"?" "[Saloon Piano ]" "?" "[Drums ]" "?" "[Band In Theater Playing Fanfare ]" "[ Bird Squawking]" "[ Narrator] Ever since man started to think, he's wanted to fly." "But flying was strictly for the birds... and continued to be so for thousands ofyears." "Man, eternally optimistic, kept trying." "Encouraged by his many successes, man kept trying." "Through his genius and his inventiveness... he managed to get his machines offthe ground... and sometimes he brought them down again." "[ Crowd Cheering ] Bravo!" "Bravo!" "All over the world, earlypioneers were making flying history." "And in Italy, Count Emilio Ponticelli... made what many people claimed was the first long-distance flight." "[ Chatteri ng, Cheeri ng ]" "There was no doubt about it... by 1 9 1 0, flying had become the rage." "Man had conquered the air... and people everywhere were all agog about... those magnificent men in their flying machines." "[ Engi ne Sputteri ng ]" "[ Barki ng ]" "Hel lo, Richard!" "Oh, Richard!" "Oh, Richard, please take me up." "Oh, no, not today." "No, it's much too windy." "Come on." "We'll swing her around." "And anyway, strictly speaking, I'm still on duty." "Lift!" "It isn't too windy foryou to fly." "Come on." "Give a hand." "Oh, Richard, look at that bird." "Oh, Richard, look at that bird." "It can go wherever it likes, whenever it likes." " You're so lucky." " Yes, I know." "Oh, I'd like to soar through the air and look down on the world." "Right, let her down." "I think I'd make a very nice bird." "Yes, I daresay." "Thankyou, Carter." "Richard, isn't the rigging a bit tight?" "." "It seems to be stretching the fabric." "You're getting rather good at noticing things." " Well, I should jollywell hope so." " Thankyou, Carter." "After all the work I've done on this contraption." "Uh, Patricia... did you get a chance to talk toyour father about my idea?" "." "Yes, he's very interested, butyou'll still have to talk to him." "Oh, well, I can do that, all right." "Tell him itwill increase the circulation ofhis newspaper." "Wave the flag." "You know, Britannia rules the sea... but she doesn't rule the sky, and all that sort ofthing." "Yes, I know exactlywhat to say." "Good." "Then, when he's agreed toyour idea... you're to ask him ifyou can take me flying." "Hmm." "Yes, I might." "This afternoon?" "." " All right." " Oh!" "Patricia, not now, I'm in uniform." "Oh, Richard, don't be so silly." "[ Giggles ]" "Follow me in your motorcar." "I'll try not to go too fast." "Oh." " What's the trouble?" "." " Oh, nothing." " Father doesn't know about this." " Oh." "Won't be a minute." " Well?" "." " Very nice." "You lookjust like a girl." "Thankyou." "You know, one ofthese days, your father's going to find you out." "Mmm, I know." "Exciting, isn't it?" "." "The trouble with aviation today is that too many good ideas..." "The trouble with aviation today is that too many good ideas... are being dissipated in too many aeroplanes." "Ifwe could bring together all these different types from all over the world... then everyone could learn from each other." "From all over the world?" "." "It's possible, Lord Rawnsley." "The French and the Americans are well ahead of us." " I never knew that." " Well, it's our own fault." "Believe it or not, no Englishman flew until threeyears ago." "Really?" "." "Britannia may rule the waves, sir... but she doesn't rule the skies, notyet anyway." "Have some more Madeira." "Oh, you haven't finished." "Damn it." "We should rule the sky." "I can seeyou're going to be a real enthusiast, sir." "Anytimeyou should care to come up" "No, thankyou, Mays." "I may be an old fogy... but I think that ifthe Lord had intended me to fly... he would have given me... wings." "You travel by train, Father, butyou haven't anywheels." "Doyou really mean no Englishman flew until threeyears ago?" "." "That's right, sir." "Hmm." "Come and see me again in a few days." "Meanwhile, I'll discuss your idea with my circulation people." "Oh, thankyou, sir." "Thankyou very much." "Uh, bythe by, sir, there's one other thing." "I wonder ifl might take Patricia up this afternoon." "Up?" "." "Where?" "." "Oh, into the sky, Father, flying." "Certainly not!" "I absolutely forbid you to go up... and I absolutely forbid you... to take my daughter flying, today or any other day." " Is that understood?" "." " Yes, sir." "Absolutely, sir." "Thankyou, sir." """I absolutely forbid you to take my daughter flying, today or any day." " Patricia, darling" " Is that absolutely understood?"" """Oh, yes, sir." "Absolutely, sir."' Three bags full, sir!" "It's not my fault." "Now, Patricia, you can't blameyour father... for thinking that flying is dangerous." "It is." "But when he gets enthusiastic about the idea, he'll change his mind." "Now, you'll see." "Oh, Patricia." "No, Richard, you're in uniform." "Ifyou won't take me flying, I shall find someone who will." "Oh, all right." "I supposeyou wouldn't like to go have lunch atWindsor?" "." "You could drive the car ifyou like." " Me?" "." " Yes." "Oh!" "Come on." "Well, that's my idea, gentlemen." "Not a festival but something which will fire the imagination oftheworld... which will bring together all the different types offlying machines... and, at the same time, increase the circulation ofmy newspaper." "An air race, gentlemen... initiated, sponsored and rewarded by the DailyPost." "An air race which will show that Britannia not only rules the waves... but intends, in future, to rule the skies." "An air race between the two most important capitals ofthe world" "London and Paris." " [ All Agreeing ]" " But that means flying across the English Channel." "Well, of course it does." "That's the whole idea, Gascoyne." "Well, the French fellow did it lastyear." "I presume some progress has been made since then?" "." " Of course there has, sir." " Verywell." "I shall leave the details to be worked out by my staff... and you gentlemen ofthe Royal Aero Club." "You, Gascoyne, will be my liaison officer... an aeronautical correspondent." "I shall expect you to go aloft as often as possible." "Yes, sir." "Um, may one ask what the prize will be, sir?" "." "£1 0,000." "£1 0,000?" "." "Most generous, sir." "That should attract fliers from all over the world." "That's the idea." "Nevertheless..." "I shall expect the prize to be won by an Englishman." " [ Chattering ] - [Phone Ringing]" """Great London-Paris air race." ""DailyPost offers £1 0,000 prize." "Competitors will actually fly across English Channel."' That's not bad, eh?" "." "Could you add, um, ""Foreign newspapers, please copy"?" "." "That's already done there at the bottom ofthe page." " Here are some more invitations." " Good." "You know, between these invitations and the newspapers... we should reach every flying man in the world." "Emilio Ponticelli" " Italy." "Pierre Dubois" " Dieppe, France." "France." "Right." "Mademoiselle, s'il vous plait." "MonsieurDubois!" "Monsieur Dubois!" "[ Speaking French ] Monsieur Dubois!" "Monsieur Dubois!" " [ Speaki ng French ] - [Airplane Approaching]" "[ Crash ]" " Mon Dieu!" " Dear me." "Il est mort!" "Oh, am I dead, or am I dreaming?" "." "Ah, merveilleuse." "You are so charming." " What's your name?" "." " Brigitte." "Brigitte?" "." "Oh, formidable." "Concussion." " Sir." " [ In French ]" "Monsieur, perhaps it is important." "It's from England." "Nom de chien!" "250,000 francs?" "." " You?" "." " We must get down the machine." " Yeah, What, me?" "." " Yes, you." "Quick!" "[ Horse Neighs ]" "[ Speaking German ]" "[ Shouting In German ]" "Read it, please." """His Imperial Majesty the Kaiser commands..." """that a German officerwins the-- the London-Paris air race." "You will make arrangements accordingly."'" "[Man, In German]" " Rumpelstrosse." " Herr Colonel?" "Order another flying machine." "Jawohl, Herr Colonel, another flying machine." "But there's no one else who can fly." "It cannot be difficult... otherwise Winkler couldn't have done it." "[ Speaking German ]" " Not that he was any good at it." " Of course, HerrColonel." " So, Rumpelstrosse." " Herr Colonel?" "You will fly the new machine." "Jawohl, Herr Colonel." "But how will I learn to fly?" "." "Same way as we learn everything else in the German army-- from the book of instructions." "Come on!" "[Wind Howling]" "I don't mind your being interested in the ladies." "That's natural." "But it ain't natural to stand up and wave to them when you fly past them." "I lost my head, George." "Yeah." "You lost most of my investment too." "I toldyou I couldfix it." "Maybe we'd better call it a day, Orvil." "Go back to work like ordinary people." "George, you just don't have the flying bug." "You don't fly, so you don't know what it's like up there." "It ain't the going up that discourages me... it's the different ways you keep finding of coming down." "Boy, when you're up there, you get a sense offreedom and power that-- well, that you just don't get from anything else." "No, sirree." "I'm never gonna give up flying." "Hey, Orvil, look at this." """London to Paris air race." "First prize-- $50,000."'" "Whoo-ee!" """For further details, turn to page six."'" "Whoa!" "[ Orvil] Somewhere out there is page six." "Where is the great Ponticelli?" "Ah!" "There he is!" "There he is over there." "[ Yelling, I ndistinct ] Emilio!" "Emilio, have you heard the news?" "." " Papa. [ Speaking Italian ] - [ All Speaking Italian ]" "Emilio, nowyou give up flying, huh?" "." "I promise, cara." "No more flying." "Finito." "Ohh!" "Emilio, areyou all right?" "Every bone in my body is broken." " Emilio, have you seen this?" "." " [ Woman Sobbing ]" " Sophia?" "." " Eh?" "." "Look." "I shall enter." "I shall win... for Italia." " But you promised." " Is postponed." "Come, we go and make-a the plans." "I'll buy the best-a flying machine in the world." "Like-a Caesar, we go to England!" " Bella, Bambini, andiamo!" " [Man ] Bravo!" " Bravo!" "Emilio!" "Emilio!" " [ Cheering ]" "[ Shouting In Japanese Excitedly]" "[ Shouting Excitedly]" "[ Speaking Japanese ]" " Yamamoto!" " [ SpeakingJapanese]" "[ SpeakingJapanese]" "[ SpeakingJapanese]" "[ In Japanese]" "[ British Accent] £1 0,000." "Just imagine, doyou knowwe've had 83 entries?" "." "Fortyfrom the continent alone." "Ha!" "Interest in the race is worldwide." "I reallythink it's one ofthe best ideas I ever had." " [ Huffs ]" " Shh!" "Your go, Patricia." "Another entry, from Phoenix" " Arizona, milord." " Arizona." "Arizona?" "." "Oh." "Well, for someone to come all that way, must be either very rich orvery confident." "Well, as he's American, he's probably both." "[Man ] Isay, thereyou are!" "[Man ] Isay, thereyou are!" "You didn't invite that bounder Sir Percy, did you?" "." " No, of course not." " Then, what the devil's he doing here?" "." "I don't know." " Hello, Miss Rawnsley." " Hello." "Rawnsley, Mays." "Just popped in for an entrance form... for that little junket ofyours to Gay Paree." "Ifyou are referring to an official entry form... for my London to Paris air race, my office will send you one." "Well, considering the fact that I'm one of England's foremost aeroplanists... it's ratherjolly inefficient ofthem not to send me one before." "I say, excuse me, ifyou'll hold your mallet like this... you'll play that shot much better." "I shall hold my mallet as I've always held my mallet." "In that case, you'll miss the shot." "What did I tell you?" "." "Missed the shot." "[ Chuckles ]" "Well, I expect we'll be seeing you again soon, Sir Percy." " Mm-hmm." " Glad you're going to join the race." "I'm not only going to join it, dear boy, I'm going to win it." "Doyou reallythinkyou have a chance, Sir Percy?" "." "Miss Rawnsley..." "I never leave anything to chance." "Hang onto the tail." "I'm revving up." "Hang on." "Hey, Orvil, look at that." "Wow!" "So this is Brookley, huh?" "." " That's whatyou gotta beat." " Yeah." " Whoo-ee!" " Oh!" "Hey, you take over." "I'll be right back." " You all right?" "." " Yes, of course." "Oh, dear." "Thankyou." "No, no, the otherway." "This way." " No, it's the otherway." " Ohh!" " Oh, lookwhatyou've done." " What I've done?" "." "Oh!" "Haven'tyou ever seen legs before?" "." "Well, sure I have, lots oftimes... particularlywhen you take girls flying as often as I do... you get to see lots oflegs." "And bloomers too." "Oh, but none ofthem as pretty as yours." "Ifthat's supposed to be a compliment, I'm not flattered." "Did you sayyou took girls flying?" "." "Well, sure I do, all the time, only back home." "I'm strictly here to race." " Oh, you're one ofthe Americans." " Uh-huh." "Oh, well, that explains everything." " My bicycle, please." " Oh, sure." "Say, uh, doyou work around here?" "." "No." "Why?" "." "Well, I thought that, uh" "Well, I'd like to see more ofyou." "[ Sighs ] You could have worded that better." "I'm afraid it's impossible." "I'm not being stuffy, but we haven't been introduced." "Well, do we have to be?" "." "But of course." "English girls don't care to be picked up." "So, until we are properly introduced... good-bye." "Ah, thereyou are, Mays." " Oh, hello, sir." " I'm glad you're in." "I'll have a word with you." "Oh, certainly, sir." "Inside or out?" "." "Out." "Well, I expectyou know what I want to talk toyou about." "Oh, yes, sir, the race, of course." "No, no, not the race" " Patricia." "She's getting rather keen on you." "Oh." "Well, are you intending to propose to her?" "." "Well, with your permission, sir." "My dear fellow, you can take that for granted." "Your fatherwas at school with me." "There's just one snag, sir." "Oh?" "." " It's finding the time for married life." " What doyou mean?" "." "Well, I'm soldiering all day, and I'm rather busy in the evenings too." "Monday I dine in." "Tuesday's card night atWhite's." "Wednesday I play snookwith the adjutant." "Thursday, uh, well, we like to end up at Romano's." "Uh, that only leaves Friday." "Yes, but what about the weekends?" "." "Well, that's flying, sir." "It's the only time I've got." "But I could give up my card night ifyou like, sir." "Oh, I don't think that's necessary." "We don't want to spoil the girl." "You do love her, don'tyou?" "." " Oh, I do, sir, very much." " I thoughtyou did." "Well, glad to have had this little talk." "Nice to knowyou're serious." "So fewyoung people are these days." "Good-bye." "Good-bye, sir." "Well, over there are the hangars." "When you get delivery ofyour plane, you will put it in the one nearest us." "First-a class for a first-a class plane." "Wait till you see it." "Oh, my darling, it's-a wonderful." "I'm going to be very happy here." "And I'm very happy foryou too." "What is all that water?" "." " [Gascoyne ] Actually, it's the sewage farm." " [Ponticelli] What is sewage?" "Actually, it's rather nasty, really." "Drains and all that." "Jolly useful." "Most of the pilots crash over there sometimes" " Crash?" "." " They don't consider themselves aeroplaners until they have." " Oh, oh." " Well, now, uh... you'll want to know all about the practice times." "You are scheduled for 7:30 in the morning... and 4:.00 in the afternoon." " Ah, first-a class." " You'll be following the French." "I no follow any Frenchman." "Italy come-a first or no come at all." "We go!" "Finito." "Andiam'a casa." "Andiamo." "Sir!" "Sir!" "I say, sir!" "Sir!" "Sir, ifyou feel so strongly about it, sir, you can go before the French." "I can?" "." "[ Laughs ]" " First-a class." " Okay, steady on." "Sophia, we go before the French." " Who is this?" "." " It's Lord Rawnsley." "Ah." "This is the English milord." "Good morning, milord!" "Good heavens." "He's brought his entire family." " Who is he?" "." " Emilio Ponticelli." "Richard says he's not only a great pilot... he's one ofthe richest chaps in Italy." "Never stops buying flying machines." "A great enthusiast for everything." " Morning, milord." " Morning, sir!" "Righto, lads." "Heave-ho, onto the field." " [ In German ] - [ Repeating In German ]" " [ Continues In German ] - [ Repeating In German ]" "Achtung!" "[ Laughing ]" "[ Chattering In French ]" "Brigitte!" "Oh, wonderful!" "Every time I seeyou, my heart sings." "Brigitte, no." "Ingrid." "I am Swedish." " Swedish?" "." " Ja." " But didn't I seeyou on the beach in Normandy?" "." " It's possible." "Come." "Come and teach me to fly." "[ Speaking French ]" " Oh!" " [ In French ]" " Oh!" " [ Man, In French ]" "Look, Father!" "He's teaching her to fly!" "How ridiculous." "Anyone can see thatyoung woman isn't in the least mechanically minded." " Good heavens, what's that?" "." " Does 35 miles an hour!" "Wingspan of30 feet!" "Now, when you get up to about 40 flaps a minute... use the top power and you're away!" "You are sure it will fly?" "." "Of course it'll fly!" "What doyou think it's gonna do, lay an egg?" "." "This has the power ofan eagle, the-- the grace of a swan." " And it's a bargain for 350 guineas." " Emilio!" "Don't-a worry." "It's-a going to be first-a class!" "Put it on for me, please!" "No, I don't want that." "Is guaranteed." "Emilio, put it on for me, please!" "Ah, Sophia." "Eh." "All right!" "Take it away!" "[ Airplane Squeaks, Hisses ]" "Up!" "Up!" "Up!" "Up!" "Up!" "Oh, God." " [ Laughing ]" " Oh, well, we all make mistakes." "[ Chuckles ]" "Easywith her." "Watch the tail skid, Charlie." " Right." " [ Bicycle Bell Rings ]" " Morning, sir." "Morning, madam." "Morning, Sir Percy." "I hopeyour hands are clean." "Come on, Courtney!" " Switch is off, sir?" "." " Switch is off, Courtney." " Switch is on, sir?" "." " Switch is on, Courtney." "Contact, sir?" "." "Contact, Courtney." "Come on, Courtney, you lazy loafer!" "Hang on!" "I haven't revved up yet!" "Useless lot!" "You!" "Yes, you!" "Go and stand over there!" "Give my chaps a hand, will you?" "." "He's not supposed to carry passengers." "Ooh, heck." "[ Clanging ]" "Stand by, lads!" "It's Sir Percy!" "Make for the sewage farm!" "Uhh!" "Oh!" "Buzz off!" "." "What the hell are you doing?" "." "Whoo, that's my toe!" "Get your backside out of my face!" "What the hell are you doing down there?" "." "I can't land the plane!" "[ Bell Clanging ]" "Back to the sewage farm!" " He's gonna crash!" " Yeah. [ Chuckles ]" "[Firemen Yelling, Indistinct]" "[ Groaning ]" "You bounder!" "Lookwhat you've done to my aeroplane!" "I'll kill you!" "Aaah!" " Come on, Courtney!" "Get on!" " Ooh!" "[Man Shouting Commands In German ]" "Achtung!" "Halt!" "[ Shouting I n German ]" "[ Shouts I n German ]" "?" "[ Bugle ]" "?" "[ Phonograph: ""Frere Jacques" ]" "?" "[ ""Frere Jacques" Continues ]" "[ Yelling In French ]" "[Men Laughing]" "Is this where the Yankee fellow hangs out?" "." "Yes, governor, this is the place." "Areyou quite certain he's smaller than me?" "." " Oh, yes, governor." " Right." "Stay there." "Hey, you there, Yankee chap." "Oh, howdy." " Didyou want me?" " I certainly do." "You caused me to crash my flying machine." "I therefore intend giving you a jolly good thrashing." " Ready?" "." " Ready." "[ Groans ]" "I suppose you think that's funny." " Well, pardon me." " Eh?" "." "You might wanna thrash someone else with this." "Yes." "Got a cold, governor?" "." "?" "Ooh-ooh ?" "You're late." "Ooh, Richard." "Ooh, you taste of castor oil." "Eww." "Did you fix the extra petrol tank?" "." "Yes." "And changed the oil." "Did need changing." "You were quite right." "Of course." "I'm always right." "And nowyou're going to help me grease the undercarriage." " Whoops!" " Now, come on." "Right." "You begin greasing here." "On the axle?" "." "Mmm, it could do with it." "Say, you've really gotyourself something here, don'tyou?" "." " Anything I can do foryou?" "." " Well, I was, uh" "I was hoping thatyou might let me borrow a monkeywrench from you." "Monkeywrench?" "." "Oh." "Well, I can letyou have an adjustable spanner ifthat's whatyou mean." "Oh." "Well, I can letyou have an adjustable spanner ifthat's whatyou mean." "Well, I guess that's what they call it in England." " You're Orvil Newton, aren'tyou?" "." " That's right." " I'm Richard Mays." " Howdy-do." "I'll get it foryou." "Oh." "May I present Miss Patricia Rawnsley?" "." "Well, howdy-do." "Now, wouldn'tyou say this constitutes a formal introduction?" "." "Well, y-yes, I suppose so." "[ Gasps ]" "Doyou have to do that everytime we meet?" "Oh, please." "Well, I" " Go on." "Hurry up!" "Thankyou!" "Your monkeywrench, Mr. Newton." "Well, thankyou." "Thankyou very much." "I'll bring it backjust as soon as I'm through with it." "Where'd you meet that fellow?" "." "Oh, I" " I met him here." "Oh." "Good-looking chap, isn't he?" "." "Is he?" "." "Oh, I-I didn't notice." "Come on, Richard." "On with the greasing." " [ Chattering, Laughing ]" " Oh, thanks, dear." "Here.Just a wee dram towarm me up a bit, eh?" "." "Oh!" "Ingrid!" "You areworking here." "My name is Marlene." "I'm German." "But I've metyou somewhere before, I'm sure." " Oh, it is possible." " Oh, never mind." "We have met now." "And I would likeyou to know I adore Germans." "Howdy." "May I sit down?" "." "Let me make quite sure my skirt is out ofthe way first." "How is the food?" "." "Everything's off but the chop and chips." "Oh." "Well, uh, well, that's what I'll have then." "Can I orderyou anything?" "." "Oh, no-- no, thankyou." "I'm just going." "Not bad, huh?" "." "Oh." "Oh, yes." "It's a very beautiful aeroplane." " No, I meant me." " Oh!" " Oh, is thatyou?" "." "Oh." " Mm-hmm." "Well, I don't normally carry my photograph around." "It's just that, uh, well, Mr. Gascoyne ofthe DailyPost... well, he wanted it, you see." "Oh, uh, please begin." "That's a Wright biplane, isn't it?" "." " No, that's a Curtis." " Oh." "Is that the one you take passengers up in?" "." "Mm-hmm." "It's got an Anzani engine in it, developing 70 horsepower." "And you brought it all the way from Arizona." " Mm-hmm." " Well, you must bevery rich." "Well, I'm sorryto disappointyou, ma'am... but we came all the way across by cattle boat." "We're in hockway up to our eyebrows." "Now, ifl don't win that race, I'm going to lose my plane and everything." "Say, doyou know thatyou are very beautiful?" "." "Oh, yes, I know I am." "I also have a very good figure, I'm rich... and I'm in love with an extremely handsome man." "Mmm." "Is he in love with you?" "." " Well, I think so." " Well, hasn't he told you?" "." "Well, no." "No, not exactly." "I mean, yes." "Yes, he has." " Hmm." " Well, let's talk about you." "All right." "What doyou want to know about me?" "." "Would you take me up?" "." "Well, sure." "Anytime." "T-Tomorrow?" "." "All right." "First thing in the morning, huh?" "." "Say, um, you have flown before, haven'tyou?" "." "[ Clears Throat ] Yes." "Yes." "Hundreds oftimes." "Well, I" " I just love it." "I" "Oh, I have to go now." "Until tomorrow then." "I'll be looking forward to seeing you outside my hangar." " Yes." " Sorryto keepyou waiting." "I've brought the car to the door." "Been sitting with that American, have you?" "." "Yes." "He was telling me all about Arizona." "Oh, you were quite right, Richard... he is very good-looking." "Well, I didn't fancy the way he was looking atyou." "Richard, I do believeyou're jealous." "Me,jealous?" "." "I've never been jealous in my life." "Ifl catch him looking atyou again like that..." "I'll give him a good hiding." "Oh, don't be so pompous." "?" "[Bugle Plays]" " [Man Yelling In German ] - ?" "[Phonograph: "FrereJacques'Plays ]" "[Man Yelling, Indistinct ]" "Who's first off this morning, Courtney?" "." "Mr. Dubois, sir." "Oh, he's one of the dangers." "I know, sir." "He's got a better flying machine than you have." "I don't admit that." "But ifhe has, it'll have to be nobbled." "You're not going" "You're not going to sabotage it, governor?" "." "I certainly am not." "You are." "Get back." "Get back." "[ Men Speaking French ]" "Bonne chance, Pierre!" " Okay!" " Bon voyage, Pierre!" "[ Man Speaking French ]" "I think the Frenchy's taking off." " Shall I call the lads out?" "." " No." "It's a lovely day." "He'll be all right." "He knows what he's doing." "[ Bell Clangs ]" " [ Clanging ]" " You all right, Chief?" "." "[ Shouting Command In German ]" "Halt!" "Todaywe fly, HerrRumpelstrosse." "You will taxi across the field, take off... fly one circle and return." "Understood, Herr Colonel." "Taxi across the field, take off, fly one" " Aaah!" "[ Laughing ]" "Oh!" "Aaah!" "[ Crash ]" "Ach, Schweinehund!" "Take up your flying machine at once... and show those French idiots what a German officer can do!" " Jawohl, Herr Colonel." " [Shouting Commands In German ]" "[Shouting Commands In German ]" "?" "[ I mitating Marching Band ]" " [ Speaking German ] - [ Speaking German ]" "On the double!" "Eins, zwei, drei!" "[ Yells, Indistinct ]" "Rumpelstrosse!" "Come back!" " HerrRumpelstrosse!" "[In German ] - [ Yelling I n German ]" "Rumpelstrosse, you fool!" "Stop playing the games!" "Aaah!" "[ Yelling, Indistinct ]" "How can I stop this damn thing?" "." "Get out ofthe way!" "I can't stop!" "Oh, go away!" "Idiotic instructions!" "Stop in the name ofthe" " Oh!" "[ Groans ]" "Come back here!" "[ Bell Continues Clanging ]" "Hey!" "Just a minute!" "Here!" "Here, what" " Go faster!" " Putyour foot down!" "[ Firemen Shouting ]" "[ Men Shouting ]" "Leave my fire engine alone!" "[ Commotion ]" " Hey!" "No!" " Look out!" "[Man #1 ] Where's that flying machine from?" "[Man #2 ] Somebody do something!" " [ Bell Clanging ] - [ Commotion ]" "Herr Rumpelstrosse, no!" "Not again!" "Aaah!" "Hey, Orvil, where you going?" "Orvil, you're supposed to be practicing!" "Follow that flying machine!" "Herr Colonel, what shall I do now?" "." " Look in the book, fool!" " I already did so!" " What's he trying to do?" "." " Stop it, I suppose." "Oh, isn't he brave?" "." "Oh, well done!" "Whoops!" "Oh!" "[ Sputters ]" "We're heading for the wall!" "Come on!" "We gotta jump off!" "." "Stop!" "Stop!" "Stop the plane!" " He's stopped him!" " Hear!" "Three cheers for the American!" " [ Cheering ]" " Hey, Orvil, haveyou gone crazy?" " What do you thinkyou're doing?" "." " Somebody had to." "You're supposed to be flying!" " [ Applause ]" " Hey, put that man down!" "You hear me?" "." "Bravo, Orvil!" "Well done!" " It's anotherGerman!" " Can't stop!" "[ Shouting ]" "Rumpelstrosse!" "Herr Colonel!" "Come back!" "Rumpelstrosse, save me!" "Rumpelstrosse!" " Rumpelstrosse!" " Hang on!" "Hang on!" "Hey, Orvil, what you doing?" "." "What's that contraption you're sticking on there?" "." "It's a scoop." "Produces more pressure up in the engine." "Yeah, well it might blow up the engine." "Ever think ofthat?" "." " You ever think that cigar might too?" "." " Mmm." "Ah." "No, I need the speed." "All these monoplanes around here... are a lot faster than this old buzzard." "Since we've been here, I been looking around... getting some new ideas." "Yeah." "Um, may I come in?" "." "Oh." "Well, how doyou do?" "." "Boy, you sure are pretty." "I, uh" " I waited as long as I could this morning." "Oh, I wanted to apologize... but I just couldn't get away." " Why not?" "." " My father insisted on coming down... to watch everyone practice." "What's he got to do with it?" "." " He's Lord Rawnsley." " Lord who?" "." " Oh!" "Didn't you know?" "." " No." "[ Huffs ] But this is his race." "Ha!" "Well, I guess he's got every right in the world to watch it then, huh?" "." "Oh, I get it." "Well, he won't allowyou to-- to fly, will he?" "." "Hmm." "What'd you ask me to takeyou up for then?" "." "You want me kicked out ofthe race?" "." "Why didn'tyou ask that fellow you're supposed to be in love with to takeyou up?" "." "Oh, I couldn't." "He gave my father his word that he wouldn't." "Richard's a man of principle." "Oh, yeah?" "." "I asked you to take me flying... because I likeyou." "Oh?" "." "I likeyou very much." "And I'm dying to fly!" "Well, I have to go now." "Just a second." "Look, I'm going all out to win." "Now, doyou think I have a chance?" "." "Well, that's entirely up toyou." "Isn't it?" "." "Well, yeah." "[ Chuckles ] I guess it is." "I'll seeyou tomorrow at Dover." "I'll seeyou tomorrow at Dover." "Those are the rules, gentlemen." "Now for the route." "First day, first leg-- London to Dover." "Emergency landing fields here, here and here." "First aid stations here, here and here." "Refueling points here and here." "What is all this fuss about?" "." "Why do we have to go to Dover by road?" "." "Why can't we fly?" "." "Good heavens!" "You can't expect these machines to fly 62 miles nonstop!" "You've got to reconnoiter by road." "None ofyou foreigners know which railway lines to follow anyway!" "On my left, landmark number seven." "The level crossing five miles west ofTunbridge." "Mark it on your maps, gentlemen... and follow the railway line to Dover." "[Orvil] It's a hell ofa long way to the otherside." " Yeah." "What do you think?" "." " I don't know." "What do you think?" "." "Can you swim?" "." "Look!" "You can see France." "Yes, but there's an awful lot ofwater in-between." "It is impossible to cross, Herr Colonel." "Nothing is impossible for the fatherland." "Aren'tyou afraid of getting ""drownded," governor?" ". [ Chuckles ]" "Sorry to disappoint you, Courtney." "If anybody's going to get his feet wet, it isn't going to be me." " [ Laughter]" " Uh, I say." "Pardon." "Uh, pardon moi, monsieur." "Uh, est-ce qu'il, uh, um..." "Ianding field" " Calais" " Oh." "What's going" "[ Women Giggling ]" "Oh, I say!" "Oh, boy!" " [Laughter] - ?" "[Band Playing Strauss' ""Blue Danube Waltz" ]" "[ Laughter, Squealing ]" "They're all enjoying themselves, sir." "I should hope so." "It's costing enough." "Hey, waiter." "Thankyou." "Mr. Newton!" "Orvil!" " Wanna drink to my health?" "." " What, the sea water?" "." "No, I mean champagne." "[ Chuckles ]" "That was a very charming gesture." "It is most strange." "I have been to every seaside resort all over the continent... but never have I seen a German dive." "Perhaps their skulls are too thin." " Come, Rumpelstrosse." "We are going to dive." " [ Laughing ]" "?" "[ Imitating Marching Band ]" "Come in, Colonel." "Thewater is magnificent." "?" "[ Imitating Heralding Trumpet]" "[ Laughter]" "You don't like our littlejoke, Colonel?" "." "Schweinehund!" " Uh, Newton, may I have a word with you?" "." " Why, sure." " What's on your mind?" "." " I think I should mention... that ifyou continue to make advances to my fiancee, I shall knockyour block off." "Champagne?" "." "[ Huffs ]" "Well, she's not, uh, officially engaged toyou." "It's an understood thing between Lord Rawnsley and myself." "But Patricia hasn't agreed... and until she does, well, I'll make all the advances I want." "You really are being most tiresome." "What areyou doing?" "." "Areyou two fighting over me?" "." "Oh, good!" "I say!" "I say!" "TheJapanese chap has arrived!" "It's Yamamoto!" "You know he's flown all the way from Japan?" "." " Really?" "." " Yes." " We don't have the facts yet, sir." " Don't argue with me." "We must get to the landing field and welcome him." "Come along, everyone!" "Lieutenant Parsons, Royal Navy." " How doyou do?" "." " [ British Accent ] How doyou do, sir?" "." " And Mr. Richard Mays, the Coldstream Guards." " Excuse me." "Yamamoto, excuse me, sir." "First-a class-a flying machine." " Thankyou." " [ Groans ]" " May I?" "." " Of course!" "Now that thejapanese are here... nobody's going to stand a chance." "He's right." "This'll be the one to beat, governor." "In that case, we'll have to nobble the man and not the machine." "Perhaps a little cascara in his chop suey." " [ Snickers ]" " Shut up." "Excuse me, sir." "May I have a word with you?" "." "You must've had a remarkable journey." "Ten thousand miles, wasn't it?" "." "Did you fly it all?" "." "Of course." "First I came by mule train to Yokohama... then by ship to Vladivostok... to catch the Trans-Siberian Express." "Good heavens!" "From Moscow, overland to Paris, then to Dieppe... where I took the cross-channel ferry to Folkestone." "Quite a remarkable journey." "But at Folkestone I boarded my machine and flew all the way here!" "Four miles!" "Amazing." " Orvil." " Oh, hello." " I've been looking all over foryou." " Well, here I am." " Listen, I've got an idea." " Yeah?" "." "While everyone's still here, you know what we could do?" "." "I know what we could do and I know what I'd like to do... but doyou thinkwe dare do it?" "." " [ Snickers ] - [ Chuckles ]" " Motorcycles go very much faster than motorcars." " Mm-hmm." "Ifwe left now, we could be back at Brookley before everyone else." " And then?" "." " Then... you could take me up in your flying machine." "Oh." "You're really determined to get me into trouble, now, aren'tyou?" "." "Don'tyou think I'm worth it?" "." "All right." "Come on." "[ Chattering In French ]" "Bonjour, mon capitan." "Oh." "Colonel." "The name ofyoursecond, please." "My second?" "." "Who wishes to be my second?" "." "Oh,Jean Pascal." "[ Heels Clicking Together ]" "[ Heels Click Together]" "Colonel Baron Manfred Von Holstein demands satisfaction before the race." "I suggest at dawn tomorrow." "Anything you wish." "Butyou are not serious?" "." "This is 1 91 0, you know?" "." "I'm aware ofthe date." "Tell the idiot I agree." "[ Heels ClickTogether] He agrees." "The choice ofweapons is yours." "Doyou wish to use pistols, sabers or rapiers?" "." "[ Heels ClickTogether] Balloons." " Balloons?" "." " And blunderbusses." "You are trying to make the fools of us again." "On the contrary." "There is an historical precedent." " N'est-ce pas?" " Mm-hmm." "A similar duel between a Frenchman and German took place in, uh-  1 81 7." " Is right." "1 81 7." "The Frenchman won." "In that case, I accept." "[ Heels ClickTogether]" "[Frenchmen Laughing]" "Come along, everybody." "Let's get back to the motors." "I expect you'll be flying back." "Come along, Richard!" " Where's Patricia?" "." " I thought she was with you, sir." " Well, of course she is-- - [Engine Rewing]" " What the devil is my daughter doing in that contraption?" "." " Going back to Brookley, I think." "You think she's persuaded him to take her up?" "." "I absolutely forbid it." "Stop him!" "Stop him at once!" "Absolutely useless." "Faster, Richard." "Faster!" "I'm doing nearly 40 miles an hour as it is, sir." "Come down at once!" "I absolutely forbid it!" "Marvelous!" " It's fun, isn't it?" "." " Yes!" "Oh, look, look!" "Look, there's Father." "Let's give him a fright." "[ Shouting ]" "[ Laughing ]" "[ Clack]" "Oh, rats!" "I broke a wingstrut." "You take over the stick and keep it steady, will ya?" "." "Oh, no." "I" " I" " I can't." "Okay." "I said keep it steady!" "Orvil, help!" "Orvil!" "I can't keep it straight!" "Orvil!" "Help me!" "I can't do it." "Hurry!" "[ Bell Clanging ]" "[ Clanging Continues ]" " Did that girl flythe machine herself?" " Yes!" " Are you all right, Patricia?" "." " Of course I'm all right." " How dare you take my daughter up!" " He isn't to blame!" "This race was organized to help flying... not for brainless boneheaded nincompoops to give joyrides." "I tell you, Father, it was my fault." "It didn't occur toyou, I suppose, that ifyou'd crashed with a woman onboard... you would have put flying back 20 years." " You might've killed her." " Now, look..." "I knew exactlywhat I was doing." "And I know what I'm doing." "Oh, Richard!" "Patricia, come with me." "Yes, Father." "Niven, I'll have that machine scratched from the race." " Certainly, sir." " Oh, not now, Father." "Not in front of everyone." " I am entirely to blame." " I know that." "This is the last time you'll go up flying... and this is the last time you'll ride a motorcycle." " Yes, Father." " And that includes... the oneyou have hidden in the garden." " [ Gasps ] But" " Get into the motor!" "Oh!" "[ Engine Backfiring ]" " She's at it again-- - [Motorcycle Backfiring] disobeying my instructions." "I don't think so." "It's the American." "The American?" "." "What's he doing prowling around in my garden?" "." " You suppose he has a gun?" "." " Why should he, sir?" "." "Well, the fellow's from the Wild West, isn't he?" "." " It's only a motorbicycle, sir." " Oh." "He's trying to get back into the race,just as I've been telling you for some time." "Well, he's not going to." "He may have changed your mind." "Nothing is going to make me change mine." "Nothing!" "Well, go andtellhim so!" "Well, don'tstand there!" " Anyone would thinkyou were frightened ofthe fellow!" " Yes, sir." "I 'm sorry, Newton, but Lord Rawnsley's quite adamant." "Not only are you out of the race... but he expects you to move yourself... and your flying machine from Brookley as soon as possible." "Are you sure you told him that I had to see him?" "." "Look, if I don't get back in that race, I'm gonna lose everything." "Boy, we don't even have enough money to get back to London... much less Phoenix, Arizona." "You should have thought ofthat before." "Let's face it, old chap, he only has one daughter." "Yes, but-- Aww, shucks!" "Well, I wanna thankyou for trying to help me." " What areyou going to do?" "." " Oh, I don't know." "I guess I'll have to sell my flying machine." "Oh, I'm sorry." "But at leastyou're in the right place to do that." "Well, good-bye, and the best ofluck toyou." " You knowyourway out." " Thanks for everything." "[ Indistinct ]" "Orvil, I'm" " I'm terribly sorry." "Oh, well." "You were worth it." "Winning the race meant a great deal toyou... didn't it?" "." "Mm-hmm." "IfI'd have won it, I'd have been somebody." "I might've been able to go up to any girl... even a rich and a beautiful one... and say to her what I wanted to say... ask herwhat I wanted to ask." "[ Sighs ] Only it can't happen now." "Oh, pl-please forgive me." "I've been very, very selfish." "I'll never forgetyou, Patricia." " Good-bye." " Oh, no!" "No." "Wait." "I'm going to talk to Father." "It won't be easy... but I'm going to getyou back into the race." "Well, uh" "He'll soon change his mind... when he hears what the American ambassador's got to say about this." "Well, does he know the American ambassador?" "." "No." "Neither do I. [ Giggles ]" "But Father doesn't know that." "[Airplane Engines Rewing]" "[Airplane Engines Rewing]" "[Man Shouting In German ]" "Achtung!" "[ Shouting I n German ]" "No one knows better than you gentlemen of the international press that" "?" "[Bugle: "Morning Colors"]" "?" "[ Bugle Continues ]" "?" "[Phonograph Playing "La Marseillaise"]" "I guess a lot of innovations have been introduced by the various competitors." "Oh, yes, indeed!" "I" " Well, uh... take young Parsons ofthe Royal Navy, for instance-- the fellow alighting now." "He's got a marvelous new naval idea for stopping his flying machine." "Look." " [Reporters Chuckling]" " Uh, what's that?" "." "It's a flying machine, I think." "Yes, it must be a flying machine." "It's got, um, propellers." " Any other questions?" "." " That's one out. [ Chuckles ]" "You guarantee this one will fly better than the last?" "." "There was nothing wrong with my ornithopter... just rotten piloting, ifyou ask me!" " [ Chattering ] - [ Laughter]" "You'll like this one." "Just start the engine, and you're off, all right?" "." "Contact!" " [ Speaks, Indistinct ]" " Hmm?" "." "Oh!" "[ Chattering ]" "[Wind Whistling]" "[ Heels ClickTogether]" "Gentlemen, prepareyourweapons!" "?" "[ Imitating Marching Band ]" "?" "[Whistling ""FrereJacques" ]" "?" "[ Continues Imitating Marching Band ]" "Gentlemen, I count 10... and then you will fire!" "One, two... three, four..." " five, six..." " [Wind Whistling] seven..." "[ Speaking French ] eight... nine" " Nein!" "Get back toyourposition, Monsieur Dubois!" "Schweinehund, you are not following the rules!" " We always follow the rules!" " No!" "You didn't!" " The French always follow the rules!" "Vive la France!" " No!" "This time I'll count to five!" "One, two, three... four, five!" "Fire!" "[ Screaming ]" "Sabotage!" "Sabotage!" "[ Bell Clanging ]" "You idiot!" "[ Cursing In Italian ]" " [ Laughing ] - [AirHissing]" "Ooh la!" "Ooh la!" "Ooh la!" "Ooh la!" "Ooh la la!" "[ Laughing ]" "[ Laughing ]" " [ Pop]" " Ooh." "[ Air Hissing ]" " Colonel!" " Rumpelstrosse!" "[ Shouting ]" "?" "[Overture Playing]" "?" "[ Overture Continues ]" " ?" "[ Cancan ] - [ Chattering ]" "Hello." """With only 1 6 hours to go..." """before the start of the greatest race of all time..." """temperatures have reached boiling point here at Brookley." ""Notsurprisingperhaps..." ""when so many different nationalities are involved." ""You will be glad to know that the slight technical difficulty..." ""which it was thought would keep Orvil Newton out ofthe race..." ""has now been ironed out." ""Tonight, along with the other competitors..." ""he is attending a small eve-of-the-race reception..." ""a gathering which one hopes may foster the spirit... ofpeace and goodwill amongst the aeronautists. "" "That's the idea." "I t won't take a m i nute." "I fyou could just turn round too, sir." "Could we just get your photograph?" "." "Sir, ifyou turn this way" "Yes." "Hand-to-hand, hands across the sea." "That's the idea." "Now, ifyou could just give us a big smile." "That's the idea." "Now, hold it." "I always thought that the English were noted... for their sense offair play." " Oh, we are, indeed." "Yes." " I'm ready, gentlemen." "Well, you punched me when I wasn't looking." "My dear fellow, ifyou continue to pursue a certain party..." "I shall take the greatest pleasure in punching you when you are looking." "Well,you're gonna haveyourhands full... because I'm gonna marry that certain party." "I'm afraid that's going to be rather awkward... because I'm going to marry her also." "Gentlemen, could we have a nice smile, please?" "." "Thankyou so much." " Oh!" " I beg your pardon." "Ooh!" "Buzz off." "[ Whispers ]" "[ Chattering ]" "Hello!" "Care for a glass ofwine?" "." "No, thanks, old chap." "I only drinkwhiskey and water." "Oh, Sir Percy." "Very kind." "Is that mine?" "." " [ Mumbles ]" " Thankyou very much." " Ahhh." " Serves him right, the greedy blighter." "[ Chuckles ]" " Come, Courtney." "We've got work to do." " We can't do nothing tonight." "There's guards all over the place." "Besides, everybody's going to sleep by their planes." "Not everybody." "Yamamoto's still inside... and, uh, I've given the Frenchman the address of a very lovelyyoung lady." "Oh-ho-ho." "I'll bet she's a bit ofall right, governor." "Well, you should know." "She's your daughter." "But, governor, she's an innocentyoung girl." "Not is, Courtney-- was." "Come on." "Now, drop me at the American's hangar... then pop into Yamamoto's and see whatyou can do with this." "What areyou gonna do to the Yankee?" "." "It's no business ofyours, Courtney, but ifyou reallywant to know..." "I'm going to arrange that one ofhis wheels falls off." "That's a bit dirty, isn't it, governor?" "." "Ifhe can't land on one wheel, he shouldn't race." "Yeah, but he might kill himself." "There are plenty more Americans where he comes from." "[ Clears Throat ]" "Now, sir,just one withoutyour cap." "Certainly not." "I'm a naval officer." "Oh, well, perhaps a bit of a smile, sir?" "." "Oh, verywell." "Just a bit ofa one." "Lieutenant Parsons, where haveyou been?" "." "Everybody's been waiting foryou." "You've not gotyour logbook filled in oryour starter's forms or anything." " Meet Nelson, my passenger." " You can't take that with you." " Why not?" "." " It'll muck up my starter's forms, for one thing." "And for another, no one has yet taken an animal aloft." "Nelson doesn't go, neither do I." "Absolutely out ofthe question." " Go on." " Oh, verywell then." "Fill in these forms." "Well, that's everybody-- all 1 4 ofyou." "Oh, no, it isn't." "Where are those blasted Germans?" "." "Over at the hangars, old man." "I don't think they know anything aboutyour starter's forms." "?" "[Marching Band]" "Rumpelstrosse, the great moment has arrived." "Come." "Herr Colonel, it is no good." "I'm a sick fellow." "I cannot fly." "You must fly!" "For the emperor and the fatherland!" "For the emp-- [ Gulps ]" "Excuse me." "It's going to be a busy day for our lads." "All spectators away from the flying machines!" "Spectators away from the flying machines, please!" " Ought to be starting them, sir." " Nonsense." "I haven't wished the competitors good luckyet." "What's thejapanese for ""good luck"?" "." "I have it here, sir." "One moment." "Here we are." "[ Speaking Japanese Poorly]" "Thankyou, sir." "Good luck." "Get out ofit!" " Aren'tyou sitting the wrong way round?" "." " Of course I'm not." "You take me for an idiot?" "." "This is my latest invention." "It's an idea I had in the bath... when sitting with my back to the taps." "You see, the wind resistance on the tail... is less than it would be on the wings." "Heh." "I shall most likely be in Paris... before any ofthis lot have even got to Calais." "It's pathetic, isn't it?" "." "I don't know what he's talking about." "Neither does he, sir." "Well, let's see, now... what was the French for ""give us the money"?" "." "Ah, bonne chance, MonsieurDubois." "Ah, merci, monsieur." "Mmm." "Mmm." "Wrong frog, sir." "Bonne chance, Monsieur Dubois." "Ah." "Bonjour, mademoiselle." "Real ly, Monsieur Dubois!" "U h, forgive me, mademoiselle." "I was carried away." "The spirit of the occasion, sir." "The entente cordiale." "Ifyou asked me, too much entente and far too cordiale." "The trouble with these international affairs is that they attract foreigners." "Achtung!" " [ Speaking German ]" " Ja!" "But I thought Captain Rumpelstrosse was your pilot, Herr Colonel." "I am taking his place." "He is indisposed, sir." "I didn't knowyou could fly." "Oh, there's nothing a German officer cannot do." "[ Speaking German ]" "So, ""Number One." "Sit down."' Ah, so" "[ Speaking Italian ]" "Surely, you're not taking your family with you, areyou?" "." "You always make-a the joke." "They come to wish their papa good-bye." "No, no." "Sophia, no." "No, no, no, no, no." "Sophia." "I seeyou have another new flying machine." "Presented to me personally... by his majesty the King ofltaly." " Generale Parlonni." " Fsst." "Fsst. [ Speaking Italian ]" "Well, good luck to you and the King of Italy." "Thankyou, milord." "Thankyou, milord." "No, no, Sophia." "Sophia, no, no, no." " Excuse me, can you tell me whereyou come from?" "." " Phoenix, Arizona." "Good luck." "If it wasn't for my daughter's persuasiveness... and my native sporting instinct, you'd be out ofthis race." "Fortunately, I am a very reasonable man." "Good luck toyou." "At least ifhe breaks his neck, my daughterwon't be with him." " Good luck, Orvil." " Oh, thankyou, Patricia." "Say, will I get to seeyou in Paris?" "." "There's something I want to talk toyou about-- something very important." "Oh, yes, I'll be there." "Mm." "We're going over on Father's privateyacht." "Richard." " Oh." "Well" " Oh." "I'm not going to wish you luck, my boy." " I expectyou to win without it." " Well, I'll do my best, sir." "Thankyou." " Well, good luck, me dear fellow." " Thankyou, sir." "Good luck, Richard." "Uh, well, thanks." "And thanks for all your help too." "Listen, Patricia, as soon as I get to Paris, I've got to talk toyou." "It's very important." "You'll be there, won'tyou?" "." " Yes, I'll be there." " Bye." "[ Blows Kisses ] Bye-bye." " [ Clears Throat ]" " There they are, Courtney." " I've done everything you said, sir." " Good." "Right, now get down to Dover and carry out the rest of your master's instructions." "Oh, can't I wait and see the nip take off?" "." "All right." "Don't thinkyou're gonna get treats like this all the time, Courtney." "[ Clears Throat ]" "?" "[Marching Band Continues ]" "I say, the wind's getting up a bit, sir." " We're 20 minutes late as it is." " We've just got to start." "I can't start without Lord Rawnsley." "Well, can you start it quickly when he does arrive?" "." "Of course." "I've only got to do this to start it." "[ Cheering ]" "Look, they're off!" "." "I didn't tell them they could start." "[ Cheering Continues ]" "[Wires Snap ]" " [Bystanders Screaming] - [ Bell Clanging ]" "[ Bell Clanging ]" "[ Chuckling ]" "A knife!" "Get me a knife." "You ain't going to commit hari-kari?" "." "Of course not, you bloody fool." "I've got to cut myway out, haven't I?" "." "All right, Courtney, shoot off." "You've had your treat." " Yeah" " Well, go on!" "[ Cheering ]" "Awayyou go!" "[ Shouting In German ]" "[ Cheering]" "[ Cheering]" " Mama!" "Mama, he's up!" " Yes, but he's got to get down again, you know?" "." "[ Cheering Continues ]" "[ Cheering ]" "[ Gasping ]" "[ Cheering ]" "[ No Audible Dialogue ]" "[ No Audible Dialogue ]" "?" "[ Singing Aria In Italian ]" "[ Engine Sputtering ]" "Oh, Dio." "Oh, mamma mia." "[ Squawking ]" "[ Curses In Italian ]" "[ Muttering In Italian ]" "This is indeed an unwarranted intrusion into our privacy." "Be good enough to removeyourself and your machine immediately." "Sisters, return toyourwork." " Un momento." " What is it?" "I cannot leave unless I have-a some help." "I need-a men to hold down the tail so I can take off." "Fsst!" "Men are not permitted here." "No men, no take off." "Mother... perhaps, uh, the sisters" " Certainlynot." " A pity." "We are the first aviators to make-a the race from London to Paris." "We are not interested in worldly matters." "I understand, Mother... but it is a pity... that the race, it will now be won by a Protestant." " Protestant?" " [Airplane Flies Overhead]" "Sisters, don't stand around gaping." "This good Catholic needs our help." "Brava!" "Superiore!" "[ Engine Sputters ]" "[ Engine Sputtering ]" "[ Sputtering Continues ]" " Oh!" "Ooh!" " [ Muttering ]" "Don't push!" "[ Cows Mooing]" "What's the idea?" "." "Damn silly thing to do!" "Nearly frightened the life out ofthe memsahib!" "I'm terribly sorry, sir, but I had no alternative." "Fuel pipe blocked." "You haven't got a pipe cleaner I could run through it, haveyou?" "." " Why, we haven't got a pipe cleaner, have we?" "." " No." "No." "Oh, wait a minute." "Would that do?" "." "That's just the thing." "Thankyou very much, madam." "I'm a competitor in the DailyPost Air Race." "I supposeyou've read about it." " No." "I only read the Times." " That's right." "[AirplaneApproaching]" "?" "[ Singing In Italian ]" "[ Engine Sputters ]" "[ Engine Starts ]" "Hold on, please." " I think I'll get one ofthose, Muriel." " I shouldn't, Willy." "You're near enough toyourwings as it is." "Come on." "[ Crowd Cheering ]" " Right over here." " Could wejust have a photograph" "Oh, I say!" "There's the French chappie." "Very good effort." "[ Cheering ]" "Well done, sir!" "We'll take care ofthe machine." " Well done!" " [ Chattering]" "[ Engine Sputters ]" " Hey!" " Hey, you!" "No!" "Come on!" "Quick!" "Over here!" "[ Engine Shuts Off]" "Danke schoen." "[ Speaking German ]" "Danke schoen." "Hey!" "Hey!" "Hey!" "[ Speaking French ]" "Assassin!" "Assassin!" "[Speaking French ] -[ I ndistinct ]" "[ Continues Speaking French ]" " Hey!" " [Airplane Approaching]" " [ Speaking French ]" " Ah!" "[ Woman Screams ]" "[ Cheering ]" "Whoo!" " Are you all right?" "." " Yeah, I'm all right." "It's my flying machine I'm worried about." " Looks likeyou're out ofthe race." " I wouldn't say that." "Say, doya think they got any spare wheels on this landing field?" "." "Well, possibly, but it'll take all night to repair that." " Is there anything in the rules against meworking all night?" "." "Well, no." " All right then." " Good luck." "[ Man Laughing ]" " Any more to come?" "." " Let's see now." "Ofthe 1 4 starters, eight have landed, two crashed on takeoff... three crashed on the way here, and one... is on his way to Scotland?" "." "?" "[ ChamberMusic]" " Ah!" " Marlene, what are you doing here?" "." "Marlene?" "." "No, Francoise." "I am Bulgarian." "But aren'tyou" " I mean, haven't I metyou somewhere before?" "." " It is possible." " I see." " Have a drink?" "." " D'accord." "Your attention, please!" "Uh, your attention, please!" "I-I have a sensational announcement." "Sir PercyWare-Armitage has taken offfor France." " He is crossing the channel even now in the dark." " What?" "." "Stop mucking about!" "Useless lot!" "Oh, evening, sir." "Great honor having your eminence onboard our little brig, sir." "I say, careful ofthat wing." "Courtney!" "I say, I hope it isn't going to be rough." "Argh!" "Smooth as a billiard table, sir." "Uh, you did bring the money, sir?" "." "Oh, I never discuss that sort ofthing." "You'll have to take it upwith my man." "Courtney, are these people to be trusted?" "." "Yes, governor, ifyou give them 1 0 guineas each." "Ten guineas?" "." "I can get a chambermaid for a year for that." "Do they guarantee to get me over to France before dawn?" "." "Yes, governor." "Courtney, there are 1 0 ofthem." "Do you realize this is going to cost your master 1 00 guineas?" "." "Uh, a hundred and ten." "You'll be paying me the same, I fancy?" "." "Well, you fancywrong, Courtney." "Impudent oaf!" "." "Any more ofthis blackmail, I'll haveyou thrown out ofyour cottage." " Now buzz off!" "." " Sorry." " Go on!" "Offyou go!" "Just a joke." " I say, Courtney?" "." " Yes, governor?" "." "You'll be hearing more ofthis matter when I return from la belle France." "Good heavens." "Sir Percy is flying the channel at this moment." " In the dark?" "." " He must be mad." "He won't be able to see the railway lines." " What railway lines?" "." " I never thought he had the courage." "Ifwe go on deck, sir, we might hear him pass overhead." "Or drop into the sea!" "Five guineas each, wasn't it?" "." "Ten, orwe go straight back to England." "Outrageous!" "I shall never hireyour boat again." "Hey!" "The tide's in!" "It'll be out in a couple hours." "Back on board!" "You don't think I'm gonna wait till daylight to be caught bythe French?" "." "You'll have to getyourfeetwet." "You dirty rotter." "I had hoped that I should be dealing with a gentleman." "So had I. All ashore!" "[ Cheering ]" "[ All ] Good-bye!" "Just look at those magnificent men... daring the elements... challenging the gods, trying-- nay, hoping-- to fly their machines across no less than 22 miles." "Yes, that's what I said-- 22 miles ofsea!" "[Woman] Welcome to Calais, monsieur." "Give me a hand, will you?" "." "No, no, no!" "Put me down!" "Don't do that!" "Go away!" "What are you doing?" "." "I've gotta get to Calais to compete in the race!" "Put me down, you ruddy idiots!" "Don't be silly!" "I haven't got the time!" "I've got to get to Calais to continue the race!" "[ Engine Sputters ]" "Bon voyage, monsieur!" "Areyou all right, Lieutenant Parsons?" "." "Don't worry!" "We'llsoon haveyou out!" "Aah!" "Aah!" "[ Groans ]" "Can you swim?" "." "There is nothing a German officer cannot do!" "[ Cheering]" "[ Cheering]" "The race is not overyet!" "We've got to get them refueled and off to Paris!" "[ Crowd Cheering]" "[Airplane Approaching]" "[ Crowd Cheering]" "Richard Mays..." "Orvil Newton away from Calais at... 8:50." "La americain, you can vive who you like, they haven't got a chance." "The fabulous Sir Percy took off for Paris two hours ago." "He's so far in the lead, nothing can stop him." "Nothing at all." "Ha!" "Vive Sir Percy!" "What am I saying?" "." "He's a most ghastly person." "Buzz off!" "." "Go on!" "Bug off!" "[ Squawks ]" "[ Cheering ]" "[ Cheering ]" "[ Cheering ]" "Blast it!" "Driver!" "Driver!" "Stop the train!" "Arretez le train!" "[ Whistle Blowing]" "[ Crashing Sounds ]" "Blast!" "[ Engine Sputtering ]" "[ Engine Continues Sputtering ]" "Look!" "Go!" "Hey, you!" "Where can I get some" "Francoise, what areyou doing here?" "Pardon, monsieur?" "." " Uh, you are not Francoise?" "." " No, Yvette." "Why?" "." "Hey." "Um, where can I get some gasoline?" "." "At Amiens." "It is five kilometers from here." "Uh-huh." "Be a good fellow and bring me as much as possible." "The honor of France is at stake." " But, Yvette!" " You must go." "Go, go, go!" "All right!" "All right, but I will be a good 30 minutes." "We have 30 minutes." "[ Horn Sounding ]" "[ Chattering, Shouting ]" "[ Cheering ]" "?" "[Marching Band]" "Excuse me." "Can you see anyoneyet?" "." "Yes!" "Ponticelli is first round the Eiffel Tower." "There are two more on his tail!" "[Announcer] This is going to be a close finish, very close indeed." "Count Ponticelli's still ahead, followed by..." "Orvil Newton, Richard Mays." "[ Explosion ]" "J um p!" "[ Engi ne Sputteri ng ]" "[Announcer] And here they come now!" "Here's the winner!" "It's Richard Mays!" "Richard Mays ofEngland!" "[ Cheeri ng ]" "[ Crowd Screaming, Shouting ]" "You get ready to jum p now!" "[ Crowd Screams ]" " Ponticelli." "Ah, Ponticelli!" "You all right?" "." " Eh?" "." " Are you all right?" ". [ Laughs ]" " I'm all right." "Emilio!" "Emilio!" "Emilio!" "Ohh!" "[ Laughs ]" "Patricia?" "." "Oh, Richard!" "Oh, Richard!" "You won!" "Oh, Richard!" "You won!" "You won!" "You won!" "I'm so pleased." " What happened to Ponticelli?" "." " Well, his machine caught fire." "Orvil was marvelous!" "He had to stop to pick him up." "He could have won though." "Hey, Richard!" "Richard." "Richard, congratulations." "Well done, Richard!" "Congratulations!" "Well, you deserve it more than I do." "It was a wonderful thing you did." "You'd have done the same thing ifyou'd have seen him." "Well, you did it." "Let's call it a tie." "We'll share the prize." "[ Laughs ]" "The city of Paris salutes the gallantvictor!" "[ Cheering Grows Louder]" "Pierre Dubois is coming!" "?" "[ "La Marseillaise"]" "[ Cheering ]" "Pierre!" "You remember me, don'tyou?" "." " Yes, of course." "You-You are" " You are" " Betty." "Betty!" "Of course." "Oh." "How could I ever forget?" "." "Every time I look at you, my heart sings." "Oh!" "Will you pardon me?" "." "I better have a look at my undercarriage." "It's been taking an awful beating." "I thinkwe ought to go and find somewhere to put" "[ Man ] We must haveyour photograph byyour machine, monsieur." "Over here." "This way." "And nowyou stop flying, huh?" "." " Do I have to?" "." " You have to." "Not for me, but for bambinos." "By now they're used to it." "[ Laughs ]" " [ Gasps ] Another one?" "." " Uh-huh." "In that case, I give up." " Emilio." " Sophia." " Turn around." " [ Crowd Laughs ]" " Whoops!" " Oh!" "[Man Narrating] So ended the 1910 airrace." " The winner's time:" "25 hours, 1 1 minutes." " [Airplanes Approaching]" "Today the same distance can be covered by supersonic jets in seven minutes... but it can take longer." "[ Chatteri ng ]" "May I have your attention, please?" "." "We regret to announce that the departure of all planes from London to Paris..." " have been delayed again, owing to bad weather." " [ Passengers Groan ]" "Buses are waiting outside to takeyou back toyour hotels." "Will you all come this way, please?" "." "Will you all follow me?" "."