It Happened on 5th Avenue Page #8
- Year:
- 1957
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like Hank and Whitey down.
They and others have put their time.
faith and dough into an idea.
I'd be a heel to walk out.
I don't wanna be inquisitive...
...but what is this big idea
you think is so important?
I know it has something to do
with barracks-
An Army camp.
Government's selling.
we're trying to buy it.
Army camp. Oh.
- Where?
HANK:
Just outside the city.You mean. Camp Kilson?
You're a bright boy.
Go to the head of class.
Yeah. we thought
we could get it cheap...
...but some drip
has bid us up to 190.000.
[ORNAMENT CLATTERING]
JIM:
Oh. excuse me. Mike.
You mean to say you fellas
have been bidding on that property?
Well. sure.
Say. Mike. why are you so interested?
Oh. I'm not interested.
Doesn't mean anything to me. Only I- Heh.
I was just wondering.
what are you using for money. clam shells?
No. we got a hundred thousand
that we collected from our partners...
...fellows just like us.
Yeah. but you bid up to 190.000.
That's way over your capital.
We know it. But we'll get the dough.
Tomorrow's another day.
We're not licked yet.
Hello.
Have you ever seen Santa Claus?
Sonny...
...there are some people
Why?
A little more to the right. Mary.
Down a little further.
That's it. That's it.
Ahh.
Heh. I feel better already.
- Mary?
- Yes. Mike.
Do you remember
that old railroad flat we had?
Twelve dollars a month
and we thought it was expensive.
- Well. it was the nicest flat on the block.
- Hmm.
Remember how we used to sit out
on the front steps on hot summer nights?
Me with my can of beer
and you with your bag of cherries...
...spitting the stones at Finnigan's goat.
[BOTH LAUGH]
Yes. only it wasn't Finnigan's.
it was Murphy's goat.
No. no. no. It was Finnigan's.
which goat I spit at.
[CHUCKLING]
That was fun. wasn't it?
We had lots of friends in those days.
Real friends.
Yes. and you had lots of muscle.
Real muscle.
Now you're flabby as an old seal.
Yeah. who's flabby? Ow. ow! Oh.
[BOTH LAUGH]
- Mary.
- Ha-ha.
Mike.
I must ask you. Mike.
to return to your room at once.
- Now. just a minute you-
- Go to your room.
Hmm.
Hmm.
Mary. I'll talk to you in the morning.
[LAUGHING]
What's the matter?
- Jim.
- Yeah?
If my name weren't Trudy Smith.
if it were something else...
...would it matter?
Oh-ho-ho. Cookie.
I don't know and I don't care
what your name is.
But whatever it is.
the minute I land a job...
...I'll give you a chance to change it.
Good morning. Mary.
Good morning. Mike. How's your back?
Well. fair on one side. bad on the other.
Oh. Mike.
I didn't sleep very well last night.
I think this mattress
ought to be turned over.
Will you give me a hand. please?
I hope you and Mary don't think
I was being a bit stuffy about last night.
Only you must remember
there are young people in the house...
...and we older folks
mustn't set a bad example.
I assure you. Mr. McKeever.
it was all perfectly innocent.
McKEEVER:
Well. let's forget it.
Except that I hope
I didn't give you the impression...
...that I was opposed
to a man and a woman falling in love.
Now. you take this bed.
It was made for a man and his wife...
...only the wife is in Florida
and the husband is in Virginia.
You know. when you think of all the people
who fall out of love...
...even though they have everything...
...it's kind of nice to think of people
like you falling in love.
Look. Mac.
There are some things
that you just don't quite understand.
Oh. yes. I do. Mike.
It's very plain.
Mary is in love with you.
[MUSIC BO X PLAYING]
[KNOCKING]
McKEEVER:
May I come in?
Sure.
McKEEVER:
Mike. I've been thinking.
- Why don't you and Mary get married?
- Married?
It might be the best thing
in the world for both of you.
Might make something of your lives.
Maybe it's too late.
Oh. it's never too late.
Now. you take Mike here...
...he's a nice enough fellow
but what has he made of his existence?
Absolutely nothing.
Now. Mary is a fine woman
and a fine cook.
Responsibility would be the best thing
for both of you.
And marriage means responsibility.
Whatever you do. don't end up like me.
You know. if I were a younger man.
I might be asking Mary to marry me.
[BOTH CHUCKLING]
Think it over.
Oh. Mary.
what's the matter with both of us?
Why don't we call all this off?
Call what off. Michael?
Mary. listen to me.
I love you very much.
There's never been
another woman in my life but you.
No. I mean that.
Why do think I've been hanging around here
submitting to all this?
Because you're here. because I want you.
Because I've been hoping...
I've been hoping that we might...
Mary. I never wanted that divorce.
Oh.
Oh. Michael.
You seem to have changed.
It's almost like old times.
I have changed
and I'm going to change even more.
I promise.
[PIANO PLAYING]
[SINGING "THAT'S WHAT CHRISTMAS
MEANS TO ME"]
[MEN SINGING]
[SINGING]
[SINGING]
[ALL SINGING]
All right. folks. that's enough of that.
[DOG BARKS]
Just as I suspected.
Well. I'll be a monkey's orphan.
[CHUCKLES]
Oh. come. sir.
Your family connections
must be better than that.
All right. Santa. saddle up your reindeer
and let's gallop down to headquarters.
Now. one moment. gentlemen.
These people are not doing any harm.
They're not thieves. nor are they vandals.
- Who are you?
- McKeever's the name.
Aloysius T. McKeever.
And I wish you a very Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas.
How long you been living here?
Well. I've been here
for the past three winters.
And speaking for my friends here.
They're very nice people...
...ex-servicemen
with their wives and children...
...who are merely. shall we say.
taking advantage of much-needed shelter.
You wouldn't want to arrest them
on Christmas Eve. now. would you?
No.
And this nice couple here...
...is Mary and Mike.
who are soon to be married.
You see. romance has flourished
within our boarded windows.
Oh. Mary. this is the nicest
Christmas present I've ever had.
Thank you. dear.
[VOICE BREAKING]
Mike.
I'm happy. Terribly happy.
Congratulations.
- Well. well.
- Twenty-two years? My. that's wonderful.
Yeah. marriage is a great thing.
No family should be without it.
Now. take my wife. a great little woman.
All alone? On Christmas Eve?
Well. call her up
and ask her to come on over.
- No kidding? You mean it?
- Of course I do.
- How about it. folks?
ALL:
Why sure. go ahead.Tell her to come on over
and have some fun.
Gee. that's swell of you people.
Moitle would sure like that.
Hello. Moitle. it's me. Cecil.
Your husband.
Yeah. honey. I'm at a little party.
It's that big gloomy-looking
joint on Fifth Avenue.
The O'Connor place.
Tell her not to come in
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