Broadway Danny Rose

A group of comedians reminisce. One tells the others, "I went to see a film called The Seventh Veil." (0:02)

An executive tells manager Danny Rose, referring to the singer, "Lou Canova’s a dumb, fat, temperamental has-been with a drinking problem." (0:04)

Comedian: "The funniest Danny Rose story is the time he was handling the hypnotist... They hypnotist brings up this little old Jewish lady, and he hypnotizes her."
Comedian, referring to Lou Canova: ”He’s got a big ego and a slight drinking problem...” (0:07)

Manager Danny Rose tells Lou, "Don’t worry about me..."
Lou: ”When I’m out there singing, I can feel the women mentally undressing me.” (0:11)

Narrator: "Suddenly, the nostalgia craze is starting to build..." (0:13)

Talk show host Joe tells Lou, "... you were never obsessed to be a superstar." (0:14)

Lou’s wife Teresa: "Don’t be so nervous, Lou."
Lou: ”I’m a little nervous.” (0:15)

Theater marquee: "Halloween III: Season of the Witch" (0:16)

Narrator: "I don’t know who’s more nervous: Lou or Danny." (0:16)

An entertainer tells Danny and Ralph, "I had a crisis." (0:16)

Lou tells Danny, referring to Lou's lover Tina Vitale, "I’m really crazy about her." (0:17)

Danny tells Tina, referring to Lou, "The man’s crazy about you. He’s nuts for you."
”The man is crazy about you.”
”He sings, and they mentally undress him.” (0:21)

Danny tells Tina, referring to Lou, "The man is nervous." (0:23)

By telephone, Danny tells Lou, "You get nervous, your whole performance goes right into the toilet." (0:25)

Johnny Rispoli tells Tina, "If I thought that, I’d kill myself." (0:28)

Woman at party: "You’re crazy." (0:30)

Danny tells Tina, "Lou’s crazy about you."
Referring to another entertainer: ”... but he’s a dope addict...” (0:30)

By telephone, Tina tells Lou, "It’s just that sometimes you get me crazy." (0:32)

Danny tells Tina, "... Johnny must have been really crazy about you."
”You must’ve been shocked.” (0:34)

Danny tells Tina, "They say it’s stress... It’s an entire mental syndrome."
Tina, referring to Johnny’s brothers: ”They’re crazy, that whole family.” (0:36)

Lou tells his wife, "The kids are driving me nuts over here." (0:41)

Tina tells Danny, "Poor Lou’s probably worried sick." (0:42)

Danny tells actor Ray Webb, "That’s crazy." (0:43)

Lou tells manager Sid Bacharach, "Don’t worry." (0:46)

Narrator: "Meanwhile, the two crazy brothers are in New York..." (0:46)

Danny asks Tina, "What are you, nuts?"
”Are you nuts?” (0:47)

By telephone, Lou tells Danny, "I’m not drunk. I’m not drunk... I’m going crazy..."
Danny tells Tina, ”I need a Valium the size of a hockey puck.”
”There I am with Miss Judy Garland.”
Tina: ”I always had this as a dream.”
Danny: ”You lack confidence.”
”You don’t have any confidence.”
Tina: ”I got no confidence.”
Danny: ”If you hate yourself, then you hate your work.” (0:48)

Ventriloquist Barney Dunn stutters. (0:57)

Danny tells Tina, "I was traumatized. My body went into shock." (0:57)

DAnny tells Tina, "All right, don’t panic." (1:01)

The club manager tells Danny, referring to Lou, "He’s drunk."
Danny: ”All right, don’t panic. Don’t panic.”
Teresa tells the impresario, ”Danny’ll get him sober.” (1:03)

Lou tells the manager, "You were worried."
Manager: ”I wasn’t worried at all.” (1:07)

Lou tells Danny, "... I’ve gotta do it now while I’m still a little high."
”Tina and I, we’re crazy about each other...” (1:07)

Tina tells Lou, "I had a bad dream."
Lou: ”When I can’t sleep, I take one of those Seconals...” (1:12)

Tina tells the psychic, "Angeline, I can’t sleep."
Angeline: ”I see bad dreams, deep dreams...”
Tina: ”I had that dream last week, exactly my dream.” (1:13)

Tina tells Lou, "I’m moody. You knew I was moody when you met me."
Lou: ”I’ve had it with the moods.” (1:15)

"But she’s just as moody with him." (1:15)

Barney stutters. (1:18)