1 00:00:20,807 --> 00:00:23,685 (♫ Moonlight Serenade) 2 00:01:48,367 --> 00:01:50,642 Hello, Mr Kranz. 3 00:01:50,687 --> 00:01:53,759 - l'd like to redeem my... - l know! The trombone. 4 00:01:53,807 --> 00:01:56,162 l always keep her hanging in the window 5 00:01:56,207 --> 00:01:59,517 so when you walk by you can see she is still there. 6 00:01:59,567 --> 00:02:01,125 l keep my eyes on her. 7 00:02:01,167 --> 00:02:04,398 Say, Mr Miller, where'd you got the money this time? 8 00:02:04,447 --> 00:02:08,679 - Working in a gas station. - And now you've got another band job? 9 00:02:08,727 --> 00:02:13,323 Yep. l'm with Minton at the Sunset Hotel. Chummy's gonna pick me up. 10 00:02:13,367 --> 00:02:16,803 Your friend Chummy, why don't he hock something? 11 00:02:16,847 --> 00:02:19,122 - He plays the piano. - l see! 12 00:02:19,167 --> 00:02:24,321 That's all we need! To schlep a piano in and out every once in a while. 13 00:02:24,367 --> 00:02:27,723 That string of pearls, how much did you say that was? 14 00:02:27,767 --> 00:02:30,156 l'd like to give my girl a birthday present. 15 00:02:30,207 --> 00:02:32,163 lsn't it wonderful to be young? 16 00:02:32,207 --> 00:02:37,281 He just got his trombone out of hock and he wants to buy a $100 necklace. 17 00:02:37,327 --> 00:02:39,045 $100? 18 00:02:39,087 --> 00:02:42,079 l'd like to give her this. Haven't seen her for a few years. 19 00:02:42,127 --> 00:02:44,925 - You are engaged? - No, not exactly. 20 00:02:44,967 --> 00:02:49,199 We went around together when we were in college. University of Colorado. 21 00:02:49,247 --> 00:02:52,125 $100. That's a lot of money, isn't it? 22 00:02:52,167 --> 00:02:55,239 For a regular customer, l make a special price. 23 00:02:55,287 --> 00:02:58,279 - (Car horn) - l guess that's Chummy. 24 00:02:59,047 --> 00:03:01,038 A hundred dollars. 25 00:03:03,607 --> 00:03:05,598 Here's for the horn. 26 00:03:05,647 --> 00:03:08,605 - Thanks. Goodbye. - Goodbye, Mr Miller. 27 00:03:12,367 --> 00:03:16,406 - Where'd you get this one, Chummy? - Made a deal on my Briscoe. 28 00:03:16,447 --> 00:03:19,723 She's a beaut. 45 horsepower. Only four years old. 29 00:03:19,767 --> 00:03:23,362 - 45 horse... - Come on, hop in. We gotta get goin'. 30 00:03:24,647 --> 00:03:27,400 - lsn't this a darb, kid? - Yeah, gee whiz! 31 00:03:27,447 --> 00:03:30,484 - You bring my arrangement? - You're sittin' on it. 32 00:03:30,527 --> 00:03:34,236 But this is the Sunset Hotel, potted palms and marble stairs. 33 00:03:34,287 --> 00:03:37,040 - Minton's band plays sweet. - l know that. 34 00:03:37,087 --> 00:03:40,636 Don't try to slip in that arrangement of yours tonight. 35 00:03:40,687 --> 00:03:44,521 - We don't wanna lose this job. - Stop worryin'. This is a classic. 36 00:03:44,567 --> 00:03:47,798 l Dreamt l Dwelt ln Marble Halls, it's a classic! 37 00:03:47,847 --> 00:03:52,841 When Minton hears this arrangement, he'll give us a job for life. Let's go. 38 00:03:59,687 --> 00:04:02,565 (♫ Upbeat swing) 39 00:04:21,807 --> 00:04:23,923 (♫ Romantic swing) 40 00:04:39,567 --> 00:04:43,606 Too bad you can't keep the trombone and hock the arrangement. 41 00:04:52,167 --> 00:04:54,635 - You know where there's Venice? - ltaly. 42 00:04:54,687 --> 00:04:58,123 No! Venice here. By the pier, with that big wheel. 43 00:04:58,167 --> 00:05:01,443 - Oh, yeah. - You boys go out there next Monday. 44 00:05:01,487 --> 00:05:04,843 - This fellow Pollack, he has tryouts. - Ben Pollack? 45 00:05:04,887 --> 00:05:08,402 Ben Pollack. He gets together a new band. 46 00:05:08,447 --> 00:05:10,563 They go for a long, long trip. 47 00:05:10,607 --> 00:05:13,565 - How do you know? - A fellow told me this morning. 48 00:05:13,607 --> 00:05:16,326 - You boys go out there. - Sure. Thanks a lot. 49 00:05:16,367 --> 00:05:17,686 Next Monday? 50 00:05:17,727 --> 00:05:20,195 That gives you a week to get your trombone out. 51 00:05:20,247 --> 00:05:23,080 - You could work in a gas station. - Not me. 52 00:05:23,127 --> 00:05:25,163 l'm gonna work on arrangements. 53 00:05:25,207 --> 00:05:29,120 For me, l'm glad for your business, Mr Miller, 54 00:05:29,167 --> 00:05:33,445 but why don't you give up this arranging and stick with the trombone? 55 00:05:33,487 --> 00:05:36,524 That's a good question. l wish l knew the answer. 56 00:05:36,567 --> 00:05:40,321 But l have one idea up here in my head. 57 00:05:40,367 --> 00:05:43,723 To me, music is more than just one instrument. 58 00:05:43,767 --> 00:05:46,520 lt's a whole orchestra playing together. See? 59 00:05:46,567 --> 00:05:50,355 The only way l can express myself is to work out an arrangement. 60 00:05:50,407 --> 00:05:53,126 See? Thanks for the tip. 61 00:05:53,167 --> 00:05:55,362 Come on. 62 00:05:55,407 --> 00:05:57,637 (♫ Ragtime piano) 63 00:06:46,527 --> 00:06:48,483 Great! 64 00:06:48,527 --> 00:06:51,724 - Thanks, Ben. - You're in. You're in. 65 00:06:51,767 --> 00:06:53,758 - Who's next? - l am. 66 00:06:54,767 --> 00:06:56,883 l've done some arrangements... 67 00:06:56,927 --> 00:06:59,646 l'm full up on arrangements. l need more musicians. 68 00:06:59,687 --> 00:07:03,282 l've been working on 'em all week. They're in your style. 69 00:07:03,327 --> 00:07:07,081 l appreciate that. Lay them on the piano, l'll try 'em some other time. 70 00:07:07,127 --> 00:07:08,958 Uh-huh. 71 00:07:09,967 --> 00:07:13,277 - My name's on the cover. - Swell. 72 00:07:13,327 --> 00:07:14,965 OK, who's next? 73 00:07:15,007 --> 00:07:18,124 l am. My name's Schwartz. Wilbur Schwartz. 74 00:07:18,167 --> 00:07:21,716 Clarinet, eh? Sit down at the first chair and blow a little bit. 75 00:07:21,767 --> 00:07:26,318 - What tune do you want me to play? - Do you read at sight? 76 00:07:26,367 --> 00:07:29,484 - Try me. - Chummy, get him something to read. 77 00:07:45,487 --> 00:07:47,478 One, two. 78 00:07:47,527 --> 00:07:49,518 (♫ Plays upbeat tune) 79 00:08:18,887 --> 00:08:20,878 (Music stops) 80 00:08:31,847 --> 00:08:35,806 Hey, Glenn! Come on back. Mr Pollack wants to talk to you. 81 00:08:35,847 --> 00:08:39,726 He says your arrangement is a pip! Your arrangement! 82 00:08:41,047 --> 00:08:43,720 l'm playing in the band and working on arrangements. 83 00:08:43,767 --> 00:08:45,439 l got a two-week advance. 84 00:08:45,487 --> 00:08:47,478 You are a regular Rockefeller! 85 00:08:47,527 --> 00:08:51,884 - l want to thank you for everything. - Don't mention about it. 86 00:08:51,927 --> 00:08:54,805 l'm only glad it worked so good out. 87 00:08:54,847 --> 00:08:57,998 About that string of pearls for my girl's birthday. 88 00:08:58,047 --> 00:09:02,199 You said something about a special price for those. 89 00:09:02,247 --> 00:09:06,877 For you it's $80. You pay me 40 down and $5 a week. 90 00:09:06,927 --> 00:09:09,236 - Good enough. - Shall l mail it for you? 91 00:09:09,287 --> 00:09:12,245 l better take 'em with me. l'm not sure of her address. 92 00:09:12,287 --> 00:09:15,518 We're booked into Denver. She lives right near there. 93 00:09:15,567 --> 00:09:18,604 Ten, 20, 30, 40. There's the 40. 94 00:09:18,647 --> 00:09:22,765 - And here is for the trombone. - All right. 95 00:09:22,807 --> 00:09:26,243 - Thank you very much. - Same to you, and good luck. 96 00:09:26,287 --> 00:09:29,165 l hope you stay out of pawnshops for a while. 97 00:09:29,207 --> 00:09:32,404 - So do l! Goodbye. - Goodbye, Mr Miller. 98 00:09:40,967 --> 00:09:43,162 - Glenn, come on! - A Pierce-Arrow? 99 00:09:43,207 --> 00:09:46,085 Yeah! l got it for the old car and 100 bucks. 100 00:09:46,127 --> 00:09:49,085 Much heavier. lt'll hold the road better on a long trip. 101 00:09:49,127 --> 00:09:52,164 lf the band folds up, we can sell it to an undertaker. 102 00:09:52,207 --> 00:09:55,085 Get in the back, l'll give you a ride in style. 103 00:10:14,447 --> 00:10:17,519 Hurry, Glenn. We're due at the Denver Palace in ten minutes. 104 00:10:17,567 --> 00:10:20,286 - How much, sir? - Oh, give us five. 105 00:10:32,607 --> 00:10:35,440 Hello. l want Boulder 6-1-7-0. 106 00:10:37,527 --> 00:10:39,518 How many? 107 00:10:45,447 --> 00:10:47,438 (Telephone) 108 00:10:48,327 --> 00:10:50,238 l'll get it, Mother. 109 00:10:54,287 --> 00:10:55,561 Hello? 110 00:10:55,607 --> 00:10:58,599 Hello? Helen? How's my girl? 111 00:10:59,407 --> 00:11:01,363 Your girl? Who is this? 112 00:11:01,407 --> 00:11:03,682 Who is this? ls this Helen Burger? 113 00:11:03,727 --> 00:11:05,365 Yes, but there must be some... 114 00:11:05,407 --> 00:11:09,366 - Well, it's Glenn! - Glenn? Glenn who? 115 00:11:10,327 --> 00:11:12,045 lt's Glenn Miller! 116 00:11:12,087 --> 00:11:14,442 Glenn Miller? 117 00:11:14,487 --> 00:11:16,762 Oh, Glenn Miller. 118 00:11:16,807 --> 00:11:20,436 Well, now, honestly. After two years and not a word. 119 00:11:20,487 --> 00:11:22,125 Didn't you get my card? 120 00:11:22,167 --> 00:11:24,317 The one you wrote a year ago last Christmas? 121 00:11:24,367 --> 00:11:26,756 Well, l haven't heard from you either. 122 00:11:26,807 --> 00:11:31,119 l didn't know where you were. l don't even know where you are now. 123 00:11:31,167 --> 00:11:35,365 l'm down here in Denver. l want to see you. How about tonight? 124 00:11:35,407 --> 00:11:37,557 Oh, l'm sorry. l have a date. 125 00:11:37,607 --> 00:11:41,122 Couldn't you break it? l'm with Pollack and we're leavin' tomorrow. 126 00:11:41,167 --> 00:11:42,964 Now, honestly, l... 127 00:11:43,007 --> 00:11:45,726 (Chummy) Glenn, come on, hurry it up. 128 00:11:45,767 --> 00:11:48,964 l'll see you later, then. Gee, there's a lot l want to tell you. 129 00:11:49,007 --> 00:11:53,558 - Glenn, wait a minute... - l'll be out right after l finish work. Bye. 130 00:11:54,647 --> 00:11:56,638 Glenn? Hello? 131 00:11:59,687 --> 00:12:01,757 Well, honestly. 132 00:12:08,447 --> 00:12:11,439 - Hi, Dad. - Going out, Helen? 133 00:12:11,487 --> 00:12:14,365 This is a new wrinkle, isn't it? Ed keeping you waiting. 134 00:12:14,407 --> 00:12:17,399 lt isn't Ed tonight. lt's a man l haven't seen for years. 135 00:12:17,447 --> 00:12:19,483 Not Ed? What's happened? 136 00:12:19,527 --> 00:12:21,995 lt must be serious for you to break a date with Ed. 137 00:12:22,047 --> 00:12:24,766 No, Mother. Glenn isn't my type. 138 00:12:24,807 --> 00:12:28,959 l guess l'm just too practical or unromantic or something. 139 00:12:29,007 --> 00:12:35,082 l want a man like Ed who's got a factory or a store or something solid. 140 00:12:35,127 --> 00:12:38,403 l certainly don't want a wandering nomad like Glenn Miller. 141 00:12:38,447 --> 00:12:40,802 What's he do, this Glenn Miller? 142 00:12:41,447 --> 00:12:45,122 l don't really know except he said he was in Denver for overnight. 143 00:12:45,167 --> 00:12:47,237 He's gonna pick me up after work. 144 00:12:47,287 --> 00:12:51,758 He must be a hard worker. lt's nearly 9:00 now. 145 00:12:51,807 --> 00:12:54,480 lt is? 146 00:12:54,527 --> 00:12:56,518 Well. 147 00:13:02,327 --> 00:13:04,761 (Clock strikes) 148 00:13:04,807 --> 00:13:07,924 Oh! There's really no excuse for this! 149 00:13:07,967 --> 00:13:09,958 The least he could've done was phone. 150 00:13:10,007 --> 00:13:12,567 - Unless he was in an accident. - Call him. 151 00:13:12,607 --> 00:13:14,598 How can l? l don't know where he is. 152 00:13:14,647 --> 00:13:17,605 lf l'm going hunting in the morning, l've gotta get to bed. 153 00:13:17,647 --> 00:13:20,161 Sam's picking me up at the crack of dawn. 154 00:13:20,247 --> 00:13:23,762 - Doesn't look as if he's coming tonight. - lt certainly doesn't! 155 00:13:23,807 --> 00:13:26,002 Even if he did come, l wouldn't see him. 156 00:13:26,047 --> 00:13:28,242 Then we can all go to bed? 157 00:13:28,287 --> 00:13:32,041 Well, so much for Mr Glenn Miller. 158 00:13:32,087 --> 00:13:34,078 l'll never see him again. 159 00:13:48,247 --> 00:13:50,238 (Glenn, calling softly) Helen? 160 00:13:51,607 --> 00:13:54,246 Helen? 161 00:13:54,287 --> 00:13:56,437 (Whistles) 162 00:13:57,767 --> 00:13:59,086 Helen? 163 00:14:05,047 --> 00:14:06,605 Helen! 164 00:14:06,647 --> 00:14:09,207 (Whistles) 165 00:14:09,247 --> 00:14:11,966 Helen! (Whistles) 166 00:14:15,567 --> 00:14:18,365 - Oh, there you are. - Glenn Miller, you go away. 167 00:14:19,047 --> 00:14:22,437 l don't want to go away. l came to see you. We have a date. 168 00:14:22,487 --> 00:14:27,322 - Shh! You'll wake up the neighbourhood. - How can l talk to you? 169 00:14:28,687 --> 00:14:30,917 You keep quiet. l'll be right down. 170 00:14:51,767 --> 00:14:53,246 Hello, Helen. 171 00:14:53,287 --> 00:14:55,847 What's the matter with you, coming at this hour? 172 00:14:55,887 --> 00:14:59,675 l told you l'd come out after work. l got here as quick as l could. 173 00:14:59,727 --> 00:15:03,686 - Shh. Be quiet. - You haven't changed a bit, have you? 174 00:15:03,727 --> 00:15:07,356 Just as feisty as ever, and just as pretty too. 175 00:15:07,407 --> 00:15:11,685 l must be pretty! Wearing this kimono and my hair up in curlers. 176 00:15:11,727 --> 00:15:14,002 ls that what they are? Come on, sit down. 177 00:15:14,047 --> 00:15:17,483 - lt's cold out here. - Come on. lt's a beautiful night. 178 00:15:17,527 --> 00:15:18,755 Gee. 179 00:15:18,807 --> 00:15:23,198 There. l bought you a present for your birthday. 180 00:15:23,247 --> 00:15:26,876 My birthday? That isn't until next November. 181 00:15:26,927 --> 00:15:28,918 This is for your last birthday. 182 00:15:31,927 --> 00:15:35,522 Why, they're beautiful! But l can't accept a present like this. 183 00:15:35,567 --> 00:15:38,798 Why not? They're not real. l wish they were. 184 00:15:38,847 --> 00:15:43,045 l got 'em out in Los Angeles in a pa... ln a, uh... A, uh... 185 00:15:43,087 --> 00:15:45,476 l'll get you some real ones someday. 186 00:15:46,567 --> 00:15:47,966 Honestly. 187 00:15:48,007 --> 00:15:51,682 Two years and not a word and then a present like this. 188 00:15:51,727 --> 00:15:56,403 You know, with some people you don't have to write. You just know. 189 00:15:56,447 --> 00:15:59,564 - l knew you'd be here. - Oh, you did? 190 00:15:59,607 --> 00:16:02,758 Sure. l knew you'd be just the same. 191 00:16:02,807 --> 00:16:05,799 Just sitting around waiting for you to show up, l suppose? 192 00:16:05,847 --> 00:16:09,522 ''How is my girl?'' you said. Well, you happen to be wrong! 193 00:16:09,567 --> 00:16:12,525 l've been engaged to Ed Healey for nearly a year. 194 00:16:12,567 --> 00:16:15,877 Did it occur to you that l might not care if l ever saw you again? 195 00:16:15,927 --> 00:16:17,997 No, it never did. 196 00:16:18,047 --> 00:16:19,958 Never. 197 00:16:20,007 --> 00:16:23,079 - Never. - Why can't l ever stay mad at you? 198 00:16:23,127 --> 00:16:25,766 You had me worried there for a minute. 199 00:16:25,807 --> 00:16:28,082 Honestly! 200 00:16:28,127 --> 00:16:32,678 lf you were anybody else, l would never speak to you again. 201 00:16:32,727 --> 00:16:37,118 Look at me. Sitting here in this kimono and my hair all... 202 00:16:37,167 --> 00:16:39,727 - Those curlers. - Terrible, isn't it? 203 00:16:41,167 --> 00:16:44,762 Helen, now look, l've got an idea. 204 00:16:44,807 --> 00:16:48,561 Come with me to Fort Morgan. l'm gonna introduce you to my folks. 205 00:16:49,167 --> 00:16:51,203 - Now? - Right now. 206 00:16:51,247 --> 00:16:53,681 People do sleep between 3am and 6am. 207 00:16:53,727 --> 00:16:56,116 They'll be crazy about you. 208 00:16:56,167 --> 00:16:59,125 - And they'll give us breakfast. - How do we get there? 209 00:16:59,167 --> 00:17:01,601 - l'll get a taxi. - A taxi to Fort Morgan? 210 00:17:01,647 --> 00:17:03,842 - Sure. - That's so extravagant. 211 00:17:03,887 --> 00:17:06,481 - lt isn't far. - Maybe l can get the family car. 212 00:17:06,527 --> 00:17:08,518 Wonderful. Wait a minute. 213 00:17:08,567 --> 00:17:10,683 Let me try these on for size, hm? 214 00:17:12,007 --> 00:17:12,996 There. 215 00:17:13,047 --> 00:17:15,083 (Door opening) 216 00:17:16,607 --> 00:17:17,756 Uh-oh. 217 00:17:17,807 --> 00:17:20,275 - Mr Burger, l... - Take it easy, son. 218 00:17:20,327 --> 00:17:23,160 l'm just going hunting, for jackrabbits. 219 00:17:39,647 --> 00:17:42,115 - Glenn! - lt's Glenn! 220 00:17:42,167 --> 00:17:45,557 Hi, Herb. How are you? Glad to see you. Hello, lrene. 221 00:17:45,607 --> 00:17:48,519 - What a surprise! l had no idea. - Hello, Mother. 222 00:17:48,567 --> 00:17:50,558 Glad to see you. Mother, this is... 223 00:17:50,607 --> 00:17:53,246 You don't need to tell me. You're Helen! 224 00:17:53,287 --> 00:17:55,721 We've been hearing about you for years. 225 00:17:55,767 --> 00:17:58,076 Why, yes. l'm very happy to meet you. 226 00:17:58,127 --> 00:18:01,119 - Daddy'll be down in a minute. - Dean and Velna? 227 00:18:01,167 --> 00:18:03,806 They're fine! l'll show you a picture of the baby. 228 00:18:03,847 --> 00:18:06,680 - Sure. - She your girl, Glenn? 229 00:18:06,727 --> 00:18:08,399 That's right, Herb. 230 00:18:08,447 --> 00:18:10,597 Are you and Glenn gonna get married? 231 00:18:10,647 --> 00:18:13,798 Don't ask that! We just take such things for granted. 232 00:18:13,847 --> 00:18:15,917 - How are you, son? - Fine. 233 00:18:15,967 --> 00:18:19,004 - And you're Helen. Welcome to the family. - Thank you. 234 00:18:19,047 --> 00:18:22,881 - You gonna get these kids some breakfast? - l certainly am! 235 00:18:22,927 --> 00:18:26,681 You might've let us know where you are and what your plans are. 236 00:18:26,727 --> 00:18:29,685 We have to ask Helen, eh? l'll bet he tells you everything. 237 00:18:29,727 --> 00:18:33,003 Oh, no, Mr Miller. l seem to be the last person he tells. 238 00:18:33,047 --> 00:18:35,641 - Yeah. - Well, come on. 239 00:18:35,687 --> 00:18:37,723 - You like hotcakes, Helen? - Yes. 240 00:18:37,767 --> 00:18:39,564 Mom makes pretty good ones... 241 00:18:40,367 --> 00:18:41,846 (Men) ♫ Little brown jug, how l love thee 242 00:18:41,887 --> 00:18:44,276 ♫ Ha-ha-ha, you and me 243 00:18:44,327 --> 00:18:48,764 ♫ Little brown jug, how l love thee... ♫ 244 00:18:51,607 --> 00:18:54,360 Good old Colorado U. lt hasn't changed a bit. 245 00:18:54,407 --> 00:18:56,875 No, it's just as pretty as ever. 246 00:18:56,927 --> 00:19:00,602 We still have time. Let's walk across the campus for old times' sake. 247 00:19:00,647 --> 00:19:02,638 - l'd love to. - Come on. 248 00:19:04,567 --> 00:19:07,718 - Wish l didn't have to leave so soon. - l do too. 249 00:19:08,847 --> 00:19:11,361 Listen. lt's the Glee Club rehearsing. 250 00:19:12,447 --> 00:19:15,484 - l love that song. - What, Little Brown Jug? 251 00:19:15,527 --> 00:19:18,200 That's sort of a tin-eared tune. 252 00:19:18,247 --> 00:19:20,636 Why, that's one of my favourites. 253 00:19:20,687 --> 00:19:24,726 My dad used to sing it to me when l was a little girl. l guess that's why. 254 00:19:24,767 --> 00:19:27,076 - They sing it pretty well. - Mm-hm. 255 00:19:28,607 --> 00:19:31,644 When something's really wonderful like that, l know it. 256 00:19:31,687 --> 00:19:35,043 l get kind of a funny feeling up the back of my neck. 257 00:19:35,087 --> 00:19:38,762 That's how l can tell. Sort of makes my hair stand on end. 258 00:19:38,807 --> 00:19:41,037 - ls that so? - Yeah. 259 00:19:41,087 --> 00:19:43,521 Looks pretty normal from here. 260 00:19:43,567 --> 00:19:45,558 lt just feels that way! 261 00:19:46,367 --> 00:19:48,722 - Remember that lake? - Yes, l do. 262 00:19:53,327 --> 00:19:55,966 - Where do you go from here? - We're heading east. 263 00:19:56,007 --> 00:19:59,283 Chicago, New York. We're booked into the Club Fifty there. 264 00:19:59,327 --> 00:20:01,158 - Ever been to New York? - No. 265 00:20:01,207 --> 00:20:03,562 Neither have l. l hear it's quite a town. 266 00:20:03,607 --> 00:20:06,360 You're certainly seeing America, aren't you? 267 00:20:07,367 --> 00:20:09,642 You think l'm kinda rudderless, don't you? 268 00:20:09,687 --> 00:20:12,679 Wandering over the country with the band. 269 00:20:12,727 --> 00:20:15,480 - Yes, l guess l do. - But l'm not, though. 270 00:20:15,527 --> 00:20:20,521 l know exactly where l'm going. l know exactly what l want to do. 271 00:20:20,567 --> 00:20:21,966 You do? 272 00:20:22,007 --> 00:20:25,682 l'm not gonna be a sideman all my life, a trombone player. 273 00:20:25,727 --> 00:20:28,036 l'm gonna have a band all of my own. 274 00:20:28,087 --> 00:20:30,920 l'm gonna play my own kind of music. 275 00:20:30,967 --> 00:20:35,199 l... lt's hard to explain, but a band... 276 00:20:35,247 --> 00:20:39,684 A band oughta have a sound all of its own, oughta have a personality. 277 00:20:40,607 --> 00:20:43,167 - Sort of like a person. - Uh-huh. 278 00:20:43,207 --> 00:20:45,596 How do you get this different sound? 279 00:20:45,647 --> 00:20:48,161 You see, the arrangements, 280 00:20:48,207 --> 00:20:51,438 the way you score each one of the individual instruments. 281 00:20:51,487 --> 00:20:54,320 Some bands have that sound already, like Pollack, 282 00:20:54,367 --> 00:20:56,961 but it's not the right sound, not for me. 283 00:20:57,007 --> 00:20:59,840 - What is? - l don't know. 284 00:20:59,887 --> 00:21:02,526 l don't know. l haven't found it yet. 285 00:21:02,567 --> 00:21:05,957 But someday l'm gonna find it and when l do... 286 00:21:06,007 --> 00:21:08,282 You'll find it. l'm sure you will. 287 00:21:10,047 --> 00:21:12,607 - You are? - Hey, Glenn! 288 00:21:14,087 --> 00:21:16,965 There's Chummy. He found it all right. Goodbye. 289 00:21:17,007 --> 00:21:20,556 lt's been wonderful seeing you. Goodbye. l'm comin'! 290 00:21:20,607 --> 00:21:23,405 You'll be hearing from me. Wait and see. 291 00:21:26,647 --> 00:21:29,684 - Come on, boy, let's go. - All right, all right. 292 00:21:33,047 --> 00:21:34,275 Bye. 293 00:21:42,847 --> 00:21:44,439 Honestly. 294 00:21:52,207 --> 00:21:55,040 (♫ Mellow version of Good Night Ladies) 295 00:22:15,927 --> 00:22:17,997 How about one more? One more number? 296 00:22:18,047 --> 00:22:21,244 We can't, kids. We're leaving for Atlantic City. 297 00:22:21,287 --> 00:22:23,323 We'll be back in a couple of months. 298 00:22:23,367 --> 00:22:25,198 Thanks a lot. Swell. 299 00:22:25,247 --> 00:22:28,717 Fellas, listen just a minute before you start packing up. 300 00:22:28,767 --> 00:22:33,557 The bus leaves from the hotel for Atlantic City tomorrow morning at 10:30. 301 00:22:33,607 --> 00:22:37,998 Everybody be on time. Don't be late, will ya? OK. 302 00:22:39,287 --> 00:22:42,882 Ben, like l told you, 303 00:22:42,927 --> 00:22:45,487 l guess this is where l get off. 304 00:22:45,527 --> 00:22:47,722 l want to thank you for everything. 305 00:22:47,767 --> 00:22:49,962 - You know what you're doin'? - Yeah. 306 00:22:50,007 --> 00:22:54,080 l wanna stick around New York for a while. l want to do some studying. 307 00:22:54,127 --> 00:22:57,278 Just when the band's really startin' to take on. 308 00:22:57,327 --> 00:23:00,717 l know all that. l appreciate everything you've done for me 309 00:23:00,767 --> 00:23:03,645 and l wish you all the luck in the world. 310 00:23:03,687 --> 00:23:09,364 lf there's... Any time you want me to do an arrangement for you, just let me know. 311 00:23:09,407 --> 00:23:13,036 That's an idea. Well, so long, kid. A lotta luck. 312 00:23:13,087 --> 00:23:15,442 - Thanks for everything. - Goodbye. 313 00:23:15,487 --> 00:23:18,081 - You're really serious about this? - Yeah. 314 00:23:18,127 --> 00:23:21,437 Still got that crazy idea in your head, that sound? 315 00:23:23,327 --> 00:23:25,636 Hey, Don? 316 00:23:25,687 --> 00:23:28,281 This is Chummy MacGregor. This is Don Haynes. 317 00:23:28,327 --> 00:23:31,205 - Hi. - Glad to meet ya. You're the band booker. 318 00:23:31,247 --> 00:23:33,556 Gonna try and get Glenn some work arranging. 319 00:23:33,607 --> 00:23:35,837 - lt's an awful lonely town. - l know. 320 00:23:35,887 --> 00:23:39,846 l wish we could stick together, but l've been eating for two years now. 321 00:23:39,887 --> 00:23:42,720 lt's gotten to be a habit. l don't think l can break it. 322 00:23:42,767 --> 00:23:44,837 l know. 323 00:23:44,887 --> 00:23:48,038 Well, good luck, kid. Hope you find a friendly pawn shop. 324 00:23:48,087 --> 00:23:50,282 - Yeah, bye, Chummy. - So long. 325 00:24:40,487 --> 00:24:43,126 - Glenn! - Hi, Don. How are you? 326 00:24:43,167 --> 00:24:45,044 - What are you doin'? - Not much. 327 00:24:45,087 --> 00:24:49,922 Listen, Red Nichols is getting together a pit band for a new musical, Girl Crazy. 328 00:24:49,967 --> 00:24:52,879 l know you're still looking for that sound but it's been two years. 329 00:24:52,927 --> 00:24:56,044 - You won't find it on an empty stomach. - l sure can't. 330 00:24:56,087 --> 00:24:59,477 A lot of your friends are in the band - Benny Goodman, Babe Russin. 331 00:24:59,527 --> 00:25:03,645 - lt's a great chance. lt'll run all season. - l guess l better take it. 332 00:25:03,687 --> 00:25:05,882 l'll call you tomorrow. l gotta run. 333 00:25:05,927 --> 00:25:07,918 Thanks a lot. 334 00:25:13,007 --> 00:25:15,885 (♫ Upbeat swing) 335 00:25:24,767 --> 00:25:28,521 ♫ My wife and l live all alone in a little log hut we call our own 336 00:25:28,567 --> 00:25:32,196 ♫ She loves gin and l love rum, l tell you, we have lots of fun 337 00:25:32,247 --> 00:25:35,603 ♫ Ha-ha-ha, you and me, little brown jug, don't l love thee? 338 00:25:36,087 --> 00:25:39,636 ♫ Ha-ha-ha, you and me, little brown jug, don't l love thee? 339 00:25:46,327 --> 00:25:49,797 lf l'd a cow that gave such milk, l'd clothe her in the finest silk 340 00:25:49,847 --> 00:25:53,362 ♫ l'd feed her on the choicest hay and milk her forty times a day 341 00:25:53,407 --> 00:25:57,116 ♫ Ha-ha-ha, you and me, little brown jug, don't l love thee? 342 00:25:57,167 --> 00:26:00,842 ♫ Ha-ha-ha, you and me, little brown jug, don't l love thee? ♫ 343 00:26:01,167 --> 00:26:03,044 Helen, it's for you. 344 00:26:04,127 --> 00:26:07,085 - Who is it? - Don't forget to turn off the roast. 345 00:26:07,127 --> 00:26:09,721 Who is it? 346 00:26:09,767 --> 00:26:10,995 Hello. 347 00:26:11,047 --> 00:26:13,322 Helen, can you come to New York right away? 348 00:26:13,367 --> 00:26:17,201 Glenn! l don't know whether l can or not. 349 00:26:17,247 --> 00:26:19,124 But for heaven's sake, why? 350 00:26:19,167 --> 00:26:21,158 So we can get married. 351 00:26:21,207 --> 00:26:23,482 l need you, Helen. l can't wait any longer. 352 00:26:23,527 --> 00:26:25,438 Glenn, l'm engaged! 353 00:26:25,487 --> 00:26:29,036 That's right. lt'll be a very short engagement. 354 00:26:29,087 --> 00:26:32,966 No, you don't understand. l'm engaged to Ed. Ed Healey. 355 00:26:33,007 --> 00:26:36,204 Ed Healey? The fellow you told me about two years ago? 356 00:26:36,247 --> 00:26:40,035 - Yes. - lf you haven't gotten married in two years... 357 00:26:40,087 --> 00:26:43,204 People just don't rush into getting married! 358 00:26:43,247 --> 00:26:48,162 Nonsense, Helen. You come to New York, marry me and get this thing settled. 359 00:26:48,207 --> 00:26:50,437 l can't just walk out on him! 360 00:26:50,487 --> 00:26:55,003 There's a train leaving Denver at 1 1 :30 tomorrow night. Can you get that? 361 00:26:55,047 --> 00:26:56,878 Glenn, you just wait a minute. 362 00:26:56,927 --> 00:26:59,885 We can talk everything over when you get here. 363 00:27:01,367 --> 00:27:02,925 Honestly! 364 00:27:02,967 --> 00:27:07,404 Call me from Denver so l can meet the train. My number is Pennsylvania 6-5000. 365 00:27:07,447 --> 00:27:09,517 Pennsylvania 6-5000. 366 00:27:09,567 --> 00:27:12,035 Pennsylvania 6-5-0-0-0. 367 00:27:12,087 --> 00:27:14,806 And, Helen, bring a warm coat. 368 00:27:14,847 --> 00:27:17,805 lt gets kinda chilly here this time of year. Goodbye. 369 00:27:17,847 --> 00:27:19,166 Glenn! 370 00:27:42,767 --> 00:27:46,442 What beats me is how she got Ed to drive her into Denver. 371 00:27:51,447 --> 00:27:53,836 (Tannoy announcement) 372 00:27:54,807 --> 00:27:57,037 Helen! 373 00:27:57,087 --> 00:28:01,000 - Hi. You look wonderful. - l've only come to talk things over. 374 00:28:01,047 --> 00:28:03,242 We can talk it over on the way. 375 00:28:03,287 --> 00:28:06,723 l'm not going to let you rush me into getting married. 376 00:28:06,767 --> 00:28:09,679 Of course not. But there isn't much time. 377 00:28:09,727 --> 00:28:15,006 We have to pick up the licence, then be uptown at the church by 7:00. 378 00:28:15,047 --> 00:28:18,722 - l have to be in the theatre by eight. - Wait a minute, Glenn. 379 00:28:18,767 --> 00:28:21,486 Gee, l'm so glad you're here. 380 00:28:46,487 --> 00:28:48,523 - Where are we going? - The theatre. 381 00:28:48,567 --> 00:28:52,401 You're gonna see a wonderful show, Girl Crazy. l got you a box seat. 382 00:28:52,447 --> 00:28:55,439 - No, l mean, on our honeymoon. - The Pennsylvania Hotel. 383 00:28:55,487 --> 00:28:59,400 Don's arranged for a big suite. He's sending up the baggage. 384 00:28:59,447 --> 00:29:02,405 The Pennsylvania Hotel? lsn't that extravagant? 385 00:29:02,447 --> 00:29:06,599 lf we'd been married in Boulder and come to New York on our honeymoon, 386 00:29:06,647 --> 00:29:08,524 we'd be staying at a hotel. 387 00:29:08,567 --> 00:29:12,480 - l suppose. - Of course we would. Here's the ticket. 388 00:29:12,527 --> 00:29:15,963 l'll meet you after the show. l wanna check if it's... 389 00:29:17,927 --> 00:29:22,045 - What? What are you looking at? - The man l just married. 390 00:29:23,287 --> 00:29:28,645 The first time l even suspected anything was when l found myself packing. 391 00:29:28,687 --> 00:29:32,123 And then when you met me at the station and kissed me. 392 00:29:32,167 --> 00:29:34,158 lt was that kiss that convinced you. 393 00:29:34,207 --> 00:29:36,721 l kinda figured that'd do the trick. 394 00:29:36,767 --> 00:29:40,726 And if you don't mind, l'd like to be convinced all over again. 395 00:29:42,967 --> 00:29:47,085 ♫ l'm bidin' my time 396 00:29:47,127 --> 00:29:51,166 ♫ Cos that's the kind of guy l'm 397 00:29:51,767 --> 00:29:55,680 ♫ Beginnin' on a Monday, right through Sunday 398 00:29:55,727 --> 00:30:00,164 ♫ Bidin' my time 399 00:30:00,207 --> 00:30:03,165 ♫ Next year 400 00:30:09,087 --> 00:30:10,964 ♫ This year 401 00:30:17,687 --> 00:30:21,646 ♫ l'm bidin' my time 402 00:30:21,687 --> 00:30:26,078 ♫ Cos that's the kind of guy l'm 403 00:30:26,127 --> 00:30:28,402 ♫ Stranger, so long 404 00:30:28,447 --> 00:30:30,563 ♫ l'll just go 'long 405 00:30:30,607 --> 00:30:34,839 ♫ Bidin', bidin' 406 00:30:34,887 --> 00:30:39,403 ♫ Bidin' my time ♫ 407 00:30:54,247 --> 00:30:55,885 Sixth floor. 408 00:30:57,407 --> 00:30:59,841 l'm sorry about the rice. 409 00:30:59,887 --> 00:31:02,117 lt was kinda embarrassing, though. 410 00:31:02,167 --> 00:31:05,000 l had a feeling people were staring at us. 411 00:31:05,047 --> 00:31:07,242 - Nonsense. - No. Here. 412 00:31:14,327 --> 00:31:17,364 l'm gonna carry you over the threshold. 413 00:31:34,767 --> 00:31:37,076 ♫ Here comes the bride 414 00:31:37,127 --> 00:31:39,595 ♫ All dressed in white 415 00:31:39,647 --> 00:31:44,357 ♫ And there's the groom standing right by her side ♫ 416 00:31:44,407 --> 00:31:46,557 Everybody, this is Helen. 417 00:31:46,607 --> 00:31:49,360 Ben! This is the fella that gave me my first job. 418 00:31:49,407 --> 00:31:52,365 This is Helen. You remember Gene Krupa from the show. 419 00:31:52,407 --> 00:31:55,126 Here's Babe Russin, the tenor saxophone. 420 00:31:55,167 --> 00:31:57,761 You remember Chummy. There's Polly and Don. 421 00:31:57,807 --> 00:32:00,241 We decided to celebrate. We're gonna have a party. 422 00:32:00,287 --> 00:32:02,755 - Here? - No, Harlem. Connie's lnn. 423 00:32:02,807 --> 00:32:04,684 Oh. Well, that's awful nice of you. 424 00:32:04,727 --> 00:32:08,003 Helen just arrived. We've had the wedding and the show 425 00:32:08,047 --> 00:32:10,436 - and Helen's a little tired. - l'm not. 426 00:32:10,487 --> 00:32:12,603 You've been on the train for three days. 427 00:32:12,647 --> 00:32:16,686 lf your friends are nice enough to give us a party, we should go! 428 00:32:16,727 --> 00:32:19,878 - Wonderful! - We've already got reservations. 429 00:32:23,167 --> 00:32:26,000 (♫ Mellow jazz) 430 00:33:13,887 --> 00:33:16,879 ♫ Yes, Basin Street 431 00:33:16,927 --> 00:33:18,724 ♫ ls the street 432 00:33:19,727 --> 00:33:22,764 ♫ Where the folks really meet... ♫ 433 00:33:22,807 --> 00:33:24,525 Who's he? 434 00:33:24,567 --> 00:33:26,922 Who? Louis Armstrong! 435 00:33:32,847 --> 00:33:37,921 ♫ Yeah, yeah, yeah, really, yeah 436 00:33:37,967 --> 00:33:41,846 ♫ Yeah, this is a treat 437 00:33:41,887 --> 00:33:47,280 ♫ A-swingin' on Basin Street, yeah ♫ 438 00:33:55,487 --> 00:33:57,364 Hey, Gene! Gene Krupa there! 439 00:33:57,407 --> 00:34:00,285 What'd you say? Come here, man. Gimme some skin. 440 00:34:00,327 --> 00:34:03,319 - How you doin'? - Won't you join us? 441 00:34:03,367 --> 00:34:06,518 Babe Russin! Don't you wanna swing with the boys? 442 00:34:11,207 --> 00:34:13,198 - ls that gin? - Yeah. 443 00:34:30,807 --> 00:34:32,798 (Drowned out by drum solo) 444 00:35:40,167 --> 00:35:43,921 Glenn, come here, daddy. Beat out one like you did with Ben Pollack. 445 00:35:43,967 --> 00:35:45,605 Be right back. 446 00:37:16,607 --> 00:37:19,246 (Cheering and whistling) 447 00:37:21,847 --> 00:37:23,758 (♫ Blues piano) 448 00:37:33,607 --> 00:37:36,485 - Nice goin', Glenn. - You were wonderful! 449 00:37:36,527 --> 00:37:39,280 lt's fun but l don't kid myself. 450 00:37:39,327 --> 00:37:42,205 When l start playing jazz with Louis Armstrong and Gene Krupa, 451 00:37:42,247 --> 00:37:45,205 l'm lucky if l come in third, isn't that right? 452 00:37:45,247 --> 00:37:48,080 - Where have you been, Mr Miller? - Dr Schillinger! 453 00:37:48,127 --> 00:37:52,040 - lt must be over a year. - Glad to see you. This is my wife. 454 00:37:52,087 --> 00:37:54,999 - Very pleased to meet you. - You remember Chummy. 455 00:37:55,047 --> 00:37:59,120 l missed you but l can see you had a very charming distraction. 456 00:37:59,167 --> 00:38:01,840 Yeah, well, glad to see you, Doctor. 457 00:38:01,887 --> 00:38:05,436 - Who's Dr Schillinger? Were you sick? - No, he's a musician. 458 00:38:05,487 --> 00:38:08,843 He worked out a new method of composition. l studied with him. 459 00:38:08,887 --> 00:38:12,675 - Why did you stop? - l got busy and it was expensive. 460 00:38:12,727 --> 00:38:14,763 Want something else to eat? 461 00:38:15,767 --> 00:38:19,555 - Maybe we'd better call it a day. - No, l'm having a... 462 00:38:19,607 --> 00:38:22,758 - No, l really had a wonderful time. - Yes, dear. 463 00:38:22,807 --> 00:38:25,082 - Bye. - Good night. 464 00:38:30,847 --> 00:38:33,361 ♫ Ooh-ooh, Basin Street 465 00:38:33,407 --> 00:38:35,398 ♫ Boo-boo boo-boo-boo ♫ 466 00:38:35,447 --> 00:38:37,438 Well, get you! 467 00:38:37,487 --> 00:38:39,478 Here. 468 00:38:47,167 --> 00:38:49,158 Let's try it again. 469 00:39:14,207 --> 00:39:16,198 Helen? 470 00:39:18,127 --> 00:39:19,799 Helen? 471 00:39:21,967 --> 00:39:25,562 - Good morning. - Honey, what are you doing up at this hour? 472 00:39:25,607 --> 00:39:28,405 This hour? l've been up since seven. 473 00:39:28,447 --> 00:39:31,200 Well, come here. 474 00:39:31,247 --> 00:39:33,556 - Good morning. - Good morning. 475 00:39:41,647 --> 00:39:44,400 7:00? lt must be dark outside. 476 00:39:44,447 --> 00:39:48,520 No, it is not. l've been getting up at this hour all of my life. 477 00:39:48,567 --> 00:39:52,037 But you haven't been staying up until 4:00 in the morning. 478 00:39:52,087 --> 00:39:54,647 Well, no, that's true. Only when you were around. 479 00:39:54,687 --> 00:39:58,646 That's right. Your father on the porch with his shotgun. 480 00:40:04,327 --> 00:40:06,966 - What have you been doing? - The ironing. 481 00:40:07,727 --> 00:40:11,117 The ironing? Honey, this is a hotel. 482 00:40:11,167 --> 00:40:14,682 All you have to do is pick up the phone. They have people to do that. 483 00:40:14,727 --> 00:40:17,082 - But did you see what they charge? - No. 484 00:40:17,127 --> 00:40:19,163 - lt's just terrible. - ls that so? 485 00:40:19,207 --> 00:40:22,005 l don't think we should waste our money like that. 486 00:40:22,047 --> 00:40:25,722 - Nobody can say l married a spendthrift. - No, sir. 487 00:40:25,767 --> 00:40:28,076 l'm a penny-pinching miser. 488 00:40:31,687 --> 00:40:35,885 l'm the kind of wife that steals money out of your pockets and puts it in the bank. 489 00:40:35,927 --> 00:40:39,715 - Would you really do that? - Sure. l've already started. 490 00:40:48,967 --> 00:40:51,162 (♫ Can Can building to crescendo) 491 00:40:57,887 --> 00:40:59,957 (Applause) 492 00:41:13,647 --> 00:41:15,205 - Hi, dear. - Hi. 493 00:41:15,247 --> 00:41:19,365 lt's a long movie. We have two hours before the next stage show. 494 00:41:19,407 --> 00:41:22,558 - Have a good time? - l like the show. But the music! 495 00:41:22,607 --> 00:41:24,802 Well, you know the music. 496 00:41:24,847 --> 00:41:29,079 - That isn't the way you want to play, is it? - No, but l like pit work. 497 00:41:29,127 --> 00:41:32,085 lt pays well. You get to stay in one place. 498 00:41:32,127 --> 00:41:36,439 Glenn, l've been thinking. How much does that Dr Schillinger charge? 499 00:41:36,487 --> 00:41:39,285 He's pretty expensive. l don't know exactly. 500 00:41:39,327 --> 00:41:41,318 l haven't worked with him for years. 501 00:41:41,367 --> 00:41:44,120 That's just exactly what l mean. Why not? 502 00:41:44,167 --> 00:41:45,998 l don't know. l... 503 00:41:46,047 --> 00:41:49,323 What happened to that dream of yours? What about that sound? 504 00:41:49,367 --> 00:41:51,835 Well, l've been working on that, Helen. 505 00:41:51,887 --> 00:41:55,596 lt's an uphill grind. My chance will come one of these days. 506 00:41:56,847 --> 00:42:00,522 To tell you the truth, Glenn, l've been sort of disappointed. 507 00:42:03,327 --> 00:42:05,397 You mean that? 508 00:42:09,767 --> 00:42:14,363 lf l started to study again, we'd have to make all sorts of sacrifices. 509 00:42:14,407 --> 00:42:16,443 l'd have to give up those record dates. 510 00:42:17,367 --> 00:42:20,882 Darling, l don't want to live in a fancy hotel. 511 00:42:20,927 --> 00:42:24,078 We could get an awfully cute little apartment. 512 00:42:24,127 --> 00:42:26,641 l just want you to keep on trying. 513 00:42:29,847 --> 00:42:31,838 l've sort of let you down, haven't l? 514 00:42:34,247 --> 00:42:35,919 A little. 515 00:42:37,887 --> 00:42:39,878 l'm sorry, Helen. 516 00:42:42,287 --> 00:42:46,724 You're right. l should start to study again. l... 517 00:42:46,767 --> 00:42:50,362 Why don't l call Schillinger right now? See if he'll take me back. 518 00:42:50,407 --> 00:42:52,318 l have his phone number here... 519 00:42:52,367 --> 00:42:55,245 lt's Trafalgar 7-5-0-9-8. 520 00:42:55,287 --> 00:42:57,517 - 7-5-0-9... - Eight. 521 00:42:57,567 --> 00:43:00,286 Well... Well... 522 00:43:02,927 --> 00:43:04,724 7-5-0-9-8. 523 00:43:04,767 --> 00:43:09,079 (♫ Playing romantic tune) 524 00:43:23,487 --> 00:43:24,920 - Helen? - Yes? 525 00:43:24,967 --> 00:43:29,324 - Where are my glasses? - Right here! Why don't you put them on? 526 00:43:29,367 --> 00:43:32,120 l'll have to get some glasses to find my glasses. 527 00:43:32,167 --> 00:43:34,078 What were you playing? lt's lovely. 528 00:43:34,127 --> 00:43:37,961 A little exercise l'm working out for Schillinger. l hope he likes it. 529 00:43:38,007 --> 00:43:40,202 Does that mean you won't be able to use it? 530 00:43:40,247 --> 00:43:44,160 No, that doesn't make any difference. lt's not that good, though. 531 00:43:44,207 --> 00:43:45,799 l think it is. 532 00:43:45,847 --> 00:43:48,759 - You like it as good as Little Brown Jug? - No. 533 00:43:48,807 --> 00:43:51,037 But l think you should do something with it. 534 00:43:51,087 --> 00:43:54,966 l suppose you could make a song out of it. Get somebody to write lyrics. 535 00:43:55,007 --> 00:43:58,158 Have to get a title. What's a good title? 536 00:43:58,207 --> 00:44:03,235 Well, it should be soft and romantic. Sort of like moonlight. 537 00:44:03,287 --> 00:44:07,246 Moonlight. Young lover under his sweetheart's window. 538 00:44:07,287 --> 00:44:10,882 You wouldn't be thinking of a certain night in Boulder? 539 00:44:10,927 --> 00:44:13,600 There wasn't any moonlight. Just a shotgun! 540 00:44:13,647 --> 00:44:16,115 l know. And you didn't serenade me either. 541 00:44:16,167 --> 00:44:19,079 l didn't have a chance. Serenade. There's a title. 542 00:44:19,127 --> 00:44:23,200 - Serenade in the Moonlight. - How about Moonlight Serenade? 543 00:44:23,247 --> 00:44:25,317 Moonlight Serenade? Not bad. 544 00:44:25,367 --> 00:44:27,881 - lt's kinda pretty. - Moonlight Serenade. 545 00:44:27,927 --> 00:44:31,397 (Up-tempo) ♫ l stand at your gate 546 00:44:31,447 --> 00:44:35,201 ♫ And the song that l sing is of moonlight 547 00:44:35,247 --> 00:44:38,557 ♫ l stand and l wait 548 00:44:38,607 --> 00:44:42,566 ♫ For the touch of your hand in the June night 549 00:44:42,607 --> 00:44:45,917 ♫ The roses are sighin' 550 00:44:45,967 --> 00:44:49,960 ♫ A moonlight serenade 551 00:44:50,007 --> 00:44:53,079 ♫ Let us stray till the break of day 552 00:44:53,127 --> 00:44:56,676 ♫ ln love's valley of dreams 553 00:44:56,727 --> 00:44:58,683 ♫ Just you and l 554 00:44:58,727 --> 00:45:00,718 ♫ The summer sky 555 00:45:00,767 --> 00:45:03,804 ♫ A heavenly breeze kissing the trees 556 00:45:03,847 --> 00:45:07,522 ♫ So don't let me wait 557 00:45:07,567 --> 00:45:11,116 ♫ Come to me tenderly in the June night 558 00:45:11,167 --> 00:45:14,603 ♫ l stand at your gate 559 00:45:14,647 --> 00:45:18,401 ♫ And l sing you a song in the moonlight 560 00:45:18,447 --> 00:45:21,996 ♫ A love song, my darling 561 00:45:22,047 --> 00:45:29,123 ♫ A moonlight serenade ♫ 562 00:45:30,087 --> 00:45:31,725 (Scattered applause) 563 00:45:35,127 --> 00:45:38,358 - What have they done to my tune? - lt wasn't very good. 564 00:45:38,407 --> 00:45:42,525 The song is supposed to be a ballad, not a hootchy-kootchy dance! 565 00:45:42,567 --> 00:45:47,322 They made a production number out of it. And that arrangement, Holy Moses! 566 00:45:47,367 --> 00:45:49,039 Why wouldn't he use yours? 567 00:45:49,087 --> 00:45:51,521 Every band leader wants his own arrangement. 568 00:45:51,567 --> 00:45:55,162 So do you! lf you had your own band, this sort of thing wouldn't happen. 569 00:45:55,207 --> 00:45:58,279 - Of course. - Let's go. We have a lot to do. 570 00:45:59,687 --> 00:46:02,884 We need an instrument truck, and a car. 571 00:46:02,927 --> 00:46:05,600 That's two down payments. lf we use Chummy's car... 572 00:46:05,647 --> 00:46:08,684 Wait till you see what l got now. Snappiest job on the road. 573 00:46:08,727 --> 00:46:12,640 lt's a big Phaeton. Even got a separate windshield for the back seat. 574 00:46:12,687 --> 00:46:15,326 You can always be the first one to arrive in town. 575 00:46:15,367 --> 00:46:17,756 We'll need music stands and a copyist. 576 00:46:17,807 --> 00:46:22,835 We can do the copying. Like the old days, no food but plenty of manuscript paper. 577 00:46:22,887 --> 00:46:24,559 What do you mean, no food? 578 00:46:24,607 --> 00:46:28,043 - We'll need at least 1 ,800. - Then we're all set. 579 00:46:28,087 --> 00:46:31,397 Honey, he means we need $1 ,800 to start the band. 580 00:46:31,447 --> 00:46:33,438 Yes. 581 00:46:35,167 --> 00:46:38,637 - We don't need anything but good luck. - What's this? 582 00:46:38,687 --> 00:46:40,882 ''The Glenn Miller Band Account''? 583 00:46:45,367 --> 00:46:47,562 $1 ,842! 584 00:46:51,007 --> 00:46:53,077 Now eat your dinner. 585 00:46:58,247 --> 00:47:01,922 Hey. Did you get all that money out of my pockets? 586 00:47:01,967 --> 00:47:03,878 Mm-hm. 587 00:47:06,087 --> 00:47:08,806 (♫ Upbeat swing) 588 00:47:23,367 --> 00:47:26,165 We're late for the job now. l better go on ahead. 589 00:47:26,207 --> 00:47:30,325 - You fellas get there as quick as you can. - All right, Glenn. 590 00:47:30,367 --> 00:47:32,278 Practically a new tyre too. 591 00:47:33,247 --> 00:47:36,444 (♫ Somewhere Over The Rainbow) 592 00:48:27,727 --> 00:48:29,957 Helen, you don't look very well. 593 00:48:30,007 --> 00:48:33,602 l'm just fine. l'm just a little tired. 594 00:48:33,647 --> 00:48:36,957 And poor Glenn is up all night working on the arrangements 595 00:48:37,007 --> 00:48:39,680 and l have to sort of take care of the bookkeeping. 596 00:48:39,727 --> 00:48:44,243 Has the business manager given you the big financial statement yet? 597 00:48:44,287 --> 00:48:48,724 No, but l will. We left New York with $42 in the bank. 598 00:48:48,767 --> 00:48:51,884 After six months, we've paid for the truck and the car. 599 00:48:51,927 --> 00:48:54,441 That leaves a balance of 48. 600 00:48:54,487 --> 00:48:57,797 ln short, we're making exactly $1 a month. 601 00:48:57,847 --> 00:48:59,997 So in ten years we'll have made $120. 602 00:49:00,047 --> 00:49:02,481 lt takes time for a new band to catch on. 603 00:49:03,727 --> 00:49:05,285 lt sure does. 604 00:49:05,327 --> 00:49:08,364 l don't know. One night we pack 'em in and they love us. 605 00:49:08,407 --> 00:49:10,557 The next six dates we die. 606 00:49:10,607 --> 00:49:13,724 We don't seem to be getting anywhere, and we don't deserve to! 607 00:49:13,767 --> 00:49:17,965 l just haven't been able to hit the right combination. 608 00:49:18,007 --> 00:49:21,886 l just still haven't got that sound. 609 00:49:22,407 --> 00:49:25,604 Glenn, maybe if you stop playing. 610 00:49:26,687 --> 00:49:29,201 - Touché! - l'm sorry. l didn't mean... 611 00:49:29,247 --> 00:49:32,717 l know what you mean. Get a baton and start leading. No. 612 00:49:32,767 --> 00:49:36,442 Once you step out in front of the boys, you can never be a sideman again. 613 00:49:36,487 --> 00:49:38,478 l'll stick to my trombone. 614 00:49:38,527 --> 00:49:40,643 l've got some good news for a change. 615 00:49:40,687 --> 00:49:44,726 l talked to Si Schribman. He runs the State Ballroom in Boston. 616 00:49:44,767 --> 00:49:46,883 He's booked you in for the week of the 22nd. 617 00:49:46,927 --> 00:49:49,760 That means six half-hour air spots. That's what counts. 618 00:49:49,807 --> 00:49:53,766 - lt sure does! - lmagine! A whole week in one town. 619 00:49:53,807 --> 00:49:56,401 l could even get the washing and the mending done. 620 00:49:56,447 --> 00:49:59,484 - Let's all drink to Boston! - l think we should. 621 00:49:59,527 --> 00:50:01,438 Good ol' Boston. 622 00:50:07,887 --> 00:50:11,084 Glenn, why don't you ever use Moonlight Serenade? 623 00:50:11,127 --> 00:50:14,403 Don't we have enough trouble without resurrecting that? 624 00:50:14,447 --> 00:50:17,120 - Well, l liked it. - So did l. 625 00:50:17,167 --> 00:50:20,159 That's two of us. Now, if we can just find a third. 626 00:50:28,807 --> 00:50:32,322 - How's she look? - Could be worse. Don't know how. 627 00:50:32,367 --> 00:50:34,961 You need a new axle housing, an axle shaft, 628 00:50:35,007 --> 00:50:37,840 ring gear and pinion, differential gear case. 629 00:50:37,887 --> 00:50:41,118 - How long'll it take? - A few days once l get the parts. 630 00:50:41,167 --> 00:50:45,240 - You don't have 'em here? - Don't have many calls for ring gears. 631 00:50:45,287 --> 00:50:49,075 Might have to go to Woodstock soon as it stops snowing. 632 00:50:49,127 --> 00:50:51,038 - lt could be worse. - Yeah. 633 00:50:51,847 --> 00:50:54,315 There's Helen. Get a hold of Schribman? 634 00:50:54,367 --> 00:50:58,280 No, l couldn't get Boston. The telephone lines are down. 635 00:50:58,327 --> 00:51:01,160 Chummy, you and Helen better try and make Boston. 636 00:51:01,207 --> 00:51:03,596 Tell Schribman we'll be there as soon as we can. 637 00:51:03,647 --> 00:51:06,525 He's probably guessed what happened. 638 00:51:06,567 --> 00:51:10,037 - He wouldn't cancel on us. - No, we'll get there all right. 639 00:51:10,087 --> 00:51:13,204 We can't lose that week in Boston. Go ahead. Bye, dear. 640 00:51:13,247 --> 00:51:15,124 - Take care. - Yeah. 641 00:51:29,287 --> 00:51:31,403 - You Mr Miller? - Yeah. 642 00:51:31,447 --> 00:51:35,520 Man left a message. Your wife's sick. They got her to the hospital. 643 00:51:35,567 --> 00:51:37,956 - What hospital? - Boston Memorial. 644 00:51:42,327 --> 00:51:44,283 Mr Miller, she's a very sick girl. 645 00:51:44,327 --> 00:51:47,842 We gave her a transfusion but we're lucky this happened when it did. 646 00:51:47,887 --> 00:51:51,880 A few months further along and we might've lost the mother as well as the child. 647 00:51:51,927 --> 00:51:53,997 l had no idea that she was... 648 00:51:54,047 --> 00:51:56,083 - All right, Doctor. - Thank you. 649 00:51:56,127 --> 00:51:58,118 Just for a minute. 650 00:52:12,847 --> 00:52:14,917 Helen. 651 00:52:19,247 --> 00:52:21,238 The truck all right? 652 00:52:27,527 --> 00:52:31,315 Five and a quarter, cash on the barrel head. Take it or leave it, boys. 653 00:52:31,367 --> 00:52:33,358 Better than the others. 654 00:52:33,407 --> 00:52:35,602 l guess we'll have to take it. 655 00:52:35,647 --> 00:52:39,401 Kinda leaves us in a spot. lt's $900 to pay the boys in the band. 656 00:52:39,447 --> 00:52:41,438 With my car? How much'll you give us? 657 00:52:41,487 --> 00:52:44,445 - You're not gonna do it. - l can sell my own car if l want to. 658 00:52:44,487 --> 00:52:48,526 Four hundred. That makes nine and a quarter for all three of 'em. 659 00:52:48,567 --> 00:52:52,560 - This isn't your problem. - Why isn't it? l wanna get paid off, too. 660 00:52:52,607 --> 00:52:54,723 You got a deal. Just one condition. 661 00:52:54,767 --> 00:52:57,759 l need the car long enough to drive the boys to the station. 662 00:52:57,807 --> 00:52:59,399 Yes, that can be arranged. 663 00:52:59,447 --> 00:53:02,359 Fellas, pile in. l'll drive you to the station. 664 00:53:02,407 --> 00:53:04,398 Thank you, Chummy. 665 00:53:08,927 --> 00:53:11,760 - Hi, dear. How do you feel? - Fine. 666 00:53:11,807 --> 00:53:14,241 - You look much better. - Good. 667 00:53:14,287 --> 00:53:17,279 The doctor said if l behave myself, l'll be up in a few days. 668 00:53:17,327 --> 00:53:19,079 Good. 669 00:53:19,127 --> 00:53:22,005 l've made up my mind about something, young lady. 670 00:53:22,047 --> 00:53:24,845 lf l ever go on the road again, 671 00:53:24,887 --> 00:53:29,199 you're gonna stay in that nice apartment of ours on East 57th Street. 672 00:53:29,247 --> 00:53:31,283 You just listen to me, Glenn Miller. 673 00:53:31,327 --> 00:53:34,319 You enticed a little country girl to run away and marry you 674 00:53:34,367 --> 00:53:36,005 and now you're hooked with her. 675 00:53:36,047 --> 00:53:39,801 And l'm not gonna let you go gallivanting around the country without me. 676 00:53:39,847 --> 00:53:43,044 You're hooked with a no-good itinerant musician. 677 00:53:43,087 --> 00:53:47,000 - l'm not complaining. - l know. You never do. 678 00:53:47,047 --> 00:53:50,676 But l know how you wanted kids. 679 00:53:50,727 --> 00:53:53,844 l want to tell you something else l've made up my mind about. 680 00:53:53,887 --> 00:53:56,959 We're not gonna have just one child. We're gonna have two! 681 00:53:57,007 --> 00:53:58,998 We're gonna have a boy and a girl. 682 00:53:59,047 --> 00:54:00,719 - Glenn, l can't. - l know. 683 00:54:00,767 --> 00:54:03,076 The doctor told me, but l mean it. 684 00:54:03,127 --> 00:54:07,917 There'll be two kids meant for us. Somewhere we're gonna find them. 685 00:54:10,487 --> 00:54:12,682 l hope so. 686 00:54:16,887 --> 00:54:18,957 Who sent these flowers? 687 00:54:19,007 --> 00:54:21,202 - The boys in the band. - Wasn't that nice? 688 00:54:21,247 --> 00:54:23,158 They're sweet. 689 00:54:25,047 --> 00:54:26,924 What's happened? Any dates? 690 00:54:28,247 --> 00:54:30,477 No. No dates. 691 00:54:31,807 --> 00:54:33,718 There's no band. 692 00:54:33,767 --> 00:54:36,327 We had to sell the cars and pay off the boys. 693 00:54:36,367 --> 00:54:40,155 Chummy had to sell his Phaeton. lsn't that a shame? 694 00:54:40,207 --> 00:54:42,721 Poor Chummy really loved that car. 695 00:54:45,727 --> 00:54:48,799 Glenn, you had a good band. 696 00:54:48,847 --> 00:54:52,078 lt was getting better all the time. lt wasn't your fault. 697 00:54:52,127 --> 00:54:54,357 lt's my fault all right! 698 00:54:54,407 --> 00:54:57,205 l'm broke, l'm in debt, l don't even have a job. 699 00:54:57,247 --> 00:55:02,037 l told you before, you've gotten mixed up with a no-good itinerant musician. 700 00:55:02,087 --> 00:55:05,602 - And l love him. - And l love you. 701 00:55:09,367 --> 00:55:11,278 lt's almost worth it. 702 00:55:11,327 --> 00:55:15,798 lt's the first time you've told me that since the day we were married. 703 00:55:27,887 --> 00:55:29,923 Come in. 704 00:55:31,407 --> 00:55:34,046 - Mrs Miller? - Yes. 705 00:55:34,087 --> 00:55:36,601 l thought so. l can come in? 706 00:55:36,647 --> 00:55:38,558 Well, yes, of course. 707 00:55:41,007 --> 00:55:43,316 l brought you some flowers. 708 00:55:43,367 --> 00:55:46,325 Oh. Well, thank you very much. 709 00:55:50,367 --> 00:55:53,200 - They're all right? - They're lovely. 710 00:55:53,247 --> 00:55:57,081 l'm a bachelor, l got no wife to tell me these things. 711 00:55:57,127 --> 00:55:59,925 - Well, they're very pretty. - Yeah. 712 00:55:59,967 --> 00:56:02,959 l heard all about the band and how you were sick. 713 00:56:03,007 --> 00:56:05,965 Such a shame. l can sit down a minute? 714 00:56:06,607 --> 00:56:08,359 Yes, please. 715 00:56:09,367 --> 00:56:11,835 ''Compliments of the State Ballroom.'' 716 00:56:13,007 --> 00:56:16,682 - ls this a joke? - l shoulda said so right away. 717 00:56:16,727 --> 00:56:19,195 No, that's me. Si Schribman. 718 00:56:19,247 --> 00:56:21,886 Si Schribman! lf l'd known who you were... 719 00:56:21,927 --> 00:56:25,476 l know. Don Haynes said you wanted to give me a piece of your mind. 720 00:56:25,527 --> 00:56:27,438 That's why l came here. 721 00:56:27,487 --> 00:56:29,876 Maybe we can exchange pieces of mind. 722 00:56:31,087 --> 00:56:35,239 l'm not really such an ogre. l didn't like cancelling you out. 723 00:56:35,287 --> 00:56:38,962 But an old widow lady, 75, she owns that ballroom. 724 00:56:39,007 --> 00:56:41,237 lf l don't have a band, l don't pay the rent. 725 00:56:41,287 --> 00:56:44,643 lf l don't pay the rent, that old lady don't eat. 726 00:56:44,687 --> 00:56:46,678 lt's a bad situation. 727 00:56:47,647 --> 00:56:52,118 lf she would only die, God forbid, then l could run it like l like. 728 00:56:52,167 --> 00:56:54,840 - lt finished us. You know that. - Yeah. 729 00:56:54,887 --> 00:56:57,560 - We had to break up the band. - l know. 730 00:56:57,607 --> 00:56:59,882 l heard the band. lt was good. 731 00:56:59,927 --> 00:57:02,680 Not great, mind you, but good, very good. 732 00:57:02,727 --> 00:57:07,847 We were just getting started. Well, now l don't know what we'll do. 733 00:57:07,887 --> 00:57:12,722 Just don't you worry, young lady. Get well, and don't worry about the band. 734 00:57:13,647 --> 00:57:15,365 That's easy to say. 735 00:57:15,407 --> 00:57:18,205 l believe in Glenn and l believe what he's trying to do, 736 00:57:18,247 --> 00:57:20,158 so naturally l worry. 737 00:57:20,927 --> 00:57:24,203 l tell you, you send him over, he should see me. 738 00:57:24,247 --> 00:57:26,807 With my own money that don't go to the widow, 739 00:57:26,847 --> 00:57:30,362 - l sometimes invest in bands. - Do you mean that? 740 00:57:30,407 --> 00:57:33,604 Would l make myself so much trouble if l didn't? 741 00:57:34,487 --> 00:57:37,479 But there's a problem. l know Glenn. 742 00:57:37,527 --> 00:57:40,360 He's down right now and he won't accept help. 743 00:57:40,407 --> 00:57:43,240 l don't think he'd risk somebody else's money. 744 00:57:43,287 --> 00:57:45,960 l never even met your husband and l like him already. 745 00:57:46,007 --> 00:57:48,840 You just leave it to me. l'll cook up something. 746 00:57:48,887 --> 00:57:51,162 Thank you very much for coming. 747 00:57:51,207 --> 00:57:53,357 And l'm sorry l was so ungracious. 748 00:57:53,407 --> 00:57:58,162 Who was ungracious? We got along fine exchanging pieces of mind. 749 00:57:58,207 --> 00:58:00,277 - Goodbye. - Bye. 750 00:58:05,487 --> 00:58:08,638 l know you don't want a band but l'm stuck. 751 00:58:08,687 --> 00:58:12,646 But this Charley Firman sneaks a band right out from under my nose. 752 00:58:12,687 --> 00:58:16,999 - l don't have any men. No money. - l'll give you the money. Here. 753 00:58:17,047 --> 00:58:20,926 Five hundred. Six hundred. A thousand. 754 00:58:20,967 --> 00:58:23,959 There. You got the money. Now, go get the men. 755 00:58:24,007 --> 00:58:29,127 l've tried all sorts of combinations. l never found out what l was looking for. 756 00:58:29,167 --> 00:58:33,399 lf l start again, l've got to have an entirely different kind of a band. 757 00:58:33,447 --> 00:58:36,280 Different tunes. l wanna try something radical. 758 00:58:36,327 --> 00:58:39,603 Fine. Go get radical, but just get going! 759 00:58:39,647 --> 00:58:43,925 l gotta have something in here making a noise the kids can dance to. 760 00:58:48,047 --> 00:58:49,275 OK. 761 00:58:52,807 --> 00:58:56,686 - Let's have the five saxes right in there. - Five saxes? 762 00:58:56,727 --> 00:58:59,195 And the trombones over there. 763 00:58:59,247 --> 00:59:01,761 And the four trumpets right behind them. 764 00:59:01,807 --> 00:59:03,957 Four trombones and four trumpets! 765 00:59:04,007 --> 00:59:06,601 When they play, what's gonna hold the roof on? 766 00:59:06,647 --> 00:59:08,717 Five saxes and a trumpet lead. 767 00:59:08,767 --> 00:59:11,645 Maybe it's good and maybe it ain't, but it's radical. 768 00:59:11,687 --> 00:59:13,086 Let's try this. 769 00:59:13,127 --> 00:59:16,676 Remember this is a ballad, so take it nice and easy, don't bruise it. 770 00:59:16,727 --> 00:59:20,640 Joe, you stand up so l can get a balance between you and the saxophones. 771 00:59:20,687 --> 00:59:22,359 All right, here we go. 772 00:59:22,407 --> 00:59:23,886 One, 773 00:59:23,927 --> 00:59:25,565 two. 774 00:59:25,607 --> 00:59:28,679 (♫ Band plays ballad) 775 01:00:41,127 --> 01:00:42,958 What's the matter? 776 01:00:43,007 --> 01:00:45,646 - He cut his lip. - Let's see. 777 01:00:45,687 --> 01:00:49,123 Oh, no. You really split it open. You better have it looked at. 778 01:00:49,167 --> 01:00:52,523 - l'm sorry, Glenn. - Go on, Joe. Take care of it. 779 01:00:52,567 --> 01:00:54,478 Oh, no. 780 01:00:55,847 --> 01:00:57,917 All right, take five, boys. 781 01:01:06,487 --> 01:01:08,842 - ls it bad? - He'll be out for weeks. 782 01:01:08,887 --> 01:01:12,243 - You get more tough breaks... - Just when you got a good sound. 783 01:01:12,287 --> 01:01:16,166 lt isn't what l want but if we could've worked on it... 784 01:01:16,207 --> 01:01:20,120 - You can't find another trumpet blower? - Not with Joe's range. 785 01:01:20,167 --> 01:01:22,635 All the arrangements have a trumpet lead? 786 01:01:22,687 --> 01:01:25,520 He had to hurt his lip the day before you open. 787 01:01:25,567 --> 01:01:27,922 What are we gonna do? Postpone the opening? 788 01:01:27,967 --> 01:01:31,437 - Poor old widow lady. - We're not gonna postpone anything. 789 01:01:31,487 --> 01:01:35,480 We'll open tomorrow if l have to stay up all night and rewrite the arrangement. 790 01:01:35,527 --> 01:01:38,917 - You can't. lt's impossible. - Wait a minute! 791 01:01:38,967 --> 01:01:41,197 Just a minute. l have an idea. 792 01:01:41,247 --> 01:01:45,479 Willie Schwartz could play those parts on clarinet. Why not? 793 01:01:45,527 --> 01:01:47,518 You see? Clarinet lead. Why not? 794 01:01:47,567 --> 01:01:50,479 Get me lots of manuscript paper. Can l use your office? 795 01:01:50,527 --> 01:01:52,165 Sure. 796 01:01:52,207 --> 01:01:55,961 Clarinet lead. Why not? And, Don, call Helen, tell her not to worry. 797 01:01:56,007 --> 01:01:58,805 Tell her l'll be here all night. Clarinet lead. 798 01:01:58,847 --> 01:02:02,601 And l can harmonise it real tight, all in the same octave. 799 01:02:06,927 --> 01:02:08,838 Four saxes and a clarinet. 800 01:02:10,607 --> 01:02:12,518 He better stay up all night. 801 01:03:15,127 --> 01:03:18,722 (♫ Moonlight Serenade)