Pal Joey Page #7

Good. l'm glad you decided to.

The first guy who drops a knife

on the opening gets it in the back.

That's all, kids. Thank you.

Okay, next number.

l never thought she'd do it.

l've seen 'em come and go,

but l thought this girl was different.

Hold it.

Cut.

You can all stop drooling.

Put your clothes on.

Well, what do you know.

Prince valiant.

l'll hit you a shot in the head.

Get up and do the number.

A pIeasure.

Here. Try this.

Blow your nose.

l'm sorry.

Forget it.

lt was a nice try.

No, it wasn't. lt was awful.

l just wanted to die.

l know what you mean.

l guess your mother was right.

A nice girl's a nice girl anywhere

and a bum is a bum.

l shouldn't have let you do it.

Fix your face and put on your dress.

We're gonna do the love song.

Joey, somebody wants to see you.

l won't be long.

Hi, doll. What's the rush?

l was rehearsing.

lt may not be necessary.

What do you mean?

You lied to me.

You told me she quit.

Well, she did,

but she decided to come back.

Be reasonable, baby.

The mouse means nothing to me. She needs

the dough. She's got a sick mother.

Then tell her

to get Blue Cross.

Get her out.

ls that an order?

Yes, it is.

- But l don't like orders.

- You'll obey or the club won't open.

You mean you'd shut the whole thing

over one stagestruck little broad?

lt isn't just one

stagestruck little broad.

lt's what she stands for.

You paraded her in front of everybody.

You made a fool of yourself--

of me!

Now go out there

and tell the girl she's through.

What are you waiting for?

l told you something once.

l'm gonna tell it to you again.

Nobody owns Joey but Joey.

l'll show you who owns Joey.

Mike, pay everybody off.

Chez Joey is not going to open.

And take down the sign.

Joey, shalI l break the news?

Thanks, Mike. l'll do it.

Mr. Evans, we have the house lights on

the dimmer system. lt's all checked out.

Fine.

Mr. Evans, l've arranged

all the flowers like this.

They're lovely. Thank you.

- The tables will be ready for 7:30.

- Good.

Mike's okay now.

You wanna try it?

Yeah, l'll try it.

Gather around, kids.

l got something to tell you.

l got a short announcement to make,

and this is gonna kill you.

Don't look now,

but the joint's folded.

l told you you'd get

a big laugh out of it.

But l'm not kidding about it.

Chez Joey won't open tonight...

or tomorrow night

or any other night after that.

l'm sorry to tell you this, kids,

but the party's over.

The little lady picked up her marbles

and went home.

- l'm sorry.

- Beat it, kid.

l said beat it!

Leave me alone.

Someone to see you, madam.

- Show him in.

- But it's a young lady, madam.

- A Miss English.

- Ask her to come in.

This way, miss.

You wanted to see me?

lt's about Joey.

l know how you feel.

And you're wrong.

There's been nothing between us.

Are you sure about that,

Miss English?

l am quite sure.

Let the club open, please.

You're hurting

a lot of other people.

You're not concerned with other people.

lt's Joey. You're in love with him.

Aren't you?

Well, let's say

we understand each other.

We're alike, Joey and l--

the same breed of cat.

I'm not so sure of that.

Joey's better than you think.

He's better than he thinks.

Nobody's better than he thinks.

lt may come as quite a surprise,

Miss English, but...

l do believe there's been nothing

between you and Joey.

That makes you all

the more dangerous.

You may not know it, but when Joey told

you to keep your clothes on today...

he played the greatest love scene

of his career.

l could undress in the lobby

of the Fairmont Hotel and...

he'd never turn a hair.

So, you see, Miss English...

with you on the scene...

l couldn't possibly

reopen the cIub.

lf l wasn't on the scene?

Well, I might give it

serious consideration.

After all, I rather enjoyed

owning a nightclub.

Of course, it wouldn't do to let our boy

know why you're leaving town.

He dislikes being

under any obligation...

except financial.

Why not? l earned them.

You can unpack, Joey.

l've changed my mind.

- l said l've changed my mind.

- l got ears.

But you don't understand.

lt's all right.

The club will open.

lt won't happen again.

Sure. One false move and

l'm right out on my Frances.

That's not true.

very well. l'll prove it.

We'll get married.

Don't give me that marriage bit.

Don't do me any favors.

lt isn't a favor.

l want it that way.

So the lady wants it that way.

""Well, jump, Joey.''

Now, darling, Joey,

you've had your fun.

Can we go now?

l got a big flash for you, Mrs. Simpson.

You and me ain't goin' nowhere.

Don't take it so big.

l'm doing you a big favor.

Darling, l--

l want to marry you.

Take more than a gold band

and a two-buck license...

to make an honest man

out of a bum like me.

That's a little job

l'm gonna have to work out myself.

Thanks for the use of the pad.

l guess that's that.

That's that.

ls it the mouse?

Maybe.

Maybe you should tell her.

What for?

Why should l louse up her life?

All of this could have been yours,

Joey-- the whole joint.

And you blew it

on account of two dames.

You never seem to learn,

do you?

Dames

What do I care for a dame

Every old dame is the same

Every hokey dame is the same

l got a future

a rosy future

You can be sure I'll be tops

I'm independent

I'm no dependent

And l'll own a nightclub

that's tops

I'll be in with the cops

What do l care for the skirts

l'll make 'em pay

till it hurts

Let 'em put up

till it hurts

I'm gonna own a nightclub

It's gonna be

the right club

For the swell gentry

it's elementary

l'll wear a top hat and cane

In Chez Joey

They'll pay Joey

The gay Joey

l can see it

Plain

So long, little bird.

Don't pick up any nails.

Where are we going?

What do you mean ""we''?

We're both out of work,

aren't we?

l don't know about you,

but l'm on my way to Sacramento.

Fine. l've always wanted

to see the state capitol.

Well, look, you asked me

to do the love song with you.

What are you trying to do,

crawl out of it?

- l thought we were good together.

- Are you out of your mind or something?

Know what you're getting into?

l'll brush you off before the station.

Why don't you beat it?

Look, l have no desire

to be hemmed in.

Now why don't you beat it?

Take the mutt with you.

Why don't you get out

while you got the chance?

What do you think l'm made of? Don't

you know l got a low boiling point?

Well, l guess we weren't

so bad at that, were we?

And l can use a girl in the act--

give it a little class.

- l could always do a strip.

- Don't bring that up again.

Well, how about my billing?

- Your what?

- My name? My picture?

Well, it'lI be ""Joey Evans

and Linda English.''

Well, how about...

""Joey and Linda Evans''?

lt"s shorter.

l got a better idea.

How about ""Joey Evans and Company''?

That's shorter still. Let's go.

And the simple secret

of the plot

ls just to tell them

that I love you a lot

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