Romance in Manhattan

- Say, ah. Ah. - Ah.

Right over there.

Czechoslovakian.

Now, he says that he went to a farming school in Brno.

'And he also want to go to school here.'

Yes, I want to be a good American citizen.

'Uh, I also learned English at the American college in Prague'

so that when I come to your America

I can speak English very well.

That's fine, Novak.

Next.

I can, uh, go now?

Yeah, that desk over there, son.

Thank you. Thank you, very much.

Let me see your money, please.

- Uh, money? - Yes.

How much have you got there?

Uh, $58, $8 more than I need.

Uh-huh.

Uh, can, uh, can I go now?

Is there anyone in America who would be responsible for you?

No.

'Or is there anybody at home'

'who could, uh, cable money to you?'

No, I.. I have no people.

Well, have you got a job to go to when you land?

No, but I'll find one soon, perhaps tomorrow.

Hold for special board of enquiry.

Deportation to same port, Rotterdam, sailing tonight.

You're sending me back? But why?

You haven't got money enough.

Why, all they told me at home I need are $50

I have, I have $58.

Are you sure they didn't tell you $200?

- Two hundred dollars? - 'It was 50.'

But with so many families in want

with labor conditions as they are

the entry sum has been raised.

I, I don't know what to say.

Well, I tell you.

You-you let me in

and tomorrow I start to work.

Very soon I can show you the money, perhaps in a week or two.

Oh, uh, I, I don't speak very well English, you explain.

I'm sorry, Karel, you'll have to go back.

But, but I cannot do that.

It took me a long time to save so much money to buy the ticket.

I have no more ticket, so I cannot go back.

We will pay your way back.

Well... that is bad news.

But if I have to go back, I have to go.

All the way to Holland and then to Czechoslovakia.

Also, I get so sick on the boat.

- Well, it's too bad. - 'Alright. Joe.'

Excuse me.

You, you will take me back to Holland free?

- It costs me nothing? - That's right.

And you bring me back to America free too when I earn the $200?

- Come on, you're holding up. - Excuse me.

You bring me back to America?

No. We can't do that.

- Then, then I do not go back. - Take it easy, son.

But, excuse me, for three years I've been saving money

to come to America for my food and for my clothes.

You don't know how I worked. I, I even learned English.

Why, this has been my whole life

to come to America, you cannot send me back now.

It would take me years to earn enough money to come back.

Please, you must find something. I'll do anything.

- I, I'll work day and night. - Take it easy, son.

Please, don't send me back. Let me earn the money here.

- Next case. - You cannot do this.

How am I to come back? Please, let me earn the money here.

'Grab him by the other arm. Are you alright, Mac?'

'I'm alright, hoist him up.'

This guy's heavy. He must be full of water.

Ah! He's croaked.

No, he'll live.

- He's coming through. - Let him sit up, he's alright.

What's the matter, kid? You trying to commit suicide?

No, I, I fell in.

Thank you for pulling me out.

- Thank you very much. - Hey, where you goin'?

Can you imagine that guy?

'We should've let that mug drown.

- He's scared of something. - Hey, you dropped your wallet.

Sir, that immigrant we were taking back is missing.

- Have you searched the ship? - Yes, sir. He's not aboard.

Well, he'll have a nice long swim.

Now, wireless the immigration authorities, they'll pick him.

Yes, sir.

What'll it be, buddy?

I would like to have some

hot coffee and, uh, uh, this, huh.

- Oh, rolls? - Yes.

Couple of hot rolls, Tom.

- Milk? - Yes.

That'll be six cents.

Hey, buddy, where you goin'? Here's your roll.

Two hundred thousand this morning..

$2000 investment should bring me 30,000.

Hundred and forty thousand dollars..

Hey! Keep moving! Keep moving.

- Are you alright? - Yes, sir, alright.

Alright, break it. Come on.

Hey, what do you think this is? Peacock Alley?

'Move on now. Move on.'

Come on, girls. Let's rehearse the--

'Hey, come on, girls. Let that food alone.'

'Let's get this number rehearsed.'

'Come on. Come one.'

Well.

Wait a minute.

Here.

Well, take it. Go ahead and eat it. It's free.

I'm staking you.

You may as well sit down.

When did you eat last?

Uh, yesterday I think.

'Diet or necessity.'

I beg your pardon.

- Broke? - Broke?

Stony, flat, cleaned out?

I'm sorry, I don't understand.

Oh, I get you.

You're one of them foreigners who learnt to speak English

but don't know it when you hear it.

Oh, never mind. Skip it.

Go ahead and eat.

Here have another donut.

- Where are you from? - Um, Czechoslovakia.

Oh, is that so?

Czechoslovakia.

'How do you like America?'

America? Oh, she is wonderful.

So beautiful, so big

so friendly and so warm.

Say, who are you talking about?

Oh, America.

Your country.

- Are you in politics? - Oh, no. I, I'm a farmer.

A fa.. Oh. Now, I know why you love us.

The AAA has been paying you $14 an acre

not to grow anything.

Paying me not to grow anything?

Never mind, skip that too.

I beg your pardon, I, I wouldn't like to skip so much.

Uh-huh, you won't. Have you been here long?

Uh!

Yes, um, long time.

And still a farmer.

You should've been able to starve to death

in New York long before this.

Have you had enough?

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

That's quite alright.

Do you mind if I say something?

Not at all.

Well, I..

...wanted to say that I..

...I think that you're

the love-loveliest young lady I've ever..

I mean, I wanted to say that a very beautiful..

I beg your pardon, my English.

No, your English is swell.

Goodnight.

Goodnight.

Oh, uh, wait a minute.

- Goodnight. - Oh, no, no, thank you.

- Thank you. - What's the matter?

Don't you think you'll ever be hungry again?

Oh, I, I'll get a job.

What? Doing farming?

I'm a very good farmer. I went to farming school.

Oh, I suppose you're going to start ploughing at 42nd street

and sowing it with wild oats.

Hello, anybody go to jail here?

Hello, Murph.

I thought I told you to move on. Is he bothering you?

Oh, not a bit, he's alright.

Oh, say, Murph, maybe you could help this fellow out.

Oh, no. I tried that, he won't take it.

But do you know of a job we could get him?

Hmm. I don't know where I'd be looking first, Miss Dennis.

Things are awful tough. I get tapped every day.

I suppose you do.

Well, I don't know anybody around here

who needs a farmer except Murph here.

- Do you understand farmin'? - Oh, yes, very much.

'Oh, don't get excited, he hasn't got a farm yet.'

But he's gonna get one in Jersey when he retires.

- Well, thanks anyway, Murph. - Okay.

If I hear of anything, I'll let you know. So long.

So long.

Do you care what kind of work you do?

Oh, I, I'll do anything.

Of course, I wouldn't like very much to wash dishes.

I did that for a week in a hotel in Prague and--