( "King of the Whole Wide World")
The poor man wants the oyster
The rich man wants the pearl
But the man who can sing when he hasn't got a thing
He's the king
Of the whole wide world
Come on and sing
Sing, brother, sing
Cos the man who can sing when he hasn't got a thing
He's the king
Of the whole wide world
The rich man wants the princess
The poor man just wants a girl
But the man who can sing when he hasn't got a thing
He's the king
Of the whole wide world
Come on and sing
Sing, brother, sing
Cos the man who can sing when he hasn't got a thing
He's the king
Of the whole wide world
The poor man wants to be a rich man
The rich man wants to be a king
But the man who can sing when he hasn't got a thing
He's the king
Of the whole wide world
Come on and sing
Sing, brother, sing
Cos the man who can sing
When he hasn't got a thing
He's the king
Of the whole wide world
Come on and sing
Sing, brother, sing
Cos the man who can sing when he hasn't got a thing
He's the king
Of the whole wide world
(honks horn)
Thanks, mac.
(engine doesn't start)
Now try.
(engine starts)
What'd you do?
The high-tension lead had jumped off the distributor.
- You think they need a mechanic here? - I just parked here, mac.
Talk to Prohosko. He don't open till 8 o'clock.
- What's the matter with you? - Ain't nothin' the matter with me. See?
A bag of sunbeams every morning. Where's Willy?
- He went shopping in the village. - 7.30 in the morning he goes shopping?
Well, he says it improves his credit at Sperling's market.
You see, later in the day the old man gets tired and he can be tough.
Lew, I asked you what's wrong.
Dolly, I got ten human tigers waitin' for my fatherly advice.
There's nothing worse than a suspicious dame first thing in the morning.
Sorry to barge in, ma'am. The bell didn't work.
That's how it's supposed to be, soldier. Keeps the guests from throwing punches.
It's a nice place. Real nice.
- Where? - Here.
That's what I thought you said.
I was wonderin' if I could see Mr Grogan.
Well, uh...
- He isn't here right now. - Oh.
Are you a fighter?
No, ma'am. I just got out of the army and just happened to drop by.
I see. He should be back pretty soon. Do you want a cup of coffee?
If it wouldn't be too much trouble, yes, ma'am.
- Sugar? - Thank you.
I guess I did gulp it down in a hurry, didn't I?
Either you gulped it down, or you're the first two-legged horse I've seen this year.
- How long is it since you had a meal? - It's not like that.
I got in town early this morning. There was nothing open.
Don't apologise.
Come on. One thing about keepin' chickens, you never run out of breakfast.
- You got food for the army, Maynard? - Are things that tough at the Pentagon?
Sit down.
Thank you. I'd hate to tell you how long it's been since anybody did that for me.
A captain in the army used to do it for his wife all the time.
- How about some eggs? - Yes, ma'am. Any style at all. Thank you.
- What's your name, soldier? - Walter Gulick.
As nice and homey as this place is, I thought maybe you were...
- Mrs Grogan? - That's what I was gettin' at.
Not yet, Walter. You see... actually I'm Mr Grogan's fiancée.
You haven't told me why you wanted to see Mr Grogan.
Well, for one reason, I could use a job for a few days.
- Fresh out of the army and dead broke. - I'm afraid that's about the size of it.
I got in a crap game with my separation pay and it got separated from me.
- How do you know Mr Grogan? - I don't really.
It's a funny thing - all my life I've always wanted to come here.
Here? To Cream Valley?
Oh, yeah. I've thought about it quite a lot.
I see. Well, I don't want to sound cynical or anything, Walter, but why?
I was born here in Cream Valley.
You're kidding. Nobody was born in Cream Valley.
Except Rip Van Winkle, and occasionally you see a robin's egg.
My mother and father are buried here.
Oh, I'm sorry.
That's me and my folks there. I was only 1 4 months old when they passed away.
- I was raised in Kentucky with an aunt. - Oh, Kentucky: Well...
My stopping off here doesn't mean that I don't have plans.
All the time I was in Okinawa,
I was lookin' forward to owning a garage in some place where I belonged.
I was thinkin', if Mr Grogan could use a mechanic around here,
it would be like comin' home. Do you think there's a chance...
I wouldn't count on it, Walter. You see, the way things have been for Mr Grogan...
Right now...
Things couldn't be better at the camp. I'm just waiting for the money.
$376.
- Should start rolling in any minute. - Willy, please. Don't bother.
Since before you was born,
when your father started the camp, did I ever say no to a Grogan?
No. Old friends are the best friends, Harry.
Not that you ain't just as much of a bum as your father was a gentleman.
Harry, listen...
- Let's understand one thing... - Bettin' the horses won't solve anything.
And I don't like what's goin' on in the fight game. I don't like what I see in the papers.
Don't worry. I'll lay you three to one, when you understand the facts...
- Mr Grogan, it's all in the car. - Thanks.
Yes?
Yes, Mrs Clotman. I'd be happy to take your order.
Just got a fresh shipment in yesterday.
- Your name is Grogan? - That's just possible. Who are you?
O'Grady. Self Reliant Finance Company.
- Home office. - Home office.
Do I have to have you fellas on my back every day for a lousy $1 50?
I'm giving you the message, direct from the district manager.
Just a minute. You're a big man, O'Grady. Tell you what.
I'll flip you. Double or nothing.
We don't do it that way. Either you get up the dough, or it's strictly heel and toe.
A poet yet.
Look, George. You couldn't have driven around in back?
This is where I always stop, Mr Grogan. You never complained before.
I never came back from the village like a sack of potatoes before.
(chuckles)
What happened to the convertible?
I loaned it to an Arab. His camel had trouble with its valves.
When I ask a simple question, I don't expect to listen to your lousy jokes.
- What's the matter with you? - I got nobody to work out with my boy.
That's because you won't pay more than five dollars a round.
And your boy thinks every workout is a war.
Here he is.
- Let me speak to him first. - Thank you.
- A soldier? Who asked for a parade? - Not so loud, honey, please.
- He just stopped by to see you. - What's his angle?
It isn't like that. He's looking for a job, that's all.
He told me he's some kind of an automobile specialist, a mechanic.
- A what? - You heard me. A mechanic.
All I want you to do is brush him off lightly.
(softly) OK.
Walter.
- This is Walter Gulick. - Pleased to meet you, sir.
I explained to Walter that there mightn't be anything available in his line.
- Especially at this time of year. - That's about it, soldier.
What I mean is, nobody ever called Cream Valley a little Detroit.
I understand, sir.
The only job open around here is a sparring partner for this man's tiger.
- He's the right size, ain't he? - Lay off, Howie.
Without experience, the kid could save time by stepping in front of a train.
I've had experience, Mr Grogan. I did a lot of boxing in the army.
Wait a minute. Mercy killings aren't allowed, not even here.
- Why didn't you say you were a fighter? - It's not that I wanna be a fighter.
- I have experience and I need the money. - I can pay you five dollars a round, sonny.
- I'll take it. - That's a deal.
- Willy, you can't let him do this. - No skin off me. Talk to Zimmerman.
You have a visitor and it ain't a bookmaker.
- What kind of a visitor? - Otto Danzig.
No, Otto's not that careless. He's waiting for you in that new motel down the road.
- Willy. - Hello.
- Hello, Otto. - Hello, Willy.
Sit down. Meet some friends of mine, Willy. Associates, let's say.
Marvin and Ralphie. They're not New York boys,
so they won't be familiar to any boxing commissioner who drops by.
They're as legal as a nice game of chequers in this state, Willy.
They'll be staying with you a while. I'll take the tab for their board and room.
Not with me, Otto. I'm not running a nursery for adult delinquents.
- Sit down, Willy. - Otto said "Sit down."
Please, we've been in the fight game a long time together.
You're a sociable fellow. You like beer and conversation.
Your camp is also a nice place for people to come calling.
Cops, lawyers, district attorneys.
You like to pick up a dollar and you like to talk. That's an awkward combination.
Went through that in Washington. The investigation's over.
Investigations are like buses. There's always another one coming along.
New York is next and that'll be the one that counts. Grand jury in September.
- I can't help that... - Something else you can't help.
You were the only one in that steam room with Rocky Virgil. Everybody knows that.
I don't know who came in and worked over Rocky. I couldn't see or hear.
The only voice I heard was Rocky's. He was yelling like a stuck pig.
I spelled that out for the committee, didn't I?
Yes. You were beautiful.
That's why Marvin and Ralphie will be with you until September.
Just to make sure you don't change your mind.
Look, Otto...
Otto, I don't want these torpedoes hanging around my place. Do I make myself clear?
Let me put it this way, Willy.
Rocky Virgil used to talk a lot like you.
Joie, come here.
Here, put this on.
Joie, I want you to take it nice and easy in there.
We're not trying to win the Olympics every time.
- What are you worried about? - Bite.
How do you want me to work him?
Easy, easy. Keep stickin' him. That's all.
This sort of thing a kid like you shouldn't do.
Unless you got two heads, which I ain't sure you ain't got.
Hello, peaches. You're a real lucky girl.
You're gonna find me available for the whole season at no extra charge.
I wouldn't call, Rose, honey, unless it was an emergency.
It's hard to talk like this with customers waiting, Willy.
Less than a month ago I sent you...
- What'd you say? - I said I'd like to keep this in the family,
because blood is thicker than chowder. That's what Pop used to say, remember?
Willy, please. This is a bad time for me. I told you I've got customers waiting.
Just put it in an envelope without the lecture.
I wouldn't wanna keep you from your customers.
OK. Thank you.
Time.
Joie, please. Take your time in there.
Hey, Walter. In case you want to duck once in a while, it ain't against the rules.
- This sort of thing is legal? - You don't need a licence to be stupid.
I'll lay you three to one the kid don't last a round.
- What happened? Did Joie trip? - Joie, please:
We can't afford to get knocked out by this zombie. Joie, can't you hear me?
I didn't mean to knock him out.
Getting a little uncomfortable in here, you know.
Do I still get my five dollars?
About that five dollars.
Make sure this pigeon don't get away.
- You guys ready to go? - (all) Sure.
( "This is Living")
Hey, Joie. Come on. How are we supposed to sing without you?
(guys) This is living
Full of fun and free
This is living
That's the life for me
Phew...
What'd you hit me with? A bomb?
- Just one of those things. - Come on, Joie. Let's go.
- I think they want you over there. - Come on. Why don't you sing with us?
(all) This is living
Full of fun and free
This is living
That's the life for me
- It wouldn't mean a thing - No, no, no
- If I could be a king - No, no, no
- I really wouldn't care - I don't care
- To be a millionaire - Millionaire
I'd rather find someone to love a lot
Live and give it all I've got
This is living
Full of fun and free
This is living
That's the life for me
- Don't wanna settle down - Don't wanna settle down
- I gotta move around - I gotta move around
- I got a lot of time - I got a lot of time
- I'm gonna wait and find - I'm gonna wait and find
The kind of gal whose heart is restless too
The kind who'll feel the way I do
This is living
Full of fun and free
This is living
That's the life for me
And you can sing too? Come on, let's get a cup of coffee.
- These guys are going steady now. - That Walter's a very nice kid.
I hear enough of that from Dolly. I told her the only important thing about him is,
he's got an axe in his right hand and a bowlin' ball for a head.
How come the punches don't bother him?
Just one of those things, Willy. You hit him on the chin and nothing disconnects.
- Marciano had it, remember? - Yeah.
He don't blink when he's belted. There's no fuse up there to blow.
There's gotta be a dollar to be made with that kind of a knothead.
I'm keepin' him around. I've learned enough to know the world is full of jerks.
- They'll love this guy on TV. - Willy, what's the matter with you?
He's had a few fights in the army. He can't even hold up his hands.
- He can learn, can't he? - Oh, yeah.
Like a calf learns not to go on the tracks after a train hits it.
Let's not worry about him, Lew. Another beer?
No. Dolly said she was puttin' a fresh pot of coffee on.
What did Dolly say about the finance company and your convertible?
She didn't waste time with that. She was more teed off over Otto's bird dogs.
- That'll be another dime, Howie. - There, fatso.
- Howie, where's your fighter? - In the kitchen with golden boy.
(crash)
Ooh, it's Ralphie.
I'm sorry, Mr Grogan. He don't know how to behave with a lady.
Thanks, Galahad. There's one thing I wanna make plain...
- Who's Galahad? - Shut up:
You're a big girl and if you're not big enough you call on me.
You two can have a nice fight later.
Dolly, take him outta here before Ralphie wakes up.
- To where? - Anywhere. Just get him outta here.
Come on. How could the army afford to let you go?
- Wait a minute... - Willy, be sensible.
Maynard.
Howie, you shoulda seen him. What a beautiful right hand.
Go to your room before the trouble starts. Like I asked you, who's Galahad?
Didn't you ever go to school or read a book?
I'm not asking for smart answers. Besides, I'm paid up here two weeks in advance.
Galahad was a knight in a tin suit, a hero with a halo. You understand?
Very courteous to broads, as I remember.
Oh.
(thud)
Galahad was what they call a knight of the Round Table, Howie.
He was also something of a square.
I can't state this as a positive fact, but he probably died very young.
- It's a real nice place. - It's nice enough.
- I used to work here, singing. - You did?
We won't go into that. Hey. You got a dime?
Yeah.
Go inside Lieberman's. There's a phone booth on the right.
The number is Cream Valley 1 732.
You get Lew on the phone and ask him if it's all right if we come back now.
- Is that you, Dolly? - Did you have to sneak up on me?
You know me, Dolly. Always minding the store.
- Oh, we missed you, Dolly. - Thank you, Max.
The same nice families keep comin' up and they all ask "How's Dolly?"
That's nice.
Any time you wanna leave that hooligan, your old job's waitin' for you right here.
- I think you know better that that, Max. - It's love, huh?
Well, if that's the right word for it, yes.
I met him right here... right here. Three summers ago.
It's no different now?
Why kid myself? It's still just like a ride on a rocket, when he's nice to me.
That young soldier, they expect to make a fighter outta him?
I imagine they will. Over somebody's dead body, very likely his own.
What do you expect to find in there? John L Sullivan?
It's a surprise. Somethin' I saw earlier.
- Saw what? - You'll see.
You mean that thing?
I'll show you. Come on.
- Grab the other one. - Get outta here.
- Why not? - For two bucks you can hire a horse.
We don't need no horse, Lew. Let's pull it down.
All right, Galahad. Boy, I'm tellin' you...
You're not gonna get that thing outta there. Go down the road, get the horse.
Let's try one more time. If it don't go, we'll get the horse.
Come on, Lew. Pull.
Horses, huh?
Hello, Willy.
Rose. What goes on? I don't get it.
I took an early train and a taxi from the station.
You know I don't want you here.
It's not like when Pop was alive. You're not a kid.
Willy, please.
I came up because of what you asked me on the phone the other day. The $200.
Oh, yeah. I've been expecting it, but I figured maybe the mail was slow.
I didn't mail it, Willy.
I thought about it and I realised that it wasn't the money going down a rathole.
- It was the principle. - What are you talkin' about?
I had a talk with Mr Provardis. He's in cost accounting at the store.
- Mr Provardis said... - Mr Provardis...
He said for what you are charging up here a week, just room and board,
- it's impossible not to make money. - I don't care...
I decided what we need up here is a complete reorganisation.
- Wait a minute: - Don't shout.
Reorganisation: Rose, honey, I'll be patient.
The fact is, you couldn't reorganise the part in your hair unless I drew you a map.
The thing for you to do, while I'm in a nice mood about it, is to call another cab.
That way you won't miss your train back.
I'm not going back, Willy. I took a leave of absence from the store.
- But you can't stay up here. - I'm sorry. I feel I have an obligation.
- You have a what? - Obligation.
- I own 50 per cent of this place. - So what?
Besides, I'm your sister, so it won't do any good for you to shout at me.
Look, Rose, baby... Let me explain it to you.
How do you like it?
What are you gonna do with that besides wear it for Halloween?
- It could be beautiful, Lew. - Beautiful?
Kid, you haven't taken that many punches.
You just don't know character. This has more than anything I've seen.
Oh, now it's got character.
I'll be doggoned. A flower vase.
Here, Lew. You think people were different in those days?
I doubt it. We were the same stinkers then, just like now.
What do you expect to find now? A home-made cake?
Don't take it off.
As I was saying about the $200, it's not as if I'm holding out on my own brother.
- I told you it was an emergency, didn't I? - (whistling)
Dolly, this is my kid sister Rose.
Rose, this is Miss...
- Miss Fletcher. - How do you do, Miss Fletcher?
Hello.
Dolly - that is, Miss Fletcher - helps out sometimes.
She just happened to drop by this morning.
Well, I'm very glad to have met you, Miss Grogan.
Very nice meeting you.
- What's the matter? - Nothing. It's love in bloom.
Goodbye. I've watched it bloom before.
Look, Dolly...
This may seem funny to you, but the kid doesn't know about us.
I gathered that much. I can even quote you.
"Rose, this is Miss Whatshername. She just happened to drop by this morning."
Were you so scared you couldn't remember my name?
What is there to know about us anyway?
Am I a lady barber? They've got sex in the Bronx too. So what's the mystery?
I'm trying to tell you. She's only a baby, a protected baby.
Come off it: Babies aren't built like that.
And besides...
if you're such a bluenosed puritan about your sister, then...
just forget it.
I just didn't know she was coming. Understand? I just wasn't prepared.
I know.
You're not prepared for a lot of things. I'm beginning to get the idea.
Sorry. I didn't mean to scare you, ma'am.
It's all right. I don't scare easily.
- I was looking for Mr Grogan. - He's in the kitchen.
- Do you work here? - Well, kind of.
I more or less get dirtied up around the place.
Are you a fighter?
Not really. A lot of people have different ideas about it though.
I see.
Do you belong up here? I mean, I've never seen you around before.
I'm Willy's sister.
You are?
What's funny?
Nothing. Nothing at all.
Galahad: Hey, Galahad:
- Who's Galahad? - That's me.
Excuse me.
- Nice to have met you. - Thank you.
- He knows about cars? - Like Edison knew about light sockets.
He could put a carburettor right up your nose without makin' you sneeze.
Knock it off.
Zimmerman says this heap conked out on him. He's not out of gasoline.
OK.
- (Willy) Rose: - I'm out here.
So what's there to see?
Just the country. Things you don't see in the Bronx any more.
I'll remember to send you a picture. Tomorrow you'll be back in the Bronx.
Yeah?
Jerry: I'm glad you got back to me.
I called about that ten-round television spot you've got open next week.
Local - that's what I figured.
Willy, let me talk to Zimmerman. I wanna use one of his boys.
Zimmerman? What makes you think you need one of Zimmerman's sleepwalkers?
Jerry, I wouldn't sell you a short package
any more than I'd frame the League of American Mothers.
We've been friends too long for that.
Jerry. Jerry...
I know for a fact Zimmerman left for Boston half an hour ago.
- He's still... - Sh: Hm?
- Good luck in Boston, Joie. - I'll need it. I'll miss you, Galahad.
What'd I tell you about the way the kid tunes a car?
So it's running, I grant you. Thank you.
What? That's all? He can live on gasoline fumes? Pay him.
It was nothin', Lew. It was nothin'.
In a service station would they say that? Pay him.
Stay out of it, Lew. The kid said it was nothin' and I'm satisfied it was nothin'.
There goes a real fast man with a buck, that Zimmerman. What's this?
A U bolt I wanna rethread. Has Willy got some tools?
The only tools around here are a can opener and a shovel, maybe.
You wanna monkey with tools, you go down to the village.
- Prohosko's garage. Tell him I sent you. - Prohosko's?
Peter J Prohosko. A very good friend of mine.
I saw it on the way in. I'll go down as soon as I clean up in the barn. Thanks.
There is a big strong kid available.
A big strong kid?
How come I never heard of him? Where'd he come from? Who handles him?
I'm his manager. He's fresh out of the service. He won 1 7 straight knockouts.
1 7 straight knockouts? Where?
Actually, he did most of his fighting in Australia.
- He was stationed there. - Rose? Rose:
Why would I lie?
Quiet, both of you: I'm talking business.
Excuse me, Jerry. No, no. He fights under the name of Kid Galahad.
No, not Gavelin, Galahad.
That's right. Like in the storybook.
You know it's romantic and they'll love him on TV.
Available to you for $1 ,000.
If you're in a jam, Jerry, I'll let him go for 750, but not a quarter less.
Albany was always a fair city.
That's right. One week from tonight. You've got a deal.
- Who's he supposed to fight? - Just some clown. We'll talk later.
No, let's talk about it now. What clown?
Ezzard Bailey. Ten rounds at the Capital Casino.
Oh, Willy, how can you do a thing like that?
Lay off, Lew.
The kid's never had a professional fight. And Ezzard Bailey is no clown.
All right: So I get 33 1/3 per cent.
It just so happens I can use the money.
Why do you both have to look at me like that?
( "Riding the Rainbow")
I'm riding the rainbow
Hitting the highway to happiness
Oh, yes
I'm looking to find
Someone who's meant to be mine
- l'm living to love - I'm living to love
- And loving to live - And loving to live
- I've got a heart - I've got a heart
- I'm longing to give - I'm longing to give
- He should feel this happy comin' back. - Mm.
I'll follow my star
To where you are
- This thing don't ride bad, does it? - So did Fulton's steamboat.
- What's that supposed to mean? - Suppose somebody sees me in this.
I guess somebody somewhere
Someday will teach me to care
- But being alone - But being alone
- Don't bother me - Don't bother me
- I'm free to have fun - I'm free to have fun
- It's fun to be free - It's fun to be free
While I'm riding the rainbow
I'll follow my star
Oh... I'm riding the rainbow
To where you are
- Make a fist. Too tight? - No, it feels all right.
- Nervous? - A little bit. Feel it right here.
Ain't the only place you'll feel it.
Stop running, Willy. How can I talk to you?
Jerry, you got a nasty suspicious nature.
How do I know you can box your way out of a cloud of cigar smoke? 16 knockouts...
- I sent you his record. - Yeah, 16 knockouts in Australia...
- I never said that. - Willy, I'm asking him.
- 1 7 straight knockouts. I can read too. - Thanks, Lew. It's good to be accurate.
Who did you fight in Australia? Sick kangaroos?
Guys to make the skin stand up on your head.
- Name one. - "Name one."
Elio "Tarzan-boy" Pincus, for example. He was a sensation until...
Willy, I don't want any more double-talk. You name one:
Don't answer that. You got your rights.
Are you trying to bug my boy just before he steps into the ring?
You wanna talk to the boxing commissioner?
- Willy, this is my fight club. - And that's my fighter:
A clean-cut American boy, straight out of the army.
What did you think of all that phoney publicity?
- The 1 7 knockouts? - Yeah.
- At first I felt sorry for Willy. - Sorry for him?
He's not a bad guy. Maybe he's got a reason for being a liar.
- It would be nice if we could help him out. - Help him out?
How about you? Look at that.
Suppose Ezzard Bailey separates you from what little brains you got left?
I been thinkin' about that too.
(band music playing)
Galahad, you're a bum. Go home and get your shield.
(woman) Boo, Galahad:
- Don't let it bug you, kid. - (man) Cream puff from Cream Valley:
Rub your shoes in the rosin. Make it look like you know what you're doing.
Ladies and gentlemen, this is the feature attraction,
the main event of the evening: ten rounds of boxing,
conducted under the rules of the New York State Athletic Commission:
Introducing, from the East Side of New York,
weighing 181 pounds, wearing black trunks, Ezzard "Bobo" Bailey.
(cheering)
And his opponent, wearing white trunks, at 180 pounds,
that promising young newcomer from Cream Valley, New York -
- Kid Galahad. - (applause)
- He should be arrested. - Who?
Your brother. He's responsible for this.
Now giving instructions, your referee, Tommy Hart:
We've already covered the instructions in the dressing room,
so I want you to shake hands now, go to your corners and come out fighting.
Cover up your head once in a while. It's not a disgrace to block a punch.
- Good luck, kid. - (bell)
Grab him: Galahad, grab him:
Willy, I can't stand to watch this much longer.
- Excuse me. I must have slipped down. - One more like that and he'll bury you:
Five, six, seven,
eight, nine.
All right.
Felix, get me two boys ready for an emergency bout.
That Galahad won't last the round. They'll want their money back.
That Grogan. Wait till I get my hands on him.
Stop it.
Why can't they stop it now?
Throw a left.
Throw that left:
One, two, three,
four, five, six...
Get up: Get up:
..eight, nine, ten.
(bell)
Correction, Jerry. 18 knockouts in a row.
Hello, tiger.
Let me see what's left of you.
I've seen fellas look worse after a fall off a 40-foot ladder. Wasn't a bad fight, son.
Thanks, Mr Prohosko. Everybody enjoyed it more than me.
Greatest fight I ever saw on TV, kid. Five different times I thought you were dead.
- Did you hear when they introduced him? - You bet I did. Every single word of it.
"From Cream Valley, New York, Kid Galahad."
It did something to me. Did you get the same feeling?
- I'd be a liar if I said I didn't. - That goes for me too.
- Whoa: - How's it goin', kid?
All of these muscleheads trained here, not one said he was from Cream Valley.
- Oh, I wanna pay you for those retreads. - There's no hurry about it.
It should be ready for a spray job pretty soon. Could I use the garage tonight?
Why wouldn't it be all right? The shop is yours.
Thank you.
- Now, there goes my kind of a boy. - I'm with you.
Do you mean you're gonna walk right up to him like bygones was bygones, Max?
We live in an age where every dove of peace has an angle or a proposition.
I think we got the kind he'll listen to.
- Happy Fourth of July. - Who's smiling?
- If that's your attitude... - Never mind that.
After three years you get democratic enough to set foot in my joint. Why?
If you shut up long enough I'll give you two reasons. Can we go inside?
Who's stopping you?
First, as I was about to say, Willy, it's the Fourth of July,
a day in which I've got no objection to visiting with a fellow veteran.
Big deal.
Secondly, we're here on behalf of the Cream Valley Chamber of Commerce.
Another big deal.
You would not have been blackballed without that investigation in Washington.
- I can stand the loss. - Willy, you better listen to Max.
So... I'm listening.
A suggestion was made, Willy,
on account of how everybody seems to like this young Galahad so much...
A suggestion was made that this year, over the Labor Day weekend,
we might sponsor a boxing show.
- With Galahad? - No, with Max Schmeling. Who else?
What we have in mind is Galahad and a suitable opponent at the fairgrounds.
We would draw from the whole resort area, of course, not just from here.
All I can tell you sharpshooters right now is that Galahad will be expensive.
We didn't expect to pay the boy off in Green Stamps. How about it, Willy?
I'll take it.
But as I say it's gonna cost you. I just haven't figured out how much yet.
( "Home Is Where the Heart Is")
It's pretty, isn't it?
Home is where the heart is
And my heart is anywhere you are
Anywhere you are
Is home
I don't need a mansion
On a hill that overlooks the sea
Anywhere you're with me
Is home
Maybe I'm a rolling stone
Who won't amount to much
But everything that I hold dear
Is close enough to touch
For home is where the heart is
And my heart is anywhere you are
Anywhere you are
Is home
Maybe I'm a rolling stone
Who won't amount to much
But everything that I hold dear
Is close enough to touch
For home is where the heart is
And my heart is anywhere you are
Anywhere you are
Is home, home, home, home, home
- Hey, Galahad: - What?
- Hello, Lew. - You comin' to the picnic with us?
Nope. I'm goin' in that.
Wow: In that?
Yep. First time I've had her on the road since her paint job.
I thought I'd give this picnic some real class.
Well, if Rose don't mind looking like she's sittin' in a can of ripe tomatoes, why not?
We'll see you there.
(shouting)
Hey:
Why did she have to go off in that beet-juice jalopy with him?
- You're asking me? - She could go with Maynard and Lew.
Willy, when you're 21 and you look like Rose,
you don't have to ride with Lew and Maynard.
What's that supposed to mean?
You want diagrams?
- Look, Dolly... - That's just what I'm going to do -
Iook at Maynard's corned beef. I promised I'd put a low flame under it.
(man) Mr Grogan?
- Mr Grogan? - That's right.
- Gerson. I'm a guest at Lieberman's. - What can I do for you?
I'm also an assistant district attorney for Manhattan.
That's a great help. We've got nothing to talk about.
I doubt that. New York's as curious as Washington about Otto Danzig.
Sorry. I never knew the answers in the first place.
If you don't know who attacked Rocky,
why are these imported hoodlums sitting on your doorstep 23 1/3½ hours a day?
Mind if I tell you something off the record?
Please do.
Otto doesn't believe me either.
( band plays "When the Saints Go Marching In")
(cheering)
Plenty of food.
You think you've eaten lobster before, Maynard. Just wait till you taste this.
Well, Maynard?
I ain't sayin' this lobster is for the birds,
but I'd rather be eatin' my own corned beef.
Lobster: I think I'd like some of that. Is it good?
Fine, Father.
( "I Got Lucky")
Never found a four-leaf clover to bring good luck to me
No rabbit's foot, no lucky star, no magic wishing tree
But I got lucky
Yes, I got lucky
When I found you
Oh, yeah
Got no rainbow around my shoulder
No horseshoe on my door
But I got you to hold me tight
And who could ask for more?
Oh, I got lucky
Yes, I got lucky
When I found you
I always walk around with all my fingers crossed
I'm afraid the love I found just might get lost
So won't you tell me that you love me?
Hurry up and name the day
And then I'll know that my good luck is really here to stay
Oh, I got lucky
Yes, I got lucky
When I found you
I always walk around with all my fingers crossed
I'm afraid the love I found just might get lost
So won't you tell me that you love me?
Hurry up and name the day
And then I'll know that my good luck is really here to stay
Oh, I got lucky
Yes, I got lucky
When I found you
I always walk around with all my fingers crossed
I'm afraid the love I found just might get lost
So won't you tell me that you love me?
Hurry up and name the day
And then I'll know that my good luck is really here to stay
Oh, I got lucky
Yes, I got lucky
When I found you
Oh, I got lucky
Yes, I got lucky
When I found you
Do it again, Galahad. We're just gettin' warm.
You get any warmer you're gonna melt the guitar.
- Walter? - Huh?
That fight that Mr Lieberman was talking about for the Labor Day weekend.
I mean, what's the point of it?
- For me or the chamber of commerce? - You, of course.
Well, it means a lot of money.
Do you wanna fight and get all banged up like you fell down three flights of stairs?
- No. - Then don't do it. Tell them no.
There's only one problem. I wouldn't get the money.
- Who cares? - Me, I care.
I need it. I made plans.
- You think I did all right? - You cooked this great. It cuts real fine.
Exactly what time was it when you saw Rose leave the picnic?
I told you. Six thirty, quarter to seven. I didn't make a note of it.
What's the commotion? She was with Galahad.
I know who she was with and I also know it's 20 minutes to nine.
- Could she be safer with the FBI? - Where did they go?
I told you that too. Back toward the village.
How could I not recognise that jalopy? It's the same colour as a bloody nose.
Very funny. How would you like one?
Little father.
Few things I wanna finish before Lew puts me back in training.
Mr Prohosko doesn't mind you coming in and using the place after hours?
Mind? Mr Prohosko?
I wasn't gonna tell you about Mr Prohosko yet,
but after September we're gonna be partners.
- You and Mr Prohosko, partners? - Uh-huh.
If everything works out all right, he wants to retire. That's why I need the money.
- And no more fights? - No more fights.
There won't be any need for any.
It's like it had to happen.
- What I'm tryin' to say is... - Yes?
- (clatter) - What I mean is I dropped the bolt.
- What kind of a bolt was it, Walter? - Quarter-inch.
How big was it?
Well, a quarter-inch bolt... is a quarter-inch. It's about this big.
Walter...
What do you do when you feel like this?
People usually get married, I understand. It's about the best and safest thing to do.
(footsteps)
Picnics are wonderful, Willy.
Good night.
Come here, Galahad.
Who invited you to go cruising in that jalopy with my sister today?
- I'm sorry, Willy. What? - You heard.
- Where did you go with her? - For one thing we went to the picnic.
Lew and Maynard have been back for hours. Where else did you go?
- Wait... - I won't wait.
We need to get straightened out.
You're here to train for a fight and you'll take your orders from me.
One of those orders is keep away from Rose.
I'm sorry, Willy. Rose is old enough to decide for herself.
Is she? So you two can sneak off in that red tin can looking for a cabbage patch?
You got a dirty mind, Willy. Oh, we were cuttin' up real wild tonight.
First we went to Henry's Hamburger Haven.
We held hands on top of the table. Is that so bad?
- Don't get cute with me. - Then we went to Prohosko's.
- Did you bother getting out of the car? - You have got a dirty mind.
The important thing, Willy, is that we decided to get married in September.
Married?
You... decided to get married?
We decided, Willy. We. It's a two-party arrangement.
You've been sniffing too many gasoline fumes.
My sister's not marrying any meatball.
Don't call me a meatball, Willy. I don't like it.
I got plans. I don't wanna stop punches with my head.
So you wind up a grease monkey in some broken-down garage?
That's for my sister? I'm supposed to roll out the champagne?
Champagne or stale beer, I don't care. That's up to you.
The rest depends on Rose.
Nobody asked you to come here. All you had were empty pockets
and a shine on the seat of your pants.
Don't push me, Willy. I'm a grease monkey that won't slide so easily.
I've found out the score up here. This is a business, Willy?
Feeding yourself from the sweat of these "meatballs"? Is that the smart way, Willy?
With two hoodlums ridin' you so close you can't even scratch?
Running to a bookie joint every day like a scared kid.
Shut up.
That's not for me. If I spill anybody's blood after Labor Day, it'll be my own.
- I'm not frightened by work. - Shut up:
You can't yell loud enough to make me shut up. I think the fight game stinks.
When I get what I want, I'm quittin'. I'm through.
I'm not marrying Rose because she's your sister, Willy,
but in spite of it.
I'm waitin', Willy. I'm waitin'.
Stop it. What's the matter with you, anyway?
With me? This cream-headed clown wants to marry my sister.
That's what's the matter with me.
Well, at least he's not asking her to hang around for three or four years, Willy.
Well, Willy?
Look, Marvin, I may be annoyed with this boy.
I may have had a bellyful of all that's sweet about him, but...
Galahad's opponent will be Sugar Boy Romero.
Jerry Bathgate's handling it for the chamber of commerce.
Jerry's had his instructions. He doesn't blow his nose unless Otto says so.
Come off it: If they were handcuffed together,
Galahad couldn't hit Romero with a bucket of beans.
- Then you know about the Sugar Boy. - Why wouldn't I know?
I saw him on the coast last year, in Los Angeles and Tijuana.
He was handled by his uncle or somebody.
He's no longer handled by his uncle.
Look, nobody's trying to hurt your boy, or kill a golden goose.
All Otto wants is a nice payday for Sugar Boy.
And the chance to cover all the bets the local sports'll make on Galahad.
- That makes sense, doesn't it? - Yeah. For Otto.
- Otto? - Mm-hm.
Are you puttin' me on or something?
You're in hock to your eyebrows with six bookmakers I can name.
Horses won't pay off for you the way this thing will.
You put your end of the purse on Romero. It's your only chance to get even.
Willy, like it or not, Otto's adopted you. You're one of the family.
Use the left more.
That's it. Left, then right.
Hold it. Come over here.
Give me some right crosses.
Hold the left there, then a right cross.
Good.
Hold it, hold it.
- That's all for today, kid. - I only went a couple of rounds.
Don't worry. You get any sharper, you'll punch yourself in the leg.
Go ahead. Take a shower.
Don't cool it, run.
Nice goin', kid. I bet you worked up a big appetite. I got a steak for you like... mmm.
- "Memories of Atlantic City"? - Oh-oh. Love in bloom again.
Get out. Who asked you to come in while I was dressing?
- When did this start? - Right now.
- Throw something else. - I'm all out of cheap souvenirs.
- Darling... - I've had three years of "darling".
- I get more allergic to it every day. - So you're going back to Lieberman?
Just leave well enough alone. Get away from me.
- You don't mean it. - We won't go into this song and dance.
- Come on now. - Willy, put your hands in your pockets.
This is no time for your shell game. I've had it too many times. Three years...
Three years ago, when I quit Lieberman's,
we were gonna turn this miserable cauliflower patch
- into something we'd be proud of. - I'm trying to get on my feet.
You've been on and off your feet like Humpty Dumpty for three long years.
We were gonna turn this into another Lieberman's. Remember?
With the added touch of your sweet Irish charm.
But I'll tell you what this place is.
This is Lieberman's... after the garbage hit the fan.
So I missed the boat a couple of times. Does that mean it's too late now?
A thousand horse races too late. All the times you conned me.
So many times we could've papered this barn with losing tickets.
You don't just throw away three years, angel.
- You don't? - No.
Just let me tell you something. It's already thrown away.
A little sweat and honest effort
would've been worth all the speeches and promises.
If you haven't had it by now, I have.
A little something I overlooked. Tijuana, Mexico.
I was your fiancée.
Pardon the expression.
The girl in cabin six. So much for Tijuana.
- That's where we saw Sugar Boy Romero. - That's right.
One look at Sugar Boy and you can see why Mexico only needs a small army.
- Very funny. - Willy, I know...
I know you are not fond of marriage for any member of your family. Last night...
Last night, when I needed you, you let me down. I was only telling that young...
I know what you were telling him.
You were so teed off at the idea of Rose getting married
that you arranged to have his brains knocked out by Romero.
It's just that you and marriage have never learned to mix.
All right.
- What? - I'll lay you three to one, angel,
I never bet on another horse.
What's the matter? What did I do now?
You'll probably never know. Excuse me.
- Sorry, Chuck. - It's OK.
Time.
When he throws a left hook, that right of yours is great.
- Willy, we're just doing great. - Fine.
Start working on the left now. All lefts. Left jabs.
Time.
Frankly, the kid's much improved.
This way he don't figure to get murdered by Romero, just a few weeks in the clinic.
Look at him. Look at that kid work.
Fine.
Garfield, it wouldn't look right me goin' in uniform to a bookie joint.
Not this time of the morning anyhow.
- Maybe yes, maybe no. - I'd like to bet on Galahad.
Give it to me later. Everybody in this town is trying to throw their cash at me.
From the barber to the mayor.
The mayor too?
( "A Whistling Tune")
It's a whistling tune for walking in the night
And the murmuring waters sing the song
The echoing mountains hum along
The whispering valleys fill the air
With a whistling tune our hearts can share
It's so wonderful to walk beneath the moon
Listening to old Mother Nature's favourite tune
(whistles)
It's a whistling tune for walking in the night
Well, here we are.
We are?
Talk to him here?
- Fill out the papers and things now? - I'm pretty sure.
- Could we see Father Higgins? - Of course. Won't you come in?
- Please sit down. - Thank you.
Rose Grogan. Why didn't you say it was you?
Well, you've grown up to be the fine big girl your father always said you'd be.
- Thank you. Father, this is Walter Gulick. - Father.
I know. I saw the two of you in church a few times and I took the trouble to ask.
I've heard them talking about you all over town, Galahad.
It mightn't hurt if you carried your shield a little higher.
Father, the reason we dropped in...
I know the reason you dropped in to see me.
It's obvious you didn't come to make arrangements for a wake. Sit down.
- How long have you known him, Rose? - A few months.
That could be too short a time in some situations and too long a time in others.
- When do you plan being married? - Next month, Father.
It takes a month with the publishing of the banns.
- You know what you're getting into? - I'm sure I do.
You know how it is in this league, Rose. There's no second time around.
You buy a pig in a poke and you darn well better learn to like pork.
- I love him. - It's a wonderful motive.
Not the most original, but certainly the best.
I guess we can start filling out the papers. You were baptised someplace, I gather?
Yes, Father. I have the certificate.
- Where were you baptised? - Right here.
You misunderstand me. I asked where you were baptised.
Yes, I know. Right here in Cream Valley.
I don't get it.
All I've heard in town and Dolce's Barbershop, for instance,
is that you're from some town in Kentucky.
That's where I was brought up, but I was born here, Father.
"Church of St Stanislaus, August 1 4th, 1 939, Walter Joseph Gulick."
I'll have to check the records. Meanwhile, congratulations to both of you.
- And welcome home. - Thank you, Father.
(Lew) Keep crowdin' him.
Move.
- You know the Model T Ford he fixed up? - Yeah.
Turned down $1 ,000 from an antique dealer.
- He's gonna be my partner too. - Partner?
I'll tell you one thing about this young Galahad.
- A Benny Leonard he ain't, but he's willin'. - You bet.
That's it. Keep crowdin' him, kid.
Get it up there.
- Keep the right up. All right, time. - (applause)
Thanks, Orlando. That's all for now.
- How was I doing? - You were all right with a welterweight.
Now I got a guy comin' in with six hands and a buggy whip.
He's gonna slap you silly until you're in shape.
What are you talkin' about, Lew?
You heard what he said and he's not kidding.
- Joie: - Galahad, how are you? Good to see you.
- Great fight in Boston. - Knocked him out.
I came to help out before the big fight.
- You gonna knock me out? - Let's see.
Honeymoon's over. Time.
Joie, throw a left hook.
Oh, no, you don't:
This guy did this to me before. He's rough. You better get me a headgear.
Where did you learn that jab? You been doin' a lotta work.
So what? These two clowns couldn't handle Romero with a baseball bat.
I wonder.
- Well, Father. - Hello, Max.
That's it.
Come on, Galahad. Keep that guard up.
- Right: - Good boy, Galahad.
Hey: Who's workin' on who?
Left: Jab left, Galahad.
Now cross. Hit him:
Never knew you were such a fight fan, Max.
Well, it's only...
Well, it's the chamber of commerce for one thing, and... I like this boy.
It's not like the old days, is it?
Fighters were fighters then, Father.
KO Phil Kaplan, Augie Ratner, Battling Levinsky.
I remember them like they were here in front of us.
Even the little men were giants then.
Jack Bernstein, Louis "Kid" Kaplan, Ruby Goldstein, Corporal lzzy Schwartz.
I could go back even further, to Abe Attell and...
Well?
All right then. Harlem Tommy Murphy.
Thank you.
- More coffee? I'm packin' in for the night. - This'll do me. Hey, where's Willy?
Same place he's been the last three nights.
- What do you mean? - Over at Lieberman's.
Like a grasshopper hidden in the flora and the fauna.
Get outta here. Willy?
He's carryin' a torch for Dolly. Like life ain't worth a liver sandwich without her.
You mean he goes to Lieberman's, sneaks in to see her?
Like I say, he merges with the flora and the fauna,
- just to see her, to hear her sing a song. - How do you like that?
Between the two of us, Lew,
for a bum like Willy, I think it's kind of beautiful and sweet.
How do you like that?
- Evening. - Willy ain't here.
That's fine. You're the one I wanted to see.
You been around long enough I don't have to draw pictures, Lew.
I'm not as smart as you, Otto. Sometimes I need a picture.
Not for this.
You know as well as I do this knight in armour can't lick one half of Romero.
So what are you all doin' here?
Accidents happen. Some people call them miracles.
Give me a for-instance.
This kid takes a punch like a barn door, Marvin tells me.
He could get lucky with a wild punch of his own.
With all the dough ridin' on this fight, that's something I couldn't afford.
Gets me right here, Otto. Just can't tell you how bad I feel.
- So what do you want from me? - A little insurance.
- Somethin' you can handle real nice. - Get outta here. That's outta my line.
- How long you been handling fighters? - A long time. Too long.
- Mended a lot of cuts, haven't you? - A fair share.
Don't be so modest. You're probably the best in the country.
I've seen you work at the Garden, St Nick's, the Stadium.
You could patch the eye of a monkey on a swing.
- So what about it? - This about it.
Galahad's got a jaw like a kerbstone, but he cuts and bleeds like anybody else.
After three rounds with Romero, the referee will have to stop it,
as long as you're not in his corner to patch him up.
That's your insurance?
Let's just say it's part of my business to see that he bleeds a little bit extra.
Here's $500 to help you get lost.
There'll be somebody else in Galahad's corner. Someone who'll know what to do.
Someone who'll make sure that he bleeds,
that'll open the cuts instead of closing them.
Any bright ideas?
Yeah, I got a bright idea.
It's what you can do with this $500.
(groaning)
Maynard?
Lew?
Lew...
We've been having a quiet, professional talk, Willy.
What happened?
Otto was here.
So as they wouldn't be any help to Galahad,
they busted my hands.
Otto?
We're an old firm that can't afford to take chances.
Who? Who?
I was never a shy one, Willy.
Agh:
Look out, Willy:
Thanks.
- You all right, Willy? - I'm OK.
Lew...
You didn't hurt your hands, did you?
No, Lew. I didn't hurt 'em.
(band music playing)
Otto, 8700 so far.
Garfield, glad I found you. I missed you at the place.
Just as well, isn't it, considering the way you're into me?
- This has nothing to do with horses. - What?
We can clear that up when the fight's over. Right now...
Yeah, Willy?
Right now I wanna put a modest bundle on Galahad, like 1800.
1800?
- First sentimental bet I ever made. - You?
Wait a minute.
Ooh, man.
- Hurt much, Lew? - No more than as if seven snakes bit me.
Tie it in the back, Maynard.
You got ten minutes, Galahad. Where's Willy?
Willy's gone to bet an arm, a leg and his social security number on Galahad.
On Galahad?
Just to let you know how we feel, kid, he's got Lew's money and mine, and...
Keep a clamp on that big lip of yours.
Everybody's bettin' everything on me?
We went for a couple of bucks. You don't have to carry the world on your back.
It's a credit to you, kid. The mayor says the whole town's gone in hock...
Holy smokes, Maynard. Keep your big mouth shut:
- Mr Grogan, I almost believe you. - Suit yourself.
I never knew who attacked Rocky Virgil. I couldn't have testified if I'd wanted to.
But you will testify to what happened last night?
After what they did to Lew, I'll sing like a bluebird when the big day comes.
Right now, if you don't mind, Mr Gerson, I've got Sugar Boy Romero on my mind.
Willy... thanks.
Sugar, knock it off. If you get any warmer, we'll have to step on your fuse.
This bum is fat. He's five or six pounds overweight.
- Fat? - (speaks Spanish)
Shut up. There's too much money involved for anybody to get careless.
Otto's orders to your boy are simple.
If he can't belt out Galahad early, he's to cut him up.
Freddie'll take care of the rest.
(Spanish)
- Comprende? - Is no contest.
Freddie, get going over to Galahad's room.
I don't know why I came, do you?
Cos you're in love and you're gonna marry the man.
After what you told me last night, I know why I came.
I don't know what good we can do.
We can root home a winner.
Mouthpiece, swabs, cotton, smelling salts. It's all here.
- Hi. - Hello, Lew.
Otto sent me, Willy, to take loving care of your boy.
- That's real nice, Freddie. Thanks. - Galahad, you're on.
Come on, let's go:
Freddie, let's check the kit.
Joe: This guy tried to slug me.
Oh, yeah? I'll take care of him.
What's happened to Freddie? Why isn't he in the ring now?
I don't know. He was on his way five minutes ago.
You seen Marvin and Ralphie?
We can't get outta here on a writ of habeas corpus?
We know as much about habeas corpus as you do, you flat-footed slob.
I realise that, Ralphie. You've been locked up in the can a lot more times than me.
What about the phone call?
..sponsored by the Cream Valley Chamber of Commerce.
Introducing, from Tijuana, Mexico,
weighing 181 1/3½ pounds, Ramon "Sugar Boy" Romero.
(cheering)
And in this corner, his opponent,
weighing 1 781/3½ pounds, from Cream Valley, New York,
our own Kid Galahad.
The referee, Mushy Callahan, will now give them their instructions.
You know the rules. Let's have a good bout.
Shake hands and come out boxing. Good luck.
Let's go. Shake it up.
Good luck, kid.
Well, what can I say?
(bell)
Keep your left up:
Block some of those punches:
- This kid is human? - I don't know.
- Clench: - Kid, keep your right up.
(bell)
(speaks Spanish)
(bell)
Willy, keep pressure on that cut.
You don't have to take this kind of a beating.
Win, lose or draw, they're gonna pay you.
Win, lose or draw, you can still buy that lousy garage.
Kid, listen. He's bound to start throwin' left hooks.
When he does, straighten 'em out with a left and then cross with your right.
- (whistle) - Seconds out.
(Lew) Use that right hand.
(bell)
(crowd) Six, seven, eight,
nine, ten.
Eight hundred.
Willy: Willy:
Hello, Dolly.
Hello yourself.
I heard what happened last night.
Well, frankly, you clumsy clown, I couldn't help feeling proud.
- Like old times, isn't it? - No.
Not like old times. That's where you're wrong, Willy.
I'll lay you three to one that we're married before midnight.
- How much did you bet, Father? - What makes you think I bet?
Father, I eat a piece of ham once in a while.
I make a bet once in a while.
Never found a four-leaf clover to bring good luck to me
No rabbit's foot, no lucky star, no magic wishing tree
Oh, I got lucky
Yes, I got lucky
When I found you
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