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Monkey on My Back (1957)
94 min | Biography, Drama | 6 March 1958 (Sweden)

The true story of Barney Ross, a World War II hero and champion professional boxer, who became addicted to morphine.

Director: André De Toth

Writers: Ivan Bunny (biographical material furnished by), Paul Dudley

Stars: Cameron Mitchell, Dianne Foster, Paul Richards
Transcript
00:00Hey, honey, how you doing? You doing all right?
00:02You want a sandwich? Some more coffee?
00:04You owe me 10,000 doughnuts to go with the coffee I've already had.
00:07Okay to cash this, boss?
00:08Whose is it?
00:09That soldier sitting over there.
00:12Yeah, sure.
00:13Ten bucks, I guess we can keep our boys happy.
00:17You know something? If a smart guy had this place, he could open his own bank.
00:20Well, we're doing all right, Sam. We're doing all right, ain't we, honey?
00:23Are we?
00:24Are we?
00:25Even Big Ralph's happy.
00:27And with him back in the joint, that takes plenty.
00:29You sent for me, Barney?
00:31Yeah, I got some info, Lou. Pencil, Sam.
00:33Lady Tiesel and the Fifth at Arlington tomorrow.
00:361,500, right on the schnozzle.
00:39Why don't you bet them to place, Barney?
00:41All your horses have been coming in second.
00:43I don't bet seconds. I bet winners.
00:45Want a piece of my action, Sam?
00:47No, thanks, Barney. I'm like you. I don't know anything about horses.
00:51I'll just have another one.
00:53Hey, Charlie, bourbon and soda for Mr. Pyon and 1,500 bucks for me.
00:57Get it out of the register. There's the marker.
00:59Make it two bourbons. I'll take mine straight.
01:01Kathy, you...
01:02Why not? Everything's on the house, isn't it?
01:04Yeah. Yeah, sure.
01:06Go on, beat it, Lou. Charlie will give you the dough.
01:08Barney, I... I know it's none of my business,
01:10but I always do like you to tell me...
01:13Big Ralph's gonna get sore.
01:15Big Ralph? What's it to Big Ralph?
01:17What's it to Bi...
01:19Barney, he's only backing you in this joint
01:21so he can get back the money you owe him.
01:23Don't worry, Lou. Big Ralph's sublimely happy, Barney.
01:26He just told me so.
01:28Kathy. Come on, Lou.
01:30All right, I'll take care of it.
01:32Kathy, what's gotten into you?
01:34Not a thing.
01:36I just don't like losing any more than you do.
01:38Losing? What are you getting at?
01:41Nothing you'd understand.
01:43Shut me around!
01:45She's around any time I feel her.
01:49Any time I want her, I'll knock her off.
01:51Excuse me, I'll be right back.
01:54Now, fellas, wait just a minute.
01:56He left just in time.
01:58He almost had one in his hands right here.
02:00That stupid, stubborn meathead.
02:03I'm not satisfied he burned up yesterday.
02:05He has to burn up tomorrow.
02:07Bourbon straight?
02:10Bourbon soda.
02:14Well...
02:16He's all yours, Sam.
02:19You're not walking out on him.
02:21Walk. Run.
02:23I'm running away.
02:27I'm not going into the new show at the club.
02:29I've got a chance to go on the road with a musical.
02:32And I'm going.
02:34I don't blame you, Kathy, but...
02:37This is gonna bust the kid wide open.
02:39It's gonna bust me wide open, too.
02:42But I've got no choice, Sam.
02:45He's making up for not being champion anymore
02:47by bigger bets, bigger grandstand plays.
02:50Anything to keep the roar of the crowd.
02:53Well, that means more to him than I ever will.
02:59I'm such a fool, Sam.
03:02I thought that when he was through being a fighter,
03:04things would be different.
03:07Well, they are.
03:09They're worse.
03:12It's a disease.
03:15It's incurable.
03:21It's all right, folks. It's all right.
03:23These two guys just wanted to fight so bad,
03:25they couldn't wait.
03:29Bye, Sam.