Carmen? That's my best friend.
What do you want with her?
Nothing.Just asking. Pull up to the curb and park.
If you insist.
I do. Indeed, I do.
Drinks for the ladies.
Psst.
Uh, what kind?
Ask 'em.
Made up your minds yet?
Anything light.
You mean with bubbles?
Champagne? Why, it's much too splurgy.
Frankie.
Not for Rum Daniels, the manager of Husky Miller.
You his manager? For real?
And this is Dink Franklin.
The manager's manager.
Large bottle of champagne from the bottom cellar.
Sure, Mr Daniels.
Too bad we're leaving for Chicago in an hour.
Hardly got time to trade punches.
Would you care to stop off in the windy city?
What's the proposition?
What's the idea talking to us
like we're you-know-whats?
I had nothin' like that in mind.
I was thinkin' it'd be nice
to have your company in a drawin' room,
showin' you around the fancy stores in Chicago,
footin' the bill for things you might want to buy,
like a diamond ring or mink coat.
Mink?
If that ain't good enough,
maybe there's another kind of fur they invented.
We're old-fashioned girls.
Mink and diamonds suits us fine.
Then it's settled.
Let's go. Don't want to miss that train.
Get packed. It might be a good idea
to pack up your friend, too.
Carmen?
For Husky Miller.
And if she says no?
Then ain't none of us gettin' on that train.
I get it.
Figured you would.
Well, come on.
But don't everybody start talkin' at once.
Miss Jones, this is Rum, Husky's manager.
And this is Dink, his manager.
They takin' me and Frankie to Chicago
in a drawin' room.
That's nice.
Reserved the biggest suite in the biggest hotel.
Gonna buy us fancy clothes.
Diamonds and mink.
We'll be livin' off the fatheads of the land.
The fatheads of fatheads.
Care to join your friends at the invitation of Husky Miller?
You hear that? He askin' you to come to Chicago,
keep us company.
Chicago.
Man, will we have ourselves a ball.
All expenses paid by the management, including little extras.
Like a store full of diamonds and fancy clothes.
For true?
That ain't the half of it.
You take us to Chicago, show us a good time,
what do we gotta do for it?
Don't ask now. Just get to Chicago first.
What do you say, Heat-Wave?
Wanna make a trip on a crack Chicago train?
Now, that's a trip you ought to make
It won't be hard for you to take
Travel about as fast as a Kansas hurricane
It only takes a half a day
To be a thousand miles away
- Away - Come on
That streamline engine won't delay
- Away - Come on
That streamline engine won't delay
That streamline engine just can't wait
That streamline engine ain't no freight
That streamline engine won't be late
Whizzin' away along the track
Clickety clack, clickety clack
Leavin' the wind away in back
Clickety clack, clickety clack
Up a hill and down a hill
And out upon the plains again
Through a storm and out of the storm
And pretty soon it rains again
Only takes a half a day
To be a thousand miles away
It only takes a half a day
To be a thousand miles away, away
Come on away
Chicago
- Away - Chicago
- Come on - Away
Hey
On a Chicago train
Go pack your duds.
Ain't got much time.
Carmen'll come.
I knew she would.
Well, let's get goin'.
Wait, lemme say my say
If you're bustin' to go, den go
But just count me out of de party
Just count me out
'Cause I ain't in
Oh, Carmen, honey, have a heart
Don't want no part of it
Don't want no part of it, don't want no part
Don't waste our time with all this fuss
Don't want no part of it
Don't want no part
Whatcha got that you like so much
Better than this?
- Whatcha got? - Whatcha got?
If I told you, you'd only laugh
Oh, no
Not me
Go on
Give out
Ya gotta promise not to laugh
- OK - OK
Dere's a man I'm crazy for
- Ha ha ha ha! - Ha ha ha ha!
She's got a man she's crazy for.
That's why she can't come to Chicago.
That's a laugh.
I'm in love
And dat ain't no laugh
Well, shut my mouth and call me dumb
And beat me, I'm a kettledrum
The birdies in the trees are hummin'
Carmen's in love
Still we ask
Won't you come?
And break your date
Give the gate to your chum
Another night I might have come
To raise some pandemonium
But now the mockingbirds are hummin'
Carmen's in love
Leave me here with myJoe
And take your train to Chicago and go
We gotta get you on that train
Some other time
What makes you think
There'll be another time?
What makes you think there'll be another time?
- To get a trip - To get a trip
- To Illinois - To Illinois
And get it free?
Dat is the place dat I'd sure like to see
Whizzin' away along the track
Clickety clack, clickety clack
Leavin' the wind away in back
Up the hill and down the hill
And out upon the plains again
Through a storm and out of the storm
And pretty soon it rains again
It only takes a half a day
To be a thousand miles away, away
It only takes a half a day
To be a thousand miles away, away
Come on along
Chicago
Come on, away
Hey
Whizzin' away along the track
Off to Chicago
Illinois
Well, Carmen, what's the count?
You comin' with us?
I always did want to see the big town.
You got your wish.
Chicago gonna be real good for you.
You gonna be real bad for Chicago.
You comin'?
Mm-mmm.
Look, baby, let's talk turkey.
Tomorrow mornin', I gotta produce you in Chicago.
I don't care what it costs.
Husky Miller will sign the bill.
When he goes crazy for a chick,
that chick starts lookin' like a neon sign,
all lit up with diamonds.
Diamonds ain't what I want of a man.
If I love him, he don't need no checkbook.
If I don't, a checkbook ain't gonna do him no good.
Who's talkin' about love?
We don't care what happens between you and Husky
once you get to Chicago.
He don't appeal to you,
well, it ain't nobody's fault.
It ain't that he don't appeal to me.
He just rang my bell when I'm busy.
Busy? Fooling around here,
when you got a chance go to Chicago?
You gonna stay here and sleep,
or you gonna wake up and come with us?
I'm gonna wait here forJoe.
You've been waitin' a month.
Bet he don't never show up.
He'll come, as soon as they let him out.
In case you wise up before the train pulls out,
here's a ticket for drawin' room ""A,"" right over the wheels.
You can hear yourself click-clickin' to Chicago.
Ain't no use wastin' it.
Just castin' the bread upon the waters.
Brother and sisters,join the prayer meetin' in drawin' room "" E.""
Don't let too much distance come between you and that money.
Come on, girl.
Joe!
Joey!
[Horn Honks]
I was afraid you wouldn't be here.
I been here every night waitin' for you.
They ain't after you no more?
I got a suspended sentence.
It felt like you was never gettin' out.
Thinkin' about you all the time
while you was away from me.
I've been dreamin' about tonight
and wonderin' if you would be feelin' half as lovin'
as your Carmen feels for you.
Carmen,
there's somethin' you gotta know.
Tell me later,
when Carmen takes you home with her.
Carmen will unlace your shoes.
That's just it.
I can't stay or go with you.
I gotta report right back to the base.
What?
I gotta get that bus leavin' for flying school.
Captain Haldane, my C.O.,
he got my court-martial reduced
and made 'em take me back.
Where does that leave us?
How far apart?
Only 4OO miles.
Only?
You'd come up when I got a pass.
Boy, if that ain't one on Carmen--
love on a pass.
Carmen--
Go to flyin' school.
Take off right now.
Then lay in your bunk,
look up at them pin-up gals.
See what that gets you, droopy drawers.
I got something I want you to see.
That's been with me all the time...
right here, where you are.
That don't ring so true.
I swear it's true.
Joe, if you loved me truly, you know what you'd do?
What?
You'd come to Chicago.
Chicago?
I got enough dough to get us both there. A ticket, too.
Been savin' up to give my man a good time.
I just can't pick up and go like that.
Joe, I want to go someplace
where you're the last thing I see at night,
first thing I see in the morning.
I can't go A.W.O.L.
Just takin' some time off
so we can be together before you go away.
That's not the way the army'd look at it.
Boy, if you ain't a lover red-hot for Carmen.
You just burnin' up with passion.
You sizzle like a fish on ice.
I can't afford no more demerits.
If I step out of line again,
I'll never make officers' flying school.
You know what?
You too chicken for me to waste my time on.
Chicken is right. Ha ha.
Look at that officer material.
You got about as much chance of bein' a flyer
as a flea inside that shirt.
You quit that!
That's no kind of man for you, Carmen.
He can't even keep his shirt in his pants.
- You do that again, I'll-- - You'll what?
You ain't figurin' on striking no sergeant?
That wouldn't be no four weeks in the guardhouse,
more like four years.
How about it, sugar?
We got lost time to make up.
Let's get started.
- You keep your paws off of her. - Who's gonna make me?
Run along, Lieutenant Casper Milktoast.
Looks like he's hurt real bad.
Yeah.
Four years for hittin' a superior,
ain't that what he said?
Maybe more.
Get him in them bushes. Hurry.
They're bound to find him.
By that time, we'll be far away.
I can't. That's desertin'. I won't.
They find you here, that's prison.
What you got to lose? Come on, now.
Get a move on,Joe.
We gotta make that train.
[Train Whistle Blows]
Who's that?
Husky Miller the fighter.
I met him at Billy Pastor's with Frankie and Myrt.
Hey, Carmen!
Carmen!
Hey, sister!
Carmen!
Blow on 'em, sugar.
Make 'em dry faster.
You can turn the heat off now.
Oh, man, that tickles.
You some harmonica player.
Uhh!
What a mosquito bite.
Why the camouflage?
You don't need it with me.
Hand me them nylons, honey.
You ain't goin' out.
As far as the grocery store.
I gotta feed my man.
Look, Carmen--
[Train Passing]
I don't know how to tell you, but...
I'm busted.
I gave the last of my pay to the landlady.
I got some jingly stuff.
I ain't gonna let you shell out.
We gotta eat, growin' boy.
Not on your dough.
What's mine's yours, Joey,
and that goes right down the line.
If I could only get out.
Them military cops on your tail...
they'd grab you so fast...
I'd still be kissin' the breeze good-bye...
when you is in Leavenworth.
Easy, honey.
Easy.
[Drops Coins]
You're 2 bits shy.
Charge it to Husky.
And you discovered Husky.
To the spoils belong the credit.
There I was on the New York waterfront
sellin' about a million dollars of war bonds,
when I see this big boy walkin' down the gangplank
carryin' a jeep-- with one hand.
I said to myself, ""That's my man.""
And you can put that in your column.
Heat-Wave!
Look who's here, the answer to our prayers.
If it ain't theJones girl.
Hi, Frankie.
I saw you get off at the station.
Where you been all week?
Around, havin' myself a time.
Where, in a bargain basement?
Get a load of me.
Look at this iceberg. It's almost real.
That's nothin' compared to what'll drift your way
now you're back in the big swim.
I came to ask you for a loan.
You busted?
Can you let me have a couple of bills?
You talkin' to the wrong party.
There's your bank,
with all the doors wide open.
You just tell Husky what you want.
He's just percolatin' to take care of you real good.
If the press will excuse me,
this manager's got to start
managin' somethin' special for the champ.
Got all that I need. Thanks.
Miss Jones, this is a pleasure indeed.
You sure showed up in time.
We can't get nothin' out of Husky no more.
She means Husky got his mind set on findin' you.
How you been?
Great when we were buyin' out all the stores,
but now Husky's stopped all charge accounts.
You'll be raidin' 'em again with Miss Jones.
And chargin' 'em.
Hi, boss. Told you I'd produce her before the big fight.
Where you been wastin' time away from me?
Into the dressing room.
Go on. You want to catch a draft?
Can't fight with my trainer.
Stay put. I'll be out in no time.
Then you and me'll start the second Chicago fire.
You're all set, honey.
Just like bein' partners with the U.S. Mint.
All you gotta do is grab.
I didn't come here to take up with that punchin' bag.
Don't you like him?
He just one man too late, that's all.
You still with that soldier boy?
You stakin' me or not?
Sorry, honey, I'm flat, too.
All I got's a car, fancy clothes,
diamonds, and mink.
Come in the dressin' room with me.
Maybe I can promote some cash-and-carry.
I'll wait here.
Be sociable with Husky,
or I'll get nowhere with his manager.
Dust off the divan for the ladies.
Yes, Mr Daniels.
Look at that physique, Carmen.
Bet your soldier boy's got nothin' like--
Glad to know you're only human.
Get this and get it right.
I didn't come here to stay in your corner.
Say that again.
She means she's too bashful
to come right out and admit it.
Oh, that's different.
You gettin' me that loan,
or do I have to listen
to more of braggin' mouth?
What loan?
For clothes and things--
Put a raid on the stores.
Just name it and charge it.
Thanks, Frankie, but it won't work.
What is this? Where are you goin'?
Sorry. Carmen ain't for sale.
Heat-Wave, wait!
You just relax them classy muscles.
Leave that gal to me.
It ain't my fault she's walkin' out.
You know females are always changin' their stripes.
Get out... and don't come back
till you bring Heat-Wave with you for good.
And that goes for your manager, too.
Carmen!
I hate to see a hep chick like you
actin' like a dumb cluck.
Be sensible.
Frankie...
OK, keep your soldier boy.
That don't mean you gotta walk out
on a convertible, gold-lace nightgown--
Oh, everything.
You know two-timin' ain't my speed.
Just shift gears and join the female race.
Keep one man for the ride
and one for the money.
Uh-uh.
Listen, honey,
I'll level right out with you.
If you don't show up for Husky,
we're right out in the cold.
How about it, sugar, for us?
Ain't that I don't want to help you, Frankie--
Only?
I can't.
Love? Nobody lives on that street forever.
Not with the same man.
You're bound to move,
maybe sooner than you want to believe.
Let you know when I get the message.
When you do, ring me at the hotel.
Here's the number.
Don't wait too long, Heat-Wave.
Husky liable to start blowin' cold.
See ya.
OK.
[Knock On Door]
What took you so long?
I had to wait for it.
All that time?
[Train Passing]
You been gone ever since--
I got back as soon as I could, honey.
It's a lot of stuff.
All you had was loose change when you went out.
Where'd the rest come from?
What's the difference?
I want to know.
Well?
Look, boy, don't go puttin' me on no stand.
I don't answer to nobody.
If you got nothin' to hide...
Do you think I do?
What do you expect me to think?
Why don't you tell me?
You think what you want.
I don't account to no man.
You're accountin' to me.
I love you, and that gives me the right to--
That don't give you no right to own me.
There's only one that does,
and that's me. Myself.
Where you goin'?
I might come back.
Carmen, I'm sorry.
Carmen...
Carmen, will you--
[Train Passing]
That racket.
It's enough to drive rivets into your head.
[Humming]
You goin' out again?
Feel like takin' a walk.
You already had one today.
[Humming]
Feel like another one.
Da dum dum da
Da da da da dum
Dum dum da-dum...
Look, honey,
I'm sorry for the way I blew off.
You're spillin' it.
That ain't no reason to turn on the ice.
Look, boy, I don't have to keep the truth from nobody.
I can't stand being cooped up in this alley no more.
But you know the M.P.s are after me hot and heavy.
I gotta stay in here.
You gotta.
I don't.
What does that mean?
[Humming]
I'm bustin' out for a while.
Da dum dum dum...
Who with?
[Humming]
You really want to know?
Well, I asked you.
I'll tell ya.
With a friend of mine...
Frankie.
That gal that works at Billy Pastor's?
What's she doin' in Chicago?
[Humming]
She's with that Husky Miller crowd.
Got here when we did.
My seams on straight?
Who's she throwin' your way?
[Whistling]
You ain't goin' nowhere.
You're stayin' here where you belong...
with me.
[Whistling]
I don't get it.
This place suited you fine before you went out.
What happened in between?
Got a whiff of fresh air, that's what happened.
Just want to get more of it.
Not without me.
Maybe you ain't got the message yet,
but Carmen's one gal nobody puts on a leash.
No man's gonna tell me when I can come and go.
I gotta be free,
or I don't stay at all.
You talk like this was a jail.
You're makin' it one.
It ain't to me.
I could stay in this place the rest of my life
and never go out...
as long as you're here.
But when you ain't,
it's worse than jail.
Ain't no light, no air.
Suppose I never come back?
You'd never get away from me.
I'd follow you down the rivers, across the sea...
to hell or up to heaven.
Why'd you ask?
Just to hear you say it.
You're hurtin' me, Joe.
I'm sorry, honey.
I didn't mean to.
[Whistling]
Get back soon,
and remember, I'm waitin'.
You just keep a light burnin' in the window, boy.
[Train Passing]
[Whistling]
Poor champ.
Can't have no happy tunes, no good time, nothin'.
Just gotta keep trainin' and trainin'
to keep in trainin'.
Want to break it for fun and see what happens?
Take the count.
Get me some more.
You already put one seltzer bottle away.
Make this one for the road.
Can't afford to have skirts in your head,
not with the big fight around the block.
You gotta forget that woman.
I'm tryin', trainin' man. I'm tryin'.
Hi, Husk.
I said to keep out of my corner.
You're fired for good
until you show up with Heat-Wave.
Just gotta give Rum the teletype, boss.
There she is.
Heat-Wave!
Easy, boy.
Don't K.O. me in round one.
Give the fans their money's worth.
Tell my fortune.
Let's go.
I want to watch.
Make it good.
Am I goin' to get that certain party?
One thing's sure. The cards don't lie.
Cut them.
7.
That's quite a card
Do you mean good or bad?
Is that good or bad?
Quiet, please
You're gonna get a lot of money.
I don't know how you're gonna spend it all.
Will this gal see
A bright and happy future
Or will she be
A good-for-nothin' moocher?
Come on, you cards, and tell her true
And tell her how she gonna do
For good or bad
For high or low
Come on, you cards, and let her know
Whatever way the wind will blow
All set?
All set
For sure?
Let's go
Let's see
What they say about me
Oh, you're gonna get a good man, Carmen.
[Laughing]
Yeah.
Here's your little secret.
The 9 of spades.
De 9
Dere he is
De old boy
Plain as can be
Death got his hand
On me
It ain't no use
To run away from dat old boy
If he is chasin' you
It's best to stand right up
And look him in de face
When he is facin' you
You gotta be prepared to go
With dat old boy
No matter what the time
So I won't fill my pretty eyes with salty tears
'Cause I ain't got de time
I'm gonna run out every second I got left
Before he throws me down
I'm gonna laugh and sing
And use up all my breath
Before he mows me down
While I can fly around
I'll do my flyin' high
I'm gonna keep on livin'
Up to de day I die
De 9
Hello
Old boy
Hello
[Cindy Lou] MyJoe
He was a/ways myJoe
There was no one but me
Joe said there never cou/d be
we was in /ove
And / reckon we showed it
From the way peop/e ta/ked
Reckon everyone knowed it
Kids on the street where we'd go
Used to ye// at us
""Cindy Lou be/ongs toJoe""
Lord, O Lord, you know that was true
AndJoey be/onged to Cindy Lou
We just want to check on his pass.
We hear he's been shackin' up here for a week.
[Landlady] I run a respectable place.
Take a look at this picture.
Does he live here?
One flight up.
Room 2 4.
You're too late, Miss.
Husky's finished trainin' for the day.
I'm looking for someone
the newspapers say he's runnin' around with.
Is her name Carmen?
That's who.
She's in his dressing room, right there to the left.
Thank you.
We got all the toothbrushes we need, lady.
Wait. I'm here to see Miss Carmen Jones.
Please. I gotta see her.
Me?
Say, ain't you that gal
Joe was stuck on?
Yes. I came here to find out where he is.
You're the only one that know.
Nice gal like you gonna get into trouble
takin' up with a deserter.
I don't care what he done.
I gotta find him.
Tell me where he is, please.
[Whistling]
Joe!
So you run out on me.
Sure.
He can give you a better time than I can.
Fancy clothes...
swell company,
the whole works.
Husky Miller's latest woman...
only that ain't the way it's gonna be.
We is all washed up.
Go away.
Go with this sweet little gal.
You'd like that, I guess.
You'd like me to leave you free to play.
Only you're comin' with me where you belong.
Put a hand on Carmen, I'll immobilize ya!
Don't fight with him.
Who is this jerk?
Shut your fat trap.
You double-crossin' tramp.
What'd you call her?
Husky, you'll kill him with one tap!
I swore I'd let no man take you away from me.
How you gonna stop me?
I'll show you.
No! You're in enough trouble!
Go away.
Somebody get the police!
You stay put!
Joe, honey, listen. Listen!
I'm no good. Go on home to your ma!
Put that thing away, boy.
Ain't gonna get you nowhere with me.
Nor with him neither.
That's enough, Husky! That's enough!
The M.P.s!
Get out the back way.
Go on.
You're comin' with me.
She ain't goin' nowhere with you.
I said we was washed up.
Why you helpin' me to get away?
I can't stand nobody bein' cooped up.
Right this way, gentlemen.
Just keep goin'.
Go on home.
Forget him.
Bait your hook for fish you can fry.
How can I love a man
When I know he don't want me?
He ain't been good
He ain't been kind
He give me up
For that old roadside woman
But I can't drive him from my mind
I's scared
O Lord, I's scared
I's like a leaf that's lost her tree
I's alone
Alone
I's alone
He got hisself another woman
Did she feel his arms all around her?
No, Lord, I can't believe it's so
No, Lord, don't you let her keep myJoe
Make him throw her back where he found her
Joe
You said that both your arms was mine
Remember
You said your arms was mine
I's
Your gal
I was always your gal
There was no one but me
You said there never could be
We was in love
And I reckon we showed it
From the way people talked
Reckon everyone knowed it
Kids on the street where we'd go
Used to yell at us
""Cindy Lou belongs toJoe""
Lord, O Lord
Look down and try to see
How you can makeJoe come home
To me
O Lord, look down
Lead myJoe
Off the road
Where he's strayin'
Oh, tell my man
Where to go
O Lord, I's callin'
On
You
[Cheering And Whistling]
Poncho!
Ladies and gent/emen,
this is the feature presentation.
1 0 rounds of boxing.
/ntroducing,
from the great city of Chicago,
Husky Mi//er!
[Crowd Cheering]
And his opponent from Brazi/,
the South American heavyweight champion--
the sensationa/
Kid Poncho!
[Crowd Booing]
[Bell Rings]
Give him another one, Husky!
Punch him!
Punch him in the nose!
[Bell Rings]
Well, what do you think?
This is just the beginning.
A piece of gum, please.
[Whistle Blows]
[Bell Rings]
Give him a good one! Hit him!
[Referee] 5...
6...
7...
8...
9...
1 O!
[Crowd Cheering]
[Bell Rings]
The time--
2 minutes, 2O seconds of the second round.
The winner by a knockout,
Husky Miller!
[Cheering And Applause]
You're comin' with me, or you ain't goin' no place.
Let me go.
You promised you was gonna be mine till the end.
That's one promise you're gonna keep.
Can't you get it through your head?
We're done. Now let me go.
I'd sooner kill ya.
Then here's your chance.
But all I wanna do
Is love you
Like I used to
To hold your hand in my hand
And feel your heart next to my heart
Can't we begin again?
Couldn't we start all over?
Couldn't we
Begin again?
If you wanna start a fire
Where a fire was before
De coal you burn must be new coal
Our flame is out
Cold as the snow
We had ourselves some fun
Didn't we?
And now it's done
But where can I put my memories?
They got no sea to drown in
The little things that used to make us laugh
When we was clownin'
And all the things we'd say or do
Are all part of me
And you
Joe, you is makin' it tough now
For yourself, the same as for me
Joe, ain't you heard me say enough now?
No
No!
What used to be ain't no more
Do you forget
How I used to love you?
No one butJoe
Ever loved you so good
Let's go away
And begin our life all over
Carmen all alone with Joe
Don't you think there's a chance?
Only say dat you do
No
Dat wouldn't be true
Ain't gonna lie
I look at life
Straight in de eye
I'll have no man laugh at me
while you're rollin' around in his arms.
Stay with me, or I'll kill you.
OK, kill me now, or let me go.
For the last time.
Here's dat 1 O-cent store ring you give me.
Now, that's the end of you.
You tramp.
You're no good.
You never were.
Two-timin' me like it don't count for nothin'.
Well, it does.
You ain't never gonna do that to no man again.
String me high on a tree
So that soon I will be
With my darling
My baby
My Carmen