You pay him enough money, he could sail yesterday
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Otis B. Driftwood:
Two beers, bartender! Fiorello:
I'll take Two beers, too. Otis B. Driftwood:
Well, things seem to be getting better around the country. Fiorello:
I don't know, I'm a stranger here myself. Otis B. Driftwood:
Say, uh, I just remembered: I came back here looking for somebody. You don't know who it is, do you? Fiorello:
Is a funny thing, it just slipped my mind. Otis B. Driftwood:
Oh, I know, I know: the greatest tenor in the world, that's what I'm after. Fiorello:
Why, I'm his manager. Otis B. Driftwood:
Whose manager? Fiorello:
The greatest tenor in the world. Otis B. Driftwood:
The fellow that sings at the opera here? Fiorello:
Sure. Otis B. Driftwood:
What's his name? Fiorello:
What do you care? I can't pronounce it. What do you want with him? Otis B. Driftwood:
Well, uh, I want to sign him up for the New York Opera Company. You know that America is waiting to hear him sing? Fiorello:
Well, he can sing loud, but he can't sing that loud. Otis B. Driftwood:
Well, I think I can get America to meet him halfway. Could he sail tomorrow? Fiorello:
You pay him enough money, he could sail yesterday
Two beers, bartender! Fiorello:
I'll take Two beers, too. Otis B. Driftwood:
Well, things seem to be getting better around the country. Fiorello:
I don't know, I'm a stranger here myself. Otis B. Driftwood:
Say, uh, I just remembered: I came back here looking for somebody. You don't know who it is, do you? Fiorello:
Is a funny thing, it just slipped my mind. Otis B. Driftwood:
Oh, I know, I know: the greatest tenor in the world, that's what I'm after. Fiorello:
Why, I'm his manager. Otis B. Driftwood:
Whose manager? Fiorello:
The greatest tenor in the world. Otis B. Driftwood:
The fellow that sings at the opera here? Fiorello:
Sure. Otis B. Driftwood:
What's his name? Fiorello:
What do you care? I can't pronounce it. What do you want with him? Otis B. Driftwood:
Well, uh, I want to sign him up for the New York Opera Company. You know that America is waiting to hear him sing? Fiorello:
Well, he can sing loud, but he can't sing that loud. Otis B. Driftwood:
Well, I think I can get America to meet him halfway. Could he sail tomorrow? Fiorello:
You pay him enough money, he could sail yesterday
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Two beers bartender I'll take two beers too
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Things seem to be getting better around the country
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I don't know I'm a stranger here myself
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I came back here looking for somebody You don't know who it is do you
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It's a funny thing it just slipped my mind
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I know The greatest tenor in the world That's what I'm after
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Why I'm his manager Whose manager
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The greatest tenor in the world
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The fellow that sings at the opera here Sure
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What's his name
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What do you care I can't pronounce it What do you want with him
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I want to sign him up for the New York Opera Company
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Do you know that America is waiting to hear him sing
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He can sing loud but he can't sing that loud
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I think I can get America to meet him halfway
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Could he sail tomorrow
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You pay him enough money he could sail yesterday
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Movie Summary
A sly business manager and the wacky friends of two opera singers in Italy help them achieve success in America while humiliating their stuffy and snobbish enemies.
Actors
Otis B. Driftwood
Fiorello
