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BOARDMAN:
And a new game
starting, five draw.

Five and 10 draw.
Get in the game

starting with R.B.,
J.L., L.B., S.G,

R.M., R.P., G.C.,
G.W.B.F. And J.B.

Five and 10 draw,
get in, the game's starting.

Come right in. Five draw.

MAN: M.V.

BOARDMAN:
L.B. Five draw. L.B.
L.B. Five and 10 draw. L.B.

Feeling lucky?

CARD DEALER:
All right, sir.

Double "T."

BOARDMAN:
Hello, Bill.

Put you on at 5?

Put me on at 10.

On at 10.

NARRATOR:
Poker has been around
for a long time.

CHARLIE: It sure has.

NARRATOR: But it isn't
like this anymore.

The saloon has
been replaced by this,

with a game that can
be played in comfort

and with full confidence
in the management.

And here is the man
who is responsible
for that confidence,

Mr. Murry shepherd.

MURRY: Welcome to
the California club,

where your pleasure
is our business.

It has been said
that nearly everyone
in America understands poker

or wants to.

It is one of America's
most popular games.

And since you have shown
an obvious interest
by coming here,

we have prepared a short film
to teach you the fundamentals

of the game
as we play it here.

Service is our
only commodity.

This film is part
of that service.

NARRATOR:
The object of the game
is to win the pot.

Hope I remember that.
There are 2 variations
of this game,

high draw,
where the highest
ranking hand wins...

Don't give me that.
Mmm-mmm.

Low draw.
Ah, there's my baby.

They ought to put this
machine in schools.

Where the winning hand holds
the lowest possible ranking
combination of cards.

As you enter the club,
the reservation

and game board is
located in the card room.

You must stop here

and tell the boardman
of your game preference.

He will enter your
initials on the board

and you will be called
and directed to
a table by a floorman.

The floorman puts
the games together,

interprets and applies
the rules of poker.

His decisions are final.

BOARDMAN:
C.W. 10 blind.
C.W. In the coffee shop.

C.W. 10 blind.

C.W. Double his money.

NARRATOR:
The management
of the club

has no financial interest
in any game.

There is no house deal.

Each player
plays for himself.

And each, in turn,
acts as a dealer.

When you are
seated at the game,

you'll be asked
to pay a rental fee,

which will be
collected thereafter

at the beginning
of each half hour.

BOARDMAN:
B.D. 10 blind.
B.D. 10, 20 low.

NARRATOR:
You must have
a full buy-in

when you are seated
to begin playing.

Chips must be purchased
from the chip girl.

The buy-in is determined

by the limit of the game
you choose to play.

You must ante
before you receive cards.

The ante is placed
on the number
directly in front of you.

The number is also your
seat number at the table.

MAN:
What do you do, Lew?

I'll call.

NARRATOR:
Acquiring the
knowledge and skill

to play card games
such as poker

is a social asset.

To make the most
of this asset,

it is simply good judgment
to be wanted at
the card table.

Oh, shit.

Don't be a spoilsport now.

MIRIAM: $20 to you.
$20 to me.

Who's the bettor?
MIRIAM: Me.

Well, you're so pretty,
I'm going to fold.

MIRIAM:
Is everybody out?

CHARLIE: That's it.

MIRIAM: You mean I've got
a goddamn six and
everybody's out?

NARRATOR:
This depends even more
on good manners

than upon the skill
of the player.

The following principle
should increase

one's popularity
as a card player.

Pat! I need one
little, teensy...

NARRATOR: Sit erect.

Maintain a quiet bearing.

MIRIAM:
Come on, get on with it.

Oh, come on,
sweetheart.

NARRATOR:
Avoid nervous habits.

Forty dollars.

BOARDMAN: Hey, Miss
I have seat for you
now. Come on in.

NARRATOR:
During the game,
avoid conversation

regarding matters not
relating to the game.

I'll just have to call you.

NARRATOR:
An appearance of
awkwardness and clumsiness

I didn't think
you were that good.

...gives a bad impression
of one's ability to play.

Hey, wait a minute.

Wait, what do you
think you're doin'?

What do you mean,
"wait a minute"? You said
it was good, didn't you?

No, no, no, I said
that I didn't think

that you were that
good. I got a seven-four.

NARRATOR:
When a hand has just
gone very well for you,

don't talk about it.

The film you've
just been viewing

cannot instantly make you
a good poker player.

The more skilled
you become,

the more pleasurable
you will find the game.

MAN:
I had a feeling
you'd make the...

WOMAN: Next year.

Raise.

Pass.

I call.

Well, I've got to
raise the raise.

Goodbye.

I'm out.
Out.

And one more
time to you.

What a pot.

Another $20, huh?

The table is so slow.

MAN: You wanted one of these.
Go ahead, I call.

Cards?

Pat.

Pat. Very interesting.
Very interesting.

MIRIAM: Come on.

Do you mind
picking the cards up

and dealing them
the regular way?

You did stay pat?
You are pat?

You are pat?

MIRIAM: Come on.
Wait a second, lady.

I got a big decision
to make here.

I'm gonna let you
break me down.

I'll let you
break me down. 2 cards.

Two beauts.
That's very nice.

Oh, my!
MAN: Oh, great catch.
Great catch!

Hey, hey, pal,
that card's dead.

What are you
talking about?

The card went off the table.
It's a dead card.

You're absolutely
right, chief.

My gratitude
for your knowledge
of the rules,

except the card
never left the table.

LEW:
The card went off the table,
it's a dead card.

MIRIAM:
Oh, come on.

Did you see that card
go off the table?

I didn't see
nothing at all.

It's stupid of me
to ask you.

What about you?
Did you see it?

All I see is
the time passing.

Pop, did you see it?
Nothing.

How much you bet?

Somebody must have seen it.
Kenny, this is ridiculous.

I want to change my table.
Whoa! What's the problem?

The problem is
the card went
off the table

and hit the floor,
and he won't give it up.

There's nothing
to give up.

The card never hit the floor.
I caught it before it did.

All right, take it easy.
Who else saw it?

Ma'am, did you see
what happened?

I didn't see it.
How about you, sir?

I saw a card bounce.
I don't know what
happened back here.

You dealt the hand.
You ought to know
what happened.

I dealt the second
one a little hard.

It never hit the floor,
not even close.

Not even close?

All right,
that settles it, Lew.

The rule is if the card
doesn't hit the floor,
it plays. Continue the hand.

Come on. Miriam,
I don't have
another table.

You got your ruling. Play!

Just take it easy.
Take it easy.
It's not even close.

20-20.

Twenty-twenty. The flying
card didn't stop you
from betting, huh?

20-20.
How about 40? I raise.

Raise.

What could be
cozier than this?

I mean, this is
perfection, isn't it?
You and me in this hand...

Oh, that's pretty.
Just do something!

How much money you got?
How much you got left?

Seventeen.
Oh, not enough for
the maximum bet. Three shy.

I bet you $17.

Call. Seven smooth.

No good. I got a six perfect.

Sorry about...

Damn it. That last card
that went off the
table was a joker.

That's why you
wouldn't give it up.

You are ridiculous.

You said it
wasn't even close.

That's yesterday's news.

You two are working together.

You're partners.
You two motherfucking
creeps are partners.

MIRIAM: All right!
Stop with the language.

They should put
a muzzle on him.
That's it, huh?

That man is
absolutely ridiculous.

KENNY:
What's going on here?

What's going on
with you guys?

These two are working
partners together.

I never saw that man
before in my life.

LEW:
I saw him throw the joker
out on the last deal.

The man is
totally out of line.

They've been smiling
at each other all night.

CHARLIE: Oh, come
on, will you?

MAN: Sit down
and settle down.

Get control.
Come on.

All right.

All right,
now who else saw this?

WOMAN:
I didn't see it.
I didn't see it.

What about you?
What do you want me to say?

KENNY: The man
calls you a cheater.

The man doesn't know
how to play poker.

The man is bad.
He's a complete asshole.

We all know that, right?

The man goes broke,
he can't handle it.

The man is on tilt.
You want to hear anymore?

Not me.

Come on, now.
You'd better just
take it easy, sport,

'cause the security's
liable to let you go!

Put that guy in
a horror show, huh?

KENNY: That's it!
Any more fighting,

and you guys go out of here
for good, all right?

LEW: All right!

Miriam, what
do you say?

I say I can do without
any more of that language.

Right.

KENNY: You think there's
any cheating going on?

MIRIAM:
I wouldn't like
to say about that.

They've been
consistent winners,

and I'm a big loser.
And you know I know
how to play poker.

Oh, sour grapes, honey.
Sour grapes.

All right, all right,
let's get it back to normal.

Lousy punk.

You're not that good.

Oh, up yours.

Sir, would you like
another beer?

MAN 1: I bet it on
notre dame

'cause I got a feeling
notre dame was
gonna pull it off.

MAN 2:
They beat U.C.L.A. Before

when they had so many
games going straight.

Yeah, it's kind of similar
to, to the Miami dolphins...

WOMAN:
This particular game
is duck soup...

They won 17 games
straight last year...

WOMAN:
Oh, come on.

I can beat that
goddamn miserable game.

Don't make me beg
for a stinking $30.

I'm sorry.

You know, your attitude
just pisses me off
sometimes, button-nose.

Don't call me that.

Oh, now look.
There you go again.

Mama, I'm not
doing anything.

Three, four, five,
six, seven...

I need about $80
to get to the track.

Not bad.

MAN: Frankly, Emilia,

I don't know why
you're so impatient.

What's wrong with Mitch?

Sir, can I help you?

Cold beer.
Keg draft.

I'm buyin' that man
sittin' over there a beer.

Turned out to be
a drinkin' man, huh?

Nothing personal,
but I, I already
got a beer. Thanks.

Great.

MAN 1:
So, you think the, the
Knicks are gonna win?

MAN 2: Yeah.

CHARLIE:
No, Knicks ain't
goin' to win nothin'.

Willis is hurtin'.
The Knicks ain't
winnin' nothin'.

Celtics this year.

You follow
pro basketball?

Yeah.

Anything, right?
BILL: Whatever's going.

Yeah, me too. Action.

WOMAN:
Are you gonna give
me the $30 or not?

Well, I gotta buy
this man a drink.

Will you have a beer?
I will definitely have a beer.

Give my friend
here a beer.

Don't take the glasses.
Leave everyone here
just the way they are.

Yes, sir!

Oh, will I love to play
poker with those,

red-necked fish,
you know who think they
nicked the Greeks.

Love to get them steamed.
Easy to beat. Suckers.

Oh, yes!

GIRL: Go on, mama.
WOMAN: Okay.

CHARLIE: A dollar says you
don't know who Glenn Riggs is.

Uh, what's your name?

Vince. The name's Vince.

Glenn Riggs
was the announcer
for Hop Harrigan.

What do you
want $30 for?

I don't need $30.
I need it for that girl
I got in the bathroom.

I'm only the relief
bartender. I don't go
in the cash register.

Where's jack? What is this?
Jack went to a funeral.

Look, I've been working here
for one year, right?

Just give me
a piece of paper, a chit.

"Thirty dollars, Renee." okay?

If I give you $30,
and I come up short,
it'll be your ass.

Baby, you were born short.
And it's always my ass.

BOTH: Captain midnight!

Yeah, bong, bong!
This guy giving
you trouble?

Bong!

He ain't who
he's supposed to be.
It's not the regular man.

Thirty dollars.

I wouldn't sign anything.

Don't sign a thing.
Don't sign anything.

What did you
get her to sign?

Here, mother.

Thanks, baby.
You won't be sorry.

Don't worry now.
I can beat it.

Goodbye, mother.

$20 says you can't
name the seven dwarfs.

Okay.

I know I can name
three or four of them.

But, now, you got
to be able to...
Seven.

I got seven.
Doc.

That's one.

Dopey.
That's two.

Uh...

Snoopy.
There is no Snoopy.

There ain't no Snoopy.
I know there's Doc,

there's Dopey,
there's Grumpy,
there's, uh...

You don't have $20 here.

Wait a second.
I got $20 right here.

I need a little help here.
What about...

Here comes seven
like a gatling gun.

Okay. Seven
dwarfs, I'm ready.

Sleepy, Grumpy, Doc.

That's four.
That's three.

Oh, I'm with you.

Okay, wait a second.
Now, there's Sleepy,
Grumpy, Doc.

Sleepy, Grumpy, Dopey.

Dopey.
We got Dumbo.

There's no Dumbo.
Dumbo wasn't in that cast?

No Dumbo.

Gotcha.
Dumbo.

Dumbo flew.
Well, we both lose, huh?

Dumbo flew.
Remember when Dumbo flew?

They set that
little house on fire.

I've seen an elephant walk,

BOTH:
But I never seen
an elephant fly.

My god.
I know.

That Dumbo flew.
I know.

A lot of black folks
said that was bad news,
you know,

seeing a black crow
sing about

a big flying elephant.
What's that?

It's taboo.
No black crows.

¶ Judgment day,
oh, you know, I know

¶ When we go

¶ Laila gonna throw it

¶ Amy goin' home ¶

¶ Aristis,
arastis, Johnson Brown

¶ What you gonna do
when the rent come 'round? ¶

You in the park?

No, no, I don't got a car.
I just live, uh... Not far.

I like to live
close to the action,
you know, William?

You don't got a car,
I'll give you a lift.

You're going to
give me a lift?
That's a good idea.

¶ You know I know
the rent means dough

¶ Landlord gonna throw us
in the cold cold snow

¶ Aroostis, arastis,
Johnson Brown

¶ Da, da, da

¶ What you gonna do
when the rent comes round?

¶ Aroostis,
arastis, Johnson brown

¶ What you gonna do
when the rent comes round?

¶ What you gonna say?
How you gonna pay?

William,
you're a minstrel, huh?

¶ Judgement day ¶

Oh, man, I hate
key stuff.

The keys, the keys.
There it is.

That's just great.

Please, muzzle him.

Look in his side pocket.

He's got my
goddamn money somewhere.

Right, here it is.

You got it?

Yeah.

I hope you loved that,
funny man.

Okay, folks,
will you just relax
and follow me, please?

Follow me, please.

The stuff wasn't
even that good.

Wow!

What is this,
a hospital or a jail?

What's goin' on?

This is, uh, William.
This is Barbara.

She's gettin' us
out of here.

BILL: Thanks a lot.

CHARLIE:
You ever been
in jail in New York?

BARBARA:
Yeah.

They give you
powdered eggs.

Powdered, shitty...

The shittiest food
in the world.

Have you...
You haven't been in jail.

BILL: What are you doing?

Oh, just trying some
of the hot one.

It really works.
Here, you want to try some?

Come on, the heat
makes it feel good.

Listen to me,
I got experience
being kicked.

Yeah, easy, easy.

Just don't touch it
with the can. Easy now.

Easy, easy.
Okay, okay.

Not bad, huh?
That's nice.

Oh, oh.
Easy, easy.

That's okay.

Last year,
year and a half,

you know,
I must have hit

about 30 different racetracks
in every little town
and city I've been to.

Yeah, how'd you do?

Oh, tapioca time.
El busto.

CHARLIE:
I'll give you
a great ace in the hole.

Mmm-hmm.

If you find yourself
busted in a small
little town...

Say, is there anything
I should know about this?

Well...

Listen, fellas,
it's breakfast time.

We got lucky charms and...

What's with this?
Froot loops.

Froot loops?
Have some waffles
in a little style...

I'll take some coffee.
Blueberry pancakes.

You'd still be in jail
if that guy had
given me that $50.

But...chicken.

...a strange town
you head straight down
to the ice cream people

and pick yourself up
an ice cream cart.

They got
a million of them.

They don't care who you are
or what you look like.

Something to eat.
It's roughage.

Believe me, nothing.

Desperate people.

They give you
a funny little white jacket,
and you're on your way.

How much do you make
in a thing like that?

Well, you could pick up
a snappy $25 in less
than an hour.

Yeah, how do
you do that?
Well, you keep it all.

You don't think I'm talkin'
about workin' this job legit,
do you, William?

Your favorite
lucky charms.

Hey, baby,
can I have
a beer, honey?

You want a cold beer?
No. No, thanks.

It goes good
with your froot loops.

Get some milk, honey.
Get some milk

BARBARA:
Got it.

That shaving cream's
not going to stain

your white sweater.
Don't worry.

Nobody's going to
tell your mother.

Just put it down,
and it'll all wash out.

Mmm-mmm, let me
taste it for you.

What is this?

Oh, that crap.

Come on,
we got company.

I tried to make it
look nice.

That looks better.
Yeah, these girls knew.

Yeah. Here. Here, baby.

Oh!

One time, right,
I had this job

selling ad space
in a labor union magazine.

Non-existent.
Just get on the telephone,
call people and say,

"hey, do you want to
buy some space?"

Help yourself.
This ain't bad.
Just last night's.

No, no, I just need
the spoon.

A little pate
de fois garbage.

Then you get to keep
45 percent of, uh,
what you pick up.

BARBARA:
How come you don't
get to keep all of it

if it's non-existent?

I'm not pickin' nothin'
up. I'm just talkin'
on the phone.

Yeah, right.

What do you do?

Huh?

What do you do
for a living?

I'm with a magazine.

You a writer?

Yeah.
Say!

CHARLIE:
Do you remember
the first bet you ever made

on a sport event?

BILL: Do you?

I bet a nickel.
1945 world series.

The cubs and tigers.

Don't laugh.
I lost. Susan's home.

5-cent bet and I lost.
I didn't expect to lose.

Susan, honey.
I didn't have
the nickel, right?

So this guy Mikey
asked my mother.

Honey.

Honey.

CHARLIE:
I've been trying
to beat it ever since.

What is it?

Did he hurt
your feelings?

No.

You can scratch him
off the book, honey.

I don't want to
scratch him off my book.

Here's the baby
of the house now.

Sweetheart, would you
like some froot loops?

No.

Come on, come on.

Therapy.

SUSAN: No therapy.

¶ La-da-da-da-da-da-da

¶ Di-da-da-da-da ¶

CHARLIE:
What's shakin' baby?

SUSAN:
I just want
to go to bed.

CHARLIE: Oh!

BARBARA:
Take your coat off,
sweetheart.

Oh, come on, now, you're
startin' to get

that Halloween look
on your face.

It was just...
He was really different.

Guy wasn't out of line
with you, was he?

No. We had such a good time.

Yeah? Guy was fresh, was he?

You know what he did?
He gave me $50.

That was the deal,
wasn't it?

No, the deal was for $30.

Well, he liked you a lot,
too, sweetheart.

How come you
were picked up?

Drunk and disorderly.

Yeah, well, you know,
Charlie's not
too good with cops.

Well, he certainly
lets them know it.

This is the truth.
You're an animal lover, right?

Yeah.

Okay, well, the great
blue whale, right?

You know about
a great blue whale?

Like that
wrestling guy, huh?

No, it's a big fish.
The big fish.

There's only about 2 or 3
left in the world.

And the truth, the tongue of
the great blue whale

weighs more than a full-grown
African elephant.

No, it's not true.

You don't believe it?

You're just makin' it up
to make me feel better.

'cause you don't
like to see me cry.

You feel a little better?

Yeah, I do.

Good.

Hey, who's that
guy out there?

Billy? He's a poker friend.
You want to meet him?

No.

He'd spent his
rent money on us.

Yeah, so we
brought him home.

The girl's fine.
She just fell
in love again.

That baby's been
with us ever since.

Listen, William,
I'm goin' to crash.

You can use the sofa
if you want.

Thank you.

Thanks, Charlie.

Listen, I got
to crash, too.

Okay.

Good night, baby.
Good night.

I got to get my car.

I can't get my car.

There's nobody up there.

Hi.

I was just
lookin' for the guide.

Go back to sleep.

It's Happy, Bashful,
Dopey, Doc, Grumpy...

Fuck 'em.

BARBARA:
Aha, good afternoon,
Mr. Denny.

Hello, Barbara.

Ah, this information
came in for you from
chino this morning.

Thank you, Barbara.
The dauphin in yet?

Since 9 a.m.
He wanted to see you.

Thank you.

What's the matter
with your body?

I had a little
automobile trouble, Barbara.

Is that him?

Oh, it was, sir.

Did you tell him
I wanted to see him?

I did, sir.

What'd he say?
He said, "thank you."

He did?
He did.

Thank you.

You're most welcome.

BARNEY:
If you want 6 pages...

Oh, Bill.

Oh, Barbara. Ouch.

These are the colors
on the antique article.

Oh, right.

I, uh, didn't know
what time you'd be in,
so I just picked out a few.

I, I think they're
your best bet.

Thanks, Barbara.

You okay?

Oh, I'm fine.

Good. How about
some coffee?

Love some.

Everybody's named Barbara.

Hello?

BILL: Barbara?
Yes.

This is Bill Denny.

Oh, bill! Hi.

Is the ice cream man around?

He sure is.

Charlie, it's Bill.

William, what's shakin'?

Hey, Charlie.

Well, I'm, ahem

I'm at the office.
I'm reviewing things.

Yeah, it sounds
like a bore.

You want to
track it with me?

Believe me, I'd like to.
Only I cannot get out.

I'm, I'm really
all jammed up here.

Listen, you let a man rub
some hot shaving cream
on your ribs,

you can take a shot
with him at the track.

Well, listen, I know
you're right, but you know,

I, I cannot steal
any more time from here.

CHARLIE:
Okay, we'll play it
your way,

but if you should
change your mind

I'll be at the bar
in the grandstand

right above the finish line,
near the $100 window,
all right?

Yeah, I know the spot.

Okay, listen.
Uh, if I can, I can.

Okay, I hope you do.

Well, listen Charlie, thanks
for an interesting evening.

And knock 'em dead.

Okay, I will.

Okay, so long.

WOMAN 1:
It's different.

It's not my favorite,
but it is different.

WOMAN 2:
Who in their right mind
would put a graveyard

on the front of
a California...

Our boss, our boss.

I mean, that's not going
to sell any magazines.

Well, it's not
doing so badly.

Excuse me. Could you...
Could we change seats?

No way, lady.
I'm sorry.

I'm sorry about that,

but the last time
I sat facing the rear,
I never won a race.

I get sick if
I ride that way.
It gets me dizzy.

Hey, Miss, this lady here
is going to throw up

if she sits
in this chair.

Would you mind
changing with her?

I never change seats.
It's bad luck.

She'll never change seats.

Lady, I don't mind
changing.

This lady here
will change with you.

Thank you. Great.

This lady will
change with that lady,
but she needs a window seat.

So, if you change there,
and I could...

Everything okay?
Wonderful.

Great.

Oops!

Okay.

Super day for the track.

Do me a favor?

Do you want to
change seats again?

No. Would you see
what Egyptian femme
looks like?

She's in the 4th.

Egyptian femme, huh?
Femme.

MAN:
Jerry Weintraub
is their manager,

and he's got to
have something.

Just stock, publicity
stills, you know...

BARBARA:
What do you want,
some 8 x 10s?

Yeah. Uh...

Egyptian femme.

The horse has run twice
in two years, right?

And each time she
stiffed out. Now,
she steps up in class,

goes up against colts,
draws an inside post
position in a sprint

and ain't got no speed
of her own to get out there.

Is all that in there?

If you know how to
read these things.

It says a lot more.

I thought I'd spare you
all the gory stuff.

Egyptian femme.

The lady's going to cap out
on Egyptian femme, huh?

Pretty funny.
Forget that horse, lady.

I hate to see
her get away.

She owes me money
from last year.

Oh, yeah. Well,
then you make a bet on her,

and she'll owe you money
from this year.

Barney.

Yeah.

How far is it to Chino?

An hour and a half.

I'm goin' up there.
They got it all wrong.

BARNEY: Okay.

If you hear from
the dauphin,

tell him, uh, tell him,
tell him, tell him,

tell him, what you like.

BEN: Well, I'm
holdin' my own.

Oh, yeah?
Yeah.

Just don't bet the chalk.
No chalk bettin' here.

Later, Ben.
All right.

The weight factor, see?
It's the weight factor.

Excuse me.

MAN: Hey, Charlie.
CHARLIE: Hey, babe,
what's happening?

How's it going?
How'd you do
the first race?

Well, not too good.

Oh, I like to stay away
from the daily doubles,
too. Got any info?

No, not as yet.

If you get any information,
I'll be at the bar.

Andrew, que pasa?

Hey, big Charlie,
what's going on?

CHARLIE:
You got a winner today?

MAN:
Not yet. Yeah, me neither.

Are you sure
Egyptian femme is not going
to win this race?

Honey, you want
a beer?

No, I don't.
I'll tell ya,

I think you ought
to bet your change
on Egyptian femme.

You're right.
Yeah?

Then why do you
have four underlined?

Oh, I don't know.
I used to like
the, uh, banks,

the jockey,
but I changed my mind.

You're putting me on.
Who you gonna bet, lady?

Not Egyptian femme,
I'll tell you that much.

I'm glad you're definite.

ANNOUNCER ON P.A. SYSTEM:
...for M. Cabal.
Mr. M. Cabal...

Who do you like
in the fourth, pal?

Mmm, William, you made it.
You made it, William.
What's up man? Sorry, sorry.

They're comin'
in very heavy.
I know.

Glad to see you, William.
How you feelin'?

Not bad, not bad. I got
a little pain here and here,

otherwise,
couldn't be better.

Hey Andy,
Give my friend here a beer.

Hey, Andy, want to give
my friend here a beer?

Give my friend here
a beer, will you?
I asked first.

I'm telling you
another half inch
to the left of center...

That's no good here,
Charlie.

This is on me.
No, this is on me.

It's on me.
You just keep it all.
Really? All right.

Any time.
You keep it al.

Your money's
no good here, pal.

Appreciate a man
who likes to get you
the goodies.

That man gave me a kick
right where I'm breathing,

and I'm pretty lucky
to be here.

Now, how did
you manage it?

Manage what?
How'd you get away
from work?

I wish I was as good
at this

as I am at getting
away from work.
Gave them a little footwork.

Razzle-dazzle.
A lot of razzle-dazzle.

The minstrel man
strikes again.

I know, I know.

Well, William, after
today you're gonna
have enough money

to open up
a string of parking lots.

It looks that good, huh?

Twenty-to-one in the
morning line ain't tin,
baby, ain't tin.

You really like it?
Fucking gold, babe.

Who's the horse?

Numero uno.
Numero uno.

Egyptian femme.
Tough to figure, right?

He doesn't seem to
like to run a lot.

She, she, she, it's a lady.
Right.

That is beautiful.
Right. Been shopping
for a big price.

The horse's been
getting stiff. Today,
we're gonna nail them.

Not much
to recommend, Charlie.

The rest are a bunch
of dogs, too, right?

Believe me, she's gonna pay
you $4 million and change.

If you think the post,
the inside post position
is bad,

she's got a lot of speed,
wire to wire.

You're really not worried,
are you?

This horse owes me
and owes my friend,
owes everybody around here.

We're taking down today,
my friend.

I'd like to toast that, pal.
I'd like to toast that.

Let's go see
a man about a horse.

A man about a horse.

RACE COMMENTATOR:
Egyptian femme
is pulling to the front.

Excuse us.

Excuse me. Where is she?

Come on, Egyptian femme!
Come on.

ANNOUNCER ON P.A SYSTEM:
Egyptian femme
has recovered...

Don't stop!
Don't stop! Go!

Come on, Egyptian femme!
Come on, stay up there!
Stay up there!

Come on, Valdez!
Stay up there!

Come on Valdez!
Who's Valdez?

Valdez is the jockey!
Come on, Valdez.

CHARLIE:
Come on, Valdez.
Keep it up there.

Come on, Egyptian femme!

He'll make a move now.

Come on, Egyptian femme!
Stay up there!

Come on, Valdez!
Come on, Valdez!

Come on, Valdez!

Come on! Egyptian femme!

Come on! Come on!
Come on!

And he wins!

We, we win!

Take it down. Let's
get to the windows
and beat the crowds.

Come on,
we win this race.

We won!

We won that race
goin' away.

That was a race.
Did you see that race?

I mean, Valdez...
That race was fantastic.

We didn't even
see the tote board.
Tote board!

Did you see
the other horse?
We win this race.

I've never done this.
I've never come out...

Will you trust me?
We won.

Let's see
the photo, man.

Photo finish?
We won goin' away.
What race were you watchin'?

I was watching
this race.

Just a little
razzle-dazzle.
Oh, yeah.

Can you be happy now?
I've never done this before.

The horse wins.
We're a winner right now.

The horse did not win!
Nobody says that.

This is called
counting your chickens.

Chickens and
counting chickens?

Before they're hatched.

BILL: You spend a
whole life out here

and, and, and you have
a twenty-to-one shot...

Come on, fellows.
Will you get it
up here?

I'm telling you,
we win the race.
What is it? What is it?

Goddamn one horse.

One?
Yeah, one.

Egyptian femme!
Egyptian femme won!
We won!

Where've you been?
That's what
I've been saying.

I can't believe this!

I had that horse!

We're not staying
for the next auction?

That's where my man!

You rotten creep!

Hey, you!

You said Egyptian femme
had no chance!

The horse won!

Whose money is that?

Had no chance?

BILL: Hey, lady,
don't throw oranges.

The horse had no chance?

The horse had no chance?
You knew it all along!

Are you crazy?

Goddamn it, lady,
you don't throw oranges
on an escalator!

Come on, lady, get back!
How's that, lady?

That's my hat!

Now, you stop
throwing oranges.
Stop it!

Give me my goddamn hat!

Stop it!

You thief!
You want your purse?

That horse owes me
more money!

Here, you want
your money?
Take your goddamn...

You asshole,
you can't even throw!

Wonder where he's
going to take us
for dinner tonight?

Who knows?

But wherever it is,
it'll be delicious.

I hope it's the Scala.
Yeah, that'd be great.

We can have all that
Italian food we love.

We can have
mozzarella marinara

And eggplant parmigiana...
Honey, there he is.

Zabaglione for dessert.

Now sit down,
act natural.

Say, what is this?

¶ Happy birthday to you

¶ Happy birthday to you

It's not my birthday.

¶ Happy birthday dear Barbara

¶ Happy birthday

¶ To you ¶

CHARLIE:
Surprise!

BARBARA:
Honey, no, it's not.

Hey, hey, baby.

We're goin' to make it.
Here you are, Mr. Tenor,
and thank you.

Oh, that was delightful.
Birthday greetings!

Ho, ho, ho!

Go on.

Who's that
wonderful guy
out there?

That man's a tenor.
We want you to
have the big evening...

We can't have
the big evening tonight.

She and I got a date.

What are you talking about?
You're not working tonight?

BARBARA: Yes, we are.

I saw you eating
your breakfast.

Now, I think I'm going
to play the piano.

Which way is it?

Honey, sweetheart,
it's a very
important party.

It's very,
very important...

¶ Dance around

¶ What you gonna do
when the rent comes round?

¶ What you gonna say?
How you gonna pay?

¶ Judgment day

¶ Oh, you know, I know ¶

BARBARA:
Okay, that's it.
That's it now.

All right, stop it now.

All right. All right.
Stop the music. Stop.

We're expecting Mr. Kramer.

We loved all the gifts.
We love everything.

Are we out of here?

CHARLIE: Yeah.

...should've been there
when you came to the door.

But it's $150 apiece, apiece
for the evening for dinner.

What?

This evening at $150 each.

Are we out of here?

One hundred and fifty each.
All we have to do
is go to dinner.

Maybe Mr. Kramer
wants to give Bill
and me $75 apiece.

Bill's awful pretty
to show off.

I don't know
how to take that.

Not at all.
We can tell him
we're sick.

BILL: Now I get the feeling

I'm being mugged
by my friend.

No, no,
this is not right.

All right, Bill,
out the door.

I'm waiting
to say goodbye.

You ladies,
now, I mean, we're gonna...

It sure was nice.

Go in there.

Sit down and act natural.

I think you're unfair.

Susan and Barbara must
not be deprived of our
companionship tonight.

BILL: Certainly not.

They were lookin' super.

Should we look inside?

Absolutely.

Mr. Kramer must
be some funny dude.

Hi.

It's me. Do you
remember me?

Of course I remember you.

Is there
anyone else here?

Honey, no,
there's just us.

Are you sure?
Positive.

Okay.

Hi.

Oh, hi, hi.

Sweetheart,
you look terrific.

Do you like it?
Yeah.

You smell wonderful.

Oh, thank you.
I'm so glad you like it.

What are you wearing?
Thank you.

What are you...

Ah, it's Joy,
isn't it?

No, no, it's Shalimar.

Shalimar.

Do you like it?
BARBARA: Oh, god.

Mr. Chan! Mr. Chan!

Shalimar is my
favorite perfume.

Oh, it's one of mine, too.
Do you like the dress, huh?

I had it...
Oops, yes, I had it
made in Omaha.

Yeah, but I just, well...

I just never had
the balls to wear it,
you know, outside.

Well, honey,
it's sexy...
I love the dress.

HELEN:
Listen to me.
Dignified.

Elegant.
It is. It's elegant.

Listen, tonight we're
gonna go to Chasen's.

Chasen's tonight.

And then I've got
a great big surprise.

What is it?

After chasen's, what?

I don't know
if I should tell you.
Tell us. A little hint.

Tell, please.
Go ahead.

It has something
to do with music.

Music.
You know?

Listen, before we go,
let's have a cocktail.

I made us some daiquiris.
How about it?

Thank you.
I'll get you yours.

Thanks.

You're my best friends.

Really?

Thank you, Helen.

Yeah, now you want
to give this to Helen.

Honey, don't drink it.
Give it to Helen.

It's just taking forever.
What is that?

I might have to
take the top off.

Okay, give this one
to Helen.

Shake it up a bit.

That's for Helen, now.
That's good.

HELEN:
Oh, thank you.

Here.

Hurry, Barbara,
I want to make a toast.

Okay. Great.

To Helen and her new look.
To Helen.

Yes, you look great.

Elegant.
Yes, elegant.

Thank you. Thank you.

Who's that? Wait a minute.
Are you expecting anyone?

No.
Are you sure?

I'm positive. And don't worry,
honey, I can take care of it.

Don't worry.

She can take
care of it.
I hope so.

Really, she can take
care of it. She takes
care of everything.

She does, really.
I'll take care of you.

Okay, ladies, vice.
We're vice.

Vice?

CHARLIE:
Detective Waters
and this is detective Denny.

Which one of you girls
is Barbara Miller?

Barbara, you didn't say...

The young one
must be Susan Peters.

You damn cops
just can't come in here...

Be quiet, and don't call
us damn cops.
What's your name, honey?

Brown.
Brown, huh?

Yes, sir.

First name?
Helen.

Helen Gurley Brown?

HELEN: No, no, sir.

CHARLIE: What's going...
Hey, come on now.

It's not a laughing
matter, girls.

Close the door, will you?

The door.
Close the door.

And check the premises
for any marijuana
or pot or firearms.

I'm gonna check.

I do not like
the feel of this.

You can't search
this house without...

You just be quiet, lady.

We'll run you downtown.
You feel like
being frisked?

No, no.

You can't frisk
an old woman,
a sweet old woman...

Yeah, well.

Shalimar?
HELEN: Yes, sir.

Smells good.
Thank you.

You got a cold?
Yes, sir.

Oh, yeah.

Here's a sourball.

No, thank you.
It's good for your throat.

No, I don't even
want this drink.

CHARLIE: Take a sourball.
Got one for me?

Yeah, I got one for you.

You seem like a more
responsible, older woman
than these girls.

Are you misleading
these young girls?

No, I'm not.
She's just a friend.

They're not friends.

They're not?
What are you
doing here?

I'm a friend of their aunt's.
Don't talk like that.
You just shut up.

I think we ought to
take them downtown
and book them.

Run them right downtown.
Let's take them in.

Charlie, let me have
a word with you.

Now, you just girls
stay right there.
You just be quiet.

They're not friends of mine.
I'm a friend of their aunt's.

What do you think, pal?

I think the one in
the middle looks dangerous.

Her mouth turns down...

BILL: I know.
I don't trust her.

I think we ought
to take her down
and book her.

Well, how about
we book the two on the end

and let the one
in the middle go?

Oh, yeah, you're feeling
sorry for her, huh?

I think so.

I'll make an exception.
You're sure?

Helen, Helen,
stand back and look at me
when I talk to you.

Sorry.

You look like a very
well-dressed woman.

I am.

Good background.
Well-educated.

That's right.

Religious.

My partner here and I
think we are gonna believe

that you had
nothing to do

with what's goin' on,
on the premises and that...

I'm just a friend.
Believe me.

But we do feel
that you should vacate
the premises immediately.

Bless you.
Bye, Helen.

CHARLIE:
Take care of
your cold, sweetheart.

BILL:
Shut the door, Helen.

SUSAN: Bye.

You people ought
to be arrested.
Jesus Christ!

I can't believe
you did that.
What was that?

I love your brown shawl.

Okay, now, let's get...

You're not really
a policeman, are you?

Oh, no. Do you
think, if I was a cop,
I would arrest you?

People, now, how
does Mexican food
sound to you?

Mexican food.
Oh, that sounds delicious.

Do we have time to
change our clothes?

Get out of your work
clothes and get into
something comfortable.

Don't take too much time
or we're gonna get Helen
and take her.

Oh, excuse me.

ANNOUNCER ON P.A. SYSTEM:
And here we go.

You're crazy. It's a bet.
It's a bet.

The black guy over there.
What's his name?

The black guy?
The black guy?

Take him out
with a good punch.

Come on, baby.

CHARLIE:
Boy, do we got Morgan.

Place your bet.
You wanna place your bet.

What do you want to bet?
What do you want to bet?

Forty and sixty.
Forty and sixty.

I bet you even your man
don't stop my man.

You got it.
Even money.

CHARLIE: Come on Morgan!

Come on, sit down,
lady, sit down.

Come on, Roy.

We got the first round now.
You got the money
they're floatin' you, right?

Fifteen. 15 on Collins.

Yeah. Okay. Collins
is a wonderful guy.

Got good marks in school.

I know him.

He just don't
fight too good, though.

He ought to be
playing baseball
or somethin'.

Want another $15 on this?

No, no, I got one bet left.
I'm gonna bet
for your hat, man.

I wanna win your hat.
My man's gonna
win this fight.

MAN:
You want my hat?
My bell helmet hat?

Yeah, right.
Give it to him.

Here, you got it.
$10. Right.

For your shirt.

Get in there!

Keep working!

Whoo!

Get in there!

I think that we won
all 3 rounds.

After 3 rounds, the official
decision of the judges...

Here you go.

Thanks a lot.
I'll take the hat now.

You've seen sugar ray
knock out foreman.

Come on, people.
Thank you very much.

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

Okay, you lay me
10-to-five.

I got suit, you
got lumberjack.

BILL: You gotta be nuts.

CHARLIE: Why, lumberjack
has got to be two-to-one
over a suit, anytime.

BILL: Okay.
They both can't fight.
Hey, come on.

CHARLIE: Get out of here!

$1580

¶ We're all winning

Winning all over
the place now.

¶ The moon is shining high ¶

Definitely,
we're gonna have to
take care of you girls

to make up
for that silly old man.

But we're gonna make up
for Mr. Helen Girley.

BILL: What's on the agenda?

Right now, we're off to, uh,
the Latin quarter now.

Now, Latin quarter.
We'll go dancing.

We'll go, uh,
anywhere you say now.

I mean, you and me
are knocking them dead
with this $1,580.

MAN: Stick 'em up.

BILL: I'm sorry
I hit your nose.

Put her in the car, man.
Put her in the car, man.
Stick 'em up, man.

I don't believe it.
It's hard to believe.
Wait a second.

Put the money
on the table.

I can hardly
believe this right now.

Then you'll believe it.

Will you do
what he tells you?

I don't believe this. Relax.
I'll blow your
fuckin' head off.

Wait a second.
You're not blowin'
nothin' off.

I don't believe it.
Two nights in
a row, right.

We're gettin' robbed
two nights in a row.

Put the money
on the table, man.

Do what he tells you.
Please, Charlie.

Wait a second now.

CHARLIE:
Okay, here's $780, man.
That's it.

You got half
and we're takin' half.

Now, take the money and run.
Go ahead, $780, man.

Don't think about it.
Take the money and go.

Get out of here,
you fuckin' bum!

Get out of here, man!

¶ This town is full of boys

¶ Who think
they're mighty wise

¶ Just because they know

¶ A thing or two

¶ You meet them
night and day

¶ Strollin' up
and down broadway

¶ Tellin' all the wonders

¶ They can do

CHARLIE:
Cut our winnings in half.

¶ There are conmen
and there's roosters

¶ There's card men
and crap shooters

¶ They congregate around
the metro bowl

I call.
I call.

¶ They wear flashy
ties and collars

¶ And the way
they get their dollars

¶ They all have got an ace

¶ Stuck in the hole ¶

Take your hand off
my knee, will you?

I dropped a card.

You're not
allowed to do that.

Your hand is dead.
I can't help it,
I dropped it.

Well, then your
hand is dead.

Hand's dead.

WOMAN:
Come on, let's go.

What do you want?

She was aces full.

What did you have,
four of what?

Hey, let her play
her own cards.

Come on, girls.

This ain't Santa Anita.
You're playin' poker.

You girls are sure
gettin' good cards, huh?

You girls friends
from way back, you two?

No, we don't even
know each other.

I've never
seen her before.

I don't care
how old you are.

Right in the choppers, lady.

WOMAN:
Come on. Be nice,
will you?

The lowest you can get.

I fold.
I will raise you.

I call.

WOMAN 1:
I don't want you to see it.

All right, let's ante up.

All right.
WOMAN 2: All right,
everybody in.

WOMAN 3: That's right.
Why don't you go home...

¶ Thought their name

¶ Would be mud

¶ Like a palm playin'

¶ Stud

¶ If they

¶ Lost

¶ That old east town in

¶ The fold ¶

You're burying me
here. Get a chinaman
in this game.

WOMAN 1: We're falling apart.
WOMAN 2: I fold.

SPARK ON PHONE:
Man, I, I don't
even understand

what you were
tryin' to tell me.

You figure you're
entitled to a free shot...

I, I never said I was
entitled to a free...

Then what are we
talkin' about?

When have I never paid you
your money, Spark?

Layin' the old thug
routine on you?

It's not the question
of not paying.

It's when you do not
pay me on time,
and time is the thing.

You know,
week to week, I pay you...

I understand that, Spark.
Why do you do that stuff?

Okay, okay.
You've owed me for 9 months.

All right, I did, I did.
Let's make a deal.

Tell him you're sendin' him
some green stamps.

Barbara, how many times
have I told you

I do not wish to be
interrupted when I'm in
conference with Mr. Waters?

Listen to me.
You told me four times.

Get out of here,
will you, Barbara.
He wants to see you now.

Tell him he's talkin'
to a thug.

Tell him he'll get
his legs broke.

I'll tell him his legs
are broken, that's why
he can't see him.

Here is the deal,
10 days. You don't cut
me off for 10 days,

and you got your money
in your hands.

That's it.
That's my word.

SPARK:
Okay, let me, let me tell you
my situation. All right?

You wanna hear that?
You care?

Okay, spark.
Yeah, I do care.

I am getting buried
at this point.

I mean, it's been
a very, very bad day.

I understand that, Spark.

I cannot carry you for
more than that 10 days.

10 days, that's it.

I mean,
if it's 11 days...

No 11 days.
It cannot be.

Right. No stories, nothing.
10 days.

What if you lose
more money?

Even if I should
lose more money.

You're gonna be
able to handle that?
Right.

Tell him to get preparation h.
Do him good.
Will you give me a break?

You're going to get it?
No stories?
I've got it.

I just didn't
wanna tap the source,

I didn't want to do it
that way, but I'm gonna.

What do you want?

What are the Lakers?

5 and a half.
5 and a half.

Okay, Spark,
I'll call you back.

Five and a half to
make you laugh. William, you
bet your house on this game,

lay the five and a half,
you get out tonight.

I don't know, Charlie.
I know.

If I had an estate
in the country

I would lay it
and tap out
on the Lakers.

They're coverin' tonight.

This game scares me,
Charlie.
No, no, don't be frightened.

Now Mr. West, Mr. Goodrich,
Mr. Cook's forum, tonight,

they blow the suns out.

Where do you get
your confidence?

The Lakers have
been playing crappy,
and the Suns are hot.

Oh, come on. So the Lakers
lose two in a row.

Four in a row.

Right. And, believe me,
it doesn't matter. Phoenix
wins two or three in a row.

Five.
Five in a row?
Playing pretty good.

That's what
I'm trying to tell you.
No, no, don't matter.

This is the double reverse.
You lay the five and a half,

and you bet
your house on it.

You've been saying
this for three weeks.

I'm lucky I'm not much
of a property owner.

SUSAN:
Hey, Barbara, I really like
these red Christmas bulbs.

You think next year we should
do the whole Christmas
tree in them?

BARBARA:
Don't you think
that's a bit on the nose?

BILL: How you been?
Hi. How are you?

Fine. Fine.

I was just driving by,
thought I'd say hello.

Good, good.
What are you all doing?

Cleaning out the car.
SUSAN:
Putting up Christmas lights.

Charlie up yet?

No.
Yeah. Up and gone.

Oh, yeah?
Where'd he go?

I don't know.
He got up so early,
I couldn't believe it.

Listen, come on in
for some coffee.

No, I can't. Thanks.

Just one cup of coffee.

I'll take a rain check.

All right. Bye, bill.
BILL: Nice seeing you.

Hey, Harvey!
Bill.

How are you?
Bill Denny.
What are you doing here?

Well, I checked at the other
store, and they said you
might be over here.

Wait a minute.
Don't tell me
why you came.

I'm getting a flash.

You see, I have
a good amount of E.S.P.
I'm blessed with it.

My wife kids me about it,
but she respects it when
I get these flashes.

Let me see how close
I can get to what's
going on here. I get...

I get that
you're probably back
with your old lady,

and that you want to
paint your garage door,

perhaps even
the whole front
of your house.

Yes, I'm getting the color.

It's a greenish color.
Right?

How close did I get?

I need a loan, Harvey.

A loan?
Yeah.

WOMAN:
How are you?

Terrific.

What's your name?
Larry.

Larry, I know you're going
in here to win a bundle.

Why don't you come
and see me when
you come out?

He would like to
see Nugie, please.

Okay, come on in.

Hello.

Hi. How are you?

Just go on in
through the kitchen.
They're in the other room.

Nugie, there's a guy here.

NUGIE:
Yeah, yeah.

Howdy.
Howdy, Nugie.

Trouble finding the place?
No, no, it's fine.

There's some crap
in the kitchen
if you want...

No, no. I'm fine.
I'm fine.

Grab a chair.

Three, six, nine.

What've you got?
Jack, five, seven.

I don't know
who you know here.
This is Bill.

Hi.

Four, five, six.

What're you doing?
You're gonna play
chess. I call.

Six card low ball.

Forced to bet
the first high card.

Three dollars the
third and fourth card.
Six dollars...

Come on, let's keep
the game moving.

Three. Bet him, Nugie.

Terrific.

True love
never runs smooth.

I bet three dollars.

Force the bet
to $30.

PLAYER 1:
I raise it three dollars.

First high card. Three dollars
the third and fourth card.
Fifth card six. $12.

PLAYER 2:
No check and raise.
Check and raise.

Three dollars to you,
he raised you.

What's the buy-in?

Two hundred dollars
buy-in. Help the man.

PLAYER 3:
Three dollars.

PLAYER 4:
I don't know. No problem.

PLAYER 5:
Very nice.

NUGIE:
Feel free, man.

Tuesday, Thursday,
Saturday, anytime.

They get me, man.
Don't worry.

Next week, you'll beat
their brains in.

There you go.
Would you like
to see a menu?

No.

WAITRESS:
Hi, Sparkie.

How are you,
honey?

Right over here.

Whoa, hiya, baby.

What happened
to your leg?

Numbness.

Don't play ball
after 15 years,
lemme tell you that.

I didn't know
you played ball.

Actually, I did, you know.
With the pirates.

You're kidding.

No, nothing important.

No, I don't want the menu.

Give me the real hot
chili. All right?
Sure.

Sangria?
All right.

You want some chili?
No, I'm fine.

They got great zucchini
in here. You want that?

Class-a boy?
No.

I had a shot for, uh...

Well, it wasn't a shot,
it was just, you know...

What do you make
my figure?

As your carry-over
I got you down

for $2,200.
It's a tough week, babe.

No, that's okay.
I'll tell you, uh,

this guy, Lloyd Harris,
who's the honcho
where I work,

he had a very good
Christmas season.

What he's created
is a slush fund...

You're not telling me
a story now, are you?

I don't know what you mean.
Come on, man,

I mean, I carried you
one year. Am I right?

Yeah.

Was there any pressure
put on you at all?

No, you were
very nice.

Forget nice. I don't
give a fuck about nice.

You know that
that year...

Please, just
forget about this.

Now, the point is,
this is totally different.

It's strictly
on a cash basis.
I told you that.

Right, right.

Did I tell you that I got
hurt in two busts, that my
parents were out here,

that I'm getting killed
all over the fucking place?

I mean,
I told you this up front.

Did I not tell you that?

I'm asking you a question.
Did I not tell you that?

Okay, I beat you.

Ten days later you come
to me, and you don't
have any money.

You're out of line already,
babe, but I extend that.

I mean,
I extended it to you.

You told me
you gonna have the cash.

You got things going.
I don't know what
you're saying to me.

But you're gonna have
the money, you have
a way to get the money.

I mean,
did you not say that?

What you're
trying to tell me is,
come payoff day,

you don't have dollar one,
plus you owe me more.

Man, I've heard it before.

You don't have
dollar one, do you?

Spark...

You gotta think I'm
some stupid schmuck
you're dealing with.

I got to tell
you something, pal.

In my line of thinking,
you took a total,
out-and-out shot at me...

Look, spark,
that's not it at all.
Well, what is it then?

Listen to me.

I got $700 for
you tomorrow.

Why didn't you say that
in the beginning?

Why didn't you say it?

Because you didn't
give me a chance.

What about
the other $1,500?
One week.

I'll tell you, boy...

WAITRESS:
What's wrong, Sparkie?
Don't you want your chili?

What's wrong?

Nothing's wrong. What?

Want some chili?
No.

WOMAN:
Hey, sport,
you wanna fill this up?

You're Sergio something?

You gonna fill this up
or not? Thanks.

Righto.

You know Jenny Carr?

Coming.

She's shacking up
with my old man.

He gave me this watch
for Christmas.

I don't ever take it off.
Ain't it pretty?

You can even wear it
in the tub with you.

BARTENDER:
What are you having?
Cognac?

I don't believe these
guys fucking around
the way they do.

Gum?
WOMAN:
I'd never do things like that.

Nobody's eating
gum today.

Hey, you, where'd
you get that t-shirt?

Playing softball.

What position
do you play?

Any position.

Oh, yeah?
I like shortstop myself.

I got this neat dog.

It's all fluffy and darling.
Did you hear me?

I hear you.
You got a dog.

What the fuck am I doing
in this dump, anyway?

You should've seen
the place where I was
last night.

It was really classy.

Any chance you could
go back there?

No, classy places
don't open this early.

The only trouble
with my dog is
he shits on the floor

and I don't know
what to do about it.
What do you do about it?

You know?

You try cleaning
it up?

Yeah, I tried that.
It didn't do any good.

He just sits there
and looks at me.

Just some dumb fuck
like all the men around here.

Bunch of faggots.
I bet they can't
even get it up.

Oh, shit.
What am I doing here?

Fuck you, faggot!

BARTENDER:
You want some more nuts?

Is that you, Barbara?

It's Bill.

Come in.

Come in?

Yeah, the door's
unlocked. Come in.
Right.

Hi.
Hi.

Barbara not here?

She's out on a date.

What are you doing?

Reading my book.

I don't like to stay
in my room at night
when no one's here.

We're going to Hawaii
tomorrow for two weeks.

Yeah?
Yeah, we're really
excited about it, too.

I'll bet.

Charlie never did
come back.

Do you know
what happened to him?

No.

Do you want to come in
and sit down?

Yeah, okay.

You're married,
aren't you?

Well, what, what difference
does it make?

It doesn't make
any difference.

We're separated.

Yeah?

Who are you going
to Hawaii with? Who's
taking you to Hawaii?

Just a couple of guys.
These friends of Barbara's.

I don't even know them.

You don't even know them?
Uh-uh.

Suppose you don't
like them?

Those are the chances
you have to take.

You wanna make love
to me? Right now?

That has crossed my mind.

It has?
Yeah.

This sounds silly,
but I don't have any money.

That's okay.

Yeah?
Yeah.

Yeah. I mean,
I really like you.

I mean, it's...

It's different.

It's different?
Mmm-hmm.

Why is it different?

Well, I mean,
I, I really like you.

I really, really
like you a lot.

You brought me that dog.

Took me to the fights.

It was like a real date.

I think
I'm gonna kiss you.
Yeah.

Hey, isn't this
Barbara's room?

She doesn't care.

Having trouble?

Mmm, not anymore.

It's okay, I'll do it.

I got it.
I got it.

Open it.

What's the matter?
Nothing.

You're taking so long.

You didn't unzip it
all the way.

You can't take my foot
off with the boot.

No, no, no.

You gotta
unzip it first.

You're kind of clumsy.

I can get it.
Do you want me to do it?

I can do it.

I'll do it.
It's all right.
It's all right.

I'll do it.

BARBARA:
Hi.

Hi, Barbara.

What you doing?

We're going to
use your bed, okay?

Great. I just have
to find my T.V. Guide.

I think it's under the bed.

I think it's under here.

Shit, I can't tell you
what a crappy evening I had.

Son of a bitch almost
threw up all over me.

Damn guy.

Well, he already paid me,
so I guess it's, you know...
How was your evening?

Great. Having
a good time.

Good. One of us
is lucking out.

There it is. Got it.

SUSAN: Here, I got it.
Oh, good. Got it.

What the...

Where did he go?
He's gone.

Oh, darling. Come on.

Come on, sweetheart.
That's a girl.

That's a girl. There.

He didn't
really like me.

Of course he did.

No, he didn't.

Not really.

Honey,
think about tomorrow.

I met the guy
you're going with tonight.

Yeah?

Yeah.

What's he look like?

Well, he's dark,

he has a...
He has a five o' clock shadow.

Yeah?

Yeah.

Is he young?

Yes.

And good-looking?

Yes, he is.

Yes, he is.

Do you really think
I'm going to like him?

I think
you'll love him.

Really?

Okay.

ANNOUNCER ON P.A. SYSTEM:
...over here at high post,
to Meyers, open at 15, hits.

David Meyers, 92-65.
Clay up the middle...

...shumate getting it out
of backcourt himself,

dribbles all the way,
blocked by drollinger...

Who is it?

MAN:
Does a William Denny
live here?

Who is it?

You William Denny?

Who wants to know?

Yeah, well, open the door,
and we'll talk.

Who are you?

Friend of Spark.

Oh, listen,
I checked with Spark,

and we're straight.
So what's the problem?

I'm straight with spark.

Why don't you check
with Spark and
then check back?

Where the hell
have you been?

Three guesses.
I'll give you this much,
my hat is a very big clue.

You son of a bitch!
Why didn't you tell me
you were going?

It was a spur of
the minute thing, William.

I had this
incredible dream, right?

I'm in Tijuana
at the dog track.

And I sweep the card.
Every dog I bet on, William,

wins like a champ.
What do you know about dogs?

But whatever
I'm feeling, William,
winner, winner.

Fantastic.
Taking down the cash.

Why didn't you tell me?
Maybe I would've
liked to go with you!

You don't know
what it's been like.

So I get to Tijuana,
right? El sweepo.

I don't win
one fucking race.

Maybe, if I'd been there,
you would have.

You weren't in
the dream, William.

My parrot
was in the dream.

It was a hell
of a handicap.

He said, "bet number four.
Polly want a four."

He doesn't eat nothing,
doesn't dirty nothing.

It's going to be all right.
I just need the typewriter.

What have I got?
What have I got?

Packing it all up
and moving to
Europe to paint, huh?

Yeah. I'm going to Reno.

William, I think they've
changed the rules.

You can't bet
your typewriter.

Cash. You know, cash.

Well, a guy told me they got
40-80 low-ball stud game,

and a man can win
a lot of money.

Sounds interesting.
But why Reno?

Vegas figures to have
the same kind of game,
and it's closer.

Fine, fine. You go to Vegas,
I'll go to Reno.

Reno. Sounds like
you might have

a nice shot
in a game like that

if you have enough
money behind you.

No shot,
I'm going to win.

Oh, I don't know,
William. I don't know.

I do.

Reno, that game.
Sounds like a tough game,
tough action, William,

with a lot of
these lumberjacks

going up there.
Cowboys, rich guys.

Tough action, William.
It's a tough game.

Nobody's asking
you to play, pal.

What's with you?

I don't like you coming
in here with all
your pessimistic shit.

Pessimistic shit.
Yeah, pessimistic shit.

I don't know
what's bugging you...

I know how I feel.
Let's see...
Yeah, how do you feel?

Pal, I'm going to win!

Yeah? So win!
Who the fuck
is stopping you?

Go ahead and win.

Stop interfering.
I don't interfere with you.

Who's interfering
with you? I ain't
interfering with you.

Look, I know how I feel.

I don't want to
talk about it anymore.

Is that clear?
Because I know how I feel.

Baby, I'm gonna win.

I believe you.

William, did I ever
show you my one-armed
piccolo player?

The man is a classic.
The man is world-renowned.

William, you got to
check this out.

William, for me.
For me.

You got to check
this out, William.

The man is, is known
all over the world.

Now listen.
Just watch me.

When I reach my crescendo.
For me.

You got to give me
a little hand.

A little applause,
William. Okay? right?

Okay.

Ladies and gentlemen,
your beloved,

world-renowned,
one-armed piccolo player.

Thank you very much.

You need a partner?
What?

A partner? A partner?
Yeah, yeah. I think so.

I think so.

You going to
take it away now?

I'm going to
stab myself, William.

MAN 1:
Get on him.

MAN 2:
Good shot.
Good shot.

Fourteen all.

MAN 3:
Come on, come on,
they're killing us.

MAN 1:
Too quick for the old people.

I got him.
CHARLIE:
All right, guys. 14 up.

MAN 1:
He doesn't know
what he's doing.

Way off. Way off.

Free throws.

Free throws. Get it up.

Oh, shit.

MAN 4:
Rebound.

Yours, yours.

CLERK: Hi.

BILL: Hi.

You got a lot of
merchandise.

Yeah, and I want
a lot of money.

Here you go.

Are you selling it
or making a loan?

Which is going to
give me more money?

If you sell it
outright.
I'm selling it.

MAN 1:
Move faster.

Here we go.

That's game.

Nice shot.

You jerk.

Way to work on the old man.

Come on. Careful, old man.

The man beat you
by 20 points.

I'll tell you what.
Do I need a handicap?

I'll play any one
of you dudes one on one

for whatever you got
in your pockets.

For real money?
Real money, right.

For real dollars.
For real dollars?

I don't see no Walt Frazier
or Jerry West here.

You're going to
lose your money.

That's what I'm here
to do, is to lose.

You choose one.
Get your money together.

Don't go anywhere, man.
Stay right there.

I'm standing
right under the hoop.

Fine with me.

You got some money?
I got $10.

I got it.
What have you got?

You got the money?
I got it.

MAN 1:
You know, this is stupid.
I can't believe this sucker.

MAN 2:
I got $10.

What've you got?

MAN 3:
Got $30.

I got $10.
That's $40.

MAN 4:
I've got $5.

$49.
That's $49.

Look at him,
pulling up his socks.

You got some money,
old man?

What you guys get together?
We got $49.

You been returning
your deposits?

That's right.

$49? You got $1?
I got $50, half a $100 here.

Okay, here's the game.
You're holding, right?

Who am I playing?
You got me, buddy.

I got the shooter?
Yeah.

Okay. Hit or Miss
for the ball.

I got the ball.
What is it, 11 hoops?

That's all right.
Eleven hoops?

Come on.
11 hoops.

All right.

¶ Softie

¶ I'm just like putty
in the hands

Don't worry about it.
Come on.

¶ Like you

MAN 1:
Come on, Russ.

¶ And you're an old meanie

Now beat him.
Good.

¶ Not a big boobie

¶ I just go nutty
in the hands

¶ Of a boy like you

¶ Yeah

¶ You're an old smoothie

Was that five?

¶ And I'm an old softie

¶ I just go nutty
in the hands ¶

¶ Of a boy like you ¶

Come on, man.
What do you think
you're doing?

SALESMAN:
I tell you,
the Blue Book gives $2,400.

Well, I can't give
you $2,400.

What do you mean?

Well, you know,
with this gas shortage,

more people are buying
little motorcycles

and bicycles
than they are cars.

I just, If I
had a buyer for you.

ANNOUNCER ON P.A. SYSTEM:
The result is official.

Oh no, man,
I got to sell it today.

Well, I tell you,
I just can't do it today.

I can't do the...
I'll give you $2,200.

$2,200? That's
the best you can do?

Final offer.
Let's go.

Follow me.

Hey, my man!
What's happening?

Any big winners?

You like anything
in the sixth?

I'm getting buried here.
How you doing?

Nothing, huh?

Yeah, okay. Well,
you just save your winnings.

I'll see you later.
All right.

MAN: All right.

BARTENDER:
Let me see
your driver's license, kid.

LEW:
Sports tie, next time
put some booze in it.

ANNOUNCER ON P.A. SYSTEM:
Trainer Ralph Cripes,

trainer Ralph Cripes,
please report to
the jockey's room immediately.

Trainer Ralph Cripes,
please report to
the jockey's room immediately.

CHARLIE:
Hey, Andy.

You know that guy
with the mustache?

The big guy who was
just standing here?

The guy talking
about watery drinks?

Yeah, you know him?
He's a creep.

Yeah?
Get me a beer, will you?

You got it.

MAN:
That's a little style player.

ANNOUNCER ON P.A. SYSTEM:
Ladies and gentlemen,
in the ninth race,

a jockey change.

Number three, fearless Fred,
will be ridden by
jockey Rick Carey.

Number 3 will be ridden
by Rick Carey.

MAN:
Whoa, hey, easy there.

Hey, light touch,
where's my drink?

I left a drink here.
Where is it?

All right, forget it.
Give me straight scotch.
Straight.

You can't fool
around with that.

Take them home
again, mama.

Thank you, sir.

That'll be one dollar, sir.

Hmm.

And you got it.
There's one dollar
for you, my man.

Thank you.

BARTENDER:
A friend of yours?

CHARLIE:
My cousin.

The horses are at the gate

Hey!

Watch where you're going,
you little bastard.

Stupid little bastard.

Oh, handsome,
I must talk to you.

Oh, my god!

Oh, my god!

What a punch.

Stupid clown.

What the fuck...

It's the greatest punch
I've ever been hit with.

You busted it clean, right?

Oh, beautiful, man.
That is the...

You blow my mind.
Kick me in the nuts,

you break my nose,
rob my money.

You gotta be kidding.

Get out of my way,
or I'm gonna kill you.

Where're you going?
I mean, I wouldn't
lie to you, that is...

Get the hell
out of here!

It wasn't as good as yours,
but I'll live with it.

Enough, man. That's enough.

Oh, no, no, no. You're a man
who knows that ain't enough.

Do you wanna
level your own goods?

Nose, ribs, cash.

I ain't such
a funny man, huh?

Looks like I hit me
a round robin.

You creep,

you stick a little
toilet paper in your nose,
it stops the bleeding.

You better call
an ambulance.

The man lost the last race.
He tried to kill himself.
Lunatic.

¶ Well, I might take a plane,
might take a train

¶ If I have to walk,
I'm gonna get there
just the same

¶ I'm going to Kansas city

¶ Here I come ¶

$1,800.

$1,123.

You have $1,800.
okay, here's $1,100,

you put in $1,100,
and then we're partners.

We're definitely
partners.

I mean, we're
total partners.

I'm putting in $1,800,
you're putting in 1,100,
'cause I'm not going to lose.

I'm gonna win.
That's the last time
you've heard the word "lose."

Love to hear it.

Exactly. The door opened
the other way and hit me
right on the nose.

It's an omen.

The snow is an omen
and the toilet door
is an omen.

Absolutely.

CHARLIE:
Hello, Reno.
Sun's coming out.

This rain could have
been snow, William.

Very, very good...
Good vibes. Good vibes.

Good sign.
Oh, yeah. Feels good.

Red carpets
on the street, right?

¶ You must have been
a beautiful baby

¶ You must have been
a beautiful child ¶

Men in orange suits.

Where else but
in the U.S.A., right?

But we got to stop off
here and play a little
slot machines.

Just a little bit,
right?

No, dude. We
go straight to
the game, huh?

Gotcha.

Boy,
you're walking fast, man.

Good. Keep it going.

Gotta give you a little smile
every now and then.

I won't break
your concentration.

Concentration?

This must be
the place, William.

Is it this way?
What did they say?

You ask the guy
over here.

Which way
is the poker room?

CASHIER:
To your left.

Charlie, please,
come here a minute.

Stop wasting time.

Look, I'm not
superstitious,

but touch Dumbo's trunk
before we start to play.

For me, right?
Ever see an elephant fly?

A little rub.

Okay. Oh, yes.

We're all together.

Keno?

Keno, keno, keno. We got to
touch a little keno, too.

Who knows, we might get
the $25,000 jackpot.

CHARLIE:
This is it?

I think this
must be the place.

I don't know if these are
past winners or losers.

DEALER:
Deuce and a pair.

PLAYER:
10?

Ten. 10.

CHARLIE:
William,
I think it's heaven.

Hi, fellas.
What can I do you for?

Um,

I'll have some
J&B scotch straight,

with some soda water
on the side.

William, have a drink.
It'll loosen you up.

No, I'll have some coffee.
Some coffee.

Coffee's right
over there, honey.

William,
you are a straight dude.

Coffee. Just
keep it together.

Don't get in the way
of the concentration.

Ace, you're the boss.

CHARLIE:
It's a sweet game,
it is. $2,000 buy-in, right?

You fellas here
to, uh, drink or play?

Well, my partner here
is the player and I guess
I'm the drinker.

Hughie?

Player.

Next up.

You're low.

Let's run 'em down.
Let's start with the bald
guy with the mustache.

The tightest player there.
Absolutely right.

Percentage player,
doesn't take
many chances, right?

No flair. The guy, I say,
is part of a two or
three man combination.

No sweat,
but if you find him
after the fourth card,

you're not in the hand unless
you've got the nuts.

Unless I got the nuts.
Right.

Oh, cowboy. Lyndon Johnson
is definitely his hero.

I figure he owns
a piece of the town.

Haberdasher. Looks like
he sells cowboy hats.

He's got
the rhythm of the game.

It's his rhythm,
absolutely right,

but with your natural
ability and your strength,

you don't have to
let him have much...
Keep talking, keep talking.

The kid? He's seen
The Cincinnati Kid
too many times.

He's been trying
to beat this game

from before
he was born, right?

I got him. On to specs.

He's a doctor,
and he's been here

playing this
game forever, right?

He'd rather lose
a patient than a hand.

Very good.

Not much of a problem,
he don't want to
get involved too much.

Red coat.

Red coat. My call
is small-time
booster, right?

That's your chair, right?
One-time buy-in.

He used to be
a cha-cha dancer.

I don't know,
but that guy is falling out,

and that's where
you're gonna be sitting.

Empty chair.

Who could tell?
Bit of luck.

Very tall
stack of chips.

A little impressive,
but, I dunno, unless

it's Claude Rains
in The Invisible Man

and you see your chips
a-floating up away from you,

you know the game
is too tough for us

and we go on and we hit
something else, right?
Try it and see.

How about
bright eyes?

Oh, well,

that man sitting there?

Deep drawl, Mississippi,
best in the game.

The best in the game.
I figure he learned to play
in the Ku Klux Klan

with a big sheet
over his head.
Tough man.

What's the
chinaman's story?

The chinaman.
What can I say?

Looks like he's
an oriental prince.

His father
probably made a fortune

selling frozen
egg rolls, right?

When he starts talking,
when he starts yapping,

you know
he's cracking...

I gotta
have a drink.

Give me a double scotch,
will you?

I'm beginning to
feel the pressure.

You did very well.
You want cognac
in your coffee?

He's a fucking Hawaiian, man.
Right, right.

Keep passing.
okay, he goes once more.

I'm all in.

He's all in for $70.

There goes the chair.
It's the one we picked.

Goodbye,
Mr. Cha-cha.

I got a straight flush
going to the deuce.

Eight and seven.
Six high.

Doc is the winner.
You win it all, doc.

Too tough for me,
gentlemen.

Sorry to see you go.

PLAYER:
So long. Seat open.

CHARLIE:
You're on, baby.

And a new player.

$2,000 buy-in.

Purples are $100,
reds are $20
and the yellows are five.

CHARLIE:
He's supposed
to be playing, right?

He's a dynamite
poker player.

Is he?
Dynamite.

He needs to be
dynamite in that company.

BARTENDER:
These guys are very tough.

I'm Bob Hood.

How are you? Bill Denny.

Good to see you, Bill.

CHARLIE:
Any major moves in the game?

Any big winners or losers?

BARTENDER:
Nothing much yet.

They only just got
started yesterday.

Hey, Slim.
What can I do for you?

When do you
get a break?

Couple of hours.

You got time,
do something for me.

Sure. Anything
for you, Slim.

In the, uh, second race
down at Santa Anita
there's a horse running,

and I need to make
a little bet on it.

Right.

What's the
horse's name, Slim?

Ole blue out of
chute number two.

Ole blue?
Ole blue

out of
chute number two.

No. Second horse in the
2nd race at Santa Anita.

That's reliable
information?

Yes, sir.
The second at Santa Anita?

Yes, sir.
Great, thanks.

I'll put a little taste
on that myself.

Good, good.

You don't wanna risk it
in that poker game?

I'm playing right now.

You're playing right now?

That's me, that good-looking
fella in the brown coat.

Good luck to you.
I, I won't play hard at you.

Let me know
about the horse.
Will do, Slim.

Is that guy for real?

BARTENDER:
Somebody told me
a funny story about him.

That guy usually have
that much money on him?

Oh, yeah,
he's got a roll.

That's the most money
I ever saw.

Mellow roll.

Oh, I hope William
takes it away from him.

¶ Oh, look down,
look down

¶ That lonesome road

Okay.

¶ Before you travel on

¶ Yeah, look up, look up

¶ And seek your maker

¶ Before Gabriel
blows his horn

I got a good one.
You're gonna like this.

¶ Oh, look down,
look down, look down,
your fly is open ¶

No, it's not that.

Well, whatever.
You didn't like that?

I'm out.
Excuse me.

BARTENDER:
And suddenly
I banged into this...

You got a glass
of ice water?

Too hot for you
in there, huh?

William, you make
a little... Up a bit.

I can't settle down
with you here.

What are you saying?
You gotta go.

No. No, I can't,
I'm sittin' here.

I'm not in the action.
I got to watch.

You'll let me watch,
right? I gotta watch.

You're not telling me
that I'm getting

in the way of your
concentration, are you?

You telling me
I'm interfering with
your game, right?

Oh, god. Okay, well,
then you got to
lay $200 on me.

Give me $100, $50.

Give me $25

so I can play,
get into some...

Ice.

PIANO PLAYER:
¶ Your nobody

¶ Until somebody

¶ Loves you

¶ Your nobody until
somebody cares

DEALER:
Do you want in?

Oh, yeah.
Oh, yeah. I want in.

PLAYER 1:
Okay, he comes back.

We're not going to
fight, now. Put
your coat back on.

PLAYER 1: Now you
mean business.
I feel like playing awhile.

Let's accelerate it
a little. Come on.

What are we here for?

CHARLIE:
How do you do?

CASHIER: Fine. How are you?
Oh, I'm very well.
I'd like, um...

I'd like $1,000
worth of credit.

I have no account,
what do I have to do?

You gotta loan
on the house?

Uh, yeah, well, I don't...
What do you have to do?

I'll tell you. Then you just
give me a roll of nickels,

and I'll just
kibbitz for awhile

'cause I ain't
getting no credit here.

Doctor just calls.
40 to you.

Are you raising?

I got a cherry.
I got two cherries.

Hello.

Excuse me.
Some...

I got two cherries
and nothing happened.

Pit boss?

Let me have a pit boss.
Is there a pit boss?

DOCTOR:
You know, I wouldn't do that.
I'm here to win, Doctor.

Okay.
No hard feelings.

No hard feelings at all.

A pleasure to do
business with you.

Pleasure doing business
with people who
like to do business.

MAN 1:
Not many do.

MAN 2:
You don't think
there'll be five?

MAN 3:
I'll say that there will be
five. I'll bet you even.

Coca-cola, please.

Yes, sir.

Oh.
Well, uh,

I feel like a winner,
but I know
I look like a loser.

We busted?
We got anything left?

What's happened
in that game?

We're up $11,000.

$11,000.

We are up $11,000.

Well, let us pack
this place in.

Let's go back to
L.A. Now.

You're my hero.
My new hero.

$11,000. We're rich.
$5,500 each.

Let's go. Know how
long we can live at
the track for that?

I can beat the game
for 15...

Famous last words.
15, 20.

You're here now, right?
You won $11,000.

We could be at
the track for 50 years

with that kind
of money, right?

Charlie,
I got the heat.

Okay, then you gotta
give me a couple hundred,
so I can play some roulette

or do something
while you're in there.

Don't look at me
like that.

You're not going...
$50?

The man's having
a good time.

I'm sitting here going...
Wait a second now.

Okay, knock 'em dead,
William.

What are you doing?

60 cents for the coke.
Wait a second.

He hardly even
drank the coke.

That's my keno money.

One time I made 14 parlays
and let it ride.

And every time I'd do it
in the bootleg days,
I'd take a drink.

And I finally ended up
with an old dealer
around here who said,

"doctor, you don't know
what you had.

"You had that house,
had the whole point

"from old Felix Twiller,

and you just don't know
what you had."

And it ended up by me
owing him $2,600.

Ante up, gentlemen.

And that was back in 1926,
and that was a lot of dough

and it took me about
6 months to pay it off.

Doc, ante, please.

You can win that much
in this game
if you hold the best hand.

We've been playing fine.
This game's getting good.

CHARLIE:
You just keep on playing,
everything's going to be okay.

You talk with your cards
and start breaking.

She owes me
a blackjack.

I won $7,000 more.

I lost the rhythm of the
game. I'm going to
play some blackjack.

Seven thousand dollars, more?

$18,000.
Ooh, lucky man.

I'm a rich man.
I should say you are.

You're being kibitzed
by a very wealthy man.

Good luck.

CHARLIE:
I'm going to tell you,
Chester,

you just hang on
to your cards.

$18,000. Boy!

Money plays.
$18,000.

Oh, William, you're...
What a streak.

You put me in the
game, okay? Put me in,
I'll go play poker

and you can
knock this table...
What are you gonna play with?

Well, you're going
to give me some
of my money.

Now you're going to
give me some money.

William, I'm just...
I got no nails.

I'm going to throw... A 10!

How could you do
a 10 like that?

Oh, please,
never bust nothing.

I guess you think
I did that?

I come over here and sit,
and you're gonna lose.

I'm having
a nervous breakdown.
The money can't do me nothing

'cause I ain't got none.
Just, just keep on
winning, okay?

CHARLIE:
Jimmy, can I get
a little credit here?

A little credit here?

What do I gotta do
to have credit?

HOUSEMAN:
Go to the cashier.

Oh, yeah, he said I couldn't
go there anymore.

CHARLIE: How do
I get a $1000?
I want $1000.

¶ Just an old sweet song

¶ Keeps Georgia on my mind

¶ Oh, keeps Georgia on my mind

¶ Georgia

¶ Georgia

¶ A song of you

¶ Comes as sweet and clean

¶ Yeah

¶ Other arms reach out for you

¶ Other eyes smile tenderly

¶ Still in peaceful

¶ Dreams I see

¶ The road leads back

¶ It leads back to
you and me, I said

¶ Georgia, oh, Georgia

¶ No peace

¶ On my mind

¶ Keeps Georgia

Well, you know something I do.

¶ On my mind

¶ Whoa, on my mind ¶

Like my jargon.

Hey, thank you.

Hey, Bill, what's happening?
Why did you disappear
from the blackjack?

Is that all that's left
of our money? All that cash?

How're you doing?
Very good.

What's very good?
How much did you win?

What do you have...
I did very good.

Very good could be
something or nothing.

What is happening?
It bounced out of 22!

What the hell is that?
What do you want to know?

Ask me now,
what you want to know.
You're over here, ask me!

Ask me what it is
you want to know.

What do you
want to know?

Bounced out of 22.
That's right.

Will you get out
of here?

I mean, you're gonna
kill the streak!

¶ You're mean to me

¶ Why must you be
mean to me?

¶ Gee, honey

¶ It seems to me ¶

Nobody's drinking this.
I'll bet a milky way.

Sorry, sir.
The limit's a dollar.

You just finish this hand,
and then you'll see.

You'll want to bet
a milky way. You're liable
to get hungry.

Twenty-nine is not mine!

CHARLIE:
How much money is
in there if he wins?

I'll take $1 million
on the field and I'm coming.

Twenty-six. 26.

Come on, 26.

How many, uh...
How much are
those chips worth exactly?

Do you mind?
How's my field coming

with my lucky
milky way on the field?

Give me a field
on the hard way.

That's $100 a number.

Where's my lucky...

That's all.

Twenty-six!
Twenty-six!

Twenty-six!

Twenty-six!

Twenty-six!

Twenty-six!

Twenty-six!

Twenty-six!

Twenty-six!

Twenty-six!

We gotta shoot craps.

William, I'm not going to
get in your way no more.

You go and shoot craps.

Wait a second,
you come with me.

No.
No, I'm shooting,
you're betting.

CHARLIE:
I'll bet $100 on 11.

Okay, that stuff will
just wash the dice off.

MAN: Number 11.

Okay, okay, okay, 11.

CROUPIER:
12, your line away.

Look, maybe I ought to go.

No, no,
you stay right here.

Charlie,
now you stay right here.

And we start now.

Okay, we start now.

Okay, table,
we're starting now.

I got it, Charlie.
I got it, Charlie.

Let me see it.

Nine the winner.

He's got us out there,
William.

I never saw so many
bumble-bee chips in my life.

Hundred dollar chips.
They give us real
money for this, huh?

Number one now!

Numbers, numbers!

Easy eight, okay.

Eight, it is eight!

Okay, that's number two.

BILL:
Come on, come on.
Let's have the dice.

Come on, we're all
with you, everyone.

Don't worry now.

Numbers.

Eight! Eight, eight, eight!

Give me a pair of 4s.

A pair of fours
and I'll shit in my drawers.

Put your money
on double four, lady.

This man's going all the way.

Five hundred dollar chips!
I never saw $500 chips.

Seventy-five!

Three 11's in a row.

I wanna bet
a million dollars. 14-to-one.

CHARLIE: You making
that kind of money?
You bet I am.

Don't distract the man.
Just stay right on
the table, William.

Eleven. Four 11's in a row.

The man just rolled
four 11s in a row.

Where's my $14 million?
I meant what I said.

$1 million on the line
for an eleven.

Oh.

Nine!

Nine! Nine! The man rolls
nines, eights, sixes

Wake up the world, William.

Roll these numbers
till it comes down.

Aren't you going to change
the pit guys now?

You guys aren't
getting tired, are you?

Hard six.

You get a hard six,
they'll put
your picture up here.

Try it. Hard six.

Hard eight. Come on.

Hard six.

CHARLIE:
Have you ever seen
a greater roll than this?

I think you're not gonna
believe what I've seen.

CHARLIE:
This the biggest one
you ever see?

CROUPIER:
Almost.

Almost? We gotta make it
the biggest one.

Five!

Ooh, five!

William.

Excuse me. Can I put a
dollar on number seven?

CHARLIE:
What is that?
One dollar on a seven.

Here, lady, you got
$100 to get out of town.

Give that lady $100,
tell her to go
play that, all right?

Come on, shoot.
Shoot.

Nine.

Come on, 66.
66.

I don't believe it.

MAN:
You won't be here next game.

That's right.
That's your comeback.

You are the shooter.

Well, man, okay.

All right, I'll pass
the dice to the lady.

Okay. You are
the shooter, ma'am.

MAN:
Let's go check out.

Is that the longest roll
you ever been here for?

That man is unconscious.
That's what they say.

Don't you go
grabbing none of these.
How many points?

WOMAN:
Could you buy us a drink?

Here.
Give this to the sweeper.

Thank you very much.

Excuse me,
excuse me. Sorry.

Excuse me. Excuse me,
excuse me, please.

WOMAN:
Hey.

There he is.
No, we's about even now.

He's in there.

Oh, William, William,
William, William.

¶ I've got
the world on a string

¶ Sitting on a rainbow ¶

Whoa, these chips,
they're just falling out.

William, you okay?

I suddenly got
very tired.

I know, I could see that.
I was amazed.

You walked away from the table
and you left all your chips.

But I scooped them up.

I'll tell you
what we're gonna do.

We'll get a suite,
a couple of outfits,
some new clothes.

Maybe we'll hit
the old mustang
ranch, right?

We'll get a couple
of little ladies.
Have a ball, right?

Then maybe we'll come down,
go to Vegas,

hire a limousine,
get a driver,

hit every track
in the world. Right?

We haven't even
started yet, Mr. Denny.

I haven't even
picked up the dice.

You just showed me
how to win, right?
Conviction, right?

Conviction and control.

I'm going to take
a rest. You and me are
going to rest up,

then we're back to the tables
and I'm gonna be hitting it
now this time, too.

First, I gotta
empty my pockets.

Just chock-full of
all these here chips.

I'll go to the cashier now
and pick up a little cash.

You just sit right there
and take it easy.

¶ La cucaracha, la cucaracha

¶ Just Billy and me ¶

I've got a fortune
right here, fellows.

You'd better call
for some money.

We got a lot of money here.

Keep everybody back.
Everybody back.

Have a pretzel.

We have pretzels
all over the place.

Rack them up.

Call Howard Hughes
and tell him

we're gonna
break his bank, too.

You can do me a favor.
I got a hole in my shoe.

You know where I
can get this fixed?

No, I'll cash
my shoe in, too.

You give me
something for that?

CASHIER:
No, we don't give nothing
for old shoes.

Don't drop no chips
down on the floor, now.

What do you
think we got here?
How much money we got?

I think we got, uh,
quite a few here.

I just need a...
...any help with the money.

Well, I got a lot
of pockets.

Now I want a very good smile.
I want a smile from you.

Eighty two thousand
on the button.

New shoes.

Cheese and crackers!

Forty thousand dollars.

You see, I've been
shooting crap games.

Smile, now.
You ain't smiling.
That's right.

Well, now you tell
Mr. Hughes that

we're gonna break the rest
of his things, too.

Look, how much is
that now?

That's $60,000, sir.
$60,000, sir.

I've been shooting.
I have a knack with numbers.

I just, you know...
Crap happens to
be one of my games.

Don't want to take
advantage of the house
and win too much.

Seventy thousand.
Seventy thousand.

Four, six...

It is unreal,
but it's $80,000.

Eighty-two thousand.
Eighty-two thousand.

Thank you very much.
We'll probably see
you again. And, uh...

Excuse us.
Pathway, please.

No, I don't need any police.
No, ain't nobody
taking this money from me.

William, $82,000.
William, $41,000 apiece.

Gonna split it up
right now, all right?

Two, four, six, eight, 10, 12,
14, 16, 18, for you.

Two, four, six,
eight 10, 12...

Those people there,
they want autographs,
they want to take pictures.

The Reno Gazette, they want
to do a whole feature story,

but I said, "no, no,
we're going to be resting
until we come back." right?

Okay, $40,000.

$41,000.

Make sure of this.
Even split.

Eight, nine and 10.

Forty-one thousand. $41,000.
You always take
a big win this hard?

Charlie, there was no
special feeling.
I just said there was.

Yeah, I know that.
Everybody knows that.

Check this out.
We're heroes here, right?

This lady, Norma Walker,
works near the cashier,
gave me this,

"If it takes
a watermelon
five minutes to water,

"how long will it
take a sweet pea to pee?

As long as it takes
a pair of dice to crap."

Mmm-hmm.

(SIGHS)

Don't mean a fucking thing,
does it?

Charlie, I have to go home.

Oh, yeah?
Where do you live?

I'll see you.

¶ Nothin' about me
is going to be the same ¶

PIANO PLAYER: ¶ Pack up all
CHARLIE: Pack up
all your cares.

¶ My cares and woes 'cause

¶ Here we go

¶ We're going to sing it low

¶ Oh, my, my

PIANO PLAYER: They don't care.
They don't care.

PIANO PLAYER AND CHARLIE:
¶ Oh, while somebody
waits for me

¶ Sugar is sweet,
so is he

¶ Oh, bye, bye, blackbird

PIANO PLAYER: We got a girl.

¶ No one here can love

¶ Or understand me

¶ Oh, what hard luck stories

¶ They are

CHARLIE: Sounds like
the story of my life.

PIANO PLAYER: You're right.

¶ Make my bed
and light my light

¶ I'm gonna arrive
late tonight 'cause

¶ Blackbird, bye, bye

PIANO PLAYER: You wanna
do a big finish?

¶ Bye, bye

¶ Oh, bye, bye ¶