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A vibrant journey into the heart of Harlem’s golden era, Harlem Nights of Rhythm captures the spirit of music, culture, and community. Filled with energetic performances, soulful melodies, and captivating characters, this classic musical drama showcases the rhythm of life in one of New York’s most iconic neighborhoods. A timeless film that celebrates passion, struggle, and the power of music.
This film has been carefully restored for modern audiences to enjoy its historical and artistic value.
This film has been carefully restored for modern audiences to enjoy its historical and artistic value.
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00:04:58Well, I sure won't play from the outside, I think.
00:05:01Boy, I'm hot as a pistol's papa.
00:05:06Wait a minute, Ned, when you said you hoped I laid them in the eye tonight, now just
00:05:10what were you talking about, age or individual?
00:05:13Oh, you're honest, of course.
00:05:14You know what I mean, Uncle Ned.
00:05:15Yep, well, I'm a green man, sir.
00:05:17This show business is your whole life, isn't it, Uncle Ned?
00:05:21Not this kind of show business, Ned.
00:05:23You know, I won't act in drama.
00:05:26Shakespeare, that's my ambition.
00:05:29You've been trained there for a long time.
00:05:30Why don't you do something about it?
00:05:32Oh, you're a law student, Ned.
00:05:33You don't understand.
00:05:34I understand enough to know you could realize your ambition.
00:05:37They won't give me a chance, Ned.
00:05:39They keep saying, go on back to your cough and your comedy.
00:05:43The public's not ready for that dramatic stuff.
00:05:45Well, maybe they're not of them.
00:05:47Oh, horse feathers, Ned.
00:05:48The public's ready for anything that's worthwhile and original.
00:05:51And someday, I'm going to do Shakespeare, the fellow of mine named it.
00:05:55Ah, who is it?
00:05:58Oh, come right on in, darling.
00:06:00Oh, I'm sorry.
00:06:01That's all right, come on in.
00:06:03Mr. Lester.
00:06:03Yeah.
00:06:04I don't like to impose on your good nation.
00:06:06But would you mind running over that new business with me?
00:06:08Well, no, of course not, honey.
00:06:10Hello, Mr. Avery.
00:06:11Glad to see you, Mr. Davis.
00:06:12You two go right ahead.
00:06:14I'm going up front.
00:06:15See you later, Ned.
00:06:16Good luck.
00:06:16We need it.
00:06:17Now, listen, doll.
00:06:18When we walk off to the middle of the stage, I'm going to say to you, you're a pretty funny
00:06:21young lady.
00:06:22You take the cough.
00:06:23What do you say?
00:06:24No, you take the cough and I take the cough.
00:06:28That'll get it.
00:06:29That'll get it.
00:06:29Ladies and gentlemen, now we have a guest with us tonight, a star of a decade ago.
00:06:35And you can believe me, she is marvelous as a singer of the blues.
00:06:38Ladies and gentlemen, she is the first of the Red Hot Mamas.
00:06:42I'd like to have you meet all over again.
00:06:44Mamie Smith, what do you say?
00:06:46Huh?
00:07:23I love my man, but he treats me like a dog.
00:07:34Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord.
00:07:53He makes me mad, cause he's awfully mad, but I'm dreaming of that man.
00:08:24I'm in the mist, cause my heart is healed.
00:08:29I really love that man
00:08:33He went away on a Monday
00:08:36And stayed for a year
00:08:39And when he came back
00:08:41I was so happy, dear
00:08:44Cause I love that man
00:08:48Yes, I love that man
00:08:54He says, my soul
00:08:56I can't grow old
00:08:59I love that man
00:09:13Every fellow
00:09:15Got that spirit of rhythm
00:09:17In him
00:09:19Jumping, diving
00:09:20To that hollow fairy day
00:09:23Every gal is filled
00:09:25With music, deep motion
00:09:27Motion
00:09:28Jumping, diving
00:09:30To that hollow fairy day
00:09:33Each evening old cat
00:09:35Start to play their lullaby
00:09:37And while they're low down
00:09:40They're feeling mighty high
00:09:42Don't need any special
00:09:44You just swing it
00:09:46Swing it
00:09:47Jumping, diving
00:09:49To that hollow fairy day
00:09:51Say, you gal with the pretty face
00:09:54Yeah man, yeah man
00:09:57I know a spot and I've got the place
00:09:59Yeah man, yeah man
00:10:01But through a lot of springy spots
00:10:04We ought to be going
00:10:05Now I'm agreed if after we get through
00:10:08We can do some so and so
00:10:10Yeah, will you take me here and there
00:10:13Yes, gal
00:10:14Yes, gal
00:10:15We'll trilly most everywhere
00:10:17Hey, hey
00:10:19Hey, hey
00:10:20And we won't get home till morning
00:10:22No
00:10:22Now remember till every spot we've made
00:10:24Uh-huh
00:10:24We'll check our hats
00:10:26We'll meet the cats
00:10:27We'll swing and step
00:10:28We'll clap and clap
00:10:29We'll go right down
00:10:30In a avenue near Harlem
00:10:32In a avenue near Harlem
00:11:23Why don't you answer the phone?
00:11:27Okay
00:11:33Matt?
00:11:34Oh, hello, Chief
00:11:36Yeah, this is Genoway
00:11:38What's that?
00:11:39He's in town?
00:11:41Okay, I'll tell Matt right away
00:11:45What's up?
00:11:47When Jewett's in town
00:11:49You know what that means
00:11:51Stick on your pens
00:11:53I'll be right back
00:12:03You know what that means
00:12:12Let's go
00:12:14That's me
00:12:14I go
00:12:16It's me
00:12:19I go
00:12:20Is midnight
00:12:24Come in!
00:12:26Oh, you are swell, Mr. Manning, just swell.
00:12:29Well, doll, honey, you was all right yourself tonight, and someday when I get me a real
00:12:32show, you're going to get a good part.
00:12:35You've been mighty nice to me, Mr. Manning.
00:12:37You gave me my first real break in Harlem.
00:12:40Here, doll.
00:12:41I've helped a lot of them in show business in my time.
00:12:45But somehow or another, they won't let me do the one thing in life that I want to do
00:12:49most.
00:12:49Well, someday you'll do that real show, Mr. Manning.
00:12:52You just keep punching.
00:12:53Thanks, doll.
00:12:54Good night.
00:12:54I will. Good night.
00:13:16Got a match, buddy?
00:13:18Yes.
00:13:19Sure.
00:13:28All right.
00:13:33Listen, actor, you ain't seen nothing or heard nothing, see?
00:13:35Now blow.
00:13:51Ross!
00:13:53Where is that man?
00:13:55Oh, Ross.
00:13:57Darling.
00:13:58You love me, baby?
00:13:59What do you think?
00:14:00Listen, sugar.
00:14:01You know I'm a man of few words.
00:14:02Let's mug.
00:14:03Get up on the desk.
00:14:04Make yourself comfortable, babe.
00:14:06It's all yours, daddy.
00:14:09I love you.
00:14:12I get too much to worry over that now.
00:14:15Well, what do you guys want?
00:14:18That's just an after all, Clem Dewey.
00:14:21What?
00:14:23Yeah, and that actor, Lem Anderson, saw me turn the trip.
00:14:27Are you sure he saw who did it?
00:14:29He must have, Ruff.
00:14:30He was only two feet away.
00:14:32You're a sap, Gilson.
00:14:34Right in the stage door where everybody could see you.
00:14:36You're just gunning for him.
00:14:37What were you doing backstage?
00:14:38I know.
00:14:39You're trying to see what Gallow does.
00:14:40Don't touch at it, will you?
00:14:41What if that actor guy is forced?
00:14:42We've got to bump him off, don't we?
00:14:43Please, don't let him do it, Ruff.
00:14:44Shut up, doll.
00:14:45We've got to do something, Ruff.
00:14:46We won't wait any longer.
00:14:47Let's knock him off.
00:14:51Don't get too ambitious, Galloway.
00:14:54Okay.
00:14:56We'll do something about this, all right.
00:14:58But there'll be no more killing, and that's final.
00:15:00Thanks, Ruff.
00:15:02Now listen, you mug.
00:15:03Here's what we're going to do.
00:15:05Spanish, you and Galloway get to that actor guy
00:15:08and tell him I say.
00:15:21Glad to see you, Mr. Len.
00:15:22Why, what's wrong?
00:15:24You look like you've seen a ghost.
00:15:26The doctor's been here, and he says he sent me to work.
00:15:29Thanks, Acme.
00:15:31You can go home now, honey.
00:15:33I'll take care of you, honey.
00:15:34I'll take care of you, honey.
00:15:38Well, how's my little sweetheart tonight?
00:15:43How do you feel?
00:15:45Wait a minute.
00:15:47I'll get you something for that call, honey.
00:15:50Here we go.
00:15:51It's just what you need.
00:15:54Now you take one of these, and you're going to be all right.
00:15:57How do you feel, honey?
00:15:59What's wrong, Len?
00:16:01Well, wrong?
00:16:03Well, there's nothing wrong, honey.
00:16:04What makes you think something's wrong?
00:16:06I know.
00:16:08You're worried about me.
00:16:09Oh, no, Emma.
00:16:21You're going to be all right, honey.
00:16:25You're going to be all right, honey.
00:16:26You're going to be all right.
00:16:27But it's you I'm worried about.
00:16:29Why, Len, your hands shaking like a leaf.
00:16:32What's the matter, dear?
00:16:35Well...
00:16:38I wonder who that could be at this hour.
00:16:42You're right, my dear.
00:16:53You Lem Anderson?
00:16:55Yes.
00:16:56What can I do for you?
00:16:57Not what you can do for us.
00:16:59It's what you can do for yourself.
00:17:00You ain't seen nothing tonight.
00:17:02You ain't talking.
00:17:04And you're leaving town.
00:17:06Leaving town?
00:17:08Who says this?
00:17:09This.
00:17:09Is there any of them?
00:17:11No.
00:17:12You make you dig a hole in the river.
00:17:13What do you mean?
00:17:14You heard me.
00:17:14Breathe.
00:17:15Come on, less lippin' more action.
00:17:17We're not here to argue.
00:17:18We're here to tell you.
00:17:19But why should I leave town?
00:17:20Don't start anything.
00:17:21Yeah.
00:17:22You'll be sicker than dead if you don't get out of town.
00:17:24I don't...
00:17:25Emma.
00:17:26Emma.
00:17:28You rats.
00:17:29You killed my wife.
00:17:31You'll never get me to leave town.
00:17:32I'll see you hang for me.
00:17:34No.
00:17:35You don't want any more deaths in your family, do you?
00:17:37You got a nephew in Harlem, you crazy about.
00:17:41You wouldn't want anything to happen to him, would you?
00:17:44You wouldn't want my nephew?
00:17:45No.
00:17:46The same thing will happen to him if you don't get out of town.
00:17:50Emma.
00:18:09Come on.
00:18:10Get out of town.
00:18:12I done told you.
00:18:13Get out.
00:18:14Eat it.
00:18:19Notorious gangster.
00:18:20Murdered.
00:18:21No trace of killer.
00:18:27Got it.
00:18:35Hey, you get out of town.
00:18:36What do you mean get out of town?
00:18:37Drops orders.
00:18:38Get out of town.
00:18:38You can't do this to me.
00:18:58Get out of town.
00:19:24You never acted like this since you moved in here.
00:19:27All right, all right, all right.
00:19:36All right.
00:19:37I've got to get away.
00:19:39I've got to leave town.
00:19:41Well, what about all the plans you had for us?
00:19:43A fellow of them.
00:19:46A fellow.
00:19:49I've got to forget all about that.
00:19:51I've just got to leave town.
00:19:55That's the way it's got to be, Ned.
00:19:57I know how you feel, huh?
00:19:59On Emma and everything.
00:20:04Sam, why don't you go away?
00:20:07I'm sure it'll do you good.
00:20:08Go away, will you?
00:20:12That's right, Ned.
00:20:14Sure.
00:20:17Maybe a trip out of town right now would be good.
00:20:22Right.
00:20:24For my health.
00:20:27But where will you go?
00:20:30Where will I go?
00:20:34Why, back down south where I came from, of course.
00:20:38Phew.
00:20:40Warnie River, here I come.
00:20:44We'll have to have you, you t'en all to a place.
00:20:48I'm sorry.
00:20:49I'm sorry.
00:20:52We'll have to have you.
00:20:52We'll have to have you.
00:21:05Now we'll have you here.
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00:25:14Oh, my God!
00:25:16You should have to keep it from my boy!
00:25:19You should have to keep it from my boy!
00:25:20All right!
00:25:21Now, where'd my man go?
00:25:28Hey!
00:25:31Hey!
00:25:32Hey!
00:25:33Hey!
00:25:34Hey!
00:25:34Hey!
00:25:34Hey!
00:25:34Hey!
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00:26:09What do you say, Snead?
00:26:10Oh, the world is round, but it's crooked just the same.
00:26:13You're telling me.
00:26:15I was born wrong, at the wrong time, Friday the 13th.
00:26:19So what, Papa?
00:26:21Well, that leaves me behind the end row.
00:26:24Oh, Joe Lewis was born Friday the 13th, and he laid the grade.
00:26:27And how?
00:26:29I think I'll try to let this block and get away.
00:26:32Yeah, but they tell me that fight racket is a tough one.
00:26:36No more harder than starving.
00:26:37I guess you're right at that.
00:26:38Say, listen here.
00:26:40What?
00:26:40Honey, I see.
00:26:42He's all packed up.
00:26:44Don't make that weak so strong.
00:26:47And don't you start putting on the rich with that loan too big.
00:26:51What do you mean?
00:26:52Cause it ain't why they'll last you long.
00:26:55Money don't make me.
00:26:57I make money.
00:26:58So, brother, I'm still queen for a day.
00:27:01Why, you no good clown.
00:27:04I told you I'd bring you down.
00:27:06So now you listen to what I've got to say.
00:27:10You're gonna miss me when I'm gone away.
00:27:15You're gonna sigh and cry for me both night and day.
00:27:20Worry and strike will be written all over your face.
00:27:24When you find out that another has definitely taken your place.
00:27:28Listen, baby, I didn't miss my brother when my bread was dry.
00:27:33Bread?
00:27:34Right, you mean.
00:27:34I didn't miss my Pappy when you said to die so much.
00:27:39I didn't miss the old years, baby, and I positively realized I missed you.
00:27:43So how do you figure I missed you?
00:27:46Well, I could be wrong, but I bet you missed my cooking.
00:27:49That's what got you so fat.
00:27:51I'm on a diet.
00:27:52And I'm sober as a judge, so I can't be talking to my hat.
00:27:56You're gonna miss my fine hugging, and that's just my kiss.
00:28:00And also, at the moment, my brother brought you so much rest.
00:28:05I didn't miss Mr. George when they give me the gig.
00:28:09No.
00:28:10I didn't miss the king when he asked the king.
00:28:13And when did you become a son?
00:28:15I didn't miss the old deal, and I promised him there was nothing in you.
00:28:19So, I mean, how did you figure I missed you?
00:28:22Well, I know that you remember when you were jiving two young brats.
00:28:27Oh, yeah, I remember that.
00:28:28You know what sauce for the goose is catch up for the gambler.
00:28:32You're gonna roll on your pallet.
00:28:35You'll really know it's really gonna drag you, old man,
00:28:38when you find out I'm definitely gone.
00:28:41Now, listen, honey.
00:28:42I didn't miss my first wife.
00:28:43And when the tides were red.
00:28:45Again?
00:28:46I didn't miss the investigator and that rascal's end of my day.
00:28:50I didn't miss the WPA.
00:28:52Hey, we are.
00:28:53I know that you didn't break me in my hand.
00:28:56If you ever think of me that I'm quite a mess of you.
00:29:02Look!
00:29:03That's me, you know that to the piano.
00:29:05Just go over there and ask him about that job, huh?
00:29:07Yeah, all right.
00:29:08Sure is.
00:29:12Hello there, Steve.
00:29:13What are you going to say, Lovejoy?
00:29:15Oh, yeah.
00:29:16I hear that you done joined up at that show that's wine up north.
00:29:20Yeah, yeah.
00:29:20I can't love joining with you.
00:29:22See, we get through here at the theater tonight.
00:29:24Well, sure.
00:29:25Go see the man.
00:29:26Oh, yeah?
00:29:26Yeah, but wait a minute.
00:29:27If you're going to talk to the man by the job, I'm going to do the talking.
00:29:30Because he's going to come up here using all them high polluting words, and we ain't going
00:29:34to never get no job.
00:29:35Why, boy, I am really surprised at your vocabulary.
00:29:40Now, you see that?
00:29:41There's a word that ain't never been in the dictionary.
00:29:44I'm so, so sorry that my language is a bit too high for the common element.
00:29:48Perhaps I should drop a dominion law where he could grasp my meaning.
00:29:52Now, after those few remarks have subsided, I shall proceed for the end to the proceedings.
00:30:00You don't know what I'm talking about, but I'm going to say it again.
00:30:03Now, after those few remarks have subsided, I shall proceed for the end to the pro...
00:30:11Uh-huh.
00:30:12I'm glad it choked you.
00:30:13Well, I said it to the professor.
00:30:14You didn't say it right that time.
00:30:16Well, all right.
00:30:16Oh, go ahead.
00:30:17Well, I said it to you.
00:30:18Oh, shut up.
00:30:21Hey, big boy.
00:30:23Ain't you going to buy nothing?
00:30:25Hey.
00:30:27Hey.
00:30:28Hey.
00:30:29Come on and get up out of there.
00:30:32Oh, please.
00:30:33Ain't that the medicine?
00:30:35Sure.
00:30:37What's he doing here?
00:30:42What's the matter with him, Rocky?
00:30:44I come in here and run out of dough.
00:30:46Well, we know him.
00:30:47He was one of the biggest men in show business once.
00:30:50So what?
00:30:51That ain't paying for my growth.
00:30:53How much do you owe you?
00:30:54All gas.
00:30:56Give him two bits, Lord.
00:30:57I'll see what I can do for them.
00:30:58I'll pay you later.
00:31:01Come on, then.
00:31:02Wake up.
00:31:03Wake up.
00:31:05Wake up.
00:31:06And you're high as a Georgie Pine.
00:31:08Don't you know who we are?
00:31:09Oh, hello, please.
00:31:11Oh.
00:31:12What are you doing in this joke joint?
00:31:14I'll just quit Jordan's show.
00:31:16Yeah, we heard about it.
00:31:18Yeah, Jordan put up an awful squawk.
00:31:21I guess you were through in the South.
00:31:23I had this moment.
00:31:24Do you know what...
00:31:26Oh.
00:31:27But here.
00:31:29Yes, you're in a pretty bad shape.
00:31:31Thanks, ma'am.
00:31:33Oh, that's all right.
00:31:35You were put a swell to me and my first old lady
00:31:37when we were trooping in the South together.
00:31:39I certainly wish you would stop bringing
00:31:41your first old lady into my life.
00:31:44We quit that show that you was in with us,
00:31:46and we're now working our way back to New York.
00:31:48You want to join us?
00:31:50You want a man to play Uncle Tom?
00:31:52You can play him, can't you?
00:31:53I'll play him.
00:31:55I've been playing Uncle Tom all my life.
00:32:00I don't want to play Uncle Tom.
00:32:04I don't want to play him.
00:32:06I don't want to play him.
00:32:06Shakespeare.
00:32:09That's what I'm going to play.
00:32:11Shakespeare.
00:32:13Tell me Walker.
00:32:14I don't want to play Shakespeare.
00:32:16That's what I'm going to play Shakespeare.
00:32:18Better stick to the thing you know best
00:32:19and leave the other fellow racket alone.
00:32:22Well, you know what a hard head makes.
00:32:41Stop making so much noise with those dishes, Sneeze.
00:32:44Put some meat on there and it'll muffle it.
00:32:47All right.
00:32:48Muffle it.
00:33:00Look out for my feet, will you?
00:33:02Oh, man, what's the matter with you?
00:33:05You know one thing?
00:33:06Don't smell.
00:33:06This ain't right.
00:33:08What ain't right?
00:33:09Slippin' out on Miss Mamie like this.
00:33:11We owe that woman four weeks rent, don't we?
00:33:13Yeah, but you can't get blood out of a turn-up.
00:33:16But you can put an old turn-up in jail.
00:33:17Well, go ahead and move her.
00:33:18Watch out for my feet, too.
00:33:20Oh, man, I've been moving all the time.
00:33:21My feet hurt and watch out for them feet.
00:33:23Get your feet out today.
00:33:24Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
00:33:27Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
00:33:28Well, where do y'all think you're going with them food sanks?
00:33:31Uh, we ain't going nowhere.
00:33:33We just coming in.
00:33:34Yeah.
00:33:34You sure your lies?
00:33:36Yes, ma'am.
00:33:37Ha, ha, ha, ha.
00:33:38Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
00:33:40Listen here.
00:33:41Yes.
00:33:41I used to be a showwoman myself.
00:33:43Uh-huh.
00:33:43I knows what you'll forget.
00:33:45Now, y'all go right back upstairs to your rooms,
00:33:49and don't be late for dinner.
00:33:50Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
00:33:53Sit along.
00:33:53Now, wait a minute.
00:33:54You come on and go first now.
00:33:56You ain't going to tell them about the book no more.
00:33:57Yes, go right on upstairs.
00:33:59We'll be back to the dinner.
00:34:00Don't worry about that.
00:34:01All right.
00:34:01We'll be back to the dinner.
00:34:02You'll pay me some day.
00:34:05I hope.
00:34:12Instead of the ham what am,
00:34:14this is the ham what ain't.
00:34:17Hello, Miss Mamie.
00:34:19Oh, hi, ho, Miss David.
00:34:20How do you feel, all right?
00:34:21Fine.
00:34:22Did you get my message?
00:34:23Oh, yes, I did.
00:34:24I managed to talk to those people.
00:34:25Oh, yes?
00:34:26Well, they're right inside.
00:34:27Come right over here.
00:34:28Oh, thank you.
00:34:30Here comes Miss Mamie.
00:34:33You're a lovely girl.
00:34:34That's a lot of no fun.
00:34:35Folks, this is Mr. Avery, Lem's nephew.
00:34:38I told him you had something to tell him.
00:34:42Glad to know you.
00:34:42How are you, folks?
00:34:44Go right ahead.
00:34:45Don't mind me.
00:34:46We know your Uncle Lem.
00:34:48Oh, yes?
00:34:49He's gonna put a bad fish down south.
00:34:51He sure needs help.
00:34:52Well, what's the trouble?
00:34:53Well, we told him when we got to New York
00:34:55we were gonna stop here with Miss Mamie.
00:34:57And he said be sure and see the Jews all right.
00:34:59Oh, that's nothing.
00:35:00He always did worry about me.
00:35:02But he sure needs help something awful.
00:35:05We did what we could for him.
00:35:07I know where you can find him.
00:35:08If you can get him back up here,
00:35:10maybe he'd get started again.
00:35:12I got an idea, Ned.
00:35:14Brother Moans Church wants to do a high-class play.
00:35:17That's right.
00:35:18Perhaps you'd let him put on a fellow.
00:35:20That would be nice.
00:35:22I'll go see Brother Moans tonight.
00:35:24That's a great idea, Miss Mamie.
00:35:26And if you bring Uncle Lem back, too.
00:35:28I sure would like to see him again.
00:35:30I'll see you later.
00:35:31All right.
00:36:10I'll see you later.
00:36:12Oh, it's you again, huh?
00:36:14So you, old Miss Mamie,
00:36:16it's a bored bit, huh?
00:36:17Uh, we won't go into that.
00:36:21How do you, Miss Agmy?
00:36:22How do you, Mr. Plain?
00:36:23Oh, glad to see you.
00:36:25What's the matter with you?
00:36:26You know you're supposed to sleep in the corners,
00:36:28not just the center of the door.
00:36:30Yeah, but I told Madam Mamie when I come in here
00:36:33that I was strictly a center man.
00:36:35Oh, yeah?
00:36:36Yeah.
00:36:37Look here, honey.
00:36:38What's that shining you got under your apron?
00:36:41Oh, that's my costume.
00:36:43Costume?
00:36:43Yeah.
00:36:44Now, what you doing with that on?
00:36:45Oh, I've been upstairs to her.
00:36:47Oh, you in show business?
00:36:48No, but I want to be.
00:36:49Oh, you want to be?
00:36:50Now, ain't that a coincidence?
00:36:52You looking at somebody that can do you a lot of good in show business.
00:36:56I'm closer to the boss than 99S to 100.
00:36:59Well, I'll put you on Broadway next week.
00:37:01Oh, my.
00:37:02Yeah, but suppose you let us see what the costume look like.
00:37:05Certainly.
00:37:06Yeah.
00:37:07I mean, this is going to be a killer here.
00:37:09Ha!
00:37:11Yes, sir.
00:37:12You working now and don't know it.
00:37:14Uh, Sid, what do you dance, honey?
00:37:16Oh, just a little jitterbug.
00:37:18Jitterbug?
00:37:19Beat out of the rhythm there for us.
00:37:20You better I will.
00:37:21Ha!
00:37:27Lay it down there, honey.
00:37:30Why, Anakin, what are you doing?
00:37:33Put your clothes on and get dizzy around.
00:37:35Yes, it may be.
00:37:36You know we're going to have going to catch you.
00:37:39Hold on.
00:37:57Say.
00:37:59Ain't there that actor guy?
00:38:01Ain't nobody else.
00:38:03What is he doing in Holland?
00:38:05Belching to the law, maybe.
00:38:07Well, well, Miss Bluford.
00:38:09I'm mighty glad to see you again.
00:38:10Well, Mr. Anderson, how are you?
00:38:12Well, I'm quite well for an old timer.
00:38:14Tell me, what's all the news here in Holland?
00:38:18Oh, nothing. Everything is quiet.
00:38:19Everything quiet, eh?
00:38:21Well, that's what you see, all right.
00:38:22Well, where have you been?
00:38:23I've been south, Miss Bluford.
00:38:25For your health?
00:38:27Yes, I guess it was for my health.
00:38:30I think I'll sap him.
00:38:32Wait a minute.
00:38:33You tail him.
00:38:34I'll get rough.
00:38:35Jam up.
00:38:38But do you know one thing?
00:38:39It's really a pleasure to get back here in Harlem again.
00:38:41I love it.
00:38:42Oh, it's a pleasure having you back.
00:38:44I'm glad to be here.
00:38:45I'll take the statement.
00:38:46I thank you.
00:38:47Give my regards to your husband.
00:38:49I'll do that.
00:38:49Bye-bye.
00:38:50Bye.
00:38:55I think it's great that Uncle Lem's coming back and do Othello.
00:38:59And I'm sure it'll be a great success.
00:39:02And my church people agree that this production of Othello
00:39:05will make for better entertainment in the community.
00:39:07And just think of it.
00:39:08It'll reach the man who never goes to church.
00:39:11Exactly, Desdemona.
00:39:12Would Lem be happy acting in Othello,
00:39:15and at the same time, happy in the cause?
00:39:18All of my people are enthusiastic.
00:39:21And the spiritual uplift will be tremendous.
00:39:25Hey, now who said come?
00:39:26I'm so anxious to meet Ned's uncle.
00:39:36Are you sure it's him they saw?
00:39:38Dead sure.
00:39:40Galloway's trailing him now.
00:39:41When you get word of Gilson, he'll show up in my office as soon as he can.
00:39:45Now listen, boys.
00:39:46You better watch Gilson.
00:39:47He never got over the fact that you'll snatch Carl Davis from him.
00:39:50Don't you worry about Gilson.
00:39:52I'll take care of him.
00:39:53Hey, our son.
00:39:54Come on, Dad.
00:39:56If Brother Anderson will faithfully work with us,
00:39:59this play will be to the everlasting credit of Harlan.
00:40:02It'll be the dream of my life if he'll let me act with him.
00:40:05Oh, you'll act with him all right.
00:40:07Come on, folks.
00:40:08Is Liam here yet?
00:40:09No, he hasn't come yet.
00:40:10I hope he heard us.
00:40:11I'm grand to go.
00:40:12Oh.
00:40:13Yeah, what is that?
00:40:15Oh, now sit down, Brother Bo.
00:40:17Sit down.
00:40:17Y'all make yourself come.
00:40:19Hello, Brother Bo.
00:40:19While I sit.
00:40:20Hey, Quartet, hi.
00:40:21Hello, Bo.
00:40:22Hello, Quartet.
00:40:23Oh, Quartet, hi.
00:40:25We're down in there.
00:40:26Listen.
00:40:27You know, we're all going to have a great show when them come.
00:40:31Come on, honk.
00:40:32They're all waiting.
00:40:39I wonder what's keeping me.
00:40:42Oh, here comes Lamb now.
00:40:44Oh, hello, Lamb.
00:40:46Oh, hello, Lamb.
00:40:49Lamb, and if you ain't the same person, you haven't changed a bit.
00:40:53Doggone Miss Mamie, you look younger than ever.
00:40:56You think so?
00:40:59Oh, listen, Lamb.
00:41:01Did you have a fine trip?
00:41:02Oh, Miss Mamie, I had a wonderful trip.
00:41:04We laid over in Washington for about a half an hour.
00:41:05But I was very impatient because I was in a hurry to get here to some of your good biscuits.
00:41:09I knew they'd draw you.
00:41:12Lamb, Lamb.
00:41:13Yeah.
00:41:13This is my surprise.
00:41:14Let me on second.
00:41:15Miss Desdemona Jones is going to play after you.
00:41:17Hello, Uncle Lamb.
00:41:18Desdemona.
00:41:19Boy, that's the name of one of the leading Shakespearean characters.
00:41:22That's right.
00:41:23Desdemona.
00:41:24Oh, you remind me so much of my Emma when we were married.
00:41:27Thank you, sir.
00:41:28You've made a fine choice, my boy, and I'm sure you're both going to be very happy.
00:41:31Thanks, Doctor.
00:41:32Yes, sir.
00:41:32Lamb.
00:41:33Yes.
00:41:33I want to introduce you to Brother Moe.
00:41:36Glad to know you're Brother Boe.
00:41:38Glad to meet you, sir, but the name is Moe.
00:41:41Oh, I'm sure.
00:41:41Come, let's sit down and have something.
00:41:43I want you all to help you.
00:41:45I want you all to help you.
00:41:45I want you all to help you.
00:41:46I want you all to help you.
00:41:48I want you all to help you.
00:41:48Yes, indeed.
00:41:48Look at him, boy.
00:41:49I didn't mean anything.
00:41:50Right, neighbor.
00:41:51I'll wait and hold up a second.
00:41:53Well, this is going to be good with this.
00:41:54Well, this is going to be good with this.
00:42:01Imagine me again.
00:42:05Gee, isn't lucky here.
00:42:06That boy's lucky.
00:42:08Must have a rabbit foot.
00:42:12Hiya, boys.
00:42:13Hi.
00:42:15Now, listen, you dudes.
00:42:16I told you, no more killin'.
00:42:17My picture's in the paper again.
00:42:19Any time anybody even runs too fast in Harlem, the cops come to me.
00:42:22Well, suppose that ham actor's caught.
00:42:24Well, you've got to figure out a way to get rid of him easy.
00:42:27Good job.
00:42:27We could get a nephew out from now where he lives.
00:42:30Maybe a hint to him might do some good, huh?
00:42:32Yeah, we can convince him that we don't want an uncle around here.
00:42:35All right, but take it easy.
00:42:38Okay, Chief.
00:42:42See you later.
00:42:49You audition and everything?
00:42:51Oh, sure.
00:42:51That's a good idea.
00:42:52Why not?
00:42:53Well, what are you waiting on?
00:42:54There's a plenty of talent right here.
00:42:55Oh, let's get started then.
00:42:56Let Miss Mamis cut us off, huh?
00:42:58Oh, let's get started then.
00:42:59Oh, come on, Miss Mamis.
00:43:00Oh, come on, Miss Mamis.
00:43:00No, I didn't.
00:43:01Come on, now.
00:43:03And sing that good old song, too.
00:43:05You don't use that long-down school.
00:43:07Come on, say it, Joe.
00:43:20I can't sleep at night.
00:43:24I can't eat a bite.
00:43:27I can't eat a bite.
00:43:28Cause the man I love, he don't treat me right.
00:43:40You make me feel so blue, I don't know what to do.
00:43:45Sometimes I set his sigh and then began to cry.
00:43:50He went away and never even said goodbye.
00:44:00There's a change in the ocean, changing sea, blue sea, my baby.
00:44:11I'll tell the world there ain't no change in me.
00:44:21I'll tell the world there ain't no change in me.
00:44:22My love for that man will always be.
00:44:29When you sayomination you'd be.
00:44:29You grow up when pickup my boy goes a matter.
00:44:31All you'd be buying into my ownhea and my baby.
00:44:32Now, I got the Harlem Blue
00:44:38Since my man went away I got no time to do.
00:44:49Yes, I must find him today He makes me feel so blue,
00:44:59I'll do things I wouldn't do
00:45:05I'll do like the diamond bay
00:45:09Calling harp
00:45:11Gonna stand on the corner
00:45:13Gonna blow my top
00:45:16Since my love has been refused
00:45:21Now I've got the Harlem blues
00:45:28Harlem, Harlem
00:45:32Now she's got the Harlem blues
00:45:35Yeah, she's got it
00:45:37Since the man has gone away
00:45:40Gone away
00:45:41She ain't got no time to lose
00:45:46That dirty man has done her wrong
00:45:50Boom, boom, boom
00:45:52He left her feeling blue
00:45:55Doing things that she wouldn't do
00:45:59She's going down to the river
00:46:03Sees a rope and a rod
00:46:06Tied round her neck and up over the top
00:46:11Cause her love has been refused
00:46:15Now she's got the Harlem blues
00:46:18Her brains is reeling
00:46:20Now she's got the Harlem blues
00:46:23A crazy feeling
00:46:25Now she's got the Harlem blues
00:46:51And she's got the Harlem blues
00:46:54And she's got the Harlem blues
00:46:57And she's got the Harlem blues
00:46:58For this opportunity longer than you have
00:47:00Well, good night, children
00:47:01Good night, brother Moan
00:47:02Thank you very much
00:47:03Good night, brother Moan
00:47:04Anyone think this may be
00:47:05Brother Moan, you're a dear
00:47:08I'm happy about this myself, my child
00:47:11Good night, children
00:47:13Good night, brother Moan
00:47:15Well, we must be off, too
00:47:18I promise to get there tomorrow
00:47:19Home early
00:47:20Well, good night, children
00:47:21Good night
00:47:22See you in the morning
00:47:22Good night, dad
00:47:23Good night, dad
00:47:24Good night, everyone
00:47:24Okay, and
00:47:25Miss Mamie
00:47:26Yes?
00:47:27Take care about the lamb now
00:47:28Don't worry about that
00:47:30I'm not going to let him out of my sight
00:47:32I can do that
00:47:34Miss Mamie, you're a knockout, I swear
00:47:36Just like you've always been
00:47:44Hello, chick
00:47:45What's this joker trying to do?
00:47:47Give you a good time?
00:47:48Yeah, maybe he needs some help
00:47:49That'll be enough out of you
00:47:53Yes, sir
00:47:53Well, you saw them all
00:47:54For doing with a name like that
00:47:57Why
00:48:01Uncle Len
00:48:02Miss Mamie
00:48:04Somebody
00:48:04Come and look what they've done
00:48:12Easy, dad
00:48:13You'll be all right, my boy
00:48:15You know, Ned, you were pretty lucky
00:48:18If this came down a half inch more
00:48:20We'd have trouble with your sight
00:48:22I tell you what you do, Ned
00:48:24Drop into my office and say a day or two
00:48:27I want to check and see that heel there
00:48:30I want to bid your people good night
00:48:32Good night, dad
00:48:32Good night, dad
00:48:33Thanks very much
00:48:33Good night
00:48:34Thank you for coming
00:48:42How are you feeling, Ned?
00:48:45Okay, Amy
00:48:46Well, I wouldn't worry so much about it
00:48:48Dr. Reynolds said it wasn't serious
00:48:49No, it was Jasper
00:48:51Why, he might have been killed
00:48:52And you're sure you don't know who did it, Ned?
00:48:54No, I don't know
00:48:56Oh, they said something about making you remember, Uncle Len
00:49:01Hoodlum
00:49:02They ain't got no respect for nobody
00:49:04Come just a moment
00:49:06I'll take you home
00:49:07Are you sure you'll be all right, Ned?
00:49:09Oh, he'll be all right, Charles
00:49:10Absolutely, don't worry, honey
00:49:12All right, then I'll be around in the morning, yes?
00:49:13Okay, sweetie
00:49:14Bye
00:49:14Bye, Lenny
00:49:18Take care of yourself, Ned
00:49:19Good night
00:49:20Oh, he'll be all right
00:49:22Don't worry about me
00:49:23I'll be all right
00:49:29Ned?
00:49:29Yes, Uncle Len
00:49:31There's something I've got to tell you
00:49:34Yeah
00:49:35Do you remember that Slim Jewett killing sometime ago?
00:49:38Slim Jewett?
00:49:38Yeah
00:49:39Uh-huh
00:49:41Oh, yes, a gangster who was killed in Plunker's Stato
00:49:44Well, Ned
00:49:46I saw that murder
00:49:47You did?
00:49:48Yeah
00:49:48But why didn't you know to buy the police?
00:49:50Oh, that's just it, I couldn't
00:49:52What do you mean you couldn't, dog?
00:49:53Well, after the killing, I went home
00:49:54And what she was terribly sick
00:49:56Two men came to the house and told me
00:49:58If I didn't get out of town
00:49:59You'd get the same as Slim Jewett
00:50:01Oh, this doesn't make sense
00:50:03Oh, the whole thing don't make sense
00:50:05What did they do to me?
00:50:08Look what they did to you tonight, Ned
00:50:11You mean
00:50:13That's it
00:50:16You see, Ned
00:50:19I didn't want to spoil your career
00:50:21So I thought I'd better go away again
00:50:24If I had only known
00:50:26I made a mess of it, and I
00:50:28I think I'd better go away again, Ned
00:50:30Oh, no, you don't
00:50:31You'll not sacrifice yourself for me again
00:50:33But what else is there to do?
00:50:35You're staying right here and concentrating on Othello
00:50:38We'll handle it somehow
00:50:43Solid boy
00:50:57Let's get myself speaking out now with my number here
00:51:00Let me see which one I can
00:51:01Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah
00:51:05Hahahaha
00:51:06425, goddamn it
00:51:07425
00:51:08Let me see now
00:51:09Hi, hi, hi, hi
00:51:10Let me get this...
00:51:154...
00:51:173...
00:51:18$3.69, that ought to be a good one, $3.69.
00:51:21Hey, hey, hey, where's my valet?
00:51:24Well, listen, I'm so sorry, but Slim was sick,
00:51:26and he told me to come down here to help you out tonight.
00:51:29Yeah, yeah.
00:51:29You ever do any valet work?
00:51:30I'm the valetest valet that ever valet.
00:51:33He's going to take me up on that.
00:51:34And that's one thing.
00:51:35If you don't know what you're doing,
00:51:36you better ask me.
00:51:37Oh, I ain't got to ask nobody,
00:51:39but I still knows what I'm doing.
00:51:40Give me a little of that shampoo there.
00:51:43A little shampoo it's got to be.
00:51:45Hey, how's everybody down to Famous?
00:51:47Everybody down to Famous is all right.
00:51:50Their house is really jumping.
00:51:52The house won't jump long if somebody don't pay some rent.
00:51:54You know that?
00:51:55Well, this here, boss.
00:51:57Uh-huh.
00:51:57Just between me and you, now,
00:52:00you'd better let that dog Famous alone.
00:52:02You know, there's only one thing about Doll Davis.
00:52:05If she's jiving everybody around here,
00:52:07including you and me, she ain't jiving me.
00:52:10Well, I am jiving through.
00:52:12Yeah, that's what you told me.
00:52:13Yeah, boss.
00:52:15That stuff is burning.
00:52:16Yes, it is burning.
00:52:17Hey, you'd better get around the edges quick now.
00:52:18Wait, wait, wait.
00:52:19Let me get around the edges quick now.
00:52:20Get around the edges quick now.
00:52:21Hey, get it off my ears.
00:52:22By the way, I ain't got no bathroom.
00:52:23Well, you don't have to drop it down my back.
00:52:25Well, hold 30 there a minute now.
00:52:26You'd better get to the water.
00:52:27Wait, wait, wait, wait.
00:52:28Let me just get it right here now.
00:52:29Get to the water.
00:52:31Never mind the edges.
00:52:32Get to the water.
00:52:33Get to the water.
00:52:34Get to the water.
00:52:35Now, I'm plating up the edges.
00:52:36You just get the water.
00:52:37Well, what about the water?
00:52:39I said, what about the water?
00:52:42You got something about the water, will you?
00:52:44Oh, there ain't no water.
00:52:45There ain't no water.
00:52:48There ain't no water.
00:52:49There ain't no water.
00:52:50There ain't no water.
00:52:50There ain't no water.
00:52:51There ain't no water.
00:52:51Yeah, I'm through.
00:52:52This stuff is dynamite here.
00:53:26Cannaway left.
00:53:27Yeah, I've been waiting on him.
00:53:39Oh, gee.
00:53:40Hi, Cannaway.
00:53:41Hey.
00:53:41What do you say, Spanish?
00:53:42Okay, Chief.
00:53:43Sit down.
00:53:44Get your supper and drink.
00:53:48Straight ride.
00:53:49Make it double.
00:53:51Well, what's a jive now?
00:53:53That act is still hanging on.
00:53:54Yeah, he's been rehearsing for a week with the church folks on a half-ride travel.
00:53:59I admire where they put them in church in a bar.
00:54:01Did you say church people?
00:54:03Yeah, that joker's got all the churches in Holland behind him.
00:54:06There's only one way to be safe, Chief.
00:54:09Rub him out.
00:54:10Right down.
00:54:11Bad enough to have the cops down on us.
00:54:13If we get these church people down on us, we'd all have to blow down.
00:54:16What are we going to do about him, then?
00:54:18Well, what do you say we get him in church?
00:54:20What do you say we get him in wrong?
00:54:22Oh, some women in this land.
00:54:23Get him drunk.
00:54:25If these churches soaring him, he's gone gobbling.
00:54:28He's a pretty wise old Oscar.
00:54:29He wouldn't fall for it.
00:54:30Yeah, he's not smart enough to duck the woman I'm going to throw at him.
00:54:34There she is.
00:54:39Hey, Pete.
00:54:43Yes, Ruff?
00:54:44Tell Dahl Davis, I want her to come over here to the table.
00:54:47Okay, Ruff.
00:54:50I want Dahl Davis to listen.
00:54:52Listen, Chuck.
00:54:53Dahl's in my stable now.
00:54:55You get it?
00:54:56That's pretty fair, Ruff.
00:54:57You and me are supposed to be pals.
00:54:59Well, she ought to know who she wants by now, and I'm the head man.
00:55:02Oh, fella.
00:55:04What do you want, Ruff?
00:55:05What do you have to drink, baby?
00:55:07Scotch and soda.
00:55:08Hey, waiter.
00:55:10Get Miss Davis a Scotch and soda.
00:55:13Listen, babe, I got a little job for you.
00:55:16Yeah, with a rough idea, not mine.
00:55:18See, I wouldn't expect you to have any ideas.
00:55:20Now, wait a minute.
00:55:22Dahl, this is me.
00:55:23Matt Gilson, remember?
00:55:25Well, I take you to your first show.
00:55:27Gave you three squares a day.
00:55:28So what?
00:55:29Cut it out quick.
00:55:31Listen, babe.
00:55:32You remember that actor guy, Glenn Anderson?
00:55:35Anderson?
00:55:36Yeah, whatever the color is.
00:55:38He's okay.
00:55:39He's putting on one of these here theatrical plays here in Harlem.
00:55:43That's great.
00:55:44I wonder if he can be a job.
00:55:45You're gonna work for him, baby.
00:55:47Work for him?
00:55:48Yeah.
00:55:50What's on your mind?
00:55:52Get him excited about you.
00:55:53Get him drunk.
00:55:54Anything.
00:55:55We'll do the rest.
00:55:56Why could he do it, Rob?
00:55:57He thinks I'm a good kid.
00:56:01Look, if these church people get sore against him,
00:56:04he'll have to leave town and that'll be for his own good.
00:56:07Well, I'll go and tell him to be here.
00:56:08Sit down.
00:56:09You'll do it my way.
00:56:11Now, here's what happens.
00:56:13You invite him to your apartment.
00:56:15You get him drunk.
00:56:17You get me?
00:56:18Oh, I couldn't do it.
00:56:19I love you asking too much.
00:56:21I saved his life once for you.
00:56:23And I'll do it again if you do as I say.
00:56:29Well, folks, thanks to Brother Moans here,
00:56:33we've reached the stage of our first rehearsal.
00:56:35And as you all know, Othello was a moor.
00:56:40He... he was a what?
00:56:41He was a moor.
00:56:42A moor.
00:56:43What kind of man is that?
00:56:45Well, you see, he was a general in the Venetian State.
00:56:49Mr. Lamb?
00:56:50Huh?
00:56:50Is that in the United States?
00:56:53He married Desdemona, Barbanteo's daughter.
00:56:56And later on, his good friend Iago makes him believe that his wife Desdemona is unfaithful.
00:57:02And in Act 5, Scene 3, I think that's called the handkerchief scene,
00:57:07Othello, in a jealous rage, kills his wife.
00:57:10Ain't that a shame?
00:57:12But later on there, when he finds out that his wife is innocent,
00:57:17in a tremendous climax in the last act, Othello kills himself.
00:57:23Then what?
00:57:24And then Othello dies.
00:57:26That's the end of the play.
00:57:27Oh, Desdemona, just a moment, please.
00:57:29Now, in the handkerchief scene, Desdemona, you'll be stage right, on a couch, asleep.
00:57:35I'll come in and I'll do my lines, I'll walk toward you.
00:57:37Mr. Lamb!
00:57:38Mr. Lamb!
00:57:39What's the matter, honey?
00:57:39We ain't never gonna get this show on!
00:57:41Well, why not, Acme?
00:57:42Because Sam Jenkins is upstairs in the dressing room with a big bag of peanuts.
00:57:45Can you imagine that?
00:57:48Peanuts!
00:57:49Oh!
00:57:49Oh, Acme, honey, what's wrong with peanuts?
00:57:52Backstage, peanuts are bad luck.
00:57:55Why, the hardest lick I ever hit my voice so late it was for bringing peanuts in the dressing room.
00:57:59Mmm!
00:58:00Peanuts!
00:58:01Look out, Ridley.
00:58:02You've got me in your power again.
00:58:08Is Mr. Lamb Anderson here?
00:58:10Does he know you?
00:58:11Just ate Stahl Davis.
00:58:12I see.
00:58:16Mr. Anderson, someone's there.
00:58:19Oh, all right, Dolly.
00:58:20Relax, you all.
00:58:21I'll be back in a minute.
00:58:25Oh, hello, Mr. Lamb.
00:58:26Remember me?
00:58:27Do I remember Dahl Davis?
00:58:29Why, sure I do.
00:58:30Oh, I'm afraid I'm not doing so good.
00:58:32Oh, well, you look like you're doing all right, honey.
00:58:34Well, you never can tell.
00:58:37I suppose you wonder why I'm here, don't you, Mr. Lamb?
00:58:39Well, I heard that you were doing a play, and you did say, if you ever did one, that you
00:58:43would give me a part, remember?
00:58:45Oh, sure I did, Dahl.
00:58:47I guess we'd better be going, too.
00:58:49I think so.
00:58:50Excuse us, folks.
00:58:51Good night.
00:58:52Good night.
00:58:53Good night, y'all.
00:58:54Say, come on, y'all.
00:58:55Let's get the rehearsal started.
00:58:58My lord.
00:59:00My lord.
00:59:01What ho!
00:59:03My lord!
00:59:05Hey, Lamb.
00:59:07Where do you want me to die?
00:59:08Up stage or down?
00:59:11Lamb is too busy out there talking to that notorious Dahl Davis.
00:59:16Say, you know anything about Shakespeare?
00:59:18Not a thing.
00:59:19Well, neither do the rest of my cast, so we all start from scratch.
00:59:24Now, you sit right here and I'll be right up in the morning.
00:59:28Hey, what's she calling the lord's name so much for?
00:59:31Don't ask me.
00:59:33You know much about this here play as I do.
00:59:35Folks, I know you'll be glad to hear that I've just engaged another professional, Miss Dahl Davis.
00:59:40She's a licker-haired.
00:59:42Well, so was I sneezing until I got another chance.
00:59:46She's all right.
00:59:49Know too much.
00:59:52Why, it's terrible bringing a cabaret girl in a church play.
00:59:56You're right.
00:59:57She's a bad character and she'll ruin our show.
01:00:00Oh, Lamb Anderson must be losing his mind.
01:00:03Nix, nix, nix.
01:00:03It's an acorn tomorrow.
01:00:05Well, that'll be all for today, folks.
01:00:07No more rehearsals.
01:00:07Same time tomorrow.
01:00:09Thanks.
01:00:11All right.
01:00:11That's another one there.
01:00:18Good to miss that.
01:00:20Handsome, lovely weather, ain't you?
01:00:26Mr. Lamb, I don't think I'm going to be so popular around here.
01:00:29Well, now, don't you worry about that, child.
01:00:32Oh, don't worry about me.
01:00:33I'm going back to that liquor party where I just came from, huh?
01:00:36Oh, come on, doll.
01:00:37Snap out of it, honey.
01:00:40Don't you worry about anything anybody says.
01:00:42You're going to be in this show and you're going to be good.
01:00:45Well, Mr. Lamb, why are you so good to me?
01:00:48Come on, kid.
01:00:49I'll walk you home.
01:00:50Sure.
01:00:56There goes Lamb with the doll now.
01:00:58You know what to do, Galloway.
01:01:00One day we'll be able to do something worthwhile here in Holland.
01:01:05But what I wanted to say to you, doll,
01:01:07was that it's just a bit hot.
01:01:08Do you think you'll like it?
01:01:09Yeah, but I'm kind of afraid of Ruth.
01:01:11Ah, Ruth's gone soft.
01:01:13We've got to take this matter ourselves, don't we?
01:01:15Why, you're not yourself.
01:01:16Do you mind if I see you upstairs?
01:01:18Well, I'd be glad if you would.
01:01:19Please, Mr. Cliff.
01:01:20I'd be glad to.
01:01:22Listen, I'll finish you the getaway, though.
01:01:25You understand?
01:01:26If the thrill gets in your way, blast her, too.
01:01:28Now get going.
01:01:29Okay.
01:01:32Well, darling, honey, you just lay down and take a little rest,
01:01:35and I'm sure that you're going to feel all right in the morning.
01:01:37I hope so, Mr. Lamb.
01:01:39I feel a little better already.
01:01:40Uh-huh.
01:01:40Goodbye.
01:01:42Oh, won't you come in just for a little while?
01:01:45Well, just for a few minutes.
01:01:56Just come on in, Mr. Lamb, and make yourself at home.
01:01:59Well, how do you feel, now?
01:02:00Don't you think you ought to lie down for a minute?
01:02:01No, I feel much better.
01:02:03Let me take your coat.
01:02:03Oh, thanks, thanks.
01:02:05Just sit right in that big easy chair over there.
01:02:08What?
01:02:08You'll find all the theatrical papers right there.
01:02:10Uh-huh.
01:02:11The variety.
01:02:12You know, Mr. Lamb, I'll never be able to thank you
01:02:15for that part you gave me.
01:02:16Oh, that's all right, darling.
01:02:17You just made good.
01:02:18That's all I want.
01:02:20Won't you have a little drink?
01:02:22Uh-uh.
01:02:22No, that's done enough damage to me already.
01:02:24Well, I'll have one.
01:02:25Uh-uh.
01:02:25You better lay off, too.
01:02:26I guess you're right.
01:02:27Sure.
01:02:32Oh, Mr. Lamb.
01:02:33Yeah?
01:02:33Do you feel like rehearsing that part with me again?
01:02:36Sure, I don't mind.
01:02:37Well, I'll tell you what you do.
01:02:38Just sit there, just sit there.
01:02:40And here's my scrapbook.
01:02:42Here's all the pictures while I make myself comfortable.
01:02:44You'll find it very amusing.
01:02:46Fine, thanks.
01:02:49Let's go.
01:03:01Say, doll, you've done some nice things according to this scrapbook.
01:03:04Thank you, Mr. Lamb.
01:03:07Doll, I'm certainly going to help your career.
01:03:10He won't help me.
01:03:12He ain't planning where I am.
01:03:15Oh, I can't go through this.
01:03:30Who is this?
01:03:31Yes.
01:03:32I'll get it, doll.
01:03:39Get on in there, sir.
01:03:41And don't make no bad moves.
01:03:43What's the idea?
01:03:45Why don't you leave me alone?
01:03:46You've got it coming.
01:03:48I'm minding my own business.
01:03:49Haven't you done enough for me already?
01:03:51You killed my wife and you ran me out of town?
01:03:53We told you to stay out.
01:03:55Now we ain't got no more patience.
01:03:57Say your prayers, actor.
01:03:59Cut it out down the way.
01:04:00You know what Ruff said.
01:04:01No shooting, no killing.
01:04:02Be quiet, chick, or I'll kick your teeth down your throat.
01:04:05To heck with what Ruff said.
01:04:06No!
01:04:08Oh!
01:04:10Doll.
01:04:11Doll.
01:04:11Get away, quick.
01:04:13Mr. Lamb.
01:04:14They'll blame you.
01:04:16Gilded and Ruff.
01:04:17Watch out.
01:04:19Get a doctor.
01:04:20Oh!
01:04:20Come on.
01:04:34Thank you, Miss Baby.
01:04:36Now will you give me the potatoes, please?
01:04:39Boy, you don't think gave me no potatoes up here.
01:04:43Well, what is that?
01:04:43You don't think, give me them potatoes.
01:04:46They don't eat potatoes up here like you do down home.
01:04:49No.
01:04:50No.
01:04:51They just take good bread, good meat.
01:04:53Thank the President and go ahead and eat.
01:04:57You're such an uneducated person.
01:05:00Such colossal stupidity.
01:05:02Why, boy, you is absolutely illiterate.
01:05:08You is absolutely illiterate.
01:05:12You gonna run into my razor yet.
01:05:14Now stop that now.
01:05:15Stop that now.
01:05:17George?
01:05:18All right?
01:05:19Yes, ma'am.
01:05:20Good.
01:05:20Best of luck.
01:05:22All right.
01:05:22Yes, ma'am.
01:05:26All right.
01:05:27Good.
01:05:30Good.
01:05:31Good.
01:05:31Good.
01:05:31Good.
01:05:32Good.
01:05:39Good.
01:05:46The End
01:06:30The Lousy Rats
01:06:32They took my wife away
01:06:34They tried to murder my nephew
01:06:35And now they try to shoot a girl that's going to defend me
01:06:37Well, they want me out of Harlem
01:06:39By God, let them run me out
01:06:41That's what they can do
01:06:52Ladies and gentlemen
01:06:53We sincerely hope that you've enjoyed our show up till now
01:06:56And fine, fine, fine
01:06:58And what do you think?
01:07:00And now, ladies and gentlemen
01:07:01For a wee portion of a Broadway atmosphere
01:07:03And who do you think is going to give it to you?
01:07:05None other than an inimitable singer of songs
01:07:08Laura Lou
01:07:09All right, thank you
01:07:18Love to me is a strange affair
01:07:22It leads you here and it leads you there
01:07:25Why should I wonder where it will all end?
01:07:30Why do I wonder if we can be friends?
01:07:36Oh, maybe I'm fine
01:07:41Maybe I'm strong
01:07:45Sometimes it seems that we will never get along
01:07:52We thought mine, mine should be mine
01:07:57Oh, why have you made me whole
01:08:03I gave you my love
01:08:07Gave you my all
01:08:10And still it seems that I am
01:08:14Riding for the call
01:08:17Can't you see
01:08:19The way you treat me
01:08:22The way you treat me
01:08:23Is making me awful
01:08:26Dream, dream, help me
01:08:32Go facing dead
01:08:35Night and day
01:08:39Dream, dream, help me
01:08:42Is there in me before
01:08:46I can't say
01:08:50I'm always content
01:08:53When I'm with you
01:08:56Someday you'll be loved
01:08:59Just the way I walk you through
01:09:03If you love me
01:09:05As I love you
01:09:08Then why have you made me so blue
01:09:13Darling
01:09:18Why have you made me blue?
01:09:42I can't say
01:09:43I can't say
01:09:44I can't say
01:09:46Until I am
01:09:46I can't say
01:10:08I can't say
01:10:09Whiskey.
01:10:12Come on, come on.
01:10:14Whiskey, whiskey, whiskey.
01:10:15Come on, Sam.
01:10:15We can't enough.
01:10:20Go ahead, will you?
01:10:21Don't bother me, please.
01:10:23Give me some whiskey.
01:10:24Please, then.
01:10:25Go ahead.
01:10:26Go ahead.
01:10:27Hey.
01:10:28Hey.
01:10:29Where's your boss around here?
01:10:30Ruff Jackson.
01:10:32Ruff Jackson?
01:10:33Yeah.
01:10:34Over there.
01:10:36I want to find out who shot Doug.
01:10:40How do I know?
01:10:41I'm with you when it happened.
01:10:44Where's Galloway?
01:10:47Doug, maybe.
01:10:50Yeah.
01:10:51Maybe.
01:10:53Depends you guys ought to get something like that guy without shooting and you see what happens.
01:10:58I got my alibi.
01:11:10Hey, you.
01:11:11The guy named Anderson will come in here.
01:11:15I don't know.
01:11:16There's a duck over there.
01:11:17Oh, trouble.
01:11:18Come on.
01:11:23Hey, are you Ruff Jackson?
01:11:24Yes, I'm Ruff Jackson.
01:11:25Well, where is you, Ruff?
01:11:26Leave me alone.
01:11:26Take it!
01:11:30Get it!
01:11:30Get it!
01:11:31Get it!
01:11:32Get it!
01:11:33Get it!
01:11:33Get it!
01:11:34Get it!
01:11:35Get it!
01:11:35Get it!
01:11:35Break it up!
01:11:36Break it up!
01:11:38Who started this?
01:11:40Break it up!
01:11:41Who started this?
01:11:43Break it up!
01:11:45Break it up!
01:11:46Let go!
01:11:47Who started this?
01:11:48Get up!
01:11:49Get him!
01:11:50Get on, fool!
01:11:51Get him!
01:11:51Get up!
01:11:52Go ahead.
01:11:53Who started all this?
01:11:55Who started it?
01:11:57He did.
01:11:57That's Lem Anderson.
01:11:58Oh, Lem Anderson, huh?
01:12:00The D.A. wants to ask you some questions about Doc Davis.
01:12:02Come on.
01:12:02Come on.
01:12:03Run over!
01:12:15Although pronounced out of danger, Miss Davis is unable to supply the slightest clue to the police.
01:12:22And the producer, Lem Anderson, last seen with Miss Davis, is held for questioning.
01:12:28Poor Lem.
01:12:30He never seems to get out of trouble.
01:12:32The show opens tonight, and he's in jail.
01:12:35Imagine my embarrassment.
01:12:38And if it hadn't been for such a tremendous sale of tickets, my people would wipe their hands of the
01:12:43whole affair.
01:12:45The district attorney has agreed.
01:12:47Under certain conditions.
01:12:48He will deliver Lem to the theater tonight on the police guard.
01:12:53You mean to say a policeman is going to be with him?
01:12:57Exactly.
01:12:58And after the performance, Lem must return to headquarters.
01:13:02You know we've got to clear Lem in the whole nest.
01:13:05Doubt it.
01:13:06You see, Lem is too stubborn to talk.
01:13:09And the girl, she won't talk.
01:13:11So there isn't anything further I can do.
01:13:14But I can.
01:13:16I'll go to the hospital, and I'll have a talk with that girl.
01:13:19I'll go get off.
01:13:28Oh, Mr. Lem.
01:13:33My head hurts.
01:13:37Rob.
01:13:38Can't wait.
01:13:40Okay from visitors?
01:13:41Yes, you're all right.
01:13:43Oh, they still ate too.
01:13:45Oh, poor child.
01:13:51Oh, my head.
01:13:53My head.
01:13:56Are you all right, Mr. Lamb?
01:13:57Yes, Mr. Lamb is all right.
01:13:58They didn't shoot him, did they?
01:14:00No, he's alive. He ain't hurt none.
01:14:02He's only anxious about you.
01:14:04He's so fine and so good.
01:14:06And what they try to do to him.
01:14:08If you really want to help Mr. Lamb,
01:14:10you'll tell me what happened.
01:14:14Who are you?
01:14:15Yes, a friend of yours, just like you.
01:14:19They try to frame him, the mob.
01:14:21They try to run him out of town.
01:14:23They try to ruin him with the street people.
01:14:25Disgrace him.
01:14:26I took him to my apartment.
01:14:28He wasn't to blame.
01:14:30I just couldn't go through with it.
01:14:33He's always been so nice to me.
01:14:35And then what happened?
01:14:36I tried to stop Ganaway from shooting.
01:14:38I tried to save Mr. Lamb.
01:14:41Oh, do you think I'm going to die?
01:14:43No, child.
01:14:44You're not going to die.
01:14:45The doctor says you're going to be all right.
01:14:48Who tried to run him out of town?
01:14:50Rob Jackson and Matt Gilson, that's why.
01:14:53Mr. Lamb saw Gilson shoot Jewett.
01:14:55They were afraid.
01:14:57Honey, child.
01:14:58You don't know what this means to Lamb Anderson and to me.
01:15:02Oh, shoot me, Doc.
01:15:15Oh, shoot me, Doc.
01:15:17Hey!
01:15:19It ain't no need to cry, little girl.
01:15:22Cause a lot of things haven't been show business.
01:15:24Yeah, you're going to cry about this.
01:15:26I was stars in jail and he ain't gonna get out so you might as well take off
01:15:31your costume boy there's Uncle Lem now what what what what all right Anderson
01:15:38go on with your show but remember I'll be here with the take you back with me
01:15:42wait I'll go see I understand glad to see you uncle Levin folks are waiting
01:15:49but it go on sure what are you waiting for costume and makeup and everything hello
01:15:59pal waiting for someone yes I'm from headquarters I'm waiting for Anderson
01:16:08how'd you find this out back at him he told me he was big as a Galloway before he
01:16:14shot down so that's it huh Galloway shoots dull trying to get Anderson it's only one
01:16:21guy in town could have given orders for that sure
01:16:28Matt Gilson yeah that's it Matt Gilson lousy double-crossing rat
01:16:44Mike I love it I'm going where I know I'll find Gillson
01:17:02It is the cause, it is the cause, my soul, yet she must die or she'll betray more men.
01:17:16Peace.
01:17:17It's wonderful.
01:17:20Put out the light, and then put out the light.
01:17:26Yeah, go ahead and put out the light so we can all go to sleep.
01:17:30I cannot give it vital growth.
01:17:33It must lead with us.
01:17:37Get away from there.
01:17:40Ah, she waked.
01:17:44Oh, fellow, won't you come to bed, my lord?
01:17:50Nothing to insult them all.
01:17:52Here, please.
01:17:55Heaven have mercy on you.
01:17:57Esdemona, with all my heart, amen.
01:18:05Some bloody passion takes thy very fame.
01:18:08I hope it do not point to me.
01:18:13Esdemona, that anchors that I so loved and gave to thee, thou gave us passio.
01:18:22No, no, my life, my love, my soul.
01:18:29Oh, sweet soul, dead need, thou art on thy death bed.
01:18:39I, my lord, but not to die, not yet to die.
01:18:47Yes, yes, yes.
01:18:50Yelling, dance the moon on.
01:18:56To deny each article of old
01:18:59cannot remove or choke the strong connection
01:19:04that I've grown with all.
01:19:09Thou art to die.
01:19:13No, no, she shan't die.
01:19:18No, no, she shan't die.
01:19:24No, no, she shan't die.
01:19:29She shan't die, thou shan't die.
01:19:33No, no, she shan't die, no, no, she shan't die.
01:19:45My lord, have mercy on you.
01:19:51No, no, she shan't die.
01:19:55No, no, she shan't die.
01:19:56Oh, sing it, sister.
01:19:58Now we've given somewhere.
01:19:59Oh, no, she shan't die, she shan't die,
01:20:05she shan't die, my lord, she shan't die.
01:20:08What's my own, she shan't die?
01:20:11Of course you have a man over there.
01:20:13Where's the man over there?
01:20:13Over there.
01:20:14Over there, over there.
01:20:16Mr. Patrick, what'd I know?
01:20:19Uh, let me help you.
01:20:20Oh, that's a hot mess.
01:20:21It's still a little bit.
01:20:23Boys, that's real music.
01:20:26I'm telling you.
01:20:27Oh, rock, church, rock.
01:20:31Oh, no, she shan't die.
01:20:34Ha, ha, ha, that's a great job it.
01:20:37Ha, ha, ha.
01:20:38Oh, no, she shan't die.
01:20:41Oh, no, she shan't die.
01:20:41My lord, oh, no, she shan't die.
01:20:45Oh, no, she shan't die.
01:20:49Oh, she shan't die, oh, she shan't die.
01:20:52The love she said, I am undone.
01:20:56Down, down, down, be gone, be gone.
01:21:02She can't die, she can't die, oh, she can't die.
01:21:07Oh, by and by, when the men come.
01:21:13Oh, baby, oh, the same, I'm sorry.
01:21:18The love she said, I am undone.
01:21:23The love she said, I am undone.
01:21:32The love she said, I am undone.
01:21:44I know my own.
01:21:50I know my own.
01:21:55Oh, it's right there.
01:21:59I know my own soul.
01:21:59I know my own.
01:22:02I know my soul.
01:22:10The End
01:23:09Take a little bow, don't you?
01:23:10Give me all that applause, honey.
01:23:14Well, there's your Othello.
01:23:15Oh, that boy.
01:23:16Uncle Desdemona, you were very proud.
01:23:20You were very proud of me.
01:23:23Well, then, get the clothes on.
01:23:26Everything's going to be all right.
01:23:29And you were all fine in your party.
01:23:31Each and every one of you.
01:23:32You were the one, Uncle Desdemona.
01:23:34Ah, but Desdemona, I owe a lot to your wage.
01:23:36Still, it wasn't exactly the Othello that I was...
01:23:40Oh, for Lem.
01:23:41It might not have been the Othello you planned.
01:23:43But you sure made him like it.
01:23:55Still looking for Lem Anderson, eh?
01:23:57Yeah, and I'm going to get you, too.
01:24:06You sound the Elf, Mansa.
01:24:10You...
01:24:11You're a...
01:24:12Bad loser, Gilson.
01:24:15Folks!
01:24:16And the best news of all is this.
01:24:18I have an offer to go to Broadway with a fellow, a jazz band, and a choir.
01:24:23Oh, no!
01:24:24Huh?
01:24:25Yes, indeed, a choir.
01:24:27Baby!
01:24:28Now, guess what we're going to do.
01:24:48Oh, no!
01:24:49Oh, no!
01:24:50Oh, no!
01:24:52Oh, no!
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