"Ready." "Mr. Bootz, your jacket." "Thank you, Karl." "Make me shine." "Ari." "May I?" "Veronica, spring has sprung The girls are singing tra-la-la" "The whole wide world is quite bewitched Veronica, the asparagus is sprouting" "Veronica, the world is green So come and see the forest green" "Even Grandpa-pa tells Grandma-ma Veronica, the spring has sprung" "Girls are giggling, boys are saying" "'Like it or not, it's spring outside"" "Even the poet, Otto Licht feels his duty to write this rhyme" "Veronica, spring has sprung The girls are singing tra-la-la" "The whole wide world is quite bewitched" "Veronica, the asparagus is sprouting" "Veronica, the world is green" "So come and see the forest green" "Pipe down, Paganini!" "You're throwing me off the beat!" "You crazy bird." "Go squawk somewhere else!" "I see." "You're hungry." "Gotta go!" "Bruno Levy Casting Agency" "For that fee Claire Waldorff won't even sing for charity." "There's always Charell." "Mr. Frommermann..." "What are we going to do with you?" " I am asking you that, Mr. Levy." "You're not in demand as a character actor." "You turn every drama into a joke." "" Plummets away," says Schiller." "The stage was as slippery as ice." "I understand you're upset." "It isn't easy losing both parents in such a short period of time." "That is not the problem." "True, I'm not an actor." "And surely not the shepherd Seppi in Tell" "I am a musician." "I've told you a thousand times." "Musician?" "Well, great." "You play no instrument well, and you have no training." " But I'm a good arranger." " Forget that arranger stuff!" "." "Berlin is full of arrangers?" "Everybody is arranging something." "Three million unemployed and more every day." "Sorry, Paganini, but I am starving." " Hello, Miss Erna." " Ah, Mr. Frommermann." "The new Revellers record is here." " What does it say? " Negro songs."" " Who cares what it says?" "The music is really brilliant and very neat." "At least you can dance to it." "Can you dance?" "Me?" "No." "Dancing is for mice." " Humans, by nature, are more" " Come on, it isn't that hard." "Don't just watch me!" "Come on!" " What is going on here?" " Mrs. Grünbaum!" "I am sorry." "I was just showing a customer" " What were you showing him?" " If it's a record one can dance to." "I only dance on records I buy." "I mean, I buy records I can dance to." "I'm a talented dancer." "It wasn't her fault at all." "I basically forced her" "Come on, pipe down!" "Let them dance while they're young." "But, young man... that's no reason for dropping your jacket on the floor like that!" "Do you do that at home?" "No, there I" "Then pick it up." " What is that?" " That's mine." "I mean, Paganini's." " Paganini?" " Yes." "That's my bird." "A fellow student?" " Good-bye." " Good-bye." "Didn't buy a thing." "Otherwise he doesn't make a bad impression." "Not a bad impression?" "He makes a very good impression!" "I'm going to marry her." "She's so beautiful." "She has long hair, a nose... and her eyes" "Yes, she's notJewish, but she's special." "She goes to college too." "And I'm out of work." "Now that you're dead, I can tell you." "Oh, God, I'm so confused." "I don't sing in the synagogue anymore, either." "I know God will forgive me." "After all, it's His job." "Listen to this:" ""Wanted:" "Tenor, bass... very musical, good voice..." "needed for unique ensemble."" " What do you think?" " Doesn't sound serious." "I am going to be an opera singer." "Wouldn't hurt to check it out." "You'd better step on it, though." "You sing without me." "One monk more or less won't destroy this rehearsal." "Thanks." "But I am not finished." "But I am!" "Next, please." "This way." " What do you want to sing?" " Who is singing?" "It's all on sale: pure cocaine... only slightly diluted opium, English cigarettes..." "And our special for distinguished gentlemen... original photos of virgins taken along Wannsee Lake." "Shut up!" "I have to perform last rites!" "Anyone buying?" "A pinch of coke, maybe?" "I just came from rehearsal." "Didn't have time to change." "Biberti, Robert Biberti." " Harry Frommermann." " My pleasure." "Interesting ad." " Really?" " Should I sing something?" " Yes, this way." " I'm afraid the piano's out of tune." " Forget it." "I don't need one." "Here we go." "Enough?" "Ever heard of the Revellers?" "Hey, that's it!" " What?" " To sing like the Revellers." "Only in German." "Different." "Unique." " What do you think?" " Brilliant." "Never thought of it." "I've got it all worked out." "In five-part harmony." "Can you read music?" " Is that the bass?" " Yes." "Tenor, baritone, then me... a kind of baritone." "I also imitate instruments." "And the bass." "Listen, you can forget all those losers out there." "This has to be put together professionally." "Like I said:" "Very professional." "Erich Collin." "Roman Cycowski." "My friend." "Listen, Ari." "You want to earn a lot of money... bucks... moolah?" " Dough?" " Yeah, dough." "Cash to burn." "Sit down." " Who's that?" " A big fan of yours." "Then you're my friend, too." "Ari Leschnikoff from Sofia." "What" " I mean, how much?" "Calm down." "What I'm planning is totally new, at least in Europe." "But I can't pay you anything." "We'll have to rehearse a lot." "Weeks, maybe months." "I don't mind if anybody leaves." "Sounds fair enough... but it looks really difficult." " It is, but what's worse, it has to sound easy." " No money?" " I didn't order that." "Why no money?" "We'll be famous instead, Ari." "Famous?" "Bootz, Erwin!" "Open up!" "Erwin!" "Ursula, go back to sleep." "I have to wake up Erwin." "Erwin, Wake up!" "We'll be famous." "Dead as a doornail." "Are you crazy?" "Is it noon already?" " Get dressed." "You're going to be famous." " Come on." "What's going on?" "At least you bathed!" "Well, that was nice and loud." "None of us should try to stick out." "I mean, everybody has to hold back, do his part." "Easy, smooth." "That means the group counts, not the individual." "You too, Bootz." "I have no problem with that." "I'll play as soft as a kitten." "I brought some German hits with me." "They're not great, but it all depends on how you sing them." "Let's try one of your hits, Mr. Bootz." " Can Papageno talk?" " Paganini." "No, he's a true artist." "He only sings." "It needs a whole new arrangement." "Just for fun, let's syncopate." "Like this..." "Nice song." "Wonderful, relaxed, elegant." "That's what we need." "What are you studying, Miss Erna?" " Life." " And what are you doing tonight?" "I'm reading a book, in case you know what that is." "A book?" "Never heard of it." "I only read into the eyes of beautiful women." "Let's go." "We have to rehearse." " It was a pleasure." " Come on!" "Mr. Frommermann!" "Your bag." " Good-bye, Miss Erna." " Bye." "A nice girl... and funny." " Don't you think?" " Sure." "Robert, your singing is beautiful... but why always the same?" "Who is croaking in the beginning?" "You?" "Why?" "It's not really beautiful" "Mr. Hartmann has complained again." "Shortly he will resign the rent." "Well, he's only complaining." "When we are famous, I'll buy a house for us." "Please let us rehearse easily." "Can't we go to the booth of yours?" "Which booth?" "Where you always perform." "I only once played there." "As a subsitute." "Where do we rehearse?" "When you're real famous, you'll have to give a free concert here." "I promise, Ramona." "Come on." "Let's go upstairs." "No, Ari!" "We have no time!" "The boss said no freebies!" "Should I send down Mona Lisa?" " Not today." " Erich always goes upstairs." "With her!" "That's different." "Chantal and I are engaged." "Engaged?" "I might even marry her." " Does she know?" "She doesn't speak German." " That's convenient." "Besides, I speak French." "Harry." "I've been meaning to ask you." "What does it mean: "The asparagus is sprouting"?" " Don't you know what asparagus is?" " Yours grows day and night." "Come on, Ari." "I'll show you." "No." "Impossible!" "We can do that, but we can't sing about it." "What are you doing here at this hour?" "The Grünbaums let me study here." "My room is so tiny." " Can't we meet again?" " How about now?" "How are you?" "Great." "In a few days, people will stop talking about the Revellers... and start talking about..." "Harry Frommermann?" "We have an important exam tomorrow." "Erna, back to the books." "That's what I was telling him." "He doesn't seem to understand." "This is Hans, a fellow student." "This is Harry." "He's" "Good night." "Hello, Paganini." "It will be warm in a minute" "You have an easy life, stupid bird." "You don't suffer lovesickness" "No artistical problems, no money problems... no fear for the future." "You're in a cage and you're free." "Sleep well, my friend." "It was stupid to give Bootz the keys." "Very stupid." "Erwin always has to sleep." "Maybe too much "...asparagus is sprouting"?" "You should talk." "Bootz is here." "Sorry." "I overslept." "That's okay, Miss Bootz, we've only waited four hours." "Hold your horses." "I'm a musician, not a civil servant." "Another word and I'll slap you." "I'm here, aren't I?" "For heaven's sake." "Can't you guys ever learn the lines?" "As we all know, it's "dear good old Grandpa"..." "not "good dear old Grandpa."" "Stop bugging us with your "good dear old Grandpa."" "No!" "Dear good old Grandpa!" "You sleepy old coffeehouse pianist!" "Take it easy, Erwin." "Sit down." "If you're mad, don't take it out on us, okay?" "It's your overcomplicated arrangements!" "Why can't we sing it like in the first stanza?" "Erwin, get back to the piano!" "You look so stupid in your pajamas." "I know it's more ironic... but we can enhance it when we're sure of ourselves." "Harry, each of us is good, but not good enough to insult the others." "I'm sorry." "I take back the "coffeehouse pianist."" "But sleepy isn't an insult, it's a fact!" "Let's stop this nonsense." "We've rehearsed for six months!" "Either we know it, or we never will!" " Why don't we perform?" " Do you have a hearing problem?" "We aren't ready yet." "If you don't get wet, you'll never swim." "We could at least sing for an agent, a song without words, for all I care." "How about the Duke Ellington tune?" "If the reaction is positive, we'll continue." "If not..." "I'll quit." "All right." "In a month." "No." "Right now." "Okay, let's vote." "Who's in favor?" "Forget it, guys." "It sounds like a funeral parlor." "Frommermann." "Frommermann!" "That's it." "Funeral music." "Without me." "I'm getting out of here." "Harry, I have to talk to you." "Bootz and Biberti are wrong." "Your arrangements are good." "We're the ones who are bad." "No." "No, Ari." "You're not bad." "He's not bad." "I'm not bad." "We're all not bad." "Hey, Bootz." "What are you playing?" "A funeral needs music to mourn to." "It was my mistake." "I started out too slow." "This is what it should sound like." "You win, Harry." "One month." "No more, no less." " You don't let Eric Charell wait!" " That's why we're on time!" "On the dot!" "I want the best and most modern spotlights." "They're expensive, Mr. Charell." " Times are hard." " Nonsense." "The darker the times, the brighter the theater lights." "Thanks." "Very nice, very charming, ladies." "But this isn't small time." "This is Berlin!" "Why should I hire you when I can get the Tiller Girls?" "Good-bye!" "Good luck!" "Who's up next, Neumann?" "Let's go." "Next up..." "a male sextet." "This way, please." "What are you waiting for?" "Start!" "Go ahead and order them with color filters, the works." "Ten spots, including a blue filter, a green filter, a yellow filter..." "Shut up!" "Can't you see I'm listening?" "I knew it!" "I knew it!" " Congratulations!" " Erna!" "Congratulations!" "Fantastic!" "Not bad, for a start." "I'll give you a contract for the next seven nights." "Sixty marks a show." "What do you say to that?" "We say no." "We want 120 marks." "Have you lost your mind?" "Biberti." "Robert Biberti." "I represent the financial interests of the group." "That's right." " Mr. Biberti represents our interests." " Then he does a poor job of it." "One hundred and twenty!" "That's a fantasy!" "As you wish." "Do you have a phone?" " Outside." "Who do you want to call?" " The Haller Revue." "They want us for the entire season at 110 per show." "I'll call and accept." "Hold on a sec, you hotshot!" "That's a bluff, anyhow." "What name will you go by at Haller's?" "I bet you don't even have a name." "Sure we do." " The Melody Makers." " Melody Makers!" "That's no good." "You guys are comedians, harmonious comedians." "That's it." "Comical, harmonious." "And it must sound international." "Comedian Harmonists." "That's good." "Comedian Harmonists Agency." "Quite." "Not tonight dear." "Tomorrow is fine." "Tomorrow, right" "Me too." "What's this?" "One minute late, 3 marks." "5 minutes, 8 marks." "That's especially for you Just put your autograph." "A radio show?" "I'll have to check." "The guys are booked up." "Sorry." "Are you still there?" "We could still fit it in." "And the payment?" "That's not much." "Haven't you read the reviews?" "Everybody and his dog is getting on the bandwagon." "Two hundred marks?" "Sounds better." "Tuesday at 3:00, Studio A." "Very good." "Good-bye." "Gentlemen, we are recording at the radio station." "Tuesday at 3:00." "Studio A." "These roses are surely not for my wife." "No." "She's in the back." " Erna, come here." " We're so very happy for you, my husband and I." " Hello, Miss Erna." " Hello." " For me?" " Yes." "And this is an invitation for-- Well, you'll see." "I have to go now." "Rehearsal." "I'd be pleased if you came." "Hamburg, Colgne, Paris, Madrid..." "New York, Chicago..." "Kremikovtsi." "What?" "Kremikovtsi." "Never heard of." "It's close to Sofia." "I had a love there." "She didn't want me." "She'll regret it now" "I thought You ...you..." "Well, Veronica." "Erna." "You really thought I had something with Hans?" "Rubbish." "Attention." "The recording starts soon." "Attention." "Recording started." "Somewhere in the world There is a little peace of luck" "And that's what I dream of every moment" "Somewhere in the world there's a little bit of happiness" "And I've been dreaming of that for a long, long time" "If I knew where it was Then I'd go out into the world" "Because only once I want to be happy more than anything else" "Somewhere in the world There's a path to heaven" "Somewhere, Somehow, Sometime" "Would you like to dance, Mary?" "It would be my pleasure." "You dance like little birds." "Is that Erna?" "What's she doing there?" "They think they're better than us." "Enough of this sissy stuff!" "." "It's getting on my nerves!" "Come here, you little worm." "I'll set you straight." "Hello, Erna." "You've sunk pretty low." "A German girl together with a guy like that." "Probably even a Jew." "I'm a Jew, too." "And I'm proud of it." "We have twoJews in the group?" "Watch this." "A little recklessness won't hurt" "Let the young enjoy themselves" "The happy days will soon be gone" "Don't lose any sleep over it" "A little recklessness won't hurt" "Let the young enjoy themselves" "Once you're as old as Methuselah" "You'll surely see what I have lost" "And give the young the fast lane" "And let the young there exuberance" "Milan, Brussels, Copenhagen..." "Paris, Warsaw, Vienna, Amsterdam" " Warsaw?" "Then back to Berlin." "That's nice." "I can go visit my aunt." " What aunt?" " Who knows if she'll remember me." " You have an aunt in Warsaw?" " Of course." "Be happy you married a Jew." "You have family everywhere now." "My uncle's name is Marek." "Father, I'd like you to meet my future wife." "She was a woman of easy virtue." "Father won't be listening." "Typical for the Collins." "My God, what will happen next?" "Our downfall, I suppose." "I love you too, cheri." "Robert Biberti." "I represent the financial interests of the group." "I have a big heart." "Everything I have is big." "My voice, nose... asparagus." "151 ... 152... 153." "Do you want to marry me tomorrow, Miss Eckstein?" " No." "I'll buy you an ironing board." "Wonderful." "Tell me, is it too early to have a girl sent up to my room?" "Not too voluptuous." "She should look like a student making some extra money." "I'm still waiting for an answer." "Yes, Roman." "I'll marry you." "Again and again." "I'd be so happy to be your wife." " You don't look happy." " I am!" "Then why are you so serious?" " Because there's a serious problem." " What sort of a problem?" "I'm a religious person." "You'd have to convert toJudaism." "Oh, I see." "Well..." "I'll have to think about it." "I need some time." "As much as you need." "I'll be living here." "You can be on the other side, so we don't bother each other." "I know why you don't want to be bothered." "EMom, the place will come alive when a few chicks fly through." "Robert, sometimes I think you have absolutely no morals." "If you only had a steady girl." "I will." "Maybe sooner than you think." "Really?" "Did you meet somebody?" "Who is she?" "This is the dining room." " Beautiful my boy." "But we don't need so much room." "And it's all so expensive!" "Forget it." "You've worked hard for me all these years." "Now it's my turn." "Did you notice?" "This is the very same piano that Father always admired at Steinway's." "Well, Dad, what do you say now?" "Are you happy that the piano finally belongs to us?" "I'm sure he is." "Flowers in the garden, about twenty species" "Roses, tulips and narcissi" "The rich people buy for themselves these days" "I don't want to know this at all" "My small green cactus stands outside on the balcony hollari, hollari, hollaro!" "What do need red roses for, why do I need red poppy hollari, hollari, hollaro!" "And when a villain speaks something nasty" "Igetoutmycactusand it stings, stings, stings" "My small green cactus stands outside on the balcony hollari, hollari, hollaro!" "Most women ressemble each other in case" "Of the flowers they like" "But I say daily:" "That's not possible" "That's not possible" "What should the people say about me then?" "My small green cactus stands outside on the balcony hollari, hollari, hollaro!" "And when a villain speaks something nasty" "I get out my cactus and it stings, stings, stings" "Today, at four o'clock,  there's a knock at the door" "Oh, a visitor so early today?" "It was Mr. Krause, the neighbour" "He says: "Sorry if ask you:" "Don't you have this cactus outside on your balcony" "It just fell down, what do you say about this?" "It fell on my face, if you believe it or not" "Now I know that your small green cactus stings" "Please be so kind to keep your cactus somewhere else" "As a thank you, one for each of you on the house." "The choice is yours." "Including the Madame herself." "And what about you?" "Aren't I beautiful enough?" "Rosa." "Very beautiful." "Are you sick?" "No,just in love." "How cute!" "Our opponents accuse us National Socialists... and especially me... of being intolerant" "We don't want to cooperate with other parties, they say." "They're right!" "We are intolerant!" "I have one goal only-- to drive all 30 parties out of Germany!" "Look at this, Mr. Frommermann." "Those rowdys!" "And to us, of all people." "My husband is so nationalistic." "Both of our sons died in the war." "For Germany!" "It's a disgrace!" "Yes, it's a disgrace." "Just some kids." "If you're out of work you get into mischief." " I'll help you clean up the mess." " Thank you." "Please come again." " What did you do to your hair?" " Don't you like it?" "This came in the mail today." "And an anonymous call:" ""Stop working for theJew, or else!"" "I'm sure it was Hans." " Did you go to the police?" " How naive can you be?" "They're going to be in power soon, those... anti-Semites." "Now, don't you get upset." "We still live in Germany." "There is law and order here, and it will stay that way." "The teacher asks little Moishe, "What race do thejews belong to?"" ""Semites?"" ""Good." "And the Germans?"" ""Anti-Semites."" " What a stupid joke." "Jokes won't help, Harry." "I'm afraid." "What if something happened to the Grünbaums?" "Quit your job and marry me." "That's your way of dealing with reality." "We're performing at the Philharmonic." "That's reality." "It's like being knighted." "I have a free ticket for you." "Great." "Then one's for Mrs. Grünbaum." " What?" " I already have one." " From whom?" " From Bob." " Why Bob?" " Why not Bob?" " It's nice of him to stop by." " What's so nice about that?" "He likes my hairdo." "Oh, well, tastes differ." "Ladies and gentlemen, after their tour in Europe they are back in Berlin." "Gee, how dressed up they are" "Normally they'll go to Beethoven or Wagner." "We should have chosen something more serious for our program" "Lovely Isabella from Castile," "Pack up all your utensils" "And come back with me to Spain" "ZThe lute softly plays my songs" "Come back because you're my heart's desire" "No one suits me better than you" "You're a phenomenal dancer" " Ai!" "Lovely Isabella from Castile," "Pack up all your utensils" "And come back with me to Spain" "You know, Only in the lovely land of the toreros" "Will you lose your heart and that's not all" "So come back with me to Spain" "If you don't come quickly, my dear" "I'll use force my dear" "But as I know, my dear your mouth can really kiss well" "If you don't come quickly, my dear" "If you don't come quickly, my dear and cut your throat off, my dear" "Lovely Isabella from Castile" "Pack up all your utensils" "And come back with me to Spain" " Unbelievable, the applause!" " From the beginning to the end." "They kept yelling "Ari, Ari." All those beautiful women." " No, Ari." "They yelled " Harry, Harry."" " What?" " Harry, I have a bone to pick with you!" " What?" "Quit goofing off on stage!" "We are a group" "You must be joking." "You showed off just as much!" "But I didn't act like an idiot!" "What's wrong?" "Harry made the people laugh." "Is that forbidden nowadays?" "It is, when one is doing it at the group's expense!" "I won't put up with a show-off!" "." " Unless you're the show-off?" " But not on stage, you ass!" "Am I an ass because I'm your friend, or am I your friend because I'm an ass?" "You're an egomaniac." "And don't take my word for it." "Ask your girlfriend." " Erna." " It was great." "Come with me." "No, this way." "I only told him that I wanted to finish my studies before I married you..." "Did you call me an "egomaniac" or not?" " I did." "But I said, "You artists are like that!" I meant him, too!" " You guys only hear what you want!" " Why am I an egomaniac?" "Did you ever ask what I study?" "Did you ever think of helping me, so I can quit my job?" "I am who I am!" "Don't you get it?" "Of course you are you." "Who else?" "What do I know?" "Your "Veronica" or your "Isabella of chestania."" "You're my Erna." "The one I love." "If I knew where it was I'd go out into the world" "Because I want to be happy More than anything else" "History and sociology." "Somewhere in the world There's a little piece of luck" "And I've been dreaming of that for a long, long time" "If I knew where it was I'd go out into the world" "Because I want to be happy More than anything else" "Somewhere in the world There's a path to heaven" "Somewhere, Somehow, Sometime" "What are you guys staring at?" "Okay, I'm sorry." "Gentlemen." "I've thought about it." "Yes." "Mum, thish is Mary." "I want to marry her" "She is converted to Judaism." "I'll always respect her." "Mother, we kindly invite you to our wedding" "Now we have to do a wish." "Lady, come with me." "I will show you something important" "Here at the tomb of rabbi Löw I wish you a lot of luck... and to me a lot of grand children" "Do you have the ring?" "Let's see." "Is it kosher?" "Then say as I do:" "This is for Jeruzalem." "He'll never get anywhere!" "My God!" "Having fun?" "Well, I like you, the way you get involved." "Have you thought about my offer?" "My place is big enough." "It would be nice to have a big room." " I should talk to Harry first." " It wouldn't commit you." "You could move out anytime." "Think about it." "You would have peace and quiet to study." "All Harry thinks about is his music." "We all do." "We have to." "Just now... when I told him I was meeting a girl... he asked me if it was serious." "And I said "maybe."" "It's serious with me." "It was serious the first time I saw you." "Erna, you're the first" " The first?" "Yeah, sure!" "Let me finish." "You're the first girl to come to the fights with me." "Really?" "I don't sing that rubbish, as much as those gentlemen would like it." "With something to eat it all will go very fine" "Biscuits are to dry for the throat mama." "Then I'll bring some tea." "The Song of Work" " Turn it off!" "." " Got anything against work?" " No." "Against the forced labor program." "Hold your horses." "This is forced labor." "But when I play it like this... everybody knows what's meant:" "spring has come." "A new beginning after Hitler." "Exactly, or the spring of a fresh love." "You have to work on that, too... so why not sing "The Song of Work."" "I hate to ruin your good mood..." "but I've been summoned to the Reich Music Association." ""In regard to the non-Aryans in your group."" "Let me do the talking." "After all, I am Aryan." "They can't do anything to me." "It's addressed to me as the founder." "Nonsense!" "I'm the co-founder!" "I had the same idea, didn't I?" "Fancy seeing you again." "All right, Mr. Biberti." "I'll do the talking now, if you don't mind." "First..." "you have three non-Aryan members." "Second... only Aryans are allowed in the Reich's Culture Association." "Third, if you're not a member of the Association, you can't perform" "It can't be that easy." "It cannot be that easy" "We're the Comedian Harmonists." "Millions love us." "We're world famous." " And we have our contracts." " Which you should fulfill." "And you can even sign new ones." "But the group might be different." "Are you trying to say that myJewish colleagues and I" " You don't happen to have an Aryan grandmother?" " Excuse me?" "After all, we're not inhuman." "Maybe we can find a solution." "I don't want to deny that you have some friends in very high places." "But that can change anytime." "Perhaps you should cooperate a bit." "For example, the songs you select:" "Must they always be byJewish composers?" "Okay." "I think we speak the same language." "I just wanted you to be aware." "So you aren't surprised if we ever say:" "No, gentlemen." "Now I do have a small request." "Would you autograph this for my nephew?" "He's really crazy about the Comedian Harmonists." "What a fine mess." "Oh, well, I guess Bootz can write songs too:" ""I ordered you a flowerpot." We should be able to sing that." "What's worse is that we can't sing over three quarters of our repertoire." "They just want to scare us." "They don't mean half of it." "We're too famous." "Strange." "I wonder who our friends in high places are." "Definitely not the Führer, or Goebbels." "Say, why did he keep babbling about threeJews?" "Erich, Roman and me." "Erich?" "Help!" "Harry!" "I warned you." "Bob!" "Oh, my God." "I'm okay." "It takes more than that to get at me." "You saw what happened here." "Why don't you do anything?" "Get lost, you Jew pig!" " Where are you going?" " To Bob's." "Didn't you tell him?" "I live there now." "I love Erna." "Oh, Mr. Frommermann." "Isn't this just awful?" "When I hear the wheel of the mill turning" "I don't know what I want" "I woud like, above all die to be finally in peace" "I woud like, above all die to be finally in peace" "Mom, I don't know what to say." "Everything is so" "Maybe I should have let them stab me, then she would live with me now." "Oh, well, our next show is in Nuremberg." "They say there are more Nazis there now than gingerbread." "My Uncle Bumba isn't worried about politics in Kalumba" "That's a city somewhere and he's a scholar," "And he even has a family It isn't hard for him" "He acts as if his wife didn't matter and he never comes home" "Why?" "What the heck's he doing?" "Uncle Bumba from Kalumba only does the rumba" "The great fashion in Kalumba is the rumba" "Even the mayor of Kalumba loves to dance the rumba" "Jews out!" "Jews out!" "Please continue, gentlemen." "Politics have been forgotten in Kalumba" "People are rumba crazy in Kalumba" "People get up and go to bed obsessed by the rumba in Kalumba" "R" " R-Rumba, rumba, rumba rumba, rumba, rumba, rumba rumba, r-r-rumba." "Major König." "It's my pleasure to deliver a personal message from Gauleiter Streicher." "He invites you for a drink in his home." "Come as you are." "At once." "The cars are waiting." " We'd love to, Sergeant-Major." " Major!" "Leschnikoff." "Ari Leschnikoff." "Please follow me." "Do we have a choice?" "Streicher?" "Julius Streicher?" "I am very pleased to see you here, gentlemen." "I'm a big fan of yours." "I know your concert was exhausting." "But I'd greatly appreciate it if you granted me one wish." "Just one song." " I'll take that." " Thank you." "Just a moment." "May I request a German folk song?" "ln einem kühlen Grunde." "It's my favorite." "In a cool and shady place" "A turning mill-wheel you shall find" "My sweetheart has now gone away" "Her home she left behind" "Excuse me, I don't feel" "Where is the" "I'm sorry." "I just can't" " Feel better, Harry?" "Gauleiter, it's like this." "Let me explain." "We recorded the song, but we've never performed it live." "We're not so sure of the lyrics." " We'd love to sing another" " If that's all it is!" "I'm sure we can locate a book of Eichendorff s poems." "Maybe I can come up with it." "Let's see." "How does the second verse go?" ""She promised to be true and gave me a ring." "She broke her promise, and the ring broke in two."" "We'd be very grateful if we didn't have to sing this particular song." "That's too bad." "Really too bad." "Mrs. Biberti, your sauerbraten is heavenly." " I'm glad you like it." " You can only get this in Germany." "Do you cook, Miss Erna?" "Erna is a student, Mom." "She doesn't have much time to cook." "Just imagine." "I can cook, too!" " Thank goodness." "The way to a man's heart is through his stomach." "Especially true for my boy." "Thanks to Mr. Streicher, we'll soon be eating cabbage stew anyhow." "Impossible, Bob!" "Our fans will never allow it." " The women adore me." " Adolf Hitler doesn't care about your women." " We bring in lots of foreign currency." " They aren't interested in money." " They only want pure Germans." " Quit talking politics." "Father always said, " Don't pick fights with those on top." "They have the whip in their hand."" "If Father had drunk less, he'd still be alive today." "Harry, you're late." "We got" " We got mail." " That fast?" "Come on." "What does it say?" "Would you like some sauerbraten?" "I could heat it up." "You read it." "You schmuck!" "An invitation!" "That's what we've got!" "To America!" "For that's the way with ev'ry sailor" "He will knock you in the perch, Then he'll leave you in the lurch" "From admiral to simple whaler" "He cannot resist, The bliss of being kissed!" "He will upset you Then forget you" "He loves to give the girls a treat" "And that's the way with ev'ry sailor" "They're all free men" "From the seaman To the adm'ral of the fleet!" "A sailor's love is strong But doesn't last for long" "How can a man be faithful When sailing to Hongkong!" "They're girls from East and West" "Tattooed upon his chest:" "It helps him to remember which one he loves the best!" "A wife in ev'ry port Is his idea of sport!" "That makes his life a gay one because he knows it's short!" "And so when he appears You can be sure, my dears" "He'll show you paradise but you're bound to end in tears!" "For that's the way with ev'ry sailor" "They're all free men" "From the seaman To the adm'ral of the fleet!" "Happy days are here again" "The skies above are clear again" "So let's sing a song of cheer again" "Why don't we stay here?" "Yeah, why not?" "Our contracts, our bank accounts, our women." "An interesting priority list, Erich." "Mary has power-of-attorney." "She could withdraw our money and come here." " We could work in freedom again!" " Freedom." "What does that mean?" "Damn it!" "I don't feel like a Jew!" "Can't I choose what I want to be?" "AJew is a Jew." "A little sprinkle won't change that." "That's what my landlord says." "You may not feel Jewish, Erich." "It's worse with me." "I feel Jewish and I love Germany." "How about you?" "Ursula is Jewish too." "She would love to come here." " Nothing's holding me in Germany." " What are you talking about?" "America!" " It's the entertainment center of the world." " With the toughest competition." "They aren't exactly waiting for us." "We don't even speak English." "It's a jungle out there." "We'd be lost." "You guys are out of your minds!" "It's totally out of the question!" "The group is more important than the individual." "Does that ring a bell?" "So what?" "You're the only one against the idea of leaving Germany." "I gave you guys my reasons." "Music is international." "Why shouldn't we be successful here?" "This is a vital decision and you come up with flimsy excuses." "Don't you think this is a vital decision for me?" " All you're thinking about is yourself!" " No!" "It's not about me." "It's about us." "It's about us Jews!" "I don't believe you." "You're trying to influence the others." "Roman said he loves Germany." "You're the one who wants to leave." "Only you." "I don't want to go." "I have to go." "Don't you see?" "Then go!" "I won't get in the way of a traveler!" "Man, are you stubborn." "You're the one who's thinking about himself." "You only think about your money, your apartment  and Erna." "Sure!" "For you it'd be best to get rid of me,just me." "Now you've given yourself away!" "Erna!" "Always Erna!" " You're not interested in politics!" " No, but the Nazis are, you idiot!" "Julius Streicher can't wait to put people like me in labor camps!" "Labor camps!" "You're suffering from a persecution complex!" "A persecution complex!" "Say it again!" "Persecution complex!" "Say it again!" "Persecution complex!" "It's because of my mother." "She'd never come along." "Especially not now, when it's just gotten easier for her... the way Father always dreamed it would be." "The Steinway grand piano, the new apartment." "She's fragile." "I can't leave her alone." "The ship sails tomorrow morning." "Whoever shows up, shows up." "Whoever doesn't, doesn't." "New York!" "Life was so good in Berlin." "What are you staring at?" "Let's go home." "Welcome home." "Hello, Ursula." "What a surprise." "Your concert in Munich is sold out." "In two days." "Without advertising." "We probably worried for nothing." "The Nazis have decided I'm a Jew." "Racial Laws." " What's wrong?" "l'm no German anymore" " Hi, honey." "You look so pretty." " Thank you." " Welcome home." " Hello, Erna." "I'm going with Ari." "SOLD OUT" "Why are you treating me like this?" "Look at me when I talk to you!" "You hypocrite!" "Suggesting we should separate!" "Ursula!" "What happened?" "Ask Erwin." "I'm asking you." "Erwin Bootz." "What a scumbag you are!" "What do you want from me?" "Filing for divorce by mail." "From America!" "Through a lawyer." "That's cold-blooded!" "Awful." "Stay out of my private affairs!" "Because of irreconcilable differences!" "Irreconcilable differences!" "Racial characteristics have indeed become irreconcilable differences!" " You're suffering from" " A persecution complex?" "You have no idea what my marriage was like." "We don't get along anymore." "These things happen to everyone." "To Jews, to Aryans, everybody." "It's just strange, you leaving when times get tough." "Erna left me." "You leave Ursula." "Now you are going too far." "You can accuse Bootz, but not Erna." "Why me?" "You should think about why nobody believes you no matter what you say." " We all have to make sacrifices." " Good God!" " Mr. Bootz, I'd like to fix your hair." " Go ahead." "That's it." "It's all over." "I don't understand." "What do you mean, Bob?" "It means we've been banned, Ari." "I am pleased to tell that you have been granted permission to give this concert." "After all, the house is sold out." "Oh, really?" " No power on Earth can force me to sing in this country again." " Roman, please!" "Don't you hear that?" "Those are our fans." "At least for tonight." "Do you guys understand?" "Our fans." "Ladies and gentlemen." ""Thanks to a special permission order granted by Munich's Gauleiter... you will be able to see the Comedian Harmonists in concert." "In our German fatherland--"" ""This will definitely be the last concert they will perform at least in this formation." "Perhaps it is not widely known that half of this group is Jewish." "If anybody wishes to leave for that reason, your ticket will be reimbursed." "The remaining proceeds will go to the winter relief program." "Thank you and Heil Hitler."" "Please, ladies and gentlemen." "Quiet." "That means that three of us six... will have to say good-bye to you, our fans... and to Germany." "I'm reminded of the lyrics to one of the many songs... we've sung in so many concerts over the years." "And we've sung them for one reason only:" "to give our fans a little pleasure." "The lyrics are not all that significant... but there are at least two people here tonight... who were moved by them at one time." "The lyrics go like this:" ""Somewhere in the world there's a little bit of luck... and that's what I dream of every moment." "Somewhere in this world there's a little piece of happiness... and I've been dreaming of it for a long, long time." "If I knew where it was then I'd go out into the world... because I want to be truly happy more than anything else."" "Give me one last kiss good-bye" "Because I have to leave you today" "And tell me good-bye, Good-bye, farewell" "We once loved each other so And our happiness never died" "Now I tell you good-bye Good-bye, farewell" "Don't ever tell me That you will be true" "When two people love each other so Then they don't ask such stupid questions" "Give me one last kiss good-bye" "Because I have to leave you today" "Good-bye, farewell" "We found each other And we loved and kissed" "We spent wonderful hours together And I'll never forget them" "Our fairy tale is over, So give me your little hands Give me one last kiss good-bye" "Attention." "The train to Vienna and Budapest is now arriving on track 2." "Hitler will be gone soon." "It's Erna!" "I'm sorry, Bob." "I belong with Harry." "And your degree?" "I can't help it." "I know." "Take care." "Come here, you schmuck." "Take care of her." "Or you'll be dealing with me." "Harry, Roman and Erich started a new life in America." "Bob, Ari and Erwin remained in Germany performing in two seperate groups" "They never saw each other again... but the Comedian Harmonists never lost the spell they gave"