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- Subtitles - Lu�s Filipe Bernardes

Well, here you are, folks. It's the finest trip in all New York.

The heart of New York, the real Manhattan,

Chinatown, the Bowery, the Lower East Side,

It's historical and educational and all for 50c.

See the exact spot where the Dutch bought Manhattan Island...

...for $24 and a barrel of hooch.

And today, 1927, it's worth millions, yes, millions.

And hooch is forbidden by the Volstead Act.

Looks like we're about set, Charlie, let's move on.

And now folks, if I can have your attention up this way a moment, please,

how many of you people know that in the city of New York...

there are more Italians than there are in Naples,

more Greeks than in Athens and more Irishmen than there are in Dublin?

You'll find them all right down here.

Russians, Chinese, Hungarians, Turks, Armenians,

Arabs, Slavs, Austrian and Serbs.

This is the big melting pot you've heard so much about.

This is the great American hamburger grinder.

This is Orchard Street.

Used to be an orchard just like Canal Street used to be a canal.

These pushcart peddlars will sell you anything...

...from vegetables to women's hats.

And now we're coming into Little Italy, the home of wine, garlic and song.

Right over here we have the Massara spaghetti factory.

Right over there is the place where it's cooked.

The biggest plate in town for a quarter.

Joe!

- Where you go now? - I gotta go out for a while.

Oh, out, out, out!

Is more better that you stay home and do some homework for your school.

Ah, what do they know that I don't know?

- I'll do it later. - Oh, Joey.

- So long, Mom. - Joey!

What am I going to do with that boy?

Hey, how'd you like to see that battle, Nicky?

Ah, double palookas. That's fixed.

What's the difference, all the big shots will be there.

I got nearly 29 bucks saved. I might get a couple of seats.

What are you talking about, that fight's in Chicago.

- Sure, what's the matter with that? - How do we get there?

Hop a freight, how do you think?

- You can be my guest. - You mean clean to Chicago?

- You ain't scared, are you? - No, I ain't scared but...

Plenty of guys ride freights.

- What about your old lady? - Quit worrying, will you?

There.

We'll only be gone for a few days. She'll fall for anything I tell her.

Hey, don't eat them all.

Come on, you guys, butt out of there.

Hey, are you coming out or am I coming in after you?

Come on, come on, come out I said.

Let go of me, let go!

- Why you little brat, I'll... - No, let go!

Let go!

- He ain't moving. - Gee.

We gotta get out of here.

This way!

Joey!

Come on!

Joey!

You know what time she is now? What makes you come home so late?

What are you talking about, Ma? I've been here asleep for the last hour.

Joe, almost I rather have a son that do most anything but lie to me.

- Where you been? - Nowhere.

Joe, don't you say that. It only makes it worse.

- Where you been? - Quit yelling at me, will you?

- Joe! - Oh, I'm sorry, Ma.

- But listen... - No, I don't listen!

Every night this week you've been out from twelve to one o'clock!

What kind of mother people thinks I am?

You go out to street and make trouble.

You don't be near your school for three days!

Now Joey, don't I work hard?

Don't I give you a good home, plenty to eat, huh?

It's excuse for other boys what ain't got no mama and no papa.

But I work so hard for you.

Joe, mio, what's going to happen to you?

Are you just all bad?

Mama, I'm sorry.

Mama, there's...

Oh, Joe mio. You don't mean no harm.

You're going to be mama's good boy from now on, huh?

- You said it, Ma. - Ah, Joey.

You're not a bad boy. A little wild perhaps, but not a bad boy.

Come on.

- Judge, now look... - Sit down.

I'll do the talking here, young man.

Okay.

All right, boys, I've come to a decision on this case.

Now, I needn't tell you how much more serious this would have been...

...if that railraod detective had died.

But even as it is, it was a vicious, brutal attack...

...as well as a grave offense against the law.

Now, I'd like to go easy with you boys.

But I'm afraid you've left me no alternative.

But Judge, please. I'm Joe's mama...

...and maybe lately I've been to busy in the restaurant.

From now on I'm gonna take a more better care.

I'm sorry, Mrs. Lorenzo, but it's quite apparent that the boy needs discipline.

Ah, he's get discipline.

Oh, don't beg the guy, Mom.

Oh, you keep shut!

Now, Judge, please.

He's going to get discipline if I got to beat him blacks and blue.

Signor Judge, please. It's my fault, not his, no.

I'm what you call a soft, but I'm gonna change all of that.

He's not a bad boy, my Joey.

If you send him to Reform School what happens, huh?

He meets a lot of boys, just hoodlums who's more worse than him.

He's got no Mama there.

He meets boys what teach him more crimes.

Then he's come out good and bad.

Oh, please, Eccellenza, don't you send my Joey to Reform School, please.

Give him one more chance.

Give me one more chance, just one.

Please, I show you, I prove it to you.

Please.

Well, it isn't the policy of this court to break up a home if we can help it.

Too many delinquents come from broken homes.

Or no homes at all.

Therefore, in view of your reputation as a respectable woman...

and as a law-abiding citizen,

I'm going to give your boy just one more chance.

Grazie, Judge, please, thank you! Thank you!

- Thank the judge! - But remember.

At the very first complaint, he'll have to take his medicine.

Don't you worry, Judge. Is never gonna happen no more.

And Nick...

In view of your situation and previous record,

I'm committing you to the Oakfield Reformatory for a period of four years.

Now, if you'll take my advice, you try to get along up there.

- That's all, Nick. - Oh, Judge, please.

Please, why... scusi...

Why you send this boy to Reformatory, huh?

- He's done no worse than my Joey. - That's altogether different.

This boy has no home.

- Oh, no home. - No.

Well, what happen to his mama, his papa?

They're both dead.

Oh, poor ragazzo.

Judge! Suppose somebody should give him a home.

Then he get a chance like my Joey.

Well, if someone were to adopt him and give him a home.

Yes!

Hey, you, Nicky.

How you like to come live in my house and be my boy, just like my Joey?

- You mean live with you? - Yes, sure, why not?

Is better than Reform School with jailbirds.

Here you have people who loves you.

Is your home too... if you want it.

Yeah... sure.

Ma.

- It's alright with you, Judge? - Yes, it's all right.

Oh, grazie!

- You can sleep in my room. - Swell!

Oh, Nicky!

Oh!

I was just trying it on to see how it looks.

I guess I was a little previous about it.

Oh, you look beautiful!

Just like a priest.

Oh, Nicola, I'm so proud of you. So proud.

Mama, I hope I deserve all this.

You couldn't have done more for me if I'd been your own flesh and blood.

Never you say that!

The law she say you adopted makes the same thing.

And that's just the way I feel.

Padrona! Where you are?

Eh! Va bene!

- Is what he wear for graduation. - Signor Professore.

Not yet, Tony.

Here's a letter from California from Joey.

He's say he's come back next week to see Nick take those sheepskins.

Only he don't know if he's drive or catch a train...

...or maybe fly. Everything is okay in Calabasase.

He was put as man in charge of an orange ranch

He's grow two news row of trees.

But he's be here for the summer.

- You read all of that? - Just once.

- Finalmente. - Shhh!

I be glad to see Joey.

I don't win one race horse all the time he's gone away.

Enclosed find check for anything more Nick needs.

There's nothing like an education.

Three years on this ranch have taught me a few things too.

Oh, my two nice boys!

One go to college, the other make good in Calabalasis.

Calabasas, Mama.

That is what I say. And maybe some time you out go to him in Ca...lifornia.

Well, maybe the whole Lorenzo family will.

- Oh, whos knows? - That's right, whos knows?

Maybe we all go.

You're a lucky guy, Joe!

I'll be walking out of here in 43 years, I hope.

Warden, Lorenzo's here.

- All right. - Come in.

- Well, Joe, ready to leave, eh? - I've been ready for three years.

- Do you mind? - No.

You've been a good boy here, Joe. I hope we're not going to have you back.

- You won't. - We won't because you'll be in New York.

But they have stirs there too.

How'd you know I was going to New York, huh?

What about those letters mailed every month from Los Angeles?

- And that orange Ranch in Calabasas. - Huh?

Oh, I let them go through.

Sparing your mother's feelings, putting that kid through college.

That was all right.

But you can't fool them forever, Joe.

Not unless you break clean from the old life.

Now, I don't want to preach.

But I'm afraid that down inside you're pretty bitter.

I got nothing against you. Not even the cops.

But when you're in the swamp you gotta look out for the snakes.

So if I ever lay eyes on those two heels that framed me, I'm gonna...

Ah, you're wrong, Joe. That won't get you anywhere.

That's one of the things you've got to forget.

I'll never forget Cy Turner with that rat Scarfi.

Goodbye, Warden. Thanks for being a swell guy.

Good luck, Joe.

Oh, Joe.

- I'll take those other letters. - What do you mean?

The ones you're smuggling out for the other boys.

They may not have kid brothers in college.

Thanks.

I'll mail them after I read them.

- Goodbye, take care of yourself. - Yeah, so long.

See you soon again, kid.

Joey!

How's it, kid, long time no see.

Here, let me take a good look at you.

So they finally let you off.

I can hardly believe it.

Hey, what are you doing?

Smelling fresh air. Makes me kinda dizzy after three years.

I get kinda dizzy too, just looking at you.

You said it.

Let's get out of here.

Gee, it's swell to see you without a guard standing behind you...

...and those dreadful clothes.

This ain't much of an improvement, but we'll fix that.

They still shoot crap in this town, don't they?

Listen, did you mail my last letter?

- And the money. - Did you have enough?

Yeah, and you got me to thank for that.

I was in Reno last week with a girlfriend.

Plenty of rich dames down there with checking accounts.

Well, one dame's handwriting's pretty much like another's.

You're a pretty smart kid.

Yeah. It almost didn't work.

I got one job ahead of the cops.

Oh, forget it.

- I got some real news for you. - Yeah?

Cy and Scarfi have lammed out of town.

They would. Which way did they head, do you know?

I don't know. I tried to get a line on them but no dice.

The whole town dummied when they heard you were getting out.

Now you'll never catch up with them. The rats!

Never mind. They'll keep.

Look, how would you like to hop to New York, huh?

- You're not really going. - What do you mean, of course I'm going.

I ain't seen the old lady in three years.

Gee. I wonder if she's changed.

You know, She ain't got the slightest notion I ain't just a nice guy...

...who works for a living and saves his dough.

And I gotta watch the brother graduate, don't I?

I'll wait.

I've waited for you for three years, I might as well...

Nothing doing, you're coming with me.

I'll only have to see the folks for a little while.

After that we'll tear the town apart, huh?

Ladies and gentlemen, you are leaving these hallowed halls...

...to face a world that many of you to your surprise and dismay will find hostile.

Here in the shelter of your university,

Keep it.

So this is college.

Hey, look, Joe. Do I have to go in there?

Don't talk so out of order, this is my production, isn't it?

I staked the brother, didn't I?

So now he's made good and I'm gonna watch him take bows.

But your mother, she doesn't want to meet me.

Listen, Mama will believe anything I tell her, now come on, will you?

...are not really necessary for training a privately successful individual.

The social and political passions which convulsed the world have been of scarcely...

Judge, Joey... Joey is here.

Tony, Joey is here.

You are going into the front line of your Nation's life.

No longer the citizens of tomorrow,

you have become on this memorable June 24th...

...the citizens of today.

It follows therefore that on you rests a double burden...

(That's Mama).

...for training and competence impose on the citizen an added obligation.

Your very assets will prove liabilities at first.

Such utilitarian function was not the original concept of university.

Nor, perfectly understood, is it now.

The question remains...

- Padrona, when is he come to Nicky? - Shhh! Silenzio, silenzio!

I have the honor,

and to such a credit to his university, it is an honor,

to confer the degree of Bachelor of Science summa cum laude,

upon Nicholas Antonio Lorenzo.

Bravissimo! Bis! Bis!

What did the man say he was?

I don't know. But whatever it is,

I'm the little man that did it.

I don't know where Joey's gone.

Don't worry, Mama, Tony will find him.

Judge, you have a little lunch with us today, hm?

- I know Joey he wants to see you. - I wish I could.

But I've got to eat with some stuffed shirts downtown.

- Oh. - And it looks like I'm late now.

Nick, I'm proud of you.

You should be an inspiration to every boy in that neighborhood.

Thank you, Judge, than you very much and thank you for coming down.

Not at all. It was a great pleasure. Goodbye.

Goodbye, Judge, grazie.

Mama, Nick! Hey, wait for baby!

- I'll wait. - Nah, come on!

- Joey! - Mama mia! Come here to me!

Joey! Joey!

Is really you? I don't believe it!

Sure it's me. And don't let them tell you different.

Gee, sweetheart, you haven't changed at all.

How's it, kid? Long time no see.

- You certainly put it over. - Thanks.

I bet you're tired of people saying "I'm proud of you", but that's what you get.

Thanks, Joey, for everything. I'm glad you're back.

Oh... this is Laurie, my mother, my brother Nick.

- Pleased to meet you, mia cara. - How do you do?

You know, um... We almost missed the whole thing.

I had to get Laurie's Aunt Minnie straightened out. She was going on to, uh...

...Louisville.

Oh, you travel together from Cabasaloosas?

Calabasas... Aunt Minnie.

Oh, you hear that? Already he say aunt.

Well, I don't know, Joey,

Letters don't tell me that you got a girl...

...but I don't know a young lady so nice as this one.

Sometimes the mama she... she get afraid.

She don't know the kind of girl the boy pick up.

Well, bene. Come, Nicola, we go home now.

That's right... I'll look for you tomorrow, huh?

Domani?

Well, I thought I'd go to the hotel and take Laurie to the Martha Washington because...

You... you no stay with Mama?

No st� bene! I have a nice room for you, mia cara.

And Nicky, he so misses Joey.

- But look, sweetheart... - No arguments please!

My home, she is your home.

And I hope you'll be very happy.

Oh, my two nice boys!

And now I'm almost have a daughter.

So good to be all together.

Hi there, how are you?

Good morning.

Well, did I make it for breakfast?

Breakfast?

Yeah, you know, coffee, toast. Everybody eats it nowadays.

Breakfast is here at six o'clock.

Six o'clock... you mean in the morning?

I don't mean in the night.

People is gotta go to work.

Except on Sundays.

Then of course, it's late. Seven o'clock.

- Laurie! Have a good sleeps? - Padrona.

What do you think? She's want a breakfast.

Well, it was just a thought.

Well, andate, what's the matter with you?

- Give it to her. - Sure, sure, I give.

But it won't be a breakfast.

Let's just skip it, huh? Joe didn't tell me it'd be so much trouble.

Trouble? No, is no trouble, is a great pleasure, mia cara.

Sit here.

Oh, Mama Ravioli! - Yes?

- You got my special lunch ready for me? - Oh, sure, right away, right away.

Tony, it's Mr. Lombardo. You serve him, I take care of Laurie.

Hey, wait a minute, I could go out and grab a bite.

With the house full of food? Ha, non st� bene.

- Voglio mangiare. - Yes, yes, it's ready.

- I'm in a hurry! - Alright, prego, prego.

- Hey, Tony, some ravioli, and hurry. - Alright, alright.

Maybe you like the scrambled egg, or the cereal, perhaps, hm?

- Just coffee. - Oh, you got to eat something.

Just a minute, just a minute.

Now those crowd from the factory, she's come.

Sure, rush time. They only got a half an hour.

Here.

- Greetings, Mama! - Oh, hello there, Danny.

I get your lunch for you in one minuto.

One cacciatore, one scallopini and one spaghetti and meatballs,

- Please hurry up, padrona. - Alright, alright!

- And plenty of meat sauce, Mama. - Sure, sure.

Ha, I got a customer want some scrambled eggs.

Oh no! Put it down. That's for Laurie.

I cook some more for the customers.

No, no, take them, I couldn't eat them.

- Tony! - Coming!

Sant'Antonia, datemi pace!

Good morning, sweetheart, give us a kiss.

Oh, look who's here.

- How about a cup of coffee, hm? - Sure!

Up for breakfast, eh?

I was out with the boys last night. They gave me a shindig.

My old social club. Can I help it if I...

So you were out at your little social club.

You big lummox!

Okay, okay!

Three orders of ravioli.

One burratta cheese, and one order makes it two.

One order makes two?

Yes, yes, it's plain English. One order makes it two.

One what makes... Tony, I tell you once, I tell you again!

There be no cheese for the customers.

Padrona, please. That fat Spinnelli he like your ravioli so much...

...that he want to eat two orders for one.

So he ask for one what makes two.

- He means a double order. - A double order?

- Why don't you say so? - Is take too long to say.

- Papers come, sweetheart? - Can't you wait?

Tony, what you do with the papers?

Cancel the paper. Mama's busy.

- Mama? - Here's the coffee.

- Joey, you want some eggs? - Sure.

Mama, you got enough to do.

He wants some eggs, let him cook 'em himself.

Oh, Laurie, you sit down.

Tony.

Laurie!

I'll take care of these.

Hey!

For the love of...

I'm not much good on bacon, Nick.

- Ice water's more my specialty. - Oh, this is swell.

Don't brag till you try it.

Miss Laurie, where you put the furniture polish?

It's on the icebox, Tony.

You better hurry up or you'll be late for work.

- Don't Joey get up today? - He got in pretty late.

Don't you mean early?

I wish he show up. I got a sure thing in the fifth.

I want to find out if it's okay.

- Look, do you want anything more? - No, no thanks.

- Plenty of coffee? - Yes, sure!

- I'll be back. - Where are you going?

To do the rooms, all of them.

Go away!

Come on, Joe, come on.

- Get up! - What for?

It's eight o'clock.

- What do you think this is, Palm Springs? - Beat it.

Come on, come on, Mama will be back from the market...

...and I want to get this place cleaned up.

Beat it and let me sleep!

So long as I'm here i'm not gonna let your mother do all the work.

Now, I'll give you ten seconds to get out of that bed.

That's great. Don't slam the door, will you?

All right, you asked for it.

Well look who's here!

- Hello, Balmy. - Glad to see you, Jo-Jo.

Pleased to meet you, lady. You too.

Tell me, this is quite a surprise.

You know, lady, this guy cools a beef for me once out on the coast.

Squares the whole thing. I'd have got eighty years.

Maybe life.

Hey, ain't it funny we're both in New York?

There are lots of people in New York, Balmy.

Hot dogs, get them while they're hot!

Hey, there's a couple of other fellas from out there too.

Maybe you know them. I've been seeing a lot of them lately.

- Hey, hot dog. - Wait a minute! What other guys?

Huh? Oh, uh... a fellow by the name of Turner.

Cy Turner, that's his first name, Cy.

- And another fella... - Is that right?

- Yeah, they're cards. - Uh-huh, cards.

Hey! Listen, I want to get a hot dog.

Where did you say they were stopping, Balmy?

Did I say? Hey, a dog!

- Where have you been meeting them, Balmy? - Huh? Who?

Turner and Scarfi.

Scarfi, that's his name, the other fella.

Down at Bernie's. You know Bernie's. Say, listen, I gotta get a hot dog!

Thanks for telling me, pal.

Oh, Jo-Jo, after what you've done for me I'd do anything for you.

- Hey, do you want a hot dog? - Nah.

Lady? Okay, I'll be right back.

Hey, hot dog! Hey!

You listen to me, Joe Lorenzo. You keep away from those two gorillas, do you understand?

Hey, what's got into the liebe?

I'm not gonna have you getting into a jam to get even.

- I know you think they framed you. - What do you mean "think"?

All right, all right, they did it, but that's all over, it's finished.

That's pretty funny coming from you.

- Why, only a week ago... - Maybe I had a funny slant.

Even I can be wrong.

Anyway, keep away from them.

Just as you say.

Here you are, sir.

- Are they taking good care of you, Joe? - Sure, sure.

Well hello, Joey! I guess this is what they call a coincidence.

- How's it, Cy? Long time no see. - Yeah.

- How's it going, Scarfi? - Pretty good.

- What are you doing in New York? - Visiting my folks.

Come on, let's sit down, I'll buy you a drink.

Sure.

- What are you drinking, Joe? - Scotch will do.

- Same for me. - I'll have the same.

Well now, let me look at you, kid.

Gee, you look swell.

Is that right?

Three years in the clink is a pretty long time.

- That was a rotten break. - Yeah?

That's the way they fall sometimes, Joe.

Now you take me and Scarfi here, we were just lucky, that's all.

That is, if you can call getting...

...getting nothing but shot at lucky.

Oh, that job didn't pay off, eh?

Not a dime. That's on the square.

Yeah, but just the same, I think we owe the kid something.

- What do you mean? - Listen.

We've been casing one of the sweetest jobs I ever saw.

And it's made to order for a guy like you.

We would have knocked it over long ago.

Only there's no peteman in the business like Joe Lorenzo.

Never mind the flowers, what's the setup?

That Empire Wholesale Drug chain. They've got a warehouse, see?

There's a big safe there with a government seal on it but er...

- I'm asking what's the setup. - Oh, we split it three ways.

It ought to come to about 100 grand, that oughta make your end thirty.

No dice. No cuts.

- What do you mean? - I want my dough now. I need the jack.

If you can't lay it on the line, okay.

Thirty G's on the line. Who do you think you are?

I'm the best peteman in the business, you said so.

But I'm not asking for thirty. I want fifteen in advance.

And no marked bills.

Big talk for a guy just out of San Quentin.

Yeah, it's too bad they keep that loot in the safe, Scarfi,

or you wouldn't have to listen.

I know a lot of guys could crack that box.

Fifteen grand on the line, that's out.

Alright.

Let's give the table a play, huh?

Seventeen black, seventeen black.

Pick up five G's, Joe. Five on the line.

I said fifteen.

- Now it's up to twenty. - Oh, forget it.

Sure. I'll go and get a drink.

All right, let's call it fifteen.

- Now, you said fifteen. - Okay, okay, fifteen.

When I see the dough.

- Hey, wait! What... - Give him his money!

- The what? - I said give him the fifteen.

I gotta get some sleep.

You're a chisler, do you know that?

Police Headquarters.

Sgt. McNamara speaking.

Here's a hot tip for you.

Sure, I'll tell you why I'm tipping you off.

Cy Turner and his playmate pinned a three-year rap on me, that's why.

- Who is this talking. - This happens to be Joe Lorenzo speaking.

Yeah. Out last month and not going back.

I tell you they did. Out on the coast. You can check if you wanna.

Here's a mug stooling because he thinks a couple of other mugs hung one on him.

They'll all turn stool for that.

It's a safe at the Empire Wholesale warehouse.

They hired me to use a can-opener.

Yeah. Between eleven and eleven-thirty tonight.

That's right.

- Good morning, Mom! - Joe, what time is it for you to come home?

I couldn't think of a better time. You shouldn't get up so early, Mom.

You shouldn't come home so late.

- I'm going to get you something to eat. - Oh, it's alright, sweetheart.

Please, Joe, you got to eat something.

For me, please. I'm so worried.

Now, sit down, sit down.

Don't you go away, don't.

C'�... it is ready.

Already, how come?

Oh, it's been in the oven all night, only you don't come.

Imagine anybody being like you.

Because I don't live like you, backwoods.

You come home when everybody she get up.

For boy from California you got no sunshine in the face.

Quit worrying, sweetheart, I'm doing okay.

Here, look.

- Oh, earrings! - It's for you, Mama.

Oh, but Joey, you give me so many earrings, I only got two ears.

But you never had a pair like those. Genuine stones.

You can get 200 for them at hock.

- They are beautiful! - They ain't.

But you are.

Joey, Joey, you shouldn't spend so much your money for me.

Oh, don't worry, sweetheart.

A couple of business acquaintanceships of mine paid off.

If you boys only knew how much I wanted to do this job,

you could have got it a lot cheaper.

We'll get it back.

Okay.

This is going to be easy for that kind of dough.

Toss that light. I can handle this in the dark.

All set, Joe, get going.

Where are you, Joe?

Joe!

Cops!

All right, do what you can for him.

Call an alienist, claim he was nuts, anything.

We gotta spring him, do you understand?

How should I now? That's your problem.

Dumb cluck for shooting a cop.

What does the mouthpiece say?

He figures Scarfi will get the limit.

A killing while on the job and caught with a gun on him.

- That's tough. - Yeah.

That's spilt milk now.

You guys are gonna take care of the rat who spilled it.

- Joe Lorenzo. - Joe?

You got Joe all wrong, Cy.

Joe wouldn't do nothing like that.

Shut up.

We'll get a line on him.

When do you pay up?

When Lorenzo is where he'll never squeal on nobody again.

- Is that enough for you, Dave? - Okay.

I can't figure Joe. He was a nice guy.

That's great. You'll be able to send flowers to him.

- Joey! - Yeah.

Now let's see how quick you can get packed, huh?

You were in this. You got Scarfi and Turner after all.

Okay, okay, what did you expect me to do?

So now I gotta fix it so Mr. Turner don't get me.

The luck of that rat getting away.

I'll be like a duck in a shooting gallery if I stick around here.

I warned you, Joey.

I told you to keep away from those yeggs, you'd only get yourself back into trouble.

But no, you had to get square with them even if it cost your life.

Will you quit your preaching and get your stuff packed?

- I'm not going with you. - I'll meet you down at...

What did you say?

I'm not going with you.

Listen, Joey, for the first time in my life I'm right next to the up and up.

With decent people. Not on the lam, not hiding out.

I get it. So I'm in a spot and you think you can brush me off.

- A payday dame, huh? - That's a lie!

Three years I waited for you outside San Quentin

Living in dumps, starving to death...

...while I took care of your money and sent it back here.

Well, I'll do my waiting now where I can draw a free breath.

Where every time that doorbell rings I know it isn't a copper.

Or a killer with a gun in his hand.

If that's the way you feel, I haven't got time to argue.

I'm coming back as soon as this blows over.

- In the meanwhile, here... - No, thanks, Joe.

- You gotta have dough, don't you? - I get along.

Hey, what's come over you anyway?

I want you to snap out of it, see?

I'll get in touch with you as soon as I can.

Be careful what you say when they come looking for me.

And they will.

Bye, babe.

Gee, I love you.

- Joey! - Listen, Mom.

Oh, Joey, you don't go away someplace?

Yeah, something just came up out on the ranch.

- In Bacacalosas? - That's right, er...

Boll weevils, they're getting at the oranges, we gotta smoke them out.

One of those things.

Oh, but Joey... Is so far away in Ca... California.

I'll be back in a couple of days,

just as soon as I get the men going, that's all.

Honest. Look, I'm leaving Laurie for security, huh?

- Laurie, she stay here, huh? - Sure.

Goodbye, sweetheart.

- Little Mama. - Oh, Joey.

- Joe... Joe... - Goodbye. I'll see you soon.

Bye!

# Placida � l'onda # # Prospero il vento #

Cantiamo armoniosi!

- Va bene. - Si signore, si signore.

Miss Laurie, don't you gonna have your dinner?

Oh, not right now, thanks, Tony.

# Venite all'agile #

Listen, Mama, I want you to understand this.

You've been swell to me.

And I'm not leaving because I want to hurt you.

- But I... - Laurie! Leave me?

But I can't sponge on you the rest of my life.

And Joey's been gone for weeks.

It's not right for me to stay here any longer.

But Joey come home.

You no think he come home?

Oh, sure, sure, that's not what I mean.

- Mama, I've got a job. - Oh, no, no, Laurie.

I don't think Joey is gonna like that.

I can't help it whether Joey likes it or not, I like it.

Sixteen a week and tips.

In a beauty parlor, where I don't have to worry about fresh mugs.

Oh, it's gonna be swell, mama.

Mama, I'll be free! Working!

Free?

What do you mean free?

Hello, kids.

Nick, Nick, do something! She's gonna go away too!

Well, you heard from Joey, eh? Where is he?

- No, this is my own idea. - She's got a job in a beauty parlor.

And a furnished room where she pays much too much.

Can't you see why I've got to do this, Nick?

Why I've got to get out on my own?

Sure, sure, I know how you feel.

Laurie's, right, Mama.

She's got to live her own life. It's the only way she can be happy.

Ah, che ser� ser�. I don't know what gets into young people's heads.

You're not mad at me, Mama?

Mad? I'm going to be plenty mad if you don't come and see me whenever you can.

There's a lot of good ravioli down there what you like.

And is for you always the bigger the plate.

Oh, bless your heart, Mama!

Don't you worry about me. honey. I'm going to be a regular pest around here.

I think you're just the swellest mama I know.

Oh, that's too much "tamujoles".

Good evening, gentlemen, good evening.

- How is this, you like? - Are you Tony Scaduto?

Yes, s�.

You won on Granny Maid in the circuit yesterday, two bucks, right?

That no-good hunk of cheese? Is no horse, he's a stuffed moose!

He�s only run half a way around when he's lay down and take a nap.

Oh, you're wrong, pal, he paid off.

Five-eighty for your two.

Five? No, this must be a mistake.

- No, the papers say... - Ah, that was a misprint.

A turfagraphical error.

That's funny... that's very funny.

Well, if you say I get the money, I guess I get the money.

You keep that up and you'll be picking them better than your friend Joe.

- Joey? You know Joey? - Do we know Joey?

Why, we're old pals of his.

Yeah, where's Joe hanging out these days? We ain't seen him around.

Ah, who's know? He's go away.

- Out of town? - I suppose.

Don't you ever hear from him?

No, that's what's funny. He's don't even write no more.

Well... okay. We'll drop in again. Come on.

Just a minute, gentlemen. It's good luck you drop in.

Now, put this on Coppola Jinx in the fourth.

Six bucks even across the line. What I care?

And thank you very much, gentlemen, thank you very much.

And come again. Come again tomorrow night.

- Hello. - So you found it alright.

I had to send out scouts, but we managed to get through.

- Well, how do you like it? - It's okay, it's respectable.

- Quiet. - Quiet?

You should hear the landlady's kids at 6 o'clock in the morning.

I gave one of them a bath the other day.

Boy she needed it. How's Mama?

She's pretty sore. You haven't been to see her in two days.

There's a swell show at the Music Hall tonight.

- We can't afford that. - What do you mean we?

Alright, you can't.

You can take me to a second run and buy me a Coke.

Ah, nothing doing. If I'm pitching in for Joey, I'm not going to let him down.

No arguments. I'm not gonna have you tell your mama that I'm a golddigger.

Come on.

- Oh, Nick, it's getting late. - Let's not go home yet.

It's too nice outside.

You gotta get up for work.

- Laurie. - Yes?

Joe has been gone for a long time.

He could have written but... he hasn't and...

It seems to me that if he really intended to marry you...

Marry me?

Marry me? Don't be childish.

All right, then I can say it.

I've been crazy about you for a long time.

I haven't got a line like a lot of fellows here.

But I know I can make you happy.

You've made me very happy, Nick.

I didn't know there was anybody like you.

All right. Do you love me?

Oh, forget it... it sounds sappy.

No, it doesn't, Nick.

But it wouldn't work.

But why?

Unless you're still carrying a torch for him.

No, I'm not. Believe me, I'm not.

Your mama gave me a whole new slant.

Then why, why won't it work?

Well...

Because I'm not the kind for you to be getting mixed up with.

Joe should never have brought me here in the first place.

Well, I'll always be grateful that he did.

Don't you see?

You couldn't marry a... a dame like me. You couldn't.

I won't let you.

Laurie...

I couldn't have married the... dame that first came here, that's right.

But that was a long time ago.

The girl I'm looking at is somebody else.

I can marry her.

Nick, just let me look at you.

I wonder if you've the foggiest notion of what a swell guy you are.

Oh, Nick.

This is a one-way ticket, honey.

You and me, and it will never lead to Reno.

It better not. I'm wanted for cutting a check in Reno.

- Well? - Stand.

Hit me.

Hey, Joe, forgot to tell you. Here's a letter for you.

Hey, what are you talking about?

Bud Finch picked it up for you, just come back from up north.

Look at all the writing. I'll bet that's kicked around every Post Office on the coast.

Thanks.

- Hey, wait a minute! - Huh?

- Why, that dirty double-crossing... - What's the matter?

Plenty. - How much have I got here?

- About forty bucks. - Cash them in. I'm leaving.

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# Jamme, jamme... #

Hey, don't leave off on my account.

Go ahead, break the lease, I was enjoying it.

- Joey! - Hello, Joey.

- I'm glad to see you. - Yeah?

How's it?

Giuseppe mio! Figlio, figlio mio!

You come back home. You come back home to your mama.

You never go away no more, huh?

Tony, get some vino.

- And set up another place. - Subito.

Where's your grip, Joey, I put it in your room.

- I got a room around the Elite. - You no stay here?

No, sweetheart, I'm settled already.

Oh, Joey, you are bad boy.

Is a long time you never write to your mama.

I meant to, but things came up. You know how it is.

- What's the big celebration? - It's a little party.

For the marriage tomorrow.

- Tomorrow? - Sure.

Sure, didn't you get my letter?

Your letter... oh, yeah, yeah.

But tomorrow?

What's the matter, Joey? Take your girl away from you, eh?

What do you mean take my girl away?

That's a hot one.

I went away, didn't I? I left the field clear, didn't I?

Yeah, and let me tell you something else.

I think a great guy is getting a great little girl, what do you think of that?

Hello, Laurie, congratulations.

- I'll bet you're gonna be very happy. - Thanks.

- Thanks, Joe. - Sure, sure.

Well now, look. I didn't come around here to be no ghost at the feast.

No, sir, not little Jo-Jo.

Let's all pitch in and enjoy ourselves.

Here, I'll give you a toast.

To the bride and groom.

And that baby carriage we got up in the attic, huh?

You don't have to go in yet.

Don't you think I'd better?

We must have walked from here to Chicago and back.

And it's almost morning.

It's our wedding day.

It's supposed to be unlucky to see your bride before the wedding.

You know tonight is the last time I'll have to leave you?

I don't know whether I've had too much chianti or whether I'm walking on air.

Mrs. Lorenzo.

- Good night, my darling. - Not good night.

A domani.

Joey!

In person. Myself and not a photograph.

- Oh, please. - Take it easy, I want to talk to you.

- You've got to get out of here. - Now wait a minute!

Looks like I got here just in time.

I know how you feel. Nick's a nice kid, and you got lonesome.

- Probably figured I'd forget all about you. - Oh, Joe...

That's where you're wrong. I couldn't forget you, honey.

Maybe I was a heel not to write.

You don't understand, Joe. I'm all ready to marry Nick.

Oh, sure you are. But it's better to find out before it's too late than after, ain't it?

That's why I came all the way back to New York.

- Now listen. - No, you listen!

I'm in love with Nick. Not for a meal ticket but because I'm crazy about him.

And I'm gonna cook his meals and darn his socks the rest of my life.

- You'll do nothing of the kind. - I didn't suppose you'd understand.

Sure I understand.

They softened you up. That's over now.

Don't you see, you ain't his kind of people, you're my kind.

Now let's can all this hooey and start scramming out of here.

- I'm not scramming anyplace. - No?

Why, you poor little cluck.

How quick do you think Nicky'd marry you if I was to reel off your record to him?

He knows what I was, there's nothing you could say.

How about Mama?

- You wouldn't. - Wouldn't I?

Hey, it might be my duty.

And the neighbors. Don't forget them, Laurie.

You gotta live around here. Nick ain't rich, he can't take you anyplace.

He's gotta work. That is, if they still keep him knowing about you.

I could see his boss and fix it good.

You'll be plenty bad news for that boy and I'm telling you I'll spill it.

We was a good team me and you and nobody's gonna break us up.

Nobody. Except maybe the cops.

What do you mean?

Oh, doesn't Nick know about Reno?

You know they're still looking for you out there.

Three to five years in the Nevada pen.

Nick's squaring that up. He's going to pay it back.

That's a hot one. All that dough? Don't make me laugh.

Listen. Nick will have to wait for you for years.

You know why I did that, so I could send money back here.

Yeah? But it's you they want, not me.

Alright.

I guess you win.

What am I supposed to do?

Now you're talking, now you're being smart.

Alright, honey, I'll tell you what to do.

Take your stuff together and let's get out of here as quick as we can, huh?

- No. - What do you mean no...

I'm not running out! Not without seeing him.

I do love him. And I have changed, whether you believe it or not.

I'll talk to Nick.

I'll talk to him in the morning.

When I get through he'll call it off.

- I promise you that. - Look, but I don't know...

That's the only way it can be.

You can take it or leave it.

Okay, babe.

If that's the way you want it.

I'll take it.

But we'll both tell him.

Together.

Just a minute, Ma.

Hello, Joe.

Laurie.

What are you doing here? I thought it was bad luck to see the bride before the wedding.

- It is. - Why?

What's the matter?

- Nick, I... - Just a minute.

- Nick, I can't go through with it. - You can't go through with it?

Well, don't think I just played you for a chump, kid.

You're too sweet a guy for that.

You really had me thinking I could go for that home and fireside stuff.

You know, roses round the door, babies on the floor.

But it won't work, so what's the use? You might as well face it.

What have you been telling her?

- Me? - He didn't have to tell me anything.

All he had to do is to come back.

One look at him and I knew I was sunk.

I hate to spring this on you at the last minute, kid, but...

Well, it's better we found out now.

That's pretty good. You were the dame that was going to go straight.

Yeah, can you imagine?

What a riot.

Oh, come on, honey. Don't take it so hard.

You're gonna make me feeling I'm an awful heel if you start crying.

- I'm not crying. - Good!

I knew you'd be a sport about it. What did I tell you, Joe?

You're a straight shooter, Nick.

And some gal that can settle down and cook your meals is gonna be awful happy with you.

But that's not for little Laurie.

Come on, ain't you gonna kiss me goodbye?

Come on, Joey won't mind.

Okay, frozen face.

But don't ever say I didn't try to play square with you.

I could have just walked out on you without saying anything.

But I wanted to give you a break.

I didn't know you were going to act like a funeral director.

Come on, babe.

The trouble with you guys, you always wind up getting serious.

You're awfully young, kid.

I could have told you this would happen.

Get out of here.

Get out!

Cut it out.

That ain't gonna do you any good. Pull yourself together.

Ah, Miss Laurie!

You don't be Miss Laurie much longer, eh?

Is be Mrs. Nicola Antonio Lorenzo.

Come, look, I show you a beautiful wedding cake.

Miss Laurie.

You don't wanna see the wedding cake?

Here's come the groom, here's come the groom.

Nicola! It's Mama, me!

Oh, Nicky, now please come on, leave the packing to me and to Tony.

Is time to get dressed for wedding.

There's no wedding.

Now, Nicky, no time for make joke.

Now is altogether too late.

It is sort of a joke at that.

And she certainly took her time springing it on me.

Nicky, what is this?

- Is something about Laurie. - Yeah, it's plenty about Laurie.

She's going back with Joey.

Yes, that's right.

They even had the politeness to come up and tell me about it.

- They come up here? - Sure.

They just left. Laurie even wanted to kiss me goodbye.

Just to show there were no hard feelings.

That's pretty funny, isn't it?

- Joey come with her? - Yeah, yeah.

Oh, sure, he felt sorry for me too.

Nicky, I'm think I smell a rat.

My rat.

You wait here.

Who is it?

Who is it?

Mama!

- What are you doing here? - Well, hello, Joey.

My darling.

Mio bambino.

Hey.

What's the idea?

So Laurie ain't gonna marry Nicky no more, eh?

Take off that hat!

- Mama. - No, I'm no your Mama, you hear?

You don't never call me that no more.

My son is get married today in the church, not you.

I'm not going to be Mama no more to no hoodlum, crook, liar like you!

- Don't talk like... - Oh, is a bad day for me when you was born.

I curse the day!

I give life to no good a chisler like you what rob and steal.

And take from girl who wants to be a good girl her last chance for be happy!

And then you, you drag her into the garbage...

...where you eat and stuff the nose and the ear and say,

"Oh, what a life, what a smart guy I am!"

Smart guy! You think I'm dumb, eh?

You think I'm don't see that this orange ranch in Calabaloosas is penitentiary?

Where you bring disgrace upon the family and upon your mother.

- You knew that, how? - Everybody she know!

But they don't never say nothing.

How can they have respect for your dead papa and for me, huh?

But I'm carried the head high.

While inside the mother's heart she break...

...and squeeze the blood because you are one such a big disgrace.

I never thought that...

No, you never thought. You never think one of these thoughts in all the life!

You always think always one thing. One scheme for don't worry.

Don't work! Only suckers she work!

Like your mama, Nicky, suckers!

- Now, Mama... - And Laurie, huh?

You think I'm dumb, huh?

You think that I'm don't know that she's a better human being than you, huh?

A girl that maybe you spoiled the whole life!

So I says to myself, I says, Mama,

Mama, fix that. So I take her away from the devil that I bring into the world...

...and pay back to the good God one soul for what you take away and throw.

And I say, bene, Mama she fix that.

I give my real son for a husband.

And no devil on earth is going to spoil this...

...if I have to kill, kill with my two hands...

like I wish I had done...

...years before this!

I never knew you was on to me.

Honest, Mama, honest.

Joey, I tell you once, I tell you again.

Don't never call me Mama no more.

I know I got it coming to me.

Anything you say.

Only...

...I won't say you ain't Mama.

You never trouble Laurie no more.

Never. You understand?

Sure... I won't trouble nobody.

- I'm going away. - S�.

Is good you go away.

Far away.

I'll do better than that.

Listen, Mama.

Before I go, I'm going to see Laurie right now.

And I'm going to bring her to the church, huh?

Maybe...

Maybe a got for son part of a man.

- Jo-Jo! - Hey, what are you doing here, huh?

Listen kid, you gotta lam out of here.

They're grilling that dame just to find out where you are.

I'm supposed to be the lookout.

- I'm warning you. - Shut up.

It won't do you no good to stall, toots.

We know he's back in town. You know where he is and we found you.

Scarfi burned in the chair on account of you two rats.

And for my dough you two put the finger on him.

I just as soon give it to you as to him.

But I'm handing you a break on a silver platter.

I give you ten seconds to tell us where his is,

ten seconds and you're joining my friend Frank Scarfi.

Pal, will you scram.

I ain't never given it to a dame before.

- I don't know where he is! - That's too bad.

- Shut the window. - For the love of Mike, sister!

Okay, you asked for it.

Just a minute, wait for baby!

How's it?

Well, this looks like old home week back on the coast, don't it?

All we need now is Scarfi, huh?

- Oh, I'm sorry, Joe. - Sorry, what for?

You didn't think I was gonna leave you here with these stool pigeons, did you?

On your wedding day?

Nick would never forgive me.

Nicky?

Yeah, Nicky. He's waiting for you. So is Mama.

But you said...

- I thought you told me... - So I changed my mind.

The whole thing's on again. Mama fix, catch?

Say, what is this?

Well, if you don't object, the little lady here's marrying my brother today at noon.

- Listen, you can't pull... - It's on the square, Cy.

She gave me the pass some time ago.

If these monkeys of yours had been smarter, they'd have found that out.

Let's get her out of here and give her a chance to get ready.

You'd better make it snappy.

Get into that wedding dress. You have to be at the church in 15 minutes.

Let's talk outside. You don't mind, huh?

Nice gesture, Joe, but it won't do you any good.

I ain't squawking, am I? But you gotta do me a favor.

- Let me go to the wedding. - Do I look like a sucker?

- Let's get going. - Listen, Cy.

I told them I'd bring the dame there.

I told my old lady I would. I promised.

Don't you understand? I promised.

Now give a break, will you? That ain't asking much.

Please, please.

Okay, we'll all bring her.

- But just to the church. - That's all.

Gee, you look like money in the bank.

Now, look, Laurie, you gotta keep your chin up.

I never seen a bride so glum.

- Oh, Joe. - Ah, forget it.

You said this would happen if I crossed these lugs.

If I'd listened to you, I wouldn't be in this jam.

So next time I'll listen, huh?

This is it, sister. Get going.

Joe.

Now, now, you don't want to hold up the wedding.

Just walk in there and get married.

And look, whether you like it or not, I'm going to kiss the bride.

Is Laurie! She's come.

- Joey! - Wait a minute.

That's my mother, I gotta say hello.

Ah, finalmente!

Make it snappy, we'll be right behind you.

Come on now, smile, a big smile!

That's more like it.

Laurie, please come on, they're waiting for you.

How's it, Mama. Sorry we're late, I couldn't help it.

Oh, uh... I want you to meet some pals of mine, Mama.

Business acquaintanceships.

Doctor Turner, Professo Milneck and Mr. Smith.

Oh, pleased to meet you.

Yeah... Well, Mama, this is goodbye.

- You no stay for wedding? - Well, I haven't got time, you see, uh...

Dr. Turner here is giving me a big opportunity,

a real proposition, so I gotta leave right away.

- You take care of my Joey, please, huh? - We'll take care of him.

Come on, let's get going.

Sure, sure.

Break it up! Break it up! Tough guy, cop hater, huh?

Joey, Joey, what's the trouble? Always in hot water!

This nice Dr. Turner he give you the fine proposition and what do you do, huh?

You sock the cop! Why you do it?

Some of my best friends are cops.

- Get in there. - Let's get out of here!

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