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Good evening, ladies and gentlemen and boys and girls.

I am seeking the fountain of youth.

Unfortunately, I've had absolutely no luck at all. I keep finding oil instead.

Of course, oil has its good points too.

It may not make you young, but it can make old age much more tolerable.

My task is made more difficult because I don't know what to expect.

When searching for the fountain of youth, one doesn't know whether to look

milk bar or a water pistol.

While I continue my search, suppose you watch tonight's story.

It was especially written to elucidate our theme.

on it. I should have had that one, too.

Come on. I'll give you the booby prize.

You're too good for me.

Hey, what do I get for winning?

How about that?

That's better than the gold cup. Oh, you know it.

Mr. Rutherford. Mr. Rutherford, how are you?

Run along, young man. Run along now.

Yes, sir.

Thanks for the use of the car, Mr. Rutherford.

Bye.

You're becoming a real tyrant.

I still have five minutes of my lunch hour left.

Sit down.

Oh, I have to go and change my clothes before I start taking dictation.

I'm not going to dictate.

I'm going to talk.

Sit down.

I was hoping to get in a swim before I started work.

I want to talk to you about marriage.

All right. That's a nice subject.

Well, whose marriage shall we discuss?

Mine?

Mine.

I am worth over 11 million dollars.

Give or take a few.

Not one of my ex -wives has that much claim to any inheritance.

They were paid off.

Every one of them.

Well,

that's very nice.

So, the new Mrs. Howard Rutherford will inherit absolutely everything.

A distinct advantage over the others.

You follow?

Well, is it anyone I know?

Really, Charlotte.

My dear girl.

Instead of $85 a week as my secretary,

I am offering you upward of $11 million for the few months you would spend as my

wife.

As you know, I have a weak heart.

I haven't long to live.

Why, I'm sorry I was so slow getting it, Mr. Rutherford. It just never occurred

to me.

Perfectly understandable, my dear.

Oh, I'm very flattered, really, I am. And if I'd met you before I met Mark...

Well, I'm sure I would have jumped at the chance.

But I am marrying Mark, you know. You'll have all the time in the world for

marrying Mark.

After I'm gone, my dear.

At the very most, my prognosis is a year.

I don't think Mark would like loaning me out.

But thanks anyway.

You talk it over with Mark and let me know.

So should I tell you?

Thank you.

Kind of disgusting, isn't it?

But you're worth losing 11 million

dollars.

Pie in the sky.

Probably never get it anyway.

Don't you minimize my sacrifice.

It was a sure thing.

How?

I said, how is it a sure thing?

Oh, he can't possibly last more than a year, though.

You didn't tell me that part.

Who cares?

Oh, wait a minute.

Eleven million bucks is an offer on a doll.

I told you, you're worth every penny I make. Oh, wait, Charlotte.

I mean, when you come right down to it, how much is a year out of a lifetime?

It's just 12 months, right?

So if somebody dries up and says to you, here's 11 million bucks for a year's

work.

How do you turn that down?

Mark Lansing. Oh, come on, Charlotte.

You know how much I make as a salesman. Where's my future?

When you come right down to it, what have we got to look forward to?

I thought we had love.

Oh, baby, come on.

Oh, lover girl, use that gorgeous head of yours.

Can't you put up with him for a few months or a year if necessary? If that

we'd have everything?

Do you realize what we could do with 11 million bucks? Do you have any idea?

Oh, Charlotte.

All the rest of our lives together.

Every day and every night.

I thought you loved me.

I do.

I do love you.

Sure.

But not enough to give up a few months of your life, is that it?

Mark, he wanted to marry me.

Charlotte, he's 65 years old with one foot in the grave.

Is it going to kill you to hold his hand?

Will there be anything else, Mrs. Rothman?

Oh, I don't think so.

Unless a cup of tea, if it's not too much trouble. No trouble at all, madam.

Lovely. You're so lovely.

Thank you, Howard.

What is it? Open it, my dear.

Oh. A small token of an old man's love and gratitude for

sharing his lost days.

One pearl.

I guess it's real.

To commemorate our wedding day.

One perfect pearl.

I only wish that I might be around to give you a pearl for every year of

bliss that we share together.

Certainly beginning to shape up, isn't it?

Here's to five beautiful years, my dear.

And thank you.

What would you like to do tonight, my pet?

Hmm?

Oh, I don't mind.

I want you to have a good time.

I really don't care, Hart.

Penny for your thoughts.

Mark, is that who's on your mind?

Really, Hart.

Now, now, my dear.

Plenty of time for that after I'm gone.

Charlotte.

Darling.

You shouldn't be here. You might be seen.

It's all right. He's sleeping off his anniversary celebration.

No one saw me.

I know, I know, but you oughtn't have come.

One little slip -up, he'd divorce you.

Don't talk about that.

It's just so wonderful to be here.

Darling.

You've taken down my pictures.

But, baby, I had to.

Why have you taken him down?

Because they were driving me out of my mind. Now, will you please be a good

and leave?

No.

No, Mark.

I decided tonight I'm leaving him.

I've been away from you too long.

Oh, Charlotte, you can't.

Darling, you've invested five years of your life. You're going to throw that

away? I want to be with you.

And I with you. But he can't last much longer.

I'm 30 years old. I'm not going to waste any more of my life. Charlotte, will

you listen to me, please?

We can't quit in a stretch now. We don't let all that money go to some seedy

charity. We've got to hang on.

We?

We?

Oh, brother.

Well, do you suppose it's been easy for me?

Night after night without you alone here by the fire?

You have any idea what I go through?

I know that sounds selfish. I realize you've had a difficult time too, but...

Darling, we've got it right in our hands. Let's not drop it now.

Mark, I love you.

And I love you.

Hi, lover boy.

Am I late?

Well, that's pretty fancy competition, but I've handled worse.

Charlotte, I... Mark.

How could you?

How could you? Charlotte, you don't have to... Oh, tell me more about your

lonely nights. Go on, break my heart. Charlotte, please.

Thank you very much for the advice.

I'll stick around long enough to collect the payoff.

Eleven million dollars, that's a lot of money, mister. Well, Kitty, goodbye.

Charlotte, please.

Charlotte, my dear.

Happy anniversary, my love.

Fifteen down, my pet.

But I'm afraid this looks like the last one.

I doubt it. Oh, I don't see how I can pull through this time.

Bad relapse, doctor.

I think you're indestructible, Howard.

And I think you're lovely.

You'll be fine.

Yeah, there's still some things that money can't buy. And I'm afraid health

one of them.

Well, never say die.

Now, get some sleep.

Where are you going?

Well, the desk says I have a gentleman caller.

Oh, I know.

I know.

Time for that after you're gone.

I'll be back. Want me to hold my breath?

No!

Charlotte,

you look wonderful.

The clock stood still for you.

What do you want?

Well, I saw a piece in the paper about your husband being...

I thought I'd drop over and see if you needed me.

Anything I could do for you, like hold your hand or something?

When my ship comes in, you don't really think you'll get a ride on it, do you?

Billy, I told you to wait for me, please.

No, wait a moment.

What's your name?

Billy. Billy Lansing.

His mother and I were divorced some time ago.

How old are you, Billy?

Ten. Is that your tennis court out there?

Yeah. I've never seen one in the backyard before.

It's a beaut.

Do you like to play tennis?

Oh, sure I do.

I haven't been able to afford lessons.

You're quite good, though. I don't have a racket or nothing, but I can hit the

ball pretty hard.

Would you like to play on my court?

Hey, that'd be great.

Well, you must come and play with me sometime.

Oh, for a girl, I hit a ball quite hard myself.

You want to swat a few now?

Oh, well, not just this moment.

When?

Well, shall we say to... Shall we... Okay.

You run along now, Billy. I want to talk to Mrs. Rutherford alone.

Thank Mrs. Rutherford.

Thank you.

Bye. Goodbye.

I knew...

What I thought in my heart was true.

It's not dead between us.

You still feel something for me, don't you?

I still feel something for you.

Charlotte. Take your hands off me.

I think my racket's got a hole in it.

My back hand's worse now than it was when I started.

Well, that's because you're chopping. You're not following through as I showed

you yesterday.

Say, Billy, that's pretty good. You're getting better.

Thanks, Dad.

Oh, you can leave that, Billy.

Would you like to run along now?

I want to talk to your father.

Sure. Bye. Bye.

Well, it's about time. I was wondering how long you could keep this up.

You haven't spoken a word to me all summer.

School starts in two weeks' time.

What are your plans for Billy?

Well, he'll go, of course. What else would he do?

As you know, I've become very fond of him during the summer.

I've spoken to Howard about him, and he has agreed to send him to prep school.

In fact, the one he himself went to back east. That is, if you agree.

Of course.

What a break for the kid.

He's a very attractive boy.

Very intelligent.

I tried to bring him up the best I knew how.

Just because you and I once had an unpleasant relationship.

There's no need to deny the boy opportunities.

Unpleasant?

You must be kidding.

As you know, Howard and I have no children of our own.

If Billy does well at prep school, then we are prepared to continue helping him.

Well, that's really wonderful of you, Charlotte.

In the future, my chauffeur will pick him up whenever he cares to visit me.

I see no reason for you and I to have any contact whatsoever.

Thank you for 25 years of unbelievable happiness,

my pet.

I'm not even going to give any speeches about this probably

being the last pearl.

Oh, excuse me, my love.

What was I saying?

I believe you were suggesting that you would doubtless outlive me.

Ever hear the saying, money can't buy happiness?

wise tale.

I bought 25 years of it.

Hasn't been too bad for you, has it?

I confess, I've grown rather fond of you.

There'll never be another like you.

Oh, hello, Mark.

I've been expecting you. How have you been?

So you got it all, Charlotte, at last.

Down to the last million.

Oh, but don't talk about me. What have you been doing?

Oh, stop it.

There's nothing ever new with me, and that's not what I hear about.

Oh, are you still selling shoes or whatever it is you sell?

Oh, I know. It's all very amusing to you, isn't it?

To me, it's downright indecent.

There's nothing indecent about selling shoes, dear.

I am not talking about that, and you know it.

You can't marry him.

We have everything in common.

I'm sure we'll be very happy. Oh, come off it, Charlotte, at your age.

You can't get back the years you've lost. You'll only make a fool out of

yourself trying.

Maybe I'll live to be a happy female Methuselah. You never can tell.

After all, old age runs in the family.

Pour yourself a drink, Mark. You're overwrought.

That car is the sweetest little job on the road.

I wish we could take it with us.

I'll buy you another one in Paris.

He doesn't approve of us, Billy.

Hi, Dad.

What are you doing here?

Oh, what's the problem, Father?

Our marriage was made in heaven, wasn't it, Charlotte?

I'm sure you will agree that Charlotte's marriage to her young man... has a very

good chance of success.

They have at least one thing in common.

Mark, this is the famed fountain of youth.

It must be very powerful stuff indeed.

I had to show my draft card to get in here.

I haven't noticed any change. I think I'll have another and rejoin you in a

minute.

He says night -night till next week.