Where is he? Where is he hiding?
I don't know. I've been looking for him since yesterday
I'm gonna ask you for the last time. Where is he?
I don't know
What are you gonna do to him?
Stay here in case that rat shows up
Okay
Who you protecting, you dumb asshole?
A stoolie who rats on his own friends?
They were your friends too
I got it. You wanna end up like that bitch, huh?
At Chun Lao's. Chinese theater
You stay here with this barrel of shit
Noodles. Noodles. Noodles
Easy, easy....
This way. Hurry!
There down. Mott Street. Go. Go. Go
Noodles
Untie me
Stay that way. No, stay. I want them to know I did it
-Where you going? -I'm gonna go get Eve
Don't
Why?
They-- They already been there
Do you need anything?
Money?
-I got more than I need. -Yeah, it's all yours now
Where to?
Sir, where do you want to go?
Anywhere. First bus
Buffalo?
One way
That'll be $ 1 .20
I wanna rent a car
Would you fill this out, please?
Noodles
I brought back the key to your clock
Lock the door
When did you get back?
Today
Why?
They got in touch with me
Who?
I thought you might know
Me?
I don't know nothing about nobody no more
You gonna offer me a drink?
Yeah, forgive me. Sure. Of course Please sit down
Who's Robert Williams?
I am
"We wish to inform you that following the sale of the Beth Israel Cemetery...."
The synagogue sent these out if you wanted to relocate your loved ones
I got the same letter on account of my father
Only the synagogue didn't send that. I got that last week
The rabbi told me he sent those out eight months ago
Yeah, that's right. That's about when I got mine
So, what else did the rabbi say?
He said I was Iucky. The bodies of Philip Stein...
...Maximilian Bercovicz, Patrick Goldberg were already spoken for
And they were up in a very fancy cemetery in Riverdale
What's this all mean?
It means...
..."Noodles, though you've been hiding in the asshole of the world, we found you
We know where you are."
It means...
..."Get ready."
For what?
That's the one thing it didn't say
What do you think?
I think the answer's here. That's why I came back
I moved everything in here
I had to sell the house, the backroom
I always thought you might have helped yourself to that million bucks
But now I know
You're on your ass worse than ever
But I thought it was you who--
No, you thought wrong
The suitcase was empty
Then who took it?
That's what I've been asking myself for 35 years
If it bothers you, I can sleep here
-You can have my room. -No. It's okay
-How's your sister? -I ain't seen her for years
She's a big star now
We should have known, huh?
You can always tell the winners at the starting gate
You can always tell the winners, and you can tell the losers
Who would've put a penny on you?
I'd have put everything I ever had on you
Yeah, and you would've lost
Well, you're beat. Good night
Good night, Moe. Thanks
What have you been doing all these years?
Been going to bed early
Deborah, Papa says you should help
No
We got customers all over. We can't do everything
Try. I've got my elocution lessons
Fat, you better spray the toilet. I saw a cockroach in there
Sorry
Sorry, I can't make it today
-Okay. Bye. -Bye
Sorry, Fats
-Noodles! -Bugsy's got a job for us
Hurry up. He don't wait
Who you calling a cockroach?
So, what are you? You're filthy, you make me sick
You crawI up toilet walls just like a roach. So, what are you?
Let go!
I make you sick, huh? Then how come you showed me your tush?
To a roach
Go look at yourself, David Aaronson
She don't leave me alone, I'm gonna give her what she's asking for
-What's Bugsy want? -We gotta wake up a deadbeat
That schmuck at the newsstand didn't pay
Here's your money, sir
Beautiful
Look at it, it looks great! Wow!
Come on, guys
Come on, come on
Now make up your mind
-Noodles, let's take the dollar. -Yeah
Skip, here you go
That one
Him
Hey, Sam, I'll see you next Thursday
That one
Are you nuts?
Bugsy said we could take the dollar or we could roll the drunk
Yeah, but he ain't even drunk yet
We'll wait
-Well, you roll that one over there. -What's to roll? He drunk it all
Bounce that little shikker
Jacket
It's Fartface
Shit!
We should've took the dollar
Could've had 1 0 corned beef sandwiches on poppy-seed rolls
Look, the wagon will hide us from Fartface. Get ready!
Now! Throw your jacket over him
Hey, mister, you sick? Poor guy, you'll be okay. Come on, I'll help ya
Come on, up you go
Now, you're worse than my Uncle Nathan
Why do you want to get soused? I'll take you home
Go, Mama
Stop right there. Hey, you! Yeah, I'm talking to you
What are you kids doing here?
-What are we kids doing here? -We're getting it up the ass
Yeah, getting screwed. Is there a law against it?
Can you spare a dime for pisherkehs that just got it up the ass?
Get out of here. Get off the street
Go ahead. And don't come back
I don't want to see you here again. All right?
Hey, stop by for you later
Yeah, but knock here on the john first
My old man's praying, and my old lady's crying. And the light's turned off
What the hell should I go home for? At least in here I can read
-Where are you going? -Mama, don't get worked up
You got pots to clean
I'll be right back, Ma. I gotta go to the can
Hi, Peggy
At least you could lock the door
Don't you like it?
I've seen better
-You seen lots? -How many you seen?
I'll tell you how many. None
Let me see yours
Looksies, no feelsies
Peggy.... Peggy, I....
-You like it, don't you? -Not for free, I don't
Bring me a charlotte russe, and then you can do anything you like
Tomorrow. I'll bring it to you tomorrow
-I'll bring it tomorrow. -I don't give credit
I promise. I promise
You better stop squeezing me, or I'm gonna poop in my pants
Well, you getting out?
Come on, come on
Give me six copies
Drop your pants and I'll stick it to you again
-What do you mean, "again"? -That's a long story
And look what time it is
It's already 6;34. And I gotta go
Boy, I got a lot of work to do
Hold it a minute
Now it's 6;35. And I ain't got a damn thing to do
Just you wait, asshole. I'll do something with your time
Wait! Hey!
Since we're talking about time...
...it looks like you're gonna break that lamp at 6;36
-Where'd you pinch this? -It's mine
-Prove it. -I gave it to him
Yeah?
Who the hell are you?
-Where you from? -The Bronx
And you give away watches?
He's my uncle
-And who gave it to you? -My Uncle Nathan
My little brother
Tell your uncle to stop by the precinct
-He's dead. -AIcoholic
In Kishnev, Poland
Then he don't need it no more. It's been requisitioned
-What's that mean? -Pinched, by him. At 6;37
Just remember, I got my eye on you two
I got my eye on you too
Take it! Take it! Take the lamp off. I can't hold it
Max
Who's this?
My uncle
-That one. With the cream. -The 5-cent one?
Yeah
For the twopenny one she only gives you a hand job. I can do that myself
Not that one!
That one
You sure?
Wrap it up pretty
Good morning. Peggy home?
She's taking a bath
That's great. Would you tell her I'm here?
Hey, Ma. Another bucket of water
Wait
-What do you want? -Me?
-Mama said you were looking for me. -No. The guys told me that--
-What? -I'll come back some other time
Noodles!
Noodles! Noodles! Noodles!
Did you get it?
-His asshole blinked, but we got him. -Nice going, Fartface. And on duty too
You boys caught me with my pants down that time
No, we caught you with your schmuck in a minor
-Put this someplace safe. -That's all right. Hey, hold it!
Where you going? Hold it! Wait a minute!
Hey, you, stop! Hold it
-What are you gonna do with that plate? -Depends. What time is it, Max?
I think it's time we got our watch back
-Okay, boys, we're even. -The hell we are
You'll be collecting your pension before we're even
Hiya, fellas
What do you boys want?
First off...
...you're paying Peggy for us
Okay. That's it?
Go ahead while I tell him
I can't believe it. My first time, and a lousy cop's paying for it
Now, look, what else do you kids want for that plate?
Noodles was telling me about Bugsy. Seems he's boss, thanks to you
-Meaning what? -Meaning he pays you off
Will you slow down? What is your hurry? Take it easy
If you keep this up, you're gonna come too fast
Do you see what I mean? You're so stupid. I can't believe it
So why does Bugsy pay you? What do you do for him?
-I close an eye once in a while. -Well, now you close an eye for us
Why? What are you kids up to?
He'll tell you
Me, him, Cockeye and Patsy, we're working together
Bugsy'll flatten you
Besides, I don't put up with no trouble on my beat
You'll put up, and you'll shut up. You hear nothing, and you see nothing
Just like you did for Bugsy
Shit!
Don't get upset. That makes it worse. It can happen the first time
-It's them two talking out there. -Can't you see you're ruining the mood?
We made our deal
-So take a walk. -Come here, honey
-Feel good, bubeleh? -He'll never get it up
Relax. Okay. Calm down, calm down
Okay. Okay, come here
I'm glad the baby's better
-Happy Pesach, Deborah. -Happy Pesach, Becky
Hurry. We're gonna be late
-There's Deborah. -Sorry. Mama needed help
Good girl. I just locked up, and I'm giving you the keys
I thought I'd just practice my dance routines. All right?
Make sure you don't let the goyim in
-Okay, bye. -See you later, Debbie. Bye
Get down off of there, roach
That record's just like Ex-Lax
Every time I put it on, you have to go to the bathroom
What are you doing?
-Give me a drink. -We're closed
Nice people don't drink on Pesach. They go to the synagogue
So, what are you doing here?
Somebody's got to keep an eye on the place
There are a lot of thieves out there. One could get into your house
Especially if you leave the door open
You can pray here too
Here or in the synagogue, to God it's the same difference
Come over here and sit down
"My beloved is white and ruddy
His skin is as the most fine gold
His cheeks are as a bed of spices."
Even though he hasn't washed since last December
"His eyes are as the eyes of doves
His body is as bright ivory
His legs are as pillars of marble."
In pants so dirty they stand by themselves
"He is altogether lovable."
But he'll always be a two-bit punk...
...so he'll never be my beloved. What a shame
Somebody's there
There ain't nobody
It's Max
So that's who it was
Noodles!
Go on, run. Your mother's calling you
Noodles!
Just gonna go see what he wants
-You been here long? -No
Were you in there?
You're one lousy kisser
I seen you go in there after that ball-buster
Here's the stuff from last night. We got 4 for the silverware, 6 for the typewriter
Lipschitz wouldn't cough up any more. We gotta get somebody else
I came to divvy up
-Tomorrow, with the others. -I also came to pick you up
-I can't come right now. -The houses, the stores are all empty
We got our pick. You pick that
Yeah
Some partner I got. Have fun
How's it going, boys?
Who's that?
Bugsy
I hear you guys are in business for yourselves now
I hear youse are doing real good
Ain't you gonna introduce me to your friend here?
I'll introduce myself
Excuse the glove
Son of a bitch!
That's my cut
You don't work for me, you don't work for no one
I don't like bosses
You was better off you stayed in the Bronx
It would have been better for you too
-I'm gonna kill him one of these days. -Yeah?
Meantime it looks like he's killed us
Deborah, open up the door
Deborah
-That stuff, is it ready? -We're loading it
-Che cazzo succede down here? -AI, we got the big boys with us today
-They wanna work for us. -Doing what Bugsy did. We want his job
Do you get that?
We the best escorts you ever gonna get
A fangulo a ma, escort your mother's ass out of here
Okay. Let's go, Noodles. We'll peddle your invention somewhere else
Hey, wait a minute
What invention?
-You ship your stuff by the river, right? -Sometimes
And when you get caught, you throw the cases overboard
-You lose the whole shipment. -So?
For 1 0 percent, we'll save it all for you
-What do you got, a submarine? -We got salt
You got what?
-Me and the boys are rolling salts. -We need 3 tons of salt per shipment
Get the fuck out of here. Go back to school where you belong
What is it with all this salt?
Hey, hey, we got salt on our noodles. Show 'em
This is fulI of salt
All right, come here
-So? -Keep your shirt on
We gotta wait for the salt to dissolve
-Well? -Hey, what's wrong?
Hey, look
Wow!
Great!
-Look at that! -It's great
-Noodles. -Look
-I see 'em! What did I tell you? -Yeah
Yeah!
-Hooray. -Hooray for us!
We did it
Come here, Max
-We did it. -No, Max, no!
Max
Max!
What would you do without me?
There
From here on, we establish the shared funds of the gang
They belong to all of us together and to none of us alone
And we solemnly swear to put in 50 percent of everything we make. Agreed?
Agreed
-Agreed. -Agreed
Agreed
I wanna take another peek
Announcing the departure of...
...the Lackawanna Railroad, Hudson Valley Express, Poughkeepsie...
...AIbany, Utica, and Buffalo
All aboard
This goes to Fat Moe. We don't tell him what it's for
And he gives it back only when we're all together
Agreed?
Agreed
Bugsy's coming! Run!
Noodles
I slipped
Schmuck
Wanna go in?
Yeah
You a relative?
An uncle
It's open
"Erected to their everlasting memory by their friend and brother...
...David Aaronson, 1 967."
Can I take that for you, sir?
Your limousine is waiting
Maxie
How are you, uncle? You're looking good
You're looking a little better
Come on. Better get you off the streets
-Some limousine. -What are you talking, huh?
We own the company now. It's a good cover. It pays off too
My mother wrote me you was in the body-snatching business
I appreciate everything you did for my family
Forget it. It's your dough
It's all down in black and white in the company books
You're the company. You and Patsy and Cockeye. Gravediggers and partners
Hey, enough of this. Business before pleasure
We got a rush job. Here
Come here. Look at this. Come here
Sudden death. Fucking tragedy, huh?
-26 years old. -26?
-What a shame. -Great stiff. She died of an overdose
And I'm ready for another
Pump the life into her. You didn't turn pansy in there, did you?
There you go
Turning over in the grave. They do it every time
Don't worry. A pansy he ain't
-Thanks. -You're welcome, Noodles
Whoops. Sorry
Thanks. Good night
-Hey, you want a little pick-me-up? -No, thanks. I've had mine
-Did you give her your all? -What do you think? You bet I did
Wait till you see this place
It's over here
-Where we going? -To a place that never closes
Whoops. Watch yourself
What's this?
Our place. We got the hottest spot in town
This is the real Fat Moe's
Get rid of that rag, will you?
-What do you think? -It's beautiful
-You like it? -Beautiful. Beautiful
Hey, give me that
-Noodles. Look who's here. -Patsy, look
Come here, son of a bitch. Come here! Come here!
-You look fantastic. -Wait a minute
How you doing?
-Look how big you got. -Me?
Noodles. Oh, God
-Noodles! -Number three coming through
Let's have a toast, for chrissakes!
-You look like shit. -I just got out of prison
-Nice guy. -Hey, Noodles, get a load of this
Hey, scotch heating
Yeah, a buck a cup
-A buck a cup? -Yeah
-How much it cost us? -Costing us?
A dime, incIuding overhead
-Hey, Noodles. -Fat Moe
You look terrific
-Look like you lost an ounce or two. -You think I'm gonna lose hemorrhoids
Can't recognize him without an apron
-L 'Chaim. -L 'Chaim
Welcome home
What kind of maitre d' are you? You don't even show a guy around
-Yeah. -What's with you?
-I didn't know. I'm sorry. -You're some bunch of shtunks
-You don't come up and get me. -He's the shtunk
-He said you weren't out till Monday. -You get him the next time he gets out
God forbid. God forbid
Come on, let's see if you can guess who it is
Charlotte russe. With a little too much whipped cream
Peggy
Hey, you watch it, now. And my prices, they've gone up
I work in a high-class joint now. And I get paid by the pound
My Peggy, she's worth every penny of it too, my red-hot mama
Come on, come on
Timber!
You've seen your old pals, now I want you to meet some new ones
-I'll see you later. -You gonna lay here all night or what?
Cockeye wanted to play with the band. I'm serious
Come on
-Aren't you going to say hello? -Hello
-Your brother's a real friend. -He's a romantic
-Max tell you I was getting out today? -Max? No
-You remembered yourself? -No, Moe. It's always Moe
Yeah
You weren't counting the days?
4344£¬4343 Of course I was. 4344, 4343
I lost track at 3000
-That wasn't my choice. -Yes, it was. It still is
Did you come here to welcome me back at least?
I still live here. I was on my way out. Moe said I should say hello
I hope Moe didn't have to bend your arm or anything
No
Welcome back, Noodles
Hey, Noodles
You dancing?
Every night at the Palace Theatre
I've made some progress since I danced here among the brooms and the empties
You can come spy on me if you like. If you have time
Every night
Noodles
Go on, Noodles, your mother's calling you
It's good to see you again, Noodles
My pleasure
-Did you get the wine? -Dago Red. The best
How you doing?
There they are. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Did you see that movie, Joe? It's a good movie
-Max, how are you? -Good to see you
-This must be Noodles. -Noodles, say hello to Mr. Monaldi
-Hi, how are you? -All right
Nice to meet you. You don't have to call me Mr. Monaldi
I like my friends and people I respect to call me Frankie
Come on, sit down. Get some chairs and some glasses
Sit down, relax. You're home now
This is my very dear friend Joe
He came from Detroit to ask me to do him a favor
And I wanna do it for him
I don't have to tell you who Joe is, how far he got, or how far he'll get
He's not only my dear friend, he's my brother
I'll tell you the truth. Even a Jew can't eat this shit
I mean, the mustard doesn't even help
These guys with you?
I told you these fellas are with me
You could trust them. You're in good hands
Just tell them what you want them to do
Move some diamonds from Detroit. Kid stuff
Why us then?
If it's kid stuff, why not have the kids from Detroit do it?
Excuse me, Noodles. He means that it's something that's very simple
But he needs kids from outside to handle it
He just found out they're moving these diamonds to Holland in a few days
So it's something came up right away
You understand?
Hey, Joe
Tell these guys the story about the pussy being insured. What is it?
Tell these guys how you stumbled on this whole thing
-Tell them the story. -Come on
Pussy insurance. The insurance pussies. Tell them that story
Life is stranger than shit, that's all. It's a pisser. No big story
I got this insurance agent, this Jew kid named David
He conned me into every policy in the world. Every policy, name it
Dogs, house, wife, life, anything
I'm drinking with the boys one night, he comes in with his wife...
...a brunette with a nice ass who works for a jeweler
And he's still on the hustle, this guy
So I wink at the guys, I say, "Look...
...the most serious policy, you don't have me covered for."
He goes, "What's that, Joe?" "Cock insurance."
"You make me a policy that when it don't work, I get a payment...
...I'll write out a check now."
He thinks, and he says, "I don't know if the actuality gauges govern this...
...but we can make a policy
But you gotta guarantee you're in good health now."
I says, "Look, leave her with me. Come back and see if it stands up
If it stands up, you know I'm in good health."
The jerk leaves her. I screw her
Not only that, she likes it. And she tells me when her boss, the jeweler...
...is shipping stones to Holland...
...where he keeps his stash in a drawer in the safe. Everything
Can't ask for more, right? Except, one better
I never paid the first premium on the new cock policy
Cock insurance
Life is funnier than shit
But...
...be easy with the girl
I mean that. Be easy with the girl
Oh, my God!
Open it!
Who's gotten in?
Had to go and be a hero, huh?
-Open it. -No
-Open it! -No, don't hurt him!
-Don't hurt him! -Get this bitch out of here
You animal! You asshole!
-Come on, hit me. -What do you mean?
-Hit me. -What, are you crazy?
-Straighten up and fly right. -I'm all right
Let me make it look real. Make it look real
-Knock it off. -I'm all right. Let go
-Come on, cut the act. -Hit me!
She said hit her. Go ahead, rap her in the mouth
-Hit me! -I'll hit you! You bitch!
-You animal! -Put a cork in her
No
No. Don't
Don't. No!
No! You dirty bastards!
Bastards!
Try the secret compartment
Attaboy
Thanks
Nice matzo balls
Beautiful. Look at that
Okay, better wrap them up
We're going. You coming?
Coming
-Morning. -You get the stones?
Pay him
-Any trouble? -No trouble. Kid stuff
You okay?
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-How come you didn't tell me? -Being inside can change you
I'd already made the deal with Frankie to get rid of Joe
With Frankie Monaldi you don't say, "yes" and then, "no."
You're right. I would have said, no
Frankie is as big as they come
He's got the combination in his hand
If we're not careful, he'll have us in his hand
You don't get nowhere alone
I thought you didn't like bosses
It sounded like a good idea then. It still is
Think about it
They're gonna ask us to come in with them. There's a lot in it for us
Today they asked us to get rid of Joe. Tomorrow they ask me to get rid of you
Is that okay with you? 'Cause it's not okay with me
All right
Let's just forget about it
Wanna go for a swim?
Yeah, let's go for a swim
All right, what are you doing?
Hey, Noodles. Don't fuck around, Noodles
-Noodles, what are you doing? -Hey!
You crazy?
Shit
Asshole! Can't believe you did this!
District Attorney James Lister was killed in an explosion of a car...
...belonging to Secretary of Commerce Bailey as he left the secretary's estate
Mr. Lister, killed in the blast, was scheduled to testify...
...in Washington on Thursday before a Senate committee
A committee investigating what has been called "The Bailey Scandal. "
A team of detectives has been assigned to the case
Secretary Bailey was not available for any statement at this time
Did you know them?
--offices of his legal advisor, Irving Gold...
...in hopes of getting some comment
Mr. Gold, you're aware that District Attorney Lister...
...is the second witness in the Bailey Scandal to meet a sudden end
The first was Thomas Finney, Undersecretary of Commerce...
...who fell to his death from his 1 5th floor office a month ago
Is there a connection--?
Take the money and run, Noodles. What's keeping you here?
The only remaining witness is the man who...
...rightly or wrongly has given his name to this affair, Secretary Bailey
Curious
The secretary has no worries
If he has no worries, why has he retreated to his place on Long Island?
He's preparing his attack on the questions...
...he will be asked by the committee
I'd call them accusations more than questions
-He has no worries. -The public does
Particularly, in view of the rumors about rigged contracts, bribery...
...the international Mafia. Especially those dealing with the illegal use...
...of the Transport union pension funds
Could you tell us anything about that?
Gentlemen, I deny all of these rumors and allegations against my organization
Our hands have always been and will continue to remain clean
In my entire life, I've fought to keep the American labor movement clear--
Him, I know
--forced speculation, criminal elements...
...or corrupt politicians. If any mistakes have--
He's still giving out the same old bulIshit
If any guilt at all exists in this situation, it lies elsewhere
What's this I've been reading about you in the newspapers?
Inflammatory words from a union boss?
You still won't come and stop the workers or the social movement
Listen to me, you socialist asshole!
We don't give a good fart about the socialist workers and their movements
We want you out of the factory so we can get the furnaces working again
This is the last offer you're gonna get
You want to sign it or what?
Tell your bosses they can wipe their ass with it
Fill her up
This is my last--
Hold it, boys. Don't shoot
It's me, Crowning
-Crowning. -Yeah
That'll do, boys
What'll do?
We almost got the kid where we want him
And we got the boss where we want him
Easy
Put 'em down
Put your guns away, boys
Just swapping prisoners
Fair trade, huh, chickenhead?
Union boy over here for Mr. Boss Man
Well, look who's here
Fat Moe's boneyard boys
Which reminds me
How's that cancer in your gut coming along, Chicken Joe?
-Untie him. -I don't take orders from you
We're not asking you to take orders. We're telling you
Now go ahead, untie him
Untie him
Who are you?
Who's paying you?
I think this is gonna piss you off, Mac
I think it's those dirty politician friends of yours
Yeah? Well, you crawI back and tell 'em we don't want you in with us
Our fight's got nothing to do with liquor and prostitution and dope
Well, you'd better get used to the idea, pal
This country is still growing up
Certain diseases it's better to have when you're still young
You boys ain't a mild case of the measles. You're the plague
Bastards like him are immune
That's the difference between us and them!
Take it easy
The difference is, they'll always win
And you'll keep getting it up the ass
Sooner than you think
Chief Aiello, moving policemen into the factory came as a surprise
The press, the unions, especially the strikers
What did you want, a declaration of war?
Ours was a peaceable operation
Wasn't that contrary to new union laws?
I'm chief of police, not chief of people
Was there any violence to justify--?
My motto is; "Prevention, not repression."
You let scabs move in and work
Young lady, you wanna talk to me, call them "unemployed workers."
With your permission, I'll take these flowers to my missis before they wilt
Or maybe you heard. I'm the father of a baby boy
We heard he's the youngest stockholder in that factory you occupied
What'd you mean by that?
They say management expressed their thanks with a present for the baby
You know, slander is a serious offense
Especially from a hack reporter
You wanna find out how serious?
But since this is my first boy after four girls...
...I'll declare amnesty
Behave yourself
Go
Thank you
He's eating?
-For five. -For five? Well, why not
You could feed an army with these milk plants
We could open up a dairy
Oh, hey. Che bella
Who loves you? Who loves you? I love you
And I love you. And I love you
Lucy!
Don't you have to feed him at 6;00?
Come in
-Oh, here he is now. -That's my son
That's my son
That's my son! That's my son!
Jesus Christ, they change fast
Yeah, but he looks like my old man
Yeah, yeah, look, same eyes
And look, the same devilish pride
Hey. Hey, hey
Did you see his dickey?
-Vincent. -What?
-The girls. -The girls!
Sooner or later you have to learn that after me, the boss in the house is him
He's got balls like his papa
-Hey! -Let me have him
No, no, no. I'll do this. I'll do this, huh
Hey. No, no, no
Look. Hey, hey
Let Papa change you
Come on, everything will be swell
Come on, come on, come on
What the fuck is this?
What is this? Huh? What's that?
-Look! -It's the right number
The right number? I'll break your goddamn neck!
Find my son, or I'll burn down this building
Hello!
Hello
Would you shut up?
No, hey, no. Wait, wait. I'm not talking to you
Well, who's this?
Never mind-- To who am I talking?
Where the hell are you? My son, where is he?
Where do you think? He's in the maternity ward. He never left
He got restless, so he wanted to change his bed
The other kids got the same idea, so they wanted to change their beds
You got 30, 40 screaming babies jumping from one bed to another...
...switching tags, so now we do have a real problem
Piece of shit whoever you are! What the fuck?! I want my son!
Luckily, we were there to see that everything was under control
If you want, we can put everything back
-Except you gotta meet us halfway. -Tell me!
Why do you give a fuck who wins the strike?
That's got nothing to do with me! What did I do?
First of all, you let the scabs in
Second, you've got the cops in there protecting them
-I'm a cop! -All right, shut the fuck up!
Now listen very carefully
Call off your dogs and let the strikers work it out with the bosses
I want my son!
Do that and we'll give you the kid's number
If you don't, look for your kid yourself
-So, what is it gonna be? -Okay
-I'll call my men off today. -Attaboy
You know, for a rotten bastard son of a bitch...
...you're not as stupid as I thought
-We'll be in touch. -When will you call?
Don't worry, don't worry. We'll be in touch with you. Bye
-So? -We got a deal
-To a very smooth talker. -Yeah
-Mazel. -At least
Where's that switch list?
-The switch list? -Yeah
-I can't find it. -What?
I can't find it
-What'd you do with it? -I think I dumped it
What a yutz
-Oh, Pat. -Wait a minute, listen
Listen, Noodles, Noodles, wait. I remember
The boys' numbers was odd-- Even, and the girls' was odd
-It's simple. -You took good stock
Hey, let's give him an even number
Eight. Let's pick an eight
Eight
-Yeah, it's a good number. -Wait. What about the other pissers?
We're better than fate
We give some the good life, give it to others up the ass
All right, boys, let's settle up. It's Saturday
Settle-shmettle, I'm gonna take mine out in trade
You're such a nudge
You know what? You know, I wish I was switched when I was a kid
What makes you think you weren't?
I don't believe it
Hey, you guys, come here. Take a look at who's over here
-That suit you, Peg? -Fine, Max
-What've you got? -Over there
Well, what--?
Holy shit! Noodles! Noodles! Come here, come here
Look
The blond by the piano
-Who's that? -Who is that?
You and this broad were practically engaged at one point
Oh, beat me. Oh, I love it
-Who was it? The Detroit cock-squasher? -Yeah
-Peggy. -That's not her. She looks different
You know that platinum blond. She's by the table
See her? Call her in, will you?
-Carol. -Carol, whatever
Just tell her there's a bunch of her old friends here
Carol
Carol!
Noodles, come here
-Somebody here wants to see you. -Who?
You know these guys?
No
I don't think so
No
No. I'd remember a bunch of good-lookers like these
Oh, well, how could I forget
There was....
There was only one of you I got to know personally, though
Which one?
Let's see how good a memory you've got for faces
You
No
Him
We've been hanging out so long we're starting to look alike. Hanging out
Charmed
You can call me Carol
We've already met
Pleasure
The pleasure...
...is all mine
So you left Detroit, huh?
Her and her husband just come in on weekends
Yeah, beats the seashore
She takes on 1 0 guys while her hubby watches through the peephole
Beats the hell out of the movies
I wonder what that jerk is up to in his cubbyhole?
He must be wondering where is his fucking wife
Why don't we make it a threesome, huh?
Can't you see he's got other plans for tonight?
Well, bring her along. We'll make it a foursome
I'm not that kind of guy
I'm afraid if I give you a good crack in the mouth, you'd probably like it
Have a good night, fellas
See you later
-Been waiting long? -All my life
You wanted a place by the ocean. I had it opened. It was closed for the season
All these tables are for two people
Pick whatever one you want
I like this one
Here, sit down
Boeuf a la mode
I'll have the asperges sauce vinaigrette and then a chateaubriand
-Pommes frites? -Natures
-Comme dessert? -I'll decide later
-Monsieur? -I'll have the same
For the wine?
You decide. I'll just have water
-You decide. -Thank you
You've been around
Where'd you learn them parlez-vous francais dishes?
Who's teaching you that stuff?
You mean a sugar daddy, who tries to teach me how to act?
I read books. I want to know everything. Doesn't it make sense to have plans?
Yeah, it does
What about me? Am I in any of these plans?
Noodles....
You're the only person that I have ever--
Ever what? Go ahead
Ever what?
That I ever cared about
But you'd lock me up and throw away the key, wouldn't you?
Yeah
Yeah, I guess so
Yeah....
And the thing is, I probably wouldn't even mind
-So? -So I got to get to where I'm going
-And where's that? -To the top
Now you sound just like Maxie
Youse both alike, that's why you hate each other
Do you want me to leave?
No, I don't want you to leave
You dancing?
-You asking? -I'm asking
I'm dancing
To keep from going crazy, you have to cut yourself off from the outside world
Just not think about it
Yet there were years that went by, it seemed like...
...no time at all, because you're not doing anything
There were two things I couldn't get out of my mind. One was Dominic
The way he said, "I slipped," just before he died
The other was you
How you used to read me your Song of Songs, remember?
How beautiful are your feet In sandals, O prince's daughter
I used to read the Bible every night. Every night I used to think about you
Your navel is a bowl Well-rounded with no lack of wine
Your belly, a heap of wheat Surrounded with lilies
Your breasts
Clusters of grapes
Your breath, sweet-scented as apples
Nobody's gonna love you the way I loved you
At times I couldn't stand it. I used to think of you
I'd think, "Deborah lives. She's out there. She exists."
And that would get me through it all
You know how important that was to me?
I'm leaving tomorrow to go to Hollywood
I wanted to see you tonight to tell you
No
No!
No! No
No. Please, no. No, please. No!
No! No! No, please!
No, no! Please, no, no. No
No!
Deborah
Get away! Get away!
I'll be right back
Take her home
Well...
...look who's back
What's this?
It's a throne
It was a gift to a pope
-Cost me 800 bucks. -It's from the 1 7th century
So, what are you doing with it?
I'm sitting on it
-You got any coffee around? -Yes
Thanks
While you were on vacation, we were working overtime
The union paid off
That's your share
Yeah. Even that geek. You know, Jimmy "Clean Hands."
He respects us. I shed a little blood for the cause
Here, it's all in the papers
Morning Telegraph, they didn't like it
It says, "Underworld joins strikers in brutal battle."
But The Post, they liked it
"Ends justify means in decisive gangland encounter."
And they kvetched about the Atlantic City job
Newspaper guys never know what the fuck they want
-Well, you could have looked for me. -We did
Cockeye found you at the Chink's
So doped up you didn't even recognize him
There you were. You called me "Deborah."
Go fuck yourself. Mind your own business
We do our business together, and broads do not get in the way...
-...and you know it! -Yeah?
-Yeah. -What's she doing here?
It ain't Saturday. She should be screwing in Detroit
Well, she's screwing here now
And only with Max
Oh, yeah?
-With her husband peeping through? -No, I left him
You live with her and you tell me not to mess with broads
-You forget one thing. -What?
-I don't give a fuck about her. -Max--
-Shut up! Shut up! -Hey, Maxie, tell me something
-What'll you spend your honeymoon on? -Shut the fuck up! Shut up!
Just shut up!
You want me to dump her?
You want me to kick her fucking ass out of here?
Want me to kick her ass out or what?
You want me to kick--? Get the fuck out! Get the fuck out! Get out!
Gonna tell me I don't have a way with women?
-Hello. -This is Jimmy. Who's this, Max?
No, it's Noodles
Okay, listen. We're gonna need you guys today
I'm gonna be making a tough speech, and I think you....
Go, go!
Start the engine. I'll be right with you
Mr. Gallagher wants you to know he appreciates what you did
To show his appreciation....
Here's an envelope for the both of you
If we gotta complete the job, I'll let you know
Wiped out by a blast of Cordon Rouge
What would Crowning and his bosses say after that?
Never be afraid of you, then
They're still not afraid of me. It was you boys that scared them off
And you didn't want these guys. You're Iucky you got party leaders...
...like me who care about the union
The strike is settled. We won. That's what counts. Am I right, Jim?
It was tough for Jimmy not to be there to sign the contract
No
What's tough is, you did more in a night than I could in two years of talking
-Forget it. -To the hottest newcomer...
-...in American unions, Jimmy Conway. -Now you're talking
Roll out the barrel
-And God bless. -Drink up, Jim. Suck it right down
You must be crazy giving him drinks. We're going to operate
What's the rush? They already told me I'd be a gimp the rest of my life
Don't worry, with one leg a little shy, you're gonna take giant steps
Yeah. And always one step right behind you, Sharkey?
Make sure they work on the right leg, Jim
It's only blood, huh?
You boys got yourself a real martyr for a friend. Make it work for you
Yeah, but what are we going to do with a martyr?
Times change. Prohibition won't last much longer. Take it from me...
-...a lot of you will be out of work. -Go on, Mr. Sharkey. We're interested
You ever think of setting yourselves up in business?
All those trucks used to haul liquor, soon be selling them for nothing
I'm talking about hundreds of vehicles controlled by a national organization
And supported by a powerful union headed by Jimmy
Whatever you ask, there's no way he can turn you down
You gotta be kidding, Sharkey
Jimmy "Clean Hands" in business with us?
They won't be clean for long, with the hands he'll shake
Everything in good time
-We're not interested. -What's the matter, you got a problem?
We got plenty of money tucked away. Why not invest it?
I'll put the party behind you. And I got friends in high places
I'm not interested, and I don't trust politicians
You still think like some street schmuck
If we'd listened to you, we'd still be rolling drunks
-You broke? -Don't bust my balls
I am talking about real money
This is real money to me. It's a lot of money. You want any of it?
-You carry that stink of the street. -I like that. It makes me feel good
I like the smell of it. It opens up my Iungs
And it gives me a hard-on
You're carrying dead weight, Maxie
One of these days, you're gonna have to dump it
Let me know when you're gonna dump me
Meanwhile, I'll be in Florida. I got a yen for the seashore
Listen, I was thinking it over...
...and I guess I kind of got a yen for the seashore myself
You wanna go swimming?
-Yeah. -Yeah, let's go for a swim
Read all about it!
Hey, Maxie
Max
How much money we got put away?
Why?
Because we're unemployed
About a million bucks
-Oh, yeah? Where'd you put it? -In my underwear
I'd have found it there
We gotta reorganize, Max. And I got a couple of good ideas
Me too
If I had a million bucks, I'd take it easy
We'll take it easy when we got 20
-Fifty. -Where you gonna get that?
Right here
What's that?
It's a dream
A dream I've been dreaming all my life
I swear to God, you and me together, we can make it come true
What is it?
The Federal Reserve Bank
It's the biggest step we can take, Noodles
You're really crazy
Don't you ever say that to me. Don't ever say that to me again!
What chance is there that a crazy thing like this might succeed?
Don't ask me, ask Max
You know as well as I do that this is suicide, pure and simple, for everyone
Yeah, well, don't tell me, tell him. You got your own methods
I tried
He doesn't want to screw anymore
All he thinks about is this job
Tear gas, hostages, now he's gonna do this
He's gonna do it with or without you
Noodles, we've never liked each other
We put up with each other for Max. So why don't we get together once...
...and do something for him
And after that...
...we can go back to being enemies
You know, if you were all in jail first...
...there wouldn't be any bank job
I got the idea from your friend Max
What do you mean?
He laughs at you. He makes fun of you
He says Eve has got you by the balls
Every time you walk past this place, you shit in your pants
You'd do anything for the cops to pick you up so you wouldn't have to do this
Well, then do it
Do it. Put him in jail. Put him in jail. Not long
Just long enough so he can get the idea out of his mind
If you can't stand being away from him, put yourself there too
Better off than being dead
You know what to do
And if you don't, I will
Get out!
Take a cab. I'm busy. I got things to do. Get out
Noodles
Make up your mind fast, huh?
What's the matter?
Aren't you having a good time?
Why are you going out tonight?
Why bother now that prohibition is almost over?
Everybody's selling. We got friends who wanna get rid of booze
Practically nothing. So we figured, why not
I'm gonna be gone for a while
I'll be waiting at the hotel
I like it when you come home late and wake me up
I'm not gonna be home tonight
I'm not gonna be home tomorrow either
I thought these things only take a couple of hours
Ladies and gents, I drink to the demise of Fat Moe's speakeasy
Who the hell wants to drink here legally anyway, am I right?
Okay. Come on, Moe, set them up. Go on, get in there
Here's mud in your eye
Boys
Let's drink to our last shipment
There's more onboard tonight than just booze
It's 1 0 years of our lives. Ten years that were really worth living
Yeah
Noodles
How long will I have to wait?
A year and a half, more or less
Six months off for good behavior
-What are you gonna do? -Don't ask
Operator
Police, please
Fifth Precinct. Sergeant Halloran
Hello
Who's speaking? Can I help you?
Hello
I got a good tip for you
-Yeah, who is it? -It's Max. Open the door
-What's the matter with you? You sick? -No, I'm fine
You don't look it
Maybe you'd better stay home tonight, huh?
Why?
You know, I've been watching you all night
And you've been drinking like a fish
Trying to get your courage up?
We're only bringing in a shipment of booze
It's got so you're even scared to do that
Maybe you just better stay home tonight
With Eve
Hey, Maxie, everywhere you go, I go too. Remember that
Maybe Sharkey was right
Maybe I ought to just dump you
-You're really crazy. -Never say that
Don't say it!
Max made fools of us, Noodles. He wanted to die
Did you know his old man died in the nut house?
Max didn't want to end up the same way
So he put the idea in our heads to tip off the cops
And when they stopped the truck, Max started shooting first...
...just to get himself killed
What is this?
Opening night
Fifteen years ago
Who's this?
Patron saint of the place
And some actress
Do you know her?
No
Hello, Deborah
Aren't you gonna say anything?
What is someone supposed to say after...
...more than 30 years
Well, how about, "How you doing? You're looking good."
Or, "I was hoping I'd never see you again."
I never thought I would
There's a difference
At least you recognized me, that's something
Actresses have good memories
You want a drink?
I'm having one
Margo
-Yes, miss? -That's all for now. You can go
All right, miss
She called you "miss."
You never got married?
No
You live alone?
No
Where were you?
I was out of town
Have you been back long?
A couple of days
Are you staying?
That depends
Why do you want to see me?
Two reasons
Wanted to see if you did the right thing, turning me down to become an actress
Well?
You did. You're terrific
"Age cannot wither her."
It's like the play was written for you
What was the other reason?
The other reason...
...is to decide whether I should go to a party tomorrow night
Party?
Yeah, on Long Island
A Secretary Bailey
Do you know Secretary Bailey?
No
But I was invited anyway
If you don't know each other, why were you invited?
I don't know
I thought you might know why
Me?
Why me?
Because you know him
-Who is it? -It's me, David
-No, David. -Can I come in?
No. Just wait outside, I'll call you
Okay, I'll be right here
-What does Bailey want from me? -You came to ask me that?
-Why'd he send me an invitation? -I don't know
Why should I know about your invitations? I don't know anything
What do you want? Why did you come here? I know nothing
Now you're a lousy actress
Who is Secretary Bailey?
Secretary Bailey is a rich businessman
He came to the United States as an immigrant and made a lot of money...
...in San Francisco and L.A., where he's lived for 30 years
I know all that. It's all in the papers. What else is there?
He married a very wealthy woman
They had a child
She died when the child was born
A few years ago, he went into politics. Moved here
That's history. I'm not talking about that. I'm talking about now
Right now he's in trouble
Just tell me you've been living with him all these years, and you're his lover
Age can wither me, Noodles
We're both getting old
All that we have left now are our memories
If you go to that party on Saturday night, you won't have those anymore
Tear up that invitation
There's an exit back this way
Noodles, go through it
Keep walking
Don't turn around
Please, Noodles
I'm begging you. Please
Are you afraid that I'll turn into a pillar of salt?
If you go out that door, yes
This is Secretary Bailey's son
His name's David, just like yours
Please go in
What are you waiting for?
I don't understand, Mr. Bailey
Sit down, Noodles
Make yourself comfortable
I'm glad you accepted my invitation
Well, I was curious
So many important people in one place
Yes. Well, the rats usually desert a sinking ship
But in my case, they appear to be flocking onboard
Yeah, well, I read about your troubles in the newspapers
But a man in your position, with all your power and all your privileges...
...has to assume a certain amount of responsibility...
...a certain amount of risk
Why'd you ask me to come here, Mr. Bailey?
That invitation doesn't mean a goddamn thing, and you know it
All that counts is what was in that suitcase
The money and the contract
It didn't say who the contract was on, though
Haven't you figured that out yet?
You, Mr. Bailey?
I haven't had a gun in my hand for many, many years
My eyes aren't too good, even with my glasses. My hands shake
-And I wouldn't want to miss. -Cut the bulIshit, Noodles
I'm already a dead man
At least give me the chance to settle the debt that I owe to you
I'll never make it before the investigating committee
They're scared I'll implicate the whole bunch of 'em
They gotta get rid of me
Today is as good a day as any
You do it, Noodles
You're the only person I can accept it from
You see, I found out where you were
I brought you back here for this
To even the score between you and me
You can get out through there
It leads right down to the street. Nobody will see you
I don't know what you're talking about. You don't owe me a thing
Your eyes were too fulI of tears to see it wasn't me burned up on that street
It was somebody else
You were too shocked to realize that the cops were in on it too
That was a syndicate operation, Noodles
You're crazy
You said that to me once before, a long time ago
My mind was never as clear as it was at that moment
I took away your whole life from you
I've been living in your place
I took everything
I took your money
I took your girl
All I left for you was 35 years of grief over having killed me
Now, why don't you shoot?
It's true, I have killed people, Mr. Bailey
Sometimes to defend myself. Sometimes for money
And many people used to come to us
Business partners, rivals...
...lovers
Some of the jobs we took, and some we didn't
Yours is one we would never touch
Is this your way of getting revenge?
No
It's just the way I see things
It's 1 0;25...
...and I've got nothing left to lose
When you've been betrayed by a friend, you hit back
Do it
You see, Mr. Secretary...
...I have a story also
A little simpler than yours
Many years ago I had a friend, a dear friend
I turned him in to save his life...
...but he was killed
But he wanted it that way
It was a great friendship
It went bad for him, and it went bad for me too
Good night, Mr. Bailey
I hope the investigation turns out to be nothing
It'd be a shame to see a lifetime of work go to waste
Mandarin-R3