All language subtitles for They Had to See Paris 1929-subrip

[ ChatterIng ]

[ Bell Clanging ]

You know, boys,
I've fixed a million of these things...

and I've never found the same thing wrong
with no two of'em.

[ Men Laughing ]

There was a rabbit in that one.

That's the first time
I ever found that animal in there.

- How much is it, Mr. Peters?
- Oh, that's all right.

-Just charge it to experimental work.
- Thanks!

- [ All Exclaiming Greetings ]
- Hey, how are ya? How are ya?

- Hey, you all got back, huh?
- We got back.

I thought them gals in Kansas City'd
get one of ya anyhow.

Hey, wait, hold it.
Come on. Let's go inside.

- You oughta have been with us on that.
- Yeah?

You never been with us on
one of these trips yet, have you?

The next time we go,
you're coming along.

- That's right.
- You've got to go!

Nah. Looks awful doubtful.

Oh, Mr. Peters!
Just rented the last car!

- That's great, Clark.
- [ Horn HonkIng ]

Gee, what's all the fuss about?

[ Man ] Folks thInk they're gonna brIng
In a well on the Morley tract.

- [ Men LaughIng ]
- [ Peters ] AIn't no oIl out there.

I bet you the hole'll be drier
than a congressman's speech.

[ All Laughing ]

I guess at that there's more money
in renting automobiles...

than there is in oil
on that Morley farm.

[ Horn Honking ]

That's my family out there.

I'll go get him.
He'll never get away from that gang.

- [ Chattering ]
- Oh, hello, Ross.

Say, hurry up, wIll ya!!
They're gonna shoot the wells at 2.?00.

Hello, Ross.
How are ya?

I wouldn't miss it for a glass eye.

I should think you'd
be a little excited.

After all, you're part owner
of the Morley tract.

Well, I don't believe in getting excited, Son,
over somethin' you ain't even got.

- [ Chuckles ]
- Don't get all head-up over this oil.

There's money enough in the automobile
business. We're doing nice, Son.

- Yeah?
- Yeah.

The prettier they make these things,
the more fixing they need.

Oh, for mercy's sake,
are you coming too?

- He's going to keep you company, Mother.
- Oh!

Clark McCurdy, can't you make this daughter
of mine behave herself?

All I want is a good chance to try.

Well, all right.
Get in. Come along then.

Hey! Here-

[ Giggling ]

If there's any necking going on,
get in the backseat.

Now, Ross dear,
stop teasing your sister.

He isn't.
But don't let him know it.

Hello, Idy.

Hello, Pa. Come on.
We'd better get going. Hurry up.

- Hey, come on, you kids. Roll outta here.
- Come on. Over the top.

- [ Mother] There we are.
- [ Giggling ]

[ All GIgglIng, LaughIng ]

By golly, there's
a monument waiting...

for the first guy that invents
an automobile door...

that a weak guy can open.

Hey, Ma, if you hear anything that sounds
like a kiss, you know what it'll be?

- What?
- A kiss!

- Oh!
- [ All Laughing ]

[ Horns Honking ]

Well, she made her on high.

- Put on your brake!
- [ Horns HonkIng ]

Here I come!

Clear the way!

[ Chattering ]

Oh, Daddy, aren't you thrilled?

Yeah. They're gonna have to refuel this well
before they can shoot it.

Just think- there's one born every minute,
and most of'em live.

[ Cheering ]

Why, Pike, you old horse doctor!
You're a millionaire!

[ All Laughing, Chattering ]

????[ Record Player.?Ballad ]

Gee whiz, it's a beautiful night.

It certainly is a beautiful night.

[ Idy ]
Opal!! TIme to go to bed!!

Oh, Mother, it's early yet!

Gee, Opal, your mother's been
acting kinda funny to me lately...

ever since you got all that money.

Money doesn't make any difference
to me, Clark. It never will.

- Are you sure?
- You bet your right eye.

?? [ Off]

Opal, do as I tell you.
Say good night and come to bed.

Oh, Idy, lay off Opal.

You know the children
come by their wildness natural.

Oh, you weren't so wild.

Well, thought I was.

Opal darling, say good night to Clark
and run along to bed.

- Good night, Clark.
- Good night, Opal.

Good night, darling.
Good night.

Mrs. Peters-

Now, we've got to be
very sensible, Clark.

You're a real nice boy...

but Opal is getting too old to be running around
the way she's been doing.

Aw, did Ma send your little Romeo home?
[ Laughing ]

Oh, you go away, Ross.

Don't, Ross.

Oh, never mind.
I'll go fix it for you.

Good night, Daddy.

Good night, honey.

Good night.

Good night.

Hey, Clark.
Wait a second.

Aw, don't mind Mother.

She doesn't mean half she says.

- Cigarette?
- Thanks, Ross.

You know, Pike, we've got to be thinking
about these children of ours.

Now, take Ross-

Well, Ross. I thought he was
a pretty good boy.

He's provincial.

He's what?

And then Opal. She shouldn't be staying
around a little old town like this.

Think of our Opal
marrying a garage mechanic.

About the only difference I see
between Clark and I when I was his age...

is that he's got two pair of pants.

Idy.

Don't think I don't
remember those old days.

You was a schoolteacher...

and I was just a horse doctor.

When you took me in...

as your kindergartner...

might have been
a bad day's work for you...

but I want to tell ya it's the greatest thing
that ever happened to me.

And don't you think that
I don't appreciate it either.

Don't you try to be
soft-soaping me now, Pike.

My mind's made up...

and you're going to
take the family abroad.

- A-what?
- Yes, sir.

- We've got to see Paris.
- See what?

- Paris!
- Why?

For background.

Wouldn't know what to do with one
if I seen it.

Children's got everything they want.

Oh, but we want our children
to meet the right kind of people.

And besides, you need it too.

- Need what?
- Culture.

What? With money?

Awfully unnecessary.

Oh, but we want you
to have a broader outlook...

a different point of view
and a new experience.

Say...

getting rich is
a new experience for me.

Just think.

A thousand dollars a day.

I used to think
such things was dreams.

You know, Idy...

you and I, we've had
some pretty hard times together...

and I'm never gonna
deny you a thing.

And If you want to take
the chIldren to ParIs...

why,you go ahead and take 'em.

Oh, but you're the one
who needs it most.

You've got to go too.

Say, I can't go. I've got to stay here
and take care of this business.

And besides, Ross-
Ross is, uh-

he's got to go back
to the university.

Oh, Ross'll learn more
in one year in Paris...

than he would in four years
at the university.

That's just exactly
what I'm scared of.

Hello, folks.
Can we come in?

Oh, sure.
Come on in here, boys.

You're the very ones I need.

Yes, come on in. You tell Pike that
it's his duty to take us all to Paris.

Paris? Are you goin'?

Well, I say I ain't,
but Idy says I am.

You am!

[ Both Laughing ]

You all come in and sit down.
I'll go get you something nice and cool to drink.

That's a great idea!

- [ Laughing ]
- Sit down there.

Paris! Oh, boy!

The girls and the parties
they pull off there!

Say, they know more
about livin' in one minute...

than we do in a month.

[ Whispers ] And more about lovin'
than we will in a lifetime.

[ Sighs ]

Mademoiselles. And just to think, you're
gonna get a chance to parlez-vous 'em.

Dancing on tables
and kicking your hat off!.

? Oh, the French
they are a funny race ?

? Parlez-vous ?

? French, they are a funny race ?

? Parlez-vous ??

? I could never
love somebody madly ?

? But I could do it for you ?

? I could never love
but the one madly ?

? But I could do it for you ?

- ??I don't know why ??
- Ed Eggers oughta see this.

I like her.

?? You make me feel lIke I do ??

? Why am I
so crazy for you ?

? I hope to die ?

? If I could ever
say ��yes'' gladly ?

? But I could do it for you ?

??I ??

? Would never
make my eyes go goo-goo ?

? But I could do it for you ?

? I ?

? Could never ��wa-wa''
like a Zulu ?

? But I could do it for you ??

[ Applause ]

Bravo. Bravo.

This is no place for Daddy.
We'd better take him home.

When you ain't used to this culture,
it kinda gets you.

I didn't mean thIs.

Thank heaven Ross isn't here.

Mother thinks Ross is at the public library.
[ Laughs ]

[ Speaking French ]

He's missing a lot of background
by not being here.

Well, I wish Ross would stay with us
more than he does.

Oh, he's safe, Idy.
He's a man now.

I'm beginning to think if there's anything
that isn't safe in Paris, it's a man.

This kind of thing always bores me.

Of course it's a bore, Marquis.

But the Peterses are very wealthy
oil people from America.

And their daughter
is young and pretty.

Ah, that's different.

- BonsoIr.
- The Peters table, please.

Oh!
[ French ]

Here comes Miss Mason.

I know. I read Emily.

Mrs. Peters, allow me to present
the Marquis de Brissac du Corday.

Madame.

My daughter.

- Enchant�.
- And my husband.

The Marquis de Brissac du Corday.

How do you do?

Certainly glad to meet you,
Mar... quis-

Certainly- Glad to meet you, Mark.

How do you do?

[ French ]

How do you enjoy my country?

Ain't a bad little town, Duke.

But you oughta see
Claremore, Oklahoma.

If your Claremore
is as charming as its women...

I certainly would like to see it.

You wouldn't kid a poor little American girl,
would you, Marquis?

I see. Then I will ask you the usual thing-
How do you like Paris?

Oh, to me it's just priceless.

I've never had so much fun
in all my life.

- If you would only let me show you the real ParIs.
- Oh, I'd love It.

Well, we can start tomorrow.

Beg your pardon.

- Could you?
- Oh, that'd be lovely.

- Would you allow?
- I think it would be very nice.
I know she would enjoy it.

Ross.

Why, Father-

- You're here too, huh?
- Yeah, well, we're just leaving.

Mother's over here.

Wish you'd come over there and join us.

Bring, uh, the young lady o-over there.

This is Miss, uh-
Miss, uh-

- Fleurie.
- Miss Fleurie, Father.

- Glad to meet you.
- Enchant�.

[ Whispering In French ]

We were going to another caf�.

[ French Continues ]

Oh, don't you worry
about me, Father.

I'm all right.

I'm not worried about you, Son.

Good night, Father.

Good night, Ross.

- BonsoIr.
- [ FleurIe ] Bonsoir.

What is the matter?

Y-You know who that girl is?

I don't know her very well.

She live in the same
apartment house with me.

She's a very nice girl.

You are the Am�rIcaIn.
N'est-ce pas?

Yes.

- Oh, I love the Am�rIcaIns.
- [ Chuckles ]

That's, uh-That's the best thing
I ever heard since I left Oklahoma.

[ Chuckles ]

You like my song?

[ Chuckling ]

Why, certainly, I-

I liked it very much.

Oh, you make me so happy!

- Good night.
- Good night.

- Good night.
- Good night.

Hello, Daddy!!

Oh, hello, honey.

- Did the mail come?
- Uh-huh.

Did you hear anything from Ross?

No.

Oh, now, Daddy, he didn't go
to Monte Carlo to write letters.

Where have you been?

I been prowling around this town all
morning long looking for a Frenchman.

[ Laughs ]

There's one here.

- Is he?
- [ Both Laughing ]

He's hiding if he is.

I bet you there's thousands
of Americans over here...

that never did see
their own state capital.

[ Laughs ]

[ PIke ]
Oh, look at Mom!!

[ Chuckles ]

- Hello, darling.
- [ Indistinct ]

You like it?

Oh, yeah. That's-

Gee, that's pretty.

How'd you ever
get in that thing anyhow?

Oh, and the hair!

Look at the mane!
What did you do?

- An improvement, don't you think?
- Uh-huh.

You're growing young fast.

[ Chuckles ]

You ain't the old gal
that married the horse doctor...

out in Oklahoma, are ya?

Oh, don't be silly, Pike.

Say, you sure pretty, honey.

Why, there ain't a woman I've seen
in Paris that I'd trade for you.

You see, Mother?
He's falling in love with you all over again.

- Oh!
- I am too.

- Isn't she pretty? Huh?
- Sure is.

- I believe I'm gonna have to kiss her.
- Oh, behave yourself, Pike!

I'm gonna kiss ya, honey.

Oh, why, Daddy,
you're actually blushing!

Uh, feels a little like infidelity.

- [ Laughing ]
- [ Laughing ]

[ Telephone RIngIng ]

You'd better answer that, Opal.

Wonder who that could be.

Hello?

Ask him to come up, please.

Where y'all going?

We're going to the ch�teau.

[ Mutters ]
Ch�teau.

Wish you'd forget that ch�teau junk.

We need it for Opal...

and to entertain
the right kind of people.

Gee, it's lonesome around here.

I believe I'll go with you.

Oh, no, Pike. You always let everybody know
that you're an American.

Funny how they find it out.

Bonjour, MarquIs.

Bonjour, mademoIselle.

- You look charming.
- Thank you.

Won't you sit down?

Daddy's hat.

Oh, Mother will be ready
in a minute.

- Will you excuse me, please?
- CertaInement.

- The marquis is here.
- Oh, good!

- Why don't you lose that guy?
- Shh!

Oh, now, I like him.
So why worry, Daddy?

- Oh, well, he don't amount to-
- Shh! He'll hear you!

[ Whispers ]
Quiet.

Lose him quietly, but lose him.

Come on, darling.
We must go.

Come along.

[ Whispers ]
Can I go?

No, darling. I told you.
Now, stay and be a good boy.

[ Whispers ]
Hey!

Can I go?
I'll behave good.

No!

Good-bye, Daddy.

Hello, Marquis.

Madame!
You look like a Parisienne.

And very charming!

You do think so?
I'm so glad.

- Uh, shall we go?
- Madame.

Come, Opal.

[ Horns HonkIng ]

[ WhIstle Blows ]

Oh! Mister Am�rIcaIn!!

- Oh, hello there!
- How nice to see you.

We meet ourselves together again.

Yeah! Well, where did you
blow in here from, huh?

��Blow''? Oh!
Like the wind I blow.

[ Laughs ]
Ah, you Am�rIcaIn always talk with the slang.

Uh-

Mademoiselle, eh, ��join-a-vous''?

Uh, parlez-vous, uh, Coca-Cola?

- Coca-Cola? [ Laughs ]
- Yes.

What is that- Coca-Cola?

That's, uh-
That's the champagne of America.

Ah!

You know, I- I was gettin' kinda lonesome
when you come along here.

Oh, I do not like
to see you lonesome.

- Gar�on!!
- Hmm.

I see you already
speak our language.

[ Chuckles ]

Uh, s'Il vous pl�It.
Uh, mercI. Uh, n'est-ce pas?

- [ Both Laughing ]
- Ooh-la-la!

��Mon doer!''

I gotta cut it out though.
It's interfering with my English.

- VraIment?
- Sure it is!

[ French Continues ]

- And a glass of beer.
- [ WaIter ] Yes, monsIeur.

You know, you folks over here
got some dandy customs.

Take this sitting out here
in the open...

eating and drinking
and having a good time.

That's wonderful.
You know?

Oh! I have a rehearsal.
An appointment.

Uh, what time is it?

Oh, but that could not be the time!

It marches.
I do not understand this.

Oh- Here, wait.

[ Chuckles ]
Here's the time in Paris right there.

Oh. That's the time.

- But what is this?
- Oh.

That's the time in
the best little town in Oklahoma.

Claremore. Did you ever hear
of Claremore?

- No.
- Such ignorance.

Claremore-

You know how many miles of paved streets
we've got in Claremore?

No, but I would like to hear it.

Well, we got more
paved streets per street...

than any town
in our end of the county.

Did you ever hear about
the Claremore radium water?

Radium water?
I do not understand.

You don't have to understand it.
You just smell it, that's all.

[ Laughing ]
Ah-la-la-la-la!

But people come
from Tulsa and Oolagah...

Chelsea and all around
just to smell this water.

- Oh! You kid me!
- Yeah! You know what it's for?

They put the dogs in there
and it kills the fleas on these dogs.

- Oh! [ Laughs ]
- Oh, it's death on fleas. You don't know this water.

Yes, it does. Honest, it does. Honest, I-
Yeah, they put-You got to go to Claremore!

There it is, Pike- our ch�teau.

Oh, it's got a couple
of silos on it, ain't it?

What do you think the folks back
in Claremore would say to that?

Well, there ain't any reason why,
if we're careful, we can't keep it dark.

[ Chuckles ]
What?

Oh! Idy, look!
The Ku Klux is way over here!

Shh! Pike! Pike. Pike.

Shh. SIt down. Don't dIsturb them.
That's the marquIs.

- Hello, Daddy!
- Oh, hello, honey!! How are ya?

- Stick him. Stick him. Go on.
- Driver, drive on.

Stick him in the giblets!
Go on, get him!

Oh, such grandeur!

Pike, isn't it thrilling?

[ Shouting ]
All aboard...

the MIssourI PacIfic!!

- Claremore train on track-
- Shh!

There you go again!

They'll think you're crazy!

Honey, all you need here
is a Pullman window.

You are at my mercy.

Give me your sword.

Your hand is trembling.

You're so dangerous, Marquis.

- Are you afraid of me?
- A little.

And this is our room.

Pike, isn't it gorgeous?

I-It's, uh, you know,
a little cramped...

but awfully cozy.

Come down here, Pike.
I want to show you something.

Idy?

I bet you it's a drive and two niblick shots
from that door to this bed.

Oh-

This is your dress suit...

and you're gonna put it on
every night for dinner.

- N-N- Uh-uh. Idy, I don't want to.
- Now, you must.

No, I don't want
to wear a dress suit, Idy-

Now-

Now, you ain't gonna
make a monkey outta me...

you know, for a lot of people
I never did see in my life.

You have to put it on every night.

Especially when the marquis is here.

You know, it's a real treat to meet him.

Say, it's a circus.

Who's that?

That's your valet.

- What?
- Your valet.

You know. He's to help you dress
and do things.

[ Chuckles ]

Ain't got a thing
in the world to do...

and you go and hire an able-bodied guy
to help me do it.

What's his name?

- [ Mutters ] Fran�ois.
- What?

- Fran�ois.
- Oh. Fran�ois.

His name is Gus from now on.

I don't think he likes that.

He's not going to be with us long.

Now, Pike, don't you argue anymore.

You let him help you into those things
and come right straight down to dinner.

You got anything
you could trade for these?

An old pocket knife?

Automobile horn?

Any little knickknack at all.

Could you use thIs?

Does monsieur want to wear it
as a unIforme de m�nage?

Huh? As a u-As a what?

As a unIforme de m�nage.

Uniform-

Say, listen, you can paint it red...

and wear it as underwear.

This ought to satisfy anybody.

Miss Mason,
you do think the marquis...

is seriously attracted
to my Opal, don't you?

Why, of course.

- Before this soiree is over,
he will declare his intentions.
- Hmm, I wonder if he will.

Everything depends, though,
on the good impression we make tonight.

But has anything been left undone?

I wonder if I might warn you...

that your husband is
sometimes a little bit crude.

[ Chuckles ]
Yes, I know. That's just his way.

You know, he's so
thoroughly American.

- Yes, but, uh-
- Yes.

Well, I'm going up now
and I'll speak to him.

Friday.

Listen, bloodhound.

What is the penalty in France...

for killing a man?

Je ne saIs pas, monsIeur.

It don't matter. Even if it's burning at the stake,
it's gonna be worth it.

Gus...

I've become mighty useless
since I got rich...

but I haven't become so helpless
that I can't at least...

put on my own britches.

Get out. Come on, get on out.
Get out.

Get out.

Pike, why aren't you dressed?

Don't you know the soiree
is about to begin?

Is there no way to prevent it?

It's going to be wonderful.

Just looks who's going to be here.
The Count Maurice de-

��Count Maurice de Trevale, 400.

��Prince Ordinsky, 600.

Countess Amelia Teseky, 3 50-''

What is these numbers? Is this how much
they weigh? Or their telephone number?

What is that?

No. That's their honorarium.

- Their what?
- Their fee. You know.

Idy, you don't mean to tell me that after
we bring these people here and feed 'em...

that you're paying 'em to come too?

Well, it's- it's being done,
especially since the war.

Lord, the things
they lay onto the war.

��Jean de Donne, poet.

��Fifty dollars.

Huron de Corday, Depu-''

You got a sheriff coming too?

Oh, no, no. Deputy.
That means a congressman.

��Ten dollars.'' Oh, I see.

��Grand Duke Mikhail.''

A Scotchman, huh?

Not ��McHale.''
Grand Duke Mikhail. A Russian.

��One thousand dollars.''

Say, he is a Scotchman.
Don't tell me.

��Countess Ron''-

- Now, come on, Pike. You're just stalling.
- No, I ain't.

You don't want to get into
your dress suit.

Every night it's been
a different excuse.

Now, you put it on
and come down immediately.

Idy.

I-

I haven't got that suit.

You what?

I give it to Gus,
and he give it to his brother.

H-He's a waiter in Paris.

Why, I guess it's got
soup all over it by now.

Pike! You gave it away?

Now what are we going to do?

Oh, Pike, you've spoiled everything!

Oh!

And this was to have been
Opal's big chance.

And now look what you've done!

Oh, Pike.

Oh- Oh, gee, I didn't-

Well, Idy, I had no idea you was
gonna take it hard like that.

Why, for goodness sakes,
I- I wouldn't-

I wouldn't have done it if I'd thought about it.
Honest, I wouldn't, honey.

I'll tell you what I'll do.

- I'll be sick. That's what I am!
- Oh, that won't help.

Why, yes, I am. I'm sick. I'm up here in bed.
You go right on with the party.

Oh, but, Pike, you're the host...

and it's your duty to be there.

Ah, no, now listen, that's the way we'll fix it.
That'll be fine. Please.

- No, Pike. I can't go down and meet those people.
- Yes, now, you-

Oh, yes. I ain't gonna spoil the party.
That'll be fine.

Why, I'd have worn tights
rather than to have this to happen.

You'll be all right.

[ Chattering ]

MercI.
This is my daughter, Opal.

- MercI.
- Very nice to meet you.

Nice of you to come.

My daughter, Opal.

Call me Charles.

- Thank you.
- Miss Mason.

[ Man ] The MarquIs and La MarquIse
de BrIssac du Corday.

The marquis's mother.

Am I straight?

Oh, Mother, I wonder if he's really
going to propose to me tonight.

If he doesn't, it's your fault.

This is my daughter.

- Good evening.
- I've wanted to meet you for so long.

BonsoIr, mademoIselle.

Now, I am so sorry.

My husband is indisposed
this evening.

Oh, I hope it's nothing serious.

No, no, not serious.
I think he'll be quite all right tomorrow.

[ Man ] HIs ImperIal HIghness,
Grand Duke MIkhaIl of RussIa!!

[ Guests MurmurIng ]

We are honored.

Very pleased to meet you, madame.

My daughter.

And the marquise.

- Bonjour, madame.
- [ Speaking French ]

- We are old friends.
- Oh, that's very nice.

- Bonjour. [ French ]
- [ French ]

It's so nice of you to come,
Your Imperial Highness.

I'm just delighted
to be here, madame.

You know, there's
an old Hindu proverb.

It says that it isn't the stones
that make the house-

it's the guests.
[ Chuckles ]

[ Man ]
MonsIeur Laselle and MademoIselle Vadney.

- [ French ]
- Did I say something wrong?

- Oh, pardon.
- [ French ]

How are you tonIght?

[ Chattering ]

Your Highness.
Surely you're not going so soon.

I am bored.

The check was rather generous, wasn't it?

I still reserve the privilege
of saying I'm bored.

[ Whispering ]
Hey! Hey, Gus!

Look up.
[ Whistles ]

Get me something to eat.
I'm hungry.

The only time I ever
wanted you, you're gone.

Say, I lost out on my dinner here.
Where the devil you been?

These are great. Where-

Where's one of them ��Roosian''-
��Roosian'' ones I heard about?

- Oh, yes. You mean the caviar.
- Hmm?

Mm-mmm.

It's a good thing those- those things are
fashionable, 'cause they ain't nothin' else.

- What's in 'em?
- They are very choice.

They are made from the egg of fish.

Listen. When you wanna eat eggs...

you can't improve on the old hen.

Do you know that?

Who's that?

That's Monsieur Levevre,
a big humorist.

- A big what? Humorist?
- Humorist.

He make the column
for the newspaper.

Funnyman, huh?

Fifteen dollars.

[ Snickers ]

We got our money's worth
out of him, Gus.

Hey. Where's this
thousand-dollar guy...

Grand Duke Mikhail?

- Where's he?
- Oh, you mean Grand Duke ��Michael.''

Yeah.

There is His Imperial Highness.

That one?

Cost another thousand to feed him.

Hello, Duke. What are you doing,
following the trays?

Oh, I see. You're escaping boredom too.
How fortunate.

My name is Peters.

I didn't know you are the host.
I beg your pardon.

It's all right.
I was bored before you was.

Sit down here and make yourself at home,
and we'll-

we'll be bored together.

Gus, get out of here with
them ��Roosian'' knickknacks...

and bring us something fit to eat.

And drink.

How do you like our igloo?

You know, we got 36 clocks
in this place...

and no two of'em's alike,
except none of'em's any good.

So you are the host.

And you are the grand duke.

Duke, you're working too cheap.

What?

- Never- Let it go. Never mind.
- [ Chuckles ]

????[ Orchestral ]

Oh, what a beautiful scene.

Snow mountains in St. Moritz.

You are dancing...
in moonlight.

You look so exquisite
and sparkling...

as the jewel that
is your lovely name.

You are dancIng wIth-

Who's the man?
What's he like?

He has my height and color.

And he looks at you...

with eyes that tell you
that he loves you.

Are you kidding me too?

It's not nice, darling...

to tease me when I am serious.

I do love you.

[ Chuckles ]
You know, Duke-

Say, I ain't gonna call you ��Duke.''

I wanna just call you Mike.

I'm gonna call you Mike,
and you can call me Pike.

- Pike.
- That's a boy.

Mike and Pike.

They look alike. [ Chuckles ]
Say, there's one.

Mike, you know...

this is a great thing
for me, you know.

A great come-up for old Pike...

to be sitting here in Paris
just slummin' with the grand duke.

Your Imperial Highness, Madame Peters
is waiting for you in the salon.

She drink, then she rest.

[ French ]

��Say boo play''...

and mercI.

- [ Laughing ]
- Not forgetting ��mon doer.''

But if my wife...

sent for you, you better go.

You don't know my wife.

Worst thing ever happened
to you was the revolution.

- Then you shall go with me.
- Good. I'll go.

But your costume, monsieur.
It is impossible.

He's right.
It's impossible.

Yes. Impossible.

I've got an idea.

You shall go in a manner befitting...

the master of the ch�teau.

[ Laughs ]

And did your family live
in Oklahoma too?

Oh, yes. You see, Mr. Peters comes from
an old pioneering and exploring family.

In fact, his great-great-grandfather
discovered...

one of America's most famous mountains-
Pikes Peak.

- It was named after him.
- Oh, how interesting.

And your husband,
is he too an explorer?

Well, no. You see, everything in America's
been explored.

Besides being a captain of industry,
he has a degree in medicine.

- Oh, isn't that wonderful.
- Yes. He's quite a wonderful-

[ StompIng ]

Ladies and gentlemen-

I want to Introduce
my frIend MIke...

who will entertain you
with a Russian gasotsky.

That's all I have to say tonight.

Oh, Pike.

How could he?

How could your father have done
such a thing after all my planning?

And that's what
we came to Europe for.

Now he disgraced us
and spoiled everything.

- Here, Mother. Drink this.
- I don't want it. Take it away.

Oh, now please don't take on so.
I'm sure he's sorry.

Sorry?

He opposes me
in everything I try to do.

And the marquis
and his dear mother-

how shocked they must have been.

Oh. He behaved like a rowdy...

and now the grand duke
will never even look at us again.

Oh, what do we do?
[ Crying ]

Good morning, Pike.

Good morn- Good mornin', Mike.

- [ Chuckles ]
- How do you feel, huh?

Oh. Oh, terrible! Mmm.

Madame.

Monsieur Marquis
and Madame La Marquise.

The marquis and his mother.

- Are here?
- Yes.

Oh. What shall I do?
What shall I say?

- Well, you'll have to see them, Mother.
- You must.

- Oh, will you come down with me?
- Oh, yes, dear.

- Why, certainly.
- All right.

[ French ]

[ French ]

[ French ]

- Oh, how can I-
- My dear, your soiree last night-

- Yes, I'm-
- was perfectly charming.

- Charming.
- And your husband-

- Yes, I must-
- delightful.

And as for the grand duke...

I've never seen him show
such friendship.

His Imperial Highness very rarely...

takes anybody
so quickly to his heart.

You are so kind.
You say the nicest things.

Mother. Why,
the grand duke's down there.

- Oh.
- Oh, he's back again!

Well, he looks as though
he never left.

- Well, good-bye, Mike.
- Good-bye, Pike.

And if you ever get around
to Claremore, remember...

you're booked for a speech
at the Rotary Club.

I wish I could invite you to my country,
but I have none.

You're lucky to get away
with a gag like that. [ Chuckles ]

I never thought I'd let a man kiss me
unless he's pinning a medal on me.

- [ Laughs ]
- Good-bye, Mike.

I wish I could afford
to carry you along.

- So long.
- DasvIdanya.

- D- D- Huh?
- DasvIdanya!!

- N'est-ce pas!! MercI!!
- Bye.

[ Chuckles ]

Whoa, there.
[ Laughs ]

- Here.
- Wasn't it fun?

You'd better wait out here, my dear.

Marquis, your attorney
is with Mr. Peters now.

Oh, my dear, I do hope your father
won't be too, uh, contrary.

Perhaps I'd better go back.
They may need me.

Your attorney? Why-Why don't you go
and talk to him yourself?

But it is not our custom, dear.

There are an awful lot of your customs
I'm going to change...

before I make
a good American of you.

Get. The very idea.

Say, listen. Are you gonna tell me that
he wants money for marrying my daughter?

But, monsieur, it's al-
it's always the custom...

with a man of
the marquis's position.

Say, I don't care if his family come from
as far back as Noah on both sides.

It's always so in France.

Say, it might be so in France,
but this is Oklahoma.

- Why, isn't it all settled?
- But, madame, he object to the dowry.

It's always the custom
of our titled men...

- marry girls from America.
- Why, of course.

There's one crop in America that never fails,
and that's the fool crop.

But I'm not aimin'
to add to it a while.

Now listen here.
You get outta here.

You're not a-gonna get
one plug nickel.

- You understand? Get out.
- Oh, Pike. Pike!

Oh!

Oh, don't be nervous,Jean.

You know, Father always lets me
have everything I want.

Am I to assume then that I'm
one of the things you want?

Well, you know, I-
I promised the girls...

I'd bring back all
sorts of things from Paris.

I hope the girls
will not be disappointed.

- Hmm?
- [ Door Closes ]

[ French ]

Excuse me, please.

[ French ]

Plug nickel!

VoIl�.

I'm sorry. I have
been grossly insulted.

AdIeu, mademoIselle.

Oh, but you-you don't mean
that you're going without-

without talking to Father yourself?

I cannot-

at least not now.

Idy.

- Wait a minute, Idy.
- Mother, what's the matter?

Oh, I can't do a thIng wIth hIm.

He's just a small-town hIck.

I just give that marquis
of yours the gate.

Well, wait a minute, Daddy.
Where do I come in?

Oh, you-Well, you don't mean
you really wanted him?

Oh, you don't like him just because
he's got better manners than you have.

Well, maybe he wouldn't meet
the approval of Ed Eggers...

and some of your Claremore friends.

Well, honey, uh, don't you- can't you trust me?
Don't you think I know?

Well, if I like him,
isn't that up to me?

Say. We're pretty crude
out in Oklahoma.

But up to the time
that I left there...

it was still the fashion
for men to wear the pants.

Now we're not a-gonna have a lampshade
like that in the Peters family.

Idy.

Let's talk this thing over,
will you?

Oh, you, trying to ruin
your daughter's future...

trying to tear her away
from the man she loves.

Why, that's not love.

At least, it ain't what
I'd call love anyhow.

And then him wantin' money
for marryin' my Opal.

Well, you know, I wouldn't give him
the allowance on a turned-in car.

Oh, but it would've been
such a brilliant marriage.

Brilliant. So is a skyrocket brilliant
as long as it lasts.

- Oh.
- It's this title you're all excited over.

What does a title mean,
especially since the war?

They're no more than a dead battery.

Now, Pike, you said that when we got
all this money it was like a dream come true.

What does it mean to me if I can't have
the dream for my daughter come true?

Aw. I mean, gettin'
a little dab of money-

Don't get all-all excited.

Let's be original.
Let's keep our common sense.

Now get down to earth
and think a minute, honey.

Well, I'm not going
to let you spoil this thing.

I'm going to tell him
that you'll pay it.

Hey, wait a minute.
Say, listen here.

Now you and Opal have been riding on
a pretty high horse around here lately...

but I want you to understand
that I've got somethin' to say about this.

Oh, you-You've ruined everything-
all our chances.

I wish you'd stayed in Oklahoma.

You've been nothing
but a drag and a handicap.

We're ashamed of you- both of us.

You've said things to me before,
but if I didn't know it...

sort of seems like you mean that.

I do mean it.
I'm sick and tired of it.

Oh, I don't want to talk
to you anymore.

I never wish I never had to see
your face again. That's what!

Oh.

Idy.

I'll go.

Y-You-You're never gonna
say those things to me anymore.

I'm going.

[ Crying ]

[ Horns HonkIng ]

Yeah.
[ Mutters ]

Anything for Ross Peters?

Ross!

- Why, hello, Father.
- Oh.

Hello, Son.
When did you come back?

Gee, I'm glad to see you.

Oh, what's the matter?
Is anything wrong?

[ Chuckles ]
No.

Mother and Opal are all right?

They're just fine.
They're dandy.

Nothing, Mr. Peters.

Well, what did you-
What'd you do, lose weight?

What are you doin' with
that boudoir cap on there, huh?

- Oh, everybody wears 'em down there.
- Down where?

Down in the Latin Quarter.

What's you doin' down there?

Say, Dad. I've been trying
to put something over on you...

but you've been so darn square I-
I guess I'd better come through.

Will you come with me now?

Certainly, Son.

Anything for Dexter Pont?

Here we are, Dad.
This is the Latin Quarter.

This is the place
I wanted to show you.

- What's this?
- My studio.

Huh. Are you studying art?
Well, you couldn't paint a fence, Ross.

Oh, bonjour, Ross!!
[ French ]

You remember Fleurie, Father.

- How do you do?
- [ FleurIe ] Enchant�.

She's an artist model...

and a darned good one too.

No gold digger about her.

And we love each other.

Don't mind if I sit down, do you?
[ Chuckles ]

It's all kind of sudden.

I mean, you got a-
You got a rockin' chair. Huh.

Didn't know there was
one of these in France.

Always struck me funny that...

people that did as much...

sittin' down as
these people do over here...

they didn't have rockin' chairs.

All they got is these little...

gold, four-legged milk stools...

or some big...

chaise longue where you sit down...

and pants come up
and pretty near cut you in two.

What's the good of
all this stalling, Dad?

I'm not stalling, Son.
But you can't-

You can't settle a thing like this
in just a minute, you know.

I know, but talking
isn't gonna do any good.

No, maybe not.

Oh, you don't understand
what romance is. You're old.

I love her and I'm gonna marry her.

- You are?
- Yes.

If you love her and you wanna take her
back home...

and feel that you can
be proud of her-

if it's that way-

ask her to come with us then.

- Come where?
- Why, to meet your mother and your sister.

What for? I'm not asking her
to marry the whole family.

I don't see why
you can't let me alone.

[ French ]

Oh, never mind now, Fleurie.
Never mind.

Oh, Ross, a thing like this
might be all right...

with a few people
over here in Paris...

and it might be tolerated
in some places in America...

but I-
oh, I don't know- it-

it ain't hardly what you and I
was raised up to.

Why, that's a lot of puritanism.
My mind is made up.

I've got my own life to live,
and I'm gonna live it my own way.

People in Claremore certainly
wouldn't envy us now...

if they knew what
this money had done.

This Peters family is
pretty well shot to pieces.

Monsieur Peters.
The man with the two watches.

Oh, I am so glad to see you.

You-You glad?

Well, what a novelty.

You are unhappy, n'est-ce pas?

Well, n'est-ce pas is-
is just about washed-up...

s'Il vous pla�t.

[ Laughs ]
Oh, but you must not be like that.

Maybe you would like to come in,
have a nice cup of tea.

This is my little apartment.
I make good tea.

My friends, they all say that.
Come in.

[ Clears Throat ]
I'll have to- I'm in a big hurry- I-

I will sing for you.

Well, uh, I don't know
but what I will.

You remember? You say
you like to hear me sing.

I certainly do like
to hear you sing.

[ French ]

Come on now.
Sit down.

Make yourself at home
like a good boy.

Now I'm going to make you
some nice tea.

- ?? [ Up-tempo ]
- I'll be right back with the tea.

????[ SIngIng In French ]

?? [ Continues ]

? Madelon, Madelon
Madelon ??

That's a great song,
that ��Maddeleon.''

No, not ��Maddeleon''- ��Madelon.''

Through your nose.
It is a nasal sound.

- Now you repeat after me. Ma-
- Ma-

- de-
- de-

- lon.
- lon.

- Now quand-
- Quand.

- Ma- de-lon-
- Ma- de-lon-

- vIent-
- vIent-

- nous-
- nous-

- servIr-
- servIr-

- �-
- �-

- boIre-
- boIre-

- Sous-
- Sous-

- la tonnelle-
- la tonnelle-

- on-
- on-

- fr�le-
- fr�le-

- son-
- son-

- jupon.
- jupon.

Now, you like my song?
[ Giggles ]

Yes. That's a great language when you
have to hold your nose to learn it.

[ Laughing ]
Oh, la-la-la.

Well, now we're going to have some tea.
Ooh, oh, it's boiling too.

[ French ]

Oh, cut it out.

[ French ] Baby-
[ French ] Go home-

[ French ]

Ross.

Ross, excuse me.

I did- I did not mean it, you know.

I was- I was angry.

Oh, it's all right, Fleurie.

Let's go somewhere
and forget all about it.

Good! We go, huh?

Sit down.

Oh, that's the way it goes.
Oh, I took lessons on one of these.

- Oh, you did?
- Mm-hmm. I was-

I was two years payin'
for one of these things out home.

?? [ Up-tempo ]

And the words are right there.

Oh, this is the song
you sing in the caf�.

? There is something
I must say to you ?

? Ch�rI ?

? Though it seems
a silly thing to do ?

? You see ?

? Still it means a lot
of happiness ?

? For two ?

? You will understand
when I confess ?

? To you ?

? I ?

- ? Could never love somebody madly ?
- ? Love somebody madly ?

? But I could do it for you ?

? I could never love
someone badly ?

? But I could do it for you ?

? I don't know why ?

? You make me feel
like I do ?

? Why are you so ?

- ? Am I so crazy for you ?
- ? So crazy for you ?

? I hope to die ?

? If I could ever
say ��yes'' sadly ?

? But I could do it for you ??

[ Laughs ]
You are so nice.

?? [ Piano Continues ]

?? [ Stops ]

- You are a tenor, huh?
- [ Chuckles ]

Yeah. Say, I'm the best tenor Ford dealer
in Rogers County, Oklahoma.

I was 20 years perfecting
��Sweet Adeline.''

[ Laughs ]
Well, the first time I sing that song...

- I kill them.
- I'll bet.

I was in Deauville,
a beautiful city.

Have you ever been to Deauville?

No, I was never there.
I'd like to go sometime.

Good!
We will go there tonight.

I will go and pack me my little bag.

All right.
Anywhere you say.

Fifi! [ Whispers ]
Fifi. Fifi.

Come here. Fifi.

- What is it, crazy?
- Come here.

Oh, now, you big strong man,
you mustn't do that.

- Oh, say, we're going to Deauville, ain't we?
- Oh, ouI.

- We certainly are.
- [ French ]

- Why, Father.
- Hmm?

Well, hello, kid.

Father, wh-what are you doing?

I'm gettin' a background.

- You come away.
- Say, not me.

Why shouldn't I live the way
everybody else is living?

Say, this is no place for a puritan.

But Mother and Opal, Father.
Think about them.

Oh. They both told me
that they was ashamed of me.

Oh, Father, you-

you were always such a good man.

That's a lot of sentiment, Son.

If I'm making a mistake,
I'm the one that's got to pay for it.

Well, this is terrible, Father. I-

I'm not gonna let you do this.

Say, why don't you let me alone?

My mind is made up, and I'm gonna
live my life the way I want to.

Well, I'm gonna see
Mother about this.

- Well, try and find her.
- Ross.

[ Chuckles ]
Gee, that's fine.

You helped me put that over great.

You're a great kid,
and I wanna thank you.

Oh, uh, maybe you will
come back to us?

No.

Minou and I will be waiting.

No.

Uh, maybe you will change your mind.

Looks awful doubtful.

��Earl of Marlborough requests
the pleasure of your presence...

at a yachting party
on Thursday next.''

Won't that be nice, darling?

[ Sighs ]

Monsieur Marquis-
[ French ]

- Thank you.
- Why, Mother!

Why, he's come back!

Oh, he isn't such a bad sport
as Daddy thought.

Why, of course he's not.
I've always told you that.

Oh, he is different from
the other titles we've met.

You know, I guess
he really meant what he said...

about only wanting me.

Why, of course he did, my dear.

Oh, but you might as well
know the truth.

I sent for him.

I wrote him that I would pay
that dowry myself.

Oh.

So that's why he came back.

Well, now stop looking
like your father.

I'm not going to let you
spoil all my plans.

Remember, I'm your mother.

I'm your daughter, all right,
but I'm Pike Peters's daughter too.

Let me tell you something, Mother.

Ever since I've known that
it was the money he was after...

he's made me just a little bit sick.

I'm going down to tell him
where he gets off.

- Now, you're not, Opal. Now you listen to me.
- [ Door Closes ]

- Ross! Why, hello, Ross!
- Hello.

Darling! What a sur-

What's the matter, darling?

It's Father.

Now what's he been up to?

Well, you wouldn't talk
like that if I told you.

But I can't- I- I never can.

What do you mean?
What is it?

Whatever it is, it's all your fault.

Why, what's the matter?
What's the trouble, Ross?

Oh, you're in it, too, and so am I.

But Mother was the worst.
We drove him to it.

Drove him to what?
Oh, what do you mean?

Do you know what I heard him say?

He said the Peters family
was pretty well broken up.

He was right.

I don't believe
we'll ever see him again.

Has he been hurt?
Has there been an accident?

- No.
- Is it a woman?

A woman?

Oh, Ross.

Tell me that's not true.

Ross.

It isn't-

Oh.
[ Muttering ]

Oh.

[ KnockIng ]

Come.

Hello, Idy.

Where is that woman?

Which one?

Oh, Pike. I can hardly believe you.

Daddy, we want to go home.

Home? To that provincial
little old town?

Why, say, I haven't
seen half of Paris yet.

I'll tell you what we'll do. You folks
go on home, and I'll stay over here.

We'll do nothing of the sort.

I certainly can't go home now.

I've- I've got no background.

I- I have no broad outlook.

I haven't even got
a different point of view-

a new experience.

You'll not have a new experience
as long as I can prevent it.

Oh, now, Mother, don't start again.

What is that, Pike?
Let me see.

Oh, Pike, you've given me
an awful scare.

Why...

I wouldn't give you up
for a hundred marquises.

I'm sorry.

I guess I was just too ambitious
for the children.

I know it's been all my fault.

No, it ain't, Idy. Hmm.
It ain't all been your fault at all.

It's just- I don't know-
It's just kind of the fault of human nature.

It's the fault of parents, you know.

They just think they can kinda...

do better pickin' out their
sons and daughters-in-law...

than their own children can,
you know.

It's just sort of nature
that way, but, my goodness...

the children do bad enough
without any outside assistance.

You know, marriage,
it's a kind of a poker game...

and you just got to play
your own hand.

I tell you, I've come
to the conclusion...

that if parents can just keep
their children out of jail...

they have fulfilled
their obligation to 'em.

Ah, we-we pick on
our young folks too much, you know.

We think that every succeeding generation
is going to the devil, you know.

And, well, if they was- if every new generation
was gettin' worse than the other generation...

why, we'd all be
in purgatory by now.

So that shows that
they ain't any worse.

We think if a girl
goes down to the beach...

and don't go in swimmin' and just
gets her back sunburned, that's terrible.

But look at the old Romans. Did you ever see
those pictures of the Romans around those baths?

You know, layin' on those marble slabs like this,
you know, all draped up.

- [ Laughing ]
- Did ya? Huh?

You never saw a Roman in a tub in your life,
did you? They wasn't in them baths at all.

No, they ain't in them baths.
Just layin' out there like that, you know.

That's what it is, you know.
Automobiles was criticized.

Every time the young folks
stop and spoon by the road...

we think it's terrible
that they stopped, you know.

Well, the horse would stop.
[ Chuckles ]

Not only would,
but if you remember, did.

- [ Laughs ]
- Oh.

- Couldn't keep going all
Sunday afternoon, could we?
- No.

- [ Laughing ]
- I'll tell you, youth's got to have its fling.

And just because a lot of us
is gettin' too old to fling...

we shouldn't criticize
them that's flingin'.

What do you say, Dad?

Let's go back and
start all over again.

- Oh, please, Daddy, let's go home.
- Yeah, come on.

- You wanna see Clark McCurdy, don't you?
- Uh-huh.

You do. All right,
if you all wanna go home...

I guess I'll have to take you back.

But I just want you to know
that I was just beginning...

to be appreciated
in this man's town.

If I could've stayed here
another month...

I'd have had some of these froggies
forgettin' Napoleon.

- [ Laughs ]
- Oh, Daddy!