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Last on Rich Man, Poor Man.

I've cried some of you people from Whitby before, and I can't say I was

impressed. I'll change your impression, sir.

And just for the record, I don't sleep around.

Captain Abbott, 735?

Yes, sir.

735.

Come on.

What's the charge?

Statutory rape.

Oh, I'm sorry.

Are you sure it's mine?

It's yours.

I bought you out of this in case you're interested.

$3 ,000.

I'm still going to pay you back, Pa.

Every damn cent.

Even if I have to jam it down your throat!

Take it easy, Mother. What's the matter?

It's your father.

He's gone.

Forgot.

You're the gentleman wanted to get off at Port Phillip as me You're almost

good. Are you getting off to me?

No

Something

between

me my own man unfinished business

Hey. Oh, here he is.

Tommy. I can meet Red Webster, the Providence examiner.

How do you do, Mr. Webster?

Smitty tells me you can fight.

You ought to see him. It's like a mule with both hands.

I'm not going to see him at the garden while he's ready.

Is there going to be... When I say so. Yeah.

Listen, I want to tell you I'm getting off here. But just don't get lost. I got

three years of hard work invested in this kid. Don't worry, Smitty.

Make sure Teresa gets to the hotel. I'll catch up with you tonight.

Hotel up!

Hotel up! Nice to meet you, Mr. Webster.

See you tonight, Smitty. All right, Tom.

Who's Teresa?

It's his wife.

Found him on my front step one morning come in out of the rain like a couple of

drowned rats Augie Meadows sent him up to me. Remember Augie?

Good black heavyweight out of Toledo Yeah, Augie gave him all the fundamental

You think he's got a shot?

He's got all the marble

This is Giardino.

What do you want?

I used to be a neighbor of yours. I lived across the street.

You remember the bakery, Giordash?

What's wrong with you?

I'm Tom, the youngest.

Oh, I remember you.

The little gangster.

Didn't they run you out of town for something or other? What I wanted was,

looking for my family.

You know what happened to them? Yeah, the supermarket happened to them, just

like it happened to everybody else around here.

When were you home last?

It's been about five years.

Well, they've been gone a long time now.

Didn't they tell you?

I've been kind of out of touch.

Out of touch.

I guess you could say that, all right.

Well, it's been nice standing here in the wet talking over old times, but I've

got to get back to the store.

Mrs. Giardino, you don't know where they moved to, do you?

They just left. That's all I know.

Seems I did hear something about your brother going to some college someplace,

but I wouldn't know where.

Well, thank you. Thank you.

Um, wait a minute.

When you left, your father was still okay then?

Yes, why? What's the matter with him?

He's dead.

My father?

Chilled himself.

In 1950, at the midpoint in the century, it is altogether fitting and proper

that we Americans take stock of ourselves.

As citizens of the richest, strongest, most powerful and productive nation

in the history of the world.

Never before has the future looked so bright.

Never has any nation of people.

had reason for such optimism.

And so to you, the guardians of the future, I say full

speed ahead, and God bless you.

Do I sound educated now? The ruling class, old buddy.

Rudy! Hi, Bill.

Congratulations. Thanks.

You know Brad and I, don't you? Oh, yes.

I watched you sleep through a whole semester of freshman economics.

Well, no offense, Professor. It's just a little battle fatigue. You know, bigger

than both of us. Well, so is that F I laid on you.

Hey, listen, Bill.

Just for the record, I don't know how I could have cut it without your help. Oh,

don't talk like a clown. No, I mean it. It's true.

Well, if it is, even a little bit, it's what makes this kind of life exciting.

I hope you've been thinking about the Columbia business.

Oh, yes, sir, I have. Good. Let me know soon.

Come over and bring Brad. Maybe we can awaken his social conscience.

Don't you dare now.

See you.

What's that all about?

I've been offered a teaching fellowship at Columbia.

Teaching fellowship? You're not going to take it, are you?

What do you think?

My God.

Teddy Boylan.

Let me see.

He's from Fort Phillip.

Boylan Brick and Tile.

He's got all the money in the Hudson Valley.

Mr. Boylan!

Rudy, I've been hoping to see you. Congratulations.

Thank you.

This is my classmate, Brad Knight, Mr. Boylan. Hello, Mr. Knight.

Congratulations. Thank you.

What brings you to Whitby?

Well, I came down with Senator McElwain.

You a friend of Senator, Mr. Boylan?

We have a working relationship.

He fishes my trout streams, not Rudy's too busy.

Have you got a minute, Rudy? Sure.

I'm going to go change, so I'll pick you up to your place at six, all right?

Sure.

Don't you live in the dormitory any longer?

Oh, no, sir. After my father died, I moved my mother over here to Whitby.

We have a little place in town.

It's a sort of unofficial godfather.

I was hoping that you and your mother, if you'd care to join us.

Perhaps we could have a bite of dinner together.

Oh, gee, I'd like to, Mr. Boylan, but I've already made plans of going down to

New York.

Bang the moon a bit?

Oh, maybe a little.

Don't suppose you'll be seeing Julie Prescott?

Julie? No, I haven't seen her for a couple of years.

I always thought you made a marvelous couple.

Well, you know, you outgrow these things.

Love a girl.

Never forget that night I met you outside that roadhouse.

Came out to my car and saw you two perfect strangers necking like mad in

front seat.

It was a long time ago.

Too bad about her.

What do you mean?

Well, it's nothing to panic about. It's just that she gave up the theater, you

know, and she's living with some fellow down in the village.

How do you know?

I called her.

An impulse. I was down in New York sitting in a bar.

Got an idea to call her.

You called her?

Not one of my better ideas.

And she's living with some guy?

Is or was.

When I gather, things were pretty rocky between them.

I see.

Well, uh, I'm late for an appointment. I'm sorry about that dinner.

Perhaps some other time.

How long ago was it that you called?

She's in the book, Rudy.

Under a maiden name.

Congratulations, Rudy.

His nibs is waiting on you.

Best not keep him too long.

Congratulations. Thank you.

Congratulations, Rudy.

Thank you very much.

Sit down.

I don't mind saying that I admire you, Rudy.

When you first came here to work, I wouldn't have given ten cents for your

chances of lasting out the year.

But I'm happy to say you made a believer out of me.

I'm even tempted to have some faith in the younger generation, if you're any

quite curious.

Although I suspect that you're not.

Small token of my appreciation.

Thank you, sir.

Oh, you've earned it. You've done some good work here, Rudy.

You've got a good head on your shoulders and you've got a gift for

merchandising.

Thank you, Mr. Calderwood.

How would you like to work for Calderwoods on a full -time basis?

Well, sir, that depends.

On what?

On what the job would be, for one thing.

Well, same as you've been doing, a little bit of everything, only more so.

Would you like a title?

That would depend on the title.

Depends, depends.

Whatever happened to that idea of the rashness of youth?

How about assistant manager?

Would that be a good enough title for you?

Well... It's a good starting place.

Maybe I ought to toss you out of this office.

Oh, I don't mean to sound ungrateful, sir. I just don't want to get into any

dead ends.

Oh.

Oh, you've got other propositions, I take it.

Well, yes, sir, I have.

Such as?

I've been offered a teaching fellowship at Columbia.

Teaching?

Ruby, this world belongs to the meat -eaters, not the has -beens and the

-wases, the people who sit on the sidelines with leather patches on their

sleeves, telling you that success doesn't mean anything.

Well, it does mean something.

It means power. It means money, the ability to change things.

This country's on the crest of a wave. Now, come along with me and get in on

Sit down

No,

thank you Rudy my doctor tells me

that I have to start taking things easier

I have what they call a high cholesterol count, which is a new gimmick they've

got to scare you. High cholesterol.

Anyway, it's not a bad idea.

I have no sons.

And to tell you the truth, I thought there was a time before she went over to

Bryn Mawr that you and Virginia might get along.

We get along very well, sir.

Well, by getting along, I mean, well, you know.

There isn't a girl in this town that I respect and admire more as a friend.

Well, the point I'm trying to make is that I'm looking for someone who will

bear the burden of running this place.

Yes, sir.

I want someone with a sense of the future.

Someone with ideas.

Someone who can put some zing into the place.

You could sure use it.

What I don't want is one of these high -powered young knots from a business

college coming in here and changing everything around and expecting a share

the shop after the first two weeks.

Now, Rudy, what I was thinking was $65 a week to

start.

And at the end of the year, we'll see.

You'll have your own office, the wrapping room up on the second floor.

The assistant manager on the door, on a brass plaque just like mine.

Is that fair enough?

Well, I just don't know.

All right, 75 is far too much.

But I said it, and I'll stand by it.

You have a week to make a decision.

After that, the opera is closed.

Rudy. I thought you were coming right home.

Well, I ran into Teddy Boylan, and then I had to stop by Calderwood's.

Look.

He gave me a watch.

Did he offer you that job?

That's what I want to know.

Assistant manager, $75 a week.

Well, that's not exactly princely.

I guess he can make do.

Well, I haven't said yes yet.

You're just like your father.

You'll dilly -dally and lose out.

Did I ever tell you about the time his brother wanted him to go into the Ford

agency as a partner?

Yeah, Ma, I think you mentioned it.

Not more than once or twice a week.

$2 ,000, that's all it would have cost him.

He would have been a rich man today.

Well, here it is, Ma.

Five years hard work, we didn't weep.

What happened to your glasses?

They don't seem to do that much good anymore.

Okay, we'll get you down to the doctor next week.

All I need is rest.

Monsignor Kenny says it's a miracle the way I'm holding up.

He doesn't seem to mind you washing altar cloths and robes for the choir.

Don't be like your father, begrudging me the consolation of the church.

I'd like him to see this.

What you've done without any help from him.

I Wish I had his address.

I'd like to send him a picture of this diploma Ma he's dead.

That's where he likes people to believe I know him better than anybody

He's not dead he escaped

He drowned, Ma.

They found the boat, didn't they? Yes.

Then how come they never found the body?

Because the Hudson River runs down to the Atlantic Ocean.

He's somewhere right this minute laughing up his sleeve.

All right, Ma. Have it your own way.

He and that brother of yours are two of a kind.

Off they go. I could be in the poorhouse for all they know.

Thank God for you, Rudy.

Good, loyal son.

Are you going out tonight?

I've been telling you for two weeks I'm going down to New York with Brad.

Well, you have a nice time, dear, and don't worry about me.

I'll have a nice can of beans or something.

I'll send up something from the deli.

Okay, Brad, I'll be right down.

Do you ever see that girl from Port Phillip?

The one who went down there to be a big actress?

Julie Preston?

Yes, that's the one. Do you ever see her anymore?

What brought this on?

Nothing. I happened to notice her picture in your dresser drawer where you

it. I thought you threw that away a long time ago. Well, obviously I didn't,

okay?

Well, can a person ask a question of her own son?

All right, all right.

Sometimes you get so touchy, a person can't say a word.

I'm sorry, Ma. I don't mean to be.

There are plenty of girls who'd be honored to throw themselves at your

know.

No reason to rush into something just because you're graduated.

Look, Ma, Brad's waiting for me.

Make him drive carefully.

I don't know what will happen to me if anything happens to you.

Nothing's going to happen to either of us.

He'd throw me on a garbage heap like a dead dog.

Look, Ma, I said I was going to make it up to you, all the bad things in your

life. And I will.

All right, dear.

Enjoy yourself.

I'll see you when I see you. A man's got to do what he's got

to do.

husband, Willie Abbott. This is Rudy Jordash.

Well, you lucked out, pal.

You're just in time to help me change the baby.

Attaboy.

Attaboy.

Honey, he is gorgeous.

You were with the Air Force?

Mm -hmm. Heavy bombardment, ETO.

That must have been pretty hairy.

Well, I was no hero, and it's not one of my favorite subjects.

I'm sorry.

Go to the spike camp.

So...

You are Julie's first boyfriend.

Well, Julie and I knew each other in high school. She said you were her first

rejection slip.

What?

Julie told me that she wanted to come live with you in New York and sin,

but you said no?

I wouldn't exactly put it that way. Don't worry, I'm not going to challenge

to a duel.

And where have you been hiding him?

I haven't been hiding him anyplace. He's an old friend of mine from high school.

You used to what?

We used to nothing.

Nothing at all?

As much as I hate to shock you.

Now that is a shame.

I just thought it was important to get a college education.

Well, don't apologize.

Thank you.

I'm delighted that the country is still turning out such staunch moral

character. Tell me something.

Did you get your education?

So they tell me.

Was it worth it?

I don't know.

I just graduated today.

So, you come in your little Brooks Brothers suit, ready to knock the big

city on its can by making a million dollars.

Before you're 30 years old, the great American dream, is that it?

What's wrong with it?

Don't ask me.

I own the work here.

mind if I tried my luck, Adam, would you, honey child?

Why don't you try going to bed by yourself one night, honey child? Who

you might even like it.

Well, love, mercy, I do believe I've struck a tender spot.

A little more beer for the menfolk.

Food's just about ready.

Marvelous! What'll we do with it?

Eat it.

Humor lightening up a moment.

Are you going to be able to publish that article tonight?

Mast certain.

Incidentally, I was just telling your ex, Beau, that only technically

were we living in sin for a couple of years, you see, because my damned ex

would not give me a divorce.

That was very thoughtful of you. Clacks.

Either one has it or one ain't.

So happens I'm loaded.

Mostly they're the kid and Willie.

And this is what I took of Dylan Thomas at the San Remo.

It was the night we went to hear him do Under Milkwood.

What's wrong?

Nothing.

I mean, I don't know anything about this, but it seems to me you're really

Well, I'm still learning.

Have you sold anything yet?

Not yet. I'm having a hard time trying to get anyone to look at my work.

But, um... The point is that I found something I really like.

Whatever happened to acting?

What acting?

There's no way you came to New York.

I had a part once.

One line of dialogue in my underwear.

One night I was standing there with the wind nipping at my keister while I read

my deathless line and it hit me.

What? That I wasn't a very good actor and I probably never would be.

Everybody in Port Phillip thought you were terrific.

Port Phillip.

We had some good times.

Yes, we did.

We did indeed.

What was that play?

As you like it, you played the girl?

Rosalind.

What was that speech? Remember?

Pitch woo to me, something like that.

Come woo me, woo me.

That's the one. Prime in a holiday mood.

How's the rest of it go?

It doesn't.

What dark deeds are you two aspiring?

I was just trying to explain to Rudy why I gave up trying to be an actress.

Oh, yes.

Julie finds us Mary Mummers a bit trivial these days.

Not as a group, just you personally, darling.

Isn't she sweet?

How about another little belt?

You've got an article to finish tonight, sport.

As a matter of fact, I've got to be going.

Yes.

You have to get to sleep.

because you're going to jump up bright and early in the morning and start to

the world on fire.

Yes, well, it's getting past my bedtime, too.

Aha!

Would you like to share a taxi with me?

Fine. Excellent.

Goodbye, Julie.

Now that you know the way, don't be a stranger.

Come on, honey bun. Times are wasting.

Bye, all.

Goodbye, Rudy.

How are you doing?

Fine.

I hear you and Julie have never made it.

Made what?

Well, Willie tells me she's absolutely the wildest.

Willie ought to keep his big mouth shut.

Why are you getting dressed?

They don't let you ride the train naked.

What train?

There's a milk train at Whitby.

Well, we could play choo -choo train right here.

You could be the engine and I'll be the caboose.

Oh, come on.

Come on back to bed.

It's almost four o 'clock.

I know.

I've got to be at work at nine.

I've got a new job.

But I can't sleep.

I can't ever sleep.

Stay until six.

Or just till you get light.

I'll do anything you want if you just stay.

You can even close your eyes and pretend I'm Julie for all I care.

Stay.

I'm sorry. The train won't wait.

Dad!

Morning, Rudy.

Is this when you take a cab to work?

Oh, I just got off the train from New York City. I thought I'd treat myself.

Well, you're going to be a little late punching in.

Oh, no, I'm not.

I'm through punching time blocks.

Good work.

You let me sleep.

I couldn't wake you.

Well, for your information, we just blew the rent.

What?

Seventy -five bucks. I had a deadline. Ten o 'clock this morning. Berg said if

didn't have it there to forget it. It's on the desk.

What?

I couldn't wake you up, so I finished it myself.

The diagonal feet?

Let me sleep.

Well? It's kind of cute.

So are you.

Well, you can just get that twinkle out of your eye, Charlie. I'm not too happy

about you right now. Oh, come on now, Mama. Nothing a little pat and a popo

won't cure.

Stop it!

Well, what's that all about?

I just wasn't too knocked out by the way you behaved yourself last night.

Well, when I married you, I didn't realize we were going to have open house

all of your ex -boyfriends.

One ex -boyfriend in three years, that's not exactly a parade.

That's one too many.

I'll tell you something else, too.

You're taking your name out of this telephone book.

Oh, really?

No, O 'Reilly.

I don't suppose there's such a thing as a freshly ironed shirt around this

place? If there's not, then what's her name to whip one up for you?

What? What's her name?

The voice teacher up there.

How did she get into this conversation?

No, I asked you a question.

I don't even mind so much. Just don't take me for an idiot, please.

Julie?

We're talking about a 40 -year -old woman with a bad back.

And we all know how she got that, don't we?

Here's a talking to you of this.

I don't know.

There's just got to be more to it than this.

But there will be.

Just as soon as I finish that third act, huh?

And then... We'll be living off the... Fat of the land, George.

But fat of the land.

Okay,

you finish fixing the coffee and I'll see about a shirt for you. No, that's my

girl.

Ted, the last part's a little rough.

I like the last part. It's kind of... I don't know.

Yeah, but I've done better.

You've done worse, too.

What I want from you now is lever ruts. The same kind of a feature.

Well, this time it'll be 150.

150 what?

If you're talking about American dollars, you're crazy.

I can't pay that kind of money.

Well, maybe that's what's wrong with this second -rate piece of toilet paper

that you call a magazine.

You want first -class work for nothing?

To hell with you, Berg!

You can find your slave labor someplace else.

Mrs. Emmett, I'm Asher Berg.

Is Willie home?

Oh, no, but come in. I thought he was at your office.

Well, he left without picking up his check, and I figured you might need it.

Thank you. Can I get you a cup of coffee?

Oh, no, thanks.

Well,

if it's made, half a cup.

Two sugars.

Make it a whole cup.

Coming up.

As a matter of fact, I... I wanted to talk to you.

Maybe you can help me.

How's that?

Well, I just finished reading the Dagmar piece, and maybe I'm crazy, but

it seemed to me that...

Two -thirds through the piece, the quality of the writing improved

Suddenly, it had that nice little bounce to it.

Well, I guess everybody's got their ups and downs.

Thank you.

Would you like to sit down?

Oh.

I have a weakness for talent, Miss Abbott.

What I want to get is that same quality work, that same nice little bounce,

on a full -time basis.

Did you tell that to Willie?

I'm telling it to you.

Well, I certainly don't see how I could help you, Mr. Berg.

Oh.

I was afraid of that.

Well, now... Who's the photographer?

Oh, that's some stuff I did.

Oh?

Is it a hobby or what?

No, I'm trying to get started, but without an awful lot of luck.

Well... Your luck just changed.

You've got a job.

It's about to sink.

Now, listen, honey, I told you to take care of yourself.

Now, come on over here and sit down. How much longer you got? I got about five

more minutes.

I promise to take a touch yours.

Touch yours?

Yeah. Just because I'm pregnant doesn't mean I'm going to spend all my time in

Sheepshead Bay with the rest of the fish.

Like a cigar.

Come on, honey, go over and sit down now.

All right.

aren't you jordash don't you worry about it we'll be there okay tommy come on

five minutes on a light back

Yep, 203 flat.

Not bad.

Yeah, not bad for an old man.

Hey,

Bill.

That flash you saw was Quentin McKinley.

His dad and I worked together at Calderwood. I'm impressed.

I brought you those updated lecture notes.

Is that the demographic data? Yes, and...

the extrapolations for the population trends, that's, um, that's Eastern

Seaboard. Oh, hey, great.

Quentin. Bill Denton, Quentin McKinley. How do you do?

I'm thinking my way through business with the help of my old economics

professor. Don't you believe it, Quentin.

Judy tells me you're making quite a store out of that Calder Woods.

Does Judy come by? Sometimes.

I never see her. You never see anybody. Why don't you come over to the house

sometime? We'll play chess or something.

I've been working pretty hard.

For a long time.

This is great, Bill. It's just what I wanted.

I'm glad.

Rudy, a bunch of us are going down to Sing Sing week after next.

It's a protest.

Oh, the Rosenbergs?

We're actually going to kill those two people.

You.

You.

And I, the state, we're going to burn them alive.

A man and a woman with two children.

Can you believe it?

So, uh, we're trying to get together as many people as we can.

Sure.

Thank you.

It's nice to meet you, Quentin.

What is that thing you're working on?

It's a business proposition for Calderwood.

What kind of a proposition?

Well, I'll tell you this. If he likes it, we won't be sleeping over a

store much longer.

And what am I supposed to do if you work yourself to death?

Until that happy day comes along.

Don't worry, Ma.

You can bury me on the Calderwood employees' pauper burial plan. That

you to an unmarked grave in Canarsie and one paid mourner.

You don't have to get sarcastic with me.

It's enough I can't get any sleep around here with all that tap, tap, tapping

all the time.

You know, you may not believe it, Ma, but there are things I'd rather be

As a matter of fact, I have it on good authority that there's a world out there

someplace full of young people my age making love in the hay deliriously.

So do you think it's my idea of a good time to be sitting here with... With

what? An old woman who belongs in an old people's home? Is that what you're

saying?

You know that's not true.

If you want to get rid of me, you just say so.

I'm just tired, that's all.

What you need is a nice glass of warm milk.

The woes of the world aren't soluble in warm milk, Ma.

It's good for your stomach.

It's good. Good.

Okay, come on.

Terranova's already in the ring. Come on, now. Come on. Put your pants on,

you?

All right, let's go, too. All right, let's go.

Come on, Teresa.

You think I'd better stay here?

What? What's the matter?

I got a little sort of pain.

You got a pain? What kind of a pain? It's nothing.

No, no, no. Come on. Now tell me. I'm sorry. I think it's the baby. It needs

come in early.

Oh, God. That's all I needed.

All right, Smitty. You get her to the hospital right now. All right, Patty.

Smitty. You right now. Get her to the hospital. Come on. I want you to get out

of here. What about the fight? Don't worry about the fight. I'll take care of

the fight. Get her to the hospital.

All right. Come on.

All right. Don't worry, honey.

That's all right. That's all right. Come on, Patty. Come on.

to the body.

Ladies and gentlemen, I've never seen anything like it.

And turn all this down. He can't get up.

It's six. And what in the hell do you think you're doing?

They have lost out in two minutes and 12 seconds of the first round.

It's going to be all right, Tom.

What about the baby?

It's a boy baby.

Got yourself a hell of a kid.

A hell of a kid.

I got me a kid. I got me a kid.

Nothing in the world is going to stop me now.