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[¶¶¶]

Becky! Becky!

Becky! Hey, Becky, look.

Souvenirs! Foreign souvenirs. Hey!

Hey, you dropped your valise. Oh, please, please!

My souvenirs, my-- [OFFICERS LAUGHING]

Oh, Mother, dear! Look, the sailors.

Listen, sister, Marines ain't sailors.

If you live long enough, you'll find that out.

MAN: That's telling them, guy. [ALL LAUGH]

This way, miss.

[ALL CHATTERING]

Annie. Annie, what's your hurry?

Say, can't a dame go no place nowadays

without being insulted?

The only place you're going, baby,

is right back where you came from.

Is that so? Yes, that's so.

What's this little girl been doing, Mac?

This little girl's from the wrong side of the island,

trying to sneak into the States.

Can't you guys never give a dame a break?

I'm on the level, honest I am.

I gotta have a job. I gotta have one.

I got a reason. Listen,

take those sick pups of yours back up that gangplank.

We got a nice jail here, and if you don't go--

Oh, please, boys, don't do that, will you, please?

Ah, don't.

Sure...

I'll go back.

Say, I got a round-trip ticket.

[BOAT HORN BLOWING]

SAILOR: You'll have to move.

[¶¶¶]

[TRAVELERS CHATTERING]

[INDISTINCT CONVERSATION]

Hello, Nellie.

Hello, Annie, how are you?

How's everything?

So I said, "Baby, for 300 bucks..."

Hello, Charlie. Annie!

How's things? That's good.

[YELLING INDISTINCTLY]

Hello, Annie. Hello, Chiquita.

[CROWD CLAMORING, YELLING]

That's it.

What's the matter with you?

Hello there! Hello, Pete, how are you?

[ALL CHATTERING]

[JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING]

Hello, Al. How's the big boy, huh?

Hello, Annie, back already? Aw, tell the world.

I thought you were gonna stay in the States.

I changed my mind. [CHUCKLES]

Say, give us a slug, will you, kid?

What are you gonna have for a chaser?

You should be asking me, huh?

Well, look who's here. If it isn't Annie.

I thought she was gonna park with home and mother.

Pipe down, will you? I changed my mind, that's all.

You mean them coppers in the States changed it for you.

Did the reception committee meet you?

What did you expect? She thought them bulls

was gonna bake a cake for her. Lay off.

Can't you two see the old bag's all in?

Yeah, who says so? I say so.

Hooray, the Marines have landed.

Oh, Frankie's right.

Lay off the poor old hag.

Here, take this. You got the heebies bad.

Grab yourself a couple of snorts.

How about you and me shakin' a hoof, good-lookin'?

You're on, sister, heh!

Frankie's a grand little worker, Annie.

She sells more drinks than any two frails around here.

And at that, she's the straightest dame in the joint.

I'll say she is.

Gee, if I had gotten myself set in the States,

I could've grabbed her out of this dump of--

Hey, wait a minute.

What's the matter with this dump?

You got any squawk coming?

No.

It ain't that, only...

Say, listen, there ain't nobody making you hang around.

You ain't no bargain.

That's just it.

When Frankie's been working these joints as long as I have,

believe me, she won't be no bargain neither.

Yeah, well, I guess you're gonna do something about it.

Ah, gee, Al, I was only thinking.

Ain't a dame got a right to think?

Hey, how about a little service here?

[SLURRING] Yes. Flocks of service.

What'll it be, please?

Two gins.

Two gins coming right up.

You should give us flocks of service, mister.

[JAZZ MUSIC RESUMES PLAYING]

Two gins for Frankie.

That'll be one dollar, please.

Huh? One buck.

I got 'em. I got flocks of bucks.

I got-- Always got flocks of bucks

all the time.

Got flocks of bucks. Think I haven't?

I got flocks of bucks all the time.

[STAMMERING DRUNKENLY]

Huh?

You! You little tramp, you!

Take your hand off that dame.

Now scram.

I thought I told you to stay out of here, Red.

Yeah.

Come to think of it, you did.

Then what?

Nothing.

Not a thing.

[LAUGHS]

Sit down.

Listen, baby, I wanna talk to you.

Well, I don't wanna talk to you. Oh, yes, you do.

Mac.

Spike.

[WHISPERING INDISTINCTLY]

Mm-hmm.

What's the idea? It's for the boss.

Huh? Listen, kid, come here.

I tell you, I ain't interested. Will you get going?

Listen, baby, I can show you more real sugar

than Johnny ever thought of.

Get smart.

Air him, and I'll put you where you really belong,

in the heavy jack. Listen, will you get going?

RED: Quit clowning, baby. Quit clowning.

Start that music. FRANKIE: Clowning?

Why, you big mug. Hey, Cliff!

FRANKIE: I got a real guy, see? [JAZZ MUSIC PLAYS]

RED: Who, Johnny?

[LAUGHS]

Don't make me laugh.

Listen, baby, I like you.

Me and you's gonna be great pals. I can see it coming.

FRANKIE: Take your hands off me!

RED: Okay, baby, okay. Don't get excited.

There's plenty of time.

You'll wise up sooner or later, and when you do,

you and me is gonna make plenty of cash.

[SCREAMING]

[MUSIC STOPS]

WOMAN: Oh, my goodness!

[ALL CLAMORING]

Why, them guys know better than to fight like that.

I gotta stop 'em.

[CROWD YELLING, CLAMORING]

Hey! Hey! Now, wait a minute!

Now, wait a minute!

Next time you two guys start anything like this,

I'll throw you both out on your ear.

Ah, he parted the table-- Aw, shut up.

Now, beat it.

Go ahead. [CROWD MURMURING]

Start that music.

[JAZZ MUSIC RESUMES PLAYING]

[LAUGHING] [GASPS]

[SCREAMS]

[MUSIC STOPS] [CROWD MURMURING]

WOMAN: Oh, no! MAN: Boy, it's Red.

Somebody's croaked him.

[ALL MURMURING]

Come on, honey, let's get out of here.

Things like this is tough on a dame.

Johnny, who do you suppose done it?

Well, I don't know.

They must've got him while I was stopping the fight.

Oh, forget it.

Come on, let's go.

[BOTH SPEAKING IN SPANISH]

Good evening, boys. BOTH: Buenos noches.

Sorry I can't be of any help to you.

But when this thing happened,

I was on the other side of the room stopping a fight.

The first thing I--

First thing I know, I hear a dame yelling, I look over,

and here's this guy with a knife in his back.

Poor old Red.

Oh, dear. Bueno. Muchas gracias, señor.

Come on. Good night.

Buenos noches.

[MARIACHI BAND PLAYING]

WOMEN: Hello, Johnny. Hello, dames.

[MEN GREETING JOHNNY]

Thank you, Mr. Johnny. Hello, Meg.

Hello!

Hello, Johnny.

[YELLING DRUNKENLY]

How's business, Johnny! Hello.

Hello. Hello, Charlie, hi.

Good to see you.

Hello, Johnny. Hello, Nellie.

[¶¶¶]

Well, baby,

how much dough did we make tonight, huh?

Come on, give me.

Are you holding out on me?

No, I ain't. Honest I ain't.

Well, I got a good mind to--

To what?

Aw, Johnny, it was only 5 bucks.

Honest, it was.

I gave it for Annie. She was all in.

Oh, it ain't the dough.

It's the idea of your not being on the level with me

that burns me up.

Don't I treat you good?

Ain't I on the up and up with you?

I mean, look what I've done for you.

What was you when I found you? Oh, I know, Johnny.

You've been swell to me.

Ah, forget it, kid.

What I done for you ain't nothing to what I'm gonna do.

Why, you'll be wearing silks and diamonds.

But listen...

we gotta be on the square with each other.

I know it, and I been on the square with you,

honest, I have. Ain't I always been, Johnny?

Sure you have, babe.

There ain't a dame on the street that ain't jealous

'cause you got me looking after you.

Now, ain't that worth being on the level for, huh?

[CHUCKLES]

Me and you is teamed up right, baby.

Why, you'll we wearing silks and jewels someday.

I got big things planned for you.

Johnny? Yeah?

Who do you suppose got Red? Huh?

Red, who do you think done it?

Why, how should I know, babe?

You know how it is with them guys.

They're liable to go any time.

I suppose it was some guy squaring things, that's all.

Why don't you stop worrying about things

and leave everything to me?

Johnny? Yeah?

When are you gonna help me get away? You been promising.

What are you whining about?

Didn't I just tell you I had big things planned for you?

Now, baby...

you gotta trust me, that's all.

Just trust me, baby.

Sure, I'll buy a drink.

WAITER: What'll it be?

Gin.

Make it a pair, buddy, and hop on it.

DAN: ¶ We like our beans With breakfast ¶

¶ And again for dinner too ¶

¶ Do we squawk If we don't get 'em? ¶

¶ Yes, indeed we do Oh, let it storm ¶

¶ Let it rumble ¶

¶ We don't mind... ¶ Who is he?

How should I know? ¶ There is nothing ¶

¶ Like bean gravy The beans may smell fine too ¶

¶ Do we love That good old bean ice cream? ¶

¶ Yes, indeed we do ¶

ALL: ¶ Far, far away ¶

[ALL LAUGHING]

DAN: ¶ When we play We're always peaceful ¶

¶ And we never like to fight ¶

¶ So we always pal around With cops ¶

¶ Because we know They're right ¶

¶ Oh, let it storm ¶

¶ Let it rumble ¶

¶ We don't mind The waves that tumble ¶

¶ Do we drill A sauce we divvy? ¶

¶ All about a sea of blue ¶

¶ Do we like Sweet male sopranos? ¶

¶ Yes, indeed we do ¶

ALL: ¶ Far, far away ¶

[ALL LAUGHING, APPLAUDING]

[SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY]

It's all right, it's all right.

DAN: I guess that calls for a drink.

WOMAN: I'll say it does, and I'm buying.

What's your pleasure?

[ALL CLAMORING]

Yeah, I'll take a g-g-g...

The same. [ALL LAUGHING]

[WHISTLING]

I don't know. Gee, and it's hard to--

Gee, a regular hero, huh? Heh.

Aw, give me that. Who's a hero?

WOMAN: Well, such modesty I have seldom seen.

Here's mud in your eye.

Oh, keep your dirty paws off me. [LAUGHS]

WOMAN 1: There's Frankie again. WOMAN 2: You bet your life.

[WOMEN CHATTERING]

Come on, snap out of it, girlie. You and me is gonna--

I'm sure the lady will excuse us.

Don't worry, bright eyes. I'll be right back.

Hey, Steve, Eddie, will you take care of this for me?

You bet, Danny. Certainly, Danny, you old boy.

Don't look out, Eddie.

Don't let nothing happen to him.

We won't spoil it.

Now, on your way, lug.

[BLOWS LANDING] EDDIE: Oh, you won't, hey?

[ALL LAUGHING]

STEVE: You'll hit my pal, will you?

I am, huh?

[PUNCH LANDS]

Well, why didn't you tell me you were coming inside?

[CROWD LAUGHS]

Well, I guess I sent that mug on his way.

Thanks, hon.

[PLAYING SCALE]

Play that "Somehow I Know," will you, Paderewski?

Okay, brother.

[PLAYING "SOMEHOW I KNOW"]

¶ By a green hill There's a little brown cot ¶

¶ Home long ago Yet I've never forgot ¶

¶ The glamouring roses Pink on the wall ¶

¶ I wish now I never Had left there at all ¶

¶ Somehow I know I will win back ¶

¶ Back to the love In that little brown shack ¶

¶ Leaving behind All my trouble and woe ¶

¶ Can't give the reason But somehow I know ¶

¶ Somehow I know Though I'm away ¶

¶ And in my heart Everything's gray ¶

¶ Sometime I'll climb And I'll find the rainbow ¶

¶ Sure, I can't give The reason ¶

¶ But somehow I know ¶

How did you like that?

Gee, it was swell.

But I sort of wish you hadn't sung it.

How come? I don't know.

Them kind of songs always gets me down.

I guess it's because they make me think, huh?

Listen, baby, I got a rule against pretty dames thinking.

Oh, yeah? Yeah.

Well, rules don't stop no one from thinking.

No? No.

I wish they could.

Let's have it, sister.

Slip your old uncle a load of it.

Aw, you come here to have a good time.

Why should I spoil it with my troubles?

Go on, spill it.

Well, you-- You probably won't understand, but...

Go ahead. Oh, it's...

It's this life. It's killing me.

Sometimes I think I can't stand it no longer.

You know, I ain't never known nothing but dumps like this.

I was born in one of them.

How I hate 'em.

Well, why won't you get out?

How far would I get?

I ain't no man.

I wished I was.

Sometimes I-- I think if...

If I could get a way off somewheres,

where there was green grass and trees and things,

where things was clean and good,

aw, gee, I could start all over again then.

Things'd be different.

But there ain't a chance.

Listen, sister, there's always a chance.

I had a yen like that one time myself.

I seen a place one time just like you said.

Me and a shipmate...

cruises out to see the guy's old lady,

and there she is, all tucked away

in a snug little joint with morning glories all over it.

Gee, it was swell.

Gee.

Yeah.

I was hot to grab me off one of them little places

right then and there.

I might have been raising chickens now

if there'd been anybody...

I'm sorry you did that.

Well, what are you gonna do about it?

Hey, Al.

[MOUTHS] Two.

I said, what are you gonna do about it?

Nothing.

[SIGHS, SCOFFS]

Much obliged, sailor.

Two drinks for Frankie...

and the sailor.

Two gins...

on the house.

[SIGHS]

Why did you do that? Oh, why not?

You knew what you was up against when you come in here.

This ain't no seaman's mission. Sure, I know.

but I sort of fell for that yarn you slipped me.

I guess it was 'cause I kind of wanted to.

Aw, come on. Let's drink up.

Much obliged, sister.

[MACHINE CLANKS]

Hey, Eddie, drink 'em up. Let's scram out of here.

Aye, Danny, old boy. What do you say, Steve?

I'm ready to go any time.

[EXCLAIMS]

[HUMMING TUNE]

What's the idea?

Idea of what?

I don't know what you mean. Oh, yes you do.

What was the idea of knocking that mickey finn over?

It was an accident. Honest, it was, Johnny.

Oh, gee, a girl's got a right to slip up once in a while.

I just, I-- You lost your nerve, that's all.

Now, you better make sure it don't ever happen again.

Do you get me?

Come on, let's scram.

Dan married?

Say, he wouldn't marry the best--

I ain't so sure.

Huh? That guy's got me worried.

He kept me awake for two hours last night

squawking about chickens and farms and things.

It ain't natural. Oh, I don't know.

Dry land is bound to look good to a guy

when he ain't been ashore for a long while.

He'll get over it. You gonna be ashore long?

I mean, on the island?

Nah, we ain't no place very long.

Besides, I'm--

Uh, beer. [WHISTLES]

Well, go on. You was talking about Dan.

You know, if I thought there was a regular dame

within 800 miles of this place,

I'd swear that mug was in love.

He's got all the symptoms.

Dan, in love? You're screwy.

Are you gonna come back soon again?

Oh, I don't know. We may never come back.

You mean, ain't Dan coming back soon again?

That's what you mean, ain't it, sister?

Listen, sailor, all you eggs look alike to me.

What your Dan does don't mean nothing.

Oh, I suppose that's why you asked all them questions.

[CHUCKLES]

Hey, be careful, will you?

Gee whiz!

This skimmer cost me 20 bucks.

[GROANS]

Hey, you. Take it easy. Ah, shut your mouth

or I'll separate you from between your ears.

Oh, is that the way you feel about it, huh?

Pardon me. Uh, I'll hold this for you.

Thanks.

[HUMMING SOFTLY]

[CRANK CLICKS]

[CLANGS]

[CLANGS]

[HUMMING TUNE]

[MACHINE CLANGS, COINS CLATTERING]

[EDDIE EXCLAIMS]

Hello, Nellie. How are you, babe?

[CHUCKLES] Say, Johnny,

why ain't I been seeing more of you lately?

Well, you seen me last week, didn't you?

Ah, but, Johnny, why don't you treat me like I want you to?

You're kind of stuck on me at that, ain't you, huh? Huh?

Can I see you soon? Tomorrow?

Maybe.

But I gotta beat it now. So long.

Oh, but, Johnny! I said, I gotta beat it.

¶ I ain't sure she came From Minnesota-- ¶

¶ He been come from Minnesota ¶

¶ I think he been there Too long ¶

¶ He been come from South... ¶

¶ He been come from Minneso-- ¶

Eh--

¶ He been come from Minn-- ¶

[CHUCKLES]

[WHISTLES] ¶ He been come from Minnesota ¶

[CROWD CHATTERING]

MAN 1: Listen, wait till you get a load of her.

She's the best brunette you've ever seen.

MAN 2: They've gotta be good. I'm telling you.

Hey, hold it. look. Get a load of this.

[MEN LAUGHING]

Help! Take my hand, sister.

Over the river! [MEN LAUGHING]

You're no gentleman. I ain't bragging neither.

Oh, oh! Help! Help!

MAN: There's a hand. Cut out that stuff, please!

Cut it out. [MEN LAUGHING]

Listen, you mugs.

Why don't you pick on somebody your own size?

Well, look who's here.

Yeah, well, take a good look.

Wanna make something of it? Say, that's a great idea, baby.

I'd like to take you...

You keep your dirty paws off me! [LAUGHS]

Why, you-- [ALL EXCLAIM]

[CROWD CLAMORING, LAUGHING]

Well, come on, climb aboard.

There ain't no waitin' list.

Listen, sister, you know, you need a guy like me around.

Well, much obliged, sailor.

Why don't you try minding your own business?

I'm making you my business.

Well, when I need you, I'll whistle.

[¶¶¶]

Hello, dearie.

Oh, hello.

Won't you sit down and have a little drink?

Don't mind if I do.

Waiter!

[PIANO PLAYING JAZZ TUNE]

[STOPS PLAYING]

Oh, it's this life. It's killing me.

Sometimes I think I can't stand it no longer.

Well, it is a bit rough in here.

But if you don't like this sort of life,

why don't you give it up?

How far would I get? I ain't no man.

I wished I was.

Sometimes I think if...

If only I could get a way off somewheres where there was...

green grass and trees and...

And things was clean and good, I...

Where things was clean and good,

I could start all over again then.

Things'd be...

Things'd be...

Why, what's the matter?

Wait a minute. I want to buy you a drink.

Much obliged, sister.

Two gins...

one of them water.

Why didn't you finish your story?

Now, there's a guy which would've understood.

He was all set to name you in his will.

If you don't mind your own business, I'll--

Just a minute.

I'm gonna tell you why you couldn't go on talking.

You ain't gonna like it, but I'm gonna tell you.

What you was telling that guy, same as what you told me,

it was true, every word of it.

Only, you don't know it.

Well, ain't you a smart guy. Yeah.

You couldn't have thought that up out of your own head

if you didn't think about them things once in a while...

and want 'em. I don't want nothin'.

I don't need no one to tell me where to get off at.

I'm all right. Sure, you're all right.

You just got yourself figured wrong, that's all.

You been figuring you was a bad baby. You ain't.

You're just a dame,

and a pretty regular little dame at that.

While you been figuring you're as hard as nails....

you ain't.

You're soft.

Why, the reason you been saying that spiel of yours so good

is because, way down deep inside you, you really mean it.

You know you don't belong here.

And now you're all burned up 'cause I'm wise to you.

Do I pick up the marbles, sister?

You're gonna snap out of this. You can't help it.

And I hope I'm around when you do.

I'd like to give you a hand.

Where's Johnny?

Ain't he outside, dearie? Would I be asking if he was?

What's the matter, baby? Something wrong?

Oh, it's this joint.

I was afraid of this. What do you mean?

Annie don't miss much.

It's that sailor.

You're stuck on him. You're crazy!

It ain't in the cards, baby.

Now, don't go falling for no sailor. Heh.

Ain't none of them on the level with dames they meet down here.

Oh, that's just it.

There ain't nothing down here that's on the level.

Listen, baby, Annie don't wanna see you get hurt.

Now, forget about this guy.

Forget you ever met him.

[SCOFFS]

You was getting by swell.

Ah, getting by!

How? Sneaking, cheating, stealing.

Ever since I can remember, I been getting by that way.

Someone taught me to steal as soon as I could walk.

I kept on doing it 'cause I didn't know no better.

But now I do and I'm through.

Yeah, I used to talk that way.

Try and tell it to them cops back in the States.

Everybody ain't like you.

I'm sorry.

I guess I'm just crazy.

You're like me, dearie.

Like I was at your age.

I was in love too.

With a sailor-- Oh, listen.

You got an idea I'm hard as nails.

I ain't.

I'm just a dame...

like any other, see?

There's something in life for me besides all this,

something that's good and worthwhile.

And I'm gonna find it! Aw, we're part of all this,

you and me.

I bet you don't even know who your folks were.

If I did, I'd--

What would you do?

Listen, I didn't ask to be born

in a rotten dump like this, did I?

No. I didn't ask to be born at all.

You're telling me because I was born here,

I've gotta live like this for the rest of my life.

Well, I don't, see? I'm gonna get out.

My sailor will help me, Annie.

[LAUGHS]

I know it.

He said he would.

Listen to me, buddy.

Boatswain told me to tell you he'd b-b-b-

He'd-- He'd bust you in the nose if we wasn't aboard immediate.

We shove off in the morning. He'll bust me in the nose? Oh!

Well, we'd better grab a couple quick ones and scram out.

Ixnay, ixnay! She pays me this time.

You th-through?

Yes, I'm th-th-through.

[HUMMING TUNE]

[LAUGHING]

[COINS RATTLING] [GROANS]

[EDDIE EXCLAIMS, RESUMES HUMMING]

[SINGING INDISTINCTLY]

[MUTTERS INDISTINCTLY]

Come on, boys, the last one's on me.

Tomorrow we'll be on a bone-dry ocean.

You guys will be, but not me. I ain't sailing.

What? What's that?

I said, I ain't sailing.

Are-- Are-- Are you screwy?

It's this here tropic heat, that's what it is.

Look here. You know, you can't, you--

Now, listen, I'll go down to the ship with you.

I gotta get my dunnage. But I ain't sailing.

There's a heart to ruin in the kindling somewhere.

More, more, more, more. [GROANS]

Oh, that's something.

And you or nobody else

ain't ever gonna see me again.

Not even Johnny?

No, not even Johnny.

Oh, you're off your nut.

EDDIE [SLURRING]: So long, boys!

We're shoving off in the morning.

Oh, no, you don't.

Oh!

Come on, come on! Let's get going here. Come on.

ALL: ¶ You'll find us ever ready... ¶

¶ For there's real hard work To do ¶

¶ Do we sing a song While even cold? ¶

¶ Yes, indeed we do ¶

¶ Oh, let it storm... ¶

[SIGHS]

I guess you're right, Annie.

I'm just off my nut.

I'll buy you a drink.

Where'd you get this?

Don't matter.

Well, it won't buy you nothing.

It's a medal. It's what?

It's a medal.

"For courage and valor

during a crisis in the sinking of the S.S. Arrow."

What's it mean?

It was gave to somebody for being a brave guy.

Say... Yeah?

What time do them cargo boats shove off in the morning?

Oh, different times.

Why?

Nothing.

I was just thinking.

Pals as long as we've been.

And of course, if you don't wanna leave us,

the ship will sail, and you can go

or you can make up your mind.

It's only fair like three pals if you wanna leave us.

So there, you got the whole thing in the morning

and the ship shoves off in a nutshell.

Wait a minute. Wait a minute.

I know. I know what it is.

It's the dame.

That's why you ain't shoving off with us in the morning.

Yeah? Well, what if it is?

Come on, let's go.

I'm gonna give you guys a load of things exactly as they stand.

You gotta cut the squawking out and mind your own business.

Oh! I'm taking care of myself.

I don't want you to unwind maybe.

Oh sure, sure, Dan. I know, I know.

It's just-- It's just that I--

I just don't understand the little girl.

She's different.

You see, she's-- She's--

Look out, look out, look out. It's all right.

It's all right. Steady, you are.

She's got-- She's a diamond in the rough.

I don't understand her.

She's-- You see, she seems like all the rest of them.

Down deep in her heart, she's different.

I don't understand it.

For once in your life, Steve, you said something.

What I don't understand is,

you're letting a dame make a chump out of you.

And I don't wanna hear no more cracks out of you.

Or nobody else, see?

[BELL RINGING]

It's Saint Patrick's Day, boys. Don't it give you a kick?

¶ Saint Patrick's Day In the morning ¶

¶ When the chimes Comes ringing through ¶

¶ Do we chase the snakes Out of Ireland-- ¶

[WATER SPLASHES]

Help! Help, help!

Help! Help, help!

Help! Help! Help!

Hey!

[CUSTOMERS CHATTERING]

[SIGHS]

[SIGHS]

[SIGHING]

[GRUNTS]

[CROWD LAUGHING]

Give me that.

Don't spoil it!

Dan.

Oh, Dan.

[ALL CHATTERING]

[BIRD CAWING]

It's a beautiful day.

You know it-- It gets me too.

And it's the ships putting out to sea,

the birds and the smell.

Now, it ain't every ship neither.

There's ships and ships.

You know, sometimes there's a particular ship.

[CHUCKLES]

[BOY SPEAKING IN SPANISH]

Will you mind your own business?

[CHILDREN CLAMORING IN SPANISH]

[ALL CHEER, LAUGHING]

[ALL CLAMORING, LAUGHING]

On your way.

You know, it ain't everybody

has a guy like me hanging around.

Much obliged, sailor.

Now, if you're all through clowning, I'll--

[DAN LAUGHING]

I thought you was gonna shove off this morning.

I thought you thought so.

I had a good reason for staying behind.

I couldn't sail on Saint Patrick's Day.

I spent my birthday at sea. Last month this was.

So I made up my mind I'd stay ashore and celebrate it today.

And you're gonna help me celebrate it.

Yeah? Sure.

A dame like you don't know what a guy like me is up against.

Why, birthdays don't mean nothing to you.

You get a lot of presents, have a lot of fun and that's that.

But when a guy spends four birthdays in a row at sea,

he begins to get a bellyful.

And I'm a gent which birthdays has always meant a lot to.

By the way, baby, when's your birthday?

I don't know. I ain't never had one.

You don't know when you was born?

No.

Listen, you can't be going around

without a birthday.

It's like I told you, you need a guy like me around.

Look, I'll give you one.

Now, let's see.

What month will it be? This is March...

March is the bloodstone. It stands for courage.

Listen, that fits you like a glove.

Baby, there ain't no doubt about it, you got guts.

You was born in March.

It couldn't have been no other month.

Oh, do you really think so?

Think so? I know it.

Listen, I got it.

Today's the 17th, Saint Patrick's Day.

It's a birthday of a great saint.

Now it's your birthday.

And I'm gonna be the first guy what gives you a present.

No fooling?

Hey there, chief.

Heave up alongside the curb. [GIGGLES]

[DRIVER SPEAKS IN SPANISH]

DAN: How do you like that for a birthday present?

FRANKIE: Oh, gee, that's swell.

But I-- And I got your birthday party

all figured out.

Oh, gee, you're awful nice to me.

But I-- I gotta get going. [CHURCH BELL RINGING]

Oh, li--

[PEOPLE CHATTERING IN SPANISH]

[¶¶¶]

Seventeen...

18 and 19.

That's got it.

Now, you got your wish?

Now, remember, it's like I told you,

you gotta blow them all out with one blow

or you don't get your wish.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

I don't know.

I'm telling you, I don't know where she is.

I see.

DAN: You know, today in church and everything, it...

It got me thinking different.

I ain't never been in a church before.

I ain't been in one in a long time neither.

But now...

somehow, everything's different.

Yeah, I feel that way too.

All sort of glad and shivery,

as though like something awful big was gonna happen.

Yeah. Yeah, that's it.

And now...

Oh, Frankie, can't you see what it is? It's--

It's...

It's us, Frankie. No!

No, Danny, you don't know what you're saying.

I'm saying that I...

love you.

No, you mustn't.

It ain't right, Danny. It is right.

And nothing in the world ain't gonna come between us.

Oh, if it's what you've been that's worrying you, forget it.

The worst you ever done was to get by

the only way you knew how. Oh, yeah, but...

And that was before today, don't you see?

That's all behind us.

We're going ahead, you and me,

and we ain't never even gonna look back.

Oh, you make it sound so swell, Danny, but...

You-- You do love me, don't you?

You ain't never said so, but-- Oh, I do.

I do.

But I'm afraid.

It's all settled then.

Oh, let me look at you.

Gee, you're beautiful.

My wife.

So, look, I'll find Speed Hanson.

He's skipper of the Wilma B. She's shoving off tonight.

He'll give us passage to the States, and then...

my wife, forever.

Oh, gee!

[BOTH CHUCKLE SOFTLY]

Well, grab all your things and I'll--

I'll be back for you inside of an hour, okay?

Okay, Dan. Oh, Dan?

Yes, darling? Uh...

Maybe you'd better meet me at the Thalia,

'cause, well, I gotta get something there.

The Thalia? Oh, gee, darling,

I was hoping you'd never go near that joint again.

I know it, Dan. I-- I hate it too,

more than anything else, but, well, I...

I just gotta.

I gotta square something before I leave

or it wouldn't be on the level.

You'll understand.

Sure, I'll understand.

Let's go.

DAN: Out you go, darling.

In an hour, at the Thalia.

Forever.

Forever.

The fruit company docks, and make it pronto.

Sí, señor.

[FRANKIE HUMMING "SOMEHOW I KNOW"]

Hello, Johnny.

I didn't see you.

Where you been?

No place special.

What's the matter with you?

Nothing, why?

Oh, I see.

[FRANKIE RESUMES HUMMING]

There's nothing special on your mind, is there?

Yes, there is.

There's something I wanna tell you, Johnny.

Something happened-- Yeah?

Well, you can tell me down at the Thalia.

I gotta beat it.

I gotta see a couple guys.

Okay, just as you say.

[RESUMES HUMMING "SOMEHOW I KNOW"]

[OFFICERS CHATTERING IN SPANISH]

BOTH: ¶ You will find us ever ready ¶

¶ For there's real hard work To do ¶

¶ Do we sing a song While even cold? ¶

¶ Yes, indeed we do ¶

¶ Oh, let it storm ¶ ¶ Oh, let it storm ¶

¶ Let it rumble ¶ ¶ Let it rumble ¶

¶ We don't mind-- ¶ Just a minute.

That's my hat.

Now listen, mister,

let's you and me talk this thing over, huh?

That's my hat and I want it.

And there ain't nothing to talk over.

[FIST STRIKES]

Ixnay, the ullbays.

BOTH: ¶ Let it storm ¶

¶ Let it rumble ¶

¶ We don't mind The waves that tumble ¶

[STEVE & EDDIE CONTINUE SINGING INDISTINCTLY IN DISTANCE]

So you see, Annie, I had to come here and get this.

I gotta give it back to Dan.

I don't want nothing standing between us.

So your Dan's coming here for you, huh?

I wish there was something I could...

I knew there was something up

when I seen Johnny with them two guys.

What do you mean? Did you expect Johnny

to take this sitting down? I don't care how he takes it.

I ain't gonna put nothing over on him.

I'm gonna tell him all about it.

From what I seen, you don't need to tell him nothing.

Johnny's getting ready to bump your sailor off right now.

Johnny? Oh, you're cockeyed.

Now listen, baby, listen.

I'm gonna wise you up.

You remember Red? What's Red got to do with it?

Johnny done it.

He had nothing to do with that. Now, listen, baby.

Annie knows when to keep her trap shut,

but this ain't no time.

I gotta talk now.

Well, we won't go into that.

I seen him do it.

You don't believe me?

You don't. Well, it's too bad.

I'll show you.

Look there.

[CUSTOMERS CHATTERING]

[QUIETLY] When you get going, see, get moving fast.

You can't be missing.

Do you remember how it happened before, baby?

You remember?

Well, they're waiting for your boyfriend now.

[INDISTINCT CONVERSATION]

Annie. Annie, you gotta help me. Hmm?

You gotta stop Dan. Get out of here

without nobody noticing and wait outside. Tell him--

Tell him to wait for me somewhere a long ways from here.

I'll come to him there.

Just one more little drink, then leaves it to little Annie.

[INDISTINCT CONVERSATION]

[JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING]

Well, Frankie, the big league baseball season

will be starting soon.

Boy, wouldn't I like to be there.

Did you ever see one? Oh, you don't know what you missed.

Sixty thousand people go right off their nut every day.

And that Connie Mack, heh, can he pick his pitchers.

Say, you know what they say about left-handers.

But, boy, that old Grove, he can throw them by them.

NELLIE: Hey, Annie, come here a minute.

I want you to do something for me.

Nothing doing, Nellie. I'm waiting for a fella.

Come on.

I'll buy you a drink.

[ANNIE MUTTERS INDISTINCTLY]

He'll throw it right by Atkins, Stephenson

and Grimm and those boys.

[BARTENDER CHUCKLING]

And then he's got Earnshaw, heh.

And old Jack Quinn just throws his glove in there.

Well, I suppose as long as we can't see it,

we'll watch the scoreboard, do the next best thing.

Give three cheers to that little red ball rolling around.

[LAUGHS]

Well, maybe we'll get it next year.

Johnny, Johnny. I got a laugh for you, Johnny.

Don't mind Mac.

I still had to tell you before. It's that sailor.

[LAUGHS]

You should've got a load of what happened today.

It'll kill you. Yeah?

Yeah. I was with him all afternoon.

FRANKIE: And then he said "Today's your birthday."

[FRANKIE GIGGLES]

Then just when I think the guy's gonna come through

with some sugar, why, he starts talking about getting married.

[GIGGLES] JOHNNY: Yeah?

Sure. Why, can you imagine little Frankie

wasting a whole day on a mug like that

and getting nothing but a lot of undying affection?

"Forever," he says.

Yeah?

Well, take a slant behind you.

Well, you had to hear it sometime.

What are you staring at?

Listen, sailor, you handed me a lot of laughs.

But now I'm tired of laughing, see?

Sailor, that means "scram" in any language.

I'm on my way.

But before I go, I wanna...

tell you a couple of things.

I gave you credit for being a real woman.

[CHUCKLES RUEFULLY]

I was wrong.

Listen...

you just handed me a couple of laughs too.

Much obliged, sister.

[SOBS]

[MOUTHING WORDS]

[INAUDIBLE DIALOGUE]

Hey! Hey, you!

Say, wait a minute, will you?

Wait! Oh, wait a minute, kid!

Wait a minute for me, will you? I gotta talk to you, kid.

I gotta talk-- I ain't interested.

Aw, you gotta be interested.

Frankie! Frankie sent me, kid.

I said, I ain't interested! Well, you gotta be!

I'm trying to keep you from sticking your dome in a trap.

Sure I am. Are you trying to kid me?

Listen, sailor. Frankie, she's nuts about you.

She knows if you try to take her away,

Johnny and his gang will just stick a knife in you, sure.

That's why I been waiting here more than a half hour.

Waiting for you, trying to keep you from going back in there.

Sure, sure. Oh!

MAN: What's the matter with you?

ANNIE: Wait!

MAN: What's the matter with that fella?

Hey! What's the big idea?

[ALL CLAMORING]

[JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING]

[MUSIC STOPS]

WOMAN: He doesn't know what he's doing.

MAN: Why, he's crazy.

[ALL MURMURING]

Come on, we're leaving.

Take your hands off that dame.

Get out.

[FRANKIE SCREAMS] [CROWD GROANS]

Don't get excited, honey. It's gonna be all right.

[CROWD CLAMORING]

Stick behind me, honey! We're leaving!

Where are them two sailors?

I said, where are them two sailors?

[ALL YELLING INDISTINCTLY]

No, darling, we're going ahead.

We ain't never gonna look back.

[CACKLING]

[CACKLING STOPS]

Dead.

Yeah.

And with his own knife.

I can't get over them kids, Al.

You know I had plenty of reason

to want to see Frankie get out of here.

Sure, I know.

[¶¶¶]