Carefree Page #4

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We'll let her sleep a bit.

Come to my office and

tell me all about it.

- With pleasure.

- These unusual cases excite me so.

This waiting's awful.

- Would you like a drink?

- Oh, I'd love one.

No, thanks.

Yes.

Hold on. It's for you, Mr. Arden.

Hello? I mean, hello.

Yes, Aunt Cora.

Amanda? Yes, she's here.

Stop dawdling, both of you.

Tell Amanda to get to that

broadcasting station.

All right, I'll get her there.

Tony?

Tony!

Tony.

Amanda.

Amanda. Amanda.

Oh, Tony.

This isn't Tony, it's Steve.

- Go away, Steve.

- Amanda, you haven't time to sleep now.

You have a broadcast in 10 minutes.

Oh, yes, I'm looking forward to that.

Amanda, come on.

All right, but don't rush me.

Oh, Steve, what's that?

Oh, Amanda.

Button, button.

- Oh, boy!

- Oh, boy.

- Oh, Amanda.

- Oh, Amanda.

Amanda, are you all right?

Simply marvelous.

It's a present.

Very funny.

Good day.

- Will you get us a cab, please?

- Yes, sir. Careful.

Taxi. Taxi.

Amalgamated Broadcasting Company.

Take Madison Avenue and hurry.

- Steve, where's Miss Cooper?

- I don't know, she's gone.

She's under an anesthetic.

What'd you take her away for?

- She has a broadcast in 10 minutes.

- She's in no condition to broadcast.

She's not normal,

might even act a little odd.

Might?

Thank you.

Oh, that's cute.

Do you mind if I try?

Well...

All right, here.

Now swing it.

- Swing it.

- Like that. Swing it.

Amanda, darling,

where have you been?

Don't you know

we're on the air in 10 seconds?

Miss Cooper's script.

- Miss Cooper's script.

- Miss Cooper's script.

Here. Here it is.

Nod to the sponsor, dear.

"The Sentela Toothpaste Hour

presents its 'Melody Time'...

...starring Amanda Cooper."

Hello, you.

All of you.

"And a distinguished supporting cast.

This is Franklyn Harrison Jr...

...speaking on the Amalgamated Network

for Sentela.

If you want a kissable mouth...

...all you have to do

is use Sentela toothpaste.

It makes your teeth happy.

Now, before I hand Miss Cooper over

to her million listeners...

...I want to give you some serious

information about toothpaste.

If you really want

to preserve your teeth..."

Use anything but Sentela.

- Miss Cooper, you say the funniest things.

- Oh, thank you very much.

- You're gonna be all right, Miss Cooper.

- Call me Amanda, Tony.

Miss Cooper.

I'm going to sue you for damages.

Don't worry about damages.

Mr. Arden will pay everything,

won't you, Steve?

- Why, yes.

- Amanda, what's happened?

Everything, darling.

You should have been with me.

There you are, young lady.

Just a minute, officer.

This young lady's my patient...

That doesn't give her a right

to destroy private property.

Now, Mr. Arden will pay for any damage

she's done. Won't you, Steve?

Yes.

Are you sure she's all right?

I'll assume every responsibility

for her actions.

Well, as long as everything's

gonna be squared up...

...there's no reason to arrest her.

Thank you, officer.

Amanda, striking an officer

is a very serious offense.

- She didn't strike him, Joe, she kicked him.

- Yeah, and a beaut.

Aunt Cora, please.

I've already explained, judge,

that it was largely my fault.

I'm beginning to gather that,

Dr. Flagg.

Amanda, I've known you all your life.

There's nothing wrong with you.

My advice as a friend

is to give up these treatments.

And my advice as a physician...

...is Miss Cooper

should continue the treatments.

My advice, Joe, is to call the whole

silly thing off before everybody gets sore.

Cora, will you please recognize

that this is an official enquiry?

Oh, all right, I recognize it.

But it doesn't alter my opinion.

Dr. Flagg, it is not within my rights

to prescribe your duties to you...

...but I can warn you

that unless these experiments...

...are confined to your laboratory...

...I will hold you responsible

for Miss Cooper's actions.

- Have I made myself clear?

- Quite.

I'd like to know something, Joe.

- Well?

- Wait a minute, Aunt Cora.

- The judge has been very lenient.

- He's been a dear.

- Just let it wait for another time, dear.

- Oh, all right, then.

Just wanted to ask

if he'd have dinner with us tonight.

I'd be delighted.

There, you see?

Thank you.

Well, Steve,

here's to you and Amanda.

Thanks. Here's hoping

your treatments will be successful.

In my day, the women didn't have

to ask their doctor when to get married.

- You're a bachelor, judge?

- Yeah. Yeah.

Were you ever anxious to dance with a man

you dreamed you danced with?

Don't be silly.

I never dream about dancing.

Miss Cooper, Miss Cooper.

I'll tell the gentlemen you're waiting.

Thank you, Henry.

Amanda, what in the world

are you grinning at?

Don't tell anyone, but I'm in love.

Well, get the agony over

and marry him.

He doesn't know it.

I think you're very nasty

to say that, Amanda.

Steve isn't that dumb.

I'm in love with my doctor.

Cora, you invited me to dinner.

Where is it?

Right over there.

You know, I'd like to dance right now.

Don't you think you ought to dance

the first one with Steve?

You'd better let me have my own way,

Dr. Flagg.

Just remember, Judge Travers is holding

you responsible for my actions.

I'd be flattered to dance

the second dance with you.

I'd like to find out who threw that.

I'd give them 90 days.

Dance?

Well, it'll take less time than 90 days.

Well, I was willing.

Oh, Lou, please do me a favor

and play another number.

I will, if you will sing it.

All right.

Come on and hear the yam man cry

Any yam today?

The sweet potato that he'll fry

Will be yam today

The little step that you'll see him do

With every yam that he sells to you

It's something that you ought to try

Come and yam

Yam

Come on and yam today

Come get what I've got

It will hit the spot

Get your sweet and hot yam

Raise your hand and sway

Like you hold a tray

When you're on your way

Yam

Come on, shake your depression

And let's have a yam session

There's that long note

One, two, three

Yam

Every orchestra in America

Will be doing the

Yam

I didn't come to do the Charleston

I didn't come to ball the jack

I didn't come to do the Suzy-Q

Or do the bottom they call black

I didn't come to do big apple

I didn't come to do the shag

Well, honey, here I am to do the yam

Because the yam is in the bag

Funny that I should envy a man

who should really envy me.

I mean, Tony.

I was really jealous,

the way you two danced together.

Steve, I wanna talk to you about Tony.

What's the matter with him?

Nothing. I think he's wonderful.

You don't have to tell me about Tony.

I've known him for years. Swell guy.

Yes, I know.

What I want to say, Steve,

is since I've known Tony...

...I'm convinced for the first time

that I'm in love.

Are you sure?

Yes. I probably

shouldn't have told you like that...

...but I didn't know

how else to say it.

Good old Tony.

I knew he wouldn't let me down.

Amanda, I don't know what else to say

except, I'll make you a wonderful husband.

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