Tasty Mystery Baskets of Clips

Really? When are you leaving here?
- No matter what she asks. - Why are you so concerned for Templeton?
Send the word, send the word To beware
To Broadway
Yeah, now that it's all over, who was the senior partner...
This is important.
You don't have to throw me out. I know the way.
...my sister thanks you...
Come on, we got places to go and things to do.
For he was that Yankee Doodle
You made the world appear to me
Critics kept saying that musicals and cheap comedies were all I could write.
I'm not sure I want to go into show business now.
No selection of direction
- Saturday night. - Mm-hm.
- Seasick pills. - Mm-hm.
Why don't you and mom and Josie take whatever offers in the meantime to fill in.
Could I, uh, see some of the script?
- What'd I tell you? - The four of us back together again...
Noodles and syrup are just enough to keep them alive.
That's why they call him the Yankee Doodle boy.
I'm sorry. After the show I'm going home to New Rochelle.
Hurrah, hurrah We joined the jubilee
Yes, that's just it, Fay.
...or you and I, live."
...and who was the junior partner?
- How did it go tonight? Mmm. - Oh, fine. Fine. Yeah.
- George. - Better.
Sam thinks you could, if you played the lead.
Thanks, kid. That'll help a lot.
Pick it up, soldier. Keep singing, Nora.
It's started already. Will you excuse me?
But we've done more than make a lot of money...
Oh, look at the perspiration on your brow.
Don't do that! Pull out the lights. Pull down that curtain.
Signed...
- I've learned it by heart. - Good.
They're off Come on, Yankee Doodle
Should I?
All babies sleep 20 hours a day, Jerry.
We played every town in America that had a theater.
He is a Yankee Doodle boy
- Open it up. - Keep it closed, Buck.
Pardon me, I didn't quite catch the name. Would you mind spraying it again?
Do you think it's wise?
You mean, who was Dietz and who was Goff?
...but I'm afraid we have more need of you here than over there.
And everything's running so smoothly.
Is it the robin that heralds the first breath of spring?
Uh-huh. "Yankee Doodle Candy."
Heh. Yeah. Where's Miss Templeton's dressing room'?
A real live nephew of his Uncle Sam
The men will cheer The boys will shout
That's it, Mary. That's enough. They've had their chance.
I want to perform in a theater, not a boiler factory.
Learned it on the farm. Nothing but hog-calling with frost on it.
There are grand parts in it for both of you.
A fresh, young sprout gets rich between 8:30 and 11 p.m.
Until the stars are gone Until the break of dawn
He's got one number called "Mary" that's perfect for you.
Oh, the George is fine, but the Washington...
We've gained nearly 10 pounds apiece.
Every night I went to the theater, I expected a phone call.
Uh...
I'd learned my job the hard way, all over the United States.
- Hold that. Thank you. - Uh-oh.
And forever in peace may you wave
Give me the key to your dressing room.
Kindly reply for definite appointment at White House.
Pull out the houselights as soon as she finishes the chorus.
In some ways, I think he was the best performer of the lot.
Oh, I think you have a lovely voice.
Sergeant of the British Isles Who followed his career
Cohan. George Cohan.
The drums rum-tumming everywhere
What?! Have I got to go through that every night?
Should old acquaintance be forgot
He really does need you, George. He's in trouble.
Main Street or Broadway skies
- Oh, good evening, Mrs. Cohan. - Good evening.
Oh, what a jay atmosphere
Mm-hm.
...it was a good combination, Sam, worked well for a long time.
Proudest kid in the state of Massachusetts.
Yes, I know. I knew you did, dear, when you brought the candy and flowers.
Then came a bolt from the blue, jobs for the whole family...
"Stix nix hix pix."
The Yanks are coming
But are you having fun, George?
He's given the world "Yankee Doodle Dandy." What's Foy done for his country?
You're trying to get a rise out of me. Come on, let's have it. What is it?
And, well, new shows need new faces and new feet to go with you.
- We'll bring him in on a shutter. - Here's mine.
...Just to smell that greasepaint again.
They were optimistic, happy and expectant.
I was listening in on the phone downstairs while you were talking to Sam.
Well, finally it came.
And we won't come back Till it's over over there
Don't worry about the critics. You got a smash hit. It's in the air.
Every tune like "Yankee Doodle" Simply sets me off my noodle
You have ponies and showgirls, and you don't tell me about it?
Keep your eyes upon me And surprised you will be
Yes, so do I. Sit down, Mr. Cohan.
...and the Cohans kept rushing out to meet them.
Thanks.
- Harrigan - That's me
- Don't bother me. - It's from the White House.
I've got a Yankee Doodle sweetheart
...but the noodles and the maple syrup out of the reach of the Cohans.
Well, shall I sing for you?
His sister and his mother gone and now the old man.
Oh, no, no, no.
...and they saved me a lot of trouble.
If you'd let yourself go, you'd be just as noisy and entertaining as the rest of us.
So prepare Say a prayer
You'll have to go to Timbuktu.
- Good-bye, Mr. Cohan. - Thank you, major. Thank you.
Wait. He just got here and he's sleeping already.
There she goes stealing the scene again.
To symbolize the spirit
Wonderful. You've got them eating right out of your hand.
What do you mean, you? I'm the senior partner around here.
"George M. Cohan.
Reckon you'll like it If you should strike it
- What time is it? - Seven-thirty.
- Come on, we can't keep Dietz waiting. - You are a fine guy.
That is, until I made your acquaintance.
I have a melodrama here called Wildflower.
I have a wonderful ear for music.
I'd like to forget it. Say, listen, you connected with this turkey?
Not much lately. Haven't had time.
Oh, that's good. I'm glad you came.
Aw!
You're picking on me for a reason, Mary.
- We'd be glad to talk about it. - Fine. Fine. Heh.
Drunk or sober, the dog act goes on in the next show.
My father was playing in a variety, breaking in a single.
I can remember you and your family very well. The Four Cohans.
Old
Going back, congratulating the actors...