Red Ball Express Page #6

so it'll be waitin' for

Patton when he gets there?

I wouldn't be

a bit surprised.

My family used to say,

"That boy Ronald. He'll go far. "

At the time,

I didn't realize how far they meant.

Good morning, Lieutenant.

Morning. How's it goin'?

It's gonna go a lot better since you're here, thanks.

Good. Red, get 'em unloaded.

All right, let's work

on this truck first!

With your permission,

I'd like to have some of your guys help us.

Sure. Max, get the boys

and give 'em a hand, will ya?

Okay, you guys,

on the double!

How many tanks

have you got here?

We have ten, but

there's more coming up.

Put 'em in the trucks.

Take 'em out of the trucks.

Put 'em in the trucks.

Take 'em out of the trucks. That's a good rhythm.

Hey, what happened?

You boys take the wrong road?

You're up here

where the men are doing the fighting.

We came up to check on a rumor

that you fellas were sellin' this stuff to the Krauts.

Yeah, we are.

But you oughta see the price they're payin' for it.

Oh, you jokers

have got a soft touch.

You know,

you sit on your butts all day driving around the country,

but when you get here,

we have to do your work for ya.

Lift and load

Lift and load

Lift and load

Lift and load

One for Hitler

One for Hitler

And one for the road

Lift and load

Lift and load

Lift and load

They, um, look like they

work pretty well together.

One for Goering

Yeah, good outfit.

- One for Goering...

- Are you guys on a gravy train?

Is this an army outfit

or a minstrel show?

You think this is

a gravy train? You drive my truck, and I'll drive your tank.

Are you kiddin', buddy?

You think I'd leave one of Patton's tank companies...

for a lousy 4-F

goldbrick outfit like this?

Sergeant, if I were you,

I wouldn't talk about the Red Ball Express that way.

Oh, the Red Ball

Express. We call it the Foul Ball Express.

Oh!

Hey, watch it!

No! No, wait a minute, Lieutenant.

What do you mean?

Your boys are liable

to get hurt. My tankers are tough. Come on.

No, I learned not to interfere

in other people's fights.

See this scar? I got that

trying to be a peacemaker.

I don't see any scar.

It's there.

Come on.

I'll tell ya about it.

Are you enjoying

yourselves, gentlemen?

Yes, sir. Ten-hut!

No, sir. Ten-hut!

Ten-hut!

- Fall in!

- Ten-hut! Fall in!

I've always said men enjoy

a fight and don't believe anybody who says I'm a liar,

but the battle is up there

ahead of you!

Save your energy for

the fanatics who got us into this war. Don't use them...

in petty arguments

with the men who supply the lifeblood to your outfit.

If it weren't

for the Red Ball Express pushing through supplies,

we might never

be able to keep attacking.

And every day we can attack

means we're that much nearer the end of the war.

Now help those Red Ball drivers

load whatever you need into your tanks.

And whenever they hand you

a gallon of gas or a bullet, be gra

because it might be

the one that saves your life and country.

And when you're through,

tankers, meet me two miles down the road.

We'll see

how eager you are to fight there!

All right, Sergeant,

get the men back to work.

Yes, sir.

Back to the trucks.

Hey, Sarge, how'd you

like the minstrel show, eh?

Good outfit.

Well, Taffy,

we're almost there.

We've passed that French girl

every three days for the past five weeks without stopping.

If I know anything about women... and I do...

she just won't

wait any longer.

Oh, she'll be there,

and lovely as ever.

Hey, there she is!

Hi, baby!

Whoo-ee! Man,

what have you got?

Her bicycle.

Now don't you be

in a hurry, Taffy!

Don't worry about me.

Don't you be.

Hey, come on!

The Army's got some inquisitive mechanics.

Okay, what's wrong

with it now?

I don't know, Max. I just

happened to close my eyes, and all of a sudden, she stops.

Just like that!

Poor little old thing.

You think

she could just be tired?

Ah!

Every time you

didn't stop, I worry.

I think maybe you're dead.

Would it make any difference?

Most certainly would. You had my bicycle.

Well, you can put in your diary...

that I would've come back

even if I were dead and didn't have your bicycle.

I like you.

Oh, hey, I almost forgot.

Here's the food I promised ya.

I guess you're a little hungry by now.

Oh, no. Three weeks ago,

I stuffed myself with a cracker or two.

I'm sorry I joked about it.

Next time I'll be around a lot sooner.

Well, you can put in your diary

I would have waited for you,

even if I'd just finished

a banquet and I didn't need my bicycle.

Who you trying to kid?

There's nothin' wrong with this truck.

Step on the starter.

Would you mind turning on

a switch, please?

The switch? Oh.

Yeah.

Then throw it in low

and keep on moving.

Come on! Come on!

What about my buddy?

I can't leave him!

Most things

we do in this army are things we can't do.

Now get moving!

Hey! Hey!

Oh, no!

Well, they did it again.

Honey, I'm gonna have

to borrow your bicycle, but I'll be back!

Oh, Robertson.

Yes, sir?

I want to talk to you.

I got some news

you might like to hear.

What news is that, sir?

I've been given permission

to approve requests for transfer.

I'm honoring yours.

You'll be in another outfit within an hour.

Lieutenant, I'd hoped

you'd forgotten that.

I don't want

a transfer, sir.

Okay.

Thank you, sir.

I see you got some very talented labor.

Not bad, huh?

How'd you get them so interested in the work?

It was you guys. When they saw

all these supplies, they figured the war was as good as over.

Hey, now that's the way

I like to fight a war. Let the enemy do it for you.

Huh! That's nothin'.

Watch this.

Hey, pretzel!

Eins, zwei!

Liftund load

Lift und load

Lift und load

- Lift und load

- One for little Adolf

One for little Adolf

And one

for the Cleveland Indians

Hey, that's wonderful!

It ain't the Floradora Sextet,

but it kills me.

You got a union.

So long.

Hey, Partridge! Where ya goin'?

Partridge. Hey!

Say, is that really

you, Higgins?

It sure is!

And you...

You can't be Wilson.

Who'd you think I was?

Eisenhower?

You could have fooled me.

This is the first time I've seen you guys clean.

We got clean uniforms,

showers and shaves.

What happened? Germany surrender?

No, Campbell did it.

He gave us

4 hours off.

Not because he wanted to.

Because the trucks are so beat-up, they won't run.

And look.

Hide that, will ya?

Before he figures some way

to take supplies up to Patton by bicycle.

Why don't you

lay off Campbell?

Yeah, I'm tired of hearin'

you gripe. You're gettin' to sound as bad as Wilson.

Joke!

We'll all be at the Maison D'Or, Partridge. You can join us.

Nothin' in the world's

gonna stop me.

I'll see ya.

For free.

Hey, say somethin' else

charming.

Why, that's easy!

Hey, hey, hey!

Come and get it!

Hi!

What do you say?

Sorry, fellas. This is high-priority merchandise.

I'm gonna Red Ball her

right to the bar.

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