 Who could hold your faith when you could be seen this? I can't understand. So what do you see? And I'll scream. Finally, Charles. Oh, my purpose. You know, soldiers aren't said to be doing it. I'm supposed to talk. What can they do to me? They can fire me. All right, I've already quit. I'm all washed up with the army. This is my last day. Say, there's an idea. We ought to celebrate. Yeah, the army will probably do the celebrating. Say, the rest of you is beautiful as you face. What do we do then, Matt? How about meeting you on the dock under the moon? What if there isn't a movie? I'll meet you under the dock. No kidding. How about you and me going places now when your book gets in? Okay? No kidding. How about you scramming so I can see some of the scene we down here? I am the scene we down here. I'm Skid Johnson, the one-man army. Ask anybody. Been delightful, Mr. Johnson. I go away. You bother me. Thank you so much. Honey, I didn't think you'd admit it. I'll meet you on the dock at Balboa. Hey, I'll be wearing my suit. He's not wearing a carnation of my buttonhole, so you'll know me. I wouldn't know him. That's an idea. There's the person. Do we smell like this? Take it down quick. All you have to do is to turn off the juice and sort of put the timer back. Well, how much you can do that, sir Garce? I must have been asleep. The tropics make me so linger. Well, how does it look? That's okay. What have you done to her? It's the tropics. Stay away from that, sir. Oh, it's the tropics. Sir! No, no, everything's alright. It's quite alright, yes. I know you will, yes. You girls have both come to my cabin just as soon as you've finished. I suspected it from the very first day. You're not a beauty operator at all. Are you? No, that's where you've gotten it. How dare you recommend her to me? Oh, now look, she's a friend of mine. She's broke. She's hitchhiking away to California. Hmph. Did she have to hitchhike on my customer's basis? Well, it was the only thing we could think of. He didn't want her to sing or anything, now, did you? So, can they not? Why should I want her to sing? You think you sing? Yes, I'm not very good. Well, it's the only thing she does know. But there's a guy in California who don't care if she don't know anything. He wants to marry her. He's a cow baron or something. He's richer than Lucifer. Lucifer wasn't rich. Oh, what was he? Well, he was, um, he, uh, what was he? Proud. Proud. Proud. There, see, I told you. Don't try to change the subject. This Lucifer was so, I mean it, this man was so proud. I mean, uh, Rich, uh, why doesn't he send you to your fair? Oh, we don't think so. But you thought he was going to marry her. No, I didn't. I said he wanted to know. Oh, pardon me, what is this? And on that, if I'm nagging, I figured there must be something wrong with him. Yes, okay. So, she's going out to look the situation well over before getting into anything. You think he doesn't know it very well? Well, but he's only for three years, but it's so hard to explain. If he had nagged you out on stage, he'd be a stage dog journey. Oh, of course. But she works at night time, so we don't work at all. Tell him you're going to get a wrinkle. I think he doesn't say. Oh, he doesn't say anything about it. That's crazy. That's crazy. Well, you're driving me crazy. What the hell is going on? I'm vlogging with these guys, see? I'll start on this line, and you start on that one. They're all at $3, but if you find one of them, it'll take too long. It'll take my car. Round trip Panama City, $1. How much? $1. You wait there. I'll get the girlfriend. What's the price? Among most notable public building, a Panama is Palacio del Presidente. It's built on the same site it was occupied by official residents of kings of Spain during colonial ethics. The underground floor is Moorish courtyard in the center of which are water founts in which may be seen swimming, water chicken of native species. Ducks to you. Yeah, well, ducks to you too. This isn't a palace, it's a cathedral. Must be a wrong street. Must be wrong guidebook too. This and wise guy, you can come out from behind that hat now. What's the matter with that hat? You got it on behind my ear too. I still don't know you. Say, you know you're an awful liar. You do wear shoes and you got the prettiest... You know this guy. No one was hard to play. You can stop this car right now. Come on, be it for it. I told you I was just mustered out of the army today. It's not gonna be fun for the four of us to celebrate. Who's the four? Perry. He owns the car. We're not interested. Speak for yourself. Say, I don't know what you got to be sore about. When you hired this heap, you thought you had a native guide. So it turns out instead of that, you got a fine, upstanding, clean, limp American lad and his friends. Here's where he lives. Harry, I mean. You'll like Harry. And instead of showing you a lot of buildings and statues and stuff, we'll show you the real town. You're getting a couple of guys for nothing in here and you're kicking. Come on, be good guide. We'll slide around. I'll make my usual cracks with your laugh. I'll think I'm doing it. You know what I'll think you're done. What do we waste? Two hours. What's two hours? I've never had anybody talk so much in my life. Have you ever tried to sell anything? Sure. Right now. Me. You know, if you had something good to sell, you'd be really wonderful. Where do you put everything you've got into with Santa playing? Everything. Well, prepare yourself. You're about to meet Harry Rankin, the hottest Santa player in Santaville. Oh, no wonder he's hot on that overdose. Well, I'm just a couple in the pack of chills and fever. Would you have a corner in Santa? What's up with you now? Yeah, I know it. Do you know it? Yes, I really think you should have one. If you're for me, I've already got my pills. Well, um, Harry, this is the... Ella. Ellen, that's the... Marguerite. Thanks. Marguerite. How do you do? I'm very glad to know both of you. Hello. You should be glad to know anyone. Thank you. Thank you. Well, I'll let go. Come on. Let's see if we... Well, you'd better climb over that door. It doesn't work. The real family ain't enjoying it. Sure, it's going to get out of here very much. Oh, well, well, well, well, well... It's lovely. It's going to get funny, I think, on the other hand. I see. Hey, you better move over here closer to me. Why? You know where you are, don't you? Well... We're in the traffic. Well, I know that, silly. That's nice. Oh, it isn't either. Well, it wouldn't be nice in a minute. Hey, when are you getting there? You? Oh, stop, but if you're going to act like that, we won't have any fun at all. Well, you know those girls like a lot of jumps like this. I can be without that, huh? Well, I wouldn't go that far, Harry. You're pretty fast in the answers, aren't you? No, they just seem fast. You see, you've been down here quite a little while, and the property's trying to slow you down. What's the matter? Don't you worry about the rest of your oyster? I don't want this one. Feel different down here. I feel different. I feel, well, like a warm breeze is blowing on you all the time. There is. Oh, I don't mean like that. I mean, I feel inside this, you know, sleepy like in front of the fireplace, you know. Yeah, I know. It's always the longer you're down here in the Albany, you get that fireplace feeling. Of course, that's bad. You couldn't have asked about hanging around the fireplace. I won't be hanging that kind of music after the night. You're leaving from the mall? Yeah, I'm going to the mall. I hope you have more luck in New York than I have. No, I get nothing to worry about. If I don't hit something again, I'll go back in the alley. Say, are you married? No, do I look like the married kind? Yeah. Not well I am. Well, I'm not, so don't give me ideas. It'd be pretty silly if I didn't kiss you, didn't it? Oh, it'd be pretty silly if you did, wouldn't it? Well, if we'd seen each other young, it wouldn't make my sentence one way or the other. Well, then why did? Well, yeah. Well, before we gave. So you make a lot of fuss about unimportant things. Look at those stars. They've been up for millions of years. You know that before, millions of people would kiss each other. So what difference does one more make? Is that the argument? Yeah. Okay, it doesn't make any difference at all. Feel better? Let's go. Now for a million to get a drink. Well, they've been up there for millions of years. Okay, just to cheer around. All right, don't you like trumpet music? No, nobody likes trumpet music. They're not the most bad. Uh, those childish punches. I think they do. Look, somebody might like it, but you couldn't be very bright when I trumpet music. That would be all right. I like it. You do. Well, what you like about it, I can't trust in. I mean, it's just noise. You go all out into a tin hole and it comes out, rat, rat, rat, rat, oh, it's awful. What's the matter? Don't you like music? Music? Of course I like music, but that isn't music. It's just, well, of course I like music. But I buy them, that's all right. Bones, sweet and romance. There's no romance in a trumpet. No romance in a trumpet? What you mean is, you don't like trumpet? I don't like trumpet. They're the mean business, Martin. They are, I don't know. I don't know. I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Yeah, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. It's very wonderful. If I get out of the hospital, I'm gonna have to get out of the hospital, right now. Right now? Having a little trouble? I'm not sure, but I think he's being fresh. Yeah, he's a little fresh. Well, why don't you talk to him or something? No, I can't, I can't. Well, what does that got to do with me? It's the slow South American. It's the mean business. Well, that's what I do. Well, that's what I do. Well, that's what I do. Well, that's what I do. Well, that's what I do. Well, that's what I do. Now listen, Khalid got this girl all wrong. That's right. No, son, prometo, señor. Homie, veré, obligado olvidar que soy un caballero. La señorita va conmigo. I said, get out of here, scram, bemos. Look. I've got my head on. Yeah. Yeah, yeah. Oh, sombrero. Sombrero. Sombrero. Come on, let's get out of here. Come on, let's get out of here. Get out of here, please. Come on, let's get out of here. Good. Look over here. It's me, Harry. Don't even speak to us. Where were you last night when we tried to get you? Well, that's what I do. Good, I got here. Oh, hello. Good. I wish you'd let me help. Puede que para algunos, el nombre de Panamá te da un símbolo de placer. Eso hasta cierto punto, porque en otros sentidos significa mucho más. Por lo tanto, imposible tolerar escándalos como los que ustedes han caído. Con consecuencia, este tribunal los condena una multa de 50 pesos. He said you'll pay $50. Nombre, no hay que decir. ¿Pero qué es lo más? ¿Cuál es lo más? Oscar, ¿qué es eso? Me pudo decir acá. Oscar, you mean pose. Go, what do you want for pose? Este tribunal los condena una multa de 60 pesos. He said you'll pay $50. He siro paciente y tolerante, pero hasta la paciencia que me cuesta tiene su límite. Este tribunal los condena 150 pesos de muro. He said you'll pay $150. Maybe better keep quiet. Now can I help? No. You wouldn't tell him for the 60, would you? What is? There's a valid, a little discount, and a little 12, a little settlement, 27, $28, $28. $50, $28.52. Now? Yeah, now. Ya presto, ya. No, no. No, no. No, no. No, no. No, no. Well, first we'll take a little settlement. Well, what good does that do? I mean, I haven't any money, have I? And no clothes or anything? They wouldn't take me in, would they? Another part of that. Well, what are you going to do? I don't know. If I might make a suggestion, you're perfectly welcome to live with me. Huh? Oh, Skiblet is there too. I suppose that makes it all right. Don't worry, I won't let you stay there anyway. Sure you'll find it's very comfortable. Skib and I can sleep in the parlor, and you can have the bedrooms. There's a key to the door and everything. If you feel that you need it. Well, I don't like it. Well, I don't like it either. Very nice. A key about a month is all. Well, Skiblet, we live. Well, Skiblet just moved in last night. I've been living here alone for three months now. Is it all by yourself in three months? The bedroom's very nice too. There's the kitchen. I think it needs a little tidying up though. If there's anything like this, it certainly will. Is there something wrong? No. You and Skiblet are better. I'll make sure that they will clean this place up. Oh, let's get them flee first. You can't sleep in this mess. Oh, we have. It hasn't been moved since my first came here. We'll try it next time before we ship it up. God, is that how to do that? In the pub. Two of us have been missing for about three weeks. No, he's dead. Take the net off. Thank you very much. It's going to be awfully weak. Oh, really weak. That's right. I'm talking about the bed. What do you mean the bed? Oh, the bed. There isn't any. I spent the rest of it to the pigeons this morning. No, so that's what you've had living around here with you. What'd she say? What'd she say? That's what's around here too, don't you think? Say, what are you supposed to want with a couple of goats? Get a little... Get your hand up the load. If you don't need to yell at me, I'm right here, you know. There isn't any gas. Just fill it with water. We're getting no place back for this thing. Say, I have an idea. Let's sit down quietly and figure this thing out. Must be a simple answer to a come-out. Well, now, certainly isn't good for you. No wonder Harry's sick. Well, that's a violent thing to do. You know, stay fools and stay... Well, maybe I did the wrong thing. Get up, get up! Wait a minute. Certainly put you in a lovely spot, haven't I? Well, with me, it's just temporary. You know, just when my boat comes through again. What are you going to do? Oh, don't worry about me. I can always go back in the army. Beyond me. What do you want me to do? Go native? No, just take that junk out. Burn it up. There's no other way to take it. I almost won't. Beyond me. Always beyond. No ambition at all. Kid? Huh? You can do something with him. Well, what? It's a crime to hide a talent like you've got under an army blanket. You're the best kind of player I ever heard. I thought you said you didn't like something. Well, I didn't, and I still don't, but I like it when you play it. I don't know what you do to it, something. Why don't you try making a living? You mean go to work? I hate to bring it up, but Skid can go to work over mercilessly. Oh, that's wonderful. Did you really open your job? Well, why don't you take it? Would you like to have your own compass? Well, of course you couldn't get a job in an orchestra unless you had your own horse. Oh, but Skid's got a horn. Well, you don't have to tell the whole world about it, do you? Well, you might like it, but you might like it better than me. I mean, you couldn't tell till you try it. I can tell now. Oh, don't call me now. I know how long it's been. I don't want to be moved. I don't want to be moved. You ain't up there. Well, it's not right away. Hey, Skid, did you know you had a hem with you? Yeah, I know what. He was in a fight. What difference does that make? Well, he got fouled. Fouled. I didn't expect you to walk right away and see if you were fouled. Fouled? Fouled? Could you? You don't feel very good, do you? Well, anybody with any heart would have done the same. He's wounded. I'd better go get something. Yeah. Oh, go get me a dental. Sure, sure. You want to know his name? It's T.O. Paul Ronald. That means Wing Chiam. Yeah, we're supposed to be just calling for it. Yeah. Hey, you're not throwing me all, are you? Don't you? Well, for my betting on him. Yeah, you see, he's a professional, you know, and... Well, uh... He was going silent until his knee kind of buckled under him. And then he lost. And I lost the money. What money? You didn't do well with your compass. I pawned it. But when I still got my mouthpiece, I'd sort of keep my lips off of it and... You know... Claudion. Yeah, that ought to do it. I just figured it was the use of working a whole week for what you could win in a couple of minutes. I got just the right things for him. What's that, Claudion? Claudion, you're not going to put Claudion on a chicken, Henry. That's things with scratches. I always use it myself. What's that? I didn't warn you. This will fix them right up. Oh, oh, oh! Push, push, push, hey! Here, here. Nice there. Now, go away! Go away! Go away! Of course, I'm not the type to tell you that. Go away! Go away! Get him excited. Don't get excited. Thanks, Maggie. You know little Murphy. I can't go on and ask for an advance on this. You can't get the job without the trumpet, and you can't get the sum for about the five dollars. But I'm too young to die. Oh, right. You wait here. I'll get it. No, no, no. No girl has to run in the fence for me. Well, Mrs. Skid, you know, sometimes it's easier to tell somebody else than it is yourself, isn't it? I mean, it'd be easier for you to tell somebody I'm good than you're good, wouldn't it? Oh, would it? You wait here. I'll be out in a minute. You'll be out for good math. But, Mrs. Murphy, I'd be nice for a job for myself. Oh, well, let it go then. But you couldn't work in a better place. You wouldn't have to do much in a little dance, a little, and talk to the customers. I think you're making a big mistake, but let it go. I ain't begging you. But it scared the hell out of me. It's got a talent for making more trouble than any ten guys in Panama. I heard what he'd done at the tiara last night. They got close for a week for his hair. He ain't gonna bust up my job. Oh, that. Yes, that. Well, boy, I wish you'd been there last night. It was really beautiful. It must have been. There ain't sick of her if you're left in the place. This kid feels awful about anything. Young man just out of the army. The responsibility of anything at all. Did Johnson ever had a responsibility in his life? Well, he's got many. Oh, you can't be such a serious proposition. You're kind of new in Skib's life, ain't you? New? Well, I should say not. Why, Skib and I have known each other ever since childhood. He's been with me some time just as soon as you got out of the army. Oh, I wouldn't marry him as long as we did in the army. Would you? No. See how he'd feel when he was hunting and his wife working, and him broke. He brought a job. Well, besides, we do a swell number together. And I've always worked together. Well, not in the army, of course. I didn't see one thing. Kids have a lot more sense than I give them credit for it. You remember me? Well, hello. You sure been in there long enough. For Pete's sake, how did you do it? Well, she just understood. You're crazy. She's really a wonderful woman, Skib. Murphy? Oh, underneath that dark and sagacious look, she's a woman and all women are romantic. Murphy's romantic? The minute she found out we'd just been married, she went positively duly-eyed. The minute she found out what? Yes, listen, don't be mad, because I told her we were married. Married? Well, you care very much. She's got you a job, and she even said I could do something to her anyway. Don't get sore. I'm not sore. I'm not sore at all. Well, she ain't an army ration, so relax. Seriously, hey? What's the sauce, young man? I think so. Those things look like an elephant egg. Oh, thanks. Oh, well, I know. You're excited, and Murphy told me you were working here. Uh, Mike, uh, Alvarez, this is Miss King. How do you do? Oh, Miss King. Why, I thought you were the new Mrs. Jones, and you weren't doing so much about it. I am. Really? Yes. See, yet I thought I knew you won't be well. I didn't think you were the marrying kind. And I still don't. Surely you used to know. You used to know. Yeah, you used to know. But listen, unless you want to suppose to lose our jobs, you better introduce me as your wife. You know we're supposed to be married. Yeah, but you're not my wife. No, but I'm supposed to be. Come on, you're supposed to be working, you know. Yeah, I'm supposed to be a lot of things. Thank you. Well, I'll help you change your costume. That's who I want to meet you. Big coat hanger man from Cleveland. You get 25% for all the champagne they ordered, and only 10% for the scotch. Person was badly used to you. Who is that girl? I need to Alvarez, why? Two kids. And you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you. Glad to meet you, Miss Doncher. Have a scotch and soda. In the tropics? Didn't you know it was poison to drink hard liquor so near the equator? Oh, champagne's the only thing. You mean to say everybody in the tropics drinks champagne? It's quite right, Miss Musselwhite. Wait a minute. Your condition, your role in the installation, compares you to your condition, and amazes you. Hold them in half to order 100 gross at coat hangers, or they wouldn't get any at all. Are you listening? I'm afraid those dumb guys like that, they'll have to figure it wrong. Well, what's possible this is going to make you? No difference, no difference at all. But you've got to remember we're supposed to be married. No, but we're not. You know, you're long on one side of me, are you? Yeah, he was born on the side of a hill. No, I think that's from the side of my foot when I kept trying to do it. Keep on playing. What should this time allow me to introduce to you our newest convertible to the fine artist company? I don't know about that, but I killed you when you played it. It's thrilled me first. To the marrow of my bones, it's thrilled me. Hey, there's a lurk. To the marrow of my bones, it's thrilled me. That's not bad, it's not good. Better than that school song I wrote, Triton for Revivalence, Conservatory of Music. Oh, I bet that was a hit. Yes, it was. We took a break. La, la, la, RCM. Hey, wait a minute, Harry, play that little floor. It's faster than that. Get on. Oh, I know, ballast stuff. We got something here. Yeah, paper and pencil. Yes, please. Do you have anything that you'd like me to let us do it? Why? Well, you know that I told her we did a number together. Told her a lot of things, didn't you? Yes, I did, and he did. Harry, what's the first one? The Thomas Jones, please. To the marrow of my bones, it's thrilled me. To the thrill here, he was just playing wonderful. Yeah, but the last time he was through here was two weeks ago. I bet you're in England right off your face, Georgie. He ain't ready for Broadway yet. Anyway, he's not a contract to me. Contracts can be broken, Mervie. Yes, they'll connect. What do you mean by that, Greg? Yours ain't exactly made of rubber, is it? You're leading with your chin, falling for a guy like this. Why, what's the matter? Just everything. Oh, I know he's sweet. He's not just a friend of... those kind of shaky babies. They don't stand up in an emergency. How do you know? Have you ever seen Skid have an emergency? I don't have to. They all went through the forms. I used to think you had a lot of sense. But how you can give up that guy with that ranch in California for... I'm not kidding myself about Skid. I know he's not perfect. He's just a human guy that likes to have a lot of fun and hazard with that Skid. Yes, it's enough to me. It's not half good enough for you. Say you were to Skid. Well, I don't say. Well, all right, say you were. Send Skid for a doctor. What do you know for doctor? Oh, she needs to go on the run, is that it? You get the best doctor in town. She gets past the crash game on the way. Well, if she did, he'd win. Oh, thank you. What's the matter? You don't know how to deal with her. You have to be so personal about it. You know, if you hear any myth. Well, he's better hurry. I've got to get back to my boat. Oh, you know Skid, he always has to take a few baths. Do any of these things you want? Just keep on working, Ella. Then, Ella, will you have to walk a few friends, people? No, why? Well, you're always going away on a boat. Yeah, I know. And I always dreamed of settling down on a chicken farm somewhere. I think that would work out very well. Why not? I don't know. Hands don't seem to like me. Too bad Skid didn't come home. He was awfully good. He couldn't have gone to Tyre. I wouldn't let him in out there. Well, why should he come home if he wants to go out with his crowd? He doesn't know what's anything. He owes me a dollar and a half. I suppose he'll pay up, though. Yes, he'll pay up, then. He'll never get in debt for anything but money. He'll never want anybody any part of himself. I have a promise. I have a promise to get you, but he can't give. Bring him. He'll let you know it. It's a nice way to be if you're built with him. It's a nice way to be. Yes, it is, if you're built with him. There's a little left, you want it? Oh, thank you. You know, I thought after meeting you, he'd change. Well, Skid always was a great hand for something new. Something wrong? Nothing. All right. What is it? Maggie, have you seen Skid? Yeah, I saw him. He left here a couple hours ago with that bunch of back slappers and alvarades. Mercy, I think I ought to tell you. You know, Skid has a perfect right to do as he pleases. We're not married. We just told you that. Yeah. I kind of guessed that. You're in love with him. I guessed that, too. Yes, I'm in love with him. Mercy, what is it with Skid? Every once in a while I get the crazy ideas in love with me. And every time that happens, he acts as if he's sore about it. I can't speak to him. I can. You're a good friend, see? And that's tough on a guy like Skid. Maggie, take my advice and clear out. Way out. It's all branding. You're pretty crazy about her, aren't you? Who me? Well, what do you want to go out with me for? Because I had a date with her. That makes a lot of sense. Sure it makes sense. I was going for a doctor, Steve, and I passed the crap game on the way. Skid? Yeah? Yeah, absolutely. I was telling you about a swell new job in New York. I was thinking of taking it. Now you're getting some sense. You should have done that weeks ago. Maggie, aren't you going to ride me about not coming home? Yeah, I want a ticket to New York. Well? Get your ticket? Yeah, I got it. Harry will see you at the doctor. I need people to pull on. So why? Well, I hope you have a... You don't have to say goodbye yet. I don't leave till the morning. No, I just want to say goodbye now. Goodbye, Sergeant. Thank you. Before you go out, I'd just like to tell you something. I think you swore. You got good sense. You're nice. You're not bad looking. I mean, I'm good looking. Yeah, that's right. It's a nice time to tell me. I'm the kind of guy that... Well, I guess I'm the kind of guy I look like. Yeah, look, we could jump right out after our number tonight, and nobody would even miss us this week. It doesn't take very long to get married, and we could be back, and nobody would even know we've gone. Okay? Let's give John today his ticket. I don't know. I don't know if he's all this funny. We left my phone. Hey, you look terrible. I need some five minutes. No, this is what I can use to stand short of your words. Yes. Oh, it's the old Greco. You know the old Greco. Yeah, I know the old Greco. Does the old Greco know you? By reputation. Who knows him? Say, if you're a skitter that gets into New York, be sure to look me up, won't you? No. Are you talking for yourself or scared? Talking for both of us. Say, you're pretty sure of yourself, aren't you? Listen, skit's just a quick change out of... Now you see him, now you don't. That's why you don't bother me in the least. Well, skit ought to have to do it just as late as you can. You're one. You're really wonderful. Well, that's lovely, too. I mean, there's something on that side. It's good to see you, too, Marguerite. Thank you, Marguerite. Oh, uh, some girl sent me a wire. There. There. Oh, well. Yeah. She said you were stranded here on your way to me. But she shouldn't have told you that. Harvey, I... Now, you listen. I'm not kidding myself. I know you're not in love with me, or you were married me a long time ago. But, Harvey, you don't understand that. That's what I do. I always have. But I'm so in love with you that... Well, just having you around, that's enough for me, Marguerite. Come on, Marguerite. We haven't got much time. Well, skit, this is here. I'll have you home. You can take a friend of mine. Sit down. Oh, and I know you. We're on our way to get married. Marguerite? Yeah, tonight. Maggie hasn't taken any chances of waiting until the marriage. She knows that I've got to tell the truth of watching this birthday. Say, why don't you come along? Harry's going. We need a couple of witnesses. Well, he's the power player, and, well, Maggie knows you, and... No, no. I'd like to, Marguerite. Oh, that's well. Well, come on. Come on, Maggie. Lo mismo en la pobreza que en la riqueza. Tanto en el dolor, cuando en la alegría. Hace que la muerte le separa. Repite, hace mi fin. Por venta, hasta el lugar. Por venta, hasta el lugar. Por venta, hasta el lugar. Por venta, hasta el lugar. Por venta, hasta el lugar. You're married now. Married? But if you're not a ceo. Let's kiss the bride. We don't open till nine o'clock. The tree ain't ready yet. We're not. And at nine o'clock down with the whiskey. Yes, ma'am, but it's chilly. It's hot. Hot or cold, it's Christmas. Go act like it. And you've all turned those decorations into yours. Hey, Drogh, you can go on. A little more sugar in this and hurry. Parents and dollies, come in here and put it on this paper to get a good girl. Step on this stuff to get this place open. See you tonight and then it's nothing more than a game. Who's mean to you? Me? I said don't be kidding. Can't you just think of any way you want. Well, I know it's no good. No, it sounds fine. No, you didn't do the work like me. Oh, darling, I'm sorry. I'll do it in the morning. I'll help you. Here, I'll help too. Oh, friends, Eric. I just love Christmas, don't you? You know we ought to bring Butch over to see Santa Claus. No, Butch is too old for Santa Claus. Oh, we haven't had him a year yet. Seems like a long enough, doesn't it? What? Oh, no, honey. I mean, it doesn't seem that long, does it? It's just like a man. Thank you, honey. Well, let me a call. Now that we're all friends again, could we have rehearsed the introduction? You know that guy could play chopsticks and make it sound like number one on the hit parade. Yeah. He's got more business in here than any tenax I've had. I see she's still at the El Greco. I wonder if they haven't caught up with her by now. Who? Albury. She says Merry Christmas and she feels so sorry for us down here. Well, she needn't. How do you like the new numbers? It's all right. You know, you never get a swell head around mercy, would you? You never get a swell head anyway. You're too smart. This kid belongs to the big time, Mr. Johnson. He belongs up broadly, and that's where I want to put it. But will he listen to me? Well, certainly he'll listen to you. Well, certainly he'll not listen to me. You mean you offered Skid Johnson a job in New York and he turned it down? I got a spark for you to step right into it. And a honey. Well, don't worry. He'll take it. Well, why don't you want it to come? Well, look honey, Danes are a brother in the market. Skid's got something that's different. He's got something to set that tower on his ears, see? Sure, sure. Now, if you'll let him go on ahead and kind of get the feel of things, then he can send for you. In the meantime, you can hold on to the job here and Skid should draw a blank up there. He'll have something to come back to. That makes sense, doesn't it? Sure, sure, that makes sense. He'll get it turned down. Well, I've got to talk to him. He's with you. Well, he's just... Thanks. Hey, Miguel. Oh, you have to get up. Yes. Too. Too many. Oh, but Maggie, this is Christmas. Well, last time was your birthday. You know, the time's for that. It was Butch's birthday. Pretty soon every day will be a holiday. And where will we be? Quite soon. Honey, you have to take care of yourself and your condition. What matter my condition? You don't know, but you're about to summer-style just fixed it. Now, how do you go and thank the man and tell him you'll be very proud and happy to go to New York with him? Oh, no. Yes, but you can send for me in no time at all. It's your chance. You got to take it. Look, Maggie, I've already told the guy I don't want to go to New York. I like it here. Gosh, we're doing all right. We have fun. You want to go and cover that cheap pocket talk all your life? Why not? Well, doesn't mean anything to you to summer-style. You know, go right to the top. All right to the top. Honey, you'll be a sensation. You're really a sensation. I'm a sensation here. Isn't that enough? No. Hey, Murphy, Maggie wants me to go to New York. I couldn't go if I wanted to, could I? Tell her. Why? What's stopping you? Come here. You've got a contract with me. Yeah? Well, listen young man, my contract ain't worth the paper they're written on. My lawyer fees to that. Good luck, kid. Thanks, Maggie. If I got a spot for you, if I got a spot, Neil Greco, you heard of Neil Greco. What's Neil Greco? Sure, Lavage. You too. If I turn out to be a prize floss, get some more. It's very good. I am a floppy mouse. I know. You can always go back in the office. I'll visit as a child. I think I'd better get off now. It's good. I'm beginning to get sick. So long, Harry. Bye. You better take the lever. Well, thank you. Actually, Maggie, I don't know how to say goodbye. I don't know how to say goodbye. I'll go and have a say goodbye, too. I wish I didn't feel like making a big mistake. I'll give it another go. Here's the language, kid. I don't know what to say goodbye. You know what you get, I don't treat you right, then you can move back. See, darling? I'll visit as a child. You'll come back? You're lost already without me. Oh, no, darling. Come on, ladies. Hey, go around. I'm sorry you have to wait. You have to wait. You're going to have to wait. You know, we'll have to start the kissing book for him right away. Hmm. He doesn't photograph badly at all. And listen, new York public completely fooled. We'll get ready to stay a little week. You're not scared, but what do you think of that? Not much. What's he waiting a week for? Oh, you have to pay back George. He doesn't even have to buy some new clothes. You wouldn't want him running around New York on ice cream pants, would you? I wouldn't want him running around New York at all. Maggie. Well, the concert part of the show. I guess that's just the show, George. Gee, I don't have much time to get ready at all, will I? Yeah. Everything is pretty good. He's saving up money to send for me already. The miracle. Yeah. Maybe then. Hey, wait a minute. I gotta send the wire. Come on. We've got a big bet on. You can send it later. Well, listen, do you remind me to send it after a fight, then? Yeah? Yeah, there goes Maggie's passage money. I'll let you get it. I'll send it after you. I'm a cheat. Here's my deal. That's very funny. Writing another letter? Yeah. I will. Time to carry in all the monologue, ain't you? What would you do, Murphy? Can I suppose what you're going to do? Send me the sender. 125, ain't it? You sure you want to go up there? I'll send him for you. I gave it to Albert. Yes, I opened it, honey. It was just another cry for help. This one has more broke guys than the one in the Army. If I played 11 long enough, I'd win. How much is that? 1,750. Now I can try to the Queen Ray and send for Maggie. Who's Maggie? Give me 100, please. That's wonderful. But don't you think the cold result raises money? Tell me they're going to meet you here, Miss. What? It's nothing. Come on, I'll pay for it. I'll pay for it. Good night. Is this your room or mine? It's mine. Oh, come on in. We have a night here. Come on in. We'll go to your gut. Come on, sit right here while I get some drinks. Give me the living hotel, please. Living hotel? Miss Anita Albert is in there. Can you please let me in the room? Is that you, Skip? Yeah, this is Skip. The one in the Army. Who goes there? Today, who's in the one in the Army? Who goes there? Today, who goes there? No, we don't, we don't. I guess that's your wife. It's been taking me all over town because when I listen, I don't laugh. Marriage? Didn't you tell your manager? Oh, she's my mom. Yes, I will. What's the matter? Are you crying or something? No, no, I'm sorry. Have you seen Skip? Good night. I'll get you to the horse. Oh, I don't know. No. That's the way it goes, I guess. Oh, when you finally get some sense of yourself, isn't Mr. Harvey Howell still registered there? I'd like to speak to him, please. Well, why? It's what he said. He called up three times. No, no, no. Well, I can find him out. What if I were? Probably some girl pulling your gag. Yes. Oh, no, man. Last night and the night before and all day, that's all he's been doing, reading that letter. For a week now, he's been reading that letter. I say a week's too long to read any letter. My letter isn't it? If the guy can read his own letters, if he wants to. All right, all right. But the boys had run that place you think you're working or plenty so are. If they don't show up tonight, you're fired. Hey, are you listening to me? You read that a dozen times, too. And it says she's sailing on the Normandy tomorrow. I don't matter how many times you read it, it'll say the same thing. She's sailing on the Normandy tomorrow. There'd be a staff to go and say goodbye to them. And that thing's right over there. I think I already said that many times. I just want them to say goodbye to us. I don't want to do this group and say goodbye to a couple of drinks. Run me, boy. Come on. We thought he would. Why this French divorce? I thought our divorce was good enough for you. Well, how did you turn your range with that whip? You told the kids? I really. How did you take it? I haven't heard from it. Kids never was much of a hand for writing letters. Never was much of a hand at anything. He doesn't play a bad trumpet. How long did these French divorces take? I don't know. I guess we got it from the terrace. I've never been there before. I was there once in my first test. Let him rest. You're not in. Of course, no sense of being done suddenly. Now, you just keep on picking him up and dusting him off every time he falls down. And the first thing you know, you get hardly sore. Well, nobody might be in trouble or something. Maggie. You're looking soiled. Or say, this is Georgie Herman, my agent. You remember him. Oh, my God. That's it. That's it. And this is Tony Murley. I keep round just for last. Last, Tony. He kills me. That's enough, Tony. Plenty. Hard to see him all over. How are you, Ella? Glad to see you. How are you, Harry? Let's see you, it's good. Hey, this looks like old home we can sign about, isn't it? Tell you, you're looking awful well. Is anything wrong? Ella and I got married. No. Well, I guess the guy that said there was one born every minute was right, huh, Tony? He's funny. Danny. Don't be bitter, Ella. You're like circumstances. No, thanks. I'm a whole part of that from the way back. Thank you. Don't worry, Tony. Maybe one of these days you'll be in the door like I am. Thank you, sir. It's a good thing I brought up these drinks. We got some celebrating to do. There you go, Georgie. Nothing. Oh, come on. This is good to go on away, buddy, for Maggie. Pick your Valentine. Why didn't you come up alone? Oh, I couldn't shake these guys. They've been with me since last night. Well, it's nice. I haven't looked a bit in the face for a week. King of the night, sir. Well, I've got to let the people see me, don't I? Might as well get the black eye. Put my knee-ticking bow on. Who's knee? You ought to see the other fellow, this is a jump. Yeah, that's what I thought. Well, you could ride me. I'm doing all right, ain't I? Certainly are. You're two weeks now. This is written on every bottle of scotch in town. You've got a new guy to worry about now. Yeah. Step on off pretty soon? I've got to get a divorce first, don't I? Yeah, that's right. So you've been crying? I have not. Don't kid me. I've seen you cry too often. Yeah. It's after me. There's too much water in it. OK, sweetheart. I'll do it for you. You'll have to play for yours, Professor. It'll all be the first time. You're talking to me? You're not playing much better than 40. No, you used to be a pro. That's it, eh? Fight on for dear old Redmond's Conservatory of Music. Remember that, Megan? What's that, a kid? Nothing. I was just thinking we had fun riding it, that was all. Yeah, we did, isn't it? What, we used to arm and saddle them all with that number, didn't we, Georgie? Hey! Name? Remember when I found my trumpet, you had to borrow that. Say, did we ever pay that five bucks back to Murphy? Murphy, he's who? She ran the joint and saddle them all where we used to work. She's butch's mother now. What's that about, chicken? Say, he'd have died if the chicken tried no murder, Harry. That's funny, a chicken's life is for you. Yeah, and he got attacked by a bed once, too. Oh, gee. I hope I'm fine. You see, she never got the bed stuck in the door. She wanted goats, and I never could figure that out. Goats and Indian goats in the house. Yeah. Hey, boy, was that a night? Maggie took off her hat, see, when you see those cats in Alabama. Yeah, you know, he had a nice noise like a boat. Oh, yeah. If you wanted to catch a boat, never got the word for a boat, so I was trying to show him like this. Woo-hoo! Having a party, Maggie? No, no, no, come in, Harvey. Hello, Mr. Howell. Hello, Ella. Hello, Howell. Hello, kid. Boys, this is Mr. Howell. He's an old collar hand from way out west. How are you, Mr. Howell? Glad to meet you. Any fellow skids is a fellow of mine. Harvey, you know Harry. I certainly know. We were written into this skid wedding, weren't we? Yeah, that's right. That was some wedding we didn't even know what the guy was talking about. Maybe we weren't even married. Maybe you two were going a lot of trouble for nothing. That'd be a laugh, wouldn't it? Well, how do you think we should? Hey. Well, there's no sense in a study room like this, is there? I know, no. I don't want to spoil anything for you. It sounded very gay in here to me when I came in. Why don't you go on with the music? Well, surely, Mr. Howell. Say, Harry. Yeah, please stop. Yeah, come on, play something, Harry. Mr. Howell doesn't want to spoil anything for us. Come on, beautiful. How about you giving out with a song? No. Why don't you like to hear a thing, folks? What would you like to hear a thing, Mr. Howell? I think Maggie knows what my favorite song is. No. Yeah, I don't know what your favorite song is. Go on, sing it for her. No, I don't want to sing that. No, you're going to be coaxed. You're not going coy on this, are you? No, I'm not going coy on this. Come on, sing it. Then it isn't long. If it doesn't drive you insane. It can't. If it doesn't play. Then it's night and day. Then it's nothing more than a game. My heart never was taken from a thing. It's never with me. You still can't think of a time, can you? What is this, a funeral? We're supposed to be celebrating the wedding. We ought to be happy and gay. I ought to be given the bride a way. Get off it. Why? Who's got a better right to give the bride a way? For sure, there's no hard feeling. One people have to be sore when they lose out in marriage. Why can't they join in the sensitivity? Come on, Harry, play the wedding march. Play it fast and hot. This is a hot wedding. We've looked every place for you. Do you know what time it is? It's nearly time for you to go on. Skid, snap out of it, will you? Get away from me. Skid, you've got to listen to me. If you don't show up, you'll get fired. I said get away from me. Come on, tell me. Oh, hello, Skid. Hey, you haven't got any old job laying around, have you? Skid, I told you before. I got the nice people here. I can't have drama. I don't dare. Hey, wait a minute. Now, this is the last time, huh? But they care you, sir. Oh, you're heavy in? That's Skid Johnson. Sure. You're certainly under Skid's allow. That's Skid of Skid. There's one for you, too. No, never mind. Well, goodbye, Tommy. Goodbye, goodbye. See you for yourself. Oh, hello. How are you? Uh, booking agent told me I might find Skid Johnson here. Well, he was here about three minutes ago, but he went out. You wouldn't have any idea where he went. Well, I have no idea. You used to get my wife's money. She couldn't take it. I used to say it just to tease her. Say it more. Honey, I can ask you to back in the army. But you can't. You know, I never thought it... We can't use you. You're all shot. Better put your clothes on, son. You're pretty shaky. Hey, watch it. Hey, Skid! Oh, hey. Skid, I've been looking all over town for you. There you're looking fine. How are you doing? I'm doing all right. Skid, I've got a proposition. Oh, thanks. Oh, I know, but first I've got a proposition. Come on, get in with me, Skid. See, we've got a mighty smooth little swing band now on me. We're playing in Townsend, Long Island, New Jersey. We're in Long Island tonight. That's where you and I are going now. Oh, you can't get out here, Skid. We're on the bridge, we're crossing the river. I had a last minute lunch to come down and look for you. So the band's giving a radio audition tonight. I thought maybe you could come in and help us out. Oh, sure, you can't, Skid. Well, you must be going nuts. Oh, and you think I can get a band like yours by through the sponsor. You know what this chance means to you and Ella? Well, you said a name. I meant a name somebody remembers. Oh, I remember this. Well, you said that before. Now, listen. Do we have to go through with it? Sure, we'll have to go ahead with it. It's too late to call it off now. It's your funeral not mine. I can always sell another band. I don't want Mrs. Skid Johnson stopping and move. I've got to get in touch with her before she gets out of town. You've got to help me, Mrs. Johnson. You could always do anything with Skid, and this is his last chance. Oh, Skid ain't a bad guy, Mrs. Johnson. I thought it figured maybe he just broke up. You think you're wrong. Sure. Well, you have to rule me out to try it. Give it. Want to be in town long? No, I'm flying to the coast tonight. I'm going to be married as soon as I get there. Good for you. Now, I guess just about just to forget all about Skid. I guess he does no good. Seems kind too bad, though. Skid's got a lot of talent. I don't know if he goes on his phase and they do a funeral, is it? Tell your mind, Mrs. Kelly. Good luck to you. A lot of happy. Thanks. He'll never make it. The broadcast isn't your kind of class. He's out like a light. Come on, let's get some stuff. Maggie. Oh, ho, ho. Well, how did you get it? No, don't tell me I know. And I'll ring his neck. Kelly, you had no idea. No, no, Georgie told me. Oh. Where is he at? You remember those emergencies I told you about? That's the ten-a-pot. You see the room? Oh, I can't see. I don't know. Kid me, I've been seeing things lately. I wouldn't take it. You don't know that, do you? You've been so well. Oh, I'm glad to see you, kid. I'll have a drink, huh? Yeah. That's all you need. I'm not ashamed of me, are you, mate? No, kid. You're not going to lie to me, are you? I'm not going to lie to you. You know something? I can't get back in the army. Well, you don't have to, though. Well, you're going to be a big hit tonight. Don't put yourself together, kid. Look, you know, they're going to leave you. Listen to them. You're going to have to tell us what. I don't think I can make it. Oh, sure you can make it. You've got to, kid. Why, without you, well, and here it is. Thank you. You know, they've been good friends of ours. You can't walk out on them now. I won't shut. Oh, you can come out on them. No, I'm not, son. No, I don't think that was pretty good. Are you all right, kid? I don't think that was pretty good. You'll be all right. You'll be all right. Good evening, friends. We're broadcasting from the Harmony Dance Hall. The brightest night spot outside the city of New York. There it is now. We have a surprise for you tonight, friends. Of course, you all remember Skip Johnson and his magic trumpet. They're back together again right here, and Skip's going to play for you most any minute now. He's doing a grand comeback. He's climbing right back up on top of the heap again. Better than ever. Come on, let's give Skip a hand. We can do it, Nick. You can't be a leader. When you blow that horn, you tell me through the mirror, there it goes. I hear a call. Oh, it expresses me. I hear a call. You look like the man for the marriage. But it was too late. But it was for me. It was for you. But it was for me. It was for you. But it was for me.