Tasty Mystery Baskets of Clips

...than I ever deserved.
No, I walked up from the station.
- Pardon me.... slipper? - Excuse me, Mr. Dietz.
- What were some of your pictures? - Not in pictures.
He's found the mainspring in the antique clock.
Jones has broken records Every track at every meet
- Where are the lights? - The generator's gone again.
- Now, go on out there and do it. - Oh, George, I can't move.
The minute I saw you without your beard...
Well, how about a nice short Irish name? Dennis or Michael?
Seems to me I do.
It's that patriotic something That no one can understand
Maybe just as well.
I haven't said a word about a musical.
Butter?
Yankee Doodle came to London Just to ride the ponies
With your talent and ability?
...by the people...
Don't worry about it. We understand each other perfectly.
And any actor with a conceit like yours...
Mmm. Well, good luck, boys.
Hear them calling you and me
- Boy, he sure rolled them in the aisles. - Thanks.
Well, here I am going on like Tennyson's book, giving you the story of my life.
But folks always come back to where their heart is...
Oh, no, no... Well, we won't argue about it.
Heh-heh. Well, you could find a better example...
It's not for just the ride there
Well, how do you like your part so far?
I am that Yankee Doodle boy
Well, I hate to see the act split up, George, but if you think so.
Yes. And matinees Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Don't forget to come back home
Blue skies, gray skies
I've got a Yankee Doodle sweetheart
Darling, did you hear me? I, uh...
- Do one more chorus, and really do it. - Oh, no. No, you don't.
Now, Miss Templeton, you can't...
During the first act, you've written this new song?
I will never forgive you for trying to palm off a forest fire on me...
Mary, we will miss you so
...your son and partner, George."
You don't need much of a fire, just enough to burn that manuscript.
Well, now, there's a present. That must have set you back a few.
Look at Cohan. He's got them lined up at the box office.
- Gives the number added value. Watch... - May I...? May I listen a little?
The only reason I put her on was because the dog act got drunk.
But with propriety...
Harrigan That's me
He mustn't know I'm better. It might interfere with him becoming a genius.
Well, at least I was in New York.
- Oh. - Heh-heh. "Age: 39."
- And the mademoiselles. - I hope.
I'll promise, but I can still lick any kid in town!
Hmm.
Flowers all dripping with dew
And what is my junior partner's name?
And there is something there
Well, you see, it's a gift I have.
- Horses. - Oh, and Indians. Uh-oh.
That's a very pretty name, a very pretty name. Now, Mary, you calm down.
- My congratulations. - Thanks, Sam.
Next. Name, please. Oh.
- You know, I'm a little bit nervous. - Heh-heh-heh.
We can't lose a minute There's work to be done
Who is this guy Cohan? Where is he from? What is he, an upstart?
I'm just as proud of me name, you see As an emperor, czar, or a king could be
Tell him. George M. Cohan.
Well, George, how would you like to do a play...
But I didn't write it for the millions of Marys.
Now, Mary, go out there and do an encore.
No time for details. It's about Todd Sloan in London.
You love the theater too much.
Little Johnny Jones A jockey from the U.S.A.
...my father thanks you...
Well, it must have been 30-some years ago.
- What are you doing here? - I'm the star, ain't I?
"Impossible to find three clever actors named Cohan...
Come in.
So's Uncle Sam
Oh, what a jay atmosphere
The first thing I ever had my fist on was the American flag.
To mingle with the old-time throng
I know I have talent, even if I am from Buffalo.
When you write your own plays, you don't have to. Cohan's done all right.
It's not that I like Hyde Park
Oh, it doesn't seem that long ago...
Hm.
Before I put $10,000 into a show...
For fellows like George, Abe and me too
- I laughed all the way through it. - That's my cue.
In a kingdom all our own
Not yet 70.
Take up Number 3. You're on. Go ahead. Light's up.
Everybody's going to the barber's ball
A George M. Cohan discovery. Nobody ever had a better start.
We'll give him a hearty welcome then
...this is not just a casual invitation.
I'm sorry.
The home of the free and the brave
- Think I can do it? - Of course. You've got a nice little voice.
Ow! Ow! Ow!
Don't worry about that. We're not going to. I've canceled it.
Proud of all the Irish blood That's in me
I remember him when he was a little boy.
Now I must go life's journey alone...
- Yes, dear? - Uh, I gave your song to Templeton tonight.
- Take some goulash, Mrs. Cohan. - Thank you.
...telling the public we've got the greatest show in town...
Bring down that curtain!