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What's the word, Charlie?
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We going through, or what?
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Heading back through the truck?
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Come on, old timer, what are you doing?
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Uh, excuse me, sir. Can we help you?
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Can we help you with something?
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Did I miss the Spec?
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Yeah, I'm afraid so.
The show was this afternoon.
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Oh.
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Did you come with the folks
from Green Haven?
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Why don't we get out of the rain,
and we'll call them for you.
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No, no, no, no! I came on my own.
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No, it's okay. We're gonna call the home.
We're gonna have them come pick you up.
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I'm telling you,
I didn't come with the home!
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Why don't you take those rings
out of your head,
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and maybe you won't be deaf and dumb!
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Well, it's alive.
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I'm sorry, kid. I didn't mean that.
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Your rings look very
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pretty.
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Russ, why don't you take that walker
back to my trailer and finish packing up?
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Sir? Man, I gotta get you
out of this parking lot.
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Why don't you sit down in the wheelchair?
We'll go inside and make some calls.
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Come on, please.
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Malcolm, tell them to come through!
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Yeah. Hey, how you doing?
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I'm looking for a number
I can't seem to find in the book.
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It's for a nursing home called Green Haven.
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I hope they sweat.
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I walked right out of the door
and nobody noticed.
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Green Haven.
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It's a nursing home.
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Hello? Hello?
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Hagenbeck-Wallace! Before the wreck.
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Yeah. You know circuses?
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I should. I been on two.
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Hey, is there a relative maybe I can call?
Or another number you have?
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The first was the Benzini Brothers.
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Benzini Brothers? When?
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1931.
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'31 for how long?
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Now, you know the Benzini Brothers
never saw the end of'31.
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Are you telling me
that you were there for...
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- Right in the middle of it.
- Well, that's incredible,
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because after the Hartford fire
and the Hagenbeck-Wallace wreck,
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that's pretty much the most famous
circus disaster in history.
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Are you okay?
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You got anything to drink around here
that isn't apple juice?
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Uh...
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Yeah, I think so.
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- There you go.
- Thank you.
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I remember you.
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So, how long you been in that home?
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Too long.
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I don't know why they call it a home.
You don't know anybody there.
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They stuff you so full of drugs,
you don't care.
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Five kids and not one has a place for me
since their mother died.
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They take turns visiting on weekends.
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My son forgot
whose turn it was today, so...
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I can't blame him. The kid's 71.
He's starting to lose it up here.
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They're not bad kids.
It's not their fault I'm old.
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I had a good life, you know.
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A big life.
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Take a seat. Yeah.
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I'm sorry. You know what?
My name is Charlie O'Brien Ill.
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Jacob Jankowski, the only.
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That's good.
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Don't you have to call the home?
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I think we should let them sweat.
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But if I could, I was wondering,
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you know, could you talk to me
about what happened in 1931?
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Gonna need another bottle of this.
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It was a big day,
that last day of my final exam.
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I couldn't move fast enough.
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My life was
finally gonna start,
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and I knew exactly where it was taking me.
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Inside our house,
there was no sign of a Depression.
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My mother and father had left Poland
in much worse condition.
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To them, nobody could be poor in America
if they had half a brain in their head.
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Love you, too, Mommy.
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After six years of dissections, castrations,
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and shoving my arm up a cow's ass
more times than I care to remember,
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by the end of that day, I knew I'd be
a Cornell graduate of Veterinary Science.
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And by the end of that night,
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I'd be the first man Catherine Hale
ever invited into her bed.
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She was nuts about me.
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You will have two hours
to complete the exam.
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When you have finished the exam,
close the booklet,
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turn it face downwards
and raise your hands.
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When I have acknowledged you,
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you may bring the exam up to me
and leave.
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You may begin.
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I had a new life all planned.
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Then with the opening of a door,
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Every plan I had vanished.
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Mr. Jankowski?
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May we have a word with you?
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Jacob, I'm afraid there's been
a car accident.
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It's right in there, son.
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Is there any other family to call?
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No. No, it's just me.
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According to our records,
there is no mistake,, Mr. Jankowski.
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The house and all their assets,
including your father's practice,
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are property of the bank
in default of the loan.
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I'm telling you, you're wrong.
My father owned that house outright.
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These documents are dated four years ago.
He signed them.
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Did they need money
for any reason four years ago?
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My tuition.
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Well, there you have it.
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Now, perhaps if you hadn't gone
to college, you'd still have a home.
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But in light of the way your father
ran his business, that's unlikely.
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My fatherwas a good man.
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And when people came to him for help,
he gave it.
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Your father was an irresponsible man
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who let people pay him
in chickens, and eggs,
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and what ever they had instead of money.
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This Depression is with us
for a very long while. Believe me.
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And the only people standing
at the end of it
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will be the ones
who take what they need to survive.
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Don't make the same mistakes
as your father.
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I remember walking out
the front door
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and forcing myself not to look back.
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I couldn't stay where everything
reminded me of the life that was gone.
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And I didn't see the point
in going back to school.
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There were a lot of men in those days
with no home, no family,
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leaving small towns that were dying.
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The rumor was
that there were jobs in the cities,
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so I got it into my head
that I'd walk to Albany.
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I never made it.
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Hey, don't be messing with Blackie!
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Throwing people off trains
is one of the perks of his job.
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We don't need no bums on this train.
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Everybody, calm down here.
Grady, put that damn pistol away.
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Blackie, let him go.
And I mean on the inside of the train.
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I'm telling you, we don't need no trouble.
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I mean, look at them clothes.
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He ain't no bum.
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Don't be sore, kid.
It's almost a reflex with Blackie.
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I'm Camel.
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That there is Grady and Wade.
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I'm Jacob. Jankowski.
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Jankowski? Gorski!
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Mmm?
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You know,
you're pretty young to be on the rails.
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You running from something maybe?
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No, no, nothing like that.
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Where you headed?
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I don't know.
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You hungry? Out of work?
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There's no shame in that. No shame in that.
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Well, what can you do?
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Just about anything, I guess.
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We land in Deposit in the morning.
We'll get you some work for the day,
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and if you're still alive at the end of it,
I will take you to see August,
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the Lord and Masterof the Known
and the Unknown Universe himself!
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Who's that?
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Hold on, chlopak,
you're in for the ride of your life.
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You see that?
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Wave, Olivia.
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Now, I don't know
if I picked that train,
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or that train picked me.
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But something told me
my mother and my father sent it my way.
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I'd like to think that, anyway.
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Hello, ma'am.
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Hey! What the hell
are you doing in here?
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Get out of there!
You ain't no menagerie man.
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Come on. I got you some work.
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- With the animals?
- Oh, you betcha!
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I've never seen so much manure.
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They pack them in 27 a car.
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How do you stand the smell?
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What smell?
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Ladies and gentlemen!
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Step right this way
to see the most dazzling collection
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of wonders, oddities and marvels
of the natural world!
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Step right this way...
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When Cecil gives the signal, you gotta
push the rubes in toward the entrance.
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Without them catching on,
or else there'll be a fight.
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...of pudgy perfection.
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All for one thin dime. And believe me,
it'll be the best dime you ever spent,
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I guarantee! Right this way!
Hand your dime to this fella right here.
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Ladies to the right. Gentlemen to the left.
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Folks, just put one foot in front
of the other, and the body will follow!
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Take this.
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Smack the sides with it
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if you see any heads trying to peek in
without paying.
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Silver.
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That's right. Good boy. Good boy.
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Are you okay?
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You're shaking a little bit.
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Excuse me, ma'am.
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Do you mind if I take a look?
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Performers to the Spec line!
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All performers to the Spec line!
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Walk on.
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Casey, move up.
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Showtime! Showtime!
Move it up. Let's go!
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Ladies and gentlemen,
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and children of all ages,
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welcome to the most
extravagant extravaganza
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the human eye can behold!
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Welcome the stars of the Benzini Brothers
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Most Spectacular Show on Earth!
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She didn't seem real to me at first.
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The way she looked inside that big top
under those lights.
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I thought I'd go blind from the shine.
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Benzini Brothers outdid God himself.
They created heaven in one day.
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And just as fast
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heaven was packed away and gone.
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Whoa, you better take a breath
before it all comes back up on you.
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Here.
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What is that?
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It's Jake. It's all we got
when there's no real hooch.
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Damn Prohibition.
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It don't seem American
to deny a man a drink.
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Ain't it in the Constitution
that a man has got a right to happiness?
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Come on. I'll take you up to see August.
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Right now? It's the middle of the night.
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The only time circus people live,
even the boss.
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See, musicians and sideshow people
are above us roustabouts,
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but below the specialty acts,
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which, of course,
are below the ring stock animals.
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And everybody, everybody,
is below the bosses.
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Don't ever forget that.
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You wanna watch them clowns.
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Nobody ever gets a safe passage
through here.
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Oh, Lucinda, my dear! Good evening.
How are you?
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Hello.
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You bring out the sunshine.
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Ooh. I know you. I saw you at my show.
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- Yeah?
- Yeah.
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Want a private dance?
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- How's your pipe, kid?
- Barbara! Easy, now, Barbara.
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- Good night, ladies.
- Good night, Camel.
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We like him, Camel.
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- Good night, Camel!
- Good night!
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Now try not to talk till
you're familiar with the vernacular,
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or you'll get your head bashed in.
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Like, townies are "rubes,"
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and performers aren't performers.
They're "kinkers,"
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but never call them that to their faces.
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So what do I call them?
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Performers. Just don't talk to them at all.
You'll live longer.
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Now be nice and quiet along here,
because we have to show some respect
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to the ladies and...
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- Gentlemen.
- Good evening.
248
00:24:04,735 --> 00:24:06,942
Hey, Camel, who's the woman
who works with the horses?
249
00:24:07,029 --> 00:24:11,272
That ain't no woman.
That's the boss's wife, Marlena.
250
00:24:11,367 --> 00:24:14,575
She's a star attraction.
And she don't talk to nobody,
251
00:24:14,662 --> 00:24:17,825
and you don't talk to her.
She'll just high-hat you anyway.
252
00:24:18,374 --> 00:24:23,038
You know, I got a son about your age
lives outside of Reading, Pennsylvania.
253
00:24:24,171 --> 00:24:27,163
I haven't seen him in years.
254
00:24:28,550 --> 00:24:29,915
Fix your shirt there.
255
00:24:32,721 --> 00:24:36,179
Before we do this, I got to ask you,
and I don't want to know your business,
256
00:24:36,266 --> 00:24:39,053
but I do know that
you ain't been on the road too long.
257
00:24:39,144 --> 00:24:41,806
So before you start, I got to ask you,
258
00:24:41,897 --> 00:24:47,142
if you got any kind of life to go back to,
that's what you should do.
259
00:24:48,404 --> 00:24:50,144
I don't.
260
00:24:50,698 --> 00:24:53,610
I am so sorry to hearthat.
261
00:24:53,701 --> 00:24:56,033
Now, remember, when you meet August,
let him do the talking.
262
00:24:56,120 --> 00:24:59,738
Don't go blowing your wig.
And don't ever mention Ringling Brothers!
263
00:24:59,832 --> 00:25:02,995
He hates them bastards
worse than the Depression.
264
00:25:03,085 --> 00:25:07,169
Now this here is Earl,
and he's going to take you in.
265
00:25:07,256 --> 00:25:09,793
Earl, this here is Jacob.
266
00:25:09,883 --> 00:25:11,589
- Nice to meet you, Earl.
- Yeah.
267
00:25:20,519 --> 00:25:21,804
What's this, Earl?
268
00:25:21,895 --> 00:25:25,513
The stowaway that Polack rummy
took under his wing.
269
00:25:26,525 --> 00:25:28,311
College boy.
270
00:25:28,402 --> 00:25:30,768
I don't believe
we had the pleasure.
271
00:25:30,863 --> 00:25:32,854
Jacob Jankowski, sir.
272
00:25:32,948 --> 00:25:35,860
So, what am I supposed to do
with a Jacob Jankowski?
273
00:25:37,244 --> 00:25:38,609
I'm just looking for work, sir.
274
00:25:38,704 --> 00:25:41,411
- Ever worked a show, son?
- No, sir.
275
00:25:41,498 --> 00:25:44,080
- Ever seen a show?
- Yes, sir. Ringling Brothers.
276
00:25:53,135 --> 00:25:54,420
Ringling, eh?
277
00:25:55,429 --> 00:25:57,260
Yeah, but it was terrible.
278
00:26:01,894 --> 00:26:03,805
Well, they do try, don't they, boys?
279
00:26:07,566 --> 00:26:09,602
You seen our show?
280
00:26:09,693 --> 00:26:11,058
Yes, sir.
281
00:26:11,153 --> 00:26:13,235
Yeah? What's your favorite act?
282
00:26:13,322 --> 00:26:16,485
I like the one
with the black and white horses.
283
00:26:17,576 --> 00:26:20,443
You've got a good eye. My star attraction.
284
00:26:21,288 --> 00:26:23,825
Well, I do believe we're looking for a boy
285
00:26:23,957 --> 00:26:26,073
to carry water for the elephants.
Aren't we, Joe?
286
00:26:26,168 --> 00:26:27,783
We don't have any elephants.
287
00:26:28,587 --> 00:26:30,703
That sounds perfect.
I'd love to work with the animals.
288
00:26:30,798 --> 00:26:32,163
Come here.
289
00:26:38,847 --> 00:26:41,384
These from one day of work?
290
00:26:41,475 --> 00:26:42,635
Yes, sir.
291
00:26:42,726 --> 00:26:46,594
Why would a college boy
dirty his hands as a filthy roustabout?
292
00:26:46,688 --> 00:26:50,977
I guess because
out of all that dirt and sweat,
293
00:26:51,068 --> 00:26:54,981
working with these fellows you wouldn't
be caught dead in the daylight with,
294
00:26:55,072 --> 00:26:56,608
comes so much beauty.
295
00:26:56,698 --> 00:26:58,734
You grandstanding me, kid?
296
00:26:58,826 --> 00:27:00,316
No. No, sir.
297
00:27:00,410 --> 00:27:01,900
That was beautifully put.
298
00:27:01,995 --> 00:27:05,863
Yet you ride my train,
you eat my food without my permission
299
00:27:05,958 --> 00:27:10,292
while hard-working men labor all day
for the same privileges.
300
00:27:10,379 --> 00:27:14,588
And these filthy roustabouts are my family.
You, you are an intruder.
301
00:27:15,551 --> 00:27:17,132
Next stop, throw him off.
302
00:27:17,219 --> 00:27:19,710
Probably studied poetry.
303
00:27:19,805 --> 00:27:22,091
I studied veterinary science, not poetry.
304
00:27:22,182 --> 00:27:25,470
And I can tell you one thing.
That star attraction horse of yours?
305
00:27:25,561 --> 00:27:28,598
It's not gonna be walking
in a few weeks, let alone performing.
306
00:27:28,981 --> 00:27:29,970
Earl? Wait.
307
00:27:33,068 --> 00:27:34,854
Veterinary sciences?
308
00:27:34,945 --> 00:27:37,061
- What school?
- Cornell.
309
00:27:37,156 --> 00:27:39,147
You're a Cornell graduate?
310
00:27:41,368 --> 00:27:45,452
He did work the rubes for me
this afternoon. He was pretty good.
311
00:27:45,539 --> 00:27:49,407
He shoveled horseshit all day.
That don't make him no horse doctor.
312
00:27:49,501 --> 00:27:51,662
I'm sure Ringling has his own vet.
313
00:27:58,677 --> 00:28:00,258
Cornell, come with me.
314
00:28:01,763 --> 00:28:04,345
- You surefooted, Cornell?
- Yeah.
315
00:28:04,433 --> 00:28:05,764
Good.
316
00:28:22,034 --> 00:28:23,865
It's incredible.
317
00:28:25,245 --> 00:28:27,827
Takes your breath away,
doesn't it?
318
00:28:34,713 --> 00:28:36,749
My star attraction is limping,
319
00:28:36,840 --> 00:28:39,172
and I can't get a new liberty horse
midseason.
320
00:28:39,301 --> 00:28:44,466
So you make sure the horse performs,
and the job is yours. Nine bucks a week.
321
00:28:45,891 --> 00:28:48,507
You do right by me, Cornell,
322
00:28:48,602 --> 00:28:50,843
I'll show you a life
most suckers can't even dream of.
323
00:28:53,690 --> 00:28:55,100
Come on!
324
00:28:59,071 --> 00:29:02,063
Yeah, I could use an educated man
around here.
325
00:29:04,993 --> 00:29:09,453
Gets pretty tiring talking
to my menagerie of trained seals.
326
00:29:09,539 --> 00:29:11,075
Come on!
327
00:29:29,476 --> 00:29:31,933
- Kinko.
- August.
328
00:29:32,020 --> 00:29:33,476
I have a roommate for you.
329
00:29:33,563 --> 00:29:35,770
- What is he?
- Jacob. Jankowski.
330
00:29:35,857 --> 00:29:37,518
I asked what, not who.
331
00:29:37,609 --> 00:29:40,851
This gentleman is the show's new vet.
332
00:29:40,946 --> 00:29:42,402
Ivy League, no less,
333
00:29:42,489 --> 00:29:46,027
which puts him a good deal higher
in my estimation than you.
334
00:29:46,118 --> 00:29:49,155
Perhaps you would like
to offer him your cot.
335
00:29:49,246 --> 00:29:52,329
I'll find you in the morning
to see about that horse, Cornell.
336
00:29:58,171 --> 00:30:01,459
That a Jack Russell? They're real smart.
337
00:30:03,802 --> 00:30:05,713
You're not getting the cot.
338
00:30:07,097 --> 00:30:10,180
- Darling, may I introduce to you...
- Careful.
339
00:30:10,267 --> 00:30:11,677
Jacob. Jankowski.
340
00:30:11,768 --> 00:30:16,762
Jacob Jankowski, Benzini Brothers'
very own Ivy League veterinarian.
341
00:30:18,066 --> 00:30:22,981
- He's the vet?
- Yeah. Studied at Cornell University.
342
00:30:26,408 --> 00:30:28,319
The right front hoof.
343
00:30:30,412 --> 00:30:32,949
- It's an abscess.
- Darling.
344
00:30:37,336 --> 00:30:40,544
It didn't look this bad in the show.
You need a hoof tester?
345
00:30:40,630 --> 00:30:41,710
No, I don't think so.
346
00:30:41,798 --> 00:30:45,507
It needs heat and cold until it breaks,
then it needs a salt wrap.
347
00:30:45,594 --> 00:30:46,879
It'll be fine.
348
00:30:48,055 --> 00:30:49,636
Come on, boy.
349
00:30:49,765 --> 00:30:52,131
- Help me in, Joe. Thank you.
- Yep.
350
00:30:53,185 --> 00:30:54,641
Come on, boy.
351
00:31:01,943 --> 00:31:03,399
Well?
352
00:31:04,988 --> 00:31:08,071
I didn't want to say anything
in front of Mrs. Rosenbluth.
353
00:31:08,158 --> 00:31:09,989
The horse has laminitis.
354
00:31:10,077 --> 00:31:11,567
English.
355
00:31:13,789 --> 00:31:18,453
The connective tissue between the hoof
and the coffin bone has been compromised.
356
00:31:18,543 --> 00:31:22,661
So when he walks, the coffin bone
rotates toward the sole of the hoof
357
00:31:22,798 --> 00:31:25,289
until it punctures through.
358
00:31:25,384 --> 00:31:26,624
But it hasn't punctured yet.
359
00:31:26,718 --> 00:31:30,381
No, it hasn't, but it's just a matter of time.
360
00:31:30,472 --> 00:31:31,552
And he's in a lot of pain.
361
00:31:31,640 --> 00:31:33,551
How much time?
362
00:31:33,642 --> 00:31:36,054
Two, three days.
363
00:31:36,144 --> 00:31:37,384
He needs to be put down.
364
00:31:40,982 --> 00:31:45,225
You know all this by just looking at it?
Is there nothing you can do?
365
00:31:45,320 --> 00:31:47,311
No. It's pretty severe.
366
00:31:49,491 --> 00:31:51,027
I'm sorry.
367
00:31:51,118 --> 00:31:52,983
Well, I appreciate it.
368
00:31:55,497 --> 00:31:59,206
Darling, Cornell here agrees with you.
It's nothing really to worry about.
369
00:31:59,292 --> 00:32:01,123
Joe, get Pete to help Marlena.
370
00:32:01,211 --> 00:32:03,372
Pete's gonna feed the cats.
371
00:32:03,505 --> 00:32:06,497
No, we'll do that.
You just take care of him. Come on.
372
00:32:13,557 --> 00:32:15,218
They get a bucket each.
373
00:32:17,561 --> 00:32:20,268
Are you sure they like this stuff?
It's gone bad.
374
00:32:20,689 --> 00:32:24,398
No. They like goats.
375
00:32:25,152 --> 00:32:26,562
We're all out of goats.
376
00:32:30,740 --> 00:32:33,857
Why don't you start
with Rex here in the middle?
377
00:32:37,247 --> 00:32:40,489
What do I do,
just open the door and toss it in?
378
00:32:40,584 --> 00:32:44,122
Unless you think a formal sit-down
is more appropriate.
379
00:32:53,763 --> 00:32:56,596
Slow and quiet.
380
00:32:56,683 --> 00:32:59,015
He won't notice you're there.
381
00:33:11,865 --> 00:33:14,698
Didn't they cover this in class?
382
00:33:14,784 --> 00:33:19,153
Place it in gently. Don't throw it.
You don't want to startle him.
383
00:33:34,638 --> 00:33:37,721
- You think that's funny?
- Yes, I do.
384
00:33:38,767 --> 00:33:41,600
- I could have lost my arm.
- No, you couldn't have.
385
00:33:41,686 --> 00:33:43,517
He doesn't have any teeth.
386
00:33:47,275 --> 00:33:48,481
Does it hurt?
387
00:33:49,611 --> 00:33:50,771
Like this?
388
00:33:53,114 --> 00:33:56,356
Your gut tells you
to shoot my star attraction?
389
00:33:56,451 --> 00:34:00,035
No treatment, no hoof tester,
just your Cornell gut.
390
00:34:00,121 --> 00:34:01,907
You know how a circus survives?
391
00:34:01,998 --> 00:34:06,332
You said it yourself, kid.
On blood, sweat, pain and shit.
392
00:34:06,419 --> 00:34:08,785
When a circus begins to die
and animals eat garbage,
393
00:34:08,880 --> 00:34:11,041
you know what men eat? Nothing.
394
00:34:11,132 --> 00:34:14,750
Your heart goes out to an animal suffering.
Well, that's noble, and that's good,
395
00:34:14,844 --> 00:34:18,382
but all that tells me
is that you never saw men suffer.
396
00:34:18,473 --> 00:34:21,260
So before I get back from town,
397
00:34:21,351 --> 00:34:24,138
you do whatever it is they taught you
in that Ivy League sandbox
398
00:34:24,229 --> 00:34:27,221
to get that horse ready for the parade.
399
00:34:27,315 --> 00:34:29,852
As long as we can walk, we play.
400
00:34:45,292 --> 00:34:47,453
It's not an abscess, is it?
401
00:34:50,297 --> 00:34:51,912
He's going to founder.
402
00:34:54,884 --> 00:34:56,545
It's okay, baby.
403
00:34:58,888 --> 00:35:01,800
I should have taken him out of the show.
404
00:35:01,891 --> 00:35:05,099
It's not your fault. It happens.
405
00:35:05,186 --> 00:35:08,098
It's not uncommon,
406
00:35:08,189 --> 00:35:11,226
but he is suffering.
407
00:35:11,318 --> 00:35:13,058
And the pain is only gonna get worse.
408
00:35:14,487 --> 00:35:17,854
The right thing to do
would be to put him down.
409
00:35:20,201 --> 00:35:23,034
That's not going to happen, is it?
410
00:35:27,751 --> 00:35:31,209
Not when August can get
a few more shows out of him.
411
00:35:32,213 --> 00:35:36,627
Around here, everybody works
till they're run into the ground.
412
00:35:36,718 --> 00:35:40,085
Nobody stops, nobody dies
until August says so.
413
00:35:43,350 --> 00:35:45,011
It's okay, baby.
414
00:36:30,772 --> 00:36:32,228
What about August?
415
00:36:32,607 --> 00:36:35,189
I'm the vet. It's my decision.
416
00:36:35,276 --> 00:36:36,891
It'll be your last one.
417
00:36:39,447 --> 00:36:40,436
Listen, you should go.
418
00:36:43,159 --> 00:36:46,447
No, I'll keep him calm.
419
00:36:49,207 --> 00:36:50,617
Good boy.
420
00:36:52,460 --> 00:36:55,452
Hush, little baby, don't say a word
421
00:36:59,008 --> 00:37:01,294
Mama's gonna buy you a mockingbird
422
00:37:25,869 --> 00:37:27,655
Are you all right?
423
00:37:30,832 --> 00:37:32,538
I'll be all right.
424
00:37:43,344 --> 00:37:44,925
Mr. Jankowski.
425
00:37:48,349 --> 00:37:50,761
I'll be sorry to see you go.
426
00:38:15,543 --> 00:38:17,875
Roll over. Turn around.
427
00:38:17,962 --> 00:38:20,544
Turn around. Good girl. Sit. Good girl.
428
00:38:22,926 --> 00:38:24,791
Up! Up! Up, Queenie!
429
00:38:37,732 --> 00:38:41,190
This circus, my circus,
is a sovereign nation.
430
00:38:41,277 --> 00:38:44,519
You break my law,
you have to pay a penalty.
431
00:38:44,614 --> 00:38:46,821
I tell you to fix a horse, you shoot it?
432
00:38:46,908 --> 00:38:49,650
That's breaking my law.
The penalty is red-lighting.
433
00:38:49,744 --> 00:38:52,861
You need to get off the train.
Except we don't stop the train.
434
00:38:52,956 --> 00:38:55,072
There's a chance you might survive,
although unlikely.
435
00:38:55,166 --> 00:38:59,205
- Mr. Rosenbluth, just let me explain.
- No, no. No need!
436
00:38:59,295 --> 00:39:02,162
You took initiative. I respect that.
437
00:39:02,257 --> 00:39:04,748
But I'm a law-abiding man. Toss him.
438
00:39:05,593 --> 00:39:07,208
- Wait!
- On three.
439
00:39:07,303 --> 00:39:08,964
No, wait! No, no, no!
440
00:39:09,556 --> 00:39:12,719
- One. Two.
- No, no, no, no, no, no, no!
441
00:39:12,809 --> 00:39:14,265
Three!
442
00:39:20,149 --> 00:39:23,016
The only reason you're not a permanent
part of this landscape right now
443
00:39:23,111 --> 00:39:25,648
is because you probably saved
my Marlena from injury,
444
00:39:25,738 --> 00:39:28,275
and you solved a great problem for me.
445
00:39:28,366 --> 00:39:31,608
You sawwhat we fed the cats.
It wasn't right, was it?
446
00:39:32,620 --> 00:39:34,110
But now because of you,
447
00:39:34,205 --> 00:39:37,038
Silver Star will make sure
the cats will eat good fresh meat
448
00:39:37,125 --> 00:39:38,615
until we can sell some tickets.
449
00:39:38,710 --> 00:39:40,200
But you killed my star act,
450
00:39:40,295 --> 00:39:42,786
so if we don't sell the tickets
and the men aren't paid,
451
00:39:42,881 --> 00:39:45,998
they're going to be looking
for someone to blame.
452
00:39:46,092 --> 00:39:48,174
Welcome to the circus, Cornell.
453
00:39:56,895 --> 00:39:59,807
We had to aanael shows
in three towns.
454
00:39:59,898 --> 00:40:04,892
The rumor was, four men got tossed
to save money. And we might go belly up.
455
00:40:04,986 --> 00:40:06,977
Dead circuses were common in '31.
456
00:40:07,071 --> 00:40:09,187
Men tired of being mistreated
would mutiny,
457
00:40:09,282 --> 00:40:12,194
or bosses would see the end coming
and pull a runner with all the money,
458
00:40:12,285 --> 00:40:16,244
leaving a mess of animals and acts
like bones to be picked over.
459
00:40:17,081 --> 00:40:19,788
Luckily, we found one in Goshen.
460
00:40:19,876 --> 00:40:22,743
And August could get any act for a song.
461
00:40:22,837 --> 00:40:26,750
The rest of them knew
they'd never work another show again.
462
00:40:26,841 --> 00:40:31,175
When I saw their faces,
I thought to myself, August was right.
463
00:40:32,263 --> 00:40:34,504
I'd never seen men hungry.
464
00:40:37,602 --> 00:40:40,514
Darling! One second, please.
465
00:40:40,605 --> 00:40:43,096
Erwin, over here. Joe, pour the champagne.
466
00:40:43,524 --> 00:40:47,517
I want you all to experience
the earthquake impact
467
00:40:47,612 --> 00:40:48,943
of what I'm about to show you.
468
00:40:49,030 --> 00:40:53,319
I've made an acquisition that will make
Benzini Brothers a top-drawer tour.
469
00:40:54,452 --> 00:40:56,317
- Darling.
- Yes.
470
00:40:58,081 --> 00:41:00,948
I know I could never truly replace
Silver Star for you,
471
00:41:01,042 --> 00:41:02,907
but I hope you'll give me a chance to try.
472
00:41:03,002 --> 00:41:04,833
Oh, August, you didn't need to do that.
473
00:41:04,921 --> 00:41:06,206
Joe, the doors?
474
00:41:07,674 --> 00:41:10,131
Children, meet our salvation!
475
00:41:10,218 --> 00:41:15,463
We got ourselves a guaranteed
sell-out, crowd-cheering bull!
476
00:41:15,556 --> 00:41:19,014
Her name is Rosie,
she's 53, and she's brilliant.
477
00:41:19,102 --> 00:41:20,842
What's that in her mouth?
478
00:41:20,937 --> 00:41:23,474
She ran off.
They found her eating a cemetery plot.
479
00:41:23,564 --> 00:41:27,273
I'm going to come up with a whole new
star act around you and her.
480
00:41:27,360 --> 00:41:31,524
Darling, I'm not getting up on that.
I've never ridden an elephant in my life!
481
00:41:31,614 --> 00:41:35,152
You didn't know how to stand on top
of a galloping horse until I showed you.
482
00:41:35,243 --> 00:41:38,986
You're a fast learner.
This act will go through the roof!
483
00:41:39,080 --> 00:41:40,490
Where the hell
are we gonna put it?
484
00:41:40,581 --> 00:41:43,664
- We'll make room.
- How are we gonna pay for it?
485
00:41:43,751 --> 00:41:47,994
I won't pay the men for a few weeks.
We've done it before.
486
00:41:48,089 --> 00:41:49,169
Once we start selling out,
487
00:41:49,257 --> 00:41:52,920
the men will have more cash
than they know what to do with.
488
00:41:53,011 --> 00:41:55,002
She's gonna pack them in. I know it!
489
00:42:00,101 --> 00:42:01,716
You the bull man?
490
00:42:01,811 --> 00:42:03,301
He's my menagerie man.
491
00:42:03,396 --> 00:42:05,432
You ain't got no bull man,
I gotta tell the township,
492
00:42:05,523 --> 00:42:07,764
or else I can't sell her to you.
493
00:42:08,109 --> 00:42:10,020
Well, I'm the bull man.
494
00:42:10,111 --> 00:42:13,524
Well, speak up! I ain't got all day.
495
00:42:13,614 --> 00:42:14,945
You see this animal?
496
00:42:15,033 --> 00:42:19,572
This here is the stupidest goddamn
animal on the face of God's good earth.
497
00:42:19,662 --> 00:42:22,244
Here's your bull hook.
You're going to need it.
498
00:42:24,042 --> 00:42:25,282
Good luck to you.
499
00:42:25,376 --> 00:42:29,619
If I don't ever see another dumb bull
in my life, it'll be too soon.
500
00:42:38,765 --> 00:42:41,302
Cornell, give her a once-over.
501
00:42:41,392 --> 00:42:44,509
Darling, get acquainted.
You two are gonna make history.
502
00:42:44,604 --> 00:42:48,973
Robinson? Come on.
Let's pick a car we can renovate.
503
00:42:53,571 --> 00:42:56,438
I think he's lost his mind.
504
00:42:56,532 --> 00:43:00,275
Do you have any idea
how hard it is to break in a new act?
505
00:43:05,041 --> 00:43:07,908
My name is Jacob Jankowski.
506
00:43:08,002 --> 00:43:09,742
- How do you do?
- And this is...
507
00:43:12,256 --> 00:43:13,996
Marlena Rosenbluth.
508
00:43:14,967 --> 00:43:16,673
You're a beauty.
509
00:43:17,804 --> 00:43:21,012
Your skin's a little dry.
Maybe you should take care of that.
510
00:43:21,099 --> 00:43:25,092
The first thing you notice
about a woman's age is her skin.
511
00:43:30,024 --> 00:43:33,562
Oh, great. Just what we need
around here, another lush.
512
00:43:36,447 --> 00:43:38,438
Well, you're welcome.
513
00:43:41,786 --> 00:43:45,370
Is this the way elephants flirt?
514
00:43:45,456 --> 00:43:47,868
Would you two like to be alone?
515
00:43:59,470 --> 00:44:01,631
I think she likes music.
516
00:44:03,975 --> 00:44:06,182
It is a lovely song.
517
00:44:10,231 --> 00:44:11,846
I'm confessing that I love you.
518
00:44:12,275 --> 00:44:13,355
Hmm?
519
00:44:15,987 --> 00:44:18,569
Uh, it's the name of the song.
520
00:44:18,656 --> 00:44:20,863
Oh, right, of course.
521
00:44:20,950 --> 00:44:22,156
Louis Armstrong.
522
00:44:23,494 --> 00:44:27,737
Well, I guess now's as good a time
as any, right, bull man?
523
00:44:27,832 --> 00:44:31,120
Let's get up there!
It's sink or swim around here.
524
00:44:31,210 --> 00:44:33,747
Can you help me with this ladder?
525
00:44:36,090 --> 00:44:38,672
August once dropped me
in the middle of this monkey act.
526
00:44:38,759 --> 00:44:40,841
The meanest monkeys you've ever met.
527
00:44:40,928 --> 00:44:42,839
They were biting me
during the entire performance,
528
00:44:42,930 --> 00:44:46,923
and I had to just smile
and act like it was part of the act.
529
00:44:47,101 --> 00:44:49,012
Oh, gosh.
530
00:44:50,688 --> 00:44:51,894
Good grief.
531
00:44:53,941 --> 00:44:58,310
Well, I think it's very important
to form an offstage relationship.
532
00:44:58,863 --> 00:45:02,026
How do I look? Silly, right?
533
00:45:02,116 --> 00:45:05,449
No. You two were made for each other.
534
00:45:09,457 --> 00:45:11,448
She really is beautiful.
535
00:45:40,154 --> 00:45:42,440
Come in!
536
00:45:56,003 --> 00:45:57,584
Oh, Jacob.
537
00:45:57,672 --> 00:46:01,665
So glad you could come
and celebrate our new beautiful elephant.
538
00:46:03,803 --> 00:46:05,384
Is something wrong?
539
00:46:05,471 --> 00:46:08,053
I feel a little underdressed.
540
00:46:08,140 --> 00:46:10,506
Nonsense. I told you,
541
00:46:10,601 --> 00:46:14,594
nothing but the best
for our very own Cornell graduate vet.
542
00:46:14,689 --> 00:46:19,023
Which, I might add, those Ringling bastards
do not have. I checked.
543
00:46:21,070 --> 00:46:22,059
Voila.
544
00:46:23,197 --> 00:46:27,486
I thought you could use some new threads
and a shave.
545
00:46:27,576 --> 00:46:31,285
Can't have my Ivy League vet
smelling like his patients.
546
00:46:32,665 --> 00:46:35,281
- Can you mess that up?
- Yes, of course.
547
00:46:38,045 --> 00:46:39,455
Perfection.
548
00:46:39,547 --> 00:46:43,335
When I started with Benzini,
this show was nothing but grift.
549
00:46:43,426 --> 00:46:45,462
A man couldn't walk
a straight line through the midway
550
00:46:45,553 --> 00:46:47,760
without getting his pocket picked
half a dozen times.
551
00:46:47,847 --> 00:46:53,467
Benzini was a cheap bastard.
He didn't invest a dime in new acts.
552
00:46:53,561 --> 00:46:57,600
So when he pulled a runner,
everybody thought we were belly-up.
553
00:46:58,316 --> 00:47:00,602
Mmm-mmm. Not me.
554
00:47:00,693 --> 00:47:02,809
- And you were 19, right, darling?
- Uh-huh.
555
00:47:02,903 --> 00:47:06,566
And August got rid of all
the pickpockets and the grift barkers,
556
00:47:06,657 --> 00:47:09,490
and he sold off two deadbeat clowns
and a train car
557
00:47:09,577 --> 00:47:12,910
so he could buy Lucinda, our lovely fat lady.
558
00:47:12,997 --> 00:47:15,158
- And Rex.
- Rex.
559
00:47:15,249 --> 00:47:17,615
But you kept the coochie girls, didn't you?
560
00:47:17,710 --> 00:47:19,951
No denying they're good revenue.
561
00:47:21,088 --> 00:47:22,919
- It's true.
- I needed money.
562
00:47:23,007 --> 00:47:27,671
So I had to scavenge every dead circus
for every act we have.
563
00:47:27,762 --> 00:47:30,469
But you didn't have to buy me, did you?
564
00:47:30,556 --> 00:47:31,796
No.
565
00:47:31,891 --> 00:47:34,633
- I had to marry you.
- That's right.
566
00:47:36,103 --> 00:47:38,560
- Were you a performer?
- No.
567
00:47:38,647 --> 00:47:40,603
August taught me everything I know.
568
00:47:40,691 --> 00:47:43,728
And he told me that one day
we'd be as big as Ringling Brothers.
569
00:47:43,819 --> 00:47:45,810
Yeah.
570
00:47:45,905 --> 00:47:48,942
Those damn brothers
had a stroke of genius.
571
00:47:49,033 --> 00:47:52,776
They sold families the idea they wanted
a show their mother and sisters could see.
572
00:47:52,870 --> 00:47:56,033
No sex, no grift. Safe for the kids.
573
00:47:56,123 --> 00:47:58,865
And nobody can touch their bookings.
574
00:48:00,127 --> 00:48:01,412
But we're on our way.
575
00:48:02,755 --> 00:48:07,670
Yeah, this bull?
This bull has got to be spectacular!
576
00:48:08,969 --> 00:48:12,757
I take care of the spectacle. Now
I need someone to take care of the bull.
577
00:48:12,848 --> 00:48:15,055
August wants you to be the bull man.
578
00:48:15,142 --> 00:48:17,884
You'll have full charge of training Rosie.
With a raise.
579
00:48:17,978 --> 00:48:20,469
Modest raise. You'll hardly notice it.
580
00:48:20,564 --> 00:48:22,054
I don't know anything about elephants.
581
00:48:22,149 --> 00:48:24,561
I'm going to tell him the truth.
582
00:48:25,861 --> 00:48:30,776
Some outfit will be feeding off our carcass
if we don't bring in the people.
583
00:48:30,866 --> 00:48:37,032
And I mean crowds falling over their feet
to get inside our big top.
584
00:48:37,123 --> 00:48:41,332
This bull has got to work, Jacob.
She's got to.
585
00:48:42,128 --> 00:48:44,369
I need to tell you something.
586
00:48:45,297 --> 00:48:47,754
I'm not sure you'll trust me
after you hear it.
587
00:48:52,179 --> 00:48:54,386
I never finished Cornell.
588
00:48:55,641 --> 00:48:56,630
I'm not a real vet.
589
00:48:57,059 --> 00:49:00,392
I didn't get my degree. I'm not licensed.
590
00:49:07,027 --> 00:49:08,517
Jacob,
591
00:49:09,405 --> 00:49:12,397
do you think Lucinda the Fat Lady
weighs 800 pounds?
592
00:49:14,285 --> 00:49:16,276
She's 400 at the tops.
593
00:49:16,370 --> 00:49:20,830
Do you think the Tattooed Woman
was tattooed by headhunters in Borneo?
594
00:49:20,916 --> 00:49:22,827
She's from Pittsburgh!
595
00:49:22,918 --> 00:49:27,287
It took her nine years to ink herself.
Tell him about the hippo, darling.
596
00:49:27,381 --> 00:49:30,999
When she died, we swapped out her water
for formaldehyde, kept showing her.
597
00:49:31,093 --> 00:49:34,005
For two weeks
we traveled with a pickled hippo!
598
00:49:34,096 --> 00:49:37,805
Jacob, the world's run on tricks.
599
00:49:38,142 --> 00:49:40,303
Everyone plays.
600
00:49:41,604 --> 00:49:45,938
But it's having a true talent,
a gift born within,
601
00:49:46,025 --> 00:49:50,519
something no degree can give you...
You have such a talent.
602
00:49:50,613 --> 00:49:53,901
You knew with one look about Silver Star.
603
00:49:54,492 --> 00:49:57,154
You must learn, my dear boy,
604
00:49:57,244 --> 00:50:02,784
that the rules of these United States
of Suckers do not apply to us.
605
00:50:04,793 --> 00:50:06,454
To talent and illusion!
606
00:50:09,757 --> 00:50:11,122
To Rosie.
607
00:50:11,967 --> 00:50:14,834
- To Rosie.
- To all we love.
608
00:50:16,555 --> 00:50:21,845
Tired of bein' lonely
609
00:50:21,936 --> 00:50:26,646
Tired of bein' blue
610
00:50:28,442 --> 00:50:33,778
I wished I had some good man
611
00:50:34,782 --> 00:50:39,276
To tell my troubles to
612
00:50:40,287 --> 00:50:45,782
I need a little sugar in my bowl
613
00:50:45,876 --> 00:50:49,414
Darling. Be gentle, darling.
We have a guest.
614
00:50:56,011 --> 00:50:58,753
August. August.
615
00:50:58,847 --> 00:51:02,305
August. You don't know
your own strength, darling.
616
00:51:03,978 --> 00:51:05,593
I'm right here.
617
00:51:07,022 --> 00:51:08,683
I'm right here.
618
00:51:11,318 --> 00:51:13,855
Come on, let's get you to bed.
619
00:51:15,072 --> 00:51:16,482
Come on.
620
00:51:17,449 --> 00:51:18,905
Come here.
621
00:51:19,702 --> 00:51:21,317
Excuse us, Jacob.
622
00:51:25,165 --> 00:51:27,451
Move your finger
623
00:51:27,543 --> 00:51:31,331
Drop something in my bowl
624
00:51:31,422 --> 00:51:37,509
I need a little steam-heat on my floor
625
00:51:37,595 --> 00:51:43,761
Maybe I can fix things up,
so they'll go
626
00:51:43,851 --> 00:51:45,261
Get off your knees
627
00:51:45,352 --> 00:51:48,094
I can't see what you're drivin' at!
628
00:51:48,188 --> 00:51:49,303
It's dark down there!
629
00:51:49,398 --> 00:51:50,638
Looks like a snake
630
00:51:50,733 --> 00:51:54,442
Come on here and drop somethin' here
in my bowl
631
00:51:54,528 --> 00:51:56,519
Stop your foolin'
632
00:51:56,614 --> 00:52:00,778
And drop somethin' in my bowl
633
00:52:00,868 --> 00:52:02,654
Is everything all right?
634
00:52:02,745 --> 00:52:05,953
Yes. He's just had too much to drink.
635
00:52:06,040 --> 00:52:08,907
Bessie Smith. Wish I could sing like that.
636
00:52:10,085 --> 00:52:12,167
Should I leave?
637
00:52:12,254 --> 00:52:14,336
No, I want to dance.
638
00:52:16,592 --> 00:52:19,800
Come on, just dance with me one time,
and I'll let you go home.
639
00:52:19,887 --> 00:52:21,377
Come on.
640
00:52:43,535 --> 00:52:45,742
I hope you had fun tonight.
641
00:52:47,414 --> 00:52:49,405
August really likes you.
642
00:52:50,959 --> 00:52:52,824
He could use a friend.
643
00:52:54,797 --> 00:52:56,378
We both could.
644
00:53:06,767 --> 00:53:08,553
It's a pretty song.
645
00:53:11,105 --> 00:53:13,346
Don't tell him what happened.
646
00:53:14,775 --> 00:53:18,438
No, no. I would never do that.
647
00:53:20,739 --> 00:53:24,732
That's the name of the song.
Don't Tell Him What Happened to Me.
648
00:53:26,161 --> 00:53:28,152
- The song?
- Yes.
649
00:53:45,013 --> 00:53:46,469
Jacob.
650
00:53:48,183 --> 00:53:49,798
You should go.
651
00:53:52,813 --> 00:53:54,769
I think you should go.
652
00:53:59,486 --> 00:54:00,976
All right.
653
00:54:03,282 --> 00:54:04,738
Good night.
654
00:54:32,686 --> 00:54:35,598
Brava, Queenie! Brava!
655
00:54:36,398 --> 00:54:42,064
This is my new friend
and roommate, Jacob!
656
00:54:45,491 --> 00:54:49,154
I'd like you all to make him feel at home.
657
00:54:52,539 --> 00:54:55,406
I'd love to make you feel at home.
658
00:55:34,248 --> 00:55:38,287
Oh, yeah! Come on.
659
00:55:38,377 --> 00:55:40,413
Nice legs, sister!
660
00:55:40,504 --> 00:55:42,790
Hello, beautiful!
661
00:55:45,843 --> 00:55:47,379
What the hell did I do last night?
662
00:55:47,469 --> 00:55:49,505
You threw up on Barbara.
663
00:55:52,933 --> 00:55:54,764
Your balls itchy?
664
00:55:56,770 --> 00:55:58,306
Yeah, they are.
665
00:55:59,481 --> 00:56:01,722
Thank you for doing that.
666
00:56:01,817 --> 00:56:04,934
It'll grow back. In patches.
667
00:56:06,238 --> 00:56:08,320
What's wrong with Queenie?
668
00:56:09,575 --> 00:56:10,564
What do you mean, wrong?
669
00:56:10,659 --> 00:56:13,526
I mean, she's not hating me.
Something's wrong.
670
00:56:13,620 --> 00:56:14,985
She must've eaten something.
671
00:56:15,080 --> 00:56:16,741
Try getting some honey
from the cookhouse,
672
00:56:16,832 --> 00:56:18,697
and if you can, some slippery elm powder.
673
00:56:18,792 --> 00:56:20,874
And if that doesn't work,
674
00:56:20,961 --> 00:56:24,453
we can check herfor parasites tomorrow
if you want.
675
00:56:29,636 --> 00:56:30,967
My real name's Walter, by the way.
676
00:56:39,229 --> 00:56:40,719
Good morning.
677
00:56:41,982 --> 00:56:44,018
I forgot how big you were.
678
00:56:47,529 --> 00:56:51,192
All right, you want to get to work? Huh?
679
00:56:51,283 --> 00:56:52,739
Okay.
680
00:56:58,999 --> 00:57:01,365
All right, you have to
take it easy with me today.
681
00:57:01,460 --> 00:57:03,667
I'm not in the best form.
682
00:57:05,088 --> 00:57:06,669
You feel like walking?
683
00:57:06,757 --> 00:57:08,748
Wild party, I hear.
684
00:57:11,011 --> 00:57:13,218
I've forgotten most of it.
685
00:57:14,348 --> 00:57:17,840
Seems like the rest
of these guys haven't, though.
686
00:57:20,187 --> 00:57:22,052
About last night, I...
687
00:57:23,440 --> 00:57:25,806
It was just the champagne.
688
00:57:25,901 --> 00:57:26,936
What was?
689
00:57:28,403 --> 00:57:30,644
You're new at this, aren't you?
690
00:57:30,739 --> 00:57:31,945
When a woman gives it to you straight,
691
00:57:32,032 --> 00:57:35,149
don't give her a line
like you don't remember.
692
00:57:36,870 --> 00:57:38,610
All right.
693
00:57:38,705 --> 00:57:41,697
I meant what I said about us being friends.
694
00:57:47,673 --> 00:57:50,460
Where are you going?
695
00:57:51,551 --> 00:57:53,587
Good morning, children.
696
00:57:53,679 --> 00:57:55,590
- Morning, darling.
- Where were you?
697
00:57:55,681 --> 00:57:58,673
I woke up early to train with the girls.
698
00:57:59,518 --> 00:58:02,760
Clearly your charms are very effective
on a lovesick pachyderm.
699
00:58:02,854 --> 00:58:05,687
Too bad they were less successful
with Barbara.
700
00:58:05,774 --> 00:58:07,264
Barbara? I didn't...
701
00:58:07,359 --> 00:58:11,773
Word has it you didn't,
though you gave it the old Cornell try.
702
00:58:11,863 --> 00:58:14,980
- Can we get on with this, please?
- Yes, of course. Now, Cornell,
703
00:58:15,075 --> 00:58:19,910
when it comes to working with a bull,
charm's the last thing required.
704
00:58:20,914 --> 00:58:24,827
You know, any living creature needs
to know who's in charge.
705
00:58:24,918 --> 00:58:29,787
They can sense when a man's power is,
shall we say, in full strength,
706
00:58:29,881 --> 00:58:33,794
and when a man's power is, shall we say,
not.
707
00:58:34,386 --> 00:58:39,551
First of all, can't do anything with a bull
without a bull hook, can you?
708
00:58:48,775 --> 00:58:53,485
And with it, you must claim
the role of master immediately.
709
00:58:55,490 --> 00:58:56,605
Okay.
710
00:58:56,700 --> 00:58:59,783
You use it there, right above her shoulder.
711
00:59:05,792 --> 00:59:08,784
And you use your full voice to command.
712
00:59:12,966 --> 00:59:14,422
Rosie,
713
00:59:15,385 --> 00:59:16,716
walk!
714
00:59:16,803 --> 00:59:19,966
- Rosie, move, walk!
- Now jab her!
715
00:59:20,057 --> 00:59:22,343
She needs to know you mean it.
716
00:59:31,359 --> 00:59:32,565
Rosie, walk.
717
00:59:33,528 --> 00:59:35,484
Rosie, walk, come on.
718
00:59:38,158 --> 00:59:40,114
Rosie, walk!
719
00:59:40,202 --> 00:59:42,193
Watch me. Back off.
720
00:59:45,165 --> 00:59:46,575
Up.
721
00:59:47,709 --> 00:59:49,165
Up.
722
00:59:50,420 --> 00:59:51,830
Forward!
723
00:59:53,173 --> 00:59:55,255
Forward! Move!
724
00:59:58,053 --> 00:59:59,509
Up!
725
01:00:00,555 --> 01:00:02,341
Up! Move!
726
01:00:03,475 --> 01:00:05,261
Up! Move!
727
01:00:06,770 --> 01:00:08,226
Up!
728
01:00:09,189 --> 01:00:12,147
Up! Move!
729
01:02:23,698 --> 01:02:28,613
Ladies and gentlemen,
and children of all ages,
730
01:02:28,703 --> 01:02:32,537
welcome to the most
extravagant extravaganza
731
01:02:32,624 --> 01:02:34,956
the human eye can behold!
732
01:02:35,043 --> 01:02:36,704
Welcome the stars
733
01:02:36,795 --> 01:02:41,289
of the Benzini Brothers
Most Spectacular Show on Earth!
734
01:03:33,310 --> 01:03:34,641
Move up! Up!
735
01:03:48,408 --> 01:03:50,444
Up! Move!
736
01:04:39,501 --> 01:04:41,708
In the big top! Come on!
737
01:04:44,923 --> 01:04:48,165
- You all right?
- Yeah. I just landed funny on my heel.
738
01:04:48,259 --> 01:04:50,545
Get that damn bull
before we're driven out of town.
739
01:04:50,637 --> 01:04:52,753
Don't forget the bull hook.
740
01:04:53,973 --> 01:04:57,386
Jacob? Some of the boys saw her
heading for town.
741
01:04:57,477 --> 01:04:59,763
I'll help you, kid. Come on.
742
01:05:05,443 --> 01:05:08,526
Excuse me, sir. Excuse me.
743
01:05:08,613 --> 01:05:10,399
Excuse me, ma'am.
744
01:05:10,990 --> 01:05:12,821
Excuse me, ma'am.
745
01:05:14,202 --> 01:05:15,191
This yours?
746
01:05:15,286 --> 01:05:18,073
Yeah, we'll take care of it, Officer.
Don't you worry. Thank you.
747
01:05:18,164 --> 01:05:19,153
My cabbage!
You pay for those, eh?
748
01:05:19,249 --> 01:05:20,238
I'm sorry, sir.
749
01:05:20,333 --> 01:05:21,493
I'll get out of here in two minutes.
750
01:05:21,584 --> 01:05:23,540
Oh, they just love booze.
751
01:05:24,838 --> 01:05:28,251
One whiff of this, and she ain't thinking
about corn anymore!
752
01:05:28,341 --> 01:05:30,377
Did you see that?
753
01:05:30,468 --> 01:05:35,053
Got this from Wade and Grady.
Bastards been holding out on me.
754
01:05:35,140 --> 01:05:38,382
- Hey, mister! To pay?
- I will. I will!
755
01:05:38,476 --> 01:05:41,684
Kills me,
wasting it on a goddamn pachyderm.
756
01:05:44,566 --> 01:05:46,932
Oh! This damn leg of mine.
757
01:05:47,861 --> 01:05:49,943
Is she following?
758
01:05:50,029 --> 01:05:52,145
- Yeah, she's following.
- Uh-huh. Good.
759
01:05:53,700 --> 01:05:55,361
Evening.
760
01:05:57,954 --> 01:06:01,788
- You okay?
- I'm fine. I have a sore wrist.
761
01:06:01,875 --> 01:06:04,207
A bruised heel. I'll be fine.
762
01:06:05,712 --> 01:06:07,668
But I think August could use a drink.
763
01:06:07,755 --> 01:06:11,964
Maybe you should take him out, Jacob.
Get him to relax a bit.
764
01:06:12,051 --> 01:06:14,212
Did you catch that bull?
765
01:06:15,388 --> 01:06:19,631
Yeah, I got her back in her car eventually.
766
01:06:19,726 --> 01:06:20,761
Good.
767
01:06:24,564 --> 01:06:26,100
August?
768
01:06:26,191 --> 01:06:27,601
August!
769
01:06:28,735 --> 01:06:30,851
August! Don't!
770
01:06:30,945 --> 01:06:33,812
- August! August!
- Stop!
771
01:06:33,907 --> 01:06:36,899
August! She was good! She was good.
She came back on her own.
772
01:06:36,993 --> 01:06:40,906
She just needs more time.
She wasn't ready yet. Hey!
773
01:07:01,768 --> 01:07:03,099
Stop it!
774
01:07:03,186 --> 01:07:05,598
Stay down, kid. I mean it!
775
01:08:12,422 --> 01:08:14,879
We need to get a lot of whiskey.
776
01:08:19,637 --> 01:08:21,252
I don't understand why a man like that
777
01:08:21,347 --> 01:08:23,929
wants to be around animals
in the first place.
778
01:08:24,017 --> 01:08:26,975
He shouldn't have the right if you ask me.
779
01:08:51,127 --> 01:08:52,537
Marlena!
780
01:08:57,008 --> 01:08:58,839
Did Marlena send you?
781
01:09:00,011 --> 01:09:01,217
No.
782
01:09:02,639 --> 01:09:04,800
She doesn't want to see me.
783
01:09:05,683 --> 01:09:07,548
She won't talk to me.
784
01:09:10,480 --> 01:09:12,937
She won't forgive me this time.
785
01:09:14,067 --> 01:09:16,274
Maybe you can talk to her.
786
01:09:20,156 --> 01:09:23,319
I know there is no excuse for what I did.
787
01:09:24,452 --> 01:09:27,319
- Is she all right, Rosie?
- She could use some whiskey.
788
01:09:27,413 --> 01:09:30,405
Yeah, yeah. Here, take all I've got.
789
01:09:37,173 --> 01:09:38,834
Take it.
790
01:09:38,925 --> 01:09:40,881
Will you tell her? Marlena?
791
01:09:42,679 --> 01:09:43,794
Tell her what?
792
01:09:43,888 --> 01:09:48,973
I saw the bull rear up and run away
with her, and I lost my mind.
793
01:09:49,060 --> 01:09:51,426
That's no excuse. I know that.
794
01:09:59,070 --> 01:10:01,903
I've spent all that money on that bull.
795
01:10:03,366 --> 01:10:07,826
I need to pay the workmen.
I have debts to pay.
796
01:10:07,912 --> 01:10:10,528
I need to sell tickets.
797
01:10:12,333 --> 01:10:14,449
And that bull is useless.
798
01:10:14,544 --> 01:10:17,877
If I lose Marlena, you understand,
I'll lose all of this.
799
01:10:30,184 --> 01:10:33,472
What were you planning on doing
with that bull hook?
800
01:10:36,482 --> 01:10:37,642
Jacob?
801
01:10:55,710 --> 01:10:58,668
Are you sure that's not too much?
She might get drunk.
802
01:10:59,046 --> 01:11:01,788
She weighs four tons. She just gets sleepy.
803
01:11:01,883 --> 01:11:03,839
She can barely move as it is.
804
01:11:03,926 --> 01:11:05,507
She'll be fine.
805
01:11:10,975 --> 01:11:13,432
I don't know what to do, Camel.
806
01:11:13,519 --> 01:11:14,725
He'll kill her next time.
807
01:11:14,812 --> 01:11:18,145
There's nothing you can do.
A man like that.
808
01:11:18,232 --> 01:11:21,395
He throws men off a moving train
so he don't have to pay.
809
01:11:21,486 --> 01:11:26,071
You think he thinks twice about
killing one of God's innocent creatures?
810
01:11:29,577 --> 01:11:32,114
- Can you pass me the other rag?
- Mmm?
811
01:11:32,205 --> 01:11:34,287
- It's under your foot.
- Oh...
812
01:11:34,373 --> 01:11:36,705
Lift your leg. Lift your leg.
813
01:11:49,931 --> 01:11:53,765
I want you to read these out loud to Rosie.
814
01:12:09,867 --> 01:12:12,233
Might help if he said "please."
815
01:12:13,704 --> 01:12:15,114
Say...
816
01:12:18,626 --> 01:12:21,413
- What does that mean?
- Just try it.
817
01:12:30,888 --> 01:12:32,549
Now the next one.
818
01:13:07,300 --> 01:13:11,134
The only really authentic miracle
is success.
819
01:13:12,597 --> 01:13:14,758
Washes away all sins.
820
01:13:15,725 --> 01:13:19,638
Don't you think? Just the thought of it
makes all things right.
821
01:13:21,105 --> 01:13:24,313
Anyway, to Rosie,
822
01:13:24,400 --> 01:13:28,234
our big, fat, beautiful
823
01:13:28,321 --> 01:13:30,812
bull's-eye of a star attraction.
824
01:13:35,286 --> 01:13:37,948
- I need to get some more champagne.
- Let me get it.
825
01:13:38,039 --> 01:13:39,870
No. Sit! My party.
826
01:13:49,300 --> 01:13:51,757
It's good seeing him like this.
827
01:13:52,678 --> 01:13:54,885
Looks like it's gonna be
standing room only from now on.
828
01:13:54,972 --> 01:13:58,715
You know how many star acts
we've had that packed them in?
829
01:13:58,809 --> 01:14:03,803
How much money we've made and lost,
and made and lost?
830
01:14:05,691 --> 01:14:10,060
Silver Star paid for our new stateroom,
and look what happened to him.
831
01:14:12,156 --> 01:14:13,396
Why do you stay with him?
832
01:14:15,701 --> 01:14:17,657
I was born a passenger.
833
01:14:19,038 --> 01:14:22,622
They found me wrapped in a newspaper
under a seat on the Baltimore and Ohio.
834
01:14:22,708 --> 01:14:25,074
I was just three days old.
835
01:14:25,169 --> 01:14:27,125
I grew up in foster homes.
836
01:14:27,213 --> 01:14:29,920
I'd always daydream
about who my parents were.
837
01:14:30,007 --> 01:14:32,464
When I was five, for an entire year,
838
01:14:32,551 --> 01:14:34,963
I pretended my mom
was an Appaloosa mare.
839
01:14:35,054 --> 01:14:36,464
I did.
840
01:14:37,014 --> 01:14:40,381
And that I was a filly,
841
01:14:40,476 --> 01:14:43,684
and that I was just dreaming
that I was a girl.
842
01:14:44,397 --> 01:14:47,935
And that one day I'd wake up,
and I'd run home.
843
01:14:50,027 --> 01:14:52,109
One thing was for sure,
I was a lot safer in those stables
844
01:14:52,196 --> 01:14:54,562
than I ever was in those homes.
845
01:14:55,700 --> 01:14:59,318
And then the circus came to town.
846
01:14:59,412 --> 01:15:03,405
And there they were,
these six gorgeous black Friesians
847
01:15:03,499 --> 01:15:06,332
with red tassels
hanging down their manes.
848
01:15:06,419 --> 01:15:08,705
So beautiful.
849
01:15:08,796 --> 01:15:10,957
And August was right out front.
850
01:15:11,048 --> 01:15:16,042
And as soon as he looked at me,
I knew I'd never live with strangers again.
851
01:15:19,056 --> 01:15:21,342
So we got married.
852
01:15:21,434 --> 01:15:23,299
And where did I end up?
853
01:15:23,394 --> 01:15:26,682
Living on a train.
It's the only real home I've ever known.
854
01:15:30,109 --> 01:15:34,102
And you know, I'm a star attraction.
855
01:15:38,075 --> 01:15:40,157
Out there,
856
01:15:40,244 --> 01:15:44,203
I got nothing just like everybody else.
857
01:15:46,250 --> 01:15:50,163
You're a beautiful woman.
You deserve a beautiful life.
858
01:15:50,254 --> 01:15:51,994
That's all there is to it.
859
01:15:55,509 --> 01:15:58,842
Where were you when I was 17, huh?
860
01:16:04,769 --> 01:16:05,884
Let's dance.
861
01:16:56,737 --> 01:16:59,274
This is a raid!
862
01:17:03,452 --> 01:17:04,612
Raid!
863
01:17:05,955 --> 01:17:08,287
Marlena! Marlena!
864
01:17:14,046 --> 01:17:15,286
Jacob!
865
01:17:15,381 --> 01:17:17,212
Hey! Hold it right there!
866
01:17:21,095 --> 01:17:22,756
This way!
867
01:17:29,145 --> 01:17:31,727
- You all right?
- That was really close.
868
01:17:31,814 --> 01:17:34,100
I ripped my stockings.
869
01:17:34,191 --> 01:17:36,352
They were silk, too.
870
01:17:36,443 --> 01:17:37,979
Who cares?
871
01:17:39,321 --> 01:17:41,562
I don't know how we're going to find
our way back,
872
01:17:41,657 --> 01:17:44,194
especially if we don't find August.
873
01:17:47,079 --> 01:17:50,071
We should probably go look for him, right?
874
01:18:23,949 --> 01:18:25,735
Don't follow me.
875
01:18:45,554 --> 01:18:48,341
I told myself, let her go.
876
01:18:48,432 --> 01:18:51,139
She'll tell August
that I got lost in the crowd.
877
01:18:51,227 --> 01:18:52,637
It's the best thing for her.
878
01:18:52,728 --> 01:18:55,219
It's the best thing for everybody.
879
01:18:55,314 --> 01:18:56,724
I just couldn't do it.
880
01:18:56,815 --> 01:18:58,726
Rosie...
881
01:18:58,817 --> 01:19:02,230
I convinced myself
I had to stay to protect Rosie.
882
01:19:02,321 --> 01:19:05,404
To protect Marlena.
Because August couldn't be trusted.
883
01:19:10,829 --> 01:19:13,241
When the truth was
884
01:19:13,332 --> 01:19:16,324
maybe I was the man
who couldn't be trusted.
885
01:19:17,294 --> 01:19:19,660
Hey. Hey.
886
01:19:21,006 --> 01:19:23,042
Something's wrong with Camel. Come on.
887
01:19:29,056 --> 01:19:32,924
Hey, kid. How nice to see you.
888
01:19:33,018 --> 01:19:34,474
Hey, Camel.
889
01:19:36,772 --> 01:19:39,138
- What's wrong?
- I don't know.
890
01:19:39,233 --> 01:19:43,226
I woke up this morning,
and my feet was all floppy.
891
01:19:43,320 --> 01:19:45,732
I just can't feel them right.
892
01:19:47,116 --> 01:19:51,780
And it's not just that, though.
There's other stuff, too.
893
01:19:51,870 --> 01:19:56,614
- Like down there? Man stuff?
- Yeah.
894
01:19:56,709 --> 01:19:57,869
What's wrong with him, Doc?
895
01:19:57,960 --> 01:20:00,872
It's jake leg. I've seen it before.
896
01:20:00,963 --> 01:20:03,170
No such thing, is there, Doc?
897
01:20:04,425 --> 01:20:06,882
Manufacturer started putting
this plasticizer in this
898
01:20:06,969 --> 01:20:08,505
to get around regulations that
899
01:20:08,595 --> 01:20:11,928
Jamaican ginger extract
not be sold as booze.
900
01:20:12,016 --> 01:20:14,132
You're not supposed to drink this stuff,
you know?
901
01:20:14,226 --> 01:20:17,889
What the hell am I supposed to drink
to stop the shakes?
902
01:20:18,397 --> 01:20:20,388
It's Prohibition.
903
01:20:20,482 --> 01:20:22,313
I ain't no Astor.
904
01:20:22,401 --> 01:20:26,019
It's okay, Camel. Tomorrow's payday.
We'll get you some moonshine.
905
01:20:26,113 --> 01:20:28,274
Don't lie to the man.
If we were getting paid,
906
01:20:28,365 --> 01:20:30,481
Blackie wouldn't have red-lighted
nine men.
907
01:20:30,576 --> 01:20:32,567
That can't be true.
908
01:20:32,661 --> 01:20:36,074
Nine men disappear
between Goshen and Weehawken?
909
01:20:36,165 --> 01:20:38,406
And we didn't make no stops.
910
01:20:41,837 --> 01:20:43,668
Is he gonna get better?
911
01:20:43,756 --> 01:20:46,623
Earl or Blackie
see Camel like this, it's over.
912
01:20:46,717 --> 01:20:49,208
We need to get him out of sight, Jacob.
913
01:20:53,182 --> 01:20:54,592
All right.
914
01:21:04,276 --> 01:21:08,019
Jacob, in a week, he's not gonna be able
to move his legs at all.
915
01:21:08,113 --> 01:21:12,277
Listen. He told me he has a son in Reading.
916
01:21:12,368 --> 01:21:17,328
We play there in three weeks.
Three weeks. That's all he needs.
917
01:21:17,414 --> 01:21:20,030
Blackie and his men
don't patrol performer cars.
918
01:21:32,179 --> 01:21:34,636
- Good morning.
- Hey.
919
01:21:36,141 --> 01:21:39,099
- Do you mind if I sit?
- Not at all.
920
01:21:47,945 --> 01:21:50,687
Can we speak privately later?
921
01:21:50,781 --> 01:21:53,773
Why? Is something the matter?
922
01:21:53,867 --> 01:21:56,904
Ljust wanted to apologize
about what happened last night.
923
01:21:56,995 --> 01:22:00,408
That's silly, Jacob.
Why would you apologize?
924
01:22:00,499 --> 01:22:02,410
You weren't even there.
925
01:22:03,710 --> 01:22:07,248
I explained to August what happened
as best I could remember it.
926
01:22:07,339 --> 01:22:10,456
Champagne just overwhelms my senses.
927
01:22:10,551 --> 01:22:13,668
I remember there was a crowd,
and people were pushing.
928
01:22:13,762 --> 01:22:18,426
And I was running,
and I fell and tore my stockings.
929
01:22:18,517 --> 01:22:19,632
Morning, children!
930
01:22:21,353 --> 01:22:24,345
That was quite an adventure
we had last night.
931
01:22:25,816 --> 01:22:28,057
Thanks, Pauley.
932
01:22:28,152 --> 01:22:32,441
Glad I didn't have to bail you
out of jail. How'd you get home?
933
01:22:32,531 --> 01:22:36,023
- I took the ferry.
- Brilliant and cheap.
934
01:22:36,118 --> 01:22:37,574
Good man.
935
01:22:37,661 --> 01:22:40,528
I slept like a baby after last night.
936
01:22:44,168 --> 01:22:47,456
- Thank you, my darling!
- August, please, we're in public.
937
01:22:47,546 --> 01:22:49,127
What? Nothing to be ashamed of.
938
01:22:49,214 --> 01:22:51,671
Man and wife reuniting
in their marriage bed?
939
01:22:51,758 --> 01:22:53,498
It's a sacred act.
940
01:22:54,553 --> 01:22:57,260
My Marlena has forgiven me.
941
01:22:57,347 --> 01:22:59,759
All's well with the world again.
942
01:23:11,862 --> 01:23:14,023
Now, in a circle.
943
01:23:23,707 --> 01:23:25,368
Beautiful, Jacob.
944
01:23:29,046 --> 01:23:31,253
You know, I was really worried
about you two last night.
945
01:23:33,967 --> 01:23:36,583
If anything had happened to Marlena,
946
01:23:38,388 --> 01:23:42,552
if anyone had harmed her
or as much as touched her,
947
01:23:45,062 --> 01:23:46,848
I hate to think of it.
948
01:23:47,981 --> 01:23:50,097
Now let's bring her back in.
949
01:23:57,991 --> 01:24:01,904
If August knew anything
about that night, you'd neve rknow it.
950
01:24:01,995 --> 01:24:04,702
All he seemed to care about was Rosie,
951
01:24:04,790 --> 01:24:08,032
and God love her,
she played her part to a T.
952
01:24:08,126 --> 01:24:10,117
We all did.
953
01:24:10,212 --> 01:24:15,377
Everything went back to how it was before.
At least, that's how it looked.
954
01:24:15,467 --> 01:24:19,927
But nothing was the same.
August was right again.
955
01:24:20,013 --> 01:24:21,969
Everything is an illusion.
956
01:24:27,145 --> 01:24:28,851
Come on!
957
01:26:23,095 --> 01:26:25,086
With straw house sell-outs,
958
01:26:25,180 --> 01:26:28,422
August promised the men
he'd finally pay them with increases,
959
01:26:28,558 --> 01:26:30,844
once his debts were covered.
960
01:26:30,936 --> 01:26:34,269
Success had made a new man
out of August, they all said.
961
01:26:34,356 --> 01:26:38,349
But I watched him,
and I knew it was just a matter of time.
962
01:26:43,782 --> 01:26:45,613
Shh! Children.
963
01:26:48,078 --> 01:26:52,993
The circus is nothing without its traditions.
It's a family.
964
01:26:53,083 --> 01:26:56,120
And like any family,
when a new member is born,
965
01:26:56,211 --> 01:27:00,705
its arrival has to be greeted
with celebration and with gratitude.
966
01:27:00,799 --> 01:27:02,835
Now I know we've all been
kind of busy lately
967
01:27:02,926 --> 01:27:05,793
with sold-out performances.
Thank the gods!
968
01:27:08,515 --> 01:27:09,595
Shh!
969
01:27:11,601 --> 01:27:14,593
But right now, I want to take
this moment before today's show
970
01:27:14,688 --> 01:27:16,804
to gather together.
971
01:27:16,898 --> 01:27:18,729
We close our eyes
972
01:27:21,737 --> 01:27:22,977
and we thank
973
01:27:23,071 --> 01:27:27,110
whoever's up there that sends
desperate men running for the rails.
974
01:27:29,077 --> 01:27:35,164
Because it was a lucky day
when Jacob Jankow skijumped our train.
975
01:27:36,001 --> 01:27:41,041
It is because of his discovery
that we have the greatest star attraction
976
01:27:41,131 --> 01:27:44,498
in the Benzini Brothers' history!
977
01:27:48,013 --> 01:27:51,380
Shh! And so,
978
01:27:51,475 --> 01:27:55,935
to officially welcome him into our family,
979
01:27:56,021 --> 01:27:57,886
we open our eyes,
980
01:27:57,981 --> 01:28:02,315
and we give him the traditional
Benzini Brothers baptism!
981
01:28:27,803 --> 01:28:29,714
Congratulations, Jacob.
982
01:28:35,227 --> 01:28:36,967
Will you bring Rosie
to my tent after this?
983
01:28:37,062 --> 01:28:39,223
And don't tell anyone, okay?
984
01:28:55,372 --> 01:28:57,454
Where do you want her?
985
01:28:58,375 --> 01:29:01,663
Oh, if you could stake her right there,
that would be great.
986
01:29:01,753 --> 01:29:04,244
I'm planning a little surprise for August.
987
01:29:04,339 --> 01:29:06,921
I've never seen the company
so happy before.
988
01:29:07,008 --> 01:29:10,842
Maybe we will give Ringling Brothers
a run for their money.
989
01:29:11,847 --> 01:29:14,179
Do you need anything else?
990
01:29:14,266 --> 01:29:15,927
No, thank you.
991
01:29:18,895 --> 01:29:19,930
Um, actually...
992
01:29:22,023 --> 01:29:24,355
- Thank you.
- Sorry.
993
01:29:26,945 --> 01:29:28,651
So, what's this?
994
01:29:28,738 --> 01:29:32,026
Oh, this is for you. Surprise!
Congratulations, darling.
995
01:29:32,117 --> 01:29:34,483
Thank you, my darling.
996
01:29:34,578 --> 01:29:36,284
Jacob, where are you going?
997
01:29:37,038 --> 01:29:38,153
It's your thing.
998
01:29:38,248 --> 01:29:40,159
No, please join us. Come.
999
01:29:41,626 --> 01:29:44,743
- Marlena.
- Of course.
1000
01:29:58,727 --> 01:30:03,346
To August, a genuine miracle man
for making a star attraction out of me.
1001
01:30:04,399 --> 01:30:05,855
Many thanks.
1002
01:30:07,777 --> 01:30:09,017
Many thanks to both of you.
1003
01:30:12,908 --> 01:30:16,275
And forgive me for arriving too soon
and spoiling the surprise.
1004
01:30:16,369 --> 01:30:18,325
I could go back out.
1005
01:30:18,413 --> 01:30:20,028
Give you more time.
1006
01:30:20,123 --> 01:30:24,867
Or better yet, I could yell "Raid!"
And clear the place out.
1007
01:30:24,961 --> 01:30:27,168
In fact, it gave me an idea for the show.
1008
01:30:27,255 --> 01:30:28,665
A new act.
1009
01:30:29,674 --> 01:30:31,505
This is the story.
1010
01:30:32,427 --> 01:30:35,669
A first dance. Two characters.
1011
01:30:36,264 --> 01:30:40,928
A young awkward man, hopelessly in love
with a woman beyond his reach,
1012
01:30:41,019 --> 01:30:43,180
who teases his affections.
1013
01:30:44,314 --> 01:30:45,349
Hmm?
1014
01:30:45,941 --> 01:30:52,062
We start with a romantic melody
that sweeps them onto the dance floor.
1015
01:30:52,155 --> 01:30:54,988
He wraps his arms around her.
1016
01:30:55,533 --> 01:30:58,275
He wraps his arms around her.
1017
01:31:00,288 --> 01:31:03,655
Come on. Please, indulge me. I'm inspired.
1018
01:31:04,709 --> 01:31:06,415
The audience will love it!
1019
01:31:07,837 --> 01:31:09,247
Yes.
1020
01:31:11,716 --> 01:31:15,880
Now, they look into each other's eyes.
1021
01:31:17,013 --> 01:31:18,173
- August...
- Look at him!
1022
01:31:23,311 --> 01:31:25,097
She touches his cheek.
1023
01:31:27,315 --> 01:31:30,648
And gently runs her hand down his neck,
1024
01:31:30,735 --> 01:31:33,522
playing with his hair.
1025
01:31:37,158 --> 01:31:41,777
Never leaving his eyes.
Never leaving his eyes.
1026
01:31:42,580 --> 01:31:45,413
Making him believe she's his.
1027
01:31:46,501 --> 01:31:48,867
He slides his hand lower
1028
01:31:50,005 --> 01:31:52,872
and lower, below her waist.
1029
01:31:57,345 --> 01:32:00,803
But she slaps his wrist
1030
01:32:00,890 --> 01:32:04,724
as if to protect her honor
against this rude Lothario.
1031
01:32:08,606 --> 01:32:09,766
That's it!
1032
01:32:09,858 --> 01:32:12,144
The audience will eat it up.
They love the illusion.
1033
01:32:12,235 --> 01:32:14,521
They'll never guess
you have no honor to protect.
1034
01:32:14,612 --> 01:32:17,445
August. Please.
1035
01:32:18,533 --> 01:32:21,696
It's funny how things pan out.
1036
01:32:21,786 --> 01:32:24,949
I've always known
the kind of woman you really are.
1037
01:32:25,040 --> 01:32:27,656
Sitting in front of your dress shop,
1038
01:32:27,751 --> 01:32:29,912
watching the parade.
1039
01:32:30,795 --> 01:32:33,832
Those little-girl-lost eyes.
1040
01:32:33,923 --> 01:32:38,417
This beautiful, almost translucent skin.
Well, translucent to me.
1041
01:32:38,511 --> 01:32:41,674
I could always see straight through you.
1042
01:32:41,765 --> 01:32:45,257
I'm sorry to say that you're really
a very common type, darling.
1043
01:32:45,351 --> 01:32:47,091
Marlena, we should go.
1044
01:32:47,187 --> 01:32:48,927
Is that the plan?
1045
01:32:50,273 --> 01:32:52,434
- You're leaving me for him?
- No.
1046
01:32:52,525 --> 01:32:55,062
- You must be special. No?
- August, please.
1047
01:32:55,153 --> 01:32:58,441
If he doesn't mean anything to you,
tell me to fire him.
1048
01:33:00,241 --> 01:33:01,230
Fire him.
1049
01:33:01,326 --> 01:33:02,941
Tell me to unleash Blackie and his men
1050
01:33:03,036 --> 01:33:04,901
to teach him a lesson
not to touch my things.
1051
01:33:04,996 --> 01:33:07,533
Marlena. Marlena, it's all right.
1052
01:33:08,500 --> 01:33:09,990
Jacob, just go.
1053
01:33:10,835 --> 01:33:14,874
Ooh. Dissention in the ranks!
1054
01:33:14,964 --> 01:33:17,797
Betrayal trumps lust!
1055
01:33:17,884 --> 01:33:20,000
That's what sells tickets, kids!
1056
01:33:20,095 --> 01:33:23,258
August, look at me. Look.
1057
01:33:23,973 --> 01:33:26,965
I'm not going anywhere. I'm right here.
1058
01:33:29,270 --> 01:33:31,807
- Do you want to leave me?
- No.
1059
01:33:32,774 --> 01:33:35,982
But I'm your wife.
I'm not one of your things.
1060
01:33:36,069 --> 01:33:37,525
Prove it.
1061
01:33:41,116 --> 01:33:43,027
Look at me!
1062
01:33:43,118 --> 01:33:46,781
Nothing is going on. Nothing.
Do you hear me?
1063
01:33:46,871 --> 01:33:48,702
I'll never leave you.
1064
01:34:02,554 --> 01:34:06,467
Of course, an innocent woman
wouldn't have to get on her knees.
1065
01:34:08,560 --> 01:34:10,471
But you can't help it, can you?
1066
01:34:10,562 --> 01:34:13,804
Just force of habit for a woman like you.
1067
01:34:44,304 --> 01:34:46,010
Boss!
1068
01:34:46,097 --> 01:34:47,507
The rubes.
1069
01:34:54,272 --> 01:34:56,354
Walk away now,
1070
01:34:56,441 --> 01:34:59,854
or this will get a lot worse a lot faster!
1071
01:34:59,944 --> 01:35:02,276
I got him! Okay? I got him.
1072
01:35:07,535 --> 01:35:10,698
The only thing keeping you alive
right now are those rubes.
1073
01:35:10,788 --> 01:35:11,868
August hates witnesses.
1074
01:35:11,956 --> 01:35:14,242
Oh, jeez, kid, what did you do?
1075
01:35:14,334 --> 01:35:16,620
I'm not leaving her with him.
1076
01:35:18,463 --> 01:35:21,546
- Get in! Shut the door!
- I have to find her!
1077
01:35:21,633 --> 01:35:23,123
You go after her,
and August can have you shot,
1078
01:35:23,218 --> 01:35:24,583
and nobody can stop him.
1079
01:35:24,677 --> 01:35:27,043
Look, you just got fired.
Makes you a trespasser.
1080
01:35:29,641 --> 01:35:31,097
Jacob.
1081
01:35:32,602 --> 01:35:34,012
Are you all right?
1082
01:35:35,897 --> 01:35:37,808
The girls overheard August
giving Blackie the order.
1083
01:35:37,941 --> 01:35:40,227
They're coming after you
as soon as we start to move.
1084
01:35:40,318 --> 01:35:43,060
You have to get off this train right now.
1085
01:35:56,584 --> 01:35:57,573
Go.
1086
01:36:00,672 --> 01:36:04,290
If we don't get too far,
there's a hotel in Salem.
1087
01:36:04,384 --> 01:36:06,796
- But don't stay longer than the night.
- Just come with me.
1088
01:36:07,345 --> 01:36:08,926
What?
1089
01:36:09,013 --> 01:36:10,753
You think there's nothing out there for you,
but there is.
1090
01:36:10,848 --> 01:36:13,430
You just can't see it.
1091
01:36:13,518 --> 01:36:16,260
Jacob, you don't understand. I can't.
He'll find me.
1092
01:36:16,354 --> 01:36:20,768
Marlena, there's a better kind of life
that's meant for you.
1093
01:36:20,858 --> 01:36:25,602
Whetherthat life is with me or not,
orwhetheryou love me or not,
1094
01:36:25,697 --> 01:36:27,483
it doesn't matter.
1095
01:36:28,533 --> 01:36:30,023
But it's got to be now.
1096
01:39:39,223 --> 01:39:42,135
How long have I been asleep?
1097
01:39:42,226 --> 01:39:44,763
We can't stay here, Jacob.
We have to keep moving.
1098
01:39:44,854 --> 01:39:48,722
Hey, don't worry.
We'll get the first bus out of here.
1099
01:39:48,816 --> 01:39:52,684
We'II make our way to Ithaca.
I'll call my dean, take my finals.
1100
01:39:52,778 --> 01:39:55,895
We do whatever job we can
until my license comes in,
1101
01:39:55,990 --> 01:39:57,855
and then we go to Ringling.
1102
01:39:57,950 --> 01:40:00,316
Ringling's a tough act to break into.
1103
01:40:00,411 --> 01:40:03,073
- You can't just walk through the door.
- No, no, no.
1104
01:40:03,206 --> 01:40:06,039
Not if we offer ourselves as a team.
1105
01:40:06,959 --> 01:40:10,167
You as a performer, me as a vet.
That's a pretty sweet deal, right?
1106
01:40:10,254 --> 01:40:11,790
You think they'll take it?
1107
01:40:13,090 --> 01:40:15,297
No! No! No!
1108
01:40:15,384 --> 01:40:17,045
Someone's coming.
1109
01:41:16,821 --> 01:41:18,732
- Easy, up.
- Come on.
1110
01:41:18,823 --> 01:41:20,404
Mind yourself.
1111
01:41:20,491 --> 01:41:22,277
Get that branch.
1112
01:41:22,368 --> 01:41:25,326
Get back on. Come on. We're losing time.
1113
01:41:27,498 --> 01:41:28,908
Come on.
1114
01:41:49,520 --> 01:41:51,010
Walter.
1115
01:41:59,697 --> 01:42:01,187
Camel?
1116
01:44:08,826 --> 01:44:10,407
Ladies and gentlemen!
1117
01:44:10,494 --> 01:44:14,078
Step this way! Just follow the sound
of my voice! Don't be shy!
1118
01:44:14,165 --> 01:44:16,827
Plenty of time before the big show
starts in the big top!
1119
01:44:17,501 --> 01:44:20,584
Jacob. It's okay. I don't have much time.
1120
01:44:20,671 --> 01:44:23,413
Where's Walter?
Where's Walter and Camel?
1121
01:44:23,507 --> 01:44:26,340
When we jumped the train last night,
August went crazy.
1122
01:44:26,427 --> 01:44:28,588
He had Blackie red-lighting men all night.
1123
01:44:28,679 --> 01:44:32,922
Wade and Grady hit soft ground,
and they found Walter and Camel.
1124
01:44:33,017 --> 01:44:35,008
They had hit the rocks.
1125
01:44:36,896 --> 01:44:37,931
They didn't make it.
1126
01:44:41,817 --> 01:44:43,773
Wade and Grady
are gonna take August down.
1127
01:44:43,861 --> 01:44:46,694
I don't know how,
but you have to get out of here.
1128
01:44:46,781 --> 01:44:49,898
I'll stay hidden until the matinee starts.
1129
01:44:49,992 --> 01:44:53,109
Then I'll make my way to town.
There's got to be a church or something.
1130
01:44:53,204 --> 01:44:55,445
There is.
1131
01:44:55,539 --> 01:45:00,078
You do the Spec, but when the show starts,
come and meet me.
1132
01:45:00,169 --> 01:45:02,410
August won't know you're gone
until the second act.
1133
01:45:02,505 --> 01:45:04,621
- So we'll get a head start.
- I have to go.
1134
01:45:04,715 --> 01:45:07,832
Marlena, just promise me you'll come.
1135
01:45:09,094 --> 01:45:11,881
Or I'll come back for you. I swear it.
1136
01:45:13,349 --> 01:45:14,885
I'll be there.
1137
01:45:21,690 --> 01:45:22,679
I love you.
1138
01:45:22,775 --> 01:45:26,313
Ladies and gentlemen,
and children of all ages,
1139
01:45:26,403 --> 01:45:28,815
welcome the stars
1140
01:45:28,906 --> 01:45:34,117
of the Benzini Brothers
Most Spectacular Show on Earth!
1141
01:46:25,087 --> 01:46:26,076
Something's wrong.
1142
01:46:26,171 --> 01:46:28,628
Everybody to the big top!
Come on.
1143
01:46:30,593 --> 01:46:32,379
Where's it coming from?
1144
01:46:33,178 --> 01:46:35,089
Barbara, take Queenie!
1145
01:46:37,892 --> 01:46:39,382
The cats are loose!
1146
01:46:41,812 --> 01:46:43,222
Get them!
1147
01:47:09,632 --> 01:47:10,997
Daddy!
1148
01:47:13,177 --> 01:47:17,466
Move! Move! No!
1149
01:47:29,193 --> 01:47:30,308
Marlena!
1150
01:47:34,490 --> 01:47:36,071
Marlena!
1151
01:48:20,786 --> 01:48:21,821
Marlena!
1152
01:48:29,545 --> 01:48:30,910
Marlena!
1153
01:48:47,187 --> 01:48:48,393
Rosie...
1154
01:48:55,946 --> 01:48:57,106
Rosie!
1155
01:49:53,712 --> 01:49:56,954
The official report said
August had been trampled to death.
1156
01:49:57,049 --> 01:50:01,258
Blackie was never seen again after Wade
and Grady dragged him out of that tent.
1157
01:50:01,345 --> 01:50:04,337
And no one was charged with
letting the animals out of those cages.
1158
01:50:04,431 --> 01:50:07,264
To the police, it could have been anyone.
1159
01:50:16,902 --> 01:50:21,612
Benzini Brothers was officially belly up,
property of Altoona, Pennsylvania.
1160
01:50:21,698 --> 01:50:23,939
Shows on the road would get the scent
soon enough
1161
01:50:24,034 --> 01:50:26,400
and come to pick off our bones.
1162
01:50:26,495 --> 01:50:28,702
I wouldn't leave Rosie to that.
1163
01:50:28,789 --> 01:50:32,407
I wasn't gonna let anybody touch her
with that hook again.
1164
01:50:32,501 --> 01:50:35,243
So like I planned, I took my finals.
1165
01:50:35,337 --> 01:50:38,420
And wlth my degree,
ouranimals, and Marlena's act,
1166
01:50:38,507 --> 01:50:40,463
Ringling got themselves a sweet deal.
1167
01:50:40,551 --> 01:50:41,961
A sweet deal.
1168
01:50:43,053 --> 01:50:46,545
Our first son was born that season. Walter.
1169
01:50:47,683 --> 01:50:49,799
He spent the first seven years
of his life with Ringling.
1170
01:50:49,893 --> 01:50:52,430
That's why I cannot
1171
01:50:52,521 --> 01:50:56,560
understand how he could forget
to show up today.
1172
01:50:57,442 --> 01:50:59,603
There was a circus in town!
1173
01:50:59,695 --> 01:51:04,610
By the time our third son came,
we'd had enough. Rosie was tired.
1174
01:51:04,700 --> 01:51:09,660
Luckily, the vet at the Albany Zoo
dropped dead, so I got the job.
1175
01:51:09,746 --> 01:51:13,659
We bought some property
so we could keep the horses, Rosie,
1176
01:51:13,750 --> 01:51:16,162
and then five kids.
1177
01:51:16,587 --> 01:51:20,205
Oh, before you know it, the kids
are borrowing the car and moving out.
1178
01:51:20,299 --> 01:51:24,713
So then it was just Rosie and us.
1179
01:51:27,806 --> 01:51:29,967
When Rosie passed on,
1180
01:51:31,435 --> 01:51:33,050
Marlena cried for days.
1181
01:51:36,023 --> 01:51:38,560
We owed Rosie ourwhole lives.
1182
01:51:39,693 --> 01:51:41,479
And Marlena?
1183
01:51:45,115 --> 01:51:47,401
My Marlena died in her bed.
1184
01:51:50,913 --> 01:51:52,904
Still beautiful, though.
1185
01:52:03,342 --> 01:52:05,924
We had a lot of years, though.
1186
01:52:06,011 --> 01:52:10,471
I don't know how I did it, but I managed
to give her everything I promised.
1187
01:52:10,557 --> 01:52:13,515
And, boy, that was the life!
1188
01:52:13,644 --> 01:52:16,477
Boy, I'm telling you!
1189
01:52:21,944 --> 01:52:23,605
Are you hiring me?
1190
01:52:25,989 --> 01:52:28,571
I don't know. What about your health?
1191
01:52:28,659 --> 01:52:31,992
There's nothing wrong with me.
I'm just old.
1192
01:52:32,079 --> 01:52:34,445
Work is the best thing forage.
1193
01:52:34,539 --> 01:52:37,246
A man like me
ought to be working the ticket wicket,
1194
01:52:37,334 --> 01:52:41,202
not some kid ringed up like a sideshow act.
1195
01:52:41,296 --> 01:52:45,630
And if you don't think I'm carrying
my weight, you can call the home.
1196
01:52:45,717 --> 01:52:47,457
I won't argue.
1197
01:52:48,845 --> 01:52:50,676
You won't be sorry.
1198
01:52:52,849 --> 01:52:54,259
Yeah, we'll get you in the record books.
1199
01:52:54,351 --> 01:52:56,433
"Oldest man that ever ran away
with the circus."
1200
01:52:59,147 --> 01:53:01,138
I'm not running away.
1201
01:53:03,318 --> 01:53:04,979
I'm coming home.
1202
02:00:25,343 --> 02:00:26,332
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