Anchors Aweigh
- PASSED
- Year:
- 1945
- 140 min
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On behalf of your commanding officer,
I'm sure I can tell Mr. Jos Iturbi
that the officers and crew
of this ship are grateful to him
for coming here to lead
our Navy bands in this ceremony.
Along with every other civilian,
it is I who am grateful to you
and to all the men
in the United States Navy.
The men who are to be decorated
are present, sir.
Joseph Brady,
Gunner's Mate Second Class.
Clarence Doolittle, Seaman First Class.
During the action aboard
these two men
remained at their stations
serving their gun
until the ammunition was exhausted.
When by force of explosion,
Doolittle was blown overboard
Joseph Brady, without regard
for his own personal safety
dived into the sea
and rescued his shipmate.
Acting for the secretary of the Navy,
I award you both the Silver Star.
- Congratulations, Brady.
- Thank you, sir.
- Congratulations, Doolittle.
- Thank you, sir.
To the men who formally
served on the Knoxville
including those I've just decorated
you'll be granted four days' leave,
effective immediately.
Leave your quarter.
Let me through, boys.
Yeah, I'm hopeful.
The poor little fellas.
They gotta stay and mind the ship
for the admiral.
- That's right.
- That's it, rub it in.
They don't get to go to Hollywood
where the beautiful dames
grow like oranges.
Where all you gotta do is reach out
and pick them right off the street.
- Congratulations, Joe.
- Thanks.
You'll probably visit the studios
if you see those stars,
will you get me some autographs?
Oh, no, not this baby.
After eight months at sea
it ain't a bunch of autographs
I'm gonna wind up with. Here.
- I got plans.
- What kind of plans, Joe?
Well, in Hollywood,
I've got a little plan named Lola.
Oh, that Lola.
I tell you, she's a...
Well, it isn't exactly that,
but it's a...
- No, it isn't that either.
- Tell us about her, Joe.
- Yeah.
- Well
notice how different the band
sounded with that guy Iturbi leading?
- That was good.
- Lola's kind of like that.
Put her with the most beautiful dames
in the world
she's the one you'd see, that's all.
You mean she's different, huh, Joe?
I wouldn't say that.
If you like dames, what's the point of
getting one different from other dames?
No, I guess it's just that whatever
the others have, Lola has more of it.
Does she got a sister?
Hey, what makes you think
this Lola is still waiting?
Dames have been known to wander.
From me? Please, sailor,
leave us not talk mutiny.
Fall in to the port side of the hangar
deck for special leave.
Oh, do you think
we can tear ourselves away?
Yeah, but it'll be tough.
- We hate to leave.
- We hate to leave.
But when they give you leave
You gotta leave
Oh, our hearts bleed
For all of you guys aboard
But right now
Sympathy is a thing we can't afford
- We hate to leave
- We hate to leave
- We hate to leave
- We hate to leave
Without you guys along
We'll grieve and grieve
But we'll be back, yes, we'll be back
Before we're even missed
And tell you guys about the countless
Dames that we have kissed
Believe us, mate
Believe us, mate
We really hate to leave
You know, Clarence,
I think it's awful, us going ashore
leaving these guys here
in their undershirts
and we gotta go meet beautiful dames
in their soft silk dresses.
Yeah, but duty is duty,
and an order is an order.
You know, I know some guys
that get a thrill
every night.
We hate to leave
We hate to leave
But when they give you leave
You gotta leave
No more pinup gals
That we so enjoy
Tonight, fair boys
We get to meet the real McCoy
We hate to leave
We hate to leave
But we'll be back before
The anchors heave
Our hearts are with the ship
But the admiral made us take this leave
He beat us with a whip
Believe us, mate
Believe us, mate
We really
Hate to leave
But, honey, I saved every minute
of my leave for you.
Oh, why shouldn't I have?
Oh, you're the only one any place
I wanna see.
What's he doing wrong, Joe?
He's dead, that's all. Watch.
But ho...
But, honey, I don't wanna meet
your boyfriend's ex-girlfriend.
I wanna meet you.
Well, you'll be sorry.
You'll be sorry.
Hello, Ms. Laverne?
Ms. Lola Laverne?
Is this the face that launched
a thousand ships?
Yeah. Yeah, it's Joe, all right.
Don't anybody even want
a cup of coffee?
No business.
Well, it'll be a couple hours
before I hit Hollywood.
Can you wait?
Oh, I know what you mean, baby.
But you just try.
Let's decide that later,
all I wanna do is just look at you
for a long, long time.
Oh, you'll like. For sure.
- Come on, get a move on.
- Come on.
Come on, eight months
is a long enough time to wait.
Hello?
Hello, you beautiful creature.
When you hear the tone, the time
will be exactly 6:10 and one quarter.
Buy war bonds.
Thank you, I will.
Hey, you guys,
the buses for Hollywood pulled up!
- Get me to Hollywood.
- Here we come.
- Here we go, boys. Come on.
- Hey.
- Give my regards to Lana Turner.
- Who needs a house in Hollywood?
Anchors Aweigh
Farewell to college joys
We sail at...
Hey, sonny.
- Hello.
- What's the matter?
Nothing. Why?
It's late at night,
where are you going?
- To join the Navy.
- Oh, well, you...
- Gonna what?
- I said, I'm going to join the Navy.
- Wait a minute.
- I'm in a hurry.
Take it easy. Where do you live?
- Why?
- Well, I wanna take you home.
But I'm not going home.
I've just come from there.
What's your name?
Look, it's my job
to find little boys that are lost.
Lost is when you don't know
where you're going.
And I do know,
I'm going to join the Navy.
- All right.
- Good night.
If that's the way you want it, okay.
You're coming to the station.
I don't wanna join the police.
I wanna join the Navy.
Stop there.
Are you following me?
What's with you?
Come on, spill it.
Well, you see, it's like this, Joe.
I've been in the Navy
a year and a half.
Every time we hit port and get liberty
all I do is go to the library.
All right, so you like books,
what's the beef?
Well, I thought it'd be fun
to try something different
like going out with girls.
- Okay, good luck.
- But I don't know how to begin.
Oh, no, wait a minute.
Don't give me that "but."
After all, you're no yokel.
You're from Brooklyn.
Even in Brooklyn, things can go wrong.
What do you mean?
Well, right from boys' high school
I went to the
Cathedral of Saint John the Divine
assistant choirmaster.
And out of there, I went into the Navy.
I wouldn't tell that
to anyone but you, Joe.
Sure, sure, I'll keep it quiet.
What do you want,
Oh, no, I'd be too scared to use them.
- When you mentioned Lola, I thought...
- Lola?
- Yeah.
- Hey, are you kidding?
Oh, not what you think, Joe.
I thought I'd like
After all, you're the best wolf
in the whole Navy.
Well, you are.
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