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HA HA HA!

HEY, HANK,

WATCH THAT HOT WIRE.

YOU MIGHT GE YOUR HAIR SINGED.

SO LONG AS IT AIN' A PERMANENT WAVE, I AIN'T WORRIED.

YOU KNOW, JOHNNY,

YOU SHOULD HAVE LET ME

FLATTEN THA BOUNCER TONIGHT.

I'D HAVE MADE A BETTER

IMPRESSION ON THAT DAME.

YOU BETTER STOP:

THINKING ABOUT IT,

OR YOU'LL MAKE

AN IMPRESSION ON THE GROUND.

HEY, YOU NOTICE

IT'S RAINING UP HERE, TOO?

YEAH, I HEAR YOU.

YEAH.

BOY, WAS THA DAME ASSEMBLED!

YOU KNOW, NEXT TIME

I'M GONNA CATCH UP WITH HER,

I'M GONNA TRY A NEW

APPROACH ON HER.

YOU BETTER KEEP YOUR MIND

ON WHAT YOU'RE DOING,

OR YOU'LL APPROACH HER

ON THE THIRD BOUNCE.

HOLD THAT A MINUTE,

WILL YOU, CULLY?

WHERE YOU GOING?

I'M GOING TO GE A DRINK OF WATER.

PUT BACK YOUR HEAD

AND OPEN YOUR MOUTH.

THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

I NEVER THOUGH OF THAT.

BOY, I NEVER SAW

IT RAIN SO HARD.

IT'S VERY

UNUSUAL WEATHER.

GIMME THAT BLOCK,

WILL YOU, SAILOR?

SLACK OFF ON IT.

WATCH IT, BOYS.

WATCH IT!

HIT IT!

MEDIC!

HEY, FRED,

OVER TO YOUR CAR.

CALL SWEENEY. TELL HIM

TO SEND AN AMBULANCE!

WATCH YOURSELF,

HANK!

THERE'S NO

PROTECTORS ON THOSE OTHER TWO WIRES.

GIVE 'EM SOME

SLACK UP THERE.

COME ON!

I TOLD HIM!

HE'LL BE COOKED,

HE'LL BE COOKED!

EDDIE!

YEAH?

DRAG HIS:

FOOT CLEAR. RIGHT.

GET A LINE UP THERE!

JUST A MINUTE,

JUMBO.

RELEASE THAT,

JUMBO. YEAH.

I GOT IT.

READY TO LOWER AWAY.

OK, JUMBO.

OK?

OK.

LOWER AWAY!

WATCH IT, BOYS.

Cully:
GET HIM TO THE TRUCK

AND START WORKING ON HIM.

BARNEY,

TAKE MY BELT OFF.

WHAT HAPPENED?

YOU GOT BELTED:

BY THE CROSS-ARM.

WHERE'S HANK?

IN THE TRUCK.

DID IT GET HIM, TOO?

YEAH, HIS

GAFF SLIPPED:

WHILE HE WAS:

HOLDING YOU UP.

HIS FOO HIT THE LOWER CIRCUIT.

HOW DOES HE LOOK?

NOT SO GOOD.

THEY'RE WORKING ON HIM.

I'M ALL RIGHT.

Pop:
I KNEW I WAS GONNA HAPPEN. I KNEW IT.

NO ONE:

LISTENED TO ME.

Johnny:

HOW'S HE COMING?

HE AIN'T BREATHING.

WE BEEN:

WORKING ON HIM A HALF AN HOUR.

LET ME AT HIM.

ALL RIGHT.

OH, HE WOULDN' HAVE DONE NO MORE

POLE-CLIMBING

WITH THAT LEG.

HANK ALWAYS SAID

HE'D RATHER BE A CORPSE THAN A CRIPPLE.

HE AIN'T A CORPSE YET.

IT AIN'T NO USE,

JOHNNY. HE'S DONE.

HOW DO YOU KNOW HE'S DONE?

WHEN BILL FISHER GOT IT,

THE DOCTOR WANTED TO

SEND HIM HOME IN A BOX AFTER AN HOUR.

I WAS OUT FOR 3 HOURS

BEFORE I EVER BREATHED.

I'LL PULL HANK THROUGH

IF I HAVE TO WORK ON HIM TILL TOMORROW MORNING.

AW, IT'S

NO GOOD, JOHNNY.

YOU CAN' BRING HIM BACK.

I HATE TO SEE:

A GOOD MAN KICK OFF.

SHUT UP.

NOBODY'S KICKING OFF.

LOOK, CULLY.

HE'S BREATHING BY HIMSELF.

JUMBO, GIVE ME THE AMMONIA.

LET'S TURN

HIM OVER. HE'S COMING AROUND.

Jumbo:
THAT'S JUST LIKE

MY BROTHER MARTY.

THE JUICE THROUGH HIM,

AND EACH TIME:

HE BLEW THE FUSES IN THE WHOLE JAIL.

SO WHAT?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN,

SO WHAT?

SO THEY RAN OUT OF FUSES

AND HAD TO SHOOT HIM.

HOW DO YOU FEEL, MUG?

WELL, I...

I HATE TO DISAPPOIN THAT LITTLE MOUSE

I HAD LINED UP:

FOR TOMORROW.

TELL HER I HAD:

A DATE WITH A NURSE.

I'LL TELL HER.

Woman:

PARDON ME,

DOES THIS BABY:

BELONG IN ROOM 12 OR 14?

SAY, WHAT'S

THE MATTER WITH YOU?

MALE PATIENTS OCCUPY

BOTH OF THOSE ROOMS.

Jumbo:
REMIND ME

NOT TO HAVE ANY KIDS HERE, WILL YOU?

I HOPE HANK:

AIN'T ASLEEP.

[WOMAN SCREAMS]

Jumbo:
HE AIN'T.

HIYA!

HELLO, HANK! HEY!

WHIPPLE, YOU MET MY

FRIENDS, AIN'T YOU?

YES, I MET 'EM...

ALL TOO OFTEN.

LOOKIT!

FOR ME?

YEAH.

AW, GEE,

TH-THAT'S SWELL.

YOU LIKE 'EM?

OH, SURE.

I'LL GET YOU

SOME MORE.

THE HALL'S

FULL OF THEM.

WAIT A MINUTE,

OMAHA.

HOW'S I GOING, HANK? OH, SWELL.

SAY, WAIT'LL YOU SEE

THE NEW NIGHT NURSE.

YOU KNOW,

WHIPPLE THERE NEARLY FELL OFF

HIS TRAPEZE:

WHEN HE SAW HER.

SAY, LISTEN, CAN'T YOU MEN

SPEAK TO YOUR FRIEND?

WE CAN'T GET ANY

SERVICE AROUND HERE.

THE NURSES ARE ALL AFRAID TO

GO NEAR THIS--THIS OCTOPUS!

THAT AIN'T SO.

NOW WATCH.

ONE OF 'EM WILL

COME IN JUMPING.

I'LL BET YOU

SHE GOES OUT JUMPING, TOO.

OH, HANK,

WE BROUGHT YOU A PRESENT.

WHAT IS IT?

Omaha:

A HARMONICA.

OHHH! A HARMONICA.

OH, WHY AM I HERE?

WHAT HAVE I EVER DONE

TO DESERVE THIS?

THERE NOW, TAKE I EASY, FUSE BOX.

I PROMISE YOU:

I WON'T PLAY IT UNTIL YOU'RE ASLEEP.

ALL RIGHT,

COME ON, OMAHA.

[PLAYING HARMONICA]

Whipple:
OH, CUT IT OUT,

WILL YOU, FELLOWS?

NOW, CUT IT OUT,

WILL YOU?

HANK, CUT IT OUT.

NOW, CUT IT OUT.

CUT IT OUT,

WILL YOU, FELLOWS!

OH, NURSE?

Whipple:

NURSE? OH, NURSE?

Nurse:
YOU RING?

YEAH.

HOW COME I GE A DIFFERENT NURSE

IN HERE EVERY:

TIME I RING?

WELL, FOR THIS ROOM

WE ALWAYS DRAW LOTS,

AND THIS TIME I LOST.

WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?

WHEN DO I GE MY NEXT BATH?

YOU'VE HAD

[SINGING]

CUT IT OUT, WILL YOU?

CUT IT OUT, WILL YOU?

NURSE?

OH, NURSE?

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT,

GO AHEAD, LIGHT IT.

BURN ME UP.

MAKE A TORCH OUT OF ME.

I DON'T CARE.

DON'T CALL THE NURSE.

DON'T CALL

THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

DON'T CALL ANYBODY!

GET IT OVER WITH.

I SURRENDER.

WHEN IS THE DOC:

CHECKING YOU OUT?

OH, IN ABOU A WEEK.

YEAH, BUT THIS LEG

WILL NEVER BE RIGHT.

I GOTTA SETTLE DOWN

ON THE GROUND:

LIKE A SQUIRREL:

WITH THE GOUT.

SAY, DO YOU THINK

MAYBE THE COMPANY

WOULD GIVE ME:

A JOB DOWNSTAIRS?

NOPE.

Omaha:
NOT A CHANCE.

WELL, WHY NOT?

THEY CAN'T THROW ME AWAY

LIKE AN OLD INSULATOR.

WAIT'LL I GET DOWN THERE

AND TELL THOSE BRASS

HATS A FEW THINGS.

WHOA, WAIT A MINUTE,

YOU'LL BLOW A FUSE.

YOU'RE NOT GETTING

ANY OF THEM JOBS.

THE COMPANY'S MAKING YOU

FOREMAN OF THE GANG.

WELL, THEY CAN' SHOVE ME AROUND--

FOREMAN?

HEY, YOU'RE KIDDING.

NOPE.

Omaha:
CHIEF,

WE SALUTE YOU.

AND NOW WE DON'T HAVE

TO GO TO WORK NO MORE.

WHAT DO YOU SAY:

ABOUT THAT, MUG?

A FOREMAN.

WELL, WHAT DO YOU

THINK OF THAT, EH?

WELL, MAYBE A WRENCH

WILL FALL ON YOUR HEAD.

Hank:
WHAT DO YOU

PANHANDLERS WANT?

WE'RE HERE TO

GIVE YOU YOUR BATH. HUH?

I WOULDN'T MISS THIS

FOR A MILLION DOLLARS.

Hank:
HEY, WAIT,

WHAT ABOUT--

I TELL YOU BOYS,

I LIKE THE GALS:

WHO KISS:

AND TELL. WHY?

GETS YOU:

MORE DATES.

BE SEEING YOU,

JOHNNY.

YOU GOING THIS WAY?

YEAH.

SO LONG.

UH-HUH, I GET IT.

YOU ALL SET, POP?

HOW'S HANK?

HE'S DOING FINE.

DID YOU TELL HIM

HOW I CAN'T STAND

TO GO IN A HOSPITAL?

HE KNOWS IT.

HE DON'T LIKE IT HIMSELF.

I'M GLAD YOU'RE

COMING WITH ME, JOHNNY.

THIS ISN' SO EASY FOR ME.

AW, YOU'RE JUS MAKING IT TOUGH.

YOUR DAUGHTER MADE

A LITTLE MISTAKE,

AND SHE DID:

A YEAR FOR IT,

AND NOW SHE'S

COMING OUT.

SO WHAT?

SOME OF:

THE BEST FAMILIES

GET THEIR MAIL:

AT THE COOLER.

IT'S NO THAT SIMPLE, JOHNNY.

I HADN'T SEEN FAY

IN 15 YEARS

UNTIL I WENT TO VISI HER IN PRISON.

AND IF A MAN:

IS A GOOD FATHER, HE DOESN'T--

AW, WE DON'T HAVE TO GO

OVER THAT AGAIN, POP.

YOUR DAUGHTER WOUND UP

GETTING PINCHED:

IN A FRISCO GIN JOIN FOR CLIPPING A SUCKER'S WALLET.

THAT WASN'T YOUR FAULT.

IT WASN'T HER FAULT, EITHER.

SHE WAS INNOCENT.

YEAH.

[HONKS HORN]

YEAH, YOU TOLD ME.

BUT EVERYTHING'S

GONNA BE OK FROM HERE IN.

I HOPE SO, JOHNNY.

Pop:
HELLO, FAY.

HELLO.

GOT A CIGARETTE?

I--I DON'T SMOKE MUCH.

LET ME TAKE YOUR BAG.

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