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Stand by.

Ten seconds.

Roll VTR.

Playback.

Five, four, three.

Got no fear before me.

Time is on my side.

I can show the world what I really have.

Just one look and you'll see it was meant to be.

Call it fame or glory.

That's where I...

That's it.

Three stars for the man. Easy, easy. That's it. On three. Take it.

And we're too tight on that shot. That's it.

Make sure I close that. Move in. That's it.

What are you kids doing on the set?

the producer to come in. She wants to talk to you.

It's 20 years and I have never seen anyone pull such a stupid stunt.

You could have killed yourself.

Come on, kid. Give me your name.

Is there something wrong with you?

What's this?

Listen, sweetheart.

The empty windows, they watch you better.

You're on a dream nobody can.

You try and run for shelter along the way.

They see your face, don't be afraid.

We are a little bit jumpy, aren't we?

You're Miss Wolfe? No, I am Mademoiselle Delphine.

Come with me.

Now,

Teresa.

Have you had any theatrical experience?

Music.

Classes are filled.

Besides, I'm afraid it's much too late in the term to admit a new student. I'm

very sorry, Teresa.

Gee, my mom's going to be real disappointed.

She's a big producer for NBC, and she really recommended this school for me

because I'm getting a lead partner in a new TV series.

And, um, oh, yeah, she wanted to use some of the kids from this place.

Maybe we can squeeze you in some place.

I

haven't

seen you around here before. Are you new?

Yeah, I just won a scholarship. I'll start tomorrow.

Wow, a scholarship.

You must be great.

Well, let's just say my mom has some contact with some real important showbiz

personalities.

Good luck, James.

I'm going to stop for dinner.

I covered up for him.

What'd you tell him?

Told him to just don't do it.

That does not mean maybe. It means no way.

I've known you since you were three years old, Teresa.

Since then, you've been through 19 different foster families.

Last year, you ran away five times.

This month alone, you skipped classes 11 times.

Yeah, but I still got straight A's.

You're stealing.

Prove it!

Your appearance, I don't even want to touch upon that.

Your attitude?

Even your shrink is getting fed up.

But now, have you read this evening's paper?

Wow, right on the front page.

We're lucky they didn't hit us with a lawsuit.

Dammit, you're going to be 13 years old soon.

You know what that means, don't you?

You won't be under my jurisdiction anymore.

And one more blooper, my sweet, and they'll send you to Bellevue. So let's

not hear any more about expensive special privileges.

Expensive special privileges. What a jerk.

Who wants to go to some theater school if I snap nursery to kids anyways?

I don't want to sit here and rot away like all the other kids from this place.

Oh, yeah? What makes you so special? You're just like every other kid in this

dump. Human garbage.

Tess, you gotta face it. We're losers.

You'd be a hell of a lot happier if you just stopped dreaming.

Teresa O'Brien.

Get your grubby paws off me or I'll slice you open.

Okay, as long as you put it that way, okay?

You sicko. No, no, no, nothing like that.

I just want to talk to you. Talk to my ass that ain't got no ears.

He's a loner worth 30 bucks.

Come on, I should call the cops. They're waiting outside.

Out through the mouth.

Let me hear you breathe.

And in through the mouth.

And out through the mouth.

And lock time. In through the mouth.

And out through the mouth.

Okay, mister.

You've got three minutes, so make it good.

You need work, a lot of work.

Polish. Who are you anyway?

Talent scoff.

Hey, you should come by the theater many afternoons after five o'clock.

I'm gonna make you a star.

Well, I doubt it. Ciao.

Don't call me, because I certainly ain't calling you.

stop meeting this way, darling.

Probation program.

Two weeks, darling.

I am the very model of a

modern

major general, of information, animal and vegetable and mineral.

Good day.

Please continue.

I am the very model of a modern major general. By the way, did you pay up the

tuition, dear?

No, but my mother forgot.

She was in a hurry to get to her shrink.

She's very good.

Well, no problem. Just tell her to drop by before your next class. Will you do

that? Yeah, okay.

You will be sucking in my coffee. You will eat ice cubes in my booze. And when

you smile that pretty smile, ooh la la, I go crazy.

Sure.

Go ahead and laugh at me.

Everybody else.

Life is a joke.

All I want to do is be an actress.

I signed up at this la-di-da theater school.

And I'm lousy.

Can't even come up with a dose of the tuition.

I gotta steal for it.

You don't have to steal.

You're terrific.

You're beautiful.

You got it.

Got what?

This.

Smooth, eh?

Yes, you got it.

You can't smell it.

I got it? You got it all right.

So pull a scam.

That's the way you get your stuff by performance. Lay on some skin.

A what?

Scam. Show talk.

Give her some skin.

She's wearing new clothes.

Go Bucs!

date tonight.

Not such luck.

I got a meeting at the welfare office.

Well, we'll try not to miss you.

Bye. Don't worry.

I'll be back by eight.

We'll be back by 8.

Sammy, yoo-hoo! Sammy!

Yoo-hoo, Sammy, where are you?

Sammy.

My God, Sammy, are you okay?

Sammy!

Come on, I have to get you to a hospital quick.

Oh, damn it.

Decided to shut the old bay down which later for demolition. They're gonna rip

her out.

I couldn't bear to leave You should have seen it in the old days Broadway big

time Wow fantastic, how long have you been in this place?

Well 28 years 20 legit caretaker last eight years have been

Sneaking in and out, that thing I showed you.

Hey, read. Read of my many triumphs. Yeah, yeah, look at that one up there.

Showbill, 1930.

Fiona Fauna and Sammy Cohen.

A new act for Montreal, Quebec.

Milton Berle, Martin and Lewis, Jane Murray, Sonny and Sands.

I build with all of them.

Gee, they're all kind of old. How come there are no new ones?

Hey, kid, get me my smoke, will you?

Absolutely not. As of now, you quit smoking.

Hey, as of now, you get me my smoke, I'm going to throw you out on your ass.

Thanks, Dave.

I'm going to put them down.

I'm not giving them to you.

This was on the charts for over 40 weeks.

Wow, not my style.

Got a lot to learn.

Hey, how do my faces cross, Dad?

Bring it over here.

the same one in the poster, isn't she?

It's something for you to treasure.

Gee, thanks.

She's real beautiful, huh?

Is she your wife or something?

My only old lady will show business.

Oh, come on.

You were in love with her, weren't you?

Don't be so nosy, schmuck.

Well, everything's set. I pulled a few strings and I'll take her now.

I'm doing the right thing.

I mean, she's not even 13 yet. Listen, this kid has got to be taught a lesson.

A couple of months in Millview and not a lot of attention to him.

Police are here.

Royce found out and they're... Hurry up, Tina.

Here, I thought you might need me.

What's going on here?

Nothing, someone's just taking their time.

Thanks, you saved my life. Well, where are you going to go, Tessie?

I don't know.

You're a doll, Chen.

is

neighborhood, so I said to myself, gee, I wonder how my old buddy Sammy's doing.

I bet you're dying to know what's in this little packet.

Well, I'll tell you.

It's a present from me to you. From one pal to another pal.

Sammy, come on. Open it.

They really work.

In a couple of weeks, you won't even want to smoke.

They're guaranteed in everything.

Sweetheart. This is the nicest thing that any dame ever done for this old

geezer. Pals again?

Okay, partner, pals again.

Oh, great.

What's that?

Well, it's my thing.

Because like you and me, pal, we're going to have some great times together.

Let me get this straight.

Sammy, I gotta.

They're gonna send me to a correctional school.

And I don't need no correcting.

You lousy brain picker. You just come here to milk my jazz. But I like you.

Well, that's too bad.

I ain't got no time for that.

Can't have no straight cats hanging around here.

Come on, get out. Out.

Sammy, we're pals.

Five seconds, I'm gonna call the cops.

write some pimps. A little girl like you is not supposed to know about it.

Why write some pimps?

Why write some pimps?

Just one time.

Yes, sir.

Just this one time.

Pleasant dreams, Mr. Cohen.

Pleasant dreams.

Can't you fix yourself up once in a while?

You look like a bum.

Bye, dear.

Have a nice day at the office, dear.

Just make sure you're not here when I get back!

It's all right. It's like eating in a hospital.

I slave all day.

Throw all this shit.

So, somebody twisted your arm?

Well, okay, but no drugs.

No boyfriends.

No snoring.

Snort.

No disco.

What's the matter now?

I promised that old bank wolf that my mother would come and see her tomorrow

and pay up the rest of the tuition or else I can't go to school no more. Don't

tell me that stuff. Don't you even care?

Don't hand me that soft soap.

I won't be able to finish my dinner.

piece of junk.

Hey, this piece of junk, you little cabbage head, is worth more than 200

bucks.

I need you whacking it around.

I need it.

Peace. Bye.

And as you can see, just a touch of white hair

will bring the cheek out.

Let me see.

Can you see?

There's a Mrs. O'Brien here to see you. She says it's very important.

Mrs. O'Brien?

Teresa's mother!

Isn't your name Bella?

Yeah, she's the worst.

How

do

you do, Mrs. O'Brien?

I was beginning to think you were a segment of Teresa's imagination.

Teresa. Oh, she has the wildest imagination.

Don't you, darling?

Mama, what a surprise.

I thought you were in Paris.

I'm sure you did.

You see, the show was postponed.

And so Mother was just sitting around the house listening to records on the

old gramophone.

And then I thought, why, there's still time to see Dear Miss Wolfe today.

Oh, I am delighted to meet you, Mrs. O'Brien.

Likewise, I'm sure.

Has our darling told you that the O'Briens have had a long-time tradition

in show business?

Why, even I, of course, I was much younger.

Boom, boom, Bertha. The bombshell of burlesque. Boom, boom.

You're so naughty.

How charming.

And, of course...

Little babe here has a wonderful future ahead of her.

What an act!

You're just the greatest!

Well, when things get tough, we troopers have to stick together, my dear.

When things are really going to get tough for you, you little bitch!

to do even if I am a has-been.

Yeah, I know.

It's just that, well, I needed some money.

And you're not a has-been.

Tamara.

What'd you say?

Say, she was last seen around Times Square, so, uh, for any information?

Do you want her dead or alive?

Alive, and I hope intact.

Very good, but take the frown off your face. Put a smile. That face is the only

thing you got going for you.

Okay. Keep an eye on it. Boy, no, I'll be in touch with you. Okay?

Sergeant Dombrowski.

It's not the way we sing the song, it's just our personality.

You heard the rest, get ready now to hear the best.

For we're a pair of entertaining boys.

And we just came out to make a lot of noise.

getting tired can we stop now you gotta do it again and again

and again until you have it perfect why why because then we have it perfect

you're up there they're out there and you do it perfect and they see it why

why because because that's the most important thing that the show must go on

if there is a mass funeral for the entire world the show must go on why why

Because otherwise they've got to give the money back.

See the little girl on roller skates. See the funny old man with her.

You're going to have a ball. You're going to have a great time.

Come out if you're ready. Let's go to the big show.

Let's go to the happy show. Let's see the little girl on roller skates.

Only 15 cents. Come out with your coin. Let's go to the big show.

Hey, hey, it's Teresa.

I see a shiny new C-Note. Come on, let's get him.

Make Sammy healthy again.

I promise I'll tell him to do a good Catholic.

We have to find her. She's been gone for two

weeks. Sorry, I can't help. Come on, man. You know where he lives.

Hangs around 47th and Broadway. Now beat it.

to the Sammy Cohen Review Paradise Theater 8 p.m. today.

Formal Dress.

You're going to take that side, okay? Get out of here. You're going to take

that side, okay?

I'm going to take this corner.

Well, you look exquisite this evening.

All right, sweetheart.

Struck your stuff. It's showtime.

The show is

about to begin.

a wonderful round of applause.

It's good to be back at the palace again.

I've been here many, many times.

I remember one time I was here at the old fleabag. She was being renovated.

There was this young man with a huge bucket of paint, and he was painting as

fast as pure as like a madman. I said, Say, why are you working so fast?

And he said, I've got to hurry up before all the paint is gone.

I'm sorry I was late tonight.

I was... The car broke down.

Let's call my pop babe because she's got a rattle.

I wasn't too bad looking, huh?

Yeah, the film is real beautiful.

They don't.

This is a nice guy.

We're going to get that cream.

What do I got, x-ray vision?

Come on out.

Let me take a look, strut your stuff.

go for this.

Maybe we should stick to something more basic like... Hey, listen, you want to

slip around or you want to be a star?

Yeah, try it walking.

Try it walking.

All right, Teresa, what have you got in store for us now?

Look, she's ready to turn pro.

I've been working with her. Who started you in the business?

You did, Sammy.

But listen, honey, I just produce what they want. I don't have any real power.

They decide. Be realistic.

I love you, Sammy, but... All right.

All right.

You and the kid put something together. Two, three minutes. I'll see if I can

sneak you in on my show.

Thanks. I gotta talk it over with the head honchos.

For sure.

What do you say we meet for a drink after the show?

Where? Same place.

Sammy! Sammy!

At

the

Capital Club. Don't wait up. Love, Sammy.

Good morning!

Teresa, yeah.

She's dumb, all right, and she's driving me deaf.

This kid is Teresa?

Yeah. This is my big star.

Hey, say hello to Kate Collison here.

Great woman of all time.

Charmed.

I started Kate in the business when she was 15.

Now she's a big shot.

Telling me to make... Come back.

Hey, get the cigarette.

Come back.

Come back. Come back.

I didn't go anywhere.

And if I did, what has that got to do with anything anyway?

Five years we were on the road together.

I was so happy.

That was the nicest five years I ever spent.

I had no idea there was anything wrong.

She ran away with a musician.

A trumpet player.

She was hitting a sauce.

I was working in Montreal.

Second banana.

Temporary.

I heard she died.

I'm sorry.

What a waste.

Oh, God.

Hey, babe.

Now, we're too young to worry.

Now, wasn't there something you wanted to tell me?

I'm nothing.

Just I got this pun and dumb Cinderella thing.

The Academy puts it on every year. And you get the lead.

No, just a court attendant.

Small part.

No, there's no small parts. There's just small actors. Looks like a small part,

and then it gets to be a bigger part.

Gets to be a medium part.

Then it gets to be a big part, and then it's the lead.

What? Get the script.

You'll understudy the lead, and then we'll bump her off.

Get the script.

Didn't go well.

Oh, I love you, you old goat.

Easy. Easy.

I do love you, Sammy.

And I want to prove it to you.

Hey, babe.

I want you to be my first.

Teresa.

Look, I'm very flattered.

There are many reasons why a woman gives herself to a man.

One is because he's the most important man in the whole world to her.

And another is because he's the least important man in the world to her.

Am I the least important man in the world to you?

No. No.

Well, I'm not the most important man in the world to you.

And somewhere, the most important man in your life is waiting for you. You

understand?

Okay.

So, let's do this.

Okay, so let's get to work.

Understudy.

It is my honor to be invited to thy grand birthday ball, oh handsome prince.

I'm touched, fair maiden.

May I assist you with your cape, young countess?

May I assist you with your cape, young countess?

Tammy, their word is as good as mine.

They like the vaudeville rock concept.

The sponsors are there and who knows?

Take off the juice and give him shake.

Okay.

Yeah.

I'll tell you, I'm going to get in shape. I'm giving up the hard stuff. You

know, just maybe a brew or two. Do my back, will you?

And once in a while, a little vino, eh?

at my cleave that may make it so you don't go to school no more. Oh, yeah?

Yeah.

Okay, fill it.

Then it wouldn't be a surprise, Schmendrick.

Oh, come on, please.

Give me a little hint at leave.

My lips are zipped.

has kindly intervened on your behalf.

We have decided that you may continue at the Academy.

No mill view?

But, and it's a very crucial but, if under any circumstances you

have any contact with Mr. Sammy Cohen, this privilege will be revoked.

Do you understand?

I'm crazy about you, you damn evil.

I

haven't

done this for a while.

But I think the old master has never lost his touch.

Strange, but it lives with us.

When I give you the ring That I went on a merry-go

-round Why should we walk in the park?

We're in love and there's music tonight Remember

when

I told you I had a surprise for you? Yeah

I had this idea.

I went to see that lady producer, Kate.

The one whose dress you set on fire.

Accidentally?

Well, I told her my idea and she didn't exactly go for it.

She was ecstatic.

And it looks like we're going to go to a pilot.

A TV show.

Bigger than anything.

Then we go on. Los Angeles, Hollywood, Las Vegas, New York.

Yeah, I always wanted to go there.

Well, when I was a kid, I mean.

Oh.

Okay, Disneyland.

And then I thought we'd go legit, you and me, and... Well,

maybe then, uh... I could adopt you.

What?

Yeah. Yeah?

We'd have a TV show.

Just to keep it dry.

Think she'll like it?

Like it. Do you know who this makeup box belonged to? Who? A very famous movie

actor, Dennis King.

Dennis King was a man. She's a girl. This is good for a girl. So what? It's

makeup. It's good for everybody.

You're not trying to stick me, are you?

Me stick you?

Remember that diamond you sold me?

What? It melted.

I never said it was perfect.

Thank you.

Unfortunately, our two understudies, Sarah and Jennifer, will take

over.

Sarah and Jennifer, will you come up here, please?

I'd like to audition, too, because I've learned all the lines and everything.

This is no time for jokes.

Oh, come on, give me a chance, please.

I couldn't possibly be worse than Sarah.

You're not kidding.

too short.

And you're too ugly.

and die when he sees me like this.

See you tomorrow, and don't forget, be home before midnight, Cinderella.

Ciao.

Not here

They

found him in the alley he's dead

Where is City Morgue?

Yes.

He was carrying this when perhaps you'd like to have it.

Oh, ma'am, she wasn't here for the technical lecture, and I haven't seen

her anywhere.

I don't know what you've been up to, but the police found you outside the palace

this morning.

You were unconscious.

What time is it?

It's almost five.

Oh, no, it's Cinderella, and I got it. You do not got to do anything but lie

here and rest.

I just knew she'd screw up.

Break a leg, Cinderella.

P.S. The show must always go on.

Ruth's Abbey, you stupid jerk.

Hey look, it's Tourette!

It is with the greatest pleasure and excitement that I present the Academy's

annual Christmas.

Extra.

dispatch.

Yes,

we are back again. Yes, we are back again.

Yes, we are back again.

Some girls have got in a little style, but they can't smile

like you, babe.

Some fellas got style warfare, but I don't

care, cause they're not you, babe.

Some fellas have got a whole lot of class, and again, even

now.

But when they don't go, I got a whole lot.

I got a whole lot.

I got a whole lot. I got a whole lot of you, babe.

Some girls got a certain style, but they can't smile just like you,

babe.

Some fellas got some affair.

But I don't care, cause they're not you, babe.

Some bells have called.

Got no fears to hold me.

Time is on my side.

I can show the world what I really have.

Just one look and you'll see it was meant to be.

Call it fame or glory.

That's where I should be.

Can't forget this feeling, it was meant to be.

Calling fame on my radio, not where I should be.