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captioning made possible bywarner bros. [knock on door] [knock knock knock] woman: breakfast,mr. smith. well,what are they doing? she's underthe bedclothes, and he'splaying cards. you didn't lookthrough the keyhole. you can'tsee anything anyway.
i only listened. [telephone rings] [ring] smith residence. no, mr. custer,they haven'tcome out yet. well, they justopened the doorfor breakfast now, but they didn'tlet out any dishes. i'm running outof dishes. well, they've beenin there3 days already.
what's the longestthey've keptthis thing up? 8! has sammy gottenthere yet? he's just come in. it's mr. custer. yes, mr. custer? now, listen, sammy, that paper'sgotta be signed. so don't you leave theretill it is signed,understand?
i'm depending on you,sammy. i'll come backwith it signed,mr. custer. [sighs] take me to the room. mr. smith? mr. smith,it's me sammy,from the office. sammy: mr. custersays you'll haveto sign this. we can't keeppostponing the case. push itunder the door.
i'm putting itunder the door,mr. smith. see. you signed itin pencil. smith:i haven't gotany ink. it's no goodin pencil. well, then goover it with a pen. but that's forgery! no, it isn't. anyway,nobody'd know.
but, mr. smith, i take mybar examinationnext june. i couldget into trouble. give me a pen. thank you,mr. smith. thought i left, huh? what would you doif i walked outthat door? leave me? forever?
as long as we live,we must never changethat rule. that's right. you know, if everymarried couple had it, there'd never bea divorce. they ought to put itin the marriage ceremony. you are not allowedto leave the bedroomafter a quarrel unless you've made up.well, that's simple. eventuallyyou'd have to make up. most men can't affordto stay away fromthe office
3 days at a crack. remember the 8-daysession? and the 6? yeah, there were 2 6s. 2? one christmas weekand, uh... the other onethe weekendof the yale game. that was really5 and a half. we startedin the afternoon.
how about somebreakfast, woman? ain't we manly? we've got respectfor each otheras persons. that's ourbig trick. mm-hmm. man and woman,all right. but person to person,that's importantin a marriage, too. make like this. you know, i thinkwe'd be friends
if we were men or women,don't you? respect for each otheras individuals, that's what counts. to alwaystell the truth, no matterwhat the consequences. you know, i thinkif we told each otherjust one lie we'd have to admitwe failed,wouldn't we? and what would wehave left? a marriagelike other people's.
doubt, distrust, going on with each otherbecause it's the easiest way. your barber'sshaving you too close. i wish you'd talkto him. you know,it was all my fault. no, my dear,it was mine. it was my fault,dear. uh-uh.mine, darling. i shouldn't be jealousso much
and i should, uh... lay off your family. a wife shouldconduct herselfto please her husband. that's one of the rulesi'm going to make. another one? what's the date today? uh, darling,i think i'd betterbe running along. oh, no, honey.not just yet. rememberrule number 7?
yes, but i thoughtwe'd given that one up. it always got usinto so much trouble. if we ever give up one,that meanswe're giving up just that much of ourwonderful relationship. that we're letting down. you wouldn't want meto feel that,would you? but those questionsyou ask each month. about that tripi took to paris the year i graduatedfrom college.
i was only 21. well, i forgaveyou that. shoot. if you had it allto do over again, would youhave married me? honestly, no. not that i wantto be marriedto anyone else. but i think thatwhen a man marries, he gives up a certain amountof freedom and independence.
if i had to do itall over again, i think i wouldstay single. we wanted meto answer you truthfully because we respecteach other. we're honestwith each other. your feelingsaren't hurt, are they? no, no. it's perfectlyall right. that's enough of that. i was gettinginto trouble.
i'm not angryin the least. oh, yes, you are. you don't understand. i was only answeringa hypothetical question of what i would doif i had to do itall over again. david, if you wantyour freedom, i don't want to bethe kind of a wife who clingsto her husbandwhen she's not wanted. darling, i do wantto be married to you.
i love you.i worship you. i am used to you. how do we alwaysget into these things? well, ifmy only hold on you is thatyou're used to me. oh, darling,you've gotthe whole thing wrong. i don't know whati'd do without you. you are mylittle girl. i... now don't cry.
don't cry. forgive me? say you forgive me. now can i go to work? i'll come back early, and i mean early. don't work too hard,darling. morning. good morning,mr. smith.
well, morning,david. morning, jeff. well, you knowhow she is. you've got to humor herin these things. don't apologize to me,david. i envy you fromthe bottom of my heart. i wish i was in your shoes. yeah, she's a great kid. it certainly piles up,doesn't it?
[door opens] yeah, what is it,sunny? there's a mr. deeverbeen waiting to see you. he won't tell mehis business. he says it's something private. well,send him in. well, i'll leave youto your miseries, david. what about lunchat the club,if you can make it? i'll tryand make it, jeff.
mr. deever. how do you do? uh, won't yousit down? uh... what can i dofor you? were you marriedin beechamin march 1937? yes, i was. well, you know, beecham is onthe other sideof the river.
and it was alwaysincorporatedin brender county. but, you see,brender countyis in idaho. and so, uh... well... you follow me,don't you? yes. yes. well, we in beechamfound out we had no right to be incorporatedin brender county. because, fromthe other sideof the bass river,
we belong in nevada. yes. well,well, well. yeah. well,we just found out that anybody who got marriedbetween 1936 and now, with an idaho licensein nevada... well, it isn't legal. what do you mean,it isn't legal? now, now, now.i don't want you to be frightened,or upset, or anything.
but there's beena kind of a mistake. you'renot legally married. what's that? oh, oh, oh,you really are marriedand everything, but there's a littletechnicality. it's perfectly all right,you understand, common law and everything. but we figured in caseof...deaths, and wills and births--you know, children--
we figureit'd be better if everybody kindof got married again, just to beon the safe side. and the chamber of commerceis sending me aroundto everybody to tell them. and we give youyour $2.00 back. you can use itto get another license. kind of funny,isn't it? heh heh heh.yeah. i been doing this2 weeks now,just in new york.
a lot of couplescame to new york. i had a hard timelocating them. yeah. ha ha. well, i guessi'll be going now,mr. smith. i hope you don'thold this against beecham. it really wasn'tour fault. oh, no,not at all. is that your wife? uh-huh.
was sheannie krausheimer? yes, yes.she lived rightacross from beecham. that's how we happenedto get married there. did you know her? did i know her? why, when shewas this high, she and my kid sisterused to go running in and out of the houseall the time. i remember likeit was yesterday.
i can't get over that. i guess she'schanged some, huh? well, she's changeda little. she once chaseda dog catchera half a mile with a baseball bat. well, she hasn't changedas much as you'd think. sure is a fine lookingwoman. tell her i was askingfor her, will you? old harry deever.she'll remember me.
indeed i will.thank you very much,mr. deever. good-bye, mr. smith. good-bye.uh, you can findyour way out? deever:yeah, yeah.yes, thank you. ahem. sunny:yes, mr. smith? get me my home. [buzz] hello?
oh, hello, dear. yes, darling. where do you thinki'm going to take youfor dinner tonight? no. momma lucy's. honey. i didn't thinkyou even rememberedthe name of the place. we haven't been theresince beforewe were married. oh, i love you.
you want to pick me uphere about 6:00? bye, darling. oh, oh, driver.i'll get off here. well, dear,i must be going. all right,mother, dear. mr. harry deever. he says you remember himfrom across the riverin beecham. oh, yes.show him in, lily. harry deever?
bertha deever'sbrother. why, harry deever,this is quitea surprise. hello, annie. hello,mrs. krausheimer. i didn't know whetheryou'd remember me. what are you doingin new york? oh, i'm hereon business. how's your wife? she's fine,thanks.
and how's bertha? she's fine, too. married toa dairy farmerin boise. got 4 children.all girls. well,good for bertha. sit down, won't you,and have some tea. no, thanks. i got a lot to do. only dropped infor a second.
certainly makesme feel goodto meet somebody from our neckof the woods. say, this isquite a city. every night'ssaturday. annie, you haven'tchanged a bitfrom the little girl who used to gorunning in and outof the house. i'd of recognized youin a minute. why, harry deever, that's the nicest thingyou could have saidto me.
i did recognize you. only saw your pictureon your husband's desk, and recognized youright off. say, he's a good-lookingfellow. what were you doingwith my husband? you know, beechamis on the other sideof the river. and it was alwaysincorporatedin brender county... between 1936 and now,you're notlegally married. why, that's terrible.
oh, it's nothing. i gave your husbandhis $2 back and he don't lose a centon the whole thing. you just get marriedagain. i should hope so. now, mother,don't get excited. it's really nothing,mrs. krausheimer. nothing? how does it look?
well, now, mother,don't worry. david will do all rightby your little girl. how do you know? because david'salready called up and wants usto have dinner for 2at momma lucy's. he'll marry metonight. i hope so. can i drive yousomewhere, mr. deever? oh, thanks,mrs. krausheimer.
i'd appreciate it. give my love to berthaand those 4 girls. thanks.and good-bye, annie. good-bye. i do hope everythingwill be all right. mother, what are youtalking about? well, you call me upif anything happens. if nothing happens. now, don't worry,darling.
uh, lily? you knowthat little bolero suit that's hangingin the closet? yes, ma'am. well, i was marriedin that suit and i want to wear ittonight. isn't that wonderful? well, you know thatbetter than i do,ma'am. well, get it, lily.
inhale, mrs. smith.inhale. i can't understandanything hangingin a closet shrinking so much. how are you,mrs. smith? fine. fine. mrs. smith's here. hello, darling. i thought youweren't going tobuy any more new clothes. you look kind of cute.
oh, you know,i can't wait to seemomma lucy's. uh, do you thinkwe'll getthe same table? oh, sure. it'll be covered ina checkered tablecloth and there'll be a candlein an old chianti bottle. and rosa,the fortune teller. you know, i even lovethe smell of the place. either our noseshave changed, or they've builta livery stablearound here somewhere.
well, it'snot exactly chanel 5. let's go in. the placehas changed a little. customers. is momma lucy here? i'm momma lucy. uh, you've changeda little, too. she went backto the old country. uh--uh,wait a minute.
we'd like to eat here. you want to eat here? yes, if you haven'tany objections. you got no objection,i've got no objection. where you like to sit? well, we used tocome here years ago and there used to betables outside. would it betoo much trouble to have it the wayit used to be?
are you going to havea 45 cent ora 65 cent dinner? 65. ok. tableclothisn't checkered. it's dirty enoughso it looks checkered. candle stuckin a beer bottleisn't the same, is it? haven't they ever seenanybody eat before? let's justout-stare them. that'll make themembarrassed.
eat your soup, dear. there's somethingwrong with that soup. it's your imagination. why doesn't the cateat the soup? animals knowwhat's good for them. you noticehe ate the olives. the pits, too. well, that's roughage. make the best of it,darling.
don't let it spoilour evening. that cat knows something. where shall we goafter this? home. home? well, aren't we supposedto go someplace before we go home? all together,it would make ittoo late. i'd give 5 bucksto see that cattake a sip of that soup.
david? yes, dear? tell me what you doa day in the office. you know, just a simpleday like today. from the timeyou came intill you went home, what happened? oh, uh... just a lot of smooch. it's duller thandishwater, really.
oh, no, it isn't.i'm very interested. what sort of thingsgo on in a day? who did you see? pleasetry and remember. well, now, let me see. oh, yes, yes, yeah. some sucker came inand wanted his alimonyreduced. another guy came in and wanted meto rub out a name in hisgrandmother's will.
and, uh,that's about all. i spent most of the dayin conference with jeff. things pile up in 3 days. wonder if he'lltake a little soup? come on. no, he won't. doesn't that meansomething? i want a stomach pump. waiter: nice cat, eh?
yeah. i'm unluckywith cats here. the third catthis week. they get run over... [relieved sigh] i think. your name mrs. smith? yes. how did you know? your motheris in the kitchen.
on the phone. oh. well, itmust be aboutour red cross group. hello. mother? [hushed]not exactly. he's teasing me. he thinks he's beingromantic about it. mother,are you crying? oh, my poor baby. thank heavenyour father is dead.
listen to me now. under no conditions--do you hear me-- are you two to... why, mother! of course not. yes, mother. if worsecomes to worse, i'll spend the nightwith you. oh, good night, my love.
good night. everything all right? yes. darling, i have a littlesecret to tell you. oh, it's about time.what is it, dear? you're a great kid. it's...gettingrather late if we haveto go anyplace, if you knowwhat i mean.
i get it. waiter, check. [whistling] glasses, dear. glasses? don't want to drinkout of the bottle, do you? get going, annie. keep twirling it,honey.
[crash] you beast! you knowwe're not married. you were nevergoing to tell me. i was goingto tell you, annie. i was goingto tell you later. later? how much latercould you have told me? now there's no needin going on like this. you were goingto wait until... annie.
and then throw me asidelike a squeezed lemon. "squeezed lemon."don't dramatize this. i've given you the bestyears of my life, and you were willingto go on and on. i've always hada suspicion about you. so did my mother. your foreheadslants back too much. will you pleaselet me say some-- don't touch me.
but, annie, i-- get out of here. go on. go on. you'renot staying here. but we can't leavethe bedroom untilafter we've made up. you're not inthe bedroom.get out! annie, listen to me. i know youfor what you are. i'm lucky i found you out.you're going out of here. those are my clothes.
never come back. i never wantto see you againas long as i live. dear, whatare you doing? good evening,mr. smith. good evening,thomas. have you a roomfor a member whopays his dues? i'm sure we have. quite a noveltyseeing you, sir. don't remember yourhaving spent a nighthere in 3 years.
there you are, sir. hey. look out. are you hurt? hello, smith. hello. benson. chuck benson.don't you remember me? you and i playedtogether in a foursome in last year'sgolf tournament. yeah. how are you?
fine. how are you? oh, well, i've gotkind of a littlecrick in my neck, and i thought thismight work it out. yeah. i had a fightwith my wife, too. it wasn't exactlya fight. you know whati can't understand? whenever 2 peoplehave a fight, the woman always goeshome to her mother. but when my wifeand i have a fight,
i have to getout of the house. huh. how do you get back? simplest thingin the world. ignore it.ignore the whole thing. the next day, they'redying to see you. take it from me,brother. i've had experience. yeah. you're right.
just go to the office, don't even telephone, she worries whydon't i come back. and when i doget back, why... thank you, joe. what can youdo for me? what's this? a chain to keeppeople out. well, open it up.
miss krausheimer'snot at home. i'm going to come inand wait. you open that up,or i'll fire you. you're not firing me. i was the midwifefor annie when shewas born. i know how you've beenacting towards her, and all i can sayof what she's done is it's about time. hey!
what about my pen? thank you fora wonderfulevening. gentleman: i'lltake you upstairs. oh, no, no. that'squite all right,mr. flugle. i hada wonderful time. i did, too,miss krausheimer. oh, no, no, no,mr. flugle. well, they can'trule you outfor trying. that's right.good night.
better luck next time.good night. open that door. i know you're in there. oh, nowthis is ridiculous. i saw you downstairswith that old goat. i'm not gonnastand for this. there's your pen. annie, you openthat door. when they come backa second night,
things are bad. go on, go on. now. now what? are you going to stopthis silly farce,or aren't you? i've got a lot of workpiled up for meat the office. i've just been througha 3-day sessionof this nonsense, and i haven'tany more time forthese games of yours. you can come home now,
and i'm willing notto discuss it anymore. that's very generous of you.who do you thinkyou're talking to? my wife. we're not married. are you outof your mind? certainlywe're married. what do you meanafter 3 yearswe're not married? legally,we're not married. oh, for--all right,we'll get married.
does thatsatisfy you? "we'll get married." that's a nice,snarly proposal. listen here. you hada hard enough job to get meto marry you before, and i didn't know you. but i do now, and how i know you. and if anyone asks you,you're no bargain. well, what'sthe matter with me?
i don't wantthis discussionto run into hours. i'm very busy. name one thing about meyou don't like. one thing. my, aren't we vain? one thing i am notis vain. what about that tar stuffyou keep rubbingin your hair that smells upmy whole bedroom? i am only tryingto save my hairfor you.
and you'rea fine one to talk-- going to bed withthose aluminum clipsin your hair. you turned overone night and cut mein 20 places. you needn't worry.you won't be cutanymore. i'm not gonna standany more of this, and that's my finalword on the matter. nice to have met you. i'm not goingto support you.
what do youthink of that? fine. no. i mean it. you're not gonna getany more money. who asked you? i want you to knowthat i'm doing thisreluctantly. suits me. keep the change. you're not beingvery practical.
how do you thinkyou're going to live? i said, how do you thinkyou're going to live? good morning. hey, where yougoing, bud? are you lookingfor something? can i help you? yes. you take this aislehere, and i'll-- no, no. it's all right.i'll find it myself. i might be able to saveyou a lot of trouble.
i'm very well acquaintedwith the merchandise. no. i'd just ratherrun across it myself. somethingin lady's lingerie? yes. yes, somethingin lady's lingerie. well, that's-- don't tell me.it's a gamei'm playing. that's perfectlyall right. i see you. you mightas well come up. anything i can dofor you, sir?
are you crazy? will you pleasedo me a favorand come home? i'm supposedto be in courtthis morning. well, i'm sorry, sir. i think you havethe wrong department. we have nothinghere for you. are you gonna come outof here peacefully, or will i haveto carry you? and the most wonderfulfeature of these,
you don't haveto launder them. you merely throw them away.just throw them away. that suits me. oh, no. leave me alone.don't you-- why, miss krausheimer, what are you doingto the customer? i'm not doing anything.look who's got who. i'll have to ask youto release our sales clerk.
do you want to tryand make me release her? if you're not pleasedwith this clerk, i'll be happyto get you another. i'm pleased with her,all right, but she's no clerk.she's my wife. your wife? i am not. miss krausheimer, we understoodyou were a single woman.
as an aid tothe unemployment crisis, it is our policynot to employ married women. and quite right, too. i am not married. she's married,all right. we'll have to take this upwith the head of the firm. well, justtake me to him. let's all go. this way, please.
oh... this gentlemen claimshe's married to ourmiss krausheimer. we are not married. we're married,all right. you understand,miss krausheimer, it is not our policyto employ married women. i told her that. i tell you we arenot married,mr. flugle. she's married. where didyou meet this monkey?
sylvia introducedme to him. that's the last timei want you to talkto sylvia. i never liked her very muchin the first place. mr. flugle, i tell youi am a single girl. she is not, you old goat.and what do you mean bytaking out innocent girls the night before yougive them a jobin this dump? i am not innocent. there you are.she admits it.she's my wife. i didn'tadmit anything.
are you referring to meas an old goat? oh, sit down. the store detectives. i'll getthe store detectives. yes. i'll getthe store... well, are yousatisfied now? i have an appointmentat the office. will you make upwith me? no. i'm not going tomake up with you ever.
for heaven sake, ann, what is the matterwith you? in the morning, i saidthat if i had to do itall over again, i wouldn't wantto marry you. and now i have a chanceto do it all over again, and i want to come back. doesn't that convince youthat i want to staymarried to you? oh, i believe that youwant to get married again, and i'm very flattered, buti don't want to marry you.
i've thought it all over,and i'm not interested. well, i don'tlike your temper. you're jealous. you're alwaysknocking people down. if you are referringto new year's eve, i don't think thatthat drunk had any right to pick up your garterand wave it around. it wasn't my garter.i showed youboth my garters. that was after you'd goneinto the ladies room
and gotten julie's garters. they weremy garters. they werejulie's garters. how do you knowthey were julie'sgarters? i know they weren'tyour garters. i don't know whatyou two are selling, but do you have a licenseto get this crowd around? what do you mean,license? run on aboutyour business.
go on and hit him,why don't you? knock him down.go ahead. madam, i wouldn'tadvise your friend to strike an officerin this town. well, officer,i'm on your side. i don't evenknow this man. oh. beat it, buddy. come on, you go this way,and you go visitcolumbus circle. now wait a minute.
go on, scatter.break it up. wait just--you can'tdo this to me. come in. hello, david. i postponedthe amanda case for you and set backthe duffy hearing and askedfor a continuance againstthe streetcar company. that's fine.that's just fine.
i'd like to ask youto do something, david. i'll get my workcleaned up in no time at all. i can't seem to getmy mind on itright now. oh, that'sall right, david. you don't know what i'mgoing to ask you yet. sure. anythingyou want. you know. i'd like tohave you drop in at your own hometonight.
after dinner. what do you mean? well, i took mattersin my own hands and asked annto have me to dinner. she's fond of me, and she knowsi'm fond of her. well, i think i canstraighten this thing out. i hope it is somethingi can straighten out. oh, yeah. it'snothing at all.
it's just a littlemarital quarrel. it's nothing at all,really. mm, i imaginedit was that. you're too fineto do anything shoddy. well, now i'd liketo have you just drop in unannounced at, shall we say,uh, 9:00. jeff, i... that's all right.
you're the best frienda man ever had. we're partners. you're the best partnera man ever had. we were school chums. you're the best fullbackthat alabama ever had. i thought henkelwas great... but henkelcouldn't touch you. thanks, david. may i come in?
i'll see. it's all right. hello, ann. david, i want youto talk to my lawyer. your lawyer? what lawyer? ann has asked me to represent herin this matter,david. oh, what for?
i've beentelling her she doesn't needa lawyer. i'll sayshe doesn't. she just told meall about it, and as i understandthe factsof the case, you two aren'tmarried at all. there you are. what? so there's nothingfor the courtto decide.
this happened before in peterson vs. peterson, and jeff said theyeven threw it outof the supreme court. hey, what'sthe matter with you? and he said you're luckyit isn't the south and thati'm not his sister. why, you hillbillyambulance chaser. now there's no needto lose our temper. we're married.if not legally,then by common law. that's just as good.it's better.
oh, i don't denythere's a kind of common lawrelationshipbetween you. tell himthe whole thing, jeff. however, the womanis given the benefit of any difficultiesarising out ofsuch relationship. for instance,should you die, as a wife, she'sentitled to sharein the husband's estate. that's great. when i die,she'll get the furniture. now you're entitledto hold yourself forthas the husband.
i am holding myselfforth as the husband. i wish you'd tell mesomething i don't know. should the woman,however, care to haltthe relationship and marry someone else, she's entitled to do so. peterson vs. peterson, adams vs. kelly, and gimbel vs. new pennsylvania coal company. you are supposed to bemy best friend,
and you'retelling her this. now, david, i havenever taken advantageof our friendship by word or deed, and it's only becauseyou're standing here that i can now ask ann. would you care to havedinner with metomorrow night? ann, i'm asking youto come to your sensesand marry me tomorrow. if you have dinner with himtomorrow night, this is final--we're through.
what time? we're through. from now on,we're just friends. that's not necessary. is the florida cluball right? anywhere you say. jeff: i'll callfor you at 8:00. ann: that'll be fine. good night, jeff.
good night, ann. comparing yourselfto henkel as a football player. you couldn't carryhenkel's water bucket. good night, david. you understand? yes, sir. ann: who is it? oh, mrs. smith,could i see youa moment, please?
just a minute. your noseis bleeding. are you sure that stuffis good for a nosebleed? best thingin the world. i always use it. then, i don't know. i use itfor everything. oh, yeah. oh, boy.
i guess i ama kind of a dummy. eh-heh. the last thing in the worldi should do is chase her. leave her alonefor a week or 10 days. she's used to me. she can't get to sleepuntil i get home. hmm. i'll have funfor a couple of nights, play a little pokerwith the boys.
gloria? oh. i thought therewas a woman in here. hiya, gloria. and i'm kissing you back. mmm... [kiss kiss] jimmy? this is no jimmy. this is chuckie.
been missingyour chuckie, honey? she's a wonderfulgirl. society girl--real class. how abouttomorrow night? atta-girl. listen,i got a friend. how about gertrude? you'll likegertrude. me? gertrude?
oh, he'sa wonderful fella. society fella--real class. did you eversee the girl in the cameladvertisements? is she as good lookingas that? oh, gertrude. say, i got a nicelittle dinner partnerfor you tomorrow night, but he kinda needscheering up. know what i mean?
she wantsto talk to you. she's kissing at me. kiss back at her. i don't know her. well, it's allfor a laugh. she's a great kid. [kissing] it feels kinda silly. huh?
well, how do you knowyou're crazy about me? oh. oh, it's justan ordinary voice. i used to singa little. didn't i tell you? yeah, he'sa great fella. 8:00? what'll we make it? the florida club. how aboutthe florida club?
ok. good-bye. wait tillyou see 'em. what has gertrudegot to do with camels? she smokes 'em. yeah, but you saidsomething aboutthe advertisements. heh? oh, well, she lookslike that girl. she's a dead ringerfor her. she likes my voice. that isn't allshe'll like.
yes, i'll take careof that, mr. rondell.i'll do the best-- i'll be therein a minute. um, mr. chuck benson'sparty. oh, yes, sir.they're expecting you. right this way. [big-band swing music plays] not there, davey! not there! over here, davey!
davey, my boy! the one and only. here he is, kids,in the flesh. what's been keepin' ya? well, hello there. chuck: what'sheld you up, davey? the girls have beenwaiting here for youfor more than an hour. i've been a littlebusy at the office. oh, no, no! not there.that doesn't go there.
keep your hands offof gloria. this isgertie here. no, no, right here iswhere the chair goes. gloria o'dayand gertie schultz,this is davey smith. hi. what are you gonnahave to drink, davey? why don't you tryan old-fashioned, davey? yeah, havean old-fashioned. hey, waiter, bring usanother old-fashioned. uh, uh...couldn't--
isn't it a littlecrowded in here? couldn't we go someplacewhere it was quieter,maybe a little darker? no, hold it, cookie. we'll go to one of themdark, romantic places later. we're eatin' first. you ever been here? oh, yes, often.that's why i... wanted to go someplacewhere it was darker. i don't get it.
it's awfully hotin here. i know a placethat's very cool. don't rush it. we're stuckfor the cover charge anyway. say, davey, a couplemore hours of this... i beg your pardon. the pheasant,madame. dish it out,i'm starved. i could eata horse. don't forget to takethe feathers off.
this'll beright here, honey. david's here. yes, so i see. who's he with,i wonder? well, so you wannawrestle, huh? [not making any sound] she's rather pretty,isn't she? do you know her, jeff? no, i don't.
i want to dance. oh, fine. do you careto dance, dear? yes, indeed. you're lookingfor trouble,buddy. you know whatthis pheasant is? nothin' but chicken,and tough chicken at that. 3 bucks for thiswith a couple of french fries. what a racket.
uh, gertie doesn'tseem to likethe food here. maybe we bettergo somewhere else. it's gettin' better.you gotta work on ita little. relax. relax. gloria: no, i thinkgertie's right. we still should'veordered some chop suey. chuck:what's the matter, baby?don't you like pheasant? gloria: no, i likesome chop suey. just pour someketchup on it.
hey, waiter!bring us some ketchup. but i don'tlike ketchup. then scrape the gravy off.that ought to fix it. well, i still thinkwe should've orderedsome chop suey. aw, just eat it up, honey.then maybe davey'll inviteus over to his house. yeah? oh, swell. yeah. eat it up. all right. [nasally] my nosehas started bleeding.i gotta go home again.
aw, that's all right.i can stop a nosebleed. no, no, wait a minute. just lie right down. no! hey, chum, gimmea hunk of ice,will ya? here you are. no. no, no,no, no. just take it easy.i know how to stop that. i used to fix2 of these a nightat the dance hall.
gertie, why don't you trya cold knife under his nose? good idea. david: let me up. don't talk. hey, waiter. put that chicken backon the stove, will ya? it's nothing at all,folks. just stand backand give him some air. gloria: maybe heshould've orderedchop suey, too. i knew the wayhe was acting
he was gonna geta punch in the nose. gloria: maybe he saw somethingthat made him dizzy. come, ann. hey, give me another knife.this one's hot. just cut my throatwith it. if you're upset,i'll gladly take you home. upset? why? because i saw david with florencenightingale?
i don't care who holdsa knife to him, although i'd certainlylike the chance myself. well, uh... is there someplaceyou'd like to go? i feel likestaying upall night tonight. i know. let'sgo to the fair. i've never been so happyin all my life. wonderful evening. [thud]
[nervous giggle] this is wonderful. so happyand carefree. ooh! [silence] uh-oh. [nervous laugh] you know, they'rebeing very clever. they're making believewe're stuck.
we are stuck. that's what i thought. why don't theydo somethingabout it?! keep calm, ann.don't be frightened. it's much betterto stay where we are. you're soaked through. it's nothing. [sniffles] you're catching cold.
it's onlya little sniffle. ah-choo! you know what david does if he sneezes twicein one evening? he goes to bed with4 hot water bottles, a quart of brandy, and a red woolen capover his head. you ought to see himin bed with thatred woolen cap. the moment we get down
we'll goto your apartment and get you intosome dry clothes. my apartment? mmm. excuse me. what a beautiful room. no wonderyou've never gotten married. who did it for you, jeff? i did it myself.
do you likethe color scheme? you did? david couldn't even tell youthe color of our walls. he could be livingin a tent. it's the most tastefulman's bedroomi've ever seen. thank you. uh, what aboutyour hair? oh, don't worry about it. i'll just dry itin front of the fire.
well, would you excuse me? i'm going to getinto somethingmore comfortable. well, is that your idea of somethingmore comfortable? well, i only haveone dinner coat. don't tell meyou expectto go out again in your condition. well, this hasn't beenmuch of an evening for you. don't you ever thinkabout yourself?
what you need,young man, is a little medicalattention. oh, i feel fine, ann,really. 2 big swallows of this, there'll be one lesspneumonia case tomorrow. now you sit.sit right over there. is that for me? yes.all in one big gulp. i don't drink liquor.
i just keep itfor david... and friends. you meanyou never drink liquorat all? i haven'tanything against other peopledrinking it, mind you, but i just never seemto get around to breaking training. i eat 4 differentvegetables a day. really?
you know, when i wasa young fella, i attendeda temperance lecture, and it wasvery instructive. i've never forgotten it. now, this manwas explainingthe evils of liquor, and there was a drunkin the audience who keptinterrupting him. finally, the lecturerasked the drunk to come upon the platform.
when he got there, he asked himto open one eye. and do you knowwhat he did? he took an eyedropperfull of whiskey and squirted itinto that man's eye. well, you never heardsuch holleringin all your life. of course, his whole eyegot inflamed, and the lecturerpointed out that the liningin your stomach
is exactlythe same compositionas your eyeball. well, sir,i've never been ableto forget that. it's rather a dirty trick. then you knowwhat happened? the drunk left the halland came backa few minutes later and went up on the platform and asked the lecturerto open his eye. and do you know what he did? he jammeda whole handfulof cone crinkles
in that man's eye and turnedto the audienceand said, "that's whatcone crinkles do to the lining ofyour stomach." well, it served him right. well, this isn't alcohol,jeff, it's medicine. well, if you thinki ought to. yes, i do.one big gulp now. well, don't you feel it?
doesn't it burn youor anything? i've tried this before, and it'svery interesting. i don't mindthe taste of it. only thing ismy metabolismmust be very high 'cause i'm sorry to say i'm not one of thosestrong, silent men who can holdtheir liquor. i never saw anyonehold it as well.
i don't thinkone is going to do youany good. i think another onewould be a mistake. it's just medicine.it kills the germs. all in one gulp now. your good health. what a constitution. [hiccup] maybe that second onewas too much. miss ann...
may i beg your leavefor a moment? certainly. jeff, are you feelingall right? now you comeright over hereand sit down. i wouldn't wantto get bold. we'll keep the tablebetween us. that's right.right over here. you sit right there. i'll sitright over here.
my only fear isthat i may not actlike a gentleman. well, i always say that a man'strue charactercomes out when he's hadone drink too many. do you want to knowthe basic difference between you and david? you give himone too many, and he tilts forwardat you. and you, jeff,you lean backwards.
i'll tell yousomething else. all eveningi've been waiting for just one littlesuspicious movefrom you. there isn't one manin a thousand who wouldn'ttake out a girlin my position and just trysomething. no matter how faint, it would still besomething. and lookhow wonderfullyyou're acting.
very first timei went out with david, he ruined a brand-new$85 dress i had. he was just awful. didn't changethe whole first yearwe were married. i used to think maybeit was the thingshe ate. i tried changinghis diet aroundand everything. i hada wonderful evening,jeff. i'm goingto leave you now. you cover upwarm in bed
and geta good night's sleep. you'll feel much betterin the morning. i intendtaking you home, ann. oh, absolutely not, jeff. you're probablydying to kiss me and haven't gotthe nerve. that's true. you may. i have a cold.
that's very considerate. that's anotherbasic difference between you and david-- colds never stopped him. he had the measles once. how i didn'tget the measlesi'll never know. here we go again. i hope she's not goingto visit her mother out on long islandagain.
i don't think so. my wife don't like meto do this. this is likedriving private. i don't get any freedom. you get paid,don't you? you owe mesome more money. i gave you 20 bucksday before yesterday. you used that up2 days ago. i'll pay you later.don't lose her.
how did you ever becomea private detective anyway? my whole familyare private detectives. this must be costingher husband a pileof dough. you want to hearmy opinion? you ain't goingto catch herat anything. she's pretty foxy. oh, i don't know. you know whatwe ought to do,you and me? let's goto a burly-q show.
this dame ain'tgoing to do nothingthis afternoon. in the afternoonsis when you catch them. no kidding? that's funny. what is? where does my wife goevery afternoon? hey, look.look. she's goingto visit me. oh, good morning. there's someone waitingfor you in the office.
well, mr. smith,it's about time. oh, how do you do,mr., uh... you've even forgottenmy name. i'm a client of yours. i paid you$1,000 retainer fee to sue my brother-in-law. my name is conway. yes, of course,mr. connolley. won't you sit down?
i made up my mindi was going to see you if it took me all week, and it has taken meall week. where have you been? just relax,mr. connolley. we've gotyour brother-in-law right where we want him. if you'll lie down therefor a minute, i'll get the fileson the case.
i've been sleeping hereso much i can't sleep at home. where did my wife go? she's inmr. custer's office. mr. custer's parentssurprised him. well, the truth iswe're going to lake placid. we've always talkedabout spending a vacationin the snow, and now we'regoing to do it. but we didn't knowthere'd be nearly2 hours between trains.
is there no chancethat you 2 can join us? well, i-- they're allin there? but what aboutmr. conway? hello, jeff. oh, excuse me. um, about poorold conway. his brother-in-lawhas him where it hurts, and i've been thinkingabout it a great deal.
why, you'redavid smith. jefferson's partner. david smith,my parents. oh, how do you do,sir? i'm glad to see you. the pleasure'sall mine, sir. we know so muchabout you. jefferson's just writtenand written. you're likeone of the family.
this is mr. smith,jefferson's partner. miss ann krausheimer. we met some time ago. yes. we knowone anothervery well. of course.you've probably seena great deal of her. yes, i have.a great deal. i hope i'm notinterruptinganything. sit right down, boy. we'll all get acquaintedat once.
mother and ihave just met miss ann, and we find out nowthey're both mighty sweeton each other. ashley. david probably knows itbetter than we do, don't you, david? oh, yes,yes, of course. if it hadn't beenfor me, they'd never evengotten together. mrs. custer:that's so romantic.
any of your familyfrom the south? well, no, not exactly, but i had a relativein the civil war who didn't fight at all.he was a slacker. a great many northernerssaw it that way, ma'am, and i give them credit. mrs. custer:you know whati was thinking? what, mrs. custer? if 2 people wantedto go on a honeymoon,
they could just takethe boat to new orleans and motor right upthrough the southto our home. a boat's a wonderful placefor 2 people. that wouldn't bevery good--excuse me. that wouldn't bevery good for ann. you rememberhow sick you were the time we tookthat night boatto albany. she's nota very good sailor. and i can give yousome good practicaladvice on that, too.
whenever she getson a boat, don't let her haveanything to eateven if she wants to. just put her to bed and put a hot water bottleon her stomach and hold it thereno matter how she hollers. that settles her stomach. he considers himselfquite a medical authority. how do you likenew york, mrs. custer? it's so big, though,with everybodyrushing around.
well, i'm afraidthat's rather deceiving. we're really one bighappy family here. of course, there area thousand and onelittle things that go on underneaththe surface-- oh, that reminds me. what about my laundry? i haven't any more shorts. uh, ann kind oftook care of his thingsaround the house. little household things.
and one of the besthousekeepersyou ever saw. i supposeyou're wonderingabout us. well,it's quite simple. i've known annfor a long time and wantedto marry her. still do,as a matter of fact, but--well,fortunes of war. oh. i see.
let me tell yousomething. i know of nofiner compliment that i could payto any girl than to tell youthis-- when a manhas been sitting acrossthe breakfast table from the same womanfor 3 solid years and still wantsto marry her, well,she's quite a girl.
jefferson, may i see youin private, please? come, mother. excuse us, please. excuse me a minute,ann. uh, we can go in here,father. in here, jefferson. what kind of white trashis this you've taken upwith? father, i knowit soundedvery confusing. i wasn't confused at all.
what's she doing witha hot water bottleon her stomach? and sending his shortsto the laundry? 3 years' breakfast? well, they hada very peculiarrelationship. were they married? not exactly. not exactly? i thought so-- [rattling]
the plumbingisn't very goodin this building. now, you mustn't jumpto any conclusionsabout ann. are you satisfied now? are you satisfiedto take 2 fine peoplelike that whose whole livesare wrapped upin their son and make them unhappy? what about mebeing unhappy? all you ever think aboutis yourself. i can't see how
you could have beenassociated with jefffor so long and not gottensome of his fine qualities. what's fine about them? well, he's kindand simple and gentle. oh, you're inone of yourromantic moods again. that's been the troublesince the beginning. and since when haveyou been so crazyabout the gentle act? shall i recall to youhow i got this? a bed lamp.
when you getto know ann, you'll findthat she's everythinga man wants in a wife. can't you get an officewith better plumbing? now, mother,i'm goingto bring ann up to lake placidnext weekendto visit you. maybe we're beingtoo hasty, ashley. we'll make reservationsfor the childrenfor next weekend. i don't want to seemtoo harsh, mother. all right, jefferson,we'll try and forgetall this.
is it too lateto go skiing? if you hurry, you can geta couple of hours inafter lunch. we'll hurry.just make an "x,"jeff. oh, mr. custer,i have a message for you from your parents. they're on our excursion tripto the lake. the group won't be ableto get back until later tonight.
the snow has blockedall the roads. well, uh,what floorare we on? you're roomsare not in the lodge. well, i thoughtthey were. they were changedto one of the cabins. well, i'm sureyou'll find itvery satisfactory. there's more privacy, and a great many peopleprefer that. that'll be all right,jeff.
well, how far is itfrom here? it's onlyhalf a mile, and the sleigh brings youback and forth for meals. it gives youquite an appetite. uh, they're notconnecting rooms,are they? no,they're separate suites. well, i guesswe better stay herefor lunch before we go. yes. boy, they'll bein cabin mckinley.
each cabin is namedafter a president. how very patriotic. hmm, clean, cold air. i love the smell of snow. no onecan smell snow. i can. it isn't snow. those 2 bagsgo in one room and the restin the other.
pardon me. hmm... brrr! don't catch cold now. there you are, boys. thank you, sir. telephone when you wantto go to dinner. the sleigh will be herein a few minutes. that'll be fine.
the sleigh serviceis discontinuedafter 10:00 at night. so are the telephones. we try to make thisa real retreat. well, that suits me. a man has no rightto ask anythingmore beautiful. oh, look.someone else hasthe other suite. i'm glad of that. well, on with our skis. why, it's david.
what are youdoing here? oh! oh, he's fainted. what happened to him? he's terribly ill. he's gotquite an even pulse. well, don't let himsoak here.carry him inside. oh, yes. go easy, jeff.
easy, jeff. ann, would you holdhis arms? well, but you-- no, no, his...his arms. then maybei can do it. let me see now. well, ann, you holdhis legs, huh? that's fine. too heavy for you,honey?
no. i guessi better go first. oh, easy, jeff. one step, honey. set his legs down,honey. now... let's rest a minute. all right? now we got him. i better go first.
mind the stairs,now, honey. careful. that's a girl. in here, jeff. in here. right here. i better go. hang on. swing. 1...
2... 3. this is his room. he doesn't seemto be breathing, jeff. don't worry now, ann.control yourself. he's frozen.he's blue with cold. he's breathing fine. maybe he ought to havea little brandy. no, i'm afraid not.i think that's what did it.
yes, i can seehe's been at itall week. i think a few hours' sleepwill bring him around. do you really think so? we'd better getthese wet clothes off him. come on now,old man. oh, that's fine. we will go awaythe first 2 weeksin december. the first 2 weeksin december. what's he saying?
we were supposed to come herethe first 2 weeks in december. you'll be crazyabout it, ann. well, he must havebeen here the whole weektorturing himself. he--he shouldn'thave come here. playing in the snow.we'll have a lot of fun. let's get these wet thingsoff him. look out! look out! you'll fall. he thinkswe're skiing.
you're very graceful, ann. but don't go so fastthe next time. i don't want youto hurt yourself. isn't that terrible? look out!look out for that tree! ann, i think you bettergo to your room now. why?what's the matter? i want to get himundressed. well, go ahead.
well, i... oh. well, if you need me,call me. david:the first 2 weeksin december. if you takea little walkin the snow, you'll feel better. he'll get delirious againand want water. he's sleepinglike a baby. there's nothingwe can do for him now. i think i'll lookonce more.
[door closes] he's asleep. [mumbling] he's tryingto say something. oh, he's still atthe first 2 weeksin december. he's opening his eyes. my, he is in bad shape. don't you remember me? try and think, david.this is ann. annie.
this is jeff.your old school chum,jefferson. i'll never forget youin that little blue dress. that's the dressi was wearingwhen i first met him. the one i told you about,the one he tore. he liked me in that. i think we oughtto let him resta while. [gurgling] what's the matter?that isn't a rattle,is it? i wish i couldhear it again,though.
no. he's justclearing his throat. he looks awful. he'll look betterwhen he gets a shave. yes, that's whati was thinking. we'll send for a barbertomorrow. [water running] are you expecting meto shave him? no. i can do it. you? why, ann,that's something
only a barber can do. it's very difficultto shave someone else. i've always shaved him. you shaved him? he's going to speak. that barber'sjust ruined his skin. boy. boy,i want a shine. he thinks he's inthe barber shop. look.
he's lifting his hand. he thinks he wantsa manicure. oh. what shall i do? maybe we betterhumor him. hold it. you think we're doingthe right thing? yes. we mustn'tdo anything to shock him. he thinks i'm a manicurist,doesn't he? he's squeezing my hand. in a few minutes,he'll ask youfor your phone number.
will you get me his lotionout of the bathroom? sure. sit down, ann. you know, a womancan't control herselfentirely by her head, which is probablywhy we love you. now, you and davidhave had 3 years together, and whetheryou realize it or not,there's a bond between you, and it's not easily broken. people get divorced.
it's true that i thinkyou'd be better off with me, but then i'm prejudiced. my first wishis to see you happy, and it's possible--it's more than possible-- that as peculiar as david is,you still couldn't be happywithout him. tell you whati'd like you to do-- you take backyour promise to marry me and think about itfor a few days. if you findyou can't go onwithout david, well,
you know i'll wish youevery happinessin the world. that's very kind of you. don't you thinkwe ought to seehow he's getting along? we'll only wake him up. i'll go seeif he's still asleep.i'll look through the window. i willnever forget you in thatlittle blue dress. little blue dress, eh?you've been found out,you beast. i should've knownyour being herewas all too convenient.
now look here, ann. big sympathy act,coming up here and pretendingyou're all a-bat. but i love you, ann. listen to me, david. you pick upand get out of here. i never want to lay eyeson you again. you're just makinga nuisance of yourself. get your hands off me. i don't care what you say.i know you're in lovewith me.
and i know you're crazy. you're mine,and you belong to me. you couldn't have anythingto do with that pileof southern fried chicken. that's what you think. let me tell yousomething, ann. you couldn't let himlay a hand on you. i know you, not afterwhat we've beento each other. he's goingto lay a hand on me, and we're goingto get married.
ok. if that's the wayyou feel about it, i won'tstand in your way. i've been thrown outof my own home,threatened by cops, chased aroundin taxi cabs, and neglected my job,only because i loved youand wanted you back again. now i'm finished.it's all washed up. go aheadand marry the guy. i hopeyou'll be very happy. well, you heard.
he liked me in thatlittle blue dress. jeff, will youmarry me? why, i'd be honored, ann. you think it's wiseto make a decisionin anger? even at a time like this,you could be considerateof him? your happinessis my only concern. i'm not good enoughfor you, jeff. why, i thinkyou're making me the happiest manin the world.
i know what you'd like. you'd like some nicedinner now, wouldn't you? how about some nicesouthern fried chicken? david: hello? hello?is that the porter? what's the first traini can get back to new york? 10:30? all right.have a sleigh up here half an hour before,will you? [hangs up phone]
[bells jangle] i thought it wasa very nice dinner,didn't you? i wasn't very hungry. hope he has the decencyto leave tonight. who, david? he won't stay aroundwhere he's not wanted. i bet you he'll be goneby the time we get back. you know the real reasonhe keeps chasing me? he's still so muchin love with me.
he's such an egotistthat he can't bear the idea of lettingsomeone else kiss me. he just won't believethat i'm going to marry you. well, he'll have toafter we're married. mmm, it's gettingcolder, jeff. could youtell the driverto go faster? driver, go straightto cabin mckinley and take the short cut,if there is one. you know,i'm worried about him.
who? oh, david, yes. he may have beenputting on an act today, but he'll reallytake to drinkingfrom now on. oh, i don't think so. he'll probably findsomeone else. david's the type that alwaysgets married again. i'm so afraidhe'll ruin his lifeon account of me, spoila brilliant future.
he is brilliant,you know. if i couldonly make him-- i mean, if i could onlydisillusion him about me, make him hate me,do something. yes, if he'd only hate me,that would be the solution. listen, listen,it would work, too. those walls are paper-thin,and he could heareverything. why, ann, what are yousuggesting? oh, it'sa wonderful idea.
hurry, driver,hurry. yes, ma'am.giddyup. shh! it's a wonderful thingyou're doing. he'd be on my conscienceotherwise. come on in, jeff. it's early yet. jeff! jeff! oh, put me down, jeff.put me down this instant.
now, jeff... ha ha. now, you knowi've had enoughto drink, jeff, and so have you. ha ha. [glass shatters]oh, jeff. oh. jeff, are you hurt? shh. shh.don't talk so loud. let me help you up, jeff. ohh.
unh. my, aren't you strong? [ann giggles] ha ha ha. my, what a heavy shoeit is, jeff. jeff! oh, no. no. jeff, what are you doing? unless you stop, jeff,i'll have to ask youto leave.
jeff, behave yourself. you haven't evengot any pride. i only did this for youso you'd realize it wasall over between us. there's only one wayto handle you. ooh, let go of me.let go of me. jeff!let go of me. let go. jeff! jeff,i--i'm not acting.this is real. come in, jeff. come in, jeff! [struggles] jeff!
hit him, jeff.hit him. i don't need it. do you want to makeanything out of it? i forgive you,david. you mean you'renot gonna hit him? you're not gonnahit him? ann, you're so attractivethat i take it for grantedthat other men, less disciplined, will alwaystake liberties with you. violence showsa lack of character.
you meanyou're not goingto do anything to him? would you respect me moreif i knocked him down? would i? you big blubber,what kind of a man are you? how could yoube in love with a womanand let someone paw her? now, ann, let's notsay anything in angerwe'll be sorry for. haven't youany self-respect? surprise, surprise. isn't it wonderfulup here? are you children havinga good time together?
ann, do you realizeyou're raising your voice? huh!raising her voice? certainlyi'm raisingmy voice. well, i never saw youact like this before. i always thought you werethe gentle type of girl. very gentle.how do you thinki got this? jefferson, i forbid youto marry this--this woman. you--you forbid himto marry me? listen to me,you stuffed shirt.
even a mousehas enough backboneto fight sometime. taking your hat offon that elevator doesn'tmake a man out of you. you can teach a monkeyto do that. and i'll take a mouseor a monkey anytime, whetherhe's a dipsomaniacor beats his wife for the lump of jellylike you. but i'm not taking you. why don't you go outand get a girl guideand go camping together? let me out of herebefore i forgeti'm a lady.
you have just seen her inone of her quieter moments. what are you doing? the telephoneis disconnected, and there's notransportation, and i'm gonna spendthe evening at the lodge. but that's ridiculous. why don't youspend the night here? mm-mmm.not on your life. how are you gonna get there?you can't ski.
well, if necessary,on my hands and knees. you're not doing me any favorby staying here. i just as soon you'd get out. we see eye to eye. in fact,i'll help you get out. ow! sorry. [door slams] i'm warning you,i'll kill you in cold blood.
sometime, someday, when your back is turned, i'll stab you. i'm telling you,don't you try anything. david, get meout of these things. get me out of here! david! david,get me out of these! i'll break every bonein your body! david! david, i-- david... ohh...
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