The Victors

(GUNFIRE)

(CROWD SHOUTING)

(HITLER SPEAKING GERMAN)

(EXPLOSION)

(SHOUTING)

(MARCHING BAND MUSIC)

(PLANES OVERHEAD)

(GUNFIRE)

(BOMBS BEING DROPPED)

(GUNFIRE CONTINUES)

(MAN WHISTLING A TUNE)

(WHISTLING)

(AMBULANCE BELL IN DISTANCE)

(EXPLOSIONS)

(COMMENTATOR) In Washington,

President Roosevelt takes time out

from war and makes

a solemn promise to 300 delegates

of the International Youth Convention,

representing youth of the Free World,

Victory is essential.

but victory is not enough

for you or for us.

We must be sure

that when you have won victory,

you will not have to tell your children

that you fought in vain,

that you were betrayed.

We, here at home,

are supremely conscious

of our obligations to you

now and in the future.

We will not let you down.

(COMMENTATOR) Those famous

dancers from Radio City Music Hall

pay a visit to the Marine Corps Base

at Quantico,

These lovely ladies,

with an esprit de corps all their own,

get a personal tour

around the obstacle course,

The Marines show them the ropes

and the girls show the Marines

a thing or two,

The obstacle course

is no obstacle to them,

as one can see by their smiling faces,

The motto of these

long-stemmed roses seems to be,

"Come on in, fellas,

It's great to be a Marine, "

Combat cameramen captured typical

battle action in Sicily,

These official pictures

show what happened

when an American Infantry squad,

detailed to reconnoiter

a supposedly abandoned village,

find it held by German

rearguard detachments,

Pinned down at first

by machine-gun and mortar nests,

the G,I, 'S press forward,

In this brief but deadly engagement,

the final score, 1 American dead

against 1 2 enemy killed, 2 captured,

After the battle, rest for the weary,

Here are the men who are fighting

for us in Sicily,

Sergeant Joseph R Craig,

Scranton, Pennsylvania,

Private Albert Greenberg, Chicago,

Private Walter Keynoter, Denver,

Private George Baker, New York City,

Corporal Frank Chase, Los Angeles,

Private Theodore Rower,

Phoenix, Arizona,

Private Robert Brogan,

Joplin, Missouri,

and their prisoners,

two not-so-masterful members

of the master race,

Their conquering days are over,

A study in contrasts:

the vanquished and the victors,

(BOMB BLASTS IN DISTANCE)

(FOOTSTEPS)

All right, fall out.

No, hold it, hold it.

I'm going to give you 10 minutes.

And I don't want anybody getting lost.

I don't want any looting

and I don't want anybody

going in any houses.

They're full of booby traps.

I'm not gonna hang around here

to scrape any stupid idiot off a wall.

Is that clear?

Okay, fall out.

Anybody need any water,

give me your canteens.

I thought I said no looting.

Stupid idiots.

Where are the rest of you?

All right, get outside. Get a move on!

You know you can get shot for this?

Out! Out! Come on, move.

(SINGING)

(LAUGHING)

(SHOUTS) All right, children.

You stupid idiot, leave you in charge.

Everybody out! Come on, move!

(MUSIC PLAYING)

(GUNFIRE IN DISTANCE)

All right, let's go.

(SOFT MUSIC PLAYING ON RADIO)

Tonight the night, baker?

Leave him alone.

You know what, baker?

You're too nice to her.

Cut down on the groceries, just once,

you'll suddenly become attractive.

Talk, talk, talk.

Just shut up, you stupid idiot.

- I'm only trying to help.

- We don't need your help.

- So long.

- George.

You forgot the corned beef

and the chocolate.

(DOOR CLOSES)

It's not normal, you know?

If she don't wanna be like

the rest of them,

that's her business

and it's his business, it ain't yours.

(CHASE) He's been sitting on her

front steps every night for six weeks.

He's beginning to develop

a square behind.

So what?

You're not in charge of behinds

around here.

Or are you?

(CHASE) Funny when you think of it.

This little town, I mean.

First the husbands and boyfriends

go into the army.

Then the Germans move in

and take over the women.

Then we kick the Germans out,

we move in and take over.

Don't you think that's funny?

Sarge?

If she's such a nice girl,

and her husband's been away

for three years,

where did she get that

six-month-old Bambi, huh?

From some drunken Kraut

in a dark alley,

who also gave her a broken arm.

blow, will you?

Go have a nice kaffeeklatch klatch

with that phoney blonde of yours.

She'll tell you all about the Germans.

That's what I said.

Place is like a barnyard.

You ought to know.

You're head rooster.

Really?

Hey, Sarge, tell me, were you really

a burglar before the war?

- What?

- Is it true you did a stretch in Joliet?

(BOTH LAUGH)

(CRAIG) Get out of here.

- Take that Russian lover with you.

- (TROWER) Who, me?

I didn't say a word.

All I said is I'd like to meet

a Russian G.I. sometime.

Is that a crime?

No, that's no crime.

I'd like to meet

some Russian sergeant some day,

find out how they handle

idiots like I got.

(LAUGHS)

(CHILDREN CHATTERING)

(CAR HORN HONKS)

(CHILDREN SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY)

(SERGEANT) You take that.

Go ahead. Here you go.

Let me have the bambino.

Come on. All right, come on now.

Hey, Maria.

Come sta?

- buona sera, Maria.

- buona sera, Giorgio.

- How's the baby?

- Fine.

Oh, I picked this up for the baby.

(SPEAKS ITALIAN)

Oh...

(BOTH SPEAK ITALIAN)

- Hi, baby.

- Hi, Joe.

Not Joe. Ziggy.

Let's get cooking.

Giorgio, you think

my husband is still alive?

Well, I think there's a good chance.

We took a lot of prisoners in Africa.

- but so long, no letter, nothing.

- That doesn't prove anything,

with a war going on.

You might get a letter any time.

You get a letter today, Giorgio?

Yes.

How is wife?

Oh, she's all right. Fine.

- And children?

- You know we just have the boy.

Oh, yes. He plays the baseball.

- Maria, what are you doing?

- You love wife, very much, yes?

- Yes.

- Yes, you love wife, I love husband.

- All right. Please.

- The whole world is full of love.

In peace, not so much love.

Only in war.

You love wife, you love me.

I love husband, I love you.

No, listen. You are a good man.

I know you want to help me,

but you are husband without wife.

I am wife without husband.

but why you think I don't let you

come in my house all this time?

because we are not animal.

Everybody can be animal.

but we are not animal.

You understand?

I cannot be, you cannot be.

So I think better

you don't come back...no more.

I think this very much.

- Honey, please.

- No.

You go away now

and don't come back.

Go find a woman.

You need woman. Please, go.

- You take.

- Oh, for God's sake!

Take! Thank you, but take and go!

(INDISTINCT SHOUTING )

(SPEAKS ITALIAN)

- He make baby sick. bad eye!

- Don't be silly. There's no evil eye.

There's no such thing.

(SHOUTS IN HINDI)

- I put baby inside. He hurt baby.

- No, he won't.

They're nice fellas.

He's had too much to drink, that's all.

(BABY CRYING)

Having a good time, Johnny?

Hello, Johnny. (LAUGHS) Johnny.

Too much wine, huh?

Yes, yes, very dizzy, very dizzy.

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