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I went to the bayou just last night. There was no moon, but the stars were

bright. Put a big long hook on a big long pole. And I pulled Mr.

Crawfish out of his hole.

Crawfish.

Crawfish.

See, I got him. See the size.

Stripped and cleaned.

Before your eyes, sweet meatloaf.

Fresh and ready to go.

Crawfish.

Crawfish.

Now take Mr.

Crawfish in your hand.

He's gonna look good in your frying pan.

If you fry him, create his doggy boy.

I'm right. He'll be sweeter than sugar when he brings me by.

Crawfish.

Crawfish.

See, I got him. See the size.

Stripped and played before your eyes.

Sweet little.

Fresh and ready to go.

No, you don't. You gotta pay me.

Danny, come on. Your breakfast.

Come on.

Don't let Popcatch you talking to that. Why not?

I'm just being neighborly, and he picked the neighborhood. Oh, why don't you lay

off? He went broke.

Neighborhood picked him.

Sit down and eat your breakfast.

Boy, it sure don't feel like the last day of school. Everything's so quiet,

like any other day.

What were you expecting? A 21 -gun salute?

Why not?

I mean, at 3 o 'clock, it's all over.

Something make you feel special?

Tomorrow, they call my name and give me a piece of paper.

It's for sure, isn't it, Danny?

I mean, this time, huh? Sure, kid, I'm a cinch.

You said that last year.

Putt went out and bought all this junk for a graduation party, and then there

was no graduation.

That old Miss Pearson, she's the one that flung me.

And she'd have done it again this year, but I showed her. I showed the old man,

too.

He's been waiting a whole year to have his party, and I ain't stopped bugging

about it.

What do you mean to bug you, Danny? He wants to be proud of you.

Sure.

You know, I've been thinking a lot about the old house, Mimi.

And about Mom.

I wish she could be here tomorrow for the graduation.

I really miss her.

I miss it, too.

He misses her the most.

It's a terrible thing to lean on someone so hard you don't know you're leaning.

Never finding out until the day she isn't there anymore.

It's been like stumbling around the dark for him ever since.

But when he sits there and watches you graduate, he'll have eyes again for the

first time in three years.

Well, I'd better hurry.

I got a whole day's work ahead of me between now and Miss Puritan.

How do you think that's been eating at him, huh?

You working in a joint like a blue shade.

Well, one man in the family's got to have a job.

What's the difference where you sweep up? It all looks the same when a garbage

truck.

Danny, you got Pa all wrong.

Yeah, me and the world.

Now, look, sis, what are we fighting for? It's the last day of school, okay?

Yeah.

Bye.

Bye.

Morning, Chico. Hi, Danny.

Who's that?

Some of Maxie's friends.

They've been here all night. I couldn't get rid of them.

Try to work around them, will you? See you later.

Okay, see you tonight.

I don't feel like that.

Come on, Ronnie. Maxie said be nice, now be nice, huh?

I am being nice to you. I haven't spit in your eye yet, have I?

That's very funny.

You better do what Maxie says. You know he's the boss around here.

Hey, kid.

What happened to the music?

The band went home.

Well, how about you? Can you play the piano?

No. Leave him alone. He's just a busboy.

Well, this joint's got a cabaret license, ain't it?

I paid my money, and I want to be entertained.

Come on, let's dance, honey.

That's enough entertainment till the real thing comes along. Van went home.

That's all right. Busboy here will sing us a song.

Hey, come on, kid.

Sing us a song, and I'll buy you a drink, huh? Ah, look, mister, I got work

do. I got to stack the chairs and sweep up. I mean, I appreciate your offer, but

I'll be late for school.

School?

The kid goes to school. Ain't that nice?

I went to school once.

Bartender's school.

Hey, Ronnie, you ever go to school?

Huh? I said, you ever go to school?

Wake up, stupid. I'm talking to you.

Nah.

They never had to give you lessons.

Why, you... Look out! Let go of me, will you? I got it.

Okay, okay. Take it easy. I'll sing.

Did you hear that, Ross?

Kid is gonna sing.

Don't ever try that again, huh?

All right, what are you going to sing?

Sing you a school song.

You've got to have a school song.

An alma mater.

You know, the one with the words about loyal and true.

You heard the lady.

Go ahead.

Farewell, Royal High School We'll remember

you

Dear Alma Mater, we're steadfast, loyal,

and true.

Come on. Jazz it up, huh?

Farewell, Royal High School.

We'll remember you.

Dear Alma Mater, we're steadfast, loyal,

and true.

Real nice.

Here.

What do you do for an encore?

Ah, never mind.

Come on, honey.

Let's finish the dance. We don't need no music.

Arvid!

What do you think I am?

I know who you are and what you are. Come here and be quiet.

You know who and what, huh?

It's a lifetime study to find out who you are.

To thine own self be true.

And it follows as the day to thine own self be true.

If you can afford it.

If you'll excuse me, my mother's waiting up for me with a hot toddy. Get out of

here. You never had a... What's with you, kid? You looking for trouble, too,

huh?

Oh, I'm like the lady just looking to get out of here.

Let me go with you.

Look, kid, get out of here and mind your own business, huh?

Get up Oh

boy,

you're a pretty fancy performer ain't you kid?

Now you know what I do for an encore

Come on, baby, have a drink.

I guess I'll lose a job for this.

No, you won't.

They won't tell Maxie.

Maxie doesn't like to have his merchandise manhandled.

He'll loan me out for an evening to be mauled a little bit.

When it comes to a sock in the eye, that pleasure is for Maxie Fields alone.

Nice fellow.

Maxie? Yeah.

He wouldn't like you.

You know why?

Because I like you.

Maxie hates everything I like.

Maxie's my benefactor.

He's the circus master.

The cheese.

The big cheese.

Big and green and moldy. You've had too much to drink. You know it's 8 o 'clock

in the morning?

I was supposed to be home by midnight. I forget whose.

My convertible turns into a pumpkin.

Maxie turns everything into a pumpkin.

Danny, why don't you kiss me?

All the wrong people try to.

Look, we're almost at the school. Will you tell me where you live?

I want to go to school with you.

I used to love to go to school.

I was going to be everything.

A nurse and a bus driver.

You know what I am?

You're in the circus.

That's right.

I'm in the circus.

I'm going in and explain everything. You're going home, wherever that is.

Danny, Mrs. Pearson marked you absent.

Well, we'll show Mrs. Pearson a thing or two.

Hey, where'd you pick that up?

Go on, have you ever seen anybody with a few too many?

Will you tell the man where to take you?

I'll be a good girl.

If you'll give me a good morning kiss, I'll tell the man where I live.

Hey, Danny, you're blushing.

Just a second, Danny.

Go ahead, Mrs. Pearson.

Arriving late, the last day of school.

Your mouth all smeared with lipstick.

How do you explain that, Mr. Fisher?

Well, I don't know as I can explain it, Mrs. Pearson.

You see, sir, this morning, I went in.

Well, I usually go in to sweep up, see.

But, uh... Well, look, honey, I mean... Mr. Fisher, I've been instructing here

for some 20 years and no one ever called me honey.

Well, I believe you.

Mrs. Pearson, let me talk to the boy.

If you'll forgive me, sir.

I have talked to the boy many times, and to what avail.

On this last day of school, in an unprovoked display of violence, he

two of his classmates.

The boy has no conception of respect and discipline.

Under the circumstances, regretfully perhaps, I have no choice.

Mr. Fisher will not be graduating tomorrow.

Danny, wait a minute.

I'd like... talk to you.

Now, you know I'll have to go along with her, don't you?

I just want you to know that I'm sorry.

Well, thanks.

Well, I'll be seeing you next year.

No, you won't see me next year.

Now, wait.

Sit down, Danny.

Sit down, I said.

Now, you've just been told that you're not graduating tomorrow.

Doesn't that mean anything to you?

You said I'm not graduating, okay? That's it.

Now, what do you want?

I once had a son, Danny.

He lived 13 years.

Some hoodlums jumped him one night and he died.

I'm sorry, but what's that got to do with me?

Because you have all the earmarks of being a hoodlum. A hoodlum or a hustler,

whatever you want to call it. This isn't principal talk.

Well, the more difficult a student, the more I try to lean over backwards.

Listen, Mr. Evans.

We moved into this neighborhood three years ago.

In the three years that I've been going to school here, I've shined shoes and

dusted people off in a barbershop.

I've done towel duty in four different men's rooms.

I've stacked chairs and bottles and swept the floor up of every joint on

Street.

It's gotten so I look longer today and with clothes on than one without.

I'm not a hoodlum.

I am a hustler.

I've had to be for a very simple reason.

My old man.

You see, sir, my mother was killed in an accident about three years ago.

Well, after that, it might as well have gotten the old man, too, because he took

himself right out of the lineup.

He quit cold.

He lost the drug store he owned. He lost the house.

And in finding what few little jobs he's had since.

You know, maybe I could have liked school, Mr. Evans.

But every time I wanted to play ball, I had to go to work.

Somebody had to.

Anyway, now I'm through.

I'm through.

I wasn't aware that you worked after school, Danny.

It's not the working after school, Mr. Evans. It's the working before.

It's been nice talking to you.

I'm sorry I said what I did, Danny. I'm not sorry.

My life's a long way from over yet.

And you never know, you may be right.

That's him.

Excuse me.

You Danny Fisher?

What about it?

Let's take a walk.

Okay, what's the beef?

They call me Shark.

It's a salad, and that's a dummy.

All right.

Now, you beat up my brother in school today, and I believe in a knife for a

knife.

J .O .K.! Go for the knife. I'll bash his brains away.

You go real fast.

You read about my brother.

You should learn a little manners.

So would you like to hang out with us, huh?

Uh -uh.

Why not? Wait a minute.

Wait a minute. We get money.

Sometimes we get a lot.

Listen, we got something cooking for us tomorrow.

If you change your mind, we'll be right here.

I said no.

Hank.

The fight's real dirty.

Hi.

Well?

No,

Lady Pearson flunked me, Mamie. I'm not graduating tomorrow.

Oh, Danny, no.

Oh, Danny, yes.

For the second year in a row, yes.

Man, if this keeps up much longer, I'll be a freshman again.

You could go back another year.

Yeah.

You don't make money in school, Mimi.

Pop's been fired four times in the last year, and he hasn't got a job now.

You're working, I'm working, and from now on, full -time, kid.

Well, guess where I've been.

Got a quart of ice cream here and this to go with it. A little special dessert

for celebration.

Papa, I want to talk to you. Good, good, son. I want to talk to you, too.

Now, Mimi, you're going to have to do your listing from the kitchen. All

Pop.

Well, let's see now, son. Where do I begin?

There's something I have to tell you, Pop, but you've got to understand. Now,

now, I don't got to nothing, huh? You got to, because I'm older than you.

I go first.

You know, Danny, I made some notes last year when you were supposed to graduate,

and I think I still have them.

Yeah.

Here they are. That's kind of silly, isn't it? A father making notes on

that he wants to say to his own son. Oh, Pa. Well, I can really say it all in

one breath.

I'm proud of you, son. I'm proud of you because you went back to school.

Pa, that's something you don't understand.

Don't say it. Don't even say it. I know all about it. Now, Mr. Evans called me

this morning.

I spent all afternoon with him. We had a nice long chat together.

I'm sorry, Pa. Well, I'm sorry, too, son. But things are going to be

Definitely. That's why we're celebrating.

We also had a talk with that Mrs.

Pearson woman.

Now, she said that you could graduate before next year if you'd go to night

school and make up your marks and learned a little discipline.

So from now on, Danny, that's the way it's going to be.

No more working for you. So you do the going to school.

I'll do the going to work. How many times have we been through this? Danny,

you've got to graduate. You've got to graduate if you ever want to take up a

profession. Paul, we've been all through this. And I want you to have a

profession. I don't want you working on Bourbon Street with hoodlums and bums

the rest of your life. You know, a profession that sets a man apart from

rest of the world. Like you?

A registered pharmacist, and you can't get a job.

You're wrong about that, Danny.

There was an opening came up at the Regal Pharmacy, and the employment

sending me over to see the manager. Well, that doesn't mean you've got the

No, they'll hire me. Sure, they will. They'll hire me, and I'll keep the job.

Things are going to be different.

I'm not going back to school.

But son You know, you didn't fail because your marks were bad. Mr. Evans

you failed because of your attitude He said anybody had disagreed with you got

punch in the mouth So what I brought you up to do to fight no Paul That's not

what you brought me up to do, but I stopped listening to you.

I ran out of other cheeks You know, I remember once pop when I was no more

three feet high you took me to the circus You accidentally bumped into some

and he turned and punched you

He punched you right in the mouth, and you know what you did?

Nothing.

Nothing.

When they swing at you, Pop, it's not enough to duck. You've got to swing

Maybe you can't anymore, but I'm not taking after you.

You go to school. I'm going out and make a buck.

Well, now we're something.

I was hoping you'd show. You said something about money.

Well, you should bring that up. That's just what we were talking about.

Do you know that five and dime on Charles Street?

Well, we were going to pull a phony fight there, but my brother, he gave me

better idea. He told me that you sing like a bird.

In fact, he says that's what you're famous for in that school of yours,

and flunking.

Now, what does singing got to do with it?

Look, you.

Look, I'm going to tell you something. I ain't never stolen before.

All right, you're not going to steal anything now.

All you're going to do is sing.

Now, here's the plan.

It's got five and dime on Charles Street.

Love you, darling.

Love you, darling.

Love you, darling.

Love you, darling.

You're the cutest love doll that I ever did ever see.

Let me tell you, love doll, you were meant to be for me.

From the first time I saw you, how I fell for you, girl, love

doll, I'm crazy for you. Let me rock you in my arms.

I'm so glad I found you.

Never thought, darling, it came full grown I'm gonna tie a ribbon around you

Wrap you up and take you home I would never

treat you badly Like a castaway broken toy Lovely doll, I love

you madly Let me be your love, boy I'm so glad I found you

Never thought dollies came for grown.

I'm gonna tie a ribbon around you.

Wrap you up and I'll take you home.

The thing's beautiful, isn't it?

He's your doll.

Like a castaway broken toy.

Love a doll, I love you manly.

Let me be your lover boy. Love a doll, love a doll.

Love a doll, love a doll.

Love a doll, love a doll Let me be your lover boy Love a doll, love

a doll Love a doll, love a doll Love a doll, love a doll

Let me be your lover boy Let me be your lover boy

Let me be your lover boy

You're in on it, weren't you?

In on what? Could I trouble you for a glass of water?

Thank you.

What'll you have?

Well, I'll... Red beer?

Yeah. My, it's hot in here, isn't it?

Isn't it?

Why, don't you think so?

It's always hot this time of the year.

Oh, my, that does taste good.

Thank you again.

What's your name?

Nellie.

What time you get through work?

Why?

Well, I thought I might meet you.

What do you think I am?

I'd like to find out.

Mr. McIntyre! Mr.

McIntyre! Hurry!

Look at the counter!

Are you going to meet me at work?

I'm through at 10 o 'clock, so if you're here, I can't help but see you.

Thanks a lot, kid.

Mr. First, I'm always very careful about the accounts, very particular about

them. The books show it clearly. I'm sure there can't be any mistake.

Excuse me, there's a customer.

Anything I can do for you, sir? Why, yes, sir, yes, sir. I came about the

My name is Fisher. I'm sorry, that job has been filled. But the employment

office told me that the job was... I hired a man yesterday.

But I've got to have the job.

The agency sent me. I have my diploma.

See, I'm a registered pharmacist with... 25 years behind me. What's the trouble?

Oh, no trouble at all, Mr. First. It's just a mistake about a job. What's the

mistake?

I want a younger man.

He looks younger than me.

We've had four younger men in the last three months.

Have you read this man's credentials?

Is he a good man or an incompetent man?

How do you tell that? By looking at his suit?

I'll wait over here.

Give the man an application.

I don't have any applications.

Then give him the job.

You start work tomorrow morning.

Thank you.

You

better

start looking for somebody else. I don't think I'm going to be able to make it

tonight anymore.

Up to you, Daniel.

No complaints from this end. You do your work good.

Yeah, well, the old man came home with a job today. We made kind of a deal. I

mean, he goes to work, I go to school. You know how it is.

Not really.

I got an old man. Just give him a jug of wine, he's happy.

Denny.

What's the matter, Trill?

We're going to divvy up in the alley later. That fence gave us over 90 bucks.

What did I tell you, huh?

Well, hello, Mr. Fields.

Hello there.

Could I get by, please?

Don't you, uh... You?

That's Max DeFields. That's your boss. Are you crazy?

Hey, Mr. DeFields, how about that, huh?

Who's this guy, Ronnie?

The king of Yugoslavia.

How should I know?

Take your hand off my arm, Mr. DeFields.

How come you're so friendly with the ladyboy?

We met in Paris last year. The king of France introduced us.

You're a pretty fresh boy, aren't you?

Hey, Mr. DeFields.

How about that job? When are you going to put it on that payroll?

I'll let you know, sir. Thanks a lot.

Thank you. Hiya, Maxie. How you feeling?

Same as usual?

What's the matter with you? You looking for an early grave?

He's your boss. Him you don't fool with.

Why not?

I'm the king of Yugoslavia. No, he is. He's the king of everything.

And he even owns the air you're breathing.

Only in here. Out there, too, Denny. He can shut off real quick.

Why does a busboy look at you like that?

A busboy.

Where did you meet him?

Maxie, you're hurting me. I don't know what you're talking about.

You know the kid. Don't lie to me. I'll break every finger of your gut.

Maxie, stop it, please.

I heard him sing a song, that's all.

Oh.

You do know him?

He sang here once. We were big shot friends.

Told him he had a nice voice.

That was all, huh?

Hey, you kid.

Come here.

Yeah, you, bus boy. Come on over here.

Lady tells me to sing, is that right?

Well, I... It better be right, because if it ain't, then the lady is lying.

Okay, I'll sing.

For what?

Nothing. Just wanted to make sure she was telling the truth, that's all.

Hey, Jimmy.

Just a minute.

I want to make sure you're telling the truth, too.

I'd like to hear you. Go on up there and sing a song for me.

Now?

Yeah, now.

Right now.

And you better be a singer.

We have a little surprise for you. There's a great new singer here tonight.

bus boy.

No, no, no. On the level. A very good friend of Mr. Field said this guy can

really go.

So let's all get together and give a real good listen to... What's your name,

kid? Caruso.

Caruso, the busboy.

If you're looking for trouble, you came to the right place.

If you're looking for trouble,

look right in my face.

I was born standing up and talking back.

So don't you mess around with me.

I never looked for trouble.

But I never ran.

I don't take no orders.

No kind of man.

I'm only made out.

Flesh, blood, and bone.

But if you're gonna start a rumble, don't you try it.

So donna you muscle round the wheel.

Sorry, kid.

Yeah.

Crazy, Danny, crazy!

Congrats, buddy.

That was a great song.

I'm not cold, kid. I sure am.

That was swell.

My name's LeGrand.

You want to stop being a busboy?

I'll just stop.

I'd like to talk to you. I own the King Creole down the street.

Well, good for you.

Yeah, it's a dying swan, but I figure maybe we can put you over and bring the

swan back to life. You interested?

Hello, Charlie.

Oh, hello, Rat.

What's the matter, kid? Can't you stand a whiskey down at your joint?

Well, I always like to see what the competition is doing. I was going to

the kid here a little job myself.

Well, I'd beat you to it.

You always do, Charlie, but I wind up with him sooner or later.

He handled Ronnie when she was a singer. Now I do.

What do you say, kid?

I got a date.

How about one -hour meet, Charlie boy? Another time.

All right, Danny.

You're late. We started without you.

How much did you get?

We got $95, and that's only the beginning.

Pretty good.

Here.

All right, now, come on, dummy. Come on, shut up now. You ought to be glad you

got that.

How much did you give him?

You've got 30. What are you worried about?

I'll ask you a question. How much did you give him?

I gave him five bucks. He's a dummy. What does he need money for?

Here you go, kid.

Come on, give me.

If he lays a hand on you or tries to take it back, you tell me, okay?

You understand?

Now go and beat it, kid.

Look, Danny, I don't think I want you hanging around with us anymore.

You're troubling.

I got news for you, buddy.

I'm not gonna be around anymore.

It's all right, pal.

Good night, girl.

Good night.

Hi. Oh, hello.

I don't give a net. I saw you looking.

You're pretty sure of yourself, aren't you? Well, not always.

To tell you the truth, I was scared to death this afternoon. I thought you were

going to blow the whistle on me.

It was nice of you not to.

I like you, that's why.

Well, where would you like to go?

I don't care.

I mean, I really don't know why I'm here. I have to be home early.

My mother's old -fashioned.

What about you?

What do you mean?

Say, I know what some friends of mine are having a party. How would you like

go?

Not exactly dressed.

Ah, what's the difference? We'll just stop by for a half hour or so, and have

some drinks and some laughs, and I'll take you home, okay?

Just for a half hour? Just for a half hour. Then we'll take me home? Okay.

Okay.

What can I do for you, sir? Oh, what room's the party in? I beg your pardon,

what party?

Well, the party the fellas are having.

Oh.

Oh, it's up in 205.

Looks like my friends are late.

Or maybe we're early, huh?

What kind of a game are you playing?

No game.

Honest.

I like you.

What's your name?

Nellie. I told you in the store.

Oh, yeah, Nellie.

I like you, Nellie.

I like you a lot.

What's your name?

George.

How much did this room cost you?

My name's Danny.

Danny Fisher.

You coming in?

I don't know.

I've never been to a place like this before.

But I want to see you again.

Is this the way?

I've been looking at the door of that lousy 5 and 10 for a year.

Today when you walked in, I thought... What

are you bawling about?

Stop bawling.

I like you.

That's the reason I'm crying.

I like you more than I like anybody I know.

And I don't even know you.

I'm crying.

Party's over.

Let's go.

I guess this is it.

Good night, Danny.

I better go upstairs now.

Good night.

I didn't mean nothing by it, honest.

But you played up to me this afternoon.

I thought you knew the score.

I'm sorry.

I liked you right away, that's all.

I better go now.

Will I see you again, Danny?

Well, I don't know, Sam.

I'm pretty busy.

I don't know.

If you ever have the time, I...

I'd like to see you again.

Hey, schoolboy.

I thought this was going to be turned into a pumpkin.

You really showed Maxie. You can sing.

So do you, I hear.

I used to.

Yeah, I met a guy named, uh, LeGrand.

Charles? Yeah.

He's a nice fellow.

Smart, too.

He sounded broke to me.

He is.

How smart do you call that?

He owns the King Creole.

The only place on Berman Street that hasn't got Maxie Field's fingerprints on

the cash register. I'd say that's smart.

Well, that's a pretty piece of material.

You ought to have a dress made out of it.

Don't you like it?

I love it.

What do you say we get together sometime and sing all the old songs or anything

else you want to do?

I'd like to. I can't. I'd really like to, but I can't.

I get it.

Maybe we'll meet someplace by accident.

You tell me where you think the accident will take place, and I'll make sure I'm

there. It'll take place.

Don't rush.

I'll be waiting.

You better go now.

What's the big rush?

Max will be here any minute. You better go.

You remember in the cab when you wouldn't leave until I kissed you?

Now I'm standing right here until you kiss me.

I'll see you sometime.

Boy, that's gonna be some accident.

Mr. Premont, off and on for over 25 years, I've been doing the same kind of

work. And I've filled a lot of prescriptions just like this one.

Now, in my opinion, I don't believe... I don't care how long you've been filling

out prescriptions.

What I'm telling you is that I'm running this store.

Well, of course, sir. But, see, all I'm saying is that, in my opinion, the

mixture that you're using... Now, will you shut your old mouth up? Just shut

your old mouth up and do things the way I say or get out. Yes, of course. Now,

take that jar and put it back on the counter where it belongs. Yes, Mr.

What a pleasant surprise.

You been here long? No, I just walked in. I wanted to wish you luck on the

day. Well, thank you. Would you like to sit down for a few minutes? No, it was

something I wanted to talk to you about, Pop. You know,

you were up and gone before I even turned over this morning.

This job I keep.

Well, we'll talk about it tonight, Pop.

Anything wrong here?

Uh, yes.

There's plenty wrong here. I had a prescription filled here last week, and

the wrong medicine. It almost poisoned me.

Oh, that pharmacist is no longer with us. So I was just told.

Lucky for you, this gentleman knows what he's talking about.

Thanks to you, sir, I'll be coming back in.

Good day, sir.

Good day, sir.

Call again.

I will.

Hi. I figured you decided to stay with Maxie.

No, but... Well, I don't know what to do, Mr. LeGrand. You see, my old man's

against all of this. He wants me to go back to school.

Oh? Sit down.

What does he want you to be?

Well, he used to talk about me becoming president.

But I think he gave up on that idea.

How much does a singing job pay?

Here you start at scale, 85 a week.

Like you, you get more.

How does it sound?

Well, it sounds good, but... Well, I never sang professionally before. I

even know if I could do it.

You did it last night.

Last night I was mad.

So stay mad.

You sold me, and if I could just sell my old man... Well, if you do as he says

and go to school.

What about after school?

No deal.

He says I do the studying, he does the work.

Only I saw him do the work.

You know, you hate to see someone crawl, Mr. LeGrand, especially if it's your

own father.

Now, I pushed him into that job, but $85 a week could get him out.

Then let me talk to him.

It won't do you no good. I've known him since I was born.

Invite me to dinner.

You're wasting your time. Why? It's a free meal.

You afraid of him?

No. Then invite me.

Okay, you're invited. 29 Royal Street, all the way up.

29 Royal.

Ronnie says you're smart.

Is she?

She ought to know.

She could have had a career.

Not that she hasn't got one.

Maxie Fields, there's a name for you.

Everything he touches turns to drink.

You know him, all right.

Know him?

Maxie and I go a long way back.

We were kids together.

I remember the first words that came out of his mouth.

Stick him up.

See you at dinner. Okay.

No, you don't understand how I feel, Mr. Legrand.

And you won't watch out for him like he's your own son. Well, because he's

your son. He's my son.

Now, just a minute, Mr.

Fisher. You keep speaking of Danny having a profession.

Singing is a profession.

All right, so he's starting in the sewer.

Sewers can't be ignored.

They run under the best cities.

And some of them lead to the fanciest plumbing at the Ritz. But Danny isn't a

plumber. Well, what I meant... I know, I know what you meant.

The answer's no.

I'm sorry, Mr. LeGrand.

No, you're not sorry.

Why don't you ask him what he wants to do?

The boy was born with an unusual talent.

He has the right to think for himself. You don't have a right to ask me these

questions.

Mimi, will you please get Mr. LeGrand's hat?

All right, Pop.

Thanks for dinner, Mimi.

You're some cook.

Thanks. I may be leaving empty -handed, but everywhere else I'm full.

I'm going out for a while, Pa. I'll be back.

I'd like to speak to you again about this.

Maybe we could have a drink and talk it over quietly.

I don't drink.

No, I didn't think you did.

Why'd you bring a man like that here?

Oh, you didn't have to talk to him like that.

He thinks I can do a job for him.

But you don't care what he thinks or what I think or what I want, for that

matter. What do you want, son?

A pink convertible. Well, then register at school.

Look, Pa, I got a very average brain.

I'm not a brilliant student. I'm average. Do you understand?

I don't want to crawl.

Oh, I crawl. Is that it? That's what I do? Yeah, you crawl. You have no choice.

They got you on the run early. That's not so. That's not the truth.

I fought. You fought. Sure, you fought.

You backpedaled all the way.

I saw what happened today between you and your boss, Paul, and it's not going

happen to me.

Charlie LeGrand's got 85 bucks a week that says I can be a performer.

If he's willing to take a chance, then so am I. What about school?

I went to school. And you failed. I'm through failing.

You know, if you weren't so young, I'd ask you to have that drink with me.

I think I'm old enough to have a drink, Mr. Legrand.

Swell, let's go. No, not tonight. I think it would look kind of funny.

Tomorrow night?

I'll pick you up at nine.

All right, at the date.

You know, I was wondering, is there anything in particular a man of 40 says

girl of 20?

Mm -hmm.

Say you're 38.

Yeah.

Danny.

I'm sorry, Mr. LeGrand. I knew it was going to happen. Oh, that's all right.

You don't mind if I have a drink with your sister, do you?

Oh, you know I don't care, but you better check with the old man.

Mr. LeGrand isn't going to make a singer out of me, so what... No, but he's

going to make one out of me.

Now, do we sign papers or shake hands or what?

We shake hands.

After you open and you're a smash, then we sign papers.

I'll be at the club tomorrow morning.

Good.

Rock and roll at the King's Reno.

The hottest show in town, folks.

The Fabulous 49ers doing the dance that started the gold rush. And opening

tonight, the new temptation of Bourbon Street, Danny Fisher.

Banana.

Anybody want banana?

Strip and drill this banana.

wouldn't come, but... Father.

Oh, he's a good father.

Oh, he's a good father, but a lousy oddy.

Noble!

great tonight. I heard you rehearsing before.

What kind of songs are they you're singing? Folk songs?

I guess so.

That's what I thought.

What planet?

Just laughing it up, kid.

No offense.

Nervous? A little.

Well, I just wanted you to know the place isn't full.

But half a house can age as hot as it is.

Now, when you walk out there tonight, as far as you're concerned, the place is

jammed. They're expecting the best, and that's what you gotta give them. You

know something, Charlie? I'm glad you told me this. I'm not nervous.

Good. I'm scared to death. What for? All you have to do is sing like you're mad,

and you'll be a smash.

Here we go. The two biggest words of the show business.

They're on.

And now, ladies and gentlemen, the moment you've all been waiting for.

The King Creole takes great pride in presenting a young man with a big

The new sensation of Bourbon Street, the boy with the beak, Danny Fisher.

Well, down in New Orleans, that's a golden goose. I grabbed a green -eyed

that was on the loose. Well, I did that music, but she said, me too.

I said, pretty baby, come on and let's do this.

Thank you.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

I was all pooped out when the clock struck four, but she said, no, daddy

leave the floor. She wore a clinging dress that fit so tight. She couldn't

down, so we danced all night.

Thank you.

You busy?

No. Okay, we've got a date, huh? Uh -huh. Well, where are we going? I'll

you.

We're almost there. It's just around this bed.

Where do you sit?

You don't know how I was hoping you'd come by.

I don't even understand it.

I mean, lots of fellas have come into the store asking for a date.

Just like you.

Making cracks.

You were even worse. You came in to rob the store.

But I was looking for you when I came out.

Then you took me to that hotel.

And I went with you.

I don't understand it.

I thought I was a nice girl.

You are a nice girl, Nellie.

I've been thinking about that night.

And I'm sorry.

Yeah, me too.

I told you before... No, Danny.

That's not what I'm sorry about.

It's like everything just started with you.

I guess both of us did something that day we'd never done before, Nellie.

I never robbed a store.

I guess it's the last time for everything, too.

I didn't mean it. Wait.

We're coming to it now. You see that house over there?

Way over there. See it?

It used to be our house.

Paul bought it when I was about eight years old. It was kind of my birthday

present.

You sure had a lot of happy times there.

I'm going to buy that house back someday, or one just like it.

And I guarantee you nobody's going to take it away from me.

Nobody.

I told my mother about you.

I told her I met a million -dollar boyfriend in a five -and -ten -cent

Ben, aren't you ever going to kiss me tonight?

No, I didn't.

Don't fall in love with me.

Love means getting married and having kids.

I don't even know who I am yet.

Who do you have to be?

I don't want to be like my old man.

Love, marriage, having kids.

I want to be somebody first.

Do you know a better way?

Just leave it at that, Nellie, for now anyway.

I mean, just so it was you that I wanted to be with tonight to show my house to.

In my eyes Oh, can't you see in my

eyes That you're the only one who

Can make my young dreams come true

There is your morning, noon, and night.

Take my hand.

Oh, you good and fine.

I have your lips that want to kiss you.

Kiss you morning, noon, and night.

Take my hand.

Oh, darling, take my hand.

Oh, let me make you a part.

Fine. Schedule yourself, kid. Lookie there.

Mr. LeGrand kept me up half the night talking about you.

What happened the other half?

Why, you.

Charlie's a very fine man.

I could like him a lot.

Did you see Pop this morning?

For a minute.

Did he ask you how it went last night?

I told him they all applauded. Everyone loved you.

What did he say?

You know Pop.

What did he say?

He said wash your hands before you bring him his lunch.

Sounds like fun.

Here it is.

I don't care how long you've been filling out prescriptions. Maybe you've

filling them out too long, for all I know.

Will you ever understand that I'm running this store?

I understand, Mr. Fremont. You understand, Mr. Fremont. You understand,

Fremont.

That's what you're getting paid for.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks. That's what I told first when he made me

hire you. I'm not an old dog. And don't answer me back when I talk to you.

Here, maybe you can at least mop up this floor.

Well, go ahead and take it.

I'll mop over there.

Hey, Danny.

Wowee, you know you got this whole street buzzing.

Yeah. Yeah, I really did say you're the next somebody.

And I knew you when you were just hanging for watches.

Well, it's a little early to reminisce. I'll see you around, Shark.

Uh, Maxie Fields wants to see you, Danny.

Well, I don't want to see Maxie Fields. He told me to bring you.

Well, you tell him. Now, you better come, Danny. I mean, Maxie's no guy to

the brush to. He can get rough if he wants to.

You know what I mean.

If he wants to see me, let him make a reservation.

There's three shows a night at the Creole.

Look, that drugstore you just come out of.

Now, that's where your old man works now, ain't it?

So?

Nothing. I just go in there and get a pack of cigarettes once in a while.

I've been thinking, if my old man was getting knocked around like that, I'd

try to help him if I could.

Well, I've been working on it.

I'll make you a deal.

You come see Max at Fields, I'll try to work up an angle.

You never can tell.

You do me a favor, and I'll try to do you and your old man a favor.

Where's Fields?

I'll take you to him.

Do you know I'm on his payroll now?

I am. I'm one of his boys. And that drugstore situation.

Well,

this

is it. Come on, walk right in.

Hiya, pal.

Shark treating you okay?

You're right up them stairs. Max is expecting you.

Aren't you coming up with me?

I'll wait here.

Hmm.

That's where you live, huh?

That's where I visit.

Draw the chatter. Send the kid in.

Hi, Danny.

I hear you smash over that joint. Good news travels fast.

Sit down, sit down.

Care for a drink? No, thanks.

Is anything special, Mr. Fields?

No, no, nothing special. Just a friendly little get -together, that's all.

I'm interested in any new attraction on the street. It's good for all of us. One

tie, all tie.

And then again, you never know. What's friendly one day is business the next.

You got good taste, Danny.

But, you know, you gotta be able to afford it. Ronnie wants money even to

a drink.

Maxie, please.

Serve the kid a drink for nothing.

No, I don't want a drink.

You know, Ronnie won a contest once.

Best legs in the state of, um... Yeah, where's that you're from, honey?

Maine. That said, Maine.

Show the kid your legs.

Maxie, please.

Well, you won a contest with them legs. Must have been 2 ,000 people watching

them in the finals.

Don't be embarrassed. Show the kid what won.

There's nothing wrong with the rest of it.

I got to get going.

All right, kid. I just want to have this little chat with you, get to know you a

little better.

I like to see people get ahead.

And like I said, who knows?

Maybe someday we'll be doing business together.

You may be working for me again.

I don't think so, Mr. Fields.

You never can tell.

The wheel comes around.

After all, I saw your face.

I got to admit, I was a little put out when you quit, especially to go with a

crumb like LeGrand.

Charlie's no crumb.

He's a pretty decent fellow.

Well, I forgot.

I forgot about him and your sister.

Hey, it's been quite a week for Charlie.

First he finds himself a singer, then he finds himself a girl.

You some talented family.

What are you trying to say?

I got only one thing to say, kid.

I don't like losing things.

I don't mind taking, but I don't like to lose.

Not even a busboy.

When I lose something, I want it back, and sooner or later I get it.

That's all.

You got a long way to go, boy. Lots and lots of good luck.

Show me the door, will you, honey?

Don't come back here anymore, Danny.

Stay far, far away.

Thanks. I could give you the same advice.

As Maine goes, so goes Maxie Fields.

Maxie buzzed me. I was downstairs and he buzzed me.

Yeah.

Yes, Mr. Fields.

Excuse me.

Come over here, Jacques. I want to talk to you.

Get some ice, will you, Ronnie?

Yes, sir, Mr. Fields. What can I do for you?

Come on, move it.

What do you got on this Fisher kid?

Well, nothing much. He helped us do a little job in the 5 and 10 once, that's

all.

Not big enough. I want to be able to twist real hard.

You work on it, huh?

Well, that's a funny thing, Mr. Fields. I...

I just got an idea. It's about his old man.

You see, he works in a drugstore.

Hello, ladies.

There's some time to be few, ladies. Hope you made your reservation.

You'll never know. You'll never know.

What heaven means. What heaven means until you've been down to New Orleans.

New Orleans.

You ain't been living till you cut like a hook. Oh, with

the black -eyed baby by the oar by you.

You've never seen. You've never seen.

Cupid dark wings. You've never seen those Cupid dark wings like they got

Where?

In New Orleans.

New Orleans.

They love you like no one can.

It makes you awful glad that you were born a man.

If you ain't been there.

Been there. Man, you ain't been nowhere.

Nowhere. The living's lazy and the loving's fine.

It's so fun.

If you feel low down.

Low down. Go hell for me, Hannah.

Hannah. You should lose a blues and lose it, lose it, lose it, Hannah.

So get the lead. Get the lead. Get the lead out of your teeth. Get the lead out

of your teeth and hot put it down, hot put it down to where? Where?

New Orleans.

New Orleans.

Lose it, I know, baby, it tells you.

Stay away.

Give it up! Yeah!

Love it up! Yeah!

Yes, wonderful.

This man gets better all the time.

Hi, Danny. Hi.

Hey, Nina.

Yes. You know my girl, Nellie?

Uh -huh. If she comes by tonight, tell her I can't see her. I got something to

take care of, okay?

You're the boy who can do it.

Boy, what a mob.

That kid is sure bringing the business.

He's ruining my performance.

Ever since he started, there's nothing between men out there. They don't want

see me.

And tonight I heard one of them yell, leave it on!

Maybe I should do the strip.

Why don't you?

Hey, Eddie. Yeah? I'll probably be a little late for the next show. Will you

stall them off as long as you can, huh?

There's old man Premont, getting ready to take the door to the bank.

I hope he doesn't leave before Danny gets here.

It's almost 11.

Just don't leave him missing till then he gets here.

Joe, he's gonna be here? He'll be here. He really bought the idea.

I gotta hand it to you, Chuck.

You're our good self.

Here comes the pigeon.

I tried to get you on the phone. What for?

Call it off, Chuck. You don't owe me nothing.

What's the matter with you? You're pretty hot for this before.

I know, but I've been thinking about it. You're crazy. It works out both ways.

We get the money, and you get that drugstore situation cleared up. You get

for your old man.

It's no good, Sheriff. The old man wouldn't... He would if he could.

Hey, look. We might get ready to leave.

Well, you go on home.

On your way. You know where the bank is. Just drop this off in the night deposit

box. Yes, sir. I'll finish up the inventory.

I hope it stops raining.

Okay, okay.

Take my hat and coat.

Oh, I didn't mean it that way. No, no, no. Go ahead and take it. Oh, thank you.

Thank you, sir.

All right, Dana boy, you have it your way. But don't you say you never had the

chance.

All right, there he is. There's Primo.

Now, are you with us or not?

It's for your old man, you know.

Okay, come on.

No young man, I don't I don't know

Can't figure this kid. He's been shut up in there for half an hour. He looked

sick when he came back.

I've got to see Danny.

So does that audience out there. Danny!

It's your father, Danny.

He made me phone from the hospital.

Some thugs beat him up.

She didn't want me to tell you on the phone. She wants me to bring you there.

No.

He was taking some money to the bank and they jumped him.

He's in bad shape, Danny.

Mimi and Charlie are at the hospital now.

Is he all right, Doc? He's alive, just.

There's been damage to the brain. We've relieved the pressure temporarily, but

he's going to need another operation immediately.

A delicate one.

Cabot, Dr. Martin Cabot has performed this kind of operation.

Is he good?

He's the best, but expensive.

How expensive?

Oh, a couple of thousand, maybe more.

I'm still deep in hot, but maybe I can scrape up 500.

We'll get it some way.

Dr. Patrick, where's this man? Where's Fisher?

Dr. Cabot.

You know, it took me a whole year to wangle this dinner invitation.

Lucy Pittman.

Well, anything for Maxie Fields.

Thank you.

You the boy?

Sir.

Mr. Fields must be very fond of you. Said you used to work for him.

When he heard about this, he wanted to help out.

Well, let's go.

When you work for Maxie Fields, it's better than Blue Cross.

What's the case?

They've been in there for hours.

Must be some kind of world's record.

He made it.

Oh, thank God.

Well, I think I'm going to go home. No sense going to that dinner party. Lucy

gives me a pain anyway.

Thank you, Doctor.

He's going to be all right. May take a little while, though.

He's a strong man, a real fighter.

Doc, about Maxie Field, how would... Strange man, isn't he?

Very coarse, vulgar, very powerful.

Send him my best. I'll send him my bill.

Thank you, Doctor.

Thank you.

I'll pay him back, sis.

I'll pay every cent.

I got a lot of paying back to do.

A lot of paying back.

Just be patient, folks. It won't be very long now.

Good evening,

Miss Fisher. How's your father? Oh, much better, thanks. Let's let her through,

folks. Let her through.

Our brother pays the bill.

I'm

sorry

I'm late. We want to run a final check on Pop.

Ready to go, Paige? Mm -hmm. You're coming home first thing in the morning.

It's been a long four weeks.

There's a man in New Orleans who plays rock and roll. He's a guitar man with a

great big soul. He leads down a beat like a Tom and Nicola. He goes by the

of King Creole. You know he's gone, gone, gone.

We'll

be

right back.

Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank

you.

He plays something evil and he plays something sweet. No matter how he plays,

you've got to get him on your feet. And when he gets a rockin' fever, baby,

heaven's sake, stop him. He don't stop playin' till his guitar breaks. You know

he's gone, gone, gone.

Jumpin' like a cat.

Oh, yeah.

You know he's gone, gone, gone. Out of Hip, Shake, and Game 3 -0.

Yeah, go! You know he's gone, gone, gone. Out of Hip, Shake, and Game 3 -0.

would like to see you.

What about?

Just wants to see you. Well, I don't want to see him.

Now, wait a minute. You don't understand the job I got.

You see, when Maxie tells me to bring somebody, I got to bring him.

So I'll make it short and sweet. He wants to see you.

This here is the key to his apartment. You just take this, go up the stairs,

turn the lock.

You understand?

You know, for a little guy, you make an awful lot of noise.

Now, for a little guy...

I'm remembering a rainy night and a man carrying a bag of money.

Now, your old man, he's been in that hospital about a month now, ain't that

right?

And I hear he gets out tomorrow, and I'm real glad about that.

Why don't you just take this here key the way it is?

I should have finished you off a long time ago.

Come on.

You're working for Maxie Fields, too, huh?

That's right. We're all working for Maxie now.

That figured.

Go right on up.

Thank you, pal.

Hi.

Come on in. I've been waiting for you.

It's a nice night for an accident.

Yeah.

Where's Peele? I'm supposed to see him.

You want to see him?

There he is.

Out and gone.

Isn't he sweet?

Every time I see him lying down, I keep looking at his chest and hoping.

But the pig keeps right on breathing.

I guess he can't see me tonight.

Danny, wait.

He didn't want to see you tonight. He wanted me to see you.

What about?

He wants you to quit Charlie LeGrand and go to work for him.

And what are you supposed to do about it?

Whatever I can do about it.

Your heart wouldn't be in it. You wouldn't miss it.

Would you like a drink?

Would you like a cigarette?

Shall we talk?

Can I do anything for you? Anything at all?

The general idea is I'm supposed to befriend you.

You know, for a... For a bum? For a tramp?

For what?

No, I was just going to say you got a pretty good way of talking.

You'd be surprised how many tramps graduate school with honors.

As a matter of fact, me.

Well, I flunked without honors.

I'm sorry, but I don't think I'm going to be able to handle this setup.

This is a setup, isn't it?

It was all fixed in advance.

Mm -hmm.

Well, you tell Maxie Fields that I wasn't in the mood.

I'll be square with him in a few months. I won't owe him anything, and that's

the way I want to keep it.

Danny, I wish you wouldn't go.

This isn't the accident, honey.

The accident happened that first morning in the blue shade.

From then on, everything's been fixed. It's like a crooked fight.

And you're wrong about the heart.

I do miss it.

I miss it so much as a girl I may marry just because she has one to give me.

I'm not asking you to marry me. Well, you're asking me something.

You're a little tight, aren't you?

I'm not tight.

I'm drunk.

But I'll tell you what you are.

You're being rude.

You're condemning me and ignoring my God -given charms. God didn't give you the

charms for what you're using them for, honey.

That's funny.

I read the instructions so carefully.

Danny, please don't go.

Come here. I want to show you something.

What's he doing down there?

He has orders from the pig to clock your entrance and exits.

You see, you're supposed to spend a few hours here.

And in those few hours, acquire the habit of coming back.

In due time, Mr. Fields will approach you with a bill for migration.

Double -cross Charlie LeGrand.

Exactly. What if I leave now?

Then the pig will punish me for having failed.

If you were kind, you'd stay for a few hours and just pretend like you like me.

We could smoke some cigarettes, we could play some music.

Just make it seem as though I have charm.

I could sing some songs for you.

I used to be a singer, you know.

Yes, I did.

Let the stars fade and fall.

And I won't care at all as long as I

have you.

You remember that one?

Yeah. That's a real oldie.

Used to be my theme song.

I ask you to stay because I hate to be punished by Mr. Field.

He's not a very sensitive man.

I'll stay.

And I... I think you are charming.

I don't use that word, but you are.

Thank you.

Oh, Ronnie, don't... Don't cry.

You'll wake up the circus master.

Oh, Dad, hold me, hold me, please.

Ronnie, what are you doing here with this man?

How do you get into this?

How do you get out?

Go home, Daddy, go home. Will you please?

No, no, not here, not in this house.

I wouldn't know if it was because I wanted you or because Maxie wanted you.

Maxie's got nothing to do with it. I wouldn't be too sure.

Sorry to intrude.

I don't mind you two wrestling around a little bit together.

But as everyone knows, wrestling's all fate.

Let's not forget who's supposed to win, me.

I told you once before, I'm not going to work for you.

Well, it's too bad.

I was hoping that...

Could be arranged on some kind of a friendly basis.

But it can't be done the other way, too.

Now, you listen to me, punk.

You're gonna work at my club.

I can do a lot for you, and I can do a lot against you.

Now, your old man's coming out of the hospital, Lamar.

Might not be so good for his health if he found out it was you who helped put

him there.

That was an accident.

Was it?

Somebody was gonna get hit. Too bad it was him.

But you were in on it. It was all done because of you.

You don't think he'd mind?

Okay, you tell him.

Or shall I?

You do it and I'll kill you.

I got an easier way.

All you got to do is sign this little piece of paper.

There's nothing on it, but don't worry, I'll fill it in later.

No, Danny, no.

Shut up.

Maybe you'd like me to fill Charlie's place with stink bombs every night.

If that's an unpleasant thought, how about real bombs?

You think I wouldn't?

Everything goes boom, easiest thing in the world. Make it all look like an

accident.

Anything can be made to look like an accident.

What do you say, kid?

Ah, that's more like it.

Now, don't let me interrupt you any longer.

You were just saying to her, Maxie has nothing to do with it.

So now you know.

That's how you get into it.

Now Maxie's got you like he's got me.

It's too late.

You do something wrong.

That makes you do something worse.

And the first thing you know, you don't know the difference anymore.

Oh, Danny, I'm so sorry.

I'll go on loving you.

Don't ask me why.

Don't know what else to

do.

Don't ask me why.

How sad my heart would be.

If you should go,

though you're not good for

me, I want you so.

It's not the...

Don't say goodbye.

I need you more and more.

I would just like to say thanks for everything.

You people have been wonderful to me here, and I'll never forget you.

I just want you to know that I'll always be grateful.

Thank you very much.

Excuse me. What's the matter?

Hey, kid, that was a great show.

Thanks, Charlie.

What was the curtain speech all about?

Charlie, we never got around to signing those papers you talked about.

Oh, it's the hurry.

There's no hurry.

I just don't know how to tear off a handshake.

What do you mean?

I'm quitting you, Charlie.

I got a better offer from Maxie Fields.

You're no good to him.

You belong on the street with all the bums and the hoodlums.

I thought you changed, but you belong with them.

Threw it all away.

You, me, everything.

Yeah.

Danny, is anything wrong? Are you all right?

Sure.

It sounded so funny when you called. I got here as soon as I could.

I told Mr. McIntyre it was an emergency. I'd be right back.

Well, there's something... What's the matter, Danny?

Nothing.

Did you speak to Father Franklin yet?

I stopped by this morning.

He's a wonderful man.

He's known me ever since I was a little girl.

He was so happy I finally found someone I was serious about.

He can't wait to meet you.

He's there now if you... I can't, Nellie.

I wouldn't know what to say to him.

That's why I had to see you.

I think maybe too much has happened too fast.

I mean, you're a swell girl, and I don't want to hurt you.

Something's happened.

A lot's happened.

I walked out on Charlie the Grand last night and... And now you're making it a

parlay.

I guess so.

For now, anyway.

That girl Ronnie, does she have anything to do with it?

I don't know.

Maybe.

It's... It's all kind of mixed up.

See, the other night...

I can't walk in that church till I'm sure.

I have to be getting back to the store.

I can't afford to be fired from two places on the same day.

Are you sure?

I'm sorry, but it's no use talking about it any longer. A deal is a deal.

Mr. Fields, I beg you.

I'm not here to speak for my son. It's my daughter.

You see, Mr. LeGrand has asked her to marry him. I just found this out myself.

He's counting on Danny remaining at his club.

This could ruin their future, their plans, her chance for happiness.

Your boy's got to think about himself, too. I can do a lot more for him than

Charlie LeGrand.

No. You don't understand.

I'm afraid it's you who don't understand.

Mr. Fields, I called the maintenance delivery.

It's all taken care of, Chief.

Good deal.

Is there anything else I can do for you, Mr. Fields?

That's the face of the... That's the one who almost killed me.

You're mistaken, Mr. Fisher. This man works for me.

Mistaken? I'm not. I'm not mistaken. I could never forget that face.

What's he talking about?

Okay, go ahead. Beat it. Go on.

Wait, you can't let him go.

I don't care what you do to me. I'll go to the police.

Oh, no, I don't think you'll do that, Mr. Fisher. I don't think you'll go to

police. All right, all right. You say a deal is a deal. I'll make you a deal.

You let Danny out of his agreement, and I'll forget that I ever saw this man.

Otherwise, I'd go to the police.

You're okay, Mr. Fisher. I got to hand it to you. But you better listen to me

first. If there's something you don't know, maybe make you change your mind.

Paul, what are you doing here?

It's an accident, Paul.

I'm sorry, aren't I?

I tried to stop him.

I did it for you.

You double -crossed me, didn't you, Maxie? Who sent for you?

You told him.

No, I told him. He was running to the police. I told you I'd kill you if you

ever told him. Knock it off, kid. I don't like guys coming at me like that.

told you that I wanted him!

No! No, leave him alone!

Leave him alone!

You tramp! I own you! No, you don't own me! You bought me! You don't own me! I

meant to tell you that!

You disgust me!

I hate you!

Every time you put your hands on me, you make my flesh grow!

Go ahead, hit me!

That's the only thing you're mad enough to do!

In the alley.

Go around the block. Come in the other way. Okay.

Benny?

We know you're in here.

You come on out now and you got a chance.

You can't get away. Max has got the whole town covered.

This is it, buddy.

This is the big get -even there. We got a lot to settle up here with me.

Danny, I knew it was your old man that night.

I knew it and I thought them anyway. You come on out and get me.

You come on out and get me. We're coming in.

I'm gonna let you in on a little secret, kid.

We've been laughing at you. Me and Maxie, ever since it happened, we've

splitting the gut.

You told me once we tangle again. Well, now's your chance.

Come on, Danny boy.

I want to put my mark on it.

It's me, Pa, Danny.

Let me in, will you?

Go away!

I can't.

Please let me in, Pa.

Wait.

Now, now, from dummy, what happened?

You've got to get out of here.

They're all after you.

You've got to hide.

Bye.

Hello, Danny. Hello.

How do you feel?

I don't know yet.

You know, it's Sunday. You've been out of your head for two days.

Maybe even longer.

Where are we?

Oh, just some place to run to.

I've had this for years.

What about Maxie, does he? No.

No, here there's no Maxie.

Here I don't have to think about Maxie or yesterday or today or the day after.

It was nice having someone to take care of.

Thanks.

Thanks for everything, Ronnie.

Sure.

What are you staring at?

You look like a kid.

I am.

A 104 -year -old kid.

I guess it all started that first morning when you rescued me.

You had courage, and I admired that.

I have so little myself.

You'd be surprised at all the happy endings I had figured out.

You see, Danny, girls like me, if we stick around for the finish, generally

finish up pretty much the same way.

Sooner or later the party's over and we go to our hometowns and play it very

straight and marry the first respectable guy who asks us.

You'd be amazed how many do.

Only I never wanted it that way.

That's why I kidded myself into thinking maybe you were the one.

I used to dream that maybe someday Maxie and I would be through and I'd meet you

someplace and we'd run away together. We did.

It's never the way you imagine it, is it?

Danny, I'm not proud.

I haven't got much pride left.

I know what can be and what can't be.

But do you think that maybe for a little while you could make it the way I

dreamed it?

But you could love me, and my dream could come true.

It wouldn't be hard to love you.

Then love me, Danny.

Take a day out of your life and love me.

Wait here.

It was a lovely day for a little while.

Honey. Honey.

Honey.

Thank you.

Danny, I'm so glad you're back.

I hope now we... Not yet, Nellie.

In a little while, maybe, when the time is right, but not now.

I'll wait.

I have lots of time.

I hope it's all right.

Good luck, Danny.

Let the stars fade and fall, and I won't care at all,

as long as I have you.

Every kiss brings a thrill, and I know that it will,

as long as I have you.

Let's think of the future Forget the past You're not my

first love But you're my last Take the love that

I bring Then I'll have everything As long as

I have you Let's think of the

future

Forget the past You're not my first love

But you're my last Take the love that I bring

Then I'll have everything As long as I