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The Stratton Story Page #5
- PASSED
- Year:
- 1949
- 106 min
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Come on, Pop. Out of there.
- Six of each, please.
- Yes, ma'am.
That'll be 36 cents.
Nice going, Monty.
Oh, boy, what a game!
Three measly hits he gave them.
What's with you, Barney?
You act like you pitched the shutout.
Oh, that's the first pitcher in the league
this year to win 14 games.
- Plenty of stuff in there today, Monty.
- Thanks, Ted.
- That's your fourth shutout, son.
- Yep.
Boy, what a flipper.
Barney, you better take a shower
and cool off.
Hello, honey, how's everything?
Good. How's Junior?
Fine.
Oh, we did all right. 3-0.
Say, honey,
I don't think
you'd better wait dinner for me.
No, I'm gonna be tied up again tonight.
It's another one of those press interviews.
Another? What press interview?
I don't know.
No, honey, I won't be late.
When those country boys go to town,
they really go.
We're gonna go see Grandma.
And she's gonna be so surprised
when she sees you.
You're so big.
We'll look to see who's at the door.
- Ethel.
- Hello, Barney.
Junior.
Well, you're all set to shove off, huh?
Yes, as soon as Monty gets here.
He phoned and said
he'd be a little late again.
Oh, but what a season he's had, huh?
I knew the boy was good, but I never
expected him to come through this fast.
Leading right-hand pitcher
of the American League.
- Great, isn't it?
- Yes, it is, Barney.
But I'm glad the season's over
and we're going back to Texas.
Yeah, I know.
You'll have him all to yourself then.
Oh, I'm not complaining.
- Yes.
- Sure.
Don't you guess we're pretty lucky?
Hi, Barney. Hello, honey.
- Hi.
- Hello.
- You all ready?
- Yes, I'll get my coat.
Well, Son, you all set to go down
and see your grandma?
Say, it's none of my business, Monty,
but what's all this with these interviews?
- What?
- And the shenanigans.
without dropping him?
I won't make an error, son,
but can we depend on Junior?
There, now, that's the last one.
Now, scat. You just got here
and you've been at it all day.
- Why not? I enjoy it.
- You do?
Why, sure.
I could hardly wait to get down here.
Don't you two have
a good time in the city?
I'd think you'd be on the go all the time.
Believe it or not,
I see more of Monty down here
than I do in Chicago.
For goodness' sakes, why?
Well, part of the time,
the team is traveling,
and rest of the time, Monty has meetings,
interviews, speeches.
Speeches? Monty making speeches?
You may not realize it,
but your son is a big celebrity now.
But down here we have him
all to ourselves, don't we, Junior?
Anyway, I want the baby
to get used to the farm,
so he'll grow up like his daddy.
We won't get anything done
talking this way.
- Hi. Supper ready?
- Hi.
Can't tell with this new contraption.
I don't have to cook no more.
Just turn buttons and off she goes.
Seems like everything's got buttons.
It ain't right.
I been down at the north pasture.
I'll have to clear it out
if we're going to plant there next spring.
Sounds like supper's ready.
Darned if it doesn't always come out right.
My, baseball sure hasn't hurt
Monty's appetite any.
None of those ballplayers are shy
with a knife and fork.
reckon Junior'll be quite a ballplayer.
don't you think, Ethel?
No, let me help you with the dishes first.
Oh, there's nothing to help,
with this newfangled gadget.
Well, a little dressy, ain't you, Son?
Oh, no, not another press interview
down here?
No, no. No, no.
I just thought maybe we'd go out
and do a little celebrating.
You know, Junior's going to be
six months old tomorrow...
- Go on, go on, what are you waiting for?
- Come on.
I have to catch my breath.
This is an event, you know.
We don't get to do much celebrating
in Chicago.
Now, look, if you two girls
are going to sit around
and chew the fat all evening,
I'm gonna go out and celebrate myself.
- Goodbye.
- Oh, no.
- You hold him while I get ready.
- Now hurry up, will you?
Now, hold on, boy.
No southpaws in this family.
Southpaw.
Well, now, let's see.
- I think we'll have some champagne.
- Yes, sir.
- Care to dance?
- Monty, you're acting very strangely.
Well, now, it's a fine thing
when a man has to plead
with his own wife to dance with him.
- But you don't dance.
- You like to dance, don't you?
- Yes, I do.
- Well, maybe it's about time I learned.
Besides, this is
one of my old campaign songs.
Now, come on. Come on.
- You'll look funny.
- Won't be the first time.
Come on. Come on.
What do I do now?
This was your idea.
- You're dancing.
- Oh, it's nothing.
- But you said you didn't know how.
- I didn't.
Honey, I just got sick and tired
of everybody dancing with you but me.
Did you ever hear of Inez and Papanya?
Inez and Papanya?
Monty, you've been taking
dancing lessons.
Yeah, they've got schools
all over the American League.
Of course,
you always don't get Inez or Papanya.
Sometimes you get...
Oh, I remember, in Detroit I got Drusilla,
and in St. Louis I got a little short one
by the name of Angelita.
Cleveland, I got...
Oh, then all those press interviews
and meetings...
Boy, I took so many dancing lessons
through the season,
it's a wonder
I had strength enough to pitch.
Say, I got a few fancy steps here.
Do you think you can stick with me?
- Oh, I'll stick with you.
- All right. Here we go.
- Come on.
- I can't move.
I sure got me some fellow.
Shucks, didn't you know that?
Good morning.
Morning?
It was morning
when you came in last night.
Yes, it was pretty late.
It must have been 4:00.
What could you two
have been doing all that time?
- Dancing.
- Dancing with Monty?
- Sure!
- You were dancing?
We sure were. I wouldn't be surprised
if we did some more dancing tonight.
How about a date, ma'am?
- Why, sure.
- Look, look, look at this.
This is the Inez and Papanya special.
- Are you ready?
- Yep.
One, two, three, four...
This has a twirl in it.
Once more.
- How about that? Let's try it, Ma.
- Oh, no.
Now you clear out.
I got to get the dinner ready.
Hap, what do you want?
Hey, why don't you two girls
get dinner ready,
and Hap and I'll go out
and look for a couple of rabbits, okay?
If it's all right with the rabbits,
- I've got no objections.
- Bye.
Hap, Happy, go home.
Go home, Hap. Get Ethel.
Go on, go on home.
Go on, Hap. Hap, come on.
Go home. Go on.
Hap. Hap, go home.
No, Hap. Hap.
Go on home. Go on home.
Get Ethel. Go on home.
Monty's back.
Well, I guess everything is about ready.
Happy, be quiet.
That dog makes such a racket.
That dog.
Get the butter?
I'll get it.
I don't see Monty.
You don't?
The dog is crazy.
What's the matter with you?
Get back there. Go on.
I wonder why he came back alone.
Monty.
Monty. Monty, what happened?
I guess I shot the wrong rabbit.
There's no alternative.
It's his leg or his life.
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