Original subtitles

(church bell rings loudly)

Oh. Am I gonna be glad to leave this place.

Stinkin hole. Even the villagers ain't not too happy to get back.

You can't blame 'em. Between us an' the krauts we sure messed this joint up.

Hey.

Lookit that, Kirby.

♬ ♪ ♪(playful music) ♪♬ ♪

Wow.

Son of a gun.

Ladies, uh. Masemoiselle, uh.

Hey, Caje, Talk to 'em. You tell them that we're friendly and ask them where they live and you ask them, uh

You little rascal. You know what to ask them. Go ahead.

Mademoiselles, Do you live here in the village?

Yes. We live here in this village.

-Aha.

-Hey.

You speak English very good, heh.

Very well, Private. I teach English.

And now, you must excuse us. We have an appointment..

Let's go.

But, uh.

Reviendrez-vous mademoiselle.

Kirby.

What?

All of a sudden I become very much attached to this village.

Well, you better become unattached. Cause we're leaving soon. Remember?

That all we come.

I mean, the Sarge left you as the acting corporal.

We got our orders.

Orders can be changed.

-Kirby.

-Shut up. I'm thinking. I'm thinking

You can think until your head aches. Hey. Sergeant gave us orders to leave.

You're not gonna foul up the first time he gives you some responsibility, are you?

How much do you get for 12 hours of eight of your life Kirby?

Got an idea, Kirby?

Kirby?

It won't work.

Men all loaded up Kirby?

-Yes Sir. They're all ready to go.

-Good.

Tel them to stick close. We'll be leaving in half an hour.

Yes Sir. I'll try to keep them in line out there.

You're finding out that command isn't as easy as it looks.

Oh, no Sir. They're shaped up fine. Just that..

I found out they'll do a little goldbricking on you if you let 'em.

Kirby. We have to move headquarters forward again because we pushed the krauts back 12 miles in four days.

That's pretty good goldbricking.

Yes Sir. But don't you think it'd do a little good if we just got our feet back on the ground.

While you were chasing the krauts you boys walked through a lot of mud.

-Just what do you have in mind?

-Well, Sir, I

I thought maybe we oughta stay around here, the platoon I mean. Stay around here a few hours and help out with this move.

Kirby. What are you doing to yourself? A headquarters move is the dirtiest detail in the army.

But Lieutenant. Command has responsibilities. Now I don't want to shirk mine in any way.

Maybe you're taking your first Command a little too seriously.

I mean, Saunders is only going to be gone a couple of hours. The enemy's 20 miles away. All you have to do is take a truck ride.

But Sir. You always do more than what's expected of you. Now how can I do less than that?

Well, that's very commendable Kirby.

But you and the boys been fighting like tigers for the past four days and I for one am very proud of you.

Now you and the men have a nice ride to Rouyn.

I'll buy you a drink when you get there.

But S..

Nice try buddy.

He, he said we fought like tigers.

Aah, get outta here.

Come on you guys. In the truck. Open up here. In the truck.

Mount 'er up.

(engine not turning over, sparking noises)

Hey.

That sounded like something wrong with the distributor.

Naw. It's the starter's jammed. Happened to the other driver this morning.

(engine fails to start)

I think it's a starter.

Uh no, no. It's a distributor.

That's a distributor, huh.

Not sure?

Look. I'm the driver, I'm not the mechanic.

So what do I know from trucks.

That's a distributor. Looks okay to me.

Well, I think you better take it down to the motor pool. Get somebody to check it out.

Hey uh, maybe one of you guys could help me, uh, unhook it.

Detach it?

Unscrew it?

Well, we'd like to help you mac. But uh, you know how it is with them their public.

I mean, if I was you I wouldn't let no unauthorized personnel touch that thing.

Well, you better tell everybody to get outta the truck because we're gonna be right here quite a while.

Woo hoo. Everybody out.

Everybody out. Hurrah. Everyone out.

Hey Davis. You're elected. You stay in there and watch the weapons.

Aw Kirby.

Hey Kirby. That's a nice kind of patrol huh.

You better believe it. Come on. Let's go.

Yoo hoo.

Hey fellas.

It won't work.

Hey guys. Come here a minute.

Look. Yuck.

We uh, kinda look pretty sloppy if we're gonna have dates, don't we.

Guess we are a little gamey.

There ain't nothing we can do about it. The krauts knocked out their water system before they left town.

Can't take a bath or nuthin.

Well. There's always the river.

The river? Ooh.

What? Are you kidding? That river's ice cold.

Yeah. Well, so are the girls gonna be if we don't get cleaned up.

Maybe, they'd go for the bird type.

You never know.

What?

Look. You guys think you're getting me in that river you're crazy.

Ow! Hoo!

Hey. What'd you know.

Let go of me.

Yee. Hoo hoo hoo.

Woo. Woo. Oh.

Where you going.

(FRE)_

Ha. Hey hey.

Wash? Wash that gray out there Kirb.

Man it's cold.

Aw. Here you go.

-Ouch.

-Keep turning.

Aw. I think my long johns are shrinking.

Well, that's the idea Kirby. It's form fit.

-Ha.

I can't breathe. I feel like a clam.

Keep turning.

Ouch.

♪♬ La da dee la la♪♬

♪♬aah da da da dee dee ♪ ♪

♪♬dee dee da da, dee dee dee ♪ ♪

-ZZZip.

-Yeeaah.

Oh. I'm sorry Kirb.

I knew I shouldn't have been the last one shaved.

♪ba ba ba ba ba♬

♪♬ da da da da da da ♬ ♪

♬da da umph ♪

-♪loo lala ♬

-

What's that? (sniffs)

This is France, Billy.

This is France, old boy. They love it.

Naw naw naw. Good enough.

Ah. Ah.

Come on. Let's get out of here.

Hey! Just a minute Kirby.

Come on. We better find the girls. We wasted enough time.

Hey. Hey. Ask him huh.

-Hey. Herbert.

-C'est bon.

A street with some girls. Can you help us find them?

-Oh.

-Oh well.

-Uh. Er.

Three, uh, femmers.

Femmes.

Three Femmes.

-Three angels.

-Huh?

-Ah, pretty. Some pretty girls.

-Three.

Yeah. That's the stuff. Three, three.

Yeah.

Uh. Aw, come on.

Aw. Are you kidding. Forget it.

Good luck to you. Good luck.

(Familiar female voices are heard.)

Hey, we're right on target.

Ho ho ho.

Aw. We been outflanked.

Well, where'd they take a bath.

They're probably clerks. They don't get dirty.

-We got to get rid of them somehow.

-Shoot 'em.

Oh. Very clever Kirby. Very clever.

Hey look. Take a walk by the table. Check them out, real slow.

See if you recognize any of them.

-Uh. Afternoon, girls.

Moiselle.

Eh, Sergeants. Ahum.

A Cognac.

Who's that one on the end?

I think he's a supply sergeant. I seen him around here someplace.

What about the other two?

They're from demolition

This whole town was heavily mined so they sent them down from Division.

They want 'em to clean the place out.

Pshh.

Well. What do we do now?

Demolition.

Demolition.

Alright. Let's synchronize.

Oh, I forgot. I hocked my watch.

Alright, here.

Take mine.

But don't blow yourself up. Cause it's a keepsake, huh.

Alright. Fifteen oh five...hack.

Fifteen fifteen. Pfft. Pop it. Lets get outta here.

(many voices, organ music in background)

Oh. Regardez la.

Thank you, madam.

(Ka-Boom)

Holy smoke. What was that?

Well. It sounded like an explosion,

(FRE)_

Don't worry girls. Everything's gonna be alright.

Oh. What's wrong?

(FRE)_

-Hey Kirby.

-Kirby. What happened?

No. Whats wrong Kirby?

-Come on. What happened to you.

-It's terrible.

Terrible? What's terrible?

Uh, I, I was walking down the street..when

Bombed out Billy's. It's down the street over there.. And all of a sudden

I tripped over this rock, you see.

What happened. Did you hurt your foot?

-Naw naw.

-Must have a broken arm though.

I, I mean, I got mad at the rock, see, and I threw it

-And it exploded, right?

-Yeah.

No no no. The rock didn't explode. It was a mine that exploded.

-A mine?

-You mean there was a mine in that lot?

-There's a mine?

-Hey. Just, just a minute.

They told us this village was clean. And I mean clean.

What happened?

Bring this.

Say uh. Excuse me.

I'm Sergeant Londos. This is Sergeant Claybourne.

Uh, well. We, We'd like to talk to you, Sergeants, but as you can see our, our friend here is pretty, pretty shaken up.

We can see that, but we got to talk to him.

Hey soldier.

-We're demolition men.

-Demolition?

That's right. And we reported this village clean.

Something like this can make a whole lot of trouble.

Yes. So you better take us back to the spot where it happened.

Well now, now, wait a second fellas. Can't you see he's upset?

We're pretty upset too, buddy.

No. No. Please, please fellas. Don't fight.

-I'd better go.

-Well now. We'll go with you Kirb.

No. No, You stay here. Cause you got to keep your appointment with Old Iron Pants.

Brigadier General Smith?

That Old Iron Pants?

Uh, uh. Well, he's my uncle see, and uh.

He, He just happened to be in this sector and, just came by to say hello.

Old Iron Pants..Your uncle?

No. I used to be his clerk, see, but I got so sick and tired of putting through all those court martials, that I

just had to get transferred back to the infantry.

-You sure you're gonna be okay, Kirb.

-Yeah yeah.

Don't you worry about him. He's gonna be just fine. I guarantee you that.

I tell you what I'm gonna do.

We're gonna put through a thorough investigation.

Thorough investigation.

Let me help you up, there soldier.

Lightly, son.

You're very kind.

-How do you feel buddy.

-Oh, oh. Alright.

-Take it easy. You'll be alright.

-It's over here, it's

Out there in that field.

Further on.

He'll be alright.

-You'll be fine kid.

-Hold him. Take it easy.

(FRE)_

(FRE)_

Hey, don't move.

-There might be more of them.

-Oh yeah.

Doesn't make sense. We checked this whole area yesterday.

No. It's right there. That big hole.

If I'd been walking there, uh..I think I better go somewhere to lie down.

That's a good idea. Why don't you go someplace and get some rest.

-Let us handle this.

-That's right.

Otherwise, you'll just get upset all over again.

Oh don't worry about me. It's all in the line of duty anyway.

I'll be alright. Good hunting.

Thanks pal.

I'd like to..Take it easy.. Everything's gonna be alright.

Two down. One to go.

Yeah. We found out about that other guy. His name is Rafferty. He's the head of supply.

I don't know where they've gone. They'll be back.

Bonjour, GI.

Hello. How are you? What's your name?

Jeannine.

Ha ha, ha ha ha.

Jeannine, ah.

Vous êtes les braves soldats qui ont libéré le village?

Ha ha. She wants to know if we're the brave soldiers who liberated the village.

-Ah ha ha.

-Well.

-Ha ha.

Mais oui, c'est nous. C'est nous Jeannine.

Welcome.

How about that.

Oh my goodness.

-What does this have to say.

-That's nice of you.

What is going on here?

What is it a what is it?

Oh my goodness.

How's come the kid didn't kiss me?

I'm picked my money.

Hey. Wait a minute.

Caje. How do you say thief in French?

Voleur.

Voleurs. Halt.

Yaahs.

Veloche.

That's why your a, your a, your a, uh, a

-Velour.

-A velouge, that's what you are, yeah.

Alright. I'm a velour.

Wh, What is this? She, she speaks English?

Kid's got more tricks than a dog act.

Lets take her to the General.

Oh please.

Don't punish me. I am a poor orphan.

I am hungry here.

They were once too.

Sometimes, we don't get enough to eat. We live in a convent.

-Convent. What a con artist.

Wait a minute Kirby.

Maybe she's telling the truth.

Do you see any convents around here?

Well no. But I mean sometimes you gotta show..some faith.

I'll bet you this kid's the head of the black market in town.

You should have faith, like him.

Huh huh. Hey, Jeannine.

Did you see 3 beautiful girls, but beautiful girls, at the cafe with the sergeant?

-Oui.

-You know them?

You are going to turn me over to them?

Look. Look. We won't turn you over to anybody if you do us a little favor.

What kind of favor?

You know that sergeant. Could you persuade him to leave the girls alone for a minute?

Aw, I see.

-(All laugh)

I bet you do.

Leave it to me. I am very clever.

For a price.

Uh huh. Well, you get your price, after you deliver.

You don't trust me?

Huh, well.

Remember, you're a, You're a volice. Ahuh.

-Voleurs.

Oh. Ha ha. Sorry. Vol...

What's wrong?

(FRE)_

Garcon. Another bottle of red wine, sil vous plais.

Are we going to get started on that Sergeant.

You said you already put in the arrange for the party.

I have honey. I got a batch of goodies here would feed an army.

Then why are we waiting.

We get the salad bar.

(all talking at once)

Hold it. Hold it.

(all talking)

(whistles)

I tell you what I'm gonna do.

We are gonna get started. Now.

We pick up Londos and Claybourne later huh.

Claybourne, huh. Londos, Claybourne, We'll pick 'em up later. Huh?

(FRE)_

Allons-y. Allez.

Lets go.

(ladies chatting)

Angelique.

Jeannine_

Hi ya.

Ow!.

Hey.

(Ladies talking)

Vite, vite.

Hah!

Ha ha.

(Thunk)

(FRE)_

Hello. Well hello there.

(FRE)_

Pardon me. Have you seen Sergeant Rafferty?

Uh, Rafferty, Rafferty?

He just went down the street a few moments ago.

Could that have been the guy that we saw.

That might have been him.

Which way did he go?

Well he. He looked as if he was running all the way back to Omaha Beach.

-Ha ha.

-Did you notice he kept running?

Yeah, Yeah, I, I noticed that.

Uh. Miss. If you were so inclined, you know, we perhaps could get a jeep of our own and go after the Sergeant.

And Sgt. Londos and Sgt. Claybourne?

Could we find them too?

Uh, Well, if you really wanted to.

Well you see, it's necessary.

The Sergeant and I have been planning a party.

Uh, uh, a party. What kind of party?

If you could plan on a party, what kind would you have?

(Laughter)

That is the kind of party the Sergeant has planned.

Ah, but the Sergeant is not here.

I think we could pretty well dispense with him anyway.

But this is not possible.

The Sergeant has collected much food. Many delicacies for the party.

We haven't eaten such things in this village for years.

Aw.

It definitely gives the Sgt. an advantage.

We definitely have need of the Sgt.

No no no no. Not necessarily so. You see, what we really need is uh, uh. Where has the Sgt. stashed all this food?

-Stashed?

-Uh, stashed. Cache.

Aah. Ha ha.

Cache.

(Jeep horn)Beep. Beep. Beep beep beep beep.

Londos!

I can't feel anything.

Must be real deep.

Could be an unexploded bomb.

Get the shovels.

We're getting closer.

Hey. Why don't we let detail do this digging.

And get somebody killed. Can you imagine what Old Iron Pants would do.

Think it's still dangerous?

It can go off just like that.

Why take chances. Let's avoid trouble and do the digging ourselves.

Come on.

Alright.

Hey.

FRE_

Oh. Good girl.

Again?

It is a pleasure doing business with you. Ha ha ha.

There we are.

(laughter) Gimme that.

Oh! Ha ha ha. Woo.

(much laughter)

Here we go.

Yee. Here we go. Hah.

Whoa. Stop.

-This must be the place.

-Pick me up, uh huh.

Okay you guys

-Excuse me. Uh.

-Au Revoir. Goodbye.

Dang. Hold on girls.

(they go down the stairs noisily)

-Is this Sgt. Rafferty's quarters?

-Yeah.

-What's your name pardner?

-Reeves, Reeves.

He's the one. He's the one.

Go get some dry clothes together right away.

-Alright, sure.

I don't need any dry clothes.

Well, Rafferty does. Or don't you care about Rafferty?

-Oh no. I like Rafferty.

-Alright.

How come Rafferty needs dry clothes?

Well I suppose if you fell in the river, you wouldn't need dry clothes.

No. No. Wel..Yeah. Rafferty fell in the river?

Have you packed the boxes yet?

-Box, boxes. What what boxes.

-The boxes for the party.

-What's the matter with this guy?

-Very slow.

I'll get the boxes.

Now wait a minute. You gonna let Rafferty just sit in that river and freeze?

No no. I like Rafferty.

You're gonna keep saying that very slow.

Alright. You go get the clothes. We'll handle these boxes?

Yes.

Aah. (noisy chatter)

Hey. Wha, What kind of and how big a party you planning anyway? What is this? A whole case of soap?

Cleanliness, is next to godliness.

Is he up the river or down the river.

(All in unison) Up the river.

Woo hoo. Yippee.

Ow. She bit me.

What do we need a goose for anyway. Why don't we just get a couple bottles of wine or something and forget it huh.

What are you saying?

What kind of party you throwing this stuff for anyway?

(FRE)_

What?

Some love affair.

Depecher vous. Hurry.

Allez. Come on.

Hmph. Gee I..

I uh, bet you haven't had anything to eat for some time huh?

When you have been without food for so long, there's a special kind of hunger.

We are like a those squirrels, taking every acorn in the tree so we will not starve when the winter comes gain.

Thanks a lot.

Claybourne.

Londos.

Over here Rafferty.

Over here.

-Where?

-Over here.

Where? I don't see you. Where?

-Hey. Watch out.

-Arrgh.

You hurt yourself?

-A little.

-You hurt yourself?

What are you guys doing in this hole?

-Looking for a bomb.

-Here.

-Awwuh.

-Just listen.

Wait a minute.

Watch out. Watch out.

You hear it?

That's the iron in the sewer that runs under this place, you meatheads.

-The iron?

-No bombs?

No bombs. We been suckered.

In the cafe, they suckered us.

They just wanted us out of the way so they could. they could get to our girls.

Oh no. You gotta be kidding.

Kidding huh. They conned Reeves out of the grub and they flew the coop.

Well. What are we standing here for? Let's go.

Let's go. Go where?

What goes with grub and girls huh?

Huh huh huh huh.

Let's get out of here.

Help me out.

-Alright.

-Push.

Look. You sure it's alright?

Oh, Monsieur Jolin told me I was welcome to whatever was left after the bombing. It's alright.

Well okay. Look um,

Why don't you guys stay here and we'll see what we can salvage out of this place.

And if anything goes wrong, take off and we'll meet you in the square alright.

-Fair enough buddy.

-Okay

Hurry back.

Come in.

There was a direct hit on the back of the building.

Aw.

Oh. There it is.

Ohh. This is a good one.

See. What I mean is, we could have a real communication, you and me, if, we just give it a chance.

Too many questions?

Hey Caje. Tell her what I'm talking about. Maybe it sounds better in French.

-(goose honks)

-(Kirby imitates goose)

-(slap)

-Ow. Ow.

I think we lost something in translation. You better tell her again.

(chuckling) Kirby.

-Hey.

-Sound alarm.

(beep, beep)

Whoa whoa. beep beep beep beep

Beep beep beep beep.

Go. Go.

Hey.

Uh. Up there. Quick hurry.

Wait.

(slams door noisily)

Aagghh.

Ha ha. Around this park and heading for home.

Angelique.

You know you look like a front porch kind of a girl.

You have a front porch back at your place?

I mean, maybe with a swing on it huh.

Naw. Just a slide by bottom. Sorry.

Oh well. That's okay.

You got a front porch kind of a smile.

That'll do just fine.

Vous êtes un special homme doux ami.

Caje. What did she say?

Oh. That you're a gentle man Billy.

This is the nicest thing a French girl can tell you.

Oh yeah..

Ha ha ha.

-Ha.

-Honk honk honk.

(goose honking steadily)

-Nice little place you got here.

-Yeah.

Start getting the boxes in car. We going get ready for the party.

Ah. Let's get with it.

Here we go. Aww.

Woo hoo.

Ladies, ladies.

There we go. Uh.

And two. Uh.

Here you go.

Gimme those..

Hey. Hey, this looks like it used to be some joint.

Ah. Maybe they're rich.

Thing I can't figure is what this place looked like before it got hit.

Well, where's the girls?

♪ ♪(children singing)♪♬

What is that?

Sound like a phonograph.

Well. It doesn't sound like a phonograph to me.

♪ ♪(children choir singing)♪ ♪

Hey. They're married. We better get out of here.

Just wait a minute.

I just figured out what this place is.

(singing)♪♬

(singing)♪♬

Hey. It's that kid. That, that velice.

Welcome to our convention.

These are my brothers and sisters.

Angelique told us you brought much food.

I told you we should have listened to this kid.

We would have known there was a convent.

We'd known we were being taken.

And we'd have known what these three were up to.

and we'd have known we were three big patsies.

But naw, naw. You guys got no faith.

This is Saint Marie's School.

This is the day we commemorate her.

Hungry little squirrels gathering acorns huh.

You know what they were gathering huh?

Suckers.

Oh Billy. Please listen to me.

This saint of yours. What was her specialty?

During another war, Saint Marie gathered the children from all around and brought them to this place.

Somehow, she kept them alive.

And when it was over, this convent was built in her honor.

Kinda torn up, isn't it?

Oh but it will be rebuilt.

How about that.

Hmph. Uh. hey guys, you know

Corps engineers are coming through here this week.

I hate to think what these operators will promote out of them.

Brand new orphanage. That's all.

Here perhaps. After.

There are some advantages to not being a saint.

Ha ha ha.

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.

(Everyone laughing)

Hey.

Hey, I hate to break anything up fellas, but the, the truck's repaired.

We're pulling out.

But we just got here.

-Hey. You got it fixed huh.

Yeah. It was the starter.

Oh yeah? I thought it was the distributor.

Yeah.You said that already.

-Oh.

-Well, anyway. Let's get going uh.

Yeeaah. I gotta wait. For the NCO.

He he. Hey, that's me. I'm in charge for the trip.

-Uhh. There's been a change in plans.

What do you mean?

Well. Since we got delayed, there's some other guys coming along with us.

Others? Who?

Well, there's Sarge..

-Never mind.

I think I know what you mean.

Lookit guys.

Fellas.

I told you.

It wouldn't work.

Subtitles by Jack T.