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- Hi, Pete, how you doing? - Okay, Bob.

Right this way, folks!

Right in front!

All right, you will see a show of amazing, stupendous,

and cataclysmic proportions.

Your two bits will do the work of a sawbuck.

On the inside, folks, you're gonna see

right before your very eyes,

without the aid of cheaters or a microscope,

Joe, the turtle boy!

- That's his picture, that's what he looks like.

- So help me, folks, if I ain't telling the truth.

He walks, eats, and sleeps just like a turtle,

but talks the English language as well as you and I,

and shaves himself with a safety razor.

And as an added attraction, folks,

Joe plays the zither.

Believe it or not, folks, he plays the zither.

That's what you see when you go inside.

- What'd you get? - Oh, not much.

Them birds have to work for a living.

- These tickers look like a lot of heirlooms.

Look at 'em!

- And that, folks, is only a sample

of what you're gonna see for the one price.

Now, look, folks, you've got to give me

your undivided attention

because I want you to hear each and every word

that I'm going to say.

Over there! Over there!

Tira, the beautiful Tira.

Dancing, singing marvel of the age.

Supreme flower of feminine pulchritude.

The girl who discovered you don't have to have feet

to be a dancer.

All right, boys, just push right in there.

You're gonna have a better view.

All right, boys, the lumber, drag it out!

Play it, boys, play it.

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If I wasn't a married man...

I could go for you, baby.

- No wisecracks, now.

Penny for your thoughts.

- Tira, boys, Tira!

Just look at those eyes.

Just look at those eyes!

I said those eyes.

Yes, sir, boys, she can assume shapes

that will astonish a chiropractor!

And next to her, a wiggling worm looks paralyzed.

- Get the idea, boys?

- I can say without fear of contradiction

that if Tira had've played the town at the time,

Noah would've missed the boat.

- You follow me?

- Boys, with the right kind of encouragement,

she'll throw discretion to the winds

and her hips to the north, east, south, and west!

It's the only show on earth

where the tickets are made of asbestos!

And now inside, Tira,

the girl who makes your dreams come true.

That's right, men!

- Can she do her stuff?

- Oh, you bet she can do her stuff!

♪♪

- ♪ Oh ♪

- Ooh, mama!

- I know just how you feel, honey.

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Oh ♪

- Is that elegant, or is that elegant?

- Elegant.

- ♪ And they call me Sister Honky Tonk ♪

♪ I've got the face of a saint ♪

♪ On the level, it ain't paint ♪

♪ Beware of these eyes ♪

♪ I'm a devil in disguise ♪

♪ And they call me Sister Honky Tonk ♪

♪ Get over, dirty ♪

♪ They call me Sister Honky Tonk ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Hmm, hmm ♪

Mmm.

Ooh.

♪ Just play a passionate strain ♪

♪ But I'll be low-down again ♪

♪ It's fire and it's flame ♪

♪ So be careful of this dame ♪

♪ Oh, they call me Sister Honky Tonk ♪

♪ I gotta scram now ♪

Am I making myself clear, boys?

Suckers.

- Tomorrow night at the same time,

Tira!

- Aw, come on, Tira,

you're gonna be a good girl and work them lions

tonight, ain't ya?

- No, I'm gonna be a bad girl and go home to bed.

- Oh, no!

- I'm tired from tossing the hips.

- I know, but-- - Besides, the cat act's

on too late anyway.

I'll work 'em tomorrow night if you put 'em on earlier.

- Sometime you'll ask me to do you a favor, and I'll--

- So what?

Oh, hello, honey.

- Ah, I've just been working on you.

Oh, yeah?

And what have you got to tell me tonight?

- I have your horoscope.

- Ooh, I hope you got some good news in it.

- Good and bad.

- Go ahead, I've got my fingers crossed.

- You were born in August.

- Yeah, one of the hot months.

- It was on the 17th

under the sign of Leo the lion.

- Oh, king of the beasts, huh?

- Today is not lucky for you.

- Well, I can't complain.

So far, it's been perfect.

- Tomorrow will be very lucky.

But tonight, be careful.

- Something told me not to work that lion act tonight.

- You are very wise.

- Oh, I profit by my experience.

Now, listen, honey, um...

you just tell me about my future.

You see, I know all about my past.

- Ah, you have a wonderful future.

I see a man in your life.

- What, only one?

- But this is one very particular man.

He is very wealthy, enormously wealthy.

- Oh, you mean a millionaire, hm?

Uh, what does he look like?

- I see he has brown eyes.

In fact, I see two men.

- You don't mean twins?

- No, two different men.

In the near future, I see a change.

- What, a change of men?

- Not yet.

- Oh.

- I see a change of position.

- Sitting or reclining?

- But... it's all left me!

I can't help you anymore tonight.

I can't, I can't, I can't, I can't!

- Thanks, Rajah, it's all right.

I'm in a hurry anyway.

Give me my thing.

- The horoscope.

Keep this where you may consult it frequently.

- All right, I'll take it to bed with me.

- What are you playing me the chill for

all of a sudden, baby?

- 'Cause I ain't exactly in the mood.

- Well, seems like I can't put you in the mood lately.

- I guess you're right.

- Oh, uh...

Barton wants you to get in the cage

and wrestle them lions tonight.

- Not tonight, I told him-- - Oh, now, Tira, you gotta.

The show's walking on its heels in this town.

Well, what's the rush?

You seem awful anxious to get somewhere.

Pullin' something funny if you ask me.

- Well, I ain't askin' you.

- Well, I'm asking you.

What do you want to stay in a hotel in town for?

Why don't you stay here in the lot, same as the rest of us?

- 'Cause I ain't the same as the rest of youse.

I'm sick of people worrying about what I do.

Got about as much privacy around here as a goldfish.

- Hm, getting high hat, huh?

- What'd you do, get your hair cut,

or have your ears moved down?

- It's a wonder you noticed it.

Oh, Miss Tira!

- Oh, come in, honey.

- A gentlemen give me this note for you.

- Mm-hmm.

What's your name, hm?

- My name's Frederick, but they calls me Otto.

- All right, honey, you tell the gentleman it's okay.

- Yes'm.

- Who's the boyfriend?

- Wouldn't you like to know?

- Well, I'm telling you something.

You go mixing up with any guy, and I'll bust his jaw.

I'll break him in two, do you hear?

I'll give him the works!

- You ain't careful, you're liable to hurt somebody.

- Well, take that as a warning.

- Aw, you take it and bury it.

Maybe it'll grow lilies.

- Ah, I'll see you later.

- The later the better.

- Tira, can I come in?

Come on in, honey.

- Gee, I just felt I had to talk to somebody.

- Oh, I'm in a rush, but go ahead and talk.

You look terrible, what's the matter?

- Oh, everything's the matter.

With me, anyhow.

- Barton again? - Yeah.

- That guy's a habit with you, honey.

Why don't you step out?

A change would do you good.

That's what I'm doing.

- What about Slick?

- Mm, he's all right.

If he kept his hands out of other people's pockets.

What is it gonna get me hanging around him?

I got ideas.

Somewhere there's a guy with a million

waiting for a dame like me.

Rajah said so.

- Gee, Tira, you always have such swell things.

How do you do it on your salary?

- It's a gift, honey, it's a gift.

- Oh, gee, them beads is pretty.

- They are kind of pretty. - Hmm.

- Oh, um...

he gave me 'em.

Genuine amber.

The beads, I mean.

And, uh, these here handkerchiefs...

genuine Madeira.

Oh, uh...

no, no, he gave me the pillows.

Oh, here, here's the baby.

He gave me them.

And, uh, this here sailor

gave me this here jade set.

He got it in Shanghai.

Genuine jade... he said.

Here.

- Oh, gee, Tira.

They're beautiful.

- You like 'em? - Oh, yeah.

- Try 'em on.

They do something to you, well, you can have them.

- Thanks! - Don't mention it.

I'd like to stick around and show you

the rest of my stuff, but I got a heavy date.

I gotta be leaving you.

- Oh, Tira, how can I ever thank you?

- Don't.

Well, you look better already!

Why, say,

you're a good lookin' dame!

Why, there's a lot of guys would go for you in a big way.

- Oh! - And always remember, honey,

a good motto is take all you can get,

and give as little as possible.

Don't forget, honey,

never let one man worry your mind.

Find 'em, fool 'em, and forget 'em.

- Thanks again. - Hello, boys,

how's the "jernts" tonight?

- Fine. - Swell, Tira.

- Hello, Tira!

Gee, this is the first chance I've had to talk to you.

When are we going out again together?

- Oh, most any time you say, Harry.

- Well, I gotta see you more often.

You know, I'm kind of crazy about you.

- Oh, yeah? - Can't get you out of my mind.

- Oh, that's bad.

Better not be thinking about me

when you're up there on them flying rings.

Something's liable to happen,

- Not a chance.

Say, how about us going somewhere

after the show tonight?

- Well, not tonight, I gotta see my aunt.

Oh, Tira.

Us fellows is worried about Harry here.

He don't eat enough, und he don't sleep enough.

Love, you know, is bad for an acrobat.

- Aw, don't worry, I ain't gonna hurt him.

I only want to feel his muscles.

Bye, honey.

You know, I never met anybody

just like you before.

You're different.

Anything different always costs more, but it's worth it.

Oh, uh, by the way, honey, you married or single?

- Married five times. - Five times?!

Wedding bells must sound like an alarm clock to you.

I don't suppose you believe in marriage, do you?

- Only as a last resort.

Uh, what do you do for a living?

- Oh, uh, sort of a politician.

- I don't like work either.

- Oh, uh, you know,

I like to get around and travel.

And, believe me, I've been places and seen things.

- Mm-hmm.

I've been things and seen places.

That sort of evens us up, huh?

Mmm.

Sit down.

I didn't get your name.

- Well, you know, I don't give my name to everybody,

but it's uh-- - Now, don't tell me it's Smith.

- No!

Brown. Ernest Brown.

- Well, that'll do.

Oh, uh...

what color are you eyes, honey?

- Oh, I don't know.

- Mmm. - Do you like 'em?

- Lovely.

Where'd you say you were from?

- I don't think I said, but I'm from Dallas, Texas.

- Dallas, huh?

I see.

Pardon me.

Dallas, huh?

Dallas...

Dallas, huh, there we are.

Dallas, huh?

♪♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ No one loves me ♪

♪ Like that Dallas man ♪

- Bet your life no one loves you live that Dallas man!

♪ Kisses sweet like honey ♪

- Yeah?

♪ Smiles that make life sunny ♪

♪ No one loves me ♪

♪ Like that Dallas man ♪

♪ Why, folks, he's got backbone ♪

♪ He's a Texas cyclone ♪

♪ No one loves me ♪

♪ Like that Dallas man ♪

♪ Why, brother, he's a wild-horse trainer ♪

♪ Tames 'em with a whip ♪

♪ Gals, you'll go insaner ♪

♪ When he gets you in his grip ♪

♪ Oh, strong arms made for lovin' ♪

♪ He's a human oven ♪ - Oh...

♪ No one loves me ♪

♪ Like that Dallas man ♪

You just put your heart and soul in your dancing,

don't you, honey?

- You're certainly giving me the time of my life, baby.

- Oh, don't say givin'.

I don't like that word givin'.

Do pretty well for yourself, don't you, honey?

- Aw, that's nothing.

- Mm-hmm.

Did you ever take a crack at show business?

- No, that's one business I never tried.

- Well, you'd do great in that racket.

You know, in front of the tent, the big boss.

- Oh, you mean with the big cigar?

- Oh, you catch on.

Maybe I can fix it up with Mr. Barton,

sell you an interest in the show, hm?

- Then I could, uh, take the leading lady

out all the time, huh?

- That's the angle.

- Well, we'll talk that over later.

- Oh, remember your five wives.

- But you're the baby that can make me forget 'em.

Kiss Papa.

Aw, give me a long one!

You know you ain't the only girl I ever kissed.

- Mm, you got a lot to learn even at that.

What do you mean by busting in here like this?

- What are you doing here with my wife?

- Your wife? - He's lying, I ain't his wife.

- You can't get away with this.

Listen, mug, you're in a tough spot.

- Wait a minute, mister, wait a minute.

Let me get this straight. - You got it straight!

It's gonna be just too bad for you when I call the cops.

- You can't shake this guy down.

- Here I am, just about to promote him for some dough,

and you come in and spoil it.

- Aw, don't give me that.

- Oh, I get it.

You all don't have to talk it over.

I reckon I'm leaving right now.

- Oh, no, you ain't

There's a little business matter to settle first.

- Let him go! - I wouldn't give you a nickel!

No, you picked the wrong one this time.

- Wait a minute-- - I got connections

in this town, and I'm gonna see that you get

what's coming to you, both of you.

- Now, wait a minute, wait a minute.

- I've laid out bigger chumps than you, you mug.

- Now, try and get out of this.

- Yeah, well, you're in it with me.

As fast as you pick 'em up I'll drop 'em.

- Oh, yeah?

Well, he ain't doing so good.

You better look him over.

- I think he's croaked.

- Ain't that nice!

I told you them barroom tricks of yours

would get us in trouble.

- Come on, we gotta lam.

- What, and leave him here in my place

for the cops to find?

I ain't taking any rap for something you done. - Oh, you'd like me to get set up, though,

so you could have a free hand with the boys.

What a good time you'd have.

Well, listen, you may be tired of me,

but I ain't tired of you.

- Come on, there ain't no time for that now.

Get him out of here.

- Where am I gonna put a stiff in this joint?

- Put him out in the hall.

They can't tell who did it then.

Hey, lay off that.

Ain't you got no respect for the dead?

Come on, let's blow.

Is he dead?

- No, he's coming around all right,

but he's had a bad crack on his head, though.

I wonder how it happened.

- Did you people hear any noise around here?

- Sure, I heard a phonograph playing.

That's it, take it easy, partner.

Take it easy.

Got any idea who did this? - Huh?

Yeah, it was one of them circus fellas.

- Could you pick him out? - Sure I could pick him...

Say, I've been robbed! - Are you sure of that?

- Yeah, I had a diamond that big in a ring on my finger!

- All right, all right, all right.

We'll get some of the boys and pick him up

if he ain't left town.

Can you make the grade? - Sure.

- Right this way then. Come on.

That's him, men, hurry up!

There he goes through the fence!

Close in on him, boys!

That's him there!

That's him there, I tell ya!

Close in on him, boys.

There he goes. Don't let him get away.

- Hey, Rube! Hey, Rube!

- None of that, none of that.

Don't try to start no riot.

- That's him, that's him! - Yeah, go ahead, frisk him.

Come on, come on.

- That-- that's it! - Yeah, you sure?

- I can prove it! - Yeah, all right.

Take him along, boys. Give me that ring.

- But it's mine! - It's evidence, give it here.

Come on.

- Oh...

- That phone workin'?

- Yeah. - Thanks.

Hello, give me long distance.

- Long distance?

- Yeah, ain't you never heard of it?

- Anything wrong? - Plenty.

Cops just picked up Slick for knocking over a guy

and lifting his diamond ring.

- You don't mean he pulled that job on the lot here?

- Don't worry, you're safe.

It's me that they--

Hello, long distance?

I want to talk to Benny Pinkowitz.

New York City.

Oh, I don't know.

He lives up around 88th Street and Riverside Drive.

Pinkowtiz.

Oh, Pinkowitz, I said!

All right, I'll spell it for you.

"P..."

Oh, "P," like in "pansy."

I-N-K...

O-W...

Oh, "W," like in "witch."

No, no, "witch"!

Dame misunderstood me.

I-T...

"T," like in "tomato."

"Z"...

Yeah, put 'em all together they spell Pinkowitz. All right, you'll ring me?

Okay.

- What are you calling up that shyster for?

- Because he helped me beat one rap, and he can do it again.

- How are you mixed up in this?

- Like an olive in a dry martini.

Hello? Hello?

- Well, that's service.

Hello.

Hello, hello, Benny?

Benny, this is Tira.

- Oh, hello, Tira, hello.

No, it's all right, you didn't disturb me.

What is this time?

Can that be the truth?

Mm, mm, mm.

All right, I'll catch the first train up.

Maybe for you, Tira, I can do something.

But as for Slick, I ain't so sure.

Say, have you got any money?

You know it'll take a nice piece of change

to square up everything.

About myself, I ain't asking a nickel.

- Don't worry, Benny, I'll have the money for you

when you get here.

Only, work fast.

- Leave it to me.

Good-bye, see you later.

Hey, operator.

Operator, listen,

I don't accept reverse charges.

Yeah.

- Bill you gotta let me have some dough right away.- So you're asking favors of me now, eh?

- All right, all right, you win.

Give me a light.

- If you'd be nicer to me

and worked the way I wanted you to,

why, then...

- Well, it's either one thing or the other.

You fix me up with dough before morning,

or I gotta get out of town.

If Slick goes up, he's gonna drag me with him.

I want the dough, and I'll pay you back

as soon as I can.

I want to help around here.

I'm willing to do my share.

I'm willing to do more than my share.

- Yeah... - Why, I'll work them cats

like they never been worked before.

And if it'll make you happy, I'll even stick my head

in the big cat's mouth.

- Huh! - Think it over.

- She'll stick her head in the big cat's mouth?

Say, this is big!

If she'll do that, your fortune's as good as made.

The Big Show will grab that act in a minute.

- Ah... - Now, wait a minute,

wait a minute, they've been all season

looking for an attraction like that.

They've been wanting something big.

Well, this is it!

Can't you just see it?

The twenty-four sheets,

"Dame Sticks Her Beautiful Head In A Lion's Mouth.

The Jaws of Death."

Why, it's stupendous!

Don't you realize you'd be a chump not to cash in on it? Give yourself a break.

Why, if I can't sell that act to the Big Show in ten minutes, my name ain't Flea Madigan.

Tira can handle them cats like nobody else.

Why, she's safer in that cage than she is in bed.

- I don't doubt it.

Tira, I changed my mind.

- Yeah, does it work any better?

- I got the money you wanted, and it ain't a drop

in the bucket to what you're gonna get.

- Oh, there is a Santa Claus, but why the great joy?

- We can sell the act to the Big Show.

Gee, that was a great idea you got.

- Yeah, what idea was that?

- Why, sticking your head in a lion's mouth!

- Who's sticking whose head in whose mouth?

You-- it's marvelous!

It's stupendous!

- It's lousy.

Look here, you can't back out on me like that.

- What do you think I am, screwy?

Sticking my head in a lion's mouth...

Don't make me laugh, I ain't in the mood.

- Oh, he'll let you stick your hand in his mouth.

Why not your head?

- You're crazy if you don't grab this chance.

It means a fortune to you!

Think of it, all the dough you can use.

- What is the proposition? - The Big Show!

Playing the big cities, your name in thousand-watt mazdas.

No more worryin'.

No more doubling.

All the clothes you want.

- What good will clothes do me without a head?

- It's a cinch for you, Tira.

Big Boy will never hurt you.

He's young, you'll never have to use another cat.

- The Big Show, playing all the big cities.

The silk hats, the Rolls Royce cars,

the clothes, the jewels, the smart money.

- Mm, meeting the swells, huh?

Boys, I think you got me sold.

The only trouble with a trick like that,

if it don't work the first time, you don't get a second chance.

- How much dough you got? - Couple of grand.

- Let's have it.

I may need more later.

- Here, sign.

- What's the matter, don't you trust me?

- I wouldn't trust my own mother.

You know that.

I'll hop that first train in the morning,

and I'll sell that guy if the last thing I do...

- Hey, Joe...

open up this cage, I'm going in.

- All right, Tira.

- Now, listen, honey, there's a little something

I wanna talk over with you.

Now, this is what you gotta do.

♪♪

- Oh, when does this lion tamer appear?

- A few minutes.

9:45 to be exact.

- How do you know?

- Why-- Why it's here in the program.

♪♪

- Ladies and gentlemen,

I take great pleasure in introducing to you

Tira, the million dollar beauty!

Tira!

♪♪

- See her?

- She is something special, isn't she?

- I'll say, she's fascinating.

- Where were you last night?

- Give me a peek.

- Come on, talk to me, honey.

Come on.

Come on, get up there,

Come on.

Come on, speak up for yourself.

What's the matter with you?

You're gonna be different, huh?

Get up there.

Get up there.

Oh, yeah?

You'll end up as a rug.

Come on, get over there.

You're holding up the works, you mug.

Come on, get up there.

Give us a peek.

Romeo, what's the matter with you?

Come on, get up there, Gussie.

- And now, ladies and gentlemen,

for the first time since Nero

threw the Christians to the lions,

you will see feminine beauty triumphant and unafraid.

Miss Tira will defy death

by placing her head

in the jaws of the King of Beasts.

Miss Tira.

♪♪

- Say, if them lions don't show some sense,

I'm going down and bite her myself.

- Come on, handsome, say ahh.

Come on, Big Boy.

- That's it.

Remember my contract, baby.

♪♪

- That was great, wasn't it?

- I didn't see anything great about it.

- Look here, I happen to know her publicity man.

How would you all like to go back and meet her?

- I'm for that! - Oh, no, no, no.

- Let's do, Alicia.

We don't care about seeing the rest of the show, do we? - No.

- And it'll be a lot of fun knowing her.

- But it's absurd to make such a fuss

over an ordinary circus performer.

- Well, are we going or aren't we?

- We certainly are.

- Well, let's go.

- Very well.

I suppose I must bow before the general enthusiasm.

- Well, Beulah, that's another performance under my belt

and I still got the face.

- Bless you, child, I hopes you always keeps it.

- Yeah, it's my fortune.

When I was born with this face, it was the same as striking oil.

Yes, ma'am.

You sure do believe in that horoscope,

don't you, Miss Tira?

- Yeah, it tells me everything.

I wouldn't make a move without it.

- Oh, yes, yes, indeed, Tira enjoys meeting people.

You'll find her a regular fellow.

Of course, she has to be in the mood.

That is, her work is very strenuous,

and stars will be temperamental at times.

- Yes, sir, so I've heard.

- Uh, yes.

Excuse me just a moment, folks.

- See who that is.

Good evening, Mr. Madigan.

Hello, Beulah, may I see Miss Tira a minute, please?

- Yes, sir. - Thanks.

- Oh, come in, Flea.

- Are you in the mood? - For what?

- Silk hats.

- Oh, I can get that way.

- Okay, Beulah.

Step right in, please.

Thank you.

Just make yourselves right at home.

Miss Tira will be out directly.

Nice of you.

Thank you.

- Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher. - Oh, uh...

- Mr. and Mrs. Bond. - How do you do?

- Mr. Lawrence and Miss-- - How do you do?

- Pleased to meet you. Uh, won't you sit down?

Thank you.

Oh, uh, won't you sit down?

- If you don't mind, I'd rather wait in the lounge.

- Oh, pleased to have met you anyway.

Well, uh, now, let's see, where were we?

- Well, I was about to say we really came back

to tell you what a thrill you gave us.

- Oh, thank you, I'm glad you liked my act.

It is kind of unusual.

- I don't see how you get up enough courage

to thrust your head in that beast's mouth.

- I often wonder, myself.

- It seems terribly dangerous.

- Well, it is, that's why I have to carry a rod.

I mean a gun.

I had to shoot a lion once. - Really?

Was he mad?

- Well, he wasn't exactly pleased about it.

- Would you be so good as to autograph my program?

- Ooh, love to.

- I should think you'd dread every new performance.

- It is kind of wearing on the nerves.

Of course, I don't intend to do this all my life.

- Thanks. - And mine?

- Mm-hmm.

- I don't believe, though, after all this excitement,that you'd enjoy being idle.

- Oh, I'll be doing something.

Say, I got a great idea.

Why don't you come out and have supper with us?

We'd love to have you.

- Thanks, but a previous engagement.

- Oh, that's too bad.

- It's been such a great pleasure to meet you.

- Thank you.

- Permit me to say I think you're perfectly wonderful.

- Coming from a woman, that's a big complement.

- Delighted. - Well, it's been charming

to meet you lovely people.

What a charming woman.

- Well, anyway, you've been awfully kind.

I'll never forget you.

- Mm, no one ever does.

- Good night. - Good night.

- Swell person, isn't she? - Rather.

- I'm so glad we met her.

- How about taking a look at the lion she works with, huh?

- A good idea. Come, darling.

- You go, we'll wait for Alicia.

- Yes, go on, we'll join you later.

- All right, until then.

- Uh, don't be long.

- All right.

- Beulah, remind me to tell Flea Madigan

to get that Blue Book in here

with the 400 in it, so I'll know who's who

and what's what in this town.

- Yes, ma'am.

- Mr. Lawrence, huh?

- Well, did you have a nice visit

with your lion tamer?

- Oh, Alicia, she's marvelous.

You really should have stayed.

- Such good fun. - Oh, nonsense.

I can't see why everyone is so absolutely gaga about her.

She's obviously a person of the commonest sort.

Not at all.

Of course, she would impress the men.

They all have low minds.

And she's certainly low enough to appeal to them.

Oh, Alicia, how can you say that?

We all have a right to our own opinion,

and I think she's crude and a very ill-bred person.

Ugh!

Oh!

I've never been so hum--

Oh, I must get out of this place before I scream!

- Can you imagine that broad discussing me in that manner?

Say, I like them brocades.

Order me six more pair in the morning.

- Yes, ma'am.

- Is you in to anyone else?

- I'm meeting all comers tonight.

- Sorry, I believe I left my cane inside.

- Gentlemen says he left his cane.

- Oh, uh, come in Mr. Lawrence.

I'll help you find it.

- It isn't necessary, I know right where I left it.

- Hm, you've got a good memory.

- Well, I ought to since I left it here on purpose.

- You mean you planted that stick?

- Sure.

Had to find a way to see you alone.

- Oh...

- Look here, I've seen your show three times, and I think you're wonderful.

You're dazzling, you're beautiful, you're gorgeous.

You're-- - Wait a minute, wait a minute.

Take it slower.

- Well, uh, what I mean is

let's get better acquainted.

You know, we could have a lot of fun together.

You'll like me when you know me.

I'm not half bad.

- Yeah, well if you're half the man

I think you are, you'll do.

- I am.

- Oh, well.

- Oh, come on, let's go out tonight.

I'll ditch the crowd.

- I told you I had a previous engagement.

- Break it.

You'll never regret it.

- Oh.

I'd love to, but, uh, I've got to meet my aunt.

- Oh, these relatives are a nuisance at times.

Then what about tomorrow for breakfast,

luncheon, dinner, anything?

- Oh, let me see.

- Breakfast, I have in bed, so that's out.

I don't eat lunch.

And dinner, I...

We'll make it supper tomorrow night.

- That's a date,

and we'll go out.

- I like sophisticated men who take me out.

- Well, I'm not really sophisticated.

- Well, you're not really out yet, either.

- Mm, you got me.

- Have I? - Mm-hmm.

- Well, I guess I better be going

before they come in here and get me.

Tomorrow night then.

- That's the night.

Oh, Beulah. - Yes, ma'am.

- Bring me my horoscope.

- Here it is.

- Mm, that's service.

- That man's sure crazy about you, ain't he?

- Crazy about me?

Ah, the guy's a pushover for me.

♪♪

Thank you, Mr. Lawrence.

That'll be delivered to Miss Tira today.

We will deliver the car to Miss Tira on Wednesday.

All right, Miss Tira,

Mr. Lawrence has arranged for the account.

Yeah? Well, let me see.

My, oh, my, look at that.

Mmm-mmm!

♪ I always love to be in bright lights ♪

♪ My streets are paved with gold ♪

♪ I found myself a new kind of man ♪

- Sing it, honey.

- ♪ He's mine to have and hold ♪

- And how!

- ♪ I'm in my glory when he's around ♪

- Yes, ma'am.

- ♪ Found a new way to go to town ♪

Oh, Miss Tira, ain't that something?

- Something not bad, huh?

Not bad?!

I never seen such presents that this here

Mr. Kirk Lawrence done give you.

He sure spending pretty.

You only knowed him a week!

- Yeah, but what a week!

- He crazy about you, same as all the rest.

I don't see how any man could help loving you.

- I don't give 'em any help, they do it themselves.

- Certainly do keep me busy keeping track

of your gentlemen friends.

- Well, I want to make it easy for you, Beulah.

I'm thinking about putting in a filing system.

- Yes, ma'am.

- Well, men don't mean a thing to me.

- Be careful of that million dollar foot.

- I don't know, but me and men do pretty well together.

- Yeah, what kind of men do you like, Libby?

- I'm just crazy about dark men.

- Dark men?

You ought to have a big time in Africa.

- Yes, ma'am!

- Ah, don't get them nails too short

or they'll think I bite 'em.

- Yes'm.

You know, Miss Tira,

I been under the depression that you is a one-man woman.

- I am, one man at a time.

Oh, Beulah. - Yes'm.

- Fetch me that importation.

- Oh, you mean this one?

- Yeah, that Parisian one.

- Yes, ma'am.

I gotta try it on, see what it looks like.

♪ I play to win the game of romance ♪

♪ With high cards in my hand ♪

♪ But I've been trumped by an ace of hearts ♪

♪ That feeling's oh, so grand ♪

♪ Give me my fine furs and fancy gowns ♪

♪ I found a new way to go to town ♪

♪ I'm high ♪

- Yes, ma'am. - ♪ I'm low ♪

- Mm-hm.

- ♪ Takes a good man to break me ♪

- Sure does. - ♪ No man can shake me ♪

- I knows it. - ♪ Until I let him go ♪

- Yes'm.

Come on, honey.

Bet your life, huh? - Yes, ma'am.

- Well, is it a flash or is it a flash?

- It's beautiful.

- I know it's beautiful, but I'm asking you,

is it a flash?

- Mmm. - It's a flash all right.

- Kind of daring, huh?

- Not for you, it ain't

- That's all I want to know.

Hey, if that's that house detective, tell him I'm--

I never will get used to this joint.

Show the gentleman in. - Yes'm.

- Get me my beads.

- You mean that pretty necklace you just had give to you?

- Yeah, the necklace.

I will say beads.

Ooh, pretty, ain't it, huh?

- I'll say it is.

I just wonder how much money that cost.

- Well, I just couldn't tell you right now,

but I have an idea.

- It ain't no he, it's a she.

Says her name is Miss Hatton.

- Miss who? - Miss Hatton.

- Oh...

Pardon me.

- Yes'm. - Yes, ma'am.

- Oh, so it's you.

- I suppose you know why I'm here.

- Hardly, you see, I'm a lion tamer,

not a mind reader.

- Then it might refresh you to know

that I'm Kirk's fiancée.

- Mm, nothing refreshing about that.

- I want to know just what you intend to do.

- Well, what do you mean?

- You know you're making a fool of him.

- Oh, he ain't any different than when I first met him.

Not much.

- Everyone knows that we're engaged,

and yet you're deliberately interfering.

- I ain't interfering with nothin'.

If Kirk prefers my company to yours--

- Oh, he doesn't.

He only imagines he does.

- Well, I'll admit the boy's got a great imagination.

- Oh, it's perfectly obvious what your intentions are.

Kirk has lots of money, and--

- Now, wait a minute.

Whatever you're thinking, you're wrong.

I only like him like a brother.

You ain't got nothing to worry about.

- You're a liar! - Say, listen, you,

a better dame than you once called me a liar,

and they had to sew her up in 12 different places.

You're lucky I'm a little more refined than I used to be.

And if you was as much a lady as I am,

you'd get out of here before I get real sore.

- You haven't a streak of decency in you.

- I don't show my good points to strangers.

And I'll trouble you to scram.

- Just a minute.

I realize there's only one thing

that will influence you to leave Kirk alone.

How much?

- Oh, Beulah. - Yes, ma'am.

- Peel me a grape.

- You know, I can't wait any longer.

You better go at once.

- I tell you, Jack, I'm not going to Texas, that's final.

- Oh, you're being ridiculous.

This mad infatuation of yours for this, uh...

lion tamer will ruin your life and Alicia's too.

- Don't you worry about Alicia.

- Say, you seem to forget that you're an engaged man.

- Now, Jack, it's no use in arguing.

I intend to handle my own affairs.

- Oh, you're going to continue with this woman?

- Indefinitely.

- You're mad.

- Right.

- Leave that where you found it.

- Well...

hello, baby.

Here I am. - So I see.

When did they open the pearly gates for you?

- Yesterday. You glad to see me?

- Sure, don't I look it?

- And you ain't sore?

- Why should I be?

You done the time, not me.

How'd you happen to come up here?

- I knew the show was layin' off this week,

so I looks up Barton.

He tells me what a swell joint you got here. Well, you done pretty nice for yourself.

From a tent to a penthouse.

Yeah.

This is a great layout.

Well, this is one place you ain't layin' out in, honey. - I guess that sort of means

I don't exactly fit in around here.

- Oh, I wouldn't say that.

Whole trouble with you, you got nervous fingers.

- Aw, I'm all washed up with that.

- Yeah, what do you figuring on doing for a living?

- Huh, well, I don't know.

I'm sort of up against it.

I thought maybe you might--

- Ah, pulling the sob on me, huh?

- No, I-- - All right, I'll do

something for you if you promise to keep your hands

in your own pockets from now on.

- Baby, I promise you anything.

- Yeah, but would you keep it? - You want me to swear?

- Never mind, I can do that myself.

Listen, go see Barton, tell him I said

to find something for you to do over there.

And here... take this,

but don't make a habit of it.

Get yourself some clothes

till you start looking normal again.

- Say, you're a pal.

You know, there never was a dame like you.

- Aw, forget that. - Okay.

But I just want you to know I'm still warm for you, baby.

- Well, maybe I'll be seeing you.

- Make it soon, will you?

- Get going.

That guy would show up now.

- Hello, Miss Tira's apartment?

- Yes, sir.

- Just say, if she can spare the time, Mr. Clayton would like to see her.

I'll tell her that if I can remember it.

If not, I'll just say he's here.

- Perhaps that'll do as well.

- Ooh, Beulah,

take the gentleman's hat and coat.

- Thanks, I hope I haven't disturbed you.

- Uh, not so far.

There anything I can do for you?

- Yes, there is,

but first I better introduce myself.

- Well, that's not necessary.

I know who you are.

I've heard Kirk speak of you.

- Good, that simplifies matters.

It's on Kirk's account I'm here.

- Oh, I see.

Well, uh...

let's sit down and be comfortable about it, hm?

- I hope I can come right to the point.

About this situation between you and Kirk,

he's neglecting important business on your account.

And, of course, there's Miss Hatton,

his fiancée, to be considered.

- Oh, she's an awful twist.

Of course, I know you have

no liking for Miss Hatton.

- Ah, she came in here, got nasty,

I had to put her in her place.

- Yes, yes, I heard you had some slight misunderstanding.

Do you mind if I get personal?

- Hm, go right ahead.

I don't mind if you got familiar.

It's all in the family.

- Well, then, do you really care for Kirk?

I mean, do you love him?

- Well, I don't know.

See, my horoscope says so.

- I'm afraid I don't understand.

- Hm, I'm afraid I don't understand it myself sometimes.

You see, it describes a guy-- I mean, a man like Kirk.

- Well, surely you're not being serious.

- Why, I certainly am.

Why, my whole life is ruled by astrology.

- Well...

- Ooh, uh, what color eyes you got, huh?

- Well, I don't know.

- Mm, fine.

Well, uh, as you were saying...

- Well, yeah.

Do you mean to tell me that simply because Kirk

fits some vague description in your horoscope

that you'd deliberately break up things

between him and Miss Hatton?

- Well, maybe it would be a good break for him.

- Well, now, surely you wouldn't let personal dislike

destroy their engagement.

Unless, of course, you have serious intention.

- And what if I have?

- I'm afraid that's impossible.

- Hm, say, listen, with me nothing's impossible.

- Well, that may be, but I'm here to tell you,

if you're thinking of marrying Kirk,

you'd better not count on it.

- Kirk send you up here with that line?

- No, he doesn't know I'm here.

- Oh, I get it.

You figure the family honor needs protecting.

A circus dame would be sort of a red leaf

on the family tree, is that it?

- Now, please understand that it's been...

rather difficult for me to come here and talk to you

about what you no doubt consider is none of my business.

- Mm, that's all right, I don't care.

Someone's got something on their mind,

I like them to get it off.

- You're an unusual sort of person.

- Ah, I've been accused of that.

- As a matter of fact, I'd much rather have met you

under pleasanter circumstances.

- Mm, same here.

There's no hard feelings. - Why, of course not.

I shouldn't want you to feel unfriendly toward me.

- Ah, and I shouldn't want you to get the impression

that I'm just an adventurist.

- Well, I didn't think that.

- Oh, what did you think?

- Well, I had no definite idea what you would be like.

Of course, I've seen newspaper pictures of you, but--

- Oh, yeah?

Did you ever see this one here?

- Now, there's one of my favorites.

- Yes, it looks just like you.

- Well, it should, I posed for it.

- You like it? - Yes.

- Well, you can have it.

- Oh, no thanks, I wouldn't want to deprive you of--

- It's all right, I get them by the hundreds.

Frame and all.

- Well, in that case...

- Won't you stay? I'll ring for tea.

- Oh, no thanks, really, I must be going.

You've been wonderful.

- You've been kind of wonderful yourself.

- Oh, thanks.

Uh, now, you'll consider all I've said,

and, uh, try and bring Kirk to his senses.

- Well, I can't promise anything right now,

but, uh, you have started

a new train of thought in my mind.

I'll think it over and let you know what I decide.

- You'd be doing a fine thing.

- Yeah? Fine for who?

- For all of us.

- Oh, you're kind of unusual, yourself.

- Well, I've been accused of that.

Uh, now, you can reach me there at any time.

And I want to thank you for the way you received me.

And, uh, well, you can reach me there at any time.

- Oh, you'll hear from me.

You'll hear from me.

- That'll be fine.

- Oh, you fascinate me.

You better go.

- Good night.

- Hello? - - Miss Tira calling.

- Good, put her on.

- Oh, uh, Mr. Clayton?

I've been thinking over everything you said,

and, um, I made my decision.

- Good, I'm glad you made up your mind so quickly.

- Oh, I'm very quick in a slow way.

You see, I can't discuss it over the phone,

it's, uh, it's got a lot of angles to it.

Uh, you better come up and see me.

- Well, I'll be glad to.

In fact, I'll come over right away

if it's convenient for you.

- Most convenient.

I'll tell you this much, you're--

you're gonna like what I got in mind.

Uh-huh.

I'll be ready.

Goodbye.

Mmm.

Hello, honey. - Evening, Miss Tira.

- Ooh, uh, if anyone should call,

I'm indisposed.

- Yes, ma'am.

- You know what I mean, don't you.

- Yes, ma'am.

- Come here, dear.

I haven't had you alone all evening

with all those people.

- Well, my public.

Let me take a good look at you.

Ah, you were wonderful tonight.

- Mm, I'm always wonderful at night.

- Yes, but tonight you were especially good.

- Well, when I'm good, I'm very good.

But when I'm bad... I'm better.

Oh, uh, don't go away, I'll be right back.

♪ No one loves me like that New York man ♪

- You must have had a good time.

You seem so happy.

- If I wasn't, you'd know it. Oh, uh, get me another gown, Beulah.

I've danced this one around all evening.

I gotta give it a rest.

- Yes, ma'am. Which one?

- Oh, that lucky one.

- Yes'm.

♪♪

♪♪

- Mm.

♪♪

Mmm, that guy's got rhythm, huh?

- Yes'm. I knows what you means.

- Oh?

♪♪

Ooh, um, bring out a couple of drinks,

and then you two dames can retire.

- Yes, ma'am. - Yes, ma'am.

- Oh, uh, open up that door.

Well, here goes my big moment.

- Mm-hmm.

- Don't stop, honey, you put me in the mood.

- Oh, it's great to be here alone with you, dear.

- I kinda like it, too.

- The only thing, I'm gonna be jealous.

- Oh, yeah?

- Of course, if I could only trust you. - Oh, you can. Hundreds have.

Don't you know I'm mad about you?

- I could tell you'd be the first time I saw you.

- Say, I must be transparent.

- Honey, you're just wrapped in cellophane.

- Come on, darling... be serious.

- You want me to?

- Sure, I do.

- All right, I'm very serious.

- Oh, I adore you.

- Yes, ma'am, yes, ma'am.

- How am I doing, Beulah.

Youse doing fine.

Youse doing grand.

- I'll do better when you're gone, you rascal, you.

Yes, ma'am, I knows you will, ma'am.

Uh, go on.

- Great gals, huh?

♪♪

- Honey... I wonder if you realize

just how much you mean to me.

I've never been so happy in my life.

- You mean that?

- Well, I guess love is a wonderful thing.

- Well, so I've heard it highly praised.

♪ No one could be ♪

♪ Half as nice, I know ♪

♪ What have you done to me? ♪

♪ You're simply grand, la da da da da da da ♪

♪ You've worked your spell on me ♪

♪ Now make your demand ♪

♪ I want you ♪

♪ I need you ♪

♪ Your love must be mine, oh, baby baby ♪

♪ To have you would be ♪

♪ Paradise divine ♪

- Move over, honey, and don't stop.

- I'll never stop.

♪ Want you, need you ♪

♪ To call you my own ♪

♪ To have you would be ♪

♪ Paradise, I know ♪

♪ Please, won't you believe me ♪

- Darling... - ♪ You're moonlight ♪

- You could never guess how much I love you.

- I never guess. You gotta show me.

- Just give me the chance.

- You'll get it.

♪ To have you would be ♪

- Ah, I could be your slave.

- Well, I guess that could be arranged.

♪ What have you done to me? ♪

♪ You're simply grand, wah da da da da ♪

- What have you done to me?

- You oughta know.

♪ Now make your demand ♪

♪ I want you, I need you ♪

♪ Your love must be mine, oh, baby baby ♪

♪ To have you would be paradise ♪♪

What are you gonna do about it, huh?

♪♪

- Say, what's this I read in the paper

about you marrying this rich guy, Clayton?

If it's publicity, it's great.

If it ain't, it's no good.

- I'm quittin' the show.

- You're quittin'?

- Yeah, I'm sick of this racket. I found the right man, and I'm gonna get married.

- You can't quit.

You got a five-year contract with me.

- Yeah?

Did you ever read it?

It says with good 'cause you can give it two weeks' notice.

Well, I'm giving you that notice right now.

- But you ain't got no good cause.

- Hey, marriage is a good enough cause for anything.

- You can't do that to me and get away with it.

- No?

- Hey, what's my picture doing by that skunk?

- I figured it belonged there.

- What do you mean?

Everybody used to call me "The Bull."

- Well, you may be The Bull to them,

but you're just plain skunk to me.

- Now, I got everything set.

You get up to the apartment

and see that everything is clear.

- All right.

But suppose Tira gets back before we spring it? - I got the chauffer fixed.

So there'll be trouble with the car on the road.

- Mm. - Now, get going.

Every minute counts.

- Come on, can't you hurry up and get that thing fixed?

I gotta get back.

I'm expecting Mr. Clayton at the apartment.

- Doing the best I can, ma'am.

- Your best is no good-- try doing your worst.

- Yes, ma'am.

- Say, where are we?

I thought we were in Jersey.

- We are in Jersey, ma'am.

- Ah, you sure you didn't take the wrong road

and land in Brazil?

- No, ma'am.

- Come on.

- Yes, ma'am.

- Tira?

- What do you want?

Oh...

you're Clayton.

I know all about you and Tira,

but that's all finished.

I've been away, but I'm back again,

and she ain't wantin' no change.

We're going on just the same as before.

Get it?

- No, I don't get it.

Where's Miss Tira?

- Well, she ain't here just now

because she knew you was comin',

and she didn't want to see you.

- What are you talking about?

- She didn't like to tell you herself,

so I'm doing it for her.

Ain't that enough?

- Yes, I guess that's enough.

- This is the right thing to do, Jack.

With a woman of her type, this would have happened

sooner or later.

And if you ask me, I think you're lucky.

- Well, maybe you're right.

Oh, Frank, get a messenger and send that at once, will you?

I'm going to be out of town for three or four weeks,

perhaps longer.

In the meantime, I'm out to all calls.

Everybody, do you understand?

- Is that message for Miss Tira, too?

- Yes.

- But I understood you were to be married this month. - Well, we're both mistaken.

- Yes, sir.

- ♪ What have you done to me? ♪

♪ You're simply grand, wah da da da da ♪

♪ You worked your spell on me ♪

♪ Now make your demand ♪

♪ I want you, I need you ♪

♪ Your love must be mine ♪

- Oh, you sure gonna make a gorgeous bride.

- Ah, I know I'm gonna make a nervous bride.

Heh, I ain't never done this before.

Marriage is a new kind of racket for me.

- Heh, I've been married four times.

- Oh, yeah? Huh.

You ought to do well in the wholesale business.

- Oh, uh, I don't want to see anyone,

unless it's Mr. Clayton.

- Yes'm.

- That Mr. Clayton is sure a wonderful man.

- Mmm, I'll say he is.

I never knew I could go for anyone like I have for him.

He made me feel like a different dame.

I ain't just a Sister Honky Tonk no more.

- Oh, youse a lady now.

Mm, thank you.

- The messenger done give me

this note to give you, Miss Tira.

- Mm, yeah?

You can go.

Uh, this is Miss Tira speaking.

- I'm sorry, Madam, Mr. Clayton's gone away.

- Gone away?

Well, when is he expected back?

- Well, I couldn't say definitely,

but I'm sure not for several weeks.

- Oh, is that the only message he left for me?

- Yes, that's all.

- Oh...

Thanks.

- Hello, Tira, darling!

- Benny. - How are you?

You look so marvelous.

Come right in, sit right down.

Make yourself at home.

Now, let me look at that beautiful smile of yours.

- Did you know about me gonna be married?

- Yeah, sure! Congratulations.

- Too late, it's all off.

And I want you to sue the guy for breach of promise.

- Certainly! The lowlife.

- No, he ain't, Benny.

The first guy I ever really loved.

I thought he loved me, too.

- What a tragedy.

Mm, mm, mm.

We start proceedings immediately.

How much is he worth? - Millions.

- Millions? We'll sue him for, uh...

for damages.

- I ain't damaged.

I just want you to sue him for breach of promise.

I got all the proof you want-- letters, wires,

newspaper stories, even my trousseau.

- For that trousseau alone, we collect plenty.

It's a cinch.

When do you want the case tried?

- Oh, let me see.

I go on the road with the show, and...

I'll be back in a few months.

Better start then.

- Umm! Is that a case?

Well, darling, you give me a few details,

and I'll serve him with papers right away.

- Okay... first, I'll tell you how I met the guy.

But remember, in anything I say,

I ain't got no real animosity for him.

- Of course.

Of course. Of course.

- If I was a home girl, I'd be heartbroken.

- Yes... yes... yes...

- Now, Miss Tira, I understand

you've had a rather colorful past.

- Well, I... I gotta admit

I've been the love interest in more than one guy's life.

I don't see why my... past had got to do with my present.

- We shall show that to the satisfaction of the court,

I believe.

Nevertheless, the fact remains that you've been on... friendly terms with several men.

- All right, I'm the sweetheart of Sigma Chi-- so what?

You must answer questions directly, please.

- Ooh, uh... pardon me, Judge.

- Proceed.

- Do you know a man named Wiley...

generally called Slick?

- Yes, I know the mug-- the gentleman.

- And do you recall the man you see there?

- Well, if I'm not mistaken, you mean that Dallas man.

- And you're also acquainted, aren't you,

with Mr. Kirk Lawrence?

- Yes, I had the pleasure.

- And, uh, no doubt you recall

those five gentlemen seated in the first row,

right inside the railing?

Mr. Blake, Mr. Larson,

Mr. Willard...

Mr. Foster... and Mr. Harris?

- Well, uh, I do recall their faces,

but, uh, them ain't the names they gave me.

- Pardon me again, Judge.- It's all right.

- That's all, Miss Tira.

- Does the attorney for the plaintiff

wish any further questions?

- Your Honor, I would like to request a recess

for about ten minutes.

- Is that agreeable to the defense?

- Perfectly.

- This court's adjourned for ten minutes.

- Tira, why did you admit that you knew all these men?

- Well, I do know them.

You don't want me to commit perjury, do you?

- Yes, but why didn't you tell me

there were so many men in your life?

- Why shouldn't I know guys?

I've been around, I've traveled from coast to coat.

A dame like me can't make trips like that

without meeting some of the male population.

- Listen to me, Tira.

You know me.

I'm a smart lawyer.

Give me that much loophole,

and I'm through it like an eel.

But with all those guys, with all the riff-raffs--

pardon me-- going up to the judge

and telling all they know about you and them,

it's curtains for us, Tira.

- You mean we're finished? - Yeah, sure-- drop it.

You've had enough publicity.

What all those guys are going to say to the judge,

it won't read so nice in the newspapers.

- Well, I ain't gonna drop it.

Listen, Benny, have I a right

to question witnesses myself?

- Yeah, sure, but--

- Then that's what I'm gonna do.

- You don't mean it.

- Now, Mr. Brown, just tell the jury in your own words

what took place.

- Well, I was watching her dance,

and I seen her looking at me.

And I kind of looked back, and she flirted

and made a date with me.

So I took her out for a ride in my car,

and she asked me up to her hotel room,

where she was livin'.

We had a couple of drinks,

and she put on a phonograph record, and we danced.

And while we was dancin', she kissed me.

- And how long were you with Miss Tira

in her hotel room?

- Oh, close to a couple hours, I should say, and, uh--

- That's all Mr. Brown.

Cross-examine.

- My client begs the permission of the court

to question the defense witness herself.

- Well, heh, it's a little unusual.

But, uh, quite within the plaintiff's right.

She may question the witnesses.

- If you please, Your Honor,

I would request the court to warn the jury

not to be swayed by any theatricalism

on the part of the plaintiff.

- The jury, in weighing the evidence,

will bear in mind the warning of the defense.

Proceed.

Mmm, lovely tie.

Well, Mr. Brown, ain't you the man

that had the five wives?

- Uh... uh, yeah.

- And you was married to one of 'em

when you stepped out with me, wasn't you?

- Mm, yes. - Mmm, cheatin'.

Now, you made it sound kinda nasty

the way you spoke about us two

being alone together in my place,

and you know nothing actually happened

that you couldn't tell your grandchildren about.

- Well, uh, I-- - In other words,

it was just a harmless little social date, wasn't it?

- Yeah. - Okay, I'm through with you.

How am I doin', hmm?

- Any further questions?

You're excused, Mr. Brown. Next witness.

- Mr. Kirk Lawrence.

- Mr. Kirk Lawrence, take the stand, please.

Quiet, please, quiet.

Raise your right hand.

Do you solemnly swear to tell the truth,

the whole truth, and nothing but the truth,

so help you God?

- I do. - Take the stand.

Mr. Lawrence, you're well acquainted

with the plaintiff, aren't you?

- Yes.

- In fact, you were intimate friends.

- Yes. - Isn't it true that you

once seriously contemplated asking her to marry you?

- Yes.

- Uh, now, I understand that,

after knowing you only a week,

the plaintiff accepted several thousand dollars worth

of valuable gifts from you,

uh, such as a diamond bracelet,

gowns, a fur coat.

- That's correct.

- And, almost immediately after accepting these gifts,

she became engaged to Mr. Clayton, isn't that so?

- Uh, yes.

- And, after becoming engaged, she refused to talk to you, even on the telephone.

- Yes. - Now, Mr. Clayton

has more money than you have, hasn't he?

- That's true.

- What construction did you place

upon this woman's treatment of you?

- Well, in plain words,

I felt she simply played me for a good thing.

- Thank you, Mr. Lawrence.

Your witness.

- Now, you're not looking to get those presents back,

are you, Mr. Lawrence?

- No, of course not.

I don't expect you to return them, anyway.

- You're right, I wouldn't.

Now, uh, you gave me those presents

because you liked me a little, didn't you?

- Mm, yes.

- I didn't ask you for them, did I? - Well, uh, I don't regret giving them to you,

if that's what you mean.

- Thanks, I didn't think you did.

Now, you was engaged to marry a girl

just at the time you started running around with me,

wasn't you? - Yes.

- And you know your fiancée came up to see me

to ask me to break it off with you, don't you?

- I heard so. - All right, I broke it off.

So what are you crying about?

- Your Honor, this sort of questioning

is most irregular.

- The plaintiff, not being a practicing attorney...

may put her questions as best she can.

- Thanks, Judge. You're regular.

I'm doing my best to be legitimate.

That's all with you.

Mm-hmm.

- Any further questions?

- The defense is ready for the next witness.

- You're excused. Proceed.

- Miss Beulah Thorndike.

- Miss Beulah Thorndike!

- You don't mean to tell me they got nerve enough

to call my old maid to squeal on me?

- You're Miss Tira's personal maid, aren't you?

- Well, I was.

But I ain't sure now.

- As Miss Tira's personal maid,

it was your duty to answer telephone calls

and admit visitors to the apartment?

- Yes, ma'am. Uh, yes, sir.

- Now, Miss Tira often had gentlemen callers,

didn't she?

- Quite some.

- During the time that Miss Tira

and Mr. Clayton were engaged,

did she have other men visitors?

- Mm...

Not that I recalls.

- Hmm, you have a very convenient memory.

That's all. Cross-examine.

- Listen, Shadow, what are you doing here?

- I don't know.

They done subpoena-ated me.

- Ohh, heh.

Beulah, I want you to tell the boys the truth.

- Yes, ma'am. - Now, after Mr. Clayton and me

became engaged,

did you ever hear me talk about any other man

or did you ever see me with any other man

outside of my manager, Mr. Barton?

- No, ma'am.

- Did you ever hear me make any cracks

about Mr. Clayton's money?

- No, ma'am.

- Did you ever hear me say what I thought about Mr. Clayton?

- Oh, yes, ma'am.

- Yeah?

Well, what'd you hear me say?

- Well, you said-- - Now, just a minute.

Tell the jury.

Is that all right with you, Judge?

Yes.

- Proceed.

- Well, you said that you never knew

you could love a man like you loved him.

- Ooh, heh heh.

I kinda forgot I said that.

- And you said that you done fall so hard for him, it hurt.

- Oh, wait a minute. Wait a minute.

Answer one question at a time.

- I just tellin' the truth, like you told me to.

- Yes, but you're telling too much of it.

- Well, I ain't never seen nobody so broken-hearted

as you was when you and Mr. Clayton done bust up.

- Mm-hmm, that's enough, Beulah.

You're ruining my character.

- I object, Your Honor.

This witness's testimony is entirely irrelevant.

I move that it be stricken from the record.

- Motion denied. Any more questions?

- No questions. - You're excused.

Next witness.

- Please call Mr. Slick Wiley to the stand.

- Mr. Wiley, Mr. Slick Wiley, please take the stand.

- Look here, Bob, do you have to question this man?

- Of course, Jack.

He'll win our case for us.

She can't laugh him off.

- All right, but don't mention the night

I found him at her apartment.

- But I've got to ask him about that.

That's what I'm depending on.

No, I don't want you to mention it.

- All right, I'll keep it as clean as I can.

- When he gets through with Slick,

we ain't got a chance.

- Mr. Wiley, you know the plaintiff, Miss Tira,

very well, do you not?

- Sure.

We been like that.

- Uh, during the time the plaintiff

was reputed to be engaged to the defendant,

Mr. Clayton, were you friendly with her?

Oh, never better.

- Isn't it true that the plaintiff was in the habit

of giving you sums of money from time to time,

for your own personal use.

- Yeah, sure, she was always good for anywhere

from ten bucks to a C-note.

- Isn't it also a fact

that you kept certain personal belongings

in the apartment of the plaintiff,

and that, on at least one occasion,

you were seen in the plaintiff's apartment

only partly dressed?

- You mean in pajamas? - Yes.

- Yeah... I always kept two pair there.

Silk ones.

One green and one purple, with yellow stripes.

- Um, Mr. Wiley,

did the plaintiff ever suggest to you

that her interest in the defendant

was principally because of his wealth?

- Yeah, sure.

She was always lookin' to hook some guy with a lot of dough.

- That's all, Mr. Wiley.

Cross-examine.

- Where were you on the night of June the 7th?

- Why...

I don't remember.

- Heh. All right, I'll give you your choice.

Where were you any night last June, July, or August?

- Um...

- Come on, come on, make up your mind. - In stir.

- That's it, speak up, so they can hear you.

He was in stir.

That means, in other words, gentlemen of the jury, he was in jail.

Now, tell the gentleman how many other jails

you've been in the last ten years.

- I don't remember.

He can't remember.

And what's this about you owning silk pajamas?

You know it's a lie.

You forgot to tell these good people

the only time I ever gave you money

was when you got out of jail and you were broke

and walking on your heels.

Ya heel.

And as for you sitting around in my apartment in silk pajamas,

you never sat around in my apartment in nothin'.

And you know it.

Answer me-- did you?

- Sure, I did.

And I was seen there, too.

- Why, you d--

you perjurer.

- I object to the witness being harassed this way! - Who's harassing who?

I'm just asking for a square deal, that's all.

I'm just asking good, honest, and intelligent people

not to take the word of an ex-convict

against a good, honest, and innocent woman.

- I object, Your Honor!

- Objection overruled.

- You're right, Judge.

- There you are.

She's got the jury and the judge under her arm. They'll hand her this case on a silver platter.

- Don't be unfair. - Unfair?

Maybe you've got so much money, you don't mind losing this case.

But my reputation means something to me,

and if ever there was a case I wanted to win, this is it.

- Well, I told you not to put the man on the stand

in the first place.

- Then you'll have to take the stand

and tell your story.

- I'll do nothing of the kind.

- If you feel that way about it,

why did you ever contest the case at all?

- Well, I'm sorry I did.

- Now, if any right-thinking man'll believe

what a crook and a jailbird will say,

then there's nothing I could say

that'll make any difference.

I'm through with this guy, Judge.

- Do you wish to question the witness further?

- Yes... I have a few questions I should like to ask.

Mr. Wiley-- - Bob... sit down.

That's enough. Call it off.

I'll settle for the amount asked.

- You're absolutely mad.

- I don't want it to go any further.

Do you understand?

- All right, have it your own way.

If you want to make a fool of yourself over this woman,

I can't stop you.

- Don't try to.

- Your Honor, my client has requested me

for some peculiar reason of his own

to cease contest of this suit.

He's prepared to settle at once

for the full amount of the case.

- How extraordinary.

- I'll say it is.

- What is this, Benny?

- Don't ask me. I am paralyzed.

- Sounds like a trick in it.

- Does the plaintiff accept the defendant's motion

as satisfaction of this suit?

- Okay, the plaintiff accepts it with pleasure.

- In view of the agreement between the parties to this suit

the jury is discharged with thanks.

Case dismissed.

Court's adjourned.

- I'm glad you won your case, Miss Tira.

- Now, wait a minute now, boys.

Boys, now, take it easy now.

- Aw, give us a break, will ya?

- I'll give you all the breaks in the world,

but don't crowd.

Wait a minute, pictures first.

- Could you stand up, please, Miss Tira?

Miss Tira, would you stand up, please?

- Why, of course, if it'll make you happy.

- Look over this way, please, Miss Tira.

Right here, Miss Tira.

- Wait a minute, boys, one at a time.

I'm not twins, you know.

- All right-- - Hold that pose, please.

- Oh, okay. - All set. Open.

- Hold it for me now, okay? - Thank you, Miss Tira.

- Thank you. - Thank you, Miss Tira.

- Will you answer a few questions, Miss Tira?

- Of course.

- Now that you've won your case,

what do you intend to do?

- Carry on the same as before.

- Why did you admit knowing so many men in your life?

- Hm, well, it's not the men in your life that counts,

it's the life in your men.

In all this, do you feel

that you've been doing the right thing?

- Show me a woman that could do any better.

- Well... - Oh, you're right, Judge.

Oh!

- Well, it was nice of you to come up, Judge.

- Oh, thank you.

You've been charming, my dear.

Very charming.

- I'm glad you found that out.

- Oh, of course, of course.

Well, good-bye.

- Hmm. I see you've got that hand trouble, too, ah?

Well, good-bye again.

- Good-bye.

Hello?

Oh, uh, juror number four.

Yes, I remember you.

You were the one with the nice, kind face.

Mm-hmm.

Oh, I know you were for me.

Mm-hmm.

And I wanna thank you for those beautiful flowers.

They were lovely.

And don't forget, come up and see me sometime.

Mm-hmm. - Oh, Mr. Clayton.

How is you?

- Ooh, uh, yes, yes.

All right, good-bye.

- Tira...

You said things in that courtroom

that led me to believe you loved me.

That you still love me.

Did you mean them?

- What difference does it make now?

- All the difference in the world.

- You didn't believe me before.

- Because I couldn't understand about that fellow Slick

being up here that night.

- Oh, so that's it.

Heh, I didn't understand it myself

till I found out it was all a big frame-up...

to keep me from leaving the show.

- Well, then, let's forget the whole thing

and go on together.

- You sure you want it that way?

- You know I do.

- Oh... sit down.

- You're everything to me.

I am?

Oh, Beulah? - Yes, ma'am?

- Bring me my jewel case.

- You're more fascinating than ever.

- Well, I get better as I go along.

- Here, Miss Tira.

- Here's something for ya.

- Well, I'm glad to know it wasn't the money you wanted.

- You got a lot of other things it takes

to make a woman happy.

- Oh, I'm crazy about you.

- Well, I did my best to make you that way.

- Look, darling, you need a rest and so do I.

Let me take you away somewhere, we'll--

- Would you call that a rest?

- What are you thinking about?

- Same thing you are.

♪♪

- ♪ Mm, baby, I can warm you ♪

♪ With this love of mine ♪

♪ I'm no angel ♪

♪ Aw, let me feel my fingers ♪

♪ Runnin' through your hair ♪

♪ I can give you kisses till you... ♪

Mmm...

♪♪

♪ I'll take your blues, stomp down your troubles ♪

♪ Rock you with a steady roll ♪

♪ Here's your connection, take my affection ♪

♪ You're my new ace in the hole ♪

♪ Ah, let me have you now before the night is gone ♪

♪ Come on, flag this joint, so we can carry on ♪

♪ I can make it heaven where the shades are drawn ♪

♪ I'm no angel, believe me ♪♪