Swing Time

Go on, take a card, any card at all.

Now look at it.

Put it back.

Ace of spades.

- When did you change the act, Pop?

- I didn't. He did.

He did?

Yes, he said straight magic

is too old-fashioned.

Wait a minute, take a bow.

No, you take it. I got to get married.

Come here, they're applauding you.

They like it.

Lucky.

Now what?

- I want to reason with you, if I can.

- But you already did.

Have you really made up your mind

to leave me...

just to marry some girl

you happen to know?

It's kind of customary

to know the bride, isn't it?

I hate to see you leave show business.

A man with your talents...

My talent is gambling, Pop.

Hoofing is all right,

but there's no future in it.

I want to spread out.

I think I'm going to miss you, Lucky.

I know I'm going to miss you, Pop.

Is he staying with us, Pop?

No, he's made up his mind to get married.

How do you like that?

Letting his marriage interfere

with our career?

We shouldn't have played his hometown.

It was a bad move.

Bad for us and bad for him.

Local boy makes bad.

- Father, has he come yet?

- No, and it's all very much as I expected.

Hi, fellows.

- How do I look?

- Marvelous, colossal, splendid.

Wait a minute. You're not going like that.

Of course. Big church wedding,

girl's family very social...

whole town there.

I guess it doesn't really matter,

just a hick town.

What doesn't matter?

- Last year's trousers.

- Last year's trousers?

No cuffs.

- No cuffs?

- No cuffs.

Whoever heard of cuffs on these?

Are you serious?

Don't be ridiculous.

- Maybe he's wrong.

- Wait a minute. Let's see that.

- What do you think of that?

- You know, you're in a hurry and...

Garnett, you're wanted on the telephone.

Just a minute. I'll answer it for you.

It will only take about five minutes.

Let us have your pants.

- Hello.

- Hello, John. Will you hurry?

Tell him the minister is here.

Margaret's been ready for an hour.

We're all waiting for him.

All right, I'll tell him.

- Who was it?

- It was the minister.

He said to take it easy.

He'll be about a half-hour late.

- Good.

- You see, there's plenty of material.

- I'll take them down and have them fixed.

- No, you don't.

Pop, take them to Schmidt's

and have them back in five minutes.

- You want two cuffs on them?

- Yeah, one on each leg.

And hurry up. Tell him

I got to have them back right away.

While we're waiting,

we'll indulge in the famous indoor sport.

I'll get seven.

- The next man.

- That's it.

- Any word?

- They say he'll be here any minute.

You know, I told Margaret

this would happen.

I always say, marry in haste,

repent at leisure.

The young man is now

one hour and 25 minutes late.

That isn't exactly marrying in haste.

As long as I am living, and longer...

I have never seen cuffs on pants like these.

What's the matter, can't you make them?

I can make anything...

but I would rather not be wrong

than right.

I'm paying for cuffs and I want cuffs.

No. 10 times...

20 times, no.

Can't you understand?

Look, here, let me show you.

Do you see any cuffs there? Not one cuff.

Thousands of no cuffs.

Here, look these over. You see? No cuffs.

Millions of no cuffs.

No cuffs.

More than that, positively not one cuff.

Why not?

- I want to speak to Mr. Garnett.

- Speaking.

- Here he is, sir.

- Let me talk to him.

Say, listen, you,

the guests are all going home and...

I'm the happiest man in the world

because the wedding is off.

And furthermore,

if you ever come to this house again...

I'll break every bone in your body.

Do you understand that?

- Red, is that call for me?

- No, it's my dame.

Okay, sweetheart,

and a great big juicy kiss for you.

Wait a minute.

Give me a chance to get my dough back.

- Give us a roll.

- Here it comes...

You ought to marry those dice.

Marry? Holy cats! What time is it?

- Pop, my pants!

- You've got them on.

Oh, yeah.

Wait a minute!

You're not going with all our dough.

I got to get married.

I'll bet you the bankroll

you don't get married.

That's a bet.

No cuffs.

The tailor says those kind of pants

shouldn't have cuffs.

What?

Nice fellows!

Hello.

Where's everybody?

Why, the guests have all gone, sir.

Did you wish to be announced?

Just let me get my hands

on that young man and I'll strangle him!

You leave him to me. I'll take care of him.

No, maybe I'd better surprise them.

He can't do a thing like this

to a daughter of mine.

This is my affair, you keep out of it.

I'm your father

and I'll settle this as I see fit.

We'll be the laughingstock

of this whole town!

So...

Here I am.

Young man,

why didn't you appear for your wedding?

I thought you'd ask me that.

Don't stand there like a statue.

You said you were gonna do something.

Well, do it.

What are you gonna do?

Don't you dare touch him.

- Why don't you do something?

- I will.

I will, but...

Pardon me, I think I'm in the way.

- Perhaps you two would like to be alone.

- You stay right where you are.

- I'm not finished with you yet.

- I had a feeling you weren't.

I wouldn't let you marry her for $10,000.

- How about twenty?

- Not for $20,000.

- Twenty-five.

- Not for...

Say, young man,

where could you get $25,000?

By dancing?

And there's another thing...

coming back to your own hometown

in a dancing act.

I'm going into a new business.

Only this afternoon I made $200.

$200?

Yes, that's why I was late for the wedding.

That makes it a little different.

I'm not consenting to your wedding...

but I always admire

any young man that can make money.

It shows character.

- That's too kind of you, sir.

- Not at all.

Then Margaret and I can get married?

If you go to New York

and work hard at your business...

and if you are successful...

you can come back here

and ask me for my Margaret.

Oh, Daddy.

And in all probability

I'll be very happy to give her to you.

Right, sir. Thank you, sir.

John, dear.

You'll come back soon, won't you?

That all depends upon the stakes,

the stocks...

Goodbye, my son.

Thank you, father-in-law.

I'll say goodbye again

because we'll both be waiting for you.

Hurry back, dear.

I feel that I'm a little to blame in this.

You know, I didn't realize what a bright,

upstanding young man you were.

And I don't care how big the city,

I feel confident...

you're going to be successful.

Thank you, sir.

Lucky, couldn't I go with you?

I'm afraid you'd try to be

a good influence on me.

No, honest I wouldn't.

I'm terrible bad when you get to know me.

Then I wouldn't want you

to come with me.

One to New York, please.

- Whose money are you using?

- Yours, thank you very much.

But our money belongs to us again.

What's the idea?

Remember our bet?

You see, you didn't get married.

- I'll pay you later.

- No.

All aboard!

- But I've got to get that train.

- You mean you had to get it.

You know,

you didn't win that lucky quarter.

I'll flip you for a ticket to New York.

I don't want to go to New York.

He doesn't want to go to New York.

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