Original subtitles

DENNIS (OFFSCREEN): Helloooo, Mr. Wilson!

Hey, Mr. Wilson, guess what?

- Oh, Dennis, it's the end of a long day.

I'm tired.

I don't feel like guessing games.

- You sure are gonna be surprised.

- Nothing you could do would surprised me.

- Go on, Mr. Wilson, guess.

It's something you got.

- Something I got?

- They're down in the cellar.

- My power tools came.

- Guess again, Mr. Wilson.

- I give up.

- Termites!

- Termites?

- See, I told you you were gonna be surprised.

[theme music]

- Ohh.

Oh, pesky beasts.

Martha!

MARTHA (OFFSCREEN): Yes, dear?

- Are you sure all the vents are closed?

- Everything's closed, George.

- Don't want any of this smell in the house.

MARTHA (OFFSCREEN): Yes, George.

Oh, dear.

Oh, they're burned.

- Never mind, Mrs. Wilson.

We still got some raw ones.

GEORGE (OFFSCREEN): Did you check the front bedroom?

[doorbell ringing]

- Oh dear.

- Everything always happens at once, doesn't it, Mrs. Wilson?

- Will you answer the doorbell for me, dear?

- Sure, Mrs. Wilson.

GEORGE (OFFSCREEN): Martha, I can't hear you!

- Just a minute, dear.

- Boo!

- Oh!

George, see what you made me do!

- Oh, Martha, dear, I'm sorry.

What's got you all upset?

- Mrs. Wilson, you got a-- Boy!

- Oh, Dennis, what are you doing here?

- I'm helping.

Boy, Mr. Wilson, that sure is a keen space helmet.

- No wonder you're nervous.

- Look what happened to the cookies.

- That's all right, Mrs. Wilson.

I can help you stir up some more.

Then you and me can play spaceman, huh, Mr. Wilson?

- I am not playing spaceman.

- George, look, it's the wedding invitation.

- Oh!

Yeah.

Oh, aren't they nice?

Mr. and Mrs. George Wilson request the honor

of your presence at the wedding of their niece, Georgiana

Balanger to Lieutenant Robert Lee Black on Saturday--

- Is that your same niece Georgiana Balanger

who came to visit you last summer?

- The eighth of June at 11:00 in the morning,

625 Elm Street, reception following ceremony.

- Is that your same niece Georgiana Balanger

who sat with me when I was a little kid?

- Yes, dear.

- Oh, George, there's so much to do with so little time.

Maybe we should have the wedding somewhere else.

- Is that your same niece--

- Georgiana's just like a daughter to us,

and she's going to be married in our home, Martha.

Oh after all, we're the only family she has left.

Oh, don't you worry about a think, my dear.

I'm going to put on the best wedding this down ever saw.

- Is t your same niece that--

- Oh, of course it is my same niece, Dennis.

I've only got one niece.

- Jeepers, I've been jilted.

You know what I'm going to be when I grow up, Tommy?

A bachelor.

- Me too.

- You won't catch me marrying any dumb old girl.

- Me neither, dumb old girls.

- And I'm not going to be in love with that Georgiana Balanger

anymore either.

- Dennis?

What's it like being in love?

- Well, it's sort of like-- like Christmas.

- Oh.

- But you know what it's like being jilted?

It's like opening your biggest present

and finding out it's something you wear.

[horn honking]

- Aunt Martha!

- Hello, Georgiana.

- You remember Bob, don't you?

- Oh, yes, of course, Bob.

How are you?

- Hello, Mr. Wilson, how are you, sir?

- Fine, good to see you.

BOB (OFFSCREEN): Nice seeing you too.

- Georgiana! - Alice!

How are you?

- Oh, Georgiana.

Hello, Bob.

- Hello, Mrs. Mitchell, how are you?

- You must be tired after your long trip.

- We're too excited to be tired.

Oh, Uncle George, this is so wonderful for you

to do this for us.

- Oh, nonsense, my dear.

I've always promised you a nice wedding,

and that's exactly what you're going to have.

- Oh, ah, Georgiana, I'm so happy for you.

And Henry and I are so thrilled to be standing up for you.

- Well, come on inside, everybody.

- Dennis, oh honey, I'm so glad to see you.

Dennis, I hope you like Bob.

It'd make me awfully unhappy if you didn't.

- I was going to marry you myself as soon as I grew up.

- But Dennis, I'm much too old for you.

- I'm gonna have a birthday pretty soon.

- But so am I. And the older you get, the older I get too.

So you see no matter how fast you grew,

it just wouldn't work out.

You do understand, don't you, darling?

- Yeah, I guess so.

- I'm sorry about it too.

- That's OK.

Is he the one you're going to marry?

- Yes, he is.

- Bob, this is Dennis.

- Well, as long as you couldn't have me,

I guess you picked a pretty good one.

- How do you do, Dennis?

- Boy, that's the most beautiful I ever saw in all my life.

- Aunt Martha, I have the most wonderful idea.

Now I know it's going to be a simple ceremony,

but, well, I've always wanted a ring bearer.

And if Dennis wouldn't mind, he'd be just perfect.

- All right, everybody, time for rehearsal.

Mr. Bradshaw, you may start the music.

[wedding march]

- All right, Bob, you and Mitchell start in.

Mr. Bradshaw, stop the music.

Margaret, dear, you're supposed to be

out in the hall with Dennis.

- I don't want to be in the hall with Dennis.

He pushes!

- Oh, yes, I know.

Oh, Martha.

Do we have to have Dennis?

He's just going to make shambles out of this wedding, I know it.

- He looks so cute with the ring on that pillow.

Besides, Georgiana asked for him.

And it would absolutely break his little heart.

- Hey!

What's holding up the parade?

- Now everything's going to be just fine, George.

- All right, Mr. Bradshaw, start again.

Bob, you and Mitchell come in once more.

[wedding march]

- All right, that's your cue, Margaret.

- There's simply no more room in the freezer.

I don't know where we're going to put the ice cream.

- We can take care of that at our house, Mrs. Elkins.

- Ladies, please, you're disrupting the rehearsal.

- Well, I'm just trying to be helpful.

- Well, then, go into the living room and sit down.

And stop the music.

- Come along, dear.

Don't mind him.

This wedding is so important to him.

- Oh, I never allow myself to be disturbed by anything

Mr. Wilson says under any circumstances.

- All right, Mr. Bradshaw, from Margaret's cue, please.

[wedding march]

- (SINGING) Here comes the bride, lum, dum, dum, dum.

Margaret, that's-- that's fine, dear.

Only don't throw the flowers like that.

Just drop them.

Now watch me, without music.

Now.

Here comes the bride, lum, dum, dum, dum.

Just drop the petal from side to side.

Now you see, that isn't hard, is it, dear?

Oh!

- That was a close one, wasn't it, Mr. Wilson?

- Yes, it was, Dennis.

All right, go on back.

And you too, Margaret.

All right, Mr. Bradshaw.

Let's take it from the beginning again.

Well, this is the only wedding I'm ever going to put on,

and I want it to be right.

- It's your money.

- Play!

[wedding march]

- [inaudible] cue.

Dennis.

You're next, Alice.

You ready?

Alice, dear.

This is a little close indeed.

You have to leave room for the minister.

- Boy, you sure can teach the step, Mr. Wilson.

- All right, Dennis.

Well, now that was pretty good. - All right, Georgiana.

When the minister steps forward, you hand your bouquet to Alice.

And the Alice steps back.

And then when he says, who gives this woman in-- uh, oh.

Dear, where is that book with the wedding ceremony in it?

- I'll get it, Mr. Wilson.

- Oh. Oh!

Oh!

I knew it.

I knew it!

- Anybody got a long stick and some bubblegum?

- No. I'll

- Run down in the cellar and look for it, Mr. Wilson.

I'm sure I can find it.

- I'll do it, Dad.

I know just where the pipes go.

Tommy and me climbed all over that cellar lots of times

when nobody was home.

- I'm terribly sorry, Mr. Wilson.

I'm sure Dennis didn't do it on purpose.

Dennis!

I'll direct him from here.

Dennis.

DENNIS (OFFSCREEN): Yes, Dad?

- Over here, son, where you hear my voice.

Over here, Dennis.

Can you see it?

- Not yet, Dad!

HENRY (OFFSCREEN): Well, it should be close by.

- I'm looking!

Here it is, behind this old bottle.

- Good!

- Here's your nerve medicine, dear.

- Oh good.

- Such a fuss.

- You'd this it was his own coronation.

- Well, he's got it.

No harm done.

- Well, just once in my life, not for my own sake mind you,

I wanted everything nice for Georgiana.

- Couldn't we just run off and get

married by a justice of the peace?

- Here we are!

I put it on my thumb so it wouldn't get lost again.

- Well, if it gets stuck here, I swear I'll--

- It didn't get stuck, Mr. Wilson.

I've got a very narrow thumb.

- Ah.

Mitchell, you take the ring from Dennis.

And then you hand it to what's his name.

- Bob.

- Right, all right, hand it to Bob.

- Then when the minister says, I now pronounce you man and wife,

Dennis and Margaret get out of the way.

And Mr. Bradshaw is going to play.

[music playing]

ESTHER (OFFSCREEN): (SINGING) Sweetheart is everlasting.

Eternal-- - What's that?

ESTHER (OFFSCREEN): (SINGING) Forever more.

Our life is--

- Who let her in?

- Shared forever.

All of our hopes as one.

- Isn't that beautiful?

Me and Ms. Cathcart have been saving it for a surprise.

- It's my little gift for the bride and groom.

- (SINGING) Life with its care and cheers,

life with its joy and fears, we'll test our love,

sweetheart.

But faith in each other will carry us through the storm!

[explosion]

ESTHER (OFFSCREEN): (SINGING) My love for you,

sweetheart, is everlasting.

Eternal forever more!

Our love, dear heart, will be we share forever.

All of our hopes as one.

Life with its care and tears, life with--

- All this house needed was a good airing, George.

You can't smell it now.

- Dennis has got to go.

- George.

- No, no, no, no, I should have put my foot down

when you first mentioned it.

I should never have let you talk me into it.

But it isn't too late.

- It wasn't really all Dennis's fault.

- Oh no?

Well, whose fault was it?

Who invited Ms. Cathcart?

He did.

Who dropped the ring?

He did.

Who knocked over the termite killer?

He did.

[interposing voices]

- Don't you try to talk me out of it.

My mind's made up.

Why, Dennis young.

And he'll be over his disappointment by day

after tomorrow.

But Georgiana, my dear, this is your wedding.

It's the most important day in your life.

No sir, no.

I am not going to let Dennis spoil it.

- Hey, how come you folks didn't invite me to your wedding?

- Well, you weren't born yet.

- Oh, yeah, I forgot.

But I bet if I had been born, you

wouldn't invited me, huh, Mom?

- We certainly would have, dear.

TV ANNOUNCER: Weather bulletin.

Rain predicted for tomorrow.

The barometer is falling with northwest winds.

We can expect heavy showers before dawn tomorrow.

- Oh, no.

It can't rain for the wedding.

[door knocking]

- Don't worry, Mom.

Well, it's good old Mr. Wilson.

Hey, Mr. Wilson.

You want a peanut butter, and mayonnaise,

and banana sandwich?

- Dennis, I thought you'd be in bed.

- He's too excited about the wedding to go to sleep.

- Would you like a piece of chocolate cake or something?

- Oh, no thank you.

I want to talk to Mitchell about something.

- Uh, why don't you run along to bed, son.

You can take your milk with you.

- OK, Dad.

- Did you hear the weather report, Mr. Wilson?

They're expecting rain by tomorrow morning.

- Oh, naturally it's going to rain.

Sure, just like George Wilson try

to put on a real nice wedding.

And naturally it rains.

- It isn't gonna rain, Mr. Wilson.

- It isn't?

- Oh?

- I already said my prayers.

And I asked God specially to make

it a fine day for the wedding.

- Oh?

- But if you're nervous, Mr. Wilson,

I'll say em all over again just to make sure.

- Oh, well.

- I don't mind, Mr. Wilson.

I'll be glad to do it, if it'll make you feel better.

- Goodnight, son.

- Goodnight, everybody.

Sleep tight.

- Goodnight, dear.

- Don't you worry, Mr. Wilson.

You and me are gonna put on the best

wedding this down ever saw.

- Well, what can we do for you, Mr. Wilson?

- Uhh.

Oh, I forget.

- Well, no wonder, with all the things you have on your mind.

Why don't you have a cup of coffee?

Maybe it'll come back to you.

- Oh, no thank you.

- Well, maybe it was something Mrs. Wilson wanted to borrow.

You're welcome to anything we have.

- No, I uh-- uh just wanted to say thanks for everything.

Uh.

Don't be late for the wedding.

Excuse me.

I beg your pardon. Please.

MARTHA (OFFSCREEN): Don't

Won't you find a seat in the living room?

- Martha, where is that minister?

He promised he'd get here early.

- He'll be here, George.

- Oh, everything's gone wrong. Everything.

It's going to storm, and the minister

isn't going to get here.

- There's not a cloud in the sky.

And the minister is due for another five minutes.

- Well, maybe he got his dates mixed up or-- maybe he forgot.

Operator, this is an emergency.

Get me-- Martha, what's his name?

Martha!

- Come in, Reverend.

- Hello, Mrs. Wilson.

- George will be so happy to see you.

- Hello, George.

- Oh, hello-- Martha, what's his name?

I'm trying to get him on the telephone.

I can't remember his name.

- Who dear?

- The minister!

- It's easy to see that you ought to come

to church a little oftener, George.

- I'm sorry.

This way, Reverend.

- Thank you.

- There's a car locked up in the garage, Tommy.

Here's the key.

Put lots of signs on it.

We want everybody to know they're really married.

- OK, Dennis.

- OK, Tommy. - Your nerve medicine, dear.

Oh, darling, just try not to think of anything

except this is our little Georgiana's wedding day.

- All right, Martha, all right.

But don't you go getting weepy on me.

I cannot stand women who cry at weddings.

- Well, I'll try not to, dear.

Dennis, here's the ring.

We're ready to start.

Mr. Bradshaw, we're ready.

[wedding march]

- Remember, Margaret, don't throw the flowers.

Just drop them.

It's your cue.

Oh, have you got the ring, Dennis?

Yes, yes.

- Hey, Mr. Wilson.

You've got your shoes on crooked.

- Great Scott!

- What did I do wrong?

- You did all right, Margaret.

We just got to wait for good old Mr. Wilson

to get his shoes on right.

[wedding march]

- The joining together in matrimony of two young people

is a serious as well as a joyous occasion.

You, Georgiana, and you, Robert, will promise much

and fall short of your promises.

But man's ideal is always beyond his performance.

Be true to the best that is in you.

And live fully so that you will have

much to share with each other.

Who gives this woman in marriage?

- Oh, here!

I-- I-- I do.

- Robert, do you take Georgiana to be your lawful wedded wife?

- I do.

- And Georgiana, do you take Robert

to be your lawful wedded husband?

- I do.

- May I have the ring, please?

- Here it is.

- Thank you.

- You're welcome.

- Repeat after me.

With this ring, I, Robert.

- With this ring, I, Robert.

- Take thee Georgiana.

- To have and to hold.

- To love, honor, and cherish.

- In sickness and in health.

- For richer or for poorer.

- For richer, for poorer.

- For better or for worse.

- For better or worse.

- As long as we both shall live.

- You may now place the ring upon her finger.

- [blows nose]

- Repeat after me.

I, Georgiana, take thee Robert.

- I, Georgiana, take thee Robert.

- To love, honor, and cherish.

- In sickness and in health.

- For richer, for poorer.

- For better, for worse.

- As long as we will both shall live.

- As long as we both shall live.

- Under the powers vested in me by church and state,

I now pronounce you man and wife.

- Yippee!

[cheers]

- Bye, darling.

- Good luck.

[interposing voices]

- Where's Dennis?

- I don't know, honey.

It's not like him to miss all this excitement.

- Oh no! - Dennis!

[theme music]

ANNOUNCER (OFFSCREEN): This has been a Screen Gems film

production from the Hollywood studios of Colombia Pictures.