Original subtitles

YOU ARE THE THE PROMISED KISS OF SPRINGTIME

THAT MAKES THE LONELY WINTER SEEM LONG

AH

YOU ARE THE BREATHLESS HUSH OF EVENING

THAT TREMBLES ON THE BRINK OF A LOVELY SONG

YOU ARE THE ANGEL-GLOW THAT LIGHTS A STAR

THE DEAREST THINGS I KNOW

ARE WHAT YOU ARE

SOME DAY

MY HAPPY ARMS WILL HOLD YOU

AND SOME DAY

I'LL KNOW THAT MOMENT DIVINE

WHEN ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE

ARE MINE

WE HAVE A CONTRACT WITH THE UNITED STATES ARMY

THAT SPECIFIES 600,000 SHIRTS, SIZE 13 TO SIZE 18,

SLEEVE LENGTH-28 TO 37 INCHES.

NOW, MISS JENKINS, IS THERE ANY MENTION

IN OUR CONTRACT OF PERSONAL LETTERS

TO THE PRESUMED RECIPIENTS OF SAID SHIRTS?

THERE'S A WAR ON, YOU KNOW. TROJAN EMPLOYS 540 GIRLS.

IF EACH OF THEM GAVE BUT TWO MINUTES OF THEIR TIME

TO PUTTING A LETTER IN A SHIRT,

THE NET LOSS TO THE WAR EFFORT WOULD BE 1,080 GIRL MINUTES.

YES, J.B.

DIDN'T WE HAVE A MEETING SCHEDULED

FOR 10:00 THIS MORNING?

OH, YES. YES, J.B.

I'LL BE RIGHT IN IN TWO MINUTES.

MAKE IT ONE MINUTE! THERE'S A WAR ON, YOU KNOW.

UH, MISS JENKINS-

MISS O'CONNOR, WOULD YOU TRY TO MAKE CLEAR TO MISS JENKINS

WHAT I'VE BEEN TRYING TO- OH, AND THANK YOU.

LOOK, I'VE BEEN WORKING FOR MR. PYNCHEON FOR 4 YEARS.

I KNOW THAT HE'S THINKING OF YOUR OWN GOOD.

HONEY, IT'S FOR MY OWN GOOD TO GET ME A MAN.

YES, REMEMBER?

A MAN.

10 MILLION OF THEM AROUND IN CIRCULATION,

AND I'M MAKING POSTWAR PLANS.

BUT MR. PYNCHEON SAID THAT-

OH, PYNCHIE.

HE'S MY IDEA OF A TIRED TURTLE.

WHY, OF COURSE HE'S TIRED.

HE WORKS SO HARD!

HE'S MADE SOMETHING OF HIMSELF, TOO.

WORKED UP FROM SHIPPING CLERK TO WHERE HE IS NOW.

HEY, WAIT A MINUTE.

YOU'RE NOT...

NO, YOU AND PYNCHIE AREN'T-

I'M SURE I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN.

MR. PYNCHEON IS MY EMPLOYER, AND I RESPECT HIM AS SUCH.

NO. NO. MEN AREN'T THAT SCARY.

CAN YOU IMAGINE ROMANCING

WITH THAT 14 1/2?

THAT WILL BE ALL, MISS JENKINS.

WHY, IT'D BE LIKE KISSING A...

A NICE, FRESH HALIBUT.

THIS ARMY DIRECTIVE IS DATED 10:15 A.M.

J.B. WANTS THE ONE DATED 10:25 A.M.

OH, YES, HERE IT IS.

DeWITT? YES, EVIE?

KISS ME.

HERE? PLEASE.

NOW?

YES. YOU WANTED TO LAST SUNDAY.

OHH. OH, EVIE.

EVIE.

THEN, YOU WILL MARRY ME, WON'T YOU?

NO. I MEAN...

I DIDN'T MEAN...

I STILL WANT TIME TO THINK IT OVER.

OH, BUT, DEAR, I- I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

IT ISN'T LIKE YOU TO BE SO...

IMPULSIVE.

BUT THAT DIDN'T...

JUST GIVE ME A LITTLE MORE TIME.

BUT, EVIE- PLEASE.

OF COURSE, MY DEAR.

PYNCHIE, WHERE'S THAT DIRECTIVE?

COMING, DEAR- I- I MEAN, J.B.

COMING!

J.B. OOH!

YOU'D BETTER WIPE OFF THAT LIPSTICK.

HEE HEE HEE!

SEND THAT SHIRT BACK TO THE SHIPPING DEPARTMENT.

OHH, EVIE!

BARBARA.

BILL.

YOU'RE EVEN PRETTIER THAN YOUR PICTURE.

SO ARE YOU.

OH, WHEN'D YOU GET IN?

YOUR HAIR. YOUR EYES.

THEY'RE JUST AS I ALWAYS SAW THEM.

BARBARA, I'VE GOT 3 DAYS. WILL YOU MARRY ME?

OH, BUT, BILL, YOU'VE NEVER SEEN ME BEFORE.

WE DON'T EVEN KNOW EACH OTHER.

WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER FOR 18 MONTHS...

EVER SINCE I FOUND YOUR FIRST LETTER...

IN MY SHIRT.

OH, YOU KEPT IT?

AND ALL THE OTHERS.

OH, WASN'T THAT ROMANTIC?

DID YOU EVER SEE ANYTHING SO BEAUTIFUL?

JUST LIKE SOMETHING YOU READ ABOUT.

AND DID YOU SEE THE SIZE OF HIM?

I'LL BET HE WEARS A 16 COLLAR.

16 1/2.

ONE SHIRT, 16 1/2.

IT'S A LIE, SERGEANT.

I DID NOT PROPOSE TO THAT GIRL!

I NEVER PROPOSED TO ANY GIRL IN MY LIFE!

BELIEVE ME, SERGEANT,

IT'S A FRAME-UP.

SHE'S A LOLLIPOP, I TELL YA!

SO, THE OLD WOLF IS TRAPPED AT LAST.

YEAH. SHE'S GONNA BRING HER MOTHER WITH HER

RIGHT IN THE OLD MAN'S OFFICE

AN HOUR FROM NOW!

BOY, THAT IS RUGGED.

UH, LOOK, SARGE, YOU'RE GONNA BE THROUGH HERE

IN A FEW MINUTES, AREN'T YOU?

YEAH.

UH, COME TO THE OLD MAN'S OFFICE WITH ME

AND TELL HIM YOU OVERHEARD HER

WHEN SHE PROPOSED TO ME.

SHE PROPOSED TO YOU? YEAH.

ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND?

YEAH, BUT IT'S MY ONLY CHANCE.

HOW ABOUT IT, SERGEANT?

ON YOUR WAY, SOLDIER.

YOU'VE SUDDENLY BECOME VERY TEDIOUS.

BUT I MIGHT NOT EVEN GET A CHANCE TO GO OVERSEAS

AFTER ALL THE TRAINING I'VE HAD.

IT WOULDN'T BE FAIR TO THE TAXPAYERS!

I'M LIABLE TO GET THE WORKS.

MMM, ONLY ABOUT 3 OR 4 YEARS.

AFTER ALL, CAPTAIN BUDLOWE,

IT IS NOT AS IF MY ELOISE HAD EVER BEFORE

HAD ANY EXPERIENCE WITH A MAN

OF PRIVATE LARSON'S PROPENSITIES.

YOU CAN SEE SHE'S JUST A POOR, INNOCENT LAMB.

JUST WHAT DID HE SAY, MISS EDGEWATERS,

WHEN HE ASKED YOU TO MARRY HIM?

THIS IS SO...

SO HIDEOUSLY EMBARRASSING.

WOULD YOU PREFER NOT TO PRESS THE CHARGES?

OH, NO!

NOW, CHILD, JUST TELL THE CAPTAIN

WHAT HE SAID.

WELL, HE SAID HE WANTED ME TO...

TO...

YES?

TO RIDE WITH HIM...

DOWN THE GRAND CANAL IN VENICE IN A GONDOLA.

OH, HE WAS QUEL TENDER. SO ROMANTIC.

AND I SAID, "EDGAR, ARE YOU ASKING ME TO BE YOUR WIFE?"

AND HE SAID, "WHAT ELSE, FOOLISH CHILD?"

WELL, PRIVATE LARSON, IS THIS TRUE?

SIR, I'M TERRIBLY DISTRESSED AT THE CHARGE

THIS YOUNG LADY HAS SEEN FIT TO BRING ME.

WELL, WOULD YOU CARE TO DEFEND YOURSELF AGAINST IT?

NO, SIR. I DON'T THINK I COULD PROPERLY DO SO, SIR.

OH, COME, COME. LET'S HAVE NO FALSE HEROICS.

SHE HAS MADE A CHARGE AGAINST YOU.

IS IT TRUE OR IS IT NOT?

I CANNOT GIVE THE LIE TO A LADY, SIR.

LARSON, WAS THERE A PROPOSAL?

YES, SIR.

THEN WHAT MISS EDGEWATERS SAID IS TRUE.

NO, SIR.

I'M GETTING TIRED OF THIS.

EXPLAIN YOURSELF.

SHE PROPOSED TO ME, SIR.

THAT'S A LIE!

A STINKING LIE!

WHY, I WOULDN'T BE CAUGHT DEAD PROPOSING

TO THE LIKES OF HIM OR ANY MAN!

THERE, THERE, HONEY CHILD.

DON'T YOU CRY.

I DON'T SUPPOSE THERE WERE

ANY WITNESSES TO THIS PROPOSAL.

WELL?

NO, SIR.

THEN YOU CAN'T PROVE YOUR STORY?

NO, SIR.

I CAN, SIR.

WHAT? YOU CAN?

McPHERSON, HOW?

WELL, I DIDN'T ACTUALLY HEAR

MISS EDGEWATERS PROPOSE TO LARSON, SIR,

BUT I ONCE HEARD HER PROPOSE TO A SAILOR.

THAT'S A LIE! WHAT?

HOW DID YOU HAPPEN TO HEAR THIS, McPHERSON?

IT WAS IN THE PUBLIC LIBRARY, SIR-

THE NATURAL HISTORY SECTION.

UH, I WAS ON ONE SIDE OF A SHELF OF BOOKS,

AND SHE WAS ON THE OTHER.

AND I HEARD HER SAY,

"BUT I COULDN'T EVEN THINK OF KISSING YOU

"UNLESS YOU PROMISED TO MARRY ME, GUNNER."

GUNNER?

HE WAS A SEAMAN, SECOND CLASS.

HE WAS NOT! HE WAS A CHIEF PETTY OFF-

LARSON!

YES, SIR.

LOOKS LIKE YOU GOT OFF THE HOOK.

I DON'T THINK YOU BETTER LET THIS HAPPEN AGAIN.

BELIEVE ME, SIR,

FROM NOW ON, WOMEN AND I ARE STRANGERS.

ABSOLUTE STRANGERS, SIR!

THAT'S NOT A BAD IDEA. THAT'S ALL.

YES, SIR.

YOU CAN GO, TOO, McPHERSON.

YOU HAVE A PASS FOR THE AFTERNOON, I BELIEVE.

YES, SIR.

CAPTAIN BUDLOWE?

HE WAS A SEAMAN, SECOND CLASS.

McPHERSON, I'M SURE OF IT.

YES, SIR.

BOY, PUT HER THERE. YOU'RE A PAL!

YOU KNOW, I ADMIRE WHAT YOU DID IN THERE.

THAT TOOK REAL COURAGE.

I THINK THE CAPTAIN WAS RIGHT.

YOU ALMOST WENT TOO FAR TO TRY

TO PROTECT THAT GIRL.

WELL, A GUY COULDN'T LIVE WITH HIMSELF-

YES, BUT THAT CAN GET YOU IN-

LET'S FORGET ABOUT IT. LET'S GO GET A COLD ONE.

WHAT GETS ME IS,

YOU AND I HAVE BEEN PRACTICALLY BUNKMATES FOR TWO MONTHS.

FIRST TIME WE GOT TOGETHER.

MY NAME'S EDGAR LARSON.

IN MILWAUKEE, MY PALS CALL ME WOLF.

I'M JOHNNY McPHERSON.

BUFFINGTON, CONNECTICUT.

HI, JOHNNY. WHAT'S YOUR LINE?

I MEAN, BEFORE THE WAR.

I'M A DENDROLOGIST. WHAT'S YOURS?

SPECIALTY CAR SALESMAN, WISCONSIN,

TILL THE ARMY GOT ME. WHAT'S A DENDROLOGIST?

A TREE SURGEON.

YOU SEE, MY FATHER'S IN THE LUMBER BUSINESS.

OH. I DON'T GET IT.

WELL, LUMBER, WOOD; WOOD, TREES.

SAY, THAT'S VERY INTERESTING.

ANYWAY, THIS CALLS FOR A CELEBRATION.

LET'S DO THE TOWN TOGETHER.

YOU AND ME?

YEAH.

THE OLD WOLF GENERALLY HUNTS ALONE,

BUT FROM NOW ON, THINGS ARE GONNA BE DIFFERENT.

YOU AND I ARE GONNA BE PALS - DAMON AND PYTHIAS.

COME ON. WE'LL GO PICK UP A COUPLE OF TOMATOES.

TOMATOES?

YEAH, LOLLIPOPS!

MICE.

GOT A CIGARETTE? OH.

OH!

UH, I THOUGHT THAT FROM NOW ON,

YOU AND WOMEN WERE GONNA BE STRANGERS.

WHY, SOME OF MY BEST FRIENDS ARE STRANGERS.

WHAT DO YOU SAY?

MICE.

WHAT'S THE MATTER, JOHN?

DON'T YOU STEP OUT NOW AND THEN?

OH, OF COURSE I DO!

HI, JOHNNY. HELLO, WOLF.

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED.

MICE. THERE YOU ARE, SON.

GO BUY YOURSELF A COCA-COLA SOMEPLACE.

HEY! OH!

MY CIGARETTES.

I'M SORRY.

WHAT'S THIS?

IT'S A LETTER!

MUST HAVE COME IN THE SHIRT.

SOME DAME.

YOU KNOW, THEY JUST WON'T LET ME ALONE.

GET A LOAD OF THIS.

"DEAR SOLDIER,

"DID YOU SEE THE MOVIE "WUTHERING HEIGHTS"?

"SOMETIMES I FEEL JUST LIKE CATHY - THE HEROINE.

"ON THE SURFACE, I LEAD A VERY CONVENTIONAL LIFE,

BUT UNDERNEATH IT, I LIKE TO DO ALL THE WILD, IMPULSIVE THINGS SHE DID."

WHAT'D SHE DO?

"LIKE WRITING THIS LETTER, FOR INSTANCE.

"I WORK IN THE FACTORY WHERE THIS SHIRT WAS MADE,

"SO IT WAS EASY FOR ME TO SLIP IT INTO THE POCKET

AND SEND IT ON ITS WAY TO YOU."

WHAT SOME DAMES WILL DO TO GET A GUY.

LET ME SEE IT, WILL YOU, WOLF?

UH, "WUTHERING HEIGHTS,"

THAT WAS MY FAVORITE PICTURE.

"SEND IT ON ITS WAY TO YOU.

"I'VE MADE UP THE KIND OF PERSON YOU ARE, SOLDIER.

"THIS IS A 16 1/2 SHIRT,

"SO I KNOW YOU'RE TALL AND STRONG,

AND I LIKE YOU THAT WAY."

"I CAN JUST SEE YOU STRIDING THROUGH THE NIGHT

"AGAINST THE WIND AND THE RAIN,

"AND I KNOW YOU'RE NOT JUST BIG PHYSICALLY.

"YOU'RE BIG INSIDE, TOO,

BECAUSE YOU KNOW THAT LIFE CAN BE BEAUTIFUL AND GOOD."

"WHY DO I KNOW YOU'RE THAT KIND OF PERSON?

"BECAUSE, SOLDIER, I'M JUST ROMANTIC ENOUGH

"AT THIS MOMENT TO BELIEVE IN FATE,

"IN KISMET.

"IF YOU DO, TOO, PLEASE WRITE TO...

EVIE O'CONNOR."

SHE SOUNDS LIKE AN AWFULLY NICE GIRL.

YOU HIT THE NAIL RIGHT ON THE HEAD. SHE IS A NICE GIRL.

SHE'S JUST A LITTLE LONESOME, THAT'S ALL.

NICE AND LONESOME.

THERE'S A COMBINATION THAT SPELLS DANGER.

GIVE ME THAT THING!

LOOK, SON, LISTEN TO YOUR UNCLE WOLF.

WHAT ARE WE FIGHTING FOR?

OH, FOR DEMOCRACY, I SUPPOSE.

FOR FREEDOM. THAT'S IT.

THAT'S WHY YOU WANT TO STAY AWAY FROM THOSE NICE GIRLS;

THOSE FIREPLACE AND PIPE AND SLIPPER DAMES.

THEY DON'T WANT TO HAVE ANY FUN.

THEY WANT TO MARRY YOU.

COME ON. THERE'S OUR BUS.

UH, I CAN'T GO, WOLF.

I JUST REMEMBERED I'VE GOT TO GO TO THE, UH, LIBRARY.

LIBRARY?! YOU GOT A PASS FOR THE AFTERNOON.

YOU WANT TO WASTE IT AT THE LIBRARY? COME ON.

WHOA! THEY'RE HOLDING A BOOK FOR ME.

IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.

OK, IF YOU WANT TO RUIN YOUR EYES, GO AHEAD.

SO LONG, KID. THANKS AGAIN.

OH, BARNEY, THE MOST WONDERFUL THING.

ABOUT A MONTH AGO,

I PUT A LETTER IN THE POCKET

OF ONE OF THE COMPANY'S SHIRTS.

YOU DID? YES, BARNEY.

AND JUST LISTEN TO THE ANSWER.

"DEAR EVE O'CONNOR."

HIS NAME'S JOHNNY McPHERSON.

HE'S IN TEXAS.

"THE SHIRT IT WAS A SIZE 16 1/2."

READ ON!

"THE SHIRT FITS FINE.

"IT'S JUST A LITTLE TOO TIGHT ACROSS THE CHEST,

"BUT TO RECEIVE SO BEAUTIFUL A LETTER,

"I'D EVEN SQUEEZE INTO A SIZE 16.

"THIS MAY SEEM STRANGE TO YOU,

"BUT YOUR LETTER TOOK ME BACK TO THE DAYS

"WHEN I WAS A LUMBERJACK

"IN THE FORESTS OF THE GREAT NORTHWEST.

"I REMEMBER THE MANY NIGHTS I USED TO TRAMP

"THROUGH THE DEEP SNOWDRIFTS ALONE WITH THE WIND

"AND THE DISTANT CRY OF THE TIMBER WOLF.

"THE INDIANS USED TO CALL ME

"OHMPUM WARRISH TASPUM,

"THE LARGE ONE WHO WALKS ALONE,

"BUT I WAS DRIVEN FORWARD

"AS IF IN SEARCH OF SOMETHING.

"PERHAPS, IN OUR LETTERS,

"WE CAN SEARCH TOGETHER.

"I HAVE A SAD FEELING

"THAT KISMET MAY NEVER ARRANGE FOR US TO MEET,

"BUT PERHAPS IT'S BETTER THAT WAY.

"WE CAN BE FRANKER WITH EACH OTHER.

"WRITE AGAIN SOON, PLEASE.

VERY SINCERELY, JOHN McPHERSON."

GEE, HE SOUNDS DREAMY.

THE LARGE ONE WHO WALKS ALONE.

HEY, I GOT TO RUSH.

I'M PLAYING THIS AFTERNOON.

ARE YOU COMING ALONG?

NO. I'M GOING TO A MATINEE WITH DeWITT.

EVIE? YES.

ARE YOU GONNA TELL PYNCHIE ABOUT THAT LETTER?

WHY NOT?

NOTHING WRONG WITH WRITING A SERVICEMAN,

IS THERE?

BESIDES, I'LL NEVER SEE HIM.

EVIE, I KNOW IT'S NONE OF MY BUSINESS,

BUT I THINK YOU'RE BEING AWFUL DUMB.

OH, BARNEY, PLEASE.

YOU'RE DARN LUCKY TO HAVE A CHANCE AT PYNCHIE.

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?

HE'S CRAZY ABOUT YOU. WHY DON'T YOU MARRY HIM?

WELL, HE KISSED ME ONE DAY, AND...

I DON'T KNOW. NOTHING HAPPENED.

I... I DIDN'T HEAR ANY MUSIC.

MUSIC? WHAT DID YOU EXPECT TO HEAR? THE TROLLEY SONG?

DREXLER.

LARSON.

BARNES.

COHEN.

SILVERSTEIN. BRYAN.

BRYAN'S ON K.P. I'LL GIVE IT TO HIM.

RIGHT. HARKEY.

MY NAME'S McGUINNESS.

THIS AIN'T MINE.

HEY, McPHERSON, I THINK THIS IS FOR YOU.

THANK YOU!

LETTER.

UH, WOLF?

YEAH?

WOULD YOU DO ME A SMALL FAVOR?

ANYTHING AT ALL, JOHNNY BOY.

I'D LIKE TO SEND MY FAMILY A PICTURE OF YOU.

I'VE TOLD THEM ALL ABOUT YOU.

THEY'RE ANXIOUS TO KNOW WHAT YOU LOOK LIKE.

YEAH? YEAH.

UH, I COULD BORROW THE SERGEANT'S CAMERA.

OH, NO. FOR YOU, JOHNNY,

I COULD DO BETTER THAN THAT.

BY COINCIDENCE, I HAPPEN TO HAVE

A PICTURE OR TWO RIGHT IN MY LOCKER.

THERE YOU ARE, JOHNNY BOY.

TAKE YOUR CHOICE.

GEE, I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE A LIFEGUARD...

AND A BOXER.

NO. JUST HAD THEM MADE UP.

WHENEVER ONE OF MY DOLLS GETS

A LITTLE TEMPERAMENTAL,

I SEND HER A PICTURE TO REMIND HER.

WORKS LIKE MAGIC.

HERE. I THINK THIS ONE DOES THE MOST FOR ME.

YEAH.

YEAH, THAT'S GOOD, ALL RIGHT, BUT, UH...

WOLF...

WERE YOU EVER IN THE NORTH WOODS?

HA! NO.

THAT WAS TAKEN IN MITCHELL PARK, MILWAUKEE.

THIS IS PERFECT!

WELL, LET ME KNOW WHAT YOUR FAMILY THINKS, JOHNNY.

WHO? OH, I WILL.

UH, COULD I HAVE THAT ONE, TOO?

WHY, SURE. THANKS.

KISMET.

HA HA HA!

WELL, WHO LEFT YOU A MILLION BUCKS?

OHH!

IT SEEMS STRANGE TO THINK OF YOU

SO FAR FROM YOUR BELOVED NORTH WOODS,

BUT I'M SURE THAT THIS LETTER WILL FIND YOU

TAKING THE GREAT PLAINS OF TEXAS IN YOUR STRIDE.

DO YOU LIKE ARMY LIFE?

TELL ME ABOUT ALL YOUR LIKES AND DISLIKES.

MY FAVORITE POPULAR SONG IS THE ONE I'M LISTENING TO NOW-

JEROME KERN'S "ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE."

MAKES ME THINK OF MOONLIGHT,

OF RIPPLING WATER,

OF EVERYTHING BEAUTIFUL.

IT MAKES ME THINK OF YOU.

IT IS A BEAUTIFUL SONG.

IT MAKES ME THINK OF HYACINTHS.

MAYBE THAT'S BECAUSE THEY'RE MY FAVORITE FLOWER.

THERE ARE RUMORS THAT WE'RE MOVING TO ANOTHER CAMP.

I'M ALL PACKED AND READY TO GO.

WHEREVER YOU GO, KEEP WRITING.

I LOVED YOUR TALE ABOUT THE RESCUE

OF BIG PIERRE, THE FUR TRAPPER.

HERE ARE TEXAS SPIKE AND BRISTLIN' IKE

TO PROTECT YOU FROM PROWLERS.

AND HERE'S A LITTLE GIFT I MADE FOR YOU.

I HOPE IT'S NOT TOO SMALL.

HEY, JOHNNY!

DID YOU HEAR THE NEWS? WE'RE GOING OVER!

TOMORROW WE HEAD FOR NEW YORK!

NEW YORK? NEW YORK! THAT'S PART OF BROOKLYN!

BROADWAY! TIMES SQUARE!

CONEY ISLAND!

RADIO CITY! CENTRAL PARK!

RADIO CITY? CENTRAL PARK? 3.5 MILLION DAMES!

BROOKLYN.

BARNEY! YEAH?

SAY, WHAT GOES ON?

HE'S HERE!

QUICK, BARNEY, HELP ME STRAIGHTEN UP THE PLACE A LITTLE.

WHO'S HERE? JOHNNY!

MRS. JACKSON JUST TOLD ME.

HE WAS HERE BEFORE I CAME HOME-

A SOLDIER. AWFULLY NICE, SHE SAID.

HE'LL BE HERE ANY MINUTE! HURRY, BARNEY, PLEASE!

JOHNNY! JOHNNY HERE!

OH, MY GOODNESS!

AND I'VE GOT A MEETING

WITH THE COACH!

PUT THOSE ROSARIES AWAY, BARNEY!

I DID!

FUNNY HE DIDN'T WRITE YOU

HE WAS COMING.

MAYBE HE DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE.

OF ALL THE LUCK.

LOOK AT THAT SHIRT FULL OF MAN.

16 1/2!

OH! EVIE!

EVIE, HE'S HERE!

ANSWER IT. LET HIM IN!

I CAN'T. I'M TOO NERVOUS.

OH, DEAR! I'M NOT READY.

GOOD EVENING. I'M...

YES?

I'M EDGAR- EDGAR LARSON.

DIDN'T YOU GET A LETTER ABOUT ME FROM JOHNNY?

JOHNNY McPHERSON?

YES.

WHY, NO, I DIDN'T.

BUT WON'T YOU COME IN?

OH, THANK YOU.

BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND. I SENT YOU-

I MEAN, HE SENT A SPECIAL DELIVERY LETTER.

I KNOW HE DID. I WAS THERE WHEN HE MAILED IT.

I- WELL, IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN HERE BEFORE NOW.

YOU DON'T NEED ANY INTRODUCTION.

YOU'RE A FRIEND OF JOHNNY'S.

THIS IS MISS LEE.

JUST CALL ME BARNEY.

THANKS. JUST CALL ME JO-EDGAR.

JEDGAR?

HA HA! EDGAR.

DID JOHNNY COME EAST WITH YOU?

YES.

THEN HE'S COMING!

UH, NO.

OH.

OH, HE WANTED TO, TERRIBLY,

BUT AT THE LAST MOMENT, HE GOT A SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT.

HE MOVED HEAVEN AND EARTH TO GET OUT OF IT,

BUT HE HAD TO GO...

OVERSEAS.

OVERSEAS?

ON A BOMBER.

ON A BIG BOMBER.

SORT OF A SECRET MISSION.

HE SENT YOU THESE FLOWERS.

HYACINTHS.

HE REMEMBERED.

AND I BROUGHT THIS MYSELF.

THANK YOU.

I'LL PUT THEM IN WATER.

EXCUSE ME. COME IN.

SPECIAL DELIVERY FOR YOU, EVIE.

JUST CAME.

THANK YOU, MRS. JACKSON.

IT'S FROM JOHNNY!

THAT'S THE LETTER.

WELL, THERE YOU ARE, YOUNG MAN.

I SEE YOU FOUND THE GIRLS ALL RIGHT.

YES, MA'AM.

DIDN'T I TELL YOU HE WAS NICE?

HAVE A PLEASANT VISIT.

THANK YOU. BYE, EVIE.

GOOD-BYE, YOUNG MAN.

GOOD-BYE.

YOU'VE MADE A CONQUEST.

I HAVE TO GO NOW.

SEE YOU AGAIN, EDGAR, I HOPE.

I HOPE SO, TOO.

GOOD-BYE.

BYE, BARNEY.

WILL YOU EXCUSE ME WHILE I READ THIS?

CERTAINLY.

SIT DOWN.

WE'VE BEEN CORRESPONDING FOR QUITE A WHILE.

I KNOW.

HE DOESN'T LET ANYONE READ MY LETTERS, DOES HE?

OH, NO, HE WOULDN'T DO THAT.

I SHOULD SAY NOT.

I DIDN'T THINK HE WOULD.

YOU DON'T LET ANYONE READ HIS, DO YOU?

OH, NO, I COULDN'T.

WELL, NOW AND THEN, I READ A FEW LINES TO BARNEY.

HE WRITES SUCH WONDERFUL LETTERS.

BUT MOST OF THEM ARE SO PERSONAL.

SOMETIMES THEY'RE SO BEAUTIFUL,

THEY ALMOST MAKE ME CRY.

HE CERTAINLY THINKS A LOT OF YOU, EDGAR.

WELL, I THINK A LOT OF JOHNNY.

LET ME READ YOU THIS PART.

OH, NO, PLEASE.

WHY? I THINK IT'S NICE TO HEAR COMPLIMENTS.

LISTEN.

"AND SO, IN MY PLACE,

"I'M SENDING ALONG MY BEST FRIEND EDGAR LARSON.

PLEASE TRY TO LIKE HIM. HE'S REALLY A FINE FELLOW."

I WISH YOU WOULDN'T, REALLY.

BUT IT'S OBVIOUS HE MEANS EVERY WORD OF IT.

"I KNOW HE'S NOT MUCH TO LOOK AT-"

OH, I DON'T AGREE WITH THAT.

"BUT UNDERNEATH, HE'S TRUE GOLD.

"HE'S THE ONLY FELLOW IN THE ARMY

"THAT I'VE TOLD ABOUT US.

"HE UNDERSTANDS.

"HE WAS VERY ANXIOUS TO MEET YOU,

SO I HOPE YOU'LL MAKE HIS FURLOUGH AS PLEASANT AS POSSIBLE."

ANYONE JOHNNY THINKS THAT MUCH OF MUST BE A VERY FINE PERSON.

I'M GLAD HE ASKED YOU TO COME AND SEE ME.

PRIVATE LARSON, WILL YOU GIVE ME

THE HONOR OF YOUR COMPANY THIS EVENING?

OH, WHY, YES.

I'LL GET MY COAT.

JOHNNY TOLD ME YOU WERE WONDERFUL.

LADIES, GENTLEMEN, STEP RIGHT UP.

THIS IS A GAME OF SKILL.

WALK THE WIRE. IT'S ONLY 25 CENTS.

WALK THE WIRE AND KISS ONE OF THE 4 MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRLS IN THE WORLD.

COME ON, A LITTLE BIT MORE.

A LITTLE BIT MORE.

COME ON, BABY, KISS ME.

PUCKER UP. I'M ON THE WAY!

GO TO IT, EDGAR!

UH, THANK YOU.

THERE, GENTLEMEN. IT CAN BE DONE.

THE LITTLE SOLDIER DID IT. GOOD WORK, MY BOY.

WHO'S NEXT? ONLY 25 CENTS. IT'S A THRILL.

EDGAR! YOU'RE A HERO.

OH, IT WAS NOTHING.

HERE. YOU'VE BEEN IN THE STRAWBERRY JAM.

WHAT? OH.

THANK YOU.

YES, MY DEAR, HE IS THE MAN OF YOUR DREAMS.

I FORESEE...

AN EARLY MARRIAGE, 4 CHILDREN,

AND A LONG AND HAPPY LIFE.

THAT WILL BE 50-

THAT WILL BE 50 CENTS, DUCKY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, EDGAR.

I THINK FORTUNE-TELLERS ARE SUCH FUN.

OF COURSE, I NEVER BELIEVE A WORD THEY SAY.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO DANCE?

YES.

TAXI. - OH, THE POOR THING.

OH, LOOK, IT CAN'T COME DOWN.

OH, THE POOR LITTLE THING.

CAN'T STAY UP THERE.

GO GET HIM, SOLDIER!

GOOD GOING, SOLDIER.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE AFRAID.

EVERYTHING'S ALL RIGHT NOW.

LISTEN. SHE'S PURRING.

MY MOTOR'S PURRING, TOO, FOLKS.

I KNOW. LET'S TAKE HER HOME.

I ALWAYS HAVE WANTED A CAT.

GIVE ME MY CAT.

YOUR CAT?

YEAH.

YOU KNOW, I CAN HAVE YOU ARRESTED.

I DIDN'T MEAN ANYTHING. I WAS JUST-

DO I GET IT, OR DO I CALL THE COPS?

NO! HEY, HERE, HERE.

COME ON, HOMER, YA DOPE.

PARDON THE INTRUSION, FOLKS,

BUT DON'T YOU THINK WE'D BETTER BE GETTING ALONG?

OH, OH, YES.

THE CAB.

BUT MY FAVORITE FAVORITE OF ALL

IS "THE THREE MUSKETEERS."

ATHOS, PORTHOS,

D'ARTAGNAN. D'ARTAGNAN.

I JUST LOVE THOSE MEN.

IT'S FUNNY HOW YOU CAN GET TO LOVE SOMEBODY

THAT DOESN'T EVEN EXIST.

YES, I KNOW.

I'LL NEVER FORGET WHERE D'ARTAGNAN

SAYS GOOD-BYE TO ATHOS AND RIDES AWAY.

AND THEN SUDDENLY HE STOPS,

TURNS AROUND, AND RIDES BACK,

GETS OFF HIS HORSE

AND FLINGS HIS ARMS AROUND ATHOS ONCE MORE.

AND NEITHER ONE OF THEM SAYS A WORD.

BUT SOMEHOW THEY KNOW

THEY'LL NEVER SEE ONE ANOTHER AGAIN.

AND THEN HE RIDES AWAY, STILL WITHOUT A WORD.

I CRIED WHEN I READ THAT.

I SUSPECT YOU DID, TOO.

YOU KNOW, I NEVER TALK THIS WAY TO ANYBODY

EXCEPT JOHNNY.

YOU HAVEN'T?

JOHNNY'S SO WONDERFULLY SYMPATHETIC.

WHEN I WRITE TO HIM, I FIND MYSELF POURING OUT THINGS

I'VE NEVER DREAMED OF BREATHING TO A SOUL.

HE'S SO COMPLETELY HONEST WITH ME.

SAY, WE'VE WALKED PAST THE HOUSE.

OH. HA HA HA!

THANKS, EDGAR. I'VE HAD A LOVELY EVENING.

SO HAVE I.

THANK YOU.

WE'LL BE LOOKING FOR YOU TOMORROW NIGHT.

I'LL TRY.

GOOD NIGHT, EDGAR.

GOOD NIGHT.

I DID HAVE A LOVELY TIME.

SO, WE SIT DOWN...

SHE ORDERS LOBSTER AND CHAMPAGNE.

SO, WE DANCE.

AND HOW THIS LITTLE MOUSE DANCES.

SO, I HOLD HER CLOSE.

ALL OF A SUDDEN,

RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FLOOR,

SHE STOPS DEAD.

SHE LOOKS UP AT ME WITH THOSE GREAT BIG SOFT BLUE VELVET EYES

AND SAYS, "WOLFIE, TAKE ME HOME."

DON'T STOP NOW, BROTHER.

WE TAXI HOME, WE GET TO THE DOOR,

SHE LOOKS UP AT ME AGAIN AND SAYS, "WOLFIE,

YOU WANT TO COME UPSTAIRS?"

WELL, NEEDLESS TO SAY...

WE GO UPSTAIRS.

SHE OPENS THE DOOR, WE WALK IN,

AND THERE, SITTING IN THE ROOM,

IS 4 GUYS.

"WOLFIE," SHE SAYS, "MEET MY 4 BROTHERS-

LUKE, HARRY, EDDIE, AND MIKE."

"CHARMED," I SAYS. "GOOD NIGHT."

3 1/2 MILLION DAMES IN NEW YORK,

AND I WIND UP WITH LUKE, HARRY, EDDIE, AND MIKE.

ALL RIGHT, BOYS, SEE YOU TOMORROW.

GOOD NIGHT. WE GOT A BIG DAY AHEAD OF US.

FROM MISS EVIE O'CONNOR,

TROJAN SHIRT COMPANY, BROOKLYN.

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU?

YOU KEEP OUT OF MY BAG.

I WAS JUST GETTING SOME TOOTHPASTE.

IF YOU WANT ANYTHING, ASK FOR IT.

WELL, YOU DON'T HAVE TO GET SO SORE.

HEY, WAIT A MINUTE. TROJAN SHIRTS.

EVIE O'CONNOR.

BROOKLYN.

YOU'VE BEEN READING MY MAIL.

NO, YOU'VE BEEN READING MY MAIL.

AS I RECALL, THAT ROMANTIC LETTER WAS PUT IN MY SHIRT-

MY SHIRT, A 16 1/2.

THAT LETTER WAS MEANT FOR A BIG GUY.

SHE SAID SO! SHH!

NOT SO LOUD.

WHAT DID YOU DO? TELL HER YOU WERE MY SIZE?

I NEVER KNEW WE'D GET TO BROOKLYN.

ALL I WANTED WAS A- A GIRL TO WRITE TO.

YOU DID? WHY, YOU LITTLE ROMEO.

HEY, WAIT A MINUTE. HOLD EVERYTHING.

MY PICTURE. YOUR FAMILY WANTED MY PICTURE.

DID YOU SEND THEM TO TROJAN SHIRTS?

ONLY ONE OF THEM.

THEN YOU CAN'T EVEN SEE HER!

YOU POOR LITTLE SCHNOOK.

YOU SHUT UP.

NOW, WAIT A MINUTE, JOHNNY, DON'T HIT ME.

WHAT'S SHE LOOK LIKE? LET ME SEE HER PICTURE.

WOLF, IF YOU EVER SAY A WORD ABOUT THIS-

NO, NO, NO, I PROMISE.

NO KIDDING. IS SHE PRETTY?

NO. SHE'S GOT STRINGY HAIR AND WEARS GLASSES.

WELL, THAT'S THE TOPPER.

FORGET IT.

AND I MEAN JUST THAT.

FORGET IT.

STRINGY HAIR...

GLASSES.

EVIE, DO YOU SEE ANYTHING WRONG

WITH A GIRL PLAYING BASEBALL?

OF COURSE NOT. WHY?

WELL, OUR NEW THIRD BASEMAN WAS ARGUING

WITH HER BOYFRIEND LAST NIGHT.

HE SAYS IT'S NOT FEMININE.

WHY, BARNEY, I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING

TO THE MOVIES WITH PEGGY.

NO, I DON'T FEEL LIKE A MOVIE TONIGHT.

I'D RATHER JUST STAY AT HOME.

UNLESS, OF COURSE, YOU WANT ME TO GO.

DON'T BE SILLY.

I MEAN, IF YOU'D RATHER BE ALONE WITH HIM.

IT'S-

WHY, IT'S-HA HA!

OH, BARNEY, LOOK. IT'S...

THAT'S RIGHT. IT'S HOMER.

EDGAR, COME IN.

HOW DID YOU GET HIM?

WELL, IT'S NOT HARD TO FIND A CAT NAMED HOMER.

OH, HOMER, HOW DO YOU FEEL?

AH, THE PRECIOUS LITTLE THING.

HELLO, BARNEY.

WE MET LAST NIGHT.

AH, EDGAR, YOU WENT ALL THE WAY BACK THERE

TO GET HIM?

THAT LITTLE GIRL DROVE A HARD BARGAIN.

SHE FINALLY SETTLED FOR A DOLLAR AND A QUARTER

AND A WHITE MOUSE.

HA HA HA! YOU LITTLE LOVE.

YOU BETTER BE A GOOD CITIZEN.

OH, I ALMOST FORGOT.

I LOOKED UP THE MOVIE PAGE IN THE NEWSPAPER

AND FOUND A REVIVAL OF "WUTHERING HEIGHTS."

WUTHERING...

JOHNNY TOLD ME

IT WAS YOUR FAVORITE PICTURE,

SO I THOUGHT THAT MAYBE-

OH, EDGAR, YOU ARE WONDERFUL.

I'D LOVE TO GO.

I'M GONNA PUT YOU IN THE KITCHEN.

I'VE GOT A NICE LITTLE BOX THAT'LL JUST FIT YOU.

I LIKE A MAN WHO'S KIND TO ANIMALS.

UH...

THAT'S A VERY PRETTY DRESS, BARNEY.

OH, JUST AN OLD THING.

WE WERE JUST SAYING, BEFORE YOU CAME IN,

HOW LONG IT'S BEEN SINCE WE'VE SEEN A MOVIE.

OH, WON'T YOU JOIN US, BARNEY?

I'LL GET MY COAT.

GET MINE, TOO, BARNEY?

I'LL GET IT.

EVIE.

JOHNNY.

DARLING.

JOHNNY, JOHNNY.

YOU CAME AFTER ALL.

DO YOU THINK ANYTHING COULD HAVE KEPT ME FROM YOU?

NO!

NO!

WHO'S THAT?

EDGAR.

WHO?

YOUR FRIEND EDGAR LARSON.

EDGAR LARSON?

EDGAR, EDGAR! YOUR POOR KNEE.

EDGAR, ARE YOU HURT?

I'M ALL RIGHT.

EDGAR, YOUR POOR LITTLE KNEE.

IT ISN'T MY-

IT ISN'T MY KNEE, IT'S MY SHIN.

WHAT'D YOU DO, FALL DOWN, LARSON?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

YOU'RE NOT AWOL?

HUH?

FROM THE SECRET MISSION.

OH, IT'S ALL RIGHT.

EDGAR TOLD US ABOUT IT.

OH, THE SECRET MISSION.

YEAH, IT'S BEEN POSTPONED.

THANKS A LOT FOR TAKING CARE OF THINGS, PAL.

OH, GLAD TO DO IT FOR YOU, BUDDY.

AHEM.

OH, JOHNNY, THIS IS BARNEY.

I'VE WRITTEN YOU ABOUT HER.

HELLO, BARNEY.

SO YOU'RE JOHNNY.

I'D KNOW YOU ANYWHERE.

WELL, I FEEL AS THOUGH I KNOW YOU, TOO.

LISTEN, JOHNNY.

EVIE, I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MUCH

I'VE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS.

WE DO HAVE A LOT TO TALK ABOUT.

COME ON. LET'S GO OUT ON THE ROOF.

CAN'T YOU SEE THEY'RE DYING TO BE ALONE?

I KNOW.

TAKE IT EASY... WOLF.

WOLF?!

IT'S A LOT NICER OUT HERE, ANYWAY.

AND THERE'S A MOON... WOLF.

THAT'S WHAT HE CALLED YOU, WASN'T IT-WOLF?

HUH? OH, YEAH.

AAH!

SOFTBALL.

OH.

WON'T YOU SIT DOWN?

I THINK PENTHOUSES ARE-

ARE SO ROMANTIC. DON'T YOU?

WELL, UH, I...

YOU PLAY SOFTBALL, BARNEY?

SOMETIMES,

JUST TO AMUSE MY FRIENDS.

THEY THINK IT'S SO FUNNY

FOR SOMEONE SO FEMININE TO PLAY BALL.

DON'T YOU, WOLF?

UH, HUH?

I SAID, I DON'T THINK IT'S FEMININE.

I MEAN, I LIKE TO SEE BIG MUSCLES ON A MAN, BUT...

WHAT'S GOING ON IN THERE IS NONE OF OUR BUSINESS.

IS IT?

YOU KNOW, I HAVE A THOUSAND QUESTIONS I WANT TO ASK YOU,

AND I CAN'T SEEM TO THINK OF ONE OF THEM.

I GUESS I'M EMBARRASSED.

IT'S SILLY, ISN'T IT?

AFTER ALL THE THINGS WE'VE SAID TO EACH OTHER

IN OUR LETTERS.

OH, YES, I-

DON'T SAY ANYTHING.

JUST LET ME LOOK AT YOU.

WHAT I REALLY LIKE TO DO

IS STAY RIGHT IN MY OWN LITTLE KITCHEN,

ALL WHITE AND SHINY,

AND MAKE SOMETHING LIKE A NICE, LIGHT SOUFFLE.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

WHAT'S THE MATTER, HONEY?

I DON'T KNOW.

IT'S FUNNY. YOU CAN THINK YOU KNOW ALL ABOUT A PERSON,

BUT YOU NEVER DO TILL YOU REALLY MEET THEM.

OH, WELL, LET'S GET BETTER ACQUAINTED.

THAT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE YOU, EITHER, JOHNNY.

DARLING, I KNOW THAT I'M NOT ONE OF THOSE GLIB TALKERS.

TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH,

I'M A LITTLE EMBARRASSED, TOO.

IT'S ONLY WHEN I WRITE THAT I'M, UH... I...

I UNDERSTAND, JOHNNY.

IF I'M AWKWARD WITH WORDS...

JUST THINK OF THE REAL ME

THAT'S IN THE LETTERS.

OF COURSE I WILL.

UH... DRINK OF WATER.

HOW ARE YOU AND BARNEY GETTING ALONG?

OH, FINE.

HE'S AWFULLY SWEET.

YEAH, GREAT LITTLE GUY, WOLF.

I MEANT TO ASK YOU.

WHY DO YOU CALL HIM WOLF?

JUST A NICKNAME THE FELLAS GAVE HIM.

YES, BUT WHY?

OH, YOU KNOW HOW SOLDIERS ARE.

SEE A GUY WITH A FEW GIRLS,

AND RIGHT AWAY HE'S A WOLF.

BUT EDGAR?

OF COURSE NOT. I DON'T BELIEVE IT.

I DON'T CARE WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT HIM.

WHY, JUST LOOK AT THAT LITTLE FELLA.

WELL, I DON'T KNOW.

EDGAR AND I HAD AN AWFULLY NICE TIME LAST NIGHT.

I THINK HE MIGHT HAVE A WAY WITH SOME GIRLS.

REALLY?

YOU THINK SO, TOO?

WELL...

MAYBE WHERE THERE'S SMOKE, THERE'S FIRE.

NO, I WON'T BELIEVE IT. NOT EDGAR.

BUT THERE WAS ONE FUNNY THING THAT HAPPENED, THOUGH.

I'VE GOT TO GET HIM OUT OF HERE.

I'VE GOT TO GET HIM OUT OF HERE.

WHY DON'T YOU PUNCH HIM IN THE NOSE?

AW, WHAT GOOD WOULD THAT DO?

WELL, YOU GOT TO DO SOMETHING, AND QUICK.

YEAH, BUT WHAT CAN I DO?

WHAT? WHAT?

NO, I CAN'T DO THAT. SHE'D NEVER LOOK AT ME AGAIN.

THIS IS NO TIME TO THINK OF YOURSELF, YOU COWARD.

I'VE GOT TO THINK OF HER.

YOU GOT HER INTO THIS. NOW YOU GET HER OUT.

WOLF LARSON, YOU'LL FIND THAT YOU'VE BITTEN OFF MORE THAN YOU CAN CHEW.

YOU'RE TANGLING WITH JOHN P. McPHERSON NOW.

THE CAPTAIN DIDN'T BELIEVE THE GIRL OR HER MOTHER.

HE LET HIM OFF.

THAT PROVES HE'S INNOCENT, DOESN'T IT?

DIDN'T HE HAVE A BOTTLE?

WELL, WHAT DO YOU KNOW? HE MUST BE DRINKING...

AGAIN.

AND HE PROMISED.

OH, YOU MEAN, HE ALWAYS...

WELL, EVIE, WE ALL HAVE OUR WEAKNESSES.

BUT IT'S RUBBING ALCOHOL.

IT'LL KILL YOU!

NOT THIS OLD WOLF.

BEEN DRINKING IT FOR YEARS.

I THINK WE BETTER GO INSIDE.

WHY? IT'S WONDERFUL OUT HERE.

PENTHOUSE, MOONLIGHT...

I GOT TO GET A DRINK OF WATER.

DON'T GO. YOU'RE MY TYPE OF GIRL-

FEMININE, STRICTLY FEMININE.

I'VE GOT A HEADACHE.

YES, SIR, YOU'RE FEMININE, AND I'M MASCULINE.

MALE AND FEMALE- THAT'S WHAT WE ARE.

I'M NOT FEMININE. I'M AN ATHLETE.

BIG BULGING MUSCLES. SEE?

NO, NO.

YOU ARE MY LITTLE FLOWER.

NO, NO.

I'M THE WAAFLETTES' STAR PITCHER.

NO. NO, DON'T!

I GOT TO PITCH TOMORROW NIGHT!

IN ALBANY.

THEN WE'VE ONLY GOT TONIGHT, DARLING.

BARNEY, WHAT HAPPENED?

HE'S-HE'S-

AAAHHHHHH!

...FOR

I'M GONNA GET DRUNK AGAIN TONIGHT-

EDGAR!

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT?

SAVE ME! SAVE ME!

HE'S CRAZY. HE DRANK MY RUBBING ALCOHOL.

EDGAR, PLEASE!

COME HERE, YOU.

DRUNK LAST NIGHT, DRUNK THE NIGHT BEFORE

JOHNNY, WILL YOU TAKE IT EASY?

YOU'RE MAKING A FOOL OF YOURSELF.

MY PAL.

GONNA GET DRUNK AGAIN TONIGHT

IF I NEVER GET DRUNK NO MORE

AYAH!

YOU'RE LEAVING!

NO, NO, NO. THE PARTY IS JUST STARTING.

WATCH OUT! MY DEVON LAMP!

I'M SORRY. I'LL GET HIM.

WHERE'D HE GO?

HERE I AM!

OH, MY LITTLE WAFFLE WAFFLE.

DON'T! DON'T LET HIM!

EDGAR, PLEASE STOP IT.

OHHH!

OHHH!

WELL- OK, COME ON.

MY PAL.

NO, NO, NO, NO, NO,

I WON'T GO HOME WITHOUT MY PAL.

WON'T GO HOME WITHOUT MY PAL.

EVIE! EVIE!

OH, DEAR. IT'S MRS. JACKSON.

JUST A MOMENT, MRS. JACKSON.

HAPPY AS CAN BE

BE QUIET!

EVIE! EVIE!

LOCK THE DOOR.

HA.

OWWWW!

EVIE, OPEN THE DOOR!

COMING, MRS. JACKSON!

OPEN THE DOOR, OR I'LL CALL THE POLICE.

EDGAR, SIT DOWN, SIT DOWN.

SO, I SAID TO THE SALESLADY-

OH, HELLO, MRS. JACKSON.

OH, EVIE, I'M SURPRISED.

WHY, IT'S THE LANDLADY!

WHERE YOU BEEN, LANDLADY?

COME ON IN. WE'RE HAVIN' A WONDERFUL PARTY.

COME ON, COME ON, COME ON.

GET IT UP, GET IT UP. A DRINK FOR THE LADY.

EDGAR!

GOT TO HAVE A DRINK FOR THE LAND-

HERE, LET ME TAKE THAT FOR YOU.

EDGAR, STOP IT, PLEASE.

I WANT A DRINK FOR THE LANDLADY!

GOOD HEAVENS, HE'S DRUNK!

HMM? WHO?

GET HIM OUT OF HERE AT ONCE.

I'LL TAKE HIM OUT, MRS. JACKSON.

NOBODY GOT HER ONE-OH!

COME ON, YOU.

THERE'S MY PAL.

GOOD OLD JOHNNY.

GOOD OLD JOHNNY McPHERSON,

THE PRIDE OF BUFFINGTON, COLLECTICUT.

GET HIM OUT!

I'M HAPPY, HAPPY AS CAN BE

COME ON, YOU.

AND I AM A...

BYE-BYE.

BYE-BYE-BYE-BYE.

OH, EVIE, I'M SURPRISED!

OH.

YOU'RE AN OLD LANDLADY.

YOU OUGHT TO BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF!

WILL I SEE YOU TOMORROW NIGHT, JOHNNY?

WILD HORSES COULDN'T KEEP ME BACK.

LET GO!

GOOD-BYE, MY LOVE.

COME ON, YOU!

OH!

OH, GOOD HEAVENS, MY LINEN.

WE'LL FIX IT, MRS. JACKSON.

OH, ALL RIGHT.

JOHNNY, STAND UP, NOW.

...OF THIS FAMILY

COME ON, JOHNNY, STAND UP.

DRUNK LAST NIGHT, DRUNK THE NIGHT BEFORE

MP's ARE GONNA PICK YOU UP IF YOU DON'T CUT IT OUT.

DRUNK AGAIN TONIGHT IF I NEVER GET...

TAXI.

YOU DIRTY DOUBLE-CROSSER.

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU, JOHNNY?

HEY!

OOOOHH!

OOPH! JOHNNY, CUT IT OUT!

JOHNNY, WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU?

GET OUT OF HERE!

JOHNNY, NOW, LEAVE ME ALONE!

COME DOWN OFF OF THERE. COME ON, COME DOWN.

THE ONLY REASON I WENT UP THERE WAS TO HELP YOU OUT.

DON'T GIVE ME ANY MORE OF THAT FAST TALK.

I KNOW WHAT YOU WERE TRYING TO PULL,

MESSING AROUND WITH A NICE GIRL LIKE EVIE.

SHE'S NOT ONE OF YOUR LOLLIPOPS.

COME DOWN OFF THERE.

TAKE IT EASY, WILL YOU?

WOLF, I'M WARNING YOU.

I KNOW SHE'S NO LOLLIPOP.

KNEW IT THE FIRST TIME I SAW HER.

I KNOW I'M ALL WASHED UP WITH HER.

SHE'LL NEVER LOOK AT ME AGAIN AFTER TONIGHT.

BUT SHE'S NOT FOR YOU. YOU KEEP AWAY.

IF YOU DON'T, I'LL...

I'LL TELL HER EVERYTHING, YOU HEEL.

ALL RIGHT, I'M A HEEL,

BUT I'M STILL YOUR BUDDY,

AND I'M GONNA PROVE IT.

TOMORROW MORNING, I'M GONNA MAKE A TELEPHONE CALL

AND SHOW YOU THAT I'M THROUGH WITH HER.

I WANT YOU THERE WHEN I MAKE IT.

DON'T WORRY. I'LL BE THERE.

OK.

I REFER ESPECIALLY TO DIRECTIVE 76463,

PARAGRAPH "A," SUBSECTION 3,

ENTITLED "BUTTONHOLES, STITCHING OF."

HERE IT IS CLEARLY STATED THAT-

OH, EVIE, I CAN'T STAND IT.

THIS HAS BEEN THE MOST HORRIBLE MONTH OF MY LIFE.

YOU'VE GOT TO LET ME SEE YOU.

PLEASE, DeWITT, WE'VE SETTLED THAT.

BUT MY WORK IS SUFFERING. IT'S AFFECTING PRODUCTION.

WE'RE DOWN 1.6. IT'S NOT FAIR TO THE COMPANY.

CAN'T I SEE YOU TONIGHT?

BESIDES, I HAVE ANOTHER ENGAGEMENT.

LET'S CONTINUE.

CLEARLY STATED, IT-

YES?

FOR YOU.

PRIVATE McPHERSON.

OH, THANK YOU.

HELLO, JOHNNY.

HELLO, EVIE?

YES, JOHNNY?

I GOT SOME BAD NEWS FOR YOU, HONEY.

THAT SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT'S ON AGAIN.

I'M GONNA LEAVE IN 10 MINUTES ON A BOMBER.

THEN I CAN'T SEE YOU.

OH, JOHNNY, I'M SO DISAPPOINTED.

TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOURSELF.

BE SURE AND WRITE ME THE FIRST CHANCE YOU GET.

GOOD-BYE, DEAR.

MY COUSIN.

ANOTHER ONE?

NO, NO, THE SAME ONE.

HE'S GOING OVERSEAS THIS AFTERNOON.

THEN YOU'RE FREE TONIGHT.

I CAN SEE YOU.

THIS LETTER'S VERY URGENT.

"BUTTONHOLES, STITCHING OF."

"BUTTONHOLES, STITCHING OF."

OH, WOULD YOU ANSWER THAT, JOHNNY?

WHY, SURE.

IF IT'S FOR BARNEY, SHE'S IN ALBANY.

SHE'LL BE HOME IN THE MORNING.

SPREAD OUT.

HELLO? HELLO.

HELLO!

WHO WAS IT?

I DON'T KNOW. HUNG UP.

MUST HAVE BEEN A WRONG NUMBER.

MMM!

FIRST TIME I'VE WANTED TO KISS THE COOK SINCE I'VE BEEN IN THE ARMY.

HEY! YOU GET K.P. FOR THAT.

I'LL TAKE IT.

BROOKLYN. HURRY.

THERE. ALL DONE.

QUICK ENOUGH?

NO.

I'M JEALOUS OF EVERY MINUTE YOU'VE BEEN AWAY FROM ME.

OH, JOHNNY...

YES, DEAR?

DID YOU EVER SEE BIG PIERRE AGAIN AFTER THAT NIGHT?

WHO?

BIG PIERRE. THE FUR TRAPPER.

OH, UH, BIG PIERRE.

WOULD YOU MIND PUTTING THIS THING OUT?

WHY DO YOU ASK?

WELL, HE OWES YOU HIS LIFE.

OH, THAT. OH, THAT WASN'T MUCH.

IT WASN'T MUCH?

CARRYING A MAN ON YOUR BACK FOR 10 MILES THROUGH A BLIZZARD?

OH, IT WAS REALLY ONLY 8 MILES.

AND THOSE HUNGRY WOLVES.

EDGAR TOLD ME.

AND SAVING PIERRE, EVEN THOUGH HE TRIED TO KILL YOU.

EDGAR TOLD ME EVERYTHING.

I'LL SAY HE DID.

YOU'RE TOO MODEST. HEH!

YOU KNOW, BEING HERE WITH YOU LIKE THIS

REMINDS ME OF ONE OF MY MOST PRECIOUS DREAMS.

YEAH?

I NEVER TOLD THIS TO ANYBODY.

I HOPE YOU DON'T THINK IT'S FUNNY.

I WON'T. WHAT IS IT, JOHNNY?

WELL...

I ALWAYS DREAMED OF GOING TO VENICE

WITH THE RIGHT GIRL

AND DRIFTING DOWN THE GRAND CANAL IN A GONDOLA.

HA HA HA!

IN A GONDOLA?

THERE. YOU DO THINK IT'S SILLY.

OH, NO, DEAR. I DON'T.

IT'S JUST THAT IN YOUR LETTERS,

YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO TAKE ME DOWN THE COLUMBIA RIVE IN A CANOE.

OH, BUT, DARLING, PLEASE DON'T BE HURT.

I SHOULDN'T HAVE LAUGHED.

IF YOU WANT IT, SO DO I.

IF YOU WANT TO FLOAT DOWN THE AMAZON ON A RAFT,

THEN THAT'S WHAT I WANT, TOO.

"CLANG, CLANG, CLANG," WENT THE TROLLEY

"DING, DING, DING," WENT THE BELL...

DON'T GO.

BUT IT MAY BE IMPORTANT.

I'LL GET IT.

"CHUG, CHUG, CHUG," WENT THE MOTOR

"BUMP, BUMP, BUMP," WENT THE BRAKE...

I KNEW IT!

HA HA HA!

LET ME IN THERE.

HA HA HA! HEY!

WHY, THAT'S EDGAR, ISN'T IT?

AND HE'S DRUNK AGAIN, DEAD DRUNK.

AGAIN? OH, THE POOR FELLOW.

MAYBE IF WE GAVE HIM SOME COFFEE...

WHAT HE WANTS IS NOT COFFEE.

EVIE! OPEN THIS DOOR.

WOLF! WOLF! WOLF! WOLF!

HIS WOLF CALL.

HE YELLS IT EVERY TIME HE GETS IN THAT CONDITION,

JUST LIKE AN INDIAN BEFORE HE SCALPS A VICTIM.

WHOO WHOO WHOO! SAME THING.

WOLF! WOLF! OPEN THIS DOOR!

EVIE, YOU'VE GOT TO LISTEN TO ME.

ALL RIGHT, THEN. I'LL BE BACK.

WELL, I'VE HEARD OF WOLVES AT THE DOOR BEFORE,

BUT NEVER ONE WHO TRIED TO KNOCK IT DOWN.

I CAN'T HELP FEELING SORRY FOR HIM.

IT'S SUCH A SHAME.

WHY, HE'S A REGULAR DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE.

LET'S FORGET ALL ABOUT HIM, HONEY.

IT WAS GRAND JUST TO STAND WITH HIS HAND HOLDING MINE

COME ON, EVIE. LET'S DANCE.

FIRE! FIRE!

IT IS IN HERE. COME ON. THE JOINT IS ON FIRE.

HOMER! I'VE GOT TO GET HOMER!

WHO?

THERE IS IS, JOE. THE DOORWAY. HIT IT.

OOH!

JOHNNY!

OH, DARLING, ARE YOU HURT?

JOHNNY! DARLING, PLEASE, QUICK.

WE GOT TO GET OUT OF HERE. THERE'S A FIRE.

OH, JOHNNY, PLEASE WAKE UP.

OHH.

HELP! HELP! HELP!

OH, IT'S ALL RIGHT, LADY.

THERE AIN'T NO FIRE, JUST A SMUDGE POT.

WHAT I WANT TO KNOW- WHO PUT IT IN THAT CLOSET?

OOH... NGH.

JOHNNY. OH, DARLING, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

JOHNNY? JOHNNY?

JOHNNY? WHERE'S JOHNNY?

WHY, YOU'RE RIGHT HERE, JOHNNY. HMM?

DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND?

IT'S YOU, JOHNNY, RIGHT HERE,

AND THIS IS EVIE- EVIE WHO LOVES YOU.

EVIE LOVES JOHNNY, AND JOHNNY LOVES EVIE.

JOHNNY WANTS TO MARRY EVIE.

MARRY?

OH, DARLING, YES.

HEY, THIS PLACE IS ON FIRE.

LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

OH, NO, DARLING, NO. THERE'S NO FIRE.

IT'S ALL RIGHT. EVERYTHING'S ALL RIGHT.

IT'S YOU, EVIE.

OH, EVIE, IS EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT?

WONDERFUL.

WHO'S THAT?

MY-MY FIANCE.

HUH?

WELL, EVIE, WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN?

JUST NOW.

CLANCY, ISN'T IT WONDERFUL?

WONDERFUL, IS IT?

THE HOUSE FLOODED FROM ATTIC TO BASEMENT.

WHAT'S WONDERFUL ABOUT THAT?

WE JUST GOT ENGAGED TO BE MARRIED.

WELL, WELL, WELL, WELL, CONGRATULATIONS, MY BOY.

YOU'VE JUST WON YOURSELF A FINE, DECENT GIRL.

WHO? OH! HEY, WAIT A MINUTE.

I MEAN, EVIE, THERE'S SOMETHING I'VE GOT TO TELL YOU.

ABOUT THOSE LETTERS, I DIDN'T-

NEVER MIND ABOUT THOSE LETTERS, DEAR.

I KNOW JUST WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SAY,

I LOVE YOU, EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE A BIT OF A FRAUD.

YOU DO? YES.

DON'T LOOK SO UPSET, DARLING. I FORGIVE YOU.

BESIDES, THEY WERE JUST LITTLE WHITE LIES.

I KNEW THAT SOME OF HIS STORIES WERE TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE,

BUT THEY MADE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL LETTERS.

I WAS IN LOVE WITH HIM BEFORE I EVEN MET HIM.

AW, EVIE, IT'S SO THRILLING.

WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO BE MARRIED?

JUST-

JUST AS SOON AS THIS TERRIBLE WAR IS OVER.

NO, JOHNNY. WHY SHOULD YOU WAIT?

LET'S GET MARRIED RIGHT AWAY.

BUT, EVIE, IT WOULDN'T BE FAIR TO YOU.

SOMETHING MIGHT HAPPEN TO ME,

AND BESIDES, GETTING MARRIED - THAT TAKES SEVERAL DAYS.

NONSENSE. A SOLDIER CAN GET IT DONE IN ONE DAY.

I READ ABOUT IT IN THE PAPER.

OH, DARLING!

WE'LL BE MARRIED TOMORROW.

HEY, SARGE, HAVE YOU SEEN McPHERSON?

NOPE. WHY?

I JUST GOT TO SEE HIM, THAT'S ALL.

HE GOT ME INTO SOMETHING. HE'S GOT TO GET ME OUT.

OH. ANOTHER DAME, HUH?

HOW DO YOU DO IT, LARSON?

I DON'T KNOW.

AND YOU'RE GONNA GET OUT OF THIS ONE, TOO. WHAT?

YOUR UNCLE SAM HAS OTHER PLANS FOR YOU.

YOU MEAN, WE'RE SHIPPING OUT?

WHEN? TONIGHT?

JUST KEEP IT UNDER YOUR HAT, ROMEO.

OH, THIS IS GREAT. BOY, THAT WAS CLOSE.

WELL, THANK YOU, SERGEANT.

NOW, WAIT A MINUTE, JOHNNY.

I CAN EXPLAIN EVERYTHING.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO. CONGRATULATIONS.

WHAT FOR?

ON YOUR COMING MARRIAGE.

I WAS ON THE ROOF. I HEARD EVERYTHING.

WELL, I COULDN'T HELP IT.

IT WAS JUST TOO BIG FOR ME. IT WAS KISMET.

LISTEN, YOU.

IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR ME, SHE'D NEVER HAVE MET YOU.

I WROTE THOSE LETTERS.

OH, I KNOW THEY DIDN'T MATTER- I HEARD HER SAY IT-

BUT I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WHOLE THING, AND I'M WARNING YOU.

YOU'RE NOT GONNA HURT THAT GIRL.

NOW, WAIT A MINUTE, JOHNNY.

WAIT. HOW CAN YOU TALK LIKE THAT?

WHY, I'M GONNA MARRY HER.

OH, JOHNNY, I'M A CHANGED MAN. YEAH.

I KNOW SHE'S TOO GOOD FOR ME.

SHE'S LIKE A STAR A MILLION MILES ABOVE ME,

BUT SHE LOVES ME, AND WE'RE GONNA BE MARRIED

THE FIRST THING IN THE MORNING.

CONGRATULATIONS, JOHNNY.

THIS IS YOUR LAST DAY IN FRANCE.

CERTAINLY WAS A SHORT WAR.

THE DOCTOR SAYS YOU'RE WELL ENOUGH

TO HAVE A VISITOR- PRIVATE LARSON.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE HIM?

LARSON?

SURE. SURE. SEND HIM IN.

HERE'S THE BEST MEDICINE OF ALL.

LOOKS LIKE SHE WROTE EVERY DAY.

THANKS.

EVIE.

OH, NO.

HIYA, FELLAS.

HOW ARE YOU, JOHNNY BOY?

YOU DIRTY, NO-OHH!

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU?

YOU NEVER TOLD HER.

YOU NEVER TOLD HER ANYTHING.

I JUST GOT THEM. THEY'RE FROM EVIE.

THEY'RE WRITTEN TO YOU, BUT THEY'RE ADDRESSED TO ME.

SHE STILL THINKS YOU'RE JOHNNY McPHERSON.

OH.

I KNOW.

I TRIED TO WRITE HER AND TELL HER,

BUT I DIDN'T KNOW HOW.

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO TELL HER.

BUT SHE'S IN LOVE WITH YOU, WOLF.

YOU'RE GOING TO BE MARRIED.

YOU'VE GOT TO TELL HER.

IT'S TOO LATE NOW, PAL.

BUT YOU CAN'T- WHY IS IT TOO LATE?

WELL, I MET A FRENCH GIRL.

ONE NIGHT WHILE I WAS TRYING TO EXPLAIN TO HER WHAT A GONDOLA IS,

HER FATHER CAME ALONG,

AND, WELL, ONE THING LED TO ANOTHER, AND...

OH, WOLF, YOU DIDN'T.

YEAH. DON'T GO AWAY.

HEY, BABE!

SOME DISH, HUH, JOHNNY?

NO SPEAK ENGLISH, BUT HUBBA HUBBA HUBBA.

ANYWAY, THIS IS MRS. LARSON.

OH, NO, WOLF. NO, N-

HOW DO YOU DO?

ENCHANTE, MONSIEUR.

THAT'S ENOUGH. WELL, PAL, SO LONG.

THE WHOLE THING WAS JUST TOO BIG FOR ME.

C'EST LA GUERRE.

AU REVOIR, MONSIEUR.

WHAT AM I GONNA TELL EVIE?

UH, TELL HER I WAS CAPTURED BY THE FREE FRENCH.

OH, EVIE...

EVIE, EVIE...

I SHALL MISS THE ANNUAL TROJAN PICNIC AS MUCH AS ANYONE,

BUT I HARDLY THINK AN ISSUE OF SUCH MINOR SIGNIFICANCE

SHOULD BE RAISED AT A TIME WHEN AMERICAN BOYS

ARE FIGHTING ON EVERY BATTLEFRONT OF THE WAR.

YOURS FOR THE WAR EFFORT... THAT'S ALL.

EVIE...

STILL NO LETTER?

IT'S BEEN OVER TWO MONTHS.

I JUST KNOW SOMETHING HAS HAPPENED TO HIM.

OH, NO.

IT'S A RAILROAD TICKET FOR BUFFINGTON, CONNECTICUT.

OHH!

THE TRAIN LEAVES TOMORROW MORNING - 9:10, TRACK 4.

BUT I'VE TOLD YOU,

I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF THEY KNOW ABOUT ME-

THAT WE'RE ENGAGED, I MEAN.

HE HASN'T EVEN MAILED ME ONE SINGLE LETTER SINCE HE WENT AWAY.

I HAVE THE ANSWER.

YOU'RE A CASUAL FRIEND OF HIS;

JUST HAPPENED TO BE PASSING THROUGH.

YOU DROPPED IN TO ASK THE LATEST NEWS ON JOHNNY.

OH, I HAPPENED TO BE PASSING THROUGH,

AND I JUST THOUGHT I'D FIND OUT THE LATEST NEWS ABOUT JOHNNY.

WE, UH, CORRESPONDED FOR A WHILE, YOU KNOW-

SORT OF PEN PALS.

YES. I KNOW. WON'T YOU SIT DOWN?

HE TOLD US HOW MUCH PLEASURE YOUR LETTERS GAVE HIM.

HE DID?

BUT I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING FROM HIM FOR SOME TIME,

AND I GOT TO WONDERING HOW HE WAS.

WE WERE PRETTY WORRIED, TOO.

HE WAS WOUNDED. IT WAS TOUCH AND GO FOR A WHILE.

OH, DEAR.

HE GOT IT PRETTY BAD-

SHRAPNEL IN THE RIGHT LEG.

FOR A TIME THERE, WE WERE AFRAID HE'D LOSE IT,

BUT, THANK GOODNESS, HE'S GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT NOW.

OH...

I'M SO GLAD.

I'M SORRY, BUT I'M DUE AT THE MILL.

GOOD-BYE, MISS O'CONNOR.

I HOPE I'LL SEE YOU AGAIN SOON.

I HOPE SO, TOO.

GOOD-BYE, DEAR.

YES, I THINK EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT.

I THINK OUR WORRIES ARE OVER.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, WHEN WE LAST SAW JOHNNY,

HE THOUGHT HE MIGHT BE COMING HOME ANY DAY.

WHEN YOU LAST SAW HIM?

YES, DEAR. LAST WEEKEND.

HE'S BEEN AT PLATH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

IN NEW YORK FOR A MONTH.

A MONTH? HE NEVER WROTE ME.

OH, MY DEAR...

DIDN'T HE TELL YOU?

TELL ME WHAT?

NOTHING. NEVER MIND.

EVIE, WHAT IS IT?

YOU CAN TELL ME. I'M HIS MOTHER.

HE DIDN'T EVEN TELL YOU

THAT WE WERE ENGAGED TO BE MARRIED?

ENGAGED?

NO. HE DIDN'T TELL ME ANYTHING.

WHY?

HE WROTE ME SUCH WONDERFUL LETTERS,

AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, THEY JUST STOPPED.

WELL, THAT WAS WHEN HE WAS WOUNDED.

BUT HE'S GETTING BETTER NOW.

HE'S IN NEW YORK. HE COULD HAVE GOTTEN IN TOUCH WITH ME.

WHY DIDN'T HE? WHY?

I DON'T KNOW, UNLESS-

OF COURSE. THAT'S IT.

HIS LEG-HE THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO LOSE IT.

THAT'S WHY, EVIE.

HE DIDN'T WANT TO COME BACK TO YOU

AS LONG AS THERE WAS THE SLIGHTEST DOUBT THAT HE MIGHT BE-

I DON'T CARE WHAT HE LOOKS LIKE,

JUST AS LONG AS HE COMES BACK TO ME.

OH, YOU POOR CHILD, WHAT YOU MUST HAVE BEEN THROUGH.

YOUR SON IS A BIG DUNCE.

THAT BOY NEVER DID UNDERSTAND WOMEN.

NOW, EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT.

YOU'RE GOING TO THAT HOSPITAL TOMORROW

AND TELL HIM EXACTLY HOW YOU FEEL.

AND DON'T YOU LET HIM TRY TO BE NOBLE.

I WON'T HAVE HIM TREATING MY FUTURE DAUGHTER-IN-LAW LIKE THAT.

NOW, THE TEA KETTLE IS ON.

YOU AND I ARE GOING TO HAVE A CUP OF TEA.

WE'VE EARNED IT.

NOW, NOW, NONE OF THAT.

OH, HERE'S SOMETHING I KNOW YOU'D LIKE TO SEE.

IT'S A SCRAPBOOK I'VE KEPT ALL ABOUT JOHNNY.

I'D LOVE TO SEE IT.

OH.

ISN'T THAT A NICELY SHAPED HEAD?

HA HA HA!

OH.

HIS FATHER WAS SO PROUD OF HIM.

BUT IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE JOHNNY SOMEHOW.

WELL, IT ISN'T VERY GOOD OF HIM,

BUT WAIT TILL YOU SEE HIS GRADUATION PICTURES.

OH, I PROMISED YOU TEA.

THERE'S HIS LATEST PHOTOGRAPH.

YOU CERTAINLY HAVE A HANDSOME SON, MRS. McPHERSON.

AWW.

THERE'S SO MUCH CHARM IN HIS EXPRESSION.

WELL, IT'S A STRONG FACE.

THE OTHER IS A FRIEND HE MADE IN THE ARMY - EDGAR LARSON.

WE MET HIM BEFORE THEY WENT OVERSEAS.

I BELIEVE THE BOYS CALL HIM FOX.

NO. WOLF. I MET HIM, TOO.

OH, DID YOU?

DID YOU KNOW HE MARRIED A FRENCH GIRL?

NO. REALLY? MM-HMM.

WELL...

I THINK HE NEEDED TO GET MARRIED.

POOR BOY. HE SEEMED SO MISGUIDED.

MAYBE HE'LL STOP DRINKING AND SETTLE DOWN NOW.

OH, I'M SURE HE WILL.

HE WAS WOUNDED, TOO, YOU KNOW-

HAD ONE OF HIS BIG TOES SHOT OFF.

I BELIEVE THEY'RE SHIPPING HIM AND HIS BRIDE BACK TO MILWAUKEE.

NOW I REALLY WILL GET YOU THAT TEA.

HE LOOKS SO DIGNIFIED IN HIS UNIFORM.

MRS. McPHERSON? YES, DEAR?

WHAT DID YOU SAY?

I SAID, HE LOOKS SO DIGNIFIED IN HIS UNIFORM.

WHO?

WHY, JOHNNY, OF COURSE.

EVIE, I HOPE YOU AND JOHNNY DON'T BELIEVE IN LONG ENGAGEMENTS.

I WONDER IF YOU'D CONSIDER BEING MARRIED HERE IN ST. THOMAS.

THAT'S WHERE I MARRIED HIS FATHER.

I'M TERRIBLY SORRY.

I'M NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO STAY FOR TEA.

I DIDN'T REALIZE-

I DIDN'T REALIZE HOW LATE IT IS.

MY TRAIN LEAVES IN JUST A FEW MINUTES.

OH, WHAT A SHAME.

EVIE, I'M SO GLAD YOU CAME.

IT'S BEEN A LOVELY VISIT.

YES. I'M GLAD I CAME, TOO.

WELL, I'LL SEE YOU TO THE DOOR.

AND YOUR HANDKERCHIEF, DEAR-

I'LL WASH AND IRON THAT.

EVIE, I'M NOT EVEN GOING TO TELL JOHNNY YOU'VE BEEN HERE.

I'M GONNA LET YOU SURPRISE HIM.

YES. GOOD-BYE, MRS. McPHERSON.

GOOD-BYE, DEAR.

HERE YOU ARE, HONEY. DRINK THIS. IT'S HOT MILK.

I DON'T WANT ANY HOT MILK.

EVIE, PLEASE. IT'S 2:00.

YOU'VE GOT TO GET SOME SLEEP.

I DON'T WANT TO SLEEP.

I- I JUST WANT TO DIE.

AW, EVIE, HONEY.

HOW COULD HE HAVE DONE SUCH A THING-

GETTING MARRIED WHEN HE WAS ENGAGED TO YOU?

AND AFTER ALL THE THINGS HE SAID TO ME

AND THOSE BEAUTIFUL LETTERS.

NOW, HOLD ON A MINUTE.

IT WAS THE OTHER ONE WHO WROTE THE LETTERS, WASN'T IT?

YES.

AND HE MADE A PLAY FOR ME, TOO, THE LITTLE WOLF,

AND YOU, TOO-SCAT.

AW, EVIE, HONEY, DON'T CRY ANYMORE.

THEY'RE NOT WORTH IT.

IT DOESN'T SOUND TO ME LIKE EITHER ONE OF THEM WAS IN LOVE WITH YOU.

OF COURSE NOT.

THEY WERE JUST TRYING TO HUMILIATE ME.

WHO?

JOHNNY.

WOLF.

BOTH OF THEM.

SAY, WHICH ONE WERE YOU IN LOVE WITH-

THE ONE WHO KISSED YOU OR THE ONE WHO WROTE THE LETTERS?

WHY, IT WAS-

NO. IT WAS-

I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T KNOW.

OHH, I HATE THEM BOTH-

BOTH OF THEM, BOTH OF THEM.

JOHNNY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO READ THE FUNNIES?

NO, THANK YOU.

YOU KNOW, IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY OUT.

WHY DON'T YOU GO DOWN TO BROADWAY AND TAKE IN THE SIGHTS?

THE DOCTOR SAID YOU COULD.

I JUST DON'T FEEL LIKE IT.

JOHNNY, YOU MUSTN'T WORRY ABOUT YOUR LEG ANYMORE.

IT'S GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT.

I'M NOT WORRYING ABOUT MY LEG.

SEE YOU LATER, JOHNNY. RIGHT.

HELLO, ANNE. HELLO.

JOE, THERE'S A VISITOR TO SEE YOU-MRS. ADAMS.

MRS. FRED ADAMS?

YES. I CAN'T SEE HER.

TELL HER I'LL WRITE HER A LETTER.

SHE'S COME A LONG WAY, JOE.

WHAT FOR?

JOE, YOU WERE HER HUSBAND'S BEST FRIEND.

SHE KNOWS THAT YOU WERE WITH HIM WHEN HE DIED.

WELL, ALL RIGHT.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO IF YOU DON'T FEEL WELL ENOUGH.

WHAT CAN I TELL HER?

TELL HER WHAT SHE WANTS TO HEAR, JOE.

TELL HER WHAT SHE WANTS TO HEAR.

EVIE.

YES?

I KNOW YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE ME, EVIE,

BUT I HAVE A MESSAGE FOR YOU FROM JOHNNY.

FROM JOHNNY?

YES.

COME IN.

YOU'VE HAD THE CHAIRS RE-COVERED, HAVEN'T YOU?

SIT DOWN.

OH, NO, THANK YOU. I'M JUST-

UH, I'VE GOT BAD NEWS FOR YOU, EVIE.

JOHNNY'S DEAD.

BUT, EVIE, YOU MUST KNOW HE DIED LOVING YOU.

I KNOW BECAUSE I WAS THERE WITH HIM.

IT WAS AT THE BASE HOSPITAL.

HE SAID, "EDGAR, I WANT YOU TO TAKE HER A MESSAGE FOR ME.

"TELL HER I'M SORRY I CAN'T MARRY HER AND-"

OH, YES-

"AND GIVE HER THESE."

"JOHN P. McPHERSON.

"50241...

679."

THE PURPLE HEART.

HE SAID, "TELL HER I'VE LOVED HER EVER SINCE THE FIRST LETTER.

"I LOVED HER EVERY TIME I WROTE TO HER,

"EVERY TIME SHE WROTE TO ME,

"AND WHEN I FINALLY MET HER,

I THOUGHT SHE WAS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL I'D EVER SEEN."

HE SAID, "TELL HER I WANT HER TO BE HAPPY."

"I WANT HER TO REMEMBER ME, BUT I HOPE SOMEDAY THAT SHE'LL MEET SOMEBODY

WHO WILL MAKE HER HAPPIER THAN I EVER COULD HAVE DONE."

HE MEANT EVERY WORD OF IT, EVIE.

OF COURSE, I KNOW YOU'LL NEVER FIND ANYBODY AS FINE AS HE WAS

AND AS, UH- WELL, AS-

AND AS BRAVE.

YES, AND AS BRAVE.

HE WAS A REAL HERO, EVIE.

EVIE, IF THERE WAS A COMBAT PATROL CUT OFF,

SOMEBODY HAD TO GET TO THEM, GUIDE THEM BACK TO OUR LINES.

THEY CALLED FOR VOLUNTEERS, AND, WELL, YOU KNOW JOHNNY.

YES...

I KNOW JOHNNY.

WELL...

THAT'S ALL, I GUESS.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

BACK HOME.

GOOD-BYE, EVIE.

WAIT.

I CAN'T KEEP THIS.

BUT IT'S JOHNNY'S. I KNOW.

BUT-BUT-

IT BELONGS TO YOU...

JOHNNY.

EVIE.

OH, EVIE...

EVIE, EVIE.

AH

WHEN ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE ARE MINE