Yanks Page #2

- Is this town?

- Just a couple of minutes' walk, love.

- Follow that road there.

- OK. Thank you.

Hey, cherub.

- Me?

- Come here.

Here.

Just in case you get lost.

What's it say?

It says we're going to the movies.

All right!

# Run, rabbit, run, rabbit,

run, run, run

# Run, rabbit, run, rabbit,

run, run, run

# Don't give the farmer his

fun, fun, fun

# He'll get by without his rabbit pie

# So run, rabbit, run, rabbit,

run, run, run

- If they come, I'm not speaking to them.

- Don't. I'm not bothered.

- Do you want half? Last one.

- If you're offering.

# I've got tuppence to spend

and tuppence to lend

# And tuppence to send home to my wife

My mother'll kill me.

If only you'd asked me first.

How could I? They were on my bus.

- Hey, there they are.

- # The sage in bloom is like perfume

# Deep in the heart of Texas

Excuse me.

Come on, come on.

This is Movietone.

Leslie Mitchell reporting.

The latest films to arrive

from the Burma front show...

Sorry we're late, but it was

so goddamn dark we couldn't find it.

It's a blackout, chuck. Show 'em a

light and they drop a bomb on you.

- They're like that, the Jerries. Nasty.

- Shh!

- The name's Danny.

- Mollie.

- This is Matt.

- Hi.

- This is Jean.

- Glad to know you, Jean.

- Shh!

- I said glad to know you, Jean.

Do you mind?

I'm trying to watch the news.

The object of this attack

was to obtain identification

of Japanese troops

reported to be in occupation.

- Cigarette?

- No.

Oh, ta.

- Did you see that?

- Shut up!

Matt, you gotta be quiet.

She's trying to watch the news.

Fish and chips four times, is it?

- Eating them now?

- I'm starving!

Help yourself to salt and vinegar.

Here you are, Jean.

There's nothing on 'em.

- Cod and chips twice.

- More batter here, Doris.

Get out of it! You can talk!

There, soldier. Get that down you

and you'll not do so bad.

- You ain't kidding.

- Half a crown, love.

Oh, sure. Uh...

No, two shillings and sixpence.

Take him on one side and teach him.

He'd best learn t'money or they'll

do him right, left and centre.

- Now, son, what's yours?

- Fish and chips, please. 36 times.

- We'll be here all night!

- You don't look like a boxer to me.

- What do you mean?

You know what they call me?

Boom-boom Ruffelo.

- Boom-boom!

- Really. Cos I got power in both hands.

- I got power somewhere else too.

- Bragging again, are we?

We're not having a very good time,

are we?

No, I'm fine, really.

- You been out with an American?

- No.

Maybe that's what's bothering you.

- A girl gets a name going with

Americans. - I ain't...

And my family has a shop here.

- See you tomorrow, Jean.

- Mollie, wait a minute.

- Matt, see you at the barracks.

- I must go.

- Behave yourself!

- What are you so scared about?

- You don't have to be scared of me.

- I'm not scared.

Cos I tell you,

I'm the one that ought to be scared.

Think about it.

Here I am, God knows where,

God knows how long.

I'm out with the first

real English girl I ever met.

That's pretty scary.

I told you, it isn't you.

- Somebody else?

- Hm.

- Right. He's in the army?

- Yes.

We're getting engaged

when he gets leave.

But you're not engaged yet,

so you can see me again.

I don't understand.

I've told you there's no point.

I'd just like to see you again.

Like tonight. We could go take in a

movie, something to eat, go for a walk.

No fancy moves.

You just want a girl.

- The woods are full of giris.

- Pick yourself one.

Look, you never ever met

anyone like me before.

- No one as modest, anyway. - I didn't

mean it like that, like bragging.

It's like I never met

anyone like you before.

Oh. I'm not that special.

Sure you're special.

I think everybody's special.

- First of all, you're a foreigner.

- Oh, I see.

Are we in America now? You shouldn't

have any trouble finding your way home.

- I didn't mean it. I'm sorry.

- Good night.

Wait. Where are you going?

- It's all right. My mistake.

- You got me all wrong.

- Sorry.

- I take it all back. I'm the foreigner.

- I don't know how to get back. - Keep

going till you get to the monument.

Thanks a lot. Where's the monument?

- Sh*t!

Where did you get it, Annie?

Our last kid brought it home with him.

- The one that was wounded?

- Aye, in Africa.

Said he'd have brought the bloody head

as well if they'd let him.

- Here's your stamps, Mrs Shenton.

- Could have been worse, Clarrie.

- Could have been a Yank's.

- Ooh, I wish it had been.

With a Yank in it and all.

They're my sort of lads, the Yanks.

Hi.

- Can I help you?

- That's very kind of you, ma'am.

- Is it OK if I just look around?

- Yes, of course.

- Ta-ra.

- Goodbye, Mrs Shenton.

- See you.

- Bye.

Goodbye.

Sure there's nothing

I can help you with?

Yeah. Do you carry -

what do you call them - bicycle clips?

- We do.

- Could I try them on?

Certainly. Jean,

would you take care of Annie, please?

Yes, Mother.

- Hey! Those are clothing coupons, love.

- Oh, sorry. Sorry.

- Shall I put yours on account, Annie?

- Yes, please, love.

It's pensin day on Thursday.

I'll have to get myself one of these

lads. Pay you cash then, no danger.

I can't seem to find them anywhere.

You're not climbing ladders, Mother.

- Go and see to my dad's tea.

- Thank you, Jean.

- I'll be in the kitchen if you need me.

- All right.

One pair of bicycle clips.

- I wanna take you to the movies.

- No, thank you.

I've already told you

I've got a boyfriend.

Perhaps you don't believe me.

You'd like to see a photograph.

Yeah, that'd be nice.

Maybe I should ask your mom.

- Don't you dare!

- She'd show me.

- Matt!

- Oh, remembered my name.

Now, please, be sensible.

- OK, let's both be sensible.

- Right.

- How much do I owe you?

- One shilling, please.

- There you go.

- Thank you.

- Saturday, the Ritz, eight o'clock.

- No, thanks.

- All right, I'm going.

- You are?

I look like the kind of guy

to cause trouble?

.It's OK. I'll just be back tomorrow.

- Good morning, lvy.

- She's round the back.

.You're not much help

.standing there staring.

.I'm not staring, I'm admiring.

- You're early, aren't you?

- I'm always early.

.You just never noticed.

.Here, let me give you a hand.

- You'll get dirt on your uniform.

- I'm used to dirt.

.I worked my way through law school

.collecting garbage.

- I thought you washed dishes.

- I did that too. I did lots of things.

- Dug ditches, shovelled coal, drove a taxi.

- Phone, Miss Helen! Master Tim.

- Can you bring those leeks?

- Sure. That's what I'm here for.

.Tim? This is getting ridiculous.

.Nothing but phone, phone, phone.

.Why aren't you at school?

.I am at school. They're playing rugger.

- Shouldn't you be playing too?

- Yes, but... I try.

.I'm just no good at it.

- They all bully me.

- I see.

.I try my best, Mum.

- What do you say, giris?

- Hi.

- Fresh new crop of Gls just came in.

- Hey!

.Hey-hey! Huh?

.Just kids, most of them.

.Ivy, listen. This is for you too.

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