28,647 You do the job my way, or I 'll run you out of here so fast... 88 00:06:28,755 --> 00:06:31,485 - you'd think you were in a tailspin. - Sure. That's the way I want it. 89 00:06:31,591 --> 00:06:33,821 - I'd be awfully glad to have you with us. - Thanks. 90 00:06:33,926 --> 00:06:36,554 I only hope I get a crack at some of those R.A.F. boys of yours. 91 00:06:36,662 --> 00:06:38,630 - They've been doing all right. - You will. 92 00:06:38,731 --> 00:06:41,165 There's a new class just getting in. Would you like to look them over? 93 00:06:41,267 --> 00:06:43,258 Well, I'm sorry, but if you don't mind... 94 00:06:43,369 --> 00:06:45,337 I'd like to look up an old pal of mine- Colonel Saunders. 95 00:06:45,438 --> 00:06:47,497 - Has a ranch around here somewhere. - Yes, I know the place. 96 00:06:47,607 --> 00:06:49,768 - The K.D.S. Ranch, isn't it? - That's it. How do you get there? 97 00:06:49,876 --> 00:06:53,073 Straight down the road about 12 miles. Then you turn to the right towards the hill. 98 00:06:53,179 --> 00:06:56,239 Okay. 99 00:06:56,349 --> 00:06:59,580 I'll see you in the morning, boss. 100 00:07:01,287 --> 00:07:03,619 - What do you make of it? - Search me. 101 00:07:03,723 --> 00:07:05,918 - He's a good flier, isn't he? - Good flier? 102 00:07:06,025 --> 00:07:09,483 He's what the Wright brothers had in mind when they invented the airplane. 103 00:07:09,595 --> 00:07:12,325 But, you know, something tells me this pal of his... 104 00:07:12,432 --> 00:07:15,595 Colonel Saunders, uses lipstick. 105 00:07:15,701 --> 00:07:17,726 Really? 106 00:07:35,588 --> 00:07:37,613 Why, you Peeping Tom! 107 00:09:02,008 --> 00:09:03,942 [ Groans ] 108 00:09:04,043 --> 00:09:06,375 - Wait a minute! Wait a minute! - Hey- 109 00:09:06,479 --> 00:09:10,540 Down you come. Let go! Let go! Let go! Hello, honey. 110 00:09:10,650 --> 00:09:13,084 Well, I'll be doggone! 111 00:09:13,185 --> 00:09:15,153 Hi, Steve! 112 00:09:15,254 --> 00:09:17,245 Excuse me, Gramps. I'll kiss you in a minute. 113 00:09:17,356 --> 00:09:19,790 You were marvelous, Steve. Really superb. 114 00:09:19,892 --> 00:09:22,087 - Hope you brought your Brownie with you. - I don't need it. 115 00:09:22,194 --> 00:09:24,458 I have photographic eyes. 116 00:09:24,564 --> 00:09:28,056 Well, you can just take 'em, crank up that thing and go right on back where you came from. 117 00:09:28,167 --> 00:09:30,692 Okay, give me my coveralls. 118 00:09:32,204 --> 00:09:35,332 All right. Take them. 119 00:09:39,679 --> 00:09:43,672 Well, Gramps, mighty nice to have you living right next door. 120 00:09:43,783 --> 00:09:46,115 - Next door? - Sure. Haven't you heard? 121 00:09:46,218 --> 00:09:49,119 - I'm over at Thunderbird Field. - Oh, no, you're not! 122 00:09:49,221 --> 00:09:52,850 I won't have you at Thunderbird. I won't have you anywhere around here. 123 00:09:52,959 --> 00:09:55,154 Please don't interrupt, Kay. I'm talking to your grandfather. 124 00:09:55,261 --> 00:09:57,525 Yep, I'm a professor now. A reformed character. 125 00:09:57,630 --> 00:09:59,621 Gramps, will you leave us alone for a few minutes? 126 00:09:59,732 --> 00:10:02,098 Doggone it, just when things are gettin' hot? 127 00:10:02,201 --> 00:10:04,362 - It's okay, Gramps. Stick around. - I 'll go. 128 00:10:04,470 --> 00:10:06,938 But just as a favor to you. Darned women. 129 00:10:07,039 --> 00:10:11,999 It's gettin' so that a fellow can't even spit... unless they say so. 130 00:10:14,580 --> 00:10:16,775 - You're cute. - So are you. 131 00:10:16,882 --> 00:10:19,112 Now, wait a minute. You know I was only clowning. 132 00:10:19,218 --> 00:10:23,814 It's not that, Steve. It's just that I've stood all I'm going to from you. 133 00:10:23,923 --> 00:10:26,323 Wait a minute. Let me finish. 134 00:10:26,425 --> 00:10:28,723 I was in love with you. 135 00:10:28,828 --> 00:10:31,626 I don't know why, but heaven help me, I was. 136 00:10:31,731 --> 00:10:33,699 I can tell you why. 137 00:10:33,799 --> 00:10:36,233 Because the minute we look at each other, Roman candles. 138 00:10:36,335 --> 00:10:39,964 - The Roman candles fizzled. - I never tried to kid you. 139 00:10:40,072 --> 00:10:43,371 I'm not a bank clerk or a night watchman punching a time clock. 140 00:10:43,476 --> 00:10:47,207 You knew that from the beginning. 141 00:10:47,313 --> 00:10:49,907 - Well? - It's no use, Steve. 142 00:10:50,016 --> 00:10:52,484 Your kind of life and mine just don't mix. 143 00:10:52,585 --> 00:10:55,281 Of course they do. 144 00:10:58,991 --> 00:11:02,256 What is all this talk? My kind of life is your kind of life. 145 00:11:02,361 --> 00:11:06,092 You can't get away from that any more than I can. Isn't that right? 146 00:11:07,600 --> 00:11:10,091 Sorry, Steve. 147 00:11:10,202 --> 00:11:12,193 You see, the trouble is... 148 00:11:12,304 --> 00:11:14,272 I came off the line a woman... 149 00:11:14,373 --> 00:11:17,604 and not a P-38. 150 00:11:17,710 --> 00:11:20,702 [ Imitating Plane ] 151 00:11:35,361 --> 00:11:37,693 Halt! 152 00:11:37,797 --> 00:11:40,630 Right face! 153 00:11:40,733 --> 00:11:43,099 [ Shouts, Indistinct ] 154 00:11:43,202 --> 00:11:45,898 Stand at ease! 155 00:11:46,005 --> 00:11:50,032 (Barratt) Stand easy. Gentlemen... 156 00:11:50,142 --> 00:11:55,079 I brought you out here to meet Steve Britt, one of your new instructors. 157 00:11:55,181 --> 00:11:58,207 I'm sure he's already known to many of you by reputation... 158 00:11:58,317 --> 00:12:00,911 not only because of his record in the last war... 159 00:12:01,020 --> 00:12:04,217 but for his many flying achievements since then. 160 00:12:04,323 --> 00:12:06,291 He believes, as we do... 161 00:12:06,392 --> 00:12:09,418 that this war is going to be won in the air. 162 00:12:09,528 --> 00:12:13,294 That's why he's chosen to come here to Thunderbird to teach you to do the job. 163 00:12:15,234 --> 00:12:18,169 It's a great pleasure and a real privilege to have him with us... 164 00:12:18,270 --> 00:12:20,261 and I'm sure that you'll find him an understanding... 165 00:12:20,372 --> 00:12:22,340 and a sympathetic man with whom to work. 166 00:12:22,441 --> 00:12:24,432 Like to say a few words, Britt? 167 00:12:24,543 --> 00:12:27,569 Thanks. I'll do my talking later. 168 00:12:27,680 --> 00:12:30,410 I say, old man, that's good. 169 00:12:41,694 --> 00:12:44,254 Gentlemen, this is an airplane. 170 00:12:44,363 --> 00:12:46,524 The idea is to get it up and keep it up. 171 00:12:46,632 --> 00:12:50,329 But the most important thing of all is to bring it back. 172 00:13:00,780 --> 00:13:06,047 Just one more thing you have to remember. That's your parachute. 173 00:13:06,152 --> 00:13:08,450 If anything unusual happens, you grab that ring... 174 00:13:08,554 --> 00:13:12,456 count 10, and pull it hard. 175 00:13:12,558 --> 00:13:15,493 If it opens, you haven't got a thing to worry about. If it doesn't- 176 00:13:15,594 --> 00:13:17,653 - Do we get a new one, sir? - Nope. 177 00:13:17,763 --> 00:13:19,958 From then on, you can fly without 'em. 178 00:13:23,936 --> 00:13:25,904 Well, who wants to see what it's like up there? 179 00:13:26,005 --> 00:13:29,532 - [ All ] Aye, sir. - Okay, hop in. 180 00:13:34,079 --> 00:13:36,707 Fasten your safety belt... 181 00:13:36,816 --> 00:13:39,307 good and tight so if I decide to fly upside down... 182 00:13:39,418 --> 00:13:42,319 I won't have to worry about you digging holes in the runway. 183 00:13:42,421 --> 00:13:44,855 Come on, lads. Get your morning exercise. 184 00:13:44,957 --> 00:13:46,982 Give 'em the crank. 185 00:13:58,938 --> 00:14:00,963 Ow! 186 00:14:02,441 --> 00:14:04,466 Come on! 187 00:14:11,650 --> 00:14:14,346 - (Man) Contact. - Contact. 188 00:14:19,191 --> 00:14:23,560 Don't worry about the parachute not opening. It has to. It's regulations. 189 00:14:48,153 --> 00:14:50,951 See that thing in front of you? That's a control stick. 190 00:14:51,056 --> 00:14:53,650 Take a hold of it. 191 00:14:56,896 --> 00:14:58,955 Not so hard. Don't choke it. 192 00:14:59,064 --> 00:15:03,433 It's not gonna give milk. Now, move it to the left and see what happens. 193 00:15:03,535 --> 00:15:06,663 Now, your left aileron has come up, and your right is depressed. 194 00:15:06,772 --> 00:15:09,969 As a result, your left wing is down and you're in a bank. 195 00:15:11,844 --> 00:15:15,439 That's enough. Back to center. 196 00:15:19,752 --> 00:15:22,983 Now, your ailerons are feathered out, streamlined. 197 00:15:23,088 --> 00:15:26,114 Back to level flight. Pull back on your stick. 198 00:15:31,297 --> 00:15:33,595 Easy! 199 00:15:33,699 --> 00:15:36,190 Now you're climbing. 200 00:15:36,302 --> 00:15:39,499 You wanna put her nose down, all you have to do is push forward. 201 00:15:54,586 --> 00:15:57,384 Level off. 202 00:16:08,100 --> 00:16:10,568 Don't let this throw you. Some of the best fliers in the business... 203 00:16:10,669 --> 00:16:12,728 get sick from time to time. 204 00:16:12,838 --> 00:16:15,363 That's part of the game. 205 00:16:15,474 --> 00:16:18,307 Hang on. We're going down. 206 00:16:36,962 --> 00:16:40,523 - Wouldn't you like to get out here? - I'm all right, sir. 207 00:16:40,632 --> 00:16:43,465 Sure, but the exercise'll do you good. 208 00:16:53,545 --> 00:16:56,036 - Sorry I messed it up, sir. - Forget it. 209 00:16:56,148 --> 00:16:59,083 Your stomach's just a little upset. It's the change of water. 210 00:16:59,184 --> 00:17:02,381 You'll feel a lot different tomorrow when we're up there kicking her around. 211 00:17:02,488 --> 00:17:04,786 Take a few deep breaths. 212 00:17:10,963 --> 00:17:13,295 - Thank you, sir. - By the way, what's your name? 213 00:17:13,399 --> 00:17:17,199 - Peter Stackhouse, sir. - I knew a Peter Stackhouse in the last war. 214 00:17:17,302 --> 00:17:20,965 - That must've been my father, sir. - Your father was a great flier. 215 00:17:21,073 --> 00:17:23,633 Thank you, sir. Did you know him very well? 216 00:17:23,742 --> 00:17:27,200 Well enough to know that if I had to go up against the Luftwaffe today... 217 00:17:27,312 --> 00:17:29,906 I'd like to have a man with his guts alongside of me. 218 00:17:30,015 --> 00:17:33,416 - Okay? - Yes, sir. 219 00:17:33,519 --> 00:17:35,544 Now, watch yourself. 220 00:18:00,212 --> 00:18:02,772 - What's the matter with him? Sick? - A little wobbly. 221 00:18:02,881 --> 00:18:05,349 - A walk'll do him good. - Don't start coddling 'em, Steve. 222 00:18:05,451 --> 00:18:07,442 We haven't got time for that around here. 223 00:18:07,553 --> 00:18:09,748 If they don't come through, wash 'em out and wash 'em out fast. 224 00:18:09,855 --> 00:18:11,823 Sure, General Maytag. 225 00:18:11,924 --> 00:18:14,586 You put 'em in and turn the crank, and I'll wring 'em out. 226 00:18:14,693 --> 00:18:17,184 Okay. I'll put 'em in. 227 00:18:17,296 --> 00:18:19,287 - (Steve) Hey, you, Lockwood! - Yes, sir? 228 00:18:19,398 --> 00:18:21,366 - Hop in. - Me, sir? 229 00:18:21,467 --> 00:18:23,628 - Yes, you! - Cor! 230 00:18:26,805 --> 00:18:28,796 Shall we do a Cuban eight today, sir? 231 00:18:28,907 --> 00:18:30,932 What'd your mother wean you on, raw meat? 232 00:18:31,043 --> 00:18:34,103 When we could afford it, sir. 233 00:18:44,923 --> 00:18:48,882 (Lockwood Singing) 234 00:18:52,931 --> 00:18:55,695 - Hello, chum. - Hello. 235 00:18:55,801 --> 00:18:58,793 [ Continues Singing ] 236 00:19:01,640 --> 00:19:04,666 - Does that sound a bit familiar to you? - No, just rather touching. 237 00:19:04,776 --> 00:19:08,212 It is, rather, isn't it? Say, are you sure you never saw me on the music halls? 238 00:19:08,313 --> 00:19:10,474 Used to write all me own words and music. 239 00:19:10,582 --> 00:19:13,050 - Simply rolled out of me. - Sounds very charming. 240 00:19:13,152 --> 00:19:15,985 Oh, very. You sure you won't come with me to the recreation center? 241 00:19:16,088 --> 00:19:18,852 - Not tonight, thank you. - Not even for the jumbo malt... 242 00:19:18,957 --> 00:19:24,020 or one of those gorgeous marshmallow chocolate sundaes with clotted cream and nuts? 243 00:19:24,129 --> 00:19:27,428 - You aren't feeling queasy in the tummy again, are you? - No. 244 00:19:27,533 --> 00:19:30,093 Oh. I could let you have a Mother Sills. 245 00:19:30,202 --> 00:19:32,932 - No, thank you. - Well, as we Americans say... 246 00:19:33,038 --> 00:19:35,768 I'll be seein' ya, pal! 247 00:19:35,874 --> 00:19:40,243 (Lockwood Singing) 248 00:19:40,345 --> 00:19:42,404 - Catchy, isn't it, sir? - Sensational. 249 00:19:42,514 --> 00:19:44,505 I thought you'd like it, sir. 250 00:19:44,616 --> 00:19:47,517 - Yes? - (Steve) May I come in? 251 00:19:47,619 --> 00:19:51,077 - Please do, sir. - Go ahead. Stretch out. Take it easy. 252 00:19:51,190 --> 00:19:53,784 -Just got a minute. - I was just lying down. I'm quite all right. 253 00:19:53,892 --> 00:19:59,797 Good. I, uh, found something among my souvenirs. 254 00:19:59,898 --> 00:20:02,196 Thought you might like to have it. 255 00:20:02,301 --> 00:20:06,260 - That's my father. - There's a date on the back. 256 00:20:06,371 --> 00:20:08,737 Pretty faded. 257 00:20:08,840 --> 00:20:11,673 "April 8, 1918." 258 00:20:13,345 --> 00:20:16,405 It was just two days before he was shot down. 259 00:20:16,515 --> 00:20:20,474 Yeah, we had quite a talk that day. 260 00:20:20,586 --> 00:20:23,384 You English don't usually loosen up very much, but- 261 00:20:23,488 --> 00:20:27,822 I don't know. He was just a kid, and maybe he had a hunch. 262 00:20:32,197 --> 00:20:35,257 I remember we got to talking about his place down at, um- at, um- 263 00:20:35,367 --> 00:20:38,734 - Compton-on-the-Wye? - And about his mother. 264 00:20:38,837 --> 00:20:42,170 - She must've been quite a gal. - She still is, sir. 265 00:20:42,274 --> 00:20:45,266 I started to get in touch with her once or twice, but you know how it is. 266 00:20:45,377 --> 00:20:47,345 I wish you had. She would've liked that. 267 00:20:47,446 --> 00:20:50,643 Talked a lot about you boys too. There are two of you, aren't there? 268 00:20:50,749 --> 00:20:53,115 There were. 269 00:20:53,218 --> 00:20:56,312 My brother Tom was shot down over Wilhelmshaven about 10 weeks ago. 270 00:20:58,590 --> 00:21:02,082 I'm sorry. Have a smoke. 271 00:21:02,194 --> 00:21:04,856 - Won't you have one of mine, sir? - No, go ahead. Try these. 272 00:21:04,963 --> 00:21:07,090 Thank you. 273 00:21:15,207 --> 00:21:18,665 By the way, Stackhouse, you're not afraid of flying, are you? 274 00:21:18,777 --> 00:21:23,111 I don't think so. I'm not afraid of getting hurt, if that's what you mean. 275 00:21:23,215 --> 00:21:26,810 Sorry. Maybe I shouldn't have asked that. 276 00:21:26,918 --> 00:21:28,886 I'm glad you did, sir, if you believe me. 277 00:21:28,987 --> 00:21:31,251 Sit down. 278 00:21:33,792 --> 00:21:37,228 Listen, Pete, this is a big war. 279 00:21:37,329 --> 00:21:39,490 There's lots of jobs in it beside flying. 280 00:21:39,598 --> 00:21:41,998 Take the tank corps. 281 00:21:42,100 --> 00:21:45,797 Those guys have really got it. Or those stone crushers in the infantry. 282 00:21:45,904 --> 00:21:47,872 Nobody's ever won a war without them yet. 283 00:21:47,973 --> 00:21:50,464 - Is that right? - Yes, sir. 284 00:21:50,575 --> 00:21:53,203 There's lots of people can't fly... 285 00:21:53,312 --> 00:21:55,371 but that's no reflection on 'em. 286 00:21:55,480 --> 00:21:59,849 A guy just finds he can't get his head and feet all to move at the same time. 287 00:21:59,951 --> 00:22:03,079 He lacks that little mystical something called coordination. 288 00:22:03,188 --> 00:22:08,148 You know, it takes guts to fly, and it takes guts not to fly. 289 00:22:08,260 --> 00:22:10,353 Does this mean you're going to wash me out, sir? 290 00:22:10,462 --> 00:22:13,556 Well, you've been up there three times now. The same thing's happened every time. 291 00:22:13,665 --> 00:22:16,327 Don't wash me out, sir. I'll get over it, I'm sure I will. 292 00:22:16,435 --> 00:22:19,666 - Yeah, but there's a war on, you know. - Give me a few more days. 293 00:22:19,771 --> 00:22:22,365 - I'll be all right. - I'd like to, Pete. 294 00:22:22,474 --> 00:22:24,840 But we've got to think about what's best for your country. 295 00:22:24,943 --> 00:22:26,911 They need fliers, and they need 'em quick. 296 00:22:31,049 --> 00:22:33,677 Suppose I let you go up there alone, you get killed? 297 00:22:33,785 --> 00:22:36,015 I'm asking you to take that chance, sir. 298 00:22:36,121 --> 00:22:39,181 I studied medicine. I know what's wrong with me. It's just a conditional reflex. 299 00:22:39,291 --> 00:22:41,851 - A what? - Subconscious fear of falling. 300 00:22:41,960 --> 00:22:47,227 I seem to freeze up. I can cure myself of it if you only give me time. 301 00:22:47,332 --> 00:22:50,096 - Did you know that when you came here? - Yes, sir. 302 00:22:50,202 --> 00:22:53,569 - Then why'd you come? - Afraid it's rather a long story, sir. 303 00:22:53,672 --> 00:22:55,731 Go ahead, shoot. I got all night. 304 00:22:55,841 --> 00:22:58,537 Well, it really has to do with my grandmother in England. 305 00:22:58,643 --> 00:23:01,043 - Your grandmother? - Yes, she's quite a remarkable woman. 306 00:23:01,146 --> 00:23:03,548 Still rides every day even if she is past 70. 307 00:23:03,548 --> 00:23:04,105 Still rides every day even if she is past 70. 308 00:23:09,821 --> 00:23:12,483 It all started a little more than 10 weeks ago. 309 00:23:12,591 --> 00:23:15,890 Grandmother was just returning from her usual morning ride. 310 00:23:15,994 --> 00:23:18,929 A boy from the post office was waiting for her with a telegram. 311 00:23:19,030 --> 00:23:20,998 I expect she knew what was in it. 312 00:23:21,099 --> 00:23:23,090 She just held out her hand and said- 313 00:23:23,201 --> 00:23:27,638 - You don't need to tell me. The king's service. - Oh, milady! 314 00:23:32,010 --> 00:23:34,137 I came out without my spectacles. Read it to me, boy. 315 00:23:37,949 --> 00:23:42,318 "Lady Jane Stackhouse, the Air Ministry regrets to inform you... 316 00:23:42,421 --> 00:23:44,412 that your grandson, Thomas Stackhouse"- 317 00:23:44,523 --> 00:23:46,582 - Master Thomas? - Ellen. Go on. 318 00:23:48,894 --> 00:23:52,261 "Has been killed in action over Wilhelmshaven." 319 00:23:54,733 --> 00:23:57,759 Take Lady Bess round to the stables. There's a good boy. 320 00:24:10,582 --> 00:24:12,675 Trunk line, please. 321 00:24:14,653 --> 00:24:16,644 I want to speak to London, please. 322 00:24:16,755 --> 00:24:18,723 George V Military Hospital. 323 00:24:18,824 --> 00:24:23,022 First aid casualty station number 9. Peter Stackhouse. 324 00:24:26,731 --> 00:24:29,359 Not bad. Not bad at all for an intern. 325 00:24:29,468 --> 00:24:31,959 Pretty soon, you won't need us old fellows at all. 326 00:24:32,070 --> 00:24:34,368 - I knew you were on hand, sir, just in case. - Oh, yes. 327 00:24:34,473 --> 00:24:36,998 I thought of that too. 328 00:24:37,108 --> 00:24:39,303 - Telephone, sir. - Take the call for me, please. 329 00:24:39,411 --> 00:24:41,504 It's a trunk call, sir, from Compton-on-the-Wye. 330 00:24:41,613 --> 00:24:44,605 - Thank you. Will you excuse me, sir? - Certainly. 331 00:24:51,523 --> 00:24:54,219 Hello? Hello, Grandma. 332 00:24:54,326 --> 00:24:56,317 Very well, thank you. And you? 333 00:24:56,428 --> 00:24:59,090 Splendid. Did you ride this morning? 334 00:24:59,197 --> 00:25:02,064 You did? I envy you. 335 00:25:02,167 --> 00:25:05,864 Yes, frightfully busy as usual. 336 00:25:05,971 --> 00:25:07,996 What? 337 00:25:09,274 --> 00:25:11,333 Oh, Tom. 338 00:25:11,443 --> 00:25:13,877 Wilhelmshaven? 339 00:25:13,979 --> 00:25:16,072 I'll come down at once. 340 00:25:16,181 --> 00:25:19,878 No, don't meet me. I'm not sure what train I can get. 341 00:25:19,985 --> 00:25:23,944 Yes. Yes, of course, Grandma. 342 00:25:24,055 --> 00:25:26,853 I know he would have wanted it to be that way. 343 00:26:04,062 --> 00:26:09,261 I thought you ought to know, there'll be �25,000 less for you if ever I decide to die... 344 00:26:09,367 --> 00:26:11,392 which, I warn you, I have no intention of doing... 345 00:26:11,503 --> 00:26:13,562 with the world in the state it is now. 346 00:26:13,672 --> 00:26:15,640 However, as compensation... 347 00:26:15,740 --> 00:26:18,732 I've given you three lumps, ration or no ration. 348 00:26:18,843 --> 00:26:21,778 Thank you, Grandma. 349 00:26:21,880 --> 00:26:25,680 I've been trying to write a letter to go with it. 350 00:26:25,784 --> 00:26:27,775 It's very difficult. 351 00:26:27,886 --> 00:26:30,354 But I always did hate writing letters. 352 00:26:30,455 --> 00:26:33,015 Didn't Grandpa say it was because you never learned to spell properly? 353 00:26:33,124 --> 00:26:37,185 In my day, a woman with a good figure didn't have to spell. 354 00:26:40,799 --> 00:26:43,427 "Dear Mr. Churchill, I've just received news... 355 00:26:43,535 --> 00:26:45,594 "of the death of my grandson, Thomas Stackhouse... 356 00:26:45,704 --> 00:26:48,537 "in action over Wilhelmshaven... 357 00:26:48,640 --> 00:26:51,040 "and I want to make an immediate reply... 358 00:26:51,142 --> 00:26:54,270 "in the way I know would have been his and his father's reply- 359 00:26:54,379 --> 00:26:57,871 "by striking back straight to the mark. 360 00:26:57,983 --> 00:27:00,042 "I'm asking you, therefore, to purchase for me... 361 00:27:00,151 --> 00:27:03,120 "a suitable aircraft, preferably a bomber... 362 00:27:03,221 --> 00:27:05,189 "with which to carry on his work. 363 00:27:05,290 --> 00:27:08,157 "With the deepest regrets that I have no more sons or grandsons... 364 00:27:08,259 --> 00:27:10,227 "to take it into battle... 365 00:27:10,328 --> 00:27:14,890 I remain as always your devoted servant, Jane Stackhouse." 366 00:27:15,000 --> 00:27:18,401 Have you forgotten me? 367 00:27:18,503 --> 00:27:21,631 I spoke to the superintendent before I left the hospital. 368 00:27:21,740 --> 00:27:23,901 He's agreed that I be transferred to the R.A.F. immediately. 369 00:27:24,009 --> 00:27:26,239 You'd better add a postscript. 370 00:27:26,344 --> 00:27:29,745 Ask Mr. Churchill to have that bomber available for me as soon as I've learned to fly. 371 00:27:29,848 --> 00:27:32,248 I've wanted to fly for a long time. 372 00:27:32,350 --> 00:27:34,341 Always, I think. 373 00:27:34,452 --> 00:27:36,750 We used to talk about it, Tom and I. 374 00:27:36,855 --> 00:27:39,016 As long as he was flying, I didn't mind so much. 375 00:27:39,124 --> 00:27:42,150 But, Peter, your work at the hospital, that's important too. 376 00:27:42,260 --> 00:27:44,228 - Have you forgotten that? - No. 377 00:27:44,329 --> 00:27:48,163 Then think of yourself. You know you're not fitted for this sort of thing. 378 00:27:48,266 --> 00:27:51,099 - Nonsense. I'm perfectly all right. - It isn't nonsense. 379 00:27:51,202 --> 00:27:53,670 All your life, you've been affected by heights. 380 00:27:53,772 --> 00:27:56,832 You've had- what you call it- a conditional reflex. 381 00:27:56,941 --> 00:27:59,341 Don't know where you got it. Not from me, I'm sure. 382 00:27:59,444 --> 00:28:01,708 Perhaps it was that fall from your horse when you were seven. 383 00:28:01,813 --> 00:28:03,940 That's absurd. 384 00:28:04,049 --> 00:28:06,347 - I got up and rode again, didn't I? - Yes. 385 00:28:06,451 --> 00:28:08,544 But you've never quite got over it. 386 00:28:08,653 --> 00:28:11,588 That's nothing serious or unusual. 387 00:28:11,690 --> 00:28:13,885 - I'll make myself get over it. - How? 388 00:28:13,992 --> 00:28:19,089 By reconditioning myself. By forcing myself to fly. 389 00:28:19,197 --> 00:28:22,633 By exercising some of the willpower I inherited from you, Grandma. 390 00:28:25,637 --> 00:28:29,266 Forgive me, Peter. 391 00:28:29,374 --> 00:28:33,276 - I'm afraid I've behaved very badly. - You could never behave badly. 392 00:28:33,378 --> 00:28:35,437 [ Chuckles ] 393 00:28:35,547 --> 00:28:39,210 I remember the day your father told me he was going into the Royal Flying Corps. 394 00:28:39,317 --> 00:28:41,444 It was the World War then. 395 00:28:41,553 --> 00:28:45,922 He was standing just where you are, Peter, with his pipe in his mouth. 396 00:28:46,024 --> 00:28:48,288 I hope you've got a nice pipe. 397 00:28:48,393 --> 00:28:50,987 Suddenly, he said something I've never forgotten. 398 00:28:51,096 --> 00:28:54,122 It was by an American, I believe. Emerson. 399 00:28:54,232 --> 00:28:57,497 "For what avail the plow or sail... 400 00:28:57,602 --> 00:29:01,504 or land or life if freedom fail." 401 00:29:01,606 --> 00:29:05,235 You're the last of your line, Peter. The last Stackhouse. 402 00:29:05,343 --> 00:29:08,005 All your life, I've looked forward to you and Tom marrying... 403 00:29:08,113 --> 00:29:11,913 coming here, filling the house with fine, young rascals. 404 00:29:12,016 --> 00:29:14,314 I've even thought of myself as here with them- 405 00:29:14,419 --> 00:29:17,980 a sweet, old lady with a white kerchief and a- and a wheelchair. 406 00:29:18,089 --> 00:29:20,751 You in a wheelchair? 407 00:29:20,859 --> 00:29:24,522 I've been a very silly, selfish old woman. 408 00:29:24,629 --> 00:29:27,097 But you'll understand, I'm not any longer. 409 00:29:27,198 --> 00:29:29,530 I'm a very proud old woman, Peter... 410 00:29:29,634 --> 00:29:32,125 proud and angry... 411 00:29:32,237 --> 00:29:36,264 who's suddenly discovered how very stupid life could be... 412 00:29:36,374 --> 00:29:40,811 without someone buzzing around up there. 413 00:29:40,912 --> 00:29:44,177 Come down here. 414 00:29:45,717 --> 00:29:47,685 And now, run along. I'll join you... 415 00:29:47,786 --> 00:29:49,845 as soon as I've written to Mr. Churchill. 416 00:29:49,954 --> 00:29:52,821 And this time, I don't care whether I spell it properly or not. 417 00:29:52,924 --> 00:29:55,051 He'll know what I mean. 418 00:30:02,066 --> 00:30:06,628 "Dear Mr. Churchill"- 419 00:30:08,473 --> 00:30:10,498 What a dame. 420 00:30:10,608 --> 00:30:12,576 I didn't intend to say anything about that. 421 00:30:12,677 --> 00:30:15,578 It's not the sort of thing one blabs about. 422 00:30:15,680 --> 00:30:17,671 Okay, Pete. 423 00:30:17,782 --> 00:30:21,582 Forget it. But you gotta promise me one thing. 424 00:30:21,686 --> 00:30:23,677 Yes, sir? 425 00:30:23,788 --> 00:30:26,655 If you do get sick up there again, watch out down below. 426 00:30:26,758 --> 00:30:29,488 Be sure Barratt and MacDonald aren't there. 427 00:30:45,844 --> 00:30:48,438 ( Man on P.A. ) Attention, all aviation cadets. 428 00:30:48,546 --> 00:30:53,347 All aviation cadets, unless previously notified to the contrary... 429 00:30:53,451 --> 00:30:58,081 will be permitted to absent themselves from the base today, Saturday... 430 00:30:58,189 --> 00:31:00,555 from 1:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.. 431 00:31:00,658 --> 00:31:03,286 [ Cheering, Shouting ] 432 00:31:08,900 --> 00:31:10,697 Hey, Bill, you got a date? 433 00:31:10,802 --> 00:31:12,770 You said it, with a million-dollar baby! 434 00:31:12,871 --> 00:31:14,498 - Has she got a friend? - Yeah- me! 435 00:31:22,080 --> 00:31:24,548 [ Speaking Chinese ] 436 00:31:27,886 --> 00:31:29,945 [ No Audible Dialogue ] 437 00:31:41,432 --> 00:31:44,833 - [ Clears Throat ] - Oh, pardon me. May I help you? 438 00:31:44,936 --> 00:31:48,895 - We'd like some stockings, please. - Any particular color? 439 00:31:49,007 --> 00:31:50,975 Well, uh, what colors are there? 440 00:31:51,075 --> 00:31:53,566 Oh, there's Desert Sand, Honey Beige, Nude. 441 00:31:53,678 --> 00:31:56,169 Wait. I'll show them to you. 442 00:31:56,281 --> 00:31:58,340 What size? 443 00:31:58,449 --> 00:32:00,917 - Um, 36. - Thirty-six? 444 00:32:01,019 --> 00:32:03,112 - And a 42 for me. - Forty-two? 445 00:32:03,221 --> 00:32:05,189 - You see, they're for my grandmother. - And my mother. 446 00:32:05,290 --> 00:32:07,349 She's the solid British type, you know. 447 00:32:07,458 --> 00:32:11,690 I see. Well, how big is your grandmother? 448 00:32:11,796 --> 00:32:13,889 Well, she's- 449 00:32:15,066 --> 00:32:17,034 Look. Mother. 450 00:32:18,903 --> 00:32:22,031 I think about 10 and a half. 451 00:32:22,140 --> 00:32:24,870 Wouldn't you like to look around a bit too? 452 00:32:24,976 --> 00:32:27,570 - Thank you. - Thank you very much. 453 00:32:32,317 --> 00:32:36,686 - How about those? - No, a little bit too large. 454 00:32:36,788 --> 00:32:39,655 - You like these? - They're slightly on the other side. 455 00:32:39,757 --> 00:32:42,021 She must've been born on a horse. 456 00:32:54,339 --> 00:32:57,137 The ankles seem right anyhow. 457 00:33:05,249 --> 00:33:08,013 Oh, cor! What a grandmother. 458 00:33:08,119 --> 00:33:11,145 Are you playing some sort of a game? 459 00:33:11,255 --> 00:33:15,089 - Well, uh- - Oh, no. We were just trying to look at your legs. 460 00:33:15,193 --> 00:33:16,820 - I mean - - Did you like them? 461 00:33:16,928 --> 00:33:18,828 I thought they were gorgeous. I really did. 462 00:33:18,930 --> 00:33:21,990 - Thank you. - Look, here, I say- 463 00:33:22,100 --> 00:33:24,091 - Yes? - I hope you're not angry. 464 00:33:24,202 --> 00:33:26,261 That you were interested in my legs? Why, not at all. 465 00:33:26,371 --> 00:33:28,703 - That's what they're there for. - We're really terribly sorry. 466 00:33:28,806 --> 00:33:30,774 Don't apologize. I'm flattered. 467 00:33:30,875 --> 00:33:32,866 We weren't trying just to look at your legs. 468 00:33:32,977 --> 00:33:35,571 No, it's his grandmother's legs. 469 00:33:35,680 --> 00:33:38,205 Oh. His grandmother's legs. 470 00:33:38,316 --> 00:33:40,682 You see, it's almost impossible to get them in England. 471 00:33:40,785 --> 00:33:42,753 - To get what? Legs? - No. 472 00:33:42,854 --> 00:33:45,516 - Stockings. - Oh, stockings. 473 00:33:45,623 --> 00:33:49,525 Well, to put it very bluntly, we were trying to decide just what size to buy. 474 00:33:49,627 --> 00:33:52,027 - For Grandma. - Nine. 475 00:33:52,130 --> 00:33:56,066 Now may I go, or are there any other little intimate details you'd like to know? 476 00:33:56,167 --> 00:33:58,795 - Uh, please wait. - I know it's very thoughtless of me... 477 00:33:58,903 --> 00:34:00,894 but I have an engagement. 478 00:34:01,005 --> 00:34:02,973 Couldn't you postpone it and have tea with us instead? 479 00:34:03,074 --> 00:34:05,201 - No. - It would give us time to apologize properly. 480 00:34:05,309 --> 00:34:07,709 We've heard so much about the friendliness of the West. 481 00:34:07,812 --> 00:34:11,304 And you wouldn't want us to go away with a false impression of American hospitality, would you? 482 00:34:11,416 --> 00:34:13,407 If you were in London, we'd have tea with you. 483 00:34:13,518 --> 00:34:15,486 After all, it isn't as if we were total strangers. 484 00:34:15,586 --> 00:34:19,386 Do they give you a course at Thunderbird on how to pick up American girls? 485 00:34:19,490 --> 00:34:21,754 It comes under the heading of initiative. 486 00:34:21,859 --> 00:34:25,955 I'm very sorry, but I'm afraid I can't possibly go to tea with you, Mr.- 487 00:34:26,064 --> 00:34:29,056 - Stackhouse. - Lockwood. 488 00:34:29,167 --> 00:34:32,330 Saunders. But I might take you to tea with me. 489 00:34:32,437 --> 00:34:34,997 - You might? - I say! 490 00:34:35,106 --> 00:34:38,075 If only for the sake of international solidarity. 491 00:34:38,176 --> 00:34:41,805 But not, of course, until we've disposed of Grandma's legs. 492 00:34:48,019 --> 00:34:50,579 Well, here we are. 493 00:34:52,857 --> 00:34:54,825 Here? 494 00:34:54,926 --> 00:34:57,326 Whether you know it or not, you're a couple of angels of mercy... 495 00:34:57,428 --> 00:34:59,487 for the rest of the afternoon. 496 00:34:59,597 --> 00:35:02,327 Hands forward. Rock. 497 00:35:02,433 --> 00:35:04,833 - Hands off. Sit back. - [ Groans ] 498 00:35:04,936 --> 00:35:08,531 You see? You repeat the operation 12 or 15 times a minute. 499 00:35:08,639 --> 00:35:12,507 And remember, rhythm is the important thing. Now, try again. Forward. 500 00:35:12,610 --> 00:35:16,944 - [ Groans ] - No. Not so much pressure. 501 00:35:17,048 --> 00:35:19,039 - Hello, Miss Blake. - Hello, Kay. 502 00:35:19,150 --> 00:35:21,516 May I present Mr. Stackhouse and Mr. Lockwood. 503 00:35:21,619 --> 00:35:23,610 - How do you do? - How do you do? 504 00:35:23,721 --> 00:35:25,985 They're both so interested in our work that they begged me... 505 00:35:26,090 --> 00:35:28,149 to let them come in and serve as patients. 506 00:35:28,259 --> 00:35:30,955 Well, how nice. Of course, our lesson for the day is almost over. 507 00:35:31,062 --> 00:35:34,520 - But if any of the girls would like to stay- - Oh, I do! 508 00:35:34,632 --> 00:35:37,692 - [ Voices Overlapping ] - Oh, me too! 509 00:35:37,802 --> 00:35:40,635 - Oh. Hello. - All right, go right ahead. 510 00:35:40,738 --> 00:35:43,502 - It isn't often we get men to practice on. - (Peter) Thank you. 511 00:35:43,608 --> 00:35:45,838 - Shall we all lie on the floor? - Oh, no, no. 512 00:35:45,943 --> 00:35:47,968 It isn't necessary at all. 513 00:35:48,079 --> 00:35:51,571 Just take off your coat, roll up your sleeve, and I'm gonna try my tourniquet. 514 00:35:56,320 --> 00:35:58,311 Cor! 515 00:36:06,264 --> 00:36:09,927 Red Cross sure covers a lot of territory, don't it, son? 516 00:36:10,034 --> 00:36:12,229 Too much. 517 00:36:12,336 --> 00:36:15,601 - There. How's that? - It's marvelous. May I call you Miss Nightingale? 518 00:36:15,706 --> 00:36:18,106 It's beautiful, but I'm afraid I'd have bled to death before now. 519 00:36:18,209 --> 00:36:20,200 - What? - My pulse is still beating. 520 00:36:20,311 --> 00:36:22,506 Why, it couldn't be. I've been practicing tourniquets all week. 521 00:36:22,613 --> 00:36:25,446 Hello, Pete. What seems to be the trouble? 522 00:36:25,550 --> 00:36:27,677 Nothing, sir. I was just going to explain to Miss Saunders... 523 00:36:27,785 --> 00:36:30,413 about the tourniquet point, or pressure point, where the artery crosses the bone. 524 00:36:30,521 --> 00:36:33,684 Sure. Go right ahead. Sounds fascinating. 525 00:36:33,791 --> 00:36:37,283 You seem to know everything you need to know about anatomy, Mr. Stackhouse. 526 00:36:37,395 --> 00:36:39,556 - Well, we doctors always do- - Doctor- 527 00:36:39,664 --> 00:36:43,794 - Mm-hmm. - My error. 528 00:36:43,901 --> 00:36:46,893 - Any of you boys feel the need of a little first aid? - Yes, sir! 529 00:36:47,004 --> 00:36:48,972 Well, come on in. Come on in. 530 00:36:49,073 --> 00:36:52,133 Heaps of pretty girls in here with just the kind of medicine you need... 531 00:36:52,243 --> 00:36:54,677 at your age. 532 00:36:57,415 --> 00:37:00,043 - Wait a minute. - Hey, you! 533 00:37:00,151 --> 00:37:02,142 You! Come on in here. 534 00:37:02,253 --> 00:37:05,222 You fellows have been bleeding to death by yourselves long enough. 535 00:37:05,323 --> 00:37:09,783 Come on in here, youse. See the girls. Get some help. 536 00:37:12,663 --> 00:37:14,858 (Woman) Oh, my! 537 00:37:28,279 --> 00:37:30,804 [ Gasping, Muttering ] 538 00:37:34,452 --> 00:37:36,852 I telephoned I'd pick you up at the ranch this afternoon. 539 00:37:36,954 --> 00:37:38,945 Yes, I know. 540 00:37:39,056 --> 00:37:41,183 You know? Then what are you doing here? Why didn't you wait? 541 00:37:41,292 --> 00:37:44,591 Perhaps I preferred to be picked up by someone else. 542 00:37:46,564 --> 00:37:49,124 Now, listen, sweetheart, you can save those subtle little digs... 543 00:37:49,233 --> 00:37:51,201 for some guy that doesn't know any better. 544 00:37:51,302 --> 00:37:53,497 Don't waste 'em on me. And what's more... 545 00:37:53,604 --> 00:37:56,198 if you're worried about somebody's arteries, what's the matter with mine? 546 00:37:56,307 --> 00:37:59,606 Nothing, darling. They're lovely, I'm sure. 547 00:37:59,710 --> 00:38:02,338 Now, come on. Get up on the table like a good little boy. 548 00:38:02,446 --> 00:38:04,778 - Do I have to? - Yeah. 549 00:38:07,451 --> 00:38:09,442 There. 550 00:38:11,255 --> 00:38:13,348 Lie down. 551 00:38:22,633 --> 00:38:24,794 Hey, take it easy. 552 00:38:26,437 --> 00:38:29,133 [ Shouting In Chinese ] 553 00:38:37,114 --> 00:38:39,548 - You aren't gonna put that on me, are you? - [ Laughs ] 554 00:38:39,650 --> 00:38:42,050 We'll drive out to Biltmore for a cocktail... 555 00:38:42,153 --> 00:38:44,144 have dinner at the Westward Ho... 556 00:38:44,255 --> 00:38:46,723 then I'll drive you home... the long way. 557 00:38:46,824 --> 00:38:50,055 - It sounds lovely, Steve. -Just like old times, huh? 558 00:38:50,161 --> 00:38:52,561 - There. How's that? - Swell. Now, let's get out of here. 559 00:38:52,663 --> 00:38:54,654 Oh, wait a minute. I haven't finished yet. 560 00:38:54,765 --> 00:38:57,825 Tiny, will you take over for a while? 561 00:38:59,437 --> 00:39:01,405 And how does the little patient feel? 562 00:39:01,505 --> 00:39:05,271 Fine. Fine. 563 00:39:05,376 --> 00:39:07,367 - Ready? - Ready? 564 00:39:07,478 --> 00:39:09,446 - Well, you asked me to go to tea, didn't you? - Yes, but you said- 565 00:39:09,547 --> 00:39:12,846 - Can't I change my mind? - But I gathered that you and Mr. Britt are- 566 00:39:12,950 --> 00:39:15,578 Oh, no. He's all tied up for the afternoon. 567 00:39:17,655 --> 00:39:19,850 Hey! 568 00:39:21,659 --> 00:39:23,854 [ Women Screaming ] 569 00:39:23,961 --> 00:39:27,692 - Oh, look! He's hurt himself!. - Our first accident! 570 00:39:27,798 --> 00:39:29,925 [ Voices Overlapping ] 571 00:39:39,710 --> 00:39:41,769 [ Screaming, Gasping ] 572 00:40:00,364 --> 00:40:02,764 [ Tires Screeching ] 573 00:40:02,867 --> 00:40:05,665 - Hey, wait a minute. What's the big idea? - There, there now, son. 574 00:40:05,770 --> 00:40:09,228 Take it easy. We're doin' all we can for you. 575 00:40:11,876 --> 00:40:14,242 [ Man ] Come on. Get him in there. 576 00:40:20,217 --> 00:40:23,118 [ Woman ] Take it away! 577 00:40:23,220 --> 00:40:25,552 [ Screaming ] 578 00:40:26,891 --> 00:40:29,917 W-What's going on here? 579 00:40:30,027 --> 00:40:32,052 Civilian defense. 580 00:40:38,235 --> 00:40:40,931 I've never really known an Englishman before. 581 00:40:41,038 --> 00:40:43,768 - You typical? - I suppose so. 582 00:40:43,874 --> 00:40:45,865 Don't have a title, do you? 583 00:40:45,976 --> 00:40:50,003 A... very little one. You object to titles? 584 00:40:50,114 --> 00:40:52,776 - I never thought about it. - Neither have I. 585 00:40:52,883 --> 00:40:57,684 - By the way, what are you? A duke? - Nothing so grand, I'm afraid. 586 00:40:57,788 --> 00:40:59,813 Do you know Steve Britt very well? 587 00:40:59,924 --> 00:41:01,949 Yes. He's my instructor. 588 00:41:02,059 --> 00:41:04,289 He's a great flier, isn't he? 589 00:41:04,395 --> 00:41:06,386 He's a great everything, in my opinion. 590 00:41:06,497 --> 00:41:08,965 That was my grandfather who came in with him. 591 00:41:09,066 --> 00:41:11,728 - Yes, I know. - He's awfully rich. 592 00:41:11,836 --> 00:41:14,168 How nice. 593 00:41:14,271 --> 00:41:16,239 I mean, at the moment. 594 00:41:16,340 --> 00:41:18,399 He's always making it and losing it. 595 00:41:18,509 --> 00:41:23,173 Never matters to him whether he has a dime or not, just the fun of making it. 596 00:41:23,280 --> 00:41:26,716 - Do you think Americans are money-grubbers? - Some of them may be. 597 00:41:26,817 --> 00:41:30,048 - I wouldn't say it was purely an American trait. - Thanks, now. 598 00:41:30,154 --> 00:41:32,748 I traveled around the world once. 599 00:41:32,857 --> 00:41:37,226 Everywhere I went, I saw churches and schools and hospitals- even in the jungle- 600 00:41:37,328 --> 00:41:40,263 all built with American money for somebody else to use. 601 00:41:40,364 --> 00:41:43,231 I never saw any German or Japanese philanthropies. 602 00:41:43,334 --> 00:41:45,359 I could almost kiss you for that. 603 00:41:45,469 --> 00:41:47,562 What a stunning idea. 604 00:41:47,671 --> 00:41:50,731 Figuratively, milord. 605 00:41:50,841 --> 00:41:52,968 Oh. 606 00:42:07,992 --> 00:42:10,927 - Good night. It's been fun. - It's been great fun. 607 00:42:11,028 --> 00:42:13,053 By the way, do you ride? 608 00:42:13,163 --> 00:42:15,563 - I was born on a horse. - Will you come ride with me? 609 00:42:15,666 --> 00:42:17,861 - Anytime. - Good night. 610 00:42:17,968 --> 00:42:19,959 Good night, sir. 611 00:42:20,070 --> 00:42:22,095 Good night, sir. 612 00:42:22,206 --> 00:42:24,197 Good night. 613 00:42:39,023 --> 00:42:42,288 - Hello, honey. - Hello. Is this a new listening post? 614 00:42:42,393 --> 00:42:44,759 - That's right. - Hear anything interesting? 615 00:42:44,862 --> 00:42:47,729 Quite a lot. What's it all mean, Kay? 616 00:42:47,831 --> 00:42:51,267 It means that I had a lovely time and that I like him. 617 00:42:51,368 --> 00:42:53,802 - That all? - I don't know yet. 618 00:42:53,904 --> 00:42:56,338 Wouldn't be trying to make me jealous, would you? 619 00:42:56,440 --> 00:43:01,104 Really, Steve. You're marvelous. What an idea! 620 00:43:01,211 --> 00:43:04,669 I just wanted to remind you he's a very nice guy. 621 00:43:04,782 --> 00:43:08,149 - He might think you meant it. - And he might be right. 622 00:43:38,415 --> 00:43:40,440 Go ahead. Sink your teeth into these hot dogs. 623 00:43:40,551 --> 00:43:42,781 - Hot dogs? - Yes. 624 00:43:42,886 --> 00:43:44,877 The great American delicacy. 625 00:43:47,491 --> 00:43:50,221 Hope you don't like women who pretend to be delicate eaters. 626 00:43:50,327 --> 00:43:52,352 You should see my grandmother eat. 627 00:43:52,463 --> 00:43:54,795 Most women are such awful liars about food... 628 00:43:54,898 --> 00:43:58,390 especially in front of men, before they're married. 629 00:43:58,502 --> 00:44:01,699 As if the man didn't know women had stomachs. 630 00:44:01,805 --> 00:44:06,037 Steve Britt used to swear that I had an alarm clock inside of me... 631 00:44:06,143 --> 00:44:08,168 which went off every five hours on the dot. 632 00:44:08,278 --> 00:44:10,906 Have you known Steve Britt very long? 633 00:44:11,015 --> 00:44:14,883 I met him three years ago. The regular planes from New York were grounded... 634 00:44:14,985 --> 00:44:16,976 so I hired him to fly me out here. 635 00:44:17,087 --> 00:44:19,248 It was Gramps's birthday. First thing I knew... 636 00:44:19,356 --> 00:44:21,347 he'd set me right down in the middle of a desert... 637 00:44:21,458 --> 00:44:23,426 and was threatening to leave me there... 638 00:44:23,527 --> 00:44:26,496 unless I promised to turn right around, fly back to New York with him. 639 00:44:26,597 --> 00:44:30,556 - Why should he do a thing like that? - He said he was in love with me. 640 00:44:30,668 --> 00:44:34,502 - Did you go with him? - Course. 641 00:44:34,605 --> 00:44:36,835 Were you in love with him? 642 00:44:38,275 --> 00:44:40,334 Head over heels. 643 00:44:40,444 --> 00:44:43,572 It was wonderful, long as it lasted. 644 00:44:43,681 --> 00:44:46,047 Are you still in love with him? 645 00:44:46,150 --> 00:44:48,118 You like Steve, and you're wondering... 646 00:44:48,218 --> 00:44:50,584 whether it's all right for you to be out with me, aren't you? 647 00:44:50,688 --> 00:44:53,213 How'd you know? 648 00:44:53,323 --> 00:44:56,292 Well, Englishmen usually aren't so inquisitive. 649 00:44:56,393 --> 00:44:58,384 But all right. I'll tell you. 650 00:44:58,495 --> 00:45:02,192 I do like Steve, tremendously. 651 00:45:02,299 --> 00:45:05,097 Sometimes I think I'm in love with him. 652 00:45:05,202 --> 00:45:09,901 I've got enough sense to know he'd make a horrible husband. He'd never stay put. 653 00:45:10,007 --> 00:45:12,441 You sure you'd like a husband to stay put? 654 00:45:12,543 --> 00:45:14,738 I wondered about that myself. 655 00:45:14,845 --> 00:45:17,609 The men at the field think he's great- all of them. 656 00:45:17,715 --> 00:45:20,878 Yes, I know. That's awfully important to a woman. 657 00:45:20,984 --> 00:45:24,215 I mean, to know that other men like him. 658 00:45:24,321 --> 00:45:27,813 And too, he's just enough older than I am to be very fascinating. 659 00:45:27,925 --> 00:45:30,826 I wonder if you realize what an amazing person you are. 660 00:45:30,928 --> 00:45:33,624 Should we leave it there for now? I'm hungry. 661 00:45:44,742 --> 00:45:47,006 Fella that gets Kay sure got to step, son. 662 00:45:47,111 --> 00:45:49,341 He can't let any grass grow under his feet. 663 00:45:49,446 --> 00:45:51,641 If I was courtin' a girl, you bet I'd get up early. 664 00:45:51,749 --> 00:45:55,310 - I wouldn't let the other fella beat me out. - I got here at 11:00. 665 00:45:55,419 --> 00:45:57,410 - I would have made it 10:00. - Hello, Steve. 666 00:45:57,521 --> 00:46:01,116 - Shh, now. We're busy. - Hello, Kay. Stackhouse. Have a nice ride? 667 00:46:01,225 --> 00:46:04,683 - Yes, sir. It was wonderful. - Hope he hasn't caught you cheating again, Gramps. 668 00:46:04,795 --> 00:46:07,662 I don't get caught. 669 00:46:07,765 --> 00:46:11,792 Doggone it! Every card I play- Say, you didn't shuffle these cards. 670 00:46:11,902 --> 00:46:13,995 [ Laughs ] 671 00:46:14,104 --> 00:46:17,596 Sorry we weren't here, Steve. Why didn't you let me know you were coming? 672 00:46:17,708 --> 00:46:21,701 That's okay. I was out this way, thought I'd drop in for a little game with Gramps. 673 00:46:21,812 --> 00:46:25,111 - And have I been taking him. - Sixty-four cents in me. 674 00:46:25,215 --> 00:46:27,183 [ Chuckling ] 675 00:46:28,786 --> 00:46:30,754 Not counting this hand. 676 00:46:31,989 --> 00:46:34,048 I'll try two. 677 00:46:34,158 --> 00:46:38,356 Oh! There he goes again. 678 00:46:38,462 --> 00:46:42,296 - Luckiest man I ever saw in my life. - At cards? 679 00:46:42,399 --> 00:46:46,563 - Course you'll be staying for dinner, won't you, Steve? - I'm sorry. I have work to do. 680 00:46:46,670 --> 00:46:50,333 - On Sunday? - Go on, Gramps. Give me my dough. I have to go. 681 00:46:50,440 --> 00:46:54,001 What's all this tomfoolishness about leaving when Kay gets here? 682 00:46:54,111 --> 00:46:57,137 Maybe if you're free some night this week, I'll have that dinner with you. 683 00:46:57,247 --> 00:47:00,341 I'd love to, Steve. Some night when you don't have to work. 684 00:47:00,450 --> 00:47:02,509 Are you going straight back to the field, sir? 685 00:47:02,619 --> 00:47:04,678 - Yeah, sure. - Mind if I come along with you? 686 00:47:06,156 --> 00:47:08,147 You mean you're not staying for dinner? 687 00:47:08,258 --> 00:47:10,419 No, sir. My leave ends at 7:00 p.m. 688 00:47:11,862 --> 00:47:13,659 Tsk, tsk, tsk. 689 00:47:13,764 --> 00:47:16,494 Okay. Let's go. 690 00:47:16,600 --> 00:47:19,592 - Good-bye, Kay. I've had a marvelous time. - It was fun, wasn't it? 691 00:47:19,703 --> 00:47:22,672 - Good-bye, Mr. Saunders. - Good-bye, sir. 692 00:47:22,773 --> 00:47:24,900 - Good-bye, Steve! - Good-bye. 693 00:47:27,511 --> 00:47:31,447 Can't make up your mind which one to let bite the apple, can you? 694 00:47:31,548 --> 00:47:34,517 You serpent! [ Hisses ] 695 00:47:34,618 --> 00:47:36,813 - [ Hisses ] - (chuckles) 696 00:47:39,890 --> 00:47:41,881 - [ Knocking ] - (Steve) Who is it? 697 00:47:41,992 --> 00:47:45,428 - Stackhouse. - Come in. 698 00:47:47,698 --> 00:47:51,361 - Did I wake you, sir? - No, I just turned in. Close the door. 699 00:47:56,406 --> 00:47:58,431 I had to speak to you. 700 00:47:58,542 --> 00:48:00,510 Okay. Sit down. 701 00:48:01,578 --> 00:48:04,103 - Cigarette? - Thanks. 702 00:48:19,563 --> 00:48:22,054 What is it, Stackhouse? 703 00:48:22,165 --> 00:48:24,224 I'm in love with Kay. 704 00:48:27,571 --> 00:48:30,904 Mm-hmm. What about it? 705 00:48:31,008 --> 00:48:33,135 I'm going to ask her to marry me. 706 00:48:33,243 --> 00:48:37,612 What are you coming to me for? I'm not her grandfather. 707 00:48:37,714 --> 00:48:42,481 - No, but... I know how you feel about her. - Do you? 708 00:48:42,586 --> 00:48:44,952 I know you were in love with her. 709 00:48:45,055 --> 00:48:48,081 I'm still in love with her. 710 00:48:48,191 --> 00:48:51,991 I know if it weren't for you, I wouldn't still be here. 711 00:48:52,095 --> 00:48:54,791 You're afraid I'll wash you out. Is that it? 712 00:48:54,898 --> 00:48:56,866 No. 713 00:48:56,967 --> 00:48:59,162 How do you know I won't? 714 00:49:02,606 --> 00:49:04,665 What would you do in my spot? 715 00:49:07,411 --> 00:49:09,470 I don't know. 716 00:49:16,420 --> 00:49:18,980 Okay, Stackhouse. 717 00:49:19,089 --> 00:49:22,786 I told you I'd give you every chance to make the grade as a pilot... 718 00:49:22,893 --> 00:49:25,327 because I figured you had it in you. 719 00:49:25,429 --> 00:49:27,556 That still goes. 720 00:49:27,664 --> 00:49:30,565 Thank you, sir. 721 00:49:30,667 --> 00:49:33,864 Personally, I might hate your guts. 722 00:49:33,971 --> 00:49:36,633 But that has nothing to do with flying. 723 00:49:36,740 --> 00:49:42,372 As far as you and I and... Kay are concerned, that's a different matter. 724 00:49:46,616 --> 00:49:51,349 I don't believe you can take her away from me. What do you think of that? 725 00:50:08,672 --> 00:50:11,641 If I don't, it won't be for lack of trying, sir. 726 00:50:13,944 --> 00:50:15,912 Well, good night, sir. 727 00:50:17,881 --> 00:50:19,872 Thank you for letting me talk to you. 728 00:50:19,983 --> 00:50:23,180 - It's been a pleasure. - (Door Closes) 729 00:50:29,893 --> 00:50:31,884 - Oh, Stackhouse? - Yes, sir? 730 00:50:31,995 --> 00:50:34,088 How many hours dual have you had? 731 00:50:34,197 --> 00:50:36,688 - Twelve, sir. - Well, get your parachute and come along, will you? 732 00:50:36,800 --> 00:50:39,598 - I'd like to give you a check flight. - Now, sir? 733 00:50:39,703 --> 00:50:42,570 It's about time you had your solo, don't you think? 734 00:50:42,672 --> 00:50:44,902 - Well, yes, sir. - Hurry, will you? I'll be waiting. 735 00:50:45,008 --> 00:50:47,272 Yes, sir. 736 00:51:39,296 --> 00:51:41,696 I'll take her down, Stackhouse. 737 00:52:08,758 --> 00:52:11,192 [ Engine Stops ] 738 00:52:21,471 --> 00:52:23,462 Oh, not feeling so well, eh, Stackhouse? 739 00:52:23,573 --> 00:52:26,064 - I'm all right, sir. - Splendid. 740 00:52:26,176 --> 00:52:28,974 That's all. 741 00:52:41,124 --> 00:52:45,026 Mr. Britt, sir. Stackhouse just had his check flight, sir. 742 00:52:45,128 --> 00:52:48,154 - Yeah? - I'm afraid he was sick again, sir. 743 00:52:48,265 --> 00:52:50,233 That's too bad. I'm sorry to hear it. 744 00:52:50,333 --> 00:52:52,699 You don't think he'll be washed out, do you, sir? 745 00:52:52,802 --> 00:52:54,827 That's not up to me. 746 00:52:57,174 --> 00:53:01,611 (Man on P.A.) Attention, all eliminees. Attention, all eliminees. 747 00:53:01,711 --> 00:53:04,271 Report to transportation immediately. 748 00:53:04,381 --> 00:53:06,349 On the double. 749 00:53:08,185 --> 00:53:10,176 [ Man ] So long, Charlie. 750 00:53:10,287 --> 00:53:12,346 Don't let them get you down, Joe. 751 00:53:12,455 --> 00:53:14,753 - A bombardier's just as exciting. - Sure. 752 00:53:19,196 --> 00:53:21,426 So long, Charlie. Tough break. 753 00:53:21,531 --> 00:53:23,965 - It's okay. There are plenty of other jobs. - Right. 754 00:53:31,541 --> 00:53:34,840 Sir? Colonel MacDonald would like to see you in his office. 755 00:53:36,079 --> 00:53:38,138 Thanks. 756 00:53:42,385 --> 00:53:46,321 Colonel MacDonald and I have been going over the records of the Britt Escadrille. 757 00:53:46,423 --> 00:53:48,448 - Nice job. - Thanks. 758 00:53:48,558 --> 00:53:50,549 Only one man in the whole lot not up to scratch. 759 00:53:50,660 --> 00:53:52,821 - Yeah? Who's that? - Stackhouse. 760 00:53:52,929 --> 00:53:56,729 - Stackhouse? - Yeah. Too bad. Looks like we're gonna have to wash him out. 761 00:53:56,833 --> 00:54:01,236 Must be a mistake. Stackhouse is gonna make one of the best pilots we have here. 762 00:54:01,338 --> 00:54:03,738 If that's the case, why haven't you let him solo? 763 00:54:03,840 --> 00:54:06,673 - He isn't ready. - All the other men in his class have. 764 00:54:06,776 --> 00:54:09,108 They must have been ready. 765 00:54:09,212 --> 00:54:14,275 I know how you feel about those kids ofyours, Steve. It's the mother instinct in you. 766 00:54:14,384 --> 00:54:17,683 I'm going to recommend that Stackhouse be returned to the medical corps. 767 00:54:17,787 --> 00:54:23,316 - Okay. You're the boss. But if he goes, I go too. - What? 768 00:54:23,426 --> 00:54:26,156 Now look, Mac. If I'm the right man for this job... 769 00:54:26,263 --> 00:54:28,788 then you gotta take my word about my kids. 770 00:54:28,898 --> 00:54:31,696 Don't wanna do that, you better get yourself another boy. 771 00:54:31,801 --> 00:54:35,259 - But he's had 12 hours in the air and still gets sick. - I know all about that. 772 00:54:35,372 --> 00:54:37,772 Some kink in him that's holding him back. Whatever it is... 773 00:54:37,874 --> 00:54:40,138 it's up to me to find it and straighten it out, and I will. 774 00:54:40,243 --> 00:54:42,370 And in the meantime, we're going to hold up the war. 775 00:54:42,479 --> 00:54:44,538 You might as well, Barratt... 776 00:54:44,648 --> 00:54:48,448 'cause it's gonna take guys like Stackhouse to win it. 777 00:54:48,551 --> 00:54:51,987 I know all about that boy- his whole background... 778 00:54:52,088 --> 00:54:55,353 his father, his grandmother and what all this means to him. 779 00:54:55,458 --> 00:54:58,689 Things I can't even tell you about because I promised him I wouldn't. 780 00:54:58,795 --> 00:55:01,127 Things that spell "flier" to me. 781 00:55:01,231 --> 00:55:03,199 I don't want to be personal, Steve... 782 00:55:03,300 --> 00:55:06,895 but you aren't by any chance being noble about Stackhouse, are you? 783 00:55:08,738 --> 00:55:10,831 I wouldn't know about that, Mac. 784 00:55:10,940 --> 00:55:14,000 You'll have to figure that out for yourself. 785 00:55:14,110 --> 00:55:17,568 The average life of a fighter in the R.A.F. is what? 786 00:55:17,681 --> 00:55:22,141 On the other hand, they tell me doctors marry young and live forever. 787 00:55:24,754 --> 00:55:24,988 (Man Reading) "Fourth of July party. 788 00:55:24,988 --> 00:55:26,717 (Man Reading) "Fourth of July party. 789 00:55:26,823 --> 00:55:30,088 "I'm going to have a Fourth of July party at my ranch next Saturday... 790 00:55:30,193 --> 00:55:32,855 "and it wouldn't surprise me if a heap of pretty girls... 791 00:55:32,962 --> 00:55:34,930 found out about it and came a-running." 792 00:55:35,031 --> 00:55:37,022 Cor! 793 00:55:37,133 --> 00:55:40,330 Whatever in the world is a Fourth of July party? 794 00:55:40,437 --> 00:55:44,237 It's the American celebration of their independence from England, sonny. See? 795 00:55:44,341 --> 00:55:47,674 - Not really. - What cheek! 796 00:55:47,777 --> 00:55:50,143 (People Whooping, Shouting) 797 00:55:53,817 --> 00:55:55,409 [ Chattering ] 798 00:56:07,564 --> 00:56:11,557 Don't be a fool, Peter. You can't ride that bronc. He's the worst bucking horse in Arizona. 799 00:56:11,668 --> 00:56:14,899 - Why, Gramps says he's as gentle as a dog. - He put you up to this? 800 00:56:15,004 --> 00:56:16,972 Only as a sporting proposition. 801 00:56:17,073 --> 00:56:19,541 Why, you can't do it. Why, you might break your neck. 802 00:56:19,642 --> 00:56:22,236 At least I'll go home with a wound stripe. 803 00:56:24,147 --> 00:56:27,173 (Shouting, Cheering) 804 00:56:29,152 --> 00:56:31,120 I bet this is your bright idea. 805 00:56:31,221 --> 00:56:34,088 Well, I always wanted to see an Englishman ride a bucking horse. 806 00:56:34,190 --> 00:56:37,125 [ English Accent ] Odd combination, isn't it, old bean? 807 00:56:37,227 --> 00:56:41,664 ( Cheering Continues ) 808 00:56:47,771 --> 00:56:51,502 [ Folk ] 809 00:56:51,608 --> 00:56:55,169 [ Rhythmic Clapping ] 810 00:57:31,881 --> 00:57:34,372 (Continues) 811 00:57:43,827 --> 00:57:45,818 - Howdy, son. - Hi. 812 00:57:45,929 --> 00:57:49,695 - Will you join me in a little piece of steak? - No, thanks, Gramps. 813 00:57:49,799 --> 00:57:52,233 (Continues) 814 00:57:55,472 --> 00:57:58,441 She run off somewheres with the young English squirt? 815 00:58:04,314 --> 00:58:07,147 - Why don't you go down there and get her? - She knows what she's doing. 816 00:58:07,250 --> 00:58:09,718 Ah, fun-di-diddle. 817 00:58:09,819 --> 00:58:11,912 The smartest woman that ever lived... 818 00:58:12,021 --> 00:58:15,149 didn't have sense enough to come in out of the rain till she was at least 30. 819 00:58:15,258 --> 00:58:18,193 - Now, that's statistics. - It's no use, Gramps. 820 00:58:18,294 --> 00:58:20,694 She's fallen for him hook, line and sinker. 821 00:58:20,797 --> 00:58:23,095 - She say so? - No, but I can tell. 822 00:58:23,199 --> 00:58:26,862 - How? - She's been so nice to me today. 823 00:58:26,970 --> 00:58:30,201 Now, listen, son. Kay's not a bad girl. 824 00:58:30,306 --> 00:58:34,367 Well, maybe she ain't any too good a girl either. 825 00:58:34,477 --> 00:58:37,344 But she's everything in the world to me. She's part of my heart. 826 00:58:37,447 --> 00:58:39,711 But that don't blind me to the fact that she's a woman... 827 00:58:39,816 --> 00:58:41,909 and kind of flighty like all the rest. 828 00:58:42,018 --> 00:58:46,580 If you had half the gumption I give you credit for, you'd see that. 829 00:58:46,689 --> 00:58:50,056 - Now go on down there and do like I said. - It's no use. 830 00:58:50,159 --> 00:58:53,856 - Couple of kids like that- - Ah, so that's what's eatin'you. 831 00:58:53,963 --> 00:58:56,261 Now, listen. I was 20 years older than my wife. 832 00:58:56,366 --> 00:58:58,698 Twenty-two, according to her calculations. 833 00:58:58,801 --> 00:59:02,362 Would you think that worried me? No, siree. 834 00:59:02,472 --> 00:59:06,875 What worried me was, was she young enough for me? 835 00:59:06,976 --> 00:59:09,740 - You love her, don't you? - I'm nuts about her. 836 00:59:09,846 --> 00:59:12,474 Well, then, go on down there and do like I say. 837 00:59:12,582 --> 00:59:16,951 I don't want any wishy-washy, broken-down flier in my family. 838 00:59:17,053 --> 00:59:19,886 [ Shouting ] 839 00:59:19,989 --> 00:59:21,957 Oh, look. 840 00:59:26,195 --> 00:59:29,961 Someday, maybe the whole world will be lighted like that again. 841 00:59:30,066 --> 00:59:32,864 - Of course it will be. - Can you imagine London... 842 00:59:32,969 --> 00:59:35,335 with lights again after all these years of darkness? 843 00:59:35,438 --> 00:59:37,429 Children who have been born in blackouts... 844 00:59:37,540 --> 00:59:39,906 seeing the lights of a great city for the first time. 845 00:59:40,009 --> 00:59:42,569 Old people who have given up hopes of ever seeing them again... 846 00:59:42,679 --> 00:59:44,738 suddenly coming out of their holes in the ground... 847 00:59:44,847 --> 00:59:46,815 and beginning to live like human beings. 848 00:59:46,916 --> 00:59:49,976 It will be the most wonderful night in the history of the world. 849 00:59:50,086 --> 00:59:53,647 That's why I want to learn to fly. 850 00:59:53,756 --> 00:59:57,089 I want to help turn those lights on again... 851 00:59:57,193 --> 01:00:01,789 not to be just a butcher up there, killing other men for some empty victory... 852 01:00:01,898 --> 01:00:06,164 for a peace that was only the first shot of a new war. 853 01:00:06,269 --> 01:00:09,466 I want to help make it really mean something this time... 854 01:00:09,572 --> 01:00:12,905 to make sure those lights never have to go off again... 855 01:00:13,009 --> 01:00:14,977 not for a single night. 856 01:00:17,347 --> 01:00:20,942 Kay, just now you said... 857 01:00:21,050 --> 01:00:23,746 "It'll be the most wonderful night in the history of the world." 858 01:00:23,853 --> 01:00:25,821 Can't we share it together? 859 01:00:25,922 --> 01:00:28,254 I love you. You know that. 860 01:00:28,358 --> 01:00:30,519 I have from the very first minute I ever saw you. 861 01:00:30,627 --> 01:00:33,255 Will you marry me? 862 01:00:33,363 --> 01:00:35,331 I don't know, Peter. 863 01:00:35,431 --> 01:00:38,628 - You don't love me? - I'm not sure yet. 864 01:00:38,735 --> 01:00:42,694 - You're afraid of hurting Steve. - Perhaps. 865 01:00:42,805 --> 01:00:45,433 And perhaps it's because I'm afraid of hurting you... 866 01:00:45,541 --> 01:00:47,736 if I ever found out I was still in love with him. 867 01:00:47,844 --> 01:00:51,541 I've got to be sure of myself, Peter... 868 01:00:51,648 --> 01:00:55,584 because once I've decided, it'll be forever. 869 01:00:55,685 --> 01:00:57,346 I'll wait. 870 01:00:58,888 --> 01:01:01,448 It's a horrible thing to say... 871 01:01:01,557 --> 01:01:05,459 but when I first met you, I was trying desperately to fall in love with somebody else. 872 01:01:05,561 --> 01:01:07,995 I wanted to hurt Steve, make him jealous... 873 01:01:08,097 --> 01:01:10,657 get him out of my system all at once. 874 01:01:10,767 --> 01:01:13,861 Yet all I've done is hurt you both... 875 01:01:13,970 --> 01:01:17,235 and confused myself. 876 01:01:18,741 --> 01:01:21,141 I love you, Kay. 877 01:01:25,682 --> 01:01:29,743 Steve? I been lookin' for you. 878 01:01:29,852 --> 01:01:32,013 - Shoot. - The inspectors are here today... 879 01:01:32,121 --> 01:01:35,716 and they've been asking some very embarrassing questions about that class of yours. 880 01:01:35,825 --> 01:01:40,524 - Yeah? - They wanna know why your boys are being held back. 881 01:01:40,630 --> 01:01:43,929 - You know what I told 'em? - What? 882 01:01:44,033 --> 01:01:48,595 That the situation would be cleared up immediately. Today, in fact. 883 01:01:48,705 --> 01:01:52,004 Look, Steve, I'm not interested in your personal problems. 884 01:01:52,108 --> 01:01:54,235 I'm here to run this school and do a job. 885 01:01:54,343 --> 01:01:57,278 There's a new class of British boys coming in here very shortly. 886 01:01:57,380 --> 01:02:01,339 I want everything cleaned up and out of the way before they get here. 887 01:02:01,451 --> 01:02:04,614 - Okay, Mac. - Personally, I think you're wasting your time... 888 01:02:04,721 --> 01:02:07,246 as well as ours tryin' to make a flier out of Stackhouse. 889 01:02:07,356 --> 01:02:11,884 But whether you are or not, you'd better make up your mind right now, today. 890 01:02:11,994 --> 01:02:14,087 Otherwise, I'm gonna have to make it up for you. 891 01:02:16,733 --> 01:02:18,724 [ Exhales ] 892 01:02:18,835 --> 01:02:22,293 [ Motor Revving ] 893 01:02:33,583 --> 01:02:35,642 Contact! 894 01:03:19,695 --> 01:03:22,858 Listen, you were kicking that bronco all over the corral yesterday. 895 01:03:22,965 --> 01:03:25,866 You didn't freeze up every time he bucked, did you? 896 01:03:25,968 --> 01:03:29,699 The time he came down stiff-legged, you eased down with him. 897 01:03:29,806 --> 01:03:32,707 When he twisted and spun around, you rolled your body right with him. 898 01:03:34,443 --> 01:03:36,604 Trouble with you is you been trying too hard. 899 01:03:36,712 --> 01:03:38,680 You been stiffening up in the saddle. 900 01:03:38,781 --> 01:03:41,545 When this ship noses down, don't yank the stick back suddenly. 901 01:03:41,651 --> 01:03:44,916 You tried that yesterday, you'd have pulled that horse over backwards, right? 902 01:03:45,021 --> 01:03:47,455 The next time this baby starts to act up or gets nervous... 903 01:03:47,557 --> 01:03:49,787 just remember he's got a tender mouth. 904 01:03:49,892 --> 01:03:52,383 Don't try to yank him suddenly, unbalance him. 905 01:03:52,495 --> 01:03:55,225 Give him a chance to recover. Straighten him out gradually. 906 01:03:55,331 --> 01:03:57,299 Ease up! Relax. 907 01:04:32,935 --> 01:04:36,666 Okay, cowboy. Now you got the idea. 908 01:04:36,772 --> 01:04:38,763 It's your horse. Go on and ride him. 909 01:04:38,875 --> 01:04:41,901 I been telling Barratt and MacDonald you could fly this crate. 910 01:04:42,011 --> 01:04:44,411 They don't believe it. They say you haven't got it in you. 911 01:04:44,513 --> 01:04:48,176 Well, I'm gonna give you a chance to prove either that they're liars or I'm a sucker. 912 01:04:48,284 --> 01:04:50,479 Whichever way it comes out, it's okay with me. 913 01:05:04,567 --> 01:05:07,365 You can talk to yourself for a while. 914 01:05:07,470 --> 01:05:09,461 I'm going for a little stroll. 915 01:06:03,693 --> 01:06:06,253 ( Wind Whistling ) 916 01:06:11,033 --> 01:06:13,024 How many ships are out? 917 01:06:13,135 --> 01:06:16,070 - They're all in but one, sir. Britt and a student. - Right. 918 01:06:26,315 --> 01:06:28,306 Yes, one of your training ships. 919 01:06:28,417 --> 01:06:30,647 I saw him circling around over Camelback Ravine. 920 01:06:30,753 --> 01:06:32,721 It looks like he's in trouble to me. 921 01:07:46,796 --> 01:07:49,162 ( Engine Stops ) 922 01:07:49,265 --> 01:07:53,668 ( Wind Whistling ) 923 01:08:27,169 --> 01:08:30,570 Those tactics might be all right in a barnstorming circus, but not here. 924 01:08:30,673 --> 01:08:34,074 I can't imagine what you were thinking of, bailing out of a ship in a sandstorm. 925 01:08:34,176 --> 01:08:36,838 I didn't see any sandstorm when I jumped. I'm not that big a fool. 926 01:08:36,946 --> 01:08:40,109 Leaving that boy up there alone when you knew he couldn't handle a plane? 927 01:08:40,216 --> 01:08:42,275 He made the greatest landing I ever saw. 928 01:08:42,384 --> 01:08:44,648 He cracked up, didn't he? He wrecked a ship. 929 01:08:44,753 --> 01:08:47,586 The wind turned her over after he set her down. 930 01:08:47,690 --> 01:08:49,783 We had a perfect record until you came here. 931 01:08:49,892 --> 01:08:52,656 I might've known something like this would happen. 932 01:08:52,761 --> 01:08:55,628 Is that another way of saying I'm canned, Mac? 933 01:08:55,731 --> 01:08:57,926 I'm sorry, Steve, but I warned you. 934 01:08:58,033 --> 01:09:00,501 Colonel MacDonald, he was only trying to give me a chance. 935 01:09:00,603 --> 01:09:03,265 I understand that, Stackhouse, and I blame myself. 936 01:09:03,372 --> 01:09:05,340 I should've washed you out of here weeks ago. 937 01:09:05,441 --> 01:09:08,103 When you're through, report to your squadron leader, Barratt. 938 01:09:08,210 --> 01:09:10,178 He'll have your transfer papers ready. 939 01:09:14,316 --> 01:09:17,046 [ Sighs ] Tough luck, Pete. 940 01:09:17,153 --> 01:09:21,055 It's all right, sir. At least I know I can fly. 941 01:09:21,157 --> 01:09:23,625 Thanks to you. 942 01:09:23,726 --> 01:09:25,990 You shouldn't have done it for me. 943 01:09:26,095 --> 01:09:28,825 What gives you the idea I did it for you? 944 01:09:28,931 --> 01:09:31,365 Your father was a friend of mine, wasn't he? 945 01:09:31,467 --> 01:09:34,061 Besides, they say there's a great future in parachute jumping. 946 01:09:34,170 --> 01:09:37,697 Guy can't stick to the same job all his life. I might want to better myself. 947 01:09:37,806 --> 01:09:39,967 Oh! 948 01:09:54,123 --> 01:09:57,251 [ Swing ] 949 01:10:21,550 --> 01:10:26,419 You know, there's one thing I just love about you English: your sense of fair play. 950 01:10:26,522 --> 01:10:29,514 No matter what a man does, you always give him another chance, don't you? 951 01:10:29,625 --> 01:10:33,425 Yes. That is, uh, if he deserves it. 952 01:10:33,529 --> 01:10:36,191 You see that man over there, the one with the white hair? 953 01:10:38,767 --> 01:10:43,067 - Yes? - A few years ago, he stole an awful lot of money from a bank. 954 01:10:43,172 --> 01:10:45,163 Literally ruined hundreds of people. 955 01:10:45,274 --> 01:10:47,242 Then he got to thinking about it and came back... 956 01:10:47,343 --> 01:10:49,868 and said he wanted to make whatever restitution he could. 957 01:10:49,979 --> 01:10:52,709 - Hmm. And, uh, did he? - Uh-huh. He was so sincere, a lot of people- 958 01:10:52,815 --> 01:10:54,783 even those who should have hated him most- 959 01:10:54,883 --> 01:10:57,113 - decided to give him another chance. - Huh. 960 01:10:57,219 --> 01:11:00,746 And now, he's one of the finest and most respected men in the state. 961 01:11:00,856 --> 01:11:04,758 - Splendid. - I told Colonel MacDonald I knew you'd feel that way about it. 962 01:11:04,860 --> 01:11:07,260 Oh, naturally. Anyone can make a mistake. 963 01:11:07,363 --> 01:11:09,422 Then you will do it, won't you? 964 01:11:09,531 --> 01:11:11,522 - Do what? - Give Peter Stackhouse another chance. 965 01:11:11,634 --> 01:11:14,102 - Stackhouse? - Colonel MacDonald's wanted to do it all along... 966 01:11:14,203 --> 01:11:16,262 but since Peter's in the R.A.F., he felt it was up to you. 967 01:11:16,372 --> 01:11:18,431 Colonel MacDonald hasn't even mentioned it to me. 968 01:11:18,540 --> 01:11:20,531 Well, it's rather a personal favor, you know. 969 01:11:20,643 --> 01:11:22,611 He's such an old friend of Steve Britt's... 970 01:11:22,711 --> 01:11:24,702 and he knows how badly Steve feels about it. 971 01:11:24,813 --> 01:11:28,977 But now that you're willing, I can't wait to tell him. 972 01:11:29,084 --> 01:11:32,520 - Mildred, may I cut in? - Of course, Kay. 973 01:11:38,861 --> 01:11:41,056 I just love Mr. Barratt. 974 01:11:41,163 --> 01:11:44,155 Seems to me you love a lot of people around here. 975 01:11:44,266 --> 01:11:46,427 He has such a wonderful sense of fair play... 976 01:11:46,535 --> 01:11:49,936 only of course he feels it's your job and he hates to bring it up. 977 01:11:50,039 --> 01:11:55,067 - Bring what up? - You see that man over there, the one with the white hair? 978 01:11:57,146 --> 01:11:59,114 - Yes? - I was telling him... 979 01:11:59,214 --> 01:12:02,115 about a horrible mistake that man made a few years ago. 980 01:12:02,217 --> 01:12:04,185 Really? What did he do? 981 01:12:04,286 --> 01:12:06,948 Left his wife and three babies for another woman. 982 01:12:07,056 --> 01:12:09,354 But then he got to thinking about it and came back... 983 01:12:09,458 --> 01:12:13,019 and pleaded so hard for a second chance that his wife took him back. 984 01:12:13,128 --> 01:12:16,461 Now he's one of the finest and most respected men in the state. 985 01:12:16,565 --> 01:12:20,865 - Well, isn't that wonderful? - I told Mr. Barratt I knew you'd feel that way about it. 986 01:12:20,969 --> 01:12:23,494 Just a moment. What are you trying to say? 987 01:12:23,605 --> 01:12:26,768 That Mr. Barratt would love to give Peter Stackhouse another chance... 988 01:12:26,875 --> 01:12:30,311 but of course you're head of the school and he doesn't like to interfere. 989 01:12:30,412 --> 01:12:32,937 - But you don't mind interfering. - Well, I'm an American... 990 01:12:33,048 --> 01:12:36,449 and I'd hate to think that we aren't as fair-minded as the British. 991 01:12:36,552 --> 01:12:42,218 Yes. Well, I suppose if Barratt feels as strongly about it as you say- 992 01:12:42,324 --> 01:12:45,191 - Then you will? - If you promise to be at the field tomorrow morning... 993 01:12:45,294 --> 01:12:47,285 - to see that I don't forget. - ( Music Ends ) 994 01:12:47,396 --> 01:12:50,297 Oh, thanks! I hope you didn't mind my cutting in like that. 995 01:12:50,399 --> 01:12:52,526 - The pleasure was all mine. Tom? - Yeah. 996 01:12:52,634 --> 01:12:54,625 I want you to meet a great admirer of yours. 997 01:12:54,737 --> 01:12:56,728 Miss Saunders, Mr. MacDonald, my brother. 998 01:12:56,839 --> 01:12:59,069 - How do you do? - Your brother? 999 01:12:59,174 --> 01:13:01,540 - How do you do? - [ Laughing ] 1000 01:13:01,643 --> 01:13:03,612 [ Laughing ] 1001 01:13:03,612 --> 01:13:03,634 [ Laughing ] 1002 01:13:03,746 --> 01:13:06,510 (Airplane Passing Overhead) 1003 01:13:12,388 --> 01:13:15,915 - Look. Isn't he marvelous? - What'd I tell you? Not even a flutter. 1004 01:13:18,761 --> 01:13:21,559 They didn't believe you when you said he could fly. 1005 01:13:21,663 --> 01:13:24,154 I knew he could. 1006 01:13:24,266 --> 01:13:26,826 You really go for that guy, don't you? 1007 01:13:26,935 --> 01:13:30,371 I'm in love with him, Steve. I'm going to marry him. 1008 01:13:30,472 --> 01:13:33,100 Sure. I could have told you that weeks ago. 1009 01:13:33,208 --> 01:13:35,904 You knew and yet you made a flier out of him in spite of it? 1010 01:13:36,011 --> 01:13:39,777 I made a flier out of him, my eye! He had it in him all the time. 1011 01:13:39,882 --> 01:13:42,248 All I did was iron a few of the kinks out. 1012 01:13:42,351 --> 01:13:46,378 Okay, Steve. But thanks just the same. 1013 01:13:46,488 --> 01:13:48,786 [ Chuckles ] 1014 01:13:52,995 --> 01:13:55,759 What are you going to do, Steve? 1015 01:13:55,864 --> 01:13:57,855 Oh, I'll find a spot somewhere. 1016 01:13:57,966 --> 01:13:59,934 But they don't really want you to go. 1017 01:14:00,035 --> 01:14:02,026 They couldn't after you've proved you're right. 1018 01:14:02,137 --> 01:14:05,436 Ah, Mac's been doing a lot of talking. I don't know. 1019 01:14:05,541 --> 01:14:08,237 Ferry command looks kind of hot to me. 1020 01:14:08,343 --> 01:14:10,311 I always did like to travel. 1021 01:14:10,412 --> 01:14:12,812 Don't be a fool, Steve. You can't leave here now. 1022 01:14:12,915 --> 01:14:16,248 - Why shouldn't I? - Look what you've done for Peter and the other boys. 1023 01:14:16,351 --> 01:14:18,342 And this is only the beginning. 1024 01:14:18,454 --> 01:14:21,617 Why, there'll be hundreds of others just like them... 1025 01:14:21,723 --> 01:14:23,987 with kinks to be ironed out. 1026 01:14:24,092 --> 01:14:26,083 You said yourself that this war will be won... 1027 01:14:26,195 --> 01:14:30,154 on fields like this, by boys like these. 1028 01:14:30,265 --> 01:14:32,756 But they can't win it unless they know their jobs. 1029 01:14:32,868 --> 01:14:36,736 And how are they going to learn unless men like you stay here and teach them? 1030 01:14:36,839 --> 01:14:41,299 Besides, now that you won't have a little dame like me on your mind- 1031 01:14:41,410 --> 01:14:43,378 [ Both Chuckle ] 1032 01:14:47,115 --> 01:14:49,879 [ Engine Sputtering ] 1033 01:14:55,657 --> 01:14:57,625 What's gone wrong? 1034 01:14:57,726 --> 01:15:01,218 His motor's conked. Hey, who did that? That's a frame-up! 1035 01:15:03,365 --> 01:15:05,299 - (Engine Stops ) - Ambulance! 1036 01:15:05,400 --> 01:15:08,233 ( Wind Blowing) 1037 01:15:39,735 --> 01:15:43,330 [ Siren Wailing ] 1038 01:16:01,123 --> 01:16:04,092 [ Siren Continues ] 1039 01:16:27,282 --> 01:16:29,546 Whew! 1040 01:16:29,651 --> 01:16:33,348 Steve, he did it. [ Whimpers ] 1041 01:16:33,455 --> 01:16:37,653 [ Shouting, Cheering ] 1042 01:16:44,433 --> 01:16:47,266 Oh! 1043 01:16:47,369 --> 01:16:49,735 (Man Narrating) There they go, the Thunderbird pilots. 1044 01:16:49,838 --> 01:16:54,298 No longer novices, no longer boys being trained, no longer fledglings. 1045 01:16:54,409 --> 01:16:57,640 They're out of the cradle now. They're experts. They're veterans. 1046 01:16:57,746 --> 01:17:01,409 Thunderbird Field has done its job. Now the boys do theirs. 1047 01:17:01,516 --> 01:17:05,816 Watch them fly, these young pilots who send their messages in the form of bombs. 1048 01:17:05,921 --> 01:17:08,321 These young Englishmen are going to bomb Berlin... 1049 01:17:08,423 --> 01:17:10,823 just as they bombed Essen, Cologne and D�sseldorf. 1050 01:17:10,926 --> 01:17:13,326 These young Chinese will harry the Japanese invaders... 1051 01:17:13,428 --> 01:17:15,419 from the Yangtze to the Yellow River. 1052 01:17:15,530 --> 01:17:19,830 They have a score to settle with Tokyo. They'll settle it. Watch them. 1053 01:17:19,935 --> 01:17:21,926 And these young American Thunderbirds... 1054 01:17:22,037 --> 01:17:24,232 have some bombs and bullets up their sleeves too. 1055 01:17:24,339 --> 01:17:28,366 These are the young men who are fighting for the rights of free people everywhere. 1056 01:17:28,477 --> 01:17:32,106 These are the pilots. These are the Thunderbirds. 1057 01:17:32,214 --> 01:17:35,411 They know their job. They'll do it. 1058 01:17:35,517 --> 01:17:39,476 But they might never have become pilots if the men on the ground hadn't served them so well. 1059 01:17:39,588 --> 01:17:42,022 Let us pay homage to the instructors too. 1060 01:17:42,124 --> 01:17:46,925 To the Steve Britts everywhere, who teach men how to fly and fight and win. 1061 01:17:47,029 --> 01:17:50,362 Hey, boy. My name's Britt. 1062 01:17:50,465 --> 01:17:52,797 - What's your name? - Atkinson, sir. 1063 01:17:52,901 --> 01:17:54,869 Atkinson, huh? 1064 01:18:00,442 --> 01:18:03,377 You with the freckles. What's your name? 1065 01:18:03,478 --> 01:18:05,639 Percival Archibald Couverneur Smythe, sir. 1066 01:18:05,747 --> 01:18:08,113 Okay, Red.