"(♪ Tonight)" "Ladies and gentlemen, you've just witnessed the closing of the Palace Theatre and the people on the bill have delegated my dad to speak for all of us." "(Applause)" "Thanks, son." "(Applause dies down)" "Well, folks, I..." "I really don't think there's much that I can say, I'm..." "But I do know that most of you out there feel just as badly about the closing of this place as...as we do." "And of course...of course you know it only means one thing." "It means...it means the end of vaudeville." "(Laughs) I..." "I had a big speech all prepared for this tonight but I..." "I don't know, er... (Son) I'm sure you all know what my dad was about to say." "Laughter's been a habit in this country for a good many years, and I think it's here to stay." "I'm sure it's here to stay when you see such friends as..." "Miss Sophie Tucker." "And another old friend, Mr Ted Lewis." "Let me have your hat, Tony." "Hey, wait a minute, Ted." "Things are tough enough already." "Is everybody happy?" "Gee, thanks, folks." "You know, it's a pleasure to be here." "I've been here so many times before." "(♪ Violins)" "And what stars lit these footlights!" "Right there, Nora Bayes, Fanny Brice, Will Rogers." "So great that vaudeville audiences doubled the gate until Ziegfeld took them away." "And those stars keep on shining" "They'll never die" "They're right here beside me" "Like you and I" "And they're saying" "Good night" "Palace nights" "And the fame of a name up in lights" "None forgot" "And it means a lot" "On this wonderful night of nights" "Good night" "No, no, no, not goodbye" "Who's ashamed of a tear in your eye?" "Their memories live on" "Although this may be gone" "So long now, old pals" "Good night" "Good night" "(♪ Orchestra plays Auld Lang Syne)" " So long, Nick." " So long." "Louie, you know anybody who wants to buy Indian clubs?" " I don't know any Indians." " Oooh." "It's jokes like that that closed this theatre." " I'll be right up, Pops." " All right, son." " Hey, West, you're closing tonight." " Didn't go very well, did we?" "You said it, brother." "I've seen acts lay an egg but yours is an omelette." "Look, baby, you got nothing to worry about." "I can still use you." "Oh, I'm not interested, Mr Loomis." " Wait a minute, I wanna tell you something." " Let her alone." "Ow!" "40 years in show business and that's the first time I've ever been fired." "Oh, Forget about it, Dad." "This isn't show business." " Louie!" " Ho, Louie." "Where'd you come from?" "How'd you find us?" "Fifi picked up your trail on 46th Street." "From there on, it was easy." "She can smell ham a mile away." "Well, how have things been going?" " Oh, pretty good." " We'll settle for pretty good." " Think I could I get a job here?" " Not unless Fifi puts on tights." "I got to find something pretty soon or get out of the business." " That goes for us too." " We're out of it now." "Only we don't know it." "I still think we oughta go to Hollywood." "I wish you and Kitty'd go with me." "How many times do I have to tell you you'll never get me in that canned entertainment?" "They were after me to sign Fifi." "I told 'em where to get off." " Fifi stays in the legitimate theatre." " She'll soon have it all to herself." "Dad, I wish you wouldn't be so pig-headed." "We've hit bottom, and the only thing we haven't tried is pictures." "And as far as I'm concerned, it's California here I come." "(Man) Places, please." "(♪ Show tune)" "Hold it." "Hold it." "(Music stops)" " It just doesn't come off." " I thought It looked pretty good." " What's the matter, Frank?" " There's something wrong with the number." " It's exactly how we rehearsed it." " But I still think it misses somehow." "(Frank) Let's sit down and talk about it." "(Woman) Mm-hm." " Eddie, call lunch." " All right, that will be lunch, everybody." "Back in these same places in one hour." "Hello, Jack?" "Tony West." "Tony West." "No, I can't make it tonight." "Yeah, we're having a little trouble on the set." "They're trying to make Gloria Vance a rhythm dancer in one easy lesson." "What?" "Can't you just see me barging in and telling them what to do?" "No, not me." "Look, Jack, they hired me to hoof in the background and that's all they're gonna get." "Sure, I could straighten her out in 20 minutes but why should I stick my chin out?" "All right, I'll call you tomorrow." "I got to go and grab some lunch." "So long." " Wait a minute." " Me?" "Yes, you." "I couldn't help overhearing your telephone conversation." "Sorry, I didn't think I was talking so loud." "It was very interesting." "I'd like to hear some more." "Well, Miss Vance, I seen all your pictures and I like them." " You're good." " Thank you." "But not half as good as you could be." "Perhaps I'm a little dull but I don't quite understand." "Ballet dancing is an art, and when you combine it with rhythm, that's something else." "Well, what would you suggest?" "I have some definite ideas along those lines." " I'd like to hear them some time." " Don't worry, you will." "(Both laugh)" "Very funny." "Come in." "Miss Vance, I didn't want to go too far in front of Mr Taylor." " After all, he's the director." " You barge in here like this?" "You wanted to hear my idea." " It'll just take a minute." " That'll be too long." "There's something I gotta tell you." "Listen to me." "My name was on Broadway when you were Bertha Lindqvist, the broad in the silverware ads." " Dancing's my business." " You all right, Miss Vance?" "I will be, as soon as you remove this crackpot." " OK, bud, let's go." " I guess it is getting crowded in here." "I'll see you when we can have some privacy." "(Buzzer)" "That must be Dr Henderson." " Hello, Jim, darling." " Jim?" " Tony's the name." "Remember me?" " Why, yes, I..." " Now, really, Mr..." " West." "Tony West." " Are you going out?" " Yes, I am." "Lucky I dropped in before you left." "Mind if we sit down?" "Not at all." "Too bad you couldn't make it in time for dinner." "Oh, thanks just the same." "About that routine today, nothing was wrong with you." " You know what was the matter?" " No." "You need a dancing partner." "Are you by any chance suggesting yourself?" "Frankly, I'm leading up to it." " You have no inhibitions, have you?" " I can't afford them." "Listen, Miss Vance, I've been a dancer all my life..." "Excuse me, Miss Vance, Dr Henderson is calling." "Thank you, Annie." "You will excuse me, won't you?" "No hurry." "(Whistles)" " Hello, Jim." " Hello, darling." "I know what you're going to say but I just got an emergency call to get down to the hospital." "If you'll give me another date tomorrow, I won't allow anything to interfere." "Unless I get another emergency call." "All right, darling." "See you tomorrow." "Bye." "Annie, I won't need this." " You're not going out?" " No." "There's a better show in the living room." "(Whispers) I'm about to stick a pin into a balloon." "Let's see, you had suggested yourself as my partner." "That's right." "Supposing I agreed it was practical, there's more to a picture than just dancing." "Well, I've considered that too." "You've considered everything, haven't you?" "(Chuckles) Just about." " Let's try a scene, shall we?" " Swell." " Here's a script." " How about the one you did this morning?" " The love scene?" " Why not?" " Fine." " I almost know it by heart." "I've watched you rehearse it 40 times." " That's a slight exaggeration." " Well, eight by actual count." "We'll take it from page 38." "Colette and Steve are snowbound in his mountain lodge." "That's good enough for me." "Steve, were you ever in love?" "Huh?" " You say, "yes"." " Oh, uh..." "Yes." "Recently?" "No, not recently." "Do you have a favourite type among women?" "Yeah, blondes." "I shouldn't have liked it if you'd said brunettes." "I'm only interested in blondes." "How am I doing?" "Fine." "Remember, I'm only quoting from the script." "It's odd, isn't it?" "The things that make people find other people attractive." "A turn of the head, a way of walking... the trick of speech." "Little things that one man may not notice at all can be irresistibly alluring...to another." " Now, take voices..." " I'll take yours." " Do you really like my voice?" " I love your voice." "(Sighs)" " Well, go on." " Oh." "And it's the same all the way down the line, hair, eyes, lips, there's no explaining it." "A woman with the most perfect figure in the world may be no more attractive to you than a marble statue, and then some scrawny, hipless little toothpick will come along and fill you with mad desire." "The guy who wrote this didn't have me in mind." "(Giggles) Come on." "..and fill you with mad desire." " Not yet." " Oh, pardon me." "I think you're the most desirable woman in the whole world." "Steve, would you do something for me?" " Anything." " Stick to the script." "All depends on what it is." "It's an odd request from a lady." "Glad to oblige." "Will you marry me?" " Did you ring?" " No." "Oh, I must have touched the button by mistake." "I see you do a little writing too, the maid's entrance isn't in here." " Nice timing." " I'm..." "You needn't be embarrassed, I was just leaving anyway." "I am not embarrassed." "That's what it says in the script." "And you still need a dancing partner." "(Door closes)" "But I tell you, I need a dancing partner." "And for the 20th time, I tell you it's out of the question." "Please, Gloria, there are a lot of people on the set." "You admit the number isn't good." " But this man is only an extra." " Isn't that what I was?" "His name was on Broadway before mine was Gloria Vance." " When you were Bertha Lundqvist..." " Lindqvist." "All right, Lindqvist." "Oh, be reasonable." "Go back on the set like a good girl." " I've always cooperated with the studio." " Oh, yes..." "Worked overtime so you could catch up on your schedule?" " Yes, but..." " You've got to do this for me." " Yes, Gloria, I..." " Thanks, Walter." "You're a darling." "Say, you haven't by any chance fallen for this guy, have you?" "That is an understatement." "(♪ Tonight)" "♪ Tonight, with the stars aglow" "♪ Tonight, when you're dancing, oh" "♪ Tonight, while our lips are yearning" "♪ I live for tomorrow, the sake of tomorrow tonight" "♪ Tonight!" "♪" "(♪ Orchestra plays Here Comes The Bride)" "(Barks)" " Tony." " Hello, darling." "I...tried not to awaken you." "You look so pretty asleep." "Tony, do you know what day this is?" "Sure, Saturday." " Today's our..." " (Both)..third wedding anniversary." "I didn't forget it, honey." "I brought you a little present." " I've got it here, if I can find it." " From me to you." "Say, that's smart." " That'll come in handy some day." " It'll come in handy tomorrow." " Here are the reservations for Mexico City." " Mexico City?" " That's right." "We're leaving tomorrow." " Tomorrow?" "I just had to do it this way." "Every time we've planned a trip, you've thought of something to keep us here." "With all my love, baby." "Thank you." " Oh, It's beautiful." " Turn it around." " That's you." " Right." "Now watch." " Now that's clever." " You're married to a very clever fella." " A very wonderful fella." " Lucky's the word." "Er, Gloria, about that trip, I don't think I can make it." "Oh, we can." "We've got two weeks off and nothing will stop us from going this time." "Last year it was a personal appearance tour, the year before, instead of Sun Valley we went skiing on stage eight." "Darling, you stay packed and we'll leave Monday morning." "Nothing will stop us this time." "Tony, you're so wonderful, even when you're lying." "You're even more wonderful when you don't believe me." "(Announcer) You've seen them in such pictures as Love Me Forever," "Dancing On A Moonbeam, Love, Laughter and Music." "See Gloria Vance and Tony West in their new extravaganza," "A Night In Brazil, now playing at your..." "We interrupt this programme for an announcement from Washington." "The President has just announced that Japan has attacked Pearl Harbor." "Japanese planes have bombed Singapore, Guam and the Philippine islands." "But my knee has never bothered me." "It's an old fracture that never healed properly." "It happened when I was a kid." "I've been dancing on it ever since." "Dancing's not like marching with a full pack." "That wouldn't stop me." "I'm in good shape." "I'm sorry, there's nothing we can do." "Incidentally, Captain, I'd rather nobody knew I was turned down." " I understand." " Thanks." "(Barking)" "(Shouts) Down, boys!" "It's Louie Fairweather's dog act." "No, not the dog track!" "Will you shut up!" "Tony asked me to stop you betting those horses." "Tell him you did." "Hello, Pete." "Ali Baba in the fifth, yeah." "Ten on the nose." "You got it?" "Good." "(Buzzer)" "Don't tell me she rang that doorbell." "Ta-da!" "Chick Doyle!" " Can you beat that?" " Louie!" " Hey, you're looking swell." " How are you?" " Is this is the city dog pound?" " It's Fairweather's new dog act." "Hollywood caught up with you?" "A war picture?" "That ain't so." "I heard from my draft board." " That uniform's the real McCoy?" " You can say that again." "They fished my number out of the bag first." " I'm booked solid." " Well, what are you doing up here?" "Well, they sent me out to look for some entertainment for the boys." " So I hunted up you fellas." " We're kind of out of touch." "We don't know many picture people." "You can whip up some kind of a show." "I could take my new dog act down there." "That's a good idea." "And leave it there." " What about a drink?" " A drink?" "Well, you sure put us in a spot, didn't you?" " Me?" "It was your idea." " It was your bottle." "Tony'll never get us out of this one." " Hello, Dad, Louie." " Tony." " Uh, where's Gloria?" " Shh...she's in her room." "What's the matter?" " Who promised all this?" " (Both) He did." " You must've been crazy." " No, just swacked." "You better get in touch with these stars." "Wait a minute, we don't even know 'em." "We've never met 'em." " Why didn't you think of that before?" " If it'll make you feel any better, kick me." "It's a large order." "I don't know what to do about it." "Kick your father - that sounded like a good idea." "Shut up, can't you see he's thinking?" "I know..." "I know I've been a lot of trouble." "Don't worry about it, Dad, I'll dig up a show somehow." "I told you he'd fix it." "(♪ Big band)" "(Man) Here comes Tony West, fellas." "(Soldiers) Hi, Tony." " Hey, Tony." " Hello, Tony." "(Bell rings)" "(Audience laughs)" "(Audience laughs)" "(Audience laughs)" "(Drum roll)" " Mr West?" " Yes." "We'll sure remember this show a long time." " There'll be others." " No, we're going over." "Don't you worry." "Wherever there are men in uniform, there'll be entertainment." " Show business will come through." " That's swell." "(Man) Members of the Hollywood Victory Committee, it is very gratifying to see represented here not only the actors' but the screenwriters' and directors' guilds, and every other craft and union in the entertainment industry." "We will make a large number of training films, and for the army we are arranging to supply our overseas forces with all of our best feature pictures, many before they are even released here." "Exhibitors will use their theatres as centres for bond sales, salvage drives, blood donations, Red Cross campaigns and other projects." "But all this is merely a beginning." "We are enlisting our efforts in this war for the duration and the job to be done is enormous." "Our War Activities Committee and the studios will finance its costs." "and every actor will be allotted time to carry on this work." "How the work can best be done is the reason we are here." "Tony West will now tell us some of the immediate requirements." "We have a wire here asking our help in raising a million dollars for the Army and Navy Relief." "So we need volunteers for a victory caravan to tour the country to raise this money." "Swell." "Now, it's going to be up to us to send the men real living entertainment, the songs, dances and laughs they had back home." "Our talent pool will be broken up into hundreds of units travelling under the auspices of the USO camp shows and the Special Service Division of the armed services." "This job can't be hit or miss." "I might tell you now that this is no plush compartment setup." "You'll be travelling in everything from planes to jeeps to trucks and barges." "The Writers' Mobilisation Committee is behind us and will furnish special material for those who require it." "However this shouldn't delay anyone from leaving now because you people are familiar faces to the men in the service." "They wanna see you, talk to you, and shake your hand." "Now, are there any questions or suggestions?" "Are these shows to be given only by motion picture people?" "On the contrary, in addition to our industry, the entertainment world has volunteered." "What's the matter with the Last of the Red-Hot Mamas?" "I'm available next week after my picture's finished." "(Tony) What about your concert tour, Jeanette?" "I'll have it postponed." "That's the spirit." " How about an amateur magic show?" " Great." "I'll go anywhere as long as it's soldiers, sailors or marines." " (Tony) Swell, Marlene." " Is there any radio entertainment?" "I'm glad you brought that up, Dinah." "In addition to the broadcasts in this country we'll reach the men at the front by short wave." "These programmes are to be called Command Performance and Mail Call." " Count me in." " I'll do some camp shows." "That's for me" " I expect to be living in one of those pup tents soon anyway." "You can count on me." "You'll always find me down at Little Joe's Cream Puff Emporium out on Swisses Street." "Bill, I know the boys'll enjoy you." " We'd like to help too." " How about me going overseas?" "You can count on me for anything from singing' to cooking'." "Well, I know many of you have early calls in the morning so I'd like to ask the volunteers to leave their pledges with Bill Barrett." "And thanks for coming and good night." "Let's all give our committee a rising vote of confidence." "(Woman) Hollywood Victory Committee." "I'll connect you with the radio division." "The overseas division takes care of that, sir." "Hollywood Victory Committee." "Bond drives?" "Mr Loal." "USO camp shows, West Coast." "One moment, please." "Camp shows, New York calling, Mr Barrett." " I'd like to see a show, Mildred." " Why don't you join the WAACs?" " I'm 4F." "I got bunions." " Where?" " Hollywood Victory Committee?" " Here's some calls to put through, girls." "Yes, Major, a show's there Sunday the tenth." "Shows at ten, 2:30 and four." " That's right, sir." " Sorry, that's a commercial venture." "We can't charge servicemen." "Maxie Rosenbloom is here now." "I have his ticket." " There you are, Mr Rosenbloom." " Thanks." "Gee..." "Which end do I start from?" "Mr Philips handles film entertainment." "His unit is shooting at Twentieth Century Fox this morning." " I'll give him your message." " Joan Blondell will get in on Tuesday." "She wants to go to a Pacific base." "That's right." "We're not allowed to divulge the base you'll go to." "That makes it all the more exciting." "I solemnly swear that I will not divulge any military secrets..." "Check with MGM and see if they'll postpone the Hedy Lamarr picture so we can use her." "RKO just OK'd Cary Grant." "We'll hear from Paramount later on Colbert and Dick Powell." "Oh, swell." " Check Abbott and Costello." " Right away." "The priority on Irene Dunne has just come through." "Fine." "Thank you." "Thank you, everybody." "Just in case you fellas don't know me, I'm something left over from the last war." "The old gal herself, Sophie Tucker." "Like every other Yank my lucky stars I thank" "That I can always see the sunny side of life" "Boys are marching off to camp, sweethearts are being left behind" "But I say to the girls to cheer up, girls" "And keep this thought in mind" "The bigger the army and the navy" " The better the lovin' will be - (Cheering)" "The women who went through the last war know what I mean" "We're getting thrills we haven't had since 1918" "With millions of soldiers and sailors" "There's a difference, you must agree" "I know perfect gentlemen, discreet in every way" "They get into a uniform and it's bang-bang right away" "The bigger the army and the navy" "♪ The better the lovin' will be ♪" "And it's gonna be perfect for me" "Why, the army sure does something to you kids in basic training" "(♪ Band plays Yankee Doodle)" "Just ask the canteen hostesses who do the entertaining" "And when a soldier gets a furlough or a sailor comes ashore" "The longer you make your kisses, the shorter he'll make the war" "As to sailors, for them I've always had a high regard" "Who wouldn't, after living three years near the Brooklyn Navy Yard?" "When a soldier says, "What's cookin', cookie?"" "He ain't talking to no chef" "And if he's physically 1A, don't you be socially 4F" "Girls, we all can't be glamorous, we all can't be exotic" "I'm no longer young and beautiful but I'm still patriotic" "Knitting sweaters is not enough and don't you think so for a minute" "A sailor wants a sweater - with a Lana Turner in it" "We did our share when over there your papas beat the Huns" "And what the mamas did for the papas the daughters can do for the sons" "The bigger the army and the navy" "♪ The better the lovin' will be" "♪ And it's certainly OK with me ♪" "(Announcer) You've heard their records, you've seen them in pictures, here they are in person - the Andrews Sisters!" "(Man) Sing Bei Mir Bist Du Schön, Hold Tight, Well All Right!" "Oh, now wait a minute, fellas, we can't do them all at once but we'll try to do as many as we can, OK?" "Do you remember... ♪ Bei mir bist du schön" "♪ Please let me explain" "♪ Bei mir bist du schön" "♪ Means you're grand ♪" " Well, all right!" " ♪ Well, all right, then!" "♪ Dig-dig-dig, well, all right ♪" " Well, all right!" " ♪ Chop-chop-chop, well, all right ♪" " Well, all right." "♪ Hi-hi-hi, well, all right, well, all right, well, all right, well, all right" "♪ Hold tight, hold tight" "♪ Hold tight, hold tight, frrrrr yaka taka, want some seafood, mama ♪" "And now here's the marching song of the United Nations." "♪ Roll out the barrel" "♪ Sing out a song of good cheer" "♪ Now's the time to roll the barrel" "♪ Cos the gang's all here" "♪ He was a famous trumpet man from out Chicago way" "♪ He had a boogie style that no one else could play" "♪ He's in the army now and blowing reveille" "♪ He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B ♪" "Hey, you - you with the letter." "Here's a message you can send home to your gal." "♪ I'll be with you" "♪ In apple blossom time" "♪ I'll be with you" "♪ To change your name to mine ♪" "I'm from the SS Pennsylvania!" "Sing a song for me!" "♪ Strike up the music, the band has begun" "♪ The Pennsylvania Polka" "♪ Everybody has the mania" "♪ To do the polka from Pennsylvania" "♪ She hates corny waltzes and she hates the gavotte" "♪ But there's one big advantage if the music is hot" "♪ It's a fast-moving exit just in case something... ♪" "(Wolf-whistling)" " Wow!" " (Laughter)" "♪ There's gonna be a hallelujah day" "♪ When the boys have all come home to stay" "♪ And a million bands begin to play" "♪ We'll be dancing the victory polka" "♪ And they'll come marching down Fifth Avenue" "♪ The United Nations in review" "♪ When this lovely dream has all come true" "♪ We'll be dancing the victory polka" "Mark up another camp show for Martha Raye, and put up a flag for Jimmy Stewart - he's in the service." "Joe E Brown left for the south Pacific this morning." "Put up an eagle for Joe." " Did you want me?" " Yes, Tony." " We need a show for Camp Stewart." " This is a bad time." "Everybody's out on the bond tour." "Let's see who's available in your unit." "How about Joan Blondell?" "Tony, Donald O'Connor and Peggy Ryan want to see you this afternoon." " Hello, Mr West." " Hello, Donald." "Hello, Peggy." " What can I do for you?" " We'd like to do some shows." " That's swell." " Look, I wrote a little number..." "What do you mean, you wrote it?" "We pitched in and bought a little number." " You think you could use us?" " Can I?" "There it is, take your pick." " No, there!" " Stop that." "We'll go there then." "(Applause)" "Hello, fellas, my name is Donald O'Connor." "Now we'll pause for you to look at each other and say, "So what?"" "You've all heard Charlie Spivak And His Orchestra." "They tell me Charlie plays a sweet trumpet - I wouldn't know, I've never tasted it." "(♪ Swing Low, Sweet Chariot)" "But the person I really want you to meet is a quiet, demure little girl." "Miss Peggy Ryan." "(♪ Kittens With Their Mittens Laced)" " ♪ So you're a solid sender ♪" " Uh-huh" "♪ Off on a four and a two-beat bender" "♪ Yeah, I'm in the groove, on the beam" "♪ And Beat Me Daddy is my favourite theme" "♪ So you've just discovered gate talk..." "Just... ♪ Well, listen, gal, to me" "♪ They called me Jackson on the day I was born" "♪ Here is my history" "♪ Papa was a tom cat" "♪ Well, my mommy was a hep cat" "♪" " I'm their pride and joy..." " They call me floy-doy" "♪ I'm a kitten with my mittens laced" "♪ But I can dig the boogie" "♪ And it's murder when I woogie" "♪ I give the brush but quick to rickety-tick" "♪ I'm a kitten with my mittens laced" "♪ I even used up eight of my nine lives" "♪ Yeah?" "Well, if you had any sense" "♪ Instead of gallivanting', digging', plantin' at those dives" "♪ You'd be miaowin' on the back yard fence" "♪ But when the band is rockin'" "♪ And old drummer man is talkin'" "♪ Oh, brother, I can't stop from blowing' my top" "♪ I'm a cat whose spats are groovy ♪ Ow!" "♪ My mommy told me everything a little cat should know" "♪ About the jam and the jive" "♪ My mom would lullaby me, pacify me, soft and low" "♪ Sing it, Mr Five by Five" "♪ So listen all you 'gators" "♪ All you knocked-out syncopators" "♪ Have you got it straight?" "♪ Up to date" "♪ It ain't no use to try to change our fate" "♪ For in the book it's written" "♪ We will both be killer-diller kittens with our mittens laced ♪" "Meow!" " Telegram, Mr West." " Thanks." "Now I'd like to present a lady who needs no introduction." "She has the most beautiful voice, not in this world but out of this world." " Miss Jeanette MacDonald." " You owe me two bucks, Bob." "(♪ Beyond The Blue Horizon)" "♪ Blow, whistle" "♪ Blow away" "♪ Blow away the past" "♪ Go, engine" "♪ Anywhere" "♪ I don't care how fast" "♪ On, on, from darkness into dawn" "♪ From rain into the rainbow, fly with me" "♪ Gone, gone, all my grief and woe" "♪ What matter where I go" "♪ If I am free" "♪ Beyond the blue horizon" "♪ Waits a beautiful day" "♪ Goodbye to things that bore me" "♪ Joy is waiting for me" "♪ I see a new horizon" "♪ My life has only begun" "♪ Beyond the blue horizon" "♪ Lies a shining sun" "♪ Beyond the blue horizon" "♪ Waits a beautiful day" "♪ Goodbye to things that bore me" "♪ Joy is waiting for me" "♪ I see a new horizon" "♪ My life has only begun" "♪ Beyond the blue horizon" "♪ Lies a shining" "♪ Sun ♪" "(Applause)" "Western Union?" "Oh..." "Read it." "Dear Tony, I've some great news." "Stop." "Can't send it by wire." "Stop." "What?" " With love, Gloria." " Darling, I'm trying to listen." "Could you read that again, please?" "There are gonna be some changes around here." "Yes, on the 15th." "Yes, I got that." "I figured it all out driving home." "We'll knock out the west wall and build a nursery." "OK, thanks." "Gloria, you're just in time to become a charter member of the Hollywood Victory Committee." "Wait till you hear our plans." "Take this." "You'll need it when you hear what I have to say." "I can't stop now, darling." "Incidentally, you're on the executive board." " But I can't, Tony." " Sure you can." "Don't worry about the studio." "Bruce has arranged to give us time off." "There's nothing to tie us down." " But there is." " We'll talk about it later." "Meet me at the Beverly Wilshire tonight at eight." "I'm sorry, honey." "You had something to tell me." "What's the big news?" "You've already put it on the back page." "We'll try and talk when you get back, and I don't think they'd better count on me for this work." "Forget the temperament." "Temperament?" "Don't you ever think about anybody but yourself?" "If I don't agree, it's temperament." "I'll talk to you later." "Meet me tonight at the Beverly Wilshire at eight." "Just like that, you wind the doll and she dances." "Be reasonable, honey." "I promised you'd be there." "You promised!" "If I don't show up, it will embarrass the great Tony West." "If it were a vacation to Sun Valley, you'd jump at it." "When I hear you talk, Sun Valley isn't far enough." "Go any place you want but you be at that meeting or I won't be back here." "Is that an ultimatum?" "Yes it is and I'm tired of talking about it." "Instead of talking so much, why don't you get into a uniform?" "Ridiculous, a father ought to hear that he's gonna be a father even if he won't take time to hear it." "I'm gonna get him on the telephone." "He'll take time to listen to me, all right." "Annie, please, I don't want you to call him." "Yes, ma'am." " That was a swell meeting tonight." " You columnists can be a great help, too." " You can count on us 100%." " I was sure of that." "Oh, Tony, I missed Gloria tonight." " Oh..." "She had an early call." " Early call?" "She's between pictures." "Well...she's been pretty busy lately." " I see." "Well, good night." " Good night." " Did you find him?" " He wasn't at the club." "Well, try the studio again." "Never mind, Annie." "If Mr West should happen to call, tell him I'm not in." "Yes, ma'am." " Hollywood Victory Committee." " Hollywood Victory Committee." "Yes, Mr West, I have a call in for Orson Welles." "Just a minute." "Here's Camp Scott." "Go ahead, Mr West." "Hello?" "Who?" "Orson Welles." "Just a moment." "Mr Welles, telephone!" " How do you work this thing?" " The other end." "Hello, Orson." "How's the weather down there?" "I'm sorry, I can't give you that information." "That's a civilian secret." "How about moving your show over to Camp Howard tomorrow?" "Swell." "Thanks a million." "Orson Welles, Camp Howard tomorrow." "(Cheering and whistling)" "That's the first time you ever saw a rabbit take a magician out of a hat." "Oh, yardbird." "Uh-oh." "Your kind indulgence." "A miracle of the ancient East." "(Wolf-whistling)" "For our next experiment, we want two able-bodied, open-minded, clean-living young gentlemen to assist us in sawing Marlene Dietrich in half." "In the regulation method of sawing the woman in half, the subject is..." " What is your name, sir?" "Meet Marlene." " Fred." "..the subject is generally placed..." "You don't have to make anything special of it." "..in a wooden box for concealment." "We, however, do it the hard way." "Our torture chamber has been abbreviated." "Achmed, the wooden rompers." "Just try that on for size, Marlene." "My next selection." "Orson?" "Mm-hm?" " We haven't rehearsed this." " I'm sorry." "This is one trick you can't repeat." "Gentlemen, you ought to know we lose a girl at every performance." "The turnover is tremendous." "You take this end, sir." "You take that end." "Be very careful." "You might cut your fingers." "Now, the idea is to just...saw Miss Dietrich in half." "♪ Da-da-di, da-da-dum ♪" " Wait a minute, boys." "Orson?" " Mm-hm?" " How does the trick work?" " Just wait." "This'll kill you." "Go right ahead, gentlemen." "♪ Da-da-di, da-da-dum" "♪ Da-da-di, da-da-dum" "♪ Da-da-di, da-da-do-do-do ♪" "Calling Dr Kildare!" "Calling Dr Kildare!" "♪ Do-do, do-do, do-do, do-do ♪" "Tempo, gentlemen!" "Pick up your tempo!" "♪ La-la-la, di-di-di-di ♪" "She breathes!" "She stirs!" "She seems to feel a little saw across her keel." "(Cries out)" "Marlene!" "It tickles!" "Timber!" "(Cheering and whistling)" " (♪ Oriental music) - (Laughter)" " Oh, Orson." " Yes, Marlene." "I feel just the same as always." "Wait till you try to take a bow." "An announcement." "If you run into the Dietrich legs, please ask them both to come back to the tent." "They're wearing Marlene's last pair of nylon stockings." "(Cheering and whistling)" " Orson." " Hmm..." " How do I know these are my legs?" " Have no fear." "I will hypnotise her and she'll know." "Look me in the yolks of the eyes." "(Cheering and applause)" "Hiya, Tony." "Did you send that script to Charlie's house?" "I delivered it to him personally." "I'm no fool." "What's the matter?" "Nothing." "Tony, I know I'm only your sister but when you married Gloria, we sort of counted her in the family..." "Forget it, Kitty." "I know you're not happy about this separation and I'm sure she isn't." " Why don't you call her?" " If Gloria wanted to hear from me..." "Stop being stubborn." "Call her up." "All right, Kitty." "You win." "What do you mean I win?" "You know you're glad I asked you to." " Go on." "Get out." " (Laughs)" "(Telephone)" "Hello." "Oh, hello, Mr. West." "No, she is not in." "I'm afraid that's all I can tell you." "She won't talk to you." "She's given me strict orders." "I'm sorry, sir." "Goodbye." "There's one guy I always know where to find." " Hello, Walter." " I'm going to dinner." "Want to join me?" "Sorry, I can't make it." "Got to be at a broadcast tonight." " It's a Command Performance." " When will we get together?" "I've a lot of things to talk to you about." "I'm going out on a camp tour." "I won't be back for eight to ten weeks." "Well, drop me a line." "I'll see you when you get back." " Good luck." " Thanks." "Thank you and hiya, fellas, this is Dinah Shore." "We dreamed up another 4-0 Command Performance and before they pry me loose from the microphone," "I'm sending love to the Silver Dollar gun crew at Dutch Harbor, to Memphis Bill and his Seabees in the South Pacific and, by the way, I got myself quite a case on those engineers down there," "where the skeeters buzz and chiggers chug." "Ditto to those leathernecks and double ditto to all the rangers." "That's about enough of words without music, so here I go." "(♪ I'll Walk Alone)" "♪ They call, no date" "♪ I promised you I'd wait" "♪ I want them all to know" "♪ I'm strictly single, oh" "♪ I'll walk alone" "♪ Because, to tell you the truth" "♪ I'll be lonely" "♪ I don't mind being lonely" "♪ When my heart tells me you are lonely too" "♪ I'll walk alone" "♪ They'll ask me why" "♪ And I'll tell them I'd rather" "♪ There are dreams I must gather" "♪ Dreams we fashioned the night" "♪ You held me tight" "♪ I'll always be near you" "♪ Wherever you are" "♪ Each night and every prayer" "♪ Just whisper I'll hear you" "♪ No matter how far" "♪ So close your eyes" "♪ And I'll be there" "♪ Please walk alone" "♪ But send your love and your kisses to guide me" "♪ Till you're walking beside me" "♪ I'll walk alone" "♪ Darling, all by myself" "♪ I'll walk alone ♪" "(Whistling)" "We now take pleasure in introducing that eminent pianist Artur Rubinstein." "(♪ Liebestraum)" "(Applause)" "(♪ Besame Mucho)" "Hi, boys." "(Wolf-whistling)" "Hey, what's going on in here?" "We just want to dance with Martha." "Take it easy, boys, take it easy." "Line up over here." "Hey, turn up that radio, Corporal." "(♪ I'll Get By)" "♪ I'll get by" "♪ As long as I have you" "♪ Though there be rain" "♪ And darkness too" "♪ I'll not complain" "♪ I'll see it through" "♪ And, darling, though you may" "♪ Be far away" "♪ That's true" "♪ But what care I?" "♪ Say, I'll get by" "♪ As long as I" "♪ Have you ♪" "(Train bell)" " Mr West?" "I'm Lieutenant Reynolds." " Hi, Lieutenant." "What can I do for you?" "Well, sir, I have a small detail of men stationed up above Lone Ridge." "It gets monotonous." "Those boys are hungry for entertainment." "I was wondering if you could bring a show up some time." "It certainly would give those fellas a lift." "They're a pretty tired bunch." "I think we can make it." "Mr Jordan, do you know Lieutenant Reynolds?" " Hiya." " Hiya, Mr Jordan." " How about it, Louis?" " It's OK with me." " You mean now?" " Why not?" " Gosh, this is more than I'd expected." " Come on." "I have a truck outside." " Here comes Mr Jordan." "Men, I've got a little..." "No, this is a big surprise." "Louis Jordan and his band." "(♪ Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby?" ")" "♪ I got a girl who's always late" "♪ Any time we have a date" "♪ But I love her" "♪ Yes, I love her" "♪ I'm gonna walk right up to her gate" "♪ And see if I can get it straight cos I want her" "♪ I'm gonna ask her" "♪ Is you is or is you ain't my baby?" "♪ The way you're acting lately makes me doubt" "♪ Youse is still my baby, baby" "♪ Seems my flame in your heart's done gone out" "♪ A woman is a creature that has always been strange" "♪ Just when you're sure of one, you find she's gone and made a change" "♪ Is you is or is you ain't my baby?" "♪ Maybe baby's found somebody new" "♪ Or is my baby still my baby true?" "♪" "(Thunder)" "Thank you very much, Louis Jordan." "And now the man who's responsible for this fine entertainment, Mr Tony West." "Let's give him a great big hand." "Come on, fellas." "Thank you very much." "Hiya, fellas." "I want you to know I'm very happy to be here." "We know that there are many small isolated units throughout the country and we're not forgetting them." "Our organisation is growing fast and as soon as we... (Soldiers) How about a dance?" "If you guys can take it, I can." "How about it, Louis?" "(♪ Sweet Georgia Brown)" "(Cheering)" "I..." "I'd like to introduce to you a man of spirit." "A man who claims to be a bottle baby." "Mr WC Fields!" "♪ Give me my books and my bottle ♪" "(Wails)" "♪ Hoo-ee-hoo, hoo-ee-hoo" "Give me my..." "Um..." "Hmm..." "That looks slightly warped." "Must have been standing near the fireplace." "♪ Hoo-ee-hoo, hoo-ee-hoo, hoo-ee-hoo" "♪ Hoo-ee-hoo ♪" "Ahh." "That's better." "Much better." "Guess that's a little warped too." "They'll never make this joint pay." "(Faint laughter)" "Now it'll go." "(Shoes clicking on floor)" "The joint's haunted." "Ugh... (Clang)" "(Clatter)" "(Boing)" "(Clonk)" "(Clang)" "(Knocking)" "This is what they call a massage shot." "Massage, taken from the French." "An old French word." "My grandmother used to use the word." "What's going on here?" "Well..." "What do you think of that?" "They don't build billiard tables today like they used to do in Grandfather's day." "(Clattering)" "Fore!" "Ball boy, er... caddie, er..." "Throw me a ball, somebody." "(Bell keeps ringing)" "No coordination around here whatever." "(Clattering)" "Somebody throw me a ball, will you?" "One of those kitchen gendarmes." "Must be one of those new secret weapons." "I come here and try to please you boys and... get some smart aleck out there..." "Well, that'll get that off my lip." "(Whistling)" "Come on!" "Make up your mind!" "(Clattering)" "(Cheering and whistling)" " What is it, Annie?" " Miss West is here to see you." "Oh." "Have her come in." " Hello, darling." " Hello, Gloria." "Do tell me all about yourself and Dad and Louie." "We're all fine." "We've missed you terribly." " We've been busy working army camps." " Yes, I know." "It's wonderful." "Like being back in vaudeville." "Dad and Louie are in their glory." " It must be grand for them." " It's grand for all of us, Gloria." "That's what I want to talk to you about." "I know you want to do something to help." "It's just too bad that you and Tony got started on the wrong foot somehow." "That happens sometimes." "But we've got to pocket our personal feelings and do whatever we can." "We've gotten so many letters from soldiers who want to see you." "People are talking." "I want to tell them how wrong they are about you." "I'm afraid you can't, Kitty, for a while." "Gloria, how long are you going to live in this special little world of yours?" "Not for very long, darling." "Kitty...will you give me your word of honour about something?" "Of course." "I want you to promise not to tell anybody." "Certainly." "What is it?" "I really hadn't planned to tell you, Kitty, but I rather think somebody in the family ought to know." " It's so difficult to..." " For heaven's sakes!" "Why do people have to beat around the bush about having a baby?" "A baby!" " Gloria, that's wonderful." " Isn't it?" "Dr Wood has a lovely cottage up in Sunland." "I'll be going there soon." "The idea of hiding out." "If you were me, I'd be so proud, I'd shout it in the streets." "Gloria, why don't you tell Tony?" "It'd make all the difference in the world." "That's just it." "You see, I love Tony but if he wants to come back it's got to be for me." "In celebration of Independence Day, you will hear from our Soldiers In Grease Paint, entertaining in almost every corner of the globe." "But first we are honoured to bring you Colonel Edward Dodds of the Special Service Division of the United States Army" " Colonel Dodds." "Since the organisation of the USO camp shows in October 1941, millions of men in the armed services have been privileged to see and hear you entertainers." "You've travelled to the far corners of the earth for the sole purpose of bringing joy to the hearts of our men." "It is my pleasure to extend to all of you the thanks of every man and woman who wears the uniform of our country and of our allies." "Now I would like to turn the microphone over to a man who has entertained thousands of the boys, an organiser of camp shows and the Hollywood Victory Committee, Tony West." "Thank you, Colonel Dodds." "On behalf of the entertainment industry," "I would like to throw a handful of credit where credit is due." "Our shows would not be possible without the generous cooperation of the Special Service Division of the United States Army and Navy Departments." "And now to Marine Base Hospital with Carmen Amaya." "Come in, England." "(Applause)" " Goodbye." " Miss MacDonald." "The boys inside have had a tough time." "If you'd come in for a minute, it might cheer them up." "Of course." "I'd love to." "Dave, let's give them Dreams." "Fine." "Hey, fellas, unwrap 'em." " Hello." " Hello, Jeanette." "(Laughs)" " What would you like?" " I'd like to see my girl." "Me too." " Me too." " I'll bet you would." "Let me see." "Suppose you close your eyes and think about her and maybe I can bring her to you, shall I try?" " That'd be swell." " All right." "(♪ I'll See You In My Dreams)" "♪ I'll see you in my dreams" "♪ Hold you in my dreams" "♪ Once again you'll be in my arms" "♪ Thrill me with your wonderful charms" "♪ Lips that cling to mine" "♪ Tender eyes that shine" "♪ They will light my way tonight" "♪ I'll see you in my dreams" "♪ I'll see you in my dreams" "♪ Hold you in my dreams" "♪ Once again you'll be in my arms" "♪ Thrill me with your wonderful charms" "♪ Lips that cling to mine" "♪ Tender eyes that shine" "♪ They will light" "♪ My way tonight" "♪ I'll see you" "♪ In my" "♪ Dreams ♪" "Now, as a climax to our programme, we bring you the Delta Rhythm Boys, who will sing a number, especially befitting this Independence Day." "Come in, New Guinea." "(♪ House I live in)" "♪ The house I live in, a plot of earth" "♪ The street, the grocer and the butcher" "♪ And the people that I meet" "♪ The children in the playground" "♪ The faces that I see" "♪ All races, all religions" "♪ That's America to me" "♪ The place I work in, the worker at my side" "♪ The little town or city where my people lived and died" "♪ The howdy and the handshake" "♪ The air of feeling free" "♪ The right to speak my mind out" "♪ That's America to me" "♪ The things I see about me, the big things and the small" "♪ The little corner newsstand and the house a mile tall" "♪ The wedding and the churchyard" "♪ The laughter and the tears" "♪ The dream that's been a-growing for 150 years" "♪ The town I live in" "♪ The street, the house, the room" "♪ The pavement of the city, or a garden all in bloom" "♪ The church, the school, the clubhouse, the million lives I see" "♪ But especially the people" "♪ That's America to me" "♪ The words of old Abe Lincoln" "♪ Of Jefferson and Paine" "♪ Of Washington and Jackson" "♪ And the tasks that still remain" "♪ The little bridge at Concord where freedom's fight began" "♪ At Gettysburg and Midway and the story of Bataan" "♪ The house I live in, the goodness everywhere" "♪ A land of wealth and beauty with enough for all to share" "♪ Our house that we call freedom" "♪ The home of liberty" "♪ And a promise for tomorrow" "♪ That's America" "♪ To me ♪" "Thanks to the Hollywood Victory Committee which made possible the appearance of the stars and also our gratitude to the United Theatrical War Activities Committee." "And to you, Tony West." "Bon voyage and the best of luck on your trip overseas." "This is Tom Hanlon speaking." " Hello, Gloria." " Walter." " Did Annie tell you?" " Annie?" "She wouldn't tell her own mother the time of day if you ordered her not to." "Now I know what the FBI go through." " How's Tony?" " I haven't seen much of him." "Nobody does except the people he works with." "He eats, sleeps and dreams camp shows." "So I've heard." "I understand he's going overseas." "That's what he's been after ever since the Army rejected him." "Since what?" "Why, yes." "He tried to enlist the day after Pearl Harbor." " I didn't know that." " Gloria..." "Do you think it's fair to keep this a secret?" "Where can I reach him?" "You might call Bill Barrett at the Hollywood Victory Committee." "Hello?" "Hello, Mrs West." "How are you?" "I'm sorry but Mr West has just left for overseas." "Kids, I got the lowdown." "We land tomorrow, Australia, Brisbane." "Are you packed?" " I am." " Well, I'm not." "Would you mind throwing my things in a bag?" "Sure." " Still feeling kinda low, eh, Tony?" " Kinda." "I have a hunch that all your moping's for nothing." "I ran out of hunches when she didn't say goodbye." "There might be a good reason." "I ran out of reasons too." "You're still in love with Gloria, aren't you?" "I guess it doesn't make much difference now." "Tony, I'm gonna do something I haven't done since the fourth grade." "I'm gonna tell a tale out of school." "I made a promise to Gloria that I'm gonna have to break." "What is it?" "She didn't come to the boat because she's at Dr Wood's place in Sunland." "Doc Wood?" "The baby doctor?" "Why didn't she tell me?" "She hoped you'd come back because you wanted to, not because of the baby." "Of course I wanted to." "What did she think?" " She wasn't sure." " She will be soon." "I'll cable her." "No." "I'll call her from Brisbane tomorrow." "♪ Shoo-shoo-shoo, baby" "♪ Shoo-shoo-shoo, baby" "♪ Bye-bye-bye, baby" "♪ Doo-da, do-day, your papa's off to the seven seas" "♪ Don't cry, baby" "♪ Don't sigh, baby" "♪ Bye-bye-bye, baby" "♪ Doo-da, doo-day, when I come back we'll live a life of ease" "♪ Seems kind of tough now to say goodbye this way" "♪ Her father's gotta be rough now so that he can be sweet to you another day" "♪ Bye-bye-bye, baby" "♪ Don't cry, baby" "♪ Shoo-shoo-shoo, baby" "♪ Doo-da, doo-day ♪" "(Loud explosion)" "Kitty!" "Dad, you look after the girls." "Hey, Tony!" "Where are you going?" "I'm going to try and find Louie!" "Fifi." "Louie!" " You want me, Mac?" " Yeah, get your stuff." "They got a cargo ship last night with a camp show unit aboard." "I've arranged for you two to go with the search party." "All right." "Hold it!" " Mr West?" " Yes." "Any news about my son?" " Not yet." " They're still searching." "They're waiting for you at the USO house." "Yes, I heard it on the radio this morning." "Does Mrs West know about it?" "No." "I don't think it wise to tell her yet." "Nurse, no newspapers." "Yes, Doctor." "Hello, Jim." "Hello, Gloria." "Are you feeling all right?" "Fine." "What do you think of my son?" "I expect him to break into his dance any minute, just like Tony." "Any word from him?" "He's supposed to arrive in Brisbane tonight." "Australia." "It seems so far away." "And yet somehow I feel terribly close to him." "More so today than ever." " Hello, Bill." " Hello, Gloria." " How are you?" " I'm all right." "But how's the baby?" "They tell me he's quite a boy." "Yes, he's fine." "But that isn't what I came to talk to you about." "This is the overseas symbol, isn't it?" "I'd like to go over as soon as possible." "(Tony) I am the spirit of all actors." "My name might be Carole Lombard," "Leslie Howard, Roy Rognan, Tamara," "Jolson or Brown, Francis or Scott," "Hope or Benny, Cooper, Landis, or Wayne." "I'm the modest performer and I'm the star." "At this moment I'm playing in a tin hut somewhere in Alaska, a camp in Australia, a makeshift theatre in the Caribbean, or North Africa." "I'm in Italy, the Solomons, in Ireland and England and Iceland, wherever there is a soldier, sailor or marine." "If I brighten up the lot of a lonely soldier, then this is my contribution to America at war." "For this work, I ask no plaudits, no eulogies." "I am a Soldier In Grease Paint, serving a free country and freedom-loving men." "This service is the actor's imperishable memorial." "♪ So just keep humming', a better day is comin'" "♪ A better day is comin', wait and see" "♪ There'll be laughter and joy forever after" "♪ Joy for everyone and love for me" "♪ The drums are drumming', a better day is comin'" "♪ A better day is comin', yes, sirree" "♪ So where's that spirit?" "Come on, let's hear it" "♪ Hooray!" "Hooray!" "♪ A better day is comin' our way ♪" "(♪ Tonight)"