Gilda Page #5

to take you down with me.

Now I've warned you.

Now that's all fair and even.

All fair and even.

Would it interest you that I know

why you're here at 5:00 in the morning?

I told you, I'm the laundry.

I'm simply obeying instructions.

Now who's kidding who, Gilda?

Now that you've delivered me,

don't you want to wait

and get a receipt from the man?

Ballin.

You're up.

Yes.

Late to bed, early to rise...

Let Gilda talk, Johnny.

I thought I could sneak out

and get back without waking you.

No.

We went swimming. You were asleep.

Yes?

All of a sudden,

I just had to go swimming.

It was so hot.

You weren't worried, were you?

Yes.

I'm terribly sorry.

Is that what's making you so nervous?

Nervous? No, I...

A terrible thing happened to me.

No wonder I'm nervous.

What happened to you?

I lost that beautiful clip you gave me.

The one that cost so much.

Is that all?

Isn't that enough

to make a person nervous?

A clip can be replaced.

Thanks for being so nice about it.

I'm terribly sorry.

A clip can be replaced.

You see, I thought I had lost you.

Me? Ha, ha. Not a chance.

And that couldn't be replaced.

Shall we have a drink

before I start to cry?

You see, Johnny doesn't think

that would be a tragedy, if you lost me.

Statistics show that there are more

women in the world than anything else.

Except insects.

Johnny.

On that charming observation,

I shall walk out.

Just to change my clothes.

I want to have breakfast with you.

Oh, by the way, I want to mention that

Johnny is a terrific swimmer.

This morning he out-distanced me

beautifully.

But someday there will be a return

match, and then look out, Johnny.

Johnny.

Yeah?

You'll have to teach me how.

How to what?

Swim, what else?

Sure. Any time.

Apparently you're very good at it.

Pretty good.

Did you teach Gilda

how to swim, Johnny?

I taught her everything she knows,

Ballin. Does that satisfy you?

[PLAYING JAZZ MUSIC]

Wait, let's take that trombone part over

once again and make it a little cleaner.

[BAND CONTINUES PLAYING]

Julio! Julio!

[SPEAKING IN SPANISH]

You can't tell me where to put nothing!

[BAND MUSIC SHUTS OFF]

These are things which some

merry-makers add to their costumes.

I wonder if you'd care

to make a choice?

You have a great sense of humor,

haven't you?

Which one would you suggest?

I would suggest whatever you wear

you will start out as this

and end up as this.

Really?

How did you figure that out?

Tonight it is the beautiful one's party

all the way.

She has changed the decorations,

she has changed the orchestra.

It isn't too much to think

that she will change...

I warned you once. You didn't seem

to hear me. Now you're through.

Through? With what?

The casino. Your job. You're fired.

You are mistaken. I will be here

after you are gone, Mr. Peasant.

You asked me one time

what a great philosopher like me

is doing in the washroom.

Now I will tell you.

Go on.

Because to my department

comes all the gossip, and that way...

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

He's not here. No one is here.

You see...

We should have had that "private" sign

on the stairway printed in German too.

Or maybe you can't speak Spanish.

But I assure you, it does say "private."

That's right.

We intend to see Mr. Mundson.

He's been avoiding us.

Didn't you hear? Mr. Mundson

is allergic to messenger boys.

The American Indian, as always

walks into something

that does not concern him.

That's an old American custom.

Mr. Mundson is having an invited

party tonight.

You are uninvited.

Tell the old man to go away.

No, you go away.

We intend to see Mr. Mundson.

You said that before. I said...

Get him on the telephone, please.

Why didn't you say what you wanted?

Mr. Mundson, this is Mr. Farrel.

Some people wish to add these

to their costumes.

In my collection, I have two lovely

heads of pigs, if you...

No sale, Uncle Pio.

They'll just use their own faces.

Oh, Ballin? There are a couple of

nice kids here with German accents.

I think they'd like

to make an appointment with you.

By the way, one of them

has a gun in my back.

Tell them...

Tell them to come here in an hour.

And Johnny, you come now,

will you? Immediately.

[CROWD CHEERING]

Listen, Maria. Carnival.

Yes, little one. Carnival.

What does it mean, Maria, exactly?

Carnival is the last three days

preceding the Lent,

which, in Roman Catholic

countries,

is given up to

feasting and merry-making.

Then comes the fasting

and the penance.

In other words,

make hay while the sun shines.

You have a strange language,

little one.

Oh, I mean, three days

of sowing wild oats,

and then comes the harvest.

You know, Maria,

I have the funniest feeling.

Don't tell anybody,

but I'm most awfully superstitious.

Don't tell anybody.

No.

But I have the funniest feeling

that this is it.

"lt"?

I mean,

that for me too,

it's carnival, Maria.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

BALLIN:

Gilda?

Yes, Ballin?

May I come in?

Of course.

I'm going to be delayed.

Johnny will take you to the party.

What's the matter?

With me?

You're very excited about something

tonight, my beautiful.

Perhaps it's in the air.

Perhaps you shouldn't have opened

the window.

Close it.

There. See how quiet it is now?

See how easily

one can shut away excitement?

Just by closing a window.

Remember that, Gilda.

Oh, I want to have a look at you

in your costume before you go.

I see you're going to carry a whip.

Have you warned Johnny,

so he can also arm himself?

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Nobody could ever dance

like you, Johnny.

When a person dances with you

it's like they're a part of you, Johnny.

It's like...

You haven't improved any, have you?

You always did talk your head off

all the time you were dancing.

[GILDA CHUCKLES]

You used to say, "For Pete's sake,

Gilda, one thing at a time."

Then you used to say:

"Talk or dance, but don't

do both things at the same time."

You used to say...

I still say it.

I have to keep talking, Johnny.

As long as I have my arms around you,

I have to keep talking.

I might forget to dance, Johnny.

What do you think you're trying to do?

I'm not even trying very hard,

but I'm doing it.

Doing what?

Push my hat back, Johnny.

It's all right.

Push it back.

You're out of practice, aren't you?

Dancing, I mean.

I could help you get

in practice again, Johnny.

Dancing, I mean.

OBREGON:
Good evening, Mr. Farrel.

Thanks.

Obregon. I'm in again, as you put it.

Practically Old Home Week.

We're all here.

Yes, we are all here, Mr. Farrel.

I would suggest that you see

Mrs. Mundson goes home.

You would suggest?

There's gonna be trouble.

I would suggest you see that she's out

of here before the unmasking at 12:00.

You sound like a very bad melodrama.

Excuse me.

What are you doing?

Oh, Johnny...

Here's the comic relief.

Now the drama's complete.

Was that a crack?

What do you want?

I got a letter for you. She said she was

sorry she didn't get to say goodbye.

OBREGON:

No bad news, I hope?

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