The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle Page #5

It isn't quite enough, Irene.

Come on, let's find Vernon.

- Vernon, Maggie's here.

- Oh, hello, Maggie.

- Vernon.

- What's the matter?

Oh, Vernon.

Oh, the uniform.

It's for the British benefit, Sunday night.

They've asked me to dance.

I told you.

Well, if this is your idea of a joke...

No. Oh, I'm sorry, darling.

I haven't enlisted. Some crazy fellow

in the Publicity department sent this down.

I'm... I'm not going to wear it,

I just tried it on.

So you went and done it, huh?

- No, Walter...

- You told me if you enlisted, I could join up.

It isn't real. It's just a uniform for benefit.

It doesn't mean a thing.

- He's not even going to wear it.

- Of course not.

Come on, Walter. We'll send this back.

I'll dig out something else to wear.

Looks like a regular soldier, don't he?

Here's the afternoon paper.

- I don't dare read the newspapers anymore.

- Neither do I.

- Oh, Maggie, what am I going to do?

- Nothing.

War is a man's business.

Women only do what they're told.

It's a long way to Tipperary

It's a long way to go

It's a long way to Tipperary

To the sweetest girl I know

You're next, Mr. Castle. Two thousand

people waiting to see you.

They didn't come to see me.

They came to see them.

It's a long, long way to Tipperary

But my heart's right there

Ready, Mr. Castle.

Mr. Castle?

Go on, darling.

Jeremiah Jones, a ladies' man was he

Any pretty girl could turn his head

But he got an awful fright

While strolling out one night

When someone winked at him and said:

There you are. Off you go.

Hello, hello

Who's your lady friend?

Who's the little girlie by your side?

I've seen you with a girl or two

Oh, oh, oh

I am surprised at you

Hello, hello

Stop your little games

Don't you think your ways

You ought to mend?

This isn't the girl I saw you with

At Brighton

Who, who, who's your lady?

Who, who, who's your lady?

Who, who, who's your lady friend?

This isn't the girl I saw you with

At Brighton

Who, who, who's your lady friend?

Take another bow, Mr. Castle?

No, Frank, let them take the bows.

Fine bunch of men.

Ladies and gentlemen,

we want to thank all of the performers...

...who have willingly given

their services to...

- Where's the recruiting officer?

- A man here wants to join up.

He's over there talking with Mr. Castle.

- To thank this splendid representative body

of Canadian men.

- Frank, have you seen Mr. Castle?

- He went downstairs.

Oh, my.

Vernon.

Darling, I have enlisted

in the Royal Flying Corps.

I had to, Irene.

Maybe if America were in the war, you'd

understand how I feel, why I have to go.

I know.

It won't last long.

They say one more push,

and it'll all be over.

That's not so bad, is it?

And I'll come back,

and we'll settle down...

...and have the house again

and everything.

Just as we were.

Yes, darling.

They may kick me out sooner than that.

I'll probably make a very bad soldier.

You'll make a very good soldier.

- Hey, look at your aileron, sir.

- Yeah, I know.

- How'd you get back?

- I had to get back.

- My furlough starts this afternoon.

- I'll say you earned it.

Telegram, Lieutenant Castle.

- Sailor's in Paris.

- What?

We'll be seeing her tonight,

do you realize that?

We'll be seeing her. Come on.

- Castle.

- Yes, sir?

- You better see these plate holders.

- What's the matter with them?

- Busted the whole lot of them.

- I'm afraid so.

- That bullet had your name on it.

- It's a lucky thing this case was in the way.

- Well, we can get them tomorrow.

- But I start my leave this afternoon, sir.

I'm afraid it'll have to be postponed.

GHQ wants this sector covered.

- Can I go up right now?

- Without a convoy?

Yes, sir, I can use Morgan's plane.

- Well, go ahead. Good luck.

- Thanks.

- Hey, Flight, stand by that plane.

- Yes, sir.

- Why don't you get going?

- Where?

Paris. Tell Irene

I'll meet her at Louis' at 8:00.

- Contact.

- Contact.

Tell her to save the first dance for me.

Well, don't just sit there, talk.

- There ain't much news where I come from.

- Then make some up.

Well, we lost a couple of planes

this morning, but...

- but they lost more.

I guess that ain't very interesting.

Did you tell Walter about your offer

to go to California to make moving pictures?

No, is that so?

- Maggie, why doesn't he come?

- Now, now, he's all right.

Back home, I used to think,

"Oh, if I could only be over there with him."

And now I'm here, and...

...he's not.

Ladies and gentlemen, a few years ago,

I introduced for the first time...

...someone who is now most famous.

She has come back to dance for us

again tonight.

Mrs. Vernon Castle.

Ladies and gentlemen, l...

l...

Oh, Vernon.

It's quarter to 5.

It's almost daylight.

Oh, Vernon, how long do you think

it will go on?

I don't know. Nobody seems to know.

Is it terribly dangerous in those planes?

I mean, worse than in the trenches?

Darling, we said

we wouldn't talk about it tonight.

I know, but it's almost morning,

and you'll be going back...

...and I won't see you for a long time.

I shouldn't worry, it's foolish.

I'm not the only soldier's wife,

I know that.

You will be careful, won't you?

I'll be careful.

And what's more I think

I'm going to be lucky.

- Lucky?

- Yes.

They say there's one bullet

with your name on it.

If it misses you, you come out all right.

Well, I think my bullet

missed me yesterday.

Darling.

And from now on,

I'm gonna be all right.

It's a good idea to hang on to.

I'll hang on to it.

You think of everything, don't you?

You thought of coming here

instead of the Ritz...

...or some place

that might not feel quite like home.

What's that?

Oh, Vernon, maybe the war is over.

What's happened?

The Americans have come into the war.

- America.

- Hooray.

- You know what that means.

- The war is practically over.

Yeah.

Get out, this is the picture.

- Now, camera, action.

- We're ready, Mrs. Castle.

All right, Mrs. Castle.

All right, Mr. D'Arcy.

Now, let's make this bigger

than the war.

Ready... camera... action!

That's it, Mrs. Castle, closer.

Mrs. Castle, closer...

- Bigger eyes, Mrs. Castle.

- Irene, telephone.

Can't you see we're shooting?

Irene, Vernon's on the telephone.

He's in Canada.

Oh, Vernon. Oh, excuse me.

Cut!

Cut!

Cut.

Hello? Hello!

Darling, I just landed in Canada.

Yeah, but I'm being transferred

next week to Fort Worth, Texas.

Fort Worth, Texas?

Well, that's practically here.

I know. I'm to be a flying instructor

for the American Army.

Hello, Sailor, how are you?

- Tell her who it is.

- That was Walter.

Can you meet me there next weekend?

- Next weekend? Oh, I can't wait.

- Me too.

Yes, darling.

Now, I want a room where we can have

dinner and absolute privacy.

You just leave it to me, captain.

This ain't so much.

- Nice set up, huh. Cozy?

- Yes, this will do.

I know the ladies,

they like things nice.

- Say, who do you think is gonna be...?

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