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have to face it sooner or later.

We all have to pay for what we do.

I know, Mary, that your mother's paid.

Drunkenness is bad enough in a grown -up.

In a man, it's disgusting.

In a woman, it's worse.

But in a girl... Mary, you've acted like a child.

Therefore, your punishment must be suitable for a child.

So I hereby sentence you to 30 days.

Of going to bed at six o 'clock in the evening.

What? Thirty days, Mary.

Being to bed at six.

Court's adjourned.

Ah, hello, Frank.

Judge.

Sit down, sit down.

I never thought you and I'd be facing each other across the desk again, Judge.

Peacefully.

My fight in your aqueduct still rankles, huh?

It was pretty expensive for a lot of us. Yes, I heard you're in difficulties.

I heard you'd so planned that aqueduct going through that you bought up all the

land you'd get a hold of, mortgaged everything.

Your hearing is perfect, Judge.

And now you're about to lose your shirt and your newspaper.

Well, I don't care anything about your shirt, Frank, but that newspaper's a

pretty valuable thing this time.

Who holds your note?

Hoyt Wells.

Oh, so Wells is not only going to build an aqueduct, he's playing around the

land, too, huh?

Well, Frank, I've fought your aqueduct, but I don't intend to drive any neighbor

of mine off a cliff in the bankruptcy.

Now, you suppose Wells would give you an extension if I endorsed your note?

I don't see how he could refuse.

Well, you bring the papers around to my house this evening. I'll sign them.

The reason of the rush, Frank, I'm going on a vacation.

First one in 11 years.

I'm going to do some salt fishing off Santa Catalina Island, California.

I'm going to get me a 200 -pound salt fish.

I bet your family will have a good time.

Well,

they don't know anything about it yet.

Marion, time to set the table.

How busy Marion gets around dinner time.

You seen Andy?

Not yet.

I suppose he's holding down Polly Benedict's porch swing again.

We always have so much fun at Pebble Cove.

I think I'd just die if we missed going there one summer.

What's so much fun?

Oh, so many things to do and so many nice people.

People? You mean fellas?

Uh -huh. Say, Polly.

Hmm?

Look, if you're going to be gone all summer, I'm going to be stuck in this

dump. You know what?

What?

Don't you think I ought to get to kiss you goodbye?

Why had you ought to?

Just because I ought.

Maybe. When I leave.

Well, don't you think I ought to practice up a little bit now?

We'd better stop this.

You're too young for this kind of thing, Andy.

I am?

We'll see.

Bye, Andy, honey.

Safe at first.

My goodness.

Dinner ready yet, Aunt Millie? Gosh, I could eat a horse.

We're waiting for your father.

Well, I had to set the table myself.

Sometimes I wish James had gotten Wayne Trent a job right here in Carville.

We'd see more of Marion.

Mom. What?

Can I use the car tonight?

You cannot.

Don't you ever get tired of asking? Nope.

When you're 16, I'm not before.

Oh, there he is. Stopping to talk to a cutter.

Perch and blue bass, nothing.

I'm going to catch me a 300 -pound swordfish off Catalina Island.

That is, if my family wants to go there.

I haven't mentioned the matter yet.

Oh, hello, mother.

Hello, sweet.

Well, well.

Reception committee, huh?

Now, I've got some good... Listen, dear, did you remember to bring the faucet to

the sink?

Mother, I told you you should have tied a string on my finger.

Was it hot downtown today, James?

Yes, yes. Wait, the climate in... Dad, can I have a new tennis racket?

Hello, everybody.

Did you say something about dinner, Mother? I said something about setting

table.

Come along, everybody.

Don't forget to wash your hands and feet.

Well, I suppose good news can wait.

And who's going to sign your note?

Judge Hardy.

Who? You heard me.

The lion and the lamb.

All the graft of that aqueduct land business was planned by you, and you

it. Can you prove it?

Does he know the whole story about this deal, Frank?

Yes.

You ate too much.

It's hot in here.

Wait, wait a minute, Marion. I'll help you.

Ouch! You shouldn't be so chivalrous, Dad. Your father is more helpless than a

baby.

Millie, for 25 years, your sister has fostered the idea that when it comes to

anything around the house, I'm running a losing race with an idiot.

You ask him to hang a picture or mend the vacuum cleaner.

You'll see.

Well, I guess I'll have to perform a deed of great skill to win your mother

back.

Andrew, why don't you finish your dinner at the table? I just thought I'd have

another swallow of pie.

Gosh, that was a swell dinner, Ma.

Yes, I'll have to be a big hero again for Mother's sake.

This is a build -up for something.

Such slang.

I get it from you and Marion.

Well,

as I was saying...

What's the matter with you, Dad?

Well, I'm trying to tell you we're going on a vacation.

Vacation?

Oh, boy.

Now we can go to Pebble Cove.

Don't be silly. We want to go to Lake Beauty.

Who wants to go to that old hole?

Now, children, children.

She wants to drag us to some dumb place because Wayne's going to be there.

You can find plenty of cuties like Polly at lake resorts, you know.

You're going to let her talk to me like that, Ma?

That will do.

And please take your feet off the Davenport.

It's all settled.

Oh. What is?

We'll take a little cottage at Ocean Grove.

Oh. That will be a nice chance for us to visit with Aunt Martha and Uncle Henry.

You mean you want to take your vacation right close to your relatives?

Well, I certainly prefer them to... Well, James, you know how some of your

relatives just move right in on us. Well, I don't see why we can't go to

Beauty while they have every facility there. Oh, well, I tell Wayne you called

him a facility.

Oh, Mother, Ocean Grove's so dull.

Look it, Mom. Why can't we go to Pebble Cove? A lot of swell people go there.

Andy, we can't take a vacation just to suit you.

And because the Benedicts go there every summer.

Now, in the first place... I'll go.

That's probably Frank Redmond.

Good evening.

COD package from New York.

Oh, there must be some mistake.

$18 .50.

Uh, James, will you come here a moment, dear?

My husband will pay you for it.

C .O .D., dear.

$18 .50.

Oh.

Yes.

Yes, that's right.

$18 .50. There you are.

Thank you, sir. Good night.

Uh, some, uh, some law things, dear.

Mm -hmm.

Strange ape for them.

You must let us all come down the first day you use them in court, dear.

Some law things for your father.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Well, that doesn't decide where we're going to go. I want

tell Polly.

James, where did you think would be nice?

I hadn't thought about it much.

I hear that Catalina Island out in California is a pretty nice place.

Way out in California? Thousands of miles away from Wayne?

What fun could you have there?

Catalina? I just as well imagine going to New Zealand.

Why did you particularly want to go there? Well, in the first place, it

give us all a chance to stand off and get a good look at ourselves.

What do you mean?

What's a vacation for?

To relax, of course.

Perhaps tone up our nervous system, but to me, there's something more important.

Why, it ought to give us all a chance to meet people that otherwise we'd never

get to know.

Talk to them, get new viewpoints.

That's why I want to go so far away.

The Hardy family needs new perspectives, and Kathleen will give them to us.

All right, Marion can see Hollywood.

And Andy, he can learn to ride one of those Hawaiian surfboards.

Lots of fun for everybody.

But if you're not interested, we...

Might as well dismiss it.

Well, that's Frank Redmond, I'm sure. I'll go.

Catalina Island is near Hollywood, isn't it?

Say, you know, I saw some of those Hawaiian surfboard riders in a newsreel

other night.

You bring the note?

Sure you can meet this by September 1st, huh?

Oh, I know I can.

Well, I'll be back just in time to help you tear it up.

I want to tell you once more, Judge, if it wasn't for others dependent on me, I

wouldn't take this.

Well, thanks once more, Judge.

Good night. Good night. Good night, Frank.

Good evening, Mr. Redmond. Good evening, Marion.

No, no, no.

Never too busy for you, dear. Come in.

Dad. Yeah.

I've been thinking. Maybe you're right.

About what?

About broadening one's perspective and seeing Hollywood customs.

I think we ought to go to Catalina.

You do?

Yes, I do, definitely.

Oh, I don't know. It's pretty far away.

You've got Wayne to think about.

Oh, I'm going to write and tell him that it's just because it's educational

we're going.

He can't possibly get mad at that.

Oh, no, I've sort of lost the spirit now.

Oh, Dad, please let's go.

No, I'm afraid not.

We better just forget it.

Just a little joke of my own, Mother.

Um, dear... Oh, Emily, I've told you three million times you don't know

about arranging a man's tie.

Now, what's this all about, eh? I think it's settled.

What is?

We're going to Catalina.

Well, when do you decide that?

Well, it would be splendid lecture material for my talk at our church

club this fall.

Well, Emily...

You and Millie will be pretty far away from your relatives.

Oh, we can have them here for a visit in October.

Oh, I don't know. Well, we'll see.

I wonder how many suitcases we'll need.

But no more fishing tackle, you hear?

$18 .50 indeed.

What's Mom beefing about?

Andrew?

I never get over thinking what a truly remarkable woman your mother is. Yeah.

Look, that's my desk. This is my office.

You put your feet up in your own room.

Okay.

Say, Pop, I think that's a swell idea about going to California.

What? Oh, I was against it at first, but I swung over.

Oh. The way I look at it, there isn't another kid in town that's ever been

that I know of.

I bet I could even have my picture taken riding a surfboard.

Well, it isn't anything like pebble coal.

It's better, ain't it?

Isn't. Isn't it?

No, it's more broadening.

Well, shucks, I want to get to be broader in the house.

Can I start phoning now?

Phoning? Yeah, I want to tell a few people we're going to California.

Wait, wait, you better ask your mother first.

Well, she's going to go. I heard her tell Aunt Millie it'd be a good chance

get some new clothes and be fascinating and a bunch of tripe like that. That

didn't make sense to me.

That'll give you a good chance to use a lot of that new fishing tackle you

bought, too, huh? Hmm?

Well, what fishing tackle? Oh, you know, in behind the books.

Andy, how... when... I found it the day after you bought your first reel.

Andrew, come back here.

Well, how on earth... How you doing?

Fine. As Andrew would say, everything's Jake.

Magdalena.

I don't know how we'd ever recognize it if we didn't have you to point it out

for us, Mother.

Where are the children?

Dancing, probably.

I'll round them up.

I told you how pretty you look, Mother.

You've been too busy practicing law.

Oh, James, don't.

James, stop it.

Yes, we're not 20.

No, and I'm glad of it.

I wouldn't be 20 for anything. I'd rather be just us.

Now I'm sure of it.

All I got to worry about is the salt fish.

Is that so?

What a young, smart Alec.

Gee, I wonder how you get to dance.

Heaven's sake, Sandy, what are you trying to do?

Why don't you quit hanging on to me? Oh, I'm going out and get some air.

I don't see any reason to go through torture just because you want to learn

dance.

Thank you.

Ghastly crowd, isn't it? You practicing your culture on me? Don't waste your

breath.

Say, what do you think you're... Oh, gee, I'm awfully sorry.

I'll bet you look ready to cry.

Here, go get my coat for me, will you, Harold?

Checking room.

All right.

But you wait here, see?

He's an old fish face.

You staying on the island?

Yes, are you?

Yep, the hotel, the St. Catherine.

Oh, we're just renting a little cottage.

Family? Sure.

Haven't you got one? I will have when my mother gets back from Reno.

She's parked me in this dumb place for the summer.

Oh, this isn't your first trip over, huh?

I go back and forth two or three times a week. I fly, though. I only came on the

boat this time because it annoyed Fish Face.

Your boyfriend?

Who, him?

Just the time, fella.

Look, my name's Geraldine Lane.

Jerry. Call me. We'll go dancing at the casino.

Goodbye.

Here you are, boys.

Catch it.

Do you know Aunt Lily?

No, look, look.

Come on. Come on.

Hey,

you.

Let's go, dear.

transportation boats.

Uh -huh.

I wonder if he can see the Hotel St. Catherine. Well, never mind about that.

Let's find the real estate man and see where our cottage is located.

James, what on earth did you bring these things for?

Thought I might need him.

Emily, did we bring an alarm clock?

Oh, I think I packed it in with Andy Shorts. Why?

I was going fishing at 5 o 'clock in the morning with Captain Swanson.

There's a character. 5 o 'clock?

Well, if you think it's going to be a vacation for me to get up every morning

5 o 'clock. I'm going to make my own coffee, Emily. You won't have to turn a

hand. Well, see, you don't call to me 452 times.

Emily, where's the coffee?

Emily, where's the spoons?

Where do you put...

I'm under you, James Hardy.

Mom, what is it?

Mom, where's my shorts? I can't find my shorts.

Oh, well, you look for the alarm clock and you'll find your shorts. They're

together. Hey, Mom, you oughtn't to be so definite.

It's going to be too easy to find them.

Andrew, your mother doesn't appreciate sarcasm, I don't believe.

Oh, it's just a stage he's going through.

By the way, you ought to sleep on the screen porch, you know.

Oh, boy, say, there's an outside door to that, too, isn't there?

Yes, but we'll still know what time you come in, young man.

Here, take these up and put them in your father's bedroom.

Where will I put them? Let me see.

Under the bed, I guess.

Under the bed?

Well, there's no room in my closet.

I don't know who'd want to wear these dirty old things anyway.

You notice Andy's sudden interest in clothes?

Oh, that's just the stage he's going through.

Why do women always bring more clothes on a vacation than they ever wear at

home?

It isn't reasonable.

Yes, dear.

Neither are women.

Well, as Andrew would say, you're telling me.

I'm going down to get some film for the camera. We want to take a lot of

pictures. Goodbye.

I should think you'd want her here to help you get settled.

Oh, let her go.

Besides, I thought you could do the few things needed to be done, dear.

Oh, but Emily... Oh, you're so wonderfully handy, darling.

But Emily, all this fishing tackle... Oh, go on and play with your old fishing

tackle. Millie will help me.

Oh, thank you, dear.

I beg your pardon.

You're new here, aren't you?

Yes, why?

Just thought it's my duty to warn you.

It's pretty dangerous to get too much of this sun at once, you know. It makes

you very ill.

Really? That's interesting.

Yes, you can get poisoned if you get too bad a burn. Didn't you know that?

No.

Guess I'm keeping you from your work.

It's a letter that can wait.

Your boyfriend, huh?

Mm -hmm.

You over here alone?

With my family. We're taking a cottage on Catalina Avenue.

Guess he'll know where to call.

You move right along, don't you?

I don't waste my time when I see something lovely coming my way.

Now you're going too fast.

I'll go in reverse.

Say, you're going to look like a lobster by tomorrow if you don't cover up.

Come on. Sit under this umbrella.

You're used to giving orders, aren't you?

Yes, you see, I used to be.

Now, that's a long story.

Say, how'd you like to hear a nice name?

Swell. Bill Rand.

It'll do.

Now, I'd like to hear a beautiful one.

Marion Hardy.

Well.

You ever seen a flying fish?

No. Like to?

Yes. Tonight?

Maybe. I'll call for you at 8 o 'clock.

Tell your family to take good care of little Lam.

From then on, I will.

Bye, Miss Hardy.

Bye.

What'll you have?

Me? Oh, I just got through with lunch, but I'll take some ginger ale, though.

Francois, ginger ale for the boyfriend.

Yes, Miss Lane.

I'll bet you never had a taste of liquor in your whole life.

Oh, yeah?

Well, I've been in training. I'm on the basketball team. Kid stuff.

Smoke? No, thanks. Training, see? What do you train for in the summer?

Well, football.

Say, how old are you, anyway?

Sixteen.

Oh, thanks.

Thank you, sir.

Thank you very much.

Hey.

Well, here's to Mother's new divorce. Let's hope this one sticks for a while.

Say, is your mother around here anyplace?

No. Be back in another month, I guess.

Poor old gal. I bet she's bored to death up in Reno right this minute.

Where's your dad?

You mean my father or Mother's last husband?

Well, I guess I mean your own dad.

Last I heard, he was chasing some blonde chorus cutie on Broadway.

But I don't know.

My father has a great deal of money.

Yeah?

My father's a judge.

Gosh, I wonder if Mother's met him.

Seems to me she knows most of them.

Say, you know, you're kind of a funny girl.

I think you're funny, too.

I don't know why I want to waste my time on you.

But I guess I will.

Look, meet me here at eight tonight, and I'll show you the town.

Sure. Do you think I got much of a burn this afternoon?

I'll say you did, and I'll bet your nose peels, too. Well, at least I don't

freckle like some people do.

Andrew, will you break that siesta for a second and hand me that knife?

Thanks.

When Mother... comes in, she'll make you take your feet off that couch.

We aren't home.

Does whoever hear the expression respect other people's property?

Yes, sir.

That good for the circulation?

Swell.

Well, what do your children think of Catalina? Great. Grand.

Gives you a new perspective, doesn't it? I'll say it does. Andrew, what are you

in that extraordinary position for?

Oh, I can concentrate better, Mom.

Well, stop concentrating and come and help me get some things out on the

sleeping porch.

Dinner's nearly ready.

I'm going to be settled before this evening, you know. Yes, ma 'am, we sure

We'll go dancing at the casino some other night.

I want to see the bird farm.

Poo, kid stuff.

Look at all those stars.

Yeah.

You're nice, Andy.

Honestly, you're kind of sweet.

Gee, you are sweet.

Well, go ahead. I don't care.

Dawn's spotlight on the flying fish boat.

They skim the surface, folks, sometimes as far as 300 yards.

It's the only fish he put to fly.

The ladies better be careful. Sometimes they jump right into the boat.

There they go.

Don't be alarmed, madam. They're perfectly harmless.

If you get a hold of one, take it home and cook it for your husband's dinner.

Flying fish?

I don't believe it.

Hmm, skeptical kind, huh?

No. I'm terribly naive, I guess, but flying fish.

Oh, throw it away.

I'll try and coax another minute.

Did anyone ever tell you what a cute profile you had?

No. May I get credit for it? Oh, about two and one half points.

I suppose you wonder what I'm doing over here.

Lifeguarding, I thought.

Well, will you believe I'm supposed to be a lawyer?

Really? Well, you and Dad will hit it off.

Oh, of course. I don't know all he does about it, but that's what I was trained

for.

Not that it's any use now.

Don't look so sad.

I get mad when I think how I let somebody else ruin my life for me. I'm

Guess I'm just another of the saps who married the wrong girl.

You're married?

I've been separated for a year, though.

But I wanted you to know.

Well, I think it's well of you to tell me.

Oh, whee!

Been out five hours, not a strike yet.

Yeah.

I suppose there are saltfish in these waters.

Yeah. I guess there must be.

I saw some pictures on the fishing pier.

I suppose you've caught some beauties. Yeah, 750 pounds, the 30th of last May.

750 pounds. My.

Smart fellas, these saltfish.

Sometimes I think they know a lot more than the people that go fishing for

Count twenty, play with him, and let him think he has the bait.

Five, ten, fifteen, twenty.

No, no.

Look, Judge, I keep trying to explain that this swordfish fellow is a very

clever fellow.

He used to take the bait in his mouth and juice it. Then you got to count

twenty, starting with one, before you whipped the rod out.

Captain, as my son Andy would say, I think you got something there.

Go away. Go away. Hey. Hey, you.

Boy,

they are fishing for us, will you?

They ain't got no business to come so close. They ought to arrest people like

that and put them in jail.

Who is it?

Some little rich girl who rents this speedboat to run up and down the ocean

with. She's a wild one.

Get enough to eat, James?

Oh, yeah, yeah, fine, fine.

You were late getting up this morning.

I guess all that salt air yesterday made me sleepy.

Say, you're looking ten years younger.

It's nice not to have any problems, isn't it? Mm -hmm.

Hello, son.

Good morning, Mom.

Good morning, Dad.

Good morning.

Well, you don't look exactly like a bright new dollar.

I feel all right, Pop.

Are you having a good time?

It's all honesty.

Met some nice young people?

A couple of good guys and some gals.

What? Girls.

A lot of fun?

Sure. Well, let's bring him around the house this evening.

We could have a wiener roast or something.

Kid stuff.

Say, listen, let's talk about my allowance again, huh, Dad?

All right.

I need five dollars.

Five dollars?

That's a lot of money.

Yeah, I know it is, but I gotta have it. What for?

Well, well, for things.

Now, look, Andy.

When you're earning your own money, you won't ever have to explain to anybody.

Theoretically, that is.

But when you're spending someone else's, it's only fair to the partner that's

supplying it to know where it's going.

Now, that's logical, isn't it?

Gee, Pa, sometimes I wish you weren't a judge.

Why?

Because it's kind of taking advantage of a guy to keep showing him two sides of

a question.

Well, you don't want to be blind in one eye, do you? No.

I want that $5 awful bad.

Funny.

You never needed that much money back home when you were showing Polly around.

Well, she was... How'd you know it was for a girl?

Because I was your age once myself.

Yeah, you and Mom were different.

Not much.

I want enough money once to hire a horse and buggy, take a girl riding, because

I suspected that she might let me kiss her if I got her far enough away from

home. You mean Mom?

This was somebody that I had no business being with.

Well, what happened?

Nothing. By the time I got the money to hire the horse and buggy, I wasn't

interested.

Oh.

They don't use a horse and buggy nowadays.

Listen, don't count on me tonight.

Why not? It's all settled.

Oh, I just can't do it.

Scared? Well, in the first place, my folks won't let me.

Didn't you say you slept out on the sleeping porch?

Yeah.

You're scared.

Good night. I'm getting fed up with this.

I think I will go over to the mainland.

Oh, no, don't do that.

Well, tell me what's wrong then.

Well, I just haven't got any money.

about except whether somebody throws you a fish.

Have you got so many problems?

No.

I'll bet you're having a fight with your boyfriend.

I'll bet you haven't written in a while.

I'll bet you'll get your feet chewed off if you don't pay some attention to your

friend.

Now, Wanky.

a nice tan.

Mm -hmm.

Promise me to keep your eyes closed.

I'll try.

I'm in love with you.

Well, you needn't look so scared about it.

You like me a little too, don't you?

Yes.

Oh, I know.

You're thinking I'm married, not free and all that.

Maybe we'd better not see each other anymore.

I'm not going to let you say that.

I'm getting things ironed out.

I'll tell you all about it in a day or so.

You've got to tell me first.

Love me?

I don't know.

You're a scared little schoolgirl.

I'll bet you'd look swell in an evening dress.

I look wonderful.

There's a big formal party at the casino Saturday night.

You go with me?

I'll work on the family for a new dress.

Let's go.

Woo -woo!

You said a mouthful, Jerry.

Well, I'm going to have to leave you now. I've got to run a few errands for

I'm going in to have a drink.

See you tonight?

Swell.

Okay.

Come on, Drowsy, set him up. Be right there.

Something cool. Cherry phosphate, I guess.

I think I'll make mine the same.

Young lady doesn't mind? Doesn't bother me any.

Well, it's been kind of hot, hasn't it? Yes, but the nights are cool.

I guess that's the right answer, isn't it?

You object to right answers?

They're pretty dull most of the time. The wrong answers seem to be the most

in this world. Well, I expect that depends on what a person's idea of fun

Now, what's yours?

Doing what I want to, how I want to, when I want to. That's my mother's idea,

too. She's been four times to Reno. She ought to know.

Well...

Yes, you ought to.

I want to have been everywhere and tried everything by the time I'm 18.

Say, where are those drinks, Drowsy? Coming right up.

That's an ambition of mine, isn't it? Yeah.

What are you going to do when you're 19?

Oh, start repeating, I suppose.

May I have the pleasure of treating you?

Sure, why not?

Only... Don't you think you're kind of old to be picking up anybody my age?

Well, Andy, full of virtue and good deeds, eh? Yep.

Hey! I won't get you wet, Pa.

Thanks.

Say, you didn't kind of reconsider that five bucks.

Dollars. Well, dollars, did you?

No.

Oh.

I talked to your girlfriend this afternoon.

Who?

Yes, that's the one.

Well, where'd you meet her?

Well, that doesn't matter, does it?

You've been spying on us.

Andrew, I expect an apology for that.

I apologize.

Andy, I'm going to tell you a few things, maybe a mighty bit at a take.

But this girl isn't good.

I suppose she's a product of the bad features of the age we live in, but that

doesn't keep her from being rotten fruit.

She'd poison whatever she came in contact with, mentally, morally, and

spiritually. I've never heard such horrible things said about anybody in my

life. What's she done to you? She's okay.

What is it that attracts you to her? The money she has to spend?

Oh, that's...

That's... Well, praise be, that was your answer.

You have a right to be angry because I said that, and I apologize.

Andy, the fascination... I don't want to talk about it anymore.

Why?

We've talked about things before.

Why can't we discuss this as man to man?

Because you're old. You're an old fogey. Dad, you're 50 years behind the times.

There are some things that...

Don't change.

I'm old enough to choose my own friends, and if I can't, I'm not going to live

at home.

Andrew Hardy, I told you never to slam a door that way.

Yes, ma 'am.

Well, go and close it the way you should.

Okay, ma 'am.

And what are the family plans for this evening?

There's going to be a community sing down on the beach, and I thought it

be nice if we... Not me.

Oh, Emily.

I'm going to bed early.

Andrew, don't you feel well?

Yeah, I feel all right.

Millie, do you think he looks a little feverish? Let me see.

Why don't you leave me alone?

The cat certainly got your tongue.

And what are your plans for this evening, Andy?

I don't know.

Going to be with those little friends of yours?

Gosh, Mom, when is this family going to treat me as though I was grown up?

When you are, I suppose, darling.

Don't you darling me? My children.

James, why do you just sit there?

Oh, I knew I'd be drawn into this sooner or later.

Well, after all, you are the head of the family.

Dad,

could we buy me a new dress, formal?

Bill Rands asked me to the dance at the casino Saturday night.

Well, dress it up for your mother.

If I can't have $5 ahead of my allowance, I don't see why she should

dress.

Since when are children allowed $5 at one time? Listen, you. Now, Andrew.

Nobody pays any attention to me around here. I'm always getting a raw deal. I'm

getting sick of it.

Excuse me.

I don't think he's well.

He's well enough, all right.

That's the trouble. He's too well.

I'm not keeping you up, Mr. Hardy.

Excuse me.

I thought this was going to be pretty cozy, but I just assumed beyond a desert

island. I'm sorry, but I got other things on my mind.

You aren't sick, are you?

No, I'm not sick.

What are you thinking about then?

Well, it just isn't as much fun as I thought it was going to be.

Oh?

Put your arms around me, Andy.

I don't like to be strangled. And if I'm going to be strangled, I want to want

to be strangled.

You make me tired.

Gosh, what if Mom... And what if your mother knew about us being here, too?

What does your mother think about your sister's romance with Bill Rand?

She doesn't think... What do you mean, romance?

I don't blame her. He's a good -looking guy.

Say, listen, you.

At least I don't pick a married.

What are you talking about?

Bill Rand's married, so there, smarty pants.

Well, what do you... caring for.

It just dawned on me for the first time.

You're only a kid.

Just a spoiled kid, Jerry.

I am not.

I'm sophisticated.

Oh, raspberries. Look at this joint. The window shut, smoke all over the place.

That junk. Just because your mother does it, you think it's smart.

You shut up about my mother. Oh, this is your idea of a good time you can have

it. I'll take football.

Where are you going? I'm going home to get some sleep. I'm tired.

I won't let you take my speedboat back to Avalon. All right, then I'll walk.

You can't. It's 20 miles.

Listen, if I tell you I'm going to walk, I'm going to walk. Good night, Miss

Lane.

Hi, Pa.

Excuse me.

If you don't mind, is that my shaving brush?

Well, I didn't think maybe you'd care.

Well, not if you need it.

You think it's time to begin? Yeah, I'm getting a stubble.

What's the matter with your feet?

I had to walk home last night.

Huh? All the way from the Isthmus, too.

Oh, gracious.

Gave me plenty of time to think, too.

You know what I decided?

What? It ain't...

I mean, it isn't a question of those big words you used yesterday. I think it's

a question of what's the most fun.

Right now, I'm too busy getting in training for football to be

Andy, that is horse sense.

I think so, too.

Hey, where do you start with these things?

Let's see.

Yes. Begin on the right. Left side. Left side.

I want to know what time you came home last night. I don't know, Mom. I didn't

look at the clock. Well, I did.

It was 3 o 'clock.

Now, I want to know... Emily, Andy was out with some friends. He told me all

about it. It couldn't be helped.

It won't happen again, Mom.

It sounds like collusion to me.

Well, I suppose there's nothing I can do about it.

It's man to man.

Thanks, Dad.

James inside?

Mm -hmm. I'd like to talk to him about something.

I doubt if you'll get anything on his mind but swordfish.

I don't mean to worry you, James, but you ought to know.

This Bill Rand Marion's going out with tonight.

Yes? He's married.

Yes? I'm afraid the child's in love with him. I don't know whether she knows

about him.

But I found out accidentally today.

Some people I met on the beach know him. We don't want to hurt her, Millie.

She's too young for that.

Well, maybe you can think of something. Only you ought to do it right away.

Oh, yes, yes. I can think of something.

What?

You're lovely.

Don't we look pretty?

Thanks, Dad.

Turn around.

Hmm.

I'm sort of disappointed.

Why? Well, I thought that girls wore evening gowns cut like bathing suits

nowadays. Sleeves?

That's the jacket.

Oh.

Well, let's have a look at the gown.

Turn around.

You

look

lovely.

Do I really, Dad?

You should have seen the formal evening dress your mother wore the first time I

took her out.

It was... I was afraid that you... Afraid?

Afraid of what?

Afraid I wouldn't like to dress and spoil a beautiful evening for you?

I couldn't bear for anything to ruin tonight for me.

It's a beautiful night, Dad.

I want to be beautiful, too.

You are.

Did you ever wish terribly that you had wings?

Because suddenly just common old feet weren't good enough?

Yes, I must say, I've had a few moments like that.

Well... Yo!

There he is.

I'll be late.

Marion, here.

Where... Bye.

Bye, Bill.

Well, George, just look at it.

What a moon.

Wish I could get it for you.

Oh, what would I do with it? There isn't a bit of spare room in the cottage.

Might wear it in your hair.

I want to get my divorce.

Will you marry me?

It isn't the moonlight, is it, Bill?

You know better than that.

Of course, it'll mean waiting.

Whole year.

We can write letters.

Personally, I think this place is too crowded.

Let's get out.

Personally, I don't think there ever was a night like this.

Hello, Marion.

Dad, you scared me.

You've been waiting up for me. I was not.

It's a nice hour. Couldn't sleep.

Is it very late?

Oh, so -so.

Well, have a good time?

Wonderful.

My.

I'm on a pink cloud.

Dad.

Why don't you quit pretending?

What are you talking about?

I'd be scared silly if I didn't feel the way I do.

You see, I know that you know that I've had a drink.

Really?

Frankly, I had two.

You did?

As a matter of fact, you know something?

What? I had three.

Well, how do you feel?

Happy.

Are you going to scold me?

Well, should you be?

You're an elegant person.

I'm going to tell you something.

What?

Something I didn't think I was going to tell.

Hmm?

I'm in love with Bill Rand.

He's married.

But he's going to get a divorce, though.

But it'll be a year before we'll be able to be married.

Oh.

I asked you to marry him, huh?

Why, certainly. What did you think?

Well, dear, I... I don't know. You're just telling me about it.

Why, tonight there were moments when I almost threw the world into the ocean.

Almost, Dad.

I love him, Dad.

More than... more than even my own family.

That's a sign that it's right and good, isn't it?

Well, you can't beat society, Marion.

You can't beat a code of conventions that's been hammered out for hundreds of

years.

Now, you're your mother's daughter.

You want a home, a family, a good, peaceful life filled with little

But if it isn't right in the beginning, you can't keep your illusions about your

marriage. But I don't want to preach, dear. Oh, you didn't.

I guess I've lost my rosy wings.

But I love him, Dad.

And I can't live without him.

James, for goodness sakes, come to bed.

Yes, all right.

All right, Mother.

This was an inspiration, all of us having a picnic.

Yes, wasn't it? Oh, I never will get over you suggesting it, dear. But you

how he hates picnics.

This is a vacation, Emily.

Don't you get cold. Uh -uh.

Thank you.

It was nice of you to invite Bill along.

Well, I think as long as he's going to be one of the family, we'd better get to

know him.

Except I always start wondering when you plan things.

Hey, fella.

Want me to teach you the Australian crawl?

No, thanks. I do all right this way.

Okay with me.

Hello, everybody.

Can I help? No, this is your free day, children.

You go and explore the coast. We'll call you. Come on, gorgeous.

Such a short time before you leave, darling.

I know.

Going to see me tonight?

What else would I do?

Lunch, children.

Thanks, Dad.

Haven't I got the most elegant dad, Bill?

You certainly have.

Gee, Mom, why'd you let me eat so much?

Well, I think it's time Marion told the family the good news.

Not now, Dad.

News? Yes, yes. She decided she wants to marry this young man.

What? Oh, darling.

Hey, how can he marry her? Ouch!

Well, it's quite a shock that if you two are really in love... Oh, they are.

There's just one little difficulty we'll have to be modern and understanding

about.

Bill's married.

He'll have to wait a whole year before his divorce becomes final.

Oh.

Well, if they are in love with each other... We are.

Yes. You see, Bill, we're very fond of each other in our family.

We think a lot of our daughter.

We want to make her happy.

And I guess you're the man.

Yes,

we'll love you too, Bill.

Well, I won't.

The one thing that worries me, you'll have to be separated for about a year, I

suppose.

What do you plan?

We don't know.

No, no, no.

Not too fast, daughter.

I think that we ought to put this young man on trial and find out if he really

deserves to be our daughter's husband.

You see, Bill, we take a kind of pride in our Marion.

I think that's a good idea.

After all, court procedures, what you know best. Oh, I think it would be fun.

Yeah, put him on trial, Paul. No, no, no, no. You don't understand.

I'm not going to be the judge.

I think your mother's best suited for that.

Mandy, you and Marion can be the spectators.

Millie, well, let's see.

You can be the prosecuting attorney.

What are you going to be?

Me? I'm going to be attorney for the defense.

I'm going to prove to you that this is the man to make you happy, honey.

Well, I'll get the court in order.

I guess you're first, Millie.

Emily, in all the 20 years you've been watching me on the bench, it hasn't done

you a bit of good.

I suppose the first thing to ask is, are the young man's intentions honorable?

I think this is awful.

Oh, why don't you be a good sport? Children, children. I mean, order in

Thank you, Judge.

Well, my answer to that is an unqualified yes.

The young man's put his child frankly on the table about marrying. He hasn't

deceived her. He's told her the truth. That's distinctly in his favor.

How do we know the defendant isn't smitten with a fever called vacation

Well, that's easily answered, madam. He's willing to be engaged and wait a

and work hard.

And the most important question is...

How do we know he really is in love with our pride and joy?

Woo -woo!

How?

Why?

Because he's seen the sweetness she has.

He's taken care of her, same as he would his own sister.

And he values the sweet, loving trust she's given him.

And to himself, I know my client has said he wouldn't in any

way hurt her. Just a minute.

Look.

You're all swell.

And I'm not going to be a bigger heel than I've been already.

Huh? Indeed.

Can you understand, sir, that I didn't understand?

I figured this was just one of those... What do you call them?

Vacation romances.

And I'm sorry.

Look, can you forgive me? I think you're a swell girl.

Only, I never thought you'd take me so seriously.

I'm in love with my wife.

She's working in a gown shop in Santa Barbara.

Otherwise, she'd be over here with me.

I never studied law.

Marion, I'm what is known as just a poor pusher.

Your dad made me realize what a ratty thing it is to do to decent, swell

like you.

You're pretty nice to tell me.

Well, let's all sit down and relax.

No, I don't think so.

So long, everybody.

What do you know about that?

Thank goodness it's settled and over with. Oh, I'm shocked.

Now, now, Mother, hold on, hold on.

Let's just be as good a sport about this as Bill is.

Well, would anybody like a sandwich? Well, all I can say, this is the

picnic I was ever at.

Perspectives, Andy.

Vacation perspectives.

I was so proud of you, the way you took it.

I wanted to die, Dad.

When can we go home? Next week.

But I wouldn't tell Wayne anything about this if I were you.

Good heavens.

I owe him a letter.

Well, why don't you tell him about all the nice things you've discovered since

you've been away?

Dad. Huh?

I feel ten years older.

And wiser?

Yes. Well? Well, then you might get to think it was worth it.

I've never known a human being capable of learning anything valuable from

happiness.

That's why trouble is so important in this world.

I wish I were as wise and as wonderful as you are.

I wish I were wise and wonderful enough to catch a swordfish.

This is positively my last try, Captain Swanson. It's today or never.

Maybe we can catch one of them fellas that ain't so smart.

All set, Judge?

All right, cast off.

Hey, Pop!

Wait, wait a minute.

Telegram.

Anything wrong?

Candy. Tell your mother to pack. We're leaving for home in the morning. What's

the matter?

Never mind. Do as I tell you.

Cast off, Skipper.

We're still going fishing.

Yud.

We've been out three hours. Want to go in?

No, no.

Say, what is that place there? We've been sailing around for days.

Oh, that's Bird Rock.

Funny thing about that place, too.

What's that?

I read in the paper where it was bought for some kind of script.

Civil war script.

And it was redeemable in government land.

Bird Rock being in government, these folks took it over.

Start counting to twenty.

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve,

thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen.

Sit down. Sit down. Sit down. Put the hole in the hole. I mean the hole in the

hole. Put it in. Put it in. Put it in.

Play with him. Play with him. The fish likes a good time.

That's it. Play with him. Don't put him in too fast.

Take it easy. Don't get excited.

Be calm. Like me. Be calm. That's it.

Sit down, sit down, sit down.

I lied to you, Judge. I'm in deeper than I told you.

Looks like I can't save a thing.

And it means your house and money, too.

I didn't want people to think that I'd been such a fool, so I kept waiting,

hoping that something would turn up before it was too late.

Well, it didn't, did it?

What are you going to do if you lose this property?

Oh, I've got a little house out in the edge of town.

Mother and I lived there when we were first married.

Never could rent the darn thing.

I guess we'll have to move out there and begin over again.

I don't see why you wanted to come out here.

Oh, just took a notion, looked the old place over, Emily. I think you're still

suffering from vacation fever.

Remember how thrilled we were when they first put the electric light in?

Took us three weeks of hard study to pick that fixture out of the catalogue.

Oh, it's so crowded with memories, isn't it?

Remember the night our first child was born and left us?

You know, James, I've always secretly believed that she stayed right here in

this house.

A loving little ghost.

We've been through a lot together, Mother.

You know, James, the prison generation has no idea of what marriage and a home

really is.

I'm glad we started an artist.

Yes.

So am I.

Darling?

Hmm?

Anything wrong?

Emily?

Yes?

Suppose the storms weren't all over yet.

Oh, now, James, don't get fancy.

What are you trying to tell me?

Would it be too difficult to take if we had to come back and live here again?

Business trouble?

There's a good chance that we've lost everything we ever had.

James.

Well,

I've wrestled with the closets and the cupboards in this house before.

I guess it won't kill me to do it again.

Thank you for that.

When do we move?

Well, if you've got that much courage, I wouldn't be worthy to have you if I

didn't have the same gumption.

Maybe we won't have to move, Mother.

Let's go back home.

I've got to think this thing out.

I wish you were back trying to reel you in again, big fella.

The salt air and the sea and peace.

Just with the skipper rolling around the boat off Bird Rock.

That's the life.

Bird Rock.

Bird Rock.

Mother!

Grandpa Hardy's Civil War script. Don't ask me. And don't ask Dad because he

just grunts.

Come on, Andy, lend a hand here.

We ripped this house apart. We've got to find what I'm looking for.

Well, one thing, you never know what you're going to find this family doing

next.

It was just a plain, stupid, dull vacation.

I hated it.

Did you have a good time?

Sure.

You were sort of... James, Andy.

Am I?

You're older.

Well, I've been around.

Old?

I'll say I have.

Around what? A lot of girls?

Some.

A couple of girls. Their mothers were in Reno. They had speedboats.

They?

Is that so?

Andy, honey.

Huh?

Why don't you say you're glad to see me and kiss me?

Now, you quit that stuff.

You know you're too young to know what you're talking about.

Oh, I am. And I suppose you're so ancient.

Oh, no. It's just like I told you, Polly. I've been around.

I'll teach you.

Hey! Andrew, you're to go home at once.

Your mother says it's important.

Oh.

Thanks, Mrs. Benedict.

But he isn't here, Mr. Redmond. He left last night. He went to the state

capitol. Well, good gracious, the foreclosure and sale is at 12 o 'clock.

Didn't he leave any message? Only that he'd get back as soon as he could. Well,

it seems to me the least he could have done was to have stayed here and faced

the music with me.

Now, don't you talk like that, Frank Redmond.

Judge Hardy never ran away from anything.

I'm sorry, but when the sheriff sells me out to pay Hoyt Wells for that aqueduct

land, he'll sell the judge out too, lock, stock and barrel. I know, but

nothing we can do.

I should never have let the judge endorse my note.

They'll grab any cash he's got and sell this house over your head.

Well, we might as well be there and watch them do it.

Andrew!

What's the matter, Ma? We're going to drive Mr. Redmond over to the Aqueduct

property. We'll go in our car. You can drive, Andrew. Hot dogs!

I'll drive it right around the front, Ma.

Andrew! What on earth?

Listen, son, we'll be late. Oh, gosh, Mom, this is the only time you've ever

me drive the car. I want to take Polly along, too.

Polly!

Where are you going?

I'm okay, Ma.

You keep your hands on the wheel.

Listen, son, we're in a hurry.

Okay, hang on to your back hair.

Oh, look.

There's the sheriff ahead.

Who was that?

Hardy boy.

Durn him.

How am I doing, everybody?

Handle Hardy. You be careful.

Oh.

Can't you see your way clear to give us a break, some more time?

It's entirely out of my hands. But I've dragged an innocent man into this thing.

We've been over all that. After all, you signed a note and Hardy endorsed it.

And I'm merely asking for what's mine.

Nothing doing.

Save it, Polly.

This is business.

He's going to land here.

Look out, everybody.

Why, it's Dad.

It's Dad, Mom.

Gee, Dad, where you been? Where'd you get the plane?

Tell you later, son. Hello, Mother.

I'll be with you in just a minute.

Hello, Frank.

How are you, Hoyt?

Sheriff, I want to thank you for staking this property. What are you doing

there? I'm foreclosing on this property.

You mean you were foreclosing.

Judge, are you crazy?

What's the idea of all this nonsense?

Well, it may seem like nonsense to you, but this land is mine, filed and

purchased by me. Have you ever heard of such a thing as the law?

After 20 years on the bench, I have a faint remembrance of it. This is

government land, and I bought it.

According to an old government statute stating that civil war script can be

for the purchase of government claims.

Government land?

You're crazy. Am I?

When the Aqueduct Project was voted down, the land that was ceded to Hoyt

which he in turn sold to Frank Redmond, reverted to the government.

And it's on that government land I filed my patent.

But, Judge, this filing of the claim you speak of, this civil war script... All

in due time, Sheriff.

We got it, Dad. We got it with us.

There's an efficient family for you, Sheriff. Always there in a pinch.

Boy, if I were you, I'd begin to look up the next train out of this town.

I'd be pretty far away before we'd begin to look into this thing thoroughly.

Here you are, Dad. Here's the old Mazuma.

And, Sheriff, I was instructed by the land office to turn that over to you.

Andy, what do you think of that cabin job?

Has it got any pep?

Plenty, plenty.

Mother, you know, I believe I'm getting air -minded.

I begin to like this flying business.

Isn't it cute?

You bet.

I could get in this little job and tomorrow I'd be in Catalina.

Catalina. What's so grand about that play?

It's wonderful. It's the last word.

Oh, I don't know.

Doesn't seem to have done any wonders for you.

Is that so?

Honest, Pop, man to man, I was just showing Polly what I'm not going to do

anymore.

Ladies and gentlemen, I hope you've enjoyed the adventures of my, I mean

Hardy's family, because Metro -Golden -Mare has in preparation further

revelations of the loves and hopes and fears of Marion, Andy, Aunt Millie,

mother, incidentally myself.

Personally, or rather as Judge Hardy, I hope that the lessons learned in

Catalina have been well learned.

But knowing Marion and Andy rather intimately, I'm afraid not.

You know, Judge Hardy wouldn't take a million dollars for his family.

And he wouldn't give you a nickel for another one.

I hope that we meet very soon Thank you