 From Hollywood the Screen Directors Playhouse Directors Playhouse star John Garfield production body and soul director Robert Ross The Hollywood Screen Directors present a portrait on canvas the motion picture drama body and soul Starring John Garfield in his original role of Charlie Davis the contender Jackie Marlowe and the champ Charlie Davis Watch the prize bite you've watched Charlie his body reddening under the leather shock The split lip and the crimson wealth the eyes tired This is the body of Charlie Davis depending champion of the universe You know Charlie But his soul the soul of the gladiator That you don't know that the crowd never know Take it Sam take it He's getting in can't stop Drive to time There it is. Yeah, gotta get up gonna fight They saw me out down the drain all the years from the beginning the amateurs and shorty Hey shorty, that's the butter. I hear y'all some fight. Hi shorty. You see me cool Well, I'm a knockout. So you KO an amateur stumble bum at a club stag. That makes you a champion Oh, we're getting the free dinner out of it. I ain't we I'm doing all right. Yeah, you're doing fine You love living with your ma on an east side cheese box. You love not having a job. You love the depression. Oh, yeah, you're doing great I'm sorry rocker fellow won't lend me no money. Oh, you're a fighter Charlie You can be a great pro fighter. Well, go and argue with my ma. She don't understand. She hates fighting shorty She don't want me to fight pro Here comes the speeches folks Iroquois Democratic Club has a big surprise for our own neighborhood champ Charlie Davis Privilege the privilege of a solo dance with miss Iroquois Democratic Club and here she is boys Look at what you get in a bathing suit. Yeah Well, you gotta dance with her. Oh, wait a minute. Oh wait a little boys at the pool hall here about this. Okay. Okay. Don't push me out dance Hi Hello, I Ain't never danced with a girl in a bathing suit. You're watching you better put your arms around Yeah Yeah, okay You're dancing. Yeah And you know what? I like it. I like it this This is where I live Charlie. Oh peg don't go in yet. Why not why I want to talk to you some more Tell me how does it feel to be the amateur boxing champion of the universe? Oh, there ain't no dough in it Then you'll have to be professional champion of the universe. That's my mom. She don't want me to fight professional She wants I should go to school study You Charlie You want to fight? Well, that's what I was made for You're made like a tiger Tigard tiger burning bright in the forests of the night. Hey, but not for you pig Not for you Charlie. How about a game of snooker? No, sure enough. Thanks. Oh, we won't be meeting peg for another 10 minutes What are you so nervous about? I take my girl to meet my mom for the first time. I got a right to be nervous Charlie your Mars a fine woman, but about the fight business. She don't know from boy. Lay off will you shorty? She don't want me to fight pro so I don't fight pro so you don't bring any money into the house either Your father dead you without a job. Oh, who's got a job these days Ben Chaplin. He just won the championship He's doing fine. Hey, look Charlie. Look, there's Phil Quinn over there to fight manager. Hey, come on Come on Mr. Quinn, I want you should meet Charlie Davis. Hello Charlie. I've seen you fight. Yeah, pretty good any mr. Quinn Not bad. Maybe someday lunch enough to make coffee and donuts. I'm not looking for coffee and donuts Smart punk, huh? Maybe we make a deal smart. No deal. I ain't fighting. I beat it. She wasted my time. Holy smoke shorty. I forgot about peg Okay, let's go. I hope mom likes it shorty or all through dinner. She'll ask questions I can hear an hour and where do you come from miss born you come from miss born from Highland town, Mrs. Davis My father's a druggist there professional man very nice My Charlie all he thinks about is fighting. He should be the world's champion nosebreaker. He'd make money Mrs. Davis. He'd be the champ so let him fight for something not for money. Oh Sit still Charlie I'm so sorry to interrupt your dinner, but I'm just getting around your application now. What is this? Maybe Peg and I should leave now. No, no, you sit here. What is this all about our charity requires certain information before we can help you Charity now race white religion Jewish Nationality America get out of here get out Charlie. Tell him. We don't need any help. Tell him. We're dead Get out For you you should be able to study. I'll study. I'll study how to make more money than you ever heard of shorty Yeah, Charlie get me a fight from Quinn understand. I want money money money I'll get the fights Charlie. You use your fists use them good. We'll make a lot of money. That's what I want when money lots of We're booked in the Pittsburgh, Charlie next month. It's Billy then we head west give me a year shorty a year to make the top There's a lot some money How do you like your New York best class and fully equipped open that door why go ahead the door go ahead Well, you got a surprise for me Hey, hello, Charlie Tiger tiger chop. Oh, yeah, you would have been fighting for I Ma ma you're here, too. Oh Charlie you poor face. Oh, it's nothing souvenirs. Well, come on mom show me around. Yes, shorty Peg you and Charlie you should get married right away. Have I got a rival? Yeah Money peg money. He won't listen to me anymore. Only you if you don't hold on to him. Goodbye Charlie Davis Oh, marry him Peg marry him now Visitors already. Hi shorty. Where's Charlie? What's up, Quinn? Oh big news Charlie you're in so we got it the big fight It's being arranged. You're gonna get a crack at Ben chaplain. You hear that peg chaplain the champ Quinn. Yeah, who's handling the contracts? Roberts he's a gangster. He's poison. Nobody fights for real dough unless Roberts gets cut in. He's the money the real estate everything What's he want? nothing much Charlie Charlie they're cutting you to pieces so what it's only more money cut more ways a bigger part It's like giving away your right arm. Oh, what are you talking about? You're my right arm. You stay Quinn stays What about me Charlie? Do I stay Peg? You're my girl. Am I gonna be your wife Charlie? Well, sure sure we'll be married, but not now now. I got a train for the fight arrange things with Roberts Well, you understand don't you peg? I always understand. Oh, we need dough more dough I'll fight for it peg and I'll get it. You'll see me and my fists We're gonna get everything we want you are listening to the screen directors play house presentation of body and souls Starring John Garfield in his original role of Charlie Davis with Barbara Eiler as Peg boy His stunned body pressed against the smooth canvas of the ring With part of his mind Charlie knows they're cheering for his defeat cheering for Jackie Barlow and With another part of his mind. He hears the referee counting for gotta get up fight. No use Down the drain so loud Robots Mr. Roberts Quinn tells me you want to talk business you want to fight the champ They tell me I got to work through you Everybody works through me champ everybody. All right, Roberts. How much will it take? 50% of you from now on you're crazy 50% we split Quinn's in you pay the rest. Why don't you use a gun only when I'm double-crossed Charlie? You want to fight chaplain like paradise. I want it and we do business my way Okay 50% congratulations. We're partners now That's all champ. Huh? You can go now Yeah Okay partner. I'll be seeing you well Quinn Your boy said I didn't tell him about that blood clot in Chaplin's head What so what if Chaplin does get killed? He owes me dough. He has to fight. I Told him Charlie'll hit light, but we don't tell Charlie the crowd loves a killer Roberts look Chaplin's still unconscious. What's wrong with him doc? I don't know. He's pretty badly beaten I'd like a dressing room cleared. Sure. Come on. He's all right My boy you hurt my boy. I'm his manager. I shouldn't have let him fight. You're getting paid, aren't you? You'd better leave. Yeah. Yeah, anything I can do. Let me know anything. Come on shorty. No, I'll stick around Charlie I'll meet you later at the celebration party. Okay bags expecting it. Yeah. Yeah, I'll be there Don't understand how chaplain got hurt so bad. You promised to have Davis take it easy on my boy. What? Who promised? Avert your way shorty. I promised Chaplin has a blood clot in his brain, but Charlie didn't know anything about this We changed our minds about telling Chaplin shouldn't have fought. It was murder Doc, what do you mean? He's dead It was a good boy a good fighter Yeah, yeah, well, I'm uh, I'm throwing a party for the new champ. Send me the bill for the funeral expenses He'll be all right won't you Roberts forget it Charlie. We'll talk about him tomorrow. Hey, here come shorty Maybe we got to talk about chaplain now Charlie. Why? He's dead. Oh, no dad. I Killed him now Now your partner Roberts killed him chaplain was double-crossed. He had a blood clot They promised him an easy go, but they didn't tell us don't listen to Charlie you hit him hard That's all you hit him like a champion. Yeah. Yeah, I'm sorry, but we couldn't help it shorty Who's been feeding you that stuff about a double-cross Charlie get out get out now. We're infested with rats What's the matter with you shorty? We're sitting on top of the world. You want to get out get out But leave me alone. Charlie. He's your friend friend Robert you're drinking champagne, huh? Well drink this chaplain You shouldn't have thrown it in my face shorty. I got friends too. Yeah So long shorty wait, I'm going with you Roberts, what's he talking about that stuff about a double-cross and an easy go forget it get it through your head Charlie You're the champ now That's pain What's happening out there? Shorty, are you all right? Thank you help me up. It was terrible when a Robert's thug started to beat up shorty as soon as we stepped outside He won't beat up anyone else Charlie. You didn't hurt your hands when you had him. Yeah, Charlie Yeah, you wouldn't want to hurt those precious hands shorty. I'm all right, Peg Take care of Charlie. Don't let shorty cross the street. He's hurt stunned shorty the taxi Shorty shorty And everything touch turns to blood Charlie you shouldn't drink so much. You've been on the bottle for two months Why shouldn't I drink? I had three people three people that I love Shorty is dead Ma they don't want me Rob. It's they don't want me Nobody wants me I need money you're soft Charlie. You can't fight anymore. Give me give me an advance Sure sure Charlie you'll owe it Roberts, how'd you get into my apartment? I'll let myself. Why? To give you 60 grand 60 What for the down payment for one boxing match with Jackie Marlowe? Marlowe is gonna be the new champ. You mean You mean I should throw the fight Charlie you're into me for plenty if you lie down I call it square and you get 60 grand besides your purse and if I don't you've got No choice Charlie, but Marlowe. Well, I could take that punk in two rounds. I don't want to force you Charlie You're finished. You're no good to me anymore. So I hand Marlowe the title, huh? Don't buy the training Marlowe will take it easy on you Here's the money Charlie in this envelope Fights already announced tomorrow the bets go in it's business Bet your end on Marlowe You'll be a rich man. Sure I'll have everything I ever wanted It's me. Oh Charlie can I can I come in my come in come in I Wanted to see you I Can't find Peg. Where's it mrs. Dick? Hey How are you Peg? Why did you come here? I? I missed you Peg Why because I love you you loved shorty to Charlie. Well, haven't I suffered enough? I was wrong. Okay. I was wrong How long do I have to pay for it? Charlie you've changed. I'm scared Peg. I Had to see you and find out Do you love me? Yes, Charlie. I love you. She's waited a long time Charlie. I've waited a long time, too, Peg Oh, don't let go Charlie. I'll fall down Hey ma I've got some great news for you one more fight, and I'm through you stop fighting Charlie for good And we'll be rich look Peg there's 60 grand to bet with in this envelope. No Charlie. I'm taking it Hey, if you lose it, then you want another fight and another miss Davis It's shimmin from the grocery put the packages on the table shimmin and come see who's here It's Charlie Charlie does the champion say hello to the grocer. Hello shimmin. How are you? Oh fine fire of the champion You're gonna knock out this Jackie Marlowe. Hi Charlie. I will say oh good luck dear and to my five dollars I bet on the fight also good luck. You shouldn't bet shimmin. No, everybody's betting on you Charlie the whole neighborhood They're fools to bet No, it's not the money. Mrs. Davis It's our way of showing You know the countries people like us have been killed and tortured because we're Jewish But here Charlie Davis is the champion So Charlie you'll win and still be champion Goodbye Charlie Charlie is something wrong. Ah suckers like shimmin. They make me so suckers Didn't you understand Charlie? What do you want me to do end up broke or in an alley with a bullet in my back bullets What are you talking about? The fight's fixed. It's fixed. It's all arranged. I'm gonna lose So you don't understand what shimmin said. So does anybody look out for me poor Charlie Nobody looks out for you. You're both so high and mighty, but look you took the dough didn't you? You took the 60 grand here. It is Charlie here Take it to bet against yourself take it all back the happiness you've given me the the lonely nights the long years The stupid waiting go on Charlie make more money throw the County me out finished so love like Chapman Marlowe cutting me to pieces Robert slide Me the champ Charlie Davis Connie me out getting up nine Up now Marlowe Now it comes Now you get it Take it Marlowe Take it for the whole lousy racket Take it for peg And for shimmin and for the lonely ears for the long nights and the stupid waiting Let her through Charlie you were wonderful. Yeah champ. You were great tough Tough luck Roberts. You're a big shot now Charlie. I'll have to wait. I'll pay you off for this Roberts you can pay me off everybody dies, but you can't take it away from me. Are you all right, Charlie? Are you all right? Sure peg? I'm all right. I never felt better in my life John Garfield will return in just a moment Next week as always another great star recreates one of his most exciting roles on screen directors playhouse Our story is the uninvited and our star Ray Milland with screen director Lewis Allen Now here again is tonight's star John Garfield Thank you Any realism you might have found and body and soul came partly because of a couple of X e-side kids a Long time ago. They made some admirable efforts at beating each other's brains out in the boxing ring I was one of them and the other was the director of body and soul Robert Rossin Bob was a pretty lousy fighter, but he became one of Hollywood's most gifted writers and directors Now ladies and gentlemen, I'd like you to meet Robert Rossin Thanks Johnny, but you know you weren't such a hot fighter yourself in the old days. Well, I licked you didn't I? I got even Garfield. I got even yeah, how it took a lot of plotting first I became a writer and then here in Hollywood I wrote a couple of pictures for you winning my confidence Huh and came the big break body and soul me directing you in a fight picture. Yeah, go on Well, remember those scenes where Jackie Marlowe was beating the pants off you Ross and I still carry the bruises. Well, that's revenge, brother Listen Bob any time you want revenge by letting me work under your direction just let me know but I'm warning you I'll enjoy it as much as you will. That's a deal. Good night Johnny. Good night Bob. Good night everyone and Good night to you John Garfield and Robert Rossin Remembered next week Ray Milan and screen director Lewis Body and soul was presented through the courtesy of Robert's productions producers of force of evil starring John Garfield Robert Rossin's latest production for Columbia release is all the King's men Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel John Garfield will soon be seen in the 20th century Fox production the big fall Included in tonight's cast were Barbara Eiler Gail Bonnie Wally mayor Bill Conrad Steve Dunn Sarah Selby Jerry Hausner Ralph Moody Hans Conrad and Dan Riss Body and soul was adapted for radio by Richard Allen Simmons and Original music was composed and conducted by Henry Russell Screen directors Playhouse is produced by Howard Wiley with dramatic direction by Bill Karn Portions of the program were transcribed This is Jimmy Wallington speaking Inviting you to listen again at this same time next week when we present screen directors Playhouse Star Ray Milan production the uninvited director Louis Allen How would you like to be called by Victor mature and Linda Darnell and be offered a chance to win $26,300 worth of prizes Sunday may be your lucky day to win. 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