Sweet And Lowdown

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00:02:07 Why Emmet Ray?
00:02:10 To me, Emmet Ray was
00:02:13 I was a huge fan of his
00:02:15 I thought he was
00:02:18 and he was funny.
00:02:20 You know, or...
00:02:22 if funny's the wrong word,
00:02:25 He was flamboyant
00:02:29 boorish and obnoxious.
00:02:31 Well, the problem is that there's
00:02:35 But we do know that
00:02:38 I'd say he was probably the second
00:02:43 Django Reinhardt was the best...
00:02:45 and believe me,
00:02:47 He was in awe of him.
00:02:49 There's a story that says when he
00:02:54 He saw Django again at a restaurant
00:02:59 It seems that every time...
00:03:01 Django would always make him faint
00:03:05 Well, his relationship with Hattie
00:03:09 There are a few Emmet Ray
00:03:12 but I have no idea whether
00:03:15 First time anybody seemed
00:03:17 It was at this roadside joint.
00:03:24 Good to see you tonight.
00:03:29 - Where the hell is he?
00:03:31 You gotta get him, Dan.
00:03:34 - He's probably in a poolroom.
00:03:37 He's late. He gets drunk.
00:03:40 - I told you not to hire this guy.
00:03:43 Look at the crowd.
00:03:46 Relax. I'll find him.
00:03:48 I'm gonna have to
00:03:50 I'll kill this guy.
00:03:53 You take care of business.
00:03:57 Hey, good to see you again.
00:04:03 That's 50 more you owe me.
00:04:04 I'm not goin' out of town.
00:04:11 I think you got some visitors.
00:04:15 I'll be back.
00:04:21 - What'd we get?
00:04:29 This is what you bring me, $30?
00:04:32 That's half, Emmet.
00:04:34 I can't live on that.
00:04:37 I'm sorry. Business was slow.
00:04:40 And last night it was rainin', and
00:04:45 - Because I drank that booze you made.
00:04:48 I don't know how to tell you this,
00:04:51 with one of the johns you sent me,
00:04:57 got a heart attack,
00:05:01 - Which one?
00:05:04 - What did you do?
00:05:08 So there's nothin'
00:05:11 Then I was thinking that maybe
00:05:16 - Oh, my God.
00:05:19 You're always tryin'
00:05:21 Emmet, let's go.
00:05:24 Every night you're either late,
00:05:28 What is it with you?
00:05:41 How are you doin'?
00:05:45 Thanks for comin'.
00:05:49 I don't wanna embarrass you in front of
00:05:52 Don't give me a song and dance.
00:05:55 Hi, guys.
00:08:23 It's gonna be a lot of cats there.
00:08:26 - Donald.
00:08:28 - Watch out over there.
00:08:30 You take care of that.
00:08:33 - They caught him a couple of times.
00:08:36 Mind your business.
00:08:39 What you got there, man?
00:08:41 .45 what?
00:08:45 Better put that shit away.
00:08:47 Hey, you wanna go to the dump,
00:08:51 - Shoot some what?
00:08:53 I do it all the time.
00:08:56 - A hepcat shootin' rats.
00:09:00 There should be no other guns
00:09:22 Man, where'd you learn
00:09:25 - I never heard guitar sound so good.
00:09:28 Well, you know,
00:09:31 Django? You know, he's comin'
00:09:35 - Yeah?
00:09:38 I could've once, in Europe.
00:09:41 You know, really,
00:09:44 Nate Drummond prefers me.
00:09:48 You're welcome to come here anytime.
00:09:52 - And I make great chili.
00:10:13 Say, man, we're about to hit it.
00:10:15 - I like the air. I'll walk.
00:10:18 Yeah. Thank you.
00:10:49 Well, I heard stories
00:10:51 I heard that once he stole
00:10:56 and Hoagy overslept
00:10:58 What do you think?
00:11:00 The only other story that I heard,
00:11:05 He had this idea
00:11:08 That he wanted to make an entrance
00:11:11 Well, the story is that
00:11:15 I guess, in a dream...
00:11:17 that he'd build this moon thing
00:11:20 Because he thought that
00:11:22 ought to be able to make
00:11:26 Just try to visualize it.
00:11:27 Just try to visualize it.
00:11:29 You're lookin' up, and there it is.
00:11:32 I'm comin' down, and you guys
00:11:35 It's a stupid idea. I told you.
00:11:38 I didn't ask your opinion.
00:11:52 And then the jacket
00:11:55 against a black
00:11:58 - What do you think?
00:12:02 - Yeah.
00:12:05 I'm considered
00:12:08 maybe that ever lived.
00:12:12 Certainly in this country.
00:12:14 There's a gypsy in France...
00:12:17 and he's the most
00:12:22 Tonight's the night.
00:12:24 Emmet, just as long as you're happy.
00:12:28 It's really beautiful.
00:12:29 It is really beautiful.
00:12:34 Hey, I wanna just be alone with
00:12:38 You wanna be alone
00:12:41 Emmet, you know what you are?
00:13:00 She's a knockout, ain't she?
00:13:02 Hope it's safe.
00:13:05 Of course it's safe.
00:13:08 It's a hell of a drop.
00:13:13 Really?
00:13:15 And it starts to build and build
00:13:19 And by show time...
00:13:22 he's numb with fear,
00:13:25 And the audience is out there
00:13:28 and he's backstage, meanwhile,
00:13:31 When he's ready to go on,
00:13:38 - Snazzy!
00:13:42 Look. The Big Dipper.
00:13:44 - Emmet, your gun is bulging.
00:13:48 What the hell you
00:13:50 I don't feel right
00:13:52 I'll give it back to you
00:13:55 Show time!
00:14:14 - You all right?
00:14:23 You're on?
00:14:26 Need a hand?
00:14:28 Let's do it.
00:15:30 Sooner or later,
00:15:35 What about my dreams?
00:15:37 I can't settle down, Ann.
00:15:39 - We don't have to marry.
00:15:42 I gotta be free.
00:15:45 I thought you liked me.
00:15:49 We have fun.
00:15:51 I took you to the dump.
00:15:55 Shootin' rats at the dump
00:15:58 Why not?
00:16:01 And sittin' at the railroads watchin'
00:16:05 See? That's what I mean.
00:16:08 What I like to do, what you like to do,
00:16:12 That's not it, Emmet.
00:16:14 It's that you keep
00:16:16 and you can't feel nothin'
00:16:19 You say that
00:16:21 Some terrible things happen
00:16:26 I enjoy the company of women.
00:16:30 It's just that
00:16:33 I guess, you know, that's the way it is
00:16:40 It doesn't mean
00:16:42 Oh, right.
00:16:46 I never met anybody that
00:16:50 I let my feelin's
00:16:53 Maybe if you let your feelings out in
00:16:58 Don't talk.
00:17:03 Emmet met Hattie in New Jersey.
00:17:06 The band was playing a resort hotel.
00:17:09 On a day off, Emmet...
00:17:12 and his drummer,
00:17:16 were doing their
00:17:18 They were trying to pick up girls
00:17:25 This place is heaven on earth.
00:17:27 Watch me work.
00:17:30 Mary! Right?
00:17:32 Why don't you drop dead, jerk?
00:17:35 I thought you were someone I knew.
00:17:39 Martina. Mary Ann.
00:17:41 Marge. Kate?
00:17:43 Excuse me, miss.
00:17:46 I was thinkin' maybe we could
00:17:49 Wait a minute. Time out.
00:17:51 - Do you see this?
00:17:54 Did you see? She looked
00:17:56 - That was a smile.
00:18:00 Which one you want?
00:18:01 The little one
00:18:03 She's more my size.
00:18:05 - I saw her first!
00:18:07 You want the little one?
00:18:10 I'll take the redhead.
00:18:12 They're gettin' away. There's
00:18:16 The redhead's got
00:18:18 - I'll take the redhead.
00:18:21 She has a nice face and those Cupid-bow
00:18:25 - You wanted the little one.
00:18:26 I'll flip you.
00:18:30 - Call.
00:18:35 - I got the little one.
00:18:38 - Now they gotta agree.
00:18:41 I'm telling you, you're gonna
00:18:45 Remember when you tried to go on?
00:18:48 - Excuse me.
00:18:50 Hi. You ladies from around here?
00:18:54 Yeah, we work right near here.
00:18:56 I'm Billy Shields.
00:18:59 He's with my quintet.
00:19:02 The Emmet Ray Hot Quintet.
00:19:04 It's our day off, so we were thinking
00:19:08 - You wanna go watch some trains?
00:19:12 He's kidding.
00:19:16 Ask him. I liked you instantly.
00:19:19 We flipped, he won, I got you.
00:19:21 I'm Gracie MacRae.
00:19:23 Billy Shields.
00:19:25 And if I may say, you have the most
00:19:29 This is my friend Hattie.
00:19:32 Hattie, I'm Emmet Ray.
00:19:34 I've got the quintet.
00:19:37 How about we take
00:19:40 Well, sure.
00:19:43 - We'll ride around the lake.
00:19:45 What's your name?
00:19:49 Hattie don't talk.
00:19:54 Wanna go take a boat ride?
00:20:17 Don't overthrow it.
00:20:25 That was a good try.
00:20:29 That was all right.
00:20:31 Thanks for stickin' me
00:20:33 - Stop whining. You wanted her.
00:20:37 She seems like a nice girl.
00:20:39 How could she seem like anything?
00:20:41 This is my one day off.
00:20:44 - I think she's a bit of a half-wit.
00:20:48 Gracie says
00:20:50 Well, that's great.
00:20:52 A man like me, got ideas.
00:20:55 Try to have
00:20:57 You girls wanna
00:21:04 You hungry?
00:21:07 Is that a yes or a no?
00:21:10 Yeah, me too.
00:21:15 What? Huh?
00:21:24 I can't read that. It's like a Chinaman.
00:21:29 Do you know how to write?
00:21:35 What is that?
00:21:41 You're a hard-luck case.
00:21:45 You don't know?
00:21:47 Oh, this is great.
00:21:50 I get a goddamn mute
00:21:53 I get all the winners. Were you
00:21:56 Or did somebody drop you
00:21:58 Gracie's hungry.
00:22:02 Can we switch for a while?
00:22:04 No. What's the matter with you?
00:22:09 I was amazing the second
00:22:12 It's just in me someplace,
00:22:17 They said I'd have been great,
00:22:20 But on guitar,
00:22:25 Except this gypsy in France.
00:22:27 But mostly, I'm untouchable.
00:22:31 They do, but I don't know.
00:22:34 Once you record,
00:22:37 They steal your ideas.
00:22:39 Why do I wanna make something beautiful
00:22:47 You wanna come hear
00:22:50 - Both of you.
00:22:53 You'd appreciate it. You would.
00:22:55 You'll see.
00:22:59 You might be mute,
00:23:03 And you don't have to be bright.
00:23:06 The smart or the dumb.
00:23:12 - How'd you lose your voice?
00:23:15 It was somethin' when she
00:23:18 She doesn't remember.
00:23:21 - Is she...
00:23:30 I've shot guys.
00:23:33 Well, I had to.
00:23:37 I could tell you stories.
00:23:39 What do you say we go
00:23:42 What?
00:23:44 Yeah, it'll be a ball.
00:23:46 Emmet, please.
00:23:48 Well, it's my car, and I say we're
00:23:56 - Uh, squeeze.
00:23:59 Don't jerk. Just squeeze.
00:24:02 He's gonna get away.
00:24:05 - Come on! It's cold!
00:24:07 - Just do what I'm tellin' you to do!
00:24:10 There's nothin' to it.
00:24:17 Did you see that?
00:24:19 - You call this civil?
00:24:21 - No more cheese for this little fella.
00:24:25 These guys are diseased.
00:24:27 Did you know that rats
00:24:30 - I thought you'd enjoy this.
00:24:34 So, what do you think?
00:24:36 - You wanna come up to my room...
00:24:39 - hear me play my guitar?
00:24:43 Good. Come on.
00:24:50 Come on in.
00:24:57 That's my guitar.
00:25:00 I'll play it for you soon.
00:25:02 Like a drink?
00:25:07 You know...
00:25:09 I know we don't
00:25:12 and we just met, but...
00:25:16 I had a wonderful evening.
00:25:19 I don't need a genius
00:25:24 You know, I'm a fast worker.
00:25:35 You're not puttin' up
00:25:39 Lot of girls do...
00:25:42 on a first date.
00:25:48 Hold on. Hold it.
00:25:50 Just I'm gettin'
00:25:56 You like me?
00:26:01 Just expected more of a fight.
00:26:05 This is... It's like
00:26:23 Did you like that?
00:26:25 I knew you would.
00:26:29 They say I'm a wonderful lover.
00:26:33 You got a terrific body.
00:26:35 Round. I like round.
00:26:38 You got some heft.
00:26:40 Makes a fella feel like
00:26:45 Now get dressed.
00:26:48 I'm tired.
00:26:51 If I don't get my sleep,
00:26:55 I'd give you cab fare, but I
00:27:02 First time I had sex,
00:27:05 The guitar. Right.
00:27:07 Well, that's why
00:27:11 All right, you get dressed.
00:27:13 I'm exhausted.
00:27:16 Oh, look who I'm askin'.
00:29:55 I lived in Detroit...
00:29:57 and Canada...
00:29:59 and New York...
00:30:02 St. Louis.
00:30:06 My father was in the army.
00:30:08 I never got along with him.
00:30:12 He used to hit me with a belt.
00:30:16 He's dead now.
00:30:19 Got asphyxiated.
00:30:26 I'm pretty sure
00:30:30 She used to get spells.
00:30:33 I don't know if her family
00:30:39 or if she's dead.
00:30:42 She used to foam at the mouth.
00:30:49 She sang beautifully.
00:30:52 The most beautiful music
00:30:59 Except for this...
00:31:01 gypsy guitar player in France.
00:31:06 Can you believe I can't
00:31:58 Give us a shot, would you?
00:32:08 So I'm gonna be busy later.
00:32:14 You just go get yourself
00:32:21 Now wait.
00:32:24 What did I do?
00:32:29 I got business.
00:32:34 We gotta spend
00:32:41 Look.
00:32:44 You go get yourself a cab...
00:32:47 and I'll see you tomorrow.
00:33:58 Where the hell am I?
00:34:08 Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania?
00:34:11 I take one puff in New Jersey,
00:34:15 I gotta get a cab.
00:34:24 I need a taxi!
00:34:29 I'm sorry, Emmet.
00:34:32 - We got a contract.
00:34:35 - This was an emergency.
00:34:37 What kind of emergency?
00:34:40 - My father died.
00:34:42 How many times
00:34:44 I'm gonna come clean with you.
00:34:47 You were gone for four days.
00:34:50 I'm tired of shootin' crap every night
00:34:54 It's over.
00:34:56 Look, I gotta borrow
00:34:59 You're kidding.
00:35:02 Nine hundred dollars.
00:35:18 What's the matter?
00:35:22 Look, I'm a free agent.
00:35:25 I might as well tell you.
00:35:29 I told him to take that job
00:35:34 So the band's leavin' for Hollywood
00:35:39 I didn't tell you
00:35:45 We're makin' a movie.
00:35:47 Yeah. Just a little short one.
00:35:51 Just a couple of minutes of me and
00:35:54 You know? Good.
00:35:58 What are you lookin' at me
00:36:03 Look, I got together with
00:36:07 One thing led to another...
00:36:10 and the next thing I knew,
00:36:16 Look, I don't have to
00:36:20 We're not married.
00:36:24 I can't settle.
00:36:27 Whole idea leaves me cold.
00:36:32 So I thought I'd...
00:36:34 I thought I'd...
00:36:36 buy you some lunch...
00:36:39 and say good-bye.
00:36:42 And I'll be comin' through here again,
00:36:51 But you really are
00:36:54 I take you out to buy you things
00:36:58 But the minute somethin'
00:37:01 I gotta go, and there's
00:37:04 I mean, you got responsibilities.
00:37:09 You have...
00:37:11 underwear and socks to wash.
00:37:13 And I can't have my life cluttered.
00:37:17 A truly great artist.
00:37:19 I need to be free...
00:37:22 so I'm saying good-bye, okay?
00:37:29 Look. How many fingers I got?
00:37:31 Ten, right?
00:37:33 Ten, nine, eight, seven, six.
00:37:39 There's eleven. You see?
00:37:47 All right, look.
00:37:49 I'm not a charity organization,
00:37:52 I don't know what I'm doin' here.
00:37:55 Hey, if you come, you work.
00:38:24 What's the matter?
00:38:26 Nobody said it was
00:38:29 You know I can't
00:39:14 Well, that might not be a bad idea.
00:39:28 And now, folks,
00:39:30 And now, folks,
00:39:32 will play the saw.
00:39:58 Fast falls the eventide
00:40:03 The darkness deepens
00:40:06 Lord with me abide
00:40:10 The scarlet tanager.
00:40:19 The barn owl.
00:40:34 And you are?
00:40:37 Homer P. Risley.
00:40:39 What is your profession, Homer?
00:40:42 Profession?
00:40:45 - Oh, a traveling salesman.
00:40:48 And I see that
00:40:51 Yeah, that's right.
00:40:54 No need to be nervous, Homer.
00:41:00 Birdseed salesman, Homer Risley.
00:42:21 Boy, those guys were ready
00:42:25 Next time you're gonna hustle somebody,
00:42:29 I can't remember the tunes
00:42:34 I wonder if Django
00:42:38 Look at her. She's frownin'.
00:42:42 Well, they deserved it.
00:42:46 She's too good-hearted.
00:42:49 A genuinely sweet person.
00:42:54 Won't get you anywhere in life.
00:43:00 I had a dream last night.
00:43:03 I had a dream
00:43:07 and I became discovered
00:43:10 You? A major star?
00:43:13 You were dreamin'.
00:43:15 Why not? I got a good face.
00:43:17 We're in a short subject.
00:43:21 We're in the background, Emmet.
00:43:25 You can always get attention
00:43:28 In this dream,
00:43:31 by gorgeous actresses.
00:43:35 See? That she don't like.
00:43:37 Relax.
00:43:39 I'm with you now.
00:43:41 I'm not one of these guys who turns
00:43:45 I've had plenty
00:43:47 And I always
00:43:50 Yeah. "Love 'em and leave 'em,"
00:43:53 Love 'em and don't look back.
00:43:58 Not one time did I ever regret
00:44:02 You gotta keep your guard up.
00:44:04 If you don't, them pretty ones get
00:44:08 You're done.
00:44:12 I've seen too many guys
00:44:15 Me?
00:44:17 I'm gonna be a star.
00:44:24 All of me
00:44:26 Why not take all of me
00:44:29 Can't you see
00:44:31 I'm no good without you
00:44:35 Take my lips
00:44:37 I wanna lose them
00:44:40 Take my arms
00:44:43 I'll never use them
00:44:46 Your good-bye
00:44:48 Left me with eyes that cry
00:44:52 How can I
00:44:53 Go on, dear
00:44:58 You took the part
00:45:00 That once was my heart
00:45:02 So why not take all of me
00:45:07 The reason Emmet
00:45:10 was because Hattie
00:45:12 That was the truth of it.
00:45:14 She was out there watching him film.
00:45:18 And one day, for, you know,
00:45:22 a director, who happened to be working
00:45:27 And the director thought, "This girl
00:45:32 He was making a movie with
00:45:35 And he thought Hattie is exactly what
00:45:40 And this is
00:45:43 When he found out that Hattie couldn't
00:45:46 because the part
00:45:48 He just knew he had to have
00:45:51 Well, Emmet hated the whole idea.
00:46:10 I can't believe you said yes.
00:46:12 Did you nod that dopey face of yours?
00:46:18 I don't get it.
00:46:20 Suddenly you're a movie actress.
00:46:23 Don't make me laugh.
00:47:23 Now, as the story goes...
00:47:26 Hattie was playing this love scene
00:47:29 this handsome older man
00:47:33 so they said,
00:47:35 And he was kissing her,
00:47:39 and he was kissing her over and over
00:47:42 After 30 takes of getting kissed
00:47:47 Hattie went into a small coma.
00:47:54 And that was the last time...
00:47:57 Emmet ever set foot in Hollywood.
00:47:59 Yeah, I remember Emmet and Hattie
00:48:03 In fact, he had a good manager,
00:48:06 Sid was really good to him,
00:48:09 Emmet was doing really well,
00:48:12 Back then, a lot of musicians
00:48:15 and there wasn't
00:48:18 But Emmet even agreed
00:48:20 to do a couple of sides
00:48:23 He did "Melancholy Baby,"
00:48:26 and "I'll See You In My Dreams."
00:49:20 - What do you mean, I'm broke?
00:49:23 You drink it up.
00:49:26 You lose it in poolrooms, and
00:49:29 She's like a kid. She loves
00:49:32 You gotta go on a budget.
00:49:33 I'll go on a budget
00:49:36 A budget's not easy
00:49:38 - When I set my mind to somethin'...
00:49:41 I'll go on a budget.
00:49:43 What do you spend on clothes a year?
00:49:46 Want me to look like a bum?
00:49:48 - What about rent?
00:49:51 - Any idea what you spend on food?
00:49:54 Help yourself. Do you have any idea
00:49:58 Do you have any investments,
00:50:01 I got some savings,
00:50:05 Emmet, we gotta look
00:50:08 I burned a hundred dollars once.
00:50:11 He burned a fifty,
00:50:13 He burned a twenty, I burned
00:50:17 You wanna end up
00:50:20 You ever see a poorhouse?
00:50:22 From now on, your salary
00:50:26 I'm puttin' you on an allowance.
00:50:28 Okay, that's it.
00:50:30 Okay, that's it.
00:50:32 You're spendin' too much,
00:50:37 Now, aside from food,
00:50:41 What about the doctor bills?
00:50:44 I bet you I get you
00:50:47 And this is goin' out.
00:50:50 What are we?
00:50:54 We gotta save every penny.
00:50:57 What is that?
00:51:04 You remembered my birthday?
00:51:09 We can't afford presents.
00:51:13 That's gotta go back.
00:51:22 These are the kid gloves
00:51:29 Exactly the gloves
00:51:35 You know what I'm gonna do?
00:51:38 It's my birthday and...
00:51:40 So I'm gonna let you
00:51:47 You made this yourself?
00:51:55 Your writin' looks like a chicken.
00:51:59 Let's see.
00:52:02 since we've been together."
00:52:05 Ayear?
00:52:08 Well, that's scary.
00:52:16 What's this word here?
00:52:19 Is that... Is that "love"?
00:52:24 Oh, no. Don't go gettin'
00:52:28 Jesus.
00:52:32 I must've ate somethin' bad.
00:52:36 I'm feelin'...
00:52:45 - Got somethin' for me today, Mr. Ray?
00:52:48 - Mr. Ray, it's me, Charlie.
00:52:51 - You never let me down.
00:52:54 I'd like to help you,
00:52:57 I haven't had
00:52:59 What, you wanna make me feel bad?
00:53:03 - That's all you get.
00:53:06 Thanks, Mr. Ray.
00:53:08 What's the urgency?
00:53:12 - Would you look at this thing?
00:53:15 - He only wants 4,000 for it.
00:53:18 Does it fit the budget?
00:53:19 Are you kidding?
00:53:22 I'm tryin' to unload
00:53:25 - If I cut down?
00:53:27 - Where are you gonna get four grand?
00:53:30 No one will lend you that kind of money,
00:53:34 - I want the car.
00:53:36 Hattie will give up desserts.
00:53:38 - I want the car.
00:53:41 - I gotta have the car.
00:53:43 - I gotta have the car.
00:53:47 - We can't afford it.
00:53:50 If I want the car,
00:53:52 - Maybe someday, if it's in your budget.
00:53:55 You're suffocating me with the budget.
00:53:59 You can't buy champagne
00:54:01 I'm the best guitar player
00:54:04 If I want the car,
00:54:06 He said it, but he didn't believe it.
00:54:07 He said it, but he didn't believe it.
00:54:08 I mean, in his soul,
00:54:12 It was more than that.
00:54:15 Django was like a god to him.
00:54:17 I don't know if this is true,
00:54:20 but Sid Bishop, who was trying
00:54:24 got him a job in this club,
00:54:27 one of the guys backstage
00:54:31 and tells him this lie.
00:54:33 Hey, Emmet!
00:54:35 Emmet, you're not gonna believe it.
00:54:39 Django Reinhardt.
00:54:42 Are you kiddin' me? We should
00:54:46 Reinhardt.
00:54:48 He's gonna show him up.
00:54:51 - I'm gonna...
00:54:54 Emmet, we can get him
00:55:00 - Django Reinhardt's here.
00:55:10 Hey, Django's not in the audience.
00:55:12 The house is half-empty. There's
00:55:16 Let's see if he's got
00:55:18 - Harry, let's go.
00:55:21 We should do it anyway.
00:55:24 Emmet, come on down.
00:55:27 I'll take you to the front table myself.
00:55:31 Now, as the story goes...
00:55:33 Emmet, as you know, was pathologically
00:55:37 so he tried to escape
00:55:40 He just figured,
00:55:42 But remember, this was a guy
00:55:46 when he came face-to-face
00:55:49 He's looking for a way out, and decides
00:55:54 Well, as fate would have it,
00:55:58 and crashes through
00:56:01 As it happened, the apartment was
00:56:05 who thought it was a raid when
00:57:17 Well, Eddie Durham,
00:57:20 met Emmet in Chicago in the 1930's.
00:57:23 Here's what he said
00:57:25 "I met Emmet in Chicago.
00:57:28 Work was scarce. A lot of guys
00:57:33 Emmet refused.
00:57:34 At that time he was married
00:58:41 - What are you doing?
00:58:43 Nothing.
00:58:44 Nothing.
00:58:45 Excuse me, darling.
00:58:47 You were stealing that box.
00:58:49 - No.
00:58:52 Why?
00:58:54 I don't know.
00:58:56 You're a genius, you know?
00:58:58 Eubie Blake thinks I'm the best guitar
00:59:01 - And he knows Django.
00:59:03 I'm Blanche Williams.
00:59:07 - Are you gonna squeal on me?
00:59:13 Gosh. Not only are you
00:59:16 but you have genuine crudeness.
00:59:21 I didn't want the goddamn thing.
00:59:25 I won't squeal on you
00:59:27 in that sublime automobile
00:59:30 Drive.
00:59:32 Where?
00:59:33 To the ends of the earth.
00:59:42 It's fun, isn't it?
00:59:44 Well, it's definitely different.
00:59:46 Make sure you don't pull it.
00:59:49 Squeeze the trigger.
00:59:52 - Do you do this often?
00:59:55 Specifically, what's the thrill?
00:59:57 Well, I'm not sure, really.
01:00:00 And you got him!
01:00:03 Do you get a bigger kick
01:00:07 You know what?
01:00:22 I stop in here every time
01:00:25 She makes great chili.
01:00:27 You like chili?
01:00:30 What do you think of
01:00:32 What goes through your mind?
01:00:34 What are your real feelings?
01:00:38 I don't know.
01:00:40 I think about that sometimes.
01:00:43 Tell me about the girl
01:00:48 She was nice, but I told her
01:00:51 It was very one-sided.
01:00:54 She was nice, but I just
01:00:57 She was asleep, I left 500 cash
01:00:59 and got outta there
01:01:01 I didn't want a scene.
01:01:03 She must have really loved you.
01:01:05 I didn't say it was
01:01:09 I needed more than Hattie.
01:01:11 - Do you miss her?
01:01:14 I did the right thing for me.
01:01:16 Maybe I wouldn't have met you.
01:01:18 Come on, Emmet. Join us, man.
01:01:21 - You know you want to.
01:01:24 Please.
01:01:25 Come. You'll enjoy this.
01:02:05 After-hours jam session.
01:02:10 He's like a cat...
01:02:12 feline with the guitar, which is
01:02:16 No, his only. The sound...
01:02:19 the beat, the ideas.
01:02:22 Where do they come from?
01:02:24 Any woman would be second
01:02:26 He wouldn't miss me any more
01:02:30 He could only feel pain
01:02:33 Such is the ego of genius.
01:02:36 Must get used to it.
01:02:41 I used to have a stable of girls
01:02:44 - No.
01:02:45 I made some money, but...
01:02:48 whores are unpredictable.
01:02:51 - They're nuts.
01:02:54 Yeah. But money's money.
01:02:56 I mean, you pimped
01:03:00 I can't stand it.
01:03:02 - I don't like that word.
01:03:04 "Pimp." No, I was a manager.
01:03:08 - What's too perfect?
01:03:11 The girls I came out with were whores
01:03:16 I lived in a whorehouse
01:03:19 Didn't have a job and no money.
01:03:22 The madam put me up.
01:03:26 I'm sure you learned a lot there.
01:03:29 I don't know.
01:03:32 - A cook?
01:03:35 You don't want to look at the food.
01:03:39 I'd love to be a whore for a year.
01:03:43 If you ever want a manager...
01:03:46 Look. That's a beauty.
01:03:48 What is this fascination
01:03:51 What do you mean?
01:03:53 Do you have the urge to go off,
01:03:58 For what point?
01:03:59 Are you trying to recapture some
01:04:04 when you dreamt of glamorous cities
01:04:08 I'm not trying to capture anything
01:04:11 Then I can only think it must be
01:04:15 the sheer, potent sexual energy
01:04:19 The wheels, the hot furnace,
01:04:24 You sound like you wanna
01:05:03 He's impulsive and hot-tempered...
01:05:05 yet he listens to the recordings
01:05:09 He has never met this gypsy guitarist
01:05:13 I think because he doesn't
01:05:16 He sleeps with the light on
01:05:18 and last night he woke up screaming
01:05:23 Then he asked me to marry him.
01:05:48 Get a load of those legs?
01:05:52 Take your hat off.
01:05:58 It was very impulsive.
01:06:01 And as soon as they were married,
01:06:04 it was very shaky.
01:06:06 Why did he marry her so suddenly?
01:06:10 You know, they only had one thing
01:06:13 They were like two peacocks.
01:06:16 But there was always an unreal
01:06:20 Talk about doomed relationships.
01:06:23 I feel like gettin' out.
01:06:25 Me too, Emmet, but we're broke.
01:06:28 He's gonna give me my job back!
01:06:30 If you show up on time,
01:06:33 Somethin' comes over me.
01:06:35 You're not sorry we got married,
01:06:37 Of course not!
01:06:39 - Do you love me?
01:06:42 I'm trying to analyze your feelings
01:06:46 I'm your husband.
01:06:50 Have you ever cried
01:06:53 - Your mother, your father?
01:06:55 You let your insides get to you
01:06:59 If you just let your feelings out,
01:07:03 Richer.
01:07:04 Someone else said that to me once.
01:07:07 I've been trying to analyze what
01:07:11 and I say it's that
01:07:13 He's not afraid to suffer
01:07:17 - He doesn't hold things in check...
01:07:20 The guy haunts me. All right?
01:07:42 Yeah.
01:07:44 - I want to see Mr. Bedloe.
01:07:47 Do you mind if I wait?
01:07:50 Got an appointment?
01:07:52 - May I?
01:07:54 Nope.
01:07:58 - Who are you?
01:08:02 I've seen you around.
01:08:06 - You're his strong-arm man.
01:08:10 I saw you beat somebody up
01:08:15 - You're the guitar player's wife.
01:08:18 - I noticed you too.
01:08:20 Lots of times.
01:08:26 Why does Mr. Bedloe
01:08:29 You come here to ask
01:08:31 Is it true Mr. Bedloe
01:08:34 Joe thinks the world of
01:08:37 He thinks he's a genius, but...
01:08:39 I mean, let's be honest.
01:08:42 or he comes in drunk
01:08:44 and that's no way
01:08:48 I thinkJoe's cooled down.
01:08:53 I hope you don't
01:08:56 you're wearing a gun,
01:09:00 Not me.
01:09:02 Did you ever kill anyone?
01:09:15 Don't tell me that you never
01:09:18 - No, I...
01:09:20 I couldn't take my eyes off you.
01:09:22 - Really?
01:09:26 Oh, yes. That... Gee.
01:09:31 It's warm in here.
01:09:36 Morning, Mr. Bedloe.
01:09:38 You're a smart girl.
01:09:41 What are you doin' with a drunken
01:09:44 Okay, he's a brilliant musician,
01:09:47 Not me.
01:09:50 He wants me to tell you
01:09:52 Do you think
01:09:54 - I know you think he's great.
01:09:59 Does he bring in customers?
01:10:01 Mostly aficionados.
01:10:05 We found him the other night
01:10:08 - He's gonna turn over a new leaf.
01:10:10 He's through drinkin'.
01:10:12 Right. All right, look.
01:10:15 I'm a soft touch, but I don't
01:10:18 Out of respect for you, who I like,
01:10:23 But if you want my advice,
01:10:32 - How'd you do?
01:10:35 You wanna celebrate?
01:10:37 - Celebrate?
01:10:40 Come on.
01:10:43 Well, I guess.
01:10:45 There are a few things
01:10:48 I'm a writer, and extreme characters
01:10:51 I ain't so extreme.
01:10:53 Everybody I ever rubbed out
01:10:55 "Rubbed out"?
01:10:58 That's so colorful and...
01:11:00 What goes through your mind
01:11:03 Through my mind?
01:11:06 What do you think about
01:11:08 Well, I don't know.
01:11:11 Yet you're able
01:11:14 I don't want to shock you, but...
01:11:17 it always came natural to me.
01:11:19 Really?
01:11:21 Ever since I was 15
01:11:25 I discovered that
01:11:28 Fascinating.
01:11:31 - What are you doing?
01:11:34 - Don't.
01:11:37 I'm scared.
01:11:38 Because I kill for a living.
01:11:43 Because I find you attractive.
01:11:58 Blanche was a writer.
01:12:02 Not famous or anything,
01:12:04 In fact, she wrote a story called...
01:12:08 "Strutting and Fretting."
01:12:11 And it's vaguely about some of the
01:12:18 Why am I bored with my husband?
01:12:20 It's all so complicated.
01:12:22 In the end, I married
01:12:25 And why Emmet rushed into marriage
01:12:32 Five in the corner.
01:12:37 - That's all she wrote.
01:12:40 You couldn't make
01:12:42 Don't give me that.
01:12:45 I'm one of the two, three top
01:12:48 No shame in losin' to me.
01:12:51 - Come here. I want to talk to you.
01:12:53 Look, we know each other, right?
01:12:56 I don't like to cause
01:12:58 so I wanted to give you
01:13:00 On a horse? Couple of beers.
01:13:02 No, not on a horse.
01:13:05 I want to give you a tip.
01:13:07 Keep an eye on your wife.
01:13:09 - What do you mean?
01:13:12 Why?
01:13:14 Because she's been spendin'
01:13:19 Who?
01:13:21 Al Torrio. The hood
01:13:23 The bodyguard? And Blanche?
01:13:26 - Just tellin' you what's goin' around.
01:13:29 Blanche'd never make a fool outta me
01:13:32 - Where'd you hear this?
01:13:34 That's why I'm telling you. I didn't
01:13:38 Laughin' at me?
01:13:44 Come on. This is what happens when you
01:13:48 It's jealousy,
01:13:50 - They're tryin' to knock me down.
01:14:11 I've heard stories about this
01:14:14 I've read about it,
01:14:16 I know that...
01:14:18 apparently, Emmet tried
01:14:22 I believe she told him she was
01:14:25 and he followed her.
01:15:10 You gotta go home right away?
01:15:12 I think Emmet's at the poolroom.
01:15:14 Come on.
01:15:21 You know, I didn't
01:15:24 - No?
01:15:26 Guns, bullets, shootin',
01:15:29 How does it feel
01:15:32 What goes through your mind?
01:15:34 What do you gotta ask
01:15:37 Because I wanna know.
01:15:39 Emmet has a violent side, but it
01:15:43 With you there's just not
01:15:47 It's incredible.
01:15:49 Let me ask you one question.
01:15:51 Who makes love to you better,
01:15:55 Emmet is an artist,
01:15:57 he needs no one.
01:15:59 Even making love, he seems to exist
01:16:05 With you I feel like I'm looking
01:16:09 I become crazy when you touch me.
01:16:12 Okay, so now Emmet is fuming.
01:16:14 Okay, so now Emmet is fuming.
01:16:15 I mean, he found out
01:16:17 have gone to bed with each other,
01:16:20 And he's consumed with rage.
01:16:23 Now, just at that moment,
01:16:28 and go into a gas station
01:16:31 And there's Emmet
01:16:34 and he's trying very hard to
01:16:37 Does he want to shoot Blanche?
01:16:40 Should he shoot
01:16:42 He's working on this problem.
01:16:44 They go into the store,
01:16:48 a holdup is taking place.
01:16:50 Two guys come running out.
01:16:54 All hell is breaking loose.
01:16:57 Instead of taking their car...
01:16:59 Torrio's got a big car.
01:17:19 Calling all cars.
01:17:45 I'm Emmet Ray.
01:17:46 I'm the greatest guitar player
01:17:49 Except maybe this gypsy.
01:17:51 Perhaps you heard my recording of
01:17:56 You were meant for me
01:18:01 That's not what I heard.
01:18:02 That's not what I heard.
01:18:03 But like all Emmet Ray stories...
01:18:05 you never know what's made up,
01:18:09 You never know what to believe.
01:18:12 I heard that when they
01:18:15 Blanche gets out
01:18:18 and that's
01:18:21 How could you? How could you
01:18:25 Emmet, don't!
01:18:26 Make a fool out of me
01:18:28 So I slept with him.
01:18:31 I loved you!
01:18:34 Don't be crazy. Do something!
01:18:38 I'm sorry. My tire blew out.
01:18:42 Believe me, he never tried to kill
01:18:46 He had much too much ego
01:18:51 A story that Eddie Condon
01:18:53 And Eddie Condon definitely
01:18:56 'cause he was
01:18:58 But the story Eddie Condon tells,
01:19:02 is that Torrio was aware...
01:19:05 that the fact that he was a gangster
01:19:09 And so he decided...
01:19:10 And so he decided...
01:19:11 that he would
01:19:14 and he would stick it up.
01:19:22 - Can I help you, sir?
01:19:25 Give me everything
01:19:26 Emmet was so panicked
01:19:29 he crept into the front seat
01:19:32 He didn't get more than 50 feet
01:19:37 Now there's this terrible crash.
01:19:42 And who gets out of the car
01:19:45 I can't remember who it was.
01:19:47 It was like Buck Clayton, Coleman
01:19:51 But there, suddenly,
01:19:55 is Django Reinhardt.
01:20:12 I believe later that year...
01:20:14 Emmet turned up in New Jersey...
01:20:17 and made that recording he did
01:20:21 "Unfaithful Woman."
01:20:48 Very good, everybody.
01:20:49 - Particularly me.
01:20:52 - Let's go get somethin' to eat.
01:20:56 We're goin' to New York.
01:21:00 Can I get those cigarettes?
01:21:02 Em, I tell you, the music business
01:21:06 We got some dancers lined up for
01:22:00 How are you?
01:22:05 You look healthy.
01:22:11 I'm in town makin' a record.
01:22:14 I wrote a beautiful tune.
01:22:20 I'm sorry I cut out
01:22:23 It was time to move on.
01:22:26 I was fair. I told you
01:22:28 It's nothin' personal.
01:22:31 It's just, I'm an artist.
01:22:37 I like women,
01:22:44 You angry with me?
01:22:47 You have every right to be.
01:22:49 I don't hold it against you.
01:22:52 I even thought of you
01:22:57 My wife said...
01:23:00 I said your name once
01:23:06 Must have had a nightmare
01:23:11 Yeah.
01:23:12 I had a wife. She's gone now,
01:23:16 I don't mean to say
01:23:19 but I didn't have
01:23:25 We got a real good contract at a club
01:23:35 Maybe you'd like to come.
01:23:38 You know?
01:23:39 I'm not makin' any promises, but...
01:23:42 I think you might have fun.
01:23:44 You'd be in New York with...
01:23:49 one of the two best
01:23:53 six best poker players.
01:23:56 Not countin' that.
01:24:00 We leave tomorrow, if you want.
01:24:02 If you don't, I understand.
01:24:04 You know? Then it'd be
01:24:08 Good luck."
01:24:12 I never could
01:24:24 Happily?
01:24:28 Got kids?
01:24:34 Boy or girl?
01:24:37 Boy?
01:24:39 Girl?
01:24:46 It's just as well.
01:24:49 I wouldn't want to give you the wrong
01:24:52 And you know me.
01:24:59 I gotta go. We're gonna take
01:25:02 And I'm leavin' tomorrow.
01:25:08 Take it easy.
01:26:07 I'm the greatest solo instrumentalist
01:26:13 Oh, yeah?
01:26:14 The public's just getting to know my
01:26:19 You're a real looker.
01:26:22 - You're not that bad yourself.
01:26:26 Maybe that's why the men give me
01:26:29 You wanna go watch trains?
01:26:31 What?
01:26:33 - Come on.
01:26:34 Wait. Where are we going?
01:26:36 - Jesus.
01:26:39 Grab my stuff. Jesus.
01:26:41 - Where are we going?
01:26:44 Where do you think
01:26:49 Where's my cigarettes?
01:26:51 Leave them alone.
01:26:55 Come on.
01:27:14 You almost lost me there, you know.
01:27:18 Jesus. What are we doing here?
01:27:21 I like to sit out...
01:27:24 and look at the trains pass.
01:27:26 Yeah. To each his own, I say.
01:27:29 I mean, I don't understand it.
01:27:31 I can make my guitar
01:27:35 God! I mean, I'm a nice girl.
01:27:38 I don't understand
01:27:40 I can make my guitar
01:27:45 I got a warm room we can go to.
01:27:48 Come on. I'll take care of you.
01:27:50 Come on. It's nice.
01:27:53 Jesus, I don't understand why you would
01:28:00 I'm takin' requests.
01:28:03 Do you know "Sweet Sue"?
01:29:43 All right, are you finished?
01:29:46 I really have to pee, you know.
01:29:51 - What's the matter with you?
01:29:53 - What?
01:29:54 What? What are you talk...
01:29:57 - You dragged me out here.
01:29:59 - What?
01:30:01 I don't need anybody!
01:30:05 - I made a mistake!
01:30:08 I made mistake!
01:30:38 I have no idea
01:30:40 He just sort of disappeared,
01:30:44 He did make, though,
01:30:47 he made really
01:30:49 He never played more beautifully,
01:30:54 Something just seemed
01:30:56 It was amazing,
01:30:59 every bit as good
01:31:02 And then he just, you know,
01:31:06 I mean, I have no idea.
01:31:09 Some people said
01:31:11 And some people feel that he may
01:31:16 But we do have, fortunately,
01:31:23 And they're great.