¶ Oh, my heart knows more with each passing day ¶
¶ and I know I'll change if you leave or stay ¶
¶ but when our world turns where it's turning to ¶
¶ you'll see some hearts fade ¶
¶ while mine shines on through ¶
¶ I will still be there someday for you ¶
¶ you see, somewhere ¶
¶ someone waits for you ¶
¶ who hopes you will come through ¶
¶ who will wait until you do ¶
¶ you'll see a light ¶
¶ in some familiar door ¶
¶ and when you reach the shore ¶
¶ life won't hurt anymore ¶
¶ remember ¶
¶ night may trouble you ¶
¶ with endless dreams ¶
¶ but blue skies wait for you ¶
¶ beyond the sunrise ¶
¶ I'm here, so walk into your fate ¶
¶ it never is too late ¶
¶ there's someone smiling through ¶
¶ who will do all they can do for you ¶
¶ remember, somewhere ¶
¶ someone waits for you ¶
¶ there's someone smiling through ¶
boy: Hey, watch out.
Hi, spike. How are you?
Hi, Jack.
Boy, she's sounding good today.
Yeah, she's strumming.
Hi, Jerry.
Hi, Jack.
My mom and dad sent me a letter
about four days ago.
Come on, boy.
Woman: How you feeling today, Jimmy?
Not bad.
Hi, spike.
Hi, kay.
Seen Jack?
Yeah. He's out front.
Wesley, get over here.
How you doing, Ethel?
Hi, honey.
Hi, honey. How are you?
Good. Mmm.
Hope you're hungry.
I'm starving.
You think you can make that any louder?
Busy day, honey?
No, it was the same old stuff, sweetheart.
How cheap can you get?
Tramp!
I think she's a singer.
Singer, my foot.
Oh. Mmm.
Saturdays are rotten when you work.
Tell that to the bill collectors, honey.
¶ But I didn't think I'd fall in love ¶
¶ I wasn't thinking about romance ¶
¶ I didn't even give love a chance ¶
¶ I didn't believe that dreams came true ¶
¶ then suddenly, I saw you ¶
¶ I didn't think it would happen so fast ¶
¶ I thought it would take a while ¶
¶ but I fell head over heels in love ¶
¶ the second I saw you smile ¶
free enterprise is killing me.
I can't make a dime in that dump.
I know, babe. My feet are killing me.
We'll settle down with a business soon.
I'm doing something decent.
I'm going to sell the Egyptian. It's a curse.
Got to be something else a guy like me can do
besides run a cheap dance hall.
Biscuits, honey, you coming in or what?
¶ I've got a brand-new honey, thinks that I'm okay ¶
¶ well, you had your chance but let it slip away ¶
¶ now you tell me that you're sorry, dear ¶
¶ well, now, ain't that a shame? ¶
¶ 'cause I got a brand-new picture ¶
¶ and it's in my picture frame ¶
radio announcer: There's fine smoking pleasure
in fine tobacco,
and lucky strike means fine tobacco.
Hey, mister, you want a balloon
for the beautiful lady?
Yes.
Here you go.
Thank you.
It's a war! The goddamn japs bombed Hawaii!
Radio announcer: The Japanese have attacked
pearl harbor, Hawaii, by air,
president Roosevelt has just announced.
The attack also was made on all naval and military activities
in the principal island of oahu.
I have a boy at sea on a destroyer.
For all I know, he may be on his way to the pacific.
Two of my children are in coastal cities.
Mrs. Roosevelt's son's on a destroyer.
Many of you who have boys in the services
will now be called upon...
This American's going to die with perfect nails.
Shh.
Ethel.
Ethel, can you hand me that hammer?
Honey... honey, I'm telling you,
the light's going to show through that thing.
They said this is how you're supposed to do it
on the radio, hon.
Well, I don't think it's going to do
a bit of good, sweetheart.
You're probably right.
Let me get up there and give you some help.
There. I did it, Jack.
I'm going to get you another beer.
Kay...
I'm signing up tomorrow.
I've got to.
Oh, honey, I knew.
I knew you were going to say that.
Honey...
Honey, snap out of it, will you?
Honey?
Pearl harbor's one thing,
but the japs aren't going to land here.
How do you know?
First of all, the fishing's been real lousy
off Santa Monica pier this year.
Oh, honey.
Second of all, I won't let them.
What if something happens to you, honey?
Listen, kay.
Nothing's going to happen to me...
But I've got to go.
Damn it. They've started it. We've got to finish it.
We've got to.
I've got to go, and I'll be all right.
Promise?
I promise.
Now, let's see.
A seaman third makes $18.75 a month plus 5 bucks sea duty.
That's $23.75 I can send you home every month.
The prices might go up, though, 'cause of the war,
so you've got to be careful how you spend it, okay?
Yeah. I was thinking I could take something on.
Like what?
A job. Penney's is asking for salesclerks...
I don't want you doing any such thing.
I don't want you working.
I just want you to be safe.
Oh, honey, what am I going to do
if I don't have you to do things for anymore?
That lid sure looks swell on you, kay.
I bought it to see you off. I know you like red.
Yeah, I like red.
Section five, move out. Section five.
I don't know what I'm going to do without you, honey.
Oh, God. Me, neither, kay.
Man: Come on. Move it out. Section five, let's move it!
Man: I'll write you every day!
Bye, Jack!
All: Goodbye! Bye!
I said to myself,
"Frankie Parker, you better get out of here
if you ever want to be somebody."
So that's when I decided...
You sing real nice.
Thank you.
My unit's shipping out tomorrow...
no fooling?
Listen, um, find yourself another girl, okay?
Good luck, sweetie.
Hey, biscuits, you said I could sing tonight, remember?
I got to get a big name up there.
What do you mean, a big name?
Come on. You said I could sing tonight.
I got a gold mine here.
This could be a first-class hall if I play it right.
I'm talking Helen forrest, Jenny sims, Joe Stafford,
not hazel zanussi.
You want to know who goes dancing during the war?
No, tell me.
Everybody.
Biscuits, you told me...
Here you go, boss.
Hey, thank you, knuckles.
She takes a real good picture, doesn't she?
Jesus.
So the girls go for me. Is that my fault?
No, I just sort of thought that you and I
were going to get respectable, biscuits.
It's finished. Satisfied?
Now, haven't you got something to do?
Yeah, I sure do.
Man: Women wanted for war production work
here in our city.
Why? More and more men are being called
into the armed forces.
Their jobs must be filled and filled now,
and who can fill them?
You... you women. You are the ones who must fill them,
who can give our boys what they need...
a thousand more planes,
more and more tanks,
and more ships.
Man: Good afternoon.
Malcolm macbride... from my battle station to yours.
I want to take this opportunity
to welcome all the many new associates
to the macbride aircraft company here in Santa Monica.
We are engaged in a great world struggle
to maintain our American way of life
as we know it.
The contributions you make here at macbride
will ensure our victory.
Again, welcome from my battle station to yours.
They got some pretty tight spaces on those bombers.
Sure, right. You'd probably be real good at that.
Are they asking for references?
You're breathing. That's good enough for them.
They're using everybody.
"My dearest darling, I love you,
and I miss you so much I can hardly stand it."
I've got to get this job. Believe me, I do.
Oh, I believe you.
I've got a kid to feed. Her name's Peggy.
Isn't she's sweet?
My husband would kill me if he knew what I was doing.
Well, I'm Violet mulligan.
Hey.
Miss, you got to have your high school diploma.
I've got my high school...
attention, new employees. Long hair is dangerous.
So for safety's sake,
cut your hair or wear a hairpin.
Swing shift... 60 cents an hour.
Swing shift?
Swing shift... 4:00 to midnight, okay?
Great.
Here's your diploma.
Here's your handbook. Please read it thoroughly.
Next, please.
Hey, small world, huh?
Tiny.
We're neighbors... the balmy palm.
Yeah, I know who you are.
Well, I thought we could go home together.
You got a lot of nerve, you know that?
Every single time I walk past your place,
all you and your husband can do
is make wisecracks about me.
Well, what the hell do you think I am,
deaf, dumb, and blind?
This itty-bitty thing is not a thumbtack.
It's what we call a rivet,
and this is a rivet gun,
but we don't want any of you shooting anybody with it,
do we, boys?
Ahem.
Get serious here for a moment.
Riveting is real suited to you gals
because women are used to repetitive tasks,
and believe me, ladies,
as strange as all this may seem,
after training, you'll be using these tools
as easily as you would a can opener
or a sewing machine needle at home.
Those are your skinners!
What?
Your skinners!
Right!
Your reamer!
Your buckle-upper!
Right!
Come on!
I can't.
Yes, you can. Here.
Hit it.
Very good.
Hit it.
Very good. Let's do a couple more
before you forget.
I think I learned it, Buster.
Aah!
Hey! What are you...
my God, what have I done?
Oh, got you.
I'm sorry.
It's all right.
Listen to her.
Oh, sure, lucky. It's ladies' day.
Hey, bull's-eye.
I could've gone right through your...
you didn't.
Aah!
Come on. Why don't you come?
I'm your leadman. You just take a deep breath,
and you'll get your confidence back.
Okay.
Maybe I just should have stayed at home.
Oh, balls. Look, you're do...
I mean, I'm sorry.
That's okay. My husband used to say that all the time.
Oh, balls. Oh, balls.
Yeah, it's okay.
Is he dead?
No.
You okay?
Yeah, I'm fine. Thanks.
I'm going to watch you for a while
'cause when you get nervous, you can hurt yourself.
Okay. Thank you a lot.
Are you all right?
I'm fine.
Hey, moon.
Move it or lose it, toots.
Hey, I missed my bus.
Tough.
Hmph.
Oh!
Hey.
You need a lift?
In that?
It's all I got.
Well, I sure get tired by the end of the day.
Oh.
Whoa, that's my trumpet.
Oh, I'm sorry.
Hold on.
Yikes.
Whee!
Ha ha ha!
I bought it from a guy who went into the army.
Oh, my husband's in the Navy.
Oh, boy! Hi!
Oh.
Well, I'll see you tomorrow.
Bright and early. Oh, well, 4:00.
It's all so turned around, isn't it?
My name's lucky.
Kay Walsh, kay Walsh.
All of the above.
Lucky... that's a funny name.
How'd you get that name, lucky?
I better not tell you. It's kind of dirty.
Um, evening, Mrs. Walsh.
You just stick with it, kay.
I will. Thanks.
Guess what, spike. I'm working now.
Hazel.
Woman: Biscuits!
What are you doing? You're crazy!
Hey, hazel, what are you doing on the streets?
Get out of my way, biscuits!
Get out of my way!
Oh!
You okay?
Woman: Biscuits?
Uhh.
Biscuits.
You know, I think the bike's messed up.
Hey, look at it.
I'll give you a ride home.
Biscuits.
If you don't get out of here at the count of five,
I'm calling the cops.
1, 2, 3...
You're making a big mistake.
4...
Aah!
Woman: Can that racket!
Oh, gee. Are you all right?
Wh-what happened?
Spike: Now what the hell is going on?
It's nothing, spike. It's not the japs or anything.
Just go back to bed.
I like your hair.
Oh, thank you.
Gosh, Jack would have a heart attack if he saw me.
Who's Jack?
My husband.
Right... Mr. Personality.
Well, I should go home.
Oh, wait. I made this for you.
My name is kay. What's your name?
Hazel.
Hazel?
Yeah. It's my mom's name.
I used to watch you go to work all the time
just to see what new outfit you'd be wearing.
Thanks.
Are you a singer?
What is this?
Hot milk.
Oh.
Yeah, I'm a singer.
I knew it.
I didn't even tell biscuits about my new job.
Biscuits?
Oh, just some guy I used to know.
Oh.
It's Jack in uniform.
Right.
If he knew where I was working,
he wouldn't believe it.
He'd never picture me riveting and drilling and...
riding motorcycles?
Well, I needed a ride.
Okay. It's none of my beeswax.
I didn't do anything wrong.
All right. I'm not your husband.
It was just a ride, and that was all.
All right. Jesus.
Well, I guess I better get going.
I got to go to work tomorrow.
Yeah.
Mmm.
You got a little, uh, mustache.
Oh.
Ahem. Hazel?
Yeah?
Don't worry about that guy.
What guy?
You know, the one you used to know.
You'll find somebody else.
See you later.
Radio announcer: Almost five months
since entering the war...
Over there.
There's a space.
Where?
What are you doing?
Who the hell do you think you are?
I'm going to tell you who I am. I'm moon willens.
I've been working at this damn place for 12 long years.
This is my parking space, and I ain't about to lose it
to a bunch of fly-by-night women like you. Unh-unh.
You don't belong here, none of you!
What's his trouble?
Well, we were just coming in here.
I saw that parking place, and then he pulled in.
Well, you haven't quit yet.
No. We have to win the war, don't we?
I'm just trying to pay the bills
and stay out of trouble myself.
Get lost.
Hey.
What's troubling you?
I'd like to turn this in
for a left-handed lock wire plier, please.
Hey, Lou, we got another patsy.
Stick out your left hand.
There, now you got a left-hand lock wire plier.
Got it?
Yeah, I got it.
Now remember it.
All you got to say is, "listen, you big ape,
"you ever pull that on me again,
and I'll slap your ears off."
Listen, you big ape. Listen, you big ape.
Okay. Back to work, ladies.
Listen, you big fat ape. Yeah.
How do I work my left-hand lock wire pliers?
Now, listen,
you big...
Big what?
Big fat...
Mm-hmm.
She's so gorgeous.
Have a seat.
Oh, sorry.
Thank you.
Hi. How you doing?
Boy, the days are getting longer.
What does that mean?
I don't know.
What'd you say it for?
You seem a little uncomfortable.
Where's your motorcycle?
I'm taking my poke at Hitler, saving gas.
Where are you from, kay?
We're from lowa, my husband Jack and me.
I'm playing my horn tonight, kay.
You want to come hear me?
No, I have a million things to do.
I'm not bad, really. It's a cute little place.
No, I have to write Jack a letter.
I understand.
So what about you? You like good music?
Are you addressing me?
You're barking up the wrong tree, mister.
My mother always said
someday I'd meet a wonderful girl like you.
See you tomorrow, kay.
Bye.
Taking us one step closer to victory.
Okay.
¶ Big bucks ¶
¶ big bucks ¶
¶ doo doo doo doo ¶
¶ doo doo doo doo doo doo doo ¶
¶ doo ¶
¶ parlez-vous français, baby ¶
¶ sprechen sie deutsch ¶
¶ money is a universal language ¶
bye.
Talk to you a minute, kay?
Sure.
Some guys just can't take no for an answer.
Yeah, I know.
You said it, stretch.
Bye, kay.
Well, um,
I think our line is moving really fast,
don't you, Mr. Lockhart?
Last chance, kay.
Kelly's, Saturday night...
lucky Lockhart and his hot jazz trumpet.
Well...
It's great working with you,
and I think you're the best leadman on the line,
and I just know you're a swell fella,
but you've been asking me out every week
for the last five months,
and I keep having to turn you down,
and people are beginning to talk.
I'm just trying to improve your taste in music, kay.
But you won't have to turn me down again.
Don't be late, or I'll dock you, Mrs. Walsh.
Man: Attention, please.
We have just received news of another tragic loss.
The Japanese have sunk the U.S. carrier hornet
defending guadalcanal.
I know many of you swing-shifters
have husbands, sons, and sweethearts on guadalcanal.
We must work harder to help turn the tide.
Signing off.
He asked me out tonight.
I'm just going to tell him not to bother me anymore.
It's up to you.
Maybe you could come along, hazel,
just to keep things safe.
Oh, no. Unh-unh.
Why not?
What are you going to do?
You're off tomorrow. You going to sit home?
Oh, I thought I'd whip up a batch of victory fudge.
Look, honey, you don't need me.
I got faith in you.
You do?
Sure.
I really like you, hazel,
a lot.
Well, gee, kay, I really like you, too.
No, I really like you.
All right. Don't get sentimental on me.
¶ Like eyes, like nose ¶
¶ like the hair, and like those toes ¶
¶ ooh, look there, ain't you pretty? ¶
yes, sir.
Now, you wanted to tell me something?
Oh, lucky, thank you.
Lucky...
I think you're a swell guy.
I think you are terrific.
You know, there are a lot
of great girls at the plant, lucky.
Millions.
Single gals.
Lots of them, too. So?
Oh, spike and Ethel, my landlords.
What's the matter?
What's wrong?
Kay?
Sorry.
Wait a minute.
Oh, excuse me, I...
you all right? What are you doing?
Wait a minute.
Taxi!
Lucky: Kay!
Excuse me.
Ow.
Wait. Wait a minute.
I can't. I can't, lucky. I'm married.
So what? So that's it?
It's wrong!
Come on, kay. It's your own life.
You've got a right to be happy.
I can't.
I'm married. Don't you understand that?
Don't you get it?
Please...
Go away.
Come on. I'll give you a ride home.
No.
Just come out of the alleyway.
No.
Suit yourself.
Hey, kay, hazel, look!
I got another letter from Al,
and it's only two months old.
You had me keeping you company all night,
you wouldn't need anybody else.
All these guys think they're God's gift,
every last one of them.
Sweetie, it's always been that way.
Hi. I thought I was going to be late.
Man: There she is. Mrs. Sherman, ladies?
Are you Mrs. Jeannie sherman?
Yes.
Wife of corporal Albert sherman
of glendale, California?
Yes.
I'm sorry to inform you that...
that your... that...
I'm s...
I'm sorry to inform you...
I-I'm sorry.
I've never done this before.
Man: Associates...
Congratulations for having surpassed our 1942 quota.
Celebrate a good year's work at the swing shift jamboree.
Remember, the swing shift jamboree...
this Saturday night at the Egyptian ballroom.
Radio announcer: Eleventh long month,
United States naval forces have destroyed
23 Japanese warships and transports...
Peewee, where'd you get that dress? Museum?
No good, huh?
You got a swell shape, sweetheart.
Why are you afraid to show it?
Jack doesn't like revealing things.
So? Let him wear it.
Well, I don't want to go to the dance anyway.
Good. Me, neither.
Do you like it up or down?
I like it up.
Yeah.
Back to the war news tonight for November 17...
I just thought, you know,
since it was down the street,
you know, that little place.
The Egyptian ballroom? Unh-unh.
I've had it with that place.
I wouldn't be caught dead there.
Me, either.
What a dumb idea.
The Egyptian ballroom.
Swing shift jamboree.
Stupid. God.
Well, we could just stay home and do something.
Sure.
We could, um...
We could clean out your kitchen drawers.
Sure, we could do that.
They'll probably think we're stuck-up for not going.
So?
Who cares?
I don't care.
Okay.
Got any aces?
Are you absolutely sure you don't want to go?
That dress looks ridiculous.
It does?
Mm-hmm. We'll work on it. Let's fix you up.
And...
Hey, I'm gainin'.
¶ Hey, there, gals, spread the news ¶
¶ I've got the so-so swing shift blues ¶
¶ I make good money, I pay my rent ¶
¶ but I'd rather be the company president ¶
hi, hazel. I thought you'd never make it.
Bye.
Kay, come on. Come on.
Hey, who's the new girl?
Not right now, okay? Later.
Honey, is this check okay?
Hi.
Care to dance?
Yeah, sure.
Come on.
Hazel?
¶ There's a world I know ¶
¶ not far from here ¶
I didn't think I was ever going to see you again,
but you show up.
Here we are back at the Egyptian,
just like old times, huh?
I knew I shouldn't have come here.
Not true.
You got to see what fate has in store for you
'cause just when you think you're through
with something and life has got you beat,
it comes right back to you stronger than ever.
Everything's good again,
just like us.
I came here tonight
to be with my friends, biscuits.
There's plenty of nice guys at the plant,
and you don't look so beat to me.
You probably got all the money
and all the girls you can handle.
It's what you've always wanted, isn't it?
It's what I always wanted.
Why don't you go on inside
and enjoy yourself with your new friends?
I think I'd like to just finish my cigarette,
if you don't mind.
Hazel, someday I'm going to do something
that'll surprise you.
You wait and see.
¶ Dancing in the dark ¶
¶ till the tune ends ¶
¶ we're dancing in the dark ¶
hi.
Hi.
Boy, I don't know much about music,
but you were just terrific.
Thanks.
I really am a musician. I'm not a mechanic.
Working at macbride's is killing me.
Why aren't you in the service?
I'm a jap spy.
Aren't you ever serious about anything?
You tell me what there is to be serious about.
Everything... the war, the Nazis,
Winston Churchill.
I think you look prettier without all that stuff.
You're too good-looking for that.
Lucky!
You want a ride home?
Kay: Whew! Oh!
Get inside!
Gosh. I'm freezing. Now I'm starving.
That's not all.
What else am I?
For one thing, you're all wet.
Your makeup's probably in your nylons by now.
Why, what'd you think I was going to say?
Nothing.
You know me better than that.
I was going to make a totally unacceptable suggestion.
What's your suggestion?
I happen to make
the best cheese omelet in the world.
Change your clothes.
How about you?
Change into what?
This?
Forget it.
Or this?
I'll catch pneumonia first.
It's this or this. Take your choice.
How much longer? I'm starving.
Just hold on another minute.
Why?
Here's why.
Oh, lucky, you're pretty good.
Stop it.
It's just a little something I whipped up.
You do this to me all the time.
Oh, lucky, the things you do.
How about a little supper music?
Sure.
Hmm. "Skylark."
No good?
No, it's okay.
I just play it a lot when I'm alone, that's all.
Too loud?
Do you know this?
Oh, this old mouthpiece.
It's getting hard to hit the high notes.
No excuses, really.
Aren't you going to eat?
In a minute.
I looked all over for you at the jamboree.
Never did get to dance with you.
Would you like to?
You meet Jack in high school?
Uh-huh.
4-year letterman. In what?
Basketball, baseball, track, football.
He was quite an athlete.
He still is, I'm sure.
¶ Skylark ¶
¶ have you anything to say to me? ¶
¶ won't you tell me where my love can be? ¶
¶ is there a meadow in the mist ¶
¶ where someone's waiting to be kissed? ¶
¶ skylark ¶
¶ have you seen a valley green with trees? ¶
how come you never asked me if I was 4-f?
I don't know.
Well, just in case you ever wondered about it, I am.
The army turned me down.
Flunked my physical.
I'm sorry.
Don't be. It's not worth it.
I'm not sick.
I'm just 4-f.
4-f, that's all.
It's not like they called you a dirty name, lucky.
Hmm. It isn't?
Skip it.
Believe me, if it hadn't been for the war,
nobody would have said a thing about my bad heart.
Besides, it doesn't bother me.
It doesn't bother me.
Yeah, I can see that.
It bothers me a little,
mainly of making girls nervous.
Making girls nervous how?
If you knew
and you saw me do something strenuous...
You wouldn't want me to worry.
That's very considerate.
Thanks.
I just want you to enjoy yourself.
Yeah, and you were just so sure
that you could get me into bed
that you didn't want me to be nervous
about your bad heart.
I don't have a bad heart.
I'm telling you I don't care.
Boy, I don't know how you let me get into this.
Get you into what?
I don't have to spell it out.
I'd like to think we made love to each other.
Are you trying to tell me
that I'm responsible for all this,
when you've been asking me out forever,
and I keep saying no?
You meant yes.
I meant no.
Well, somebody around here said yes.
I said yes because I felt sorry for you.
Just get out of here.
What the hell does it look like I'm doing?
I won't even put on my shoes.
I never want to see you again.
Never.
Who is it?
Me.
I don't know what the hell we're talking about, kay.
We've got to go back to work in 12 hours.
What I don't understand
is why it had to happen in the first place.
World war ii?
No. Why did we have to end up working together?
Kay, are you all right?
I'm fine.
Just wondering.
I'll never see you again except Monday through Friday
from 4:00 till midnight every swing shift.
I swear, if you were any kind of a gentleman...
I'd what, work graveyard?
What?
You wouldn't know so much about me.
You're everywhere in my work and my life.
How will I ever get rid of you?
You can't, I hope.
Kay...
Is that bad?
I don't know.
Well, I guess we're in it, huh?
For the duration.
Boy.
You don't have to get rid of it, kay.
You just blew your nose.
Whoo!
Aah!
We made those.
You got it.
Hey, sweetheart!
Yeah?
What's up?
Allies into palermo. Axis on the run.
You want one?
Sure. Catch.
Out joy riding, huh?
Using up that black market gas?
Hazel: That's what you use when you go joy riding.
Lucky and hazel invited me to the beach.
They must have thought I was getting lonely.
Bye, lucky. Thanks.
Goodbye, honey.
Goodbye, sweetheart.
See you soon.
You got to come next time, spike.
We had a real swell time.
25.
That's good.
Sector 25, clear now.
We're going to go through there.
Woman: Hey, where do we stand
on this particular segment?
Violet!
Oh, but kay was so wonderful, wasn't she?
Oh, good night!
Goodbye.
Five guys, yeah, like that.
Hey, lucky, you seen kay?
She got called into personnel before the shift ended.
I think they're going to give her a medal.
She saved Violet's life.
Hey, guess what! Guess what!
They're making me a leadman.
Yes, yes!
They said I was fast on my feet.
Macbride shook my hand.
I told him the line was moving too fast.
They just smiled and handed you a promotion, right?
I thought you'd be proud of me.
So we're still going to get together later on?
Sure.
And, kay, I am proud,
really.
Thanks.
Good night, lucky.
Lucky: Ha ha! Here it is, girls!
Kay: Oh, look!
We're here.
Oh!
Oh, it's wonderful.
¶ Take me, brother ¶
¶ LA-da-da LA-da-da LA-di da-da ¶
Oh, this is better than anything...
this place,
the music,
dancing with you.
It's pretty damn good.
Oh...
Oh, I wish it could be like this forever.
Why not?
Isn't it unusual for somebody
with your amazing looks to be a riveter?
No. It's amazing for someone
with my unusual looks to be a riveter.
Touché.
That means you wounded me slightly.
You got quite a line, o'Connor...
the come on, the French lesson.
You're quite a dancer. What's your room number?
There you go beating around the bush again.
O'Connor: In a few months,
I don't know if I'm going to be alive.
So if I came on a little bit strong,
I apologize.
Biscuits.
Biscuits?
Biscuits!
Hi, hazel.
Surprised, huh?
Yeah.
Who's this guy?
Pardon me.
Pardon me, sir.
Beat it, buddy.
Go peddle your French elsewhere, sir.
Au revoir... that means scram, all right?
Good evening, Mrs. Zanussi.
See ya.
Beat it, all right?
Same old light touch, hazel.
I don't know why I did that.
Man: Seaman toohey!
Seaman toohey? What...
something in life keeps bringing you and me together.
I'm shipping out tonight.
Tonight?
Yeah. I'm glad, though. Now I can tell you I'm sorry
for Frankie, the broads, the promises, everything.
I messed up real bad with you, hazel.
You talk like you're going to die or something.
Come on, toohey. Let's go.
Take care of yourself, hazel.
Oh, happy new year, doll.
It's almost midnight, you know.
Oh!
Out of uniform, buddy.
I don't have a uniform, buddy.
Don't push me!
Take a hike, leatherneck! You want it?
You want a piece of me, asshole?
Come get it!
Wait a minute!
No!
Crowd: 10...9...8...
7...6...5...
4...3...2...1!
Happy new year!
Man: June 6, 1944... d-day.
American, British, and Canadian troops landed
in northern France this morning.
Stand by for general eisenhower's broadcast
as the allies launch this great invasion.
Eisenhower: Soldiers, sailors, and airmen
of the allied expeditionary force,
you are about to embark upon the great crusade
toward which we have striven these many months.
In company with our brave allies
and brothers in arms on other fronts,
you will bring about the destruction
of the German war machine, the elimination of Nazi tyranny
over the oppressed peoples of Europe,
and security for ourselves in a free world.
Good luck, and let us all
beseech the blessing of almighty God
upon this great and noble undertaking.
Associates, back to work!
Happy Birthday! The shirt's from hazel.
Oh, really?
Yep. Just a minute. I'll be right back.
I forgot something.
Thanks.
You're welcome, lucky.
Oh, great.
¶ Da-dun ¶
all right, what is it?
My contribution to your musical career.
You like it?
Jesus, kay.
Oh, baby, thanks.
You're welcome.
Kay!
It's me!
Kay, I'm home!
Who wants a beer?
I do.
Hi.
Is my wife here?
Is kay here?
Kay?
Kay, look who's here.
Hey, watch this.
Jack: Kay!
Jack!
I don't believe it.
I'm on liberty. I brought you a rose.
Thanks.
Um, this is lucky.
Hi.
Lucky, nice to meet you.
And hazel,
and, well, we all work together.
Come on, let's... let's...
excuse us.
We're shipping out again in 48 hours.
Couldn't tell anybody we were coming in.
Couldn't breathe a word about it. How about that?
That's something.
Kay...
Where...
kay.
What is it, honey?
Who's the leadman?
Anybody I know?
Yeah, it's somebody you know.
Well, who is it?
It's me. I'm the leadman.
You?
See?
I got a promotion.
That's great.
Thanks.
I came in to try on my civvies
to see what they felt like,
but they didn't seem to be here.
I'm sorry, honey.
Oh, this closet is full of equipment and stuff,
and it's like fibber McGee's closet,
but they're in boxes.
No, no, don't bother with it, kay.
I can't wear them anyway.
I can just wear them in the house.
Well, all right.
My gosh.
What a mess.
Congratulations.
Thanks.
Oh, you got it.
Yeah, I got it...
All over everything.
Good job.
Thanks.
Did you have a good rest?
Mm-hmm.
Sure did.
Well, welcome home, honey.
Thanks.
Are you going to change that?
Sure, honey.
So like I said, congratulations.
Congrats.
For what?
You know.
What did you say you were making?
$1.35 an hour.
What did you say about overtime?
I didn't.
Beats me anyway.
Beats me all to hell.
Here's to you, kiddo,
and that guy you work with.
What's his name?
Lucky.
There's no question about that.
What do you mean?
He's stateside, not in uniform. How lucky can you get?
I don't think he'd call it lucky.
Well, the next time you go to work,
ask him what he'd call it
and where I might stand in line to get it.
What would you call it, Jack?
I'd call it cheating, kay.
I went to war!
I know.
So who else got lucky besides lucky?
Didn't it mean anything...
That...
That you're my wife?
Of course it meant something.
I tried to wait,
but everything in this house reminded me of you.
Sure, baby.
Blame it on the war. It's everybody's excuse.
I'm not the same,
and neither are you.
I'm sorry.
I was wrong. I'm sorry.
Do you love this guy?
Do you?
Oh, Jack...
Oh, Jack, please forgive me.
Yeah, moon told me about that.
Woman: See you tomorrow.
What the hell are you doing here, luck?
Thought you were sick.
Can I talk to you a minute, hazel?
Sure.
Come on, Violet. Let's go pick up Peggy.
Woman: Good night, hazel.
Listen, I'm playing at Kelly's later on tonight.
Want to come?
I don't think so.
All right.
Ha ha ha. Suit yourself.
You going to be all right?
Mmm.
Never better.
Is this taken?
Thank you.
One scotch.
Kay: Jack!
Jack!
You're leaving so early.
You weren't supposed to go...
I couldn't sleep. I got to get out of here.
Did you read my note?
No. What's the note say, Jack?
What's it say?
I can't... Believe what you've done.
Oh, honey,
I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry.
All right.
All right, let's get out of here.
"Dear kay,
"I don't understand what you've done,
"but I guess you're right.
"Everything changes.
"I'm different, you're different,
"the whole world is different.
"I don't know what's right anymore.
"I guess we both have a lot of thinking to do.
"I'll try and write when I'm not so confused.
"They say the war will be over soon.
"I hope so.
"It's sure taken its toll on all of us.
All the best. Jack."
What did you think of the guys
I played with last night?
They were okay.
You were better.
They're heading back east
in a couple of weeks.
I could probably work it out to go with them.
What's the matter, hazel?
It's not going to be so hot telling kay about this.
What's the big hurry in telling her?
Besides, I'm the one with the broken heart, remember?
I don't think I can look her in the eye
until I do.
Wait! Wait a minute!
Kay!
Kay: Come in.
God, I don't even recognize the place.
Would you like some tea?
Some tea?
I'll take some tea.
Jack's mother gave me this tea set
when we were married.
Really? It's lovely.
Thank you.
Cream?
Yes, please.
Sugar?
You got sugar?
How many sugars?
No sugar, thanks.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
Sandwich?
Kay...
Seeing you with Jack made lucky nuts.
I was lonely. It's not going to happen again.
Well, who'd have thought this would happen to us?
So...
What are we going to do about this?
Oh...
We'll all be friends.
What else?
¶ You had plenty money... 1922 ¶
¶ you let other women make a fool of you ¶
¶ why don't you do right ¶
¶ like some other men do? ¶
¶ get out of here ¶
¶ and give me some money, too ¶
¶ why don't you do right ¶
¶ like some other men do? ¶
man: All right.
Thank you.
Waiter.
Kay, honey,
don't you think you'd better take it easy?
Why? We're celebrating, aren't we?
What are we celebrating?
Everything.
Friendship.
So... Here we are.
Mmm.
You still blow a mean horn, lucky.
Glad you liked it, kay.
Hazel liked it, too, didn't you, haze?
Haze?
Ha ha ha.
First circle.
First circle?
Another round.
To lucky and hazel.
To kay and Jack.
Here's mud in your eye.
Kay, why don't you slow down? Come on.
Oh, don't tell me what to do.
Isn't it funny?
Isn't it funny how things happen so fast?
Kay, you've had a little too much to drink.
Isn't it?
Yeah. Yeah, it's funny.
All the time that lucky and I were together
and all the time that hazel and I were best friends,
I never knew.
It wasn't like that. I told you.
It just happened all of a sudden.
Come on, I thought you said we were going to be friends.
Friends?
Friends are the most important thing, right?
Here's to good music.
Right, hazel?
Lots of things are important, kay.
But friends are the most important thing,
good friends, friends you can trust.
You mean like the way husbands are supposed to
be able to trust their wives?
Tone it, hazel.
The way your love life was going,
I don't blame you for taking what you could get.
Thanks, kay.
What about you, Jack, and lucky?
That made a real pretty picture, kay.
That was me, Jack, and lucky! This is me, you, and lucky!
You two don't need me.
Nope, I'm going.
You're on your own, sweetheart.
There's a word for you.
Stay away from me.
Only I can't say it.
Oh, yes, I can. Whore!
Did you call me a whore?
Did you see anybody else I could be speaking to?
You're the whore, sweetheart.
I may have slept with someone's boyfriend,
but I didn't spend two years of my life
putting a knife in my husband's back.
Kay: You never had a husband. You never had a boyfriend.
I don't care what happens to you,
and I don't care what happens to him.
So why don't you just go away, okay?
Ride.
Man: Where to, sweetie?
Hazel: Leave me alone.
Get your hands off me.
Get away from me!
Hazel: Let's just go.
I was in love!
Shut up!
Come on, kay, I'll get you home.
No, don't touch me.
How are you going to get home?
If I can build a goddamn airplane,
I can get myself home.
How do you feel?
I feel sick.
I called macbride's this morning and quit.
I'm leaving.
You want this back?
No. I'd really like you to keep that.
Me, too.
Thanks.
Come with me, kay.
I can't.
Goodbye, kay.
Wait, lucky.
Mabel stoddard's husband is in the pacific.
She took this job for the duration.
Mrs. Stoddard, how do you like your job?
I love it.
After the war, do you plan to keep on working?
As I was saying, when my husband comes back,
I'm going to be busy... home.
Good for you.
Each returning serviceman will get his job back
when the war is won,
and you girls and women, you'll be going home,
back to being housewives and mothers
as you promised to do when you came to work with us.
Your lives will return to normal.
Thank you.
Man: Attention, please.
The ceremony commemorating the last sbd dive bomber
produced by macbride's will start in a few moments.
Associates...
We share a great moment in history.
Japan has surrendered. The war is over!
Associates, associates.
Excuse me. Excuse me.
Can we have some quiet, please, for Mr. Macbride?
Associates, I want to thank each and every one of you
for a job well done.
They dropped us just like that.
I knew it.
Knowing that you have done your part
to bring peace to a strife-torn world,
and especially you girls...
Good luck to you.
Now you can become housewives and mothers again,
to make homes and families for all our returning heroes.
Last hired...
Both: First fired.
Taking away the best job I ever had.
A year of welding school.
Shirt.
"Dear lucky, I was cleaning house yesterday
"when I came across these pictures
"of our going-away party at macbride's.
"I thought you might like them.
"Haven't heard from Jack in a while,
"but I've been notified of his fleet's arrival next week.
"I'm hoping... well, I hoping for the best.
"I know things got muddled in the end,
"but I just want to say thanks for so many things.
"I sure hope things are finally going your way.
Good luck. Kay."
Please forgive me.
You're forgiven.
How'd you get here?
I borrowed spike and Ethel's car.
Come on. Let's go home.
Can I help you with this or anything?
No, I got it.
Put your bag down.
I went to the store
and got something special for dinner,
unless you'd rather go out.
Where is he?
It's over.
That's good news.
I know I hurt you, honey.
I love you.
Still working?
They let us go when it was all over.
That makes two of us.
Now we're both out of a job.
Yeah.
I just love you so goddamn much.
I love you, too.
Hey, Jeannie, what's this?
It's called a dip.
Yeah?
Yeah, you stick the potato chips in it.
Clarence: Hi, how are you?
Man: How are you?
Everybody, I'd like to introduce to all of you,
this is my new husband Archibald toohey.
How do you do?
Clarence: Hi.
This is fantastic.
A washer... all electric.
Clarence: Oh, fabulous!
It tore a shirt the other day.
Hi, everybody.
Kay! Kay, hey!
Well, this is Jack, my husband, and he just got back.
I'm Clarence.
Welcome home, boy, welcome home.
And this is Annie.
The government's promised us a new ranch house
in the valley.
Ranch house?
Yeah, they're building a whole bunch of them.
They're all alike, too.
With all these servicemen coming back,
there's going to be a large need for housing.
Hazel, hazel.
Hi. I just wanted to say congratulations.
Thank you.
This is my husband Archibald toohey.
Biscuits toohey. Pleasure to meet you.
Excuse me.
I see you were in the pacific, huh?
You bet. Yep.
I just want to forget the past and start all over again.
With another little one on the way,
I'm sure glad Deacon has a job.
Woman: Remember that first day, standing in line?
I was so scared.
I thought they were going to laugh at us.
They did laugh at us.
Well, we showed them.
Woman: We sure did.
Yeah!
We showed them.
Here's to kay and Jack, Jeannie and Bobby,
Clarence and Annie, Violet and Deacon,
and hazel and me, and all of us...
to no more war
and one hell of a future.
¶ In that small cafe ¶
¶ the park across the way ¶
¶ the children's carousel ¶
¶ the Chestnut trees ¶
¶ the wishing well ¶
¶ I'll be seeing you ¶
¶ in every lovely summer's day ¶
¶ in everything that's light and gay ¶
¶ I'll always think of you that way ¶
¶ I'll find you in the morning sun ¶
kay.
¶ And when the night is new ¶
¶ I'll be looking ¶
hazel.
¶ At the moon ¶
¶ but I'll be seeing you ¶
we showed them, didn't we?
Hazel: Boy, did we ever.
¶ You see, somewhere ¶
¶ someone waits for you ¶
¶ who hopes you will come through ¶
¶ who will wait until you do ¶
¶ you'll see a light ¶
¶ in some familiar door ¶
¶ and when you reach the shore ¶
¶ life won't hurt anymore ¶
¶ remember, night may trouble you ¶
¶ with endless dreams ¶
¶ but blue skies wait for you ¶
¶ beyond the sunrise, I'm here ¶
¶ so walk into your fate ¶
¶ it never is too late ¶
¶ there's someone smiling through ¶
¶ who will do all they can do ¶
¶ for you ¶
¶ remember, somewhere ¶
¶ someone waits for you ¶
¶ there's someone smiling through ¶
¶ who will do all they can do ¶
¶ for you ¶
¶ remember, somewhere ¶
¶ someone waits for you ¶
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