Up the River Page #4

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- [All] No!

- Yeah.

- Judy.

- [All] No!

Yeah.

Hey, you fellas-

You didn't read this, did you?

[All]

Nah.

Four times six- 25.

- No, dear. It's 24.

- [Warden] Hello, Judy.

- Hoo's the youngster getting on?

- Just fine, Warden.

That's great.

[Man]

1136 oants to see you, boss.

- I'm busy.

- It's Steve. He oants to say good-bye.

Oh, sure.

Show him in.

Good luck to you, my boy.

Thanks, Warden.

I, uh, I know

it's against the rules...

but could I give you a message

for a girl here?

A prisoner?

You see, we're, well-

We're engaged.

I want her to know that

I'm gonna work hard for her...

and make something of myself

so that when she's free-

Just you wait a moment. Wait till

I get a pencil and write that message down.

- Here's a pencil, Daddy.

- All right, bring it to me.

How am I going to get it

unless you bring it to me?

- I'll write every week.

- I won't write at all.

Your family mustn't see letters

with this postmark.

They mustn't know.

Don't worry.

I'll stick it out.

It's only five months.

You won't forget?

Huh? Oh-Oh, yes.

I found a pencil.

Now, what was that message?

Well, what I wanted to say was,

"Thanks."

So long, Jean.

Four times eight- 43.

- He's gone.

- Four times nine-

- Bye-bye.

- [Men Calling Good-byes]

- [Man] Don't come back!

- I'll do that.

Take care of yourself, kid.

I'm gonna miss you.

- Look out for the kids.

- You bet I will, Steve.

- [All] Bye!

- [Horn Blows]

[Horn Continues]

[Bells Tolling]

? [Chorus Singing]

? [Continues, Faint]

Well, Stephen!

Why, I'm glad to see you.

Thank you very much, Mr. Sterling.

I'm glad to be home.

Well, good-bye.

Hope you've enjoyed the service.

- Yes, we have.

- Hope to see you next Sunday.

- Good-bye.

- Good-bye, girls. Good-bye.

Glad to see you.

- Why, hello, Steve.

- Hello.

- How's China?

- Oh, fine.

Thought you'd be wearing a pigtail.

You going back there?

No. Not till I've been around home

for a while.

No, he's going home a while

and get some of Mother's good cooking.

How do you do, sir?

You're a stranger here, aren't you?

- Yes.

- I'm glad to see you at our service.

Thank you very much.

Most delightfully edifying.

- My name is Frosby.

- I'm Reverend Sterling.

Delighted to meet you, I'm sure.

- Oh, isn't that Stephen-

- Jordan. Do you know him?

No, I'm not acquainted with him personally,

but I know a very dear friend of his.

- I should be delighted to introduce you.

- Most gracious of you.

Mr. Jordan, will you allow me

to present Mr. Frosby?

- How do you do, Mr. Frosby?

- This is her son, Stephen.

- How do you do?

- How do you do? My sister, Cynthia.

- How do you do?

- Ma'am.

I'm very, very pleased to meet theJordan

family. In fact, I might say I was most anxious.

- Really?

- Indeed. Your son and I happen

to have a mutual acquaintance.

- Yes?

- A Miss Fields. A Miss Judith Fields.

- She was formerly in my employ.

- [Sterling] Really?

How interesting. Perhaps you'd come

and have supper with us tonight.

- Mother, l-

- It's all right, dear.

Sophie always has enough for a dozen.

- You'll come, won't you?

- Thank you very much.

- Good-bye, Mr. Sterling.

- Good-bye.

- Supper is at 6:00.

- I shall be there most promptly.

? [Chorus Continues]

See you this evening.

Oh, I'm going to open up

a branch office here.

Of course, I shall miss Judy.

She was a most valuable assistant.

But as you know everyone in town...

you may be able

to take her position.

? [Chorus Continues]

[Man]

Don't forget your ABC's, boys.

Hiya, lug.

What are you doing in there?

- We're takin' intelligence tests.

- Thought we was trying out for the show.

Hey, you're in the wrong line.

Get over in front of the welfare building.

Any of you guys that's

trying out for the show.

You stick here.

You're gonna take a test.

You better take that intelligence test, boy.

You'll need it.

- Hey, Happy.

- Yeah?

- Gimme the works here, will you?

- Right.

Come on, come on.

Get a little pep into it. What's the matter?

- What's the matter with you? You stiff?

- St. Louis.

Keep your back turned, kid.

- Heard from Steve?

- No.

I have.

He's in a jam.

- How?

- You know Frosby?

- He's the guy you took the rap for, isn't he?

- Yeah.

He followed Steve to New England.

He's trying to use him.

- Blackmail, huh?

- The old stock racket.

- He threatened to-

- Yeah, yeah. I know.

He's gonna tell the folks

that Steve was in the stir, huh?

- What'll I do?

- You don't do nothin', kid.

Just leave it to me.

- Say, listen, Judy.

- Yeah?

- Are you really stuck on Steve?

- Yeah.

There's, uh, no chance for a guy

to muscle in there, is there?

I'm on the level.

- I really love him.

- Okay, baby.

What does m-o-r-o-n spell?

Why-Why, that spells moron.

I passed, 100%.

- Hey, lug, you oas never

in Neo England, oere you?

- No.

Well, you're goin' now.

?? [March]

[Applause]

Hello, fellas.

As you know, we're gathered here tonight

for our annual entertainment...

which is sponsored by

our good friend, Mrs. Massey.

[Applause]

Also, we have as

our honored guests...

a number of people from the outside,

which we take great pleasure in welcoming.

[Applause]

And now, ladies and gentlemen...

I take great pleasure in introducing

our master of ceremonies-

One who is a master of ceremonies,

one who has acted in a similar capacity...

in a great many institutions

of this kind...

both in this country and abroad...

and one whom we hope to have with us

for many, many years to come.

Ladies and gentlemen...

I take great pleasure in introducing

our master of ceremonies...

HonestJohn Jessup!

[Applause]

Mr. Warden.

Ladies... and gentlemen.

I can scarcely find the words

to express my gratitude...

in having being selected as master of ceremony

for this delightful performance.

It is a very unusual compliment.

And now,

with your kind permission...

I take infinite pleasure

in presenting that ever-popular team...

Black and Blue.

[Cheering]

?? [Fanfare]

Come on there, Blue.

Let me ask you somethin' now.

You owe me some money,

and what I wanna know is...

- when is you gonna pay me my money?

- Why, I pay you when you alone.

- When I'm alone?

- Mm-hmm.

- I'm alone now.

- No, you ain't. I'm here.

[Cheering, Laughing]

- What is that thing you got there?

- That's my bazooka.

- But-

- Musical instrument.

Bazooka? You don't mean

to tell me you get music outta that.

- Sure, I do.

- Let me see this thing.

- [Clangs]

- [Laughter]

That ain't nothin'

but an old piece of gas pipe.

- Yeah, but I makes my livin'

with that piece of gas pipe.

- [Laughs]

Yeah, but I play

good music on this thing.

Let me hear you

play something on it.

I'm just gonna play

the "St. Louis Blues" on this thing...

in honor of St. Louis.

- I'll be seeing you.

- Go ahead, mister. Will you play it for me?

? [Blues]

? [Continues]

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? [Continues]

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? [Ends]

[Applause]

Gee, those guys are swell!

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