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- [ Bell Rings ]
- [ Man ] All right, fellas, here they come.
Let's get with it.
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Come on, we haven't got all night.
Let's get going.
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You loaded?
Move it out of here. Move!
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Come on, move it out.
You — pull in here.
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[ Man ] Read about the trouble, folks.
Get these papers while they're hot.
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- Latest paper here.
- Come on, come on.
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Keep your sweatshirt on, Sidney.
Hold it — latest paper here.
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- You want a hot item
on Hunsecker's column?
- No.
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- Two rolls got fresh
with the baker. [ Laughs ]
- Here.
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Hey, the late paper just came in.
Who wants the late paper?
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[ No Audible Dialogue ]
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- [ Chatter, Indistinct ]
- [ Woman Laughs ]
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[ Man ]
...burn a hole in the rug.
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Uh-huh. Just a minute, Mr. Weldon.
I think —
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Uh-uh.
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I'm sorry.
I thought I heard Mr. Falco.
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Yes, I'll tell him
when he returns.
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I know he's been trying
to get in touch wi—
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It's the third time
he's called today.
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- Probably wants me to break a leg.
- No, an arm, he said.
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I told him you were sure the item
would be in Mr. Hunsecker's column...
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- in tomorrow's paper.
- It isn't.
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But —
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And I saw the early edition.
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- But, Sidney —
- "But." But — but — but what?
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That makes five days in a row
Mr. Hunsecker's cut you out of his column.
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May I rent you out as an adding machine?
Get me Joe Robard.
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Anybody else call?
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Uh, the renting agent
and your tailor.
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Pay the rent,
and tell the tailor to wait.
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It won't leave much balance
in the bank.
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Hello, Mr. Robard?
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Could you locate him, please?
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Here. Gimme.
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Watch me run a 50-yard dash
with my legs cut off.
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Hey, Joe.
Joe, it's Sidney.
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[ Chuckling ] How do you like this?
I'm running outta alibis.
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Oh, no. No, no. I asked J.J. to withhold
the item until he could give you
a fine, fat paragraph.
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- You're a liar, Sidney.
- What do you mean, a liar?
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Oh, it's a publicity man's
nature to be a liar.
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I wouldn't hire you
if you wasn't a liar.
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I pay you a C and a half
while you, you plant big lies...
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about me and the club
all over the map.
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- Oh, if that's the way you mean it —
- Yeah, I mean in that sense, but also...
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in the sense
that you are a personal liar too...
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because you don't do
the work I pay ya for.
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Wait a minute, Joe.
When I spoke to J.J. last night, he said —
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[ Line Clicks ]
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I wish I could help
in some way, Sidney.
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You could help
with two minutes of silence.
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I hate to see you like this.
Sidney, if you feel nervous —
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So what'll you do if I feel nervous?
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Open your meaty,
sympathetic arms and —
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Oh, Sidney, you got me
so I don't know what to do.
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Ah, Sally, you oughta
know me by now.
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- I know you.
- Nah. No, you don't.
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You think I'm a hero.
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Well, I'm no hero.
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I'm nice to people
where it pays me to be nice.
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Look, I do it enough on the outside,
so don't expect me to do it in my own office.
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I'm in a bind right now
with Hunsecker.
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Sidney, maybe I'm dumb, but...
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why does Mr. Hunsecker
want to squeeze your livelihood away?
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What do you stand
for that kind of treatment for?
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He's punishing me.
His kid sister's having a romance
with some guitar player.
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He asked me to break it up.
I thought I did, but maybe I didn't.
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Now I gotta go find out.
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And Hunsecker's the golden ladder
to the places I wanna get.
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Sidney, you make a living.
Where do you want to get?
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Way up high, Sam,
where it's always balmy.
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Where no one snaps his fingers and says,
"Hey, shrimp, rack the balls"...
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or "Hey, mouse, go out
and buy me a pack of butts."
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I don't want tips from the kitty.
I'm in the big game with the big players.
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My experience
I can give you in a nutshell...
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and I didn't dream it
in a dream either:
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Dog eat dog.
In brief, from now on...
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the best of everything
is good enough for me.
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Sidney, I'm not trying
to tell you what to do. It —
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- It's just that it makes me feel bad
when Mr. Hunsecker hurts you.
- [ Phone Rings ]
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Every dog will have his day.
If that's for me, tear it up.
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Sidney Falco office.
Take your topcoat.
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And leave a tip
in every hatcheck room in town?
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One, two, three, four, yeah.
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[ Jazz, Up-tempo ]
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Don't you get messages, Eyelashes?
I called you twice.
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Hey, man,
I've been up to here.
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Look, you know
Susie Hunsecker, J.J.'s sister?
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Has she been in? I mean lately.
In the last couple of days.
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- I don't think so.
- Are you sure? Find out for me.
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Sidney? Sidney, can I talk
to you a minute?
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- Have you seen Frank D'Angelo around?
- At the bar. Sidney...
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I'm in trou—
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[ Continues ]
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Joe, give my nephew a drink.
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Your nephew
doesn't want a drink.
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That's a lollipop, that boy.
The kid's only great.
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With 10 percent of his future,
you're great too, Frank.
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Frank, I think maybe
you lied to me.
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Look, Sidney...
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you're my own sister's son...
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but where does that give you
the right to call me a liar?
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I thought you said that your boy
was washed up with Susie Hunsecker.
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Yeah, and it's the truth,
to the best of my knowledge...
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and frankly, I'm glad —
for Steve's sake, not yours.
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I handle these boys
with their best interests at heart.
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Steve shouldn't get mixed up
with no bimbo at his age.
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Listen, Frank, you better be
telling me the truth.
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I don't like
this threatening attitude.
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I told you what I know.
Now go make yourself a holiday.
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Come to think of it, what business is it
of yours what they do, this boy and girl?
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[ Whispering ]
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If you knew Hunsecker
as well as I did...
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you might understand
why it is my business.
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You're walking around blind,
Frank, without a cane.
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And in case you didn't know it...
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Susie Hunsecker's
out in the back right now.
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[ Ends ]
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[ Applause ]
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Ladies and gentlemen, thank you
very much on behalf of the quintet:
Chico Hamilton, Fred Katz...
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Paul Horn,
Carson Smith, and myself.
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- Hiya, Susie.
- Hi, Chico.
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Hey, Paul, cool this chick here
while I go get Steve, will ya?
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This is such an interesting fusion
of the traditional form
with the new progressive style.
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I just wanted to ask
how you came to form the group.
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Well, we just sort of
got together.
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Why don't you ask Fred Katz?
He writes all the stuff.
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- [ Fred ] Huh?
- Mr. Katz...
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I'm very interested
in music, in jazz.
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[ Door Closes ]
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What's the answer?
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Steve...
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I'll try to make you
a good wife.
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- [ All Chattering ]
- Where's the cat?
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- [ Fred ] Who?
- Dallas. Is he around?
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He's around somewhere.
Upstairs... maybe.
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Thank you.
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Look, let's go out later.
Come on, I'll get the boys.
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Steve, I'd rather you didn't say anything
to anybody until I tell my brother.
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Oh... you haven't told him yet.
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I'm telling him
in the morning at breakfast.
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Susie, don't you want me
to be with you when you tell him?
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No.
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Steve, my brother isn't as bad
as he's painted. He's not perfect —
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But he isn't gonna like this,
and he makes you nervous, not me.
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No, I take that back.
He makes me nervous too.
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Oh, Steve, let's don't talk
about my brother.
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I missed you
the last few days.
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I have a message for you.
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I love you.
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May I dedicate the next number to you,
and the next, and the next?
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- And every Sunday I'll buy you a new bonnet.
- If the stores are open.
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And on Monday I'll take it off
and stroke your light brown hair.
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And on Tuesday, Hasenpfeffer?
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[ Steve ] When do you think
I realized I loved you?
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[ Susie ] When I helped you
write a beautiful song?
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[ Steve ] You had me eating
that Chinese food.
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[ Both Laugh ]
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Hi.
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Can more than two enjoy this?
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Where are those glossy prints
you promised me?
I can't place 'em later than tonight.
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Thanks very much just the same.
Let's forget about it, huh?
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Come on, Susie.
It's cold out here.
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Let me apologize
for getting you a press spread.
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It's been an honor serving you gratis!
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- You know, Falco, I get the feeling
you're always snooping around.
- You know —
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Boys, what are ya
fightin' about?
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Kill me! Push me
through a window somewhere!
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I walked into this hallowed
ground without knocking.
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You know, I feel too good to fight
with you, but that isn't what I said.
I said you snoop.
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Example A: What were you doing
around my hotel the other night?
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- I beg your pardon.
I haven't been in the Bowery in years.
- Come on, boys, break it up.
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Look, the next time
you want any information,
don't scratch for it like a dog.
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- Just ask for it like a man.
- [ People Applauding Inside ]
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If you're goin' home, Susie,
I'll drop ya off.
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Steve, it's time for us
to hit again.
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- In a minute, Chico.
- Okay.
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- Headache?
- It's all the excitement.
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I'll go home and go to bed early,
and you go to work.
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Okay. Just don't leave me
in a minor key?
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Don't tell me you've been
playing around with Leo Bartha.
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No, that's what I mean.
I'm bein' fired for what I didn't do.
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He came in last week
on a real dull, rainy night.
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I knew who he was,
but I didn't let on.
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He kept starin' at me all night.
Are you listenin'?
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- Avidly, avidly. Um... he was staring.
- Starin'.
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Consequently, when he approached me
on his way out, I wasn't surprised.
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He was doing
a special Sunday piece on —
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Cigarette girls.
And naturally —
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You were thrilled
about being interviewed.
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And, uh, were you... "interviewed"?
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In his apartment.
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- Where was his wife?
- I don't know. It's a big apartment.
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- [ Sidney Laughs ]
- Only I wasn't interviewed.
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In fact, I was totally unprepared
for what happened.
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Oh, come on, chickie.
We're friends from way back.
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A big columnist comes into this club
without his ball and chain...
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and you make like
a delicatessen counter.
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What did you expect
he was gonna do in his apartment?
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But Sidney, sweetheart,
the man musta been out of his mind.
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It was only 11:00
in the morning.
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I was so taken aback, I said anything
that popped into my sleepy head.
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If I'm not mistaken, I think I even ordered
the man out of his own house.
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He was furious. And by the time I coulda
been put in a tropical-island mood...
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I was out on the street.
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That night Van Cleve
calls me into his office.
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He's got nothing
against me, he says...
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only he can't afford
to antagonize columnists.
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So I tell him how I still have Sonny
at the military academy.
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Sidney, do you think
you could do something?
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Uh, that's what
I'm thinking, Rita. Maybe.
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Sidney, do you still keep
your key under the mat?
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[ People Applauding ]
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Can you be there at 2:30?
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[ Jazz, Mellow ]
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You're touchy, Sidney.
Don't be so touchy.
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Do a guy a favor.
Well, live and learn.
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- You want a bite?
You want something to eat?
- No, no.
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[ Sidney ]
1619 Broadway.
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I wish you and Steve
could like each other.
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[ Sidney Chuckles ]
We, uh — We stick in each other's craw.
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Yes, but why?
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For one thing, he thinks
J.J. is some kind of a monster.
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Don't you?
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Susie, J.J. happens to be
one of my very best friends.
225
00:16:15,601 --> 00:16:18,979
I know, but someday I'd like
to look into your clever little mind...
226
00:16:19,104 --> 00:16:21,190
and see what you
really think of him.
227
00:16:21,357 --> 00:16:23,692
Where do you come off
makin' a remark like that?
228
00:16:23,859 --> 00:16:28,030
Who could love a man who makes you
jump through burning hoops
like a trained poodle?
229
00:16:31,784 --> 00:16:34,620
Do you think
J.J. really likes Steve?
230
00:16:36,872 --> 00:16:39,667
Frankly, yes,
much to my surprise.
231
00:16:40,751 --> 00:16:45,005
He thinks he's a big talent,
and those boys'll go a big mile, he thinks.
232
00:16:48,926 --> 00:16:52,429
- You feel pretty strong
about Dallas, don't you?
- Yes.
233
00:16:53,722 --> 00:16:56,934
- Wedding bells?
- I'm discussing it with J.J. in the morning.
234
00:17:00,604 --> 00:17:04,817
Makes me feel good to know
that some people want me for myself...
235
00:17:04,942 --> 00:17:06,944
not just because
I'm my brother's sister.
236
00:17:07,069 --> 00:17:09,363
Come on, I'm just gonna
have to laugh at that —
237
00:17:09,488 --> 00:17:11,699
an attractive girl like you.
238
00:17:13,200 --> 00:17:17,454
I hope J.J. likes Steve,
that he isn't just putting on an act.
239
00:17:17,579 --> 00:17:19,581
Why should he put on
an act for him?
240
00:17:19,748 --> 00:17:23,043
Chickie, he's told presidents
where to go and what to do.
241
00:17:29,341 --> 00:17:33,429
The act would be for my sake,
not for Steve's.
242
00:17:38,892 --> 00:17:40,978
Wait for me.
I'll be back in a minute.
243
00:17:42,771 --> 00:17:45,607
Susie.
244
00:17:47,693 --> 00:17:49,862
Look, I want to talk
to you a minute.
245
00:17:49,987 --> 00:17:52,448
Susie, don't sell
your brother short.
246
00:17:53,365 --> 00:17:56,160
Talk this over with him.
You'll find him a real friend.
247
00:18:01,457 --> 00:18:06,670
- In case I see J.J., any message?
- Tell him from me...
248
00:18:07,087 --> 00:18:10,591
that Steve is the first real man
I've ever been in love with.
249
00:18:26,482 --> 00:18:28,484
"21."
250
00:18:51,173 --> 00:18:53,425
Excuse me.
Hey, wait — Hey, Jimmy!
251
00:18:53,550 --> 00:18:55,636
What a coincidence!
I was just on my way —
252
00:18:55,761 --> 00:18:59,181
Yeah, a coincidence
running into the very man
you've been ducking all week.
253
00:18:59,306 --> 00:19:02,851
- This is my press agent, Joan.
- I tried to call ya twice, but your line —
254
00:19:03,018 --> 00:19:05,604
What do you do for that hundred
a week? Fall out of bed?
255
00:19:05,729 --> 00:19:07,731
Jimmy, I was just on my way —
256
00:19:07,856 --> 00:19:10,609
Joan, call a cop.
We'll have this kid arrested for larceny.
257
00:19:10,734 --> 00:19:14,029
- Listen, when the band was at Roseland —
- That was two months ago.
258
00:19:14,196 --> 00:19:17,574
- Take your hands out of my pocket, thief.
- Jimmy, now take it easy.
259
00:19:17,699 --> 00:19:20,869
Why? It's a dirty job,
but I pay clean money for it, don't I?
260
00:19:21,036 --> 00:19:24,724
No more, you don't. What is this?
Showing off for the girl?
They supposed to hear you in Korea?
261
00:19:24,748 --> 00:19:27,042
Ah, he's clever.
He knows when he's being fired.
262
00:19:27,167 --> 00:19:30,379
If you're funny, James,
I'm a pretzel. Drop dead!
263
00:19:30,546 --> 00:19:33,131
[ Chattering, Indistinct ]
264
00:19:34,174 --> 00:19:36,885
- How are you tonight, Mr. Falco?
- I'm fine. Is he here?
265
00:19:37,052 --> 00:19:39,221
- But of course.
- Alone or surrounded?
266
00:19:39,388 --> 00:19:42,391
There's a senator, an agent,
and a thing with blond, wavy hair.
267
00:19:45,394 --> 00:19:48,522
- Thanks.
- [ Man ] Good evening.
268
00:19:53,068 --> 00:19:55,070
- Honey, get me Mr. Hunsecker.
- Yes, sir.
269
00:19:55,237 --> 00:19:57,757
- Oh, he's right inside, Mr. Falco.
- So it isn't long distance.
270
00:19:59,992 --> 00:20:01,994
- [ Man on Phone ] Hello?
- J.J., it's Sidney.
271
00:20:02,119 --> 00:20:04,246
Uh, c-could you come out
for a minute?
272
00:20:04,413 --> 00:20:06,498
Could I come out? No.
273
00:20:06,623 --> 00:20:09,126
I have to talk to you, J.J.,
that's why.
274
00:20:09,251 --> 00:20:12,337
You had to do something for me.
You didn't do it.
275
00:20:12,462 --> 00:20:14,464
Could I come in
for a minute?
276
00:20:14,590 --> 00:20:18,552
- No. You're dead, son. Get yourself buried.
- [ Line Clicks ]
277
00:20:23,473 --> 00:20:26,602
Just a moment. I'm ringing.
278
00:20:26,768 --> 00:20:30,439
He doesn't answer. Shall I take a message?
Yes, I have it. Thank you.
279
00:20:33,609 --> 00:20:36,069
- Oh, uh, Sidney —
- Later, Sam.
280
00:20:49,708 --> 00:20:51,811
Harvey, I often wish I were deaf
and wore a hearing aid.
281
00:20:51,835 --> 00:20:56,048
With a simple flick of the switch,
I could shut out the greedy murmur
of little men.
282
00:20:56,173 --> 00:20:58,175
- J.J., I need your ear for two minutes.
- Mac.
283
00:20:58,300 --> 00:21:00,302
- [ Man ] Yes?
- I don't want this man at my table.
284
00:21:00,469 --> 00:21:02,679
I've got a message
from your sister.
285
00:21:06,433 --> 00:21:08,435
Forgive me, Harvey.
We were interrupted.
286
00:21:08,560 --> 00:21:10,979
The Supreme Court story
I was telling you — Justice Black.
287
00:21:11,146 --> 00:21:14,608
Oh, yes, Justice Black.
But I believe I had it in my column.
288
00:21:14,733 --> 00:21:16,735
[ Sidney ]
Last July, the lead item.
289
00:21:16,860 --> 00:21:18,904
I believe that's precisely
where I read it too.
290
00:21:19,029 --> 00:21:21,073
You see, J.J.,
where I get my reputation...
291
00:21:21,198 --> 00:21:23,241
for being the best-informed man
in Washington.
292
00:21:23,367 --> 00:21:26,244
- Now, don't kid a kidder.
- [ Chuckles ]
293
00:21:26,370 --> 00:21:28,872
Oh, I don't think we caught
your name, young man.
294
00:21:28,997 --> 00:21:32,417
Sidney Falco, sir. But everybody
knows and admires you, Senator Walker.
295
00:21:32,542 --> 00:21:36,546
[ Chuckles ] Every six years
I become less convinced of that.
296
00:21:37,005 --> 00:21:39,633
Oh, this young lady
is Miss Linda James.
297
00:21:39,758 --> 00:21:41,760
She's managed by Manny Davis.
298
00:21:41,885 --> 00:21:43,887
I know Manny Davis.
299
00:21:44,012 --> 00:21:47,224
- Everyone knows Manny Davis...
- [ Phone Buzzes ]
300
00:21:47,349 --> 00:21:50,185
except Mrs. Manny Davis.
301
00:21:50,310 --> 00:21:52,688
Go ahead, Billy. Shoot.
Uh-huh.
302
00:21:53,563 --> 00:21:56,942
Sports cars are getting
smaller and smaller in California.
303
00:21:57,067 --> 00:22:00,696
The other day, you were crossing
Hollywood Boulevard and you got hit by one...
304
00:22:00,862 --> 00:22:02,902
and you had to go to the hospital
to get it removed.
305
00:22:02,990 --> 00:22:04,658
[ Manny Laughs ]
306
00:22:05,492 --> 00:22:09,287
Billy, you're not following the column.
I had it last week.
307
00:22:11,039 --> 00:22:13,959
Senator, do you believe
in capital punishment?
308
00:22:14,084 --> 00:22:17,921
- Why?
- A man has just been sentenced to death.
309
00:22:23,260 --> 00:22:28,223
Manny, tell me:
What exactly are the unseen gifts...
310
00:22:28,390 --> 00:22:30,767
of this lovely young thing
that you manage?
311
00:22:31,727 --> 00:22:34,938
Well, she sings a little.
You know, she sings —
312
00:22:35,063 --> 00:22:39,192
Manny's faith in me is simply
awe-inspiring, Mr. Hunsecker.
313
00:22:39,317 --> 00:22:41,403
- Actually, I'm still studying.
- What subject?
314
00:22:42,154 --> 00:22:45,532
Singing, of course.
Straight concert and —
315
00:22:45,657 --> 00:22:48,744
Why "of course"?
You might, for instance, be studying politics.
316
00:22:49,911 --> 00:22:52,748
- Uh, me?
- Well, you see, J.J., she —
317
00:22:52,914 --> 00:22:55,083
I mean, I — You must be
kidding, Mr. Hunsecker.
318
00:22:55,208 --> 00:22:57,210
Me, with my Jersey City brains?
319
00:22:57,335 --> 00:23:00,547
The brains may be Jersey City...
320
00:23:00,672 --> 00:23:02,924
but the clothes
are Traina-Norell.
321
00:23:04,051 --> 00:23:06,344
Are you an actor, Mr. Falco?
322
00:23:06,470 --> 00:23:08,764
That's what I was thinking.
Are you, Mr. Falco?
323
00:23:08,930 --> 00:23:10,932
Well, how did you
guess it, Miss James?
324
00:23:12,100 --> 00:23:14,436
He's so... pretty, that's how.
325
00:23:15,520 --> 00:23:19,775
Mr. Falco — let it be said at once —
Is a man of 40 faces, not one.
326
00:23:19,941 --> 00:23:23,153
None too pretty,
and all deceptive.
327
00:23:23,278 --> 00:23:26,615
You see that grin?
That's the, uh —
328
00:23:27,115 --> 00:23:29,534
That's the charming street-urchin face.
329
00:23:29,659 --> 00:23:32,746
It's part of his helpless act.
He throws himself upon your mercy.
330
00:23:32,871 --> 00:23:35,123
He's got a half dozen faces
for the ladies.
331
00:23:35,290 --> 00:23:37,626
But the one I like —
the really cute one —
332
00:23:37,751 --> 00:23:39,753
is the quick, dependable chap.
333
00:23:39,878 --> 00:23:41,880
Nothing he won't do
for you in a pinch...
334
00:23:42,005 --> 00:23:44,007
so he says.
335
00:23:45,133 --> 00:23:47,803
Mr. Falco, whom I did not invite
to sit at this table tonight...
336
00:23:47,928 --> 00:23:50,972
is a hungry press agent
and fully up to all the tricks...
337
00:23:51,139 --> 00:23:54,017
of his very slimy trade.
338
00:23:54,601 --> 00:23:56,603
Match me, Sidney.
339
00:23:57,729 --> 00:23:59,940
Not right this minute, J.J.
340
00:24:04,152 --> 00:24:07,155
I know. That wonder boy of yours
opens at the Latin Quarter next week.
341
00:24:07,280 --> 00:24:09,491
- J.J., I —
- Say good-bye, Lester.
342
00:24:14,246 --> 00:24:16,832
May I ask you
a naive question, Mr. Falco?
343
00:24:17,749 --> 00:24:20,836
Exactly how does
a press agent work?
344
00:24:21,878 --> 00:24:24,339
- Uh —
- Well, answer the man, Sidney.
345
00:24:24,464 --> 00:24:27,008
He's trying to take you
off the hook.
346
00:24:27,175 --> 00:24:29,219
You just saw
a good example of it, Senator.
347
00:24:29,344 --> 00:24:33,348
A press agent eats a columnist's dirt
and is expected to call it manna.
348
00:24:33,515 --> 00:24:37,686
But don't you help columnists
by furnishing them with items?
349
00:24:37,853 --> 00:24:40,021
Sure. A columnist
can't do without us...
350
00:24:40,188 --> 00:24:43,024
except our good and great friend J.J.
forgets to mention that.
351
00:24:43,150 --> 00:24:46,611
- You see, we furnish him with items.
- What? Cheap, gruesome gags?
352
00:24:46,736 --> 00:24:50,532
- You print 'em, don't you?
- Yes, with your clients' names attached.
353
00:24:50,699 --> 00:24:52,701
That's the only reason
the poor slobs pay you —
354
00:24:52,868 --> 00:24:55,036
to see their names
in my column all over the world.
355
00:24:55,203 --> 00:24:57,414
- Now you're doing me a favor?
- I didn't say that.
356
00:24:57,539 --> 00:25:00,333
The day I can't get along
without a press agent's handouts...
357
00:25:00,458 --> 00:25:03,295
I'll close up shop and move to Alaska
lock, stock, and barrel.
358
00:25:03,420 --> 00:25:05,463
[ Laughs ]
Sweep out my igloo. Here I come.
359
00:25:05,589 --> 00:25:08,884
Manny, you rode in here on the senator's
shirttails, so shut your mouth!
360
00:25:09,009 --> 00:25:11,803
Now, come, J.J.
That's a little too harsh.
361
00:25:11,928 --> 00:25:14,806
Anyone seems fair game
for you tonight.
362
00:25:15,223 --> 00:25:18,059
This man is not for you, Harvey...
363
00:25:18,226 --> 00:25:20,395
and you shouldn't be seen
in public with him.
364
00:25:20,562 --> 00:25:22,856
Because that's another part
of a press agent's life:
365
00:25:22,981 --> 00:25:25,025
They dig up scandal
about prominent people...
366
00:25:25,150 --> 00:25:28,445
and shovel it thin among columnists
who give them space.
367
00:25:28,570 --> 00:25:31,656
There seems to be some allusion here
that escapes me.
368
00:25:32,199 --> 00:25:34,201
We're friends, Harvey.
369
00:25:34,326 --> 00:25:37,704
We go as far back as when you were
a fresh kid congressman, don't we?
370
00:25:38,246 --> 00:25:40,916
Why is it that everything you say
sounds like a threat?
371
00:25:41,541 --> 00:25:44,294
Maybe it's a mannerism,
because I don't threaten friends.
372
00:25:44,419 --> 00:25:47,255
But why furnish your enemies
with ammunition?
373
00:25:47,422 --> 00:25:51,593
You're a family man, Harvey, and someday,
God willing, you may want to be president.
374
00:25:51,760 --> 00:25:53,803
And here you are,
out in the open...
375
00:25:53,929 --> 00:25:56,556
where any hep person knows
that this one...
376
00:25:56,681 --> 00:25:59,809
is toting that one
around for you.
377
00:26:03,897 --> 00:26:06,358
Are we kids, or what?
378
00:26:07,651 --> 00:26:10,612
Next time you come up,
you might join me on my T.V. show.
379
00:26:10,737 --> 00:26:14,032
Thanks, J.J.,
for what I consider sound advice.
380
00:26:14,616 --> 00:26:16,618
Go thou and sin no more.
381
00:26:17,953 --> 00:26:20,538
- Senator.
- Good night, Mr. Falco.
382
00:26:23,625 --> 00:26:27,587
- Mac, don't let the senator pay that check.
- I'll take care of it, Mr. Hunsecker.
383
00:26:27,712 --> 00:26:29,714
President!
384
00:26:29,839 --> 00:26:31,841
- [ Man ] Hello, J.J.
- Bill.
385
00:26:31,967 --> 00:26:34,010
My big toe would make
a better president.
386
00:26:34,135 --> 00:26:36,763
- [ Man ] Mr. Hunsecker's coat, Joe.
- Pick me a good one, Joe.
387
00:26:41,226 --> 00:26:43,645
Thanks, Al.
388
00:26:46,147 --> 00:26:49,150
- Anyone calls, Dan, I'll be at El Morocco.
- Very good, Mr. Hunsecker.
389
00:26:49,276 --> 00:26:51,861
Where's your coat, Sidney?
Saving tips?
390
00:26:51,987 --> 00:26:56,032
My curiosity's killing me, but what are you
so rambunctious about tonight?
391
00:26:56,658 --> 00:26:58,660
There's your fat friend.
392
00:26:59,327 --> 00:27:01,913
[ Man on Police Radio ]
Police cars, 16th Precinct, attention.
393
00:27:02,038 --> 00:27:05,917
Signal 30 — Signal 3-0 —
at bar and grill, 48th and Broadway.
394
00:27:06,042 --> 00:27:09,963
Police cars, 16th Precinct, attention.
Signal 30.
395
00:27:10,088 --> 00:27:13,425
- Signal 30 at bar and grill —
- [ Horn Honks ]
396
00:27:13,550 --> 00:27:16,553
- Hello, Harry.
- Buona sera, commendatore. Come sta?
397
00:27:16,678 --> 00:27:20,015
Italian, Sidney. That shows
Lieutenant Kello likes your people.
398
00:27:20,140 --> 00:27:23,351
It's my Brooklyn background, J.J.
Good with Yiddish too.
399
00:27:23,893 --> 00:27:26,980
Harry! Am I supposed
to say "uncle"?
400
00:27:27,814 --> 00:27:30,692
- Hello, Phil. How's the kids?
- Just great, Mr. Hunsecker.
401
00:27:30,817 --> 00:27:33,987
- [ Police Radio Continues ]
- Anything fit for me to print tonight?
402
00:27:34,112 --> 00:27:36,906
Nah, I just checked downtown.
It's quiet everywhere.
403
00:27:37,032 --> 00:27:40,152
What happened to that doll? The item
you gave me last night — she still alive?
404
00:27:40,201 --> 00:27:43,705
Yeah, in Bellevue. She's hanging on,
but we still don't know if she was pushed.
405
00:27:43,872 --> 00:27:45,915
- Maybe she jumped. Love suicide.
- Could be.
406
00:27:46,041 --> 00:27:49,586
- Check that, will you, Phil?
It's a real heartthrob.
- [ Phil ] Car 437 to Central —
407
00:27:49,711 --> 00:27:52,130
Harry, say hello
to Sidney Falco.
408
00:27:52,255 --> 00:27:54,507
Tickle him a little.
He's been a bad boy tonight.
409
00:27:54,632 --> 00:27:56,885
He called you my "fat friend."
410
00:27:57,010 --> 00:27:59,179
I don't believe it.
411
00:27:59,304 --> 00:28:01,306
I know, I know.
The strongest cop in town.
412
00:28:01,431 --> 00:28:03,516
[ Harry Laughs ]
413
00:28:03,641 --> 00:28:06,394
I call him
"the boy with the ice-cream face."
414
00:28:06,561 --> 00:28:09,064
That's good. It's nice.
In fact it's apt, Harry.
415
00:28:09,189 --> 00:28:11,691
Yeah, I got eyes.
I put things together.
416
00:28:11,941 --> 00:28:14,611
I remember once when you didn't
quite put things together.
417
00:28:15,737 --> 00:28:18,239
Boy, was the mayor mad.
418
00:28:18,365 --> 00:28:21,910
- [ Police Radio ] Car 437—
- "Citizens' committee."
419
00:28:22,077 --> 00:28:24,120
I didn't mean to hit
the boy so hard.
420
00:28:24,245 --> 00:28:28,249
That's when a fellow really needed a friend,
and I won't forget his initials, J.J.
421
00:28:28,416 --> 00:28:29,918
[ Phil ]
Mr. Hunsecker?
422
00:28:30,085 --> 00:28:33,588
- She died 20 minutes ago.
- That's show business. Thanks, Phil.
423
00:28:34,589 --> 00:28:36,591
See ya, Harry.
424
00:28:38,134 --> 00:28:41,388
- See ya, Kello.
- [ Horn Honks ]
425
00:28:42,263 --> 00:28:44,891
Hasta la vista, J.J.
Hasta luego.
426
00:28:45,016 --> 00:28:48,061
Spanish. That shows
he likes the spicks too, huh?
427
00:28:48,770 --> 00:28:51,106
I like Harry,
but I can't deny he sweats a little.
428
00:28:51,231 --> 00:28:53,584
[ Man ] Don't try to come back,
or I'll throw you out again.
429
00:28:53,608 --> 00:28:55,944
[ Man #2 ] Just a minute.
My hat's in there, and I paid —
430
00:28:56,111 --> 00:28:58,321
[ Woman ]
Leave him alone! Leave him alone!
431
00:28:58,446 --> 00:29:01,491
[ Quarrelling, Indistinct ]
432
00:29:01,616 --> 00:29:04,119
I love this dirty town.
433
00:29:11,709 --> 00:29:14,337
Sidney,
conjugate me a verb.
434
00:29:14,462 --> 00:29:16,673
For instance, "to promise."
435
00:29:17,799 --> 00:29:19,801
You promised to break up
that romance. When?
436
00:29:19,968 --> 00:29:23,128
You want something done, J.J., but I doubt
if you yourself know what's involved.
437
00:29:23,179 --> 00:29:25,779
- I'm a schoolboy. Teach me.
- Why don't you break it up yourself?
438
00:29:25,849 --> 00:29:27,976
You know you could do it
in a couple minutes flat.
439
00:29:28,143 --> 00:29:30,395
At this late date
you need explanations?
440
00:29:33,982 --> 00:29:36,317
Susie's all I've got.
Now she's growing up...
441
00:29:36,484 --> 00:29:39,988
I want my relationship with her
to remain at least at par.
442
00:29:40,113 --> 00:29:44,117
I don't intend to do anything
to antagonize her if I don't have to.
443
00:29:44,242 --> 00:29:46,536
Be warned, son.
I'll have to blitz you.
444
00:29:47,120 --> 00:29:49,831
Frankly, J.J., I don't think
you got the cards to blitz me.
445
00:29:49,998 --> 00:29:52,667
- I don't?
- Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think so.
446
00:29:52,792 --> 00:29:55,086
I'll listen for one more minute.
447
00:29:55,211 --> 00:29:57,297
About a year ago,
I did you a certain favor.
448
00:29:57,422 --> 00:30:00,550
It was a thing — Well, I never did
such a dirty thing in my life.
449
00:30:00,675 --> 00:30:04,387
All right, it's forgotten. Forget it.
Which brings us up to five weeks ago.
450
00:30:04,512 --> 00:30:06,473
"Sidney, I got
a nasty little problem here.
451
00:30:06,598 --> 00:30:09,684
Do so-and-so and I'll appreciate it."
Did I say no? Was I fussy?
452
00:30:09,809 --> 00:30:12,121
I'm the first to admit
it didn't gel as fast as we'd like...
453
00:30:12,145 --> 00:30:14,814
but why all of a sudden
can't I get you on the phone?
454
00:30:14,939 --> 00:30:17,025
And why am I frozen
out of the column?
455
00:30:17,192 --> 00:30:19,194
- You finished?
- No. Let me finish, J.J.
456
00:30:19,319 --> 00:30:23,698
I don't like this job.
That boy is dumb on matinee days only.
Otherwise, he's got a head.
457
00:30:23,865 --> 00:30:26,034
And Susan, like you said,
is growing up. Two heads.
458
00:30:26,159 --> 00:30:29,871
- What I mean, we got a slippery,
dangerous problem here.
- Not we, Sidney. You.
459
00:30:29,996 --> 00:30:32,123
Correct me if I'm wrong, J.J. — we!
460
00:30:32,248 --> 00:30:35,543
Because if I'm gonna go out on a limb
for you, you gotta know what's involved.
461
00:30:36,419 --> 00:30:38,588
My right hand hasn't seen
my left hand in 30 years.
462
00:30:38,713 --> 00:30:40,715
I'll do it, J.J.
Don't get me wrong.
463
00:30:40,882 --> 00:30:42,985
In for a penny, in for a pound.
I'll go through with it.
464
00:30:43,009 --> 00:30:45,887
But stop beating me on the head.
Let me make a living.
465
00:30:46,054 --> 00:30:49,224
Sidney, what you promised, do it.
Don't finagle around.
466
00:30:49,349 --> 00:30:51,351
It's later than you think.
467
00:30:51,476 --> 00:30:54,687
Excuse me, J.J. It's later than you think.
That boy proposed to her.
468
00:31:02,195 --> 00:31:04,405
Susie told you that?
469
00:31:06,241 --> 00:31:08,243
- Uh-huh.
- What was her answer?
470
00:31:08,409 --> 00:31:11,329
She'll discuss it
with you at breakfast.
471
00:31:12,413 --> 00:31:14,916
That means you've got a plan.
472
00:31:15,083 --> 00:31:17,627
- Can you deliver?
- Tonight.
473
00:31:17,752 --> 00:31:19,754
Before you go to bed.
474
00:31:19,921 --> 00:31:21,923
Cat's in the bag,
and the bag's in the river.
475
00:31:22,257 --> 00:31:26,594
Don't be a two-time loser, Sidney.
The penalty could be severe.
476
00:31:45,238 --> 00:31:48,366
- [ Chatter, Indistinct ]
- [ Man ] Good evening, Mr. Falco.
477
00:31:53,454 --> 00:31:56,416
[ Man ] Well, I get the right point.
That's the way I like to hear it.
478
00:31:56,541 --> 00:32:00,044
- Hi, Harry. Seen Arthur?
- Yeah, he's around here someplace.
479
00:32:00,628 --> 00:32:03,548
- Hiya, Sid. You want a table?
- No. Just hoppin'. Leo Bartha been in?
480
00:32:03,673 --> 00:32:07,594
Yeah, he's havin' supper with the missus.
She's over there, and he's, uh —
481
00:32:08,136 --> 00:32:10,597
- Oh, I see him. Thanks.
- You bet.
482
00:32:12,348 --> 00:32:16,227
Hello, Leo. How goes
the Sunday piece on cigarette girls?
483
00:32:17,437 --> 00:32:19,480
Who told you about it?
484
00:32:19,647 --> 00:32:23,818
The cigarette girl, Rita.
And she took out all her hairpins too.
485
00:32:27,989 --> 00:32:32,243
I never had the pleasure of meeting
your wife. You know what I wonder, Leo?
486
00:32:32,368 --> 00:32:35,288
I wonder maybe you can use
a hot little item for tomorrow's column.
487
00:32:35,413 --> 00:32:37,415
What is this, blackmail?
488
00:32:37,832 --> 00:32:39,834
Beat it.
489
00:32:51,679 --> 00:32:54,766
Leo, I've never had the pleasure
of meeting your wife.
490
00:32:55,183 --> 00:32:57,185
Sidney Falco, Loretta.
491
00:32:57,310 --> 00:32:59,312
- How do you do, Mr. Falco?
- How do you do?
492
00:32:59,437 --> 00:33:01,814
If you know anything
about the horses, sit down.
493
00:33:01,939 --> 00:33:04,484
Help yourself to a glass
of this New York State champagne.
494
00:33:04,609 --> 00:33:06,694
That's what my husband buys me.
495
00:33:06,819 --> 00:33:09,006
These imported wines aren't
what they're cracked up to be.
496
00:33:09,030 --> 00:33:11,032
Whose side are you on,
Mr. Falco, his or mine?
497
00:33:11,199 --> 00:33:13,618
Frankly, I'm a neutral observer
for the United Nations.
498
00:33:13,743 --> 00:33:16,579
- [ Chuckles ] What's your first name?
- Sidney.
499
00:33:16,704 --> 00:33:18,748
No horse running tomorrow
by that name.
500
00:33:18,873 --> 00:33:21,209
Why don't you stop this business
with the two-dollar bets?
501
00:33:21,876 --> 00:33:25,546
It's compensation, Leo,
for the marginal life we lead.
502
00:33:26,631 --> 00:33:29,151
Sidney, did you hear the story
about the cloak-and-suiter who —
503
00:33:29,217 --> 00:33:32,303
That's right. You tell him, and I read it
in Hunsecker's column first.
504
00:33:32,428 --> 00:33:34,430
Oh, are you a spy
for the other side?
505
00:33:34,555 --> 00:33:37,850
No. I actually sat down
to give Leo an item.
506
00:33:37,975 --> 00:33:39,977
Leo, he wants
to give you an item.
507
00:33:40,103 --> 00:33:43,356
- Don't be sullen.
- Would you mind your own business?
508
00:33:43,481 --> 00:33:45,858
Hitler.
509
00:33:46,567 --> 00:33:50,822
In case you want to use it, it's, uh, blind.
No names mentioned.
510
00:33:50,947 --> 00:33:53,866
For your private information,
the guy's name is Dallas.
511
00:33:53,991 --> 00:33:58,705
[ Sighs ] There's not a single name here
that gives off vibrations.
512
00:34:01,791 --> 00:34:04,794
Is there anything
with a name like Cigarette Girl?
513
00:34:04,919 --> 00:34:08,256
Uh, Cigarette Girl... no.
514
00:34:08,423 --> 00:34:11,300
There's no name here like that.
515
00:34:11,426 --> 00:34:15,763
- I don't print blind items.
- What is this, chess or checkers?
516
00:34:15,888 --> 00:34:18,224
Neither does Hunsecker.
517
00:34:18,808 --> 00:34:20,810
He likes to use the real names.
518
00:34:25,440 --> 00:34:28,943
- Waiter, the check.
- Why are we running?
What am I missing here?
519
00:34:29,068 --> 00:34:31,070
This man is trying
to hold a gun to my head.
520
00:34:31,195 --> 00:34:33,906
Shotgun! That's the horse.
Shotgun in the fifth.
521
00:34:35,199 --> 00:34:39,036
- Wha—
- You wanna tell my wife something.
What? What, Sidney?
522
00:34:39,162 --> 00:34:41,202
He wants to tell you
you spilled champagne all over.
523
00:34:41,289 --> 00:34:45,293
- Go on, tell her.
- What are you getting excited about?
Are you nuts? Calm down.
524
00:34:45,460 --> 00:34:48,463
Sorry, Lorrie.
I can't let this man blackmail me.
525
00:34:48,588 --> 00:34:50,590
Blackmail?
526
00:34:50,715 --> 00:34:52,800
Wants me to print
a dirty little smear item...
527
00:34:53,634 --> 00:34:57,346
- in exchange for keeping his mouth shut.
- About what?
528
00:35:00,391 --> 00:35:02,769
Foolishly, Lorrie, I —
529
00:35:02,894 --> 00:35:06,564
I hope you'll understand that —
This cigarette girl —
530
00:35:06,689 --> 00:35:11,194
I-I was kidding around.
With the girl, I mean.
531
00:35:11,319 --> 00:35:13,654
I was kidding.
She took it seriously.
532
00:35:14,822 --> 00:35:17,325
A case of bad judgment.
533
00:35:17,492 --> 00:35:19,494
Bad taste.
534
00:35:20,620 --> 00:35:23,039
I'm just sorry, that's all.
535
00:35:23,748 --> 00:35:26,417
And your friend Hunsecker —
536
00:35:26,542 --> 00:35:29,879
You tell him for me
he's a disgrace to his profession.
537
00:35:30,004 --> 00:35:33,549
Never mind about my —
my bilious private life.
538
00:35:33,674 --> 00:35:36,511
I run a decent, responsible column.
That's the way it stays.
539
00:35:37,178 --> 00:35:39,180
Your man prints anything!
540
00:35:39,347 --> 00:35:41,849
He'll use any spice to pepper up
his daily garbage!
541
00:35:41,974 --> 00:35:43,976
You tell him I said so!
542
00:35:44,101 --> 00:35:47,522
Tell him that, like yourself,
he's got the scruples of a guinea pig...
543
00:35:47,647 --> 00:35:50,107
and the morals of a gangster.
544
00:35:50,233 --> 00:35:52,860
What do I do now?
Whistle "Stars and Stripes Forever"?
545
00:35:54,278 --> 00:35:57,490
What you do now, Mr. Falco,
is crow like a hen.
546
00:35:57,865 --> 00:36:00,034
You have just laid an egg.
547
00:36:00,159 --> 00:36:05,498
Leo, this is the first clean thing
I've seen you do in years.
548
00:36:20,721 --> 00:36:23,307
[ No Audible Dialogue ]
549
00:36:27,979 --> 00:36:30,356
Mr. Elwell wants to see you,
Mr. Falco.
550
00:36:41,450 --> 00:36:43,786
I see Bartha gave you
cold tongue for supper.
551
00:36:45,621 --> 00:36:48,249
- I got a late date with a dame —
- Wait a minute.
552
00:36:48,416 --> 00:36:51,895
Look, Otis, if you're trying to blow this brawl
into an item for your column, forget it!
553
00:36:51,919 --> 00:36:55,214
By the way, what's this I hear about J.J.
giving you the flit-gun treatment?
554
00:36:55,339 --> 00:36:57,383
He's shut you out of his column.
555
00:36:58,426 --> 00:37:00,720
Why?
556
00:37:01,512 --> 00:37:03,431
You don't know that lunatic yet?
557
00:37:03,556 --> 00:37:05,558
Whims, whims.
Egotistic whims.
558
00:37:05,683 --> 00:37:08,978
He's like the gag: You got him for a friend,
you don't need an enemy.
559
00:37:11,188 --> 00:37:13,274
That's what my beef
with Leo Bartha was about.
560
00:37:13,399 --> 00:37:17,320
"Leo," I says, "J.J. froze me out,
so I'm eating humble pie this month.
561
00:37:17,445 --> 00:37:19,447
Please, please
print me an item."
562
00:37:19,614 --> 00:37:21,991
And instead he printed
his heel in your face, hmm?
563
00:37:22,867 --> 00:37:26,203
- You're full of human feelings.
- Turn the record over, Sidney.
564
00:37:26,329 --> 00:37:31,083
Like most of the human race, I'm bored.
I'd go a mile for a chuckle.
565
00:37:38,799 --> 00:37:42,386
- Or two miles for a pretty girl.
- Three.
566
00:37:44,847 --> 00:37:48,309
Then you're really washed up
with Hunsecker, huh?
567
00:37:50,645 --> 00:37:53,814
This is how much
I'm washed up with Hunsecker.
568
00:38:00,196 --> 00:38:04,325
Look, Otis, I make no brief
about my bilious private life...
569
00:38:04,492 --> 00:38:08,496
but he's got the morals of a guinea pig
and the scruples of a gangster.
570
00:38:08,621 --> 00:38:11,374
A fine, fat, dirty item.
571
00:38:11,499 --> 00:38:13,501
Who's it about?
572
00:38:14,502 --> 00:38:16,504
Um, a kid named Dallas.
573
00:38:16,671 --> 00:38:18,839
He runs a dinky jazz quintet...
574
00:38:18,965 --> 00:38:22,969
but he happens to be keeping company
with J.J.'s screwball sister.
575
00:38:24,845 --> 00:38:27,598
It's a real goody if, like me,
you wanna clobber J.J.
576
00:38:29,475 --> 00:38:32,269
He's got his T.V. tomorrow.
He'd read it before rehearsals.
577
00:38:32,395 --> 00:38:34,355
I want to clobber J.J.
578
00:38:34,480 --> 00:38:38,526
Trouble is, I can't think of a good reason
why I should print anything you give me.
579
00:38:39,443 --> 00:38:42,196
I can't even think
of a bad reason.
580
00:38:49,203 --> 00:38:52,873
Suppose I introduce you
to a, a lovely reason...
581
00:38:52,999 --> 00:38:55,418
that's both good and bad...
582
00:38:55,543 --> 00:38:58,045
and available.
583
00:39:01,215 --> 00:39:03,884
I'm not an unreasonable man.
584
00:39:07,388 --> 00:39:10,933
[ Radio: Mellow Big-band ]
585
00:39:11,058 --> 00:39:13,394
[ Buzzer Sounds ]
586
00:39:30,953 --> 00:39:32,955
[ Rita ]
Hi.
587
00:39:35,875 --> 00:39:39,420
Rita, say hello to Otis Elwell.
588
00:39:42,048 --> 00:39:44,050
[ Rita ]
Hello.
589
00:39:44,175 --> 00:39:48,179
Hello.
My friends call me Otis.
590
00:39:49,180 --> 00:39:51,182
Sometimes "Tricky Otis."
591
00:39:51,307 --> 00:39:54,852
Otis was real outraged when I told him
Van Cleve was going to fire you.
592
00:39:54,977 --> 00:39:58,064
- [ Rita ] He — He was?
- [ Sidney ] Uh-huh.
593
00:39:58,481 --> 00:40:02,193
- Don't I know you from somewhere?
- [ Sidney ] Otis.
594
00:40:03,694 --> 00:40:06,197
Saratoga.
595
00:40:06,322 --> 00:40:08,949
- Last summer?
- Relax, relax.
596
00:40:09,075 --> 00:40:12,078
Come on, take the weight
off those lovely gams, huh?
597
00:40:12,870 --> 00:40:15,456
Look, I fixed you a drink.
598
00:40:15,956 --> 00:40:18,000
Sure. Relax, Rita.
599
00:40:18,542 --> 00:40:22,671
When you look at me,
you look at a friend in disguise.
600
00:40:24,965 --> 00:40:26,801
Miami Beach?
601
00:40:26,926 --> 00:40:29,845
Haven't been to Florida
since I was a little girl.
602
00:40:29,970 --> 00:40:32,181
[ Otis Laughs ]
603
00:40:32,306 --> 00:40:35,017
Well, here's to the time
when we played with dolls...
604
00:40:35,142 --> 00:40:38,604
and, uh, dreamed
of better things.
605
00:40:38,729 --> 00:40:40,731
Here, Otis.
606
00:40:41,148 --> 00:40:43,484
A cozy place
you've got here, Sidney.
607
00:40:43,651 --> 00:40:46,904
- Make yourself at home.
- Nice, nice.
608
00:40:47,822 --> 00:40:49,824
And snug.
609
00:40:49,990 --> 00:40:51,992
Otis carries a lot of weight
with your boss, honey.
610
00:40:52,159 --> 00:40:55,162
He's gonna tell him not to pay
any attention to anything...
611
00:40:55,287 --> 00:40:57,790
you-know-who says
about you-know-what.
612
00:40:57,915 --> 00:41:00,251
- Right, Otis?
- Right.
613
00:41:00,376 --> 00:41:02,378
[ Man on Radio ]
And now this is Don Holloway —
614
00:41:02,503 --> 00:41:05,714
Why don't you two talk it over
until, uh, until I get back?
615
00:41:05,840 --> 00:41:07,842
...music for your
all-night listening pleasure.
616
00:41:08,008 --> 00:41:10,052
- Back?
- Yes, you know these business meetings...
617
00:41:10,177 --> 00:41:12,680
always coming up
in the middle of the night.
618
00:41:12,805 --> 00:41:14,765
- [ Sultry Jazz ]
- Hold on.
619
00:41:14,890 --> 00:41:17,810
You can drop me off
on your way!
620
00:41:23,107 --> 00:41:25,192
- Consternation reigns.
- Now, Otis —
621
00:41:25,317 --> 00:41:28,863
I hate J.J., but not that much
at this moment.
622
00:41:28,988 --> 00:41:32,283
L-Look, gimme a chance, huh?
Gimme a chance.
623
00:41:34,827 --> 00:41:37,788
[ Panting ] D-Don't you know
who that man is?
624
00:41:37,913 --> 00:41:41,917
- Yeah. Otis Elwell, the columnist.
- Yeah.
625
00:41:42,042 --> 00:41:44,295
And he's a perfect stranger to me.
626
00:41:44,420 --> 00:41:47,840
So take five minutes.
Get acquainted.
627
00:41:47,965 --> 00:41:49,967
He's an important man.
628
00:41:50,092 --> 00:41:53,095
He's lonely.
Don't be dumb!
629
00:41:53,220 --> 00:41:56,682
What do you want all of a sudden?
Lady Godiva?
630
00:41:56,807 --> 00:41:59,351
[ Whimpering ]
Where's my other shoe?
631
00:41:59,476 --> 00:42:01,520
What kind of an act is this?
632
00:42:01,645 --> 00:42:05,274
Don't you think I have any feelings?
What am I?
633
00:42:05,399 --> 00:42:09,320
A-A bowl of fruit?
A-A tangerine that peels in a minute?
634
00:42:09,445 --> 00:42:13,073
I beg your pardon.
How do you like this?
635
00:42:13,240 --> 00:42:17,077
I turn myself inside out to do you a favor,
and now I'm the heavy.
636
00:42:17,203 --> 00:42:19,205
Here's your shoe...
637
00:42:19,330 --> 00:42:21,332
there's your coat...
638
00:42:21,582 --> 00:42:23,584
and there's the door.
639
00:42:23,709 --> 00:42:26,462
[ Continues ]
640
00:42:31,091 --> 00:42:33,969
Sidney, I don't do this sort of thing.
641
00:42:34,094 --> 00:42:36,931
- What sort of thing?
- This sort of thing!
642
00:42:37,097 --> 00:42:39,433
You need him for a favor,
don't you?
643
00:42:39,600 --> 00:42:42,853
Well, so do I.
I need his column tonight.
644
00:42:42,978 --> 00:42:45,773
Didn't you ask me
to do somethin' about your job?
645
00:42:47,149 --> 00:42:49,902
Don't you have a kid
in military school?
646
00:43:01,497 --> 00:43:04,250
[ Whimpering ]
You're a snake, Falco.
647
00:43:05,459 --> 00:43:08,754
You're a louse... a real louse.
648
00:43:08,879 --> 00:43:11,465
Honey, he's gonna help ya!
649
00:43:17,554 --> 00:43:19,556
[ Sidney ]
Huh?
650
00:43:28,983 --> 00:43:30,985
How many drinks does it take...
651
00:43:31,485 --> 00:43:34,530
to put you
in that tropical-island mood?
652
00:43:42,705 --> 00:43:45,582
[ Clattering ]
653
00:43:45,708 --> 00:43:48,168
[ Continues ]
654
00:43:53,048 --> 00:43:55,050
Havana — that's where we met!
655
00:44:02,182 --> 00:44:04,351
Here's mud in your column.
656
00:44:05,686 --> 00:44:08,188
Blessings on thee, the both.
657
00:44:08,314 --> 00:44:11,025
Well, gotta run.
See you kids later.
658
00:44:11,191 --> 00:44:13,527
[ Otis ]
Mmm. Hurry back.
659
00:44:14,403 --> 00:44:16,405
[ Sidney ]
Don't do anything I wouldn't do...
660
00:44:17,114 --> 00:44:19,074
and that gives you
a lot of leeway.
661
00:44:19,199 --> 00:44:21,493
[ Door Closes ]
662
00:44:31,920 --> 00:44:34,048
Palm Springs.
663
00:44:35,007 --> 00:44:36,842
Two years ago.
664
00:44:39,053 --> 00:44:43,057
- Don't tell Sidney.
- [ Laughing ]
665
00:44:49,730 --> 00:44:52,149
[ Phone Rings ]
666
00:44:56,278 --> 00:44:58,572
[ Ringing Continues ]
667
00:45:01,575 --> 00:45:04,536
Hello, J.J.? Sidney.
668
00:45:05,704 --> 00:45:07,706
J.J.?
669
00:45:09,583 --> 00:45:11,585
Yes, Sidney.
670
00:45:11,710 --> 00:45:15,589
You sound happy, Sidney.
Why should you be happy when I'm not?
671
00:45:15,756 --> 00:45:18,133
How do you spell Picasso, the painter?
One S or two?
672
00:45:18,258 --> 00:45:20,260
[ Sidney ]
Two.
673
00:45:20,636 --> 00:45:22,638
An item:
He goes out with three-eyed girls.
674
00:45:22,763 --> 00:45:25,307
You know, it'd be nice
if you mentioned R-O-B-A-R-D.
675
00:45:25,432 --> 00:45:28,227
Robard's Jazz Joint.
It's his 20th anniversary.
676
00:45:28,352 --> 00:45:32,147
Now, don't begrudge it to me, J.J.
I owe him a lot of favors.
677
00:45:32,439 --> 00:45:36,735
[ Lowering Voice ] I think you understand
that the Dallas skull is badly dented.
678
00:45:36,860 --> 00:45:39,029
Oh, yeah, very bad.
679
00:45:39,154 --> 00:45:42,199
Starting today, you can play
marbles with his eyeballs.
680
00:45:42,324 --> 00:45:44,952
Now, don't begrudge it to me, J.J.
Mention Robard.
681
00:45:45,077 --> 00:45:48,622
- R-O—
- We shall see what we shall see, Sidney.
682
00:45:49,790 --> 00:45:52,876
And Sidney,
don't use this phone anymore.
683
00:45:53,001 --> 00:45:55,212
I have a nervous sister.
684
00:46:42,176 --> 00:46:44,428
- Get your paper here.
- Record.
685
00:46:44,553 --> 00:46:48,015
Thank you. Get your paper here.
Read all about it.
686
00:46:49,683 --> 00:46:52,603
Get your paper here.
Read all about it.
687
00:46:54,605 --> 00:46:57,441
Read all about it.
Get your paper here.
688
00:46:57,858 --> 00:46:59,860
[ Whistle Blows ]
689
00:47:00,402 --> 00:47:04,573
I have no power to retract, Mr. Cummings.
I'm only Mr. Hunsecker's secretary.
690
00:47:04,698 --> 00:47:06,700
- [ Typewriters Clacking ]
- [ Phones Ringing ]
691
00:47:06,867 --> 00:47:09,411
No, nor do I agree
that any retraction is necessary.
692
00:47:09,536 --> 00:47:12,039
Thank you for calling.
[ Chuckles ]
693
00:47:12,206 --> 00:47:14,708
I fail to see what's amusing
about these papers.
694
00:47:14,875 --> 00:47:18,003
- I'll get the boss to sign them.
- They're important.
695
00:47:18,128 --> 00:47:21,215
You've said that six times.
That's why I'm smiling.
696
00:47:24,301 --> 00:47:27,304
[ Irish Accent ] Hello, Mary, me darlin'.
And what are you up to today?
697
00:47:27,554 --> 00:47:30,349
That's a question
I usually like to ask you.
698
00:47:30,557 --> 00:47:33,393
- Your secretary phoned.
- About what?
699
00:47:33,519 --> 00:47:37,898
Something about a Frank D'Angelo
trying to reach you.
700
00:47:38,398 --> 00:47:42,444
Is, um, that the man who manages
Susie's boyfriend?
701
00:47:42,569 --> 00:47:44,488
- Mm-hmm.
- Have you seen this?
702
00:47:44,613 --> 00:47:46,657
Otis Elwell's column today?
703
00:47:46,782 --> 00:47:49,076
"The dreamy
marijuana smoke...
704
00:47:49,201 --> 00:47:51,912
of a lad who heads
a highbrow jazz quintet...
705
00:47:52,079 --> 00:47:54,081
is giving an inelegant odor...
706
00:47:54,206 --> 00:47:56,750
to that elegant East Side club
where he works.
707
00:47:56,875 --> 00:48:00,754
That's no way for a card-holding
Party member to act.
708
00:48:00,879 --> 00:48:04,132
Moscow won't like it,
you naughty boy."
709
00:48:05,425 --> 00:48:07,261
[ Sally on Phone ]
Sidney Falco office.
710
00:48:07,386 --> 00:48:09,721
- Hello, Sally? I got your message.
- Sidney —
711
00:48:09,846 --> 00:48:13,559
If D'Angelo calls, tell him I'll be back
at the office around noon. Bye.
712
00:48:13,684 --> 00:48:17,521
- Could this be that boy?
- Dallas? Could be.
713
00:48:17,646 --> 00:48:19,648
Doesn't look like a flyer to me.
714
00:48:19,773 --> 00:48:22,609
If it's true,
J.J.'s gonna hit the ceiling.
715
00:48:22,776 --> 00:48:27,114
Can it be news to you that J.J.'s ceiling
needs a new plaster job every six weeks?
716
00:48:29,116 --> 00:48:31,118
Sidney.
717
00:48:32,035 --> 00:48:35,622
You know, J.J. doesn't like people
who look at the column proof in advance.
718
00:48:35,789 --> 00:48:37,791
Mary, my darlin',
I'm not "people."
719
00:48:37,916 --> 00:48:40,294
There's Falco blood, sweat,
and tears in that column.
720
00:48:40,460 --> 00:48:42,504
How 'bout dinner tonight?
721
00:48:42,629 --> 00:48:44,798
Bribing me again?
722
00:48:44,965 --> 00:48:48,969
Now, why should I bribe the woman
that holds most of my heart?
723
00:48:50,262 --> 00:48:52,431
You're a real rascal, Sidney.
724
00:48:53,223 --> 00:48:55,225
You're an amusing boy...
725
00:48:55,350 --> 00:48:57,894
but you haven't got a drop
of respect in you for anything alive.
726
00:48:58,061 --> 00:49:00,397
You're so immersed...
727
00:49:00,522 --> 00:49:03,400
in a theology
of making a fast buck.
728
00:49:04,484 --> 00:49:09,197
Not that I don't sometimes feel
that you yearn for something better.
729
00:49:10,032 --> 00:49:12,409
Mary, don't try and sell me
the Brooklyn Bridge.
730
00:49:12,534 --> 00:49:14,536
I happen to know
it belongs to the Dodgers.
731
00:49:14,661 --> 00:49:19,541
Oh, I don't mind you looking at the column
in advance, so long as J.J. doesn't know.
732
00:49:20,292 --> 00:49:24,588
But don't do it like a little boy
stealing gum from a slot machine.
733
00:49:32,137 --> 00:49:34,348
Who put this item in
about the comic?
734
00:49:34,514 --> 00:49:37,577
"If there's a more hilarious funnyman
around than Herbie Temple at the Palace...
735
00:49:37,601 --> 00:49:39,978
you'll have to pardon us
for not catching the name.
736
00:49:40,103 --> 00:49:42,105
We were too busy screaming."
737
00:49:42,230 --> 00:49:44,274
Does this Temple
have a press agent?
738
00:49:44,399 --> 00:49:48,403
No. Just one of J.J.'s
occasional beaux gestes.
739
00:49:48,528 --> 00:49:51,865
Evidently the fellow's funny,
so he gave him a plug.
740
00:49:51,990 --> 00:49:54,190
What's your favorite ribbon
for your favorite chocolate?
741
00:49:55,369 --> 00:49:57,537
Let's wait till Christmas.
It's more legitimate then.
742
00:50:06,713 --> 00:50:08,882
- Hey!
- Herbie Temple onstage yet?
743
00:50:09,007 --> 00:50:11,677
- Yeah, but you can't go in there now.
- [ Sidney, Indistinct ]
744
00:50:11,802 --> 00:50:15,847
- [ Show Music ]
- [ Man ] I said, "Figo,
I'm not sellin' ya a dozen eggs.
745
00:50:15,972 --> 00:50:20,143
I'm sellin' ya Herbie Temple,
so don't give me any of your lip."
746
00:50:21,269 --> 00:50:24,731
- Hi, Al.
- Since when did you two get acquainted?
747
00:50:24,898 --> 00:50:27,109
- How do you do, Mr. Temple?
- D-D-Delighted.
748
00:50:27,234 --> 00:50:30,112
- I'm Sidney Falco.
- Oh. D-D-De— I'm glad to know you.
749
00:50:30,237 --> 00:50:32,864
Watch out for this guy, Herbie.
He's a press agent.
750
00:50:32,989 --> 00:50:35,701
You watch out for him, Al.
I stutter.
751
00:50:35,826 --> 00:50:37,869
Uh, I caught your act
the other night, and —
752
00:50:37,994 --> 00:50:40,247
- On the first or second bounce?
- [ Sidney Laughs ]
753
00:50:40,372 --> 00:50:42,457
And I just wanted to tell you
how great you were.
754
00:50:42,582 --> 00:50:44,751
Well, that's fine.
What time is it, Al?
755
00:50:44,876 --> 00:50:47,462
Oh. You got 10 minutes yet.
756
00:50:48,004 --> 00:50:50,590
Look, Falco, I hate to bother ya,
but we're kinda busy.
757
00:50:50,716 --> 00:50:52,843
It's all right.
I'm a little busy myself.
758
00:50:52,968 --> 00:50:56,096
I'm busy too.
Don't call us. We'll call you.
759
00:50:56,263 --> 00:50:59,933
You mind if I ask an impertinent question,
with no criticism intended?
760
00:51:00,058 --> 00:51:02,060
Of course, Al, I know
you earn your 10 percent...
761
00:51:02,185 --> 00:51:04,521
but how can you let a sock act
like Herbie Temple...
762
00:51:04,646 --> 00:51:06,898
tiptoe through town
without a publicity build?
763
00:51:07,023 --> 00:51:09,443
We're not buying it, Falco.
No fish today.
764
00:51:09,609 --> 00:51:11,778
I'm not selling any.
I'm just curious, that's all.
765
00:51:11,903 --> 00:51:15,157
Answer his question fast, will ya?
Before he asks ya five more.
766
00:51:15,282 --> 00:51:19,077
Mr. Temple don't believe in press agents.
Does that answer you something?
767
00:51:19,202 --> 00:51:21,580
Take your hands off me, lump!
768
00:51:21,705 --> 00:51:24,499
Look, nobody believes
in a press agent, Temple...
769
00:51:24,624 --> 00:51:27,294
if, uh, if he makes claims
he can't produce.
770
00:51:27,461 --> 00:51:31,131
I'm not here to try to sell anything,
and I'm not gonna peddle anything.
771
00:51:31,256 --> 00:51:33,967
But when I tell a client...
772
00:51:34,134 --> 00:51:36,928
I can get him space
in Hunsecker's column...
773
00:51:37,053 --> 00:51:39,097
it's not talk.
774
00:51:39,473 --> 00:51:41,558
Excuse me.
775
00:51:41,683 --> 00:51:45,437
- Listen, you bull artist,
if you think you can blackmail —
- Let him alone, Al.
776
00:51:48,523 --> 00:51:50,442
- [ Phone Rings ]
- Hello. Sidney —
777
00:51:50,567 --> 00:51:53,570
Hello, Mary?
Could I talk to J.J., please?
778
00:51:53,695 --> 00:51:57,365
Now, look, nobody hired you.
We didn't talk any deal.
779
00:51:57,491 --> 00:51:59,326
Relax, lump.
780
00:51:59,493 --> 00:52:01,578
I told ya I wasn't peddling
any fish today.
781
00:52:01,703 --> 00:52:05,248
J.J., hi. Sidney Falco.
How are you, sweetheart?
782
00:52:05,832 --> 00:52:08,001
[ Sidney ]
Fine. Just fine, thanks.
783
00:52:08,126 --> 00:52:10,420
Uh, look, I know it's late,
but, um...
784
00:52:11,004 --> 00:52:13,632
is it too late to add something
to your column?
785
00:52:13,757 --> 00:52:15,842
[ Laughs ]
No, no.
786
00:52:16,009 --> 00:52:18,261
No relative, but very important.
787
00:52:18,386 --> 00:52:22,599
If you got a piece of paper and pencil,
I can suggest a word or two. Good.
788
00:52:23,642 --> 00:52:27,854
"If there's a more hilariously
funny man around than, uh...
789
00:52:27,979 --> 00:52:32,025
than Herbie Temple at the Palace,
you'll, uh...
790
00:52:32,192 --> 00:52:34,194
you'll pardon us
for not catching his name.
791
00:52:34,319 --> 00:52:36,363
We were too busy laughing."
792
00:52:36,488 --> 00:52:38,698
No, make that,
"We were too busy screaming."
793
00:52:38,824 --> 00:52:42,911
Right. Thanks, J.J.
Probably see you at "21" later.
794
00:52:43,036 --> 00:52:45,038
No. Supper. Right.
795
00:52:45,205 --> 00:52:47,415
Good-bye,
and thanks again. Bye.
796
00:52:49,751 --> 00:52:53,755
Speak to the man, Al.
Uh, wait a minute. Hold it, will ya?
797
00:52:53,880 --> 00:52:57,217
- Al, speak to the — Mr. Falco.
- See me in my office.
798
00:52:57,384 --> 00:52:59,386
Al makes all the deals, doc.
I can't —
799
00:52:59,511 --> 00:53:01,513
I don't like a fella
that's quick with his hands.
800
00:53:01,638 --> 00:53:05,183
You know, Temple, you've been
three passes behind for the last 20 years.
801
00:53:05,308 --> 00:53:08,895
This could start you off real big.
T.V., movies, anywhere.
802
00:53:09,020 --> 00:53:11,022
Probably cost us
a pretty penny too, huh?
803
00:53:11,147 --> 00:53:13,149
You tell him.
I st-st-st-stutter.
804
00:53:13,275 --> 00:53:16,236
Look, why don't we wait
until tomorrow?
805
00:53:17,070 --> 00:53:19,239
Wait as long as you like.
806
00:53:19,531 --> 00:53:21,783
You know where my office is.
807
00:53:27,747 --> 00:53:31,877
- [ Steve ] Let's go to the club.
- [ Frank ] All right, take it easy, Steve.
808
00:53:34,713 --> 00:53:36,715
Hi.
809
00:53:40,427 --> 00:53:43,179
Well, what is here, a wake?
810
00:53:52,939 --> 00:53:56,776
- You read as you run, don't you?
- It's a habit with me.
811
00:53:56,902 --> 00:53:59,738
So now I'm briefed.
So what?
812
00:54:00,530 --> 00:54:02,610
Frank thought I shouldn't
come here, but I thought —
813
00:54:02,657 --> 00:54:05,660
Excuse me, Steve. I said, namely,
you shouldn't go around wild...
814
00:54:05,785 --> 00:54:08,330
blamin' people
without justification.
815
00:54:11,082 --> 00:54:14,461
But I thought you might have
a faint idea how that item originated.
816
00:54:14,628 --> 00:54:18,131
- [ Sidney Chuckles ] Why me?
- Why not you?
817
00:54:18,298 --> 00:54:21,092
Wha— Oh, that's your idea
of logic, huh?
818
00:54:21,217 --> 00:54:23,377
I go to the judge and say,
"I didn't murder the man"...
819
00:54:23,470 --> 00:54:25,472
but the judge says to me,
"Why not you?"
820
00:54:25,639 --> 00:54:28,767
There's only two men in this town
that could be responsible for that smear:
821
00:54:28,892 --> 00:54:30,769
you or Hunsecker or both!
822
00:54:31,436 --> 00:54:33,813
Hunsecker and Elwell
are enemies to the knife...
823
00:54:33,980 --> 00:54:37,525
- so how do you get him doing J.J. a favor?
- It is a favor, isn't it?
824
00:54:37,651 --> 00:54:41,571
Dallas, your mouth is as big
as a basket and twice as empty.
825
00:54:41,696 --> 00:54:43,990
I don't like you, period!
826
00:54:44,449 --> 00:54:46,493
But neither do I go along
with this column...
827
00:54:46,660 --> 00:54:49,329
saying you smoke, uh, marijuana
and belong with the Reds.
828
00:54:49,496 --> 00:54:52,415
Also, since
we're talking repulsive...
829
00:54:52,540 --> 00:54:55,418
J.J. won't like this for two se—
Don't give me that look, Dallas.
830
00:54:55,543 --> 00:54:58,088
J.J. believes in fair play.
And secondly...
831
00:54:58,213 --> 00:55:02,509
this could splatter his sister with rotten egg
by implication. Uh, you're the boyfriend.
832
00:55:02,676 --> 00:55:05,720
- You're talking very fast.
- Well, I'll tell you what!
833
00:55:05,845 --> 00:55:09,182
Excuse me for breathing, will ya?
How do you like this two-bit banjo player?
834
00:55:09,349 --> 00:55:11,351
- He comes into my office —
- Look!
835
00:55:11,518 --> 00:55:13,353
- Wise guy —
- Boys, boys, boys.
836
00:55:13,478 --> 00:55:15,522
This gets nobody nowhere.
837
00:55:15,689 --> 00:55:17,416
- You're overexcited, Steve.
- Don't apologize for me.
838
00:55:17,440 --> 00:55:19,484
And with good reason,
I wanted to say.
839
00:55:19,609 --> 00:55:23,238
- This endangers the future
of the whole quintet.
- Should I cry?
840
00:55:23,363 --> 00:55:25,740
People catch on very quick
to such an item.
841
00:55:25,865 --> 00:55:28,410
Van Cleve already called me.
He's firing the quintet.
842
00:55:28,535 --> 00:55:31,037
So what are you doing here?
Go over there and fight.
843
00:55:31,204 --> 00:55:34,207
Look, if Van Cleve fires your boy,
that'll give that lie a ring of truth.
844
00:55:34,374 --> 00:55:36,414
[ Steve ] I want to speak
to Miss Hunsecker, please.
845
00:55:39,963 --> 00:55:42,340
- Hello?
- Susie, this is Steve.
- Steve.
846
00:55:42,465 --> 00:55:46,219
Don't be alarmed, but I want you to take
a look at Elwell's column in The Record.
847
00:55:46,344 --> 00:55:48,096
Today.
848
00:55:48,221 --> 00:55:51,307
No, it's about me.
A smear.
849
00:55:52,100 --> 00:55:55,395
A-A smear? What —
What kind of a smear?
850
00:55:55,562 --> 00:55:58,565
- Where are you?
- We're on our way to the Elysian
to dicker with Van Cleve.
851
00:55:58,732 --> 00:56:01,234
He's fired us already.
852
00:56:01,401 --> 00:56:04,654
L-Look, I'll call you later, dear.
Good-bye.
853
00:56:08,241 --> 00:56:10,243
Come on, Frank.
854
00:56:22,047 --> 00:56:26,051
If I told Steve what I really think,
he'd tear your head off.
855
00:56:26,176 --> 00:56:28,428
- Tell him.
- No.
856
00:56:29,095 --> 00:56:32,223
I'm interested in his future.
857
00:56:37,604 --> 00:56:40,607
- What's the matter with you?
- Nothing.
858
00:56:46,112 --> 00:56:48,198
Y-You know, Sally,
I sometimes get the impression...
859
00:56:48,323 --> 00:56:50,325
you think you live
in Starbright Park.
860
00:56:50,450 --> 00:56:53,244
This is life!
Get used to it!
861
00:57:06,633 --> 00:57:11,596
- [ Phone Rings ]
- Yes?
862
00:57:11,721 --> 00:57:14,641
J.J., I presume you saw
the Elwell smear.
863
00:57:14,766 --> 00:57:18,228
U-Uh, no.
No, no medals. Not yet.
864
00:57:18,353 --> 00:57:20,647
It's a lot worse than that.
865
00:57:20,814 --> 00:57:23,149
Auntie Van Cleve is firing him.
866
00:57:23,316 --> 00:57:27,153
I just got it from the horse's mouth.
They were just here in a panic.
867
00:57:27,737 --> 00:57:30,281
You mean to say they've already
traced the smear to you?
868
00:57:30,406 --> 00:57:32,492
Then what are you so smug about?
Susie isn't dumb.
869
00:57:32,659 --> 00:57:35,662
All she does is put two and two
together, and I'm a chicken in a pot.
870
00:57:36,162 --> 00:57:38,581
Uh, J.J., peace on earth
and goodwill to men.
871
00:57:38,706 --> 00:57:40,834
Everything's working out
just the way I planned.
872
00:57:40,959 --> 00:57:43,086
I guarantee the bomb'll pop
right on schedule.
873
00:57:45,672 --> 00:57:49,092
Get him back his —
You said get him back his job.
874
00:57:49,217 --> 00:57:51,219
For what?
875
00:57:52,011 --> 00:57:54,323
Look, Sidney, I don't like this.
This is traveling in the dark.
876
00:57:54,347 --> 00:57:56,391
You better get over here
as fast as you can.
877
00:57:56,516 --> 00:57:58,726
No, wait a minute.
Susie's up and about.
878
00:57:58,852 --> 00:58:00,895
I'll have to do
a fine song and dance.
879
00:58:01,020 --> 00:58:03,523
Meet me at the T.V.
about 3:00.
880
00:58:22,584 --> 00:58:25,503
Susie?
Come in a minute, dear.
881
00:58:34,804 --> 00:58:37,765
Susie, you're very much
in my thoughts today.
882
00:58:37,891 --> 00:58:40,894
- Why?
- Why?
883
00:58:41,311 --> 00:58:44,105
What a question, dear,
with that newspaper in your hand.
884
00:58:48,943 --> 00:58:51,070
Did Sidney tell you about it?
885
00:58:51,321 --> 00:58:53,323
Yes, he phoned.
886
00:58:54,073 --> 00:58:56,826
Susie, I don't know
this boy too well.
887
00:58:57,702 --> 00:59:00,663
Anything in these charges?
888
00:59:01,164 --> 00:59:05,418
- You're not being partial, are you?
- No, I'm not. I'm not.
889
00:59:05,543 --> 00:59:09,505
Now, take it easy, Susie. You don't have
to protest with me. I'll trust your judgment.
890
00:59:10,757 --> 00:59:13,760
Come into camp, ya poor kid.
You look so nervous.
891
00:59:17,931 --> 00:59:19,933
You're trembling, dear.
892
00:59:22,018 --> 00:59:26,022
- Sidney didn't take long
to phone you, did he?
- Naturally.
893
00:59:26,231 --> 00:59:29,901
Anything that touches you
touches me... doesn't it?
894
00:59:37,075 --> 00:59:40,119
You know, dear,
we're drifting apart, you and I...
895
00:59:40,370 --> 00:59:42,413
and I don't like it.
896
00:59:42,956 --> 00:59:44,958
A year ago,
in your wildest dreams...
897
00:59:45,083 --> 00:59:47,186
would you have walked past that door
without coming in here...
898
00:59:47,210 --> 00:59:49,754
to take up the situation with me?
Today I had to call you in.
899
00:59:49,879 --> 00:59:52,799
- But I'm taking up the situation with you now.
- Let me finish, dear.
900
00:59:52,966 --> 00:59:54,801
You've had your say.
Let me have mine.
901
00:59:54,968 --> 00:59:57,095
But I haven't said anything, J.J.!
902
01:00:02,225 --> 01:00:04,352
Susie, I want to help you.
903
01:00:06,145 --> 01:00:08,940
You're all I've got
in this whole wide world.
904
01:00:09,065 --> 01:00:11,150
There's nothing
I wouldn't do for you.
905
01:00:11,317 --> 01:00:13,319
What do you want me to do?
Name it.
906
01:00:13,444 --> 01:00:16,281
Because I don't like
that troubled look on your face.
907
01:00:17,740 --> 01:00:20,660
If you really want
to help me, J.J...
908
01:00:20,785 --> 01:00:22,787
get Steve back his job.
909
01:00:23,955 --> 01:00:26,124
He means that much to you?
910
01:00:26,249 --> 01:00:28,251
Yes.
911
01:00:29,669 --> 01:00:32,088
With your prestige
it'll only take a minute.
912
01:00:32,213 --> 01:00:34,340
Ten cents' worth
of American Tel & Tel.
913
01:00:36,509 --> 01:00:38,594
You're picking up my lingo, hon.
914
01:00:38,720 --> 01:00:41,014
I read your column every day.
915
01:00:47,145 --> 01:00:49,147
Susie, I like
this crisp new attitude of yours.
916
01:00:49,272 --> 01:00:51,524
You're growing up,
and I like it.
917
01:00:51,649 --> 01:00:55,695
I don't like it when you're limp and
dependent, when you're odd and wayward.
918
01:00:56,487 --> 01:00:58,906
This Dallas boy
must be good for you.
919
01:00:59,032 --> 01:01:01,492
Why don't you bring him around
today before the show?
920
01:01:01,617 --> 01:01:04,037
This time I'll clean my glasses
for a better look.
921
01:01:04,162 --> 01:01:06,414
Let me have Billy Van Cleve.
922
01:01:09,375 --> 01:01:13,629
Don't ever tell anyone, Susie,
how I'm tied to your apron strings.
923
01:01:13,755 --> 01:01:16,215
Billy? J.J. Hunsecker.
924
01:01:16,341 --> 01:01:18,426
Now, what about
this Dallas boy?
925
01:01:18,551 --> 01:01:20,845
That's right.
What about this Dallas boy?
926
01:01:39,072 --> 01:01:41,366
"A man has the right
to face his accusers.
927
01:01:41,491 --> 01:01:43,743
That's the American way.
Who said? The man said."
928
01:01:43,910 --> 01:01:47,538
Burton, don't hang around.
If I run over, I'll cut some items off the tail.
929
01:01:47,663 --> 01:01:49,999
"From Washington
through Jefferson...
930
01:01:50,124 --> 01:01:52,335
from Lincoln and F.D.R.
right up to today...
931
01:01:52,460 --> 01:01:54,754
the democratic way of life —
that's what the man said.
932
01:01:54,879 --> 01:01:57,340
Nowadays
it doesn't export too well...
933
01:01:57,465 --> 01:02:00,343
but you know and I know
that our best secret weapon...
934
01:02:00,468 --> 01:02:04,680
- is D-E-M-O-C-R-A-C-Y."
- That's grand!
935
01:02:04,806 --> 01:02:06,933
"Let's never forget it,
ladies and gentlemen."
936
01:02:07,100 --> 01:02:09,685
Just grand, J.J.!
Is my makeup all right?
937
01:02:09,811 --> 01:02:13,131
- Despite the scads of movies I've made —
- It's fine. Mary, take care of Miss Tam.
938
01:02:13,272 --> 01:02:15,316
Anything she wants.
She's our star today.
939
01:02:15,441 --> 01:02:17,652
[ Miss Tam ]
...never been on T.V. Thank you.
940
01:02:17,777 --> 01:02:21,781
- [ People Laughing ]
- [ Man ] Where's the script?
941
01:02:23,074 --> 01:02:25,034
[ Sidney ] I got that boy
coming over here today.
942
01:02:25,159 --> 01:02:29,622
If I can trust my eyes — and I think I can —
Susie knows all about your dirty work.
943
01:02:30,206 --> 01:02:32,208
Can't hurt.
944
01:02:32,500 --> 01:02:34,836
Can't hurt?
I had to get that boy his job back.
945
01:02:36,254 --> 01:02:38,423
Look, J.J...
946
01:02:38,548 --> 01:02:40,550
we can tie this off
into one neat bundle...
947
01:02:40,675 --> 01:02:43,052
address it to the dumps,
to oblivion.
948
01:02:43,177 --> 01:02:45,221
We're doing great,
but please do it my way.
949
01:02:45,346 --> 01:02:48,474
I've cased this kid.
I know his ins and outs.
950
01:02:48,599 --> 01:02:50,601
He's full of juice and vinegar,
just waiting...
951
01:02:50,726 --> 01:02:52,812
for a big shot like you
to put on the squeeze.
952
01:02:52,979 --> 01:02:56,566
You got the boy his job back — okay.
But he's not gonna accept your favor.
953
01:02:56,691 --> 01:02:59,944
The manager, yeah,
but not that boy.
954
01:03:03,281 --> 01:03:05,241
What has this boy got
that Susie likes?
955
01:03:05,366 --> 01:03:09,120
Integrity.
Acute, like indigestion.
956
01:03:09,912 --> 01:03:11,914
What does this mean,
"integrity"?
957
01:03:12,039 --> 01:03:14,083
A pocketful of firecrackers...
958
01:03:14,208 --> 01:03:17,378
waitin' for a match.
959
01:03:19,005 --> 01:03:21,257
You know, it's a new wrinkle.
To tell you the truth...
960
01:03:21,382 --> 01:03:25,219
I never thought I'd make a killing
on some guy's integrity.
961
01:03:26,471 --> 01:03:28,556
I'd hate to take a bite out of you.
962
01:03:28,681 --> 01:03:31,225
You're a cookie full of arsenic.
963
01:03:32,685 --> 01:03:34,687
[ Man ]
Move the lamp to your right.
964
01:03:39,859 --> 01:03:42,153
I still think he's responsible
for the smears.
965
01:03:42,278 --> 01:03:46,032
Not that I'm convinced, but you'll never
prove it in a thousand years.
966
01:03:46,199 --> 01:03:50,328
Steve, you'll do what you want,
but it can't hurt.
967
01:03:50,453 --> 01:03:54,081
He offers you an olive branch,
so today like olives.
968
01:03:57,502 --> 01:03:59,545
Excuse me.
969
01:04:04,884 --> 01:04:07,762
Steve, before we go in,
could I —
970
01:04:10,348 --> 01:04:12,350
Hi. Just in time.
971
01:04:12,475 --> 01:04:14,852
J.J. just finished up
his rehearsal.
972
01:04:16,896 --> 01:04:19,065
[ People Talking, Shouting ]
973
01:04:21,859 --> 01:04:23,736
[ J.J. ]
Looks like a wedding.
974
01:04:30,743 --> 01:04:34,330
- You look lovely, dear.
- Steve, you've met my brother.
975
01:04:34,455 --> 01:04:36,791
- [ J.J. ] Of course. Frank.
- [ Steve ] Yes.
976
01:04:36,916 --> 01:04:40,878
Well, son, looks like you went out and
got a packet of trouble for yourself, hmm?
977
01:04:41,003 --> 01:04:43,005
You've been very kind about it,
Mr. Hunsecker.
978
01:04:43,130 --> 01:04:47,009
Ah, give Susie credit for that. I took her word
there was nothing to the smear.
979
01:04:47,134 --> 01:04:51,013
As a matter of fact, I'll have plenty to say
about smears on my show today.
980
01:04:51,138 --> 01:04:55,142
And that's why I'd —
Well, I'd like your personal assurance too.
981
01:04:55,768 --> 01:04:57,812
Mr. Hunsecker,
there is nothing to this smear.
982
01:04:57,937 --> 01:05:01,190
- You have my sincere word.
- I'll buy that.
983
01:05:01,315 --> 01:05:05,278
Now you do me a favor.
Be good to my kid sister.
984
01:05:05,444 --> 01:05:08,447
Yeah, she's had
a lot of trouble for a kid.
985
01:05:08,614 --> 01:05:11,075
Susie has her girlish secrets,
but in her heart of hearts...
986
01:05:11,200 --> 01:05:15,121
I imagine, Dallas, she fancies you
in an uncommon way.
987
01:05:15,288 --> 01:05:17,790
Now, how 'bout you?
Not just, uh —
988
01:05:17,957 --> 01:05:20,251
Well, not just tomcatting
around, I hope.
989
01:05:20,376 --> 01:05:23,754
- J.J., Steve is not —
- Now, take it easy, Susie.
990
01:05:24,130 --> 01:05:28,175
Steve wouldn't be much of a man if he
didn't understand my concern, would you?
991
01:05:28,301 --> 01:05:30,386
No, I wouldn't.
992
01:05:30,803 --> 01:05:34,307
Serious as a deacon.
I like it. I like it fine.
993
01:05:34,473 --> 01:05:37,768
In a world of old rags and bones,
I like it.
994
01:05:38,477 --> 01:05:40,646
Now, you take Sidney here.
995
01:05:41,480 --> 01:05:43,983
If Sidney ever got
anywhere near Susie...
996
01:05:44,108 --> 01:05:47,820
I'd take a baseball bat,
break it over his head.
997
01:05:48,321 --> 01:05:50,406
[ Man ]
Hey, Joe!
998
01:05:50,531 --> 01:05:52,617
Sidney lives so much
in moral twilight...
999
01:05:52,742 --> 01:05:56,329
that when I told him you were coming
here today, he predicted disaster.
1000
01:05:56,454 --> 01:05:58,456
Said you wouldn't take my favor.
1001
01:05:58,581 --> 01:06:02,335
He said you'd chew up the job and spit it
right back in my face. Any truth in that?
1002
01:06:02,501 --> 01:06:04,503
[ Sighs ]
Well, since you bring it up —
1003
01:06:04,629 --> 01:06:08,132
- No, Mr. Hunsecker.
And now, if I can amplify —
- Don't amplify.
1004
01:06:09,425 --> 01:06:12,053
Steve would like
to thank you for this favor.
1005
01:06:12,178 --> 01:06:15,931
You don't listen very good, do you, Frank?
J.J. just said to keep your mouth shut.
1006
01:06:16,057 --> 01:06:18,619
- Don't you think
it's about time you shut yours?
- I didn't hear you.
1007
01:06:18,643 --> 01:06:20,645
Who are you to tell
Frank D'Angelo to shut up?
1008
01:06:20,770 --> 01:06:22,772
Steve, this isn't important.
1009
01:06:22,897 --> 01:06:24,899
Does he have to be here?
1010
01:06:25,024 --> 01:06:27,151
Why?
Has he bothered you before?
1011
01:06:28,194 --> 01:06:30,863
- Is it news to you?
- Son, a lot of people tell me...
1012
01:06:31,030 --> 01:06:34,909
I'm a very gifted man,
but I still can't see around corners.
1013
01:06:35,034 --> 01:06:38,037
Now, just what exactly
are you so hot about?
1014
01:06:38,162 --> 01:06:41,207
I know it's a difficult thing
to be an artist in this crudest...
1015
01:06:41,332 --> 01:06:44,752
- of all possible worlds —
- Look, I'm not here as an artist.
1016
01:06:44,877 --> 01:06:47,713
I'm here as an average Joe
who happens to love your sister.
1017
01:06:48,631 --> 01:06:52,927
Well, just be careful you don't
knock her off her feet, hmm?
1018
01:06:53,052 --> 01:06:55,179
[ Man ]
Stanley, move it to your right a little bit.
1019
01:06:55,304 --> 01:06:59,350
Now, frankly, son, I lost you on that last hill.
Just give us the punch line.
1020
01:06:59,892 --> 01:07:01,894
Steve —
1021
01:07:02,061 --> 01:07:04,980
[ Exhales Deeply ]
There's no punch line.
1022
01:07:05,398 --> 01:07:08,401
Yeah, I was just admiring
your know-how, yours and Falco's.
1023
01:07:08,567 --> 01:07:11,112
Why do you keep
coupling me with Falco?
1024
01:07:11,237 --> 01:07:13,239
Why is he here?
1025
01:07:14,323 --> 01:07:18,869
Tell me, sir: When he dies, do you think
he'll go to the dog-and-cat heaven?
1026
01:07:18,994 --> 01:07:22,415
Look, let's forget about dogs and cats
and all that pseudo-literary junk.
1027
01:07:22,540 --> 01:07:26,001
I'm gonna lay it right on the line. What about
that ruckus in my office this afternoon?
1028
01:07:26,127 --> 01:07:28,754
You were there, Frank, where,
according to St. Dallas here...
1029
01:07:28,879 --> 01:07:31,674
J.J. was responsible
for the Elwell smear!
1030
01:07:31,799 --> 01:07:34,736
- Don't go wild, Sidney.
- Wild? Take a look at them
and tell me who's wild.
1031
01:07:34,760 --> 01:07:37,513
- [ J.J. ] What about it?
- Steve was overexcited.
He didn't mean —
1032
01:07:37,638 --> 01:07:39,890
- J.J., I was —
- Look —
- Quiet, all of you!
1033
01:07:40,015 --> 01:07:43,602
Susie, sit down.
This requires investigation.
1034
01:07:45,938 --> 01:07:47,940
Well, how did you mean it?
1035
01:07:48,065 --> 01:07:50,067
Well, come on, come on.
I'm waiting.
1036
01:07:50,192 --> 01:07:53,279
Look, I don't take kindly
to you and Falco teaching me ethics.
1037
01:07:53,404 --> 01:07:55,448
Who's the injured party here?
You?
1038
01:07:55,573 --> 01:07:58,284
Right now, you have no right to ask
questions, and your snide —
1039
01:07:58,409 --> 01:08:02,288
Wait a minute! I haven't handed over
punishing privileges to you yet!
1040
01:08:02,455 --> 01:08:05,166
Just lay the whip down.
Maybe I'll respect what you're saying.
1041
01:08:05,291 --> 01:08:07,334
- Steve —
- Shut up!
1042
01:08:09,837 --> 01:08:12,256
Susie, did you know
about this accusation?
1043
01:08:12,381 --> 01:08:14,383
No.
1044
01:08:16,844 --> 01:08:18,929
Before you leave, son...
1045
01:08:19,346 --> 01:08:21,348
I'll answer your question:
1046
01:08:21,474 --> 01:08:23,476
Susan Hunsecker's
the injured party here.
1047
01:08:23,642 --> 01:08:27,646
Or perhaps next you'll be telling me
I don't have my sister's welfare at heart.
1048
01:08:27,772 --> 01:08:31,150
Mr. Hunsecker, you've got
more twists than a barrel of pretzels.
1049
01:08:31,275 --> 01:08:33,277
Did you hear that, Susie?
1050
01:08:33,402 --> 01:08:35,362
Continue, please.
1051
01:08:35,488 --> 01:08:37,490
Well, I can't cope
with them, that's all.
1052
01:08:37,656 --> 01:08:39,742
You're too shrewd for me,
so I'll just be honest.
1053
01:08:39,867 --> 01:08:42,077
Susie and I are in love.
We want to get married.
1054
01:08:42,203 --> 01:08:44,497
Give him credit.
The boy's gall is gorgeous.
1055
01:08:46,957 --> 01:08:49,543
Why don't we hear
what Susie has to say?
1056
01:08:50,503 --> 01:08:52,505
That's stout of you, Dallas...
1057
01:08:52,630 --> 01:08:54,911
but perhaps Susie may not care
to air her views in public.
1058
01:08:59,178 --> 01:09:01,013
Susie?
1059
01:09:01,180 --> 01:09:04,016
Susie, as always, is free
to say anything she wants.
1060
01:09:04,433 --> 01:09:07,520
Go on, dear.
Say exactly what's on your mind, dear.
1061
01:09:07,686 --> 01:09:11,816
- Those "dears" sound like daggers.
Why don't you stop daring her to speak?
- What are you trying to do?
1062
01:09:11,941 --> 01:09:15,879
I'm trying to get Susie to stand up to you,
but your manner is so threatening,
she's afraid to speak!
1063
01:09:15,903 --> 01:09:19,156
- Son, you raise your voice once more —
- Please, please st—!
1064
01:09:20,032 --> 01:09:22,701
- J.J., can't you —
- I'm sorry, Susie.
1065
01:09:35,714 --> 01:09:39,844
Well, son, it looks like we may have to call
this game on account of darkness.
1066
01:09:42,429 --> 01:09:44,473
If looks could kill,
I'd be dead.
1067
01:09:44,598 --> 01:09:46,600
No, I don't care about you.
1068
01:09:46,892 --> 01:09:50,563
My whole interest,
if it's not too late, is in Susie...
1069
01:09:50,729 --> 01:09:53,732
and how to undo
what you've done to her.
1070
01:09:53,858 --> 01:09:57,862
And what have I done to her
except not buy her a new fur coat lately?
1071
01:09:57,987 --> 01:10:00,948
You were right, Sidney.
This boy is a dilly!
1072
01:10:01,073 --> 01:10:03,868
Why? Because I don't like
the way you toy with people?
1073
01:10:03,993 --> 01:10:06,036
Your contempt and malice?
1074
01:10:06,161 --> 01:10:09,915
I'm sorry, Frank. You think
about yourself and about your column.
1075
01:10:10,040 --> 01:10:13,085
T-To you, you're some kind
of a, a national glory...
1076
01:10:13,210 --> 01:10:15,421
but to me and a lot
of people like me...
1077
01:10:15,546 --> 01:10:18,841
your slimy scandal
and your phony patriotics —
1078
01:10:18,966 --> 01:10:21,635
To me, Mr. Hunsecker,
you're a national disgrace.
1079
01:10:27,766 --> 01:10:31,437
Son, I don't relish shooting
mosquitoes with elephant guns.
1080
01:10:31,562 --> 01:10:34,106
Suppose you just shuffle along
and call it a day.
1081
01:10:34,273 --> 01:10:36,400
But my day with Susie
isn't over yet.
1082
01:10:36,525 --> 01:10:38,569
Here's your head.
What's your hurry?
1083
01:10:44,450 --> 01:10:46,952
You did it, J.J.
You did it good.
1084
01:10:54,209 --> 01:10:56,629
Susie, I'd have to take it
very much amiss...
1085
01:10:56,795 --> 01:10:59,298
if you ever saw that boy again.
1086
01:11:04,887 --> 01:11:06,972
I'll never see him again.
1087
01:11:41,840 --> 01:11:43,884
[ Paper Tears ]
1088
01:11:44,009 --> 01:11:48,013
Mary, call Van Cleve at this number.
Tell him I said he was right.
1089
01:11:48,180 --> 01:11:51,058
Those Dallas boys
are not worthy of his club.
1090
01:11:54,269 --> 01:11:56,855
- Taxi!
- Susie.
1091
01:11:58,065 --> 01:12:00,192
Susie!
1092
01:12:00,693 --> 01:12:02,778
Ow!
1093
01:12:11,412 --> 01:12:14,331
Mr. Hunsecker, this was to be
delivered to you personally.
1094
01:12:24,717 --> 01:12:27,803
- This drink is warm.
- You said you like
to have 'em at the table, sir.
1095
01:12:27,928 --> 01:12:31,265
- What are you, a critic?
- I'll change 'em.
- Forget it, forget it.
1096
01:12:32,391 --> 01:12:34,893
We're on the verge of a farce,
a real farce.
1097
01:12:35,060 --> 01:12:39,231
As I see it, if Susie woulda stood behind
him today, he might've proved a threat.
1098
01:12:39,356 --> 01:12:43,110
But since primarily he's wedded to
his work, he's not gonna be able to take it.
1099
01:12:43,235 --> 01:12:46,071
Stop tinkering, pal.
That horseradish won't jump a fence.
1100
01:12:46,238 --> 01:12:50,242
In brief, J.J., it's all over, because
any hour now, that boy will give her up.
1101
01:12:50,409 --> 01:12:52,703
Now, is it a farce, or is it?
1102
01:12:53,912 --> 01:12:56,540
Sidney, this syrup
you're giving out with...
1103
01:12:56,665 --> 01:12:59,918
you pour over waffles,
not J.J. Hunsecker.
1104
01:13:00,294 --> 01:13:03,589
What do you mean,
this lousy kid'll give up my sister?
1105
01:13:06,008 --> 01:13:10,012
How does it matter whose sister?
The main thing is that they're through.
1106
01:13:10,137 --> 01:13:12,139
I mean that, uh, uh —
1107
01:13:12,264 --> 01:13:15,601
Am I supposed to forget
how that kid talked to me today?
1108
01:13:16,060 --> 01:13:20,481
J.J., is he worthy of a second glance
from a man like you? I mean that —
1109
01:13:20,606 --> 01:13:22,608
Bite on this.
1110
01:13:25,402 --> 01:13:27,404
Steamship tickets?
1111
01:13:27,529 --> 01:13:29,573
The next sailing of the Mary.
Susie's run down.
1112
01:13:32,326 --> 01:13:34,328
That's good.
1113
01:13:34,787 --> 01:13:37,039
Now that louse
is outta Susie's hair for good.
1114
01:13:37,164 --> 01:13:39,416
I want that boy taken apart.
1115
01:13:46,256 --> 01:13:48,258
J.J., why do something...
1116
01:13:48,383 --> 01:13:51,345
that's gonna drive them
right back into each other's arms?
1117
01:13:51,470 --> 01:13:53,639
I know how to handle Susie.
You just —
1118
01:13:57,476 --> 01:13:59,853
You just handle the boy.
1119
01:14:00,270 --> 01:14:02,439
Preferably tonight.
1120
01:14:03,065 --> 01:14:05,567
What's tomorrow, a holiday?
1121
01:14:09,321 --> 01:14:12,032
Your fat cop friend.
1122
01:14:12,491 --> 01:14:16,703
I think I'm going home. Maybe I left
my sense of humor in my other suit.
1123
01:14:16,829 --> 01:14:19,331
You've got a God-given brain,
Sidney. Use it.
1124
01:14:20,207 --> 01:14:22,751
You think this is
a personal thing with me?
1125
01:14:22,876 --> 01:14:26,421
Are you telling me I think of this
in terms of personal pique?
1126
01:14:26,547 --> 01:14:29,466
Don't you see that today that boy
wiped his feet on the choice...
1127
01:14:29,591 --> 01:14:31,885
and the predilections
of 60 million men and women...
1128
01:14:32,010 --> 01:14:34,471
in the greatest country
in the world?
1129
01:14:34,596 --> 01:14:37,196
If you had any morals yourself,
you'd understand the immorality...
1130
01:14:37,224 --> 01:14:39,643
of that boy's stand today.
1131
01:14:39,768 --> 01:14:43,647
It wasn't me he criticized.
It was my readers.
1132
01:14:48,360 --> 01:14:50,696
Don't remove
the gangplank, Sidney.
1133
01:14:50,863 --> 01:14:53,407
You may wanna
get back on board.
1134
01:14:53,866 --> 01:14:56,410
J.J., it's one thing
to wear your dog collar.
1135
01:14:56,535 --> 01:14:59,329
When it turns into a noose,
I'd rather have my freedom.
1136
01:14:59,454 --> 01:15:01,665
The man in jail
is always for freedom.
1137
01:15:02,040 --> 01:15:06,044
- Except, if you'll excuse me, J.J.,
I'm not in jail.
- You're in jail, Sidney.
1138
01:15:06,170 --> 01:15:09,673
You're a prisoner of your own fears,
your own greed and ambition. You're in jail.
1139
01:15:09,798 --> 01:15:13,177
You're blind, Mr. Magoo.
This is the crossroads for me.
1140
01:15:13,302 --> 01:15:16,555
I won't get Kello.
Not for a lifetime pass to the Polo Grounds.
1141
01:15:16,680 --> 01:15:19,057
Not if you serve me
Cleopatra on a plate.
1142
01:15:19,224 --> 01:15:21,226
Sidney, I told you —
1143
01:15:21,351 --> 01:15:24,188
J.J., I swear to you on my mother's life,
I wouldn't do that.
1144
01:15:24,313 --> 01:15:26,773
Not if you gave me a column
would I do a thing —
1145
01:15:35,699 --> 01:15:37,701
And who do you suppose
writes the column...
1146
01:15:37,826 --> 01:15:40,662
while Susie and I
are away for three months?
1147
01:15:40,787 --> 01:15:44,124
The man on the moon?
Thank you, Sidney.
1148
01:15:45,167 --> 01:15:47,211
And Sidney, I'll have
that piece of paper back.
1149
01:15:59,014 --> 01:16:01,058
Two cups of coffee.
1150
01:16:05,729 --> 01:16:07,731
[ Coins Clattering ]
1151
01:16:14,029 --> 01:16:16,448
[ Cash Register Ringing ]
1152
01:16:16,573 --> 01:16:20,994
Steve, I love the way
you stood up to my brother.
1153
01:16:22,371 --> 01:16:24,706
Nobody ever did that before.
1154
01:16:26,291 --> 01:16:28,293
But it frightened me.
1155
01:16:30,128 --> 01:16:32,589
Is that why you walked out?
1156
01:16:34,132 --> 01:16:36,134
Yes.
1157
01:16:37,511 --> 01:16:40,806
What you say to me —
it's true.
1158
01:16:41,974 --> 01:16:44,977
I'm weak.
I can't change.
1159
01:16:47,229 --> 01:16:49,231
[ Susie Sighs ]
1160
01:16:53,110 --> 01:16:56,947
I gather you're trying
to say good-bye.
1161
01:16:59,116 --> 01:17:01,118
Yes.
1162
01:17:03,537 --> 01:17:07,541
I came here with half an idea
of saying good-bye...
1163
01:17:08,542 --> 01:17:10,919
but I guess I'll hang around...
1164
01:17:11,044 --> 01:17:13,046
to plead.
1165
01:17:16,842 --> 01:17:19,094
Susie, is this really
what you want?
1166
01:17:21,680 --> 01:17:23,473
Yes.
1167
01:17:23,598 --> 01:17:28,186
My brother's capable of doing very great
harm, and I can't let that happen. We can't —
1168
01:17:28,312 --> 01:17:31,857
- I-I won't give you up.
- We can't see each other again.
1169
01:17:32,024 --> 01:17:35,527
Susie, that's fish four days old.
I won't buy it.
1170
01:17:35,694 --> 01:17:37,696
Right outta that mouth I love...
1171
01:17:37,863 --> 01:17:40,449
like a ventriloquist's dummy
your brother is saying good-bye.
1172
01:17:40,574 --> 01:17:42,451
No, Steve.
1173
01:17:42,576 --> 01:17:44,578
Please don't.
1174
01:17:45,037 --> 01:17:47,122
[ Whimpers ]
Please don't.
1175
01:17:47,622 --> 01:17:50,125
At least this way I'll know that...
1176
01:17:50,709 --> 01:17:55,297
you'll be somewhere in the world,
alive and happy, working.
1177
01:17:57,090 --> 01:17:59,092
I won't give you up.
1178
01:18:05,766 --> 01:18:07,768
You've got to go.
1179
01:18:16,902 --> 01:18:19,237
This coat is your brother.
1180
01:18:19,404 --> 01:18:21,406
I've always hated this coat.
1181
01:18:39,257 --> 01:18:42,594
Good-bye, Mr. D'Angelo.
Take care of Steve.
1182
01:18:53,563 --> 01:18:56,483
Say something funny,
Mr. Hasenpfeffer.
1183
01:19:17,462 --> 01:19:19,589
[ People Chattering, Indistinct ]
1184
01:19:23,218 --> 01:19:26,430
Look back and see
if she's still standing there.
1185
01:19:26,555 --> 01:19:28,640
[ Frank ]
She's still standing there.
1186
01:19:37,899 --> 01:19:40,569
[ Jazz, Up-tempo ]
1187
01:19:41,862 --> 01:19:44,948
[ Chatter, Indistinct ]
1188
01:19:45,073 --> 01:19:47,200
[ Tires Screech ]
1189
01:19:47,993 --> 01:19:49,995
[ Brakes Screech ]
1190
01:19:51,079 --> 01:19:52,914
[ Continues ]
1191
01:19:57,669 --> 01:20:01,381
- I'll have a straight Coke.
- [ No Audible Dialogue ]
1192
01:20:12,392 --> 01:20:15,228
[ Frank ]
Excuse me, excuse me.
1193
01:20:15,520 --> 01:20:19,399
Excuse me, Joe.
Steve don't feel too good.
1194
01:20:19,524 --> 01:20:21,359
Ah, I'm sorry to hear that.
1195
01:20:21,526 --> 01:20:24,237
So if you don't mind,
he'd like to leave after this set.
1196
01:20:24,362 --> 01:20:26,364
[ Joe ]
I like that boy, Frank.
1197
01:20:26,531 --> 01:20:28,700
- Anything he wants to do is okay with me.
- Thanks.
1198
01:20:36,124 --> 01:20:39,044
Hey, Mr. Falco.
1199
01:20:46,259 --> 01:20:48,929
I hate to give you
the satisfaction...
1200
01:20:52,140 --> 01:20:54,518
but they broke it off
tonight for good.
1201
01:20:54,643 --> 01:20:56,686
Tell that to Hunsecker.
1202
01:20:56,811 --> 01:21:01,358
Tell him we agree: He's a big man.
He wins all the marbles.
1203
01:21:22,212 --> 01:21:25,507
- [ Ends ]
- [ People Applauding ]
1204
01:21:26,758 --> 01:21:29,261
[ Jazz, Mellow ]
1205
01:21:37,894 --> 01:21:40,730
What's all the rush?
I thought you said 3:00.
1206
01:21:42,440 --> 01:21:44,693
He's, um, he's leaving early.
Right after this set.
1207
01:21:45,860 --> 01:21:48,613
It's nice, Sidney,
your givin' me this tip.
1208
01:21:48,738 --> 01:21:50,949
- He's got 'em on him.
- And he's got 'em on him.
1209
01:21:51,116 --> 01:21:53,118
I appreciate a thing like this.
1210
01:21:53,618 --> 01:21:57,831
And I appreciate where you're
looking out for the virtue of this city.
1211
01:21:57,956 --> 01:22:00,750
- What's your hurry, snooks?
- Let go of me, Kello.
1212
01:22:01,084 --> 01:22:04,045
Hey, Murph,
how do you like this face?
1213
01:22:04,170 --> 01:22:06,298
Well, I'll be doggoned.
It's melting.
1214
01:22:06,464 --> 01:22:08,967
Something got ya scared, Sidney?
1215
01:22:09,092 --> 01:22:11,720
Listen, rectify me a certain thing.
1216
01:22:11,845 --> 01:22:15,849
Weren't you kiddin', snooks,
when you told J.J. I was fat?
1217
01:22:17,767 --> 01:22:22,022
Rest in peace, Kello. You're skinny.
But J.J. says you sweat.
1218
01:22:23,815 --> 01:22:26,651
[ Laughs ]
Is that a fact?
1219
01:22:26,776 --> 01:22:28,778
He's a dilly, ain't he?
1220
01:22:29,779 --> 01:22:35,285
I get the distinct impression, snooks,
that you don't like me. Could I be wrong?
1221
01:22:35,410 --> 01:22:37,954
Ya could be right, ya fat slob.
1222
01:22:39,664 --> 01:22:41,666
Come back, Sidney.
1223
01:22:41,833 --> 01:22:44,336
I wanna chastise you.
1224
01:22:44,502 --> 01:22:46,921
[ Continues ]
1225
01:23:01,770 --> 01:23:03,813
[ Ends ]
1226
01:23:07,025 --> 01:23:09,027
Thank you very much.
1227
01:23:15,283 --> 01:23:17,285
[ No Audible Dialogue ]
1228
01:23:30,048 --> 01:23:32,092
[ Up-tempo ]
1229
01:23:51,236 --> 01:23:53,238
[ Continues ]
1230
01:24:08,169 --> 01:24:10,171
[ Kello ]
Hey, fella.
1231
01:24:17,929 --> 01:24:19,931
[ Woman ]
Go! Go, go, go!
1232
01:24:21,099 --> 01:24:23,244
[ Man ] I'd like to propose the toast.
What do you say?
1233
01:24:23,268 --> 01:24:25,270
- Scotch.
- Scotch.
1234
01:24:25,395 --> 01:24:27,595
- Three scotches,
one vodka and orange juice...
- Sidney.
1235
01:24:27,689 --> 01:24:30,650
- and an old-fashioned.
- Sidney, there's a phone call for you.
1236
01:24:30,775 --> 01:24:33,403
Lou, I told you
I'm not takin' any calls, right?
1237
01:24:33,528 --> 01:24:36,281
- I don't care who calls — no calls!
- All right, Sidney.
1238
01:24:36,448 --> 01:24:40,201
- I still wanna make a toast.
- [ Sidney ] I'm buyin' the booze,
so I'm makin' a toast.
1239
01:24:40,326 --> 01:24:42,686
- [ All ] Okay!
- Here's to the thing we always dream about.
1240
01:24:42,746 --> 01:24:45,999
It makes you cool in the summertime,
keeps you hot in the wintertime —
1241
01:24:46,124 --> 01:24:48,168
- Hey, how you been?
- Sidney.
1242
01:24:48,293 --> 01:24:50,044
[ Sidney ]
Hello, Charlie. How are you?
1243
01:24:50,170 --> 01:24:52,172
Herbie Temple, remember?
The funniest man in town.
1244
01:24:52,297 --> 01:24:56,593
[ Sidney ] Gentlemen, I'm toasting
my favorite new perfume.
1245
01:24:57,385 --> 01:24:59,345
- Success.
- Hey, hey!
1246
01:24:59,471 --> 01:25:01,473
[ Chatter, Indistinct ]
1247
01:25:01,723 --> 01:25:05,643
Sorry, kid. She said it was important.
The operator at "21" took the message.
1248
01:25:05,769 --> 01:25:08,313
Lou, I'm not taking any messages
unless it's J.J. Hunsecker.
1249
01:25:08,438 --> 01:25:11,118
That's who it is. He wants you
to come over to his house right away.
1250
01:25:11,149 --> 01:25:14,110
Gentlemen, duty calls.
The best of friends must part, right?
1251
01:25:14,235 --> 01:25:17,906
Sidney, Al and I talked it over,
and we want you to handle our account.
1252
01:25:18,031 --> 01:25:21,493
One of you guys want
a bread-and-butter account?
You act like I was lookin' for you.
1253
01:25:21,659 --> 01:25:24,579
[ Man ] Why don't you take me along?
Maybe I'll rub his back for you, huh?
1254
01:25:30,668 --> 01:25:32,670
[ Buzzer Sounds ]
1255
01:25:41,971 --> 01:25:44,182
[ Clatter ]
1256
01:25:51,064 --> 01:25:53,817
J.J.?
1257
01:26:11,209 --> 01:26:13,211
- J.J.?
- [ Clatter ]
1258
01:26:25,890 --> 01:26:27,892
Susie?
1259
01:26:28,184 --> 01:26:30,186
[ Horns Honking ]
1260
01:26:33,356 --> 01:26:35,191
Susie?
1261
01:26:42,073 --> 01:26:44,075
Uh...
1262
01:26:44,242 --> 01:26:46,244
w-what— what are ya —
1263
01:26:46,369 --> 01:26:48,830
what are ya doing out there
this time of the night? Uh —
1264
01:26:48,955 --> 01:26:50,999
The, uh, the door was opened.
1265
01:26:52,625 --> 01:26:55,253
- Where's J.J.?
- He isn't here.
1266
01:26:55,378 --> 01:26:58,172
- Well, I got a message to come over.
- Did you?
1267
01:26:58,756 --> 01:27:02,677
- Well, if he isn't here, I —
- Mr. D'Angelo phoned.
1268
01:27:05,096 --> 01:27:07,849
- Yeah?
- About Steve.
1269
01:27:12,270 --> 01:27:14,272
I went down —
[ Stammering ]
1270
01:27:14,439 --> 01:27:17,609
I went down to the hospital,
but they wouldn't let me in.
1271
01:27:18,776 --> 01:27:21,070
It's all over town about Dallas.
1272
01:27:22,113 --> 01:27:24,115
How is he?
1273
01:27:24,240 --> 01:27:26,659
[ Tremulous Breathing ]
1274
01:27:26,784 --> 01:27:28,786
They wouldn't let me in.
1275
01:27:30,622 --> 01:27:32,790
But I gave Steve up.
1276
01:27:34,959 --> 01:27:36,961
Why did you and J.J. do it?
1277
01:27:37,086 --> 01:27:41,299
What are you talking about?
Who gives you the right to talk like that?
1278
01:27:41,424 --> 01:27:43,426
Don't bother to lie, Sidney.
1279
01:27:44,636 --> 01:27:46,638
I don't care anymore.
1280
01:27:48,473 --> 01:27:52,477
Look, Susie, you're very upset,
so I'm not gonna argue with ya.
1281
01:27:52,644 --> 01:27:54,812
Feeling sorry for yourself
is not gonna help.
1282
01:27:54,979 --> 01:27:57,649
Why don't you go to bed
and get a good night's sleep, huh?
1283
01:27:57,815 --> 01:28:00,818
I'm sorry about Steve,
not myself.
1284
01:28:00,985 --> 01:28:02,987
I'm sorry about my brother.
1285
01:28:05,156 --> 01:28:07,200
And I'm sorry
about you too, Sidney...
1286
01:28:07,325 --> 01:28:09,869
- because you're going down with the ship.
- What ship?
1287
01:28:09,994 --> 01:28:11,996
This ship.
1288
01:28:13,915 --> 01:28:17,919
Don't you know how my brother's
gonna see you after tonight?
1289
01:28:18,086 --> 01:28:20,254
You're gonna be the man who...
1290
01:28:20,380 --> 01:28:23,967
drove his beloved
little sister to suicide.
1291
01:28:27,136 --> 01:28:29,973
You know, Susie,
I've heard this woman-talk before.
1292
01:28:30,098 --> 01:28:32,850
Why don't ya start
growin' up, huh?
1293
01:28:33,518 --> 01:28:36,771
Start thinking with your head
instead of your hips.
1294
01:28:38,523 --> 01:28:40,525
Uh, by the way...
1295
01:28:40,692 --> 01:28:44,988
I got nothing against women thinking
with their hips. That's their nature.
1296
01:28:45,113 --> 01:28:49,742
Just like it's a man's nature to go out
and hustle and get the things he wants.
1297
01:28:50,868 --> 01:28:54,247
Susie, look at yourself.
You're 19 years old.
1298
01:28:54,372 --> 01:28:57,041
Just a kid, and you're
falling apart at the seams.
1299
01:28:57,208 --> 01:29:01,546
You tiptoe around on those bird legs
of yours, nervous and incompetent...
1300
01:29:01,713 --> 01:29:04,549
with a fatality for doing wrong,
picking wrong...
1301
01:29:04,674 --> 01:29:07,760
and giving up
even before you start a fight!
1302
01:29:11,389 --> 01:29:13,182
Wait a minute.
1303
01:29:13,307 --> 01:29:15,309
It's the truth,
and the truth hurts.
1304
01:29:15,435 --> 01:29:19,439
Come around some night
when I'm not writin' your brother's column...
1305
01:29:19,564 --> 01:29:22,400
and I'll revise
that delicate outlook of life.
1306
01:29:22,567 --> 01:29:24,569
To give credit
where credit is due, Susie...
1307
01:29:24,736 --> 01:29:28,990
that body of yours deserves a better fate
than tumbling off some terrace.
1308
01:29:30,783 --> 01:29:32,577
Susie...
1309
01:29:32,744 --> 01:29:35,580
a bed is the best friend
a girl ever had.
1310
01:29:35,747 --> 01:29:37,749
Pleasant dreams.
1311
01:29:40,543 --> 01:29:44,213
Hey, now, don't be no square.
Don't do anything stupid.
1312
01:29:46,215 --> 01:29:48,217
Susie?
1313
01:29:50,303 --> 01:29:52,638
Susie?
1314
01:30:00,688 --> 01:30:04,984
- Su— Susie!
- [ Muffled Cry ]
1315
01:30:15,453 --> 01:30:18,998
Are you crazy?
Are you outta your mind?
1316
01:30:19,749 --> 01:30:21,918
[ Susie Whimpering ]
1317
01:30:23,628 --> 01:30:25,880
[ Susie Groans ]
1318
01:30:26,005 --> 01:30:30,009
What do you think your brother would say
if I told him you tried a thing like that?
1319
01:30:30,134 --> 01:30:33,012
- I'll get you a drink.
- No! Go away!
1320
01:30:37,809 --> 01:30:40,019
Susie, look, I-I'm sorry.
1321
01:30:40,144 --> 01:30:43,439
- If I said anything or did anything...
- Get out of here!
1322
01:30:43,564 --> 01:30:45,566
[ Sidney ]
I did —
1323
01:30:51,823 --> 01:30:53,908
[ Susie Crying ]
1324
01:30:54,033 --> 01:30:55,993
[ J.J. ]
It's all right, Susie. I'm here.
1325
01:30:59,997 --> 01:31:02,041
Take it easy, dear.
1326
01:31:03,334 --> 01:31:07,338
- J.J., Susie wasn't feeling —
- Calm yourself, dear. Now, don't worry.
1327
01:31:09,590 --> 01:31:11,592
[ Crying Continues ]
1328
01:31:18,224 --> 01:31:20,268
Put this on, Susie.
1329
01:31:32,405 --> 01:31:35,199
J.J., it's lucky I came right over
after I got your message.
1330
01:31:35,324 --> 01:31:37,326
I got here
as quickly as I could, but —
1331
01:31:37,451 --> 01:31:39,453
What message?
1332
01:31:42,331 --> 01:31:44,208
Well? What message?
1333
01:31:44,333 --> 01:31:46,752
Well... be that as it may,
someone called me —
1334
01:31:49,130 --> 01:31:52,049
It's just lucky I got your message
and came over here in time.
1335
01:31:52,175 --> 01:31:54,177
Why?
1336
01:31:55,011 --> 01:31:58,389
J.J., Susie was so depressed
she tried to kill herself.
1337
01:31:58,514 --> 01:32:00,516
Depressed?
1338
01:32:02,018 --> 01:32:04,061
About what?
1339
01:32:04,187 --> 01:32:06,647
'Cause she heard
the news about Dallas.
1340
01:32:10,234 --> 01:32:13,070
What news about Dallas?
1341
01:32:15,740 --> 01:32:19,744
Oh, uh, I took it for granted, J.J.,
that you heard about it around town.
1342
01:32:19,911 --> 01:32:23,915
You're not gonna like this, but they, uh,
they picked him up on a marijuana rap.
1343
01:32:24,832 --> 01:32:26,834
And is that why
you put your hands...
1344
01:32:26,959 --> 01:32:29,045
on my sister?
1345
01:32:32,089 --> 01:32:34,300
J.J., please.
1346
01:32:34,425 --> 01:32:37,511
Susie tried to throw herself
off the terrace.
1347
01:32:39,430 --> 01:32:41,641
Susie, tell him the truth!
1348
01:32:48,189 --> 01:32:50,191
Tell him!
1349
01:32:50,316 --> 01:32:52,485
J.J., please.
Look, I can explain.
1350
01:32:54,862 --> 01:32:56,864
J.J.!
1351
01:33:01,619 --> 01:33:03,663
Stop!
1352
01:33:03,955 --> 01:33:06,332
- Stop.
- You defending your sister, ya big phony?
1353
01:33:06,457 --> 01:33:09,293
Didn't you tell me to get Kello?
Didn't you —
1354
01:33:17,677 --> 01:33:22,139
Susie, just as I know he's lying
about your attempted suicide...
1355
01:33:22,306 --> 01:33:24,308
you know
he's lying about me.
1356
01:33:24,475 --> 01:33:27,228
But we can't leave it
like this, can we?
1357
01:33:31,482 --> 01:33:34,068
I suggest
you go to bed, dear.
1358
01:33:37,738 --> 01:33:39,824
You're growing up.
1359
01:33:40,825 --> 01:33:42,827
Cute.
1360
01:33:44,328 --> 01:33:48,457
Sergeant? This is J.J. Hunsecker.
Let me talk to Lieutenant Kello.
1361
01:33:48,582 --> 01:33:51,919
Harry? Sorry to bother you, kid,
but a bad mistake has been made.
1362
01:33:52,044 --> 01:33:55,172
J.J., you've got such contempt
for people, it makes you stupid.
1363
01:33:55,339 --> 01:34:00,052
You didn't beat those kids.
You've lost her. You'll never get her back.
1364
01:34:00,177 --> 01:34:03,848
Harry, Sidney Falco
planted that stuff on Dallas.
1365
01:34:05,308 --> 01:34:07,518
Jealousy.
1366
01:34:07,685 --> 01:34:09,895
Behind my back
he was trying to make my sister.
1367
01:34:10,021 --> 01:34:13,983
That fat cop can break my bones, but
he'll never stop me from telling what I know.
1368
01:34:18,195 --> 01:34:20,531
He's leaving right now.
1369
01:34:20,656 --> 01:34:22,658
[ Door Opens ]
1370
01:34:28,539 --> 01:34:30,541
Where do you think
you're going?
1371
01:34:37,882 --> 01:34:39,842
I'm leaving.
I'm going to Steve.
1372
01:34:41,552 --> 01:34:45,514
No, you're not. You're going
into the hands of a good psychoanalyst.
1373
01:34:45,639 --> 01:34:48,184
You tried to kill yourself tonight!
1374
01:34:51,103 --> 01:34:52,938
Yes.
1375
01:34:56,692 --> 01:34:59,570
I'd rather be dead
than living with you.
1376
01:35:17,963 --> 01:35:20,216
For all the things
you've done, J.J...
1377
01:35:20,341 --> 01:35:22,927
I-I know I should hate you.
1378
01:35:24,095 --> 01:35:27,014
But I don't.
I pity you.
1379
01:35:38,567 --> 01:35:40,736
[ Tires Screech ]
1380
01:35:48,911 --> 01:35:51,831
[ Blows Landing ]