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Starring... as Gomer Pyle.

Also starring... as Sergeant Carter.

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Slater, what's that?

Oh, shaving cream.

I was down at the PX, I picked up a couple of things

to take with us on our trip to Hollywood.

After all, might as well take advantage of PX prices, Sarge.

No, no, no.

What's this? Oh, these are dark glasses.

I understand the sun is very bright in Hollywood.

I mean, the glare is very bad for you.

Did you know, you could burn your retina by just look...

Knock it off, Slater!

Boy, leave it to you

to be the first one to go Hollywood.

Hollywood? What do you mean, Sarge?

The movie stars wear dark glasses,

so you got to wear dark glasses.

Oh, no, Sarge. I've got very sensitive pupils.

Hollywood. Hollywood.

You've gone Hollywood, and we ain't even there yet.

Look, Slater, we're going there

on an assignment, not to play around.

This movie is just another job.

Now go finish your packing

and take them dumb things off your sensitive pupils.

Right, Sarge.

Oh, look, Slater,

why don't you go in the back and get some DD 224s.

You're gonna need a lot of them.

Right, Sarge.

Here they are, Sarge.

That ain't nearly enough.

You're gonna need twice that many.

Right, Sergeant.

Sergeant Carter?

What is it, Pyle?

I just wanted to show you something

I'm taking along on the trip.

What's that?

It's my autograph book, and I sure do hope

to add some illustrious names

to the ones I've already got in there.

Swell.

You want to see some

of the illustrious names I've got in here?

No. I've really got some good ones.

Look. Minnie Pearl,

Tex Ritter, Linton Johnson.

The president?

No, not Lyndon. Linton with a T.

Who's he? Well, you know that ice-skating show

that travels around the country, The Ice Show? Yeah.

Well, they was through my hometown

about seven years ago.

So who's Linton Johnson?

Well, he's the fellow

that sharpens everybody's skates.

He let me watch him do it once.

Did you ever see

a skate sharpener at work, Sergeant?

Golly, the sparks just fly...

Pyle, knock it off!

Are you all packed and ready to go?

Yes, sir, I sure am.

Do you know whose autograph

I hope to get more than anybody else's?

Lon Chaney Jr.'s.

Lon Chaney Jr.?

Mm-hmm. He's my favorite actor.

I've seen all of his pictures... The Wolf Man, The Ape Man,

The Return of the Wolf Man, The Return of the Ape Man...

Look, Pyle, this ain't gonna be a vacation.

It's gonna be a lot of hard work,

so there won't be time for autograph hunting.

You got that? Well, yes, Sergeant, but I...

Now, are the men all packed and ready to move out?

Yes, Sergeant. Okay, get back to the barracks.

Slater, go get them loaded up.

Right, Sarge.

You know something?

I think I'd rather watch a skate-sharpener than a barber.

Sparks just...

All right, you men, wait here.

Sergeant Carter and party.

United States Marine Corps, Camp Henderson.

Oh, if you want to take the studio tour,

that's Gate 3.

No, no, no. We don't want to take a tour.

We're working here.

Oh, extras, huh? Gate 6.

No, we're not extras.

We're Marines working on a picture.

Maybe you didn't hear me.

Sergeant Carter, Camp Henderson.

We got an appointment to see John Fenton, the producer.

Oh, well, why didn't you say so in the first place?

Well, wait a minute here. Let me see.

Oh, yeah, here it is.

Sergeant Carter, United States Marines Corps

from Camp Henderson.

That's you.

I told you that.

Well, you got to speak up.

I'm not a mind reader.

All right, all right!

Now where do we go?

Now just a minute now.

Don't rush me. There's more here.

Mr. Fenton is in conference.

He'll meet you at 2:00.

He says for you to have lunch in the commissary.

Okay. Where is the commissary?

You're working on a picture,

you don't know where the commissary is?

How long you been on this lot?

We just got here.

Well, why didn't you say so?

Boy, for a Sergeant, you sure are quiet.

Now, look, you go down here to Stage 12,

and you turn to your left, and it's right there.

Stage 12 and to my left. Thanks.

All right, you people, follow me.

Actors!

They're so dumb.

I'm glad I gave it up.

Now you didn't, and... How sweet it is!

All right, you people, listen up.

Now, we're here on business.

Your business is to eat and get out.

I don't want to see no gawking,

loitering or fooling around.

You're Marines, so act like Marines.

Sergeant, we gonna all try and sit together?

Huh? What you say, Pyle?

I said, we gonna all try and sit together?

Oh, no. Uh, why don't we split up?

Everybody for himself.

Just grab a chair anywhere.

We got to be out of here by 2:00.

Oh, it's a shame to have to separate. Go! Go!

Hi there. Is, uh, this seat taken?

No.

Mind if I sit down?

Of course not.

Hi there.

Is this seat taken?

No.

You mind if I sit down?

No.

Thank you.

You're in pictures, huh?

I'm gonna be making a movie here.

Me and my men.

I'm Sergeant Vincent Carter, United States Marines Corps.

My friends call me, Vince.

What do your friends call you?

Married.

Having trouble finding a seat?

Yes, ma'am.

My buddies found a table,

but it wasn't big enough for all of us.

Well, you're welcome to sit here.

I'm alone.

Oh, well, thank you.

Candice Watson!

You're Candice Watson!

No. I wish I were.

Well, you look just like her.

I know. I'm doubling for her today.

I'm a stunt girl.

Gol-ly! You don't say.

A stunt girl.

What's your name? Linda Farrell.

Well, I'm Private First Class Gomer Pyle.

I once read all about stunt girls in Modern Movie Magazine.

It sounds like a real exciting profession, but dangerous.

I read where this one stunt girl got run over

in a buffalo stampede, and to this day,

she's got a hoof print right in the middle of her face!

That's why I hope this job is just temporary.

I'm just doing this until I get a chance

to break in as an actress.

Well, I sure wish you a lot of luck.

Thank you.

Now tell me something about yourself.

Miss, mind if I join you?

I hope to do a lot of sightseeing

while I'm here making this picture.

Do you know where the wax museum is?

I'm just dying to see Buster Crabbe in wax.

Well, Gomer, if you like,

I'd be happy to show you around town.

Well, golly, that's real friendly of you.

How about later this afternoon?

I'll be through shooting at 4:00.

Well, fine.

Hey, you know what else I'd like to do?

Do you suppose we could drive by the house

where Lon Chaney Jr. was born?

I'll bet I've seen every picture

that Lon Chaney Jr.'s made in his whole life.

Pyle.

Well, hey, Sergeant.

You eaten already? Uh, no.

Uh, I'm having a little trouble finding a seat.

Oh, would you like to eat with us?

This is Miss Farrell.

Hi.

Hello there.

Oh, here's a chair back here.

Oh, yeah.

My friends call me Vince.

What do your friends call you?

I still can't get over it.

A dainty little girl like you doing stunts.

I guess you just handle the easy ones, huh?

No, they throw some pretty rough stuff at me sometimes.

Yeah? What kind of stuff do you do?

Well, this picture I'm in right now is a spy thriller,

and I do a lot of judo.

You don't say! Well, ain't that something!

Judo? You? Mm-hmm.

This I got to see.

Show me some of your stuff.

No, no, I couldn't, no.

No. Come on. I'm curious.

You know, that's my racket, judo.

Come on, you can use me to demonstrate.

No, I don't think so.

Nah, nah, don't be bashful.

Let me see how you work.

All right, but we'd better get over

to this grassy area where it's softer.

Sure, sure.

Okay, now, where do you want me to stand?

Right about there. Okay.

Now let's pretend you're coming at me.

Okay.

I'm gonna get you.

Golly.

Are you all right, Sergeant?

Hmm? Yeah, yeah.

She threw you as if you weighed no more than a sack of feathers.

Yeah, well, you're lucky there weren't two of us.

What?

Well, you were leaving yourself wide open

in case there was somebody coming up from behind you.

You always got to be ready for that, too, you know.

How?

Well, uh, if you're really interested,

you use the same principle of leverage,

but you use your hips when you grab the arm, like this.

Huh?

Oh, I see.

Can I try it? Sure, yeah.

Like this?

Yeah. Only, uh, you got your head down.

You got to keep your head up in case

there's somebody coming from your blind side.

Oh, that didn't occur to me.

Yeah, well, uh, you ain't a trained jungle fighter.

No.

Well, I'd better get back to the set now.

Thanks for the lesson, Sergeant.

Sure.

Hey!

Maybe I can give you some private lessons.

Are you busy later?

Well, I already promised Gomer

I'd show him the town this afternoon.

Oh, yeah, I understand.

Two's company, three's a crowd.

So, Pyle, why don't you go see the town by yourself?

No, I made a promise to Gomer, and I'm going to keep it.

Okay. Okay. We'll show him the town together.

Gomer, why don't we meet out at the main gate at 4:00?

Yeah, that'll be fine.

And we can decide later the places we want to see.

Right. We can decide that later.

Thank you very much, Miss Farrell.

Linda. Linda.

See you later, guys.

Pyle, do me a favor... Don't get in the way.

Huh? That's all I'm gonna tell you.

Don't get in the way.

Uh, Pyle, could I talk to you for a minute?

Excuse us? Okay.

Look, Pyle, it's time to take Linda home,

and there's no point in both of us doing it.

Now, I know you must be real tired

after all the sightseeing...

Well, no, Sergeant, not a bit.

I'm wide awake as can be.

Uh, no, Pyle, you're sleepy,

and you ought to hit the sack.

But really, I'm not, Sergeant.

I'm just as... No, Pyle, you're sleepy, you understand?

Now, if you're too dumb to know when you're sleepy

and when you're not sleepy, I'll tell you.

You're sleepy, and you're going back to the hotel.

Hi, sweetheart, you alone tonight?

No, I'm not.

You look lonely.

Now, look, fellas...

Well, all right, Sergeant, if you...

Look, Sergeant!

Hey!

Come here, baby.

Hey, what's going on here?

Grab that guy, Pyle.

Hold on to him, Pyle.

All right, hold it, hold it.

Okay, what's going on?

We don't know... A couple of wise guys.

They tried to get fresh with our friend here.

Bob, get them in the car.

Go on, go on.

May I have your name and address, miss?

Linda Farrell, Sunset Apartments.

Linda Farrell, Sunset Apartments.

Hey, what happened, lady?

All right, everybody, move along now.

Come over here, fellas.

Can I have your name?

Sure, I'm Sergeant Carter.

This is Private Pyle.

Carter, Pyle.

Uh, we're staying at the Circle Hotel.

We're here in Hollywood to make a Marine movie.

Well, these kinds of guys are always a problem.

Takes a couple of Marines

to know how to handle them.

Well, we don't deserve any credit.

All we did was... Yeah, all you did

was what any two normal guys would do

when a girl is being bothered by a couple of creeps, huh?

Really, Officer, we didn't do nothing, we just...

No need to be modest, Private.

Believe me, Officer, we didn't do a thing.

Yeah, sure.

Just like you didn't do anything at Iwo Jima.

You did something today

that should've been done a long time ago.

Nice going, fellas.

But he thinks we did it, Sergeant.

We should have told him.

I tried to tell him, Pyle, you heard me!

But, Sergeant... Well, he wouldn't stand and listen!

What did you expect me to do?

Now, just forget it!

Come in.

Good morning, Sergeant.

Uh, Sergeant... You had your breakfast?

Yes, sir... Sergeant...

The other men ready downstairs?

Yes, sir. Sergeant Carter?

What is it, Pyle?

Well, it's this newspaper here.

There's a story in it

about what happened last night.

Oh, let me see that.

What does it say?

Well, it tells about how we're some kind of heroes

for apprehending two vicious criminals.

Yeah, so I see.

And how Miss Linda was real lucky

to have us there to protect her

and how we're a credit to the Marine Corps.

I can read, Pyle, I can read.

But, Sergeant, we didn't do any of those things.

I was there, Pyle, remember?

I know, Sergeant, but it's still not the truth.

What are we gonna do?

Do about what?

Well, about this article.

We ought to call them and tell them.

You want to tell them that a little girl

about that high did our fighting for us?

Two Marines?

That's a credit to the Corps, huh?

And what about that cop?

You want to make a liar out of him?

He just didn't understand, is all.

You were there, Pyle.

You heard me try to tell him.

Now, a man can only do so much.

Now, that's it.

It's over, finished, done with, so forget it.

Get that, will you?

Hello?

Yes, ma'am, he's right here.

Who?

Yes, ma'am.

It's David Farnum; he wants to talk to you.

Who?

David Farnum, he has that TV interview show.

I wonder what he wants.

Hello?

Hello, Mr. Farnum.

I'm fine, thank you.

Yes, sir, you heard right.

We're here making a Marine movie,

Leathernecks of the Air.

Do what?

On your program?

Well, yes, sir, I'll be glad

to talk about the picture.

Now, how did you know we were here?

Oh, you read the story in the paper.

Well, okay, Mr. Farnum, we'll be there.

Uh, yes, sir, at 10:00 at your studio.

Right.

Okay, thank you.

Are you gonna be on The David Farnum Show?

He wants us both, Pyle.

He does?

Yeah.

He wants to ask us some questions,

you know, like, uh,

"What's it like to be in Hollywood,

being in a movie?"

Golly, that's very exciting, Sergeant,

but there's just one thing.

Huh?

Well, if he read that story in the paper,

he might want to ask you what happened last night.

What will you say?

Pyle, you're always making problems.

But he might, Sergeant.

What will you say? Nothing.

I'll just keep talking about the picture.

Well, what if he keeps asking? What, then?

Pyle, I'll cross that bridge when I come to it.

And let's just hope we never come to it.

Now get out of here and leave me alone!

And now, our next guests are two Marines who are part

of a group brought here to Hollywood from Camp Henderson.

They're going to be appearing in the motion picture,

Leathernecks of the Air, a John Fenton production

that begins shooting next week.

So, ladies and gentlemen, let's have a nice, warm welcome

for Sergeant Vincent Carter

and Private First Class Gomer Pyle.

Good morning, fellas.

Uh, take a seat right over there.

Over there.

Nice to have you here.

Welcome to Hollywood.

Huh? Oh, uh, thank you, sir.

You, uh... you guys enjoying your stay here?

Yes, sir, we just... Oh, we certainly are. It's...

It's a great town, a great town.

I understand that John Fenton, your producer,

picked your platoon to lend some authenticity

to Leathernecks of the Air,

and he was very pleasantly surprised to find so much talent

among you boys... and, uh, Private Pyle,

my spy is telling me

that you have a fine singing voice,

and you're actually going to be doing a solo in the movie.

Yes, sir, I... We're all gonna back him up, of course.

You see, it's kind of a glee club I put together.

It took a lot of scouting and hard work,

but we came up with the right combination. I see.

Um, Private, have you ever sung in public before?

Yes, sir... Well, last year, he sang

with the Marine band in Washington.

I entered him in the contest

that got him his chance.

Naturally, I was there in D.C.

to supervise everything,

and it all went off without a hitch. Uh-huh.

Maybe you could tell us a little bit about this scene

you're going to be playing in Leathernecks of the Air.

Yes, sir, I... Well, it's a contemporary story

with contemporary guys, you know, like you and me.

Uh, it takes place in, uh, air cadet school,

what you call your basic training.

I sort of play myself,

a sergeant in charge of a group of air cadets.

Uh, John figured... John Fenton, he's my producer...

That it would be better to use me and my men

to give it a sense of reality, like in them foreign pictures.

Yeah, I see, a-a-a musical documentary

with perhaps just a touch of cinema verité.

Oh, no, this is for the whole family.

I'm sure it's gonna be a fine picture,

and-and John Fenton couldn't have picked

better representatives for the spirit

of the United States Marine Corps

than you two gentlemen.

Thank you, sir.

It was a pleasure being here.

Oh, no, no, wait a minute.

And just how well these two gentlemen

exemplify that spirit was demonstrated

right here on the streets of Hollywood last night.

I understand you two boys

had a little bit of unexpected excitement.

Isn't that correct?

Well, like I said, it-it's an exciting town.

Uh, it's been a great pleasure

being here, Mr. Farnum. Well, now, wait a minute.

You did have an experience

with a couple of hoodlums, didn't you?

It wasn't much.

Well, that's not the way I hear it.

According to police reports,

you both were escorting a young lady last night,

and when these two hoodlums got fresh,

all you did was just step in

and hold them until the police came.

Isn't that correct? Isn't that the way it happened?

Well, not exactly, Mr. Farnum.

No, Mr. Farnum, that's not right.

We didn't do anything to them fellas.

Before we even had a chance,

the girl that we was with,

she knocked them down herself.

The girl did it?

Well, she's a stunt girl.

Oh, that's right, and she's backstage.

Her name's Linda Farrell if you want to introduce her.

She is?

Miss Farrell, are you back there?

Well, come on out.

Pyle, what's she doing here?

I invited her, Sergeant.

I was hoping to get her on somehow.

She needs a break, and you yourself said

that everybody in Hollywood watches this show.

Ladies and gentlemen, Miss Linda Farrell.

Come right this way.

Is this a put-on?

I mean, really, it's pretty hard to believe

that a petite, young thing like this

could handle those two hoodlums that easily.

But that's just what she did, didn't she, Sergeant?

She's a judo expert.

Show him, Miss Farrell, show him.

Oh, I don't think that's necessary.

But it is... he don't believe it, so go on.

Well, I need someone to do it with.

Well, don't look at me.

Well, how about the sergeant?

You all worked real fine together yesterday.

Oh, that's a good idea.

You don't mind being on the receiving end

for once, do you, Sergeant?

- Uh, well, uh... - Oh, go on.

Come on, don't you want to see the sergeant,

ladies and gentlemen?

Come on, come on, get out there.

You go right over there.

You ready?

Uh-huh. Come on.

You all right, Sergeant?

Huh? Yeah, sure. You see that?

Being a stunt girl, Miss Farrell knows all them tricks.

And not only that. She's a real good actress.

And someday, she's gonna be a real big star.

I wouldn't be a bit surprised.

Uh, may I say something?

Yeah, sure, go right ahead.

Well, I am a stunt girl,

but I don't know very much about self-defense.

I didn't until the sergeant was kind enough

to give me a few pointers, and luckily,

the tips he gave me yesterday afternoon helped.

So thanks to him, I was ready for what happened last night.

Well, that makes you the hero behind the heroine,

doesn't it, Sergeant?

Let's hear it for Sergeant Carter,

ladies and gentlemen.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

You know, actually, you can handle

as many as three men at a time if you got the right defense.

It's all a matter of leverage.

You got to move like a cat.

A cat...

Sergeant Carter! Sergeant Carter!

Oh, hi, Pyle.

Have I ever got the most wonderful news!

A big, important producer saw Miss Farrell

on the TV show last night,

and he's asked her to audition for a part in his next picture.

Good. Good.

Well, this could be it, Sergeant.

This could be the big break she's been looking for.

I sure an happy about it. Ain't you, Sergeant?

Yeah. She's a sweet kid.

I sure am glad I invited her to be on the TV show.

Why, she might never have even...

Pyle, will you stop yakking?

I'm trying to concentrate on finding a seat.

I'm sorry, Sergeant.

Well, there's a seat right over there opposite that girl.

Huh? Where?

Oh, I'll tell you what, Pyle.

Why don't you sit down by the girl?

But you was here before I was.

Well, I'm in no rush.

You take the seat.

Well, thank you, Sergeant.

Uh, excuse me, ma'am.

You mind if I join you?

No, not at all. Sit down.

Thank you.

It's real nice of you to let me eat with you.

You know, I find...