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MORNING, TOM.
HOW'S THE TAXI BUSINESS?

HOW'S THE BRIDGE
BUSINESS?

ONE MORE DAY LIKE THIS,
I'LL OWN THE BRIDGE.

HEY, JOE!

HEY, HURLEY!
YOU DRIVING NIGHTS?

YEAH, LAST NIGHT
AND THIS WEEK.

CHECK THE
CARBURETOR,
WILL YOU?

HOW ARE THE FOLKS?

THEY'RE OK.

SAY, SAM LEITER WAS
ASKING FOR YOU.

OH?

HEY, ANYBODY SEEN
SAM LEITER?

OVER THERE.

SAM?

WHAT?

YOU LOOKING FOR ME?

WE GOT IT.

GOT WHAT?

THIS.

IT'S OLD McQUADE'S.
HE'S SELLING.

ALL HE'S ASKING
IS 8,000.

YOU KNOW, THE MEDALLION
GOES WITH THE CAB.

WE CHIP IN
4,000 APIECE,

AND WE GOT A BUSINESS.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

NOTHING, NOTHING.

DON'T YOU LIKE IT?

NO, IT LOOKS FINE,
LOOKS FINE.

WELL,
WHAT'S THE MATTER?

12 YEARS WE BEEN
SAVING AND WAITING.

YEAH.

THAT'S A LONG TIME.

YEAH.

I'LL BE OVER SUNDAY.

McQUADE WANTS
$1,000 DOWN.

500 FROM YOU
AND 500 FROM ME, HUH?

YEAH. OK?

YEAH.

YEAH, OK.

I'LL BE OVER SUNDAY.

SUNDAY.

MORNING, MR. HURLEY.

JUST GETTING HOME
FROM WORK, HUH?

YEAH.

YOU DIDN'T SEE BY ANY
CHANCE MY CAT ANGELO?

YOU KNOW,
THE PINK ONE?

NO.

HMM. HE'S A TRAMP.

I FEED HIM, PLEASURE
HE GIVES SOMEBODY ELSE.

I SAW JANEY LAST NIGHT
COMING HOME LATE,

WITH THE FELLOW WITH
THE EYEGLASSES.

ANGELO!

Woman: IS THAT YOU,
TOM?

WHO ELSE WOULD IT BE?

Radio announcer: WE WILL RETURN
TO THE ROMANCE OF HELEN TRENT
IN JUST A MOMENT.

I DIDN'T BEAT THE DAWN.

I DIDN'T SLEEP
SO GOOD MYSELF.

IF I'D BEAT THE DAWN,
I COULD GET SOME SLEEP.

AND NOW LOOK AT THAT
LIGHT COMING IN.

WELL, WEAR ONE OF
THEM THINGS LIKE
WHAT'S-HIS-NAME

WHO WORKS NIGHTS.

OVER YOUR EYES,
YOU KNOW.

CLEAR OUT TO
IDLEWILD THIS FARE
WANTED ME TO GO.

SO I SAYS, "LOOK,
I WORK UPTOWN."

SO HE SAYS, "SO WHAT?
YOU'RE A CAB DRIVER,
AIN'T YA?"

SO?

SO I SAID,
"MAYBE I AM,

BUT YOU CAN GET YOURSELF
MANY A HACK THAT'S
GOING YOUR WAY."

SO HE SAID HE WAS
GONNA CALL A COP,

AND I TOLD HIM
TO GO AHEAD.

SO?

SO I DROVE
TO IDLEWILD,

AND THAT BROKE THE
BACK OF THE NIGHT.

ANYWAY, IT'S
MY LAST DAY OF
WORKING NIGHTS.

LOOK AT THAT ICE--
CAKED SOLID.

NO. NO NEW CONTRIVANCES
IN THIS HOUSE TILL AFTER
I HAVE MY OWN HACK.

I DIDN'T SAY NOTHING
ABOUT A NEW ICEBOX.

HELLO, POP.

WHO'S IN THE BATHROOM?

YOUR UNCLE JACK.

OH.

EDDIE UP YET?

YEAH, HE'S UP.

I HEARD YOU
COMING HOME LATE
LAST NIGHT.

YOU WERE WHERE?

WITH RALPH. WE WENT
TO SEE FATHER MURPHY.

FATHER MURPHY,
NOW.

MA?

YEAH?

MA?

RALPH AND I ARE
GETTING MARRIED.

WELL, JANE,
THAT'S VERY NICE.

WELL, WHAT FINALLY
DECIDED US

WAS RALPH'S GOT THIS
FRIEND, YOU KNOW,
IN CALIFORNIA,

BUT HIS WIFE'S
PREGNANT,

SO HE ASKED RALPH
IF HE KNEW SOMEBODY

WHO COULD DRIVE
HIS CAR OUT FOR HIM,

BECAUSE HE CAN'T
DRIVE IT OUT HIMSELF,
YOU KNOW,

BECAUSE HIS WIFE'S
PREGNANT, SO--

SO RALPH THOUGHT
QUICKLY AND DECIDED
WE COULD MAKE

A NICE HONEYMOON
OUT OF A NICE TRIP
TO CALIFORNIA LIKE THAT.

TOM, YOUR DAUGHTER'S
GETTING MARRIED.

I'M NOT DEAF,
AGGIE.

JANE, THAT'S VERY NICE.

WELL, ANYWAY, RALPH
FINISHES HIS SCHOOL TERM
ON NOVEMBER 3.

THAT'S TOMORROW.

THAT'S JUST 3 WEEKS
BEFORE HE STARTS
THE WINTER SESSION.

HE'S TEACHING THE REGULAR
WINTER SESSION THIS YEAR,

SO WE DECIDED BOTH OF US
THAT NOVEMBER 6
WAS JUST PERFECT.

SO DID FATHER MURPHY,
AND HE'S ANNOUNCING THE BANNS
THIS SUNDAY AT MASS

AND GOT US A DISPENSATION.

WE'LL HAVE TO INVITE
HIS FATHER AND MOTHER
FOR DINNER.

FATHER MURPHY'S?

NO, RALPH'S.
MR. AND MRS. HALLORAN.

GIVE ME THE SALT
AND PEPPER.

I KNOW IT'S KIND OF
SHORT NOTICE, MA,
BUT HOW ABOUT TONIGHT?

COULD WE HAVE THEM OVER
FOR DINNER TONIGHT?

WELL, IT'S FRIDAY.

I'M GOING TO THE
FISH MARKET, ANYWAY.

TONIGHT ALL RIGHT
WITH YOU, PA?

HUH? OH, IT'S FINE.
FINE WITH ME, JANE.

I'M THROUGH IN
THE BATHROOM.

ALL RIGHT, JACK.

LISTEN, I'LL CALL RALPH
AND HAVE HIM BRING THEM
OVER AROUND 7:00.

AND MA, DON'T GO TO ANY
EXTRA TROUBLE, YOU KNOW?

JUST FISH AND POTATOES
LIKE WE ALWAYS HAVE
ON FRIDAY NIGHT.

IN FACT, ONE THING
I'D LIKE TO GET
STRAIGHT RIGHT NOW,

THERE'S NOT GONNA BE
NO BIG WEDDING.

JUST A PLAIN,
SIMPLE CEREMONY.

THAT'S THE BEST WAY,
JANE.

NO WEDDING RECEPTION,
NO NOTHING.

BECAUSE I WANT TO GET AN EARLY
START FOR CALIFORNIA.

THE WHOLE THING WILL ONLY TAKE
ABOUT 10 MINUTES.

THAT'S THE BEST WAY
OF ALL, JANE.

NO WEDDING RECEPTION,
NO NOTHING.

NONE OF THE FUSS
AND FEATHERS THAT
GOES ON

WITH ALL THESE
BIG WEDDINGS.

YOUR
COUSIN JOHN TOLD ME
IT COST HIM $3,000

TO GIVE HIS
DAUGHTER CAROLINE
HER WEDDING.

WELL, JANE, IF IT'S
A SMALL WEDDING YOU WANT,

THAT'S WHAT YOU'LL HAVE.

$3,000 FOR
A WEDDING BREAKFAST.

IT'S ENOUGH TO CHILL
YOUR BLOOD.

IF WE WANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF THIS HONEYMOON IN THE CAR,

WE HAVE TO GET MARRIED
BY NOVEMBER 6, NEXT TUESDAY.

WELL, JANE, THAT'S
VERY SENSIBLE OF YOU.

ANYWAY, YOUR PA AND ME
THOUGHT WE'D GIVE YOU
A CHECK FOR 500.

500?

OH, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE,
TOM,

YOUR ONE LIVING DAUGHTER'S
GETTING MARRIED.

COST YOU MORE THAN
500 IF SHE WANTED
A RECEPTION PARTY.

WELL, I DIDN'T
SAY NO.

WE ALWAYS SAID
WE'D GIVE THE KID
A CHECK,

BUT WE NEVER
SPECIFIED NO FIGURE.

PLEASE, WE DON'T WANT
NO CHECKS.

WE JUST WANT
TO GET MARRIED.

SO NOVEMBER 6
AT ST. AUGUSTINE'S,

JUST YOU TWO AND EDDIE
AND RALPH'S MOTHER AND FATHER,

AND I'LL ASK ALICE,

BECAUSE I WAS
HER MAID OF HONOR,

AND THE WHOLE THING
WILL TAKE ABOUT 10 MINUTES.

YOU'LL HAVE TO ASK
YOUR UNCLE JACK.

MA, IF WE ASK
UNCLE JACK, THEN...

WE'D HAVE TO
INVITE UNCLE HARRY
AND AUNT TERESA--

BUT HE LIVES RIGHT HERE
IN THE HOUSE WITH US.

MA, JUST THE
IMMEDIATE FAMILIES.

I'D LIKE TO ASK
UNCLE JACK,

BUT IF WE DO,
THE OTHERS WILL
ALL BE MAD.

YEAH, I SUPPOSE
YOU'RE RIGHT.

IF YOU ASK ONE,
YOU'RE STUCK WITH
A BUNDLE,

AND THAT MEANS
HAVING A BIG PARTY.

BUT YOU BETTER
LET ME TELL HIM.
JACK'S A TOUCHY MAN.

I'M GOING TO BED.

JANE, UH...

I'LL SEE YOU
TONIGHT, PA.

YEAH.
GOOD NIGHT.

JANE--

EDDIE OUGHT TO BE HERE
FOR DINNER TONIGHT.

I HOPE HE HASN'T GOT
A DATE OR ANYTHING.

JANE, IT'S A BIG THING,
GETTING MARRIED.

WHAT?

I SAID
IT'S A BIG THING,

GETTING MARRIED
TO SOMEBODY.

WELL, SURE IT IS.

YOU GOT TO PREPARE
FOR IT.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
PREPARE?

WELL, I WAS JUST
SAYING MARRIAGE ISN'T
ALL ROSES, YOU KNOW.

WELL, WHO ON EARTH
EVER SAID IT WAS?

YOU GOT TO LOOK
BEFORE YOU LEAP.

MA, I'VE KNOWN RALPH
3 YEARS--

BUT I WASN'T SAYING
YOU DIDN'T KNOW HIM
ALL RIGHT.

I WAS JUST SAYING THAT
MARRIAGE IS A BIG THING,

LIKE SOME GIRLS
DON'T KNOW NOWADAYS.

AND YOU GOT TO
MAKE SACRIFICES.

AND WHEN THE CHILDREN
START COMING,

YOU GOT TO PUT THEM
FIRST AHEAD OF EVERYBODY.

I KNOW, MA--

AND YOU CAN'T GO
THROWING MONEY AROUND.

I HOPE YOU GOT MORE
THAN YOUR PA AND ME,

BUT IF YOU DON'T,
DON'T GO THROWING IT
AROUND.

NO, MA.

AND THEN ONE DAY
YOU'LL FIND OUT A LOT
OF TIME'S GONE BY,

AND YOU'LL WAKE UP
KNOWING THIS IS THE WAY
IT'S ALWAYS GONNA BE--

JUST LIKE THIS.

DAY AFTER DAY,
YEAR AFTER YEAR,

JUST THE SAME.

AND THAT'S WHY
BEING MARRIED'S
SUCH A BIG THING.

THE SAME THING,
OVER AND OVER?

WELL, WHAT'S WRONG
WITH THAT?

WHAT DO YOU EXPECT,
A BED OF ROSES?

MA, I'M ONLY SAYING
WHAT YOU SAID.

AND DON'T GET MARRIED
THINKING IT'S ONLY
A GOOD TIME.

IT'S NOT A BAD TIME,
BUT IT'S NOT A GOOD TIME,

LIVING ALL YOUR LIFE
WITH ONE MAN

AND STRUGGLING TO RAISE
THE CHILDREN DECENT.

AND DON'T GO
RUNNING AROUND,

STAYING OUT
LATE NIGHT IN BARS,

LIKE SO MANY DO NOWADAYS.

RALPH AND ME LIKE
STAYING HOME.

OH, AND MIND
YOUR TEMPER.

DON'T LET NOTHING
GET YOU DOWN,
NO MATTER WHAT.

YOU GOT TO GIVE AND TAKE.

MA, THOSE ARE
ALL THE THINGS
YOU DON'T DO,

BUT WHAT DO YOU DO?

I MEAN, WHAT
DO YOU DO WHEN
YOU'RE MARRIED?

WELL, WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
WHAT DO YOU DO?

YOU'RE MARRIED,
THAT'S WHAT YOU DO.

ISN'T THERE ANYTHING
ELSE BESIDES NOT
DOING THIS AND THAT?

LIKE WHAT?

WELL, LIKE LOVING
SOMEBODY.

WELL, OF COURSE
THERE IS,

BUT DON'T THINK IT'S
GONNA BE ANY BED OF ROSES.

I KNOW, MA.

AND I KNOW YOU'VE
KNOWN RALPH QUITE A TIME,

AND BEING MARRIED,
WELL--

WELL, BEING MARRIED'S
DIFFERENT FROM WHEN
I WAS A GIRL.

US NOT KNOWING ABOUT
THINGS IN ADVANCE.

YOU KNOW.

THINGS IN ADVANCE?

YEAH.

OH, MA, THAT!

WELL, IT'S IMPORTANT.

WELL, SURE IT IS.
THEY CALL IT
COMPATIBILITY.

WELL, I DON'T CARE
WHAT THEY CALL IT,

BUT JUST YOU REMEMBER
IT'S NOT THE WHOLE THING,

LIKE SO MANY KIDS
NOWADAYS SEEM TO THINK--

WHICH IS WHY THERE'S
THIS TROUBLE ALL THE TIME,

MARRYING AND DIVORCING.

WELL, MA, HONESTLY,

RALPH AND ME ARE
NOT GONNA HAVE ANY
TROUBLE THAT WAY.

OH.

I MEAN, WE'RE BOTH
GROWN-UP,

AND WE'VE KNOWN EACH
OTHER ALL THE TIME.

I THINK IT'S NICE
YOU'RE SO SENSIBLE.

EXCEPT THAT AFTER
A WHILE, IT'S JUST NOT
THAT IMPORTANT OR ANYTHING.

OH, EDDIE, YOUR SISTER'S
MARRYING RALPH.

WELL, THAT'S GOOD.

THAT ALL YOU GOT
TO SAY?

CONGRATULATIONS.

EDDIE, YOUR SISTER'S
MARRYING RALPH.

I HEARD YOU. THAT'S
WHAT YOU SAID.

SHE'S GOT HIM,
SO GOOD.

I NEVER SEEN LESS
FAMILY SPIRIT.

SO WHO'S GOT SPIRIT?
I GOT NOTHING.

NEXT MONTH
FORT DIX,

THEN THE ARMY'S
GOT NOTHING.

WELL, AS LONG AS
YOU LIVE HERE IN--

EDDIE, RALPH'S FAMILY
IS COMING OVER FOR
DINNER TONIGHT,

AND YOU GOT TO BE HERE
TO MEET HIS FAMILY.

I TOLD THE GUYS
I'D SEE THEM
EARLY.

YOU'LL BE HERE.

SEE? I'VE GOT
NO RIGHTS.

WELL, I GOT TO GO.

OH, MA, WILL YOU
TALK TO UNCLE JACK?

YOU'LL EXPLAIN IT
TO HIM?

YEAH, I'LL TALK
TO HIM.

JANE?

YES, MA?

WELL...IT'S A BIG
THING YOU'RE DOING.

WELL, I'M LATE.

SO JANE'S GETTING
MARRIED AT LAST.

I CAN'T SAY IT WAS
A SURPRISE OR ANYTHING.

THE FIRST ONE.

THE FIRST ONE
TO BE MARRIED.

BE NICE FOR JANE,
BEING SETTLED WITH RALPH

AND RAISING
HER OWN FAMILY.

I WISH WE COULD GIVE HER
A REAL WEDDING,

BUT SHE'S GOT A GOOD HEAD
ON HER SHOULDERS.

I WAS TALKING TO HER
JUST NOW, YOU KNOW,

ABOUT--ABOUT
BEING MARRIED.

SHE'S GOT SOME FUNNY IDEAS.
MOST GIRLS DO.

BUT I TALKED SENSE TO HER.

I TOLD HER
WHAT IT WAS LIKE.

WHAT IT WAS LIKE
BEING MARRIED.

WELL, JACK, WOULD YOU LIKE
TO HEAR SOME NEWS?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING
TO YOURSELF?

I'M COUNTING THE BEATS
OF ME HEART.

OH, THAT? YOU'RE AS
HEALTHY AS ANYBODY.

IT'S A FASTER
AND STEADY BEAT.

AND THE BLOOD
PRESSURE'S GONE UP.

I CAN FEEL IT
POUNDING.

ME COUSIN TIMOTHY
PASSED OVER FROM
THE VERY SAME THING.

TWO YEARS YOUNGER
THAN ME HE WAS,

AND A MAN OF IRON,
THEY SAY.

DO YOU KNOW, I--
I THINK I'LL DROP IN
AND SEE THE DOCTOR.

JANE'S GETTING
MARRIED AT LAST,

TO RALPH HALLORAN.

AH!
THAT'S GREAT NEWS.

HA HA HA!
THAT'S GREAT NEWS!

WHERE IS SHE NOW,
IN THE KITCHEN?

SHE JUST NOW
WENT TO WORK.

WELL, THIS IS A DAY
I THOUGHT I'D NEVER
LIVE TO SEE.

IS THAT THE FELLOW
WITH THE GLASSES?

THE SAME.

SHE'S HAVING THE BANNS
ANNOUNCED AT SUNDAY MASS,

WITH THE WEDDING
ON THE SIXTH,
NEXT TUESDAY.

WE'LL GIVE THEM A PARTY
LIKE NONE OTHER.

WE PUT A BOTTLE OF
BEER IN THE KITCHEN

AND WE PILE THE ROOMS
HIGH WITH COUSINS,
UNCLES, AND AUNTS.

JACK, TIE YOUR SHOE
BEFORE YOU TRIP AND FALL.

SAY, AGGIE, WHY DON'T
YOU RENT A HALL,

THE WAY JOHN DID
WITH HIS CAROLINE?

JACK--

I'LL PAY FOR THE RENT
OF THE HALL.

JACK, IT'S NOT GONNA
BE THAT WAY.

SHE'S JUST HAVING
A SMALL WEDDING
EARLY IN THE MORNING,

THAT'S ALL.

WHY IS THAT?

BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT
SHE WANTS.

AND, UH, THERE ARE
OTHER COMPLICATIONS.

Eddie: SO LONG, MOM.

DON'T YOU BE LATE,
EDDIE.

YOU SEE, THERE'S
THIS, UH, THIS FELLA
WHO'S GOT A CAR,

AND THEY'RE MOVING
TO CALIFORNIA,

BUT HIS WIFE
IS PREGNANT--

WHAT'S THAT?
WHO'S PREGNANT?

THE OTHER FELLA'S
WIFE.

BUT THE THING
IS THIS, JACK--

NOW--NOW DON'T BE
TOUCHY.

YOU KNOW HOW DEAR
YOU ARE TO ALL OF US,

BUT IF WE INVITE YOU,
WE GOT TO INVITE MICHAEL
AND TOM AND JOE,

AND ALL THE COUSINS,

AND BEFORE WE KNOW IT,
THERE WILL BE HUNDREDS
AND HUNDREDS.

SO WE DECIDED
JUST THE SIMPLEST
CEREMONY

WITH ONLY
IMMEDIATE FAMILY.

AND WOULD I NOT BE
CONSIDERED ONE OF
THE IMMEDIATE FAMILY?

JACK, YOU SEE,
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT

THEY'RE MARRIED ON
THE SIXTH, BECAUSE--

I SEE, THEN I'M NOT
TO BE INVITED TO
THE WEDDING, HUH?

JACK, YOU CAN SEE THAT
IF WE INVITE YOU,

WE GOT TO INVITE TOM,
MICHAEL, AND JOE, AND
ALL OF FRANK'S BUNCH.

ME COAT. I LEFT IT
AROUND HERE SOMEWHERE.

JACK, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE,
WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU,

BUT YOU CAN SEE
WHAT WOULD HAPPEN.

AND TIE YOUR SHOE.

SO, THE BOY'S MOTHER
AND FATHER ARE
COMING FOR DINNER,

AND WE WOULDN'T
THINK NOT TO HAVE
YOU.

7:00 IT IS,

SO DON'T BE COMING
HOME LATE.

OH, JACK, YOU KNOW
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE

DOWN TO THE UNION
HALL TILL 11:00.

I THINK I'LL CALL IN
AND SEE THE DOCTOR.

I DON'T FEEL
ANY TOO HEARTY.

WELL, BE HOME EARLY.

THEY'RE COMING
AT 7:00.

NOW DON'T FORGET.

AND JACK,
TIE YOUR SHOE

BEFORE YOU TRIP
AND FALL.

THE EGGS
YOU LOAN ME, EH?

THEY WERE A LIFE-SAVER,
MRS. HURLEY.

THANKS FOR
BRINGING THEM BACK.

HAVE YOU GOT A LITTLE
CUP OF COFFEE FOR ME?

YEAH. YEAH.

OH. YOU KNOW, THIS
VARICOSE VEIN OF MINE,

MMM, THEY'RE MURDER.

I'M TELLING YOU,
PLAIN MURDER.

I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE
I'M GETTING TOO OLD.

I KNOW THAT,
BUT I CAN'T WALK,
I CAN'T STAND UP.

AND HOW'S YOUR
DAUGHTER JANEY?

SHE ALWAYS GOES OUT
WITH THAT FELLA
WITH THE GLASSES.

SHE'S GETTING MARRIED
ON NOVEMBER 6.

MARRIED? AH!

CONGRATULATIONS,
MRS. HURLEY.

HEY, THAT MUST BE
A LOAD OUT OF YOUR BACK.

I KNOW.

I MARRY 6 GIRLS,

AND IT WAS A STONE
OUT OF MY BACK
ALL THE TIME.

RALPH'S A NICE BOY.

LOOK--FROZE SOLID.

HE'S WELL FIXED,
HUH?

HE'S A TEACHER.

WELL, THAT'S
ALL RIGHT, TOO.

HIS FATHER'S
IN REAL ESTATE,

DOING VERY GOOD.

THEY LIVE IN
ONE OF THOSE BIG
APARTMENT BUILDINGS

WITH 3 ELEVATORS,
YOU KNOW THE KIND?

WHEN YOU WANT TO SEE
A PERSON, YOU PHONE
FROM DOWNSTAIRS?

YEAH, I KNOW.

BECAUSE MY GIRL'S SISTER,
SHE LIVES IN ONE
OF THEM THINGS,

BIG APARTMENT.

AND YOU KNOW WHICH ONE?

YOU KNOW, SHE'S
THE ONE THAT HAD
SO MUCH TROUBLE.

BUT SHE MARRIED
GOOD.

UNTIL NOW,
I DON'T KNOW WHY.

WELL, THE WEDDING IS
GONNA BE NEXT WEEK, HUH?

SO SOON, AIN'T IT?

YEAH.

JUST A SMALL,
QUIET AFFAIR.

NO FUSS, NO RECEPTION.

WON'T TAKE 10 MINUTES.

RALPH'S GOT THE LOAN
OF THIS CAR,

AND THEY'RE GOING
BUCKING IT OFF TO
CALIFORNIA.

OH, SO IT'S GONNA
BE A QUAINT AFFAIR,
NOBODY AROUND, HUH?

YEAH, THAT'S WHAT
SHE WANTS.

YOU SEE, THIS FELLA'S
WIFE IS--IS PREGNANT,

SO RALPH'S GOT
THE USE OF HIS CAR.

PREGNANT?

AND HOW ARE YOU,
MRS. HURLEY, TODAY?

PRETTY GOOD.
I GOT COMPANY
FOR DINNER.

THE USUAL?

NO, I THOUGHT I'D
HAVE SOMETHING
SPECIAL.

HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT?

BEAUTY.

UH HUH.

SO YOU'RE HAVING
THE IN-LAWS OVER
FOR SUPPER.

YEAH,
THAT'S RIGHT.

HOW DID YOU--

HELLO,
MRS. CASEY.

YOU'VE MET MY
DAUGHTER-IN-LAW.

I USED TO BE IN
A SCHOOL WITH JANE,

AND I THINK
IT'S WONDERFUL,

HER GETTING MARRIED
AN EVERYTHING.

YEAH, IT IS.

TOO BAD SHE HAS
TO RUSH THINGS SO.

WELL, THAT'S
WHAT JANE WANTS.

SHE JUST DON'T
WANT NO--NO
FANCY WEDDING.

YOU DON'T BELIEVE THAT.

THAT'S WHAT
SHE SAYS.

THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID.

JOE?

DID YOU EVER KNOW
A GIRL THAT DIDN'T
WANT A FANCY WEDDING

AND WEAR A WHITE DRESS
THAT TRAILS 10 FEET
BEHIND HER?

IT'S A BIG THING
IN A GIRL'S LIFE.

WELL, JANE'S NOT
THAT TYPE.

SHE'S JUST A
DOWN-TO-EARTH GIRL,

NO NONSENSE.

10 MINUTES IN THE MORNING
WITH FATHER MURPHY,

AND THAT'S
THE STORY.

10 MINUTES
IN THE MORNING?

THAT DON'T EVEN SOUND
RELIGIOUS TO ME.

WELL, I GUESS
FATHER MURPHY KNOWS

WHAT'S RELIGIOUS
AND WHAT AIN'T.

IS SHE IN TROUBLE?

IS WHO IN TROUBLE?

WELL, YOUR DAUGHTER.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
IS SHE IN TROUBLE?

WELL, I MEAN IF
SHE'S GETTING MARRIED
IN SUCH A RUSH,

WHAT'S ALL
THE HURRY FOR?

FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE,
MRS. CASEY.

LOOK, THEY GOT
THE LOAN OF THIS CAR--

PERSONALLY, I THINK
IT'S SWELL JANE

DON'T WANT TO PUT
YOU TO A WHOLE LOT
OF EXPENSE

YOU CAN'T AFFORD,
WHEN LOTS OF GIRLS
IN HER PLACE--

LOOK, WE'RE NOT
EXACTLY ON RELIEF,

AND WE CAN AFFORD TO GIVE
OUR GIRL A BIG WEDDING
IF THAT'S WHAT SHE WANTS.

BUT YOU SEE, THEY GOT
THE LOAN OF THIS CAR--

IS SHE IN TROUBLE?

LOOK--THE OTHER FELLA'S
WIFE IS HAVING THE BABY.

I UNDERSTAND.
MM-HMM...

HELLO. IS
RALPH HALLORAN THERE?

THANKS, JACK.

HELLO?

RALPH? HI.

ABOUT TONIGHT,
CAN YOUR FAMILY MAKE IT?

WHAT?

WELL, NO. I WAS JUST
THINKING ABOUT YOU.

I KNOW IT'S GONNA
BE KIND OF ROUGH

FOR A COUPLE
OF HOURS, BUT--

IT'S SOMETHING
EVERYBODY GETTING
MARRIED HAS TO DO,

GETTING THEIR
FAMILIES TOGETHER.

HONEY--

HONEY, IT'S NOT
IMPORTANT

IF YOUR PEOPLE OR MY
PEOPLE LIKE EACH OTHER.

THEY'LL JUST SIZE
EACH OTHER UP,

AND MY FAMILY WILL
FIGURE YOU'RE LUCKY,

AND YOUR FAMILY WILL
FIGURE I'M LUCKY.

SO DON'T WORRY, HUH?
I'LL PICK THEM UP
AND BE OVER ABOUT 7:00.

GOOD-BYE, HONEY.

HI.

WHY, RALPH!
WELL, HELLO!

HOW'S MY BOY?

SIT DOWN,
TAKE A LOAD
OFF YOUR FEET.

HI, MOM.

HOW ARE YOU,
KID?

LONG TIME
NO SEE.

SIT DOWN,
SIT DOWN.

WE WERE JUST LOOKING
AT THIS MAN

THAT BRINGS THE
TEENAGERS UP ON THE
STAGE TO DO THINGS

THE WAY MAJOR BOWLES
USED TO.

MY, THEY'RE
TALENTED.

I HEAR WE'RE GOING
TO A BIG BLOWOUT TONIGHT.

GONNA MEET
THE NEW IN-LAWS?

IT'S JUST SUPPER,
THAT'S ALL.

OH, I CAN'T
WAIT TO MEET
JANE'S FAMILY.

BUT I'LL NEVER
UNDERSTAND WHY
THEY WEREN'T--

AHEM. UH--

HAVE YOU GOT
A COLD?

NO SWEATER
ON YOU.

SAY, HOW ABOUT
A SNORT, RALPHIE?

I GOT A BOTTLE OF RYE.
I GOT A BRAND-NEW BOTTLE.

I'M JUST WAITING FOR
AN EXCUSE TO OPEN IT.

NO THANKS, DAD.

OH, RALPH,
I WISH YOU
WEREN'T GOING OFF

LIKE THIS WITHOUT
A PROPER PARTY
OR ANYTHING.

IT SEEMS SO KIND OF
COLD-BLOODED.

YEAH, YOUR MOM'S
RIGHT, RALPHIE.

IT DOES SEEM LIKE
A SHAME NOT HAVING
A REAL PARTY.

OF COURSE, IF HURLEY
HASN'T GOT THE MONEY
TO SPEND--

DAD, DAD, DAD--
MOM, MOM--

WE DON'T
WANT A PARTY.

WELL, IF MY DAUGHTER
WAS GETTING MARRIED,

I'D SPEND MY LAST PENNY
TO SEE THAT SHE HAD
A REAL WEDDING.

SAY, WHAT ABOUT ME
PUTTING UP THE MONEY, HMM?

LISTEN, I COULD GET
THE BALLROOM AT
THE ST. MORITZ--

YOU COULDN'T DO
THAT, JOE, NO.

ONLY THE BRIDE'S
FATHER CAN DO THAT.

I'M SURE THAT THE HURLEYS
WOULDN'T OBJECT--

DAD, DAD, PLEASE,
PLEASE, PLEASE.

PLEASE WAIT A MINUTE.

ALL WE WANT TO DO
IS GET MARRIED,
YOU KNOW, QUIETLY,

AND TAKE A TRIP,
AND THAT'S ALL.

YEAH, BUT I BET
DEEP DOWN IN
HER HEART,

JANE WOULD LIKE
A REAL WEDDING.

NEVER MIND. WHAT
RALPHIE WANTS IS FINE.

LET'S LET IT GO
AT THAT, HUH?

I MUST CHANGE
MY CLOTHES.

HAVE TO LOOK
MY BEST.

HA HA! AND ABOUT
4:00 IN THE MORNING,

I HEARD THESE
OWLS AGAIN.

SO I TURNED TO MARY
AND I SAID,

"HONEY," I SAID, "DO YOU
HEAR THOSE OWLS?"

SHE SAID, "NO."

I SAID, "THIS IS
THE LAST HONEYMOON
I'M EVER GONNA SPEND

IN THIS WILDERNESS."

SHE SAID, "THIS IS THE
LAST HONEYMOON YOU'RE
GOING TO SPEND, PERIOD!"

THE JOKE OF IT IS,

WE NEVER DID GET
TO NIAGARA FALLS!

YOU KNOW, IT REMINDS ME
OF A STORY WHEN A FELLA--

COULD I FIX YOU ANOTHER
ONE OF THOSE DRINKS?

Mr. Halloran:
YES, YES. YOU MIGHT
SWEETEN IT UP A BIT.

JUST ON THE ROCKS,
PLEASE, MRS. HURLEY.

REMINDS ME OF
A STORY--

CAN I FIX YOU ANOTHER
ONE OF THESE DRINKS?

OH, GOODNESS,
NO, THANKS.

I'M STILL
LIGHTHEADED
FROM THE LAST ONE.

IT WAS SO STRONG.

REMINDS ME OF THE TIME
OUR IRENE WAS MARRIED.

MA, DID YOU TELL
UNCLE JACK 7:00?

YEAH, I DID.

GOODNESS,
WE DRANK THAT DAY.

Mr. Halloran:
HURLEY--

OH, THANK YOU
KINDLY, MA'AM.

HURLEY, RALPHIE HERE
TELLS ME

THAT YOU'RE IN
THE TAXICAB BUSINESS.

WELL, IT'S BY WAY OF
BEING MY LIVELIHOOD, YES.

IT'S INTERESTING WORK,
I'D SAY, HUH?

WELL, IT HAS THAT
SIDE OF IT.

I EXPECT YOU GET
TO SEE QUITE A BIT

OF THE PASSING PARADE,
AS IT WERE, HUH?

WELL, NOW AND THEN,
I SORT OF GET A LOOK AT IT

IN THE LITTLE MIRROR
OVER THE WINDSHIELD.

THAT'S GOOD.

THE LITTLE MIRROR
OVER THE WINDSHIELD.

WELL, I GUESS
UNCLE JACK ISN'T
COMING HOME.

I BETTER GO
AND START IT.

OH, I'LL HELP.

NO, YOU STAY
WITH OUR GUESTS.

EDDIE?
YEAH?

PULL THE TABLE OUT.

EXCUSE ME.

YOU OWN YOUR OWN
CAB, DO YOU?

WELL, I HAVE PLANS
OF BUYING ONE, YES.

BUT FIRST YOU GOT
TO GET THIS MEDALLION.

MEDALLION?

THAT'S RIGHT.
IT'S A CITY LICENSE.

YOU SEE, THE CITY WON'T
LICENSE MORE HACKS,

SO YOU HAVE TO WAIT
UNTIL A FELLA WHO'S GOT
A MEDALLION WANTS TO SELL,

AND THE GOING PRICE
RIGHT NOW IS IN
THE NEIGHBORHOOD

OF $8,000.

GET SOME ICE OUT
RIGHT AWAY.

WHAT FOR?

FOR THE ICE WATER.

YOU DON'T NEED
ANYTHING FOR THAT.

WE'RE GONNA SERVE
THIS DINNER PROPER,
IF NOTHING ELSE.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
NOTHING ELSE?

I THOUGHT THIS
WAS JUST GONNA
BE DINNER,

LIKE WE ALWAYS HAVE
ON FRIDAY NIGHT.

SOMEBODY'S GOT TO
DO SOMETHING ABOUT

HER ONLY DAUGHTER
GETTING MARRIED.

MA, WE ALREADY
DECIDED.

SO INSTEAD, IT'S
BEING DONE LIKE IT
WAS SHAMEFUL AND SECRET.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
SHAMEFUL AND SECRET?

I HOPE WE GAVE THEM
THE RIGHT WHISKEY.

RALPH
SAYS HIS FATHER
DRINKS TOO MUCH.

IT'S NO CONCERN
OF OURS THIS NIGHT.

MA, WHAT'S WRONG?

STOP ACTING
SO NERVOUS.

COME ON.

TAKE THE TRAY IN AND
GET THEM STARTED.

BE CAREFUL.

I THOUGHT THIS WAS JUST
GONNA BE DINNER LIKE
WE ALWAYS HAVE.

GO ON, BE QUICK.

OH, IT FEELS AS THOUGH
I'VE EATEN MYSELF
HALF TO DEATH.

Mr. Halloran:
THAT WAS A SWELL
FEED, MA'AM.

A REAL SWELL FEED.

Mrs. Hurley:
YOU'RE WELCOME,
I'M SURE.

I DO HOPE IT WASN'T
TOO MUCH TROUBLE.

I MEAN, SO MANY
AT ONE TIME.

NO, WE ALWAYS
EAT THIS WAY.

Eddie: I'M GONNA
MEET THE FELLAS,
HUH, MA?

OH, EDDIE.

I WAS WONDERING,
MR. HURLEY--

YOU KNOW WHAT
I'M GONNA DO
FOR YOU KIDS?

I'VE GOT THIS
APARTMENT IN
MIND FOR YOU.

IT'S A 3-ROOM
APARTMENT,

THE BEDFORD PARK
SECTION.

IT'S NOT BIG,
BUT IT'S GOT
A NICE KITCHEN.

LIVING ROOM
18' BY 11',

AND THE RENT
$81 A MONTH.

AND THE FIRST
YEAR'S RENT,

THAT'S MY
WEDDING PRESENT
TO YOU.

THAT'S VERY SWEET
OF YOU, MR. HALLORAN.

IT SURE IS, DAD,
BUT WE WERE PLANNING--

I FIGURE THAT
IT WAS THE LEAST
WE CAN DO

FOR THE YOUNG
ONES AS THEY
LEAVE THE NEST.

YES, SIR, THEY
LEAVE THE NEST.

THE OLDEST BOY JOE,
HE'S BEEN MARRIED
10 YEARS NOW.

HE'S GOT TWO FINE
CHILDREN.

DOING VERY WELL
IN THESE PLASTICS.

THE TWO GIRLS--
IRENE,

SHE'S BEEN MARRIED
NOW TO A SKIN DOCTOR

DOWN IN
WASHINGTON, D.C.

THEY LIVE IN
A VERY STYLISH
HOUSE, YOU KNOW.

YES, OUT IN THE
NORTHWEST SECTION.

IT'S A RANCH-TYPE
PLACE--

THAT'S AWFUL NICE,
BUT--

YOU KNOW, WHEN
IRENE GOT MARRIED,

WE TOOK THE GRAND
BALLROOM OF THE
BEDFORD PLAZA HOTEL?

Mrs. Halloran:
I LIKE THE BEDFORD PLAZA.

WOULD YOU
LIKE A CIGAR, TOM?

OH, THANKS.

WE HAD OVER 400
GUESTS THERE.

YEAH, THE TABLE OF
HORS D'OEUVRES ALONE

COST ME ALMOST
$1,400--1,400!

OF COURSE,
WHEN THE OTHER GIRL
GOT MARRIED,

THAT WAS
A REALBLOWOUT!

WE TOOK THE GRAND
BALLROOM DOWNTOWN

AT THE ST. MORITZ
HOTEL THAT TIME.

I LIKE THE
ST. MORITZ, TOO.

WELL, WE THOUGHT WE'D
GIVE THE KIDS A CHECK

FOR A WEDDING PRESENT,
YOU KNOW?

TO DO WHAT
THEY WANT TO WITH.

TO THE AMOUNT
OF $1,000.

YOU WERE SAYING
SOMETHING, TOM?

Mr. Halloran:
OF COURSE I KNOW
THAT THE KIDS HERE

SAY THAT THEY
DON'T WANT A
CATERED AFFAIR...

I WAS UNAVOIDABLY
DETAINED.

DINNER'S OVER.

A FEW OLD FRIENDS
AND I MET BY CHANCE
IN THE GREEN GRASS GRILL,

AND I WAS...DETAINED.

THIS IS MY BROTHER
JACK CONLON.

MR. AND MRS. HALLORAN.

AND RALPH YOU KNOW.

NICE TO
KNOW YOU.

PLEASE TO MEET YOU,
MRS. HANNIGAN,

AND TO WELCOME YOU
TO THIS HOUSE.

JACK, MR. HALLORAN
WAS JUST TELLING US

ABOUT HIS DAUGHTER'S
WEDDING.

HEH. ONLY
IMMEDIATE FAMILY.

HUH?
WHAT'S THAT?

ONLY THE IMMEDIATE FAMILY

WILL BE WELCOME TO
THE WEDDING OF ME NIECE.

NOW, UNCLE JACK--

WELL, WHAT DO YOU THINK
OF THAT, HANNIGAN?

HALLORAN.

OH, HALLORAN.

YES.

NO RELATION BY ANY CHANCE
TO MY FRIEND MICHAEL?

DIED OF DRINK LAST MONTH
AT THE BELLEVUE HOSPITAL.

NO.

WELL, IT'S A COMMON NAME,

BUT 'TIS AN UNCOMMON MAN,
MICHAEL HALLORAN.

YOU WERE TELLING US ABOUT
YOUR DAUGHTER'S WEDDING.

THE WHOLE AFFAIR,
LET ME SAY, WAS
FULLY DISCUSSED

IN THE GREEN
GRASS GRILL--

THAT I WASN'T TO
ATTEND THE WEDDING
OF ME NIECE.

OH, AND IT WAS A FINE
DINNER, MRS. HURLEY.

I DON'T KNOW WHEN
I'VE SEEN JOE
EAT SO MUCH.

12 YEARS I'VE LIVED
IN THIS ROOM--

12 LONG YEARS
IN THIS VERY ROOM.

THIS VERY ROOM?

THAT'S MY BED
YOU'RE SITTING ON.

HUH? OH!

I DIDN'T KNOW.
OH, I DIDN'T KNOW.

RALPH, I THINK
WE'D BETTER BE
GOING.

Mrs. Halloran:
JOE, WE'D BETTER
BE GOING ALONG.

DON'T DISTURB
YOURSELF,
MRS. HALLORAN.

MR. CONLON WANTS
TO GO TO SLEEP.

AS A MATTER OF FACT,
I COULD DO WITH
A LITTLE REST.

ME HEART'S OVERTAXED
TODAY,

AND I NEED ME
BEAUTY SLEEP.

JACK'S JUST
CARRYING ON,
THAT'S ALL.

CARRYING ON, IS IT?

I SHOULD THINK
ME LAST NIGHT IN THIS
HOUSE MIGHT BE--

YOUR LAST NIGHT?

YES, AGGIE.
I'M MOVING OUT TOMORROW

TO FIND SOME RESIDENCE
ELSEWHERE.

NOW, ONE AND ALL,
GOOD NIGHT.

Mrs. Hurley:
I'M VERY SORRY.

Mrs. Halloran:
VERY NICE TIME.

Mr. Halloran:
GOOD NIGHT.

IT WAS VERY NICE.
GOOD NIGHT.

Mrs. Hurley:
GOOD NIGHT, RALPH.

Ralph: GOOD NIGHT,
MRS. HURLEY. BYE.

JANE, I BEEN
THINKING...

WELL, YOU HEARD THEM
TONIGHT.

YOU SAW
WHAT HAPPENED.

GIVING AWAY
APARTMENTS RIGHT
AND LEFT THEY WERE,

BUFFALO THIS
AND NIAGARA THAT.

MA, DON'T WORRY.
WE'RE NOT TAKING
ANY APARTMENT.

AND YOUR UNCLE JACK
COMING HOME LIKE
A CRAZY MAN.

JANE, YOU GOT TO
HAVE A REAL WEDDING.

MA, WE CAN'T, THAT'S ALL.
THERE ISN'T TIME.

OH, JUST THINK,
YOU CAN DOLL UP IN
A BEAUTIFUL DRESS

WITH ALICE AS YOUR
MATRON OF HONOR.

WELL, WHO GETS
MARRIED ON 5 DAYS'
NOTICE?

RALPH AND ME.

DOWN AT THE MARKET,

MRS. CASEY ALL BUT
ACCUSED ME OF TRYING
TO HUSH THINGS UP.

Eddie: BE RIGHT OUT.

AND MRS. MUSSO,
THAT OLD CAT,

SHE SAYS YOU MUST
BE IN TROUBLE.

OH, MA!

TOM, WE GOT TO HAVE
A REAL WEDDING.

OH, COME ON NOW, AGGIE,
TAKE IT EASY.

LET'S NOT GET
IN AN UPROAR ABOUT THIS.

WE OWE IT
TO THE FAMILY.

PEOPLE WILL SAY
WE'RE ON RELIEF
OR SOMETHING.

WELL, WE'RE NOT,
AND WE KNOW WE'RE NOT.

AND THE WEDDING
PRESENT--

I'VE GIVEN AWAY SO MANY
WEDDING PRESENTS

THAT PILED HIGH,
THEY'D BE AS BIG AS
THE EMPIRE STATE.

I'D LIKE TO GET
SOME OF THEM BACK.

AM I RIGHT, TOM?

YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT,
AGGIE.

MA, WE'RE NOT GONNA HAVE
ANY BIG WEDDINGS,

AND THAT'S ALL
THERE IS TO IT!

HEY,
I'M THROUGH.

PUT YOUR SHOES ON.
WELL?

YOU REMEMBER
WHAT HAPPENED AT
CAROLINE'S WEDDING?

AUNT EMMA STILL WON'T
TALK TO AUNT LU

BECAUSE THEY WOULDN'T
LET HER SIT AT THE
BRIDE'S TABLE.

AND KATHLEEN REARDON
WAS THE MAID OF HONOR.

WENT AND BOUGHT AN
ORGANDY DRESS FOR $42!

AND CAROLINE
WOULDN'T LET
HER WEAR IT,

BECAUSE ONLY
THE BRIDE CAN
WEAR WHITE.

AND THEY HAD
THAT BIG FIGHT.

WELL, THANK YOU
VERY MUCH,

BUT I DON'T WANT
ALL THE FUSS
AND THE FIGHTING

AND SCREAMING
THAT ALWAYS GOES ON.

AM I RIGHT, PA?

YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT.

WELL, HOW CAN SHE BE RIGHT
AND SHEBE RIGHT?

HOW CAN THEY
BOTH BE RIGHT?

AND YOU'RE RIGHT,
TOO.

WELL, ALL I KNOW IS,

I'VE DEEPLY OFFENDED
MY BROTHER JACK.

BOY, HE SURE
HUNG ONE ON
TONIGHT.

SHUT UP.

I'M ACCUSED OF ATHEISM,

OF NOT LOVING
MY CHILDREN,

AND OF BEING A WARD
OF THE STATE.

MA, IT'S MY WEDDING.

LET ME RUN IT
MY OWN WAY!

AND THAT HALLORAN--

GIVING THEM
AN APARTMENT.

WHAT ARE WE
GIVING THEM FOR
A WEDDING PRESENT?

NOTHING BUT A CHECK
FOR SOME MONEY.

WHAT HAVE WE EVER
GIVEN THAT GIRL,

HER COMING
UNEXPECTED AND US
FAVORING TERRENCE--

GOD REST HIS SOUL.

AND I FEEL VERY
GUILTY.

I FEEL WE OWE HER
A BIG SPLASH

FOR A WEDDING.

SO MAYBE IT COSTS US
$2,000--

2,000?!

OH. SO YOU'RE
AWAKE NOW, ARE YOU?

YOU'RE NOT SLEEPY WHEN
THERE ARE NO GUESTS TO BE
RUN OUT OF THE HOUSE.

MA, RALPH ONLY HAS
3 WEEKS OFF,

AND IT'S IMPORTANT
THAT HE SEES
NEW MEXICO.

AND IF WE WANT TO
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
THAT CAR, WE--

THAT CAR!

I'VE BEEN EXPLAINING
ABOUT THE FELLA
WITH THE CAR

AND THE WIFE WHO'S
PREGNANT IN CALIFORNIA,

AND EVERY TIME
I TELL IT,
IT SOUNDS SILLIER!

HOW YOU FEELING,
UNCLE JACK?

DON'T TALK TO ME.

OH, FOR
HEAVEN'S SAKE!

I'VE LIVED IN THIS
HOUSE FOR 12 YEARS,

AND IF THAT ISN'T
IMMEDIATE FAMILY,
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS.

OH, JACK...

WELL, THERE YOU ARE.

YOUR UNCLE JACK,
WHO LENT US THE MONEY
WHEN WE WAS BROKE,

WHO PAYS HIS SHARE
OF THE RENT HERE,

MOVING OUT BECAUSE
HE'S HURT.

WELL, I'LL
TELL YOU SOMETHING--

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE
A BIG WEDDING WHETHER
YOU LIKE IT OR NOT.

AND IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT,
YOU DON'T HAVE TO COME!

I'M RIGHT, TOM.
I KNOW I'M RIGHT
ABOUT THIS!

IT'S ALL FOR HER,
SOMETHING FOR HER,

BEFORE
IT'S TOO LATE.

WELL?

I'M GOING TO BED.

WELL, AM I RIGHT?

AGGIE, $2,000 IS
HALF OF EVERYTHING
I EVER SAVED.

LOOK, TOM...

THINK OF THAT GIRL
LEAVING THIS HOUSE

WITH NOTHING TO SHOW
FOR HER WHOLE LIFE WITH US.

JUST MOVING OUT, LIKE--

LIKE SHE WAS CHANGING
A PLACE TO LIVE.

WE'VE BEEN LIKE
NOTHING AT ALL TO HER--

JUST STRANGERS LIVING
IN THE SAME HOUSE.

JANE, I'M SORRY
ABOUT JUST NOW.

ABOUT LOSING
MY TEMPER, I MEAN.

BUT I MEANT IT,
EVERY WORD I SAID.

ABOUT BEING SO WORRIED
WHAT THE NEIGHBORS SAID?

AFRAID THEY THOUGHT
I WAS IN TROUBLE?

OH, NO,
THAT DON'T MATTER.

I MEAN
WHEN I SAID...

WELL, WE NEVER DONE
ANYTHING FOR YOU.

BUT MA, WE AREN'T
ASKING FOR ANYTHING.

OH, I KNOW IT'S NOT
MUCH OF ANYTHING AFTER
ALL THESE YEARS

JUST TO GIVE YOU
A FINE PARTY,

BUT YOUR PA AND ME...

WELL, YOUR MA WANTS
THIS WEDDING VERY MUCH.

MA, I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T KNOW.

JANE, I NEVER HAD
A PROPER WEDDING.

I WAS MARRIED
ALL IN A RUSH ONE
SATURDAY MORNING,

AND ME IN THIS
OLD COTTON DRESS

NOT FIT TO BE SEEN
ON THE STREET WITH,

LET ALONE
BE MARRIED IN.

OH, I SAID
I DIDN'T MIND,

BUT I DID.

TO THIS DAY.

LOOK, I WANT YOU
TO HAVE THIS ONE
FINE THING,

WITH ALL
THE TRIMMINGS.

SOMETHING TO
REMEMBER WHEN--

WELL, WHEN
THE BAD DAYS COME,

AND...YOU'RE ALL
WORE OUT

AND GROWING OLD...

LIKE ME.

MA...

ALL RIGHT, MA.

I'LL TELL RALPH,

BUT HE ISN'T
GONNA LIKE IT.

OH, SURE HE WILL.

WELL, AT LEAST THAT
WILL KEEP UNCLE JACK
FROM MOVING OUT.

YEAH, POOR MAN.

I FELT SO HIGH WHEN
I HAD TO TELL HIM

HE WAS NOT TO SEE
YOU MARRIED.

IT'LL TAKE A LOT OF
FIGURING OUT.

YEAH.

SENDING OUT
INVITATIONS AND...

WE WON'T BE ABLE
TO HAVE THE TRIP.

SO YOU'LL GO
SOMEPLACE NEARBY.

GOT TO GO TO BED.

GOT A LOT
TO DO TOMORROW.

SEE YOU IN
THE MORNING, JANE.

GOOD NIGHT, JANE.

GOOD NIGHT, MA.

HELLO?

Jane: HELLO, RALPH?

I'M SORRY ABOUT
WAKING YOU UP.

JANEY? WHAT'S
THE MATTER?

NO, NOTHING'S
THE MATTER.

I'M FINE.

SURE, I'M SURE.

RALPH...

RALPH...

I JUST WANT TO
TELL YOU SOMETHING...

BUT IT WILL KEEP
TILL TOMORROW.

WELL, I'M WIDE AWAKE
NOW, HONEY.

YOU MIGHT AS WELL
TELL ME NOW.

IT'S NOTHING, RALPH.

I GOT TO BE DOWNTOWN
TOMORROW ANYWAY,

AND I THOUGHT WE'D
MEET AND HAVE COFFEE
AND TALK A LITTLE.

I'M SORRY ABOUT
WAKING YOU UP.

GOOD NIGHT, RALPH.

HI.

HI. YOU'RE LATE.

YOU SHOULD HAVE
STARTED WITHOUT ME.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?
WHAT WAS ALL THE
MYSTERY ABOUT?

MYSTERY?

WELL, YEAH.

YOU PHONE ME IN
THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT,

START TO TELL ME
SOMETHING, STOP,

START, STOP,
TELL ME NOT TO WORRY,

SO I SPEND HALF
THE NIGHT WORRYING.

RALPH?

YEAH?

NOTHING.

JANEY, WHAT IS
THE MATTER WITH YOU?

I CAN'T TALK TO YOU
WHEN YOU'RE IN A MOOD.

I'MIN A MOOD?

WELL, STOP BUILDING
IT UP IN YOUR MIND.

ALL RIGHT.

RALPH?

MM-HMM?

RALPH, DO YOU
LOVE ME?

NO. I'M MARRYING YOU
BECAUSE I DON'T LOVE YOU.

I MEAN, NOTHING
COULD SPOIL IT
FOR US, COULD IT?

LIKE WHAT?

WELL, LIKE--
LIKE HAVING
A WEDDING PARTY.

WEDDING PARTY?

WELL, DON'T GET
YOURSELF UP INTO A--

I THOUGHT WE DECIDED
ABOUT THE--

I KNOW, I KNOW,
I KNOW,

BUT MA ASKED ME
TONIGHT IF WE COULD
HAVE A--

MOM.

WELL,
YOU HEARD THEM.

YOU KNOW
THE WAY YOUR FOLKS
CARRIED ON

ABOUT THE BIG
WEDDINGS THEY GAVE
YOUR SISTERS,

AND ALL THAT TALK
ABOUT GIVING AWAY
APARTMENTS.

SO WHAT'S WRONG WITH
THEIR GIVING US
AN APARTMENT?

THERE'S NOTHING
WRONG.

BUT MA JUST ABOUT
BLEW HER TOP

LISTENING TO
ALL THE THINGS
YOUR FOLKS DID

FOR THEIR KIDS.

WHILE SHE AND PA...

HAVEN'T DONE A THING
ABOUT--ABOUT US
GETTING MARRIED.

BECAUSE...

THEY--THEY HAVEN'T
GOT ANY MONEY.

RALPH, IF YOU DON'T
WANT THIS THING,
WE WON'T HAVE IT.

WE'RE THE ONES THAT
ARE GETTING MARRIED.

RIGHT.

IT WILL KILL MA
IF WE DON'T HAVE
THIS WEDDING PARTY.

I GUESS IT MUST
MEAN SOMETHING
SPECIAL TO HER,

AND I THOUGHT
WE COULD...

WELL, I TOLD HER
I'D ASK YOU,

AND MEET HER
DOWNTOWN, AND...

WE'D LOOK AT SOME
BRIDAL GOWNS.

ASK ME?

YOU'RE NOT ASKING ME,
HONEY. YOU'RE TELLING ME.

RALPH?

ARE YOU MAD AT ME?

YOUR MOTHER WANTS
A BIG, FANCY,
EXTRAVAGANT WEDDING.

YOUR COUSINS WANT IT,
YOUR UNCLES WANT IT,
NOW YOU WANT IT.

IN FACT, THE WHOLE
IRISH POPULATION
OF THE BRONX

WANTS A CATERED AFFAIR.

FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE,
LEAVE THE POOR IRISH
OUT OF IT.

I'D LIKE TO LEAVE
EVERYONE OUT OF IT.

RALPH...RALPH...

CAN WE TALK
A MINUTE?

I'VE GOT TO GO
TO THE LIBRARY.
I'M GONNA BE LATE.

WAIT, PLEASE, WAIT.

YOU WANT A BIG AFFAIR,
WE'LL HAVE A BIG AFFAIR.

IT'S JUST I NEVER KNEW
IT WAS THAT IMPORTANT
TO YOU.

NOT TO ME, TO HER.

TO MOM.

WHAT IT MEANS TO HER.

LOOK, IF IT TAKES
A CATERED AFFAIR

TO BRING LOVE TO THE WORLD,
YOU GOT MY APPROVAL.

OK?

OH, RALPH, YOU'RE
VERY UNDERSTANDING.

FRANKLY, I DON'T
UNDERSTAND IT AT ALL.

LOOKS LIKE WE'VE
ALL BEEN DESERTED.

JANEY OUT SOMEWHERE
AT THE CRACK OF DAWN,

AGGIE OUT TENDING
TO THE INVITATIONS,

UH, YOU WOULDN'T BY
ANY CHANCE BE GOING
IN THE DIRECTION

OF THE GREEN GRASS
GRILL?

YEAH, IT HAPPENS.
COME ON.

I'M HAVING TEA
WITH MRS. RAFFERTY.

AH, YES, IT WAS
A GREATER DEED
TO GIVE THE GIRL

A FINE WEDDING.

TO LAUNCH HER
DOWN THE WAYS,
YOU MIGHT SAY,

LIKE A FINE SHIP
WITH ALL FLAGS
FLYING.

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.

ALL THINGS CONSIDERED,

IT WAS A WISE DECISION
TO GIVE THE YOUNGSTERS
A SWELL BANG-UP WEDDING.

YEAH, $2,000.
THAT'S BANG-UP,
ALL RIGHT.

YOU KNOW, DON'T YOU,
THAT I'M WILLING TO
CONTRIBUTE

ANY SUM, DON'T YOU?

NO, NO. NO, JACK.

NO, THIS IS
AGGIE'S PARTY.

WELL, AGGIE HAD
THE RIGHT IDEA.

HIRE A BIG BALLROOM,
GIVE A GREAT PARTY.

YEAH, THE WOMEN.

AH, THE LADIES,
GOD BLESS THEM.

WHAT WOULD WE DO
WITHOUT THEM?

I NEVER NOTICED YOU
GETTING MARRIED TO
ONE, JACK CONLON.

OH, I RESERVE ME COMPANY
FOR THE WORLD.

YEAH, YEAH.

I'LL SEE YOU IN
THE BALLROOM OF THE
CONCOURSE PLAZA, 5:00.

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.

WELL, MRS. RAFFERTY,

THERE'S BEEN A CHANGE
IN THE SITUATION SINCE
LAST WE MET

AT THE GREEN
GRASS GRILL.

OH?

I HAVE THE KETTLE
BOILING FOR YOUR TEA,
MR. CONLON.

YES, JANE'S WEDDING
IS GOING TO BE

A PROPER AFFAIR,
AFTER ALL.

AND YOU'LL BE GOING,
AFTER ALL.

I'LL BE GOING,
AND SO WILL YOU,
MRS. RAFFERTY.

OH, NOW, I COULDN'T
DO THAT, MR. CONLON.

WHY, I DON'T KNOW
YOUR PEOPLE.

WELL, YOU'LL GET
TO KNOW THEM AT
THE RECEPTION.

WHAT CHANGED
THEIR MINDS NOW?

OH, THE FIRM
STAND I TOOK.

I TOLD THEM
I WAS MOVING OUT,

SO THEY CAME ROUND
FAST.

WOULD YOU--WOULD YOU
REALLY HAVE MOVED OUT

OF YOUR SISTER'S
APARTMENT?

WELL, PERHAPS IT WAS
AN IDLE THREAT.

BUT WHERE WOULD I GO?

WELL, THERE'S SOMETHING
TO BE SAID

FOR NOT LIVING
WITH IN-LAWS.

BUT YOU LIKE LIVING
WITH YOUR MARRIED
DAUGHTER, DON'T YOU?

ESPECIALLY NOW
SHE'S NOT UNDERFOOT

SINCE SHE TOOK THAT
JOB WORKING ALL DAY.

TRUE. I HAVE THE WHOLE
PLACE TO MESELF.

BUT AFTER ALL,
IT'S COMPANIONABLE

LIVING WITH
YOUR OWN KIN,

WHEN YOU'VE NO
HUSBAND OR WIFE
OF YOUR OWN.

I'VE BEEN A WIDOW
A LONG TIME.

WELL, BETTER TO HAVE
LOVED AND LOST,
AS THEY SAY.

OH?

OH, YES. OF COURSE,
I MESELF,

I BELONG TO A LONG
LINE OF BACHELORS.

THAT IS TO SAY,
ME UNCLES WERE ALL
BACHELORS.

IT'S A MATTER OF
PRIDE IN A MAN,

AVOIDING
THE PITFALLS
OF MATRIMONY.

I'VE GOT 3 BACHELOR
BROTHERS LIVING
TOGETHER

BACK IN THE COUNTY
LIMERICK.

WELL, THINK OF THAT.

ME SISTER MARY WAS
BORN HERE FIRST,
THEN AGGIE.

AH, YOU'D HAVE LOVED
MARY.

I'M SURE I WOULD.

SHE KEPT HOUSE FOR
ME FOR 20 YEARS

AND NEVER GOT
MARRIED HERSELF.

OH, A STRIKING GIRL.

WEIGHED NEAR
200 POUNDS.

MY, MY, MY.

A FINE,
BIG, JOLLY GIRL

WITH A SMILE LIKE
THE MORNING.

YES. SHE DROPPED
DEAD ONE NIGHT

LISTENING TO A JOKE
I WAS TELLING--

YOU KNOW, THE ONE
ABOUT THE LADY
MISSIONARY

AND THE CANNIBALS.

OH, THAT ONE!
HO HO HO!

KEELED OVER DEAD.

A FINE WAY TO GO--
LAUGHING AT
A FUNNY STORY

WITH A BOTTLE OF
BEER IN YOUR HANDS.

IT WAS THAT.

WELL, MRS. RAFFERTY,
SHALL WE WHIP UP
A GAME?

I WAS HOPING
YOU MIGHT SUGGEST IT.

I FEEL LUCK
IN ME BONES TODAY.

WILL IT BE ONE
OR TWO CANASTAS
TO GO OUT?

UH, LET'S PLAY TWO
AND PICK UP TWO CARDS.

GOOD. AND HOW DOES
THE COUNT STAND
OF US NOW?

UH, I AM IN DEBT
TO YOU TO THE AMOUNT

OF...$24,700.

WELL, THEN LET'S SEE
IF WE CAN MAKE IT
AN EVEN 25,000.

OW!

OH, SORRY, MISS.

HOLD YOUR BREATH IN.

I'M NOT GONNA BE
ABLE TO BREATHE
IN THIS THING.

YOU WANT NO WAIST,
I'LL GIVE YOU NO WAIST.

WE CAN ALWAYS
LET IT OUT AFTER
THE WEDDING

IF WE WANT
TO USE THE GOWN
FOR A FORMAL.

A FORMAL?

WELL, YOU WOULDN'T
WANT ALL THIS EXPENSE

JUST FOR ONE TIME,
WOULD YOU?

IS THAT ALL,
MR. MEYER?

Tailor:
THAT'S ALL.

WHERE'S ALICE?

I THOUGHT YOU SAID SHE
WAS GONNA MEET YOU HERE.

SHE'LL BE ALONG.

YOU KNOW WHAT SHE SAID
WHEN I TOLD HER I WAS
GETTING MARRIED?

SHE SAID,
"SO WHAT ELSE IS NEW?"

IT SOUNDED FUNNY
THE WAY SHE SAID IT
OVER THE TELEPHONE.

I KNOW ONE THING:
I DON'T WANT TO BE
AROUND WHEN PA FINDS OUT

THIS DRESS ALONE
IS GONNA COST $120.

HELLO, ALICE.

ALICE, LOOK.

OH, JANE,
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

WOULDN'T IT BE WONDERFUL
IF WE COULD DRESS UP
LIKE THIS ALL THE TIME?

I WONDER HOW IT
WOULD LOOK ON ME.

YOU GOT TO ADMIT
IT'S KIND OF STYLISH,
LIKE I ALWAYS DRESS.

NOW ALICE HERE'S
GOT TO FIND OUT WHAT
SHE'S GONNA WEAR.

I WAS THINKING ROSE
MIGHT BE ALL RIGHT
WITH THIS.

YEAH, I--I--

WELL, HERE ARE
THE SHOES WE WANTED.

THIS IS ALICE SCANLON.

SHE'S GOING TO BE
MY MATRON OF HONOR.

WELL, I'M SURE
WE CAN FIND

SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR
OUR MATRON OF HONOR.

COME ON,
YOU'LL LOVE BLUE.

COME ON, LET'S GO
LOOK FOR OUR DRESS.

NO, NOT RIGHT NOW.

WELL, YOU GO AHEAD
WHILE I CHANGE.

SOMETHING OLD,
SOMETHING NEW,

SOMETHING BORROWED,
SOMETHING BLUE.

IT'S BEEN NICE
SHOPPING TOGETHER.

WE NEVER DID THAT
BEFORE.

I WANT YOU TO KNOW
I'M VERY SORRY

WE NEVER WENT
SHOPPING TOGETHER
BEFORE, JANE.

YOU KNOW WHAT
I MEAN, JANE?

I MEAN I'M VERY SORRY
I DIDN'T TAKE MORE
INTEREST IN YOU

WHEN YOU WAS
A LITTLE GIRL.

I WAS ALWAYS...

WELL, WE HAD THE CURSE
OF MONEY OVER US

ALL OUR LIVES,
YOUR PA AND ME.

YOU'RE SPENDING
A LOT TODAY.

IT WAS YOUR IDEA.

REMEMBER THAT WHEN
HE HITS THE CEILING.

WELL, ALL HE HAS
TO DO IS THINK HOW
WE WAS MARRIED.

THE ONLY REASON
HE MARRIED ME WAS
THAT MY FATHER,

GOD REST HIS SOUL,
MET HIM ONE DAY
AT THE UNION HALL.

THEY WAS BOTH HOUSE
PAINTERS, YOU KNOW.

AND HE SAID, "HURLEY,
I'LL GIVE YOU $300

IF YOU'LL MARRY
MY DAUGHTER."

AND HE SAID HE WOULD,
AND HE DID.

WHY, I NEVER HEARD
THAT STORY, MA.

OH, SURE, SURE.

OF COURSE I'M
EXAGGERATING
A LITTLE,

BUT--BUT THAT'S
THE GIST OF IT.

OH, HE'S A GOOD MAN,
YOUR FATHER.

WHEN TERRENCE WAS
KILLED IN KOREA,

I THINK I'D HAVE
DIED MYSELF,

IF IT HADN'T BEEN
FOR THE STEADINESS
OF YOUR FATHER.

BUT HE'S A VERY
CLOSE MAN WITH
THE MONEY.

I NEVER KNEW THAT STORY
ABOUT YOU AND PA.

OH, I THOUGHT
YOU KNEW.

JANE, WE WAS NEVER
VERY CLOSE.

IT'S ALL MY FAULT.

NO REPROACH TO YOU.

BUT WHEN YOU START
GETTING ON LIKE ME,

YOU START LOOKING
BACK AT THINGS.

LOOK, THIS IS DUMB.

DON'T LISTEN
TO A WORD I SAID.

COME ON. I GOT A MILLION
THINGS TO DO.

WE FOUND HER THIS
LOVELY BLUE ORGANDY,

BUT SHE FEELS
IT DOESN'T SUIT HER.

I'LL TELL YOU ABOUT
IT AT LUNCH, JANE.

WE DID WANT
SOMETHING IN ROSE.

WHO DO I MAKE
THE DEPOSIT TO?

I'LL BE
RIGHT BACK.

YOU GO ON, GIRLS.
I GOT TO MAKE
THE DEPOSIT.

ALL RIGHT, MA.
SEE YOU TONIGHT.

I'M GONNA HAVE
DINNER WITH RALPH.

YEAH? WELL,
DON'T STAY OUT
TO ALL HOURS.

OH, JANE, JANE,
THE DEPOSIT'S GONNA
CLEAN ME UP.

COULD I HAVE $1.00
FOR BUS FARE?

OH, SURE.
THAT BE ENOUGH?

YEAH, SURE.
THANKS.

OK.

NICE TO HAVE
SEEN YOU, ALICE.

NICE TO HAVE
SEEN YOU.

I'LL GET YOU
THE $1.00 BACK
TOMORROW.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT
PA'S GONNA DO

WHEN HE FINDS OUT
HOW MUCH MONEY
WE SPENT,

BUT AT THIS POINT,
I DON'T CARE.

I MEAN, IF WE'RE
GONNA HAVE A BIG
WEDDING,

LET'S HAVE ONE.

TWO COFFEES, PLEASE.

OH, BEFORE I FORGET,

LET'S MAKE A LIST
OF BRIDESMAIDS.

I WROTE DOWN SOME
NAMES LAST NIGHT.

FIRST OF ALL,
WE GOT TO HAVE
MARY ELIZABETH--

YOU KNOW, BECAUSE
SHE HAD US AS
HER BRIDESMAIDS.

SHE'S A WONDERFUL
GIRL.

JANE--JANE,

I DON'T WANT TO BE
YOUR MATRON OF HONOR.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

YOU GOT SWEAR TO GOD

YOU'LL NEVER TELL
ANYBODY ABOUT THIS,

BECAUSE I...

WHY, ALICE,
WHAT'S THE MATTER?

OH, JANE, I--I CAN'T
TELL YOU HOW ASHAMED
I FEEL ABOUT THIS,

BUT WE DON'T HAVE
THE MONEY TO SPEND
ON THAT BLUE ORGANDY

OR ANYTHING ELSE.

OH, FOR HEAVEN'S
SAKE--

THAT DRESS ALONE
COSTS $35, JANE,

AND YOU--YOU KNOW
BILL'S OUT OF WORK.

HE DON'T EVEN SLEEP
NIGHTS NOW WITH WORRY.

WE HAVEN'T GOT ONE CENT.

BUT LOOK, ALICE--

AND EVEN IF I COULD
AFFORD THE DRESS,

BILL HAS GOT
TO HAVE A TUXEDO.

HE DOESN'T HAVE TO
WEAR A TUXEDO.

IF I WEAR THE GOWN,

HE'S GOT TO WEAR
A TUXEDO.

THAT COSTS $15,
$20 TO RENT.

HE DOESN'T NEED
TO WEAR ANY TUXEDO,

JUST A PLAIN
BLUE SUIT.

HE DON'T HAVE
A BLUE SUIT.

DON'T YOU REMEMBER?
I TOLD YOU LAST WEEK

HOW EMBARRASSED I WAS
HE DON'T EVEN HAVE
A BLUE SUIT.

ALICE, THE TROUBLE
WITH YOU IS

YOU'RE TOO ASHAMED
OF THESE THINGS.

SO HE HAS TO GO OUT
AND GET A BLUE SUIT.

THAT WILL COST HIM
60 BUCKS,

AND THAT BLUE ORGANDY
IS 35 BUCKS,

AND I--I GOT TO HAVE
SHOES TO MATCH THE DRESS,

AND A BAG TO MATCH
THE SHOES, AND...

SO...

FOR ME TO BE
YOUR MATRON OF HONOR

IS GONNA COST BILL
AND ME $100,

AND...

WE--WE CAN'T AFFORD THAT.

AND THAT'S THAT.

PLEASE, DON'T EVER TELL
ANYBODY ABOUT THIS.

YOU'RE BROKE.
WHAT'S SO TERRIBLE?

JANE, I'M VERY
SENSITIVE ABOUT THIS,

YOU KNOW THAT.

ALICE, I CAN LOAN
YOU THE MONEY
FOR THE DRESS.

I DON'T WANT
TO TALK ABOUT IT.

ALICE, DON'T BE
SO TOUCHY.

JANE, YOU SAY
ONE MORE WORD,

I GOT TO GET UP
AND GET OUT OF HERE.

ALL RIGHT,
ALL RIGHT.

ALICE...

LEAVE ME ALONE.

I ARRIVED A BIT EARLY.

SORT OF EXAMINING
THE PREMISES,
YOU MIGHT SAY.

WHERE'S AGGIE?

I THOUGHT SHE WAS
COMING WITH YOU.

NO. YOU SEE
THE MANAGER YET?

HE'S INSIDE HIS OFFICE,
WAITING FOR US.

LOOK, LOOK, LOOK,
AT THAT.

ISN'T THAT
MAGNIFICENT?

IT'S GONNA COST
A MINT.

I WAS SO FAR DOWNTOWN.

ISN'T IT GRAND?

WELL, LET'S GET IT
OVER WITH.

I GOT TO BE
GOING SOON, HUH?

OH, JACK, YOU SHOULD
HAVE SEEN JANEY
AND ME TODAY.

IT WAS SOMETHING.

WE PICKED OUT
A LACE WEDDING DRESS

WITH A VEIL RIGHT
DOWN TO THE FLOOR.

SOUNDS MIGHTY FINE.

OH, IT WAS SOMETHING.
SHE LOOKED JUST LIKE--

IF YOU DON'T MIND,
I GOT JUST SO MUCH
TIME,

SO WE'LL SEE THE
MANAGER NOW AND GET
THE BAD NEWS, HUH?

I WAS JUST TELLING
JACK SOMETHING.

AND THIS VEIL GOES
RIGHT OUT TO HERE,

IT'S ALL KIND OF
A TULLE KIND OF THING

WITH ORANGE BLOSSOMS
ON THE TOP.

MRS. HURLEY,
I'M PLEASED TO SEE YOU.

MR. CONLON,
WE ALREADY MET.

MR. HURLEY.

WE'VE COME TO TALK ABOUT
OUR DAUGHTER'S WEDDING.

YES, I KNOW.

NOW I GOT TOGETHER
A FEW THINGS--

OUR RATES
AND SO ON.

HOW MUCH THIS
GONNA COST?

WELL, FIRST
I HAVE TO
HAVE AN IDEA

OF WHAT YOU HAVE
IN MIND,

ALSO THE NEXT
AVAILABILITY OF
THE BALLROOM.

HOW MUCH WILL
THIS COME TO?

WELL, THAT DEPENDS
ON HOW MANY PEOPLE
YOU HAVE

FOR THE WEDDING
BREAKFAST.

NOW, HERE ARE
SOME PICTURES

OF ONE OF OUR
BUFFETS, BY THE WAY.

HOW MANY DO YOU
THINK, TOM?

CLOSE TO 200,
I'D SAY.

TWO HUN--

YEAH.

WHERE DO YOU GET 200?
WE DON'T EVEN KNOW
50 PEOPLE.

WE GOT TO CUT
THE LIST DOWN
AS IT IS.

BUT 200 PEOPLE?

HOW DO YOU GET
200 PEOPLE?

EXCUSE ME.

Manager: OH, YES,
YES, OF COURSE.

NOW LOOK, TOM,

THERE'S HARRY AND
BOBBY AND JOE, AND
ALL OF THAT CROWD.

OH, AND THEN THERE'S
THE DENNISONS,

THERE MUST BE 18
OF THEM.

AND THEN WHAT ABOUT
YOUR BROTHER JACK?

OH, AND THEN
THERE'S HARRY,
AND THEN HELEN--

HARRY'S NOT COMING ALL
THE WAY UP FROM WHEELING,
WEST VIRGINIA.

OH, SURE HE WILL.
AND THE COUSINS,
WHAT ABOUT THEM?

AND JANE MUST HAVE
SOME FRIENDS OF HER
OWN SHE'LL WANT.

WHY, THERE COULD
BE MORE 150 THAN
100.

I THOUGHT THEY WAS
JUST BEING INVITED
TO THE CHURCH.

I DIDN'T KNOW
I WAS GONNA PAY FOR
THEIR BREAKFAST, TOO.

WELL, JUST LET'S SAY,
IN ROUND NUMBERS,

100 FOR US AND 100
FOR THE GROOM.

HOW MUCH WOULD THAT BE?

WELL, NOW,
THE BREAKFAST
IS $5.00 APIECE.

NOW THERE ARE
THE FLOWERS,
OF COURSE.

HERE ARE SOME
MODELS

OF OUR TABLE
DECORATIONS.

THIS IS
THE SINGLE,

AND THIS
IS THE DOUBLE.

THIS ONE'S $20
APIECE.

YOU SEE,
YOU GET FROM US
THE BALLROOM,

THE BREAKFAST,
AND THE
CATERING.

NOW, IF YOU WANT
HOT AND COLD
HORS D'OEUVRES,

LIQUOR,
PHOTOGRAPHERS,

LIMOUSINE
SERVICE,

FLOWERS--

LIMOUSINE
SERVICE?

LIMOUSINE--
GREAT IDEA.

WELL, TOM, YOU GOT
TO DRIVE THE PEOPLE WHO
HAVEN'T GOT ANY CARS

FROM THE CHURCH HERE.

OF COURSE.

IT'S NOT SO
AWFUL FAR.

JUST 20,
30 BLOCKS
BY SUBWAY.

EXCUSE ME.

TOM, IF WE'RE GOING
TO DO THIS AT ALL,

WE MIGHT AS WELL
DO IT RIGHT.

LOOK, AGGIE, THERE'S
$4,400 IN THE BANK

THAT I SCRIMPED
AND SAVED FOR

FOR I DON'T KNOW
HOW MANY YEARS
TO GET MY OWN CAB.

YOU SCRIMPED?
WHAT ABOUT ME?

SO WE BOTH DID.

SO I CAN'T SEE
THROWING AWAY $4,400
ON ONE MEAL.

I'M WILLING TO GIVE
THE GIRL A FANCY PARTY,

BUT THROWING AWAY
OUR WHOLE LIFE SAVINGS
ON ONE MEAL,

AND A BREAKFAST,
AT THAT--NO!

YOU SKIMPED ON ME
ALL MY LIFE.

YOU'LL NOT SKIMP
ON THAT GIRL.

I DONE THE BEST I COULD
FOR MY KIDS.

LOOK, TOM, WE'VE HAD
IT HARD BETWEEN US,

BUT I'LL NOT
HAGGLE AND BICKER
WITH YOU NOW.

THIS GIRL'S GOING
TO HAVE A WEDDING

SHE'LL REMEMBER TILL
THE DAY SHE DIES.

SHE'S GOING TO HAVE
A BIG, WHITE, SATIN
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM

THAT SHE CAN
LOOK AT WHEN
THE BAD YEARS COME.

AND MAYBE THEN
SHE'LL HAVE
A KIND THOUGHT

FOR HER FATHER
AND MOTHER...

WHO NEVER GIVEN HER
NOTHING AT ALL.

AND YOU'RE
AS BAD AS ME.

BUT THIS
SHE'S GOING TO HAVE,

I'LL TELL YOU THAT.

SO WE DECIDED
TO HOLD THE WAKE

IN THE GREEN GRASS
GRILL.

Man: THAT'S VERY
FUNNY, INDEED!

WE WERE JUST DISCUSSING
THE GUEST LIST.

IF YOU'D LIKE
TO THINK IT OVER AND
COME BACK ANOTHER TIME--

NO, NO,
THIS IS THE PLACE.

FINE. NOW, ABOUT
THE FLORAL DECORATIONS...

DON'T WE
GET SENT FLOWERS
AT A WEDDING?

COULDN'T WE JUST
TAKE THE FLOWERS
WE GET

DOWN HERE AFTER
THE SERVICE?

TOM, YOU CAN'T
TAKE THEM OUT
OF THE CHURCH.

TOM, WHEN
YOU PUT A FLOWER
IN THE CHURCH...

YES. NOW, ABOUT
THE LIMOUSINE SERVICE...

HOW MANY CAN YOU
SQUEEZE INTO ONE
OF THEM LIMOUSINES?

WELL, I'D SAY
ABOUT 10, I GUESS,

SPEAKING OFF
THE TOP OF MY HEAD.

THEN WE'LL HAVE
10 LIMOUSINES.
THEN 100 CAN RIDE.

10?!

THESE ARE
THE WEDDING CAKE
ORNAMENTS.

HOW MUCH WOULD THAT BE?

WELL, I THINK
WE'D BETTER START
AT THE TOP OF THE LIST.

LET'S SEE, NOW...
6 GALLONS OF ASSORTED
COCKTAILS AT $28 A GALLON,

28 BOTTLES OF CHAMPAGNE
FOR THE TOAST
AT $6.00 A BOTTLE,

12 BOTTLES OF RYE
AT $8.00 A BOTTLE,

12 BOTTLES OF SCOTCH
AT $11 A BOTTLE...

10 LIMOUSINES,
AN ORCHESTRA, FLOWERS...

AND THE BRIDAL TABLE
FLOWERS, $20.

CENTERPIECES
FOR ALL THE OTHERS,
$20 APIECE, YES.

15% ON THE FOOD TIP,
20 CENTS PER PERSON
FOR THE CHECKROOM.

200 MATCHBOOKS--
THAT WOULD BE $14.

WEDDING ALBUM,
25 PICTURES, THAT'S $75.

LIMOUSINE SERVICE...

ANYWAY, WHEN SHE SAID
BILL DIDN'T HAVE
A BLUE SUIT, WELL,

SHE STARTED CRYING.

OH, I DON'T KNOW.

WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN
YOUR BEST FRIEND JUST
BREAKS DOWN AND CRIES?

I DON'T KNOW, HONEY.
WE'RE IN THE SAME TRAP.

I KNOW BILL
DIDN'T HAVE A JOB.

YOU KNEW HOW ALICE
FELT ABOUT THINGS.

THE THING IS, WHY DIDN'T
WE THINK ABOUT IT BEFORE
WE HURT THEIR FEELINGS?

IT'S GETTING TO BE
SUCH A MESS.

OH! WHY DON'T YOU
FIX THIS THING?

IT SPRAYS
ALL OVER THE PLACE.

WELL, JUST WAIT TILL YOU
HEAR HOW MANY PEOPLE

MY FOLKS ASKED
TO THE PARTY YOUR
OLD MAN'S PAYING FOR.

AS OF THIS AFTERNOON,
MY MOTHER FOUND

WE'RE RELATED BY BLOOD
TO 46 PEOPLE,

AND BY MARRIAGE TO 81.

AND ON TOP OF THAT,
THERE ARE SOME 40-ODD
CLOSE FRIENDS

WHO DESERVE
THE RARE PRIVILEGE
OF SEEING ME MARRY YOU.

THAT'S OVER 150 ALREADY!

AW, JANIE, LET'S LEAVE
TUESDAY LIKE WE PLANNED.

LEAVE?

LEAVE!

WHAT ABOUT
ALL THE ARRANGEMENTS?

CANCEL THEM!
IT WON'T KILL ANYBODY!

RALPH...

LISTEN, JANIE...

RALPH, I CAN'T,
THAT'S ALL.

RALPH, I WANT TO DO IT
FOR MA, THAT'S ALL.

WHAT DO YOU DO
TO YOUR SHIRTS,

LOSING THE BUTTONS
ALL THE TIME?

RALPH...

I WAS WONDERING TODAY...

LISTENING TO MA...

IF SHE AND PA EVER SAID
THEY LOVED EACH OTHER.

I DON'T THINK
THEY EVER DID.

I KNOW THEY NEVER DID.

IT'S NOT NECESSARILY
SOMETHING YOU SAY.

IT'S SOMETHING
YOU DO.

IT'S THE WHOLE WAY
YOU LIVE.

THAT'S LOVE.

I KNOW.

I KNOW, BUT...

SOMETIMES
IF THINGS AREN'T SAID,

AFTER A WHILE,
THEY AREN'T TRUE ANYMORE.

I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T KNOW
WHAT I BELIEVE.

YOU MEAN I NEVER
TOLD YOU WHAT
I FEEL ABOUT YOU?

YES. OH, YES...

BUT DON'T EVER STOP
TELLING ME.

IF WE'RE GOING
TO THE MOVIES,

WE'D BETTER
GET GOING, HUH?

HMM...

YOU REALLY WANT TO GO?

HMM...I DON'T KNOW.

DO YOU WANT TO GO?

WELL,
IF YOU WANT TO GO...

JANIE...

DEAR...

RALPH...

I THINK WE BETTER
GO TO THE MOVIES.

YOU'RE UP EARLY, MA.

YEAH. I'M GOING OVER
THE GUEST LIST,
AND GUESS WHAT.

WE'RE IN TROUBLE?

I GOT THE LIST DOWN
TO 94 FOR OUR SIDE.

THAT'S A SAVING OF $30.

TOM, I SAVED US $30.

HOW?

WE'RE INVITING 94 PEOPLE
INSTEAD OF THE 100.

OUR 94 AND
THE HALLORAN'S 100...

OH, NO.

MA.

WHAT?

RALPH TOLD ME
HIS MOTHER'S
INVITING

ABOUT...
160 PEOPLE.

HOW MANY?

160?!

BUT I TOLD HER
THERE'D BE 100
FOR EACH OF US.

I MADE A BIG THING
YESTERDAY.

160, YOU SAID?

RALPH'S MAD
ABOUT IT, TOO.

WHAT IS 160 TIMES 5?DON'T CARRY ON!

I'M ASKING FOR
A BIT OF INFORMATION.
WHAT IS 160 TIMES 5?

NOW, TOM,
RALPH MUST BE WRONG.

160 TIMES 5 ON TOP OF
$3,100 ALREADY TO BE
THROWN DOWN THE DRAIN

ON THIS CRIMINAL
BREAKFAST WE'RE SERVING
A BUNCH OF STRANGERS!

NOW, TOM, RELAX A MINUTE.

I'LL CALL MRS. HALLORAN.
THERE MUST BE SOME MISTAKE.

THERE'S A MISTAKE,
ALL RIGHT, AGGIE!

YOU'RE SPENDING
EVERY PENNY
I EVER PUT ASIDE,

AND BEFORE
YOU'RE THROUGH,

YOU'LL HAVE ME
UP TO HERE IN DEBT!

MA, MAYBE
WE BETTER CALL
THE WHOLE THING OFF.

NO, I WON'T.
ANYWAY, WE CAN'T.

RALPH MUST BE WRONG.

MRS. HALLORAN?

THIS IS AGNES HURLEY.

OH, YEAH, WE'RE FINE.

AND HOW ARE YOU?

WELL, THAT'S NICE.

LOOK, I WAS JUST
GOING OVER MY LIST,

AND I WAS...
I WAS WONDERING
ABOUT YOUR LIST.

OH, SURE, I KNOW
WE WON'T BE INVITING
THE SAME PEOPLE, BUT...

HOW MANY DO YOU THINK
YOU'LL BE ASKING?

186?!

186?!

OH, NO, NO, NO.
WELL, I JUST MEANT

I THOUGHT WE AGREED
THERE'D BE 100 FOR YOU
AND 100 FOR US.

YEAH, WELL, I'LL...
I'LL BE TALKING TO YOU.

YEAH. GOOD-BYE.

OH, MA...

I DON'T KNOW WHAT
TO SAY TO YOUR PA.

GO FIX HIM SOME BREAKFAST.
MAYBE IT'LL MAKE HIM
MORE PEACEFUL.

OH, HELLO, AGNES.

SAM.

IS TOM IN?

IN THE KITCHEN.

THANKS.

JANE.

HELLO, TOM.

WANT ANY BREAKFAST,
MR. LEITER?

NO, THANK YOU.
WELL, HERE I AM.

Tom: YEAH?

WELL, IT'S SUNDAY--
THE DOWN PAYMENT
ON THE HACK.

OH, YEAH, YEAH.
I'M SORRY, SAM.

I FORGOT.
I GOT A LOT ON MY MIND.

SAY, THAT'S RIGHT.

HEY, I HEARD
YOU'RE GOING TO
GET MARRIED, JANE.

MANY HAPPY RETURNS,
I'M SURE.

THANK YOU.

WELL, IT'S A DEAL WITH
McQUAID FOR THE HACK.

GIVE HIM THE DOWN PAYMENT,
WE'RE IN BUSINESS.

NO. NO, I CAN'T, SAM.
I'M SORRY. NOT NOW.

WHAT?

I...I CHANGED MY MIND.

YOU CHANGED YOUR MIND?

YEARS WE PLANNED THIS,
AND YOU CHANGED YOUR MIND?

THAT'S THE TROUBLE.
WE WAITED TOO LONG.

IF YOU DON'T DO IT
YOUNG, YOU GET KIND OF

PAST THE POINT,
IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

NO, I DON'T.

YOUR OWN BUSINESS--

YOU FILL OUT ALL
THOSE PAPERS MORNING,
NOON, AND NIGHT.

SO MAYBE YOU MAKE
A BIT MORE MONEY,

BUT...YOU'RE WORKING
HARD AS YOU DID BEFORE,

AND YOU GOT TWICE
THE RESPONSIBILITY.

NO, NO, NO, SAM.
NOT NOW.

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT, TOM?
ANYTHING GO WRONG?

NO, NO.ANY TROUBLE?
CAN I HELP?

THERE'S NO TROUBLE,
SAM, JUST TIME.

JUST TIME PASSING
AND...

WELL, YOU KNOW.

WELL...I'D BETTER
BE ON MY WAY.

SEE YOU AROUND.

YEAH, SEE YOU AROUND.

YOU FIND
SOMEBODY ELSE, HUH?

GOOD-BYE, JANE.

BYE.

Sam:
GOOD-BYE, AGNES.

WHAT DID SAM WANT?

MA...

YOU TWO BETTER GET
FIXED IF WE'RE GOING
TO MAKE 9:00 MASS.

THEY'RE READING
THE BANNS TODAY.

EVERYBODY UP?
AH, THERE YOU ARE,

AS BRIGHT A PICTURE
AS THE DAY ITSELF.

GETTING READY
FOR MASS.

WELL, THAT'S FINE.
OH, I MAILED THEM
INVITATIONS FOR YOU.

TOOK THEM PERSONALLY
TO THE MAILBOX.

THANKS. I'LL MAIL
THE REST TOMORROW.

OH, TOM,
YOU'LL BE GLAD TO KNOW

THAT OLD CASEY AND
OLD REGAN ARE COMING
TO THE RECEPTION.

AND OF COURSE
MRS. RAFFERTY
WILL BE THERE, TOO.

3 MORE, HUH?

I'LL PAY FOR THEM.

YOU ASKED
MRS. RAFFERTY?

Jack: I DID.

BUT WE DON'T
KNOW HER.

WELL, SHE DON'T KNOW
YOU, BUT SHE'LL COME.

NOW, JACK,
I'M SURE SHE'S NICE
AND ALL THAT--

OH, YOU KNOW SHE'S NICE?

WELL, WHAT WOULD YOU
THINK OF ME SAYING
A THING LIKE THAT?

NOW, DON'T GET
ON YOUR HIGH HORSE.

WELL, LET ME
TELL YOU!

THERE'LL BE
NO CASEY, NO REGAN,
AND NO MRS. RAFFERTY!

NOW, LOOK HERE, TOM,
I ALWAYS HAVE TOLD YOU--

OH, SHUT UP!

AND DON'T GO
SHOUTING TO JACK!

Tom: I'LL SHOUT
AT WHOEVER I WANT!

FINE, FINE. IF THAT'S
THE WAY YOU FEEL,

I'LL NOT GO
TO THE WEDDING.

I'LL NOT STAY ANOTHER
NIGHT UNDER THIS HOUSE!

GOOD-BYE!

NOW LOOK WHAT YOU DONE.

AGGIE,
WE'RE POOR PEOPLE.

A TABLE OF CAVIAR
FOR A BUNCH OF PEOPLE

WHO'D BE HAPPY ENOUGH
WITH CORNED BEEF...

AND CARTING THEM AROUND
IN LIMOUSINES LIKE
THEY WAS LANDLORDS!

TOM, MY HEAD IS SPLITTING
WITH ALL THIS BICKERING
AND HAGGLING.

AND WHAT ABOUT MY HEAD,
AGGIE? HUH?

YOU'VE ALWAYS RAGGED ME
ABOUT WHAT A MISER I AM.

WELL, I'VE FOUND DOLLARS
HARD TO COME BY,

AND I'M PROPER LEERY
OF LETTING THEM GO!

AND I'M SICK OF BEING PUT UP
IN FRONT OF MY CHILDREN
AS A PENNY-PINCHING MISER,

OF DENYING THEM
COLLEGE EDUCATIONS!

I DONE THE BEST I COULD,
AND IT WAS NEVER
GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU!

NOTHING WAS EVER
GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU!

STOP IT,
BOTH OF YOU!

FRIDAY
WE DECIDED TO HAVE
A BIG WEDDING,

AND IN TWO DAYS,
MY BEST FRIEND
ALICE HATES ME,

MY UNCLE
IS MOVING OUT,

MY MOTHER
AND FATHER ARE
BREAKING UP!

I'VE LOST
MY HONEYMOON,
PA'S LOST HIS CAB,

AND RALPH
IS SO SORE,

HE MAY WALK OUT
ON THE WHOLE THING!

SO...LET'S CALL
THE WHOLE THING OFF!

I KNOW WE PUT $50
DOWN ON THE BALLROOM

AND $50 DOWN
ON THE BRIDAL GOWN--

$50?! FOR THE LOVE OF
HEAVEN, IF IT'S $50 DOWN,

HOW MUCH
WILL THIS COME TO?

OK! OK, WE'RE
CALLING IT OFF!

BUT THE INVITATIONS
WENT OUT THIS MORNING.

THEN WE'LL JUST HAVE
TO WRITE EVERYBODY

AND SAY THE PLANS
WERE CHANGED!

AND YOUR UNCLE HARRY'S
COMING UP FROM VIRGINIA.

OK, SO MAYBE
IT'S EMBARRASSING,

BUT IT'S A WHOLE LOT
BETTER THAN HAVING
PA GO BROKE

AND RALPH AND ME
LOSE OUR HONEYMOON!

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT,
WE WON'T HAVE A WEDDING!

ALL RIGHT.

MA, I UNDERSTAND
WHY YOU WANTED
THE BIG WEDDING,

AND I APPRECIATE IT.

I SWEAR I DO.

ALL RIGHT.

I'LL CALL
THE HALLORANS.

NO. I'LL CALL THEM.

IT'S MY PLACE
TO CALL THEM.

WELL, I'LL...
I'LL GO CALL HALLORAN.

MA...

GET YOUR CLOTHES.
IT'S TIME FOR MASS.

MRS. HALLORAN?

NO CONSIDERATION.
NO GRATITUDE.
NO LOYALTY.

VANITY--
ALL THE TIME, VANITY.

HELLO THERE, JACK.

HELLO THERE.

YOU LOOK QUITE HEARTY,
MR. CONLON.

WHAT I'VE BEEN THROUGH
THIS LAST HOUR

HAS AGED ME 100 YEARS.

JIGGER OF RYE, JIMMY!

ISN'T IT A BIT EARLY
FOR YOU, MR. CONLON?

IT'S THE HEART--
BAD PALPITATION

BROUGHT ON
BY THE UNKINDNESS
OF OTHERS.

WHAT HAPPENED?

I'M LEAVING THAT HOUSE
FOR GOOD AND ALL!

OH?

NO CONSIDERATION.
NO GRATITUDE.
NO LOYALTY.

THAT DOES SOUND BAD.

AH, MRS. RAFFERTY,
TODAY I'VE SEEN

ALL THE BLACKNESS
OF THE HUMAN HEART.

AND IT HAD TO DO
WITH YOUR INVITING ME.

IT HAD.

I APPRECIATE THAT,
MR. CONLON.

YOU KNOW, I THINK
THAT SISTER OF MINE
IS LOSING HER SENSES.

I WAS THE ONE
WHO PLANNED THE WEDDING.

I WAS THE ONE WHO MADE
ALL THE ARRANGEMENTS,

WHO INTERVIEWED
THE CATERERS.

AND ME REWARD?

I ASK TO BRING
ME BEST FRIEND
IN ALL THE WORLD...

AND THUS
THIS UGLY QUARREL.

OH, WELL...

IT WILL BE ALL RIGHT
AGAIN SOON.

BUT I'M STILL
MOVING OUT!

BUT WHERE ON EARTH
WILL I GO?

WELL...

IT JUST HAPPENS
I KNOW THIS PLACE

NOT A STONE'S THROW
FROM WHERE WE'RE SITTING.

A ROOM.

A SMALL APARTMENT.

AND, UH...AND...

IT'S A NICE SIZE PLACE.

BIG ENOUGH FOR TWO.

FOR TWO, HUH?

I'LL SAY NO MORE,
MR. CONLON.

UH, FOR TWO, DID YOU
SAY, MRS. RAFFERTY?

I DID.

AND YOU'D BE WILLING
TO LEAVE YOUR MARRIED
DAUGHTER'S HOUSE?

I WOULD!

YEAH,
AND TWO CAN LIVE
AS CHEAP AS ONE.

SO I'VE ALWAYS HEARD,
MR. CONLON.

WELL, NOW THINGS
LOOK VERY BRIGHT.

THEY DO, AT THAT.

JIGGER OF RYE,
JIMMY!

SHALL WE HAVE
A BIT OF A GAME?

YES, LET'S HAVE
A GAME TO CELEBRATE.

TWO CANASTAS TO GO OUT?

AND PICK UP
TWO CARDS.

WELL, IT'S A GRAND
DAY AFTER ALL,
MRS. RAFFERTY.

IT IS, MR. CONLON.

HI.

HI.

HI, ALICE, BILL.

HOW ARE YOU, BILL?

HOW YOU DOING, ROB?

FINE, JUST FINE,
BILL.

COME ON, NOW,
WHAT'S SO EXCITING

YOU COULDN'T TELL ME
ON THE PHONE?

A JOB.

BILL HAS A JOB
WITH AN INSURANCE
COMPANY.

YEAH, THE ONE
I PUT IN FOR LAST
YEAR CAME THROUGH--

FINALLY
CAME THROUGH.

GREAT.

SO I CAN GET
THE DRESS, AND BILL
CAN GET THE SUIT,

AND I CAN BE
YOUR MATRON OF HONOR
LIKE WE ALWAYS PLANNED.

ALICE...ALICE, THERE
ISN'T GOING TO BE
ANY BIG WEDDINGS.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

IT WAS ALL SET.

WELL, WE'RE GETTING
MARRIED TOMORROW,
LIKE WE ALWAYS PLANNED.

I WAS GOING TO CALL YOU
TONIGHT TO TELL YOU.

JUST WEAR...
WHAT YOU ALWAYS WEAR.

GEE, IT'S KIND OF
A SHAME, ISN'T IT?

WHAT'S A SHAME?

Alice: NOT HAVING
THE BIG WEDDING AND ALL.

JANE, YOUR MOTHER...
IT'S OK WITH HER?

OH, SURE.
SURE, IT IS.

MA'S THE PRACTICAL ONE
IN THE FAMILY.

IT WAS HER IDEA
TO CALL IT OFF.

LET'S DANCE, OK?

SURE.

HE HASN'T GOT A JOB.

NO, I KNOW.

THEY PROBABLY
BORROWED THE MONEY

FOR THE ORGANDY DRESS
AND THE BLUE SUIT.

JANIE...

JANIE, DARLING...

YOUR MA WILL BE
ALL RIGHT.

I'LL NEVER FORGET
THE LOOK ON HER FACE

WHEN I TOLD HER WE WEREN'T
HAVING A BIG WEDDING.

I'LL NEVER FORGET
THE WAY SHE LOOKED...

LIKE I'D HIT HER
IN THE FACE.

SHH, HONEY. HONEY...

AND I KEEP THINKING
ABOUT THAT HOUSE...

THE TWO OF THEM ALONE...

LIVING THERE THE REST
OF THEIR LIVES...

NEVER TALKING...

NEVER LOVING EACH OTHER...

RALPH...

WE WILL NEVER BE
LIKE THAT.

NO, HONEY. NO, NO.

WHY, HELLO THERE, TOM.
IS AGGIE ABOUT?

SHE'S IN
THE BEDROOM.

ARE YOU REALLY
MOVING OUT?

YES, SIR.
JACK CONLON'S WORD IS
AS GOOD AS HIS BOND.

JACK, I...WELL,
I GUESS YOU KNOW
WHAT YOU WANT.

WELL, I TELL YOU,
I THINK WE'D BE A LITTLE
PINCHED FOR SPACE

WITH YOU AND AGGIE
AND ME AND MRS. CONLON.

MRS. CONLON?!

YES, SIR.

MRS. RAFFERTY HAS
FINALLY CONSENTED
TO BE ME WIFE.

WHY, JACK,
THAT'S WONDERFUL!

I'M GLAD TO HEAR
THE NEWS!

YES, I'VE DECIDED
TO NARROW ME ACTIVITIES

FROM THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD
DOWN TO MRS. RAFFERTY.

I DIDN'T THINK YOU'D
HAVE THE NERVE!

IT WAS QUITE PAINLESS...
ALMOST.

I DIDN'T FEEL A THING.

OH, AGGIE! JACK'S
GETTING MARRIED!

WELL, WHAT DO YOU THINK
OF THE NEWS, AGGIE?

WELL,
THAT'S VERY NICE.

WE OUGHT TO
HAVE SOME BEER
TO CELEBRATE.

Jack: SOME OTHER TIME.
YOU SEE, WE'RE MOVING

INTO THE NEW
APARTMENT TONIGHT.

THIS IS A SURPRISE.

YEAH, THERE IS THAT
ELEMENT IN IT, ISN'T THERE?

WHERE IS THE PLACE
YOU'RE MOVING TO?

IT'S ABOUT 6 BLOCKS
AS THE CROW FLIES,

AND WE'LL BE OVER
OFTEN ENOUGH.

AND YOU'LL COME
OVER TO SEE US,
TOO, I HOPE.

Tom: OH, SURE.

YOU KNOW, EVER SINCE
MY DECISION

IN RELATION
TO MRS. RAFFERTY,

I'VE BEEN SEEING THINGS
IN WHAT YOU MIGHT CALL
A NEW LIGHT.

WHAT AM I, I ASK YOU,
AFTER 61 YEARS?

AN UNCLE, THAT'S ALL.

NO CHILDREN,
NO GRANDCHILDREN,
NO WIFE OF ME OWN,

NO HOME
WHERE I BELONG, NO--

BUT, JACK,
THIS IS YOUR HOME.

AH, NO, AGGIE.
IT'S YOURS AND TOM'S.

I'VE JUST BEEN
SCAVENGING HERE
FOR A BIT OF WARMTH

I SHOULD HAVE FOUND
LONG AGO WITH SOMEBODY
LIKE MRS. RAFFERTY.

AND, YOU KNOW,
IF IT WASN'T FOR
THIS BREAK-UP,

I'D HAVE GONE ON
BEING JUST AN UNCLE
FOR THE REST OF ME DAYS.

LOOK, YOU'RE NOT RUSHING
INTO THIS BECAUSE
OF WHAT HAPPENED?

THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE
ANY BIG WEDDING, YOU KNOW.

EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE
LIKE IT WAS BEFORE.

SURE, IT IS.
SURE, IT IS.

AND WE'LL BE
NEARBY, HOPPING OVER
WHENEVER YOU LIKE.

EATING IN MOSTLY,
BECAUSE THESE RESTAURANTS

HAVE ALL THAT FRIED FOOD
THAT DON'T AGREE
WITH ME AT ALL.

LOOK, AGGIE,
FOR SOME PECULIAR REASON,

THE WORLD SEEMS TO BE
DIVIDED INTO PAIRS.

THERE'S LITTLE JANIE
AND HER RALPH,

THERE'S ME
AND MRS. RAFFERTY,

AND THERE'S YOU AND TOM.

YOU'VE GOT HIM,
AND HE'S GOT YOU.

YEAH, THAT'S FINE, JACK.

WELL,
AGGIE, ME GIRL,
I'M ON ME WAY.

AGGIE?

I'LL TALK TO HER, JACK.

WELL, I'LL SEE YOU
AT THE CHURCH.

OK.

AGGIE?

AGGIE...

WELL...WELL, THAT WAS
A DUMB THING TO DO.

MMM...

FEEL ALL RIGHT NOW?

SURE. SURE.

JACK GONE?

YEAH, HE'S GONE.

TURN AROUND.

JANE...
NOT HOME YET?

NO.

AGGIE, WHAT'S
THE MATTER WITH YOU?

I CRIED,
FOR PETE'S SAKE,
THAT'S ALL.

I CRIED! SO WHAT?

AGGIE, DON'T FEEL--

I DON'T WANT TO TALK
ABOUT NONE OF IT.

AGGIE, YOU'VE GONE
RIGHT OFF YOUR ROCKER
ABOUT THIS WEDDING.

IT'S NOT THE WEDDING!
YOU'RE A SENSELESS
AND STUPID MAN.

YOU DON'T CARE
YOUR DAUGHTER'S
GETTING MARRIED--

NOT A LIVING THING!

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT!

I JUST WANTED TO DO
A LITTLE SOMETHING
FOR HER.

THE SAME TUNE
FOR ALL THESE YEARS,

AND I'M SICK AND TIRED
OF HEARING IT!

THAT'S ALL I EVER GET OUT
OF YOU IS THE SHARP EDGE
OF YOUR TONGUE.

IT'S ALWAYS ME,
IT'S ALWAYS MY FAULT.

YOU'RE THE GOOD,
THE NEVER-FAILING ONE.

THEY'LL BE THINKING
OF CANONIZING YOU!

WELL, HEAR ME NOW, AGGIE:

YOU'RE NO FANCY BARGAIN,
I CAN TELL YOU THAT!

YOU GOT
YOUR $300 WORTH!

DON'T YOU EVER MENTION
THAT $300 TO ME AGAIN,
YOU HEAR ME?

I'M SICK AND TIRED
OF HEARING IT!

YOU THINK
YOU HAD IT SO BAD?

WELL, LET ME TELL YOU
ABOUT ME,

ABOUT THE TIMES I WANTED
TO QUIT THE WHOLE BUSINESS,

PACK A BAG AND
GO OUT TO ARIZONA OR
SOMETHING LIKE THAT...

THE TIMES I PUT THE HACK
IN THE GARAGE,

READY AND WILLING
TO THROW THE WHOLE BUSINESS!

FOR THE LOVE OF HEAVEN,
DON'T YOU THINK I WANT

TO GIVE THE GIRL
A DECENT WEDDING?

AND DON'T YOU THINK
IT'S A LIVING SHAME THAT
MY ONLY LIVING DAUGHTER

COMES UP TO ME AND SAYS,
"I WANT TO GO TO COLLEGE,"

AND I HAD TO SAY TO HER,
"NO. GO GET A JOB.

WE NEED THE MONEY."

I COULD HEAR YOU
OUTSIDE IN THE HALL.

GO TO BED.
THIS IS BETWEEN
YOUR MOTHER AND ME.

THERE ISN'T GOING
TO BE ANY BIG WEDDING.

THIS HAS
NOTHING TO DO
WITH THE WEDDING!

NOW, GO TO BED
AND CLOSE THE DOOR!

MA...

GO TO BED.

YOU HAD YOUR SISTER
MARY LIVE WITH US,

THEN YOUR BROTHER
JACK FOR 12 YEARS,

AND IT WAS ALWAYS
TO MAKE THEM HAPPY.

THEN IT WAS TO MAKE
THE KIDS HAPPY.

AND THERE WAS
NOTHING,

BUT TERRENCE
GOT TO GO TO
MILITARY SCHOOL.

AND NOW IT'S
THIS WEDDING TO MAKE
THE GIRL HAPPY.

WELL, WHAT ABOUT ME?
I'M YOUR HUSBAND.

WHAT ABOUT SOMETHING
TO MAKE ME HAPPY?

JANE'S
GETTING MARRIED,

EDDIE WILL BE IN
THE DRAFT ANY DAY,

YOUR BROTHER JACK
IS MARRYING
AND MOVING OUT...

AND IT'S JUST ME
YOU GOT LEFT
IN YOUR OLD AGE.

IT'S ME YOU GOT
TO WORRY ABOUT.

I TRIED
TO MAKE YOU HAPPY,

BUT I CAN'T AFFORD
NO BIG WEDDING.

WHY CAN'T YOU
SYMPATHIZE WITH THAT

INSTEAD OF WITH
EVERYONE ELSE?

PA...

MA, I WANT TO
TELL YOU HOW
SORRY I AM

ABOUT THE WAY
EVERYTHING'S
BEEN,

ABOUT THE BIG
WEDDING BEING
CALLED OFF

AND UNCLE JACK
MOVING OUT.

HMM?

I SAID
I WAS SORRY.

OH, THAT'S
ALL RIGHT, JANE.

I KNOW HOW
DISAPPOINTED
YOU WERE.

WELL, I JUST
WANTED TO DO
A LITTLE SOMETHING,

THAT WAS ALL.

WHERE'S YOUR PA NOW?

DRINKING BEER,

WITH A MEAN
EXPRESSION
ON HIS FACE.

WELL, LET HIM BE.

TURN OUT
THE LIGHT, JANE.

GO TO SLEEP NOW.
TOMORROW'S THE BIGGEST
DAY OF YOUR WHOLE LIFE.

MAKE IT START GOOD.

I WILL, MA.

THAT'S THE WHOLE TRICK.
MAKE IT START GOOD.

WELL, I'M--
I'M ALL PACKED.

I HEARD YOU
UP AT DAWN,
BANGING AROUND.

YEAH, I
COULDN'T SLEEP
ALL NIGHT LONG.

I DIDN'T SLEEP
SO GOOD MYSELF.

HOW'S PA
FEELING?

WELL, THE WAY
YOU'D THINK,
CONSIDERING

HE DRANK UP
ALL THE BEER
IN THE ICEBOX.

HE'S STILL
SLEEPING.

AND HE'D
REALLY BETTER BE
GETTING UP SOON.

IT'S 9:00, AND
FATHER MURPHY

STARTS AT 10:00
ON THE DOT.

EDDIE?

ARE YOU READY?

TAKING THE
SOUTHERN ROUTE
OR THE NORTHERN ROUTE?

THE SOUTHERN,
COMING AND
GOING.

BECAUSE OF THE
WINTER ROADS.

YEAH, YEAH,
YEAH.

YOU'LL BE
HOUSEKEEPING
YOURSELF SOON.

YEAH, I
WAS THINKING
ABOUT THAT.

WELL, IT'S NOT
THE EASIEST THING
DAY AFTER DAY,

BUT YOU'LL
GET USED TO IT,
LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE.

I'M SO JUMPY!
I DON'T KNOW WHY.

THERE'S NO
REASON AT ALL.

WELL, I SHOULD HOPE
A GIRL ON HER
WEDDING DAY

SHOULD BE
A LITTLE JUMPY.

THAT'S NOTHING
TO BE ASHAMED OF.

IT'S FUNNY.

WE WAS
NEVER ALONE.

YOUR PA AND ME
WAS NEVER ALONE
TOGETHER

FROM THAT
FIRST DAY
WE WAS MARRIED.

I KNOW, MA.

IT'S A
FUNNY THING.

THERE WAS
ALWAYS SO MANY
PEOPLE AROUND.

I GUESS YOU'LL
MISS THEM.

WE NEVER
TALKED TOGETHER,
YOUR PA AND ME.

IN ALL THAT TIME,
WE NEVER TALKED
TOGETHER ONCE.

WHY, SURE
YOU DID.

I WAS ALWAYS
MINDING THE KIDS OR
DOING THE HOUSEWORK,

AND HE WAS OUT
DRIVING THE HACK
ALL DAY,

AND THEN HE'D
COME HOME AND EAT
AND GO TO SLEEP.

MAYBE UNCLE JACK
WILL MOVE BACK
IN AGAIN.

NO. NOBODY'S
EVER MOVING
IN AGAIN.

ALL ALONE.

SOMETHING NEW,

YOUR PA AND ME
TOGETHER.

YOU AREN'T
MAD AT HIM?

MAD?

HOW COULD
I BE MAD AT WHAT'S
BEEN MY WHOLE LIFE

AND WILL BE
TO THE END?

I'M GLAD.

WELL, I'LL GET
MY BAG AND PUT IT
IN THE HALL.

WELL, GUESS
I'LL BE MOVING
INTO HER ROOM TONIGHT.

YEAH.

GOING TO BE
KIND OF QUIET
AROUND HERE

FOR A CHANGE,
WITH UNCLE JACK
AND JANE BOTH GONE.

YEAH, IT'LL
BE QUIET.

THEN, DECEMBER 15th,
I'M OFF TO FORT DIX.

WELL, THERE'S
NO WAR. THAT'S
A BLESSING.

NOT LIKE WHEN
TERRENCE WENT.

COME ON, EDDIE.
DO UP YOUR
COAT AND TIE.

HURRY UP,
GET GOING.

WE BETTER
GET STARTED, MA.

I'M READY.
WHAT ABOUT PA?

YOU TWO
GO ON.

I'LL WAIT
FOR YOUR PA.

MA, DON'T BE LATE.

DON'T
WORRY.

IT'S 10:00
SHARP, AND WE
CAN'T KEEP

FATHER MURPHY
WAITING AFTER
ALL HE'S DONE.

Jane: EDDIE?

Eddie: YEAH,
YEAH, YEAH.

WHAT DO YOU THINK
HAPPENED TO THEM?

Man: RALPH,
RALPH.

Ralph:
JUST A SECOND.

BE VERY
HAPPY, JANE.

THANKS, ALICE.

UNCLE JACK,
WHERE ARE THEY?
ARE THEY WITH YOU?

NO. MAYBE
THEY'RE NOT
COMING AT ALL

AFTER ALL
THE FUSS THAT'S
BEEN MADE.

OH, DON'T
BE SILLY,
UNCLE JACK.

OF COURSE
THEY WILL.

THIS IS MRS. RAFFERTY,
WHO'LL SOON BE MRS. CONLON.

Many happy returns
of the day, I'm sure.

SAME TO YOU,
MRS. RAFFERTY.

AND THIS IS...UH,
MISTER....UH, HALLIGAN.

How do you do?

HOW DO YOU DO?

Jack: LOOK AT THEM,
THE TWO BRIDES--
MAY AND SEPTEMBER.

EARLY SEPTEMBER.

Oh, Mr. Conlon!

YES, WELL, WE'LL GET
MARRIED NEXT MONTH,
A SIMPLE CEREMONY.

ONLY IMMEDIATE
FAMILY.

IT'S A GOOD DAY
FOR THE WEDDING.

A GOOD DAY.

WHERE'S
THE GIRL?

GONE TO
THE CHURCH.

ABOUT LAST NIGHT...
YOU WERE RIGHT

ABOUT WANTING
TO DO SOMETHING,

ABOUT HAVING A BIG
AFFAIR FOR THE GIRL.

NO, TOM,
I WAS WRONG.

I WAS WRONG.

I PRESSED YOUR SUIT
THIS MORNING.

TOM, JANE'S
GETTING MARRIED
THIS MORNING

THE WAY
SHE WANTS TO,

AND THAT'S ALL
THAT MATTERS.

THAT AND YOU
AND ME BEING
THERE TOGETHER

AFTER THIS
LONG TIME--

TOGETHER IN THE
CHURCH, WATCHING
OUR GIRL

GET MARRIED,
BEGINNING THIS
NEW LIFE.

IT'S A LONG TIME
WE'VE BEEN MARRIED.

TOO LONG?
TOO LONG A TIME?

TO KNOW SOMEBODY?

IT'S LIKE
A DAY, AGGIE.

GO ON, WASH
YOUR FACE.
WE'RE LATE.

HURRY UP, TOM.

MR. LEITER.

SAM,
THIS IS AGGIE.

YEAH,
ABOUT THE TAXI.

TAXI, MISTER?

WHAT ARE YOU
DOING HERE?

TAKING YOU
TO THE CHURCH
IN OUR NEW CAB.

RIGHT, AGNES?