The Man with the Golden Arm

Hi, Frankie.

Hello.

Get in there.

Nothing like that first drink of the day.

Go on, drink up. Enjoy.

Hey, what's he doing, huh?

Hey, they tell me you're some dancer.

Well, how about a little dance anyway?

No?

Come on!

Hey! Gimme back.

Don't horse around. What's the big idea?!

Frankie!

Frankie!

Frankie, when'd you get back?

How are ya'?

You all right?

Y'know?

The monkey's gone.

Lemme look at ya.

Lemme look at ya!

Nah! Not even a posty-card!

You can't read, anyway.

Well, you could have drawed pictures?

Ah, YOU goofy punk.

How's the lost dog business?

Aach!

Soon as they see me hanging around, people start lockin' up their mutts.

I tell ya, folks just don't have that trust in their fellow man any more.

Y'know what I mean?

Hey, Antek?

- Look who's out. - Frankie!

You all right?

- Clean? - Yep.

Good kid.

Enough, already. Buy me a drink.

Sure.

Hey, look what the cat dragged in.

Frankie, honey!

You were gone so long I thought maybe you was made warden!

Hey, you're looking good, y'know?

Put on six pounds.

Wow! Six pounds.

He's gone so long I thought maybe he's made warden.

How was it down there, Frankie?

Greatest place you ever see, Vangie.

She means Lexington.

I'm tellin' ya.

Ball games, great food.

I even learned how to play the drums.

You make it sound as if I missed something, by not going to jail years ago.

It's a prison, no?

More a hospital, kinda.

Lemme show ya somethin'.

Ah, federal pens is always best.

Ask anybody.

Oh, I know.

He's gone so long, I think he's made warden.

Ever see anything so pretty?

Don't touch!

Hey, how'd ya sneak 'em out, Frankie?

The guys give me 'em, up there in the band.

They let you have a band?

Yeah, I was in it.

And they chipped in and bought me these when I left.

Wow!

Long time, Dealer.

How was it there? Bad, huh?

It was all right.

Six months.

You can hardly wait, I bet.

Come over my place.

Come on.

No thanks, Louie.

You broke?

Now, ain't you being stupid. It's for free!

I don't need it, is all.

I kicked it.

Oh!

Kicked it.

One of "them".

- I mean it. - Sure!

I'll be around.

Frankie, don't do it.

Don't start up with that peddler again.

Me?

I'd rather chop my arm off before I let him touch it.

This Dr Lennox, that took care of me down at the hospital - a real good guy.

He told me at least ten times, he said...

"Frankie, when you get out of here you take even one fix..."

"...you're hooked again."

Don't worry about me, buddy boy.

Let's get outta here.

Thanks, Antek.

Antek - take care of this asset for me?

I got a customer comin' to get it.

Okay, Sparrow.

Aw, let him give you no gas.

Him? Huh.

I ain't gonna be around here long enough to let him bother me.

I'm gonna get me a job in a big-name band.

You're kiddin'.

What do you think I'm strengthenin' my wrist for, buddy-o?

Guy teaches me drummin' down there says that I'm a natural.

"Can't miss", he says.

"Arms made of pure gold".

You mean a job wanging these drums?

I got everything planned, too.

Gonna call myself...

"Jack Duval".

Prolly I ain't gonna see you around so much then, huh?

Ah, maybe I can set somethin' up for you.

Carrying the instruments or somethin'.

Wow!!

Travellin' around the country. High-type night clubs.

How's that sound to ya, punk?

When is it gonna be? When?

Right away. Today.

Hey, I'm the kinda guy... boy, when I move - watch my smoke.

But I'm gonna need some good clothes, though.

Ah, well. You go on up. I'm gonna find you some.

Yeah. yeah. Size thirty-nine, get.

- Thirty nine. - Stripes.

- Stripes. - Somethin' nice.

You stop that noise!

You and husband...

...or I throw you both out!

You hear?

I'll make all the noise I want.

Who is landlord? Me!

You do like I say!

Your mother's icebox, I do like you say!

Frankie Machine!

Aw, ya look great!

How ya feelin', Frankie? Uh, I mean---

Fine, fine. Just fine.

- Hi, landlord. - Mad!

She and husband, fight all the time.

Holler! Throw things!

Nothin' changes!

This is respectable house, and I am respectable man.

Respectable, my eye. Go on and get out - you're late for the parole board.

Frankie?

Oh, Frankie!

Oh, Frankie!

You're home!

Oh!

Oh, Frankie. I love you so much.

Oh!

Oh, Frankie - I've missed you so.

You don't know how much I've missed you.

I've been so lonely Frankie, without you.

Sshh!

So lonely. Lonely.

Zosch. Don't cry, Zosch.

Lemme look at you.

My eyes are going to be all red.

Nah. You look fine, Zosch.

Honest?

Has the cold sore gone?

Ah, ya look real good.

I had this cold sore.

I wanted to look real nice for you, when you came back.

I was afraid it wouldn't be gone...

...so I put this goofy salve on it to dry it.

Oh, Frankie.

Oh, Zosch.

Everything's gonna be all right.

Oh, you didn't see. Look!

Vi got the cake by the bakery.

But the sign, I made.

It's sorta like for a welcome home.

Gee, it's like a real party or somethin'.

Real nice, Zosch.

How are you, Frankie?

- I'm clean. - Sure?

I kicked it, for keeps.

Did it hurt?

How was it there for you?

Oh, they treated me fine, down there.

There was this doctor - this Dr Lennox. He was real good to me.

Frankie.

Frankie.

Did you miss me?

Of course I missed you, Zosch.

What kind of silly question is that?

Of course I missed you.

Honest, no kiddin'.

- What you got there? - You'll see.

Oh - I brought you somethin'.

Oh... oh, it's an exquisite thing.

You like it? I made it myself.

Out of cigarette wrappers.

Oh, it's just an exquisite thing, is all.

- You made it? - Yeah.

For a hobby, like.

See, part of the cure...

...is to keep yourself busy, doin' things you enjoy.

Like for instance I wanted to learn to drum, and music.

And Dr Lennox got 'em to help me do it.