Broadway Melody of 1940 Page #5

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- That's right.

- What a sucker I was last night.

She was on the level all along.

She really had a headache!

What a gal!

Sticking up for me.

- Who do you love?

- You, you. You silly...

And that's who she loves too!

Come in.

Hello, darling.

I'm sorry I'm late, Clare.

But then again, I'm glad.

If I hadn't been late, you wouldn't

have had to go to bat for me.

- I wouldn't have found out how you felt.

- I'll tell you how I feel.

You don't have to.

Going to bat for me was enough.

- I don't know why I did.

- I'll bet I know why you did.

- Don't ever do that again!

- You mean this?

Now, would you mind

leaving me alone?

Say, sometimes I think

you don't know your own mind.

What's the matter?

The more you know about women,

the less you know about women.

Maybe it's time you found out

they're not all alike.

Come on, we'd better

go through your routine.

Routine! Routine! Routine!

Don't you ever think of anything else?

- Okay. It's your routine, not mine.

- Wait a minute, Johnny.

Don't be like that. I'm sorry.

I guess I'm a little overtrained.

Okay, kid.

Watch this.

You know the old:

- Yeah?

- That's out. I got a new one.

Why do you have to keep

changing the steps on me?

It's neater this way.

Then you go into the old slap.

That was swell, Johnny! Swell!

Thanks. I was just limbering up.

You know, a little workout.

- Yes, I know.

- Gotta keep in shape.

Sure. I noticed

you changed it a little.

- Yeah, a little.

- King ask you to?

No, I just did it

by accident, I guess.

I like it better by accident.

You must show it to King.

Yes, l... Well, I mean,

King's doing all right.

You know, there's one thing

I'd like to get straight.

Casey must have seen you dance when

you and King were together. I wonder...

I know what you wonder,

but Casey has the advantage.

You've never seen King with

an audience. He's really great.

Oh, I see. And I suppose you

just fade in front of an audience.

Not exactly.

Well, a little. I mean, you know.

Well, I guess I mustn't

keep you from lunch.

Oh, I never eat lunch.

Is that so?

- Do you eat breakfast?

- I'd love it!

Now?

Gosh, that'd be great. Only...

- Only what?

- I have to do something for King.

How about letting King

do something for himself?

- Of course, if you don't want to...

- Want to?

Why, there's nothing I'd rather do.

Then what are we waiting for?

Lunch, I guess.

Honestly, I wish this thing

would stop following me around.

It seems everywhere I go, it's in my

way, and I can't do anything about it.

Come on, let's get out of here.

Do I really look like that?

I don't make your face.

I just make your silhouette.

So, lady, please.

- Here you are.

- Thank you.

Let's see.

What seems to be

the matter with this?

Well, I don't think you quite got her.

Now take her nose, for instance.

- Her nose...

- Her nose is exactly like this!

Of course it is.

He's supercritical.

You said it, lady!

- I'm afraid you've hurt his feelings.

- I'm sorry, professor.

- Here!

- Oh, thank you very much.

Maybe, probably, perhaps

you are not so super after all.

Now you see what comes

of criticizing an artist?

He asked me what I thought.

Do you always tell people

what you think?

Yeah, sure.

Amazing.

What are you thinking now, Johnny?

- I was thinking...

- He don't like your nose.

No. I was thinking...

...about that dance

you do in the second act.

Was that what

you were really thinking, Johnny?

Yes, really. That first step.

I like it. The way you do it.

- It's swell.

- It's very simple.

- I know.

- There's nothing to it.

Look.

Come on, try it.

I have tried it, but I don't seem to

get quite the same thing. Let's see.

That's it.

And you can travel

with it too, can't you?

Let's see.

Simple.

Funny, sometimes

the simpler the step...

Well, I don't know.

What kind of a show is this anyway?

Amateur theatricals?

How are we gonna

open Wednesday?

This morning, no leading man...

...and now it's 2:30, and the leading

lady hasn't shown up. Where is she?

What are you barking at me for?

I haven't got her up my sleeve.

- I haven't seen her.

- You're not here enough to see anything.

- I tell you, I'm not going...

- Hello.

- Anything wrong?

- Oh, no.

No, everything's fine.

Everything's dandy.

- Where have you been?

- We didn't realize it was so late.

I'll get ready right away.

And make it snappy!

What are you waiting for?

- Why don't you get ready?

- I've been ready.

Then tell that stooge of yours I won't

have him holding up my rehearsals.

I don't know why he hangs

around here anyway.

Don't worry. I'll tell him that.

And a lot more too.

I want to talk to you.

Come into my room.

Or should I say our room?

- What's the matter, King?

- So you took Clare out to lunch?

- No crime in that, is there?

- No, no. We share everything.

Don't be silly, King.

I know how you feel about Clare.

You know I wouldn't double-cross you

any more than you'd double-cross me.

What did Clare say about me?

We didn't discuss you.

What did you talk about?

The weather?

Now wait a minute, I know you've

got a hangover, and you're nervous...

...about the show, and you've

got to let off steam on somebody...

...but please, don't say

anything we might both regret.

You're getting sensitive, aren't you?

No, I'm getting fed up with the way

you're acting, if that's what you mean.

Oh, pardon me, I'm only

the leading man in the show.

Take Clare out,

make her late for rehearsals...

...so long as you get yourself

in nice and solid.

Don't worry about making

a monkey out of me.

I'm only the guy

that's got his name up in lights.

Listen, King. When success goes

to a dancer's feet, he's all right...

...but when it goes to his head,

he's top-heavy.

Say, where do you get off

to talk to me like this?

I'm wise to you. You're too smart.

It was clever how you got

that story mixed up this morning...

...to put me in bad

with Matthews and Clare.

Then you take her

to lunch and do a little chiseling.

"It's too bad about King, isn't it?

Now, if I was in his shoes..."

I don't know why

I don't take a poke at you.

I know why you don't.

Because you haven't got it in you.

A guy that can't take it,

can't give it, and that's you.

You've proved that since you got

tripped up by a little bit of success.

You're not even on the level

with yourself. You're always acting.

Well, one of your audience is walking

out on you right now, and that's me.

- You're staying till the show opens!

- That's what you think!

Okay!

Hey, you!

Come back here!

The yes man says no!

All right. From the beginning.

And make it good.

Don't stop for anything.

On your toes!

Here, here! Stop! Hold everything!

I have just made

the greatest discovery of my life!

- Will you go away?

- No, but you don't understand.

This is sensational.

You've got to see it!

It's a man on a one-wheeled bicycle.

He's way up here, and he rides out

from the wings like the wind...

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