Rambling.Rose.1991.1080p.BluRay.x264.AAC-LAMA.eng Movie Subtitles

1 00:02:38,487 --> 00:02:42,527 In deep Dixieland, the month of October is almost summery. 2 00:02:50,528 --> 00:02:52,733 I had come to visit my father. 3 00:02:53,195 --> 00:02:57,236 Mother had died a few years before and Daddy was living alone. 4 00:02:57,695 --> 00:02:59,567 He wouldn't have it otherwise. 5 00:03:13,987 --> 00:03:18,525 Seeing the old house, nostalgia for the south gripped me. 6 00:03:18,987 --> 00:03:23,525 The old South I had known and the people in it. 7 00:03:25,945 --> 00:03:29,986 When I was 13, a girl came to this house. 8 00:03:31,070 --> 00:03:34,352 I overheard my father decide with my mother 9 00:03:34,820 --> 00:03:36,277 to hire this girl. 10 00:03:36,737 --> 00:03:38,976 A good-natured, but unfortunate girl, 11 00:03:39,445 --> 00:03:43,688 working for a farm family, near Gadsden, Alabama. 12 00:03:44,487 --> 00:03:49,144 Thus she was hired, sight unseen, by a long-distance call. 13 00:03:52,153 --> 00:03:56,099 She was the first person I ever loved outside my own family. 14 00:03:58,862 --> 00:04:00,319 But, as my father said, 15 00:04:00,778 --> 00:04:04,475 she caused one hell of a damnable commotion. 16 00:05:34,320 --> 00:05:35,729 Hello. 17 00:05:37,695 --> 00:05:39,485 I'm Rose. 18 00:05:41,195 --> 00:05:44,027 I've come to live with you. 19 00:05:55,820 --> 00:05:57,277 Mother, the new girl's here. 20 00:05:57,737 --> 00:06:00,521 Wonderful. What's your impression of her? 21 00:06:01,528 --> 00:06:06,600 She's big. She could beat up Daddy if she wanted. 22 00:06:07,070 --> 00:06:11,893 But she's very girlish. She wouldn't hurt anybody. 23 00:06:12,320 --> 00:06:14,394 Your impression is very reassuring. 24 00:06:14,862 --> 00:06:19,400 I sensed that she was so. I'm glad to have it reconfirmed. 25 00:06:20,028 --> 00:06:21,486 You mean confirmed, mother. 26 00:06:21,945 --> 00:06:25,560 If it had been confirmed previously, it would be reconfirmed. 27 00:06:25,987 --> 00:06:26,987 Alright. 28 00:06:28,362 --> 00:06:30,731 You get Doll and Waski. I'll telephone Daddy. 29 00:06:44,403 --> 00:06:49,440 This is Waski. His real name is Warren, but we call him Waski. 30 00:06:49,945 --> 00:06:53,192 He dislikes it. I guess, one day we'll have to stop calling him that. 31 00:06:53,653 --> 00:06:55,111 You can stop it now. 32 00:06:56,320 --> 00:07:01,819 You'll find him a very good boy. As you can see, he's beautiful. 33 00:07:04,237 --> 00:07:07,400 Rose, this little girl is Frances. 34 00:07:08,112 --> 00:07:11,643 We call her Dolly. It's short for Doll or Doll Baby. 35 00:07:12,237 --> 00:07:16,728 Doll Baby, that's worse than Waski. I want to be called Fran. 36 00:07:17,903 --> 00:07:19,977 Daddy won't allow it. 37 00:07:20,445 --> 00:07:22,731 That young man, you have met. 38 00:07:23,403 --> 00:07:27,100 He is my oldest son and my most brilliant child. 39 00:07:27,570 --> 00:07:30,770 They say I brag too much about my children. 40 00:07:31,237 --> 00:07:33,855 I simply tell the truth. ** I boring you, Rose? 41 00:07:34,320 --> 00:07:36,110 No, ma'**. Not at all. 42 00:07:36,570 --> 00:07:37,814 Good. 43 00:07:39,112 --> 00:07:44,978 I realised the remarkable thing about Brother when he was 6 weeks old. 44 00:07:45,445 --> 00:07:48,112 He looked at me and recognised me. 45 00:07:49,153 --> 00:07:50,895 He understood me. 46 00:07:51,362 --> 00:07:54,064 Sounds crazy, but it's the truth. 47 00:07:56,028 --> 00:07:58,943 I have to warn you about him. 48 00:07:59,403 --> 00:08:01,892 He can be very dangerous. 49 00:08:02,695 --> 00:08:04,271 He has an evil streak in him. 50 00:08:04,987 --> 00:08:07,938 It is a streak of pure, sheer meanness. 51 00:08:08,403 --> 00:08:12,397 You'll scare the girl, going into the 4th dimension like that. 52 00:08:15,195 --> 00:08:19,899 Maybe to you it's the 4th dimension, but to me, it's the truth. 53 00:08:20,945 --> 00:08:23,813 Well, well, so Miss Rosebud has arrived. 54 00:08:26,570 --> 00:08:27,897 Yes, indeed. 55 00:08:32,195 --> 00:08:34,481 Doll Baby, take this for me. 56 00:08:39,237 --> 00:08:40,237 Rosebud... 57 00:08:40,903 --> 00:08:45,193 I swear to God, you are as graceful as a capital letter "S". 58 00:08:46,528 --> 00:08:50,060 You will adorn our house and give a glow to its old walls. 59 00:08:51,487 --> 00:08:52,684 Yes, indeed. 60 00:09:01,403 --> 00:09:06,274 Now, it is my wife's belief, which I accept, though do not grasp, 61 00:09:06,737 --> 00:09:13,018 that to hire a person to do household work is a criminal practice. 62 00:09:13,487 --> 00:09:19,815 You are therefore here as a friend, and indeed as a member of this family. 63 00:09:20,278 --> 00:09:24,486 In love and harmony, dear Rosebud. In love and harmony. 64 00:09:25,487 --> 00:09:26,517 Do you understand? 65 00:09:28,278 --> 00:09:32,023 Yes, sir. I know you've had some troubles. 66 00:09:33,362 --> 00:09:36,774 Those scoundrels in Birmingham trying to lead you astray, and so on. 67 00:09:39,487 --> 00:09:42,817 Life can be very cruel to a young girl. 68 00:09:44,195 --> 00:09:45,604 You've had a hard time. 69 00:09:46,070 --> 00:09:50,064 But I hope and believe you've found a safe haven in this house. 70 00:09:51,320 --> 00:09:52,978 We welcome you to our home. 71 00:09:53,445 --> 00:09:55,815 We welcome you from the heart. 72 00:09:57,487 --> 00:09:59,856 We hope you're happy here. 73 00:10:01,862 --> 00:10:03,687 Thank you, sir. 74 00:10:04,153 --> 00:10:06,986 Hands in your pocket, pockets in your pants, 75 00:10:07,445 --> 00:10:10,858 watch the turtles so the hootchie-kootchie dance. 76 00:10:25,653 --> 00:10:27,609 Let's see if she goes in the water. 77 00:10:42,903 --> 00:10:46,731 Waski, you gotta lick your lips. 78 00:11:16,487 --> 00:11:20,433 You mean to those seeds, they'll snap at you, Waski. 79 00:11:22,362 --> 00:11:25,276 Buddy, that hotel that Mr. Hillyer runs... 80 00:11:25,737 --> 00:11:27,644 do y'all own it personally? 81 00:11:28,653 --> 00:11:30,893 Yes, it's part of Mother's estate. 82 00:11:31,362 --> 00:11:32,771 Her estate? 83 00:11:33,237 --> 00:11:37,100 Her inheritance. It was left to her when she was orphaned. 84 00:11:40,320 --> 00:11:42,524 Buddy, your mama was a orphan? 85 00:11:43,528 --> 00:11:44,642 Yes. 86 00:11:48,112 --> 00:11:50,233 Y'all help me shuck. 87 00:11:51,737 --> 00:11:52,934 Hey, Buddy? 88 00:11:54,278 --> 00:11:58,936 Where is Columbia University? And what is it exactly? 89 00:11:59,403 --> 00:12:03,977 It's an advanced school for brilliant people, in New York. 90 00:12:04,445 --> 00:12:06,187 New York? 91 00:12:06,695 --> 00:12:11,566 New York! Imagine that, with all them skyscrapers, and... 92 00:12:12,320 --> 00:12:16,266 ...things like that. New York. And your mama lived there? 93 00:12:16,862 --> 00:12:19,895 Went to that school. Good Lord. 94 00:12:20,862 --> 00:12:22,603 That's something. 95 00:12:23,403 --> 00:12:27,018 Rose? Who were those scoundrels in Birmingham? 96 00:12:29,862 --> 00:12:32,315 Nobody. Keep shucking. 97 00:12:32,778 --> 00:12:34,935 But who were they? 98 00:12:37,028 --> 00:12:38,818 Bad men, that's all. 99 00:12:39,528 --> 00:12:40,902 Bad in what sense? 100 00:12:43,653 --> 00:12:46,402 Bad is bad, Buddy. Ain't no sense to it. 101 00:12:46,862 --> 00:12:49,646 Did they try to make you become a prostitute? 102 00:12:51,237 --> 00:12:55,610 I don't listen to talk like that. I turn my back and look the other way. 103 00:12:56,070 --> 00:12:58,356 That's why Daddy hired you, isn't it? 104 00:12:58,945 --> 00:13:01,315 To keep you away from those scoundrels. 105 00:13:02,028 --> 00:13:07,230 Your daddy is the best and most kind-hearted man in the world. 106 00:13:09,195 --> 00:13:12,892 Did you hear about the terrible thing in Cave Spring? 107 00:13:14,778 --> 00:13:16,401 What terrible thing? 108 00:13:18,903 --> 00:13:22,234 There was this old man that ate his niece. 109 00:13:23,695 --> 00:13:26,148 I did not hear that. I don't hear you. 110 00:13:26,612 --> 00:13:30,605 - Chopped her into pork-chops. - I don't even hear that. 111 00:13:32,987 --> 00:13:34,812 There's terrible things in this world. 112 00:13:36,403 --> 00:13:38,892 Rose, did you hear about that man in Chattanooga? 113 00:13:39,320 --> 00:13:44,191 Killed his wife with a black widow spider. She suffered horribly. 114 00:13:49,778 --> 00:13:53,144 You are in one of your evil moods. 115 00:13:55,195 --> 00:13:56,901 That's what it is. 116 00:14:49,778 --> 00:14:51,899 The family's all here. 117 00:14:54,820 --> 00:14:56,941 Reverse-insomnia. 118 00:14:58,112 --> 00:14:59,853 What a curse. 119 00:15:04,445 --> 00:15:06,566 No appetite, either. 120 00:15:09,403 --> 00:15:13,611 - Rose, may I have half a cup of coffee? - I already g***t it. 121 00:15:16,612 --> 00:15:21,483 Rosebud baby... you are the light of my life, darling. 122 00:15:21,945 --> 00:15:25,986 You're as pretty as a moonbeam, and warm as sunshine. 123 00:15:27,570 --> 00:15:29,442 Now, how did we get by without you? 124 00:15:42,070 --> 00:15:45,317 Rose must be "non compos mentis" this morning. 125 00:15:45,778 --> 00:15:48,018 Must be that time of the month. 126 00:15:48,695 --> 00:15:52,523 - She has been a little peaky lately. - Not till Daddy came. 127 00:15:54,862 --> 00:15:55,940 What, dear? 128 00:15:56,570 --> 00:15:59,189 - Your hearing aid is on...