President Truman will be here tomorrow, so all you folks in Dallas turn out.
This is Cowboy Rhythms on KTRN, Wichita Falls.
Here's Hank Williams' big hit tune, "Cold, Cold Heart."
You ain't ever gonna amount to nothing.
Already spent a dime this morning, ain't even had a decent breakfast.
Give me the chalk.
Why don't you comb your hair, Sonny?
It sticks up. Look like you smelled a wolf.
I'm surprised you had the nerve to show up...
...after that stomping you all took last night.
- Well, could've been worse. - What'd you say?
- Could've been worse. - Yeah.
You can say that about nearly everything, I guess.
A few football teams have had some luck with tackling.
Keeps the other team from scoring quite so often.
Sounds too rough for me.
You don't even care if it was your last game.
You ain't ever gonna get stomped for your own high-school ball team again.
- Where's your school spirit? - Don't know.
You working today?
The truck's being greased.
So, you see, this is what I get for betting on my own hometown ball team.
I ought to have better sense.
Wouldn't hurt if you had a better hometown.
You mind pointing that at the floor till I get by?
I don't want my eye poked out.
Don't let Billy get too far away, will you, son?
You're damn more dangerous in a pool hall than you are on a football field.
Hey-
You ever heard of tackling?
Hey, Duane!
Boy, I froze my ass last night!
Hey, why the hell can't you kids learn to tackle?
Hey, how about taking Genevieve some change, being as you're going that way?
Toss me one!
Pick up the ball, Crawford.
Look, Larry, they can catch.
Feisty sons of bitches, aren't they? Wish they could tackle.
Or do something useful.
Team wasn't worth a kiss-my-ass this year.
Fade out, Crawford. One more time.
All right, you boys. Cut it out.
I got enough problems without you playing that game over again.
We could've run off to Mexico with this, you know.
- Hey, play the new one we heard. - Which one?
Down payment on breakfast.
Let somebody prosperous play the jukebox.
Nobody prosperous would eat here.
- Well, I ain't very hungry. - Well, I am.
You want the pickup first tonight?
I oughtn't get it first every Saturday. It's half yours.
- Go ahead. - You sure?
Sure, I'm sure. Anyways, I got lots of deliveries to make.
- And I have to go clear to Ranger. - Okay.
I'll be lucky to get back for the second show.
My goodness, Sonny.
Frank oughtn't work you so late on weekends.
That's what I keep telling him.
You ain't got in in time to see the comedy in three weeks.
Hope you don't want popcorn, because there ain't none.
And you missed the newsreel too.
The main show's done started, so I'll just charge you 30 cents.
Thanks, Miss Mosey.
I was wondering if my daughter had deserted us too, when I heard her voice.
Pa! Pa! Hi, Pa.
Kay was our only daughter.
I know a father's not supposed to have favourites, but when it's Kay...
- You smell good. - You like it?
- What's that? - An atomiser.
What'd you get? A present?
Who from?
Somebody.
I decided you had a wreck.
What's happened to you? You look different.
- I do? - Yeah.
You look all lit up inside.
You're not wearing your usual deadpan look.
That "How'd I ever get into this family?" look.
Father.
You've been taking those vitamins Dr Gray sent you.
That's right.
I guess I'll get me some of those vitamins.
I'll get it, Delilah.
What's the matter with her? She looks kind of queer.
- Guess what. - What?
- It's our anniversary. - What?
We've been going steady a year tonight.
Yeah?
Seems like a lot longer.
You should've got me some anniversary present.
You can have another stick of gum. That's all I got on me.
You can give me a dollar too.
That's how much it cost me and Marlene for the show.
Hi. What are y'all doing back here in the dark?
- He's coming for me in a few minutes. - I'll get your coffee.
- Where'd the boys go? - Ben had some date.
Tommy went for basketball practice.
I don't see why they should get the pickup first all the time.
All they ever wanna do is neck anyway.
Buckley says that's not too young for them to marry.
- I didn't marry your mother till I was 25. - Oh, I know, Pop.
- Need some help, Jessie? - Yeah, sure do.
- So long, Sam. - Bye, Sam.
- Come on. - Good night.
- Good night. Sure did like the picture. - Well, good.
- Good night. - Good night.
Crack your window. Leave the motor running.
It's just too cold in here.
Your hands are like ice!
Put on my gloves.
What's the matter with you? You act plain bored.
Quit! Quit!
You said this was our anniversary.
Let's do something different.
Well, I like that! You cheapskate.
Didn't even get me a present, and now you wanna get me pregnant.
My God, Charlene! It was just my hand.
Yeah. One thing leads to another.
My mama told me how that old stuff goes.
We'll have plenty of time for that when we get married.
You wasn't no livelier than me.
Because you ain't good-looking enough. You ain't even got a ducktail.
Well, anyway, I'm done late.
Let's go on home.
Some anniversary.
If that's the way you feel about it, I'd just as soon break up, Charlene.
I don't wanna spoil no more anniversaries for you.
That's the way nice girls get treated in this town!
I might've known you wasn't dependable.
You wasn't even in the backfield either.
This jacket's got a hole in the pocket, but don't ask me to sew it for you.
You can give me back my pictures too.
I don't want you showing all the other boys and telling how hot I am.
You wasn't very hot.
I hope you ain't down in the mouth about Charlene.
- I ain't blue about her. - What are you blue about then?
Ain't nobody to go with in this town.
Jacy's the only pretty girl in school and Duane's got her.
I'd call that his tough luck.
You don't have to eat so fast. You ain't in a race.
Jacy will bring you more misery than she'll ever be worth.
Did your dad give you this?
He needs all he's got.
Wouldn't hurt you to take something from him once in a while.
I don't know. You and Duane both in a boarding house.
Him with the mother, and you with the father. Don't seem right.
And your dad's taking too many pills, you know.
Yeah.
But I'm no one to talk.
I never did get on with Mama. I still don't.
Say, I hear Dan's going back to work soon.
- I guess you'll be quitting before long. - Honey...
...we got 4000 dollars' worth of doctor bills to pay.
I will probably be making cheeseburgers for your grandkids.
Look at it. Your little ducktail over here.
Well...
...I wonder what my chances are, this morning...
...of interesting you kids in John Keats.
None at all.
Joe Bob?
I read that poem of his about the nightingale.
I didn't think it was so good.
Sounded like he wanted to be a nightingale.
I don't think he wanted to be a nightingale, Joe Bob.
Maybe he just wanted to be immortal.
All you have to do to be immortal is lead a good Christian life.
Anyone can do it if they love the Lord.
Well, maybe so, Joe Bob, maybe so.
Here now, let me-- Let me read you this.
"When old age shall this generation waste...
...thou shalt remain in midst of other woe than ours...
...a friend to man, to whom thou say'st:
'Beauty is truth, truth beauty'--
That is all ye know on earth...
...and all ye need to know."
Run, you little pissants, run!
Tough it out! Tough it out! You gotta be men like the rest of us.
Ain't none of you pretty enough to be women.
Here, Joe Bob.
Quit flapping your arms. You look like a goddamn goose.
Even for a preacher's boy, you ought to be in better shape.
What kind of female are you ever gonna get?
Tough it out! Tough it out!
Run, you little pissants.
All right, off the court.
If you all didn't jack off so damn much, maybe you could stay in shape.
Come here a minute, Sonny.
Now, you do me a favour, and I'll do you one.
Sure, coach.
My old lady's got to go to the doctor tomorrow.
You know women. Always something wrong.
Yeah, I guess.
Well, take it from me. Anyway, I haven't got have time to drive her.
Now, if you'll do this for me, I'll get you out of civics class.
I'll be glad to. That's the best offer I've had all day.
You tell her you got to get back for practice...
...so she won't stay in there too long.
I've got enough bills to pay already.
"Know what the trouble is with you?
You ain't got no school spirit."
Anarene High School, we love you
Love you ever so grand
We will always be so loyal
Loyal to a man
Anarene, defeat or victory
We will always be true
Anarene High School, we love you
And we'll fight for you
You need a haircut.
Hey, come on, Jimmie Sue. We're hungry over here too.
I'm coming. I'm coming. Hold your horses!
Better watch it. Here comes your mama.
Jacy, we're having supper at home tonight.
I expect you there in 15 minutes, you hear?
Okay, Mama. I was just giving the boys a ride.
Hey, Abilene.
Now here's a tune that's been on the pop hit list for some weeks.
Listen and tell us the name.
What is it?
What is it, huh?
- "Shrimp Boats." - "Shrimp Boats" You got it!
Very good, Thomas. You were in on that too.
All right. There's $120. We're going along fine.
Now we come to City Limits. This is...
Guess you hate me tonight, huh?
Oh, Mama, I love you, but I love Duane too. Even if you don't like it.
I don't care. I'd just hate to see you marry him, that's all.
You wouldn't be rich anymore.
- I don't care about money. Not at all. - In two months, he'll stop flattering you.
You're pretty stupid then.
You married Daddy when he was poor, and he got rich, didn't he?
Scared your daddy into getting rich, beautiful.
If Daddy could do it, Duane could too.
Not married to you. You're not scary enough.
Well, you're rich and miserable. I sure don't wanna be like you.
Not much danger of that.
- You slept with him? - Mama!
Go to the doctor sometime and arrange something...
...so you don't have to worry about babies. You have to be careful.
But it's a sin unless you're married. You know I wouldn't do that.
Don't be so mealy-mouthed!
I thought if you slept with him...
...you might find out that there isn't anything magic about him.
Then we can send you away to a good school--
- But I don't wanna leave. - Marry some wealthy boy.
Why can't I stay here and go to college in Wichita Falls?
Because.
Everything is flat and empty here.
And nothing to do!
Can I have some of that?
Help yourself. Don't you have any?
Well, yeah, but I feel like smelling good right now.
Don't you ever feel like doing anything right now?
You ought to leave your face just like that.
All you really need now is a little eyebrow pencil.
Okay. Good night.
Just remember, beautiful, everything gets old if you do it often enough.
So if you wanna find out about monotony real quick, marry Duane.
- -Number one hit in the country right here on KTRN...
...your Mutual station in Wichita Falls.
Our old friend, Hank Williams, wrote that.
You're with us on Strike It Rich and the audience with a heart.
Say, if you like being with our audience, we're on television every day.
That's right. Every day, Monday through Friday, at 11:30 a.m. New York time.
Also, every morning, Monday through Friday, we're on radio.
Look at your paper for time and station.
And every Wednesday night at 9:00 right back here on television again.
The Colgate-Palmolive-Peet Company invite you to write us for tickets.
All you have to do is write to Strike It Rich...
...Box 500, Grand Central Annex...
Hello.
- Abilene, you asleep? - No.
Feel like company?
Well, I thought I'd drive out, see how my well is coming.
Drill hard. You're better at oil wells anyway.
Before we continue, I'll remind you to look...
...for one of your favourite programmes. I know it's one of mine.
The whole family always watches The Colgate Comedy Hour.
Hello, Sonny. What you want?
Coach said you need a driver.
Didn't he tell you I was coming?
No, he didn't mention it. I thought he was gonna drive me himself.
I guess he just couldn't get off.
Let me just get the radio.
Is it something bad?
No.
It's something very...
Thank you.
Here's the keys.
I guess I'd better be getting back to school.
It was nice of you to drive me.
Well, it beats sitting through civics, ma'am.
Wouldn't you like to come in and have a soda?
If you can stand me for a few more minutes.
Okay.
I hate these northers.
Would you prefer milk? Just sit at the table.
Or you can go right now if you want.
I was just scared to be alone for a minute. I'm sorry I made you come in.
I'll take a Dr Pepper.
You'll never forgive me, I know.
Go on. You don't have to stay any longer.
Thank you for the Dr Pepper.
I guess you'll be glad when basketball season's over.
Why?
Well, coach probably don't get to stay home much...
...during football and basketball season.
My God, you don't know a thing about it, do you?
You better go on to basketball practice.
Thanks for the Dr Pepper.
- Hi, Jacy. - Oh, hi.
Duane coming?
Say, you know Bobby Sheen, don't you? Over at Wichita Falls?
I met him at the country club.
Well, he's gonna have this midnight swimming party tonight.
- You wanna run over there with me? - I can't.
I guess you heard about the last one.
His folks were gone to Miami, and everybody swam naked.
His folks are gone again, so it'll probably be pretty wild.
Sure wish you could come. Bobby has great parties.
A lot of kids from the club gonna be there.
Gee, Lester, I'd like to go.
I'm gonna have a big problem with Duane though.
Well, don't go off without me. Maybe I can.
- Hi, Duane. - What did Lester want?
Oh, Lester. He's such a bore.
- Hey, Abilene! - What do you say, buddy?
Hey there. Hi.
Merry Christmas.
This is Jackie Lee French. This is Lois Farrow, my boss's wife.
What do you mean, kissing her like that?
I ought to slap your face!
Well, why don't you just kiss my ass?
I never come here to referee no fight.
Well, good, then come dance with me.
Get yourself a drink, honey. I'll be back.
Hi, Ruth.
Wait for me outside.
--a thousand barrels of oil a day.
A thousand barrels.
It's too hot in here. Let's go outside.
I don't want drunks tromping on my feet.
I got something to give you anyway.
- Hey, Sonny- - Hey, Sonny-
Hi.
Hi, Sonny.
Hi, Dad.
How you doing?
Okay.
Well, that's good.
See you.
Sure.
- You mean, my Christmas present. - Yep.
I haven't had time to get you anything yet.
I haven't had a minute to shop.
Hope you like it. I saved up for six months to get it.
Oh, it's just beautiful.
It's just what I've been wanting.
You're so sweet, spending all that money on me.
Oh, you're so sexy, Duane.
I just wish I didn't have to leave you tonight.
Well, you don't.
Oh, I do too. I could just kill my mother!
What do you mean?
She made me promise to go to a swim party in Wichita with Lester Marlow.
Because his folks are rich. Don't be mad.
I ain't mad at you, but goddamn it!
It's all Lester's fault. He keeps asking Mama.
All I wanna do is stay with the man I love.
Goddamn.
No, no, Duane! I gotta go. I gotta go.
What do you mean, asking my girl for a date?
- You turn me loose! - I will when you're ready to fight.
Let's have it out!
Come on, Marlow.
Here, knock off that shit, boys. This is the Christmas season.
Run along here, Wichita.
I can't stand here all night protecting your shoeshine.
I just don't know what I'm gonna do about him. He's so crazy about me.
Nothing against Duane, but that's a roughneck for you.
They aren't sophisticated about these things.
Well, Merry Christmas!
Come on in, let's have some punch, boy.
- Hi, Sonny. - Oh, hi.
- Wanna help me? - Okay.
You're not dancing. Don't you have a girlfriend?
I did have. We broke up a couple months ago.
Oh, why? Mind my asking?
I was going with Charlene Duggs.
She thought I got fresh with her. I never did, really.
I guess we broke up because we didn't like each other much to begin with.
I hope you're not sad about it.
I don't think Charlene's near nice enough for you.
I didn't see you dancing.
No, I don't dance much.
Will you drive me to the clinic again next week?
Well, you bet.
We better not dawdle here.
Bobby.
Hey, look! New victims!
- Hi, Jacy.
Glad you could make it. We're dressed informally.
Hi, Jacy.
You know Annie-Annie.
Wanna join the club?
Sure.
Well, you gotta get undressed out there on the diving board.
So everybody gets to watch.
We all do it the first time.
- That's the rule. - Yeah. I did it last Easter.
- Okay? - Okay.
Everybody out for the strip show!
Don't pay any attention to Sandy. He's my little brother.
If he gooses you or anything, I'll make him go to bed.
Goodness! I hope I don't fall off this thing.
Sandy can fish you out if you do.
Duane, been looking for you. Hey, where's Jacy?
Oh, don't remind him. We just got him quiet. Want a drink?
- Where'd you get it? - Found it in a guy's car.
- When he weren't looking. - Let's do something.
Good idea. Why don't we hunt up some pussy?
Oh, you wouldn't know what to do with it if we found some.
What happened?
Lester took his girl to a swimming party.
Let's all go out and get a fuck.
I know where's a heifer. It belongs to my Uncle Hank.
Why the hell not?
- I say a heifer beats nothing. - Pussy's pussy!
I don't want no heifer.
We ought to buy Billy a piece of ass.
- Yeah, we oughtn't let him die a virgin. - Yeah.
Mama says idiot kids don't live long.
He ain't no idiot kid. He just don't talk.
Bet he's still a virgin, though.
Hey, we ought to fix him up with Jimmie Sue.
It'd make no difference to Billy.
Look, we shouldn't try anything like that.
Why not? It wouldn't cost us more than $1.50.
If that's all, we ought to get her ourselves.
Shit! A heifer's better than Jimmie Sue.
Get the stupid little thing in here. I ain't got all night.
Let's get those pants off, boys.
You won't be a virgin much longer.
Come on, Billy, we're gonna get you laid.
Grab on now. Come on, do your job.
Get her, Billy-boy!
This is the dumbest thing I ever seen!
- He don't even know what to do! - Come on, Billy. It worked for me.
Damn it, put it to her, boy!
- Get her, Billy. - Come on, Billy. Screw it to her, boy.
You stop that yelling out there.
It ain't even in!
Goddamn!
Goddamn, you stupid little thing!
Couldn't even wait. Look at this mess!
You okay, Billy?
You all right?
Well, now I know. Idiots as bad as Mexicans.
Don't bother me no more for that crazy thing.
Wouldn't mess with him again for less than three and a half.
Which one of you bloodied his nose?
I've told you all not to fight with Billy. He don't understand about fighting.
What happened, Sonny?
- It weren't none of us, Sam. - No, it was Jimmie Sue.
Jimmie Sue? How'd he get messed up with her?
We bought him a piece of ass. Thought he was tired of being a virgin.
She got mad about something and bloodied his nose.
You boys get on out of here.
I don't wanna have no more to do with you.
Scaring a poor, unfortunate creature like Billy...
...just so you could have a few laughs.
I've been around that trashy behaviour all my life.
I'm getting tired of putting up with it.
You can stay out of this pool hall, my café...
...and my picture show too.
I don't want no more of your business.
We didn't mean for anything bad to happen, Sam. We--
You didn't even have the decency to wash his face.
We're his best customers. He can't run us off.
Can he'?
Lucky I fell asleep. I'd hate not being able to shoot no pool.
You sure he won't come?
You know he won't. He's just starting basketball practice.
It's all right.
I'm sorry I cried.
Just scared, I guess.
He ain't gonna come.
They're probably running plays right now, I bet.
No, not scared of that.
Scared I could never do this, I guess.
Can't seem to do anything without crying about it.
How could you like me?
I like you.
I'm glad.
Come on in. I ain't gonna throw bottles at you.
Hi.
What have you been doing? You lost weight.
Ain't had any of your cheeseburgers in weeks.
Come on. I'll fix you one.
Even though that wasn't a very nice thing y'all done to Billy.
Can't blame Sam.
- Was that your idea? - No.
Duane's? He was there, wasn't he?
Just didn't have the decency to own up to it.
Don't worry, I won't tell on him. I should, though.
Sure smells good.
One thing I know for sure.
A person can't sneeze in this town...
...without somebody offering a handkerchief.
- What you mean? - Nothing.
It's an awful small town for any kind of carrying on.
Don't forget to put some onions on.
And some people got a lot of guns.
All right, you don't need my advice anyway.
Why don't you go play a record? These will be done in a minute.
Just come in to say hello to Genevieve.
Sonny...
...food's getting cold.
What are you grinning about?
Chicken-fry me a steak, and try to use meat this time.
I heard about the ball game last night.
121 to 14.
Must be pretty near a record.
Sam.
I'm sorry.
I reckon y'all need glasses.
Now hold still.
Want some more cookies?
- More milk? - I'm full.
How come you've stayed with the coach?
You don't like him much.
I wasn't brought up to leave a husband.
I guess that's why.
Maybe I was just scared to.
I never noticed how ugly this room is.
What's your favourite colour?
I don't know. Blue.
- Maybe I'll re-paper it. - Why'd you marry him?
I don't know.
My mother didn't like him. Maybe that was it.
But I was 20 years old.
I thought hairy-chested football coaches were about it.
I'm gonna buy us a new quilt.
A blue one.
What you think he'd do if he found us?
Shoot us, probably.
He's always glad to have an excuse to use his deer rifle.
I thought you boys wanted to fish.
Come on. Keep an eye on them corks, Billy.
I don't think there's anything in this tank except turtles.
That's what I like about it, tell you the truth.
- Wanna try one? - Sure.
I never liked to clean fish or eat them either.
You spend half your time picking out bone.
I just come out here to get a little scenery.
Too pretty a day to spend in town.
You wouldn't believe how this country's changed.
First time I seen it, there wasn't a mesquite tree on it.
Or a prickly pear neither.
I used to own this land, you know.
First time I watered a horse at this tank...
...was more than 40 years ago.
I reckon the reason I always drag you out here is...
...I'm just as sentimental as the next feller when it comes to old times.
Old times.
I brought a young lady swimming out here once...
...more than 20 years ago.
It was after my wife had lost her mind.
And my boys was dead.
Me and this young lady was pretty wild, lguess.
In pretty deep.
We used to come here on horseback and swim without no bathing suits.
One day, she wanted to swim the horses across this tank.
Kind of a crazy thing to do, but we done it anyway.
She bet me a silver dollar she could beat me across.
She did.
This old horse I was riding didn't wanna take the water.
But she was always looking for something to do like that.
Something wild.
I'll bet she's still got that silver dollar.
Whatever happened to her?
Oh, she growed up.
She was just a girl then, really.
Here, let me help you with that.
Why didn't you ever marry her after your wife died?
She was already married.
Her and her husband was young and miserable with one another...
...like so many young married folks are.
I thought they'd change with some age...
...but it didn't turn out that way.
- Is being married always so miserable? - No. Not really.
About 80 percent of the time, I guess.
We ought to go to a real fishing tank next year.
It don't do to think about things like that too much.
If she was here, I'd probably be just as crazy now...
...as I was then in about five minutes.
Ain't that ridiculous?
No, it ain't really.
Being crazy about a woman like her is always the right thing to do.
Being a decrepit, old bag of bones, that's what's ridiculous.
Getting old.
My God, I'm glad I wasn't on fire.
I would've burned to death before you got one button undone.
I'm going to get a drink of water.
Hi.
I wondered where you went. Annie-Annie asleep?
Yeah.
Nice. You a virgin?
Guess I am.
Too bad.
- I don't wanna be, though. - I don't blame you.
Come see me when you're not.
Why don't we just go someplace? I'm sick and tired of this town.
- You're the only friend I got. - You mean, go and stay gone?
No, I don't know.
Hey, we go to Mexico. Be back sometime Monday.
- You reckon the pickup would make it? - Yeah. How much money you got?
Oh, 30 bucks about.
Well, I got 40. We can make it. Come on!
Okay.
You boys want--? Hey.
- Where are you going? - Mexico.
Where?
Better come with us, Sam. We're headed for the valley.
- Going where did you say? - Mexico.
- It's about the wildest. - All the way down.
You going all the way to Mexico tonight in this old heap of junk?
My God.
Reckon the town will get along without us till Monday?
I reckon.
If I was young enough to bounce, I'd probably go with you.
- Need any money? - No, we got plenty.
Well, you'd better take some for some insurance.
Take money below that border, it sort of melts sometimes.
Thanks, Sam.
Try not to drink too much of that buggy water.
We'll just drink beer and tequila.
You catch the clap, you'll wish you hadn't drunk nothing.
Oh, Well.
We'll see you.
So long!
Duane. Hey, wake up!
We're back.
My stomach don't feel so good. Got any more of those Tums?
You ate them all before we got to San Antone.
Genevieve will have something. My stomach don't feel so good.
"Closed."
Closed?
Yeah.
I ain't never seen her closed before.
No, not even for Christmas.
Maybe Sam will have something. I'm sick.
Well, it ain't that early.
Must be some kind of holiday.
Sam don't close on holidays.
Maybe he had to go someplace.
Well, let's go ask Andy.
Okay.
- Hey, Andy. Hey, where is everybody? - Somebody will steal the town.
Asleep. Everybody that's got any sense.
Why'd Sam close the café?
Oh, yeah. Y'all been gone, ain't you?
Gone to Mexico.
- You don't know about it. - About what?
Sam died yesterday morning.
Died?
Yep. Quite a blow.
Keeled over one of the snooker tables. Had a stroke.
- Sam the Lion? - Yep.
Sam's dead.
He was quite a feller.
He had his own way of doing things, that's for sure.
They found his will. Craziest thing you ever heard.
He left you the pool hall, Sonny. What do you think about that?
He left Genevieve the cafe.
That's the only thing he done that made any sense.
Left the picture show to old Miss Mosey.
Hell, she's too far gone to even run a popcorn machine.
And the craziest thing of all...
...he left $1000 to Joe Bob Blanton, the preacher's boy.
Beats all I ever heard of.
He could just as easily left that to me.
I deserve it at least as much as that ignorant little bastard.
Anyhow, it's done.
They're burying him tomorrow.
Come in.
- I love you. - I love you too.
Oh, Duane, hurry.
What's wrong, honey?
I don't know.
That tickles. You know I can't stand to be tickled.
What's the matter? Aren't you gonna do it?
I don't know what's wrong.
How could anything be wrong? Just go on and do it.
Oh, what's the matter with you?
I don't know. Something's happened.
Well, get off a minute! You might fall and mash me.
I don't know what happened.
It was Mexico. No telling what you got down there.
I just hate you! I don't know why I ever went with you.
I don't know what happened.
Put your clothes on. You think I wanna sit around here and look at you naked?
I knew you couldn't do it. Now I'll never not be a virgin!
What do we tell everybody? The whole class knows.
I just wanna cry. You're the meanest boy I ever saw.
My mother was dead-right about you.
I don't know what happened.
Don't go out there! We haven't had time to do it. They'd know.
I don't want one soul to know. You better not tell one soul.
You just pretend it was wonderful!
Well, I'm sorry. I don't know what happened.
If you say that one more time, I'll bite you!
Tell us about it, Jacy. What was it like?
I just can't describe it.
I just can't describe it in words.
Jacy.Jacy.
I can do it now. I know I can.
JacY.
Oh, quit prissing! I don't think you did it right anyway.
Come on.
It's your graduation present. Hope you like it.
I never seen one as nice.
- Hello. - Jacy?
What's on your feeble mind, Duane?
Same as it's been. I want a date.
Why don't you just go back to Mexico?
I guess girls are just easier to please down there.
Just go with me one more time.
You can at least see me.
Find somebody else to pester. Got a new boyfriend.
- And I can't be talking to you. - Who?
- Bobby Sheen, of course. - Bobby Sheen?
- You crazy? - I certainly am not.
I guess I wanted to go with him all along and never realised it.
Maybe we'll see you in Wichita sometime.
Goddamn it! Goddamn it to hell!
I hate to see you go, Duane.
Not a goddamn thing to stay for.
Roughnecks say you can get a job out in Odessa anytime.
Come on back if you don't.
Hey, listen, you hear they busted up, let me know.
Why don't we watch the movie?
Hi. Didn't hear you.
Gene home?
No, he and Mama went to the club.
What are you doing home on a Saturday night?
Bobby Sheen ran off and got married.
Annie-Annie Martin.
Want me to turn the TV off?
No, I'm gonna go play some pool. Tell your dad that well came in okay.
I wish I could go to the pool hall. I've always wanted to.
It's terrible, the things girls aren't allowed to do.
Well, hell, come on. I'll show you the pool hall.
Aren't there people there?
If there are, they'll be in back asleep now.
Won't bother us. Got my own key.
Okay, I will then.
Goodness, it sure is dark in here.
What a night! I never thought something like this would happen.
How about hopping out?
And in Chicago today, Governor Adlai E. Stevenson accepted...
...the Democratic presidential nomination...
...and picked Senator John Sparkman of Alabama to be his running mate.
In Dallas county, General Dwight D. Eisenhower scored...
...a second landslide victory over old-guard Republican forces.
Oh, he's just awful, Mama! Why do you fool with him?
- Daddy's nicer than him, isn't he? - He sure is, beautiful.
Your daddy's a very nice man.
I ought to been giving Abilene hell instead of him.
Bobby was the last one. I'm just gonna be an old maid.
That's just the way it goes sometimes. You win a few, you lose a few.
What do you do?
Nothing's ever the way it's supposed to be.
You're right. Come on.
I want to tell you, what I've done has not worked out too well.
I think maybe we better think of something else for you.
Right now, I guess Ruth Popper's got about as good a setup as anyone.
Why, sure. Sonny's reasonably good-looking and he's young.
Don't you know about that? It's been going on about six months now.
- I thought you kids knew everything. - That's silly!
She's 40 years old.
So am I, honey. It's kind of an itchy age.
Want an orange?
I don't believe it.
Sonny's always wanted to go with me.
Pretty easy shot, sheriff.
Sheriff, we got some trouble.
Goddamn you, Monroe! You made me scratch.
Sorry, sheriff, but Johnny Clarg's little girl's kind of been kidnapped.
They say the preacher's boy put her in his car two hours ago.
Well, what the hell? Maybe Joe Bob just give her a ride home.
Be doing her a favour in this hot weather.
Who'd want to kidnap Molly Clarg?
I just know she's not home.
They was seen headed out of town toward Olney.
Well, Mrs Clarg's kind of afraid that Joe Bob might be...
- ...gonna molest her or something. - Sonny.
You and some of these boys come with us.
If that's the way it is, no telling what we'll find.
Molly! Molly!
Get him! Ain't you going to?
Here's my little girl.
He's the one that done it. Why don't you get him?
If my husband was here, he'd kill him dead.
What did you do to that child? We know you done something.
Come on.
Filthy!
Here now, grab her. None of this goddamn frenzy.
Filthy! Filthy! Filthy!
It's the Lord's justice, son.
You'll suffer with the murderer and the thief.
Sonny, drive that Plymouth to town. We gotta get this man to jail.
- Doctor said he didn't do nothing. - Never had the guts.
- Preacher's boy. - Sheriff figured he done something.
Yeah.
Isn't it terrible, Sonny? Were you there? Did you see anything?
Oh, weren't nothing to see except Mrs Clarg.
If she had a gun, she might've killed us all.
Joe Bob didn't do nothing.
He must've done something. It scares me to death.
You just never can tell when something terrible's gonna happen.
It's okay. They got him now.
I called you before.
You did?
I felt lonesome.
Thought you might wanna drive around awhile.
Well, I'm supposed to be someplace.
I'm still a little scared. Please take me riding.
Well, where will we drive?
You ever hear from Duane?
Got a postcard.
I really feel sad about that.
He's-- He's making 320 a month. Said he bought a car.
I guess I'll always be a little bit in love with Duane.
We had too much against us.
It wasn't easy being the one to break up.
- Sonny. - What?
Not here.
I'm too old for screwing in cars.
I don't like to hurry.
Why don't we go to Wichita and get a motel room?
I'm afraid to. I think my folks are watching me.
They know I don't wanna go to college.
They might think we're gonna run off and get married.
We'll do it when it's safe.
We got all summer.
- Hey, Duane. - Hey, buddy!
You turned roughneck.
Gotta make a living so I can keep the pool hall open.
When'd you get in?
About 2. I thought I'd surprise you.
Is this yours?
Yeah, how about that? Thirty-eight thousand miles, and she runs like new.
- Say, you want a beer? - Not me.
That's about all I eat for breakfast anymore.
Hey, sure is a nice car.
Yeah, I like to drive it so much, I thought I'd just drop home for the weekend.
Yeah, you can't take too good care of a car like this.
I wash her every week.
Oh, it looks great.
Hear about Joe Bob?
Yeah, I always knew he was crazy.
He didn't do nothing, except get her to take her underpants off.
- He's out of jail now. - Yeah.
Are you still screwing that old lady?
No. Yeah. I've been kind of busy.
I seen old Leroy last week.
He said he thought you and Jacy had been going together.
Yeah, we have, a little.
She's been kind of bored, so once in a while, we go eat Mexican food.
Well, I hear that ain't all you been eating.
Well, whoever told you that don't know what he's talking about.
Sure, I've been going with her. Why not?
I never said I blamed you for it. I don't blame you much.
I never thought you'd do that. I thought we were best friends.
We are. What you so mad for? I never done nothing.
- Screwing my girl ain't nothing? - I ain't screwing her.
- Hell, you ain't! - Well, I ain't.
- She's not your girl. - She is my girl!
You don't even live here anymore.
That don't make no difference! I'm getting her back.
She's gonna marry me one of these days.
- She won't. - We're meant to get married.
She's off to college soon.
I doubt I'll ever get to go with her again myself, once she gets off.
I never saw what it could hurt to go with her this summer though.
- She's never gonna marry you. - She is! Don't tell me she won't!
She'd never let you screw her. That's for sure.
Hell, I was just seeing how honest you was.
Jacy would never let you screw her. You ain't that good a cocksman.
You never even screwed Charlene Duggs all that time.
Course I didn't!
You know why?
Because you had the pickup all the time Saturday night, that's why.
Nobody could've screwed in the time I had.
I could've screwed her in five minutes. I wouldn't need no pickup.
She only went with you because you was in the backfield and I was in the line.
What you talking about? We was in love.
Oh, you was. She likes me just as much as she ever liked you.
- That's a lie. - I'll stay with her all night too.
- She promised. - You won't either.
I Will. Why Shouldn't I?
She done told me you couldn't even do it that time in Wichita Falls.
What happened?
Sonny?
This is your turntable matinee here on KTRN...
...where you can hear Fulton Lewis, Jr every Monday through Friday at 6 p.m.
Now here's Hank Williams.
There's a lady in the waiting room. She sent you this.
Could you tell her I'm asleep?
Please?
All right.
That too cold?
No, it's great.
Say, I hear Duane joined the Army.
Good place for him too.
He didn't mean to hit me with the bottle.
That boy's always had meanness in him.
Jacy's just the kind of girl that brings out the meanness in a man.
She's just like her grandmother.
I hadn't ought to talk about them. We was all good friends once.
Dan roughnecked with Gene Farrow.
He and Lois used to live in this one-room place...
...over the newspaper office.
Lois couldn't afford a flour sack, much less a mink.
I've always had a soft spot for her, though.
Yeah, I wondered a lot of times what would've happened...
...if my Dan had made the strikes that Gene made.
They offered that rig to him first.
YUP-
Dan Morgan never took a chance in his life.
Do you wish y'all had made it?
Sure, I wish we'd made it.
I guess the Army won't take me now, I just got one good eye.
You wanna go over to Korea and get yourself killed?
You ain't got your senses back yet, what few you ever had.
The café won't run itself. You rest up now.
Here's for the cheeseburger.
Okay, I'll bring your change when I bring your supper.
Thanks.
Sonny?
Oh, come on in.
"I Can't Help It." Hank Williams. Big sound from last year.
Now here's a brand-new one, just came in from Webb Pierce.
Gonna hear it a lot, I bet.
Oh, I was so worried. I just had to see you.
Oh, I've been missing you.
And I'm a lot better than I was. Here, sit down.
You can't believe how famous we are. We're all anybody talks about in town.
- Yeah, I guess so. - I want us to get married.
- What? - I really do.
Get married?
Just as soon as you want to. Don't you want to?
Oh, yeah.
I bet the town will be knocked for a loop. They'll never forget it.
Ain't you going to college?
I don't care about that. I love you, and that's more important.
You were so dear to fight for me.
My folks won't like it, but we'll run off.
- They'll kill us. - No, they won't.
- They'll kill me. - They'll get over it.
You're working for Daddy now anyway.
Pretty soon, they'll love you just as much as I do.
Can we?
Sure, I just hope I can see to drive.
Don't you worry. I can drive.
Don't do that, Sonny.
Why not?
We're man and wife now. We can do anything.
Not while I'm driving. I might have a wreck.
Goodness. Wouldn't it be awful if Mama and Daddy got the police after us?
- They don't even know where we are. - Well, I had to leave them a note.
So they wouldn't be worried out of their mind.
Oh, you shouldn't have done that.
I figured they'd have to know sometime.
Well, what could they get us for?
We got a right to get married. Ain't we?
I guess so.
I wish you didn't have that stupid eye patch. It's really creepy.
Oh, hey, I can take it off pretty soon.
About two hours, will be Lake Texoma. Have a room to ourself.
My goodness! You're sitting so close, I can barely drive.
Oh, goodness.
Howdy.
- What part of Texas y'all from? - Anarene.
Newlyweds, ain't you?
Y'all better follow me on in. I think somebody's looking for you.
We got a right to get married. How can you arrest us?
I ain't arresting you. I just want you to come with me.
I don't know what your rights are.
I guess we better follow him, honey.
I'll just be heartbroken if my folks have done this.
You think I worked hard so my daughter could end up in a pool hall?
- We was gonna get another apartment. - I'll bet!
Where are your car keys?
It's a hell of a note! Just a hell of a note!
- Oh, shut up and take her home. - You bet I will!
You take her car. As far as I'm concerned, he can walk!
- Not much of a wedding night, huh? - Nope.
Not much of one.
Here. Have a little drink of bourbon. It'll pick you up.
Take all of it. I'm gonna drive.
You won't believe this...
...but you're lucky we got you clear of her quick as we did.
You'd have been a lot better off staying with Ruth Popper.
Does everybody know about that?
Course.
Sounded like a good deal to me, kiddo. Shouldn't let Jacy turn your head.
Well, she's prettier.
I guess I shouldn't have, though. I guess I treated her terrible.
Guess you did.
Sure weren't out of Texas very long.
Well, Oklahoma's not much of an improvement.
It's not the same now.
Nothing's really been right since Sam the Lion died.
No.
No, it hasn't.
Oh, God.
I get sad if I think of Sam for long.
Did you know he had beautiful hands?
I guess you liked him, didn't you?
I guess everybody did.
Well, I'll tell you, it was different with me, Sonny.
I loved him.
He loved me too.
Are you--?
Are you the one he'd take swimming...
...out at the tank?
He told you about that, huh?
Yeah, I was the one.
I guess if it wasn't for Sam, I'd...
...just about have missed it. Whatever it is.
I'd have been one of them amity types that thinks that...
...playing bridge is about the best thing that life has to offer.
Old Sam the Lion.
Sam the Lion. Nobody knows where he got that name. I gave it to him.
One night...
...it just came to me.
He was so pleased.
I was 22 years old then.
Can you imagine?
I tell you, Sonny...
...it's terrible to only meet one man in your whole life...
...who knows what you're worth.
Just terrible.
I've looked too.
You wouldn't believe how I've looked.
- Well, now I know why Sam liked you. - Loved me.
Loved you, I mean.
Do you?
I can kind of see what he saw in you too.
Nope. I'll just go on home.
Go on. Get out.
Think I could--? Think I could learn to drink?
You might. Better keep on practising.
That Logan boy's a quarterback, now, ain't he?
Boy, we've finally got us a team!
Didn't back in your day, did they, Sonny?
No, we wasn't much good.
Well, you just never learned the fundamentals.
You know, blocking and tackling.
Not like this team.
- When was it you graduated? - Last year.
You don't mean it.
Seems like longer than that since you and old Duane played ball.
I seen Duane a while ago.
He's home on leave, wearing his uniform.
I ain't seen him yet.
- How are you, Chester? - Fine, coach.
Now, listen, see if we can't stretch that goddamn thing a little.
You know a man never ought to cheat, unless it's for a good cause.
He's a good old boy, ain't he?
Hi, Mrs Jackson.
Duane here?
That's his car out there, ain't it? He's here if he ain't walked off.
Hi, how you been?
Oh, pretty ggm
I been thinking all week that I'd run into you.
Yeah.
I heard you was going off to Korea.
Thought I'd get over here and see you before you got off.
Glad you did. I'm taking the bus out early in the morning.
Want to go to the picture show?
Miss Mosey's having to close it. Tonight's the last night.
Yeah, might as well go.
Hate to miss the last night. Take the Mercury.
Be the last chance I'll have to drive it for a while.
Ready, Matthew?
All ready.
Take them to Missouri, Matt.
- That was a good movie. - Yeah.
Seen it here before once.
Why don't we run over to Wichita and drink some beer?
Okay. I got lots of time till morning.
Sure.
Well, so long, Miss Mosey.
Sorry you're closing the show.
Nobody wants to come to shows no more.
Kid baseball in the summer, television all the time.
Sam had lived, I believe we could've kept it going.
But I just didn't have the know-how.
Won't be much to do in town with the picture show closed.
Yeah.
Well, so long.
Duane.
You watch out now, overseas.
Sure weren't no women around.
I guess the next piece of ass I get will be yellow.
I wish I was going with you.
Why don't you take care of the car for me?
Your ma don't need it?
I wouldn't want her driving it. No better than she can drive.
Help her take the groceries home if you got time.
Okay.
You ever--?
You ever hear from Jacy?
No, not a thing.
She don't get home much. Ain't been back to town since August.
I guess she just stays in Dallas all the time.
Yeah, probably does.
I guess there's lots to do down in Dallas.
I ain't over her yet, you know.
I ain't over her yet.
It's the damnedest thing.
That's the only reason--
The only reason you and I got into it that time, you know.
Hey, reckon she likes it down in Dallas?
It's hard to say. Maybe she does.
Reckon you and her would've got it all straighted out if I hadn't butted in?
No.
No, they'd have annulled me too, even if we had.
Y'all--?
Y'all never even got into the motel?
No.
Well...
...better get on before we both freeze.
Here are the keys.
- So long, buddy. - So long, Duane.
Be careful.
I'll take care of the Mercury.
I'll see you in a year or two if I don't get shot.
He ought to be in bed.
- The wind is blowing real hard. - He was right out in front of that station.
Christ, the trucker didn't have a chance.
Yeah, he's out here all the time doing something.
I can see it wasn't your fault.
The sand was blowing. I never noticed him.
Figured nobody'd be in the street.
What was he doing out there carrying that broom?
He weren't doing nothing. Just a simple-minded kid.
- Never had no sense. - Wasn't your fault.
Hell, no, mister! I can see that.
He was just a dumb old kid.
Didn't know enough to keep his ass out of the cold.
Let's go to the café. Ain't had breakfast.
I'd still like to know what he was doing with that broom.
He was sweeping, you sons of bitches!
He was sweeping!
Y'all got some crazy kids in this town, if you ask me.
Hi.
Could I have a cup of coffee with you?
I guess.
I'm sorry. I'm still in my bathrobe.
What am I doing apologising to you?
Why am I always apologising to you, you little bastard?
Three months I've apologised to you without you even being here!
I haven't done anything wrong. Why can't I quit apologising?
You ought to be sorry!
I wouldn't still be in my bathrobe if not for you.
I'd have my clothes on hours ago.
You're the one made me quit caring if I got dressed or not!
Just because your friend got killed...
...you want me to forget what you did and make it all right.
I'm not sorry for you.
You'd have left Billy too, just like you left me.
I bet you left him plenty of nights...
...whenever Jacy whistled.
I wouldn't treat a dog that way.
You thought I was so old and ugly, you didn't owe me any explanation.
You didn't need to be careful of me.
There was nothing I could do about you and her, so why be careful?
You didn't love me.
Look at me.
Can't you even look at me?
See?
Shouldn't have come here.
I'm around that corner now.
You've ruined it.
It's lost completely.
Just your needing me won't make it come back.
Never you mind, honey.
Never you mind.