欢乐岁月

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you.

The entire cast of our revue, Frankly Frank,

now in its fifth successful, not quite record-breaking month,

would like to thank you all for coming to the Downtown Club,

where we do two shows here every night

with the exception of tonight.

Cut that out.

Anyway, please come back and bring a friend,

or come back and make a friend,

or just come back and be a friend. Thank you.

Excuse me. Um, hey.

Excuse me, but I got really excited

when I saw your name on the reservation list, Mr. Josephson.

Uh, me, I'm just a waiter here.

Well, actually, I'm holding down three different jobs at the moment,

but only until I can get my invention launched.

Uh, you see, I have invented a brand-new machine

that can answer your telephone when you're not at home.

Or even if you are.

But I just somehow cannot

get all the investors...

Yeah. Hey, kid, kid!

They have answering services with operators already

that, guess what, do exactly for people

what you want this verkakte machine here to do.

Mr. Josephson, for only $4,000, I will right now sign a contract

giving you 50% of the return.

Whoa, whoa.

I live in a penthouse, kid, not in an asylum.

Now, I will, however, I will invest

my last red cent if you can come up with a sound idea,

something like this new Smell-O-Vision movie process.

I... I...

When the hell am I gonna meet a waiter who's just a waiter?

Mr. and Mrs. Spencer, hi. I... I'm Mary Flynn.

Frank and Beth will be out in less than a minute.

So, uh, I bet you two are excited about the wedding.

"Excited" is not the word.

You cannot imagine how important Frank is gonna be someday.

No, we can't.

Are you in the show business, too?

Oh, no. I'm just a fan.

But I have never heard music like Frank's.

Us neither.

I work for Look magazine...

See, now there is a steady, secure job.

I hate it.

Well, maybe that's why they call it "work."

Excuse me, Mr. Josephson.

Frank Shepard. Do you remember me?

Our entire cast is overwhelmed, is what they are,

that an important man like you

would actually come down to see our little revue.

Aw. And you recall Shirley Akinola here?

Now Gussie Carnegie.

She fixed the nose. She fixed the clothes.

She fixed the name.

And take a look at what was underneath all that.

Oh, you.

I used to work part-time as his secretary to pay for class.

We've all seen and admired you onstage so much.

Oh, thank you.

A big talent wasted in little shows,

up until me.

But you boys, you boys must be doing something right,

because the, uh... fiancée here is going through one hell of a divorce,

and you boys made her laugh.

Joe, Joe, Joe.

I thought it was just peaches.

Oh, see, us, we're usually light-years better,

but everybody was just, God, so nervous that the two of you were here.

And it's a pretty nervous night for me anyway.

I'm getting married.

Is it the girl in the show?

Beth.

Ah... you're awfully young.

Marry in haste, repent in Reno.

I'm 23. The guy who does the lyrics, he's my age, he's got a baby already.

Oh, excuse me, Mr. Josephson.

You remember Charley Kringas from the time we auditioned for you, my collaborator.

Uh, yes, I collabor him and he collabors me.

Sorry.

Mazel tov.

Your stuff is getting more commercial, which is good, because, trust me,

if you're gonna get married, you're gonna need bucks.

But I say,

unless the girl is pregnant, get out of it.

Oh.

Have a good wedding.

Um, Frank, look, you know...

unless you really want to, you don't have to.

I want to, Charley.

Okay, great.

Frank, if there's any truth at all in "we turn out like our parents,"

you are in big trouble.

Mary, do you think I'm making a wrong decision?

Well...

I mean, if you really want to know what I think, Frank...

Frank, don't faint, but my parents want to speak to us before the ceremony.

Frank...

I'm not pregnant.

What?

Do you still want us to get married?

Do you?

Before, my reason was the baby.

But now my reason is you.

And my reason is you.

I am pregnant.

Beth!

I just wanted to be sure.

Elizabeth!

Oh, God. Mama.

How do I look?

Elizabeth, your father and I

have one thing we want to say.

Mama, you've said it all for two days.

Elizabeth, the man doesn't even have a job.

My daughter is going back to being a legal secretary just to support you.

Mama, I told you that in private.

Mrs. Spencer, what I want to do with my life isn't to play in this club.

I want to write music.

And to be able to do that, I play here. I accompany singers at auditions.

I play for dance classes. I do arrangements.

I do anything that I can just so I can keep on writing music.

Boy...

we are prepared to give you $2,000 right here, right now.

Daddy.

Just call

this sorry excuse for a wedding off!

Mr. Spencer, Beth and I are getting married.

We hope that it's with your blessing, but we are getting married.

Um, the minister just got here.

Where's Evelyn?

Who's Evelyn?

Oh, the minister, I suppose!

Uh, no, Evelyn is my wife,

and she is way at the back of the room.

See, they often have to stop weddings right in the middle

because of her sobbing.

Which I try not to take personally.

Let's get started.

Elizabeth.

Here's Grandma's ring.

Thank you, Mama.

Daddy?

Elizabeth.

Come here, baby.

Oh, honey, it could be worse.

At least she's not pregnant.

My dear friends, good evening.

Before the marriage vows, Frank and Beth have each asked to speak.

Frank?

Beth...

I'm so happy to be marrying you in the very place

where I met you and grew to love you.

Actually, I'm just happy to be marrying you, period.

And I very much would like to thank our dear close friends

for being with us on this,

the most important moment in both of our lives.