Lou Perry:
[on the phone to Jerry] Jerry, how are you doin'?
Jerry Lewis:
Not so good, Mr. Perry. I'm here at Atlantic City playing the 500 Club.
Lou Perry:
Oh, good for you.
Jerry Lewis:
Bad for me. Bad, very bad. Uh, I think they might hurt me.
Lou Perry:
C'mon, Jerry. Skinny D'Amato wouldn't hurt a fly.
Jerry Lewis:
What about Irwin Woolfe?
Lou Perry:
Yes, he would probably hurt you.
Jerry Lewis:
Please, Mr. Perry. Remember that night at the Havana-Madrid when I was messin' around with Dean?
Lou Perry:
Yeah sure, that was riot.
Jerry Lewis:
Thank you. I think Dean should come down and play the club, you know. He could sing and then I could do the routine, and then we could make somethin' out of it. You know, a handsome man and a monkey, it's very funny.
Lou Perry:
You uh... you wanna team up with Dean?
Jerry Lewis:
Just this once for this week. I gotta come up with somethin' or their gonna fire me and then maybe kill me. I ain't crazy about dying, but I definitely can't get fired.
Lou Perry:
Well you - you've got your own manager, right? Greshler? Why isn't he making this call?
Jerry Lewis:
Because he can't beg as good as I can. Please, Mr. Perry. I love Dean. I know he likes me too. I need this. I really need this.
