All language subtitles for Tender comrade - Edward Dmytryk - VoEng - 1943

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[MOZART'S SYMPHONY NO. 40
PLAYING]

OH.

GOOD NIGHT, DEAR.

[MUSIC STOPS]

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

YES?

[KNOCKING]

YES?

CHRIS!

OH, CHRIS!

OH, CHRIS,

I CAN'T SAY ANYTHING!

NEITHER CAN I.

[SNIFFLING]

SEEMS KIND OF...

KIND OF FUNNY,
DOESN'T IT?

YEAH.

AW, YOU POOR BABY.

OH, JO, I'M HOME.

IT'S GOOD TO BE HOME.

IT'S NOT SO MUCH LIKE
THE PLACE AT SHALE CITY.

YOU'RE HERE...

SO IT'S HOME.

LET ME TAKE
A LOOK AT YOU.

SAME EYES...

SAME NOSE...

SAME FUNNY
LITTLE MOUTH...

SAME GIRL.

OH, CHRIS...

HOW LONG CAN YOU STAY?

WE'RE LEAVING
AT 6:30 IN THE MORNING.

OUR OUTFIT'S
GOING OVERSEAS.

OH, CHRIS, WHERE?

DON'T GET EXCITED.
HOW DO I KNOW?

AM I THE SECRETARY OF WAR?

I ALWAYS SAID
IT WOULDN'T HAPPEN,

AND I KNEW IT WOULD.

I KNEW IT WOULD!

HEY, HEY, HEY!
THIS IS NO FUNERAL.

ME, YOUR HUSBAND,
I'M HOME FOR THE NIGHT.

I WANT A HOT BATH,

A COLD DRINK,

AND A KISS.

AND I'LL HAVE
THE BATH FIRST,

ABOUT 75 DEGREES,
AND MAKE IT SNAPPY.

[GIGGLES]

[RINGING]

[RINGING STOPS]

WAKE UP, CHRIS.

[GRUMBLES]

YOUR TRAIN LEAVES
IN AN HOUR
AND A HALF.

IT'S TIME
TO WAKE UP, CHRIS.

HUH?

[SINGING REVEILLE]

OH, I MUST HAVE
BEEN DREAMING.

OH, I'LL BE RIGHT UP.

HEY! CUT IT OUT!

LET ME GO.

LET ME GO!

AFTER YOU GIVE ME A KISS.

ALL RIGHT.

MUSHY.

HOW LONG YOU BEEN UP?

SINCE 3:00.

SLEPT
IN THE CHAIR.

WHAT WAS THE IDEA OF THAT?

WELL, I EITHER
HAD TO GET UP
OR BE KICKED OUT.

YOU'RE STILL
AN AWFUL BED HOG.

I THOUGHT THE ARMY
WOULD CURE YOU
OF THAT.

BOY, OH, BOY.

YOU KNOW WHAT
I'M GOING TO DO
AFTER THIS WAR IS OVER?

NO, WHAT?

I'M GOING TO CONCENTRATE
ON BEING A CIVILIAN.

I'M GONNA SLEEP
EVERY MORNING TILL 10:00.

I'M NEVER GONNA MOVE
FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER

EXCEPTING ON WHEELS.

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING
AT ME LIKE THAT FOR?

NOTHING...

EXCEPT OF ALL
THE GUYS I COULD
HAVE MARRIED...

YEAH, SO WHAT?

I'LL NEVER BE ABLE
TO FIGURE OUT

HOW I HAPPENED
TO PICK OUT
THE HOMELIEST ONE.

OH.

SO THAT'S
THE KIND OF TALK

A SOLDIER GETS
ON HIS FURLOUGH, HUH?

NOW, CHRIS--

HE GETS HIS MORALE
UNDERMINED.

NOW, CHRIS,
DON'T YOU DARE!

THIS IS GOING TO HURT ME
MORE THAN YOU!

[BOTH LAUGHING]

[FLY BUZZING]

BET I KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE THINKING OF.

WHAT?

YOU WERE THINKING
ABOUT THAT NOTE
I WROTE YOU

IN MR. HILL'S
CHEMISTRY CLASS

WHEN WE WERE SENIORS
IN HIGH SCHOOL.

WHA...

ISN'T THAT RIGHT?

YEAH.

BUT--BUT HOW
DID YOU KNOW?

I REMEMBER THAT
YOU WERE SITTING

TWO ROWS AWAY FROM ME,

AND I WROTE THE NOTE

AND HANDED IT
TO JANE WILKENSON,

AND SHE HANDED IT TO YOU.

THEN MR. HILL CAUGHT YOU
JUST AS YOU WERE
GOING TO OPEN IT,

AND HE TOLD YOU TO STAND UP.

SO YOU STOOD UP,

AND HE TOLD YOU
TO READ IT TO THE CLASS.

AND SO YOU WAITED A MINUTE,

THEN YOU JUST PUT IT
IN YOUR MOUTH

AND CHEWED IT UP
AND SWALLOWED IT.

AND THAT'S WHAT YOU
WERE THINKING ABOUT.

YEP.

BUT I STILL DON'T
SEE HOW YOU KNEW

WHAT I WAS
THINKING ABOUT.

OH, THAT'S EASY.

WHILE YOU WERE
STANDING THERE

NOT KNOWING WHAT
TO DO THE NOTE,

THERE WAS A BIG
BLUEBOTTLE FLY

BUZZING AGAINST
THE WINDOWPANE.

AND EVERYBODY
IN THE CLASSROOM
WAS VERY QUIET

WAITING TO SEE
WHAT YOU WOULD DO.

SO THE ONLY NOISE WAS
THE BUZZING OF THE FLY.

SO WHEN THAT FLY UP THERE
BEGAN TO BUZZ,

WHY, BOTH OF US
THOUGHT ABOUT THE NOTE.

THAT'S WONDERFUL,
CHRIS.

THAT'S WONDERFUL.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN
WHEN TWO PEOPLE

THINK ABOUT
THE SAME THINGS?

JUST MEANS THEY'RE
IN LOVE, I GUESS.

CHRIS?

YEAH?

WHAT DID YOU SAY
IN THAT NOTE?

YOU KNOW, I NEVER
GOT A CHANCE
TO READ IT.

YOU'LL NEVER KNOW, BABY.

YOU'LL NEVER KNOW.

AW, CHRIS, PLEASE.

NO.

WHY NOT?

BECAUSE I DON'T REMEMBER.

YOU DO, TOO.

OK, I DO.

I REMEMBER
EVERY WORD OF IT.

WELL, THEN WHY
WON'T YOU TELL ME?

BECAUSE IT WAS SO SAPPY.

AND BESIDES, YOU'VE GOT
ENOUGH ON ME ALREADY.

COME ON. WE'D BETTER
GET OUT OF HERE,

OR I'M GOING
TO BE A.W.O.L.

OH, HERE.

WELL, WE DIDN'T GET HERE
ANY TOO SOON, DID WE?

OH, CHRIS,
I'M SCARED.

OH, THAT'S SILLY,
JO, GIRL.

NOTHING'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

I KNOW,
BUT YOU'RE
GOING OVERSEAS,

AND I DON'T
EVEN KNOW WHERE
YOU'RE GOING.

NOTHING'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

YOU FIGURE OUT
THE PERCENTAGES SOMEDAY

WHEN YOU GOT
A LITTLE EXTRA TIME--

THEY'RE ALL IN MY FAVOR.

I KNOW.

BUT HOLY MACKEREL,
I'M SURE GOING
TO MISS YOU.

I KNOW, JO,

BUT THAT'S NOT THE THING
TO THINK ABOUT.

YOU JUST THINK
HOW IT'S GOING TO BE
WHEN I COME HOME.

THERE'LL BE A TRAIN
JUST LIKE THIS ONE,

AND YOU'LL BE WAITING,
AND I'LL JUMP OFF

AND PICK YOU UP
CLEAR OFF THE GROUND

AND KISS YOU A COUPLE
OF HUNDRED TIMES

AND TAKE YOU BACK
TO SHALE CITY.

SHALE CITY'S MUCH PRETTIER
THAN LOS ANGELES.

TELL ME MORE.

WELL, NOTHING MUCH
MORE TO TELL.

THEY'LL BE HOLDING
MY JOB FOR ME,

AND WE'LL GO
RIGHT AHEAD WITH PLANS.

EVERYTHING
WILL BE THE SAME...

EXCEPT THAT I'LL BE
CRAZIER ABOUT YOU

BECAUSE I'VE
BEEN AWAY FROM YOU
FOR A LITTLE WHILE.

AND THEN WE'LL GO
BACK TO SHALE CITY

AND GET
THAT LITTLE PLACE
ON THE EDGE OF TOWN.

SURE WE WILL.

AND I'M GONNA
TO GET SOME ROCKS
AND BUILD A BARBECUE.

AND THEN ON WEEKEND NIGHTS,

WE CAN ASK HARVEY AND JANE
AND SOME OF THE OTHERS OVER

AND HAVE A FEW DRINKS.

AND I'LL BARBECUE THE MEAT

WHILE YOU TAKE CARE
OF THE SALAD AND STUFF.

UH-HUH.

THEN WE CAN SLEEP LATE
ON SUNDAY MORNINGS.

AS LATE AS WE WANT.

MAYBE ALL DAY.

BOY, WILL THAT BE A RELIEF
AFTER THIS 5:00 ROUTINE.

OH, YOU'VE NEVER
WANTED TO GET UP

WHETHER IT WAS
5:00 OR NOON.

I HAVE TOO.

IT'S YOU THAT'S
ALWAYS LYING AROUND

TILL THE LAST DOG IS HUNG.

LIAR.

THERE'S ANOTHER THING
WE'LL BE ABLE TO HAVE

AFTER THIS
IS ALL OVER, TOO.

WHAT'S THAT?

Man: ALL ABOARD!

WE'LL HAVE OURSELVES
THAT KID.

A BIG BACKYARD WITH
A VEGETABLE PATCH IN IT.

A PLACE FOR HIM TO PLAY.

IT'S A FUNNY THING...

I NEVER THOUGHT
I'D EVER WANT A KID

UNTIL I MARRIED YOU.

WELL, YOU WEREN'T
SUPPOSED TO,

YOU BIG LUG.

ANOTHER THING
ABOUT THAT PLACE,

WE'LL HAVE TO FIND OUT
IF IT'S ZONED

SO THAT WE CAN HAVE
A FEW CHICKENS,

YOU KNOW, JUST ENOUGH
FOR A FEW EGGS.

AND I WANT
A HERB GARDEN,

YOU KNOW, WITH
PARSLEY AND MINT

AND CHIVES.

Man: LAST CALL!

ALL ABOARD!

I LOVE YOU, JO.

THE WAY I LOVE YOU
IS LIKE A FEVER

THAT'S ALL OVER ME.

WRITE ME, BABY.

WRITE ME
WHENEVER YOU CAN.

AND JUST KEEP THINKING
THAT EVERYTHING'S GOING
TO TURN OUT ALL RIGHT,

AND IT WILL.

OH, CHRIS, I'LL
WRITE YOU EVERY DAY.

EVERY MINUTE,
EVERY SECOND,

I'LL BE SENDING YOU
MESSAGES.

AND REMEMBER TO TAKE
CARE OF YOURSELF.

AND WATCH YOURSELF
IF YOU SHOULD
CATCH A COLD.

YOU KNOW
HOW THEY ALWAYS
SNEAK UP ON YOU.

AND DON'T PAY
ANY ATTENTION

TO THOSE ENGLISH
OR AUSTRALIAN
OR CHINESE GIRLS.

AND COME BACK
TO ME, CHRIS.

COME BACK TO ME
AS SOON AS YOU CAN.

NO MATTER HOW TOUGH
THINGS ARE...

NO MATTER HOW BAD
THEY SEEM...

ALL I'LL HAVE TO DO
IS THINK OF YOU,

AND I'LL COME THROUGH.

GOOD-BYE, GIRL.

GOOD-BYE, CHRIS.

GOOD-BYE.

[TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWING]

[SOBBING]

MY NAME IS
MRS. HENDERSON.

HELLO, BARBARA.

OH.

HEADACHE, DEAR?

HANGOVER.

A 14-TON HANGOVER.

I'LL NEVER LEARN.

Jo: MORNING, KIDS.

HELLO, JO.

HELLO.

MY, YOU LOOK LIKE SOMETHING
THE CAT DRAGGED IN

AND THEN DRAGGED OUT AGAIN.

YOU DON'T LOOK
TOO GOOD
YOURSELF.

YOUR EYES
ARE SWOLLEN.

YEAH, I KNOW.

I'VE BEEN BAWLING.

WHAT'S THE MATTER,
HONEY?

CHRIS GOT IN LAST NIGHT.

AND WE HAD DINNER
TOGETHER

AND BREAKFAST
THIS MORNING, AND...

I SAW HIM OFF AT 6:00.

AND I BAWLED.

BUT HOW WONDERFUL
TO HAVE SEEN HIM, JO.
HOW IS HE?

HE'S OK.

NOW HE'S LEAVING
FOR OVERSEAS DUTY.

IT'S FUNNY WHEN
YOU THINK ABOUT IT.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHICH SEA.

OH, YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE
SAID THAT, JO.

THAT'S TALKING
ABOUT TROOP MOVEMENTS,

AND WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO.

I KNOW. I'M SORRY.

BUT IT OUGHT TO BE
SAFE ENOUGH HERE.

EVERYBODY BUT YOU
HAS A HUSBAND
IN THE SERVICE.

YES.

DORIS WHITE!

YES?

WHAT HAVE YOU GOT
ON YOUR FINGER?

WELL...

JUST A WEDDING RING
AND AN ENGAGEMENT RING.

WHY, DORIS!
WHEN DID IT
HAPPEN?

THE LITTLE CHUMP.

I KNEW SHE'D GO OFF
AND PULL A TRICK LIKE THAT.

WELL, TELL US
ABOUT IT, DORIS.

THERE ISN'T REALLY
VERY MUCH TO TELL.

HE JUST GOT IN TOWN
FOR AN HOUR,

AND, WELL, IT TOOK HIM
45 MINUTES TO PROPOSE.

AND THEN WE WENT OUT
AND GOT MARRIED,

AND I TOOK HIM TO THE TRAIN.

OH, GEE,
DORIS, I THINK
THAT'S SWELL.

WHAT'S YOUR NEW NAME?

DUMBROWSKI.

YOU MEAN YOU TRADED
A NAME LIKE WHITE

FOR DUMB-BROUT-SKI?

THAT GUY MUST HAVE
A LOT ON THE BALL.

AND WHAT'S WRONG
WITH DUMBROWSKI?

NOTHING. IT'S JUST
HARD TO PRONOUNCE

IN MY CONDITION,
THAT'S ALL.

WHAT'S HIS FIRST NAME?

MICHAEL, ONLY EVERYBODY
CALLS HIM MIKE.

HE'S TALL AND...

GOOD-LOOKING.

YOU SAY YOU WENT RIGHT
FROM THE PREACHER'S
TO THE TRAIN?

YES.

HMM.

HEY, LOOK, BABS,

HOW 'BOUT THAT DATE
WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT?

I ALREADY TOLD YOU,

I'VE GOT NO TIME
FOR YOU LUNCH-STAND
ROMEOS.

WHEN YOU'RE
READY TO TALK
COCONUT GROVE,

I'LL LISTEN.

ME, I CAN'T
GET ROMANTIC

OVER A BOWL
OF CHILI BEANS.

OK. I'LL TRY AGAIN
SOMEDAY WHEN YOUR EYES
ARE NOT SO BLOODSHOT.

OH, GO DYE YOUR HAIR

AND COME BACK
DISGUISED
AS A YOUNG WOLF.

THESE SENIOR
CITIZENS.

YOU KNOW, BARBARA,

I THINK YOU'RE
LEADING HIM ON.

TO WHAT, A 35-CENT
BLUE PLATE SPECIAL?

OF COURSE,
YOU CAN'T BLAME HIM
FOR BEING CHEAP.

HE'S GOT A WIFE
AND TWO KIDS
TO SUPPORT.

BARBARA!

OH, DON'T GET EXCITED.

THEY DON'T LIKE HIM
ANY BETTER THAN I DO:

MOVED OUT ON HIM
3 YEARS AGO.

I DON'T BLAME THEM.

YOU GET
A 4-BIT VIEWPOINT
WITH GUYS LIKE THAT.

ALL THE SAME,
YOU DO DATE MEN.

OH, SURE,
WHY NOT?

WELL, I SHOULDN'T THINK
YOU'D FEEL RIGHT ABOUT IT

WITH PETE
IN THE NAVY AND ALL.

I CERTAINLY
WOULDN'T.

WELL, YOU HAVEN'T
HAD A CHANCE.

AND IF YOU'D HAD
AS MUCH TROUBLE
WITH A MAN

AS I'VE HAD
WITH PETE THOMAS,

YOU'D SING OUT
OF THE OTHER SIDE
OF YOUR MOUTH.

NO SENSE
OF RESPONSIBILITY,

NO...NOTHING.

HE HAD ENOUGH SENSE
OF RESPONSIBILITY

TO JOIN THE NAVY,
DIDN'T HE?

MIKE VOLUNTEERED
ON THE DAY OF PEARL HARBOR.

WELL, PETE VOLUNTEERED
3 YEARS BEFORE
PEARL HARBOR.

THAT'S WHAT
I'M BEEFING ABOUT.

FELL FOR THAT
GIRL-IN-EVERY-PORT STUFF.

ONLY I BET
FOR HIM IT WORKS.

LOOK, WHY DON'T WE
ALL GET TOGETHER

AND THROW A PARTY
FOR THE NEW BRIDE?

INITIATE HER
INTO WAR WIDOWS
LOCAL NUMBER 37.

IN WHAT? NOBODY'S
GOT A ROOM
BIG ENOUGH

TO HOLD 4 PEOPLE
WITHOUT USING
A SHOE HORN.

MAYBE WE COULD HAVE IT
AT MY NEW PLACE.

THAT IS, I'M HUNTING
FOR A NEW ONE NOW--

JUST IN CASE MIKE GETS
A FURLOUGH OR SOMETHING.

YOU KNOW, A BEDROOM
AND A LIVING ROOM.

HOW MUCH ARE YOU
PLANNING TO PAY?

OH, I'M PAYING
20 NOW.

I THOUGHT
MAYBE FOR 35

I COULD GET
SOMETHING
THAT'D BE NICE.

FOR 35, YOU'LL STILL
HAVE A RABBIT HUTCH.

YOU KNOW,
ALL OF US TOGETHER,

WE'VE PUT OUT
A LOT OF MONEY
EACH MONTH FOR RENT.

WHAT DO YOU PAY, HELEN?

22.50.

I PAY 18.

WHAT ABOUT YOU,
BARBARA?

32.50.

YOU SEE, I LIKE
GAUDY THINGS.

0, 5, 10,

ONE TO CARRY,
8, 9, 11,

13, 3, 1,
CARRY THE 4,

5, 7, 9.

93 BUCKS!

HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT?

93 BUCKS FOR A BUNCH
OF RAT HOLES!

WHY, FOR THAT KIND OF DOUGH,

WE COULD HAVE A REAL HOUSE

WITH A DINING ROOM
AND A KITCHEN

AND A LIVING ROOM
AND A BEDROOM APIECE.

AND FURNISHED!

FURNISHED HOW?

WELL, JUST AS WELL
AS WHAT YOU HAVE NOW.

AND MAYBE
WITH A FIREPLACE.

OH, I'M SO SICK
OF WARMING MY FEET

IN FRONT OF GAS JET,
I COULD ALMOST BAWL

EVERY TIME I SEE ONE
OF THE DARN THINGS.

WHAT DO YOU THINK
OF THE IDEA, HELEN?

I MIGHT WORK.

BUT IT'S ONLY FAIR
TO POINT OUT

THAT WE'RE ALL
DIFFERENT PEOPLE,

AND THERE MIGHT
BE A...

CLASH
OF PERSONALITIES
OCCASIONALLY.

WE'D HAVE
TO FIND SOME WAY
OF ADJUSTING

ANY DISPUTES
THAT MIGHT COME UP.

WELL, THAT OUGHT
TO BE SIMPLE.

WE COULD TAKE A VOTE.

WE COULD RUN THE JOINT
LIKE A DEMOCRACY.

AND IF ANYTHING
COMES UP,

WE'LL JUST
CALL A MEETING.

OH, GEE, KIDS,
THAT'D BE WONDERFUL.

FOR INSTANCE, NOW,
THE 4 OF US HERE HAVE TWO CARS--

TWO SETS OF TIRES
WEARING OUT.

WE COULD SELL ONE CAR

AND USE THE OTHER ON
A SHARE-AND-SHARE-ALIKE BASIS.

AND WE COULD...

OH, WE COULD JUST
DO LOTS OF THINGS.

HOW 'BOUT IT, KIDS?

LET'S TAKE A VOTE
ON IT RIGHT NOW, OK?

EVERYBODY IN FAVOR,
SAY "AYE."

AYE.
AYE.
AYE.

WHAT ABOUT YOU,
BARBARA?

HMM?

WELL, SAY "AYE."

AYE.

THE MOTION
IS CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

[BUZZER]

LOOK, WE'LL ALL
GET TOGETHER

RIGHT AFTER WORK
THIS AFTERNOON

AND START HUNTING, HUH?

WELL, HERE WE ARE.

WELL, NATURALLY,
IT'LL TAKE SOME
BRIGHTENING UP.

IT'S VERY NICE.

Barbara:
FOR BATS.

SANTA CLAUS WILL HAVE
TO TURN INTO A SNAKE

IF HE EVER GETS DOWN
THAT CHIMNEY.

Helen: IT PROBABLY ISN'T
AS SMALL AS YOU THINK.

I'VE SEEN MOTHS
CHEW BIGGER HOLES.

MY ADVICE NOW
IS FOR ALL OF US

TO GET SOME SLEEP.

ME, TOO.

NEVER LOOKED AT SO MANY
EMPTY HOUSES IN MY LIFE.

I THINK I'LL
TAKE THIS OLD
BAG UP TO BED.

HEY. BREAK STEP WHEN YOU
GO UP THAT STAIRWAY.

IT LOOKS TIRED.

[CHUCKLING]

WAIT FOR BABY!

[SPRINGS SQUEAKING]

Jo: OH!

I'M SORRY. I--

OH, THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

COME ON IN.

WELL,
WERE YOU THROUGH?

MM-HMM.

WERE YOU PRAYING
FOR HIM?

YES.

I JUST THOUGHT
YOU MIGHT BE

FEELING
KIND OF LONESOME.

OH, WELL...

I GUESS I WAS.

YEAH, I KNOW.

I KNOW HOW I FELT
WHEN I FIRST
GOT MARRIED.

MAYBE SO.

YOU SEE, I'M NOT
EXACTLY MARRIED.

I JUST GOT KIND OF
A FIRST MORTGAGE ON HIM.

WELL, TELL ME
ABOUT HIM.

GO ON. IT'S
FUN TO TALK.

IS HE CUTE?

OH...I KNOW
THIS SOUNDS SILLY,

BUT HE...

OH, HE'S
THE CUTEST THING
YOU EVER SAW.

TALL?

5'10 1/4".

OH...

THAT'S A PERFECT
HEIGHT FOR US.

WE WOULDN'T LOOK
WELL TOGETHER

IF HE WERE ANY TALLER.

BLOND OR BRUNETTE?

KIND OF BRUNETTE,
I THINK.

HE HAS BLACK HAIR AND...

DEEP BLUE EYES.

THAT MAKES HIM
A BRUNETTE, DOESN'T IT?

BABY, THAT MAKES HIM
A KNOCKOUT IN ANY SHADE.

HAVE YOU GOT A PICTURE?

YES, I--I HAVE.

OH, YOU SEE,
HE WAS AN ORPHAN,

AND THAT'S THE LAST
PICTURE HIS PARENTS
HAD MADE OF HIM.

HE'S NEVER BOTHERED
TO HAVE ANY MORE DONE.

WE WERE GOING TO HAVE
WEDDING PICTURES MADE,

BUT WE DIDN'T HAVE TIME.

WELL, IF YOUR
FIRST BOY IS AS
GOOD-LOOKING AS THAT,

YOU'LL HAVE NOTHING
TO WORRY ABOUT.

WHERE DID YOU MEET HIM?

ON THE STREETCAR...

ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO.

WHAT DID HE SAY
WHEN HE PROPOSED?

OH, DO YOU...

DO YOU THINK
I REALLY SHOULD?

WELL, OF COURSE.

HOW ARE YOU GOING TO
KNOW YOU'RE MARRIED

IF YOU DON'T TALK
ABOUT IT?

GO ON, IT'S FUN.

WELL, HE JUST SWEPT ME
RIGHT OFF MY FEET.

GO ON, GO ON.

WELL, WE SAT AROUND
THE PIG AND WHISTLE,

AND HE TOLD ME
ABOUT HIS FOLKS,

AND THEN HE TOLD ME
ABOUT HIS FRIENDS,

AND THEN HE TOLD ME
ABOUT THE ARMY.

AND THEN HE GOT KIND OF
RED AND UNCOMFORTABLE,

AND HE SAID,

"I DON'T FEEL SO GOOD.

LET'S GO OUT
AND GET SOME AIR."

I SAID, "WELL,
WHAT'S THE MATTER?"

AND HE SAID,

"I DON'T KNOW.
I JUST HAVEN'T GOT
ANY APPETITE."

I SAID,

"WELL, MAYBE YOU'RE
IN LOVE OR SOMETHING."

AND HE SAID,

"WELL, MAYBE I AM."

AND I SAID, "WELL,
THERE'S A CURE FOR THAT."

AND HE SAID, "WHAT?"

AND I SAID, "WELL, YOU
COULD TELL HER ABOUT IT,

AND THEN MAYBE
GET MARRIED."

AND HE SAID,

"WELL, I DON'T KNOW
WHETHER SHE'D
HAVE ME OR NOT."

AND I SAID,
"OF COURSE I WILL!"

AND THEN WE JUST LOOKED.

AND THEN I SAID,
"OH, MIKE,

"THAT'S THE MOST
BEAUTIFUL PROPOSAL

A GIRL'S EVER HAD."

AND THEN HE GOT THAT--

YOU KNOW, THAT
KIND OF SMUG LOOK

THAT THEY DO GET,
AND HE SAID,

"GOSH, DORIS,

I NEVER THOUGHT
I'D EVER HAVE
THE NERVE TO SAY IT."

GEE.

AREN'T MEN FOOLS?

YES.

BUT AREN'T THEY SWEET?

MM-HMM.

WELL, I GUESS I'D
BETTER GO TO BED

IF THERE'S
GOING TO BE

ANY HOUSE CLEANING
DONE TOMORROW.

FEEL BETTER?

MM-HMM.

GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

SWEET DREAMS.

[DOOR CLOSES]

GOOD NIGHT,
YOU SEA-GOING CASANOVA.

GOOD NIGHT,
LIEUTENANT.

GOOD NIGHT...

MY LITTLE CAPTAIN.

HELLO, YOU SWEET GUY.

REMEMBER ME?

I'M THE GIRL WHO
ALMOST DIDN'T MARRY YOU.

* YOU MADE ME LOVE YOU *

* AND ALL THE TIME
YOU KNEW IT *

* YOU WERE BLUFFING *

* 'CAUSE YOU KNEW IT *

* YOU MADE ME HAPPY *

* SOMETIMES *

* YOU MADE ME SAD *

[WHISTLING
YOU MADE ME LOVE YOU]

HOW'S MY BABE
THIS MORNING?

ALL RIGHT.

DON'T CALL ME BABE.

WHY NOT?

'CAUSE IT'S NOT
VERY RESPECTFUL,

YOU LUG.

YOU KNOW...

I'VE BEEN THINKING.

THERE YOU GO
EXAGGERATING AGAIN.

I'VE BEEN THINKING,
AND IT SEEMS TO ME THAT...

YOU AND I OUGHT
TO BE MARRIED.

WHAT DID YOU SAY
JUST THEN?

WELL, I JUST SAID MAYBE
WE OUGHT TO GET MARRIED.

IS THERE ANYTHING
WRONG WITH THAT?

WELL, IF YOU
HAVEN'T THE NERVE OF
A GOVERNMENT MULE!

OF A...

WELL, I MUST SAY!

WHAT'S WRONG?

WHAT'S WRONG?

EVERYTHING'S WRONG,
THAT'S ALL.

JUST EVERYTHING!

WHAT ABOUT
LAST NIGHT?

DON'T TELL ME
YOU'VE FORGOTTEN
ABOUT LAST NIGHT.

WELL, WHAT ABOUT
LAST NIGHT?

YOU'VE JUST GOT
THE WRONG GIRL,
THAT'S ALL!

ME, I'M
JO FLANNIGAN!

REMEMBER?

LAST NIGHT,
YOU JUST SPENT
ALL YOUR TIME

DANCING WITH
LINDA RANDALL,
THAT'S ALL.

I DANCED 3 TIMES
WITH LINDA.

AND AT
THE HENDERSONS'
HOUSE,

IT WAS
MADIE SANDERS,

AND AT THAT
HALLOWEEN
PARTY--

HEY, YOU MUST BE NUTS!

I HARDLY KNOW
MADIE SANDERS.

DON'T YOU "HEY" ME!

YOU JUST SPENT
ALL YOUR TIME

DANCING AND FLIRTING
WITH OTHER GIRLS.

AND THEN WHEN YOU
FEEL YOUR YEARS
CREEPING OVER YOU,

YOU COME BACK
TO GOOD OLD JO.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
YEARS CREEPING OVER ME?

I'M 24, AND UP TILL NOW,

I'VE BEEN FREE
TO DO AS I PLEASE!

AND AS FOR COMING BACK
TO YOU, I NEVER LEFT.

QUIT SHOUTING AT ME,
CHRIS JONES!

THAT'S A FINE WAY
TO PROPOSE--

YELLING AT ME LIKE
I WAS A FISHWIFE
OR SOMETHING.

I WASN'T YELLING.
YOU ARE TOO!

I WAS JUST TRYING
TO TELL YOU--

I KNOW WHAT YOU WERE
TRYING TO TELL ME!

AFTER WOLFING AROUND
EVERY GIRL IN--

I DIDN'T WOLF!

YOU DID SO!

YOU'RE A WOLF!

WHAT HAPPENED
TO ALL THE OTHERS,

THEY TURN YOU DOWN?

DOGGONE IT, JO,

I NEVER PROPOSED
TO ANYBODY BUT YOU.

A FINE PROPOSAL.

MAKING EVERYBODY
MISERABLE

ALL THE TIME.

IF YOU WERE JUST--

OH, WHY DON'T YOU
GO HOME

AND LEAVE ME ALONE?

[SOBS]

DOGGONE IT, JO,

I HAVEN'T MADE
ANYBODY MISERABLE.

YOU HAVE TOO!

ALL RIGHT, WHO?
ME!

YOU DARN FOOL.

NOW, LOOK, JO,

I DIDN'T COME AROUND
TO GET INTO A FIGHT.

EVER SINCE
I'VE KNOWN YOU--

SINCE WE WERE KIDS,
I GUESS,

I'VE BEEN
IN LOVE WITH YOU.

IT SEEMED LIKE
A NICE SUNNY MORNING,

AND I THOUGHT TO MYSELF,

"I GUESS I'LL DROP
BY JO'S HOUSE

"AND TELL HER
I LOVE HER...

AND ASK HER
TO MARRY ME."

AND THAT'S ALL
THERE IS TO IT.

WELL...

WHY DIDN'T YOU
TELL ME THIS BEFORE?

WHY DID YOU HAVE
TO KEEP IT A SECRET
ALL THESE YEARS?

BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW,
I GUESS.

KNOW WHAT?

THAT...

I WAS IN LOVE
WITH YOU.

WELL, I LIKE THAT,
CHRIS JONES!

THAT'S JUST
FINE AND DANDY!

SO, YOU'VE BEEN
STRINGING ME ALONG
ALL THESE YEARS!

SO THAT'S IT, HUH?

I HAVEN'T BEEN
STRINGING ANYBODY ALONG.

WELL, THEN TELL ME
THIS, MR. WOLF--

WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN
HANGING AROUND ALL
THESE YEARS FOR

IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW
WHETHER OR NOT

YOU WERE
IN LOVE WITH ME?

BECAUSE I LIKED
TO HANG AROUND,

I LIKED YOU,
AND I WANTED--

AW, YOU WANTED ME
TO A SISTER TO YOU,
HUH?

PALS!

LEAD YOU AROUND
BY THE HAND AND KEEP
YOUR NOSE DRY

SO YOUO
HANGING AROUND WITH
EVERY OTHER GIRL.

OH, FOR THE LOVE
OF PETE, JO!

WILL YOU STOP
PICKING ON ME?

GEE, I NEVER SAW A GIRL
AS HARD TO PROPOSE TO
AS YOU ARE.

AHA! SO I THOUGHT YOU'D
NEVER PROPOSED TO ANY
OTHER GIRL BEFORE.

I NEVER DID.

WELL, HOW DO YOU KNOW
YOU NEVER SAW A GIRL
SO HARD TO PROPOSE TO?

AW, JO, THAT'S JUST
THE WAY YOU SAY SOMETHING
THAT YOU DON'T MEAN.

BUT WHY DON'T YOU SAY
WHAT YOU DO MEAN?!

MAYBE THIS ABOUT YOU
AND ME GETTING MARRIED

IS JUST ANOTHER WAY
OF SAYING SOMETHING
YOU DON'T MEAN.

HOW DO I KNOW?

I DON'T KNOW WHY WE'RE
HAVING ALL THIS TROUBLE.

WELL, I'LL TELL YOU WHY.

BECAUSE A GIRL LIKES
TO PLAN ON THINGS,
THAT'S WHY.

IF A GIRL'S
GOING TO BE IN LOVE,

SHE WANTS TO BE
100% IN LOVE.

WITH A TIGHT-MOUTH CLAM
LIKE YOU,

SHE'S NEVER SAFE.

SHE CAN'T ACT
LIKE SHE'S IN LOVE

'CAUSE SHE NEVER KNOWS
HOW THE GUY REALLY
FEELS ABOUT IT.

SHE CAN'T COME
RIGHT OUT WITH IT.

AND SHE CAN'T EVEN
GET A KICK OUT OF IT

BECAUSE THE DARN FOOL
MAY NOT BE IN LOVE
WITH HER AT ALL,

AND THEN SHE'D JUST
BE MAKING AN IDIOT
OUT OF HERSELF

IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY.

THAT'S WHAT MAKES ME
SO DARN SORE,
CHRIS JONES,

YOU AND YOUR
OLD SECRETS!
AND IF YOU EVER--

SHUT UP.
I'M SICK OF HEARING
YOU HOLLER LIKE THAT.

JUDAS PRIEST!
WHAT A GRAB YOU'RE
GOING TO BE IN 5 YEARS.

I AM NOT--

I SAID, "SHUT UP."
ARE YOU GOING TO?

OK.

NOW, THERE'S ONLY ONE
QUESTION UP BETWEEN US,

AND YOU CAN ANSWER IT
WITH ONE WORD.

AND THIS IS THE ONLY TIME
I'LL EVER ASK IT.

SAY IT, ONE WORD
AND NO MORE!

WILL YOU MARRY ME?

YES.

THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT.

[SNIFFLING]

THAT'S
WHAT YOU KNOW,
YOU DARN FOOL.

THAT'S
WHAT YOU'VE
ALWAYS KNOWN.

THAT'S WHAT'S
ALWAYS MADE ME
SO DARN SORE.

JO, I THINK
I'VE BEEN LOVING YOU

SINCE THE TIME YOU HIT ME
ON THE FOREHEAD

WITH A CLINKER.

THAT WAS A SLIP.
I ONLY MEANT
TO SCARE YOU.

I THINK I'VE
BEEN LOVING YOU

EVER SINCE YOU
CUT MY HAIR OFF,
REMEMBER?

GEE,
WAS MOM SORE.

SO WAS I,
AFTER THE OLD MAN
GOT THROUGH WITH ME.

AND THEN THERE
WAS THE TIME

WE WENT TO
THE FRESHMAN DANCE.

YOU WERE
THE PRETTIEST GIRL
I EVER SAW THAT NIGHT.

THAT WAS
MY FIRST DATE.

YEAH, AND YOU SPENT
ALL YOUR TIME
DANCING

WITH ALL
THE OTHER GIRLS.

STILL WOULD,
ONLY THEY'RE ALL MARRIED.

YEAH, AND YOU'RE
ALL TIED UP, MY LAD.

FROM NOW ON,
IF I EVEN CATCH YOU

LOOKING SIDEWISE
AT ANOTHER GIRL,

I'M GOING TO HIT YOU
OVER THE HEAD

WITH AN AXE HANDLE.

SEEMS GOOD, DOESN'T IT?

SEEMS WONDERFUL.

HEY, WHAT'S
THE BIG IDEA?

HUH?

YOU'VE STOPPED
KISSING ME.

OH! HA HA HA!

HA HA HA!

WELL! FOR GOODNESS SAKES!

IT'S ALL RIGHT, MOM.
HE'S GOING TO MARRY ME.

Barbara:
ANYBODY LISTENING TO ME?

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

I THINK THERE'S ANOTHER FAMILY
LIVING IN THE ATTIC.

Helen:
IT'S ONLY MICE.

WELL, THEY WERE HERE
BEFORE WE WERE.

THEN WHY DON'T THEY PAY
THEIR SHARE OF THE RENT?

Doris: WHY DOESN'T
EVERYBODY GO TO SLEEP?

Barbara: OK.

MEOW.

MEOW.

THAT'LL FIX THEM.

[CRASHING]

Doris: OH, BARB!

GEE, LOOK,
I'M A COMMANDO.

BARBARA, WHAT A MESS.

TALK ABOUT SAFETY
ON THE HOME FRONT.

I'D RATHER RIDE
A TORPEDO THAN
A FLOOR MOP ANY DAY.

HONESTLY, YOU GIRLS,

HAVEN'T ANY OF YOU
EVER KEPT HOUSE BEFORE?

NOR AFTER, AS FAR
AS I'M CONCERNED.

OH, DARLING, YOU DON'T
CARRY A MOP CROSSWISE.

YOU CARRY IT LENGTHWISE,
LIKE A FISHING POLE, SEE?

GEE, IT LOOKS SIMPLE.

I WONDER WHY I COULDN'T
HAVE FIGURED THAT OUT
FOR MYSELF.

TRICKS OF THE TRADE.

I GUESS I'M JUST
A WELL-DEVELOPED
HALF-WIT.

BRIGHT ENOUGH
TO KEEP ALIVE,

BUT NOT BRIGHT
ENOUGH TO STAY
ON MY FEET.

Helen: WELL,
LET ME DO THE MOPPING,

AND YOU BEAT THE RUGS.
THEY'RE OUT ON THE LAWN.

BEAT THE RUGS? I DOUBT
IF THEY'LL STAND IT.

WELL, THAT'S WHAT YOU DO
WHEN YOU HAVEN'T
GOT A VACUUM.

BUT WHEN THAT LADY
SAID CARPET SWEEPER,

I THOUGHT SHE MEANT
VACUUM SWEEPER.

WELL, WE'RE GOING
BACKWARDS FAST.

THE 19th CENTURY
ALREADY.

IF THIS KEEPS UP,

WE'LL BE HANGING
FROM THE CHANDELIERS
BY OUR TAILS.

WAIT A MINUTE.

I'VE BEEN DOING SOME
SERIOUS THINKING HERE.

THE WAY IT LOOKS TO ME,

HOUSEKEEPING
ISN'T OUR RACKET.

WELL, YOU
LITTLE MINX,

WHATEVER
GAVE YOU
THAT IDEA?

AND PRACTICALLY
NONE OF US CAN COOK.

WHAT WAS WRONG
WITH THOSE EGGS
THIS MORNING?

THEY WEREN'T COOKED,
THE WERE VULCANIZED.

YOU TRIED TOO HARD.

TAKES REAL CONCENTRATION
TO MAKE AN EGG TOUGH.

BUT WHAT ARE WE
GOING TO DO?

LISTEN TO JO.

WELL, IT SEEMS TO ME
WE GOT THIS HOUSE
IN ORDER TO ENJOY IT.

WE WORK 8 HOURS A DAY
AS IT IS.

IF WE HAVE TO WORK
ANOTHER 8 HOURS

TO KEEP THIS DUMP GOING,
WE MIGHT AS WELL GO BACK
TO WHERE WE WERE.

WE SIGNED A LEASE
AND WE'RE STUCK WITH IT.

I'M GOING TO BEAT
THOSE RUGS

UNTIL THEY SIT UP
AND HOLLER, "UNCLE!"

NO. WHAT WE NEED
IS A HOUSEKEEPER.

A HOUSEKEEPER!

OH, WOULDN'T THAT
BE WONDERFUL?

HEAR! HEAR!

WHAT DO YOU THINK
OF THE IDEA, HELEN?

JUDGING FROM
WHAT I'VE SEEN,

IT'S
THE ONLY IDEA.

OK, WE'LL TAKE A VOTE.

EVERYBODY IN FAVOR
SAY, "AYE."

AYE!
AYE!
AYE!

MOTION'S CARRIED
UNANIMOUSLY.

BUT I HEAR THEY'RE
AWFULLY HARD TO FIND.

HOW ARE WE
GOING TO GET ONE?

WE'LL ADVERTISE,
LITTLE GOOSE.

IN THE MEANTIME,
I'LL JUST HOLD OFF
THAT RUG BEATING

UNTIL WE SEE HOW
THE IDEA WORKS, HUH?

YES?

MY NAME IS
MRS. JOHN CANBY LODGE.

YES?

UH, YOU ADVERTISED
FOR A HOUSEKEEPER?

OH, YES.
OH, WON'T YOU COME IN?

THANK YOU.

UH, THIS IS
MRS. PETER THOMAS,

MRS. GEORGE STACEY,
MRS. MICHAEL DUMBROWSKI,

AND I'M
MRS. CHRISTOPHER JONES.

THIS IS
MRS. JOHN CANBY LODGE.

HOW DO YOU DO?
HOW DO YOU DO?

BEFORE I WAS
MARRIED, MY NAME WAS
MANYA BERTENHEIMER.

YOU MAY CALL ME MANYA.

LOOK, JUST
CALL ME BARBARA,

AND WE'LL FORGET
THE WHOLE THING.

BARBARA.
THIS IS HELEN,
DORIS, AND I'M JO.

WON'T YOU SIT DOWN?

[QUIETLY]
WILL YOU DRY UP?

THANK YOU.

WELL...UH, HAVE YOU
HAD ANY, UH,

EXPERIENCE IN
THIS KIND OF WORK?

I HAVE KEPT HOUSE
FOR MY FATHER IN DRESDEN.

HE HAD 8 LITTLE ONES.

THAT GAVE EXPERIENCE.

[LAUGHTER]

WELL, UM, HAVE YOU...
HAVE YOU ANY REFERENCES?

NEIN. IN THIS
COUNTRY, I AM JUST
BEGINNING TO WORK...

TO TRY AND GET
MY FIRST EMPLOYMENT.

BUT I HAVE GONE
TO THE UNIVERSITY.

OH, THAT'S NICE.
WHAT SCHOOL?

4 YEARS AT THE ACADEMY
IN DRESDEN,

AND AT THE UNIVERSITY
IN VIENNA, 2 YEARS.

MAYBE SHE COULD
TUTOR ME ON THE SIDE.

YOU HAVE A ROOM
FOR ME?

WELL, YES, WE...
DO HAVE A ROOM,

ONLY THERE ARE
JUST A FEW--

UH, HELEN,
YOU TAKE IT
FROM THERE, HUH?

WELL, MY DEAR,
WE'D LIKE TO KNOW

WHAT YOUR SALARY
WOULD BE.

THAT'S IT.

UH, WELL, YOU SEE,
IT'S LIKE THIS.

BECAUSE I AM NOT YET
A CITIZEN, I CANNOT
WORK IN THE WAR PLANT.

BUT YOU ALL WORK
IN THE WAR PLANT,
AND IF I HELP YOU,

I HELP THE WAR
JUST THE SAME.

IS THAT NOT RIGHT?

Barbara:
I THINK IT IS.

AND TO MAKE IT MORE SO,
YOUR HUSBANDS ARE ALL
FIGHTING AGAINST THE NAZIS.

MY HUSBAND ALSO IS
IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY,

FIGHTING AGAINST THE NAZIS,
SO THAT MAKES US ONE.

HOW THEN TO TALK ABOUT MONEY?

NOW, IF YOU WILL
SHOW ME MY ROOM, PLEASE?

SHOW HER THE ROOM
AND SEE IF SHE LIKES IT.

RIGHT THIS WAY,
MANYA.

DANKE SCHOEN.

GEE, I HONESTLY
THOUGHT I FELT TEARS
COMING TO MY EYES.

SHE'S--SHE'S PRETTY,
ISN'T SHE?

DID SHE LIKE IT?

SHE DIDN'T GET THAT FAR.

SHE WALKED INTO THE KITCHEN,
TOOK ONE LOOK AT THE STOVE,

SAID IT NEEDED CLEANING,
AND WENT RIGHT TO WORK.

[BANGING]

BUT WHAT ARE WE
GOING TO DO
ABOUT HER?

WELL, AFTER WHAT SHE SAID
ABOUT US ALL BEING ONE,

YOU CAN'T HIRE
A THING LIKE THAT.

LOOK,
WHY DON'T WE
TAKE OUR CASH,

AFTER THE RENT
AND GROCERIES
ARE PAID,

AND SPLIT IT
5 WAYS.

WELL, EVEN THAT
WOULDN'T BE AS MUCH

AS SHE COULD MAKE
SOMEWHERE ELSE.

I DON'T THINK MANYA
CARES A GREAT DEAL
ABOUT THAT.

I THINK THAT'S
A DARN GOOD IDEA.

WHY DON'T WE TAKE
A VOTE ON IT?

EVERYBODY IN FAVOR
SAY, "AYE."

AYE.
AYE.
AYE.

MOTION'S CARRIED
UNANIMOUSLY. MANYA!

JA?

Jo: WE'VE DECIDED
ABOUT YOUR SALARY.

OH, THAT'S GOOD,
GOOD.

NO, NO, NO.
WAIT A MINUTE.

WE WANT TO
TELL YOU ABOUT IT.

JA?

WELL, WE'RE GOING TO POOL
ALL OF OUR SALARIES,

AND WE'LL PAY THE RENT
AND TAKE CARE

OF THE EXPENSES
OF THE HOUSE,

AND WHAT'S LEFT OVER,
WE'LL SPLIT 5 WAYS.

YOU SEE, WE'RE RUNNING
THIS JOINT LIKE A DEMOCRACY.

LIKE A DEMOCRACY.
OH, THAT'S GOOD.

THAT'S GOOD.

ONCE, IN GERMANY,
WE HAD A DEMOCRACY.

BUT WE...

YOU LOST IT.

NEIN. WE DID NOT
LOSE IT.

WE LET IT BE
MURDERED...

LIKE A LITTLE CHILD.

HI, GANG.

HIYA.
HELLO.

LOOK WHAT I BROUGHT HOME
TO TAKE CARE OF THAT FAMILY

UP IN THE ATTIC.

[ALL TALKING EXCITEDLY]

OH, WELL, LET'S NOT
START PAMPERING HIM.

HECTOR, YOU HAVE
A JOB TO DO.

NAMED HIM HECTOR
ON THE WAY IN.

I KNOW WHERE THERE'S
ENOUGH FRESH MEAT

TO LAST YOU
THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.

OH, GIVE HIM
BACK TO ME.

OK. BUT NO CODDLING.

WHERE HAVE
YOU BEEN?

OH, I STOPPED BY
AND HAD MY HAIR DONE.
DO YOU LIKE IT?

IT LOOKS LOVELY.
YOU HAVE VERY
SMALL EARS.

YOU SHOULD
ALWAYS WEAR IT
SO THEY SHOW.

WELL, THAT'S PROBABLY
THE SMALLEST COMPLIMENT
I'VE EVER BEEN PAID.

I HAVE TWO LEGS,
TWO ARMS, TWO EYES,
AND A LOT OF OTHER STUFF.

AND YOU SIDESTEP THEM ALL
BY TALKING ABOUT MY EARS.

WELL, I'VE GOT TO GO
UPSTAIRS AND CHANGE.

ARE YOU GOING OUT?

YEAH, I HAVE
A DATE TONIGHT.

DUE TO SHOW AT 8:30.

WITH A MAN?

AS FAR AS I KNOW.

WHO?

YOU KNOW,
THAT MOTH-EATEN DON JUAN

THAT'S BEEN PESTERING ME
FOR THE LAST MONTH.

TONIGHT, HE'S GOING
TO LEARN HOW IT IS

TO GOT OUT AND PLAY
WITH THE BIG GIRLS.
COCONUT GROVE.

WELL, I DON'T THINK
YOU OUGHT TO GO.

NEITHER DO I.

FOR THE LOVE
OF MIKE, WHY NOT?

WELL, I JUST DON'T
THINK WE OUGHT

TO START ANYTHING
LIKE THAT.

LIKE WHAT?

LIKE--LIKE HAVING
A BUNCH OF SMELLY OLD MEN

HANGING AROUND THE HOUSE
ALL THE TIME.

HOW DO YOU KNOW HE SMELLS?
AND HE'S NOT OLD, EITHER.

42, THAT'S NOT EVEN
INDIAN SUMMER.

GO AHEAD AND DO
WHAT YOU LIKE.
YOU WILL, ANYHOW.

BUT I SHOULD THINK
WITH PETE OUT THERE
SOMEWHERE ON A SHIP,

YOU MIGHT AT LEAST
PRETEND TO PLAY SQUARE.

YOU LEAVE PETE OUT OF THIS!

HE'S A NO-GOOD,
DOUBLE-CROSSING,
WOMAN-CHASING DOPE.

HE HASN'T WRITTEN TO ME
FOR 3 MONTHS,

AND AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED,
HE DOESN'T HAVE TO.

AND IN THE MEANTIME,
IF SOME SLAP-HAPPY OLD GOAT

WANTS TO LAY A LITTLE
CHAMPAGNE ON THE LINE,

I'M JUST THE GIRL
TO DO IT WITH.

WELL, ALL THE SAME,
YOU'LL BE SORRY SOMETIME.

JUST OCCURS TO ME
THAT THIS IS NONE
OF YOUR BUSINESS.

LET'S TAKE A VOTE ON IT.

ALL IN FAVOR OF ME
TAKING CARE OF MY AFFAIRS

AND YOU TAKING CARE
OF YOURS, SAY, "AYE."

AYE.

YOU WIN.

THE MOTION IS CARRIED
UNANIMOUSLY.

EXCUSE ME WHILE
I CHANGE MY CLOTHES.

YOU KNOW, IN A WAY,
I GUESS I DON'T BLAME BARBARA.

I GET KIND OF
LONESOME MYSELF.

Doris: FOR JUST ANY MAN?

MM-MM.
JUST FOR CHRIS.

YEAH. ME, TOO.

[MANYA SHOUTING IN GERMAN]

MANYA! MANYA,
WHAT'S THE MATTER?

Manya: I'M GOING
TO QUIT THE BUTCHER.

QUIT MR. JOHNSON?

MANYA, WHY?

HE'S A BLACK MARKET.

MR. JOHNSON?
OH, MANYA,

THERE MUST BE
SOME MISTAKE.

NO MISTAKE. I TELL HIM
THIS MORNING I ONLY HAVE STAMP

FOR ONE POUND OF BACON

AND TO PLEASE SEND ME
ONLY ONE POUND.

AND JUST NOW, I FIND HE SENDS ME
TWO POUNDS OF BACON.

TWO POUNDS WHEN I HAVE
ONLY STAMP FOR ONE POUND.

MAYBE HE MADE
A MISTAKE
IN THE ORDER.

NO, NO, NO MISTAKE.

HE SENT A NOTE WITH IT,
AND IT SAYS,

FOR US, HE DOES THE FAVOR
OF ONE EXTRA POUND.

WELL, MANYA, I KNOW
HE SHOULDN'T DO THAT,

BUT PERHAPS HE WAS JUST
TRYING TO BE NICE TO US.

NICE TO US, YEAH.
BUT WITH BACON SCARCE,

IS HE BEING NICE
TO THE OTHER PEOPLES?

IS IT BEING NICE TO MY JOHN
IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY

FIGHTING THE NAZIS?

NO, IT IS NOT NICE,
SO I QUIT HIM.

BUT, MANYA,
IT'S SUCH
A LITTLE THING.

YEAH, IT'S A LITTLE THING,

BUT WHEN LITTLE THINGS GO,
BIG THINGS FOLLOW.

I HAVE SEEN,
I HAVE SEEN IN GERMANY,

THE LITTLE THINGS
AND WHAT HAPPENED AFTERWARDS.

Helen: WELL, MANYA,
INSTEAD OF QUITTING
MR. JOHNSON,

WHY DON'T YOU HAVE
A TALK WITH HIM,
EXPLAIN HOW WE FEEL,

AND TELL HIM
NOT TO DO IT AGAIN?

WELL, OK. THIS TIME,
I WILL TALK TO MR. JOHNSON,

BUT NEXT TIME,
I REPORT HIM.

THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE
ANY HOARDING OF BACON
IN THIS HOUSE.

THERE'S NOT GOING
TO BE ANY HOARDING

OF ANYTHING IN THIS HOUSE,
TAKING THE FOOD RIGHT OUT

OF THE MOUTHS
OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY.

AND THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING
TO TELL MR. JOHNSON.

SHE MAKES YOU FEEL
KIND OF LIKE A SPY
OR SOMETHING, DOESN'T SHE?

WELL, SHE'S RIGHT,
OF COURSE,

BUT I DO THINK MR. JOHNSON
DESERVES A WARNING.

LOOK, WHAT DIFFERENCE
DOES A POUND OF BACON MAKE,
ONE WAY OR THE OTHER?

WELL, IT MAY NOT MAKE
ANY DIFFERENCE TO YOU,

BUT IT DOES TO ME.

I THINK ANYONE
WHO HOARDS IS A HEEL.

Barbara: OH, FORGET IT.

YOU KNOW, I...

I THINK THERE'S
SOMETHING I'M GOING
TO HAVE TO TELL.

I BET THIS IS GOING
TO BE REALLY WICKED.

I'M NOT SURE,
BUT I--

I THINK I'M A HOARDER.

YOU, A HOARDER!

YES, IT'S PROBABLY
WHAT I AM,

BUT I STARTED HOARDING
THIS PARTICULAR THING LONG
BEFORE ANYBODY MENTIONED

THEY WERE GOING
TO BE SCARCE.

EVEN WHEN I WAS
A LITTLE GIRL, MAYBE 15,

I'D ALWAYS BUY TWO
INSTEAD ONE.

LATELY, IT'S GETTING
TO BE LIKE A VICE.

I BUY 3.

ONCE, I EVEN BOUGHT 4!

BE CAREFUL
WHAT YOU SAY.

IF IT'S
SILK STOCKINGS,

REMEMBER WE WEAR
THE SAME SIZE.

NO, NO,
IT'S NOT STOCKINGS.

Helen: WHAT IS IT, THEN?

I'LL GET THEM
AND SHOW YOU.

ANYBODY WANT
A CUP OF COFFEE?

NO, THANKS,
MANYA.

JO?

I'LL TAKE IT
IF NOBODY ELSE
WANTS IT.

ME, IF I DRINK
COFFEE AFTER DINNER,
I CANNOT SLEEP,

SO SHOULD IT GO TO WASTE?

THANK YOU, MANYA.

THERE.

LIPSTICKS!

YES.
BUT YOU'VE
GOT DOZENS!

127.

THEY'RE EVEN
DIFFERENT SHADES.

I DON'T GET IT.

YOU MUST HAVE
SOME KIND OF

A COMPLEX
OR SOMETHING.

I DON'T KNOW.
I CAN'T EXPLAIN IT.

BUT WHY HAVE YOU GOT
DIFFERENT SHADES?

WELL, I THOUGHT THAT,
AS I GREW OLDER,

I'D PROBABLY TAKE
LIGHTER SHADES
THAN I TAKE NOW,

SO I GOT A LOT
OF DIFFERENT SHADES.

GEE, WHAT ARE YOU
COMPLAINING ABOUT?

YOU'RE CRAZY.
WITH ALL THOSE,

YOU CAN HOLD OUT
FOR 75 YEARS.

IT'S PRETTY BAD,
ISN'T IT?

WITH ALL THAT METAL
AND ALL THAT GREASE...

IT'S NOT GOOD.

BUT WHAT AM I GOING
TO DO WITH THEM?

I'M SICK OF THEM.
I HATE THEM.

THEY'RE ON MY CONSCIENCE
LIKE A GUILTY SECRET.

ALL THE TIME, I GO AROUND
FEELING LIKE LADY MACBETH.

WHY DON'T YOU TAKE THEM
BACK TO THE DRUGGIST

AND HAVE HIM SELL THEM?

WELL, I TRIED TO,
BUT THEY HAVE HEALTH
LAWS OR SOMETHING.

HE CAN'T TAKE THEM.

WHY DON'T YOU WRITE
TO THE GOVERNMENT
ABOUT IT?

Doris: I DID.

WELL, UH, WHO
DID YOU WRITE TO?

THE FBI.

WELL, WHAT DID
THEY SAY?

I'VE GOT THE LETTER
UPSTAIRS.

THEY TOLD ME TO REFER
THE MATTER TO MY PASTOR.

I THINK IT WAS A JOKE.

LOOKS LIKE WE'RE STUCK
WITH ENOUGH LIP ROUGE
FOR THE DURATION.

AND LET'S
LEAVE IT AT THAT.

WE'VE HAD ENOUGH
LECTURES AROUND HERE
FOR ONE NIGHT.

THIS JOINT'S
GETTING SO MORAL,

WE'RE ALL AFRAID
TO TAKE A DEEP BREATH.

THAT'S A FUNNY
THING TO SAY.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
BACON, MEN, LIPSTICKS,

GAB, GAB, GAB,
MORAL, MORAL, MORAL.

YOU'D THINK
WE WERE RUNNING
A HOME FOR...A HOME.

I SUPPOSE YOU DON'T
THINK HOARDING

VERY IMPORTANT, HUH?

LOOK, WHY DON'T YOU
RELAX FOR A CHANGE?

DO YOU THINK WE'RE
GOING TO LOSE THIS WAR

OR WIN IT,
FOR THAT MATTER,

ON ACCOUNT
OF A BOX OF LIPSTICKS
OR A POUND OF BACON?

YOU KNOW BETTER
THAN THAT.

WELL, IF IT WERE
JUST ONE POUND
OF BACON,

I DON'T SUPPOSE
IT WOULD MAKE
ANY DIFFERENCE.

BUT WHAT IF
20 OR 30 MILLION
OTHER WOMEN WENT OUT

AND DID
THE SAME THING?

I'VE GOT ENOUGH
TROUBLES OF MY OWN

WITHOUT WORRYING ABOUT
20 OR 30 MILLION DAMES
I DON'T EVEN KNOW.

AND IF YOU WANT THE TRUTH,
I THINK THIS RATIONING

AND EVERYTHING
THAT GOES WITH IT

IS JUST A PAIN IN THE NECK.

BARBARA! YOU SOUND
LIKE A FIFTH COLUMNIST.

LOOK, YOU TWO
JUMPED ON ME FIRST.

THE MINUTE I CAME
IN THE DOOR, YOU
STARTED PSALM-SINGING.

WELL, NOW I'M GOING
TO TELL YOU SOMETHING.

I'VE BEEN LISTENING
TO THIS GABBLE

ABOUT WE'VE GOT TO DO THIS
AND WE'VE GOT TO DO THAT
FOR 3 WEEKS,

AND, SISTERS,
I'M PLENTY SICK OF IT.

RATIONING, SURE.

I'LL HOLD STILL FOR IT
BECAUSE I'VE GOT TO.

BUT I'M NOT GOING
TO RUN AROUND LIKE
A MOON-FACED POLLYANNA

SAYING I LIKE IT!

I NEVER SAID I LIKED--
I HAVEN'T FINISHED!

MAYBE I'M NOT SO DUMB
AS YOU THINK I AM.

THIS WHOLE THING WOULD
NEVER HAVE HAPPENED
IN THE FIRST PLACE

IF WE'D BEEN MINDING
OUR OWN BUSINESS.

WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO GET
A GOVERNMENT STAMP OUT

EVERY TIME WE WANTED
TO BUY A PIECE OF BUTTER

IF THEY WEREN'T
SHIPPING IT ALL
TO A LOT OF FOREIGNERS.

WHY, THEY'RE RATIONING GAS
RIGHT HERE IN CALIFORNIA

WHERE THEY GOT
MORE OF THE STUFF
THAN THEY CAN HAUL AWAY.

EVEN THE GOVERNMENT
DOESN'T KNOW WHAT IT'S
GOING TO DO TOMORROW.

THEY'RE GOING TO RATION THIS,
THEY'RE GOING TO RATION THAT,

THEY ARE, THEY AREN'T,
BLOW HOT, BLOW COLD,

HE'S UP, HE'S DOWN.

WHAT KIND OF BUSINESS
IS THAT, ANYWAY?

AND WHILE WE'RE BEING
PUSHED AROUND AT HOME,

OUR GUYS ARE OUT
FIGHTING IN COUNTRIES

THEY NEVER EVEN HEARD OF

FOR A LOT OF FOREIGNERS
THAT'LL TURN ON US

LIKE A PACK OF WOLVES
THE MINUTE IT'S OVER.

BARBARA!

WELL, IT'S THE TRUTH,
AND YOU KNOW IT.

YOU OUGHT TO BE
ASHAMED OF YOURSELF.

DO YOU KNOW WHERE THAT
KIND OF TALK COMES FROM?

IT COMES
STRAIGHT FROM BERLIN.

EVERY TIME YOU SAY IT,
EVERY TIME YOU
EVEN THINK IT,

YOU'RE DOUBLE-CROSSING
YOUR OWN HUSBAND!

OH.

HOW CAN WE
GO ON MINDING
OUR OWN BUSINESS

WHEN SOMEBODY
BLACKJACKS US
IN AN ALLEY

AND YOU'VE GOT
PEARL HARBOR
ON YOUR HANDS?

AND WHO WANTS TO
GET SLICK AND FAT

WHEN HALF THE PEOPLE
IN THE WORLD ARE
STARVING TO DEATH

FOR THINGS THAT
WE CAN DO WITHOUT?

MISTAKES? SURE,
WE MAKE MISTAKES,
PLENTY OF THEM.

YOU WANT A COUNTRY
WHERE THEY WON'T
STAND FOR A MISTAKE?

GO TO GERMANY.
GO TO JAPAN.

AND THE FIRST TIME
YOU OPEN YOUR TRAP

LIKE YOU HAVE
TONIGHT,

YOU'LL FIND A GUN
IN YOUR STOMACH!

YOU'RE
THE KIND OF PEOPLE
HITLER COUNTED ON

WHEN HE STARTED
THIS WAR.

TALK, TALK, TALK,
AND NEVER THINK.

AND THAT'S
THE BIGGEST MISTAKE

ANY GUY EVER
THOUGHT OF MAKING,

BECAUSE THERE ARE
NOT ENOUGH OF YOU

AND THERE ARE
PLENTY OF US,

AND BY JUDAS PRIEST,
IF IT TAKES--

[DOORBELL RINGING]

THAT'S MY DATE.

SAVED BY THE BELL.

WELL, I THINK WE NEED
A LITTLE MUSIC.

YOU FEEL BETTER?

I WISH I'D SOCKED HER.

Man: HELLO, BABS.

UH, I'LL RUN RIGHT UP
AND GET MY THINGS.

YOU REMEMBER WALDO PEARSON?

THIS IS HELEN STACEY...

AND DORIS DUMBROWSKI...

AND FEATHERWEIGHT JO JONES.

HOW DO YOU DO?

HELLO.

THE ATMOSPHERE IS
A LITTLE THICK, WALDO.

WE'VE BEEN HAVING
WHAT'S KNOWN

AS A SMALL BEEF
JUST AMONG US GIRLS.

SMALL BEEF'S BETTER
THAN NONE THESE DAYS.

HA HA HA!

[HISSES]

WELL, MAKE YOURSELF
COMFORTABLE.

Radio: WE PAUSE
FOR THE LATE BULLETIN.

THE NAVY DEPARTMENT
HAS ANNOUNCED THE LOSS

OF THE UNITED STATES
AIRCRAFT CARRIER YORKTOWN

IN THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY.

ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE DISASTER
HAS BEEN WITHHELD

PENDING NOTIFICATION
OF NEXT OF KIN.

4 LOS ANGELES MEN
WERE REPORTED MISSING

WHEN THE BIG SHIP WENT DOWN.
THEY ARE...

LIEUTENANT JUNIOR GRADE
HOWARD CHRISTIANSON,
535 TULLER AVENUE;

MACHINIST'S MATE PETER THOMAS,
WHO'S WIFE IS BELIEVED

TO RESIDE IN LOS ANGELES,
BUT WHO HAS NOT YET
BEEN LOCATED--

[CLICK]

BARBARA, DEAR.

I'M ALL RIGHT.

YOU'D BETTER GO.

SURE.

ANYTHING I CAN DO,
JUST LET ME KNOW.

EVER SINCE I WAS A KID,

I ALWAYS WANTED TO BE
AN ACTRESS.

I GUESS I'VE BEEN
BUILDING MY WHOLE LIFE
TO THIS MOMENT, ONLY...

I NEVER EXPECTED
THE TIMING TO BE SO GOOD.

AND ON A STAIRCASE, TOO.

OH, WHY DOESN'T SOMEBODY
CUT MY TONGUE OUT WHEN I...

OH, WHAT'S THE MATTER
WITH ME?

WHY CAN'T I LEARN
TO KEEP MY BIG TRAP SHUT?

WELL, CHRIS,
I DID IT AGAIN.

I PROMISED I WOULDN'T,
BUT I DID.

WHERE DOES THIS GO?

OH, IN THE LOWER
LEFT-HAND DOOR.

WELL, THAT'S DONE.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

LIVING ROOM.
WHERE ELSE?

WHAT ARE YOU
GOING TO DO?

I'M GOING TO SIT DOWN.

READ, READ, READ.

YOU NEED A SHINE.

I'LL GET AT THEM
IN THE MORNING.

Radio: THE ALLIED WORLD
WAS STUNNED TODAY

BY THE CAPITULATION
OF KING LEOPOLD OF THE BELGIANS.

HIS SURRENDER JEOPARDIZES
THE ENTIRE ALLIED POSITION.

THE FRENCH HAVE BEGUN A RETREAT
IN THE DIRECTION OF ABBEVILLE,

WHILE THE BRITISH
ARE FALLING BACK--

DARLING...

HUH?

WHAT ARE YOU READING?

Chris: MAGAZINE.

I KNOW, BUT WHAT ARE YOU
READING IN THE MAGAZINE?

HUH?

OH, UH, IT'S AN ARTICLE.
IT'S CALLED,

"WILL THE UNITED STATES
ENTER WORLD WAR II?"

OH.

MIND IF I SIT
IN YOUR LAP?

UH, GUESS I CAN READ
JUST AS WELL THAT WAY.

WHAT'S THIS?

HMM?

IS THIS A SPLINTER?

I GUESS SO.

[HUMMING]

HERE, GIVE ME
YOUR HAND.

OUCH!

THAT HURT?

WELL, SURE, IT HURT.
IT HURT A LOT.

OH, YOU MEN.
ALWAYS WHINING.

I'M NOT WHINING.

YOU ASKED ME A QUESTION,
AND I ANSWERED IT,
THAT'S ALL.

THERE'S NO WHINING TO IT.

OH.

HEY!

DID YOU STERILIZE
THAT NEEDLE?

I MIGHT GET
AN INFECTION.

AN INFECTION? I NEVER
HEARD SUCH HOLLERING.

STUCK A NAIL
CLEAR THROUGH MY FOOT
WHEN I WAS 12

AND DIDN'T MAKE
HALF AS BIG A FUSS.

I'M NOT MAKING A FUSS.
I'M JUST POINTING OUT TO YOU

THAT WHEN YOU TAKE
A NEEDLE THAT LONG

AND JAB IT HALFWAY
THROUGH A MAN'S HAND,

THAT'S NO GOOD.

YOU'LL SCAR ME UP AND--

OH, SCAR YOU UP!

AND BESIDES,
IT'S UNSANITARY.

YOU'RE A HYPOCHONDRIAC,
ANYWAY.

WELL, HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT?

JUST BECAUSE I DON'T
WANT TO GET STUCK

LIKE A PIG
IN A SLAUGHTERHOUSE,

SHE SAYS
I'M A HYPOCHONDRIAC.

HOLD STILL.

THIS IS NOT GOING
TO HURT AT ALL.

OH!

YOU SEE?
DIDN'T HURT AT ALL.

NO MORE THAN IF YOU'D
CHOPPED MY LEG OFF,

NOT A BIT MORE.

I WISH YOU'D SPEND MORE TIME
SEWING BUTTONS ON MY SHIRTS

AND LESS TIME
HACKING AT MY HAND.

THAT'S GOT
A COMPLETE SET OF 'EM.

I DID, DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY.

SO THEY DON'T HAVE
ANY BUTTONS ON 'EM."

YOU DON'T HAVE TO
CARRY ON SO ABOUT IT.

ALL I DID YESTERDAY
WAS JUST TO SCRUB
THE BACK PORCH

AND CLEAN OUT
THE BASEMENT

AND TAKE THOSE SLIPS
OVER TO MOTHER'S HOUSE

AND GET YOU
YOUR BREAKFAST

AND GET YOU
YOUR LUNCH AND GET--

WILL YOU LAY OFF?

YOU SOUND LIKE I WAS
MAKING A GALLEY SLAVE
OUT OF YOU.

WELL, THAT'S
EXACTLY WHAT YOU
ARE TRYING TO DO.

ALL DAY LONG,
IT'S JUST WORK,
WORK, WORK,

DAY IN, DAY OUT,

TRYING TO KEEP
THE HOUSE NEAT
AND CLEAN

AND TRYING
TO KEEP YOU FED.

AND WHAT HAPPENS?
THE MINUTE YOU HIT
THE FRONT DOOR,

YOU START YELLING
SOMETHING ABOUT,

"THE BUTTONS
ON MY SHIRT."

I HAVEN'T JUST
HIT THE FRONT DOOR.

I'VE BEEN HOME
FOR TWO HOURS.

I'VE EATEN DINNER,
AND I HELPED YOU
WITH THE DISHES.

I START TO READ
AN ARTICLE, AND YOU START
TO RIP OPEN MY HAND,

AND I JUST HAPPENED TO SAY
SOMETHING ABOUT--

JUST HAPPENED TO SAY!

YOU'VE BEEN BUILDING UP
TO IT ALL EVENING.

AS IF I DIDN'T TRY
TO KEEP THINGS GOING.

WELL, ALL RIGHT.
GO AHEAD. GET IT ALL
OFF YOUR CHEST.

THINK UP
SOME MORE THINGS.

YOU WANT ME TO?
YES.

ALL RIGHT, I WILL.

MY SUIT ISN'T BACK
FROM THE CLEANERS,

AND THIS ONE
LOOKS LIKE A RAG,

AND THAT'S BECAUSE YOU
DIDN'T SEND THE OTHER SUIT
TO THE CLEANERS

WHEN YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO.

AND MY SOCKS ARE ALWAYS
IN THE TOP DRAWER

INSTEAD OF IN THE MIDDLE
DRAWER, WHERE I KEEP
BEGGING YOU TO PUT THEM.

AND MY NIGHTSHIRT'S NEVER
ON THE SAME HOOK AT NIGHT

AS WHERE I PUT IT
IN THE MORNING.

AND SOMEBODY'S
BEEN USING MY RAZOR,

AND YOU CAN'T TELL ME
IT WAS THE CAT.

IS THAT ALL?

IT'S ALL I CAN THINK OF
AT THE MOMENT,

BUT YOU GIVE ME
A LITTLE TIME,

AND I'LL THINK
OF PLENTY MORE.

INCLUDING, I SUPPOSE,
THE FACT THAT YOU NEVER
CLEAN OUT THE BATHTUB

WHEN YOU'RE
THROUGH BATHING.

THERE YOU GO.

I WARNED YOU
ABOUT THAT BEFORE WE
WERE EVER MARRIED.

I TOLD YOU I HATED
CLEANING OUT THE TUB,
AND I'D NEVER DO IT.

NO, SIR, YOU CAN'T
HANG THAT ON ME BECAUSE
YOU WERE TOLD IN ADVANCE,

AND YOU SAID
YOU DIDN'T CARE.

THAT'S BECAUSE I DIDN'T
KNOW YOU SO WELL!

NOW I DO! NOW I KNOW
WHAT YOU WANTED ME FOR
IN THE FIRST PLACE.

ME, I'M JUST
A CHEAP SUBSTITUTE
FOR A HOUSEKEEPER.

ALL YOU WANT IS SOMEBODY
TO WORK AND SLAVE
AND SCRUB AND COOK

AND ORDER THE GROCERIES

AND TAKE CARE
OF THE LAUNDRY
AND THE PRESSING

AND CLEAN THE HOUSE
AND DUST THE FURNITURE

AND LAY OUT YOUR CLOTHES
AND SCRUB THE BATHTUB,

AND THEN SIT
WITH HER HANDS FOLDED
IN THE EVENINGS

AND WATCH YOU READ!

[CRYING LOUDLY]

[CRYING]

[CONTINUES CRYING]

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

SEWING BUTTONS
ON YOUR DARN OLD SHIRTS.

ALL RIGHT, JO.
LET'S HAVE IT.

HAVE WHAT?

LET'S HAVE
WHAT THE TROUBLE IS.

WELL, THERE'S
NO TROUBLE.

COME ON.
BE A GOOD GUY.

IF YOU'RE SORE,
I'VE AT LEAST GOT
A RIGHT TO KNOW WHY.

WELL, ALL RIGHT,
I'LL TELL YOU.

BECAUSE I NEVER GET
TO SEE YOU ANYMORE.

YOU'VE ONLY BEEN
HOME TO DINNER
TWICE THIS WEEK.

AND THEN WHEN
YOU DO COME HOME,

YOU JUST SIT AROUND
AND READ.

THE NIGHTS
I HAVEN'T BEEN HOME
I'VE BEEN WORKING.

YOU KNOW THAT.

HAVEN'T YOU GOT
SPUNK ENOUGH
TO TELL THEM

TO GET SOMEBODY ELSE
TO PUT IN ALL THAT
OVERTIME DOWN THERE?

WHAT ARE YOU,
A MAN OR A MOUSE?

I VOLUNTEERED
FOR THAT OVERTIME, JO.

YOU VOLUNTEERED?!

YEAH.

WELL, NOW I AM
GETTING MAD!

HOW ABOUT THINKING
A LITTLE LESS
OF THE COMPANY

AND A LITTLE MORE
ABOUT ME?

BECAUSE I AM
YOUR WIFE!

WELL, I AM
THINKING ABOUT YOU.

THAT'S WHY I'M TAKING ON
THIS EXTRA WORK.

NOW, LET'S GET
THIS STRAIGHT.

YOU MEAN YOU'RE
TAKING ON MORE
OVERTIME DOWN THERE

BECAUSE YOU'RE
THINKING OF ME?

YES.

OK. WHY?

WELL, YOU HEARD THE NEWS
THAT CAME OVER THE RADIO
ABOUT BELGIUM.

SURE, SURE,
I HEARD IT.
SO WHAT?

NOTHING...

EXCEPT THAT SOONER
OR LATER, WE'RE GOING
TO GET IN THIS WAR.

AND THAT MEANS THAT--
THAT I MAY HAVE TO GO.

AND IF THAT HAPPENS,
I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE
YOU HIGH AND DRY.

I WANT TO SAVE UP
SOME MONEY SO THAT--

WELL, SO THAT YOU'LL BE OK
TILL I GET BACK.

AND THAT'S WHY I'M
GRABBING ALL THE OVERTIME
THAT COMES ALONG.

WHAT DO YOU THINK
I AM, CHRIS JONES?
AN IDIOT?

NO. I THINK
YOU'RE A CUTE KID.

OH, NOW, DON'T TRY
TO JOKE YOUR WAY
OUT OF THIS.

DO YOU THINK
THAT I'D TRADE
ONE EVENING WITH YOU

FOR ALL THE MONEY

YOU COULD POSSIBLY
MAKE DOWN AT THAT
DARNED OLD PLANT?

I'M SORRY, JO.
MAYBE SOMEDAY,
YOU'LL UNDERSTAND.

BUT IF THINGS GO
THE WAY I THINK
THEY'LL GO,

I'M MAKING SURE
THAT MY WIFE ISN'T LEFT

WITHOUT ENOUGH MONEY
TO SEE HER THROUGH.

DON'T YELL AT ME,
CHRIS JONES.

I WASN'T YELLING.

YOUR WIFE.

YOU TALK AS IF YOU
HAD A BILL OF SALE
ON ME OR SOMETHING,

OR I WAS A HORSE
YOU HAD TO LAY IN
A SUPPLY OF HAY FOR.

WELL, I'M JUST
OLD-FASHIONED ENOUGH
TO THINK THAT--

DON'T GIVE ME
THAT HORATIO ALGER

"WOMAN ON
A PEDESTAL" BALONEY.

LOOK...
YOU WANT MONEY?

OK. I'LL GO OUT
AND GET A JOB,

AND WE CAN JUST
STACK IT UP
IN THE BANK

HIGHER AND HIGHER
AND HIGHER

UNTIL WE'VE GOT
SO MUCH WE'LL NEVER
SEE EACH OTHER.

NOW, THERE'S NO REASON
TO FLY OFF THE HANDLE.

EITHER YOU GIVE UP THIS
NIGHT WORK AND SPEND
YOUR EVENINGS WITH ME,

OR I'LL GO OUT
TOMORROW MORNING
AND GET MYSELF A JOB!

YOU'LL DO NOTHING
OF THE SORT, JO.

I WILL SO!
I'LL SLING SODAS,
I'LL WAIT TABLES,

I'LL EVEN
WASH DISHES!

AND YOU CAN JUST
MAKE UP YOUR MIND
TO IT RIGHT NOW.

YOU MEAN THAT?

YOU BET I DO.

OK. YOU WIN.

YOU MEAN...
NO MORE NIGHT WORK?

NO.

AW, CHRIS.

I DIDN'T MEAN TO BE
SUCH AN ORNERY
OLD HAG,

BUT...YOU MAKE ME
SO DARN MAD.

I GUESS I'M PRETTY
MUCH OF A DOPE.

OH, NO, CHRIS.

YOU'RE THE SMARTEST
GUY I EVER SAW...

BUT YOU MUST TRY
TO REMEMBER THAT--

WELL, I'M A LITTLE
BIT SMART, TOO.

I DON'T GET MUCH CHANCE
TO FORGET IT.

IT'S JUST THAT...

I DON'T WANT MONEY.

I ONLY WANT YOU.

YEAH. I GUESS THAT'S
THE WAY I FEEL, TOO.

AND, CHRIS...
I'M SORRY

I HURT YOUR FINGER
JUST NOW.

AND I'M SORRY
I GOT SO MAD
SO ALL OF A SUDDEN.

I WON'T DO IT AGAIN.

HMM?

NO, THAT'S
A PROMISE, CHRIS.

I'LL...COUNT UP
TO 600 OR SOMETHING.

I SIMPLY WILL NOT
FLY UP LIKE THAT
ANYMORE.

OK.

ONLY DON'T GET
TOO PERFECT.

I KIND OF LIKE YOU
THE WAY YOU ARE.

SORRY, TOOTS.

AFRAID YOU BELONG
OUTSIDE.

Doris: ANY MAIL, MANYA?

[MANYA CRYING]

MANYA...
WHAT'S THE MATTER?

IT'S...
IT'S MY JOHN.

Doris: OH, MANYA.

LOOK.

FOR VALOR, IT SAYS.

MANYA...HOW IS
YOUR HUSBAND?

OH, HE'S FINE.
HE'S FINE.

IT'S FROM HIM.
HE SENT IT TO ME.

[SIGH]

OH, YOU REALLY GAVE US
A SCARE, MANYA.

SO HAPPY I WAS.

COME HERE, BARBARA!
LOOK AT MANYA'S
HUSBAND'S MEDAL.

OH, IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

YOU MUST BE
PRETTY...PROUD, MANYA.

JA. PROUD.

WHERE WILL WE PUT IT?

PUT IT?
DORIS, NO.

WELL, YOU DON'T THINK
WE'RE GOING TO LET MANYA

KEEP THIS ALL
TO HERSELF, DO YOU?

OH.
IT'S PART OURS.

SHARE AND SHARE ALIKE,
ISN'T THAT RIGHT?

UH-HUH.
DEMOCRACY.

WELL, THEN LET'S PUT IT
WHERE WE CAN ALL SEE IT.

HOW ABOUT THE MANTLE?

UH, THAT
WOULD BE NICE.

OF COURSE IT WOULD.
WHAT GOOD'S A MEDAL

IF NOBODY KNOWS
YOU'VE GOT IT?

COME ON.
BUT--

Doris: THERE.
OUR FIRST MEDAL.

Helen: SURE
LOOKS PRETTY.

OH, JO, COME HERE.
LOOK AT MANYA'S MEDAL.

OH, THAT'S LOVELY, MANYA.

THAT'S REALLY LOVELY.

Barbara:
WHERE WERE YOU
THIS AFTERNOON?

HOW COME THIS
ABSENTEEISM
STUFF?

YES. WHAT ABOUT IT?

LOOK, KIDS, WE'RE
GOING TO HAVE TO CALL
A MEETING RIGHT AWAY.

JO, WHAT'S WRONG?

Jo: EVERYBODY
SIT DOWN, HUH?

ARE YOU SURE
YOU'RE SOBER?

I'M AS SOBER
AS I'LL EVER BE.

LOOK...KIDS...

WE GOT TROUBLE.

WHAT KIND OF TROUBLE?

WELL, I'LL EXPLAIN.

REMEMBER, IT WAS MY IDEA
THAT WE TAKE THIS HOUSE
IN THE FIRST PLACE.

I SUGGESTED IT. RIGHT?

Helen: YES.

AND, UH...

IT WAS I WHO SUGGESTED
WE GET SOMEBODY
LIKE MANYA, REMEMBER?

JO, WHAT ON EARTH
ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

WELL, YOU SEE, UH...

THE WAY IT'S
TURNING OUT NOW,

IT--IT LOOKS LIKE

I'M GONNA GET MORE GOOD
OUT OF THIS HOUSE
THAN ANY OF YOU.

BECAUSE...WELL, THAT'S
WHY I WANT YOU TO KNOW

THAT I DIDN'T KNOW
UNTIL TODAY.

KNOW WHAT?

THAT I'M GOING TO HAVE
A BABY, THAT'S WHAT.

OH, JO!

JO! DARLING.
OH!

[ALL TALKING AT ONCE]

YOU DON'T MIND?

Man: AND WHAT IS
THE YOUNG MAN'S NAME TO BE?

WHY, CHRIS JONES,
OF COURSE.

JUST CHRIS JONES?

OH, I'M SORRY.

CHRISTOPHER...
LATHAM JONES, JR.

THE FATHER'S LIVING?

YES. HE'S
IN THE ARMY.

I GUESS YOU'LL HAVE
A SURPRISE FOR HIM

WHEN HE COMES BACK,
WON'T YOU?

[CHUCKLES]

YOU SAID IT.

BY THE WAY...

WE'RE SO CROWDED HERE,
THAT WE'RE ASKING ALL
THE MOTHERS WHO ARE ABLE

TO LEAVE AT THE END
OF 6 DAYS.

WILL YOU MIND THAT?

OH, OF COURSE NOT.
I'D LIKE TO LEAVE
RIGHT NOW.

I KNOW, BUT I WON'T
LET YOU GO UNLESS
YOU'RE IN GOOD SHAPE.

WHEN CAN I SEE
MY BABY, DOCTOR?

LISTEN.

[BABIES CRYING]

HE CAN'T MAKE
ALL THAT NOISE.

HE'S CONTRIBUTING.
IT'LL ONLY BE A MINUTE NOW.

TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF.
I'LL SEE YOU TONIGHT.

YOU CAN HAVE HIM
FOR 10 MINUTES.

THANK YOU.

HI THERE,
YOUNG FELLA.

I DID A NEAT JOB
ON THIS ONE,
CHRIS, MY BOY.

AND WE WERE
GOING TO BE
SO SMART.

REMEMBER?

[HUMMING]

Chris: JO.

OH, JO!

IN HERE!

HELLO.
HELLO.

WELL,
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

PRACTICING.

LOOK, THIS IS
THE WAY THEY
USED TO DO IT--

SEE? LIKE THAT--

AND THIS IS THE WAY
THE DOCTORS

RECOMMEND THEM
NOWADAYS, SEE?

OH.

A LOT OF PEOPLE
GO OUT AND GET
LITTLE JACKETS

AND LITTLE BOOTS
THAT THE DOCTOR

SIMPLY WILL NOT
LET THEM WEAR

UNTIL THEY'RE
6 MONTHS OLD

AND ALL THAT
SORT OF THING.

NOT VERY PRACTICAL.

FIRST THING'S FIRST.

AND WHEN YOU'RE
GETTING READY
FOR BABIES,

THAT MEANS DIAPERS.

I SEE.

LOUISE WANTED ME
TO GET A BATHROBE.

IMAGINE.

OH, UH...

LOUISE KNOWS ABOUT THIS,
TOO, DOES SHE?

OF COURSE.
EVERYBODY DOES.

BUT, UH, YOU
NEVER GOT AROUND
TO TELLING ME

ON ACCOUNT OF I'M
NOT VERY IMPORTANT.

OH, THERE'S NO USE
COMPLAINING
ABOUT IT.

I THOUGHT YOU KNEW.

OH, SURE. SURE.

FROM A FORTUNE TELLER,
I SUPPOSE.

WELL, THERE'S
NO USE GETTING
UPSET ABOUT IT.

WELL, I DON'T
SEE WHY NOT.

BECAUSE IT'S NONE
OF YOUR BUSINESS,
THAT'S WHY.

IF HARVEY WANTED YOU
TO KNOW, I GUESS HE
WOULD'VE TOLD YOU.

WHAT'S HARVEY
GOT TO DO WITH IT?

DON'T BE
SUCH A NUMBSKULL.

IT'S GOING TO BE
HARVEY'S BABY.

NOW, GO ON, GET OUT
OF HERE WHILE I PUT
THESE THINGS AWAY.

YOU MEAN...
HARVEY AND JANE ARE
GOING TO HAVE A BABY?

OF COURSE.

JANE CALLED
AND TOLD ME
THIS MORNING.

WE'RE GOING TO
GIVE HER A SHOWER,
AND I GOT DIAPERS.

WELL...

THAT'S DIFFERENT.

OH, CHRIS,
YOU DIDN'T THINK--

YEAH, THAT'S EXACTLY
WHAT I THOUGHT.

OH, CHRIS,
I THINK THAT'S CUTE.

YOU WERE SCARED.

I WASN'T SCARED,
JUST SURPRISED.

YOU KNOW, IT WOULD
BE A SURPRISE TO COME
HOME SOME NIGHT

AND LEARN RIGHT
OFF THE BAT YOU'RE
GOING TO HAVE A BABY.

AND THAT'S JUST THE WAY
YOU'D DO IT, TOO,

JUST LIKE YOU WERE THEN,
WITH THE DIAPERS.

WOULD YOU HAVE BEEN
DISAPPOINTED?

I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T THINK
THIS IS THE TIME
TO HAVE BABIES.

WELL, EVERYBODY
SEEMS TO BE
HAVING THEM--

HARVEY AND JANE
AND THE GATES'
AND THE HILTONS

AND, WELL,
PRACTICALLY
EVERYBODY.

YOU'RE NOT GETTING
AT ANYTHING, ARE YOU, JO?

NO. WHY?

BECAUSE IF YOU ARE,

I THINK WE OUGHT TO DO
A LITTLE TALKING
ABOUT IT FIRST.

OK.

YOU MEAN...
LET'S TALK ABOUT
HAVING BABIES?

IN A WAY.

YOU SEE, JO,
I WOULDN'T LIKE

TO LEAVE YOU ALONE
WITH A BABY.

LEAVE ME ALONE?
WHO SAID ANYTHING
ABOUT THAT?

I'M SAYING IT NOW.

THE DRAFT IS GOING
TO COME CALLING ON ME
ONE OF THESE DAYS,

AND I'D JUST AS SOON
YOU WERE IN GOOD HEALTH

WITH NOBODY TO TAKE
CARE OF BUT YOURSELF.

BUT THEY'RE NOT
GOING TO TAKE
MARRIED MEN.

IT SAID SO
IN THE PAPER
ONLY YESTERDAY.

I THINK THEY WILL.

AND THERE WAS
SOMETHING IN THE PAPER
ONLY THIS AFTERNOON.

HERE IT IS.

LOOK. SEE?

THERE ISN'T GOING
TO BE ANY WAR.

I WOULDN'T COUNT
ON THAT TOO MUCH.

THIS ISN'T GOING TO BE
ANY TEA PARTY, JO.

THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE
TO TAKE MARRIED MEN
BEFORE IT'S OVER.

AND I WANT TO BE READY.

YOU MEAN, YOU WANT
TO GO OFF AND GET
INTO THE ARMY?

I DON'T MEAN THAT AT ALL.

NOBODY REALLY WANTS TO.

IT'S JUST...

IT MAY BECOME
NECESSARY.

OH, CHRIS.
I DON'T THINK
THAT'S FAIR.

WELL, THERE'S
NOTHING FAIRER, HONEY,

THAN TAKING THE MEN
WHO ARE ABLE TO GO,

AND THAT'S ME.

THAT'S WHY...
WHEN YOU STARTED

TALKING ABOUT BABIES,
I GOT SCARED.

YEAH, I GUESS
YOU'RE RIGHT, CHRIS.

ONLY...

IF WE DID
HAVE A BABY,

I WOULDN'T
BE SO ALONE
WHEN YOU WENT.

THERE'LL BE TIME
AFTERWARDS.

YOU SEE, JO...

I'VE KIND OF MADE
SOME PLANS ABOUT
THAT KID OF OURS.

I WANT HIM TO HAVE
THE BEST OF EVERYTHING,

THE VERY BEST FROM
THE MINUTE HE'S BORN.

YOU DO, TOO.

SURE.

I WANT HIM TO LOOK
LIKE YOU, TOO.

YOU SEE, JO...

HAVING A BABY'S
A PRETTY IMPORTANT THING.

IT'S...IT'S SOMETHING

THAT'S GOT TO BE
CAREFULLY PLANNED FOR.

TAKE YOU AND ME.
WE NEVER WENT
TO COLLEGE.

WELL, I'M NOT
COMPLAINING,

AND NEITHER
ARE YOU, BUT...

BUT OUR KID...
THAT'S DIFFERENT.

I WANT
TO HAVE EVERYTHING
ARRANGED FOR HIM.

IF HE WANTS TO BE
A DOCTOR, LAWYER,
OR MUSICIAN--

WHATEVER IT IS HE
LIKES, I WANT TO BE
ABLE TO BACK HIM UP.

THAT'S IMPORTANT, JO.

HE'LL BE SMART.

HOPE HE'S GOT
YOUR BRAINS.

THEN AGAIN, I'D...

I'D KIND OF LIKE TO BE
AROUND WHEN HE'S BORN.

YOU KNOW, THAT'S
SOMETHING PEOPLE OUGHT
TO GO THROUGH TOGETHER.

I'D LIKE TO SEE HIM
WHEN HE...HE BEGINS
TO SMILE AND TALK

AND WHATEVER IT IS
THEY DO FIRST,

ESPECIALLY
THE EARLY THINGS.

I LOVE YOU SO MUCH
THAT I SEEM TO BE

GOING AROUND
ALL THE TIME IN SOME
KIND OF A...PINK FOG.

THAT'S TRUE.

I'M THE LUCKIEST GUY
ON EARTH.

AND YOU'RE
THE PRETTIEST GIRL
THAT EVER LIVED.

AND...THAT
KID OF OURS...

THAT POST-WAR GENIUS
WE'RE GONNA HAVE,

OH, CHRIS, I'LL BET
HE'S GONNA BE
A TERROR.

[BABY CRYING]

WHAT'S A MATTER,
YOUNG FELLA?

OH, JUST LIKE
YOUR DAD.

HOLLER BEFORE
YOU'RE HEARD.

Doris: MANYA, IS JO HOME?

Manya: SHE'S UP IN BED.

[FOOTSTEPS]

OH, JO, HONEY!

HELLO.

OH, IT'S SO GOOD
TO SEE YOU BACK.

YOU LOOK
WONDERFUL.
THANK YOU.

WELL, WHERE'S
THE BABY?

WELL, THE DOCTOR'S
HAVING HIM SLEEP

IN MANYA'S ROOM
UNTIL I CAN GET UP.

DID YOU HEAR
ABOUT BARBARA?

WHAT ABOUT
BARBARA?

WHY NOT LET
BARBARA TELL IT?

OH, OK.

CAN I GO DOWN
AND SEE THE BABY?

IF YOU CAN
GET MANYA TO
LET YOU IN.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK!

JO, YOU'RE THE MOST
BEAUTIFUL MOTHER
I'VE SEEN IN YEARS.

I BET YOU TELL THAT
TO ALL THE MOTHERS.

WELL, I GUESS I'LL GO
AND SEE THE BABY.

BARBARA WILL
KEEP YOU COMPANY.

I'M JUST GOING TO SEE
THE YOUNG MAN.

OH, IT'S GOOD
TO HAVE YOU BACK, GAL.

IT'S GOOD TO BE
BACK, TOO.

WE'VE BOTH HAD
GOOD LUCK SINCE YOU
LEFT FOR THE HOSPITAL.

YOU'VE GOT A BOY...

AND I'VE GOT A HUSBAND.

BARBARA, OH,
I'M SO GLAD.

WHEN DID YOU HEAR?
THIS AFTERNOON.

HE'S IN A HOSPITAL
IN HONOLULU.

HE'S GONNA BE OK.

I'LL NEVER BE ABLE
TO TELL YOU HOW
SORRY I AM FOR...

WELL, BLOWING OFF
AT YOU THAT TIME,

JUST BEFORE YOU
HEARD ABOUT HIS SHIP
BEING SUNK.

DON'T BE SORRY, JO.

I DESERVED IT.

I'M JUST A BIG,
NO-GOOD DAME.

WELL, MY HEART'S
IN THE RIGHT PLACE--

THAT IS, MOST
OF THE TIME, BUT...

THIS SKY PIECE OF MINE,
IT'S SOLID EBONY.

NOW, YOU TAKE PETE--
HE WASN'T A BIT
MORE TO BLAME

FOR OUR TROUBLE
THAN I WAS.

HE'S JUST AN EASYGOING GUY
THAT WOULD SOONER HAVE

A MONKEY WRENCH IN HIS HAND
THAN A CHECKBOOK.

AND...WE USED TO
DRINK A LOT,

YOU KNOW, GO AROUND
TO CABARETS AND ALL,

AND HE'D MAKE A LOT
OF PASSES, AND I'D
MAKE A LOT OF PASSES,

AND NEITHER OF US
EVER MEANT 'EM,

BUT, WELL, IT'LL
ALWAYS BE A BIG BEEF.

YEAH, I KNOW.

MOST OF THE FIGHTS
I'VE EVER HAD
WITH CHRIS WERE...

OVER NOTHING AT ALL.

YOU NEVER REALIZE
HOW SILLY IT ALL IS

UNTIL...

YOU CAN'T GET
TOGETHER ANYMORE...

EVEN TO FIGHT.

YEAH.

YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN
PUSHED AROUND A LOT.

I'VE SEEN PLENTY.

I ALWAYS SWORE
THAT I'D...

NEVER KNUCKLE DOWN
TO ANY MAN,

NO MATTER
HOW GOOD HE WAS.

BUT IF I EVER
GET THAT GUY
IN MY ARMS AGAIN,

I'LL KNUCKLE DOWN
TO HIM, JO.

I'M GONNA LOVE
THAT MAN LIKE...

NOBODY'S EVER
BEEN LOVED BEFORE

BECAUSE...BECAUSE...

WELL, JUST BECAUSE.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING
TO DO IF YOU SHOULD
EVER FIND HIM

MAKING PASSES AGAIN?

I'LL WRING HIS NECK!

WELL, HE'S JUST
A LITTLE TWIRP,
YOU KNOW.

[GIGGLES]

OH, JO! HE'S THE MOST
BEAUTIFUL BOY
I'VE EVER SEEN!

HE'S ABSOLUTELY
BEAUTIFUL, ISN'T HE?

OH, HE'S PERFECTLY
BEAUTIFUL.

I GUESS
HE'S BEAUTIFUL.

WELL, HE IS!

HE SMILED AT ME, TOO.

OH, THEY DON'T SMILE
AT 6 DAYS.

THE DOCTOR SAID SO.

WELL, THEN HE'S
JUST UNUSUAL,
THAT'S ALL,

BECAUSE HE CURLED
HIS LIPS UP,
AND HE SMILED.

OH, IT WAS
SO BEAUTIFUL.

YOU SHOULD'VE
THUMPED HIM
ON THE BACK.

THAT WAS JUST
A GAS PAIN.

WELL, NOBODY
CAN TELL ME.

I KNOW IT'S SUPPOSED
TO BE FASHIONABLE

TO TALK DOWN
YOUR OWN CHILD
AND CALL HIM AN IDIOT,

BUT THAT BABY
SMILED AT ME!

WILL HE PASS,
HELEN?

MM-HMM.
HE'S A FINE BOY.

YOU'RE GONNA BE
PROUD OF HIM.

AS A MATTER OF FACT,
WE'RE ALL GOING TO
BE PROUD OF HIM.

WELL, I GUESS I BETTER
GO DOWN AND TAKE A LOOK
AT THE LITTLE MONSTER.

I'LL GO WITH YOU!

LETTER FOR YOU.
I FORGOT ALL ABOUT IT.

OH...YOU MIND?

IT'S FROM MY HUSBAND.

EVERYBODY GETS MAIL
AROUND HERE BUT ME.

WOULD YOU MIND...
READING JUST
A LITTLE BIT TO ME?

WHY, OF COURSE, DARLING.

"SO GLAD TO HEAR THAT
YOU HAVE FOUND A REALLY
NICE PLACE TO LIVE

"AND THAT YOUR FRIENDS
ARE SO CHARMING.

"THINGS HAVE BEEN
VERY BUSY HERE--
THE SAME ROUTINE--

"BUT IT LOOKS AS THOUGH
WE'LL HAVE A FINE BUNCH

"OF FIGHTING MEN
WHEN WE FINISH.

"I JUST RECEIVED WORD
THROUGH MY COMMANDING
OFFICER CAPTAIN RUTLEDGE

THAT..."

"THAT OUR TED...

HAS BECOME A MAJOR."

MY LITTLE TED.

"HE DOESN'T KNOW IT YET

"AND PROBABLY WON'T UNTIL
THE PAPERS REACH HIS POST

"A WEEK OR TWO HENCE.

"DON'T LET HIM KNOW
THAT I WAS THE FIRST
TO TELL YOU,

"BUT SOMEHOW I FELT
THAT IT WAS...

"OUR TRIUMPH
AS MUCH AS HIS

AND THAT I HAD
THE RIGHT TO BREAK--"

I CAN'T SEE.

"I HAD THE RIGHT
TO BREAK THE NEWS
IN SECRET.

"I FIND MYSELF
SITTING IN THIS
JUNGLE TODAY

"THINKING OF ALL
THE THINGS THAT
HAVE HAPPENED TO US

"SINCE I LAST
WAS IN UNIFORM,

"AND ALL OF THEM
CENTER AROUND TED.

"I THOUGHT
OF THE TIME HE HAD
SCARLET FEVER

"AND THE TIME
HE BROKE HIS ARM

"AND THE DAY
HE WON THAT MEDAL
IN THE 60-YARD DASH

"AND THE FIRST TIME
HE FELL IN LOVE.

"I REMEMBER THAT
PARTICULARLY

"AND HOW HARD
YOU TRIED TO KEEP
FROM BEING JEALOUS

"OF THE GIRL,

"EVEN THOUGH
SHE WAS ONLY 14.

"I THOUGHT
OF THE DAY
HE LEFT COLLEGE

"AND HOW
HEARTBROKEN...

"BOTH OF US WERE.

"I REMEMBER HIS
FIRST BLIND ANGER
WITH THE WORLD

"WHEN IT REACHED OUT
AND SLAPPED HIM.

"BUT I REMEMBER
MOST OF ALL

"THAT, FOR 23 YEARS,

"WITH ALL
OUR BLUNDERS,

"WE STILL HAVE
HIS RESPECT.

"THAT'S PRETTY GOOD.

"I CAN SCARCELY WAIT
UNTIL I SEE HIM

"WITH GOLD
OAK LEAVES
ON HIS SHOULDER.

"I'LL COME
TO ATTENTION
AND SALUTE HIM.

"I'LL SALUTE HIM
VERY PROUDLY.

"BUT IN MY HEART,
I'LL BE SAYING,

"LITTLE SON,
WHAT I REALLY WANT

"IS TO PUT MY ARMS
AROUND YOU

"AND HOLD YOUR
HEAD CLOSE TO ME

AND KISS
YOUR CHEEK."

"STRANGE TO THINK
HE'D RESENT IT,

OUR LITTLE SON WHO
USED TO LOVE IT SO."

[BABY CRYING]

[MANYA SINGING LULLABY
IN GERMAN]

HELLO.

MIKE!

OH, MIKE!
WHEN DID YOU GET HERE?

MIKE, WHY DIDN'T
YOU LET ME KNOW
YOU WERE COMING?

OH, MIKE, I COULD
HARDLY BELIEVE MY EYES
WHEN I SAW YOU.

MIKE, IT'S GO GOOD
TO HAVE YOU HOME.

WHY DON'T YOU
SAY SOMETHING?!

THIS IS MIKE.

WE HAD
A SLIGHT HUNCH.

MIKE, THIS IS, UH--

All: JO JONES,

HELEN STACEY,

AND BARBARA THOMAS.
HELLO.

HOW DO YOU DO?
MANYA!
WHERE'S MANYA?

I MET MANYA.

Manya: I KNOW! IT'S MIKE!

HE'S PRETTY!

YES, ISN'T HE?

WELL, LET'S EVERYBODY
GET ACQUAINTED.

HERE, MIKE, SIT DOWN.

Barbara: THIS
CALLS FOR A DRINK.
WE'VE ONLY GOT WINE.

PORT OR SHERRY?
OH, I DON'T
THINK I'D--

SHERRY.
COMING RIGHT UP.

WHY DON'T YOU
TAKE THAT COAT OFF

AND MAKE YOURSELF
AT HOME?

WELL, YOU SEE,
I'D PLANNED--

WHEN A MAN GETS
HOME, HE LIKES TO
TAKE HIS COAT OFF,

AND THIS IS
YOUR HOME AS LONG
AS YOU WANT TO STAY.

YOU MUST BE HUNGRY.
DO YOU WANT ME TO MAKE
YOU SOME SANDWICHES?

NO, THANKS.
WHY DON'T YOU TAKE
YOUR SHOES OFF

AND JUST STRETCH OUT
AND RELAX?

DORIS, WHY DON'T
YOU GO UPSTAIRS

AND GET
CHRIS' BEDROOM
SLIPPERS?

THEY'RE
IN MY CLOSET.

I'LL JUST TAKE
A SECOND.

AND WAIT A MINUTE.
I WANT YOU TO TAKE

THAT STUFF
OFF OF YOUR MOUTH.

MANYA'S GONE
OUT OF HER MIND.

SHE'S THROWING
MORE POTS AROUND
THAN I'VE SEEN

SINCE I LEFT
THE HARVEY HOUSE.

TAKE A GLASS
AND HAVE A SLUG.

GEE, I WISH IT WERE
SOMETHING STRONGER.

I DO WISH YOU'D HAVE
SOMETHING TO EAT.

LOOK,
WHY DON'T YOU
COME OVER HERE

AND SIT
IN THIS CHAIR

WHERE IT'S
REALLY NICE
AND COMFORTABLE

AND YOU CAN PROP
YOUR FEET UP
AND RELAX, HUH?

MAYBE YOU'D LIKE
A NICE WARM BATH.

JO, GO AND FIX HIM
A NICE, HOT BATH.

Doris: THERE,
DOESN'T THAT
FEEL BETTER?

HEY, WE OUGHT
TO HAVE A FIRE
IN THE FIREPLACE.

SOME PEOPLE SAY IT
TAKES A HEAP OF LIVING
TO MAKE A HOUSE A HOME,

BUT I SAY
IT TAKES A BRIGHT FIRE
AND A GOOD-LOOKING MAN.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

HERE.
HERE'S SOMETHING
FOR YOU TO READ.

OH, HE DOESN'T
WANT TO READ.

I DO THINK
YOU OUGHT TO HAVE
A NICE WARM BATH.

BUT HE SAYS
HE JUST HAD
A BATH.

WELL, HE MUST WANT
SOMETHING, POOR BOY.

ALL RIGHT,
WHAT DO YOU
WANT, HUH?

WELL, I THOUGHT
I'D LIKE TO HAVE--

CIGARETTE?

OH, NO,
KEEP THEM ALL.
THAT'S RIGHT.

Jo: THE DUMBROWSKIS.
AREN'T THEY CUTE?

WE'RE GONNA HELP YOU
GET DINNER, MANYA.

HELP? OH, NO. NO HELP.

NOW, THIS
IS A SPECIAL
OCCASION, MANYA.

WE'RE GOING OUT
AND BUY SOME EXTRAS.

I GOT BEEF SOUP,
STUFFED CABBAGE,

SOUR CREAM,
AND APFELKUCHEN. SO!

NOW, LET US HAVE
A LITTLE FUN,
TOO, MANYA.

LOOK, WHY DON'T EACH
OF US COOK THE THING
WE MAKE BEST?

OH, THAT'S
A WONDERFUL IDEA.

I'LL DO ABALONE STEAKS.
GEORGE USED TO LOVE 'EM.

WITH STUFFED CABBAGE?

OH, PETE'S CRAZY
ABOUT BAKED OYSTERS.

HE SIMPLY CAN'T
GET ENOUGH OF 'EM.

WITH STUFFED CABBAGE?

DON'T YOU THINK THAT'S
A LITTLE TOO MUCH FISH?

NO. WE'LL HAVE
THE OYSTERS FIRST

AND THEN
THE STUFFED CABBAGE

CAN BE KIND OF A--
AN HORS D'OEUVRE

AND THEN
THE ABALONE STEAK.

OK, THEN I'LL MAKE
THE DESSERT.

PUMPKIN PIE
WITH WHIPPED CREAM.

YOU KNOW, CHRIS ATE
TWO WHOLE PIES ONE DAY.

WITH STUFFED CABBAGE?

Helen: WE'VE GOT
TO GET MUSHROOMS
FOR THE SAUCE,

AND WE NEED
PLENTY OF BUTTER.

HAVE WE GOT
THE RATION BOOKS?

MINE'S UPSTAIRS
BECAUSE I HAD TO GET
SOME STUFF FOR THE BABY,

BUT I'LL SEE YOU ALL
OUT IN FRONT.

OH, DO YOU NEED
ANYTHING MANYA?

NEIN!

BAKED OYSTERS
AND PUMPKIN PIE,

ABALONE STEAK,
AND WHIPPED CREAM

MIT STUFFED CABBAGE!

[SPEAKING GERMAN]

I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE
TO SAY IT YET, DORIS,

BUT...YOU'RE SO PRETTY,
I'M ALMOST AFRAID TO TOUCH YOU.

DON'T BE.

OH, BOY.
LOOK AT THAT.

DEAR, DO YOU THINK
THEY'RE GONNA
BE ALL RIGHT?

THEY'RE
BEAUTIFUL.

MAYBE EVEN
WITH STUFFED CABBAGE.

WELL, HERE GOES.

GOOD LUCK.

Barbara: THERE.

I HAVEN'T MADE THEM
FOR SO LONG.

I HOPE THEY'LL
BE ALL RIGHT.

WELL...

HERE, GIVE ME
YOUR PLATE.

WELL, WHAT'S
THE MATTER?

ARE THEY OYSTERS?

YES.

I CAN'T EAT THEM.
THEY MAKE ME SICK.

OH, DEAR. WELL,
WHAT'LL WE DO?

I DON'T KNOW.
I JUST KNOW THAT
I CAN'T EAT OYSTERS.

WELL, HERE, GIVE
ME YOUR PLATE.

WE'LL THINK
OF SOMETHING.

THE CAT.
HERE, KITTY, KITTY.

HERE, KITTY, KITTY.

CATS LOVE FISH,
DON'T THEY?

I THINK SO.

HERE, KITTY, KITTY.
HERE, KITTY.

HAVE AN OYSTER.

OH, THEY'RE
TOO HOT FOR HIM.

[BLOWING]
WAIT A MINUTE, KITTY.

OH, WE'LL NEVER
HAVE ENOUGH TIME
TO COOL THEM OFF.

HERE,
GIVE THEM TO ME.

IT'S A MEAN THING
TO DO, BUT WE CAN'T
HURT HER FEELINGS.

I'LL EAT MINE.

I DON'T SEE
HOW YOU CAN DO IT.

THEY MAKE ME DOUBLE UP
AND GET THE BENDS.

WELL, I KNEW 6
WOULDN'T BE ENOUGH.

THERE.

I THINK YOU'D LIKE
MY HUSBAND.

HE'S AN OYSTER EATER,
TOO.

SUCH AN APPETITE
I NEVER SAW.

3 STUFFED CABBAGES.

AND TWO HELPINGS
OF OYSTERS.

AND HE'S ON HIS SECOND
ABALONE STEAK RIGHT NOW.

WELL, THEY OUGHT TO
BE READY FOR THEIR
DESSERT PRETTY SOON.

YOU KNOW, THOSE
POOR BOYS GET SUCH
PLAIN FOOD IN THE ARMY.

IT'S A PLEASURE TO SEE
THEM EAT WHEN SOMETHING
SPECIAL COMES ALONG.

[DOORBELL RINGING]

OH. I'LL GET IT,
I'LL GET IT.

Doris: SOMEBODY
RANG THE DOORBELL.

YES, I'LL GET IT.

SIT DOWN, MIKE.

YOU POOR KID.
DON'T YOU LIKE FISH?

OH, JO, IT'S JUST
BEEN TERRIBLE.

FISH MAKES HIM SICK.
HE--

SHH.

[WHISPERS]
He doubles up
and gets the bends.

OH, IT'S JUST
BEEN AWFUL.

NOW, DON'T THINK
A THING ABOUT IT.

IF WE HADN'T BEEN
SUCH DARN FOOLS,

WE WOULD'VE ASKED
HIM WHAT HE LIKED
IN THE FIRST PLACE.

YOU SEE, MIKE,

YOU'RE IN A KIND
OF A FUNNY SPOT
TONIGHT.

WE'VE ALL GOT
THE IDEA THAT
YOU'RE OUR HUSBAND.

AND SO WE'VE BEEN
OUT COOKING
THE THINGS

THAT OUR HUSBANDS
LIKE.

OH, THAT'S OK...

ONLY I'M GONNA HAVE TO
CLEAN OUT THAT FIREPLACE
BEFORE MORNING.

LOOK, I'VE GOT
PUMPKIN PIE
WITH WHIPPED CREAM

FOR DESSERT.

DO YOU LIKE IT?

NOW, TELL THE TRUTH.

I LOVE IT.

GOOD.
[DOORBELL RINGS]

COMING!
LOOK, KIDS,

I'LL HAVE
ALL THIS STUFF
CLEARED OFF,

AND I'LL SERVE
THE DESSERT
RIGHT AWAY.

THEN I'LL MAKE
SOME SANDWICHES,

AND I'LL
STASH THEM IN
THE ICEBOX, OK?

OH, JO, I'M SO GLAD
YOU UNDERSTAND.

AND WHAT'S MORE, I'LL GET
THIS DOWNSTAIRS CLEARED OUT

IN THE NEXT 30 MINUTES

IF I HAVE TO USE
A BASEBALL BAT.

LOOK, HONEY, IS THIS
975 WEST ADAMS STREET?

NO, THIS IS 957.

I MEAN 957!
OH, THANK GOODNESS.

I GOT A TELEGRAM HERE
FOR 957 WEST ADAMS STREET.

SIGN HERE, PLEASE.

SURE IS HARD TO TRY
TO FIND ANYTHING
IN THIS DIM-OUT,

ESPECIALLY
HOUSE NUMBERS.

HERE'S YOUR TELEGRAM.

[MIKE SPEAKING SOFTLY]

[MIKE AND DORIS LAUGHING]

WAKE UP, CHRIS.

I'M SORRY TO HAVE
TO WAKE YOU UP
LIKE THIS, BUT...

I'VE GOT TO TALK
TO SOMEBODY.

I CAN'T TALK
TO THEM DOWNSTAIRS

BECAUSE THEY'RE
HAVING A WEDDING
DOWN THERE,

AND YOU'RE
THE ONLY ONE
I CAN TELL IT TO.

I GUESS THIS IS JUST
A PRIVATE THING

BETWEEN YOU AND ME
ANYWAY.

I SUPPOSE YEARS
FROM NOW, I'LL STILL
BE TELLING YOU

HOW I STOOD THERE
BESIDE THE TRAIN...

Chris' voice: IT'LL BE
A TRAIN JUST LIKE THIS ONE,

YOU'LL BE WAITING,
AND I'LL JUMP OFF,

PICK YOU UP...
CLEAR OFF THE GROUND

KISS YOU A COUPLE
OF HUNDRED TIMES,

AND TAKE YOU BACK
TO SHALE CITY.

LITTLE GUY...

THIS IS YOUR FATHER.

CHRIS...

THIS IS YOUR SON.

YOU TWO AREN'T
EVER GOING TO MEET.

ONLY THROUGH ME
WILL YOU EVER
KNOW ANYTHING

ABOUT EACH OTHER.

SO NOW I'M MAKING
MY INTRODUCTIONS.

THIS IS THE KID YOU
NEVER WANTED TILL
YOU MET ME, CHRIS.

AND THIS IS YOUR
DAD, YOUNG FELLA.

Chris' voice: I THINK
I'VE BEEN LOVING YOU

SINCE THE TIME YOU HIT ME
ON THE FOREHEAD WITH A CLINKER.

I KNEW HIM
WHEN HE WASN'T MUCH
BIGGER THAN YOU.

WELL, MAYBE
A LITTLE BIGGER.

YOU'VE GOT HIS EYES

AND THAT MOP
OF HAIR.

I MEAN THAT ONE HAIR
ON YOUR HEAD

THAT NEVER
STAYS IN PLACE.

THAT'S YOUR DAD
COMING OUT
ALL RIGHT.

SEEMS FUNNY TO
CALL HIM YOUR DAD.

HE WAS SUCH A BABY
HIMSELF.

JUST BY HAVING BEEN
BROUGHT UP WITH HIM,

I KNOW EVERYTHING
THAT'S GOING TO
HAPPEN TO YOU.

WHEN YOU'RE 7, SOME
GIRL'S GONNA HIT YOU
OVER THE HEAD

WITH A CLINKER.

AND WHEN YOU'RE 10,

YOU'RE GOING
TO CUT HER HAIR.

AND WHEN YOU'RE 15,

YOU'RE GOING TO
TAKE HER TO HER
FIRST DANCE...

AND BREAK HER HEART.

YOU SEE, LITTLE GUY,

I KNOW THE ROPES.

Chris' voice: I'VE
KIND OF MADE SOME PLANS
ABOUT THAT KID OF OURS.

I WANT HIM TO HAVE
THE BEST OF EVERYTHING,

THE VERY BEST FROM
THE MINUTE HE'S BORN.

REMEMBER HIM, SON.

REMEMBER YOUR FATHER
AS LONG AS YOU LIVE.

HE WAS A FINE MAN,
CHRIS, BOY.

HE NEVER MADE
SPEECHES,

BUT HE WENT OUT
AND DIED SO THAT
YOU COULD HAVE

A BETTER BREAK
WHEN YOU GREW UP...

THAN HE EVER HAD.

NOT THE SAME BREAK,
BUT A BETTER ONE...

BECAUSE HE DID
A LOT OF THINKING
ABOUT YOU...

IN HIS OWN WAY.

NEVER FORGET IT,
LITTLE GUY.

NEVER FORGET IT.

Chris voice: A BIG BACKYARD
WITH A VEGETABLE PATCH

AND A PLACE
FOR HIM TO PLAY.

[BABY COOING]

HE DIDN'T LEAVE YOU
ANY MONEY.

HE DIDN'T HAVE TIME,
CHRIS, BOY.

NO MILLION DOLLARS
OR COUNTRY CLUBS

OR LONG, SHINY CARS
FOR YOU, LITTLE GUY.

HE ONLY LEFT YOU

THE BEST WORLD
A BOY COULD EVER
GROW UP IN.

HE BOUGHT IT FOR YOU
WITH HIS LIFE.

THAT'S
YOUR HERITAGE,

A PERSONAL GIFT
TO YOU

FROM YOUR DAD.

AND ONE MORE THING:

AS LONG AS YOU LIVE,

DON'T LET ANYBODY
EVER SAY HE DIED
FOR NOTHING...

BECAUSE IF YOU
LET THEM SAY IT,

YOU LET THEM CALL
YOUR DAD A FOOL.

YOU LET THEM SAY

HE DIED WITHOUT
KNOWING WHAT IT
WAS ALL ABOUT.

Chris' voice: TO BE FREE
TO LIVE WITH YOU

WITH ENOUGH FOOD

IN OUR OWN HOME:

THAT'S WHAT THE WAR'S
ABOUT, I GUESS.

HE DIED
FOR A GOOD THING,
LITTLE GUY,

AND IF YOU EVER
BETRAY IT,

IF YOU EVER
LET IT SLIP
AWAY FROM YOU,

IF YOU EVER LET
ANYBODY TALK YOU
OUT OF IT

OR SWINDLE YOU
OUT OF IT

OR FIGHT YOU
OUT OF IT...

YOU MIGHT AS WELL
BE DEAD, TOO.

SO HANG ONTO IT,
SWEET.

CLUTCH ONTO IT
WITH THOSE...

TINY LITTLE FINGERS.

GRAB ONTO IT,
CHRIS, BOY.

GRAB IT RIGHT OUT
OF YOUR DAD'S HANDS
AND HOLD IT HIGH.

HOLD IT PROUD.

Manya: OH, JO!
COME ON DOWN!

IT'S TIME FOR YOU
TO SERVE THE DESSERT.

[BABY CRYING]

DON'T WORRY, CHRIS.

HE'LL GROW UP
TO BE A GOOD GUY.

[SNIFFS]

GOOD NIGHT, CHRIS.

GOOD NIGHT, CHRIS.

[BABY CRYING]

Jo, voice-over: NO MATTER
HOW TOUGH THINGS ARE,

NO MATTER HOW BAD
THEY SEEM,

THINK OF HIM,
AND YOU'LL COME THROUGH.

COME ON, JO. HEAD UP.

TAKE IT ON THE CHIN
LIKE A GOOD GUY,

LIKE A SOLDIER'S WIFE SHOULD.