All language subtitles for Any Number Can Play (1949).eng

Okay to clean it up?

Still got a couple more races --
Western tracks.

- Is Charley here?
- Not yet.

It's not like him.
He's always here by now.

Yeah.

Then why isn't he?

Know what?
Maybe he went fishing.

Mr. Kyng's the best fisherman
you ever saw.

Sleep good, ed?

Okay.

Want to eat something?
Eggs, maybe? With sausages?

What time is it?

14 minutes
and 32 seconds to 6:00,

Saturday, march the 9th,
but it don't tell the weather.

Oh, that's Mr. Kyng now.

Hello, sleigh.

Oh.

Who'd you expect?

We thought
it was gonna be Mr. Kyng.

No, it ain't Mr. Kyng.
Pete. Ed.

- Icky out?
- Eh, it looks like rain.

Lucky for some people
when it rains.

- How's the wife?
- Same as ever.

You know what I found her
doing today?

Washing dollar bills in the sink.

You don't say.

Yeah, with soap and water.

I hope she doesn't iron them
with a hot iron.

The missus --
she's a real lady.

Yeah, she's a lady, alright,
but she sure is crazy.

That tycoon --

Next to Mr. Kyng, he's about
the best husband ever.

Yeah. Yeah.

Ellen.

How you feeling, baby?

That's good.

Look, honey...

I left the windows
in the living room open.

If it starts to rain,
you'd better close them.

Yeah.

Uh-huh.

No, I won't work too hard.

Yeah.

Yes, I'll be careful
of bums and robbers.

Yes, I will.

Yes, baby.

Good night, baby.

Then why didn't he phone?

If nothing's wrong,
why didn't he phone?

Maybe he's home.

No, I phoned.
He wasn't there.

You shouldn't have called
Charley's house.

Mr. Kyng will kill you
if you scared Mrs. Kyng.

She said he was down here.

He'll sure kill you if you
scared Mrs. Kyng.

I haven't seen him all day.

Why does he have to report to us?
We're working for him, remember?

He went fishing.
That's what he did.

Something's wrong.
I know it.

Wait till he brings back
those big son-of-a-guns.

- We eat fish tomorrow.
- It is kind of funny.

Charley ain't been out of town
or missed a day since...

Since we opened this place
15 years ago.

Or in the place before, either.
You want to get my shoes?

- The brown ones?
- Okay.

Look in his office.
Maybe he came up the back way.

Check.

Mr. Kyng?

You there, Mr. Kyng?

Mr. Kyng --

- Evening, Mr. Kyng.
- How is it, kid?

Well, I'm getting in shape
for my comeback.

- That's good.
- Yeah.

- Good evening, Mr. Kyng.
- Good evening.

Good evening, Mr. Kyng.

Inside, the boys
have been looking for you.

Those eastern lobsters, sir --
We got a whole shipment.

Charley!

- Hello, Jim.
- Ho, ho!

I think tonight's my night,
my boy.

- It's about time, isn't it?
- Time and a half.

You know Joe Josephs, my barber.

Yeah.
Glad to see you, Joe.

He thinks I'll be lucky for him.

Yeah, I've been telling Joe,

"to break Charley kyng,
you need three things --

Lots of luck, lots of money,
and lots of guts."

Well, at least you got the money.

Evening, Mr. Kyng.

Sure glad to see you.
Sure glad.

I'm expecting somebody,
name of "Palmer."

Palmer?

When he gets here, steer him
right to me, understand?

Yes, sir.

Hit me.

I said, "hit me."

Sorry.

It was over at Tim's place.

The fifth in his poker game
is Ben Snelerr.

Heads.
Tails.

Snelerr?
I thought he was dead.

Tails.
Who's Ben Snelerr?

He wants to know
who Ben Snelerr is.

You playing?

- I got some business with Charley.
- He sent for you?

No, but I thought --

When he sends for you,
you'll have business with him.

Ben Snelerr once owned three
limousines filled with dames.

Well, are you playing?

I got a better chance for my
two bits with the slot machines.

Remember that night in '34?

With Ben and Charley?
Yeah.

Game of draw.

Charley stood pat.

Ben draws one card.

Up to that time, there was
almost 15 grand in the pot.

Ben draws a queen
to give him a full house

and pushes in $20,000.

Charley sees and raises him.

Five raises, there was.

Ben finally calls him.

Charley lays down a straight flush --
Seven to the Jack, all spades.

There's a picture of the hand
up in Charley's office,

if you don't believe me.

- Must have been a big night, huh?
- Yeah.

Next day, he bought this place.

Heh. Must have been a fixed deck.

You mean
Charley dealt him a cold hand?

It figures.

Come here.

Huh?

Come here.

What?

You're fired.

Shh.

18.

Mr. Kyng?

- If you want me, Mr. Kyng --
- No.

It's all very exciting,
but why the mystery,

the way I walked in, hiding
all this stuff in my pockets?

I'm sure they thought
I was a gangster or something.

I'm sorry, doc, but I
didn't want anybody to know --

Here or at home.

- That's why I phoned from outside.
- Mm-hmm.

That's why I went to
that specialist out of town.

Didn't even tell Lon?

Why throw a scare into her?

There's nothing
the matter with me.

What did this specialist say?

Oh, he had
a fancy Latin name for it.

But he's wrong.
He's got to be wrong.

Why'd you go to him
in the first place?

Oh, just a few pains.

Where?

Here.

This way...

Or this way?

This way.

How'd it feel?

Like a hand grabbed me.

Couldn't breathe?

- That's right.
- Mm-hmm.

And it's just
that I'm out of shape.

Too much of this and that,
you know.

Mm-hmm.

Unbutton your shirt.

By the way, what was
this Latin name he mentioned?

Angina pect, uh...

Pectoris.

Yeah, maybe it doesn't sound
like a Swiss movement.

No, it's no Swiss movement.

Button your shirt.

I got a cabinet
full of liquor, too.

A short one, thanks.

Give.
What's this angina pectoris?

It's a cardiac condition
induced by too much tension.

Break that down.

It's a bad heart

caused by a disturbance
of the circulation.

Lots of people have it,
Charley --

Football players,
boxers, businessmen,

women who nag
and holler too much.

But why me?

Too much tension.

Most people have
one or two crises a year.

You have them
20, 30 times a night.

How long have I got?

Stop feeling sorry for yourself.

I've got patients
with worse pumps than yours

who are 90 years old.

If the odds are four to one,
you'll Nick the government

for at least 20 years --
Old-age pensions.

"If"?
What's the "if"?

If you’ll give all this up
and take it easy.

Suppose I don't.

Why not?
You've got enough money.

Quit. Go away.
Change your pace.

For the first time in your life,
be a spectator.

What if I don't?

You'd better get
that prescription filled --

Nitroglycerin tablets,
1/200 of a grain.

When you get one of those pains,
put one of them under your tongue.

Nitro?

Too much of anything will kill.
The right amount will help.

Moderation, my boy -- that's
the secret of a long life.

Doc?

Took me 20 years to get here.

They said I'd never do it alone,
but I did.

And I'm here on top.

That's the time to quit.
It only needs one bad night.

Somebody gets lucky,
starts to break you,

you'll fight him --
You've got to.

All it takes is one night like that.

I guess you know all the things
you're not supposed to do.

I expect you and Lon
and Paul to go away.

Not later -- tonight.
Don't ever come back here.

Well?

What you're saying is that
if I give up living, I'll live.

That's right.

If not for yourself,
at least do it for Lon and Paul.

Good night.
And be a good boy.

So long, doc.

Alone?

Why?

Unless I hire people,
I don't like them working here.

Understand?

Sure.

Good night.

Charley, we'll okay this?

- Who is he?
- Soap business. Ohio.

- Who recommended?
- He came in with 14-karat.

I don't want that hustler's business.

We had to fire? Smitty.

- We did?
- Yeah.

He talks too much --
Very dangerous disease.

How's it going, Danny?

Good evening, Mr. Kyng.
It's about the same.

We had more than we could handle
on yellow jacket at fairground.

We laid off.

- Did he win?
- He ran out.

Say, Mr. Kyng,

that woman down there --
She's got me worried.

She's been sitting just like that
ever since the last track closed.

How's it going, miss?

Some days, a fella can't pick
a winner all year, some days.

It's getting late, miss.
You ought to be going home.

I can't.
I lost all my money.

And when my husband finds out, I...

I can't go home.

He doesn't know
I come to places like this,

and if he did...
He wouldn't understand.

Even I don't.

My ring...

I pawned it.

I had a hunch today --
Miracle lad.

Listen, mister.

I got to have $90
to get my wedding ring back.

I've gotta.
I'll do anything.

Please.

Please, mister.

$20 across the board.

Suppose miracle lad won it
instead of dingbat.

- How much would it come to?
- Uh...$110.

Let me have it.

He's a nut when it comes
to human dignity.

They made a mistake.
Miracle lad won.

From now on, I'd keep
that wedding ring on my finger.

How could they make
a mistake like that?!

Might happen to anybody.

You know what, mister?

I'm gonna take my business
someplace else,

and I advise you to do the same.

That's a good idea.

I'm gonna check every result
in the morning paper, too.

You do that.

Good night, Mr. Kyng.

Good night, Danny.

Something I had to tell you,
but I forgot.

That's okay.

You ain't mad at me?

What for?

I thought you was mad at me.

You want to be careful.
You got the sick look.

You get some rest.
Go fishin', maybe.

Up north, like you said.

We'll catch those big son-of-a-guns!

I won't rock the boat.
I'll watch out.

Yeah, you got to watch out.

Fine fishin' weather, alright.

Yeah. Fine.

Oh.
Oh, I remember.

Mrs. Kyng phoned.

You was upstairs,
so I didn't call you.

She's worried about you.

Never mind that, now.

Okay.

Here.

You ain't mad at me?

No.
I ain't mad at you.

Hello. Lon?

Yes.
Hello, darling.

No, no.
There's nothing wrong here.

It's you I was worried about.

Well, one of the boys called and
wanted to know where you were, so...

Oh, I see.

Uh-huh.

Sure you're alright?

Sure, now?

No, Paul's going
to the freshman prom.

Me?

Of course not.

He's taking a nice young girl

he can neck with after the dance.

Well, sure, he necks.

Charley.

You sure everything's alright?

Me?

What am I gonna do?

Same as I always do...

Wait for you.

See you in the morning.

Good night.

Yes, sir!

Maid-and-Butler service
for one full year.

A two-seated airplane.

Enough frozen food
for two long years.

And tonight, we're adding
52 weeks of free service

at your favorite
hairdresser or barber.

And if you're bald --
If you're bald --

A handmade toupee
to fit your own personality.

Are you the lucky one?
Alright.

All you have to do
is to guess the name of...

Want some coffee, sis?
There's a pot on the stove.

Thanks.

Alright.

- Oh, Alice?
- Yeah?

- How's Robbie feeling?
- He'll live.

Charley says he doesn't have to go
to work if he doesn't feel better.

Robbie?
He doesn't have any feelings.

Where'd you go?

Out in the rain
with my secret lover.

Funny.
Very funny.

The phone rang.
Who was on the phone?

- Maybe it was for me.
- Who'd call you?

Some people know I'm alive.

Oh. Peachy.

I don't feel good.

- I'm sick, I tell you!
- Then stay home.

Charley says, "if you don't
feel good, stay home."

"Charley says"!
"Charley says"!

Who cares what Charley says?!

Then quit working for him.

Just like that?
What about the money?

Then don’t quit.

Funny.
Very funny.

Stand on my feet all night
working the crap table.

All night.

What do I get out of it?
Peanuts!

He gets all the gravy.

I'm sick, I tell you!

A lot you care.

Alice...
Did you ask Lon?

About the money, I mean.

No.

Come on.
She'll give it to you.

Charley will never even
know about it.

I won't ask her.

Why not?
She's your sister!

That's why not --
Because she is my sister.

Oh, make sense, will you?

Because she's my sister,
Charley gave you a job,

lets you live in this house,
lets you eat at his table,

lets you pretend you're a man...

When you're not!

Whose feelings
are you afraid to hurt?

Lon's or Charley's?

I got to have that $2,000,
I tell you.

I got to have it!

Oh, please, hon.
Just this once, huh?

Somebody's at the door.

Somebody's here.

Mrs. Elcott?

No, I'm Mrs. Kyng.

Sorry to bother you.

Robbie, uh -- Mr. Elcott --
He's expecting us.

Oh.

Well, uh, he doesn't feel well.

That's too bad.

Robbie --
he don't feel good.

Then he's home, huh?

You see, we're his friends
from way back.

Yeah.
That's right -- "from way back."

I'm Lew Debretti.
This is Frank Sistina.

- How do you do?
- Pleased to meet you.

If it wouldn't be
too much trouble, Mrs. Kyng,

I wonder if you'd tell Robbie
we're here.

You see, he wants to see us...
Awful bad.

Yeah, that's right.

He said for you to come up.

Got a nice place here, Mrs. Kyng.

Mrs. Elcott?

First door to the left.

Thanks.

Thanks a lot.

- Nice.
- Yeah.

- Class.
- Yeah.

Hiya, Robbie.
How's the boy?

Not so good.
I'm sick. I'm very sick.

Sorry to hear it.
Have you got it?

You shouldn't have come here.

Since you lost the money,

we never hear from you --
Not even a jingle.

So we have to come here.

We ain't got any pride.

Have you got it?
The cash?

No.

I tried everywhere --
everywhere.

$2,000 is a lot of dough.

You gotta give me more time.
You gotta!

Gee, baby, I'd like to, but...

We can't.

We got bills, too.

You said tonight.

Tomorrow.
Give me till tomorrow.

That's what you said yesterday...

And the day before...
And the day before that.

Frank!

Mint?

Fella like you, the friends
you got, the racket you're in --

What's a few thousand dollars?

It's no use.
Go ahead.

Do what you want.
It's no use.

You got the wrong idea, baby.

Things aren't that bad.

Fact is, we got a way
to square things.

I'm surprised you didn't
think of it yourself.

Yeah, that's right.

I'm surprised you didn't
think of it yourself.

You work the crap table
at Charley kyng's, don't you?

Where are you?
On the mop?

Work the rake 20 minutes,
deal 20 minutes.

We shift around.
It's four at a table.

Work an hour and rest 20 minutes.

Uh-huh.

When you're on the stick,
you handle the dice?

Yeah.
Well?

Well?

Winning dice?

I can't!
They'd spot me!

Got another way?

Charley'd kill me
if he found out!

It will be all over
before anybody finds out.

We win $4,000 in one roll
and walk out.

$4,000?

$3,000 for us, $1,000 for you.

You don't owe us any more money,

nobody's the wiser,
and nobody gets hurt.

Except Charley kyng.

Yeah.
Except Charley.

Then your credit at our place
is good again.

Yeah. That's right.

We'll be there at 9:00.

I said I wouldn't be in tonight on
account of I don't feel so good.

But now you feel better, don't you?

Sure, he does.

So, it's tonight.
Okay?

Here.

Here, that will get you in.

Uh-huh.

Your wife, she's nice.

Is she?

You got to get yourself
a day job, baby.

Here. Take one.
It's good for your breath.

What's the use
of kidding myself, mom?

She stood me up.
That's all.

But if she has a cold...

Good night, Mrs. Kyng.

- Yeah, good night.
- Good night.

You mustn't believe that, Paul.

You can't expect her
to go out in weather like this.

She found out who I am.
That's the end of it.

What do you mean, who you are?

Oh, we're famous, alright.

Everybody talks about
the notorious kyng family,

only in whispers.

I don't blame her
for breaking the date,

not when we entertain
friends like those two men.

They were here to see Robbie.

Uncle Robbie --

I'm real proud of him.

You can't go to the prom alone.

Don't worry, mom.
I found just the girl for me.

Nobody else would ask her out,

so chances are she won't ask me
who my father is.

I'm going in.
I feel a lot better now.

What'd your friends do --
Operate?

- Hi!
- Hi.

Hi, sis.

What are you doing home?

I saw a light in the window,
figured it was for me.

Here.

Robbie, anybody ever tell you you
ought to get yourself a day job?

- Want me to call Lon?
- No, not yet.

Are you staying home tonight?

- Is that so unusual?
- No, no.

Well, it is.

Yeah, that's right.
It is.

And, well,
I mean, I think it's swell.

You've been working
too hard lately.

A night off now and then...

Well...

Good night.

Terrific, huh?

- What's it for?
- Stream trout.

I haven't seen a trout
around here for days.

Tent, axe, Sterno outfit,

boy-scout knife --
The whole works.

We're going fishin'
up in the mountains --

Good night. Lon, me, and the kid.

Hunting, too.

How about a little drink
to celebrate?

None for me, thanks.

Just one for the road?

No, thanks.
You go ahead.

- How about a cigarette, then?
- No, thanks.

No more drinking,
no more smoking --

What are you gonna give up next?

Get the flies.

I had a whole box full of them.
You seen them?

Flies. Flies.
Hooks with feathers on them.

Unwrap those, will you?

Yeah.

What's all this?

What you've been dreaming about.

Here. Drink this.

It will give your eyes
an extra-special droopy look.

Oh, he's down in the basement
looking for flies --

Has something to do with fishing.

There goes our athlete.

The closet attack you?

Yeah, right to my face.

Maybe it thought
you were a stranger.

Don't you ever
throw anything away?

Never.

Save old shoes, old hats,
old ideas...

Old husbands.

What you said to Alice --
Is it true?

- We going to the mountains?
- Sure it's true.

You know you've been
working too hard.

- That's why you need a vacation?
- Okay. Tomorrow morning, we leave.

On the level?

If we can find those flies.

Charley.

Hmm?

What is this?

A memory room.

One box of flies bought
for a fishing trip in 1932.

We never went.

Hmm.

World series, 1931.

That's where we spent our honeymoon,
watching pepper Martin steal bases.

Who won?

I don't know who won the series,
but you won a lot of money.

Mine?

When you were a bartender.

Oh.

From 321 Beecher street?

Mm-hmm.
Third floor, rear.

I went back and got it.

Ow.

Same spring.

- But why?
- I don't know.

It's the only room in the house
where I...

I don't know.
Sometimes I...

I come here and make-believe.

Make-believe what?

That we're back
at 321 Beecher street.

Angry?

Like fishing?

I don't know.

Like me?

I don't remember.

Now I remember.

Say, what do you do
when I'm not around?

Oh...

Get all dolled up and go out
and do a little flirtin'.

Any success?

No.

Aw.

Who'd go out
with an old, married woman?

Happens every day.
Don't you read the papers?

Nice.

When you're here, it is.

Any regrets because we're still
not on Beecher street?

You mean do I wish we were
broke, behind on the rent?

I did our own laundry

and had to have my baby at home
instead of the hospital.

Sounds very romantic.

It was.

As a memory, I mean.

No complaints, huh?

Plenty of them.

Name a hundred.

A hundred nights you weren't
here when I wanted you.

Ooh. Sharp.

- Want to use my shirt studs?
- No, thanks.

How about one of these
homemade steaks?

You know why
the best cooks are skinny?

Neither do I.

Same reason that good barbers
are bald, I guess.

Sure you won't change your mind
about one of these?

I'm eating out.

Mom tell you
about the fishin' party?

Kind of sudden, isn't it?

No, not exactly.

Been wanting to do it
for 20 years.

We'll go up in the Rockies --

Stay for a week, maybe a month.

Then what?
Back here to the same thing?

Alright, kid.

Let's have it.
What's your beef?

Nothing.

Oh, it's sticking out all over you.

Bring it out in the open.
What is it this time?

Nothing new.

The gambling, huh?

Doesn't fit with your idea
of an old man, does it?

Well, it buys your clothes,
gets you the things you want.

At least you don't have to
get out and scratch for a buck

like a lot of kids do.

Since when is money so indecent?

It's how you get it.

Oh, I see.

What do you know about money --
Any kind except how to spend it?

Alright.

I don't know much, but
a lot of people agree with me.

Paul, grow up.
You're a big boy now.

Something's wrong between us.

If it's not the gambling,
what is it?

Let me tell you
something about gambling.

You know how many decks of cards
were bought last year?

Over 60 million,

and more than
five million pair of dice.

I didn't use all of them,
believe me.

More than half the people gamble,

and I didn't force one,
not one, to come to my place.

Over six billion was bet
on the horses last year,

70 million collected in taxes
from race tracks -- legally.

You can buy horse-racing shares
of stock legally.

People gamble on bridge,
football, fights,

poker, the lottery, the weather.

There's pinball machines,
punch boards, bingo.

In this town, gambling is open.

If you don't gamble,

you might say you're not
supporting your city government.

In some places,
you can even place a bet

as to how long
you're going to live.

Wrong?

Maybe it is.

But I'm not smart enough to
judge over half the population.

And honest, kid...

I don't think you're
old enough to judge your father.

I'll make the check out to cash,

but you should have phoned
before you came.

Every nickel we got
in the world -- $1,200.

Now, what are we
going to do? What?

I don't know anything about it,
Mrs. Lorgan.

I swear it.

On my father's grave, I swear it!

Tell her, Larry.
Tell her!

Tell her what?

This is my husband, Mrs. Lorgan.

Tell her what, Larry?

Oh...

I didn't know you were home,
mister, but --

I'm sure you didn't.

But you took all our money.
You had no right.

We can't afford it.

Mrs. Lorgan,
you shouldn't have come here.

You're making it impossible
for him and... For everybody.

Give the money back, mister.

You cheated him.
Now, give it back.

Get out!

Take her, and get out!

I'll go to the police.

I'll tell them
what kind of a place you run.

I can tell them plenty --
But plenty.

Go to the police!
Go anyplace you want!

But you shouldn't have come here!

Just as I wouldn't
come crying to you

if my husband lost his money.

Oh, sure.
You're rich.

Why should you cry?

You'd better go.

Come on.

Cheat!

You live in a fancy neighborhood
in a fine, big house,

but a disgrace --
That's what you are!

A disgrace!

Thanks.
You said the right thing.

Did I?

That doesn't stop it
from happening, does it?

It won't ever happen again.

Because when we go away
in the morning, baby, we'll...

When you leave tomorrow,
don't wait for me.

Paul! Paul!

Lon, listen.
Maybe by the time we get back --

I can't go.
Not now.

Not with him feeling this way.

You've got to!

I can't! I can't!

Come on.

Come on. Come on.

What are you gonna do?

- Go back to the place.
- Do you want to?

Why not?

Paul -- he's just a kid.
He doesn't know any better.

Mm-hmm.

Everything's gonna turn out alright.

Wanna bet?

Don't you trust me?

Yeah, certainly, but you set
the limit yourself.

I'm good for it.
You ought to know that.

Now, take it easy, Mr. Kulik.

Well, don't treat me like
I was a little boy or something.

Point is six,
easy way, nine to one...

I felt better, so I came in.

Point is six.

What's the matter?!
Can't you say hello?!

Hello.

Put it on.
Take it off anytime you like.

Four comes on four.
Point is six to win.

Six is the number.

Hello, Ada.

That's the big eight.
Even money on eight.

Been away?
I read you got a divorce.

How come I attract
nothing but lemons?

Eight --
that's the big eight.

Even money, six and eight.

The point is six.
Six will win.

Nine, a field number.

Good evening, Mr. Robbie.

Aw, shut up.

Good evening, Mr. Kurstyn.

Yeah. Just gonna wash
a little bad luck off my hands.

Yes, sir.

- Aren't you Charley's brother-in-law?
- That's right, Mr. Kurstyn.

- Where is Charley?
- Uh, he went home.

Oh, that's too bad.

I wanted him to watch me
break the bank.

Well, let's hope so.
I mean, well, why not?

If anybody can do it,
you can do it.

Well, good luck.

That's good.

Oh. Charley!

Hello, Charley.
It's me -- Ben Snelerr.

Well, uh...

Oh, I get to know
all the back entrances.

- How is it, Ben?
- Fine, fine, fine. Just fine.

You?

Oh, so-so.
Uh, you want to see me?

Well, just take a minute.

Why didn't you wait in the joint?

I telephoned,
and they said you were home.

So I said when would you be back,
and they said, "not tonight,"

so I said to myself,

"Charley not come in
on a Saturday night?

"You couldn't keep him away.
Not Charley.

Not with real action."

So I just waited.

Help yourself, Ben.
You know where it is.

Oh, thanks.
Thanks, Charley.

You still selling insurance?

Oh, no, no.

I haven't got enough relatives
to make a go of that.

Besides, it took
so much of my time.

How much do you need
this time, Ben?

Oh, now, look.

I don't want you to think
every time I come around here

I -- you know.

There's no one else
I'd rather be with.

How much?

Oh, no hand-out this time.
I've got collateral.

Here's a little something that was...

Left over from the old days.

"From Imogene."

Yeah.

She was my wife, remember?

It's a beauty, alright.

$500 enough?

Oh, that's fine.
That's just fine.

I knew this was my day.

I got up this morning --
I knew it.

You did, Ben?

How?
How'd you know?

I... I guess I just felt it.

Well, that's it.
I felt it.

How does it feel?

How?

Well, like, oh, you know...

Like you couldn't lose?

Yeah, that's it.
Like I couldn't lose.

When I saw
your car pull up tonight,

I said to myself -- I said,
"Ben, they can't stop you.

"Here's where you make
your comeback.

"Oh, nothing big at first,
but big enough,

and when old lady luck starts
to turn, they can't stop you."

You'll understand if I say I don't
want your business tonight, Ben.

Oh, I'm not gonna play this
against the house.

Oh, you --
you don't think

I'd buck you with your own money?

Poker.

You know, I got a strange
feeling about poker tonight,

just like you used to have.

You know, you and me,
we're a lot alike.

Yeah, I guess so, Ben.

Oh, thanks.

Here's your health.

Thanks.

Hello.

Oh, excuse me.

That's alright, miss.
I was just leaving.

...The point is six.
Six will win.

See you.

Thanks.

Charley, what's the matter?!

No.

I'll call somebody.

No.

You sure you're alright?

Sure.

You were kidding me, weren't you?

That's right.

Gee, honey.
You had me scared.

Real scared.

That all?

I couldn't get any wrong ideas
out of that, either.

You've been faithful 20 years.

That's a long rap.

Suppose I ask you
to go away with me, tonight,

right now, no questions asked.

Would you go?

Are you asking me?

No.

Suppose I were to ask you
to go away with me tonight,

right now, no questions asked.

Would you go?

Gee, honey,

I've been waiting for this
a long time --

A longtime.

That why you got married three times?

Four.

But it never worked out.

You should have seen them.

They all kind of looked
a little bit like you...

But...

Gee, don't take it so hard.

I know how irate.

All I ask is for you
to let me love you.

Any contributions
will be gratefully accepted.

Okay.
So, you love your wife.

I want my kid to like me.

Why is it I can get along with
everybody except my own kid?

It's true, at first,
I didn't want a kid,

but he was
too young to know that.

Sometimes kids don't
have to understand things

to feel them.

I was ashamed to wheel him
in his carriage.

You know how it is,
a big guy like me behind a buggy --

It wouldn't look right.

Now he shies
away from me as if --

Maybe now he's ashamed of you.

Oh, gee.
I didn't mean anything.

Lots of kids
are ashamed of their folks,

either 'cause they're too poor or
they don't speak good English or --

Because they're gamblers, like me?

But why?

If I'd have disgraced him
or hurt him...

I take a few bucks, see --
Me, a nobody --

And run it into a bundle

in the roughest, toughest
race of them all,

where you don't get
any second guesses.

I built a legit business,
a reputation.

Nobody can point a finger at Charley
kyng and say "he didn't pay off."

Nobody can say they didn't
get a fair shake.

Me, who couldn't spit in the
same ocean with some people --

Now they're proud to know me.

I built a place where
I'm as good as anybody --

- Better!
- Please, Charley. Please.

What's a good father supposed to do?

I never forgot the kid's birthday
or Christmas presents.

He went to the best summer camps,
the best schools.

An automobile -- I don't know --
Anything he wanted.

Except...

Except maybe yourself.

Don't get mad, Charley.

Maybe he wants something
you didn't learn how to give.

Gee, Charley.

Sure you're alright now?

Sure.

What was the matter?

Too much tension.

Oh?

It's like always coming to bat
with the bases loaded.

Oh.

I'm afraid you have
the wrong address, gentlemen.

Have we, George?

Have we, George?

Sorry, gentlemen.

How's business, George?

Well, sir, business ain't my business,
and my name ain't George.

Huh?

What is it, George?

It's sleigh,

like you use in the snow -- sleigh.

You "slay" me, George.

Yeah, you gonna take us
for a sleigh ride, George?

Here's your two bits, George.

No tipping allowed, gentlemen.

Six.
Six is the number.

I'll take a little bet
on the hard way.

That's the trouble --
You take a Porter off the train,

and right away,
he don't like the name "George."

Yeah. That's the trouble.

Eight --
the big eight.

How about a little come or field bet?

Come on, six.
Come on!

Nine -- you roll nine in the field.

How about a little come bet?

Six -- the winner...

Here, make a bet.

I've never bet like this
in my life.

Well, it's about time
you got started.

Go ahead.

The ball is rolling.

23, red.

What did I tell you?!

Everybody wins their first bet.

It's a rule.
Right, Pete?

Guess so.

Cash them, please.

I couldn't stand it again.

Charley, if I were you,
I'd close up right now.

Luck's on the side
of the angels tonight.

Joe just bet a 50-cent check
and took you for 17½.

Is it alright if I quit?

That makes you the smartest
gambler in the place.

Nine.
Nine -- it's in the field.

Yes, Mr. Kyng?

You know.

Come on, ten!

Come on, come on.

Thought you were
staying home tonight.

I am home.

Your lawyer called
about the income tax.

I told him you'd
check with him later.

I got all of that 40 tons of coal
and sent it out, like you said.

Oh, two checks bounced --

The two sportsmen from Philly.

Call Manzetti in south Philly,
same percentage if he collects.

Right.

Bought 100 tickets
for the policemen's ball --

10 bucks a throw.

Say, those guys really dance?

How do I know?

In all the years I buy tickets,
I never yet saw a ticket.

Eight. The point is eight.
Eight is the point.

Any bet on the hard way?

Who else wants the hard way?

Right here.

I'll see.

Raise you 50.

Call it.

I'll see you.

Call.

I'll call.

Seven.

Ace-high flush.

Come on, ten!
Two fives!

Nine.
Nine is in the field.

Place the come bets on nine.

Thanks.

How's the dice tonight?
Hot or cold?

I never touch them, Mrs. Calbern.

Charley!

Sarah!

How's my lover?

You're looking younger
all the time.

Well, the point is,
am I young enough?

Here he goes again.

Throws an ace and a six
and craps at 11.

Hello?

Crestfield country club?

Put Mr. Reardon on.

Hello?

Hello, Charley!

Fine, fine.
How's yourself?

Your kid?

I guess so.

The place is jumping
with education tonight.

"Make something special for him"?

Yep, yep.
I understand. Yeah.

Just leave it to me, Charley.
Anything for a friend.

Goodbye.

So, I told him, "listen, coach,

"you get $10,000 a year,
and I get 50 bucks a week.

I make the touchdowns, and
you sit on the bench and pray."

Hold it, slave.

What's that?
Drinkin' stuff?

It ain't ketchup.

- Who's it going to?
- A rah-rah named Paul kyng.

Compliments of his old man.

Hmph.
Some old man.

Okay, halfback.

You'll get penalized for holding.

- Paul Kyng?
- Yes?

Compliments of your father.

Oh, I'm going to like him.

Want me to serve it?

No, thanks.

Education.

That was very thoughtful.

Yeah.

It took a lot of effort
to pick up a phone and order it.

My father never did it.

Let's dance.

What you said before --
Don't you like your father?

Of course.
Everybody likes his father.

I don't.

That's an awful thing to say.

You don't understand.

I love him, but I don't like him.

What's that supposed to mean?

Well, some things he does
are just swell.

But some things are --

Well, you see,
no matter what you try to do,

he can do it better.

I mean, well...

When I was very little,
we were great friends,

till one day.

I was about 7 or 8.

A kid on the block punched me.
I ran home bawling.

My father asked if
I'd hit the kid back.

I said, "no."

Pa said I had to hit him back.
I said I couldn't.

Pa got down on his knees --

That made him littler than me.

"Hit me," he said.

I couldn't.

"Hit me!"

But I couldn't.

Then he slapped me.
Not hard --

Just hard enough
so that I'd hit back.

Then both of us were crying,

and he was saying,
"hit me! Hit me!"

But I couldn't.

Anyway, we were never
really friends after that.

Hi.
The name's Mike.

Glad to meet you.
My name's --

Everybody knows
Charley Kyng's son.

- Meet Tommy Smith.
- Eta epsilon.

- This is Helen --
- Look, Paul.

This dance might be
alright, but --

I said, "this is Helen Mitchell."

- Glad to meet you.
- Ms. Mitchell.

Look, this kind of stuff's
okay for kids,

but, uh, we got other ideas.

Right, Tommy?

We thought we might go
somewhere more...

Interesting.

Like your old man's joint.

We understand you have to
be known to get in.

How's about it, huh?

Maybe shoot a little dice,
have some fun?

No.

Well, if it's because you didn't
get a call to the frat --

I won't take you.

What's the matter?

Aren't we good enough
for your old man's clip joint?

Sit down!

I'm talking to you, so answer!

Hit him, Paul.
Hit him!

Yeah, hit me, Paul!
Hit me!

- Let him alone.
- Let him alone!

Oh!

Hey, kid!

Hey! Hey!

Hey, cut it out!
Kids!

I'm the manager!

Hit him!

I'm the manager!
Hey! Hey!

...Goes on 7, 11, craps is rolled.

Come on, 7 or 11!

34, red.

34, red!

Here you are, young man.

Thank you.

Six.
Six is the point.

Who likes the hard way?

Who else wants the hard way?

Too bad, Ben.

He's not the old Ben Snelerr.

What's the matter, Ben?

Four, the winner.
Pay him off on the line.

Chuck Robinson just bluffed him
out of a big pot.

Would you believe
that on a night like this

Ellen leaves the hotel?

Better go find her.
I'll take the booth.

Where would I look?

Maybe she went to a movie.

Come on, baby.
Come on, baby.

Little Joe. Little Joe.
Talk to me, baby.

Four -- the winner.
Pay him off on the line.

Coming out for a new point.

Who's the sharpie?

Better get on the phone
and find Ellen.

Four --
the point is four.

Mark it, dealers.

Time for a little come bet.

Seven to one --

Seven to one on the hard way.

Say, Charley,

you better stick around
and watch yourself go broke.

This fella's made six passes!

And no use stopping now!

Come on, baby.

Little Joe. Little Joe.
Talk to me, baby.

Four -- the winner.

Easy four.

Sorry.

New shooter,
new point coming out.

What goes, and 11, the crap.

Come on, 11!

You're, uh, pretty lucky.

Yeah.

Well, take a little,
leave a little.

Maybe you're right.

How, uh... Long
have you known Robbie?

Robbie?

Who's that?

Eight -- the big eight.
Shooting for nine.

Come on, nine!

Seven -- the loser.

That's the first time

I ever saw a winner quit
before his roll was over.

Say, Charley, you know what?

What?

I got a hunch.

Tonight, I'm gonna take you
for every nickel you got.

You are, Jim?

And you know what?

What?

I'm gonna be glad
when you're broke.

I know that, Jim.

And you're gonna break down
just like everybody else does.

Like the time you did?

And you know another thing?

When you come
begging for a break,

I'm not gonna give it to you.

That's no more

than I would have
expected from you, Jim.

Mind if I raise the limit?

To what?

Oh, say $500?

Or are you playing it safe?

Ed...

Raise Mr. Kurstyn's limit to $500.

Right.

Thanks.

It's only money.

Yeah.

Gentlemen, what do you drink?

We've ordered.

Say, uh, they tell me
this fella kurstyn

owns half the cars
and oil in the west.

Is that on the level?

Could be.

What's your line of business?

Why, uh, we --

Why?

Hey! Help!

Somebody!
Somebody!

A man trying to kill himself!

Ben!

Ohh.

Charley, I...

I...

It's alright, gentlemen.
It's nothing at all.

It's perfectly alright.

I had the winning hand,

but I --
I didn't have the guts.

And then,
when they laughed at me,

I didn't even have
what it takes to kill myself.

Wha-- what's happened to me,
Charley?

What --
what's happened to me?

You lost a hand at poker.
That's all.

Take him to a hotel.
Stay with him.

Yes, sir.

Yes, sir?

Yes, sir.

I got that part fine, but --

Yes, sir.

But what was it about?

Hello?

Hello?

Mr. Kyng.

- Get rid of Ben's gun.
- I thought you had it.

Take a look in there.

Yes?

Mr. Kyng, the phone
was calling you.

Seemed like everything
was going along fine --

Dancin', music playing...

Nice time.

Then wham! Riot!

Cops -- millions of them!

Everybody lands in the jug.

- What are you talking about?
- That's what he told me.

- Who?
- I don't know.

So what I wanted to ask you was,

if you want me to go down
and get him out of jail.

- Who?
- Your kid!

Paul?!

In jail?!

That's what he told me.

Kensington precinct.

Nice jail, alright.

What did he do?
What happened?

Fight -- man said
on account of you.

Get my coat.

- Guess what?
- Hmm?

My kid Paul's in jail,
slugged a guy on account of me.

A real fight, eh?

A regular riot!
That's what he told him.

Hello, sarge.

Hello.

What's it all about?

How many kids you got in there?

You know as much about it as I do.

Anybody important?

No matter who's in jail,
he's important.

Alright, Joe.

Keeping them in
after school, sarge?

Hey, sarge...

Can I go home
and get dressed formally, too?

Alright, fellas.

You're going to have to
stay with us for a short while.

In the meantime,

if there's somebody
you want me to notify --

Your parents
or maybe some friend --

Just give me their names
and phone numbers.

I'd like you to call my old man,
Switzer 6200.

How long are we gonna be in here?

Well, that, I couldn't tell you.

Just call my old man --
Switzer 6200.

But, doctor, how do you think
I ought to handle it?

You know him better than I do.

Get him out of that place
and keep him out.

Thanks for --

Forget it.

Good night, Alice.

Good night.

Hello?

Yes, this is Mrs. Kyng.

Police?!

Who?

Paul?

Oh, I see.

Yes, sergeant, I understand.

Thank you.

Yes, right away, and thank you.

Better stay here
in case the phone rings.

I'm going out.

Where I go every night --

Three martinis and little
Alice is in wonderland.

Why?

Makes me forget
I'm married to Robbie.

Did you know he's been stealing
from Charley for years?

I know.

Not much.

Just a few dollars a night.

Robbie's a small-time gambler.

He's a small-time cheat
and a small-time man.

He never does anything
good enough for me to love him

and nothing bad enough
for me to leave him.

You're going to Paul, aren't you?

Yes.

He's jealous of Charley.

So is Robbie.

Want a laugh?

I'm jealous of you.

I know that, too.

Do you know how much
he needs somebody?

Somebody with
no ifs, ands, or buts.

Somebody who's not afraid to
stand up and admit that she's --

I met somebody.

Charley and me
had a lucky accident.

No marriage that lasts as long
as ours happens just by luck.

I know my husband
better than anybody else.

We've made mistakes, sure.
Who hasn't?

It's easy to get married.

Takes know-how to make it stick.

And I know how.

And I intend to do what it takes.

And it's not by crying
in my beer, either.

Why don't the colleges
teach respect?

Let me tell you,
if I don't collect damages,

they'll learn respect
in the penitentiary,

where they'll have
plenty of time --

Hello, Charley.
Did you get my call?

I tried to keep your kid out of
it, but police -- no respect.

I got a boy here, sergeant.
Paul kyng.

Could you release him, please?

Well, I'm afraid,
with the kind of charges

brought by
Mr. Reardon here, that --

Not against you, Charley.

I swear his kid didn't do a thing.
Nothing. I swear it.

I know it's a little
out of order, sir,

but if I took care
of the damages --

I swear, I had no intention of --

How much?

Well, counting one chandelier,
one saxophone,

and the glasses --

You know how hard it is
to replace glasses these days.

How much?

Say, uh...$800?

This will release all the kids,
won't it?

Unless there's charges
by some of the boys.

Thanks, Charley.

Now, I repeat,
I had no intention --

Could I get my boy now, please?

- Mr. Kyng, is this the first time --
- Not now, please.

Just a minute, Mr. Reardon.

Sign this release first.

Mr. Kyng, uh...

- Yeah?
- About your boy, uh...

What is it?

What's the matter?

He thought you might
be along, so, uh...

Kensington precinct.

He said...

He said that
he didn't want to see you

or for you to take him home.

For you, sarge.
Captain O'Hara.

He said that, uh --

Hurry, sarge.

Excuse me.

Yes, captain?

No, no.

The only report
we have on Hernandez,

we sent it right along with him.

Well, I -- I could
check the state record.

Alright.

Yes, I'll put it
on the teletype for you.

I'm sorry, Charley.

Nothing personal,
do you understand?

But after all, it --

The fight --
What was it about?

I swear, your kid
didn't start anything.

What happened?

It was something about you --

Some smart aleck
called you names.

I don't know.

Your kid --

Hit him?

Paul hit him, didn't he?
Didn't he?

No. No, I swear.
He didn't.

I saw everything myself.

This other kid knocked him down,
but your boy, he's a gentleman.

He's -- he's got respect --
Respect for other people.

He's a real gentleman.

Tasling, okay.

Timberson, okay.

Eubank, okay.

For this, I send you to college?!

Portman, okay.

Hiya, ma. "Hiya, mom," you.

I couldn't help it.
Somebody hit me.

- Oh, we'll see about that.
- Stewart, okay.

Endley, okay.

Loveson, okay.

Kyng, okay.

Meadson, okay.

Which one of them
is Charley kyng's kid?

Just leaving.

White, okay.

Smith...

Sorry.

Excuse me!

Are you Mrs. Charley kyng?

No.

Yes, I am Mrs. Charley Kyng.
What about it?

Nothing, it's just I never knew
there was a Mrs. Kyng.

- I mean --
- Now you know it.

Would you say the boy was
a chip off the old block?

I hope so.

Is it true you tried
to bribe a football player?

No, sir.

Isn't it true you
and your father tried to fix --

Stop reaching, mister.

It will make a good story,
anyway.

No, it won't.

Because it's not true.

I never meant to let you in
for anything like this.

I'm glad it happened.

How does it feel being blamed
for something you didn't do?

- It wouldn't have happened --
- It's always happened.

If you wear overalls,
you're supposed to be stupid.

If you own a bank,
they say you're a thief.

For everybody who's different,
there's a dirty name.

You don't stop it
by hiding in a memory room

or by running away, either.

You fight it.

Cab!

Where are we going?!

First, to get you cleaned up,

then to get acquainted
with your father.

11 is the winner.

Can't lose --
not tonight!

Kiss them, sweetheart.

You bet!

Mama loves papa.

Come to me, 11!

Seven -- winner.

Ha-hey!

Hey, Charley!

Where's Charley, somebody?

Five --
five's the point.

Five!
Little Phoebe from the south!

Come on, Phoebe!

Five's a winner.

Five! That's it!

Once more.

- Nine's the point.
- Nine.

Well, little nine, little nine.

Let's make it the hard way.

- Nine's the point.
- Yeah!

Second roll.

Here's comes nine.

Yes, indeedy!
Mama loves papa!

We're running out of chips.

You know how much
he's ahead -- kurstyn?

Eight -- the big eight.

Eight is the number.

Come on, eight!

Mr. Kyng ain't here right now.

You might look in his office, though.

Six.
The point is eight.

Eight! Come on!

- Hello, Lon.
- Hello.

- How's Ellen?
- Fine.

Still a little crazy, but fine.

Oh, you remember Paul.

Well, last time I saw you,
you were this big.

Remember -- the Christmas dinner
out at your house?

Yeah, I guess so.

So, you're Charley's kid.

- Mr. Kyng's kid?
- Yep.

Really?

Sure, you even look like him.

Mr. Kyng --

He says you're gonna be
the best lawyer ever.

Sure, the one thing we need --
A mouthpiece.

Sleigh, why don't you
show Paul around?

Sure.
Come along.

Surprised?

A little.

So, you're Mr. Kyng's kid.

Well, well.

Mr. Kyng said you and him
are going fishin',

catch those big son-of-a-guns.

- You fish good as him?
- No.

Well, he'll teach you.

Well, well.

So, you're Mr. Kyng's kid.

Ms. Sarah, look who's here --

Mr. Kyng's kid.

Young man, come here.

Come on! Come on!

Eight --
the big eight.

You're going to look as good,

but the point is,
will you be as good?

Well?

- Can't you talk yet?
- Yes.

Good.

- Play poker?
- No, ma'am.

- Don't you know how?
- I don't believe in it.

You don't believe --

What do you believe in?

I'm not sure.

Well, in that case,
perhaps there's still hope for you.

Go away now.

My next question
is more embarrassing.

It's a six!

I don't know.
He left here to pick up Paul.

What does he usually do
around this time?

Has a bite in the restaurant.

Thanks.

Two deuces pay seven to one.

That silly old woman --
Who is she?

Her father practically
founded this town.

She's number 2 on
the hit parade at the 400.

She plays poker like a fiend
and always wins.

Uh, where is...?

Pa?

Say it --
"where's pa?"

Where's pa?

And don't ever forget.

Mr. Kyng, you're late tonight.

And what do we got? Ha!
The best lobster all season.

Just some coffee.

They're looking for you inside.

They said if you come through --

Card trick's better.

Lon.

The trick where you throw a playing
card over a four-story building.

Tycoon told me about it.

That got me the rep as being
the strongest man in town.

With the help of a narrow alley
and a terrific updraft

between 1:00 and 2:00
in the afternoon,

anybody could do it.

But I found out about it first.

You and Columbus.

Drink your coffee.

Paul alright?

He's in there.

What'd you do?
Stick a gun in his back?

What you said before
about going away --

Let's go.

Tonight, if you like.

What changed your mind?

I found out how much I love you.

What else did you find out?

It's not as bad as you think.

I'm a very selfish woman, darling.

If anything happened to you...

I’d be the big loser.

And Paul?

I was a wife before I was a mother.

Fortunately.

Let's walk out that door
and never come back.

We've got enough money to take it
easy for a long time, haven't we?

Only if we live lavishly.

- Evening.
- Hi.

You better come in right away.

- The two sharpies?
- Jim Kurstyn.

Bad?

Either you close the game now or
you and Ben Snelerr can play duets.

Coming?

In a minute.

Don't go, Charley.

Whatever they won,
let them have it.

Close the game.

It was never closed
when I was winning.

Why close it when I'm losing?

This is a fine time
to think about ethics.

Well, it's easy to have ethics
when you're ahead of the game.

Funny thing...

All my life I've tried
to play it smart,

keep the percentages
working for me.

Do you know why most people
lose in a gambling house?

They play too long.

Even the house can lose,
I guess, if it plays too long.

Want me to come with you?

Half the money riding in there
is yours, you know.

Let it ride.

Well, if we lose,
I can always go back

to being the strongest man in town.

See you.

Come to me, e-leven!

How much is he ahead?

That much?
Uh-huh.

- Can we cover?
- Maybe.

- Check the dice?
- Ten times.

I saw Robbie rigging
some bad dice.

He's working with the sharpies.

Dice are okay now.

Maybe, but the bad ones
started the run.

Charley!
Hey, Charley!

Come on in.
The water's fine!

Want some advice?

- No.
- Close the game.

Get out with half a skin.
Nobody will blame you.

Seven!

Hit 'em again!
I'm going crazy!

Every roll's a winner.

Come on, seven!

Winner, winner 11.
Pay him off on the line.

Gentlemen.

- Will you get us some cigarettes?
- What kind?

Any kind.
Just cigarettes.

Okay, George?

How much longer we got to wait?

Shh.

He's back!
Charley -- he's back!

So? Well, you got your money.
Why don't you go?

- What are you hanging around for?
- Not a free country anymore?

I want my end of the take.
You promised me --

Don't worry.
You'll get yours.

Now take a walk.

Yeah, sure.

Funny about that guy, Kurstyn,
winning on the level, isn't it?

Eight's the point.

Two fours. Nine to one.
Point is eight.

Hard way.
That's a bet.

Come on, eight!

Winner -- eight!

Come in.

Pa?

Hello, kid.

Better close that door.

When you came for me at the jail,

the reason I didn't
want to see you was...

Well, something happened
at the dance.

Forget it. You're out.

That's all that matters.

That man, Mr. Kurstyn --

He says he's going to break you.

He might.

I watched him playing,
him and the others.

Nice people,
but they hate you and each other.

Everyone's got a little hate in them.

This is one way to get rid of it.

Stop the game.
Give them back their money.

You want to change the world?

Okay, change it.

Make it over your way.

That's your privilege.

And if I'm still around
when you've got it,

give me the rules
and I'll try to live by them.

But right now,
I'm living in this world,

and these rules I know --

You play for keeps,
and you play to win.

And if you lose,
you start over again.

Two fours.
The hardest possible way.

Come on, eight!

Eight -- the winner,
the hard way.

Hey! Hey-hey-hey!

Charley!
Here's my pal, Charley!

How are you, Charley?

- How is it, Jim?
- It's Christmas!

Paying off and closing the game?

No, just using cash.

Sometimes a fella plays so long,

he forgets the chips
count for real money.

Here.

What, uh...
What if I quit?

That'd make you a smarter gambler
than I think you are.

- Changing the dice?
- Why?

They treating you bad?

No new stickman?

Ed's the best we've got.

Place your bets.
Coming out for a new number.

Seven -- the winner.

Winner on the line.

$201.

Coming out for a new number.

Where have you been all night?

You're my lucky piece.

I've been telling you that for years.

That's right! He has!

Too bad I got to take it away
from you in dribbles.

I'll make it easy on me.

The limit's off.

Anything?

Anything I can cover.

Can't you make him quit,
Mrs. Kyng?

He'll lose everything.

How does $5,000 make you feel?

Roll 'em.

Read 'em and weep!

Nine's the point.

- Can I back it up?
- Sure.

How much?

Whatever you've got on the line.

Bet.
Roll 'em.

Six -- the big six.

Your point is nine.

Eight -- the big eight.

Your point is nine.

Crap --
your point is nine.

Four.

Nine is the point.

You better get all
the cash you've got, honey.

He's going to need it.

Nine a winner.
Winner, nine.

It's my night, Charley.

- May I use your phone?
- Sure.

Same shooter coming out
for a new number.

Do you have a phone book,
young man?

Yes, ma'am.

Thank you.

I don't have my glasses with me.

Look up, uh,
"Sam Webson," my lawyer.

Yes, ma'am.

Someplace on south briar Avenue.

Come on, eight!
Come on, eight!

Five.

Don't you know that
coffee makes you nervous

unless it has Brandy in it?

Come on, eight!

Eight -- the winner.

Pardon me.

Pardon me.

Pardon me.

Bring everybody a drink!

Well, ready to quit?

That'd make Willie very unhappy.

- Still tough, huh?
- No.

But you won't quit.

No.

You think you're better
at this than I am.

I didn't say that.

Yeah, but you think it.

How does it feel
playing against your own money?

Scare you just a little bit?

Thought about being broke?

You're not far from it now.

That's the big difference
between us.

I've been broke before.

You haven’t.

Finished eating?
You're costing Willie money.

Coming out for a number.

Roll 'em.

Come on, seven!

Four -- easy four.
Four is the number.

Four is the number.

Mark the four.

Six -- the big six.

Six -- the big six.
The point is four.

Come on, little Joe!

Eight --
the point is four.

You tell Sam Webson this
will not wait until tomorrow!

Go on.
Wake him up.

No amount of sleep
will make him beautiful anyhow.

- What's your name, again?
- Paul.

- Oh. Can you drive a car?
- Yes, ma'am.

Well, that's about
all the atomic age can do.

I want you to go and
get some money for your father.

Are you Charley's kid?

We haven't made up our minds yet.

Hello? Sam?

This is Sarah.

What are you doing in bed
at this ridiculous hour?

Oh.

How much money
have you got in the house?

I know the banks are closed.

I need more than that, much more.

I am not kidnapped.

And I've never been drunk
in my life!

I happen to be in
a high-class crap game.

Come on, four!

It's a four!

That was a nice gesture,
Ms. Sarah.

He needs cash, not gestures.

Would you mind telling me
why you want to help him?

You probably won't understand
because you never had one,

but I consider myself
your father's friend.

If I were only 15 years younger.

Why does Jim kurstyn like
to gamble with your father?

Because he knows Charley Kyng
is the toughest competition

he can find.

What do they prove with dice?

Maybe themselves.

Coming out.
Let 'em roll.

Craps -- ace-deuce.

A loser.

Craps -- two sixes.

A loser.

Feel it coming, Jim?

Change the dice.
They're cold!

Put them down.

I said, "put them down!"

How much have I got here?

Ed, tycoon --
size it up.

That, uh...
That's all your money.

And these dice are cold --
Ice cold.

Maybe.

They're through passing for me,

and that's what
you've been waitin' for --

My luck to turn.

Quitting?

Just switching.

I'm betting all this
against the dice...

on the "don't pass."

That makes you root for a seven,
and I'm through making sevens.

Taking the bet, or are you quitting?

Charley?

Charley?

See --
See if I can cover it.

This covers all but $400.

Your credit's good.

Roll 'em.

You alright?

You're betting against the dice?

Against.

Willie?

I got enough.

Roll 'em.

Acey-deucey.

Seven -- the winner.

You lose.

Which just shows you --

Never bet against yourself.

Hot or cold.

Get away from that table!

Move!
Over there!

Over there!

You -- I said, "move!"

Come on. Keep it going.
Back over there.

Get back.

Nobody moves, nobody gets hurt.

Get away from that door.

You'll never pull it off.

Kill him.

You figured I wouldn't holler
"cop" because of them.

You're not touching their money,
so that leaves them out.

You didn't come here
to stick up the joint.

That's Ben Snelerr's gun.

You didn't move before because
you figured if kurstyn won,

you'd roll him on the way home.

You're cheap chiselers,
not gunmen.

There's a difference in personality.

- You're bluffing.
- That's right.

That's right.
Keep talking.

You want to die, okay.

After I shoot once,
the next time is easy.

They know that.

Nobody's sticking
their neck out for you.

Maybe you're right.

Who cares about a gambler?

Certainly not those
who lost money to him.

Friends?

Up to now, I never needed one.

Maybe that's why I had so many.

Even if you're a good shot,

it's gonna take
at least two bullets.

Four.

It will take two slugs to stop me.

Edith, please!

Get back.

Get back!

Back!

Shoot!

You might kill some of us,
but what about the rest?

It's no use.

Once you shoot, you're finished.

Put it down,
and you can walk out of here.

Your frame with Robbie worked.

You should have stopped there.

No, no, I didn't!
I didn't!

When somebody loses in my place,
they always get car fare home.

Throw 'em out.

Charley, how'd you know
they were bluffing?

I didn't, but I had to call it.

Good night, George!

About what happened --

Those two chiselers, I mean.

You know about it, don't you?

Mm-hmm.

- I didn't want to do it.
- Then why did you?

I don't know.
I was scared, I guess.

Hello? Alice?

Is Lon there?

Alright.
Thank you.

Suppose they're waiting for me
outside right now.

Maybe they are.

What'll I do?

What you always do --
Start running.

Charley?

Nothing.

Good night, lover.

Good night.

Keep an eye on this, will you?

Charley.

We might as well
be partners all the way.

It's a lot of anniversaries.

Well, don't you need it?

Never again...

...except once more.

How much money
can you raise among you?

Can you scrounge up $5,000?

Yeah, I guess so.

Sure, why?

More, if you need it.

Your five grand
against the whole joint.

High card wins.

Are you crazy?

Pick a card.

You mean the place
will belong to us?

If you win.

The trappings alone
are worth $50,000.

Not good enough?

Pick a card.

No, sir.
Not me.

Pete...

Go ahead.

No, I can't.

You do it.

Let Charley's kid pick a card for us
against his old man.

That beats me.

You're in business.

See you.

- Good night.
- Good night.

Good night.

Good night.

Good night.

- We fishin' tomorrow?
- Yep.

Paul.

Jack of clubs?!

Mm-hmm.

You cheated.

Well, there's always a first time.