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On the Great Lakes Naval Training Stationat Great Lakes Silmi, the Petulan Show
starring Bob Hope. Ah, thankyou ah much. How do you do,
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ladies and gentlemen, This is BobPriorities Hopes telling you, sailor's the
by PEPs in the toothpaste and turningyour old tube and your teeth would be
so bright you can get a betterlooking girlfriend. And turning your old tub.
Well, well, here I amat the Great Lakes Naval Training Station.
What a reception I got here.There were flowers spread all over the
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ground, and as I stepped outof the car, all the sailors apart
it four times till I fell deepin the heart of an open man hole.
You know, you know, whena visiting celebrity arrives here, they
always have a big brass band ofthe station, the greea. Well for
me, they had a campfire girlplaying a harmonica. Bob Hope, he
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said, we'll be decided to skipit. This is the great this is
the Great Lakes country. One moredrift won't make any difference. I don't
see why all the Midwestern people raveabout the Great Lakes so much. We
have the same thing in California,and in mid air too. There were
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two ladies down in this avenue andthey just saw a sailor for the first
time. One of the point inthe back of his pants, said,
good gracious mind the girdle on theoutside. And these sailors here, I
want to tell you they're real.He men. I saw one saying he
had so much hair in his chestevery time he swallowed. As Adam's apple
took a trip through the jungle.I didn't want him to think I was
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assistant. So I walked up toone big sailor and I said, listen
here, I'm tough. You knowwhat I did to him. I made
him carry me to the hospital fars. I got a pretty good physique myself.
You know, when MGM saw JohnnyWhisemore in the bathing suit, he
got the idea for cars and theeights. They saw me, they got
the idea for a woman of theYear. But a lot of these,
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a lot of these sailors sleep inhammocks. You know what a hammick is.
That's government issue curvature of the spine. My auncle is a great sailor.
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He still keeps up the old tradition. The other night he went down
with a schooner right on the floorof the Clayton Bar. But I like
Chicago, though, because they're reallybaseball mad here, and believe me,
they got something to be mad about. And it's really windy here on the
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shore of Lake Michigan. Skinny andus walked out of the beach and day
In stetched his arms and telling uslater they shot him down over Gary,
Indiana. But I'm sure enjoying thestrip. In the Hollywood Victory Caravan.
Because of the emergency, people areasked to only cary the most valuable baggage
on trains with him. And allI'm taking is my pajamas, my wallot,
my tooth brush, and spare tire. This, uh, this rubber
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shortage is really terrific. I stayedat the Ambassador Hotel last night and during
the night a guy broke into myroom, jacked me up and stole my
hot water bottles. Francis Lang forsinging, somebody else has taking my place.
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Thembody else shells your keep from flowgo around. We're a smile on
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your fame. When U can forbow that, you say, let me
U can. But I have myhardy pay my fraid song. Body's taking
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Lily. You can for Bob thatbe mad, You can have pay my
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hard dank he is praying for somemoney's taking my place? He's taking.
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That was Francis Langford singing somebody elsehas taken my place. Wait, I'll
hear you at the Chicago Stadium tomorrownight with the Hollywood Victory Caravan. They'll
love you there too, Francis.And Now, ladies and gentlemen, it
gives me great pleasure to introduce toyou one of Hollywood's most vivacious and glamorous
screen stars and one of our fellowtravelers on the Victory Train, Miss Claudette
Colbert. Thank you, Bob,Well claudedde. How do you like it
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here at the Great Lakes Naval TrainingStation with all these handsome sailors? Oh,
it's wonderful. Blove. By theway, how do you get equated
with a sailor? Well, inyour case, just in your case,
just walk by the barracks without abodyguard. That's all I knew I'd never
get to that line. What doyou mean, Bob? Don't they even
wait for an introduction? Why don'tthey even wait for an introduction. Listen
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Claudeade. Once the sailor was castaway in a desert island in the middle
of the ocean with a beautiful blondeHe was just about to say pardon me,
and we've been introduced him before hecould say pardon the Marines, Atlanta
Jay, Thank you, fellas.I'll do the same for you sometimes.
But you know, I hope myagent has ten out of the throat.
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But you know, Claudebt, thisis one of the best places in the
world to train to be sailors.These boys have got a wonderful leak,
haven't they. Well, don't bejealous, Bob, You've got quite a
bay there yourself. Look, justcompare your physias with those fellows out there.
Just look how hardy they are.So what look at me? I'm
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hardy. There's quite a difference betweenhardy and lardie. But then perhaps you're
not as young as you used tobe. I don't know why you say
I'm not younger, but I'm asyoung as any of these sailors. You
are not. I've seen these sailorsthat have American flag tattooed on their arms.
Well, I've got an American flagtattooed on my arm, I know,
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but they's have more than thirteen stars, so have lies? You want
to count dimples, you know,Claudet bother. I'm glad to be here,
and I'm really thrilled about it.I understand, but that's no reason
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to make a show of yourself dancingthe sailor's hornpipe on Michigan Boulevard. Oh
that wasn't the sailor's hornpipe. Iwas running after a bus when my suspenders
broke. Heay, just look atall those fellows out there training to be
sailors. Gee, how often theymust hear those words, those wonderful,
impressive words. You mean all handson deck? No, I mean those
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words so dear, are the heartof any naval man. Roland, brother,
you're a faded bob. Bob.That reminds me. I heard a
peculiar rumor. Of course I don'tbelieve it. I heard that soldiers and
sailors right to shoot crafts. No, what a vicious rumor. Of course
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it isn't true. Of course Ihave heard of one regiment the shotcraft so
often. They are the only sailorsin the navy who would stand at attention
in the kneeling position, Tad.I want to welcome you to the PEPs
in the show, and I thinkyou really deserve a lot of thanks for
taking time out from your work onthe Hollywood Victory Tour, for hirming a
neighbor relief to come over here.You know, I wanted to meet you
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the minute I saw you in thetrain. I thought you did, Bob,
really, how could you tell?Oh? I don't know. It
was just something about the way youkept walking by and dropping your handkerchiefs.
I'm proud that you were birting withme, Bob. Well, maybe I
did have a slight gleam in myeye light gleam. That's the first time
the super cheek that I came toChicago with two headlights. Bob, you
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actually embarrassed me. I don't mindhaving an admirer, but you know you
followed me all over the train whereverI went. Was I that fan?
You certainly were. The only wayI could get rid of you was to
go in the dining car. Andwhen we finally did go in the dining
car was so noisy. I wasnoisy in the dining car. Perhaps you
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didn't mean to be, but UShthe way you crinkle that wracked paper and
lapping your sandwiches. Yeah, yeah, those waiters were so snooty they wouldn't
unwrap them for me. I'll didyou know? It was chickure esque the
way dinner was said as the trainwas going along the edge of Lake Michigan.
And you know about I thought adollar for a fish dinner was very
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reasonable. Well, I didn't sayit wasn't. No, but you were
the only one that put a fishingline out the window and try to catch
you Alan. Well, anyway,I'm enjoying the ventry train very much.
It must be fun for you aboutmaking the trip at all those beautiful girls
Joan Bennett, merle o'brown, Oliviato Havlin, Joan Brondelle, Oh were
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they on the train? I hardlynoticed. You hardly noticed for three thousand
miles. You filled like a bottleof seven up. Yes, yes,
I percolated all the way from Promonato Cicero, you know, the whole
trip. The whole trip, Isat between merle o'brown and Olivey the havelin.
I tell you, But I noticedyou didn't do any talking. I
couldn't. Why not? Every timeI opened my mouth smoke with your mouse.
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There hal those guys there, they'revery hap And when we went through
that tunnel, I saw you leanover to kiss John Bennett. Yeah,
but there was a sharp curve inthe tunnel and the train gave a sudden
lurch. For what happened, Idon't see why all the girls rave about
Charles Boyer. There's the train.Did lation rock quite a bit, didn't
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it, boy I'll say that trainrocked in the morning. I went in
to get washed and dressed, andI splashed cold water in James Cagney's face,
ride off Charles Boyer, and walkedback to my berth in Carry Grant's
pants. That's as closely you'll everget to any of those three. Well,
I think I stacked up pretty wellwith them as far as looks go.
No, I think you have isjust like carry Grant or either right,
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Gray, isn't you have a chinlike Tagne? Do you really think
my features are the same as thosefellas? But brother, what mistakes were
made on the assembly line? Well, one thing you've got to admit,
Claude and I was really a bigshot on that train when we got to
Washington. My brother's a big politician. He gave me a letter of introduction
to the president. Boy, Icertainly made an impressive sight as I walked
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in the front door of the WhiteHouse and handed the letter to the dormant.
You made me even more impressive sightwhen you came flying out on your
ear. Well, how did mybrother know Rookie didn't get in? Oh
Bob didn't? Child Gray wonderful onthat trip and carry Grand. I can't
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figure you what claude that Kerry GrandCharles bloy Ah, just a couple of
Ham actors. What tear me aboutthat wild You see him taking bows in
front of the crowd at the railroadstation this morning? Yes, you almost
fell off their shoulders. Hey,your public design got a little heavy now
you so how you just don't appealto be like chug Wade? Oh you
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dislike him because of his accent.Oh, I guess you're right. I
do like his accent. Well Ican have an accent like that. Listen,
our claudettes, My Harrie, youare tree charman. Come kiss me,
kiss me. There must be somethingmore than his accent. You're spinning
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at a marriage. It's Mary,I'm crazy, buy Oh Mary is playing
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me lovely when she's went be I'ma happy god. Jean married without her
all lovely and if she will theyI do, then I will too.
Amid man remind m oh it's Marie. I'm crazy about our married. I'm
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lovely when she's with me. I'ma happy guy. Jean lay without her
lonely. If she will stay outing, then I will too. And make
me ladies and gentlemen. As youhave heard, Bob Hope leaves tonight with
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the victory train of Hollywood stars toplay benefits in such cities as Kansas City,
Minneapolis, Houston, Dallas, andmany others. On hearing the glorious
news that his city is among thoseto be honored by the Great Bob Hope's
presence, says the Mayor of Houston, proudly. You can fool some of
the people out of the time,and you can fool some of the people
some of the time. You couldpool all of the people part of the
time, and you could pool partof the people some of the time.
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You could fool part of all ofthe people almost all of the time.
But this is ridiculous. And nowwe finds Bob and Steady and us packing
for the big trip on the Victorytrain. Gee, Skin, just sinking
tonight. We're taking the train andjoining the Hollywood Victory Caravan for Houston.
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Yeah, say, Bob, Iain't tryl much, you know, and
tell me how much do you givea part at the end of the trip.
Well, it depends depends on whatwhether or not he sees you getting
off the train. Come on,we've got to finish pack. We Skin,
go in the closet and get therest of our suits. Oh,
Bob, I'm afraid to go inthat closet. That's a big moth.
And then it keeps beating me up. Skinny, you don't have to be
afraid of a mouth. Here,take my revolver and show them whose boss.
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Okay, give me the gun.Here I go, Bob, don't
stand there. Take it away fromhim, not me. He looks tougher
than the second Lieutenant's heart. Hey, Bob, oh, we all ready
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go down to the train now almostsay you don't Skin. So many beautiful
stars are going on that train.I'm gonna call one up and take it
to the station. Say, Skin, who do you think is more of
my type? Olivia to Havelin orClaude at Colbert. Why Bob, I
say, Claudee is your type.Olivia is more money type. Well,
then I'll neck with Claudete and youneck with Olivia. Okay, And when
we get tired of him, doesthis change all? See? That was
fun? What don't we play now? Well, never mind, we got
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to finish packing our trucks. Theman from the express company should be here
any meant to take our luggage downto the station. Hello, Well so
you're an expressman now called a housebusiness. Fine, I work all day.
If you already talk aout the city, he went four repetians. Oh
where's you get the tires? Iwork all night too. Listen, how
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sul can you get over here andpick up my luggage? Or take white
a ril Hope. I'm doing abig movie job down here. We're moving
a ten ton saved from the tensestory. I'm down here on the ground
and my assistant is going to throwit down to me and I'll catch it.
Colonea, You idiots, You can'tcatch a ten ton safe thrown from
a tenth story window, or no, watch Patu Lachel that Joe, he
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put a curve on it. Colona, have you got a screw loose in
your head? Why the very idyinsinuating that I have a screw loose in
my head? That's the prof itto you. I'm going to take shake
my head right now, big centerof a gun, isn't it? Stop
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pulling? Professor? You've got toget over here and pick up my trunk
so I can make the victory trainhorn. I hope I'll be down to
pick up the truck soon. Ijust hired a new man, and right
now he's helping me move a bigtrunk out of a window on the trintieth
floor of this building. Ecy,Samdy, I know you're a new man.
Let me show you how what youput out of the window. That's
it now didn't last very long toany Hello fella, Hello franfid Well,
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I'm all packed and ready to go. Yeah. I can hardly wait till
we get on that victory train again. Just think Carry Grant will be on
the train. He's divine. Waita minute, why do you think fellows
like Carry Grant are better than me? After? What's Cary Grant got that
I haven't gone? Well? Carryis filled with charm. Well, I'm
filled with charm. Carry is drippingwith personality. I've dripping with personality.
Carrie spends his money like water.I'm still dripping. Hey, Bob,
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someone's coming down the hall. No, reay, blind Bob, it's very
very well were were? They're avague? Well up your sag and sit
down. Tell me why are you? Uh? What are you doing here?
So Fans has invited me to goon the train with you. I'm
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going to be with you on yourwhole ship as a chaperon, a chaferl
you mean one of those people whostand around and keep an eye on everybody
and spoilers fun. Yes, yes, I'm going to be a sort of
an empty in stirch. That's wrong. You know that the younger can't be
too careful. I only bed asailor trying to flit with me, and
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I reported into the head of thenavy. Oh oh, I say,
ahead of any but such a gentleness. Yes, everyone liked Admiral Dewey.
Yes, I know, just aminute as help. I'm just as young
as you are. This makes mepretty much of an old rap So Jobby,
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let's say, what are your dutiesas chaperone? But do you see
if anyone tries to kiss Frances Istepped between them just as he's about to
kiss it. Well, why doyou wait until he is already starting the
kisser before you step between them?Well, if I kid it just right,
fantasy stage, he's satisfied, I'min heaven. Well, suppose some
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of them trying to kiss her again? What do you do? Well,
Bob, have you had the daintyway a woman can reason with a man
attinue to intensive honor and to asense of setancy into a sensive pair play?
Yes, Well, I just fashionhis head to the cut and say
a lot of times, what dowe go to? Good going? Anyway?
Uh? Say, we'll leave prettysoon, skin. Colona should be
here with this truck any minute.Hey, there it comes down? Why
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carry things down a whole flat ofstands? Hello, professors, So you're
from the express company. Yes,well how much are they charging for trunks
these days? Oh? I don'tknow. I never wear any Hello,
No, professor, you remember medear to day? Oh Colona, I
bet you're surprised to see her hereat the naval station. Oh not at
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all, Hope, every old tugneeds an overhauling once in a while.
You don't get that. I can'tbe angry that you. You're the type
of man I've really been looking for. Why don't we get married and in
the years so maybe we'll have alittle girl looks like me. What would
you say to that drowning Oh,come on, professor, hurry up and
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take our luggage or we'll miss thetrain. Yeah, we'll put the bags
on your truck. Coloda, I'llcome on, drive us down to the
railroad station and step on. Okay, here we go. Right here we
are at the railroad station. Quitea short cut, wasn't it. Now
I'll drive across the tracks. I'llbe careful, Clona, do's a train
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coming? I don't want to hope. I've been already felloel three yards before.
Of course it's not spread out quiteso thin. All thanks for the
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memory of you, the Navy's pride. We're more than Gladifie. We'll see
your shining faces out there, smilingside by side, and thank you so
much, and thanks for the memoryyou great Lakes boys would train to free
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the bounding men. You'll rid theseas of Japanese and make their loss our
game. And thank yous. So, folks join the trend now for bailing
five bonds them and help keep theseboys for savings. This is no time
for sure King or failing our forceto free the seventh Seeds. You say,
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it's been a real pleasure and privilegeto broadcast here from the Great Lakes
Naval Training Station that I and I'dlike to thank Admiral Downs and his entire
personnel for making it so enjoyable forus all. Also, thank you,
miss product Probert for adding so muchto our program. Say, I think
I should mention that this coolgart salarytonight is going to pay for tickets for
the boys to see the show tomorrow. How about that, fella? You
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know, I almost forgot about that. That's a real sweet gesture. I
mean that would be at the Chicago'shere tomorrow night with the whole Hollywood Victory
caravan, ladies and gentlemen of twentytwo stars, just to name a few
off. Panners merle Over brought atColbert, padd O'Brien, James Cagney,
Joan Blondell, Joan Bennett, JerryCologne. Help me out, Jerry.
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There's twenty two of them, Atremendous list of stars. I wish I
had time to name them all.I hope. I know I've got many
of them, but I'm sorry,but you'll see them all. They're Grand
Gang and the Grand Show. Andnext week we'll be broadcasting from Ellington Field,
Houston, Texas, the second stopin our seven week tour throughout the
Midwest, South and East to entertainthe personnel of Army, Navy and Marines
and folks. Let me again remindyou to buy war bonds and stamps.
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Help our boys fight the battle intheir own way. They're not only fighting
for a better world, that theystand ready to give it the utmost.
To ensure victory, the War Departmentis put into effect the plan whereby all
Army personnel and submitting them boys frompurchase war bonds. This plan is similar
to the Payroll Savings Plan now usingcommercial organizations throughout the United States. Yes,
I fighting men are doing more thantheir duty. There's do ours now.
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Good night, lady in channel.Our broadcast tonight was going to inverting
the Navy personnel and I'm not necessarilyconstitute and I'm going for the wild products
by the leading. This broadcast cameto you from Great Lakes, Illinois.
This is the National Broadcasting Company.Oh
On the Great Lakes Naval Training Stationat Great Lakes Silmi, the Petulan Show
starring Bob Hope. Ah, thankyou ah much. How do you do,
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ladies and gentlemen, This is BobPriorities Hopes telling you, sailor's the
by PEPs in the toothpaste and turningyour old tube and your teeth would be
so bright you can get a betterlooking girlfriend. And turning your old tub.
Well, well, here I amat the Great Lakes Naval Training Station.
What a reception I got here.There were flowers spread all over the
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ground, and as I stepped outof the car, all the sailors apart
it four times till I fell deepin the heart of an open man hole.
You know, you know, whena visiting celebrity arrives here, they
always have a big brass band ofthe station, the greea. Well for
me, they had a campfire girlplaying a harmonica. Bob Hope, he
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said, we'll be decided to skipit. This is the great this is
the Great Lakes country. One moredrift won't make any difference. I don't
see why all the Midwestern people raveabout the Great Lakes so much. We
have the same thing in California,and in mid air too. There were
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two ladies down in this avenue andthey just saw a sailor for the first
time. One of the point inthe back of his pants, said,
good gracious mind the girdle on theoutside. And these sailors here, I
want to tell you they're real.He men. I saw one saying he
had so much hair in his chestevery time he swallowed. As Adam's apple
took a trip through the jungle.I didn't want him to think I was
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assistant. So I walked up toone big sailor and I said, listen
here, I'm tough. You knowwhat I did to him. I made
him carry me to the hospital fars. I got a pretty good physique myself.
You know, when MGM saw JohnnyWhisemore in the bathing suit, he
got the idea for cars and theeights. They saw me, they got
the idea for a woman of theYear. But a lot of these,
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a lot of these sailors sleep inhammocks. You know what a hammick is.
That's government issue curvature of the spine. My auncle is a great sailor.
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He still keeps up the old tradition. The other night he went down
with a schooner right on the floorof the Clayton Bar. But I like
Chicago, though, because they're reallybaseball mad here, and believe me,
they got something to be mad about. And it's really windy here on the
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shore of Lake Michigan. Skinny andus walked out of the beach and day
In stetched his arms and telling uslater they shot him down over Gary,
Indiana. But I'm sure enjoying thestrip. In the Hollywood Victory Caravan.
Because of the emergency, people areasked to only cary the most valuable baggage
on trains with him. And allI'm taking is my pajamas, my wallot,
my tooth brush, and spare tire. This, uh, this rubber
(04:06):
shortage is really terrific. I stayedat the Ambassador Hotel last night and during
the night a guy broke into myroom, jacked me up and stole my
hot water bottles. Francis Lang forsinging, somebody else has taking my place.
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Thembody else shells your keep from flowgo around. We're a smile on
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your fame. When U can forbow that, you say, let me
U can. But I have myhardy pay my fraid song. Body's taking
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Lily. You can for Bob thatbe mad, You can have pay my
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hard dank he is praying for somemoney's taking my place? He's taking.
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That was Francis Langford singing somebody elsehas taken my place. Wait, I'll
hear you at the Chicago Stadium tomorrownight with the Hollywood Victory Caravan. They'll
love you there too, Francis.And Now, ladies and gentlemen, it
gives me great pleasure to introduce toyou one of Hollywood's most vivacious and glamorous
screen stars and one of our fellowtravelers on the Victory Train, Miss Claudette
Colbert. Thank you, Bob,Well claudedde. How do you like it
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here at the Great Lakes Naval TrainingStation with all these handsome sailors? Oh,
it's wonderful. Blove. By theway, how do you get equated
with a sailor? Well, inyour case, just in your case,
just walk by the barracks without abodyguard. That's all I knew I'd never
get to that line. What doyou mean, Bob? Don't they even
wait for an introduction? Why don'tthey even wait for an introduction. Listen
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Claudeade. Once the sailor was castaway in a desert island in the middle
of the ocean with a beautiful blondeHe was just about to say pardon me,
and we've been introduced him before hecould say pardon the Marines, Atlanta
Jay, Thank you, fellas.I'll do the same for you sometimes.
But you know, I hope myagent has ten out of the throat.
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But you know, Claudebt, thisis one of the best places in the
world to train to be sailors.These boys have got a wonderful leak,
haven't they. Well, don't bejealous, Bob, You've got quite a
bay there yourself. Look, justcompare your physias with those fellows out there.
Just look how hardy they are.So what look at me? I'm
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hardy. There's quite a difference betweenhardy and lardie. But then perhaps you're
not as young as you used tobe. I don't know why you say
I'm not younger, but I'm asyoung as any of these sailors. You
are not. I've seen these sailorsthat have American flag tattooed on their arms.
Well, I've got an American flagtattooed on my arm, I know,
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but they's have more than thirteen stars, so have lies? You want
to count dimples, you know,Claudet bother. I'm glad to be here,
and I'm really thrilled about it.I understand, but that's no reason
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to make a show of yourself dancingthe sailor's hornpipe on Michigan Boulevard. Oh
that wasn't the sailor's hornpipe. Iwas running after a bus when my suspenders
broke. Heay, just look atall those fellows out there training to be
sailors. Gee, how often theymust hear those words, those wonderful,
impressive words. You mean all handson deck? No, I mean those
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words so dear, are the heartof any naval man. Roland, brother,
you're a faded bob. Bob.That reminds me. I heard a
peculiar rumor. Of course I don'tbelieve it. I heard that soldiers and
sailors right to shoot crafts. No, what a vicious rumor. Of course
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it isn't true. Of course Ihave heard of one regiment the shotcraft so
often. They are the only sailorsin the navy who would stand at attention
in the kneeling position, Tad.I want to welcome you to the PEPs
in the show, and I thinkyou really deserve a lot of thanks for
taking time out from your work onthe Hollywood Victory Tour, for hirming a
neighbor relief to come over here.You know, I wanted to meet you
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the minute I saw you in thetrain. I thought you did, Bob,
really, how could you tell?Oh? I don't know. It
was just something about the way youkept walking by and dropping your handkerchiefs.
I'm proud that you were birting withme, Bob. Well, maybe I
did have a slight gleam in myeye light gleam. That's the first time
the super cheek that I came toChicago with two headlights. Bob, you
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actually embarrassed me. I don't mindhaving an admirer, but you know you
followed me all over the train whereverI went. Was I that fan?
You certainly were. The only wayI could get rid of you was to
go in the dining car. Andwhen we finally did go in the dining
car was so noisy. I wasnoisy in the dining car. Perhaps you
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didn't mean to be, but UShthe way you crinkle that wracked paper and
lapping your sandwiches. Yeah, yeah, those waiters were so snooty they wouldn't
unwrap them for me. I'll didyou know? It was chickure esque the
way dinner was said as the trainwas going along the edge of Lake Michigan.
And you know about I thought adollar for a fish dinner was very
(11:26):
reasonable. Well, I didn't sayit wasn't. No, but you were
the only one that put a fishingline out the window and try to catch
you Alan. Well, anyway,I'm enjoying the ventry train very much.
It must be fun for you aboutmaking the trip at all those beautiful girls
Joan Bennett, merle o'brown, Oliviato Havlin, Joan Brondelle, Oh were
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they on the train? I hardlynoticed. You hardly noticed for three thousand
miles. You filled like a bottleof seven up. Yes, yes,
I percolated all the way from Promonato Cicero, you know, the whole
trip. The whole trip, Isat between merle o'brown and Olivey the havelin.
I tell you, But I noticedyou didn't do any talking. I
couldn't. Why not? Every timeI opened my mouth smoke with your mouse.
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There hal those guys there, they'revery hap And when we went through
that tunnel, I saw you leanover to kiss John Bennett. Yeah,
but there was a sharp curve inthe tunnel and the train gave a sudden
lurch. For what happened, Idon't see why all the girls rave about
Charles Boyer. There's the train.Did lation rock quite a bit, didn't
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it, boy I'll say that trainrocked in the morning. I went in
to get washed and dressed, andI splashed cold water in James Cagney's face,
ride off Charles Boyer, and walkedback to my berth in Carry Grant's
pants. That's as closely you'll everget to any of those three. Well,
I think I stacked up pretty wellwith them as far as looks go.
No, I think you have isjust like carry Grant or either right,
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Gray, isn't you have a chinlike Tagne? Do you really think
my features are the same as thosefellas? But brother, what mistakes were
made on the assembly line? Well, one thing you've got to admit,
Claude and I was really a bigshot on that train when we got to
Washington. My brother's a big politician. He gave me a letter of introduction
to the president. Boy, Icertainly made an impressive sight as I walked
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in the front door of the WhiteHouse and handed the letter to the dormant.
You made me even more impressive sightwhen you came flying out on your
ear. Well, how did mybrother know Rookie didn't get in? Oh
Bob didn't? Child Gray wonderful onthat trip and carry Grand. I can't
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figure you what claude that Kerry GrandCharles bloy Ah, just a couple of
Ham actors. What tear me aboutthat wild You see him taking bows in
front of the crowd at the railroadstation this morning? Yes, you almost
fell off their shoulders. Hey,your public design got a little heavy now
you so how you just don't appealto be like chug Wade? Oh you
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dislike him because of his accent.Oh, I guess you're right. I
do like his accent. Well Ican have an accent like that. Listen,
our claudettes, My Harrie, youare tree charman. Come kiss me,
kiss me. There must be somethingmore than his accent. You're spinning
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at a marriage. It's Mary,I'm crazy, buy Oh Mary is playing
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me lovely when she's went be I'ma happy god. Jean married without her
all lovely and if she will theyI do, then I will too.
Amid man remind m oh it's Marie. I'm crazy about our married. I'm
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lovely when she's with me. I'ma happy guy. Jean lay without her
lonely. If she will stay outing, then I will too. And make
me ladies and gentlemen. As youhave heard, Bob Hope leaves tonight with
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the victory train of Hollywood stars toplay benefits in such cities as Kansas City,
Minneapolis, Houston, Dallas, andmany others. On hearing the glorious
news that his city is among thoseto be honored by the Great Bob Hope's
presence, says the Mayor of Houston, proudly. You can fool some of
the people out of the time,and you can fool some of the people
some of the time. You couldpool all of the people part of the
time, and you could pool partof the people some of the time.
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You could fool part of all ofthe people almost all of the time.
But this is ridiculous. And nowwe finds Bob and Steady and us packing
for the big trip on the Victorytrain. Gee, Skin, just sinking
tonight. We're taking the train andjoining the Hollywood Victory Caravan for Houston.
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Yeah, say, Bob, Iain't tryl much, you know, and
tell me how much do you givea part at the end of the trip.
Well, it depends depends on whatwhether or not he sees you getting
off the train. Come on,we've got to finish pack. We Skin,
go in the closet and get therest of our suits. Oh,
Bob, I'm afraid to go inthat closet. That's a big moth.
And then it keeps beating me up. Skinny, you don't have to be
afraid of a mouth. Here,take my revolver and show them whose boss.
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Okay, give me the gun.Here I go, Bob, don't
stand there. Take it away fromhim, not me. He looks tougher
than the second Lieutenant's heart. Hey, Bob, oh, we all ready
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go down to the train now almostsay you don't Skin. So many beautiful
stars are going on that train.I'm gonna call one up and take it
to the station. Say, Skin, who do you think is more of
my type? Olivia to Havelin orClaude at Colbert. Why Bob, I
say, Claudee is your type.Olivia is more money type. Well,
then I'll neck with Claudete and youneck with Olivia. Okay, And when
we get tired of him, doesthis change all? See? That was
fun? What don't we play now? Well, never mind, we got
(18:45):
to finish packing our trucks. Theman from the express company should be here
any meant to take our luggage downto the station. Hello, Well so
you're an expressman now called a housebusiness. Fine, I work all day.
If you already talk aout the city, he went four repetians. Oh
where's you get the tires? Iwork all night too. Listen, how
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sul can you get over here andpick up my luggage? Or take white
a ril Hope. I'm doing abig movie job down here. We're moving
a ten ton saved from the tensestory. I'm down here on the ground
and my assistant is going to throwit down to me and I'll catch it.
Colonea, You idiots, You can'tcatch a ten ton safe thrown from
a tenth story window, or no, watch Patu Lachel that Joe, he
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put a curve on it. Colona, have you got a screw loose in
your head? Why the very idyinsinuating that I have a screw loose in
my head? That's the prof itto you. I'm going to take shake
my head right now, big centerof a gun, isn't it? Stop
(20:00):
pulling? Professor? You've got toget over here and pick up my trunk
so I can make the victory trainhorn. I hope I'll be down to
pick up the truck soon. Ijust hired a new man, and right
now he's helping me move a bigtrunk out of a window on the trintieth
floor of this building. Ecy,Samdy, I know you're a new man.
Let me show you how what youput out of the window. That's
it now didn't last very long toany Hello fella, Hello franfid Well,
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I'm all packed and ready to go. Yeah. I can hardly wait till
we get on that victory train again. Just think Carry Grant will be on
the train. He's divine. Waita minute, why do you think fellows
like Carry Grant are better than me? After? What's Cary Grant got that
I haven't gone? Well? Carryis filled with charm. Well, I'm
filled with charm. Carry is drippingwith personality. I've dripping with personality.
Carrie spends his money like water.I'm still dripping. Hey, Bob,
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someone's coming down the hall. No, reay, blind Bob, it's very
very well were were? They're avague? Well up your sag and sit
down. Tell me why are you? Uh? What are you doing here?
So Fans has invited me to goon the train with you. I'm
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going to be with you on yourwhole ship as a chaperon, a chaferl
you mean one of those people whostand around and keep an eye on everybody
and spoilers fun. Yes, yes, I'm going to be a sort of
an empty in stirch. That's wrong. You know that the younger can't be
too careful. I only bed asailor trying to flit with me, and
(21:37):
I reported into the head of thenavy. Oh oh, I say,
ahead of any but such a gentleness. Yes, everyone liked Admiral Dewey.
Yes, I know, just aminute as help. I'm just as young
as you are. This makes mepretty much of an old rap So Jobby,
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let's say, what are your dutiesas chaperone? But do you see
if anyone tries to kiss Frances Istepped between them just as he's about to
kiss it. Well, why doyou wait until he is already starting the
kisser before you step between them?Well, if I kid it just right,
fantasy stage, he's satisfied, I'min heaven. Well, suppose some
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of them trying to kiss her again? What do you do? Well,
Bob, have you had the daintyway a woman can reason with a man
attinue to intensive honor and to asense of setancy into a sensive pair play?
Yes, Well, I just fashionhis head to the cut and say
a lot of times, what dowe go to? Good going? Anyway?
Uh? Say, we'll leave prettysoon, skin. Colona should be
here with this truck any minute.Hey, there it comes down? Why
(22:53):
carry things down a whole flat ofstands? Hello, professors, So you're
from the express company. Yes,well how much are they charging for trunks
these days? Oh? I don'tknow. I never wear any Hello,
No, professor, you remember medear to day? Oh Colona, I
bet you're surprised to see her hereat the naval station. Oh not at
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all, Hope, every old tugneeds an overhauling once in a while.
You don't get that. I can'tbe angry that you. You're the type
of man I've really been looking for. Why don't we get married and in
the years so maybe we'll have alittle girl looks like me. What would
you say to that drowning Oh,come on, professor, hurry up and
(23:41):
take our luggage or we'll miss thetrain. Yeah, we'll put the bags
on your truck. Coloda, I'llcome on, drive us down to the
railroad station and step on. Okay, here we go. Right here we
are at the railroad station. Quitea short cut, wasn't it. Now
I'll drive across the tracks. I'llbe careful, Clona, do's a train
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coming? I don't want to hope. I've been already felloel three yards before.
Of course it's not spread out quiteso thin. All thanks for the
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memory of you, the Navy's pride. We're more than Gladifie. We'll see
your shining faces out there, smilingside by side, and thank you so
much, and thanks for the memoryyou great Lakes boys would train to free
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the bounding men. You'll rid theseas of Japanese and make their loss our
game. And thank yous. So, folks join the trend now for bailing
five bonds them and help keep theseboys for savings. This is no time
for sure King or failing our forceto free the seventh Seeds. You say,
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it's been a real pleasure and privilegeto broadcast here from the Great Lakes
Naval Training Station that I and I'dlike to thank Admiral Downs and his entire
personnel for making it so enjoyable forus all. Also, thank you,
miss product Probert for adding so muchto our program. Say, I think
I should mention that this coolgart salarytonight is going to pay for tickets for
the boys to see the show tomorrow. How about that, fella? You
(25:55):
know, I almost forgot about that. That's a real sweet gesture. I
mean that would be at the Chicago'shere tomorrow night with the whole Hollywood Victory
caravan, ladies and gentlemen of twentytwo stars, just to name a few
off. Panners merle Over brought atColbert, padd O'Brien, James Cagney,
Joan Blondell, Joan Bennett, JerryCologne. Help me out, Jerry.
(26:15):
There's twenty two of them, Atremendous list of stars. I wish I
had time to name them all.I hope. I know I've got many
of them, but I'm sorry,but you'll see them all. They're Grand
Gang and the Grand Show. Andnext week we'll be broadcasting from Ellington Field,
Houston, Texas, the second stopin our seven week tour throughout the
Midwest, South and East to entertainthe personnel of Army, Navy and Marines
and folks. Let me again remindyou to buy war bonds and stamps.
(26:37):
Help our boys fight the battle intheir own way. They're not only fighting
for a better world, that theystand ready to give it the utmost.
To ensure victory, the War Departmentis put into effect the plan whereby all
Army personnel and submitting them boys frompurchase war bonds. This plan is similar
to the Payroll Savings Plan now usingcommercial organizations throughout the United States. Yes,
I fighting men are doing more thantheir duty. There's do ours now.
(26:59):
Good night, lady in channel.Our broadcast tonight was going to inverting
the Navy personnel and I'm not necessarilyconstitute and I'm going for the wild products
by the leading. This broadcast cameto you from Great Lakes, Illinois.
This is the National Broadcasting Company.Oh
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