Red Ball Express Page #7

Sergeant, don't let me

stand in your way. Baby, you're with me.

Hey, waiter!

Well, go on, Sarge.

You're spoke for.

Hey, baby,

you speak English?

What's the matter?

English a dirty word?

What's your pleasure?

Oh, you've had a few.

No, no.

I'm just intoxicated by your presence.

Come on. Aren't you gonna

let me buy you a drink?

Vermouth cassis.

Vermouth...

Cassis?

Certainement.

Um, how did you

find your way here?

Oh, we had to come to Cherbourg

for some supplies,

so we thought

we'd take in the sights.

- Why aren't you on the road?

- Simon Legree gave us a couple hours off.

Maybe so he could think

of something dirty to do to us when we get back.

Why do you dislike him

so much?

He, my brother Al and myself

were close friends once.

So, what did he do to ya?

Well, Al and Chick...

were drivin'

a double-trailer load of gas over the Rockies.

Somethin' went wrong

with the truck. It jackknifed,

went off the road into

the woods, turned over and caught on fire.

Campbell jumped out

when he saw trouble comin'.

Al got pinned in the cab.

Instead of goin' back

to get him, Campbell turned yellow and ran.

Didn't he have anything to say... any explanation?

Explanation?

He said he was

thrown out of the cab when the truck jackknifed.

He was knocked cold.

When he came to, Al was...

Hi, Lieutenant Campbell.

Whiskey.

Take off those bars

and come outside.

You're makin' a mistake, Red.

So I'm makin' a mistake.

Get him.

Yes, sir.

You're sort of

throwin' the book at him, aren't you, Lieutenant?

You know

what's on his mind.

So you do too.

Well, look, Miss Red Cross.

Let's get one thing straight:

When that truck

went up in flames, there wasn't anything anybody could do.

Are you sure?

I hope you never

have to see one burn.

If any of you men here are from the 2371st Truck Company,

report back to the dump

tout de suite.

That's French for

"Don't waste a minute. "

Come on.

Out here, beyond the regular

Red Ball route, is a spur.

On that spur is Moray,

where one of Patton's

spearheading tank outfits is bogged down.

For the past 24 hours,

the Germans have been trying to cut them off.

They've closed everything

behind them except the road through Grouy.

And the tank outfit

is out of gasoline.

Yes. They can hold out

as long as their ammo lasts.

But if they had enough gas,

they could break out of the encirclement.

And if they don't pretty soon,

we might as well write those tanks and men off the books.

We want a small convoy

with a maximum load to sneak through...

before the Germans

know what happened.

Now, Lieutenant, your trucks

are outside being loaded.

Get them out

in 15 minutes and drive like you've never driven before.

And don't

let anything stop you.

If you make it,

you probably won't get a medal,

but you'll save an awful lot

of good men.

Here's Sergeant Kallek for you, Lieutenant.

Thank you, Captain.

Come on. Get out.

What about the charges against him?

He's being released to me.

I'd rather take the rap.

Shut up

and come with me.

Take cover!

Take cover.

Hey, Taffy.

That's a German tank.

If we only had a bazooka.

Hey, if anything happens,

give this to Antoinette, will you?

It's all I've got.

Hey, where you goin'?

Tonight I'm a bazooka.

Okay, Red,

let's get rollin'.

Roll in. Roll in.

Well, you made great time,

Lieutenant.

I'm afraid you're a little too late.

Tank outfit captured?

No, but it's

a matter of minutes.

Krauts set fire to Moray,

and they're completely cut off.

Do we have to go

through Moray?

Well, there's only one road,

and that was it.

Then we have to go

through Moray.

That's very dramatic,

Lieutenant,

but how you gonna

get all this gasoline through a burning town?

Look at that.

Burning like election night.

Anybody get through that,

they can land a job in a circus.

You think those truckers

will try to get through that furnace?

If they do,

I'll eat these stripes.

I can't blame them

much, though.

Those guys get all the work

and none of the glory.

This is glory?

Bring it up here

on the double!

Well, there it is.

You mean we're gonna

drive through that?

At least

we'll see the road.

It might be a little dangerous

if one of the trucks gets stalled.

You get stalled

in there, buddy,

you'll be drivin' the only

ten-wheeled Roman candle in France.

Okay.

We go as fast as we can.

Only remember:

Don't crowd anyone.

Keep... 20 yards apart.

At the bottom of the hill,

you'll find the main drag.

It's the only street

that goes through the town.

You make a right turn

into her.

If the street is blocked,

ride over it, around it...

climb a building if you have to.

But don't stall your truck.

If you do, you'll pile up everybody behind you.

Sergeant Kallek

will take the lead truck.

Good luck.

When I pull out, you can swing around me.

Yeah, sure.

What truck you gonna be in,

Lieutenant? The last?

Look at that! It's murder!

So it's murder.

Get out on the running board

and tell me where to turn.

Turn right!

Turn right!

Heyman!

Turn! Turn!

There's one

of our trucks!

Hey, Lieutenant!

Here he comes! He made it!

Hey, Lieutenant,

for awhile we thought you were a goner!

What are you guys doin' here?

We're waitin' for you.

Well, come on! Let's go!

Lieutenant! Headlights out of Moray.

I don't believe it!

It's them! It's them!

Come on! Get the lead out!

Get those nozzles ready. The gasoline's coming!

Hey, what's happening?

Hey, fellas.

- Lift and load

- Lift and load

Lift and load

Lift and load

One for Hitler

One for Hitler

And one for the road

Little further down the road.

She'll be there waiting. She always is.

Hey!

Hi, Partridge!

Partridge,

you look great!

Well, sir, you wanna hear all about it?

This time, yeah.

I jumped out of that truck,

rolled off the road and hit my noggin'.

When I came to,

I picked up a bicycle, but I couldn't catch you,

so I, uh, just

peddled back here and, uh,

killed a little time.

Here's your notebook.

Oh!

Boy, have I got

a chapter to write!

Come and get it!

Okay, take ten.

As a matter of fact,

take 20!

Cup of coffee, Red?

All right! All right!

Lift and load

Lift and load

Lift and load

Lift and load

One for Hitler

One for Hitler

And one for the road

And one for the road

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