All language subtitles for the gas company 1932

What's that?

Who's that?

Who's that?

Hey, go on, get out of here.

I said, go on, get out of here.
Come on, get out.

What are you doing here?

My doctor recommended fresh air.
What are you here for?

- Looking for a place to sleep.
- Well, this room's occupied.

How about this one next door?

- Ask the night clerk. Don't bother me.
- What are you so mad about?

I'm cold, hungry and a million
miles from nowhere...

...and in the middle of a wild dream,
you wake me up.

I'm sorry.

Hey, mister,
you got something to eat?

Here.

I can't help it if I slobber.
I ain't eaten all day.

Don't bother me none.

I wish I had some more.
Well, see you in the morning.

Hey, mister?

Something tells me you're new at this
game. A babe in the great big woods.

It's my first night out in the world.

Yeah?
You need looking after.

Come on to my room, it's warmer.
I got the end stopped up.

Besides, you don't look
like someone invited you, girl.

Come on, I won't bite.

Besides, I got twin beds.

- After you.
- Gentlemen first.

- Let go. You're gonna bust my hand!
- It'll serve you right.

Let go!

Oh, let go!

Man, that sure was
a dumb thing to try.

Well, I'm hungry.

And I've been dreaming
all night about potatoes.

- That's still no reason.
- Yeah, what are you gonna do to me?

Nothing. You ain't done nothing.
You just tried.

You wouldn't have got much...

...but I got the price of a couple
of breakfasts, if that's all you want.

You mean it?

You're a real gentleman,
mister. Mister...?

Dove. Dove Linkhorn.

Oh, man, my bones feel
like they been through a mangle.

Where you headed for,
Dove Linkhorn?

New Orleans.

Well, strike me blind. So am I.

Oh, I am fed up with this
great big, undone hunk of state.

I'm going to New Orleans.

- They better nail it down when I arrive.
- You're gonna need a buck for that.

Well, a girl always needs a buck.

She's got other things she can use.

- Thanks.
- You're welcome

Oh, boy. We sure are greenhorn.

But don't worry. A few lessons from
Mama Twist and you'll be a old pro.

Where'd you get a name like...

What were you saying?

I said, where'd you get
a name like "Twist"?

Kitty Twist?

That's what they took
to calling me in the home.

Kitty Twist.

You know what my real name is?
Tristram.

No folks?

Yeah. Yeah, I got a ma,
up in Kentucky.

Like as not she's drunk herself
to death by now.

Kind of bad, having a ma like that.

Even if it stinks, it's home.

You ain't much of a talker, are you?

Well, it's been my experience
that the talkers ain't never cute...

...and the cute ones
ain't never talkers.

And you're cute.

Hey, Dove.

This is where we gotta get off.

Beaumont's a right mean town
to get through.

Lesson number one:

Get off while the train's moving,
on the side away from the station.

Give me a couple of them
tomatoes too.

- How much is that?
- 35 cents.

Thank you.

Rise and shine.

You're surprised, huh?

Every part of me cried out
for attention, so I gave it.

Man, you sure do look different.

Oh, boy, you not only don't
talk much, you don't say much.

Food, come on.
Why we wasting time? Let's eat.

Come on, then.

Hey, you throw
pretty good for a girl.

For a girl, hell. Walter Johnson
never throwed better.

I'm a big-league kid
from a big-league town.

Clang! Clang! All aboard!

Dove, one of these days
I'm gonna make some money...

...and I'll do something for you.
- Like what?

I'm gonna get you a pair of real city
shoes and a real shirt.

I'm gonna dress you in the finest.

Come on, let's go.

We got 300 miles
to get to New Orleans.

- Dove. You got the food, I get the lifts.
- Sure.

You go wait behind that tree.
Come quick when I whistle.

I'll do that.

- Hi.
- Hop in, honey.

Sorry, kid...

...giving lifts is against regulation.
- Yeah, but wait. He's my brother.

What did you tell him?

Never mind. Just cough now
and then like you're dying.

So it's gonna be you.

You and me.

Oh, we're gonna have a good time,
ain't we, Dove?

I made up my mind
when I run away from the home.

I'm gonna have a good time.
Nothing else, just a good time.

I ain't looking for a good time.

Oh, yeah?
What else are you doing tonight?

Resting up for New Orleans.

You'll like me, Dove.

Sure, I like you, Kitty,
but I don't feel like fooling.

Come here, and I'll make you
feel like fooling.

When I want something,
I'll ask for it.

Who are you saving it for, Dove?

What's her name?

Hallie.

Her name's Hallie.

She in New Orleans?

I hope so.

I ain't seen her in three years.

I'll never forget the first time
I met her.

We went swimming together.

It was at night.

The way she moved in the water,
like a kind of a white flash.

It was then I kissed her
for the very first time.

She gave me something
I'd never known before.

Something I ain't experienced since.

Afterwards, in the moonlight...

...we danced
like we was celebrating a miracle.

A crazy kind of dance.
And then we sang and shouted...

...like it wasn't real.

As if it was in another world.

Sometimes I think it never really
happened to us.

She sounds kind of wild. Like me.

She ain't like nobody.

You think I'm just a tramp, don't you?

Well, I'm not!
I may act like one, but I'm not.

You just wait, Dove Linkhorn. One
of these days you're gonna ask me.

And I'm gonna say,
"Sorry, mister, this seat's occupied."

It's a shame. We could
have had such a good time.

Gotta drop you here.

Never know when we're gonna run
into an inspector up ahead.

You're in walking distance
of New Orleans, though.

Oh, thanks a lot, mister. Brother and
me will remember you in our prayers.

- You can be sure of that.
- Much obliged for the ride.

That's okay, good luck. Let's go.

Bless you. Just bless you.

- Come on, I'll show you New Orleans.
- I smell chili. I'm hungry.

- New Orleans is full of chili.
- I can't walk on an empty stomach.

Oh, you can't walk.

You're crazy! Always getting
hungry, like you was a millionaire.

Come on, kid.

Give me a cigarette there, Kitty,
will you?

It sure smells good.

Hey, you want some coffee?

- Please.
- Okay.

Two chilies and two coffees, please.

A piece of that cherry pie.

You want the giant or the regular?

- Regular.
- You like some tortillas?

Yes, I sure would like some tortillas,
and some chicharrones too...

...but we'll just have a couple of bowls
of chili and two coffees.

- You're from Texas.
- How did you guess?

I'm from Texas too.

Sounds like a real
old-fashioned reunion.

Where can I wash my hands,
please, ma'am?

- That door, to the left.
- Thank you.

Other side for ladies.

Personally, you can give me
good American food any day...

...but if he wants that other stuff,
bring it for us, will you?

Chicharrones and tortillas?

I hope it's easier to eat
than pronounce.

What's all this?

Ask me no questions, Dove.

You been asking for handouts?

Oh, you know,
you can be very insulting.

Well, ain't you gonna eat?

That's a nice song.

Sure does remind me of home.

What part of Texas you from?
Mexico?

I've had all I can chamber.

Well, let's go, then.

Hey, don't rush me. I'm too full to
move fast. Besides, I like that music.

Yeah, I know what you like.

Boy, she sure can cook.

Nobody can make chili
like a good Texas woman can.

Texas, Texas. That's all you
Texas people can talk about. Texas!

If we're gonna stay here, why don't
you put another tune on the box.

Sure thing, kid.

Maybe they've got "Mississippi Mud."

Nope. They don't have it.

Anything, then.

That's my favorite.

- What is it? What's the matter?
- I don't know, it's a cramp.

- Dove.
- What's the matter, Kitty?

Oh, Dove, I feel sick.

I don't know, it's the chili, maybe.

The chili? Listen...

Oh, if I could lie down for a minute.

Come on, bring her to my room.
She can lie down, okay?

This way.

Oh, Dove.

Look, can I get you something?

Some hot tea or some soup...

No, nothing. Let me
just be quiet. I'll be all right.

Excuse me.

You feeling any better?

A little.

Dove, let me just rest
for a while by myself.

I'll wait for you outside.
If you want anything, just holler.

- Here, let me give you a hand.
- No, no. This is my job.

Hey, you all right now.

- I never felt better.
- That's good.

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

Are you coming or not?

How much do I owe you, ma'am?

That's 85 cents.

Eighty-five, nothing. We ain't paying
for food that almost killed me.

- Now, wait a minute, Kit, you can't...
- You know...

...I ought to take you
to the board of health.

They got laws about poisoning people
in public places.

- What are you trying to do?
- Don't be dumb.

I ought to take her to court
and sue for damages.

You know, legally, lady,
you're in trouble.

You recover quick for somebody
who is poisoned.

And if you've got insurance,
you're in worse trouble.

Imagine, an innocent
person walking...

And of course you make
your living by walking.

That remark's gonna cost you extra.

It's on the house. Now, get out.

I don't like how,
for 85 cents, you smell.

Come on, Dove.

Some of my best ideas
come to me like that...

...right on the spur of the moment.

Oh, Dove, you ought to always
let me take care of you.

I'm talented like that.

Here. Take this, it's yours.

One dollar. 85 cents, plus tip.

I didn't earn it.

You cheated for it.

You conned that woman for it.

Take it, and we're quits.

Come on, take it.

- You stole this from her?
- I didn't steal it, I found it.

Lie, cheat, steal.
Is that all you know?

And you think that woman is better?
Trying to steal you away from me.

I just don't get you. I can understand
some things you've done...

...but stealing from someone
that's doing you a kindness...

...I just don't...
- Oh, child.

Those people are the best kind
to take. People who do you a favor...

...are too busy patting their
own backs to be watchful.

Stop talking like a no-good,
like you don't know what's right.

A good time is right.
Everything else is wrong.

Dove? Dove!

Don't go away.

Look, Dove, don't leave me alone.

You're heading for trouble, Kitty...

...but not with me.
Now, get out of my way and stay out.

What do you want?

Oh, so this is what she took.

- I'm sorry, ma'am.
- Thank you.

You are very kind.

Listen, it's not much of a reward...

...but you wanna join me for coffee?
- Thank you.

And where is your friend?

I don't know.

That's one of the prettiest ones
I've ever seen.

You are Catholic?

What is your religion?

My religion?

It's a girl.

Weighs about 119 pounds...

...and gray eyes.

She's French.

And where? In what shrine
does this holy person stay?

It's a big city, I don't know yet.

You got her address?

- You got her name?
- Gerard.

Gerard.

How you spell that?

G-E-R-A-R-D.

What is her first name?

Hallie.

Hallie. That's a nice name.

My name is Teresina.

Pleased to meet you, ma'am.

No, I don't find it.

Listen, maybe she's living
in a hotel.

Or maybe we find out
where she works.

What does she do?

She's an artist. Paints, sculpts.

Maybe to find this religion
we gotta put an ad in the newspaper.

In the personal columns.

I show you.

See?

Like this.

"Anyone knowing...

...the whereabouts...

...of Hallie Gerard...

...please contact..."

Dove Linkhorn.

Dove.

"Dove Linkhorn."

Pleased to meet you.

"Please contact
Dove Linkhorn at..."

Well, that's the trouble...

...I don't have no address.

Besides, how much would that cost?

I don't know, a few dollars.

I don't have it.
Until I find a job, I can't...

You know,
that was my favorite rosary.

I think maybe I ought
to give you a reward.

You don't owe me nothing.

So proud, so foolish, so in a hurry.

Can you change a tire?
Wash dishes?

- I'm pretty smart for my age.
- I can use some help here.

You're doing all right by yourself.

No. In rush hour,
it's hard with only two hands.

And they need a vacation from
dishwater. I don't have anybody...

...because the kind of man drifting
around nowadays I don't want.

How do you know I'm not that kind?

Easy.

You see, like all women,
I am romantic.

You should find this woman
and marry her.

Look, I give you a salary,
not too big...

...meals, and you can sleep
in one of the cabins.

Okay?

You got yourself a hired hand.

I get you some blankets.

Now, go on, finish the ad.
Now you got an address.

It's in again.

Why do you keep bringing me that
like a retriever dog?

- Every day for a week.
- Hallie never reads the newspapers.

He'll get tired of wasting his money.

It's a big city, full of lost girls.

Well, I just don't want you
to get upset, Jo.

It's you who is upset, not me.

He's so close to the ground
he picks up all the tremors.

- You shut up or I'll...
- Stop it, boys.

I'm going up to see Hallie.

- Are you coming, Reba?
- Yeah, get a taxi. I'll be right out.

Hallie.

Hallie, it's 3 in the afternoon.

You're getting lazier and lazier.

Wake up.

- Come on, wake up.
- What for?

Well, you can't sleep
the whole day away.

What were you trying to do here,
strangle it?

Mama, is Miss Precious upstairs?

She's feeling kind of poorly,
Mr. Oliver.

When I saw her this morning, I said,
"You go lie down...

...and I'll tell Mr. Oliver
you ain't up to seeing nobody.

- Mr. Oliver's a gentleman and"...
- Mama...

...shut your mouth.

I wonder what she's done now.

Morning, Oliver.
I was just thinking about you.

Was you, honey?

What was you thinking?

I was thinking how the colonel
used to say...

...that love was really
all that mattered.

That it melted the hardest heart.

You ever watch
the movies, Precious?

What do they do to a girl
that holds out on the house?

Oh, Oliver...

...I know I was drunk last night,
but I didn't mean it.

See, this man gave me a tip,
and it was just a little tip.

He said, "Go out and buy yourself
some stockings."

Oh, Oliver, if you'd just as soon,
I'd just as soon you not whip me...

...if I got my sooners.
- I'd sooner not, sugar.

But you gotta learn not
to steal no more.

Hallie, this is none
of your business!

Hallie!

- Stop it!
- Oh, Hallie! Stay out of here!

- Go away, Hallie.
- Get out of this room.

- I am not finished yet.
- I said, get out of here.

- She's been stealing again.
- I don't care.

Don't you ever touch her again.
Come here.

It's gonna be all right, Precious.

I never interfere with you,
do I, Hallie?

- Little man, you couldn't.
- I've taken quite a lot off you.

Not even remotely
what you've deserved.

He shouldn't have
done that, Hallie.

The colonel wouldn't have
done that.

It's gonna be all right.

Hallie, let's get out of this place.
Let's leave here.

To do what?
Where would we go?

After three years of this easy life,
I don't have energy for anything else.

Do you?

Hallie, don't make me
answer that.

- Get me to crying again.
- Don't cry.

You'd better take care
of yourself.

You know,
Jo's got a terrible temper.

You don't know what I know.
What's the worst that can happen?

You die.

Oh, Hallie, you make me shiver.

- Don't say that.
- All right.

Pretty yourself up, now.

Here.

Don't steal anymore.

Oh, Hallie.
Hallie, you're so good to me.

The colonel always said that you
could tell everything about a person...

...just by the size of their heart.

I've got to go now.
You'll be all right, won't you?

I'll see you later.

Now, don't say anything, Jo,
I warn you. Don't.

I wish you'd get rid of him, Jo.

I try to stay out of my employees'
private lives.

That's no answer.

I'm running a business,
and Oliver is necessary to that.

One of these days I'll go to
the Doll House and do something...

...about that necessity.

The less you go down
to the Doll House, the happier I'll be.

That was cruel, Jo.
She's got the mind of a little girl.

It was like beating a sick child.

I cannot stand that sort of cruelty.

I won't.

All right, Hallie.

I'll see that he never
touches her again.

My, we are depressed, aren't we?

No, I'm bored.

And I've only just gotten up.

Maybe I ought to go back to bed.

You know, Hallie,
you're such a fantastic mixture.

- I'm different. I'm special.
- Yes, you are.

You're so wrong, Jo.

I'm no different than Precious,
Georgianne or the others.

- You are to me.
- Oh, don't humor me.

- Promise me one thing, Hallie.
- What?

You won't go down
to the Doll House anymore.

Sorry, Jo.

I can't stay cooped up here.

I've got to break out,
to find excitement.

Lock me up, swallow the key
and I'll still crawl out...

...nibble my way out
through the plaster.

I know all your moods,
but this one is different.

- There's something...
- Please don't nag me.

- I'm only trying to understand you.
- Then stop trying to change me...

...because I cannot change.

Oh, Jo, stop trying.

Just let me go on being what I am,
whatever that is.

All right, Hallie, I'll let you be.
Let's not quarrel.

It hurts me when we quarrel.
I'll tell you what.

Let's spend the afternoon here.
You can start a new head of me.

Or my hands.
You've always wanted to do my hands.

I'm not in the mood.

And you're too busy.

Besides, you haven't
got the patience.

Oh, you know me
better than that, Hallie.

Sometimes I've waited years
for what I wanted.

Anybody call today?

Nobody.

I'm getting the feeling
that it ain't Hallie that's lost, it's me.

Me!

I'm beginning to hate this town
and everything about it.

I'd like to kick it in.

Shake it, bust it wide open.

No wonder
you can't find your Hallie.

Maybe she doesn't
want to see you.

Maybe she knows what you are like.
All the time, sitting around...

...feeling sorry for yourself.
You are not so pleasant to be with.

Maybe she has gone away
because she knows you are here...

...and that you are no prize.
- Shut up, will you?

This is my caf�. No man tells me
to shut up in my own caf�!

I'm sorry, Dove...

...for talking like that.

I didn't mean it.

You know...

You know how it is with a woman.

When they like somebody, right away
they gotta become a nuisance.

I am a nuisance.

Please, Dove.

Look, I brought you something.

I know when men have pain,
sometimes they drink to forget...

...to ease the soul.

When my husband was alive,
that is what he used to do...

...when he had too much worry
or trouble.

You know what I've been thinking?

You know the repair shop?

I'm gonna open it,
and you're gonna run it.

We could be partners.
And then you'll feel better.

Not so hopeless, not so lost.

Do you know what they call a man
who lives off a woman?

- They call him a...
- No.

No.

When people are kind
to each other...

...why do they have to find
a dirty word for it?

Hallie?

Mr. Bonito's been waiting for you.

With company like you,
I don't know what he wants me for.

Shampoo.

Have you been waiting long?

- Long enough.
- You should have sent me up a note.

But I forget, you don't like to write.

You don't like me much.

Oh, that's not entirely true.
I'm very fond of you.

Did you buy me that Brancusi?

Nobody ever heard of him.
I asked the whole city hall.

He's a sculptor, darling.

Like Michelangelo, Maillol,
Rodin and me.

Last time
you told me you wrote poetry.

No.

I just echo it.

I'm a sculptress.

Or rather, I used to be
before I fell down the well.

But it's a very nice well.

Cozy.

And all the little frogs love me.

And the big frog...

...Madame Jo, adores me.

Yes, it's a very nice well.

I have the run
of the bottom of the well.

I need some money.

What's it for this time?

It's for a...

It's for a lady friend of mine. She's got
another friend and her friend...

Oh, in fact,
it's her friend's friend's sister.

She's got a boyfriend.

It's his birthday.

You're a real gentleman.

One of the very few left
in the world.

Stop smiling, Hallie, let's go.

"And when she smiled it was
as if the moon came out."

A remark by T.S. Eliot.

Ever heard of Eliot?
A bank clerk.

You know, Hallie,
smart from books ain't so smart.

Oh, but I forget,
you don't speak French.

Did you ever hear of bread?

I butter yours. Jo's too,
this whole dump's.

Without me, you don't last a week.
Right?

I know.

We're all so grateful.

With the compliments
of a Southern gentleman.

Hello?

One moment, please.

- Dove.
- Yeah?

Dove, it's the telephone for you.

- Hello?
- I can talk only a minute.

If you want Hallie Gerard, you can
find her at 904 Chartres Street.

Wha...?
Hello?

Was it Hallie?

No, but she said I could find Hallie.
904 Chartres Street.

Do you know where that is?

- Yes.
- Where is it?

Just go to the Quarter
and ask anyone.

What you want, mister?

I'm looking for Miss Hallie Gerard.

One flight up, first door.
Right up there.

Thank you.

Come in.

Hi.

Hello, Hallie.

Dove.

Precious, this is an old friend of mine,
Dove Linkhorn.

- Pleased to meet you, I'm sure.
- Miss Precious lives down the hall.

Oh, Hallie's told me all about you,
Mr. Linkhorn.

And about Arroyo. You know, I never
even heard of Arroyo till I met Hallie.

You see, you must excuse
my ignorance, I'm from Georgia.

It's just that I've never been
to Texas.

But I do know about the Alamo
and about the Panhandle.

Now, what in the world
is a panhandle?

Do you know
I thought it meant "to beg"?

Hallie says you're a farmer.

Oh, I always wanted a farm.

The colonel always said,
"Two's company, three's a crowd."

- So I better be getting along.
- No...

No, when old friends meet, one
should leave them so they can talk.

The colonel always said...

Well, nice to meet you,
Mr. Linkhorn.

You're looking well, Dove.

So are you, Hallie.

How's your father?

He's dead.

Oh, I'm sorry.

It was bound to happen.

Miracle was that he held out
so long.

You loved him very much,
didn't you?

Love or duty,
I'll never know which.

I lit out to find you
the moment I could.

I'm free now.

What?

Just yesterday I gave up hope.

I've been looking everywhere
for you.

Putting ads in the papers.

I didn't think I'd ever find you.

Now it seems like those three years
never passed.

Look, Dove,
I should have written you.

But you did write.

You wrote me 12 letters.

I should have written you a 13th...

...telling you that...

- Telling me what?
- Oh, Dove.

Summers end, things change.

It was such a short time.

- Four months.
- And to you that's a lifetime.

Well, it lasted four months,
then it disappeared.

But it couldn't have.

It's nothing unusual for a love to end,
any more than it is for it to begin.

- But in your letters...
- I have a different life now...

...different friends.

- Hallie, I...
- Oh, damn it, Dove! Go away!

Will you go away!

I'm sorry you found me.

I didn't find you.

I found somebody else.

Dove, wait.

I don't want you
to go away hating me.

I'd like you to try to understand.

After I left Texas,
I went to New York.

New York.

A mob of six million people,
and every one of them a stranger.

Sometimes the weeks passed
and nobody spoke to me...

...except a waitress, a bus driver,
or a guy on the make.

I was so lonely I ached all over.

And I wrote you letters.

And I cried for you.

In a cramped, dirty little room
I cried for you.

"Where is Dove?
Why doesn't he come?"

Hallie...

You knew I couldn't leave
my father.

- He was sick, he needed me.
- I was sick...

...scared sick, and I needed you.

Oh, Dove...

...if only you could have
given me hope.

I couldn't...

- I couldn't count my father's days.
- But I was counting mine.

Anyway...

...one day a woman bought
a painting of mine...

...from a little gallery
in the Village.

She found out where I lived
and came to see me.

I was flattered.

The hungry, lonely artist
was discovered.

And suddenly everything changed.

And I stopped crying for you.

I had a friend.
For the first time in a long time...

...I could speak with someone who
understood, who knew how I felt...

...who protected me and...

She lived here in New Orleans...

...and one day she asked me to come
with her, please, for the Mardi Gras.

I came.

She brought me to this place
for a drink and to this studio.

Took a look around and I said
to myself:

"Hallie, this is it.

You're home at last."

Oh, Dove.

Go away.

Please go away.

Hallie, I can't.
I have too much to make up for.

I'm no good for you anymore.
Believe me, I'm no good.

I've got so much love for you.
And it can't grow less, it can't have.

Please go.

- When can I see you again?
- I don't know.

- Tomorrow?
- No, I can't.

- I have too many things to do. I...
- The day after tomorrow?

All right.
The day after tomorrow.

2:00 in front of Lafitte's.

Goodbye, Dove.

- Goodbye, Hallie.
- Goodbye.

Excuse me.

- Who was that?
- Dove Linkhorn.

Not a bad-looking boy.

All the way from Texas.
I'm sorry for him.

Careful, Hallie.
Pity can be a dangerous emotion...

...and you have a great capacity
for it.

Oh, I see you've started
working again.

Why don't you go back to it?

Suddenly I don't feel like working.

All right, then, let's go shopping.

Sorry, I really don't feel
like doing anything today.

The boy, he...

- He upset you that much?
- No.

Yes. Yes, he did.

He reminded me
of everything I'm not...

...and of everything
I thought I couldn't be.

I didn't think I'd ever find you.

Now...

Oh, it seems like...

Like those three years
never passed.

Hello, Dove.

You don't get saved
because you've been born in hell!

You know, it's funny.
It's like I'm walking with another girl.

Her name's Hallie,
but I hardly know her.

You know, you look different,
even since yesterday.

I'm sorry, Dove.

You're even more beautiful.

Dove.

I want to tell you something,
and I have to.

- What is it?
- It's about me.

About how much of a stranger
to you I really am.

I'm sorry...

...I cannot help it, but I'm...

Jezebel!

That's right, I mean you!
Now, both you sinners hurry and pass!

- You got no business with us, mister.
- Sinners is my business!

You and that hip-slinging
daughter of Satan.

You know, there's a smell of sulfur
and brimstone about you.

- A smell of hellfire!
- Who ordained you, preacher?

I am self-ordained, son.
I had the call.

You were called
by the wrong voice, mister.

Lord, strike this sinner down!

Send a bolt down to smite
and consume the blasphemer now!

He won't hear you. Because
you're no friend of God or man...

...standing there
hollering hate to the world.

God is love.
God is mercy and forgiveness.

Try preaching that sometime,
Mr. Preacher.

Teach people to forgive,
not to crawl in fear.

Teach people to love, not hate!
Preach the Good Book!

Preach the truth!
Come on, Hallie.

I'm sorry I got
so worked up, Hallie...

...but, well, he's got no right
to be preaching like that.

What was it
you were gonna tell me?

Nothing, Dove, nothing.

It's just, I'm so glad you're here.

Come on.

Everything's so green here.

You know,
you people are spoiled.

Where I come from...

...the earth is brown and dusty
most of the year around.

Yes, I remember.

It's so quiet here.

My father used to say that love
came on silent feet.

Poor Papa.

A man caught between two worlds.

He was homesick for America,
yet he wouldn't leave Paris.

Then your mother
should have made him go.

My mother left when I was a child.

How could anyone leave you?

She was so greedy for life.

She wanted so much.

Not even a husband
and child were enough.

She wanted to taste everything.

And I am my mother's child.

Tell me.

- I'd like to know everything about you.
- There should be secrets...

...unknown things.

Not when two people are married.

Why, Dove, are you proposing?

Marry me, Hallie.

No, I can't.

Give me one reason.

I'll give you a thousand.

Please, it's been such
a wonderful day. Don't spoil it.

I'm...

I'm sorry I spoiled your day...

...by asking you to be my wife.

Oh, no, no.
I didn't mean it that way. I...

It's...

We haven't seen each other
for so long. For years.

Just give me time to think about it.

I can wait.

I ain't got no train to catch.

Hallie, you're late.
Jo wants to see you.

I'll be down after I dress.

Another thing. Too many girls
end up more loaded than the clients...

...and their so-called brains
become addled.

The customers take
advantage of them.

Think of the house, not yourself.
Call me if there's any trouble...

...or Oliver.

Get yourself a gown.
You can pay me back later.

Oliver will show you where
to buy it and what kind.

Miss Courtney, I wanna assure you
that I will cooperate in every way.

Because, for me, it's an honor
to be working in the Doll House.

And if by accident I should
step on anybody's toes...

...or, like, a special boyfriend
or something like that...

...I just ask to be told nicely,
because it won't be intentional...

Get the mouthpiece on her.

And most of all, I wanna thank you
for getting me out of jail.

You talk too much.
Get yourself that gown.

Oliver.

Watch yourself,
she works for the house.

- Gin.
- Jo wants to see you, Hallie.

- Yes, I know.
- Hey!

Honeypot.

How's my baby?

I've been waiting for you.

- Don't you remember me, baby?
- I'm afraid not.

Lieutenant Omar Stroud,
United States Marines...

...reporting for active duty.
- We're at peace now, soldier.

No, baby, the dogs of war:

- You hear them?
- Sounds like distemper to me.

I'm sailing soon
for parts unknown, baby.

Darkest Panama.
Very dangerous down in Panama.

- Jungle rot. Lose lots of men.
- Jo's waiting, Hallie.

Sorry, lieutenant,
you'll excuse me.

To hell with this Joe guy.
I staked my claim first.

Let her alone, lieutenant.

You want to get to Panama
all in one piece?

- Lots of other girls here.
- Not for Omar, buddy.

Geronimo. Remember?

Let her alone.

Okay. I retreat.

- Good luck, lieutenant.
- I'll be waiting, Hallie. Right here.

- Oh, Hallie. You look wonderful.
- Thanks.

Frank Bonito dropped by. He was
disappointed he didn't see you...

...but he left these flowers for you,
which I think was quite considerate.

Taste and good manners impress me,
not $20 worth of flowers.

- Had a nice day?
- Oh, I just did the town.

- Alone?
- Yes, of course. Why?

Oliver saw you.
You were with Dove all afternoon.

Now, you know lying
to me, Hallie, is...

Oh, well, perhaps maturity
will change all that.

What do you think I'll mature into?
You?

I want to know what's going on
between you and that boy.

- You love that Texas dirt farmer?
- He's more than that.

It's gone quite far already.
You'd like to make him happy.

- Make all his dreams come true.
- Mine too.

- Perhaps even get married.
- Yes, even get married.

All right, Hallie.

I'll be sorry to lose you.

If you think the world is your oyster,
go ahead, take it.

But how do you think the boy will feel
when he finds out what you are?

- He'll forgive me.
- All right, go to him.

A girl like you has so much to offer
a man: A knife to cut his heart out.

- I'll change.
- Of course you'll change.

Haven't you said that before?
But go on and tell him.

Tell him about the days and nights
of Hallie Gerard.

Tell him about the mud you've rolled
in for years. Well, tell him!

Better throw this one back, Hallie.

Don't try to fool him with lies,
and don't try to fool me with lies.

- For his sake.
- Don't threaten me, Jo.

Why, you silly, stupid, blind...

Do you think I'm playing
childhood games?

- If you won't tell him, I will.
- No!

You may be weak, but I'm not!

I'll find your dirt farmer and I'll tell him
and that'll be the end of that!

Oh, Hallie.

Hallie.

You've been dreaming.

You've had a brief dream
of young love and candy kisses.

And it's all so foolish, so unreal.

Hallie.

If you have any feeling for that boy,
let me break it off.

No, Jo.

Let me end it.

Let me tell him.
I owe him that. Please?

All right, Hallie.

All right, Hallie.

Forty years, married to a good man.

It's a little damp.
You can have it for two cents.

It's also yesterday's.

Forty years of a good life.
Forty years married to a good man.

No, thank you. I don't want it.

I can't accept charity.

Here, I'll take it.

There's something happened
yesterday I wanna read about.

I only asked two cents.

Yesterday's papers are harder
to come by. They should cost more.

Thank you, sir.

Step inside, ma'am.

If it ain't too much of a strain, Miss
Gerard, would you mind climbing?

Do you like it?

Sixteen dollars a month.

And furnished.

Sky comes free.

Well?

- It's very nice.
- A palace.

A private palace,
that's what we got now.

You like birds? I'll get some.

I'll give them orders to do nothing
but sing all day long.

Somebody's coming.

Well, Mr. Linkhorn.

Them stairs is for young people.

Well, how'd your missus
like the place?

Tell her, Hallie.

Why, I like it very much.

She's crazy about it.
She's a painter.

An artist?
I don't allow drinking or yelling.

She's a tame one.

Here, $ 10 deposit.

Dove...

Well, if your missus ain't sure,
Mr. Linkhorn...

We can look someplace else,
if this don't fit the bill.

No, take it. Take it, Dove.

- There you are, sold.
- Okay.

If you'll come with me,
I'll give you a receipt.

We got a home now.

- Hey, Hallie!
- Yes, Dove.

- Coming.
- It's ours now. Ours!

I didn't actually tell her
we were married.

She just kind of took it for granted.

I almost did too.

You know, we could...

Well, we could move in right away.

I love you, Hallie.

I love you so.

Hold me.

Hallie?

Hallie.

Hey, honey.

Getting kind of eager?

Well, she ain't there,
she's down at the bar.

Getting close to evening now.
Birds are on the wing.

What're you drinking, sport?

What are you doing?

What is the matter? Stop it.
Damn it, stop it!

Dove, you're crazy!

Come on, stop!

Please, stop!

Come on.

Well, all dolled up, aren't we?

It is my brother's birthday.
We're giving him a party.

I sure admire a nice build
on a woman.

Thank you.

God has been generous.

I'm sorry to rush you,
but we're closing early.

Hey, Dove, it's getting late.

Oh, come on. Please get dressed.
It's a long ride.

You feel better now?

Yeah, fine.

I'm leaving tomorrow.

You made up your mind before
to go away.

Yeah.

I have known such a time
would come.

I have also known what I would say.

I would beg you to stay.

On my knees, I would beg you.

I'm begging you now.

Please stay.

Teresina, I can't.

You don't love me, I know that.

But in love it matters not
which loves the most.

I love enough for two.

That girl, you still love her?

You know the story
of Hosea and Gomer?

No.

In the Bible...

...Hosea fell in love with Gomer.

She was a harlot.

They got married...

...but she couldn't
stay away from men.

Hosea got mad and threw her out.
Sold her into slavery.

But he couldn't get her out of his
mind, so he went looking for her.

When he found her,
he brought her back home.

But it was no good.

Before long,
she was up to her old tricks again.

But he loved her anyway...

...and he couldn't give her up.

So he took her into the wilderness...

...away from temptation.

Away from other men.

And that's what I have to do
with Hallie.

Dove.

I will pray for you.

I'm crazy about that song.

Come on, Miss Precious,
you sing like a bird.

Hey, how about
"Rhubarb Comin' Up All Around"?

I don't like songs
with vulgar words in them.

- I like modesty songs.
- Hey, how about this?

Jo.

You don't have to be here.
You're not well.

Take your claws off me!

I'm not going to my room. How long
can I sit there chewing my lip?

Let's not have a scene.
We'll have a drink...

I want to sit drinking with a man,
not with you.

- This one. He's attractive.
- You're being perverse.

I was born perverse.
Isn't that a woman's nature?

Maybe I should let you do
what you want: Go to hell in a hack.

Fine. As long as the driver's got
gold braid, tall, dark and handsome...

- I've had enough of this. Let's go...
- You want me to scream?

Do you?

Good evening.

- Why, hello.
- Would you buy me a drink?

- My pleasure.
- Thank you.

Give me more. More. That's it.

- What's your pleasure, sport?
- Whiskey, please.

- Anything else I can do for you?
- No.

Four bits.

Hallelujah.

Look who I see. If it isn't
the Reverend Dove Linkhorn.

- Kitty.
- Kitty from Padooka, nobody else.

Got a cigarette, Dockery?

- What are you doing here, Kitty?
- I run the candy concession.

You know, Reverend,
when you left me...

...and didn't give a damn
what happened to me...

...I got picked up for vagrancy.

If it wasn't for Jo Courtney's lawyer,
I'd still be rotting in that stinking jail.

Well, you old Bible-thumper,
what are you here for?

Looking for justice, mercy, love?

Well, you know, Dove,
I ought to thank you.

Because if it wasn't for you,
I wouldn't be working here.

Why are you doing this, Kitty?

I like my work.

Besides, you meet a better class
of people than you do on the road.

- Kitty, I want...
- Dovey!

Oh, you wanna see me?

You make an appointment with him.

I'm looking for Hallie, Kitty.

Hallie?

- The Hallie that works here?
- Do you know where she is? I want...

Oh, Dovey, you'd better get in line.

Are you a surgeon?

That explains your strong,
beautiful hands.

Tell me, what's it like
to be a doctor's wife?

I don't know. I don't have one.

You're certainly an unusual girl
to find in this sort of place.

You ever been married?

Almost.

- Do you want to talk about it?
- No.

Your hand's cold.

You're a hard-working doctor, you
came here to forget your troubles...

...and all you get is an icy hand.
You should ask for your money back.

I'm satisfied.

Thank you, sir.

You know something?
I wish I hadn't met you here.

As they say, the breaks of life.
Good night.

Hello, Hallie.

Jo wants to see you, honey.

Well, what are you going to do,
just sit there looking at me?

If you let me.

Only money buys attention here.

Hallie, I...

Suppose I said...

Suppose I said we forget
the past...

...and start from scratch again.

I need you, Hallie.

- So does every man who comes here.
- Didn't you hear me? I need you.

I'm past reclaiming, Dove.
Don't you understand?

If you've got the price, you're
welcome. If not, there is the front door.

All right.

I'm joining the bandwagon.

Well, if it's convincing you want...

- When did you first meet him?
- We come from Texas together.

He brought you from Texas?

He didn't exactly bring me, Miss Jo.
We come in on the back of a truck.

You crossed the state line?

How else you get
from Texas to Louisiana?

- Why, Miss Jo?
- I just like to know all about my girls...

...their backgrounds, their friends.
That's all.

Now, go on back
and cheer up the guests.

Thank you.

Some men like music.

Hallie.

Come on, I'll take you out of here.
I'll help you pack.

Dove, think.

- Thinking's no good, only feeling is.
- Feeling can be a trap. Please, think.

About what?

About the way I've lived, what I am.

It cannot be healed overnight,
a thing like that.

A thing like what?

A thing like being...

Oh, you see, Dove,
right away you cringe.

The past don't mean a thing.

Only the future. If we don't grab it
while we can we'll never have it.

I'll do it. You get a cab and wait for me
at the back gate around the corner.

I'll be there, I swear it.
Nothing can stop me now.

- Half an hour.
- I'll be there.

Wait here in case I need you.

Well.

You're not planning on carrying
all those yourself, are you?

- Don't stop me, Jo.
- You mean you're really leaving?

This isn't some joke?
Yes, with your farm boy, I'll bet.

I saw him leave. But he's coming back,
and he'll carry them for you.

Porter, lover,
general romantic dream.

- Oliver!
- Jo, please!

Unpack your things. You're not going.
This place needs you. I need you.

Watch her. Don't let anyone in here.

- What's happening, Jo?
- Hallie. She's packing.

- What's happening, Jo?
- Hallie. She's packing.

You mean she's going away?

Oh, you'd like that, wouldn't you?

No.

No. Things are still
going to be the same.

That's what you said
before the accident.

Before they took away my legs.

Are things still the same?

Am I still your husband?

Let them go!

I know what's going on
inside them.

I know what it's like
loving somebody...

...and not being able
to do anything about it.

Love.

Can any man love a woman
for herself...

...without wanting her body
for his own pleasure?

Love is understanding and sharing...

...enjoying the beauty of life
without the reek of lust.

Don't talk to me about love!

What do you know?
What does that young fool know?

What does any man know?

Jo?

Forget everything that I just said.

Just being near you, that...

That's enough for me, honey.

I'm going to call Frank Bonito. Tell
Dockery I want to see him right away.

What time is it?

Wait here for me.

Buster, you're in real trouble.

What is this?
What's going on?

Turn around, sonny.
I don't like talking to your back.

- Who is that man?
- A very good friend of mine.

He's also very important downtown.

- And who are you?
- Jo Courtney. I run this place.

This the man?

Ever see this girl before?

Yeah. Why?

She's made serious charges
against you.

There's a law against transporting
minors across the state line.

Plus a little matter of statutory rape.

So you see, Mr. Linkhorn,
you're in considerable trouble.

Conviction on these charges means
5-and-20 years, that's a healthy rap.

What are you trying to do?

We're trying to help you, buddy.

But I never touched her.

You'll tell them that,
won't you, Kitty?

She's an orphan.
And she trusted you.

Are you willing to gamble 25 years
of your life on what Kitty will say...

...to a jury of Southern gentlemen?

What do you want?

I want you to forget
you ever knew Hallie.

I'll pay your fare back to Arroyo...

...and Mr. Bonito will drop all charges,
if you leave.

Who made you boss of this world?

Maybe you can order them around.

Maybe you can ride herd
on a bunch of poor, ignorant girls...

...but not me. No, ma'am,
you can't tell me what to do.

Go ahead,
you try putting me behind bars.

But there ain't walls thick enough
to lock in the truth.

I never touched her.

Look here, I'm trying to keep you out
of jail. Now, leave! Get out of town!

Okay, but Hallie comes with me.

No, don't! Jo, promise me
you won't take him to jail...

...that you won't hurt him,
and I'll make him leave.

He'll go and I'll never see him again.
Promise me.

Have I ever lied to you?

Well, I'm not going to start now.

If your farm boy is out of the state
by noon tomorrow, without you...

...nothing will happen to him.

But if he isn't, if he tries to come
back here and see you...

...then Mr. Bonito will see
that he goes in for 25 years.

Do as the lady says, huh?

- What happens to you?
- I don't think I care.

Well, I do,
and you're coming with me.

No, don't.

Oh, Dove.

Hallie, get up. Get him out of here!
Get up!

Kitty.

Stay here.

Let me have him!

Now you're gonna get it good.

Give me a hand.

Dove.

Dove.

I'm gonna take you to a doctor.

- Teresina's caf�.
- Dove, you gotta have a doctor.

Teresina's caf�.

He needs plenty of sleep.
I've given him a sedative.

How bad is he, doctor?

He took a terrible beating, but he's
young and strong. He'll be all right.

He keeps calling for Hallie.
Who is that?

A friend.

I'll have another look at him
in the morning.

I have to get back.

Wait.

This Hallie, you bring her here.

I can't.

You don't know what you're asking.
They'd kill me if I did.

You want to see him beat up again?

Do you think this will stop him? No.

He will get well and go back there
again and they will finish him.

Bring her here.

I don't know.

I don't know what to do.

Please.

What are you doing
out here, sugar?

Well, I gotta powder my nose.

What's the matter with in there?

Do you mind if I do it
in my own boudoir?

I mean, you know,
some things call for privacy.

Hallie.

Get out.

He's beat up.

Dove, they smashed him up.

You're lying, Kitty.

No. No, Hallie.

I saw them downstairs.

It was Oliver and Schmidt
and Dockery, they beat him up.

- It's bad...
- You're a liar.

I was with him. I'm telling you, Hallie,
he's all busted up.

There was a doctor. He's been
bleeding and he's asking for you.

Where is he?

It's 38 River Street.

Wait a minute, Hallie,
Oliver's downstairs.

All right.

Honey, he's always loved you.
He wouldn't touch me ever.

He needs you.

Okay, let me go first.

Anybody ever tell you
you had cocker spaniel eyes?

Hi, Reba. How's tricks?

Some nights it doesn't pay
to get out of bed.

Why, you dirty...

All right, knock it off!
Knock it off. Knock it off.

Oliver.

Oh, I'm sorry about the fight, Oliver.
I don't know what happened.

That Reba makes me so mad.

Well, you know how I am.

Yeah, I know, sugar.

I hope I didn't hurt her.

I hope you didn't hurt yourself.

I'm not exactly looking my best,
am I?

I think you look just fine.

My garter slipped.

You wanna fix my strap, Oliver?

Where's Miss Jo?

She's waiting.

Oh, yeah?

What she waiting for?

For me to come back
with the right answers.

Now, what are you talking about?

Well, it seems that Hallie's
been misplaced.

Oh, you know where Hallie is.
Hallie went out with Mr. Bonito.

Didn't she?

Didn't she...?

Where is she, sugar?

I'm here, Dove.

Sleep. Just sleep.

Listen, I'll keep them from coming in.
You call the police.

- I knew you'd come.
- Did you?

In a way, I've been waiting.

- Come on, I'm taking you home.
- I'm not going.

- Don't be difficult.
- It's finished, Jo. All finished.

You're talking like a child again.

Perhaps, but I'm not going back.
There is too much hate in me...

...for you and your friends,
even more for myself.

- You're coming back.
- The hell I am.

- I'm not afraid of you anymore, Jo.
- You do what Jo tells you, honey.

She picked you up from nowhere,
you tramp.

Go ahead. Do me a favor.

You're such a fool, Hallie.

It's so easy to make you come back.

Find him.

He's in here.

Who are you?

This is my place.

So that's what you need.
A drifter, a bum.

Leave him alone, Jo.
You've done enough to him.

This is the woman
that owns this place.

Hallie.

Yes, darling.

- Hallie, get out of here.
- Jo, please!

Come on, sonny. Come on.

- Hallie, get out of here.
- No.

Come on.

Raise that aching head
of yours right here.

- That's enough, Oliver.
- Right here!

Hallie?

Hallie!

- Get Jo out of here! Get her out.
- No! No!

- Come on.
- Hallie! Hallie!

Dove?

Good night.

Coming.

Coming.

I heard you the first time.

Didn't eat much, did ya?

More of that hummingbird stuff.

What is it?

Oh.

Oh, you was asleep?

No, I was doing a fan dance.

I'm very sorry.

I suppose you're afraid
of that great, big room?

Now you'll go back and
get scared to death.

No, no.
I'm not afraid.

I...

Well, I am, so go away.

But I... I can't
get the window open.

Well, it's very simple.

All you do is just lift it up.

Yes, but I have lift
up, and nothing happens.

Well, then, just lift up again.

And if nothing happens again?

Then go to sleep.

But I can't go to sleep
if the window is not up.

I... I need the fresh air.

You know, it's a terrible house.

All the fresh air is outside,
and inside is nothing.

All right.

I'll get you your fresh air.

See?

It's not so easy.

Well, it must be
stuck down there.

The rest of it seems
to be all right.

I'll get it.

There you are.

Thank you very much.

Now get to sleep.

No, no.

Not until I lock my door.

You don't have
to lock your door.

I'm locking mine.

Well, I'm going to lock
my door too, just the same.

I really don't care what
you lock, but get to bed.

What is it now?

Same thing.

The window.

What's the matter
with the window?

Oh, nothing's the
matter with the window.

It's you.

You shut the door so hard that
you bring the window down,

And I cannot put the window up.

So it's not up.

I'll fix your window.

Thank you.

I hope that's all.

How can I get a glass of water?

It's practically impossible to
get up here in the mountains,

Because you have to go
all the way from here.

Take the carafe between the
thumb and the forefinger,

Carefully removing the top and
laying it gently to the side,

Then lifting the glass...
This is the glass... and...

And?

And then I go out and
get you a glass of water.

No, no, I... I don't want some.

I... I think it's
too complicated.

Well, if there's
anything else you want,

Will you please tell me now,
or forever after give me peace?

No, thank you.

I think I'm going to look out of
the window, if you don't mind.

No, no.

It all comes with the dinner.

- Pardon?
- Nothing.

Nothing.
Go ahead, look out the window.

Do anything you...
Anything you please.

The country's nice.

Everything is so quiet.

And the little animals talk to
one another, because people are

Asleep and cannot harm them.

Well, I think I'm
going to like it here

While we are waiting
for Bill Duncan

To come and knock you down.

Oh, it is so lovely.

Will you stop kicking?

Don't do that!

Don't do that!

Oh!

Now, how in the world
did you do that?

What did you say?

You pig!

You did it with the door!

Get out!

Aw, now wait, here.

It's all right.

Now come on, sit down.

- Oh, it's my back.
- There, there.

Right there.

You killed my back.

No.

Look.

Is it bleeding?

No, but it's sort of red.

But blood is red.

No, no, no.

The back.

I'll get something to rub on it.

Yes.

Alcohol would be good.

Oh, yes.

Alcohol.

Don't make such a fuss.

You're not gonna die.

But I'm going to be a cripple.

No.

It's just a cramp where the
window came down on a muscle.

Oh!

What's that?

Brandy.

French brandy?

Yes, of course.

Good.

Does it sting?

Does it what?

Sting.

You know, like a bee.

Bzz.

Oh, yes.

Yes, it does.

Is that good?

Yes.

Means you're
practically all better.

Once the blood gets
circulated, you'll

Forget you ever had a pain.

Now try and straighten up.

There we are.

You don't think it's broken?

No, it's not even bent.

How's that?

Well, I think me and my
back feel much better now.

Good.

I'll get to bed.

Yes, please.

Now, remember in the
future that bad girls who

Do bad things always get hurt.

You want this light anymore?

Well, good night.

And I hope it'll
be the last time.

Mr. Trevor?

Yes?

I... I have something
to tell you.

What is it?

You think I'm
very terrible, no?

No.

I think that some of the
things you do aren't very nice.

Mr. Trevor, I think
that's something

You don't know about women.

Lots.

But I'm eager to learn.

You know, when a
girl gets engaged,

Her mother doesn't say, I'm
happy because Alphonse is so

Handsome, but she says,
I'm happy because Alphonse

Has such a wonderful job
with the gas company.

That's true.

I never thought of that.

And this is very sensible,
because when the children come,

It's nice for them
to have everything.

I know because I had to
get a job in the chorus,

And I came all the
way to America to work

In the Casino de France.

And when they closed
up I had nothing.

Except one good friend, Gloria,
and Mike, the head waiter.

He puts up the money so
I can have nice clothes,

And maybe meet a nice man, and...

Don't you think
it's better to love

The man you're going to marry?

Not always.

Gloria married an
off to Buffalo.

I don't understand that.

Well, maybe you
understand this.

I don't think I'll
marry Bill Duncan.

Why not, if that's
what you believe in?

Yes.

Every woman believes this, but
every woman has a big danger.

She meets a boy,
she likes the way he

Talks, the way his hands look.

The way he looks
when he gets angry.

And then she falls
in love with him,

And she doesn't care
whether he has money or not.

I see.

You've met such a man?

I think so.

Wouldn't be me, by any chance?

Hm?

Well, tell me one
thing more, then.

When did you find out I had
more money than Bill Duncan?

Please go now.

Go.

Morning, son.

Morning.

How are you this fine morning?

A little tired.

I had a rather hectic
night last night.

Yeah?

Well, I slept like
a log all night.

Didn't hear anything.

But I'm kind of deaf,
and that sort of helps.

Bring lots of
coffee, will ya, pop?

Sure.

Lots of coffee, and ham
and eggs, and biscuits.

Ham and eggs
all right for you, too?

Who are you yelling at?

The misses.

Well, she's not in there.

She's in here.

Come on.

Time to get started.

She mad at ya?

Nicole?

Maybe she's playin' possum?

Nicole!

I guess she's gone.

Well, what are
you so glum about?

She can't have gone far.

Your car's outside.

You ain't thinkin'
she's lost, are ya, son?

Yeah, I think she is.

Now get my coat, pops.

Sure.

Gee whiz, if she'd
stayed another day,

I'd have had the
telephone turned on.

Hitch hikers are getting
better dressed every day.

Can't you go any faster?

Sure.

But I ain't allowed
to leave the truck.

Where do you want
me to drop you?

At the Savoy Grand hotel.

OK.

Savoy Grand?

Yes.

Gee.

Can you imagine the
face on that doorman

When he sees you climb down
off this load of cow juice?

Boy, oh, boy, oh, boy.

I'm sorry, Gloria.

Where in heaven's name
have you been, child?

Well, I... Mr.
Trevor took me away.

You ruined me.

Why did you do it?

Mike, I don't know.

I just ran out, and...

You ran out on me.

You ran out on $3,000.

You ran me out of a
restaurant, and then

You... you just ran out.

Now listen, Mike.

I did listen.

I listened to you,
I listened to her.

I listened to everybody.

Now, you listen to
me, both of you.

I've got something
to say to you.

Something to say to Duncan.

Something to say to everybody.

I...

Yes, yes, Uncle Eric.

I know you called Paris.

Yes, I know all about it.

Come in.

Why do I have to
see your lawyer?

For the
breach of promise suit?

All right, you make
the appointment.

I'll be down in an hour.

Of course, I know it's bad.

No, I won't talk to anybody.

Why are you so upset, Mike?

You should have my trouble.

I have.

We're in the same boat.

I saved $3,000, and those
women took every bit of it.

They did?

Well, they're going to take much
more than that away from me.

Oh, no.

I wouldn't let them
take anything from you.

If I had my money back,
I could get that girl

Out of the country today.

You could?

Yes, sir.

Well, we can fix
the money easily.

Then I can have my restaurant.

Cashier, please.

How much was it you
said they took from you?

Oh, just $5,000 even.

Tell me, Mike, how on earth
did you let them blackmail you?

Well, you see, once I
was married to a midget.

Where are you going now, dear?

I don't know.

Just any place.

Why do that, darling?

I don't know.

Feel bad?

It was all my idea.

Everything is my
fault. Yes it is.

No.

I couldn't do what
I promised to do.

You are in love
with Jim Trevor, hm?

I thought so.

He's a beast.

Child, forget him.

It's gonna hurt an
awful lot for an awful

Long time if you don't.

I feel sorry for Mike, too.

Oh, I... I'll give
every penny back to him.

I'll get a job.

I'll do any kind of work.

Sure.

We'll make a deal with him to
pay him back so much a week,

To keep him from going crazy.

So it's all over
but the shouting.

Well, that's life.

You take a chance
and draw a blank.

It's finally got him.

Who, me?

No, I am a gambler.

So I lose.

So what?

Do I lose my life,
do I lose my health?

Do I lose my good looks?

No, I just lose my money.

And after all, what's money?

Oh, nothing, nothing, nothing.

A good thing they don't have
pockets in straight-jackets.

Now look, I...

I think I'd better go to
see Bill Duncan and tell him.

Why see Bill Duncan?

That's finished.

Buried.

Forget all about this Duncan.

I just saw him.

He understands everything.

Oh, yes.

He's a very understanding man.

Very.

Now, you go back to France
and marry somebody you love.

But I can't.

Well, why not?

She can't swim that far.

Oh, well, we spent
so much money already,

We might as well spend
a little bit more.

Here is $100, the boat sails at
noon, and you keep the change.

Oh... oh, Mike...

You know, something tells me
I'm going in the restaurant

Business myself.

Rigley?

Jim?

Now Bill, wait a minute.

Before we do anything rash,
let's just count 10, shall we?

Jim, you're the greatest
pal I could have ever had.

Listen, I can
explain everything.

Uncle Eric called
Paris last night,

And everything you
suspected's true.

The girl is a phony.

If I'd married her,
my family would

Have cut me off without a dime.

Then you don't
want to marry her?

Marry her?

I had to give that
waiter $5,000.

He put the money
for the whole thing.

You're not going
to marry her, then?

And it'll cost
you more than that.

You kidnapped her.

Oh, she's got you good.

They'll probably take
you for $100,000.

Are you sure you don't
want to marry her?

Oh, forget the
marriage business.

And don't worry about the money.
I'll pay it.

- You don't have to.
- Rigley?

- Yes, sir?
- Another suit.

Quick!

Where are you going?

I'm going to marry her, myself.

Do you think
that'll be cheaper?

I'll let you know
in about 10 years.

Yes, but... what?

Wait a minute!
I must stop him.

He's my best friend.
He doesn't know what I know.

Before you do this,
sir, let me tell you

Of an incident in which my
second cousin, One Eye Rigley,

Was involved.

Let us know if you get married!

We'll send you a present!

I'm gonna name a dish after her.

Yeah?

What?

On the regular dollar
dinner in our new restaurant,

The frog's legs will always
be called a la Cortillon.

Don't forget to name the
mashed potatoes after me.

Miss de Cortillon?

Yes?

Will you please follow me?

But why?

Is that your bag?

Yes.

- I'll take it along.
- Oh, no.

Oh, yes.

I don't think you'll
come back here.

But I haven't done anything.

In there.

But I tell you,
I've done nothing.

You'll have to tell that
to the captain, miss.

I'm only carrying out orders.

But now what happens?

I don't know about that, miss.

You have to speak
to the captain.

You have the "draps," no?

You are the certain
Mademoiselle de Cortillon, no?

Oh, please don't.

Pardon?

Don't make fun of me now.

I wouldn't make fun of you.

But why do you do all this?

Well, you wouldn't want me to
get married without changing

My shirt, now, would you?

- Married?
- Certainly.

Rigley's up there fixing it
with the captain right now,

And in a few minutes you're
going to be the uncertain Mrs.

James Trevor.

But don't you
think I'm very bad?

I'll tell you a little secret.

I'm pretty bad myself.