Pride of the Marines
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- Year:
- 1945
- 120 min
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turner entertainment group
man, voice-over:
This is philadelphia, 1941.
Everybody's got a hometown.
This one's mine.
My name is schmid.
Al schmid.
Maybe you've heard of me,
maybe not.
Anyhow, one way or another,
what i've got to tell you
starts here in philly.
I grew up here.
Used to go to places
like independence hall.
That's where
the liberty bell is,
and where the declaration
of independence was signed.
When i went to school,
we used to visit the museums
and famous places
like constitution hall.
right here at tun tavern,
where the u. s. Marines
were founded back in 1775.
And this is where
betsy ross lived.
She made the first
american flag.
a whole lot to me then.
When you grow up with something,
you kind of take it for granted.
And the reason you're
is just because this
But it could have
begun anywhere.
It could have begun
in your hometown maybe.
And what happened to me
might have happened to you.
Hey, look what i got.
Say, what's the idea?
What are the flowers for?
Somebody kick the bucket?
No. First bouquet
i ever bought for a gal in my life,
and they're for
your wife.
Say, what are you doing?
I got tired
of buying batteries.
I'm hooking this up
to the house circuit.
What do you know
about electricity?
Nothing, but it
ought to work.
Might set
the house afire.
Short circuit.
Where's ella mae?
Cooking.
On your anniversary?
It was her idea.
Girl:
Hi, al!Hi, loretta.
Those flowers for me?
Nope. For your
hard-working mom, honey.
Gee willikers.
If anybody ever
gave me flowers,
i'd fall flat
on my face.
Mrs. Merchant,
when a star boarder
buys a bunch of posies for his landlady,
you know
she's a swell gal.
Happy anniversary.
Al...
the only couple
i know that are happy though married.
One of these days,
you'll be bringing flowers
home to a wife
of your own.
Then there'll be
two happy couples.
I live alone and like it.
You live alone
and look it.
Wait till
you live double.
It's more fun.
Aw, those flowers
are beautiful, al. Thanks.
Now you better
get ready for dinner.
Come on, al,
let's go get shaved.
Ok.
I should have thought
of that myself.
What do you shave for, al?
Oh, to make me handsome.
I think you're
handsome already.
I think you're beautiful.
Do you like girls, al?
I sure do.
When did you first
start liking girls?
Well, when i found out
they weren't boys.
Well, if you like girls,
how do you know you're
gonna be a bachelor?
'Cause i ain't gonna
ever get married. Ever.
I wish i could shave, too.
Oh, that's easy.
Here. Sit right here.
Slap on the soap.
Feels good.
It tickles!
Now lift your head.
Al, ma says she knows
lots of legible girls.
Yeah, i know that already.
Mom can get almost
anybody married, pop says.
That's why she invites
all those girls here to meet you.
Ma says someday you're
gonna get hooked.
Not me.
If i do, i won't be
a bachelor anymore, see?
I'll tell you a secret
if you give me a big kiss.
You know, i am
gonna get married.
Honest?
Mm-hmm.
When?
Oh, 5, 6 years from now.
To me?
Mm-hmm.
Oh, you wouldn't
really marry me.
Honest to pete, i would.
Oh, gee!
I'll always remember
the first time i shaved,
you did it.
I put my car
in the garage.
Wouldn't you know it?
It rained on my anniversary.
Never in all my born
days did i ever see a prettier table.
Candles and everything.
Oh, those flowers
are beautiful, al.
You do know the way
to a woman's heart.
You know,
the funniest thing happened today.
I ran into a girl
i used to know.
Pretty as a picture.
Nice manners, and she's
a good bowler, too.
Ruth bowled 500.
300 is tops.
What's the extra 200
for, good behavior?
Maybe. I don't know
anything about bowling.
Ella mae, stop being
mrs. Cupid, will you?
Ditch the bow and arrow.
Girls are great
for laughs,
they wear.
Don't bring
any new girls around here, please.
Well, anyway, she's
a wonderful bowler.
Hey!
You blew a fuse, jim!
Jim:
I fix something,
then everything
goes black.
Loretta:
Daddy,the lights are out!
Jim:
Yes, dear,i know they're out.
You're sure
a great electrician.
Thanks for
the compliment.
Ella mae:
Jim,the lights went out!
Jim:
Don't you thinki know it?
Did you ring the bell?
Yes, and sparks
flew out.
We blew a fuse.
Don't the merchants
live here anymore?
Yeah, i'm al schmid.
I board here.
I suppose your name
is ruth.
How did you know?
Ella mae was te...
it's silly for you
to be standing out there.
Come on in.
Jim:
Confound it!Where's the stairway?
Hi, ruth.
Gotta find some fuses.
Why don't you
take that thing off before it flies away?
Hat. Hat.
Ella mae:
Jim,something's burning on the stove,
and i can't see
a thing.
Jim:
Find a safe spotand sit.
Where's ella mae?
The kitchen. Have a sofa.
Loretta:
I fell overa waste basket, daddy!
Jim:
Then pick yourself up.Ella mae and i used to
work in the same office.
Jim and i, we work
in the same factory.
That must be nice.
Yeah.
Loretta:
I bumpedinto the door, daddy!
Ella mae:
Jim, do youknow what you're doing?
Of course i know
what i'm doing! I'm fixing it!
Ouch!
Loretta:
Did youget a shock, daddy?
Ella mae:
Put a pennyin the fuse.
I just got a shock taking
a penny out of the fuse!
Don't let anybody
ring the doorbell.
You see how simple it is?
They have a lovely home,
haven't they?
I suppose you'd like one
yourself someday.
Well, yes, someday i'd
like a home of my own.
I thought so.
On the installment plan.
Most couples
start out that way.
Hmm. They sure do.
The flowers are nice.
So many of them, it's
almost like a wedding.
A wedding? Oh, boy,
that's a hot one.
You're way ahead on
your installments, sister.
Hi, ruth.
Well, you two are
good friends already.
Yep. I feel
as if i met her dozens of times.
Well, isn't that nice?
Come on upstairs, ruth.
Stuck a pin
in the doorbell.
What gives?
Ella mae has got to
stop picking out girls for me to marry.
I'm fed up. I just
can't take it anymore.
She doesn't mean
to be a nuisance, al.
It's just kind of
a disease with her.
I'm gonna cure her.
Tonight.
Bowls 500.
What's the score?
You've got 220.
Ruth's got 40.
Bowls 500, does she?
How much longer
does that poor girl have to take this?
He's making her feel
like a monkey.
Not that he isn't
enjoying himself.
Every once in a while
those pins act like they're nailed down.
He's using her
to tell you off.
That's what you think.
Jim, what are you doing?
I'm gonna fix
this gadget.
It's out of focus.
You'll do no such thing.
Yeah, but...
you'll be sued. Now,
put that toolkit away.
Put that toolkit away.
Yes, dear.
You know, i figured out
what's wrong.
This alley must be warped.
So is your sense
of humor.
Hey, what do you say
we drop over to webber's
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