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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