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[babbling]

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[cooing]

[chuckles]

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?? Belly up belly up to the bar boys ??

?? Better loosen your belts ??

?? Only drink when you're all alone ??

?? Or with somebody else ??

?? Belly up belly up to the bar boys ??

?? Let your money be seen ??

?? Only drink by day or night ??

?? Or somewheres in between ??

?? Belly up belly up to the bar boys ??

?? While the weather is clear ??

?? If 'tis isn't rainin' rain you know ??

?? It's rainin' ale and beer ??

?? Belly up belly up to the bar boys ??

?? If it isn't your day ??

?? A quart and pint mixed up just right ??

?? Will cure you right away ??

?? Away ??

?? Away ????

Whoa!

Come in and sit a while, Murphy.

Aye.

We'll open the jug and toss a few.

Bring in the feed, Mol.

[rooster crowing]

[cow mooing]

[screams]

Urgh!

Argh!

You've been feelin'..

Whoa!

Jam! Joe! Get her!

Get her, Jam!

Joe, get her!

- Ugh! - Get her!

Joe, don't let her get away! Get her!

[indistinct shouting]

Joe, come on!

There she goes! Go get her! You guys, come on!

- Hey! - Don't let her get away!

(Molly) Huh! Oh, ha ha.

- You're not gonna get me! - Come on, get her, Joe.

Hey, you guys! Ha ha ha!

- Come on. Come on. - Here we go! Whoo-ho-ho!

Never, never, never..

You got her. Come on, Joe! Come on!

Here you go. You get off of me!

- Oh. - Holler uncle, Molly!

- Holler uncle! - Let me go! Let me go!

I ain't down yet!

Holler uncle!

You're down, Molly! Holler uncle!

I ain't never hollerin' uncle to nobody!

I ain't no down!

And even if I was

you'd sure never hear it from me!

- Holler uncle! - Holler uncle!

[grunting]

(male #1) 'You're tuckered, Molly. Why don't you quit?'

Sure, I'm tuckered, and I might give out

but I won't give in!

How could anybody say I'm down?

Look! I'm blinkin'!

I'm also thinkin' how to break through!

- Maybe...here! - Oh!

- Maybe here! - Get her, you guys.

She's gettin' away, get her.

Maybe no place!

But there will come a time

'cause nothin' nor nobody wants me down

like I wants me up!

Up where the people are

up where the talkin' is

up where the joke's goin' on!

Now, look at here. I'm important to me!

I ain't no bottom to no pile!

I mean much more to me

than I mean to anybody I ever knew!

[panting]

Certainly more than any Siwash

yazzy-hampers like you guys!

Go ahead! Break my arm!

Me say uncle? Heh!

Doesn't make a bit of difference

for you to keep tellin' me I'm down

till I say so too!

Do ever try steppin' on a chigger bug?

- Huh? - Well, there's one now!

Jump him!

Thinkin' you got him? You thinkin' he's quick?

Well, he don't think so! There he goes!

And you can be positive sure

I'm as good as any chigger bug ever lived!

Oh! I hate that word down!

But I love the word up.

'Cause up means hope

and that's just what I got hope.

For someplace better, someplace

I don't know, that's-that's cleaner

and-and shinier and..

Oh, hell.

If I got to eat catfish heads all my life

can't I have 'em off a plate once?

In a, in a red silk dress.

?? When there's girl enough on me ??

?? To wear one ??

?? And then ??

?? Someday ??

?? With all my might ??

?? And all my main ??

?? I'm gonna learn to read and write ??

?? I'm gonna see what there is to see ??

?? So if you go from nowhere on the road to somewhere ??

?? And you meet anyone you know it's me ??

?? I'm gonna move from place to place ??

?? And find a house with a golden stair ??

?? And if that house is red ??

?? And has a big brass bed ??

?? I'm living there ??

Well now.

Who do you think you are?

I could be anybody.

Even a queen if I wanted to be.

?? Doot doot doot doo ?? ?? We just been wrestling ??

?? With the queen if you please ?? ?? Doot doot doot dee ??

?? Who'd recognize her with all that dirt ??

?? On her knees ?? ?? Doot doot doo ??

?? And with her mop head ?? ?? Doot doot doo ??

?? And all that goes ?? ?? Doot doot doot doo ??

?? And that contraption she calls her nose ha ha ??

?? A queen can never be queen ??

?? Without any throne ?? ?? Doot doot doo ??

?? So here's the fanciest throne ??

?? That you'll ever own ??

?? Here is your scepter ??

?? Here is your crown ??

?? Now won't you please sit down ????

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[grunts]

Howdy there, partner?

[whistling]

Oh!

Ugh!

Ah-ah. The queen.

- Uh. - Hmm, hey!

Ah!

Hey! Hah!

How you doin' there, queenie?

Hey, look at me! I'm flyin'! I'm flyin'!

- I'm flyin'! Whoo! - Okay!

- Uh. - Uh-oh-oh.

- Uh, ah. - Oh!

- Oh, oh. - Oh-oh.

- Oh! - Ha!

- Yahoo! - Yay!

Yahoo!

?? To show ??

?? That you know ??

?? You got to show you know you know ??

?? I'm gonna learn to read and write ??

?? I'm gonna see what there is to see ??

?? So if you go from nowhere on the road to somewhere ??

?? And you meet anyone you know it's me ??

?? I'm gonna move from place to place ??

?? And find a house with a golden stair ??

?? And if that house is red ??

?? And has a big brass bed ??

Ooh. Oh, oh, God.

?? I'm living there ????

Urgh, why, I ought to.. Aah!

[all shouting]

This place could sure use a woman.

I got Molly.

Yeah.

'Course, she can't cook worth a damn

and devil a bit of talent she's got for housekeepin'

as you can see, but she does her share.

Does most of the huntin' and fishin'.

Ain't it about time somebody told

that motherless lass she's a girl?

'She hunts and fishes, whistles like a calliope'

'and my boys here tell me she swears like a bargeman.'

[chuckles] Been doing that since she was three.

Uh, she's reached the age for getting into trouble.

About time to marry her off, Shamus.

(Shamus) 'Marry? Who'd marry Molly?'

Well, there must be somebody who doesn't know her.

Hey, whatever happened to that Johnson boy

who was hanging around here a while back?

He tried to show her his pa's hayloft.

She tied a can to his tail

and sent him r-rattling down the road.

[laughing]

That's been the only one.

There's your boys.

Molly?

[laughing]

- Molly. - Molly.

[laughing] Molly!

Molly! I love you, baby!

[laughing]

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(Shamus) 'You leavin' home, Molly?'

It's time, pa.

I've thought it through.

There's nothin' for me here.

Here you're just

born, and you

live, and you die.

What more is there, Molly girl?

Somewhere there's just

got to be things to see and do

more than what there is here.

I'm gonna marry me a-a rich man

like Katie Spinner did.

Be careful about the love of money, Molly girl.

Oh, it ain't the money I love, pa.

It's the not havin' it I hate.

I'm gonna somehow get me to Denver

and I'm gonna find me a man with means enough

to put a real roof over our heads

a roof that don't leak rain and cold.

'I'm leaving at sunup, pa.'

I'll miss you, Molly.

I'll miss you too, pa.

It's time I thanked you for pullin' me out of the flood

and...and raisin' me like your own.

I guess, I didn't know much about raising a girl.

Could be I done it wrong.

You done fine.

Nobody could have done better.

I'll send for you, pa. I promise that.

And you'll have a room of your own

where you can stay in bed all day

with a jug of the best liquor.

I do that now.

Let me give you a word of advice, Molly girl.

Learn to serve God and a hot breakfast

and in your search for that roof that don't leak rain

beware of men that offer you a roof

and forget to mention marriage.

Find yourself a good man.

A good Irish Catholic

and settle down.

The man I marry is got to be more than just Irish Catholic.

What more can a man be?

Well, if he's gonna crawl in next to me

he's gonna have to be the richest Irish Catholic

next to the pope!

(male #2) 'Howdy!'

[echoing] 'Howdy! Howdy! Howdy!'

'Howdy, Colorado!'

[echoing] 'Colorado! Colorado! Colorado!'

?? Colorado my home ??

?? Sweet home ??

?? Sweet ??

?? Sweet ??

?? Sweet ??

[laughing]

[laughter echoes]

?? Hear yourself laugh and you'll laugh a lot more ??

?? Gives a man confidence ??

?? To holler in the mountains ??

?? Mountains mountains mountains ??

?? Hey there Rio ??

?? Hey there Rio Grande ??

?? Where else Rio ??

?? Did you learn to roar ??

?? Well I'll tell you ??

?? Let me tell you Rio ??

?? Like me ??

?? You would be only a small time trickle ??

?? Without the mountains of Colorado ??

?? My home ??

?? Sweet ??

?? Home ??

?? Sweet home ??

?? Sweet home ??

?? Sweet home ??

?? A sky full of rockies for my roof up there ??

?? A great golden meadow for my rockin' chair ??

?? A claim and a cabin and some breathin' air ??

?? Colorado my home ??

?? And here till the judgment ??

?? I will stay ??

?? Here till the ponderosa walks away ??

?? Here where I'm proudest when I hear me say ??

?? Colorado my home ??

?? Here's where the silver finds you ??

?? Together with the gold that will stick on your shoe ??

?? Missouri Mules and plain damn fools ??

?? May leave us for a little ??

?? But they'll all come back ??

?? Someday ??

?? There ain't seven wonders ??

?? Only three ??

?? The mountains and meadows far as a man can see ??

?? And somewhere a rocky mountain gal for me ??

?? Colorado my home ??

?? Colorado ??

?? Rado rado rado ??

?? My ??

?? My my my ??

?? Ho-home ????

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[Molly whistling]

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- How long you been there? - Long enough.

Humph! A nice pastime for a grown man.

- Yep. - Go away.

This here's my land. You're trespassing.

Oh.

What are you doin' here?

Washing off the dust of the road.

My feet hurt. Been walkin' for three days.

- Alone? - 'Why not?'

How far is it to Leadville?

Long ways, maybe ten miles.

'Where'd you sleep last night?'

Under a tree.

You're welcome to spend the night in my cabin.

Oh, I am, am I?

If you think you're reading my mind, missy, you're wrong.

I ain't that needy.

'Besides, you ain't that much, you know.'

[gasps] We.. You're no prize!

Heh, back home where I come from

we drown runts of the litter like you.

[chuckling]

Hey.

When-when did you eat last?

Yesterday mornin'.

I got a pot on the stove up there.

You can sleep under a tree if you're that mistrustful.

You'd better stoke up on some stew.

Come on, let's eat.

Uh, that's real kind of you, mister, uh..

Brown. John J. Brown.

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Come on in. Set. Rest your feet.

It sure.. It sure smells good.

What are you, uh, gonna do in Leadville?

Uh, it's just a stoppin'-off place for me

to get some money.

The place I'm really heading for is Denver.

Oh? What's in Denver?

Beautiful people. Rich people.

I'm gonna get me a fine man

a rich man, a millionaire!

Hmm. Sounds like me.

Huh! I'm gonna learn to read and write.

Can you read?

Sure!

Schooling till I was nine.

Read me what this says.

''Best regards from Katie Spinner.''

- What does that mean? - What does what mean?

Regards.

Uh..

Uh, it-it means not just regards

but, um, best regards.

Uh.

I see.

Best regards.

Whatever the hell that means.

And this one.

Um, ''Christmas greetings

from Katie Spinner.''

That must have been at Christmastime!

Must-must have been.

[chuckles]

Ain't that beautiful?

Look at them big buildings.

What's the printin' say?

Uh, it's, uh, ''Pennsylvania Avenue

Denver, Colorado.''

Pennsylvania Avenue.

That's, uh..

That's where the rich folks live.

That's where I'm gonna live.

Before or after you hook the millionaire?

After.

[laughing] 'What are you gonna use for bait?'

Uh, Chick-a-Pen, I-I'm sorry.

You got a, you-you got a real nice...face.

I'm probably the only man in 20 miles

that knows you're a-a...woman.

Capital W and two-two O's.

Uh, uh, let's eat. I got to get goin'.

There's plenty of time. Leadville's just over the hill.

Just over the hill?

'Mm-hmm. Maybe a mile.'

You said it was a long ways.

You said maybe ten miles

and welcome to spend the night in your cabin.

Oh, you scabby he-goat!

My pa warned me about this

but you're sure a smooth one

flimflammin', sweet-talkin'.

Here I am under that roof!

Wha-what's the roof got to do?

Now, I'm gettin' outta here

you double tongue, low-minded sneaky

scheming polecat!

[whistles]

(Molly) No, uh..

'Oh, I knew, I was gonna go the..'

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Howdy, Christmas. How's business?

There ain't any.

They all been over at the Nugget

since yesterday.

That's 'cause, they got entertainment, Christmas.

You ain't got no entertainment.

Yeah. I know.

I hear tell they got a gal over there that sings.

Her sister plays the piano.

Yeah, huh, and every once in a while

the singing one see, she kinda

bends over to turn the pages

for the one playing the piano.

Ooh. It's a great show.

[chuckles]

Hey, you taken to doing the sweeping

yourself now, Christmas?

Well, Henry left.

I gotta find me another helper.

I'm a helper.

It's a job for a man.

Oh, I can do it. I can do anything.

You're new in town.

I just got here, and I gotta find me a place

to-to sleep and something to eat and-and I'm willing to work hard

whatever the risk 'cause..

(together) I got no money.

[laughs]

Alright.

[chuckles]

Alright!

I'll give you a try. Come on.

Okay.

Hey, Christmas, maybe she can sing.

[laughs]

Something smells real good.

Got a ham cookin' in the kitchen.

Say, can you sing?

Oh. I could sing the hogs out of the hills.

Hmm.

Get you a fancy dress and, uh, fix your hair

you might look almost as good as 'em hens across the way.

You sure you can sing?

Oh, sure. Sure.

What's the matter?

Oh. I feel kind of funny.

I...I guess I'm awful hungry.

Oh, we'll get you somethin' to eat.

Can you handle a box?

- A box? - Piano.

Can you play it?

Oh. Piano.

- Hmm. - Sure. Sure.

Well, if you can play the piano and you can sing

you got yourself a job.

I'll get you a fancy dress and fix your..

?? Belly belly ??

?? Belly belly ??

?? Belly belly ??

?? Belly belly ??

?? Belly ??

?? Belly ??

?? Belly ??

?? Belly belly belly belly belly ??

?? Belly belly belly ??

?? Belly be.. ??

?? Belly up belly up ??

?? Belly up to the bar boys ??

?? Belly up to the bar boys ??

Yes!

?? Belly up.. ??

Hmm.

Where'd it go?

?? Belly belly belly ??

?? Belly belly belly ????

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?? Belly up belly up to the bar boys ??

?? Better loosen your belts ??

?? Only drink when you're all alone ??

?? Or with somebody else ?? ?? Yeah ??

?? Belly up belly up to the bar boys ??

?? Better have a few more ??

?? I never whirl with a three-toed girl ??

?? Or a discontented ho-- ??

?? Horrible example ??

?? Like the girl whose name was Carrie ??

?? She carried her charms to everybody else ??

?? Her I had to marry ??

?? Or die die die ??

?? Had to marry Carrie ??

?? Or die die die ??

[cheering]

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?? Belly up belly up to the bar boys ??

?? Let your money be seen ??

?? Only drink by day or night ??

?? Or somewheres in between ??

?? Belly up belly up to the bar boys ??

?? Very good for your mind ??

?? Uh both feet on the rails ??

?? Will make you fall on your be-- ??

?? Hidle-deedle-didle-didle ??

?? I call her Fazelda ??

?? She giggles at me and everybody else ??

?? Had to marry Zelda ??

?? Or die die die ??

?? Got to wed Fazelda ??

?? Or die die die ????

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[cheering]

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[crowd cheering]

[drum roll]

[crowd cheering]

[sniffles]

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[crowd cheering]

[whistles]

[cheering]

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[indistinct chatter]

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[laughing]

[indistinct chatter]

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[cheering]

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[cheering]

[cheering]

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[cheering]

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Thank you, Mr. Brown.

You left it in my cabin.

Mm-hmm.

Thought-thought you might want it.

Oh, yes. Uh..

I-I wouldn't wanna lose them

picture postcards of Denver.

Don't-don't know what's the use of them

if you can't read them.

Oh, but I'm gonna learn to read.

Well, who's gonna teach you?

You?

(Molly) '''The cat sees the rat.'

''The rat sees the cat.

''The cat runs after the rat.

''This is my hat.

It is a red hat.''

What happened to the rat?

Cat ate it.

Oh.

Huh?

''The little girl's name is Mary.

''The little boy's name is Tom.

''This is the barn.

''Mary and Tom are in the hayloft.

''This is Mary's mother.

She is baking a pie.''

Hmm, she better stop bakin' and go take a look in the barn.

[sputtering]

''My name is Molly Tobin.

My teacher is Johnny Brown.''

- It's real nice. - Oh, thank you.

Um, guess you'll be leavin' real soon.

I hear the money's rollin' in.

Hmm, I'll have to buy some new clothes.

I've got $50. It ain't enough.

What'd be enough, Molly?

I don't know, enough so's me and my pa

could have a roof over our heads

that don't leak rain and cold.

Go on, Chick-a-Pen. I got to know.

Enough so's I could have a stove for heatin'

and a stove for cookin'

enough so's I could have my own brass bed

enough so's I could have saucers

that match the cups.

And enough so's my pa could stay in bed all day

with a jug, if he had a hankerin' to.

And enough so's folks would call me a lady.

Well, that'd take a helluva lot more than $50.

That's why I got to find me a miner with a rich claim.

I got a claim, side of Hippo Mountain.

- Plenty of silver in it. - Oh-ho!

No foolin', a gentleman from New York

has been trying to buy it.

I ain't got much use for money.

I do alright.

If the Hippo Mountain claim runs out

I'll find me another.

Find you another? Just like that?

Sure. It's easy.

'Cause I got a talent for it.

Gold and silver

they just holler out to me.

Well, hell's fire! Why don't you listen?

I take all I need out of it..

...and I got my other piece of land

with a cabin on it.

Well, that's real pretty land

with a stream and all.

Remember?

But-but it needs a woman.

Hmm.

Get yourself one.

A gal could be happy there, Molly.

Why won't you settle for happiness?

?? I'll never say ??

?? No to you ??

?? Whatever you say or do ??

?? If you ask me to wait ??

?? For a lifetime ??

?? You know I'll gladly wait ??

?? For a lifetime or two ??

?? Just to look at you ??

?? I'll smile when you say ??

?? Be glad ??

?? I'll weep if you want me sad ??

?? Today is tomorrow ??

?? If you want it so ??

?? I'll stay ??

?? Or I'll go ??

?? But I'll ??

?? Never say ??

?? No ??

Oh, I-I'd never even think twice.

I'd never even blink twice.

Ask me. Ask me anything you want!

I want a house with a lookin'-out window

over the valley.

One lookin'-out window

for the lady!

?? I'll never say no to you ??

- I want a red silk dress. - Yes.

- I wanna go see Denver. - Yes.

- I want my own brass bed. - Yes!

Oh, go jump in the lake.

Yes!

No, Johnny!

Ha ha!

?? I'll never say no ??

?? Never say no ????

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No. No!

You stay away from me, Johnny Brown!

You've got a danger sign on you, big as a house.

And I swore I'd get me a rich husband in Denver.

A rich husband, love or no love?

That's right!

[sighs] Uh, I left home to get away

from a scrawly life.

A-and the only way is

to marry the right man.

What makes you think I ain't the right man?

'Cause you don't care

you and that mind you don't work.

So...so just-just-just stay away from me, Johnny Brown

'cause...'cause...'cause I can't lie.

I-I-I do have a feelin' for you.

?? I'll smile ??

?? If you say ??

?? Be glad ??

?? I'll weep ??

?? If you want me sad ??

?? Today is tomorrow ??

?? If you want it so ??

?? I'll stay ??

?? Or I'll go ??

?? But I'll ??

?? Never say ??

?? No-o-o ????

Oh!

[laughing] Let me go!

[groaning]

- Let me.. - Aah!

You let me go. Let me go.

Nobody's gonna stop me.

Nothing's gonna get me down!

Ah.

Argh!

[screaming]

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?? I'll ??

?? Never say no ??

?? To you ??

[laughing]

?? Whatever you say or do ??

?? And if you tell me ??

?? You want me to wait for a lifetime ??

?? You know I'm gladly going to wait ??

?? For a lifetime or two ??

?? Just to look at you ??

?? I'm gonna break right out laughin' ??

?? If you tell me that you want me to be glad ??

?? I'm going to cry like a baby ??

?? If you say that you want me to be sad ??

?? I'll laugh or cry ??

?? I'll sob or sigh ??

?? I'll stay or I'll go ??

?? But I'll never ??

?? Never ever ??

?? I'll never ever ??

?? Say no ????

Howdy?

Ah, the way you're prettied up

you think we was going to church

instead of showing me a mine.

Didn't say I was gonna show you a mine.

You said you was gonna show me what you've been workin' on.

That's right. Hup!

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Johnny Brown, I know this place.

You're taking me to that little old cabin of yours.

You know better than that.

Now, hold your britches, missy.

I ain't taking you to my little old cabin. Ho ho!

Oh, it's my big, new cabin.

(Molly) 'Oh, Johnny.'

Well..

...dip me and fry me.

Wait till you see what I got to show you.

This here is the porch.

Two rockers for settin' out on summer nights.

(Molly) Ah, how nice.

This here's the main room.

I got a stove for heatin'.

And a, and-and a stove for cookin'.

And-and cups with saucers that match.

Oh.

Oh..

...you sure do remember things, Johnny Brown.

Things you say, Chick-a-Pen.

Come-come on. Come on.

Come on.

There's a room for your pa.

You built a room for pa?

And a jug on the table

just waitin' for him.

- Oh. - Come on. Come on.

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Oh! Oh.

Oh.

You got yourself a bed.

I'll say that for you, Johnny Brown.

You, you like it, Molly?

Oh.

Oh, I..

It's the most beautiful thing

I-I ever seen.

- Oh! - Um, look here.

Now you can do your bathin' inside the house.

Golly. Ain't that somethin'?

Oh, it sure is pretty.

Oh...oh..

...that bed.

Oh...oh..

It's so soft.

But real strong.

Oh, it come all the way from Denver.

You done all this for me.

Nobody never done nothing special

for me before...just for me..

...in my whole life.

We're gettin' ma-married today.

It's against all the things I ever dreamed of.

It'd be against nature for me to say no.

Besides, I-I sure couldn't stand

anybody else sleepin' in that beautiful brass bed

with the stars shining--

- Ready? - Ready for what?

What?

?? Here comes the bride ??

?? Here comes the bride ??

Come on. Come on, everybody.

?? Here comes the bride here comes the bride ??

?? Here comes the bride ??

?? Here comes the bride.. ????

You look so lovely, my dear.

Congratulations, Molly darling.

Hurry up, father, before she changes her mind.

I got her softened up real good. Now, go on. Get started.

- You got the ring? - Huh?

- The ring. - Oh, the ring.

Yeah, I got the ring.

The ring. Uh, ring. Ring. Ring?

- I forgot the ring! - It's alright.

- 'This will do for now.' - This will do for now.

Come on...inside. Come on.

Oh, I forgot. You, come on.

It's your weddin'.

[indistinct chatter]

Ha! Whee!

- Congratulations! - Christmas, it's that way.

- That way. - Come on. Goodnight.

Goodnight!

Goodnight, Polak!

[crying] That was...beautiful wedding

I've ever seen.

Some-something wrong, Mrs. Brown?

[crying] A paper ring..

...and no wedding dress..

...and you're sozzled.

So was everybody. It was a fine weddin'.

Not for me.

Not for me!

Oh, what have I gone and done?

Oh, I've gone and married me

a-a drunken, good-for-nothing miner

who don't even work at minin' and..

And what's the use of cups and saucers

if you don't care?

I let myself be bamboozled

by a b-brass bed and a, and a cooking stove

and-and a room for pa

and a, and a lot of fine talk and..

...and-and my heart that went waboom

when you touched me.

[Molly crying]

'What have I gone and done?'

[crying]

Johnny?

Johnny?

Johnny?

Johnny!

[echoing] Johnny! Johnny!

[instrumental music]

[music continues]

It's me, Chick-a-Pen.

Oh, Johnny!

Oh, Johnny!

Are you alright?

Are you alright?

Sure, darlin'.

Oh..

That's good!

Now, I'm gettin' out!

- What for? - 'What for?'

Leavin' me alone here for three days

worryin' my heart out.

Wait, Mrs. Brown, don't you wanna know where I've been?

- Oh, I can guess. - No, you got it all wrong.

Now, here, look. Lookie here.

Oh...whoa...whoa!

Three hundred thousand dollars.

Sold my claim to that gentleman from New York.

Ah, it took me a while to find and sign these papers

and get the cash but now I'm back home and you

you ain't mad at me, are you?

Oh! Oh, Johnny.

I thought you was mad at me

for carrying on so after the weddin'.

I-I thought you didn't want me.

- Oh, Chick-a-Pen! - Oh, oh.

Calm down, girl.

Oh, I-I've been travelin' for three days

and I ain't fit for a bride in a fine brass bed.

Well, I better go get washed up.

Uh, w-what are you gonna buy with all that money?

Oh, my! I don't know.

Well, first, we'll send for pa

and then, and then we'll get you a fine gold watch

A-and you'll have a real gold wedding ring..

...and a, and a red dress..

...and a, and a go-to-hell hat!

[laughing]

Oh...oh..

Oh...oh, my..

Uh...oh..

Oh, my.

Oh.

Oh.

[instrumental music]

Oh.

[music continues]

[dramatic music]

[paper crumpling]

[exhales]

[instrumental music]

[music continues]

[laughing]

[shivering]

[intense music]

[fire sizzling]

(Molly) 'Johnny? Is that you, Johnny?'

It's me, darlin'.

Having a little drink to warm myself up.

That water sure is icy.

Your-your hair's real wet.

Oh, I was shaking with the cold.

- Yeah. - I...I'm fine now.

My backside's hot as a griddle.

I was warming it by the fire.

Fire.

- Fire? What fire? - The stove.

No! No! The money, no!

- 'What?' - No!

Molly girl, what is it?

Oh, the money! The money!

What-what's the matter? You gone crazy?

No, oh, I hid the money in the stove.

- Ow! Ooh! - Water.

- Water! - Oh! No, no, no.

[grunting]

Molly, girl, you-you'll burn yourself!

- No. No. - Get away from there!

Molly! It's too late, Molly!

My ring's on fire!

My ring, look it's ashes!

Oh, the money and my ring!

Everything's gone!

- Aah! - Wait a minute!

- No! No. - Now, Molly, wait, now listen.

- No, now, look! - No! No.

Now, listen. Look, it's only money.

I can get us more. No

- Listen to me, darling. - No! No!

- Darling? Darling! - No! No! No! Uh.

Darling?

[Molly grunts]

You ain't gonna wallop me?

What for? It's me who lit the fire.

You ain't m-mad at me?

[scoffs] Of course not!

Well, then what was you chasing me around the room for?

'Cause you was runnin'. I thought you's out of your skull.

- What was you running for? - Uh..

Well, I was..

...I was just...scared, that's all.

What?

I was just...sc-scared.

Of me?

Well, I-I thought..

...I thought you was gonna wallop me.

I will wallop you if you don't come on back to bed!

[sobbing]

- Oh, Johnny! - Oh, now, now, come on.

You don't wanna keep that sobbing up all night.

- Shh, shh, shh. - I-I-I just can't seem to stop.

Oh, I don't want you crying over the money.

- Now, shh, shh, shh. - I ain't.

It's you being so forgiving that..

[Molly crying]

Now we'll never get to Denver!

[Molly crying]

[sighs]

Well, if you're gonna keep up

that weeping and wailing

might as well go out right now and find me another mine.

Johnny? Come back!

Talk to me, gold and silver!

Holler loud, 'cause I got a gal that burns money up!

Johnny! Johnny! Come back!

You gonna stop that crying?

Yes! Yes!

Oh, yes, Johnny! Yes!

Say you love me.

I love you, Johnny.

[laughs] That's better.

[pickaxe clangs]

Oh, Joh.. Joh..

- Oh-oh! - Yee-haw!

[screaming]

Ladies and gentlemen

we are now entering Pennsylvania Avenue.

Up and down this beautiful avenue

are the homes of the Sacred Thirty-Six.

The Creme de laCreme of Denver.

The house on your left..

...is the home of Mrs. McGraw

the acknowledged leader of Denver Society.

And this is the new showplace of Pennsylvania Avenue.

'It has just been remodeled by Mr. and Mrs. J.J. Brown'

owner of the little Johnny Mine

the richest gold strike in the history of Colorado.

This mine has already produced $10 million.

(male #3) 'Fourteen million, and plenty more'

'where that come from.'

Good-bye, folks!

Have yourself a nice ride.

And don't believe everything

that fellow tells you.

- Pa! - Goodbye! Goodbye.

I told you you mustn't do that every day, now, pa.

- It ain't elegant. - I got nothing else to do.

- Funny. - Leave it lay.

How many times do I gotta tell you

I like a lived-in feeling in one room of this fancy house.

Alright, pa.

And tell Hotchkiss to fetch me

a fresh jug.

Ooh. Sure, pa.

Thank you, darling.

Hotchkiss!

- Yes, madam? - Get my pa another jug.

Yes, madam.

[whistling]

What's that?

Present.

Ooh! What is it?

It's a new wedding ring.

What's wrong with this one?

That ain't the one you was married with.

[Molly chuckles] I got you another, more fitting.

Now, don't you never, ever take it off

unless I tell you to, Chick-a-Pen.

Promise me.

I promise.

Oh! A-A cigar band!

Injun head and all!

And-and rubies and sapphires and diamonds!

The-the-the man said there ain't

another like it in the whole world.

Oh, it's real beautiful, Johnny.

Thank you.

I'm glad you like it.

What do you wanna do today?

I don't know.

Wanna go out and buy something?

- We done that yesterday. - Mm.

Wanna go for a walk?

Mm-hmm.

Yeah. Let's play another game of blackjack.

[knock on door]

- Yeah? - Excuse me, madam.

Mr. Cartwright from the bank is downstairs.

Well, you tell him we'll be right there.

Thank you, madam.

Johnny, you go down and talk to him.

I gotta find my shoes. Oh!

- Hurry up. - Yeah.

Uh! I'll be right down!

Oh...oh!

[instrumental music]

[panting]

Howdy, Mr. Cartwright! Nice to see you.

Good afternoon, Mrs. Brown.

How's things at the bank, Mr. Cartwright?

- Fine. - Have a seat, Mr. Cartwright.

Thank you. Nice weather we've been having.

- Oh, yes. - Oh, sit here.

This one's a good chair.

Cost a pot of money.

- Thank you. - Oh, my.

Oh, it's a, it's a pleasure to be seeing

one of Denver's Sacred Thirty-Six in our home.

- Yeah. - Sit-sit-sit down.

Oh, uh, it gets kinda

lonesome around here.

That's why we thought it'd be a fine idea for you

to come here this time, instead of us running to the bank.

Yes, I understand. I have the money right here.

Oh, that's fine.

Now-now, you just sit a while.

Oh, no, I must get back to the bank.

(Tobin) 'Hotchkiss!'

Hotchkiss, where's me jug?

Pa! Say hello to Mr. Cartwright!

Mr. Cartwright, say hello to my pa.

Howdy, Mr. Cartwright. Nice to see a new face.

It gets pretty lonesome around here. Hotchkiss!

You think with the place crawling with flunkies

a thirsty man could get a jug now and then.

Well, don't you want to count it?

- Oh, guess you've done that. - Yeah.

Here.

Oh, how about some fudge?

Not right now, thank you.

Well...oh, you keep that.

- Yeah. - Thank you, no.

I-I-I must get back to the bank.

- Oh. - Oh.

Well, uh, drop in and see us

again sometime, Mr. Cartwright.

- Uh, yeah. Bring your friends. - Yeah.

Oh, bring Mrs. Cartwright.

- We're always here. - Yes.

Good heavens!

I've never seen anything like that before.

(Mr. Cartwright) 'Eh, it's solid gold!'

Eh, yeah, that's what it is.

Uh, I presume the ''B'' stands for Brown?

Well, it don't stand for backhouse.

[both laughs]

Oh, uh, Mr. Cartwright, you come back real soon.

Well, ha-ha thanks again, Mr. Cartwright.

You come see us real soon.

- Yes. - Yeah?

Oh, uh

'what's going on over there?'

Oh, it must be the caterer delivering things

for Mrs. McGraw's party.

Party? What party?

Mrs. McGraw gives a party every year

when her roses bloom. Goodbye.

- Uh, bye. - Bye.

Oh, ain't that wonderful?

What?

She gives a party when her roses bloom.

Oh, my.

[instrumental music]

Oh, good evening, father!

I believe you all know Monsignor Ryan.

You've been fortunate in the weather, Mrs. McGraw.

- The garden is most attractive. - Oh, thank you.

I, uh, I haven't been here

since the house next door was remodeled.

Oh, yes. Dreadful, isn't it?

But at least the noise

of the remodeling is over.

I've seen Mrs. Brown on the Avenue.

She's a little...strange.

- Oh! - They overpay their servants.

The entire economy of Pennsylvania Avenue

has been affected.

I'm told they drive up and down

the avenue while she shouts

greetings to passers-by.

- Oh, dear. - Well, perhaps they're lonely.

Have you called on them to welcome them, Mrs. McGraw?

Mrs. Fitzgerald?

Uh, monsignor, have you

seen the roses?

Thank you, Jeeves.

Oh, my!

Ooh! Evening, folks!

Uh, Molly Brown's the name.

Uh, this here's Johnny Brown

owner of the Little Johnny.

'And richest man in the United States.'

- 'Molly.' - Oh, there you be, neighbor!

(Molly) 'Howdy!'

Uh, Brown's the name.

Uh, we, we're the ones from that little shack next door.

How do you do, Mrs. Brown?

Great!

Uh, to tell you the truth

the Denver water is a little hard on the kidneys.

But we love it here.

Oh, uh, Mr. Brown!

- Hmm? - 'Say hello to Mrs. McGraw.'

Sure. Howdy.

Uh, oh, we-we was out for a walk and, and saw

your lights was on, so we just thought we'd drop in.

Uh, may I present monsignor Ryan?

Well, hello there, monsignor.

Glad to make your acquaintance.

- Yeah. Mr. Brown. - Howdy.

Oh, uh, I read about your school fund

in the paper, father.

Here's $5,000, and good luck.

[indistinct chattering]

Well, I hardly know what to say.

- God bless you, Mrs. Brown. - Oh.

Well, what you standing there for, Mr. Brown?

Match my 5,000.

Or be high-class and double it.

(Johnny) 'Why, sure. Glad to. Here, father.'

One, two, three..

Already took a few million out of God's good earth.

Guess he deserves a little kickback.

That should see them into heaven.

Well, maybe it'll grease the gates a little.

...nine, ten. Ten thousand.

I'm sorry it's all in ones.

God bless you both.

- Fifteen thousand dollars. - Uh, think nothing of it.

Once took 20 times that just to warm J.J.'s backside.

Besides, this here's our home now

and-and-and we want to belong.

Got to keep up with Mrs. McGraw.

How much did you kick..

Uh...how much did you kick in, Gladys?

Oh, well, as a matter of fact, I..

...I haven't made my contribution yet.

- You haven't? - No.

What's the matter with you, Gladys?

You got plenty, I hear!

- Now, Roberts! - Dinner is served, madam.

Thank you. Well, shall we?

[indistinct chatter]

Oh!

Oh. Hi.

Howdy.

Well..

[sighs]

Uh, Mrs. McGraw regrets that there isn't room

at the table for two more.

(Roberts) 'Uh, she hopes you will excuse her.'

Oh, well, we just popped in.

Uh, tell her it was great meeting her

and-and not to give the Browns a second thought.

Yes, madam.

I'm sorry you aren't staying but I assume

you had other plans.

Oh, yes. We're pretty busy.

You-you go on inside before your supper gets cold.

Goodnight. May God go with you.

- Goodnight. - See you in church.

Yes.

- Come on. - Oh, wait. Oh, wait.

Oh, I just gotta see how they do.

Uh, come on.

[instrumental music]

Oh, my!

Ain't that pretty?

Well, uh, there's, there's plenty of room at that table.

[chuckles] It sure smells good, Gladys.

Eat hearty, folks!

[music continues]

[[door closes]

Come on, Moll. Come on.

[instrumental music]

Wasn't that fine?

All them beautiful people.

Everything trimmed so gorgeous

and, and the people as trimmed, too.

Oh, the good lord outdid itself on Pennsylvania Avenue

when we're right smack in the middle of it.

- Mm-hmm. - Did you have a good time?

Mm. We had more fun back in Leadville by accident

than they're having there on purpose.

They're a bunch of cold fish. Come on.

Oh, no, that's dignity, Mr. Brown.

Dignity.

And we're gonna get us some.

They could have made room for us.

There was plenty of room at that table.

- Well, howdy! - Howdy, Shamus!

- 'Howdy, folks!' - She knows my name.

I know plenty.

Come in, come in, you pretty thing.

- Evening. - Evening.

We're havin' a bite to eat.

Come in and sit awhile.

Thank you kindly.

- 'Howdy!' - Howdy!

- Howdy! - Howdy!

Hey, how about, uh, dish of stew?

Oh, I'd rather have a beer.

Oh, pa.

Well, that was sure a dreary party, wasn't it?

- Was you there? - No, but I was watching.

I'm Mrs. McGraw's ma.

Well!

Well, howdy, Ms. McGraw.

Not Mrs. McGraw. Grogan.

Me daughter Gladys married a McGraw

but I'm Mrs. Grogan, Buttercup Grogan.

How come you ain't at the party, Buttercup?

Ain't never invited to Gladys' parties.

She keeps me hid upstairs.

- Hid? - When she has company.

She's the leader of Denver Society, you know.

Well, now, that ain't a nice way to treat you, Mrs. Grogan.

Oh, I don't mind.

Them friends of hers with their

pinkies up, ain't my kind of folks.

[laughs]

Well, it's sure good to be here.

Took me a little time to get up the nerve to come.

What are you going to do about it?

About what?

About Gladys and the way

she gave you the brush-off tonight.

(Buttercup) 'Wasn't neighborly, and that's a fact!'

Well, there wasn't any room at the table.

- Bull-sugar! - Bull-sugar!

[both laughs]

Gladys is giving you the treatment.

Don't you let her.

Nah, Moll doesn't need Mrs. McGraw.

Well, she does. You're living here.

You've got to belong.

But Denver's giving you the go-by!

It is true. We get pretty lonesome around here.

Hold your tongue, pa! We're doing fine!

No, we ain't doing fine and that's a fact.

You ain't going about this right.

You can't just yell ''hello''

to folks in the street.

You must invite them formal to your house

with printed invitations.

A party!

With invitations printed in gold!

That's the ticket!

Oh, we'll give the biggest

high-tone hellbender of a party

Pennsylvania Avenue ever seen!

- A flaming tote! - A randy dan!

With a band playing music, like at Mrs. McGraw's

only bigger and louder!

[laughing]

[all laughing]

[instrumental music]

Come on back, Chick-a-Pen.

If anybody was to come, they'd know for sure

this here is where the Browns live.

Hell, honey, you've got it writ on everything

from the weathervane to the hitching post.

Now, come on.

It's after 10 o'clock.

[music continues]

I'm sorry it turned out like this, Molly.

I bet it was Gladys what gave you the axe.

I should have known.

I am walking Buttercup home, Moll.

- Goodnight, Buttercup. - 'Goodnight, Molly.'

Thanks for coming.

[door closes]

I'm sorry there ain't no party, monsignor.

Sit down a minute, Molly.

Johnny.

I guess the Sacred Thirty-Six

just don't want no part of us.

Molly...Molly..

...this is not New York

or Paris.

Denver society is only

in its second generation.

The veneer is thin.

Now, true aristocrats might accept you.

But here, you're a painful reminder

of where they came from.

You're unschooled, and you're full

of unharnessed enthusiasm and Denver isn't

sophisticated enough to appreciate that.

Ah, we should have stayed in the hills where we belong.

May I make a suggestion?

Shoot, father.

Take a trip.

'A nice long tour of Europe.'

'You'll enjoy it and you'll acquire'

'a little polish.'

Polish.

Like what?

Learn something about art and music.

Learn manners. Get a smatterin' of languages.

All that just to show Mrs. McGraw?

Go ahead, father.

I'm learnin' already.

I've said enough. I think you understand.

I'll say goodnight now.

Thanks for the advice, father.

You're right. We sure are ignorant.

But we're gonna get schooled and harnessed

and, and-and be second generation if it kills us.

It won't. Goodnight, Molly.

- Johnny. - Goodnight, father.

Thanks, again.

Look at it, Johnny.

Ain't it beautiful?

Pennsylvania Avenue, I'll admit you gave me

a nose full of splinters

but it's all good wood

from the very best doors!

Come on, Moll.

Now, we're going back to Leadville.

Never.

Oh, we ain't staying here

where we're not wanted.

Johnny!

I can't go back to Leadville.

We gotta go one way or the other

and ahead is better than back.

I know what's back there.

Ahead is something new.

Maybe better, maybe not.

But I got to find out.

We don't belong in Europe!

They'll split their satin britches laughing at us.

?? I'll never say no to you ??

I mean it, Mock-Moll.

?? Whatever you say or do ??

We ain't going!

?? Today is tomorrow ??

?? If you want it so ??

We're going back to Leadville, where we belong.

?? I'll stay or I'll go ??

?? But I'll never say.. ????

Oh...we'll go to hell and back if you like.

Oh! I love you, Johnny.

- Oh. - Oh.

Now, Mr. Brown..

?? We're gonna learn to read and write ??

?? In French ?? ?? Ha ha ??

?? We're gonna see what there is to see ??

?? In French ??

?? For every one step backward ??

?? We'll go two steps forward ??

?? Till we stake us a claim on dignity ??

?? In French ?? ?? In French ??

[both laugh]

Uh, hear that, Mrs. McGraw?

The Browns are having a party!

[Johnny laughs] And we ain't down yet!

- Yeah! - Woo-hoo!

- Ha! - Woo-hoo!

- Yeah! - Ha ha ha!

[both shouting]

[instrumental music]

[music continues]

[instrumental music]

Monsieur.

Sieur. Sieur.

- Sier. - Sieur.

- Sieur - Bon. Sieur.

- Pa.. -No, pas ah.

- Eur. - Ah!

- Eur. - Ah.

- Eur. - Ah.

- Eur. - Ah.

- Eur. - AH.

- Eur. - Ah!

Eur.

[off-key piano music]

[whistling]

[instrumental music]

Psst!

[music continues]

[music continues]

[both laughing]

Moll! Hey, we got a new friend.

And guess what. He's a real live prince.

Oh, ain't that something?

Oh, 'cause look what I got

and she's a grand duchess.

(Johnny) 'Well!'

Howdy.

Howdy?

Oh! Oh-oh-oh, howdy.

[both laugh]

- Well, howdy. - Howdy, madame

Ohh! Whoop-de-do!

[laughs]

Pardon.

Bonsoir, Elise Cherie.

Oh, Cher Louis.

Oh, you two know each other.

Ain't that nice?

Yeah.

[all laughing]

[operatic singing]

[speaking in foreign language]

[speaking in foreign language]

[all laughing]

Molly, dear, you are funny.

Here I'm funny. In Denver,I'm vulgar.

I guess it's like, here you eat snails

at home, we step on them.

[all laughing]

She has finally learned to eat snails.

Mmm. With this sauce, you could eat erasers.

[all laughing]

[indistinct chatter]

Thank you. Thank you.

Uh, thank you.

My, I, uh..

...I-I can't, I can't find words.

You know that's unusual for me.

Uh...I want you to know

I appreciate how sweet you've been to I and J.J.

Uh...J.J. and me.

Me and J.J?

Well, anyway, as we say, merci beaucoup!

- The candles, Molly. - Oh!

[cheering]

Oh, thank you.

Oh...thank you.

Um, grazie.

Many happy returns, Molly.

Oh, you Frenchies sure are a kissy bunch of bananas.

[all laughing]

It's because we love you, Molly.

You've been a breath of fresh air, you know.

Oh! I'm a bag of wind, alright.

No, darling, it's true.

You're a stimulant to all of us.

You like everybody and everything.

I'm interested in everything

'cause I don't know nothin'.

That's not true, Molly.

Oh, but I'm learnin'. I'm really learnin'.

I-I can, I can sit through the opera without going to sleep

and, here you are, and I can paint a bowl of fruit

that'll draw flies.

[all laughing]

And I can say ''hello'' and ''how much''

in ten different languages.

Hell, I'm, I'm just a hog for knowledge.

[all laughing]

Molly, what did Johnny give you for your birthday?

Ohh, something real sweet

with a lot of sentiment attached.

A $300,000 in cash and a box of matches.

- Ohh! - Oh!

Yes, he told us how you burnt the money

in your little stove.

[all laughing]

Ecouter! Ecouter.

(all) Oh!

?? Belly up Belly up to the bar boys ??

?? Better loosen your belts ??

?? Only drink when you're all alone ??

?? Or with somebody else ??

?? Somebody else ????

It wasn't very nice of you to stay away

from my birthday party.

You went without me.

I had to leave early with the Grand Duchess

to arrange the place cards.

You said you'd join us.

I didn't think I'd be missed. Not with the prince there.

In case you don't know, and I think you do

he's gone on you.

Hmm, so what if he is? That's the way in Europe.

- Hmm. - You're in a mood.

I am?

You've been in a mood for days.

I sure have. I'm going plumb crazy.

Oh, it ain't the prince. I know that ain't serious.

It's just that I've had culture up to here.

I've drunk tea till my eyes are bubbling. Wine till I'm woozy.

I can't get the hang of their lingo

and their manners.

I'm homesick for my own country.

- Do I get to talk? - All the time!

- I got something to tell you. - Ladies first, Mr. Brown.

I just wanted you to know I-I thought

it was time we went home.

Well, that's what I was gonna say!

You-you ain't fooling me?

Mm-mm.

[laughs]

Colorado! Home!

I'll get the tickets tomorrow.

Oh, you better get about, uh, about ten of 'em.

- Ten of 'em? - Mm.

I've invited the crowned heads of Europe to be our guests.

Tonight at the party I promised the grand duchess and prince

we'd show 'em Denver.

'Of course, they have to bring along their friends'

'cause royalty don't even go to the shed unescorted.

How's that go again?

You're showing off Denver to the crowned heads

or the crown heads off to Denver?

And Mrs. McGraw.

Mrs. McGraw? Humph!

I wouldn't give a widow's wart for Mrs. McGraw.

Mm, Molly Brown, you're either lying

to me or to yourself.

When you gonna stop trying to be Mrs. McGraw?

You ain't got it in you to be like her.

I can be anything I want.

Maybe.

I liked the old Molly best.

Well, that's too bad, J.J.

'cause the old me ain't..

...isn't no more.

I've had a grand time putting the new me together.

And I'm sorry you don't take to us

'cause it was you who paid the bills.

I'm going to keep right on paying them, Chick-a-Pen.

'Cause I love you with a heart and a half.

?? We got dignity and culture ??

?? We can parlez francais ??

?? We've spent a million dollars ??

?? On the rue de la paix ??

?? But none of that will matter ??

?? Once we're on our way to ??

?? Colorado our home ??

?? Colorado ??

?? Our ??

?? Home ????

[instrumental music]

[crowd applauding]

[crowd cheering]

Howdy, everybody.

Welcome. Glad to see you're here at last.

[indistinct chattering]

- Good evening. - Good evening, Mrs. Brown.

Good evening. Oh, how do you do?

- How do you do? - Oh, thank you for coming.

- I'm happy to be here, dear. - Oh.

Good evening, father.

- Molly, you look beautiful. - Oh, thank you.

And they're all here this evening.

Good evening. Ah..

Good heavens. Look at this place.

It's frightening. What period would you call it?

I'd call it the reign of terror.

Touch of red might help.

She likes red.

- Good evening, Roberts. - Good evening, madam.

I figured I needed him a lot more than you did.

- Welcome, Gladys. - Thank you.

You know Mr. Broderick, of course.

I don't know as I do.

Then let me introduce you to one

of your guests, Mrs. Brown.

This is Mr. Malcolm Broderick

of the Denver record.

Oh, how do you do, Mr. Broderick?

- How do you do? - You're the society writer.

Uh, I used to read your society talk every day.

Thank you, Mrs. Brown. I hope you found it interesting.

No, but it was good practice for my reading.

I see.

And how do you find Denver

after being away so long?

I don't know, mon ami.

But I'm going to find out.

One thing's for damn sure this time we ain't putting up

with no rocky mountain rudeness.

We're second- generation now.

Oh.

Uh...may I quote you, Mrs. Brown?

Uh, bet your bottom. Write it all down.

And talk about your Sacred Thirty-Six

wait till you take a look at my royal flush.

Now, Roberts.

Shall we?

[fanfare music]

His Highness, Prince Louis de Laniere.

[instrumental music]

Bonsoir, Molly.

- Toujours si belle. - Merci. Permette-moiz.

[speaking in French]

Mrs. McGraw.

Mrs. McGraw..

[speaking in French]

[Louis speaking in French]

(Roberts) 'The Count and Countess Feranti.'

- Buona sera, Molly. - Buona sera.

Buona sera, signora

[speaking in Italian]

- Buona sera, signora. - How-how-how do you do?

(Roberts) 'Baron Karl Ludwig von Ettenburg!'

[Baron speaks in foreign language]

[Molly speaks in foreign language]

[Baron speaks in foreign language]

Ooh!

Oh, what a beautiful painting.

Is it one of yours, my dear?

Uh, yes, Herr Baron.

I have one of Mrs. Brown's paintings

hanging in my schloss.

Guten abend. Guten abend.

That's his castle on the rhine.

- How do you do, Mrs. McGraw? - How do you do?

Do you paint, my dear?

Uh, no.

What a pity.

How do you do?

Her Royal Highness

the Grand Duchess Elise Lupavinova!

You're supposed to curtsy, Gladys.

She's a royal highness.

[instrumental music]

Molly, dear, I've been admiring your magnificent piano.

I hope you'll play us some Chopin later on.

Do you play, Mrs. McGraw?

Oh, no, Duchess..

Uh, Your Highness.

Your royal, uh.. Roy-roy..

No.

- Sorry. - What a pity.

How do you do?

Mrs. Buttercup Grogan!

Hello, Gladys.

[chuckles]

[laughing]

[band music]

Surprise! Surprise!

[all screaming]

Uh, ladies and gentlemen..

...these are our amis from Leadville.

Amis, hell. These are our friends!

(all) Yeah!

[all laughing]

?? Standing here is Christmas Morgan ??

?? Sings in the choir and pumps the organ ??

?? If I should yell I'm a-drownin', Morgan ??

?? He'd come chargin' in ??

?? He's my friend ??

?? And he'll stay my friend ??

?? Doesn't matter what the other people say ??

?? He's my friend to the bitter end ??

?? Even though the bitter end's ??

?? A million years away ??

?? Call him Tobin or call him Shamus ??

?? Beat him in a fight and you'll be famous ??

?? If I should yell they got me, Shamus ??

?? He'd come chargin' in ??

?? He's my friend ??

?? And he'll stay my friend ??

?? Doesn't matter what the other people say ??

?? He's my friend to the bitter end ??

?? Even though the bitter end's ??

?? A million years away ??

[instrumental music]

?? This wee lass is my good friend Buttercup ??

?? Makes me heart go flip and flutter up ??

?? Talk behind my back to Buttercup ??

?? She'll come chargin' in ??

?? She's my friend ??

?? And she'll stay my friend ??

?? Doesn't matter what the other people say ??

?? She's my friend to the bitter end ??

?? Even though the bitter end's ??

?? A million years away ??

[instrumental music]

?? Denver ladies next to a Duchess ??

?? Sashay around like they're walking on crutches

?? If anyone bothers this here Duchess ??

?? I'll come chargin' in ??

?? She's my friend ??

?? And she'll stay my friend ??

?? Doesn't matter what the other people say ??

?? She's my friend to the bitter end ??

?? Even though the bitter end's ??

?? A million years away ??

?? The most extraordinary thing in town ??

?? Is the perfectly charming Molly Brown ??

?? And if anyone dares to presume ??

?? To display a disparaging frown ??

?? They'll have me to reckon with ??

?? And me ??

?? And me ??

?? And me ??

?? And me ??

?? She's my friend ??

?? And she'll stay my friend ??

?? Doesn't matter what the other people say ??

?? She's my friend to the bitter end ??

?? Even though the bitter end's ??

?? A million years away ????

[crowd cheering]

[music continues]

[whistling]

[music continues]

[shouting]

[laughs]

And, yeah.

[music continues]

[music continues]

[crowd cheering]

[growling]

[laughs]

Yee-haw!

[crowd cheering]

[crowd cheering]

[music continues]

[laughing]

[cheering]

Shocking.

It's a dance for a... a bawdy house.

My dear, that's the way she earned her living in Leadville.

[laughing]

Oh, no.

[intense music]

[all screaming]

- Mother! - Shut up, Gladys!

Timber!

[screaming]

[grunts]

No!

No. Please stop!

[grunting]

[grunting]

[instrumental continues]

[all screaming]

Well, at last, this place looks lived-in.

- Good morning, Mr. Tobin. - Mornin'.

Molly sure knew what she was doing

when she made this place red.

The blood don't show.

You're a better man than I thought, Mr. Roberts.

You did fine last night.

Thank you very much, sir.

It's dreadful, simply dreadful!

You know, Mr. Broderick isn't a reporter.

He's an ignorant, spiteful barbarian.

But it's lies, all lies.

Everybody knows the Merry Christmas saloon

ain't no fancy house.

And the things he quotes me saying

all those blanks that stand for bad words.

Well, I guess I did let a couple go.

''One thing's for blank sure said Mrs. Brown.

''This time, we ain't putting up

''with no blank, blank rocky mountain rudeness.''

And worst of all, it ain't even on the society page.

It's on the sports page.

It isn't only Broderick, Molly.

It's all of your Sacred Thirty-Six.

They've been sending flowers and invitations

to Louis, to me, and to the others.

But nothing for you and Johnny.

I've never known such uncivilized behavior.

Things were pretty uncivilized here last night..

...but it wasn't your fault.

[sighs]

Louis and I both think

that we should go home as soon as possible.

- Yes. - All of us.

You've outgrown Denver.

You cannot exist here, my darling.

The air is much too thin.

Sail with us on the next boat.

Oh.

You are not the same here, cherie.

You were free and happy in Europe.

Come back, let me make a happy world for you again.

Louis..

...let us go and tell the others.

(man on speaker) 'You all read in this morning's paper'

'about a free-for-all battle'

'that took place last night'

'in this million-dollar pile of rock.'

No!

No! I'll fix you!

...named ''Leadville'' Johnny Brown

the guests were attacked by drunken miners.

It is generally known that although Mrs. Brown

now buys her jewels by the bushel

only a short while ago, she was a bar girl

in a mining town saloon.

[gunshots]

[screaming]

Get out of here before I load up again!

Get out of here, you lying, stinkin' polecat!

Molly! Are you out of your skull?

Oh, they came sightseeing.

I'll give them something to see.

They ain't turning us into no side show!

Looks to me like you're making it a three-ring circus.

Firing out the window like a liquored-up redskin.

Liquored-up?

You're a fine one to be

bellerin' about liquored-up.

You and your Leadville friends.

Well, let me tell you something.

I wish we'd kept at it till we had

this whole house tore clear to shreds.

I hate this place!

Good, because we're leaving. We're going home to Europe.

No, we're going home, alright, to Leadville.

No, we are not.

I ain't living in Colorado.

The air is much too thin.

Then you'd better learn to breathe it

'cause we're living in Leadville.

- I'm living in Europe. - You're my wife.

You live under the roof I give you.

And it's gonna be in Leadville.

Don't talk so bossy, Johnny Brown.

I got only one life to live

and I ain't living it in Leadville.

Europe's been good to me. I learned a lot.

And if you're too plumb stubborn or too plumb lazy

or too plumb stupid to learn

then the devil with you!

[dramatic music]

Maybe we're mismatched, Mr. Brown.

What you and me want out of this life

sure is different.

You don't know what you want.

You got rich too quick.

You-you're all mixed up.

I'm asking you for the last time.

You coming with me?

[music continues]

Alright. You go to Europe with your prince.

I'm not going.

I'm saying ''no'' to you at last.

No. No!

[music continues]

[dramatic music]

[sighs]

[music continues]

Molly, what happened to us?

[echoing] To us..

?? I'll never say no ??

?? Never say no ??

?? Never say no ??

?? I'll never say no ??

?? Never say no ????

Damn you!

[echoing] Damn you!

[echoing] Damn you!

Damn you, Molly Brown!

[echoing] Molly Brown!

[echoing] Molly Brown!

[echoing] Molly Brown!

I just got one favor to ask you, Molly.

We said goodbye, didn't we?

Alright. Now just stay away.

Don't you never come back.

When you say goodbye, mean goodbye.

Remember? I said goodbye to Leadville once.

Well, I meant it, didn't I?

?? Said goodbye ??

?? And walked away ??

?? Walked away ??

?? From all I know ??

?? From the sky and the trees ??

?? And the snow-capped mountains ??

?? Said goodbye and left forever ??

?? Because ??

?? I loved you ??

?? Oh I could say goodbye ??

?? To many things ??

?? Deep ??

?? Inside my heart ??

?? I could easily take that heart ??

?? And tear it free ??

?? From every kind of memory ??

?? And I could say ??

?? Goodbye someday ??

?? To life itself ??

?? No matter when.. ??

Would you stay away, Molly? Just stay away!

?? For I could never ??

?? Say goodbye to you ??

?? Again ????

[instrumental music]

I ordered a Nebuchadnezzar of champagne.

Good thing he's a prince.

I sure couldn't afford a king.

[laughing]

With Molly, I am a king

because she is a queen.

Well, a toast to our own queen Molly, international Molly

queen of the world.

Hear, hear.

[dramatic music]

Queen of the world..

...at last.

Queen of the world.

Here is my scepter.

Hmm. Here is my crown.

[crowd laughing]

I'm queen of the world

so bow.

[crowd laughing]

I'm Molly Tobin, queen of the lard pail.

Bow.

Curtsy.

[music continues]

Well...drop my drawers.

It's Gladys McGraw.

Aren't you going to curtsy?

No, I guess you aren't.

And why should you?

I'm a vulgar, extravagant, ignorant

nouveau-riche American expatriate.

Clowning for a bunch of people

I don't know and don't care about.

Just a figure of fun.

[music continues]

Nice to see you, Gladys.

[indistinct chatter]

And this is what I've become.

I guess last of all comes something

you can't buy with money.

Last of all, it's just living with yourself.

Maybe I'm getting there.

Maybe that's where I'm getting.

Johnny used to say

''why don't you settle for happiness?''

But I thought happiness was all the things I was doing..

...was what I wanted..

...was what I dreamed of.

I don't know.

I don't know.

[sighs]

Seem to be saying that pretty often nowadays

''I don't know. I don't know.''

A letter from Johnny.

''Dear Mrs. Brown, the time has come.

''You can take the ring off now.

''Sincerely...J.J. Brown.''

Hmm.

He can't even spell ''sincerely''.

But he was the one who taught me to read.

[Molly crying]

Oh. Oh, uncle.

[sobbing]

Uncle!

Uncle?

It's an old American expression..

...for when you're down.

And I'm down.

I'm down real low.

[music continues]

You and I, Louis..

...we're just fooling ourselves.

Forgive me.

I know it's been rough on you.

I have tried..

...but it's against my nature.

Love is funny.

It's a lot harder to mine..

...gold or silver.

I had a rich claim..

...but I wasn't working it.

So-so I lost it.

[music continues]

Do you really believe he no longer means

what he wrote inside this ring?

Inside the ring?

The inscription.

Didn't know there was an inscription.

Never had it off since the day he put it on.

Made me promise not to.

''Always remember two things

''that I love you..

''...and the name of the bank.''

[sobbing]

Maybe I...ain't down yet.

[instrumental music]

(female #1) 'Good evening. It's cold.'

[intense music]

[thud]

[foghorn blaring]

[siren wailing]

- Oh, my God. George! - 'Mama! '

- George! - Don't get excited.

- Now, now. - We're all going to die.

Stop it!

Stop it! Sit down!

Sit down! You're rocking the boat!

Stop yelling!

[sobbing]

We're going to die. We're going to die.

No, we ain't!

I ain't ready to die!

Hell, I'm just learning how to live.

There you are, honey.

Now, you keep warm.

- Thank you, dear. - Now stop crying.

You too, crying ain't gonna help.

Here. Take these.

Now, you hold on real tight. Huh?

I don't want to die. I don't want to die.

Oh, God!

Ladies and gent..

...did I ever tell you about the time

I was a bar girl in a saloon?

I sang a song and I'm gonna teach you now..

...and you're gonna learn all the words.

- Oh. - You, too.

(female #2) 'We'll never make it. We're gonna sink.'

Not with Molly Brown on board.

That ship may be down, but not me.

I'm unsinkable! No!

I survived the Colorado floods when I

was six months old, so this is nothing.

So we're gonna be alright if we keep our heads.

Hey, let's sing!

[band music]

''Denver's heroine, our own Mrs. J.J. Brown

''who's now known throughout the world

''as the Unsinkable Molly Brown

''returns to Denver today.

''When interviewed

''during her triumphant week in New York

''she made light of her heroism despite the glowing reports

''from her fellow passengers.

''She said,''I sure as blank wasn't ready

''''for a blank, blank watery grave

''''so I just blank well

''''took the others along with me.''

''On her last day in New York

''the Unsinkable Mrs. Brown

''was decorated by the British government

''for her courage.

''When asked about the medal

''she said

''''a girl can always use

''another piece of jewelry.''''

[all laughing]

Ooh, she's here! She's here, madam.

Yes. Sir? Thank you.

[crowd cheering]

Thank you. Thank you.

Oh! Oh, my goodness. Pa.

Oh, Buttercup.

- Oh! - Christmas!

Polak!

- Hello, father. - Molly, Molly, Molly.

- Johnny not here? - Hey, Moll, look who's coming.

Welcome home, Molly.

Thank you, Gladys.

It's very nice of you to come over.

- Come on, Gladys. Tell her. - Yes, yes, dear. Mother and I--

We're throwing a party for you

to celebrate your homecoming.

The Sacred Thirty-Six is ready and waiting for you.

Now, get out of them traveling clothes

and get into a party dress.

Hurry! Hurry!

Yes. I'll join you as soon as I can.

Thank you, Gladys. You're a good sport.

Molly, you're quite a woman.

Hurry up now.

Molly, darling, you should see

all the telegrams and flowers

and letters and all.

Pa, any letter from Johnny?

No, but he was never much for writing letters, you know.

(Buttercup) 'Shamus!'

- Go on. - Coming!

Hurry up, darling.

[instrumental music]

- Hello, Roberts. - Welcome home, Mrs. Brown.

Thank you.

[music continues]

[music continues]

[music continues]

[dramatic music]

?? I'm gonna move from place to place ??

?? To find a house with a golden stair ??

?? And if the house is red ??

?? And has a ??

?? Great big shiny brass bed ??

?? I'm living there ????