" Allow me." " Thank you." "Over here!" "Hi." "How are you?" " What took you so long?" " We found a new short cut." "Can I have a beer, please?" "You'll also have cokes." "House rules for minors." " We're over 18." " Sure you are, clear." "How come they call this place a tea house, clear?" "It's something that was in and now is almost out, so we'll rename it something further in or further out." " Clever." " That light..." "If the fuzz comes, it'll blink on and off, so dump the beer." "Dump the waitress!" "Thank you very much, and thank you, Herbie." "Herbie and his "makes-you-wanna- sit-this-one-out" orchestra." "Back in your cages, fools!" "Now, ladies and gentlemen, while our mariachis are recuperating from their activities, the Tea House presents that young man whose songs have electrified colleges and enraged campuses all over the nation." "A young man who would be playing in San Francisco, if the authorities there didn't misunderstand him." "A young man whose charming manner conceals the instincts of a mau-mau." "Here he is, ladies and gentlemen, the one and only Charlie Rogers!" " What'll it be?" " The All-American End!" "The Witches of Wellesley!" "The Day They Hung The Rap On Dean Semmilweiss!" "How about that?" "You girls are new here, aren't you?" "Get rid of the guys and I'll meet you later." "Knock it off, buddy." " Don't get sore." " He's only kidding." " Sure, I was kidding." " Go ahead, sing." "A little thing for our friends on fraternity row." " He kills me." " I think he's smooth and sexy." "He's funny like a case of travelling mumps." "I'll bet he never got further than grammar school." " That's right." " Is he getting away with this?" "No." "Just cool it a minute." "I'll be back in 10 minutes with the football hero's lament," "I Left My Knee At USC." " You're taking it bigger than usual." " Good." " Might mean trouble." " So what else is new?" "Why do you act tough?" "Where does it get you?" "If you're not tough, you get squashed." " I didn't have any parents, either." " What's that got to do with it?" " Everything." " Save it, kid." " Got a light, friend?" " Sure...friend." "About your act." "I've heard buzzards sing better than that." "And this is a crummy joint." "I've seen more action in a zoo." " From which side of the cage?" " What's that supposed to mean?" "You figure it out, college boy." "I'm going outside and get some air." "Let's get him." "George, let me have the phone." "Is that your 'cycle?" "Stop reading those hot rod magazines, buddy." "'Cycle is out." "It's either bike or motorcycle." " Made in Japan?" " That's right." "Made in Japan." "Aren't American 'cycles good enough for you?" "You don't dig world trade after all the economics they shoved into you?" "Get off, buddy." " Come on!" " No." "That's karate!" " That goes with the 'cycle." " Charlie, are you all right?" "What are you doing?" "I can't afford trouble." "Charlie, go." "The cops are coming." "They'll close me up." "That temper of yours!" " Lay off!" " I've had it, Charlie." "Get out!" "My arm's broken." "All right, Rogers, you wanna come with me?" " What's up?" " In there." "You're free to go." "Your lady friend paid your fine." " Hi, baby." " Thanks." "You wanna check this to see if it's all there?" "Six bucks, lighter, lucky tiki god." "You got an honest department." "We also have your bike. it's outside." "Give this to the officer." " Do I have to sign anything?" " No." "Just stay out of trouble." " You're asking the impossible." " I'm not asking, I'm telling." "Remember, we've always got an empty cell in there." "I like your hospitality, but I don't think I'll accept it." "Goodbye." "Officer, you in charge here?" " That's right." " I got a motorcycle." "Right over there." " Drive carefully." " Yeah, sure." " I guess I'll be cutting out." " We got no choice." " We?" " I can get a job anyplace you do." "The next tea house is about 1,500 miles west, like in Phoenix." " Besides, this bike's built for one." " It has a back seat." " I'm sorry." " I could have let you rot in there!" "Bailing me out doesn't mean you own me." "Nobody can own you, I know." "But I'm hung on you." " We've been through it before." " I know." "Just laughs." "I told you I'm not the kind of guy..." " Why don't you break my arm?" " See you around, kid." "I'll pay back the fine as soon as I get a job." "Keep in touch!" "Ya big ape." "Those fresh kids think they own the world!" "Don't pay any attention to him, Cathy." "You're kinda pretty, you know that?" " What are you doing?" "!" " Let him get by." "Somebody's got to teach him a lesson." " Want to go for a ride with me?" " You fresh punk!" "Cut it out!" "It's not his fault you have a hangover." "Hey, stupid!" "It's a public road!" "Didn't you know that?" "My aim must be getting bad." "I thought I hit you." " Joe, you'll kill him!" " He won't get hurt." "Stop it, please!" " I'm not gonna let him pass me!" " Stop it!" "For heaven's sake!" " Stop!" "Stop!" " It wasn't my fault!" "He's supposed to know how to drive it!" "He's moving, isn't he?" "He's all right." " Are you all right?" " He's bleeding!" "Get the first aid kit." "Hold this." "Great." "That's all I need." "What kind of crazy stunt was that?" "You hotshot motorcycle kids, more of you ought to be run off that highway." " You're asking for it!" " Easy." "Joe got carried away." " Somebody will carry him away!" " I said sorry." " He didn't." " I'm not going to!" "You're acting like a kid." "We can talk or you can blow off steam." "There's nothing to talk about!" "You're gonna pay for this bike." " You talk big!" " We have enough trouble." " Trouble I made?" "!" " She didn't say that." " That's what she meant!" " That's exactly what I meant!" "I hate to break up a family argument, but who's gonna pay for this?" "I'll send somebody back for your bike." "Some men from the carny." "The carnival." "I own it." "We're setting up at the picnic grounds." " What about this?" " I'll buy a new one." "Get into the Jeep." "OK." "Just don't try to pay me off in cotton candy." " Let me give you a hand." " Get your hands off her." " Easy, pop." " Don't call me pop." "Mom?" "Just kidding." "Just kidding." "Maggie, you get in the back." "I want Cathy up here with me." " My name's Charlie Rogers." " OK." " Look, I didn't do nothing." " My name's Cathy Lean." "Cathy, turn around." "Where do you want the platform for the skin show?" " Isn't it staked out?" " Yeah, but we're not sure." "Can't you guys do anything right?" "Come on." " This place don't show much." " Wait till you see it at night." " Hope I don't have to." " You'll be around for a while." "They're not big with Japanese motorcycle parts out here." " Show him around." "I'll park." " OK." "If I'd known he was a kook, I wouldn't have buzzed him out there." "He's not a kook." "Sure." "Everybody goes around knocking guys off bikes just for looking." "He's my father." "He worries about me." "She worries about him." "Everyone needs somebody to worry about them." " They're good friends." " Sure." "What did I say this time?" " It's what you didn't say." " All right." "If I take my foot out of my mouth, will you show me around?" "All right." "I don't know where to start, but..." "What's with this tennis court?" "The lines show where to stick front end, pig iron and butchers' shops." "How's that?" "The concessions, rides and candy stands." "I see." "What's this over here?" " What's a hot wagon?" " Generator truck." " Drome?" "That's the...?" " It's right over there." "High wall, motorcycle stunts." "This wouldn't happen to be...?" "Donniker, exactly what it sounds like." "The rest room." " Grease joint?" " Hamburger stand." "Right over here." "What are the big fans for?" "They blow the smell of onions around." "Makes people hungry." "Pretty good." "Here we have the Mugg Joint." "Photo gallery." ""You don't know how you look till you get your picture took."" "Just what I thought." "The Dirty Show." "Not what you're thinking." "They throw baseballs" " and knock a girl into a water tank." " What's dirty about that?" "The lot lice get their jollies from it." "Look, I know I'm supposed to know, but what's lot lice?" " Customers who don't spend." " Why don't you speak English?" "For the same reason doctors write prescriptions in Latin." "To keep us separate from earth people." "Earth people?" "Civilians, those who aren't with it." "Anyone who isn't a carny." " What was that for?" " That was for what it was for." " But why?" " Look..." " You kiss every girl you talk to?" " No." "You kiss the ones you do kiss this soon?" " Why should I explain..." " I see." "You figure you won't be here that long." "Excuse me." " We're not through talking yet." " I am." "Strike one." "She'll be back." "What do you do when you're not riding around on your bike?" " Besides that." " I sing a little." "You going to be late for your next job?" " I don't have one." " Where were you going?" "Phoenix." "I got a buddy that owns a nightclub there." " Where's home?" " A swamp outside of Shreveport." " Any relatives?" " Not that I can remember, no." " How old are you?" " Are you making out a police report?" "I like to know what my money's being invested in." "It's being invested in a new guitar and a bike with a bent front end." "I'm stuck here until it's fixed." "I'll bet you're broke." "How will you eat?" "I'll manage." "How about a job here until your bike is fixed?" " I could use a good roustabout." " Me, work in a circus?" "No." "It's a carnival." "There's a big difference." "How about it?" "This is hard work..." "On second thought, forget it." " You're too soft for real work." " Just a minute." "OK, but I'm not biting the heads off any chickens." "That went out 20 years ago." "A little muscle everywhere." "We all do everything here." "What about Joe?" "He won't bother you if you don't bother Cathy." " That's the whole idea." " That's your problem." "Where do I sleep?" "Over there." "Last trailer on your left." " Now you're a roustabout." " Is that good?" "Here we go, Charlie." "All right." "Straight up." "Got it?" "OK, get the pin in." "There." " Plan on staying?" " Are you kidding?" "I'll be out of this sawdust trap as soon as my wheels are fixed." "This is for guys who've got nothing better to do." "I like white sheets, bright lights and a lot of dough in my pocket." "Then you'd better get out quick." " Sawdust gets in your veins." " It won't happen to me." "Aren't you guys finished?" "I'll take care of that." "Go help Estelle in the mitt camp, then report back." " What's a mitt camp?" " The palmistry tent, over there." "One thing I like about you, Joe, you got a very likeable way." " Cody, let's get this other one up." " Here we go." " Don't you believe in knocking?" " How do you knock on a tent?" "What's your name, beautiful?" "Charlie Rogers, handsome." "What's yours?" "Professionally, I am known as Madame Mijanou, but you can call me Estelle." "I'd rather call you Madame Mijanou." "What do you do here?" " That depends." "By day or night?" " I hope you're not a mind reader, because if you are, I'm about to get my face slapped." " I am a seeress." " A what?" "A seeress." "Sit down." "I read the past, present and future." "You are the son of a Roman baron." "You have come to this country on a diplomatic mission." "You will bring great financial reward to your native land." "Right?" "Sure." "But right now I'm a roustabout, here to give you a hand." "Which hand do you want to give me?" "The left hand, being closest to the heart, reveals much about love." "Let's forget the fortune-telling." "What do you want me to do?" "I can tell you what kind of woman will be attracted to you." "I'm old enough to figure that out." " What do you see in my eyes?" " Maybe I'd better slap your face." "I like you, Charlie." "But do you think maybe I'm a little too mature for you?" "Women are like wine." "They improve with age." " But you don't drink?" " I'm an alcoholic." " Estelle!" " Who's that?" " Probably my boyfriend." " You don't care?" " Not if you don't." " I don't." " What does he do?" " He's a knife-thrower." "I think I care." "I've heard of heartburn, but aren't you going too far?" " What's your gimmick?" " it's legit." "What's yours?" "I'm just a roustabout." "Charlie Rogers." " I'm BJ Lewis." " What's that stuff?" " Gasoline." " You use regular or ethyl?" " Whatever I can get." " Why don't you fry your tonsils?" "It's just a matter of getting used to it." "Watch." "I bet you get invited to a lot of barbecues." "How'd you get into this?" " My doctor told me to quit smoking." " No, seriously." " I started out as a sword swallower." " That's nice." "OK, OK, I believe you." "All my life I've been afraid of everybody and everything." "I thought doing something dangerous would show people I had guts." "You keep swallowing that and you'll show them you've got guts, all right." "Anybody can eat fire." "Do you want to learn?" " I gag on Spanish rice." " Hey, you!" " Yeah?" " Down here, stupid." "Kid, you'd better grow up before you pick fights with grown-ups." " What do you mean, "kid"?" "I'm 38." " Congratulations." "You Charlie Rogers?" "Joe's been looking for you." "Come on." "Hey, BJ, if I need alight, I'll let you know." "What's the matter?" " Bring those back." " Don't be funny." " Come on, reach for them." " Will you hand us our robes?" " Throw 'em, Billy." " I can't throw 'em that far." "Don't come any closer." "He can see under the panels." " Come on, throw 'em." " Go ahead, Billy." " There." " Come on!" " I'm turning blue from the cold." " Yeah?" "That's my favourite colour." " Here you go, girls." " Thanks." " Is this on your work list?" " Just getting to know the family." " Joe's at the grab joint." " Thanks." "What's a grab joint?" "Hot dog stand." " You walk me over?" " I'm headed that way." " Want to go for a ride?" " Where?" "To the moon, if we can get the juice." " You can't..." " It's ready for a test, isn't it?" "Haven't you anything better to do?" " Can't say that I have." " Joe will be mad." "Joe's mad at the world." " I don't want to get you in trouble." " I already am. 27th floor." "All right." "Cody, you haven't seen Charlie Rogers, have you?" "No, just giving the wheel a trial spin." "Greasing up the cables." "Cody, bring us down, will you?" "You haven't seen him?" "!" "You get your head out of the way." "I'll give him something to wake him up." "Get him out of there." "Just what do you think you're doing?" "Just a little ride." "Coffee break." " Cathy, we open in three hours." " I'm sorry, Dad." " You get back to work." " I asked her to go for a ride." "If it'll make you feel better, here's a half a dollar." "I told you to go back to work." "I'm telling you flat." "Stay away from my daughter." "I told you I talked her into it." "Maggie can hire tramps if she wants to, but you better not get out of line again." "He never would have known if you'd learn to keep your mouth shut." "Thanks for the try, Cody." "All right, Beeps, hit it." "Hurry, hurry, hurry." "Step lively, folks." "The show's all on the inside." "See it all, see it on the inside." "Step lively, folks." "Let's not be blocking the tent." "All on the inside." "Here they come." "On your toes." "Here she is, a 26-year-old lovely little bearded lady from Afghanistan." "Here's my little torch holder, Louise." "And there, ladies and gentlemen, before you, is the tallest living man on this Earth!" "Ain't that a pretty little balloon, boy?" "Kid, give me that!" "What do you think you're doing?" "Hey, you!" "Anybody like a big beautiful balloon?" "And wouldn't this lovely lady like to know what the future holds?" " How much?" " 50 cents is all it's gonna cost." "How would this lady like to know about the handsome man in her future?" "I already know all about it, brother." "You can't win 'em all." " There it is." " How long you been doing this?" "All my life." "My parents were carnies." " Still gets to you?" " You don't see it?" " It's a carnival." " Don't hang around too long." " You got your religion, I got mine." " Your bike will be ready Friday." " Why so long?" " They don't work tomorrow or Sunday." "Help out on one of those rides." "I've got something to do." "Sure." "Mr Nielsen." "Mrs Morgan, I was coming to see you." " To pull the rug from under us?" " As a matter of fact, I was." " I'm sorry." "That's my job." "I know. "I just pull the switch." "I don't sentence the guy."" "The bank wants to know when to expect last month's payment." "When I get it." "I'll have to tell them something more definite." " Business looks pretty good." " Could be a lot better." "We've been rained out four Saturday nights." "It would be OK if we didn't owe you." "That lawsuit could have finished you if we hadn't come to the rescue." "And delay the day of reckoning." "Tell your thick-skinned friends in Topeka that their money's a lot safer if we stay open." "Close us down and they'll get 10 cents on the dollar." "The bank would prefer it if the man who caused the accident was gone." "I'm to blame." "I let the insurance lapse." "Mr Lean was drunk when he set up that ride." "He's the best man around, and as long as I'm open, he stays." " All right, I'll tell them." " You do that." "I don't think they'll listen." "Three balls a quarter!" "Drop the lady in the water!" "Yes, sir." "Get your pitching arm going." "Stand back, son." "Watch this." " Try again, sir." " Dad, can I get a candy apple?" "We got a live one!" "Every pitch a direct hit!" " Step right up!" "Yes, son?" " Candy apple." "Thank you." "Charlie, can you relieve me here for about 10 minutes?" " How do I get in?" " There." "Step right up." "Get your crackerjack, apples and popcorn, folks." "Peanuts, crackerjack, popcorn and candied apples." "Step right up." "This apple has a worm in it!" "There's no extra charge for the meat." "Beat it." "I'll be right back." "Over here." "Knock the stuffing out of a stuffed cat." "Try your luck." "You, sir, win a prize for the lady." "Hold it, kid." "You're not fast enough." "Kid, come here." "Come here." " Gee, thanks." " Don't try it again." " How are you doing?" " I'm getting thirsty." " Put me on the cold drink stand." " Carbonated or non-carbonated?" "Surprise me, as long as you don't change the scenery." "Knock the stuffing out of a stuffed cat." "Try your luck." " She's a real doll." " Cathy's a good kid." "Look, I don't mean to tell you how to live, but I'd stay clear if I were you." "I already got that clue from big daddy." "I guess he wants her to marry someone with class, like the tattooed man." " He wants the best for her." " Two crackerjacks." "Thank you." "So why don't he get her out of here?" "Cathy wants to be here." "As long as she is, he can keep an eye on her." " Yeah." "So will I." " OK, I'm back." "Like I said, we all do everything here." "Where to next?" "She's not doing too well on the cat rack." " If you think you can do better." " Sure, I can." " Try it." " Step right up." "You, sir, over here." "Three for a quarter." "Try your luck." "Right over here, folks." " You, sir, try one free." " Free?" "All right." "And here we have a winner, folks." "Step up here." "We would, if he had paid." "You're not cut out to be a huckster." "You're not much of a shill, either." "Why don't you give me a try?" "I'm pretty persuasive." "So I hear." "Good luck." "All right, step over and throw the ball at the pussycat." "How about you?" "Right over here." "Only 25 cents." "One lousy quarter it costs you." "Come on, anybody?" "What's the matter?" "Hey, you, buddy, over here." "Hey, you?" "You, sir." "I'm talking to you." "Come over here." " What are you doing?" " Come here." "Throw the ball." "I don't want to throw the ball." "Let go or I'll call a cop." "Crazy nut." " He didn't want to throw the ball." " You were wonderful!" "I'm not through yet." "Not you, kid." "You're too young." "Come along with me." "There's a winner." "Give the little boy a prize." "Here you go, sonny." "That'll be one dollar." "That was just a sample, Now it's three for a quarter." "Everybody, come on!" "Three for a quarter!" "Well, I'll be damned." " What's the count?" " Only fair." " We'll have to do better." " You heard from the bank?" "Stop worrying." "We'll pay them off." "Was somebody from the bank here yesterday?" " Yeah." "Nielsen." " You used to tell me these things." " You've got enough to worry about." " Like setting up rides properly?" "What's bothering you?" "You never used to hire anybody without my OK." "We lost four men on our last move..." "Because of my pleasant personality!" "They weren't much good anyway." " What's really bothering you?" " All right." " That bum you hired." " Not again." " The kid is trouble!" " For you or Cathy?" "He drew a crowd at the cat rack." "Maybe he can pull them into the tent." " You're makin' a big mistake!" " Let me be the judge of that!" " Morning." "How's your new guitar?" " It'll do." " That's gracious of you." " It's a replacement, not a gift." "I came to say how good you were last night, but forget it!" " What'd I do now?" " What are you so angry about?" "Your guitar was smashed." "Maggie bought you a new one." " Can't you just say thanks?" " OK, OK." "Thanks, Maggie." " How's that?" " You fascinate me." "That's the best news I've heard all clay." "No, the way you go around with a chip on your shoulder, singing in some joint and then moving on." "You mean instead of leading some secure life like in a carnival?" " But you're alone." " So is everybody else." " Everybody has some kind of folks." " Like Joe?" " Joe's had a rough time." " Pardon me while I cry." "Have you ever?" "It might do you some good." "We're gonna start the first show of the evening!" "Right down here!" "It's all free!" "It's free down here!" "Come over!" "There's gonna be nothing else going on until we finish the show." "We're gonna have first a little music for you." "Musicians, come out here!" "How about that for a fine bunch of boys?" "And girls!" "Bring out those beautiful girls!" "They're four of the finest dancers in the world, direct from Paris." "Not Paris, Texas." "Paris, France." "Look at that beautiful figure." "Look at the..." "All right, that's enough!" "They've not paid anything yet." "All right, come right up." "And now I take pleasure in presenting the one and only Charlie Rogers!" "You wanna see the rest, buy a ticket." "Show starts in five minutes." "Line up here fast and get your tickets!" "Come on in!" "You're gonna see something you've never seen before." "Come on." "As I promised you!" "Bring out those beautiful girls!" " I want to talk to you." " It's your phone booth." "I was out there." "I heard them." "You were great." "I want you to stay on with a contract." "I'll pay you union scale." "And no muscling rides." "Just singing." " No, thanks." "Friday is go clay." " I don't get it." "Why not?" " I don't buy the whole scene." " I'd pay you more if I could." " It's not just the money." " Then what is it?" "I don't want to get involved." " Just take care of number one?" "!" " That's right." "Doesn't everybody?" "No." "No." "You learn that, you may start coming alive from the waist up." "You collect strays, Maggie." "You got one in Joe." "Stop recruiting." "They don't make a family." " What would you know about a family?" " Nothing." "Nothing." "Come on, 25 cents!" " Marlene Dietrich did it better." " She's not here, but I am." "Come on in." "Glad you stopped by." "There's not much action around here tonight." " You're good lookin', you know?" " No one ever told me." " Don't be such a..." " Fleegie?" "That's the word for hotshot around this stockade, isn't it?" "You don't like the carny much, do you?" "You push it like it was the marine corps and mom's home cooking all rolled into one." "Most of us have to feel that way." "It's all we've got." "You like what you see?" "There's only 24 hours in the clay." "I gotta stop liking sometime." "Afterwards." "Well, excuse me!" " Wait a minute!" " I know." "You'll call me." " Cathy." " Go away." " What are you, a sex maniac?" " That was nothing." "Did she tell your fortune?" "Did she say you should spread your charms, and they will return many fold?" " Spread somewhere else!" " Let me explain!" "Leave me alone!" "What have you got to say?" "Weekend receipts were great." "Charlie did it." "He'll fall on his face tonight." "Nobody comes out on a Monday." "Monday night, huh?" " Thank you." "Thank you." " More!" " Wanna hear more?" " Yeah!" "Come up and buy a ticket." "The show starts in five minutes." "In the meanwhile, spend your money." "Well, well." "Harry Carver." "What are you doing here?" "Just a routine check on competition." "Who are you kidding?" "We're no competition for your show." "You might be if you can hang on to a kid like that." "He sure packs in the teenagers." " Thanks." "We'll hold on to him." " You better." "He's the only sign of life I've seen around here." "I've often wondered, why do they call you "Harry the Undertaker"?" "I don't know." "I suppose cos I wait for small outfits like yours to die, then I buy 'em." " You buy after you bury." " Not always." "Carver's Combined Shows always has room for one more." "Would you like an offer before you go under?" "Harry, that's awfully generous of you." " Thank you." "Is it a deal?" " No." " I didn't think so." " You can't fool me." "Under that rough, tough shell of yours beats a heart of pure rock." "Thank you, but sooner or later I get 'em all." "I'll see you at the morgue." "By the way, you're giving 'em too much butter." " Pretty hot." " Yeah, pretty hot." " You really get through to 'em." " Thanks." " I'm Harry Carver." " Congratulations." " That don't mean anything to you?" " Can't say that it does, no." "Carver's Combined Shows." " I'm a civilian." " You can keep it." "I've got others." " No, thanks." " We're the biggest in the business." "You mind tellin' me something?" "Just how much does Maggie pay you?" "No, I don't mind telling you." "She pays me scale plus more if I want it." " If?" " I don't want it." " Why not?" " Because I'm after the hot clubs." "Miami, Las Vegas, LA." "You know." "We're pretty hot, too." "I tell you what, son." "I'll just make you an offer." "I'll give you $300." "No." "I've already told her that I don't like carnies." "If I go that route, I'll stay here." "If you get any second thoughts, you'll know where to find me." "The job will be waiting for you." " You going for a swim?" " What difference does it make?" " Madame Mijanou busy?" " I wanna talk to you." "You already did." "Are you cold, or do I make you nervous?" "Both." "You could get a little closer." "I give off a lot of body heat." "You don't have to keep trying to prove it." "Now, if you'll excuse me." "And another near miss, folks!" "Look at that!" "Almost." "And he struck out!" "Sam, Joe will replace you in a minute." "Thank you, Cathy." "Anybody else?" "Three for a quarter, folks!" "Knock the girl right into the water!" "How about dunking the girl?" "Anybody else?" "How about you down there?" "How come you're doing this?" "I'm taking Betty's place." "She's not well." "If you're cold now, get dunked a couple times and you'll freeze." "That's show business." "Besides, they couldn't hit the side of a barn." "Please leave." "Joe'll be here in a minute." "Joe arranged this?" "So he can protect you from sex maniacs." "But he'd let you freeze to death." " Why don't you give up?" " I never give up!" "Dunk the lovely lady in the water, folks!" "Three balls a quarter!" " Relieve you in a minute, Sam." " OK, Joe." " Today is Tuesday." " Yesterday was Monday." " It's only two clays till Friday." " That's the rumour." "Charlie Rogers." "Charlie Rogers to the skin show, please." " Who you protecting, him or me?" " Me." "It's shill time." "I might as well be peddling door-to-door." "I suppose it would gripe you if I told you you were doing good." " Still wanna sign me?" " That's right." " OK." " That's a sudden change." "Why?" "I'm stage-struck." "The roar of the crowd goes to my head." "Come to my trailer and put it in writing before you change your mind." "Sit down." "Sign there." "Shouldn't you fill in the blank spaces?" "I already have." "Read it if you'd like." "You knew I'd stay." "How?" "Let's just say I borrowed Estelle's crystal ball." "Maggie, you're too much." "There you are." "Now go on out there and give 'em hell." "OK, boss." " Dad, what's the matter?" " You stay where you are." "How you doing, Joe?" "Isn't there a law about contributing to the delinquency of a minor?" " What?" " I've watched you and that kid." "Then you know he's what we need to get us out of trouble." "If I thought that, I'd give up now." "Let's do this concession." "We'll talk about it later." " When I'm sober." " I didn't mean that." "I know what's really going on in your head, even if you don't." "Why not?" "He's young." "Probably holds his liquor." "If he could rig a ride, he'd probably rig one that wouldn't kill the customers." "That's something you can't pay for, no matter what you do or how hard you try." "So forget it." "I have." "Get to work." "Move right up here, folks!" "I want your undivided attention to one of the greatest games on the North American continent!" "Throw the ball and hit the target!" "Every time you hit that target, you sense the great and unique satisfaction of dropping the little lady into the water!" "It's a challenge, ladies and gentlemen!" "Try one, sir." "On the house." "Fire away." " That's a direct hit!" " But I didn't even hit it." "You're very strong." "The wind from that ball dropped her in the water." "Three for a quarter." "How about it, sir?" "Anybody else?" "Here you go." "Give me a dollar's worth of balls." " Take care of the bankroll." " Here you are." "Get a load of old Freddie here." "Step right up here!" "We got a live one here!" "Wait till she gets set." "Fire away." "Here we go." " You did it again!" " Just a minute!" "Wait till you get a load of this." "You kill me!" "Come on, honey!" "You're holding us up!" "I hope she can breathe underwater cos that's where I'm gonna keep her." "Give us a kiss for luck, honey." "Everybody just stand back." "Give me a lot of room here." "Freddie's gonna show you how this should be clone!" "I'm gonna give that broad a bath she ain't never gonna forget." " Give us another kiss." " Douse her once for me!" "I will." "Freddie, you oughtta be with the Yankees." "You ain't seen nothing yet, honey." "Now get a load of this." "Come on, honey!" "You're holding us up!" "When are we gonna eat?" "I'm so hungry I could eat a lion." "Come on, honey!" "Back on the perch!" " She's gonna have two baths!" " You bet!" " You all right?" " Give it to her for me, Freddie!" " I'm OK." " Take your time." "I know it's cold." "Stand aside." "Give me a lot of room." "You are very good, sir, but why don't you give the lady a turn?" "I can't take a chance." "She's pitching tomorrow." "That's very funny." "Anybody else?" "Like to hit the target?" "Friend." "I'll quit when I miss, all right?" "Just a minute, sir." "Let me pick up some of these balls." "Don't leave, folks." "I'm just getting warmed up!" " You all right?" " He's good, isn't he?" " I'll be OK." " I'll get rid of him." "Come on, everybody stand back!" "Let's see if we can get some action going." "Anybody want to bet?" "Who wants to bet?" "Freddie's got a whole pocket full of money." "Who wants to bet she don't drown?" "10 bucks says you can't do it twice in a row." "Don't bet with Freddie." "He pitches for the Waterford County Tigers." "You're on." "Give him $10, Mommy." "There's more where that came from." "Hurry up with the balls!" " Relax, will you?" " You want some more?" " 10 bucks." " Step right to the side." "Thank you." "Get a load of this." "That's the end of this gentleman's winning streak." " That was a good hit." " Not hard enough." " I say it was." " He did something!" "Why don't you move on?" "You can keep your 10 bucks." "That proves it." "He knows you did something!" "I paid for these balls." "You stand here where I can keep my eye on you." " All right." " Stay where you are, Joe." " I can handle this." " Charlie, don't interfere." "Get lost, son." "Nobody argues with Freddie." "You tell him, Mommy." "A lot of room here." "Here we go!" "Come on, honey, you can shiver more than that." "I wanna get you real wet!" " Two in a row for $10, right?" " That's right." "All right." "Here we go." "You know what you just did?" " Forget it." "Take another ball." " That's Cathy up there, Joe." "Keep out of this!" "I'm a real peaceable man, son, but I tell you what I'm gonna do." "If you're still there after I throw this ball I'm gonna break your spine." "Give me a little room." " What are you trying to do?" "!" " That's your daughter!" " Sam, help me." "You all right?" " I'm not through with him yet." " No!" "You know you can beat him." " He doesn't know it!" "Thanks, fellas." "Will you take your 10 bucks and leave?" "All right." "Give me the wallet, honey." " Haven't you got it?" " What do you mean?" "I gave it to you." " It must be here." " It better be." "There's 60 bucks..." "Gimme the wallet." "You probably knocked it off the counter." "You better help me find it." "Come on, get back so I can find it!" "Don't make any trouble." "You don't understand this business." "No, and I don't understand a man who would let a pig do this to his daughter!" " It ain't here." " it's gotta be!" " They stole it!" " Turn him upside-down." "That wallet's along ways from here now." "Come on, break it up!" "What's going on here?" "This bunch of carnies rigged a fight and stole my wallet." "He put it on the counter." "Anybody could have taken it." "And I know who." " You wanna swear out a complaint?" " He sure does!" " OK, buster." "Move along." " You stay here, Cathy." " I'll need you two at the station." " Come on, honey." "It's all right, folks." "Everything's fine." "Go on and have a good time." "Enjoy yourselves." " Can't sleep?" " Don't want to." " Bad dreams?" " Nice dreams." "Why just dream them?" " Where's Joe?" " He's in jail." "They held him." "Cathy and Maggie have been out trying to find a bondsman." " Finders keepers?" " What do you think?" "You're hung up between splitting it with me and getting a good mark from Cathy for springing Joe." "You look for the best in people!" " Don't be nervous." " Nervous?" "I never was." "You want 'em selling tickets?" " Now who's nervous?" " Haven't you heard of rooms?" "You know, things with doors and walls?" " And furniture?" " Yeah..." "I'd like to, but I got this problem." "The first girl I had got me hooked on the outdoors." "The only place that she let me make love to her was outdoors in a car." "The first time I tried to kiss her, she said, "Charlie..." ""take the top down first."" " And did you kiss her?" " Three hours later, yeah." "It took you three hours to take the top down on a convertible?" "It wasn't a convertible." "Fun's fine, Charlie, but I can guarantee that there are 20 people hiding and watching right now." "Come on, let's go." "Too bad." "The time and the feelings match, but no dice in the place." "You louse!" "So you'll dream indoors." "You know, the walls and the furniture?" " Get out of here!" " Pleasant dreams." "You dirt..." " I know you're awake." " What do you want?" " I want to apologise." " Have you got a list?" " For what I said about Joe." " Tell me in the morning." "Stop making so much noise." "Was that you that started the Jeep?" " Where were you going?" " For a ride." "At three in the morning?" "Couldn't sleep." "How was it downtown?" "They're holding him overnight." "But he didn't steal anything." "I know it." "Yeah." "Good night, Cathy." "I'm heating some coffee." "Do you want some?" " Shy, Charlie?" " Not as long as Joe's on ice, no." " You never quit, do you?" " No, I never quit." " You must get your face slapped." " About 50/50." " I said coffee." " Fine." " Just coffee." " OK." "I don't believe you're all like you talk." "You mean there's a real me?" "You oughtta know." "You fight with him enough." "Get back on your motorcycle, Charlie." "What are people supposed to do?" "I don't know about other people, but you're just exercising." "No, not any more." " You better leave, Charlie, please." " Why, because it was good?" "Because it isn't right for me." "I'm not a one-night stand." "I'm sorry, Charlie." "I like you, too, but you're just passing through." "Where can I find Charlie Rogers?" "The last trailer back there, but you better drive all the way around." " Charlie Rogers?" " He's over there washing up." " We fixed your bike for you." " It's about time." " Wanna sign it?" " Sure." " What'd you have to do to it?" " Nothing." "It was just out of gas." " Really, what did you do to it?" " Whole new front end." "New shocks." "New headlamp." "Everything." "Watch it." "OK, easy." " Straighten it out." " Well, it looks all right." "There you go." " $140?" " Mrs Morgan paid for it." "Wanna try it out first?" " Why don't you follow me?" " All right." "It's OK, pal!" " You run that bike pretty good." " Thanks." " Could you handle one of these?" " I handle anything on two wheels." " In there?" " I've never tried it." "You wanna see how it's clone?" "Come on." "We'll show you." "Go ahead, Gus." "Come on up here, Charlie." " You all set, Gus?" " Right." "He's gotta go around a couple of times to warm up." "The takeoff is just over 40." " He can't run over the cable." " He looked like he was going to." "If he did, he'd fly right over your head." "Relax." " Easy, isn't it?" " Looks like a pretty rough go to me." "It isn't." "Centrifugal force plasters you up there." "You couldn't fall if you wanted to." "I'll take your word for it." "It's not for me." "Come on." "All you need is guts." "I'm a devout coward." "Besides, I'm on my way downtown to spring Joe." "Lots of luck." "That's more than Maggie could." " I found that guy's wallet." " No kidding?" " Thanks for the show." " Wait a minute." "Watch him come off." " Wanna try?" " Like I told you, I'm a coward." "Ride behind me, then." "Dames do that." " No, thanks." " Goodbye, clear." "Give me the helmet." "Don't forget, get it up to 40 before you take off." "Isn't that Charlie's motorcycle?" "Don't worry, he's not leaving yet." " I don't care anyway." " Of course you don't." "You'd think those idiots would get enough when they have to do it." "But that's Ernie and Gus..." " Ernie, how could you?" " Can I help it if he's crazy?" "Stop worrying." "He's up to it, isn't he?" "Took me three months to climb up the first time." " What's going on?" " Charlie's in the motordrome!" " You OK, Charlie?" " I'm OK." "I'm trying to get up." " Get his helmet off." " He looks OK." "I better get that fuel line." " How's the bike?" " I don't know." "How can you be such an overgrown child?" " Just lucky, I guess." " You dropped your wallet." "He dropped whose wallet?" "Isn't this yours?" "It belongs to the guy that got into the fight with Joe." "I found it under the counter, and I was on my way to turn it in." " That's what he told me." " Charlie, when did you find it?" " Last night." " And you let my clad sit in jail?" "What difference does it make?" "It just gave him a few hours to dry out." "That's something you don't do to another carny." " You all right, Cathy?" " I'm fine." "Good luck, Charlie." "Maggie!" "I want to talk to you." "OK, I handed over the secret plans." "I took the 30 pieces of silver." "Now, what is this?" "Something I guess never touched you, Charlie." "Feeling." "For this?" "A broken-down set-up for taking money from kids and farmers?" "For a man who needs two women carry him around?" "For anything." "I pegged you right the minute I saw you." "I just didn't want to believe it." "I'm supposed to live up to the notion of the man you want?" "You're a cruel boy." "You must have been hurt badly." "Save the understanding for this freak show." " You won't say I'm wrong?" " You wouldn't believe me." " Cathy might." " Don't stay where you're not wanted." "Why do you think she's so upset?" "Hold me to the contract, but don't play a violin." "Wait a minute." "You're not by chance wanted anyplace else, are you?" "You're getting warm." " Harry Carver." " Right." " So it isn't pride, just money." " That's right, Maggie." "I won't hold you." "Just a minute." "Those cells get cold at night." "But sooner or later they spring you, even if someone ditches the evidence." " I'm leaving, Joe." " Get off the bike." "Come on." "Give me the key." "You don't have to prove nothing to me, Joe." "What are you doing?" "Get up." "Get up!" "Dad!" "Dad, stop it!" "Dad!" " Do you feel better, Joe?" " Get out of here." " Where can I find Harry Carver?" " Over there in the theatre." " Where's Harry Carver's office?" " Upstairs, third floor." "Here you are." " I'd like to see Harry Carver." " Do you have an appointment?" "No, but he gave me his card." "Well, look who's here." "File this, please." "Come on in, son." "Doris, hold all my calls." "Well, sit down." "Sit down." " Would you like a cigar?" " No, thank you." " I've been expecting you." " I didn't expect to be here." "I knew that you couldn't stay with Maggie and Joe." " Especially with Joe." " I might have." "But you didn't." "They got the kind of operation where they say the show must go on." " And you want to know why, right?" " More or less." "Around here, there's just one reason the show must go on." "The gross." "That's why I'm here." " Let's see, what did we say?" "$20G..." " 400." "Your memory's as lousy as mine." "It was three." " Make it 350." " Don't push, son." " I mean it." "I don't care, you know." " Yeah, you probably don't." " All right." "Sign at the bottom." " After I read it." "It's the usual standard sheet." "Eleven weeks." "There's a little paragraph that says you pay a penalty of half of what I've given you if you cut out." " Half?" " You left Maggie." "You may leave me." "I don't like the idea." "Course you don't." "But otherwise, it's no deal." "Follow me to the biggest and the greatest show on the midway!" "Direct from the banks of the Nile, the favourite of the pharaohs." "She zigs, she zags, she never lags." "Three measly little quarters buys you a chance to see the little girlie, and I'm gonna bring her out right now." "Here she comes, the little lady that does the dance of the pyramids." "The one, the only Little Egypt!" "She walks, she talks, she crawls upon her belly like a reptile." "That's enough, honey." "Don't give 'em too much." "You there, young man!" "Step up and get a ticket." "There you go." "You just bought yourself a trip to paradise." "Who's next, folks?" "Plenty of seats on the inside." "It's show time!" "The big show right here on the midway!" "Real good." " They trying to tell us something?" " Don't let it go to your head, son." "I've seen 'em do the same for performing seals." "Why don't you send one out next show?" "I'd like to." "You can pay them off in fish." "You got the kids going, give them an encore." "No." "Always leave 'em wanting more." "Ladies and gentlemen, step right up!" "Try your luck!" "It's easy, it's fun, and everybody wins!" "Three balls for a quarter!" "Mister, let your little boy try his luck." " How you doing, Sam?" " Pretty grim." " Three balls for a quarter!" " Get your balloons!" " Selling anything?" " It's a blank." " Don't say a word." " Wish I didn't have to." " Then don't." " The bank has a deadline." "You were supposed to make payments on that judgment against you." " I'm doing the best I can." " Not many young people around." "I can't drag them in if they don't want to come in." "You got them for a while with that singer." " Your books show profitable clays." " He isn't with us any more." "That's too bad." "I guess it's going to have to be a court order." "You can't convince them we're worth more alive than dead?" "I'm sorry, Mrs Morgan." "I wish I could help." "All right." "Go on back to that nice, clean bank of yours where it looks like nothing bad or sad or personal ever happens." "I'm sorry." " Any luck?" " Nothing." "Young lady, come in!" "Come in!" "Let me show you what the gods have in store for you." "Knock it off, Estelle." "You know I don't believe that stuff." "Who does?" "But you got anything better to do?" "Come into the occult chamber." "Make yourself comfortable." "Madame Mijanou tells all about the past, present..." "All right, Estelle." "What do you want to tell me?" "Wait." "For you I see a journey." "Soon." "Very soon." "At the end will be someone very clear to you." " I'm not going anywhere." " To the Carver Show." "Get your crystal ball fixed." "You're wrong on both counts." "Listen, Cathy, there was nothing between Charlie and me." "I was willing, but he just couldn't see my charms." "So?" "Don't act like I'm talking about Einstein's theory." "I know how you felt about him." " Please, Estelle..." " And I know how he felt about you." " That's why I couldn't get anywhere." " Honestly, I don't care." " Then go get him back!" " I just told you I don't..." "Not for you, for the show." "He could wail, and the kids loved it." "There hasn't been a spending teenager around this place since he left." " I couldn't." " Cathy, he's a louse." " He uses people." "Why not use him?" " No." "You've got a family to support, kid, your clad and Maggie." "And I don't want to go back to some tea room reading coffee grounds." "Think it over, but think it over fast." "We're drowning." "They're in trouble, and she's here to try and get you back there." "Everybody's not as big a crook as you." "Everybody tries." "Go out there and take a bow." "Go on." " Hi, Cathy." " Hello, Charlie." " You were awfully good." " Thanks." "I meant better than..." "You have a real style now." " How are things?" " Everything's fine." " How about a cup of coffee?" " Sure." " Charlie, next show in 15 minutes." " I'll be there." " Hello, Mr Carver." " Hello, Cathy." "How are your folks?" "Joe and Maggie, that is." " They're fine." " We'll be in the coffee shop, Harry." " Table, Charlie?" " Not right now, thank you." "I want to show you something." "Come over here." "This certainly is a far cry from our show." "It's a long drive over here, Cathy." " I know." " Well?" "The reason I came over was to tell you I'm sorry about what happened." "I know Joe made it tough on you, and I don't blame you for letting him stew in jail." "You didn't have to drive here to tell me that." " I wanted you to know." " How are things with the show?" "Maggie says the only suckers left are the ones still in the business." " She's right." " They want new things, new people, and that's why you were..." "I mean, that's the only way..." "Yeah." "I'll tell you what, Cathy." "Wait until my last show and we'll go somewhere and talk it over." "Wait a minute, Charlie." "The real reason I came over here was to get you to come back to the show no matter what I had to do." "But I just don't have the guts." "I wish I did." "I know exactly what's going through your mind, and the answer is no." "It'll kill Maggie to have to give up." "You're not worried about Maggie." "It's Cathy." "What's your problem?" "You want the girl, just say, "Cathy, I love you," like the grown-ups do." "You don't have to prove you're a knight in shining armour." "You're a carny, Harry." "A rich one, but a carny." "You should understand." "I do, and I kind of feel guilty about it." " But not enough to help, right?" " I feel guilty in comfort." "That's how I got to be a rich carny." " I'm going back, Harry." " No." "You got a show to do." " The show must go on?" "!" " No, just the money." "I have to leave tonight to be there first thing." "You forget one small detail." "I'll sue you and take half your salary." " Remember our deal?" " Yeah." " You paid me $1,050, right?" " Right." "Here's 50." "I owe you the rest." " I see a lot more in there." " It's gonna stay in there." "But..." "Are you Maggie Morgan?" "Here you are." "I'm sorry, Mrs Morgan." "I'll need a copy of the current inventory." " What the hell do you want?" " To help out if I can." " You should have thought about that." " I didn't come here to save you." " Get out of here." " I can't let Maggie go under." "I told you to get out of here!" " Get out of here!" " He had a little accident." " I'm sorry, but he jumped me again." " You're damn right I did." " Go, or I'll do it again." " Can I help you?" " Leave me alone." " Why did you come back?" "What's the matter?" "Why can't you for once say what you really feel?" " You can send this vulture home now." " It's too late for you to be a hero." "We can make this place go, Maggie." "As one of the creditors, I'm entitled to ask what did you have in mind?" "I'm buying back my contract." "Here's $1,000." "Will that hold 'em until I can prove I can make this place pay off?" " You mean you're gonna stay here?" " That's right." "Then I think it might work." "At least it's worth a try." "I'll talk to my people about it." "Good luck." "You'll be hearing from me." "Is this the only reason you came back?" " Practically." "You see, I knew..." " Say it straight, just once." "OK." "I came back because I wanted to, and because you were stuck" " and I thought I could help." " And?" " And because I love Cathy!" " You don't have to holler at her!" " We've got work to do." " Wait a minute." "Joe?" "Let's get this show moving." "If you used the energy you spent trying to be a louse..." "Stop picking on him." "The big show is about to begin!" "He's back, he's ready, and here he is now, Charlie Rogers!" "English"