01x27 - Son, This Is Your Father

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The Loretta Young Show.

Starring Loretta Young.

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Hello.

Tonight we're going tocome in contact with a

hot rod set. And verypleasantly, I think, too.

We're going to meeta year old member

of a hot rod setthrough his mother,

Virginia Dickerson,who is at the moment

very busy preparingsupper for him.

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Hey, mom, mom.

Why are you here?

She runs, Philly. Run.

Good.

Come on out here she run.

Good God.

She runs. My philly run.

Come and see.

Okay, I'll be right there.

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-Came out in our old tower.-I see.

You didn't come outvery far, though, did you?

Farther than everbefore. Hop in.

We both will ride.

Honey. No, not right now.Supper is almost ready, come on.

We can always besuppered. Come on, hop in.

Alright.

[car door closing]

What happened?

She doesn't liketo be kept waiting.

Especially by other dames.

Oh, nonsense.

She probably just sympathizesme about my supper.

Gee, I can't understand that. Shewas going great g*ns. You heard her.

Yeah, I sure did.

Well, don't worry. She'll goagain when she feels like it.

You've been swallowedabout her, mom.

I know there's a million thingsyou thought I needed more.

Don't be silly.

She's going to be wonderfulfor Errands. And remember,

big boy, you're drivingme to work in her, huh?

That a girl.

Yeah. Well, I guess we'll try againafter supper. Come on. Let's see.

Alright.

Seems to me I've been crazy aboutcars ever since I can remember.

I was putting it mildly.

I gave you a dump truckon your first birthday.

It's been more ofthe same ever since.

[telephone ringing]

Alright, honey I will get it.

[telephone ringing]

Hello?

Hi, Ginger.

Leon.

He's the only personwho ever called me Ginger.

Ginger?

This is Ginger.

This is Leon. I'mover in Denver.

How is the boy?

Oh, he-- he's fine.Fine, thank you.

How old is he now?

.

You ought to beable to figure that out.

I'd like to come overand see him this evening.

Oh.

. Okay?

Yeah, that'll be all right.

I'm bringing Dora with me.

Fine.

Be seeing you then! Bye!

Bye.

[putting telephone down]

Leon's coming herewith his wife at .

That's funny.

His voice sounds just the same.

Deep, good natured.

Just as if I'd heard it yesterday.

It has been years.

Am I crazy?

Why in the world didI tell him you'd come?

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[frezzer door opening]

Want you this colours pudding?

Sure.

Come on, Virginia. What'son your mind? Who called?

Your father.

My father?

Yeah.

Yeah, he's in the city. He'scoming over to see you tonight.

For guy's sakes. Whatgot into him all of a sudden?

You know he's married again.Scott this bringing his wife

with him. So you'll you'llhave to shower and change.

Oh, heck, I was going towork on the philiy you know.

No, honey, not tonight.

And be sure you cleanyour fingernails, too, will you?

Did you know about this?

No, not at all until just now.

Gosh, what do we talkabout? Wouldn't I say?

Well, you talk about yourschool and your paper route.

Well, honey, he'llprobably ask you so

many questions,it won't be difficult.

Sure is funny gosh all of asudden out of a clear blue sky.

Yeah.

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Now, why did I tellLeon he could come?

Why?

Because Scott has a rightto see his father, that's why.

What does he know about his father?

Only what I've told him.

What have I told him?

He's funny?

I can't remember very well.

[door opening]

[door closing]

Mom, where's the Nail file?

In the top drawer there, honey.

[drawer opening]

[drawer closing]

Boy the filly sureput her mark on me?

Yeah.

Tenant seemed kind of funny,mom, his bringing his wife.

I don't know. She probablywants to see you, too.

But doesn't it? Well,

don't you kind ofhate to meet her?

No, dear. It's beensuch a long time.

What does he do?What kind of business?

Well, the last I heard,he was traveling

for a wholesalefurniture company.

He's a very good salesman, you know.

You never talk much about him, mom.

What happened? Didyou fight or something?

No, we didn't fight.

Then what?

Well.

Well, you were on the way Scott, he

was traveling a lot andwe didn't have a house so

I came back here to AuntMarty's where I grew up and then

Well, after you were born,I just stayed on, that's all.

Well, didn't my fatherever come here?

Yeah, once, when youwere six months old.

Is that all?

Well, gosh, didn't he writeor send money or anything?

No, not very often.

I didn't realize I'd feel like this.

Painful remembering.

But Scott mustn't seeit. That wouldn't be good.

Hey, Mom, why didn'the send money, I mean?

Oh, well, he was justgetting started then,

dear, and he probablydidn't have very much.

Later he figured that I hadenough here with Aunt Marty.

But you didn't, did you?

Wasn't that bad.

It was awful.

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Dear, dear now don'tcry. It's not good for you.

But I've written himevery day, Aunt Marty.

And he still doesn't answer.

We'll make out somehow.Now, you know I'm happy

to have you here. You'rethe only family I've got.

I know.

[crying]

Aunty Marty, whatare we going to do? Got

money? I'll do. It thehospital tomorrow.

Doctor Cannon willgive us time to pay.

And after the babycomes, we'll get our jobs

and we'll manage somehow, dear.

[whistling]

There's the mailman. Maybehe's brought you a letter

Oh I hope so.

Did he have

Did he have more either for me?

Ah, give it to me.

What did I tell you, isn'tthat Leon's handwritting?

Ah.

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What is it, dear?What's the matter?

Dear, Ginger.

Enclosed is $.

It's the best I can do right now.

Hope everything goes well.

Be seeing you soon, Leon.

Don't you worry minute, dear. Now, we'll make out.

But what are we going to do?And Marty, what are we going to do?

I wish you were here.

I could.

How many times Iwish you were here.

Scott was six monthsold when he first saw him.

Scott. Dickerson.What are you doing?

Kicking off yourblankets like that.

And when your father'sfinally coming to see you too?

Aunty Marty, you'll behere any minute now.

Oh sweetheart.

Oh, you can't help us,how can we named you.

Nobody calls him.

Where did he come though?

Just a couple of blocks away.

And Marty, there are he is now.

Now, listen, willyou do me a favor?

Will you let me seehim first? Alone?

Of course, dear. I'll disappear.

You're an angel.

Now, you'd be a good boybecause your daddy's coming in.

You'd be a good boy now.

-Ginger.-Oh.

Oh, I see.

[laugh]

Glad to see you come on in.

Oh, my goodness.

Bringing my best curry flower.

Always remember you like cake.

Hi, dear oh, Leon.

How, good to see you.

Hey, where's my boy?

Of course come here.

Here he is.

Look at that guy.

Hello, little fella.

Can I pick him up?Yeah, go ahead.

Come on.

Hey, come on.

That's a boy.

[laugh]

Dog if he doesn't lookjust like his old man.

[laugh]

He does look like you, Leon.

You're a swell little fella.

I'm so glad you're here.

Oh, here, Darling,let me have him.

I want you to geta good look at him.

Now, look at you daddy.

I'm not going to break you.

Leon, I wanted you here for so long.

You can't alwaysdo what you want.

No, I know.

Oh, hey, I got on theterritory now. I had

to buy myself a newcar. And we're going to

take a ride, I think,because I'm going to

take you out the diningdance. How about that?

I love it, I just love it.

Come on. Come on,get your coat. We'll go.

-Alright.-Can I have it back to hold.

-It's your son.-Come on son.

-I'll be right back.Okay, sweet

There's a better in it.

Hey, you see, I'm not so bad amber.

[laugh]

[crying]

Come on, boy. Come on, little fella.

Don't you know your daddy.

Yeah.

Well, good night, baby.

Thanks for swell.Evening, that you're still

the best dancing partneror guy ever head.

Leon, aren't you coming in?

Oh, no, thanks. Justthe sample. I got to

get back. I got toget my samples pack.

I leave at five in the morning.

Oh, Leon you can't.

Look, I can't go onliving off Aunt Marty.

Oh, Leon, she's only gotthis house and a small annuity.

Well, she can'tcontinue to take care

of the baby andme too, you know.

Gosh, dear I'm sorry but I justcan't do anything right now.

With this new territoryand the new car, it's going

to be all I can do justto skin through myself.

Yes, but

I'll send you some money. ReallyI will. The first chance I get.

Really I will.

You take good care ofthat boy mine, won't you?

Goodbye sweetheart you're wonderful.

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That's as clean asthey're ever going to get.

It's seven thirty.

My gosh, look atthat car. I've never

seen one like thataround here before.

Hey, it must behim. He's turning in.

Yes.

Yes, that's your fathers car.

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Yeah, come in.

-Ginger.-Oh, yeah.

Let's have a look at you.

Say, not bad. Not bad at all.

Thank you.

See what I mean,Dora? Some of them

don't have to worryabout staying slim.

Scott, come here.

-How'd you do?-How'd you do?

Oh, Leon this is Scott.

Son, this is your father.

How do you do, sir?

May I take your hat?

Ginger.

Ginger, look atthe size of that guy.

Yes.

I expected you to be halfsized to a toad. [laugh]

Dora this is my son.

-Hello Scott.-How do you do?

Well, come on. Let's goover and talk about yourself.

About your school and yourathletics. Do you play football?

Well, I play, but I haven'tmade my letter yet.

Oh, you got plenty of time for that.

-Do you ever see a big game?-No, but I'd sure like to.

You know, I arranged my trips so that weget to see most of the big ones.

In fact, one year we droveclear out to the Rose Bowl game.

What year was that, Dory? ?

Yeah I think so.

That must have been super. I'dsure like to see a Roseball game.

Brother, was it hot.

But my mink coat was new that year,so of course, I had to wear it.

[laugh]

I thought I'd die.

Listen, boy, we'll gosometime, just you and me.

We'll leave the womenat home with their fur coat.

[laugh]

That'd be super.

You've aged, Leon.

But you still haveyour ability to charm.

I'm glad you came now.

It's nice for Scott.

And it's good for me, too.

To see you as you really are.

Because it curesme of any bitterness.

And now I've got my business setup for a buying trip to New York.

Like I told you.

A good salesmancan always arrange to

have his job takenwhere he wants to go.

And of course,with all this traveling

now I had to buymyself a new bus.

Say, would you like to see it?

I sure would.

I saw you drive her up.

Will come on let's go.

Ship. [laugh]

I'll show you my philly,too. But, of course,

she isn't quite in thesame class with yours.

-You mean you got a horse?-No, it's a hot car.

[laugh]

Men are all the same,theywant a toys, any age.

They certainly are. I have somecoffee on the stove. Shall I get it?

Oh, thank you. That'dbe very nice. We can't stay

long. We've got somefriends waiting at the motel.

Oh, all right. I'll hurry, then.

Okay.

Oh no.

[laugh]

That's what I had inmind. Well, how about it?

That is, if your motherlent you, of course.

-Let him. What?-Come back to Chicago with us.

You mean really?

Sure.

You can spend the summer there.

Then we'll take in the World Series.

You could even go toschool back there in the fall.

Gee.

Then we'll take a tripinto the ski country.

I'm not much onthat stuff myself, but,

well, I know you kidsgo for it. And I know how

important things like thatcan be to kids. Right, Ginger?

Yes.

And my car youdrive it all you want.

Why, I might even getyou one of your own.

-Brand new.-You would?

Sure.

-You like foreign cars?-Yeah.

They're pretty snazzy, aren't they?

Easy on gas, fast.

I can't get in one myself. Butthey're fun, aren't they? [laugh]

Scott. Scott, don't.Listen, don't be taken in.

It gets hot in the summer, butwe can always go to the lake.

I hope you let him come.It'll be such fun for Leon.

He's such a gathering.Boy, do I get tired.

You will, won't you?

Well.

Sure she will.

Well, it looks likeit's all set, boy.

Come on are wegotta go. Look I'll pick

you up at in the morning. And

don't worry aboutany clothes. I'll

get you everythingyou need in Chicago.

Well, thanks a lot, ginger.

-Been nice seeing you.-Thank you, Leon. Thank you.

-Awful nice meeting you.-Thank you.

And don't worry, we'llshow Scott a good time.

You bet we will.

-Come on Dora.-Come on Scott.

-Bye.-Bye som.

Won't that be fun?

[door closing]

Boy, isn't it a monster, though?

A beautiful big shiny monster.

Gosh, I wonder whattiny he's going to get me.

I'm going to stop this right now I'mgoing to tell him that he can't go

I'm going to stopthis right now. I'm

going to tell himthat he can't go.

Chicago.

A new car.

Gee, I can hardly believe it.

No, I can't say it yet.

Not when it's all so new.Not when he feels like this.

Scott, what are you goingto do about your paper route?

Oh, I'll give it to Don.He's been wanting one.

I won't be earningany more money for

you, mom. But youcan have whatever

I get for the Philly and gosh. Youwon't have to feed me or anything.

That's right.

Where are you going?

To bed.

Good night Scott.

Good night mom.

Gee, a new car and everything.

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I am scared.

And angry.

Anger with Scotttoo, for being taken in.

But that isn't fair either.

I was taken in by Leon whenI was much older than Scott.

Taken in by promises.

The dazzled, the lavish hand.

But how can I say to Scottthat's what his father really

is? Interested and generousonly when it pleases him to be.

Scott's Lamp.

Maybe if I remind him of theChristmas he made it for me.

It was the year rightafter Aunt Marty d*ed.

Maybe then he'd understandhis father better now.

Well, we couldn't helpremembering that Christmas.

It was the worst one we ever had.

I'd been ill with the flu.

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Hi, Mom.

Hi, Scott.

Did that with you?

Yeah, I was beginning to think so.

Where on earth have you been?

oh.

Gosh, guess what happened.

I got a paper route.

I got a paper route.

Scott dickerson that's wonderful.

Yep. Cleary

One of their best routes too.

But how did you get around?

What?

In all this snow?

-Are you feet wet?-Oh, they're okay.

-But that's when I'm late.-Oh.

-It was sort of far.-I'll bet

Honey, you can'tpossibly do this every night.

It's wonderful. I'mproud of you and all that.

What? Tomorrow's Christmas.

That will be all right, won't it?

- What do you mean?-What do I mean?

Oh, gosh.

It isn't very nice to't write outabout your Christmas present, is it?

Scott, come here.

You're not stillexpecting a bike, are you?

Gee wiz mom.

Sure.

-We talked about it all year.-But honey, I

thought you understoodwith why being

sick and all. It takenevery sin we had.

Honey, we scarcely have enoughto live on till I get back to work.

They gave me the rock becauseI promised I'd have a bike.

Oh, mom, I just got have that bike.

Sorry, Scott, wejust can't afford it.

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Some Christmas.

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Are you awake, mom?

Yeah, I'm awake. Come on in.

Merry Christmas, Bob.Pretty good day out, isn't it?

Oh, it's a wonderfulday. Thanks, Scott.

How about give me a Christmas kiss?

I got somethingbetter than that for you.

-Oh.-Look.

There's a lamp for your tableso you can read and song.

Scott it's beautiful.

This is what you're making?Your manual training.

Oh.

I could have made a milking stool.

But I didn't think thatwould be very useful.

Oh no, this is much moreuseful. Now I won't have to

bother this one from theliving room anywhere, will I?

I'm awful sorry Icried last night, mom.

I should have realized youcouldn't go around buying bikes.

Scott. You'll never knowhow much I wanted to.

And I will just assoon as I possibly can

Sure.

I'll tell him with the paper. Andby the time we do get it, maybe my

leg muscles will be so strong I'llbe able to make the football team.

[laugh]

Maybe so, honey.

Maybe so huh?

Can you coffee.

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That's when he needed you leon.

But, not now.

Not now.

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[alarm ringing]

Oh, my gosh.

I sure wish I could figureout what was the matter.

You finally wake up.

Scott, why didn't you call me.

For heaven's sake? Look at thetime. Come on, you got to get ready.

I'm not going

What do you meanyou're not going?

Don't want to.

Scott last night just seem so.

Oh sure, that was last night. Iwas all steamed up. But last night

What happened?

Changed my mind.

Scott.

Are you sorry I told yourfather he could come here?

No, every fellow wants toknow what his father's like.

How he looks and everything.Well. So now I know.

He saw the way I felt last night.

I did let it show.

How bitter I was.

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Scott.

Scott, I want you toknow something. You don't

have to stay herebecause of me you know.

Because I'll be happy justknowing you're in a good school

and having a real car and allthe things you've always wanted.

What are you tryingto do, get rid of me?

No, of course not.

But I won't have youstaying here because

of some silly ideaof loyalty to me.

Loyalty to you whatabout the Philly?

Scott.

If I've done anything toprejudice you, I didn't intend

it. Your father means welland I was very young you know.

Well, you haven'tprejudiced me. Gosh, I can't

remember you saying theleast little thing against him.

And what is it huh?

Well it's just that.

I got to thinking in the night and

and well, you know, he was tellingus about the time they went to

the Rolls Bowl in and shehad a new fur coat and everything.

Yeah.

Well it's just that.

that was the same Christmas eve.

You were so sick and couldn'tbuy me the bike, remember?

Yeah.

What are you goingto tell him, Scott?

I'll just tell him, thanks allthe same, but I can't do it.

You better get back.He might jerk, Virginia.

[car starting]

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A reasonable amount ofunderstanding was that Matthew who

said, where your treasure is,there will your heart be also.

Well, good night. See you next week.

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