Annie Get Your Gun Page #6

Another success like that

and we'll go broke.

What are you saying?

These command performances

are costing us our shirts.

They command, we perform, no one pays.

We got enough money

to meet our payroll this week?

Meet it? We're not close enough

to even wave at it.

Maybe we'll break even in Sweden.

They only have one king

and he's on a vacation.

Look, Charlie, what would you think about

pulling up stakes here and heading home?

We've got a whole tour ahead of us.

Now is our chance to make a little money.

-This has all just been a buildup.

-I wasn't thinking about the money.

I didn't hear you.

Have you been watching Annie lately?

I watch her every show.

-She's a great little sharpshooter.

-I don't think that's enough for her.

-We'll build up her act a little.

-Charlie, talk sense.

What do you expect me to say?

That she'd be happier

back with the great Frank Butler?

I'd rather see her elope with Sitting Bull.

At least she'd always have

a tent over her head.

Listen to me. Frank is all right.

The only important thing is

Annie's in love with him.

That's where you're wrong.

Annie is as happy as a little lark.

Here comes your happy little lark now.

-The show went swell, didn't it?

-You were superb, my dear.

You knocked them right out of their seats.

Do you think that I thanked

the queen enough?

You certainly did.

You gave a great show.

It's fun traveling around Europe

like this, isn't it?

Isn't it?

Sure. You get to travel all around,

meet a lot of interesting people.

I love it.

Well, I'm all packed.

Where we heading now?

North? South?

We haven't decided.

We were talking about Sweden.

That's nice.

And then of course,

we could go back to America.

We could?

-Do you really mean it?

-Would you like that, honey?

I love Europe,

but I've been dying to go home.

That's what we figured.

I'd get to see the kids again.

Yes. Wouldn't that be nice?

Of course, I can't wait

till a certain Mr. Somebody sees this.

Aren't they cute?

Yeah, but if we're so rich,

what are we doing on a cattle boat?

We thought it'd be nice

to keep the animals company.

Our European tour was an artistic success.

He means we're broke.

You don't mean the king of ltaly

and the Kaiser couldn't dig up $1 .50?

My dear child, kings don't handle money.

Same as us.

In brief, we had a choice of traveling

on this boat or getting our feet very wet.

Shut up!

It costs a lot of money to travel

a big troupe up and down Europe.

Remember what happened in Paris when

the Indians discovered French pastry?

Sixty-two thousand chocolate clairs.

Sixty-two thousand, five hundred.

You see? That cost a heap of money.

But, Papa Bull,

what happened to your heap?

Government put Papa Bull

on small allowance.

$32.50 a week.

But why?

Because in the eight months he's been

with us, he's drawn $300,000...

...and he has nothing to show for it

except an opera hat...

...and a shoebox full of our lOUs.

That's show business.

I'll give it to you straight.

We can't keep the show open.

It costs too much money!

But you can't break up the show.

I go back to reservation.

Reservation very quiet

after show business.

What will happen to you, Buffalo Bill?

I'll be fine. Dime museums, side shows.

Everything is going to be all right, honey.

Only just now we've got to raise

a little bit of cash.

Let's turn this into a pirate ship.

Sitting Bull, hungry.

Buffalo Bill's hungry, too.

I'd settle right now for....

I'd settle right....

Annie, do you think you could shoot

one of those?

Which one do you want

and where do you want him?

Get the one with the meat on him.

There, you see?

Everything finally turns out all right.

Take this down to the chef.

-What for?

-A seagull sandwich.

I guess I'll mosey on back to my stall.

It's time to milk my roommate.

Annie, come down to me.

I want you to meet a friend of mine.

There she is.

Heaving to boarding instructions.

Come aboard by port bow.

We got a visitor.

Who is it?

It looks like Frank Butler.

Well, so it does.

Come on, Annie. Take a look.

I don't want to look! And if he's coming

on this boat, I'm leaving.

No, Annie!

Stay. Talk.

Maybe I will.

Sure, I'll talk to him.

I'll say:

"What are you doing here,

you big swollen-headed stiff? Get! "

Then he'll say:

"I just came down to meet you, honey."

Then I'll say:

"I don't want to get met by you.

Get away from me.

"Take your hands off me. I hate you."

Then he'll say:

"Now, honey."

Then I'll say:

"Don't honey me.

"You thought I'd double-crossed you.

You thought I tried to show you up.

"When you did find out I only done

the trick just so you'd love me...

"...why didn't you love me?

Why did you leave?

"Why didn't you write?"

Then he'll say:

"'Cause I was ashamed.

"Besides, not writing don't mean

that somebody don't love somebody."

Then I'll say:

"Well anyway, you could have written."

Then he'll say:

"Annie, I've been eating my heart out

for you. I can't work. I can't sleep."

Then, of course, if he says that...

...l guess I'll just have to say:

"I ain't slept much, too."

Then by rights...

...he ought to say, "Annie,

we both just got to get some sleep!

"I love you so."

Then I don't know how

I'll stop myself from saying:

"I love you, too."

Frank!

You ain't Frank!

Nobody said I was.

Why did you come here pretending,

getting me to kiss you.

-He didn't do anything.

-Yes, he did.

He give me an appetite

I didn't want to get.

Who are you, son?

I'm working at Madison Square Garden.

I'm in the Pawnee Billy Show.

-How?

-How!

No. How's business?

We're packing them in.

Mostly society ladies.

Society ladies?

Sure. That Frank Butler,

he's catnip for those debutantes.

Debutantes? What's that?

Ladies with long, white gloves.

Them long white gloves

you're talking about...

...is there any special pair he likes?

We can't keep track of him. Colonel, sir...

-...I have a letter from Pawnee Bill to you.

-Thank you.

We were expecting you in

on the Great Eastern.

Of course, I don't like to be separated

from my cattle.

Charlie, show these gentlemen below.

Could I interest you in a tub

of nice fresh milk?

-Let me read it.

-Certainly.

"Dear old pal.

"Welcome home, you millionaires.

"We want to give you all a big reception...

"...at the Hotel...."

No, honey. Brevoort.

I can read, lately.

"The Hotel Brevoort.

"Tomorrow night.

"The town's dying to meet you.

"Frank's bringing all his society friends."

All right. Turn over.

"Please tell my messenger

that you will come...

"...so we can start

to ice the champ-a-ginny."

Champagne.

"Ice the champagne.

"Your old pal, Pawnee Bill."

Champagne at the Brevoort.

That old tenderfoot must be filthy rich.

Good! Pawnee Bill possible sucker.

What are you talking about?

Buffalo Bill poor, but good.

Pawnee Bill bad, but rich.

Put together, make good and rich.

He may have something there.

We could merge, you know.

We've got the prestige

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