![]() Clint's dim-witted bodyguard, thinking that he is looking out for his employer's interests, places real bullets in the gun Frankie uses to "shoot" Johnny in the musical number. When Frankie unmasks, Johnny realizes that she brings him as much luck as Nellie. ![]() ![]() At the Mardi Gras ball in New Orleans, Nellie and Frankie dress exactly alike, and Johnny, thinking he is with Nellie, gambles and wins. ![]() Frankie becomes jealous of Nellie, who is only interested in marrying Clint, and breaks off with Johnny at the same time, Clint admonishes Johnny, telling him to stay away from Nellie. Hopeful that Nellie's presence will bring him luck, Johnny tries to win enough money to take him and Frankie to New York. A music publisher hears the song, likes it, and invites Frankie and Johnny to come to New York City to perform. Meanwhile, Cully, Johnny's piano-playing sidekick, writes a song, "Frankie and Johnny," that is introduced on the showboat. Soon after, redheaded Nellie Bly, Clint's former girl friend, comes aboard the riverboat, and Johnny begins to win. A gypsy fortune-teller predicts that a redheaded woman will appear and can reverse Johnny's fortune. Frankie and Johnny, singers on Clint Braden's riverboat, are in love, but Frankie refuses to marry Johnny until he stops gambling and losing all his earnings.
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