Original subtitles

(upbeat banjo music)

♫ Now listen here folks, my name is Tom Sawyer

♫ I don't wanna be no doctor or no lawyer

♫ Fishing by the river, that's the only place to be

♫ I wanna be free, sitting under a tree, that's me

(whistling)

(laughs)

♫ These are the stories of Tom Sawyer

♫ Me and Huck Finn just playing by the river

♫ Chasing that steam boat, teacher let me be

♫ I wanna be free, sitting under a tree

♫ That's me

(applause)

- Why thank you!

And now that you're all present and

ready, prithee, let the play begin!

Children of St. Petersburg, welcome the play!

(cheers and applause)

- Get on with the show!

- Our drama, The Trials and Tribulations

of Little Lucette, stars our most

gifted child actress, our phenomenon,

our very own Lucette as the beleaguered

heroine of our story, and now act one!

(applause)

- Yay Lucette, bravo, bravo! - Yay Lucette, bravo, bravo!

- How come they've got you mopping?

- Oh mother in Heaven, my horrible life

is nothing but agonizing labor, and the

cruelty of my master and mistress make

my waking hours almost unbearable.

Here me, dear mother.

Take me.

Take me to Heaven to be by your side forever and ever.

Only then could I be happy.

- So you're still not finished

mopping, you worthless wretch!

Well whatever am I going to do

with you, what makes you so lazy?

- But I'm not lazy, I just started to--

- You watch your tongue, you ungrateful brat!

We feed you and clothe you and this is the thanks we get?

Francois, this little baggage needs a good talking to!

- So you're being lazy about your

work and sulking as usual, eh?

- And a moment ago she dared speak back to me.

- Well in that case, fetch my whip.

- Oh dear sir, I'll work as hard

as I can, I beg of you, have mercy!

Don't beat me!

- Back!

(audience jeering)

- Here you are, dear.

(evil chuckle)

- [Child] Hey, watch it! (gasps)

- With all my heart, I beg your forgiveness!

I'll work harder!

Have mercy!

- [Hansworth] Ungrateful wretch, I'll give

you the wages of insolence and sloth!

- [Huck Voiceover] I know they're just play acting,

but I can't stand to see her being mistreated.

- [Mary Voiceover] Oh lordy, I wonder where Tom is.

Ordinarily I expect him to be lollygagging

somewhere if Jim wasn't with him.

I hope they're all right.

- Well Mary, did you see any sign

of Tom or the wagon coming home?

- I'm afraid he's nowhere in sight, mother.

- I suppose the play's begun.

- Yes ma'am, the posters said

they'd start the play at 2:15 sharp.

- What a pity, I expected that

Tom would've been home earlier.

- And he was so excited about going to see that play.

- I'm truly sorry I kept him from seeing it.

- [Tom Voiceover] I sure was mighty glad I'd made

it back from Ferguson's ranch in time to see the play.

It didn't matter that much to me that

the wagon got broke so long as

I got back in time to see the show.

The story sure was powerful sad though.

Poor little Lucette was being knocked

from pillar to post with nowhere to turn.

Even though I knew they was just acting,

I felt mighty sorry for that poor girl.

- Lucette, you do what I say!

(Lucette sobbing)

(evil chuckling)

- Hey, you quit treating her that way!

- Stop being so darn mean!

- Stop it now!

(audience jeering)

- Those people are plain horrible.

- They sure are.

- Somebody oughta do something about them ornery varmints.

- It seems that James is interested

in purchasing our little Lucette, dear.

- I see, and how much money is

he willing to pay for Lucette?

- I venture he'll pay quite a sum

as his own child servant withered

away and died recently, so he'll need a

new servant and will pay handsomely for one.

- But I must admit she works hard for

us and she eats very little food.

- (chuckles) Correct, as little as we give her.

(laughter)

- Well that certainly took you long enough,

now empty that bucket and fetch more

water and you be quick about it.

- As you wish.

I'm so hungry.

- Yes, what is it?

Speak up, don't just stand there, what are you muttering?

Are you deaf?

Oh you're trying my patience.

Hansworth, speak to her.

- I know, I warrant she's trying to tell

us she's hungry and would like some food.

- Well that can't possibly be.

Just yesterday I fed her a crust

of bread and a cup of water.

That should be enough.

(audience booing)

- (chuckles) Still, I suspect she might need

more bread to guard against her loafing so much.

Here you are.

Now if you want to eat, fetch it

off the ground like a cur.

- Only a dog would eat bread

that's been thrown on the floor.

- Well I wager she'll still fetch and eat it.

- I suppose the poor wretch just might eat it at that.

You apparently lost all dignity, so go ahead and pick it up.

(audience shouting no)

- I'm so hungry.

- Don't do it Lucette, you keep your pride,

I'll buy you some more bread that's fresher!

- Don't do it! - Don't do it!

- Don't you dare pick it up! - Don't you dare pick it up!

- [Sid] Don't pick it up Lucette, you're too good for that!

- I can't help it, I just have to have something.

- Watch her as she'll eat it dirt and all.

- Just like the mongrel she is.

(audience shouts no)

(booing)

- She must feel plum awful.

- (sobs) I don't reckon I've ever seen

anything so pathetic in all my born days, Tom.

(evil laughter)

- [Mistress] Now go and fetch more water.

- The show is going quite well,

all the children are involved in it, look.

That dark-haired boy there is weeping, you see?

- Yes, Mr. Garlic, his name is Huck

and like me he has no family of his own.

- Now I see.

- You don't really think they're gonna try and sell her.

- I sure hope not 'cause her life

is miserable enough as it is.

- That's what play acting's all about, the more

trouble she has, the more exciting it is, Huck.

- I can't stand this!

- I'll pay 15 pounds for her.

- 15 pounds?

Surely you jest James, that child's

healthy and a hard worker and

well worth more than 15 pounds.

Wouldn't you agree, dear?

- I couldn't agree more.

How can you expect us to part with that child,

who is like our own, for such a paltry sum?

I ask you.

- 15 pounds, really!

- Well I'll give you 20 pounds.

- Simply out of the question.

- Hmmm.

30 pounds.

- Only 30 pounds to take from us our own lovely child?

- We love her as if she were our own daughter, sir.

- We don't believe it!

- Don't you sell her to that man!

- Hmmm.

I'll pay 45 pounds and no more.

(evil chuckling)

- She's yours!

(laughter)

- What are you so riled up about, Huck?

- How can they be so heartless?

- Sit down.

- Okay, but they better quit treating her that way.

- Here she comes now.

Come closer, my dearest Lucette.

- Yes my dear, put down that pail, we have

something frightfully important to share with you.

- As you wish.

- You've been sold again! (loud booing)

- Be careful, Lucette!

- Here Lucette, give me that, you look tired, my child.

Come, sit and rest.

There.

- A pleasure to meet you.

- Don't believe that miserable, shifty-eyed snake!

- Now Lucette, we've sold you and you're

going away with your new master James here.

- What?

(uproarious booing)

- What a rotten deal!

- Now I know this may be sudden Lucette, but we

believe you leaving us is all for the best.

- Oh no, I don't wanna go, I don't want to.

- Get out and run away!

- (laughs) I trust you'll find

yourself fortunate living with me.

And since I've already paid fine money

for you, you'll do as I say from now on!

- Must I leave you?

- I'm sorry Lucette, but you must leave.

- No, I beg of you!

Mistress, let me stay!

I'll work harder than ever!

I'll do anything you want me to, just don't make me go!

(uproarious booing)

Oh Mistress, have you no heart at all?

- Come on, child.

We're going to leave here now.

(booing)

- Get out now Lucette and let us be done with you!

- I don't wanna go!

- Our hands are tied in this matter, Lucette.

You belong to James now and you're obligated to go

with him and do whatever he tells you to do.

- Come with me now, for if you continue

to resist, I'll thrash you soundly.

- Oh no!

- Stop! - Boo, stop!

- Don't treat her that way, you big bully!

Run away, Lucette!

Don't let him do that!

(loud booing)

Somebody help her!

- Help!

- Huck, come back!

- I've had all I can take, you leave her alone!

- Just what are you doing?

- I'm taking Lucette outta here.

- Don't let him do that! (loud booing)

- Let go of her!

I'll show you!

Get out of here, Lucette!

- But Huck...

- Get off the stage!

- You rotten varmint, you ain't gonna get away with this!

- [Lucette] Oh no!

- Come on, Huck's right, go get them!

Come on!

- But wait, all of you, this is only a play, pretend!

Please, show restraint!

- You scoundrel, we're gonna show you!

- Boys, please!

Help!

- That'll teach her!

- Oh please stop it, it was only a play,

I was acting, I'm really all right, stop now!

- I'm not really evil!

(screaming)

- [Garlic Voiceover] Now is the winter of our discontent.

- [Tom Voiceover] Well the rest of the play was canceled.

Us kids had caused such a ruckus,

we never did see the end or find

out the poor girl's fate, but none

of us asked for our money back 'cause the

excitement we had was well worth every penny.

- I'll bet you Lucette will never speak to me again.

I can't say as I blame her.

- Don't fret about it Huck, you were

just trying to defend her, that's all.

- I'll be willing to bet that's

the last I'll ever see of her.

- Every one of them actors was riled up at us, weren't they?

- Can't really blame them.

- Say Huck, did you really forget they

was just acting, is that why you blew up?

- I couldn't help myself, when I saw them mistreating

her that way, I just completely lost my control.

- Yeah.

You know, Lucette fooled us all.

She had us believing it.

- You see, Lucette told me she'd been

sold by her real father to this acting troupe.

The play got me all riled up 'cause

I mixed up the fact with the fiction.

- How in the world did you get to know her so well?

- I had a long talk with her whilst they were setting up.

Her pappy cut her loose just like

mine did, we're both orphans of a sort.

- I didn't know that.

- I guess me knowing that she was all

alone is what made me jump up to protect her.

I didn't figure I was going to spoil the whole play.

- Well I bet she's grateful to you

because she knew you were trying to help her out.

- You think so, Tom?

I kinda doubt it.

- If you really wanna know how she

feels, why don't you go and ask her?

- Well I'm feeling kinda uneasy about

running into that Mr. Garlic and

having to face him after what I did.

- I doubt if they'll be opening

up their night show tonight seeing

as hell that fella James took so many

lumps on his head and got chewed up so bad.

Not to mention the lady.

- I sure do wish none of that had happened.

- Well look at it this way, it's the

most exciting show they've ever had.

- Shucks.

- [Male Resident] That theater company's

opening another show tonight.

- Those youngins attacking them play actors

sent one of them off to Doc Mitchell's.

- And he had to have his head all bandaged up.

- [Male Resident] Well now don't that just beat all.

- That's for sure.

Seems to me for youngins to get that worked up

over a play, those play actors must be pretty good,

so I plan on going and seeing them myself tonight.

- [Female Resident] I reckon I'll

look in on their show tonight too.

- Well?

Then what happened?

Did you get up on the stage with Huckleberry too?

- I had to Mary, it was the only way I could stop Huck.

- Meanwhile Sidney, what were you doing?

- I was busy crying.

- What? - Crying?

- They were mistreating Lucette.

It was very sad.

- Say Mary.

- Yes mother?

- I think we should go see this

acting troupe perform for ourselves tonight.

- Mother, do you really mean it?

- Well if Tom and Sid can get so

excited and involved, they must be skilled

play actors and certainly deserve a good look-see.

We'll go tonight.

- By the way, if you and Mary are gonna

be going to the show, can I come with you?

- Young man, that night show is only

for grownups and I forbid you to go.

(groans)

- Shoot.

(dramatic violin music)

- The White Rose of Roshford,

starring Edmund King as the Archduke Du Roshford.

(cheers and applause)

And now what's keeping you?

That bandage is going to show no matter what you do.

- Then I won't go on.

It feels as though my head is about to split open.

- So I suppose you do expect him to perform this evening.

- There's a nice crowd out there and I'm not canceling.

You have to go on no matter how you're feeling.

(applause)

- [Roshford] You impudent pup!

Have you dared to challenge the Archduke Du Roshford?

Prepare to die!

- Methinks you shall be the one to die, sir.

- What is this?

- Milady, sweet victory is but a moment away.

- [Mistress] I implore you sir,

forswear your challenge of the Duke.

- [James] I'm of a mind to duel him!

Prithee give me good reason not to.

- [Mistress] The Duke is most accomplished with

his sword, to duel him is to hasten your death.

- [James] To live without your love,

my white rose, is a ruination worse than death.

- [Roshford] Enough!

Now you shall taste my steel, en garde!

- En garde!

- [Mistress] No!

I'll not have your death on my hands!

- [Roshford] Stand aside, his end is near!

- [Mistress] Never!

- There she is.

She's probably still mad at me.

But then again, maybe Tom was right.

Maybe she ain't.

Lucette!

Hey Lucette!

Psst, over here!

- Oh Huck, it's you.

- I came by to tell you how awful

sorry I am for all the trouble I stirred

up at the show, I hope you can forgive me.

I don't know what happened.

I reckon I just went plum outta my mind.

- Oh Huck.

Why of course I forgive you, Huck.

Now stay low.

- Much thanks for deterring the

death of that impetuous welp.

- I'd sooner face this blade than live without her.

(cheers and applause)

- You stay here Huck, I've gotta pass

the hat through the audience now.

- And so ends the first act of our drama.

Before the thrilling conclusion we

request your 30 cent admission.

Please put it in the hat brought

around by our world famous Lucette,

and thank you for your generous support.

- Here you are.

- I'm enjoying your performance so much.

- Thank you.

- Here you go, miss.

- Thanks.

- Here you are. - Thanks.

- It's more than worth it.

- This is for both of us.

- Thank you.

- Oh yes, is that correct?

- Thanks.

(gentle flute music)

- And now Act Two of The White Rose

of Roshford, the place, the Palace

of Versaille, the time, a month later.

(applause)

- Huck?

It's safe to come out now, where are you?

- Hey Lucette, I'm over here.

- Oh good.

I was afraid you'd gone home.

- Shucks no, I wasn't about to leave you alone.

- I'm glad because I wanted to talk with you.

- Do you really?

All right.

- I wanna know everything about

you, all your likes and dislikes.

- Well for starters, I sure do admire you.

(gentle flute music)

- I think I hear flute music.

- And I heard applause.

- You and I are missing it.

- I can't stand it, I just gotta go take a look.

See ya!

Don't wait up for me!

- But Tom, it costs 30 cents to get into the show.

- I'll be slipping in.

- You're taking an awful chance.

And Aunt Paulie--

- Aunt Paulie's already at the play, so she

won't find out I left unless you tell her.

And I wouldn't advise you to do that, young man.

Uh-oh.

Uh, hmm.

(cheers and applause)

- Really?

You mean you'll come with me?

- Mmmhm, of course.

I can't think of anything I'd rather have show me the river.

- I'll bring along some food so you won't get hungry.

- Oh you don't have to bother with that.

- [Garlic] Lucette!

Lucette? - Oh.

- What?

- I have to go.

Goodnight, Huck.

- Phew.

(country harmonica music)

(Huck meowing)

- Huh?

(cat meowing)

- Hiya.

Hey there, I'm sorry I woke you, I meant to wake Tom up.

- So what do you want, Huck?

- Lucette said she's not mad at me after all, Tom.

She knew I was trying to help.

Tonight I snuck around to the back of the

stage and we had a long discussion about it.

- And then?

- We're gonna go on a picnic on the river tomorrow.

- And then?

- Well ain't that enough?

- Is there a special reason for waking me up?

Did you wanna tell me something?

- Lucette's not mad at me anymore.

- You already said that.

- We're going on a picnic on--

- The river, I know.

- Well I just thought you'd be happy for me, Tom.

- Goodnight Huck.

- Goodnight Tom.

- See you tomorrow.

- Tom, do you know what this means?

Yup!

I'm in love and I'm really happy about it!

- Shhh.

- It's the gospel truth!

(laughs) I love her and she loves me!

(giggling)

(dogs barking)

Yahoo, I'm in love, I'm in love!

(yawns)

- [Tom Voiceover] I was sorry I was

too sleepy to share Huck's happiness,

but even half awake I could see

he sure was sweet on Lucette.

(upbeat bluegrass music)

(laughing)

- I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love!

(upbeat banjo music)

♫ These are the stories of Tom Sawyer

♫ Me and Huck Finn just playing by the river

♫ Chasing that steamboat, teacher let me be

♫ I wanna be free, sitting under a tree

♫ That's me