Studio One (1948–1958): Season 1, Episode 19 - June Moon - full transcript
Whether it's a product
for home or business,
farm or factory,
you can be sure if
it's Westinghouse.
So-and-so and so-and-so.
Peaches in bloom.
Bloom.
So-and-so and so-and-so.
Peaches in bloom...
above you loom.
Above you loom.
Uh, would you, uh, care
to read the paper, ma'am?
Oh, thank you very much.
Yeah, I thought you
might like to read.
No, thank you.
Uh, we're due in at New
York at, uh, five 3:00.
Yes, I know.
You got on at, uh,
Hudson, didn't you?
- Yes.
- I seen you.
I've been on ever
since Schenectady.
- Oh, really?
- Yeah.
I've got a girlfriend
from Schenectady.
Oh, is that so?
Well, she's in New York
now, working at Saks.
Grace Crowell.
Why, gee, I knew a
Mildred Crowell once.
Oh.
Uh, her name
wasn't Grace, though.
Well, this was Grace.
Oh.
Gee, she had a
brother... Mildred Crowell...
Who was quite a billiard player.
At three cushions.
Eddie his name was.
That was it. Eddie.
Oh! That's my name, too.
- Huh?
- Well, just my nickname.
Oh.
- My real name's Edna.
- Oh.
That's a beautiful bag.
Oh, that? Yeah, they, uh...
They give me that at
the banquet last night.
Were you at a banquet?
Yeah, it's a
farewell testimonial,
on account of my
going to New York.
It's got my initials on
it right there... F.M.S.
Frederick M. Stevens.
- What's the "M" for?
- Uh, Martin.
Oh. I like a man to
have a middle name.
- Girls don't usually have them.
- Yeah.
I'm just plain Edna.
Oh, I wouldn't say "plain."
Well, you know how to
make pretty speeches.
Oh, I'll bet you're
used to them.
Well, I'm not so used to them
that I don't like to hear them.
Especially from people
whom I think they're sincere.
Oh, I never say nothing
unless I really mean it.
- Well, I'm glad of that.
- Yeah.
Speaking of speeches,
you should have heard
what Carl Fischer
said about me last night
when they give me that bag.
At the banquet, I mean.
He said all the boys expected
me to make Irving Berlin jealous.
And I said I didn't want
to make nobody jealous,
I just wanted to make
my friends proud of me.
Well, is that what
you are? A songwriter?
Yeah. Oh, not the
music. Just the words.
Lyrics, they're called.
It must be wonderful
to have a gift like that.
That's what Benny
Davis calls it... a gift.
You've heard of
him, haven't you?
He's written a lot of... No?
Well, I guess I must have.
He just happened to be playing
with a band in Schenectady,
and I just happened to meet him.
And I just happened to
show him some of my lyrics.
And he told me...
He said a fellow like I,
with that songwriting gift,
was a sucker not
to go to New York,
because that's where they
have a mecca for a fella
if he's got that
songwriting gift.
So he give me a letter of
introduction to Paul Sears,
the fellow that wrote "Paprika."
You know "Paprika."
You've heard it.
♪ Paprika, paprika ♪
- I guess I must have.
- Sure.
You write one
song like that, Eddie,
you never have to worry again.
Well, are you gonna
be partners with him?
Well, I guess so,
if he wants me to.
I think he will, probably,
after he sees this
letter of introduction.
That's the hardest
part of all, you know?
It's that getting acquainted.
I'd have broke away a long
time ago myself, only for my sister,
whom I couldn't very
well leave all alone.
But she got married
a week ago Saturday.
Oh, let me show you
what she did for me.
She give me a half a dozen
shirts just like this, see?
All different
colors. Look at that.
I'll bet you if you was to
try and get a shirt like that,
you couldn't get a shirt like
that less than 2 1/2 dollars.
Oh, no. I love to sew.
Has it got your monogram
on it? Your initials?
She was gonna put
an "F" on the sleeve,
but she was kind of busy.
Oh.
Well, if you were my brother,
I'd embroider
your whole initials.
Oh, you don't have
to be a person's sister
to embroider their shirt.
Mr. Stevens, I-I don't
want you to misjudge me.
I'm not the type of girl
that talks to strangers.
A girl alone in New
York can't be too careful.
Why, you take at
Dr. Quinn's, where I work.
He's one of the
best dentists there is,
and he has lots of men patients
that would be only too
glad to start a little flirtation.
Even Doctor himself was
fresh the first day I met him.
But I told him...
I said, "Doctor, I guess I don't
care to work here after all."
And then he just laughed
and said, "Forget it,"
he was just testing me.
And from that day on, he
hasn't made any advances.
Well, except once or twice.
Well, I'll just bet you
that if I was around there,
he'd keep his distance.
I wish you could be.
Well, I don't know. I
got lots of excuses for...
I've got a cavity back there
that's as big as Grand Canyon.
Oh, you'll have to
excuse me from laughing.
But, you know,
Caroline used to tell me
I had the keenest sense of
humor of any person she ever met.
Hey, you know, the
first thing you know,
I'm gonna be up to see this
Dr. What's-His-Name myself.
Oh, he's wonderful.
He'll fix you up.
Well, if I was to come up there,
it would probably be when
he was sort of out to lunch.
Well, then what
would you come up for?
Well, I'll let you guess.
Well, I'd rather you told me.
Oh, I might be coming
up there to see you.
Oh, you'll forget it.
Oh, no, I won't. Your
smile will always haunt me.
You must be a
wonderful songwriter.
Uh, Eddie...
were you planning
to, uh, go right home
when you get into New York?
Well, I intended to. Why?
Well, I tell you, see,
I thought when
we get in the station
I might call up Mr. Sears
about this letter of introduction.
- Oh, I wish you all the luck.
- Thanks.
And I thought that
maybe after I called him
you might sort of like to
have something to eat with me
in a restaurant, maybe.
Well, most of the time, I go
home and cook my own dinner.
Just because I love to cook.
It's gonna be too late
for you to cook tonight.
Oh. Well, I guess it would be.
- I'd love to go.
- Aw, swell.
I really would.
Well, you have eyes
of blue, don't you?
Yes.
Grace says they
go well with my face.
As I was saying
about Carl Fischer...
The fellow that made
me the speech last night...
It's the first time
he's been back home
since he's been married.
He's got a wife and baby now.
Aww. Gee, I'm
dying to have a baby.
Oh, I didn't mean to say that.
Mmh. Nothing wrong
with a woman liking a baby.
Carl's wife
certainly likes hers.
Made him a good home, too.
You know, she must be
a good deal like myself.
I suppose I'm silly
and old-fashioned,
but I've always thought that a
girl should bring her husband
something besides herself.
Mmh.
Gee, that's such
a beautiful moon.
Even if it isn't quite real.
Hey, it's full, too.
Like a June moon.
It's not June. It's October.
Yeah, I know, but
they sort of go together.
I'm always thinking
of words that rhyme.
You know, that'd make a
catchy name... "June Moon."
For a song, I mean.
Do you know that you could
get words to rhyme with that?
Croon, spoon, soon.
"Marry soon" or something.
- Macaroon?
- Yeah! Sure.
You know, someday
when that song's published
and people are
singing it everywhere,
I'll say to my friends,
"I know the man
who wrote that song."
You know what's gonna be
right under my name, Eddie?
- What?
- "Dictated to Miss Edna Baker."
Aw, Fred, that's wonderful.
Listen, I got to go
now and see Mr. Sears.
But I'll let you know what
happens as soon as I come...
Checks, please.
Oh, am I glad this is the last
song I got to write with Fagan.
You know, I... I rewrite two
whole bars of melody for him.
Then I ask him
will he just change one little
word of lyrics, and he squawks.
Now, look, this is
the way he wants it.
♪ ...as roses in June ♪
And here's the way
I think it ought to be.
♪ ...as a rose in June ♪
See?
Sounds just the same to me.
Well, my way gives it a triplet,
makes it twice as effective.
Now, listen.
♪ ...as a rose in June ♪
Oh, isn't that enough?
Am I gonna have to
sit around here all night
listening to that?
Why don't you go out someplace?
You could go out if you want to.
Who with?
You could go out with Eileen.
You and her could go someplace.
You know she has
a date with Hart.
You want me trailing along?
I just been explaining to you...
I can't take you no place with
this fella coming up to see me.
Now, I told you one dozen times.
I'm not asking you
to take me anyplace,
except maybe for a
walk around the block.
That's free.
If Eileen has got a date with
Hart, why don't she keep it?
It's half past 8:00.
Don't you worry about that.
What about him and her, anyway?
If she's engaged to him, ain't
she ever gonna get married?
You'll know as soon as
there's anything to know.
He'll wriggle off
the hook some way.
- What makes you think that?
- Just the luck I'm running in.
You know, if I ever
get married again,
it's gonna be to a
woman without no sister.
She doesn't cost you much, and
she's certainly company for me.
She could go get a job
someplace, couldn't she?
Oh, sure.
And you ought to be able to
place her, with your influence.
Now, lookit here, Lucille.
Hello?
Hello? Oh, hello, Maxie.
Yeah, yeah. Sure. I'm
gonna be up here all evening.
Yeah, fine. Swell. Right.
Well, Maxie's
coming up now, too.
Just you wait till he meets
this here Stevens fella.
What time is it?
Him and me's gonna
write another "Paprika."
I'll go crazy
waiting around here.
Wait till I team up
with this lyric writer.
You're gonna see some hits.
That dress isn't gonna
last you much longer.
Yeah, I know it.
Why don't you see
what you can find?
Maybe I will. I've
been putting it off.
I'm lazy, I guess.
I'd sure never be
too lazy to shop.
If I ever had
anything to shop with.
Just wait till my
new song gets over.
By that time, I'll
only want a shawl.
You know, there is absolutely
nothing that helps a man so much
as being married to a woman
who always encourages him
and looks on the bright side.
Time you did something
more for her besides talk.
I would keep pretty quiet
in this house if I was you.
That is, unless I
was paying board.
Don't you dare say I'm
dependent on you, because I'm not.
Just for your meals, a
place to sleep... That's all!
- Oh, yeah?
- Now, now.
Well, make him lay off me, if
he knows what's good for him.
Is Hart gonna phone or isn't
he? It gets me crazy, this waiting.
I nearly go out of
my mind just sitting.
You hear women brag
about the nice, cozy evenings
they spend at home
with their husbands.
Well, they're not married to
a piano tuner with 10 thumbs.
Hart said he'd call me
the minute he got home.
Of course, you know
him better than I do,
but when a man's really crazy
about a girl, he calls her up.
I don't care what he's doing.
It's only when he's cooling
off that he finds excuses.
If you think he's
cooling off, you're crazy.
He's insanely jealous.
Well, I guess I ought to get
consolation out of one thing...
No matter what
happens, it's velvet.
You're a fool to keep it up.
Why don't you break
away while there's still time?
You better be
thinking about Hart.
You may wind up
as bad off as I am.
Ha! Don't you worry about me.
If he wasn't so crazy about me,
why would he be
so insanely jealous?
He's insanely jealous.
Only I wish that
thing would ring.
Has he ever said
anything halfway definite?
About getting married, I mean?
Not in words, exactly.
What did he say it in?
Well, he must be thinking it.
- Who's that?
- Maxie, I guess.
- Or maybe that new lyric writer.
- Who?
You know, the one
that's coming to see Paul.
- Oh, it's you.
- Hi, there.
Say, who's that
out there? Maxie?
Yeah, Maxie.
Say, you didn't come up
from the office, did you?
Do I look it?
I'm playing this week
down at the Orchard,
pounding the piano
for a lot of squares.
How I envy you people who
can spend an evening at home.
Yeah, it's a great treat.
You know, Lucille, I might
have been a songwriter.
But I wrote tunes
nobody ever heard before.
They wouldn't stand for it.
- Hello there, Maxie.
- Hi, Paul.
Say, you know this fella
Stevens is coming up...
The lyric writer I told you
about, from Schenectady.
Oh, let him try to
get that one to rhyme.
He's young, but
he's got a fresh slant.
What does he do?
Write lying down?
Just wait till you see the songs
I'm gonna turn
out with this guy.
I guess Berlin will go
right out and kill himself.
I don't write like Berlin.
That's too bad.
And you know why Berlin
has got something on the ball?
Because he's got somebody around
who gives him some
encouragement now and then.
Say, that must be him.
Oh, hello there, Mr. Stevens.
I'm Paul Sears.
Come right on in.
Hang your hat up
right there, will you?
Come on. I want
you to meet the folks.
All right.
Mr. Schwartz.
Maxie, shake hands
here with Mr. Stevens.
- How are you, Mr. Schwartz?
- And this is my wife.
Dear, this here is Mr. Stevens.
- How are you?
- Oh, I'm all right.
Paul tells me
you're a songwriter.
Uh, well, not the
music. Just the words.
That's all Paul
needs. Isn't it, dear?
Yeah, gee, I'm one of
Mr. Sears' greatest admirers.
Sit down.
Why, thanks.
Boy, it sure is great
to be here, you know?
It's a wonderful town.
Gee, as soon as I get settled,
I want to take me a ferry boat
over to Staten's
Island and back.
That's an island.
You have to take a
ferry boat to get there.
Oh, you must have
been there, though.
Oh, sure. I go there all
the time just for the trip.
Oh.
Oh, I want to see the
Goddess of Liberty, too.
The statue, I mean.
You know that
they tell me that cost
a million and a half dollars,
and it weighs 250 ton.
She ought to cut out sweets.
He can really play the piano.
Oh, have you been
through the Holland Tunnel?
No, I haven't.
Have you been through
the Holland Tunnel?
No.
Uh, Mr. Schwartz.
Have you been through
the Holland Tunnel?
I've been waiting for
someone to go with.
Hey, I'll go with you!
Grand.
Yeah, boy, I want to
go all sorts of places
and get ideas for songs.
I got one idea I want to
tell you about, Mr. Sears.
I haven't got it writ down,
but I want to tell you.
It's a song about
traffic lights.
Green for come
ahead, and red for stop.
Maybe a comical-like song
about a girlfriend
signaling her boyfriend
with different-colored
lights in the window.
- Green for him to call...
- Red when her husband's home.
Well, I was thinking
about her father.
- I think I'd better go.
- Now, wait just a minute, Maxie.
Maybe Mr. Stevens
here has got some lyrics.
You got any lyrics with
you you could show us?
Paul, you don't understand. I
have to be downtown by 9:30.
This is only gonna
take a minute, Maxie.
Go ahead there, Fred.
I better explain this to you
first so's you'll understand it.
I like a song
with love interest.
Well, I got the idea
in a restaurant with a
certain party, and she...
Well, this party seemed
to think it was pretty good.
Well, that sounds all
right. What's the title?
"June Moon."
Uh, that's the title.
"June Moon"?
- A war song!
- Oh, no, no.
This is... This
is all about June.
And there's a moon shining,
and there's a boy and girl in love.
And something happens,
and he leaves her, or she
leaves him or something.
Anyway, every time he
looks up at that moon,
he thinks of her, you see?
Then in the second verse, she'll
be doing the same thing for him.
That's fair enough.
I... I don't know, now.
Another moon song.
Sure, sure. "June
Moon." I've got it.
I'll answer it.
Hello?
Oh, no. This is Lucille.
Well, wait just a minute.
- Eileen!
- Yes, dear?
Ooh.
Hello?
Oh, no. Not at all.
What? You're in
Philadelphia already?
Well, I thought you
weren't going till tomorrow.
My, it must be important.
Well, then I guess I won't get
to say goodbye before you go.
No, no. Just forget it.
Have a pleasant trip.
I said forget it.
Skip it. Goodbye.
Mr. Stevens, this is
my sister, Miss Fletcher.
Eileen, this is Mr. Stevens.
Hello.
Mr. Stevens is a lyric writer.
Oh. Been in New York long?
Yeah, about two hours.
Mr. Stevens wants to
go all over New York
getting ideas for songs.
- Oh, you like it here?
- Yeah, I like it fine.
Costs an awful lot of
money to live in New York.
Oh, I'm lucky.
I still got plenty.
Really?
I'll bet you haven't been to
any of the real places, have you?
Oh, I've been to Rosie's.
Oh, no, no. I mean
the night places.
I tell you, why don't we make
up a party, just the four of us?
We'll, uh, show
Mr. Stevens the town.
Oh, you mean tonight?
How about it? What do you say?
Sure. I don't know why not.
It... It sounds swell.
But I'm afraid I have another
engagement for tonight.
Well, that's all right.
You can put that off.
- Oh, sure you could.
- Gee, I don't know.
Paul had another engagement,
but he broke it on your account.
- Didn't you, dear?
- What?
Paul was just saying that what
you needed was to go places
where they do the latest numbers
so you'd know what kind
of songs are getting over.
Gee, it sounds just swell.
But I don't know, on account
of this other engagement.
But you could do
something about that.
You could go if
you really wanted to.
Don't you want to?
I'm not dressed to
go out anywhere.
We'll go where we
don't have to dress.
What about the Orchard
and surprise Maxie?
Sure! Lucille and I will
go get our things on.
Just a minute, girls.
The trouble is I haven't
got any money with me.
That's all right.
Mr. Stevens can
be treasurer tonight,
and then you can
fix it with him later.
So long as you're
gonna be partners.
- Let's hurry.
- Yeah, but I...
Is that all right with you?
What do you think it
would take for the four of us
to go out in New
York on the town?
You think it would
come to more than $10?
You got more than that
with you, haven't you?
Oh, yeah. Yeah.
You mind if I use your
phone for just a second?
Oh, no. Go right ahead.
Thanks.
I'll just go in here
and wash up.
Hello. Miss Baker, please?
Oh, Eddie? Uh, this is me.
Gee, Eddie, I'm afraid
that I won't be able
to get around there
tonight like I said,
because, uh, I've got to work.
You see, Paul
Sears and his wife,
they're gonna take
me to some places
where I can get
some ideas and things.
Uh, just the three of us.
Of course, I'd rather
be with you, Eddie.
But it's just the point that...
Oh, uh, I'll tell you all
about it at lunch tomorrow.
Goodbye, Eddie.
Well, you seem to be
having your troubles.
Oh, t-that's nobody.
That's just a friend of mine.
Oh? Is she nice?
Oh, it's nobody, really.
She's certainly not like you.
Listen, it's kind of
early for the Orchard.
Why don't we take in
the first show at the Copa?
Oh, grand! Then what do you
say we go to the Latin Quarter?
You know where I haven't been
in a long time? St. Regis roof.
They have a wonderful view.
- Where?
- St. Regis roof.
I get dizzy when
I climb a ladder.
- Come on, Charlie.
- What's that new bebop place?
That's called Bebop City.
Say, what is your
first name, anyway?
Frederick.
Ohh.
Now that you've seen
part one of "June Moon,"
let's turn to our
Westinghouse program.
What do you mean?
Your 10-gallon hat?
No, I mean the 10 gallons of
water my Laundromat will save
on a single load of wash.
Now, the reason my
Laundromat will save so much
is something that
Westinghouse built in.
It's called the Water Saver.
Let me show you how it works.
Now, suppose that this
is Wednesday night...
Tonight... And you
have a few things
you want to wash for tomorrow.
Some silk lingerie, doilies,
and Suzie's best cotton dress.
Now, with other washers,
you'd have to use the
full amount of water
even for this small wash.
But not with a
Westinghouse Laundromat.
Incidentally, this loading
shelf comes in mighty handy.
Now, I just slip the
clothes into the Laundromat
and set the Water
Saver dial at low.
And the Laundromat uses
just the right amount of water
for this small load.
I saved 10 gallons on this wash.
Now, naturally, with less water,
you don't have to use the
full amount of soap like this,
as you would in other washers.
This is all you need... Just
half the amount of soap...
With the Westinghouse
Laundromat.
Now start the Laundromat,
and we're done.
Look. No hands.
The Westinghouse
Laundromat does everything.
It washes, rinses, damp-dries,
even cleans
itself and shuts off.
It's so completely automatic,
there's nothing
left for you to do.
Buy on proof.
See the Westinghouse Laundromat
wash a load of your own clothes.
Of course, the Laundromat washes
not only small and
medium-sized loads
but full loads in one operation.
Phone me, and I'll pick
up a load of your clothes,
and we'll wash them in the
Westinghouse Laundromat.
Watch it wash, and you'll agree,
the "washword" is Laundromat.
Now let's return to "Studio
One" and "June Moon."
♪ June moon ♪
Hey, Marius, you seen
Maxie around anywhere?
Hello.
Oh. Why, hello, Eddie.
H-How are you?
Fine. I was just
looking for Maxie.
Oh, well, don't sit
down if you're busy.
Oh, yeah. Sure.
Gee, I'm all in.
Gosh, it's been about two
weeks since I've seen you,
hasn't it, Eddie?
Three.
Yeah.
- Working hard?
- Yeah. Yeah! Yeah.
"June Moon." It's all
finished now, Eddie.
We're, uh, just polishing it.
- Oh.
- Yeah.
- Well, it must be beautiful.
- Yeah.
Yeah, we're gonna play it
for Mr. Hart this afternoon.
Paul and I.
- That's wonderful.
- Yeah.
What's been the matter?
Why, nothing.
I've just been busy, that's
all. I've been very busy.
I was gonna call you up
just soon as I wasn't busy.
I tried to call you
up two mornings,
but they said you couldn't
be waked up before 1:00.
Oh, yeah, well, that's because
I was up late the
night before, working.
- Oh.
- Working.
Well, Fred, these places
you have to go around to...
What kind of places are they?
You know, places
where they have music.
Oh. Nightclubs?
Some of them. Yeah.
You and Mr. Sears?
Well, generally, we all
go together in a group.
Who else?
Uh, well, there's Paul's
wife. She goes along.
- Lucille, her name is.
- Oh.
Well, doesn't
someone else go along
to sort of, you know,
even up the party?
Nobody you know, Eddie. I
hardly even know her myself.
She just goes along because
she's Paul's sister-in-law,
and she lives there.
Yeah, she lives there,
and you couldn't
very well expect
to leave her home all alone.
She's timid.
Oh. Is she pretty?
Oh, I hardly ever even noticed.
Well, how old is she?
Well, gee, I don't know.
Well, is she older than I am?
Yeah, I guess so.
Yeah, she must be.
She's been on the stage.
- Honestly?
- Yeah.
Fred, you want to be careful,
because take a woman like
she that's close to 40 or more...
- She ain't 40!
- Well, 38.
And she sees a young boy
that almost any woman would
be proud to win your affections,
there isn't anything she might
not stoop to, to entangle you.
They ain't no woman
gonna untangle me.
Well, doesn't it cost a lot of
money to go to these places?
Do they take you?
That part's gonna
be all right, Eddie.
As soon as they
take "June Moon,"
I get what they call
in-advance royalties.
Oh, and the first
thing I'm gonna do
is pay you back
that little loan.
That doesn't matter.
No, I don't like
owing money to a girl.
Especially to a girl.
Well, it's just that
I'm not so sure
I'm gonna have very
much from now on.
What do you mean?
Well, I wasn't
going to tell you,
but I haven't got my position
with the dentist anymore.
Well, what did you do? Quit?
- He discharged me.
- Well, what for?
I made a mistake.
I gave Mr. Morrie's
appointment to Mr. Treadwell,
and Doctor scraped
Mr. Treadwell's bones
instead of Mr. Morrie's.
Ohh! Gee, I'm sorry, Eddie.
I wish there was
something I could do or...
Well, there is,
if you felt like it.
Why, sure. What?
Well, are you going to be
busy after they hear your song?
- Uh, tonight?
- Yeah.
Yeah, I have to work
tonight with Paul.
Oh. Well, before that.
After Mr. Hart hears it.
Fred, couldn't I stay
and listen to it, too?
Oh, no.
When Mr. Hart hears the song,
he can't have
anybody around, Eddie.
He's got to
concentrate, you know.
Well, I'm not
busy all afternoon.
Well, I'll tell you
what you could do.
If you'd like to you
could wait here.
Then after he hears the song,
I'll come and tell you about it.
- Aw, Fred, that's grand.
- Yeah.
And then we can, uh,
sit here and talk a while?
Yeah.
Aw, Fred.
- Everything seems all right now.
- Yeah.
Well, I thought
I'd find you here.
Hi, Maxie. This is Miss Baker.
- This is Mr. Schwartz.
- How do you do, Miss Baker?
Paul wants to run through
the number with you.
Good, he's back.
I want to make a
couple of changes.
Are you gonna come over
and hear our little concert?
Oh, no. I prefer to wait here.
And then Fred's gonna come
back and tell me the good news.
- Thanks.
- See you again, Miss Baker.
- Goodbye, Mr. "Swartz."
- Uh, Schwartz.
Gee, I think we
got a hit, Paul and I.
- Oh, Fred, I know it.
- Yeah.
Hey. Hey, hey, I got it.
I got it this time.
"Me for Capri."
How's that for a song title?
They wanted a novelty number.
- Sounds good.
- Aha. Listen.
In the verse... In the verse,
I've got this soldier, see?
He just remembers this
dame he met down in Capri.
That's a little island in
Italy, just off the boot.
But this dame here
just gives him the air.
And he ain't got no love
to keep him warm, so...
She gives him a
slow boot to Italy.
Oh, Maxie, now listen.
Listen to these lyrics.
I'll play you the
refrain. Now listen.
He says to her...
♪ Me for Capri ♪
♪ To live the
life of capriccio ♪
Wow!
♪ Me for Capri ♪
♪ Eating olives
off the tree-ccio ♪
♪ Days on end ♪
♪ I'll be basking
on the beach-io ♪
No, no!
♪ Making mucho love
in sunny, blue Capri... ♪
- That's swell.
- Wait! I ain't finished!
Listen, what do you think?
I think it might sound
better in Spani-ccio.
Hello there, Fred.
Paul, Paul. Come on, will you?
We got a lot of work to do.
What do you say?
Hey, wait a minute.
What are you gonna do?
I'm gonna wash the windows.
You can't do that. We got
to run through this song.
Can't you go
somewhere else first?
First? I'm almost
through for the day.
They're singing all
over the building.
Go ahead. It don't bother me.
- Mr. Hart? You all ready?
- All ready for what?
- The new song.
- What new song?
- The one I wrote with Paul.
- Oh!
Yeah, we'll run
it through for you.
- That's very thoughtful.
- Yeah.
Mr. Hart!
Uh, he don't seem
to recognize us.
He'll get around to it.
Ah.
Hey, Maxie, you know
what I'm gonna do
if they like "June Moon"?
No.
I'm gonna have me an evening
dinner coat made with a tuxedo.
I've been wearing
an old suit of Paul's,
and Miss Fletcher says
it would hold two like me.
There couldn't be two like you.
- Oh, she was just joking.
- I see.
Boy, she's a great
sport, all right, isn't she?
Make a wonderful
wife. A real pal.
I think a man's wife
ought to be their pals,
as well as their sweetheart.
Well, it's worth thinking over.
Gee, boy, I just
didn't know nothing
when I lived in Schenectady.
Even the first few
weeks I was in New York,
I was kind of a sap.
Oh, that sounds incredible.
Boy, I sure seen a lot
in three weeks, though.
Miss Fletcher, she's
always locating new places.
We was in three
of them last night.
We wound up at half
past 7:00 this morning.
Hey, you imbibe, Maxie?
After listening to songs
all day, I don't want liquor.
I just go home and take
a general anaesthetic.
- Hart's still tied up in there.
- Did he say with whom?
Why don't we run
through the number
while we're waiting
for him to untie himself?
All right, chappies.
♪ June moon ♪
♪ Shining above ♪
♪ Will my true love come soon? ♪
♪ June moon ♪
♪ I am so blue ♪
♪ I know that you
long for her, too ♪
♪ Sweet night
birds winging aloft ♪
♪ Singing a song of two ♪
♪ Tell her to come to me here ♪
♪ To me and my dear June moon ♪
- Sounds good.
- All right, let's have it.
- You ready, boss?
- What?
For "Me for Capri."
Wait a minute. These guys
have been here since 2:00.
All right. Let's have it.
- What's the name?
- "June Moon."
I can't talk to him
now. Come on in, boys.
Oh, swell.
- What's this thing called?
- "June Moon."
- It's all about love.
- In three-quarter time?
Oh, no, they take it seriously.
Yes, what is it?
Hoagy Carmichael here?
Why didn't you tell me?!
- Who is it?
- Hoagy Carmichael!
Aren't you coming
out to meet him?
Let him come to me.
Hoagy Carmichael's
outside. He's a composer.
Where is everybody?
They went to see if a
composer has two heads.
- What's he talking about?
- Search me.
Hey, why don't you go in
there now and say hello to Hart?
I'd rather run into
him accidentally.
It looks better.
He didn't exactly keep the
wires hot while he was gone.
He wrote to me
every place he went.
Certainly sent you
a beautiful postcard
of the Detroit Athletic Club.
And that new
waterworks in Cleveland.
Just the same, when he finds out
I've been going
around with Stevens,
he's gonna be insanely jealous.
Hey! Hey, there!
- Hoagy Carmichael's outside.
- Yeah?
Yeah, I told him about my
new number, "Me for Capri."
He says it's a great idea!
Hey, wait a minute.
You ain't heard it yet.
Never mind. I'll take
Carmichael's word for it.
Hello, there.
- You two can't stay here.
- Who's thinking of staying?
- Oh, Mr. Hart!
- Mr. Hart.
Well, I didn't know
we had visitors.
- Hello, Lucille.
- Hello.
This is Miss Fletcher, Mr. Hart.
She's Paul's sister-in-law.
Yes. I've already
met Miss Fletcher.
Mr. Hart's been on a
great big business trip.
Well, that's very interesting.
Yeah, he's been
to all the big cities.
Cleveland, Detroit.
I understand Cleveland
has a new waterworks.
You all ready for the new song?
- I mean "June Moon."
- Good, let's...
Fred's been trying very hard
to learn the new business.
- Oh, yes?
- Yeah.
Yeah, I guess we've been
pretty nearly everywhere
together, haven't we?
- Listening to all the new songs.
- I guess we have.
Miss Fletcher's took
me to all the big clubs.
Oh, so you're a friend
of Miss Fletcher's?
Oh, I'd say we were pretty
good friends, wouldn't you?
Well, what do you
know about that?
Well, suppose you
boys come to my office.
- We'll run the song over.
- Okay, Mr. Hart!
The lead sheet. The lyrics.
Oh, Maxie! We got to have Maxie.
I'll send for him. Now,
who wrote this song?
- I did.
- I did.
Do you see that?
He's insanely jealous.
If that's jealously, I'll
take plain lemonade.
Ah, you don't know
him the way I do.
- He's burned up.
- He controlled it good.
Well, it won't be long now.
He's gonna hear it at last.
Yeah, we're waiting
for the verdict, too.
Well, it's Stevens'
first offense.
If he's lucky, he'll get
off with a small fine.
Well, they're off.
So are we. Come on.
Let's go over to
Rosie's and get a drink.
Every time Paul writes a
new song, I get slightly ill.
It all sounds alike to me.
♪ June moon ♪
♪ I am so blue ♪
♪ I know that you
long for her, too ♪
♪ Sweet night
birds winging aloft ♪
♪ Singing a song of two ♪
♪ Tell her to come to me here ♪
♪ To me and her dear June moon ♪
You know, if
they buy that lyric,
Stevens will be getting
up a party for tonight.
Yeah, I know.
He's gonna be kind of a
nuisance with Hart back.
Ah, I can handle him.
He's so far gone you
can tell him anything.
- Beer.
- Beer, please.
We certainly do attract
songwriters, we Fletcher girls.
It's a curse.
Mmh, I don't know.
Fred's not a bad kid.
You know, I kind of like him.
He might make a lot
of money in this game.
Plenty of others have done it.
Maybe his lyrics are just
silly enough to get over.
Even if they do buy it, it won't
mean anything to Paul and me.
We're so far ahead of his
royalties, we'll never catch up.
Paul could write
"Madam Butterfly,"
and it wouldn't even
get me a new girdle.
Anyway, I got Stevens broke
in right, whoever gets him.
I imagine every week was
thrift week in Schenectady.
It's thrift year for me.
Year in, year out. I'm
getting pretty sick of it.
- What don't you do something?
- Maybe I am.
Yeah? What?
I don't know.
Nothing, I guess.
But it sure would be a relief
to talk to a man sometime
that hates music.
Hey! They're gonna take it!
They took it! They're
crazy about it!
- I knew they'd like it.
- Isn't that wonderful?
It's my first song
to be published.
- That's wonderful!
- It's thrilling.
Oh, boy. They gave
me a check for $500.
That's my advance royalties.
Maxie's gonna bring it over.
Well, they took it, all right.
You should have heard what
Hart said about the music.
- Yeah, and the lyrics.
- Yeah.
- It's wonderful.
- Yes, indeed.
Ladies and gentlemen!
- Speech, speech!
- Go ahead, Fred.
The occasion which just occurred
marks a millstone in my life.
Uh-huh.
Hey, I thought you people
would be off like a shot.
- We're waiting for Fred's check.
- Oh, I'll bet you are.
- Here's your check, Freddy.
- Oh, boy, just in time.
$500!
You've just got to give
me a great big kiss.
Ah, you two!
- You love me?
- You bet I do.
- Where will we go for dinner?
- I could use a good steak, huh?
- How about 21?
- Fine. I've never been there.
Freddy boy, you'll love it.
Oh, I will as long
as you're along.
Oh, don't you worry about that.
Wherever you are,
that's where I'm gonna be.
Coming, Maxie?
Wherever you
are. I'll stay here.
Hello.
Oh, hello.
Uh, guess we're all alone.
Yes.
Would you, uh...
Would you like a drink?
I've never had one.
Ah, come on. What'll it be?
I have no idea.
Say...
How old are you?
I forgot.
But old enough, huh?
Oh, Mr. Schwartz,
you're very nice.
Marius.
Two straight ryes. On the rocks.
On the rocks.
And now let's pause for a moment
and look at our program again.
Well, I wonder.
You needn't wonder any longer
because I'm going to show you.
Here are six towels that
were dried on a clothesline.
They're hard and
rough, not soft and fluffy.
But here are six towels of
exactly the same make and size,
fluffier than a kitten.
So fat, soft, and thirsty that
one towel does the work of two,
because they were dried by the
finest method ever developed...
A Westinghouse clothes dryer.
What's more, this
is by far the best way
to dry all your clothes.
Just watch.
You take your clothes from
the Westinghouse Laundromat,
which has washed
them spotlessly clean,
and slip them into
the clothes dryer.
Now, for clothes
that need ironing,
you set the dial to "damp,"
and they come out
just right for ironing.
Just think... You never
have to hand-sprinkle again.
Now, of course, with
towels, children's clothes,
and many other things,
they don't need ironing.
So for those things,
you set the dial to "dry."
And that's all there is.
No lugging heavy baskets.
No hanging up
great loads of clothes.
And you're never at
the mercy of the weather.
There's nothing to compare with
the Westinghouse Laundromat
and the Westinghouse
clothes dryer
for saving time, saving work.
Your wash day is completely
automatic all the way through.
Watch the Westinghouse
twins in action.
Phone me, and I'll arrange to
pick up a load of your clothes,
wash and dry them in
the Westinghouse twins
absolutely free of charge.
You will see how
well they are done.
We return now to "June Moon."
No, No. No, you don't get it.
Did you hear about it,
Maxie? It's just sensational!
No, I'm positive the
girl's name is Edna Baker.
No, she did work for
the doctor. I know it.
Drop that thing
and listen, Maxie.
She had a slight
misunderstanding
with a couple of patients.
Yeah, that...
That's the girl.
That's the girl.
What was her number
again? Plaza 5...
Plaza 5, 3025.
Thanks very much.
Oh, by the way, are his
bones healing all right?
That's wonderful.
Okay, thanks. Bye-bye.
Maxie, it's
incredible, I tell you.
The fourth consecutive
week on the "Hit Parade."
We haven't had a hit like
"June Moon" since "Java."
Listen to this... Last Saturday,
nearly 300 bands played it.
Joe, would you mind
answering me a riddle?
Yeah, what is it?
Joe, did you have any
idea it was gonna be a hit?
Honestly, now?
Well, I'll tell you, Maxie...
That's all I wanted to know.
Hello, Paul. Where's
Stevens? Is he here yet?
Well, I've been
looking for him myself.
How are the new numbers coming?
Oh, pretty good. Pretty good.
Only Fred doesn't seem to
want to work much anymore.
He's supposed to
meet me here at 11:00.
He ought to be getting busy.
He's not gonna work
on his honeymoon.
- Oh, here's the groom at last.
- You can blame it on me.
I've been making him
buy some new clothes.
Hey, kid. 11:00, remember?
- Well, it's those clothes...
- Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Well, you two are certainly
to be congratulated.
- Thanks.
- Much obliged.
But don't forget your
work. When do you sail?
- Saturday.
- Boat sails Saturday.
I certainly envy you. I
wish I could go along.
Gee, not much chance, I suppose.
Well, if you could
postpone it a month.
Hey, now, that sounds
like a swell idea.
- Don't be silly.
- Oh, yeah, I forgot.
Eileen wants to be on
the Riviera in, uh, season.
Oh, I see.
Well, I hope they don't
take you at Monte Carlo.
Well, if they don't
take us there,
we could go somewhere else.
Yeah, uh... Anyhow, be sure
and get your work done, huh?
Yeah. Yeah.
Why didn't you ask him
when you had a chance?
He's advanced me
too much already.
Oh, but, sweetheart,
you promised.
Well, a little later
on, I'll ask him.
Well, don't forget. You're
to ask him for $2,000.
Well, I have to find
Paul and get to work now.
Ah, don't go to work yet.
Just think, only three more
days until we get married.
I thought it was four.
Four until we sail. Only
three until we get married.
I'm glad we're
going to Paris first
so I can get some new clothes.
What have you been buying?
Darling, those are
all right for the boat
but not for the Riviera.
All ready for the big trip?
Yeah. Boat sails
Saturday, Maxie.
I don't know what you
want to go to Europe for.
Yeah, gee, I wanted
to visit Schenectady.
But Eileen has her heart
set on going to Europe.
Fred, are you going
to speak to Mr. Hart?
- Yes, ma'am.
- Well, now would be a good time.
Now would be a good time.
Uh, how do you feel, kid?
I guess I'm a little
bit tired, Maxie.
The way I've
been going it lately,
I'm kind of behind in my sleep.
But you've been
having a lot of fun.
- All those night clubs.
- Yeah.
Gee, that was fun at first.
All the dancing and everything.
Now, I don't know, Maxie.
If I don't get some sleep soon,
I'm gonna have a
nervous breakup.
Say, this trip to Europe...
That's gonna be kind
of expensive, isn't it?
Oh!
I'd always thought that I'd
save my money if I ever got any.
Well, you certainly
picked a thrifty girl.
I don't know, Maxie.
Gee, sometimes I get to thinking
that, well, maybe a guy like I
that's just starting out,
maybe he shouldn't get
married quite so soon.
Especially to a woman that's
got to have so many clothes.
Sometimes, Maxie, I think I
shouldn't have got engaged.
You know, I remember
a case once in Michigan
where a fella was engaged to
a girl, and he didn't marry her.
I didn't read that. Have
you got the clipping?
No. But my memory's pretty good.
I remember a mighty
nice little girl, too.
I even remember her
name. Edna Baker.
Maxie, you haven't seen
her or anything have you?
- Me?
- Yeah.
Why, no. Why?
Oh, well, I...
I shouldn't be thinking
about her at a time like this.
- Are you?
- Well...
- Where's everybody?
- Oh, around.
I got to find Paul and
get to work. Excuse me.
Hey. You're all
dressed up today.
Not especially.
You look like
the bride yourself.
Hello. I thought I saw you.
I, uh, I got a lot of work
to do, if you'll excuse me.
Say, that's a knockout.
- You like it?
- Uh-huh.
- Have you got a date?
- Nah.
But I could be persuaded.
You could? Say, this
needs looking into.
I tell you what, honey.
I got to go have my hair done,
but I'll meet you
at 1:00 at Rosie's.
I want to say goodbye
to some of the crowd.
I sure am glad
you're getting wise.
It's been a long
time between songs.
I'll see you there.
Hey, where's Hart?
I got to see him.
I wouldn't know.
Hey, wait a minute.
Want to hear a great song?
You know who I am, don't you?
I'm Benny Louis,
the hit songwriter.
Yeah. I write words
and music both.
Just like Berlin, only
I'm more pathetic.
Listen.
- Hey, she's gone.
- Huh?
Hey, Maxie, listen.
Something horrible's happened.
I know. I just heard it.
Oh, no. Listen to me, will you?
You remember that
time I was up here
playing "Me for
Capri" the other day?
Well, some other fella
was hanging around
listening, remember?
Well, he told some
other fellas about it.
- You know what they did?
- No.
They brought out
"Me for Stromboli."
It's incredible.
Joe, I want to see you.
Listen, boss, will you?
- I want you to hear something.
- Sure. Go ahead.
Recognize it?
Well, sure. "June Moon" in 2/4.
It's Paul Sears' old
song "Montana Sun."
The one you turned down.
Well, what do you know.
Well, then what's
the difference?
I got two songs for the
price of one, didn't I?
♪ La ♪
♪ L-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a ♪
♪ La la-a-a-a-a-a ♪
♪ La-a-a-a-a-a ♪
♪ La la la-a-a-a ♪
Hello there.
Oh. Hello, Mr. Schwartz.
I guess you think it
was kind of nervy of me
calling you up like that.
Well, no. Why?
Well, somebody
had to do something.
He's not the kind of a guy
who can think for himself.
Oh, I can't do
anything about it.
He doesn't care
anything about me.
He never did.
Well, he's in trouble,
and you're the only
one who can help.
Well, he don't want to see me.
I... I told him you were here.
It can't do any harm.
I don't know.
- Promise me one thing.
- What?
Well, no matter what happens,
come see me
afterwards, will you?
Okay.
Hello, Eddie.
Oh. Hello, Fred.
I-I didn't come
here. Mr. Schwartz...
It's so good to see you, Eddie.
I didn't know how
good it would be.
I'm glad you're well and that
you're going to be happy, Fred.
Eddie, I've been
thinking about you.
I've been waking up every
morning thinking about you.
You're getting up in
the morning again, Fred?
Eddie, did Maxie tell
you anything about me
or say anything?
Yeah, he...
He said you were
going to be married.
I guess I should have
congratulated you.
I don't want to get
married. That's it. You see?
Don't say in unless you
mean it. I couldn't stand it.
I mean it more than
anything in the world.
I don't want to get... Oh.
- I'm sorry.
- Wait a minute. Don't go away.
This is Miss Fletcher.
I'm afraid I'll
have to go, Fred.
- Oh, no, wait. Eddie, please.
- Goodbye, Miss Fletcher.
- Eddie.
- Fred.
- Huh?
- What's the matter with you?
Anybody'd think it was her you
were gonna marry instead of me.
There's something
I got to tell you.
Yeah? What is it?
Eileen...
I don't want to get
married. I mean you and me.
You see, I shouldn't have
done it in the first place.
This is a fine time to tell me.
Why didn't you wait till Friday?
And you think that all you
have to do is to tell me...
That that settles it?!
It doesn't quite work that way.
You think I'm gonna stand by
and let you throw me
over for that little snip?!
- She's no snip!
- I'll sue her!
I'll sue her for alienation.
That's what I'll do.
You can't, because she was
born right here in New York state.
You seem to have forgotten that
I was engaged to another man,
and you took me away from him.
- How about that?!
- I couldn't help that.
Well, it isn't honest,
Don't think you're
gonna get away with it!
I'm not interrupting
anything, am I?
No! I was just leaving!
- Stick around, Eileen.
- What do you mean?
How come Lucille paid 150
bucks for that new dress?
Yeah. $146.50.
How do I know? Am I her manager?
You put her up to spending
money I ain't even got.
You're drunk!
Well...
How did this turn
out to be a foursome?
Now, you can hear
this too, Lucille.
- What?
- It's her.
She's been making
him spend his money
and waste a lot of his time.
Yeah, and she's putting
ideas in your head, too.
What? You mean this outfit?
- Oh, this is just a rag.
- That's what I mean.
Look, I ain't even
earned that dough yet.
Since when do I
have to report to you?
- Yeah, she's got her own mind.
- You shut up, you hear?
Oh, keep still. I'm
sick of this whole thing.
I'm sick of this waiting...
Waiting around forever
to get the things I want.
By now I've waited so long I
wonder if it matters anymore.
And I'm sick of
the sound of music.
Do I have to sit around
here 10 more years
listening to "June Moon,"
waiting for you to
sell another song?
I'd die first. What do
you know about that?
If I had any brains,
I'd walk out on you.
I haven't got any brains.
I'm going home.
You mean all the time
she was married to you,
she didn't approve your music?
Yeah.
Yeah, She never did
go for my songs much.
Fred, I'll tell you
something else, too.
- Don't you believe him.
- Believe what?
You didn't know your fiancée
was saving you for a spare, did you?
That's not true.
Don't believe him.
Paul, what do you
mean, "a spare"?
She told you she was
engaged to be married.
She wasn't. Hart kicked her out.
That's why she
picked up with you.
Should've told you
a long time ago.
- Is that true?
- What do you mean, is it true?
Just what I said. Now
answer me. Is it true?
Of course it is,
you little fool.
And now have I got
permission to go?
Or maybe your little girlfriend
would like to say something.
Well, if she does, I'll
know that I can believe her.
Paul, I'm sorry
about everything.
Oh, that's all right, kid.
I'm glad I could help
fix things up for you.
Hey, I don't have to
marry her anymore.
- Oh, Fred, I'm so happy!
- Eddie.
Only, gee, I still
got the tickets.
It says "Frederick
M. Stevens and wife."
I wonder if those
steamship lines
allow you to change your wife.
Sure. If you don't
do it in midstream.
Why? Do those big
boats go very fast?
Oh, they go awful fast.
What you want is a
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So-and-so and so-and-so.
Peaches in bloom.
Bloom.
So-and-so and so-and-so.
Peaches in bloom...
above you loom.
Above you loom.
Uh, would you, uh, care
to read the paper, ma'am?
Oh, thank you very much.
Yeah, I thought you
might like to read.
No, thank you.
Uh, we're due in at New
York at, uh, five 3:00.
Yes, I know.
You got on at, uh,
Hudson, didn't you?
- Yes.
- I seen you.
I've been on ever
since Schenectady.
- Oh, really?
- Yeah.
I've got a girlfriend
from Schenectady.
Oh, is that so?
Well, she's in New York
now, working at Saks.
Grace Crowell.
Why, gee, I knew a
Mildred Crowell once.
Oh.
Uh, her name
wasn't Grace, though.
Well, this was Grace.
Oh.
Gee, she had a
brother... Mildred Crowell...
Who was quite a billiard player.
At three cushions.
Eddie his name was.
That was it. Eddie.
Oh! That's my name, too.
- Huh?
- Well, just my nickname.
Oh.
- My real name's Edna.
- Oh.
That's a beautiful bag.
Oh, that? Yeah, they, uh...
They give me that at
the banquet last night.
Were you at a banquet?
Yeah, it's a
farewell testimonial,
on account of my
going to New York.
It's got my initials on
it right there... F.M.S.
Frederick M. Stevens.
- What's the "M" for?
- Uh, Martin.
Oh. I like a man to
have a middle name.
- Girls don't usually have them.
- Yeah.
I'm just plain Edna.
Oh, I wouldn't say "plain."
Well, you know how to
make pretty speeches.
Oh, I'll bet you're
used to them.
Well, I'm not so used to them
that I don't like to hear them.
Especially from people
whom I think they're sincere.
Oh, I never say nothing
unless I really mean it.
- Well, I'm glad of that.
- Yeah.
Speaking of speeches,
you should have heard
what Carl Fischer
said about me last night
when they give me that bag.
At the banquet, I mean.
He said all the boys expected
me to make Irving Berlin jealous.
And I said I didn't want
to make nobody jealous,
I just wanted to make
my friends proud of me.
Well, is that what
you are? A songwriter?
Yeah. Oh, not the
music. Just the words.
Lyrics, they're called.
It must be wonderful
to have a gift like that.
That's what Benny
Davis calls it... a gift.
You've heard of
him, haven't you?
He's written a lot of... No?
Well, I guess I must have.
He just happened to be playing
with a band in Schenectady,
and I just happened to meet him.
And I just happened to
show him some of my lyrics.
And he told me...
He said a fellow like I,
with that songwriting gift,
was a sucker not
to go to New York,
because that's where they
have a mecca for a fella
if he's got that
songwriting gift.
So he give me a letter of
introduction to Paul Sears,
the fellow that wrote "Paprika."
You know "Paprika."
You've heard it.
♪ Paprika, paprika ♪
- I guess I must have.
- Sure.
You write one
song like that, Eddie,
you never have to worry again.
Well, are you gonna
be partners with him?
Well, I guess so,
if he wants me to.
I think he will, probably,
after he sees this
letter of introduction.
That's the hardest
part of all, you know?
It's that getting acquainted.
I'd have broke away a long
time ago myself, only for my sister,
whom I couldn't very
well leave all alone.
But she got married
a week ago Saturday.
Oh, let me show you
what she did for me.
She give me a half a dozen
shirts just like this, see?
All different
colors. Look at that.
I'll bet you if you was to
try and get a shirt like that,
you couldn't get a shirt like
that less than 2 1/2 dollars.
Oh, no. I love to sew.
Has it got your monogram
on it? Your initials?
She was gonna put
an "F" on the sleeve,
but she was kind of busy.
Oh.
Well, if you were my brother,
I'd embroider
your whole initials.
Oh, you don't have
to be a person's sister
to embroider their shirt.
Mr. Stevens, I-I don't
want you to misjudge me.
I'm not the type of girl
that talks to strangers.
A girl alone in New
York can't be too careful.
Why, you take at
Dr. Quinn's, where I work.
He's one of the
best dentists there is,
and he has lots of men patients
that would be only too
glad to start a little flirtation.
Even Doctor himself was
fresh the first day I met him.
But I told him...
I said, "Doctor, I guess I don't
care to work here after all."
And then he just laughed
and said, "Forget it,"
he was just testing me.
And from that day on, he
hasn't made any advances.
Well, except once or twice.
Well, I'll just bet you
that if I was around there,
he'd keep his distance.
I wish you could be.
Well, I don't know. I
got lots of excuses for...
I've got a cavity back there
that's as big as Grand Canyon.
Oh, you'll have to
excuse me from laughing.
But, you know,
Caroline used to tell me
I had the keenest sense of
humor of any person she ever met.
Hey, you know, the
first thing you know,
I'm gonna be up to see this
Dr. What's-His-Name myself.
Oh, he's wonderful.
He'll fix you up.
Well, if I was to come up there,
it would probably be when
he was sort of out to lunch.
Well, then what
would you come up for?
Well, I'll let you guess.
Well, I'd rather you told me.
Oh, I might be coming
up there to see you.
Oh, you'll forget it.
Oh, no, I won't. Your
smile will always haunt me.
You must be a
wonderful songwriter.
Uh, Eddie...
were you planning
to, uh, go right home
when you get into New York?
Well, I intended to. Why?
Well, I tell you, see,
I thought when
we get in the station
I might call up Mr. Sears
about this letter of introduction.
- Oh, I wish you all the luck.
- Thanks.
And I thought that
maybe after I called him
you might sort of like to
have something to eat with me
in a restaurant, maybe.
Well, most of the time, I go
home and cook my own dinner.
Just because I love to cook.
It's gonna be too late
for you to cook tonight.
Oh. Well, I guess it would be.
- I'd love to go.
- Aw, swell.
I really would.
Well, you have eyes
of blue, don't you?
Yes.
Grace says they
go well with my face.
As I was saying
about Carl Fischer...
The fellow that made
me the speech last night...
It's the first time
he's been back home
since he's been married.
He's got a wife and baby now.
Aww. Gee, I'm
dying to have a baby.
Oh, I didn't mean to say that.
Mmh. Nothing wrong
with a woman liking a baby.
Carl's wife
certainly likes hers.
Made him a good home, too.
You know, she must be
a good deal like myself.
I suppose I'm silly
and old-fashioned,
but I've always thought that a
girl should bring her husband
something besides herself.
Mmh.
Gee, that's such
a beautiful moon.
Even if it isn't quite real.
Hey, it's full, too.
Like a June moon.
It's not June. It's October.
Yeah, I know, but
they sort of go together.
I'm always thinking
of words that rhyme.
You know, that'd make a
catchy name... "June Moon."
For a song, I mean.
Do you know that you could
get words to rhyme with that?
Croon, spoon, soon.
"Marry soon" or something.
- Macaroon?
- Yeah! Sure.
You know, someday
when that song's published
and people are
singing it everywhere,
I'll say to my friends,
"I know the man
who wrote that song."
You know what's gonna be
right under my name, Eddie?
- What?
- "Dictated to Miss Edna Baker."
Aw, Fred, that's wonderful.
Listen, I got to go
now and see Mr. Sears.
But I'll let you know what
happens as soon as I come...
Checks, please.
Oh, am I glad this is the last
song I got to write with Fagan.
You know, I... I rewrite two
whole bars of melody for him.
Then I ask him
will he just change one little
word of lyrics, and he squawks.
Now, look, this is
the way he wants it.
♪ ...as roses in June ♪
And here's the way
I think it ought to be.
♪ ...as a rose in June ♪
See?
Sounds just the same to me.
Well, my way gives it a triplet,
makes it twice as effective.
Now, listen.
♪ ...as a rose in June ♪
Oh, isn't that enough?
Am I gonna have to
sit around here all night
listening to that?
Why don't you go out someplace?
You could go out if you want to.
Who with?
You could go out with Eileen.
You and her could go someplace.
You know she has
a date with Hart.
You want me trailing along?
I just been explaining to you...
I can't take you no place with
this fella coming up to see me.
Now, I told you one dozen times.
I'm not asking you
to take me anyplace,
except maybe for a
walk around the block.
That's free.
If Eileen has got a date with
Hart, why don't she keep it?
It's half past 8:00.
Don't you worry about that.
What about him and her, anyway?
If she's engaged to him, ain't
she ever gonna get married?
You'll know as soon as
there's anything to know.
He'll wriggle off
the hook some way.
- What makes you think that?
- Just the luck I'm running in.
You know, if I ever
get married again,
it's gonna be to a
woman without no sister.
She doesn't cost you much, and
she's certainly company for me.
She could go get a job
someplace, couldn't she?
Oh, sure.
And you ought to be able to
place her, with your influence.
Now, lookit here, Lucille.
Hello?
Hello? Oh, hello, Maxie.
Yeah, yeah. Sure. I'm
gonna be up here all evening.
Yeah, fine. Swell. Right.
Well, Maxie's
coming up now, too.
Just you wait till he meets
this here Stevens fella.
What time is it?
Him and me's gonna
write another "Paprika."
I'll go crazy
waiting around here.
Wait till I team up
with this lyric writer.
You're gonna see some hits.
That dress isn't gonna
last you much longer.
Yeah, I know it.
Why don't you see
what you can find?
Maybe I will. I've
been putting it off.
I'm lazy, I guess.
I'd sure never be
too lazy to shop.
If I ever had
anything to shop with.
Just wait till my
new song gets over.
By that time, I'll
only want a shawl.
You know, there is absolutely
nothing that helps a man so much
as being married to a woman
who always encourages him
and looks on the bright side.
Time you did something
more for her besides talk.
I would keep pretty quiet
in this house if I was you.
That is, unless I
was paying board.
Don't you dare say I'm
dependent on you, because I'm not.
Just for your meals, a
place to sleep... That's all!
- Oh, yeah?
- Now, now.
Well, make him lay off me, if
he knows what's good for him.
Is Hart gonna phone or isn't
he? It gets me crazy, this waiting.
I nearly go out of
my mind just sitting.
You hear women brag
about the nice, cozy evenings
they spend at home
with their husbands.
Well, they're not married to
a piano tuner with 10 thumbs.
Hart said he'd call me
the minute he got home.
Of course, you know
him better than I do,
but when a man's really crazy
about a girl, he calls her up.
I don't care what he's doing.
It's only when he's cooling
off that he finds excuses.
If you think he's
cooling off, you're crazy.
He's insanely jealous.
Well, I guess I ought to get
consolation out of one thing...
No matter what
happens, it's velvet.
You're a fool to keep it up.
Why don't you break
away while there's still time?
You better be
thinking about Hart.
You may wind up
as bad off as I am.
Ha! Don't you worry about me.
If he wasn't so crazy about me,
why would he be
so insanely jealous?
He's insanely jealous.
Only I wish that
thing would ring.
Has he ever said
anything halfway definite?
About getting married, I mean?
Not in words, exactly.
What did he say it in?
Well, he must be thinking it.
- Who's that?
- Maxie, I guess.
- Or maybe that new lyric writer.
- Who?
You know, the one
that's coming to see Paul.
- Oh, it's you.
- Hi, there.
Say, who's that
out there? Maxie?
Yeah, Maxie.
Say, you didn't come up
from the office, did you?
Do I look it?
I'm playing this week
down at the Orchard,
pounding the piano
for a lot of squares.
How I envy you people who
can spend an evening at home.
Yeah, it's a great treat.
You know, Lucille, I might
have been a songwriter.
But I wrote tunes
nobody ever heard before.
They wouldn't stand for it.
- Hello there, Maxie.
- Hi, Paul.
Say, you know this fella
Stevens is coming up...
The lyric writer I told you
about, from Schenectady.
Oh, let him try to
get that one to rhyme.
He's young, but
he's got a fresh slant.
What does he do?
Write lying down?
Just wait till you see the songs
I'm gonna turn
out with this guy.
I guess Berlin will go
right out and kill himself.
I don't write like Berlin.
That's too bad.
And you know why Berlin
has got something on the ball?
Because he's got somebody around
who gives him some
encouragement now and then.
Say, that must be him.
Oh, hello there, Mr. Stevens.
I'm Paul Sears.
Come right on in.
Hang your hat up
right there, will you?
Come on. I want
you to meet the folks.
All right.
Mr. Schwartz.
Maxie, shake hands
here with Mr. Stevens.
- How are you, Mr. Schwartz?
- And this is my wife.
Dear, this here is Mr. Stevens.
- How are you?
- Oh, I'm all right.
Paul tells me
you're a songwriter.
Uh, well, not the
music. Just the words.
That's all Paul
needs. Isn't it, dear?
Yeah, gee, I'm one of
Mr. Sears' greatest admirers.
Sit down.
Why, thanks.
Boy, it sure is great
to be here, you know?
It's a wonderful town.
Gee, as soon as I get settled,
I want to take me a ferry boat
over to Staten's
Island and back.
That's an island.
You have to take a
ferry boat to get there.
Oh, you must have
been there, though.
Oh, sure. I go there all
the time just for the trip.
Oh.
Oh, I want to see the
Goddess of Liberty, too.
The statue, I mean.
You know that
they tell me that cost
a million and a half dollars,
and it weighs 250 ton.
She ought to cut out sweets.
He can really play the piano.
Oh, have you been
through the Holland Tunnel?
No, I haven't.
Have you been through
the Holland Tunnel?
No.
Uh, Mr. Schwartz.
Have you been through
the Holland Tunnel?
I've been waiting for
someone to go with.
Hey, I'll go with you!
Grand.
Yeah, boy, I want to
go all sorts of places
and get ideas for songs.
I got one idea I want to
tell you about, Mr. Sears.
I haven't got it writ down,
but I want to tell you.
It's a song about
traffic lights.
Green for come
ahead, and red for stop.
Maybe a comical-like song
about a girlfriend
signaling her boyfriend
with different-colored
lights in the window.
- Green for him to call...
- Red when her husband's home.
Well, I was thinking
about her father.
- I think I'd better go.
- Now, wait just a minute, Maxie.
Maybe Mr. Stevens
here has got some lyrics.
You got any lyrics with
you you could show us?
Paul, you don't understand. I
have to be downtown by 9:30.
This is only gonna
take a minute, Maxie.
Go ahead there, Fred.
I better explain this to you
first so's you'll understand it.
I like a song
with love interest.
Well, I got the idea
in a restaurant with a
certain party, and she...
Well, this party seemed
to think it was pretty good.
Well, that sounds all
right. What's the title?
"June Moon."
Uh, that's the title.
"June Moon"?
- A war song!
- Oh, no, no.
This is... This
is all about June.
And there's a moon shining,
and there's a boy and girl in love.
And something happens,
and he leaves her, or she
leaves him or something.
Anyway, every time he
looks up at that moon,
he thinks of her, you see?
Then in the second verse, she'll
be doing the same thing for him.
That's fair enough.
I... I don't know, now.
Another moon song.
Sure, sure. "June
Moon." I've got it.
I'll answer it.
Hello?
Oh, no. This is Lucille.
Well, wait just a minute.
- Eileen!
- Yes, dear?
Ooh.
Hello?
Oh, no. Not at all.
What? You're in
Philadelphia already?
Well, I thought you
weren't going till tomorrow.
My, it must be important.
Well, then I guess I won't get
to say goodbye before you go.
No, no. Just forget it.
Have a pleasant trip.
I said forget it.
Skip it. Goodbye.
Mr. Stevens, this is
my sister, Miss Fletcher.
Eileen, this is Mr. Stevens.
Hello.
Mr. Stevens is a lyric writer.
Oh. Been in New York long?
Yeah, about two hours.
Mr. Stevens wants to
go all over New York
getting ideas for songs.
- Oh, you like it here?
- Yeah, I like it fine.
Costs an awful lot of
money to live in New York.
Oh, I'm lucky.
I still got plenty.
Really?
I'll bet you haven't been to
any of the real places, have you?
Oh, I've been to Rosie's.
Oh, no, no. I mean
the night places.
I tell you, why don't we make
up a party, just the four of us?
We'll, uh, show
Mr. Stevens the town.
Oh, you mean tonight?
How about it? What do you say?
Sure. I don't know why not.
It... It sounds swell.
But I'm afraid I have another
engagement for tonight.
Well, that's all right.
You can put that off.
- Oh, sure you could.
- Gee, I don't know.
Paul had another engagement,
but he broke it on your account.
- Didn't you, dear?
- What?
Paul was just saying that what
you needed was to go places
where they do the latest numbers
so you'd know what kind
of songs are getting over.
Gee, it sounds just swell.
But I don't know, on account
of this other engagement.
But you could do
something about that.
You could go if
you really wanted to.
Don't you want to?
I'm not dressed to
go out anywhere.
We'll go where we
don't have to dress.
What about the Orchard
and surprise Maxie?
Sure! Lucille and I will
go get our things on.
Just a minute, girls.
The trouble is I haven't
got any money with me.
That's all right.
Mr. Stevens can
be treasurer tonight,
and then you can
fix it with him later.
So long as you're
gonna be partners.
- Let's hurry.
- Yeah, but I...
Is that all right with you?
What do you think it
would take for the four of us
to go out in New
York on the town?
You think it would
come to more than $10?
You got more than that
with you, haven't you?
Oh, yeah. Yeah.
You mind if I use your
phone for just a second?
Oh, no. Go right ahead.
Thanks.
I'll just go in here
and wash up.
Hello. Miss Baker, please?
Oh, Eddie? Uh, this is me.
Gee, Eddie, I'm afraid
that I won't be able
to get around there
tonight like I said,
because, uh, I've got to work.
You see, Paul
Sears and his wife,
they're gonna take
me to some places
where I can get
some ideas and things.
Uh, just the three of us.
Of course, I'd rather
be with you, Eddie.
But it's just the point that...
Oh, uh, I'll tell you all
about it at lunch tomorrow.
Goodbye, Eddie.
Well, you seem to be
having your troubles.
Oh, t-that's nobody.
That's just a friend of mine.
Oh? Is she nice?
Oh, it's nobody, really.
She's certainly not like you.
Listen, it's kind of
early for the Orchard.
Why don't we take in
the first show at the Copa?
Oh, grand! Then what do you
say we go to the Latin Quarter?
You know where I haven't been
in a long time? St. Regis roof.
They have a wonderful view.
- Where?
- St. Regis roof.
I get dizzy when
I climb a ladder.
- Come on, Charlie.
- What's that new bebop place?
That's called Bebop City.
Say, what is your
first name, anyway?
Frederick.
Ohh.
Now that you've seen
part one of "June Moon,"
let's turn to our
Westinghouse program.
What do you mean?
Your 10-gallon hat?
No, I mean the 10 gallons of
water my Laundromat will save
on a single load of wash.
Now, the reason my
Laundromat will save so much
is something that
Westinghouse built in.
It's called the Water Saver.
Let me show you how it works.
Now, suppose that this
is Wednesday night...
Tonight... And you
have a few things
you want to wash for tomorrow.
Some silk lingerie, doilies,
and Suzie's best cotton dress.
Now, with other washers,
you'd have to use the
full amount of water
even for this small wash.
But not with a
Westinghouse Laundromat.
Incidentally, this loading
shelf comes in mighty handy.
Now, I just slip the
clothes into the Laundromat
and set the Water
Saver dial at low.
And the Laundromat uses
just the right amount of water
for this small load.
I saved 10 gallons on this wash.
Now, naturally, with less water,
you don't have to use the
full amount of soap like this,
as you would in other washers.
This is all you need... Just
half the amount of soap...
With the Westinghouse
Laundromat.
Now start the Laundromat,
and we're done.
Look. No hands.
The Westinghouse
Laundromat does everything.
It washes, rinses, damp-dries,
even cleans
itself and shuts off.
It's so completely automatic,
there's nothing
left for you to do.
Buy on proof.
See the Westinghouse Laundromat
wash a load of your own clothes.
Of course, the Laundromat washes
not only small and
medium-sized loads
but full loads in one operation.
Phone me, and I'll pick
up a load of your clothes,
and we'll wash them in the
Westinghouse Laundromat.
Watch it wash, and you'll agree,
the "washword" is Laundromat.
Now let's return to "Studio
One" and "June Moon."
♪ June moon ♪
Hey, Marius, you seen
Maxie around anywhere?
Hello.
Oh. Why, hello, Eddie.
H-How are you?
Fine. I was just
looking for Maxie.
Oh, well, don't sit
down if you're busy.
Oh, yeah. Sure.
Gee, I'm all in.
Gosh, it's been about two
weeks since I've seen you,
hasn't it, Eddie?
Three.
Yeah.
- Working hard?
- Yeah. Yeah! Yeah.
"June Moon." It's all
finished now, Eddie.
We're, uh, just polishing it.
- Oh.
- Yeah.
- Well, it must be beautiful.
- Yeah.
Yeah, we're gonna play it
for Mr. Hart this afternoon.
Paul and I.
- That's wonderful.
- Yeah.
What's been the matter?
Why, nothing.
I've just been busy, that's
all. I've been very busy.
I was gonna call you up
just soon as I wasn't busy.
I tried to call you
up two mornings,
but they said you couldn't
be waked up before 1:00.
Oh, yeah, well, that's because
I was up late the
night before, working.
- Oh.
- Working.
Well, Fred, these places
you have to go around to...
What kind of places are they?
You know, places
where they have music.
Oh. Nightclubs?
Some of them. Yeah.
You and Mr. Sears?
Well, generally, we all
go together in a group.
Who else?
Uh, well, there's Paul's
wife. She goes along.
- Lucille, her name is.
- Oh.
Well, doesn't
someone else go along
to sort of, you know,
even up the party?
Nobody you know, Eddie. I
hardly even know her myself.
She just goes along because
she's Paul's sister-in-law,
and she lives there.
Yeah, she lives there,
and you couldn't
very well expect
to leave her home all alone.
She's timid.
Oh. Is she pretty?
Oh, I hardly ever even noticed.
Well, how old is she?
Well, gee, I don't know.
Well, is she older than I am?
Yeah, I guess so.
Yeah, she must be.
She's been on the stage.
- Honestly?
- Yeah.
Fred, you want to be careful,
because take a woman like
she that's close to 40 or more...
- She ain't 40!
- Well, 38.
And she sees a young boy
that almost any woman would
be proud to win your affections,
there isn't anything she might
not stoop to, to entangle you.
They ain't no woman
gonna untangle me.
Well, doesn't it cost a lot of
money to go to these places?
Do they take you?
That part's gonna
be all right, Eddie.
As soon as they
take "June Moon,"
I get what they call
in-advance royalties.
Oh, and the first
thing I'm gonna do
is pay you back
that little loan.
That doesn't matter.
No, I don't like
owing money to a girl.
Especially to a girl.
Well, it's just that
I'm not so sure
I'm gonna have very
much from now on.
What do you mean?
Well, I wasn't
going to tell you,
but I haven't got my position
with the dentist anymore.
Well, what did you do? Quit?
- He discharged me.
- Well, what for?
I made a mistake.
I gave Mr. Morrie's
appointment to Mr. Treadwell,
and Doctor scraped
Mr. Treadwell's bones
instead of Mr. Morrie's.
Ohh! Gee, I'm sorry, Eddie.
I wish there was
something I could do or...
Well, there is,
if you felt like it.
Why, sure. What?
Well, are you going to be
busy after they hear your song?
- Uh, tonight?
- Yeah.
Yeah, I have to work
tonight with Paul.
Oh. Well, before that.
After Mr. Hart hears it.
Fred, couldn't I stay
and listen to it, too?
Oh, no.
When Mr. Hart hears the song,
he can't have
anybody around, Eddie.
He's got to
concentrate, you know.
Well, I'm not
busy all afternoon.
Well, I'll tell you
what you could do.
If you'd like to you
could wait here.
Then after he hears the song,
I'll come and tell you about it.
- Aw, Fred, that's grand.
- Yeah.
And then we can, uh,
sit here and talk a while?
Yeah.
Aw, Fred.
- Everything seems all right now.
- Yeah.
Well, I thought
I'd find you here.
Hi, Maxie. This is Miss Baker.
- This is Mr. Schwartz.
- How do you do, Miss Baker?
Paul wants to run through
the number with you.
Good, he's back.
I want to make a
couple of changes.
Are you gonna come over
and hear our little concert?
Oh, no. I prefer to wait here.
And then Fred's gonna come
back and tell me the good news.
- Thanks.
- See you again, Miss Baker.
- Goodbye, Mr. "Swartz."
- Uh, Schwartz.
Gee, I think we
got a hit, Paul and I.
- Oh, Fred, I know it.
- Yeah.
Hey. Hey, hey, I got it.
I got it this time.
"Me for Capri."
How's that for a song title?
They wanted a novelty number.
- Sounds good.
- Aha. Listen.
In the verse... In the verse,
I've got this soldier, see?
He just remembers this
dame he met down in Capri.
That's a little island in
Italy, just off the boot.
But this dame here
just gives him the air.
And he ain't got no love
to keep him warm, so...
She gives him a
slow boot to Italy.
Oh, Maxie, now listen.
Listen to these lyrics.
I'll play you the
refrain. Now listen.
He says to her...
♪ Me for Capri ♪
♪ To live the
life of capriccio ♪
Wow!
♪ Me for Capri ♪
♪ Eating olives
off the tree-ccio ♪
♪ Days on end ♪
♪ I'll be basking
on the beach-io ♪
No, no!
♪ Making mucho love
in sunny, blue Capri... ♪
- That's swell.
- Wait! I ain't finished!
Listen, what do you think?
I think it might sound
better in Spani-ccio.
Hello there, Fred.
Paul, Paul. Come on, will you?
We got a lot of work to do.
What do you say?
Hey, wait a minute.
What are you gonna do?
I'm gonna wash the windows.
You can't do that. We got
to run through this song.
Can't you go
somewhere else first?
First? I'm almost
through for the day.
They're singing all
over the building.
Go ahead. It don't bother me.
- Mr. Hart? You all ready?
- All ready for what?
- The new song.
- What new song?
- The one I wrote with Paul.
- Oh!
Yeah, we'll run
it through for you.
- That's very thoughtful.
- Yeah.
Mr. Hart!
Uh, he don't seem
to recognize us.
He'll get around to it.
Ah.
Hey, Maxie, you know
what I'm gonna do
if they like "June Moon"?
No.
I'm gonna have me an evening
dinner coat made with a tuxedo.
I've been wearing
an old suit of Paul's,
and Miss Fletcher says
it would hold two like me.
There couldn't be two like you.
- Oh, she was just joking.
- I see.
Boy, she's a great
sport, all right, isn't she?
Make a wonderful
wife. A real pal.
I think a man's wife
ought to be their pals,
as well as their sweetheart.
Well, it's worth thinking over.
Gee, boy, I just
didn't know nothing
when I lived in Schenectady.
Even the first few
weeks I was in New York,
I was kind of a sap.
Oh, that sounds incredible.
Boy, I sure seen a lot
in three weeks, though.
Miss Fletcher, she's
always locating new places.
We was in three
of them last night.
We wound up at half
past 7:00 this morning.
Hey, you imbibe, Maxie?
After listening to songs
all day, I don't want liquor.
I just go home and take
a general anaesthetic.
- Hart's still tied up in there.
- Did he say with whom?
Why don't we run
through the number
while we're waiting
for him to untie himself?
All right, chappies.
♪ June moon ♪
♪ Shining above ♪
♪ Will my true love come soon? ♪
♪ June moon ♪
♪ I am so blue ♪
♪ I know that you
long for her, too ♪
♪ Sweet night
birds winging aloft ♪
♪ Singing a song of two ♪
♪ Tell her to come to me here ♪
♪ To me and my dear June moon ♪
- Sounds good.
- All right, let's have it.
- You ready, boss?
- What?
For "Me for Capri."
Wait a minute. These guys
have been here since 2:00.
All right. Let's have it.
- What's the name?
- "June Moon."
I can't talk to him
now. Come on in, boys.
Oh, swell.
- What's this thing called?
- "June Moon."
- It's all about love.
- In three-quarter time?
Oh, no, they take it seriously.
Yes, what is it?
Hoagy Carmichael here?
Why didn't you tell me?!
- Who is it?
- Hoagy Carmichael!
Aren't you coming
out to meet him?
Let him come to me.
Hoagy Carmichael's
outside. He's a composer.
Where is everybody?
They went to see if a
composer has two heads.
- What's he talking about?
- Search me.
Hey, why don't you go in
there now and say hello to Hart?
I'd rather run into
him accidentally.
It looks better.
He didn't exactly keep the
wires hot while he was gone.
He wrote to me
every place he went.
Certainly sent you
a beautiful postcard
of the Detroit Athletic Club.
And that new
waterworks in Cleveland.
Just the same, when he finds out
I've been going
around with Stevens,
he's gonna be insanely jealous.
Hey! Hey, there!
- Hoagy Carmichael's outside.
- Yeah?
Yeah, I told him about my
new number, "Me for Capri."
He says it's a great idea!
Hey, wait a minute.
You ain't heard it yet.
Never mind. I'll take
Carmichael's word for it.
Hello, there.
- You two can't stay here.
- Who's thinking of staying?
- Oh, Mr. Hart!
- Mr. Hart.
Well, I didn't know
we had visitors.
- Hello, Lucille.
- Hello.
This is Miss Fletcher, Mr. Hart.
She's Paul's sister-in-law.
Yes. I've already
met Miss Fletcher.
Mr. Hart's been on a
great big business trip.
Well, that's very interesting.
Yeah, he's been
to all the big cities.
Cleveland, Detroit.
I understand Cleveland
has a new waterworks.
You all ready for the new song?
- I mean "June Moon."
- Good, let's...
Fred's been trying very hard
to learn the new business.
- Oh, yes?
- Yeah.
Yeah, I guess we've been
pretty nearly everywhere
together, haven't we?
- Listening to all the new songs.
- I guess we have.
Miss Fletcher's took
me to all the big clubs.
Oh, so you're a friend
of Miss Fletcher's?
Oh, I'd say we were pretty
good friends, wouldn't you?
Well, what do you
know about that?
Well, suppose you
boys come to my office.
- We'll run the song over.
- Okay, Mr. Hart!
The lead sheet. The lyrics.
Oh, Maxie! We got to have Maxie.
I'll send for him. Now,
who wrote this song?
- I did.
- I did.
Do you see that?
He's insanely jealous.
If that's jealously, I'll
take plain lemonade.
Ah, you don't know
him the way I do.
- He's burned up.
- He controlled it good.
Well, it won't be long now.
He's gonna hear it at last.
Yeah, we're waiting
for the verdict, too.
Well, it's Stevens'
first offense.
If he's lucky, he'll get
off with a small fine.
Well, they're off.
So are we. Come on.
Let's go over to
Rosie's and get a drink.
Every time Paul writes a
new song, I get slightly ill.
It all sounds alike to me.
♪ June moon ♪
♪ I am so blue ♪
♪ I know that you
long for her, too ♪
♪ Sweet night
birds winging aloft ♪
♪ Singing a song of two ♪
♪ Tell her to come to me here ♪
♪ To me and her dear June moon ♪
You know, if
they buy that lyric,
Stevens will be getting
up a party for tonight.
Yeah, I know.
He's gonna be kind of a
nuisance with Hart back.
Ah, I can handle him.
He's so far gone you
can tell him anything.
- Beer.
- Beer, please.
We certainly do attract
songwriters, we Fletcher girls.
It's a curse.
Mmh, I don't know.
Fred's not a bad kid.
You know, I kind of like him.
He might make a lot
of money in this game.
Plenty of others have done it.
Maybe his lyrics are just
silly enough to get over.
Even if they do buy it, it won't
mean anything to Paul and me.
We're so far ahead of his
royalties, we'll never catch up.
Paul could write
"Madam Butterfly,"
and it wouldn't even
get me a new girdle.
Anyway, I got Stevens broke
in right, whoever gets him.
I imagine every week was
thrift week in Schenectady.
It's thrift year for me.
Year in, year out. I'm
getting pretty sick of it.
- What don't you do something?
- Maybe I am.
Yeah? What?
I don't know.
Nothing, I guess.
But it sure would be a relief
to talk to a man sometime
that hates music.
Hey! They're gonna take it!
They took it! They're
crazy about it!
- I knew they'd like it.
- Isn't that wonderful?
It's my first song
to be published.
- That's wonderful!
- It's thrilling.
Oh, boy. They gave
me a check for $500.
That's my advance royalties.
Maxie's gonna bring it over.
Well, they took it, all right.
You should have heard what
Hart said about the music.
- Yeah, and the lyrics.
- Yeah.
- It's wonderful.
- Yes, indeed.
Ladies and gentlemen!
- Speech, speech!
- Go ahead, Fred.
The occasion which just occurred
marks a millstone in my life.
Uh-huh.
Hey, I thought you people
would be off like a shot.
- We're waiting for Fred's check.
- Oh, I'll bet you are.
- Here's your check, Freddy.
- Oh, boy, just in time.
$500!
You've just got to give
me a great big kiss.
Ah, you two!
- You love me?
- You bet I do.
- Where will we go for dinner?
- I could use a good steak, huh?
- How about 21?
- Fine. I've never been there.
Freddy boy, you'll love it.
Oh, I will as long
as you're along.
Oh, don't you worry about that.
Wherever you are,
that's where I'm gonna be.
Coming, Maxie?
Wherever you
are. I'll stay here.
Hello.
Oh, hello.
Uh, guess we're all alone.
Yes.
Would you, uh...
Would you like a drink?
I've never had one.
Ah, come on. What'll it be?
I have no idea.
Say...
How old are you?
I forgot.
But old enough, huh?
Oh, Mr. Schwartz,
you're very nice.
Marius.
Two straight ryes. On the rocks.
On the rocks.
And now let's pause for a moment
and look at our program again.
Well, I wonder.
You needn't wonder any longer
because I'm going to show you.
Here are six towels that
were dried on a clothesline.
They're hard and
rough, not soft and fluffy.
But here are six towels of
exactly the same make and size,
fluffier than a kitten.
So fat, soft, and thirsty that
one towel does the work of two,
because they were dried by the
finest method ever developed...
A Westinghouse clothes dryer.
What's more, this
is by far the best way
to dry all your clothes.
Just watch.
You take your clothes from
the Westinghouse Laundromat,
which has washed
them spotlessly clean,
and slip them into
the clothes dryer.
Now, for clothes
that need ironing,
you set the dial to "damp,"
and they come out
just right for ironing.
Just think... You never
have to hand-sprinkle again.
Now, of course, with
towels, children's clothes,
and many other things,
they don't need ironing.
So for those things,
you set the dial to "dry."
And that's all there is.
No lugging heavy baskets.
No hanging up
great loads of clothes.
And you're never at
the mercy of the weather.
There's nothing to compare with
the Westinghouse Laundromat
and the Westinghouse
clothes dryer
for saving time, saving work.
Your wash day is completely
automatic all the way through.
Watch the Westinghouse
twins in action.
Phone me, and I'll arrange to
pick up a load of your clothes,
wash and dry them in
the Westinghouse twins
absolutely free of charge.
You will see how
well they are done.
We return now to "June Moon."
No, No. No, you don't get it.
Did you hear about it,
Maxie? It's just sensational!
No, I'm positive the
girl's name is Edna Baker.
No, she did work for
the doctor. I know it.
Drop that thing
and listen, Maxie.
She had a slight
misunderstanding
with a couple of patients.
Yeah, that...
That's the girl.
That's the girl.
What was her number
again? Plaza 5...
Plaza 5, 3025.
Thanks very much.
Oh, by the way, are his
bones healing all right?
That's wonderful.
Okay, thanks. Bye-bye.
Maxie, it's
incredible, I tell you.
The fourth consecutive
week on the "Hit Parade."
We haven't had a hit like
"June Moon" since "Java."
Listen to this... Last Saturday,
nearly 300 bands played it.
Joe, would you mind
answering me a riddle?
Yeah, what is it?
Joe, did you have any
idea it was gonna be a hit?
Honestly, now?
Well, I'll tell you, Maxie...
That's all I wanted to know.
Hello, Paul. Where's
Stevens? Is he here yet?
Well, I've been
looking for him myself.
How are the new numbers coming?
Oh, pretty good. Pretty good.
Only Fred doesn't seem to
want to work much anymore.
He's supposed to
meet me here at 11:00.
He ought to be getting busy.
He's not gonna work
on his honeymoon.
- Oh, here's the groom at last.
- You can blame it on me.
I've been making him
buy some new clothes.
Hey, kid. 11:00, remember?
- Well, it's those clothes...
- Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Well, you two are certainly
to be congratulated.
- Thanks.
- Much obliged.
But don't forget your
work. When do you sail?
- Saturday.
- Boat sails Saturday.
I certainly envy you. I
wish I could go along.
Gee, not much chance, I suppose.
Well, if you could
postpone it a month.
Hey, now, that sounds
like a swell idea.
- Don't be silly.
- Oh, yeah, I forgot.
Eileen wants to be on
the Riviera in, uh, season.
Oh, I see.
Well, I hope they don't
take you at Monte Carlo.
Well, if they don't
take us there,
we could go somewhere else.
Yeah, uh... Anyhow, be sure
and get your work done, huh?
Yeah. Yeah.
Why didn't you ask him
when you had a chance?
He's advanced me
too much already.
Oh, but, sweetheart,
you promised.
Well, a little later
on, I'll ask him.
Well, don't forget. You're
to ask him for $2,000.
Well, I have to find
Paul and get to work now.
Ah, don't go to work yet.
Just think, only three more
days until we get married.
I thought it was four.
Four until we sail. Only
three until we get married.
I'm glad we're
going to Paris first
so I can get some new clothes.
What have you been buying?
Darling, those are
all right for the boat
but not for the Riviera.
All ready for the big trip?
Yeah. Boat sails
Saturday, Maxie.
I don't know what you
want to go to Europe for.
Yeah, gee, I wanted
to visit Schenectady.
But Eileen has her heart
set on going to Europe.
Fred, are you going
to speak to Mr. Hart?
- Yes, ma'am.
- Well, now would be a good time.
Now would be a good time.
Uh, how do you feel, kid?
I guess I'm a little
bit tired, Maxie.
The way I've
been going it lately,
I'm kind of behind in my sleep.
But you've been
having a lot of fun.
- All those night clubs.
- Yeah.
Gee, that was fun at first.
All the dancing and everything.
Now, I don't know, Maxie.
If I don't get some sleep soon,
I'm gonna have a
nervous breakup.
Say, this trip to Europe...
That's gonna be kind
of expensive, isn't it?
Oh!
I'd always thought that I'd
save my money if I ever got any.
Well, you certainly
picked a thrifty girl.
I don't know, Maxie.
Gee, sometimes I get to thinking
that, well, maybe a guy like I
that's just starting out,
maybe he shouldn't get
married quite so soon.
Especially to a woman that's
got to have so many clothes.
Sometimes, Maxie, I think I
shouldn't have got engaged.
You know, I remember
a case once in Michigan
where a fella was engaged to
a girl, and he didn't marry her.
I didn't read that. Have
you got the clipping?
No. But my memory's pretty good.
I remember a mighty
nice little girl, too.
I even remember her
name. Edna Baker.
Maxie, you haven't seen
her or anything have you?
- Me?
- Yeah.
Why, no. Why?
Oh, well, I...
I shouldn't be thinking
about her at a time like this.
- Are you?
- Well...
- Where's everybody?
- Oh, around.
I got to find Paul and
get to work. Excuse me.
Hey. You're all
dressed up today.
Not especially.
You look like
the bride yourself.
Hello. I thought I saw you.
I, uh, I got a lot of work
to do, if you'll excuse me.
Say, that's a knockout.
- You like it?
- Uh-huh.
- Have you got a date?
- Nah.
But I could be persuaded.
You could? Say, this
needs looking into.
I tell you what, honey.
I got to go have my hair done,
but I'll meet you
at 1:00 at Rosie's.
I want to say goodbye
to some of the crowd.
I sure am glad
you're getting wise.
It's been a long
time between songs.
I'll see you there.
Hey, where's Hart?
I got to see him.
I wouldn't know.
Hey, wait a minute.
Want to hear a great song?
You know who I am, don't you?
I'm Benny Louis,
the hit songwriter.
Yeah. I write words
and music both.
Just like Berlin, only
I'm more pathetic.
Listen.
- Hey, she's gone.
- Huh?
Hey, Maxie, listen.
Something horrible's happened.
I know. I just heard it.
Oh, no. Listen to me, will you?
You remember that
time I was up here
playing "Me for
Capri" the other day?
Well, some other fella
was hanging around
listening, remember?
Well, he told some
other fellas about it.
- You know what they did?
- No.
They brought out
"Me for Stromboli."
It's incredible.
Joe, I want to see you.
Listen, boss, will you?
- I want you to hear something.
- Sure. Go ahead.
Recognize it?
Well, sure. "June Moon" in 2/4.
It's Paul Sears' old
song "Montana Sun."
The one you turned down.
Well, what do you know.
Well, then what's
the difference?
I got two songs for the
price of one, didn't I?
♪ La ♪
♪ L-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a ♪
♪ La la-a-a-a-a-a ♪
♪ La-a-a-a-a-a ♪
♪ La la la-a-a-a ♪
Hello there.
Oh. Hello, Mr. Schwartz.
I guess you think it
was kind of nervy of me
calling you up like that.
Well, no. Why?
Well, somebody
had to do something.
He's not the kind of a guy
who can think for himself.
Oh, I can't do
anything about it.
He doesn't care
anything about me.
He never did.
Well, he's in trouble,
and you're the only
one who can help.
Well, he don't want to see me.
I... I told him you were here.
It can't do any harm.
I don't know.
- Promise me one thing.
- What?
Well, no matter what happens,
come see me
afterwards, will you?
Okay.
Hello, Eddie.
Oh. Hello, Fred.
I-I didn't come
here. Mr. Schwartz...
It's so good to see you, Eddie.
I didn't know how
good it would be.
I'm glad you're well and that
you're going to be happy, Fred.
Eddie, I've been
thinking about you.
I've been waking up every
morning thinking about you.
You're getting up in
the morning again, Fred?
Eddie, did Maxie tell
you anything about me
or say anything?
Yeah, he...
He said you were
going to be married.
I guess I should have
congratulated you.
I don't want to get
married. That's it. You see?
Don't say in unless you
mean it. I couldn't stand it.
I mean it more than
anything in the world.
I don't want to get... Oh.
- I'm sorry.
- Wait a minute. Don't go away.
This is Miss Fletcher.
I'm afraid I'll
have to go, Fred.
- Oh, no, wait. Eddie, please.
- Goodbye, Miss Fletcher.
- Eddie.
- Fred.
- Huh?
- What's the matter with you?
Anybody'd think it was her you
were gonna marry instead of me.
There's something
I got to tell you.
Yeah? What is it?
Eileen...
I don't want to get
married. I mean you and me.
You see, I shouldn't have
done it in the first place.
This is a fine time to tell me.
Why didn't you wait till Friday?
And you think that all you
have to do is to tell me...
That that settles it?!
It doesn't quite work that way.
You think I'm gonna stand by
and let you throw me
over for that little snip?!
- She's no snip!
- I'll sue her!
I'll sue her for alienation.
That's what I'll do.
You can't, because she was
born right here in New York state.
You seem to have forgotten that
I was engaged to another man,
and you took me away from him.
- How about that?!
- I couldn't help that.
Well, it isn't honest,
Don't think you're
gonna get away with it!
I'm not interrupting
anything, am I?
No! I was just leaving!
- Stick around, Eileen.
- What do you mean?
How come Lucille paid 150
bucks for that new dress?
Yeah. $146.50.
How do I know? Am I her manager?
You put her up to spending
money I ain't even got.
You're drunk!
Well...
How did this turn
out to be a foursome?
Now, you can hear
this too, Lucille.
- What?
- It's her.
She's been making
him spend his money
and waste a lot of his time.
Yeah, and she's putting
ideas in your head, too.
What? You mean this outfit?
- Oh, this is just a rag.
- That's what I mean.
Look, I ain't even
earned that dough yet.
Since when do I
have to report to you?
- Yeah, she's got her own mind.
- You shut up, you hear?
Oh, keep still. I'm
sick of this whole thing.
I'm sick of this waiting...
Waiting around forever
to get the things I want.
By now I've waited so long I
wonder if it matters anymore.
And I'm sick of
the sound of music.
Do I have to sit around
here 10 more years
listening to "June Moon,"
waiting for you to
sell another song?
I'd die first. What do
you know about that?
If I had any brains,
I'd walk out on you.
I haven't got any brains.
I'm going home.
You mean all the time
she was married to you,
she didn't approve your music?
Yeah.
Yeah, She never did
go for my songs much.
Fred, I'll tell you
something else, too.
- Don't you believe him.
- Believe what?
You didn't know your fiancée
was saving you for a spare, did you?
That's not true.
Don't believe him.
Paul, what do you
mean, "a spare"?
She told you she was
engaged to be married.
She wasn't. Hart kicked her out.
That's why she
picked up with you.
Should've told you
a long time ago.
- Is that true?
- What do you mean, is it true?
Just what I said. Now
answer me. Is it true?
Of course it is,
you little fool.
And now have I got
permission to go?
Or maybe your little girlfriend
would like to say something.
Well, if she does, I'll
know that I can believe her.
Paul, I'm sorry
about everything.
Oh, that's all right, kid.
I'm glad I could help
fix things up for you.
Hey, I don't have to
marry her anymore.
- Oh, Fred, I'm so happy!
- Eddie.
Only, gee, I still
got the tickets.
It says "Frederick
M. Stevens and wife."
I wonder if those
steamship lines
allow you to change your wife.
Sure. If you don't
do it in midstream.
Why? Do those big
boats go very fast?
Oh, they go awful fast.
What you want is a
freighter that goes real slow.
"Sure" is a strong word.
But over the years,
we at Westinghouse have
learned to live by that word.
Tonight's story
of the sureness behind
every Westinghouse product
begins in this
electrical laboratory.
The harnessing of this
electricity with sureness
and the building of all
kinds of electrical products
is the business of Westinghouse.
Building motors like
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Bigger than a house...
The world's largest
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to pump the water that
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Did you ever think how
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right in your own home?
Almost every house uses
from eight to a dozen motors...
In refrigerator, vacuum
cleaner, fan, ironer...
While some electrified homes may
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doing the work of two teams
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But that's only half the story
of the motors that work for you,
for back of every
industrial worker in America
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Industry long ago learned
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Something you
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Be sure when you buy
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Look for the name Westinghouse.
For home, for business,
For farm or factory...
Featured in tonight's cast
were Jean Carson, Jack
Lemmon, and Eva Marie Saint.
Others in the cast were
Carl Kent, Henry Lasko,
David Opatoshu, Natalie
Priest, and Philip Sterling.
This is Paul Branson saying
good night for Westinghouse,
hoping you'll be
back again next week.
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Good night.
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