On the Green

I had a dream and it was a 1930s Hollywood Gangster Musical movie. All singing and all dancing. The movie was about a Golf Tournament, an urban golf tournament played on the rooftops of an incredible art deco Metropolis. I played a small time bookmaker, complete with a suit, tie and hat. And I'm making book on the golf tournament. Not just the out come of the tournament, but every hole, every stroke and every player. I've got a small army of street kids running the numbers for me. And my gimmick is I give shiny new pennies to all the kids working for me. So my gangster name is, of course, "Danny the Nanny." The running gag through the picture is that I don't like the name and keep trying to get another tough guy sounding gangster name to stick.

The Tournament is being sponsored by Bruce. He's a publisher but he's also a gangster. Bruce is playing in the tournament and has a nice musical number at the start of the movie. Which I can't remember much of the details of except there's lots of dancing on the top of an art deco building.

Meanwhile I find myself in a posh penthouse in the middle of the golf course. The penthouse is the place to be, because you can watch the whole tournament from it and it's a private party being run by Ed, who is also a bookmaker. In an exchange I point out that I take more bets then Ed. Ed points out that he may take fewer bets but they are high dollar bets. Then I point out that throwing a party in a penthouse cuts into his profits. To which Ed replies, "Touche."

At the party I meet Brett and E.K. Brett is a gang boss and I report to him which leads to another big show number. E.K. is also a bookie and is backing a rookie golfer in the tournament who is up with the leaders. Even if the golfer doesn't win E.K. stands to make a lot a money.

Things get a bit confusing now. There is a budding romance between two young golfers which gives us a another musical number. And then there's a Nazi golfer and a plot involving 5th columnists.

Unfortunately I woke up before the 3rd reel and have no idea how the movie ended.