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THE BAG, HANK.

Hank:
205...

SAY, HOW DOES

THIS DAME STACK UP?

WELL, JUST A DAME.

ALL RIGHT.

[DOORBELL BUZZING]

JUST A MINUTE,

JUST A MINUTE.

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

DON'T PUT YOUR ARM

THROUGH THE DOOR. I'M COMING.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

OH, HELLO.

HELLO. WE WANT TO

TALK TO YOU.

THIS IS:

HANK McHENRY.

YEAH, I GUESS YOU

KNOW WHO I AM.

NEVER HEARD OF YOU.

I'M FOREMAN

AT THE POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY.

YOUR FATHER:

USED TO WORK FOR ME.

SO HE USED TO.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN,

HE USED TO WORK FOR YOU?

WELL, UH...

Johnny:
HE WAS HI BY A HOT WIRE.

WE BROUGHT HIS THINGS.

IT WASN' NOBODY'S FAULT, MISS.

POP JUST DIDN' GET OUT OF THE WAY.

MAYBE HE DIDN'T WAN TO GET OUT OF THE WAY.

SOMETIMES I DON'T WAN TO GET OUT OF THE WAY MYSELF.

HE TRIED TO BE KIND

THE LAST FEW WEEKS.

IS THAT THE BEST YOU CAN

SAY ABOUT YOUR FATHER?

YES, I'M AFRAID THAT'S

THE BEST I CAN SAY.

HEY, JOHNNY,

WAIT A MINUTE.

OH, LET HIM GO.

YEAH.

YOU BETTER GO TOO.

WELL, UH, YOU

MUSTN'T MIND JOHNNY.

YOU SEE, HE KNEW POP

BETTER THAN MOST OF US,

AND I GUESS HE FEELS

THAT MAYBE YOU, UH--

YES, I KNOW.

HE THINKS I OUGH TO BREAK DOWN AND GET HYSTERICAL

ABOUT A FATHER:

I HARDLY KNEW.

I'M SORRY HE'S DEAD,

BUT THAT DOESN' MAKE ME FORGE

WHAT HE DID TO:

MY MOTHER.

OH.

WELL, IF, UH, THERE'S

ANYTHING THAT I CAN DO, IF YOU WANT ANYTHING,

WHY, YOU CAN ALWAYS

GET ME AT THE OFFICE.

I WON'T NEED YOU.

THANKS ANYWAY.

UH, ER, HAVE

YOU GOT A JOB?

OH, YEAH. I GOT A JOB

AT THE MIDNIGHT CLUB.

BIG ATTRACTION I AM.

I'LL BET YOU ARE.

THANKS AGAIN.

GOOD-BYE.

GOOD-BYE.

WHY DO YOU EVEN:

WASTE YOUR TIME WITH A DAME LIKE THAT?

WELL, SHE SEEMS

ALL RIGHT, JOHNNY.

YOU DIDN' GIVE HER A CHANCE.

I FEEL SORRY:

FOR THE FILLY.

WONDER HOW'S SHE'S

FIXED FOR DOUGH?

I'LL TELL YOU

HOW SHE'S FIXED.

AS LONG AS:

THERE'S ONE GUY LEFT IN THIS WORLD

WITH A LITTLE LOOSE

DOUGH IN HIS KICK,

SHE'LL DO OK.

AW, JOHNNY...

YEP, HERE

YOU ARE, BOYS--

THE HOTTES SPOT IN TOWN!

YOU GOT PLENTY OF GIRLS?

LESS IN THE WAIST?

PLENTY:

OF EVERYTHING.

DON'T LEAVE, COWBOY,

WE GONNA DO SOME BRANDING!

AND REMEMBER, WE DON'T TOLERATE

NO ROUGH STUFF IN HERE.

WELL, GENTLEMEN, COME RIGHT IN.

[MEN WHOOPING]

PUT 'EM IN THE BOXCAR!

COME ON, SWEETIE!

ROPE US IN.

SHE'S YOUNG AND TENDER.

GIMME A BOURBON AND SODA-- UH, A SODA AND A BLONDE.

YES, SIR.

WHY DON'T YOU USE

SUSPENDERS, BABY?

SUGAR, YOUR SINGING

SURE IS OUT OF THIS WORLD.

THAT'S WHERE I OUGHT TO BE KEPT.

CIGARETTE?

NOW WHAT ARE YOU

IN THE DUMPS ABOUT?

LEAVE THE KID ALONE.

SHE BURIED HER OLD MAN

THIS AFTERNOON.

AM I WRONG OR:

ARE YOU TALKING OUT OF TURN?

OH, DON'T Y'ALL MIND

WHAT DOLLY SAYS.

SHE JUST HELPED:

THE FOOTBALL TEAM BREAK TRAINING.

STAY IN YOUR OWN

BACKYARD, SCARLETT.

I CAN HANDLE:

LAUGHING BOY.

YOU LEAK A LO OF WORDS, DOLLY.

SOMEDAY YOU'RE

GONNA TALK YOURSELF INTO SOMETHING SINISTER.

NOW SNAP OU OF THAT COMA, FAY.

YOUR OLD MAN IS DEAD,

SO HE'S DEAD, PERIOD.

I WANT TO BE SINGING

WHEN YOU KICK THE BUCKET.

THERE'S A FISH OVER THERE

WITH HIS MOUTH WIDE OPEN.

ALL RIGHT, FAY,

GO ON OVER AND HOOK HIM.

I'LL TAKE

THIS GUY, SUGAR. I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL.

NOBODY ASKED YOU.

NOW GO ON, BE LIKE ME.

JUST LOSE YOURSELF

IN YOUR WORK.

IT DOESN'T HELP.

I ALWAYS FIND:

MYSELF AGAIN.

YOU KNOW, SMILEY,

THERE'S ONE GRAND CONSOLATION

ABOUT WORKING:

IN THIS DUMP--

YOU CAN'T GE ANY LOWER.

HIYA, HANDSOME.

OHH...

OH, HELLO.

I WAS JUS GONNA ASK FOR YOU.

WELL, SAVES US

A LOT OF TIME.

CHAMPAGNE COCKTAIL.

GET ME A SAUCER:

OF BOURBON, PLEASE.

HEY, I THOUGHT MAYBE

YOU WAS THE CASHIER OR SOMETHING.

NO, I'M JUS ONE OF THE GIRLS.

IF YOU DON'T LIKE MY STYLE,

THERE'S PLENTY OF OTHERS.

NOW, WAIT A MINUTE.

I CAME HERE TO SEE YOU.

WANNA DANCE?

NO.

IT'S A RELIEF

TO FIND ONE GUY:

WHO DON'T THINK HE WAS BORN

WITH WINGS ON HIS HEELS.

OH, I USED TO

BURN UP THE FLOOR.

SAY, I GOT A ROOMFUL

OF DANCING CUPS TALLER THAN YOU.

EVER SINCE MY FOO GOT TANGLED WITH A HOT WIRE,

I AIN'T QUITE

AS GOOD AS I USED TO BE.

SORRY ABOUT THAT.

OH, THAT'S OK.

OH, THANKS.

AHH...BOY.

NOTHING LIKE:

PURE, NUTRITIOUS DRINKING WHISKEY

FOR GETTING:

THEM VITAMINS.

YOU KNOW,

THE REAL REASON I CAME HERE

WAS ON ACCOUN OF FINDING OU

THAT YOUR OLD MAN

HAD A LITTLE INSURANCE.

THE COMPANY ASKED ME

TO BRING IT TO YOU.

WHAT'S YOUR ANGLE?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN,

ANGLE?

WHAT'S THE BAIT FOR?

MY FATHER DIDN' HAVE ANY INSURANCE.

HE WORKED FOR ME,

DIDN'T HE?

I OUGHT TO KNOW:

WHAT HE HAD. HE HAD INSURANCE.

NOT MUCH--

DON'T HORSE ME, MISTER.

WHAT HAVE YOU GOT IN MIND?

WELL, ALL RIGHT,

YOU WIN.

I JUST FIGURED:

YOU MIGHT NEED THE DOUGH.

YOU PROBABLY GO A LOT OF BILLS PILING UP ON YOU.

I'VE GOT A FEW,

BUT YOU DON'T LOOK LIKE A BANKER TO ME.

OH, SAY, I GO PLENTY OF DOUGH--

NO ONE TO SPEND IT ON

EXCEPT DAMES, OF COURSE.

I GOT A LOT OF THEM

ON THE STRING,

BUT THAT STILL:

LEAVES ME PLENTY OF MAZUMA.

BET YOU AIN' GETTING RICH IN THIS FLEABAG.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

I DON'T GET ANYTHING OU OF THIS JOINT BUT TIRED.

I, UH...

I COULD USE:

A FEW BUCKS.

THEN TAKE IT ALL.

NO, JUST 50, AND THANKS.

I APPRECIATE IT.

YOU'LL GET IT BACK.

OH, I AIN' WORRYING.

YOU'RE A NEW KIND OF GUY

FOR A DIVE LIKE THIS.

NOW YOU BETTER PU THAT WALLET IN YOUR INSIDE POCKET AND GET OUT OF HERE.

BUT I TOLD YOU,

I CAME HERE TO TALK TO YOU.

THIS IS A CLIP JOINT.

AND EVERY TICK OF THE CLOCK

WILL COST YOU A BUCK.

OH.

WELL, UH, TELL ME,

WHAT TIME DO YOU BLOW OUT OF HERE?

OH, ABOUT 5:
00

IN THE MORNING.

GOT A PRETTY LOOSE UNION, AIN'T YOU?

UH, HOW ABOUT ME

PICKING YOU UP WHEN YOU'RE THROUGH?

LOOK, NOW,

I GOT A DATE WITH A LITTLE REDHEAD,

BUT, UH, I COULD

BRUSH HER OFF ABOUT 4:30.

THEN I COULD:

COME OVER HERE.

WE COULD GO SOMEPLACE

AND HAM AND EGGS, HUH?

OH, I'D BE TIRED

BY THEN.

LET'S MAKE I SOME OTHER TIME.

WHEN?

OH, WHENEVER YOU

HAVE A NIGHT OFF.

OK, I'LL CALL YOU.

OH, WAITER? CHECK.

OH.

HUH?

HEY, YOU WASN'T KIDDING.

THEY GOT EVERYTHING

ON HERE BUT MY SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER.

OK, BUDDY.

HERE, KEEP THE CHANGE.

THANK YOU, SIR.

WELL, GOOD NIGHT, FAY.

GOOD NIGHT.

YOU'RE OK.

YOU...YOU TOO.

OH, EXCUSE ME,

I'M SORRY.

I'LL BANK THA FOR YOU, HONEY.

KEEP YOUR HOOKS:

OFF THIS DOUGH.

THAT GUY WAS:

A FRIEND OF MY FATHER'S.

AND NOW HE'S

A FRIEND OF MINE.

YOU'RE WORKING ON

A COMMISSION HERE.

AND THAT'S WHAT YOU GET.

IT WAS:

A PERSONAL LOAN.

WHEN YOU SHAKE DOWN

A GUY IN HERE, THE HOUSE CUTS IN.

NOW, DON'T FORGET THAT.

I STILL THINK:

YOU OUGHT TO GO TO THE ARMY AND NAVY.

WELL, THIS LOOKS

LIKE AN ELEGANT STORE.

THAT DAME'S TAKING YOU.

YOU'RE A CHUMP TO BUY HER ANYTHING.

I ALWAYS PU TWO STRIKES ON HER

BEFORE SHE EVEN:

COMES UP TO THE PLATE.

I DIDN'T PUT 'EM ON HER.

I STILL THINK YOU'RE A SUCKER.

I'LL WAIT OUT HERE.

COME ON, JOHNNY.

HELP ME PICK SOMETHING OUT FOR HER, WILL YOU?

PICK IT OUT YOURSELF.

WAIT A MINUTE.

HOW MUCH DOUGH YOU GOT ON YOU?

PLENTY.

OH, IN THAT CASE,

I BETTER GO WITH YOU.

Hank:
WAIT HERE, JUMBO.

Jumbo:
THAT'S WHAT YOU THINK.

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