 and Nancy Kelly in commencement in khaki on the cavalcade of America sponsored by the DuPont company maker of better things for better living through chemistry but first here is gain Whitman there's an old adage about how a stitch in time will save nine that's particularly true with regard to clothing the proper care of your clothes will save you a lot of expense and frequent dry cleaning will make them look better and last longer DuPont cleaning fluids per clean and triclean are specially developed for dry cleaning in scientifically designed cleaning units they are thorough safe and leave no odor when your clothes are cleaned with DuPont fluids no oily film remains to catch dust and dirt they come back to you bright and clean looking their best if you'll choose a dry cleaner who uses DuPont fluids you'll benefit from their speed safety and efficiency these fluids are among DuPont's better things for better living through chemistry the DuPont company presents commencement in khaki starring Dana Andrews as Corporal Pete Johnson and Nancy Kelly as Sargent Alice Romney on the cavalcade of America the scene of our story is Camp Kilmer New Jersey where the army set up the first camp college in one of the barracks we find Corporal Pete Johnson sitting on his bunk as his friend Simon Kramer comes in. Hello Pete old Pete well if it is my old friend Simon Kramer how are you you just see me an hour ago I know when did you disappear after Chow I thought we were going into New York Pete you was a previous professor at the University of Wisconsin instructor Simon I told you that I was still working for my PhD when I was drafted OK but you were still a teacher right what about it well because you was one I figured you might know all the lowdown about this here Kilmer College well it's not a bad idea only I don't think it'll work out give me a reason look how do we get on this subject we'll miss the bus give me a for instance baby well I'll ask you can you see a lot of GIs taking a sudden interest in Shakespeare Freud calculus man I got the professors from Rutgers University lined up to take over it's the GIs I'm talking about think they'd give up nights to attend college when they could be in New York Corporal Pete Johnson you are looking at one who has made the sacrifice you're talking about all right I had baby I am now a college boy you signed up ten minutes ago I'm taking public speaking Oh no what's so comical that you should go into hysterics time time don't do this don't corrupt the beautiful Bronx English are yours you'll ruin it you'll spoil your accent yeah now look Pete I figured that if we was to stay proud I'd better stop embarrassing you by saying day eight when you're saying they wasn't oh I'm who is the poor unfortunate instructor of the public speaking ah now we're getting around to the crush at a matter Pete you was a professor in Wisconsin you're talking which good very good so wait a minute wait a minute sign did you buy some underhanded tricks suggest my name for that job baby you got wonderful ignition intuition well you got it now just a minute you and I have been pals for a long time we've gone through a lot together haven't we know the whole thing the whole thing Africa's Sicily and the old do you want to stay pals well sure sure why not I'll tell you why not because I want nothing to do with Camp Kilmer College or any other college I'm through with classrooms and students I'm finished with them washed up get it you mean you don't want to be a professor no more that's it but why not because sign I've been around too much in the past three years to let myself be locked up in a classroom again I couldn't stand it yeah but Pete baby look I got it I'm going to know you have Pete baby wait up in a chain height at all I do kind of just went up and see captain what is now for a couple of minutes I I well I kind of promise him your mic how about it baby get away from me I smell a rat you're too enthusiastic about this you're too anxious to get me to see captain waters why Pete there ain't nothing at all hey wait a minute wasn't there a three-day pass offered for every suggestion accepted Pete are you standing there suggestion that I put up your name to get a crummy three-day pass you put up your own grandmother on the auction block if there was any advantage in it for you your height my feeling I'd gladly hurt your head if there's such a thing were possible you did do it didn't you now baby it just comforted me like you know that you could get a three-day pass by throwing me to the wolves signed someday I'm going to kill you I'm going to cut your throat with a dull knife so it'll take a long time dear how blood thirsty huh good evening Corporal Johnson I see your temper hasn't improved and right what's the matter with you well nothing nothing at all Peter all the trouble seems to be coming from you I look here I don't know who you are oh you don't you don't are your memories as short as your temper isn't it now he's always like this such nice see well you try pouring water over his hot little head it's been so nice seeing you again Peter haha the devil was that a whack I can see that you idiot but who is she I don't know baby but if I ever saw a dish right there and I thought a better memory than you got I never mind her what about you and that past okay okay I'll knock to it but I did think it was a good idea even without the pair shut up look please Pete please for a pal just go see Captain Waters huh this ain't gonna hate all right all right I'll see him you'll get your pass and I can still refuse to do it baby I have baby like this way professor that captain awaits your presence a real pal Pete doing this for me why don't you just shut up and let me sweat this out Peter no still in a temper hey are you in all places that waxed sergeant Pete I can see like Sergeant I'm afraid you have me to disadvantage oh well that evens things up a little the last time we met I was at a disadvantage you ain't never told me about this keep out of this time you keep out of it this is between Corporal Johnson and me just like our last argument I don't think I've ever had an argument with you sergeant may I sit down well shut you shut me now what is all this sergeant well this is embarrassing Peter I wonder what your folks and race seen in your friends at Wisconsin you would think of your memory but I'm your pal sign here for example yeah me too I told you to keep out of this I look Sergeant Alice Alice Romney well does that name mean anything to you my memory is perfect especially for faces if I had seen you anyway just for a flicker of an eyelash I could never forgotten you know what a lovely speech do you use it on all the girls you like to forget now look I've been given the brush off before Peter but never quite like this it's it's novel and quite ingenious hey she uses words like you Pete she must know you she does not I never met her before in my life I don't even recognize her name it's very rude to speak of me in the third person Peter if I were really rude I should say that speaking of you in the past tense would delight me at the moment you are in a temper is he always like this time now he's only like this when he's mad something I must be terribly trying on his friend's nerves I'm going to get out of here I'm going to leave you two alone so you can discuss my temper shortcomings or anything else you want to keep it down baby the captain's office is right here so watch your own nuts who was that yelling I was yelling sir well take it outside this is a college building yes sir right now hey no no captain this is him this is corporal Jackson the speech professor oh oh come in corporal come into my office yes sir I'll see you later sign you too sergeant from now how thrilling you think you'll remember me if you want to come in corporal right away sir sit down corporal thank you sir well private Kramer suggested your name he thought you might take over the class in public speaking at Kilmer College captain I don't want to go back to teaching no why not all right sir I'll tell you why I can't go back into a classroom because now it would seem a futile and useless thing Pete I'll tell you something that's why we started Kilmer College because many men are in your state of mind they're afraid to see themselves in a classroom again I see now this college is an experiment we figure if we can put some men back on this scholastic track and start others we've accomplished our purpose now I know what you say Pete the answer is still no captain the men won't be interested all right if 15 men register for a class in public speaking will you take it over like 15 is a fairly high number Pete most of the men want languages accounting business administration English all right if 15 men registered for the class I'll teach it good thanks corporal for your time thank you sir Pete did you take it are you going to be my school teacher no I turned it down and you still hear how you remembered me how wonderful I'm going to the barracks and dream about this wonderful moment why don't you stop this idiotic run around and tell me what this is all about some other time here I've got to see captain waters immediately I'm bringing in the list of men and women enrolled in the public speaking class I enrolled in myself how many are on that list let's see 14 14 15 really there's one more me I'm Corporal Pete Johnson I'm supposed to teach you public speaking not because I particularly want to so before we go on there are a few things I've no need to be scared but my knees shake when I get up in front of people and put your foot on a chair and lean on your knee first my folks lived in the then they moved to Michigan and they I was drafted a night I wanted to be a parrot you there was a guy no no no Sergeant book I've told you a dozen times to think of what you're going to say before you get up get right to the point class I want each of you to bring in a prepared speech would you suggest the subject professor yes I'm I can for you you bring in a speech on how to sell a pal down the river really Peter I enjoy your classes and you really aren't a bad instructor thank you Sergeant Romney why don't you just call me Alice I called you Peter you know I do know but then you claim a past friendship let's sit down here it's such a lovely night okay what are you thinking about Peter oh I'm just wondering if any of those guys are getting anything out of the class out of anything here at Kilmer College you don't think so do you frankly I don't see how they can appear you're too intelligent to be bitter it's not bitterness Alice I'd say it was more like a gentle sentence and cynicism isn't worthy of you either and it isn't that easy look Pete it's going to be an awfully small world smaller than it's ever been before people are going to be closer together so what's your point my point is that you I signed little Tommy McGuire Sergeant Bohawk all of us we've had our perspectives changed war perhaps maybe we've developed a protective cynicism but it's cramping us and we have to do something to break out to see the world again in relation to other people strangers Kilmer College will help us do that by giving a class in public speech oh no Pete by giving a class in human relationship each class will do that you have something to offer you think oh I know so want to know something else what Peter you're a pretty girl and a splendid difference we weren't talking about that corporate I know I changed the subject Alice how about going into New York tomorrow night maybe you sure I love it Peter well I'll tell you what we'll miss camp child I know a place on 48 Street no no Peter I can't not dinner together why not but that would mean conversation here and you know how I bore you you bore me what are you talking about who said you bored me well you did tell me once that I was the dumbest creature who ever lived don't you remember there you go again just when I thought you were over that nonsense you start in again Peter temper temper I'm not losing my temper Alice please you do like me don't you well if I hadn't liked you Peter I'd I'd never taken the trouble to find out all about you all right we'll call it quits for tonight but I swear that I'll make you talk tomorrow night it did you may be a good instructive Peter but you certainly don't know women what do you mean well don't you know Peter there's your way to keep a woman quiet is to try to make her talk you're listening to Dana Andrews as Corporal Pete Johnson and Nancy Kelly as Sergeant Alice Romney in commencement in khaki on the capital Kate of America sponsored by the DuPont Company maker of better things for better living through chemistry Corporal Peter Johnson has taken over a class in public speaking at Kilmer College but that's not his big problem as the second part of our story opens we find Pete and Simon the barracks as I'm says all right come on up baby come on if you can't get to sleep I'll tell Papa what's eating it's Alice time she's driving me crazy yeah how baby you've never been in love have love oh sure plenty times why why I was the Casablanca with the Bronx Casanova time well I was good but Alice she knows all about me she won't tell me how she swears I called her a dumb little scarecrow ain't that a dirty shame oh I'm the only dirty shame is that you're still saying dirty after six weeks and yeah murder ain't it shut up now look baby don't go getting hot at me because I ain't needling your mind it's that dame I'm in love with his son is the feeling parry mutual I don't know well what's the matter ain't you taller every time I get around to it she she brings up that mysterious quarrel we had yeah well I could see how that would chill things a little man it's like a shower of cold water telling his son something's got to be done yeah you got it right over the head ain't you all right all right let's forget it now yeah sure sure baby I know all about dames Pete now look you just got to sleep and forget about it leave it all to me I've heard those words before and they sound ominous I'm gonna fix it for you sure sure sure I go to sleep at dames they got hearts like statues I'm gonna fix it for Pete I sure am good evening time why aren't you with me well I I was just going to class which class time all the same as you are you're taking art appreciation and why not I can't appreciate it no more than nobody else well I just meant that you're taking so many classes all they got such all they got because like the captain says never have so many needed to know so much have you seen much of Pete lately yes quite a bit why sign well he's a swell guy huh I very nice yeah now look suppose there was somebody who was making a monkey out of him who's doing that sign well nobody nobody I was just saying that suppose it never is Pete he's a great guy him and me as pal yes yes I know you are he talks about your great deal yeah and now if there was somebody making a monkey out of him what would you do well I'd I'd say that if he had it coming to him it'd be a very good thing mm-hmm even if well if Pete was kind of sore for the day I mean the one that's been doing in England time is Pete fond of the person who's making a monkey out of it oh up to his ears up to his ears does he does he talk much about this person all the time such all the time I oh I'm you're a very nice person to your wonderful time you're the most gorgeous the most precious person in the world hey well how do you like that making a monkey out of Pete and then making a play for me his best pal okay baby I'll fix your clock Corporal Johnson good evening Captain Waters thought I'd sit in on the class tonight Pete anything special sir graduation exercises are next week and I'm looking for a speaker Pete do you have any likely material they all done well captain and you how about you I've changed my mind sir I've written to Wisconsin told them I'd like to get back into the teaching job again I'll go after my PhD in a full professorship good kill my college has accomplished things hasn't it yes sir oh good evening Alice her Sergeant good evening Corporal Captain Waters good evening Sergeant hmm see what you mean well I suppose we get on with the corporal can you find a good speaker for me well suppose you be the judge sir excuse me at ease as is as you know is our last class Captain Waters is something to say captain thank you Corporal I'd like to ask a question of the class has killed my college justified your time and effort Tommy McGuire would you like to answer that yes I would I don't have to think much about it Captain I wanted to be a lawyer but I was worried I didn't know if books and study would well would make sense anymore they do sir I'm definitely going to study law now sir you're good for you Tommy oh Captain Sergeant Bullock used to have trouble speaking and now Sergeant well sir ten weeks ago would have taken me 15 minutes to get into the first sentence now I can get to the point without telling the life history of a dog I had back in Pennsylvania that's all sir very good Sergeant now Sergeant Romney what would you say you got out of kill my college I'm not going to tell you everything I got out of it sir you you blush beautifully Sergeant I I want to say this about this college and it's the same thing I would say about the whole army briefly this is the first war in our history in which women have taken a full and tremendous share but the men in uniform had their doubts as to how we would perform in military jobs I speak from personal experience I can still remember the first soldier whom I relieve for combat duty he nearly snapped my head off and only because I was a woman but I think now that even he would be among the first to admit that we wax proved ourselves well now the war is over in one and we have our way of life and we're now going home but I'm putting every man on notice don't forget the women don't forget we stood by you and let's have a little more of your brotherliness so that we can have a little more brotherhood throughout the world you were terrific Alice but when you spoke back there in the class you seem to be talking right at me oh did I you were looking at me every word was aimed at well most of them were peace why because when I met you I thought you were the most colossal egotist I'd ever run into your male chauvinism was pretty hard to take I chauvinism but look Alice never in my whole life have I ever oh no you're wrong I wouldn't act that way toward you of all people but you did pay and it hurt I found out all about you and I swore to myself that if ever I could get back at you I would well Alice for heaven's sake when how where you remember Naples 1943 Naples sure what about it we waxed justice embarked and we were told that one of us was needed to relieve a soldier for combat right away his outfit was moving up the line one of the girls hopped a Jeep and went out to the area then what when she got there only headquarters company was left and there was one truck waiting for one soldier who had to stay there until relieved by a whack I was that soldier yes you were Pete and what did you do you tell me I will you tried to show that girl your entire job in one minute it wasn't a hot it wasn't but that girl was scared Pete she was so scared because it was the first hour overseas and there you were scowling and furious because this girl seemed stupid a truck was waiting for me I had to hurry yes I know but you told that girl she was a dumb little scarecrow you said all wax were done but and you ran off you left her with the files in the battalion listing everything you remember that dumb little scarecrow Pete it couldn't have been you well it was but that that girl mumbled when she tried to talk her face was all out of shape because my jaw was swollen I had a terrific toothache and I was half crazy with pain oh but you couldn't see that could you Pete all you thought was there was a stupid girl honey honey listen to my side will you do you have an excuse if you were half crazy with pain I was half crazy from the thought that my outfit would go on without me I've been stuck in an office job because the duck put me there when the chance came for me to get out I had to take my C Alice can you forget what I said that day is there any reason that I should yes I love you you're a good reason well it's let's not talk so much that's much better appear haha look up here well baby things is all fixed and this chick ain't going to get in your hand no more be what's he talking about no sign what did you do this name has been driving you're crazy like you said why she was coming between us even so I talked with the major and you sergeant Romney you are finished with a toying with my pal tomorrow you'll be in transport to California California Alice California oh no sign how could you be what are you doing with that shit be darling just don't hit him hey Pete get off me it's madder no sign baby not murder it's murder and in a toward degree and Ruth and Nancy Kelly will return to our cavalcade microphone in a moment now here is gain Whitman low wide buildings hundreds of yards long with tremendous doors 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speech like that can only come from a professor in public speaking oh no i'm serious well you'll want to listen next week then when i talk about the treasure chest no and i have another reason for wanting to listen next week gain i understand um john hodiac will be on that's for me we'll also have janet blare with us nancy oh that's for me what's the story game it's the story of billy bryant the george m cohan of the mississippi river and his life on the showboat it's called the children of old man river when by the way this will be presented in new york as a full-hour television show on january 30th with music dancing gorgeous girls a beautiful showboat set and all the trimmings this will not only be a preview of our next week's cavalcade of america but a preview of things to come in entertainment we'll be at our radios next monday at cavalcade time gain to hear children of old man river what we're not we certainly will okay and thanks nancy kelly and anna andrews for being with us tonight appears through the courtesy of samuel goldwell and will soon star in the golden production glory for me nancy kelly is soon to be seen in the paramount picture follow that woman the music that tonight's jupons cavalcade was composed and conducted by robert umbruster in the cast of mr andrews and miss kelly where eddie marr is sime and gail gordon as captain waters a cavalcade play was written by harry granik this is tom collins inviting you to listen next week to john hodiac and janet blare in children of old man river on the cavalcade of america brought to you by the jupons company of wilmington delaware this is nbc the national broadcasting company