"Thank you." "Thank you." "And now, Command Performance brings to all you boys overseas... the girl who made pins famous." "The army's pinup girl, the navy's pinup girl... and the marine's pinup girl, Miss Betty Grable." "Betty, welcome to Command Performance." "Thank you, Kay." "And if my face is red, it's because I'm tickled pink to be here." "I know you are, darling." "I'll bet of all the boys who are listening and could answer... they'd say "darling" too." " So how about sending a cheer to a few of them over the air?" " I'd love to." "Here's a salute to Sergeant Michael Boyle and the gang at 944." "Another to Bill Sterns and the squad at A.P.O. 845." "And to Corporal Jed Homer and the bunch in Samoa." "And to all the fellas over there, hello." "If I could ask you into the old front parlor and turn down the light, it would be" "Cuddle up" "A little closer" "Lovey mine" "Cuddle up" "And be my little" "Clinging vine" "Like to feel your cheek so rosy" "Like to make you comfy cozy" "'Cause I love from head to toesy" "Lovey mine" "If you leave me, I'll be lonely" "Though our love has just begun" "Don't forget I want you only" "Yes" "You're the only one" "Cuddle up" "A little closer" "Lovey mine" "Cuddle up" "And be my little" "Clinging vine" "Like to feel your cheek" "So rosy" "Like to make you" "Comfy cozy" "'Cause I love" "From head to toesy" "Lovey mine" "And now it's time to say good night again from Command Performance." "And remember, this is your program exclusively... to give you the entertainment that you want." "So please send in your requests." "Until we meet again, and from your other entertainers of this evening" "Jimmy Dorsey and his band." "Martha Raye." "Well, good night, fellas." "Gosh, I" " I wish I could kiss all of you all at once." "Yeah, and I got the mouth that can do it too." "Mitzi Mayfair." "Gee, I feel just like Martha does." "I wish I could dance with every one of you." "And I've got the legs" "Carole Landis." "Bye-bye, boys." "And I'll be here to, uh" "Sigh for you." "Your mistress of ceremonies, Kay Francis, who doesn't sing, dance or recite... but is willing to stick out her neck... if, uh, necking is entertainment." "And we won't come back" "Till it's over over there" " Kay, honey, you were great." " Oh, thanks, Jimmy." " When do you leave on the U.S.O. circuit?" " Can't tell." "It's hush-hush." "Uncle Sam slips you a ticket, a shot in the arm and you're on your way." "Can't you even tell me where I can send you a necktie for Christmas?" "Well, seeing it's you, Kay." " Okay." " London." "In that case, I can put that tie around your neck in person." " Are you going over?" " Shh." "I'm hush-hush too." "I just got permission from Washington." "I leave as soon as I can get an entertainment unit together." " Martha, you coming?" " Yeah, I'm comin'." "Hey, what's the matter with you?" "Well, every time I do one of these shows, I" " I hate to hear them sign off." "I wish I could be over there with all those boys." "Oh, be yourself, honey." "You know you haven't a chance." "And even if you did, what could you do with a million soldiers?" "What could I" " Are you kidding?" "Pardon me." "May I introduce our guest for tonight..." "Colonel Hartley of the British Foreign Office." " How do you do, sir?" " How do you do, Colonel?" "It's so nice to meet you." "This is indeed a pleasure." "I'd like to compliment you ladies." "You don't know what a fine thing you're doing with these Command Performance broadcasts." "What are we giving?" "Just a couple of hours of our time." "If" " If I were a man Like Joey Brown or Al Jolson... well, I'd be over there right now." "I'd even tramp in the mud with 'em up to the battlefront." " I'd even go" " Why, girls, I didn't know you felt that way." " Gee, it's marvelous!" " Well, I guess you don't know us, Kay." "Of course it's all right for a girl like you to stay at home." "Well, we're rugged women." "We want to be right at the front with our men." " Sure we do." " Certainly." "I think it's admirable the way you girls volunteer for overseas service." "Miss Francis, you'll have no trouble getting your entertainment unit together." "Why, here they are." "Well, you see, Colonel, we sort of- What?" "Well, I hadn't told you girls, but with Colonel Hartley's help..." "I just got the green light from Washington to take a show overseas." "I can't tell you how glad I am that you're so anxious to go too." "Are you ladies quite sure that you're not being a little impulsive?" " Oh, no." " Oh, no." "Well, then it's in the groove." "Tomorrow we'll get together about your passports... your fingerprints and your inoculations." "I'll send a wire off to Washington immediately." "Well, good night, kids." "See you tomorrow." "Coming, Colonel?" " Yes, yes." " Good night." "Thank you." "Thank you." "Oh." " Here you are." " Thank you." " Is anyone meeting you?" " Well, they're supposed to." " So this is London, huh?" " Well, not quite." " Then where are we?" " This is your undesignated airport." "You're still about 60 miles from London." " Halt." " Oh, hello." " Glad to see you, but I'm in a hurry." " Just a minute!" " Who are you?" " Who am I?" " Yes." " Well, I'm certainly surprised at you." "Is that anyway to help along friendly relations?" "Why, do you suppose that when Mr. Roosevelt met Mr. Churchill he said, "Who are you?"" "No." "He said, "Hello, Winnie." "How are you?"" "And Mr. Churchill answered, "I'm fine." "How are you, Frank?"" " What's your name?" " Herbert." "Well, Herbert, how are you?" " Oh, I'm very well." "Thank you, sir." " I'm Eddie." "Good to see you." "Good-bye." "So long." "It's been awfully nice knowing you." "And I'm sure that your American boys will give you a wonderful reception." "Hello." "Glad to see you." "I'm Sergeant Hart, your liaison man." "I'm" " Oh, excuse me, sir." "Well, now that you're properly taken care of, I have to report in." "So I'll say good luck and good-bye." "I hope we shall meet again some time." "Let's wish on that." " Good-bye." " Good-bye." "Well, I certainly was glad to get here to meet you girls." "I" " Oh, I have a special message from the C.O." "Colonel Nelson wishes to welcome you to England... and considers it a privilege to have you ladies here." " Now, may I speak for myself?" " Surely." "Girls!" "Gosh, you don't know what it means to me to see you ladies!" "Now I know what a milk shake goes through." " Hey, you just missed a road!" " He missed England." "We crossed the channel." "That's funny. "We crossed the channel."" "5:30." "It's 5:30." "5:30." "What's that?" "Good morning." "It's 5:30." "Oh, he must be walking in his sleep." "Sleep?" "I haven't slept a wink all night long." "Who could with all those cannons going off?" "Gee-whiz, but it's cold." "Well, I certainly brought the right nighties." "Wow." "Listen to that rain." "There they go again." "Ouch." "Those are the channel guns from France." " Practicing?" " Uh-huh, on us." " What?" " We'll get used to it." "This is what we came for, isn't it?" " Boy, and did we get it." "Just look at this place." " And look at us." "Gosh, the first morning I meet the boys and this is the way we look." "Oh, I'm just gonna make myself so beautiful right here in my little magic mirror." "Oh, shut up, Martha!" "Well, I'm sorry." "Oh, Mitzi, gee-whiz." "I wish I could have brought my hairdresser with me." "I wish I could have brought another face along." "This one needs a retread." "I wish it would stop raining." " Hey, can I come in?" " Oh, it's Eddie, our escort." " Yeah, come in." " Okay." " Good morning." " Good morning, girls." "Glad to see you." "I hope you ladies slept all right." "I didn't sleep a wink." "I even put my feet on the top bunk... and my head on the bottom bunk so the blood would rush to my head." " No sleep?" " No blood." "How are ya?" "Gosh, Miss Raye, you look ravishing." "Even without your makeup on." " Why, you" " Martha." "What have you got here?" "These are for you." "Some galoshes, some tin helmets and some gas masks." " Thanks." " Hey, I hope you kids got your own raincoats." " Yeah, we've got them." " Good." "I wouldn't want you to get wet on your way over to breakfast." " Why didn't we have breakfast in bed?" " I tried to arrange that... but they wouldn't let me roll four cots into the mess hall- politics." " That's it!" " Honey, honey, honey." "She keeps fighting me." "Eyes right!" "Front!" " Oh, thank you." " Oh, no." "Oh, no, thank you." "I don't usually start the day off as pleasantly as this." "I, uh" " I lost my boot." " Let me help you." " Please do." " Lovely mud." " Would you please put my foot into my boot?" "Oh, certainly." "Thank you." " Isn't mud wonderful?" " I don't see anything so wonderful about mud." "Say, look, I'm leaving on a mission as soon as the weather breaks." " Will you be here when I get back?" " When will you be back?" " About an hour, I hope." " I hope I'll be here." "Say, um, you look like somebody I've seen before." " Really?" " Definitely." "Well, the name might help." " Miss Landis." " Miss Landis." " Carole?" " Yes!" "Carole Landis." "Hmm." "Carole Landis!" "Wow!" "Well, what do you know?" " Carole, where have you been?" " Stuck in the lovely mud." " Well, now for your first G.I. breakfast." " Man, am I hungry." " Miss Raye, won't you take my arm?" " I'm not that hungry." "Good morning." "We fellows of fighter squadron heard you were here... and want to welcome you and thank you for coming." " And now breakfast is served." " Well, what are we waiting for?" "Oh, Miss Raye, the officers invited you first." " I'm sorry, Sarge." " Oh." "We didn't know." " But the invitation goes any time." " Thank you very much." "The ladies are sorry, and they thank you, but they've already been invited up top." "Thank you, ladies." "Right this way, girls." "Sir, Sergeant Hart reporting and turning over to you..." "Miss Kay Francis, Miss Carole Landis, Miss Mitzi Mayfair and Miss Martha Raye." "How do you do, ladies?" "I'm Captain Stewart, your escort to officers' mess." "Colonel Nelson sends his compliments, and you're to have anything you want." " Anything, Captain?" " Anything, Miss Francis." "Well, if it's all right with you, we'd like about 10 minutes to say hello to the boys here." " Why, certainly." " Hey, fellas, Kay Francis just fixed it up." " What do you want, chow or music?" " Music!" "We hear ya." "Here we go again." "Hello there." " Thanks." " You're welcome." " Ready, girls?" " Attention, Fighter Squadron." "Attention, Fighter Squadron, report to Operations immediately." "Scheduled flight ready to take off.." "That is all." "Well, that's the first time an audience ever walked out on me and left me happy." " It's pretty busy around here when fighters take off." " Fighters?" " Yes." "Would you be interested in seeing them go?" " I'd love to." " Hey, when are we gonna eat?" " We'll eat later." "Run along, kids." "I've got to see Colonel Nelson." "Coming, Eddie?" "Captain Morgan, Smith, I want you to meet some ladies who are going to entertain you." " This is Miss Raye, Miss Landis and Miss Mayfair." " Hello." "How are you?" "Nice to see you." "Hello there." "We're mighty proud to meet you girls and I'd sure like to visit... but it'll have to be another time." " So long." " So long." " Happy landings." " Good luck." "Oh, there's Captain Terry Long." "He's got eight to his credit." "He's from California." "Oh, boy!" "California, here I come." " Say, isn't there another one?" " No." "No, I don't think so." " Oh, yes, there's Captain Warren." " Oh." " Hello again, Miss Landis." " Hello." " Oh, you've met?" " Oh, yes." "That's right." "You're from California too." " Captain Stewart." " Yes." "Excuse me, please." "It was pretty thickheaded, my not recognizing you right away... even with the wind and the rain in your hair." " I must have been a beautiful mess." " Beautiful." "Where will you be tonight?" "Well, I don't know." "I mean, somewhere in England." "Hey, Ted, your crate can't take off without you." "Carole, they made me a short snorter." " Here, Dick, meet Miss Whosit." "I'll be right with you." " But, Ted, you can't" " Mitzi!" " Dick!" " Oh, how are you?" " Oh, swell." " It's good to see you." " It's grand seeing you." "Oh, you look wonderful." "Oh, I forgot." "I'm not talking to you." "Well, come to think of it, I'm not talking to you either." "Well, now that we got that settled, how you been doing?" " Fine." " That's too bad." "Oh, thanks." "I hope you're doing as well." "Booked solid." "Don't tell me you're over here as an entertainer." " The army can't be that hard up." " Oh, aren't they?" "Then what are you doing in uniform?" "Come here." "You see, my draft board told me that working with you was a nonsensical occupation." "Listen, when you and I were a team, where did we get?" "Nowhere." " Couldn't you stay over?" " Oh, I'd love to, but we take orders from the army too." " I'll find you." "I'll look you up the minute I get leave." " Good luck with your show." " Good luck with yours." "Hey, Dick, come on!" "Don't you know there's a war on?" "You're telling me." "It just caught up with me." " Oh, Dick." " Yeah?" "Are you piloting one of those planes?" "No, I'm in the Engineers, and I stay on the ground." " Well, were you worried, honey?" " Oh, no." "I was just wondering how you'd squeeze that big head of yours into a flying helmet." "Oh, good-bye!" "Hey, when do we eat, huh?" " Can I come in?" " No!" "Well, that's too bad." "I only got some mail here, that's all." " Mail!" "Mail!" "Mail!" " Come in here." "Dut, dut, dut." "Wait." "I didn't get them sorted yet." "Now, this one's for Miss Mayfair." "It's from Lieutenant Ryan." "Says, "Having a good time." "Glad you're not here." But he's only kidding, of course." "Oh, for Miss Raye." "It's from that private you gave your photograph to." "Miss Francis, this is from that English captain you met on the plane." " Do you remember?" " Eddie, just deliver it." "Don't read it." "Kay, Kay, Mitzi, Martha..." "Kay, me, Mitzi, Kay, me." "It's from Ted." "Oh, Miss Raye." "What can I do to make you happy?" " Glad to see you." " Glad" "Uh-uh-uh." "Kay, Ted has a 24-hour leave and he's going to meet me." "Where will we be Sunday?" "Now, listen, Carole, honey, you know I can't tell you." "Oh, I know it's a military secret, but this is Ted's only chance." "Come on." "Break down." "Well, we've just been asked to Lady Carlton-Smith's for the weekend." " Where?" " We do a Red Cross benefit there." "We'll have time to rehearse a new show, get all polished up" " Where is it?" " We can buy some new dresses... meet a lot of brass hats and ambassadors and stay in bed and rest." "Where?" " London." " London!" "Now look, everyone." "This is just a camp show." "And in camp, well, the boys all sit on the floor." "So, uh, please." "And now, to open our all-American program..." "I give you that maestro of jive... that- that minstrel of chill and groove..." "Mr. Jimmy Dorsey and his band." "Thank you." " Jimmy." " Thank you, Kay." "Oh, hello, Ted." "Gee, Dick." "I'm so glad you could make it." " Thanks, Miss Francis." "Just keep on requesting me." " Well, come along." "The concert was over" "In Carnegie Hall" "And the maestro took bow after bow" "What did you expect, chimes?" "He said, "My dear friends" ""I have given my all" "And I'm sorry it's all over now"" "When from the gallery way up high" "I rose from my seat" "With this mournful cry" "Oh-ho" "Oh-ho-ho" "Mr. Paganini" "Please play my rhapsody" "And if you cannot play it" "Won't you sing it" "And if you can't sing it" "Then you'll simply have to" "Swing it, I said swing it" "Oh, I mean swing it" "Oh, ding dong ding it" "Cut!" "Please." "Mr. Paganini" "We breathlessly await" "Your masterful baton" "Go on and sling it" "And if you can't sling it" "Then you'll simply have to" "Quiet!" "You fool, you." "We've heard your repertoire Boots!" "Boots!" "And at that final bar" "We greeted you" "With wild applause" "And what a grand ovation" "With your interpretation of" "Whoa, ho, ho, ho, ho" "Would cause" "Mr. Paganini" "Don't you be a meanie" "What have you up your sleeve" "Come on and spring it" "If you can't spring it" "Then you'll simply have to" "Swing it" "Get it, boys" "We'll take it" "Well, swing it" "Well, snap my wig if he don't dig" "Won't you swing it, Mr. P." " Gee, that was grand, Martha." " Wonderful." "They just loved you." "Okay, Jimmy, go on." "How blue" "The night" "How long the day" "How blue the night" "With you away" "How strange it seems" "Just living in dreams" "I'm left in the moon glow" "But where did the moon go" "The stars on high" "That used to burn" "Are standing by" "For your return" "Until my arms" "Are holding you tight" "How blue my heart" "How blue" "The night" "How blue the night" "How long the day" "How blue the night" "With you away" "How strange it seems" "Just living in dreams" "I'm left in the moon glow" "But where did the moon go" "The stars on high" "That used to burn" "Are standing by" "For your return" "Until my arms" "Are holding you tight" "How blue my heart" "How blue" "The night" " Pardon me." " Certainly." "Until my arms" "Are holding you tight" "How blue my heart" "How blue the night" "How blue" "The night" "Well, that's it." "Now, everybody get up, because you're losing a lot of good dancing time." "Come on." "Thank the boys for me, Jimmy." "And, gee, you were swell." "Oh." "Oh, excuse me, Jimmy." "Sorry." " Hello, Captain." " Hello." " Do you dance?" " Well, so badly I wouldn't have the courage to ask you." "Oh, well, in that case, let's sit it out." "It's" " It's much more pleasant than dancing anyway." "Come on." "You know, I've thought of you so often since we arrived in England." " You have?" " Yes." "You see, I'm a very curious person." "I've thought of all the things that I don't know about you." "I'm afraid I'm not very interesting." "Like hundreds of other medical chaps, I gave up what I was doing and asked for a uniform." " And what were you doing?" " Pediatrics." "Oh, a baby doctor." "Well, for goodness sake." "Are you interested in, uh, babies?" "Oh, frightfully." "Tell me more about them." "Well, you see, they" " You know, I've been a mother so often." " You have?" "Oh, yes, dozens and dozens of times." "Week in and week out." " It was a bit wearing, wasn't it?" " Oh, no, I just loved it." "I've even been Deanna Durbin's mother." "Of course, they were just motion picture babies." "Sort of like Charles Lamb's Dream Children." "I see." "Oh, will you forgive me?" "It was quite by accident." "But you know, if I'd held this hand 10 years ago..." "I might have had a full house by now." "Oh, Captain." "Very good humor it was." "Oh, but really, I" " I don't deserve all this praise." "You're too modest, Miss Raye." "You can't imagine what excellent reports we've had of your work at the camps." "Right." "We've only had one complaint." "A regiment shipping for Africa regretted only that they had to leave you girls." "Oh, now isn't that sweet?" "Well, our hearts went right with them." "We'd go, too, if they'd let us." " You would?" " Oh, Africa's another thing, you know." " It's an active battle zone, and all that sort of thing." " Battle zone?" "Why, Admiral, as if- as if that would bother us." "We can take anything." "You know, we're not buttercups." "We're soldiers." "And where our men go, we'll go, too, if they'll let us." "Would you really?" "Why, in a minute." "That's if we had the chance." "Let's shake this shindig." "I know a little café where" "Oh, I'd love to, Ted, but you should get some rest." "I will, when I'm old." " Come on." " All right." " Will you dance, Miss Raye?" " I'd rather talk, thank you." " Excuse me, won't you?" "I must see Miss Landis." " Of course." "Oh, Miss Landis." "If you're ready to leave, I'm at your disposal." " Oh, General, I don't think" " Now, now." "I'm going to show you every place worthwhile in London." "The relaxation will do you a world of good." "I'll get my cap." " Oh, Ted, I'm awfully sorry." " Why didn't you turn him down?" "You can't say no to a general." " When I met him tonight, he told me he had a surprise for me" " Fine." "Now we'll surprise him and duck." "Oh, no, that's desertion." "He could have me shot, you know." " Ready, little one?" " General, Miss Landis and I" "Ted, I'll see you when we play your camp again" " Christmas." "Good night." "Now I'll tell you what we'll do." "First" "Oh." "I have a message for Miss Martha Raye, from the War Department." " Right over there, sir." " Thank you." "Oh, Miss Raye?" "Miss Raye." "May I be excused, gentlemen?" " Certainly." " Thank you." " From headquarters." " Thank you very much." "Gosh, you sure look nice." " But there is no message." " Yeah, I know." "It's the only way I could get in." "But I'll tell you what the message is." "From Sergeant Eddie Hart to Miss Martha Raye." "Subject: rendezvous." "Fish and chips and café au lait." "That means coffee." "Oh, no, dear boy." "Some other time." "I'm frightfully sorry." "It just can't be done, you know." "Well, carry on." "Pip-pip and all that sort of thing." "Cheerio." "How do you like that?" "She gives me that "cheerio, pip-pip" routine." "Miss Raye is very charming." " Oh, frightfully so." " Yes." "Yes." " Psst." " Huh?" "Oh." "Too bad there weren't more places to go." "We must do it again sometime." "Yes, I'll look forward to that, sir." " Good night, General." " Good night, little one." "Good morning, miss." "Good morning, Parkins." "The other ladies have been in bed for hours, miss." " Have they?" " They have." "And in the future, I hopes you keep respectable hours." "Ted!" " I've been waiting here all night for you." " You have?" "Why?" "Oh, just to say good night." "Well?" " I hope you had a terrible time." " I did." " Good." " Darling." "All the way down here in the jeep you couldn't get to Ted fast enough." " Now you want to pin his ears back." " With her arms around his neck." " Hi, kids." "How are you?" " Hi!" " Well, for goodness sake, a Christmas tree." " How 'bout that?" " Well, bless their hearts." " What do you know... a Christmas tree with things and stuff." " Ain't that sweet?" " Say, did either of you see Ted?" " Uh, Ted?" "Oh, he's gone off on a mission." " And they ain't got back yet." "Say, Kay, here's a nice gift for you- some pipe cleaners." " Oh, those characters kill me." " Yeah, isn't that wonderful?" " Gosh, hairpins!" " When are they due back?" "When I was a kid in Brooklyn, we had the biggest Christmas tree." " We lived right next door to Prospect Park." " Eddie." "Eddie, answer me." " Huh?" "Oh, the mission." " Oh, darling, don't start worrying." " The fighters are late lots of times." "Aren't they, Eddie?" " Sure." "That don't mean nothing." " And we used to string popcorn" " How" " How long overdue are they?" "Oh, hardly at all." "They'll be back any minute now." "Yeah, they probably run into a flock of Nazis over the channel." "But that won't take 'em long." "There!" "I told ya!" "Come on, Eddie!" "It's a bomber." "I guess I'd better get over to the hall and get the things started for the show." "Don't worry, Miss Landis." "Hey, you know, it's cold out here!" "You're gonna catch your death, Carole." "Come on in." "Go on, honey." "Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way" " Oh, what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh" " Come here, kids." "Look what I got for ya here." "Wait a second." " Merry Christmas, Carole." "Tissues." " Oh, wonderful." " Happy New Year, Martha!" "Soap." " Just what I needed." "And for little Mitzi here, I got a toothbrush and some paste, with love and kisses." "Aw, thanks, Kay." "Dorsey's starting the show for the boys." " Hey, we'd better get going." " Yeah." "Hey, Mitzi." "Is my gas mask over there?" " No, it's on the shelf above your bed." " Oh." "Can you imagine paying nine pounds for these boots?" "Yeah." "A pound a pound." "Carole, honey, you stay here." "We can keep things going in there." " Then you come on over when Ted gets here." " No, I'll come along." " Listen, sweet." " Look, I'm not pulling the show-must-go-on routine." "I'd just rather be there, that's all." " When Ted comes, he'll find me." " Okay." " Here's your coat." " Thank you." "Shh." "Later." "Hey, fellas." "Look, the girls!" "What do you say?" "Merry Christmas to you!" "And listen- listen, boys." "I can't tell you how thrilled we were about your man-made Christmas tree." "Gee, it was beautiful." "We want to thank you for all your thoughtfulness and good wishes." "Huh?" "Well, that's just a sample of the merry Christmas we guys really wish you girls." "And now we got a surprise for you." "Hey, Bill!" " Are they on the air yet?" " Just came on." "Stand by." "...presented each and every week from Hollywood... and bringing you tonight a special Christmas Command Performance broadcast." "And now, as your master of ceremonies, Georgie Jessel." "We bring you tonight a galaxy of great artists... and a merry Christmas from all of us." "From the top of our Christmas tree of talent..." "I pick you one of its brightest stars with a love song, if you please." "A song with a lot of heart... the kind of song that I used to sing when I first went on the stage." "That was a long time ago." "I was nine years old." "Over 20 years ago." "Easy." "Ah, but in those days, all the songs were sentimental." "I remember my father singing "Will You Love Me in December as You Do in May?"" "Now he sings "Pistol-Packin' Mama, Put That Thing Away."" "Ah, but enough of me, and on with beauty." "The lady with the velvet throat, Miss Alice Faye." "Thank you, Mr. Jessel." "And to each of you in the army, navy and merchant marine..." "I can't tell you how sincerely our hearts are with you tonight." "I can't tell you how much we miss you." "But I can tell you how proud we are of you." "And from us, who stay at home- from your mothers, wives and sweethearts- tonight, more than ever... we send you this message." "You'll never know" "Just how much" "I miss you" "You'll never know" "Just how much" "I care" "And If I tried" "I still couldn't hide" "My love for you" "You ought to know" "For haven't I told you so" "A million or more times" "You went away" "And my heart" "Went with you" "I speak your name" "I n my every prayer" "If there is some other way" "To prove that I love you" "I swear I don't know how" "You'll never know" "If you don't know now" "How I miss you" "I speak your name" "In my every prayer" "If there is some other way" "To prove that I love you" "I swear" "I don't know how" "You'll never know" "If you don't" "Know" "Now" "Thank you, sweet Alice." "That should fill the stockings of the lads who requested Miss Faye for a Christmas present." "How about the lucky mob of that fighter command somewhere in England... who have Kay Francis, Carole Landis, Martha Raye and Mitzi Mayfair with them tonight?" "Who said there wasn't a Santa Claus?" "And if you're listening in, girls, we're proud of you." "Yes indeed." "Mighty proud." "And now, gentlemen... methinks I hear in the distance the approach of that Brazilian flying fortress, Carmen Miranda." "I, yi, yi, yi, yi I like you very much" "I, yi, yi, yi, yi I think you're grand" "Why, why, why is it that when I feel your touch" "My heart starts to beat to beat the band" "I, yi, yi, yi, yi I like you to hold me tight" "You are too, too, too, too, too divine" "If you want to be in someone's arms tonight" "Just be sure the arms you're in are mine" "Oh, I like your lips" "And I like your eyes" "You do like my hips to 'hipsnotize' you" "We see, see, see, see, see, see, see the moon above" "Way, way, way, way, way up in the blue" "Sì, sì, sì, señor I think I fall in love" "And when I fall I think I fall for you" "I, yi, yi, yi Sì, sì, sì, sì" "I, yi, yi, yi, can see, see, see that you're for me" "I, yi, yi, yi, yi, yi Yi, yi, yi, yi, yi, yi" "I like you very much" " I, yi, yi, yi, yi" " I think you're grand" "Why, why, why is it that when I feel your touch" "My heart starts to beat to beat the band" "I,yi,yi,yi,yi,yi, Yi,yi,yi,yi,yi,yi" "Like you to hold me tight" "You are too, too, too, too, too divine" "If you want to be in someone's arms tonight" "Just be sure the arms you're in are mine" "Oh, I like your lips and I like your eyes" "You do like my hips to 'hipsnotize' you" "We see, see, see, see, see, see, see the moon above" "Way, way, way, way, way up in the blue" " Sì, sì, sì, señor, I think I fall in love" " Sì, sì, sì, sì" "And when I fall I think I fall for you" " I, yi, yi, yi" " I, yi" " Sì, sì, sì, sì" " Sì, sì" " I, yi, yi, yi, can see, see, see" " Sì, sì, sì, sì" "That you for me" "And believe me, ladies, I can speak for the rest of the gang by saying... we're lucky having you with us here tonight." "And don't think we got you over here to wear you down- no, sir- because you've been entertaining all over England." "Tonight we're gonna entertain you." "So you can just sit there, relax and be beautiful." "You girls, you!" "Now I'd like to introduce an officer and a gentleman... who really helped put this thing on tonight..." "Lieutenant Dick Ryan." "Sergeant." "Thank you." "You send me" "Right out of this world" "You send me" "You give me that kick" "I never knew" "You send me" "You're making me know I'm livin'" "Who wouldn't be livin'" "Lovin' you" "When people shout "Hey there" "Come out of your cloud"" "I just want to stay there" "Satisfied and starry-eyed" "'Cause you send me" "Right out of this world" "But, darling" "There's one thing I hope" "You never do" "Don't ever send me away" " From you" " Do, do, do, do" "When people shout" ""Hey there Why don't you look where you're goin'" "You better come out of your cloud"" " I just wanna stay there" " Do-do, do-do-do-do, do-do" "Satisfied and starry-eyed" "'Cause you send me" "Right out of this world" "But, darling" "There's one thing I hope" "You never do" "Don't ever send me away" "From you" "You send me" "Out of this world" " Thank you, Jimmy." " Sure thing." "Thanks a lot, Lieutenant." "I got some news for you." "You send me too." "And now I've had numerous requests... to play a clarinet solo." "You look surprised." "Oh, yes, I used to play with the school band back home." "Pretty sharp too." "Do you mind If I borrow a clarinet?" " Wonderful." "Thanks a lot." " Wonderful." "I'd like to play "No Love, No Nothing"... making the eight ball in the side pocket at the same time." " Do you mind If I latch on with you?" " Hmm?" "Latch on with you." "Get groovy, rooty, zooty." "This guy don't talk English." " Oh, you mean you want to play with me." " Love it." "I'll tell you, Jim, it's not that I got anything against you... but, you see, I don't just play the song straight." "I take a lot of liberties with it." "I do a chromatic scale, go into a dominic seven... finishing up on a high "D" above high "C."" " Think you can handle that?" " Oh, you mean like this?" "Snaky sort of a guy, isn't he?" "His brother Tommy warned me about him." "Thanks a lot." "I'll play alone, if you don't mind." "Would you give me a little introduction, please, Jimmy?" "Tiny." "Tiny." "Thanks a lot." "I'm ready now." " Who do you have to know to play a solo around here?" " Dave." "Do you mind If I play a little too?" "You civilian, you." "Oh, yes." "When I do play, will the first three rows lean back a little... 'cause there's a fine spray comes out of this thing." "Glad you're here?" "Hey." "Hey!" " Hey!" " Hmm?" "What's going on behind that orchestra?" "There's nothing going on behind the orchestra." "There's nothing going on in front of it either." "Look, uh, don't get cute just because you're out there, kid." "Don't think I can't reach you, you know." "One, two, three, and I'll jump all over you." "Four, five, six, and you'll jump right off again, bud." "Oh, are you showin' off?" "Think you're cute because the girls are here?" "What, are you a big man because you're sitting next to a master-sergeant?" " Is he your brother?" " No, my brother's livin'." "That's nice." "Look, you don't have to heckle me, kid." "I'm trying to do my best, give the boys a little music." "You call that music?" "We got a cow at home that makes the same noise and gives milk besides." "Wow." "Oh, boy." "Some funny joke." " It's one of my father's jokes." " What are you, one of your mother's?" "Glad to see ya." "One, two... three, four... five, six" "One of them's in trouble." "They're going to a crash landing." "Merry Christmas, honey." "Oh!" "Oh, Ted!" "Oh!" "I 's al I right, honey." "Al I right." "That's fine." "Thank you." "Now let's have one, cutting the cake." "Oh, it isn't a real cake." "It's made of cardboard." "Just as sweet though." "Look, honey." "Not as fattening either." " Now hold it." "Just like that, please." " Like this?" " Splendid." " Thank you very much." "Thank you." "You can cut the cake now." " Oh." "Yeah." " Shall we cut it?" "Uh-huh." " There." "Get some plates for me, will you, darling?" " Sure." "Mrs. Warren." "Uh, Mrs. Warren." " Oh." "Oh, that's me!" " Yeah." "Where are we going on your honeymoon?" "Father Harris told us about a little inn near Stratford... that's been there since Shakespeare was a kid." " It's only big enough to accommodate the two of us." " Oh." "Aren't weddings beautiful?" "They're so romantic." "Yeah, till the honeymoon's over and the grocery bills start comin' in." "Oh, that doesn't have anything to do with it." "Two can live as cheap as one." "Well, how 'bout when the stork moves in?" "A stork doesn't eat very much." " Thanks, Miss Francis." "Thanks for the pictures." " Not at all, boys." " Good-bye, Miss Francis." " See you soon." "Miss Francis, your work here is most commendable." "Thank you, Father." "I thought the service was" " Hi, Sarge." " How are ya?" " I thought the service was charming, didn't you?" " Delightful, delightful." "We were awfully lucky to get all those flowers this time of year." " Yes, indeed, we were." " Say, Operator, where did you say Miss Francis was?" " Hey, Eddie." " Nice to see you." "Miss Francis!" "I didn't recognize you for a moment." "You look so exotic." "I have an important message for you from general headquarters." "It's very urgent." " Thanks, Eddie." " How are you, Padre?" " May I?" " Don't mind me." "Please read it." "Thank you." "Not too disagreeable, I hope." "Oh, no." "Not disagreeable at all." "Just a-Just a little surprising, that's all." " Would you excuse me just a moment, please?" " Yes indeed." "Thank you." " So I said to the general" " I'll say you did, and how!" "Listen." ""This will inform you that your request has been favorably received by the War Office... and permission granted to proceed to North Africa."" " North Africa?" " Whose request?" "Well" " Well, all I said was I" "Oh, why don't I keep my big mouth shut?" "When do we go?" ""Hold yourselves in readiness for further instructions." "Do not leave London."" " Do not leave London?" " Good-bye, Stratford." "That's out." "I'm" " I'm sorry." "It's all my fault." "Look, Carole, I got you into this, but I'll get you out." " I'll go to the general and tell him" " No, no, honey." "We probably won't leave for a couple of weeks anyhow." "We'll still have time for our honeymoon." "I suppose they have bridal suites in London hotels." " I'll telephone the manager." " All right, honey." "Look, Carole." "Why don't you stay here in England?" "After all, this is your honeymoon." "You forget I'm in the army too." "And, well, if other women can give up their sweethearts and husbands, I guess I can." "But there's no sense in giving him up before you have to." " Yeah." "Why don't you and Ted slip away right now, huh?" " Sure." "Say good-bye." "We're all set, honey- parlor, bedroom and bath." "Suite 410 on this floor." " Oh, wonderful." " Good-bye, honey." "Good luck!" " Bye." " Good-bye, everybody." " Bye!" " Oh, girls." "Get ready." "Here comes the bouquet." "Okay?" "Set!" "Congratulations!" "Oh, Mitzi!" "Wonderful!" "Good!" "Bye." "I've never been that lucky." " Oh!" " Oh!" " Oh, Miss Francis." " What now, Eddie?" " Another message from headquarters." " Oh, thanks." " Maybe they changed their minds." " Yeah." ""You'll report to the War Office at 4:00 this afternoon... ready to leave immediately for your destination."" "4:00?" "Well, it's almost 3:00 now." "Gosh." "How will we ever tell Carole?" " Oh, no." " Eddie." " Oh, no!" " Aw, come on, Eddie." "Not me." "I drive a jeep, girls." "Sorry." "Keep up to him." "Walk a little faster." " You all right, Martha?" " Yeah, I'm all right." "Here we go." "Hello." "D.H.Q. 27." "Go ahead." "What?" "Yeah, yeah." "Sure." "Look, you just stay right there, will you, and be real quiet?" "Uh-huh." "Yeah, yeah." "Yeah, right away." " Hey, Sarge." " Yeah." " You'd better send a relief up to Post 6." " What's the matter?" "The corporal's gone nuts." "He just phoned in he saw Kay Francis there on a camel." " Huh?" " Yeah." "Better turn out an ambulance, send relief to him quick." "Probably the sun got him." "Hey, girls." "This looks like a good place to stop." "Let's stop here." "Hey, Frenchie." "Hey." "Free Frenchie." "Stop 'em right there." "Oops!" "Wait a second." " Push, Bozo, push." " Down!" "Down!" "Hey!" "Down, you fools." " Down, you fool, you!" " Take it easy." "Hey, Frenchie." " Take it easy, will you?" " When I was a kid, I wanted to join a circus." "Hey, Eddie, I take it all back." " He's definitely here to stay." " Get off all right?" " Hey, help her off, will you?" " Come on already." " All right, are you, Carole?" " Yeah." "I love Jasper." "I think he'd be a great character actor in Hollywood." "Hey, Frenchie." "Get them away." "Take 'em back to Barnum and Bailey's." " What about our luggage?" " I'll get it." "Don't worry about it." "Don't be nervous, girls." "Stay right- I'll be right" " Don't be nervous!" "Break it up!" "Break it up, fellas!" " Hey, there they are!" " Hey!" "Hey!" " Hello, boys." " Hi, fellas." " Hello, Miss Francis." " Hello, Sergeant." "Can you tell us where we are?" "I can't pronounce the name of this town, but it's in Africa, not far from the front lines." " Where do we go?" " Nowhere." "The military's using all the roads." "You'll have to stay here till the C.O. can send you back." " In the meantime, where do we go?" " Get in this building." "But if the Jerries come over, there are some slit trenches outside the town." "Dive in them and stay there." "You can't entertain anybody with your brains knocked out." "I guess he's never been to Hollywood." " Eddie" " The camels send you their love." " Take them in there." " Okay." "Follow me, girls." " Here we go again." " Yeah." " Where are you going?" " We were just going in" "Excuse me, ma'am" " Uh, Lieutenant." "We were just going in there." "Get out." "We've taken this place over for casualties." "Just a minute." "I'm sorry, but we were told to come in here." "Our plane was forced down, and they brought us in on a camel caravan." "Who are you?" " Nobody." " Red Cross?" " Well, uh, don't you recognize us?" " No." "Who are you?" "Excuse me, Lieutenant." "They're screen stars from Hollywood." "Well, it's a heck of an army." "We're short doctors, we're short nurses, we're short Red Cross workers... and they send us you queens from Hollywood." " What for?" " Because we were asked to come to entertain the soldiers." "But if you're shorthanded, we'll be glad to do anything we can to help." "If you're not afraid of spoiling your fingernails... there's plenty to do in here." "Well, look, Carole, you've taken first aid." "Martha and Mitzi, you both learned auxiliary nursing... and I've worked for the Red Cross for months." "What are we standing here for?" "Come on." "Let's get going." "Take care of the bags, Eddie." " You said it." " Okay." "Be right in." "Thanks." " Another tray." " Coming up." " Kay." " Yeah?" "I don't think I can do it." "Oh, stop it, Mitzi." "Pretend you're in Hollywood, you're working on a picture." "But... it's too real." "Sure, it's real, and it's real to those guys out there that are hurt." "They're not feeling sorry for themselves." "Oh, come on, honey." "You're not gonna start acting like an actress." "There'll be another batch coming in." "Better get a couple minutes rest." "All right." "Thank you, Doctor." "Oh, Nurse." "Will you scrub up around here, please, right now?" "There's a pail and brush there." " Where will I start?" " Why, anywhere." "There." "Yes, sir." "Miss Francis." "Forgive me." "I didn't realize." "No, no, no." "Please, you can't do that." "What makes you think I can't?" "I'm doing it." "But it- it's impossible." " Why, you're an actress." " Don't remind me." "No, no, no." "Please, please, please." "No, no." "Ever since I first saw you, I've wanted to tell you... that you're the most wonderful person I've ever known." "Well, for goodness sake." "Couldn't you have found a better place to tell me?" "I'm terribly sorry, but you don't understand, Miss Francis." "Uh, Doctor, just call me Kay." "May I really, Miss Kay?" "Just plain Kay." "Oh, I say, that's- that's frightfully nice of you, Kay." "Well, why doesn't somebody say something?" "All right." "I take it back." "You're about the hardest-working batch of wenches I've ever met." "That's okay." "When we get over to the nurses' dugout, you can soak your feet, wash up and bunk there tonight." " Good." " But first we'll stop here." " What for?" " A drink on the medical corps to pick you up." " You've earned it." " I could sure use one." "Well, personally, I never touch the stuff." "Hey, Mitzi!" "Mitzi." " Oh, Dick!" " Dick, well, for goodness sake." " When did you get here?" " Just a minute." "How'd you girls get up here?" " On a camel." " And we're still on a merry-go-round." " Is Ted here too?" " Not yet, but he's trying awful hard to make it." " Oh." "Well, how is he?" " Fine." " He made a mailman out of me too." " A letter!" "Uh-huh." "He figured I'd run into you in Africa... but I didn't think it'd be this soon." "And, oh, yes, he gave me something else for you too." " What?" " Well, this was his idea." " Oh!" " Don't blame me." "Girls!" "Here's a table." "We'd better grab it." "Bring the lieutenant along." "Well, thanks, but I've only got a couple of minutes and" "Well, uh, it was swell seeing you, Dick." "Yes." "If you're around long enough, let's get together." "Bye!" "Mitzi!" "Where you goin'?" " Nowhere." " Well, stick with me." "Come on, honey." "Gee, it's good to see you." "You look big time." "If you'd always said that to me in that way... we'd never have split up." "If you hadn't said some of the things to me that you didn't say that way... maybe we wouldn't have split up." "We'd probably'd been booked solid and gotten someplace." "Instead of split weeks in Weehawken, Pottsville and Yonkers." "Gee, you used to sing to me when I was tired and wanted you to." "How many times" "Do I have to tell you" "That you're the person" "That I adore" "How many times" "Do I have to tell you" "And not repeat what I've said before" "How many ways can I say I miss you" "And skip the ever-familiar rhymes" "How many times" "Do I have to kiss you" "Don't make it less" "Than a million times" "I've said over and over and over" "And over again" "That you are my one obsession" "But I'd be willing to say it again" "And again" "If I thought it would make" "An impression" "How many dreams" "Do I have to sell you" "To make the one in my heart come true" "How many times do I have to tell you" "Before you know" "I'm in love" "With you" "Well, come on, girls." "Get your shoes off, while I rustle up hot water for you." "Don't go to any trouble." "You're just as tired as the rest of us." " Forget it." " I'm just full of vim, rigor and mortis." "Maybe we can find twin slabs to be laid out on." " What's the matter with you?" " I'm thinking of Dick." "For heaven's sakes." "Love at a time like this?" "Come." " What do you want?" " Oh, excuse me, sir." "Um, ma'am." "Lieutenant." " What do you want?" " Nothing." "I" " Oh, Miss Francis!" "Yes, Eddie." "Miss Francis, the fellas found out you girls were here... and, well, it'll be the last chance they'll have for your kind of a show." " What?" " The C.O. gave permission, the fellas got everything ready." " The guys kinda felt that you wouldn't turn them down." " What are you talking about?" " They're half dead on their feet." " Yes, sir" " Uh, ma'am." " Lieutenant." "That's what I told the fellas." " You're flack happy." " Get out of here." " Wait a minute, Eddie." " What about it, girls?" " Okay by me." " That's our real job." " Sure." "That's what we came here for." "Okay, Eddie." "Tell the boys thanks for the invitation... and we'll get there just as soon as we can clean up." "Gosh, that's swell." "I was sure you would do it." "That's just the beginning." "She'll be back." "And now that little girl who sighs for you will sing for you." "Carole Landis!" "Thank you." "Crazy me" "Falling in love with you" "I shouldn't be so crazy" "But what am I to do" "Crazy me" "Hanging around your door" "Well, I guess the army doesn't pay their bills either." "Quiet!" "Quiet." "Quiet, men!" "Quiet!" "The Jerries must be overhead, so that's it." "The girls can't work in the dark." "If it's on account of the lights, we can fix that." "What's the matter with this?" "Oh." "Okay, boys." "Well, we've always been suckers for spotlights." "And with all of these, professor, music." " Carry on, baby." " All right, darling." "Crazy me" "Falling in love with you" "I shouldn't be" "So crazy" "But what am I to do" "Crazy me" "Hanging around your door" "And asking every daisy" "To tell me what's the score" "How did I get this way" "I want to shout "hooray"" "I'm just a crazy fool" "I guess" "How did I get this way" "Didn't I hear you say" "Something that sounded so like "yes"" "Can't believe" "That what you say is true" "To love someone so crazy" "You must be crazy too" "You must be crazy" "Too" "That's all, girls." "Sergeant Hart, you look after them." " Yes, sir." " You mean they'd kill us in cold blood?" " They're not gonna warm it up for us." " Follow me, girls." " Miss Raye, take my hand." " Stop shaking', so I can grab it!" " This way, Miss Francis." " Okay." "Let the girls through, fellas." "Is everybody here?" " Where's Mitzi?" " Mitzi!" "Here I am." "The Jerries are dropping the flares!" "Slit trenches!" "Come on!" " You all right, Carole?" " Yeah, I'm saying my prayers." "Keep going." "I'm right with you." "Help!" "He's killing me!" "He landed right on my back!" "Help!" "He's killing me!" "Hey, you!" "Help!" "Help!" "Help!" "Miss Raye!" "Oh, a wolf in a foxhole, huh?" "Our orders have come through." "We move up at 1800 o'clock and counterattack according to Plan 4." "Any questions?" "Get to it." "Well, this is it." " Mitzi!" " Dick!" "Oh." "That's the first time you ever kissed me." "Honey, you're the sweetest hunk of sugar in the world." "Oh." "Do ya?" " Sure I do." " Well, then say it." "All right." "I love you." "But don't tell anyone 'cause it's a military secret." "Oh, I won't." "I won't tell anyone." "All clear!" " Well, good-bye, honey." "I gotta get going." " All clear!" "All clear!" "All clear!" " Wowee." "I could do without some of that soon again." " Oh, me too." "I was turning over in the grave they were digging for us." " Yea!" " Hey, what's with you?" "Oh, it's a military secret." "Dick loves me." " Well, that's no secret." " What about your war?" "Oh, we're never gonna fight anymore." "I gave in without a struggle." "Well, come on." "Let's get" " Oh!" "Where the heck have you been, chum?" "Me?" "I was absolutely safe." "Eddie was a gentleman every minute." "Yeah, I had to be." "I lost my glasses." "Isn't he a doll face?" "Glad to see ya!" "All right, ladies." "Now's your chance to get out." "Come on!" "There's no time to waste." "We'll get you to the rear line." " You want us to leave now?" " After what we've been through?" " Well, we're staying here to watch the boys take off." " You bet." " What about you, Sergeant?" " Captain, sir, my orders are to go where the girls go." "Yeah." "Come on." "Over hill, over dale We have hit the dusty trail" "And those caissons go rolling along" "Countermarch, right about" "Hear those wagon soldiers shout" "While those caissons go rolling along" "For it's hi, hi, hee in the field artillery" "Call off your numbers loud and strong One, two" "And where ere we go you will always know" "That those caissons are rolling along"