Original subtitles

OY, WHAT'S THIS? WHAT'S THIS TONIGHT?

MEMORIAL SERVICES.

ARMISTICE DAY TOMORROW, YOU KNOW.

STAY THERE, NIPPER.

IT MIGHT BE MY SON.

MIGHT.

MIGHT BE MY OLD MAN.

MIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

NIGHT.

WHEN ERNIE MOTT,

HUMBLE CITIZEN OF THE CITY OF LONDON,

SAW FOR THE FIRST TIME

THE TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN WARRIOR,

HE LITTLE REALIZED THAT HE, ERNIE MOTT,

MIGHT SOMEDAY SOON BECOME THE UNKNOWN WARRIOR

OF A SECOND WORLD WAR.

YES, SOMEDAY SOON,

HE MIGHT BECOME A GLOWING LEGEND

FOR HAPPY BOYS AND GIRLS,

LIVING A LIFE HE MERELY DREAMED ABOUT.

HIGH DESTINY FOR QUIET ERNIE MOTT,

WHO QUARRELED, HUNGERED, LOVED, AND WAS LOVED.

FOR THIS IS HIS STORY-

THE STORY OF ERNIE MOTT,

WHO SEARCHED FOR A FREE, A BEAUTIFUL, AND NOBLE LIFE

IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF THE 20th CENTURY.

ERNIE, GRUB'S READY.

DON'T BE ALL YEAR,

OR YOU'LL FIGHT THE BIRDS FOR IT.

WON'T BE BUT A MINUTE, MA.

YES, YES, YES.

HERE.

DON'T YOU THINK PORK SAUSAGE

IS TOO GOOD FOR THE BEAST?

STAY. COME ON.

NOTHING TOO GOOD FOR THAT DOG, MA.

PART OF MYSELF, HE IS.

DON'T LIKE HIM, DO YOU?

WHERE YOU BEEN?

OH, KNOCKING ABOUT A BIT UP NORTH,

ALL OVER THE SHOP.

WHAT'S UP?

WHY?

YOU'RE STANDING THERE LOOKING AS IF I'D JABBED YOU

WITH YOUR HATPIN OR SOMETHING.

WHAT DID YOU COME BACK HOME FOR, SON?

MISS ME?

CAN'T SAY I DID, MA.

YOU KNOW ME, DUCKY, TRAMP OF THE UNIVERSE.

ANYTHING IN THE SHOP NEEDS MENDING, MA?

NOTHING THAT NEEDS YOUR HELP, ERNIE, SWEETS.

BESIDES, IT'S SUNDAY.

PAINTING, POLISHING, DOING A SPOT OF GARDENING?

MEAN TO DO MY BEST BY YOU, MA, LOVE.

HAPPY COUPLE, AREN'T WE?

A BIT OF PROPER RESPECT IS WHAT'S NEEDED.

I GET NO MORE FROM YOU

THAN I GOT FROM THAT FATHER OF YOURS.

AND THAT'S THAT.

THAT'S THAT.

SO YOU GOT YOUR CHOICE.

WHAT CHOICE?

STAY OR GET OUT.

TAKE HOLD HERE AND DO A MAN'S JOB,

OR DON'T COME BACK.

STAY PUT SO I DON'T KEEP FRETTING MY FAT ABOUT YOU.

WHAT CALL HAVE YOU TO GO WANDERING AROUND THE COUNTRY

LIKE A BREATH OF HOMELESS WIND?

DON'T I TREAT YOU RIGHT, OR WHAT?

OKEY-DOKE.

I'LL BE OFF IN THE MORNING.

HOW IS IT, ERNIE BOY? HOME FOR A TIME?

HOW'D YOU KNOW I WAS BACK, MA?

I LIVE SO CLOSE, I CAN HEAR YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND.

NICE MUSIC ON THE OLD WIRELESS.

DON'T KNOW WHAT I'D DO WITHOUT IT.

THE PIANO NEEDS TUNING, TOO.

I'LL STOP IN AND LOOK AT IT AROUND TEATIME.

THANKS, ERNIE.

HELLO, DAD.

WHEN ARE YOU MENDING THAT WINDOW?

CATCH ME MUCKING AROUND WITH A WINDOW, ERN BOY.

LIFE'S TOO SHORT.

YOU'RE A MAN AFTER MY OWN HEART, DAD.

Woman: ERN!

SEE YOU.

BEEN HOME LONG?

BRING YOURSELF IN FOR A CUP OF TEA.

ME BASKET'S FULL OF BREAKFAST.

COME IN ANYWAY, ERN.

PRACTICING?

IT'S A LIVING. IT PAYS TO KEEP YOUR TOOLS SHARP.

GOOD TO BE BACK.

NICEST DRAWING ROOM IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THIS, AGGIE.

IT'S YOURS WHENEVER YOU WANT IT.

HAVE TO TAKE YOU, TOO, AGGIE?

YOU WANT ME TO MOVE OUT?

* HE'S THE BOY FOR ME *

* I'M THE GIRL FOR HIM *

* HE'S MY LUMP OF TOFFEE, CAKE, AND PUDDING **

YOU'RE THE BIGGEST FOOL I EVER MET, AGGIE.

WHY?

BLACK AS THE ACE, I AM. DON'T YOU KNOW IT YET?

MATTER OF FACT, MA GIVE ME THE ULTIMATUM TODAY.

STAY PUT OR STAY OUT.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT?

SOMETHING.

WHAT?

SOMETHING.

YOU'RE A LITTLE FLAT THERE, AGGIE.

WHAT'S THE MUSIC CALLED?

NONE BUT THE LONELY HEART.

ITALIAN?

NO. RUSSIAN.

NICE.

OH, WELL.

SEE YOU TONIGHT?

TONIGHT?

ABOUT 9:00?

ALL ALIKE, YOU WOMEN.

I DON'T GO ON TIMETABLES LIKE A TRAIN.

I'M ERNIE MOTT. I DON'T STAY PUT.

I UNDERSTAND.

DO YOU?

OF COURSE.

WELL, THEN MAYBE I'LL SEE YOU TONIGHT.

NIPPER.

MAYBE I WILL...

OR MAYBE I WON'T.

WHO GIVE YOU THAT DIMPLE IN YOUR CHIN?

PRESENT FROM ME PA. BYE, AGGIE.

BYE, ERNIE BOY.

WATCH HER, PEGGY.

HELLO.

HI, ELSIE.

HELLO.

WHAT'S COMING OFF?

SUNDAY OR AIN'T IT?

NOBODY HOME. NOBODY HOME.

IT'S ME, DAD. ERNIE MOTT.

OH, YOU, IS IT?

AIN'T SEEN YOU IN 3 MONTHS, HAVE I?

YOU'RE BLOCKING THE DOOR, DAD.

MISS ME, DID YOU?

HAD YOUR POST CARD FROM UP NORTH.

NO GRASS GROWS UNDER YOUR FEET.

HOW DO WE GET SOME SMOKES? I'M SO BROKE, I'M TWO HALVES.

WHAT, AGAIN?

YOU THINK IT GROWS ON TREES?

YOU'RE NOT GIVING ME THE BOOT? WHAT CIGARS YOU GOT?

MAY WE FEED THE FISHES?

NO!

THE WAY THOSE KIDS CARRY ON, ERN.

CIGARS, DAD.

OH, CIGARS.

WELL, I'VE GOT A VERY DOUBTFUL STOCK OF THEM, ERN.

CAN'T MAKE OUT WHAT HAPPENS TO THINGS LATELY.

I GOT AN OLD BURMA CHEROOT SOMEWHERE.

I GOT MORE RESPECT FOR ME GUTS, I HAVE.

GIVE US A LARGE RIGBY'S.

CAN'T SELL CIGARETTES ON SUNDAY,

YOU KNOW, ERN.

WHO SAID ANYTHING ABOUT SELLING?

A LARGE RIGBY'S IT IS.

A GENT! PROPER LOVELY TO BE ALIVE

AND HAVE FRIENDS LIKE YOU, DAD.

I'M REMEMBERING YOU IN MY WILL.

YOU DON'T THINK I'LL LIVE? HOW'S YOUR MA?

LIKE AN ENGINE. TOWER OF LONDON ISN'T BETTER.

BYE, DAD.

DROP IN AGAIN.

HERE YOU ARE, FOLKS. LEARN HOW TO DO IT...

COME ON HERE, FOLKS. 3 FOR A PENNY. COME ALONG.

HERE IS THE BEST SHOT OF THE DAY...

HERE YOU ARE. GO ON.

HOLD ME DOG, PLEASE, MATE.

SHOW THEM HOW IT'S DONE.

OY, STAND BACK.

LET THE MAN SEE THE RABBIT.

NOW, GENTS, WATCH THE FUR FLY.

QUIET, PLEASE, WHILE THE SHOTS IS TOOK.

HA HA HA!

THERE WE ARE!

8 SHOTS, AND ALL WHERE THEY SHOULD BE-

RIGHT IN THE BLACK HOLE OF CALCUTTA.

I TOLD YOU WHO HE WAS, AND THIS IS HIM.

GOVERNOR, HERE ARE YOUR FAGS,

AND GOOD LUCK TO YOU.

THANKS FOR HOLDING ME DOG.

OH, HELLO. HAVEN'T I SEEN YOU BEFORE?

HERE'S A PRESENT FOR YOU.

HERE YOU ARE.

,

OUT OF TUNE.

I'M MORDINOY. JIM MORDINOY.

AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW YOU?

THOUGHT AS HOW YOU MIGHT.

EVER FIGHT YOUR PUP?

NEVER. WHAT ABOUT THE PIANO?

WHAT ABOUT IT?

SHOULD I TUNE IT? COST YOU HALF A BAR.

LIFE'S EASIER THAN THAT. TAKE A QUID AND LEAVE THE PIANO UNDISTURBED.

NOW WHY WOULD I TAKE YOUR QUID?

JUST TO BE A PAL.

HEY, WHAT'S THAT I SMELL ON YOU? HAIR OIL?

I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY A MAN OF YOUR TALENTS

WEARS THEM RAGS.

CLOTHES ARE A LOT OF BLINKING EXCITEMENT

ABOUT NOTHING MOST OF THE TIME.

AS TO WHAT YOU CALL MY RAGS,

THEY ARE THE UNIFORM OF MY INDEPENDENCE.

CLOTHED IN YOUR PERFECT PITCH.

NOW YOU UNDERSTAND ME, MR. MORDINOY.

LIFE'S A PIECE OF MEAT WHEN YOU KNOW HOW.

MOST PEOPLE HERE ARE VICTIMS.

HURRY, WORRY, AND SCURRY TO MAKE A BIT OF BRASS.

WHAT'S YOUR KIND, MR. MORDINOY? WILLFUL AND DECEITFUL.

TAKE WHAT YOU WANT, RIGHT? RIGHT.

THAT'S WHAT IT'S ABOUT. BE A VICTIM OR A THUG.

BUT SUPPOSE YOU DON'T WANT TO BE NEITHER, LIKE ME-

NOT THE HEIR AND NOT THE OWNED. THEN WHAT?

Woman: THEN WHAT?

WHO'S TALKING TO YOU?

HEY, WHO'S THE PIECE OF PASTRY

IN THE JERSEY?

ADA BRANTLIN.

FAIR BLINDS YOU WITH SCIENCE, DON'T SHE?

SHE DON'T LIKE THE ROUGH STUFF.

HAVE TO BOX CLEVER THERE.

YES, I SUPPOSE YOU WOULD.

CHANGE, PLEASE, MISS.

YOU'RE NEW HERE, AREN'T YOU?

WHO'S THIS MORDINOY? RUN THE PLACE NOW, DOES HE?

WOULDN'T DIRTY HIS HANDS ON IT.

THEN WHAT'S HE DOING HERE?

THE GENTLEMEN COME IN TO CONVERSE WITH ME.

NOW KINDLY MOVE ON.

HOW DO I GET IN YOUR GOOD BOOKS, ADA?

THERE WE ARE.

LOVELY FINGERNAILS.

WHAT'S UP?

DON'T YOU KNOW WHEN YOUR HEALTH IS GOOD?

WISHED I WAS A PAINTER.

AND YOU'D DO WHAT?

WELL, WHAT DOES A PAINTER DO?

IN THIS BOOK,

A PAINTER DOES SOME VERY STRANGE THINGS.

CALLS IT ART, TOO, HE DOES.

YOU AN ARTIST?

ME? TUNE PIANOS, THAT'S ME.

PLAY THE PIANO BY EAR, POLISH FURNITURE,

SHOOT RODENTS WITH A RIFLE.

BUGS IN YOUR HOUSE? SEND FOR ERNIE MOTT.

KNOW HOW TO MEDICATE ANIMALS.

EXCELLENT AT REPAIRING DELICATE MACHINERY.

I INVENT INVENTIONS.

WHAT YOU INVENT?

UH, OH...

I SEE.

I HAPPEN TO BE WORKING ON MY GREATEST INVENTION-

A HUMAN ANIMAL WHICH DON'T LOOK FOR A MASTER.

AIN'T EASY.

LISTEN. COME CLOSER.

I LIKE THAT KIND OF TALK.

YOU DO?

IT SOUNDS BARMY AS THE MUFFIN MAN, BUT I LIKE IT.

THAT BRINGS UP ONE QUESTION, ADA.

WHAT?

WHAT TIME DO YOU GET OFF?

HALF 6:00. AROUND THE BACK.

THANK YOU.

CHANGE, MISS.

OY.

CATCH.

THANK YOU, SIR.

CHARITABLE SORT, YOU ARE.

OH, THAT?

FRIEND OF MINE. KNEW HIM WHEN.

WHEN WHAT?

WHEN HE WAS A MAN.

OLD IKE WEBBER, A FRIEND OF MY MA'S, TOLD ME THIS.

"AS I WAS OUT WALKING,

"I SAW IN THE DISTANCE WHAT SEEMED AN ANIMAL.

"COME UP CLOSER AND SEE IT WAS A MAN.

COME STILL CLOSER AND SEE IT WAS MY BROTHER."

TIRED?

MM-HMM.

QUIET AS MICE, AIN'T WE?

WHAT YOU LOOKING AT?

TELL US.

TIRED, AIN'T YOU?

ALWAYS TIRED.

MY FEET'S JUST ABOUT WORE OFF.

LET'S GO. NICE STRONG CUP OF TEA FOR TWO.

WHAT'S THE DOG DOING HERE?

I DON'T GO OUT WITH DOGS, YOU KNOW.

ALL RIGHT. I'LL DROP HIM OFF ON THE WAY.

COME ON.

KISSING YOU LIKE THAT- THE FIRST MEETING.

I NEVER DONE A THING LIKE THAT BEFORE

IN MY WHOLE LIFE.

LUCKY ME.

LUCKY YOU.

WELL, NOW.

FIVE RED BEETLES ON THE END OF YOUR FINGERS.

G SHARP- THE PITCH OF THAT.

PERFECT PITCH, THAT'S ME. G SHARP.

NOT ONE IN A MILLION HAS THAT.

VERY UNUSUAL PERSON, DIDN'T YOU KNOW?

ARE YOU?

YES, AND ALL I WANT TO DO IS HOLD YOU

AND MURDER ANYONE WHO'D SAY A WORD TO YOU.

INTERESTING PROGRAM, BUT WHAT'S IT GET ME?

ONLY TROUBLE.

WHY DON'T YOU PUT THAT HAT ON?

I DON'T WANT TO SPOIL ME HAIR.

MEETING SOMEONE?

IT'S LATE, LATER THAN I THOUGHT.

TIME IS NOT OF THE ESSENCE WITH ME.

NO PLACE TO GO AND GOING THERE TOMORROW.

I DON'T PRETEND TO KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS.

FIGHT LIKE CATS WITH MA.

TOLD HER OFF TODAY, SO IT'S THE END.

SHE DON'T KNOW THEY MILK THE COW THAT STANDS STILL.

WANTS ME IN THAT SILLY BUSINESS OF HERS,

SQUEEZING PENNIES OUT OF PAUPERS.

NO, THANK YOU.

YOU MEAN YOU'RE LEAVING LONDON IN THE MORNING?

CAN'T THINK OF ANY REASON NOT TO, CAN YOU?

INVITING ME IN?

NO. MY AUNT AND UNCLE'S ASLEEP IN THE BACK.

I'D LIKE TO SMASH YOU ONE WITH THIS.

WHY?

I FEEL LIKE I KNOW YOU A WHOLE LIFETIME.

DO YOU WANT TO SEE ME CRY?

NO.

THEN SAY GOOD-BYE AND GO AWAY.

NO SENSE IN THIS. YOU'RE LEAVING IN THE MORNING.

JUST WASTING OUR TIME, THAT'S ALL.

YOU'RE A STRANGER. WE MEET.

SUDDENLY - HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN LOVE?

YOU MAKE ME FEEL 12 YEARS OLD AGAIN.

I DON'T KNOW WHY.

YOU'RE THE ONLY MAN I'VE MET IN YEARS

WHO GIVES ME ANY FEELING.

SAY GOOD-BYE. THAT'S THE END.

I'LL DROP BY THE FUNFAIR TOMORROW.

DON'T.

GOOD NIGHT, ADA.

GOOD-BYE, ERN BOY.

IN THE END, YOU WOULDN'T GIVE ME WHAT I NEED.

CONFIDENCE-THAT'S WHAT A WOMAN NEEDS.

CONFIDENCE?

YES.

GOOD THING THEN YOU WON'T SEE ME AGAIN.

NO FUTURE IN ME FOR ANYONE LIKE YOU.

NO CONFIDENCE.

GOOD NIGHT, ADA.

GOOD NIGHT.

NO QUESTION, MRS. MOTT.

IT'S WORTH EVERY PENNY YOU ASK, IRREGARDLESS.

I'LL SEND MR. LESSER FOR IT THIS AFTERNOON.

IT GOES IN MY PRIVATE COLLECTION.

I COULDN'T FIND THE HEART TO SELL IT.

GOOD ENOUGH, IKE.

IF YOU CAN AFFORD IT.

WOULD YOUR SON LIKE TO CLEAN THE MECHANISM?

HE'S GOT TALENT FOR SUCH THINGS.

I SEE YOUR MIND IS SOMEWHERE ELSE TODAY.

STILL THE SAME OLD TROUBLE?

HE WON'T STAY HOME.

PROUD AS THE QUEEN'S CARRIAGE HE IS

AND INDEPENDENT.

HE'S LEAVING HOME FOR GOOD TODAY.

EXCUSE ME FOR MENTIONING IT,

BUT WHY DON'T I TALK TO HIM?

YOU'VE GOT TO HELP ME, IKE.

BUT OF COURSE. IRREGARDLESS.

I'M ILL.

WHAT YOUR WIFE UP AND DIED OF.

OH.

IT MIGHT HAPPEN SOONER THAN I THINK.

THINKING OUT LOUD,

IT WOULD BE VERY FINE

IF YOU HAD HIM WITH YOU FOR-

FOR THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.

YOU NEED SLEEP AND SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS.

THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE WITH HIM

WALKING AROUND THE COUNTRY.

WHY DON'T YOU TELL HIM?

OH, BUT, MRS. MOTT,

ISN'T IT POSSIBLE THAT MAYBE

YOU EXAGGERATE HIS FEELINGS?

I BROUGHT JOEY ROUND AGAIN.

WHAT ARE THEM PILLS FOR?

YEAST TABLETS.

DON'T THINK THEY DO YOU ANY GOOD, DO YOU?

AT LEAST AS MUCH AS YOU DO.

SEE, THAT'S WHAT I MEAN.

NEVER AN HOUR OF PEACE BETWEEN US.

RECKON THE STORK BROUGHT YOU

THE WRONG SORT OF SON.

WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED.

YOU'LL NEVER GET ME TO STAY AND RUN THIS SHOP.

I WON'T SWEAT PENNIES OUT OF DEVILS POORER THAN MESELF,

NOT IF I HAD BOTH LEGS CUT OFF.

I'D CRAWL OUT IN THE STREET.

SOMEDAY YOU'LL KNOW I'M YOUR ONLY FRIEND.

LESS SAID, THE BETTER.

EAT YOUR BREAKFAST.

GOOD-BYE.

NIPPER.

I'LL DROP YOU A POST CARD FROM THE SEASIDE.

WHERE YOU OFF TO?

REHEARSALS. HAD YOUR BREAKFAST?

I'M GOING UP TO TATE'S.

TATE'S!

I'M SICK OF THIS STREET.

I'VE SMELLED IT FOR ALMOST 5 TIMES 7 YEARS.

QUICK, LET A WIND COME AND BLOW IT ALL TO PIECES.

WELL, I'M LEAVING FOR GOOD NOW.

MISS ME, WILL YOU?

IT'S NOTHING TO DO WITH ME

IF YOU QUARREL WITH YOUR MA.

YES, I'LL MISS YOU.

MARRY YOU QUICK IF I HAD THE CHANCE.

WHAT ABOUT MONEY?

"MONEY TALKS," THEY SAY.

THE ONLY THING IT EVER TOLD ME WAS GOOD-BYE.

SUPPORT ME, WOULD YOU?

IF YOU WANTED ME TO.

THINK YOU COULD HANDLE ME, AGGIE?

I KNOW HOW TO HANDLE YOU-

NOT HANDLE YOU AT ALL,

LEAVE YOU BE.

I'VE NEVER BEEN SO TEMPTED IN ALL ME BORN DAYS.

THINK ABOUT IT.

YOU KNOW THE ADDRESS.

OH, I'M LATE. I'VE GOT TO HURRY.

GOOD-BYE, ERNIE.

* THE GRAY DAWN IS BREAKING *

BYE, AGGIE.

* THE HORN OF THE HUNTER IS HEARD **

NIPPER, YOU STAY THERE.

A BIG FOURPENNY, AND TWO OF CHIPS.

LOOKING VERY PROSPEROUS THERE, LEN,

NEW FIXTURES AND ALL.

YES, I GOT MINE.

LOOKS AS IF IT'S ALL IN YOUR TEETH.

AIN'T IT TIME YOU STAYED HOME

AND SETTLED DOWN IN BUSINESS FOR YOURSELF, SON?

ME?

IF THAT'S WHAT YOU HAPPEN TO WANT.

IT'S SAFE, THAT'S WHAT IT IS.

SAFE.

WELL, IF IT ISN'T IKE WEBBER.

WHAT BRINGS YOU HERE?

AND HOW IS MR. MOTT TODAY?

WHAT AN HONOR, MR. MOTT.

COME DOWN FOR SOME OF TATE'S FAMOUS CHIPS?

MM-HMM. EVERYTHING WITH A KISS.

I'M GLAD I RAN INTO YOU.

ARE YOU?

I NEED 2 POUNDS' WORTH OF CLOCK REPAIRS.

I'M ON ME WAY TO LIVERPOOL.

OH.

DON'T THEY USE MONEY IN LIVERPOOL ANYMORE?

A GENT!

AH, ANCIENT HISTORY.

"TO EDWARD FROM MARY, WITH LOVE."

YOU KNOW, IKE,

GIVE ME GOOD OLD QUIET MACHINERY ANYTIME.

SHE WANTS A QUID ON THIS - AN OLD LADY.

GIVE IT TO HER, AN OLD LADY, MR. LESSER.

EVERYTHING WITH A KISS.

CLOCKS. CLOCKS. TICK TOCK.

TICK TOCK. TICK TOCK.

DID YOU EVER REALIZE

YOUR MOTHER WAS, ONCE UPON A TIME,

MAYBE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN

IN THE EAST END OF LONDON?

IN THE OLD DAYS, I MEAN.

WHAT ABOUT IT?

EXCUSE ME IF I PUT A FLEA IN YOUR EAR.

YOUR MOTHER IS A VERY SICK WOMAN.

YOU OWE ME �2, IKE.

PAY IT. I'LL BE ON MY WAY.

DOES SHE HAVE A PAIN FOR HER NO-GOOD SON?

YOUR MOTHER IS NOT A SUPERFICIAL WOMAN, MR. MOTT.

WHEN SHE GETS ILL, SHE GETS ILL.

WHAT IS IT?

CANCER.

I RECOMMEND YOU NOT TO SAY A WORD TO HER.

EVERYTHING WITH A KISS.

WHAT ARE YOU LAUGHING ABOUT, SON?

ARE YOU LAUGHING?

HUH?

THOUGHT I HEARD YOU LAUGHING.

SEEMS LIKE I SAW YOU BEFORE.

WASN'T IT THE OTHER NIGHT IN WESTMINSTER?

WHAT'S YOUR NAME, SON?

ERNIE MOTT.

AS THE BACON SAID TO THE EGG,

"SO PLEASED TO MEET YOU."

HENRY TWITE'S MY NAME.

ERNEST VERDUN MOTT.

THAT'S MINE, IF YOU WANT IT ALL.

HOW DID YOU COME BY A RARE, OLD TITLE LIKE THAT?

ME FATHER-

HE ROLLED UP THERE AT VERDUN IN THE LAST WAR.

A FRIEND OF MINE PUT SOMETHING IN MY EAR,

AND I CAN'T GET IT OUT.

BUZZ, BUZZ, BUZZ.

BEEN DRINKING, HAVE YOU?

LOR LUMMEY, YOU GOT IT BAD.

I KNOW ALL ABOUT TROUBLE, I DO.

SON OF MY BOSOM, THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE.

SON OF YOUR NOTHING.

I'M A LONE WOLF, BARKING IN A CORNER,

PLAIN DISGUSTED WITH A WORLD I NEVER MADE

AND DON'T WANT NONE OF.

THERE'S THE RIVER, BOY. HELP YOURSELF.

DON'T LIKE WATER NEITHER, I SEE.

AH, THAT'S DIFFERENT, THAT IS.

SWEATING LIKE THAT ON A NIGHT LIKE THIS,

YOU'LL CATCH YOUR DEATH OF DOUBLE AMMONIA.

COME ALONG WITH ME TO A PLACE WHERE IT'S WARM AND DRY.

HERE WE ARE, DAD.

ECHO! ECHO! ECHO!

I'LL SEE YOU SOON AGAIN.

ECHO!

WHAT FOR, DAD?

MAYBE HELP YOU TO GET

MORE ADJUSTED TO YOUR ENVIRONMENT.

NOW, WAIT.

WHY NOT HELP MY ENVIRONMENT

GET MORE ADJUSTED TO ME?

FOLLOW THAT?

BUZZ, BUZZ, BUZZ.

VERDUN, YOU'RE DRUNK.

YOU ARE.

OH, I AM THAT, DAD.

ECHO! ECHO! ECHO!

* OH, STARRY NIGHT *

* OH, STARRY NIGHT *

* DEE DEE DEE DEE *

* DEEDLE-DEE DI **

OH, WELL. SAY GOOD NIGHT.

SEE YOU SOON.

AND ME FEET KILLING ME.

GOOD NIGHT, DAD.

NIGHT, VERDUN.

ECHO, ECHO, ECHO.

BUZZ, BUZZ, BUZZ.

CHANGED MY MIND.

HOME TO STAY.

LESS SAID, THE BETTER.

KNOCK OFF THAT PIPING.

GET UP TO MA TATE'S AND GET SOME GRUB.

SPIRIT OF THE MORNING, MA.

HERE'S YOU AND HERE'S ME, IN WORKING ORDER.

TA-RA CHIN!

AIN'T I LOVELY?

PROPER DREAM, YOU ARE.

ALL BLISTERED FROM WEEKS OF WORK.

I'M GOING TO NEED SOME MORE GREEN PAINT.

PICK IT UP AT PA PRETTYJOHN'S.

HEY, WHERE ARE YOU OFF TO?

I'M OFF TO THE WHITECHAPEL ROAD

TO DO A BIT OF BUSINESS.

DON'T KNOW HOW LONG I'LL BE.

TAKE CHARGE OF THE SHOP.

SEE HOW YOU GO.

MAKES ME PROUD YOU THINK I CAN DO THAT.

SLOSH YOU ONE.

AIN'T SO LONG SINCE I WAS WASHING OUT YOUR BABY NAPKINS.

COME ON, NIPPER.

ARE YOU TAKING NIPPER?

WHY NOT? CRADLED HIM, DIDN'T I?

HERE, PUT THAT IN YOUR POCKET.

SEE HOW YOU LIKE IT.

RIGHT.

SLOSH YOU ONE.

OH, HELLO, MA.

HOW'S YOUR POOR OLD FEET, MA?

OLD.

HERE. I THINK I'LL HANG HER UP IN MY ROOM.

WHAT FOR?

REMINDS ME OF A PERSON.

REMINDS ME OF A CHRISTMAS GOOSE.

HERE, TAKE THIS WITH YOU.

HOP IT NOW, UP TO YOUR ROOM.

WHAT IS IT, MA?

SAUSAGE AND MASH FOR SUPPER,

SO DON'T BE LATE COMING DOWN.

MA.

MAKES ME GIVE AT THE KNEES, THIS SURPRISE OF YOURS.

GLAD YOU LIKE IT, SON.

SUPPER'S NEARLY READY.

SIT DOWN AND HAVE YOUR SUPPER, SON.

WISH YOU'D WALK PAST FISH AND CHIPS,

LET THAT MRS. TATE SEE YOU,

NOT TO MENTION DEAR MA FADDEN

AND THE PLASTER-HAIRED ALF.

HA HA HA! SURPRISE THEM ALL, WON'T I?

SURPRISES ME MOST.

YOU LOOK JUST LIKE YOUR FATHER DID...

ON HIS BEST DAYS, THAT IS.

DID YOU LOVE MY OLD MAN?

EXPECT YOU TO DO SOMETHING FOR ME TONIGHT.

WHAT?

STROLL AROUND A BIT WITH ME.

WE'LL SEE A FILM - THE TWO AND FOURPENNY SEATS.

DON'T YOU TRY ANY OF THEM LARKS ON ME.

I'M OLD ENOUGH TO BE YOUR MOTHER.

HA HA HA!

COME ON, MA. DO IT.

COULDN'T DO IT, SON.

WHY NOT?

TOO RICH FOR MY BLOOD.

BESIDES, SLEEP'S A BLESSED THING.

WHAT'S WRONG, MA? SOMETHING HURT YOU?

NO. WHAT GAVE YOU THAT IDEA?

GOT A FUNNY STORY RIGHT ON THE TIP OF ME TONGUE

ABOUT A LITTLE MAN IN THE PARK.

ISN'T THEM YEAST TABLETS UP ON THE MANTELPIECE?

TUMMY ACHE.

WHAT ABOUT THAT FUNNY STORY, SON?

OH, YEAH. OH.

THIS LITTLE MAN IS IN THE PARK, SEE?

THAT'S PECULIAR. IT SLIPPED MY MIND NOW.

ACHE ALL GONE?

NOTHING TO IT.

SAUSAGE AIN'T RIGHT FOR DELICATE APPETITES.

GO ON. YOU COOK THEM A TREAT, MA.

WORST COOK IN LONDON TOWN.

DON'T TRY BUTTERING ME UP.

IF IT'S A POUND YOU WANT,

YOU'LL FIND IT UP THERE UNDER THE VASE.

THAT'S IT, MA.

SEEN RIGHT THROUGH ME, YOU DID.

OFF YOU GO THEN. TOMORROW'S SUNDAY,

SO IT DON'T MATTER HOW LATE YOU COME BACK.

DON'T WAKE ME.

WELL, UH, WELL, I'M OFF, MA.

HAVE A GOOD TIME, BOY.

THANKS, MA.

HEY, HEY. YOUR HAT'S ON CROOKED.

QUIET AS A LITTLE MOUSE.

LISTEN, ERNIE.

I'M SORRY YOU'VE COME BACK.

OW!

ROLLED AN ICE-COLD PICKLE JAR

DOWN MY BACK, YOU DID.

YOU MEAN THAT, ADA?

YOU'RE NOT SERIOUS.

I'M NOT AN APPLE TO TAKE A BITE OF AND THROW AWAY.

I THOUGHT ABOUT IT FOR 5 WEEKS

WHETHER OR NOT TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT, ADA?

SEE A PARADE GOING BY?

YES, MAYBE A WHOLE BLOOMIN' PARADE OF TROUBLES.

YOU CAN'T FIGHT IT OUT OUT HERE.

THERE'S PLACES FOR SUCH THINGS.

BEST FIND ONE.

WHO'S THAT?

ME, MRS. MOTT. MILLIE WILSON.

ALONE, ARE YOU?

YOU DRUNK?

NO. GIVE IT UP, I DID.

GIVE IT UP.

MA SNOWDEN SENT ME.

SHE GOT HERSELF HALF A DOZEN FEATHER PILLOWS,

SOFT ENOUGH FOR ARISTOCRACY.

NEVER SLEPT ON, NEITHER.

WHERE'D THEY COME FROM?

THE USUAL PLACE?

YES.

YOU KNOW I DON'T HANDLE STOLEN GOODS, MILLIE.

SHE'D SELL THEM CHEAP, SHE WOULD.

NO.

3 OR 4 FINE WOOLEN BLANKETS, TOO.

NO.

QUIET.

SORRY, MRS. MOTT.

NOW BE A GOOD BOY, ERNIE, AND SAY GOOD NIGHT.

WHAT A WAY YOU HAVE OF MAKING SIMPLE THINGS DIFFICULT.

THINK SO?

SUPPOSE A CERTAIN PARTY

DOESN'T HAPPEN TO LIKE ME SEEING YOU?

WHO WOULD THAT BE?

JIM MORDINOY.

MORDINOY, THE FLASH BOY?

HOW HAS HE CREPT INTO YOUR LIFE?

DIDN'T SAY HE HAD, DID I?

THERE'S ABOUT 20 GOOD KISSES LEFT IN ME,

BUT HE'LL NEVER GET ONE.

TOLD HIM SO?

MORE THAN ONCE.

THEN THAT'S THAT.

ACCORDING TO WHOSE BOOK?

ERNIE MOTT'S.

I'D BLIND HIM OUT OF TWO EYES QUICK AS SEE HIM.

HERE'S HOPING YOU DON'T TRY.

,

NOW, SAY GOOD NIGHT, ERNIE,

AND LET'S FORGET IT ALL.

WE ALL RIGHT FOR NEXT WEDNESDAY NIGHT?

TAKE ME DANCING?

ANYTHING YOU LIKE, ADA.

HERE'S 5 BEETLES ON IT.

GIVE OVER, BOY. YOU'LL MASH ME TO A PULP.

WEDNESDAY, HALF 9:00, THEN.

THAT'S IT.

OKEY-DOKE, AGGIE. IT'S A FRIEND.

OH. WHAT ARE YOU DOING OUT

THIS LATE AT NIGHT?

BIT OF FRESH AIR.

TALL TONIGHT.

THE HIGH-HEELED SHOES.

I'VE JUST FINISHED PLAYING AT A CLUB DINNER.

YOU KNOW WHAT THEY'RE LIKE-

A LOT OF MEN SMOKING CIGARS

AND GETTING TIGHT AND SHOWING OFF.

I GET SICK OF IT.

I THOUGHT YOU'D FORGOTTEN ME.

NO, NOT AT ALL.

WANT SOME COFFEE?

NO, THANKS, AGGIE.

ARE YOU A FORTUNETELLER, AGGIE?

SOMEWHAT.

I'M ON THE FRINGES OF A GREAT ROMANCE.

WHAT'LL I DO?

HAVE IT.

BUT IT'S NOT YOU, AGGIE.

THAT'S NO NEWS, IS IT?

I KNOW YOU LIKE IT HONEST.

DON'T OFTEN MEET A CAVALIER THIS LATE AT NIGHT.

BUT IT AIN'T FAIR TO YOU, THESE MEETINGS.

OH, REALLY, ERN. YOU'RE A FOOL.

YOU'RE MOODY; YOU'RE CLEVER; YOU'RE HUMAN,

BUT YOU'RE A FOOL.

YOU'RE TRYING TO TELL ME YOU LOVE ANOTHER GIRL, RIGHT?

I KNOW WHY YOU'RE STAYING.

NO, THAT ISN'T WHY, AGGIE.

WELL THEN, WHY?

ME MA IS ILL.

LAST CARD IN THE PACK, IT LOOKS.

OH.

ALL ROADS LEAD TO MA THIS YEAR.

WHAT'D WE START TALKING ABOUT?

NOTHING THAT WON'T KEEP.

I'D BETTER MAKE A MOVE.

I GET AN IDEA SHE DON'T SLEEP EVERY NIGHT.

MIND THE STEP.

WAIT A MINUTE, ERNIE.

DON'T WORRY FOR ME.

I'M HERE IF YOU NEED ME.

IF I LOVE YOU, IT'S SOMETHING I CAN'T HELP

AND SOMETHING THAT I NEED.

BUT PEOPLE ARE WHAT THEY ARE

AND LOVE WHAT THEY LOVE,

AND I DON'T SEE ANY SENSE

IN TRYING TO BE SOMETHING ELSE.

I WOULDN'T TRADE IT FOR A BOX AT THE OPERA,

THE THING I FEEL FOR YOU.

AND YOU CAN'T CHANGE IT

OR TAKE IT AWAY FROM ME.

THERE YOU ARE, MR. JACK-IN-THE-BOX.

NOW, CROSS OVER AND SLEEP WELL.

HMM.

YOU DON'T THINK IT'S WORTH MORE, IKE?

TO MY MIND, NO, MRS. MOTT.

ALL RIGHT.

HMM. HMM.

IT ADDS UP JUST UNDER �200,

THE PIANO NOT INCLUDED.

THAT'S VERY DISAPPOINTING.

YOU EXPECTED IT TO BE MORE?

THAT'S NOTHING.

GO THROUGH HIS GENEROUS HANDS IN A YEAR.

LOOK AT HIM OUT THERE.

NEVER KNOW IT WAS THE SAME BOY, WOULD YOU?

THERE'S SUCH THINGS AS PRAYERS BEING ANSWERED.

YES, THE PLACES OF THE WORLD ARE EMPTY,

AND THE HUMAN HEART IS EVERYTHING.

OH, THAT'S A SPEECH.

WELL, I'LL GO.

THANK YOU, IKE.

YOU'RE A SPORT.

ANYTIME, MRS. MOTT.

A PLEASURE TO SERVE YOU, IRREGARDLESS.

WHOA!

AH, ME VERDUN BOY!

HOW ARE YOU?

FINE.

HOW'S YOUR MA?

WHAT HAVE YOU GOT THERE?