All language subtitles for Manpower (1941)

Power and light company?

Hey, the lights are out!

Say, honey,
what's the address here?

Here's another one
for the canyon line.

That's
probably it.

It is it.

Charlie, the break is
north of substation 10.

Sweeney, there's a break
in the canyon line about a half a mile up.

Gotcha.

Patrol car number two,
come in.

Patrol car number two,
Malcolm speaking.

Canyon line gone out.
Find the break. That's all.

Patrol car number 8,
patrol car number 8, come in.

Number 8 calling.

Tower 191 washed out,
all lines down.

Deep water
around the job.

Gotcha.

All right, boys,
break it up.

Tommy, get out
the high-wheeler.

Tower down on
the river line- number 191.

That's a half
a mile west of the martin road bridge.

Ok. Come on, men.
Look alive!

Bill, don't go home.

We're gonna
need your crew

As soon as we locate
that canyon break.

The boys are
gonna be sore.

They just got
off duty an hour ago.

They've been
sore before.

Grab the phone
and round them up.

Get me the 28 club.

McHenry?

Yeah, he's here.
Wait a minute.

Tell that
pole-climber he's wanted on the phone.

All right.

Oh, hey! Hey! Huh?

You're wanted
on the phone. Oh.

Well, I'll be
right back, baby.

You know, dancing
with you is like walking on clouds.

That's what you think.
Those were my feet!

Where's twinkle-toes?

To the phone.

I'd like to
lay you 3:1

We gotta go
and string some wire.

Gee, but we're just
getting started.

There'll be
other nights, baby.

Not for me,
there won't-

Not with
that jerk of all trades.

What's wrong
with you, sister?

He's worn a path
right up my ankles.

All right.

Johnny,
we gotta run.

Break on
the Topanga line.

Every time the sky leaks,
there's trouble for us.

You dames wait here.

We'll be back
in an hour or so.

And sweetie, we'll
really show 'em, eh?

You know, Johnny,
this little mouse is a terrific dancer.

She's just like me.

Dancing is
in my blood.

There must be something
wrong with your circulation.

It hasn't got
down to your feet yet.

What?

Here you are, honey.
Take care of things.

We'll be back.

That ought to
hold you for a while.

And there's more
where that came from.

Hey, babe,

Don't i get
no send-off?

Oh, I'd be glad
to give you a send-off,

But I'm not big enough.

Well, what's good
enough for Johnny is good enough for me.

Hey!

Go ahead, Hank.
Dig in!

Hey, you got
this place all mixed up

With the tunnel
of love.

Aw, don't bother me,
will you? Ha ha!

What? Who are you shoving?

Come on, Hank.

Who are you shoving?

Oh, if they gave me life,
it'd be worth it!

What do you mean?

I was out
of line, wasn't i?

Yeah, way out!

I still can't
understand

Why I had to
throttle that dame to make her kiss me.

It's the way
you move in.

You're with a dame
two minutes,

And she wants to
bat your brains out.

Oh, i wouldn't
say that.

I've known
plenty of dames

That went completely
daffy over me.

Oh, who are
you kidding?

Every time I've
seen you up at bat, you strike out.

But, you mug,
even if the dames don't love you, i do.

Yeah, what's that
going to get me?

The two dudes!
Hi, Johnny!

I'm not gonna beef
about a little rain

Because, oh, brother,
was it hot on that tower job

In the valley
last summer.

Hot? It was so hot,
they had to keep feeding the chickens

Cracked ice to keep
them from laying hard-Boiled eggs.

Still slinging it,
huh, Jumbo?

How are you, Pop?

Fine, Johnny, very fine.

Boy, they certainly
yanked me out of a sweet spot.

Not that i
would have been throwed out.

Where'd they
find you guys?

Hank had himself
a real high-class pigeon. She wouldn't let him go.

That wasn't the cow
you was out with last night, was it?

Two more pounds
on that Jane...

And they'll make her
wear license plates.

Well, you guys can
needle me all you want,

But that dame tonight
was really stacked up.

And furthermore, as soon as
we finish that line-break,

I'm going right back
to that little mouse.

Well, if she's
waiting for you,

She must be one of
the 3 blind mice.

Come on, you guys.
When you ain't thinking about dames,

You're talking
about them.

Well, give us something
better to talk about!

Come on!

Ow! I got
a slow leak in my boot!

I'm writing
the chamber of commerce!

As I was telling you,
that dame was so thin

That every time she took
a drink of tomato juice,

She looked like
a thermometer.

Uh-huh.
I like a dame

That's built like
a hot-water bottle.

Well, I wish I was
home with a good book and a brunette.

Don't kid us.
You can't read.

That's what i say.

No brunettes for me.

I'm strictly a
blonde-of-the-month-club man.

Now, how can
you fellows joke

If this very
night one of you

May be going to
your death?

Now, take it easy, Pop,
before you short-circuit.

That's
all right.

Kid me if
you want to,

But those wires,
I've felt them- You haven't.

They're as
treacherous as a snake.

You'll find out
like I did.

Forget it, Pop.

The worst
that happens,

They send you
home in a box.

And everybody rates that
sooner or later.

I'll take
later.

Yeah,
much later.

Why, 4 years ago,
30,000 volts

Went right straight
through my body.

Next day, I was
back on the pole.

You had
30,000 volts

Go right straight
through you and nothing happened?

Nothing except, for a month,

Every time I'd kiss my wife,
her ears would light up.

Come on, boys,
throw on your hooks

And get up
those poles.

Can I speak
?to you, Johnny

Sure.

My daughter's getting
out of jail next week. Yeah?

I want to thank you
for talking to the man from the parole board.

Aw, forget about it.
That's what friends are for.

You've been very kind,
doing this for a girl you've never seen.

And you'll never tell
any of the other boys about her, will you?

Don't worry
about it, Pop.

Come on, Pop,
get the rigging out.

Yeah.
Hank,

You and Johnny
up the east pole.

Jumbo and Eddie!
Yeah?

You take the west.
Aye.

We're gonna splice
that center phase and bat on a new arm.

Watch your step, boys.

Both those lower
circuits are hotter than a blast furnace!

I bet I can climb
one of them poles.

So can a monkey,
but what could he do

After he got up there?
Aw!

I used to go
up the poles.

You can't trust
high-Tensi�n wire.

It's like a cobra.

It strikes you down
without warning.

Aw, that old guy's
still so full of juice

You could plug a radio
into him and get china.

Why don't you
leave Pop alone?

If you tangled with
a hot wire like he did, you'd think about it, too.

I don't care what he thinks.
It's his talk i don't like.

Come on,
let's go upstairs.

Will you see that guy
climbing that pole!

He looks like a woodpecker
chasing a worm.

You think he's fast?

Why, my brother
Johnny could ring the front doorbell,

Throw his hat
up in the air, run around the back,

Through the house,
open the door,

Catch the hat,
and let himself in!

Ha ha-

Ok, Jumbo,
get climbing! Ok.

Ha ha ha!

Hey, Hank,
watch that hot wire.

You might get
your hair singed.

So long as it ain't
a permanent wave, I ain't worried.

You know, Johnny,
you should have let me

Flatten that
bouncer tonight.

I'd have made a better
impressi�n on that dame.

You better stop
thinking about it,

Or you'll make
an impressi�n on the ground.

Hey, you notice
it's raining up here, too?

Yeah, i hear you.
Yeah.

Boy, was that
dame assembled!

You know, next time
I'm gonna catch up with her,

I'm gonna try a new
approach on her.

You better keep your mind
on what you're doing,

Or you'll approach her
on the third bounce.

Hold that a minute,
will you, Cully?

Where you going?

I'm going to get
a drink of water.

Put back your head
and open your mouth.

That's a good idea.

I never thought
of that.

Boy, i never saw
it rain so hard.

It's very
unusual weather.

Gimme that block,
will you, sailor?

Slack off on it.

Watch it, boys.
Watch it!

Hit it!

Medic!

Hey, fred,
over to your car.

Call Sweeney. Tell him
to send an ambulance!

Watch yourself,
Hank!

There's no
protectors on those other two wires.

Give 'em some
slack up there.

Come on!

I told him!

He'll be cooked,
he'll be cooked!

Eddie!
Yeah?

Drag his
foot clear. Right.

Get a line up there!

Just a minute,
Jumbo.

Release that,
Jumbo. Yeah.

I got it.

Ready to lower away.

Ok, Jumbo.

Ok?
Ok.

Lower away!

Watch it, boys.

Get him to the truck
and start working on him.

Barney,
take my belt off.

What happened?

You got belted
by the cross-arm.

Where's Hank?

In the truck.

Did it get him, too?

Yeah, his
gaff slipped

While he was
holding you up.

His foot
hit the lower circuit.

How does he look?

Not so good.
They're working on him.

I'm all right.

I knew it
was gonna happen. I knew it.

No one
listened to me.

How's he coming?

He ain't breathing.

We been
working on him a half an hour.

Let me at him.
All right.

Oh, he wouldn't
have done no more

Pole-climbing
with that leg.

Hank always said
he'd rather be a corpse than a cripple.

He ain't a corpse yet.

It ain't no use,
Johnny. He's done.

How do you know he's done?

When bill fisher got it,

The doctor wanted to
send him home in a box after an hour.

I was out for 3 hours
before I ever breathed.

I'll pull Hank through
if I have to work on him till tomorrow morning.

Aw, it's
no good, Johnny.

You can't
bring him back.

I hate to see
a good man kick off.

Shut up.
Nobody's kicking off.

Look, Cully.
He's breathing by himself.

Jumbo, give me the ammonia.

Let's turn
him over. He's coming around.

That's just like
my brother Marty.

3 times they shot
the juice through him,

And each time
he blew the fuses in the whole jail.

So what?

What do you mean,
so what?

So they ran out of fuses
and had to shoot him.

How do you feel, mug?

Well, i...

I hate to disappoint
that little mouse

I had lined up
for tomorrow.

Tell her I had
a date with a nurse.

I'll tell her.

Pardon me,

Does this baby
belong in room 12 or 14?

Say, what's
the matter with you?

Male patients occupy
both of those rooms.

Remind me
not to have any kids here, will you?

I hope Hank
ain't asleep.

He ain't.

Hiya!
Hello, Hank! Hey!

Whipple, you met my
friends, ain't you?

Yes, i met 'em...
all too often.

Look it!

For me?
Yeah.

Aw, gee,
th-that's swell.

You like 'em?

Oh, sure.

I'll get you
some more.

The hall's
full of them.

Wait a minute,
Omaha.

How's it
going, Hank? Oh, swell.

Say, wait'll you see
the new night nurse.

You know,
Whipple there nearly fell off

His trapeze
when he saw her.

Say, listen, can't you men
speak to your friend?

We can't get any
service around here.

The nurses are all afraid to
go near this-this octopus!

That ain't so.
Now watch.

One of 'em will
come in jumping.

I'll bet you
she goes out jumping, too.

Oh, Hank,
we brought you a present.

What is it?

A harmonica.

Ohhh! A harmonica.

Oh, why am i here?

What have I ever done
to deserve this?

There now, take it
easy, fuse box.

I promise you
I won't play it until you're asleep.

All right,
come on, Omaha.

Oh, cut it out,
will you, fellows?

Now, cut it out,
will you?

Hank, cut it out.

Now, cut it out.

Cut it out,
will you, fellows!

Oh, nurse?

Nurse? Oh, nurse?

You ring?

Yeah.

How come i get
a different nurse

In here every
time i ring?

Well, for this room
we always draw lots,

And this time i lost.

What can i do for you?

When do i get
my next bath?

You've had
3 already today.

5!

- 10!
- Cut it out, will you?

- 15!
- Cut it out, will you?

Nurse?
Oh, nurse?

All right, all right,
go ahead, light it.

Burn me up.
Make a torch out of me.

I don't care.
Don't call the nurse.

Don't call
the fire department.

Don't call anybody!

Get it over with.

I surrender.

When is the doc
checking you out?

Oh, in about
a week.

Yeah, but this leg
will never be right.

I gotta settle down
on the ground

Like a squirrel
with the gout.

Say, do you think
maybe the company

Would give me
a job downstairs?

- Nope.
- Not a chance.

Well, why not?

They can't throw me away
like an old insulator.

Wait'll i get down there

And tell those brass
hats a few things.

Whoa, wait a minute,
you'll blow a fuse.

You're not getting
any of them jobs.

The company's making you
foreman of the gang.

Well, they can't
shove me around-

Foreman?

- Hey, you're kidding.
- Nope.

Chief,
we salute you.

And now we don't have
to go to work no more.

What do you say
about that, mug?

A foreman.

Well, what do you
think of that, eh?

Well, maybe a wrench
will fall on your head.

What do you
panhandlers want?

- We're here to give you your bath.
- Huh?

I wouldn't miss this
for a million dollars.

Hey, wait,
what about-

I tell you boys,
I like the gals

- who kiss and tell.
- Why?

Gets you
more dates.

Be seeing you,
Johnny.

- You going this way?
- Yeah.

So long.

Uh-huh, i get it.

- You all set, Pop?
- How's Hank?

He's doing fine.

Did you tell him
how I can't stand

To go in a hospital?

He knows it.
He don't like it himself.

I'm glad you're
coming with me, Johnny.

This isn't
so easy for me.

Aw, you're just
making it tough.

Your daughter made
a little mistake,

And she did
a year for it,

And now she's
coming out.

So what?

Some of
the best families

Get their mail
at the cooler.

It's not
that simple, Johnny.

I hadn't seen Fay
in 15 years

Until i went to visit
her in prison.

And if a man
is a good father, he doesn't-

Aw, we don't have to go
over that again, Pop.

Your daughter wound up
getting pinched

In a frisco gin joint
for clipping a sucker's wallet.

That wasn't your fault.

It wasn't her fault, either.
She was innocent.

Yeah.

Yeah, you told me.

But everything's
gonna be ok from here in.

I hope so, Johnny.

Hello, Fay.

Hello.

Got a cigarette?

I- I don't smoke much.

Let me take your bag.

You look very good.

Don't kid me.

A little pale,
maybe.

I got a car-
Man I work with.

I wrote you
about him.

This is
Johnny Marshall.

He's the man who
helped us so much.

thanks.

Have you got
a cigarette?

I bet i look
like something

That came in
with the tide.

I sure could use
some powder and lipstick.

Sorry, I left mine
at home.

Come on, Pop,
let's get going.

You get in first.

I want to take in
the scenery.

I'll get
that stuff for you.

What are your
plans, Fay?

I suppose
I'll get a job.

Oh, you don't have to.

I'll take care of you.
You can live with me.

A bit late for that,
isn't it?

I'd better see
what he's getting.

What can i do
for you, sir?

I want a lipstick.

You heard me.

Oh, yes, sir.
Uh, what shade?

Any color,
as long as it's red.

Well, uh, we have
a vast assortment of shades.

You see, what would
be suitable for me-

That is, a lady
of my coloring,

Wouldn't be
suitable for you.

I mean, uh,
for a brunette.

I take pepper red.

Yes, ma'am.
Anything else?

What new face powders
you got?

Well,
we have been selling a lot

Of this
Andre number 3.

Who to, termites?

I'll take a box...

And one of these combs,
and a card of bobby pins,

And a bottle of
this hand lotion, and mascara,

A jar of cold cream,
and some cigarettes.

Yes, ma'am.

You sure you don't
want something for after dinner?

Don't strain your wallet.
I'll pay for it.

Oh, forget about it.
Figure it as a little coming-out present.

After a year
in that birdcage,

I don't feel like
wisecracking about it.

I need a good
overhauling.

You're not kidding.

What do you mean?

That hello you gave
your father,

You'd think he was
the D.A. who put you behind those bars.

Now listen, warden,

You handle your family,
and I'll handle mine.

I'm just as
unimportant as you are.

Leave me alone.

Ok.

You want a drink?
No.

Hey, curly, give me
a bottle of root beer.

Yes, sir.

It's a good thing
that stuff ain't fattening.

I could use
a couple of pounds.

That rest cure didn't do
my figure any good.

Didn't do it any harm.

Go and jerk
yourself a soda.

Say, doc,
you got something to take out this spot?

Oh, yes, ma'am.
We always keep it handy.

How's the view
from your angle?

I've seen as good.

There.
Any other spots?

No. What do you think
I am-a leopard?

Oh, there's one.

I'll handle that one.

Got a penny?

5 pounds to go.

Ha ha! This thing
tells great fortunes.

Listen to this:

"Your future will be
as bright as your past."

What are you
gonna do in L.A.?

Oh, I'll get by
one way or the other.

Why don't you try
the other way for a change?

'Cause there's
too many guys like you crawling around.

I love the plains,
the wide-open life

I love the storm,
I love the strife

I want it, I want it

I want-

You got it!

Now, look out, Eddie.

You'll gonna lose
a couple of fingers.

Oh, just cut off one of his hands!

Come on, come on!
Let's get going.

Take it easy, boys.

What's
this all about?

Eddie's bet Jumbo a buck
that he can't wipe up

This water from the floor
before Jumbo can stab

His hands with
that knife and fork!

Well, what's it
gonna prove?

This is going to prove
that the hand is quicker than the eye.

Aw, you silly guy, you ain't
even gonna have a hand left to collect a thing with.

Ready, fellows?

Yeah.
Yep.

1, 2, 3!

Hank, how'd you do with
those burlesque dames?

Well, my gal
had a headache. I sent her home.

Hank must treat
his dames rough. They all get headaches.

What do you do
with 'em, Hank-

Try to convince 'em
with brute strength?

Listen, you're talking to
the guy who finds 'em, feeds 'em, and forgets 'em.

Who you conning,
sailor?

Listen, you been turned
down so many times,

You're beginning to look
like a bedspread.

If you don't shut
that yap of yours,

You're gonna be
spitting teeth all over the floor!

Hank, now take it easy.

I can get all the dames I want
anytime I want 'em, understand?

Hank, take it easy.
Cool off, cool off.

Well, those guys been
talking out of turn.

Guess I was out
of line again, huh?

Yeah, way out.

I'm sorry, Eddie.

Oh, it's all right.

I was shooting off
my face again.

Well, how about
a little game of stud, fellows?

You can take
my dough right now.

I'd only
lose it anyway.

I'm about
to retire.

How about you,
Jumbo?

Not me. I'm gonna
catch me some bed. That's for me.

Now listen, me buckos,

If you're gonna play poker,
and i suppose you will,

Please play
by candlelight.

Come on, boys, get him!

Come on, I'll play
a game of rummy.

Aw, that blond babe
sure gave me

A quick brush-off
with that phony headache.

You know,
I can't figure it.

I like the dames,
but they don't go for me.

I'm strictly a cold wire
in that department.

For every guy
in this worid, there's a dame.

You just gotta wait.

Yeah, I'm waiting,

Only i wanna whisper
"I love you" with my own teeth.

I'll get it.

If it's that blondie,
in or out?

Well, if it's her,
I'm in and ready to go out.

Hello?

Yeah,
this is Johnny.

Ok, Sweeney.
I'll tell him.

Uh-oh. Trouble?

Yeah. Some lines up
in the mountains are icing.

The insulators
are broken.

Hey, come on, you guys.

Everybody out,
and wear your red drawers!

Why? Are we going
to have company?

Oh, goody!

Yaaaa!

That ice looks
pretty bad.

It sure does.

Let's take a look
at the other span.

Boy, it's cold.
Brrrr!

You should have been with us
on that intermountain deal in 1935.

It was so cold there that
all you had to do with a cow was pick her up, shake her,

And she'd give you ice cream
instead of milk.

6 delicious flavors?

Everything but pistachio.

Oh, boy, my feet
are freezing.

I wish Hank would
make up his mind what we're gonna do.

It's the devil's
fourth of july, that's what it is.

Ha ha ha!

Well, i wouldn't
mind being with the devil tonight

If i thought he was
staying at home.

I wouldn't rush it,
Eddie, if I was you.

You're gonna spend
a lot of time with him before you're through.

I get it.
Ha ha!

Let's call
the dispatcher

And get the juice
cut off.

We'd better before
the line breaks down.

Hey, you fellows,
scatter, will ya? It's coming down!

Look out, Pop!
Come on! Come on!

Get out of there!

Hey, Pop,
get out of there!

Too bad the circuit
didn't kick out before it got him.

I never seen a guy
get hit harder.

He really got cooked.

I never even knew
Pop had a daughter.

Did you?
Yeah.

Ever see her?

Once.

I could call
her up, Hank,

But as foreman
of the crew,

You ought to
go over and tell her yourself.

Gee, I ain't very
good at handing out that sort of stuff.

It's better
than a phone call.

Uh, Johnny, will
you come with me?

You're the boss.
I don't want to-

Oh, come on,
Johnny, will you?

Ok, but I won't be
much help to you.

Well, thanks.

I'll take the bag, Hank.

205...

Say, how does
this dame stack up?

Well, just a dame.

All right.

Just a minute,
just a minute.

Don't put your arm
through the door. I'm coming.

What do you want?

Oh, hello.

Hello. We want to
talk to you.

This is
Hank McHenry.

Yeah, i guess you
know who I am.

Never heard of you.

I'm foreman
at the power and light company.

Your father
used to work for me.

So he used to.

What do you mean,
he used to work for you?

Well, uh...

He was hit
by a hot wire.

We brought his things.

It wasn't
nobody's fault, miss.

Pop just didn't
get out of the way.

Maybe he didn't want
to get out of the way.

Sometimes i don't want
to get out of the way myself.

He tried to be kind
the last few weeks.

Is that the best you can
say about your father?

Yes, I'm afraid that's
the best I can say.

Hey, Johnny,
wait a minute.

Oh, let him go.
Yeah.

You better go too.

Well, uh, you
mustn't mind Johnny.

You see, he knew Pop
better than most of us,

And i guess he feels
that maybe you, uh-

Yes, i know.

He thinks i ought
to break down and get hysterical

About a father
i hardly knew.

I'm sorry he's dead,

But that doesn't
make me forget

What he did to
my mother.

Oh.

Well, if, uh, there's
anything that I can do, if you want anything,

Why, you can always
get me at the office.

I won't need you.

Thanks anyway.

Uh, er, have
you got a job?

Oh, yeah. I got a job
at the midnight club.

Big attraction I am.

I'll bet you are.

thanks again.

Good-bye.

Why do you even
waste your time with a dame like that?

Well, she seems
all right, Johnny.

You didn't
give her a chance.

I feel sorry
for the filly.

Wonder how's she's
fixed for dough?

I'll tell you
how she's fixed.

As long as
there's one guy left in this worid

With a little loose
dough in his kick,

She'll do ok.

Aw, Johnny...

Yep, here
you are, boys-

The hottest
spot in town!

You got plenty of giris?
Less in the waist?

Plenty
of everything.

Don't leave, cowboy,
we gonna do some branding!

And remember, we don't tolerate
no rough stuff in here.

Well, gentlemen, come right in.

Put 'em in the boxcar!
Come on, sweetie!

Rope us in.
She's young and tender.

Gimme a bourbon and soda-
Uh, a soda and a blonde. Yes, sir.

Why don't you use
suspenders, baby?

Sugar, your singing
sure is out of this worid.

That's where it
ought to be kept.

Cigarette?

Now what are you
in the dumps about?

Leave the kid alone.

She buried her old man
this afternoon.

Am i wrong or
are you talking out of turn?

Oh, don't y'all mind
what dolly says.

She just helped
the football team break training.

Stay in your own
backyard, Scarlett.

I can handle
laughing boy.

You leak a lot
of words, dolly.

Someday you're
gonna talk yourself into something sinister.

Now snap out
of that coma, Fay.

Your old man is dead,
so he's dead, period.

I want to be singing
when you kick the bucket.

There's a fish over there
with his mouth wide open.

All right, Fay,
go on over and hook him.

I'll take
this guy, sugar. I know how you feel.

Nobody asked you.
Now go on, be like me.

Just lose yourself
in your work.

It doesn't help.

I always find
myself again.

You know, Smiley,
there's one grand consolation

About working
in this dump-

You can't get
any lower.

Hiya, handsome.

Ohh...
oh, hello.

I was just
gonna ask for you.

Well, saves us
a lot of time.

Champagne cocktail.

Get me a saucer
of bourbon, please.

Hey, I thought maybe
you was the cashier or something.

No, I'm just
one of the giris.

If you don't like my style,
there's plenty of others.

Now, wait a minute.
I came here to see you.

Wanna dance?
No.

It's a relief
to find one guy

Who don't think he was born
with wings on his heels.

Oh, I used to
burn up the floor.

Say, I got a roomful
of dancing cups taller than you.

Ever since my foot
got tangled with a hot wire,

I ain't quite
as good as i used to be.

Sorry about that.
Oh, that's ok.

Oh, thanks.

Ahh...boy.

Nothing like
pure, nutritious drinking whiskey

For getting
them vitamins.

You know,
the real reason I came here

Was on account
of finding out

That your old man
had a little insurance.

The company asked me
to bring it to you.

What's your angle?

What do you mean,
angle?

What's the bait for?

My father didn't
have any insurance.

He worked for me,
didn't he?

I ought to know
what he had. He had insurance.

Not much-
150 bucks' worth.

Don't horse me, mister.
What have you got in mind?

Well, all right,
you win.

I just figured
you might need the dough.

You probably got
a lot of bills piling up on you.

I've got a few,
but you don't look like a banker to me.

Oh, say, I got
plenty of dough-

No one to spend it on
except dames, of course.

I got a lot of them
on the string,

But that still
leaves me plenty of mazuma.

Bet you ain't
getting rich in this fleabag.

You're right.

I don't get anything out
of this joint but tired.

I, uh...

I could use
a few bucks.

Then take it all.

No, just 50, and thanks.
I appreciate it.

You'll get it back.

Oh, I ain't
worrying.

You're a new kind of guy
for a dive like this.

Now you better put
that wallet in your inside pocket and get out of here.

But I told you,
I came here to talk to you.

This is a clip joint.

3 more drinks,

And every tick of the clock
will cost you a buck.

Oh.

Well, uh, tell me,
what time do you blow out of here?

Oh, about 5:00
in the morning.

5:00? You dames
got a pretty loose uni�n, ain't you?

Uh, how about me
picking you up when you're through?

Look, now,
I got a date with a little redhead,

But, uh, I could
brush her off about 4:30.

Then I could
come over here.

We could go someplace
and ham and eggs, huh?

Oh, I'd be tired
by then.

Let's make it
some other time.

When?

Oh, whenever you
have a night off.

Ok, I'll call you.

Oh, waiter? Check.

Oh.

Huh?

Hey, you wasn't kidding.

They got everything
on here but my social security number.

Ok, buddy.
Here, keep the change.

thank you, sir.

Well, good night, Fay.

Good night.

You're ok.

You...you too.

Oh, excuse me,
I'm sorry.

I'll bank that
for you, honey.

Keep your hooks
off this dough.

That guy was
a friend of my father's.

And now he's
a friend of mine.

You're working on
a commission here.

25% is your take,
and that's what you get.

It was
a personal loan.

When you shake down
a guy in here, the house cuts in.

Now, don't forget that.

I still think
you ought to go to the army and navy.

Well, this looks
like an elegant store.

That dame's taking you.
You're a chump to buy her anything.

I always put
two strikes on her

Before she even
comes up to the plate.

I didn't put 'em on her.
I still think you're a sucker.

I'll wait out here.

Come on, Johnny.
Help me pick something out for her, will you?

Pick it out yourself.

Wait a minute.
How much dough you got on you?

Plenty.

Oh, in that case,
i better go with you.

Wait here, Jumbo.

That's what you think.

This lovely hostess gown
is named the Athena

After the greek statue
from which it was adapted.

The creation is
suited to the small, informal resort dinner.

This exclusive gown is
made of white and english vermilion chiffon,

Particularly adapted
to a brunette.

However,
if madame is blonde,

You could place
a special order.

I would suggest that
we make it up for you

In nile green
and gray tulle.

That's the dame
i met in Tijuana!

Hey.

It's for sale,
ain't it?

Just the robe.

Don't you know
you ain't supposed

To handle
the merchandise?

Especially
with somebody in it.

Is there
anything I can do for you gentlemen?

Well, yeah.

I'd like to buy
a birthday present for a mouse.

A mouse?
I mean, a dame.

Have you anything
specific in mind-

A purse, perfume,
costume jewelry?

Hey, Hank, how about
some underwear?

Could we see
some models?

Shut up, Jumbo.

Perhaps the lady
would like something in a robe.

Well, ok.
Trot 'em out.

Oh,
Miss Brewster?

Oh, Miss Brewster?

Uh, never mind,
Miss Brewster.

Mrs. Copeland,

Will you show this
gentleman something in robes and negligees?

Certainly.

What's the difference between
a robe and a negligee?

A robe covers
you up.

Well, then,
let's look at the negligees.

If you gentlemen
will be seated,

I'll have some
very nice items modeled for you.

Johnny, what about
the underwear?

Why don't
you sit down and relax?

What, at a time
like this?

I'll tell you
what i do.

I think I'll
move around,

See if I can find
something I'd like to buy.

Will you gentlemen
have a cigarette?

Uh, no thanks.
thank you.

Let's get this
over with and beat it.

I don't know what
I'm doing in here anyway.

Well, you got
better taste than me.

You know what
Fay would like.

You been seeing
that dame too much.

Now, listen, Johnny,
don't let's go into that again, will you?

She's a good kid.

Yeah, i know-

Fresh out of
finishing school.

Well, she's had
tough breaks.

A bargain-basement dame
turns on the crying act, and you mop it all up.

You buy her as much as
a chocolate soda, you're being a sucker.

Well, she rates
the best I can buy.

Wait a minute.
You're not going into

That hearts-and-flowers routine
over that dame, are you?

Who, me, with all
the nellies I got on the string?

I'm strictly a love 'em
and leave 'em guy.

Who are you conning?

This is Johnny
you're talking to.

Well, uh...i would be.

Anyway, I'm just
buying her something

Out of remembrance
to her old man.

Well, before you get
any deeper,

There's a few things
you ought to know about her.

I know everything
I want to know.

No, you don't.

Well, i hate to
spill this, Hank,

But i guess
I'd better.

You mean about a year
in the cooler?

Who told you?

Well, she did.

Now you see what
a straight-shooting dame she is?

All I can see is that
she was smart enough to beat me to the punch.

The young lady
will be right out.

Do you like the longer dresses
they're wearing this year?

Don't bother me none.
I got a good memory.

There you are.

Listen, do you think
I just come in off the farm?

I'm all right when I'm
in that clip joint spending my dough,

But here I'm a dope.

I didn't say it.

Last night I was
a great guy- 65 bucks' worth.

Sure, you'll meet me
when you get through work.

I saw you
ducking out with that gimp.

Now, listen.
When I'm at the club,

My time belongs
to any chump who wants to pay for it.

At home, i pick my friends.
Breeze, muzzler.

Hey, who do you think
you're shoving around?

Can't pull
that lady-Throating push routine with me.

Stop it, Hank.
You'll kill him!

Get out of here, you creep!

Did he hurt you?

Oh, no, I'm used to
those wrestlers.

A nice girl
like you shouldn't be living alone

Bothered by tramps
like that.

You ought to quit
that club

So you wouldn't
meet such guys.

And what will i do-
go on relief, live on a vacant lot?

Well, I could
take care of you.

I...uh...

Here.
Happy birthday.

Who said it was
my birthday?

Well, uh,
some day's got to be your birthday,

So I'm either
early or late.

You'll never get rich
buying things for me.

That's all right.
I got a kick out of it.

I hope you like it.

Looked good
on the dummy-

I mean,
in the store.

Oh, it's beautiful...

And expensive.

Well, what's money for,
except to be spent?

What's going on?
What is on your mind?

Nothing.
Does a guy have to have something on his mind

When he gives a dame
a present?

Come on, Hank.
I'm old enough. You can tell me.

Well, uh...

I, uh...

Well, you're a swell
girl, you know,

And just like
i said, you know,

You oughtn't be
living here alone.

Oh, so you're suggesting
I should move in with you?

Yeah. Will you?

How about it, Fay? Hmm?

Let me think
about it.

What's there to think about?
We can take out a license tomorrow morning.

A license?

Well, don't blame me.
It's a state law.

They make you get one
before you can get married.

Hank, you want me
to marry you?

Sure. What did
you think i meant?

I know I ain't
no bargain,

But I'll always be
in there trying.

I'll take care
of you good,

And I'll do everything
I can to make you happy.

Now, Hank,
before you get wound up any tighter,

Let me tell you this.

I'm wrong for you.

We'll get married;
then we'll talk about it.

Now, look, bouncing
around clip joints

Is not the best build-up
for a wedding march.

You ain't done anything
that I haven't done.

I'm not in love
with you, Hank.

That's all right.
I'll love enough for both of us.

You think
you're a fisherman?

Now my brother Charlie,
he's the fisherman.

Why, Charlie caught
the biggest fish I ever seen.

What was it-
A whale?

No, Charlie uses
whales for baits.

Ha ha ha ha!

Ha ha.

Don't smell
like whale to me.

Bet a buck.

Hiya, squirrels.

Hey, Hank!

What's cooking?

Oh, some dame down
in santa monica's

Got a washing machine
on the fritz.

Tell her not to
worry. I'll go down and wash her.

Why don't you try it
on yourself?

3 ladies, men.

Ew, got beat
with those.

Kinda hard to beat
that time, Johnny.

You guys ever heard
that old saying

That two can live
cheaper than one?

Yeah, but it's worth
the difference to me to stay single.

The guy that made up
that crack never heard about alimony.

Well, me, I'm gonna
give it a try and see how it works.

You gonna get
married?

No one else but.

That little babe has
been chasing me hard, and finally i gave in.

Oh, that negligee
must have been better than we thought.

Who's the dame?

I'll bet he got her
out of a circus.

Hey, Hank, what are
you gonna do about her beard?

Yeah, she gonna wear it
inside or outside the covers?

Hank, what made you
decide to take the leap?

He's after her
old-age pensi�n.

Well, i knew
this was a mistake

Telling you jerks
anything.

You don't know
the mistake it's gonna be.

He lied and I listened

That's how
my simple story goes

Yeah, he lied
and I listened...

She's got a great
voice, hey?

Why don't you get
your ears tuned?

Smiley, that Guinea cook
you hired this morning's quitting on you.

Did he cook this steak?

Yeah.

Well, take this,
and go cut his throat.

I'll go watch the bar
myself.

And he listened

Oh, isn't love just
too, too divine?

Come on,
sit down, beautiful.

Later, mister,
when the whistle roars.

Oh, no. It's on me.
Hey! Where are we going?

So i says to
this spendthrift,

"I'll talk turkey
if you talk mink." That shut him up.

Yeah, most of these
skunks don't know their furs.

Hey, Fay,
come out of it.

What's
bothering you now?

Hank wants me
to marry him.

Gimpy wants
to marry you?

Well, what are
you waiting for?

Before I'd marry him,
I'd be an old maid.

Honey, the boat
has sailed.

Hustle your muscle,
Scarlett.

There's a guy at the bar
with a new set of dough.

And my mama thought
I'd be a great artist.

Well, I ain't heard
anything different.

No kidding, Fay,

If the guy really wants
to marry you, what are you waiting for?

I don't love him.

Jeepers, I ain't heard
that line in years.

Wake up, honey.
Do you want everything?

I don't like to give
a good guy a bad shake.

Listen, if a fellow
ever proposed to me,

I'd only ask myself
two things:

"A," does he wear pants?
"B," has he got a job?

Look around you, Fay.
This joint's a dead-End street.

I'm 25, look 35,
and feel like 50.

Grab him, Fay,
before he changes his mind.

Hey, Fay, the guy
up at the bar wants to see you,

And he ain't bad.

He ain't good,
or he wouldn't be in here.

Here's a swell guy
from Butte, Montana.

He's a miner.

Oh, jailbait.
Mm-Hmm.

No, he was over 60.

- Hiya.
- Hi.

Hello.

Hello. Have a drink?

That's what
I'm here for.

What'll it be?

- Champagne cocktail.
- Beer.

How many of those
can you handle a night?

You don't think
I'm dope enough

To drink anything
strong around a dame like you, do you?

All right, diamond Jim.
What are you selling?

I ain't selling.
I'm buying.

How much do you want
to leave Hank alone?

How much are
you offering?

I got 200 bucks says
you don't marry him.

What a weak voice
you have, grandpa.

Don't con me.

You never saw
so much loose dough in all your life.

I'm telling you,
leave him alone.

Oh, you know I'm
not mad about him.

Look, don't bull me,
sister.

I've been in
a couple of cities,

And you've been
in circulation a long, long time.

You've got
a lot of gall crawling in here

And setting
yourself up

As the old
family lawyer.

I don't know
whether to laugh in your face

Or to bat it in
with a bottle.

I'd stick to the laughing
if i were you.

I duck fast
and swing faster.

Hank ain't very bright,
but he's my friend.

And if he hooks up
with a dame like you,

He's tying himself
into a lot of headaches he never figured on.

I'm on to your racket.

You've got
the blueprints all drawn, haven't you?

Yeah, and you got
a line, sister,

But it don't make
a wife for a right guy.

So I'm telling
you straight,

Forget that you
ever seen him.

And if you don't get
what i mean,

This might give
you an idea.

Now, you take that
money and stick it back in your pocket.

Go and buy yourself
some manners.

For what?
To waste on you?

Now, listen, mister.

Before you came
in here, I was worrying about Hank.

I figured i wouldn't
marry him because he is a regular guy,

And he has been
swell to me.

But now I'm gonna
marry him whether you like it or not.

Is there
anything else?

No.

Check.

What's the
trouble, folks?

Oh, this mug
was trying to buy up my spare time.

Two bucks for what?

One beer and some
phony champagne?

That's right,
friend.

Here's a half a buck.
Split it between you.

Ain't you being
a little hasty, pal?

The tinhorns
that talk biggest

Scream the loudest
when they get the check.

You're so cheap,
you're wholesale.

Those are our
prices, chum.

Cash on the line.

4 bits, that's all
it's worth-dame and all.

You don't want to
get in no trouble, do you?

I just had this
suit pressed.

Take your paws off it.

Ha ha ha!

Don't forget, mister,
i asked you nice.

Boy, with this I can hit
home runs all night.

Here, take this in case
I want to come back.

I'm not at home.
I'm not at home.

Nobody here.

Hey, Jumbo.

What?

Jumbo,
I'm all confused.

What goes on
at a wedding?

Oh, if you'd do
your celebrating

After instead
of before these shindigs,

You'd find out.

But I'm all mixed up!

What goes on
at a wedding?

Your mother
and father

Got married,
didn't they?

Yeah, but i
wasn't there.

Oh! Come on,
get him in there.

Jumbo! I'm lost.

Hello, Jumbo.

Shh!

My, friends,
we are assembled here

To join this man
and woman in marriage.

Let us remember
that god has established and sanctified marriage

For the welfare
and happiness of mankind.

Let it be known
for those who enter into this relation

To cherish, enrich,
and esteem and love,

To comfort each other
in sickness, trouble, and sorrow.

What floor is this?

If there be
any here present

Who know of
anany just cause

Why they may not lawfully
be joined in marriage,

I require him now
to make it known

Or forever after
hold his peace.

By the authority
committed unto me as judge,

I declare Fay and henry
are now husband and wife.

Whom therefore god
hath joined together, let no man put asunder.

Congratulations.

Come on, Johnny.
Kiss the bride.

This is your
last chance.

Ok, everybody,
come on down. Kiss the bride.

Jumbo...

Dreamy,
dreamy chinatown

Almond eyes are low

In dreamy,
dreamy chinatown

Honey, you're gonna get
your hands all chopped up.

Well, that's a chance
I gotta take.

Now, remember,
when i start wiping,

You gotta stab my hands.

All right,
all right, now.

Let's stop talking
and get going, now.

Ready?

1, 2, 3!

Hey, maybe the owner
of the joint

Will let you sit
on his desk blotter.

Nothing's too good
for you, darling.

Ha ha! Come on.
Come on, everybody.

Have another drink,
already.

Well, here's
to the most beautiful bride

In Los Angeles...
in California... the whole worid!

Including Honolulu.

Come on, take a bow.

Please, Hank.

Come on, baby,
get up.

Show what
I'm getting.

I'm proud of you.

I don't care
who knows it.

Here's to my wife.

Hey, Hank.

You're on a pretty
high pole.

You better sit down
before you fall off.

Hey, a fella's gotta
have some fun at a wedding, don't he?

Especially his own.
Ha ha ha!

Wanna dance?

Sure.

Come on, everybody
have a drink to my pal Johnny.

Now that
you got Hank,

What are you
gonna do with him?

Now, look, mister,
even if I was all you think I am,

I'd still be smart
enough to play ball.

All's I gotta say
to you is keep your nose clean.

You got the hook
in him.

Now don't let me
catch you twisting it around.

What makes you think
I couldn't level with a guy?

You couldn't even
level with yourself.

You got that clip
joint in your blood,

And you'll never
lose it.

Have you ever
been through it?

Uh-Huh. Not by
a dame like you.

you
don't have to worry about me drinking.

I can always
hold up my end.

That's fine, honey,
but who's gonna hold you up?

Me. Come on,
let's get out of here.

Looks like a honeymoon for one.

If a man can't get tied
on his wedding night, when can he?

I've heard of guys
passing out cigars on their wedding night,

But your honey
just passes out, period.

I will now
cut this cake.

No, no, no.

Two individual pieces-
one for you, one for me.

No! Tell you
what we'll do.

We'll take it
over to Hank's and surprise him.

Good idea.

Grab ahold of it.

Now, wait a minute.
Come on, take it easy.

Whoop, whoop,
whoop, whoop.

Wait a minute.
I got it.

Oh, boy, oh, boy.

Wrong way!

Oh, Jumbo!

What?

You're all wet
there in the back.

First time I've ever
heard of the groom

Being carried
over the threshold.

Where do you want him?

In here.

Does he do this often?

Not more than
he has a right to.

I'm used to
taking care of him, if you want me to.

thanks for the offer,

But it's never too soon
to start learning.

You haven't much
to learn about handling drunks.

Not as much as you have
to learn about politeness.

You sure you won't
get absent-Minded

And lift
his bankroll?

This is your
station, mister.

That's where you
get off. Good-bye.

I'll leave you my
telephone number

In case you need
any help.

I know what I have to do.

I'm not asking for any help
or advice from anyone.

I made a deal, bad or good.
I'll work it out.

You got more sense
than i thought.

Good night.

Good night.

Fay!

Fay!

Fay!

Fay?

Fay!

Morning, Hank.

Oh, good morning.

Yeah, I was a little
worried when i saw the empty bed.

I thought maybe
you'd changed your mind.

Aw, the honeymoon
hasn't even started.

Yeah, well, i guess
I did a little

Too much celebrating
last night.

Sorry i passed out
on you.

I think I'll have a
cold bottle of beer.

No, come on.
Have some coffee.

That'll snap you
out of it.

Yeah, well, I think
that will help.

Well,
look who's he-

Oh, boy.
Biscuits, huh?

You know, I haven't
had one of these since I was 5.

It's been years
since i made them.

They taste
better even than

The kind you buy in
the grocery store.

Hey, you know, I...

I know, honey, this
ain't very polite,

But it sure is good.

That's all right.
I dunk, too.

Mmm, boy.

Come on,
sit down, Hank.

Hmm.

Sit down.

Oh, thanks.

Hey, I ain't used
to having

Women serving me
breakfast.

I guess there
is something

To this marriage
business after all.

How long's this
been going on?

Since Adam and Eve.

Well, I should
have gotten around to it sooner.

You know,
i always felt home should be like this,

But I didn't think
that I...

You didn't think you'd
get it from me, huh?

Well, I...

Honey, come here.
Come here.

Be careful, Hank,
with the coffee, now.

Oh, never mind the coffee.
We can buy gallons of it.

How many lumps of sugar?

Uh, 6.

Look, remind me
to give you some money,

Will you,
before i leave?

Oh, I won't need much.

Well, all this fancy
cooking is gonna cost

Plenty of dough,
you know.

Nothing's too good
for the McHenrys.

You like this watch
the boys gave you?

Oh, gee, I gotta rush.

Let me fix you
some ham and eggs.

Oh, no, I gotta run.
Uh, look, honey.

Uh, will you do me
a favor, please?

Um, take some
of these biscuits

And put them in
a bag for me, will you?

But you can eat
them here, Hank.

Eat them?
Who's gonna eat them?

Say, I'm gonna
take them

To show to Johnny
and the boys.

Come on, deal them.

Hi, guys.

Oh, deal them over.

Got a treat
for you.

Yeah?

Just taste these,
will ya?

I bet you never ate
biscuits like that in your life.

Where'd you get them?
Where'd you buy them?

That's my little girl.

You expect us to eat
these things?

All right,
put your head back.

Now, don't rush me.

What i understand is,
you guys are gonna bet me dough

I can't drop a quarter
off my forehead into that funnel?

I got a buck
says you can.

I'll take one of them
subscriptions.

So will I.

Well, only folding
money talks, boys.

Here's my dough.

Here. Hold this.

I don't know why i work
when I got pigeons like you guys.

Well, the dough is up.
Let's see you do it.

Ok. Ok.

Yeah, go ahead,
smart guy. Do it. Do it.

Ooh! Ooh!

Guys, my shirt's
up on my pants!

Two bucks, two bucks,
two bucks.

All right, all right.
Come on, Omaha, get dressed.

Why can't i go
this way, boss?

Give me
the two bucks.

Where are we heading for?

Central airports.

We're pushing
the lines back

So they can land
them big bombers.

Whey don't they build
them airfields right in the first place?

If they did,
we wouldn't have a job fixing them again.

Well, as for me,
i don't like planes.

And i don't like
traveling.

I'm strictly
a home boy.

Whose home?
A blonde's or a brunette's?

Since when
am i particular?

Can't you guys ever talk
about anything but dames?

How do we know?
We never tried.

Listen to Hank.
He gets married,

He don't have
to talk about them anymore.

Say, Hank, is your wife
still working at that old routine of hers?

What do you mean?

Aw, he didn't mean
anything, Hank.

What do you mean?

Two incomes is
better than one.

If you're lucky enough
to have a wife with special talents-

Come on, stop that, here!

Come on, break it up,
boys, come on.

Cool off! Come on,
cool off. Cool off.

Yeah, well, just because
Fay's had a tough time

Getting her groceries
is no reason

For wise guys to be
making cracks!

Understand?

Aw, forget about it,
or you blow a fuse!

You all right, eddie?

Sure, I'm all right.

Well, the both of you guys
were way out of line.

Come on, now, shake hands
and forget about it.

I'm sorry, Hank.
I didn't mean

To get you on
your ear like that.

And I didn't mean
to put you on yours.

All right,
come on, you guys.

How would you like
to be up in a plane in this soup?

Not me. The old ground's
good enough for me.

Don't worry.
That's where you're gonna wind up.

Ha ha! You think
this fog is thick?

Say, we was working
in long island one night

When the fog
was so thick

We got to making
fogballs out of it

And throwing them
at each other.

See that scar?

Yeah.

Well, some wise guy
put a rock in his fogball.

He wasn't throwing
fogballs.

Come on, you guys,
let's get going.

Leg pole, now.

Johnny, what are you
doing for supper tonight?

Oh, nothing
exciting.

Well, come on
home with me.

Nah, it's getting
to be a habit.

What's the matter?
Don't you like the food?

Oh, sure, I like it.

But if i show up at
your house this week for another meal,

Fay'll wind up
calling the cops.

After all, you're
practically still on your honeymoon.

I'm only asking
you for supper.

Hey, get that stuff
out of the truck and get it down here.

You know, Fay is making
one of her corned beef and cabbage dinners.

And you know, and one
of those omelets with all that stuff in it.

And a big salad,
and my favorite pie: gooseberry.

What, no pudding?

I'm on a diet.

Come on, Jumbo,
spread those wings, will ya?

Get up that pole.

If them guys in them planes
are gonna bother people,

Why don't they hop
over to Europe?

Jumbo, kick off!

Oh, nurse,
my back is itchy.

It was your chin
last night.

Why don't you break
down and tell me your first name?

Nurse to you.

Why don't you both
break down and give me something to eat?

You're still on milk.

Well, put
something in it.

Here.

Now, listen, what-

Hey, nurse?
Yes?

What time is it?

Why? Where are
you going?

Hiya, Johnny!

They got all them ribs
out of your liver yet?

Yeah, I'm feeling fine.

The doc finally
found out where all the pieces belong.

You're looking fine,
Johnny.

thanks.

Hiya, Whipple.
You still here?

Well, if I ain't,
they're sending the bill to the wrong guy.

The day Whipple
was discharged from the hospital,

He fell down
the front steps

And was run over
by an ambulance.

Whipple's gonna
rent a room here by the year.

Oh, how's Jumbo?

They're letting him
out today.

When does the doctor
say you'll be out, Johnny?

Oh, he says I gotta
get my ribs plenty of time to patch up.

Well, they ain't gonna
patch up in this joint.

Now, look, you're coming home
with Fay and me.

Now, wait a minute,
Hank.

Well, you're not
gonna stay cooped up

In this bandage factory.

Now, look, we got
a nice room for you

And there ain't a nurse
in the whole joint

That can beat her,
any way you look at her.

I'd be too much
trouble for her.

Won't be any trouble
at all, Johnny.

Well, I'm a rotten
patient.

I even squawk
louder than Whipple.

That's all right,
we'll shut you up.

I ain't forgot how
to use a spud wrench.

What are you up to?

Well, I'm checking out
of this joint,

And just I'm trying to say
good-bye to the nurse.

Ha. Funny way you have
of saying good-bye.

Aah! Back!

When i say checking out,
i mean checking out,

And I've come to say
good-bye to Whippie, too.

Get away from me.

Now, Whippie, you know-

Help! Nurse! Nurse!

Nurse! Nurse!

Mr. Whipple,
you're not going to get well this way.

Come on, blondie,
put it right in there.

Yeah, give him
a swift one.

Ok,here it goes.
Right over the home plate.

Come on,
I'll show you the way dimaggio cracks them.

Beat it.
I'll take the rap.

Get my ball back,
would ya?

Who hit this ball
through the window?

I don't know.
I'll bet you it was those kids down the street.

Our pal.

My ball.

The kid's name wouldn't
be Johnny, would it?

What's this? Toothpick?

All right.

I just wanted to get
a little exercise.

You're supposed
to be an invalid.

Oh, I'm fed up with
that invalid routine.

What's the matter?
Don't you like the service?

Oh, you're up
the wrong pole, Fay.

It's been swell.

Why, my mother couldn't
have treated me any better.

Oh, forget it.

Someday when i fall
off a tower,

You can take care
of me.

Hi, family!

What'd you do? Buy
out the whole store?

Well, I try to.

Well, our son's getting
pretty big, ain't he?

Ha ha.

Good thing I didn't
tell you to buy a watermelon.

Oh, I'm sorry.
I would do that.

Now, listen, no more
running around

On those rubber legs
of yours.

What's new
on the job, Hank?

Oh, not so good.

They're trying to make
a floating gang out of us

For a couple of months.

Where are you
gonna be working?

Oh, that new
harper dam line.

We go next week.

Gee, I wish you
was well enough to go with us.

I'll be there.

What does
the doc say?

I'm the doc
from now on.

I'm tired of
doing nothing.

If I keep on
doing that,

I'll be climbing poles
that ain't there.

Here's your milk.

Oh, I just had
a glass of that cow juice an hour ago.

It was two hours ago.
Come on. Down the hatch.

All right.

Hey, DiMaggio,
how about the ball?

And I want my bat!

All right, wait
a minute, you guys!

Wait a minute, now.

Here goes
a high one.

A cop's house!

Run!

That bottle
cold enough for you?

Oh, uh, yeah,
this one's ok.

Plenty hot tonight,
ain't it?

Yeah.

I'm having a tough
time sleeping, too.

Well, this stuff
might help.

Want a bottle?

I don't think so.

Let me have
some ice water.

Something
bothering you?

No, nothing.

I know Hank ain't
the easiest guy to get along with.

I'm not complaining.

You know, i never
figured you staying honest so long.

How do you mean?

Well, dames like you
sometimes get restless.

You miss the noise
and lights and people.

If I miss anything,
that's not it.

Fay, you made Hank
a very happy guy.

I've tried.
Got a cigarette?

Yeah.

Sometimes i get
the idea that you don't feel like cheering.

What's worrying you?

Nothing.

You sure?

Yeah, I'm sure.

Well, then you can paste
this in your notebook:

I'm Hank's friend
and yours, too.

If there's
something off-Key,

You can always
let me in on it.

Can I?

Sure.

All right.
You asked for it.

Then tell me some
way I can get you out of my mind.

Hey.

What did you say?

You heard me.

Are you nuts?

I don't know.
Maybe.

Don't stand there
looking at me like that.

Did i knock you
off that pole?

Did i fix it so that
you'd spend a month here in the house?

Those things
just happen.

No one wants it
to happen.

They just do.

Boy, i never even
gave you a look.

I never made
a pass at you.

Why, i never even
thought that you'd-

Wish I didn't have
to go to work

And could sit up
all night gabbing.

Guess i must have drunk
too much beer.

That's how it is.

Good night, Johnny.

Hey, the tower gang
nearly beat us to it!

Boy, am I hungry.

When he ain't sleeping,
he's eating.

Don't you ever
give that tapeworm of yours a rest?

Why should I?
He never gives me none.

Aw. Oh...

Oh! Lost it!

What'll it be, boys?

A cup of mud without
any cream, in a hurry.

A blackout!
And blitz it!

4 hamburgers
to take out.

Chop up 4 cows
to be convoyed!

Anybody else want
to take anything out?

I'll take
the cashier out.

Hey, Thelma,
what are you,

An oomph girl
or an it girl?

No, thelma is
a girl.

Come on. Come on, boys.
Let's have your orders.

I'll take hash.

The guy wants
to take a chance.

Being as
I'm his pal,

I'll take
the same chance.

Another sport!

Hey, nice cut of beef,
juicy and no fat.

One impossible!

And yours?

How are your cherries?

Ok. How are yours?

Are they fresh?

Positively, brother.

All right,
I'll take an order.

One george washington
out of the can!

Give me a couple
of soft-boiled eggs.

Lunch two!

Uh, no-
Make it scrambled.

Scuttle them!

Give me a bowl of chili
with plenty of peppers.

One mexican heartburn!

Hey, sailor,
throw me a rock.

Ok.

Headaches!

Now, you ain't gonna
sit around here today

Eating my rolls
and butter

And then just order
a cup of coffee.

All right.
Two cups of coffee.

Ok.

Headache!

We got a football
in the icebox

If you guys wanna
kick it around.

Why don't you mugs
grow up?

Now, listen, sister.

When you hear
a lineman yell headache,

You want
to take out like

You was being chased
by a blowtorch.

That's happened to me,
too.

There's only one way
to beat this thing.

Where do you want me
to put this?

Right back there
where you got it.

You said it, brother.

Guess there's no way
to beat this thing.

Hey, Hank,
after two months,

How are you doing
at married life?

Ok.

You know
the old saying-

A new groom
sweeps clean.

Ha ha ha!

Aw, you know,
these biscuits

Ain't like the ones
that Fay makes, are they?

Gee, I wish
she was here.

I think I'm gonna
send for her.

This is no place
for her.

Well, yeah, well,
I ain't seen her in 10 days now,

And i never was
a guy for long- Distance romance.

You know the company
don't like any women hanging around the job.

Well, there ain't no
law that says that

The foreman's wife
can't come up to see him.

Fay wouldn't like
it here.

Oh, sure she would.
I'm here, ain't I?

I'm gonna wire her
and ask her

To come up
in a hurry on the next bus.

Where's he
running to?

Yeah.

Wiring the wife
to come up.

Oh, Hank, ask her
if she's got a friend.

Hey, hey.

I seen the wife,
and not bad.

Hey, Johnny!

How does a git
like Hank rate a dame like that?

Aw, she graduated
from a clip joint.

She ain't
no bargain.

Listen, can that talk
or one of these days,

You'll fall off a pole,
and it won't be accidental.

He ain't talking
to you.

Besides, he's
just making some innocent comment.

Yeah, well, sip that coffee
while you're still healthy.

Stop popping off
to me, brother,

Or I'll give
you a mouthful of knuckles.

Oh, what makes
you so tough now?

Hey!

Come on outside, you-

No, right here!

There, Johnny!
Go on, give him another one!

Go on!
Go get him, Johnny!

Attaboy. Go on there
and get him!

Hey, what's
going on here?

Oh, just a slight
disagreement,

But nothing
a hospital can't fix.

Well, this time
you was out of line, Johnny.

Not so far.

Well,
what's the beef?

I ain't got no beefs.
Some guy chews me.

Forget it.

I got that wire
off to Fay.

She ought to be up
on the 6:30 bus.

Hey, Benny.

Yeah.

Give me a nice
bottle of sherry

And wrap it up for
a present, will ya?

Yeah. Ha ha!

Grapes of wrath
in a spud jacket!

Don't be a sap, Fay.

You don't know what
you're getting into.

I know what
I'm getting out of.

Honey, if you're tired
of being married,

That's your own
business.

Why don't you go scuttle
yourself, hug-happy?

Oh, listen, kid, Hank
may not be first prize,

But he's given
you a home

And he's taken care
of you good.

What more do you want?

I don't know,
but this isn't it.

Honey, you sure there
ain't something else biting you

Besides just being
tired of it all?

What are you driving at?

Well, i mean,
I've always been able to stand one guy

Until another
one came along.

Sorry, Scarlett.

You're ok, you just
talk too much about the wrong things.

What are you gonna do
in Chicago?

The only thing
i know how to do:

Hustling drinks
for the house.

Oh, now, look, honey,

How many more years
of that do you think you got?

First two wrinkles
you show, you're washed up.

Fay, i know a cute
fellow in Chicago.

Aw, come on, Fay,
stay here.

Give Hank a run
for his money.

Dolly, I've tried it.

I've done everything
I could to make it click.

But it's no go.

Sug, i don't how you're
fixed for dough-dough,

But since you ain't
been working,

Maybe you need something
for your stocking.

It ain't much,
but you won't need much.

thanks, Scarlett.

And remember, you kids
don't know where i went.

Is that all you're
taking with you?

It's all I came in with.

Honey, now that you're
invading the east,

Let's see if I can find
a soft touch for you in Chicago.

I make friends
soon enough.

Hey, Smiley might
be able to get you

Into some spot
in Chicago.

I hate to ask him,
but he might help.

Let's drop by there.

Why, sure.

I always say if you're
in a strange town,

It's better to know
a bunch of heels than nobody at all.

It's not too
late to change your mind, Fay.

Yes, it is.

Well, well, if it ain't
the little missis.

Smiley, look who's back.

Hiya, Fay.

What's that they
say in the books

About the bad penny?

This one ain't
turning up again.

It's only rolling
through.

Come on, park it.
How you doing?

You getting enough
out of that marriage

To make it
worthwhile?

Not so much.

Oh, that little
helpmaid routine

Don't pay off
so good, eh?

Why don't you get a job
with the gallup poll?

Why don't you
stop trying to crab her deal?

What do you
want to do?

Make a few extra
bucks on the side?

Yeah, but not here.

She's going to Chicago
for a blizzard.

We figured
you might have a couple angles

She could work on
back there.

A chump is a chump
in Chicago or l.A.

Tell you what
you do: you go see Mike Patilli.

He runs
"The Five Queens".

It's a
sophisticated joint, just like this.

I suppose that means
they serve their mickeys in champagne glasses.

Oh, shut up.

And like they say
in the books,

Let me give you
a little word of advice.

Don't try to give
Mike Patilli a fast shovel.

He ain't a gentleman
like me.

I get you.
thanks, Smiley.

Well, good-bye, kids.

Hey, boss! The books!

This is a raid, folks!

All the employees
of this joint are under arrest.

What is this?
It ain't closing time.

I got a license.

But you ain't got
a clipping license, Smiley.

All right, giris.
Get going. Come on.

Watch yourself,
you yankee drip!

Come on, sister,
you, too.

I don't work here.

Leave her alone.
She don't work here.

Now, come on, kids,
shake a muscle. Come on.

Hey, no!

Get 'em, giris!
Scratch their eyes out!

Hey, let me alone!
I'm a tourist!

Ok, you're traveling.

Let me down!

Don't be
pushing me around.

All right, Joe,
park her.

Let her roll again
6:00 in the morning.

You hear that, guys?

6:00, and that
don't mean in bed.

It's gonna be wet
out tomorrow.

Hey, Omaha, listen,
I got a date in town tonight with a manicurist.

She's got a girlfriend,
another manicurist. How about it?

No, my nails are ok.

Aw, how do you
like that guy?

You ask him to go out
with a fan dancer,

And he'll you he
doesn't need fanning.

You know, my nails
need a going-over.

Well, come on, let's get
a clean shirt on and go.

Oh, high-class
dames, huh?

Sure!

Ha ha!

Johnny,
can i use your car?

I'm going down
to meet Fay's bus.

Sure. Say, i better move
my junk out of the shack.

You don't want me
hanging around with the wife coming up.

Well, you won't
mind, will you? You know how it is.

No, I'll move in with
some of the other boys.

Don't worry about me.

Well, how about having
supper with us tonight?

Nah, you and Fay
will have a lot of things to think over.

I got my eye on that
dame over at Benny's.

I know a sweater
that'd like to meet her.

Aw, Johnny,
forget that hash maker, will you,

And grab some grub
with Fay and me, will you?

We'll have
a lot of laughs.

I'll catch you
later, Hank.

I got to get my
stuff packed.

Hello?

Los Angeles calling
Hank McHenry?

Wait a minute.

Put him on.

Mr. McHenry?

This is sergeant Freeman
of the Los Angeles police department.

They picked up
a girl on a raid on the midnight club.

She says she's your wife,
and we're checking up on it.

Yeah. Yeah,
that's my wife.

I'll be right down
to get her.

90, 100.

Mrs. Taylor?
Release Fay McHenry.

Mister,
I'm strictly a businessman.

Don't miss
any payments on this loan,

Because I'll
have the law on your salary

Before you even
earn it.

All right, all right.
Quit beefing about it.

Who bailed me out?

Your husband.

All right, lady.
Come and sign this.

I was surprised
to see you here, Johnny.

How did you find out?

Was it on the radio or
something? Where's Hank?

Did he come with you?

It was funny the way i
got caught at Smiley's.

All the time I was
working there, I was never picked up.

Tonight I was
only in there

For a couple of minutes
talking to the giris,

And all of a sudden
the place was full of cops.

I tried to tell them
I wasn't working there,

But you know
how cops are.

So you couldn't stand
the smell of fresh air.

You had to crawl right back
in that sewer, didn't you?

I suppose you did it
every time Hank's back was turned.

Johnny...

Oh, don't turn on
the waterworks for me.

It don't register.

Johnny, I wasn't
working there.

I had you tagged right
from the first time i saw you-

A nickel-and-dime dame
out to pick up a free ride.

You've got no right to-

And that line you dished out
about being in love with me.

Sister, you really had me
thinking about you,

Worrying about the way
i treated you.

I should've known better.

I meant it.
Every word of it.

You forgot your suitcase.

Thanks.

What's this for?

I was walking out.

I was heading
for Chicago.

A guy can pick up
a mongrel and feed him

And give him a place
to sleep and he'll stick,

But not you.

No. Not me.

All right, go on.

Hit me again
if that makes you feel any better.

I've been hit
before and harder.

That wasn't anything
the way you're gonna be smacked

If I ever catch you
out of line again.

You're going to Hank
like he asked you.

No, I'm not.

Oh, yes, you are,

And we're gonna forget
all about tonight.

Hank's never gonna
know anything about it.

You just missed
the early bus, you understand?

Johnny,
what satisfaction can you get

Out of seeing me
caged up with Hank?

You're married to him,
ain't you?

Well, that's where
a wife belongs, with her husband.

And that's where
you're going.

For a change,
I'm going to do what I want to.

I'm not asking what
you're going to do, sister.

I'm telling you.

Go phone the substation.

We got two more
wires to clamp in.

I'll phone them as soon
as it's ready to shoot up.

Hey, Jumbo,
let me see.

Go away.

That was a fine
manicure i nearly got.

What's the matter?
Didn't get a good one?

Why, that dame
couldn't trim your nails

Without breaking
your arm at the elbow,

And I was just about
to get polished off

When this emergency call
came up.

I wish I'd went
with Johnny.

He said he was going
to break in a new sweater.

I wish he had two.

All right, come on,
you guys.

Shake a leg.
Start climb.

Now do you wish
you'd saved your dough?

Aw, what
are you talking about?

I just bought
two defense bonds.

Let it rain.
I don't care.

Hey, Charlie,
where's Hank?

They're all out on
an emergency about a half a mile up.

thanks.
It's in here.

You're home now,
so start acting that way.

Why are you doing
this to me, Johnny?

I'm making you stay
where you're better off.

You've never been
in a softer spot in your whole life.

Is that bad?

If I want to roll in
the gutter, let me roll.

There's no dirt
on your collar.

Look, you married
Hank for better worse.

There's no reason
why you should take all the best of it

And he should take
all the worst of it.

That's a laugh.

I've been taking
the worst of everything all my life.

What have I had?

A father who quit
my mother and me

Without the price
of a cup of coffee!

While other kids
were playing,

I was nursing
a ribbon counter in a five-and-ten.

While other giris were
going to school dances,

I was dancing, too,

But for nickels
and dimes!

Other giris got
proposals.

I never got anything
but promises.

I can't think of
anything good that ever happened to me,

Except meeting you.

And I was ready to take
the worst of that, too.

I was running away
from you

Because you're always
around,

And I couldn't stand
to look at you anymore

Without touching you;

Because I was going
crazy every time i thought of you;

Because I love you.

And because you and Hank
were friends,

I was setting myself up
behind the eightball again.

And I was going to
take the worst of it, as usual.

Well, that's what
I was going to do.

That's what
I tried to do.

But you wouldn't let me.

So now, this is what
I'm going to do.

Come on,
hurry it up there!

They've got to shoot
the line hot!

Ok on your conductors.

They can shoot that juice
through whenever you're ready.

Well, not me, brother.

I'm not going to work
up here in the rain

With no 230,000 volts
popping around me.

They can have it!

Where the devil
have you been?

Sorry, Hank.
I had some business.

Well, your business
is here.

This storm
has torn out two of the main lines.

Come on, grab
your belt and get up that tower.

Hey, what are you
doing down here?

I got enough.

I ain't gonna
work up there

With all that juice
popping around me.

Are you supposed
to be a lineman?

Yeah,
a live lineman.

I'm sick and tired
of you deciding

When you're going
to work and when you're not!

Now pick up your
time and get out of here!

That's ok with me!

I'm quitting too,
Hank.

You're what?

I'm blowing,
checking out of the crew.

What for?
What's the matter?

I'm tired
of being holed up

In a stale job
like this.

This is as long as
I ever stayed in one spot

Since I was old enough
to button my own shirt.

Look, Johnny,
i don't know what your beef is,

But whatever it is,
we'll fix it up.

The substation needs
this line to carry the load.

Now get into the shack,
grab yourself a slicker,

And start climbing.
What do you say?

All right, but the minute
this job is finished,

I'm still checking out.

Attaboy!
Now watch yourself!

It's going to be hotter
than the electric chair up there!

I'm going to the shack,

Inform them
to shoot the wires hot!

All right, let's go!

Leave her on.
I'm going right back.

Hello, baby.

Honey, I was
worried about you.

When did you get here?

Am i glad to see you!

Just a second, I've got
a quick call to make.

Storm hold you up?

Hello, give me
the substation.

I was waiting for you
down at the bus.

Hello, Barney?
Hank talking.

Ok on that feed line.

You can shoot them
hot anytime you want.

Yeah, we'll have
the other lines ready for you in an hour.

You get stuck
on the road?

I came up
on the bus, with Johnny.

What was Johnny
doing on the bus?

Say, what's the matter
with that guy?

He just quit on me.

Did he say anything
to you about it?

Quit?

Yeah, he's walking
out on me.

Did he give you a hint?

Is he in trouble
with a dame or something?

Yes, he is.

Ha ha ha!
Well, what do you know about that!

So some little mouse
finally caught up with him.

I knew
they would someday.

Oh, well,
that's all right,

I'll fix it up for him.
Who is it, anyway?

Me.

You? Now quit ribbing me,
will you?

Now who is it,
really?

I told you-me.

I was leaving you,
Hank,

But Johnny made me
come up here.

You was leaving me, baby?

Why?

You know
i never loved you.

I told you that
before i married you.

It hasn't worked out,
Hank.

It never will.

Why hasn't it worked out?

On account of Johnny?

Because he was moving in
all the time?

It wasn't
anybody's fault.

I know how
that guy operates.

What a first-class dope
I was!

Actually bringing him
into my own house

So he could work easier!

How long has this
been going on?

Wait a minute, Hank!

Don't get Johnny
wrong!

Oh, no, I ain't
got Johnny wrong.

I just got him right
for the first time.

Hank!

If you're thinking of
going away with him anyplace,

You better
change your mind

Because he ain't going
to be in condition to go anywhere!

Hank! Hank!

Hank! Hank, wait!

Hey, Johnny,
how much rain have we had this season?

22 inches.

Yeah, well, make it
22 feet and you've got a deal.

Hey, who's that
coming up?

It's Hank!

Hank, is that you?

That's him,
all right.

He must be nuts!

Stop him, stop him!

He's going
to kill Johnny!

Kill him?

Johnny, look out!

What's the matter,
Hank,

Don't you think
we can handle this?

You better stay
on the ground

Where you belong,

Or you'll wind up
with two game legs.

Stay there.
I'll come and get you.

No, you ain't.
I'm coming over to you!

I'll go over and see
what Hank wants.

You rat, you!

What's the matter with you,
Hank, are you crazy?

You ain't going
to get me off.

I'm going
to knock you off,

You crummy,
chiseling-

Hank, listen!

Take it easy, Hank.

You stay out of this!

You've got to listen to me,
Hank, i tell you!

Come on down to the ground.
Let's talk this over.

You're going to
the ground, all right,

But you won't be talking
after you get there!

Hey, boss!
Cut it out!

Hank, cool off!
Listen to reason, will you?

I'm going to kill you.

What are you
sore about, Hank?

I'll teach you
to play around with another man's wife!

You're way out of line!

Why,
you hot-headed-

You rat, you!

You never thought
I'd catch up with you, did you?

Try to grab him!

Bring him over,
swing him!

Over farther,
Johnny!

Jumbo!

Try to grab him, Jumbo!

Jumbo!

Swing him over,
Johnny!

Jumbo! Jumbo!

Aah!

Hank.

Johnny was bringing me
back to you,

Making me come back.

He didn't do anything
wrong.

You've got
to believe that.

I was out of line, wasn't i?

Take it easy, Hank.

Everything's going
to be all right.

Always blowing a fuse

Or shorting a circuit.

Every time i get

Tangled with a dame,

I do the wrong thing.

You'll take
good care of her,

Won't you, Johnny?

Like I tried to do.

Did anyone yell headache

When I was coming down?

Sure.

I'm glad nobody got hurt.