Monkey on My Back
- Year:
- 1957
- 94 min
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Come in.
Come in, Sullivan.
Sign here, Ross.
This is Barney Ross, a voluntary patient.
Dr. Sullivan is in charge
of the Withdrawal Ward...
and he'll take care of you.
That's all that's necessary.
This will be home
while you're on withdrawal, Barney.
lt's all right.
l'll be back in half an hour, at shot time.
-l get a shot?
-That's right.
Twice a day in smaller and smaller doses
until you don't need it anymore.
That's why we call it the Withdrawal Ward.
Just take it as easy as you can.
l got no crowd rooting for me this time,
l'm on my own,
a junkie,
Me, Barney Ross,,,
the guy that couldn't lose,
That's what l always told myself,
Well, l got a different kind of fight
on my hands now,,,
different from the time l fought McLarnin
to win my title back,
Keep moving, slip his left jab,
and watch his left hook.
That's how he beat you last time.
-Listen, will you, Barney?
-Yeah, l'm listening, Sam.
-Hiya, Champ.
-Hey, Big.
How did you get in here?
How you feeling, Champ?
l just thought l'd stop by and wish you luck.
Don't worry about me, l'm feeling fine.
What are the odds on Dancin' Boy
in the fourth at Belmont tomorrow?
-5-to-1.
-6-to-1 to our best customer.
6-to-1. $5,OOO right on his nose.
Grow up. You already fought one title fight
just for the bookies. Lay off the betting.
This ain't betting.
This is banking. l know what l'm doing.
Sure, you knew what you were doing
when you lost $1 2,OOO on the World Series.
And when you dropped
$5,OOO shooting dice.
Sam, that's enough already.
-lt's a bet, Big.
-Yeah.
Bets? You're worrying about a horse,
while McLarnin's ready to tear your ears off.
They're betting 8-to-5 he'll do it.
Okay, Barney, your public is waiting for you.
-Come on, Harry, let's go.
-Spit out the gum.
lt's a bet, Big.
Okay. You win this round. Would you mind
concentrating on the next one?
-Relax, Sam. We know l'm a winner.
-Sure. You know you're a winner.
l know you're a winner,
but we still gotta convince McLarnin.
Kill him, Barney!
Go on, Barney.
Come on, Jim!
Come on, Barney!
The crowds yelling and the photographers
taking my picture weren't new to me,
Now l had my title back
and l was the king again,
Hello there, Sam.
-Good fight, Champ.
-Thank you very much.
Good evening, Mr. Ross.
We have your table ready.
-Hi, Barney. You look great.
-l'm fine. Thank you.
Right this way, Mr. Ross.
-Hiya, Champ. You look great.
-Thank you.
That's for you, honey. Here, Mary, sit down.
-Sit down, Francie.
-Thank you.
-What's this?
-Like it?
lt's so cute, Barney. It's adorable.
That ain't nothing but the package.
Look inside.
Diamond earrings.
You shouldn't have.
Sure l should.
l'm just nuts about my buddies.
A guy's gotta be nuts
to give out diamonds and cuff links.
Pi, you gave me this, didn't you?
Diamonds are good enough for me,
they're good enough for my buddies.
Besides, presents are for birthdays,
ain't they?
-lt's his birthday!
-Happy birthday, honey.
So, naturally, we wind up with the presents.
l'm so sorry. It was an accident.
l hope l didn't hurt you.
My fault. l shouldn't have led with my skull.
l hope l didn't hurt you.
-Honey, that's been tried by experts.
-Please forgive me.
You know something? She's a cute girl.
She sure gave you something
to remember her by.
So she's real cute. So what?
Right now you're with me.
Excuse me a minute.
-Hey, Louie.
-Yes, Mr. Ross.
-That girl. What's her name?
-Which one?
The third from the end.
-Cathy Howlett. She's new here.
-Cathy.
Do me a favor, will you?
Send her some flowers.
Roses. My compliments.
Thank you.
l thought l'd never see Cathy Howlett again,
Only, there was a pair of brown eyes
l couldn't get out of my mind,
Pick it up, will you, Champ?
It's getting on to lunchtime.
-Who's hungry?
-l am.
lt's bad for me to wait so long for my eats.
Makes me nervous.
Stay with me, Mush.
You'll hold up for another 12 or 15 miles.
l gotta take out some insurance against you.
Mr. Ross, not again.
-You all right, Champ?
-Yeah.
-You didn't hurt yourself?
-No.
Why don't you watch what you're doing?
A grown-up dame rolling a hoop.
That's for kids. Don't you know that?
Lay off, will you, Mushy?
The lady happens to be a friend of mine.
Some friend. Knocking you down
right in the middle of the park.
Here, lady. Go roll your hoop.
May l have it now, please?
l won't let it go fast again.
Better not.
l think maybe l better keep it, dear.
l'll be careful, Mommy. l really will.
Mommy?
-ls she yours?
-Yes. This is Noreen.
-This is Mr. Ross.
-Hi, Noreen.
The nice man who sent Mommy the flowers
because she kicked you in the head.
Looks like you done better
than your mommy.
l'll have to buy you
a diamond necklace and a new hoop.
Say you're sorry and say goodbye.
No, wait a minute. Don't go in a hurry.
-We gotta eat, too, ain't we?
-Yeah.
Let's eat here.
l ain't dressed for the Pump Room.
Are you off your rocker?
You gotta take a rubdown.
You wanna catch a cold or something?
-Got any cash with you?
-l always have cash.
-How much?
-85 cents.
That's a big help.
-l hope you're in the chips.
-Yes, l have $10.
l owe you $10.
-l've got 15 cents.
-We're loaded.
You go with Mushy in the car.
Get anything you like. You're in charge.
-Really?
-Really.
Now you take good care of him, lady.
And don't let him cool off too fast.
l don't like it.
-lt's funny. l never figured you were married.
-Why not?
-l don't know. l never figured it, that's all.
-Well, l'm not.
As it happens, not anymore.
Let's walk. Don't cool off
you'll catch a cold. l don't like it.
But l wanna talk to you.
Let's talk and walk.
Okay.
You got a pretty good stride.
Dancers have to
keep in training, too, Mr. Ross.
-Barney.
-All right. Barney.
Cathy was something brand-new in girls,
l saw her again and again and again,
Come on in.
Mama, we got here.
-What's the matter?
-We got here, Mama.
So you weren't fooling me.
Mama, this is Cathy.
Cathy, this is my mother.
Delighted, Mrs. Ross.
Me, too. l'm pleased, l'm sure.
You better be pleased, Mama.
l'm gonna marry her.
That's nice.
Cathy, you just get used to the idea.
Barney's a very nice boy...
-but he does things all of a sudden.
-That's beginning to dawn on me.
You just sit down.
l got a nice chicken for supper,
with noodles.
-Let me help you.
-No, tonight you are company.
l'll call you when it's ready.
Five straight passes.
-Still gonna let it ride, Barney?
-You can't lose with a winner. Shoot it all.
l just got my lawn mowed.
-Can you let me have $10,OOO?
-Anything you say, Champ.
You need grass, l got it.
That's all right, son. Keep the change.
Barney, there's a limit to the amount
of punishment one small stomach can take.
-Are you kidding? l train on this stuff.
-Noreen's not in training.
Watch this bird coming up.
He's a pretty good hitter.
-You got 2.5-to-1 he don't hit.
-You got it, Big.
Two-and-a-half to what, Uncle Barney?
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