The Dream Maker (1963) - full transcript

♪ It's all happening ♪

♪ And it is happening now ♪

Right, let's get the take.

Stand by for take, here we go.

Got a pen, love?

Yeah, sure.

- Roll tapes.
- On.

Okay, we're running.

Johnny De Little, Wind
in the Rain, take one.

One two three, two.

Right, vocal.



Cut it, fellas, cut it.

Sorry, John.

It's just nerves, JB,
happens to the best of them.

- Reloading tapes.
- All right.

What's with you, then?

I feel such a berk
out here on my own, man.

Well, you was marvellous at rehearsal.

Yeah, but every time that
little red light is on, I freeze

Well, there's no need
to, here, come here.

All you gotta do is relax.

Look.

Forget about the people watching you,

forget about the red light,
just sing into the mic, right?

I mean, sing to the wall or
Mrs. Hackenschmidt who buys



the record, anyone you like.

Look, the rhythm, that's
all you wanna worry about,

listen to it, you feel it,
right, just like I showed you.

♪ The wind ♪

♪ And the rain ♪

♪ Seem to know ♪

♪ We're apart ♪

♪ So wild ♪

♪ Is the night ♪

♪ Like the storm in my heart ♪

♪ Suddenly the thunder seems
to tear the sky asunder ♪

♪ As I cry ♪

♪ Won't you hurry back to me ♪

♪ Whisper that you love me or I'll die ♪

♪ Be my love ♪

♪ Oh come ♪

♪ Must I want you in vain ♪

♪ While the clouds ♪

♪ Are flashing with fire ♪

♪ Just like my endless desire ♪

♪ Oh wind blow my cares to the skies ♪

♪ Rain wash the tears from my eyes ♪

♪ Oh don't let me live ♪

♪ With the wind and the rain ♪

Cut it.

Well, and how did you
like it, Mr. Magdeburg?

Well, you know, it's
an extraordinary thing.

I put my hat down here five minutes ago

and it's vanished.

Oh, I put it up here,
sir, so that it wouldn't get

trodden on.

What, who trod on it?

Oh, no one sir, I put it there

so that it wouldn't get trodden on.

Oh, very thoughtful of you.

My wife hates this hat, but I
tell her that it's comfortable

and I tend to wear it
until it falls apart.

That's very stylish.

Mmm, like a hat, you
know, never feel dressed

without one.

Well, of course, JB, you must realise,

you know that is the boy's first disc.

I mean, 10 days ago he was
still working in a garage.

You can't expect him to hit straight away.

I don't agree at all, I
think he has great talent.

As a matter of fact, I think
he's going to be something

rather big, where did you find him?

- Where?
- Mmhmm.

In a pub, we found him in a pub.

Nice, light tone, infectious,
the kids will go for him.

- Agreed.
- What's the time?

It's half past five, Mr. Magdeburg.

Of course, JB, the
moment I spotted the boy

I knew that he'd got what
we're always looking for,

that indefinable
something, I think he'll be

a very, very big performer.

What's his name?

Johnny De Little.

Excuse me, De Little, Johnny De Little.

Well, I've got a board meeting at six

about the new studio, drive over with me

and we'll discuss exploitation.

I have a feeling about this boy.

Aha, the young hopeful.

Johnny, this is Mr. JB
Magdeburg, our managing director.

You should be very grateful
to Mr. Catlin here, my boy.

To his faith you owe your good fortune.

Of course, but.

Yes, well good luck, my
boy, sing from the soul

and do give a little credit.

I'll do my best.

Mmhmm.

What ho, who's this?

I'm...

He works for KLO, like
everyone else around here.

One of the chief
difficulties, JB, at A and R level

is to find young executives with
anything approaching flair.

Why that no good jumped
up two faced con man.

Why didn't you speak up, you found Johnny.

- That's right.
- Look, if he feels...

Waiting to see which way JB jumped

and then claiming all the credit.

Oh, I'd like to have seen
him if JB had hated the boy.

All right, love, that's enough.

Look, I know you don't like
Max, but I do owe him a lot,

don't I?
- Oh, rubbish.

Johnny.

Every success he's
had, you brought to him.

I started here as a tea
boy earning 22 bob a week

and glad to get it.
- So?

So I owe Max a lot for
making me his assistant.

I mean, I get a decent wage
and I've got all the freedom

I want, haven't I?

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

Billy, could I have a word with you?

- Yeah, all right.
- I'll get my coat

and see you in the car later.

Oh, and could you get
those tapes off me desk?

'Course.

What's bothering you, then?

I hate like hell to do this, Billy,

but could you let me have
another couple of quid?

Oh, is that all, I
thought it was serious.

Just the rent and stuff, you know.

Yeah, well, we call it an
advance on royalties, then, eh?

I'm really grateful, you know that?

Ah, what's money?

No, I mean, for pushing me, I mean,

she's right, you know,
it was you all along.

Yeah, well, we'll look around tomorrow

for another number then, eh?

Yeah, that was marvellous
today, it was real poster.

Sorry!

Okay, how much this time?

Oh, he'll pay it back.

Really, how 'bout all
the ones that didn't?

It's very tough for these
kids, you know, Julie,

I mean, if they believe in themselves,

they gotta take risks.

Shoulda seen old Johnny today,

the way his knees were
shaking before that take.

I suppose if it's the difference between

living your life on a factory
bench or being a somebody,

it really must be worth it.

I put me foot in it again?

No, come on, let's go.

Oh, Billy, really.

And what happened with
Miss Thingamajig, you know?

Oh, I had to get rid of her.

Oh, I'll see if my mother's
maid can help if you like.

No, that's all right,
love, I can manage thanks.

Oh, I see, can't even
afford a cleaning woman

twice a week, now, I don't know
what you do with your money.

Well, there are better
things to do with it, you know?

Hey, I hadn't seen
this before, is it new?

Are these your parents?

I got that frame in
Portbella Road, you know.

She's got a nice face,

couldn't we go and see her sometime?

Couldn't we?
- What?

Go and see them sometime?

Yeah, sure, hey, is this
trip still on tomorrow?

Yes, Maureen phoned this morning.

Oh, love, we've got to sing
for our supper, I'm afraid.

I told you'd mend her hifi for her.

Oh, you did, did you?

Well, you will, won't you?

Well, I've got to take a
bit of persuading, you know.

Come here, then.

- Mmm.
- Persuaded?

Mmm, yeah.

Sorry.

I've been going on at
you all day haven't I,

about Max and the parents
and the money and.

Oh, that's all right, at least you care.

Yes, I do, I do.

It's just that I don't
understand how you let people

trample all over you and
why you're so ill at ease

with people and that you're
always coming out with all...

Good heavens, did you
fall asleep here last night?

I happen to have been in this office

since seven o'clock.

I've already spoken to
New York and Ram twice.

You must have a very loud voice.

The phones aren't switched through yet.

And I can do without the
funny dialogue this morning.

Oh, feeling a bit liverish, darling?

I'll give you some coffee.

I have told you not so much
of the darling in the office.

Oh, beg your pardon, Mr. Catlin.

Now don't start, Delia, I
have a position to uphold here.

I mean, you know how it is,
you start people talking

and the next thing my authority
is entirely undermined.

The office is the office
and let's keep it that way.

Until the next wet afternoon?

Until always.

Look, Delia, you are an
extremely able bodied,

you are an extremely able secretary

but you are not irreplaceable.

No, I had noticed that, Mr. Catlin.

Good, well, get Billy
Bowles in here right away,

would you, oh, and put
a line through, darling,

I want to speak to Val
Parnell about Sunday night

at the Palladium.

Yes sir, if you would just, thank you.

Hello, Billy not in yet?

Hello, no, shouldn't
be a minute, though.

Oh, Max wants to have a word with him.

Okay, I'll tell him.

By the way.

There was a man outside just
now asking a lot of questions

about him.

Such as?

How long has he worked
here, where his parents live.

I wonder what it was all about.

Obvious, isn't it, private
detective hired by his wife.

He's not married.

How do you know?

I just do, I just do.

They are always married.

Oh, sometimes it lies low out
of sight like an infection

but dig deep enough and
you'll find some pudding faced

little number who got her
hooks into him in kindergarten.

Hmmph, you sound bitter.

No, just experienced.

I don't believe it.

Not about my Billy.

You said yourself you
didn't understand what he did

with all his money.

They're probably separated
and he has to support

the inevitable battalion of babies.

He's as good as proposed.

Good morning, sir.

Don't I know you from somewhere?

Bowles, sir, I work for Mr. Catlin, sir.

- Who?
- Max Catlin, sir.

Yes, well, keep in touch,
Catlin, keep in touch.

Yes sir.

Morning all.

It's a lovely day for that drive, Julie.

Mr. Catlin wants to see
you in his office at once.

What for?

I haven't the faintest idea,
but if you'll take my advice

you'll swan along there at the double.

Got out the wrong
side of the bed, did he?

Right side, wrong bed.

Oh.

Won't be long, love.

Did you have to be so rude?

Oh come off it, do you think
he considered your feelings,

stringing you along when all the time

he had a stud farm down
in Hatch End or somewhere?

No proof of that at all?

No, who are these for?

Come in, you took your time.

- I'm sorry, Max, but...
- This boy De Little

is very, very hot.

JB has fixed him a spot on
Sunday night at the Palladium.

What tomorrow?

Yeah, somebody's gone sick,
so he's standing in for them.

Hey, that's terrific.

Now has he got an act
or anything prepared?

No, not really.

Well, he can do Wind in the Rain.

We'd need a new suit, though.

Don't bother me with details.

Draw some petty cash.

The point is JB has
flipped so we've got to get

behind this boy and push.

Now they'll want him early
tomorrow at the Palladium

for a camera rehearsal
so you'd better work

with the boy for the rest of the day.

Today's a bit dodgy, Max.

A bit what?

I'm in a sort of a
situation this afternoon

I can't get out of.

- You can't get out of?
- Yeah.

I've noticed a note
of reckless independence

in one or two things you've done lately.

Don't you like it here anymore?

Oh yes I do, honest, I promise, sir.

Because if you think
a man of your immense

natural disadvantage can
earn a living anywhere else

Now are you gonna work
with the boy or not?

- Yes sir, but...
- That's better.

You can take your girl out
tomorrow, she'll understand.

More again.

They're really sold on Johnny.

- Good.
- JB's fixed him a spot

on the Palladium show.

Super.

Max wants me to rehearse him for it.

Marvellous.

'Course, it means
working this afternoon.

Well, it is an important
break for him, isn't it?

It's terrific, but

we won't be able to go
and see your friends.

That's all right.

We can go tomorrow.

I'm sorry, love, that's out too.

Why, you don't have to be at
the Palladium until evening.

Well, that's it, I've got
a longstanding engagement

which I can't get out of.

You have one with me too.

I didn't mean to break it, love.

But you did, and you
intend to keep the other one?

But it's not like that, Julie, really.

Then what is it that's
so much more important

than being with me?

Well, it's a private matter.

It's something I can't talk about really.

It's to do with me,

with me family.

All right.

All right, quiet, quiet,
quiet, quiet, quiet!

Quiet, shh.

Now it's someone's
birthday today, isn't it?

Yes.

Well, I can't for the
life of me remember who.

Me!

No, no, no, it can't
be all of you, can it?

Now I think the first one is,
and I'm not quite sure, is

Penny.

There's no one else, is there?

- Me!
- Oh, Herbert,

I'm terribly sorry, there we are.

And what do we usually say?

Happy birthday!

You missed.

Is it anyone else's birthday?

Me.

It can't be yours, Pete,
yours was last month.

No it wasn't.

Well, how old are you, then?

21.

Now have I got a present
for the rest of you?

Listen, listen, listen, I'm gonna give 'em

to Christine, now love, and
she's gonna give out to you

one at a time and I said
one at a time, all right?

Billy, I'd like to introduce
Miss Venter, Mr. Bowles.

- How do you do?
- Hello.

You seem to have quite a way with them.

Oh, well, they're used
to me really, I suppose.

Miss Venter is from the variety club

to see if they can help
us with the new piano.

Oh, we certainly need one.

Excuse me.

All right, quiet, quiet.

Quiet, you have got a lot of
energy today, haven't you?

Well, I'll tell you what,

we'll work it all of in the garden,

all right, on your marks, get set,

wait for it, not,

last one there's a monkey, go go go!

Billy, Billy, Billy!

Ah, come on, titch,
we'll go round the back way

with you, mate.

He's wonderful with them, isn't he?

Billy's visit is the
biggest thing in their lives.

Does he come here regularly?

He hasn't missed a Sunday in five years.

He must be really
devoted to those children.

He was here himself from the age of two.

His parents were killed
in an air raid in 1944.

He knows just how important
outside contacts are

for the children.

For what we are about to receive,

the Lord make us truly thankful, amen.

It's a regular zoo, isn't it?

I think they're all marvellous.

Not a bit like I expected it to be here.

Well, they're not too bad considering.

You don't have any family
of your own, Mr. Bowles?

No, I'm not married.

Well, you ought to be,
you'd make a wonderful father.

Don't put ideas into his head.

We don't want to lose
him to some glamour girl.

There's not much danger
of that, unless it's Penny.

They're quick aren't they?

They don't want to miss Dream Maker.

Come on, then, usual
positions at the double.

Come on, titch, titch,
lovely, lovely, lovely.

You'd better take my chair.

This is a little ritual we go
through every Sunday afternoon

Excuse me.

Ready Billy?
- Ready.

Wait for it kids.

♪ There's a man they
call the dream maker ♪

♪ Comes to you at close of day ♪

♪ He will take you for
a trip to the moon ♪

♪ Or a ride on the Milky Way ♪

♪ With a lot of dreams in store ♪

♪ He can take you for a ride on the tide ♪

♪ To a Robinson Crusoe shore ♪

♪ Do you want to be a pirate bold ♪

♪ Sailing the Spanish main ♪

♪ Do you want to have a coach of gold ♪

♪ And like Cinderella ♪

♪ Be the belle of the ball ♪

♪ If you whisper to the dream maker ♪

♪ All the things you wanna do ♪

♪ If you promise to be good ♪

♪ He could ♪

♪ If you're good ♪

♪ Make your dreams come true ♪

♪ I want to fly an aeroplane ♪

♪ I want to drive a railway train ♪

♪ Want pretty ribbons for my hair ♪

♪ Tell the man who makes the dreams ♪

♪ To make our dreams come true ♪

♪ I want to have a racing car ♪

♪ I want to be a movie star ♪

♪ I want to be a millionaire ♪

♪ Dream maker ♪

♪ When you come to call on us ♪

♪ Bring a dream for all of us ♪

♪ I want to have a golden ring ♪

♪ And everything for this
I promise to be good ♪

♪ Tell the man who makes the dreams ♪

♪ To make our dreams come true ♪

♪ There's a man they
call the dream maker ♪

♪ Comes to you at close of day ♪

♪ He will take you for
a trip to the moon ♪

♪ Or a ride on the Milky Way ♪

♪ With a lot of dreams in store ♪

♪ He can take you for a ride on the tide ♪

♪ To a Robinson Crusoe Shore ♪

♪ Do you want to be a pirate bold ♪

♪ Sailing the Spanish main ♪

♪ When he comes to call ♪

♪ Do you want to have a coach of gold ♪

♪ Like Cinderella ♪

♪ Be the belle of the ball ♪

♪ If you whisper to the dream maker ♪

♪ All the things you wanna do ♪

♪ If you promise to be good ♪

♪ He could ♪

♪ If you're good make
your dreams come true ♪

♪ Make our dreams come true ♪

That was marvellous.

Yeah, they're getting better every time.

Again, again!

Sorry, sorry, children,
it's getting late.

Time for your baths.

Oh, can I help?

Ooh, thank you, please do.

Come on now, this way.

Come up with us, Billy, come up!

All right, all right, come on, then,

down you come, Penny love, that's it.

Now the secret is silence, shh.

Shh.

Go go go go go, come on, come
on, come on, come on, go!

Go on, titch, go on, up you go.

You too, Penny.

Sorry I forgot the words.

Oh that's all right, love.

I'm sure all the big
stars do too sometimes.

I remembered them all
week and then when you come,

I forget.

Aw, do you, oh, well, never mind,

next Sunday when I come,
we'll see if you've improved,

all right, go on, off you go.

You're not cross with me?

No, of course I'm not but I will be

if you don't get out of here.

Penny for them?

Oh.

Wishing for the moon, I suppose.

Come on, I'll help you clear up.

Sally, are you there?

Take 'em as we pass 'em through, love.

Heard any more about that lease?

Oh yes, we had another
meeting last week,

but they won't budge.

Either we have to buy the place
or pay three times the rent.

Well, that's daft, don't they
realise how important it is?

Got to face facts, either
we pay the increased rent

or get out.

How long have you got?

A few months at the outside.

What's it gonna cost?

An extra thousand a year at least.

A thousand, you'll never get that.

Oh, if only we could raise
the first quarter's payment,

I'm sure something'll turn up.

Yeah.

I followed him to the
orphanage again sir,

but it's not like you thought at all.

You mean he hasn't got a child in there?

No sir.

And he isn't even married?

I don't think so, sir,
but he is an orphan himself.

He was brought up at
the Ladywick Orphanage.

Parsons, I don't mind
if he was brought up

in the middle of Clapham Common.

Now sit down and try and
get it into your thick skull

what it is I want you to do.

My daughter Julie is obviously determined

to marry this fella.

She's very attractive,
and one day she's going

This makes her a natural
prey for playboys,

penniless adventurers.

I don't think Mr. Bowles
is any of them, sir.

I don't want to know what he isn't.

I want to know what he is.

Is he married and if he
isn't, is he respectable?

Now that's all I've asked you to find out

and in four weeks, what
have you brought me?

Nothing.

But I have, Mr. Singleton,
I've brought this.

- Some kind of a joke?
- No, sir,

it's Billy Bowles, I found it
in his file at the orphanage.

There are details of his
parents there too, sir.

Ah, then you know about his parents.

No, I was disturbed
before I could get that far.

But I could go back there, sir.

No, no point in running that risk.

Til we know whether in fact
this is a photo of Bowles.

How do we find that out?

By the birthmark, see if
Bowles has one on his leg.

Might I suggest, sir,
that this is now a job

for a female operative?

That is an entirely improper suggestion

with which I can in no
way associate myself.

Now you'll do the job,
you'll start tonight.

According to Julie, Bowles is
backstage at the Palladium.

You'll get in somewhere and find out.

How do you propose that I
obtain sight of this, sir,

the blemish?

You'll think of something.

I already have, sir.

And I don't like it.

I don't like it at all.

That was great, Johnny.

No, that was a right mess.

Oh don't be daft, listen to 'em.

Well done, sir.

Excuse me, haven't you a spot
of paint on your trousers,

there, sir, yes just a little spot.

- Hello, Russ.
- hello, Bill.

Russ Conway, Johnny De Little.

How do you do, John?

I heard your song and
it was good, very good.

Thanks very much.

I wonder whether you'd do me a favour.

I'm gonna run a charity contest
in about two weeks' time

and I wonder whether you'd
come in and sing a couple

of songs for me, would you?

- Would I.
- Great,

can I get your phone number off Billy?

- Meet me at the office.
- Right, and then I'll fix up

the details.
- Fine.

It's your day, Mr. Conway.

Just come on then, see
you, John, night, Bill.

- Bye bye.
- Bye.

I can't be as bad as I thought.

I must be off my nut, with
all the contacts I've got,

why didn't I think of it before?

What are you talking about?

Where's the Clyde Valley
Stompers appearing tonight?

The Mocca Night Club, why?

Thanks.

You see, the main thing is this,

I'm getting up a charity show
for the Ladywick Orphanage

in about three weeks' time and
I wonder if you and the boys

would like to come along

and do the show, you know what I mean?

I don't know what the
theatre is, mind you,

but as I soon as I hear, I'll let you know

as soon as I can, is that all right?

Okay.

Thanks very much.

Ladies and gentlemen,
may I have your attention

for a moment, please?

In our Sunday night guest
spot, we welcome to this club

for the first time, the
Clyde Valley Stompers.

Scuse me, Billy.

Talk to you later, all right?

Sure.

Oh, I'm terribly sorry, sir,
that was a complete accident.

If you'd come to the gentlemen's with me,

and take your trousers
off, I'll have them cleaned

and pressed for you.

Yes, thanks very much.

Something wrong, sir?

Oh, it was just an accident.

I was just explaining
it, sir, that if he takes

his trousers off...

I'll look after Mr. Bowles.

Yes, but I want his trousers.

You get this cleaned up,
you've done enough damage.

- Yes, but...
- Thank you very much.

Thank you.

It's the Lambeth Theatre, yeah.

It's eight o'clock on the
evening of Sunday the 23rd.

That's right, Russ, oh,
we got the new fella,

Johnny De Little, he's
agreed to do it, yeah.

You will, great, I'll send
you a letter of confirmation

later, okay, Russ, thanks again, bye bye.

Hello, love.

Good morning.

What have I done now?

Here, what's all this now you've done?

I'm changing offices.

You're what?

Let go of me.

Have you gone mad or something?

On the contrary, I think
I've just come to my senses,

if you must know.

You're not still on
about Saturday, are you?

That and other things.

Well what other things?

Your wife, your kids?

Who let on, then?

Delia spotted it.

- Shrewd one, that.
- Yes.

How?

Those children's toys you
brought in, for a start.

Very conclusive.

Very funny, I don't
think there's anything

to laugh about.

I don't think there's
anything to laugh about either.

I think that Delia wants
a good spanking spreading

silly rumours like that about everywhere.

You mean it's not true?

Of course it's not true.

Oh you'd say that anyway.

What'd you expect me to say?

The truth, that's all?

The truth?

All right.

The toys.

Well, they're for some
kids I visit every Sunday

at an orphanage.

An orphanage, why?

'Cause I come from there
and it's like home to me,

that's why.

Your parents are still alive, so.

I overstated that one a bit, love.

What, why would I care?

It's not you, it's your father asking me

about my background and going on

about badly brought up kids.

What would have said if he
knew the school I went to

was an orphanage?

You needn't have lied to me.

Well, once I started,
I got carried away.

Oh.

I care where you're brought
up, was it a good orphanage?

Great.

Take me there Sunday.

Do you mean you really want to go?

Oh yes.

Hey, I just thought of something.

I've had a bit of a brain wave.

I'm gonna have a charity show for 'em.

- That's good.
- That's Russ Conway

I had on the phone just now,
he said he's gonna do it.

That's marvellous,
what acts are we having?

Well, I've jotted some names down here.

Would you make a list?

Oh.

I'll send a note round to Dick Cowman,

and I'll have a go round at the studio

for his answer later.

That's wonderful.

Come in.

I'm April Dotton from the pool.

What pool?

I'm your new secretary.

I'm ever so sorry, love,
didn't they tell you?

It's all been changed.

It's not fair, I've
been in that horrible pool

for six years and every time
I get assigned to a man,

something goes wrong.

Well, never mind, Miss
Drashwell will explain.

It's all a mistake.

But I am very musical.

That's why I joined
KLO in the first place.

I've been trying to see
Mr. Catlin for months

about my voice and I thought working here

I'd be able to meet him at last.

I'm sorry.

And I'd have liked working for you too.

Cor blimey.

Come in.

Hello, Delia.

Sorry, April, he's busy.

He's always busy.

Couldn't I?

No, dear, you couldn't.

Look, if you really have got a good voice,

why don't you make a record of your own,

give it to me and I'll make
sure that he at least hears it.

Oh, would you?

Anything to oblige, now
be a good girl and buzz off.

I'm up to my eyes.

Oh gee, Delia, thanks, you're ripping.

Now what is it?

I'm on the wrong end
on number six going.

Well, fix it, will you?

We've been messing about here for one hour

and no completed take yet.

All right, Max.

Max, I wondered if I...

What are you doing here?

Well, I wondered if I...

Now what, hmm?

It's nothing I can't locate
with a couple of weeks'

careful research.

We don't only need
new balance engineers,

we need new jokes.

You want four track, Max?

Cyril, those trombones are
all to cocking that

in the middle eight,

what are they, semi quavers or triplets?

Quavers.

Well, put them right, will you?

Yes.

Is it four track, Max?

Since when has it been anything else?

Some of the others prefer two.

Trombones.

- Max.
- What are you doing here,

anyway?

Well, I wondered if I could
have a quick word with Dick.

Wants to have a quick work with Dick,

now listen, Sir William,
I'm halfway through

a two hour session and
so far the only thing

I've got on tape is the
squeal of a dying microphone.

Now keep quiet or get out
before I break your neck.

Okay for a take, Max.

Well, let's go then.

Stand by for a take, here we go.

Roll tapes.

Okay, we're running.

Dick Cowman, Meeting You, take three.

♪ Meeting you ♪

♪ Was a wonderful thing for me ♪

♪ Wonder why I should be ♪

♪ The fortunate one ♪

♪ Meeting you ♪

♪ Fate decided the time and place ♪

♪ From the moment I saw your face ♪

♪ My life had begun ♪

♪ It might have been Paris ♪

♪ Vienna ♪

♪ Or Cabris ♪

♪ An English country lane ♪

♪ A garden in the rain ♪

♪ The place where lovers meet ♪

♪ Is never just a street ♪

♪ It's suddenly a castle in Spain ♪

♪ Meeting you ♪

♪ What a marvellous world it seems ♪

♪ Am I dreaming a dream ♪

♪ Or can it be true ♪

♪ Now and then ♪

♪ When you leave me for just a while ♪

♪ I can't wait for the time when I'll ♪

♪ Be meeting you ♪

♪ Meeting you ♪

♪ Life began ♪

Engaged.

Oh no.

Hello, love, keep trying
this number for me, will you?

Thanks.

She's the only one we
haven't confirmed yet.

- I know.
- Let's see, what we got now?

We fixed the theatre,
John Barry's taking care

of the musicians, oh, and
Jeff Mundy's coming over later

about the posters.

- Well, that's good.
- Anything else?

- Letters of confirmation.
- Huh?

- Letters of confirmation.
- Oh yeah, good girl.

Take this, dear blank, all right?

Yeah.

Dear blank, as I said
before, this is to confirm

your kind acceptance.
- Hey.

Well, you know what I mean.

Listen, did you know Max was asking

about another number
from Johnny De Little?

Oh it's all right, took
care of that yesterday.

Oh.

Hello, thank you.

Miss Marion Ryan, please.

Mr. Billy Bowles.

Just a minute, one minute.

Hello?

Hey, you've been busy today.

Now look, I was phoning you about...

Well, Billy, look,
if it's about that PA,

don't worry about it, it's all fixed.

Well, actually, it's about
a charity concert that...

I'll have to call you back.

Oh, so you do drop in here occasionally

between private engagements.

- Well, I'm sorry, Max...
- I've been trying

to contact you for two days.

- I know, I...
- Don't give me excuses.

Just remember what I
told you the other day.

If ever a man was
replaceable, it's you, my lad,

so buckle down to it,
now sit down and listen

'cause this is important.

JB is giving a party for the city tycoons

that own that land he wants
to buy for the new extension.

He's been working on
it for some months now

and I gather they're
just about ready to sign

so tomorrow he's going to
give them a slap up luncheon,

then show 'em the whole KLO operation.

That's fine.

The point is, we want a
little light relief afterwards

if you follow me.

Not exactly.

The most important of them
is a 98 year old sex maniac

called Lord Sweatstone,
if we keep him happy,

the deal's as good as fixed,
now do you get the drift?

No, not really.

I want you to get the
sexiest looking little number

you've auditioned here recently, right?

What about Sonia Delahaye?

We can't have anyone
under contract to the group.

There's not much chance
of that, she can't sing.

Immaterial, Sweatstone is tone deaf.

JB just wants something
for him to drool over

while he's signing, now is
this, what's this, Sonia,

she's good looking?

All over, she's a
stripper at the Chez May.

That is the type we want,
have her audition disc

and picture on my desk
this afternoon, right?

Yeah, Max, sure.

And mark the young
lady's card, a great deal

depends on Sweatstone's mood,

so if you value your future here

make sure there are no mistakes, got it?

Yeah.

That's show business.

So what are we in now,
white slave traffic?

No mind that, get us
Marion again, will you, love?

Do you know, I thought
this was a respectable firm.

If anyone on the outside
could hear what goes on here

sometimes, I don't know what
they'd say, do you want Marion?

Luckily no one can hear.

Oh, Mr. Catlin,
somebody might come in!

Never mind about
that, come over here.

Billy, you've
got me out of the bath.

I'm sorry I had to
hang up, but it is important.

I wonder if I could see you today.

I'm dripping
water all over the carpet.

I'll tell you what, why
don't you come round

this afternoon, I'll be home all day.

What about four o'clock,
okay, all right, love,

thank you, she wants me to
pop round this afternoon.

Oh, well, what do I do
about the Sonia Delahaye

audition disc?

Oh, you take care of it for us, oh,

and give him that photo she sent round.

Fine.

- Oh come on.
- No.

- Come on.
- Oh, all right.

What are we doing there?

Oh, it's not what I'm doing here,

it's what they're doing in there.

Oh.

Men really are quite vile aren't they?

- Oh, come on.
- What have you got there?

The Sonia Delahaye audition disc.

Any good?

With a figure like
hers, what does it matter?

Sickening.

Come in.

Oh not now, April.

But I've brought my record.

I don't care what...

Your what?

The title is Call Me
Kitten, You Big Cat You.

Who wrote it?

I did.

I'm sure Mr. Catlin will
like it, it's very sexy.

Is it now?

I'm ready to see him about
it any time, day or night.

All right, April, I'll let
you know about it tomorrow.

You're super.

There you are, four o'clock on the dot,

how's that for time?
- Great.

Wait'll you hear this new record
I've just got from America.

Wonder if you can help me with the lyrics.

- What, now?
- Wait'll you hear it.

It's absolutely fabulous.

It's great.

♪ Take Stravinsky, take Brahms ♪

♪ Take the Venus de Milo
with a pair of arms ♪

♪ Take Picasso, Matisse
or a Dresden piece ♪

♪ You have maximum ♪

♪ And you're maximum plus ♪

♪ Take the ballet en pointe ♪

♪ Take the hop at the
pally or a jukebox joint ♪

♪ Take a tonne of fun and the old in one ♪

♪ Take a bingo card
that's full to the brim ♪

♪ Take creme de la creme from the milk ♪

♪ Take the top of the bill ♪

♪ A millionaire's will ♪

♪ Take silk ♪

♪ Oh my Lord, my lady friend's in court ♪

♪ Take an evening at the play ♪

♪ Take an knee's up in a
boozer down Lambeth way ♪

♪ It's 100% plus bonus ♪

♪ I'll take the onus and say ♪

♪ That you're maximum ♪

♪ You're maximum plus ♪

♪ Take Sinatra, please ♪

♪ Take ♪

♪ Take the big beat of Bazy
when he starts to swing ♪

♪ Take Ella or Pearl or the callous girl ♪

♪ You have maximum, oh I can't go on ♪

♪ And you're maximum plus ♪

♪ Take diamonds ♪

♪ Take pearls ♪

♪ Take the cute little
wiggle of the Tiller girls ♪

♪ Take sable or mink ♪

♪ Take too much to drink ♪

♪ You have maximum ♪

♪ Take the Epsom down to find Darby Day ♪

♪ You have back, one,
two, three and the raise ♪

♪ Take a glass of champagne ♪

♪ Take Etiquette Lane ♪

♪ Take space ♪

♪ You're advertising ♪

♪ All the time ♪

♪ Ugh ♪

♪ Take a Rolls Royce, '63 ♪

♪ Take a place to park your mini ♪

♪ That's all for free ♪

♪ It's 100% plus bonus ♪

♪ I'll take the onus and say ♪

♪ That you're maximum ♪

♪ You're maximum plus ♪

Tell me, where did you
get all these musicians

in this one room?

I only hire short musicians.

Short midgets I say.

That's good.

Madam, would you, would you dance?

And why not?

♪ Take waltzing to Strauss ♪

♪ A society ball at a country house ♪

♪ I'll take a lady to dine ♪

♪ With this candlelit wine ♪

♪ You have maximum,
maximum, maximum plus ♪

♪ Take ascot ♪

♪ Roll enclosure ♪

♪ Tip your top up to the jukes
and else what knows you ♪

♪ Take the Chelsea flower show ♪

♪ Or a ride in Rotten Row ♪

♪ You have maximum ♪

♪ Take the road to the pay ♪

♪ On an evening in May ♪

♪ Take the way that the
Frenchman makes love ♪

♪ Take a trip to the stars ♪

♪ A rocket to Mars ♪

♪ Take off ♪

♪ Take off what ♪

♪ Oh I'm terribly sorry ♪

♪ Take a Mister and Miss ♪

♪ Take a maid who gives you friendship ♪

♪ That's just like this ♪

♪ It's 100% plus bonus ♪

♪ I'll take the onus and say this ♪

♪ You're maximum ♪

♪ You're maximum plus ♪

♪ The ultimum of the optimum ♪

♪ And the object of all the buzz ♪

♪ Is you ♪

♪ And you are maximum
plus, plus, plusy plus ♪

I thought you'd like that one.

It's a wonderful number, cor.

Look, now to come to the
point, why I'm really here.

Is there any chance, have you
heard about the charity show

I'm doing on the 23rd?

Yes, Russ Conway did mention it to me.

Well, is there any chance at all of you?

Well.

Oh no.

Oh yes, but just for you.

Oh thanks, you know, you're a real pal.

Yes, I know it, it's my problem.

Hmm?

Now that is what I call talent.

This girl carries more
freight than Carter Pattison.

Where's her disc?
- In front of you.

What's the title?

Call Me Kitten, You Big Cat You.

That's good, that's very,
very good, that has appeal.

Here we are.

Well, now, if this bird can
sing, the abundance of nature

will be something to marvel at.

♪ Call me kitten ♪

♪ You big cat you ♪

♪ Take me out ♪

♪ On the tiles ♪

- It's a hit.
- Do you like?

I not only like, I'm crazy about it.

You're sure this is the one you want?

Sure, I am in love, I
can't wait for the impact

this little darling's gonna have tomorrow.

Neither can I.

Hey, that's a much better layout, Jeff,

let's have another look.

Do you think you could make
these names a bit bolder?

- Yeah, sure, will do.
- Great.

Well, that's the letters
of confirmation done.

There's nothing else, is there?

No thanks, love.

Well, when the post
boy comes, if I'm out,

will you make sure he takes them?

Will you?
- Yes, all right, love.

Now what about programmes?

Oh, that's a straightforward layout,

nothing fancy about that, here we are.

Oh, that's great, Jeff,
that's just what I wanted.

Well, I'm off, then.

Oh, switch me
through, Delia, will you?

Cheers, Billy.

Thank you.

Yes Mr. Catlin, did you want me?

I thought I told you to
lay on a PA for Debbie Lee

this afternoon.

Well, why not?

This is the third time
I've had to speak to you

about incompetence, Bowles.

Well, I'm sorry, Mr.
Catlin, but you see...

Come in.

- Any letters?
- Yeah, there.

Well, and I said...

Love, did you get the
post from Mr. Bowles?

- Yes miss.
- Oh, jolly good.

Fine, well, see you stick to it

and you can start by
double checking everything

on this shindig tomorrow,
we cannot afford slipups

where JB is concerned.

Yes, Mr. Catlin, I'll take
care of everything meself, sir

Yes sir.

The great I am?

Yeah, he only wants me

to stage manage the Sweatstone affair

as if I haven't got enough to do.

He knows very well I've got
to go to the film studios

this afternoon to see Shane Fenton.

And tomorrow morning I've
got the theatre bookings

about the charity show,
where's the Debbie Lee card?

Oh, Debbie Lee, next one down.

Listen, you do enough wet
nursing him, it'll be all right

and I'll check with Delia if you like.

Don't forget tonight.
- What?

You will be back in time
for tonight, now won't you?

Be back in time tonight for what?

My mother's party.

Oh look, don't get me
wrong, but do you think

she'd mind very much if I didn't go?

Yes she would, and so would I.

Look, Billy, you've got to
get over this thing of yours

sooner or later.

My folks are really very nice
people given half a chance.

- I know, I'm sorry.
- You great nit.

Just relax and be yourself
and everyone will see you

just like I do.

Well, I tell you what,
as soon as I finish

at the studio this
afternoon, I'll get changed

and come right over, all right?

All right.

Ooh.

Oh, do me a favour, love,
don't leave me alone too long

with that stuff shirted mob of yours.

You know how I'm like
with people I don't know.

♪ Somebody else ♪

♪ Has taken my baby ♪

♪ Out tonight ♪

♪ Somebody else not me ♪

♪ What can I say ♪

♪ What can I do ♪

♪ To put things right ♪

♪ Somebody's arms ♪

♪ Are where my arms should be ♪

♪ Each time I try to call her ♪

♪ I get a busy line ♪

♪ Someone else is talking sweet talk ♪

♪ To that girl of mine ♪

♪ Guess I must go ♪

♪ And play Romeo outside her door ♪

♪ I'll make her see ♪

♪ There's nobody else for me ♪

♪ Somebody maybe ♪

♪ Taking my baby ♪

♪ Out tonight ♪

♪ But after tonight ♪

♪ There'll be nobody else ♪

♪ But me ♪

♪ Each time I try to call her ♪

♪ I get a busy line ♪

♪ Oh, somebody else is
talking sweet talk ♪

♪ To that girl of mine ♪

♪ I guess I must go ♪

♪ And play Romeo outside her door ♪

♪ I'll make her see ♪

♪ There's nobody else for me ♪

♪ Somebody maybe ♪

♪ Taking my baby ♪

♪ Out tonight ♪

♪ Yeah but after tonight ♪

♪ There ain't nothing else ♪

♪ There's nobody else but me ♪

Right, cameras in.

Five take one, clappers on in.

- Cut it.
- All right,

relax for a moment, Shane.
- Signal it.

- Hi Shane.
- Hello, Bill.

Yeah, what about the show?

I got your message, yeah, by the way,

what date did you say it was?

- The 23rd.
- I think that'll be okay.

I'll let you know tomorrow.

- Oh, thanks.
- Could we have you back

for a moment, please, Shane?
- Sure.

I'll see you in a minute, Bill.

- Ah, Bowles.
- Hello, sir.

- Enjoying yourself?
- Yes, thank you, sir.

Good, good, where's Julie?

She's in the other room, I think.

You know everybody, do you?

- Not really.
- Well, I say.

We can't have that.

Archie?
- Excuse me.

- Don't forget my letter.
- Right.

This is Bowles, works for Julie.

- How do you do?
- Pleased to meet you.

Look after him, will you?

I've got to play host.

Do you come here often?

Now and again.

Friend of the family, I suppose?

Hardly, I did have a bit of
a ding with Julie once, though

Ah.

Archie, darling, where have you been?

Oh, around, darling, around, look,

I've been meaning to ask you.

- Hello.
- Hello.

It's a bit hot, isn't it?
- Not particularly.

Oh.

Would you like a smoke?

I never touch the
filthy things, thank you.

What's your connection here, then?

I'm a cousin, actually, and you?

Oh, I'm, I'm having a
bit of a ding with Julie.

You disgusting little man.

I'm most awfully sorry,
sir, it was an accident.

I'll get you a change of trousers, sir.

- You're joking.
- But sir, sir,

come here, sir.
- Waiter.

Madam.

Some ice, madam?
- Yes, please.

What on earth is that?

Gin and mohair, madam.

Your whiskey, Lord Sweatstone.

Oh, thank you.

- What kept her?
- She couldn't get away.

Damn, I wanted to talk to her first,

still, there's no time
now, how does she look,

she's not overdressed, is she?

No, I don't think you'd say that.

Fine, fine, the old buzzard
is practically in the bag

so shop her up here as soon
as the song is finished.

- If you insist.
- Don't be like that, dear.

This is business.

Whenever you're ready, JB.

Excuse me.

What?

- The girl is here.
- What girl?

You know, sir, the one for him.

Oh, good, good.

Okay, Delia, right away.

Right.

Just one moment,
gentlemen, if you please,

I think you will all agree with me

that you have heard some
really great artists,

all fabulous recording stars,
well it is now KLO's pleasure

to present to you a young
lady who has not yet

made her first record
but in whom the company

has really great faith, it is
our pleasure to present to you

London's sexiest singer,
Ms. Sonia Delahaye

in Call Me Kitten, You Big Cat, You.

Oh, lovely girl, lovely.

How did you get on?

- Sacked.
- No.

- Yeah.
- But I told him

it was my fault.

He said I should have been there to see

it didn't happen anyway, and he was right.

I don't understand the panic.

I mean, the deal's gone
through, hasn't it?

Only 'cause the old
fella was half blind.

Otherwise we'd have lost it.

- Oh, Billy, I am sorry.
- That's all right, love.

Something'll turn up.

What about your charity show?

Oh, I can still handle that.

I don't get me cards
for a couple of weeks.

Billy, Lynn, Herbert,
Godfrey, Jimmy, Hugh, Pete,

William one, William
two, Sarah, Sally, Joan,

Linda, Norman, Brenda,
David and Eileen, there.

The bus is ready, Mrs. Openshaw.

Right, now anyone want to
take a trip before we go?

No, Mrs. Openshaw.

You sure, no moans on the way
then, you've had your chance

Oh, hold it.

Children, come back
here a minute, will you?

Now look everyone, I know this is a party

but you must remember that Uncle Billy

will be depending on
you not to let him down

so no raspberries and bags of applause

for everyone who comes
on the stage, understand?

Yes, Mrs. Openshaw.

Sunday best behaviour all
the way then, off you go.

No no, I want all that
stuff for the mystery show

at the other side.

Hey, they're coming in already.

Have you got the running order, Billy?

- Yeah.
- It's getting a bit late,

isn't it, where the
devil are they all, ta.

I've been looking for
you, I can't contact

any of the artists.

Well, you sent the letters, didn't you?

I didn't, you gave them to the post boy.

But I didn't even see 'em.

I left them on the desk.

Well, look, don't worry about that now,

just try and get in touch with them.

Well, supposing they're not home.

- Well, do the best you can.
- In 10 minutes?

10 minutes?

Hey Billy, do you want
them to start the overture?

No, I mean, yes, yes.

Hey, Alec, look, get
these covers off will you

and for Pete's sake, see
nobody puts a foot on the stage

until we take the curtain up.

Give Jeff Love the cue
to start the orchestra.

Right.

Sit down all of you and be quiet.

- When's it coming on?
- Any minute now.

Just be quiet.

Oh, I'm sorry.

Oh, that's perfectly all right.

Sit down, Pete, say you're
sorry to the gentleman.

Sorry, are you my daddy?

No, little boy, I'm sorry, I'm not.

I wish you were, you're lovely.

What's your name?

Pete.

What a charming child,
look here, do you think

he can see all right behind there?

Oh, yes.

How would you like to come
and sit on my knee, Pete?

Yes please.

There we are.

I.

I take it you're the
people this show's for?

- Yes we are.
- It's a wonderful idea.

Well there you are, my boy,
now you can see everything, hmm

I can't get hold of any of them.

- Have you tried everywhere?
- Everywhere.

What are we gonna do?

Oh.

What are we gonna do?

Whatever it is, we better do it now,

otherwise we're gonna
have a riot on our hands.

Look, the only thing to do is go out there

and explain to them.

Oh, go on, there's nobody else to do it.

Me?

Go out there?

When's it gonna start?

Shh, look.

Can I have your attention,
please, ladies and gentlemen?

Oh no, he's not gonna make a speech,

that's all I'm short of.

Now now, just relax, enjoy yourself.

As you know, we had a
tremendous array of talent

lined up for you this evening.

But I'm sorry to say
none of 'em's turned up.

That's my Uncle Billy.

Well, I'm not his
uncle really, you know.

Sing us a song, Billy!

Don't be silly, I can't.

Perhaps I'd better introduce myself.

My name is Billy Bowles
and I make records.

This is Jeff Love, we've
done a few sessions together.

Well, look, Jeff knows
how to make a record

but perhaps you don't,
so if you don't mind,

I'll explain it to you,
now first and foremost

we get a big orchestra into a big studio.

Good morning, gentlemen.

Thank you very much, thank you.

And once they're all settled,
we begin the balancing process

which means each and every
section of the orchestra

starts to play and we make 'em sound

just like we want 'em to.

So Mr. Bass.

Now is it possible that
you could slap it a bit?

That's lovely, on the drums.

Trombones.

That's lovely, now we prepare
the singer, he's ready.

A little bit of sweetness
from the strings.

Lovely.

♪ Egg and chips ♪

♪ Cup of tea ♪

♪ Slice of bread and butter ♪

♪ Pass the sauce ♪

♪ Ta mate, I'll have another cuppa ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm mad about the doll ♪

♪ Working at the corner caf ♪

♪ Can't keep away from
lurking at the corner gaffe ♪

♪ I'll never stop eating ♪

♪ Rash of fried ♪

♪ Beans on toast ♪

♪ Now a cup of cocoa ♪

♪ Believe me mate ♪

♪ She's the most ♪

♪ Barely drives me loco ♪

♪ Blonde hair ♪

♪ Blue eyes ♪

♪ Figure that's a must ♪

♪ I'm gonna make her my doll ♪

♪ If I eat til I bust ♪

♪ So I say kipper fried ♪

♪ Bread and jam ♪

♪ Now I've got a question ♪

♪ Can I scoff grilled ham ♪

♪ It gives me indigestion ♪

♪ But I'm crazy for the doll ♪

♪ Spend all my spare time ♪

♪ Lurking at the corner gaffe ♪

♪ Get a load of this now ♪

♪ Had a bit of luck, though ♪

♪ Taking her out Saturday night ♪

♪ Dancing at the pally ♪

♪ If I play my cards right ♪

♪ We might get really pally ♪

♪ I'm gonna date her ♪

♪ Fellate her ♪

♪ I'll hope she'll be my steady ♪

♪ And when I know she's my gal ♪

♪ We'll go down to the corner caf ♪

♪ And order two eggs and chips ♪

♪ Two cups of tea ♪

♪ Gotta have a meal, like ♪

♪ What love ♪

♪ Sorry love ♪

♪ You have what you feel like ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm mad about you, darling ♪

♪ Tell me that you love me too ♪

♪ 'Cause until you do ♪

♪ I'll never stay away from you ♪

♪ And eating egg and chips ♪

♪ Cup of tea ♪

♪ Rash of fried ♪

♪ Beans on toast ♪

♪ Kipper grilled ♪

♪ Bread and jam ♪

♪ Piece of cake, et cetera ♪

♪ Et cetera ♪

Well, I came out here
to tell you something

and you sort of got me at it, didn't you?

Well, well the thing is
you can't sit out there

watching me for three
hours and so the best thing

for me to do is to explain.
- Psst, Billy.

As I said, you can't
watch me for three hours,

but why not sit and back
and watch and listen

to the magic of Marion Ryan?

Hey, how did Marion get here?

Oh, Julie found her somehow, by the way,

she told me to tell you she's
gonna find the others now.

Oh, right.

♪ Love a man ♪

♪ He loves me ♪

♪ That's the way it oughta be ♪

♪ That's living ♪

♪ That's loving ♪

♪ Know it's right ♪

♪ Hate it when he's out of sight ♪

♪ Want him ♪

♪ All the time ♪

♪ Ain't no man as wonderful as that ♪

♪ Man of mine ♪

♪ He's the most ♪

♪ Understand me if I boast ♪

♪ He's a king ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ What the heck ♪

♪ He's everything ♪

♪ Love a man ♪

♪ He's my ace ♪

♪ No else can take his place ♪

♪ That's living ♪

♪ And that's loving ♪

♪ Tell him ♪

♪ Please, tell him ♪

♪ All the time ♪

♪ Ain't no man as terrible ♪

♪ As that man of mine ♪

♪ I just love my man ♪

♪ Always will ♪

♪ If he left I'd love him still ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm living ♪

♪ That's loving ♪

♪ He's got me where I wanna be ♪

♪ There's no substitute for me ♪

♪ I love him ♪

♪ The world can see ♪

♪ Without him I would be a ♪

♪ Nothing ♪

Billy, relax, trouble's all over,

I found Danny Williams.

Oh, great.

Well, are you ready for him now?

Ready for him?

Billy, another marvellous
thing's happened, it's all...

- His music.
- No, honey, I...

Call the pit, Danny William's on next.

Got it.

Hello, Jeff, Danny
William's number next, okay?

What were you gonna say?

Russ Conway's here and
he's in his dressing room.

Oh great, what about the others?

They'll all be here in time.

What would I do without you?

♪ There is no dawn ♪

♪ On a day without you ♪

♪ On a day without you ♪

♪ Every second seems ♪

♪ An hour or two ♪

♪ No dreams are born ♪

♪ On a day without you ♪

♪ For what's the use ♪

♪ Of dreams ♪

♪ With no one ♪

♪ To tell them to ♪

♪ The world stops turning ♪

♪ The shadows fall ♪

♪ You know you'll always be ♪

♪ My life ♪

♪ My love ♪

♪ My all ♪

♪ Til you return ♪

♪ What can I do ♪

♪ With only loneliness ♪

♪ On a day without you ♪

♪ Til you return ♪

♪ What can I do ♪

♪ With only loneliness ♪

♪ On a day without you ♪

That was a marvellous first half.

Well, he was using all KLO artists.

I flatter myself we have the cream

of the recording talent under contract.

- All except one.
- Who?

- Billy Bowles.
- Billy?

You must be raving.

Well, he had the audience
in the palm of his hand.

They loved it.

Yes, but he'd be no good on a record.

Well, Norman Vincent
at BMI didn't think so.

I'd never seen him look so excited.

He dashed backstage before
the curtain was down.

What?

He's probably signing him right now.

I discovered Bowles.

Some people in this
business have no ethics,

no loyalties at all.

What did I tell you?

Yes, well, I'll very
soon put a stop to that.

Well, thanks very much,
it's very kind of you.

- Hello, Norman.
- Oh, hello, mate.

I hear that latest one
of yours is doing nothing.

Could I have a word with you?

Yeah, why not?

I'll phone you in the
morning then, Billy.

- Oh, and thanks again.
- Thanks, thanks for what?

Well, I don't see that
it's any business of yours.

Fred?
- Yeah.

Look, about these tables and chairs,

do you think you can move
them about three foot

down towards the riser,
they're too upstage.

- Yeah, right away.
- Okay.

What do you think of the show?

As a matter of fact,
that's just what I wanted

to speak to you about.

That's a pretty fair
voice you've got there.

Needs a little polish but
I think with some training

we might be able to do something with it.

Oh, well, that's a
very funny thing, Max,

but Norman Vincent thinks
it's good enough for EMI

just as it is.

Jim!

Get that stuff out of the corner there.

- Have you signed?
- No, not yet.

Ah, now I'll give you
double, now what do you say?

Is Tony Mercer ready?

Yes, he's just coming down.

Now listen, Bill, now
you're morally obligated,

you're the man who gave you...
- Ow!

Never mind about Vincent.

Not again.

- I've got it.
- You've got what?

Proof, sir, I've seen
it, I've seen the mark.

Well done, Parsons, well done.

Thank you, sir.

Curtain up.

Stand by number ones, cue orchestra.

♪ Summertime ♪

♪ Put away your overcoat ♪

♪ Take a train or plane or boat ♪

♪ Suddenly it's summer ♪

♪ Don't you need a getaway ♪

♪ Let us have a holiday ♪

♪ Summer ♪

♪ What do you know ♪

♪ It's summer ♪

♪ There's oh such a glow in the air ♪

♪ The trees have a grownup expression ♪

♪ And the roundabouts ♪

♪ Right at the fair ♪

♪ What do you know, it's summer ♪

♪ The scarecrows are scaring the crows ♪

♪ Bees are busy as bees are ♪

♪ Busy buzzing ♪

♪ Bzz bzz ♪

♪ Round every rose ♪

♪ Get yourself to faraway places ♪

♪ Follow the sun ♪

♪ Let the customs mark your bases ♪

♪ Have fun ♪

♪ Oh what do you know it's summer ♪

♪ It's time to be getting a tan ♪

♪ It's time for a boy
to be getting a girl ♪

♪ And a girl to be getting a man ♪

♪ 'Cause it's summer ♪

♪ Summer ♪

♪ 24 hours a day ♪

♪ Time to get away ♪

♪ For a summer holiday ♪

♪ Summertime ♪

♪ Put away your overcoat ♪

♪ Take a train or plane or boat ♪

♪ Suddenly it's summer, summer ♪

♪ Summer, summer, summer, summer ♪

♪ Once upon a time in Venice ♪

♪ Where the city meets the sea ♪

♪ How can I forget suddenly we met ♪

♪ And the world belonged to me ♪

♪ Once upon a time in Venice ♪

♪ Lanterns lit the blue lagoon ♪

♪ Gondoliers played ♪

♪ A lover's serenade ♪

♪ Under the Venetian moon ♪

♪ Dreams can never last forever ♪

♪ Stars were never meant to stay ♪

♪ We were so in love ♪

♪ The morning ♪

♪ Seemed a million years away ♪

♪ Once upon a time in Venice ♪

♪ Under blue Venetian skies ♪

♪ When we said goodbye ♪

♪ We knew the reason why ♪

♪ Venice has a bridge of ♪

♪ Sighs ♪

♪ What do you know ♪

♪ It's summer ♪

♪ There's oh such a glow in the air ♪

♪ The trees have a grownup expression ♪

♪ Swings a roundabout ♪

♪ Right at the fair ♪

♪ Oh what do you know ♪

♪ The sights that you see on the beach ♪

♪ You look when the wife isn't looking ♪

♪ But bikinis are so out of reach ♪

♪ Get yourself to faraway places ♪

♪ Follow the sun ♪

♪ Now's the time to kick all the traces ♪

♪ Have fun ♪

♪ It's time to be getting a tan ♪

♪ It's time for a boy
to be getting a girl ♪

♪ And a girl to be getting a man ♪

♪ 'Cause it's summer, summer ♪

♪ 24 hours a day ♪

♪ Have to get away ♪

♪ For a summer holiday ♪

♪ On a lazy day ♪

♪ Every time I'm able ♪

♪ Whistling time away ♪

♪ Sitting at a table ♪

♪ Guess there ain't a guy ♪

♪ Luckier than I ♪

♪ Watching all the world go by ♪

♪ See the pretty girls ♪

♪ Buttons, bows and laces ♪

♪ Wearing pretty smiles ♪

♪ On their pretty faces ♪

♪ Feel I've got it made ♪

♪ Sitting in the shade ♪

♪ Watching all the world go by ♪

♪ Looking at old ones and young ones ♪

♪ Kids in their teens ♪

♪ Folks who are hurrying by ♪

♪ Never never worrying ♪

♪ Long as I ♪

♪ Can just sit around ♪

♪ Relaxing at a table ♪

♪ While I'm watching lovers meet ♪

♪ Don't know what they're saying ♪

♪ But they seem to hear ♪

♪ Violins a playing ♪

♪ Sitting in the shade ♪

♪ Watching the parade ♪

♪ Underneath the summer sky ♪

♪ On a lazy day ♪

♪ Sitting at a table ♪

♪ Watching all the world go by ♪

♪ Mama, I wanna get to know ♪

♪ The boy on the beach ♪

♪ Mama, I want to say hello ♪

♪ To the boy on the beach ♪

♪ Mama, you've been a lot of fun ♪

♪ And Papa's such a peach ♪

♪ But when I look at him ♪

♪ I want to take a swim ♪

♪ With the boy on the beach ♪

♪ Mama, I wanna get a tan ♪

♪ With the boy on the beach ♪

♪ On the beach ♪

♪ Mama, have you ever seen a man ♪

♪ Like the boy on the beach ♪

♪ Mama, you gotta let me learn ♪

♪ The things that he can teach me ♪

♪ Don't need a chaperon ♪

♪ Please leave me on my own ♪

♪ We've only got a week ♪

♪ And if someone doesn't speak ♪

♪ We'll never get together ♪

♪ 'Cause while you stay ♪

♪ He'll never make a play for me ♪

♪ So Mama, Mama, Mama ♪

♪ Won't you listen to me, Mama ♪

♪ Oh Mama, I want to have a date ♪

♪ Mama, I know I'm doing great ♪

♪ Ma, you must have dated Pa ♪

♪ So practise what you preach ♪

♪ It's natural after all ♪

♪ And I know I'm gonna fall ♪

♪ For the boy on the beach ♪

♪ Boy on the beach ♪

♪ Oh what do you know it's summer ♪

♪ It's time to be getting a tan ♪

♪ It's time for a boy
to be getting a girl ♪

♪ And a girl to be getting a man ♪

♪ 'Cause it's summer, summer ♪

♪ 24 hours a day ♪

♪ Time to get away ♪

♪ For a summer holiday ♪

Well, go on, Billy.

They don't want me.

It certainly sounds like it.

Please, please, everyone, please.

What does he want the house lights for?

I'm sure that's what his signal's for.

I.

I'd like.

Quick children, up on the
stage and join Uncle Billy,

quickly now.

Excuse me, please.

♪ There's a man they
call the dream maker ♪

♪ Comes to you at close of day ♪

♪ He will take you for
a trip to the moon ♪

♪ Or a ride on the Milky Way ♪

♪ Do you want to be a pirate bold ♪

♪ Sailing the Spanish main ♪

♪ When he comes to call on us ♪

♪ Do you want to have a coach of gold ♪

♪ Like Cinderella ♪

♪ Be the belle of the ball ♪

♪ I want to have a golden ring ♪

♪ a party and dress and everything ♪

♪ For this I promise to be good ♪

♪ Good girl ♪

♪ Tell the man who makes the dreams ♪

♪ To make our dreams come true ♪

♪ There's a man they
call the dream maker ♪

♪ Comes to you at close of day ♪

♪ He will take you for
a trip to the moon ♪

♪ Or a ride on the Milky Way ♪

♪ If you whisper to the dream maker ♪

♪ All the things you want to do ♪

♪ If you promise to be good ♪

♪ He could ♪

♪ If you're good make
your dreams come true ♪

♪ All your dreams come true ♪