What?
I say "Why don't you go to the Stardust
Ballroom?" It's loaded with tomatoes.
- It's loaded with what?
- Tomatoes.
Who told you about
the Stardust Ballroom, Ma?
- Tommy. He say it's very nice place.
- Oh, Thomas!
Ma, it's just a big dance hall, that's all.
I been there a hundred times.
Loaded with tomatoes!
Boy, you're funny, Ma.
Marty, I don't want you
hanging around the house tonight.
- I want you go shave and go dance.
- Ma, when are you gonna give up?
- You got a bachelor on your hands.
- You gonna get married.
Ma, sooner or later there comes a point
in a man's life when he's gotta face facts.
One fact I gotta face is
whatever it is women like, I ain't got it.
I chased after enough girls in my life.
I went to enough dances.
I got hurt enough.
I don't wanna get hurt no more.
I just called up a girl this afternoon.
I got a real brushoff, boy.
I figured I was past the point
of bein' hurt, but that hurt.
Some stupid woman who I didn't even
wanna call up. She gave me the brush.
I don't wanna go to the Stardust Ballroom.
All that ever happened to me there
was girls made me feel like I was a bug.
I got feelings, you know.
I had enough pain. No, thanks, Ma.
- Marty...
- No.
I'm gonna stay home tonight.
- You gonna die without a son.
- So I'll die without a son.
- Marty, put on the blue suit, huh?
- Blue suit, grey suit.
I'm just a fat, little man. A fat, ugly man.
- You not ugly.
- I'm ugly! I'm ugly! I'm ugly!
- Marty.
- Ma! Leave me alone!
Ma, what do you want from me?
I'm miserable enough as it is.
All right, I'll go to the Stardust Ballroom.
I'll put on a blue suit and go.
You know what I'm gonna get for my
trouble? Heartache. A night of heartache!
Loaded with tomatoes!
That's rich.
- Not a bad crowd tonight, you know?
- Yeah.
There was a nice-lookin' one over there
with the black dress on.
But she's dancin' now.
Hey, there's a nice-lookin',
little short one for you down there.
- Where?
- Down there. That little one down there.
Oh, yeah.
What do you say? Wanna ask 'em?
I'll take the one
with the flowers on her dress.
Well, I think this music's a little fast.
Just a minute.
Yeah, I think it's all right.
Are they still over there?
What do you say? You wanna dance?
Uh, excuse me. Would you care to dance?
- I don't feel like dancin' just yet.
- Sure.
Clara, have you decided about tomorrow?
Millie, I always go to the movies
with Papa on Sunday.
- I know, but you could have a lot of fun.
- I'm gonna get some cigarettes.
Herb, I told you she wasn't especially
attractive, but she had a lot of charm.
Look, Herb, she's a real nice kid.
She's all right, Andy. It's just that I get
one Saturday night off every three weeks.
I was expecting somethin' better.
- D'you like him, Clara?
- Yes. He seems very nice.
- Millie's been after me to fix her up.
- All right, I'm having a fair time.
I get one Saturday night off in three weeks
and I wanted to wind up with something.
- OK. So I'm sorry.
- Forget it.
- Herbie, have you ever been here before?
- Hey!
Herbie!
- What are you doing here?
- I came up to dance. What do you think?
- You here with somebody?
- I'm just here with another girl.
- Where you goin' now?
- For some cigarettes. Left 'em in my coat.
- I'll see you around.
- Yeah, I'll see ya.
Oh, that's a... girl I used to know.
- Boy, it's sure packed in here.
- Some of these kids are awfully young.
You might run into one of your students.
I wouldn't think so.
I teach out in Brooklyn.
- Oh, you been here before, Clara?
- Yes. Twice.
You wanna try and get a table and a drink,
or you just wanna start dancing?
Well, Herb... Herb! What do you say?
We grab a table before we dance?
Listen, you people go grab a table.
I'll be back in a minute.
I'll be right back.
What do you say, Clara, huh?
Come on, we'll grab a table.
- You here stag or with a girl?
- You say somethin'?
Yeah. I was askin' you
if you was here stag