That's my ship. The Arizona.
It's in here for repairs.
We're building a big machine shop over there.
- Would you like to see it? - Oh, I'd love to.
- Let's have a hot one. - Here's one.
Oh, look at that sailor catch that thing.
Oh, he's no sailor, lady.
He and the rest of those scaffold muggies are just
civilian help doin' the work the navy personnel oughta be doin'.
Why don't you write to your congressman, flatfoot?
Why you little--
Let's have a hot one.
Hot iron, comin' up.
Will you watch it, you slug?
Can't you see the hole on the beam up there for that?
The only hole I can see from here
is the one in your kisser.
You better shut it or I'll drop my tongs in it.
Eh, you couldn't drop a line home to your folks.
Oh, no? Ha ha.
Comin' down.
Tell you straight I'm comin' up!
Lucky thing for you, sailor. Had to postpone that lickin'
I was gonna give you 'til after-lunch.
Oh, nuts to that... when I get through with you
you won't be able to eat for a month.
Mr. Martin... don't fight, please!
Okay, lady.
Remember, monkey. You still got somethin' comin'.
Okay, sucker, but I'm comin' back.
When? Let's make it a date, sweetheart.
I'll be waitin' for you.
Get a load of that three-dollar-a-day admiral
bringin' in a new flock of suckers.
Aw, now, don't start anything.
Alright, sailors. Come on.
Hustle along. Get goin'.
Hey...that's the mug that put on a show
for those dames this mornin'.
Watch this.
Ho!
Alright. What wise guy yelled that?
I did. What are you gonna do about it?
Oh, so it's you again, redhead, huh?
Well, nothing's gonna happen now, but plenty when I get back
from this detail. Stick around and see what's gonna pop.
Come on, boy scout, get goin' before
somebody takes your toy sailors away from you.
Atten-hut. Forward march!
Alright, wise guy. But we'll meet again.
Hmm...26 simoleons.
Imagine how long some poor dope had to stay down a hole
to dig out all that silver.
If you ask me, Chesty, I think you are awful selfish.
'What do you mean I'm selfish?'
Spendin' all that money on a tin mug.
Well, huh? You're like that, are you?
I only wish I get this thing to lay down. Hurt my throat.
Say...where'd you get that outfit?
You look like the head waiter at the casino.
Waiter, nothin'. Waiters wear tuxedos.
That's why I didn't rent one.
The crack still goes.
How much did you have to put out?
Three bucks for the night, and forty bucks deposit.
In case I bring it back damaged.
You must've been jumpin' off to tell him
you were going to the riveters' ball.
Will you stop crackin' at me?
- And get your coat on. - 'What's the hurry?'
They may ask you to lead that grand march.
Now, come on. Get goin'.
Hey...what's the idea?
Wanted to get a pillow slip. To lug that thing up there in.
What's the matter with the case it came in?
Looked too much like a casket.
Get arrested for grave robbin'.
'Well...I'm ready.'
- Hi, Chesty. - Hiya, boy.
That's Chesty O'Connor, a swell guy.
- Hi, Chesty boy. - Hi, boy. What do you say?
That's Chesty O'Connor. That guy ain't afraid of nothin'.
- That broad's his dame? - Yeah.
And she's nuts about him.
- Nice goin', baby. - What do you mean?
Don't be a pikehead.
Try a bullfeather, you'll get more.
Don't be silly. Why are you always so jealous?
I ain't jealous, baby. Just wanna see you get along.
Check your hat?
No, I don't think so.
I'm not gonna stay long.
Excuse me.
- Where you goin'? - Hmm, must I tell everything?
Well, I'll see you in a few minutes.
- Still want this? - Oh! Thanks.
- Lemonade. - Make it two.
- 'Two lemonade?' - Right. Uh, you with somebody?
- Mm-hmm, my boyfriend. - Ah, gee, that's tough.
Oh, uh, excuse me, I-I got this dance with him.
Yeah, well, look.
It ain't against the law for me to cut in, is it?
I wouldn't know. I'm a stranger around here.
Yeah, you and me both.
Here's your lemonade.
Drink it yourself.
Changed my mind, sister. Store that away, will ya?
Thanks.
- Sorry, pal. - Well, you oughta be.
- Oh, so it's you? - It ain't a marine.
Hey, big boy. What would it take to keep us apart?
A magician, baby. A magician.
Looks like the navy's landed and taken full control.
Not today.
- Hey! - Sorry, sailor, I'm cuttin' in.
Yeah, well, don't do it with a sledgehammer!
Drop it, you two guys. You wanna break up the dance?
There's an alley outside for this kind of stuff.
- That's okay with me! - And it goes double with me!
Well, come on. Relax, honey. I'll be right back!
This won't take long.
Give me your coat, chief.
Now, wait a minute, wait a minute.
It's a gentlemen's fight between me and him.
Now, you guys stay out of it. This is my fight!
That goes for me too. Nobody steps in and the best guy win.
You wanna take off your coat, Chesty?
Nah, I won't even work up a sweat.
Come on. Stand back. Everybody.
Get back. There's plenty of room.
Give me a bugle.
Ladies and gentlemen..
...the next dance will be a Waltz contest.
For the Chesty O'Connor Cup.
This contest will be run strictly by elimination.
Alright, ladies. Get your partners.
Chesty! Chesty!
Chesty! The contest has started. Come on, up.
'Go on. Let's go.'
That cologne will fix up your face, boss.
But it'll take more than that to fix up this coat.
Huh?
- Do I look bad? - No, sir, you don't look bad.
Ladies and gentlemen, it gives me great honor
to present the Chesty O'Connor mug
to the winners of the waltz contest.
'Miss Gladys Hawkins and her partner Mr. Biff Martin.. '
...of the USS Arizona.
Hey!
- What's this? - A day and a half's pay.
I'm sorry, Chesty, but you was off two days
and I got my orders from the front. You know how it is.
Alright, Mike. Never mind the song and dance.
I'm fired, huh?
I phoned you this mornin', they told me you checked out
and gone to Frisco.
So what?
Well, you're not makin' much headway.
Hmm, I don't know. I'm doin' alright.
Are ya? From the looks of your kisser, his aim was awful bad.
- Who is it? - A gentleman.
- And he's awful nice. - Oh, I get it.
I don't have a house' fallin' on me.
So we're washed up, huh? Through?
Funny, huh? How quick you catch on.
- Who is it? That guy, Martin? - Maybe.
Well, listen, I'm startin' out right now to catch up
and when I do, it's gonna be too bad.
Hmm, you're pretty safe making cracks like that
with him on the water.
What water?
He just left on the Arizona
for San Pedro.
Well, even so...I'm just showin' up to join the navy
to get even with him.
They only want men in the navy.
Oh, yeah? Well, look here, twist.
When I catch up with that guy Martin, the Navy's gonna know
they made a mistake in takin' him in for a man.
Ha!
"I, Chester O'Connor do solemnly swear or affirm that I will bear
"true faith and allegiance to the United States of America
"and I will serve them honestly and faithfully against
"all their enemies whomsoever.
"That I will obey the orders of the President
"of the United States and the orders of the officers
"appointed over me, according to the rules and articles
"for the government of the navy.
"And I do further swear and affirm that all statements
made by me as now given in this record are correct."
I do, say, uh, doc..
...now that I'm in the navy, how 'bout puttin' me on the Arizona?
From now on, when you address an officer, you'll say, sir.
You're leaving tonight for naval training station to San Diego
where you'll spend 90 days learning to become a sailor.
- Ninety days? - Ninety days.
- I quit-- - No, no, you won't.
You're in the navy now. Sit down.
Roy Brent?
Raise your right hand.
Hey, where you going?
Ah, that's alright. We're the new sailors.
You're in charge of this craft?
I certainly am.
'Have you any orders?'
Oh, yeah. Got a note for you.
Fine. Let's have 'em.
Mac, take charge of this gang.
Alright. Fall in like two rows of corn. Follow me.
Corn?
He don't mean liquor.
Detail, halt!
Raise the flag!
Uncover.
Take off that hat.
Take off that hat!
- For what? - For Uncle Sam.
Oh.
For him I'll do it.
Alright, let's go.
Put on that hat.
You just told me to take it off.
Well, put it on.
You ever try makin' up your mind?
You know, there's something about this place
that gives a guy a thrill.
What is there about it to give you a thrill?
Well, if you feel that way about it, what did you join up for?
With me, it's strictly a matter of personal business.
I owe a lug in this outfit somethin'.
I'm the type that goes to extremes, eh.
Pipe down.
Oh, pipe down, pipe up
pipe up, pipe down. What is it?
Seven!
- Size shoe do you wear? - Eight.
- Ten! - But I don't wear ten.
- I wear eight. - You wear a ten now, son.
You're in the navy.
'Size shoe do you wear?'
I guess ten.
Eight.
Company, report.
First squad present and accounted for.
'Second squad present and accounted for.'
All present and accounted for, sir.
Very well.
Attention!
Any man here who can handle a car?
Take two paces forward.
Take charge. Follow me.
Alright, here's your car. Now, push it down to the dump.
Come on. Snap into it!
Come on. Give it gas.
Can you hear me?
I don't see why we got to keep sweepin' these streets.
They look pretty clean to me.
I don't know what you're complaining about.
I think it's swell.
I mean, dumpin' garbage and sweepin' streets.
Great trainin'. Great trainin'.
- For what? - Sweepin' streets.
'Eyes..'
...right!
- Henry Ward? - 'Yes, sir.'
- James Butler. - 'Yeah.'
Assigned USS California.
- Wilber Mullin? - Here, sir.
- 'Chester O'Connor?' - Here, sir.
Assigned USS Arizona.
The first break I've got in this broom-pushin' outfit.
The time you spent here 90 days have been short.
And the lessons many.
We hope you remember them.
And we hope that you bring credit to the station.
And now, goodbye, good luck and a pleasant cruise.
- Take charge, sir. - Aye aye, sir.
There's a guy named Martin on the Arizona.
And I've gone all through this to catch up with him.
And here it is. Oh-ho-ho.
Attention!
Pick up your bags.
Right and left..
...face!
Forward march!
- All ahoy! - 'All ahoy.'
Come on side.
USS Arizona reporting for duty, sir.
Very well. Messenger!
Yes, sir.
Have the master-at-arms take charge of this detail.
Take these records up to the executive officer.
Aye aye, sir.
- Have 'em disembark. - Disembark!
Take these men to the exec's office for assignment.
Aye aye, sir. Pick up your bags
and hammocks and follow me.
- He likes us already. - Yeah, I think he's cute too.
Say...you got a guy named Martin on this ship?
- You mean, Chief Martin? - Yeah.
- He's ashore. - Oh, that's too bad.
Now I gotta postpone my date with him until tomorrow.
Alright, thanks.
- Have you got 20 bucks? - Yeah, sure.
Would you lend it to me?
- Is it for a dame? - Well, yes. In a way.
Well, then you don't get it.
I ain't gonna be working like no slave
just to have you spend it on some twist.
Yeah, I know, but this is different.
Different my eye. Look at me.
Just because of a bone and a hank o' hair...look where I am.
Will you wait a minute and let me tell you somethin'?
Don't try to tell me nothin'!
Dames is out of my life.
Now on, every affair is just gonna be a straw-ride.
Yeah, but this ain't no dame. It's my mother.
Next week is her birthday, and I'd like to surprise her
with a set of false teeth.
If I knew her size I can order 'em here and send 'em to her.
But the doctor said she gotta have 'em
because she gotta eat, uh, meat.
Well, that's different.
I never knew you had a mother.
Well, everybody's got a mother.
Oh, yeah? Well, here.
- For mama. - Thanks.
I wish they'd give us ladders in the navy.
No, no, no, no, no, no.
What do you think this is? An excursion boat?
- Come on! Leap out. - Oh! Oh!
- Martin! - Well, if it ain't you.
Well..
...I've been waitin' 90 days for this.
Come on. Now clear your next ration.
- 'Cause I'm comin' to get you. - Oh, wait a minute, sailor.
Wait a minute. Take it easy.
You overlooked one thing.
When you came over that gangway aboard this ship
all private battles stop. Now, when I'm ashore
I'll gladly accommodate you by takin' off this coat
and settlin' our little fight.
And when you're aboard, remember, you're in the navy
and I'm your senior officer. Now, rise and shine.
And after this when you address me, treat me with respect.
Now, pick that up!
Find a hand or two and go on up and manicure the deck.
And from now on, call me mister.
Now I know why they had us sweepin' streets
at the training station.
This ain't no broom but it's the same motion.
Yeah. They got us in trainin' to be janitors.
Anyway, I'm glad we got liberty tonight.
The first thing I gotta do is send my old lady
the dough for a chopper.
- Is my brother on-board? - Yes, Miss Martin.
He's up on deck somewhere.
- Messenger, locate Martin. - Thank you.
Holy smoke. Look at that trim lines on that destroyer.
Ain't that just my luck.
She would come aboard
and me with the ugliest part of me nude.
Now, when are you gonna stop being a sucker?
Why don't you profit by my experience
and lay off of them dames?
Why? Did one of 'em do you wrong?
Listen, fella, I had a piece of silk take me for a joyride
keep me flat broke, get me beat up
and then thrown out of my job in the bargain.
Alright. That's what I certainly call once over light.
And then to add insult to injury
she ties up with the guy who put the lug on me. Biff Martin.
That's why I ain't gonna have anything to do with 'em anymore.
I don't blame you for bein' sore and only goin' for the pickups.
He couldn't have done it if that dame hadn't distracted
my attention. Hit me when I wasn't lookin'.
Big game guy!
- Hello, Biff. - Hello, Dot.
Well, there's somethin' that'll curl your hair.
Pipe that!
Hello, kid. Gee, I'm glad to see you. What're you doin' aboard?
Oh, I had to go to work this afternoon
I wanted to see you 'bout somethin' important.
What's that guy got anyway?
Guess what the doctor ordered as far as the dames is concerned.
Ah, you're full of canal water.
You can pick up fleabags like that easier than
you can pick up lint on a blue suede suit.
I'm tellin' you, I knew a guy up in Seattle..
Excuse me a minute.
Alright. Lay off the speaker's table.
Bend down on those brushes.
Yeah, he's just tellin' me he knows a fellow in Seattle.
Come on. Get goin'.
Oh, yeah.
Hey...you say that dame was hard to get?
Why, she even looked at us like we was a couple of boots.
Uh-huh. Hey, sailor, tell me somethin'.
Where does that dame hang out? That one there.
She works at the telegraph office over in town.
Uh-huh. That's a break for you and your old lady too.
Why?
'Cause mama gets the money for her choppers
wired to her tonight.
Awfully sorry to have kept you waiting.
Not too sorry.
- Did you want to send a wire? - Yeah, uh..
How much would it cost to wire a party in Walla Walla?
- Twenty bucks? - That's in Washington.
326 Summer Street, my mother, huh..
That'll be exactly, uh, $24.61 including tax.
Oh, that's tough. We got only 22 bucks between us.
Well...we'll have to mail it to your old lady
next time we come ashore.
- I'm awfully sorry. - Oh...forget it.
- Sure, forget it. - Say, uh..
Weren't you on our ship today?
- Mm-hmm. - Then don't you remember us?
Sure, you remember him.
That's the guy with the quarter and three trophies. Like that.
I'm sorry, but I have to close up now.
That's the third time you've been sorry.
'Maybe you're sorry we came in.'
Maybe I am.
Say, uh, why don't you go
and pick up those botany books at the library?
Sure.
Well, uh...suppose you weren't sorry, then what?
Oh, nothing. I suppose I'd walk home just the same.
- Alone? - Why, I always walk home alone.
That's all I wanted to hear.
Now, look, this is just supposin', say just supposin'.
Supposin' some nice guy was to ask you to walk you home.
What would you say?
I suppose I'd say...no.
Oh, like that, huh? Now, wait, wait, wait, wait.
Here.
Well, uh, if you didn't let a guy walk home with you..
...I don't suppose you think of giving him your phone number.
I certainly wouldn't.
Well, if you, in case you did, I mean, this is just in case.
It wouldn't be San Pedro, uh, let's say, uh, 3-1-4-2.
No, not if you wanted to get me it wouldn't.
How come?
Because my phone number's San Pedro 9-6-9-7.
Aha. "San Pedro 9-6-9-7."
I don't suppose if a guy came over on liberty tomorrow night
he'd, uh, have any chance of calling ya?
Well, where do you suppose he'd call
at the office or at the house?
Why?
Because I'm not working tomorrow night.
Well, I was just thinking that the navy landing
is so close to the telegraph office
I, uh, wouldn't have to use a phone
I could just holler over.
Well, uh, here's where I live. Goodnight.
Oh, now, wait a minute, kid. Wait a minute. Hey!
Say, uh...how's the chance of stopping in
and, uh, picking up a pencil?
Oh, I'm sorry, I-I keep all my pencils at the office.
Well, uh, there wouldn't be any harm in my stopping in
and, uh, having a cup of coffee with your old man, would there?
No. No, there wouldn't be any harm in that.
Well, then it's alright..
- Well, not tonight. - Why not?
You see, papa doesn't live here anymore.
Oh, hey, miss, hey!
Hey, uh, in case I wanna call
just in case... who do I ask for?
If you want me, ask for Dorothy.
Alright, Dorothy, goodnight.
Goodnight.
Did you ask her, if she had a girlfriend for me?
"Girlfriend?"
Just the one, just the one.
All you got to do is whistle. Whistle right there!
Oh, gettin' fussy, huh? Wait a minute.
Oh, hello there. How are you?
Hey, hiya, baby. Oh, yeah, I'm swell.
Say, uh, where are we going later?
Oh, let's go out anyplace tonight.
I have dinner on the stove.
Wouldn't you like to come up for a nice home cooked meal?
Ha ha! Well, I..
She asks will I go to dinner there tonight?
Try and give me a way, I'll be there in a half hour.
Yeah, half hour.
Alright, baby. Bye-bye.
- What's doin'? - It's all over the shoutin'.
Me and her is having dinner at her place, and we're stayin' in.
Did you ask her if she had a girlfriend for me?
Oh! I didn't think of it.
Ain't that funny? You always forget to ask that.
Yeah, that's right, but I promise
next time I will. I promise you that.
Say, listen, you got any-any of that, uh, 20 bucks left?
Oh, sure.
Well, uh, can you slip me ten of it?
Mm-hmm.
- Attaboy. - My mother's choppers.
Oh, that's alright, you can write her and tell her to stay
on the oatmeal for another week. It's okay. Come on.
I hope I'm not keeping you waiting.
- That's up to you, baby. - Me?
Yeah! Come on over here
and I'll tell you all about it. Come on.
- What? - Come here.
Oh, I can't, Chesty. I have to watch dinner.
Oh, come on, sit down.
I'm sorry, Chesty. No!
What?
- I guess it's my fault. - What is this?
I suppose it-it looked like just what you thought.
'When I invited you up here tonight.'
You're kidding.
Chesty, I, I did wanna like you
but I guess we both had the wrong idea.
You'd better be going.
Well..
...if you're on the level it's okay with me.
I can't shove off fast enough.
Goodnight.
Oh!
So you're tryin' to give me a fast exit?
Well..
You know, this is funny.
I don't usually go so far on a dame.
Don't you think you owe me an apology?
Yeah, sure. And if you'll..
..show me how to make one and tell me what to say
I'm glad to do it.
- I'm sorry. - "I'm sorry."
- Dorothy. - "Dorothy."
Alright, heh.
Now, I'll say it again.
I'm sorry, very sorry, Dorothy.
- Was that hard? - No.
In fact, it isn't enough.
You know you're one of the swellest gals
I've met in my life. I'm a chump.
So from now on anythin' you wanna ask
to even things up, you just name it.
Chesty, that's the sweetest apology a girl ever got.
And it's all the nicer 'cause you made it yourself.
Mm.
The potatoes.
Cheaters!
- Burned bad? - Well, not too badly.
Oh, there's the bell, Chesty.
Will you answer it, please?
Mm-hmm.
What do you want here? How dare you, Biff?
Get up, on your pins, sucker, get up!
I'm up.
- Biff, Chesty.. - Keep out of this, sis.
- Keep out of it! - Let him alone.
I invited him up here.
- You invited him up here? - What's this schmuck to you?
My brother! Now, will you both try to be gentlemen?
- Your brother? - Yes, her brother!
Biff, let him alone. I'm ashamed of both of you.
You might have a little respect for me.
Oh, come on. We'll finish this downstairs!
That's alright with me.
Biff, if you go out there, I'll never speak to you again.
Well, okay, quiet down, I'll stay. But you get this!
I'm not goin' canary on you. I'm tryin' to give her a break.
If I ever get you within eight blocks of this place, I'll go
to work on you. And I won't fool around about it.
- Oh, yeah? - Yeah!
Well, I'll see Dorothy whenever I like
and as often as I like.
And nobody's gonna stop me see.
Sorry, kid.
But your company spoiled my appetite.
Hard-headed little wharf frat.
Biff, won't you listen to me?
Sure, I'll listen to you, if you can give me
half a reason why you invited him up here?
Because I enjoy his company.
Honest, Biff, you'd get a great kick out him, if you knew him.
Know him?
I know him well enough to know that
he's not fit company for you.
What is it you have against him that makes you hate him so?
Well, plenty.
I met him in Seattle, and I had a scrap with him
in a cheap dance hall where decent people shouldn't go.
What were you doing there?
Well, I, uh, I was gonna meet..
How did I know what the place was like, till I got inside?
Well, that's beside the point anyway.
Now, look, Biff, tomorrow on board ship
I want you to apologize to him
and, and invite him back to dinner.
I want you to be friends.
Sure, I'll send him a gold watch and chain too.
Do I look that daffy?
Now, listen, Dot..
...I never tried to tell you what to do, did I?
Well, you heard what I told him at the door, and it still goes.
I don't want you to see him again.
I'll see him as much as I want.
No matter what you say or think.
I like him, and, and I hope he likes me.
Well, I gotta hand it to you.
Out of all the guys in the navy, you pick him up.
Hey, O'Connor, telegram.
Oh, thanks.
What is it? A telegram?
Well, how do you like that?
You mean, they didn't spell liberty right?
It's from my girl, you dope. She wants to see me tonight.
It's important! How am I gonna get off ship?
Ask.
Uh, I had liberty last night.
Well, show them the telegram.
Say, that's an idea.
Well, just because it comes from you, I don't like it.
I thought you was the guy, that was gonna give
dames the quick shuffle.
Well, I can change my mind, can't I?
Or has that privilege been taken away from me too?
Oh, it's okay.
Only, I let you talk me into the idea
that we was gonna pick him up, play, and run.
Yeah, you're just one of those guys that would acquiesce.
- Huh? - Acquiesce. Agree.
Become a partner to, give it the nod.
You mean, say yes.
Oh, here I am, wasting time
at a moment like this.
I've got another idea. Wait a minute.
Wait a minute! Wait a minute! Will you?
Wait a minute. Hey!
Wait a minute.
Hey, wait a minute!
'Hey, wait a minute.'
Beg your pardon, sir.
I'd like special liberty tonight, sir.
- It's very important. - You rate liberty?
No, uh, but my girl needs me.
I just got this wire from her.
Well, this doesn't seem very imperative.
But if you can get relief..
...and the master-at-arms gives you a clean ticket
I have no objections to your going.
- Aye aye, sir. - Oh, Mark.
Yes, sir.
This man wants special liberty.
Got this telegram from his girl. What about it?
Well, this man's a liberty hound, sir.
I'd like to see him kept aboard.
Special liberty not granted.
Aye aye, sir.
O'Connor?
Listen, cinderhead.
I thought I told you to keep away
from my sister, didn't I?
Or will I have to slug you to make to savvy?
You and your whole navy couldn't keep me away from her.
- What do you think of that? - Well, listen, sailor.
You ain't gonna see her tonight.
- No? - No!
What makes you think so?
Because, Romeo, I'm puttin' you on
the fo'c'sle watch from eight to twelve.
Oh, yeah?
Well, alright, leatherpuss.
And I'll be on your neck from 12 o'clock on.
You look sore.
I almost think you didn't get it.
Well, I didn't.
Besides, Martin put me on watch for the tonight.
Well, can't you do somethin'?
like, uh, talk to the admiral.
I'm gonna do plenty.
Me and this man's navy are parting company for good.
I never wanna see water again!
Don't wanna see one of these battlewagons.
You ain't hintin' that you're gonna swim ashore, are ya?
I'm going just the way I came, in a liberty boat.
And if you don't believe me... come and watch.
Hey, cookie. You got liberty tonight, ain't you?
Sure, yes.
- Wanna make some dough? - How much?
Three bucks for your liberty card.
I would like to obligate you, Mr. Chesty.
- But I've got a date. - Well, I'll make it five.
That's an awful lot of dough for one night's liberty.
Doggone! I almost come.
But I-I just can't disappoint my honey.
- She won't be disappointed. - Yes, she will.
Well, look, I'll make it ten bucks.
- Look, got ten bucks on you? - Got my hand right on it.
- I knew what was coming. - Hey, hello.
Nice new crisp ten dollar bill all for you.
'What do you say?'
You know this thing, does things to me.
I-I guess you got me.
Listen, Chesty, if my mother don't get those China teeth
she'll lose her job as well as her health.
- What's her racket? - She sings in a choir.
- Can't she hum? - "Hum?"
Yeah, hum. Tell her to hum until we break our next crap game.
Hum, hum, hum. That's alright.
I like it hum, hum.
All up. All the liberty party.
'Attention!'
Open ranks. March!
'Front rank, about face!'
- What do you got there? - Shoes, sir.
Alright, remember, men. Liberty expires at midnight.
- Yes, sir. - Ha ha ha.
'Liberty expires on the dock at midnight.'
'Nice work, Chesty!'
Hello!
Hey! Hello, baby. It's me, Chesty.
Oh, my gracious, not even your own mother would know you.
Yeah, I know, I had to smear this stuff on my face
so I could get ashore. Come on, tell me what's up?
Well, it's Biff, he's tryin' to make me
promise not to see you anymore.
Oh, yeah?
Look, uh, let's go some place, I'll wash this stuff
off my face, we'll talk it all over, come on.
Well, uh, supposin' I got a job in some other place..
...would you come?
Are you going to be transferred?
No. I'm quitting the navy tonight.
You're just foolin', Chesty.
No, I'm not kiddin'. I mean it.
- I know what's wrong with you. - What?
You're just sore, 'cause you can't get even with Biff.
You're taking it out on the navy.
Well, I'll admit that's part of it.
But I don't like the rest of it either.
You can take the navy and put it right in your eye.
The only way to get me back in there
is by sending me back in a box.
What's the matter?
Nothing.
Come on, tell me what is it?
Chesty, I just can't like a deserter.
I never dreamed you were a quitter.
I ain't quittin'. I don't like the navy.
That enough for ya?
It is for me.
I'm tired. Let's go home.
- Am I being a chump again? - Not yet.
But you will be, if you run away.
Alright, I quit.
I'll go back to the ship and stick it out.
Oh, honest? Will you promise, Chesty?
- I'd promise you anything. - Oh.
'Hey, mister.'
Oh, go away, will ya? Go away!
The $2 bill you gave me is all ridden out.
'But the crowd out there..'
...passin' the hat to keep you riding all night.
Is it okay?
Come on..
And, Biff, I want to know if you'll shake hands?
"And, Biff...I want you to know if you'll shake hands?"
I'll forget the past, and try to be friends.
What's more, I'll-I'll try to be a better sailor.
Now, wait a minute, that last.
Sounds kinda abracadabra, you know, la-dee-da. So..
Well, um, then I'll, I'll watch myself
and-and try to be a credit to the ship.
Alright. I'll say that.
Oh, Chesty, I'm proud of you.
Listen, I want you to know
I wouldn't do it for nobody else in the world but you.
Nobody but you.
Oh, honey.
Wait!
- Goodnight, baby. - Now, don't forget.
I won't.
Night again.
Hey, skipper.
Listen, I jumped ship and I wanna get back.
Will you take me out for a couple of bucks?
Sure, but it'll cost you three.
- Alright, let's go. - Alright, Bob, shove off!
How're you gonna get back on board if you jump ship?
You know, it's much tougher getting back on
than it was getting off.
It's a tough rap.
You're liable to get about ten days in a brig for this.
Hey, do me a favor, will you?
Yes, sure.
When we get close to the ship
slow down and switch off your lights.
- You do that? - Yeah, sure.
O'Connor? O'Connor?
Yes, sir.
Mullins, what are you doing here?
I'm on watch.
See, Chesty wasn't feeling very well.
As a matter of fact, he was sick, and he said to me..
He said, uh, Droopy, he said, uh..
...he wasn't feeling very well.
You feel fine, don't you?
You don't make a very good liar, Droopy.
Yes, sir. No, sir.
- I know where he is. - What'll I do?
Stay on watch till you're relieved
I got some watching to do myself.
Alright, Bob, slow down.
Help! Help! Man overboard.
- 'Man overboard.' - Man overboard!
Man overboard. Port side!
'Help! Help!'
Man overboard!
Lower away...together!
Is there anything I can do to help?
Yes, keep out of the way!
Who is it?
I hope it's who I think.
Aha! It is.
What happened?
I, uh...I was aiming to get in the side
when my foot slipped and I fell, fell into-fell into the water.
Yeah! Your foot slipped, alright.
Well, steward, you brought this on yourself
and you're gonna be put on the report
for being absent without leave.
'Ahoy, Arizona.'
'Did that dumb sailor who just jumped off this speed boat'
'get aboard alright?'
Okay. skipper, we got him.
Alright. Okay.
- What's your name? - Chester O'Connor.
- Seaman second class. - Man is AWOL, sir.
Furthermore, he jumped his watch tonight
let another man substitute for him.
O'Connor, that's a very serious offense.
You're restricted to this ship.
Awaiting action of the commanding officer.
Aye aye, sir.
Martin...you've been called here to testify
in the case of Seaman O'Connor
who is charged with leaving the ship without authority
on the night of April 2nd.
Also, on the same night of leaving his station and duty
without proper authority.
Tell the court what you know of the case.
I was on duty the night in question, sir.
And I had assigned Seaman O'Connor
to the eight to twelve fo'c'sle watch.
On inspection, I found that he'd gotten
Seaman Mullins to stand his watch for him.
'Well, I immediately searched the ship'
'and found O'Connor was not aboard.'
About...1 o'clock in the morning..
...I was standing on the fo'c'sle deck..
...when a shore boat came close under the bow
and I heard a splash.
'Shortly afterwards'
I heard a man yell, "Man overboard."
We found the man to be O'Connor.
'However, sir, he did not fall overboard'
'from the fo'c'sle deck'
because...the only two on the fo'c'sle deck were..
...Seaman Mullins and myself.
Does the accused desire to make a statement?
Yes, sir.
Martin has had in for me for a long time.
And he's making this thing worse
just to make a chump of me.
Well, go ahead and sentence me.
But when it's all over, I'm gonna get off this wagon
I don't like the sea and I never have.
I want to go into some other branch of the service.
- But as for you, gumshoe-- - 'Silence!'
O'Connor, you are only making yourself liable
for further discipline.
Odley, take charge of the prisoner.
Aye aye, sir.
Halt!
Left face.
I have a court martial to be published, sir.
Very well.
O'Connor...uncover!
O'Connor, the court before which you were tried
has found you guilty.
And this is the sentence of the court.
"To be confined to the limits of the ship
"for a period of two months
'"and to lose $24 per month of your pay'
'"for a period of three months.'
'"Total loss of pay amounting to $72.'
'"Signed by all members of the court.'
"Approved by the commanding officer
and the immediate superior in command."
Master-at-arms, take charge of O'Connor.
Aye aye, sir.
Division, dismissed.
That's too bad, Chesty. That's really too bad.
Now, listen, O'Connor..
...I'm sorry about that.
Now, wait a minute, hothead.
You've been in this outfit long enough to know that
what I did was strictly in the line of duty.
Any trouble between you and my sister
and me has got nothing to do with it.
On board ship, I do my duty just as I see it.
But you get this through your skull..
...I'm no squealer.
Alright, gangway.
No, he's no squealer.
So that's the way they do it in navy, huh?
Shipmates...well, if that's the way it goes
I don't wanna have anymore to do with any of it.
And that goes for the whole outfit and everybody in it.
You're nothing but a lot of whipped dogs
boot-licking a flock of mugs in uniform
who push you all like a lot of rag dolls.
A wrong guy.
Oh, sure, sure.
Will you guys wouldn't laugh?
If you could hear my mother sing this song
in Walla Walla.
I can see her now, sittin' in a rocking chair
waiting for me to come home.
And as I step into the door, she'd say--
'Drunk again.'
Nice.
To show you how that song gets me.
Once I heard a mother singing it to her kid
while she was feedin' it.
You know what it made me feel like doing?
Havin' a baby.
Why did those guys leave when I came in?
I've been tryin' to learn the words
to that song for eight years.
I know one mistake I've been makin'.
Instead of singin'..
I've been singin'..
I asked you...why did those guys get up
and leave when I came in?
You know what I'm thinkin' of doin'?
I'm gonna have it tattooed on me.
Then it'll stay with me.
Answer me! Why did they leave?
I don't wanna tell you, Chesty.
Come on!
Well, they got thumbs down on you.
They think you're a wrong guy.
Because of that speech I gave 'em?
Yeah.
They like the navy.
Well, if that's the way they feel about it
it's alright with me.
Further, they stay away from me, the better I'll like it.
And that goes!
Oh, darling.
Oh, wait a minute. Hello.
Oh, my sweetheart!
Baby.
Oh, not here. Biff will see us.
Oh, I'm glad to see you. Seems ages.
Here, sit down.
Well...what do you think of that big brother of yours?
For what?
For what he did to me when I took your advice
and came back to apologize.
Well, I'm certainly not proud of you, Chesty
for what you said after the summary.
Well, why they want to give me such a stiff role for?
Lots of guys go AWOL, and...get extra duty for only one day.
Oh, but you jumped your watch.
Well, I did it because I wanted to see you.
Oh, but I don't want you to neglect your duty
no matter how much I wanna see you.
Well, whatever I did, he shouldn't have turned me in.
Oh, he had to do it, Chesty. It's his duty.
He's sick about it.
What're you always stickin' up for him for?
Well, he's the only one I have left in the world.
Naturally, I defend him because I love him.
Well, maybe you don't need nobody else.
Don't talk like that.
Well, if he's such a big shot with you
maybe I'm wasting your time.
- Do you really feel that way? - Yeah, certainly.
If he's head man
I may as well bow out of the picture.
Whatever made you think you're in it?
Oh...so it's one of those things, huh?
Anyway, I wouldn't marry you
not while you're still a second class seaman.
Hmm. A snob.
Why don't you wait till you're asked?
Oh, what's the use of prolonging it?
If this ends it. At least, let's part friends.
Yeah, sure.
It's been nice.
You can't even be a good sport, can you?
Oh, go on home, will ya?
- You've said your piece. - Not all of it.
I'm gonna tell you something though you don't deserve it.
You've signed up for four years.
And you'll spend them either on board a ship
or in naval prison
but you'll still spend your four years.
Go on, blow. Will you blow?
And how you spend them depends on you.
You certainly started out wrong.
Oh, you can fool a CPO, you can annoy a captain
you might even trouble an admiral.
But there's one thing neither you nor anybody else can do.
And that's whip the navy.
Everything alright?
That's fine!
All hands take stations, we're getting underway.
- Anchor's aweigh. - Anchor's aweigh, Bridge.
I don't see why we gotta wash this thing.
It's comin' right out of the water.
- Gotta wash the germs off it. - 'For what?'
You gotta use it in the officers' mess to crack nuts.
Bugler, sound General Quarters.
'Aye, Aye, sir.'
Fire range, 18000.
High range, 17800.
Coming on the range. One minute to go.
Alright, boys, remember we're out for the fleet record.
Let's go!
Stand by!
Go!
- Three. - Three.
- Four. - Four.
- Ready one. - Ready two!
Forty three!
- Three. - Three.
- Four. - Four.
And five.
Ready..
Alright. Ready! Check!
Ready, one!
Go!
'Watch it, men. Strong back step today.'
Comin' to you.
'Hey, hey!'
Fire, fire!
Control! Control! Fire in gun room, number 17.
Stations! Stations!
- 'Gimme that!' - Close those pits!
Don't turn those on!
Get O'Connor outta here!
- How do you feel, Chesty? - Alright, kid.
- You sure? - Yeah.
Well, you certainly are a big shot.
You wanna hear what the guys are sayin' about you?
Yeah. What did they say?
Well, they think you're a swell fella.
And you must be a great guy to risk your life
to save all those men..
...and, uh, you're an amazing character.
'You're gonna be recommended for a decoration.'
Yeah, bull!
I'm the same guy to give the go-by to, ain't I?
'Well, they gave it to me once and I don't wanna have'
no truck with them now.
I did it to save myself.
And I want them to know that.
You oughtn't to feel that way, Chesty.
You're gonna get a medal and everything!
Times up.
Take good care of yourself, Chesty.
And do everything they tell ya.
Mm-hmm. Not much chance of doing anything else.
How about it? Is he convalescing?
Not while I was in there.
What'd he say when you told him the boys were all for him?
It ain't fit to be repeated.
I get it.
'Hut!'
- 'Ten.' - 'Hut!'
All hands up, sir.
Seaman second class, C.J. O'Connor.
Front and center.
Sir, Seaman O'Connor is present to be decorated.
Publish the honor.
Salute.
To.
"The secretary of the navy, Washington, DC
"25 August, 1934.
"The President of the United States
"takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross
"to Seaman Second Class C.J. O'Connor, USN
"for gallant conduct upon the occasion
"of the disastrous fire of accidentally ignited
"powder charges, which occurred in the forward turret
"of the USS Arizona
"during target practice
"on 9 July, 1934.
"Citation.
"O'Connor, by his complete disregard for his own life
'"succeeded in smothering the burning powder'
'"which threatened all the lives of the turret's crew'
'"and the very life of the ship itself.'
'"O'Connor's heroic conduct upon this occasion'
'"reflects the greatest credit upon himself'
'"and upon the United States Navy'
'"of which he is a part.'
"For the President, J.M. Samson
secretary of the navy."
Orders are published, sir.
O'Connor..
...it gives me great pleasure
to join with the navy department
in commending you on your conspicuous courage.
My congratulations and best wishes.
Thank you, sir.
Prepare.
'Station officers take charge.'
Dismiss divisions.
Division dismissed!
Chesty, let me congratulate you.
I'm glad I know ya!
Not many guys got one of them things.
I'm not envious, mind ya
but I certainly wish I had one.
- You like it? - Oh, sure!
Alright.
It's all yours.
Now...you feel like a hero?
Ah, what are you crabbin' about?
You oughta be tickled to death.
Ah, what is it?
Nothing, but a tin novelty I can buy
in any hockshop for a dime a dozen.
And what did I get it for? For getting my eyebrow singed.
It's a two bucks a month that goes with it that interest me.
So here, send it out to your mama with my compliments.
O'Connor is a good man, but I guess
he needs a change of scenery.
But he's already asked for a transfer of duty
to Lighter-than-Aircraft, sir.
Oh! Well, I'll see if I can help it along.
You sent for me, sir?
O'Connor, I've received orders from the Bureau of Navigation
detaching you from this ship.
You're ordered for duty to Lighter-than-Aircraft.
I hate to see you go
but you seem to be headed for wrong in this ship.
The navy tries to make men, not break them.
You've got the stuff.
I wish you a happy cruise at Sunnyvale.
Thank you, sir.
It's the first break I've had
since I've been in this man's navy.
The next break you get'll be your neck.
Don't you kid yourself!
Neck was gonna be Biff Martin.
First I meet that guy, I'm sure gonna break
every bone in his skull.
I've heard that so many times, it's gettin' to be a monopole.
- A what? - You know.
- One guy talkin' to himself. - Oh.
- Look, Chesty. - Yeah?
Would you like to make a nice gesture?
- Oh? - Well..
My mother ain't got her false teeth yet.
And like I was tellin' ya, her choir singing job
ain't so secure.
Okay, kid, here.
Here's ten..
...ten, twenty bucks.
Buy your mother a nice new set of porcelain fangs
and dedicate the upper plate to me.
And I wish I could be there for the openin'.
Look, uh, I, uh..
I got something for ya.
- Oh, yeah? What? - Yeah, well..
You might not like it, but..
...I think you'll appreciate it.
Because it is nice.
Aw..
'Now, why'd you wanna go to all that trouble for?'
'Well, if you don't like it, you can make a calendar out of it.'
'You know, there's one very nice thing about it?'
There's no doubt in your mind as to who its from.
'Phone for you, Chesty.'
- I'll be right there, kid. - I'll take the bag, Chesty.
Alright.
Well, there goes your hero.
Gonna say goodbye to him, you better do it now.
He won't speak to me, Biff.
Give him this.
- Goodbye, old pal. - Bye, Droopy.
The old ship ain't gonna be the same without ya.
It couldn't be any worse.
So what's the matter? You got a cold?
No, uh, it's my voice.
- I think it's changing. - Oh.
Boy, I certainly wish I was goin' with ya.
Oh, you'll be alright. But look, uh, don't forget what I told ya.
- Alright. - Alright.
O'Connor.
I never had any man go over the side
for the last time without being friends.
Come on, what do you say?
Okay, hothead, if that's the way you feel about it.
Here, that's for you.
- So long, Chesty. - 'So long, Chesty.'
So long, Chesty.
Hardhead..
How you gonna figure a guy like that?
Whoo, switch! What are you two guys?
- A couple of violets? - Oh, mind your own business.
- 'So long, Chesty.' - 'Goodbye, Chesty.'
There's a lug for your whiskers.
I get a letter from a pal of mine.
He tells me about everything, but the ship.
- What a mug! - What do you expect?
- Those sailors are all dumb. - Oh, is that so?
Listen, I want you to know those boys on the Arizona
are the best in the world.
Well, all except one.
All present and accounted for, sir.
Very good.
"The United States fleet
"Aircraft Battle Force.
"26 October, movement order.
"Number 1734.
"Task organization.
"A, USS Macon, Commander Denny.
"USS Macon will visit Los Angeles, California
"in order to participate in the local Navy Day program.
"27 October. "Paragraph three.
"USS Macon departs Sunnyvale four days eight hours
"arriving Los Angeles 14 hours.
"C.E. Meyer, rear admiral, US Navy.
Commander aircraft, Battle Force."
Leave quarters.
The Arizona has been detailed
to provide this ground crew for the Macon..
...which lands at Mines Field today.
- Take charge. - Aye, aye, sir.
Right face.
Right, smoke bomb.
What do they do that for?
Find out which way the wind is blowing.
Oh. I always do this.
- Left rudder. - Left rudder, sir.
- Steady. - Steady, sir.
Wind seems a bit gusty.
I think we can make it, though.
This old bag's gonna have a tough time landing today.
Well, I better get the hatch ready for dropping those trails.
- Okay. - Open it up!
You said it, that wind is gettin' stronger.
Mm-hmm.
Those ground monkeys better watch themselves.
- We'll try it. - Aye, aye, sir.
- Steady as you go. - Steady as you go, sir.
- Come left. - Come left, sir.
- Drop the trail. - Drop the trail, sir.
File is dropping.
We've got to make another approach.
Aye, aye, sir. Full right rudder.
Full right rudder, sir.
Stand clear!
Look at that monkey hang on.
Let go, you chump. Let go!
There's a man on our starboard trail, sir.
- Drop the ladder. - Up the elevator, sir.
We can't drag that man through the trees.
Don't touch that rope.
I don't know how long he's gonna be able to hang on, sir.
Well, I can get down the rope and get that man, sir.
I have only one man to worry about now.
If you go down, I'll have to worry about two.
There's nothin' to worry about, it's easy.
I can't risk it.
Aye, aye, sir.
Steady.
Hey, O'Connor, what are you gonna do?
I hope he can hang on.
- 'Gangway.' - Where you goin'?
To pick that guy off that rope.
You're a chump, you'll break your neck.
Oh, I'll try it anyway.
- 'Well, good luck, kid.' - 'Happy landing.'
Can you hang on another minute?
Well, if it ain't flat foot.
I might've guessed it.
The only guy in the navy dumb enough
to hang on at the end of a rope.
I got it. Put both arms around me.
Both of 'em!
Right?
Alright, one! Here we go.
Two! Three!
We're goin' too fast to suit me.
Hope we make it, kid.
- How are you on bouncin'? - Oh!
Well, it looks like O'Connor's joined the navy.
Biff! Oh, Chesty.
'Get back, get back.'
Alright, Chesty, you stay right where you are.
Dorothy, you get a little closer.
Chaplain, you stand on the port side here.
Oh, giving orders, huh? Who's runnin' this thing?
Remember I'm the lug that's gettin' married.
And who's the guy that's givin' her away? I am, ain't I?
And you go on getting so stick-in-a-fish
then I won't even marry your sister.
You'll marry her or I'll slug you with the crutch--
Not the best day you ever lived!
Oh, boys, remember. This is our wedding day.
Come on, slow down, sailor, I'm still givin' orders.
Oh, yeah?
Droopy..
Here, catch a loving glance at that
'and see what it does to your dignity.'
'"The President of the United States of America'
'"Know ye that the reposing special trust in..
'"Chester J. O'Connor, I due appoint him..'"
'Boatswain!'
'"To be obedient to his orders.."'
'Hey, this warrant puts you above me!'
Well, I'm a son of a..
Chesty!
So who's giving orders now?
From now on, treat me with respect.
And whenever you speak to me..
...call me "mister."
Yes, sir.
If you boys will remain quiet for just a minute.
We're ready, Mullins. You may have your mother sing.
- Alright, mom. - 'Mr. O'Connor.'
Will you take the hand of your beloved bride?
I'll stand for this.
Hey, gimpy, you think you could part
with one of your good legs for just about two minutes?
- Here you are, admiral. - Can you play, "Oh Promise Me?"
I think so.
Oh, you, rushed me so and I was so nervous, I forgot the words.
Go ahead, play it from memory, Herman.
Come on, ma, cheer up.