A Star Is Born (1937)
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Machine transcription of the Archive copy's audio with Whisper large-v3-turbo (temperature 0); the model heard it as en. 1589 segments kept, 405 dropped as the kind of hallucination the model produces over music and silence. Each timestamp links to the Archive's player at that second. This has not been checked against the film and can be wrong.
- 1:26 I'm not.
- 1:36 Well, home from the movies at last. Looks like it, Aunt Maddie.
- 1:41 Come on, Dad.
- 1:42 Hello, Frank.
- 1:44 Well, daughter, how was the moving picture tonight?
- 1:47 Lovely.
- 1:49 Mice, that's what it was. Just a lot of mice. There wasn't anybody killed, the whole thing. Oh, well, then I'll stick to these. These don't talk.
- 1:56 When that big Clark Norman Maine was in the picture tonight...
- 1:59 Never does anything but kiss a lot of girls.
- 2:01 Norman Maine is one of the best actors in pictures. You and your movies. That's all you think about.
- 2:06 You shouldn't be allowed to go to him at all if you're asking me.
- 2:10 Too bad I was so busy in the kitchen.
- 2:13 I didn't hear anybody asking you.
- 2:15 Hello, Granny. Hello, darling. But of course, no one ever listens to me. They do, they're within ten miles of you, gathering around picture shows.
- 2:23 House all cutted up with movie magazines. And the other day I caught her talking to a horse with a Swedish accent. Oh, sis.
- 2:30 We're only young once, you know.
- 2:34 Ah...
- 2:36 Hollywood!
- 2:38 You'd better be getting yourself a good husband and stop moaning about Hollywood.
- 2:42 You know what she wants to do?
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- 2:43 She wants to go to Hollywood.
- 2:46 I've known it all along.
- 2:49 I've seen her making faces in the mirror and talking to herself.
- 2:52 That's what comes of your movies.
- 2:55 Why, what would you do if you did go to Hollywood?
- 2:58 I'd be an actress. I would, I tell you, I've always known I could.
- 3:03 Guys, wouldn't it be wonderful to have a movie star in the family? - Oh, Miss Blodgett, may I have your autograph? - You may not know it, Alex, but you're practically on your way to bed. Oh, Miss Blodgett, you're my favorite actress. Won't you tell me the secret of your success? Oh, let me alone.
- 3:17 I asked her what's come over you. I'll tell you what's come over her.
- 3:21 She's just a silly little girl whose head has been turned by the movies.
- 3:25 And the sooner she forgets the whole thing, the better off she'll be. Why will I be better off? What's wrong with wanting to get out and make something of myself? What do you do that's so much better? Just because you're satisfied to sit here all your life, you think you can laugh at me. Well, someday you won't laugh at me. I'm going out and have a real life. I'm gonna be somebody.
- 3:47 Now, if it was spring, I'd say give her a good dose of sulfur and molasses.
- 3:54 I thought I'd find you out. Oh, stop that. Now stop crying. That isn't going to do your business. Oh, I'm crying because Aunt Maddie and Alex make me so mad. Well, they cannot imagine.
- 4:09 They're not important.
- 4:11 You're the only one that counts. Esther, everyone in this world who has ever dreamed about better things has been laughter. Don't you know that?
- 4:19 What I do.
- 4:21 But there's a difference between dreaming
- 4:24 The dreamers just sit around and moon about how wonderful it would be if only things were
- 4:31 And the years roll on when they grow old. And by and by they forget everything.
- 4:37 Even about that reason. I don't want to be like that.
- 4:40 I want to be someone.
- 4:42 Oh, yes.
- 4:42 Oh, yes. You want to be somebody.
- 4:44 But you want it to be easy.
- 4:46 Oh, you modern girls, get in the back.
- 4:48 When I wanted something better, I came across those plains in a prairie scrooner with your grandfather.
- 4:55 Oh, everyone laughed at this.
- 4:57 They did it all the other pioneers.
- 4:59 They said this country would never be anything but a wilderness. We didn't believe that. We were going to make a new country.
- 5:07 fight.
- 5:08 We wanted to see you.
- 5:11 Oh, Granny, it must have been wonderful.
- 5:14 That was wonderful.
- 5:15 But don't you think for one single minute that it was easy, Esther Blodgett?
- 5:20 We burned in summer and we froze in winter. But we kept right on going and we didn't complain. Because we were doing what we wanted to do.
- 5:29 Can you understand that?
- 5:33 Yes, I can.
- 5:35 Could you do it? Could you do it even if it broke your heart?
- 5:41 Because remember, Esther, for every dream of yours you may come true, you'll pay the price in heartbreak.
- 5:47 I know what I'm talking about.
- 5:54 You may not believe it.
- 5:55 I was a young girl once.
- 5:58 A very pretty young girl.
- 5:59 A lot prettier than you are.
- 6:03 I was in love with your grandfather.
- 6:05 When some Indian devil put a bullet through him...
- 6:08 That is, you get it come right straight through my heart, too.
- 6:12 I remembered all he taught me.
- 6:14 I went right on.
- 6:16 I buried him out there on that woodland with my own hands.
- 6:21 I went right on that same day.
- 6:23 and I get right on you.
- 6:26 Even when your mother was.
- 6:29 Oh, good idea. I want to make it worthwhile.
- 6:34 Victor...
- 6:37 You know, Esther, then always be a wilderness to me.
- 6:41 Maybe Hollywood's your wilderness now.
- 6:44 From all I hear, it's...
- 6:46 Sounds like it.
- 6:48 But if you've got one drop of my blood in your veins...
- 6:51 You won't let Matthew or any of her kind break your heart.
- 6:56 You'll go right out there and break it yourself.
- 6:59 That's your right.
- 7:02 Come on.
- 7:04 Here.
- 7:05 Oh, here, here. Stop that nut.
- 7:07 Yes.
- 7:09 Take this and go to your honeymoon. Oh, I can't take your money. Why not? It's your savings.
- 7:14 Well, I was only saving up for my funeral.
- 7:16 Now I don't think I'm ever going to die.
- 7:21 by giving me your word of honor that you will never tell a living soul where you got that love.
- 7:26 I promise. Remember?
- 7:28 If you do...
- 7:30 I'll have you arrested for robbing me.
- 7:40 Here we are.
- 7:42 - Help me, Granny. - Oh, I didn't let you do that.
- 7:45 Huh?
- 7:46 Oh!
- 7:47 Thanks. Oh, no. I kissed Dad goodbye. Just a little kiss. He didn't even wake up. I bet you didn't try that on your Aunt Maddie. Oh, Aunt Maddie.
- 7:55 Think of her face when you tell her. I am thinking about it.
- 7:59 I've waited for that chance for 13 years.
- 8:02 There she is, girl. Thank you, cousin. Huh?
- 8:10 Well, come on, come on. Here, here, you're very cool.
- 8:23 Come on.
- 8:26 All aboard!
- 8:28 Oh, Granny. Go on, go on, go on, go on.
- 8:34 Goodbye, Granny. Goodbye. I'll be waiting for you in those movie pictures. Don't tell Maggie.
- 8:43 Now, my eyes are not as good as they used to be, but my ears are all right. So you remember, talk up more than loud.
- 8:52 Oh boy! Bye! Bye!
- 9:00 Bye, Lily! Bye.
- 9:08 Do you want to go home now? I don't want to. But I will.
- 10:45 I'm going to go.
- 11:08 I'm in.
- 11:17 Good afternoon.
- 11:20 Day, week or month.
- 11:22 It's a little hard to say. You see...
- 11:24 I'm going into the movie. Well, you better take it for a week. It'll break your jump to Beverly Hills.
- 11:29 Our old studio is really near here.
- 11:32 All except go more British. I suppose the best way to get a job is to go straight to the studio, isn't it? I have many illusions, you know, I'm perfectly willing to begin with a little bit of a part or even as an extra.
- 11:45 Six dollars, please, in advance.
- 11:48 Oh.
- 12:36 I beg your pardon.
- 12:38 I'd like to register for extra work.
- 12:41 How long have you been in Hollywood?
- 12:43 Well, it's about a month now.
- 12:45 We haven't put anyone on our books for over two years.
- 12:50 Come here.
- 12:54 I'd like to show you something.
- 12:58 I'm
- 13:18 I can't keep the girls to the switchboard long. They go crazy.
- 13:21 Come on.
- 13:22 Every one of those little lights thought it was going to be a star.
- 13:26 Do you still want to go in the movies?
- 13:28 I
- 13:32 Do you know what your chances are?
- 13:35 One in a hundred thousand.
- 13:44 Amen.
- 13:45 and the newbie
- 13:47 I'm that one.
- 14:00 Any phone calls for me, Mr. Randall?
- 14:03 Oh, no.
- 14:05 Jesse Lasky and Sammy Goldwyn must be writing letters instead.
- 14:11 How's the luck today?
- 14:12 And there wasn't any.
- 14:14 Maybe you don't go out in the right way. I think Danny McGuire here, he knows the ropes, don't you Danny? Sure, I've had them around my neck for years.
- 14:27 What?
- 14:27 Oh, Miss Blanchett. Danny McGuire, our new tenant.
- 14:31 How do you do?
- 14:33 Mr. McGuire is a...
- 14:34 Big director.
- 14:39 Oh.
- 14:40 Are you really?
- 14:42 Oh.
- 14:44 Could you possibly use me in a picture, Mr. McGuire? Of course, I haven't had much experience, but I don't think that really matters if you're willing. And I wouldn't feel that... Now listen, lady.
- 14:53 In the first place, I'm not a director. I'm an assistant director. In the second place, if I had any jobs to give away, I'd confer one on myself. And in the third place, you should have stayed back home in the first place.
- 15:09 Oh, no, look at your darling. Hey, wait a minute. Hey, don't be that way.
- 15:19 Don't do that.
- 15:22 Gosh, I didn't mean to get tough, but...
- 15:25 That guy thinks he's being killed.
- 15:27 Somebody asking for a job and...
- 15:31 He hasn't got one for himself.
- 15:36 After all, I'm not a big enough shot to
- 15:38 Hurt your feelings?
- 15:39 I'm sorry.
- 15:41 It wasn't just battle with a lot of things.
- 15:44 Looking for a job every day and never getting any nearer to it.
- 15:47 I guess I was beginning to get a little scared.
- 15:50 I know.
- 15:51 Lady do I know?
- 15:54 Well, there's only one thing to do for that feeling when you're tired and sunk and down to your last nickel. Come on, and I'll buy you a drink. Well, it's not as bad as down to the last nickel.
- 16:03 I've still got eleven dollars left. Eleven dollars?
- 16:06 You're going to buy me a drink. Come on.
- 16:14 That's right, George. There's nothing like a little rum that'd take away that milk flavor.
- 16:25 I'm
- 16:29 I beg your pardon. Finley.
- 16:32 Come here.
- 16:40 And when I find my contact the person I'm going to do is see that you direct every picture I'm in. That's my pal. Of course I'm going to be perfectly nice about it but.
- 16:49 I'll just insist.
- 16:53 Now that's the way to talk. Don't let them lick you. Oh, I should say they can't lick me. If they try anything like that works.
- 17:02 I just won't sigh.
- 17:05 Now that's right. What have you got to lose? Another one of these and we'll open our own studio.
- 17:17 Bill rendered $24.
- 17:20 Pass two.
- 17:22 Remit without further delay.
- 17:25 Me.
- 17:34 Yes.
- 17:36 You kids, you crazy, don't you?
- 17:38 Well, you've got lucky.
- 17:40 Here.
- 17:58 - There you go. - First race.
- 18:01 I guess.
- 18:01 Right, sir.
- 18:21 Hey, the program's gonna be swell tonight.
- 18:24 Now you take this fella Beethoven, I'm a pushover for him. And Chopin, well he's not so dusty either. But I kinda wished once in a while that
- 18:33 play something you could sort of go out whistling, you know, like, "Bla-da-na-sad-oh!"
- 18:38 Let her home.
- 18:40 Well, there's a tomb.
- 18:43 Hey, why don't you throw your hat in the air or something, can't you? This is a celebration. My job starts tomorrow. I know it does, and I think it's...
- 18:49 Swell, Bailey.
- 18:51 Gee, I wish you were in on it too.
- 18:53 But oh no, it wouldn't have to be a war picture.
- 18:56 with those big novelty numbers a war picture without any beautiful women at the
- 19:01 Oh, well, something will happen soon. Maybe.
- 19:05 Why don't you go home, kid?
- 19:08 Oh, Danny, I can't do that. I came here and I've got to stay.
- 19:12 Well, now, if it's on account of money, I can only... Thanks, you've given me enough already. Anyhow, this is no kind to be worrying.
- 19:18 This is our party.
- 19:21 Look at all the people. Everybody in the world.
- 19:27 Oh.
- 19:29 That's me and my name.
- 19:37 And he seems to have had that one extra cup.
- 20:00 Oh, right out. Come on, Rob.
- 20:07 Oh, Mr. Mayne. Mr. Mayne. Put your arm on Miss Regis. Oh, this is a Hollywood boat. Oh, afraid of crowds. Go on, go on, get out of here. What's the matter? You getting too big to bother with photographers? Don't want any pictures taken now. Oh, is that so? What's the person I taken anyway?
- 20:30 - Come back and sit down. Everybody's laughing at you. - All right, all right. - Right, Norman. - Come back and sit down. Everybody's laughing at you. - All right, all right. - Right, Norman.
- 20:59 is he always like that sometimes he has to sleep sometimes oh and he's so wonderful on the screen
- 21:38 Come in.
- 21:41 Hello, Danny. What's the matter? Believe it or not, I got a job for you.
- 21:48 Danny, that's wonderful. When do I go to the studio?
- 21:51 Well, you don't exactly go to the studio. Oh, it's on location. Well, it's not exactly on location. But of course, I haven't any makeup. Will you tell me what to get and sort of help me put it on? Well, you don't exactly need any makeup. You see, it's...
- 22:04 Not really a picture job, it's...
- 22:06 Well, it's being a waitress.
- 22:10 Oh
- 22:12 Well, it's kind of a picture job if you look at it right. You said it was a waitress. Well, it's waitressing for Casey Burke, the big director over at our studio. He's given a...
- 22:23 party tonight to kind of celebrate on account of finishing the picture and
- 22:27 And he wanted me to get him an extra waitress, and it's $5. And I thought of you right away yesterday. That was Dr. Swood on the day.
- 22:36 Well?
- 22:37 Well, there's going to be a lot of big people at Bert's house tonight, and I'll bet you there's any number of big directors.
- 22:42 And if you're there, maybe they'll notice you.
- 22:45 I could make them notice me. Sure you could, Esther. It's your chance.
- 22:52 I can.
- 22:53 All right, Daddy, I'll do it. Oh.
- 22:57 Oh, but I can't. I haven't got the right things to wear. To wear? Oh, oh, yes.
- 23:04 Now, you don't think the wardrobe department's right next to my office for nothing, do you?
- 23:08 A perfect fit.
- 23:26 Did you get to the preview last night?
- 23:28 I did.
- 23:31 Would you like a lethal order?
- 23:35 They are very nice.
- 23:39 What did you think of the picture?
- 23:41 They should have saved it for Thanksgiving. What a turkey.
- 23:44 Oh.
- 23:51 Well, you have some hors d'oeuvres. You do like hors d'oeuvres, don't you? I don't think there's anything so enjoyable as hors d'oeuvres before supper, and these are really delightful.
- 24:12 And at the finish, the kid turns around and sings the lullaby to its mother. Pardon me, Bickmore.
- 24:18 But would you like a little hors d'oeuvre?
- 24:21 They say they're the best.
- 24:24 In town.
- 24:25 Don't tell me.
- 24:27 I know May well.
- 24:29 That's a great twist.
- 24:30 But where are you going to find a two-month-old baby that can sing?
- 24:35 - Hello, Oliver. - Oh, hello, Cassie.
- 24:38 If you want to find me now, wait till you see the picture.
- 24:41 I'm not a director anymore. I'm a...
- 24:43 A male nurse.
- 24:44 What's the matter with a picture?
- 24:46 A guy by the name of Norman May.
- 24:48 His work is beginning to interfere with his drinking.
- 24:52 All right.
- 24:53 Don't tell me I'm to direct his next picture, too.
- 24:58 You were my favorite producer.
- 24:59 Now, wait a minute. You just go right on with your directing.
- 25:02 I'll take care of these stars.
- 25:04 I know how to handle them.
- 25:05 I had a serious talk with Norman after that Hollywood boat occurrence.
- 25:09 And you don't have to worry anymore about his behavior.
- 25:11 You be Mr. Niles.
- 25:13 Mr. Libby of your publicity department is on the telephone.
- 25:15 He said it's most important, sir.
- 25:17 It's about Mr. Mean.
- 25:22 Oh, it's probably just some little thing. Of course, Oliver.
- 25:26 I'll turn on the radio and see if they've called out the National Guard yet.
- 25:31 Hello, Lindy. What's the good word?
- 25:33 Mr. Norman Maine, America's Prince Charming.
- 25:37 was apprehended driving an ambulance down Wilshire Boulevard.
- 25:41 with a siren going full blast.
- 25:44 He explained he was a tree surgeon on a maternity case.
- 25:47 Well, will it be in the papers?
- 25:49 No, it won't be in the papers.
- 25:51 But that's a nice expensive hobby of yours.
- 25:54 Keeping Mr. Main's informal entertainments out of the public press.
- 26:00 Oh, that's fine work, Libby.
- 26:01 Try and see that no one gets to know him. He's probably home sleeping at all. All of them.
- 26:07 Why can't you forget those dopes at the studio for one night?
- 26:10 Business business all the time. I don't know what's going to become of you.
- 26:15 Norman!
- 26:17 Why didn't you call for me?
- 26:20 Oh, by darling, why didn't I call for you?
- 26:22 In case you've forgotten, I was supposed to come here with you. Oh, that's all right. I got you without any trouble.
- 26:28 The only reason I don't slap your face. Yes, darling, I know.
- 26:32 Hello, John.
- 26:33 Oh, hello, man. What's the matter with Oliver? He looks like he'd had bad news.
- 26:37 Mm-hmm.
- 26:38 Hello. Hello, Mary.
- 26:41 What's the matter, old boy?
- 26:43 Maybe I'm wrong. I guess I've been drinking too much lately. No, you ought to cut it down. It's bad stuff. No.
- 26:48 Scotch and soda.
- 26:54 Oh, my God.
- 26:57 The word you know is pronounced "when."
- 27:00 Bad dialogue Oliver.
- 27:02 You'd rather not watch this.
- 27:05 You're not bad.
- 27:06 Soda!
- 27:12 Oh.
- 27:16 Go ahead and say it.
- 27:17 I got it coming, didn't I?
- 27:18 Don't make it tougher on me, Norman. I don't want to stand here and preach. But take a look at my side of it. I'm trying to make pictures with you. I know, I know.
- 27:26 Costs are going up the grosses are going down. No it isn't that.
- 27:29 I've made lots of money with you.
- 27:31 And I can afford to take a loss.
- 27:32 But I hate to see you going the way of so many others. Why don't you get Lloyd's to insure you against me?
- 27:37 You can't get insurance against a man forgetting who he is.
- 27:40 You're a great star Norman but there's nobody so big that you can afford to have people refuse to work with him.
- 27:45 Who doesn't want to work with me? Quiet.
- 27:47 Listen, I know plenty of people who do. Yes, and so do I. But your real friends can't stand seeing you start to fall apart.
- 27:53 What do you mean by that?
- 27:54 The first signs are always the same.
- 27:56 Not being able to remember your lines. Camelaman struggling to cover your hangovers. And all because you have to have a good time. Every day and every night. Listen, I've warned you for a long time. Okay, Oliver, you're a swell guy. You won't lose any money on me. I promise you that.
- 28:09 I'll be ready for the curtains when the time comes.
- 28:13 When it does,
- 28:15 Here's my epithet.
- 28:20 And now I think I'll, um...
- 28:23 Have a little drink.
- 28:28 Scotch and soda.
- 28:34 Scotch and soda.
- 28:47 And a little soda.
- 28:48 - Not more.
- 28:50 Yes, I-- pardon me.
- 28:55 - Yes.
- 28:56 Lovely.
- 28:58 No, I mean the caviar.
- 29:01 No, don't go away. I'm starving.
- 29:03 All right.
- 29:07 What?
- 29:07 Which would you take?
- 29:09 I don't know. You know? I don't know either.
- 29:13 It's hard to cure it.
- 29:15 I think I'll take
- 29:16 - Caviar. - Mr. Main doesn't care for any more.
- 29:20 Do you know me?
- 29:21 No.
- 29:23 Well, Normie doesn't care for her anymore.
- 29:29 I think I shall get very drunk indeed.
- 29:38 Scotch and sil...
- 29:40 Sorry, I had something.
- 29:57 Oh.
- 29:58 Mind if I help you?
- 30:05 Won't they meet you?
- 30:06 Oh, no, no. They'll just look under the table, and when they see I'm not there, they'll forget the whole matter.
- 30:14 What's your name?
- 30:18 Esther Blodgett.
- 30:19 My name's Ming.
- 30:21 I know.
- 30:22 Do it?
- 30:27 What's so funny?
- 30:28 I was just thinking about all your fans and how surprised they'd be to see you here helping me put plates
- 30:33 Oh, they don't know my finest side. He'd be pretty envious of me.
- 30:38 Meeting you this way in person
- 30:39 Oh, excuse me.
- 30:40 Well, tell me, I, I...
- 30:43 Are you disappointed?
- 30:45 What?
- 30:47 *thud*
- 30:48 Now you've got it.
- 30:50 Oh, never mind that. That's the place the room looked lived in.
- 30:55 Tell me...
- 30:56 Oh, yes.
- 30:57 Why, why are you disappointed?
- 31:00 I was sitting behind you at the Hollywood Bowl the night you...
- 31:03 didn't want to be photographed.
- 31:07 Wow.
- 31:09 I'm told I crept into many a heart that night. I can never explain this.
- 31:14 You know, you have very pretty hair. You better get out of here. And a sensitive mouth.
- 31:19 And a charming little... It's actually why you're here instead of with the rest of the guests.
- 31:23 I'm just trying to be helpful.
- 31:25 I see.
- 31:26 Are you sure there's no other attraction?
- 31:29 Well, it might be that my old mania for putting plates away is coming back on me.
- 31:33 It's rather odd. I always know where I can find you. If there's a pretty girl around. Not only odd, it's embarrassing. You're being deliberately insulting, Norman. I put up... No, no, no. Don't lose your temper.
- 31:44 Remember, we must try to keep the voice low.
- 31:47 I know you'll excuse us if we go on with our work.
- 32:04 Now see what you've done!
- 32:09 Come on.
- 32:14 Come here.
- 32:15 Help me up.
- 32:17 Roger Curry?
- 32:18 No more than usual.
- 32:21 Come on, the wolves are on us. We've got to get out of it. Oh, I can't. The dishes aren't finished.
- 32:25 Oh, yes, they are.
- 32:33 *crickets*
- 32:37 Well?
- 32:41 I bet I know what you're going to say now.
- 32:44 Good night.
- 32:49 Hey, wait a minute! Wait a minute!
- 32:50 Here.
- 32:52 You realize it.
- 32:54 All I found out about you is that you'll...
- 32:57 Foolish enough to want to go into pictures?
- 32:59 But why is it foolish? Look at you.
- 33:01 Yes, that's what I mean.
- 33:03 No, I'd, uh...
- 33:05 I'd rather like to go into this matter.
- 33:07 A little more blood on me.
- 33:10 Oh, that's awfully nice of you. Why, uh...
- 33:14 Why don't we, uh, go on up to my place and, uh...
- 33:17 - Talk at all. - Oh, no.
- 33:20 Thank you very much, Betty.
- 33:21 I really must say goodnight.
- 33:24 Good night.
- 33:27 But you're not angry.
- 33:28 No, no.
- 33:29 I'm hungry.
- 33:32 Why don't you go and get something?
- 33:33 dream.
- 33:34 Amen.
- 33:36 Good night, Miss Blathett.
- 33:38 Good night, Mr. Mayne.
- 33:41 Wait a minute. Peter.
- 33:44 At least I can do what you see under your door.
- 33:49 Come on.
- 33:49 Will I see you again?
- 33:52 Hello.
- 33:53 Ah!
- 33:55 Has anyone ever told you that you
- 33:59 Oh, no, you're not.
- 34:03 Come on.
- 34:07 What's...
- 34:10 It's hard to say, but I...
- 34:12 I want to say it anyway.
- 34:15 You know, I'm a... I'm a screen and I'm a...
- 34:18 You know...
- 34:19 In private life, I mean...
- 34:21 I'm sorry.
- 34:22 But you know
- 34:25 Look.
- 34:26 Whatever I do, I...
- 34:28 I still respect
- 34:29 Lovely.
- 34:32 You're lovely.
- 34:35 You understand?
- 34:37 Yes, ma'am.
- 34:38 I think I do.
- 34:39 And it isn't that bump on the head that
- 34:41 What's he doing, Miss?
- 34:42 I'm glad.
- 34:45 Amen.
- 34:50 Good night.
- 34:52 Good night.
- 34:53 I'm sorry.
- 34:57 Hey!
- 34:59 Do you mind if I take just one more look?
- 35:10 Go away. Quite impossible. I wouldn't even consider it.
- 35:20 Amen.
- 35:21 I
- 35:24 I'm going to go.
- 35:28 Hello?
- 35:29 Who is it?
- 35:31 Oh?
- 35:32 Norman!
- 35:34 What have you done now?
- 35:36 You're not in jail, are you?
- 35:38 Oh!
- 35:41 Yes, I see.
- 35:44 Oh, it's that again.
- 35:45 I see.
- 35:47 She's beautiful.
- 35:49 Yeah, I know. You want me to give her a screen test.
- 35:52 Yeah.
- 35:53 Certainly, she's got wonderful possibilities.
- 35:56 Oh, you know she's got something.
- 35:59 You knew all the other ones had something too.
- 36:03 Oh, no.
- 36:05 I tell you, Oliver, she's got that sincerity and honestness and a...
- 36:09 uh...
- 36:10 sincerity and honestness that makes great actresses.
- 36:17 Oliver, I am so sure of this girl...
- 36:20 that I want to take the test with them myself.
- 36:23 Mm.
- 36:25 Listen, Oliver, you've worked hard.
- 36:27 You're entitled to oppression.
- 36:32 *whistling*
- 36:36 Yes, I heard you.
- 36:38 - Anything. - Anything! Yes.
- 36:41 Yes.
- 36:43 Oliver.
- 36:45 You try to get a little steep now, old man.
- 36:48 - Right. - All right, boy.
- 36:50 Good night.
- 36:51 Ha, ha.
- 36:54 - Coffee? - Coffee?
- 36:55 I'll cover them.
- 36:57 Amen, man.
- 37:01 All right.
- 37:04 Oh, no.
- 37:05 I'll come back.
- 37:09 Phew.
- 37:10 Quiet.
- 37:12 Oh, that color.
- 37:15 There you all are so much!
- 37:18 Over here, over here, over here. Oh, oh, oh, oh.
- 37:23 Oh, no.
- 37:26 Oh, yeah, yeah.
- 37:31 Mm-hmm.
- 37:32 Oh, no.
- 37:35 Mm-hmm.
- 37:39 Uh-huh.
- 37:49 Mm-hmm.
- 37:56 Rest.
- 37:56 Yes, sir. All right.
- 37:59 Hmm?
- 38:00 Huh?
- 38:10 Oh, my God.
- 38:22 Of course.
- 38:26 Mm-hmm.
- 38:29 Mmm.
- 38:44 Where?
- 38:45 Telephone.
- 38:46 For me?
- 38:55 Come on.
- 38:57 And this Plodgett...
- 38:58 Would you give him a message for me?
- 39:01 Tell them it's three o'clock in the morning!
- 39:27 Hello?
- 39:28 What?
- 39:31 Oh!
- 39:34 Oh!
- 39:36 Oh, yes, yes. I'll be there.
- 39:55 I'm taking one too.
- 39:58 And Garbo's assistant.
- 40:10 Come on.
- 40:15 Oh.
- 40:25 Move that gobo in. Put the silk on that barrage. No, the achy. Is this light too hot for you, Hanley? Okay, but put that on the back way. Put a gobo on that 90. Bring it down a little. That's it.
- 40:41 Pull down on that 150. Pull down on that 150.
- 41:11 Listen, gentlemen, please, if you don't mind...
- 41:16 This is...
- 41:17 This is just a test! Ready, Mr. Martin!
- 41:20 Ready, Mr. Burke. Ready now, Mr. Burke. Ready now, Mr. Burke. All righty, Mr. Burke. We're ready, Mr. Burke.
- 41:30 All right, let's take it.
- 41:32 Quiet!
- 41:38 Ready, Norman.
- 41:40 Yes.
- 41:41 You ready, Miss... What's your name?
- 41:46 He'll soon know your name, mister.
- 41:48 The whole world's going to know it.
- 41:49 But I'm so scared. You better not try it today. Oh, come on. Now, don't be foolish. They all had to go through this.
- 41:55 Harlow, Lombard, Myrna Loy,
- 41:58 And now...
- 41:59 Esther Blodgett.
- 42:02 All right.
- 42:03 I'm ready.
- 42:05 This is a take. Roll 'em.
- 42:07 Quiet.
- 42:08 Hey!
- 42:16 I may as well tell you that my whole organization thinks I've gone a little nuts to sign you.
- 42:22 Maybe they're right. I've been nuts before.
- 42:24 You see, all the experts seem to think that your type is a little mild for present-day tastes.
- 42:29 But I rather believe that tastes change, like eyebrows. And I think that also like eyebrows, tastes are going back to the natural.
- 42:36 You look like a nice girl.
- 42:39 I think I'm going to like you.
- 42:43 That's not important.
- 42:44 I think the public will like you.
- 42:46 That is important.
- 42:47 Yes, I see what you mean. I mean, I know it is.
- 42:51 Only don't think it's going to be easy.
- 42:52 Nothing you really want is ever given away free.
- 42:55 You have to pay for it.
- 42:57 and usually with your heart.
- 43:00 Someone else told me that once.
- 43:02 But you still have to work it out for yourself.
- 43:05 Oh, well, this is just a long way of saying...
- 43:08 I'm glad you're with us and good luck to you.
- 43:10 And now I'm going to turn you over to our demon press agent, Libby.
- 43:13 Don't let him frighten you. He has a heart of gold.
- 43:16 Only harder.
- 43:18 And for the love of feet, learn to close your mouth and keep it closed.
- 43:22 Even in your love scenes.
- 43:35 Are you a Russian?
- 43:38 No, I was born in Fillmore, North Dakota. Oh, no.
- 43:43 "Pray saw light of day in a mountain cabin, a trapper's hut,
- 43:48 High up in the Rockies.
- 43:51 Go on.
- 43:54 I always wanted to be an actress.
- 43:56 dreamed of footlights as lonely kitty.
- 44:01 Are you sure there's no Russian in your family? Positive. Positive.
- 44:04 That's a shame.
- 44:05 Well...
- 44:06 What did your father do?
- 44:07 He's a farmer.
- 44:08 Meh.
- 44:10 Social registered father. Fed up with hypocrisy of 400...
- 44:16 Sort wilderness for consolation.
- 44:19 There, amidst the mountain flowers, he raised another blossom. His lovely little daughter,
- 44:25 What's your name?
- 44:27 Esther. Victoria.
- 44:29 Like it.
- 44:34 Greatly appreciating your attention in this matter, very truly. Do you know what her name is?
- 44:41 Esther Victoria?
- 44:43 Blodgett.
- 44:46 He will have to do something about that right away.
- 44:50 That's the Victoria Blattin.
- 44:53 Well that Blodgett's definitely out. Let's see, uh, Esther Victoria, Victoria, Vicky, how about Vicky? Oh, I think that's terribly cute. Let's see, Vicky, Vicky what? Vicky, Vicky, pronounced Vicky.
- 45:06 Vicky.
- 45:10 Siesta, besta, sesta, desta, festa.
- 45:13 Oh, that's...
- 45:14 Very pretty.
- 45:17 - Jester, Hester, Dester, Lester, Vicky Lester. - Oh, I like that.
- 45:20 Say it. - Vicky Lester. - Say it again. - Vicky Lester. - Say it again. - Vicky Lester.
- 45:25 Say it!
- 45:26 Vicky Lester! Say Vicky Lester. Vicky Lester. Vicky Lester. Vicky Lester. Vicky Lester.
- 45:36 Oliver Nile's studio discovers new starlet, a Cinderella of the Rockies.
- 45:40 Her name is Vicki Lester.
- 45:42 Those who have peaked tell me she couldn't be more divoon. The face of an angel and such natural talents. Her voice is a symphony. Her very walk, they tell me, is enough to drive men mad.
- 45:56 Not that way!
- 45:59 Get the lead out of your feet. Lift them up.
- 46:09 That's better.
- 46:11 It's terrible, but it's better.
- 46:13 The quality of mercy is not strained.
- 46:16 It drunken as a gentle rain from heaven. Peace.
- 46:19 Through the mouth, my child, through the mouth.
- 46:22 The nose is for smelling roses.
- 46:25 Proceed.
- 46:31 Does she have to look surprised all the time?
- 46:40 Anyway, it's just a rough sketch.
- 46:42 Pretty small mouth, eh?
- 46:48 Oh, well. Give her that Crawford Smith.
- 46:52 Who?
- 47:00 This'll give her that deep-nyeh.
- 47:10 We're on the wrong track.
- 47:12 She still looks too bright.
- 47:18 Listen drunk people, we're shooting on the set this morning. Not in the commentary. Now come on, slap into it.
- 47:24 Come on.
- 47:28 Acne Trucking Company.
- 47:31 No. Mr. Smith?
- 47:33 He's not kidding.
- 47:39 Acne Trucking Company.
- 47:42 No.
- 47:44 Mr Smith.
- 47:45 He's naughty.
- 47:55 Good morning. What can I bring you, Mr. Mayne? That just shows how long you've been here. Naval bless you.
- 48:01 How soon are you and I going to be married? I don't know. You'll have to ask my mother.
- 48:16 The Ockney Trucking Company?
- 48:18 No. Mr. Smythe.
- 48:21 It's not it.
- 48:22 Yes.
- 48:25 Agree Trucking Company. No, Mr. Smith.
- 48:29 He's not in.
- 48:34 Acme
- 48:35 No, Smith ain't in.
- 48:41 All right.
- 48:49 Acme Trucking Company. - Would I speak to Mr. Smith, please? - Mr. Smith is not...
- 48:53 Oh, Norman!
- 48:55 What's all this between you and Smith? I've got a part. It's only one line, but it's in the picture.
- 48:59 It's ambition that made you break that date with me last night. Well, I had to be here so early this morning and... So did I.
- 49:06 I had to stay up all night to make it.
- 49:09 You started your picture, hadn't you?
- 49:11 No, no, we're still in the testing stage.
- 49:14 Can't seem to get the right girl for the lead.
- 49:16 Hmm.
- 49:18 You think with all the girls there, I think-- Yeah, but this one's got to be different.
- 49:22 He's got to be little and cute and sweet
- 49:25 Intelligent.
- 49:28 and blow me down.
- 49:30 What?
- 49:31 will close my tired old eyes. What is it? Hold everything. Come on. Come on.
- 49:41 Well, you've been through the whole casting directory. I'll work day and night, Mr. Niles. And I'll work with her, Oliver. And I can be mean or nasty or anything you want, Mr. Niles. I'll...
- 49:48 If she clicks, Oliver, you've got a star overnight.
- 49:52 Okay.
- 50:32 Wait till you hear them at the end of the picture.
- 50:36 I'm going to go.
- 50:58 Do you think we were noticed? By no one. They're much too busy playing at croquet.
- 51:10 I've loved you all my life, but we only met two days ago. I
- 51:15 That's when my life began.
- 51:42 Hey, T.T., you know, I think she's the same type I am, don't you? I think she's sweet. Well, it's Vicky Lester's picture, all right. I think she was much better than you, right?
- 51:50 These producers are so horribly dumb, they won't know how good she is. Well, maybe it's because she's a good girl.
- 51:57 It's not so bad, but it's Vicki Lester they'll go to sea.
- 52:00 - Thank you, darling.
- 52:01 She's the most precious little thing I've ever seen.
- 52:05 - A knockout, Libby. - You might mention that when you write your review. That Lester kid's a gold mine.
- 52:10 Didn't you like Norman Maine?
- 52:12 Was he in it?
- 52:13 - I'm afraid we have another hit. - It's in the bag. Neatly tied up with beautiful pink ribbons. - Say, where are Norman and Vicki?
- 52:22 I don't know. I thought you had him.
- 52:24 I wish they'd come. We're having a party at the Trocadero.
- 52:29 Isn't it spilling, running away from people?
- 52:31 Norman, it's so exciting, so... So new.
- 52:35 A star is born.
- 52:36 Come on, son.
- 52:42 Amen.
- 52:47 Wonderful, isn't it? Crazy quilt.
- 52:50 Amen.
- 52:52 It's a coffin.
- 52:53 spread for you.
- 52:56 All yours from now on.
- 52:59 Comet, you're a success.
- 53:03 You'll have everything in the world you want.
- 53:07 I hope it will make you happy.
- 53:10 Haven't you?
- 53:14 Then there was one thing I never had.
- 53:17 Lots of time, sir.
- 53:18 I told myself I found it, but I always knew I was.
- 53:24 I never stopped looking for him.
- 53:27 Maybe it'll come.
- 53:29 Oh, I think it has promised.
- 53:33 I only wish it weren't too late.
- 53:35 Amen.
- 53:36 Oh, but it's not too late.
- 53:38 You can't throw away your life the way I've thrown away mine.
- 53:43 If you have anything left, that's good enough.
- 53:45 No.
- 53:46 You can.
- 53:48 Norman, you can.
- 53:52 You mustn't tell me that, Esther.
- 53:55 so afraid that I'll...
- 53:57 I can't believe it.
- 54:00 Amen.
- 54:05 I'm going to go.
- 55:05 He got him! He got him! He certainly did.
- 55:27 He has a beautiful fight.
- 55:30 Norman. What? Would you do all that for me if I said I'd marry you?
- 55:35 I was just supposing.
- 55:40 I'm sorry.
- 55:43 We're going to be married.
- 55:46 Guess I didn't read that line right. I'll try it again.
- 55:50 We are going to be married. Both of us.
- 55:53 to each other.
- 55:55 What do you think of that?
- 55:56 When? Where?
- 55:57 Well, we thought we'd elope in the conventional manner.
- 56:03 What's the matter?
- 56:05 Trying to decide whether it's good for the studio.
- 56:07 Is it?
- 56:08 It is.
- 56:10 And bless you, my children. When's it going to happen? Oh, we thought we'd just sneak out sometime.
- 56:14 We're not telling anyone but you. Listen to this. The Screens ideal romance blossomed into breathtaking reality today when Vicki Lester and Norman Maine, America's dream lovers,
- 56:25 slipped quietly through the portals of holy matrimony.
- 56:28 How does it sound?
- 56:29 Horrible. But you see, we're going to elope. Sure you are. It'll be the biggest elopement this town ever saw.
- 56:35 We'll get a tie-up with the army. Have you escorted all the way down to Yuma by 20 of their new bombing planes?
- 56:41 Is he going with it?
- 56:44 Don't you think we can work this thing out better alone? No sense in bothering the happy couple with all the details.
- 56:49 I'll see to it that you get a carbon copy of the whole layout. I can hardly wait.
- 56:53 I'm sorry we didn't realize that we were in the way.
- 56:57 While you're settling the details, you don't mind if I take this woman out and buy her a ring? Sure, go ahead. We want everything legal.
- 57:04 That's a charming match.
- 57:07 A nice girl like Vicki.
- 57:09 And public nuisance number one now. Wait a minute Libby. Norman's all right. And if you'll pardon my pointing. Vicki's businesses are wrong. It doesn't require any comments. I wasn't making any comments.
- 57:18 I just said it was a rotten shame. Go ahead and find the elopement.
- 57:20 Oh, that elopement stuff is out.
- 57:22 You can't get any scope in that.
- 57:25 We're gonna have a wedding.
- 57:27 Well, we have it.
- 57:28 Customary place, I believe, is a church. - Nah.
- 57:30 It's been done.
- 57:32 This has got to be something
- 57:35 The beach.
- 57:36 I can vis-a-mise it.
- 57:38 The bridesmaids in bathing suits.
- 57:40 20,000 Santa Monica schoolchildren.
- 57:43 spelling out the word "love".
- 57:48 It's a novelty, but is it big enough?
- 57:51 Why not the city hall?
- 57:52 A police escort of every motorcycle cop in town.
- 57:56 Sirens screaming, confetti pouring out of buildings, like the Lindbergh reception in New York, only on a big scale.
- 58:05 What's the matter?
- 58:06 Isn't it big enough?
- 58:09 And now if any man can show just cause why these two may not be lawfully joined together...
- 58:13 Let him now speak or else hereafter forever hold his peace.
- 58:17 Do you?
- 58:18 Alfred Hinkle.
- 58:19 Take this woman as your lawful wedded wife.
- 58:22 Will you love, comfort, honor, and keep her in sickness and health?
- 58:24 as long as you both shall live.
- 58:26 I will. - Will you? I beg your pardon.
- 58:29 Do you, Esther Blodgett, take this man as your lawful wedded husband? Will you obey, serve, love, honor, and keep him in sickness and health?
- 58:35 As long as you both shall live.
- 58:37 I will.
- 58:39 Place the ring on her fingers.
- 58:41 Hurry, please.
- 58:46 Now, by virtue of the power invested in me... as Justice of San Bardo Township, County of Los Angeles...
- 58:52 I pronounce you man and wife.
- 59:00 Quiet!
- 59:05 And now I must exercise my prerogative of office.
- 59:11 I hope you'll be very happy, Mrs. Hinkle. Thank you.
- 59:15 Thank you, sir. Thank you very much.
- 59:17 Now, if you'll please sign the license...
- 59:19 Oh, yeah.
- 59:21 You know, Mrs. Hinko, I can't help but believe I've seen you somewhere before.
- 59:26 Oh, really?
- 59:27 Well, I believe this is the first time I've ever been in San Vardo.
- 59:31 You know, your face is familiar too, Mr. Hinkley. There you are, sir. Thank you very much. Thank you, sir. Thank you.
- 59:37 Goodbye. - Goodbye. - See you again. - Goodbye. - No, I don't. Come here, please.
- 59:42 Now.
- 59:43 See, I think he got by with it. But it was close that J.P. was just beginning to remember where he'd seat us. Well, anyway, we got away from Libby.
- 59:50 Hello, Jules.
- 59:54 If you will be kind enough to glance between my shoulder blades...
- 59:59 Mr. and Mrs.
- 1:00:00 Mrs. Henkel, you will find there a knife buried to the hilt.
- 1:00:03 on the handle of your initials let me go senior libby hold him Danny
- 1:00:18 There go a couple of rats I raised for mice.
- 1:00:22 Well, they got a right to get married, haven't they? I haven't got any right to double-cross the public.
- 1:00:26 And I haven't done it yet.
- 1:00:28 Hey!
- 1:00:30 People versus Forky Washington.
- 1:00:32 With Georgeford violating section 600... Young man, you're in contempt of court! Operator?
- 1:00:37 Get me to Los Angeles Tribune. I have a good mind to put you under arrest. Where do I make the score?
- 1:00:42 You wait, too.
- 1:00:44 Tribune!
- 1:00:45 Give me the city desk.
- 1:00:47 Johnny?
- 1:00:47 This is Matt Libby. I got a flash for you.
- 1:00:50 Norman Maine and Vicki Lester were married at 2:30 this afternoon. Vicki Lester?
- 1:00:55 Court recess! Don't wait!
- 1:01:17 Oh, give me a horse, a great big horse, a great big buckaroo.
- 1:01:47 Let me wahoo, wahoo, wahoo!
- 1:01:57 Wahoo!
- 1:02:08 Come on.
- 1:02:20 Wahoo!
- 1:02:23 A Wahoo.
- 1:02:25 I don't...
- 1:02:26 Wanted to sound immodest.
- 1:02:28 But I think I've stripped a gift.
- 1:02:29 Well, sit down, won't you, and let's get acquainted. We'll probably be seeing quite a bit of each other from now on.
- 1:02:35 Might just as well break the ice now as later.
- 1:02:44 Mm-hmm.
- 1:02:44 Now we're old friends.
- 1:02:47 Hey, have I got time for a shower before dinner?
- 1:02:51 Plenty if you can find the shower.
- 1:02:53 I never can remember where that thing is.
- 1:02:55 Pull out or slide under? Here, I think I can find it. No, it's the land closet.
- 1:03:00 Here it is.
- 1:03:01 Nice work. Oh, half the time those things are just luck.
- 1:03:06 I'll see if I can disinfect this steak.
- 1:03:16 Hey, Esther, there's no soap.
- 1:03:22 Here.
- 1:03:24 Oh, and that's... I'll need a washcloth.
- 1:03:31 How do you fix the cigarettes?
- 1:03:33 You know I never smoke underwater.
- 1:03:39 What?
- 1:03:40 What do I do to make this thing work?
- 1:03:42 Pull that gadget at the top and pray for rain.
- 1:03:47 All right.
- 1:03:48 I can't reach it. I can't get my hands up.
- 1:03:52 If you're going there with your arms down, you'll never get your back.
- 1:03:54 Unless you're a contortionist.
- 1:03:56 Yeah, well, I'm not a contortionist. And don't throw that up to me now. You knew it when you married me.
- 1:04:03 Can you close this door, Frank?
- 1:04:14 I
- 1:04:23 Norman! Norman, here comes the car.
- 1:04:27 - Huh? - Here, quick! - Quick what? - Quick, go out and stop them and ask for help. - Oh, I'll catch cold! - Oh, you'll get warm again. - Yeah. - Oh, she's gonna recognize me. - Now, I'm gonna keep your face down. Go on. There may not be another half a week. - All right. - Whee! Whee!
- 1:04:44 - Uh, uh, howdy, partner. - Howdy.
- 1:04:47 Yeah, how'd you guess it?
- 1:04:49 Can you get us some help? Well, I reckon not. You know, it's a long way to town. We're pretty busy down at the place. Well, I gotta get out of here. I've got my wife with me.
- 1:04:57 - Don't you like the country? - No.
- 1:04:59 Oh, and then we're short of food. There's a lot of game in them woods.
- 1:05:03 Well...
- 1:05:03 My wife can't shoot. Well, you're sure up against it. Sorry I can't do anything for you. Wait, listen. I'll be frank with you.
- 1:05:09 I'm Norman Maine.
- 1:05:11 Who?
- 1:05:12 Norman Maine.
- 1:05:13 My name is Judd Baker.
- 1:05:14 Glad you've met you. Well, so long. Hey, wait a minute. Wait a minute. Listen. You don't...
- 1:05:21 So you're Norman Maine.
- 1:05:27 Yes.
- 1:05:30 I'm going to go.
- 1:05:42 I got my prestige to look out for.
- 1:05:44 I'm supposed to be the best publicity man in the racket.
- 1:05:47 And they left themselves sick when I even tried to get a decent mention of Maine.
- 1:05:51 Yes, I know how sensitive you are, Libby, and I don't like to see your feelings hurt.
- 1:05:54 Thanks, boss.
- 1:05:55 Now, Vicki, there's a dish for free space.
- 1:05:58 But if Maine swam across the Pacific, the papers would keep it a secret.
- 1:06:02 Well...
- 1:06:04 The exhibitors don't like him, the critics don't like him, the public don't like him, and I don't like him.
- 1:06:11 Who likes it?
- 1:06:20 Oh, but, darling, this is almost too long.
- 1:06:22 - I'm too much disappointed.
- 1:06:24 And there I was, my touching innocent
- 1:06:25 We were going to live at the beach house. Oh, we'll still keep the place at Malibu.
- 1:06:29 But this is special. This is our castle. It used to be in the air. You know? Well, we'll never use any ugly words like contracts and pictures and careers.
- 1:06:37 When we come in those gates,
- 1:06:39 So check the studio outside.
- 1:06:41 Come on, I've got another little surprise for you.
- 1:06:43 I'm going to go.
- 1:07:00 Oh, Norman, it's lovely.
- 1:07:03 So are you, lovely.
- 1:07:05 The whole world's lovely.
- 1:07:10 Hey, hold it!
- 1:07:17 That's it.
- 1:07:20 Their honeymoon never ends.
- 1:07:23 All right, let's get some pictures.
- 1:07:25 Now if the bride will sit here and the grooms stand behind her, we'll have something unique.
- 1:07:33 Now let's go after something different. You sit down and she'll stand up.
- 1:07:38 Pretty radical, isn't it? Yeah, but in a nice way.
- 1:07:43 Okay, I don't fire.
- 1:07:49 Ah, the producer.
- 1:07:57 Vicky, how well you're looking.
- 1:07:58 Hello, Oliver.
- 1:08:06 How long?
- 1:08:08 Oh, I see.
- 1:08:09 Well, come on, Oliver. Let you and me get exclusive. See you later, Vicki.
- 1:08:13 Don't worry, Otto. My camera-smashing days are over.
- 1:08:17 They ain't your only days that are over.
- 1:08:18 Oh, hold that, Miss Lester.
- 1:08:22 Gorgeous.
- 1:08:23 - Well, I'll have her.
- 1:08:25 How's the dividend situation?
- 1:08:26 Very pleasant. I think we'll show two million on the next quarter.
- 1:08:30 Smart move of mine to sell my stock, eh?
- 1:08:33 Oh, well, when you need money, you need it.
- 1:08:35 Some people save up for just such an event. It is bound to be a rainy day occasionally. Yeah, but as a citizen of California, I've always refused to admit that. Yes, I know, but still it does rain.
- 1:08:44 Well, anyway, you can thank me for some of those dividends of yours. Mm-hmm.
- 1:08:48 Oh, can't you?
- 1:08:49 Oh, sure, sure.
- 1:08:51 That was a little too quick, Oliver.
- 1:08:54 Might have enchanted horror was a smash hit, wasn't it? Well, it made Vicki a star overnight.
- 1:08:58 I should have.
- 1:09:00 How about me?
- 1:09:01 Let's talk about business at the office, Norman.
- 1:09:04 Beautiful pool you have here. Beautiful. Oh, now, let's talk about it here. Here.
- 1:09:08 Do they like me?
- 1:09:09 Well, maybe the part wasn't just right.
- 1:09:11 the best part of the year.
- 1:09:14 All of us.
- 1:09:16 You think I'm slipping?
- 1:09:18 Can you take it?
- 1:09:19 Go ahead.
- 1:09:21 The tense is wrong.
- 1:09:22 You're not slipping.
- 1:09:23 You've slipped.
- 1:09:27 My... my fan mail's still big.
- 1:09:30 Norman, Norman. Fans will write to anybody for a photograph.
- 1:09:33 It only cost three cents for a stamp.
- 1:09:34 And that makes photographs cheaper than wallpaper.
- 1:09:37 But every 25 cents they pay for a theater ticket, buys them the right to be a critic.
- 1:09:40 And your last few performances, Norman, have not pleased your critics.
- 1:09:48 You remember I told you I'd...
- 1:09:51 Are you ready for the curtains when the time comes?
- 1:09:55 Here it is.
- 1:09:59 Let's call off the contract. No hard feelings.
- 1:10:02 We're not quitting, either of us.
- 1:10:04 There's no explaining these things.
- 1:10:06 We've all seen how the public turns.
- 1:10:08 Maybe we can turn them back.
- 1:10:09 I've got a swell script lined up for you.
- 1:10:12 About Esther.
- 1:10:15 uh,
- 1:10:16 You think that I'm going to get in her way?
- 1:10:18 Well, as a matter of fact, as it happens, there's no part in this story for her.
- 1:10:22 I had more or less planned to star her in a picture of her own.
- 1:10:24 With that young Pemberton opposite her.
- 1:10:27 He's coming along nicely.
- 1:10:31 Good for young Pemberton.
- 1:10:35 All right, Oliver.
- 1:10:37 We'll make a try on it.
- 1:10:39 Let's hope it's not...
- 1:10:41 I'm going to go.
- 1:11:05 No argument.
- 1:11:07 I'll buy those.
- 1:11:09 The screen's most finished accurate.
- 1:11:13 Heh heh.
- 1:11:14 I'll say he's finished. Keeps him away in droves.
- 1:11:48 Amen.
- 1:11:52 Amen.
- 1:12:03 I.
- 1:12:05 Hello? Hello?
- 1:12:07 No. Oh, Miss Lester isn't home yet.
- 1:12:12 No, I'm not the butler.
- 1:12:15 But I can take a message just as well as he can, honest.
- 1:12:18 Oh, is that you, Norman?
- 1:12:20 Swell.
- 1:12:21 Listen, Norman.
- 1:12:22 This is I think I've got.
- 1:12:24 Hiya, kid.
- 1:12:25 Swell.
- 1:12:27 Say I hear you through with Oliver Niles.
- 1:12:30 Is that on the level? Oh, please, Artie. I'm not news anymore. Forget it.
- 1:12:35 Say, what kind of a settlement did you make on your contract?
- 1:12:38 Give me a figure so I can do a story on it.
- 1:12:40 There was no money involved.
- 1:12:42 We just called it quits. Okay, okay, I'll fill in my own figure.
- 1:12:46 Say, by the way...
- 1:12:48 I've been trying to get an interview with Vicki for two weeks, but she's always busy.
- 1:12:52 How about you giving an old pal a break by speaking to her for me?
- 1:12:57 Sure, I'll ask her.
- 1:12:58 Swell.
- 1:13:00 So long.
- 1:13:12 Amen.
- 1:13:14 I didn't mean to be late, darling, but Casey wanted to...
- 1:13:17 You're here now.
- 1:13:19 What's new today?
- 1:13:21 Nothing?
- 1:13:21 And I'll go home.
- 1:13:24 Let's go somewhere tonight.
- 1:13:26 No.
- 1:13:26 You're tired. Let's stay in.
- 1:13:28 I really...
- 1:13:31 Oh, yes, you are. You've got a hard day ahead of you.
- 1:13:34 Anyway, I see so little of you, I'd like to have you to myself.
- 1:13:37 but it's the servants' night out. We haven't any. We have. We have.
- 1:13:40 I fixed a little snack with my own lily white hand.
- 1:13:44 I...
- 1:13:46 and learning to cook in my spare time.
- 1:13:48 I think I'll marry you.
- 1:13:51 I get it.
- 1:13:52 You want to make an honest cook of me.
- 1:13:56 Comes in on wheels in this joint.
- 1:14:03 I'm.
- 1:14:13 Amen.
- 1:14:15 I'm sorry.
- 1:14:18 You all right?
- 1:14:20 How's it look?
- 1:14:21 Wonderful.
- 1:14:23 Huh?
- 1:14:24 That's what I thought.
- 1:14:27 Now then, be formal. Just pitch in.
- 1:14:33 Huh?
- 1:14:45 I'm afraid my mouth's not quite big enough.
- 1:14:49 I'll measure it next time. We'll make them decide.
- 1:14:53 It's a little hard to lift.
- 1:14:54 Okay.
- 1:14:56 I think I'll take those measurements right now.
- 1:15:05 Amen.
- 1:15:10 That's what I wait for.
- 1:15:13 Holding.
- 1:15:14 That's why I rush home with Aunt Pelle.
- 1:15:16 You can change in my costume.
- 1:15:19 Amen.
- 1:15:20 Amen.
- 1:15:23 We're forgetting that we're hungry.
- 1:15:25 Do you like the sandwich?
- 1:15:27 Thank you, I have to have a little work on this one.
- 1:15:31 Amen.
- 1:15:33 Yeah.
- 1:15:35 Oh, my God.
- 1:15:41 Mama, will you unhook my dress? I can't breathe.
- 1:15:45 Amen.
- 1:15:46 You know, all the time I thought it was the kiss
- 1:15:48 I made you breakfast.
- 1:15:51 A lot of work.
- 1:15:51 Why don't you have a zipper?
- 1:15:53 That's a good idea.
- 1:15:56 You got it?
- 1:15:57 Yeah.
- 1:15:57 Yes.
- 1:15:59 Amen.
- 1:16:03 Oh, my God.
- 1:16:08 Don't look now, but
- 1:16:12 guy on your list.
- 1:16:13 in love with.
- 1:16:14 I hope so.
- 1:16:26 *Rainful sound*
- 1:16:30 The doorbell.
- 1:16:31 Is this?
- 1:16:32 Maybe they'll go away.
- 1:16:34 Oh, I never do at a time like this.
- 1:16:39 Just a minute, dear.
- 1:16:40 I'll be right back.
- 1:16:49 - Does Ricky Lester live here?
- 1:16:50 I got a package for him.
- 1:16:52 I'll sign for it. So, who are you?
- 1:16:55 I'm her husband.
- 1:16:56 Oh, sure.
- 1:16:57 I'm right here, Mr. Lester.
- 1:17:12 I'm going to go.
- 1:17:23 And by the way, I forgot to tell you, uh...
- 1:17:26 They want you for a...
- 1:17:28 Benefit.
- 1:17:28 Shrine Auditorium next Wednesday night.
- 1:17:31 I'm going to control my rights.
- 1:17:33 And... Oh, darling, I...
- 1:17:35 I'll wait here. You better wait until I'm finished.
- 1:17:39 All right.
- 1:17:41 The academy dinner secretary.
- 1:17:42 reform.
- 1:17:43 She wants to know if you want a table receipt.
- 1:17:48 Oh, yes, Artie.
- 1:17:49 Harlow.
- 1:17:51 and asked if I could use my influence.
- 1:17:53 ...to get him into the building.
- 1:17:54 I told him I'd try.
- 1:17:59 That was all I did.
- 1:18:00 Oh, no.
- 1:18:01 Don't talk about those.
- 1:18:04 We're forgetting the wonderful stuff.
- 1:18:07 I'm...
- 1:18:08 I'm not very hungry.
- 1:18:10 I think I'll...
- 1:18:11 I'll punch it in a little drink.
- 1:18:16 No.
- 1:18:36 What do you think?
- 1:18:37 And think how nice that statue is going to look on your mantle.
- 1:18:39 Do you suppose anything happened to him? Of course not. He's just going to end up in traffic.
- 1:18:43 Think about that.
- 1:18:45 And now we arrive at the climax.
- 1:18:47 the annual dinner of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- 1:18:51 the highest award within our power to bestow.
- 1:18:54 We have already applauded with our hearts as well as our hands
- 1:18:58 While awards are being given those gentlemen
- 1:19:00 who during the past year have rendered distinguished service to the motion picture industry.
- 1:19:05 We now pay honor to the ladies.
- 1:19:07 Or rather, to one leg.
- 1:19:09 We offer to her the Academy Award for the finest performance of the past year.
- 1:19:14 She has already had the world's acclaim.
- 1:19:16 But this is the tribute of our fellow workers.
- 1:19:19 the men and women of this industry.
- 1:19:21 It is not only my pleasure,
- 1:19:22 But my privilege.
- 1:19:23 to present this award to the actress who created the unforgettable Anna.
- 1:19:28 in dream without end.
- 1:19:30 Vicky Lester.
- 1:19:52 What more can we say, Miss Lester?
- 1:19:54 This says it all for us.
- 1:20:00 *applaudissements*
- 1:20:12 Ladies and gentlemen,
- 1:20:15 When something like this happens to you,
- 1:20:17 and you try to tell how you feel about it.
- 1:20:20 You find it.
- 1:20:21 Out of all the words in the world,
- 1:20:24 There are only two.
- 1:20:26 would really mean anything.
- 1:20:30 All I can do is to
- 1:20:31 I say them to you for my heart.
- 1:20:34 All I can do is to keep on seeing them.
- 1:20:36 Hey! That's fine! That's a very pretty speech, my dear. Very pretty.
- 1:20:42 You said the right thing.
- 1:20:44 I want to be the very first one to congratulate you. Well, that's a not-valuable little piece of brick a right.
- 1:20:52 Now I want to make a speech.
- 1:20:54 Gentlemen of the Academy and fellow suckers.
- 1:20:58 I got one of those once for a best performance. They don't mean a thing. People get them every year.
- 1:21:03 What I want's a special award.
- 1:21:06 Something nobody else can get.
- 1:21:08 I want to set you for the worst performance of the year.
- 1:21:13 In fact, I want three statues.
- 1:21:15 for the three worst performances of the year, because I've earned them.
- 1:21:19 And every single one of you
- 1:21:22 that saw those last masterpieces of mine knows that I've earned them.
- 1:21:28 Talk to music.
- 1:21:30 What I'm here to find out is...
- 1:21:32 Do I get him or do I get him?
- 1:21:35 All right, sir, yes or no.
- 1:21:46 Tell me, darling, let's go and sit down.
- 1:21:55 Come on, Norman. Get the ladder.
- 1:22:00 That thing, you know.
- 1:22:07 How are you?
- 1:22:08 Hi, Oliver.
- 1:22:10 My dear.
- 1:22:11 Do let me congratulate you.
- 1:22:13 You must be terribly proud and happy tonight.
- 1:22:24 Somebody give me a drink.
- 1:22:35 Come on.
- 1:22:54 Oliver, nice of you to come to my dressing room. Vicki, how are you? I've missed you. Everyone's missed you. Have a nice trip.
- 1:23:03 Well, the three months' tour of the theater
- 1:23:04 ...scarce he comes under the head of pleasure.
- 1:23:06 but the way they're screaming for your pictures all over the country.
- 1:23:10 Miss Lester, if I may talk sharp, you are a nutter.
- 1:23:13 Thank you. Good to hear that.
- 1:23:17 You've been crying.
- 1:23:20 A little?
- 1:23:22 How's Norman?
- 1:23:28 Mm.
- 1:23:30 Well, he's trying awfully hard, Arthur.
- 1:23:32 Letting Norman leave this studio
- 1:23:34 the hardest thing I ever did.
- 1:23:37 There was nothing else I could do.
- 1:23:39 I know.
- 1:23:40 Has he been...
- 1:23:42 Is he all right?
- 1:23:44 He's gone to a sanitarium.
- 1:23:47 He really wants to stop drinking.
- 1:23:50 Now, I think he could only...
- 1:23:52 Well...
- 1:23:53 Perhaps if he could start working again.
- 1:23:55 There would be some encouragement.
- 1:23:58 Oh, I'll have a picture.
- 1:24:00 Could you do that?
- 1:24:04 Oh, God.
- 1:24:05 But he mustn't ever know I told you.
- 1:24:07 He won't know. And you mustn't worry.
- 1:24:09 I want you to keep up your good work in this picture.
- 1:24:12 I'll try all of us.
- 1:24:13 That's the one thing I can do for you.
- 1:24:22 If you'll just sit here, Mr. Niles, I'll have Mr. Main brought down.
- 1:24:43 Hello, Oliver.
- 1:24:45 Welcome to Liberty Hall. Hello, Norman.
- 1:24:49 Al.
- 1:24:50 No, no, Mr. Niles isn't flipping me a case of...
- 1:24:53 Gosh, Cuddles, this is just a handshake.
- 1:24:57 Mrs. Cuddles, Oliver, my social secretary.
- 1:25:00 We go everywhere.
- 1:25:01 How are you feeling, Norman? Fine. Getting along remarkably well, Cuddles tells me.
- 1:25:05 He says you ought to see some of the boys.
- 1:25:11 Yeah.
- 1:25:13 Coddles, we...
- 1:25:14 We really don't need you.
- 1:25:19 Yeah.
- 1:25:20 Can't bear to have me out of his face.
- 1:25:22 Are you comfortable here, Norman? Comfortable. It's positively luxurious.
- 1:25:25 They even have iron bars in the windows to keep out the grass.
- 1:25:30 How much longer are you going to be here? Oh, well, I'm really cured now.
- 1:25:35 Staying on for an extra week or two to get me.
- 1:25:38 Good shape.
- 1:25:39 After all, there's no...
- 1:25:41 No particular hurry to...
- 1:25:43 Return to the cameras.
- 1:25:46 That's what I wanted to talk to you about.
- 1:25:48 I've got a script with a fine part for you in it.
- 1:25:53 He's however that's great.
- 1:25:55 That's great.
- 1:25:58 Who, uh...
- 1:25:59 Who plays opposite me?
- 1:26:00 Well...
- 1:26:01 It is not exactly the lead.
- 1:26:03 Young Pemberton's doing that.
- 1:26:05 But I tell you frankly, I consider you a park better than the lead.
- 1:26:09 Oh.
- 1:26:11 I see.
- 1:26:14 I'm gonna leave.
- 1:26:15 Well, of course, it isn't terribly long.
- 1:26:17 But it's one of those parts that makes an impression on you. They'll be thinking about you all through the picture.
- 1:26:21 Mm-hmm.
- 1:26:23 Well...
- 1:26:23 The thing is, well, I'm, uh...
- 1:26:25 Pretty well set at another studio.
- 1:26:28 I'm not at liberty at the moment to tell you which one. You know yourself how those things are. Of course.
- 1:26:34 Take pictures.
- 1:26:35 One of the biggest of the year. And the part.
- 1:26:38 Every act in Hollywood would give his teeth.
- 1:26:41 Well, that's fine, Norman. Naturally, that will tie you up for a while. But we won't get to this picture for some time.
- 1:26:46 And perhaps if you want to consider it for later on... Well, I'll tell you, Oliver, you'd better not count on it.
- 1:26:52 See, I've got...
- 1:26:53 several pictures lined up after this one, and they're talking to me about England,
- 1:26:57 You know, they're doing some very interesting things over there.
- 1:27:02 What is it, cuddles? Speak right out. We all love you.
- 1:27:05 You're deadhead.
- 1:27:06 Oh!
- 1:27:07 Here we dine at 5:30 here. Makes the nights longer.
- 1:27:12 Well...
- 1:27:13 Goodbye, Norman. I'm glad to see you're getting along so well. Be out in no time.
- 1:27:18 I'll have to introduce myself all over to a lot of people.
- 1:27:21 Won't know me when I'm not drinking.
- 1:27:24 Goodbye. Thanks for dropping in.
- 1:27:30 Well, cuddle?
- 1:27:33 Alone at last.
- 1:28:18 Albert?
- 1:28:20 Sam?
- 1:28:21 Hi, Ryan.
- 1:28:22 - Oh, hello. - Hello.
- 1:28:24 Hello, Army.
- 1:28:29 Glad to see you.
- 1:28:32 How I hate to run into these has-beens.
- 1:28:35 - Give me the creeps. - Me too.
- 1:28:38 He was good while he had it.
- 1:28:40 And he had it quite a while.
- 1:28:43 Hello.
- 1:28:44 Hello, Mr. Mayne. I haven't seen you in a long time.
- 1:28:46 No, I've been resting.
- 1:28:48 Ginger ale, please.
- 1:28:50 You and Gerail and what?
- 1:28:52 Ginger ale and...
- 1:28:53 In your ale.
- 1:28:55 A new leap?
- 1:28:56 A whole new book.
- 1:29:03 Scott straight.
- 1:29:05 Hello, Libby.
- 1:29:07 Why, it's Mr. America of yesteryear.
- 1:29:10 Do they let you wander about now without a keeper?
- 1:29:14 I won't try. I'm a trustee now.
- 1:29:17 Didn't expect to find you at Santa Anita.
- 1:29:20 What do they do with the actors while you're away?
- 1:29:23 Oh, they cut them into slices and fry them with eggs.
- 1:29:31 I suppose you'll be here all the time.
- 1:29:34 Now that you've retired...
- 1:29:36 from the haily-barily of the silver screen.
- 1:29:39 Well, it...
- 1:29:41 Living down in Malibu now.
- 1:29:42 I love him.
- 1:29:44 Esther away working all day.
- 1:29:46 Why wouldn't squawk about that if I were you?
- 1:29:50 It's nice to have somebody in the family making a living. Oh, wait a minute, Louie. Louie.
- 1:29:56 I don't want to forget the word "friends." "Friends," my "ye."
- 1:29:59 Say listen, I got you out of gems because I had to. It was my job, not because I was your friend.
- 1:30:04 I don't like you and I never have liked you.
- 1:30:06 Nothing made me happier.
- 1:30:08 than to see all those cute little pranks of yours finally catch up with you and land you on your celebrated face.
- 1:30:14 What do you want, brother?
- 1:30:16 Always wait till they're down.
- 1:30:18 Then take them.
- 1:30:19 I don't feel sorry, Fee.
- 1:30:20 You see?
- 1:30:21 You fixed yourself nice and comfortable.
- 1:30:23 You can live off your wife now. She'll buy you drinks and put up with you even though nobody else will.
- 1:30:29 - Don't! - Get up! - Get up! - Get up! - Come on, you'll be just a little. - We're drunk again! - Yeah, yeah, come on, Frank. - Wait a minute, wait a minute. - Come on, I'll try for you. - I'm Norman Mayne. - Oh, it's not my fault. - Don't bother to cross the mouth. - Come on, you'll be just a little. - Come on, you'll be just a little.
- 1:30:45 - He's harmless. - All right, Mr. Libby, if you say so. Sure, let him go. What can he do? We can't fight any better than he can act. - Norman May. - Oh, you don't do that. I ain't been for you.
- 1:31:11 Give me a scarf.
- 1:31:12 Rubble it.
- 1:31:13 I don't know.
- 1:31:15 Leave the bottle here.
- 1:31:24 Vicki, you'll be ill. Why don't you try to get a little sleep?
- 1:31:26 But he's been gone four days. Four days are not a word.
- 1:31:35 - Oliver, I can't.
- 1:31:36 - I get a cat.
- 1:31:40 Hello?
- 1:31:41 No, this is Oliver Nile speaking.
- 1:31:43 What?
- 1:31:44 Where?
- 1:31:47 Thank you. What is it? Nothing. Nothing. Oliver, tell me.
- 1:31:51 He's in the night court. He's been arrested on a drunk charge. He's all right. He isn't hurt. I'm going right on. Get him out. I'm going with you. Mickey, it isn't any place for you. And if it gets in the papers, they'll be... What do I care about the papers? I'm going with you.
- 1:32:08 Division 30, Minister of Court, County of Los Angeles now in session. The Underford George J. Barris presiding.
- 1:32:12 Be seated, please.
- 1:32:15 Was he able to do anything?
- 1:32:16 The judge wouldn't even see me.
- 1:32:18 Ready, Your Honor.
- 1:32:24 I want to advise you that you're entitled to be represented by counsel.
- 1:32:28 Be confronted by the witnesses that may testify against you to compel witnesses to attend on your behalf to a public and speedy trial by the court by a jury and
- 1:32:37 And the right to be admitted to bail.
- 1:32:38 Call at first five.
- 1:32:40 Gregory, Claire, Mays, Rodriguez, Johnson. Come on boys, let him.
- 1:32:45 Go ahead. Move along.
- 1:32:50 William Gregory. Yes, yes.
- 1:32:55 Plain drunk. Picked up at Sifflin Town.
- 1:32:57 Asleep in the gutter. Fourteen similar fences in the past six months.
- 1:33:01 Fill that in, Gregory. How do you plead?
- 1:33:03 I don't feel so...
- 1:33:05 I'll ask you how you feel. I'll ask you how you plead.
- 1:33:08 You're the idea.
- 1:33:09 When did you get out the last time?
- 1:33:12 - Hey.
- 1:33:12 Yes, before Christmas.
- 1:33:14 Well, I'm sorry you laughed at Miss New Year's.
- 1:33:16 We'll be out in time for Washington's birthday in 60 days.
- 1:33:22 Milton Rails.
- 1:33:27 A plain drunk.
- 1:33:28 Picked up on Brooklyn Avenue, given treatment at receiving hospital, then removed to jail.
- 1:33:33 How old are you, Rails?
- 1:33:35 17, sir.
- 1:33:36 Did you take a good look at those men in the cell with you last night?
- 1:33:40 Yes, sir.
- 1:33:42 Have you taken a good look at yourself this morning?
- 1:33:44 Oh, no, sir.
- 1:33:46 I suggest that you do.
- 1:33:47 Five dollars in two days.
- 1:33:51 Sentence suspended.
- 1:33:52 Oh, Judge.
- 1:33:54 Alfred Henkel.
- 1:33:56 More commonly known is Northern Maine.
- 1:33:59 Drunk and disorderly.
- 1:34:00 That car is a tree at Sunset and Coronado.
- 1:34:03 Evidently been drinking for days.
- 1:34:05 Resist the duress and entered one of the arresting officers.
- 1:34:08 How do you please?
- 1:34:12 You're Norman Maine the actor, aren't you?
- 1:34:17 You've come pretty low, haven't you?
- 1:34:19 There isn't a man here who's had the advantages you've had.
- 1:34:21 Look what you've done with them.
- 1:34:22 You're nothing but a near-responsible drunk driving about the streets with the power to inflict death or injury on innocent people.
- 1:34:30 I'd better deny you that far for a while.
- 1:34:32 Ninety days, we're set in jail.
- 1:34:34 Please wait.
- 1:34:44 I'm his wife.
- 1:34:45 Yes, I recognize you, Mr. Lester.
- 1:34:51 Hey, George.
- 1:34:53 I promise you, this won't happen again.
- 1:34:56 I'll be responsible for him.
- 1:34:59 He just...
- 1:35:02 You realize that this man when drunk is obviously a menace to public safety?
- 1:35:09 And you realize to miss Lester.
- 1:35:11 the responsibility you'll be assuming to this court and to the Commonwealth.
- 1:35:16 I do.
- 1:35:21 Sentences...
- 1:35:22 Prisoner of Manor, the custody wife.
- 1:35:27 You can get in at the jail entrance, madam.
- 1:35:30 Jose Rodriguez.
- 1:35:34 Wayne Drunk, picked up at first and main. Second and then.
- 1:35:37 How do you plead?
- 1:35:39 I think I'm guilty.
- 1:35:41 Your Honor.
- 1:35:42 Sixty days.
- 1:35:58 Yeah.
- 1:35:59 I'm so tired. Hold it, Mr. May.
- 1:36:02 Oh, no. Please. What about a second for the friend? Oh, no. Please.
- 1:36:22 - Come on. - No, we're going.
- 1:36:24 the best thing for him.
- 1:36:26 Awful to see this happen to someone you love. I know in your heart.
- 1:36:31 but he can't get me there.
- 1:36:33 I will never look.
- 1:36:34 All I can do now is stay with him and try to help him.
- 1:36:40 Take care.
- 1:36:41 You're very fond of the mark, Your Honor.
- 1:36:44 None very fond of pork.
- 1:36:47 Then I know you'll understand what I want.
- 1:36:50 After what happened last night, I guess you already know what it is.
- 1:36:55 I can't do any more, sir.
- 1:36:57 I'm going to wait for you.
- 1:36:59 You can't do that with me.
- 1:37:00 - It was a very pinkie.
- 1:37:01 success.
- 1:37:02 You've worked so hard.
- 1:37:04 That's what the moon is.
- 1:37:06 And I thought it all out.
- 1:37:08 Maybe if I hadn't been away from him so much,
- 1:37:11 Last night and...
- 1:37:12 What went before, it wouldn't have happened.
- 1:37:15 Too late to think about that now, but...
- 1:37:18 It may not be too late to go away with him and start over.
- 1:37:22 It's your life you're giving up to.
- 1:37:25 Oh, I can try to give me a minute.
- 1:37:30 Can you tell me I'm going to do it?
- 1:37:43 Then there'll be no more.
- 1:37:46 Mickey, that's good.
- 1:37:47 I'm sorry.
- 1:37:52 Come on, look at the door.
- 1:38:07 by the
- 1:38:09 were a grand girl.
- 1:38:12 Good luck.
- 1:38:13 on the main.
- 1:39:26 Amen.
- 1:39:31 Darling.
- 1:39:35 his name coming in to apologize again.
- 1:39:39 I'm sorry, dear, but...
- 1:39:41 It wasn't you.
- 1:39:44 What other troubles have you got?
- 1:39:47 Murder.
- 1:39:48 I was just...
- 1:39:50 Playing a scene with myself.
- 1:39:52 Look!
- 1:39:54 I'm just coming out of the jitters and you're just going into them.
- 1:39:58 This is a swell.
- 1:40:00 Oh.
- 1:40:00 Isn't it?
- 1:40:02 I'll tell you what we'll do.
- 1:40:03 I'll promise to brace up.
- 1:40:05 You go on the wagon.
- 1:40:07 - Yeah.
- 1:40:08 I guess I have been drinking.
- 1:40:10 too much.
- 1:40:12 What I'm gonna do...
- 1:40:14 I'm going to be an athlete.
- 1:40:16 You mean with great big muscles and everything?
- 1:40:19 Well, roughly speaking...
- 1:40:21 - Good morning.
- 1:40:22 Join the YMCA?
- 1:40:24 uh,
- 1:40:26 I'm going waiting up in our front world.
- 1:40:29 Now.
- 1:40:30 Come on.
- 1:40:31 Would you like me to go with you?
- 1:40:34 Sure, if you'd like to.
- 1:40:36 Nomi.
- 1:40:37 I don't think I will.
- 1:40:38 It might spoil this beautiful, natural wave.
- 1:40:42 Yeah, I guess that's right.
- 1:40:44 Good morning.
- 1:40:45 Could you have a hot, tarty...
- 1:40:48 I need some hot sauce.
- 1:40:49 soup.
- 1:40:49 Do you want to call me when I come back?
- 1:40:51 and hot.
- 1:40:52 And I'll make some of those nice sandwiches.
- 1:40:55 Yeah.
- 1:40:55 - Yeah.
- 1:41:10 I don't stay in too long.
- 1:41:18 Hey!
- 1:41:22 Mind if I take just a...
- 1:41:24 One more look.
- 1:42:12 Amen.
- 1:42:15 I'm going to go.
- 1:42:31 The first drink of water he had in 20 years.
- 1:42:35 Then he had to get it by accident.
- 1:42:41 Pardon?
- 1:42:42 How do you wire congratulations
- 1:42:45 to the Pacific Oceans.
- 1:43:17 - Get away, can't you? - Come on, Vicki, let's see you. Vicki, will you sign my book for me? Like this is Norman May. Don't you care, Vicki, you get over it. Stand back, can't you? Don't you cry, dearie, he wasn't so much.
- 1:44:00 You mind if I...
- 1:44:03 I know, I know.
- 1:44:26 Here are the paychecks for the servants, Graves.
- 1:44:28 You'll find a very nice bonus in each one.
- 1:44:34 If there's anything I can do for the little lady, I should be glad to do it. She would appreciate your attending to the production of the Beverly Hills House.
- 1:44:41 Get down, those skunks!
- 1:44:43 Put him down, I say!
- 1:44:47 Well?
- 1:44:48 Where is she?
- 1:44:49 In the bedroom. Who are you?
- 1:44:51 I'm her grandmother.
- 1:44:52 Get up.
- 1:44:54 Granny! Yes! Granny, darling!
- 1:45:02 Oh, I'm...
- 1:45:03 I'm so glad to see you.
- 1:45:05 Oh, I know when I'm needed.
- 1:45:07 Now get out of here. Go on, get out of here, all of you. I want to talk to my granddaughter.
- 1:45:12 I came just
- 1:45:14 I can't.
- 1:45:14 But I'm going home. I sent you a wire yesterday.
- 1:45:22 Sit down.
- 1:45:27 Is it true that you're going to quit the movie?
- 1:45:29 I never want to hear them again.
- 1:45:34 What are you leaving?
- 1:45:37 I'm not ready to go.
- 1:45:40 just that I can't go while my heart is moving.
- 1:45:44 Once I told you
- 1:45:45 get what you want, you have to give your heart away.
- 1:45:48 And you said you were willing.
- 1:45:50 Remember?
- 1:45:52 I remember.
- 1:45:54 It seems to me that you've got more than you bargained for. More fame?
- 1:45:59 No success?
- 1:46:00 even more personal happiness.
- 1:46:03 Oh, boy.
- 1:46:04 more unhappy.
- 1:46:06 But you did.
- 1:46:07 Make a bargain.
- 1:46:09 And now it's all shining over.
- 1:46:12 I don't think I'd feel so very proud of myself if I were you, Esther.
- 1:46:17 I'm not grieving. I'm not made up. Then I'm sorry I gave you the money.
- 1:46:22 about his
- 1:46:22 Oh, but Granny...
- 1:46:24 I was born.
- 1:46:26 I was proud to be the grandmother of me.
- 1:46:30 It gave me something to listen.
- 1:46:33 No.
- 1:46:34 I have a friend.
- 1:46:37 I know.
- 1:46:37 Go on.
- 1:46:38 I want to be strong, but I...
- 1:46:40 I can't go on.
- 1:46:44 You're mad.
- 1:46:46 Tragedy is a testament.
- 1:46:48 If you could meet it bravely, it would
- 1:46:50 bigger than it is.
- 1:46:52 If not, then you'll have to live all your life with a coward.
- 1:46:56 Because no matter where you may run...
- 1:46:58 You can never run away from yourself.
- 1:47:02 I never knew Norman's name.
- 1:47:05 He wrote me a very small...
- 1:47:07 romantic
- 1:47:08 He said you told him how much
- 1:47:10 I meant it.
- 1:47:12 And I know just...
- 1:47:13 how much
- 1:47:18 You know, Esther?
- 1:47:19 I can't believe that wherever he is,
- 1:47:22 He can be very happy.
- 1:47:24 knowing that his death broke
- 1:47:26 - Yeah.
- 1:47:27 me so highly.
- 1:47:28 for next time.
- 1:47:29 And I can't believe
- 1:47:31 - You can be very...
- 1:47:32 crowd.
- 1:47:33 knowing that all he's
- 1:47:35 Great love is for you.
- 1:47:37 was to make you
- 1:47:43 The car is ready, Mrs.
- 1:47:44 We'll have to go now.
- 1:47:53 Put the car back in the garage.
- 1:48:04 The entire fiction industry has come to the Chinese theater by this opening.
- 1:48:08 It has come today to a great star on our long-awaited return to the screen,
- 1:48:12 is what is involved in our greatest performance.
- 1:48:15 It is to take a moment to the girl herself.
- 1:48:17 The girl who has won the Heart of Hollywood.
- 1:48:20 The girl who has won the heart of the world.
- 1:48:22 Miss Vicki Lester.
- 1:48:24 And if I'm not mistaken, this leftist car has just driven up. Yes, it is she.
- 1:48:45 I hope this doesn't scare you too much. I scare very slowly, young man.
- 1:48:49 Take the pile, folks, please.
- 1:48:56 They'll have your mug.
- 1:48:58 I mean your face plastered across half the papers in the country tomorrow.
- 1:49:02 - How do I look? - You look slow.
- 1:49:05 You're a liar.
- 1:49:06 But I like it. And here's Miss Lester's.
- 1:49:08 Grandpa.
- 1:49:09 Won't you say a few words to the radio audience, please?
- 1:49:11 Say something, laddie.
- 1:49:14 You know, we've got a thing like that back home where they all listen in on, but we call it a party line.
- 1:49:21 Won't you say something, please? They're listening.
- 1:49:25 Maybe some of you people listening in dream about coming to Hollywood.
- 1:49:30 Maybe some of you get pretty discouraged.
- 1:49:33 Well, when you do,
- 1:49:35 You just think about me.
- 1:49:37 It took me over 70.
- 1:49:39 Sixty years?
- 1:49:41 to get here?
- 1:49:42 But here I am.
- 1:49:44 And here I mean to say...
- 1:49:45 Hey.
- 1:49:46 Thank you very much.
- 1:49:58 Amen.
- 1:50:00 Miss Lester.
- 1:50:06 This microphone is on an international hooker.
- 1:50:08 Throughout the world, your fans are hoping that you'll say a few words
- 1:50:19 Hello, everybody.
- 1:50:22 This is Mrs. Norman Maine.

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