Reg'lar Fellers (1941) - full transcript

[music playing]

JUNIOR GLEE CLUB [SINGING]: We
say hello and how do you do?

Never goodbye, [inaudible]
toodle-loo. [inaudible]

They all go through.

We're just reg'lar fellers.

We know how to read, write,
and spell, and history we think

is swell.

Arithmetic, we don't
excel, 'cause we're just

reg'lar fellers.

Hi Jimmie.

Well versed.



We don't go in for glamor.

And in some things, we're even
worse, [inaudible] and grammar.

[inaudible] We can't
understand, [inaudible]

We're just reg'lar fellers.

We don't like to
hear a do-mi-so-do,

we'd rather hear a hidey-ho.

Word by word, play
by play, at least

that's what the grown-ups say.

We'd prefer to play all
day, 'cause we're just

reg'lar fellers.

I haven't got a cent,
but what do we care?

Because we're better
off than a millionaire.

We've got happiness,
enough to share.

We're just reg'lar fellers.



Socialized, we're
not well versed--

Right pretty, ain't it, Dan?

Yeah, yeah.

Those kids are all right.

Say Emory, who do you think is
going to win the quiz prize?

Well, Jimmie Dugan, of course.

I'll tell you what
I'll do with you.

I'll bet you a buck that
Hamilton kid wins it.

He's got better marks.

Put up or shut up.

JUNIOR GLEE CLUB
[SINGING ON RADIO]:

Socialized, we're
not well versed,

we don't go in for glamor.

And in some things, we're even
worse, [inaudible] and grammar.

Ooh.

Other things we [inaudible]

Martha, keep your
mind on the game.

JUNIOR GLEE CLUB
[SINGING ON RADIO]:

And anyone can plainly see that
we're just reg'lar fellers--

Turn off that radio.

JUNIOR GLEE CLUB [SINGING
ON RADIO]: Other things--

But this is the big
Junior Quiz, Mrs. Carter.

I don't care if it is.

You know I'll have nothing
to do with children.

JUNIOR GLEE CLUB
[SINGING ON RADIO]:

And anyone can plainly see that
we're just reg'lar fellers.

We're just reg'lar fellers.

[applause]

Thank you boys and girls.

That was swell.

Folks, you've just
heard the Junior Glee

Club, which brings us now to
the final portion of the Junior

Quiz.

And with five contestants
still in the running,

it's anybody's race.

These smart youngsters
have given a great account

of themselves and it's going
to be tough to find a question

to stump anyone of them.

And now, on with the quiz.

And the next contestant
is Hazel Barry.

Hazel, are you a good cook?

I think so, Mr. Hall.

My mother taught me.

Hazel, there are several
portions to your question.

You are to define
three cooking terms.

Think you can do it?

I hope so.

Well, I'm sure you can.

The first is to parboil.

When you parboil it means
you don't cook it all the way.

That's right.

It means to boil partly.

Now here's the second part.

To baste, what does that mean?

That's when you wet something
in the oven, all the time,

with water.

[chuckling]

You've got the right idea.

It means to keep moist at
intervals to prevent burning.

Now here's the last one.

Define consomme.

Consomme is, consomme
is-- it's soup.

That's pretty close, Hazel.

What kind of soup?

It's soup with nothing in it.

That's right.

Very good.

Thank you, Hazel Barry.

[applause]

The next young lady
is Jane Watson.

Jane, here's your question.

At a certain spot in the harbor,
there's a difference of 40

feet between high and low tide.

Supposing a ship drawing 20
feet of water at low tide

is anchored there.

How much water will
it draw at high tide.

That's easy.

Quiet, please.

Let's be fair to the contestant.

Think, Jane.

How much water will
it draw at high tide?

I don't know.

Oh, that's too bad, Jane.

[applause]

Well, we'll see if
the next contestant

can answer the question.

Uh, Warren Hamilton.

Warren, at a certain spot in the
harbor there's a difference--

I remember the
question, Mr. Hall,

and the answer's very simple.

The ship, at either
high or low tide,

would draw exactly the
same amount of water.

That is correct.

Unless cargo or crew were
changed between tides.

Or unless it sailed
from salt to fresh water.

Very good, very good.

[applause]

And now we come
to Bumps Hudson.

Bumps, your question
has to do with music.

Do you know anything
about music?

Ah, I sing once in a while.

Well, that's fine.

Our studio pianist is going
to play a familiar song.

Now, you see if you
can identify it.

All right, Joe, will you
play it for us, please?

[piano playing]

[WHISPERING]I bet he
doesn't know that one.

Shh.

That's uh, uh,
uh, that's uh, uh--

Well, if you can't name it,
can you sing it for us, Bumps?

OK.

[piano playing]

[SINGING BADLY]It's
the last rose of summer,

left a blooming all alone.

[laughter]

All her lovely companions--

[laughter]

Are all faded and gone.

No flower of her kindred,
no rosebud is sigh.

[laughter]

It's the last rose--

[laughter]

Of summer.

Well, uh, now can you
name the song, Bumps?

No.

You-- well, that's too bad.

Well, better luck next time.

Thanks a lot.

[applause]

And that brings
us to James Dugan.

[clapping]

MR. HALL: Well, Jimmie,
here's a question

that's rather interesting.

Now, listen very closely.

Supposing a large steamer were
frozen in the Gulf Stream.

What method would you
suggest to free it.

Now, you could
you an ice cutter.

Oh, did you say Gulf Stream?

Why, it never freezes there.

That's right.

[applause]

[chuckling]

MR. HALL: Now, Warren--

[applause]

Ladies and gentlemen, in
checking over the final score,

we find that we are left
with just two contests, James

Dugan and um, Warren Hamilton.

Unfortunately, only one can win.

Middleville should be proud
of the splendid showing

the boys and girls have made
in this Junior Quiz hour.

Now Jimmie, the
United States leads

the world in the output
of a certain chemical

used in aviation.

In fact, this chemical is
found in its free state

only in this country.

Can you name the chemical?

It's helium and it's used
for dirigibles and balloons.

[applause]

MR. HALL: Very good.

Now Warren, it's your turn.

You'll find me ready.

This question is
in three parts.

You must answer
each part directly.

I want you to explain
the meaning of three

favorite American expressions.

You must answer all three.

The first is a bunch of fives.

Sorry, I've never
taken up slang.

Jimmie, maybe you can tell us
what a bunch of fives means.

I sure can, Mr. Hall.

A bunch of fives is a fist.

[applause]

So far, so good.

Now for the second one, Jimmie.

What does it mean to
sock the old apple?

That means to hit a
baseball a country mile.

Jimmie's going to do it.

He's going to win.

MR. HALL [ON
RADIO]: That's fine.

Now for the last one, Jimmie.

Just a minute, Emory.

Not so fast.

Just listen to this.

MR. HALL [ON RADIO]:
What does it mean when

a fellow is carrying the mail?

JIMMIE [ON RADIO]: That's
football, when a feller

is running for a touchdown.

[applause]

Jimmie's done it,
by golly he won.

I told you he'd win.

Yup.

[snoring]

MR. HALL [ON RADIO]:
A real American boy.

[cheering]

[applause]

MR. HALL [ON RADIO]:
And now, Jimmie,

I take great pleasure
in presenting you

with these 25 silver dollars.

You certainly earned them.

You had some stiff competition
up here this evening.

Now, tell us, Jimmie,
what are you going

to do with all that money?

Well, you see, Mr. Hall, me and
some other fellers, and a girl,

we got a laboratory where
we do lots of experiments

and make things.

What kind of things, Jimmie?

Well, we're all going to invent
stuff for the United States.

You know, the big
defense program.

And we're going to make
airplanes, and automobiles, and

tanks, and all sorts of stuff.

And we're going to give
them to the government.

That's 'cause us fellers, if
we want to be reg'lar fellers,

have to help the government,
just like the grownups.

[applause]

[cheering]

[music playing]

Hello, Aggie.

Hello, Mrs. Caroline.

Gee, I hope I'm not late.

No, you're just in time.

You shouldn't have rushed so.

You're all out of breath.

Oh, I had to do some
things for the club

on account of we're
having a party

this afternoon because Jimmie--

I guess you're pretty proud
of Jimmie, aren't you, Aggie?

Oh, I knew he'd win.

But um--

What's the matter?

Is something wrong?

Oh, gosh, Mrs. Caroline.

It's Jimmie.

He just don't pay
no attention to me

at all, just like
I wasn't there.

Oh, is that it?

What would you do if you
were me, Mrs. Caroline?

From one woman to another.

Well, I'd, I'd
just sort of-- well,

I'd, I'd try to be a
big help to him, Aggie.

You know.

And, well, he's bound to
notice a sweet, little girl

like you sooner or later.

All right, I will,
Mrs. Caroline.

You mind if I take Ruthie
over to our laboratory

where the party is?

All right.

Only see that she
doesn't get mixed up

in that infernal
machinery of yours.

Oh, I promise I won't.

[music playing]

Pretty soon she'll be
getting too heavy to carry.

Oh, I don't mind
carrying Ruthie.

Honest, I don't.

Well, then, I've
got to go now, Aggie.

[music playing]

Don't you worry about the baby.

I hope you have a good time too.

[music playing]

[doorbell ringing]

Martha, Martha.

The front door.

For pity sake, answer the bell.

MARTHA: Yes, Mrs. Carter.

Coming.

How are you, darling?

Let me take a look
at you, child.

I haven't seen you in
ages, and how is the baby?

That's what I came to see
Mrs. Carter about, Martha.

It terribly important.

Oh, but she told me never to--

Who is it, Martha?

Oh, uh, it's your
daughter-in-law

to see you, Mrs. Carter.

Tell her I'm not at home.

Never mind, Martha.

Why do you force your
way into my house?

You know very well we've
nothing to say to each other.

But there is
something, Mrs. Carter,

something that concerns us both.

Very well, then.

Get to the point.

If it's money you want,
you're wasting your time.

I expected you to say that.

No, it isn't money.

Mrs. Carter, I've
been told by friends

that the authorities
are planning

to take the baby away from me.

Is this your work?

What difference does it
make whose work it is?

If you can't take care
of the child properly,

you shouldn't have it.

I've settled this
question some time ago,

and you very well know it.

When my son married
you against my will,

he ceased to be my son.

I know you hate
me, Mrs. Carter.

I can understand
and forgive that.

But Lawrence and the baby, why?

Have you said all
you've come to say?

No.

Where is Lawrence?

Why haven't I heard from him?

You're his wife.

How should I know?

You are the most cruel
person I've ever known.

You're a selfish, old
tyrant, Mrs. Carter.

You brought us nothing
but unhappiness,

and I hate you for it.

No, no, I guess
I don't hate you.

I feel sorry for you.

You must be very lonely.

[music playing]

[door slams]

[music playing]

Here comes Jimmie, fellers.

[music playing]

Oh, and look what he's got.

Hi everybody.

Oh.

Hi Jimmie.

Before we start celebrating--

I already put that
Project 58 is spinning.

Let's all take a look at it.

Come on.

[music playing]

[ripping]

Look out, Jimmie, that's
one of my mom's bed sheets.

Here it is.

Look at that.

Ooh, it's a pill.

Oh, it's super.

I make a motion
our chief inventor,

Puddin'Head, did a good job.

Anybody say no?

[cheering]

Oh, it was nothing.

Shucks, I had it
all figured out.

Now you see--

Say, Jimmie, we better have
the ice cream before it melts.

Sure, fellers.

[music playing]

Jimmie, you'll make a
wonderful father some day.

Better serve the ice cream.

All right.

[music playing]

Pin Head, get me that
knife for the cake.

And make it sharp.

OK.

[music playing]

Make mine the big one.

[smacking]

BOY: Ow.

[footsteps approaching]

Snooping around
our laboratory, huh?

Trying to steal our
inventions, huh?

I'll learn you--

What's it all about, Pin Head?

I caught him spying on
our laboratory, that's all.

I wasn't spying either.

I was just looking.

He's lying, Jimmie.

Don't let him get away with it.

All right, Pin Head.

Relax.

Well, just what were
you doing then, Bumps?

I just wanted to come
over and ask you if I

could join the Reg'lar Fellers.

I--

Bet he heard we was
having ice cream.

Quiet, Pin Head.

What makes you
think you could join?

Well, lots of things.

I can invent things
and I can sing too.

[laughter]

What do you say, Jimmie?

Should we give him a chance?

OK.

Bump, we'll try you out.

Sort of a probation.

I'll tell you all
the rules later.

Pin Head, you show him around.

Him?

You heard what Jimmie said.

Say Aggie, what about
the ice cream and cake?

Now, uh, this is our
all-around-the-world sharp

medium-long receiving set.

[tone ringing]

Here.

Come on.

Good.

And uh, this is our
all-around rejuvenator.

[buzzing]

[screaming]

What you doing?

Sharpening my scalp knife.

What does it look
like I'm doing?

Baking a cake?

I was on the radio
with Jimmie Dugan.

But you didn't win, did ya?

No, I'm better at
inventing things.

Is that so?

I've been thinking
about things,

and inventors got to
do a lot of thinking.

Yeah?

[music playing]

Maybe we could use you.

[music playing]

You got a knife, Bumps?

No, I never had one.

[music playing]

This is a swell knife.

You can cut anything with it.

I think every feller
ought to have a knife.

[music playing]

That looks like
swell ice cream.

[music playing]

These skates don't
look much good, Bumps.

No, the wheels
always get stuck.

Why don't you get rid of them?

Yeah, I guess oughta.

Gee, I wish I could give
you this knife for them.

I don't know.

You're a nice fellow, Bumps.

We ought to do
something for you.

Ah, I didn't say
I wanted to trade.

Here's your ice
cream, Pin Head.

Just put it down.

Ain't the knife good enough?

I don't know.

Oh, all right.

I'll toss in the ice
cream, but you're

getting the best of the trade.

If I can have the ice cream,
you can have the skates.

But give me the knife too.

I told you.

The wheels always get stuck.

See how to do it, Bumps?

[music playing]

[screaming]

[crashing]

[all yelling]

JIMMIE: Let's get down
to business, fellers,

and take over our report
on defense activities.

Start talking, Puddin'Head.

You're our chief inventor.

I got another idea.

Here it is.

BOY: Well, what is
it, Puddin'Head?

PUDDIN'HEAD: It's a tank that
goes on land and in water.

I don't think it'll work.

What do you know about tanks?

I seen one in the movies once.

It worked, didn't it?

Yeah, but not in water.

Then how do you know mine
won't work in the water?

I don't know.

I just don't think
so, that's all.

It's treason,
that's what it is.

He's trying to sabotage my tank.

Jimmie, do something.

I make a motion we let
Puddin'Head build a tank.

What do you say, fellers?

Yeah.

[clapping]

No.

Four yeses and one no.

You can start
building, Puddin'Head.

You know, as long as
we're going to build this,

I think we ought to
have a new laboratory.

We need a bigger one to
invent stuff like tanks.

We got money to rent one.

Gee, but there ain't a place
in town big enough for us.

Yes, there is.

Hetty Carter's barn, if we
could get her to rent it to us.

That's an idea.

Boy oh boy.

[music playing]

See?

It's just what we need.

[music playing]

Come on.

[music playing]

My, my, such
distinguished visitors.

Hello, Martha.

Hello, Martha.

May we come in?

Yes, but just for a moment, and
you'll have to be very quiet.

All right, we will.

Congratulations, Jimmie,
on winning the contest.

Gee, that was fine.

Gee, thanks, Martha.

Oh, Pin Head and I want
to talk to Mrs. Carter.

What on Earth for?

Oh, we thought
maybe we could rent

the barn for our laboratory.

Oh no, no.

You couldn't do that.

I'm sure Mrs. Carter
wouldn't rent it to you boys.

Well, why not?

Well, you wouldn't
understand, dear.

You see, Mrs. Carter
doesn't want any children

about the place at all.

Gosh.

That's funny.

We never did anything
to her, Martha.

I know you didn't,
Jimmie, but Mrs. Carter is

hard to understand sometimes.

I think somebody must have hurt
her once, maybe her own boy.

And she's just
like that, I guess.

Gee.

I feel sorry for her.

I-- Jimmie, look.

What are these boys doing here?

Don't be upset, Mrs. Carter.

They, they came on business.

What business could
they have with you?

It's with you.

We just told Martha.

We came here to rent your barn.

We've got money--

It's not for rent
and never will be.

Now go home.

You won't change your mind?

No.

Well, we just wanted to ask.

Thanks, Martha.

Thanks just the
same, Mrs. Carter.

Bye Martha.

Why did you let them in here?

They didn't mean any harm.

And I think you'd be a
lot happier, Mrs. Carter,

if you let somebody
into your life.

Don't interfere, Martha.

I'll bugger you off too.

[music playing]

Make up your mind
yet, Puddin'Head?

Not yet, Emory.

We got to wait for Jimmie.

Hm.
I was afraid of that.

[bell ringing]

JIMMIE: Sorry, everybody.

Oh, hiya, Jimmie.

Hi.

Hiya, Emory.

Hi, Jimmie.

How'd you make out, Jimmie?

When do we take over the barn?

Yeah, what about that?

We don't.

We don't is right.

She wouldn't even talk to us.

We didn't even get a
chance to make an offer.

Martha says she don't
like kids or something.

Why, that old fossil.

She ought to be
ashamed of herself.

[WHISPERING]Hey Jimmie.

Here it is.

[WHISPERING]All
right, Pin Head, relax.

Let me handle this.

JIMMIE: No, Pin Head.

This isn't any good.

It's awful old.

I guess I didn't get a
good look at it before.

You couldn't use this
for your sea-going tank,

could you, Puddin'Head?

Oh, boy.

Sure I could.

That--

And what's wrong with it?

I took it off of my own
boat down on the river.

Well, there ain't many
people want a thing like this.

Now, um, look at these skates.

Skates?

Hm.

Now, if you was thinking
of trading some good,

I mean really good skates
for an old motor, well--

[chuckling]

No.

No.

Nothing doing.

[whistling]

Say, hurry up, will you, Bumps?

I'm doing the best I can.

Well, come on.

OK.

We're here.

You carry all this
stuff in, Bumps.

Come on, fellers.

[music playing]

[clattering]

[laughter]

Do I have to do all the work?

You want to join, don't you?

Sure I do.

Then you gotta work.

Now, you have to saw
these boards just

the way Puddin'Head wants them.

He better bring
down the motor first.

Yeah, after you bring down
the motor, and the box,

and the nails.

And don't grumble about it, see?

Aw, I guess I got to start
at the bottom of the ladder.

What's the matter, Jimmie?

Something wrong?

Nah, no, nothing's wrong.

I just wondered, maybe you
were thinking about how you

could rent Hetty Carter's barn?

I'll figure that out.

You shouldn't get mixed
up with men's jobs.

Then I guess I better
not tell you my idea.

Idea?

Oh, it's nothing.

Except maybe if you could
do Mrs. Carter a favor,

she might rent the barn.

But what favor could we do?

Well, Mrs. Carter's
son Lawrence has

been away an awful long time.

And I was thinking, if
we could do something

that would bring him back.

Yeah, but what could we do?

If we could find him, maybe
we could get him to come back.

Yeah.

That's right.

Hey fellers, come here a minute.

Aggie just got an idea
that maybe Mrs. Carter will

let us rent the
barn if we could get

her son, Larry, to come home.

Where'd he go?

We'd have to know
that, wouldn't we?

Do you know, Aggie?

I heard Caroline say
that he went to New York.

Swell.

We'll write to New York.

Well, what address
are we going to use?

Pin Head spoils every thing.

Say, the police ought
to know where he is.

Don't call the police.

They won't find out you
broke Henry Brown's window.

Don't worry.

Now, let's try to
figure this out, fellers.

Now, now, how do you
write the police?

They're policemen.

He don't know how to
write letters, Jimmie.

Dear policemen.

Don't you think
we ought to write

to the police commissioner?

We'll try that.

Uh huh.

Dear Mr. Commissioner--

I got that.

I am very anxious to find Mr.
Lawrence Carter for reasons

that are very secret.

Not so fast--

Jimmie, supper's ready.

Better come right away.

JIMMIE: All right, Molly.

I guess we'll have to
break it up, fellers.

Puddin's always got to go
home, just when he's inventing.

Oh, come on.

Let's go.

So long, Jimmie.

Well, see you tomorrow.

Bye Jimmie.

I wish you would find Lawrence
Carter and let me know.

He went to New York
about a year ago.

Not so fast, Jimmie.

[music playing]

[crowd exclaiming excitedly]

Boys and girls, take your
seats now for the launching.

[crowd exclaiming excitedly]

[drum roll]

Hello everybody.

We're just about ready
for the big event.

The launching of Puddin'Head
Duffy's greatest invention.

the Colossal Amphibious Tank.

[cheering]

[applause]

The tank will be christened
by Miss Aggie Reilly.

[applause]

And special music by Pin
Head Duffy and his band.

[band playing upbeat music]

What you doing?

I'm busy.

Go away.

Don't bother me.

Say, Puddin'Head,
if I was you--

Will you let me alone?

Well, I still don't
think it will work.

[laughter]

Well, I don't.

[band playing]

[applause]

[crowd murmuring excitedly]

[trumpet playing]

OK, Pin Head.

[drum roll]

All right, Aggie.

Go ahead.

I hereby have the
honor to christen you,

the Colossal Amphib--
what's the word, Jimmie?

[WHISPERING]Amphibious.

Amphibious Tank Number One.

[cheering]

[motor starting]

Maybe it will work.

[drum roll]

[music playing]

[crowd murmuring]

[drum roll]

[music playing]

[crowd murmuring]

Jimmie, I got to
tell you something.

Now what's the matter?

Ain't we got enough trouble?

Jimmie, I got a report that
the Reg'lar Fellers is bankrupt.

We owe $0.37.

[crowd murmuring]

Hm.

[bell ringing]

Well, howdy, fellers.

How's the great inventors?

Everything going all right?

Ah, things are going
fair, Emory, just fair.

As a matter of fact,
we kind of decided

not to invent tanks anymore.

Oh.

Yeah, Emory.

Say, you know, this was a
pretty good kicker at that.

You don't say?

Uh huh.

And, well, we thought as
long as we weren't going

to have no more
use for it, well,

we thought we might
do you a favor.

A favor?

What kind of a favor?

Well, uh, oh, you
tell him, Jimmie.

How'd you like to buy
it back from us cheap?

No.

Nothing doing.

You fellas made a deal
and you gotta stick to it.

[bell ringing]

AGGIE: Jimmie,
Jimmie, oh, Jimmie.

I just heard the
most terrible news.

What is it, Aggie?

What's wrong?

Jimmie, I just heard
that they're going to take

Caroline's baby away from her.

We can't let anybody
do that, Jimmie.

Gosh, that's bad.

Didn't you ever get
an answer from the New

York Police about Larry Carter?

No.

They would be too busy
to bother writing us,

but we got to get
to him somehow.

Lawrence Carter?

I knew him all of his life.

I remember the trouble
that he had with his mom.

I lent him the money
to get married on.

And by golly, he's the only
one that ever paid me back.

He did?

Yup, yup, yup, yup.

Sent me $2.00 from
New York City.

Why, I just ran across
the letter today.

There it is.

Can I see it, Emory?

Sure.

Gee, fellers, here
it is, the address.

Criterion Apartment, New York.

Emory, could we borrow
this for a little while?

Please?

Oh, I don't see why not, but
don't forget to bring it back.

We won't.

Come on, Aggie.

We got work to do.

Yeah, we sure do.

Yeah, uh--

[bell ringing]

Now Emory, about the
kicker, how about $5.00?

Nope.

No.

No.

Nothing doing.

[music playing]

We got $2.00.

Yeah, we ain't bankrupt now.

Boy, that's something.

Don't forget to turn that
money over to the treasury.

Quiet, you.

I'm the chief inventioner now.

Come on.

[laughter]

Mr. Lawrence Carter,
Criterion Apartments, New York.

Dear Lawrence-- Pin Head,
why don't you go away?

Go on.

You bother me.

Dear Lawrence--

[tapping]

I can talk to you at least.

You'll listen anyway.

They're downstairs writing
a lot of fool letters.

What good's that going to do?

No good, that's what.

Why did your father have to go
away far in the first place?

[music playing]

I've got it.

I know what I'll do.

I'll fix everything.

How'd you like to live at
your grandma's house, huh?

Nobody else can cheer her up.

Maybe you can.

I'm going to take
you there right now.

[music playing]

MRS. CARTER: Why didn't you
turn it over to the police?

You had no right
to keep it here.

Look, we can look after
the child just for tonight.

I don't know why.

I'm going to see
that whoever did

it be arrested and punished.

[cooing]

Everything is going to
be all right, Caroline.

I'll try to answer
your questions now.

Has anyone threatened you?

No.

Why should anybody
want to take my child?

Ah, take it easy now.

We'll find out who it was.

Every man in the department
is out on search.

Suppose something's happen
to-- suppose she's ill.

I'm so helpless just sitting
here waiting and waiting.

[baby crying]

It's your fault. I suppose
I'll be up all night

with this crying brat.

I'll take care of the child.

Go back to your room.

I'm awake now.

What difference does it make?

Don't stand there gaping.

Go on, go on.

Go on.

[cooing]

Oh, so that's what it is.

I suppose I'll have
to take care of you.

MRS. CARTER: Martha,
what's delaying you?

I'll be right up.

Martha?

Martha?

Where's the morning paper?

Oh, the morning paper.

You want the uh--

What kind of gibberish is that?

You know what I mean.

Well, um, here it is.

So, no wonder you want
to keep it from me.

It's her child.

I'll teach her a lesson.

[crying]

Call the police at once.

Mrs. Carter, don't do
anything you'll be sorry for.

Will you call the
police or shall I?

I'll call.

[murmuring]

Man, I hope they
found the baby.

Is the baby safe, Dan?

Sure, Caroline.

Now don't you worry.

Gosh, something
must have happened.

Yow.

Gee, I wish I was in that car.

Me too.

Gosh, I almost forgot.

I have to get home and
practice my violin.

So long, fellers.

Maybe Pin Head ain't
feeling so well.

[music playing]

You're an officer of the law.

I want you to arrest this woman.

But Mrs. Carter, why
do we have to do that?

She abandoned her child
and it's a criminal offense.

I'm going to see
that she's punished

if I have to go to the governor
of the state myself about it.

You know that's not
true, Mrs. Carter.

You stole a child
just so you could

accuse me of deserting her.

I don't want to hear
any more about this.

Are you going to do
your duty or not?

I'm sorry, Caroline.

It'll be just a formality,
but you'll have to go

to the police station with me.

You can't arrest her.

Martha, did you let
him in this house?

No, she didn't, Mrs. Carter.

I came in myself because I
know what happened to the baby.

Well, it was all my idea.

I thought if you had
someone like that,

you wouldn't be so miserable.

Mrs. Caroline, she
has a hard enough time

taking care of the baby, and
you've got plenty of money.

And the father's-- well, they
said you had a baby once,

but it isn't here anymore.

And, and I thought
maybe you'd like

to have another in its place.

Now you know the whole thing.

And you can't have Mrs. Caroline
arrested for something she

didn't do, because I did it.

Get out.

Get out, all of you.

Get out, get out.

Leave me alone.

Then do you know what he said?

[doorbell ringing]

Oh, there's the doorbell, Annie.

Yeah.

Well, I'll see you tomorrow.

All right.

Bye.

Hello Mr. Flynn.

How are you?

Good evening, Molly.

Is the boss home?

Well, gosh, Mr. Flynn,
you just missed him.

They went to a movie.

And left you all alone, eh?

No, Jimmie's here.

Well, in that case, I'll
talk to Jimmie for a minute.

All right, Mr Flynn.

Just make yourself at home.

Oh, Jimmie?

Come out here a minute.

Mr Flynn's here to see you.

JIMMIE: Hello, Mr. Flynn.

Hello there, young fella.

Well--

[laughter]

That's quite an outfit
you're wearing, son.

Gee, I wasn't
expecting company.

[laughter]

Well, what are you laughing at?

Go on.

Can't you see Mr. Flynn and
I got business together?

Business.

Something you want me
to do for you, Mr. Flynn?

No, Jimmie.

I just want to ask
you a few questions.

Is this the letter, or a
copy of the letter, you

sent to the New York
Police commissioner?

JIMMIE: Yes.

Well, the New York
Police sent it to me,

told me to check up on
the person who wrote it.

Now, there's more behind this
than you might know, Jimmie.

Why did you write
about Larry Carter?

We didn't mean any
harm, Mr. Flynn.

We just did it on account
of Caroline and everything,

that all.

Really.

[chuckling]

I see.

Yeah, you boys certainly
figure things out.

Jimmie, what caused
all the excitement

is the fact that
the New York Police

have Larry Carter in prison.

[gasping]

But, but I didn't know that.

Honest, I didn't.

Well, I guess nobody in
Middleville knew it either.

Well, that's all I
came to find out.

Mr. Flynn?

Yes Jimmie?

You don't have to tell
Caroline about this, do you?

No, there's no reason
for me to tell her.

I wish you wouldn't.

All right then, Jimmie.

It's a secret
between you and me.

You're a swell
feller, Mr. Flynn.

Well, I want to be your friend.

Listen, if you ever have
any more problems like this,

come to me and I'll help you.

That's great.

And we're going to
keep this secret?

Mums the word.

[chuckling]

Good night, Jimmie.

Good night, Mr. Flynn.

How do you like
kingpin in the fourth?

Kingpin in the fourth.

Listen to this--

You mean that letter
to Larry Carter?

Yeah.

"Dear Larry, maybe you
get lonesome sometimes

and wish you'd hear
something about home.

I see your wife
almost every day--"

The kid was married.

"And the baby too.

They certainly wish
you we're here.

You'll be surprised to see
what a beautiful baby it is.

Your mother's not happy.

Maybe you think she is
because she has so much money,

but I guess she doesn't
care so much about

that as have you come home.

Why don't you come
back to Middleville?"

What was that part
about the money?

Yeah.

That choppers got an old lady
up there loaded with dough

and we pushed him around.

So what?

So what?

Well, you're lucky if
you're one horse down.

So what?

Country will be good for you.

What about this guy
that wrote the letter?

Yeah.

Hey, Larry never mentioned
anything about him.

Jimmie Dugan.

Oh, he's probably
some country dope.

I'm not worried about him.

What's the set up?

Well, it's a cinch.

We're just old, old
friends of Larry Carter's.

Old, old--

[laughter]

Old, old friends.

[laughter]

[music playing]

[children exclaiming excitedly]

[music playing]

[children exclaiming excitedly]

PUDDIN'HEAD: What
you working on now?

BUMPS: One of my
latest inventions.

A spacial enemy catcher.

PUDDIN'HEAD: What's that?

I'll show you.

Come here.

Now, pretend like
you're the enemy

and walk straight across there.

[music playing]

Ah, you didn't walk right.

Let me show you.

[music playing]

[snapping]

What kind of an
invention is that?

You got caught in it yourself.

Works, don't it?

Come here.

After you catch the
enemy by the ankles,

all you have to do is come
over and make him prisoner.

And I got my secret
lock here and I

unlock it myself which nobody
know how to do it except me.

[music playing]

But you didn't
catch me, did ya?

Oh.

Do you think we think we can
get a patent on these things?

Oh, go on.

They invented
airplanes before us.

Gee whiz, I gotta fix this.

Wait a second, fellers,
I see something.

Hold my plane, Skeeter.

Martha.

Oh, hello, Jimmie.

Martha, who's car is that?

Larry's friends.

Larry's coming
home in a few days

and they're going
to meet him here.

Isn't that wonderful?

Are you sure they said
Larry was coming home?

Well, I was right there when
they told Mrs. Carter about it.

That's funny.

What's so funny about it?

I think it's fine.

Yeah, yeah, that's
right, Martha.

I'll see you later.

Thanks.

Fellers, something
serious has come up,

so I got to let you in
on it, but you gotta

promise to keep it secret.

We will.

Sure.

I promised to keep it secret
myself, but I gotta tell you.

You know, Martha said
today that the two

men at Hetty Carter's house were
waiting for Larry to come home.

Uh huh.

Uh huh.

Well, Larry isn't coming home.

How do you know that, Jimmie?

Because he's in prison.

Who told you that?

Dan Flynn told me.

He got a letter from the
New York police commission.

And you know what
that means, fellers.

These two men must know
something about Larry.

Why did they go to
Mrs. Carter's for?

Do you suppose they
lied to her, Jimmie?

Maybe.

But anyway, we can't tell
anybody about this yet.

We've got to handle
it ourselves.

Uh huh.

How are we going to do that?

We have to watch those men.

Let's tail them day and night.

You know you can't stay
out after nine o'clock.

We'll divide up into
detail and two of us

will always be on the lookout,
anyway until nine o'clock.

Unless we can think of an
excuse to stay up later.

[laughter]

[music playing]

Your move.

[laughter]

I'm afraid you've
got me cornered.

Afraid I have.

[laughter]

That's another
game you win, Ma.

Didn't Larry ever tell
you I've always been

the champion of Middleville?

He never got tired
of mentioning it,

and I believe it now.

Larry was the only
one who could beat me.

Oh?

Wait till he comes home.

Hm.

Then you'll see the fur fly.

Yes.

Old Larry's a smart fellow.

Just the same way in
business, always beats

the other fellow to the punch.

Yeah, he's sure all
right, Mrs. Cart-- um, Ma.

You made it just like home
here for us, Ma, and we love it.

Thank you.

If there's anything you want,
Martha will get it for you.

Room service?

What more can you ask for?

Well, I'd like to--

Uh, good night, Mrs. Carter.

Good night.

Good night, Ma.

Good night.

She was laughing
and everything.

And those two men, they
just acted like they owned

the place, didn't they, Bumps?

Yeah.

And one of them
looked like my Pop

when he gets tired
and goes to bed.

Mrs. Carter didn't
expect nothing.

I think we ought to tell her.

I think we ought
to keep on watching.

If something happens
and we don't tell her,

it will be awful.

But if she finds out where
Larry is, it'll be just as bad.

I don't know what
we ought to do.

If we could only use that
barn, it would be a lot easier.

Say, fellers, why
don't we take it over?

I think Pin Head's
got something there.

Nobody ever uses the old barn.

It can be our secret hideout.

And we could do lots
of undercover work.

Is there any hay
up there, Pin Head?

I don't know.

I'll go up and see.

[banging]

Hey everybody.

-Hi, Jimmie.
-Hi.

Hi.

Fellers, I've just
been investigating

and I found out it's all right
for us to keep on handling

the situation ourselves.

Oh boy.

Shh.

[music playing]

[WHISPERING]Someone's coming.

Duck.

[music playing]

[WHISPERING]OK everybody.

Oh, that was a close one.

You're not kidding.

Oh.

Come on, Bumps.

What's this, Bumps?

That's another enemy catcher.

I don't think it will work.

I'll show you.

Grab the rope, Puddin'Head.

[clattering]

-Ooh.
-Look at that.

Boy, it's--

Gee, it works swell, Bumps.

[WHISPERING]Shh.

Just a minute.

I think I hear a car coming.

Look George, I'm getting
fed up with this dump?

How much longer do we
have to hang around?

Oh, I think we're about uh--

What's the idea,
you little rat?

If I catch you here
again, I'll brain ya.

Now beat it.

Oh look, why don't we do what
we came here for and get out?

This job is giving
me the willies.

Hey--

Look, George, we've been
stalling long enough.

We know where the old
woman hides the stuff.

[playing piano]

Let's get out of here before
this guy who wrote the letter,

this Dugan, shows up.

[inaudible] Lubec.

I said it won't be long now.

[sighing]

[playing piano]

All right, when?

Tonight.

Now relax and cool off and
let me enjoy myself, will you?

[playing piano]

[music playing]

Hurry up, Lubec.

Hurry now.

I'm doing the
best I can, George.

I just can't get used
to these old timers.

[frogs peeping]

[music playing]

Lubec, cover that door.

[music playing]

Oh, I'm looking
for Mrs. Carter.

[music playing]

Martha, we'd like the
combination for the safe.

But, but I don't know it.

Get your hands off me.

Maybe we'll help
you remember it.

How can I tell you
something I don't know?

Do we have to
squeeze it out of you?

[screaming]

[frogs peeping]

[music playing]

[WHISPERING]She's acting funny.

Something may be up.

You stay here and
wait for my signal.

I'll be on guard.

I don't know it.

I wouldn't tell you if I did.

[door opens]

I've been expecting this.

Then you know what we want.

Come on, open that safe.

[music playing]

Well, we're going to
have to get rough.

MARTHA: Don't open
it, Mrs. Carter.

Calm yourself, Martha.

Please ladies,
don't waste my time.

I'm not going to ask you again.

We mean business.

MRS. CARTER: I knew that
the first day you came here.

It's all very clear now
how Larry got into trouble.

I know where he is.

Frankly, Mrs. Carter, we
don't care what you know.

Open that safe.

No.

I see you're going
to be a little big

harder to handle than your son.

[music playing]

[screaming]

MRS. CARTER: All
right, gentlemen.

I'll open it for you.

[music playing]

There you are.

Hey, you're a lot
smarter than your son.

Will you shut up?

Oh, don't try to hide it.

I know Larry's in prison.

I haven't the slightest
doubt you two put him there.

So we did?

So what?

He just happened to be handy.

Look George.

More than we expected.

Any cash?

I guess they didn't
figure on starving.

Yeah.

Want to thank you, Mrs. Carter.

[music playing]

Lubec.

[music playing]

Don't let him get away.

[music playing]

Right behind you.

[music playing]

The phone's been cut.

[music playing]

[inaudible]

[music playing]

Stop that [inaudible].

[music playing]

Did you get him?

He's in here.

He is?

[clattering]

All right, you get him.

[music playing]

[snapping]

Hurray.

Now you listen up.

You're dead.

Give me that box.

[music playing]

[screaming]

Look how [inaudible], Bumps.

You're a swell inventor.

Let me out of this.

I'll kill ya.

[music playing]

Let me down out of here.

Listen, you kids.

They're safe for awhile
We better go see if Mrs.

Carter and Hetty are all right.

Come on.

[music playing]

Jimmie.

We caught something.

Boy, we sure had the right
hunch getting here quick.

I thought you said Bumps'
inventions don't work?

I give up, Jimmie Dugan.

So that's Jimmie Dugan.

May I fix the phone
for you, Mrs. Carter?

Very well.

There's an extension
right there.

I don't know how
to thank you, boys.

Oh, it wasn't
nothing, Mrs. Carter.

Oh, we could do
it again any time.

Now it should
work, Mrs. Carter.

Answer the phone.

Good work, young man.

Give me the police.

This is Mrs. Carter speaking.

Dan Flynn?

I want you to send some men
over to my house right away.

That's it.

I'll explain later.

Oh yes, and I want someone
to pick up Caroline

Carter and my grandchild.

What?

Oh no, not that.

They're going to live
with me from now on.

It's sure a fine thing you've
done for the kids, Mrs. Carter.

That's nothing to
what they did for me.

[band playing]

I think I ought
to tell Caroline

the news we got from New
York about Larry coming home

in a few days.

He's been cleared.

Don't you bother telling her.

I'll do that myself, and
a great deal more too.

If it hadn't been
for my stupidity,

Larry would never
have left Middleville.

[band playing]

Quiet, fellers.

Mrs. Carter, the
fellers and I'd like

to thank you for
the new workshop,

and the tools, and everything.

Three cheers for
Mrs. Hetty Carter.

[cheering]

[applause]

Thank you, boys.

Come on, kids.

Oh boy.

[inaudible]

You'll have to get used to this.

I'm going to take up a lot of
this youngsters time from now

on and make it a little
easier for you, Caroline.

Thank you.

[SINGING]Let's sing hurrah
for fun, each and every one.

Come on and let's
make gladness ring.

Start each day with a hurray,
knowing together share ra,

ra, ra, ra.

Let's enjoy every girl
and boy because the booms

are on the rise.

In the near and
let's give a cheer.

Don't let anything interfere.

Loud and clear, let the whole
world hear, hoorah for fun.

[music playing]