Pride of the Marines Page #2

and schlup up

a few beers, huh?

Aw, but ruthie hasn't

hit her stride yet.

Aw, come on, al.

She wants to get

her game going, don't you, ruthie?

Yes. I'd enjoy

another game.

Well, come on, dear.

Good night, kids.

Have a good time.

Good night.

Good night, all.

Ruth:

Thanks for dinner.

You be good.

Well, champ,

start bowling.

You know, i think

there's something wrong with the way i play.

You don't mean it.

I'd be terribly grateful

if you'd show me how you do it.

Well, i'll tell you,

it takes a long time

to learn.

Not with a wonderful

bowler like you to teach me.

Well, uh...

well, um, you, um,

bring the ball all the way

back like this...

now i see where all

your power comes from.

And then you let it go

like that.

Oh, i'm so sorry,

but the way you moved

your legs was so graceful,

i forgot to watch

your grip on the ball.

Oh. Like this.

And that little step

you do...

is that one

of your secrets for success?

Oh, well,

that was a mistake.

You made a mistake?

I was a little nervous.

You, al schmid, nervous?

Now, look, are you

gonna try what i just showed you?

I could never do

that cute little step.

Now you're angry.

I'm not angry!

Either put the ball down

or throw it.

I didn't say on my foot!

I missed your foot.

By 1/4 of an inch.

How would you feel if...

from the way you've

been acting tonight,

i didn't think you knew

what feelings were.

See here, this wanting

to bowl was just a gag?

Now, don't spoil things

by acting intelligent.

Are you trying to make

a monkey out of me?

It wasn't hard.

You're not very bright.

Is that right?

Now maybe you know

how i've been feeling all evening,

thanks to you.

Thanks to me?

Who asked you on this date? Not me.

You cooked it up

yourself with ella mae

so you could hook

yourself a husband.

You wanted me

to cooperate.

Well, i didn't.

I'm no dummy.

When i take out

a dame... look out!

I don't know what

you expected from this date, mr. Schmid,

but i certainly

didn't expect you.

Ella mae said there'd

just be jim and her.

And as far

as i'm concerned,

i've spent a dreary evening

with an awful drip.

Good-bye.

Hi, ruth.

Ride you home?

Go away.

But our little boy

is sick, ruth.

He keeps crying

for you.

You can't desert him

like this.

Stop being a clown

and go away.

But he didn't sleep

all last night.

He kept crying, "mommy,

dear! Mommy, dear!"

It's all right if you

don't love me anymore,

but you can't desert

an innocent boy.

You ought to be ashamed

of yourself.

It's all nonsense.

I don't even know him.

Young man,

is this just a pickup?

Does she look like

she don't know me?

Or do i have to go as far

as to tell you

she happens to have

a mole on her...

excuse me.

Take my advice,

young woman.

You'll go home

to your child.

Go on, sister.

Go home to your kid.

Probably crying

its head off.

It's all right.

It's got two of them.

Two heads.

Imagine that.

You know, you acted

just like you didn't like my looks.

Oh, you're not

so bad-looking.

You'd say so, even if

you didn't think so.

You'd think so,

even if i didn't say so.

Why don't you answer

the phone sometime?

I do. Depends on

who's at the other end.

You know, i struck up

quite a friendship with your uncle ralph,

except he's a little

too old to date.

Try harder.

He won't hook you.

I'm apologizing, see?

How about if we

throw away the rest of the cards

and start with

a new deck, huh?

How about you keeping

your eyes on the road?

Would you mind driving

a little faster?

It's my birthday tomorrow,

and i have a dinner date

to celebrate it tonight.

You got a date

to celebrate tonight for tomorrow?

It don't make sense.

Does it have to?

Why are you slowing down?

It feels like my left

rear needs some air.

If you stop, i walk.

I guess i was wrong

about my left rear.

Is that your date

waiting for you in front of your house?

Yes, it is.

Hey, what's the idea?

What's the matter?

Didn't you see my car?

See it? I hit it, didn't i?

Who are you?

Al schmid. You want to

make something of it?

Don't stay out too late,

sweetheart.

I'll be back at 10:30.

What makes men

do such crazy things?

Women!

Uncle ralph!

Is that the doorbell?

Uncle ralph!

Uncle ralph!

It's 10:
30, sweetheart.

Happy birthday tomorrow.

Can i interest you in

a whirlwind courtship?

Say, any loose

bowling balls around here?

Uh-uh. Don't say it.

What girl wants to

stay home on the night before her birthday?

You don't have to

worry about me.

I've got plenty

of boyfriends.

Then i'll start at

the bottom of the list

and work myself up

to number one man.

You start going with me,

and you're liable to get hooked.

Stop throwing that hook

at me, will you?

After tonight,

if you still don't want any part of me,

i'll... i'll leave

philadelphia.

I'm going to bed.

How about celebrating

your birthday tomorrow

with me

and something special,

like going

to the fights?

Save that

for your birthday.

Ice hockey?

Roller skating?

Oh, i get it.

You either want

to exercise or see other people exercise.

Oh, don't get me

wrong, ruth.

I'll do anything

you say.

Like going hunting?

Believe me, ruthie,

there's nothing like it

when the weather

is cool and crisp

and frost is in the air.

You're glad to be alive,

and, oh, it feels good

to smell those autumn leaves burning.

You can hear

the coon dogs running.

Honest, it's great.

Hi, ruth!

Coffee perkin'?

It's on the fire.

If it gets cold again,

why, we'll keep warm.

We've got plenty

of wood.

Boy, when i get out in

the country like this,

i don't know why i ever

came back to the city.

Why did you?

After my ma died,

my old man got married again, see,

so i hit the road.

Where's the corn?

Right there.

I was just a kid,

but i could take it.

How old were you when

you started to work?

That's kind of young

to be on your own, isn't it?

How about you?

Oh, i like it.

I like to live

independent.

Even if the money

ain't much.

At the end of that year

i saved 8 bucks.

Right now

i'm sitting pretty.

S burner

at the foundry.

Making 40 bucks a week,

trying hard

to spend it all.

You want to help me

spend it?

Easy come, easy go, hmm?

Easy come nothing.

It's hard work.

What's the use of making

dough if you can't have any fun out of it?

You might save some

for a rainy day.

What rainy day?

Ain't gonna be any.

I got it all arranged.

Every day is gonna be

sunday in summer.

No responsibilities,

no worries,

no waiting around

on women.

Real rugged, aren't you?

You know what?

No, what?

You're the best girl

i ever took any place.

You know what i like

about you?

I can't imagine.

I like the way

you stand up to me.

I like

the way you curl up in the car seat.

I like the way you don't

jabber all the time and you sit quiet.

I like the way you laugh

at my corny jokes.

I like the way

you listen.

I like it when you

say you're gonna do something, you do it,

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