Tasty Mystery Baskets of Clips

Oh, Jerry.
Would you like to buy it? Thank you.
Well, we didn't take it. See, it just wasn't right.
Mary
That was your department.
Oh, there'll be no stopping George.
You won't even be able to get into a stage door of any theater...
Sit down and give me a pickup.
...were saying my stuff was no good.
Printed by Sam Divensky."
Pretty cocky kid. A regular Yankee Doodle Dandy.
- Well, what do you think? - I didn't like it. It didn't appeal to me.
And we won't come back Till it's over over there
- ..of "Yankee Doodle." - "Yankee Doodle"?
Get your props together. You're on next.
Born on the Fourth of July
Good. Dietz said it's the best musical he's ever read.
Greek. I'll bet that's Greek talk.
...will say, "Hm-hm. Marie."
- Ooh! - Oh!
How does it sound?
It's only 45 minutes from here...
Their smiles would've sold tickets to wooden Indians.
She's the warmest baby in the bunch
Yes, but we gave our word to Dietz.
...unless it was my mother.
Heh. Well, that isn't why we're opening the theater.
I didn't know there was that much love left in the entire Western Union codebook.
With the history their flag has, I'd have waved myself to death.
Flag
I've been in this business a long time and never met a performer...
And as for New York...
Why is Dietz's wife's money better than my wife's money?
It seems to me you're taking all this very calmly, Jerry Cohan.
- Good evening, Mr. Cohan. - Good evening.
You can't lay off just because every manager has blackballed Georgie.
But it was a good life.
It's a grand old name
...that Hammerstein was bringing over the Scotch actor...
Show her in.
Bring her back to supper after the show.
So long, Mary
- Mm-hm. - And Harris.
Broadway nights A million dancing lights
What a grand old flag
But it won't be the same going back on the road without you, Georgie.
- Upstairs. - I tell you what I'm going to do.
I congratulate you, Mr. Cohan.
Froze in winter and roasted in summer.
Say, Dad, will you tell Josie that there's no reason to break up the act?
In the ways of the people and things
And forever in peace may you wave
We've got this thing licked.
- I make the decisions. - Well, what did you think?
So prepare
- I think so. - The Herald Tribune says...
- Mr. Cohan will see you. - Thank you.
For instance
Don't forget, that's a Republican newspaper.
...The Four Cohans open there this fall with their new show...
I was correct about man's love.
George, you've always been the one with the words.
In a love nest
- It was perfect the way it was. - Oh, you're gonna like this.
It's awfully nice of all you boys To see me to the train
- Oh. Mm-hm. - Did you catch it?
I'm so glad you like it, Dad.
Mom and Pop know?
- And a very good idea too. - Now I know who got the dog act drunk.
She calls me Mary too
He's the most original thing that ever hit Broadway. You know why?
They have whiskers like hay
- Laugh. Now, look... - There's really no use discussing anything.
- What are you talking about? - Waiter, waiter!
Not on the mouth! He has to sing.
Hmm. That include the cost of the red ink?
I never was much of a hand at saying things.
- Yes, from now on. - I'd like to make you an offer.
- The Germans won't ask for a birth certificate. - I know how you feel, Mr. Cohan...
They'll gang up on me and do a good job of it, but I'll beat them to it.
G-A-N, you see Tlick
- Does he dance? - One of the best.
Melody untiring
We stuck our necks out, and we got clipped.
I was on Broadway in the legitimate theater.
- Oh, no, Georgie. - Oh, but you will.
The money's good, and the jumps are short.
It's from George.
Until he's paid, he sits at the foot of the table with the Cohans.
Don't you ought to get my permission too, Dad?
Quite sure.
Darling, there's something I forgot to tell you.
That sounds so square
To mingle with the old-time throng
I've got some things I want to talk over with Sam.
Imagine knowing how to feed chickens or how much to feed them.
- Give the company two weeks' salary. - All right.
- Address: Devonshire Hotel." - How do you know so much about me?
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, 10.
We'll make this whole business sit up and holler for help.
Shh!
Well, it's silk and very red and very yellow.
Oh, starvation corner.
No, George, I...
We're with them We're with them
It takes two men to impersonate a horse on Broadway.
Got it.
Well, what's this?
I was 6 or 7 years old before I realized they weren't celebrating my birthday...
- Let me take a look at that. - Excuse me.
George Michael Cohan. Heh.
Oh, gosh. I forgot.
- Don't do that! - Ha-ha-ha!
Georgie, I thought you said you were going to reform.
No. She's getting along in years. She's 17.
Front row center, the greatest show on earth, the people.
Even your voice sounds younger.
We're all packed.
I've been pounding the pavement so long, my socks have bunions.
They don't telegraph you to come and be shot at sunrise.
Enough to keep young Johnny Jones Away from old Broadway
Mr. Harris and I produced that play.
You're too anxious to make good.
Oh, so fast!
You haven't discussed our musical with Schwab?
Why, I wanted to hear the story of your life.
- What'd we lose this week? - Oh, 10,000, more or less.