Hey everybody, okay, these sessions are amazing. They're going by so fast I can't wait to watch them again when it's all over so we have two types of speakers that we traditionally invite to Mosconn We've seen a lot of industry veterans today But we also like to invite the best new up-and-comers get some fresh faces In front of the Mosconn audience our next speaker Francine Rodriguez is an expert in PPC pay per click It's working for word stream. She is an awesome speaker and an all-around great human being That's why we invited her here today for Mosconn and she's going to be talking about Automation something that we can all have more of in our life and learn how to do better. So let's let's welcome Francine Rodriguez This is Francine Rodriguez I'm a manager of customer success at word stream and today I'm here to talk to you about how to let it go How to embrace automation and get way more done in your paid search campaigns You know right now life is tough and definitely we all need a break So if today you just learn one thing to help you out, I've done my job Now it's no secret 2020 has been a really tough year for me It started with being in a six point four earthquake in my home of Puerto Rico And I thought that that was the biggest challenge. I was gonna face this year clearly. I was incredibly wrong Now the world is a really overwhelming place right now and a lot of things have been changing History books are literally being written around all around us So when it comes to digital marketing and our jobs, I don't know about you I feel really overwhelmed and burned out It is time to let some things go and at this point is not just something that would be really really nice it feels more like a necessity and And that's totally okay look managing change is not easy This is how I see my team and my family right now And I'm sure that's the same for all of you and as our support systems change It's time for us to find some things where we can effectively let go without sacrificing quality So this is where my idea came from, you know, let the robot uprising begin I'm so ready to let the machine takes over They don't get tired. They never sleep. They know all the secrets that will never do So why not let them be in charge? And I know that a lot of people have heard about you know horror stories with automation in the past But here today, I'm going to present to you all the places where you safely in PPC You can let go and let the automation take over So the first thing and the most important thing with Google ads that it all begins with an auction So if it begins with an auction, that's how we get our foot in the door We need to figure out a way to do this a lot smarter And I don't know if you guys have noticed this but out of all the bidding strategies available in paid search I definitely see the scales tipping towards one side more than the other you know Automated has been a really big deal on a really big push all the new bidding strategies always end up to be more automated But manual bidding still holds like a big Part of a lot of PPCers hearts and it's considered the golden standard And that's really interesting because when you look at the full spectrum There's a lot of things that automated brings to the table But manual still considers to be the top dog Let's kind of break this down to understand. Why are we so attached to this? Well, the first thing with manual CPC that we all love and we can't ignore is that you get to control everything Now that is some awesome marketing superpower We didn't get into this role and into this industry if we don't love to control data Obviously, that sounds amazing And the next thing is that You in terms of commitment effort. It's a lot of commitment effort You know i'm single in my 30s in a pandemic stuck inside commitment sounds really good right now But I think this is that other type of commitment the one where you have to hunker down over data and spend hours looking at information Maybe that's not sounding so good right now And the last thing is you know How how do we describe the people who love manual CPC? They're the sophisticated advertiser Who doesn't want to be described as top of their field super knowledgeable and totally sophisticated? Obviously, this is why manual CPC is such an important part in such a beloved bidding strategy The reality of manual CPC is this now It's a lot of data that you have to comb through and you have to go keyword And bid and line by line looking at all the information and you have to go one by one by one By one And this is a task that you have to do all the time. It is never ending what you already just did You have to check it again the next week and the week after that. It is time consuming. It is a lot And in terms of tools that you have available for you, what do you have? We have things like the keyword bid simulator This tool what it does it provides you of hey, this is where you are right now and here's some suggestions and some forecasting of what you could do if you want to change or improve In this customer's case, they were bidding $12 and getting about 13 clicks a day Well, google went ahead and suggested hey change it to 85. You're gonna get a whopping two more clicks You know, you guys that doesn't sound so great and so awesome And when you think about it, this is a 24 hour a day cycle seven days a week You're not only fighting against all the paid search engines, but your competitors as well You know, this is beginning to be a hard pass for me and i'm gonna start looking at some other options So come along with me and go take one big task off that to-do list because we don't have to be doing manual anymore And if you don't want to believe me, that's totally fine How about you believe google because right on the tool they give you a warning saying hey If you are on manual bidding, you may see lower performance on top of that. You could also be running Out of budget faster and you could be losing impression share faster as well So the negatives are starting to pile up And it's not just in the product and in the settings where you set these up In the opportunities tab all of the suggestions for this customer as well where hey Move to the different automated options. There's so much you could be saving and doing there So the question begs, you know, which automated strategy is best That's really difficult to answer because that really depends on your goals and where you are right now Where your campaigns? So i'm going to give you guys a really quick high level crash course on each one So you can understand their benefits and how they work First you have maximized clicks and for me that's like shooting a campaign out of a cannon It's great for brand new campaigns for people who can't get conversion tracking Or for people who are really struggling to jump start those campaigns What's really good about this feature is that it also has a safety net That's called bid capping and that way you can make sure that your budget just doesn't run wild So definitely a great strategy to start off with Next up you have things like target impression share. This is location location location I consider it a like a step up What's great about this one is that you get to decide, you know I want to know which piece of the SERP i'm going to be showing up in and i'm going to decide that this is how I'm going to be spending my budget It also provides a safety net with a bid cap but This is really pay to play You do need to have a little bit of a larger budget to make sure that you are appearing in the impression share in the location spot that you want to be Then you have maximized conversions I consider this one to be like the shiniest strategy and the one that has really big promises With maximized conversions. It's basically telling you hey within the budget that you give me I'm going to get you as many conversions as possible Obvious to state but you we should say it anyways. You do need to have accurate conversion day tracking data to have this one And while you can start it off any campaign with this sort of strategy even new ones I always recommend making sure that you've done your stretches and you've done your workout a little bit before starting off I usually tend to change To this strategy when you have about 15 to 30 conversions in that campaign that you want to try it out in Um, I wouldn't recommend it right off the start because it doesn't have any historical data to really you know go with Then next up you have target CPA I consider this to be the glow-up and one of those end strategies that you want to get to someday This is great for the sophisticated marketer That has really accurate historical data that has a ton of conversions in their campaigns What's great about this is that you get to set this is how I want how much I want to pay for my acquisitions But you need to have realistic goals like we all want A penny cut CPA or a dollar CPA, but that's just not the reality So if you go way far off your goal, you're not going to be successful with this one And then finally we have target roas. This is my end goal strategy for my e-commerce folks Same sort of thing as target CPA A lot of historical data is important You need to have accurate conversion value and conversions in the account But once you get to this strategy, it really does perform awesome And this is a really great strategy if you are struggling you can start it off at 100 Which basically tells google hey break even for me on my return on investment and then from there you can build up All right, so next up is ad copy This is the only part of all the work that we do in google that the customer gets to see So we do need to spend a lot of time here and finding a way to save time can be a little bit difficult Especially right now We need to be over communicating to our customers and not just in paid ads on our websites blogs social media emails We need to be telling the customer so much information so that they know what is our plan right now If we're lost so is the customer they need to know, you know, have you changed to a virtual conference? Or are you offering virtual services? Is it contactless delivery or contactless pickup? Should I make a reservation or can I just walk in? This is all the information that the customer needs to know so that they can figure out Hey, can I do business with you right now? And as the world change your plan is going to be changed The fastest way to communicate right now with your customers is using your ad copy So which tool can you use right now? Then I highly recommend responsive search ads Responses search ads are a type of ad that you can find in google where you provide, you know 15 different headlines Four different descriptions in one sitting and then the tool is going to use machine learning technology To provide the best combination of the ad to the right customer in the right moment What's really cool about this is that you're going to get immediate data And you don't have to invest in ab testing because the tool already does it for you And what you want to know is hey, what are the pieces of ad copy? There are people really responding to right now and you can inform the rest of your digital marketing strategy On the information you get from these sorts of ads And I almost forgot the most important part If you give google the biggest amount of headlines and descriptions all those ad copy pieces You can get up to 43,680 different possible variations of ads Imagine trying to do that right now that will be an impossible task But sitting down what 20 minutes to create a couple different lines of ad copy Is going to generate these results for you And I know there are a lot of folks who just can't let go. I have information for you as well There's a tool in there called pinning And so if you have a piece of ad copy that's super important to you You can use that little push pin icon to tell google I want this piece to be in this position always Obviously, this is going to cut down on the amount of variations that you get But you still get the control that you want Now with using RSAs We have word stream have seen our customers get a click uplift from 5 to up to 15 percent When they have one RSA or responsive search ad per ad group And remember this is about letting go so we don't want to go too crazy The maximum amount you want to do is three per ad group no more than that And yes, there is an equivalent for display ads. It's called responsive display ads This is really great for those people who don't have a graphic designer at hand And have an entry to barrier to go into these types of advertisements And I as I said, I have also tools for people who are just not quite ready to let go Here you have word streams free smart ad creator tool What this tool does is you can add in a URL or different images and it will create in a few minutes a custom Group of ads for you in all the main sizes that you need So feel free to check it out or stream.com slash smart ads creator Next up we have smart shopping campaigns, you know, right now during quarantine I'm sure that you've been through this. I've been shopping a lot online And I've probably shopped with and bought some things that maybe didn't make quite sense You know, my worst quarantine Purchase has been a giant bag of marshmallows that come in lucky charms, but just the marshmallows I don't think I needed that But it made me feel happy and I treated myself and I know a lot of you are also treating yourself So this is a super important strategy for us to be thinking about what are we going to do about all these people shopping online? And You don't have to believe me once again Here we have Shopify cto where they shared that during covet 19 Their shopping platform saw black friday levels of traffic every single day That is a lot Ecommerce really has become the king right now so important So what tools are there available to help us break into these campaigns and save time? You got your smart shopping campaigns So with this campaign type the smart shopping ads campaign You can create one campaign and automatically get ads in search display youtube and gmail It is awesome To set it up. It's super super simple. You only need to have three requirements The first one being ecommerce conversion value tracking The second being remarketing because it also automatically does that for you and you just need a hundred minimum active users And the third is having an active google merchant center fee So great new shoppers This campaign strategy is awesome It typically performs really really well and you can set up a target roas bidding strategy with them You can also subdivide your products so you can have a lot of organization And you can and should exclude those products that are not performing well or that you just don't want to advertise for There is a downside to this You unfortunately cannot add any negative keywords and you cannot see the search query. So it is truly running on its own And if you change your budget a lot, it can reset that learning period So with smart shopping campaigns, you want to set it up and really you kind of want to let it go You don't want to tweak too much in there both positive and negative I certainly recommend this for people who are having a really tough time with shopping campaigns right now Or that you're in a really competitive industry Or you have a really large inventory that changes all the time these campaigns were built exactly to help you But there are some things you definitely should stay away from First of all If you have products that are advertising in smart campaign and in regular standard campaigns Don't do that. First of all, you're overworking yourself and long story short those smart Shopping campaigns kind of always win over the regular ones when you have the same products in both So you definitely want to separate those out And my last piece of advice if it's not baroque Don't fix it We definitely don't want to be tweaking too much with our smart campaigns as I said The good thing about it is you let it go, but you shouldn't be changing too much So if things are working just let it be all right And I know that paying for ads can be really really difficult for some folks So I wanted to make sure you guys know this in april 2020 google recently announced that Anyone who had a google merchant center Google merchant center feed could advertise for free on the shopping tab of google serp So definitely take advantage of this.  This is a place where seo and ppc meet But this is a one of also the places that we can save a lot of time So using this the oldest infographic in the industry. I want to talk a little bit about keyword match types And the first thing I'll say is I want to make a slightly controversial statement So please hold on to your pajama bottoms that you're probably wearing right now And do not panic by toilet paper. There will be no need. We'll get through this I believe that match types are dead And I'm so sorry to be breaking this news right now for everyone The match types that we used to know They had very specific rules they they had They were different from each other. They they served a place In context of time Now Google has been making a lot of changes to our match types and the lines have completely blurred So i'm going to give you an example of what I mean In this uh Picture here I know it's a lot. You're going to see the search report for just one keyword. That keyword was vacation packages yellowstone unmodified broad Now there were 42 queries attached to this keyword But only three of the 42 Follow the rule of modified broad which is the most simple one of all anything with a plus sign that word has to appear in the search query Again three out of 42 Follow the rules. That's a big change So kind of what's going on? Why are we making all these changes? I'm going to introduce to you what the new match types are They basically have the same name And they're a little bit confusing because they are not following any of the rules right now you can add in function words, which are things like in and the uh The words can be totally reordered which breaks some of the major rules of some of our match types And words can be paraphrased Or we can add things that hey had the same intent Or things that were implied to be in the word And one of my favorites close variants. It can be plural. It can be singular It can be any sort of misspelling of that keyword, you know, kind of what's going on This is really breaking all the rules of what these match types used to be Well, the match types were doing I think too good of a job of restricting themselves and putting them in a box And what google realizes is by letting the rules kind of flow Customers could get three percent more click through rate with addition and traffic And at work stream, we did a little bit of an experiment We looked at exact match keywords across tons of account And what we notice is okay, we want to know how these new rules impact the existing keywords that we have We found that 18 of the exact match keywords across our accounts would be considered duplicates now Meaning that almost 20 of our keywords we didn't need to have and we were spending time Adding them in when we were going to get those clicks anyways And the other fact that we found is that 41 of exact match keyword spend was impacted In terms that today google would consider duplicates So again, we were doing a ton of work for stuff that we're going to get anyways So I know we all know this but google handles 3.5 billion of searches a day 15 percent of those searches have never been seen before And then when we think about microsoft ads 20 percent of those searches have never been seen before What it all comes down to is that if you go super restrictive we were missing out on those new trends So that's kind of where we're at now. We're making sure that we're getting as many clicks as possible But I've kind of left you guys out with one big question So what match type do we pick? I Don't know, you know, this is the funny part We I created a really heated debate in the office trying to answer this question Most of us I would say over 80 of us if the company decided between modified broad and phrase match Those are the ones that we're going to but 100 of us decided that the main thing that you need to take out of today Is that using all four is not necessary anymore? You really can only stick to one and do a really great job with it So match type strategy is something that we need to get away from our lives forever And with match type strategy We also have to say a farewell and thank you for your service to some different types of strategies also attached to match types so single keyword ad groups also known as gags You were really great when manual cpc was king and when match types did what they said they did But in this point of time you really make no sense You actually give us more work When match types are doing whatever they want anyway, so we were going to get all those clicks anyways And also Campaign structured by match types I'll let me you were never my favorite And i'm really happy to see you go because you made me duplicate all my work So goodbye to you forever as well my friend right into the sunset But without match types what I think we do need to concentrate is that the future is audiences um I think that Campaigns let's compare them to a burger. You know the campaign is going to be the buns They're going to hold it together They're going to make sure that we're not going to get away from our settings and the keyword are going to be that Juicy meaty patty. They're going to help us make sure that it's giving meat to the account But the audiences are going to be the condiment. Those are things like remarketing Demographics in market audiences affinity audience. Those are the things that are going to help us Get to the next step and give us some better control So before we were really obsessed with kind of the order of the words that people were typing in in the SERP And the lesson here is we don't need to be obsessed with what word they put for a second or in between What we need to be concentrating is how they are searching online What they're searching online and how are they a consumer? And that's where audiences are going to come in by marrying keywords and audiences instead of marrying keywords and match types We're going to have a better combination to get a juicier burger for our campaigns And if there is someone who can teach us how to let it go It is the artist formerly known as being our friend's microsoft ads They have the ultimate tool for letting go and that is their import tool And yeah, I know this is not new or revolutionary, but this tool is awesome It helps you import quickly all their campaigns from google and you can actually schedule Imports weekly or daily whenever you want So we need to be taking advantage of this to make sure that we are not duplicating our work and saving a ton of time But what's really important about microsoft ads is actually this When word stream was looking at how our ad traffic was impacted by covet 19 in the month of march, we noticed that You know, google took a big hit our traffic changed about 20% less But when we looked at being surprising only 5% there are you know Not bad during the worst time of our industry And then when we looked at the data again in april Google search kind of had recovered, which is nice to see but being was almost again At the same level they were very agnostic to change So if you want to Let go make sure you're investing in a safe network that's not going to have these big swings Being is the place if during covet 19 They were pretty normal in their traffic I'm pretty sure they can survive anything And one thing I definitely want to point out in this graph I don't know if you notice But shopping before had negative 15 and the month later they were up 40 So do not sleep on shopping as I said super important And I can't leave you without a little bit of a bonus Uh, it's google ad scripts These provide a way for you to programmatically control your google ads using simple javascript To automate common procedures that you would do in google So this is basically like a cheat code for marketers And I'll say this I will never claim to be a scripts Specialist, but uh that search guide knows definitely is in his blog Which I have linked to here and you can find him on twitter as well He has a running list of 250 Different google ad scripts for anything and everything So if you need more ideas on how to automate your account Go right there. You're going to have 250 plus ones So you guys we've done it We've learned of all the places that we can automate and let it go So what are we going to do with all this free time? Initially, I was going to invite you all to come with me to a tour of the top of the world But right now I've had a lot of quarantine snacks making this presentation like way too many So I'm going to go take a walk and maybe do some crunches with my cat over here So much as much as gracias miles con. I really appreciate your time. Stay resilient Keep moving forward and please let some things go and I'm happy now to answer any questions


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Hey, are you blonde? Hey, you too! It bear 1,000 there. All right, that was hell trying to get this one started. I forgot to hit record like four times. Four times. Five times. And each time I did it said reinsert memory card and it was upside down and it was I don't know. So anyway, Saturday vlog time we got to go I was inducted to go help again. We got to go get a bed, right? We're going to go get a bed for my mother so they can take the king size bed out so they can put a hospital bed and a single bed in the room together. Okay, so we're going to go get a bed, right? We're going to go get a bed. Okay. And then I got to build a little ramp. A little wheelchair ramp. I would like to put it on a platform with actuators and then roll out on it and just set it down. But she don't want me to do that. So and we're doing that kind of time. But we're going to so we're going to I'm going to build a little ramp.  And and I guess we're gonna set that bed up take the king size down. Get rid of the mattress. Get rid of mattresses, but I won't bore you guys with that. This is just a vlog, but I'll check back in periodically with you. Yard sale. Buy yard sale. Maybe free stuff. Maybe not. Maybe though. We're being a pessimist. I'm not a pessimist. My glass is half full. My glass is full. Maybe not. I'm saying they're probably usually they got a free box there. Anyway. Okay, so behind me we got the bed that's the mattress and box springs. It is a very nice bed. I don't know if you can see it in the mirror there or not, but it's got a headboard and footboard, big old headboard. It's nice. It's just a single bed, right? Yep. So but it's nice. It'll fit good in there once we get the king size bed out. So that way they can have their beds together. So that should be pretty cool. The other is that's the mattress and box springs. So we got to go add a build a ramp. She's got to get the bed ready to be tore down to king size. And then we got to get this bed in, get it set up, get his bed in, get it plugged in, all that. Yep. We've got a long day, but we get it all done. Well, I don't know if I'm gonna get the ramp done or not. If you don't get the ramp done, I'll have to come tomorrow and I'll have to help you. Help you, yeah, and then it'll be finished. But it's hot, honey. It's like 93. Yeah, I know. I don't know what the real feel is. It's well over a hundred. I was just standing there talking to that woman that sold us the bed. And he's sweating a bit. And I'm sweating profusely. So I don't know if I'll get it done today, but it's no big deal. No, because tomorrow I would like to at least get them in their bedroom today. And that would be my biggest thing because he's in the living room right now. Because tomorrow we tomorrow we have no plans. So if we have to, we can help, you know, get him out of the house. It's only a six inch. There's only the, you know, the sidewalks only so wide. So I may have to build a platform because, you know, even if I go to 12 pitch, which would be for every two inches, you go 12 inches. So that's about a six inch. So I would need at least six feet.  So I'll explain that to you later. You'll see what I mean. But I want to put a platform and then run, run the slope down the sidewalk. Because if I don't do that, the slope that I need is going to put her in the yard. So she's on a walker. So besides, you don't want, you don't want wheelchair in the yard, anyway, especially if it's raining. So anyhow, we'll see what happens. I'll show it to you. You'll be with me, I hope. All right. So we're at her mom and dad's house. I just got this untied. I don't know if you can see, there's the headboard back in there. Pretty nice. Real wood. So, and it's got a footboard. Well, the headboard's down here at the bottom here. There's the top part of it. And that's the footboard there matches the headboard. Just not as tall. I think it's, uh, headboard's pretty, pretty tall. There's the top of it. And then the feet go up against the toolbox. So I'll show it to you when we get it out. We got the mattresses out of the king. So she's in there right now, taking out the slats. And it's easy to do though, because they just slide into them slots. Same way with this bed here. They just, uh, the side, the sideboards just slide into the slots. So it'll be pretty easy, but I'll show you at bed the headboard once we get it out of the truck. And over here, we're going to build the ramp. So I'm kind of wanting to come out, put like a landing here, and then slope it this way. Because if I bring just the ramp out, as you can see, she'll be in the yard. I don't want that. So we'll just have to see how much wood they got. And we'll go from there. I still got to measure that. Might not be six inches, but we'll just have to see. So stick around guys. More to come. There's some of my tools. Okay, so here's the headboard. Monkey already took the footboard in, but I don't know if you can see that because of the sun, but it's a nice bed or side rails. So what'd they give for this new 500 bucks? Yeah, they bought it for 500 bucks. They bought it for 500 bucks. We got it for 180. And I don't know if it's ever been used, has it? No, it was in a spare bedroom for a guest. Yeah, it was just a guest bedroom. I don't think it's ever been used, but I mean it was set up, but mattress and box springs, perfect shape. So did get on this one, didn't you? Yeah. So there you go. Good job, Monk. Now we got to get it inside. And we'll show them when it's all set up. Filming in the house? Well, you can show them when we put the bed to bed. All right. Okay. Okay. So we'll show you when the bed gets put together. Yeah. I know how your mom's gonna feel about filming in the bedroom. She don't care. All right, what about your dad? I'm not gonna have them in there anyway. Yeah, that's gonna be in the bedroom. All right. So anyway, let me get to this. Still haven't done the ramp yet, but it's hot. Okay guys, there it is set up. We don't have sheets on it yet, but we wanted to show you that's the bed that they just bought. This is the hospital bed in here. That way they can be in the same room together. And if one of them needs something, they're there together. So there it goes. More, more to come. So we'll see what's going to happen next. All right, guys. So we're done for the day. They can get the ramp built. I'm gonna do that tomorrow. We got a game plan, right? Yeah. But we got everything taken care of.  It was like eight o'clock. And it was very, very hot today. So we are there's Bruno's hot dog. Is that a double cheeseburger? Bacon and cheese. There's my fries, which those come with that, but she's got her own fries. Let's see. This is a regular fry. These are regular fries. So I ate some of mine.  Yeah. Yeah. All right. 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Speaking of wings, I have a letter from Miss Betty Fleming, a stewardess on Pan American World Airways, largest airline in the world. She writes, I fly by clipper from San Francisco and Los Angeles to Honolulu and New Zealand, and we pass through almost every kind of climate, from tropical heat to freezing cold. Of course that's hard on anyone's complexion, but I've found Lux Toilet soap is a wonderful help in keeping my skin soft and smooth. It travels with me every flight I make. Well, knowing the standard of attractiveness among airline stewardesses, we're doubly grateful to Miss Fleming, and we wish her many gallant journeys with Lux Toilet soap. On to the first act of tonight's play, starring Glen Ford as John Montgomery and Janet Blair as Regina. The year is 1883. A lot of things happened that year. The Brooklyn Bridge was opened, Richard Wagner died, Germany, Austria and Italy signed the Triple Alliance, and the Russians crowned a new czar. You'll find all that in the history books, but something else was happening that most history books overlook. On a small ranch near San Diego, a young man named John Montgomery was building a flying machine. John, John, it's gone, your pet eagle. John, where are you? In the barn, Pa. Did you hear me, John? You're eagle. Yeah, it's gone all right. I'll let him go. You let him go? Yeah. Don't look so happy. You mean you're giving up your flying machine? I knew one of these days you'd come to your senses. I haven't given up the flying machine. You haven't? Oh. Pa, I've been studying about birds and how they fly for about ten years now, haven't I? I guess the one who taught me most was, or was that eagle? I figured he deserved his freedom, so I let him go. My glider's almost done, Pa. Look, I'll explain it to you. Johnny, have you fixed the cultivator yet? I'm sorry. I'll get on it right away. Well, I wish you would. I've got to take your sisters into town. If Regina's boat gets in on time. Oh, gosh. I forgot all about her coming down for a visit. Seems to me you're forgetting everything except that dog-gone flying machine. I'm sorry, Pa, but I just got to finish it. I've got to. Hey, we're back, Ma. Ma, we're back. Guess what, Ma? Regina can stay a whole month. My goodness. Isn't that fine? Be just like the old... Well, you're almost all grown up. Yes, sir. That's just what I've been telling you. Well, I certainly feel grown up traveling all the way from San Francisco by myself. She got seasick, Ma. Oh, you. Well, you see, it was a very small boat, but I feel fine now. I tell you, a thriving town like San Diego has got to have a railroad. Maybe you can do something about it, Zachary, when you get to an appointment in Washington. Washington? We'll tell you all about it, Regina, but not now. If we can just nominate Grover Cleveland. Oh, uh, uh, where's John? In the barn, dear. Where else? John! Oh, John! I'll do it right now, Pa. Johnny! Is that you, Regina? How are you? Oh, I'm just fine. I'll be there in a minute. I heard that before, too. All he ever thinks about is that flying machine. Oh, I just can't wait to see it. Oh, no, don't you encourage him. All our neighbors are talking about him.  Now that'll be enough, Ma. Well, they do, Mother. They don't even say a little anymore. They say it's complete. All right, all right. Now, just clear out of my kitchen all of you. Separate seven o'clock, Regina. I glue the rib to the wing, like this, you see? I tie it with these thongs here. Who helps you when I'm not here, Johnny? Your brother? No, one is not too busy working her ranch. Jim will be back from Los Angeles tomorrow. I had to sell some steers for Dad. Now she can stop working the bellows, Regina. I need your finger over here. My finger? Mm-hmm. Yeah, come here. Hold this, will you? That stick? That stick happens to be a rib. Oh. Steady now. Your finger down here, that's it.  Oh, I'm not nervous. I'm just excited, helping to build a flying machine.  Mm-hmm. You know, I kind of feel that way myself sometimes when I think of flying this. Johnny, you're not working too hard, are you? You look kind of tired. Well, don't look at my face. Look at what you're doing. Oh, I'm sorry. Say, it's just going to be like a big bird, isn't it? Uh-huh. Exactly the same parabolic curve. Had you ever seen a bird with a flat wing? I don't think so, Johnny. Well, nobody else ever did either. That's why nobody's ever been able to fly. They didn't figure out why their wings were curved, you see? All right, you can let go now. I said you can let go. Oh, fine. That's fine. Oh, my finger's tied to the rib. Well, why didn't you take it out? Well, I'm sorry. We'll have to do it all over again. Where's the scissors? Uh, you know, sometimes I think you're just a cuckoo, Jenny. Oh, thank you, Johnny. What?  Oh, no. The smiling. You know something, Regina. You know, I keep thinking of you as the, well, the little kid next door. And then when I look at you, I... You what, Johnny? What? Oh, nothing. Where's the scissors? Has Johnny gone to bed? Yes, finally. Regina was out there helping him. He doesn't know it, but Johnny's got that girl bewitched. She thinks he's wonderful. Well, he is. If I could only get his mind off of flying. It wouldn't matter if I weren't in politics. Anybody that tries anything new is always called crazy, but thinking you can fly. If my opponents ever get hold of that, it might even get back to Mr. Cleveland. It'd be hard to explain that, Helen, even to a progressive Democrat. I think I'll have another talk with Johnny in the morning. Whatever you say, dear. Very dangerous politically. Very dangerous. At the rate we're working now, Johnny, why, it'll be ready to fly this week. No, it'll be ready to fly tomorrow. Thanks for, Gina, your soul net muslin on the wings much better than I could do it. So you'll be ready to fly tomorrow, son? What? Oh, morning, Pa. Hello, Mr. Montgomery. Well, I guess I better leave this and fix that cultivator. No, no hurry. It's getting to be quite a machine, isn't it? That's about finished. You remember last month when you said spruce would be better than hickory on the wings? You certainly were right. Did I suggest that? Well, I hope nobody finds that out.  Well, we decided that maybe, oh, why worry about crossing a bridge until you get to it? I don't know what you mean, Pa. Johnny, when you were 10 years younger, it didn't seem to matter. Boys get all sorts of wild ideas, but you're not the boy anymore, and I hate to see you wasting time. I walked in the barn just now hoping to convince you of that, but I know I can't. Do what you want, Johnny. I won't interfere. Thanks, Pa. Well, I'll go see about that cultivator. You see, Johnny, he is on your side. He is. Yeah. Well, Regina, thanks. Thanks a lot for helping me. Oh, save that until we're finished. We are finished. Johnny, you're not going to fly it? No, not for a while. But you can't do that. If Pa can give in to me, I guess I can give in to him, too. He's worried about me. For all I know, he may be right. There's no proof I can fly this. Well, my mother used to tell me something, Johnny. She said when people said I was wrong and I knew I was right to go ahead and show them I was. That's all right for a kid, Regina, but I've got a future to think about. It's not for myself. It's for... For who, Johnny? For them, my mother and father. Oh. But if I could only fly it once, just once. There's nothing to stop you? Pa's afraid that if people saw me, if they see it fail, if it won't fly, that they'd never stop laughing at the Montgomery's. That's right. But would they have to see you, Johnny? You could take it out early in the morning as soon as it got light. No one would know anything about it. No, I'd need help. Oh, couldn't I? No, no, certainly not. Besides, besides, Jimmy will be home this afternoon. He'd help me. Mmm. That's what brothers are for, aren't they? Well, where were you tried out, Johnny? Oh, Tay Mesa. It's not very far from here. And we... Now, Regina, not a word about this. Do you hear? Not to anyone.  I give you the idea, and then you don't even trust me. Of course I trust you, but... Oh, never mind. Do whatever you want, Johnny. Break your neck if you want to. At least I won't be there to see you do it. Oh, Regina. Hey, come back here, Regina. Here's the idea, Jim. We'll get up before dawn tomorrow morning, put the flying machine on the hay wagon, and cover it up with hay then. That's just in case anyone seizes. They'll think that we're moving a load of hay. Yeah, right. And we'll drive out to Oatay Mesa as soon as it's light. We'll pull her off the hill and... Well, we'll see what happens, huh? Johnny, you're sure it's safe. You're sure it'll fly? I'm not sure of anything, but you'll have an answer to that question tomorrow morning. I'm not a word to a soul. We've got her off the wagon all right. Nothing broken, is it, Johnny? The wings? Not a scratch. All right, let's hurry while the wind's right. Just a minute now while I get into the seat here. You okay? Oh, okay. Now, get hold of the rope and run down that hill as fast as you can. Hey, if you do fly, where will you come down? Don't worry. I'll land in one of the fields. You ready? In a minute. Now, don't hang on to that rope too long. Remember, this aeroplane can't lift both of us. When did you invent that word? Well, right now, I guess. It's got to have some kind of name. Well, here we go. Right. You did it. You did it, Johnny. You flew. I should have gone higher. I should have gone further. How high do you think I was, Jim? Or 20 feet off the ground, at least maybe 30. You flew, Johnny. And nobody else ever did that. I've got to go higher, much higher. Look up there, Jim. Up there where the sun's just hitting those clouds. That's where I'll fly someday away, way up there.  Well, in case anyone's interested, I fed the horses tonight and the cows and the chickens. And the ducks. Well, Mother, our boys seem unusually silent tonight. Not eating, either. Looks as if they're tired of your cooking. Oh, it's their favorite supper, too. Well, can a fella just not be hungrier? Tired or something?  Well, let's have it. Where were you all day? I said, where were you? Johnny flew today. He flew. Johnny what, today? He flew. I saw him. He flew just like a bird. You saw him? What do you mean you saw me? Oh, I went there, Johnny. I followed you and Jim. I hid beneath the rocks. Oh, I had to be there, Johnny. Why? Well, because I... Is that all you have to say, Johnny? Yes, that's... I'm sorry anyone said anything. But I had to. I just couldn't stand people calling you crazy. And now what are you going to do with it? Your flying machine. I don't know exactly, except maybe make it go higher. Why? Why to get up there in the clouds, see what they really like. Johnny, when in thunder are you going to think about your future? I've found my future, and it's up there. Then you'd better look for a job, son. This ranch has got to be worked by people interested in ranch. Well, of course it does, Dad. Excuse me, please. Johnny. December 6, 1883. It's four months now since I settled down to ranching. I haven't given up flying, but it's got to play second fiddle for a while. Someday, maybe, someday. July 9th, 1884. Grover Cleveland was nominated yesterday for the presidency. And if he's elected, Dad's sure to become assistant attorney general, providing my flying machine keeps out of the newspapers. November 23rd. Dad got his appointment today, and the family moves to Washington next week. All except me. I'm staying here to take care of the ranch. I got a bit of news myself today. My old friend Dickie Ball is now Father Ball. He's teaching at Santa Clara College. One of these days, I've got to go up and see him. Johnny! Johnny Montgomery! Oh, it's good to see you again. How are you, Dickie? You look just like your old self, Johnny. So do you, Dickie. All of you. Now don't be starting that the minute you get here. We can't all be being pause.  Vacation? Oh, I'm looking for a job. Well, we've got one for you here at Santa Clara. You? What? Well, I've been speaking about you to Father Kenton. You remember him? Well, sure. He used to teach at St. Ignatius when we were kids. Well, that's a long time ago, Dickie. He's vice president of the college, Johnny. Let's drop in on him now. Well, what's your rush at his got here? Never mind. He wants to see you. Come along. The job is yours if you want it, Johnny. It'll be like the old days having it back with us. I just don't know what to say, Father Kenton. Why would you go to the trouble of inventing a job for me? Some job it is. Besides helping teach the boys, all you do for $20 a month on board is just write Santa Clara up there in the skies with indelible ink. You want me to work on my flying machine here? Before we answer that, Johnny, we've a surprise for you. Well, how many surprises do you keep up those sleeves of yours? Come on in, Regina. Jenny. Hello, Johnny. Regina, you? Oh, you've grown up so I'd hardly know you. Well, isn't that what all little girls do, Johnny? Grow up? Say, you have to. Yes, but not so pretty. Now I'm beginning to understand, Father Kenton. Regina lives near here.  Oh, Regina, you know I should have spanked you good for sneaking out and watching my first flight at Hotel Mason. I'll remind you to someday. Well, for heaven's sake, let's get out of here before he changes his mind and does it now. Seminine screams in here are the very hard to explain. Come along, Regina. I want to show Johnny our machine shop. Well, this is it, Johnny. Just a shed and a monkey wrench or two, but plenty of room to build a... An aeroplane. Aeroplane. Thank you, young lady. We'll get the things you need, Johnny, tools and the like. We'll find a way. You'll take the job, Johnny. And just what would my job be on this team, Father Kenton? A man-sized job, Johnny. To show people how to fly. I'll take it, Father. And thank you. In a moment, we'll bring you Act Two of Gallant Journey, starring Glen Ford and Janet Blair. When Columbia Pictures was filming their now-famous The Jolson Story, starring Larry Parks and Evelyn Keyes, one of the most fascinated spectators on the lot was our young guest of the evening, Miss Janice Carter, herself a Columbia player. Tell us, Janice, what was the particular attraction? From an acting point of view, Mr. Keely, it was the uncanny way that Larry Parks imitated Al Jolson's mannerisms and personality. From a musical standpoint, I just loved hearing all the famous Jolson tunes.  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Act two of Gallant Journey, starring Glenn Ford as John Montgomery and Janet Blair as Regina. For two years now, John Montgomery has lived and taught at Santa Clara College and worked on his airplanes. Now in the Little College workshop, he puts the finishing touches on a model plane, an experimental miniature. Two interested observers are a student, Tom Logan, and Johnny's old friend, Father Ball. Well, a center of gravity seems all right. Same wing curve, isn't it, sir, as the one you flew in San Diego? That's right, Tom. It's more stable, more maneuverable. Hey, Johnny, what's this contraption over here? Don't tell me this thing flies. Oh, that's another great invention. Yours? Sure, it's a separator. Washes gold out of sand. Washes what? Out of what? Just a minute here, I'll show you. Here's a bucket of sand. Put it into the hopper, turn on the water here, and revolve the crank. You see? Now the water and the sand pour out of the spout and the gold remains in the hopper. Not if there were any gold to begin with. Gold remains in the hopper. Be a great machine for a mining company. Better stick to airplanes, Johnny. That I'm going to do. Let's have it, Tommy. I gotta get this pink silk on the wings here. Pink silk, indeed. Very, very fancy, Johnny. You'll be ready to fly it soon, won't you, sir? Oh, this weekend. There's a high windmill in my dad's ranch. Be a swell spot to launch it from. An elegant spot. Besides, Johnny, it's a weekend. Well, Tom, if you're sure, your dad won't mind. Father Ball's coming out anyway. So is Regina. Regina? Oh, she's known my folks for years. She's sort of interested in your airplanes, too, remember? Well, I... No, no, no. No excuses. I was about to say it's a great idea. Thanks, Tommy. We'll launch the Pink Lady on Saturday. Oh, Johnny, look at her. She flies beautifully. Watch where she lands, Tommy. I see her. Hurry up, Tommy. Bring her back here. Calm down, Regina. We got all afternoon. Oh, I'm too excited to calm down. You kind of got flying in your blood, haven't you? I should say I have. If only I could build a large plane that would fly like the Pink Lady. We will, Johnny. If that's all that's bothering you, you can stop wearing right now. Oh, I can, Jenna. Yes, you can. You'll build a plane that'll fly even better than the Pink Lady. Hey, Tommy, get... Thanks for the glue. Now, Mr. Logan, if you'll just hold this, I'll get the wing fixed in no time. Pink Lady kind of got herself scratched up a bit this afternoon, huh? Johnny, do you have to work all night, too? The longer he works, the longer I get to dance with you. Oh, now, Ma, don't stop playing the piano. I won't be much longer. Tell me something, Johnny. What good will it do people to fly? Well, save time, get places faster. Faster? What'll they do with the time they save? Well, go more places, meet new people. Go more places, meet new people. Well, Johnny, why wouldn't you dance with me? Well, if you want the truth, Regina, I don't know how. Well, you'll never learn if you don't try. He's saving time for folks, Regina. Oh, but it's easy, Johnny. Well, it's a lot like flying. Now, watch my feet. See? See what I mean. That's the first thing I've heard about flying that makes sense. Oh, come on, please. Well, I could be through with this in just a minute if I only had a little piece of silk to go in. Well, if I get you the silk, will you dance with me? Oh, sure. If you can stand it. All right. All right. Turn around, everybody. Turn around. Here, Johnny. Now, if I can ruin a perfectly good petticoat... Say, it's pink, too. It'll be a silk, Regina. Oh, go on and dance with her. Who knows, maybe someday I'll want to tell my grandchildren I worked on one of your first airplanes. Now, go on, dance. A bit of music, Professor. Now, not too fast, Mrs. Logan. All right. Here we go, Johnny. Whoop. I'm sorry, Regina. Well, for one thing, Johnny, you've got to hold me tighter. Don't tell him, Regina. Let him guess. Now, follow me, Johnny. One, two, three. One, two, three. That's fine, Johnny. One, two, three. Keep time, too, Johnny. One, two, three. One, two, three. Almost perfect. Just keep on thinking that you're flying. One, two, three. You know something? I think I'm going to kind of like this. Step it up a little, Mrs. Logan. Johnny? Johnny, not so tight. Johnny! How's the new flying machine coming along? Well, after a month, Dickie, I think we're really finally getting somewhere. It's just like the Pink Lady, isn't it? Now, say how big is this model, anyway? Seven foot. Oh, if I only had your confidence, Dickie. Yours and Regina's. Anyway, this time I'm going ahead slowly and very carefully. That's the scientific way to do it, Johnny. Will you try this one out? Logan's ranch again? Well, I sort of figured the roof of the administration building right here at the college. Do you think Father Kenton would object? Well, it's likely to cause some bit of excitement among the student body, isn't it? Very likely, I'm afraid. I'll just leave it to me. We'll pick a day when the good father's in town and tell him all about it afterwards. Scientifically. Yes, sir, Johnny, scientifically. Give the plane to me, Johnny. Give it to me. This time I'll launch it. Easy now, Dickie. This isn't any three-foot model. I've got her. I've got her.  Watch this! Ball fries again? Look at her go, Johnny. Look at her. All right, boys. Hurry now. Bring her back up here. And remember, the dihedral plus the camber, the wings, gives the dimensions of the top surface. Which is why... Father Kenton, I... I thought you were in town. Oh, dear. In town? And miss all this? I should say not. Then you're not angry or using the roof... We brought you here, Johnny, to write Santa Clara in the skies. Thank you, Father. Well, Dickie, interesting way to teach physics, is it? Well, it's the best a man can do without a textbook on the subject. Johnny, gosh, it flew like a... Oh, Father Kenton, excuse me, sir. All right, Logan, here. I'll take that airplane. Yes, sir. Now, Dickie, I'll show you how to really launch a muddle airplane. John? It's an honor, Father. Hey, watch it down there. This one, boys, is on the house. There! Well, John, how was that? Perfect, Father. Big apple polisher, I had it all warmed up for that flight. Is that so? Still, I must admit, you did... Johnny! Johnny, what's the matter? I don't know. I'm... I'm dizzy. He's falling. Dickie, grab him. Johnny! Well, a few, Doctor. Nothing serious, though. Well... I'm not too sure what it is, Mr. Montgomery. A number of things could cause these sudden dizzy spells. It could be a slight cerebral thrombosis. What? But I don't think so. It seems more like what we call Moneer's disease, an affliction of the middle ear. Well, then, there's nothing much to worry about, huh? Not if you stay on the ground. Ground? Yes. You may not have another attack for months, but there's no guarantee. It'll be bad if it happened up there. I see what you mean. Thanks very much. Well, Regina, come in. Been visiting Johnny, have you? Yes, Father. Tommy said you wanted to see me. Alone, Regina. That's why I asked you to come to my office here. It's about Johnny. He hasn't been well lately. Yes. Yes, I know. He's been working too hard on the new plane. But, oh, it's so beautiful, Father. And just think, no more models. This one, he'll fly himself. I don't think so, Regina. Johnny has where to go. I spoke to the doctor. Dizzy spells that come and go when you least expect them. Johnny must never fly again. Oh, no. We both know what that means to him. Flying is his only love, his great passion. Yes, Father. Flying is his only love. Flying is his only love. Well, I mean, flying is... Oh, I know what you mean. But what can we do about it? I was in hopes you might have an idea. You ladies are never without a word.  And I... I mustn't let the ladies down, must I? Well, I may have an idea at that. There's a carnival tomorrow at Idora Park. Carnival? What's a carnival to do with Johnny's not flying? Well, I'll know more about that tomorrow, Father. After I've been there. Yes, sir, ladies and gentlemen, the Great LaSalle in a suicide jump into space will concentrate your attention on that balloon up there. Believe it or not, my friends, the Great LaSalle is going to leap from that balloon supported only by his parachute. Oh, look at him up there. He's waving a handkerchief. Yes, madam, the Great LaSalle is signal that he's ready. And there we go. The most daring display of acrobatics ever performed in the mid-air. Where could I see, Mr. LaSalle, please? Why, right up there, young lady. The most... I mean, after he lands, it's very important. Well, since it's very important, that's his dressing room, lady, next to the bandstand there. Oh, thank you very much. Mr. LaSalle. That's right. You saw me jump, eh? Yes, yes, I did. Not bad, huh? You mean to tell me you didn't get a thrill out of that? Uh-uh. Well, there must be something wrong with you. Oh, there is. I've seen a man fly. You've seen a man do what? Fly. And what did this wonder man use for wings? His arm? An aeroplane. It was an air what? An aeroplane, a machine that flies. Now, if you could fly the way he does, you could take the aeroplane aloft with your balloon and get way, way up, and cut it loose and fly down like a graceful bird instead of falling down like an awkward-looking bag of sand. No, wait a minute. Wait a minute. Sit down and tell me all that over again. All right, I will. I said if you could fly the way he does, you could take the aeroplane aloft. I brought him here to see you, Johnny. Mr. Montgomery, Professor LaSalle. You better call me Mahoney. That's my real name. Dan Mahoney. LaSalle's just my professional non-deplume. Parishute aerial artiste. In other words, balloon jumper. Oh, and he's very good too, Johnny. You should have seen him at the park yesterday. Oh, only 2,000 feet, you know, just to keep the crowd satisfied. It didn't seem that high to me, of course. Well, just between us, 1,200. 1,200 feet? Hey, that's really getting up there. 1,200 feet. Hey, is that it? Is that the airplane you were telling me about? That's it. I think I've got it. Why, if I could take your aeroplane aloft with a balloon, get way up there then cut loose so I could fly down like a graceful bird. Why, Mr. Mahoney, that's a brilliant idea. You'd do that? Why not? You could really test my plane that way, couldn't you? You'd have all the space in the world to fly around in no trees or hills or... Well, if you did hit an air currant, you could... Say... Say, I was figuring on taking this aeroplane down to the Logan Ranch during Christmas holidays, and I know you'd be welcome to come along, Mr. Mahoney. Could you?  Oh, my balloon. Yes, it'd be a wonderful place to test out your idea. My balloon. Well, I'm sorry, but I lost my balloon last night. Poker. Try to fill an inside straight. Oh, I see. Well, how about coming anyway and learning how to fly one of these things without a balloon? I'm a cinch. Good. If there was only some way for me to buy a balloon... We'll get it, Johnny. Don't worry, we'll get it. Johnny, I don't know whether to congratulate your blacken both your eyes. Dicky, come in. Come in. What kind of a vacation did you have? Never mind that. Regina tells me you were flying the day after Christmas at Logan's Ranch. Oh, little Dicky. Didn't get very high, though, but the new plane behaved beautifully. Besides, I got a new pupil, name of Mahoney.  Doctor, tell you. Oh, but I feel fine. Is nothing wrong with me? No, but then give me a hand with these sacks. Sacks? Why isn't he trying to reduce?  What is it, Dicky? Well, that gold machine you invented, you know, to separate gold from sand? That thing over there in the corner. What about it? Well, I was up in Placerville over Christmas and I found some sand that looked good. So I lugged these two sacks back with me. But if you haven't got time to bother, no, no, no, I don't want to be in the way. Just run the sand through the machine when you have the time. Look, look, I've got plenty of time. Come on, let's see what you got there. Well, Johnny? Well? Dicky, you think I've got something? That bright, shiny stuff down there in the hopper? Yes, it's gold. It is? Mm-hmm. Look at me. Did you salt this sand? Why, the very idea. Just my luck. Everybody is a priest in what happens. I find gold. Oh, by the way, your airplane. I said, did you salt this sand? Your airplane. Father Kent and I, we had an idea. We figured if you had a balloon, someone could take the plane up in the air, cut it loose, and fly it down like a graceful bird. I haven't any money for a balloon. Oh, but you have. Now that we know this pretty pile of sand is gold, and Father Kent thinks the flight should be made at Santa Clara. Here? Of course. You have our moral support? But Dicky, I... Oh, forget it, Johnny. You see, we just like to have you around. Well, Dan, good luck. I won't fall down this time like an awkward-looking bag of sand. Now, just remember, I can build a new airplane, but I can't duplicate Dan Mahoney. Balloons are ready, Mr. Mahoney. And don't forget, a thousand feet is high enough. You'll hear it when I fire this pistol here. Now, that's your signal to cut loose.  It's a cinch, Professor. Goodbye, Regina. Good luck, Dan. We're going to be with you, Danny. Thanks, Professor, and don't be nervous now. Well, Regina, the only way down now is to fly down. Hey, real Johnny, you'll fly down in your airplane. How high is the balloon, Father? How high? A good thousand feet, Johnny. Can you see Dan through those binoculars? Perfectly. Well, here goes. Well, what's the matter with him? Johnny, he's holding his fingers to his ears. He's laughing. Cut loose, Dan! Cut loose! Oh, I know he can't hear me, but... Now, he's pointing his finger upwards. He wants to go higher. Well, if he doesn't break his neck, I ought to. He's cutting loose now, John. There he goes. Regina, look. Look, he's flying. Oh, Johnny. Johnny, I'm so proud I could cry. Like a bird. Like a graceful bird. That's it, boy. That's it. With indelible ink. Ben's flying machine. Santa Clara's seen a successful control flight by her machine. Alexander Graham Bell is your statement. All subsequent attempts in aviation must begin with John Montgomery's machine. To make exhibition flights at country fairs. Scientists ridicule Montgomery airplane. Airplane called cheap circus trick to make money. Dan Mahoney killed as Montgomery airplane crashes. Sure, sure. Come in. Father Kenton and I, we just walked over to see how our boy was doing. Well, he's very kind of you, Father. John, I know how you feel. It's unfortunate, but these things happen every day. It's nobody's fault. This one's mine. Oh, John. For allowing poor Dan to talk me into doing those... those crazy stunts. He thought I needed money, will I? I did, but science and exhibitionism, oh, they just don't mix. You may be right, John, but ever since the world began, progress has demanded sacrifice. Yes, yes, Father, I know. And I won't give up. I just, I just can't give up. I can't. Regina! Oh, but it's good to be back again. Father Kenton's waiting for you in the carriage.  Leaving Santa Clara for two whole years. But I'm back now. Back for good, I hope. Regina, is Johnny with you? Well, he isn't here for one reason, his new airplane. It's just about finished, Father. He wanted it already when you came home, so be surprised. How is he? He's fine, Father, and you should see the plane. It's so much better than he ever dreamed. It's just beautiful, Father. Beautiful. Then what do we stand here for? Take me to it. Take me to it. Oh, Dickie, what's the verdict? Johnny, it's just like Regina said. Beautiful. That's all I can say. Beautiful. Come on, now. You got to get some sleep. Oh, my. Look at the time. I'll tell you all about it in the morning. Sure, Johnny. We can talk about it. What's that? I don't know. Wait a minute. The walls! They're shaking! Quick! Get out of here, Dickie! Run! The students, we've got to wake them up! Earthquake! Earthquake! In just a moment, we'll bring you the third act of Gallant Journey, starring Glen Ford and Janet Blair. If you're a housewife doing the family marketing these days, we think you'll sympathize with Mrs. Brown. No soap again today? My goodness, this is the second time this week, Mr. Johnson. But on the other hand, Mr. Johnson deserves your sympathy too. We'll let him tell you why. Well, the plain fact is, I just can't get enough soap to sell. There's a shortage and a bad one. But why is there a shortage now, so long after the war has ended? One reason, ma'am, is that fats and oils needed to make soap are still very scarce. This country used to import 30% of the soap-making oils from the Philippines, Sumatra, Java, and other countries. Now, we get only about a fifth of that. You see, refineries destroyed in the war haven't all been rebuilt yet. And there's a great lack of shipping space, too. Yes, but does that account altogether for the shortage of soap? No, no, not altogether. Even though the supply is down, the demand is way up. There are 10 million more civilians now than a year ago, and two million of them are new babies. They all want a lot of soap. And even though the manufacturers are making every bit they can with the materials available, and distribution is fair to us dealers, there still isn't enough. Well, I guess I'll just have to be more patient about the soap situation. Well, that would make it lots easier for us grocers, Miss Brown. And remember, we're doing our very best to get as much soap as we can to sell you as fast as we can. But there's still another way you can help us, too. And what's that, Mr. Johnson? If you're not saving every bit of you's kitchen fats, please begin saving right away. If you and all my other customers would do that, it would sure help a lot. And don't forget, your grocer is a real friend. He's working hard to get you all the things you want. So be patient if he doesn't have everything you ask for every time you shop. Drop in and see him often. Here's Mr. Keely at the microphone. Act III of Gallant Journey, starring Glen Ford as John Montgomery and Janet Blair as Regina. John Montgomery survived the disastrous earthquake that struck Santa Clara and destroyed San Francisco, but the airplane on which he had pinned all his hopes was completely wrecked. Now, dazed with despair, he stands among the ruins of the college workshop. It's been awful, John. Awful. They say over 400 were killed in San Francisco alone. Well, what I came to ask you... Johnny, there it is. What? Look, your gold machine. Can you beat that? The only thing in here that isn't completely ruined that ought to mean something. This remains out of everything else. Come on, Johnny, give me a hand. What do you want with a gold separator? I want to take it out into the cruel world where it can be seen. Seen by whom? Well, that's what I've been trying to tell you. Father Kenton has met a man.  Now, don't get excited, Johnny, but I think maybe we've sold your gold machine. Regina. Regina. Johnny, what is it? I've sold it, my gold machine. Look at this jack. $25,000. That's all the money in the world, Regina. Oh, Johnny. You're hugging me. Am I? Oh, I've wanted to for so many years. All this money, I... now I can ask you, Regina, please, will you marry me? Oh, of course, silly. Of course. Regina, what a sap I've been. Moon of Del Monte, Father, the most expensive hotel. Oh, and my goodness, you should have seen John. We dressed for dinner every night, and every night after dinner, we danced. John danced. That I'd have to see to believe. Well, ask him. I would if I could find him. He's not here? He said something about having to go into town. That's right, Dickie. In the town to pick up a wedding present. Hello, darling. You want to see it? Just a piece of paper. See? John, but what is it? A court order. Somebody thinks I stole my idea for the gold reclaiming machine. They filed suit. They're taking it to court. I knew you'd win the case. Regina, you don't seem to understand. Don't understand. But darling, haven't I been with you in court every day? Week after week? Well, you don't even seem to care that you've won. It costs money to go to court. Sure, sure, we beat them. But I'm broke again, as usual. Except this time. Yes. I'm married, Regina. And I never cared about what happened when I was alone failure after failure. But don't you see what I've done to you? I don't care about anything, either, John. I've got you, haven't I? What are we going to do? Well, you know, Professor, everything happens for the best. All I know is that everything happens to me. Well, you see, your gold separator took gold from sand and it also took you from flying.  But let's get our feet off the ground again and get up there in the clouds where we feel more at home. Build another plane? Yes. I spoke to Father Kenton. The workshops have been rebuilt and they want you back. Are we going, John? Sure, Regina. We're going. This time I've got ideas, Dickie. A lot of ideas. Throughout the country there must be other men talking about flying, wanting to fly. So I thought that if I could start a sort of school, a flying school... Wonderful, Johnny, wonderful! You see, I'll need their help, other men. You never needed help before. No, no. Every plane I built before was born aloft by air currents. They glided. Now it's time for a different kind of aeroplane. A kind that won't have to depend on air currents that will push itself across the sky. An airplane with an engine? Wait a minute. I don't understand this at all. Who are you, men? Who sent you here? Well, I got a plane from this gentleman. I would like to work with Johnny. No, no, no. One at a time, eh? Johnny, I guess I sent them. We sent them. Well... My name's Raymond Walker, professor. By night I'm a motion picture operator, but by day I'm a flyer. At least I'd like to say I am. And you? My name is Tony Dundara. I grow grapes, professor. I make wine. But up here in the head, I fly. Tony Dundara, eh? And you? I'm Cornelius Einwender. I run a cable car in San Francisco, sir, because I like to climb the hills and look all over. But I want to go higher and look all over. Well... Well, gentlemen, if that's the way you feel about it, I... I guess we'll build an airplane. We will. We will, she says. Did you say something, Father? No. It's hard to describe Evergreen Valley in a letter, Father. The most beautiful place I've ever seen. Johnny and I live in one tent, and Walker, Rylander, and Dondaro in the other. They've tested the plane every day, and tomorrow, if all goes well, they'll install the engine. Oh, and I'm so glad to say that Johnny's promised he won't fly it himself. You know what the doctor says. He'll say, I'm so glad to say that Johnny's promised he won't fly it himself. You know what the doctor says. Look for the mailman, Thursday, Father. He'll have big news for you. Right now, Johnny and I are going to climb a mountain. Well, was it worth the walk, Regina? Oh, look at the valley down there. Oh, we're on top of the world, John. Is this how it is in an airplane? Oh, even better, honey. Wait till tomorrow when that engine's installed. I'll tell you all about it. You'll tell me. You're going to fly it, John, but you promise... And miss the first chance to get up there?  I haven't had one of those dizzy spells in years. The doctor just got his wires crossed. Hey, look, I'm steady as an old mountain goat. Johnny, I'll get back on the edge. Johnny! Oh, Regina. Oh, Johnny, darling. I had no idea you were so worried about... You won't, Johnny. Promise me you won't fly. All right. All right, then. You and I will just roost on the ground like a couple of eagles. But someday, honey, I'm going to take you up there, right up in those beautiful clouds. I'll show you all the things that I've always dreamed about. We'll fly down deep canyons between tall, tall cliffs. You see, like that one over there. Fly past great cathedrals with tall spires and listen to the music of the organ and the voices of the choir. And then we'll fly over and look at the beautiful old castle behind those clouds.  And we'll... we'll wave to them as we fly by. They've called me crazy for dreaming such things. Up there, I'll be king.  Nothing ever gets in my eyes, John, but you. Listen to that ancient professor. Running like nobody's business. It's perfect. Perfect. The ship's ready, professor, whenever you are. John! Here, Regina. You're taking it up after all you've promised. I've got to go, Regina. Why? Why do you have to? Of course you have to. It's just that I've been so selfish, John. I didn't want to share you with anything, not even the sky. The wheels are clear, professor. Good luck. Good luck, John. Thanks, Regina. This is the most beautiful flight of all. Higher and higher and higher. Just look at her, Mrs. Montgomery. What a plane. He's turning. What a flyer. Look at him bang. Just watch that. Something's wrong. John! Oh, he's coming down. The motor has not stopped. You can hear our landing. I don't understand it. What happened? Come on, fellas. It must be him, Mr. Montgomery. Hurry! Perfect landing was, Gina, but I... Kevin, what's wrong? It's the same old trouble God guided dizzy for a minute. I... I'm all right now. I'm all right. You're getting into that tent and you're going to lie down. Yeah, yeah, you rest, professor. We'll fix the machine as good as new. Well, do a good job, fellas. It looks like you're going to have to do the flying from now on. Hey, Ginny, don't look so serious. Lie down and rest, John. Please, just for a little while. All right, sure, sure. How's this, eh? Here, let me fix the pillow. Maybe you're right. Maybe a little rest would make me feel better. I don't know why I should feel so sleepy.  You think you know me pretty well, don't you? Yes, John. I called you a cuckoo once, remember? When you were building your first aeroplane, I thanked you and I still do. My first aeroplane? Pull the tent flat back, Regina. There, that's... that's fine.  You remember that verse? For no man travels... Travels twice. The great highway that climbs through darkness into light through night to day. The great highway. And they said I was crazy to try to fly it. But up there, I'll be king. Up there, I'll be Regina. John... Johnny! He just went to sleep. He asked me to pull back the flaps so he could see the clouds. And then he looked up and said, Up there, I'll be king. Every journey must happen in. What there's an epilogue to our play tonight and here it is. Glenn Ford and Janet Blair appearing strictly as themselves. Glenn, I understand that during the filming of Gallant Journey, you were elected top man of the year by the Bobby Soxers of America. Well, I don't know how those things happen, Mr. Keely, but I'm certainly grateful. Well, tell me, Glenn, how does it feel to follow people like Sonata and Van Johnson? Well, everyone else follows them, so I guess I'm right in line. I'm sure those many fans of yours are looking forward to your next Columbia picture, a frame. That must be the first frame motion picture in history. Well, Mr. Keely's speaking of the title, Janet, not the thing that goes around it. Tell me, Janet, is it true you took your last name from a county in my native state? That's right, Mr. Keely, from Blair County, Pennsylvania, where I was born. And you took your name from the geography book too, didn't you, Glenn? Yes, sir. From the town of Glenford, I took the name up and there I was. My first real name is Gwellin. Gwellin? Yeah. G-W-Y-L-L-Y-N. Not many people know about that. Well, 30 million people know it now, Glenn. But how about you, Mr. Keely, are you on the map? Yes, Janet, I certainly am. My people came from the English town of Keithley, and they felt the same way as I spell my name. K-E-I-G-A-G-L-E-Y. Well, Mr. Keely, is one town to another, I'd say we have a mighty pretty county next to a thing. Yes, I'd like to assure those people back in Pennsylvania that Janet has kept all her natural loveliness in bloom. Well, thank you, Mr. Keely, and you can tell them too what a wonderful beauty a lux toilet soap can be. I've used it faithfully for years for my confection. And the result is very easy on the eyes. What are you presenting in this theater next, Mr. Keely? Next Monday night, we're answering literally hundreds of requests by bringing to this stage a great favorite of ours and of our listeners, Alan Ladd. Alan appears, co-starred with Veronica Lake in Paramount's thrilling screenplay, OSS. Here's action, drama, and romance in this behind-the-lines spy story of our Office of Strategic Services, that heroic group which did so much to pave the way for victory in Europe. That's something your audience should go for in a big way, Mr. Keely. Good night. Good night. Good night, Glenn Ford and Janet Blair. Our sponsors, the makers of Lux Toilet Soap, join me in inviting you to be with us again next Monday evening when the Lux Radio Theater presents Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake in OSS. This is William Keely, saying good night to you from Hollywood. Our music was directed by Louis Silvers. This is your announcer, John Milton Kennedy, reminding you to tune in again next Monday night to hear OSS with Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake. Spry. Get your shortening bar. Relight on spry. Yes, it's pure all-vegetable spry for tender, flaky pastry, lighter, richer-flavored cakes, and crisp, golden, digestible fried foods. Relight on spry. S-P-R-Y. Relight on spry. S-P-R-Y. Be sure to listen in next Monday night to the Lux Radio Theater presentation of OSS with Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake.