Pride of the Marines Page #3

and you don't make up

a lot of silly excuses.

Silly excuses about what?

Oh, about going out.

I didn't think

you would.

Look where we are.

That's the second time you've

kissed me without warning.

You want a warning

next time?

Like what?

Oh, something like hello.

That's a fair enough

warning.

Hello.

You brown-eyed devil.

Jim, what in heaven's name

are you doing?

I'm fixing the radio.

It just so happens

that the adjuster case

and stud for

the oscillator coil

are too close to

the 5-point female plug for the speaker cable.

What does that mean?

It means the beginning

of the end of our radio.

This thing snores.

Ah ha ha.

Ha ha.

Have a rug

with the boyfriend.

This prince valiant,

oh, he's a real rugged fella.

Here, have a comic.

Jim:
Boy, what i'd give

for two weeks in canada now, huntin' bear.

Let's go. I'm ready.

Oh, no, not with

my responsibilities.

Dinner's almost ready.

Jim, call loretta.

5 bucks it works.

I haven't got 5 bucks.

Jim and ella mae

have picked out

their favorite joint

for new year's eve.

Want to come with me,

or should i look up

in my address book

and find some good-looking dame?

Suit yourself.

You know, uh,

come to think of it,

i don't have any other

boyfriends anymore.

That's not so good.

What's wrong with me?

So you want a new crop

of boyfriends.

I didn't say i did.

All right,

if that's the way you feel about it.

Maybe you won't have

to put up with me so long.

I kind of feel

the moss under me.

Soon as i get

a neat little pile in the bank,

i'm gonna

pull up stakes, go to canada,

spend the whole year

huntin' and fishin'.

Want to come?

When the time comes,

ask me and see.

I always told you

i was a rolling stone.

You're not surprised,

are you?

No.

Radio announcer:

A report has just come in

that the japanese

have bombed pearl harbor.

We have no further

information at present,

but more bulletins

are coming in over the wires.

Where's

pearl harbor?

I don't know.

I was never good

at geography.

You want

to come with me new year's eve?

I might,

if you ask me nice.

Oh.

Loretta:

Once upon a time,

he told me he was gonna marry me

when we were shaving.

Fine thing.

I think we're

both out of luck, loretta.

He'll probably end up

happily married to a shotgun

and having a romance

on the side with his fishing tackle.

Well,

there's nothing wrong with a shotgun wedding

if it's

your own shotgun.

Jim, where's

pearl harbor?

Pearl harbor?

Oh, it's down the jersey coast,

near atlantic city

someplace.

Can't be,

the japs are bombing it.

I know where

pearl harbor is.

We had it

in geography.

Aw, it's one of those

men from mars programs.

The japs just

got through telling roosevelt they love us.

Radio announcer:

We interrupt this program

with news of grave importance

to every american.

Look.

War broke with

lightning suddenness in the pacific today.

Doesn't it

smell good? Shh!

Without warning,

waves of japanese planes

attacked hawaii

this morning.

Bombers blasted

at pearl harbor,

at the city

of honolulu.

The initial attacks caused

widespread damage and death.

Full reports

have not yet come in,

but one thing

is already certain:

The united states is at war

with japan.

Stand by.

Dinner's ready.

War...

what do you know?

Are you going

to war, daddy?

Are you gonna

be a soldier?

Come on and sit down.

The roast will get cold.

We're at war,

honey.

The united states

is at war.

Yes, dear,

i know,

but the roast

will get cold.

Now, come on

and start carving.

Yes, dear.

Are you gonna be

a soldier, al?

Ah, i'm going to canada,

shoot bear.

Leg of lamb, mmm.

Boy, oh, boy, that

smells wonderful, ella mae.

It's about time

somebody said that.

I hope you two are

going with us new year's eve.

It's that little

chop suey place.

The management likes

to have us come on new year's.

Says we add class

to the joint.

Jim and me got engaged there...

oh, i forgot the candles.

Oh, here you are.

Why, i'm the best

little candle lighter in philadelphia.

You know, i bet it would

be more fun shootin' japs than bears.

Hiya, joe.

Hi, al.

Hiya, scott. Hi.

Hey!

Where you been?

Downtown,

joining the marines.

Ah, baloney,

they'd never take you.

Aw, is that so?

Take a look

at this.

United states

marine corp.

Say, that's

pretty good.

Happy new year!

Happy new year!

Happy new year!

Haa ha.

You know,

you gotta be real rugged

to get in

the marines.

First to land

first to fight.

They turned down

4 guys in front of me.

Yeah,

the marines aren't takin' everybody.

I walked in,

they took my pulse,

eyes, ears, nose,

throat.

I coughed.

Raised my hand.

Slapped me on the back.

I'm a u. s. Marine.

Well, that was fast.

Took 4 hours.

How come they

held up the war

to let you

keep our date?

Oh, i just

described you to them, sweetheart.

A picture of the

macarthur

when he hears

al schmid's in the marines.

War's over.

Ruth, how do you think

you're gonna like al in a uniform?

Don't expect i'll

see enough of him to tell.

As soon as i

get on the train,

ruthie's gonna get

herself a new batch of boyfriends.

Aren't you, ruthie?

Yup, one for every night

of the week.

We kind of made

a little agreement for tonight.

No getting

soft-hearted.

Isn't that right?

That's right.

Boy, oh, boy.

7 more hours before my train leaves.

Kind of

gettin' excited.

Hurray for

the u. s. Marines!

On your feet,

miss hartley.

Jim?

Hmm?

Do you suppose

he's gonna propose?

Search me.

I kind of thought maybe

he'd do like you did here,

when you asked me.

Maybe he isn't

as smart as i was.

You know, ruthie,

i been thinkin'.

Yes, al?

The only japs i ever seen

were at atlantic city,

where you throw the ball

and win a kewpie doll,

and it gets broke

before you get it home.

Those japs always

were snikey.

Yep, shootin' japs

oughta be more fun than...

shootin' bear?

Yeah.

You don't figure

they could shoot you.

Me? Well, what have

they got against me?

Man:
Happy new year, everybody!

Happy new year!

Ruthie, i...

i want a kiss that'll last me for the duration.

You got one

like that?

I'll do

my darndest.

Hello.

Crowd:
And days

of auld lang syne

for auld lang syne...

happy new year,

darling.

Happy new year.

For auld lang syne

we'll take a cup...

al:
Don't you believe it.

The marines'll get every one

of those islands back.

Jim:
Providing al schmid's

one of the marines, huh?

Al:
Well, i sure hope

to be there when it happens.

Ella mae:
If you two kids

want to take an extra minute

saying good-bye,

jim'll keep me warm.

Al:
I won't be long.

Gotta pack, still, you know.

Ella mae:

Call me tomorrow, ruthie.

Ruthie:
Ok.

Jim:
Happy new year.

I don't know whether

to ask you to sit down, or what.

I, uh, i gotta

pack, sweetie.

You packed that trunk

10 times already tonight.

It's not a trunk.

It's just one of those little...

i know.

Kind of exciting

being a marine

going off to war,

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