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Thank you.

Thank you.

This is Paris, and I'm an American who lives here.

My name, Jerry Mulligan, and I'm an XGI.

In 1945, when the Army told me to find my own job, I stayed on, and I'll tell

you why.

I'm a painter.

All my life, that's all I've ever wanted to do.

And for a painter, the mecca of the world for study, for inspiration, and

for living is here on this star called Paris.

Just look at it.

No wonder so many artists have come here and called it home.

Brother, if you can't paint in Paris, you better give up and marry the boss's

daughter.

We're on the left bank now. That's where I'm billeted.

Here's my street.

The past couple of years, I've gotten to know practically everyone on the block.

And a nicer bunch you'll never meet.

Back home, everyone said I didn't have any talent.

They might be saying the same thing over here, but it sounds better in French.

I live upstairs.

No, no, no, not there.

One flight up.

Voila!

Those are three of my pals.

Etienne, Maurice, and Jacques.

I'm their man because I give them American bubble gum.

Oh, I have a lot of good friends in Paris.

A lot of very good friends.

And I am one of them.

Adam Cook is my name.

I'm a concert pianist.

That's a pretentious way of saying I'm unemployed at the moment.

I live in the same brick pile with young Rembrandt.

That's not me.

He's too happy.

I'm over here on a scholarship.

Last year, I won the Hackenwald Prize and was sent abroad to study.

That's the eighth fellowship I've won. And you know something?

I'm getting pretty homesick.

Not only that, but I'm beginning to feel like the world's oldest child prodigy.

You know, one time I ran out of fellowships and had to go to work for a

living. I had to stop.

because I discovered I was liking it and I didn't want to become a slave to the

habit.

It's not a pretty face, I grant you, but underneath its flabby exterior is an

enormous lack of character.

I like Paris.

It's a place where you don't run into old friends, although that's never been

one of my problems.

Strangely enough, I made a friend over here once. I worked for him.

His name was Henri Borel. You know, the French music hall star.

Do you remember him?

I do, because that's me.

Bonjour, monsieur.

Bonjour. Oh, Adam was a fine accompanist. I wish he were still with

me. My, how nice to be in the old quarter. Bonjour.

Bonjour. You see, everybody recognizes me. Bonjour.

Bonjour. I guess I haven't changed so much after all. And they've known me a

long time. Now, don't misunderstand.

I don't mean to imply that I am old.

i'm not after all i am only well what's the difference oh no no that's not me

i'm not that young let's just say i am old enough to

know what to do with my young feelings right

And then taking that vowel.

Oh, that's nice work if you can get it.

And if you get it, dites-moi, won't you tell me how?

You're used to singing a tone higher. I'm a big boy now.

My voice is changing.

Shall I come up?

No, I'll be right down.

Hey, George, some coffee.

Entendu.

I'm going to make you...

I'd have phoned you again, but I was afraid you might be in.

March? I wasn't in Paris then.

Lise and I were visiting friends in Joie-le-Franc. Some coffee, please.

What are you working on? Same old concert.

When are you going to give it? When I can't figure out any more reasons not

to.

Some coffee, please. Oh, I took Lise to hear Weingarten play

the other night. It was her first concert, and her eyes were shining two

days. Why don't you take her to an eye doctor?

Incidentally, whose lease?

That's the second time that name has come up.

Adam, I am very happy these days.

I'll show you her picture.

Are you married?

Not yet.

Yeah, pretty.

Very pretty.

She looks familiar.

She's Jacques Bouvier's daughter.

Jacques Bouvier? Oh, Jacques Bouvier. Oui, oui. Merci,

mon vieux. Tu es bien gentil. Merci.

Mmm.

My coffee. Mon café, s'il vous plaît. Oh, pardon, pardon, Adam.

Pardon.

Ah, pour Jacques.

He was caught in the resistance.

I took care of Liz all through the occupation.

She lived in my house.

Your house?

Shocking, but generous.

Oh, she was a little girl then. We only became in love after she left.

She's a little young for you, isn't she, kid?

No, not really. She's 19.

She's getting on.

What's she like?

Well, she has great vitality and she loves to go out and have fun and dance.

She could dance all night.

Sounds tiresome. Kind of a wild kid, huh?

Wild? Whatever gave you that idea?

Well, you said she likes... No, she's very simple.

Very simple. May we? May we? She works all day at the Maison Nicole, the

perfume shop.

I'd prefer not to discuss the matter any further.

Oh, be serious.

Oh, she's an enchanting girl, Adam.

Not really beautiful.

And yet, she has great beauty.

spiritual type huh not at all she's an exciting girl she

seems

to be a lusty young lady oh no Oh, she's sweet and shy.

An old-fashioned girl, huh?

Course not.

She's vivacious and modern.

Always yacking it up, huh?

Don't be silly. She reads incessantly.

She's the gayest girl in the world.

Look, let's start all over again, shall we?

What's she like?

Good morning, Therese.

How are you today, monsieur?

Well, I couldn't be better, Therese. I'm broke.

What? That means I have no money.

Trouble is, when I'm broke, I don't eat. When I don't eat, I get tired and

depressed. When that happens, the only thing that will help is wine and women.

That should be very simple, monsieur. You are in Paris, no?

Yes, but even in Paris, that takes money, which is what I don't have.

It's uncivilized. It's noise.

Hi.

Hi. Jerry.

This is Henri Barrel. Jerry Mulligan. How do you do? Oh, I know you. I've

heard you sing a thousand times. You're wonderful.

Excuse me.

Hey, Adam, you wouldn't have 300 francs on you, would you? I'm going to Walmart

and I need lunch money.

Sorry, kid. Bought a poster stamp this morning and it broke me. Oh, please,

allow me. No, no, no, thanks.

I'd never touch a guy unless I'd known him at least 15 minutes.

I've known him 15 years.

Lend me 300.

I wouldn't lend him money if I were you. He's above risk.

Adam, Adam.

For this you win a scholarship?

What's wrong with him?

Evidently the man doesn't like jazz. He's against it. What else is there? I

know what he likes. He's strictly a three-quarter man.

They charm you and warm you within While each day discloses what

Broadway composes Is emptiness pounding on tin How

can

I be civil when hearing this drivel It's only for nightclubbing sauces

Oh, give me the free and easy waltz, that is to be an easy

hand.

Go tell the band, if they want a hand, the waltz must be Strauss's.

Strauss's! Dark pink!

My card!

No!

Yeah, yeah, yeah, give us all.

give me song by joe

by jing by strauss is the thing so i say to

just give me a

By Strauss, it laughs.

It sings.

La, la, la, la, la, la, la. La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la,

la, la.

Let the Danube flow along.

And the Fledderhaus keep the wine and give me song.

By Strauss, by Joe, my gentlemen.

Thank you.

Bye.

I can understand disregarding perspective to achieve an effect,

but in your case, I believe that... Look, honey, why don't you be a good

little girl and move on? You're not gonna buy anything, and you're just

blocking out the sunshine.

Well, I just wanted to discuss your work.

I don't want you to discuss my work.

I'm not interested in your opinion of my work.

If you say something nice, it won't make me feel any better, and if you don't,

it'll bother me.

Thank you. Good day.

Do you mind if I look, or will you chew my head off, too?

No, go ahead. You're okay.

Oh, thank you.

She's one of those third-year girls that gripe my liver.

Third-year girl?

Yeah, you know, American college kids. They come over here to take their third

year and lap up a little culture.

They give me a swift pain.

Why, they're harmless enough.

They're officious and dull.

They're always making profound observations they've overheard.

Say, do you have a cigarette?

I think so.

Thanks.

Don't you like criticism?

Who does?

Tough enough getting it from those who know.

My first today.

Oh. My guess is the business isn't very good.

Your guess is right on the nose.

You know, I like these two.

Thanks, so do I.

I want to buy them.

How much are they?

Gee, I don't know.

You don't know?

Well, I never thought I'd come to the point where that would be an issue.

Offer me something.

15,000 francs.

15,000 francs? For each.

For each.

Will that be satisfactory?

That'll be good and satisfactory.

Are you sure you know what you're doing?

What do you care?

That's about $50 apiece, isn't it? I don't know, lady. I haven't changed any

money lately.

Oh, dear.

What's the matter?

I haven't got enough with me.

Oh.

Well, come back tomorrow. It's a sense I'll still be here.

I've got a better idea. Why don't you come to the hotel? I can pay you for

them there.

Fine. Is it far?

Would you care if it were?

What's your name?

Jerry Mulligan. What's yours?

Milo Roberts.

Milo? Yeah, as in Venus Der.

Venus Der.

Uh, is this yours?

Mm-hmm.

Maybe I should have charged you more.

I'll be right back. Make yourself at home.

Thanks.

Here.

Thanks.

Would you like some sherry?

All right.

Say, uh... How'd you come by all these worldly possessions?

A rich husband or a rich father?

A father.

What's he do?

Oil. I should have known.

Sun tan oil.

Really? I didn't know there was so much in that racket.

There's a lot of red skin in America.

There must be.

Let's see now. Where should I hang these?

Maybe over on the... Look, look. Here's a good place. Good light.

Not too much sun.

Okay? Yeah, that'll be fine.

By golly, you know, these are good.

I've seen hundreds of paintings by young artists, and not one of them has

impressed me till these.

Yeah? I'm glad.

Makes it easier to give up.

Give up?

Yeah, it's kind of hard for an artist to sell.

You know, a writer, a composer, they can always buy a copy of what they create,

but with a painter, it's the original that counts.

Once that's gone, it's out of his life.

I never thought of that.

What?

Excuse me, Brendan.

Oh, hello, Tommy.

Oh, no, dear, don't come up.

Be a darling and wait for me in the dining room, will you?

I'll be right down.

Right.

Look, I'm sorry I didn't mean to stay so long. Oh, please, don't apologize. I

wanted you to. I wish we had more time to talk.

Goodbye, then, and thanks again.

Oh, by the way, what are you going to do tonight?

Why?

Oh, well, I'm giving a small party here.

There'll be an extra girl. Why don't you come?

I don't know.

Do you have a date?

No.

Well, then come.

You'll find the company very easy. Nothing formal.

Be here at eight.

Okay. Oh, my car can take you home. He has nothing to do.

Well, thanks.

Listen, I'm the teacher.

Repeat after me.

Door.

Street.

Lady.

Window.

Flowers.

Hello,

we are very intelligent.

We speak English.

Ah, but I'm the wise guy.

Put three very difficult words. A very hard word.

Massachusetts.

An American song.

I got.

I got.

I got.

I got.

I got. I got.

I got.

You understand that?

My gal who could ask for anything more? Who could ask for anything more?

Who could ask for anything more?

I don't know.

I guess the phone started ringing like a steeple on Sunday.

Would you like one of these?

Fine, fine.

I've never seen so many Americans in Paris before.

The Champs-Élysées looks just like Main Street.

Do you live here all the time?

Oh, no, I usually go home to Baltimore for Christmas and Thanksgiving.

That's quite a dress you almost have on.

Thanks. What holds it up?

Modesty. Cheers.

Cheers.

I see it's a formal brawl after all.

What makes you think that?

Well, the more formal the party is, the less you have to wear.

Oh, no, you're quite wrong. It's most informal.

Where is everybody?

Here.

Downstairs? No, here in this room.

What about that extra girl?

That's me.

You mean the party's just you and me?

That's right.

Oh, I see. Well, that's kind of a little joke, isn't it?

In a way.

Well, lady, here's your dough back.

I'll take my pictures and run along.

Now, wait a minute.

Wait my foot. You must be out of your mink-lined head.

I know I need dough, but I don't need it this badly.

If you're hard up for companionship, they have guys in town who do this kind

of thing for a living. Call one of them.

What's so funny? You!

You're so righteous.

Now, stop defending your honor so assiduously and listen to me for a

minute.

I don't need a paid escort.

And I'm not trying to rob you of your precious male initiative.

I'm simply interested in your work and I want to get to know you better.

Now, is that such a crime?

Well, it certainly is a roundabout way to do it.

Would you have accepted a normal invitation?

No. I want to help you.

I think you have a great deal of talent.

Now, it doesn't hurt to have somebody rooting for you, does it?

It'll be the first time anybody ever did.

Well, then, let me.

Please.

How's the food downstairs?

Very good.

And probably very expensive.

Would it embarrass you if I signed the check?

Yeah. Let's go someplace I can afford.

I know. How about the Café Flaudera, Montparnasse?

I feel like some jazz hook, and it's not very expensive.

It better not be.

I'd like to show a little profit at the end of the day.

How long did it last?

two years.

I lost him in the war.

I'm sorry.

To another woman.

Oh. Somebody met in California while he was in training.

Well, if he was the dog you said he was, you must have been glad to get rid of

him. Well, I was, I guess, except that I... Except that it would have been much

more satisfactory if you could have kissed him off.

I guess.

You know, you should get married again. You need it.

Why? Everybody does.

Everybody has to have someone to account to.

Especially when you don't work, it keeps the personality together.

No, thank you. Not for me.

Besides, I have work to do.

What? Well, for the moment, you.

I want to bring you to the attention of important dealers.

They know me. I'm a big customer. We have a large collection at home.

I could sponsor you, talk about you, encourage you.

And then when you've done enough canvases, I could arrange for your first

show.

That is, if you'll let me.

Sounds great, but what's in it for you?

Well, just the excitement of helping somebody I believe in and finding out if

I'm right.

Milo.

Milo, darling. Tommy, I knew you'd turn up here.

Oh, Tommy, this is Jerry Mulligan. Jerry, this is Tommy Baldwin. He's on

the Paris Telegraph. Hello. Hello there.

Milo, darling, I'm showing the Janssens around and I need your help.

What do you say, Jerry? Shall we go to his rescue? Anything you like.

Follow me. You need radar to find your way in this boat.

Magazine illustrators. What are they like?

Deaths.

Look what I found. Hello.

Milo. What a pleasant surprise.

Jack. Say hello to Milo. Hello, Milo. Hello, Jack.

Oh, this is Jerry Mulligan. Jerry, the Jackson.

How do you do?

Mulligan. Isn't this the chap you told me about at lunch? Yeah.

Oh, waiter.

Two more glasses, please.

Milo says you're quite wonderful.

I'd love to see some of your pictures.

Oh, well, I'm having a private showing tomorrow at a corner in Beaumont.

Oh, you paint?

Yeah. So do we, Jack and I. We work together.

Oh, well, that's cozy.

Dance, you two. I want to talk to Milo.

Come on, Jack.

Have fun.

Say, there's a very special doll sitting over there. Do you happen to know who

she is? No, but she is lovely, isn't she?

Oh, Tommy, I'm very anxious for you to see Jerry's work. Perhaps if you like

it, you can get him a mention on the art page.

Nothing to it.

Lisa. What?

Her name is Lisa.

Milo, let's dance.

We haven't for years.

Excuse me, Jerry.

have trouble with that one oh no i'm not he's just not housebroken yet that's all

when are you going to stop getting yourself involved with young itinerant

artists it never works if they're no good you're ashamed and if they are they

get too independent i just danced honey please all right but i'm warning you

he'll be out in four months just like the composer and the sculptor

I didn't see you sitting here.

Gosh, what a pleasant surprise. Well, just the other night, my wife and I were

talking about you and wondering what happened to her. I'm Jerry Mulligan.

Lisa, let's go around the floor once for old time's sake. Do you mind?

No, but you do.

Well,

you're certainly not without your nerve. Now, now, now, don't get angry. This was

perfectly harmless.

I haven't been able to take my eyes off you since I walked into this smoke

factory. I only let you do this because I didn't want to make a disturbance.

And I don't have a wife.

I just threw that in to make it look respectable. Oh, that was very

considerate. Now, please, I would like to return to my table.

In a minute.

It's very clear Our love is here to stay

I revised my estimate.

Make that two months.

Please, sir. I swear, this is the first time I've ever done anything like this.

Well, at least as a civilian.

I just had to meet you.

Look, monsieur, I don't know what type of girl you think I am, but I'm not.

And now I would like to return to my friends.

I thought you were bored with them. You sure looked at them.

You should see me now.

How?

The music has stopped.

The elements are against me.

Lisa, it was swell seeing you again, and I will tell Elaine to call you.

What was your phone number? It just slipped my mind the moment you said it.

Opera 2574.

No, Lisa.

2475.

Thank you.

Good night.

I owe you something for the wine. Forget it. You do it next time. If there is

one. Good night.

Good night.

It's very clear.

Our love is here. That was fun, wasn't it?

Was it? Yeah. It's a fascinating place.

I'd like to hang around there for a while and paint it.

If you hang around there, I can imagine all the work you'll get done.

Besides, you've already done a painting of a Montmartre dive and it wasn't very

successful. Hey, wait a minute.

Don't try to tell me how and what to paint. I don't like that. I can tell you

I didn't like your exhibition tonight.

I thought you were very rude.

Rude? I was? I didn't mean to be. I'm sorry. You insist on picking up stray

women. That's your own affair. But from now on, don't do it when you're with me.

Is that clear?

Yeah. Yeah, that's clear. That's very clear. Stop the car, please. You

sensitive artists. You're all alike. You're as touchy as triggers about

yourself. I am getting out.

You don't understand how they feel when things happen. Men fun.

I'm sorry you got stuck with the two pictures. I still like the pictures.

Thanks a lot.

Uh, hello.

Est-ce que mademoiselle Lisa est là, s'il vous plaît?

Un moment, s'il vous plaît. Liz?

Hello?

Uh, Lisa?

Yes? Jerry Mulligan.

I met you at the Café Flauder last night.

It's a beautiful day out, and I thought I could drop by. Well, now, one moment,

Mr. Mulligan.

Uh, Mulligan.

Last night you were a small annoyance, but today you're growing into a large

nuisance. Now, please, leave me alone, and don't call me again, ever.

Good morning.

Would you care for... Oh, no, thanks. I've had my breakfast already.

I've been up for hours.

Working, I might add, for you.

Do you know Jules Parmentier, the art dealer?

I know of him. Why?

He came to the hotel and had coffee this morning.

I showed him your pictures.

Oh, he was very impressed. He thought you had great individuality. He thought

they were very fresh.

Well, that's wonderful. Not only that, but he wants to talk to us when you're

ready for your show.

Well, that's a long way off. Maybe not such a long way off. Oh, yes, it is. I

don't have near enough for an exhibition, and the ones I do have...

Oh, that's not important now.

Anyway, then I went to the Marais galleries and talked to Louis Dufault.

He's a very old friend of mine.

He's coming tomorrow to see the pictures.

You, uh, don't waste any time, do you?

I hope not.

Why don't you come with me now? We'll talk about this later over lunch.

Well, uh...

I've something to do this morning, but, uh, well, I could meet you.

How about the restaurant Paul on the Avenue de l'Aupin?

All right.

I'll see you there at one.

Okay.

I'm sorry about that little tip last night. I was, uh, tired, I guess.

Oh, forget it.

I did.

You did?

That's not very nice of you.

See you at one.

Excusez-moi.

Savez-vous, mademoiselle?

Ça ne fait rien.

This is a little heavy, I think. All right, I'll show you something else.

What's that one on the round?

This one? No, no, the other.

Oh.

This is very nice.

It's called Escapade.

There's a 16 Lady Free at the other end of the shop, monsieur.

Thank you, but what I want is at this end.

I don't know which to choose. They're both lovely.

Oh, I wish my husband were here. He's so fussy about the way I smell.

Well, why don't you bring him with you later and decide then? That's an

excellent idea.

He's in Milwaukee.

Oh, dear, oh, dear, I hate decisions.

I always get a rash if I have to decide something.

Why don't you let me help you, lady? After all, I'd have the man's point of

view. Yes, that's a good idea. Here, see which one you like.

Not bad.

Oh, this is it.

Nuit d'amour.

Night of love. No contest, lady.

Really? You wear that and the Frenchman will never let you go back to Milwaukee.

Oh, I'll take it.

Would you send it to my hotel collect?

I'm Mrs.

Edna Mae Benstrom.

I'm at the Grand Ville. Ah, here's my card.

Oh, thank you very much. I think I'll put a little on.

Oh, it is good, isn't it? You'll need protection.

Oh, I hope so.

You've been very kind. Thank you.

Thank you both.

Good day. Good day.

Now, monsieur, what can I do for you?

You know what you can do for me. Go out with me.

How do you know I'm not married?

Well, that finger on your left hand is awfully naked.

Oh, Calonne, you know it's a pity you don't have as much charm as you have

persistence. But I have. You've only seen the aggressive side of me. Oh, I

have a lighter side. I'm loaded with charm. I go to parties and put on hats

and do funny things.

You see? What do you say? Come on.

All right, you win.

It's my lunchtime. You can take me for lunch. Oh, I can't. How about dinner?

Oh, no, that's not possible.

You have a date?

Yes. Well...

What about after dinner, say, 9 o'clock?

Well, I guess it will be all right.

Good, I'll pick you up. Oh, no, I'll meet you somewhere.

Okay. Do you know the Café Belle Amie?

By the bridge? Yeah.

I'll see you there at 9, okay?

Fine.

Mademoiselle, there is no happier man in Paris than Monsieur Mulligan.

At this moment.

You're delicious.

Ron's company tows a crowd.

You get it?

Disappear, don't you see I'm busy? Hit the boulevard.

This time it's really love, tra-la-la-la.

I'm in that blue above, tra-

Listen to my heart go pit-a-pat It started from the start I felt

like that Hum it, strum it, sing it, drum it What a thrill I'm getting from

it Tra-la-la-la-la-la-la This time it's really love

Tra-la-la-la So me

Got but everything.

Is there a dowry?

She's like a breath of spring.

Wow.

Swing your partner with a tralala.

You know I love you.

No, I was talking to Liz.

She's my dinner guest.

Give me a rundown on that menu, will you?

What? What are you having to eat?

Magnificent pheasant. Wow.

Listen, I can drop everything and be up in ten minutes.

That is, if I'm not intruding. No, no, no, no, no. I'll see you later at the

cafe. Bye, bye.

Goodbye. I'm hungry.

That Adam, he'll never change.

What's the matter, darling? Can't you come to the theater tonight?

Well, I... Because you see, if you can't, it's... Perfectly all right,

darling. Don't worry about it. No, of course I want to come. You are adorable.

Hello.

Hello.

Would you... Yes, thank you.

I wasn't sure you'd come.

I thought maybe you'd just said yes to get rid of me.

Not that it would happen.

Monsieur?

What would you like?

Would you mind if we didn't sit here?

I know. Anything wrong, monsieur?

No, no.

I'm sorry.

That's quite all right. I didn't much feel like sitting there anyhow.

Let's walk along the river.

All right.

I have a big thing for this spot here. One of these days, I'm gonna paint it.

You're a painter?

Uh-huh.

You don't look like a painter.

There are those, dear lady, who will tell you I don't paint like one either.

But that doesn't bother me. Discouragement stimulates me.

Oh, that much about you I know.

Yes, you do, don't you?

But mark me well, one of these days the world will ring with the name of

Mulligan. Picasso will be remembered as the forerunner of Mulligan.

This tree will be famous because it was painted by Mulligan.

And when will this golden age of ours be?

When will this gold... Well, it's hard to say.

It's hard to say.

A civilization has a natural resistance against improving itself.

Might take quite a while.

Quite a while.

How do you feel now?

Why?

Well, a moment ago, you were acting like the police were after you. I was, wasn't

I?

Why?

Never mind. Never mind.

Don't try to think up what to tell me.

I don't have to know.

It's your business.

Oh.

Candy. Would you like some?

I do.

I couldn't eat the little one.

Go ahead.

Try. Eat the night show.

We should look dangerously.

In America, Saturday night's the big night.

No work, no school.

When you get home, no money.

And Sunday, Sunday night in America?

In America, everybody catches cold on Sunday.

Did you?

Sometimes, sometimes.

What about you? Aren't you sick of the life and times of Mulligan?

I'd rather listen to you. I don't like to talk about myself.

Oh, you're going to have to get over that.

Why?

Well, with a binding like you've got, people are going to want to know what's

in the book.

What does that mean?

Well, primarily, it means you're a very pretty girl.

I am? Yes, you are.

How do you know?

I heard it on the radio.

Making fun with me.

Doesn't everybody tell you that?

I haven't been out with many people.

They're always friends.

Honey, believe me, I'm no enemy.

Lisa, I don't know whether you're a girl of mystery or just

a still water that doesn't run deep, but there's one thing I can tell you.

If I'd have been around sooner, you'd know by now that you're very pretty.

And I'm not making fun with you.

just people.

What time is it?

11 o'clock. 11 o'clock. I have to go. Where? I have to. Wait a minute. When

will I see you again? I don't know.

Lisa, we have to see each other again.

Yes, we do.

Don't we?

Tomorrow night.

No, I can't. How about lunch?

No, I can't. I tell you, Saturday morning I'm at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts.

I'm finished at noon. Will you meet me there?

Saturday, yes, I will.

Johnny,

how are you? How are you?

Excuse me, ladies and gentlemen, it's an old American.

Always sitting around in sadness.

Oh, when you could be learning the steps of gladness.

You'll be happy when you can do just six or seven.

Begin today, you'll find it nice.

The quickest way to paradise.

When you practice, here's the thing to do.

Simply say, how's you?

built a stairway to paradise with a new step every...

And this, I take it, is the young lady who's going to do all the deciding.

That's right.

Lise, this is John McDowell, my favorite American impresario. Oh, how do you do,

monsieur? How do you do?

I've just been trying to persuade Henri to come to America and give us Yanks a

break. He says he has to talk it over with you.

You make him do it, Miss Lisa.

I'll call you in a few days, Henri.

That's all right, Johnny.

And may I say, your Lisa certainly lives up to your advertisement.

Good night. Thank you, Johnny. Good night.

Hey, Henri, je... I'm so sorry. I was hit, but the movie was... Never mind the

movie. What do you think of the news?

John wants me to go on an American tour.

We could get married and go together.

Doesn't that sound wonderful?

Oh, yes, yes.

When would you go? Oh, not for a few weeks. John will have to see first about

Woodlands. Oh, but it could be beautiful.

A honeymoon on the boat, then America.

Oh, Liz, Liz, you love the Americans.

Hello.

Your limousine is here, sir.

Thanks.

This, uh, sponsor of yours, what does she want from you in return?

Don't tell me. I shock easily.

You're crazy. She isn't interested in me. She's just a good-hearted kid who

likes the way I paint.

That's real dreamy of her.

Tell me, when you get married, will you keep your maiden name?

Hello, Therese.

Monsieur Jerry!

Don't pay any attention to Mr. Cook.

I don't intend to. Suppose you do have to make love to the lady. It's all for

the sake of art. I don't have to make lo...

Thank you.

What are we going to see here?

Never you mind. Wait and see.

What is all this?

Your studio.

Isn't it beautiful?

I've got a studio.

Well, yes, I know, Jerry, but you need space.

Besides, this isn't to live in. It's to work in. I can't afford a joint like

this.

Why do you always make such an issue of money?

Because I ain't got any.

And when you ain't got any, it takes on a curious significance.

Don't be silly, Jerry. You'll be able to pay me back in three months.

Three months?

What do you mean?

That's the real surprise.

I'm planning your exhibition for then at the Parmentier Galleries. My exhibition?

In three months? Isn't it exciting already? They're arranging the posters.

Wait a minute. Hold everything.

Look, sit right down here and let's see if I can explain this thing to you. Now,

look, more than anything in the world, I want to have an exhibition.

But it's got to be when I'm ready, when my stuff is good enough to show to the

public and critics.

You can't set a production date for a thing like that.

Don't you understand? I'm not manufacturing paper cups.

I do understand, Jerry. Yeah. But you're a painter and you want people to see the

things you've painted.

I want that too.

Just give me an opportunity to provide a decent show at a decent gallery where

people can come and see your things.

Is that so extraordinary?

Look, you're a painter and a good one.

I happen to have a little dry.

That's a good combination.

Besides, you have to face the critics sometime.

Yeah, but three months.

Of course it'll be work.

Hard work.

That doesn't matter.

It's...

I'll do

it. On one condition.

I'll pay you back.

Oh, Jerry, I'm so glad.

I would have died if you'd said no.

Let's take a cab over to the block. All right.

I want to drop my stuff off.

When do you have to be back?

In an hour or so.

In a... Well, gee, there's not much time.

What kept you? Why were you so late?

Well...

I wanted to tell you, Jerry, I... What?

Oh, Jerry, we have so little time together. Can't we have our own special

world and not talk about anything that happens when we're apart?

I... I promise you, I'll never ask you what you do when you're not with me.

Well, I suppose it's just as well.

What?

Nothing.

Why? What do you do when you're not with me?

If you don't want to talk about it, okay, let's let her go at that.

Trey, kiss me.

Why are we stopping here? It's where I live. I'll be right back. Oh, no, Jerry,

let's go on. I guess we'll leave my things.

I'll be back in a minute.

Bye, kid.

What's your rush? Busy, busy.

Say, George, give these to Teresa, put in my room. We're in a hurry.

Hey, Jerry, sit down, have some coffee. I can't. I got someone waiting in the

cab. I'll see you later.

Have some coffee. You have time now.

George, two coffees.

I think the critics will kill me.

Don't worry, it'll work.

I hope so.

What are you talking about?

That girl in the cab, the suntan queen.

No, that's a different girl.

Hmm, you're a busy little man these days.

Adam, I'm Hope.

That girl's it.

Is she worthy of a struggling young artist?

She's worthy of anyone, and wonderful.

What gets me is I don't know anything about her.

We manage to be together for a few moments, and then off she goes.

Sometimes we have a wonderful time together, and other times it's no fun at

all.

But I gotta be with her.

Yep, you're hooked.

Yep.

What's your name?

Lisa Bouvier.

George, some brandy.

And some cleaning fluid.

Bonjour, bonjour.

Jerry, Adam.

Merci, Darwin.

My guest.

Thank you, George, a little cherry.

Adam, I have wonderful news. Wonderful news.

That's great.

Tell us something, Cherry.

I'm going to be married.

You what? We are getting married. I'm going to America on our honeymoon.

What do you think of that?

George, another branding. When was this decided?

Last night.

Congratulations, Hank. I'm glad somebody around here is happy.

What's the matter, Jerry? Oh, nothing.

Tell me, maybe I can help. Did I ever tell you about the time I gave a command

performance for Hitler?

Wait, Adam. Jerry has some trouble, and I'd like to hear about it. It's pretty

complicated, Hank.

I'll make it brief.

There's a gal who's sponsoring me, and she's really helping me a lot.

She's stuck on me.

Now, there's a girl I'm stuck on. She doesn't know about the first one.

Naturally, so far, this is very ordinary.

So far.

Now, wait.

The girl I'm stuck on has got something she can't tell me about, so we go out

together and go out together and get nowhere.

Uh-huh.

Let me ask you something.

Is this girl, as you say, stuck on you?

I think so.

Then you have no problem.

Where'd they go?

I have no problem. Of course not.

There is only one real problem with a man and a woman. When one of them is in

love, the other isn't. After that, it's all mechanics.

Have you told her you love her?

No, not in so many words.

Well, you know how it is. When you don't know what goes, you're afraid to get

hurt. Well, the first thing to do is to tell her.

Believe me, Jerry, with a woman, one insincere I love you that said, will

bring more results than ten sincere ones that aren't. Really? So you go to her

and tell her you love her. Then she will tell you she loves you.

Then you will embrace, you will both be very happy, and then you will ask her to

marry you.

You want to, don't you?

Oh, sure, sure. Good.

Then she will say yes, and then you will tell her about these other little

matters, and she will tell you about hers, and you'll see they won't seem

important anymore.

Is it as simple as that?

Strange as it seems, yes.

So be happy. You only find the right woman once.

That many times?

When will you be with her again? In a little while.

So you know what to do.

I'll do it. Thanks, Hank. Good.

Oh, Adam, to be in love is to be alive.

Jerry and I, we are so lucky. Eh, Jerry?

Adam, he's right. There's nothing like it. C'est formidable.

C'est magnifique.

Aha! It's wonderful.

It's marvelous.

She should care.

so

Lisa, Lisa, Lisa, Lisa.

I have something to tell you.

I have something to tell you. Lisa, I love you.

Do you hear? I love you, and everything's going to be all right. I

know it is.

Jerry, I won't see you anymore.

What do you mean?

I'm getting married.

You're getting... Well, Lisa, you...

Lisa, you're in love with me, aren't you?

It doesn't matter whether I am or not.

It doesn't matter?

I couldn't leave him.

Who?

His name is Henri Borel.

I practically owe him my life, Cherry.

During the war, my parents worked for the resistance.

I was so young, they asked Henri to hide me.

If he'd been caught, it would have been the end of him.

But for five years, he took care of me.

He was all I had, and I loved him.

And he grew to love me.

And now I... Oh, Jerry, I can't... You must understand.

You must.

Sure.

Well, it's okay. I... There's a woman who's helping me a lot, who means so

much to me, I wouldn't want to lose her for anything.

My work's so important.

Good luck.

What are you doing tonight?

Just getting ready. I have a dinner date and I was... What about breaking it?

Oh, that'd be difficult.

But not impossible.

You know, some days you look exceptionally pretty.

Is this one of them?

This is one of your best.

This is one of your good days, too.

You and I are going out tonight.

I'm going to take you to the Art Student's Ball. Have you ever been to

one? No. You'll love it. It's jet-propelled New Year's Eve, and

everybody in Paris will be there. It's costume, isn't it? Never mind. I'll take

care of all that. Leave it to me.

Tonight's my night.

I feel like a woman for a change.

You are.

Haven't I ever mentioned it to you? No.

You're going to hear a lot about it from now on.

I'll be back soon. I've got to take care of everything.

He's about to give a show. He's the painter. So, what's wrong with that?

I'll get it in the night.

So, then why does he do it?

He's got a sponsor who's got more than she has cash.

Well, Charmaine, this is farewell.

Let's not say au revoir.

Just goodbye forever.

By the way, I think you might like to know I'm Jerry's sponsor.

Oh, Jerry, this is Lise. How do you do? Hello. And Miss Roberts. My love, this

is Henri Borel and Phil Say. Hello. This is our last night in Paris.

We are driving to Le Havre at dawn to get married.

And then we leave for America.

Well, that sounds very romantic.

Let's dance, Henri.

Nice to have met you. I'll see you later.

Oh, Jerry, that little advice I gave you this afternoon, it worked out fine, yes?

Yeah, it worked out great. Good.

Have not seen that girl somewhere before?

I don't know.

They seem best friends.

What a nice boy.

He's a painter and friend of Alan.

Are you all right, Cherie?

Yes, I'll be.

I'm not full of life and good spirits. It's just the reverse.

I shouldn't have brought you that night. I'm sorry.

That girl?

Yeah.

In the nightclub?

I'm in love with her.

I think I need some champagne.

married so quickly?

I couldn't tell you.

Tomorrow?

Yes.

Oh, Jerry, it's so dreadful standing next to you like this and not having

your arms around me.

You'll always be standing next to me, Lisa.

Paris has ways of making people forget.

Paris?

No.

Not this city.

It's too real and too beautiful.

Never let you forget anything.

Reaches in and opens you wide, and you stay that way.

I know.

I came to Paris to study and to paint.

Because your trio did, and Lautrec did, and Rualt did.

I loved what they created, and I thought something would happen to me, too.

Well, it happened, all right.

Now, what have I got left?

Paris.

Maybe that's enough for some, but it isn't for me anymore.

Because the more beautiful everything is, the more it'll hurt without you.

Jerry, don't let me leave you this way.

Thank you.

so so

Bye.

Thank you.

Bye.

Thank you.

Thank you.

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Thank you.

Well, do it.