Castle on the Hudson

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[EXPLOSIONS]

[POLICE WHISTLES BLOWING]

[GUNSHOTS]

DOPE. WHAT' D

HE TRY TO STICK HIS NECK OUT FOR?

WHAT ABOU THAT GUY INSIDE?

YOU THINK:

HE' LL KICK OFF?

I ONLY CREASED HIM.

HOW MUCH DOUGH:

WE GET?

ABOUT 15 GRAND.

NOT BAD, NOT BAD.

HEY, THE BOSSES

OUGHT TO PROMOTE YOU FOR THIS, TOMMY.

DON' T WORRY.

ONE OF THESE DAYS, I' LL BE A BOSS.

THEN I' LL HAND OUT A FEW

PROMOTIONS OF MY OWN.

HOW' D YOU LIKE

ONE, PETE? SURE.

ANYTHING TO KEEP

FROM DRIVING THIS JALOPY ALL NIGHT.

TOMORROW' S

SUNDAY, PETE. YOU CAN SLEEP LATE.

TOMORROW' S SUNDAY?

IS IT SATURDAY?

WHY, SURE. WHAT' D

YOU THINK IT WAS?

FRIDAY. WHY DIDN' YOU TELL ME?

WE' D HAVE

POSTPONED THIS JOB.

YOU KNOW SATURDAY' S

MY HARD LUCK DAY.

HEY, LOOK, DO YOU

STILL BELIEVE IN THAT OLD BALONEY?

DON' T TELL ME

IT' S BALONEY, YOU SAP!

HERE, PETE.

CHECK THIS FOR ME.

WHY? AIN' T YOU

COMING UPTOWN?

NO, I GOT A DATE.

DROP ME AT 34th STREET AND 8th.

I SUPPOSE IT' S

THAT SWELL DISH:

YOU' VE BEEN RUNNING

AROUND WITH, HUH?

KEEP HER OUT OF THIS.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

NOTHING TO GET EXCITED ABOUT.

I WAS ONLY--

SHUT UP.

OK.

SORRY.

OK, FELLAS.

HIYA, BABY!

KEEP YOU WAITING?

TOMMY, I' VE BEEN

WORRIED ABOUT YOU.

LISTEN, KID,

I TOLD YOU BEFORE.

I' M ONE GUY

YOU NEVER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT.

YOU' VE BEEN

OUT ON SOME JOB. NAH.

SOME OF THE BOYS

WERE COMING UP TOWN,

AND THEY:

DROPPED ME OFF.

[POLICE SIRENS]

TOMMY--

NOW, WILL YOU STOP WORRYING ABOUT ME?

I CAN' T HELP IT.

THEY' LL ARREST YOU SOMEDAY.

THEY' VE ARRESTED ME

BEFORE, BUT WHAT GOOD DID IT DO THEM?

I MEAN FOR KEEPS.

YOU TALK AS IF I

WAS GETTING DUMBER INSTEAD OF THE COPS.

NO, BUT YOU CAN' T KEEP ON

OUTSMARTING THEM FOREVER.

WHO SAID SO?

I DO. I KNOW IT.

WON' T THAT BE TOUGH.

THEY' LL HANG

A RAP ON ME AND SEND ME UP,

AND YOU' LL BE HERE

ALL ALONE, BAKING CAKES FOR ME.

[CHUCKLES]

I DON' T KNOW

WHY I EVEN TRY AND TALK TO YOU.

I' M A CHUMP.

FOR LOVING ME?

YES.

THAT' S WHY I

SORT OF LIKE YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

SO YOU WON' T GIVE IT UP.

TO DO WHAT?

RAISE TURNIPS?

YOUR BOSSES:

ARE THE SMART ONES.

THEY DON' TAKE ANY CHANCES.

THEY LEAVE:

THAT UP TO YOU.

LISTEN, NOBODY

PUSHES ME AROUND.

IF I TAKE CHANCES,

IT' S BECAUSE I WANT TO TAKE THEM.

I' M ON MY WAY

TO THE TOP, AND I' M GOING TO GET THERE.

IN THE MEANTIME,

I LET THE BOSSES PROTECT ME.

IT' S ALL GRAVY.

SURE.

ONE OF THESE DAYS,

I' LL BE A BOSS.

THEN YOU WON' T BE

ABLE TO FIND ANYTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.

THAT' S WHA I' M AFRAID OF.

AHH, FORGET IT. COME

ON AND SHOVE OVER.

WHAT DO YOU WANT ME

TO DO? CATCH COLD?

[BEGIN THE BEGUINE PLAYING]

A LITTLE LATE:

TONIGHT, TOMMY.

ED CROWLEY WENT IN

A MINUTE AGO.

YEAH? THANKS!

HIYA, KAY.

HELLO, MAC.

HIYA, HONEY!

EVERYTHING OK TONIGHT?

SURE THING, MR. GORDAN.

GOOD, GOOD.

GOOD EVENING,

MR. GORDAN. THIS WAY, PLEASE.

YEAH, LET' S GO.

SEE YOU LATER, TOMMY.

SURE, SURE.

GOOD EVENING, GORDAN.

HELLO, BILL!

WELL, TOMMY!

HIYA, SWEETHEART!

HOW' S YOUR SISTER?

FINE.

HELLO, MR. CORBIN.

HELLO.

HI, GORDAN.

SWELL.

HIYA, CROWLEY!

RINGSIDE, HUH? SURE.

WELL, LET' S

FINISH THIS ONE.

YOU LOOK GORGEOUS TONIGHT, KAY.

THANKS.

SHE ALWAYS:

LOOKS GORGEOUS, YOU DOPE.

WE' LL BE BACK.

OK. I WISH I HAD YOUR LUCK.

MAYBE YOU WOULD,

IF YOU KNEW HOW TO JUGGLE A COMPLIMENT.

HAPPY?

YES.

I LIKE YOU BETTER

THIS WAY.

IT' S MORE BECOMING.

HELLO, BABYFACE.

HIYA, KID.

TOMMY, WHAT' S

CROWLEY HERE FOR?

AT IT AGAIN, HUH?

MAYBE I SHOULD FALL

OUT OF LOVE WITH YOU,

AND THEN I WOULDN' CARE IF YOU WERE SHOT DEAD.

YEAH, YEAH.

THAT WOULDN' T BE A BAD IDEA.

I DON' T LIKE IT,

THOUGH.

[APPLAUSE]

WHAT' S THE MATTER

WITH THOSE MUSICIANS?

JUST WHEN I WAS:

IN THE MOOD!

THOSE CLUCKS SPEND

HALF THE NIGHT SLEEPING.

Waiter:
CHAMPAGNE

AS USUAL, MR. GORDAN?

YES, THE BEST.

YES, MR. GORDAN. RIGHT AWAY.

Crowley:
HOW DID THINGS GO TONIGHT?

SWELL.

HAVE ONE?

THANKS. WHAT THINGS?

OH, UH...JUS A LITTLE MEETING

WITH SOME OF THE BOYS

DOWN AT THE CLUB.

FRIENDLY TIP,

TOMMY.

TWO D*CKS OUT THERE

LOOKING FOR YOU.

THANKS.

TOMMY.

TOMMY, WHAT--

Crowley:

HELLO, RAGAN.

WELL, YOU SLIPPED UP

THIS TIME, GORDAN.

WE WANT TO SEE YOU

AT HEADQUARTERS.

YOU THINK THEY' D GE TIRED OF MAKING ME

GO ALL THE WAY:

DOWNTOWN JUST TO GET BAILED OUT.

WELL, THERE WON' T BE

ANY BAIL THIS TIME.

FIRST-DEGREE ROBBERY,

ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON,

INTENT TO COMMIT MURDER.

WHAT' LL THEY

THINK UP NEXT?

SHOULDN' T HAVE

LOST ONE OF THOSE

FAMOUS SHIRT STUDS

OF YOURS. COME ON.

IS THAT SO?

WELL, AIN' T THA CARELESS OF ME!

I MUST HAVE:

LEFT IT HOME, BUT JUST TO OBLIGE YOU,

I' LL DROP IN

AFTER THE SHOW.

I SAID ON YOUR FEET!

HOW ABOUT ANOTHER

DANCE, BABY?

YOU HEARD:

WHAT HE SAID!

NEVER MIND THE GUN.

I' LL GO ALONG WITH YOU.

BUT KEEP YOUR:

HANDS OFF ME, SEE? I DON' T LIKE IT.

COME ALONG, ED. GE ME A HABEAS CORPUS.

YOU WAIT HERE.

I' LL BE RIGHT BACK.

YEAH, I' LL HAVE HIM OU IN AN HOUR OR TWO.

Newspaper Boy:
EXTRA!

"GORDAN DENIED BAIL!

TO STAND TRIAL:

FOR ROBBERY!" EXTRA!

EXTRA! EXTRA!

"GORDAN DENIED BAIL!

TO STAND TRIAL:

FOR ROBBERY!" EXTRA!

[PEOPLE TALKING

INDISTINCTLY]

[POUNDING GAVEL]

ORDER! ORDER!

HAVE YOU REACHED

A VERDICT?

WE HAVE,

YOUR HONOR.

THE BAILIFF WILL

TAKE IT.

THE DEFENDAN WILL RISE.

ONLY TOOK THAT JURY

AN HOUR AND A HALF. CINCH.

I TOLD YOU:

YOU' D HAVE THE BEST LAWYERS IN TOWN.

Man:
WE, THE JURY, FIND

THE DEFENDANT GUILTY

OF THE CRIME:

OF FIRST-DEGREE ROBBERY AND ASSAUL WITH A DEADLY WEAPON

WITH AN INTENT TO COMMIT MURDER.

WHY, THE DUMB,

STUPID--

YEAH, I' M THE GOAT.

OH, FORGET IT.

YOU MAY HAVE TO GO UP,

BUT WE' LL HAVE YOU OUT.

A NEW TRIAL, A PARDON,

A PAROLE, ...

TOMMY!

DON' T WORRY, HONEY.

DARLING, THEY' LL

SEND YOU TO PRISON!

THEY MAY,

FOR A WHILE.

CROWLEY' S GOTTEN ME

OUT OF JAMS BEFORE.

HE' LL FIX IT.

SURE, WE' LL FIX IT.

BACK TO YOUR:

SEAT, PLEASE.

[POUNDING GAVEL]

ORDER!

ORDER IN THE COURT!

[TRAIN WHISTLE]

THAT' S IT, TOMMY.

THERE' S YOUR CASTLE

ON THE HUDSON.

HUH?

OH, YEAH!

HIYA, SING SING!

WHAT A DOPEY NAME.

SOUNDS LIKE:

A CHOP SUEY JOINT.

HOW ABOUT IT,

GORDAN?

THE PUBLIC WILL:

WANT TO KNOW HOW YOU LIKE THE PLACE.

YOU CAN QUOTE ME AS

SAYING THAT IT DON' T MEAN A THING TO ME.

THAT' S RIGHT, KID.

DON' T LET IT GET YOU DOWN.

THERE AIN' T NOTHING

EVER GOT ME DOWN.

ONCE I' M IN THE JOINT,

I' LL OWN THE PLACE.

WELL, THAT' LL

TAKE YOU SOME TIME,

BUT THEN, YOU' LL

HAVE PLENTY OF THAT.

YEAH, 5 TO 30 YEARS

IS NO LUNCH HOUR.

5 TO 30, BALONEY.

THEY' LL BE LUCKY IF THEY

KEEP ME THERE A MONTH.

IT' S GOING TO BE

QUITE A CHANGE FOR YOU, TOMMY.

NO TAILOR SHOPS:

OR SWELL NIGHTCLUBS IN THERE.

IF I DON' LIKE THE JOINT, I' LL MOVE OUT.

YEAH, IN

A $2.00 COFFIN.

HEY, DON' T KID

YOURSELF.

I' LL KICK MY WAY OU OF THAT OLD DUMP WITH MOCCASINS ON.

Crowley:
NOW,

JUST A MINUTE, BOYS. HE' S ONLY KIDDING YOU.

WITH THE CONNECTIONS

I' VE GOT, HE WON' T HAVE TO CRUSH OUT.

CERTAINLY!

CERTAINLY!

YOU' RE GOING TO

SEE THE WARDEN, AREN' T YOU?

SURE. AS SOON

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