All language subtitles for True To The Navy

Eddie, I'll never be able to do another
one without getting a lump in my throat.

Don't give me that.

There ain't nothing gets forgotten
quicker than a sailor at sea.

You know what I'll be
doing after you're gone.

Just sitting at home all alone
reading the geography.

Reading the geography? All alone?

Sure.

I want to know all about those
foreign places you're going to go to ..

So we can talk about
them when you get back.

That's the baby.

Eddie, I won't have you
buying me anything.

Just a minute.

What's this, I wonder.
- Now, Eddie.

Now Ruby, just a little something
to remember me by.

Alright. But I don't want you
spending loads of money on it.

You wait here just a minute, now.

Say, Mr Bimberg.
- Yes?

What do you suppose she'd like?

Let me see now.
What would I like if I was a girl?

I think ..
- Does she go for marshmallows?

Does she?

You must be psychic.

Don't shake them like that.

Do you want they should curdle?

You know, you gotta be very
careful with marshmallows.

They are a very sensitive candy.

That will cost .. what's the
matter with that chap?

Here you are, sweetie.

Just a bunch of forget-me-nots
from me to you.

Oh, Eddie.

[ Rattling sound ]

Say .. what is this, anyhow?

Wait until I get hold of that salesman.

Like a mother I was to him.
Look at the position he puts me in.

Like I try passing off
second-hand goods or something.

I tell you, I wouldn't have
this happen to me for ..

I wouldn't have it happen. That's all.

But look. I'll make it up to you
with this bottle of perfume.

For any civilian, 15 smackers
and not one penny less.

You .. a sailor ..

Give me ten bucks.
- I'll see it first ..

You better take it before I'm sorry.

Because I'm so generous ..

I positively will end
up in the poorhouse.

Because my heart always
gets the best of my body.

It smells fine, huh?

How do I know old
age ain't curdled this?

Eddie, you mustn't buy that.

It's so expensive.

On account of coming from Paris, France.

That's just what I wanted to know.

Hey, sailor.

How much longer do I tell them
you want the Pennsylvania to wait?

Pipe down, will you?

Thank you.

Goodbye, baby.

I know it's going to be tough on you.

But I got to shove off now.
- Goodbye, Eddie.

See you later.

I'll be waiting.

Look, come on.

You know what I'll be
doing after you're gone?

Just sitting home all alone
reading the geography.

You know I was kinda figuring on giving
you something to remember me by.

No, Michael.

I won't let you spend any dough on me.
- Yeah?

Then you'd better put
your fingers in your ears.

She's crazy for marshmallows.
Marshmallows.

[ Rattling sound ]

You must have known they'd dried up.

I guess you had them
since the Chicago fire.

Did Chicago have a fire?

What's in there?

Wait until I get hold of that salesman.

Like a mother I was to him.

A fellah like that positively puts ..
- Ah, pipe down.

A fountain pen is what I wanted anyhow.

I got the best line of
fountain pens in town.

People that never even want to write.

Who bought fountain pens from me.
Are now giving lessons in penmanship.

Yes.

This one?
- No, this one.

That's the best one in the place.

Buy one yourself and drop a line to the
guy what sold you them marshmallows.

Wisecracker.
- Says what?

I said this is a 'prize package'.

Hey, baby.
How would you like a fountain pen?

Now Michael, I won't listen to you
spending any dough on a fountain pen.

Ah, but you'd be writing to me with it.

You never thought of that, did you?

Well, if you put it that way.
- Sure.

Alright, then.

Here it is, fellah.
A brand new pen, guaranteed not to leak.

With a pen like this you never
need to wash your fingers.

Guaranteed too.

Even Jack Dempsey couldn't
shake one drop of ink out of it.

Yeah? Well, let me see if it
will write any ink out of it.

It's got no ink.

Please.

I want to be the one to
write the first words with it.

How much?
- For you? Ten bucks.

I took a liking to you
the minute I saw you.

I give it to you
practically for nothing.

Just the postage and incidentals.

Thank you.

Hey listen, sailor.

Ain't I informed you already
the Tennessee is pulling anchor?

Alright.

So long, Ruby.

Goodbye, Michael.

See you later.

I'll be waiting.

Me too.

Come on, come on.
- Alright.

Albert.

I was afraid you'd changed your
mind about coming to say goodbye.

What was that sailor doing in here?

What sailor?

This seat is still warm.

Oh, him?

He's a friend of Maizie's.

You're sure he ain't no friend of yours?

Maizie don't look like
she's got any friends.

Albert, you don't think ..?

Oh, Albert.

Please, Ruby.

Look .. I brought you something.

Albert.

Oh, Albert.

It says here on the box
'Marshmallows' but it's a mistake.

Rock Candy is what the
factory packed in it.

Watch when she opens the box.
The surprise will make her stop crying.

She's so crazy about Rock Candy they
nicknamed her 'the Rock Candy Kid'.

Give me, give me.

Thank you.

Shake it, shake it.

Listen, Ruby.

[ Rattling sound ]

Oh .. Rock Candy.

Hey, you.

Square that hat and come over here.

Rock Candy.

What did you want me to say?

A chocolate ice-cream soda, please.
- Alright, son.

And they talk about sailors
having a sweetheart in every port.

What about you, with a
boyfriend on every ship?

I suppose it ain't never
occurred to you that someday ..

All them ever-loving swabs of yours
are going to get wise to your game.

It ain't ever occurred to me
because it ain't going to happen.

You see, Eddie has been
switched to shore duties.

Leonard is going to the Asiatic Fleet.

Michael, Artie and Pete
are all on different ships.

Oh yeah?

They ain't always going
to be there, are they?

Well, the way you talk.

You'd think the entire Pacific Fleet ..

Was going to drop its anchor
chains down in this bay.

That's about as likely to happen as
you getting a raise from Bimberg.

I wonder why target practice isn't going
to be held as usual off San Pedro, sir.

Too much fog, I guess.

Well, Smith. What you smiling about?

Why .. we're going
back to San Diego, sir.

Back to my true-blue baby.

Your what?

Excuse me, sir.

One of our most intelligent men too.

And when she lifts those
big, brown eyes of hers.

Out of that little old geography.

And finds me standing there.

What a thrill.

She sounds kind of unreal to me.

Hello, Artie.

Boy, I'll be in ..

San Diego in the morning
and that's where my ..

Baby is waiting for me.

How do you get that way?

The old Mississippi ain't been
near San Diego in over a year.

Yeah, what do you figure your
baby's been doing all that time?

Reading her geography.
- Ha-ha.

That's a hot one.
- Yeah.

Here comes Bullseye McCoy.

Better not let that guy near your baby.
He'll cut you out.

Listen, McCoy.

Do me a favor, when we
get to .. San Diego, will you?

Sure, Artie. What's the matter?
You short of jack again?

You can keep your .. dough to yourself.

And the same with your winning ways.

As far as a certain dame is ..?

The town we're heading for is concerned.

What does she look like?

I thought you'd ask that.

Artie.

You don't think I'd cheat
another pal, do you?

Not much, you wouldn't.

You've knocked them .. dizzy ..

From Singapore to Key West,
but this is private property.

So keep off the grass. Get me?

Yeah, I get you.

Say. She don't sound bad, Mac.

Why don't you grab her away from him?
- No, some other guy did that long ago.

You mean, you know her?

I know she ain't no different from any
dame who said she'd wait for a guy.

There's always plenty of
them waiting for you, Mac.

Listen Peewee, they don't kid me.
You understand what I mean?

The chicken ain't been hatched yet
that can throw dust in my eyes.

There you are, sister.

Thank you.

[ Cannon blast! ]

[ Cannon blast! ]

[ Cannon blast! ]

What's that?

It's nothing. Just the fleet coming in.

The fleet?
I ain't heard nothing about it.

Nobody has. It happened so sudden.

That nephew of mine is in
Naval Training. He told me.

Come on, Jack.
- Oh ..

What have you been doing?
Reading a joke book?

No, but I'm thinking of writing one.

I'm expecting a brand-new
joke to happen any minute now.

[ Cannon blast! ]

Say, what is that anyway?

You ..

You wouldn't have no idea what that is?

Blasting? Dynamite, I guess.

That's what it is alright .. dynamite.

Boy.

Say, have you heard anything from
that swell-looking fellow of yours ..

What got transferred
to the China Station?

Michael.
- In the flesh.

Now I know why I dreamed
about you last night.

Well, baby. Here's your dream come true.

I got transferred back.

How marvelous.

Business first. I'll be right back.

Albert. What a surprise.

What's that other swab doing in here?

I told you before.
He's a friend of Maizie's.

You see, she's sore at him.

So I'm helping him out with the old gag.
You know, making her jealous.

Watch this.

Take this gent's order.
I'm busy with the boyfriend.

Do you want something?
- Yep, a little water while I'm waiting.

Say .. listen.

I don't like the looks of
that proud-faced swab.

You say the word and I'll smack
him right in the puss for you.

Why for me?
I ain't got nothing against him.

You mean the entire
Pacific Fleet is here?

Yes.

Really, it is?
- Yes.

Here, baby.

Huh?

Who, me?

Sure.

Pardon me.

Yes?

Say, look.

She ain't sore at him no more.
- No.

Why don't you lay off?
- Alright.

Come here, baby.

Hey, you.

Listen, you banjo-eyed swab.
When did you get back?

Do you want to lose my job for me?

Sweet and hot.

Sweet and hot.

Say, what's the big idea, fellah?

How did you get that way, sailor?

It's hot.

And it's sweet.

Hey, sugar.

Say, Ruby.
- You want something.

Sure.

Eddie.

Hello, Ruby.

I was just sneaking in to surprise you.

Fine.

Where was you going?

Where was I going?

I was going down to meet your ship.

Where else could I be going, Eddie?

Yeah. I knew you'd be lonesome.
That's why I hurried here.

The boss will be so sore if he
sees you coming in this way.

You better beat it
round the front quick.

Okay.

That's right. That way.

My pleasure.

Mr Bimberg.
- Yes?

Pardon me. I'm divorced.

Make Ruby help me, will you?
I can't take care of all of them.

Don't get so excited. Ruby ..

Ruby is a diamond.

Don't worry, boys. From now on,
you're going to get plenty of service.

Thanks.

Ruby, be sure to take good care of
the customers. Go and serve them.

I was just coming.

Is that a girl? A diamond.

No wonder she ain't hurrying back
to wait on that school of fish.

My little baby.

Say what?

Who's little baby?

Say, are you begging
for a bust on the painter?

What's that?

Baby.
- Baby.

Hey, who are you calling baby?

Want to make anything of it?
- Now, boys.

You guys got a lot of gall
talking to my girl that way.

You ain't even been introduced to her.

Your girl?

You lop-eyed gorilla, she's my girl.

Oh yeah?

Yeah.

Okay. Don't fight so.

Boys, will you cut it out?

What's the noise?

I wonder if I'm covered.

What happened?

Lost something?

Sure, I lost something.

I wish it was you.
- Now, Solly.

I just came in from across
the border. You know ..?

I know. I know.
The money I lost for you.

Five hundred.

Six.

Seven.

Eight hundred.

Give me my IOU please.

Thank you.

You know, I wish them
greenbacks was poison ivory.

I'm sorry your luck was
bad, Solly, old boy.

Luck? Ha-ha.

Luck?

It couldn't be you're trying to get
over that I'm a crooked gambler?

You, a crooked gambler?

A crooked gambler at
least loses once in a while.

Just to show how straight he is.

Well, Solly. Suppose you try to
figure out some proposition ..

Where you're not taking any chances.

I'll cover all the dough
you want to put up.

You'll cover it so I'll never
be able to find it again.

Alright my friend. Have it my way.

Have a cigar?
- No thanks. I just had an apple.

How are you, Ruby?

I don't know yet.

A living octopus.

As for you, young lady.

I want to tell you you can't get
away with anything like that here.

Wait a minute. I'm sorry.
You told me to be nice to all of them.

I know. But I didn't want you to be so
nice that they'd wreck up the place.

But .. from now on ..
- Alright.

From now on, that goes.

I never want to see another
sailor as long as I live.

How I'm laughing.

As for you.
Don't you ever speak to me again.

Very funny.

What's this devilish laughter here?
Stop it.

She makes me sick.

Don't you answer her back now.

Ahem.

Ahem, ahem.

It's a gift.

Boy, what a wreck.

Solly.

Peewee.

Why am I doing that?

How are you, Peewee?

You look as natural as ever.

It certainly looks natural to
see you in my store again.

Just like I was back in business
in your home town, remember?

How's your Mama?

Fine. Heard from her last week.
- That's fine.

Make yourselves comfortable here.

I had a little trouble.
Some boys were playing.

I'll be right back.

Looks like it must have been
bargain day around here.

Hi there, cutie.

Boy, that's no bargain.

Come on, let's shove.

Boy, what a queen.

Yeah, she ain't bad.

Ain't I right, Mac? Ain't she a queen?

Hey, hot hair.

Yes?

A couple of cherry cokes.

Get busy with her, Mac. Go ahead.

Maybe she's got a friend.

Ain't you got wise yet that when a good
looker introduces her running mate ..

It's always: 'meet my friend
with the thick glasses'.

I'll take a chance.

I bet this Judy would go for you.
If you'd only make a play for her.

Sure I could fuss around with her a bit.

If I slipped her a bottle of perfume or
some of the other junk they got in here.

I never put out nothing.

But my neck for them to
wrap their arms around.

I'd bet this cutie would like
to get a half-nelson on it.

If she's got a girlfriend
that would like to wrastle ..

The best two out of three.
- Yeah, says you.

Gee, Mac. Do you think you have lost it?

Lost what?

The girl. She don't seem to
give you no tumble at all.

Stick around. Stick around.

Hey there, baby.

Well?

Say ..

How about the sunshine of
your smile for a change, huh?

Come on. She don't go for no sailors.

Wait a minute.

That's what I like about her.

Hey there, beautiful.

Well, what is it?

Say ..

How about ..?
- Well?

A couple more cherry cokes.

What about you drinking
what you got first?

Maybe it's me.

Sweet mama.

Say, what's the idea?

I thought you didn't want
me to talk to you again.

I don't.

How about some service?

Isn't that perfectly heavenly?

A little service. A little service.

I'm giving you as little
service as possible.

Oh yeah?

I'm sure it's me.

Hey, babe ..

How about you and me going
places and seeing things, huh?

No thanks. I've been everywhere
and seen everything.

Yeah?

You don't seem to think
much of sailors, do you?

No. They're too rough.

Well, there's ..

There is sailors and sailors.

Just like there is dames and dames.

Yeah?

Thanks for telling me.
I'd never have guessed.

Hey, Peewee.

Tell the lady who I am.

Say.

Ain't you heard of the Mississippi
scoring the highest number of points ..

Of target practice for
two years running?

No.

No?

Then meet my pal: 'Bullseye' McCoy.

The reason why.

He's the gun-pointer on the Mississippi.

When he points a gun ..

Zowee.

Forty thousand bucks.

So all our crew cleaned
up betting on him.

Is that all?

Pardon me, but did you say ..

Forty thousand dollars is won on the
shooting percentage of one battleship?

Sure. What of it?

Nothing.

Only any time I hear
forty thousand dollars ..

I like to get details.

Pardon me, please.

Look.

Listen, I wasn't leading
them on or nothing.

Why not?

You just told me to be
cold to all of them.

I said that about him?

Could it be that you're crazy?

You mean you want me to be nice to 'em?

Nice? Like a mother.

I want you to look after him until
he goes to the gun with the points.

Until he points the guns to go.

Until he makes Zowees .. now go.

Hey.

There you are.

Don't you ever get a
day off around here?

Well.

I get Friday afternoons sometimes.

Fridays?

That's 3 days from now.
I don't know where I'll be in 3 days.

You remember? This week you weren't to
take Friday but Tuesday afternoon off.

Today.

I forgot.

I can get this afternoon.
- Yeah?

You ..

You'll be ready to sup about two?

Sure.

Okay.

Ask her if she's got a friend.

See you later.

I'll be waiting.

I just can't concentrate.

Here, I'm through.

You ain't homesick for that little
old soda-fountain, are you boy?

What is it? She told you not to waste
any dough you might spend on her?

Mix me up one of them Royal
Tropical specials, will you?

Hey, listen.

We got to do something
to pay off that dame.

Or the whole Navy will be kidding us.
- You can't sock a dame in the jaw.

Why not?

Hiya, Mac.

Hey, buddy.
- Yeah?

How about playing for a 5-spot?
I need a little joy money.

I'll loan you five if you need it.
I've seen you play pool before.

Come on. I'll spot you ten.

Ten points?
- Yeah.

Okay, let's go.

Listen, I got a great idea
how to give her the pay off.

That's Bullseye McCoy.

And he shakes them plenty, what I mean.

Why should she fall for
him any more than ..?

Any more than she fell for you, huh?

I tell you this is a great idea.

If only Mac will put in with us.

Let's try, huh?
- You try it.

Listen, Mac.

We want you to help us get even with
a dame who gave us the run-around.

What, again?

Listen, Mac. We want
you to meet this dame.

Get her all steamed up with your lines.
Then tell her to go chase herself.

So she'll know better never to
go kidding any more sailors, see.

Don't, don't. You're killing me.

You guys got what you'll always get
as long as you don't do like I do.

Wait until you size up a dame for being
right, before you make a play for her.

How can you keep on being so dumb?

Come on, Mac. You're a good sailor.
You'll stick with us, won't you?

Behave, Artie.
You want to break my heart?

So you won't do us a favor?
- No. But you can do one for me.

Where's a good place in this town to
take a dame dancing in the afternoon?

Dreamland is as good as any.
- Okay.

Come on now.
Let me put it to you like this.

This skirt was tampering with
a branch of the United States ..

S .. S .. Service.

Don't that constitute ..

Treason?

I couldn't be bothered.

Take it up with the Attorney General.

Can you imagine?

He thinks the chances of treason ..

Will you get out of here?

[ Radio: ]
"You're the only one to blame."

"If you let housework."

"Spoil the lily-white
freshness of your hands."

"You can have hands
like a Fairy Princess."

"If you know one simple secret."

"Simply go to the nearest drugstore
and ask for Snow White."

Fairy Princess? Says you.

"Sam's orchestra playing
as their next selection."

"There is only one who matters to me."

Hello, Louise.
- Hello, Miss Ruby.

How are you?
- I'm just fine.

Good.

My goodness, you certainly
seem happy this morning.

Hmm.

A gentleman friend?
- Hmm.

One of these?

Uhuh.

A brand new one?

Hmm.

You got to be careful, Miss Ruby.

The way you 'hmm-hmm'.

It sounds like that brand-new fellah
done given you heart failure.

That's bad. That's bad, Miss Ruby.

Because when I met my Clarence,
I thought he was 'heart failure'.

But Lordy, as I married ..

He turned out to be 'sleeping sickness'.

Don't worry, Louise.
This one is different.

He started like ..

Well, what I mean is.
He's kind-of like ..

You know, he's something like the
words in that song that's playing now.

Know them?

Well, listen.

I paid the price for being nice.

Often I'm misunderstood.

Oh why do they fall?
I can't love them all.

I'd settle down if I could.

There is only one.

Who really matters to me.
There is only one.

And when he chatters to me.

My heart goes pump, jump,
thump, bump all through the day.

I get a chill, thrill,
still will, when he's away.

To see him smile.

It's like a rainbow on high.

He's got a style and
what a look in his eye.

That seems to say Come
Get Me while I am free.

There is only one who matters to me.

There is only one who
really matters to me.

Only one and when he chatters with me.

My heart goes pump, jump,
thump, bump all through the day.

I get a chill, thrill,
still will, when he's away.

To see him smile,
it's like a rainbow on high.

He's got a style and
such a look in his eye.

That seems to say Come
Get Me while I am free.

There's only one who matters to me.

Hey.

Now do you understand?

A girl like you ought to be able to tell
the time on that big beautiful clock.

Gee. He was kidding me after all.

Wind this up and set it.
And I'll take it.

Yes. I'll take care of you alright.

Say, could you tell me the right time?

The time is 1:59 and here's
your happy date right on deck.

Where's your uniform?

You said you didn't go so
much for sailors, so I ..

You look grand in it anyway.

Well, so do you.
- Thanks.

Where shall we go?

How about a few twirls
around the Dreamland?

Dreamland?
- Yeah.

What's the matter with Dreamland?
The boys were saying it's hotsy-totsy.

I'm afraid it will be a
little too hotsy for me.

Yeah, well what do you suggest?

Look. Look how he looks.

Oh .. are you leaving too?

Yes. I'm going out of town.
I have a little matter of business.

To be speaking exactly,
I'm going across the border.

The border?
- Yes.

That's only a half-hour drive from here.

Say, did any of your sailor friends ..

Happen to say they're going
over there this afternoon?

Across the border?

Not that I know of.

But I think that would be a swell
place for us to go together.

Okay, baby.

Fine, fine.

It's me, little Solly Bimberg,
that's going to take you.

You look such a happy couple together,
I'd hate to leave you out of my sight.

Mr Bimberg, how sweet of you.

Let's go. Come on quick, because the bus
is ready to leave from the outside, eh?

Sure.
- Come on.

Not too fast now.
My friend is very easily upset.

Did you see Mac? He was kidding us.

He's going to do it after all.

He's taken her across the border.

Boy, we've got to be in on this.

All of us?
- Sure, the whole gang.

Yeah, but what about these?
We ain't allowed to go there in uniform.

We can change them, can't we?
Come on. Let's go.

Ah, put it down.

Hey, you guys.

McCoy has gone across the
border and taken Ruby with him.

He has?
- Sure.

Looks like he's going to
do what we asked him.

So how's about changing into
our civvies and trailing along?

Great.
- Hey, come on.

Get going, kid.

Get your hat, kid.

Why do you take such chances?
A man with your responsibilities.

The sun might ruin your eyes.

Alright smarty-cat.

What's worrying you?

The Navy.

What?

It looks to me like our Navy
is too dumb for anything.

You know they don't.
- Yeah?

Then how come some sailor ain't had
sense enough to date you up permanent?

Is that nice?

To make fun of me like that.

Ruby.

She's never even looked at nobody.

There's nothing cheap about Ruby.

The sailors found that out.

Listen, you don't need
to tell me. I know a dame.

Alexander the smart. I know dames.

Why not quit working for that mug?

And do what?

I don't know.

There's other jobs.

My job is good training though.

It teaches a girl how to wash dishes.

And things like that.
- That's right.

Look, look. I ask you, look again.

Battleships there.

No, I'm sick of looking. You look.

Which one is yours?
- That one.

I should have known.

There's a lot of difference.

There's a big 'E' on its stack, see.

No, I guess you can't see it from here.
- No.

I guess they keep them battleships
in pretty good condition, eh?

I suppose they got a watchman to
see nobody tampers with the guns?

Yeah, I'd like to see the guy
that can tamper with them guns.

Oh boy, the old Mississippi.

She does look different from the rest
of the battle wagons, don't she?

You ought to see her close to, Ruby.

You know, kinda big and ..

It's glinting in the sun.

Gee, you're sure nutty about your ship.

I guess you wouldn't want
me for anything, would you?

I don't know.

If the right dame was to come along.

Then what?

You know ..

I've been saving the jack I won betting
on the Mississippi at target practice.

I got about four thousand
bucks salted away now.

Gee.

You see, if I ever wanted to ..

Settle down, you understand,
like other fellahs do.

I'd have plenty for a little home.

What are you thinking about?

Linoleum.

You know they got it, so now you
can't tell it from Brussels carpet.

'Linoleum'.

What a beautiful word.

Linoleum?

Don't tell me you got
linoleum on your battleship?

It's so slippery, you
could easily break a leg.

Hey, listen, Bimbo.
- Bimbo? Please ..

Bimberg.
- Yeah.

I ain't never broke a leg in my life.

I know, but there's always a first time.

Say, you got to watch out
for them things .. legs.

You know, kid.

I was thinking.

My hitch is up in three weeks.

You mean you don't have
to be a sailor no more?

If you don't want to be?

Not after three weeks from now.

Three weeks? Gosh.

That's an awful long time.

Yeah, that's right.

Yeah.

That's right.

Look .. what do you think about that?

Go in here, huh?

Yeah.

Nice, huh?
- Yeah.

It's huge.
- Want to finish this one?

Careful now. You might get
overheated and catch cold.

And from dancing you might
even get varicose veins.

Didn't you tell me you had some
business to attend to down here?

That's right. I got a
big deal to put over.

I'm going to do it right now.
- Okay.

Come on, baby.

Hello there, Bimberg.
- Hello. Where's Mr Brady?

He's around someplace.

Will you please find him for me?
- Sure.

Why not?

Do you want to stop your
heart, twirling like that?

Come on, kid. I got a thirst.
- Me too.

Me too.

This alright?
- Fine.

I don't know what it's all about.

I know what it is.
The sucker has a new proposition.

Waiter.

For him a milk seltzer.

All this twirling is bound
to give you a headache.

Say, are you going to pipe down?

What's yours going to be, baby?

Cherry cola.

And what's yours, sir?

I don't know.

A bottle of beer maybe.

You think you ought to drink anything?

If you say 'no beer', babe ..

It's no beer.

Fine.

Make mine a cherry coke too.

That's right, young fellow.
That's the right thing to do.

If you listen to what she tells you
to do, you can't go wrong doing it.

I'll take a cherry coke too.
- Coming right up.

What are you doing there?

I know a fellow killed
himself like that once.

Who's the sheep Bimberg
is playing grandma to?

I don't know.

I'll be right back, Ruby.

Alright.

Hey you, mug.

I thought I told you to
lay off me this afternoon.

I know. But you see ..

Where did you get this suit?

I got it at the border.

You know I couldn't
wear my blues abroad.

Then you should have stayed at home.

What do you want here anyway?

In all this crowd .. you must
have at least one girlfriend.

Beat it, will you?

And be in solitary
confinement all our lives?

Say, buddy.

Who's the Beau Brummell?
- Who?

Who's the boyfriend?

Oh, him?

He's my shipmate.

Bullseye McCoy.

Oh yeah?

He's the guy that made the Mississippi
the two-time winner on the target range.

Thanks.

Mississippi.

A waltz, babe?

Let's go, huh?
- Sure.

Hello, Mr Brady.
- How are you, Solly?

How are you?
- Sit down, fellah.

Thank you.

Solly, what's it all about?

I'll tell you, Mr Brady.
You know, in the Navy sometimes ..

Six, eight, ten battleships.
Shoot one after the other at targets?

Well?

Very well.

Because battleships you couldn't
hire and targets you couldn't sink.

And it's only the sailors
who load the guns.

What you getting at?

What I'm getting at is this, Mr Brady.

I want to bet you.

That out of all the ships that shoot.

The Mississippi will shoot
the biggest score.

How much you got in that bankroll?

I could bet you five
thousand dollars and ..

Still have enough carfare to walk home.

Solly.

You've hurt me by what
you said this morning.

You've got the advantage on me, but ..

Well.

Let's go.
- Okay.

Who's going to be the stakeholder?

How about Sharpie here?

Please.

How about making a
sailor the stakeholder?

Huh?

There's a fellow I know.
I'd trust him with anything.

Hey, Peewee.

You've made a sucker bet, mister.

The old Mississippi could lose.

If I powered one of her guns.

Maybe you're right.

See you later.

I'll be here.

Say, are you out of your mind, boss?

What's the big idea when Solly has
an ace in the hole like that gunner?

You leave that gunner to me.

You wouldn't take a chance on getting
into a jam with the United States?

No.

But he wouldn't be the first
sailor that was a little late ..

Getting back to his ship.

You happy?

And how.

So am I.

I'm glad.

Look at the lilacs.

Yeah.

Gee, you can always
smell them, can't you?

That's right.

My ..

My old lady had a geranium once.

You won't need to have an awfully
big place to have both kinds growing.

That's right.

I guess a place like that
wouldn't cost more than ..

Three of four thousand. Would it?

That's right.

There they are, boys.

How he's working on her.

Yeah .. and how she's going for it.

He's got her hooked already.

Look fellahs.

We must keep out of sight
or she might get wise.

Yep.

It's too bad you got to be a sailor.

I don't get you, baby.

Well, if you could get a job on land.

Say.

Say, around here.
You could dance all the time.

Yeah, that's right.

I forgot.
- What?

I have to make a phone call right away.
- What for?

I forgot to tell Maizie to order
some more chocolate syrup.

Then we're going off the floor.

Okay baby, but hurry
right back will you.

You bet I will.

Say.

Does this offer still go?

Not anymore.

We lost money at it.

I'd like to talk to the manager.
- Alright.

You'd better bring your sign along.

Mr Bimberg.
- Ruby.

Could you advance me
one hundred dollars?

Sure, darling. Sure, but ..

You're not going to gamble?

No. This is no gamble.

Alright then.

Fifty .. and fifty is a hundred.

Thank you so much.

Come on.

Gosh, Mac. It was swell of
you to do like we asked you.

Sure. We've been watching.

She's going for you pretty.

When you give that little gold-digger
the air like she did to us ..

I want to be around. That's all.

Wait a minute. I don't want to make no
mistake. You understand what I mean?

You sure that's the same dame?

I'll say it is.

It will cost her .. plenty too.

Say, Mac.

Did you tell her all about that
jack you got salted away?

Yeah.

That's it.

That's why she's gone overboard for you.
- Yeah, that's it.

Yeah. I guess, maybe ..

Yeah.

Look .. the joke is
better than we thought.

Mac's gone overboard himself.

You think so?

Stick around, sailor.

Stick around.

Yeah?

What's the pay-off?

Well.

I ain't figured that out yet.

But you can believe
me, it will be plenty.

Now listen, you guys.

Don't let that dame
know you're here, see.

But stick around.

You'll see.

Stick around.

Is he steamed, boys?

Well, here's the hundred.

You'll help me, won't you?

You bet, sister.

He must never know I paid
you to put that sign up.

How would it be if we
didn't use your money?

Just used one of the
regular dancehall checks?

That's fine.

That will throw him clean off the track.
- Sure.

I've got to go back now. Don't forget.

I won't.

Hank .. just hang that up on the
wall like you would a picture.

I want everybody to see that.

What's the matter?

Not a thing.

Come on, let's dance.
- Sure.

Gee, a hundred dollars.

Funny I shouldn't have seen that before.

What a beautiful idea.

What idea?
- Getting married.

For a hundred smackers?

Sure, there's lots of
people couldn't afford to.

Now that would give them a start.

Yeah, I never thought of that.

But I ..

I guess that's on account I forgot about
that dough I told you I salted away.

You remember about that, don't you?

Sure.
- Yeah.

I thought you remembered.

But even if a guy's got plenty, another
hundred ain't to be sneezed at.

Sure sounds like you were
plenty stuck on the idea.

Well, it's sort-of convenient.
That's all.

If a couple wanted to get married, see.

And if he had to go away
for several weeks ..

You mean the way I'm going, huh?

Funny I should have said that.

It ain't so funny.

Do you want to?

What?

You know.

What the sign says.

Do you?

Why not?

Sure?

Sure.

Hello.

You haven't had an argument?
You didn't upset him?

No. Except we're going to get
married right here and now.

Married?
- Sure. Look.

That's the best idea I ever heard.

Marriage is such a steadying influence.

There's nothing as steady as a husband.

Of course, the only possible way ..

That you could become a
husband is to get married.

Listen babe, I ..

I'd better go and fix things up with the
manager so we can get it over quick.

Yes. I'll be the best man.

Of course, after you.

I might even give the bride away, eh?

No, there ain't no need
to give this bride away.

No.

I belonged to him from the
moment I heard him say ..

'A couple of cherry cokes'.

See.

You sure know your stuff, baby.

Come on, we've ..

Come on. There's lots to do.
- Sure.

Wait a minute.

One moment, please. Quiet.

Just a moment.

Now will the bride and groom kindly
step this way for the preliminaries?

Look at them, ladies and gents.

It's a positive pleasure.

To give this young
couple a start in life.

But before I arrange for the
real ceremony, Miss Nolan.

Do you promise to marry this young man
in our magnificent Dance Hall Deluxe?

In consideration of this
one-hundred-dollar check?

I do.
- That's the baby.

And you, Mr McCoy.

Do you promise to marry this young lady
in this magnificent Dance Hall Deluxe?

In consideration for this
one-hundred-dollar check?

I do.

Not.

You think I'd marry a dame like her?

Not for a hundred bucks.

Not for a thousand bucks.

Not for ten thousand bucks.

Mac, you can't mean that. Mac.

How did you like that, huh?

You'll be waiting alright, baby.

And how.

How do you like sailors, lady?

Mister McCoy.

Excitement. That's positively
poison for your blood pressure.

You could even catch an apoplexy.

Say, how about you
getting out of my sight?

There you are, kid.

Gee, Mac .. that was sure telling her.

Oh shut up. And beat it.

But Mac ..
- You heard me, beat it.

They don't understand.
It wasn't so easy to do. Eh, McCoy?

I know, kid. I know.

Why don't you come
next door to my place?

You need a drink to set you up.
- Don't listen to him, Mr McCoy.

If you go with him tonight, tomorrow
morning you'll be half-shot.

And the same will be with your guns.

Let's go.
- Okay, kid.

I'll get my hat.

Pardon me.

Pardon me, boys.

Ruby.

Ruby.

That Bullseye McCoy ..
- Stop it.

I want to hear nothing more
about him, see. Ever.

But that Brady.
That monster in human form.

He's got him drinking, I tell you.

Yeah?

Yeah. Can you imagine that, Ruby?
A fellah that I gambled on.

I made the same mistake. We're even.

Even?

Where do you get an idea like that?
I only wish I was even.

But Ruby.

There must be some way
you can save him somehow?

I couldn't and I wouldn't.

I wouldn't lift a finger to save
that guy if he was drowning.

Tomorrow is the day.

Don't talk to me anymore about it.
I don't want to hear any more about it.

Please go, please go ..
- Ruby .. Ruby ..

Hey listen, Peewee.

I know you mean it friendly.

But a couple of drinks
ain't going to hurt me.

Don't worry, son. I'll take care of him.

You don't understand, mister.

He ain't had a drink in over two years.

Scram, will you.

Say, where is that dame?

I think she's inside.

Sure, she's in there with Bimberg.

Where's that dame?

Oh, Peewee.

Where's that dame?

She's in there.
I can't do anything with her.

See if you can do something.

Hey, you.
- I know, I know.

Now get this straight.

It's not a Palooka you're playing with.
I ain't carrying out no First Aid.

Wait a minute.

I suppose you don't think
you had this coming to you.

I had it coming to me alright.

Thinking a guy like that
could be on the level.

You're a fine one to talk
about him being on the level.

What about you?
- I was on the level.

With him.
- Ah, grape-nuts.

I tell you it was different.
- Different?

So he is different.

He is the real McCoy.

What's the use?
Go off and do your shooting.

Yeah.

And the shooting is all over
as far as he's concerned.

What do you mean?
- He's drinking.

He's not used to it.

It's not only him. It's all the others
banking on him with all they got.

What of it?

At a time like this it means disgrace
in the eyes of the whole Navy.

Enough to give him
his kick out of the service.

Oh no.

It can't be as bad as that.
- No?

What do you know about it?
Being loyal and sticking to your guns?

About having pride in what you do.

It ain't on the cards. You should know.

Where is he?

Come on.

You see Brady, I was sore.

Maybe I kinda ..

Overdone it. You understand what I mean?

Don't worry about it, kid.

She deserves all you gave her.

I know that dame.
- Yep.

Mac, listen.
- Just a minute, sister.

If you're wise, you'll beat it.

Pull in your neck.

Mac, I'm asking you
not to take that drink.

Yeah?

I'm asking you to get out of here.

I'm telling you I won't.

Gee, Mac.

You should know what it means to me to
come to you after what you done to me.

It's too late, see.

You could have come
clean in the first place.

I know.

I got what was coming to me alright.
- Yeah.

There ain't nothing to
detain you no longer.

Put that drink down.

Oh yeah?

Hey, you. Clear out.
- I'll clear out alright.

How's that?

He's my friend.
- Your friend?

What of the friends who staked all
they got on you winning tomorrow?

What about it?

And they call you the real McCoy.
You're phony clear through.

Who says so?
- I say so.

What do you know about being loyal?
How about sticking to your guns?

What about your ship that's waiting?
Big and steady and glinting in the sun.

That's what you said.

Just a fake sympathy from
a cheapskate like him.

Do they mean more to you
than real things, Mac?

You can't tell me they do.
You can't tell me they do.

Mac, please come.

Are you going to go on
listening to this dirty little ..

Alright, boys. Let's go.

Look out. Look out!

Hit that door.
- Get out of here.

Don't let him out.

Albert, come with me, quick.

Buzz off.

Albert, Mac can't beat them ..

You don't understand, Albert.

Mac is in there and they're killing him.

Apple sauce.

You don't believe me? I'll show you.

Look.

Look. Look.

Big dig, dippy.

Solly.

Listen, Mac is in a terrible jam.
Help me round up the sailors, will you?

Okay, what do I do?
- I'll show you.

Texas, Pennsylvania, Idaho.

Maryland, California.

Milwaukee, Chicago, St Louis.

Coney Island.

New York.

Cincinnati.

Far Rockaway.

Hey.

Mac .. Mac.

Mac, are you hurt?

Hurry up and get him
out of here quickly.

I got five thousand dollars
down on him to win tomorrow.

Oh yeah?
- Yes.

You're in with him on a bet, eh?
- No.

And you wanted nothing
to happen to me in there?

No.

Come on, gang.
- Mac. Mac, I ..

Mark. Mark.

Mark. Mark.

Mark.

[ Radio: ]

"This is the official hookup
from Washington D.C."

"Of the target practice of the Pacific
Fleet off the south California coast."

"At 10:15 this morning."

"The winner for the third time
running was the Mississippi."

"The Mississippi scored the most number
of hits ever made by a battleship."

I know .. can you imagine
such a shooter like I am?

I just shot the highest score
ever made by a battleship.

I ..

Solly.
- Peewee.

Here to pay off on the old Mississippi.

Where's that Bullseye McCoy?

I want to shake him
by the hand personally.

I told him he ought to come along so ..

She could thank him.
But all he said was 'no thanks'.

And how he said it.

Here's your dough.

Five hundred. A thousand.

Fifteen hundred.
- Wait a minute.

What did you mean by saying
she could thank him?

For what?

For her cut on this
dough I'm giving you.

Her cut on what dough?
She didn't know a thing about this.

No?
- No.

Listen, that dame is
so crazy about dough ..

She was willing to marry
him for a hundred bucks.

She was willing to marry?
She borrowed the hundred bucks from me.

To give to the dance hall manager
so he would marry them.

Here's the check the manager returned
because the wedding didn't come off.

Look.

Gee.

Boy, wait until I see Mac.

He's had her all wrong.

Wait a minute.
Give me the rest of my money.

Don't worry. I'll see you later.
- I should be waiting?

Hey, Peewee.

Please.

What?

I'll take it now.
- Alright.

2 thousand.
- 2 thousand.

25 hundred.
- 25 hundred.

3 thousand.
- 3 thousand.

Say, Joe.
- Yes, Ruby?

I don't feel good.

So I think I'll go home.

Alright, Ruby.

It sounds like she was on the level.

She borrowed the money from him, eh?

Yes. I saw the check the dancehall
manager sent back to her.

Boy, what she must be thinking of me.

I wish I had a girl like her.
- Yeah.

You sure you've seen that check?

You ain't kidding me about it?
- It's on the level.

Ruby.

Hey, Ruby.

Hey, look. Where's Ruby?

She went out the back.
I think she went home.

Yeah?

Ruby?

Say, look kid.

Can you ..

Forgive me and ..

You know .. forget ..?

I could forgive you for anything, Mac.

But gee, I could never forget you.

Hey, Mac.

Will you ask her now
if she's got a friend?

Oh .. Mac.

..t-g..