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Linda Linda Linda

Have you heard a sweeter word than Linda?

Linda conjuring the breath of spring that's

Linda she walks by and every

eye in every street envies me

admiringly each time we meet

young at heart

A girl apart, that's Linda.

Linda.

Starry skies, they're in your eyes, my Linda.

Linda.

Girlish dreams that I know mean so much to you,

Linda. Let me make them all come true.

Linda Linda she walks by and

every eye in every street envies

me admiringly each time we meet

Young good heart A girl apart That's Linda

Linda Starry skies They're in your eyes

My Linda Linda

Curlish dreams that I know mean so much to you,

Linda. Let me make them all come true,

Linda.

What do you all want?

Not you, mate.

They look better at a distance, don't they?

Come on, what are you lot drinking?

Strawberry milkshake. Raspberry.

Banana.

What colour is your ear supposed to be?

Black. Same colour as your neck.

Do you mind keeping your aunt on the table?

Don't you mind. I'm looking for me fags.

Touchy, aren't you?

I would have said you were the touchy one.

Smoke? Yeah, sling us one over.

I wasn't asking you.

Oh, drop dead.

Here, Chief. I've had a smashing idea.

What say we go down to Brighton tomorrow?

What for?

Because everyone goes there. Don't you know anything?

What do you say?

Might as well.

Got nothing to lose.

Good.

And I don't mean what you're thinking.

Chief. Hey, Chief. Benson and his gang have gatecrashed the church hall.

Let's go.

Come and watch. No, you can't. Meet you here at nine in the morning, okay?

Hey, what about my banana milkshake?

Ah, drop dead.

Get the others. I'll be in the van.

Oi! Hey, didn't none of you hear the hooter? Benson's at the church hall.

So what? So we're gonna get him. Come on.

Hey, come on.

Hey, Mike, Frank, come on. Uh, give over, mate. We're getting too old for

that sort of caper.

Anyway, the gang's not what it was.

Yeah, too many buses.

They didn't even pay for it.

Well, we can't expect them to wait, not when there's a fight on.

One of these days I'm going to find a bloke who doesn't want to bash everyone

up. She could probably kill me.

Hey, what are you writing about tomorrow?

Oh, I might as well go. Might be good for life.

Just where do you lot think you're going?

Tell him, Ted.

We come to pay our respects to the vicar.

Oh, it's not worth bothering about, officer.

There were ten of them.

All mass just came yelling in. I've turned a few tables and chairs, pulled

down the decorations and then yelled themselves out again. They smashed the

windows out there, didn't they?

Oh, yes, but nobody was hurt.

Ah, they're being honoured by the general staff of the opposing army.

How nice.

Just look at them.

Boredom sticks out of their ears.

The big fellow calls himself chief.

Yes, I've seen him and the centre one around.

Those two are going to end up in trouble one day.

Oh, I hope not.

He's a tricky customer, the centre one.

Ask him to do anything and he always thinks you're trying to use him.

Funny thing is, he's got a flair for photography.

Yes, gentlemen, what can I do for you?

Oh, nothing.

Chief's taking an inventory.

Right. Now, which gang did this job?

I don't think we've been introduced.

I'll give you a clip round the ear.

Right, sir. We'll patrol outside.

Thank you.

Well, my advice is to ignore Benson.

He'll soon get tired of playing a Jesse James.

Nobody's got the right to come barging into somebody else's territory.

It ain't etiquette.

Well, supposing you beat along to your church one morning and found somebody

else in the pulpit. What would you do?

Go fishing.

Chief, um...

Why don't you do what some of your gang have done and join the club here?

It's a never-opened door. Let's go.

Yeah, before he gets really worked up.

Are we going after Benson now? No, um... It'll need planning.

See, we'll have to wait until there's a dance in his territory, and in our case

they're joined, and we'll hit them real hard.

Yeah. Let's go.

A little bit. Those three birds have left the calf now.

Here, I'll fix the one with nothing to lose for tomorrow.

Let's go.

Don't forget the table tennis tournament in three weeks' time.

Ah, kids, stop!

Uh, Kosh is to be left in the cloakroom.

I live here.

I

shan't

be back till late.

Okay, I'll tell your mother once you wake. Yeah, you do that.

Here's a drink or something, Fred.

Oh, it's you.

Where are the others?

How should I know?

Oh, come on, Fred. Leave it alone. You'll never get the dirt off.

What do you want, tea?

Tea, coffee, what's it matter? You managed to make it taste the same.

What's you looking at?

You. Well, I'd rather you didn't, because it'd mean I'd have to start

looking at you, and I don't want to be sick.

What do you make your eyes up with, boot polish?

That's a cheap-looking camera you got.

Yeah.

It takes cheap-looking people.

I'll take you sometime.

I think the others have had more sense. They're not going to show up.

Well, now I'm out, I'm not going home.

Otherwise, I'd be landing with getting the dinner ready.

Oh.

I suppose we could always team up for the day.

I could think of better ways to pass the time. So could I, girlie.

Better company, too.

Well, where shall we go?

I never said I was going with you.

So it's me.

Look, if you're going to get sulky every time I say something, I'm not coming.

Well, you just said you wasn't anyway.

Ever.

Didn't she say she wasn't coming?

Stop arguing.

Where are we going?

Where do you want to go?

Do I have to make the decisions all the time?

Let's get out of here.

Come on, we'll decide outside.

We'll go to Brighton.

No, we won't.

Why not?

Because.

All right, then.

Ice skating.

I don't skate.

Well, how about a nice game of snooker?

Well, what then? What?

Shall we go to Brighton?

Three seconds ago, you said you didn't want to go to Brighton. You didn't ask

me if I wanted to go. You told me that's where we were going.

Well, I don't like being told, see?

All right.

All right, so it's Brighton.

We can go on my scooter.

Scooter?

Oh, now, what have you got against scooters?

I've never ridden on one.

Well, now's your chance.

You're going too fast.

If I go any slower, we'll finish up back in London.

Come out now, we've arrived.

What do we do now?

Well,

I'll have to park the bike first.

Hang on.

I'm cold.

No, you're not. It's imagination.

I'm going back by train.

I haven't come all this way to hear you moaning.

Don't you know how to enjoy yourself?

I'm going to have something to eat.

I'm coming.

Let's have a good time now that we're here.

Don't spoil it, please.

Okay.

Well, come on then.

A bit more sauce?

Well, there was a lull in the bombing, and my mum and this Canadian were alone

in the shelter.

And by the time the all clear went, I was on the way.

What did your other dad say?

Not much he could say. He was in Hong Kong at the time.

He died out there.

These chips are nice.

What happened to the Canadian?

Died at Alamein in Normandy, somewhere like that.

What about you?

There's seven of us in our family.

After the youngest was born, my dad got fed up and moved across the road to

where a widow lived. And he's been there ever since.

Mum and him still do the pools together.

Have they had any luck?

Don't think so.

Want any afters?

Right. As soon as we're finished, we'll lick the eye spots.

Breathe, you're suffocating me.

You've been around, haven't you?

Not exactly a novice yourself.

Oh, look at him.

Come all this way and all he can do is sit on the sand and stare at the sea.

Still going back by train?

I can't help it if I'm scared to promote a bike to scooters. Don't worry, I won't

go fast.

Well, let's go, shall we?

Where to?

Oh, I don't know.

Still, we've come all this way. We might as well do something we couldn't do in

London.

Well, if you like photography all that much, why don't you go to evening

classes?

Classes? All they teach you is how to sing nymphs and shepherds.

The vicar's trying to flannel me into starting a photographic section in his

club.

But he's unlucky because nobody's going to pick my brains.

What did you do for a living?

Running to be a shirt owner.

Sounds about as exciting as this dump looks.

The only prize we'll pick up around here is a flea.

Yeah, let's see what the butler saw before he got the sack.

Oh, what's up with you all of a sudden?

Jump on, Sonny, and let's go.

Not till we've had some fun.

You're not getting it with me, mate.

Well, why don't you lead me on in the shelter, then? You didn't need no

leading on.

Well, are you getting on the scooter?

No, I'm not. You're coming on.

What's all this plain hard to get stuff?

You're trying to keep me and don't know what it's all about.

Will you get away from me? Why?

I'll give you a reason why.

Do you think you're special or something?

Will you let go? You're hurting.

Come on.

Come on, let's have some fun. Come on.

You want me to stay there all night?

Give me the helmet, please.

Sure.

Now hold tight, girlie.

It's my turn to take you for a ride.

Want a drink, sunshine?

What are you looking like that for? You're in one piece, aren't you?

I'm sulking. Nobody touched you.

I wouldn't want to, anyway.

Hey, I'll take it.

What is it?

Gin. I don't like gin.

Oh, now, why didn't you say before I ordered?

How am I to know what you like if you don't say?

It's kind of so bloody awkward. Take it.

I don't like gin.

Cost me three and sixpence, that, didn't it?

Sweers, no salt.

Anyone some?

Would you like your own packet of crisps?

Perhaps you'd care for fag?

Please.

I think they're laughing at us.

Who?

Perhaps if we wait, they'll tell us what's so funny.

Why are you laughing at us?

We weren't laughing at you, old boy. Oh, yes, you was.

Frankly, we hardly even noticed you were there.

Sorry, old boy.

Couple of old boys. He thinks he can get away with murder.

Would you like me to take him outside?

No, thanks. All the same.

She's not as pretty as you.

Yes, she is.

Are we near a station?

Well, I'll find out for you.

You know, I think I've mucked up the scooter.

I'd be surprised if it does more than 10 miles an hour this last stretch.

It's very well lit this last stretch.

Lights everywhere. Can't see anything for lights.

And people.

And houses. And police.

Though she's not as pretty as you.

Nowhere near.

How? Money for our rope? Forty-five bob a day.

Week's work, overtime the weekend, and I'll be able to retire for a couple of

months. Did you look in at the labour exchange?

I've more important things to do, Teddy.

Be at the milk bar seven o'clock. Tell Phil and the others.

Oh, what's on, Chief? There's a big dance in Benson's territory three weeks

from now.

The hall's just round the corner here.

I've got a plan. I've just got to check on a few details.

I'll see you. Right, Chief.

I wondered if you'd come. I told the girls I'd meet them here.

Oh.

Well, I was hoping you'd come out with me, like. Why, were you thinking of

going dancing?

No, I thought... Well, yeah.

Yeah, as a matter of fact, I was.

Hello, Lindy. Went dancing last night, Lindy.

Smashing time.

Me and him are going tonight.

Oh, good, we can come too.

We piled up with a couple of yanks.

Mine looked like Tab Hunter.

Operation Dancehall, Phil.

Chief wants to discuss it with us. I'm sorry, I'm going out.

Where are you going?

Dancing. Who with?

Yeah, one with a bird's nest.

But tell her you can't go. But I can go.

You've fallen for her or something?

No, no, it's just that I said... Phil, what's it with you anyway?

Ah, Phil's fallen, Ted.

He looks pretty grummy to me.

He has rotten legs.

Blimey, she can't even walk.

Are you coming? He's getting his orders already.

Are you two joining the party? Why not?

Here, why not?

Oh, come off it, Chief.

Dancing's for kids.

Look, let's work out how we're going to smash up the dance hall. Teddy, look,

you, me and Phil have always stuck together.

Phil wants to go dancing, so we go dancing. That way we can stick together.

Got it?

Yeah, got it.

Honestly, Phil, I tried to get away from them, but they just wouldn't let me.

Don't worry about it, Linda.

That was

for not walking out in a huff.

We'll have to look slippy if we don't want a lot of them trailing us home. How

can we lose them?

Just stay by me.

Where's Linda?

I thought they were behind us.

That's them, isn't it?

Oi, Phil!

It's all right. They're not following us.

Oh, dear.

Let's get my breath.

I did enjoy that last dance.

Let's do it more often.

Here, why not now?

Make up for the dances I didn't have.

One, two, three, four.

Where are you?

Here.

Let's do a music.

Kiss me.

No, stop it. I've got a pain. I'm sorry, but you'll have to kiss me.

You see, I don't realize that it's you I love until you kiss me.

And then suddenly, whack, and we'll live happy ever after. Right?

Lights, action, roll them.

You do not love me.

Cut, cut, cut.

All right.

We'll do it another way.

I think I'm in love with a red-haired floozy.

I don't notice you. You're thin and drippy. Oh, thank you.

But when I kiss you, I suddenly realize.

And wham! We'll live happy ever after. Right?

Roll them.

I'm in love with you.

Which rhymes with...

You're in love with me.

Which gives us...

And don't forget that

love... Rhymes with...

Police never turn up when Gene Kelly does that sort of thing.

It's not fair.

See you tomorrow?

If you'd like to.

I'd like to very much.

To bed, you little brats.

Never felt like this before.

All right.

Good.

I thought it was your corsets digging into me.

Meet you an hour earlier tomorrow.

Can't. Well, half an hour earlier, then.

Can't.

Be on time, then.

Surely you're not going to leave a gang because of a bit of skirts?

Well, we haven't seen you for over a fortnight now.

The three of us have always stuck together.

We've been a good team, good pals.

Lay off, Teddy. You'll have me in tears in a minute.

Well, why spoil it?

Well, me and Chief, we wouldn't mind if she was a corker.

How come you're not out with her tonight?

Well, it's her turn to do the ironing.

Hey, fellas, Chief wants you down to the church all urgent. I've got the bag.

the churchill yeah she's made it rhq big joke eh hey get over you heard him it's

urgent

Saw your bird tonight, Phil.

Out with someone else she was.

Where did you see her then?

Going into the pally.

God, talk about necking.

So what?

Just thought you were gone on her, that's all.

He would have been gone if he'd been gone on her.

She's anybody's.

Right.

I had a letter from Benson today.

My territory has only got one calf.

You got three.

So I'm taking over one in Leonard Road as from 8 p.m. on the last Saturday in

the month.

Consider it my territory as from that time and date.

Do not come snooping around after then or heads will fall.

He's got cocky because we didn't lay into him that time he smashed up his

stump. We're taking care of that little episode this Saturday.

Saturday? But...

The table tennis tournament's this Saturday, Chief.

Well, what's that with us?

Well, one or two of us thought we'd sort of go in for it.

I'm not having it.

I'm not having any more deserters. This Saturday, the gang's fully operational.

No leave for anyone.

Hear, hear. Because it's going to be a dress rehearsal for the big do at the

end of the month, where we bring in our heavy artillery and really slaughter

them if they set foot inside my territory.

What exactly are you plotting in my church hall, Chief?

Well, we were discussing Vickers, as a matter of fact, Vicker.

And what were your conclusions?

I haven't got a clue.

How do you know if you never listen to them?

Well, it's hardly our fault if it's them who sends us to sleep.

Well, I'll take you up on that.

Here and now.

Oh, no, you won't.

Oh, that's it, chaps. Follow my leader.

Clear your independence.

Oh, don't forget it's choir practice every Friday night. Corey, don't ask. Go

on. But give me fair warning if you decide to come.

Don't want to be taken to hospital suffering from shock.

What's this, a convert?

Don't start on me, mate. I'm not on the move.

Well, I still want someone to start that photography class.

Interested?

Are you in love?

You know, I just don't know what men see in you. Look at that ghastly hairdo of

hers. Hello,

Lindy. Where's your boyfriend?

Dunno. Come over, then.

Dunno. You're better out of it, dear, isn't she, Clara?

Well, I must say, I like my men to be a bit good-looking.

Let him come to you, Lindy.

What's up?

Nothing's up.

Where have you been these last three nights?

Around.

What are you doing this evening?

I'm going out with the gang, myself.

What's that mean, we're finished?

No one ever started.

Did you try and get down all right?

Yes, I did.

What did you go out with that night?

No one.

Joe saw you with somebody.

Well, he's a liar. Why didn't you tell me you made a date with somebody? How

could I when I hadn't? I'm not going to be made look a fool. I should say you

can't help it. You haven't got an excuse, have you? No, I haven't. You

make me tired.

Bye, Lindy.

There's Joe.

Teddy's gone to collect him and the others.

They refuse to come because of the table tennis, Chief.

Refuse? What's got into them all of a sudden? Who do they think they are?

Well, I'm not having it.

What was their job?

Getting extinguishers from the school.

We'll cut that. Let's go.

Come on, Phil.

Where's Joe?

In the cloakroom, I think.

I've been looking for you.

Oh, hello.

Always with Linda.

Who's Linda?

You said you saw my bird with someone.

Not me, mate. You must be... Oh, yeah, I remember.

No, I didn't see her, mate. It was Chase and Teddy's idea. They wanted to pull

your leg.

Hey, Phil, I won.

Hey, Phil, I won the singles.

Are you pleased with the damage you did tonight?

How much are you hoping to do next Saturday?

How many heads are you and your friends hoping to bash in?

They're not my friends, mate.

That's something you can tell your little informer, pal. Just so you can

have a little excitement, taste a little power. Look, I'm not interested.

You can tell, Chief, I have a counter-attraction next Saturday.

I have a modern jazz group coming here to play.

Good luck to you.

Tell your sister I want to word with her.

She's taking her makeup off. She said, what's your name?

Santa Claus.

She said there's no such person.

Tell your sister to go and boil herself.

I'll apologize and that's that.

I tell her to keep away from me in future.

What do you want?

Coming out tomorrow.

No.

What did you come flying out for, then? I felt like a walk.

Come on, then.

Had a good time?

No.

You?

No.

I went back to see him and he told me he didn't see you with him.

Oh, yes.

Big old me to think you'd rather be out with somebody else.

Quite easily murdered you, you know.

I hoped you'd get caught and be sent to prison for five years.

We must bring out the best in each other.

It's going to be a real bloodbath this Saturday.

Unless it's just going to be us five against about a dozen of them, we'll

have to use strategy.

That's why I've got to do quite a bit of reconnoitering, so as I can work out me

manoeuvres like.

What about Phil? Isn't he going to come with us? Well, he hasn't shown up, has

he?

Anyway, good riddance.

That's what happens to you when you get caught up with a bit of skirt.

Your loyalty goes, and you do whatever you're told. Let it be a warning.

You'll be getting your orders Friday, so be around.

Now, keep saying to yourselves, it's my cafe, it's in my territory, so I've got

to fight for it.

Anyone know where this cafe is?

No film, no me. That's a dead set.

It's late. I'll have to go in now.

Linda.

I love you.

Oh, I love you.

I love you.

What's up?

I don't feel so good.

Oh, where's your flipping shit?

It's sunk.

Well, it'll have to stay sunk.

Oh, all right, all right, I'll get it.

Is this it?

Well, all I can say is I hope you've got a pilot's license.

Where are your shoes?

All right, come on.

Take your shoes.

I fell

in. He saved me. I was

drowning. You was not. The boy's telling the truth, officer.

What's your name?

Hey, what's going on? I've done nothing wrong.

You saved the boy's life.

I never, I tell you. Now come on, son.

Let's have your name.

Where's through there a do I thinking of buying the place?

Cup of tea

Now relax, Teddy, relax.

This will get the front page of the local paper, won't it?

Have any comment to make, sir?

Only that I award a five-pound prize every year for conspicuous bravery shown

by one of my parishioners.

Really? Who won it last year?

Oh, never mind about last year.

But this year the prize is going to Teddy, who will receive it on Saturday

night at, let me see, eight o'clock in the church hall, from the mayor.

Oh, um...

You better not put that down about the mayor. He doesn't know yet.

Hey,

Phil, I want to show you something.

Here, give us a paper.

I bought a dozen.

Are you going to be at the fight tonight?

No, I'm not.

Chief won't like it. And I didn't like it when you and him spun that yarn about

Linda being out with somebody else. You need a good laugh, mate.

Read it. Go on.

Ever seen such tripe?

Hey, what's it feel like to be a hero?

Well, you know, I didn't think the kid was drowning.

Still, it says so in the paper, doesn't it?

Tonight?

Give me the award tonight?

The question is, are you going to be at the fight?

Hello?

What does she look like?

She's got no idea, has she?

Ready? Yeah, sure.

Oh, ain't that nice?

We love each other. Well, that's why.

See, Mum's taken the kids away. We'll have the whole house to ourselves. I've

seen too much of that sort of caper back home.

Leaves a taste.

You rule for it.

You rule

for it when you're in Brighton. It was

different then. I didn't know you.

Here, give over, son. I'm not even sure, do you know?

Well, I think you're bombing.

And I think it'd be better if we waited until... Until what?

Well... Well, what are we going to wait for?

Don't rush me. I don't like being rushed.

Go.

So you look, sir. Win a prize for the lady.

For her tanner.

What's up?

What?

You've gone very quiet.

Oh, sorry.

I haven't finished yet.

Sorry.

Well, that's the position, Major. And the balloon's scheduled to go up at 8 o

'clock tonight.

Yes, the Leonard's Road Cafe.

What?

Yes, that's the one, Major.

That's fine.

Thank you very much.

I think I've been able to square my conscience.

Linda, what about... I

would say we get itched.

What, Phil?

Married. Are you proposing?

I suppose you could put it that way.

That's wonderful.

Do you feel sick?

A bit.

Then you must be happy.

Fred, seen my gang?

No.

Hey, you lot, where's my gang?

What are you playing at?

I wanted to have a shifty at the group, Chief, that's all. Yeah, well, let's go.

I said let's go.

Can't we stay around for a while, Chief?

Don't you understand?

This is war. You've mucked up my timing as it is.

Hi, Chief. Where have you been?

Look, count me out tonight, Chief. What do you mean, count you out? And what's

all this gear?

Well, the mayor's giving me five pound in front of everyone. Any other time.

Any other?

You're windy.

Get scared you might get hurt.

Now, don't you try and crawl back after the night, mate. You're finished.

You want to go up, mate?

Where's the others, Chief?

There's no one else.

You two get in the back.

We'll show them.

We'll show everybody.

Don't you try and stop me.

I'm not beaten yet. I'll fight them on my own.

That's the spirit.

Enjoy yourself.

Have a good time.

Just stay behind the counter, mate, and no harm will come to you.

Where are we going then?

To your place, of course.

You know, you caught me on the hop this afternoon.

I was meaning to wait a bit before popping the question.

Still, now I'll be able to spend the weekend with you.

No, you won't.

Oh, why not?

Because you want to marry me, that's why not.

Didn't think you did before, and I was just sort of trying to help you along a

bit. Yeah, but it seemed wrong then, Linda.

But now that I've made it sort of legal, it's all right.

That's what I meant about squaring my conscience.

From now on, when you see me home, you see me once and that's all.

Oh, blimey, I did better before I proposed.

Linda, she walks by and every eye in every

street envies me

admiringly each time we meet

young at heart

A girl apart, that's Linda.

Linda.

Starry skies, they're in your eyes, my Linda.

Linda.

Girlish dreams that I know mean so much to

you, Linda.

Let me make them all come true.

Linda Linda Linda