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00:00:00The End
00:01:30Fix this dress tie if I'll be pleased with you.
00:01:36If I were a commander in the Navy, I'd be ashamed to admit I couldn't fix the dress tie.
00:01:41Says my beautiful wife.
00:01:44Now dear, if you're going to stop that, we'll never get to the banquet.
00:01:51Why do we have to go to these dinners anyway?
00:01:55That's the penalty you pay for being important.
00:02:03There.
00:02:05Thanks.
00:02:12Just the same that our times, when this hero business is the bunk.
00:02:22Well, my last night, too.
00:02:25Why don't they stage these pool banquets a week ahead?
00:02:29Because it wouldn't read so well in the newspapers.
00:02:35Commander Hall was honored at the banquet a week before his departure for the South Pole.
00:02:40It sounds flat.
00:02:42Oh, I don't know.
00:02:44Commander Hall spent his last evening at home quietly.
00:02:47With his wife.
00:02:52Sounds rather nice to me.
00:03:01Lieutenant Armstrong is down there.
00:03:07Tom.
00:03:08Oh, yes, I, uh, uh, I asked him to come over and go with us.
00:03:13Oh.
00:03:16Tell him he'll be right down.
00:03:18Yes, sir.
00:03:23You don't mind.
00:03:25Mind Tom?
00:03:26Why, no, of course not.
00:03:28You know, I wouldn't be half as keen on this trip.
00:03:31It would be not for Tom.
00:03:33He's as excited about it as a schoolboy.
00:03:35All he talks about.
00:03:38Evening, Tom.
00:03:40Good evening, Commander.
00:03:42Good evening, Miriam.
00:03:44Good evening, Tom.
00:03:52You look perfectly beautiful tonight.
00:03:56I don't know whether I like that or not.
00:03:59You put too much emphasis on that tonight.
00:04:03To me, you're always beautiful.
00:04:07Leave it to Tom to always say the right thing at the right time.
00:04:10It's a gift.
00:04:17Aren't you thrilled at the thought of actually starting tomorrow?
00:04:20I'll say I am.
00:04:22Let's take her along.
00:04:23Mask up?
00:04:24No.
00:04:25As guardian angel.
00:04:26Oh, there you go again.
00:04:29I told you, but again.
00:04:31I told you, but again.
00:04:54I told you, but again.
00:04:56I wish to propose the final toast of the evening.
00:05:00A toast of Godspeed to the officers and crew of the expedition
00:05:06through the person of its gallant leader,
00:05:10Commander Donald Hall.
00:05:14Commander Donald Hall.
00:05:17Commander Donald Hall.
00:05:37And now, if I may, I'd like to propose a toast
00:05:42to the real heroes of this expedition,
00:05:46the courageous wives and sweethearts
00:05:50remain at home.
00:05:55To the wives and sweethearts.
00:05:57My wife and sweethearts.
00:05:58Bye-bye.
00:06:40How do you feel when you face an expedition?
00:06:43Is it something of the gambler's faith in the turn of a field?
00:06:48Well, frankly, when I think of Keary and Amundsen and Andre
00:06:52and compare their attempts with this expedition,
00:06:56I feel rather humble.
00:06:57Humble?
00:06:58Absolutely.
00:07:00Consider what Keary faced.
00:07:02The odds against him were overwhelming.
00:07:04That's true.
00:07:06When you consider the modern inventions that we have at our disposal,
00:07:10this expedition seems like child's play.
00:07:14Child's play?
00:07:16Well, I should hardly call it that.
00:07:18No.
00:07:19Well, by way of comparison.
00:07:22Once those men started,
00:07:24they lost touch with the outside world.
00:07:27We have the wireless and base camps equipped with aeroplanes.
00:07:32Commander,
00:07:34if you could make a survey
00:07:35of the morals of the natives at the South Pole.
00:07:39I'm afraid there are none, Doctor.
00:07:41What, morals or natives?
00:07:44Good news, Sir John.
00:07:47Tell me,
00:07:49is it true that your men are sewn up in their furs
00:07:52and don't take them off until the end of the trip?
00:07:55Pretty nearly true, Sir John.
00:07:56My word.
00:07:57My word.
00:07:58How do they take a bath?
00:08:01Everything, my boy.
00:08:22Tom, tell me the truth.
00:08:25Since the plans were first made a year ago,
00:08:28Donald has insisted that there's not a bit of danger involved.
00:08:33Is that true?
00:08:37Why...
00:08:38Why, yes.
00:08:39Yes, of course.
00:08:41But there is danger, isn't there?
00:08:43A great deal of danger.
00:08:47You're not going to get frightened the last moment.
00:08:50I don't know.
00:08:54You see, those women seemed to be sympathizing with me.
00:08:58It made me realize that they were frightened.
00:09:01And that frightened me.
00:09:11And now, I wonder if I may be excused.
00:09:15You see, I haven't much more time with my wife.
00:09:20My Miriam.
00:09:22You're trembling.
00:09:26I am frightened.
00:09:31Frightened?
00:09:37I have a sort of feeling that...
00:09:46Miriam.
00:09:48Oh, my dear.
00:10:00I'm sorry.
00:10:02Please forgive me.
00:10:04It wasn't your fault, dear.
00:10:07I couldn't help it.
00:10:08I...
00:10:09I forgot myself.
00:10:10It...
00:10:11It was my fault.
00:10:12I...
00:10:15I...
00:10:18I don't know.
00:10:20I...
00:10:36I was just...
00:10:38I'm sorry.
00:10:40It's...
00:10:40I'm sorry.
00:11:01I don't know how I could have been so clumsy I'm delighted it happened
00:11:04commander how I everyone will be wanting a piece of that vase as a souvenir but I'll be quite the
00:11:12most
00:11:13popular woman in Washington well that's very charitable of you still I and now I'm going to
00:11:18insist that you autograph every fragment before you leave tonight if someone will lend me a pen I'll
00:11:25get to work but at least think my mind off
00:11:34has anyone a pen I have one thank you mommy thank you
00:11:41oh commander
00:11:47and don't get me
00:11:53good night lieutenant
00:11:58very glad you came
00:12:04the best of luck commander thank you
00:12:16sit beside Lillian
00:12:42What a comedown.
00:12:45What did you say?
00:12:47Awkward to me, wasn't it?
00:12:49Breaking that vase.
00:12:51Why wouldn't let that bother me?
00:12:54No, but it does.
00:12:55One awkward gesture,
00:12:57and then smash.
00:12:59Well,
00:13:01your future isn't ruined
00:13:02through smashing Mrs. Talon's vase, I'm sure.
00:13:04I'm not so sure.
00:13:06Oh, don't be silly, Donald.
00:13:09What a position to find myself in.
00:13:12There I was,
00:13:13the guest of honor,
00:13:14lionized like a little tin hero,
00:13:18taking it rather gracefully, too,
00:13:20and then smash,
00:13:23and the bars scattered
00:13:24in bits all around me.
00:13:28It was just one of those things that couldn't
00:13:30be helped, Donald.
00:13:32Nevertheless,
00:13:34one can't go to someone else's home
00:13:36and break a thing of value
00:13:38and not make restitution.
00:13:42Is that right, Tom?
00:13:45Right, Donald.
00:13:49Well, here we are.
00:13:52Home.
00:14:09Good night.
00:14:09Oh, not yet, Tom.
00:14:11Come on in.
00:14:13It's late.
00:14:14Oh, have a night, Cap.
00:14:16I think I'd better be getting on.
00:14:19Tom, it's our last night.
00:14:21Come on in.
00:14:24Miriam,
00:14:26you insist.
00:14:27Yes, come along, Tom.
00:14:30Come on.
00:14:45That's right.
00:14:51Bye.
00:14:56I'm
00:15:12Tom
00:15:16how will you have it
00:15:18all glass on me
00:15:20me please
00:15:27I know what Miriam was
00:15:40he saw us
00:15:43I hope not
00:15:44everything he said had a double meaning
00:15:47you imagine that
00:15:49I tell you he's playing with us
00:15:51oh Miriam
00:15:52he knows I tell you
00:16:08you are
00:16:09you are
00:16:17you are
00:16:20here's to
00:16:23the three of us
00:16:29what's the matter dear
00:16:31it's my head
00:16:32I'm sorry
00:16:34too much excitement
00:16:35I'm afraid so
00:16:36let me get you an aspirin
00:16:38oh will you
00:16:40it's in the I think the second shelf in the medicine case
00:16:43I'll hurry
00:16:53I can't stand any longer
00:16:55now Miriam
00:16:56we're not sure
00:16:58oh he knows I tell you
00:16:59he knows
00:17:03then there's only one decent thing for me to do
00:17:06Tom
00:17:08what do you mean
00:17:10oh you won't do that promise me you won't
00:17:15I'm sorry Miriam
00:17:20here's your aspirin dear
00:17:24Donald
00:17:25why do you go on pretending
00:17:28pretending
00:17:28oh why don't you come out with it
00:17:30you saw us in the conservatory didn't you
00:17:36yes
00:17:39I knew it
00:17:41I knew it
00:17:49now Miriam
00:17:54Donald
00:17:55you must know the respect I have for you would never let me be guilty of doing a cheap thing
00:18:01what happened tonight had to happen Tom and I were helpless
00:18:06oh won't you believe that
00:18:08we we were swept away
00:18:11it's all my fault Donald
00:18:14I was a cad
00:18:21my dear chap
00:18:24I've known you all your life
00:18:26and I've never known you to do a dishonorable thing
00:18:30I'm sure it must have been something pretty big
00:18:34to make you forget yourself this time
00:18:40and now I think we'd better forget it
00:18:51this is the last evening that Miriam and I will have together
00:18:54for a long time
00:19:09good night
00:19:20Good night, ma'am.
00:19:35Shall we go upstairs, dear?
00:19:37But there's still something you don't understand.
00:19:40My dear, I think I understand everything.
00:19:42Oh, no, Donald, you don't.
00:19:45I've told you this was no mere flirtation.
00:19:47Do you think what you saw tonight could have happened if it were only that?
00:19:50Do you think I could have let Tom take me in his arms and kiss me?
00:19:53Of course, my dearly.
00:19:56The emotion of saying goodbye got the better of you.
00:19:59No, Donald, it wasn't that.
00:20:01It was because I loved him and he loved me.
00:20:05Miriam!
00:20:07Now.
00:20:08Now you understand.
00:20:19Well, what do you want me to do?
00:20:26I want my freedom, Donald.
00:20:29Your freedom?
00:20:31You mean a divorce?
00:20:34Oh, my dear, I'd rather die than hit you this way.
00:20:37Divorce?
00:20:38You mean that you and I...
00:20:40After what I told you, what's left for us?
00:20:43God, what's left?
00:20:47What's left of five years of hopes and plans and efforts, all rooted in my love for you.
00:21:03What's left of anything now?
00:21:05Oh, don't, don't, please, don't.
00:21:11I can hear that vase crashing about me again.
00:21:15Only this time, it's the world that's falling about me in pieces.
00:21:37I'm not going to say this way.
00:21:38It's a bit higher than we're going to Work to go.
00:21:38Go, go, go, go, go, go.
00:21:41Go take it simple.
00:22:23Oh
00:22:54Thank you very much.
00:23:38You think that the ice will affect it?
00:23:40Oh, I think not.
00:23:41Let me show you.
00:23:41Good.
00:23:43Good luck.
00:23:54Goodbye, Miriam.
00:23:56All luck to you, Tom.
00:23:59Thanks.
00:24:08Time to take off, Miriam.
00:24:11I want you to be happy.
00:24:14Everything will be all right and sure.
00:24:17Oh, Jonathan.
00:24:21I called up my attorney this morning.
00:24:24Anything you want done, they'll do.
00:24:29I've got to take with my arms, dear.
00:24:31The whole world's looking on it.
00:24:34Goodbye.
00:24:34ls.
00:24:35It's not the one.
00:24:43I'm missing.
00:24:52Ready?
00:24:53All ready, sir.
00:24:55Ready, Father?
00:24:56All ready.
00:24:57Stand by the way off ship.
00:24:59Way off.
00:25:01Stand by the way off ship.
00:27:09Here's your message.
00:27:10Get it off immediately.
00:27:11Yes, sir.
00:27:38I'm picking up the explorer, George.
00:27:56I have established communication with the explorer, sir.
00:28:28Very well.
00:28:28The explorer sends back word that all is well.
00:28:30The dispatch reads as follows.
00:28:32On board the explorer, Thursday, August the 4th, 422 PM, Eastern Standard Time.
00:28:39Confirming position recently reported.
00:28:40We have just passed over the Coco's Keys in the Southern Caribbean Sea.
00:28:45Visibility splendid.
00:28:46Motors functioning perfectly.
00:28:48Optimistic of complete success in expedition.
00:28:50Signed, Hall, Commander.
00:28:51Professor Jones' orchestra will now continue.
00:28:54All right, Professor.
00:28:55Didn't I tell you?
00:28:57They're going along splendidly.
00:28:59Yes.
00:29:01But why are they flying over the Caribbean Sea?
00:29:04They're going to the Pole.
00:29:06They have to fly south to get to the South Pole.
00:29:10South Pole?
00:29:12I thought they were going to the North Pole.
00:29:15But then I never did have any sense of direction.
00:29:41Helium Passoenth 25 Gy locks and the Cygnor L AIR L vida out of that constitute the
00:29:46water at a 1-8-3-8-8-1-8-4-3-8-8-42-3-2-3-3-8
00:29:50-8-2-3-3-9-4.
00:30:06Got him George, must be heavy weather on that balloon, sounds like the 4th of July.
00:30:27.
00:31:09who is it Sam madam yes Sam what is it I can you pardon madam the cook and I
00:31:16thought you would like to know they're broadcasting a message from the
00:31:19commander you heard it over the kitchen radio thank you Sam yes ma'am
00:31:24listing the message sent by wireless from the control room of the dirigible Explorer
00:31:29the dispatch read on board the Explorer Thursday August the 4th 11 51 p.m. Eastern Standard Time
00:31:36cannot confirm position last reported have been fighting terrific tropical storms since 5 p.m.
00:31:43visibility very bad motors running full speed to offset heavy headwinds have not seen land for
00:31:49two hours sign the hall commander
00:32:23so
00:32:25Oh, my God.
00:32:56Oh, my God.
00:33:28Wait a minute, boys.
00:33:29Hold everything, please.
00:33:34Station WITI.
00:33:35Stand by, everyone.
00:33:37Here's a news item just flashed by the Navy Department from the Dirigible Explorer.
00:33:42Passed through terrific storms.
00:33:43Two motors disabled.
00:33:45Right fin damaged.
00:33:46Proceeding slowly south.
00:33:48Signed, Hall.
00:33:49Come in.
00:34:05Scott Gleason.
00:34:07Huh?
00:34:08Scott Gleason, the Explorer.
00:34:10Oh, he's early today.
00:34:13Must be way down the end of South America.
00:34:16Wish I was aboard.
00:34:18Yes.
00:34:19You and my mother-in-law.
00:34:45Come on, boys.
00:34:46Come on.
00:34:47Come on, boys.
00:35:00Come on, boys.
00:35:02Come on, boys.
00:35:03Come on, boys.
00:35:03Come on, boys.
00:35:03Come on, boys.
00:35:03Come on, boys.
00:35:04Come on, boys.
00:35:05Come on, boys.
00:35:06Come on.
00:35:16That's the base tank remarkable in 15 hours. They'd be over the pole wonderful
00:36:02And they'd be over the pole, they'd be over the pole.
00:36:07We're over the pole, we're over the pole!
00:36:25We're over the pole, let's go!
00:36:28We're over the pole, let's go!
00:36:29We're over the pole, let's go!
00:36:30Cape to Pole, by Explorator America, buona la presse!
00:36:34Conquited to fall by a circle of explosion, power as we go, high birth.
00:36:39The regime conquist the Polo Sur, the master of the sea.
00:36:43The regime conquist the Polo Sur.
00:36:44The regime conquists the Polo Sur.
00:36:46The regime conquists the Polo Sur.
00:36:49The debate is the regime conquists the Polo Sur.
00:36:53The fighting with great storms.
00:36:56Americanist forced service of a police.
00:36:58It's that sidestone. Americanist forced service of a police.
00:37:01I don't know what the hell is going on.
00:37:16I am not a man.
00:37:21I am not a man.
00:37:23I am not a man.
00:37:36What did you get then?
00:37:37Just four words, sir.
00:37:41Snowstorm, bearings, unable and blind.
00:38:01Unable to use sexting.
00:38:02It looks like, sir.
00:38:25Mrs. Hall?
00:38:26Yes.
00:38:27They're going to give a message from the explorer.
00:38:31Yes, yes.
00:38:33Oh, yes, it's just coming in over the radio, Captain Russell.
00:38:40Incomplete because two-way communication was not established.
00:38:44The message is,
00:38:46have been flying through blinding snowstorms for 11 hours.
00:38:50Apparently still over ice pack.
00:38:52Unable to use sextant or take observation.
00:38:55Ship losing altitude due to the weight of snow and ice.
00:39:03Oh, my best river!
00:39:05Now we're going to put more weight in the sky to bring them out.
00:39:09Now we're going to put more weight in the sky to bring them out.
00:39:24But maintain full speed.
00:39:26We'll keep radio operators sending steadily.
00:39:29Hoping you get all our parts.
00:39:31Until situation orders here.
00:39:33Signed, Hall Commander.
00:39:34For I'm just a bubble of trouble and care.
00:39:40Very fond of petting but I'm getting old.
00:39:44Bring some coffee to the living room.
00:39:46I'm getting old.
00:39:46Heard the fire.
00:39:47Read the fire.
00:39:47Oh, my God.
00:39:47Oh, my God.
00:39:51Heard the fire.
00:39:52Yeah, absolutely.
00:39:56Really good.
00:39:57How long did his.
00:39:58I'm getting the fire.
00:40:00Bye.
00:40:01Oh, my God.
00:40:02Oh, my God.
00:40:09Good luck.
00:40:15Falling, weight of ice envelope too great, despite full speed ahead, ship losing altitude
00:40:25rapidly, only 300 feet above ice pack, can see ice peaks plainly.
00:40:38Falling! Falling! Falling!
00:40:59Hey, hi! Stand back!
00:41:21He's gone.
00:41:24I can't even get his carry away.
00:41:28Gleason's off the air entirely.
00:41:33The night of blitz, but when the dawn is breaking,
00:41:40a memory that soon do be forgotten.
00:41:53Attention, everybody. We've just heard from the Navy Department. The message has been received from the dirigible explorer.
00:42:01She is apparently... Wait a minute. I'll read the message. It's incomplete.
00:42:09Falling, weight of ice on envelope too great, despite full speed ahead, ship losing altitude rapidly, only 300 feet above
00:42:17ice.
00:42:18Can see ice peaks plainly. Falling! Falling! Falling! We're about to crash!
00:42:28Navy Department reports that the utmost measures will be taken immediately to ascertain the location of the lost scepter.
00:42:36And Commander Hall's base camp will be ordered immediately to explore the Antarctic for the survivors, if any.
00:42:44We are warned, however, of the extreme difficulty because the explorer was not able to locate a position for the
00:42:52past 12 hours.
00:42:53We will now continue our station program.
00:43:00To have, to hold, to leave for just a moment, in ecstasy and then to be forgotten.
00:43:35Everything to be refreshed.
00:43:36I may be stunned.
00:43:36All day, we fall.
00:43:42There we go.
00:43:43There we go.
00:44:11All right, men, stand by.
00:44:13Everybody.
00:44:14All right, sir.
00:44:19All right, sir.
00:44:20All right, sir.
00:44:24Hold that light on the glass.
00:44:26Stand back.
00:44:27There's equipment that comes down, boys.
00:44:29Yeah.
00:44:30Don't slip on that ice.
00:44:34All right.
00:44:46Join the Navy and see the world.
00:44:49I've seen a lot, but never anything like this.
00:44:52Gee, look at that ice.
00:45:04There's a ton of ice on it.
00:45:07Unload the ship.
00:45:09Better get that weight out of it before she breaks her back.
00:45:12Yes, sir.
00:45:29The gas is gone, sir.
00:45:31Four compartments torn wide open.
00:45:33She'll never rise from this ice, sir.
00:45:44How about the radio?
00:45:46The radio went out of commission, sir.
00:45:48Long before we crashed.
00:45:50I've been prepared at once.
00:45:52Very good, sir.
00:46:10Captain.
00:46:13Commander Hall's wife is on the telephone again, sir.
00:46:15Very well.
00:46:19Hello.
00:46:21Captain Russell?
00:46:23Yes.
00:46:23Yes.
00:46:24You haven't heard anything yet?
00:46:28Oh.
00:46:31I'm trying not to worry.
00:46:33But if I don't hear from you, may I call again?
00:46:39Goodbye.
00:47:06Have a good scene.
00:47:07All right.
00:47:07Officer of the marine corps.
00:47:18There.
00:47:19A fair job is finished, sir.
00:47:21Can we get the base camp now?
00:47:23Yes, sir.
00:47:24If our battery is strong enough, we can get them just as soon as our tubes warm up
00:47:45We got him sir, look out there go your tubes
00:47:51Those are our last ones too
00:47:56And no hope of repairs here
00:48:00We can repair vacuum tubes here, sir
00:48:04There goes our last chance of help by radio
00:48:13Any orders, sir?
00:48:17How much food have we?
00:48:20I've cut down on our rations
00:48:23We have enough for about eight days
00:48:30We will split up into separate groups
00:48:35They go out over the ice
00:48:36In different directions
00:48:39I'm sure the base camp will send out searching planes
00:48:43It will make it easier for them to find us
00:48:48Very good, sir
00:49:10We'll do our best, sir
00:49:12Good luck to both of you
00:49:14Good luck to both of you
00:49:35Good luck to both of you
00:49:49Goodbye.
00:49:50Come on, boys. Let's go.
00:49:58Come along, Bob.
00:50:05Bozo, what's the big idea?
00:50:08Go on back. Go on back.
00:50:15Why don't you stay back there with Bob like I told you to?
00:50:19I'll go on back. Go on.
00:50:22Feed it.
00:50:27Oh, very well, then if you must, come along.
00:50:44I know I'm right.
00:50:46I remember this place.
00:50:48When they came out, I went to see.
00:50:51All right, come on, Colonel.
00:50:58Out!
00:51:02You're all right, gentlemen.
00:51:04I am out of here.
00:51:06Okay.
00:51:11Go straight up there.
00:51:15I'm out of here.
00:51:18Get away.
00:51:20Get away.
00:51:23Get away.
00:51:49Out! Out!
00:52:08We've got to get to it, come home.
00:52:14Give me that help.
00:52:15We're in.
00:52:21We're coming, Wilkins.
00:52:23We've got to get to it.
00:52:38Steady, Donald.
00:52:39Steady.
00:52:39We're going to get to it.
00:52:42We're going.
00:52:44Steady.
00:52:45Hold fast, Donald.
00:53:26All youths, keep going!
00:53:46Start circling when you are 200 miles due west.
00:53:49The rest of the squadron will cover the outer area. Good luck to you, Lieutenant.
00:53:53Thank you, sir.
00:54:24This is the way, I can see the way to the ship.
00:54:27There it is.
00:54:46I can see the way to the ship.
00:54:48I can see anybody in the ship there.
00:54:59There it is.
00:55:11There it is.
00:55:12There it is.
00:55:17There it is.
00:55:18There it is.
00:55:21Let's see.
00:55:22There it is.
00:55:33There it is.
00:55:43There it is.
00:55:45There it is.
00:55:50There it is.
00:55:53There it is.
00:56:04There it is.
00:56:21What was that?
00:56:24What was what?
00:56:27I thought I heard the sound of a motor.
00:56:30Well, it's just your imagination again.
00:56:33No, no, I tell you.
00:56:35Listen.
00:56:47Look.
00:56:56Oh, my God.
00:56:57He's coming past.
00:56:59Stop him.
00:57:00Stop him.
00:57:00I said he was going away.
00:57:01Get on steady.
00:57:03That won't help you any.
00:57:06Watch it.
00:57:10He's going to make a landing.
00:57:31It was just a miracle that I found you here.
00:57:33I was just about ready to turn and go back to camp.
00:57:38Where are the others?
00:57:42Gone.
00:57:45Gone?
00:57:47Where are all that's left?
00:57:51Oh.
00:57:53Commander Hall.
00:57:54I'm Tom Armstrong.
00:57:56Lieutenant Wallace, sir.
00:58:00Well, I guess the first thing that you're interested in is some food.
00:58:20Think of it, Donald.
00:58:22We're going home.
00:58:24People, streets, lights, music.
00:58:28As far as I'm concerned, I'm ready to go now.
00:58:33Pop, we're going home.
00:58:36I'm afraid, gentlemen.
00:58:37I've got some bad news for you.
00:58:41What do you mean?
00:58:43My plane will only carry one passenger.
00:58:50You mean that one of us must remain here?
00:58:55I'm afraid so.
00:58:57It's up to you which one I take.
00:59:07appeared in the military.
00:59:09If you don't want to play.
00:59:09Yes.
00:59:10Yes.
00:59:14Yes.
00:59:20Yes.
00:59:25Yes.
00:59:27Yes.
00:59:28Yes.
00:59:34The long straw, Tom, goes back.
01:00:06The long straw, goes back.
01:00:31Lieutenant, take him back.
01:00:33No, no, I tell you, I won't.
01:00:35I'm still the head of this expedition, and I command you to go.
01:00:39But, Donald, you don't know what you're asking me to do.
01:00:42I'm asking you to do?
01:00:45I'm not even thinking of you.
01:00:47I'm only thinking of Miriam.
01:00:50Her happiness is all that counts.
01:00:54She wants you, and you're going back.
01:01:11Don't worry, sir.
01:01:12I'll come back for you.
01:01:15I know you will, if it's humanly possible.
01:01:45There's food here to last for a week, sir.
01:01:49Thanks.
01:01:51Goodbye, sir.
01:01:54Goodbye.
01:01:57Wait a minute.
01:02:01He won't take up much room, will he?
01:02:03No.
01:02:05No.
01:02:06No.
01:02:17No.
01:02:19No.
01:02:22No.
01:02:26No.
01:02:28No.
01:02:28No.
01:02:41No.
01:02:42No.
01:02:54No.
01:02:57No.
01:02:57No.
01:02:57No.
01:04:23Lieutenant Armstrong is now being officially welcomed by Admiral Townsend.
01:04:29Please stand by and I'll ask the Lieutenant to say a few words over the microphone.
01:04:36Lieutenant Armstrong, please please say a few words over the microphone.
01:04:42Ladies and gentlemen, the hero of the hour, Lieutenant Armstrong.
01:04:51Ladies and gentlemen, the real heroes of the expedition are back there.
01:04:59Fourteen brave men who died in the frozen south.
01:05:04The last and greatest hero is Lieutenant James Wallace, who single-handed came to my rescue
01:05:15and later returned for Commander Hall and perished in the attempt.
01:05:23So if there's any glory attached to this expedition, it really belongs to those men.
01:05:31I thank you.
01:05:32Thank you very much.
01:05:37Thank you for the audience, he's all right, everyone.
01:05:52There he is, boys.
01:05:53He's back now.
01:05:55That's him out of the hall, will ya?
01:05:57He's back, that boy.
01:05:59He's back, that boy.
01:05:59He's back.
01:06:10He's back, he's back.
01:06:11He's back, he's back.
01:06:12He's back, he's back.
01:06:13He's back, he's back.
01:06:15He's back, he's back, he's back.
01:06:18Come on now, bring him out easy.
01:06:20Come out easy, y'all.
01:06:22Come on now, take a fair light.
01:06:53Come on now!
01:06:55Come on, you're back.
01:06:55Well, Marcy Tom, I sure is glad to see you, sir.
01:06:58I sure is.
01:06:59I'm glad to be back too, sir.
01:07:01Is Mrs. Hall in?
01:07:02Yes, sir, she sure is.
01:07:06She sure is.
01:07:08Oh, I'm so glad you're back.
01:07:11I'm glad to be back, Miriam.
01:07:13Come.
01:07:24Sit down.
01:07:28Now tell me.
01:07:30Tell me just what happened.
01:07:32Everything from beginning to end.
01:07:35Please, Miriam.
01:07:35I can't go through all that again.
01:07:38Tom, you must.
01:07:40I've got to know.
01:07:45Well, we started off all right.
01:07:48And then we got into storms and snow.
01:07:50And the ship got overloaded with ice.
01:07:52Oh, yes, I know all that.
01:07:54I read it in the papers.
01:07:56I heard it over the radio until I almost went mad.
01:08:02What I want to know is what happened.
01:08:05Well, you and Donald were alone.
01:08:09And that aviator found you.
01:08:12Please, Miriam.
01:08:14Not that.
01:08:15But, Tom, I've got to know.
01:08:19The newspaper said that when Lieutenant Wallace found you, there were only two of you left.
01:08:26You and Donald.
01:08:29He told you he could take only one passenger back.
01:08:33Is that right, Tom?
01:08:37Yes, Miriam.
01:08:39But, why, why all these questions?
01:08:43I want to know, Tom.
01:08:45I've got to know.
01:08:47What, Miriam?
01:08:49How it was decided that you were the one to come back.
01:08:59We, we were going to draw straws.
01:09:02And did you?
01:09:05Please, Miriam.
01:09:06Did you?
01:09:08No.
01:09:09Why?
01:09:10Why didn't you?
01:09:12Please, Miriam, don't ask me to tell you that.
01:09:15Was it because Donald wouldn't let you?
01:09:18Was that it?
01:09:21Yes.
01:09:22Why?
01:09:23Why didn't he want to gamble on a chance to live?
01:09:26Why?
01:09:27Because...
01:09:27Because of me.
01:09:28Because he knew I loved you.
01:09:30That was it, wasn't it?
01:09:32He wanted me to be happy.
01:09:35He sent you back because I told him I loved you.
01:09:40I told him that myself.
01:09:47Oh, Donald, Donald.
01:09:50If I could only make you hear me.
01:09:55If I could only make you understand that it's you I love.
01:09:59That, that I've never stopped loving you.
01:10:05Oh, Donald, Donald.
01:10:10Miriam.
01:10:15Friends of Radioland, stand by for the greatest news of the day.
01:10:19Word has just been received that Lieutenant Wallace, who was reported lost, has returned
01:10:24to base camp number one, bringing with him the leader of the Antarctic expedition, Commander
01:10:30Hall.
01:10:31Commander Hall's condition is serious, but it is believed with a couple of weeks of careful
01:10:36nursing, it will set him on his feet.
01:10:38On this suspicious day, when Washington celebrated the return of Lieutenant Wallace.
01:10:42Did you hear that?
01:10:44Donald's alive!
01:10:46Alive!
01:10:54Give me a central.
01:10:55Two-four-oh-one, please.
01:10:59Captain Russell.
01:11:03Captain Russell, this is Mrs. Hall.
01:11:06Could I send a message to Commander Hall?
01:11:10I want to tell him that...
01:11:12Twenty-four-oh-one, please.
01:11:24and a few days Doctor.
01:11:26Bye bye.
01:11:27Bye bye.
01:11:29Bye!
01:11:30Bye bye.
01:11:32Bye bye.
01:11:34Bye bye.
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