Flesh (1932) - full transcript

Subtitles by Nostromo

Here's 423 Laura Nash.

Laura Nash, I have received the papers
for your release.

I'm pleased to be able
to set you at liberty

It has always seemed a great tragedy to me

when a girl of your type

- When do I go,today?
- Yes,at once

- Does he go too?
- No,he remains

Why?If I can go,why can't he?

You'll please not question these things

Be satisfied that you yourself are free



One moment

Listen to me,young woman

Go back to America.
In America you must have someone

Family,friends,yes?

You'll find it very hard
here you are too fine

Ah save it,I'm not in the mood.

Come around Sunday morning
I'll listen to the whole sermon

Bring a choir too, it
sounds better with music.

Attest

Please Miss Edlon,20065.

Yes thanks

Hello Joe.
Laura,Laura Nash

Sure it's today. Where do you think
I'm calling from the warden's bedroom?

Listen.You got to do something
for Nicky right away



Never mind that

You got the dough and
we took the rap

Now it's your time to play card

Say well,I'm ready any time

Oh,Joe, that don't go.
I got to see you right away.

Tonight,you understand?
Yeah I'm listening

Sure I know the Kaiser Haus the beer joint

Joe, and bring some dough,will you?
I haven't got a cent

And don't forget to get there

Polakai!
Keep it up in the ring!

How can you do this, idiot?
Don't you have eyes on your face?

Idiot!
You're throwing out all the drink!

Polakai

Come!Polakai, give it!

Very well done

Yes, yes, it is very good, yes.

Thanks thanks.

Good very cold beer , Mr. Herman.

Very cool.

Nice cool bath, Polakai.
It will come in handy.

It was a very good fight, young man.

That's good! Oh thanks.

Thanks.

That's good!

Do you want beer?

- Beer,miss?
- No beer

No beer?

No, no beer

No beer?

Beer also.Beer,eh?

Give me the bill, thank you.

This makes ...
8 Mark 50 pfennig please.

Are you telling me that? I can't pay it

What?

No money.You'd better call the boss.

Excuse me, please,Lady,you cannot pay?

That's it
Call the head man

I'd rather cry on his shoulders than yours

Have you ever heard of something like this?
Eat here until you are full ...

Please sir!
Come here a moment!

What happen?

This lady has had
a full dinner

and now she cannot pay

- Pay what?
- You ask me?

Soup, portion of potatoes, salad,
a beer and two coffees.

- And a baked potato.
- What's this business?You will not pay?

Well,you see, I was going to meet a friend
and he just didn't show up,that's all

I've not got a cent with me
I'll come by tomorrow and pay you.

And don't you
believe in Santa Claus,either?

Never mind the jokes.
I want my money!

What's a little bill
between friends?

You'll get it,see you just
have to wait a little

- Would you rather sue me?
- Pepi, call the police.

- Hans,the police.
- Please wait!

I'll pay up,I'm sorry,
please don't call the police.

Ah! Now there is not so many jokes
I'm sorry but I must have my money.

Listen

I'm sorry I made a joke about it
I'll pay you.

Honest,I will,what I told
is true, I'll pay you!

Yeah,I know

But I've been cheated too many times.
I'm running a beer garden not a ...

Come with me!

Herman,
what is the matter?

Look,she comes here to pay
you,she has a big meal

Or I'll call the police.

How much?

Soup, portion of potatoes, salad,
a beer and two coffees.

- All of that?
- And apfelstrudel

Well,sure.
I'll pay tomorrow

Maybe

- Can I go now?
- Yes.

- You are not going to call the police?
- No

Thanks.

And thank the big guy for me,too,will you

They are not made them like that any more

Auf wiedersehn!

- Auf wiedersehn. Come again.
- Yeah with money!

Good night, Polakai.
Good night, Pepi.

- Good night.
- Polakai,

good evening. Good closing
and see you early tomorrow.

Good night.

Kitty, Kitty, Kitty!

You must go out here.
You cannot stay in here

Mr. Polakai!I thought
you were never coming.

- Good night, Polakai.
- Good night.

- What happen?
- The police, the police.

Police?

Here is where I live.
Good night.

Well, strong man,you did nobly.
Thanks a lot ... and for the wrestling too

You know what the policeman are,
always think the wrong thing

- Yes Yes. Good night.
- Good night.

Miss,hear,hear, wait a minute.

Hear

Maybe,if you are scared?

I'll walk home with you,
and you won't be afraid,yeah

You're turning into a regular Boy Scout.

Never mind, you've done
the good deed for the day.

Anyhow,you couldn't see me home

- I have nowhere to go.
- You've got no place to sleep?

No,foot lose and fancy free,that's me

- Just a gypsy.
- Afraid no

Maybe ...
Maybe you could sleep upstairs.

There is lot of room.

And we'll find a place for you?

All right?
Yes? Maybe?

Thank you, kind gentleman,
but me? I'll take the great big city

Polakai! I just don't know what I'll do
without you.

Such a nice evening,
it was a lot of fun that,lovely

Father!

Exactly,must be between,hard I guess

Polakai with a girl.
What do you think of that?

You like?

Just a little love nest. Real homey!

I kind like the inside of a
freight car but it's homey

Homey?

Translated that means
it ain't awful clean.

Schmutzig,dirty.

Ah ... dirty.
Too dirty?

- Much too dirty.
- I'll fix it.

Something broke

- So? More better?
- It helps

I guess you're pretty wonderful,Polakai

I've never saw a place cleaned
so fast in my life

Wow, Polakai,
you even got sex appeal.

- Ah, yeah, yeah,me...
- You're all right

No mistake in that face anywhere.Then you
don't wrestle with your face, do you?

- What?
- I said you don't wrestle with your face.

Oh no.With the arms.
Here.

Feel

Why grandmother!
What big muscles you've got?

- Feel here.
- Feel there,yeah.

Get

Feel

Just act as if nothing has happened.

- Well, I'm got ready at the hay.
- Hay?

You know,sleep

Schlafen(sleep)?

Sleep here.

Oh, no, no!

Here

What, Polakai,that's just what
I've always wanted.

Oh danke.

Wait. Wait...

- Here are some ...
- Thanks

And here's is the ...

- Here's the ...
- Never a dull moment

Well, here we are

I'll sleep on the sofa outside.

Oh,I'll get it, I'm safe,
I don't have to fight for my honor.

- No, no ...
- Thanks

- I saw you wrestle tonight.
- Danke.

See? Safe.

- Good night.
- Good night.

- Locked
- Yes, it's locked

Yeah,it's locked

- So what?
- It's locked

Here,let me

Herman!

Wait,I'll fix it.

Push. Push little bit,push

Danke

- Good night.
- Good night.

You wouldn't fool me,
would you?

- I need seven Krombachers ...
- Three is okay!

- But what is he saying?
- I said three is enough!

But what does it say?
That is worth ... By God!

- I said that's enough!
- What you say! Three is enough.

Hans, I need eight Krombachers and
the lady wants to buy three!

Polakai with a girl!

The first time!

My love,
I want to be with you.

I want to be with you.

Can you tell me what is happening?
Don't you have a job? What happens?

What's up
Polakai with a girl!

Polakai with a young lady?

I find it somewhat embarrassing, I
do not consent!

It is a decent house!

- But, Mom ...
- Shut your mouth! Come on, Dad!

- Come in ...
- Come in, come in.

Good morning, Polakai.

- Polakai, where is she?
- Where is who?

The American, I heard about it.

You, come out and
leave my poor Polakai alone

I want for him a nice girl
and not one like you.

Clara, there is no one here.

I saw her come up last night.

I think she goes
and not stay all night.

- Mom ...
- Dad, shut up!

This house is respectable.

If you were not married to me,
I'd throw you out on the street too.

Take it easy, I'm going

- Sorry I caused you all these troubles.
- No you cannot go

My door! What has happened?
Polakai, you brute!

Clara, there is nothing wrong.

Believe it or not, he
broke it trying to get out

not trying to get in.

You are! I am a lady
and I know men.

This is a Teutonic friendship.

You're misbehaving, Polakai.

She must go!
This house is respectable.

Clara, no woman orders me

- Sure, huh?
- Nowhere she has not got a penny.

Where she'll sleep? Where she'll go?

If she goes,then
Polakai he goes too

- Polakai!
- Oh,we don't let you go,never

No, Polakai!
Our home is your home too

Polakai, there
is an empty room in front of you.

Listen please miss

You see over there, across the hall,
there's an empty room, without a bed.

Probably maybe perhaps,if we should
put a bed into the empty room

You could sleep
on the empty room bed.

That is different.

You know in here
it isn't right

but across the hall
there it is respectable.

Oh my door.

Dad, get out!

- Pepi, get out!
- Hans, get out!

Emmanuel, out!

Now that you're going to stay ...

what is your name?

Mr. Polakai,meet
Laura Nash

of the Virginian Nashes,
an old Spanish family.

- Lara.
- Laura.

- Lara.
- Laura, Laura, Laura.

That's a funny name that is funny..

Funny? Well, Polakai is right pretty.

Yes it's pretty.

Here wait,here I'll
show you a joke with egg

This is very funny.
Watch,watch the egg like that.

- Amazing.
- That's good?

You are marvelous

I'll do that 8 o'clock
here,here is another one.

Egg like that and then ...

you cannot break it..

Very hard

- And not break.
- What is it,a gag?

Try,here,you try

- You see, no break.
- Yes,I guess you're right.

No,no strong man in the world can
break an egg like that

No one.

- It broke,didn't it?
- Yes, it broke

That is a warm do not, step on it.

This is warm doughnut?

This is a worm, do not step on it

That's enough reading for today.

All right,school is out

Laura, I think that you have worries
Why don't you tell Polakai?

Me? I'm not worried,
just gave it whistle,that's all

Maybe I am to you that word
that you taught me yesterday?

"Disagreeable"?
Maybe I am ...

You?

Polakai, you're the teacher's
little ray of sunshine .

Polakai, Polakai!
They have some great news for you.

Polakai we have a great surprise for you.

- Come in, come in.
- Come on, Dad.

- Dad, you tell him.
- No, you tell him.

- No, you tell him.
- You tell him.

You should tell him

- A baby?
- A baby? With that?

Clara!

No, Polakai.For much money we
are selling our beer garden

- and then we go to America.
- America?

To open a beer garden
in Hoboken.

But Herman,the book here says that in
America you can't drink beer.

Not in the open

So instead of having the
beer garden in the front yard

We'll put it in the back yard

And when we are all fixed,Polakai
we send for you

For me? Oh,good!

We will have lunch at the Mullhausen

No,they are robbers there
I won't let you spend so much money.

I've got money, Clara, I've got much money!

- I've been saving it here.
- Polakai, you're a financier.

We'll go to Mullhausen and we'll dance und
we'll have a great big lunch with bier

-Here, Pepi, you get the lunch.
-Get everything und..

A great big roast goose.

- Herman.
- Yes

Not yet, huh?

- Don't forget to ask her
- No

The mouth is licking,Mom

Very pretty picture.

I wish I was young
again like you

Mom, stop sticking your
nose over there, please.

You have someone who loves you
and maybe you don't know

I'll tell you who,Polakai.

Polakai?

For twenty years we've been friends

I have found with him only one fault

and he can never speak for himself

- So that's it.
- Yes, he's bashful

He has not my education
or my romantic nature

but he is suffering.

Ja Laura,he told me he loves you
and he wants to marry you.

Look,Mr Herman,
I like Polakai a lot

Anybody have too,he's regular but

I didn't know
he felt that way about me

Make things difficult now

Almost on my knees I swear to you,
he will not only be like a husband

but like a father to you

- Mom,will you please keep quiet
- But, Polakai, look at him ...

Please leave him alone will you please,
he's doing something for me please

What do you think?
Will you marry him? Yes?

It is the best offer I had today

I'll think about it.

Good

Polakai, Polakai!
I think I've fixed it.

- You did?
- Watch out, Polakai!

Polakai,Polakai

Help!

Good night, Laura.

Good night, Polakai.

Thank you. Very kind,
Mr. Polakai. Thank you.

I couldn't sleep without saying
"good night Laura."

Good night, Polakai.

I am very happy, Laura.

Oh naughty Polakai ...

Good night, Polakai.
Good night.

Good night, Laura.

Good night, Laura.

Good night, Polakai.
Good night.

Here,here

You get bugs in my bed,here

Fleas in my bed

Well, I guess that that

You look at me as you couldn't
believe it,it's true I took it

Go on,say something,I'm waiting.

Don't think that it has all been wonderful

You have a lovely little
place here a lovely time

Ah quit staring at me like that!

Don't you understand?
I was taking your money.

Me,the girl you picked off the street

The girl you wanted to marry.

Laura, you don't have to take
money from Polakai.

Anything that I have is yours.

- Why you not ask me?
- Polakai,listen ...

You got to believe me.

I wasn't taking your money
just for the sake of taking it,honest

I don't know how you can
believe me after this

but it's true,I just had to
have it,you see,I just had to

I noticed that you have worries you
have troubles,what is the matter?

It's not me, it's...

...my brother.

He is in prison
Now you know.

Und you were taking the money
for your brother?

To get him out

I can't tell you how good you've been
to me,but I've got to get him out.

You don't know what it's does
to me to know that he is in there

and he's not guilty,you see

That's now driving me crazy
and I can't think of anything else.

You'd better take your money

and lock it somewhere put it away where
I can't get it because I'll steal it again.

I don't care I got to get
Nicky out you see!

No, Laura, no, no ...

Please don't cry.
That's all right

We'll get him out.

You mean you?

Tomorrow we take that money
and we get him out,ja?

I've always said that you were
teacher's ray of sunshine,didn't I?

Well, you are the sun
and the stars too, Polakai.

The whole works

You're good.

Nicky!

Darling!

You're happy now, aren't you,ja?

Really,hear, I'll go and fix breakfast.
You go on upstairs

This is your home from now on,Nicky.

- Just a happy little family, huh?
- Sure.-You go right up first

I'll get breakfast and bring it
up in 5 minutes.You go right up,Nicky

-Go on
-Come on

Nicky, we are together.
We're together again.

Missed your Nicky,eh?

Missed that's not the word,
I've nearly been crazy.

Let me look at you, let me touch you.

Take it easy,honey,take it
easy,I'll be here for a while.

It isn't right to love anything
the way I love you,Nicky

- No?
- Scares me sometimes

It is the only way to love.

Hey, what is this brother gag?
I said yes to everything on the train

I'd like to know what I'm
stepping into here

Who is this guy?
And what happened to Joe Maens?

Remember this all new to me
this layout and everything

Joe Maens,your pal Joe.

He walked out on you just like that
And he left me without a cent

He did eh? Well I won't forget that,go on.

Polakai took me in when
I couldn't pay for my dinner.

He's a waiter down stairs
and I've been here ever since.

He's pretty swell,Nicky.
He paid your fine.

- Just like that ah?
- Yes,believe it or not,just like that

- I suppose it's all done with mirrors
- Oh cut it didn't I tell you the truth.

The guy likes me,see,he wants to marry me.

That ought to give you a rough idea.

Pretty fast workers these German waiters

Nicky,what does it matter.
We'll be clearing out of here tomorrow.

I've got you back,that's
all that matters to me

Be nice to me,Nicky
Love me.

- Laura,honey,you're trembling.
- Kiss me, Nicky.

Laura!

Laura!

Your breakfast is all ready for you.
Come, Nicky, we have breakfast.

- All right, Polakai.
- Wine and so.

I'll fix the table for you

Lovely wine!

Delicious wine.
They sure love the food.

Excellent

Please,Swedish ham

And eggs.
Here, Laura,you sit here.

- Nicky here. This is for you here.
- Thanks, Polakai.

Wine, Nicky.It is very,
very old. Here,taste that

Thanks, Polakai.

Laura,hear,I know you are very happy
that your brother is here.

Isn't that nice? Nice brother,ah?

Well honey,it's not exactly the Ritz,
but it could be worse.

Much worse

We did all right worth
If you ask me we're sitting pretty

- Nicky.
- Yeah?

- I don't like the way you're acting.
- What's eating you,honey?

Acting like we're going to park here

-Well,why not?
-I told you he wanted to marry me.

I can't hang around with you here.
And in the end he'll find out.

Anyway I wouldn't do it

He's a pretty swell guy and I've
been stringing him long enough

You're not going to be camp fire girl
in your old age,huh?

No,but get it.We're clearing
out of here and quick.

All right,now I'll ask you one.
We're clearing out here,eh? With what?

All we need is the railroad
fare to Hamburg,Nicky

Polakai will lend us that,the casino.

Forget the casino. I'm sick and tired
vamping in those shooting galleries.

I'd rather work my back to
the States on a cattle boat

- What do you mean?
- You heard me.

- What about me?
- You won't starve

Nicky, don't talk to me like that.

I can't stall it. I tell you
the guy wants to marry me.

- Well?
- Well,what??

- What's so terrible about that?
- You mean marrying ?

Certainly been done before hasn't it?
And I'd still be around.

I must be rotten inside
to take that from any man.

- I'll never ought to forgive you for that!
- Shut up!

You are all alike.
It's always the same.

I show you how to get us out of a jam
and you start to squawking

Now if you throw a wrench into the thing
I'm going to scram that's all

Wait!

I've heard all I'm going to hear
I'm going to leave right now.

You listen to this!

Why do you think they let me out so soon?

Well,I'll tell you.

Because they don't like
babies born in prison

- What are you trying to pull?
- Figure it out for yourself.

Are you going to walk out now?

What a nice little help
you turned out to be

Don't say anything,Nicky

- I can't stand it!
-You can't stand,what about me?

You get me out of the jam
and you pull this on me

And now what are we going to do?

Just pull out of here and stay together.

We'll be all right,Nicky,
we've been in jams before

I'll do anything what you want me to.
Only be nice to me,Nicky

I love you,even after you
said to me,I love you

Sch

The whole town to hear you?

I don't care

Nicky, now that you know ...

We'd better get out of here, aren't we?
You didn't men what you said?

You do love me, don't you?

Answer me,Nicky!

Sure I love you, baby.
Come here.

I didn't know,honey

Now it's different.

Oh,Nicky...

We got to work fast

Does that guy have dough?

Yes, he'll loan us the money,I know
He's been so good about everything

- I'm going to tackle him right away
-Oh you'll do it, Nicky?

It'll be awful hard for him.
We'd better go together

- I'll go with you,you'll see..
- No,no,you leave it to me.

You stay here and pull yourself together
Everything will be all right,see?

- We'll go tonight.
- Yes, as soon as you get packed,honey

Oh,Nicky!

- Pepi.
- What do you want?

Give me fifteen hundred marks.

One thousand five hundred? One moment.

One thousand ... three hundred ...
four hundred ... five hundred.

- I'll give them back to you tomorrow.
- Fifteen hundred marks ...

Nicky! I have fifteen hundred
marks. I give them to you.

- No, you're doing it to me
- No, I give to you,that's all right

Thanks, Polakai, you're a hundred percent.
No wonder Laura likes you.

- Laura likes me?
- Sure.

Say,if you go upstairs
and ask her to marry you

I'll bet she do it

- You think so?
- I know so.

Well,I'd got to be going
So long, Polakai, and thanks

I won't go upstairs to say goodbye to Laura
because it'll start her crying again.

- You take good care of her,ah
- Oh,sure I take good care of her.

- Good bye
- Good bye, Nicky.

And I hope that your mother
is better.

She likes me

Come in, Nic ...

Laura,now you must not
worry no more

- He told you?
- Yes.

Everything will be all right,
I gave Nicky the money.

- Polakai, you are wonderful.
- No,no that's all right.

I was very happy
to give Nicky that money

Thanks.
Where is Nicky now?

- He's gone now.
- Gone?

Yes Yes.He took the train to Hamburg

and then he goes on the boat to America.

- Nicky!
- No, Laura, hear,hear!

Laura,no,no,you must not worry,oh no,Nicky
he will take good care of your mother.

You can do nothing now
She is sick.

My mother? He told you..

Yes, that's sure it'll be all right,
now don't worry

Nicky,he didn't want to tell you goodbye

because he said that
maybe you start crying all over again

And that's not good for you

He said for me to take very good care
of you until he'll came back

- Until he came back.
- Yes.

Laura, why don't you let
me take good care of you?

Nicky said that you liked me.

Why don't you marry me?

Und I will do everything in the world
to make you very happy.

Very very happy

Polakai

Look at me. I'm going to marry you.

I can't explain,it's the
only thing I can do

But whatever happens,
don't blame me too much

- I just hope I don't break your heart.
- No, Laura, no ...

Please, if you don't mind,
I want to be alone.

Hello Fraulein?Fraulein?
Is that Kaiserlichen Victoria Hospital?

- Is it the hospital?
- Yeah, man, it's the hospital!

- Nothing new?
- Nothing new?

Nothing new.

One moment, please.
Pick up the phone, I'll let Pepi know

Hello?

Any news yet, Pepi?

Babies are born every day.

Yes, but not to me and Laura

Pepi, I should be
at the hospital.

Keep on, Polakai!
Keep on!

What are you doing? Out of here!

Pepi, I shouldn't be here,maybe

Shut up, I'm going to hit you
with the bottle!

A boy?

Oh!
My dear Polakai!

-A boy
-A baby?

- A baby boy!
- A baby boy!

A baby boy!

Mr. Polakai,
your wife is in room 15.

- Thanks. She is all right?
- Yes.-Thanks

Herr Polakai,come here

Sit down here

A baby

Can I look at him?

He is...

He's so little, Laura.

And he's funny looking, like me.

Oh, Laura...

Now we'll be so much closer
together,won't we,Laura?

Isn't it wonderful?

A baby boy.

And tonight Laura

I win the championship of Germany.

Oh,liebchen(darling)

What's the matter?

- I just keep thinking about America.
- America?

I know. You want that Nicky he too
should see your baby,don't you?

No, no, Laura,hear,hear

You mustn't do that
Please,darling, don't,no,no,no

Come on, smile just a little bit

Come on,come on

Ah,that's nice

Isn't that wonderful?

Maybe I,maybe I win
the championship of the world

In America.

Baby,hear

Do you want that your Papa should
win the championship of the world

In America?

That's the decision,
then we go to America.

Hi Mom.
Hi Herman.

There is Polakai!

Polakai!

Hey,have a look at that. Isn't that pretty?

Here's Laura, Mom.

Laura, Laura!

And look at Pepi.

- Hello my friends.
- It's Pepi, there.

And on the other side, Emmanuel,
greet Emmanuel!

I like America very much

und in order to show my appr

appr

... appreciation.

I will try und win
the championship from America

and take it back to Germany.

Und if anyone here
can wrestle

I will be only too glad to wrestle mit you

- Polakai! Lebe hoch!
- Hoch! Hoch!

Hoch soll er leben!
Hoch soll er leben

Zweimal hoch

One moment!

Stop

- Hello, Mr. Herman, how's everything?
- Thank you,fine

This is Herr Polakai,
the greatest wrestler in Germany.

Germany,eh? One time I had
the greatest wrestler in Italy,

- And do you know what happened to him?
- What?

- Back in Italy.
- That was the champion from Italy,

but we're speaking now
the champion from Germany

Let me tell you one thing

Once I had the champion of Poland too

and he never speed to get back to Poland.

- No? What happened with him?
- What happened to him ah?

That's him

Herman, whenever you are ready
I'm all ready.

You see he is even ready like that

- Are you sure Mr. Willard will be here?
- Don't worry, he'll be here

That's all we want,eh?

-He is the big wrestling man?
- A big man,that's right.

He knows something about wrestling

When he sees me wrestle,
he will be very happy.

You know something,
let me tell you one thing:

Mr Willard's name,
in the US of America

He's big.He is supposed to crash

I don't understand him, he does
not speak English very good

He's Italian, a windbag

Ah,that's good for this Mr. Willard
and you'll be all settled

Sure

Come I'll introduce you
to some of the boys.

Gentlemen, meet the champion from Germany.

- Champion from Germany?
- Gee, I'm all choked up inside...

- The champion from Germany!
- Why bother

- Look! There is Mr. Willard now
- I'm so glad to see you.

-Hey boys,come on chairs for the gentlemen!

Sit down, Mr. Willard.

Mr. Willard, do you remember me?
Herman the speakeasy Hoboken

You were at my place a couple of times.
Remember you liked my beer?

Well, I have now here
the champion from Germany

The champion of Germany, huh?

Is he as good as that
Hofbrau beer of yours?

He is the champion from Germany

and he'd like to show you so he
can be the champion from America.

Just like that, huh?
Well, I'll sucker for a champion

- That's right
- That's right

Hello, Mr. Willard! How are you?

- You'd like like to see them worked on?
- Yes,sure.

Let's see what the fellow has
to offer the way of a bargain

Thank you, Mr. Willard.
That's fine thank you

Polakai, quick,quick in the ring.
Mr. Willard wants to look at you.

- Give the boy the laugh
- Well,sure.

All right, Mike!

Is he good?

- Yes,very good
- Come on boys-Very good

Polakai, this is "Muscles Manning".

- Hi,champ, how are you?
- Danke, danke

I suppose you boys know
that this the champion of Germany

Oh! Sure, we know.

You know the American rules,
don't you?

Well I don't know. I know some of them

There are a few little things
we do here you don't do in your country.

For instance,champ,over here we allow this

- Sure,they love champ!

How about that

Sure

Well,you don't want to allow that

Hear,hear

You say that in this country ...

here, that you can do?

Come in

I can't give you anything but love,honey

Come in, Nicky, and close the door.

Well

That's what I call a brass band welcome

Hasn't seen me in a year, she's
the one love of my life

and all she said is
"come in and close the door."

What did you expect me to say?

I didn't expect you to say anything,darling
throw your arms around me

Is that what I suppose to do,is it?

After what happened

Just a minute,just a minute

I think you did the lowest
thing a man can do.

Wait a minute
Let me get this straight

You don't think I'd walked out
on you,over there,do you?

You didn't walk, Nicky.
You run for the nearest exit

Oh,I see,I'm a mean guy,I'm a rat,ah?

Well,that serves me right

I've always been easy
with women

and I always turn up to be the fall guy.

No,Nicky you can't explain this one away
Too hard to find the right answer

- But listen ...
- You listen!

I've been saving this for a long time

For months I'd been
having you in front of me

Telling you exactly how
rotten I think you are

And then telling you to get out

- You're all through there now?
- All through and finished. All washed up

All right,now you get this straight

I walked out on you over there
for your sake,not mine.

- Believe it
- Believe it or not.

I had no gold mine
waiting for me in America.

Nothing but a lot of grief

I wasn't worried about that.
I was worried about you.

- I can tell by the gray in your hair.
- You were all set

The guy liked you he wanted to marry
you,that was the one way out

That's a nice little way
out,all right,for you

For me?

I never thought of myself,honey

I was worried about you

I had it all figured out
and I said,now listen,big boy:

"Don't you worry about yourself,
you worry about that girl"

Oh,darling, I'm not asking
for any medals but ...

Well,there aren't many guys that
would have done the same thing.

Please Mr Grant

Won't you take a little medal,
just that little tin one?

What's got into you,honey?

What's the matter with you?
Don't you believe me?

No,not a word.

All right

Well,sweetheart, whether you believe
it or not,I'm still crazy about you

- Doesn't that mean anything to you?
- No

Not a thing,anymore

- You're lying, Laura.
- Well?

You're lying honey

Oh what a nice fellow you are!

Nicky, if you only knew
how your sister waited for

a letter from you ...
I should be very angry with you.

Go ahead,Polakai,I deserve it.

Laura,she's is so happy
because you're here.

It's wonderful.
How is your mother?

Well ,she's fine
she's ...

She's in California,she's much better now.
Thanks, Polakai.

Isn't that good that she's
better,your mother is?

Laura,did you tell him the good news yet?

I haven't told him anything.

- I've only been here a minute,you see.
- And you don't know?

Well, Nicky, look here.

You are looking at the
champion wrestler from Germany

- No!
- Ja!

Polakai, that's wonderful,
I congratulate you.

That is something

- Do you know who I just wrestled for?
- No

- Willard.
- You don't mean Joe Willard?

- Mr. Joseph Willard, yes.
- How did you make out?

He must think that I'm very good,
because he went out laughing very much

That's fine,Polakai.
I'm so glad

Listen,Polakai,he's a great pal
of mine this Willard

I know him well and I can
do you a lot of good with him

- You know him,Nicky?
- Polakai,you're a friend

You put yourself in my hands and I'll
make you champion of the whole world

- Maybe
- I can do it

- Laura, you hear?
- I heard

I forgot ...

- Nicky,I forgot.
- Forgot what?

Hear,wait a minute.
I'll get it,you wait here

We're all set,there is
nothing to worry about

not a thing in the world to worry about now

Nicky

Nicky,look

Look at that

Look at that

This is even better than
being champion from Germany

Hi boys

Hello champ,glad to see you,a long time
say put up a great show the other day.

Willard, my name is Nicky Grant.

I thought we were going to talk
business alone

I am Polakai's manager.
You're going to talk business with me.

I thought that guy Herman was your manager

No, Herman,he's selling
beer over in Hoboken und

Nicky,he's my manager now

All right, no reason why
we all can't get along.

- A chair
- Come along champ

- Over here,Polakai
- Polakai, please.

Mr. Willard,
what I want to do is to wrestle

That's fine,that's all
we want you to do,just wrestle

No songs,dances,
or funny say,just wrestle

That's what we are here for,Joe
let's talk business.

- OK Mr..
- Grant.

Mr Grant, I was talking
to the champ

I just want to be sure he
understands how we play ball here.

- Play ball not wrestle?
- Well,here it what it means

There are lots of wrestlers,
smart wrestlers and dumb wrestlers

- That's right
- That's right

The dumb wrestlers are
always trying to win.

The smart wrestlers
grab the dough

I'm a very smart wrestler,
in Germany I win all the matches.

That's what I just mean.
It ain't always so smart to win

- Not win?
- Maybe we don't understand each other

Here it is,right on the table

You're going to wrestle for me,you're
going to win when I tell you to win

and you're going to lose when
I tell you to lose.

We'll give you plenty of publicity
and build you up rising.

Be a nice boy
and do what you are told,

We'll even give you a chance
of the championship.

- Fair enough?
- I don't,I don't understand

He says that when he
says that I lose,I lose

And when he says that I win,I win..

I don't understand that's funny business

Now listen,Polakai,
why don't you get smart?

You are not in Germany now,
you're in America.

- You want that I should fool the people?
- No, did I say that?

But that's a crooked business.

Listen,why don't you calm down.

That is crooked!
You insult me,Mr. Willard.

Well,you're a big lug,
I ought to throw you out of here.

- That's right,Joe.
- Throw me out? Here

Throw me out!
I'll throw you out!

- Listen,don't be a fool
- Fool? I'm no fool

I'm the champion from Germany.

I only want wrestling match,
not more.

All right,I'll give you a wrestling match.
Next Wednesday night.

Let's see you win. Then come back
here and talk business.

- That's fair enough?
- That's good,that's an honest man

I'll show him
how we wrestle in Germany.

- We do good matches
- Ya,ya

We wrestle,in fatherland,we wrestle

- That's it,ja
- Ja

- Goodbye, Willard.
- Goodbye.

A big dumb Dutchman

Hey,are you going to let that guy wrestle?

Sure I'm going to let him wrestle

And you are going to referee.

Dad,is that the right thing to win?

Shameful, this is a shame!
Go Go...

That's robbery

-That's wrong!
-What you've done

You are a fine manager,you are!
Everybody showed the way it was

You saw it was rigged
and you do nothing!

Oh,it's his funeral,if he wants
to be a mug,it's OK with me

What are you talking about?

Nicky, you know I win that decision.
I am the best man,you know that!

Sure, you won the decision,
but did you get it?

Ah,Nicky let me tell you for the last time,
that I will not wrestle crooked

I will not wrestle crooked!

Hey, pipped
Too bad!

What you need
is a little more experience.

You'll be all right
just keep on trying.

Hear referee,he's down now

He's down!

Surprise!

No, I guess not,must have
been too little surprise,eh?

"I was a man once you got me wrong"

Maybe that attitude won't be
so cold when she realizes

that we are pushing that big
hump of flesh into a million dollars.

It may take another shellacking
like last Wednesday night

to get that through that big head
but he'll come around

The reception might even be warmer
when the money starts rolling in,how baby?

Now.It doesn't mean a thing old boy.
The lady won't talk

Nicky,maybe you're getting old.

Breaking up,maybe you're
not the type anymore.

I don't know

I know you're in heavy
for wrestlers this season

You're not going to get away with it,Nicky

Get away with what?

Trying to make him
wrestle crooked,I won't let you

You've got me all wrong,honey
I'm steering him right

He's got to wrestle that way or not at all

You can't fight this game,it's all sewn up

Just leave us alone,
can't you? We'll be all right

Now listen Laura,
you got to do this

I'm not going to have to
fight with you too,am I?

Come here,honey,be nice

I've never stopped loving you.
And you're still crazy about me.

Honey,this is our chance,
don't spoil it

Whatever I did I did
because I was broke

When I got a real bank,old darling

Laura

You haven't forgotten what's been like
have you? I haven't

You know what we've been to
each other

and here's the same chance all over again

Only in style this time

It'll be like it used to be

Oh,honey,what do you say,
what about it,huh,darling?

- Do not make me laugh!
- Laura!

Get out,get out!

OK,sister,OK

- Hello,Polakai.
- Hello,Nicky.

I want to talk with you a minute

Come in,Nicky, because
what I have to tell to Laura

-I want to tell to you too
-What is it,Polakai?

I've been thinking it over,Laura,
and Nicky's right

You mean you're going to sign with Willard?

I mean that you're right when you say that
if I don't wrestle Willard's way

I won't wrestle at all

Well,that's news,when
did you discover that?

- Go on, Polakai.
- Well..

I can't wrestle crooked,Laura
so we go back to Germany.

- What?
- I expected you to pull that one.

We're going back to Germany?

Yes, in Germany
I am the champion wrestler

Over here I'm nothing,
so we'll go back, Laura.

Polakai,you couldn't please her any better

We were just talking about it.

And Laura would just love to go back
to Germany,wouldn't you,Laura?

I'm not going,Polakai,
so just forget it.

Well,Laura,please,what
could I do here.There's

There is nothing for me to do

If you go back, you'll go back by yourself

Does that change your plans,by any chance?

Laura...

Then I'll stay here with you
and the baby

But it will be all right I can
get a job from Herman

and I can at least make
my money honestly

- Honestly?
- Ja

Sure good and honestly.

They tell me they
tip very big in Hoboken too

Waiters don't need managers,
so that lets me out

Hear Laura,please, hear Laura don't worry

- Don't worry.
- Let me. Let me!

We have the baby
and we have each other,please

Come on, smile,Laura, please,don't worry

First National Bank?

Yeah

Yeah,first,second and third

Come right in

That's a pretty good act you're
showing Lady,what do you call it?

East Lynne.

Oh,I see.And no bloodhound?

No blood hound
No I ceded(?)

I took a Hoboken ferry.

Well,thousands cheer,eh?

That's it

It's Frankie and Johnny

He was her man

Curtain.

Wait a minute,sweetheart
show isn't over yet.

What happened
to my favorite wrestler?

I said curtain, Nicky.

- You've left him?
- Cleared out for good

Why,honey,that’s not the way to do it?

You can't move in here,
I'm down on my last cent

- I don't care about money,Nicky
- I know, darling, but the landlady does.

You've got to go back and help me
to put this thing over

The minute he signs with
Joe Willard,it'll be clear sailing

No,no use even ask me

Sweetheart,I wouldn't ask you
if there was another way out

You've got to do it,
this is our only chance.

I'm broke,don't you understand?

I got all I can do to look
after myself here

I won't do it,Nicky.
I maybe a sap but

but he's been
too good a guy to me

Oh no,listen sweetheart, I'll show you
that when I

Yeah?

Who?

Downstairs?

No,no,I'm not at home.

You did?

You dumb cluck!

- Get into that bedroom quick,it's Polakai.
- Polakai downstairs?

- Hurry,he's on his way up
-Wait a minute,Nicky.

Let's face him,let's tell him
the truth and get it over with

I'll handle this take that
kid and get him in there,quick

But Nicky!

Get into that room!

Come in

Hello,Polakai

Nicky...

Laura she's left me,Nicky

She left this note.
Do you know anything about this, Nicky?

Me? No,I haven't seen Laura
since yesterday.

The baby,that baby she took that baby,Nicky
I tell you I'm going crazy.

Now listen,Polakai,calm down.

Calm down,take it easy

Calm? Don't you understand, Nicky

Laura has gone,she's
taken the baby away

I was always afraid
that this would happen

I'm such a funny looking fellow,rough and

And I couldn't expect
Laura to love me.

But, Nicky,do you think that
she's gone with somebody else?

Please help me to find her,Nicky,she's gone
please,I'm going crazy,Nicky!

Polakai,wait a minute,did she say
anything about a man in the note?

Man?
No,she just said that

that she couldn't stand it any longer,
und that she was going away,that was all

Whatever the reason is,
Laura loves you.

I know it,don't worry about it

she wouldn't think of making a move
without her brother,you know that?

- You think,that's right Nicky?
- Sure,sure now listen

You let me handle this you go on home
and I'll make her come back

I'll promise,Polakai.
Don't you worry about it

Nicky,if you see Laura,please
just tell her ...

... if I have said anything
that would hurt her feelings

I'm so sorry if she only come home

Sure,sure,don't you worry about it

You're a little tired,go on home,
I'll take care of it

You don't understand, Nicky.

I love Laura so much ...
I love her so much,Nicky!

I'll tell you Nicky

... if I thought someone
would take Laura from me

- I think I'll kill him.
- Don't say that, Polakai

Now you're off,go on home. I'll take care
of it, don't worry about it

Get your things and get out of here,quick
That guy is going nuts

- I'm not going back
- No?

- No, I'm here to stay.
- You've got it all figured out, huh?

Well,make it up your mind
you aren't going back.

Now listen

I'm not going to argue with you,see,
what are you trying to do,put me in a spot?

That guy got murder on his mind
now get out of here!

I tell you I'm not going back, Nicky.
I've done all I've done with that man.

You are not going back?

You are going back.

You are going to do
exactly what I tell you to do

You are going to say exactly
what I tell you to say

In fact,I even want to draw you a diagram

- Now get bout of here!
- Save your breath

Now you'll do as I tell you to do

Get up and listen to me

Laura!

Laura,so you come back!

Oh,Laura what is wrong with you?

Why don't you tell me?
Have I done something?

Nothing.

- Laura ...
- Don't touch me, please!

- I'm sorry, Laura.
-Don't be sorry,Polakai,forget it

Yes, but what have I done Laura?

All day long I think
about nothing but you.

I love you Laura.
Even more than to the baby

- You don't love me, Polakai.
- Yes I do Laura

No,you don't, you wouldn't ask me
to live like this.

But it won't be always like this

If you cared anything for me or the baby

You'd let Nicky manage you
to get some real money

So that is the reason

Yes.

All right, Laura.

I'll do it

You tell Nicky that I'll do that

Now do you believe,Laura that I love you?

Yes, I believe you, Polakai.

Wouldn't you'll try and
love me just a little bit?

Now a nice cold glass of beer,ja?

No,glass of whiskey, please.

Whiskey?

Polakai, it's wonderful,you read
the papers from Germany?

- Nein
- They are full of you.

Clara cuts them all and
use them in the book

You would think she was fighting

She goes around shows them to everyone

- She's proud of me,huh?
- She? Everyone!

Do you know what we've done?
Mom and I have bet

all our ready cash on the big match

And we are not the only ones.
Every waiter around here

Every German American
in Hoboken has bet on you.

I think that shows you
how we feel,you know

All my friends, they
are all proud of me ...

Polakai,why do you drink whiskey like that?

I am just celebrating,very happy,
everybody is proud of me.

- That's all
- You should drink it in highballs,eh?

This way is no good.
Beer is better.

Is it you, Polakai?

Ja

Good evening, Laura.

- You're all right?
- Sure.

The music is so pretty that

Comes up here

You've been drinking.

Just a little bit,Laura

A lot

Why do you do it,Polakai?
It's not like you

Just to forget,Laura,
ain't been so easy,you know

But this big match that'll
soon be over and,und then

Then we'll go away
somewhere,Laura

Just you, the baby and me.
And we will be so very happy

I wouldn't like to see
anybody afterward,Laura.

Yeah

Because I feel so ashamed.
So shame,Laura

All my friends they bet
money on me

und they are so proud of me

At night I get crazy ideas

Und my mind keeps on saying
"Polakai, crook

- you're a cheat,thief
- Polakai! You mustn't take it like that.

You mustn't let it touch you

Please don't go Laura.

Please stay with me,just a little bit.

I know it makes you nervous,
but just tonight

Wouldn't make you too
nervous if just stayed here

and sit with me just a little while?

I just want to look at you.

I won't try to kiss you.

I won't even hold your hand,Laura.

I just want you to stay
with me for a little while

And then I'm not afraid

As long as I have you here,
then I don't care,nothing matters,Laura

- What's the matter, Laura?
- Funny,that's what it is

Funny

I want you to be with me,you see

I want you to hold my hand.

I like you,Polakai,
do you understand that?

- That's on the level,I like you!
- Laura,what's the matter?

Polakai,don't ever be ashamed.

I'm the one to be ashamed,not you

- I'm the one that did it
- No,no

I made you do it, Polakai.
I made you do it!

You mustn't say that.

I know how you feel, Laura.

I know that women
like pretty clothes

want money

Und you want our baby that should
have pretty clothes,don't you,sure?

Well,that's all right,I understand, Laura.

Only I wished it would soon be over

- Polakai
- Yes

There's something I got to tell you.

No, no, no ...
Not now, Laura.

- Please, Polakai. Listen to me,will you!
- Just one night.

Just one more night,darling,
and then it'll all be over

- But ...
- You go to bed.

Get some sleep und I'll see you tomorrow
Good night.

- Hello boss
- Good morning boss

Hi boss.

Hi chief

You,tell Nicky Grant to get over here
right away and step on it

Good morning, Joe.

- Say is that guy Nicky Grant on the level?
- Why? Sure,boss.

- You don't think he crosses up,do you?
- Not a chance

- What's wrong?
- So I'd like to find out.

I got him,boss.

Hello Joe,have you seen the morning papers?

- What's the matter with Polakai?
- Nothing. Why?

He called me at the middle of the night
and said he wanted to see me.

I said nothing doing tried to
back his way out of the match

- Back out?
- Yeah

He said he couldn't sleep
and he told me about his conscience

from his friends and lots of other bumpy
What's setting him up?

What does it mean? You
know anything about it?

All news to me,Joe
That guy must be going nuts

Yeah,I'll get this,you see that
nothing goes wrong tonight,understand?

I don't care if he goes nuts
or takes a flying leap over the moon.

You get him there and see that
he goes through

And just too bad for you
if there are any slip-ups,get me?

- That's right
- OK, Joe.

Scram over there and tell that
big square head where he gets off

Laura,why did you let him drink so much?

Look at these bottles.
Look!

I don’t know what's happened!

He never drank at all,niemals
war er sauf und getrunken

Polakai! Polakai,it's Laura.
Can't you understand? It's Laura!

I can't win.

What's he talking about
papa? What does it mean?

Pepi,try something else
We got to bring him,talk to him

- Give me that coffee.
- Coffee,coffee

Raise his head.
Here, Polakai.

- Take it.
- Get out of here.

- What?
- Get out of here!

- I have the right to be here.
- You heard what I said,get out of here!

You'd better go,Herman.

Come on, Papa, come,
what happened to Polakai?

You drunken fam

Keep your hands off him.
I'm taken care of him

Did you know that he
called Willard last night?

Yes

- Why didn't you stop him?
- Why? Because you and I are quit,see?

If I can get him sobered up

I'm going to tell him to go
in there tonight and win.

How we got to have the courage to go
the whole way last night.

To tell him that,he wouldn't
be like that now

- A good old double-cross,eh?
- Yea,a good old double-cross

If I get him sober enough,
he's going to win

Oh no he is not,what do you think
you got here? A sucker?

One more crack out of you
and there it still works to him

Tell the whole world I don't care.
I don't care about myself any more

- I'm going through with this thing
- Oh ,you are,eh?

Maybe this will change your mind.

Polakai

Well,you asked for it,that's just
a sample what you're going to get

You watch on me, I'll give you
plenty more

Come on, get up out of there!

Come on,get up on your feet,you're not hurt

Come on and get yourself and stop acting

Get out of here,I'll want to
charge of the bloke myself

Get out before I smack you in the nose

Hello, Polakai

Polakai, listen to me.
You saw him hit me?

I'm going to tell you why.
You're turning yellow, Nicky.

Because I was going to tell
you to go in there tonight and win

- Shut up!
--And now what I'm going to tell you!

- Do not listen to her,Polakai!
- He'll listen to what I've got

- Shut up!
- Look at him!

He's not my brother, you see
And the baby

Shut up !Don't listen to her,Polakai.

He run out on me! That's why
I married you. I am no good,you see

We were going to skip
tonight after the match

after you made it throw it.
Do you hear me Polakai?

Don't listen to her,listen Polakai

you and I have been pals,you understand?

I've been telling you right,on the level,
I haven't been steering you wrong

Polakai, wait a minute,will you please

I can explain everything
if you just wait a minute

Polakai,wait a minute,a bargain!

Oh,boy look at that it's a
pushover for the champ

he's too tough with that German

Polakai is walking on his
heels,he's punch drunk

It looks like another Joe Willard set up

What's the matter with him?
I've never been like this.

It's sham

Hello folks,champion

has the first of three falls
and Polakai doesn't look any too well.

Stand by

Hey,Polakai,what's the matter with you?

The boss wants you to
put up a better fight

- Make it look like you're trying to win
- Win,yeah win

- Think of Laura and the baby.
- And you should win too

- All your friends will meet you,Polakai.
- Win

Win

Win

I can win!

I can beat him ...

Oh,you,I'm still here,
a miracle has happened

The German made a great come back,he
has come out like a lion.

He's got the champ dizzy
he's got him down

Still at it,Joe and nearly two hours.

Listen to that mob,
they're going mad

It looks like a new champion.
What a wrestler this Polakai is!

Hang on kids,it won't be long now

Look at that!

Mr. Polakai,
you are under arrest.

- Arrested for what?
- For murder.

Let's go.

I came because I've
got good news for you,Polakai

There's a kind of rough justice I guess

Outside the law

The newspapers are all for you

So is everybody else for that matter

Doesn't it mean anything to you?

Well anyhow

I've just been to the district
attorney's office

From what he says,you haven't
got anything to worry about

How is the baby,Laura?

He's all right,he's fine,I'll bring
him down some day if you want me to

Before I go away

No,no,you can't go away,Laura

Yeah,I'll never bother you again,Polakai

But if you could

just

try to forgive me ..

to make..

No,no,you can,Laura.

Please don't go away.

You are my wife,I love you, Laura.

No, no, no ... Laura,hear

Laura

Oh,liebchen,liebchen

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