Studio One (1948–1958): Season 8, Episode 16 - Dino - full transcript
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[Vehicle horns honking]
[Indistinct talking]
Hey, man. Watch
where you're going, huh?
[Indistinct shouting]
Let's cut down
on the noise here.
Man, I'm telling
you, I flipped out!
My old lady did that once.
She walked right into class
and asked Mr. McNamara
how come I flunked shop.
Mr. McNamara.
I'm telling you, the guy's
built like a Mack truck.
I thought he was
gonna saw her in half.
Hey! Hey!
- Mary Bettencourt. You know her?
- Yeah.
She made this gorgeous
bracelet in about four hours.
It's silver or something.
I'm telling you,
It's really gorgeous.
[Indistinct talking]
[Laughter]
Have a seat, Dino.
[Laughter]
YOUNG MAN: Hey.
Will you look at him?
[Dramatic music plays]
[Laughter]
[Indistinct talking]
Okay. Break it up, fellas.
Yeah, okay, Mr. Mandel.
[Knocking on door]
MAN: Come in.
- Hello, Frank.
- How goes it?
Oh, over my head, as usual.
Say, you've met our
director, Mr. Fields?
Mr. Mandel of the
children's court.
- Nice to meet you, sir.
- Same here.
Uh, well, if you don't
need me, Larry...
- No.
- Well, good.
I'm supposed to judge
a hobby show upstairs.
Those kids will
destroy me if I'm late.
- Nice seeing you, Mr. Mandel.
- Thank you.
That's about the busiest man
I've ever met in my whole life.
Yeah, except you.
Well, let's have it. What
have you got this time?
Dino Manetta.
Lives right over here
at 321 Morris Street.
Mother and father both work.
He's got a kid
brother 13 years old.
Dino will be 17 next month.
I brought him home
from Parkinson State
Reformatory this morning.
Four years.
He was 12 1/2
when he was sent up
for participating in a murder.
12 1/2.
Eh, it happens.
I don't have to tell you.
Three kids broke
into a warehouse.
The others were
15, 16 years old.
Old night watchman
surprised them.
They beat him in the head.
Okay.
MANDEL: Pretty rough, all right.
- Are you his probation officer?
- Yeah.
What do you want
me to do, Frank?
I want you to see him,
Larry. He needs help.
- What kid around here doesn't?
- But this kid killed somebody.
Frank, I've got nine hours a
day, six days a week all filled.
They want to bring in
their mothers and fathers
for psychotherapy, too.
Listen, I've seen some
pretty rough ones in my day,
but this kid's right on top.
You see him, Larry.
Frank, I wouldn't
kid you. I'm drained.
I've got more than
I can handle now.
Starting in half an hour,
I've got three borderline
schizos in a row.
One of them's only 9 years old.
Listen, I brought this kid
to the city this morning.
Four years in reformatory,
and when he gets home,
there's nobody there.
Just a note... "Father and
mother will be home at 6:30."
They wouldn't even take
the day off to meet him.
Listen, I can't...
I saw some of those kids
you got coming in here.
They looked at him like he
was a freak or something.
He didn't know what to do.
He's gonna explode.
Larry, see him, please.
You're trying to kill me.
[Door opens, indistinct talking]
[Door closes]
MANDEL: Dino,
this is Mr. Sheridan.
Hello, Dino.
Mr. Sheridan here
is a case worker.
He'd like to talk to you
and see if he can help you.
If he wants to make any
more appointments with you,
I want you to keep them, right?
Well, I'll see you
in a few days, Dino.
If you need anything in
the meantime, just call me.
- I'll see you later, Larry.
- So long, Frank.
Would you like to sit down?
You can take your
jacket off if you want.
Oh, I don't blame you.
It's kind of cool in here.
Our heating plant isn't
exactly the greatest.
If you don't want me to
ask you a lot of questions,
I don't have to.
You're a psychiatrist, right?
Well, it's sort of like that.
We call it case worker.
Oh, I'm sorry about that
blind. I usually have it drawn.
I don't like to have people
looking in here, either.
- I don't want to sit near you.
- That's okay.
How long am I
supposed to stay here?
It doesn't have to
be any special time.
You want to know
what I'm thinking, right?
If you want me to.
What do you mean, if
I want?! I want nothing.
I want to get out of here.
Suppose I walk
right out this door.
You can come back
tomorrow if you'd like.
That dirty, stinkin' Mr. Mandel.
Well, say something! What
do you want out of me?!
I don't want anything
out of you, Dino.
I just want to help
you to feel better.
So why don't you
give me a rubdown?
Feel better.
I mean to feel not so angry.
Maybe to feel not so
mixed up about things.
What things?
Yourself. Who you are.
I'm telling you,
you're just like the
psychiatrist at Parkinson.
I saw him one time.
He's an idiot.
I wanted to smack him
in the brains with a bat.
Why don't you sit down
and be comfortable, Dino?
What's your brother's name?
Tony.
Why don't you ask
me if I dream at night?
I know you guys.
Do you dream at night?
Never in my whole life.
I see quite a few
boys regularly, Dino.
We just sit and talk.
I try to help them learn
how to get along better.
A lot of them are very
angry with me at first,
and I can understand that.
Sometimes it takes a while
before they realize
they need help.
What's wrong with me?
Well, we all have
problems, Dino.
It's just that some of us
are able to handle
them better than others.
I don't think you have...
This guy at Parkinson
used to wake up every night
screaming and yelling
from bad dreams.
A real psycho.
One night, they ganged him.
"This guy"?
Some guy.
It's not the easiest
thing in the world
being in a place like that
when you're only 12 1/2.
No, it's like every place else.
Like home?
It's all split up into
big guys and little guys.
The little guys do what
the big guys tell them,
or they get their skulls busted.
Just like home.
[Sighs]
So, what do you want me to say?
You can say
anything you want to.
The first few times in here,
we just get to know
each other a little.
- I don't want to know you.
- Why not?
Stop asking me things!
I'm getting out of here.
You can't make me stay.
Dino.
I'll see you at 4:15
tomorrow afternoon.
[Door slams]
WOMAN: Turn off the water!
[Boy shouts indistinctly]
WOMAN: Don't talk back to me,
or I'll give it to
you right in front...
[Knocking on door]
Who is it?
Dino.
Hey, Dino.
Hey, Tony.
Hello, Mom.
Hello, Dino.
Say hello to your father.
Hello, Pop.
Hello, Dino.
How are you?
Okay.
How do you feel?
Okay.
Did you get my note?
I couldn't take
time off from work.
There's... There's
a real rush out.
Spring stuff.
Your father's got
a lot of work, too.
It's okay.
Tony got big.
I'm glad you're home, Dino.
I guess you're too big to kiss.
Everything looks the same.
That's right.
Got to fix supper.
Your mom and me, we hope
that you're gonna behave now.
We didn't see
you in a long time.
It was hard getting
up there all the time.
I know.
I-I got a bad leg.
Hey, Dino.
Hey, Tony.
Oh, Dino. I'm pretty glad.
Yeah.
Hey, how old are you? 13?
Going on 14.
Boy.
Your old room, Dino.
I'm sleeping here. You want it?
No, I'll sleep in
the living room.
You can have it.
No, thanks.
So, what did you
do all the time?
You know, nothing.
I missed you.
Telling you, what a time.
- So, what's going on?
- Eh, a lot of stuff.
What about the old man?
Same. Yelling all the time.
Eh, I never see him.
So, what do you do?
Just hang around.
Sometimes I go to school.
Listen, Dino. We got a gang.
The Silk Hats.
They're great
guys, I'm telling you.
Like we had a rumble
with the Little Cats.
You know, from Pearl Street.
We wiped them up.
[Chuckles] No kidding.
Right on their own turf.
Wow. What a ball.
I'm the youngest in the
gang. Most of them are 16.
[Chuckles]
All the guys are
talking about you, Dino.
They want to meet you, you know?
- Eh, come on.
- Honest.
They heard all about
you and everything.
They want you to join.
You could be the leader.
They asked me to ask you.
I mean it.
'Cause you're more experienced.
We got jackets and
everything, Dino.
How do you like it?
Looks nice.
Yeah, you got real big, Tony.
Yeah.
We even got a job planned
the night after tomorrow night.
We're gonna knock over this
gas station on Darrow Street.
We're gonna wear crazy masks.
We cased it and everything.
It's the easiest, Dino.
One of our guys has a
heat. He made it himself.
It shoots real great.
Dino, you could
lead the whole thing.
I'm supposed to tell
them okay tomorrow night.
Well, what do you say?
They really want you, Dino.
MRS. MANETTA:
Supper's on the table in here!
You're very big with them.
- MRS. MANETTA: Tony!
- All right!
The Silk Hats.
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[Dramatic music plays]
ANNOUNCER: We return you
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and "Dino."
[Indistinct talking]
Shh.
Hey, Shirl.
You're a pearl.
- [Laughter]
- Come on, girls.
YOUNG MAN: ♪ One,
two, three o'clock ♪
♪ Four o'clock, rock ♪
♪ Five, six, seven
o'clock, eight o'clock, rock ♪
♪ Nine, ten... ♪
Hey, dig that crazy killer rock!
He's waiting for
the skull doctor.
Hey, stop it! Dino, break it up.
Come on.
All right.
Look, man, we were
just walking through here.
What a flip.
Did you see that?
Man.
It's 4:15. You're
right on time, Dino.
I could kill him.
Knock off that dirty head.
Slice him in the
face with a hatchet.
Did you see 'em?
They almost fell apart,
they were so scared.
What, are you just
gonna sit there again,
waiting for me to say something?
That's what it is,
Dino. Just talking.
- Learning about yourself.
- I know about myself!
You think I'm gonna
stay here for an hour
with you looking at me?
It's hard.
Boy, I raised a stink in
here yesterday, didn't I?
A little bit. It's all right.
In here you can act
the way you really feel.
If you want to be angry or
yell or curse or cry, it's okay.
Cry?
- You think I'm gonna cry?
- You might.
Say, what arm do you take it in?
Cry.
Why'd I throw this thing?
Why do you think you did?
I was sore.
Everybody throws
things when they get sore.
Do they?
Sure they do!
Why don't you answer me once?
What are you all the time making
me answer my own questions?!
Well, it's more important
to find out how you feel
about them than how I do.
Do you think I'm nuts?
I think you have problems.
What kind of problems?
I've only seen you
a few minutes, Dino.
Don't ask me that yet.
"Waiting for the skull doctor."
I'm telling you,
I could kill him.
Why do I have to come in
here? You think I can't get along?
- Can you?
- Sure.
You just bust everybody
before they bust you!
How can be sure
they want to bust you?
Because I got
experience with that.
Maybe some people
want to like you, Dino.
What for? What's there to like?
If they're scared of
me, that's the best.
And how do you get them
to be scared of you, Dino?
Be tough on them.
Stronger and braver.
Bump them around,
and they'll respect you!
When I was little, that's
what they did to me.
Who's "they"?
What's the matter
with you? Everybody!
- Who was the first?
- How do I know?!
My father. So what?
Do you respect him?
No!
How do you feel about him?
None of your business!
Like in the warehouse.
The time when the
watchman came out.
The other guys ganged him.
I was hiding behind a
crate I was so scared.
When he was
down on the floor, I...
I ran over and took
a smack at him.
I felt good all of a sudden.
I don't know why.
I don't know why I said that.
Stop looking at me!
What did you feel
like afterwards?
What do I know?
How did you feel
when they caught you?
Glad!
Hey, what kind of thing is this?
I never said that to no one.
You sit there like an idiot.
Why don't you get excited once?!
That wouldn't do
any good, would it?
- Yes!
- No, it wouldn't.
Life isn't all people
getting excited
and yelling and throwing things.
You know that.
That's just words.
What do you know about it?
It's my job.
Now, why do you
want me to yell at you?
Because then I
know where I stand.
You're mixing me up.
You and that
stinkin' Mr. Mandel!
Oh, I'd like to punch
him right in the mouth!
- Why?
- Because!
And me, too?
Yes!
Dino, that doesn't get me angry.
A lot of people have
feelings like that.
Some people feel
that way about a person
because they're afraid that
person might not like them.
So they figure they
better protect themselves
by not liking that person first.
And then, as you say, at least
they know where they stand.
What are you giving me?
Everybody wants
to be liked. Even you.
Yeah?
That's what you think.
Those kids out there
might have liked you, Dino,
if you'd let them.
They're giving a
dance tomorrow night.
- You could go if you wanted to.
- Leave me alone.
You know that boy
that said that thing
about waiting for
the skull doctor?
Well, he comes in here, too.
That's right. It's nothing
to be ashamed of.
Listen, will you shut up?
I don't care if
you like me or not.
I'm not going to
any chicken dances.
I'd like to bust
this place apart!
I got a headache.
My head is killing me.
I'm getting out of here.
Dino. Same time tomorrow.
[Door opens, slams]
FIELDS: I just saw the
Manetta boy leaving.
Yes, he made some excuse
about having a headache.
He can't stand more than
10 minutes of this at a time.
What's he like?
Rough.
I don't know if I
can get to him.
If he doesn't take this therapy,
God knows what he'll do.
He's liable to kill someone.
I'm afraid he's gonna
stop coming, Mr. Fields.
And what about that
children's court fellow?
Mandel? He doesn't have the
authority to force him to come.
Well...
It's a problem,
Larry. A tough one.
- Mr. Fields?
- Yes?
I'm trying to get him to go
to the dance tomorrow night.
Oh? What for?
Well, he's never been
with kids his own age
who are enjoying themselves
doing something
socially acceptable.
He doesn't even
know what it's like.
Well, we can't force
those kids to be nice to him.
Suppose they give
him the treatment.
He's liable to tear
the place to shreds.
And they've been planning
this dance for a month.
I know, but it's a
chance I'd like to take
if I can get him to go.
Okay.
If you think you have something
to gain, Larry, it's up to you.
Thanks, Mr. Fields.
[Door closes]
[Door opens]
[Door closes]
Hello, Dino.
Hello.
So, what are you doing?
Laying down.
So, where you been today?
Around.
[Sighs]
I had some day, I'm telling you.
Anybody home?
No.
Some man visits me
at the factory today,
right in front of everybody.
He's your probationary officer.
He's checking up on me.
Everybody in the whole
place is looking at me.
Great, huh?
You know what he says to me?
He says you're going to that
settlement house, seeing that...
Uh, w-what do you call them?
Head doctor.
That's for crazy people, right?
What are you going there for?
It's not enough
people see me talking
to a probationary officer.
Listen, I don't want
you going there no more.
There's no crazy
people in this house.
- What time is it?
- I don't know.
What does he say to
you, that, uh, doctor?
- Nothing.
- Yeah?
What does he say about me?
He says you're a stinkin'...
Well?
Now, you're not
going there no more.
You can't tell me.
You can't tell me nothing.
Where I go. What I do. Nothing!
Get away.
I've been out of this
house four years.
Big guys knocking me on the
head every day except Sunday.
Sunday they sat
with their folks.
- Where were you?!
- Hey, hey. Shut up.
- You can't tell me what to do.
- I said shut up.
It kills you to have
me home, don't it?
I'm warning you, Dino.
Come on. Let's get
this thing over with.
You're not telling
me nothing anymore.
Come on.
Why don't you hit me?
Just like old times.
A smack across the face.
You've been doing it since I
was old enough to stand up.
Now go ahead.
Be happy. Smack me.
You bet I'm gonna
smack you, talking like that.
- I'm your father.
- And you wish you weren't!
Don't you?! Don't you?!
Don't you?! Well, don't you?!
Go ahead! Have a ball!
You can't tell me nothing, you!
Come on!
Come on! Come on, Father!
Come on! The punching
bag is home again!
Take another shot!
H-He's crazy.
I-I'm telling you.
He's crazy.
Hey, Dino?
- What?
- What happened?
- Nothing.
- You okay?
What's the matter with you?
Nothing.
I'm okay.
Hey, Tony.
Hey, Dino.
Listen, you sure you're okay?
You're acting kind of funny.
I'm okay.
I'm supposed to
tell the guys tonight.
What?
The guys. About the
job tomorrow night.
If you're gonna run the deal.
They want to know, Dino.
They want you to do it.
So what'll I say?
Okay.
Crazy!
Boy, that's great.
And listen, tomorrow morning
you go have a look at this place.
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[Dramatic music plays]
ANNOUNCER: We return you
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and "Dino."
[Indistinct talking]
Hey, watch where you're going.
Hey!
Hey, why don't you
take care of these guys?
What a nerve on that guy!
I'm telling you. What a nerve!
Hello, Dino.
I'm not coming here no more.
Well, say something
when I say something.
I said I'm not
coming here no more.
So, what about it?
Something happen
at home last night?
No.
Then why are you so angry?
Nothing's happened here yet.
You haven't even
taken off your jacket.
- How's your brother?
- What do you care?
Well, I thought you
might be angry at him.
No, I'm not, genius!
- I'm angry at you.
- Why?
Because you're sitting there
waiting for me to say
stuff I don't want to say!
- Why don't you want to say it?
- Because!
I don't know.
Like it's everybody's business.
Why don't you
mind your business,
making me come in here?
What do you have
to know so much for?
It's too hot in here.
Stinkin' little room.
It's like sitting in jail.
What are you looking at?
Stop fathering...
me.
Stop bothering me.
I made him smack me last night.
So what?
That's all he wants, anyway.
Well, he can't hurt me.
He could never hurt
me in my whole life.
Who?
You know who.
My old man.
- He never hurt you?
- Never.
Because I'm tough.
He could smack
me around forever.
I'm too tough.
Even when I was
little, I never cried.
I'm telling you, he
could knock out my teeth.
Anything.
I wouldn't cry.
Why did he want to
hit me all the time for,
that the dirty bum?
On my birthday once.
Dirty, rotten bum.
I yelled at him because he
forgot to give me a present.
A million other times.
When I was little,
wow, was I scared.
Like there was nothing
in the world but him.
Like a giant.
He never did nothing for me.
So I never cried for
him, and I never will.
I don't remember
anyone ever... kissing me.
So what?
All they wanted
was me out of there.
Him and my mother.
So I got into reform school.
That dirty, rotten bum.
Never took me nowhere.
Never fooled around with me...
or gave me bear hugs.
Nothing.
He didn't want me.
Just to hit.
But I never cried.
I never cried.
[Crying] Ever.
[Crying]
[Breathing heavily]
Most people cry in here, Dino.
It's a perfectly normal,
natural thing to do.
I think you were crying
for all the times you wanted
to cry when you were small.
Tears make people
feel better sometimes.
They're nothing
to be ashamed of.
You made me.
No one made you, Dino.
You just couldn't help it.
Like maybe your father
can't help being the way he is,
or your mother.
Dino, the things
they've done to you,
somebody once did to them.
So don't blame them too much.
And don't expect
too much from them.
They just haven't
got it to give.
If you can learn to
understand that someday,
you'll have learned a lot.
I want to go now.
Whenever you like.
And I'm not coming back.
I'm not going
through that again.
Getting face-to-face
with yourself
is one of the toughest
things you'll ever do, Dino.
But it's worth it.
I don't want to listen to you.
I'm getting out of here.
Same time tomorrow, Dino.
[Indistinct talking]
I said I'm not coming back.
Are you deaf or something?
[Door slams]
TONY: Hey, Dino?
In here.
What do you got
all the lights out for?
- I feel like it.
- Oh.
Just came to remind
you about tonight.
We're meeting at a
quarter after 11:00, Dino.
Okay.
On the corner of
First and Darrow.
That's where you said, right?
Right. I know all about it.
Well, I didn't see you all day.
I figured I might
better remind you.
I'm going to the movies
now. Want to come?
No.
Hey, Dino, don't you feel good?
I mean, because
of how you're acting.
I'm okay!
I was waiting so long
for you to get back home.
Boy. Four years.
So I hope you're okay.
I'll see you at 11:15.
[Door closes]
11:15, Tony.
[Knocking on door]
Hello, Dino.
Mind if I come in?
No, I'm not checking
up on anything, Dino.
No? So, what'd you come up for?
I was just passing by.
What do you want?
Look, I'm pretty busy here.
Nothing. Just to say hello.
Well, you said that.
How's it going, Dino?
Fabulous.
I just talked to Mr. Sheridan
a little while ago.
Look.
That's none of your business.
Who do you think you are,
sticking your big nose
in there about me?
It wasn't about you.
He's an old friend of
mine. I just dropped in.
Yeah? So what'd he tell you?
The whole thing, right?
What I did and everything?
He told me nothing.
What goes on there is
strictly between you and him.
Yeah, I'll bet!
I'm not kidding.
I couldn't pry it out
of him with a crowbar.
So, what do you want?
I just want to give
you something.
What's this?
That's from me to you, Dino.
What for?
The only thing he told
me was that maybe
you're gonna take in that dance
at the settlement house tonight.
Well, he told you wrong.
I was thinking about
one time when I was a kid.
Oh, 15 or 16.
I was gonna go
to my first dance.
Ah, I was scared to death.
My old man handed me a bottle
of shaving lotion and grinned
and said, "Have a ball, son."
Have a ball, son.
[Up-tempo rock 'n'
roll music playing]
Hey, Mr. Fields, why don't
you grab yourself a girl and go?
No, thanks. I don't
dig this kind of music.
- Play you a waltz!
- [Laughs]
[Cheering]
[Whistling]
Come on. Have a soda, somebody.
This is on the house.
Boy, oh, boy, is
this soda delicious!
What a soda!
Have some potato chips.
[Mid-tempo rock
'n' roll music playing]
Let me get right here.
Come on, doll. Go.
Come on, sugar.
Excuse me.
Would you like to dance?
Okay.
Excuse me.
My name is Shirley.
- What's yours?
- Dino.
- I don't dance so good.
- Me neither.
Who cares?
I like it.
Crazy, man, crazy.
Go! Go! Go!
And if you want me to
take my glasses off, I...
Your face smells very nice.
- Dino?
- Yeah?
Listen, do you
know what time it is?
We've been standing
on that corner for an hour.
I finally had to come
back and get you.
Will you come
on? They're waiting.
What's the matter with you?
Nothing. Go to bed.
Go to bed?
What, are you nuts or
something? Come on.
Go to bed, Tony.
What are you talking about?
Listen, they're
standing on the corner.
What are you doing here, Dino?
You act like you're gonna
chicken out or something.
- Are you coming?
- No.
Of all the guys in the world.
My brother.
Tony, I...
I was crying today.
What?
- Stay here.
- No.
- You want to end up like me?
- Yes.
Oh!
MR. MANETTA: Hey!
Hey. Cut out the noise in there.
Okay!
Hey, Tony?
Hey, Tony.
[Door opens, closes]
Hello, Dino.
How long does this
whole thing take?
Well, I can't tell you,
Dino. I don't know.
It depends on you.
Maybe a long time.
Maybe a couple years.
A couple of years?
[Groans]
Why do you keep
it so dark in here?!
I don't feel like saying
nothing right now.
All right.
We can just sit here
for a while, if you like.
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[Vehicle horns honking]
[Indistinct talking]
Hey, man. Watch
where you're going, huh?
[Indistinct shouting]
Let's cut down
on the noise here.
Man, I'm telling
you, I flipped out!
My old lady did that once.
She walked right into class
and asked Mr. McNamara
how come I flunked shop.
Mr. McNamara.
I'm telling you, the guy's
built like a Mack truck.
I thought he was
gonna saw her in half.
Hey! Hey!
- Mary Bettencourt. You know her?
- Yeah.
She made this gorgeous
bracelet in about four hours.
It's silver or something.
I'm telling you,
It's really gorgeous.
[Indistinct talking]
[Laughter]
Have a seat, Dino.
[Laughter]
YOUNG MAN: Hey.
Will you look at him?
[Dramatic music plays]
[Laughter]
[Indistinct talking]
Okay. Break it up, fellas.
Yeah, okay, Mr. Mandel.
[Knocking on door]
MAN: Come in.
- Hello, Frank.
- How goes it?
Oh, over my head, as usual.
Say, you've met our
director, Mr. Fields?
Mr. Mandel of the
children's court.
- Nice to meet you, sir.
- Same here.
Uh, well, if you don't
need me, Larry...
- No.
- Well, good.
I'm supposed to judge
a hobby show upstairs.
Those kids will
destroy me if I'm late.
- Nice seeing you, Mr. Mandel.
- Thank you.
That's about the busiest man
I've ever met in my whole life.
Yeah, except you.
Well, let's have it. What
have you got this time?
Dino Manetta.
Lives right over here
at 321 Morris Street.
Mother and father both work.
He's got a kid
brother 13 years old.
Dino will be 17 next month.
I brought him home
from Parkinson State
Reformatory this morning.
Four years.
He was 12 1/2
when he was sent up
for participating in a murder.
12 1/2.
Eh, it happens.
I don't have to tell you.
Three kids broke
into a warehouse.
The others were
15, 16 years old.
Old night watchman
surprised them.
They beat him in the head.
Okay.
MANDEL: Pretty rough, all right.
- Are you his probation officer?
- Yeah.
What do you want
me to do, Frank?
I want you to see him,
Larry. He needs help.
- What kid around here doesn't?
- But this kid killed somebody.
Frank, I've got nine hours a
day, six days a week all filled.
They want to bring in
their mothers and fathers
for psychotherapy, too.
Listen, I've seen some
pretty rough ones in my day,
but this kid's right on top.
You see him, Larry.
Frank, I wouldn't
kid you. I'm drained.
I've got more than
I can handle now.
Starting in half an hour,
I've got three borderline
schizos in a row.
One of them's only 9 years old.
Listen, I brought this kid
to the city this morning.
Four years in reformatory,
and when he gets home,
there's nobody there.
Just a note... "Father and
mother will be home at 6:30."
They wouldn't even take
the day off to meet him.
Listen, I can't...
I saw some of those kids
you got coming in here.
They looked at him like he
was a freak or something.
He didn't know what to do.
He's gonna explode.
Larry, see him, please.
You're trying to kill me.
[Door opens, indistinct talking]
[Door closes]
MANDEL: Dino,
this is Mr. Sheridan.
Hello, Dino.
Mr. Sheridan here
is a case worker.
He'd like to talk to you
and see if he can help you.
If he wants to make any
more appointments with you,
I want you to keep them, right?
Well, I'll see you
in a few days, Dino.
If you need anything in
the meantime, just call me.
- I'll see you later, Larry.
- So long, Frank.
Would you like to sit down?
You can take your
jacket off if you want.
Oh, I don't blame you.
It's kind of cool in here.
Our heating plant isn't
exactly the greatest.
If you don't want me to
ask you a lot of questions,
I don't have to.
You're a psychiatrist, right?
Well, it's sort of like that.
We call it case worker.
Oh, I'm sorry about that
blind. I usually have it drawn.
I don't like to have people
looking in here, either.
- I don't want to sit near you.
- That's okay.
How long am I
supposed to stay here?
It doesn't have to
be any special time.
You want to know
what I'm thinking, right?
If you want me to.
What do you mean, if
I want?! I want nothing.
I want to get out of here.
Suppose I walk
right out this door.
You can come back
tomorrow if you'd like.
That dirty, stinkin' Mr. Mandel.
Well, say something! What
do you want out of me?!
I don't want anything
out of you, Dino.
I just want to help
you to feel better.
So why don't you
give me a rubdown?
Feel better.
I mean to feel not so angry.
Maybe to feel not so
mixed up about things.
What things?
Yourself. Who you are.
I'm telling you,
you're just like the
psychiatrist at Parkinson.
I saw him one time.
He's an idiot.
I wanted to smack him
in the brains with a bat.
Why don't you sit down
and be comfortable, Dino?
What's your brother's name?
Tony.
Why don't you ask
me if I dream at night?
I know you guys.
Do you dream at night?
Never in my whole life.
I see quite a few
boys regularly, Dino.
We just sit and talk.
I try to help them learn
how to get along better.
A lot of them are very
angry with me at first,
and I can understand that.
Sometimes it takes a while
before they realize
they need help.
What's wrong with me?
Well, we all have
problems, Dino.
It's just that some of us
are able to handle
them better than others.
I don't think you have...
This guy at Parkinson
used to wake up every night
screaming and yelling
from bad dreams.
A real psycho.
One night, they ganged him.
"This guy"?
Some guy.
It's not the easiest
thing in the world
being in a place like that
when you're only 12 1/2.
No, it's like every place else.
Like home?
It's all split up into
big guys and little guys.
The little guys do what
the big guys tell them,
or they get their skulls busted.
Just like home.
[Sighs]
So, what do you want me to say?
You can say
anything you want to.
The first few times in here,
we just get to know
each other a little.
- I don't want to know you.
- Why not?
Stop asking me things!
I'm getting out of here.
You can't make me stay.
Dino.
I'll see you at 4:15
tomorrow afternoon.
[Door slams]
WOMAN: Turn off the water!
[Boy shouts indistinctly]
WOMAN: Don't talk back to me,
or I'll give it to
you right in front...
[Knocking on door]
Who is it?
Dino.
Hey, Dino.
Hey, Tony.
Hello, Mom.
Hello, Dino.
Say hello to your father.
Hello, Pop.
Hello, Dino.
How are you?
Okay.
How do you feel?
Okay.
Did you get my note?
I couldn't take
time off from work.
There's... There's
a real rush out.
Spring stuff.
Your father's got
a lot of work, too.
It's okay.
Tony got big.
I'm glad you're home, Dino.
I guess you're too big to kiss.
Everything looks the same.
That's right.
Got to fix supper.
Your mom and me, we hope
that you're gonna behave now.
We didn't see
you in a long time.
It was hard getting
up there all the time.
I know.
I-I got a bad leg.
Hey, Dino.
Hey, Tony.
Oh, Dino. I'm pretty glad.
Yeah.
Hey, how old are you? 13?
Going on 14.
Boy.
Your old room, Dino.
I'm sleeping here. You want it?
No, I'll sleep in
the living room.
You can have it.
No, thanks.
So, what did you
do all the time?
You know, nothing.
I missed you.
Telling you, what a time.
- So, what's going on?
- Eh, a lot of stuff.
What about the old man?
Same. Yelling all the time.
Eh, I never see him.
So, what do you do?
Just hang around.
Sometimes I go to school.
Listen, Dino. We got a gang.
The Silk Hats.
They're great
guys, I'm telling you.
Like we had a rumble
with the Little Cats.
You know, from Pearl Street.
We wiped them up.
[Chuckles] No kidding.
Right on their own turf.
Wow. What a ball.
I'm the youngest in the
gang. Most of them are 16.
[Chuckles]
All the guys are
talking about you, Dino.
They want to meet you, you know?
- Eh, come on.
- Honest.
They heard all about
you and everything.
They want you to join.
You could be the leader.
They asked me to ask you.
I mean it.
'Cause you're more experienced.
We got jackets and
everything, Dino.
How do you like it?
Looks nice.
Yeah, you got real big, Tony.
Yeah.
We even got a job planned
the night after tomorrow night.
We're gonna knock over this
gas station on Darrow Street.
We're gonna wear crazy masks.
We cased it and everything.
It's the easiest, Dino.
One of our guys has a
heat. He made it himself.
It shoots real great.
Dino, you could
lead the whole thing.
I'm supposed to tell
them okay tomorrow night.
Well, what do you say?
They really want you, Dino.
MRS. MANETTA:
Supper's on the table in here!
You're very big with them.
- MRS. MANETTA: Tony!
- All right!
The Silk Hats.
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[Indistinct talking]
Shh.
Hey, Shirl.
You're a pearl.
- [Laughter]
- Come on, girls.
YOUNG MAN: ♪ One,
two, three o'clock ♪
♪ Four o'clock, rock ♪
♪ Five, six, seven
o'clock, eight o'clock, rock ♪
♪ Nine, ten... ♪
Hey, dig that crazy killer rock!
He's waiting for
the skull doctor.
Hey, stop it! Dino, break it up.
Come on.
All right.
Look, man, we were
just walking through here.
What a flip.
Did you see that?
Man.
It's 4:15. You're
right on time, Dino.
I could kill him.
Knock off that dirty head.
Slice him in the
face with a hatchet.
Did you see 'em?
They almost fell apart,
they were so scared.
What, are you just
gonna sit there again,
waiting for me to say something?
That's what it is,
Dino. Just talking.
- Learning about yourself.
- I know about myself!
You think I'm gonna
stay here for an hour
with you looking at me?
It's hard.
Boy, I raised a stink in
here yesterday, didn't I?
A little bit. It's all right.
In here you can act
the way you really feel.
If you want to be angry or
yell or curse or cry, it's okay.
Cry?
- You think I'm gonna cry?
- You might.
Say, what arm do you take it in?
Cry.
Why'd I throw this thing?
Why do you think you did?
I was sore.
Everybody throws
things when they get sore.
Do they?
Sure they do!
Why don't you answer me once?
What are you all the time making
me answer my own questions?!
Well, it's more important
to find out how you feel
about them than how I do.
Do you think I'm nuts?
I think you have problems.
What kind of problems?
I've only seen you
a few minutes, Dino.
Don't ask me that yet.
"Waiting for the skull doctor."
I'm telling you,
I could kill him.
Why do I have to come in
here? You think I can't get along?
- Can you?
- Sure.
You just bust everybody
before they bust you!
How can be sure
they want to bust you?
Because I got
experience with that.
Maybe some people
want to like you, Dino.
What for? What's there to like?
If they're scared of
me, that's the best.
And how do you get them
to be scared of you, Dino?
Be tough on them.
Stronger and braver.
Bump them around,
and they'll respect you!
When I was little, that's
what they did to me.
Who's "they"?
What's the matter
with you? Everybody!
- Who was the first?
- How do I know?!
My father. So what?
Do you respect him?
No!
How do you feel about him?
None of your business!
Like in the warehouse.
The time when the
watchman came out.
The other guys ganged him.
I was hiding behind a
crate I was so scared.
When he was
down on the floor, I...
I ran over and took
a smack at him.
I felt good all of a sudden.
I don't know why.
I don't know why I said that.
Stop looking at me!
What did you feel
like afterwards?
What do I know?
How did you feel
when they caught you?
Glad!
Hey, what kind of thing is this?
I never said that to no one.
You sit there like an idiot.
Why don't you get excited once?!
That wouldn't do
any good, would it?
- Yes!
- No, it wouldn't.
Life isn't all people
getting excited
and yelling and throwing things.
You know that.
That's just words.
What do you know about it?
It's my job.
Now, why do you
want me to yell at you?
Because then I
know where I stand.
You're mixing me up.
You and that
stinkin' Mr. Mandel!
Oh, I'd like to punch
him right in the mouth!
- Why?
- Because!
And me, too?
Yes!
Dino, that doesn't get me angry.
A lot of people have
feelings like that.
Some people feel
that way about a person
because they're afraid that
person might not like them.
So they figure they
better protect themselves
by not liking that person first.
And then, as you say, at least
they know where they stand.
What are you giving me?
Everybody wants
to be liked. Even you.
Yeah?
That's what you think.
Those kids out there
might have liked you, Dino,
if you'd let them.
They're giving a
dance tomorrow night.
- You could go if you wanted to.
- Leave me alone.
You know that boy
that said that thing
about waiting for
the skull doctor?
Well, he comes in here, too.
That's right. It's nothing
to be ashamed of.
Listen, will you shut up?
I don't care if
you like me or not.
I'm not going to
any chicken dances.
I'd like to bust
this place apart!
I got a headache.
My head is killing me.
I'm getting out of here.
Dino. Same time tomorrow.
[Door opens, slams]
FIELDS: I just saw the
Manetta boy leaving.
Yes, he made some excuse
about having a headache.
He can't stand more than
10 minutes of this at a time.
What's he like?
Rough.
I don't know if I
can get to him.
If he doesn't take this therapy,
God knows what he'll do.
He's liable to kill someone.
I'm afraid he's gonna
stop coming, Mr. Fields.
And what about that
children's court fellow?
Mandel? He doesn't have the
authority to force him to come.
Well...
It's a problem,
Larry. A tough one.
- Mr. Fields?
- Yes?
I'm trying to get him to go
to the dance tomorrow night.
Oh? What for?
Well, he's never been
with kids his own age
who are enjoying themselves
doing something
socially acceptable.
He doesn't even
know what it's like.
Well, we can't force
those kids to be nice to him.
Suppose they give
him the treatment.
He's liable to tear
the place to shreds.
And they've been planning
this dance for a month.
I know, but it's a
chance I'd like to take
if I can get him to go.
Okay.
If you think you have something
to gain, Larry, it's up to you.
Thanks, Mr. Fields.
[Door closes]
[Door opens]
[Door closes]
Hello, Dino.
Hello.
So, what are you doing?
Laying down.
So, where you been today?
Around.
[Sighs]
I had some day, I'm telling you.
Anybody home?
No.
Some man visits me
at the factory today,
right in front of everybody.
He's your probationary officer.
He's checking up on me.
Everybody in the whole
place is looking at me.
Great, huh?
You know what he says to me?
He says you're going to that
settlement house, seeing that...
Uh, w-what do you call them?
Head doctor.
That's for crazy people, right?
What are you going there for?
It's not enough
people see me talking
to a probationary officer.
Listen, I don't want
you going there no more.
There's no crazy
people in this house.
- What time is it?
- I don't know.
What does he say to
you, that, uh, doctor?
- Nothing.
- Yeah?
What does he say about me?
He says you're a stinkin'...
Well?
Now, you're not
going there no more.
You can't tell me.
You can't tell me nothing.
Where I go. What I do. Nothing!
Get away.
I've been out of this
house four years.
Big guys knocking me on the
head every day except Sunday.
Sunday they sat
with their folks.
- Where were you?!
- Hey, hey. Shut up.
- You can't tell me what to do.
- I said shut up.
It kills you to have
me home, don't it?
I'm warning you, Dino.
Come on. Let's get
this thing over with.
You're not telling
me nothing anymore.
Come on.
Why don't you hit me?
Just like old times.
A smack across the face.
You've been doing it since I
was old enough to stand up.
Now go ahead.
Be happy. Smack me.
You bet I'm gonna
smack you, talking like that.
- I'm your father.
- And you wish you weren't!
Don't you?! Don't you?!
Don't you?! Well, don't you?!
Go ahead! Have a ball!
You can't tell me nothing, you!
Come on!
Come on! Come on, Father!
Come on! The punching
bag is home again!
Take another shot!
H-He's crazy.
I-I'm telling you.
He's crazy.
Hey, Dino?
- What?
- What happened?
- Nothing.
- You okay?
What's the matter with you?
Nothing.
I'm okay.
Hey, Tony.
Hey, Dino.
Listen, you sure you're okay?
You're acting kind of funny.
I'm okay.
I'm supposed to
tell the guys tonight.
What?
The guys. About the
job tomorrow night.
If you're gonna run the deal.
They want to know, Dino.
They want you to do it.
So what'll I say?
Okay.
Crazy!
Boy, that's great.
And listen, tomorrow morning
you go have a look at this place.
ANNOUNCER: Now let's turn to
our Westinghouse program again
and Betty Furness.
FURNESS: Yes, that set
was new three years ago.
But just look at it now.
The picture won't
behave at... Uh-oh.
Well, now it's gone altogether.
Too bad.
But with a Westinghouse
television set
like this beautiful
21-inch console,
you can be sure
of longer-lasting,
more trouble-free
performance than ever before.
And I say that because
Westinghouse has a
remarkable new way
to make your television
set extra-dependable.
Every Westinghouse set is
what we call precisioneered.
Well, look. Here's
an example of it.
This is the new Westinghouse
Silver Safe Guard circuit.
Now, you see all
those intricate wires?
Well, they're bonded in metal,
so it's practically impossible
for anything to go wrong.
Now, we all realize
that anything as
complex as a television set
may sometime need service.
And if you do have to have
a Westinghouse set serviced,
chances are you can have
it done in your own home
without missing
an hour's television.
Here's what
servicemen say about it.
This new Westinghouse
is the quickest,
easiest set to service.
With the tubes and
components right here,
they're easy to reach.
So 9 times out of 10,
you don't have to take the
chassis out of the cabinet.
Now let's take a
look at the outside
of these new Westinghouse sets.
You see these
beautiful finishes?
Rich mahogany grain
and this lovely limed oak?
Well, these finishes are
stain- and cigarette-proof.
Now, here I have
a lighted cigarette.
And I promise you
I don't go around
putting out cigarettes
on television sets.
But just watch this.
Now, there. You see?
It's perfect and beautiful.
Now, this beautiful 21-inch
Westinghouse console
is only $249.95.
For a little extra,
you can have it in limed
oak and on wheels like this.
And there's a swivel
base available, too.
See your dealer soon, won't you?
And remember, as Americans
have known for 70 years...
[Dramatic music plays]
ANNOUNCER: We return you
now to "Westinghouse Studio One"
and "Dino."
[Indistinct talking]
Hey, watch where you're going.
Hey!
Hey, why don't you
take care of these guys?
What a nerve on that guy!
I'm telling you. What a nerve!
Hello, Dino.
I'm not coming here no more.
Well, say something
when I say something.
I said I'm not
coming here no more.
So, what about it?
Something happen
at home last night?
No.
Then why are you so angry?
Nothing's happened here yet.
You haven't even
taken off your jacket.
- How's your brother?
- What do you care?
Well, I thought you
might be angry at him.
No, I'm not, genius!
- I'm angry at you.
- Why?
Because you're sitting there
waiting for me to say
stuff I don't want to say!
- Why don't you want to say it?
- Because!
I don't know.
Like it's everybody's business.
Why don't you
mind your business,
making me come in here?
What do you have
to know so much for?
It's too hot in here.
Stinkin' little room.
It's like sitting in jail.
What are you looking at?
Stop fathering...
me.
Stop bothering me.
I made him smack me last night.
So what?
That's all he wants, anyway.
Well, he can't hurt me.
He could never hurt
me in my whole life.
Who?
You know who.
My old man.
- He never hurt you?
- Never.
Because I'm tough.
He could smack
me around forever.
I'm too tough.
Even when I was
little, I never cried.
I'm telling you, he
could knock out my teeth.
Anything.
I wouldn't cry.
Why did he want to
hit me all the time for,
that the dirty bum?
On my birthday once.
Dirty, rotten bum.
I yelled at him because he
forgot to give me a present.
A million other times.
When I was little,
wow, was I scared.
Like there was nothing
in the world but him.
Like a giant.
He never did nothing for me.
So I never cried for
him, and I never will.
I don't remember
anyone ever... kissing me.
So what?
All they wanted
was me out of there.
Him and my mother.
So I got into reform school.
That dirty, rotten bum.
Never took me nowhere.
Never fooled around with me...
or gave me bear hugs.
Nothing.
He didn't want me.
Just to hit.
But I never cried.
I never cried.
[Crying] Ever.
[Crying]
[Breathing heavily]
Most people cry in here, Dino.
It's a perfectly normal,
natural thing to do.
I think you were crying
for all the times you wanted
to cry when you were small.
Tears make people
feel better sometimes.
They're nothing
to be ashamed of.
You made me.
No one made you, Dino.
You just couldn't help it.
Like maybe your father
can't help being the way he is,
or your mother.
Dino, the things
they've done to you,
somebody once did to them.
So don't blame them too much.
And don't expect
too much from them.
They just haven't
got it to give.
If you can learn to
understand that someday,
you'll have learned a lot.
I want to go now.
Whenever you like.
And I'm not coming back.
I'm not going
through that again.
Getting face-to-face
with yourself
is one of the toughest
things you'll ever do, Dino.
But it's worth it.
I don't want to listen to you.
I'm getting out of here.
Same time tomorrow, Dino.
[Indistinct talking]
I said I'm not coming back.
Are you deaf or something?
[Door slams]
TONY: Hey, Dino?
In here.
What do you got
all the lights out for?
- I feel like it.
- Oh.
Just came to remind
you about tonight.
We're meeting at a
quarter after 11:00, Dino.
Okay.
On the corner of
First and Darrow.
That's where you said, right?
Right. I know all about it.
Well, I didn't see you all day.
I figured I might
better remind you.
I'm going to the movies
now. Want to come?
No.
Hey, Dino, don't you feel good?
I mean, because
of how you're acting.
I'm okay!
I was waiting so long
for you to get back home.
Boy. Four years.
So I hope you're okay.
I'll see you at 11:15.
[Door closes]
11:15, Tony.
[Knocking on door]
Hello, Dino.
Mind if I come in?
No, I'm not checking
up on anything, Dino.
No? So, what'd you come up for?
I was just passing by.
What do you want?
Look, I'm pretty busy here.
Nothing. Just to say hello.
Well, you said that.
How's it going, Dino?
Fabulous.
I just talked to Mr. Sheridan
a little while ago.
Look.
That's none of your business.
Who do you think you are,
sticking your big nose
in there about me?
It wasn't about you.
He's an old friend of
mine. I just dropped in.
Yeah? So what'd he tell you?
The whole thing, right?
What I did and everything?
He told me nothing.
What goes on there is
strictly between you and him.
Yeah, I'll bet!
I'm not kidding.
I couldn't pry it out
of him with a crowbar.
So, what do you want?
I just want to give
you something.
What's this?
That's from me to you, Dino.
What for?
The only thing he told
me was that maybe
you're gonna take in that dance
at the settlement house tonight.
Well, he told you wrong.
I was thinking about
one time when I was a kid.
Oh, 15 or 16.
I was gonna go
to my first dance.
Ah, I was scared to death.
My old man handed me a bottle
of shaving lotion and grinned
and said, "Have a ball, son."
Have a ball, son.
[Up-tempo rock 'n'
roll music playing]
Hey, Mr. Fields, why don't
you grab yourself a girl and go?
No, thanks. I don't
dig this kind of music.
- Play you a waltz!
- [Laughs]
[Cheering]
[Whistling]
Come on. Have a soda, somebody.
This is on the house.
Boy, oh, boy, is
this soda delicious!
What a soda!
Have some potato chips.
[Mid-tempo rock
'n' roll music playing]
Let me get right here.
Come on, doll. Go.
Come on, sugar.
Excuse me.
Would you like to dance?
Okay.
Excuse me.
My name is Shirley.
- What's yours?
- Dino.
- I don't dance so good.
- Me neither.
Who cares?
I like it.
Crazy, man, crazy.
Go! Go! Go!
And if you want me to
take my glasses off, I...
Your face smells very nice.
- Dino?
- Yeah?
Listen, do you
know what time it is?
We've been standing
on that corner for an hour.
I finally had to come
back and get you.
Will you come
on? They're waiting.
What's the matter with you?
Nothing. Go to bed.
Go to bed?
What, are you nuts or
something? Come on.
Go to bed, Tony.
What are you talking about?
Listen, they're
standing on the corner.
What are you doing here, Dino?
You act like you're gonna
chicken out or something.
- Are you coming?
- No.
Of all the guys in the world.
My brother.
Tony, I...
I was crying today.
What?
- Stay here.
- No.
- You want to end up like me?
- Yes.
Oh!
MR. MANETTA: Hey!
Hey. Cut out the noise in there.
Okay!
Hey, Tony?
Hey, Tony.
[Door opens, closes]
Hello, Dino.
How long does this
whole thing take?
Well, I can't tell you,
Dino. I don't know.
It depends on you.
Maybe a long time.
Maybe a couple years.
A couple of years?
[Groans]
Why do you keep
it so dark in here?!
I don't feel like saying
nothing right now.
All right.
We can just sit here
for a while, if you like.
ANNOUNCER: And now a
special report from Westinghouse,
brought to you by Stuart Novins.
NOVINS: The year is 1922.
The hands you see here belong
to a Westinghouse scientist.
The search... improvement
of the filament of a light bulb.
And this material... uranium.
As a result of
these experiments,
Westinghouse became the
first producer of pure uranium.
And this was the source
of uranium when, in 1938,
Westinghouse research
scientists needed this rare material
for their work inside
industry's first atom smasher.
Who would have thought
that Westinghouse
research with light bulbs
would provide the vital material
that would open the way to
the great age of atomic power?
Now, this was one reason
why Westinghouse was able
to take the leadership in
America in atomic power
and build for the
government the atomic engine
for the first atomic
submarine, the Nautilus,
Now building the first reactor
for a full-scale peacetime
atomic power plant.
Yes, research such as
this goes back 70 years,
back to the days when
George Westinghouse
pioneered the development of
the first practical transmission
of alternating current
that brought light
to our great cities.
And in the future,
as in the past,
in research, as in the products
developed from it, remember...
ANNOUNCER: Rome, Italy.
Rome, Italy. 1910.
What's in a name?
There's a great deal in a name.
There's life in a name,
and there can be death.
Ask the talented Mr. Ripley.
[Dramatic music plays]
"Westinghouse Studio One"
has been presented
live from New York
and has been
selected for viewing
by America's armed forces
at home and overseas.
This is Paul Branson saying
good night for Westinghouse
until next week.