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I� I'll� I'll explain it to you tomorrow, Emile.

No. Now. What does it mean, Nellie?

It means that I can't marry you.

Do you understand?

I� I can't marry you.

- Because of my children. - Oh, not because of your children.

They're sweet.

It is their Polynesian mother then�

their mother and I.

Yes.

I can't help it.

I- It isn't as if I could give you a good reason.

I� There is no reason.

This is emotional.

This is something that's born in me.

It is not.

I do not believe this is born in you.

Well, then why� why do I feel the way I do?

All I� All I know is, I� I can't help it.

I� I can't help it.

Joe? Joe, explain how we feel.

Joe!

Nellie� Bill! Bill!

Nellie� Bill?

Can we go now? Please?

What makes her talk like that?

Why do you have this feeling� you and she?

I do not believe it is born in you!

I do not believe it!

It's not born in you!

It happens after you're born.

You've got to be taught

to hate and fear,

You've got to be taught

from year to year,

It's got to be drummed

in your dear little ear

You've got to be carefully taught.

You've got to be taught

to be afraid

of people whose eyes

are oddly made,

And people whose skin

is a diff'rent shade

You've got to be carefully taught.

You've got to be taught

before it's too late

Before you are six

or seven or eight,

To hate all the people

your relatives hate

You've got to be carefully taught!

You've got to be carefully taught!

You've got the right idea, De Becque.

Live on an island.

Yes, sir.

If I get out of this thing alive, I'm not going back there.

I'm staying here.

All I care about is right here.

Yes. So, when all you care about is here,

yeah, this is a good place to be.

When all you care about is...

taken away from you,

there is no place.

I came so close to it.

So close.

One dream in my heart

One love to be living for

One love to be living for

This nearly was mine.

One girl

for my dream

One partner in paradise

This promise of paradise

This nearly was mine.

Close to my heart she came

Only to fly away

Only to fly

as day flies

from moonlight

Now, now I'm alone

Still dreaming of paradise,

Still saying

that paradise

Once nearly

was mine.

You know,

back home, whenever I got in a jam,

I used to go hunting.

That's what I think I'll do now.

Good hunting up there around Marie Louise.

Carriers.

Cargo boats.

Troop ships.

Big game.

De Becque.

Would you reconsider...

going up there with me to Marie Louise Island?

I mean, now that you haven't got so much to lose?

We could do a good job, I think.

You and I.

How could a P.B.Y land anywhere near that island...

without being seen by the enemy?

It will not land near the island,

but far out at sea.

I know the fishing grounds my friends use,

and I know two fishermen there�

Inato and Basil.

They will help us.

The equipment's all aboard, sir. We loaded it while it was still dark.

You'd better wait a while yet before you take off.

Above all, this must look like a casual, routine flight.

Well, there's still plenty of time to change your mind.

Hey, Buzz! Captain?

Yeah? Are you we gonna need the parachutes or not?

No, it looks calm enough for us to set down.

No parachutes! All right.

Looks like a summer day in Maine.

That's a state in America.

Yeah. Lobsters.

Lobsters.

Hey, you guys better start getting into that gear!

Hey, we're approaching Marie Louise.

What's going on here?

What? Roger.

Hey, we got it in the tail section. I'll go take a look.

Well, say something!

Who's driving this airplane anyhow?

I hope you realize there's a hole in this plane!

Oh, hello, Lieutenant, everybody.

It's Luther.

What are you doing on this plane? How'd you get on here anyway?

Well, I� I thought maybe you might need an extra man.

Seemed like an interesting project, and I�

What's the matter, Lieutenant? You feeling sick or something?

If you don't like the idea, we'll just forget it.

I'll go back to the baggage compartment. Just pretend you never saw me.

- I'll kill him. - Now, Lieutenant.

If I thought you were gonna take this attitude, I wouldn't have volunteered my services.

How do you like this character?

I'm gonna have you court-martialed for this, Billis!

You better take it easy! I'm gonna ride you out of the navy!

Do you realize that this is a secret mission of the utmost importance?

I realize this is a secret mission, and I'm gonna keep the mission. I'm gonna�

Pull the handle! Pull the handle!

Which one?

Hey, Captain! Man overboard!

Boy, that Cable plays it rough. His parachute's opening.

Secret mission, huh?

Well, it's no secret now.

Hello. This is Beer Bus to Brewery, Beer Bus to Brewery.

Yeah, look. Say, look, I got a man parachuting down into the Empress Augusta Bay.

That's right. You guys are gonna have to help me 'cause I can't.

Right. Roger and out.

So, it's gonna be one of those days, huh?

Okay.

Hey, hey, hey! Wait! Don't leave me!

Look, drop a boat back there, will you?

Can't you get him out of there? He'll be shot to pieces!

I can't. I gotta get you guys in first.

After that, I'll come back and pick up the pieces, if there are any.

Okay. Let's go.

Looks like he's an American, and they're shootin' at him.

Well, let's make 'em shoot at us.

Hey! That's it, boys! Go!

Hey! That's it! Hey!

He must be down about there.

Well, get him out of there. Use anything you need.

We'll send in a destroyer, if necessary.

Aye, aye, sir. The admiral says go all out.

Do you see any fishing boats?

Ah! Yeah, there we are.

That's the fishing grounds.

- Can you go lower here? - Roger.

Hey! That's Inato's boat!

Basil! Inato!

Inato!

All right. Can we set down here?

De Becque, I can set down anywhere.

I'll take it.

This is a black day for the navy!

A black, black day! How much did you say this cost, Bill?

It's estimated at $600,000, sir.

Did you hear that?

That's what your little stunt today cost the taxpayers!

Six hundred� $600,000?

What are you grinning about?

I was just thinking about my uncle.

Remember my uncle I was telling you about?

He used to tell my old man I'd never be worth a dime.

Excuse me, sir.

Billis, you've been striking for the brig ever since you hit this island,

and today you finally made it...

because Captain Brackett and I are gonna throw the book at you!

Sir, may I barge in?

My copilot and I, sir- we've been sort of kicking this thing around,

and, well, we feel that Lu� well, Billis here�

down in that rubber boat with all the airplanes buzzing around him...

caused sort of a diversionary action.

It made it a lot easier for us to land Cable and the Frenchman without being seen.

In fact, it turned out to be an awful lucky break for us, sir.

What do you want me to do, give this guy a gold medal?

I don't want no gold medal, Captain,

but, uh, I could use a little more, um, freedom,

a little room to swing around in,

if you know what I mean, if you get the picture.

Get out of here. Get out of here.

Get the hell out of here!

Come in, Kennel. Captain! Captain!

Kennel, come in.

This is the Frenchman. Do you hear me?

This is Kennel. Go ahead, Frenchman.

This is our first chance to send news to you.

We have made contact with former friends of mine.

We have set up quarters in a very nice hole in a rock.

No room, but a lovely view.

We can see right down into the bottleneck.

First the weather.

Rain clouds over Bougainville, the Treasuries,

Choiseul, New Georgia.

We expect rain in this region from 9:00 to 2:00.

0900 to 1400.

Oh, my friend Joe corrects me.

0900 to 1400.

You must not expect from us any regular communication.

There are hundreds of Japanese in this region.

It will be necessary to constantly change our quarters.

And now, our military expert Joe.

All you navy, marine and army pilots,

write this down.

Surface craft� 19 troop barges...

headed down the bottleneck, speed about 11 knots.

Ought to pass Banika...

at about 2000 tonight,

escorted by heavy warships.

As for aircraft,

22 bombers, Betties�

A bottle of beer says I get the first strike! went by at 0600,

headed south southwest.

About time! There ought to be some way to knock off a few of those.

- Hey, wait for us! - That's all for now. Good luck.

Two weeks? Well, how can those guys stick it out for two weeks?

Yeah. Everybody thought they'd be dead pigeons in a couple of days.

I tell you, those two guys are doing us a lot of good.

That Frenchman reported 40 bombers north of Munda.

We took off, and 40 bombers right on the nose� boom, boom.

How do those guys keep alive up there? The enemy's all around.

How do they do it?

That Frenchman knows these jungles around here like the palm of his hand.

He's a hunter, see? All I know is, they changed the whole setup here.

I think we got the Japanese on the run.

That's what the Frenchman said.

Well, is it my lead? Yeah.

Let me see. Come on, come on. I got money on this.

Listen carefully, please. Ceiling today unlimited.

Thirty-three fighters, Zeros,

have moved in from Bougainville.

Their course is approximately 0-2-3 degrees true.

I'm certain heavy bombers will follow.

I think something big is afoot.

That's all I have time for now.

Joe and I must change our position immediately.

Planes are directly overhead.

Two only, but they're looking for us, I think.

They know about where we are.

I will try to get back to you later. Good luck.

They got us pretty well pinpointed. Stay here.

In a few minutes, it will be dark enough to run for it.

You know, I think we're right.

It looks like they're going all out. Even these planes.

They've stopped looking for us. They're going away.

Let's make a run for it.

All right. Let's go.

A- And we have a lot of fighter pilots over in the ward,

and� and they keep talking about a Frenchman.

The Frenchman said this, and the Frenchman said that, and�

I was just wondering if the Frenchman they're talking about could be...

my Frenchman.

Yes, Miss Forbush, it is.

I couldn't tell you before, but�

Then he is behind enemy lines.

With Lieutenant Cable.

Hello. This is Emile De Becque. Please listen to me carefully.

I haven't much time.

My message today must be brief and sad.

Lieutenant Cable�

my friend Joe�

died a few minutes ago.

I will never know a finer man.

I wish he could have told you the news.

The Japanese are pulling out.

There is great confusion here.

My guess is that the enemy will try to evacuate troops from Cape Esperance tonight.

This is the opportunity we've been waiting for.

Make the most of it, my friends.

You may not hear from me again. They are coming back.

They're right above me.

- Good-bye! - Is that all? Is that all? Can't you get him back?

Kennel to Frenchman. Kennel to Frenchman. Come in, Frenchman.

I'm sorry, sir. He's cut off.

How far away.

Philadelphia, P.A.

Poor Joe Cable.

Captain Brackett, do you think there's a chance I'll ever see Emile De Becque again?

There's a chance. Of course there's a chance.

I didn't even know he was going. Of course not.

How could he tell you? Don't blame Emile De Becque. He's okay.

He's a wonderful guy. Uh-huh.

He has got a chance, hasn't he, Bill?

Of course. There's always a chance.

Emile?

Emile, come back so I can tell you something.

I know what counts now.

Just you.

All those other things? The woman you had before?

Her color?

What� What piffle. I�

What a pinhead I was!

Come back so I can tell you. Oh, don't die before I can tell you.

All that matters is us being together.

That's all.

If you think of what you said to me that day,

you can stay alive, Emile.

I know you can.

Think of what you said.

When you find your true love

When you feel her call you

Across

Then fly to her side

And make her your own

Or all through your life

Live, Emile.

Live, Emile!

Live. Live!

Live.

Live. Miss Nurse.

Please. Please, Miss Nurse.

Where is Lootellan Cable?

Who are you?

I am mother of Liat.

Who?

Liat.

She will marry no one but Lootellan Cable.

Oh. Oh, my darling.

All right, hear this.

All those outfits that are waiting for loading, please keep in position.

We'll be loading immediately.

Hey, Billis. Let's head back, huh?

Our outfit's about a mile back down the beach. Suppose they call our names.

Yeah, they may be ready for us to board the ship. They won't be ready for hours.

This is the navy!

Huh. Look at that beach, swarming with eager beavers.

10,000 guys.

All right, you men. Stay down there with your own unit where you belong!

You Seabees, you belong down the beach this way.

Excuse me, sir. Can you tell me where I can find Captain Brackett, sir?

Down the beach this way. Thank you, sir. That's all.

I beg your pardon, sir. Can I speak to you a moment, sir?

Who is it? Billis, sir.

Luther Billis. Yes, Billis. What is it?

We're moving out now. I know, sir.

Stewpot, the Professor and me was wondering...

if anything is being done about rescuing the Frenchman off that island.

We hereby volunteer for such a project.

A triple diversionary activity like I done to get him on there.

You could, uh� You could drop us in three rubber boats...

on three different sides of the island.

Confuse them out of their minds!

Get the picture?

That's very fine, Billis, but you're too late.

Operation Alligator is under way.

Landings were made on a bunch of Japanese-held islands during the night and early this morning.

Mary Louise Island was the first one they hit.

How about that Frenchman? Did they get him?

- Is he alive? - We don't know.

Lieutenant Buzz Adams flew up there to find out.

But it would be just too bad if a part of this huge operation couldn't have saved...

one of the two guys who made it all possible.

The big ones are battleships.

And the little ones are, uh, destroyers.

They're moving out, you see, because�

well, there's been a big change.

They won't be around here much anymore.

Just off and on, a few of us.

Did you understand anything I said?

Vous ne comprenez pas?

Oui, oui. Nous comprenons.

Oui.

Now, while I'm down at the hospital,

you've got to promise me to mangez everything�

everything that's put before you on the table.

Sur la table.

Sur -le- table?

Sur la table.

Oh. Sur la table.

Merci.

Jerome! Come back here and sit down.

Asseyez-vous!

Now, you have to learn to mind me when I talk to you and be nice to me too...

because I love you very much.

Je t'aime.

Je vous aime.

Now, mangez.

Chantez, Nellie. Mmm. I will not sing that song.

You just want to laugh at my French accent.

All right. But you gotta help me.

Dites-moi

pour quoi

La vie est belle La vie est belle

Dites-moi

pour quoi Pour quoi what?

La vie est gaie?

Papa! Dites-moi

pour quoi

Chere mad'moi selle

Est ce que

Par ce que

vous m'aimez?

Mangez. Mangez.