Amos 'n Andy - Quo Vadis (1951)

[Music] hello folks this is Amos again well the other day my friend the kingfish was a little short of cash so he and n they stopped in at the kingfishers bank to cash a check mr. Stevens yes I'm very sorry but we can't cash this check what do you mean you can't cash this check I got an account here now give me one good reason we can't cash it because of insufficient funds what do you mean insufficient fund they've got a sign out there on your front door in goal letter saying that you got 38 million dollar surplus telling me that you got insufficient funds mr. Stevens we can't honor your check because you have insufficient funds in your account your balance is two dollars and 96 cents [Music] and it's so good King fish you're only gonna get four on two dollars and 96 cents Andy I knew that me and chef Howard pretty close to being destitute but I didn't know that we had to to this low we got food to buy mr. Payne Andy this calls for drastic action drastic action well I think I have enough information and remember that job ain't important anything will do a long hours and hard work a no consideration and I don't care how tough the job is that ain't important let me make sure I have the name right Stevens there Steven daddy this is sapphire Steve [Music] anything in the mail this morning honey anything important I don't know it's about it from the Thompson employment agency what they be writing to me about well I ain't got the slightest idea to me they offered me a job well you don't mean to tell me I don't remember making no application there Tate a bad job though they were $8 a day I can manage it after all they nothing much to do around here George I won't take this job good you have my permission I'm gonna use my maiden name your maiden name yes and I ain't gonna tell you where I'm working this time I ain't gonna have you hanging around spoiling this job for me now wait a minute yeah another thing you ain't gonna get one red santa but I'm it this time while I'm working you can ship for yourself but honey we need the money we got buildup George kind of man issue do you expect me to support you well Narnia daddy is uh you see uh I mean [Music] George curly Stevens most likely to succeed self I was right and I don't waste at my entire life me who had such a brilliant record in school look what my classmates down in Marietta Georgia ripped out me to our class president old now for knowledge burning bright a beacon shining far clear his learning shine through darkest night to light to win for classmates there boy talk about the light that failed and EU right I don't waste it my whole life yeah I wonder what the people's down in Marietta thinks of you now we only do know nothing about it and it ever since I left there I've been writing them what a greed success is they even ripped me up and the people down there you know a local boy makes good I've been deceiving them all of these years that Andy it would break my heart if they ever find out what I really is but one thing I thankful for Marietta it a thousand miles from here and they'll never find out or a failure I really is yeah a kingfish I think the thing for you to do now is do kind of cheer yourself up and uh hello George kingfish Stevens beacon I'll bet you don't know who this is no but I'll send a check the first thing in the morning no no this is Sam Jackson from Marietta you know Sam Jackson editor of the Marietta Chronicle oh yeah yeah a disappointing silence our long distant phone call from Marietta whoo yeah it was nice of you to call me Sam but we down there in Marietta I still doing up yeah yeah yeah no no George I'm not calling familiar I'm right here in new york new york new york here new york what's that Oh course I'm glad to hear from there I practically hysterical with joy so happy I'm not going to stocks and bonds off of my desk here still doing great our curly fine say I'm going to be up here a few days and I'm having a party on Thursday night and you're to be the guest of honor yes there you in the area yeah yes yes it's the talk of Marietta George must be wonderful to do so well and then top it off by marrying a millionaire's daughter me man a millionaire's daughter oh yeah yeah well George I'm over here at the gorge in arms I'll be looking forward to seeing you and your wife on Thursday evening shall we say about sevenish yeah that'll be fine how about using a spot kingfish then there was Sam Jackson the editor of the myriad of paper wheelie find out I've been lying to him all of these years and then I ain't a success how did this grease in my hometown Andy this grease is my hometown yeah you sure lady don't have it as an SAP I was a million hours daughter what you gonna do king fish Andy I got one brief with sapphire working she won't be around to clear a deal now all I got to do that grump there Thursday nights at a party put on a big front and Sam will go back to Georgia thinking I still a big shot yeah getting that job for sapphire turned out to be the best thing you could have done with her out of the picture why you could even go up there and pose as a multi-millionaire this would be $8 a day mr. Stevens Miss Smith I prefer to use my maiden name that's right that's right mrs. Smith now this job I'm sending you out on will be anywhere from a week to 10 days I'm sure Miss Smith that you can have everything to perfection he's having quite a large party on Thursday night I see here I'm to report to mr. Sam Jackson at the Georgian are thank you I got a big night tonight a big night ah don't take too much over the top would you put these in a vase when you get a chance mr. Smith oh yes mr. Jackson is there no wonderful job Smith wonderful job thank you surprised that a girl who can do all this doesn't have a husband for itself well as a matter of fact I am married mr. Jackson I have that husband but mr. Smith well you see when I'm working I use my maiden name cuz my husband he's well he's sort of hard stance monster [Music] well I see you have everything ready you're a wonderful woman Miss Smith wonderful woman but I'd certainly like to give that husband of yours a piece of my mind you know from what you've been telling me about him he must be the worst thought of a fella you working here like this while he's loafs around all day who is he anyway well not that it would matter to you mr. Jackson but his name is thought must be our first customer I'll let them in [Music] [Music] [Music] you better get some more hot hors d'oeuvres in the kitchen this man very well mr. Texas and you eat change a bit either sound not a bit and you haven't changed a bit is it well maybe just a little bit you sure no crap mr. and mrs. Potter this is our guest of honor curly mr. and mrs. pop how do you do there how do you do we've heard so much about you it's a shame your wife couldn't come at the party oh well like the bird come to first cold spell she wings always out she done left on down to Florida about a week ago [Music] my friend Kirk how do you do there get it come on drilling yes and when US Steel and up I expanded my investment and come out with a hat full house everything all right Oh everything is perfect lovely food lovely food I was very fortunate I got a fine woman from the employment well you were lucky good help is a problem nowadays we got a downstairs maid who won't go upstairs and I'll still maid who won't go downstairs so we had to hire another maid to stand on the landing and shout orders hey maybe you could use the girl that's working for me over at your place yeah I can always use another need you know to wait on the butler's [Music] you can't will you come here please I want you to meet someone this is my old friend I was telling you about samba come here you gotta hear this we'll take good care curly [Music] wonderful little woman isn't she oh yeah we had a nice chat for Sam I don't feel so good I want if I call nonsense curly horn mingle with the people have a good time for yourself [Music] Kerli why don't you stop being so bashful now come on enjoy yourself [Music] [Music] how do you do that [Music] yeah no plants let's see what my old friend curly want curly yes you just went into the kitchen [Music] [Music] [Music] I tell you boys that was the cruelest escape have I had she missed me by that much but wait a minute kingfish what is mr. Jackson gonna think you you running out like that oh I wrote him a new this morning apologized I fooled him that I had a sudden attack of the to indigestion and I just mean it's at a hospital in time I told him that our joining my wife in Florida to recuperate that was a smart thinking now he would go back to Marietta still thinking you was a big shot yeah well Sapphire you would not meet him to eat more chance of him get wise from daddy he say kingfish is this the same Sam Jackson in the yearbook Sam whoa Jackson yeah that's him Sam wolf Jackson that's what we used to call him I forgot about that hmm Danza Juan and Casanova bow to Sam dishing when flappers scream in terror had sounded makes him freak oh sure I've never failed he sure was a ladies man all right yeah he was the biggest Playboy in town old again was crazy about him - good old wolf Jackson why he'd make a plea for anything in skirts yeah I'll tell you I remember the time the dead boy the death boy he was robbed another my wife but they're working she up there working for Sam the wolf now you know sapphire ain't gonna be interested in no other man you know that I can't take a little chance at boys I can't take no chances I mean why don't you go up there and tell Sam that jeez your wife and they'll settle the whole thing yeah that's the thing to do yeah that's the thing to do [Music] I can't do that you have dummies then he'll find out I ain't no millionaire Oh what is not gonna do when flappers scream with tear yes Sam that makes them shriek what situation is this the situation I've been telling you about my wife got a job with this fella and I think he's gonna make a play for what shall I do don't do nothing let him suffer the way you had wolf Jackson the fella from my hometown I can't let him know that sapphires my wife that'll ruin the whole thing but not wait a minute kingfish you don't know this fellas making a play for your wife you got to get the facts before yet yeah that's easy enough to see but how I'm gonna do it will tell you what's a file like a whole plants yourself outside this fellas apartment and watch every move they make every move day me dad did watch them yeah I'm gonna watch him night and day [Music] that's it that's action sweet way up there on the sixth floor where all the lights is yeah the show's lit up up there hmm well so far so good we'll just sit here and wait this thing out I'm all finished mr. Jackson Oh fine mr. funny I'm going to give myself a rumba lesson I want to take all the latest steps back home you know yeah it's a shame you have to leave so soon I certainly enjoyed working for you I've enjoyed having you with me miss Smith the very best of luck thank you I'll turn out the light and then I'm stopping by the lobby I have some letters to mail good night mr. Jackson good night miss me [Music] and now without music one two three four turn two three four tip two three four five two three four turn two three four one two hey there's someone up there mm-hmm that's Sam Jackson I wonder what he doing I don't know but I see the football player doing that once he was never enough [Music] make sure we have the right position right arm around the waist left hand high and extensive now once again one two three four one two three Oh turn [Music] they're SEPA who that sheep anyplace [Music] [Applause] [Music] there go the hat that does it I gonna fix this fella Sam Jackson Andy I gone up there and punch him right in the nose come on Andy [Music] haha what is you doing don't try to fool me you up there and Sam Jackson's arms yeah I see you too what you talking about imma just in the lobby mailing some less but so long king B explanation I should have knowed you'd come sneaking around here trying to find out where I was working well honey you don't give me that crazy laugh you always gives when you're in a spot ain't got no explanation for it that's silly now George Stevens you know very well you ain't got no cause to be jealous of me I don't care honey I ain't gonna go through all this again you ain't working no more laughter we ain't got no money you know that listen sapphire if you just don't go out working no more I'll get a job I'll take any kind of job on it your place is in the hole alright George as long as you get a job and bring in steady money I won't go out working on Oh Oh take your honey thank you have some more coffee dear oh hello Andy how are you Oh fine Amos some of the boys I just telling me to stop I ain't going out working no home no kingfish you got a job he's been working two days now he sure is a jealous fellow all right yeah I'm glad to hear that kingfish doing so well on his new job that was some sapphire getting a job with Sam Jackson yeah almost upset the applecart but at least Sam Jackson never discovered that kingfish ain't the Big Shot he'd been saying he was I understand Jackson's leaving town today he thinks the kingfish is down in Florida on his east date yeah I feel kind of sorry for the kingfish but you know you can't much blame the kingfish a woman that folks down in Marietta to think he's a big-shot up here it's just human nature for everybody to want somebody to think that is important I guess that's what keeps a lot of us going in life hello is this the Marietta operator now give me the Chronicle please study desk hello Tom Sam Jacqueline no I'm still up here in New York I'm calling from the station my train doesn't leave for 10 minutes I'll be in Marietta first thing in the morning and look I've got a wonderful story for you a wonderful success story all curly Stephens turned out to be even more successful than we dreamed of really a big shot up here now I'll write the story on the way down but hold the front page for me tomorrow morning the story of George Stevens will be all over that front page hair fine goodbye oh boy a cup of coffee please yes sir one cup of coffee George Steven do you work here well yeah see the thing is uh that is uh what I mean is [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music]

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Published: Fri Mar 27 2020