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EXCUSE ME.
♪♪ [ Man Singing ]

[ Blows Horn ]
♪♪ [ Singing Fades ]

[ Indistinct Talking ]

♪♪ [ Man Humming ]

HELLO !
PUT THAT LIGHT DOWN !

SORRY, MA !
WHOO !

[ Cheering,
Horns Blowing ]

- TAXI ! TAXI !
HARCOURT SQUARE !
- [ Man Shouting ]

THIS IS MY CAB !
OH, GIVE US
A CHANCE, LADY.

ME AND THE BOYS ARE LATE
FOR A NEW YEAR'S PARTY.
SORRY, I'M LATE TOO.

I GOT THIS CAB FIRST,
AND I HAPPEN TO BE
FIRE-WATCHING.

BE YOUR AGE. JUST BECAUSE
YOU'VE GOT A TIN HAT,
YOU'RE NOT EVERYBODY.

THEY AIN'T
COMIN' OVER TONIGHT.
YOU THINK NOT ?

JUST BECAUSE IT'S A HOLIDAY ?
BE YOUR AGE.

I DON'T WANT TO FIRE-WATCH,
BUT I PROMISED SOMEBODY I'D
TAKE THEIR PLACE. NOW GET OUT.

OKAY, YOU WIN.
ST. ANDREWS CHURCH,
HARCOURT SQUARE.

EVENING.
OH !
GOOD EVENING.

DIDN'T EXPECT YOU
TONIGHT, SIR.

I'M SUBSTITUTING
FOR MR. ALLENBY.
YOU DON'T
MIND IF I GO FIRST, DO YOU ?

OH, NO.
GOOD LUCK, DUCKY.
HAPPY NEW YEAR.

HAPPY NEW YEAR.
HAPPY NEW YEAR.

EHH.
MR. GRAVES IS
SUPPOSED TO BE FIRE-WATCHING
WITH YOU TONIGHT, SIR.

I'VE GOT A DATE.
YOU DON'T KNOW IF HE'S
COMING OR WHERE HE IS ?

NO IDEA.
WELL, THAT'S A BIT THICK,
YOU KNOW. I--

DO YOU ALWAYS WEAR
A HAT IN CHURCH ?
OH.

SORRY IF I'M LATE.
OH, IT'S
THE AMERICAN LADY.

I THOUGHT IT WAS
MR. GRAVES' NIGHT.
I'M TAKING OVER FOR HIM.

- EHH.
- UH, YOU TWO PEOPLE
KNOW EACH OTHER ?

- WE'VE FIRE-WATCHED
TOGETHER ONCE, I BELIEVE.
- POSSIBLY.

WELL, I'LL BE POPPING ALONG.
HAPPY NEW YEAR.
HAPPY NEW YEAR.

AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR
TO YOU TOO, SIR.
EHH.

NOW I REMEMBER WHEN
WE STOOD WATCH BEFORE.
OH, REALLY ?

EXACTLY A YEAR AGO TONIGHT.

AT 12:00
I SAID, "HAPPY NEW YEAR"
AND YOU SAID, "EHH."

EHH. BETTER BEGIN
WITH THE ROOF.

BEGIN WHAT ?
INSPECTION OF OUR POSTS.

HUH !
NONSENSICAL RED TAPE.
I KNOW THIS POST.

ANY VOLUNTEER, ON REPORTING,
IS REQUIRED TO MAKE A COMPLETE
TOUR OF INSPECTION,

CHECKING ALL EQUIPMENT,
STIRRUP PUMPS, SAND--

YOU EXPECT ME TO
WALK AROUND A ROOF...

I KNOW AS WELL
AS THE INSIDE
OF MY POCKET ?

I EXPECT YOU TO DO THE JOB
YOU'VE UNDERTAKEN.
COME ALONG.

WELL !

IT'S ONE THING TO DO
YOUR DUTY AND ANOTHER THING
TO BE RUDE ABOUT IT.

[ Crowd Cheering,
Shouting ]

I CONSIDER THE CORRECT WAY
TO WALK 'ROUND THIS ROOF...

IS TO KEEP ONE HAND
ON THE ROPE ALL THE TIME.

OH, HALF A MINUTE.
I'LL GO THIS WAY
AND YOU GO THAT.

LAST YEAR
YOU DROPPED YOUR TORCH.
I NEVER DROPPED MY TORCH !

IF YOU INSIST ON
WEARING IT IN YOUR BELT,

KINDLY SEE YOU'VE GOT IT
FASTENED PROPERLY.

I DO NOT RELISH BEING
TREATED AS AN INCOMPETENT.

I HAPPEN TO RUN
A MUNITIONS FACTORY
WITH 1.500 EMPLOYEES.

WHAT, YOU ?
AN AMERICAN ?
CERTAINLY ! WHY NOT ?

I HAD A COSMETICS FACTORY
WHICH THE GOVERNMENT CONVERTED.

WELL, YOU STILL
CAN'T FASTEN A TORCH.
THERE, THAT'LL HOLD.

[ Cheering,
Shouting Continue ]

UNSPEAKABLE BORE.

IF IT DID FALL OUT,
IF IT FELL OVER
THE SIDE OF THE CHURCH,

IT'S MY BUSINESS.

[ Footsteps ]

- NOW HE'S GOT IT SO I CAN'T
GET THE IDIOTIC THING OUT !
- WHO ARE YOU TALKING TO ?

TO MYSELF !

I SUPPOSE
YOU NEVER DO ?
NOT WHEN I'M ON DUTY...

AND I'M STANDING THREE FEET
AWAY FROM A ROPE I WAS
ORDERED TO HOLD ONTO.

BY WHAT AUTHORITY
DO YOU ORDERME ?

NO WOMEN OUGHT TO BE ALLOWED
ON A POST LIKE THIS.

THERE'S ONLY ONE RISKY SPOT,
AND WHEN I CROSS IT I KEEP
MY HAND ON THE RAIL !

I'M NOT TAKING ANY CHANCES.
WALK FORWARD SLOWLY,
FOLLOWING ME.

THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS !
I DON'T INTEND TO HAVE
TO REPORT AN ACCIDENT...

OWING TO SOME WOMAN, THROUGH
HER OWN INEXCUSABLE--
LOOK OUT !

CAN YOU HOLD ON ?

GET AWAY FROM THERE !
GET SOME HELP !

THERE'S NO TIME TO;
YOU COULDN'T HOLD ON
THAT LONG.

HONESTLY, I THINK
YOU'D BETTER TELEPHONE.
DON'T TALK.

TRY NOT TO BREATHE,
IF YOU CAN HELP IT.

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT ?
SLIPPING A BIT, THANKS.

KEEP AWAY FROM THERE !
SHUT UP.
PUT YOUR FOOT IN THAT.

GOT IT.

WILL THAT
BALUSTRADE HOLD ?
IT'S GOT TO.

[ Bell Tolling ]
[ Crowd Shouting
Continues, Louder ]

♪♪ [ Crowd Singing
"Auld Lang Syne" ]

[ Panting ]

HAPPY NEW YEAR.

[ Tolling Continues ]
[ Singing,
Shouting Continues ]

[ Man On Street ]
IS YOUR MOTHER WITH YA ?
YOU DROPPED YOUR TORCH.

[ Man ]
HAPPY NEW YEAR !

GO ON.
DRINK IT QUICKLY.

I'M ALL RIGHT.

IT'S JUST THAT--

YOU KNOW THAT LEGEND
ABOUT DROWNING MEN ?

THEIR WHOLE LIFE
FLASHES BEFORE THEM.

WELL, IT'S TRUE,
YOU KNOW.

I FOUND IT OUT TONIGHT.

YOU SAW YOUR PAST ?
MMM.

A SORRY SIGHT IT WAS TOO.
EMPTY.

I HAD A FEELING
I'D BETRAYED IT.

YOU VERY PROUD
OF YOURLIFE ?

MINE ? WHAT HAS MINE
TO DO WITH IT ?

WE'RE CUT FROM THE SAME
STRIP OF CLOTH, YOU AND I.

THE FORLORN PEOPLE WHO DO
EXTRA DUTY ON HOLIDAYS...

SO SOMEONE ELSE
CAN CELEBRATE.

HUH !
MAYBE YOU'REFORLORN.

WHERE'D YOU SPEND
CHRISTMAS ?

ON ANOTHER ROOF.

IN CASE OF ACCIDENT OR DEATH,
NOTIFY WHOM ?

MY LAWYER.

MMM. SAME HERE.

FREAKS, THAT'S WHAT WE ARE.
A PAIR OF FREAKS.
NONSENSE.

HALFWAY THROUGH LIFE
AND THE WARMEST TIE
WE CAN PRODUCE...

IS A PAID FELLOW THAT
DOES OUR BUSINESS FOR US.

DO YOU MIND TAKING
THAT THING OFF YOUR HEAD ?

YES, I THOUGHT SO.

YOU'RE A HANDSOME WOMAN.

USED TO BE PRETTY.
STILL ARE.

OHH !

A FINE, STRONG LINE
TO THAT JAW.

HANDSOME.

I SUPPOSE YOU NEVER CARED
A HANG FOR ANYONE IN YOUR LIFE.

DO YOU, INDEED ?

AHA.
GOT YOU THAT TIME.

YOU SEE, WE FORLORN,
MIDDLE-AGED PEOPLE
COME IN TWO VARIETIES:

THE ONES WHO NEVER CARED,

AND THE ONES WHO CARED
MUCH TOO MUCH.

THE OTHERS, THE WISE ONES,
KNOW HOW TO COMPROMISE.

THEY'RE VERY HAPPY
WITH THEIR SECOND WIFE
OR THIRD HUSBAND...

OR SOMEONE.

AND WE'RE ALONE.

OH, ONE DOES MAKE
A CHOICE, OF COURSE.

ONE SLAMS A DOOR IN ONE'S MIND;
AT LEAST I DID.

SLAMMED IT
AND SHUT ALL THE BOLTS.

AFTERWARDS, WELL,
I HAD A JOB, THANK HEAVEN.

I DON'T SEE HOW ANYONE
GETS THROUGH WHO HASN'T.

I WOULDN'T SEE PEOPLE;
COULDN'T TALK ABOUT IT.

YOU CAN'T.

I'M TALKING NOW.

I WONDER WHY.

PLEASE GO ON.

SURE YOU DON'T MIND ?

IT WAS IN THE LAST WAR.
I WAS IN FRANCE.

I HAD A WIFE AND SON.

WHEN I CAME BACK,
THEY HAD GONE.

FLU EPIDEMIC.
SIMPLE AS THAT.

I'M GLAD
YOU TOLD ME.

THANK YOU.

HOW ABOUT YOU ?

OH... NOTHING.

TRY.

GO ON.

IT'S OF NO
POSSIBLE INTEREST.

I MUST BE
GETTING ALONG.

OH, MISS NORRIS, I HOPE
YOU DIDN'T THINK I WAS TRYING
TO PRY INTO YOUR AFFAIRS.

OF COURSE NOT.
FORGET IT.

YES, LET'S DO THAT.

LET'S START AFRESH,
HERE AND NOW.

START WHAT ?
THE NEW YEAR,
PROPERLY.

LET'S GO OUT
TO SUPPER TOGETHER.

YOU'RE INSANE.
DON'T YOU THINK YOU OUGHT
TO CONSIDER IT ?

NO. THINK YOU'D GET
A TABLE ON NEW YEAR'S EVE ?

OH, I'LL GET A TABLE,
ALL RIGHT. WILL YOU COME ?
I NEVER GO ANYPLACE.

OH, NEITHER DO I.
THE IDEA OF GOING INTO
A CROWDED RESTAURANT...

MAKES COLD SWEAT
COME TO MY BROW;
BUT IF YOU'LL COME WITH ME--

ALL RIGHT.
BUT I ASSURE YOU,
MY DEAR MR.--

DO YOU REALIZE I DON'T
KNOW WHAT YOUR NAME IS ?
DESHAM.

DESHAM.

DESHAM OF
THE HOUSING PLAN ?
YES.

I SEE.

NO WONDER YOU THINK YOU CAN
GET A TABLE, LORD DESHAM.
I'LL GO AND TELEPHONE.

WHERE'S THE PHONE ?
THROUGH THE LOBBY,
TURN TO THE LEFT.

THANK YOU.

PARDON, MISS NORRIS,
THERE'S A GENTLEMAN
ASKING TO SEE YOU.
ME ?

MAJOR,
HERE SHE IS, SIR.

YOU'RE THE LADY THAT CONTRIBUTES
THE PIERSEN FALLS JOURNAL
TO THE READING ROOM ?
YES.I BRING IT IN WHEN
I'VE FINISHED IT.
YOU'RE
JODY NORRIS, AREN'T YOU ?

AND YOU'RE...
BILL McNAB !
SIT DOWN.

WRONG. BILL McNAIR.

YOU USED TO LIVE NEXT TO THE
PIERSENS ON CIRCULAR STREET.
WRONG. STILL LIVE THERE.WAS BACK THREE WEEKS AGO.
YOU SAW THE PIERSENS,
OF COURSE.

WRONG. SAW CORINNE PIERSEN.
ALEC'S IN WASHINGTON.

AND... GREGORY ?

STILL FLYING
IN THE PACIFIC ?

WRONG. NEW ORDERS.

HE'S STATIONED
AT HUDDERSFIELD,
WHERE I AM.

DUE AT EUSTON STATION
ON THE 2:00 TRAIN.

GREGORY'S GOING TO BE
IN LONDON TONIGHT ?

RIGHT.

UH, THIS IS LORD DESHAM.

I WANT TO SPEAK
TO MARCEL.

WHAT MARCEL DO YOU THINK ?
THE HEAD WAITER, OF COURSE.

[ Party Horns Blowing ]
WE'RE SORRY, SIR; MARCEL HASN'T
BEEN WITH US FOR 17 YEARS.

OH. WELL, I HAVEN'T
DROPPED IN LATELY.

WELL, LOOK HERE,
I WANT A TABLE FOR TWO.

YES, AND YOU MIGHT PUT ME
SOME 1928 CORDON--

OH, WELL, '36'LL DO.

YES, AND CAN YOU ROAST US
A NICE PHEASANT ?

NO ? MMM.

LORD DESHAM !
THEY SAY THEY CAN GIVE US
A POWDERED EGG OMELET.

I CAN'T GO.
THANK YOU JUST THE SAME.
COME TOMORROW NIGHT.

NOR TOMORROW NIGHT,
NOR THE NEXT.
SOMETHING'S COME UP.

SEEMS TO ME YOU'RE BEING
FLIGHTY AND CAPRICIOUS.
I HAVEN'T TIME TO QUARREL.

OH, MISS NORRIS--
OH, THE DEVIL WITH IT.

[ P.A. Announcer,
Indistinct ]
[ Officer ] YOU ALL RIGHT ?

[ P.A. Continues ]

[ Man ] THERE'S HALF
AN HOUR'S WAIT, SIR.
HOW ABOUT A DRINK ?

[ Woman ]
ABEL WILL BE UPSET.

THERE'S A TRAIN COMING IN
FROM HUDDERSFIELD ABOUT 2:00.

2:12, ONLY IT DOESN'T,
NOT TONIGHT.

HUDDERSFIELD TRAIN ?
OH, BLAST ! WHAT IS IT NOW ?
THERE'S FOG ON THE LINE.

HOW LONG WILL IT BE ?
I EXPECTED HIM THIS MORNING.
WAITING, IT'S ALWAYS WAITING.

IT'LL BE HERE
WHEN IT COMES.

PLATFORM THREE,
INDEFINITE DELAY.

[ Man ]
COME ALONG.
I GUESS WE'VE HAD IT.

[ Woman ] WE'LL NEVER CATCH
THE TRAIN AT THIS RATE.
ARE YOU GOING TO WAIT ?

YES.
IT MAY TAKE ALL NIGHT.
IT GETS AWFULLY COLD OUT HERE.

I'M GOING TO WAIT.
OH.

[ P.A. Announcer ]
PLATFORM SEVEN FOR
BLAKESLY, NORTHAMPTON--

I THINK
I'LL GO INSIDE.

SORRY IF I SEEMED
RUDE BACK THERE.

YOU WERERUDE.
WE'RE ALL RUDE NOWADAYS.
IT DOESN'T MATTER.

YOU SEE,
MY YOUNG MAN'S A FLIER.
MMM.

YOU CAN'T IMAGINE
WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE
IN LOVE WITH A FLIER.

"CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT IT'S LIKE
TO BE IN LOVE WITH A FLIER."

HMPH !

CAN'T I ?

[ Plane Engine
Droning ]

JODY, COULD YOU
QUIT THAT INVENTORY
LONG ENOUGH TO--

[ Droning Continues,
Fades ]

JODY ?
YES, PAPA ?

WHAT ARE YOU
LISTENING TO ?

THAT FUNNY
DRUMMING SOUND.

DO YOU SUPPOSE
IT'S AN AEROPLANE ?

AN AEROPLANE ?
AROUND PIERSEN FALLS ?

[ Chuckles ]
NOT HARDLY.

I DON'T HEAR A THING.

A MINUTE AGO
IT SOUNDED SO PLAIN.

I WOULDN'T INTERRUPT YOU TO
TALK TO ONE OF YOUR BEAUS,

BUT THERE'S NOWTWOOF THEM
AT THE SODA FOUNTAIN.

- COULD YOU COME BEFORE
IT GETS REALLY CONGESTED ?
- OH, PAPA.

"MY BEAUS."

YOU THINK
EVERYBODY'S A BEAU.

WELL, THEY'VE
ALREADY HAD A COUPLE
OF ICE CREAM SODAS EACH.

DON'T LET THEM WAIT TOO LONG;
WHAT STARTED OUT AS LOVE
MIGHT WIND UP AS DIABETES.

OHH.

[ Swallows Loudly,
Sighs ]

[ Together ]
JODY !
HELLO, ALEC. HELLO, MAC.

WHEN'D YOU GET IN TOWN ?
[ Together ]
THIS MORNING.

YOU GO AHEAD.
NO, YOU GO FIRST; WHAT I'VE
GOT TO SAY'LL TAKE A WHILE.

GO RIGHT ON.
I'M IN NO HURRY.
WELL, NEITHER AM I.

- [ Door Bell Dings ]
- DON'T KEEP HOLD SO,
VIRGIE. LET GO.

- BOYS, STOP THAT.
- WHILE YOU TWO
ARE SETTLING THIS--

HELLO, MISS JODY.
THE KIDS WANT A
PENNY'S WORTH OF CANDY.

I FEEL JUST AWFUL THAT
I CAN'T HELP YOU AND THE
OTHER LADIES ROLL BANDAGES,

THANK YOU !
BUT WITH THE BABY SO LITTLE
AND ME IN MY CONDITION--

- YOU'RE DOING ENOUGH FOR THE
COUNTRY ONE WAY AND ANOTHER.
- KIDS, DON'T CROSS THE STREET !

VIRGIE, WAIT ! VIRGIE !
VIRGIE, COME HERE !

[ Door Slams ]

WHERE'S MAC ?

THAT DRUMMER ?
HE WENT WITH YOUR FATHER.
WHO IS HE ANYWAY ?

HE TRAVELS IN WINE, SPIRITS
AND GENTS' TOILETRIES.

JODY, I-I'VE GOT TO TELL YOU
SOMETHING THAT MAY KIND OF
UPSET YOU.
YES ?

I'VE APPLIED FOR A TRANSFER
TO THE AIR SERVICE.
YES, ALEC.

IS THAT ALL YOU'VE GOT TO SAY ?
IT'LL BE MUCH MORE FUN THAN
THE QUARTERMASTER CORPS.

IT'S NOT A QUESTION
OF FUN, JODY.

AS THE LAST PIERSEN
IN PIERSEN FALLS, IT'S UP
TO ME TO SET AN EXAMPLE.

- YES, ALEC.
- YOU DON'T REALIZE THE FUNNY
FEELING IT GIVES YOU...

WHEN YOU SIGN
THAT APPLICATION.

IT HITS YOU THAT...

MAYBE THERE WON'T EVER
BE ANOTHER PIERSEN
IN PIERSEN FALLS.

NO KID OF MINE
TO GROW UP IN THE OLD--
STOP TRYING TO MAKE ME CRY.

CORINNE STURGES CRIED.
WE GOT TO TALKING.

-WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IF I TOLD
YOU I WAS GONNA MARRY CORINNE ?
-OH, ALEC, THAT WOULD BE IDEAL !

- UH--
- AND FROM WHAT I HEAR,

CORINNE'S FATHER
COULD USE SOME NEW IDEAS
IN HIS PIANOLA FACTORY.

WELL, IN THAT CASE,
I-- I MIGHT--

OH, JODY, LET'S QUIT
THIS NONSENSE; LET'S PUT
OUR CARDS ON THE TABLE.

WON'T YOU MARRY ME ?
WON'T YOU, PLEASE ?

I'VE SAID NO, ALEC.
HOW DO YOU KNOW
YOU'RE NOT IN LOVE WITH ME ?

BECAUSE I WISH I WERE.
I'VE TRIED TO BE,
BUT I JUST CAN'T.

THAT'S A NICE THING TO SAY.
THAT'LL BE NICE TO REMEMBER
WHEN I'M--

NEXT !
NOW, MAC.

[ Mac ]
THE CUT OF THAT COAT !
[ Cash Register Rings ]

[ Jody ] THAT'S
OUR COUNTRY'S UNIFORM
AND IT LOOKS FINE.

WHAT HAVE YOU GOT
TO SELL TODAY, MAC ?
A MIGHTY GOOD PRODUCT.

WHAT IS IT ?
MYSELF.

DINNER AT THE LAKE HOUSE,
THIS BOND RALLY AND DANCE
AFTER, IF WE FEEL LIKE IT.

SORRY, MAC.
WE'RE TAKING
INVENTORY TONIGHT.

WHY THIS BLACK SPOT ON MY
RECORD ?
YOU'RE TOO GOOD
A SALESMAN FOR ME.

I DON'T HAVE TO
PUSH THIS PRODUCT;
IT SELLS ITSELF.

FIERY AS STRAIGHT BRANDY;
SMOOTH AS AN OLD PORT;
DISCREET AS A FINE SHERRY.

AND MODEST AS A DEWDROP.
YOU CAN'T BE MODEST...

WHEN ALL THE GIRLS
JUST LOOK AT YOU AND SAY,
"AIN'T NATURE GRAND."

WHAT'S THE MATTER
WITH YOU, JODY ?

I DON'T KNOW.
YOU'RE NOT IN LOVE
WITH THAT KID, ARE YA ?

NO.

WELL, WHO ARE YA
IN LOVE WITH ?

NOBODY.

THAT'S WHAT
SCARES ME, MAC.

THERE ARE LOTS OF PEOPLE
IT DOESN'T HAPPEN TO,

ONLY YOU DON'T THINK
YOU'LL EVER BE ONE OF THEM.

YOU GOT SOME KID IDEA ABOUT
WHAT BEING IN LOVE FEELS LIKE;
YOU EXPECT TOO MUCH.

YOU THINK EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE
UPSIDE-DOWN AND SKY-BLUE-PINK
AND DIFFERENT.

WELL, IF IT'S NOT
LIKE THAT,

[ Plane Engine
Droning ]
THEN I DON'T WANT IT.

[ Droning Continues ]

WHAT UNDER
THE CANOPY--
IT IS A PLANE !

WHAT DO YOU SUPPOSE IT IS ?
SOUNDS LIKE IT'S RIGHT
OVER THE BUILDING THERE.

THERE IT IS !
I SEE IT !

OH,
ISN'T IT PRETTY !

[ Jody ]
PEOPLE REALLY FLY IN THAT !

JUST TO THINK OF IT GIVES YOU
A WONDERFUL FEELING !

WATCH THAT THING CLIMB !
IT'S ONE OF THE NEW
LIBERTY PLANES.

WRONG ! IT'S A D-8 !
THEY MUST BE GOING
AT LEAST 80 MILES AN HOUR !

WRONG !
NEARER 100 !
GEE WHIZ !

LOOKS LIKE
HE'S IN TROUBLE !
[ Boy ] I'LL SAY !

THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING
IN THE SKIES OVER FRANCE,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN !

THE FLIER OF THAT PLANE
WILL SPEAK TONIGHT,
AND HE'LL SELL BONDS !

AND WHEN HE ASKS YOU
HOW MANY YOU WANT,

REMEMBER HE'S BEEN FLYING
IN FRANCE, FACING DEATH !

BE CAREFUL OF YOUR THROAT,
BERNADOTTE.

WELL, WHEN IT'S A QUESTION
OF MY HEALTH OR MY COUNTRY--
[ Coughs ]

[ Quieter ]
BOND RALLY TONIGHT, 8:30,
G.A.R. HALL. DON'T FORGET.

WHERE'S IT GONNA LAND,
MR. CLINTON ?
OH !

[ Resumes Shouting ]
IT'S GONNA LAND AT
THE GOLF COURSE !

HOP ABOARD, ALEC !
JODY, COME ON !

GET GOING, CORA !

PUT UP YOUR COLLAR,
BERNADOTTE !

[ Plane Engine
Droning Continues ]

[ Car Horns Honking ]

♪ AND THAT'S ANOTHER DAY
TUCKED AWAY ♪

YEAH, AS FAR
AS YOU'RE CONCERNED.
[ Honking Continues ]

NOW IT STARTS.
WHAT ARE YOU
COMPLAININ' ABOUT ?

YOU HAD AN HOUR'S SLEEP
LAST NIGHT AND AT LEAST
2 1/2 THE NIGHT BEFORE.

[ Honking Continues ]
YOU WANT A SNORT BEFORE THEY
START TEARING YOU TO PIECES ?

AND HAVE ALL THE OLD WOMEN
SNIFF ME AND PRAY OVER ME ?

IT'S THE CAT'S,
NOT BEIN' A HERO.
[ Indistinct Talking ]

CAPTAIN COSGROVE,
I'M BERNADOTTE CLINTON.
HOW DO YOU DO ?

THAT WAS A MAGNIFICENT SHOW
YOU GAVE US.

THIS TOWN'S GOING TO HONOR YOU
PROPERLY FOR THE EFFORT.
GET OFF OF THERE !

THE RECEPTION IS AT
THE MAYOR'S RIGHT NOW.
FINE.

WE HAVE TO STOP
AT THE WOMEN'S CLUB
ON THE WAY, THOUGH.

THE LADIES HAVE PASSED
SOME RESOLUTIONS ABOUT
WHAT TO DO WITH THE KAISER.

THEN THERE'S
THE MUNICIPAL BANK.

WE'D LIKE VERY MUCH IF
YOU'D SPEAK AFTERWARDS,
BUT OF COURSE--

OHH ! OH !

BOYS !
MOVE YOUR BICYCLES, PLEASE !

MAYBE YOU'D RATHER
SAVE YOUR VOICE
FOR THE BOND RALLY.

WE HAVE SIX GOOD SPEAKERS
LINED UP ANYWAY. OH, CORA,
THIS IS CAPT. COSGROVE.

DELIGHTED.
CAPTAIN, YOU SIT UP HERE
ON THE BACK OF THE SEAT.

OH, NO, NO, NO,
UP ON THE BACK OF THE SEAT.
OH, THIS IS FINE.

BUT THE PEOPLE WILL WANT TO
SEE YOU. UP ON THE BACK
OF THE SEAT, CAPTAIN.

ALL RIGHT, CORA !
[ Chuckles ]

[ Gears Grinding ]

CAPT. COSGROVE,
WHAT A THRILL FOR
POOR LITTLE ME,

DRIVING A MAN
WHO'S BEEN THROUGH
BATTLE AND DANGER AND--

CORA !
OHH ! SORRY !

[ Gears Grind ]
[ Cosgrove ]
I'M ALL RIGHT.

[ Clinton ]
SLOW, NOW !

[ Bell Dings ]

[ Clinton ]
WHO'S THERE ?
I AM !

QUICK, LOCK THE DOOR.
WHAT'S THE MATTER ?

IF THEY FIND OUT HE'S IN HERE,
THEY'LL MOB THE PLACE.
WHO ?

THAT FLIER,
CAPT. COSGROVE.
HE'S HERE ?

THERE'S BEEN AN ACCIDENT.
IT'S CERTAINLY TAKEN
THE STARCH OUT OF ME.

WHAT HAPPENED ?
A TWIG CUT HIS EYE.

OHH !

IS HE BADLY HURT ?

MEAN LITTLE SCRATCH.
FIX A COLD COMPRESS,
WILL YOU, JODY ?

I HAVEN'T SEEN MRS. CLINTON
THIS SHAKEN SINCE
SHE BROKE MY LEG.

THIS MAY
STING A LITTLE.

[ Chuckles ]
I GUESS THAT WARNING
SOUNDS KIND OF FOOLISH...

AFTER ALL YOU'VE
BEEN THROUGH IN FRANCE.

COMPRESS, JODY.

JUST HOLD IT
OVER YOUR EYE.

CAPT. COSGROVE.
HE'S FAINTED.
INTERNAL INJURIES.

CAPT. COSGROVE.
HUH ?

FEELING BADLY ?

[ Sighs ]

I WAS SOUND ASLEEP.
HERE, HOLD THIS
OVER YOUR EYE.

[ Yawns ]
WHERE CAN I FIND A BED ?
BED ? [ Laughs ]

WHY, WE'RE DUE AT
THE MAYOR'S RECEPTION--
NO MAYOR'S RECEPTION !

WHY, YOU--
WHERE'S
THE NEAREST BED ?

YOU COME AND LIE DOWN
ON MY COUCH.

IT'S PAST CLOSING TIME;
IT'LL BE PERFECTLY QUIET.
YOU CAN'T DO THIS TO ME !

FIRST THERE'S
THE MAYOR'S RECEPTION,
THEN THE WOMEN'S CLUB, THEN--

LISTEN ! THESE LAST
THREE DAYS I'VE HAD
ABOUT FOUR HOURS' SLEEP !

I'VE DONE THIS STUNT
IN EIGHT TOWNS !

FIGURE THAT OUT
IN HANDSHAKES
AND CHICKEN SALAD...

AND FAT FEMALES FIRING
FOOLISH QUESTIONS.

I'LL BE
AT YOUR BOND RALLY.
'TIL THEN, I SLEEP.

WHAT ARE PEOPLE GOING TO SAY ?
I REGARD THIS AS DESERTION OF
A FELLOW SOLDIER UNDER FIRE.

ALL RIGHT, SHOOT ME.
YOU GET ON HOME
AND START SUPPER, JODY.

YES, PAPA.

I CAN'T LET HIM LIE THERE !
I'VE GOT TO GO HOME TO MRS.
CLINTON !
LET THE BOY SLEEP.

YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY SURE
ABOUT THAT, JODY ?
WHAT ?

THAT YOU WON'T MARRY ME.
ABSOLUTELY.

IT'S ONLY FAIR TO TELL YOU,
I'VE BEEN ASKED TO THE HOUSE
OF A CERTAIN PARTY FOR DINNER,AND I'VE ONLY GOT EIGHT DAYS
OF MY FURLOUGH LEFT.
BEG YOUR PARDON.

THREE IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS
AND I HAVE TO EXPLAIN THAT CAPT.
COSGROVE IS HERE TAKING A NAP.

HE IS ?
OH, WELL, CHIN UP.
THIS IS WAR, YOU KNOW.

I'VE GOT TO TALK TO
CAPT. COSGROVE, JODY.
YOU CAN'T.

BUT DON'T YOU SEE ?
HE CAN HELP ME ABOUT
MY TRANSFER; HE CAN FIX IT.

TALK TO HIM AT THE BOND RALLY.
THERE'LL BE TOO MANY PEOPLE.
WILL YOU SEE HIM AGAIN ?

I DON'T KNOW.
WELL, IF YOU DO, WILL YOU
ASK HIM ABOUT ME, PLEASE ?

YOU'RE SURE ?
YES.

[ Hinge Creaks ]

[ Creaking Continues ]

I'M SORRY
TO HAVE WAKENED YOU.

I WASN'T ASLEEP,
EXACTLY.

WHO ARE YOU ?

I'M JODY NORRIS. THIS IS
MY FATHER'S DRUG STORE.
IT'S QUARTER OF 8:00.

OH ?
THE BOND RALLY'S
AT 8:30.

YOU MISSED YOUR DINNER,
SO I BROUGHT YOU A SANDWICH
AND SOME COFFEE.

OH, THANKS.

UH, WHAT'S THE NAME
OF THIS TOWN ?

PIERSEN FALLS.

ANY CHANCE
I COULD SHAVE ?

OH. OH !

MY FATHER'S RAZOR'S
HERE.

I'LL HEAT YOU SOME WATER.

[ Water Running,
Stops ]

THIS IS GOOD.
I'M GLAD.

CAPT. COSGROVE, I KNOW
YOU'RE TIRED OF PEOPLE
ASKING YOU THINGS, BUT--

IT'S CROWDS
I'M TIRED OF.

HAVE YOU BEEN FLYING LONG ?
TWO YEARS.
THREE, ALMOST.

IT'S THE BEST BRANCH
OF THE ARMY, ISN'T IT ?
NOTHING CAN TOUCH IT.

IS IT HARD TO LEARN ?

MY BUNCH PICKED IT UP
BY OURSELVES, MORE OR LESS.

SIX HOURS IN THE AIR
AND WE WERE ON OUR OWN.

BUT THERE'S SCHOOLS NOW,
AREN'T THERE ?
YEAH.

YEAH, I WAS AN INSTRUCTOR
IN ONE FOR A WHILE,
AT CLERMONT-FERRAND.

OH ! WELL, I'M ASKING
FOR A FRIEND OF MINE
WHO'S IN THE SERVICE.

[ Sighs ]
NICE, STEADY FELLOW ?

YES.
KNOWN HIM LONG ?

ALL MY LIFE.
FOND OF HIM ?

VERY. AND IF THERE'S ANYTHING
YOU COULD DO TO HELP--
SURE. NO TROUBLE AT ALL.

WONDERFUL ! HE WAS IN COMPANY
"L" AND HE'S STATIONED AT--
DON'T BOTHER.

I'M NOT GOING TO.

SOMEBODY ELSE CAN GET
YOUR BOYFRIEND INTO THIS
FILTHY MESS, NOT ME.

DON'T YOU LIKE FLYING ?

SURE I DO,
THE WAY A DRUNK
LIKES LIQUOR.

BUT... I GET SOBER
ONCE IN A WHILE.

I GET MOMENTS WHEN I KNOW
THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE.

A GIRL COMES
INTO A QUIET ROOM
AND LIGHTS A LAMP.

JUST FOR A SECOND
THINGS GO CLEAR.

PLENTY OF JOBS HE CAN DO ON
THE GROUND DANGEROUS ENOUGH;
LET HIM STAY THERE.

BUT HE WANTS IT SO MUCH.

LISTEN.

TEACHING PEOPLE TO FLY--
THAT'S A JOKE.

IT'S INSTINCT.

IT'S LUCK.

THAT SCHOOL.
THAT CRAZY SCHOOL.

YOU SIT DOWN TO LUNCH WITH SIX
STUDENT PILOTS AND LAUGH LOUDER
THAN YOU EVER LAUGHED.

ONLY TWO OF THEM ARE ALIVE
TO EAT DINNER.

NOT LOST IN BATTLE.
NOT SHOT DOWN.

JUST A CROSSCURRENT
THEY DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT.

A STICK
THEY JOGGLED WRONG.

MISJUDGMENT OF DISTANCE.

BELIEVE ME,
IT'S NOT FOR YOUR BOYFRIEND.

IT'S FOR THE WILD ONES.

THE ONES WITH NOTHING
TO COME BACK TO.

YOU FLY.
YEAH !
AND LOOK AT ME NOW !

TEMPER SHOT TO PIECES,
NERVES TWITCHING FOR THAT
NEXT NIP OF EXCITEMENT.

HOW DO YOU THINK
MOST OF US SPEND OUR TIME
BETWEEN FLIGHTS ?

WITH A BOTTLE OF COGNAC
AND ANY GIRL WE CAN GRAB,

GETTING INTO MESSES THAT
YOU COULDN'T EVEN IMAGINE.

LISTEN.

YOU PUT YOUR ARMS AROUND THAT
BOYFRIEND OF YOURS AND MAKE HIM
FORGET HE EVER SAW A PLANE.

END OF
THE RECRUITING SPEECH.

THANK YOU...

VERY MUCH.

NOW THEN,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

IT'S YOUR CHANCE
TO BE GOOD SOLDIERS.

COME UP AND BUY, BUY, BUY.
THE LINE FORMS OVER HERE.

BUY ALL YOU CAN AFFORD
AND THEN DIG DOWN
AND BUY ANOTHER !

[ Man ]
WILL SOME OF THE BOYS
HELP CLEAR THE CHAIRS...

SO THE FOLKS
CAN DANCE, PLEASE ?

JODY !
DID YOU SEE HIM ?
ISN'T HE WONDERFUL ?

DID YOU SEE HIM
ABOUT ME ?
OH. YES.

AND ?
HE SAID NO.

THEN YOU DIDN'T
ASK HIM RIGHT.
YOU MUSTN'T BOTHER HIM !

I'LL WAIT
'TIL HE'S THROUGH.
HE EXPLAINED WHY !

WE'RE TRYING
TO TRANSACT BUSINESS.
DO YOU MIND ?

DID YOU TELL HIM HOW WELL
I DRIVE AN AUTOMOBILE ?
YOU'RE NOT THE SORT THEY WANT.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME ?
NOTHING. YOU'RE A NICE BOY.
A BOY. THEY'RE MEN.

THEY HAVEN'T BEEN TAUGHT TO FLY;
THEY GROPED THEIR WAY INTO IT !
THAT'S JUST FOOLISH.

MAYBE IT'S FOOLISH LIVING
ON YOUR POOR, TATTERED
NERVES DAY TO DAY--

SIX OF YOU AT LUNCH
AND ONLY TWO OF YOU
LEFT AT DINNERTIME.

ALL OF IT FOCUSING ON YOU,
AND YOU FEELING THERE'S
NOTHING LEFT FOR YOU,

NO FUTURE,
NOBODY TO CARE !

YOU MAKE ME SICK !
WHAT'S THIS GOT TO DO
WITH ME AND MY TRANSFER ?

HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN YOU'RE
NOT SUPPOSED TO QUARREL
WITH ANYBODY BUT ME ?

HELLO, CORINNE.
HELLO, JODY.

I SUPPOSE ALEC'S
BEEN TELLING YOU ABOUT US.
NO.

WE'RE...
GETTING MARRIED.
DAY AFTER TOMORROW.

OH, THAT'S JUST
WONDERFUL, CORINNE.

I'M SO GLAD
FOR YOU BOTH.
ARE YOU ?

♪♪ [ Orchestra ]
UH, LET'S DANCE,
CORINNE.

♪♪ [ Continues ]

THAT WAS THE BOY ?
YES.

BUT HE'S DANCING
WITH SOMEBODY ELSE.
YES, THEY'RE ENGAGED.

WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME HE
WASN'T YOUR PARTICULAR BOY ?

- IT WOULD'VE
SOUNDED SO SILLY.
- WOULD IT ?

♪♪ [ Continues ]

♪♪

IT'S NEW, ISN'T IT ?

OVER HERE, MAYBE.
I HEARD IT IN PARIS.

THE ENGLISH WORDS
ARE TERRIBLE.

♪ IF YOU COULD CARE FOR ME ♪

♪ AS I COULD CARE
FOR YOU ♪

♪ WHAT A PLACE
THIS WORLD WOULD BE ♪

♪ A PARADISE FOR TWO ♪♪

♪♪ [ Orchestra Continues ]

SEE WHAT I MEAN ?
OH, NO, PLEASE GO ON.

SHUT UP,
YOU BEAUTIFUL THING.
WE'RE DANCING.

[ Clinton ] CAPT. COSGROVE !
OH, CAPT. COSGROVE !
DON'T LOOK. I DON'T HEAR HIM.

CAPT. COSGROVE !

WHEN I WAS WAITING
TO MAKE MY SPEECH,

THEY KEPT ME ON A NICE,
FLAT TIN ROOF OUTSIDE
THE BACK WINDOW.

CAPT. COSGROVE !

♪♪ [ Orchestra Continues ]

♪♪

WELL, MAYBE NOT SO FLAT.

FINE FOR THE LEGS THOUGH;
STRETCHES ONE, SHRINKS ONE.

WE'RE MAKING HOLES, YOU KNOW.
SO THE RAIN COMES IN.
SO THE SNOW COMES IN.

AND SOME SUN
AND SOME STARS.

THEY SHOULD
BE VERY GRATEFUL,
THOSE PEOPLE DOWNSTAIRS.

DON'T YOU THINK ?
WHAT ?

♪♪ [ Finishes ]
WAS I SAYING SOMETHING ?

[ Applause ]
[ Clinton ] HERE I COME !
FAIR WARNING !

MUCH AS I HATE TO INTERRUPT
YOU AND MISS NORRIS, THIS
IS A BOND RALLY, YOU KNOW.

WE'VE PROMISED EVERYONE
THAT YOU'D AUTOGRAPH EVERY
RECEIPT OVER A THOUSAND.

ALL RIGHT.

I HAVE MY FOUNTAIN PEN, SO
IF YOU'LL JUST STEP INSIDE
WHERE THERE'S SOME LIGHT.

WAIT HERE.
RIGHT HERE.

I'LL SEND HIM
BACK TO YOU
RIGHT AWAY.

WHAT'S COME OVER YOU ANYWAY,
JODY NORRIS ?

WHAT'S THE MATTER
WITH YOU ?
[ People Talking ]

QUICKEST TRANSACTION
THEY EVER HAD
IN PIERSEN FALLS.

I WAS GOING TO SAY GOOD NIGHT;
I'VE GOT TO GO HOME.
YOU'RE JOKING.

NO, REALLY.
IT'S VERY LATE FOR ME.
GOOD NIGHT.

WAY OUT THERE ?
I LOVED THE DANCE.

DID YOU ?

PLEASE DON'T
COME WITH ME.
BUT OF COURSE I'M GONNA--

PLEASE.

HEY, BABE !

THE PLANE'S OKAY, SIR.
NOBODY CAN TOUCH IT.
I GOT THE ROTOR IN MY POCKET.

THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT.
GIVE IT TO ME.
OH.

YOUNG LADY ?

DO YOU THINK YOU'LL
RUN OUT OF GAS MAYBE ?

BABE, YOU CAN'T IMAGINE
HOW QUICK I GET PLACES
WHEN I RUN OUT OF GAS.

[ Engine Sputters,
Stops ]

OH, HOW LOVELY IT IS
SILENT.

UH-HUH.

THIS IS WHAT I HOPED
FLYING WOULD BE LIKE.

IT'S NOT SO GOOD.

JODY,
I'VE DONE A FOOL THING.

I'VE COME AWAY WITHOUT
CHECKING THE GAS.

WE'RE OUT OF GAS ?
YES.

BUT WE'RE FLYING
PERFECTLY WELL.

OH, WE CAN GLIDE
FOR QUITE A WHILE.

AFTER THAT--

GIVE ME YOUR HAND,
JODY.

I'LL DO MY BEST
TO GET US OUT OF THIS.

AND YOU WILL, I KNOW.

BUT I'VE GOT TO MAKE A
FORCED LANDING IN THE DARK,
ON STRANGE TERRITORY.

I'M NOT AFRAID.

LET YOURSELF GO
AND GIVE ME THE DEVIL.

AFTER ALL,
I GOT YOU INTO THIS.
IT'S MY FAULT.

IT'S JUST AS MUCH MY FAULT.
I WANTED TO COME.

WELL, AT LEAST
THERE'S ONE GOOD THING ABOUT
BEING IN A SPOT LIKE THIS.

IT GIVES A GUY THE NERVE TO
SAY THINGS HE WOULDN'T EVER
SAY TO A GIRL HE JUST MET.

WHAT THINGS ?
WHY DO YOU THINK I FORGOT
TO CHECK THAT GAS ?

BECAUSE I WAS
THINKING OF YOU.

WHY DO YOU THINK RIGHT NOW
MY HEART'S POUNDING SO HARD
I CAN HARDLY STAND IT ?

BECAUSE I'M
LOOKING AT YOU.

THERE'S SOME SORT OF CRAZY
MAGIC BETWEEN YOU AND ME.

I KNEW IT WHEN WE STARTED
TO DANCE, THE MINUTE
I PUT MY ARMS AROUND YOU.

WELL, I KNEW IT
LONG BEFORE.

I THINK I KNEW IT WHEN YOU
SAT THERE EATING THAT SANDWICH
WITH SUCH A SLEEPY FACE.

KNEW WHAT ?
THAT IT HAD HAPPENED.

THAT I'D FOUND YOU.

THAT EVEN IF I NEVER SAW YOU
AGAIN, THERE WAS SOMEONE
I'D LOVE FOREVER AND EVER.

WAIT A MINUTE, JODY.
CUT IT OUT.

DON'T.

[ Engine Starts ]

BUT WHAT HAPPENED ?
YOU HAD PLENTY OF GAS.

SURE I DID.
I WAS JUST TRYING OUT
A TRICK OF THE TRADE.

A WHAT ?
WE USE IT WHEN WE WANNA
GRAB A QUICK KISS.

COME ON,
I'LL GET YOU HOME.
BUT I DON'T SEE--

DON'T YOU REALIZE
I'LL BE GONE FROM HERE
IN THREE HOURS ?

I KNOW YOU WILL.

WELL, ISN'T IT
PRETTY CLEAR THEN ?

LOVE-- LOVE, THE WAY
YOU THINK ABOUT IT--

THAT'S A LIFETIME JOB,
AND I HAVEN'T ANY LIFETIME.

COME ALONG,
WILL YOU ?

[ Train Whistle
Blowing ]

THERE'S NO MOON
DOWN HERE.

IT'S PAST 2:00.

YOU'RE LEAVING AT 5:00 ?

DAWN'S AROUND THEN.
[ Sniffling ]

STOP CRYING, WILL YA ?
I'M NOT CRYING !

[ Gasps ]
DON'T LOOK AT ME, PLEASE.

DON'T, JODY, DON'T.
WILL YOU PLEASE LISTEN ?

WHY DO YOU THINK
I'M ACTING LIKE THIS ?

BECAUSE I GOT A GLIMPSE
UP THERE OF WHAT IT COULD
BE LIKE WITH YOU AND ME.

I KNOW IT
AS WELL AS YOU DO.

AND THE ONLY WAY
I CAN SAY IT...

IS NOT TO SAY ANYTHING;
TO TAKE YOU HOME RIGHT NOW,
NOT EVEN KISS YOU GOOD-BYE.

BECAUSE YOU'RE ONLY GOING
TO BE HERE UNTIL DAWN ?

BECAUSE THAT'S ALL THE TIME
YOU CAN BE SURE OF ?
COME ON !

HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU
THINK I CAN BE SURE OF ?
I'VE ONLY GOT UNTIL DAWN TOO.

I MAKE SUCH NICE MEDICINE
FOR EVERYBODY ELSE.

WHY DO I HAVE TO TAKE ONE
THAT TASTES LIKE OLD MICE ?

HELLO, JODY.
HELLO, CORINNE.

HELLO, MR. NORRIS, I'M SUPPOSED
TO PICK UP THE ICE CREAM
FOR THE COUNTRY CLUB LUNCHEON.FREEZER'S OUT IN BACK,
MRS. PIERSEN.

I'LL TELL
YOUR DRIVER.

ANY NEWS FROM ALEC ?
SOMETHING
TOO WONDERFUL.

THE RED CROSS
HAS ORDERED
EIGHT PIANOLAS.

THAT MAKES US
A WAR INDUSTRY.

PAPA THINKS HE CAN BORROW
ALEC BACK FROM THE ARMY.
OH, LOVELY !

[ Firecrackers
Exploding ]

IT'S SO HOT.
I THINK I'D BETTER
HAVE SOMETHING TO DRINK.

STRAWBERRY, AS USUAL ?
NO.

H-HAVE YOU ANY MILK ?
JUST PLAIN, COLD MILK ?

OF COURSE.

[ Belle ]
MR. NORRIS ?
MR. NORRIS !

YOU GOT SOMETHIN'
THAT'S GOOD FOR BURNS ?
ANYTHING SERIOUS ?

THE BOYS THOUGHT UP
A NEW GAME.

THROWING FIRECRACKERS
AT EACH OTHER, LIGHTED.

I'LL GET YOU
SOME SALVE.

WHY DIDN'T YOU
BRING THEM IN ?
THEY WON'T QUIT.

HELLO, BELLE.
HELLO, MISS JODY.
PHEW ! THIS WEATHER.

WOULD YOU LIKE SOMETHING
COOL TO DRINK, BELLE ?
A CHERRY PHOSPHATE, MAYBE ?

COULD I HAVE
SOME OF THAT MILK ?
OF COURSE.

WHAT'S THIS SUDDEN CRAZE
FOR MILK ?

DON'T YOU LIKE IT ?
NOT A BIT.

YOU GOTTA DRINK A LOT OF IT
WHEN YOU'RE IN MY CONDITION.
BUILDS BONE OR SOMETHING.

- THAT'S RIGHT.
- CORINNE.

- OH, I'M SO GLAD.
- OH, MRS. PIERSEN.
LET ME TELL YOU THIS.

HAVING CHILDREN AROUND
IS THE SWEETEST THING
IN THE WORLD.

THE VERY SWEETEST.
MAMA !

MAMA, MAMA, YOU GOTTA
COME HOME RIGHT THIS MINUTE
AND SPANK BABY.

HE'S BEEN BAD.
NOW, VIRGIE.

HE HAS BEEN BAD.
HE SWALLOWED
MY FIRECRACKER.

OH, MY LAND !
WHAT WILL IT BE NEXT ?
WAS IT LIGHTED ?

UH, MRS. INGHAM !
MRS. INGHAM !

ME, FIVE YEARS FROM NOW.
[ Chuckles ]
SO LONG, JODY.

GOOD-BYE, CORINNE.

[ Door Bell Dings ]

WELL, I'LL SAY GOOD-BYE NOW,
MRS. NORRIS.

GOOD-BYE,
DR. POTTER.

THANKS FOR GIVING
YOUR ADVICE.

GOOD-BYE.

IS THERE SOME DOUBT,
DR. HUNT ?

ABOUT YOUR CONDITION ?
NONE WHATEVER.

THEN WHY WAS
A CONSULTATION
NECESSARY ?

YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH
A TIRESOME EXAMINATION.
COME IN TOMORROW.

I HADN'T EXPECTED
TO COME BACK TO NEW YORK
FOR SEVERAL MONTHS,

NOT UNTIL IT
BECOMES APPARENT AND I
CAN'T WORK ANY LONGER.

COME IN TOMORROW
AND BRING YOUR HUSBAND.

HE'S IN FRANCE,
DR. HUNT.

OH.

WELL.

THEN YOU'LL HAVE TO TAKE IT
WITHOUT A SHOCK ABSORBER.

DR. POTTER AND I FIND
A CONDITION THAT CALLS FOR
IMMEDIATE SURGERY.

SURGERY ?

EITHER THAT OR LIVING
IN CONSTANT DANGER
OF PERITONITIS.

AND I WARN YOU,
IF THAT HAPPENS--

YOU THINK I'LL DIE ?

YES.

THAT'S WHY DR. POTTER AND I
THINK IT SHOULD BE DONE
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

IT'S NOT A GRAVE OPERATION.
YOU'LL BE OUT OF THE HOSPITAL
IN FIVE DAYS.

OF COURSE.
THERE ISN'T ANY QUESTION.

THERE'S ONE THING
I MUST MAKE CLEAR.

IF WE DO THIS,
YOU'LL LOSE YOUR BABY.

I SEE.

IT'S A HARD THING TO FACE
WITH YOUR HUSBAND AWAY.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE KIND.
IT'S BETTER, ANYWAY.

WELL, NOW, LET'S SEE.

WHEN CAN I TAKE YOU
INTO A HOSPITAL ?

WELL, I'LL HAVE TO
GO HOME FIRST AND MAKE
ARRANGEMENTS TO BE AWAY.

I HAVEN'T TOLD MY FATHER
ABOUT THIS.

I SHAN'T NOW.

WHO'S THIS MRS. CATHCART
YOU'RE GOING TO VISIT
IN NEW YORK ?

YOU NEVER MET HER.
NEVER EVEN HEARD YOU
SPEAK OF HER.

WELL, I MET HER
AT COUSIN MARGIE'S LAST SUMMER.

THEN I RAN INTO HER
THE OTHER DAY AT SIEGEL
AND COOPER'S.

BUT TO VISIT IN NEW YORK
IN THE MIDDLE OF SUMMER.

QUEEREST THING I EVER HEARD.
YOU'VE GONE NEW YORK NUTTY.

I'LL ONLY BE GONE
A WEEK.
[ Door Bell Dings ]

SPIRITS OF AMMONIA,
QUICK !
I'M NOT GOING TO FAINT.

I-I JUST GOT
A LITTLE DIZZY.

YOU'RE SO EMOTIONAL,
BERNADOTTE.

THE PIERSEN FALLS JOURNAL
OUGHT NOT TO POST SUCH THINGS
ON THEIR BULLETIN BOARD.BUT IT'S WARTIME,
BERNADOTTE.

BUT I SPENT ALMOST
A HALF DAY WITH THAT BOY.

I CAN SEE HIM NOW.
RIDDLED WITH BULLETS.
GONE DOWN IN FLAMES.

- WHO ?
- THAT YOUNG FLIER WHO WAS
HERE AT THE BOND RALLY.

NOW PUT YOUR HEAD BETWEEN
YOUR KNEES. THAT'S WHAT
THEY SAY AT THE RED CROSS.

DRINK THIS.

THAT'S IT.

NOW DO YOU
WANT TO LIE DOWN ?
I THINK
I'LL GO HOME, CORA.

[ Cora ]
THANK YOU
VERY MUCH, JODY.

[ Door Bell Dings ]

ANYTHING WRONG WITH HIM ?

[ Jody ]
FATHER.

WHY SO FORMAL ? YOU HAVEN'T
CALLED ME THAT FOR YEARS.

YOU MAY AS WELL
HEAR THIS NOW.

I'M GOING TO HAVE A BABY.

IT'S BART COSGROVE'S BABY.

HE'S BEEN SHOT DOWN
IN FRANCE.

THEY TALK ABOUT HIM
AS IF HE'S DEAD.

JUST DEAD.

BUT HE'S NOT DEAD,

NOT WHILE HIS BABY'S ALIVE.

AND IT'S GOING TO BE.
I DON'T CARE WHAT
THE DOCTOR SAID.

I DON'T CARE IF I DO DIE.
THAT BABY'S GOING TO GET
ITS CHANCE FOR LIFE.

[ Door Bell Dings ]
SOMEBODY'S COMING, JODY.

[ Woman ]
THEN YOU DROP 'EM
IN DEEP FAT...

AND YOU FRY 'EM UNTIL
THEY'RE A GOLDEN BROWN.

OH, GOOD AFTERNOON,
DANIEL.
AFTERNOON.

OH, AS USUAL,
I NEED SOME MORE
BICARBONATE OF SODA.

- ONE BICARB. ANYTHING ELSE ?
- UH, LET ME-- NO, THAT'S ALL.

WHY SO GLUM ?

SORRY.
WELL !

JODY--
THERE'S NO NEED TO SAY IT.
I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL.

[ Sobbing ]
YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN PROUD
OF ME AND TRUSTED ME,

AND I'VE BETRAYED
EVERYTHING YOU STAND FOR.

TURN AROUND,
JODY.

WE DON'T JUDGE
EACH OTHER,
NOT YOU AND ME.

WE LOVE
EACH OTHER.

OH, PAPA !
[ Sobbing ]

[ Baby Gurgling ]

[ Gurgling ]

COME ALONG,
YOUNG MAN.

HE LIKES BEING WITH ME
VERY MUCH. COULDN'T YOU
FORGET HIM FOR AWHILE ?

NOPE.
MOST BABIES ARE BALD,
AREN'T THEY, MISS GINGRAS ?

YUP.
I WOULDN'T LIKE ONE THAT
WAS BALD NEARLY AS MUCH.

DON'T YOU THINK HE HAS
A BRAVE LITTLE FACE ?

GOOD THING THE WAR'S OVER,
OR HE MIGHT WIGGLE OUT OF
THIS BLANKET AND ENLIST.

MAY I COME IN ?
SURE, DOCTOR.

OH, YOU'VE GOT
THE ROOM ALONE ?
MRS. FARONE'S
IN THE DELIVERY ROOM.

YOU CAN HEAR HER YELLIN'
ALL OVER THE SIXTH FLOOR.

HELLO.
HELLO.

I'VE JUST BEEN LOOKING
AT YOUR X-RAY PLATES.
WELL ?

OH, YOU'RE AS RIGHT AS RAIN
AND SOUND AS A TRIVET,

WHICH IS
PRETTY EMBARRASSING
TO SCIENCE.

SHOULD I APOLOGIZE,
PERHAPS ?
YOU CERTAINLY SHOULD.

WELL, I'VE GOOD NEWS FOR YOU.
THIS IS MY LAST VISIT.

YOU CAN LEAVE HERE
TOMORROW.

TOMORROW ?

WELL, AREN'T YOU
PLEASED TO TAKE
THAT YOUNG MAN HOME ?

OF COURSE. THANK YOU
FOR MY BABY, DR. HUNT.

I JUST HOPE HE'S
HALF THE MAN HIS MOTHER IS.

- GOOD-BYE.
- GOOD-BYE.

FARONE KID'S ARRIVED.
OUTSIZED GIRL. TEN POUNDS.

MISS GINGRAS ?
YUP ?

THE DOCTOR SAYS
I CAN LEAVE TOMORROW.
GOOD.

DO YOU KNOW OF A PLACE
WHERE I CAN BOARD MY BABY
FOR A FEW WEEKS ?

I LIVE UPSTATE,
AND THE WEATHER THERE
IS AWFUL, SO--

NOW WHO DO YOU THINK
YOU'RE FOOLIN' ?

OH. HOW DID YOU KNOW ?

LISTEN, A GIRL LIKE YOU
COMES INTO A HOSPITAL.

NO VISITORS, NO FLOWERS.
NO LETTERS COMIN' IN.
NO TELEGRAMS GOIN' OUT.

TO AN OLD-TIMER LIKE ME
THAT ADDS UP TO JUST ONE THING.

- DOES EVERYBODY KNOW ?
- UH-UH, AND I'M NOT TELLIN' EM.

YOU SINNED. YOU'LL PAY FOR IT
ALL THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.

ME, I DON'T COLLECT
ON THOSE PAYMENTS.

I'LL TAKE THE BABY
OVER AT MY PLACE.

OH, WOULD YOU,
MISS GINGRAS ?

MY NAME IS DAISY.

AND NOW THAT THAT'S SETTLED,
WOULD YOU PLEASE RELAX ?

IT'S NOT SETTLED, THOUGH.
I'VE STILL GOT TO SMUGGLE HIM
BACK INTO MY LIFE.

THAT'S EASY. YOU SAY HE'S
A WAR ORPHAN AND HIS MOTHER
WHO DIED WAS YOUR BEST FRIEND.

YOU'VE NEVER LIVED
IN A SMALL TOWN.

- IF I WENT BACK WITH A NEW BABY
AND A STORY LIKE THAT--
- ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

IN A WEEK OR TWO,
ON MY DAY OFF,

I TAKE A TRIP
AND LEAVE HIM
ON YOUR DOORSTEP.

ON THE DOORSTEP
OF A GIRL WHO'S BEEN AWAY ?
NOT IN PIERSEN FALLS.

THE MORE I HEAR OF THEM
COZY LITTLE TOWNS,
THE BETTER I LIKE THE BRONX.

YOU KNOW, DAISY,
I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THIS
FOR A LONG TIME.

I'VE WORKED OUT A PLAN.
YEAH ?

I'VE GOT TO HEAR
ABOUT THAT BABY
BY ACCIDENT.

EVERYBODY IN TOWN MUST KNOW
IT'S JUST BY ACCIDENT.

- AND HOW DO WE DO THAT ?
- WELL, YOU DO LEAVE HIM
ON A DOORSTEP.

ONLY IT'S
SOMEBODY ELSE'S DOORSTEP.

WHAT'S HAPPENED ?
BELLE ALWAYS COMES TO US.

WOULDN'T YOU THINK THEY'D
HAVE FOUND HIM BY NOW ?
STOP FRETTING, JODY.

THE LITTLE FELLOW'S IN A BASKET
WRAPPED UP IN A NICE, WARM
BLANKET OUT IN THE SUNSHINE.

SOMEBODY WILL OPEN
THAT DOOR PRETTY SOON.
HE MIGHT KICK OFF THE BLANKET.

BABIES AREN'T MADE OF GLASS.
THAT BABY OF MRS. PIERSEN'S--

CORINNE'S HAD HER BABY ?
MONTH AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.

CAESAREAN. ONLY WEIGHED
FOUR POUNDS. BUT I'LL BET
HE'S GONNA PULL THROUGH.

I TELL YA, BABIES ARE TOUGH.

IF IT WEREN'T SO WINDY.

[ Wind Howling ]
GLAD TO SEE YOU BACK, JODY.

THANK YOU, MISS CLAFLIN.

MR. NORRIS, I THINK I'VE TAKEN
A LITTLE TINY BIT OF A CHILL.

[ Coughs ] SO RAW OUT.
I WONDER IF YOU COULD LET ME
HAVE A BOTTLE OF WHISKEY.

YOU SEE ? IT IS COLD.
IT ISN'T COLD, AND MISS
CLAFLIN HASN'T A CHILL.

SHE JUST WANTS WHISKEY, WHICH I
CAN'T SELL HER ON ACCOUNT OF
THIS DARN PROHIBITION LAW.

- MR. NORRIS.
- MISS NORRIS ! WE GOT
A NEW BABY AT OUR HOUSE !

A NEW BABY ?
GOOD GRACIOUS !

ONLY THIS TIME
THE DOCTOR DIDN'T BRING IT
IN A BLACK BAG.IT CAME IN A BASKET.
ON THE DOORSTEP.
I FOUND IT.

MAMA WANTS TO KNOW, CAN SHE
BORROW A QUART OF MILK ?
OF COURSE !

A BABY ON
BELLE INGHAM'S DOORSTEP ?

HUH !
THEM AS HAS, GETS.

DON'T YOU THINK I SHOULD GO
TO SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING
I CAN DO ?
WHY DON'T YOU ?

COME ON, BOYS.
YOU OUGHTA SEE POP.

HE'S GETTIN' DRUNK !
HE ALWAYS DOES
FOR BABIES !

I DON'T IMAGINE THAT HOUSE
SMELLS VERY GOOD.

NOW CAN I HAVE
A LITTLE DROP OF WHISKEY ?

[ Huffs ]

♪ I NEED SYMPATHY ♪
HERE'S THE MILK,
MOM !

♪ SYMPATHY ♪
[ Babies Crying ]

HELLO, BELLE.
WELL, DID YOU EVER
HEAR THE EQUAL ?

THIS TIME IT AIN'T
MY FAULT, I SWEAR.

THERE'S MY ALIBI.
I FOUND HIM FIRST,
DIDN'T I, MOM ?

♪ SYMPATHY
SYM-- ♪
THERE WAS A NOTE.

HE'S A WAR ORPHAN.
THEY CAN'T AFFORD
TO KEEP HIM.

THEY CAN'T AFFORD
TO KEEP HIM.
THEY CAN'T !

WHAT DO THEY THINK
WE CAN DO ?
TAKE HIM
TO THE POLICE STATION.

OH, SHUT UP,
CLARENCE.
WHAT CAN YOU DO, BELLE ?

IF IT WASN'T FOR THE
NEW BABY, I'D KEEP HIM.
♪ SYMPATHY ♪

YOU KNOW
I LIKE BABIES.
LISTEN, BELLE.

WHY DON'T I TAKE HIM
OVER TO MY HOUSE ?

WHY, YOU'RE NOT FIXED
TO TAKE CARE OF A BABY,
MISS JODY.

WELL, I'VE GOT
LOTS OF ROOM AND
PLENTY OF TIME.

IT WOULD HELP US OUT,
WOULDN'T IT, CLARENCE ?
[ Babies Crying ]

IT'S TOO LATE, MY GIRL.
CAN I HAVE HIM ?

YOU SURE CAN.
♪ I NEED-- ♪

I'M SURE CASEY WILL HELP ME
WITH THE OTHER END OF THIS.

WAIT. YOU GOTTA GET
A LOT OF THINGS BEFORE
YOU MOVE THAT BABY IN.

A CRIB, BOTTLES
AND BLANKETS.
AND DIDIES
AND DIDIES AND DIDIES !

I'LL GET THEM AND BE BACK
IN NO TIME AT ALL.

BILLY, TAKE YOUR HAT OFF
IN THE HOUSE.
♪ I NEED SYMPATHY ♪

YOU'VE HAD ENOUGH.
♪ SYM-- ♪♪

FOUR DOZEN DIAPERS
AND A DOZEN NIGHTGOWNS.

OH, YES, AND THE EIGHT
LITTLE DRESSES.
IS THAT ENOUGH ?

A PRINCE COULDN'T ASK
FOR MORE.

AND I'LL TAKE THIS.
OH, A PINWHEEL ?

FOR A BRAND-NEW BABY ?
NOW, MISS NORRIS !

WELL, HE'S GOT TO
HAVE A PRESENT.
MISS JODY !

MISS JODY, I'VE BEEN
LOOKING FOR YOU EVERYWHERE.

THE MOST WONDERFUL THING
HAS HAPPENED.

OH, THAT'S A TERRIBLE THING
TO SAY BECAUSE IT'S JUST
AS SAD AS IT CAN BE.

WHAT, BELLE ?
YOU KNOW MR. AND MRS. PIERSEN,
THE BABY THAT CAME TOO SOON ?

WELL, THEY LOST
THE POOR LITTLE THING.

MR. PIERSEN HEARD ABOUT THIS
BABY THAT HAD BEEN LEFT WITH US.
YOU LET THEM TAKE HIM ?IT'S A WONDERFUL HOME.
THE BEST HOME IN THIS TOWN.
YOU LET THEM TAKE HIM !

BUT, MISS JODY !
MISS JODY !

MRS. PIERSEN, PLEASE.
MRS. PIERSEN'S
VERY SICK.

MR. PIERSEN THEN.
IT'S ABOUT THE BABY.
COME IN, PLEASE.

J-JUST A MOMENT, MISS.
JUST A MOMENT.

MISS NORRIS IS CALLING.
OH !

OH, YOU SHOULD HAVE
WAITED DOWNSTAIRS.
COME ON UP, JODY.

ALEC, THE BABY !
DR. McLAUGHLIN AND I
ARE CELEBRATING A MIRACLE.

HELLO, JODY.
THAT BABY
WAS PROMISED TO ME !

MRS. INGHAM SAID YOU
OFFERED TO TAKE HIM--
SHE GAVE HIM TO ME.

LISTEN, JODY.
IT WAS ALL ARRANGED.
I WAS BUYING THINGS.

ANYTHING YOU CAN'T RETURN,
I'LL BE GLAD TO--
IT'S MY BABY !

SHH, SHH.
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT
WE'VE BEEN THROUGH, JODY.

COME WITH ME.
I WAS AWAY
WHEN IT HAPPENED.

JODY. TWO HOURS AGO
I DIDN'T KNOW WHETHER
CORINNE WOULD DIE...

OR LOSE HER MIND.

NOW COME WITH ME.
I'M GONNA SHOW YOU SOMETHING.

DON'T SPEAK, PLEASE.

- ALEC ?
- YES, DARLING ?

[ Corinne ]
COME AND LOOK AT HIM.

BELLE INGHAM
WAS IN, JODY.

I CAN IMAGINE
HOW YOU FEEL.

I CAN STAND IT.
IT'S ONLY FOR
A LITTLE WHILE.

A LITTLE WHILE ?
YOU DON'T THINK I'M GONNA
LEAVE HIM THERE, DO YOU ?

AS SOON AS CORINNE'S BETTER,
I'LL... TALK THINGS OUT
WITH HER.

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA
TELL CORINNE, JODY ?

I'LL TELL HER HE'S MINE.
I'LL TELL EVERYBODY HE'S MINE.

NO, YOU WON'T.
I KNOW THIS IS AWFUL FOR YOU.

I'M NOT THINKING OF ME.
IN MY STATE OF HEALTH,
THE SCANDAL WON'T MATTER TO ME.

NOT FOR LONG.
WELL, IF YOU'RE WORRIED
ABOUT ME AND MY REPUTATION--

YOU'RE GROWN UP.
I'M NOT THINKING OF YOU.
I'M THINKING OF THAT BABY.

HE'S MINE.
I'VE GOT A SHARE
IN HIM TOO.

HE'S MY GRANDSON, AND
HE'S NOT GOING TO SUFFER
FOR YOUR FAULT.

HE'S NOT GOING TO BE
BROUGHT UP A MARKED CHILD.

IF THE PEOPLE OF THIS TOWN
SUSPECT HE'S YOURS,

THAT LITTLE FELLOW'S LIFE
WON'T BE WORTH LIVING.

- I CAN'T GIVE HIM UP !
- YOU'VE GOT TO !

NO !
CAN'T YOU HEAR THEM
WHISPERING ?

"SEE THAT LITTLE FELLOW
IN THE SAILOR SUIT ?

"HE'S THE NORRIS GIRL'S
BABY.

HASN'T ANY FATHER.
NEVER HAD ONE."

DON'T.

OH, JODY, HONEY.

YOU HAVEN'T ANY CHOICE,
AND YOU KNOW IT.

WE TRIED TO GET AWAY
WITH SOMETHING.

IT DIDN'T WORK.

[ Bell Dings ]
ARE YOU HERE, JODY ?

WHO IS IT ?
ALEC.

MR. NORRIS, IS--
OH, CORINNE
SENT ME OVER, JODY.

ONCE SHE HEARD HOW YOU FELT
ABOUT GIVING UP THAT BABY, SHE
ASKED ME TO TELL YOU SOMETHING.

WE DON'T WANT TO SEEM
SELFISH ABOUT THE KID.
YOU'RE WELCOME ANYTIME.

THAT'S VERY KIND
OF CORINNE.

POOR CORINNE.
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IT MEANS
TO LOSE YOUR FIRSTBORN CHILD.

I HOPE
YOU NEVER WILL.

[ Door Bell Dings ]

[ Sobbing ]

[ Sobbing ]

[ Thinking ]
THEY NAMED HIM GREGORY STURGIS
PIERSEN AFTER CORINNE'S FATHER.

BUT I WAS THE ONE WHO FOUND
THE PET NAME WE CALLED HIM.

GRIGGSY.

THURSDAYS AND
EVERY OTHER SUNDAY.

THOSE WERE THE DAYS
I LIVED FOR.

NURSE'S DAY OFF.

♪♪ [ Classical Music
On A Piano ]

HI. HI. HI THERE.

HMM ? HMM ?

[ Corinne ]
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS ?
PADEREWSKI'SMINUET.

PRACTICALLY THE WAY
PADEREWSKI PLAYS IT.

WE'RE GOING TO TRY AND GET
HIS ENDORSEMENT THAT IT'S
HIS FAVORITE INTERPRETATION,

PRINTED ON EVERY ROLL.

IT'S ALEC'S IDEA.

IF THAT DOESN'T START PEOPLE
BUYING PIANOLAS AGAIN-- OOH !

[ Fussing ]
OH, UPSY-DAISY.
OH, THERE'S MY BOY.

OH, THERE.
[ Crying ]

HE WAS LAUGHING.
HE LOVED THE MUSIC.

OF COURSE HE DOES.

GREGORY'S GOT
FINE TASTE.

HE WOULDN'T LAUGH
FOR A CHEAP, SQUEAKY
OLD GRAMOPHONE.

ROLL HIM AND ROLL HIM
AND ROLL HIM ! OOH.

[ Jody ]
STOP FLOPPING AROUND,
GRIGGSY PIERSEN.

DRYING YOU OFF
IS LIKE TRYING TO DRY
A LITTLE TROUT.

DID YOU PUT THE BABY
ON THIS BED AT ALL ?

- WHILE I FILLED HIS BATH.
- HE SWALLOWED A SAFETY PIN !

NO.
I FOLDED HIS DIAPER
AND PUT THREE PINS
BESIDE IT.

NOW ONE'S GONE !
OPEN OR SHUT ?

OPEN !
[ Gasps ]

WE MUSTN'T GET PANICKY.
IF YOU'VE LET THAT BABY
SWALLOW A PIN--

I LOVE HIM BETTER THAN
ANYTHING IN THE WORLD.

YOU DON'T LOVE HIM
ANY BETTER THAN I DO.
OH, YOU LOVE HIM SO MUCH.

I'LL NEVER LET YOU
COME NEAR HIM AGAIN.
NEVER, NEVER, NEVER !

STOP CRAWLING AROUND THAT FLOOR.
WE'VE GOT TO GET HIM
TO AN X RAY !

HEY, WHAT THE DEUCE ?
JODY'S LET GRIGGSY
SWALLOW A SAFETY PIN !

IS YOUR CAR OUTSIDE ?
WE'D BETTER GET HIM
STRAIGHT TO THE HOSPITAL !

[ Crying ]
OH, NOW LOOK AT THIS KID
FOR A MINUTE.

COME ON, HONEY.
HE DOESN'T
FEEL IT YET.

YOU FLATTER THE KID.
I COULDN'T SWALLOW
A SAFETY PIN.

- WELL, CHILDREN DO !
- STOP TALKING ! COME ON !

NO, IF HE HAS,
THERE ISN'T TIME
TO GET HIM TO A DOCTOR.

I'VE GOTTA EXTRACT
THAT PIN MYSELF.
YOU ?

DO YOU GIRLS
HAVE THE NERVE ?
COME CLOSER.

ONE, TWO, THREE.
[ Griggsy Cries ]

AND SUCCESS !
[ Gasping ]
OH !

OH !
OH, GRIGGSY PIERSEN !

I THOUGHT
WE'D LOST YOU.
OH, GRIGGSY.

BREAK IT UP, GIRLS,
AND LET ME HAVE
A GLIMPSE OF MY SON.

COME ON, FELLA.
GOODNESS, THEY JUST SCARED YOU
TO DEATH, DIDN'T THEY ?

YOU WANT TO SEE SOMETHING
HE LIKES TO DO ?
YES.

COME ON, GRIGGSY.
OH, GRIGGSY, DARLING.
COME ON.

COME ON, GRIGGSY.
COME ON.

COME ON.
♪ THIS IS THE WAY-- ♪
MAY I, CORINNE ?

OF COURSE.

♪ THIS IS THE WAY
THE LADY RIDES
NIM NIM NIM NIM NIM ♪

♪ THIS IS THE WAY
THE GENTLEMAN RIDES
TROTITTY TROTITTY TROT ♪

IT'S TIME HE GOT DRESSED.

HE HASN'T FINISHED
HIS RIDE.
LET HIM PRACTICE.

HE'S ABOUT THE RIGHT SIZE
FOR A JOCKEY.

♪ THIS IS THE WAY
THE FARMER RIDES ♪♪

YOU TWO SEEM TO KNOW
A GREAT DEAL MORE ABOUT
THIS CHILD THAN I DO.

HE'S GOING TO BE DRESSED
AND HAVE HIS SUPPER.

[ Slams ]
WHAT'S THE MATTER
WITH CORINNE ?

OH, I MAKE TOO MUCH
OF A FUSS OVER THE BABY.

I KNOW I DO.

I'LL APOLOGIZE.
GOOD NIGHT, ALEC.

AREN'T YOU STAYING
FOR SUPPER ?

I DON'T THINK SO.
NOT TONIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.
[ Griggsy Crying ]

HELLO, JODY NORRIS.
WHY, MAC TILTON !

WHAT'S THAT YOU'RE
WORKIN' AT SO HARD ?
OH, NOTHING.

LET'S SEE.
NO, YOU WOULDN'T
BE INTERESTED.

YOU'RE A BIG GIRL
TO KEEP A GUSH BOOK.

I THOUGHT
YOU GAVE UP THE ROAD
WHEN PROHIBITION CAME IN.

SURE, I DID.
WHAT ARE YOU
DOING HERE ?

I'VE BEEN ON
A TRIP TO CANADA.

AS I DROVE ALONG, I SAW A SIGN,
"PIERSEN FALLS," AND THE CAR
JUMPED OUT OF MY HANDS.THAT'S VERY PRETTY,
BUT WHY, REALLY ?

FOR JUST THAT REASON.
I'VE WONDERED ABOUT YOU
SO MANY TIMES.

WERE YOU MARRIED ?
WERE YOU AS PRETTY AS EVER ?

WERE YOU STILL HERE ?
BEHIND THE SAME
OLD COUNTER.

OH, BUT THAT'S A CRIME.
[ Mr. Norris ] IS THAT
MAC TILTON OUT THERE ?

IT SURE IS !

PRETEND HE LOOKS
ALL RIGHT. MM.
HE'S BEEN SICK ?

NOW, NOW, NOW.

WELL, OLD-TIMER,
YOU LOOK JUST FINE.

YES, DON'T I, MAC ?

I FEEL LIKE I'D BEEN
HIT BY A TRUCK.

YOU HEAR ABOUT THE MAN
THAT GOT RUN OVER
BY A STEAMROLLER ?

NO TROUBLE AT ALL.
THEY TOOK HIM HOME AND
SLIPPED HIM UNDER THE DOOR.

[ Laughs ]
SAY, TH-THAT'S GOOD.

[ Laughing ]
[ Groans ]

WE'LL LET YOU REST,
DARLING.

[ Grunts ]
GOOD TO SEE YOU, MAC.

AND YOU.

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO
WHEN HE'S GONE, JODY ?

SELL THE STORE,
PAY OUR DEBTS.

FIND MYSELF A JOB.
IN THIS WHISTLE-STOP ?

MY BEST FRIENDS ARE THE PIERSENS
WHO OWN THE BIG PIANOLA FACTORY.

YOU'RE NOT COUNTING ON THAT.
PIANOLAS ARE DEAD,
JODY BABY.

THAT FACTORY
WILL BE CLOSED
INSIDE OF TWO YEARS.

YOU COME TO NEW YORK.
THAT'S THE PLACE FOR YOU.

I DON'T KNOW
ANYBODY THERE.
THAT'S NOT TRUE.

YOU KNOW A VERY
INFLUENTIAL MAN.

OH, WHY, MAC !
DID YOU CATCH
THE CAR ?

COME ON.

OH, THAT'S YOURS ?

OH, MAC, IT'S A BEAUTY !

YUP, THAT'S MINE.
OH !

THINGS ARE GOIN' ON
IN THE WORLD. YOU FOLKS AROUND
HERE JUST HAVEN'T CAUGHT ON.

FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE, MAC !
WHAT BUSINESS ARE YOU IN ?

WELL, UH,
I'M KIND OF A PROMOTER.

WELL, YOU MUST PROMOTE
SOMETHING WONDERFUL.

I CALL IT LADY VYVYAN
BEAUTY PRODUCTS.

V-Y-V-Y-A-N.
CLASS, HUH ?

YOU OWN THE COMPANY ?
I'M PRACTICALLY
LADY VYVYAN.

LISTEN, JODY BABY.
YOU COME TO NEW YORK.

OH, I'LL NEVER
LEAVE HERE, MAC.

YOU COME TO NEW YORK
WHERE THE MONEY IS.

MONEY. YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT FUN THAT STUFF IS WHEN
YOU GET YOUR HANDS ON IT.

HOW WARM IT MAKES YOU
FEEL INSIDE.

HOW NICE IT MAKES
OTHER PEOPLE ACT.

MONEY. HEAD WAITERS
LIKE YOU SO MUCH.

USHERS AT SHOWS FIND YOU
SUCH LOVELY SEATS.

THE WAY PULLMAN PORTERS
BRUSH YOUR COAT.

EVERY DOGGONE STROKE
A CARESS.

MONEY. I'M GONNA
GET YOU IN ON IT.

EVERYTHING I LOVE
IS IN PIERSEN FALLS, MAC.

OH, BY "EVERYTHING"
DO YOU HAPPEN TO MEAN
SOME SPECIAL GUY ?

YES.
THE ONE
IN THE SCRAPBOOK ?

MM-HMM.
SO, YOU WENT AND FELL IN LOVE
WHEN I WASN'T AROUND.

YOU FOUND YOURSELF
THAT BRAND-NEW,
SKY-BLUE-PINK WORLD.

EIGHTY MILES WASTED.

YOU GONNA MARRY HIM ?
[ Chuckles ]

IT WOULD SURPRISE ME
VERY MUCH.

OH, OBSTACLES, HUH ?
THAT'S WONDERFUL.

WANNA TALK 'EM OVER
WITH KIND UNCLE MAC ?
NO.

YOU'RE TOO CLOSE
TO THIS PROBLEM.

YOU THINK BECAUSE THERE'S
ONE GUY IN THIS HICK TOWN
YOU CAN GO FOR,

THERE'S JUST ONE GUY
IN THE WORLD.

GET AWAY AND YOU'LL
GET OVER IT.
NEVER.

WELL, I GUESS THE ANSWER
TO THAT IS GOOD-BYE.

GOOD-BYE, MAC.
GOOD-BYE, JODY.

OH, UH, BY THE WAY.

WHY DON'T YOU PASTE THIS
IN YOUR SCRAPBOOK TOO ?

THAT'S MY BUSINESS CARD.
SEE, I'M A HOPEFUL CUSS.

OH, MAC !

GOOD-BYE.

OH, MISS NORRIS,
COME IN.

I'M SO SORRY TO HEAR
OF YOUR LOSS.
THANK YOU, IDA.

JODY, HOW GOOD
TO HAVE YOU HERE AGAIN.
HELLO, JODY.

I HAVEN'T HAD
A CHANCE TO THANK YOU
FOR ALL YOUR HELP.

COME AND
SIT DOWN.
YOU'VE SOLD
THE DRUGSTORE, I HEAR.

YES.
MADE ANY PLANS ?

WELL-- ALEC, DO YOU MIND ?
I'D LIKE TO TALK
TO CORINNE ALONE.

OF COURSE NOT.
I'LL TAKE MY RED INK
IN THE OTHER ROOM.

IF IT WEREN'T FOR ONE
TRIBE OF INDIANS...

WHO THINK THAT PIANOLAS
ARE MORE FUN THAN GRAMOPHONES,
I DON'T KNOW WHERE WE'D BE.OH, ALEC !

YES, JODY ?
I HAVE TO GET
A JOB.

WOULD YOU LET ME COME HERE
AS GRIGGSY'S NURSE ?

LIVE HERE ?
I'D LIKE IT
VERY MUCH.

YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL
ABOUT GRIGGSY.

YES, I DO. THAT'S WHY
I DON'T THINK IT WOULD BE WISE.

I WON'T SPOIL HIM. PROMISE.

I WON'T EVEN DISCUSS IT,
JODY. IT'S IMPOSSIBLE.

- YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.
- I THINK I DO.

WILL YOU LOOK
AT THIS ?

IT'S GRIGGSY'S
BIRTH CERTIFICATE.

HE'S MY OWN BABY.

I'VE THOUGHT SO
FOR SOME TIME.

HIS FATHER WAS
CAPTAIN--
YOU NEEDN'T TELL ME
THESE THINGS.

THEY MAKE
NO DIFFERENCE.

NO DIFFERENCE TO KNOW THAT
GRIGGSY'S MY OWN BABY ?
HE WAS YOUR BABY.

HE'S NOT ANYMORE.
I HAVE THE PAPERS
OF ADOPTION.

YOU ADOPTED GRIGGSY ?
SO WHOEVER IT WAS
THAT GAVE HIM UP...

COULDN'T COME BACK
AND CLAIM HIM
FOR JUST THAT REASON.

BUT I NEVER GAVE HIM UP !
YOU MADE NO OPEN CLAIM !
THE COURT GAVE HIM TO ME !

CORINNE, HE'S ALL
I'VE GOT IN THE WORLD !

YOU'VE GOT EVERYTHING.
A HOME, A HUSBAND.

YOU'LL HAVE
OTHER CHILDREN.

I HAVEN'T A HUSBAND, THOUGH.
NOT REALLY.

I KNOW THAT NOW.

ALEC MARRIED ME
BECAUSE HE COULDN'T MARRY YOU.

OH, CORINNE !

YOU'RE HARKING BACK
TO A SILLY SCHOOLBOY CRUSH
THAT ALEC FORGOT YEARS AGO.

HE HASN'T GIVEN ME
A THOUGHT SINCE HE
MARRIED YOU.

NO ? HE NEVER KISSES ME,

NEVER TURNS TO ME THAT HE
DOESN'T WISH IT WERE YOU.
WE COULD'VE BEEN HAPPY.

ONLY YOU SIT IN MY CHAIR
AND SLEEP IN MY BED AND
POISON THE AIR I BREATHE !

YOU'RE IMAGINING THIS !
ONE HUMAN BEING
REALLY LOVES ME, NEEDS ME.

MY LITTLE BOY. I'LL NEVER
GIVE HIM UP TO YOU.

NEVER, NEVER, NEVER !
CORINNE, WAIT !

WAIT !
ALEC ! ALEC.

CORINNE'S GOT SOME INSANE IDEA
THAT YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH ME.

WILL YOU TELL HER
IT ISN'T TRUE ?
I'VE TRIED TO.

WELL, MAKE HER
BELIEVE IT.
YES, DO.

WE'VE BEEN
THROUGH THIS BEFORE.
YOU'VE WANTED TO TELL ME...

AND ALMOST SAID THE WORDS
AND BEEN AFRAID.

WHY DON'T YOU STOP LYING ?
[ Jody ]
IT'S NOT TRUE !

TELL HER, ALEC.
TELL HER !

IT'S NO USE, JODY.
SHE KNOWS.

SHE KNOWS JUST AS IF
SHE WAS INSIDE ME.

I'M NOT GOING TO LIE ABOUT IT
ANYMORE. I LOVE YOU, JODY.
I ALWAYS HAVE.

THANK YOU, ALEC.

YOU DIDN'T WANT THE TRUTH.
WHAT DID YOU WANT ?

CORINNE, WAIT !
DON'T TRY TO TALK TO HER,
NOT WHILE SHE'S LIKE THIS.

LISTEN, JODY, DARLING--
DON'T TOUCH ME.

DON'T COME NEAR ME.
JODY, YOU HATE ME.

YOU'VE COME BETWEEN ME
AND MY BABY, ALEC.

GRIGGSY'S MINE. MY OWN.

JODY.

CORINNE WAS RIGHT THEN.

- WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ?
- I DON'T KNOW.

GO AWAY.
ISN'T THERE ANYTHING
I CAN DO ?

NO.

YES, THERE IS.

WRITE ME ABOUT HIM.

SEND ME PICTURES.

BARRY. STOP PLAYIN'
WITH THAT KNIFE, BARRY.

BARRY. LISTEN TO
YOUR MOTHER, BARRY !

BARRY.
STOP WITH THAT KNIFE,
PLAYIN' AROUND !

I'M GONNA SEND
YOUR FATHER DOWN,

AND YOU'LL SEE
WHAT YOU'RE GONNA GET.

BARRY !
BARRY.

BARRY.

BARRY, LISTEN TO
YOUR MOTHER, BARRY !

OKAY, OKAY.
CUT IT AGAIN AND PUT
THE KENTUCKY LABEL ON IT.

THERE'S SOMEBODY
ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT
LADY VYVYAN AGAIN.

NOW WILL YOU LISTEN
WHEN I GET A TIP
FROM THE CITY HALL ?

HE'S RIGHT.
THEY GOT A LINE ON US.
QUIT SQUAWKIN'.

WHAT DO YOU THINK
I PAY OUT GOOD MONEY FOR ?

THIS JOINT IS
STARTIN' TO SMELL.
CUT IT OUT.

WHO'S ASKIN' WHAT QUESTIONS ?
A COP OR A PLAINCLOTHESMAN ?

IT'S A WOMAN THIS TIME.
SHE SAYS HER NAME--
SHH !

- BLOW, YOU JUGHEADS.
- WHAT ABOUT
THE REST OF THE LOAD ?

BLOW !

JODY, BABY !

YOU WERE RIGHT, MAC.
HERE I AM IN NEW YORK.

ALONE ?

HAVE YOU GOT
A JOB FOR ME ?
YOU BET I HAVE.

[ Jody ]
OH, THANK HEAVENS.

THE THOUGHT OF THIS JOB
JUST SAVED MY REASON.

ALL THE WAY FROM HOME
I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT
LADY VYVYAN.

IDEAS FOR SELLING.
IDEAS FOR THE PRODUCT.

WELL, YOUR JOB WOULDN'T BE
WITH LADY VYVYAN, UH, EXACTLY.

BUT WHY NOT, MAC ?
THAT'S WHAT I'D BE GOOD AT.

PAPA USED TO MAKE
WONDERFUL COLD CREAM
AND FACE LOTION.

ONLY HE'D CHARGE
SO LITTLE THAT NOBODY
HAD FAITH IN THEM.

SAVE YOUR BREATH, BABY.
YOU MAY AS WELL HEAR THE FACTS.

THERE'S NO REAL LADY VYVYAN.
OH, THERE'S A SIGN
AND SOME EQUIPMENT.

THAT'S AS FAR
AS IT GOES.

THEN WHY DID YOU
GIVE ME THAT CARD ?

WHY DID YOU BUILD UP
MY HOPES FOR NOTHING ?

NOT FOR NOTHIN', BABY.
I'M NOT JUST MAKIN' MUD PIES.
I'M IN BIG BUSINESS.

ONCE IN AWHILE A CHANCE
FOR REAL DOUGH COMES ALONG,

LIKE THE RAILROADS
WHEN THEY STARTED,
OR GOLD IN ALASKA.

THIS TIME IT'S PROHIBITION.

YOU'RE A BOOTLEGGER.

THAT'S RIGHT.

[ Sighs ]
AND HOW WOULD I
WORK INTO THAT ?

YOU KNOW
THE SAVOY CARLTON HOTEL ?

WELL, FIRST YOU GO THERE
AND YOU GET YOURSELF
A NICE, BIG SUITE.

ACROSS THE WAY
THERE'S A BIG WIDE BANK.

THAT'S WHERE YOU
OPEN YOURSELF A BANK ACCOUNT.

ABOUT HALF A BLOCK AWAY
IS THE BEST FUR STORE
IN THE WORLD.

ALWAYS KINDA PICTURED YOU
IN A MINK COAT.
OH, MAC !

OKAY, THEN, SABLE.
THIS IS SILLY.

OH, I, I FORGOT
TO TELL YOU.

ABOUT FOUR BLOCKS AWAY
THERE'S A JEWELRY STORE
NAMED CARTIER'S.

WE'LL GO IN THERE TOGETHER
AND PICK OUT A WEDDING RING.

OH, MAC.
YOU'RE THE ONE GIRL
IN THE WORLD I'D SAY
THE HARD WORDS WITH.

DEAR OLD MAC.
IT'S OKAY THEN ?

NO, IT'S GOOD-BYE.

WHAT I WANT IS A JOB.
A JOB WITH A FUTURE.

WELL, WHAT'S WRONG
WITH MY FUTURE ?

THIS ISN'T SOME
LITTLE HICK TOWN. I GOT
MY PROTECTION ORGANIZED.

I'M SITTIN' PRETTY WITH GUYS
PLANTED ON THE FORCE,
GUYS IN CITY HALL.

GUYS UP IN ALBANY.
[ Secretary Shouting,
Buzzer Buzzing ]

IT'S SEWED UP SO TIGHT
AND... SO LEGAL.

I'LL TELL YOU ABOUT IT
IN A MINUTE.

HEY, CAPTAIN.

TILTON ? SEARCH WARRANT.

THIS IS
A COSMETICS PLANT.
WHERE DO YOU KEEP THE HOOCH ?

WELL, NOW,
JUST A MINUTE.

DON'T HAND ME THAT IF YOU
DON'T WANT ANOTHER COUNT
IN YOUR INDICTMENT.

[ Patrolman ]
WE FOUND IT, CAP.
YEAH,
ABOUT TWO THOUSAND OF THESE.

OKAY. COME ON.

COME ON, BOYS.
GET GOING.

THAT YOU, ANDY ?
[ Jody ]
IT'S ME.

THEY SAID YOU'D BE
OUT ON BAIL.

WELL, IT'S SWEET OF YOU
TO HANG AROUND,

BUT YOU DON'T WANT
TO GET MIXED UP
WITH A GUY LIKE ME NOW.

I'M HERE
TO TALK BUSINESS, MAC.

ARE YOU KIDDIN' OR CRAZY ?
I'M OUT OF BUSINESS.

FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS
FOR BAIL. TEN THOUSAND
FOR MY LAWYER.

MY ENTIRE STOCK
SMASHED.

I'M CLEANED OUT.
YES, YOU'RE OUT OF ONE BUSINESS,
BUT YOU'VE GOT ANOTHER.

COME HERE.

THESE THINGS WORK,
YOU KNOW.

[ Machines Running ]
PUT WAX AND LANOLIN
AND PERFUME IN THAT...

AND YOU'VE GOT
COLD CREAM.

THAT'S THE MACHINE
THAT PUTS IT IN A JAR.

THOSE JARS YOU CAN SELL.
WHO WANTS TO SELL
COLD CREAM ?

YOU'RE TALKING TO A GUY THAT'S
MADE ROTGUT FOR TWO BUCKS
A QUART AND SOLD IT FOR FIFTEEN.

YOU'LL GET A DOLLAR-TEN
FOR SOMETHING YOU MAKE
FOR FOUR CENTS.

NO POLICE RAIDS, NO BAIL,
NO LAWYERS' FEES.

IT TAKES MONEY
TO START A BUSINESS.

I HAVEN'T GOT A HUNDRED BUCKS
LEFT IN MY PANTS.

I'VE GOT TWENTY.
WITH WHAT YOU'VE GOT,
WILL THAT MAKE A HUNDRED ?

YEAH.
FOR A $100,
YOU CAN MAKE 2.000 JARS.

YOU'RE THE BEST SALESMAN
I KNOW. YOU CAN SELL
THOSE JARS IN A DAY.

YEAH, AND THEN ?
WE MAKE 30.000.
THEN 100.000.

I'VE GOT A FRIEND
NAMED DAISY GINGRAS
WHO'LL GO IN WITH US.

I'VE CALLED A WHOLESALE SUPPLY
HOUSE. IT STAYS OPEN 'TIL
MIDNIGHT, BUT NO DELIVERIES.

HERE'S A LIST
OF THE STUFF WE NEED.
PICK IT UP.

AND HERE'S MY 20 DOLLARS.

YOU'RE NOT THINKIN'
OF STARTIN' NOW ?

THE SOONER YOU START,
THE SOONER YOU'LL HAVE
SOMETHING TO SELL.

WAIT A MINUTE.
WE GOTTA EAT.
GET SOME HAMBURGERS !

THESE THINGS ARE FILTHY.
I'VE GOT TO SCOUR THEM OUT.

GO ALONG. HURRY UP.

AND I THOUGHT
I WAS A GO-GETTER.

JODY...

WHY ARE YOU
DOING THIS ?

FOR SOMEBODY I LOVE.
I'VE GOT TO MAKE MONEY
IN A HURRY, MAC.

THE GUY
IN THE SCRAPBOOK ?
YES.

I'D LIKE TO GET
A HOLD OF HIM AND
KICK HIS TEETH IN !

PLEASE DON'T, MAC.
THEY'RE SUCH LITTLE TEETH.

HE'S ONLY 16 MONTHS OLD.

HE'S MY SON.

HE'S QUITE A FELLA, ISN'T HE ?
WHERE'S HIS FATHER ?

DEAD.

AW, YOU POOR KID.

MARRY ME, JODY,
PLEASE.

WHEN YOU'VE BEEN WILDLY
AND DEEPLY IN LOVE, MAC,

YOU DON'T STOP LOVING
JUST BECAUSE SOMEBODY DIES.

CERTAINLY NOT
IF THERE'S A CHILD.

IT'S THE SAME LOVE.
BUT YOU'RE YOUNG,
JODY.

PICK UP THE STUFF, MAC.
THE PLACE WILL BE CLOSED.

THIS SURE ISN'T THE WAY
I FIGURED TO SPEND YOUR
FIRST EVENING IN NEW YORK.

[ Radio,
Tone Marks The Hour ]

[ Male Announcer ]
8:00, AND LADY VYVYAN
BEAUTY PRODUCTS PRESENTS...

THE WEEK IN REVIEW,
A PROGRAM FRESH AND CRISP...

AS LADY VYVYAN PRODUCTS.

[ Female Announcer ]
PLAY OF THE WEEK:
THE PASSING SHOW OF 1924.

PICTURE OF THE WEEK:
FLAMING YOUTH WITH WINSOME
COLLEEN MOORE.

FASHION OF THE WEEK:
THE TUBE DRESS.

NO SHOULDERS,
NO HIPS, NO WAIST.
IT'S ADORABLE !

SONG OF THE WEEK:
LET LADY VYVYAN'S
SONGSTERS TELL YOU.

♪ JUST GIVE ME ♪

♪ A JUNE NIGHT ♪

♪ THE MOONLIGHT ♪

♪ AND YOU ♪♪

[ Clicks Radio Off ]
HEY, THAT'S PRETTY.

GLAD YOU LIKE IT.
COSTS US 1.500 A WEEK.

1.500 A WEEK ?
STARTED LAST WEEK,
AND OUR SALES HAVE GONE UP 20%.

TWENTY-TWO.

AS I DID THIS ON MY OWN,
I NEED A VOTE OF APPROVAL
BEFORE MAC SAILS FOR ENGLAND.

IMAGINE, US STARTING
A FACTORY IN LONDON.

ALL IN FAVOR ? SO ENTER IT.
[ Mac, Daisy ]
AYE !

MEETING ADJOURNED,
FELLAS.
WAIT A MINUTE.

ENGLISH BUSINESS METHODS
ARE DIFFERENT FROM OUR OWN.

HERE ARE FACTS
AND SPECIFICATIONS
YOU'VE GOT TO KNOW...

BEFORE YOU OPEN
NEGOTIATIONS.

PROMISE ME YOU'LL
STUDY THESE ON THE BOAT.

I SWEAR.
NOW CAN I GO ?

IS STAGE DOOR JOHNNY
NUMBER ONE...

STILL SEEING
THE MUSIC BOX REVUE
EVERY NIGHT ?

SAME AISLE, SAME SEAT.
DIFFERENT GIRL, THOUGH.

YOU TRAMP.

HOW 'BOUT COMIN' OVER
TO MY PLACE, SWEETIE ?

THOSE NEW SCOTTIE PUPS
ARE THE SWEETEST THINGS
YOU EVER SAW.

I'M STAYING HERE.
THERE ARE SOME LETTERS
I WANT TO WORK OUT.

AREN'T WE
RICH ENOUGH NOW ?

TURN OFF THE CENTER LIGHT,
WILL YOU ?
OKAY.
GOOD NIGHT.

THAT KID'S
AROUND AGAIN,
ISN'T HE ?

GETS IN TOMORROW.
I CAN ALWAYS TELL WHEN
YOU'RE BOILIN' UP...

FOR ONE OF THOSE
HALF-BAKED REUNIONS.

CAN'T SLEEP, SO YOU
WORK ALL NIGHT.

ALEC SENT ME THIS.

A TICKET FOR THE RODEO.

NEXT TO GRIGGSY.

ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE
"ACCIDENTAL MEETINGS,"
I SUPPOSE.

THEY HAVE TO LOOK ACCIDENTAL.
OTHERWISE GRIGGSY MIGHT
MENTION THEM AT HOME.

HE'S SO SMART.

I WISHED THEY LIVED
IN KAMCHATKA AND NEVER
CAME NEAR NEW YORK.

DON'T SAY THAT, DAISY.
YOU SEE JUST
ENOUGH OF HIM...

SO YOU DON'T GET ANY LIFE
OF YOUR OWN OUTSIDE OF
THIS COMIC BUSINESS.

IT'S LIKE KEEPING SOMEBODY
ALIVE BY FEEDING HIM
WITH A MEDICINE DROPPER.

GOOD NIGHT.
GOOD NIGHT.

BUT IT DOES
KEEP ME ALIVE.

♪♪ [ Band Playing ]
[ Crowd Cheering,
Whistling ]

♪♪
[ Whooping ]

[ Crowd Applauding ]
[ Whooping Continues ]

HI, YOUNG FELLOW. WOULD YOU
HOLD THIS HANDKERCHIEF FOR ME ?
YES, SIR !

HOLD IT WAY UP.
THANK YOU.

HERE, I'LL HOLD YOU UP
SO YOU CAN GET IT
REAL HIGH FOR HIM.

HOLD IT UP NOW.
WATCH HIM.

WATCH HIM.
HE'S GETTING READY.
HE'S STANDING UP.

- HOLD IT UP HIGH.
- HYAH !

[ Whoops ]
[ Crowd Cheering,
Applauding ]

I HELD IT FOR HIM !
I HELD IT FOR HIM !
YOU SURE DID.

WHERE'S YOUR PROGRAM,
GRIGGSY ?

IS THIS YOURS ?

YES. THANK YOU.

SHE'S CRYING.
DO YOU WANT A HANKY ?

THANK YOU.
THE COWBOYS DON'T
GET HURT, YOU KNOW.

THEY LOOK AS THOUGH THEY DO,
BUT THEY DON'T.

THE COWS HAVE
AWFULLY LONG HORNS.

THOSE AREN'T COWS,
THOSE ARE STEERS, AND
THEY CAN'T GET UP HERE.

ARE YOU SURE ?
WILL YOU PROTECT ME
IF THEY DO ?

I'LL GRAB THEIR HORNS
AND TWIST THEM DOWN.

THIS IS THE FIRST RODEO
I'VE EVER SEEN.

THE COWBOYS THAT STAY ON
LONGEST GET PRIZES.

THE FUNNY ONES ARE CLOWNS.

[ Vendor ]
BALLOONS !
BUCKEROO BALLOONS, TEN CENTS.

GET YOUR BALLOON !
HE'LL BE DOWN HERE,
GRIGGSY.

HE MIGHT SELL THEM ALL.
OKAY.

HERE'S ONE FOR YOU,
ONE FOR BROTHER
AND ONE FOR THE BABY.

THE BABY'S TOO LITTLE.
YOU BETTER GET THREE.

THE MORTALITY RATE ON BALLOONS
IS AWFULLY HIGH.

HELLO.
IS HE ALWAYS
AS GAY AS THAT ?

NEARLY ALWAYS.
YOU SHOULD SEE THOSE
THREE KIDS TOGETHER.

I'M GOING TO BRING ALL
OF THEM TO TOWN NEXT TIME,
IF THERE IS A NEXT TIME.

- "IF" ?
- THE PIANOLA BUSINESS IS SUNK.

IF I CAN'T RAISE MONEY
TO CONVERT THE FACTORY, I DON'T
KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

THAT'S WHY
WE CAME TO TOWN.
TO RAISE MONEY ?

I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT
AT THE BANK TOMORROW.
KEEP YOUR FINGERS CROSSED.

LOOK, DAD ! LOOK !

WAIT ! YOU DON'T GET HER,
YOU GET THESE.
I WANTED MY DAD TO SEE HER.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
LOOK, DAD !

LOOK, DAD !
SAY, THAT'S A PEACH !

SHE'S CAROL,
QUEEN OF THE "CAWL."

NO, NO. IT'S CAROL,
THE QUEEN OF THE CORRAL.

ISN'T SHE
THE BEST THAT EVER WAS ?
SHE'S GOT REAL EYELASHES !

HOW MUCH ?
THAT'S NOT FOR SALE,
MISTER.

THAT'S WHAT YOU CALL
A COME-ON.

OH, DADDY.
BALLOONS, TEN CENTS.

YOU WANT ME TO HOLD
ONE FOR YOU ?
THE GREEN ONE.

ALL RIGHT.
THEY'RE PRETTY,
AREN'T THEY ?

YOU WANT TO HOLD ONE ?
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

VROOM !

[ Knock At Door ]

HELLO.
HELLO.

I'M THE ENGINEER.
YOU WANNA BUY SOME COAL ?

WELL... I--
JODY !

MAY I COME IN, CORINNE ?
WELL, OF COURSE.

GO DELIVER THAT COAL
THAT MOTHER BOUGHT
IN THE BEDROOM, SON.

I DELIVERED IT.
THERE'S SOME PEOPLE ON
MAPLE ST. WHO WANT COAL.

GO INSIDE TO THEM.

SHUT THE DOOR.

YOU HAVE TWO CHILDREN
OF YOUR OWN NOW,
I UNDERSTAND.

YES. A LITTLE BOY ALMOST
THREE AND A BABY GIRL.

MEANWHILE, YOU'VE BECOME
A VERY SUCCESSFUL PERSON,
THEY TELL ME.

I'VE BEEN LUCKY.
I'M GLAD.

WELL, I KNOW YOU'RE BUSY.

YOU DIDN'T COME HERE
JUST TO PASS THE TIME
OF DAY, I PRESUME.

YOU'RE QUITE RIGHT, CORINNE.
I WANT GRIGGSY.

WE HAD ALL THIS OUT
FOUR YEARS AGO.
NOTHING HAS CHANGED.

EXCEPT YOUR
FINANCIAL SITUATION.

OH. OH !
YOU'VE HEARD WE'RE HARD UP.

YOU'RE NOT HARD UP, CORINNE.
YOU'RE BANKRUPT.

NONSENSE. WE'RE GOING
TO CONVERT THE FACTORY.

THEY WANT US
TO MAKE RADIO CABINETS.
ALEC IS GETTING THE MONEY NOW.

YES, ALEC IS AT THE BANK.

BUT THE BANK IS WAITING
TO HEAR FROM ME BEFORE
THEY GIVE HIM HIS ANSWER.

FROM YOU ?
I'VE BEEN CARRYING OBLIGATIONS
OF YOURS FOR SOME TIME.

SO YOU'VE FOUND A WAY
TO GET EVEN WITH ME.

I DON'T WANT TO GET EVEN
WITH YOU; I WANT TO CANCEL
YOUR NOTES.

I WANT TO GIVE YOU AND ALEC
ENOUGH MONEY TO PUT
THE FACTORY ON ITS FEET,

BUT I ALSO WANT GRIGGSY.

GRIGGSY IS NOT FOR SALE.

YOU'VE GOT
YOUR OTHER CHILDREN
TO THINK ABOUT, CORINNE.

NO. GRIGGSY
IS NOT FOR SALE.

NOW, WILL YOU PLEASE LEAVE ?

VERY WELL.

MURRAY HILL 8500.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING ?
CALLING THE BANK.

SECURITY TRUST COMPANY ?
MR. ANDERSON, PLEASE.
LISTEN--

I'LL HAVE TO TALK TO ALEC
BEFORE I DECIDE.

I'LL HAVE MR. ANDERSON
PUT HIM ON. WHAT ARE
YOU GOING TO TELL ALEC ?

THAT YOU'RE GOING TO THROW
AWAY HIS ONE SINGLE CHANCE ?
YOUR CHILDREN'S ONE CHANCE ?

YOU'RE INCREDIBLY CRUEL.
COME, COME, CORINNE.

THAT'S NO WORD
TO USE BETWEEN US.

MR. ANDERSON ?
MISS NORRIS SPEAKING.
ABOUT THE PIERSEN LOAN--

WAIT ! WAIT.
JUST A MINUTE, PLEASE.

I'LL HAVE TO HAVE
SOME TIME.

I WANT TO LEAVE HERE
WITH GRIGGSY.

NOW ? THIS MORNING ?

WHAT DO I SAY ?

WHAT DO I SAY ?

I'LL TELL GRIGGSY.

WAIT A MINUTE.
MR. ANDERSON ?

GO AHEAD WITH THE LOAN.
WHATEVER MR. PIERSEN NEEDS.

I DON'T WANT YOU
TO SEE GRIGGSY ALONE.

I DON'T TRUST
WHAT YOU'D SAY TO HIM.
YOU'RE RIGHT TO BE WORRIED.

IT WON'T WORK.
HE LOVES US,
AND WE LOVE HIM.

OH !

FOR FOUR YEARS I'VE NEVER GONE
TO SLEEP WITHOUT PRETENDING
HIS CRIB WAS BESIDE MY BED.MY WHOLE LIFE'S
BEEN BUILT AROUND HIM,
WORKING, WAITING FOR THE DAY.

OH, THERE'S SO MUCH LOVE
STORED UP FOR THAT LITTLE BOY.

NO, I'M NOT WORRIED
ABOUT GRIGGSY.

CALL HIM.

[ Mac ]
I SAY, WHERE ARE YOU ?
WHERE JOLLY WELL ARE YOU ?

MAC ! WE WERE MEETING
YOUR BOAT AT 6:00.

DOCKED TWO HOURS EARLY.

HOW'S THE LONDON SITUATION ?
NO SHOP TALK.
I'M HERE TO MEET THAT KID.

HE'S IN THE PARK WITH DAISY.
YOU'LL SEE HIM.

I DON'T HAVE TO ASK ABOUT YOU.
I BET IT'S BEEN LIKE
A HONEYMOON, ONLY TWICE AS GOOD.

MAY BE JUST AS WELL
I WASN'T HERE.
COME WHILE I FINISH.

WHO'S THIS ?
CAROL, THE QUEEN
OF THE CORRAL.

IT'S A SURPRISE FOR GRIGGSY.
I'VE BEEN TRACKING HER DOWN
FOR TWO SOLID MONTHS.

YOU NEVER SPENT TWO MONTHS
BUYING ME A BALLOON.
I TELL YA, I'M GETTING JEALOUS.

[ Door Buzzer Buzzing ]
HERE THEY ARE NOW.
COME ALONG.

I DON'T KNOW HOW IT'S
GONNA HIT ME WHEN I SEE
THAT KID RUN INTO YOUR ARMS.

[ Mac ]
WELL, HELLO, DAISY !
MAC TILTON !

[ Laughs ]
GEE, IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.

IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.
HOW ARE YOU ?
FINE.
HOW WAS THE GRAND NATIONAL ?

HELLO, DARLING.
HELLO.

HERE, LET ME HELP YOU
WITH THAT.
I CAN DO IT MYSELF, THANKS.

WAS THE PARK FUN TODAY ?
IT WAS ALL RIGHT.

DID YOU MEET ANY PEOPLE ?
I SAW SOMEONE WHO LOOKED
LIKE MR. JENKINS.

WHO'S MR. JENKINS ?
HE'S MY DOG BACK HOME.

THIS DOG WASN'T FUNNY
LIKE MR. JENKINS, THOUGH.
NO ?

IS MY FACE DIRTY,
AUNT JODY ?

NOT VERY. WHY ?
YOU KEEP LOOKING
AT IT SO HARD.

I'M SORRY.

YOU'RE ALWAYS
BEING SORRY.

HERE'S AN OLD FRIEND
OF MINE, MR. TILTON.

THIS IS
MR. GRIGGSY PIERSEN.

HI, SKIPPER.
HELLO.

BOO !

HE THINKS I'M SILLY,
AND HE'S RIGHT.

LISTEN, SKIPPER,
YOU'RE GOING TO GET A PEACH
OF A SURPRISE BEFORE LONG.

SOMETHING YOU'LL REALLY LIKE !
YOU HAVEN'T BOUGHT HIM
ANOTHER EXPENSIVE TOY ?

THIS ISN'T THAT KIND
OF A SURPRISE.
I'VE SEEN HER. SHE'S WONDERFUL.

THE SURPRISE IS A LADY ?

IN A PRETTY HAT.

- WHEN DO I GET THIS SURPRISE,
AUNT JODY ? WHEN ?
- HOW ABOUT RIGHT NOW ?

PLEASE ! PLEASE ?

YOU'RE WONDERFUL, MAC.

COME ALONG.

NOW SHUT YOUR EYES.

[ Jody ]
NOW !

IT'S THE BALLOON.

YOU DON'T LIKE IT.

WHAT IS IT, GRIGGSY ?
NOTHING.

NO. TELL ME.

I THOUGHT MAYBE
IT WAS MY MOTHER.

ALL RIGHT, HE'S HOMESICK.
IT'S ONLY NATURAL HE
SHOULD BE A LITTLE HOMESICK.

A LITTLE ?
DON'T EXAGGERATE.
HE'LL GET OVER IT.

HE CALLS YOU AUNT JODY.
HAVEN'T YOU TOLD HIM
YOU'RE HIS MOTHER ?

NOT YET. YOU HAVE TO WAIT
FOR THE RIGHT MOMENT.

IF THAT ISN'T THE HAPPIEST
NEWS FOR A CHILD LIKE GRIGGSY,
IT WOULD BE HORRIBLE.

NOW, WAIT A MINUTE.
THAT'S A REGULAR KID.
THAT'S NO PROBLEM CHILD.

NO. I'M A PROBLEM MOTHER.

HE'S NOT USED
TO THE PLACE YET.

AFTER MORE
THAN TWO MONTHS ?
[ Mac ]
HE'LL SNAP OUT OF IT.

- MAYBE HE WILL, AND MAYBE NOT.
- DON'T SAY THAT !
DON'T BE GLUM ABOUT IT.

HE'S SURE TO, EVENTUALLY.

LISTEN, I KNOW
WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

I WAS SASHAYED AROUND
WHEN I WAS HIS AGE.

MY MOTHER WAS
KIND OF A TRAMP.

MY GRANDMOTHER COULDN'T STAND
THE WAY I WAS BEING RAISED.
SHE TOOK ME.

SHE WAS A SWEET
OLD GIRL, I GUESS.

COOKIE JARS,
BIRTHDAY CAKES,
ALL THAT JUNK.

BUT KIDS AREN'T LOGICAL.

I HAPPENED TO LOVE THAT BOOZY
LITTLE MOTHER OF MINE.

WAS I HOMESICK ? WOW.

ALL RIGHT, YOU WERE MISERABLE
AND HOMESICK FOR A LITTLE WHILE.
HOW LONG DID IT LAST ?

A YEAR, YEAR AND A HALF.

THERE YOU ARE.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I MEAN.

YOU GOT OVER IT.
YEAH.

I TURNED INTO A GRUMPY OLD MAID
ALWAYS FIGHTING MYSELF
AND EVERYBODY ELSE.

WHY DO YOU HAVE
TO TALK LIKE THAT ?
YOU'RE BEING HORRIBLE.

THE CASES AREN'T SIMILAR.
I SHOULD THINK
YOU COULD SEE THAT.

WELL, I'VE PUT IN
MY TWO CENTS WORTH.

SO LONG, SWEETIE.
MAC.

SO LONG.

[ Door Closes ]

JUST ONE MORE THING.

YOU KNOW THAT SWEET
OLD GRANDMOTHER OF MINE ?

I HATED HER GUTS
'TIL THE DAY SHE DIED.

I'M GOING TO TELL YOU
SOMETHING.

YOU GO RIGHT IN THAT ROOM
AND TELL THAT KID
YOU'RE HIS MOTHER.

NOT YET, MAC.

I'M THE ONE TO DECIDE
WHEN IT'S TIME FOR THAT.

THE TIME IS NOW.

[ Whispers ]
OH !

IS IT, MAC ?
RIGHT NOW.

GO ON.

GRIGGSY, DARLING.

YES, AUNT JODY.

THERE'S SOMETHING
I WANT TO TELL YOU.
COME NEAR ME.

IT ISN'T EASY,
AND I WANT YOU TO HELP ME.

YES, AUNT JODY.

HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED
WHY CORINNE, YOUR MOTHER,

LET YOU COME
AND LIVE WITH ME ?

I GUESS YOU ASKED HER.

YES, GRIGGSY.

BUT WHY DID I WANT YOU ?
'CAUSE YOU'RE LONELY.

YES, GRIGGSY.

BUT WHY YOU ESPECIALLY ?
I DON'T KNOW.

WELL, THAT'S WHAT
I'M TRYING TO EXPLAIN.

YOU SEE, CORINNE AND ALEC
LOVED YOU VERY MUCH, BUT YOU
WERE THEIR ADOPTED CHILD.

DO YOU KNOW
WHAT "ADOPTED" MEANS ?
YES, I DO !

BACK HOME, THE JONES KIDS
CALLED ME THAT,
AND MY MOTHER EXPLAINED,

AND THAT'S WHY SHE LOVES ME
BETTER THAN THE OTHERS,

AND YOU HAVEN'T ANY RIGHT
TO TALK TO ME ABOUT IT !

GRIGGSY ! GRIGGSY !

[ Sobbing ]

WELL ?

YOU DIDN'T TELL HIM ?

I'M NOT HIS MOTHER.
NOT REALLY.

I KNOW THAT NOW.

JUST BRINGING
A CHILD INTO THE WORLD
DOESN'T MAKE YOU THAT.

IT'S BEING THERE ALWAYS.

IT'S NURSING HIM THROUGH
WHOOPING COUGH AND MEASLES.

AND KNOWING WHAT TO SAY
WHEN HE'S HURT.

IT'S ALL THE THINGS
I'VE MISSED.

GET ME LONG DISTANCE.

I WANT PIERSEN FALLS,
NEW YORK.

THE NUMBER IS 162.

I WANT TO SPEAK
TO MRS. PIERSEN.

IS THERE ANYTHING
I CAN DO ?

YES.

LET ME GO TO LONDON.

FIND ME
14 HOURS WORK A DAY.

YES, I'M HOLDING
THE LINE.

[ Train Rattling ]

HUDDERSFIELD TRAIN ?
THAT'S RIGHT, MA'AM.

NO ONE OFF YET ?
RIGHT, MA'AM.

ARE YOU LT. PIERSEN ?
NO, MA'AM.

LT. PIERSEN ?
NO, I'M NOT.

THIS DOESN'T LOOK LIKE
GRAND CENTRAL STA-- NO, MA'AM.
LT. PIERSEN ?

LT. PIERSEN ?
THERMOS BOTTLE ?
NO, MA'AM.

THAT WAS MY FOOT.
LT. PIERSEN ?

LT. PIERSEN ?
[ Soldiers Chattering ]

LT. PIERSEN ?

LT. PIERSEN ?
NO, MA'AM.

DO YOU KNOW HIM ?
NO, MA'AM.

BUT HOW'D Y'ALL LIKE ME
TO YELL THAT OUT REAL LOUD
FOR YOU, MA'AM ?

NEVER MIND. THANKS.

[ Man Announcing
Train Destinations ]

[ Passengers Chattering ]

[ Man ]
ALL RIGHT, I'LL GET IT FOR YOU.

YOU ARE LT. PIERSEN,
AREN'T YOU ?

I SURE AM.
HOW DID YOU KNOW ?

FROM OLD PHOTOGRAPHS.
I USED TO KNOW YOUR MOTHER
AND FATHER IN PIERSEN FALLS.

I HEARD YOU WERE
COMING IN ON THIS TRAIN.
MY NAME'S NORRIS.

YOU DON'T MEAN YOU GOT UP
AT THIS UNGODLY HOUR
TO MEET ME ?

WELL, MAJOR McNAIR DIDN'T KNOW
WHERE YOU'D BE STAYING.

[ Chuckles ]
I'M NOT QUITE SURE MYSELF.

WELL, THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT.
ACCOMMODATIONS ARE
SO HARD TO FIND.

IN CASE YOU DON'T HAVE ANY,
I MIGHT BE OF USE.

THAT'S SWELL OF YOU,
BUT A FRIEND OF MINE
PROMISED TO ATTEND TO IT.

HOW LONG IS YOUR LEAVE ?
A WEEK.

DO YOU KNOW LONDON ?
ONLY FROM ABOVE.

I'VE LIVED HERE FOR MORE
THAN 20 YEARS, AND IN CASE
YOU'D LIKE SOMEONE...

TO SHOW YOU THE SIGHTS,
I'D BE GLAD TO AT ANY TIME.

I APPRECIATE THAT,
BUT I'M AFRAID MY TIME
IS FILLED UP.

THERE ARE THINGS
LIKE THEATER TICKETS.

I THOUGHT TONIGHT YOU'D LIKE
TO SEE THE NEW MUSICAL PLAY
AT THE PALACE.

IT'S CALLED
SOMETHING IN THE AIR, AND
THEY SAY IT'S TERRIBLY FUNNY.

GRIGG ! GRIGGSY !
LIZ !

[ Conductor Shouting ]

OH, GRIGG !
THE MOST FOUL LUCK:
MY LEAVE'S BEEN CANCELED.

NO !
I ALMOST MISSED YOU
ALTOGETHER.

HOLY CANARSIE ! WHEN DO
YOU HAVE TO PUNCH IN ?
5:00 THIS AFTERNOON.

WE ONLY GOT 'TIL 5:00 ?
EVERYTHING'S A MESS.

I COULDN'T FIND YOUR ROOM.
I'VE LOOKED ALL OVER LONDON.
[ Coughing ]

OH, UH, THIS
IS LIZ LORIMER.
MRS. NORRIS.

MISS NORRIS. HELLO.
I COULDN'T HELP OVERHEARING.

I'VE GOT A GUEST ROOM
I'D BE DELIGHTED FOR YOU TO USE.
OH, THAT'S WIZARD !

OH, IT SURE IS.
AND IF MISS LORIMER'S
GOING AWAY...

AND YOU'LL BE LONESOME,
PERHAPS YOU'D DINE WITH ME
AND GO TO SEE THE PLAY ?

OH, SURE. SURE.

I LIVE IN RICHMOND COURT,
JUST OFF GROSVENOR SQUARE.

RICHMOND COURT.
HOW ABOUT SOME NICE,
RED-HOT BREAKFAST ?

OH, RATHER.
I'M STARVING.

OH, UH, YOU'LL
COME ALONG, WON'T YOU ?

THANKS, I'VE HAD BREAKFAST.
LEAVE THAT HERE.
I'LL GET IT HOME FOR YOU.

THAT'S THE KIND OF PEOPLE
YOU GET WHEN YOU'RE
FROM PIERSEN FALLS.

SEE YOU LATER.
GOOD-BYE.
GOOD-BYE.

UNLOAD ME, WILL YOU ?

WHERE DO YOU WANT THESE ?
ON THE TABLE.

WHAT, ALL THOSE TOWELS
AND ONLY FIVE INCHES
OF BATH WATER ?

[ Muttering ]
GIVING HIM
HER BEST EIDERDOWN !

ANYBODY WOULD THINK
WINSTON CHURCHILL
WAS COMING TO STAY.

WHERE DOES
THE BOOK GO, MISS ?

THAT'S NOT FOR HERE.
I WANT TO LOCK IT AWAY.

MISS, BUT YOU DO
LOOK A TREAT !

THANK YOU, DORA !
DO ME UP, WILL YOU ?

AFTER FOUR YEARS,
THIS ZIPPER'S GONE ON STRIKE.

WHERE'D YOU PUT
THE TICKETS FOR TONIGHT ?

ON THE TELEPHONE TABLE
IN THE HALL, MISS.
HOLD STILL. PLEASE !

I CAN'T DO YOU UP
IF YOU'RE DARTIN' ABOUT.
SORRY.

I SHOULD SAY
THIS IS ON STRIKE.

[ Chuckling ]
SORRY, MISS,
DID THAT TICKLE ?

PEOPLE'S SMILES
NEVER CHANGE, DO THEY ?

THERE WE ARE.
[ Door Buzzer Buzzing ]

NEVER MIND. I'LL GO.
YOU GET THE COCKTAILS.

[ Buzzer Buzzing ]

OH ! I THOUGHT IT--
NORRIS ?

YES.
SIGN HERE.

I CAN GUESS WHO THEY'RE FROM.
WASN'T IT A YOUNG AMERICAN ?

I ONLY DELIVER.
I EXPECT THERE'S A CARD.

THANK YOU.

OH, DEAR !
I SHOULD'VE GIVEN HIM A TIP.

OH, THAT'S A SHAME.

WELL !

"YOU ARE DINING WITH ME
TONIGHT. DESHAM."

HA !

I AM, AM I ?

THANK YOU, LORD DESHAM.
[ Door Buzzer Buzzes ]

NEVER MIND.
I KNOW; YOU'LL GO.

AHH !
HELLO, MISS NORRIS. THE MOST
TERRIFIC THING'S HAPPENED.

SHE TOLD ME HER TRAIN
LEFT AT 5:00, AND IT
REALLY LEFT AT 4:30.

HOLY CANARSIE,
DON'T YOU SEE ?

SHE MISSED IT PURPOSELY,
JUST SO SHE COULD BE
WITH ME.

LOOK, I GOT
EXACTLY 12 MINUTES.

I FEEL AWFUL USING
YOUR APARTMENT AS A HOTEL,
BUT YOU UNDERSTAND, DON'T YOU ?

IT REALLY IS
TERRIBLY IMPORTANT. DO YOU
MIND IF I WASH AND CHANGE ?

OH ! OF COURSE NOT.

I PUT YOUR THINGS
IN HERE.

NOW, WHAT'S ALL THIS RUSH ?
YOU CAN'T GO TO THE THEATER ?

NO, NO, I CAN GO.
OH. THE BATHROOM'S
IN THERE.

OH, THANKS. I MEAN,
UH, IN A WAY I CAN GO.

LOOK, MISS NORRIS,
THIS IS A TERRIBLE
THING TO ASK,

BUT YOU SPOKE
ABOUT GETTING SEATS FOR
THE SHOW AT THE PALACE ?

THAT'S RIGHT.
YOU CAN'T BUY THEM
FOR LOVE NOR MONEY.

I KNOW.
I HAD TO PULL STRINGS.

I'D NEVER HAVE THE NERVE
TO ASK FOR MYSELF, BUT...

THAT'S THE ONE SHOW
THAT LIZ WANTS TO SEE.

SHE HAS TO GO BACK TO HER CAMP
TONIGHT, AND I THOUGHT MAYBE
YOU COULD SEE IT SOMETIME LATER.

WELL, WOULD YOU
SELL THEM TO ME ?

OF COURSE.
YOU CAN HAVE THEM.
GEE, YOU KNOW SOMETHING ?

WHAT ?
YOU'RE SWELL !

I'LL LET YOU
GET CLEANED UP.
DON'T GO.

STAY AND TALK.

[ Water Running ]

WHERE IS MISS--
LIZ NOW ?

OUT GOLDBRICKING
SOMETHING SO SHE CAN TAKE
THE LAST TRAIN TONIGHT.

WELL, HOW ABOUT DINNER ?

WE'RE EATING
AFTER THE SHOW.

WE FORGOT LUNCH,
BUT WE HAD TEA TWICE.

WELL, THERE'S A TABLE RESERVED
FOR TWO AT THE RONSARD.

YOU CAN HAVE THAT.
SWELL !

DO YOU HAVE ENOUGH MONEY ?
YOU SOUND LIKE MOM.

I'M RICH.
I'M A PILOT.

OH, WE'VE HAD
AN AWFUL DAY.
AWFUL ?

SPENT MOST OF IT TRYING
TO GET MARRIED. YOU CAN'T
JUST GET MARRIED IN ENGLAND.

YOU HAVE TO...
[ Speaking With British Accent ]
POST BANS AND THINGS.

[ Sighing ]
TAKES FOREVER.
FIFTEEN DAYS, ISN'T IT ?

THAT'S WHAT THEY SAID.

YOU'RE TERRIBLY
DISAPPOINTED ?
WHAT DO YOU THINK ?

YOU SEEM PRETTY GAY.
I GOTTA BE.
LIZ IS SO BLUE.

I GOTTA MAKE HER ENJOY
THIS EVENING SOMEHOW.
YOUR TICKETS'LL SURE HELP.

H-HOW MUCH ARE THEY ?
OH ! LET ME
GIVE THEM TO YOU.

I TELL YOU, I'M RICH.

JUST TO GIVE ME PLEASURE.

YOU ARE OUT OF THIS WORLD.
WILL YOU GIVE ME
SOMETHING ELSE ?

WHAT ?
A HUG !

GRRR !

NOW, WHERE ARE
THOSE TICKETS ?

YOU'LL BE SEEING
PLENTY OF HIM.

HE'S GOING
TO BE HERE A WEEK.

A WHOLE WEEK !

NOW, WHAT AM I
LOOKING FOR ?

OH, THOSE TICKETS !

DORA.

MUST'VE PUT THEM
IN MY ROOM.

♪♪ [ Whistling ]

I FOUND THEM,
MISS NORRIS !

OH, GOOD ! GRIGGSY.

THESE ARE OF ME
WHEN I WAS A KID.

YES.
WHAT'S THIS BOOK ?

IT'S A SCRAPBOOK
THAT I STARTED FOR
YOUR MOTHER YEARS AGO.

NEVER SENT IT.
[ Laughs ]

FOR A MINUTE, I FORGOT
YOU WERE FROM BACK HOME.

WAIT NOW.

WHAT'S YOUR FIRST NAME ?

JOSEPHINE.

WHY, YOU'RE
THE AUNT JODY I STAYED
WITH WHEN I WAS A KID.

YOU DIDN'T LIKE IT
VERY MUCH, I'M AFRAID.

WELL, I-- I MISSED
THE FOLKS, I GUESS.

[ Chuckles ]
LOOK AT ALL THIS STUFF
LIZ AND I HAD TO FILL OUT,

AND IT WASN'T ANY GOOD.

WELL, NEXT TIME.

GOOD-BYE.
GOOD NIGHT.

YOU CAN HAVE BREAKFAST
ANY TIME YOU WANT IT.

I'M GOING BACK TO THE FIELD.
DIDN'T I TELL YOU ?
TONIGHT ?

I CAN'T GET MARRIED
'TIL I GET ANOTHER LEAVE.

CAN'T GET ANOTHER LEAVE
'TIL I DO 18 MORE MISSIONS.
SO WHY WASTE TIME ?

GEE, YOU'VE BEEN NICE.

I-- I'VE LOVED
SEEING YOU.

WELL, GOOD-BYE.
WAIT A MINUTE.

THESE ARE FOR LIZ.

OH, SAY, THAT'S WONDERFUL !
THANKS.

GOOD-BYE !

WHAT THE BLAZES ? WHERE
DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING ?
OH, GEE, I'M SORRY.

IF YOU'VE BROKEN
THAT BOTTLE OF SHERRY,
YOU'D BETTER BE.

IT SOUNDS ALL RIGHT.
I'M LOOKING FOR A FLAT
OF A MISS NORRIS.

TOP OF THE STAIRS,
THE ONE I JUST CAME OUT OF.

RIGHT. HEY,
WAIT A MINUTE !

- YEAH ?
- WHERE'D YOU GET
THOSE FLOWERS ?

- THEY'RE FOR MY GIRL.
SWELL, AREN'T THEY ?
- YOUR GIRL, EH ?

THAT'S RIGHT.

HMM.

BLAST !

[ Door Buzzer Buzzes ]

MISS NORRIS ?
ARE YOU EXPECTED, SIR ?

DISPOSE OF THAT.

[ Sniffling ]

[ Sniffles ]
OH ! I'D FORGOTTEN
ABOUT YOU.

YOU CAN'T GO ABOUT
SAVING PEOPLE'S LIVES
AND TREATING THEM LIKE THIS.

IT JUST ISN'T DONE.

I LET MY JOB GO TO POT
WHILE I COMBED LONDON
FOR ORCHIDS...

AND RARE OLD SHERRY--
I'M NOT GOING
TO DINNER WITH YOU.

WE'LL DISCUSS THAT LATER.
WHAT WAS THAT YOUNG HOOLIGAN
DOING WITH MY FLOWERS ?

HE'S NOT A HOOLIGAN !

YOU'VE BEEN CRYING.
YES, I HAVE.

NOT ABOUT THAT BOY ?
YES.

BUT HE'S YOUNG ENOUGH
TO BE YOUR SON.
HE IS MY SON !

THOUGH HE DOESN'T KNOW
ABOUT IT,

AND HE NEVER WILL.

OH.

SO THAT'S WHAT
YOU COULDN'T TALK ABOUT.

HE'S A FINE BOY.
YOU MUST BE PROUD OF HIM.

I HOPED FOR ONE WEEK I WAS
GOING TO HAVE HIM AROUND.

JUST AROUND.

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO ?
HE'S GOING BACK TO CAMP.

HIS GIRL'S LEAVE'S
BEEN CANCELED.

THEY RAN INTO A LOT OF RED TAPE
ABOUT THEIR MARRIAGE !

THOSE POOR CHILDREN,
WANDERING AROUND ALL DAY !

OH !

I SHOULD BE FEELING SORRY
FOR THEM, NOT FOR MYSELF !
YOU'D LIKE THEM TO MARRY ?

THAT'S WHAT HE WANTS.

I'D LIKE TO GIVE HIM
THE SUN AND THE MOON
AND THE STARS.

ALL HIS LIFE
I'VE WANTED TO.

I THOUGHT FOR THIS WEEK I COULD
FEEL LIKE A REAL MOTHER--

SHOWERING THINGS ON HIM,
SPOILING HIM.

ALL HE WANTS IS HIS GIRL.

I CAN'T HELP HIM
WITH THAT.

AFTER 20 YEARS, WHAT HAVE I
BEEN ABLE TO GIVE HIM ?

TWO THEATER TICKETS
AND A TABLE AT THE RONSARD !
[ Sniffles ]

[ Weeping ]
I'M SORRY.

YOU CAN SEE I'M
IN NO CONDITION TO GO
OUT TO DINNER WITH YOU.

MAKE IT SUPPER
AT THE RONSARD.
OH, NO.

GIVE YOU A LAST GLIMPSE
OF HIM.

OH, THEY'LL BE
SAYING GOOD-BYE.
I CAN'T INTRUDE ON THAT.

I SAID A GLIMPSE.
WE'LL BE AT OUR OWN TABLE.

[ Sniffling ]
OH, BUT LOOK AT ME.
YOU LOOK CHARMING.

I'LL GIVE YOU TWO HOURS
TO PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER.
ALL RIGHT.

GOOD. THE DEVIL WITH THE WAR.
I SHALL WEAR A BLACK TIE.
I'LL BE BACK.

♪ BOOP BOOP DITTEM DATTEM
WATTEM CHU ♪

♪ BOOP BOOP DITTEM DATTEM
WATTEM CHU ♪

♪ BOOP BOOP DITTEM DATTEM
WATTEM CHU ♪

♪ AND THEY "FWAM"
AND THEY "FWAM"
ALL OVER THE DAM ♪

♪♪ [ Band Continues ]
LAST WAR THEY PLAYED TUNES
THAT MEANT SOMETHING.

"THEY FWAM AND THEY FWAM."

I TELL YOU, IT'S INSANE.
HERE THEY ARE.

♪♪ [ "Wedding March" ]

DO YOU HEAR WHAT
THEY'RE PLAYING ? THAT'S
TERRIBLE FOR THOSE CHILDREN.

I DON'T SUPPOSE YOU
COULD ASK THEM TO STOP IT ?
NO.

AFTER ALL, WE HAVEN'T
BOUGHT THE PLACE.

I GUESS SOMEBODY'S
JUST BEEN MARRIED.

WELL, UH, SOMETHING
OF THE SORT, SIR.

NOW, WE MUSTN'T
LET THIS GET US DOWN,
THIRD OFFICER LORIMER.

OF COURSE NOT,
LIEUTENANT.

IT SHOWS PEOPLE CAN STILL
GET MARRIED AROUND HERE.
THEY HAVEN'T LOST THE FORMULA.

AS A YOUNGSTER, I USED TO GET
A GREAT PRIDE FROM BEING
IN A PLACE LIKE THIS...

WITH THE VERY
PRETTIEST GIRL.

ALL BOYS DO.
BOYS ?
I'M GETTING IT NOW.

IS THERE A WREN OFFICER
HERE BY THE NAME OF
MISS LORIMER ?

THAT MEANS TROUBLE.
SHE MISSED HER TRAIN.

WHAT DO THEY DO
WITH A REFRACTORY WREN ?
CLIP HER WINGS ?

IT'S NOT
A LAUGHING MATTER.

WATCH.

[ Diners Chattering ]

WHEE ! MY LEAVE'S
BEEN EXTENDED !
HOLY CANARSIE, LIZ !

WHAT DOES IT MEAN ?

HER LEAVE'S BEEN EXTENDED.
I PHONED THE ADMIRALTY.

OH ! BLESS YOU.

[ Head Waiter
Clearing Throat ]

WHAT ARE YOU UP TO NOW ?
GET YOUR THINGS
TOGETHER.

WHAT FOR ?
GET YOUR THINGS TOGETHER.
COME ALONG.

WHA--
COME ON.

IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME, SIR,
WILL YOU AND MISS LORIMER
STEP THIS WAY ?

I THOUGHT THIS TABLE WAS
TOO GOOD FOR A LIEUTENANT.

JUST FOLLOW ME, SIR.

I TELL YOU,
I DON'T LIKE SURPRISES.

WELL, I'M AFRAID YOU'LL
HAVE TO GET USED TO THEM.

WHERE ARE YOU TAKING US ?
YOU'LL SEE
IN A MOMENT, MISS.

HOLY CANARSIE.

DO YOU MEAN WE ARE
GOING TO GET MARRIED ?

WE CAN'T BE.
WE HAVEN'T GOT A LICENSE.
THE BANS HAVE BEEN WAIVED.

[ Griggsy ]
BUT NOBODY CAN DO THAT EXCEPT
THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY.

EXACTLY.

BUT WHAT IS THIS ?
A PRESENT
FROM MISS NORRIS.

HOLY CANARSIE !
HOLY CANARSIE !

WILL THE BRIDE
AND GROOM PLEASE SIGN
THE MARRIAGE LICENSE ?

LOOK, TO KEEP
THE RECORD STRAIGHT,

THAT BIRTH DATE ON MY
APPLICATION IS JUST APPROXIMATE.
I'M ADOPTED.

[ Rector ]
THAT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE.

THIS ISN'T A PRESENT
FROM MISS NORRIS.

THIS IS A PRESENT
FORMISS NORRIS.

THERE'S GOING TO BE ANOTHER
ONE AFTER THE CEREMONY.

I'M GOING TO TELL
THAT YOUNG MAN.
NO. NO, YOU MUSTN'T.

I'M GOING TO.
NO, PLEASE.
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.

THE WITNESSES ARE HERE ?
WE ARE, INDEED.

HERE'S THE RING,
YOUNG MAN.

IF YOU SAY "HOLY CANARY,"
I SHAN'T GIVE IT TO YOU.
I'M SPEECHLESS.

THOUGHT OF EVERYTHING.

BLAST !
THE WEDDING CAKE.

YOU WISH A CAKE, SIR ?
IT'S TOO LATE NOW.

NOT AT ALL, SIR.

[ Rector ]
DEARLY BELOVED,
WE ARE GATHERED HERE...

IN THE SIGHT OF GOD
AND IN THE SIGHT OF
THIS CONGREGATION...

TO JOIN TOGETHER
THIS MAN AND THIS WOMAN
IN HOLY MATRIMONY.

WEDDING CAKE !
OH, WHICH ONE
THIS TIME, SIR ?

ARMY, NAVY, TANK
OR AIR ?

UH, AIR.
AIR. YES,
AIR, AIR, AIR.

[ Muttering ]

AIR, AIR. HERE.
OH, AIN'T SHE BEAUTIFUL ?

THERE'S SOMETHING
MISSING HERE.

OH, THE PIECE THEY EAT !

HEH HEH ! THE AIR FORCE
IS PRETTY POPULAR IN THIS WAR.

THAT'S THE 79th TIME
THIS CAKE'S BEEN USED.

YES. I'M AFRAID IT'S
GETTING A BIT BATTERED.

PUT THAT DOWN AND OPEN
THE DOOR. BRING THE CAKE
RIGHT AWAY. COME ON.

♪♪ [ Wedding Processional ]

WE'RE JUST DREAMING
THIS, YOU REALIZE.
LET'S TRY
TO REMEMBER IT, THOUGH.

♪♪ [ Continues ]

[ Applause ]

YOU'RE NOT TO TELL HIM.
I ABSOLUTELY FORBID IT.

HE'S GOT A MOTHER HE LOVES.
HE'S GOT A BRIDE.

HE LIKES ME NOW.
HE'S GRATEFUL TO ME.

THAT'S ENOUGH.

IF YOU TELL HIM,
I SHALL NEVER FORGIVE YOU.
SHH !

♪♪

♪♪ [ Waltz ]

I'VE GOTTA SAY IT, SIR.
HOLY CANARY !

[ Liz ]
HOW CAN WE EVEN BEGIN
TO THANK YOU ?

WHY SHOULD YOU BE
SO WONDERFUL TO ME ?
STRANGE, ISN'T IT ?

YOU'RE BOTH AMERICANS.
NOT ENOUGH.

YOU'RE BOTH FROM
THE SAME LITTLE TOWN.
NOT ENOUGH.

NOW, DESHAM !
WHY DON'T WE DANCE ?

PLEASURE.

IF YOU EVER FIGURE
IT OUT, LET ME KNOW.

AND THEY TOLD ME THERE
WASN'T ANY SANTA CLAUS.
THAT WONDERFUL MISS NORRIS.

WAS SHE TERRIBLY FOND OF YOU
WHEN YOU WERE A LITTLE BOY ?

I SAW THE WAY
SHE LOOKED AT YOU WHEN
YOU SIGNED THE REGISTER.

ANYONE WOULD HAVE THOUGHT
YOU WERE HER OWN SON.

I WAS HER--

EXCUSE ME, DARLING.

I THINK THIS IS
OUR DANCE, MOTHER.