A Guy Named Joe Page #2

Ourselves outta that one

Slick as anything

I ever did see.

He didn't have

A thing to say.

Are you kidding? That's

Just what I'm worried about.

That's why I wish

She'd show up

So we could get outta

Here! Gimme a cigarette.

Why don't you ever buy

A package of cigarettes?

Hey, I hear

A puddle jumper now.

Yeah, that's her,

All right.

Yeah... Yeah.

Nobody else in the world

Would try a landing like that!

I can't watch this. Let

Me know if she makes it.

I've branded steer calves

That make less fuss than you

When that gal's

In the air.

Look at her. Pretty a

Landin' as you ever did see.

Are you kidding?

No, look!

How many times

Do I have to tell ya

To quit slipping this maytag

Messerschmitt when you're in a turn?

Now you know

When I saw you down here

I had to kill

That altitude.

You killed more

Than the altitude.

You don't even know

How to level off!

Is that so? Well, I always

Manage to come in on 3 wheels.

So does a tricycle.

And another thing-

Another thing. What?

How'd you get

Your face so dirty?

I waited around

For an hour.

Grumble, grumble. No other

Guy would wait an hour

To watch a girl

Make a bad landing.

Don't darling me!

Now, darling-

You oughta be

Grounded.

One of these days,

You're gonna spin in and

Break that scrawny little neck.

Not scrawny!

It's a turkey neck.

A turkey neck.

Who's talking?

Why, Pete!

You were worried!

Did you ever

Stop to think

What one of those

Crates cost?

Hah! That's a cover-up.

You love me.

I love airplanes.

That's the same thing.

Hello, al!

Say, you pretty near scared

Our hot pilot here to death

Comin' in like that.

Well, he's probably got a

Crush. They get over it, though.

Least all mine do.

Get in before

I do break your neck.

Oh, Pete. Sorry.

Nails wants to see you.

Aw, now, cliff,

Be a good fellow.

When you got here, we were

Gone. It's a kind of mystery.

Yeah, but a mystery where the

Detective is always the fall guy.

Besides, I said

I was sorry.

See, this wouldn't have

Happened if you'd been on time.

Come on,

Come on.

If you hadn't pulled

Some fool stunt,

He wouldn't be out here hunting for you!

What have you done

Now?

Nothing. You know they can't

Run this show without me, honey.

You get all dressed up and be

At the inn for dinner at 8:00.

It's possible

I won't be there.

If you're not, I'll have somebody

Else... Better-lookin', too.

You do and I'll scratch your eyes out.

You sent for me,

Colonel?

Yes. Yes. Um...

Let's see, what-

Oh, sit down, major.

Thank you, sir.

Oh, I know

What it is.

I got a problem here

You can help me solve.

Is that so, sir?

Yes. Knowing how interested you are

In photography.

Ha ha. You must be thinking

Of someone else, colonel.

I'm not interested

In photography,

Especially

On my day off.

Oh, this won't take

Very long.

I happened to run

Across photographs

Of the raid

This morning.

Very, very interesting.

Here. Have a look.

Yes, sir.

Do you, uh, see it,

Major?

How high, or rather, how low would

You say that plane was flying?

Oh, I wouldn't

Know that, colonel.

My guess would be

About a thousand feet.

That's exactly

What I would say, major!

Exactly!

A thousand feet.

Captain yackey's report

Said the squadron

Bombed at, uh,

12,000 feet.

I was just wondering

Whose plane could have

Come in at a thousand?

And another thing...

Have you any idea

What that is, major?

No, colonel, I haven't

The faintest idea.

That is an engine

Whistle-

You know,

Off a locomotive-

Toot toot.

It was blown right through

The fuselage of your ship.

Amazing, isn't it,

Major?

Would you like me

To say

Of course!

Of course I would,

Major!

You know, after all these

Years of being buddies,

Why should we

Suddenly allow rank

To come between us

And the truth?

Speak up, Pete!

You said to take care of

The roundhouse, didn't ya?

Well, the squadron missed it,

So I went in and took it out!

I've been under the impression

This is a war we're fighting!

Of course,

I could be wrong-

Don't get excited. Of

Course we're fighting a war.

But you seem to want to end

It in the next 3 days, alone!

Come on, nails, let's

Get this over with!

All right! When you're

With your squadron,

You lead the squadron,

Not lone wolf it.

You control a lot

Of lives and planes.

I expect you to stay

Where you belong!

You said to take out

The roundhouse!

You can't take out the

Roundhouse at 12,000 feet!

Then make a report, and we'll

Put it on special assignment!

When a tough job comes

Up, I won't make a report!

And I won't assign it to somebody else

- I'll do it myself!

So long as I'm in

Command,

I don't want any

Squadron commander

Playing hide 'n' seek

Among the chimney stacks!

Are you trying

To be a hero?!

Aw, wait a minute,

Nails!

Where were you when you got

That dfc, playing mumblety-peg?

O.k., o.k.! You didn't catch

Up to your squadron for-

Well...

I suppose you've got me right

Where you want me, haven't you?

Well, you know, nails,

The guy in the air

Has always got it

On the man on the ground

A little.

I suppose it'll

Always be that way.

Make me a promise,

Will ya, Pete?

Sure.

Promise me you'll be

A little more careful.

Sure, nails, I promise.

And look, I'm sorry

I took up your time.

That's all right,

Nails.

Have a nice time

This afternoon.

Thank you. Thank you.

Oh, and Pete...

No hard feelings.

Ha! No, no, colonel. You

Know better than that.

Atta boy.

Get me headquarters

In london.

I want to talk

To general sloan.

Yes, sir.

And, uh, ask

Miss Dorinda durston

Of the ferrying command if

She'll stop in and see me.

Yes, sir.

She's got a funny look

In her off eye, Pete.

Hello, Dorinda.

Hello, honey. We've been

Waiting dinner on you.

I hope you two

Have been having fun.

Will you have

A little snort?

No, I don't feel like

Drinking this evening.

A lot of people criticize

A lot of other people

For doing a lot of things

A lot of other people do

Which aren't nearly as bad as the things

A lot of people are doing themselves.

You stay right where

You are, al yackey.

Don't think you can

Crawl out of this.

Why don't you wipe that

Smiling killer look on your face

And tell us what's

The matter?

All right. When are you going

To stop being a dime-store hero?

You got me!

This is for you.

Never mind that.

Answer me.

Well, I'd like to, but

You don't make any sense.

Oh? Well, let me

Tell you something.

I saw the pictures

Of your plane

Flying low enough to scrape

Paint off the rooftops.

Nails showed them to me.

What's more, I saw the plane-

Them pictures-

You keep out of this!

What are you yelling

At him for?

Shut up! You're such a low-down,

No-good heel, any woman...

Look, darling, this is

A little gift for you.

I'm very fond

Of you, honey,

But take this or I'll

Wrap it around your neck!

Don't talk to me like that!

Who do you think you are?

If you want to risk

Your darn fool neck,

Rate this script:4.0 / 2 votes