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1 00:00:25,993 00:00:26,970 NEWSREEL: 'The island of Singapore NEWSREEL: 'The island of Singapore
2 00:00:26,994 00:00:28,969 'lies on the southern tip of British Malaya. 'lies on the southern tip of British Malaya.
3 00:00:28,993 00:00:32,402 'This jewel of empire produces 97% of the world's rubber, 'This jewel of empire produces 97% of the world's rubber,
4 00:00:32,426 00:00:35,266 'and covetous Japanese eyes have turned on these riches. 'and covetous Japanese eyes have turned on these riches.
5 00:00:35,290 00:00:37,125 'Let the Japs try it! 'Let the Japs try it!
6 00:00:37,150 00:00:39,779 'With the formidable strength of its British garrison, 'With the formidable strength of its British garrison,
7 00:00:39,803 00:00:42,843 'Singapore is well-equipped to hold its ground in the Far East.' 'Singapore is well-equipped to hold its ground in the Far East.'
8 00:00:45,278 00:00:47,398 _ _
9 00:00:50,480 00:00:54,821 _ _
10 00:01:24,803 00:01:26,803 [TRUCK DOORS SLAM] [TRUCK DOORS SLAM]
11 00:01:31,391 00:01:32,779 Are you all right? Are you all right?
12 00:01:32,803 00:01:34,803 Do you have any water, by any chance? Do you have any water, by any chance?
13 00:01:43,583 00:01:45,263 What have you done to your hands? What have you done to your hands?
14 00:01:46,089 00:01:47,729 Firefighting. Firefighting.
15 00:01:48,570 00:01:50,779 I don't... Some sort of explosion. I don't... Some sort of explosion.
16 00:01:50,803 00:01:53,803 You'd better come with us, we can get you a dressing. You'd better come with us, we can get you a dressing.
17 00:01:54,957 00:01:56,957 I'm looking for my girl. I'm looking for my girl.
18 00:01:57,803 00:02:00,779 You'll be able to do that better once your hands have been seen to. You'll be able to do that better once your hands have been seen to.
19 00:02:00,803 00:02:03,318 There's a medic at the airbase. Come. There's a medic at the airbase. Come.
20 00:02:03,342 00:02:05,803 The Japs could bomb us again any time. Please... The Japs could bomb us again any time. Please...
21 00:02:15,803 00:02:18,803 [AIR-RAID SIRENS WAIL] [AIR-RAID SIRENS WAIL]
22 00:02:21,994 00:02:24,610 Step on it, Bruce, for God's sake! Step on it, Bruce, for God's sake!
23 00:02:24,634 00:02:27,810 The van's chock-full of ammo. If this goes up, we land in China! The van's chock-full of ammo. If this goes up, we land in China!
24 00:02:27,834 00:02:30,960 Bloody Japs, here we go again. Bloody Japs, here we go again.
25 00:02:33,634 00:02:35,634 [EXPLOSIONS] [EXPLOSIONS]
26 00:02:57,156 00:02:59,610 I can't begin to understand what this fellow thinks he's doing. I can't begin to understand what this fellow thinks he's doing.
27 00:02:59,634 00:03:01,610 There isn't a single bloody plane intact There isn't a single bloody plane intact
28 00:03:01,634 00:03:03,634 in this whole sodding aerodrome! in this whole sodding aerodrome!
29 00:03:05,314 00:03:06,994 [MACHINE-GUN FIRE] [MACHINE-GUN FIRE]
30 00:03:21,634 00:03:23,314 ALL: Yeah! ALL: Yeah!
31 00:03:32,634 00:03:34,634 You see that beach over there? You see that beach over there?
32 00:03:35,634 00:03:38,634 We got hold of a boat and hid it over there. We got hold of a boat and hid it over there.
33 00:03:40,098 00:03:41,634 What for? What for?
34 00:03:42,634 00:03:43,810 Everyone's saying the British Army Everyone's saying the British Army
35 00:03:43,834 00:03:45,634 will have to surrender sometime today. will have to surrender sometime today.
36 00:03:46,634 00:03:48,320 - Really? - Mm. - Really? - Mm.
37 00:03:48,344 00:03:51,112 So, we're going to try and get out and make it to Sumatra. So, we're going to try and get out and make it to Sumatra.
38 00:03:51,136 00:03:52,610 Nine o'clock tonight. Nine o'clock tonight.
39 00:03:52,634 00:03:54,376 Room for you, if you'd like to join us. Room for you, if you'd like to join us.
40 00:03:54,400 00:03:56,610 We could probably squeeze in your girl as well. We could probably squeeze in your girl as well.
41 00:03:56,634 00:03:58,610 Of course, you'll have to find her first. Of course, you'll have to find her first.
42 00:03:58,634 00:04:00,060 Oh, I'll find her. Oh, I'll find her.
43 00:04:01,207 00:04:03,420 - We can't wait for you. - Don't worry. - We can't wait for you. - Don't worry.
44 00:04:04,634 00:04:05,820 I'll find her. I'll find her.
45 00:04:10,275 00:04:13,840 _ _
46 00:04:27,634 00:04:30,298 If you leave your belongings lying around, Joan, it's not surprising. If you leave your belongings lying around, Joan, it's not surprising.
47 00:04:30,322 00:04:33,130 - Give it back! - I will not! - Give it back! - I will not!
48 00:04:33,154 00:04:35,610 - Give it! Give it back this minute! - [LOUD SMASH] - Give it! Give it back this minute! - [LOUD SMASH]
49 00:04:35,634 00:04:38,194 - Oh! - Oh, what have you done? - Oh! - Oh, what have you done?
50 00:04:38,218 00:04:39,378 Thank you, Mohammed. Thank you, Mohammed.
51 00:04:39,421 00:04:40,610 Kate! Kate!
52 00:04:40,634 00:04:42,634 Hello, Daddy. Hello, Daddy.
53 00:04:43,634 00:04:44,611 Mwah! Mwah!
54 00:04:44,635 00:04:47,610 - Where are you off to, eh? - Nowhere in particular. - Where are you off to, eh? - Nowhere in particular.
55 00:04:47,634 00:04:49,610 Just making myself scarce. Just making myself scarce.
56 00:04:49,634 00:04:52,610 [THE WOMEN ARGUE] [THE WOMEN ARGUE]
57 00:04:52,634 00:04:54,610 If you weren't routing around my things... If you weren't routing around my things...
58 00:04:54,634 00:04:57,650 [ARGUMENT CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY] [ARGUMENT CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY]
59 00:04:57,674 00:04:59,610 I don't think that belongs to you, actually. I don't think that belongs to you, actually.
60 00:04:59,634 00:05:01,634 What's going on here, may I ask? What's going on here, may I ask?
61 00:05:02,200 00:05:05,634 [THEY SPEAK LOUDLY OVER EACH OTHER] [THEY SPEAK LOUDLY OVER EACH OTHER]
62 00:05:06,300 00:05:07,340 Enough. Enough.
63 00:05:08,280 00:05:10,460 Leave us, Joan. I'll speak to you presently. Leave us, Joan. I'll speak to you presently.
64 00:05:14,634 00:05:17,336 I've told you before, my dear, you really mustn't upset yourself. I've told you before, my dear, you really mustn't upset yourself.
65 00:05:17,360 00:05:18,610 It gets you absolutely nowhere. It gets you absolutely nowhere.
66 00:05:18,634 00:05:20,610 She refused to tell me anything. She refused to tell me anything.
67 00:05:20,634 00:05:22,650 Who he is. Where she met him. Who he is. Where she met him.
68 00:05:22,674 00:05:25,634 - I don't even know his name! - It appears... - I don't even know his name! - It appears...
69 00:05:26,240 00:05:28,240 his name is Barry. his name is Barry.
70 00:05:28,787 00:05:30,627 Barry?! Barry?!
71 00:05:41,634 00:05:44,288 I realise, at your age, flirtations are inevitable I realise, at your age, flirtations are inevitable
72 00:05:44,312 00:05:45,610 and, on the whole, and, on the whole,
73 00:05:45,634 00:05:47,634 I rely on you to use your good judgment. I rely on you to use your good judgment.
74 00:05:48,634 00:05:51,033 What I do object to is you upsetting your mother. What I do object to is you upsetting your mother.
75 00:05:51,057 00:05:53,634 - It's her fault, she... - Ah! - It's her fault, she... - Ah!
76 00:05:55,154 00:05:57,634 All I ask is, in the future... All I ask is, in the future...
77 00:05:58,634 00:06:02,154 ...you hide your love letters a little more efficiently. ...you hide your love letters a little more efficiently.
78 00:06:15,634 00:06:18,020 I don't know what's to become of Joan. I don't know what's to become of Joan.
79 00:06:18,507 00:06:21,507 Oh, Joan will sort herself out. Don't you worry about Joan. Oh, Joan will sort herself out. Don't you worry about Joan.
80 00:06:22,800 00:06:25,160 It's Monty you should be worried about. It's Monty you should be worried about.
81 00:06:26,095 00:06:29,130 Bone idle, drunk every night. Bone idle, drunk every night.
82 00:06:29,154 00:06:32,610 How's he going to run an enormous company? How's he going to run an enormous company?
83 00:06:32,634 00:06:34,634 He can barely do up his shoes in the morning. He can barely do up his shoes in the morning.
84 00:06:37,634 00:06:39,378 Has old Mr Webb said anything about Has old Mr Webb said anything about
85 00:06:39,402 00:06:41,634 bringing his son, Matthew, out here? bringing his son, Matthew, out here?
86 00:06:42,160 00:06:43,360 Matthew? No. Matthew? No.
87 00:06:43,834 00:06:46,634 I don't think they've seen each other since Mrs Webb died. I don't think they've seen each other since Mrs Webb died.
88 00:06:47,940 00:06:49,660 A shame, really. A shame, really.
89 00:06:50,314 00:06:51,610 We always used to say that Matthew We always used to say that Matthew
90 00:06:51,634 00:06:54,340 would have made an ideal husband for Joan. would have made an ideal husband for Joan.
91 00:07:50,634 00:07:51,611 Er. Er.
92 00:07:51,635 00:07:55,020 Sylvia and I were talking about your boy last night. Sylvia and I were talking about your boy last night.
93 00:07:55,634 00:07:57,153 Matthew? Matthew?
94 00:07:57,177 00:07:58,610 - Yes. - Hm. - Yes. - Hm.
95 00:07:58,634 00:08:02,610 Wondering if you had any plans to bring him out here. Wondering if you had any plans to bring him out here.
96 00:08:02,634 00:08:05,634 I thought about it after the League of Nations collapsed. I thought about it after the League of Nations collapsed.
97 00:08:06,105 00:08:10,934 But I'm not sure that commerce is altogether his area of expertise. But I'm not sure that commerce is altogether his area of expertise.
98 00:08:10,958 00:08:14,077 You used to say how good it would be if he and Joan were to marry. You used to say how good it would be if he and Joan were to marry.
99 00:08:14,101 00:08:16,634 Er, for the good of the firm, of course. Er, for the good of the firm, of course.
100 00:08:17,040 00:08:18,610 Well... Well...
101 00:08:18,634 00:08:20,610 Yes, for example... Yes, for example...
102 00:08:20,634 00:08:22,610 this finagling you're doing with the Dutch this finagling you're doing with the Dutch
103 00:08:22,634 00:08:25,610 to get round the American rubber restrictions, to get round the American rubber restrictions,
104 00:08:25,634 00:08:29,634 you'd have trouble getting him to agree to something like that. you'd have trouble getting him to agree to something like that.
105 00:08:29,940 00:08:33,140 - He's a bit of an idealist. - Oh, dear. - He's a bit of an idealist. - Oh, dear.
106 00:08:33,747 00:08:35,380 That is bad luck. That is bad luck.
107 00:08:37,419 00:08:38,610 No. No.
108 00:08:38,634 00:08:40,980 I rather approve. I rather approve.
109 00:08:41,634 00:08:45,100 By the way, you have a letter from the Chinese Protectorate. By the way, you have a letter from the Chinese Protectorate.
110 00:08:46,183 00:08:48,610 A fellow from the Chinese Protectorate A fellow from the Chinese Protectorate
111 00:08:48,634 00:08:51,610 said you'd promised this woman that, if the need arose, said you'd promised this woman that, if the need arose,
112 00:08:51,634 00:08:52,997 I'd vouch for her. I'd vouch for her.
113 00:08:53,021 00:08:54,634 Really? Really?
114 00:08:56,974 00:08:58,454 I don't remember. I don't remember.
115 00:09:00,527 00:09:03,609 Oh, wait a minute, yes. The Chinese girl. Oh, wait a minute, yes. The Chinese girl.
116 00:09:03,634 00:09:05,475 But that was years ago. But that was years ago.
117 00:09:05,499 00:09:06,610 When? When?
118 00:09:06,634 00:09:09,610 Do you remember when Mummy and I took that holiday in Shanghai Do you remember when Mummy and I took that holiday in Shanghai
119 00:09:09,634 00:09:11,866 and got caught up in an anti-Japanese riot? and got caught up in an anti-Japanese riot?
120 00:09:11,890 00:09:12,881 Vaguely. Vaguely.
121 00:09:12,905 00:09:16,314 We would like 25 yards. _ We would like 25 yards. _
122 00:09:18,634 00:09:19,920 What's going on? What's going on?
123 00:09:33,634 00:09:34,634 Urgh! Urgh!
124 00:09:36,634 00:09:38,610 [SOLDIER SHOUTS IN JAPANESE] [SOLDIER SHOUTS IN JAPANESE]
125 00:09:38,634 00:09:39,827 Help! Help!
126 00:09:39,851 00:09:40,994 [SHOUTING] [SHOUTING]
127 00:09:45,994 00:09:48,610 'I ran into her again on the boat on the way back.' 'I ran into her again on the boat on the way back.'
128 00:09:48,634 00:09:50,610 This must be steerage. This must be steerage.
129 00:09:50,634 00:09:52,634 I must say, it's slightly dingy. I must say, it's slightly dingy.
130 00:09:53,174 00:09:54,610 Terrible smell! Terrible smell!
131 00:09:54,634 00:09:57,025 Oh, they must be cooking something ghastly. Oh, they must be cooking something ghastly.
132 00:09:57,049 00:09:58,634 [JOAN GIGGLES] [JOAN GIGGLES]
133 00:10:03,634 00:10:04,611 Hello. Hello.
134 00:10:04,635 00:10:06,100 So, you got away. So, you got away.
135 00:10:06,634 00:10:08,634 Yes, I managed to do so. Yes, I managed to do so.
136 00:10:08,938 00:10:10,087 Good. Good.
137 00:10:10,111 00:10:11,650 My name is Miss Chiang. My name is Miss Chiang.
138 00:10:11,674 00:10:13,834 Vera Chiang. Vera Chiang.
139 00:10:14,674 00:10:16,450 How do you do? How do you do?
140 00:10:16,474 00:10:17,610 Joan Blackett. Joan Blackett.
141 00:10:17,634 00:10:19,810 Come to see how the other half lives, eh? Come to see how the other half lives, eh?
142 00:10:19,834 00:10:21,634 Something like that. Something like that.
143 00:10:23,154 00:10:25,634 May I ask you a favour? May I ask you a favour?
144 00:10:26,634 00:10:27,634 Of course. Of course.
145 00:10:29,154 00:10:31,610 Please, don't tell anyone about that dreadful business Please, don't tell anyone about that dreadful business
146 00:10:31,634 00:10:32,928 with the Japanese officer. with the Japanese officer.
147 00:10:32,952 00:10:36,610 It was... all a terrible misunderstanding. It was... all a terrible misunderstanding.
148 00:10:36,634 00:10:39,173 I wouldn't like it to jeopardise my chances I wouldn't like it to jeopardise my chances
149 00:10:39,197 00:10:41,263 of getting a landing permit in Singapore. of getting a landing permit in Singapore.
150 00:10:41,287 00:10:42,634 I completely understand. I completely understand.
151 00:10:43,674 00:10:45,980 You speak such good English. You speak such good English.
152 00:10:48,634 00:10:50,856 This is my father's business card, Miss Chiang. This is my father's business card, Miss Chiang.
153 00:10:50,880 00:10:52,610 If you stay on in Singapore, If you stay on in Singapore,
154 00:10:52,634 00:10:54,126 don't hesitate to get in touch don't hesitate to get in touch
155 00:10:54,150 00:10:56,820 if you need help finding work or anything like that. if you need help finding work or anything like that.
156 00:10:57,474 00:10:59,260 Thank you so much, Miss Blackett. Thank you so much, Miss Blackett.
157 00:10:59,285 00:11:01,285 You're most kind. You're most kind.
158 00:11:01,634 00:11:03,634 I haven't seen her from that day to this. I haven't seen her from that day to this.
159 00:11:06,634 00:11:07,611 I see. I see.
160 00:11:07,635 00:11:09,736 And she's still here in Singapore? And she's still here in Singapore?
161 00:11:10,140 00:11:12,965 Please, don't feel you have to do anything for her on my account. Please, don't feel you have to do anything for her on my account.
162 00:11:12,989 00:11:14,175 Hm. Hm.
163 00:11:14,200 00:11:16,610 Well, you say you want me to vouch for her. Well, you say you want me to vouch for her.
164 00:11:16,634 00:11:18,805 Well, I'm not what you might call a natural voucher. Well, I'm not what you might call a natural voucher.
165 00:11:18,829 00:11:20,878 No, I don't want you to vouch for her. No, I don't want you to vouch for her.
166 00:11:20,902 00:11:22,994 We're very happy to deport her back to China. We're very happy to deport her back to China.
167 00:11:24,754 00:11:27,114 But you are not giving us very much detail. But you are not giving us very much detail.
168 00:11:29,634 00:11:33,610 This Vera Chiang was the friend, This Vera Chiang was the friend,
169 00:11:33,634 00:11:37,610 or, er, concubine of a communist we deported last year to Chungking. or, er, concubine of a communist we deported last year to Chungking.
170 00:11:37,634 00:11:40,970 Since when she's been scraping a living as a taxi dancer. Since when she's been scraping a living as a taxi dancer.
171 00:11:40,994 00:11:43,287 We have no specific evidence, We have no specific evidence,
172 00:11:43,311 00:11:45,104 but we suspect she may be a communist. but we suspect she may be a communist.
173 00:11:45,128 00:11:46,337 Oh, well, in that case... Oh, well, in that case...
174 00:11:46,361 00:11:48,150 But you have no evidence? But you have no evidence?
175 00:11:48,174 00:11:50,003 Nothing specific, as I say. Nothing specific, as I say.
176 00:11:50,027 00:11:52,000 But the really suspicious thing about her But the really suspicious thing about her
177 00:11:52,024 00:11:55,610 is that she speaks such perfect English and is so well-educated. is that she speaks such perfect English and is so well-educated.
178 00:11:55,634 00:11:56,611 Oh, I see. Oh, I see.
179 00:11:56,635 00:11:59,650 You don't like to see the Chinese educated, is that it? You don't like to see the Chinese educated, is that it?
180 00:11:59,674 00:12:02,610 We generally find that a good education We generally find that a good education
181 00:12:02,634 00:12:05,610 tends to go hand in hand with communist sympathies. tends to go hand in hand with communist sympathies.
182 00:12:05,634 00:12:08,540 And you claim to be working for the Chinese Protectorate. And you claim to be working for the Chinese Protectorate.
183 00:12:09,261 00:12:12,421 Is this how you protect them, by keeping them poor and ignorant? Is this how you protect them, by keeping them poor and ignorant?
184 00:12:12,467 00:12:13,467 Well... Well...
185 00:12:13,492 00:12:15,492 And you can wipe that smile off your face. And you can wipe that smile off your face.
186 00:12:15,634 00:12:17,610 I've been in this colony since before you were born. I've been in this colony since before you were born.
187 00:12:17,634 00:12:19,290 Well, I think that's enough... Well, I think that's enough...
188 00:12:19,314 00:12:21,610 And take your hands out of your pockets when you're speaking to me. And take your hands out of your pockets when you're speaking to me.
189 00:12:21,634 00:12:25,290 I've a good mind to report this impertinence to your superiors. I've a good mind to report this impertinence to your superiors.
190 00:12:25,314 00:12:26,610 There's no need to... There's no need to...
191 00:12:26,634 00:12:29,154 I shall vouch for this woman if Mr Blackett won't. I shall vouch for this woman if Mr Blackett won't.
192 00:12:29,974 00:12:32,454 My name is Webb. There is my card. My name is Webb. There is my card.
193 00:12:34,207 00:12:37,687 And tell Miss Chiang she can come and stay with me. And tell Miss Chiang she can come and stay with me.
194 00:13:03,634 00:13:06,314 Hello! Er, Miss Chiang? Hello! Er, Miss Chiang?
195 00:13:07,421 00:13:09,421 - Yes. - Oh, allow me. - Yes. - Oh, allow me.
196 00:13:10,634 00:13:12,140 My name's Brendan Archer. My name's Brendan Archer.
197 00:13:13,207 00:13:14,527 Most people call me the Major. Most people call me the Major.
198 00:13:14,967 00:13:17,967 Which I was once, a long time ago now. Which I was once, a long time ago now.
199 00:13:19,027 00:13:21,027 I live in Mr Webb's house. I live in Mr Webb's house.
200 00:13:21,634 00:13:23,128 Which, for some unknown reason, Which, for some unknown reason,
201 00:13:23,152 00:13:25,323 has always been known as the Mayfair. has always been known as the Mayfair.
202 00:13:25,347 00:13:26,634 Hm. Hm.
203 00:13:27,513 00:13:29,513 The best space on the Monopoly board. The best space on the Monopoly board.
204 00:13:30,762 00:13:31,962 Oh, yes! Oh, yes!
205 00:13:31,987 00:13:33,627 Quite right! Quite right!
206 00:13:34,247 00:13:37,407 Well, if you follow me, I'll show you to your quarters. Well, if you follow me, I'll show you to your quarters.
207 00:13:43,634 00:13:45,634 Er, just in here, if you... Er, just in here, if you...
208 00:13:50,394 00:13:51,754 Mr Webb? Mr Webb?
209 00:13:53,921 00:13:55,121 Ah... Ah...
210 00:13:56,634 00:13:58,610 You must be Miss Chiang. You must be Miss Chiang.
211 00:13:58,634 00:13:59,611 - Yes. - How do you do? - Yes. - How do you do?
212 00:13:59,635 00:14:01,340 How do you do? How do you do?
213 00:14:02,447 00:14:04,084 The Major looking after you all right? The Major looking after you all right?
214 00:14:04,108 00:14:05,609 Yes, very much so. Yes, very much so.
215 00:14:05,634 00:14:09,290 Good. He'll get you settled in and we'll have a chat later, hm? Good. He'll get you settled in and we'll have a chat later, hm?
216 00:14:09,314 00:14:11,610 I'm most grateful to you, sir. I'm most grateful to you, sir.
217 00:14:11,634 00:14:13,096 Nonsense. Not a bit of it. Nonsense. Not a bit of it.
218 00:14:13,128 00:14:14,969 If it hadn't been for your intervention, If it hadn't been for your intervention,
219 00:14:14,993 00:14:17,610 I'd have been sent back to China, certainly tortured, I'd have been sent back to China, certainly tortured,
220 00:14:17,634 00:14:20,318 and very probably killed by the Japanese. and very probably killed by the Japanese.
221 00:14:20,348 00:14:22,634 Well, I'm glad to have been of service. Well, I'm glad to have been of service.
222 00:14:22,853 00:14:24,853 Er, hear, hear. Er, hear, hear.
223 00:14:26,634 00:14:27,634 Thank you. Thank you.
224 00:14:41,474 00:14:44,634 [THUNDER RUMBLES] [THUNDER RUMBLES]
225 00:14:54,973 00:14:56,653 Good evening, Mr Webb. Good evening, Mr Webb.
226 00:14:57,280 00:14:58,740 Evening, Miss Chaing. Evening, Miss Chaing.
227 00:15:03,280 00:15:06,800 Well, you seem to have settled in all right these last few weeks. Well, you seem to have settled in all right these last few weeks.
228 00:15:08,246 00:15:09,500 My son, Matthew. My son, Matthew.
229 00:15:10,640 00:15:15,256 I sent him to a very progressive school in Suffolk. I sent him to a very progressive school in Suffolk.
230 00:15:15,280 00:15:17,340 I don't know that it suited him all that well. I don't know that it suited him all that well.
231 00:15:17,960 00:15:19,256 He's a reticent boy. He's a reticent boy.
232 00:15:19,280 00:15:20,898 But I thought it would do him good. But I thought it would do him good.
233 00:15:20,922 00:15:24,280 And I must say he's turned out very high-minded. And I must say he's turned out very high-minded.
234 00:15:25,727 00:15:28,727 - He is very handsome. - A chip off the old block, eh? - He is very handsome. - A chip off the old block, eh?
235 00:15:29,460 00:15:31,096 Oh, yes. Oh, yes.
236 00:15:31,120 00:15:32,735 Very much so. Very much so.
237 00:15:32,759 00:15:35,280 - Hm. - [SHE CHUCKLES] - Hm. - [SHE CHUCKLES]
238 00:15:38,280 00:15:41,280 [BAND TUNES UP] [BAND TUNES UP]
239 00:15:50,280 00:15:51,257 Miss Blackett! Miss Blackett!
240 00:15:51,281 00:15:53,256 I was picking out something to wear to the party I was picking out something to wear to the party
241 00:15:53,280 00:15:56,256 and I suddenly thought these old dresses might be of use to you. and I suddenly thought these old dresses might be of use to you.
242 00:15:56,280 00:15:58,936 I'm certainly never going to wear them again. I'm certainly never going to wear them again.
243 00:15:58,960 00:16:01,256 Why, thank you, Miss Blackett. Why, thank you, Miss Blackett.
244 00:16:01,280 00:16:03,940 - That's most considerate of you. - Not at all. - That's most considerate of you. - Not at all.
245 00:16:06,120 00:16:09,280 I'm sure Daddy must have had a good reason for not inviting you today. I'm sure Daddy must have had a good reason for not inviting you today.
246 00:16:24,900 00:16:26,900 Just a moment. Just a moment.
247 00:16:29,280 00:16:30,580 That's better. That's better.
248 00:16:31,806 00:16:33,486 Mm-hm. Mm-hm.
249 00:16:38,280 00:16:39,296 [HE SIGHS] [HE SIGHS]
250 00:16:39,320 00:16:42,096 Well... I must say, Well... I must say,
251 00:16:42,120 00:16:45,260 I've never made the wretched thing look as good as that. I've never made the wretched thing look as good as that.
252 00:16:49,280 00:16:51,256 Oh, sorry, I'm... Oh, sorry, I'm...
253 00:16:51,280 00:16:53,936 It's just I think it might be time. It's just I think it might be time.
254 00:16:53,960 00:16:55,256 Mm. Mm.
255 00:16:55,280 00:16:58,158 - I suppose I have to go, do I? - Well, it's my understanding - I suppose I have to go, do I? - Well, it's my understanding
256 00:16:58,182 00:17:00,380 that the whole thing's in your honour. that the whole thing's in your honour.
257 00:17:01,587 00:17:02,587 Yeah. Yeah.
258 00:17:02,612 00:17:06,380 Though I have to say, I am not feeling particularly sprightly. Though I have to say, I am not feeling particularly sprightly.
259 00:17:10,800 00:17:13,256 [SWING MUSIC PLAYS] [SWING MUSIC PLAYS]
260 00:17:13,280 00:17:15,060 Oh, God... [HE SIGHS HEAVILY] Oh, God... [HE SIGHS HEAVILY]
261 00:17:16,280 00:17:18,280 Come on, then, let's get it over with. Come on, then, let's get it over with.
262 00:17:43,826 00:17:44,826 Monty... Monty...
263 00:17:45,280 00:17:48,280 Would it be too much to ask you to show a modicum of restraint? Would it be too much to ask you to show a modicum of restraint?
264 00:17:48,772 00:17:50,867 Oh, sorry. Oh, sorry.
265 00:17:50,891 00:17:52,626 No, of course not, Father. No, of course not, Father.
266 00:17:52,650 00:17:55,256 Perhaps you might even consider getting dressed Perhaps you might even consider getting dressed
267 00:17:55,280 00:17:58,256 and looking after our guests, as opposed to drenching them. and looking after our guests, as opposed to drenching them.
268 00:17:58,280 00:17:59,700 Yes, Father. Yes, Father.
269 00:18:10,280 00:18:12,280 Would you excuse me? Would you excuse me?
270 00:18:15,960 00:18:17,280 Are you having a good time? Are you having a good time?
271 00:18:19,260 00:18:20,740 Walter! Walter!
272 00:18:21,280 00:18:24,601 - Joan's with Jim Ehrendorf again. - Well, of course she is. - Joan's with Jim Ehrendorf again. - Well, of course she is.
273 00:18:24,625 00:18:26,256 She asked for him to be invited. She asked for him to be invited.
274 00:18:26,280 00:18:28,549 I know, but she hasn't said a single word to anyone else. I know, but she hasn't said a single word to anyone else.
275 00:18:28,573 00:18:30,744 I refuse to spend the entire afternoon I refuse to spend the entire afternoon
276 00:18:30,768 00:18:33,256 worrying about the social inadequacies of my children. worrying about the social inadequacies of my children.
277 00:18:33,280 00:18:35,589 Besides, we like Ehrendorf, don't we? Besides, we like Ehrendorf, don't we?
278 00:18:35,613 00:18:38,120 All the same, I shall be keeping an eye on them. All the same, I shall be keeping an eye on them.
279 00:18:39,046 00:18:41,242 Yes, you do that. Yes, you do that.
280 00:18:41,267 00:18:42,907 Hello. Hello.
281 00:18:43,640 00:18:47,040 Well, thank you very much. Thank you very much indeed. Well, thank you very much. Thank you very much indeed.
282 00:18:48,280 00:18:51,280 - Oh, hello, Major. - Mr Blackett. - Oh, hello, Major. - Mr Blackett.
283 00:18:52,905 00:18:55,776 - It all seems to be... - Well, he's on splendid form. - It all seems to be... - Well, he's on splendid form.
284 00:18:55,800 00:18:58,940 He said he's feeling a bit seedy. He said he's feeling a bit seedy.
285 00:18:59,280 00:19:02,540 The homage of the masses has no doubt perked him up. The homage of the masses has no doubt perked him up.
286 00:19:04,867 00:19:06,580 Solomon Langfeld? Solomon Langfeld?
287 00:19:07,280 00:19:09,786 - I thought you despised him. - I do. - I thought you despised him. - I do.
288 00:19:09,810 00:19:11,179 Then why did you invite him? Then why did you invite him?
289 00:19:11,203 00:19:13,200 I decided it was the right thing to do. I decided it was the right thing to do.
290 00:19:13,720 00:19:15,776 I never thought for a moment he'd accept. I never thought for a moment he'd accept.
291 00:19:15,800 00:19:20,180 Much less bring his wife and that great lump of a son. Much less bring his wife and that great lump of a son.
292 00:19:21,934 00:19:25,249 And what exactly are Buffaloes, Air Chief Marshal? And what exactly are Buffaloes, Air Chief Marshal?
293 00:19:25,280 00:19:29,220 Aeroplanes. A new fighter, dear lady, the Brewster Buffalo. Aeroplanes. A new fighter, dear lady, the Brewster Buffalo.
294 00:19:30,500 00:19:31,776 Hello. Hello.
295 00:19:31,800 00:19:33,280 Nigel. Nigel.
296 00:19:33,740 00:19:36,256 Not friends with Nigel Langfeld, are you? Not friends with Nigel Langfeld, are you?
297 00:19:36,280 00:19:37,280 He's OK. He's OK.
298 00:19:37,840 00:19:39,936 His father's company cheated us about ten years ago His father's company cheated us about ten years ago
299 00:19:39,960 00:19:42,256 and Daddy hasn't spoken to him since. and Daddy hasn't spoken to him since.
300 00:19:42,280 00:19:43,785 Oh, it's not his fault, is it? Oh, it's not his fault, is it?
301 00:19:43,809 00:19:45,580 I didn't say it was. I didn't say it was.
302 00:19:46,280 00:19:47,803 No resistance at all? No resistance at all?
303 00:19:47,827 00:19:50,256 The Japanese are trying to pull the wool over our eyes The Japanese are trying to pull the wool over our eyes
304 00:19:50,280 00:19:51,296 with this organisation with this organisation
305 00:19:51,320 00:19:54,256 they call the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere. they call the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere.
306 00:19:54,280 00:19:56,687 The Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity... The Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity...
307 00:19:56,711 00:19:57,960 ...Sphere! ...Sphere!
308 00:19:59,927 00:20:01,407 Excuse me. Excuse me.
309 00:20:08,280 00:20:10,096 Hello, Mrs Blackett. Hello, Mrs Blackett.
310 00:20:10,120 00:20:13,746 We were just talking about the band, wondering where Monty found them. We were just talking about the band, wondering where Monty found them.
311 00:20:13,770 00:20:15,256 Goodness knows. Goodness knows.
312 00:20:15,280 00:20:16,612 I'm not sure they're... I'm not sure they're...
313 00:20:16,636 00:20:18,418 Don't you find them a tiny bit vulgar? Don't you find them a tiny bit vulgar?
314 00:20:18,460 00:20:20,256 No. No, not at all. No. No, not at all.
315 00:20:20,280 00:20:22,843 I think everyone's enjoying them enormously. I think everyone's enjoying them enormously.
316 00:20:22,868 00:20:24,235 Good. Good.
317 00:20:26,040 00:20:27,240 Good. Good.
318 00:20:28,120 00:20:29,700 Monty! Monty!
319 00:20:30,900 00:20:33,620 Monty! I need to find your father. Monty! I need to find your father.
320 00:20:51,280 00:20:55,280 [THUNDER RUMBLES, BAND PLAYS] [THUNDER RUMBLES, BAND PLAYS]
321 00:21:05,120 00:21:06,256 Do you think...? Do you think...?
322 00:21:06,280 00:21:08,280 You don't suppose he's had too much to drink? You don't suppose he's had too much to drink?
323 00:21:08,662 00:21:10,256 He never touches alcohol. He never touches alcohol.
324 00:21:10,280 00:21:11,960 [THUNDER CRASHES] [THUNDER CRASHES]
325 00:21:20,960 00:21:22,256 Oh! Oh!
326 00:21:22,280 00:21:23,660 What? Quick! What? Quick!
327 00:21:27,016 00:21:28,778 - Oh, my God! - Get an ambulance! - Oh, my God! - Get an ambulance!
328 00:21:28,802 00:21:30,256 Someone, get an ambulance! Someone, get an ambulance!
329 00:21:30,280 00:21:34,094 - He's not dead, is he? - Get him up. An ambulance! - He's not dead, is he? - Get him up. An ambulance!
330 00:21:34,118 00:21:36,813 - Get up. - And the weather! - Get up. - And the weather!
331 00:21:36,893 00:21:38,893 What else can go wrong? What else can go wrong?
332 00:21:44,780 00:21:47,699 - I was wondering, Major... - Yes? - I was wondering, Major... - Yes?
333 00:21:47,723 00:21:50,037 ...is that Miss Chiang still at the Mayfair? ...is that Miss Chiang still at the Mayfair?
334 00:21:50,718 00:21:51,913 Yes. Why? Yes. Why?
335 00:21:51,937 00:21:54,256 It might be best to ask her to leave. It might be best to ask her to leave.
336 00:21:54,280 00:21:56,256 Give her some money, send her on her way. Give her some money, send her on her way.
337 00:21:56,280 00:21:57,767 Why? Why?
338 00:21:57,791 00:21:59,730 Well, you know how people gossip. Well, you know how people gossip.
339 00:21:59,754 00:22:02,256 There will be far too many people about. There will be far too many people about.
340 00:22:02,280 00:22:03,280 Oh, God! Oh, God!
341 00:22:04,900 00:22:06,256 What? What?
342 00:22:06,280 00:22:09,256 We have 80 people turning up for dinner this evening. We have 80 people turning up for dinner this evening.
343 00:22:09,280 00:22:12,020 I'm going to have to reach as many as I can and put them off. I'm going to have to reach as many as I can and put them off.
344 00:22:22,340 00:22:25,500 I'm sure nobody'd mind if you stayed until the morning. I'm sure nobody'd mind if you stayed until the morning.
345 00:22:29,280 00:22:31,776 And I would be much happier if you'd accept a... And I would be much happier if you'd accept a...
346 00:22:31,800 00:22:34,980 I absolutely refuse to take any of his money. I absolutely refuse to take any of his money.
347 00:22:35,587 00:22:37,587 Well, anyway... Well, anyway...
348 00:22:38,280 00:22:40,696 ...if you could let me have an address, ...if you could let me have an address,
349 00:22:40,720 00:22:43,256 I'll keep you informed of Mr Webb's progress. I'll keep you informed of Mr Webb's progress.
350 00:22:43,280 00:22:44,709 Please. Please.
351 00:22:44,733 00:22:46,280 I'd like that. I'd like that.
352 00:23:28,153 00:23:31,186 _ _
353 00:23:32,000 00:23:34,000 [HE SIGHS] [HE SIGHS]
354 00:23:49,222 00:23:50,222 Mm... Mm...
355 00:23:51,428 00:23:54,062 - Everything all right, Abdul? - Tip-top, master. - Everything all right, Abdul? - Tip-top, master.
356 00:23:54,086 00:23:56,062 - How many stayed for dinner? - 15, sir. - How many stayed for dinner? - 15, sir.
357 00:23:56,086 00:23:57,569 Oh, well, that's not so bad, I suppose. Oh, well, that's not so bad, I suppose.
358 00:23:57,593 00:23:58,695 Yes, sir. Yes, sir.
359 00:23:58,720 00:24:00,902 Your guests are already gathered in the dining room Your guests are already gathered in the dining room
360 00:24:00,926 00:24:02,086 for the entertainment. for the entertainment.
361 00:24:05,319 00:24:06,700 Entertainment? Entertainment?
362 00:24:07,086 00:24:11,086 [HE CHANTS IN PUNJABI] [HE CHANTS IN PUNJABI]
363 00:24:20,086 00:24:24,286 [CHANTING AND DRUMMING CONTINUES] [CHANTING AND DRUMMING CONTINUES]
364 00:24:30,086 00:24:31,086 Urgh! Urgh!
365 00:24:35,086 00:24:38,181 - [HE CHUCKLES] - Have you lost your senses? - [HE CHUCKLES] - Have you lost your senses?
366 00:24:38,205 00:24:40,062 Doing this after what's happened to Mr Webb? Doing this after what's happened to Mr Webb?
367 00:24:40,086 00:24:43,467 No, honestly, Father, this yogi chappy, he's an absolute scream. No, honestly, Father, this yogi chappy, he's an absolute scream.
368 00:24:43,492 00:24:44,760 [CRUNCHING] [CRUNCHING]
369 00:24:44,920 00:24:47,086 Excuse me, Father, I'll be right back. Excuse me, Father, I'll be right back.
370 00:24:47,660 00:24:50,140 So sorry to hear about Mr Webb. So sorry to hear about Mr Webb.
371 00:24:51,086 00:24:53,062 Yes. Thank you, Langfeld. Yes. Thank you, Langfeld.
372 00:24:53,086 00:24:54,766 Heart attack, was it? Heart attack, was it?
373 00:24:55,700 00:24:56,660 A stroke. A stroke.
374 00:24:58,086 00:25:01,380 And on his birthday, too. What a... And on his birthday, too. What a...
375 00:25:06,264 00:25:07,660 Oh... Oh...
376 00:25:12,086 00:25:13,063 Ah! Ah!
377 00:25:13,087 00:25:14,582 [HE LAUGHS] [HE LAUGHS]
378 00:25:14,606 00:25:16,086 [DRUMMING RESTARTS] [DRUMMING RESTARTS]
379 00:25:20,086 00:25:22,262 - Oh, he's not... - [CRUNCHING] - Oh, he's not... - [CRUNCHING]
380 00:25:22,286 00:25:24,062 Oh, no! Oh, no!
381 00:25:24,086 00:25:26,902 Er, if everybody would like to go through, Er, if everybody would like to go through,
382 00:25:26,926 00:25:28,764 drinks will be in the drawing room. drinks will be in the drawing room.
383 00:25:28,806 00:25:30,519 Anybody like any fresh air? Anybody like any fresh air?
384 00:25:30,543 00:25:32,062 - No, no... - Thank you, everyone. - No, no... - Thank you, everyone.
385 00:25:32,086 00:25:33,063 No, he's not yet finished, Father. No, he's not yet finished, Father.
386 00:25:33,087 00:25:36,582 He dissolves a coin in nitric acid and then drinks it. He dissolves a coin in nitric acid and then drinks it.
387 00:25:36,606 00:25:38,757 - It's amazing. - I want him out of here, Monty. - It's amazing. - I want him out of here, Monty.
388 00:25:38,781 00:25:40,086 Now. Now.
389 00:25:41,516 00:25:43,025 Has he gone now? Has he gone now?
390 00:25:43,049 00:25:45,062 Oh, yes. Yes, he's gone. Oh, yes. Yes, he's gone.
391 00:25:45,086 00:25:50,094 Not without having a huge row with Monty on the subject of his fee. Not without having a huge row with Monty on the subject of his fee.
392 00:25:50,118 00:25:52,700 - Oh! - But he finally pushed off... - Oh! - But he finally pushed off...
393 00:25:53,485 00:25:54,485 full of china. full of china.
394 00:25:55,740 00:25:57,086 China tea? China tea?
395 00:25:58,300 00:26:00,086 No, not really. No, not really.
396 00:26:01,538 00:26:02,695 [DOOR CLOSES] [DOOR CLOSES]
397 00:26:04,300 00:26:06,062 If you're waiting for Joan, If you're waiting for Joan,
398 00:26:06,086 00:26:08,086 I'm very much afraid she's gone out for the evening. I'm very much afraid she's gone out for the evening.
399 00:26:08,461 00:26:10,437 In that case, I've, er... In that case, I've, er...
400 00:26:10,461 00:26:13,461 I've been stood up. Never mind, not for the first time. I've been stood up. Never mind, not for the first time.
401 00:26:13,873 00:26:16,873 - I'll just finish my drink and... - No, no. No rush. - I'll just finish my drink and... - No, no. No rush.
402 00:26:23,940 00:26:25,536 You are... You are...
403 00:26:25,560 00:26:28,338 friends with Matthew Webb, aren't you? friends with Matthew Webb, aren't you?
404 00:26:28,363 00:26:30,883 Yes. I got to know him at Oxford. Yes. I got to know him at Oxford.
405 00:26:30,908 00:26:33,876 And then I ran into him a few years ago in Geneva. And then I ran into him a few years ago in Geneva.
406 00:26:34,320 00:26:35,437 He was working for He was working for
407 00:26:35,461 00:26:38,461 the International League for the Protection of Native Peoples. the International League for the Protection of Native Peoples.
408 00:26:39,113 00:26:40,340 Well, I've never met him. Well, I've never met him.
409 00:26:41,367 00:26:44,407 Though he did once send me a very strange postcard from Tokyo. Though he did once send me a very strange postcard from Tokyo.
410 00:26:44,820 00:26:46,277 Strange, in what way? Strange, in what way?
411 00:26:46,301 00:26:48,437 It was of a sheep up to its knees in a lake. It was of a sheep up to its knees in a lake.
412 00:26:48,461 00:26:50,285 [HE LAUGHS] [HE LAUGHS]
413 00:26:50,309 00:26:52,437 Oh, I'm sure it was just the first one that came to hand. Oh, I'm sure it was just the first one that came to hand.
414 00:26:52,461 00:26:53,932 But take my word for it, But take my word for it,
415 00:26:53,956 00:26:56,461 he is the most wonderful human being. he is the most wonderful human being.
416 00:26:56,741 00:26:58,100 Well, that's very good to know. Well, that's very good to know.
417 00:27:00,461 00:27:02,690 I think perhaps I should send the poor chap I think perhaps I should send the poor chap
418 00:27:02,714 00:27:04,437 a telegram about his father. a telegram about his father.
419 00:27:04,461 00:27:06,142 Yes, of course, yeah. Yes, of course, yeah.
420 00:27:06,166 00:27:08,437 Well, if you'll excuse me, Well, if you'll excuse me,
421 00:27:08,461 00:27:10,820 I'll go and make arrangements to do just that. I'll go and make arrangements to do just that.
422 00:27:12,461 00:27:14,160 Perhaps you could mention to Joan that I waited for her? Perhaps you could mention to Joan that I waited for her?
423 00:27:14,185 00:27:15,185 Yes, of course. Yes, of course.
424 00:27:15,987 00:27:18,507 Our date must have slipped her mind. Our date must have slipped her mind.
425 00:27:18,762 00:27:20,242 That'll be it. That'll be it.
426 00:27:34,242 00:27:35,242 Any news? Any news?
427 00:27:36,260 00:27:37,860 He's still unconscious. He's still unconscious.
428 00:27:38,860 00:27:41,402 But they'll let you look in on him if you'd like. But they'll let you look in on him if you'd like.
429 00:27:42,242 00:27:45,540 Well, if he's unconscious, perhaps I'll go tomorrow. Well, if he's unconscious, perhaps I'll go tomorrow.
430 00:27:46,242 00:27:47,242 Let him rest, hm? Let him rest, hm?
431 00:27:49,355 00:27:50,715 Tell me, Major... Tell me, Major...
432 00:27:52,142 00:27:54,740 do you think I should ask Matthew to come out here? do you think I should ask Matthew to come out here?
433 00:27:55,242 00:27:58,497 Well, I imagine he would want to be with his father. Well, I imagine he would want to be with his father.
434 00:27:58,920 00:28:01,620 Awfully long way to come, don't you think, in the middle of a war? Awfully long way to come, don't you think, in the middle of a war?
435 00:28:03,055 00:28:05,380 Anyway, I thought they'd fallen out. Anyway, I thought they'd fallen out.
436 00:28:06,242 00:28:10,218 They certainly didn't see eye to eye about everything. They certainly didn't see eye to eye about everything.
437 00:28:10,242 00:28:11,219 But... But...
438 00:28:11,243 00:28:13,242 Mr Webb's devoted to him. Mr Webb's devoted to him.
439 00:28:14,242 00:28:17,661 He very much admired Matthew's work with the native peoples. He very much admired Matthew's work with the native peoples.
440 00:28:17,685 00:28:18,738 So... So...
441 00:28:18,762 00:28:22,388 - he'll inherit, will he? - Oh, yes. Yes. - he'll inherit, will he? - Oh, yes. Yes.
442 00:28:22,412 00:28:23,612 Everything. Everything.
443 00:28:23,642 00:28:25,218 I witnessed the will. I witnessed the will.
444 00:28:25,242 00:28:27,860 I wasn't sure. I thought maybe, erm... I wasn't sure. I thought maybe, erm...
445 00:28:29,242 00:28:31,218 Well, if that's the case, Well, if that's the case,
446 00:28:31,242 00:28:33,580 we must definitely get him out here, mustn't we? we must definitely get him out here, mustn't we?
447 00:28:39,314 00:28:43,507 _ _
448 00:28:47,242 00:28:48,242 Sun... Sun...
449 00:28:50,242 00:28:53,242 The sun. The rising sun. The sun. The rising sun.
450 00:28:54,442 00:28:56,780 Something about his son, perhaps? Something about his son, perhaps?
451 00:28:57,336 00:28:59,336 He's on his way, Mr Webb. He's on his way, Mr Webb.
452 00:28:59,700 00:29:01,570 He'll be here very soon. He'll be here very soon.
453 00:29:01,594 00:29:04,335 As a matter of fact, the poor fellow's still stuck in Gibraltar. As a matter of fact, the poor fellow's still stuck in Gibraltar.
454 00:29:04,762 00:29:06,242 Oh... Oh...
455 00:29:09,242 00:29:12,242 Without him, you know, I'd never have amounted to anything. Without him, you know, I'd never have amounted to anything.
456 00:29:12,740 00:29:15,242 You know, Major, this is the end of an era. You know, Major, this is the end of an era.
457 00:29:16,762 00:29:19,460 Any idea where to find Miss Chiang... Any idea where to find Miss Chiang...
458 00:29:20,242 00:29:22,218 and get her back here? and get her back here?
459 00:29:22,242 00:29:25,060 It might keep him going until Matthew gets here. It might keep him going until Matthew gets here.
460 00:29:51,242 00:29:53,578 I thought of you today at the consulate. I thought of you today at the consulate.
461 00:29:53,602 00:29:55,242 Oh? Why was that? Oh? Why was that?
462 00:29:56,242 00:29:58,242 They were talking about rubber. They were talking about rubber.
463 00:30:01,242 00:30:03,242 - Oh, yes? - Mm-hm. - Oh, yes? - Mm-hm.
464 00:30:03,580 00:30:05,242 Apparently, the, er... Apparently, the, er...
465 00:30:06,242 00:30:11,719 the US government is planning to acquire an extra 100,000 tons the US government is planning to acquire an extra 100,000 tons
466 00:30:11,743 00:30:13,700 to put in the Rubber Reserve Company. to put in the Rubber Reserve Company.
467 00:30:18,442 00:30:21,218 Did they say 100,000 tons? Did they say 100,000 tons?
468 00:30:21,242 00:30:22,738 Are you sure? Are you sure?
469 00:30:22,762 00:30:24,641 I'm positive, yeah. I'm positive, yeah.
470 00:30:24,665 00:30:25,860 Mm-hm. Mm-hm.
471 00:30:26,942 00:30:28,260 Why, is that a lot or...? Why, is that a lot or...?
472 00:30:30,242 00:30:31,500 It's rather surprising. It's rather surprising.
473 00:30:36,242 00:30:38,218 You won't tell anybody, though, will you? You won't tell anybody, though, will you?
474 00:30:38,242 00:30:39,305 Oh, no. Oh, no.
475 00:30:39,329 00:30:41,242 Careless talk costs jobs and all that. Careless talk costs jobs and all that.
476 00:30:42,218 00:30:43,602 It's safe with me. It's safe with me.
477 00:30:44,139 00:30:45,218 Oh! Oh!
478 00:30:45,242 00:30:47,218 What have you done to your hand? What have you done to your hand?
479 00:30:47,242 00:30:50,540 Oh, this? Oh, it's nothing, just a burn. Oh, this? Oh, it's nothing, just a burn.
480 00:30:53,288 00:30:54,460 Hello. Hello.
481 00:30:57,242 00:30:58,219 Hello. Hello.
482 00:30:58,243 00:31:00,700 Erm, shall we? Erm, shall we?
483 00:31:01,242 00:31:02,242 Actually, er... Actually, er...
484 00:31:02,673 00:31:04,218 Jim... Jim...
485 00:31:04,242 00:31:07,218 I'd like a quick word with Joan, if you don't mind. I'd like a quick word with Joan, if you don't mind.
486 00:31:07,242 00:31:08,242 Of course. Of course.
487 00:31:15,580 00:31:18,218 This is all most mysterious, Daddy. This is all most mysterious, Daddy.
488 00:31:18,242 00:31:19,219 If you don't mind my asking, If you don't mind my asking,
489 00:31:19,243 00:31:21,242 how are things between you and Ehrendorf? how are things between you and Ehrendorf?
490 00:31:22,242 00:31:25,242 Oh, he'd put his hand in the fire for me. Oh, he'd put his hand in the fire for me.
491 00:31:27,242 00:31:30,063 All the same, I'm planning to chuck him this evening. All the same, I'm planning to chuck him this evening.
492 00:31:30,089 00:31:31,218 Ah... Ah...
493 00:31:31,242 00:31:33,218 You see, the thing is, just now, You see, the thing is, just now,
494 00:31:33,242 00:31:35,218 he let slip something rather interesting. he let slip something rather interesting.
495 00:31:35,242 00:31:37,532 Always a first time for everything! Always a first time for everything!
496 00:31:37,569 00:31:41,442 The US government's Rubber Reserve Company are in need of more product. The US government's Rubber Reserve Company are in need of more product.
497 00:31:41,466 00:31:44,218 I have a feeling they're going to take some drastic action I have a feeling they're going to take some drastic action
498 00:31:44,242 00:31:46,218 sooner rather than later. sooner rather than later.
499 00:31:46,242 00:31:47,219 I see. I see.
500 00:31:47,243 00:31:50,026 Obviously, it would be extremely useful Obviously, it would be extremely useful
501 00:31:50,050 00:31:52,660 to know what that action was in advance. to know what that action was in advance.
502 00:31:53,922 00:31:57,242 In certain circumstances, one could make quite a killing. In certain circumstances, one could make quite a killing.
503 00:31:58,242 00:32:00,980 I think he's just been granted a reprieve. I think he's just been granted a reprieve.
504 00:32:07,242 00:32:10,242 [SWING MUSIC PLAYS] [SWING MUSIC PLAYS]
505 00:32:28,762 00:32:30,540 Rising sun... Rising sun...
506 00:32:33,422 00:32:34,422 The sun... The sun...
507 00:32:36,742 00:32:38,062 The rising sun... The rising sun...
508 00:32:38,242 00:32:39,242 What did he say? What did he say?
509 00:32:39,580 00:32:43,258 I think he was trying to say something about the Japanese. I think he was trying to say something about the Japanese.
510 00:32:43,282 00:32:45,218 Oh, fiddlesticks. Oh, fiddlesticks.
511 00:32:45,242 00:32:48,242 Everybody knows he was a sun-worshipper. Everybody knows he was a sun-worshipper.
512 00:32:50,662 00:32:53,220 He'll be thinking about pruning his roses. He'll be thinking about pruning his roses.
513 00:32:57,420 00:32:59,218 That dress is very familiar. That dress is very familiar.
514 00:32:59,242 00:33:01,218 I expect so. I expect so.
515 00:33:01,242 00:33:04,860 It is one your daughter Joan was kind enough to pass on to me. It is one your daughter Joan was kind enough to pass on to me.
516 00:33:05,420 00:33:08,242 Oh, well, that'll explain it. Oh, well, that'll explain it.
517 00:33:20,242 00:33:22,242 - What the... - For goodness' sake! - What the... - For goodness' sake!
518 00:33:25,242 00:33:27,218 Any idea who that bloody idiot is? Any idea who that bloody idiot is?
519 00:33:27,242 00:33:29,218 Why, yes. Why, yes.
520 00:33:29,242 00:33:33,218 That is your new General Officer Commanding, General Percival. That is your new General Officer Commanding, General Percival.
521 00:33:33,242 00:33:36,218 He doesn't seem to know where he's going, he practically upended me. He doesn't seem to know where he's going, he practically upended me.
522 00:33:36,242 00:33:39,218 Can I offer you a stengah to calm the nerves, sir? Can I offer you a stengah to calm the nerves, sir?
523 00:33:39,242 00:33:40,418 No, thank you. No, thank you.
524 00:33:40,442 00:33:43,218 As a matter of fact, I have to rush back to the Mayfair. As a matter of fact, I have to rush back to the Mayfair.
525 00:33:43,242 00:33:46,218 Mr Webb, it seems, has... taken a turn for he worse. Mr Webb, it seems, has... taken a turn for he worse.
526 00:33:46,242 00:33:47,418 Oh. Oh.
527 00:33:47,442 00:33:49,242 Well, I'm sorry to hear that. Erm... Well, I'm sorry to hear that. Erm...
528 00:33:49,940 00:33:51,500 Please, send my love to Joan. Please, send my love to Joan.
529 00:33:53,242 00:33:55,420 - Jim... - Yes, sir? - Jim... - Yes, sir?
530 00:33:56,922 00:33:59,685 I don't suppose you've heard any more about that order I don't suppose you've heard any more about that order
531 00:33:59,709 00:34:01,218 from the Reserve Company, have you? from the Reserve Company, have you?
532 00:34:01,242 00:34:03,472 Well, yeah, I have. Well, yeah, I have.
533 00:34:03,496 00:34:04,578 But... But...
534 00:34:04,602 00:34:07,218 Well, I guess I can rely on you to keep this confidential. Well, I guess I can rely on you to keep this confidential.
535 00:34:07,242 00:34:09,218 Oh, yes, of course. I'm just curious. Oh, yes, of course. I'm just curious.
536 00:34:09,242 00:34:10,738 In future... In future...
537 00:34:10,762 00:34:14,058 nobody will be able to sell rubber to the US without a licence. nobody will be able to sell rubber to the US without a licence.
538 00:34:14,082 00:34:17,218 - No more private deals. - Ah. - No more private deals. - Ah.
539 00:34:17,242 00:34:20,218 How will that affect the outstanding forward contracts? How will that affect the outstanding forward contracts?
540 00:34:20,242 00:34:22,738 Oh, they'll honour all the contracts made up to the date Oh, they'll honour all the contracts made up to the date
541 00:34:22,762 00:34:24,218 that they bring in this change. that they bring in this change.
542 00:34:24,242 00:34:26,218 And, er, when are they planning on doing that? And, er, when are they planning on doing that?
543 00:34:26,242 00:34:29,082 Next week sometime, I think. Next week sometime, I think.
544 00:34:30,242 00:34:32,218 Are they? It certainly makes no difference to us. Are they? It certainly makes no difference to us.
545 00:34:32,242 00:34:35,085 But it's good to know. See you around, I hope. But it's good to know. See you around, I hope.
546 00:34:35,109 00:34:37,218 - I hope Mr Webb is OK. - What? - I hope Mr Webb is OK. - What?
547 00:34:37,242 00:34:39,242 Oh, yes, thank you. Oh, yes, thank you.
548 00:34:40,922 00:34:43,818 I need to go to Collyer Quay, Mohammed, as quick as you like. I need to go to Collyer Quay, Mohammed, as quick as you like.
549 00:34:43,842 00:34:46,219 Drop me at the office and then I want you to go back to the Mayfair, Drop me at the office and then I want you to go back to the Mayfair,
550 00:34:46,243 00:34:49,432 find Major Archer and tell him I've been unavoidably delayed find Major Archer and tell him I've been unavoidably delayed
551 00:34:49,456 00:34:51,740 by a very serious business matter. by a very serious business matter.
552 00:34:58,243 00:34:59,220 Yes, operator. Yes, operator.
553 00:34:59,244 00:35:00,739 Yes, put me through to the exchange. Yes, put me through to the exchange.
554 00:35:00,763 00:35:03,219 Hello, it's Walter Blackett here, Blackett & Webb. Hello, it's Walter Blackett here, Blackett & Webb.
555 00:35:03,243 00:35:04,496 How much do you have? How much do you have?
556 00:35:04,520 00:35:06,940 Yes, we'll have all of that. Yes, I am certain. Yes, we'll have all of that. Yes, I am certain.
557 00:35:11,243 00:35:13,811 Ah, hello, Walter Blackett here. Ah, hello, Walter Blackett here.
558 00:35:13,835 00:35:15,746 Yes. Yes, as much as you have. Yes. Yes, as much as you have.
559 00:35:15,770 00:35:17,219 How soon? How soon?
560 00:35:17,243 00:35:18,243 Perfect! Perfect!
561 00:35:20,243 00:35:22,059 [DOOR OPENS] [DOOR OPENS]
562 00:35:22,083 00:35:23,219 So sorry. So sorry.
563 00:35:23,243 00:35:26,243 There was something I simply had to do at the office. There was something I simply had to do at the office.
564 00:35:26,909 00:35:29,580 Mr Webb would have been the first to understand. Mr Webb would have been the first to understand.
565 00:35:30,243 00:35:31,243 How is he? How is he?
566 00:35:32,100 00:35:35,219 He had some sort of little crisis in the afternoon. He had some sort of little crisis in the afternoon.
567 00:35:35,243 00:35:37,219 They didn't think he was going to get through it. They didn't think he was going to get through it.
568 00:35:37,243 00:35:39,460 But he has. But he has.
569 00:35:40,243 00:35:41,243 Thank God. Thank God.
570 00:35:44,083 00:35:47,540 I heard this afternoon that Matthew's got as far as Ceylon. I heard this afternoon that Matthew's got as far as Ceylon.
571 00:35:48,735 00:35:49,775 Oh. Oh.
572 00:36:06,424 00:36:07,879 Have you seen Ehrendorf at all? Have you seen Ehrendorf at all?
573 00:36:07,903 00:36:10,080 As soon as you said you had no further use for him, As soon as you said you had no further use for him,
574 00:36:10,104 00:36:12,660 - I gave him the old heave-ho. - Oh, fair enough. - I gave him the old heave-ho. - Oh, fair enough.
575 00:36:15,424 00:36:18,400 For years, I've been meaning to bring Monty here. For years, I've been meaning to bring Monty here.
576 00:36:18,424 00:36:21,400 But somehow, I knew he'd never understand what this place means to me. But somehow, I knew he'd never understand what this place means to me.
577 00:36:21,424 00:36:24,400 So, I thought I'd bring you instead. So, I thought I'd bring you instead.
578 00:36:24,424 00:36:27,169 Entirely thanks to the help you gave me, Entirely thanks to the help you gave me,
579 00:36:27,204 00:36:28,400 in a few weeks' time, in a few weeks' time,
580 00:36:28,424 00:36:31,400 this whole place will be stuffed to the gills with rubber. this whole place will be stuffed to the gills with rubber.
581 00:36:31,424 00:36:33,920 And are you going to make a killing? And are you going to make a killing?
582 00:36:33,944 00:36:37,400 Well, I've contracted to sell the Americans a great deal of rubber Well, I've contracted to sell the Americans a great deal of rubber
583 00:36:37,424 00:36:40,668 and to push the contracts through before those restrictions set in. and to push the contracts through before those restrictions set in.
584 00:36:40,692 00:36:41,852 So, er... So, er...
585 00:36:42,340 00:36:45,424 it's not beyond the bounds of possibility. it's not beyond the bounds of possibility.
586 00:36:51,257 00:36:53,257 - You go first. - Hm? - You go first. - Hm?
587 00:37:05,577 00:37:06,740 Follow me. Follow me.
588 00:37:11,424 00:37:13,264 Take a seat. Take a seat.
589 00:37:18,020 00:37:19,920 When I started working for Webb, When I started working for Webb,
590 00:37:19,944 00:37:21,400 I used to escape up here I used to escape up here
591 00:37:21,424 00:37:23,424 and daydream of everything I was going to do. and daydream of everything I was going to do.
592 00:37:24,424 00:37:25,860 And you've done it. And you've done it.
593 00:37:26,564 00:37:27,564 Yes. Yes.
594 00:37:34,944 00:37:36,424 And now... And now...
595 00:37:37,424 00:37:39,424 it's time to think of the future. it's time to think of the future.
596 00:37:42,424 00:37:43,771 Go on. Go on.
597 00:37:43,795 00:37:47,037 When Mr Webb is gone, the business will be at a crossroads. When Mr Webb is gone, the business will be at a crossroads.
598 00:37:47,061 00:37:49,400 As you know, Matthew Webb is due to inherit everything. As you know, Matthew Webb is due to inherit everything.
599 00:37:49,424 00:37:52,400 - Yes, and... - No, no, let me finish. - Yes, and... - No, no, let me finish.
600 00:37:52,424 00:37:54,400 He's a bit of an unknown quantity. He's a bit of an unknown quantity.
601 00:37:54,424 00:37:58,400 Some of his ideas, as far as I can tell, are a bit muddled, and, erm... Some of his ideas, as far as I can tell, are a bit muddled, and, erm...
602 00:37:58,424 00:37:59,802 Well, to put it in a nutshell, Well, to put it in a nutshell,
603 00:37:59,826 00:38:01,557 I hope you don't mind my suggesting this... I hope you don't mind my suggesting this...
604 00:38:01,581 00:38:03,920 - You want me to marry him? - No! - You want me to marry him? - No!
605 00:38:03,944 00:38:06,264 No, I wouldn't dream of... No, I wouldn't dream of...
606 00:38:07,424 00:38:11,424 All I was going to say is if you could make him find you attractive. All I was going to say is if you could make him find you attractive.
607 00:38:13,424 00:38:14,401 [SHE LAUGHS] [SHE LAUGHS]
608 00:38:14,425 00:38:15,784 What? What?
609 00:38:16,464 00:38:19,600 Really, Daddy, you are a silly, old-fashioned thing! Really, Daddy, you are a silly, old-fashioned thing!
610 00:38:19,624 00:38:21,660 What does it matter what he's like? What does it matter what he's like?
611 00:38:23,424 00:38:25,424 Of course, I'll marry him. Of course, I'll marry him.
612 00:38:34,424 00:38:35,784 Rising sun... Rising sun...
613 00:38:39,424 00:38:41,424 Rising sun. Rising sun.
614 00:38:43,801 00:38:45,424 Rising sun! Rising sun!
615 00:39:12,550 00:39:14,070 He's gone. He's gone.
616 00:39:30,424 00:39:32,424 [AIRCRAFT ENGINES DRONE] [AIRCRAFT ENGINES DRONE]
617 00:39:54,424 00:39:55,737 Should I... Should I...
618 00:39:55,777 00:39:58,580 give the order to launch Operation M-Matador, sir? give the order to launch Operation M-Matador, sir?
619 00:39:59,424 00:40:01,920 Ambassador Crosby keeps sending telegrams Ambassador Crosby keeps sending telegrams
620 00:40:01,944 00:40:04,424 begging me not to violate Siamese neutrality. begging me not to violate Siamese neutrality.
621 00:40:05,037 00:40:06,797 - He'll have kittens. - Yes, s-s-sir. - He'll have kittens. - Yes, s-s-sir.
622 00:40:06,831 00:40:10,060 But if the Japanese land there and there... But if the Japanese land there and there...
623 00:40:10,944 00:40:13,400 We have to go across the border and f-f-fortify The Ledge. We have to go across the border and f-f-fortify The Ledge.
624 00:40:13,424 00:40:16,440 Once they're past that, it'll be the devil of a job to contain them. Once they're past that, it'll be the devil of a job to contain them.
625 00:40:16,464 00:40:18,654 - You're right. - And now... - You're right. - And now...
626 00:40:18,678 00:40:21,424 London has left the decision up to you. London has left the decision up to you.
627 00:40:22,424 00:40:23,917 Quite so. Quite so.
628 00:40:23,941 00:40:27,400 I suppose we'd better let the hounds off the leash. I suppose we'd better let the hounds off the leash.
629 00:40:27,424 00:40:28,944 Absolutely, sir! Absolutely, sir!
630 00:40:31,424 00:40:33,400 [HE STARTS DIALLING] [HE STARTS DIALLING]
631 00:40:33,424 00:40:35,784 On the other hand... On the other hand...
632 00:40:40,243 00:40:42,820 Just tell them to stand by, will you? Just tell them to stand by, will you?
633 00:40:46,957 00:40:48,117 There he is. There he is.
634 00:41:02,780 00:41:04,740 Thanks a lot. Thanks a lot.
635 00:41:05,424 00:41:06,928 Pleasure, old boy. Pleasure, old boy.
636 00:41:06,952 00:41:09,020 - Enjoy your first flight? - Rather! - Enjoy your first flight? - Rather!
637 00:41:09,797 00:41:11,180 All right, off you go. All right, off you go.
638 00:41:12,916 00:41:15,900 And watch out for the Singapore grip. And watch out for the Singapore grip.
639 00:41:17,424 00:41:20,400 - What's that? - You'll find out soon enough. - What's that? - You'll find out soon enough.
640 00:41:20,424 00:41:22,424 [THEY LAUGH] [THEY LAUGH]
641 00:41:34,464 00:41:36,104 Matthew? Matthew?
642 00:41:37,424 00:41:39,400 - I'm Monty Blackett. - Hello. - I'm Monty Blackett. - Hello.
643 00:41:39,424 00:41:40,424 This way. This way.
644 00:41:43,350 00:41:45,350 - I see it's been raining. - I'll say. - I see it's been raining. - I'll say.
645 00:41:45,375 00:41:48,375 This time of year, it rains every single bloody day. This time of year, it rains every single bloody day.
646 00:41:48,424 00:41:51,400 Shame your old man wasn't able to hang on a bit longer. Shame your old man wasn't able to hang on a bit longer.
647 00:41:51,424 00:41:53,760 I know, but thanks for getting me on that plane. I know, but thanks for getting me on that plane.
648 00:41:53,784 00:41:55,898 I thought I was going to get stuck in Ceylon for life. I thought I was going to get stuck in Ceylon for life.
649 00:41:55,922 00:41:57,656 The blighters are so desperate for our rubber, The blighters are so desperate for our rubber,
650 00:41:57,680 00:41:59,944 they'd have rowed you here if they had to. they'd have rowed you here if they had to.
651 00:42:01,244 00:42:03,244 Right, all aboard. Right, all aboard.
652 00:42:06,897 00:42:08,140 Oh, lumme! Oh, lumme!
653 00:42:10,424 00:42:12,424 Good heavens, it's Jim Ehrendorf! Good heavens, it's Jim Ehrendorf!
654 00:42:13,209 00:42:15,209 - I was at Oxford with him. - Oh... - I was at Oxford with him. - Oh...
655 00:42:15,234 00:42:17,234 My, oh, my, oh, my... My, oh, my, oh, my...
656 00:42:17,259 00:42:19,508 I was afraid I wouldn't make it here in time. I was afraid I wouldn't make it here in time.
657 00:42:19,532 00:42:20,784 Good to see you. Good to see you.
658 00:42:20,809 00:42:22,375 Look at you. Look at you.
659 00:42:23,424 00:42:26,400 - Hiya, Monty. Hello, Joan. - Hello. - Hiya, Monty. Hello, Joan. - Hello.
660 00:42:26,424 00:42:28,400 Come on, let's scram, for God's sake. Come on, let's scram, for God's sake.
661 00:42:28,424 00:42:30,400 - I'll ride with you guys. - Yes. - I'll ride with you guys. - Yes.
662 00:42:30,424 00:42:32,424 Go on without me. Go on without me.
663 00:42:50,424 00:42:52,400 I'm very interested in the relations I'm very interested in the relations
664 00:42:52,424 00:42:54,660 between native workers and European employers. between native workers and European employers.
665 00:42:55,424 00:42:58,400 Well, the whole colonial experience, really. Well, the whole colonial experience, really.
666 00:42:58,424 00:43:00,004 You're certainly in the right place. You're certainly in the right place.
667 00:43:00,028 00:43:01,400 You'll find a basinful You'll find a basinful
668 00:43:01,424 00:43:03,400 of the colonial experience down this street. of the colonial experience down this street.
669 00:43:03,424 00:43:05,400 - Honestly, Monty! - What? - Honestly, Monty! - What?
670 00:43:05,424 00:43:07,088 You brought us down here on purpose. You brought us down here on purpose.
671 00:43:07,112 00:43:10,400 - It's not clever or funny. - Don't get in a bait. - It's not clever or funny. - Don't get in a bait.
672 00:43:10,424 00:43:14,424 The RAF chap, the pilot, told me to watch out for the Singapore grip. The RAF chap, the pilot, told me to watch out for the Singapore grip.
673 00:43:15,424 00:43:17,104 Does anyone happen to know what it is? Does anyone happen to know what it is?
674 00:43:55,104 00:43:56,983 I, er... I won't come in, Matthew. I, er... I won't come in, Matthew.
675 00:43:57,007 00:43:58,424 I have to, erm... I have to, erm...
676 00:44:01,212 00:44:02,400 It's great to see you. It's great to see you.
677 00:44:02,424 00:44:03,920 Yes. Yes.
678 00:44:03,944 00:44:05,920 - And I'll call you real soon, OK? - Please, do. - And I'll call you real soon, OK? - Please, do.
679 00:44:05,944 00:44:07,424 Real soon. Real soon.
680 00:44:16,424 00:44:17,740 Matthew! Matthew!
681 00:44:18,364 00:44:21,364 Walter Blackett. I'd like to welcome you to Singapore. Walter Blackett. I'd like to welcome you to Singapore.
682 00:44:22,317 00:44:24,317 Indeed, welcome to these Straits Settlements Indeed, welcome to these Straits Settlements
683 00:44:24,342 00:44:27,342 your father did so much to build up in his lifetime. your father did so much to build up in his lifetime.
684 00:44:27,367 00:44:28,367 Thank you, sir. Thank you, sir.
685 00:44:28,392 00:44:31,026 I live just over there, as I'm sure the children have explained to you. I live just over there, as I'm sure the children have explained to you.
686 00:44:31,050 00:44:33,620 And we're very much hoping you'll join us for dinner. And we're very much hoping you'll join us for dinner.
687 00:44:33,857 00:44:35,017 Oh... Oh...
688 00:44:35,370 00:44:37,370 Well, I'm a bit... Well, I'm a bit...
689 00:44:37,424 00:44:40,400 I was rather hoping to be able to collapse into bed. I was rather hoping to be able to collapse into bed.
690 00:44:40,424 00:44:42,300 Oh, no, it's very informal. Oh, no, it's very informal.
691 00:44:42,325 00:44:45,325 Just a few friends and Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert Brooke-Popham, Just a few friends and Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert Brooke-Popham,
692 00:44:45,350 00:44:47,350 our C-in-C, Far East. our C-in-C, Far East.
693 00:44:47,375 00:44:49,375 - Oh, well, I... - Please, come. - Oh, well, I... - Please, come.
694 00:44:51,424 00:44:53,424 Oh, well, all right. Thank you. Oh, well, all right. Thank you.
695 00:44:53,717 00:44:55,237 Ah! Ah!
696 00:44:55,717 00:44:58,357 Major Archer, another dear friend of your father's. Major Archer, another dear friend of your father's.
697 00:44:58,382 00:45:00,382 Pleased to meet you. Pleased to meet you.
698 00:45:00,424 00:45:02,400 So, we will give you a chance to freshen up So, we will give you a chance to freshen up
699 00:45:02,424 00:45:04,440 and then meet for drinks in about half an hour. and then meet for drinks in about half an hour.
700 00:45:04,464 00:45:05,848 - All right. - A sad occasion, - All right. - A sad occasion,
701 00:45:05,872 00:45:07,424 but I am glad you are here. but I am glad you are here.