Other Men's Women

JACK:

Don't let Haley see you.

Ah, Haley can kiss my hand

if he don't like it.

How are you, Davenport?

You stop calling me that. Honest to

goodness, you getting something fierce.

Hog-wild, baby, no fooling.

Scramble three and a cup of jamocha.

Scramble three in a hurry. It's Bill White.

Bread or toast? Or maybe you'd like a bun.

No, had one last night.

I bet you did, you devil.

Say, who was your bun with?

You got me jealous and everything.

Seventeen, 18, 19

Step on them eggs, gal

When I go, I gotta go fast

Shoot three and take up the brakes

MAN:

Coming right up.

Say, listen, you didn't tell me

who you was out with, smarty.

She wouldn't have been no nice girl,

drinking and all that.

Says which? You're ahead of me, babe.

A way ahead.

Oh, you know what I mean.

MAN:
Pick it up.

Thirty-one, 32, 33...

WAITRESS:

You got more nerve, honestly.

How do you get away with it?

what?

You know it's against the rules

to leave the cab when the train's going.

Somebody's been stringing you.

Haley thinks it's good exercise for us guys.

Baloney. You do it every time you pass.

Oh, well, darling, I'd break every rule

in the world for you, Tootsie.

Give us a little butter,

and leave it off the check.

I bet you say that

to every dame you meet, don't you?

Forty-five, 46, 47...

I know darn well you do.

Lookit, you're a nice kid.

why don't you cut out the fly-by-night stuff

and settle down?

Because I can't seem to get

all my women together in one place.

Goodbye.

Hey, you're a dime short.

Have a little chew on me, baby.

Toodle...

BILL:
What's up?

MAN 1:
Darned if I know.

What's up?

MAN 2:
Hot box on 912.

Oh, yeah?

Okay.

Hey. How'd you like to go

for a chicken dinner tonight?

Boy, now you're talking pretty. where?

Out to my shack.

It's our second anniversary,

and Lily's fixed up a swell feed.

It's too far out just for dinner.

If it included a couple of bottles of booze,

everything would be okay, huh?

Boy, that ain't a bad idea.

Yeah?

It wouldn't be a bad idea

if you'd spend Sunday there...

...and get yourself a good night's sleep

and some fresh air.

Too quiet out of town.

Yeah, I guess it is.

You'd rather hang

around Fishback's Dance Hall...

...with that dizzy dame, Marie,

and the rest of them popeyed hash slingers.

Hey, listen,

don't be panning my lady friend.

well, keep it up

and you'll wind up behind the eight ball.

And what'll I be doing? working hard,

getting promoted to superintendent.

I'll end up in the front office as GM

as sure as you're born.

You're also gonna break your arm if you

don't quit patting yourself on the back.

Here, pal, have a little chew on me.

And let's go.

Hi, gang.

well, if it ain't the old kid himself.

Hi, Ed.

Come on down.

I can't.

Don't wanna get the glad rags all dirty.

Come up here and get a breath of fresh air.

Okay, boy, coming up.

How are you, Ed? when did you get back?

Now, on 912.

Did you get much rest?

Did I?

Never slept a wink

all the while I was gone.

Going to the fight tonight? Nelson's gonna

kick the pants off that ape from Memphis.

Yeah?

what a fighter that guy is.

He's got a left like nobody in the world.

He shoots that left first straight, okay?

And he jabs with his right.

Yeah.

Left again, right again.

Yeah.

And keep that right hand high.

Yeah, right cross.

what an infighter. what an infighter.

Starts slow.

And one, two, three, four, five, see?

Keeps aiming right for the chest, you know?

Then he brings it up, shoots it left,

brings it right down. Finished.

Oh, boy, I'm going

if I can get rid of Marie.

where you going with that cluck?

Did you say cluck?

I said cluck.

I don't know.

I promised to take her someplace. Forgot.

Can't you give her a standup?

Can I give her a standup?

That's my specialty.

Here, Eddie, have a little chew on me.

Okay. where you gonna be later?

I'll be around.

Right-o. See you tomorrow.

Anything else you guys want?

Yeah, give me a big slice of you on toast

and some french-fried potatoes on the side.

Listen, baby, I'm A.P.O.

what does she mean, A.P.O?

Ain't putting out.

Besides, I'm Bill White's girl,

and I'm a one-man woman.

That's a hot one.

what do you mean, that's a hot one?

Didn't I see you down at Fishback's

Dance Hall last night with Elmer Brown?

Oh, yeah.

Elmer's a kind of a cousin of mine.

Some cousins are sure affectionate.

Nevertheless, he's my distant cousin.

That's her story,

and she's gonna stick to it.

It's the story Bill's gonna hear unless you

guys do some broadcasting of your own.

well, don't worry, not me.

I ain't gonna get in no trouble.

MARIE:

Then stop shooting off your big mouth.

MAN:

Hey, Marie.

Give me a flock of doughnuts

with small holes.

If there are any small holes around here,

I'll eat them myself.

Yoo-hoo! How are you, baby?

Hey, nix.

Don't pull any of that stuff around here.

why not?

Too much of a gallery looking on.

well, what of it? You love me, don't you?

Love you, baby. I'm crazy about you.

Crazy about you.

I can't breathe without you.

You know what day this is?

Saturday's one day I never forget.

It's something else too.

It's the day we get married.

Married?

well, don't tell me you don't remember.

what?

well, you asked me, and I said I would.

Oh, I'm a son of a gun.

well, you want to, don't you?

Oh, sure, sure.

well, let's go ahead and make it today.

I'm tired of working.

well, I'm afraid I can't do that. Not today.

why not?

well, you see, it's Jack's anniversary.

He and Lily are having a big blowout

tonight, and I gotta be there.

Oh, yeah?

Yeah, you know how it is.

Lily's gone ahead

and cooked up a lot of stuff.

why, if I didn't show up, she'd burn up.

How about taking me with you?

Oh, no, no, I couldn't do that.

why not?

well, you see, it's this way.

Lily ain't like you and...

Yeah, I see.

I ain't good enough for Lily Kulper.

Go there yourself, and stay there.

wait a minute. You got me all wrong.

MARIE:
If I ain't good enough

to meet your friends...

...I wouldn't marry you

if you were the last man on Earth.

Wait a minute. You're killing me.

MARIE:
Wait a minute, my eye.

You can't take a run-off powder on me

and get away with it.

You ain't gonna bust us up that way.

Listen, I'd do something desperate.

You know what a jealous guy I am.

If I catch you out with any other bird, I'll...

MARIE:
Well, drop in to Fishback's

Dance Hall tonight and get an eyeful.

And if you offer me a chew of gum now,

I'll knock your block off.

Oh, baby, dearest, sweetheart.

Marvelous.

Got anything for a headache?

Yeah.

Okay.

How much?

Eight bucks.

Thanks.

Have a little chew on me.

Okay, pal.

Oh, hello, Jack.

Hello, Haley.

Looks like you're gonna garden

this summer.

Yeah, sweet peas and radishes.

That's about all I've got room for out there.

Yeah? Say, how's Bill White

getting along up front?

All right. why?

Keeping sober?

Sure.

Not drinking a thing, huh?

Not as far as I know.

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