42nd Street Page #5

He'll just walk out on us

and we'll be sunk, that's what...

...if we don't do something.

Tried applying dough to the problem?

Give the Romeo 100 bucks.

Get him out of the way.

We might try using a little flint.

You don't know this guy Denning.

That's his name. Pat Denning.

He's not the kind of guy that

gets sent places just like that.

Oh, no, he gets train-sick.

Oh, I see. Hard-boiled, huh?

Well, it's going to be just too bad...

- ...but nobody's gonna ruin my show.

- What'll you do?

I'll talk it over with Murphy,

a friend of mine from downtown.

Slim Murphy?

Murphy will kill him.

That'll teach him a good lesson.

I don't want to be mixed up

with Murphy or any other gangsters.

One man's meat

is another man's Murphy.

I told you what this show means to me.

Well, this is what it does mean.

Hello, Murphy? This is Julian Marsh.

Yeah, I'm okay. Thanks. Listen to me.

You gotta do me a favor.

Did you ever hear of Dorothy Brock?

Good, that makes it so much easier.

Well, listen to me and get this.

It seems there's a certain guy

by the name of Denning.

D-E-N...

N-l-N-G.

I got you, Mr. Marsh. Sure.

Hey, pipe down!

What do you think I got on, earphones?

It's as good as done.

Say, you ain't gonna forget me

on ducats for the new show, are you?

Thattaboy!

Not another nickel, honey.

Just can't be done anymore, that's all.

Pat, don't be silly.

We've always shared

and shared alike, haven't we?

What's come over you?

Getting a sudden attack

of manhood, possibly.

Let's quit kidding ourselves.

I'm a regular anchor around your neck.

- You're not.

- I am.

Besides, never being able to see you...

...except when nobody's looking

is getting me down.

But, darling,

I owe everything I am to you.

It was you and that act of ours

that started me in all this.

Why, you trained me and coached me

and taught me all I know.

I was pretty dumb too.

- I haven't forgotten.

- The act?

It was grand, Pat. Really grand.

- It was terrible.

- You didn't think so then.

You mean I didn't say so then.

Oh, Dot, you've gone ahead.

You've earned it. I've stayed

behind where I belong, I guess.

You've kept yourself behind.

Nothing of the sort. They wanted you.

They never wanted me.

Besides, I've been getting myself

some education...

... and they have a name

for a man who doesn't work...

...who accepts money from a woman.

It isn't a very nice name.

- Darling, you're talking like a child.

- No, I'm not.

- There isn't any other reason, is there?

- No.

- Sure?

- Sure, I'm sure.

It's late. I'll take you home.

Keep the change.

- Thank you, sir.

- Thank you.

- I wish you didn't feel that way.

- So do I, but I do.

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