Experience Boarding House Blues (1948), a delightful classic musical comedy featuring unforgettable performances, lively songs, and heartwarming humor. Set in a Harlem boarding house facing financial troubles, the story follows a determined community that turns to music, friendship, and hope to save the place they call home. Filled with memorable entertainment and vintage charm, this public domain film remains a treasured piece of classic cinema history.
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00:02:09Come on, Steggy.
00:02:12Come on, Steggy.
00:02:13Now, now, now, now, now, look here, Steggy, now, uh, be nice now, now, ah, Steggy, Steggy, Steggy, be nice.
00:02:19Now, look here, Steggy, this is Mom's boarding house, see, this is where I live.
00:02:24That's what she called it, living.
00:02:27Now, Steggy, come here, come, come in, Steggy.
00:02:30Steggy, ah, Steggy, come here.
00:02:32Come here, Steggy.
00:02:33Oh, you gotta do that, ah, Steggy, don't do it.
00:02:35Mom gonna put us out, ah, ah, Steggy, come on down from there.
00:02:39What you going, ah, Steggy, ah, ma...
00:02:42Steggy, get out from there, get out off that shatter here.
00:02:45Get out from there.
00:02:46I heard what you said.
00:02:48But, Mom...
00:02:49Now, get this, call this living.
00:02:50Yeah, but, let me tell you, sir, I would get...
00:02:52If you don't like it, all you got to do is to pay me your rent and leave.
00:02:55You understand that?
00:02:56Because I'm not gonna...
00:02:57Oh!
00:02:58What's that thing?
00:02:59Get it out of here.
00:03:00Don't get scared, Mom.
00:03:01Come here, Steggy.
00:03:02Come here, Steggy.
00:03:03Come here, Steggy.
00:03:03Stop there, stop acting like that.
00:03:05Mom, now, don't be scared.
00:03:07This is Steggy.
00:03:07This is part of my animal life.
00:03:09That's the part that's going out of here, Dusty.
00:03:11Ah, but, Mom, you don't understand.
00:03:14See?
00:03:14Ah, look at that.
00:03:15Ain't that...
00:03:16What is it?
00:03:17Yeah, ah, this is Steggy.
00:03:18He's a...
00:03:18He's a animal of distinction.
00:03:21I don't care if he's a animal of extension.
00:03:24Dusty, you got enough animals in your room now.
00:03:28Well, you got a whole zoo up there.
00:03:30What is he, anyhow?
00:03:32Ah, Mom, this is Steggy.
00:03:34Uh, uh, uh, and absolutely harmless.
00:03:38Just look at that, ain't he cute?
00:03:40Oh, you little rascal.
00:03:42Ha, ha, ha, ha.
00:03:44Mom, and he's smart, too.
00:03:45Yes, he is.
00:03:47Got two brains.
00:03:48He's got one in his head.
00:03:49He's got one in his tail.
00:03:51There you go.
00:03:52Try to jive me again.
00:03:54Boy, you ought to be a shabby yourself.
00:03:56Whoever heard tell him any animal having brains in his tail.
00:04:00If he's got one brain anywhere, he's got one more than you've got.
00:04:03Uh, well, come on, Steggy.
00:04:06Come on, now.
00:04:07Come on upstairs.
00:04:07I'm going to show you, uh, where, where we're going to sleep at.
00:04:10I'm going to fix you.
00:04:11Come on, Steggy.
00:04:11Stop acting so simple.
00:04:12Come on, here.
00:04:13I'm going to fix you a nice brain.
00:04:15Come on, Steggy.
00:04:16I'm going to knock you out.
00:04:17I see that right now.
00:04:18Come on, Steggy.
00:04:19I'm going to kick him out of here.
00:04:20Come on, here, Steggy.
00:04:21Get on up there, Steggy.
00:04:22Fix you a nice brain to sleep.
00:04:24Hey, Dusty, who's going to take him out at night?
00:04:28I'm tired of cleaning around you.
00:04:29Think he's about to take care of that old thing?
00:04:37Oh, Steggy, don't put your hands in there.
00:04:41That's nice.
00:04:41That's nice.
00:04:42Come on in, now.
00:04:43Come on in.
00:04:44This is what you...
00:04:45Oh, look at it.
00:04:46Ain't he cute?
00:04:48Oh, yes, lady.
00:04:49You're so glad to have a nice place to sleep.
00:04:52Oh, look at that.
00:04:53Oh, I'm going to make a lot of money on you.
00:04:57Yes, I am.
00:04:58Oh, you little rascal, you.
00:05:00Now, look here.
00:05:01Come, come, come in, Steggy.
00:05:02Now, now, now, yeah, that's where we go to sleep at, over there.
00:05:05But before we take us out of a nap,
00:05:07I'm going to take you around and introduce...
00:05:09Uh-uh, come on, undo that, boy.
00:05:11I'm going to take you...
00:05:12Now, listen, I don't want me and you to fall out, see,
00:05:14because you is my pole chaps.
00:05:16See, oh, stop now.
00:05:18Stop, Steggy.
00:05:19Look here.
00:05:20Come on and go out and meet the other members of the act.
00:05:23Steggy, you're getting worse than now.
00:05:25You're going to make me lose my temper.
00:05:26Come on here.
00:05:27Come on now and go meet the other members of the act.
00:05:30Okay?
00:05:30Oh, stop, Steggy.
00:05:32Oh, Steggy, all right.
00:05:33Now, I'm going to hurt you now.
00:05:34Come on back here.
00:05:37You step right on my bunion.
00:05:38I don't never do that no more.
00:05:40Now, come on over here and meet Fuzzy.
00:05:42Come on, come on.
00:05:43Now, Fuzzy, this is Steggy.
00:05:45Steggy, that's Fuzzy.
00:05:48Look at that.
00:05:49He's so glad to see him, too.
00:05:52Oh, merciful.
00:05:54Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, you can get me put out.
00:05:57Don't jump up in Mom's chair.
00:05:58Stop putting all that hair on the floor.
00:06:01Now, here, I'll tell you what you do.
00:06:03Come on here.
00:06:03I'm going to introduce you to the other members.
00:06:05Get out of the chair, Steg.
00:06:07Come on in to meet the other members of the act.
00:06:09Come on, Steg.
00:06:10Oh, Steg, stop.
00:06:12Oh, get away.
00:06:13All right, now.
00:06:16Now, I wish I had my, I done went off home and left my, if I had somebody hurt you,
00:06:21come on here and meet the other members of the act.
00:06:24Come on here.
00:06:25Now, come on over here and meet, and meet the rest of the members of the act.
00:06:29Now, now, now, now, now, now, that's nice.
00:06:31Now, brother, this Steggy.
00:06:33Steggy, that's brother.
00:06:34See, brother, right there, look at, look at me.
00:06:36Ha, ha.
00:06:37Oh, oh.
00:06:38What's the matter?
00:06:39What's the matter?
00:06:40Oh, don't be scared of him, Steggy.
00:06:42Oh, he ain't gonna hurt you.
00:06:43Oh, look right there.
00:06:44Stop stagging.
00:06:45You're gonna get me scared of him in a minute.
00:06:47Now, now, look what you done done.
00:06:49You done scared Steggy.
00:06:51Now, listen, brother.
00:06:53If you don't stop scaring everybody, I'm gonna have to put you back in a cage.
00:06:57I don't want to put you in a cage.
00:06:59But I will.
00:07:00Now, you just remember that.
00:07:03Come on, here, Steggy.
00:07:04Me and you got to get some sleep, because, hey, we got to get up today and put on a
00:07:07good show.
00:07:08Do you know that?
00:07:09That's what we got to do.
00:07:10Now, now, now, now, look here.
00:07:11See, now, I'm gonna let you sleep right here.
00:07:13I'm gonna sleep in the bed.
00:07:14See, now, uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh.
00:07:16Come on.
00:07:17No, it ain't like that, sonny boy.
00:07:19It ain't like that.
00:07:21See, you sleep down here.
00:07:22I'll sleep in the bed.
00:07:24Oh, yes, you will, too.
00:07:25See, this ain't no tree.
00:07:27This is a bed.
00:07:28Yeah, yeah, but you'll never park your hips up here.
00:07:33Now, I'll show you what you do now.
00:07:34You come right here and lay down right here.
00:07:36You understand what I mean, Steggy?
00:07:37See, I'll show you what I'm talking about.
00:07:39You lay right down here just like this here.
00:07:42And you lay like this here.
00:07:43See, and you can get some good sleep like this.
00:07:45I slept in the park a minute just like this.
00:07:47You sleep like-
00:07:48And then when you feel like you want to turn over,
00:07:50then you just turn over just like this here.
00:07:52Ha-ha!
00:07:53Boy, this is all.
00:07:54This is-
00:07:55Hey, Steggy.
00:07:57Hey, Steggy!
00:07:59I'm just ashamed.
00:08:00Hey, St-
00:08:01Well, now, ain't that's a shame?
00:08:05Well, they always said be kind to dumb animals.
00:08:10Then maybe he ain't dumb.
00:08:14Well.
00:08:27Watch that pot on the stove for me a minute, Freddy.
00:08:31Oh, come in.
00:08:35You ain't show business?
00:08:37Yes, I sing.
00:08:38Oh, you do?
00:08:39Oh, would you mind?
00:08:41Oh, you wouldn't mind.
00:08:42Run the scale for mom.
00:08:43I love singing.
00:08:46Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh.
00:08:49Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh.
00:08:53Is that all right?
00:08:56Why, honey, that was beautiful.
00:08:59What is your name?
00:09:03My name's Lila Foster.
00:09:05And I was wondering if you could show me a room.
00:09:10Well, yes, I can show you one.
00:09:13But the trouble of it is, they're all filled up.
00:09:17Well, thanks anyway.
00:09:19Oh, wait a minute. Let Mom think.
00:09:23There must be some way I can figure this out.
00:09:26Oh, yeah.
00:09:27I'll put Dusty in the room with Mufty.
00:09:31No.
00:09:33If I did that, Mufty'd eat up the rest of Dusty's act.
00:09:39Oh, I'll put Boo-Boo.
00:09:42No.
00:09:44I can't move Boo-Boo.
00:09:46He never would find his room, honey.
00:09:49You know, he's always D-R-U-N-K.
00:09:53No.
00:09:54Yes.
00:09:55Yes.
00:10:01I know I can get a drink.
00:10:04My friend Dusty still gives me a drink.
00:10:08And I'm going in it soon.
00:10:13Yes, sir. My old friend Dusty'll always look out for me.
00:10:18I can feel it. Hey, Dust.
00:10:21Come on, get up and give me a drink.
00:10:23I want a drink, Dust.
00:10:26Oh, you're sleeping.
00:10:29Keep it right in that drawer there, so I'll just go in and help myself.
00:10:33Oh, and you, old dog, eh?
00:10:34Hey.
00:10:35Hey.
00:10:39Ah, there it is.
00:10:41Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
00:10:45Yes, sir, there it is.
00:10:48Look like gin?
00:10:51Ah, tastes like gin.
00:10:54It is gin.
00:10:57It is gin.
00:11:05Whoa!
00:11:12Oh, my goodness.
00:11:14Oh!
00:11:23Ha, ha, ha.
00:11:24That was Boo Boo.
00:11:25I don't think we'll ever see him again, honey.
00:11:28And now Mom's got a room for you.
00:11:31Goodie, but he seems so frightened.
00:11:33Frightened?
00:11:34He was scared to death.
00:11:35You know what I think happened?
00:11:37I think he must have took one look at Steggy.
00:11:40Is Steggy a border here?
00:11:42No, a rumor.
00:11:43I don't feed pre-hysterical animals.
00:11:46I just can't feed the hysterical ones.
00:11:49So come on upstairs and Mom show you where your room's at.
00:11:52Come on.
00:11:53This way down.
00:11:57You see?
00:11:58This was Boo Boo's room, but you can have it now.
00:12:02You know, you're a pretty girl.
00:12:05I think you look better with your hat on.
00:12:17Mosty!
00:12:17I know you don't.
00:12:19You're not going out of here until you pay me every nickel of your rent.
00:12:22Get back in that room.
00:12:26Can you imagine as nice as I've been to him?
00:12:31Get in there.
00:12:41Oh, my goodness!
00:12:42Did you hurt yourself?
00:12:43No, I hope not.
00:12:44I hope I didn't hurt myself.
00:12:46Oh, uh, how to do?
00:12:48How to do?
00:12:48Uh, looks like I've seen you someplace before.
00:12:51Maybe you have.
00:12:51You see, I get around.
00:12:52Yeah, and your name is, uh...
00:12:54Vivian.
00:12:54And your last name...
00:12:56Harris.
00:12:56Oh, I had a hard time guessing that, too.
00:12:58And who are you?
00:12:59I'm Spider Bruce, you know.
00:13:01Oh, Spider Bruce.
00:13:02Yeah.
00:13:02Are you going to the dance tonight?
00:13:03Well, I was thinking about it.
00:13:04Well, that's nice.
00:13:05Are you married?
00:13:06No, I'm not.
00:13:07Well, where do you live?
00:13:09Upstairs.
00:13:09Oh, you're cooking up there now, huh?
00:13:12I should say not.
00:13:13I'm an actress, and I live up there.
00:13:14Oh, I see.
00:13:15Well, how about you and I getting together tonight, going to the dance together?
00:13:19Well, I don't care if I do.
00:13:20What time can I meet you?
00:13:21How about the corner drugstore about nine o'clock?
00:13:23That's fine.
00:13:24Nine o'clock.
00:13:25Nine o'clock.
00:13:25I see you, hear?
00:13:26Okay.
00:13:26Oh, me, me, me.
00:13:28Don't forget.
00:13:29Nine o'clock.
00:13:30Yes, sir.
00:13:31I'm going to the tailor shop and get my clothes right now.
00:13:35If I bet they do, they don't.
00:13:40If I bet they will, they won't.
00:13:42I guess the landlady will just have to wait for her rent this week.
00:13:45Yeah, I ain't stunned by what you talk about, because I ain't...
00:13:47Why, hello, Spider.
00:13:48Why, hello there.
00:13:49What's all the argument down there?
00:13:50Oh, don't never care nothing to Joel's place.
00:13:52Why, he leaves his wife there in charge.
00:13:54And the minute you go after your thing, she overcharge you there.
00:13:56Well, how much you charge you?
00:13:57Some charge me 35 cents there.
00:13:5935 cents?
00:14:01That's right.
00:14:01Well, I spent a dollar to a dollar and a half to have my clothes fresh.
00:14:04Yeah, that's reason you got on that leap year suit there now.
00:14:07Say, ain't you going to the dance tonight?
00:14:08Not like this.
00:14:09Well, it's a wonder you got this far looking like that.
00:14:12How about the...
00:14:13No, listen.
00:14:13I remember the first time I saw you.
00:14:16You know, you did me a very nice favor, too.
00:14:18Oh, I wasn't going to bring that up.
00:14:19Well, one good term deserves another.
00:14:21Yes, sir.
00:14:21And if my clothes will fit you, here they is right now.
00:14:24Try on them pants there.
00:14:26Yeah, but what are you going to do?
00:14:26Don't worry.
00:14:27I got clothes I ain't never seen before.
00:14:30Well, all right.
00:14:30Thank you very much.
00:14:31That's all right.
00:14:32I'll go over here and try them on.
00:14:33Ah, don't do that.
00:14:34What's that?
00:14:34Joel never been up the pants like that.
00:14:37It's 35 cents invested there.
00:14:39All right, I'll be right back.
00:14:40Yeah, now try them on right there.
00:14:41You all right?
00:14:42He's a good old boy.
00:14:43Just plays horses all the time, you know.
00:14:46Yeah, but I never will forget what he did, though.
00:14:48Get your heels out the pocket.
00:14:50You act like you ain't never had on no pants before.
00:14:53Oh, they fit him, too.
00:14:55I sure is glad of that.
00:14:56Now he can go to the dance.
00:14:57Yes, sir.
00:14:58Him and I are going to that dance tonight.
00:15:01He comes back.
00:15:03There they are.
00:15:03Howdy, look.
00:15:04All set there, you know.
00:15:05Yes, they fit, too, don't they?
00:15:06Yes, sir.
00:15:06Here.
00:15:06I want you to take my coat.
00:15:08Your coat, too?
00:15:09Yes, sir.
00:15:09The coat goes with it.
00:15:10Well, this is all right.
00:15:11I know.
00:15:11You know you're really all right.
00:15:12Sure, I know.
00:15:14But now, wait a minute.
00:15:15Don't throw it in my face like that.
00:15:17Well, what's the matter?
00:15:17You're liable to have some friends on this, baby.
00:15:20Oh, no friends on that.
00:15:21No.
00:15:21Well, you won't need that no more now.
00:15:22Well, this is really all right.
00:15:23I'll never forget this.
00:15:24I know that.
00:15:25Hot dog, look at that.
00:15:26Wait a minute, sir.
00:15:27Let me get your feet up off of 7th Avenue, boy.
00:15:30Well, all right.
00:15:31Yes, sir.
00:15:31The shoes, too.
00:15:32Now, the shoes goes to you.
00:15:33Well, you stand right there.
00:15:34I will.
00:15:35My, what is these here you got here?
00:15:38Are those shoes there?
00:15:39Yes, sir.
00:15:39Why, those are Edmund C. claps.
00:15:41You're right.
00:15:42They done laughed all right.
00:15:43You won't need them any more either.
00:15:45Hot dog, look at that.
00:15:46Now, wait a minute.
00:15:46Put the cane on.
00:15:48Put the hat on.
00:15:49Take the handkerchief off your neck.
00:15:50You got to do it.
00:15:51And you're all dressed up, you know.
00:15:53Oh, mercy.
00:15:54Look at that.
00:15:54You all right.
00:15:55In the shop, Jackson?
00:15:56Yes, sir.
00:15:56I'm really in there.
00:15:57Don't do that.
00:15:58Don't do what?
00:15:59Don't never turn that fast in my clothes.
00:16:01If I want to turn, I'll turn.
00:16:03No, you won't turn in that clothes.
00:16:04If I get the urge to turn, I'll turn.
00:16:06You don't have the urge to turn in my clothes.
00:16:09Well, I said, when I turn, I'll turn.
00:16:11Oh, look who ain't going to the dance tonight here.
00:16:14Well, what's that?
00:16:15I was just kidding.
00:16:16Oh, I see you was.
00:16:17It's a spider.
00:16:18What's the matter?
00:16:19You know, I expected an advance from my agent today.
00:16:21Yeah.
00:16:21And didn't receive it, so will you lend me two till next week?
00:16:24Oh, yes.
00:16:24I promise I'll let you go to the dance and you're going, you know.
00:16:27Yes, you do.
00:16:27Here you are.
00:16:28Now, whatever you do, get yourself a girlfriend.
00:16:30Oh, I will get one.
00:16:30I will.
00:16:31I'll tell you.
00:16:32I'll see you there, huh?
00:16:33Uh-huh.
00:16:33Oh, my, you look so nice.
00:16:34Oh, I'm in there.
00:16:35Say, looky here.
00:16:36What?
00:16:36Another thing, you know, you're easy to get mad.
00:16:38Yeah.
00:16:38In case anybody do anything, I'll start an argument with you in the dance tonight.
00:16:41In case you get mad at all, if they want to fight.
00:16:44Yeah.
00:16:44I'll pull off my clothes if they feel like they want to cut you.
00:16:47I'll see you here.
00:16:48I'll take care of everything.
00:16:48So long.
00:16:49I'll cut you there.
00:16:49So long, spider.
00:16:51Why, hello, Viv here.
00:16:52Why, hello, Charlie.
00:16:54How have you been?
00:16:54Oh, I've been around.
00:16:55I haven't seen you lately.
00:16:56Well, naturally, you wouldn't, honey.
00:16:57I'm, uh, following the horses nowadays.
00:17:00Oh, I see.
00:17:01You're a street cleaner now, huh?
00:17:02Uh, no street cleaner, honey.
00:17:03I just made $15,000 today, and I thought I'd walk around and see what the girls and boys
00:17:07at the boarding house are doing.
00:17:08$15,000?
00:17:09Yes, it is.
00:17:10Oh, why, you're really sick, aren't you?
00:17:12Yes, Emma.
00:17:12Are you going to the fair tonight?
00:17:13Well, I was thinking about it.
00:17:15Uh, who's the wolf?
00:17:16I haven't picked one yet.
00:17:17Oh!
00:17:18Oh, yeah.
00:17:19Well, all right, Joe.
00:17:20It's all right.
00:17:21I didn't mean it.
00:17:21Oh, hello, spider.
00:17:22Hello.
00:17:22I was looking for you.
00:17:24Yeah.
00:17:24Yeah, I got me a fine chick, old man.
00:17:26Oh, you have?
00:17:27Yeah, she's really in there.
00:17:28Oh, spider, you better let me have two more dollars, you know what I mean?
00:17:30Sure, you didn't have nothing but a notion of going, did you?
00:17:32Well, I just had it.
00:17:33I'll see you today.
00:17:34Yeah, I thank you very much.
00:17:35I'll see you.
00:17:36Okay, uh, say, hey, uh, Charlie, come here.
00:17:39What's the matter?
00:17:39You got the wrong girl.
00:17:41The wrong girl?
00:17:41Yeah, that's me there.
00:17:42Oh, uh, Esther.
00:17:44Miss, uh, Miss Harris, do you know him?
00:17:45I know him.
00:17:46Him?
00:17:47I never knew anything that looked like him in all the days of my life.
00:17:50Hey, right now, I've got to get you all told, I'll tell you.
00:17:54Now, partner, just like all the rest of the common men, you don't know when you really
00:17:58got a friend.
00:17:59I loan you my clothes, my money, you turn around and take my gal.
00:18:03You just can't stand prosperity, that's all.
00:18:06Why, the lady says, my boy, that she don't know you.
00:18:08She's wrong.
00:18:09Well, I believe she's true.
00:18:10Well, that ought to do.
00:18:11Oh, yeah?
00:18:11You see, guys like you are out of style nowadays.
00:18:14So, Mr. Common Trash, be on your merry way.
00:18:17Yeah.
00:18:17Oh, partner, gimme.
00:18:19Oh, no.
00:18:21I said, gimme.
00:18:23Oh, no.
00:18:25Now, since you've been so deceiving and thought you're standing so pat, I think you'd
00:18:30better let me have my old high-sep hat.
00:18:33Man, gimme.
00:18:36I said, gimme my hat.
00:18:38You hear what I said?
00:18:40Now, what this man is talking about, I really can't see.
00:18:44Well, lady, I'm only getting back.
00:18:46Guess what this bum borrowed for me, that's all.
00:18:49That's all right, darling.
00:18:50I'll make an excuse for you, honey.
00:18:52I'll say you arrived at the bar and your hat blew out the window.
00:18:55You see?
00:18:56She wants me to go with her anyway.
00:18:57Sure.
00:18:58She's gonna make an excuse for me.
00:18:59That's right.
00:19:00Come on, honey.
00:19:01Oh, partner.
00:19:02Gimme.
00:19:05I said, gimme.
00:19:06Oh, no.
00:19:08Now, why, since you've been so deceiving to stand out in front of all these folks,
00:19:12I think you'd better let me have my old full-dressed coat.
00:19:16Oh, no.
00:19:17Oh, I said, gimme, man.
00:19:19You don't understand.
00:19:20I said, gimme my coat.
00:19:21That's what I want.
00:19:23Now, what this man is talking about, I still can't see.
00:19:27Lady, you stay out this mess.
00:19:28I'm only getting back just what he borrowed for me, that's all.
00:19:32That's all right, darling.
00:19:33I'll make another excuse for you, sweetheart.
00:19:35I'll say it's too warm for you to wear a coat.
00:19:38You see?
00:19:39She's gonna make another excuse for me.
00:19:40Joe.
00:19:41It's too warm to wear a coat.
00:19:43You haven't been out lately, have you?
00:19:44Oh, come on, honey.
00:19:45Oh, putting now.
00:19:47Gave me.
00:19:50I said, gimme.
00:19:53Now, since you've been so deceiving and tried to act so brand new,
00:19:57I think you'd better let me have them old patent leather shoes.
00:20:01Oh, no.
00:20:02Oh, no, nothing.
00:20:03Gimme, man.
00:20:05Oh, man, gimme the shoes.
00:20:07What's the matter?
00:20:07Oh, here they are.
00:20:08Yeah.
00:20:09Look at there.
00:20:09You done turned them over already there.
00:20:12So you're trying to keep me from going to the dam?
00:20:14I ain't trying to stop you.
00:20:15I'm just stopping my clothes, that's all.
00:20:17Well, I bet you I'm going.
00:20:19You'll bet what?
00:20:19I'll bet you $4.
00:20:20Where is it at?
00:20:21Here it is.
00:20:21This is my foe.
00:20:23Now, where is your foe at now?
00:20:24Well, I ought to...
00:20:25Oh, fool him, devil.
00:20:27Fool him.
00:20:28Oh, come on, honey.
00:20:28Oh, no, brother.
00:20:30I really can't use you now.
00:20:32Ain't nobody use him now standing up there just as barefooted as a yard dog.
00:20:37Done gone and brought a new style to Harlem there.
00:20:39A new look with a walking cane.
00:20:42Ha, ha.
00:20:42Now, there you stand barefooted and everybody can see.
00:20:46And if you make it with that gal barefooted, it's all right with me.
00:20:50Them pants is mine.
00:20:52Ah!
00:21:22Hello.
00:21:23Who are you?
00:21:26Marty!
00:21:32He got away from one thing.
00:21:33I got his clothes.
00:21:36Oh, my best silver!
00:21:39Why, you dirty little...
00:21:42These children are going to make me say something to me.
00:22:02Hey, Staggy!
00:22:03Staggy!
00:22:04Oh, mercy.
00:22:05What is mum's gonna say?
00:22:07Staggy!
00:22:07Stop eating them feathers like that.
00:22:10Don't you know there ain't no chicken on the end of them?
00:22:12If it was, I'd have done eaten them.
00:22:14I'd have to eat it myself.
00:22:15Now, listen.
00:22:16We just have to go out and hustle some breakfast somewhere.
00:22:18We ain't got nothing to eat, Staggy.
00:22:20If there ain't...
00:22:21We ain't got nothing to eat.
00:22:22We ain't...
00:22:22Mom done told...
00:22:24Mom done...
00:22:26Oh, I see what you mean.
00:22:31Well, you know, I always know that wind up eating up my ass.
00:22:35Well, it's got to be done.
00:22:38And I'm hungry, too.
00:22:41Mmm, I sure hate to do this.
00:22:44But it's got to be done.
00:22:47Now, ain't no use to act like that.
00:22:49Ain't no...
00:22:49I'll write home and tell the folks that you died for a mighty good cause.
00:22:54Yes, I will.
00:22:56Uh, brother, I hate to do this to you.
00:23:02But it's got to be done.
00:23:04You see, Staggy, he's a big attraction.
00:23:07And we've got to keep him alive.
00:23:09Then, besides, he's too tough.
00:23:12Then, who ever heard talk of a Staggy Stu?
00:23:16Well, it's got to be done.
00:23:18Look here, I tell you what you do, brother.
00:23:20Be a man.
00:23:21Walk into it.
00:23:22Walk into it.
00:23:23Come on, walk in.
00:23:24So you won't talk, huh?
00:23:26I know what I'll do.
00:23:27I'll shut my eyes.
00:23:29And I know it's not what I'll do it.
00:23:33Ow!
00:23:34Boy, you like to make me break my leg.
00:23:36And you broke my knife, too.
00:23:38Oh, excuse me.
00:23:39Mama, I'm sorry.
00:23:39There ain't no way to kill no rabbit.
00:23:41Well, I don't know how you kill him.
00:23:42Give him here.
00:23:43I'll do it.
00:23:43Ain't this a shame?
00:23:45Uh, uh, say, Monk.
00:23:47Uh, uh, loan me a quarter, will you please?
00:23:49Loan you a quarter?
00:23:50Yes, ma'am.
00:23:51What's the name of that man that, in the olden time,
00:23:54that slid down the tree and knocked all the bark off of it?
00:23:56Now, let me see.
00:23:57That was, uh, Ezekiel.
00:24:00Ezekiel.
00:24:00Yeah, that's who it was.
00:24:01Well, when Ezekiel slides back up the tree and sticks all that bark on...
00:24:05Then maybe I'll lend you a quarter.
00:24:08Hold still, rabbit.
00:24:08I'll wait on that.
00:24:10All right.
00:24:10Say, look here, Mom.
00:24:11Uh, when you get through, call me, hear?
00:24:15Yeah, I'll call you when dinner's through.
00:24:18Now, ain't that a shame.
00:24:19Duster done broke my best knife.
00:24:22Wait a minute, now.
00:24:23Wait a minute, honey.
00:24:24Now, now, now.
00:24:25Didn't Mom give you a nice supper?
00:24:27Now, you must be still, Mom.
00:24:28Give you a whole lot of supper.
00:24:30See, Mom ain't gonna hurt you.
00:24:32But it's gonna cut your head off.
00:24:33Cause if I don't, you see, Mom sure ain't gonna have nothing to eat tonight.
00:24:37Now, who's that ringing that doorbell?
00:24:39Now, you stay right there.
00:24:41Be nice, baby, Mom.
00:24:43Coming right back.
00:24:45We'll get that rabbit fixed in the world.
00:24:48Uh, good morning.
00:24:49Hello, come in.
00:24:50Good morning.
00:24:50Oh, oh, oh, oh.
00:24:53Put that knife away.
00:24:56Oh, this is not for you.
00:24:58Oh.
00:25:00You see, I'm from Sloan's Loan's.
00:25:04And your payment is due on your piano.
00:25:08Well, maybe this is for you.
00:25:10Uh, say, what's up, Mom?
00:25:13He's from Sloan's Loan.
00:25:15And he came to see about a piano.
00:25:20Uh-oh.
00:25:21Oh, piano.
00:25:21Yeah, piano.
00:25:23Just a minute.
00:25:24I'll see about it for you right away.
00:25:26Uh, uh, uh, thank you.
00:25:27Nice.
00:25:34Three whistles.
00:25:35The guy for the piano.
00:25:37I know.
00:25:42Come over here.
00:25:50Now, look, I've checked all over.
00:25:52There's no piano in this house.
00:25:54Uh, uh, but I must be a piano.
00:26:01What are you doing to me?
00:26:11Now, I told you, there's no piano in this house.
00:26:14If you want to look, you can look.
00:26:16Look in some of the other rooms if you want to.
00:26:18That's what I'm going to do, because they want some place.
00:26:30Don't disturb the paying voters.
00:26:32Mom slept.
00:26:34Well, all right, I'll look in his belly.
00:26:40Well, go ahead. Look in the cold, dear.
00:26:49I'd like to find the piano.
00:26:53Now, this is the kitchen. Have a good look.
00:26:56I am.
00:26:56Oh, Mr. Stanley, why don't you forget all about it?
00:27:00Now, come on, stay for dinner.
00:27:02Why, we're going to have some nice rabbit stew.
00:27:05You like rabbit stew?
00:27:07Yeah, but I've got to go.
00:27:11I told the man I'm supposed to...
00:27:14Thanks, I will.
00:27:21Children, I want you to meet Mr. S...
00:27:26Uh...
00:27:27Stanley is my name.
00:27:29Mr. Stanley, from the Sloan's Loan Company.
00:27:32Uh, I'm bad to meet you. I mean, I've been there.
00:27:36Yes, sir, Mr. Stanley.
00:27:37Yes, ma'am.
00:27:38Howdy.
00:27:38Oh, am I late?
00:27:40Well, just a little bit, Lila.
00:27:41Now, children, I want you to meet Mom's newborn.
00:27:45This is Lila.
00:27:47How do you do?
00:27:48How do you do?
00:27:49Well, Lila, won't you please have my seat?
00:27:51Please come over and sit over on this side of the table.
00:27:54No, please come over and take my seat. It's my seat.
00:27:56It's my seat. I'm the one. Let me...
00:28:04Now, now.
00:28:05Oh, I don't do that. What's wrong, darling?
00:28:07No, no, break it, break it.
00:28:08Don't bite scared.
00:28:09Run around there, sir.
00:28:10You didn't have to push me off there, Lila.
00:28:11Did you hear what? Shut up, boy.
00:28:13Did you hear what I said? Sit down there, Franny.
00:28:15Goodbye, sir.
00:28:16Let me go get them cakes. I'm tired of your children's foolishness.
00:28:20Excuse me.
00:28:22Let me have your fork.
00:28:24What on earth do you want my fork for?
00:28:26You'll see.
00:28:27Do you always use two forks?
00:28:29Only when I have a young lady.
00:28:31A beautiful young lady at my side.
00:28:37Don't take them all.
00:28:42See what I mean?
00:28:44Yeah.
00:28:48Shame on you children.
00:28:50Well, you feed them all up for Mr. Stanley.
00:28:52Mr. Stanley's mom will get you some more.
00:28:55Thank you so much.
00:28:56I sure do like potato pancakes.
00:29:01I'm glad you do.
00:29:05If you ain't fast around here, you sure starve, all right.
00:29:08I guess you will.
00:29:13See what I mean?
00:29:14Well, I'll declare.
00:29:15Yeah, I see what you mean.
00:29:21Just for that, you're not going to get nothing to eat at all.
00:29:24See what I mean?
00:29:28That's too bad.
00:29:30Oh, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, shoo-shoo, shoo-shoo, shoo-shoo, shoo-shoo, shoo
00:29:34-shoo, shoo-shoo-shoo, shoo-shoo.
00:29:34Shut up.
00:29:34Before I c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c- you...
00:29:37So-so-so-so-so-so-so-so-so-so-so-so-so!
00:29:39Where?
00:29:41Tell me, how do you like it here?
00:29:42Oh, it's grand.
00:29:44But if I don't get a job by the end of the week, I'm gonna have to leave.
00:29:47I only have enough for one week's board.
00:29:49One week's board?
00:29:50That's all I ever paid, and I've been here six months.
00:29:53But how does Mom manage?
00:29:55Well, to tell you the truth, I never ask her.
00:29:57I guess she's got insurance money.
00:30:00You mean Mom had insurance money.
00:30:05It's all gone now.
00:30:07I got something to tell you children after dinner,
00:30:10a little bad news.
00:30:12Oh, I won't spoil your dinner.
00:30:14Go ahead and eat.
00:30:15Mom will tell you after dinner.
00:30:16All right?
00:30:18OK.
00:30:21Well, pass the dinner dishes to me, children, will you?
00:30:24I hope you enjoyed the rabbit stew.
00:30:26Yes.
00:30:27Well, thanks for the dinner.
00:30:30And if you see a piano, let me know.
00:30:33I certainly will, Mr. Stanley.
00:30:35And you'll be hearing from us very soon.
00:30:37For a loan.
00:30:42Get these dishes washed up.
00:30:50Don't disturb the paying voters.
00:30:53Oh, no.
00:30:54Excuse me.
00:30:56But if you see a piano, let me know, yeah?
00:31:03Bye.
00:31:03Bye.
00:31:07Well, children, this is it.
00:31:14Everything's going out, nothing coming in.
00:31:18And to tell you the truth, Mom's broke.
00:31:23And if I don't have $50 by 12 o'clock tonight, the landlord said he's going to throw everybody out
00:31:31of here.
00:31:32Your stinking uncle and all does.
00:31:35Well, you see, I've been sleeping in the park so long till it don't worry me.
00:31:43Maybe we can all pool our money.
00:31:45I still have $2.60.
00:31:47You won't have it if I know where it is.
00:31:50Listen.
00:31:51Well, if we pooled all of our money together with your $2.60, we wouldn't have $3, honey.
00:32:00Won't the rent collector take something on account?
00:32:02On account of what?
00:32:04On account that we ain't got but $2.60.
00:32:08Oh, he ain't gonna stand for that.
00:32:10Oh, don't worry, Mom.
00:32:11Something will turn up.
00:32:12Where's your $2 at, honey?
00:32:14I'll find your own business, Dusty.
00:32:16You're always ready to...
00:32:16I'm gonna pay a bank?
00:32:18When?
00:32:18Oh, I'll pay it back to you.
00:32:21When I get it.
00:32:23Ain't that something?
00:32:24I got a gig.
00:32:26Got a gig where?
00:32:27It ain't come up yet, but it's promised to me.
00:32:30Yeah.
00:32:30You let me know when it comes up and I'll have one with you.
00:32:34Mom, ain't none of them hotcakes left?
00:32:36No.
00:32:37Huh.
00:32:38Simon.
00:32:40That man will never take nothing on account.
00:32:43Why, children, that man is so mean.
00:32:46So don't you know he's liable to walk in here at one minute after 12...
00:32:50...and open the door and throw us all out the window?
00:32:54I wish I could cook him just one meal.
00:32:57That's all, brother.
00:33:15Well, kids...
00:33:18Might as well brace up and pack up, too.
00:33:22I think this is the bad news.
00:33:26So get ready for it.
00:33:33Come on in, Dre.
00:33:38You got the 50 bucks?
00:33:40No, I ain't.
00:33:42Then out you go.
00:33:44All of you.
00:33:46Ah.
00:33:47Something new has been added.
00:33:53Well, you see, babe, today is the last day of the month.
00:33:58And exactly three minutes, everyone gets thrown out.
00:34:02Of course, now, if you were my wife and they were friends of yours, I might reconsider.
00:34:09I need time to think it over.
00:34:11You have plenty of time.
00:34:14Exactly two minutes.
00:34:17Oh, I need more time.
00:34:19I'll give you 24 hours to make up your mind.
00:34:22I'll be back tomorrow night at midnight.
00:34:24If it's noon, out you all go.
00:34:39Oh, Lila, darling.
00:34:41Gee, you were wonderful.
00:34:42Mom didn't know you could jive like that.
00:34:44You jived all right.
00:34:46Mom gonna adopt you.
00:34:49You are a nice child.
00:34:52You mean you were only stalling him, you're not considering?
00:34:55What do you take me for, anyway, of all the nerve?
00:34:58Wait, wait, Lila, I didn't understand.
00:35:02I am.
00:35:02I'm Lila Foster.
00:35:04Say, I'd know you anywhere.
00:35:06Your dad and I trooped together for years.
00:35:08How is Joe?
00:35:09He's fine.
00:35:10This is Jerry Lewis, a friend of mine.
00:35:12Glad to know you, Jerry.
00:35:14Any friend of Joe's daughter is a friend of mine.
00:35:16It's a pleasure.
00:35:17Jerry and I are singers, and we were wondering if you'd let us try out in your next show.
00:35:20Oh, I'm sorry, Lila.
00:35:22But if you've been reading the papers, you know that there won't be another.
00:35:25I had another flop.
00:35:27Does that mean you're quitting?
00:35:28Oh, no.
00:35:30A fortune teller told me to quit.
00:35:33A who? A fortune teller?
00:35:35Yeah, what's wrong with that?
00:35:36Well, nothing.
00:35:39Say, I know a wonderful fortune teller. Why not let her tell you a fortune?
00:35:43I just told you I just had my fortune told.
00:35:46But, Mr. Norman, when a doctor tells a patient he has something seriously wrong with him,
00:35:51doesn't the patient go to another doctor for another opinion?
00:35:55Well, look, doctors can be wrong.
00:35:57Oh, I see what you mean.
00:35:58Where is this wonderful fortune teller?
00:36:01Uh, at the tropical tea room.
00:36:03Well, come on. Let's go right now.
00:36:05No, no. She don't begin until 4 o'clock.
00:36:08All right. I'll see you there at that time.
00:36:10It's a date.
00:36:11And thank you, Mr. Norman. Goodbye.
00:36:13Oh, goodbye.
00:36:14See you later.
00:36:16Joe Foster, darling.
00:36:17What do you know?
00:36:20You know it all, my experience is show business.
00:36:24I ain't never been a fortune teller before.
00:36:27Well, Mom, you know what to say and what to do.
00:36:29Oh, yes. This tells the tale.
00:36:32Now, what about Mom? I ain't never missed a cue in my life.
00:36:37Jerry, I still think it's a mean trick to play on Mr. Norman.
00:36:40Lila, all's fair in love and show business.
00:36:44And besides, we're helping him.
00:36:46Well, I hope so.
00:36:49Here he comes now.
00:36:52Well, here I am.
00:36:53Hello, Mr. Norman. I'll take your hat.
00:36:56Okay.
00:36:56Madam Altura, this is Mr. Norman.
00:37:00Mr. Norman, this is the wonderful fortune teller I was telling you about.
00:37:05It is the pleasure to meet you.
00:37:07Sit down, no?
00:37:12Well, I'm glad to meet you.
00:37:16I tell you a fortune. I tell you everything.
00:37:20This crystal ball tell everything.
00:37:24Know all.
00:37:26And stand.
00:37:31Ah.
00:37:32I can see talent.
00:37:35A house full of talent.
00:37:38That will make your next show the big hit.
00:37:44Is that not right?
00:37:46Sure.
00:37:46Oh, shut up, fool. I'll do the talking.
00:37:49Where is all of this fine talent?
00:37:53In Mom's boarding house.
00:37:57Never heard of it.
00:37:58I heard of them.
00:38:00So have I.
00:38:01We could round them up for you.
00:38:03I know Mom personally.
00:38:04Well, there's enough talent in this house for the whole show.
00:38:07Ah.
00:38:09What's Mom's house not got,
00:38:10her friend next door, Bueller, got.
00:38:13See, Bueller house got what Mom's house lacked.
00:38:17What's that?
00:38:18Two bathrooms?
00:38:19Well, you kids round up that talent
00:38:22and have them at my theater in the morning at 10 sharp.
00:38:25I'll audition them then.
00:38:27And now, Altura, thank you.
00:38:32A hundred dollar bill.
00:38:37So long, kids.
00:38:37Bye, Mr. Norman.
00:38:39So long, Mr. Norman.
00:38:40Homage, yeah, I'm going fake.
00:38:50Hey, wait for me!
00:39:07Well, what's the answer?
00:39:08Will she marry me?
00:39:10Here's your answer, brother.
00:39:12Today's the last day of the month and I don't have to accept it.
00:39:15Listen, you extended that one day and I've got witnesses to prove it.
00:39:19All right.
00:39:21But I'll get even.
00:39:22Yeah?
00:39:23Well, right now, brother, get close.
00:39:32Mr. Norman, if you'll sit on that seat, I'll introduce the acts that we'd like to have you put in
00:39:36your show.
00:39:37And I'll introduce them as they appear for you.
00:39:40All right.
00:39:41Go ahead.
00:39:41I'm ready and anxious to see them.
00:39:43Bring them on.
00:39:45Say, Mom, are you going to be in the show?
00:39:48Well, the children kind of was talking about they'd like for Mom to do a little dance.
00:39:53So I can't turn them down.
00:39:55I guess so.
00:39:55Yeah, once an actor, always an actor.
00:39:58You tell it me.
00:40:00How about you, Dusty?
00:40:01You going to work?
00:40:02Big party.
00:40:03I say, are you in the show?
00:40:04Am I in the show?
00:40:05That's what I said.
00:40:06Ain't this a shame.
00:40:07Is I in the show?
00:40:09Well, I am the star.
00:40:10Of the show.
00:40:11Who say?
00:40:12Out of my way, Ham.
00:40:13Ain't this a...
00:40:14Ham!
00:40:17Ham, what you doing now, Dusty?
00:40:20Ham, why do you appear without his?
00:40:24Ham.
00:40:25Ham.
00:40:27There's some...
00:40:27Acton?
00:40:29Get up.
00:40:30Get up.
00:40:31Get up.
00:40:33They're great acts, though, every one of them.
00:40:36And now, Mr. Norman, we're going to give you the talent.
00:40:41The talent that we hope you're going to produce in your next show.
00:40:44And the young man that I'm going to introduce to you, he's a gentleman that should be a sensation.
00:40:48In fact, I know he'll be a sensation, and he should be an inspiration to us all.
00:40:54Introducing at this time, Crip Heard.
00:40:55Take it away, Crip.
00:41:21The End
00:41:22The End
00:42:52Introducing to you at this time, the Berry Brothers.
00:42:55Believe me, they're exponents of the dance.
00:42:59And when you see them, I'll bet you you'll say they're definitely the Berrys.
00:43:30I'll bet you'll be right back.
00:43:32Oh, you'll never know if an apple is ripe until you bite it.
00:43:48Oh, you'll never know if fire's going to burn until you light it.
00:44:00You'll never know what it means to be blue until you've lost an old friend.
00:44:15You'll never know if you've lost an old friend.
00:44:17You'll never know just how long is the road until you have reached me.
00:44:23Free until I reach me.
00:44:33You'll never know that you got it, yeah.
00:44:40You'll never know how good a book is until you're ready.
00:44:46Say, read it through and through, yeah.
00:44:49Yeah, you never know what a kind word you do.
00:44:53See, you said it, and he said it, but then you said, yeah, you and I could find romance.
00:45:02But honey, tell you, take that chance.
00:45:07You never, ever, ever, never know.
00:45:10You never, ever, never know.
00:45:12You never, never, never, ever know.
00:45:22You never, ever, never know.
00:45:49You never, ever, never know.
00:46:19You never, ever, never know.
00:46:21You never, ever, never know.
00:46:32You never, ever, never know.
00:46:38You never, ever, never know.
00:46:42You never, ever, never know.
00:47:06A young lady that carries the name Walking by the River, that's our girl, Una Mae Carlisle.
00:47:19Though my style is breezy and my smile is teasy, If you think I'm easy, throw it out your mind.
00:47:29Should your heart start hurtin', Wondrin' if I'm flirtin', And your head's uncertain, Throw it out your mind.
00:47:38Why, anyone can plainly see, Unless they are blind, That I'm yours exclusively, I'm the one track kind.
00:47:47When you're out without me, Never worry about me, Anytime you doubt me, Throw it out your mind.
00:48:16Why, anyone can plainly see, Unless they are blind, That I'm yours exclusively, I'm the one track kind.
00:48:24When you're out without me, Never worry about me, Anytime you doubt me, Throw it out your mind.
00:48:34Throw it, Throw it out your mind.
00:48:42Mr. Norman, Una Mae Carlisle's going to do One of her own tunes.
00:48:46I'm quite sure you'll like it.
00:48:52There's a crazy expression in Chicago now, It's a funny thing, But it caught on somehow.
00:49:01No, it ain't like that what you bet, It ain't like that what you bet, I said.
00:49:07Yes, I said that, So with your help, Watch a step to save your rep, It ain't like that, I
00:49:15said.
00:49:16Yes, I said that, Now tell me, honey, Just two make three.
00:49:24When in reality, Seeing is believing, And a hearing is deceiving, No, it ain't like that.
00:49:30A-P-C, you follow me, It ain't like that, I said.
00:49:35Yes, I said that.
00:49:56Tell me, honey, Just two make three.
00:50:00When in reality, Seeing is believing, And a hearing is deceiving, No, it ain't like that.
00:50:06A-P-C, you follow me, It ain't like that, I said.
00:50:10No, it ain't like that, What you bet, It ain't like that.
00:50:17We bring you at this time, Stump and Stumpy.
00:50:20A very fine team, a little different, Because one's about here, and one's about here.
00:50:26But you put them both together, You've really got something.
00:50:29Here they are.
00:50:30Oh-oh!
00:50:35If your rhythm's big, Your army, And you like it nice and jumping,
00:50:40How do you do?
00:50:40I'm Stump, I'm Stump, And we've got a swing to sell.
00:50:44If you think the chords are hard, And you like your rhythm story,
00:50:48Tell me, to make you moth if parry, We've got a swing to sell.
00:50:52Why, rhythm, is really what you need
00:50:55Where is that kiss we've said it
00:50:57If you buy from me, we'll be tallow
00:51:00We will swing, but now I'm so clear
00:51:01There ain't no talent
00:51:03But I'm a fucking star, I'm a fucking star
00:51:06I can star, I don't think you're star
00:51:08I've got a swing in you
00:51:10All right
00:51:12Be-ba-dee-ba-dee-ba-ba-ba-ba-dee
00:51:14Be-ba-dee-ba-dee-ba-dee
00:51:16Let me sing with me
00:51:17Be-ba-dee-ba-dee
00:51:19Be-ba-dee-ba-ba-dee
00:51:20You gotta let me sing, I got swanked
00:51:22Now don't sing it like that, don't sing
00:51:24You gotta let me sing now
00:51:28Don't you know, rhythm, is really what you need
00:51:30Where is that kiss we've said it
00:51:32And if you buy from me, we'll be tallow
00:51:37We can start
00:51:40You didn't hear that be-ba-ditty
00:51:42Ladies, please start your kids laughing
00:51:44But we have got swings for sale
00:51:46Oh, it's the egging, it's the organ
00:51:50It's the ornament, the bigot
00:51:51We have got swings for sale
00:51:53Oh!
00:52:22I'll open the door.
00:53:57Mr. Norman, I'm going to introduce a lady that's terrific.
00:54:02A lady in your eyesight, and when you look and see her, you're going to feel just exactly
00:54:06as we do.
00:54:07We all call her moms because she's just that dear to us.
00:54:11Professionally, she's known as Jackie Moms Mavely.
00:54:15But we all call her moms, so what do you say, moms?
00:54:18Take it away.
00:54:26I'm so tired, look like I have the hardest luck in the world.
00:54:29Now I done lost my job again.
00:54:32Working for the mayor, too.
00:54:35Well, it ain't my fault.
00:54:37I was doing very well to the Duke and Duchess of somewhere came over here.
00:54:44And as soon as they came over here, they said, of course, they ain't staying with the mayor.
00:54:49The madam comes and sat me down.
00:54:50She says, Mom says, don't say yes ma'am and no ma'am to the Duchess.
00:54:55They must say, you're royal this.
00:55:00Come on in the excellent dining room and eat your majesty grapefruit and all that stuff.
00:55:07Well, one day anyhow, the mayor went out for a ride on the bridal trail.
00:55:13Come back in and said to me, say, Mom, where's the Duchess?
00:55:16I say, she's in the royal bathroom.
00:55:19In the royal bathtub.
00:55:22With her royal soap.
00:55:25And her excellent wash rag.
00:55:28Scrubbing her royal highness.
00:55:30I didn't know it was wrong.
00:55:32They fired me.
00:55:35Of course, when they fired me, when I lose my job, I lose my man.
00:55:40That is, since I got, well, kind of old, you know.
00:55:43Now, don't get me wrong, it ain't no disgrace to be old.
00:55:47But darn it, if it ain't inconvenient, I can tell you that much about it.
00:55:52Sure, I like Cab Calloway.
00:55:54Everybody's talking about it, I know it.
00:55:57Say, Cab treats me like a dog, he does.
00:56:01Treats me like a dog, he called me a dog.
00:56:05Yes, he did.
00:56:05What day he called me an old dog.
00:56:08Sometime I wished I was a dog and he was a tree.
00:56:12I didn't even, I'm telling you that much.
00:56:15Well, Luther, look like it's about time for Mom to get away from you.
00:56:20Now, it's been a long time since I spanked these boys.
00:56:25So I want you to play it real pretty for the people.
00:56:28And see if Mom can't do a little rebuff for them.
00:56:31Take it away, Luther.
00:56:34Wait, wait a minute, Luther.
00:56:36Don't, don't play it like that, Luther.
00:56:38Play it like you're playing for one of them big people, you know.
00:56:42Make it pretty in one of them symphonic stuff.
00:56:45All that stuff.
00:56:46Hey, honey, make me look like Lena Horne,
00:56:48if you possibly care to play Mr. Lightbear.
00:56:51That's better, thank you.
00:56:52Come on, Luther.
00:56:53Knock me out, Luther.
00:56:56Knock me out.
00:56:59Knock me out.
00:57:01Knock me out.
00:57:07I love to dance.
00:57:08At least I used to love to dance.
00:57:25I'll get you over this mess.
00:57:30Made it!
00:57:31Made it!
00:57:31Made it!
00:57:32Made it!
00:57:47That's it.
00:57:49Don't say, why is your animals there?
00:57:51Huh?
00:57:51Why is your animals?
00:57:52Uh, they don't get up this time in the morning.
00:57:55No?
00:57:56No.
00:57:56I'm going on without them.
00:57:58Oh, I see.
00:57:59Yeah.
00:58:00Very funny, I'm telling you, very funny.
00:58:03And I suppose you're wondering who I'm speaking of being very funny.
00:58:06Well, I'm talking of a marvelous comedy team, Lewis and White.
00:58:13And now I'd like to do a little tune that I had the pleasure of doing in the show.
00:58:16Well, here I am.
00:58:18Hello there, how are you?
00:58:19Say, say, can't you see I'm out here trying to entertain?
00:58:22Trying? Are you kidding?
00:58:24Why, don't you have guests here?
00:58:26This is no place to try nothing.
00:58:27Say, furthermore, there's a show going on.
00:58:29What time does it start?
00:58:31Well, the show is on now.
00:58:32Yeah? How long is the show?
00:58:3455 minutes.
00:58:35How long are you on?
00:58:3510 minutes.
00:58:36Be back in 11 minutes.
00:58:38Say, wait a minute, where are you going?
00:58:39I'm going out enjoying the wax.
00:58:40Enjoying the wax?
00:58:41Why, the wax are for women.
00:58:43I'm for women, too.
00:58:45Say, look, just sit down while I run over four or five bars of Sonny Boy.
00:58:48From where I'm standing, Sonny, you should run over four or five bars of Life Boy.
00:58:53Say, are you going to let me...
00:58:54You tell him, Wells Fargo, I can't express myself.
00:58:57Are you going to let me sing this number or not?
00:58:59You're a singer.
00:59:00Are you kidding?
00:59:02Why, you're ugly.
00:59:03And you're drunk.
00:59:05Yeah, and you're ugly.
00:59:05And you're still drunk.
00:59:07Yeah, but tomorrow I'll be sober.
00:59:09Say, well, I've got the kind of face you have to look at twice.
00:59:12Yeah.
00:59:13You know, you don't believe it the first time.
00:59:15Are you one of those wise guys, huh?
00:59:17No, I'm not wise.
00:59:18Well, in order to be in show business nowadays, you have to have political background.
00:59:22Huh? What you mean?
00:59:23Oh, well, everybody in my family is interested in politics.
00:59:27Is that right?
00:59:27I'm a Democrat, my wife's a Republican, my baby's wet, my cow is dry, and my cat is on the
00:59:32fence.
00:59:33Why, it's a good thing you don't have a dog.
00:59:35I got a dog, but he don't vote.
00:59:37No?
00:59:37No, he just hangs around the polls all day.
00:59:40All right, you're so smart, spell skunk.
00:59:42Skunk?
00:59:43Uh, S-K-N-K, skunk.
00:59:46S-K-N-K?
00:59:47Yeah, I left you out.
00:59:50All right, you heckling me, what can you do?
00:59:52Who, me?
00:59:52Yes, you.
00:59:53Oh, I make with the poetry.
00:59:54You mean you're a poet.
00:59:54Jack, I'm a poet, know it, believe me, I can go it and I ain't scared to show it.
00:59:59Well, let me hear you recite some poetry.
01:00:00Oh, you want to hear me recite?
01:00:01That's right.
01:00:02Well, it's dramatic.
01:00:03Dramatic?
01:00:03Yeah.
01:00:04Don't get scared now.
01:00:05Don't run away.
01:00:06Drama.
01:00:08Mary had a little lamb.
01:00:10Its fleece was white as snow.
01:00:12And with the price of meat the way that it is...
01:00:14What about it?
01:00:15That lamb has got to go.
01:00:17Say, why, is that the best you can do?
01:00:18Oh, no, I have another.
01:00:19Better than that first one.
01:00:20Well, it's short.
01:00:21Quickie, right to the point.
01:00:22Uh-huh.
01:00:23Go right ahead.
01:00:23Well, you see, once there was two fellows, one named Brunside and one named Rockside.
01:00:26Well, Brunside lived on the east side and Rockside lived on the west side.
01:00:29Brunside decided he'd move to the north side and Rockside decided he'd move to the south side.
01:00:34So Brunside decides he'll go down on the south side to visit Mr. Rockside on that side.
01:00:38So he goes down the streets on the wrong side, crossed the streets to the right side to the house
01:00:41on that side.
01:00:42Walked up on the porch on the outside, rang the doorbell on the inside.
01:00:45The lady came to the outside and he asked for Mr. Rockside.
01:00:48He did?
01:00:48The lady sighed and cried and cried and sighed.
01:00:51Said Rockside died, committed suicide.
01:00:54Okay.
01:00:54Sam, well, you're pretty good.
01:00:55You like that?
01:00:56How about you coming out here with me?
01:00:57You all right?
01:00:58Well, come right on out.
01:00:59Okay.
01:00:59Sam, what do you do anyway?
01:01:00Oh, I'm a dancer.
01:01:02You does?
01:01:02Yeah.
01:01:02I used to be a musician.
01:01:04You did?
01:01:04You've been studying art lately.
01:01:06Oh, that right.
01:01:06Over to the museum this morning.
01:01:07You were?
01:01:08Played two skeletons talking.
01:01:09What were they saying?
01:01:10One said to the other, you know, if we had any guts, we'd get out of here.
01:01:13Say, listen.
01:01:14Oh, what took you so long getting out here?
01:01:16I had to stop by the racetrack and docked on the horse I got running tomorrow.
01:01:19Yeah?
01:01:19Put cocaine in his front legs, novocaine in his hind legs, benzadine in his mouth and stuffed some marijuana in
01:01:25his nose.
01:01:26Say, you think he'll come in first?
01:01:27He might not come in first, Jim, but he'll be the happiest horse in there.
01:01:31So now that you're out here, how about doing a little something?
01:01:33Oh, you want to see me do something?
01:01:34Mm-hmm.
01:01:34Well, let's see.
01:01:35Well, I do imitations, I do dramatics, I do characters.
01:01:38Characters?
01:01:38Yeah.
01:01:38Let's do a couple of characters.
01:01:39All right.
01:01:40Now, remember the cowboy days?
01:01:41Yeah.
01:01:41Well, no, I got a better deal than that.
01:01:45I can imitate different types of people.
01:01:47Yeah?
01:01:47Yeah.
01:01:47Now, say, for instance, now, a cab driver.
01:01:49A cab driver?
01:01:49Yeah.
01:01:50Now, I can imitate a cab driver.
01:01:52Should a gangster ask him to drive him someplace to rob a bank or something?
01:01:55Yeah.
01:01:55But I need your help.
01:01:56Me.
01:01:56Hey, see, I'm gonna be the cab that wants you to be the gangster.
01:01:58You can play the part of Coffee Head, can't you?
01:02:00Yeah.
01:02:01Well, you see, you come along.
01:02:02I don't see you.
01:02:03I'm leaning on my cab.
01:02:04And out of the clear blue sky, you ask...
01:02:07Gee, somebody stole my cab already.
01:02:09Say, well, you know what to do.
01:02:10All right, here we go.
01:02:11Okay.
01:02:13Taxi?
01:02:13Hey, taxi!
01:02:15Hey, Stinky!
01:02:16Stinky?
01:02:17Who, me?
01:02:18Yes, you.
01:02:19What do you want?
01:02:20Come right over here.
01:02:21Who are you?
01:02:21My name is Cactus, but all my friends call me Tex.
01:02:25Where you hail from, Tex?
01:02:26Cincinnati?
01:02:28Oh, see.
01:02:30Stinky!
01:02:30You called me Stinky a couple of eggs back, and I don't like it.
01:02:34Reach for that there shooting arm, and if I don't beat you to the jaw and blow your head off,
01:02:39my name is Eddie Rochester Anderson.
01:02:42Hug.
01:02:43Hug.
01:02:46What a ham.
01:02:50Look at you up, partner.
01:02:53I told you that if I didn't beat you to the jaw and blow your head off, my name was
01:02:59Rochester.
01:03:00Now what have you got to say?
01:03:02Hello, Mr. Billy.
01:03:03Hey.
01:03:03Hey!
01:03:17Oh, hi!
01:03:25Hey!
01:03:26Hey, Charlie!
01:03:26There she is.
01:03:27Hey!
01:03:28Hey!
01:03:30Hey!
01:03:38The End
01:04:13And now, Mr. Norman, we're going to close up the curtains
01:04:15because we have something sensational that we're going to give you.
01:04:19This gentleman don't need no terrific build-up
01:04:21because you're going to recognize his name,
01:04:23and the music that's going to follow his name
01:04:24is going to keep your toes tapping and set your soul really
01:04:27and make it happy happier.
01:04:29Introducing it this time, that man with the banner,
01:04:32dynamic personality, Lucky Millinder.
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01:07:12And now the band...
01:07:14with Paul Breckinridge.
01:07:43Let's go, Rich.
01:07:46Let's go.
01:08:17Let's go.
01:08:47Sweet slumber till dawn, till the last star is gone.
01:09:04I will hold you in my arms again tonight.
01:09:21Sweet slumber brings peace, while the moon softly beams.
01:09:37Every moment brings a thrill of sweet delight.
01:09:54I can see you in the shadows.
01:10:11There's a halo wrapped around us.
01:10:19And as long as dreams remain, sweet slumber till dawn, till the last star is gone.
01:10:43I will hold you in my arms again tonight.
01:10:55I will hold you in my arms again tonight.
01:11:25One that I'm quite sure you're going to enjoy.
01:11:27A lovely lady, and a tune that definitely fits her personality.
01:11:32The name of the tune is Let It Roll, and that introduces Anna Steen Allen.
01:12:02Let it roll, let it roll.
01:12:05All night long.
01:12:07Let it roll, let it roll.
01:12:10All night long.
01:12:12Let it roll, let it roll.
01:12:18All night long.
01:12:20Let it roll.
01:12:22All night long.
01:12:25Let it roll.
01:12:27All night long.
01:12:29Let it roll.
01:12:31Let it roll.
01:12:31Let it roll.
01:12:31To the east and to the west.
01:12:33Let it roll.
01:12:35Till I make my answer yes.
01:12:37Let it roll.
01:12:40A little more, a little less.
01:12:42Let it roll.
01:12:44A little more, a little less.
01:12:44To the man who rolls the best.
01:12:47Roll it bright.
01:12:49Roll all night.
01:12:51Roll a man and roll it with all your mind.
01:12:56All night long.
01:13:01Have a good day.
01:13:14Give me a tool.
01:13:15Go now.
01:13:16Good night long.
01:13:18See you a minute, man!
01:13:19Have a good day.
01:13:19Big day long.
01:13:22Good night long.
01:13:24You see you lost me.
01:13:24Villini!
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01:14:21Introducing at this time
01:14:23one of our top recording artists.
01:14:26Here's a young man that overnight he was a sensation.
01:14:29His tunes have reached the top into a thousand years.
01:14:32Maybe I could go so far as to say millions,
01:14:34but let it reach your ear at this time.
01:14:36I speak of that one and only Bull Moose Jackson.
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01:16:04I know, you know it's true
01:16:10From the way I look at you
01:16:20You love me, yes, you do
01:16:27You need me, I need you
01:16:37That's why I'm never blue
01:16:45Since I first laid eyes on you
01:16:54I guess you knew it from the start
01:17:01From the day you took my heart
01:17:05You're the one girl I'll always admire
01:17:13Darling, you're my guiding star
01:17:17I must be wherever you are
01:17:22You set my world on fire
01:17:28I miss you, yes, I do
01:17:37Must hug you, kiss you too
01:17:46I'm yours my whole life through
01:17:52I love you, yes, I do
01:18:02I love you, yes, I do
01:18:18Just one more number by the band, Mr. Norman
01:18:20And this is really a hot one
01:18:23Take them away, Lucky
01:18:24And this is really a hot one
01:18:54And this is really a hot one
01:19:05You're the one girl
01:19:07I love you, yes, I do
01:19:08I love you, yes, I do
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01:22:17THE END
01:22:49This is fine, Mom. Really fine.
01:22:52And so fitting and appropriate after our big opening and great success.
01:22:57Oh, it was nice of you to make this party for us after the show.
01:23:01And it was certainly nice of you to make it possible for me to have this party.
01:23:05Look at my children.
01:23:06Oh, they're so happy. Having so much fun.
01:23:11When my children's happy, believe me, it makes Mom feel good in you.
01:23:17I didn't see that.
01:23:19Uh-oh.
01:23:20If that's who I think it is, will you excuse me a minute, Mr. Norman?
01:23:24Oh, sir. I'll go ahead. Sure.
01:23:28I got the wooden house blues.
01:23:31Uh-oh.
01:23:35It's after midnight, and it's after the last day of the month.
01:23:39So out you go.
01:23:42Here's your 50 bucks.
01:23:45Now scram, Ham.
01:23:47No, no, no. See this calendar here?
01:23:50Well, that's yesterday's date.
01:23:53And yesterday was the last day of the month.
01:23:57Would you mind showing me today's date?
01:24:00With pleasure.
01:24:05See?
01:24:07Yes, I see.
01:24:09You look at it.
01:24:13I've been foiled.
01:24:14It's leap here.
01:24:15Yes, it's leap here.
01:24:17And you take a leap to...
01:24:19Get out of here.
01:24:23You know, darling, you're making me the happiest man in the world.
01:24:31Really, you are.
01:24:32This is the moment that I've definitely been waiting for.
01:24:35I'm telling you.
01:24:38This will make Joe very happy.
01:24:41Congratulations.
01:24:44Hey, Mom, where's Dusty? He should be here.
01:24:48Dusty?
01:24:50Upstairs with them animals.
01:24:52Honest to goodness, that's the worst boy I'm telling you that I got.
01:24:56He's got a whole menaceary up there.
01:24:58He got what he calls a...
01:25:01Stugunky.
01:25:02Stugunky? That sounds like a sore throat.
01:25:06Wait. Come on, let's go upstairs.
01:25:08I want to show him to you. Come on.
01:25:09Let's show him to you.
01:25:13Dusty, how come you didn't bring me some of that rabbit?
01:25:15Oh, man, do you know I had you a big...
01:25:18one of them big rabbit legs laying out there?
01:25:20Yeah?
01:25:21One of them old hungry actors eat it up.
01:25:23But I'll tell you what.
01:25:24What's that?
01:25:24I got you some nice dumplings down there in the icebox.
01:25:27Man, who wants any dumplings as hungry as I am?
01:25:29That's right.
01:25:29Hungry as you is, you should be able to put some trash in water and feel all right.
01:25:33Oh, never mind that. Cut the card.
01:25:35Huh?
01:25:35Oh, man, cut the card.
01:25:36This thing's hot.
01:25:38Now, if you don't take that A's from under that sleeve there, I'm going to send you where it's hotter
01:25:42than that is.
01:25:43Okay.
01:25:44Mm-hmm.
01:25:45You know you ought to stop trying to be so slick.
01:25:48You'd feel funny walking around with your head under your arm, wouldn't you?
01:25:51Oh!
01:25:52You see that?
01:25:52So you got a man living here on the false pretends?
01:25:55Oh, no, Mom.
01:25:56That ain't no man.
01:25:57That's my brother.
01:25:58I don't care if it's your father.
01:26:00Wait a minute, Mom.
01:26:01Wait a minute.
01:26:02I'll explain it to you.
01:26:03Wait a minute, Mom.
01:26:07Oh, ma'am, why don't you get out of the way?
01:26:08No, no, no.
01:26:10Wait a minute, Mom.
01:26:11Take it easy.
01:26:11Take it easy.
01:26:12Hey, open the door.
01:26:13What's up?
01:26:14Mom, wait a minute.
01:26:16Open the door, Richard.
01:26:17I'll explain it to you, Mom.
01:26:19Open the door, Richard.
01:26:20Ain't this a shame?
01:26:21Oh, wait a minute, Mom.
01:26:22Oh, Richard, why don't I show my door after?
01:26:35I'll explain it to you.
01:26:35Okay.
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