The Purple Rose of Cairo Page #7

You like these stockings, Tom?

They`re just divine.

What kind of a club

is this, anyhow?

God, you`re a scream.

He`s terribly sweet.

He is. l wouldn`t mind

doing him for nothing.

Me, neither. Plus, he`s cute.

You can count me in. Come on.

We`re gonna take you

into the bedroom...

and give you an experience

you`ll never forget.

And it`s on us.

l came here

for a new experience.

You`re gonna get

a champion roll in the hay.

What, there`s hay

in the bedroom?

You ever been

to a brothel before?

What`s a brothel?

You must be kidding.

A brothel--

a bordello, a whorehouse.

l`m not following. What?

We go to bed with you

and make love, and you pay us.

Only, because you`re so sweet,

we want to treat you to a party.

Really?

Boy, this doesn`t ring a bell

with anything l know.

Come on, buddy.

You know about making love,

don`t you?

l can`t make love with you.

Don`t tell me

you don`t like women.

Or you were wounded in the war.

No, l`m in love

with someone else.

We`re not talking about in love.

We`re talking about making love.

But l love Cecilia.

So what? Marry Cecilia.

This is just for fun.

l couldn`t do that.

Ladies! My gracious!

Don`t think l`m not

appreciative of your offer...

though l must say the concept

is totally new to me...

but l`m just hopelessly

head-over-heels in love...

with Cecilia.

She is all l want.

My devotion is to her,

my loyalties.

Every breath she takes

makes my heart dance.

This guy just kills me.

Are there any other guys

like you out there?

Lawson`s Music Store.

This store`s been here

since l was a kid.

l wish l could play

an instrument.

That`s my other

ambition in life...

is to be a great

classical violinist...

thousands cheering me

night after night.

-l can play the ukulele.

-You can?

My father taught me

before he ran away.

l`m Alabamy bound

There`ll be no heebie-jeebies

hangin` round

Just gave the meanest

ticket man on earth

All l`m worth

To put my tootsies

in an upper berth

Just hear that choo-choo sound

Whoo whoo!

l know that soon

we`re gonna cover ground

And then l`ll holler

`cause the world will know

Here l go

l`m Alabamy bound

Whoa!

l`m Alabamy bound

-That was wonderful!

-Thanks.

That`s like a dream.

Listen.

My baby loves me

l don`t know nobody

As happy as we

She`s only 20

And l`m 21

We never worry

We`re just havin` fun

Bum bum bum

Sometimes we quarrel

And maybe we fight

But then we make up

The following night

When we`re together

We`re great company

l love my baby

And my baby loves me

That was wonderful!

After the Lindbergh movie,

you should do a musical.

l did have one bit in one once.

l saw ''Dancing Doughboys.''

`'Dancing Doughboys''!

You remembered!

That was great.

You turned

to lna Beasley and said...

`'l won`t be going south

with you this winter.''

That`s exac--Right.

`'l won`t be going south

with you this winter.

`'We have a little

score to settle...

`'on the other side

of the Atlantic.''

''Does this mean l won`t

be seeing you ever again?''

`'Ever is a long time.''

`'When you leave,

don`t look back.''

You remember it perfectly.

Then l took her in

my arms and l kissed her...

knowing it was

for the last time.

God, you`re beautiful.

Was it fun kissing lna Beasley?

lt was a movie kiss.

We professionals can put

that stuff on just like that.

lt looked like you loved her.

Oh, my goodness.

Feel my heart.

l bet--l should--

Thank you so much

for the ukulele.

Don`t be offended.

l didn`t mean--

l`m not offended.

l`m just confused.

l`m married.

l just met a wonderful new man.

He`s fictional,

but you can`t have everything.

Can l see you later?

No. l`m meeting Tom.

My own creation plagues me.

-Anything happening out there?

-Not a thing.

Life is amazing, isn`t it?

One little minor character,

takes some action...

and the whole world

is turned upside-down.

What if he never comes back?

We just drift till

they shut the projector.

Will you shut up? Stop that.

He`ll be back. l feel it.

l don`t want

to sit around and wait.

That`s exactly what they want.

-Who?

-The bosses.

Look at us! Sitting around,

slaves to some stupid scenario.

Meanwhile,

the fat cats in Hollywood...

are getting rich on our work--

studio heads,

writers, movie stars.

Stop it!

But we`re the ones who sweat!

We`re the characters

on the screen, not them !

You`re a Red.

l say unite, brothers,

and take action!

-What possible action?

-Shut up and sit down!

Wait a minute!

Shut up, will you?

What if all this is merely

a matter of semantics?

How can it be semantics?

Wait a minute.

Let`s just readjust

our definitions.

Let`s redefine ourselves

as the real world...

and them as the world of

illusion and shadow. You see?

We`re reality, they`re a dream.

You`d better calm down.

You`ve been up on the screen

flickering too long.

lt`s confirmed.

lt is?

l was afraid this might happen.

The Tom Baxter character...

tried leaving the screen

in four theaters--

St. Louis, Chicago,

Denver, and Detroit...

and he almost made it

in Detroit.

lt looks bad.

Those movie houses are

in a state of pandemonium.

There`s no way

to keep the lid on it.

l see hundreds of lawsuits.

We better pull

the picture out of release.

What, in those towns?

Everywhere.

Something`s obviously

gone very wrong here...

and the best course of

action is to shut down...

take our losses,

and get out of this mess...

before it really

gets out of hand.

Can you imagine hundreds of

Tom Baxters flying around wild?

And you responsible

for every one of them.

The best thing to do is

to quit while there`s...

only of them out there,

but what do we do about him?

We gotta get him back

in the picture...

then we turn off the projector

and burn the prints.

And the negative.

What a shame.

lt was such a good picture.

l missed you. You`re late.

l`m sorry. l came

as quickly as l could.

l love you.

Thank you.

My feelings are so jumbled.

l know. You`re married,

and you`re old-fashioned...

and l`m a whole new idea.

But the truth is,

you`re unhappily married...

and l`m gonna take you

away from all this.

l know you love me.

l do love you.

Don`t you share my feelings?

That`s just it.

You`re some kind of phantom.

Look, l don`t want

to talk anymore...

about what`s real

and what`s illusion.

Life`s too short to spend time

thinking about life.

-Let`s just live it.

-Live it how?

We`ll begin with dinner.

Listen, no.

l`ve only got a few dollars.

We`re not gonna use your money.

That`s all we have,

unless you`ve done something.

Say no more.

The moon will be full,

the stars will be out.

We`re going stepping.

-But we`re broke.

-Leave that to me.

lt`s him !

You`re back!

l want you to meet

my fiancee Cecilia.

Well, you know

all these people.

lt`s not possible.

l`m in the world

of the possible.

You better get back in

the story, you little weasel.

You anticipate me.

Follow me. Trust me.

He just comes

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