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- [fire crackling]
- [crickets chirping]
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[Avis] Hancock 54533.
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[line rings]
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I need you to come to the house.
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I've made a decision.
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- Would anyone like a canape?
- No, Gertie, it's 2:00 in the morning.
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I would like a drink, though.
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Thank you all for coming.
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I couldn't sleep,
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and since I'm the boss now,
that means you can't sleep either.
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I've thought a lot about what the right
thing to do is regarding this picture.
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And I refuse to let anybody
say a woman bankrupted her studio
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on a bad bet
because she followed her heart.
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We are not casting Camille Washington.
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The picture we're making is Peg,
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and we're casting my daughter.
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- [Lon] It's the prudent move, Mrs. Amberg.
- No it isn't, it's wrong.
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Avis, the fact that you are
the first female in history
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to run a studio is exactly why
you should cast Camille.
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Look at what's out there.
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Walt Disney?
What did he put out last year?
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Song of the South,
a movie where slaves were so happy,
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they didn't even want to leave
the plantation.
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People are sick of this shit, Avis.
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Look at all the folks
that came out and picketed.
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[Avis] I was one of them.
I hated that movie.
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- It's a racist piece of trash.
- Then you understand that this town
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needs a swift kick in the pants.
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Maybe it takes a woman to show
there are other ways to make movies.
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Let's cut to the chase here.
What are you risking, really?
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The studio going under, for one.
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Yes, Lon, we all get that.
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No, I'm serious.
What are you risking personally?
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Ace is clearly not in good health.
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If he wakes up, finds out what you did,
divorces you, you still get half.
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Either way, Avis, you're fine.
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Look, that is a Gauguin, right?
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You could just sell that and live
comfortably until the day you die.
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And when that day comes,
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you could look back on your life
knowing you did the right thing.
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But if you don't do it,
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how many more years is it going to take
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before a colored actress
gets a goddamn lead in a movie?
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You're both right.
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- Okay, we're doing it.
- [Lon] Mrs. Amberg,
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- before you go and take...
- You're fired.
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I don't know if I can fire you,
but if I can, you're fired.
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We're making Meg.
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Now, everyone,
go home before I change my mind.
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We'll put out a press release
first thing in the morning.
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Tell Camille Washington she has the role.
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Well, this is rather thrilling.
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Avis, I'm very proud of you.
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- You're good.
- No, I'm just fed up.
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[big band music playing]
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[bell dings]
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["There's No Business Like Show Business"
by Ethel Merman playing]
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♪ There's no business... ♪
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- Whoo!
- ♪ Like show business... ♪
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Beautiful, beautiful.
This is the expensive stuff, baby.
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[hooting]
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♪ Everything about it is appealing... ♪
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Raymond, what? What are you doing?
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- What... Oh, my...
- Give me your hands.
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You got the part.
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- Are you serious?
- You got the part!
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[screaming and laughing]
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You got the part!
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You're a movie star!
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♪ Yesterday they told you
You would not go far ♪
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♪ That night you open
And there you are ♪
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[Raymond] I got good news, pally.
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So they're changing the title to Meg,
but...
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- your name is staying on the picture.
- Meg?
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[chuckling]
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I'll take it! Yes, sir!
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Yes!
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- Rock.
- Rock!
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- What are you doing here?
- They're keeping my name on the picture.
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That's great.
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What about me? Did I get the part?
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Uh...
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[door opens]
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[woman] Mrs. Amberg will see you now.
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What is it that couldn't possibly
have waited until dinner time?
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Well, it's about Peg.
Or I guess now it's Meg.
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I'm sorry, Claire,
to have disappointed you once again,
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but I'm not just your mother anymore.
I have a studio to run.
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I came... to say I think you made
the right decision.
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Camille's right for the part.
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But still, it couldn't have been an...
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easy decision to make, choosing to...
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make the film, knowing how hard
it's going to be. I'm, um...
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I'm, uh...
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[clears throat] I'm proud of you.
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[softly] Thank you, darling.
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[stuttering] Oh. Oh, all right.
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[voice breaking] You don't know
what it means to hear you say that.
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[inhales sharply]
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I have to tell you,
after watching your screen test,
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I realized something.
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You're a better actress than I ever was.
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Oh... [scoffs]
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- Please, you're just saying that.
- Claire, it's the God's honest truth.
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And that's why I've decided
to put you in the picture.
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- What? Really?
- [chuckles]
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- Yes.
- [Claire] Really?
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It's a good part.
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[stuttering] It's Meg's best friend,
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and when she finds out
that she's cut from the film,
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you're there to tell her
everything's going to be okay.
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Oh, Mother. Thank you! [chuckling]
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Thank you.
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[music playing]
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Your breakfast is ready.
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Morning, sunshine.
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[Hattie] Mm!
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Well, I will never get tired of someone
making breakfast for me.
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[Troy] Mm.
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[kisses]
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That's nice.
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I had a great time with the both of you,
Ms. McDaniel.
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I thought you was naughty,
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but that Tallulah, something else.
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[Tallulah] My ears are buzzing.
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What are you saying about me,
Tony, my dear?
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[scoffs] The name is Troy.
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[laughing]
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I'm sorry.
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I've always been terrible with names.
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I once introduced a friend as Martini.
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Her name's actually Olive.
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- Mm.
- Ooh.
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All right, now you two cut that out.
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I would've thought y'all had your fill
with all that lovin' we did last night.
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[Troy] Mm!
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- [door opens]
- [Tallulah] Mmm.
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See you next weekend?
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Yeah, sugar.
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[door closes]
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[Hattie] Well, I'll be damned.
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[Camille] I don't see what
the big deal is. It's just a few photos.
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[Raymond] I don't think you understand.
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Hurrell only photographs actors
who are about to make
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that big star move in their career.
It's a big deal.
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[phone rings]
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Hello.
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- [Hattie] Hi, is this Camille Washington?
- [Camille] Speaking.
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You don't know me,
but my name is Hattie McDaniel.
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[whispering] It's Hattie McDaniel!
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Uh, yes, of course I know who you are,
Ms. McDaniel.
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Well, look, I've been reading about you
in the trades,
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and my heart just about jumped
out of my chest.
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I never thought we'd make the leap
in this country, but here we are.
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Now, am I to understand that you are
playing the lead role in a studio picture?
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That is correct.
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So she's the romantic lead,
not a fucking maid.
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No, ma'am, it's the lead role. [chuckling]
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Well...
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motherfucker, praise be!
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I'm so proud of you,
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but you should know,
it is going to be rough.
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I've been through it. Hollywood.
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So if you need anything, darling,
just ask me.
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- All right?
- Yes, ma'am.
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That is very generous of you,
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and I will be sure to give you a call.
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Bye now.
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Bye.
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- [giggling]
- What did she say?
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[phone rings]
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- Hello?
- Who's that?
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Uh, yeah, of course I know his work.
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I'm very excited.
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All right.
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All right, thank you.
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George Hurrell wants to photograph me.
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Me and Camille.
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- The guy who does all those glamour shots?
- Yeah.
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Yeah, he's about as famous
as they come, huh?
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Boy, Ace Pictures
must really believe in me.
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This is a big day for us, baby.
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A big day for our family.
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[chuckling] I'm going to be a movie star.
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[unenthused]
Couldn't be happier for you, Jack.
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Yeah.
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- [door opens]
- Yeah.
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["Double Dare You" playing]
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[George] Good.
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Junior,
bring the exposure back a bit, please.
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Yes.
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Excellent.
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Take a smoke.
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Glamorous!
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Good.
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- What are you putting on me?
- Mostly baby oil with a bit of lanolin.
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Makes the light stick to your face.
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You will break out tomorrow,
but it will be worth it.
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Nice and relaxed.
Head back a bit more. Terrific.
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Mr. Hurrell, I've heard about actors
having a good side and a bad side.
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I'm just wondering, do I have a good side?
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[George] Don't talk, please.
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Yes!
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How do you feel about being photographed
in the nude?
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Excuse me?
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It's art. It'll be tasteful,
nothing salacious, I promise.
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Also, tends to boost an actor's profile.
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- Mr. Hurrell, whatever you want.
- Good answer.
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[Dick] So we're doing this picture,
but we're doing it on a budget.
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Mrs. Amberg is really
sticking her neck out here
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and we're already seeing pushback.
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In retaliation for Meg,
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our movie All Hands on Deck is being
picketed in several cities in Georgia.
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So this picture carries a significant risk
to the studio, financial and otherwise,
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so it is imperative...
is imperative that we stay on budget.
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- There's no exceptions.
- [Ellen] Just to underscore that, Richard,
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three of our contract players
are refusing to work on any film
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while Meg is in production.
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- Who?
- Lawson, Daniels, McHadden.
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We can sue for breach of contract.
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We'll fire them first, then we sue.
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- Who are we firing?
- Lawson, Daniels, and McHadden.
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No surprise there.
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Andy McHadden is practically in the Klan.
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I just got off the phone with the lawyers.
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Every theater owner
in the state of Alabama...
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has now pulled All Hands on Deck.
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The picture will not recoup its budget,
though it might not have anyway.
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It's a terrible picture.
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I should probably take this time
to mention that
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Camille and I received
two very interesting telephone calls.
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The first was from Hattie McDaniel
saying congratulations.
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The second was...
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well, it was not so nice.
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[phone rings]
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You get on a bus to Los Angeles,
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you come to my house,
and you say that to my face.
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Now fuck off!
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[slams receiver]
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[crying]
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Who was that? What happened?
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- I presume he called her...
- Yes.
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He did.
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We'll move you onto the lot
while we're filming.
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You can take one of the bungalows.
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You will have full-time security.
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- Thank you, Mrs. Amberg.
- [Avis] We're moving forward.
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00:13:08,204 --> 00:13:10,498
I will not be bullied.
249
00:13:14,460 --> 00:13:18,923
However, it is now clear that Meg
will not run in every theater.
250
00:13:19,006 --> 00:13:22,927
If we're to break even on this movie,
we have to do it on the cheap,
251
00:13:23,010 --> 00:13:24,178
all across the board.
252
00:13:24,762 --> 00:13:28,140
So, as we fill out the cast,
we use homegrown talent.
253
00:13:29,350 --> 00:13:31,936
Now, what roles still need to be filled?
254
00:13:32,436 --> 00:13:35,022
- Here she comes.
- She's gonna be...
255
00:13:36,398 --> 00:13:37,817
Here she is.
256
00:13:42,530 --> 00:13:43,730
- Hello, Jeanne, dear.
- Hello.
257
00:13:43,781 --> 00:13:45,282
- So nice to see you.
- Let's sit.
258
00:13:45,866 --> 00:13:47,952
Yes. Thank you, Avis,
for inviting me here.
259
00:13:48,035 --> 00:13:49,078
[Avis] Jeanne.
260
00:13:51,455 --> 00:13:53,582
- Well...
- Well, is it good news or bad news?
261
00:13:53,666 --> 00:13:54,583
[chuckles]
262
00:13:54,667 --> 00:14:00,214
I... I had heard through the grapevine
that I might be up for a nice part in Peg
263
00:14:00,297 --> 00:14:02,424
and that now it's Meg.
264
00:14:02,508 --> 00:14:04,301
Jeanne, you know I think the world of you,
265
00:14:04,385 --> 00:14:06,387
which is why I wanted
to tell you this personally.
266
00:14:06,470 --> 00:14:08,639
Oh, God, yes, it's... it's bad news.
267
00:14:08,722 --> 00:14:10,474
We were considering you
for a role in Meg,
268
00:14:10,558 --> 00:14:12,198
but we're going in a different direction.
269
00:14:12,268 --> 00:14:14,645
You're just not right
for that particular role.
270
00:14:16,856 --> 00:14:17,982
All right.
271
00:14:18,107 --> 00:14:21,402
Well... I appreciate you letting me know.
272
00:14:21,485 --> 00:14:24,238
All right. That's it?
You're not gonna put up a fight?
273
00:14:24,321 --> 00:14:27,575
What would you have me say?
Avis, cast me or I'll kill myself?
274
00:14:27,992 --> 00:14:29,743
I mean, this is your studio.
275
00:14:29,827 --> 00:14:33,831
You can cast whoever you want,
I'm just lucky to still be on contract.
276
00:14:33,914 --> 00:14:35,457
[Avis] Well, that's my point.
277
00:14:35,749 --> 00:14:37,626
Please sit down, you're making me nervous.
278
00:14:37,710 --> 00:14:40,629
Avis and I have thought a lot about you,
Jeanne.
279
00:14:43,465 --> 00:14:45,259
I know you feel neglected.
280
00:14:45,968 --> 00:14:47,386
You're a great actress.
281
00:14:47,469 --> 00:14:51,181
You're respected all across town,
but you've never really broken through,
282
00:14:51,432 --> 00:14:54,351
and here you are under contract,
just spinning your wheels.
283
00:14:54,685 --> 00:14:56,228
So you're going to fire me?
284
00:14:56,645 --> 00:14:57,645
No.
285
00:14:57,897 --> 00:14:59,648
I'm giving you a picture.
286
00:14:59,982 --> 00:15:04,778
A role that will finally do you justice
and take you to that next level.
287
00:15:04,862 --> 00:15:07,323
A juicy role that could win you the Oscar.
288
00:15:08,616 --> 00:15:10,951
I... Is this is some kind of trick?
289
00:15:11,035 --> 00:15:12,161
No.
290
00:15:12,953 --> 00:15:15,039
It's not? But...
291
00:15:15,122 --> 00:15:16,832
- Is it Helen Keller?
- No.
292
00:15:18,167 --> 00:15:21,295
How would you like to play Lee Miller
in the Lee Miller biography?
293
00:15:21,378 --> 00:15:23,213
- Yes.
- [chuckling]
294
00:15:24,006 --> 00:15:26,091
I... I actually don't know who she is.
295
00:15:26,175 --> 00:15:31,013
- Well, she was one of Man Ray's models.
- Then she became a war photographer.
296
00:15:33,432 --> 00:15:34,516
Thank you.
297
00:15:35,893 --> 00:15:38,938
I'm so moved that you would do
such a thing for me.
298
00:15:40,272 --> 00:15:42,024
That you would see me...
299
00:15:42,942 --> 00:15:45,110
and what I might be able to do.
300
00:15:47,196 --> 00:15:48,196
Thank you.
301
00:15:50,199 --> 00:15:52,034
- Wonderful, Jeanne.
- [Jeanne chuckles]
302
00:15:52,117 --> 00:15:53,661
[door jingling]
303
00:15:57,122 --> 00:15:59,333
Don't let Henry Willson
see you eating that.
304
00:16:03,754 --> 00:16:04,797
What's going on?
305
00:16:06,507 --> 00:16:10,552
I told myself if I got the part in your
movie I'd treat myself to some ice cream.
306
00:16:12,137 --> 00:16:13,764
I felt so down today, I thought,
307
00:16:13,847 --> 00:16:16,725
what the hell, I should treat myself
for trying, you know?
308
00:16:18,477 --> 00:16:20,104
I did the best I could.
309
00:16:20,854 --> 00:16:23,023
Maybe if I just treat myself
every time I do that,
310
00:16:23,107 --> 00:16:26,026
- something will come of it.
- I'm glad you're treating yourself, Rock.
311
00:16:27,695 --> 00:16:30,197
Because you got a part in the movie.
312
00:16:32,241 --> 00:16:33,241
What?
313
00:16:33,534 --> 00:16:35,744
Now, it ain't much,
it's just a couple lines.
314
00:16:35,828 --> 00:16:38,080
You're gonna be a gas station attendant,
which...
315
00:16:38,497 --> 00:16:39,832
- Wha...?
- ...is ironic.
316
00:16:39,915 --> 00:16:42,042
But you come back
in a dream sequence, too.
317
00:16:42,418 --> 00:16:44,169
- You ain't pulling my leg, are you?
- No!
318
00:16:44,253 --> 00:16:45,796
Congratulations, Rock.
319
00:16:46,630 --> 00:16:48,674
- [chuckles]
- Thank you so much, Archie.
320
00:16:49,675 --> 00:16:51,844
It's all coming true,
just like we had said.
321
00:16:52,469 --> 00:16:54,013
Yeah, I guess so.
322
00:16:55,222 --> 00:16:56,598
[chuckling]
323
00:17:00,894 --> 00:17:02,229
[man] What's the damage?
324
00:17:02,312 --> 00:17:05,315
Well, um,
you've gone up two trouser sizes,
325
00:17:05,399 --> 00:17:08,485
and your biceps are two inches smaller.
326
00:17:08,569 --> 00:17:10,904
- Jesus Christ.
- [man] That can't be right.
327
00:17:10,988 --> 00:17:13,508
I've been watching what I eat, Henry.
Just like we talked about.
328
00:17:13,532 --> 00:17:15,784
Uh-huh. And what exactly
have you been eating?
329
00:17:15,868 --> 00:17:18,495
Well, I live right down the street
from Pink's Hot Dogs, right?
330
00:17:18,871 --> 00:17:20,539
- Protein!
- Fuck me in the ass.
331
00:17:20,664 --> 00:17:24,084
You've got to be kidding. All that fat?
Do you know what, Guy Madison?
332
00:17:24,168 --> 00:17:28,380
If I had a gun, I would take it out
right now and blow my head off.
333
00:17:28,464 --> 00:17:31,300
Wait, but since we talked
about me trimming down a bit...
334
00:17:31,842 --> 00:17:33,343
I don't get those anymore.
335
00:17:34,636 --> 00:17:35,763
I just get milkshakes.
336
00:17:36,472 --> 00:17:38,807
How many milkshakes do you drink in a day,
Guy?
337
00:17:39,349 --> 00:17:40,893
I don't know. Maybe three?
338
00:17:40,976 --> 00:17:43,187
Phyllis, go down the street
and buy me a gun
339
00:17:43,270 --> 00:17:45,898
so I can stick it in my mouth
and end it all right now.
340
00:17:45,981 --> 00:17:47,821
- I'll trim down, I promise!
- You bet your ass
341
00:17:47,858 --> 00:17:49,794
you're gonna trim down.
Now get the fuck out of my office
342
00:17:49,818 --> 00:17:52,321
and go eat a fucking cobb salad
for once in your life.
343
00:17:52,404 --> 00:17:53,739
[Guy] I'm very sorry, sir.
344
00:17:55,783 --> 00:17:57,701
How is this my fucking life, Phyllis?
345
00:17:58,494 --> 00:18:01,538
Why is it that every one of my clients,
I got to be their fucking daddy?
346
00:18:01,663 --> 00:18:04,541
I gotta spoon-feed every one of these
thick fucking meatheads.
347
00:18:04,625 --> 00:18:06,710
They can't wipe their shitty asses
without me.
348
00:18:06,960 --> 00:18:07,961
Why is that?
349
00:18:09,546 --> 00:18:10,672
[Henry exhales]
350
00:18:11,590 --> 00:18:12,800
Well, sir...
351
00:18:13,133 --> 00:18:16,512
I think with these good-looking boys,
they get infantilized at an early age.
352
00:18:18,430 --> 00:18:20,182
Their parents don't raise them right.
353
00:18:21,892 --> 00:18:23,727
That's very astute, Miss Gates.
354
00:18:25,687 --> 00:18:26,772
That'll be all.
355
00:18:27,064 --> 00:18:28,064
Yes, sir.
356
00:18:32,569 --> 00:18:34,154
Oh, um...
357
00:18:34,571 --> 00:18:36,615
Rock Hudson is here to see you,
Mr. Willson.
358
00:18:36,698 --> 00:18:37,616
[under breath] Oh, God.
359
00:18:37,699 --> 00:18:39,118
- Yeah, send him in.
- Okay.
360
00:18:42,621 --> 00:18:43,664
Mmm.
361
00:18:44,331 --> 00:18:45,331
[knock at door]
362
00:18:47,501 --> 00:18:51,255
Why are you smiling like that?
It's four lines.
363
00:18:51,338 --> 00:18:54,842
Well, yeah, but it's four lines
in a major motion picture, Henry!
364
00:18:54,925 --> 00:18:56,444
- Uh, you know what, Rock?
- [chuckling]
365
00:18:56,468 --> 00:18:59,447
Let me pull you back down to the surface
of planet Earth for a moment, okay?
366
00:18:59,471 --> 00:19:02,099
Your screen test was
a fucking embarrassment,
367
00:19:02,182 --> 00:19:05,519
and the only reason they gave you a part
was because they felt sorry for you.
368
00:19:07,479 --> 00:19:10,566
Yeah, but...
but it's got to mean something, Henry.
369
00:19:10,774 --> 00:19:14,194
We still have a major problem, Rock,
and the problem is twofold.
370
00:19:14,278 --> 00:19:15,863
One: you cannot act,
371
00:19:15,946 --> 00:19:19,032
which would be fine if you could just
stand quietly in front of the camera
372
00:19:19,116 --> 00:19:19,950
and smile.
373
00:19:20,033 --> 00:19:22,661
But you can't because, number two,
your teeth are crooked.
374
00:19:22,744 --> 00:19:24,913
The spacing? That haunts my dreams.
375
00:19:24,997 --> 00:19:26,874
Those are not movie star teeth.
376
00:19:28,500 --> 00:19:29,500
Really?
377
00:19:29,877 --> 00:19:30,877
Yeah.
378
00:19:31,211 --> 00:19:33,881
So you know what you and me
are gonna do right now? Hm?
379
00:19:33,964 --> 00:19:36,466
I am gonna walk you down to the dentist,
380
00:19:36,550 --> 00:19:38,635
I am going to sit you in his chair,
381
00:19:38,719 --> 00:19:42,806
and I am gonna hold you by the hand
while he makes your teeth perfect, got it?
382
00:19:42,890 --> 00:19:46,143
We're gonna take the leap
into leading-man territory.
383
00:19:47,936 --> 00:19:50,314
Henry, I'm... I'm afraid of dentists.
384
00:19:52,524 --> 00:19:53,524
No shit.
385
00:20:01,533 --> 00:20:02,576
Henry!
386
00:20:02,659 --> 00:20:03,660
[elevator dings]
387
00:20:03,785 --> 00:20:05,287
[man] Dan Seeley, transportation.
388
00:20:05,412 --> 00:20:07,039
[man 2] Gregory Hall, lead gaffer.
389
00:20:07,122 --> 00:20:08,582
Carl Williams, grip department.
390
00:20:08,665 --> 00:20:10,209
And I'm Raymond Ainsley, the director.
391
00:20:10,292 --> 00:20:12,085
Let's make a picture called Meg.
392
00:20:17,466 --> 00:20:19,468
I don't know why you're all applauding,
393
00:20:20,302 --> 00:20:22,429
I've asked for budgets
from all departments,
394
00:20:22,512 --> 00:20:24,723
and every one of you is over.
395
00:20:25,432 --> 00:20:27,809
One hundred thousand dollars over,
to be specific.
396
00:20:27,893 --> 00:20:31,438
Until you all come in on budget,
this film is not going to get made,
397
00:20:31,521 --> 00:20:34,316
so I would hold the applause
if I were you.
398
00:20:34,399 --> 00:20:38,320
I think that number might reflect
what we may need
399
00:20:38,445 --> 00:20:40,864
to make this picture
the way I want to make it.
400
00:20:40,948 --> 00:20:44,243
With all due respect, Mr. Ainsley,
you don't know what you need.
401
00:20:45,369 --> 00:20:47,996
Greens department, $30,000.
402
00:20:48,080 --> 00:20:53,669
Do you think plants waving in
the background warrants 10% of the budget?
403
00:20:53,752 --> 00:20:57,923
No, um, Mr. Samuels...
I can get that down.
404
00:20:58,548 --> 00:20:59,716
[Dick] Hair.
405
00:21:00,092 --> 00:21:01,927
I mean, what the fuck, Sharon?
406
00:21:02,010 --> 00:21:05,514
Well, okay, yes, that number reflects
four stylists most days.
407
00:21:05,597 --> 00:21:07,182
How about just one? What's that number?
408
00:21:07,266 --> 00:21:08,517
Yes, that's...
409
00:21:09,434 --> 00:21:11,186
That's a much smaller number.
410
00:21:11,979 --> 00:21:13,480
- I'll get into it.
- [Dick] Good.
411
00:21:13,563 --> 00:21:16,566
Before I forget, let's have a working
dinner. I want to go over the script.
412
00:21:16,650 --> 00:21:19,778
Sure. I thought you said the script
was in good shape.
413
00:21:19,861 --> 00:21:22,406
It is. "Good" can always be "better."
414
00:21:23,615 --> 00:21:24,908
All right?
415
00:21:30,998 --> 00:21:33,792
He just never ceases to dazzle,
that Richard.
416
00:21:34,710 --> 00:21:36,128
Such a natural leader.
417
00:21:36,878 --> 00:21:38,672
So exacting, you know?
418
00:21:39,673 --> 00:21:43,385
This is a man who believes that
greatness comes from refinement.
419
00:21:43,468 --> 00:21:46,138
- You're in love with him, aren't you?
- No.
420
00:21:46,221 --> 00:21:47,848
There's nothing wrong with that.
421
00:21:48,932 --> 00:21:50,684
Ask him out on a date. See what he says.
422
00:21:50,767 --> 00:21:53,520
Avis, I... I've forgotten how.
423
00:21:53,603 --> 00:21:57,649
You know, the last man I went
on a date with was Lon Chaney.
424
00:21:57,733 --> 00:21:59,359
Lon Chaney? Jesus, Ellen.
425
00:21:59,776 --> 00:22:03,530
Besides, you know, I...
I just love my studio life.
426
00:22:03,613 --> 00:22:04,489
I love it.
427
00:22:04,573 --> 00:22:10,203
I work my tail off and I leave here
every evening... satisfied.
428
00:22:10,287 --> 00:22:13,498
I am content to spend my evenings
reading scripts
429
00:22:13,582 --> 00:22:17,210
and munching on stupid Ritz crackers
by the fireside.
430
00:22:17,294 --> 00:22:18,462
Listen to you!
431
00:22:18,545 --> 00:22:22,341
Wouldn't it be nice to cuddle up at night
to someone you love?
432
00:22:23,008 --> 00:22:25,052
Well, of course it would be, but...
433
00:22:28,388 --> 00:22:29,973
Is Richard the one?
434
00:22:30,474 --> 00:22:31,516
You know...
435
00:22:33,226 --> 00:22:35,520
he is the subject of occasional rumors.
436
00:22:36,271 --> 00:22:39,232
Yes, I've heard that he's a certain way,
but I've never seen it.
437
00:22:39,316 --> 00:22:41,693
- No.
- After all these years, wouldn't we know?
438
00:22:41,777 --> 00:22:43,779
Yes, I mean, you'd think we would.
439
00:22:45,655 --> 00:22:46,823
How about this...
440
00:22:48,533 --> 00:22:50,202
- The Lee Miller script...
- Mm-hmm.
441
00:22:50,285 --> 00:22:52,537
You tell him you
want to talk through some casting ideas.
442
00:22:52,621 --> 00:22:54,247
- Mm-hmm.
- Make him dinner,
443
00:22:54,331 --> 00:22:57,209
and after a few drinks,
make your move.
444
00:22:58,835 --> 00:22:59,878
Oh, God.
445
00:23:00,170 --> 00:23:02,464
Oh, what if he were just horrified?
446
00:23:02,547 --> 00:23:03,882
No. I... I really, I...
447
00:23:03,965 --> 00:23:06,676
I, honestly... I don't think
I would survive the embarrassment.
448
00:23:06,760 --> 00:23:09,888
Ellen, the last thing I want
is for you to get hurt,
449
00:23:10,555 --> 00:23:13,308
but you've been standing
on the precipice forever.
450
00:23:16,728 --> 00:23:18,230
[laughing]
451
00:23:18,438 --> 00:23:20,524
Oh, God. Don't laugh.
452
00:23:21,608 --> 00:23:22,651
Stop it.
453
00:23:23,318 --> 00:23:24,820
Oh, my God.
454
00:23:25,612 --> 00:23:28,115
I'm Claire Wood, I play Sarah Wadsworth.
455
00:23:29,533 --> 00:23:33,537
Hi, Jack Castello.
I play Sam Harrington, the romantic lead.
456
00:23:34,371 --> 00:23:37,666
Hi, I am Camille Washington
and I play Meg Ennis.
457
00:23:39,209 --> 00:23:41,420
I am Anna May Wong.
458
00:23:44,714 --> 00:23:45,757
Thank you.
459
00:23:46,967 --> 00:23:51,513
I also never believed I would be sitting
at one of these tables again.
460
00:23:52,973 --> 00:23:56,226
I am very happy to be playing
the role of Caroline.
461
00:23:58,728 --> 00:24:00,814
And I'm Archie Coleman, screenwriter.
462
00:24:06,236 --> 00:24:09,990
All right, that's everyone.
Let's dive right in, shall we? "Meg...
463
00:24:11,116 --> 00:24:13,285
screenplay by Archie Coleman."
464
00:24:14,911 --> 00:24:17,581
"Interior, Broadway theater, night.
465
00:24:18,582 --> 00:24:20,500
The curtain opens on the Broadway play.
466
00:24:20,584 --> 00:24:23,336
In the audience,
we see a young woman of color, Meg,
467
00:24:23,420 --> 00:24:25,088
seated in the front row.
468
00:24:25,505 --> 00:24:27,340
Applause as Caroline Lee walks on stage.
469
00:24:27,424 --> 00:24:30,218
She takes a bow and locks eyes
with the girl in the front row.
470
00:24:31,219 --> 00:24:34,598
A moment, then the play begins
as camera holds on Meg's face.
471
00:24:34,890 --> 00:24:36,641
A stage actress speaks to Caroline."
472
00:24:36,725 --> 00:24:37,893
How long have you been here?
473
00:24:38,351 --> 00:24:39,561
I just came in.
474
00:24:39,644 --> 00:24:41,980
- What do you want?
- I don't want anything.
475
00:24:42,063 --> 00:24:43,815
I was told to wait at this place.
476
00:24:43,899 --> 00:24:45,817
"The audience laughing all around her,
477
00:24:45,901 --> 00:24:49,488
[fading] Meg just stares as we cut
to exterior, stage door, night...
478
00:24:49,613 --> 00:24:53,783
The crazed look now absent from her eyes,
Meg stares up in awe
479
00:24:53,867 --> 00:24:57,913
at the Hollywoodland sign in front of her,
struck by its majesty."
480
00:24:57,996 --> 00:24:59,706
[Camille] There you are, old friend.
481
00:25:00,248 --> 00:25:02,209
Somehow I always knew
it would end up this way.
482
00:25:02,292 --> 00:25:03,376
[Archie] "Dissolve to:
483
00:25:03,960 --> 00:25:06,046
Meg's hands grasp the scaffolding
484
00:25:06,129 --> 00:25:08,924
as she climbs up the backside
of the enormous H.
485
00:25:09,382 --> 00:25:12,511
As she reaches the top,
wind whipping her hair,
486
00:25:12,594 --> 00:25:15,555
her eyes welling with tears,
she spots Sam
487
00:25:15,639 --> 00:25:17,265
emerging from the shadows below."
488
00:25:17,349 --> 00:25:19,351
Sam, what are you doing here?
489
00:25:19,935 --> 00:25:23,021
Leave me alone, this is my destiny,
mine and mine alone.
490
00:25:24,064 --> 00:25:25,774
[Jack] Meg, I won't let you do it.
491
00:25:26,316 --> 00:25:29,569
You know I love you and you know
I won't let you throw it all away.
492
00:25:29,653 --> 00:25:32,572
I can't, Sam.
I can't! I can't do it anymore.
493
00:25:32,864 --> 00:25:35,575
[Archie] "Close on Meg's foot as it slips.
She catches herself."
494
00:25:35,659 --> 00:25:38,245
[Jack] What did you tell me
about killing yourself?
495
00:25:38,328 --> 00:25:41,831
When all those Wall Street so-and-so's
lost their fortunes and ended it all,
496
00:25:42,290 --> 00:25:45,835
you said, "Sam, they picked a long-term
solution to a short-term problem."
497
00:25:45,961 --> 00:25:47,879
Well, that's what you're doing now, Meg.
498
00:25:48,421 --> 00:25:49,464
Goodbye, Sam.
499
00:25:49,965 --> 00:25:51,174
Goodbye to it all.
500
00:25:52,425 --> 00:25:53,510
I'm so sorry.
501
00:25:54,135 --> 00:25:56,888
"Meg jumps from the sign. As she falls..."
502
00:25:56,972 --> 00:25:59,933
- No!
- "Sam falls to his knees, weeping."
503
00:26:00,016 --> 00:26:02,143
[Jack] Meg! Meg, why! Why?
504
00:26:02,602 --> 00:26:04,145
Why couldn't I save you?
505
00:26:04,312 --> 00:26:09,067
[Archie] "Close on Meg, her body twisted
and lifeless at the foot of the H.
506
00:26:09,150 --> 00:26:10,735
Her eyes open,
507
00:26:10,819 --> 00:26:13,863
staring up at the moonless night
full of stars,
508
00:26:13,947 --> 00:26:17,200
camera cranes up and pans out
to the city lights of Hollywood below
509
00:26:17,284 --> 00:26:21,663
as the wail of a distant police siren
echos into the night
510
00:26:22,414 --> 00:26:23,999
as we cut to black.
511
00:26:24,541 --> 00:26:25,584
The end."
512
00:26:34,342 --> 00:26:36,469
Bravo, everybody. How about that, huh?
513
00:26:37,304 --> 00:26:38,888
Um, thank you very much.
514
00:26:38,972 --> 00:26:39,972
Wonderful work.
515
00:26:41,600 --> 00:26:44,019
Let's take five,
and then we'll start rehearsing.
516
00:26:49,316 --> 00:26:50,609
Camille, that was...
517
00:26:51,818 --> 00:26:54,321
- That was fantastic.
- [Camille] Thank you.
518
00:26:54,404 --> 00:26:57,282
So were you, I mean, it's actually...
it's a really good part.
519
00:26:57,365 --> 00:26:59,659
That ending, though.
It breaks your heart, doesn't it?
520
00:27:01,995 --> 00:27:06,583
I just wonder, aren't people going to know
ahead of time how it ends, though?
521
00:27:07,083 --> 00:27:08,460
That she kills herself?
522
00:27:09,878 --> 00:27:11,087
Fill her up, ma'am?
523
00:27:11,671 --> 00:27:12,671
Fill her up, ma'am?
524
00:27:12,714 --> 00:27:15,759
Of course I'd give directions
to a pretty gal like you.
525
00:27:15,842 --> 00:27:18,802
Just head up to Franklin Avenue,
take a left, and shoot up Beachwood Drive.
526
00:27:18,845 --> 00:27:22,223
You'll see the Hollywoodland sign
at the top of the hill, big as anything.
527
00:27:22,307 --> 00:27:23,975
- Hey. Hey, Rock.
- Big as anything!
528
00:27:24,059 --> 00:27:26,340
You... you look different.
You get a haircut or something?
529
00:27:26,561 --> 00:27:28,271
- No.
- Looks great, whatever it is.
530
00:27:28,396 --> 00:27:30,982
Listen, I wanted to tell you,
boy, are you terrific!
531
00:27:31,232 --> 00:27:33,360
You really think so? I wasn't overacting?
532
00:27:33,443 --> 00:27:36,446
No, no. It was great.
Very natural sounding.
533
00:27:37,489 --> 00:27:38,698
Well, thanks, Jack.
534
00:27:38,782 --> 00:27:41,368
You, too. You're gonna be a real star,
you know.
535
00:27:41,493 --> 00:27:42,327
[Jack scoffs]
536
00:27:42,410 --> 00:27:45,955
No, you are. I'm just happy to feel
like a part of something.
537
00:27:46,081 --> 00:27:47,582
Like I got a family, you know?
538
00:27:48,041 --> 00:27:49,959
Yeah, I know what you mean.
539
00:27:50,877 --> 00:27:52,003
It's nice, ain't it?
540
00:27:53,046 --> 00:27:55,298
Yeah. That ending, though, it's...
541
00:27:55,715 --> 00:27:56,883
It's real sad.
542
00:27:57,676 --> 00:28:00,387
You know, I keep whispering
under my breath,
543
00:28:00,553 --> 00:28:01,763
"Don't do it, Meg.
544
00:28:02,347 --> 00:28:03,390
Don't do it."
545
00:28:03,598 --> 00:28:04,933
Yeah, but...
546
00:28:05,558 --> 00:28:08,478
you know, that's what happened,
so, that sort of...
547
00:28:08,770 --> 00:28:09,979
No way around it, you know?
548
00:28:11,356 --> 00:28:12,482
- Yeah.
- [Raymond] I mean...
549
00:28:12,565 --> 00:28:14,126
- [Archie] Camille.
- [Raymond] Wonderful.
550
00:28:14,150 --> 00:28:16,569
- And Anna May Wong, she was fantastic.
- [Dick] Mm-hmm.
551
00:28:17,028 --> 00:28:19,428
She's only in a couple of scenes,
but it just kind of worked.
552
00:28:20,115 --> 00:28:21,115
Good. Good.
553
00:28:21,658 --> 00:28:26,204
All right, let's just do a page turn,
and I'll tell you my thoughts as we go.
554
00:28:26,746 --> 00:28:28,289
First thing, page three.
555
00:28:29,457 --> 00:28:31,584
Meg meets Caroline Lee at stage door.
556
00:28:32,293 --> 00:28:34,379
Why? What's this scene saying?
557
00:28:35,088 --> 00:28:39,217
Well, uh, she's meeting this Broadway star
who becomes her idol.
558
00:28:39,300 --> 00:28:40,385
Mm-hmm.
559
00:28:40,719 --> 00:28:42,887
That's very important.
I don't want to change that.
560
00:28:43,304 --> 00:28:47,308
I've gone page by page with writers
through hundreds of scripts,
561
00:28:47,434 --> 00:28:51,312
and the instinct,
especially for a young writer,
562
00:28:51,396 --> 00:28:54,774
is to get defensive.
When I have a question about something,
563
00:28:54,858 --> 00:28:57,527
it means that there's something
that's not there,
564
00:28:57,610 --> 00:29:01,865
something that you might
do well to flesh out.
565
00:29:02,323 --> 00:29:03,323
Yes?
566
00:29:04,117 --> 00:29:07,537
As for the scene on page three...
567
00:29:08,455 --> 00:29:11,750
Uh, Caroline has just finished the play,
and she's alcoholic, yes?
568
00:29:11,833 --> 00:29:13,710
Which means that she's probably
had a drink.
569
00:29:13,793 --> 00:29:15,920
And Meg, when she meets her,
570
00:29:16,296 --> 00:29:18,506
might smell it on her breath,
wouldn't she?
571
00:29:24,512 --> 00:29:26,639
Yeah. Yeah, it's...
572
00:29:27,098 --> 00:29:29,267
Yeah. That's actually a really good idea.
573
00:29:29,350 --> 00:29:31,144
[Dick] Okay, scene in the gas station.
574
00:29:31,227 --> 00:29:33,229
Let's put this in the bar,
make Rock the bartender.
575
00:29:33,313 --> 00:29:35,440
He still tells her
how to get up to the sign...
576
00:29:35,523 --> 00:29:37,442
Okay. Final scene.
577
00:29:37,734 --> 00:29:40,653
This girl that we've spent
the whole movie rooting for
578
00:29:40,737 --> 00:29:42,697
jumps off the Hollywoodland sign.
579
00:29:42,781 --> 00:29:44,616
Kills herself. Credits roll.
580
00:29:44,699 --> 00:29:46,059
- [Raymond] Right.
- [Archie] Yeah.
581
00:29:47,202 --> 00:29:48,495
What are we saying here?
582
00:29:49,871 --> 00:29:50,955
[Archie] Um...
583
00:29:51,456 --> 00:29:52,665
Well...
584
00:29:52,749 --> 00:29:53,792
it's...
585
00:29:56,336 --> 00:29:57,587
To me, it's like...
586
00:29:58,797 --> 00:29:59,964
It's as if she was...
587
00:30:00,381 --> 00:30:01,508
[Archie grunts]
588
00:30:02,342 --> 00:30:03,843
- It's sad.
- It's sad.
589
00:30:03,927 --> 00:30:05,428
[Archie] That's kind of the point.
590
00:30:05,512 --> 00:30:07,722
- You know, like Meg is a stand-in...
- [Dick] Mm-hmm.
591
00:30:07,806 --> 00:30:11,684
...for all of the thousands and thousands
of people that come to this town.
592
00:30:12,435 --> 00:30:15,075
Now, they come here with their dreams,
and those dreams are dashed.
593
00:30:15,146 --> 00:30:16,707
- They come...
- Okay, so she's a stand-in
594
00:30:16,731 --> 00:30:19,317
for countless other girls.
It's a trope, really.
595
00:30:19,442 --> 00:30:22,445
She's this troubled white girl
who's so beaten down
596
00:30:22,529 --> 00:30:24,948
that she decides to end it all, right?
597
00:30:27,742 --> 00:30:31,621
- But... she isn't white anymore.
- Exactly.
598
00:30:32,205 --> 00:30:33,957
So it's no longer a trope.
599
00:30:34,040 --> 00:30:37,168
Instead, it's a new story
about a colored girl who...
600
00:30:37,252 --> 00:30:41,631
worked and worked and worked,
and she never got the career she deserved,
601
00:30:42,507 --> 00:30:45,385
so she decides to stop fighting
and end it all.
602
00:30:45,468 --> 00:30:47,554
That's... that's troubling to me.
603
00:30:48,596 --> 00:30:52,559
This picture starts with a young Meg
looking up at a stage.
604
00:30:53,518 --> 00:30:57,856
Well, what are we saying
to a young colored girl looking up at Meg,
605
00:30:57,939 --> 00:30:59,566
up there on the screen?
606
00:30:59,774 --> 00:31:02,318
Oh, fight for a while, but then give up.
607
00:31:03,987 --> 00:31:05,280
Mmm.
608
00:31:05,989 --> 00:31:07,323
What if she doesn't jump?
609
00:31:11,452 --> 00:31:13,746
What if she climbs back down?
610
00:31:14,289 --> 00:31:16,207
She takes her boyfriend's hand...
611
00:31:16,541 --> 00:31:18,877
and we know she's gone to the brink,
but...
612
00:31:19,377 --> 00:31:20,545
she survived it.
613
00:31:22,171 --> 00:31:24,674
- She gonna be all right.
- [Raymond] That's a...
614
00:31:25,758 --> 00:31:27,552
that's a very different movie.
615
00:31:27,635 --> 00:31:28,928
It's a better movie.
616
00:31:37,020 --> 00:31:39,063
[Ellen] Is he in? I just need a word.
617
00:31:39,272 --> 00:31:41,190
Uh, sorry to interrupt, Dick.
618
00:31:41,399 --> 00:31:43,568
Have you got anything on the books
for Friday night?
619
00:31:43,651 --> 00:31:44,861
I don't think so, why?
620
00:31:44,986 --> 00:31:48,239
Well, Avis is pounding on
the Lee Miller script for Jeanne Crandall.
621
00:31:48,323 --> 00:31:52,201
I know you're working with the writer,
but that picture has about 100 characters.
622
00:31:52,285 --> 00:31:53,828
Come over to the house Friday.
623
00:31:53,912 --> 00:31:57,081
I'll cook us up something,
and we can steal a march on the casting.
624
00:31:57,290 --> 00:31:59,250
- Okay. What time?
- Say, 8:00?
625
00:31:59,792 --> 00:32:00,919
- Good.
- Good.
626
00:32:01,085 --> 00:32:03,630
Um... Avis needs to see you both.
627
00:32:03,880 --> 00:32:05,340
She said it's urgent.
628
00:32:05,423 --> 00:32:06,423
[Ellen] Mm.
629
00:32:09,135 --> 00:32:11,387
[Dick] Well, this isn't good.
630
00:32:11,471 --> 00:32:13,973
So, we're sure
Tattletale Magazine has this.
631
00:32:14,057 --> 00:32:16,059
Yes, Ellen,
I just got off the phone with them.
632
00:32:16,142 --> 00:32:17,644
They're running it on Friday.
633
00:32:17,727 --> 00:32:19,604
And what exactly are they running?
634
00:32:20,146 --> 00:32:21,146
I was, uh...
635
00:32:22,357 --> 00:32:23,775
arrested for...
636
00:32:23,983 --> 00:32:25,777
[voice trembling]...um, solicitation.
637
00:32:26,402 --> 00:32:30,156
I was working at the gas station,
and I didn't know she was vice squad.
638
00:32:30,239 --> 00:32:31,908
[Ellen] Oh, dear.
639
00:32:32,033 --> 00:32:33,993
[shuddered breathing] I'm sorry, I just...
640
00:32:34,077 --> 00:32:37,455
I knew it was wrong,
and now it's ruining everything, and...
641
00:32:39,374 --> 00:32:40,625
You all took a chance on me.
642
00:32:40,708 --> 00:32:43,252
- Hush now, come on.
- No, I'm so sorry, Mrs. Amberg.
643
00:32:43,336 --> 00:32:44,504
You must hate me.
644
00:32:44,587 --> 00:32:46,255
Please stop crying.
645
00:32:47,340 --> 00:32:48,340
I don't hate you.
646
00:32:50,134 --> 00:32:51,219
I myself have...
647
00:32:52,929 --> 00:32:56,224
Well, you know, I've been known
to frequent that station.
648
00:32:57,058 --> 00:32:58,768
I'm surprised I never saw you there.
649
00:33:00,395 --> 00:33:02,063
Well, it's out there now.
650
00:33:02,188 --> 00:33:04,649
[Avis] Why does anyone even care?
651
00:33:04,732 --> 00:33:06,150
[shouts] This fucking town!
652
00:33:06,234 --> 00:33:08,069
I think we know who we have to call.
653
00:33:08,152 --> 00:33:09,988
- I already did.
- Sorry I'm late.
654
00:33:10,071 --> 00:33:13,157
Should have taken Fountain.
So, what are we looking at here?
655
00:33:13,241 --> 00:33:14,534
Mugshot is on the table.
656
00:33:14,826 --> 00:33:16,828
Vice squad picked him up for solicitation.
657
00:33:21,374 --> 00:33:22,374
Jack?
658
00:33:23,167 --> 00:33:24,585
Jack Castello.
659
00:33:25,044 --> 00:33:27,296
- Henry Willson.
- Hi.
660
00:33:27,380 --> 00:33:29,465
We met at George's party. George Cukor?
661
00:33:30,091 --> 00:33:31,092
Yeah, I remember.
662
00:33:31,217 --> 00:33:34,846
[Henry] Oh, yeah.
We had a long talk about morality.
663
00:33:34,929 --> 00:33:37,515
So, this is... [chuckles]
664
00:33:37,598 --> 00:33:39,684
This is ironic.
665
00:33:41,978 --> 00:33:43,646
I know who did this.
666
00:33:44,230 --> 00:33:46,441
Dean Wharton, freelance reporter.
667
00:33:46,774 --> 00:33:48,359
How do you know that?
668
00:33:48,443 --> 00:33:51,029
Honey, I got a finger
in every stink hole in town.
669
00:33:51,446 --> 00:33:55,742
You see, Dean Wharton has something in
common with the publisher of Tattletale.
670
00:33:55,825 --> 00:33:58,661
They don't like Jews
and they don't like women.
671
00:33:58,745 --> 00:34:01,247
So, probably not big fans
of you running this studio.
672
00:34:01,956 --> 00:34:04,709
Look, I'll quit. I'll move back home,
you can recast the picture.
673
00:34:04,792 --> 00:34:05,792
Shut up.
674
00:34:08,296 --> 00:34:09,589
Leave it to Uncle Henry.
675
00:34:09,672 --> 00:34:10,923
I'll need a week.
676
00:34:11,007 --> 00:34:13,051
They're going to print on Friday.
677
00:34:16,471 --> 00:34:18,681
Well, then, you'll owe me big, won't you?
678
00:34:19,724 --> 00:34:22,852
[Raymond] Oh boy, what do you know
about that? Hey, fellas.
679
00:34:23,144 --> 00:34:24,896
[Sam] So, what do you think?
680
00:34:24,979 --> 00:34:26,189
It's fantastic.
681
00:34:26,689 --> 00:34:27,809
Is that what it looked like?
682
00:34:27,857 --> 00:34:31,402
Yeah. In '24 the sign was
a little weathered, but, uh, still new,
683
00:34:31,486 --> 00:34:34,280
nothing like it is now.
We couldn't build the whole thing, so...
684
00:34:34,447 --> 00:34:37,492
this'll pretty much play
when she's standing up at the top
685
00:34:37,742 --> 00:34:39,702
and then the reverse of Sam screaming,
"No!"
686
00:34:40,078 --> 00:34:41,496
and falling to his knees crying,
687
00:34:41,579 --> 00:34:43,873
and then the tilt up to the city lights.
688
00:34:44,749 --> 00:34:45,917
Yeah, I like that.
689
00:34:48,544 --> 00:34:51,339
I got a location right in front
of Griffith Observatory.
690
00:34:51,422 --> 00:34:53,716
Great, great views of the city.
691
00:34:53,800 --> 00:34:55,384
[Raymond] Uh-huh. And, uh...
692
00:34:56,219 --> 00:34:57,345
Wait, hang on...
693
00:34:57,428 --> 00:34:59,388
Uh, how does she climb up?
694
00:34:59,472 --> 00:35:01,432
[Sam] Well, Peg Entwistle used a ladder.
695
00:35:01,516 --> 00:35:03,643
I mean, the script says
she climbs up the scaffolding.
696
00:35:03,726 --> 00:35:06,270
- That's right, so where's the scaffolding?
- [Sam] Well...
697
00:35:06,354 --> 00:35:07,355
But she used a ladder.
698
00:35:07,605 --> 00:35:09,232
I just figured budget, as it is,
699
00:35:09,315 --> 00:35:11,155
you get a tight shot of a hand
grabbing a rung,
700
00:35:11,234 --> 00:35:13,253
- then cut to her standing up at the top.
- [Raymond] Yeah.
701
00:35:13,277 --> 00:35:15,488
Uh, that's not exactly the most
dramatic choice, is it?
702
00:35:16,614 --> 00:35:18,991
And... and how's she supposed
to climb down?
703
00:35:19,075 --> 00:35:20,493
- Doesn't she jump?
- [Raymond] No.
704
00:35:20,576 --> 00:35:22,995
No, she doesn't jump.
We're changing that.
705
00:35:23,079 --> 00:35:25,665
She decides not to jump,
and then she climbs down,
706
00:35:25,748 --> 00:35:28,852
and I didn't think that'd be an issue,
because I thought there'd be scaffolding.
707
00:35:28,876 --> 00:35:31,629
How's she supposed to climb down now?
What am I supposed to do?
708
00:35:31,712 --> 00:35:32,992
How am I supposed to shoot that?
709
00:35:33,047 --> 00:35:35,675
What? She went up there,
and she throws a rope ladder off
710
00:35:35,758 --> 00:35:38,219
- and climbs down the front of the sign?
- Yeah, that'll work.
711
00:35:38,302 --> 00:35:41,848
No, it won't work, Sam,
'cause she went up there to kill herself.
712
00:35:42,265 --> 00:35:45,768
She didn't just bring a goddamn
rope ladder with her in her purse!
713
00:35:46,102 --> 00:35:48,563
We need to shoot both sides of the sign,
714
00:35:48,646 --> 00:35:51,006
and there needs to be scaffolding
that she can both climb up
715
00:35:51,065 --> 00:35:52,233
and climb down safely.
716
00:35:52,316 --> 00:35:57,780
And the camera cannot point
at this bare section of the sound stage.
717
00:35:57,864 --> 00:35:59,115
Somebody's gotta dress this.
718
00:35:59,198 --> 00:36:01,038
- No, but see, Mr. Ainsley...
- [Raymond sighs]
719
00:36:01,117 --> 00:36:04,245
Look, building this sign took
every penny in my budget.
720
00:36:04,328 --> 00:36:07,456
I mean, you're talking about,
I don't know,
721
00:36:07,540 --> 00:36:10,084
$25,000 to change it.
722
00:36:10,168 --> 00:36:11,169
Fine.
723
00:36:12,295 --> 00:36:13,796
We don't really have a choice.
724
00:36:17,008 --> 00:36:18,968
Just fix it! You two, come on.
725
00:36:26,517 --> 00:36:27,602
Hello.
726
00:36:28,352 --> 00:36:30,521
Mickey, I am so sorry I'm late.
727
00:36:30,605 --> 00:36:31,856
Hi, how are you doing?
728
00:36:32,899 --> 00:36:33,983
I tell you,
729
00:36:34,609 --> 00:36:35,610
one of my clients...
730
00:36:35,902 --> 00:36:39,739
he finds a wart on his knob.
Turns out he's got syphilis.
731
00:36:39,822 --> 00:36:41,324
I had to take him to the doctor.
732
00:36:41,407 --> 00:36:43,784
You know, they say you got
to get penicillin for that.
733
00:36:43,868 --> 00:36:45,679
- [Henry] That's what I hear.
- I had the drip once.
734
00:36:45,703 --> 00:36:47,347
- That right?
- After a while, it went away.
735
00:36:47,371 --> 00:36:49,123
Oh, that'd be nice.
736
00:36:49,415 --> 00:36:50,625
What can I get you gentlemen?
737
00:36:50,708 --> 00:36:53,836
Can we get two bowls of spaghetti,
a Creme de Menthe for myself
738
00:36:53,920 --> 00:36:55,963
and a glass of Lambrusco
for the gentleman.
739
00:36:57,423 --> 00:36:58,423
I get that right?
740
00:36:58,549 --> 00:37:00,343
- You got a good memory.
- Yeah.
741
00:37:00,676 --> 00:37:04,138
Listen, Henry, before you even ask,
whatever you want, it's done.
742
00:37:04,639 --> 00:37:10,228
Well, Mickey, there is a certain
reporter over at Tattletale Magazine
743
00:37:10,311 --> 00:37:14,315
who is making life very difficult
for a dear friend of mine.
744
00:37:14,482 --> 00:37:17,109
["Friendship" playing]
♪ If you're ever in a jam ♪
745
00:37:17,193 --> 00:37:19,695
♪ Here I am... ♪
746
00:37:20,821 --> 00:37:22,657
Hey, is your name Dean Wharton?
747
00:37:24,909 --> 00:37:26,077
Yeah, why?
748
00:37:26,702 --> 00:37:28,746
[Dean grunting and groaning]
749
00:37:29,789 --> 00:37:33,167
As far as my wife's concerned,
because of you, I walk on water.
750
00:37:33,251 --> 00:37:35,962
- Stop. Yeah.
- Meeting Betty Grable at that premiere...
751
00:37:36,045 --> 00:37:38,172
- I mean, that was like meeting royalty.
- Yeah.
752
00:37:38,256 --> 00:37:39,298
[Dean grunting]
753
00:37:41,133 --> 00:37:43,844
And the pony for my daughter?
Henry, she named him Peppermint.
754
00:37:43,928 --> 00:37:46,389
- Aw, the sweet little girl.
- Yeah, he's a pain in the ass.
755
00:37:46,472 --> 00:37:47,807
- Stinks to high heaven.
- Mm-hmm.
756
00:37:47,890 --> 00:37:49,809
- Shits every 30 seconds.
- [laughing]
757
00:37:49,892 --> 00:37:51,102
- [grunting]
- [Dean groans]
758
00:37:51,185 --> 00:37:53,437
- Stashed him up on Old Ranch Road.
- Smart.
759
00:37:53,521 --> 00:37:55,982
♪ Ours will still be hot ♪
760
00:37:56,065 --> 00:37:58,776
♪ A-lottle-dottle-dottle-dig-dig-dig ♪
761
00:37:58,859 --> 00:38:01,988
♪ If you're ever down a well
Ring my bell ♪
762
00:38:02,071 --> 00:38:03,906
Oh, Dean...
763
00:38:03,990 --> 00:38:05,658
- [door slams]
- [Henry] Look at you.
764
00:38:05,741 --> 00:38:06,575
God.
765
00:38:06,659 --> 00:38:09,078
[Dean grunting]
766
00:38:09,912 --> 00:38:13,666
I am so sorry. Jesus Christ.
767
00:38:14,125 --> 00:38:15,125
Animals.
768
00:38:16,377 --> 00:38:17,503
[Dean grunting]
769
00:38:17,628 --> 00:38:18,671
[groans]
770
00:38:18,754 --> 00:38:21,090
So, spill the beans. What is it you need?
771
00:38:21,173 --> 00:38:23,134
Well, Mickey, I just...
772
00:38:23,217 --> 00:38:25,219
I admire you so much.
773
00:38:25,386 --> 00:38:27,221
What you do, I...
774
00:38:28,222 --> 00:38:30,975
You're a part of the Hollywood family too,
as far as I'm concerned.
775
00:38:31,058 --> 00:38:32,351
No! [pants]
776
00:38:32,435 --> 00:38:33,352
[screams]
777
00:38:33,436 --> 00:38:36,188
Let's talk friend-to-friend, all right?
778
00:38:39,108 --> 00:38:41,986
I think there might be a story
you're sitting on
779
00:38:42,069 --> 00:38:44,822
that some powerful people
might prefer you bury.
780
00:38:44,905 --> 00:38:48,200
That good leg of yours?
I think that was their warning.
781
00:38:48,284 --> 00:38:51,746
If you run that story,
they'll break that leg, too.
782
00:38:51,996 --> 00:38:53,372
You put them up to this?
783
00:38:54,040 --> 00:38:55,583
It's because of you they jumped me?
784
00:38:55,666 --> 00:38:58,794
- [scoffs] Fag.
- Ooh, ooh. That's "Mr. Fag" to you.
785
00:38:58,919 --> 00:39:00,921
Leave Ace Pictures alone.
786
00:39:01,005 --> 00:39:02,548
You slimy piece of shit.
787
00:39:02,757 --> 00:39:07,219
- I'm gonna rip your fucking head off!
- Hey-ho! Now, now, no hard feelings.
788
00:39:07,303 --> 00:39:11,724
Look, as soon as you bury that story
and your bones stitch back together,
789
00:39:11,807 --> 00:39:14,393
I'll keep funneling you all the best dish,
790
00:39:14,477 --> 00:39:17,271
but if you ever breathe a word
of this to anyone,
791
00:39:17,521 --> 00:39:20,107
I'll watch them break that one
good leg of yours,
792
00:39:20,232 --> 00:39:22,610
and then... I'll rip your dick off.
793
00:39:23,110 --> 00:39:23,986
Got it?
794
00:39:24,070 --> 00:39:25,821
♪ Ours will still be slick ♪
795
00:39:25,905 --> 00:39:28,616
♪ Good evening, friend ♪
796
00:39:33,746 --> 00:39:35,807
- [Dick] We have to change that.
- [Avis] I think we can...
797
00:39:35,831 --> 00:39:37,541
I come bearing good news.
798
00:39:37,625 --> 00:39:38,709
You're safe.
799
00:39:39,126 --> 00:39:43,381
The story about how your film's leading
man is a male gigolo has been killed.
800
00:39:43,464 --> 00:39:46,884
Furthermore, the story they have on you,
Mrs. Amberg,
801
00:39:46,967 --> 00:39:50,346
replete with photos of you
with said prostitute,
802
00:39:50,805 --> 00:39:52,223
has also been killed.
803
00:39:52,515 --> 00:39:54,433
Oh, Henry, how can we ever repay you?
804
00:39:54,517 --> 00:39:57,436
Are you asking rhetorically,
or is that a genuine question?
805
00:39:58,062 --> 00:40:00,314
Because you absolutely do need
to repay me.
806
00:40:01,065 --> 00:40:02,400
Look at you, Avis.
807
00:40:02,942 --> 00:40:04,235
Your life has purpose.
808
00:40:04,819 --> 00:40:08,489
Making controversial pictures,
you're doing something with your life.
809
00:40:08,572 --> 00:40:10,241
And what am I doing with mine?
810
00:40:13,536 --> 00:40:16,372
I think I'm in the middle
of what they call a midlife crisis.
811
00:40:16,539 --> 00:40:17,748
I'm bored.
812
00:40:17,957 --> 00:40:20,543
I'm bored with the talent,
I'm just bored.
813
00:40:21,001 --> 00:40:24,004
- Bored, bored, bored.
- Here it comes. He wants to direct.
814
00:40:24,088 --> 00:40:27,383
Oh, God, no, directing's hard.
I have no interest in that.
815
00:40:27,466 --> 00:40:30,928
I want to make the jump from manager
to producer.
816
00:40:31,512 --> 00:40:34,014
That would be a big leap of faith
on your part,
817
00:40:34,515 --> 00:40:36,267
- but I want it.
- You're out of your mind.
818
00:40:36,350 --> 00:40:37,768
[Henry] Uh-uh, wasn't finished.
819
00:40:37,852 --> 00:40:40,396
I want to produce this picture.
820
00:40:40,896 --> 00:40:43,107
Meg, or whatever it's called.
821
00:40:45,526 --> 00:40:48,988
You're having trouble with
a certain segment of the population
822
00:40:49,071 --> 00:40:51,323
who's disgusted by what you're doing,
823
00:40:51,407 --> 00:40:56,036
and my contacts, particularly if my name
were to appear on said picture,
824
00:40:56,120 --> 00:40:58,831
might be able to make
some of those protests go away
825
00:40:58,914 --> 00:41:00,499
in several cities,
826
00:41:00,583 --> 00:41:02,877
if not states or even regions.
827
00:41:03,294 --> 00:41:06,213
However, I want my name...
828
00:41:06,672 --> 00:41:07,840
above Dick's.
829
00:41:07,923 --> 00:41:09,508
- Fuck you.
- Fine. Agreed.
830
00:41:09,592 --> 00:41:10,468
Avis!
831
00:41:10,551 --> 00:41:12,720
It's the mafia you're talking about,
just to be clear?
832
00:41:13,345 --> 00:41:15,473
That's who helped you bury the story?
833
00:41:16,390 --> 00:41:18,267
Fine, I don't care.
834
00:41:19,268 --> 00:41:21,312
I'll take all the help I can get.
835
00:41:23,147 --> 00:41:27,234
This picture is just the beginning
for this studio.
836
00:41:27,318 --> 00:41:31,280
Equality, progress,
that's what we should stand for.
837
00:41:32,239 --> 00:41:34,867
Congratulations, Henry. You're a producer.
838
00:41:34,950 --> 00:41:36,785
[Dick] This is unbelievable.
839
00:41:49,340 --> 00:41:50,341
Fraud.
840
00:41:50,966 --> 00:41:51,966
Homo.
841
00:41:55,471 --> 00:41:56,847
What's going on here, Sam?
842
00:41:56,972 --> 00:41:57,806
Hey, Dick.
843
00:41:57,890 --> 00:42:00,809
So, yeah, just adding scaffolding
to the back of the sign
844
00:42:00,893 --> 00:42:02,186
so we can shoot her climbing up.
845
00:42:02,269 --> 00:42:03,437
We also had to move it.
846
00:42:04,021 --> 00:42:05,021
Who approved that?
847
00:42:07,816 --> 00:42:10,653
- Raymond. Said to just go ahead.
- [Dick sighs]
848
00:42:11,028 --> 00:42:12,488
- I assumed...
- Mm-hmm.
849
00:42:12,571 --> 00:42:13,989
And how much are you over now?
850
00:42:15,074 --> 00:42:16,074
Twenty-five.
851
00:42:18,244 --> 00:42:19,620
Stop the work!
852
00:42:20,454 --> 00:42:22,831
I want everyone off this stage now.
853
00:42:22,915 --> 00:42:23,915
You're fired.
854
00:42:38,681 --> 00:42:39,682
What the fuck?
855
00:42:40,224 --> 00:42:41,725
I went out on a limb for you.
856
00:42:41,809 --> 00:42:44,353
This studio is risking everything for you,
857
00:42:44,436 --> 00:42:45,688
and you go behind my back
858
00:42:45,771 --> 00:42:48,274
and fuck around with the budget.
Who do you think you are?
859
00:42:48,857 --> 00:42:52,903
- Uh, Mr. Samuels...
- Answer the fucking question!
860
00:42:53,362 --> 00:42:55,614
I'm... I'm sorry, Mr. Samuels, but I...
861
00:42:55,698 --> 00:42:57,866
You want to go $25,000 over,
862
00:42:57,950 --> 00:43:00,244
- you fucking pay for it.
- How?
863
00:43:00,327 --> 00:43:02,955
Don't you ever fucking pull this shit
with me again.
864
00:43:10,004 --> 00:43:11,564
How am I gonna find that kind of money?
865
00:43:12,256 --> 00:43:13,257
[door closes]
866
00:43:14,883 --> 00:43:16,176
I think I have an idea.
867
00:43:18,053 --> 00:43:19,096
We all in?
868
00:43:21,056 --> 00:43:22,056
I am.
869
00:43:22,099 --> 00:43:23,684
[stuttering] I just...
870
00:43:24,643 --> 00:43:28,689
Look, are you sure that there's
some tricks that don't involve...
871
00:43:28,772 --> 00:43:31,275
having sex? 'Cause whatever I do,
I gotta tell Camille.
872
00:43:31,358 --> 00:43:33,819
Raymond, we'll try to funnel
all the tame stuff to you.
873
00:43:34,445 --> 00:43:35,904
Jack, what do you say?
874
00:43:36,572 --> 00:43:37,573
Fellas, I can't.
875
00:43:38,324 --> 00:43:40,367
I can't go back to that. I gave that up.
876
00:43:40,451 --> 00:43:41,869
I made a promise to myself,
877
00:43:41,952 --> 00:43:44,496
for my family,
that I wouldn't do it anymore. So...
878
00:43:45,247 --> 00:43:46,248
I'm sorry.
879
00:43:46,582 --> 00:43:48,500
- [Henrietta giggling]
- What the hell?
880
00:43:51,337 --> 00:43:52,421
Henrietta?
881
00:43:59,428 --> 00:44:00,868
Sweetheart, what are you doing here?
882
00:44:00,929 --> 00:44:02,489
Just catching up with some old friends.
883
00:44:03,015 --> 00:44:05,184
- Oh, You were going to eat dinner here?
- No.
884
00:44:06,226 --> 00:44:07,269
Okay.
885
00:44:08,437 --> 00:44:10,731
- Should we go?
- Yeah, let's get outta here.
886
00:44:16,403 --> 00:44:18,405
Fellas, I'm sorry. I'll see you around.
887
00:44:18,572 --> 00:44:19,740
All right, man.
888
00:44:22,368 --> 00:44:25,287
[Ellen] I just think, for those SS guards,
889
00:44:25,871 --> 00:44:28,707
we actually shouldn't cast
with named actors.
890
00:44:28,791 --> 00:44:33,253
I... I think that, uh, it's a little odd
in the midst of all that horror
891
00:44:33,337 --> 00:44:34,657
for the audience to suddenly say,
892
00:44:34,713 --> 00:44:36,674
"Oh, look, there's that darling
Claude Rains."
893
00:44:36,757 --> 00:44:38,717
[chuckles] Yes, I think you're right.
894
00:44:39,718 --> 00:44:42,721
- Dinner was delicious, by the way.
- Oh, I'm glad to hear it.
895
00:44:46,350 --> 00:44:49,103
He does look like a Nazi, though,
doesn't he? Claude Rains?
896
00:44:49,436 --> 00:44:50,521
[chuckling] He does.
897
00:44:50,604 --> 00:44:52,606
Which begs the question:
who plays Hitler?
898
00:44:52,690 --> 00:44:54,817
You know, I've been thinking about that.
899
00:44:54,942 --> 00:44:56,777
It's just the one scene,
but God, it's good.
900
00:44:57,194 --> 00:44:59,238
And it's Hitler for Pete's sake!
901
00:44:59,321 --> 00:45:02,866
Any actor worth his salt
should give anything to come in and test.
902
00:45:03,409 --> 00:45:05,077
- You know what we should do?
- Hm?
903
00:45:05,160 --> 00:45:06,328
Test everybody in town,
904
00:45:06,412 --> 00:45:08,497
no matter how ridiculously wrong
they are for it,
905
00:45:08,580 --> 00:45:10,708
just to see what their Hitler looks like.
906
00:45:10,791 --> 00:45:14,253
Yes, you know I'd love to see little
Mickey Rooney have a crack at it.
907
00:45:14,336 --> 00:45:16,588
[laughing] W.C. Fields.
908
00:45:16,672 --> 00:45:19,341
- [laughing]
- No! Edmund Gwenn.
909
00:45:20,134 --> 00:45:23,053
- He just played Santa.
- Well, that's what I'll tell him, you see.
910
00:45:23,512 --> 00:45:26,181
I'll say, "Edmund, darling Edmund,
911
00:45:26,265 --> 00:45:28,809
you've already given the world
your Santa Claus.
912
00:45:28,934 --> 00:45:31,687
I think it's high time
you gave us your Hitler!"
913
00:45:31,770 --> 00:45:33,355
[both laughing]
914
00:45:42,072 --> 00:45:43,115
[chuckles]
915
00:45:43,198 --> 00:45:44,241
[sniffles]
916
00:45:51,623 --> 00:45:52,833
Ellen...
917
00:45:55,127 --> 00:45:56,378
[Dick clears throat]
918
00:46:00,215 --> 00:46:01,467
Let's drink.
919
00:46:04,470 --> 00:46:05,596
You know...
920
00:46:06,638 --> 00:46:08,265
after my husband died,
921
00:46:08,640 --> 00:46:10,392
twenty years ago,
922
00:46:10,768 --> 00:46:14,480
if I had made a pass at a man
and he rejected me, I...
923
00:46:14,938 --> 00:46:17,107
I think I would have been shattered.
924
00:46:20,819 --> 00:46:23,280
I'm sorry, I... I think that was clumsy.
925
00:46:33,373 --> 00:46:34,541
Dick,
926
00:46:36,543 --> 00:46:38,754
we're both single,
we're best of friends,
927
00:46:39,296 --> 00:46:41,256
we work so well together.
928
00:46:41,340 --> 00:46:42,508
We're a great match.
929
00:46:42,966 --> 00:46:46,261
Why... why can't we,
you and I, just give it a shot?
930
00:46:47,346 --> 00:46:49,056
- Meaning?
- Well, Jesus, Dick...
931
00:46:49,139 --> 00:46:51,016
I mean, pretty much what we already have.
932
00:46:51,099 --> 00:46:52,976
We're... we're very rarely apart.
933
00:46:53,101 --> 00:46:54,895
But this... this...
934
00:46:55,395 --> 00:46:56,438
[exhales sharply]
935
00:46:56,772 --> 00:46:58,273
Having dinner at home.
936
00:46:59,858 --> 00:47:01,151
This is nice.
937
00:47:03,278 --> 00:47:04,655
And we would live together?
938
00:47:05,155 --> 00:47:06,155
Well...
939
00:47:06,990 --> 00:47:08,534
Yeah, I mean...
940
00:47:09,868 --> 00:47:12,454
We're both getting up there.
I'm well ahead of you.
941
00:47:13,455 --> 00:47:14,790
I confess, I... I...
942
00:47:17,209 --> 00:47:19,920
I do want passionate love in my life.
943
00:47:21,421 --> 00:47:23,465
Ellen, I think the world of you.
944
00:47:26,677 --> 00:47:27,761
Richard...
945
00:47:31,139 --> 00:47:32,140
Are you...
946
00:47:37,187 --> 00:47:40,732
Because I don't give a fig if you are.
947
00:47:47,781 --> 00:47:49,324
I just can't be with anyone.
948
00:47:55,998 --> 00:47:56,998
Fair enough.
949
00:47:58,584 --> 00:48:00,502
Well, back to casting.
950
00:48:00,627 --> 00:48:04,047
Listen, um, this has just been so helpful,
951
00:48:04,131 --> 00:48:06,550
uh, you know,
getting the ball rolling, so...
952
00:48:06,633 --> 00:48:07,718
so thank you.
953
00:48:08,677 --> 00:48:10,804
I'm... I'm so grateful, thank you.
954
00:48:10,888 --> 00:48:12,014
Actually...
955
00:48:14,683 --> 00:48:18,270
would you mind? I'm feeling tired.
Let's continue this tomorrow.
956
00:48:19,229 --> 00:48:20,647
Oh, of course.
957
00:48:21,481 --> 00:48:23,483
[thunder rumbling]
958
00:48:27,613 --> 00:48:28,613
Richard...
959
00:48:31,033 --> 00:48:33,285
[voice breaking]
Have I just ruined what we have?
960
00:48:35,537 --> 00:48:36,914
Oh, Ellen.
961
00:48:40,667 --> 00:48:41,668
[kisses]
962
00:48:43,295 --> 00:48:44,379
Never.
963
00:48:47,758 --> 00:48:49,009
[crying] I'm so...
964
00:48:49,760 --> 00:48:50,844
[sniffles]
965
00:48:52,387 --> 00:48:55,724
[door opens and closes]
966
00:49:06,610 --> 00:49:08,362
[sobbing]
967
00:49:17,162 --> 00:49:20,499
["As Time Goes By" by Frank Sinatra plays]
♪ You must remember this ♪
968
00:49:20,666 --> 00:49:23,085
♪ A kiss is still a kiss ♪
969
00:49:23,669 --> 00:49:27,172
♪ A sigh is just a sigh ♪
970
00:49:29,508 --> 00:49:33,887
♪ The fundamental things apply ♪
971
00:49:34,054 --> 00:49:37,891
♪ As time goes by ♪
972
00:49:40,560 --> 00:49:43,814
♪ And when two lovers woo ♪
973
00:49:43,897 --> 00:49:46,608
♪ They still say "I love you" ♪
974
00:49:46,900 --> 00:49:50,487
♪ On that you can rely ♪
975
00:49:52,197 --> 00:49:56,660
♪ No matter what the future brings... ♪
976
00:49:56,952 --> 00:49:57,953
What can I get you?
977
00:50:00,580 --> 00:50:01,790
Bourbon. Double, please.
978
00:50:04,209 --> 00:50:07,045
♪ Moonlight and love songs ♪
979
00:50:07,129 --> 00:50:09,131
♪ Never out of date ♪
980
00:50:09,715 --> 00:50:12,551
♪ Hearts full of passion ♪
981
00:50:12,634 --> 00:50:14,386
♪ Jealousy and hate ♪
982
00:50:15,470 --> 00:50:20,392
♪ Woman needs man
And man must have his mate ♪
983
00:50:20,726 --> 00:50:24,563
♪ That no one can deny ♪
984
00:50:25,230 --> 00:50:26,982
You look like you've had a rough night.
985
00:50:28,150 --> 00:50:30,152
[chuckling] Yes.
986
00:50:31,111 --> 00:50:33,196
Just a difficult conversation
with a friend.
987
00:50:39,119 --> 00:50:40,954
I'm John, by the way.
988
00:50:42,247 --> 00:50:43,290
Dick.
989
00:50:44,041 --> 00:50:45,208
Nice to meet you, Dick.
990
00:50:47,794 --> 00:50:49,046
Can I buy you a drink?
991
00:50:50,255 --> 00:50:51,256
Thank you.
992
00:50:51,590 --> 00:50:52,799
[clears throat]
993
00:50:56,261 --> 00:50:57,971
It's your first time?
994
00:50:58,638 --> 00:50:59,848
Place like this?
995
00:51:00,766 --> 00:51:01,808
Yes.
996
00:51:03,894 --> 00:51:06,605
I've stood out there looking
into this place
997
00:51:07,272 --> 00:51:08,565
many, many...
998
00:51:09,524 --> 00:51:10,859
many times.
999
00:51:13,779 --> 00:51:16,364
I've come close before, but...
1000
00:51:16,823 --> 00:51:18,784
I just never made it inside.
1001
00:51:23,914 --> 00:51:25,332
Congratulations, Dick.
1002
00:51:27,000 --> 00:51:27,834
You made it.
1003
00:51:27,918 --> 00:51:29,086
[scoffs]
1004
00:51:34,341 --> 00:51:35,467
[Dick exhales]
1005
00:51:39,679 --> 00:51:41,056
[sighs]
1006
00:51:42,849 --> 00:51:44,851
[thunder rumbling]
1007
00:51:51,358 --> 00:51:54,277
- Jack, I need to talk to you.
- I need to talk to you.
1008
00:51:54,361 --> 00:51:56,196
What is it with you
and that guy at Schwab's?
1009
00:51:56,279 --> 00:51:58,115
I always see you talking,
laughing together.
1010
00:51:58,240 --> 00:51:59,658
Who... who is this twerp?
1011
00:52:00,951 --> 00:52:03,870
His name's Erwin Kaye, Jack,
and he's not a twerp.
1012
00:52:03,954 --> 00:52:05,664
He's a lovely person.
1013
00:52:05,831 --> 00:52:09,167
He's from Evansville, Indiana,
and his family owns a hardware store.
1014
00:52:14,464 --> 00:52:16,800
I don't think you mean to, Jack,
1015
00:52:17,134 --> 00:52:20,095
but you make me feel bad about myself,
1016
00:52:20,262 --> 00:52:22,472
and he makes me feel good.
1017
00:52:24,307 --> 00:52:27,644
[inhales shakily] So a couple of months
of me working at Schwab's,
1018
00:52:27,727 --> 00:52:30,480
while you were waiting in line
at the studios
1019
00:52:30,564 --> 00:52:34,109
or spending the day at the movies
or doing whatever you do,
1020
00:52:35,485 --> 00:52:38,488
he and I became very close and...
1021
00:52:39,406 --> 00:52:40,615
I have to tell you this:
1022
00:52:40,991 --> 00:52:43,201
the babies are his.
1023
00:52:47,914 --> 00:52:48,915
[sniffs]
1024
00:52:57,424 --> 00:52:58,842
What do you mean, they're his?
1025
00:53:01,219 --> 00:53:02,387
How do... how do you know?
1026
00:53:04,472 --> 00:53:06,683
[shakily]
Because I got pregnant in February,
1027
00:53:07,058 --> 00:53:09,102
and you didn't make love to me that month.
1028
00:53:09,186 --> 00:53:10,645
Erwin did.
1029
00:53:11,146 --> 00:53:13,690
And you and I didn't make love again
until March 13th,
1030
00:53:13,773 --> 00:53:15,013
and I was already late by then.
1031
00:53:15,317 --> 00:53:16,860
[Henrietta sniffling]
1032
00:53:17,027 --> 00:53:18,528
[breath shuddering]
1033
00:53:18,737 --> 00:53:20,197
Why didn't you tell me?
1034
00:53:20,780 --> 00:53:22,866
Jesus Christ, Jack,
1035
00:53:23,450 --> 00:53:25,368
I thought I did.
1036
00:53:26,077 --> 00:53:28,079
I thought the second I told you
I was pregnant,
1037
00:53:28,163 --> 00:53:32,334
you would do the arithmetic,
but it didn't even cross your mind.
1038
00:53:32,417 --> 00:53:34,586
You were too self-centered
to even have noticed.
1039
00:53:37,047 --> 00:53:38,590
This can't be right.
1040
00:53:40,133 --> 00:53:41,968
Do twins run in your family, Jack?
1041
00:53:42,052 --> 00:53:43,845
Because Erwin's got a twin brother
back home
1042
00:53:43,929 --> 00:53:45,513
and both of his uncles are twins.
1043
00:53:47,265 --> 00:53:50,101
Not everyone's dream works out
the way yours did.
1044
00:53:52,938 --> 00:53:56,483
Erwin's going back to Indiana,
and I'm going with him.
1045
00:53:56,566 --> 00:53:59,569
We're gonna take over
the family hardware store.
1046
00:54:00,654 --> 00:54:01,821
[sniffling]
1047
00:54:21,591 --> 00:54:24,135
['You're Nobody
'Til Somebody Loves You" playing]
1048
00:54:24,219 --> 00:54:26,012
[knocking on door]
1049
00:54:33,144 --> 00:54:34,854
Can I sleep on your couch?
1050
00:54:36,231 --> 00:54:37,148
What's wrong?
1051
00:54:37,232 --> 00:54:40,235
♪ You're nobody 'til ♪
1052
00:54:40,652 --> 00:54:45,615
♪ Somebody loves you ♪
1053
00:54:47,659 --> 00:54:49,953
♪ So find yourself ♪
1054
00:54:50,662 --> 00:54:54,624
♪ Somebody to love ♪
1055
00:54:59,838 --> 00:55:01,840
[big band music playing]