It Happened at the World's Fair

Here we go.

We're supposed to dust those potatoes, not peel them.

Would you like them mashed?

You did want to miss that barn.

What barn?

What's with the razor-sharp turns? There's no silver cup at the end of this run.

Trying to save a little gas.

Nice scenery around here.

If you've seen one potato, you've seen them all.

I just spotted a couple of sweet potatoes.

You're a little confused. Those down there are russets.

Whatever they are, I'll take a bushel.

Chicks. I thought so.

How about the one in the red dress? Her ankles are a little thick...

but she's more your type.

I don't care if you wreck your half of the plane...

but mine I want to keep. Pull her up.

You just don't know a sweet potato when you see one.

No, but I know a telephone pole when I see one. Pull her up.

So long, girls.

- All finished up? - Yep. That's it for this year.

Charlie, give us a hand taking off this duster, will you?

Let's go get the loot.

My offer still holds good if you boys ever want a steady job.

Thanks. We kind of like working for ourselves.

You got families up in Sherrington?

That I've got to observe, Mike with a family.

No, sir. It's just home base.

- See you next season. - By then, we'll have our own airline.

Maybe five or six pilots working for us, right?

- Thank you, Mr. Farr. - Bye. Good luck, boys.

Before we take off, you want to go into town and have a beer?

- Good. I'll meet you back here in an hour. - Aren't you coming?

I'd like to, but I can't. I better take care of the money.

That's okay. I'll take care of the money.

You better let me hang on to it.

'Cause at my Aunt Clara's house I'd just be worrying myself half to death.

- You going to see Aunt Clara again? - Just to say good-bye.

- Poor old gal. - Still sick?

Terrible.

If it wasn't so contagious, I'd ask you to come over.

You don't have a sick Aunt Clara any more than you had a sick Uncle George.

All right. But you shouldn't be responsible for my half of the money.

I won't.

It's not fair to you.

You said it.

Don't tell me. It's going right in the kitty.

Right. A little matter of unpaid bills back in Sherrington. Remember?

Look. I'll settle for $50.

Danny, you've got that gambling gleam in your eye.

- Where's it gonna be? Charlie's Garage? - $20.

And after you promised to give up gambling.

It's not really gambling. It's an investment in our future.

- I'm doing it for you. - You're doing it for kicks.

You spend your dough on dolls and duds.

- What's that, penance? - At least I've still got the duds.

About the dolls, that's different.

I know, you're making a scalp collection.

- Five measly dollars. - Okay. Five measly dollars.

But the rest goes in the vault.

You know something, Mike? You're right.

Even if I come begging to you on my hands and knees...

- don't give me that key. - You can count on it, buddy.

- I'll take a walk around town. - Happy hunting.

I better hurry before the season closes.

Don't wait for me. I gotta stow this gear away.

- All right. - See you.

Now, let's see.

"Ann, Betty, Claudette...

"Dorothy.

"3820 Maple Street."

Please, Mike, I better go make us some iced tea.

Calm down, honey. You're like a fluttering bird.

Wouldn't you like a glass of iced tea?

Sure, but later, Shirley.

I'm Dorothy.

To me you'll always be Shirley, the Greek goddess of beauty.

I thought that was Aphrodite.

Could be.

I really ought to go and see about that iced tea.

Honey, you're going to have a seizure carrying on like this.

I am?

Sure, racing that sweet little motor of yours on a warm day, that's bad.

I really better go and fix that iced tea.

Dorothy.

- Mom. Dad. - Hi, Mom. Hi, Dad.

- Johnson. - Well?

You're home early.

- I'd say we got home just in time. - I hope.

We were going to have iced tea. Care to join us?

Get me my gun, Emma.

If you don't like iced tea, I could get beer.

- I said to get my gun. - Henry, please.

- Dad, you can't, we were just... - I'll get it myself.

He has a terrible temper when he has his gun.

You'd better go, young man.

If you think so. That's a coward's way out. Good-bye, Mom, Shirley.

I'm Dorothy.

- Where'd he go? - Henry, you mustn't go out there.

- Let go of me. He's getting away. - You can't shoot him.

What do you mean l...

- I'll see your $10 and raise you $10. - $20 and $10 better.

I'll call.

Three gentlemen.

Sorry, pal. All blue.

Up, chum. We're pulling out.

- What's the matter? - I'll tell you later. Let's move.

One second, flyboy.

- Your friend has to settle up first. - What do you mean, settle up?

I was light in a couple of pots.

Yeah, just a little.

Said you'd make good with these IOU's.

$700!

It's that darn lowball. I couldn't get any cards.

You sharks let a guy with only $5 on him...

get into you for $700?

$5? He dropped $400 in cash before he went on the tab.

You blew our pay.

"Mike, don't give me the key even if I come crawling."

You're tensing up.

- Come on. Quit stalling. - You must be kidding. We're busted.

- You ain't been busted yet. - You fellows got enough.

Get them.

Danny. Come on, boy. Get up.

Danny. It's me.

Let's get out of here. Come on.

- Hurry up, will you? - Yeah, I'm hurrying.

- Home again. - And broke again.

- Hi, boys. - Hi, Sheriff Garland.

What tears you away from pinochle? Couple of desperadoes headed this way?

Nope. Just a couple of deadbeats.

Sure hope you find them.

I just did.

Anyone we know?

Had a little phone call from Clarie about you boys.

In these parts, when a man loses at poker, he's expected to pay up.

- I mean to. I will. - You will not. They took you.

There's a difference between losing and getting swindled.

Maybe.

What about those other debts you have here in Sherrington?

They add up to almost $1,200.

- $1,200? - We'll pay them off.

We start a seeding job tomorrow for a lumber company.

You'll have a rough time up there, dropping seeds without an airplane.

- Translation? - I'm attaching your plane.

- Come on, Sheriff. - Without Bessie, we're dead.

You're dead. Hand over the keys.

Taking our plane won't get them their money.

Hold it, fellows.

Pardon me, Sheriff.

Now just what do you think you're doing?

I'm giving you my IOU.

I'm giving you just two weeks before she goes up for auction.

If you don't give me the money by then, it's going, going, gone.

Keys.

It's a little too late for that, buddy.

Come on, Mike. Let's get cleaned up.

Guess what, Danny?

- He just cleaned us up. - Yeah.

There's so many things you could have been.

A drunk, an arsonist, but no.

I'm teamed up with the last of the red-hot losers.

Wrong.

If you averaged out my bets for the last 10 years, I'm ahead.

Then where's the money?

I've had expenses.

Besides, I'm trying to get us a stake...

so we can expand, be executives. Start our own airline.

Knock it off. We've been chasing that rainbow for three years.

How do you like those creeps? You'd think we were a couple of hobos.

Instead of two airline executives.

I'm tired of you digging in with those spurs all the time.

If you can go places faster on your own, far be it for me...

I don't want to be a rock on anybody's neck.

Want to break up the partnership?

- I'm not saying I want to. - You're the guy who brought it up.

Come on. What is all this? We're supposed to be buddies.

You don't want to bust up?

I don't see much point in it. Things can't get any worse.

Don't underestimate yourself, buddy.

There you go again needling. You're always needling.

- Told you our luck would change. - Where you headed?

- Up north. - Isn't that a gas?

North, just like us.

Do you gentlemen have a match? Something's happened to our lighter.

- Sure. - Allow me.

By all means.

It's only gold plate, honey, but it is all yours.

Thank you.

- Our luck's changed? - Maybe we just lost the touch.

And your gold-plated lighter.

Danny, come on.

- Good morning, gentlemen. - Good morning.

- Where are you going? - Seattle.

Seattle. Fantastic. That's just where we're headed.

- Great, huh? - What's so great?

Uncle Walter's taking me to see a world's fair.

- Good for you, honey. - The World's Fair. We're saved.

Come on, Mike.

Can I ride in the back with Mr. Mike?