All language subtitles for The Crooked Circle 1957

[thunder]

[music playing]

You'll remember Chavez, not

Erickson here about a year ago

and put the blonde boy

away in the third round.

But the way things are going so far,

it looks like a different story tonight.

Chavez just doesn't have it.

[crowd cheering] One, two, three, four, five,

six, seven, eight, nine, ten.

[crowd cheering]

Dirty double croissant.

$20 on him.

- Gets more green? - You bet.

[music playing]

Hey, Chavez.

- Hello, Mr. Cooper. - How are you, kid?

Sit down. Give the chap a cup of coffee.

Wait, Tony.

Please, make my

brethren, if you don't mind.

Your funeral.

Whiskey.

You know, it's a good thing you're not in

training for a fight.

Since when am I a fighter?

What do you mean, you're a good fighter?

Didn't you kill Erickson tonight?

See, I did.

Exactly what did happen tonight.

You know, in the earlier rounds, you

didn't exactly have that old sip.

When's your next fight?

In, Chavez.

Maybe I'll never fight again.

- Anybody just retire? - Retire?

Sure.

Get lost like Joe Kelly

did. It's better for my health.

What's Joe Kelly got to do with it?

[music playing]

- Thank you, Mr. Cooper. - Sure.

- What do you have tonight? - Whiskey.

All right.

[music playing]

Tony, remember a fighter

by the name of Joe Kelly?

- Joe Kelly? - Yeah, yeah.

He's a nice looking fellow.

Four or five years ago, he

was lying to the championship.

Oh, yeah, I remember. Good boy.

What ever happened to him?

I thought maybe you might now.

Yeah. You know how those guys are.

They come and they go.

Kelly.

Chavez seemed pretty upset when he said

he should get lost like Joe Kelly.

Ken, you got a picture of Louis Chavez?

Louis Chavez? Yeah, right here. I'm going

to run with my fight story.

I'm going to run it with his obituary.

They picked him up in the

middle of 10th Avenue last night.

Oh, what happened?

Hit and run according

to the police report.

The coroner's office

said he'd been drinking.

Thanks.

Ken Cooper. Say, see what you can dig up

on a fighter by the name of Joe Kelly.

He quit the ring about five years ago.

Yeah, yeah, I want to locate him.

Thanks.

Hi.

Hi.

Guess I'm a little

early for the season, huh?

Yes, sir. Guess you are. We

don't know until next week.

Maybe we can put you up, though, if you don't
mind stepping over a paint bucket for a couple of days.

I'm going to be right back. I'm going to be right back. I'm going to be right back. I'm going to be right back. I'm going to be right back. I'm going to be right back. I'm going to be right back. Maybe we can put you up, though, if you

don't mind stepping over a paint bucket

for a couple of days.

It's okay. I don't mind at all.

Good. Go in and register,

and I'll bring in the luggage.

Well, well.

Hey.

You know, you look just like Ken Cooper.

Sports writer I used to know.

You look like Joe Kelly.

How are you, boy?

You look great. Hey,

what are you doing up here?

We own this place.

Been here four or five years now.

No, kid. You married?

No, no. Just me and a kid brother.

This is Tommy. Ken Cooper.

Hello, Tommy. Nice to see you.

Glad to know you, Mr. Cooper.

See, you know, it's very funny, Joe.

I was talking about you the other day and

wanted whatever happened to you.

You're really through

with the fight racket, huh?

That's right.

Hey, come on.

I'll show you the rest of the place, huh?

Sure. See you, Tommy.

Hi.

Hi.

There's your paint.

Special to the fridge.

You didn't need to bring

it. I was coming into town.

Oh, I want to get away from the store.

Things like all I do is weigh nails and

measure barbed wire.

Look at my hand.

What's the matter with them?

What's the matter with

them? They're all caught up.

Look. Now, how is that gonna look tonight?

In a form? With your face sticking out, who's gonna be looking at you? Tell me, you want me to pick you up.

And do you want a gardenia corsage or a

hamburger after the dance?

Well, can I have both?

Don't be greedy.

Uh, I think I'll take the corsage.

Maybe somebody will

invite us for a hamburger.

Okay. See you later.

Okay.

Hey.

What's that on your face? Where? What's that on your face? Hey. What's that on your face?

Where?

Oh, it's your mouth.

Wow.

See you later.

Watching Tommy work out of the gloves

this afternoon looks pretty good.

Is he gonna be a fighter, Joe?

Not if I can help it.

And don't you go

giving him any ideas, huh?

I mean, he and I have

waken through all that.

I tell you, you don't think much of

professional fighting.

For him, no.

I guess I don't have

anything to say about it, huh?

That's right.

Pretty sharp there, dude.

Yeah, big deal tonight. Dance in town.

You got any money?

I got enough.

Yeah.

Take a couple of bucks, huh?

Put some gas in the truck.

Truck?

You can't go to a dance in a truck.

Why don't you take my car?

You're kidding.

No, go ahead and take it.

I'm not gonna use it tonight.

Here's the keys.

Thanks, Mr. Cooper.

Is it okay, Joe?

Okay.

Hey, but if you get one scratch on that

car, I'll break your neck.

No, I won't. I won't.

Thanks again, Mr. Cooper.

Don't worry about the car.

I'll park it in the corner all by itself.

Have a good time.

Thanks.

Let your little gal sit

next to him. I'll bet he will.

Oh, what a wonderful night.

This is so luxurious.

I hate to even get out.

You ought to see under the hood.

245 horses.

Mr. Cooper said he'll do

better than 125 miles an hour.

Must have cost a lot.

I didn't know newspaper

reporters made that much money.

Well, he's not just a reporter.

He's a sports editor of one of the

largest papers in the country.

You know, he covers the fights and writes a copy of it. He's a sports editor. He's a sports editor of one of the largest papers in the country. You know, he covers the fights and writes

a column and everything.

Yeah, he knows everybody in the fight

racket from the champ right on down.

You know, I've always wondered why you

never became a fighter.

Professionally, I mean.

You know, you hear about all the money

they make and the glamour and everything.

And you aren't good.

Well, I don't know.

Joe's kind of sour on it.

You know, I was all steamed up for a

career, but every time I

mention it, Joe gets sore.

Well, you have to

think of yourself, Tommy.

You know, I bet Mr. Cooper could be a big

help in getting you started.

With somebody like that behind you, you

know, giving you a shove.

Yeah, I guess he could all right.

Well, is that all you have to say?

Honestly, Tommy, sometimes I think you

don't have any ambition at all.

Here's your one chance to be a big

success, and well, you're

just not even interested.

Well, I am interested.

I just can't leave Joe when he needs me.

Joe, it's always Joe.

What is he anyway? Your mother and father

and brother and

everything else all combined?

Does he have to tell

you everything to do?

Well, you can't stay tied to his apron

strings all your life.

I'm not tied to anybody's apron strings,

and I don't need anyone to

tell me how to run my life.

Pardon me.

Oh, Carol, I didn't mean that.

Never mind. You don't

have to explain to me.

I'm just... Let's just

forget the whole thing.

Okay. That's the way you feel about it.

I mean, what right do I have to tell you

what to do with your life?

Now, look, honey, we don't

have to boil up over this thing.

It's kind of silly to quarrel, isn't it?

I'm certainly not quarreling.

Isn't it that much important?

- Will I see you tomorrow

night? - I'm afraid not.

Busy tomorrow night.

- And the next night, too, I suppose. -

And the next night, too.

Okay. This is a brush-off. Goodbye.

How do you like these?

Oh, wait. If you're finished with that

paintbrush, you better clean it, huh?

Clean it yourself.

Okay. I'll take care of it later.

And even clean the fish, too.

Okay.

Hey.

Get the chip off your shoulder, huh?

What's eating you anyway? Plenty of things. I'm tired of taking orders.

Well, what brought all this on? I'm not

giving you any orders.

You're always giving me orders.

Telling me what I can

do and what I can't do.

It's about time I

started to think for myself.

Well, okay.

What's stopping you?

Not a thing.

Wait a minute, kid.

I'm not taking orders. Wait a minute, kid.

Hey, what's all this leading up to? The

boxing business again?

All right. What if it is?

Well, you just better

forget about it. That's out.

Is it?

Mr. Cooper, if you're going back to the

city tomorrow, would

you mind giving me a lift?

Why, uh...

Well, be sure, Tommy.

Look, you're not going

anywhere. That's what you think.

Try and stop me.

I'll stop you.

You're not good enough.

That's what you think.

Careful, kid. You know Joe was one of the

best in the business.

Yeah, he was so good, he got tossed right

out of the business.

Shut up. So good, he

couldn't get any more fights.

I said shut up.

Then you tell me what to do.

Well, I don't think you've ever had it.

(DOOR SLAMS)

I shouldn't have lost my head.

You know that's the

first time I ever hit him?

It's none of my business, Joe, but...

You think maybe you're

keeping too tight a rein on him?

Look, is it so cock-eyed that I want to

keep him out of a lousy racket?

I tell you, it's not for him.

I've had it, I know.

You taught him to fight, didn't you?

I taught him to box.

Every kid should know how

to take care of himself.

That doesn't mean he has

to make a career of it.

Well, I think he's

pretty determined, Joe.

I think he's made up his mind.

Hmm.

Okay.

I don't know. I have

done everything I can do.

Let him go.

He'll find out.

He'll find out the hard way.

Oh, but you and I could let that kid walk

out of here with us between you, are you?

Hey, kid.

I'm sorry I lost my head.

That's okay.

How's the jaw?

I guess it'll survive.

I'm sorry about the things I said, Joe.

I guess I've got a temper, too.

You know I didn't mean them.

Yeah, I know. I know.

But I'm still going.

Okay. You do what you want to do.

- Hiya, Tommy. - Hi, Ken.

Thought I'd drop over

and say goodbye to Carol.

Better not be too late. Ken wants to get

an early start in the morning.

I'll be ready. This is great, Joe.

Real peaceful and quiet.

You know, I think you're the smart one.

Ken, I wonder if you could...

Well, try to keep an eye on the kid.

Maybe help him find the

right kind of manager.

Sure. I'll do anything I

can. You know that, Joe.

Thanks.

There's just one of the three.

Yeah?

You know, he'll listen to

you when he won't listen to me.

I want you to make him understand that

before he starts fighting, he...

He's got to change his name.

Why?

Let's just say it's better that way.

You know, Joe, I lied to you when I said

I came up here to go fishing.

I know that.

A fisherman usually

brings something to fish with.

What is it you really want?

The story.

A few days ago, a young fighter by the name of Chavez was killed.

He was killed. He was killed. However, the name of Chavez was killed.

A police report called

it a traffic accident.

He'd been drinking.

I read about it.

Well, I believe it was murder, Joe.

Joe, why did you quit

the ring when you did?

What's the story behind it?

I can't tell you the whole story.

I will tell you this, though.

I didn't want to end up like Chavez.

And Ken, I'd...

I'd appreciate it if

you forgot you found me.

What else am I going to say, Joe?

I'm going to say something.

Carol?

I have nothing to say to you.

Okay. I have nothing

to say to you either.

Except I would like my pen

back before I leave town.

Well, you certainly may.

What do you mean, leave town?

I'm leaving tomorrow

morning with Mr. Cooper.

I hope you have a very pleasant trip.

You'll be gone for several days.

This isn't a trip. We're going to stay.

Stay? What do you mean?

Mr. Cooper's going to give me a manager,

get my career started.

I'll be living in the city.

Well, in case you would

want your pen back, then.

It's not exactly that I wanted back.

You said you didn't want

any more dates with me, and...

I'm under the circumstances.

I didn't say that.

Well, you certainly did.

I asked you for a date tonight, and you

said not tonight or any other night.

What was I supposed to think?

Well, I just didn't

see any sense in our...

going out with each other if we were

going to argue all the time.

If you were going to

misunderstand everything I say...

when I was only thinking

of the good of your future.

I don't suppose I have any right to be

concerned with your future...

since I'm not really part of it.

You are a part of it,

Carol. You know you are.

If it wasn't for you, I

wouldn't care about the future.

It wouldn't mean a thing.

Double check.

How are you looking?

How are you?

How are you?

How are you?

How are you?

How are you? It looks okay, but you

can't tell nothing by looking.

If you want to get some shoes and trucks,

we'll see what you got.

Let's go, Mr. Tiller.

Where did the kid come from?

I ran across from a little town upstate.

I never had a professional fight.

I saw him work out. He's not bad.

Let's see. Double check.

The kid may be an amateur,

but someone is teaching him.

That's what I've been trying to tell you.

Sorry, fella. I didn't

mean to let that one go.

Sorry, pal.

How did I do, Mr. Tiller?

Not bad, son. Not bad at all.

Better get a shower

before you catch a cold.

Okay.

Well, Al, it looks like

you've got yourself a new boy.

What do you think of him?

To tell you the truth, there

isn't much I can teach him.

He's ready to go right now.

And in this corner, at 183 pounds,

in its first

professional bout, Tommy Patrick.

This new boy's pretty green. Let her go

two or three rounds, then deck him.

Let's have a good fight.

Watch your little punches.

In case you knock down, the boy that

scores the knockdown

walked to a far neutral corner and he

made it until I called you in.

Shake hands, knock

him off, Roxy. Let's go.

Now, remember, kid, don't be nervous.

Don't let this fella get you sore.

Just watch for an opening. Be calm.

Keep your left out. Good luck.

Although this is Tommy

Patrick's first professional fight,

when you see this boy box, I

think you'll agree with me.

He shows a lot of props.

Make sure his opponent

is well-known hereabouts.

Having had 32 fights and winning 26.

And there's the bell for round one.

(ALL CHEERING)

Nice bow, kid. Your first pro fight, huh?

Yes, sir.

Oh, this is Mr. Maxwell. He arranges the

bouts here. He owns the arena.

No kidding.

Glad to know you, Mr. Maxwell.

How'd you like to fight Hannigan in the

semifinals next Saturday?

Oh, I don't know. The

kids are starting out.

Maybe heading out of

the Russians so fast.

You'll get plenty of chances.

Yeah, but a semifinal.

What do you say, kid?

All right, Tommy. If

that's the way you want it.

Drop into my office in a couple of days.

I'll have the contract ready.

Okay.

Hey, a semifinal!

Now, now, save your win.

You've got a lot of work

to do in the next few days.

And I do mean work.

Relax, Tommy.

Don't be so tense. You're throwing yourself off the ground.

Keep your left out.

Taylor, looks like you got a

comer. You want to sell him?

Nope. This boy ain't for sale.

How about a percentage say 60%, huh?

You hooked me right the

first time. He ain't for sale.

None of them.

All right, have it your way. If you

change your mind, look

me up. I'm in the book.

Okay, that's enough.

Come on, Tommy.

Why don't you take a hot shower and lay

down for an hour, understand?

All right.

Go on over to Maxwell's office. Sign the

contract. See you over in Tony's place.

- Hi, Mr. Salehead. - Hi.

Hi, Max.

- My boy's contract

ready? - The fight's off, Al.

What do you mean off?

Scheduled for tonight, ain't it?

I decided to get a

boy that's better known.

The Patrick kid isn't

big enough. He isn't ready.

Now, wait a minute.

He's more ready than he was a week ago,

and you thought he was so good.

The boy's been working

his heart out for this bout.

Later, maybe.

I got another boy.

One of Ellis' boys, huh?

Yeah. As a matter of fact, it is.

Okay, Charlie, that's

enough. You better get some rest.

You're fighting tonight, replacing that

Patrick kid in a semifinal.

Okay, thanks a lot, Miss Dulles.

Hey, pardon me.

I'm Tommy Patrick. Did I hear you say

something about replacing me?

That's right.

I'm afraid I don't get it.

That's all set. My manager's over there

signing the contracts right now.

Oh, well, I guess they

must have made a change.

By the way, who's your manager?

Taylor. Al Taylor.

I guess that explained it.

What do you mean?

Oh, nothing, nothing at all.

Oh, Al's a nice guy. He

handles a few preliminary boys.

But you know, kid, I saw

you fight the other night.

You're gonna make

things of a great fighter.

Now, if you want to go someplace, you

gotta be with a manager

that can take you there.

Dr. Al isn't a nice guy,

personally. Don't get me wrong.

You're, uh, Miss Dulles, aren't you?

Yeah, that's right. I'm sorry you didn't

talk to me before you signed up with him.

Good luck, kid.

Hey, wait a minute.

What if, uh... what if I

could get away from Mr. Taylor?

Oh, wait a minute. I can't talk to you

while you're tied up with him.

But if you, uh, want to make a change,

that's another story.

Look me up. I'm

interested. I'm in the book.

Well, it figures, Al, you won't give

Ellis a cut of Tommy's contract,

so he and Max cut Tommy out of the fight.

Why don't you take it up

with the boxing commission?

Be their word against

mine. How far would I get?

Yeah, I guess so.

Look, Al, I'm gonna

run this in my column.

You're doing them through.

I'll never get into another one of

Maxwell's clips as long as I live.

No, I'll let it ride.

I'm gonna make Tommy so big, they'll be

begging to book him.

Hello, Tommy.

All right.

Fight's off, son.

Yeah, I heard you.

No?

Well, it's better that way.

Max and me had a little talk.

We don't think you've had enough

experience to meet a guy like Hennigan.

You ain't ready. I am ready.

I'll be the best judge of that.

Don't I have anything to say about it?

Nothing. Sorry, kid,

but that's the way it is.

You'll just have to like it.

But I could have had that

fight tonight. It was all set.

Now, wait a minute. Tommy, Al's only

trying to do what's best for you.

I appreciate that. But I still think I

should have had that fight.

You're trying to tell me how to run my

end of the business.

You just do the fighting.

I will. But when?

Whenever I tell you.

Unless, of course, you're

unhappy the way I'm handling you.

Well, I'm not exactly happy.

You're trying to tell me

you went out of the deal.

It's not that I don't think you were a

swell guy personally, Mr. Taylor.

It's just... Well, maybe

if I had somebody else.

Well, we could work out some kind of a

settlement, you know,

for the work you've done.

You're not that important.

You want your release? You got it.

Under my office tomorrow,

I'll give you your contract.

And little pieces.

Well, I hope you know

what you're doing, Tommy.

Check hands for the photographer.

Hey!

Hey!

Come on!

Come on, get in!

Yeah? Yeah.

Well, just a minute. Hang on. Hang on.

It's for you, champ. Long distance.

Hello?

Hi, kid.

Congratulations.

We watched you about on TV.

Hey, if I know you're

watching, I'll wave to you.

How are you, anyway? Hey, you said we saw the fight. Was that... Was anybody else watching it?

Just about everyone in town.

Hey, wait a minute.

Someone here wants to talk to you.

Hi, Tommy.

Carol.

See, how are you, Carol?

Oh, I'm fine.

Oh, your fight was

just wonderful tonight.

My, but you're getting important, being

on television and everything.

What have you been doing?

Oh, it's been a long time since I've been here. I'm not a big fan of you. What have you been doing?

Oh, nothing very

exciting, that's for sure.

I don't think I've even had a

date since you've been gone.

It seems like every time I meet a fellow,

he finds out that I'm

practically engaged to a prize fighter.

We get scared off. It's terrible.

You know, a girl can get pretty lonely.

Yeah, I know it's in me.

I get lots of clues.

Sure I do.

I think about you all the time.

Well, yeah.

I've got your picture in

the nightstand in my bed.

Sure I do.

Well, you know I do.

Well, I...

I love you, Carol.

Goodbye.

Hey, Chuck.

Yeah, how much does a diamond ring cost?

Well, depends. A grand maybe.

Hey, you want to buy a hot one?

I got a thousand bucks.

Well, you want a good one.

Maxwell.

Well, Max, you got a

check for my boy, huh?

Oh, yeah.

Hey, huh?

Good.

Hey, huh? Thanks.

Hey, look, Max, I was wondering if you

could spot my boy in a fight

where he could pick up

a little extra money.

He's in a financial spot.

I certainly would appreciate

it if you could, Mr. Maxwell.

You see, Tommy's my favorite boy, and I

can't see him going around worried.

I told him I was sure you

could work out something.

He needs a thousand dollars.

Well, I can match him

with Calhoun Saturday night.

I bet I paid a thousand dollars.

There you are, kid.

Your troubles are over.

Oh, that's great. Thanks a lot.

I can take Calhoun easy.

Not this time.

Calhoun's going to get the decision.

What do you mean?

I mean, if you want to make a grand, you

got to lose the bout.

That's the way it is, kid.

You mean you want me to

throw the fight? Take a dive?

Look, kid, this ain't for

the heavyweight championship.

Just to mind about.

Well, I know, but...

Either you want it or you don't. You said

you needed a thousand dollars.

Well, I do, but...

Look, Max is trying to

do you a favor, Tommy.

He can get any one of a dozen good

fighters to fill this spot.

Well, I appreciate that.

One thing you got to understand, Tommy,

fighting is like show business.

The people got to be entertained.

If the same boys won all the time, it'd

be kind of dull, wouldn't it?

We give them a good show for their money,

and everybody's happy.

But throwing a fight...

How do you think fighters are built up?

By letting you win your

first eight or ten bouts.

Letting me win?

Of course.

Any one of the fighters you

fought could have taken you.

You were green, they had experience.

I figured you had the

makings of a great fighter.

And you needed that

experience all right now, you got it.

Now, with the proper

handling, you can be a big man.

But you're going to have to listen to

people who know more about

this business than you do.

I suppose you're right.

I guess I never looked at

fighting in that light before.

Look, kid, don't worry about a thing.

I never steer you wrong.

Come on.

Thanks, Max.

We can clean up on this.

Tommy's the favorite to win.

The odds will be in your favor.

You cover all bets.

Tommy loses.

You sure your boy will play ball with us?

Sure.

You got my word, huh?

I'll be putting up maybe 30, 40 grand.

Not that I mistrust you, you understand,

but on a transaction this size,

I'm going to meet this kid.

And have him tell me his self.

Personally, he's going to take a dive.

I'll take you over to his place.

Hello.

How are you?

This is Sam Latteman.

This is Tommy Patrick.

Glad to know you, Mr. Latteman.

All right.

A seminar which might

call business associates.

Oh, I see.

Want to sit down?

Hey, how about some coffee or something?

No, we can't wait.

Sam and I are in the neighborhood, and I

wanted Sam to meet you.

Oh, incidentally, I knew

you were a little short,

and I thought maybe you could use a

couple of hundred, right?

I sure can.

Thanks.

Now, you understand about

the fight Saturday night.

You got to make it look good.

Oh, it's okay.

Sam knows the situation.

Just to make sure

there's no misunderstanding.

You're taking a dive in a

seven to eight round, right?

Right.

Well, we better be running along.

See you later, kid.

Yeah.

See you around.

Well, there you have round one, and

there's been no action yet.

Tommy Patrick usually rushes

his opponent one of Al's sounds.

But tonight, for some reason, he's

changed his technique.

Of course, it's a little

early yet to make predictions.

But it's the opinion of this reporter,

round one gave Cal Hone a definite lead.

And don't worry about a thing.

All you gotta do is keep that left up.

He won't hurt you. He'll never hurt you.

Back it.

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Patrick's appearance tonight, at least,

up to this point, has

been pretty disappointing,

considering that he's disposed

of better boys than Cal Hone.

[crowd cheering]

[crowd Chinese shouting]

[crowd cheering]

Get up. The Excuse me,

Tommy. Get up, the Frost.

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[crowd chattering]

[crowd cheering continues]

[crowd cheering]

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven.

(crowd cheering)

(crowd cheering)

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven.

(crowd cheering)

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven.

Eight, ten, ten.

(crowd cheering)

Well, there you have it,

the first defeat in

Tommy Patrick's career.

It's difficult to realize

that this is the same boy

who until tonight had won all

11 of his professional fights

and nine of them by knockouts.

Go Tommy.

That was a real nice fight.

Would you like to make

any comment for publication?

Why you needlin' the

kid, he can't win them all.

No, I suppose not, but

knowing Tommy the way I do,

I think he could have

put up a better showing.

What do you mean by that?

What do you think?

(laughing)

I think it's getting a

little crowded in here,

do your mind, Blow?

It's my pleasure.

See you around, Tommy.

Kid, don't let him worry you.

He's just makin' a

couple of wild guesses.

Come get it.

(phone buzzing)

- Hi, how are you?

- Joe.

- Oh, look at your face.

- Oh, it's nothin'.

Here, let me take your things.

Why didn't you tell me you were comin'?

- It's got a sudden.

I wanna see how you were getting along.

I had to talk Carl into comin' with me.

- He just twisted my arm.

- How do you like the apartment?

It's all right.

- Well, I think it could stand a clean.

- Well, all I need is a woman's touch.

We'll take care of that.

How long you gonna be in town?

- Well, I don't know yet.

- Here, you hungry?

How about some breakfast?

No, we had something.

- Oh, that was two hours ago.

I'm starving.

- Well, I've got some

sausage in the refrigerator

and some eggs.

I could make some toast.

- I'm drooling.

Where's the kitchen?

- After you.

Make yourself at home, Joe.

The morning paper's over there.

- Right.

You know, kid, you

kinda like the apartment?

- Oh, yes, it's nice.

- Well, I wasn't very enthusiastic.

I saw you fight last night.

I'm telling you.

- Well, that was one you

well could have missed.

- Cried when I saw

what was happening to you.

It was just horrible.

- Oh, now look,

honey, it wasn't anything.

Honestly, it wasn't.

Probably looked a whole

lot worse than it really was.

- It was awful.

But somehow, I just never

thought about your getting hurt.

I can only picture you winning.

- So from now on, I'll

win every fight, okay?

- You can't win every fight, Tommy.

You know that?

You're gonna be lost

in life like last night.

- Well, you're making a

big deal out of this, huh?

Sure, I'll lose once in a

while, but this isn't forever.

Four or five years and

I can make more money

than we'll ever need.

- Maybe we don't need so much.

Oh, I know.

We talk crazy about

big cars and traveling

and things like that.

I don't know.

Somehow, now it just

all seems like kid stuff.

We just knew that we

were gonna have each other.

- Wait a minute.

You mean like this?

- Oh, Tommy, it isn't.

- Tommy, it isn't.

- Try to.

- Beautiful.

Oh, I've gotta show it to somebody.

How would you like to

see the biggest diamond

in the whole world?

- Well, it's not exactly the biggest.

- Oh, to me it is.

Isn't that beautiful?

- I'm glad for you, kids.

The both of you.

Not that the announcement

was entirely unexpected.

When are you gonna get married?

- I don't know.

- Well, I guess we haven't decided yet.

- Hey, do I smell something burning?

- Oh, the sausage.

Oh, it's growing burnt to a crisp.

- Don't worry, honey.

I'll run out and get some more.

Mark's right next door.

- No, I'll go, because I

know you two want to talk.

But give me some money, huh?

- She's already talking like a wife.

- Oh, thank you.

- I suppose you and Carol

will want to get married

in Willow Springs, huh?

- Well, imagine so.

After all, most of our

friends are back there.

- Yeah, I know they are.

It's gonna be kind of

tough on Carol, isn't it?

I mean, leaving the people

and things she's known all her life?

- Well, she'll meet new people.

Carol makes friends quickly.

- Oh.

Look, Tommy,

the real reason I came up here

was to try to sell you on the idea of

coming home with me.

- Oh, we've gone all through that.

I thought we-- - Now, wait a minute.

Before you go blow on your top,

would you listen to what I have to say?

- Okay.

- Look, with you and

Carol getting married,

you can take over the resort.

You can run the place.

It'll be yours.

- Well, I appreciate it, Joe,

but Carol and I have other plans.

I've got a great start.

I'm doing good.

- You didn't do so

good last night, did you?

I saw the bottle on TV.

Oh, it smelled like I have it.

- That's your opinion.

- Ah, it's not just mine.

You read what Ken Cooper had to say?

- No, and I'm not interested.

- You should be.

Here, I'll read it for you.

After viewing a recent ring fiasco

which made a talented newcomer

look like an untrained amateur,

this column again

protests boxing authorities delay

and the long-promised probe

of certain phases of the business.

There's more.

Do you wanna hear it?

- What does all that have to do with me?

- So I happened to lose one fight.

- You didn't just

happen to lose that fight.

- You took a dive.

- Now, wait a minute.

- No, you wait a minute.

Look, I know every way you box.

I know every move you

make before you make it.

You deliberately threw that bow, why?

You tell Carol where you got

the money to buy that ring?

Well, did you?

If anybody else has said that, Joe,

come on, take a swing.

Go ahead.

Oh, come on.

Well, why don't you?

You haven't got the guts, that's why.

You haven't even got what it takes

to fight your way up like a man.

No, you'd rather take the easy way, huh?

You know where you're gonna end up?

In the gutter.

A slap, happy stumble,

bomb-mooching handouts.

Take a look around

the gym, you'll see him.

That's you, 10 years from now.

All right, so I did throw the fight.

Now, what's so terrible about letting

the other guy take one fight?

Now, this game's no

different from show business.

The customers come to be

entertained, don't they?

So what difference does it make?

Who wins or loses as

long as they're entertained?

It makes a difference to the people who

bet their money on you.

But boxing isn't show

business, it's a sport.

A contest of skill.

People bet their money on

you because they believe

in your ability to win.

Can't you see that

every time you take a dive,

you're deliberately robbing them?

What can I do about it now?

Play it clean or get out. You can't play it clean with

30 people hanging around you.

You mean Ellis?

I mean Ellis.

He was my manager once.

I know how he works.

Ellis was your manager.

That's right.

I'm not a manager. That's right.

Look, I...

I've never told this to

anyone before because...

I'm not too proud of myself.

I was mixed up with

Maxwell and Sam Latimer.

It was easy money.

Till one night.

One night we got our signals crossed and

I won a fight I should have lost.

The boys dropped the bundles.

And me?

I had disappeared.

Yeah.

That's why I didn't want them to know

that you were my brother.

These guys, they never forget anything.

I'm still not very popular with them.

All right.

I see what you mean, Joe.

But I'm not quitting.

When I lose, I'm going to

give them the best I've got.

Well, I hope you bought

fireproof sausage this time.

Ham. It's already cooked.

Smart girl.

She thinks of everything, huh?

Why, you think I'm marrying her just

because she's pretty?

I'm no fool.

No, don't think all that flatter is going

to get you out of washing the dishes.

Get me out of washing the dishes?

Well, you don't expect me to get my new ring. All that, do you?

Well, gentlemen, did

you see Cooper's call?

Yeah, we saw it.

So he's making a lot of noise.

Who's going to pay any attention to him?

Somebody white?

Maybe he was low enough and loud enough?

Nothing's going to happen.

Cooper doesn't know anything.

He's just making guesses.

Really, Max, I hope you're right.

I am right.

Look, Sam and I are going to be here. Thanks.

How would you like your Patrick boy to

meet McPhee on the 23rd?

Same deal like before.

McPhee's got to win.

All right, McPhee on the 23rd.

You got to deal with him.

Let me know when I can meet

your boy so we can verify it.

Right?

Right.

You think Tommy will go for it again?

I don't see why not. He needs a dope. Better not discuss it on the phone.

Go to his place and talk to him.

All right, Max.

Maybe you're right.

Look, I'm not blaming the kid too much.

With a couple of guys like

Maxwell and Ellis Aftroom,

Tommy needing the money,

it was bound to happen.

Ellis is his manager.

Who else is he going to listen to?

You don't have to alibi for me, Joe.

I was wrong and I admit it.

I guess I just didn't realize how serious

it was until it was too late.

You know, I'm not going to be able to tell you what happened. I'm going to be the one who's going to be the one who's going to be the one who's going to hit and California

on her face with your

family's request Tommy goodness I mean if they were they

found out he was playing Stuley. Don't

worry. They won't good boy Tommy. Mr

Cooper we'll see you later bye.

Oh. Hello I was looking for Tommy Patrick

I'm sorry isn't it not you know is

there any message I could give him no I'm

Mr Ellis's manager Oh Mr Ellis I've heard

Tommy talk about you I'm Carol Smith

Tommy and I are engaged

all you are Gee that's

wonderful Tommy never said anything about

it to me Tommy's a very lucky boy.

Thank you. You'll have to pardon my

parents I'm just

cleaning up the apartment.

Yeah I see but I surprised him and have

it done by the time

they got back. Mr Ellis if

it's anything important now you could

probably catch him at

Mr Cooper's office at the

newspaper. Mr Cooper Ken Cooper Oh I

don't know the name of

the paper but you know he

writes about sports and things like that

now I know Joe want to

see him while we're in

town because they're old friends. You did

say Joe didn't you Joe

Kelly Tommy's brother.

Oh yes of course I see Mr Cooper's the

one who brought Tommy up here and got him

started on his career. Yeah well I better

be running along now

honey I have Tommy call

me at Mr Maxwell's office will you do

that Mr Maxwell's office

OK well it's awfully nice

meeting you Mr Ellis Oh well that was nice meeting you. I'll see you around sweetie

goodbye. The kids got going to cook but we could

be in trouble. If he's

feeling the cool but don't

you think it's obvious that Cooper

planted him you don't

think it's a coincidence that

that kid's Joe Kelly's brother to you.

Well. As worse comes to

worse what can they prove

it's their word against ours look

Cooper's going to be

screaming for a state investigation

that we can't stand the testimony of this

kid is ruinous. Unless we stop him.

Unless we stop him. That's

right unless we stop him.

Yeah. Oh yeah just a minute. Your boy.

Hello oh hello Tommy I just got in sorry

I missed you yeah me too kid look I got

a great fight for you on the twenty third

Ernie McPhee well Mr

Ellis I was going out

of town for a few days but I'll be back

in plenty of time.

Yeah yeah I thought I'd

leave on Sunday OK sure it will look have

a nice trip now see you when you get back

or be sure to stay in shape. What's the

idea we can't go

through with the fight now

so we can we're going to stop that kid

did in his tracks and

you know something Max

Sam's going to do it for us. Sam I just

talked to Tommy I told him we'd be right

over you know this can be a big operation

after that last fight

everybody's going to

be expecting Tommy to make a comeback and

it's going to be a lot of easy money on

him sure he understands the deal I'm sure

he understood. You're ready to go.

Well hi Tommy I see you getting ready to

go out so we won't keep you as Sam and me

want to make sure you understood about

the fight said tonight you take a dive in

a six to seven round right right that's

good enough for me.

Oh Sam excuse me I get

a few things discussed with Tommy do you

mind I'll see you later.

OK I make like Tommy Patrick OK you did a

good job. You get out of town and stay

out to life for the fights over you

understand that the

boy you got us down in

ten minutes. I feel

a lot of great good for. Hi Mr Cooper I

think the safer publication Tommy look

news knows no interviews till after the

fight only take a

second I just want to ask

them a couple of questions after the

fight I said I don't

want my boy to get upset you

want to ask any questions ask me you want

to know how he feels great he's in top

condition he's going to lick McPhee

tonight. Anything else

yeah do you think he's

going to win you get of course I do is a

better boy isn't he that doesn't always

mean anything. Good luck to your time.

Yeah fine thanks and if you hear anything

more let me know yeah OK.

I have.

Get your yeah I got

Fine, thanks.

Look, Joe, something's happening. I don't

know. I don't like it.

Like what?

I don't know, but the word's out that Sam

and the boys are

shooting the works on McPhee.

They're pretty sure Tommy's gonna lose.

They're entitled to their opinion. Look,

I think their kids are cinched to win.

Look, Joe, these guys don't bet that kind

of dough on opinions.

They've gotta know how it plays, boy.

[crowd cheering]

I can't figure it out.

Joe, are you sure the kid isn't playing

ball with him again?

Not a chance. Look, if this fight's

fixed, Tommy doesn't

know anything about it.

That's it. Sam's expecting the kid to

take a dive, and Ellis didn't tell the

kid anything about it.

That doesn't make much sense.

What would be Ellis's reason?

I don't know, but one thing's for sure.

If Tommy wins, he's in a lot of trouble.

And now, the main event of the evening.

Ten rounds of boxing under the auspices

of the Metropolitan Boxing Association.

In this corner, weighing 187 pounds, and

wearing green trunks, Ernie McPhee!

[crowd cheering]

In this corner, weighing 185.5 pounds,

and wearing white trunks, Tommy Patrick!

[crowd cheering]

The referee, Mike Mahoney!

Now, you know the rules, boys. I want a

good fight. Watch your low punches.

In case you knock down, the boy that

scores you knock down,

walk to a far neutral corner in your main

end till I call you out.

Do I make myself clear? Shake your hands,

now come on, Foxy.

Let's go. Now, come on.

Tommy Patrick, as you know, is a slight

favorite in tonight's bout.

McPhee has had a

longer career than Patrick.

He's had 31 fights and 122 of them.

He's a colorful fighter, but he's

considered less scientific than Patrick.

And he hasn't the punching power.

[bell dings]

And here we go for round one.

[crowd cheering]

[crowd cheering]

Hold up! Hold up!

[crowd cheering]

Come on, Tommy!

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven,

eight. Come on, now, have a fight.

Unlike that kid, he'll put him away. Keep

up those body punches.

First chance you get,

deck him with a left.

What kind of a deal is this?

Relax, Sam. You heard the

kid say he'd come through.

He'd better come through.

We ain't playing marbles.

That dough I've got

better than another boy.

[crowd cheering]

[crowd cheering]

George, you see Sam? He seems pretty

unhappy. Looks like trouble.

You put Carol in the cab.

I'll stick with the kid.

Sure. We'll meet you later in the car.

What's wrong?

Nothing, shall we go?

Hi, Joe. How'd you like to fight?

You're getting close on us as fast as you

can. We've got to get out of here.

What's the matter?

Look, I'll explain later. Hold it up.

You heard that lousy creep agree to take

a dive. You were right

there. You heard him.

Yeah, sure I did. And all during the

fight, I kept reminding him of his

promise to you and Max.

And all he said was stupid suckers.

That lousy, stinking creep.

60 grand, I'm out. 60 grand!

Wait a minute, Max. How

much do you think I lost?

I ain't worrying what you lost. You think

you're playing with kids or something?

Oh, look, Max.

Shut up!

This was your deal,

wasn't it? He was your boy.

All right. So he was my boy.

How'd I know he was going to pull a

double cross? I didn't know him.

Maybe not. But on the other hand, maybe

you could have been playing

the other side of the board.

Now, wait a minute, Sam.

We've had deals like this before.

And we've always come off with a bundle.

Why would I want to change that, huh?

How do I know what you'd want to do?

All I know is I've been crossed up, and

I'm not holding still for--

All right. You better settle with Tommy

Patrick. Don't talk it to me.

That's already been taken care of.

Whoa!

(TIRES SCREECHING)

You all right? I got Tommy.

Who is it? Open up!

All right. Where'd they take them? What

are you talking about?

Get out of here!

You're dead, punk.

You're dead as of right now!

You could go to jail for this. You're a

professional fighter. You could kill me.

I am going to kill you, Sam. You killed a

couple of fighters, and

now I'm going to kill you.

Hey! I don't know where they took the

kid. That's the truth!

You stinking liar!

Wait a minute! They took him to the

dead-end alley. It's right in Santa Fe.

They're going to run him down in a

toss-em-and-afraid car.

Here you go. Take my car. Here's my

police pass. Get going.

If anything happens to that kid, I'll

save the gas chamber a job.

Give me an homicide.

(SIREN WAILING)

Attention car number 73.

Attention car number 73.

Investigate possible disturbance first in

Santa Fe in the dead-end alley.

(SIREN WAILING)

Get out.

Come on, let's have a get out.

(SIREN WAILING)

(SIREN WAILING)

Get an ambulance to first in Santa Fe.

- Well, right, kid? - Yeah. Just got

another bump on the head.

(LAUGHING)

- Hey, Al! - Come here!

- Hi, Ken. - Hello.

Hi, Mr. Taylor. I don't

think you've met my wife.

- Carol? - Mr. Taylor.

- How are you doing, glad? -

How are you doing, Mr. Taylor?

Oh, sit down. Have a drink with us, Al.

What are you going to have?

Oh, a cup of coffee,

Johnny. A cup of coffee.

Well, Ken, quite a story you wrote. You

really split things wide open.

Well, I hope so.

Well, Tommy, I hope you

ain't going back home now.

- You ain't going to quit

fighting. - Of course, are you?

The commission gave him a clean slate.

There's nothing wrong with the fight

business that's on the level.

We're going to make a

champion out of that kid.

Yeah, and Joe's just

the boy can do it, too.

But first, we're going

to have a little vacation.

We both always want to see Niagara Falls.

I guess I'll be needing a new manager.

Yeah, I guess you will, all right.

Been reading in the papers.

Now, this whole mob will be out of

circulation for quite a while.

What I'm trying to say is, would you

consider taking another chance on me?

You know, that's the funniest thing. I

just happen to have a

contract right here in my pocket.

Oh, yeah.

Thanks.

Hey, wait a minute.

Ain't you going to read it?

Well, that's your job.

You're my manager, aren't you?

There. Now, any orders, coach?

Yeah. And the first one is

no pie. You aren't trying to.

Well, I better be getting

you kids to the station, huh?

Yeah, we don't have too much time.

Ken, thanks a million.

Tommy, I'll see you

when you get back, eh?

Mr. Taylor.

Good-bye.

Good-bye, Miss.

Good-bye, Miss.

Good-bye, Miss.

Good-bye.