Original subtitles

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 inter mountain 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 girls? 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 girls.

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 an any 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 help maid 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 I.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, girls. 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, girls! 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 girls,

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 girls were going to school dances,

I was dancing, too,

But for nickels and dimes!

Other girls 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 eight ball 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.