1 00:00:06,416 --> 00:00:09,492 In 1940, at the age of 24, Orson Welles came to Hollywood 2 00:00:09,583 --> 00:00:11,867 tempted by a struggling RKO Pictures 3 00:00:11,958 --> 00:00:14,825 with a contract at the height of his narrative talent. 4 00:00:14,916 --> 00:00:18,534 He was given complete creative autonomy, I wouldn't have any supervision 5 00:00:18,625 --> 00:00:21,700 and I could make any movie, on any topic, 6 00:00:21,791 --> 00:00:23,916 with the collaborators I would like... 7 00:00:28,416 --> 00:00:31,833 NETFLIX PRESENTS 8 00:01:35,416 --> 00:01:37,541 VICTORVILLE 37 KM 9 00:01:55,875 --> 00:02:00,333 NORTH VERDE RANCH 10 00:02:11,041 --> 00:02:17,208 EXT. VICTORVILLE GUEST RANCH, DAY - 1940 11 00:02:24,416 --> 00:02:27,125 It's not necessary. I can. I'm fine. 12 00:02:36,458 --> 00:02:37,541 Forward. 13 00:02:46,500 --> 00:02:50,617 I asked to be installed here so you wouldn't feel so confined. 14 00:02:50,708 --> 00:02:55,367 The ladies will shock the neighborhood for occupying both rooms. 15 00:02:55,458 --> 00:02:58,367 I will stay in the city, in a bucolic spa, 16 00:02:58,458 --> 00:03:01,159 with the curious name from "The Arms of the Shoulder." 17 00:03:01,250 --> 00:03:03,034 I'm going to edit there. 18 00:03:03,125 --> 00:03:06,659 As you know, Fräulein Frieda She is not only a nurse and physiotherapist. 19 00:03:06,750 --> 00:03:09,242 He also studied nutrition in his motherland. 20 00:03:09,333 --> 00:03:12,166 - Ha, liebes Fräulein? - Jawohl, Herr Houseman. 21 00:03:13,166 --> 00:03:15,075 It is a teetotal place. 22 00:03:15,166 --> 00:03:17,867 The owner of the ranch does not allow alcohol. 23 00:03:17,958 --> 00:03:21,208 But you come from Pennsylvania, you must be used to it. 24 00:03:21,875 --> 00:03:24,492 The bell saved you. 25 00:03:24,583 --> 00:03:26,000 Put it here, please. 26 00:03:27,125 --> 00:03:30,500 Careful. Careful. Thank you. 27 00:03:35,750 --> 00:03:37,083 Observe. 28 00:03:39,375 --> 00:03:41,575 Without a doubt, you will work hard to get here. 29 00:03:41,666 --> 00:03:44,950 By the time you have the first draft, in about 90 days, 30 00:03:45,041 --> 00:03:47,625 You will be a world class runner. 31 00:03:49,125 --> 00:03:51,041 Rita, come here, will you? 32 00:03:51,833 --> 00:03:53,784 This is Mrs. Alexander. 33 00:03:53,875 --> 00:03:57,325 Write one hundred words per minute and takes dictation like a psychic. 34 00:03:57,416 --> 00:03:59,575 Rita Alexander, Herman Mankiewicz. 35 00:03:59,666 --> 00:04:01,367 How are you, Mr. Mankiewicz? 36 00:04:01,458 --> 00:04:03,875 What a good question. 37 00:04:04,375 --> 00:04:07,992 How do you like to work at night? Rita has London time. 38 00:04:08,083 --> 00:04:10,700 Your husband is a hero of the Royal Air Force. 39 00:04:10,791 --> 00:04:13,867 - Pilot... What was it, Rita? Spitfires? - Hurricanes. 40 00:04:13,958 --> 00:04:16,659 - My sympathy and prayers. - Excuse me, sir? 41 00:04:16,750 --> 00:04:19,700 Given the speed, elevation and turning radius 42 00:04:19,791 --> 00:04:21,409 of the Messerschmitt Bf 109... 43 00:04:21,500 --> 00:04:24,159 We hope we don't need your sympathy, Mr. Mankiewicz. 44 00:04:24,250 --> 00:04:26,784 We will do the prayers and combat. 45 00:04:26,875 --> 00:04:30,700 I will meet with Orson every week to inform you of our progress. 46 00:04:30,791 --> 00:04:32,617 We expect great things. 47 00:04:32,708 --> 00:04:36,750 How does that writer say? "Tell the story you know." 48 00:04:39,208 --> 00:04:41,500 I don't know that writer. 49 00:04:44,750 --> 00:04:45,750 Hello? 50 00:04:46,375 --> 00:04:48,492 Yes. Yes, here it is. 51 00:04:48,583 --> 00:04:52,125 I think you already have everything, But if I forgot something, write it here. 52 00:04:55,500 --> 00:04:57,458 - Yeah? Hello? - They went to look for him. 53 00:04:58,125 --> 00:05:01,666 Our Wunderkind He has the gift of theatrical suspense. 54 00:05:02,791 --> 00:05:04,958 Orson, hello. We just arrived. 55 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:17,409 - Hello. - Mank! 56 00:05:17,500 --> 00:05:20,159 They tell me we have you right where we want. 57 00:05:20,250 --> 00:05:21,367 What a fortune for me. 58 00:05:21,458 --> 00:05:22,575 How's the leg going? 59 00:05:22,666 --> 00:05:25,034 "The femur was fused with the hip bone." 60 00:05:25,125 --> 00:05:27,825 Excellent. Ready to hunt the great white whale? 61 00:05:27,916 --> 00:05:29,992 More than ready. 62 00:05:30,083 --> 00:05:32,700 I understand we have 90 days. 63 00:05:32,791 --> 00:05:34,166 Make it 60. 64 00:05:34,750 --> 00:05:36,825 He already reduced it by a month. 65 00:05:36,916 --> 00:05:40,784 He achieved it in five for Mercury. This is nothing. 66 00:05:40,875 --> 00:05:44,659 - Sixty days and the dance begins. - Nothing like dancing. 67 00:05:44,750 --> 00:05:49,867 That 30 day cut Is it for RKO to approve? 68 00:05:49,958 --> 00:05:52,867 I thought I told you, Mank. I approve the final edition. 69 00:05:52,958 --> 00:05:56,659 There will be no study notes. We will have all the responsibility. 70 00:05:56,750 --> 00:05:59,284 - Sixty days and let's dance. - Everything ready. 71 00:05:59,375 --> 00:06:01,825 I have proof for Heart of Darkness. 72 00:06:01,916 --> 00:06:04,159 How ambitious. Young Joe Conrad. 73 00:06:04,250 --> 00:06:06,534 If they ask, say you're adapting. 74 00:06:06,625 --> 00:06:09,450 It seems that you don't know this sunny place, friend. 75 00:06:09,541 --> 00:06:11,325 Fart on Hollywood and Vine, 76 00:06:11,416 --> 00:06:14,534 and a producer from Santa Monica reports a broken pipe. 77 00:06:14,625 --> 00:06:17,159 No, I still don't know the neighborhood. 78 00:06:17,250 --> 00:06:21,208 I'm with you in spirit, Mank. And I don't hear that typewriter. 79 00:06:25,000 --> 00:06:26,333 There will be no notes. 80 00:06:27,250 --> 00:06:29,833 And soon he turns 24. 81 00:06:31,416 --> 00:06:33,166 I'm trapped. 82 00:06:36,333 --> 00:06:41,833 INT. MANKIEWICZ HOME, NIGHT WEEKS BEFORE 83 00:06:46,041 --> 00:06:47,750 Let me take this away from you. 84 00:06:48,958 --> 00:06:53,583 They fire me just when I achieve the perfect balance. 85 00:06:54,125 --> 00:06:57,075 I don't work with half the producers 86 00:06:57,166 --> 00:06:59,825 and the other half doesn't work with me. 87 00:06:59,916 --> 00:07:01,950 What is this? From the racecourse? 88 00:07:02,041 --> 00:07:04,659 If you don't read, you don't learn. 89 00:07:04,750 --> 00:07:06,125 Still. 90 00:07:08,291 --> 00:07:09,458 Lie down. 91 00:07:11,750 --> 00:07:13,700 Cigarette, please. 92 00:07:13,791 --> 00:07:16,825 Hermie, if you bring a match near you in your mouth, you will burn. 93 00:07:16,916 --> 00:07:19,659 Even the dog's name is horrible. 94 00:07:19,750 --> 00:07:22,242 Sounds like a Japanese servant. 95 00:07:22,333 --> 00:07:24,742 You'll see, Sara. 96 00:07:24,833 --> 00:07:28,700 The Wizard of Oz is going to sink that studio. 97 00:07:28,791 --> 00:07:31,541 Sleep. Tomorrow you will drive to New York. 98 00:07:32,291 --> 00:07:36,492 Do you remember when you took the train from the east? 99 00:07:36,583 --> 00:07:40,784 I sneaked into Albuquerque and entered your compartment naked. 100 00:07:40,875 --> 00:07:43,825 I also remember I spent my honeymoon in Berlin, 101 00:07:43,916 --> 00:07:46,075 with harlots running up the stairs 102 00:07:46,166 --> 00:07:49,117 because my attractive husband He couldn't afford a good hotel. 103 00:07:49,208 --> 00:07:53,000 - What good times. - Yes, yes. And wonderful nights. 104 00:07:53,541 --> 00:07:56,034 -Schnutz? - For the last time, what? 105 00:07:56,125 --> 00:07:58,867 - What year are we in? - Herman... 106 00:07:58,958 --> 00:08:01,492 I should have accomplished something by now. 107 00:08:01,583 --> 00:08:02,700 Hermie... 108 00:08:02,791 --> 00:08:04,909 Give me a sign, Lord. 109 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:09,867 I am like your servant, Moses, although I don't work for so little. 110 00:08:09,958 --> 00:08:11,833 Go to sleep, meshugener. 111 00:08:14,708 --> 00:08:16,117 -Schnutz? - That? 112 00:08:16,208 --> 00:08:18,333 Why do you put up with me so much? 113 00:08:20,500 --> 00:08:21,950 Don't know. 114 00:08:22,041 --> 00:08:26,784 If the bush in the front garden burns in flames tonight, 115 00:08:26,875 --> 00:08:28,916 You'll let me know, right? 116 00:08:31,375 --> 00:08:33,450 You know all kinds of things. 117 00:08:33,541 --> 00:08:36,742 From iambic pentameter, of the works of great poets. 118 00:08:36,833 --> 00:08:39,500 What do you say about the signature? "Forever, Ethel." 119 00:08:40,000 --> 00:08:41,242 How to beat that? 120 00:08:41,333 --> 00:08:43,867 Not just "Ethel", but "forever, Ethel." 121 00:08:43,958 --> 00:08:46,659 Tommy, if we reach civilization before it gets dark, 122 00:08:46,750 --> 00:08:49,784 I hope to get out of this car and have a cold martini. 123 00:08:49,875 --> 00:08:52,409 I wouldn't use the word "always." lightly. 124 00:08:52,500 --> 00:08:55,575 Otherwise I would have signed "Ethel", not "forever." 125 00:08:55,666 --> 00:08:57,284 The way, Tommy. 126 00:08:57,375 --> 00:09:01,583 I know. Read it and give me your opinion. 127 00:09:12,041 --> 00:09:14,500 He loves me. Don't you believe it? 128 00:09:33,708 --> 00:09:34,791 Mank? 129 00:09:35,666 --> 00:09:37,458 I'm Orson Welles. 130 00:09:38,625 --> 00:09:40,784 Of course. 131 00:09:40,875 --> 00:09:42,875 I think we should talk. 132 00:09:43,708 --> 00:09:46,000 I'm all ears. 133 00:09:52,541 --> 00:09:55,375 Once a castle on the hill, 134 00:09:56,000 --> 00:09:59,000 now only the memory of what was. 135 00:09:59,791 --> 00:10:05,117 Lonely in his palace unfinished, deteriorated, 136 00:10:05,208 --> 00:10:09,416 secluded, rarely visited and never photographed, 137 00:10:10,125 --> 00:10:15,534 we see an older man in a dressing gown, smoking a pipe, 138 00:10:15,625 --> 00:10:18,583 sitting by his pool... 139 00:10:20,500 --> 00:10:24,416 with several pages discarded and scattered at his feet. 140 00:10:25,041 --> 00:10:26,375 Narrator: 141 00:10:26,875 --> 00:10:29,784 "An emperor of the press 142 00:10:29,875 --> 00:10:33,700 continued directing his empire in decline. 143 00:10:33,791 --> 00:10:36,659 In vain he tried to guide, as in other times, 144 00:10:36,750 --> 00:10:38,075 the destiny of a country 145 00:10:38,166 --> 00:10:40,992 that I had stopped listening to it a long time ago." 146 00:10:41,083 --> 00:10:44,041 No, "that I had stopped trusting him." 147 00:10:44,625 --> 00:10:46,909 Among the trees, we see a caretaker 148 00:10:47,000 --> 00:10:51,825 who pushes the old man's wheelchair by the well-kept gardens. 149 00:10:51,916 --> 00:10:55,450 Narrator: "There, a month ago, 150 00:10:55,541 --> 00:10:59,375 As is the case with everyone, death came for... ". 151 00:11:01,958 --> 00:11:03,708 Would you give me some tea? 152 00:11:12,083 --> 00:11:13,541 I already know who it is. 153 00:11:18,083 --> 00:11:20,916 Or who he's supposed to be. 154 00:11:22,333 --> 00:11:25,242 What makes you think What is someone in particular? 155 00:11:25,333 --> 00:11:26,159 Please. 156 00:11:26,250 --> 00:11:29,159 Every English speaking person You will recognize it right away. 157 00:11:29,250 --> 00:11:31,909 Just what he would say. 158 00:11:32,000 --> 00:11:34,541 - Did you know the man? - Maybe. 159 00:11:37,166 --> 00:11:38,333 I met him. 160 00:11:38,875 --> 00:11:41,992 - Did he write in one of your newspapers? - Of course not. 161 00:11:42,083 --> 00:11:46,166 I met him when he started supporting his girlfriend's movies. 162 00:11:47,125 --> 00:11:48,875 Do you know Marion Davies? 163 00:11:49,500 --> 00:11:50,784 If it is possible. 164 00:11:50,875 --> 00:11:53,992 Oh really? What is she like? 165 00:11:54,083 --> 00:11:58,159 Why, when you speak of a conceited and uptight girl, 166 00:11:58,250 --> 00:12:01,950 a movie fan appears who forgot everything he learned 167 00:12:02,041 --> 00:12:03,867 about the Battle of Hastings? 168 00:12:03,958 --> 00:12:09,125 Hastings, October 14, 1066, ten degrees Celsius. 169 00:12:10,333 --> 00:12:14,000 EXT. FROM THE SET OF PARAMOUNT, DAY 1930 (FLASHBACK) 170 00:12:14,791 --> 00:12:19,041 CHARLIE, COME ON. THERE ARE MILLIONS INVOLVED AND YOUR ONLY COMPETITION ARE IDIOTS. 171 00:12:43,875 --> 00:12:44,875 Mank? 172 00:12:50,958 --> 00:12:53,242 Sorry. they told me that Mankiewicz was here. 173 00:12:53,333 --> 00:12:56,166 That's how it is. I'm the promising brother, Joe. 174 00:12:56,916 --> 00:12:58,700 I didn't know I had a brother. 175 00:12:58,791 --> 00:13:00,784 Nobody knows. 176 00:13:00,875 --> 00:13:02,117 Don't tell me. 177 00:13:02,208 --> 00:13:06,833 "There are millions involved and your only competition is idiots." 178 00:13:07,333 --> 00:13:08,333 How do you know? 179 00:13:08,375 --> 00:13:12,791 Anyone who can put three words together in a sentence he receives that telegram. 180 00:13:17,083 --> 00:13:18,083 Come on. 181 00:13:25,125 --> 00:13:28,708 It's past lunch and we have delivery. He must be busy. 182 00:13:29,375 --> 00:13:32,958 - I promise I won't cause any inconvenience. - I didn't mean that. 183 00:13:36,250 --> 00:13:38,034 GENIUS PLAYING DO NOT ENTER! 184 00:13:38,125 --> 00:13:41,117 Please! They know I can do it. 185 00:13:41,208 --> 00:13:42,250 Gentlemen. 186 00:13:42,750 --> 00:13:44,291 There is a lot at stake. 187 00:13:48,375 --> 00:13:49,909 - Cross! - Damn. 188 00:13:50,000 --> 00:13:51,784 - That is! - No. Damn. 189 00:13:51,875 --> 00:13:53,825 Alright. Double or nothing. 190 00:13:53,916 --> 00:13:56,284 And this time, unhappy cheater, let it fall to the ground. 191 00:13:56,375 --> 00:13:57,700 - Cheating. - Unhappy? 192 00:13:57,791 --> 00:13:59,492 Mank once bet me five 193 00:13:59,583 --> 00:14:02,617 to see how long it took to fall a leaf to the ground. 194 00:14:02,708 --> 00:14:04,659 I asked for a loan to pay him. 195 00:14:04,750 --> 00:14:07,492 - For five dollars? - Five thousand. 196 00:14:07,583 --> 00:14:09,367 Come on, come on. 197 00:14:09,458 --> 00:14:12,958 Darn, damn it! 198 00:14:15,250 --> 00:14:16,291 Mank... 199 00:14:18,041 --> 00:14:20,284 A pleasure doing business with you. 200 00:14:20,375 --> 00:14:22,125 Hello, Charlie. 201 00:14:22,875 --> 00:14:26,700 I'm sure they remember to the Algonquian boy, Charlie Lederer, 202 00:14:26,791 --> 00:14:28,742 a poor but talented writer. 203 00:14:28,833 --> 00:14:32,416 He came to join our gang. You already know almost everyone. 204 00:14:33,000 --> 00:14:34,825 - Mr. Kaufman. - Tell me George. 205 00:14:34,916 --> 00:14:36,450 - Mr. Perelman. - A pleasure. 206 00:14:36,541 --> 00:14:39,325 - Do you prefer Sidney or S. J.? - Tell him whatever you want. 207 00:14:39,416 --> 00:14:42,659 - And the great Charles MacArthur. - Nice to see you, sir. 208 00:14:42,750 --> 00:14:45,159 My tireless intern, Shelly Metcalf. 209 00:14:45,250 --> 00:14:46,617 - Hello. - Mr. Metcalf. 210 00:14:46,708 --> 00:14:48,617 Leave the "sir" for the superiors. 211 00:14:48,708 --> 00:14:51,034 And still in training, my brother, Joe. 212 00:14:51,125 --> 00:14:54,909 The cyclone says: "The heat It doesn't bother me as much as humanity does." 213 00:14:55,000 --> 00:14:58,409 And the one and only... Ben Hecht. 214 00:14:58,500 --> 00:15:00,041 Are you a virgin? 215 00:15:01,125 --> 00:15:02,666 Did you have to ask that? 216 00:15:06,250 --> 00:15:07,250 Hello. 217 00:15:07,791 --> 00:15:10,083 Yes. Right away. 218 00:15:11,166 --> 00:15:13,159 Selznick, gentlemen. Five minutes. 219 00:15:13,250 --> 00:15:15,242 You came at a good time, Charlie. 220 00:15:15,333 --> 00:15:18,659 Just in time for a conference with the great David O. 221 00:15:18,750 --> 00:15:22,450 - Back to battle. - To battle? To the media. 222 00:15:22,541 --> 00:15:23,541 No shield. 223 00:15:23,583 --> 00:15:26,325 you close your mouth and wait for our signal, okay? 224 00:15:26,416 --> 00:15:27,416 Sign? 225 00:15:27,916 --> 00:15:31,833 What I wouldn't give to see that with a tight sweater. 226 00:15:32,416 --> 00:15:33,916 Herm, can I use that? 227 00:15:36,291 --> 00:15:38,250 Boys, go ahead. 228 00:15:41,750 --> 00:15:43,333 Get comfortable. 229 00:15:45,708 --> 00:15:47,833 You already know Joe von Sternberg. 230 00:15:48,500 --> 00:15:51,575 They asked for 72 hours, we gave them 72 hours. 231 00:15:51,666 --> 00:15:53,416 Let's see what they have so far. 232 00:15:55,291 --> 00:15:57,867 Ben, why don't you start? 233 00:15:57,958 --> 00:16:00,159 This was a tough one, David. 234 00:16:00,250 --> 00:16:03,117 At first, We couldn't define the focus. 235 00:16:03,208 --> 00:16:05,034 - What are you talking about? - Well... 236 00:16:05,125 --> 00:16:08,284 We see another type of Paramount movie. 237 00:16:08,375 --> 00:16:09,375 Like what? 238 00:16:10,208 --> 00:16:13,867 Frankenstein and The Wolfman combined into one, but... 239 00:16:13,958 --> 00:16:16,492 I don't do cheap horror. Universal yes. 240 00:16:16,583 --> 00:16:17,833 This is different. 241 00:16:18,458 --> 00:16:20,625 This has a theme. 242 00:16:21,625 --> 00:16:22,750 Good. 243 00:16:23,750 --> 00:16:24,833 Sidney. 244 00:16:26,083 --> 00:16:29,950 Imagine a mad scientist that runs through a remote area 245 00:16:30,041 --> 00:16:33,659 with a mechanical phenomenon that he... Made. 246 00:16:33,750 --> 00:16:34,992 What are you talking about? 247 00:16:35,083 --> 00:16:38,534 and shows it to him to superstitious ignoramuses 248 00:16:38,625 --> 00:16:42,492 in a coffin lined with silk, for which there is an admission charge. 249 00:16:42,583 --> 00:16:45,742 But every full moon, the monster wakes up 250 00:16:45,833 --> 00:16:48,867 and unleashes true horror among the villagers. 251 00:16:48,958 --> 00:16:50,909 It would have an Eastern European style: 252 00:16:51,000 --> 00:16:53,867 men with shorts, women with threadbare blouses. 253 00:16:53,958 --> 00:16:57,617 - And do you think he's the devil? - They always think it's the devil. 254 00:16:57,708 --> 00:17:02,034 And the scientist and his creation must flee during a thunderstorm. 255 00:17:02,125 --> 00:17:04,534 They flee from the angry peasants... 256 00:17:04,625 --> 00:17:06,159 They harass them with torches... 257 00:17:06,250 --> 00:17:09,375 - They turn their old cart over... - And they set it on fire. 258 00:17:10,750 --> 00:17:13,200 Tell them the end, 259 00:17:13,291 --> 00:17:14,500 Charlie. 260 00:17:19,833 --> 00:17:20,833 Well... 261 00:17:21,875 --> 00:17:24,500 The rain turns into hail. 262 00:17:25,083 --> 00:17:29,083 That puts out the fire and entomb the monster in solid ice. 263 00:17:31,166 --> 00:17:34,367 Meanwhile, nearby, an old priest... 264 00:17:34,458 --> 00:17:35,583 cries. 265 00:17:38,583 --> 00:17:40,242 A crying priest? 266 00:17:40,333 --> 00:17:44,617 Thunder, lightning, blood, fire, religion... 267 00:17:44,708 --> 00:17:48,159 - Everything in a movie? -And when the ice melts... 268 00:17:48,250 --> 00:17:49,700 a sequel. 269 00:17:49,791 --> 00:17:52,825 Didn't they say it had a theme? What was different? 270 00:17:52,916 --> 00:17:55,909 The sinister attempt of man to imitate God. 271 00:17:56,000 --> 00:17:58,909 A Faustian pact for eternal life. 272 00:17:59,000 --> 00:18:00,575 And the triumph of the human spirit 273 00:18:00,666 --> 00:18:04,375 about the beast embodied in ourselves. 274 00:18:05,250 --> 00:18:06,492 It is very versatile. 275 00:18:06,583 --> 00:18:07,625 Joe? 276 00:18:08,333 --> 00:18:09,159 Cheap. 277 00:18:09,250 --> 00:18:11,708 It's not about Joe, guys. This is serious. 278 00:18:12,291 --> 00:18:15,708 we have to do that people go to the cinema, 279 00:18:16,458 --> 00:18:17,583 but how? 280 00:18:21,958 --> 00:18:24,041 Showing movies in the streets. 281 00:18:28,125 --> 00:18:29,825 Are you okay, Charlie? 282 00:18:29,916 --> 00:18:31,867 Plans for the weekend? 283 00:18:31,958 --> 00:18:33,367 I'm going to see my aunt. 284 00:18:33,458 --> 00:18:34,784 It sounds fun. 285 00:18:34,875 --> 00:18:38,742 You obviously don't know my aunt. If you are free, come with me. 286 00:18:38,833 --> 00:18:40,575 Careful. Maybe I'll go. 287 00:18:40,666 --> 00:18:43,825 Glendale station at 7:00. Take Sara if you want. 288 00:18:43,916 --> 00:18:46,617 - Whom? - Sara, isn't she... Your wife? 289 00:18:46,708 --> 00:18:48,950 You mean poor Sara. 290 00:18:49,041 --> 00:18:51,125 She and the children returned east. 291 00:19:11,375 --> 00:19:12,458 Herman. 292 00:19:15,833 --> 00:19:16,916 Herman. 293 00:19:22,958 --> 00:19:25,041 - Herm! -Charlie! 294 00:20:38,500 --> 00:20:40,958 Court! Let's move on to the next shot. 295 00:20:48,875 --> 00:20:50,791 What is Mank doing here? 296 00:20:51,625 --> 00:20:53,541 - Who? - Herman Mankiewicz. 297 00:20:55,333 --> 00:20:58,166 - Do I know him? -Wrote a script by Lon Chaney. 298 00:20:58,875 --> 00:20:59,875 Mank! 299 00:21:01,708 --> 00:21:03,575 Thalberg, the boy genius. 300 00:21:03,666 --> 00:21:05,825 I'm surprised to see you here. 301 00:21:05,916 --> 00:21:08,909 I would be surprised too to see me here, Irving. 302 00:21:09,000 --> 00:21:10,825 If only I knew where I was. 303 00:21:10,916 --> 00:21:13,700 - You wrote one about Lon Chaney. - Among others. 304 00:21:13,791 --> 00:21:15,284 - Films? - Screenwriters. 305 00:21:15,375 --> 00:21:17,284 At MGM, you write as a team. 306 00:21:17,375 --> 00:21:19,492 That's why I'm at Paramount. 307 00:21:19,583 --> 00:21:22,575 Since when did Paramount Doesn't it have thousands of scriptwriters? 308 00:21:22,666 --> 00:21:26,034 But together, not in relays, This is how the blame is distributed. 309 00:21:26,125 --> 00:21:28,242 Do you know our manager, Louis B. Mayer? 310 00:21:28,333 --> 00:21:29,742 Just your reputation. 311 00:21:29,833 --> 00:21:32,791 - Long night? - Cut. Plagued by spirits. 312 00:21:33,416 --> 00:21:36,242 What a way to spend the Sabbath, gentlemen. 313 00:21:36,333 --> 00:21:37,992 We came to support a friend. 314 00:21:38,083 --> 00:21:41,200 Your star is making adjustments mid-race. 315 00:21:41,291 --> 00:21:42,950 I'm just going there. 316 00:21:43,041 --> 00:21:45,041 Any supervision notes? 317 00:21:49,583 --> 00:21:52,000 -Who did you say it was? - A screenwriter. 318 00:21:54,750 --> 00:21:57,159 Working on a Saturday, Mr. Metcalf? 319 00:21:57,250 --> 00:21:59,742 Mank. No, sir, supporting chamber B. 320 00:21:59,833 --> 00:22:02,909 It's a home movie, but its your idea of a home movie. 321 00:22:03,000 --> 00:22:04,083 I know him. 322 00:22:04,625 --> 00:22:06,791 But what do we have here? 323 00:22:07,416 --> 00:22:09,700 we met on John Gilbert's birthday. 324 00:22:09,791 --> 00:22:12,375 - You are Herman Mankiewicz. - That's how it is. 325 00:22:13,041 --> 00:22:15,659 I remember you too, Miss Davies. 326 00:22:15,750 --> 00:22:20,750 He delighted us with stories on multiple streetcars in Brooklyn. 327 00:22:21,500 --> 00:22:23,875 His attributes were obvious. 328 00:22:26,500 --> 00:22:29,784 You fractured your wrist Wally Beery in a fight. 329 00:22:29,875 --> 00:22:31,075 A stroke of luck. 330 00:22:31,166 --> 00:22:33,909 Wow, he was amazed. It's stronger than it looks. 331 00:22:34,000 --> 00:22:36,500 And from what they say, you're smarter. 332 00:22:37,500 --> 00:22:39,492 That was a compliment. 333 00:22:39,583 --> 00:22:42,117 - Now do you understand? - You are interesting. 334 00:22:42,208 --> 00:22:45,075 I need a favor, but you must promise not to laugh. 335 00:22:45,166 --> 00:22:48,700 - The way the world is, it will be difficult. - He will laugh, I'm sure. 336 00:22:48,791 --> 00:22:54,034 Now I'm so hungover that it's possible that I won't laugh. 337 00:22:54,125 --> 00:22:57,583 They're going to burn me at the stake and I'm dying for a cigarette. 338 00:22:58,708 --> 00:23:00,416 There it is. God punished him. 339 00:23:02,708 --> 00:23:05,208 Be careful with the ladder. It's dangerous. 340 00:23:05,708 --> 00:23:08,166 Every moment of my life is dangerous. 341 00:23:10,708 --> 00:23:12,333 Last words? 342 00:23:12,916 --> 00:23:14,916 Welcome to San Simeon. 343 00:23:15,625 --> 00:23:16,625 I wrote worse things. 344 00:23:16,708 --> 00:23:17,992 Have you never been? 345 00:23:18,083 --> 00:23:20,791 No. But George Bernard Shaw was right. 346 00:23:21,708 --> 00:23:22,708 Because? 347 00:23:23,291 --> 00:23:26,367 "It's what God would have built having had money." 348 00:23:26,458 --> 00:23:28,242 Well, as they say in the Bronx: 349 00:23:28,333 --> 00:23:30,617 "Feel at home", Mr. Mankiewicz. 350 00:23:30,708 --> 00:23:33,950 - Or should I say Herman? - No, please. Tell me Mank. 351 00:23:34,041 --> 00:23:36,200 - Good morning, Charles. -Charlie! 352 00:23:36,291 --> 00:23:38,367 Aunt Marion. Mank. 353 00:23:38,458 --> 00:23:39,909 Did you sleep well? 354 00:23:40,000 --> 00:23:42,200 Until your dramatic wake-up call. 355 00:23:42,291 --> 00:23:45,950 It's all Daddy's idea. He wants me to get into talkies. 356 00:23:46,041 --> 00:23:47,791 To your posts, please! 357 00:23:48,458 --> 00:23:50,125 Riders, get ready! 358 00:23:50,958 --> 00:23:52,125 Let's roll! 359 00:23:52,791 --> 00:23:55,333 - Recording! - Recording! Action! 360 00:24:05,833 --> 00:24:06,833 Help me! 361 00:24:06,916 --> 00:24:09,541 Please someone save me! 362 00:24:13,250 --> 00:24:14,291 Court! 363 00:24:24,416 --> 00:24:25,416 Daddy! 364 00:24:25,916 --> 00:24:29,367 This is Herman Mankiewicz, but we have to say "Mank." 365 00:24:29,458 --> 00:24:30,541 Mankiewicz? 366 00:24:31,666 --> 00:24:35,450 Herman Mankiewicz? The New York playwright and critic? 367 00:24:35,541 --> 00:24:38,242 Now a humble screenwriter, Mr. Hearst. 368 00:24:38,333 --> 00:24:41,367 Hey, you don't have to be humble, Mr. Mankiewicz. 369 00:24:41,458 --> 00:24:43,117 Sound cinema is the future. 370 00:24:43,208 --> 00:24:46,409 They will need people who know how to write, to give it a voice. 371 00:24:46,500 --> 00:24:51,284 A golden era is coming where the whole world will be the stage. 372 00:24:51,375 --> 00:24:53,166 And you, your Shakespeare perhaps. 373 00:24:53,833 --> 00:24:57,708 I never imagined that you would be so interested the value of words. 374 00:24:58,333 --> 00:24:59,416 What are you laughing at? 375 00:25:00,500 --> 00:25:04,575 It just surprises me that a scandal revealer like you 376 00:25:04,666 --> 00:25:08,200 see the future of hollywood like a gold mine. 377 00:25:08,291 --> 00:25:09,325 Again. 378 00:25:09,416 --> 00:25:11,909 Times change, Mr. Mankiewicz. 379 00:25:12,000 --> 00:25:14,325 And I'm not just talking about the Depression. 380 00:25:14,416 --> 00:25:15,416 What a bummer. 381 00:25:15,458 --> 00:25:16,742 When this happens, 382 00:25:16,833 --> 00:25:20,500 filmmakers will have to create a new entertainment. 383 00:25:21,000 --> 00:25:24,992 I intend to make movies with real literary minds. 384 00:25:25,083 --> 00:25:26,284 I support the idea. 385 00:25:26,375 --> 00:25:28,450 But what do the studies give us? 386 00:25:28,541 --> 00:25:30,867 Gangster trash. Foolishness. 387 00:25:30,958 --> 00:25:31,992 It's true. 388 00:25:32,083 --> 00:25:35,492 How many gangsters Do you know an American in your life? 389 00:25:35,583 --> 00:25:38,200 How many families Are they like the Marx Brothers? 390 00:25:38,291 --> 00:25:39,750 Besides mine? 391 00:25:40,833 --> 00:25:42,083 Very good. 392 00:25:42,958 --> 00:25:44,958 Let him sit next to me. 393 00:25:48,458 --> 00:25:49,458 Miss Davies, 394 00:25:49,541 --> 00:25:53,208 Mr. Hearst wants Mr. Mankiewicz to your right at dinner. 395 00:25:55,500 --> 00:25:57,125 Daddy likes you. 396 00:26:12,500 --> 00:26:14,784 Why, every time Houseman edits, 397 00:26:14,875 --> 00:26:19,166 everyone ends up talking like constipated Oxford scholars? 398 00:26:23,833 --> 00:26:24,833 Hello? 399 00:26:25,416 --> 00:26:26,416 Yes, here it is. 400 00:26:27,125 --> 00:26:29,242 Not at all. One moment. 401 00:26:29,333 --> 00:26:30,458 It's poor Sa... 402 00:26:31,291 --> 00:26:33,625 I'm sorry. It's his wife. 403 00:26:40,416 --> 00:26:42,367 - Schnutz. - I heard that. 404 00:26:42,458 --> 00:26:45,992 Joe called four times in three days. He wants your number. 405 00:26:46,083 --> 00:26:47,284 Well give it to him. 406 00:26:47,375 --> 00:26:48,625 Enough! 407 00:26:49,958 --> 00:26:51,200 They are remodeling. 408 00:26:51,291 --> 00:26:54,034 He seemed worried about something. Everything's fine? 409 00:26:54,125 --> 00:26:56,534 I assure you that everything is wonderful. 410 00:26:56,625 --> 00:27:00,659 And ignore Joe. Deep down, she is a caring lady. 411 00:27:00,750 --> 00:27:02,409 He wants to offer you a job. 412 00:27:02,500 --> 00:27:05,000 Little Joe offering me a job? 413 00:27:06,583 --> 00:27:08,867 If he calls again, give him this number. 414 00:27:08,958 --> 00:27:11,041 I must hang up. Kisses for the children. 415 00:27:16,833 --> 00:27:18,666 Let's see... 416 00:27:19,166 --> 00:27:21,958 A letter from the gallant Lieutenant. 417 00:27:22,750 --> 00:27:25,450 I hope it makes more sense than the previous one. 418 00:27:25,541 --> 00:27:29,825 Fighter planes on aircraft carriers. Who came up with that? 419 00:27:29,916 --> 00:27:31,742 - Doesn't it work? - Doesn't it work? 420 00:27:31,833 --> 00:27:34,284 German submarines they are hunting in pack 421 00:27:34,375 --> 00:27:38,500 and a bomber can attack the group from 150 meters high. 422 00:27:39,083 --> 00:27:42,750 What do you have to say our brave soldier for the cause...? 423 00:27:57,291 --> 00:27:58,875 It's not her husband's. 424 00:28:00,541 --> 00:28:02,333 His ship sank in Norway. 425 00:28:02,958 --> 00:28:04,916 They assume it was lost at sea. 426 00:28:07,375 --> 00:28:10,500 always saying the smartest things. 427 00:28:37,250 --> 00:28:38,367 You are right. 428 00:28:38,458 --> 00:28:42,833 An aircraft carrier is a stupid idea, but I don't like his insensitivity. 429 00:28:43,625 --> 00:28:45,541 I expect more from you. 430 00:28:48,250 --> 00:28:49,617 They suppose, they don't know, 431 00:28:49,708 --> 00:28:52,458 so I choose to think that is alive until... 432 00:28:55,291 --> 00:28:56,458 Mank? 433 00:28:58,750 --> 00:28:59,791 Mank? 434 00:29:01,083 --> 00:29:02,375 Mr. Mankiewicz? 435 00:29:22,416 --> 00:29:24,541 Alright. Just sleep. 436 00:29:25,208 --> 00:29:27,784 Well... I'm not surprised. 437 00:29:27,875 --> 00:29:31,750 Each bottle has enough secabarbital to knock out a bull. 438 00:29:34,500 --> 00:29:37,208 Young Orson doesn't believe in coincidences. 439 00:29:58,833 --> 00:30:01,659 This one, but I still couldn't do it... 440 00:30:01,750 --> 00:30:04,992 Houseman, you are sinister. You gave me drugs. 441 00:30:05,083 --> 00:30:06,284 That's how it is. 442 00:30:06,375 --> 00:30:09,867 Although I don't know how you managed to walk mid-rehabilitation. 443 00:30:09,958 --> 00:30:13,242 - How was it? Pleasant? - Well, it's better than nothing. 444 00:30:13,333 --> 00:30:15,325 Maybe I use it to sleep. 445 00:30:15,416 --> 00:30:17,742 As they say, "he fell like a log." 446 00:30:17,833 --> 00:30:19,958 I wouldn't have said it better myself. 447 00:30:20,541 --> 00:30:23,784 - Maybe that's why I write for the cinema. - Please. 448 00:30:23,875 --> 00:30:26,492 He writes for cinema because he does it well. 449 00:30:26,583 --> 00:30:29,833 Now, with permission, I have a mountain of work. 450 00:30:31,708 --> 00:30:33,242 Seventy-six pages. 451 00:30:33,333 --> 00:30:35,867 When she translates your incomprehensible scribblings, 452 00:30:35,958 --> 00:30:37,034 They will be less than 40. 453 00:30:37,125 --> 00:30:38,825 At this rate, you will never finish. 454 00:30:38,916 --> 00:30:41,492 What I want to know is what you think. 455 00:30:41,583 --> 00:30:44,117 The writing is high level, you know. 456 00:30:44,208 --> 00:30:45,208 Your ambition, 457 00:30:45,250 --> 00:30:49,284 your description of his thirst for love of those who fear its worst side, but... 458 00:30:49,375 --> 00:30:51,367 The dreaded but predictable "but." 459 00:30:51,458 --> 00:30:55,742 You ask too much of the public. In short, it's a mess. 460 00:30:55,833 --> 00:30:57,617 Did you say "mess" or "rejoice"? 461 00:30:57,708 --> 00:31:01,617 A mix of unrelated phrases, fragments that jump through time, 462 00:31:01,708 --> 00:31:03,200 like jumping beans. 463 00:31:03,291 --> 00:31:04,909 Welcome to my mind. 464 00:31:05,000 --> 00:31:08,242 The story is so scattered that the public will need a map. 465 00:31:08,333 --> 00:31:09,333 Does it seem chaotic to you? 466 00:31:09,416 --> 00:31:11,242 Why not simplify it? 467 00:31:11,333 --> 00:31:12,992 As Pascal said: 468 00:31:13,083 --> 00:31:16,534 "If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter. 469 00:31:16,625 --> 00:31:19,159 I'm just saying that no one writes like that. 470 00:31:19,250 --> 00:31:21,416 Well, that's how I write, Houseman. 471 00:31:21,916 --> 00:31:22,784 I already did. 472 00:31:22,875 --> 00:31:27,242 The narrative is a huge circle, like a spiral. 473 00:31:27,333 --> 00:31:30,825 There is no straight line that points to the nearest exit. 474 00:31:30,916 --> 00:31:34,242 You can't capture A man's entire life in two hours. 475 00:31:34,333 --> 00:31:36,825 You can only create an impression of it. 476 00:31:36,916 --> 00:31:38,784 Nobody waits for Shakespeare. 477 00:31:38,875 --> 00:31:42,284 The public does not spend its 25 cents to see Macbeth. 478 00:31:42,375 --> 00:31:45,159 The Grandmaster Dog Face made Macbeth. 479 00:31:45,250 --> 00:31:46,450 Voodoo Macbeth. 480 00:31:46,541 --> 00:31:47,409 Don't be confused. 481 00:31:47,500 --> 00:31:50,825 He is a street artist. He entertains with silly games. 482 00:31:50,916 --> 00:31:53,242 Avoid problems and finish in 60 days. 483 00:31:53,333 --> 00:31:55,742 You will like it and so will the public. 484 00:31:55,833 --> 00:31:58,117 Don't worry. Eat something. 485 00:31:58,208 --> 00:32:00,200 No, thanks. I'm not hungry. 486 00:32:00,291 --> 00:32:02,416 I lost my appetite since we arrived. 487 00:32:03,625 --> 00:32:04,625 Goodbye. 488 00:32:07,875 --> 00:32:09,083 Write a lot. 489 00:32:09,875 --> 00:32:10,916 Aim low. 490 00:32:18,125 --> 00:32:19,666 What were we up to, boss? 491 00:32:20,791 --> 00:32:22,083 What are you going to do? 492 00:32:22,625 --> 00:32:25,784 - About what? - You're right. It will end by Christmas. 493 00:32:25,875 --> 00:32:27,950 - That? - He made a promise. 494 00:32:28,041 --> 00:32:30,875 - Me what? - The 60 days are completed in two weeks. 495 00:32:32,791 --> 00:32:34,500 What were we up to? 496 00:32:39,125 --> 00:32:42,575 Bernstein's speech. The young woman on the ferry. 497 00:32:42,666 --> 00:32:44,916 Read it to me, please. 498 00:32:45,541 --> 00:32:49,875 "I had a white dress and carried a white umbrella. 499 00:32:50,625 --> 00:32:55,083 I saw her only for a second, and she didn't see me. 500 00:32:56,041 --> 00:33:01,083 Since then, not a month has passed that I don't think about her." 501 00:33:02,666 --> 00:33:06,166 - A photo from the Mankiewicz album? - You could say. 502 00:33:07,666 --> 00:33:11,375 - It really is a place... - Lovely to get stuck? 503 00:33:14,625 --> 00:33:17,034 Is Bernstein supposed to be Louis Mayer? 504 00:33:17,125 --> 00:33:18,659 It depends on how you look at it. 505 00:33:18,750 --> 00:33:22,409 Is Mayer the same pathetic lapdog of our Charles Foster? 506 00:33:22,500 --> 00:33:24,992 Bernstein is much more affable. 507 00:33:25,083 --> 00:33:26,867 He doesn't like Mayer very much. 508 00:33:26,958 --> 00:33:29,458 If one day I go to the electric chair, 509 00:33:30,041 --> 00:33:32,791 I would like him to sit on my lap. 510 00:33:35,750 --> 00:33:38,075 EXT. MGM STUDIOS, DAY - 1934 (FLASHBACK) 511 00:33:38,166 --> 00:33:41,075 $750 a week? It's half of what you earn. 512 00:33:41,166 --> 00:33:43,534 - You're a newbie writer, Joe. - AND? 513 00:33:43,625 --> 00:33:46,409 You have half the wit of your older brother. 514 00:33:46,500 --> 00:33:48,325 You're lucky to win that. 515 00:33:48,416 --> 00:33:50,117 Herm, how do I look? 516 00:33:50,208 --> 00:33:52,458 You look like you. Good. 517 00:33:53,166 --> 00:33:54,325 What should I expect? 518 00:33:54,416 --> 00:33:57,867 You are my brother. He already considers you a genius for that. 519 00:33:57,958 --> 00:33:58,958 Enough. 520 00:33:59,458 --> 00:34:02,159 You will have the job if you manage to do two things. 521 00:34:02,250 --> 00:34:06,291 One: Don't roll your eyes. Two: Don't fall asleep. 522 00:34:06,791 --> 00:34:10,575 This is not Columbia Pictures. A movie about a prostitute? 523 00:34:10,666 --> 00:34:13,333 What's wrong with it? My mother was a whore. 524 00:34:13,833 --> 00:34:16,409 Do you dare to speak like that from your own mother? 525 00:34:16,500 --> 00:34:19,075 The woman who gave you life? 526 00:34:19,166 --> 00:34:21,909 Damn ungrateful, I should cut off your balls! 527 00:34:22,000 --> 00:34:25,708 Do it. Shit junkyard. You are not superior to anyone. 528 00:34:29,166 --> 00:34:31,992 Louis, this is my brother, Joe. 529 00:34:32,083 --> 00:34:36,825 - Nice to meet you, Joseph. I'm Louis Mayer. - You don't know what this means to him. 530 00:34:36,916 --> 00:34:38,242 They're waiting for you, sir. 531 00:34:38,333 --> 00:34:39,659 I'm going there. 532 00:34:39,750 --> 00:34:41,375 Joe, follow me. 533 00:34:47,500 --> 00:34:50,200 Boy, there are three rules in this study. 534 00:34:50,291 --> 00:34:53,700 Rule number one: Ars Gratia Artis. "Art for art's sake." 535 00:34:53,791 --> 00:34:54,617 How are you? 536 00:34:54,708 --> 00:34:58,617 We spend a million dollars a year in stories that are not filmed. 537 00:34:58,708 --> 00:35:00,284 Why not? I'll tell you. 538 00:35:00,375 --> 00:35:02,242 They don't make me cry. 539 00:35:02,333 --> 00:35:04,784 What makes me cry? The emotions. 540 00:35:04,875 --> 00:35:06,909 Where do I feel emotions? 541 00:35:07,000 --> 00:35:09,450 Here, here and here. 542 00:35:09,541 --> 00:35:10,700 Rule number two: 543 00:35:10,791 --> 00:35:14,034 Maybe you heard that MGM It has more stars than the sky. 544 00:35:14,125 --> 00:35:15,125 Never believe it. 545 00:35:15,166 --> 00:35:16,166 - Mister. - Hello. 546 00:35:16,208 --> 00:35:20,450 We only have one star: Leo, the lion. Never forget it. 547 00:35:20,541 --> 00:35:23,700 Many stars forgot and now they shine elsewhere. 548 00:35:23,791 --> 00:35:24,700 Number three: 549 00:35:24,791 --> 00:35:28,325 Everyone thinks MGM is by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 550 00:35:28,416 --> 00:35:29,617 It's not like that. 551 00:35:29,708 --> 00:35:34,284 It is by Mayer gantze mishpoje. "The entire Mayer family." 552 00:35:34,375 --> 00:35:35,575 Never forget it. 553 00:35:35,666 --> 00:35:37,791 If you have a problem, look for dad. 554 00:35:38,291 --> 00:35:41,534 In this world, the buyer you don't get anything for your money, 555 00:35:41,625 --> 00:35:42,700 except one memory. 556 00:35:42,791 --> 00:35:45,534 What you buy still belongs to you to whom he sold it. 557 00:35:45,625 --> 00:35:49,541 That is the true magic of cinema, Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. 558 00:36:11,625 --> 00:36:14,617 Today I find myself in a horrible position 559 00:36:14,708 --> 00:36:18,083 and I come to you with a plea. 560 00:36:19,333 --> 00:36:22,492 We are suffering, Like every American, 561 00:36:22,583 --> 00:36:25,659 due to the terrible economic conflicts of the nation. 562 00:36:25,750 --> 00:36:29,117 Good people, common people, He doesn't have money to go to the movies. 563 00:36:29,208 --> 00:36:33,541 So even our sublime dream factory 564 00:36:34,208 --> 00:36:37,000 is in serious financial difficulties. 565 00:36:38,916 --> 00:36:42,617 I want to ask you to everyone in the MGM family 566 00:36:42,708 --> 00:36:44,500 Let them take a painful step. 567 00:36:45,250 --> 00:36:47,916 I am forced to cut salaries. 568 00:36:48,958 --> 00:36:50,659 I don't want to do it, 569 00:36:50,750 --> 00:36:55,625 but, so that this sacred place continues to exist, there is no alternative. 570 00:36:56,208 --> 00:37:00,375 I will not separate this family for something like money. 571 00:37:01,125 --> 00:37:04,117 - For how long? - It shouldn't last long. 572 00:37:04,208 --> 00:37:06,325 - How much are we talking about? - Half. 573 00:37:06,416 --> 00:37:07,825 - Half? - Or less. 574 00:37:07,916 --> 00:37:10,242 Will everyone cooperate? Even you, sir? 575 00:37:10,333 --> 00:37:13,909 The real families They rely on the good ones. 576 00:37:14,000 --> 00:37:17,125 They take care of each other in the bad times. 577 00:37:17,875 --> 00:37:20,409 - We support it. - I admire you, Mr. Barrymore. 578 00:37:20,500 --> 00:37:23,200 But a 50% cut for helpers and electricians... 579 00:37:23,291 --> 00:37:26,367 Eight weeks, friends. Eight short weeks. 580 00:37:26,458 --> 00:37:31,117 As soon as the president reopens the banks, They will recover every last cent. 581 00:37:31,208 --> 00:37:36,541 They have the sacred word by Louis Burt Mayer. 582 00:37:44,291 --> 00:37:45,583 I vote in favor. 583 00:37:47,708 --> 00:37:49,450 Me too. 584 00:37:49,541 --> 00:37:50,541 Me too! 585 00:38:10,250 --> 00:38:13,041 -How was I, Ben? - Excellent, Mr. Mayer. 586 00:38:17,791 --> 00:38:21,666 I think this was the most disgraceful that I have ever seen. 587 00:38:27,750 --> 00:38:29,083 So? 588 00:38:30,500 --> 00:38:31,708 Good. 589 00:38:33,000 --> 00:38:34,784 - So? - Yes... 590 00:38:34,875 --> 00:38:35,875 Yes? 591 00:38:36,416 --> 00:38:40,367 Good. More to the left? Yeah? 592 00:38:40,458 --> 00:38:41,367 Yes. 593 00:38:41,458 --> 00:38:43,700 - Here? - Yes. 594 00:38:43,791 --> 00:38:46,867 I'll go buy a roll of ink. Take this morning. 595 00:38:46,958 --> 00:38:48,242 Garbage, pure garbage. 596 00:38:48,333 --> 00:38:50,284 Don't flag yourself. At least write. 597 00:38:50,375 --> 00:38:53,075 Nothing sings. Nothing. Not a note. 598 00:38:53,166 --> 00:38:54,791 He doesn't write an opera. 599 00:38:56,041 --> 00:38:57,166 Hello? 600 00:38:59,000 --> 00:39:00,708 But I do write an opera. 601 00:39:03,833 --> 00:39:05,041 It's for you. 602 00:39:07,583 --> 00:39:08,409 Yeah? 603 00:39:08,500 --> 00:39:11,075 - Herman, it's Joe. - Hello, little brother. 604 00:39:11,166 --> 00:39:12,742 - What happened? - All good. 605 00:39:12,833 --> 00:39:15,034 - How do you feel? - Wonderfully. 606 00:39:15,125 --> 00:39:17,492 - Have you rested? - I'm not getting up early. 607 00:39:17,583 --> 00:39:19,242 You've never gotten up early. 608 00:39:19,333 --> 00:39:22,325 - Sara said you were looking for me. - To hear your voice. 609 00:39:22,416 --> 00:39:26,825 You mentioned that you wanted to talk to me about some... Work. 610 00:39:26,916 --> 00:39:32,742 I was thinking about your prehistoric work, The wild man of Borneo. 611 00:39:32,833 --> 00:39:36,159 One always forgets one's disasters. He considers himself stupid. 612 00:39:36,250 --> 00:39:39,492 A work is never a disaster until the cinema says so. 613 00:39:39,583 --> 00:39:41,700 I showed it to my people at the studio. 614 00:39:41,791 --> 00:39:44,700 We love W. C. Fields and that you adapt it. 615 00:39:44,791 --> 00:39:47,450 Now I'm working on something else. 616 00:39:47,541 --> 00:39:50,909 I can get you paid for the work and for adaptation. 617 00:39:51,000 --> 00:39:53,534 It sounds good, but I have to think about it. 618 00:39:53,625 --> 00:39:55,659 You know these things have their time. 619 00:39:55,750 --> 00:39:58,700 So, it's not an offer. It's a subtle ultimatum. 620 00:39:58,791 --> 00:40:02,075 No one can ever tell you what to do. 621 00:40:02,166 --> 00:40:04,909 - Did Sara ask you for this? - Of course not. 622 00:40:05,000 --> 00:40:08,034 But I know how things are. I notice it in your voice. 623 00:40:08,125 --> 00:40:11,034 - And how bad are they, little brother? - How bad? 624 00:40:11,125 --> 00:40:12,492 Last night I went to a party 625 00:40:12,583 --> 00:40:16,409 and Scott Fitzgerald He said you were a ruined man. 626 00:40:16,500 --> 00:40:18,534 That's how bad things are. 627 00:40:18,625 --> 00:40:20,117 Excellent. Maybe I'll use it. 628 00:40:20,208 --> 00:40:21,075 Hermie... 629 00:40:21,166 --> 00:40:24,458 Please stop, Joey. Tell me what you have in mind. 630 00:40:26,041 --> 00:40:28,875 I hear you're in dangerous territory. 631 00:40:29,458 --> 00:40:30,534 According to rumors, 632 00:40:30,625 --> 00:40:34,367 the golden boy of radio wants to go against Willie Hearst 633 00:40:34,458 --> 00:40:36,208 and you are helping him. 634 00:40:42,000 --> 00:40:43,583 - AND? - AND? 635 00:40:45,000 --> 00:40:47,492 - Herman, and? - What a fool I am. 636 00:40:47,583 --> 00:40:50,742 I thought I was rejecting a humiliating alms, 637 00:40:50,833 --> 00:40:54,200 but from the beginning It was a respectable bribe. 638 00:40:54,291 --> 00:40:56,083 I'm sorry I worried. 639 00:41:08,416 --> 00:41:09,416 Below. 640 00:41:14,375 --> 00:41:18,242 INT. SAN SIMEÓN ASSEMBLY HALL NIGHT - 1933 (FLASHBACK) 641 00:41:18,333 --> 00:41:22,159 Marion and I are happy who came this weekend. 642 00:41:22,250 --> 00:41:25,208 I wait for the train trip It wasn't torture. 643 00:41:25,875 --> 00:41:30,367 And tonight, we celebrate our great friend's birthday 644 00:41:30,458 --> 00:41:32,909 in our little home on the hillside. 645 00:41:33,000 --> 00:41:33,825 Charlie... 646 00:41:33,916 --> 00:41:41,075 Happy birthday to you. 647 00:41:41,166 --> 00:41:45,166 Happy birthday, dear Louis. 648 00:41:45,708 --> 00:41:49,125 Happy birthday to you. 649 00:41:53,000 --> 00:41:56,742 Louis, you should be glad that you don't look more than 48 years old. 650 00:41:56,833 --> 00:41:58,500 I feel 35. 651 00:42:03,458 --> 00:42:05,333 Mr. Hearst, Marion, 652 00:42:05,958 --> 00:42:07,075 all of you, 653 00:42:07,166 --> 00:42:10,083 I feel my heart burst with emotion. 654 00:42:10,916 --> 00:42:12,950 I can't express in words... 655 00:42:13,041 --> 00:42:14,784 Well don't try it. 656 00:42:14,875 --> 00:42:18,659 William, nothing is more valuable to me 657 00:42:18,750 --> 00:42:21,200 May your friendship and your wise advice. 658 00:42:21,291 --> 00:42:23,958 It is a blessing to have you as a friend. 659 00:42:25,375 --> 00:42:28,159 God bless William Randolph Hearst. 660 00:42:28,250 --> 00:42:30,375 - Health. - God bless us all. 661 00:42:30,958 --> 00:42:33,458 - Health. - A very happy birthday, Louis. 662 00:42:34,041 --> 00:42:37,700 The country should be flattered to share his birthday with you. 663 00:42:37,791 --> 00:42:41,284 The rest of us must conform with the day we were born. 664 00:42:41,375 --> 00:42:42,375 Mank... 665 00:42:42,750 --> 00:42:46,367 Here's to your great Canadian imagination. 666 00:42:46,458 --> 00:42:49,492 - Yes. - Because of your great imagination. 667 00:42:49,583 --> 00:42:52,784 - Why do the banks reopen? - And for freedom. 668 00:42:52,875 --> 00:42:55,909 I think you already know to our distinguished guest, 669 00:42:56,000 --> 00:42:57,575 Mr. Rexford Tugwell. 670 00:42:57,666 --> 00:43:00,784 Rex is the special assistant of President Roosevelt. 671 00:43:00,875 --> 00:43:03,333 We are all interested in what you are going to say. 672 00:43:04,375 --> 00:43:06,575 We welcome the Thalbergs 673 00:43:06,666 --> 00:43:09,575 after the long convalescence of Irving in Europe. 674 00:43:09,666 --> 00:43:11,825 - Thank you. - Nice to see you, Irving. 675 00:43:11,916 --> 00:43:13,833 - Thank you, Mr. Hearst. - Norm. 676 00:43:14,333 --> 00:43:16,117 Have you seen anything good? 677 00:43:16,208 --> 00:43:20,075 I saw 42nd Street recently. It left me speechless. 678 00:43:20,166 --> 00:43:22,034 It's good to get out of Brooklyn. 679 00:43:22,125 --> 00:43:24,617 - When was it? - The weekend. 680 00:43:24,708 --> 00:43:27,409 You were in Washington and I went to the movies in Santa Barbara. 681 00:43:27,500 --> 00:43:29,200 There is a projection room here. 682 00:43:29,291 --> 00:43:32,284 One from Warner? Why spend money on that? 683 00:43:32,375 --> 00:43:34,450 - Next time, I'll go with you. - Clear. 684 00:43:34,541 --> 00:43:38,992 I love Movietone News. I love Lowell Thomas's voice. 685 00:43:39,083 --> 00:43:40,333 Are you single? 686 00:43:41,291 --> 00:43:44,575 I once sat in front of him at the Brown Derby restaurant. 687 00:43:44,666 --> 00:43:46,284 - He bought me a drink. - No! 688 00:43:46,375 --> 00:43:50,284 Not really, but I looked to run into him in the parking lot. 689 00:43:50,375 --> 00:43:52,700 - I asked him: "I'll take you?" - I don't believe you. 690 00:43:52,791 --> 00:43:55,284 - What did he tell you? - I won't tell them. 691 00:43:55,375 --> 00:43:57,867 - Do you want to achieve something, honey? - Well yes. 692 00:43:57,958 --> 00:44:01,617 They showed Hitler giving a speech, kissing babies 693 00:44:01,708 --> 00:44:03,117 It's dark. 694 00:44:03,208 --> 00:44:06,159 Lederhosen and suspenders. Scary. 695 00:44:06,250 --> 00:44:08,700 No, the mustache is what causes horror. 696 00:44:08,791 --> 00:44:11,450 Don't be alarmed, Marion. It won't last long. 697 00:44:11,541 --> 00:44:14,409 The Germans They are considerate and noble people. 698 00:44:14,500 --> 00:44:16,284 Let's forget the Nazis. 699 00:44:16,375 --> 00:44:18,617 Irving, tell us about your travels. 700 00:44:18,708 --> 00:44:19,875 Where were you? 701 00:44:21,125 --> 00:44:24,409 In Berlin, in fact. But it was very interesting. 702 00:44:24,500 --> 00:44:27,534 There were ruffians in brown marching in front of the hotel, 703 00:44:27,625 --> 00:44:29,325 shouting anti-Semitic phrases. 704 00:44:29,416 --> 00:44:32,742 - I was terrified. - That Hitler guy seems inept. 705 00:44:32,833 --> 00:44:35,200 Can't our country do something? Mr. Tugwell? 706 00:44:35,291 --> 00:44:37,117 We are analyzing the panorama. 707 00:44:37,208 --> 00:44:39,867 It won't last. Who takes a lunatic seriously? 708 00:44:39,958 --> 00:44:42,617 As far as I know, 40 million Germans. 709 00:44:42,708 --> 00:44:45,200 Mank, you're always being contrary. 710 00:44:45,291 --> 00:44:47,409 The new advertising slogan: 711 00:44:47,500 --> 00:44:49,992 Can 40 million Nazis be wrong? 712 00:44:50,083 --> 00:44:53,159 I read that they opened their first concentration camps 713 00:44:53,250 --> 00:44:54,909 and they started burning books. 714 00:44:55,000 --> 00:44:57,867 - What's next? Movies? - That's enough. 715 00:44:57,958 --> 00:45:00,208 - Is that true, Irving? - Yes, Louis. 716 00:45:00,916 --> 00:45:02,659 To hell with Hitler. 717 00:45:02,750 --> 00:45:04,992 not rejected a market like Germany. 718 00:45:05,083 --> 00:45:08,867 Please Marion had enough by tolerating it on the news. 719 00:45:08,958 --> 00:45:11,075 What is a concentration camp? 720 00:45:11,166 --> 00:45:12,958 It was fascinating. They idolize him. 721 00:45:14,916 --> 00:45:18,534 - Maybe I'm talking nonsense. - Quite the opposite. 722 00:45:18,625 --> 00:45:21,700 Speaking of socialists, What do you think of Upton Sinclair's book? 723 00:45:21,791 --> 00:45:24,242 wants to nationalize California's private sector. 724 00:45:24,333 --> 00:45:27,534 - There will be no option, Irving. - They are selling like crazy. 725 00:45:27,625 --> 00:45:30,617 Winchell says that Sinclair will run for governor. 726 00:45:30,708 --> 00:45:33,534 That Bolshevik rat goes with Hitler 727 00:45:33,625 --> 00:45:36,575 on the list of those who should not take seriously. 728 00:45:36,666 --> 00:45:39,034 Communism and socialism They are so different. 729 00:45:39,125 --> 00:45:42,659 - They both want everything for nothing. - Like free labor. 730 00:45:42,750 --> 00:45:44,409 In half... And it's temporary. 731 00:45:44,500 --> 00:45:46,450 I assume no one here 732 00:45:46,541 --> 00:45:50,117 I would consider a socialist California's political savior. 733 00:45:50,208 --> 00:45:52,075 Starting with Roosevelt, right? 734 00:45:52,166 --> 00:45:55,367 Unofficially, He says you have to watch him. 735 00:45:55,458 --> 00:45:58,825 Especially because the Republicans They plan to relaunch Frank Merriam. 736 00:45:58,916 --> 00:46:01,742 Sinclair ran twice and obtained 2% of the votes. 737 00:46:01,833 --> 00:46:05,700 - Friends, the man is a writer. - Like Thomas Jefferson. 738 00:46:05,791 --> 00:46:09,409 Please, Mank. Do you compare Sinclair to Thomas Jefferson? 739 00:46:09,500 --> 00:46:12,742 You're right, Will. Jefferson never passed laws 740 00:46:12,833 --> 00:46:17,534 to prohibit the oil monopoly, of trains or other resources. 741 00:46:17,625 --> 00:46:20,867 - He is an angry scribe, a provocateur. - Provokes to think. 742 00:46:20,958 --> 00:46:23,242 You will always support the writer, Mank. 743 00:46:23,333 --> 00:46:26,075 The poor survive with 5000 a week. 744 00:46:26,166 --> 00:46:28,117 - Communists. -Louis is right. 745 00:46:28,208 --> 00:46:29,909 Irving, you are a cultured man. 746 00:46:30,000 --> 00:46:32,742 You know how to distinguish between communism and socialism. 747 00:46:32,833 --> 00:46:37,450 In socialism, wealth is shared. In communism, poverty. 748 00:46:37,541 --> 00:46:39,034 Thanks, Mankiewicz. 749 00:46:39,125 --> 00:46:42,950 Upton just wants you to share Part of your Christmas bonus, Irving, 750 00:46:43,041 --> 00:46:45,250 with the people who clean your house. 751 00:46:46,166 --> 00:46:48,575 That's why I like having Mank around. 752 00:46:48,666 --> 00:46:49,666 Me too. 753 00:46:49,708 --> 00:46:52,708 Upton? Nobody asks you that you sing "The Internationale." 754 00:46:54,250 --> 00:46:57,242 - What's that? - The communist national anthem, honey. 755 00:46:57,333 --> 00:46:59,742 I would like to hear it. Do you know how to sing? 756 00:46:59,833 --> 00:47:02,034 You don't want to hear me sing, do you, Sara? 757 00:47:02,125 --> 00:47:03,450 At all. 758 00:47:03,541 --> 00:47:08,200 As leader of the Republican Party, I assure you that nothing will happen here. 759 00:47:08,291 --> 00:47:11,700 California's Influential People They won't allow it. 760 00:47:11,791 --> 00:47:14,617 All these rumors have no basis. 761 00:47:14,708 --> 00:47:17,117 - Well said. - I heard Daddy on the phone. 762 00:47:17,208 --> 00:47:20,416 Helped elect the presidential cabinet like actors in a movie. 763 00:47:21,000 --> 00:47:24,500 They can stop men like Sinclair, Isn't that right, Daddy? 764 00:47:27,125 --> 00:47:28,333 Sorry. 765 00:47:30,208 --> 00:47:32,208 I don't know what I'm saying. 766 00:47:45,333 --> 00:47:46,333 Go. 767 00:48:06,666 --> 00:48:08,416 Hello, Tokyo? 768 00:48:10,333 --> 00:48:12,000 London, are you there? 769 00:48:13,166 --> 00:48:14,325 Nerts! 770 00:48:14,416 --> 00:48:17,742 - What's that? - Papi's radio telephone. 771 00:48:17,833 --> 00:48:20,534 You should always be in touch with your empire. 772 00:48:20,625 --> 00:48:22,742 No no. What is "nerts"? 773 00:48:22,833 --> 00:48:25,125 In Brooklyn, "nerts" means "crazy." 774 00:48:25,708 --> 00:48:26,791 I didn't know. 775 00:48:36,250 --> 00:48:38,541 What did I say that was so terrible? 776 00:48:39,083 --> 00:48:42,284 Maybe I shouldn't have said the cabinet thing. in front of Tugwell, 777 00:48:42,375 --> 00:48:45,742 but since when do they care what i say? 778 00:48:45,833 --> 00:48:50,333 Those things escape from my mouth and when they do, I feel like... 779 00:48:51,041 --> 00:48:53,541 - What... - That they caught you red-handed. 780 00:48:54,541 --> 00:48:55,541 No! 781 00:48:56,083 --> 00:48:56,950 Well... 782 00:48:57,041 --> 00:49:00,416 Do you always say everything you think? 783 00:49:02,416 --> 00:49:04,159 You blushed. 784 00:49:04,250 --> 00:49:06,034 - Of course not. - Of course. 785 00:49:06,125 --> 00:49:07,617 - No. - Yes. 786 00:49:07,708 --> 00:49:10,075 You can be seen even in the dark. 787 00:49:10,166 --> 00:49:11,867 What do you want me to say, Mank? 788 00:49:11,958 --> 00:49:15,950 Marion Douras studied in a convent. 789 00:49:16,041 --> 00:49:18,617 Hedda! Louella! 790 00:49:18,708 --> 00:49:22,075 Where are the gossip columnists? When are they needed? 791 00:49:22,166 --> 00:49:25,708 I hate talking about work. I never know what's going on. 792 00:49:26,208 --> 00:49:29,700 The only thing you should never talk about It's by Upton Sinclair. 793 00:49:29,791 --> 00:49:31,075 I noticed it. 794 00:49:31,166 --> 00:49:33,659 As soon as they mentioned it, the air changed. 795 00:49:33,750 --> 00:49:35,450 It is a very delicate topic. 796 00:49:35,541 --> 00:49:36,541 Oh really? 797 00:49:37,625 --> 00:49:38,958 Tell me. 798 00:49:42,291 --> 00:49:47,117 I don't even know who this Sinclair is, but he wrote about us in a book. 799 00:49:47,208 --> 00:49:49,416 I even memorized the quote. 800 00:49:50,041 --> 00:49:54,367 "I saw the richest newspaper editor, who supports his actress lover 801 00:49:54,458 --> 00:49:57,867 in a private city of palaces and cathedrals, 802 00:49:57,958 --> 00:50:01,575 filled with countless objects imported from Europe 803 00:50:01,666 --> 00:50:07,075 and surrounded by vast hectares reserved to keep zebras and giraffes, 804 00:50:07,166 --> 00:50:10,950 say proud who had spent six million dollars 805 00:50:11,041 --> 00:50:13,159 in creating the reputation of his beloved 806 00:50:13,250 --> 00:50:16,375 and use your newspapers to elevate your image." 807 00:50:16,875 --> 00:50:20,242 It must be difficult receive a comment like that. 808 00:50:20,333 --> 00:50:23,791 People think they know you to see you in a magazine. 809 00:50:24,666 --> 00:50:25,867 Nerts! 810 00:50:25,958 --> 00:50:27,825 What am I complaining about? 811 00:50:27,916 --> 00:50:30,916 I live in a display case, but I have everything I want. 812 00:50:31,416 --> 00:50:35,575 If I could, I would share it with everyone. You know it, Mank. 813 00:50:35,666 --> 00:50:38,875 That Upton doesn't know anything about the real... 814 00:50:40,875 --> 00:50:46,541 Nobody in the world can make fun by William Randolph Hearst! 815 00:50:47,666 --> 00:50:49,825 I understand why Mayer despises him. 816 00:50:49,916 --> 00:50:51,075 Because? 817 00:50:51,166 --> 00:50:54,000 Sinclair discovered a scam. 818 00:50:55,166 --> 00:50:59,200 He wrote that Mayer accepted a bribe to look away 819 00:50:59,291 --> 00:51:01,750 and that a rival could buy MGM. 820 00:51:02,541 --> 00:51:04,034 It's complicated. 821 00:51:04,125 --> 00:51:06,867 - I wouldn't understand? - I don't understand it. 822 00:51:06,958 --> 00:51:08,575 Not without a degree in larceny. 823 00:51:08,666 --> 00:51:11,617 - Isn't it illegal to bribe? - That's what Sinclair said. 824 00:51:11,708 --> 00:51:14,492 The great Mayer could have gone to jail. 825 00:51:14,583 --> 00:51:17,867 - Incredible. - How much hypocrisy. 826 00:51:17,958 --> 00:51:20,909 "My gantze mishpoje, my mishpoje." 827 00:51:21,000 --> 00:51:23,909 - I don't speak much Jewish. - Oh really? 828 00:51:24,000 --> 00:51:26,659 My mishpoje, my family. 829 00:51:26,750 --> 00:51:30,159 Everything he does is for his family, 830 00:51:30,250 --> 00:51:34,875 except sell your last name to the competition in the middle of the night. 831 00:51:36,041 --> 00:51:38,367 Would you do that with your own studio? 832 00:51:38,458 --> 00:51:41,909 He doesn't own MGM nor does Sam Goldwyn. 833 00:51:42,000 --> 00:51:44,742 They just direct it for the millionaires of the east. 834 00:51:44,833 --> 00:51:49,291 And jail is not something that an animal as Mayer easily forgets. 835 00:51:53,458 --> 00:51:57,909 Irving should be clean. It looks like he shaves three times a day. 836 00:51:58,000 --> 00:52:01,041 Well, that's a relative thing. 837 00:52:01,541 --> 00:52:04,534 Irving bought one of Sinclair's novels. 838 00:52:04,625 --> 00:52:09,284 Sinclair demanded that they guarantee that they would not change a single word, 839 00:52:09,375 --> 00:52:12,700 in writing, on the back of the purchase check. 840 00:52:12,791 --> 00:52:15,742 Didn't you want notes from Irving Thalberg? 841 00:52:15,833 --> 00:52:20,367 When Thalberg refused, Sinclair took his money, traveled to Mexico 842 00:52:20,458 --> 00:52:23,791 and financed a film about the Russian Revolution. 843 00:52:26,708 --> 00:52:29,458 Those could risk their necks. 844 00:52:40,166 --> 00:52:41,375 I'm sorry. 845 00:52:41,916 --> 00:52:43,034 Highlights. 846 00:52:43,125 --> 00:52:44,208 It was my fault. 847 00:52:45,291 --> 00:52:47,750 I've been a little shaky. 848 00:52:48,708 --> 00:52:51,250 Tell me something, Mank. The truth. 849 00:52:52,833 --> 00:52:56,659 Do You See Me for Elizabeth Barret Browning or Marie Antoinette? 850 00:52:56,750 --> 00:52:58,492 Irving thinks of both. 851 00:52:58,583 --> 00:53:00,958 You know, for Daddy. 852 00:53:02,000 --> 00:53:03,125 What do you think? 853 00:53:03,708 --> 00:53:05,375 Be honest. 854 00:53:07,875 --> 00:53:10,000 I see you more like Dulcinea. 855 00:53:10,583 --> 00:53:12,409 - Who? - Dulcinea. 856 00:53:12,500 --> 00:53:14,708 From the Spanish novel, as "sweet." 857 00:53:16,791 --> 00:53:18,750 "Her hair is gold, 858 00:53:19,666 --> 00:53:21,450 her rosy cheeks... ". 859 00:53:21,541 --> 00:53:22,617 How nice. 860 00:53:22,708 --> 00:53:24,750 "her choral lips, 861 00:53:25,833 --> 00:53:30,075 Alabaster his neck, marble his chest... ". 862 00:53:30,166 --> 00:53:32,416 Marble? Maybe when I was young. 863 00:53:32,916 --> 00:53:35,075 "ivory your hands 864 00:53:35,166 --> 00:53:37,375 and its snow whiteness." 865 00:53:38,000 --> 00:53:39,492 Did you write that? 866 00:53:39,583 --> 00:53:42,208 No. A man named Cervantes. 867 00:53:43,041 --> 00:53:45,825 "There are accent metrics and metrics to inton, 868 00:53:45,916 --> 00:53:48,875 but the best of all metrics is to be with her." 869 00:53:49,375 --> 00:53:51,575 A poem with a message. 870 00:53:51,666 --> 00:53:53,541 It's just the first verse. 871 00:53:54,041 --> 00:53:55,291 The last one: 872 00:53:56,291 --> 00:54:00,617 "There are rhyming verses and verses to sing, 873 00:54:00,708 --> 00:54:04,041 but the best of verses is the one that doesn't make her angry." 874 00:54:06,000 --> 00:54:08,166 I did write that. 875 00:54:58,666 --> 00:55:00,125 Forward. 876 00:55:02,833 --> 00:55:04,909 Holy shit! What's that? 877 00:55:05,000 --> 00:55:06,867 The sun. It's almost noon. 878 00:55:06,958 --> 00:55:10,000 Mother of God! Where did the night go? 879 00:55:11,000 --> 00:55:14,909 - Your support artifact has arrived. - Excellent, bring it. 880 00:55:15,000 --> 00:55:16,333 With Mr. Houseman. 881 00:55:18,833 --> 00:55:20,458 What I do? 882 00:55:21,083 --> 00:55:22,708 Well make it happen. 883 00:55:38,791 --> 00:55:40,916 Put it over there, please. 884 00:55:41,791 --> 00:55:44,750 - You arrive early. - I wanted to talk to you. 885 00:55:45,250 --> 00:55:47,742 - Why are you wearing a coat? - I always wear a coat. 886 00:55:47,833 --> 00:55:49,367 It must be 42 degrees. 887 00:55:49,458 --> 00:55:51,784 We're at a crucial moment, Mank. 888 00:55:51,875 --> 00:55:54,867 It's not the quality. It's everything we expected. 889 00:55:54,958 --> 00:55:56,409 Is there enough space? 890 00:55:56,500 --> 00:55:57,791 It will fit well. 891 00:55:58,958 --> 00:56:00,458 I'm sorry, John. 892 00:56:01,500 --> 00:56:03,992 - You have only written 90 pages. - Ninety-one. 893 00:56:04,083 --> 00:56:07,034 And in my expert opinion, You're barely in the first act. 894 00:56:07,125 --> 00:56:09,375 How do you expect to finish in 14... 895 00:56:10,208 --> 00:56:11,617 in 13 days? 896 00:56:11,708 --> 00:56:14,450 We gave our word that we would deliver. 897 00:56:14,541 --> 00:56:17,367 - Did we say? - I don't think he'll take it well at all. 898 00:56:17,458 --> 00:56:21,575 You said 90 days. Welles said 60. I do everything I can. 899 00:56:21,666 --> 00:56:23,916 Surely, they will cut our throats. 900 00:56:24,583 --> 00:56:25,583 Not yet. 901 00:56:26,666 --> 00:56:30,409 - I have never been fired. - I have never been fired. 902 00:56:30,500 --> 00:56:31,617 Nobody fires me. 903 00:56:31,708 --> 00:56:34,450 It's not that unpleasant how you imagine it. 904 00:56:34,541 --> 00:56:38,083 You worry too much, John. What do you do for fun? 905 00:56:38,875 --> 00:56:39,875 Hello? 906 00:56:40,375 --> 00:56:41,833 Yes, here it is. 907 00:56:43,958 --> 00:56:45,291 It's Orson. 908 00:56:47,041 --> 00:56:50,041 - Will you speak? - Ask to speak to Mr. Houseman. 909 00:56:51,125 --> 00:56:52,125 With me? 910 00:56:59,291 --> 00:57:00,291 Orson. 911 00:57:01,791 --> 00:57:04,083 I came earlier to see how the... 912 00:57:05,416 --> 00:57:09,166 No. Not at all. Everything works exactly as... 913 00:57:09,916 --> 00:57:12,708 It's difficult to know exactly. 914 00:57:13,208 --> 00:57:15,416 Yes. Yes, I know, the clock is... 915 00:57:17,333 --> 00:57:19,700 Like I told you, it's something unique. 916 00:57:19,791 --> 00:57:22,166 I would dare to say that it is the best... 917 00:57:24,291 --> 00:57:27,708 Yes, definitely, will need your wonderful... 918 00:57:29,041 --> 00:57:31,875 He is recovering, working non-stop. 919 00:57:33,291 --> 00:57:34,708 Clear. When? 920 00:57:36,000 --> 00:57:37,492 I'm going there. 921 00:57:37,583 --> 00:57:39,250 Yes, one second. Here it is. 922 00:57:41,875 --> 00:57:44,458 He wants to see me as soon as possible. He didn't say why. 923 00:57:45,166 --> 00:57:46,708 Maybe I'll tell you. 924 00:57:52,541 --> 00:57:53,708 Orson. 925 00:57:54,208 --> 00:57:55,625 Tell me what's wrong, Mank. 926 00:57:56,125 --> 00:57:57,242 It makes me nervous. 927 00:57:57,333 --> 00:57:59,659 I figured. I told him he should see it now. 928 00:57:59,750 --> 00:58:02,075 I'll make up a reason before it arrives. 929 00:58:02,166 --> 00:58:04,617 I finished the tests from Heart of Darkness. 930 00:58:04,708 --> 00:58:06,700 Now I will focus on our project. 931 00:58:06,791 --> 00:58:08,075 Let there be light. 932 00:58:08,166 --> 00:58:12,034 - Tell me what I should expect. - I thought you wanted me to surprise you. 933 00:58:12,125 --> 00:58:14,867 You always surprise. That's why I chose you. 934 00:58:14,958 --> 00:58:19,117 Nobody else is Mankiewicz. I'm almost seeing the end. 935 00:58:19,208 --> 00:58:22,333 - We are close to the final stretch. - Charge! 936 00:58:23,708 --> 00:58:27,200 Slim please bring those beauties to the kitchen. 937 00:58:27,291 --> 00:58:32,416 Fräulein Frieda, throw away the sedative and replace its content, raus schnell. 938 00:58:34,875 --> 00:58:37,041 - Thanks, Slim, you can go. - Slim. 939 00:58:44,125 --> 00:58:47,992 Please don't ask us to help you in this sad deception. 940 00:58:48,083 --> 00:58:49,575 Dear Mrs. Alexander, 941 00:58:49,666 --> 00:58:52,284 Charlie Lederer and me we made a great effort 942 00:58:52,375 --> 00:58:54,575 to plan this sad deception. 943 00:58:54,666 --> 00:58:57,534 My deadline It's in two weeks and I intend... 944 00:58:57,625 --> 00:58:59,284 It could cost us our jobs. 945 00:58:59,375 --> 00:59:03,742 my mind works better before I fell asleep. 946 00:59:03,833 --> 00:59:06,742 And I'm sick and tired that my nights end 947 00:59:06,833 --> 00:59:10,034 with the feeling of receiving a blow to the head 948 00:59:10,125 --> 00:59:11,492 with a croquet mallet. 949 00:59:11,583 --> 00:59:13,867 - It's one way of looking at it. - I'm not asking for your help. 950 00:59:13,958 --> 00:59:15,333 - No? - I order it. 951 00:59:17,666 --> 00:59:21,534 I'm sorry. I will not give in. You will have my resignation in the morning. 952 00:59:21,625 --> 00:59:24,617 And I know that Fräulein Frieda He has given her drinks from the cupboard. 953 00:59:24,708 --> 00:59:29,075 If you continue to cooperate in this cheap ruse, I'll have to report them. 954 00:59:29,166 --> 00:59:31,409 - Fräulein Frieda... - Ha, Herr Mank? 955 00:59:31,500 --> 00:59:34,333 - Please do as I told you. - Ha, Herr Mank. 956 00:59:51,166 --> 00:59:53,125 Frieda, don't let me intimidate you. 957 00:59:54,375 --> 00:59:56,617 You don't intimidate me, Frau Alexander. 958 00:59:56,708 --> 00:59:58,083 So? 959 01:00:02,500 --> 01:00:05,367 Herr Mank sponsored the entry from my family to this country. 960 01:00:05,458 --> 01:00:09,875 Thanks to him, we left Germany safely, legally and economically. 961 01:00:10,375 --> 01:00:13,541 - Oh really? - He brought our entire village here. 962 01:00:14,250 --> 01:00:17,666 - To an entire village? - More than a hundred people. 963 01:00:19,000 --> 01:00:21,117 Goebbels, the Propaganda Minister, 964 01:00:21,208 --> 01:00:24,250 does not allow his films are exhibited in Germany. 965 01:00:25,291 --> 01:00:26,791 I didn't know. 966 01:00:27,291 --> 01:00:31,958 He wrote a film about the Nazis that no studio dares to film. 967 01:00:33,000 --> 01:00:37,291 I guess if you want to drink, He is a grown man, a good man, 968 01:00:37,791 --> 01:00:39,708 and should be treated as such. 969 01:00:40,625 --> 01:00:41,791 Nicht wahr? 970 01:00:54,166 --> 01:00:57,041 By Manklandia. Or is it Villa Mank? 971 01:00:59,791 --> 01:01:01,041 Frieda... 972 01:01:02,000 --> 01:01:04,409 How do you say "mouth" in German? 973 01:01:04,500 --> 01:01:08,534 Or prove you can handle it, or we will all end up on the street. 974 01:01:08,625 --> 01:01:11,825 Nothing like a vote of confidence from a collaborator. 975 01:01:11,916 --> 01:01:13,867 By Mankberg. Prosit. 976 01:01:13,958 --> 01:01:16,791 Mank'heim. To the bottom. 977 01:01:19,458 --> 01:01:23,416 EXT. MGM STUDIOS, DAY - 1934 (FLASHBACK) 978 01:01:24,000 --> 01:01:26,916 MERRIAM FOR GOVERNOR 979 01:01:33,083 --> 01:01:36,291 Hey Mank, do you remember me? 980 01:01:37,000 --> 01:01:39,742 What a surprise! Of course I remember you, C.C. 981 01:01:39,833 --> 01:01:42,784 C.C., from Central Casting. How are you, Mank? 982 01:01:42,875 --> 01:01:43,875 What happened? 983 01:01:43,916 --> 01:01:45,950 The damn Depression passed. 984 01:01:46,041 --> 01:01:49,291 I haven't had any work from Tugboat Annie. 985 01:01:49,791 --> 01:01:51,534 Listen, I hate, you know... 986 01:01:51,625 --> 01:01:55,041 Yes. Ed, lend me a dollar. 987 01:02:02,916 --> 01:02:07,083 Grady and I are thinking travel east, to Miami. 988 01:02:07,583 --> 01:02:10,867 I heard that Hollywood studios They are moving to Florida. 989 01:02:10,958 --> 01:02:14,159 - Who said that? - I can't tell you. Someone in the know. 990 01:02:14,250 --> 01:02:16,492 On some levels, everyone knows it. 991 01:02:16,583 --> 01:02:21,284 Well, people at certain levels They don't usually trust me with such information, 992 01:02:21,375 --> 01:02:23,575 but the studies are not going anywhere. 993 01:02:23,666 --> 01:02:25,825 It's just company propaganda. 994 01:02:25,916 --> 01:02:29,125 Believe what you want, but hey, do you think you could...? 995 01:02:31,000 --> 01:02:32,000 Ed? 996 01:02:34,708 --> 01:02:35,950 Blessings, Mank. 997 01:02:36,041 --> 01:02:38,409 The unfortunate man did not comply. You heard it. 998 01:02:38,500 --> 01:02:42,534 Yes, he restored wages, but he did not return the money he promised. 999 01:02:42,625 --> 01:02:44,700 - What a surprise. - Please, Mank. 1000 01:02:44,791 --> 01:02:47,659 We need people like you to keep an eye on people like Mayer. 1001 01:02:47,750 --> 01:02:50,325 I suggest you resort to the power of prayer. 1002 01:02:50,416 --> 01:02:54,200 The Writers Guild Doesn't Fight for which he earns $2500 a week, 1003 01:02:54,291 --> 01:02:56,575 but for the one who earns $250 a week. 1004 01:02:56,666 --> 01:03:01,208 Joe, all the writers who should earn $250 receive $2500. 1005 01:03:01,791 --> 01:03:07,159 Don't look for problems or you will find them, and then we'll all make $75 a week. 1006 01:03:07,250 --> 01:03:10,242 I don't know if you've been on strike. Maybe you should. 1007 01:03:10,333 --> 01:03:11,909 And Dave Chasen will be there. 1008 01:03:12,000 --> 01:03:15,575 "Novice writers "They will only receive $750 a week." 1009 01:03:15,666 --> 01:03:17,700 If that happens, you better run. 1010 01:03:17,791 --> 01:03:21,541 before real people with real problems they lynch you. 1011 01:03:22,958 --> 01:03:25,992 Hermie, the guild is in its infancy. 1012 01:03:26,083 --> 01:03:27,825 - He needs you. - Don't tell me. 1013 01:03:27,916 --> 01:03:29,450 Every writer knows 1014 01:03:29,541 --> 01:03:32,291 what a "writers guild" It should be capitalized. 1015 01:03:32,875 --> 01:03:34,784 As Groucho always says: 1016 01:03:34,875 --> 01:03:38,833 "Never join a club that accepts someone like you as a member." 1017 01:03:40,541 --> 01:03:41,784 Just look at it. 1018 01:03:41,875 --> 01:03:44,867 The most unlucky cretin in God's Land. 1019 01:03:44,958 --> 01:03:48,583 I would tell him what you said, but he will think you are a pimp. 1020 01:04:01,708 --> 01:04:02,708 Close the door. 1021 01:04:07,208 --> 01:04:08,034 Summer. 1022 01:04:08,125 --> 01:04:12,034 Inez, that the Marx brothers Don't wait in my office again. 1023 01:04:12,125 --> 01:04:13,750 They grilled sausages again. 1024 01:04:14,875 --> 01:04:15,875 Take a seat. 1025 01:04:32,708 --> 01:04:34,867 - Did you want to see me? - I'm not interested, 1026 01:04:34,958 --> 01:04:38,742 but why haven't you contributed to the MGM background against Sinclair? 1027 01:04:38,833 --> 01:04:40,409 Call me old-fashioned, Irving, 1028 01:04:40,500 --> 01:04:43,992 but I don't like being told Which side of the fight am I on? 1029 01:04:44,083 --> 01:04:46,409 What will they say if the Republican leader 1030 01:04:46,500 --> 01:04:49,166 does not receive unanimous support from your own studio? 1031 01:04:51,666 --> 01:04:55,000 - Are you serious? - My parents taught me to be direct. 1032 01:04:55,500 --> 01:04:59,159 To ask for what I want and think that I must clarify my position. 1033 01:04:59,250 --> 01:05:01,492 They taught me to use my imagination, 1034 01:05:01,583 --> 01:05:03,950 but I learned to avoid the consequences. 1035 01:05:04,041 --> 01:05:05,708 It's ten dollars, Mank. 1036 01:05:06,208 --> 01:05:08,700 You spend more than that on ridiculous bets. 1037 01:05:08,791 --> 01:05:11,958 What would Louis say if he knew Are you the only one who doesn't cooperate? 1038 01:05:12,541 --> 01:05:16,083 - Am I the only one? And you don't know it? - We're not going to tell him. 1039 01:05:18,958 --> 01:05:21,867 - I could fire you. - It's a federal crime. 1040 01:05:21,958 --> 01:05:26,617 I'll add it to your gambling debt and I will forget this conversation. 1041 01:05:26,708 --> 01:05:27,708 Forward. 1042 01:05:28,291 --> 01:05:32,159 And to the motivated writers' guild You will find it very interesting, 1043 01:05:32,250 --> 01:05:33,950 not to mention the newspapers. 1044 01:05:34,041 --> 01:05:36,700 I don't think the guild cover gambling debts. 1045 01:05:36,791 --> 01:05:41,117 And you won't go to the press, because, in California, everything is Hearst. 1046 01:05:41,208 --> 01:05:44,867 Irving, you're the executive smartest in town. 1047 01:05:44,958 --> 01:05:48,291 Why do you act like a simple party boy? 1048 01:05:51,333 --> 01:05:53,125 You don't need my donation. 1049 01:05:53,625 --> 01:05:55,242 You don't need anyone's. 1050 01:05:55,333 --> 01:05:57,833 Here you have everything you need. 1051 01:05:58,333 --> 01:05:59,416 That is to say? 1052 01:06:01,375 --> 01:06:05,700 You can make the world I swear King Kong is ten stories tall 1053 01:06:05,791 --> 01:06:08,125 and that Mary Pickford is a virgin at 40, 1054 01:06:08,708 --> 01:06:12,784 but you can't convince the voters that an ambitious socialist 1055 01:06:12,875 --> 01:06:15,958 It is a danger to everything good what's in California. 1056 01:06:16,458 --> 01:06:18,083 You're not trying hard. 1057 01:06:33,000 --> 01:06:36,034 Millions of Californians They are losing their homes, 1058 01:06:36,125 --> 01:06:38,284 but Depression brings abundance. 1059 01:06:38,375 --> 01:06:41,825 Fruit rots on trees and throw vegetables into the ocean 1060 01:06:41,916 --> 01:06:43,492 because there is nowhere to sell them. 1061 01:06:43,583 --> 01:06:47,992 Aimee Semple McPherson He says you're a vile communist, Upton. 1062 01:06:48,083 --> 01:06:50,992 Frequently, the Christian religion is used 1063 01:06:51,083 --> 01:06:54,242 by the ruling class to stay in power 1064 01:06:54,333 --> 01:06:55,867 and impoverish the poor. 1065 01:06:55,958 --> 01:06:58,000 And that, friends, is a sin... 1066 01:06:58,500 --> 01:06:59,825 and a mistake. 1067 01:06:59,916 --> 01:07:01,617 And I quote Thomas Jefferson: 1068 01:07:01,708 --> 01:07:07,000 "The truth should not be afraid of error when reason is free to combat it." 1069 01:07:09,041 --> 01:07:14,575 Friends, in this country, profits They will be redistributed using one of two methods: 1070 01:07:14,666 --> 01:07:17,992 with legal action or with a violent revolution. 1071 01:07:18,083 --> 01:07:20,784 There's not much time left to make a decision. 1072 01:07:20,875 --> 01:07:22,534 Thank you all for coming. 1073 01:07:22,625 --> 01:07:23,992 - Thank you! - To you! 1074 01:07:24,083 --> 01:07:26,075 Tell us about Hollywood! 1075 01:07:26,166 --> 01:07:29,367 Will the studios go to Florida how is it rumored? 1076 01:07:29,458 --> 01:07:30,742 It's absurd, sir. 1077 01:07:30,833 --> 01:07:34,117 If that were true, why would the Warners invest 1078 01:07:34,208 --> 01:07:37,450 in the purchase of 100,000 m2 for sound sets? 1079 01:07:37,541 --> 01:07:42,242 And MGM has a lot of contracts with stars, more than ever. 1080 01:07:42,333 --> 01:07:46,950 Well, maybe I don't have Mayer's vote, but he has mine. 1081 01:07:47,041 --> 01:07:48,375 in California. 1082 01:07:48,875 --> 01:07:50,500 Thank you all for coming. 1083 01:07:56,333 --> 01:07:58,825 I have seen many miracles in my life, 1084 01:07:58,916 --> 01:08:02,200 but I received more than 200 pages in 13 days. 1085 01:08:02,291 --> 01:08:03,958 I never thought it possible. 1086 01:08:05,083 --> 01:08:08,500 - For support artifacts. - Support artifacts. 1087 01:08:14,375 --> 01:08:15,700 It's good, Mank. 1088 01:08:15,791 --> 01:08:17,117 Very good. 1089 01:08:17,208 --> 01:08:20,208 I can assure which is the best thing he has written. 1090 01:08:20,958 --> 01:08:22,909 For a movie, it's more than good. 1091 01:08:23,000 --> 01:08:25,409 I have no words to express 1092 01:08:25,500 --> 01:08:28,534 how wealth and influence They can destroy a man. 1093 01:08:28,625 --> 01:08:31,083 It's Lear. The dark night of the soul. 1094 01:08:31,625 --> 01:08:33,492 And I was completely wrong. 1095 01:08:33,583 --> 01:08:37,034 The changing point of view It's... Revolutionary. 1096 01:08:37,125 --> 01:08:40,000 I never believed that someone could hold onto a sled so much. 1097 01:08:40,583 --> 01:08:42,242 I apreciate it. 1098 01:08:42,333 --> 01:08:43,333 But... 1099 01:08:43,750 --> 01:08:45,617 Another but. 1100 01:08:45,708 --> 01:08:47,700 It is 327 pages. 1101 01:08:47,791 --> 01:08:49,492 An abundance of wealth. 1102 01:08:49,583 --> 01:08:53,200 When the dog face comes, There will be many branches to prune. 1103 01:08:53,291 --> 01:08:57,750 "The longest script in history", John Houseman. 1104 01:08:59,250 --> 01:09:04,034 I wrote him a perfect narrative and I suggest a destination. 1105 01:09:04,125 --> 01:09:06,583 Where it takes you is your job. 1106 01:09:13,000 --> 01:09:16,125 I was looking at your payment. 1107 01:09:16,791 --> 01:09:19,333 I don't know if you know it or not... 1108 01:09:20,875 --> 01:09:24,242 You transferred your rights to Mercury by giving up your credit. 1109 01:09:24,333 --> 01:09:27,367 - I needed a job. - Maybe you should think about it. 1110 01:09:27,458 --> 01:09:30,409 The only thing I want now It's a hot shower 1111 01:09:30,500 --> 01:09:33,450 a cocktail and waking up next to my Sara. 1112 01:09:33,541 --> 01:09:34,833 You're sure? 1113 01:09:36,166 --> 01:09:37,375 It turned out well. 1114 01:09:42,750 --> 01:09:45,200 Mank, if you allow me, 1115 01:09:45,291 --> 01:09:46,541 Why Hearst? 1116 01:09:47,708 --> 01:09:50,284 Aside from her blonde Betty Boop, 1117 01:09:50,375 --> 01:09:52,916 you always were your favorite dinner companion. 1118 01:09:55,083 --> 01:10:01,708 John, do you know the parable of the organ grinder's monkey? 1119 01:10:06,250 --> 01:10:11,250 EXT. WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, DAY 1934 (FLASHBACK) 1120 01:10:17,000 --> 01:10:20,958 "TOURISTS" WHO ARRIVE BY TRAIN CALIFORNIA FLOODS 1121 01:10:23,916 --> 01:10:26,659 DO YOU WANT HALF THE COUNTRY COME TO CALIFORNIA? 1122 01:10:26,750 --> 01:10:27,791 SAY NO TO SINCLAIR 1123 01:10:43,666 --> 01:10:47,284 Today I visit to Mrs. Elsie Hammontree, of Azusa. 1124 01:10:47,375 --> 01:10:51,075 Elsie, could you tell us Why will you vote for the Republicans? 1125 01:10:51,166 --> 01:10:52,867 Young man, I am a widow. 1126 01:10:52,958 --> 01:10:56,825 This little house won't be much, But it's the only thing I have left. 1127 01:10:56,916 --> 01:10:58,950 And I intend to protect her. 1128 01:10:59,041 --> 01:11:00,117 Poor old woman. 1129 01:11:00,208 --> 01:11:03,284 Would you tell us why you will vote? to Frank Merriam? 1130 01:11:03,375 --> 01:11:07,325 I will vote for him because I want to keep our lifestyle. 1131 01:11:07,416 --> 01:11:08,833 I know that voice. 1132 01:11:09,958 --> 01:11:11,492 Sounds familiar to me. 1133 01:11:11,583 --> 01:11:13,333 It's Maude Anderson. 1134 01:11:14,666 --> 01:11:16,909 Yes, Aunt Berta, from Vías Solitarias. 1135 01:11:17,000 --> 01:11:20,791 Well, she's not a widow. And she is absurdly rich. 1136 01:11:21,416 --> 01:11:24,034 That "poor old woman" has in El Segundo 1137 01:11:24,125 --> 01:11:27,291 enough oil wells to buy a state. 1138 01:11:29,125 --> 01:11:32,375 I would recognize that whiskey gargle wherever it was. 1139 01:11:47,125 --> 01:11:49,492 NO MORE POVERTY IN CALIFORNIA VOTE FOR SINCLAIR 1140 01:11:49,583 --> 01:11:50,825 Wow, wow. 1141 01:11:50,916 --> 01:11:53,250 Looks like you got a job, C.C. 1142 01:11:53,750 --> 01:11:57,000 Don't go tell anyone, but yes, just in time. 1143 01:11:58,625 --> 01:12:00,458 -Who hired you? -MGM. 1144 01:12:01,166 --> 01:12:04,950 They completely cleared the corner of Washington and Culver. 1145 01:12:05,041 --> 01:12:09,367 Grady got a good role. They told us to dress normally. 1146 01:12:09,458 --> 01:12:13,625 I don't know who came up with it, but it keeps many of us employed. 1147 01:12:15,291 --> 01:12:16,916 Don't forget to vote. 1148 01:12:19,083 --> 01:12:20,083 Good. 1149 01:12:20,166 --> 01:12:22,200 He is often confused with Sinclair Lewis. 1150 01:12:22,291 --> 01:12:24,534 Many believe that he wrote The fire and the word. 1151 01:12:24,625 --> 01:12:27,367 It cost him the vote of the Dust Basin. I enter. 1152 01:12:27,458 --> 01:12:28,458 Poor fool. 1153 01:12:28,500 --> 01:12:32,325 Not only did he run out of funds, He's an idealist, for God's sake. 1154 01:12:32,416 --> 01:12:34,867 He is at a political disadvantage. I'm not going. 1155 01:12:34,958 --> 01:12:37,200 The Times says he will lose by 200,000. 1156 01:12:37,291 --> 01:12:40,284 Incredible what they buy $10 million against him. I go up. 1157 01:12:40,375 --> 01:12:42,867 You gain that by surrounding yourself with beginners. 1158 01:12:42,958 --> 01:12:44,909 Not only do they charge admission to the rallies, 1159 01:12:45,000 --> 01:12:47,617 they pass a basket when the gullible enter. 1160 01:12:47,708 --> 01:12:48,534 Same. 1161 01:12:48,625 --> 01:12:51,950 He is the most famous politician after Roosevelt, Hitler and Mussolini. 1162 01:12:52,041 --> 01:12:53,284 That must count for something. 1163 01:12:53,375 --> 01:12:55,575 - Shel, join. - The runners know it. 1164 01:12:55,666 --> 01:12:58,284 As soon as the Maude commercials came out, 1165 01:12:58,375 --> 01:13:01,284 the difference went from 7-5 in favor 2-1 against. 1166 01:13:01,375 --> 01:13:04,784 Could you please stop talking about politics and play? 1167 01:13:04,875 --> 01:13:06,200 Mank, can we talk? 1168 01:13:06,291 --> 01:13:09,950 I call and raise 200. 1169 01:13:10,041 --> 01:13:11,117 It's important. 1170 01:13:11,208 --> 01:13:13,333 Now, Shelly? 1171 01:13:15,416 --> 01:13:16,666 It better be. 1172 01:13:17,541 --> 01:13:20,458 It's the first good hand that I have all day. 1173 01:13:22,208 --> 01:13:24,784 I thought I didn't know which was a good hand. 1174 01:13:24,875 --> 01:13:25,875 I'm not going. 1175 01:13:26,458 --> 01:13:29,075 Would you tell us who you will vote for? these elections? 1176 01:13:29,166 --> 01:13:31,200 I'm voting for Frank Merriam. 1177 01:13:31,291 --> 01:13:33,367 Could you give us your main reason? 1178 01:13:33,458 --> 01:13:36,284 Well I love Merriam because I want a job. 1179 01:13:36,375 --> 01:13:39,575 If they extract all the capital from the country, who will pay us? 1180 01:13:39,666 --> 01:13:42,284 Do you think Merriam would be the safest? 1181 01:13:42,375 --> 01:13:43,450 Definitely. 1182 01:13:43,541 --> 01:13:46,825 This is not the time to take risks in the middle of the storm. 1183 01:13:46,916 --> 01:13:50,117 - Mr. Butler, will you vote in this election? - Of course. 1184 01:13:50,208 --> 01:13:53,450 - Who do you plan to vote for? - By Mr. Sinclair. 1185 01:13:53,541 --> 01:13:55,700 You must have a good reason for that. 1186 01:13:55,791 --> 01:13:58,992 Mr. Sinclair has something new. You have your EPIC plan. 1187 01:13:59,083 --> 01:14:02,367 And I think it's time to try something new again. 1188 01:14:02,458 --> 01:14:04,284 I need prosperity. 1189 01:14:04,375 --> 01:14:06,742 First of all, I'm American. 1190 01:14:06,833 --> 01:14:08,742 And I believe that Mr. Merriam 1191 01:14:08,833 --> 01:14:13,450 will support all the foundations and principles 1192 01:14:13,541 --> 01:14:16,409 who has defended this country in the last 150 years. 1193 01:14:16,500 --> 01:14:18,784 I have a job and I want to keep it. 1194 01:14:18,875 --> 01:14:21,909 My wife and I love California, and we want to stay. 1195 01:14:22,000 --> 01:14:24,659 But, in case we have to go, 1196 01:14:24,750 --> 01:14:27,250 I would like to have a couple of dollars at least. 1197 01:14:28,000 --> 01:14:29,000 Court! 1198 01:14:34,750 --> 01:14:38,325 Mrs. Hammontree, would you tell us Why will you vote for Frank Merriam? 1199 01:14:38,416 --> 01:14:41,950 I will vote for him because I want to keep our lifestyle. 1200 01:14:42,041 --> 01:14:44,083 You don't think a Democrat can? 1201 01:14:44,750 --> 01:14:46,409 That man is a socialist. 1202 01:14:46,500 --> 01:14:50,700 I don't know much about politics, But I'm sure of something. 1203 01:14:50,791 --> 01:14:52,784 If Upton Sinclair wins, 1204 01:14:52,875 --> 01:14:56,083 private property in California It won't be worth a dime. 1205 01:14:56,666 --> 01:14:59,583 Our system requires a complete renovation. 1206 01:15:00,416 --> 01:15:02,534 So I will vote for Comrade Upton. 1207 01:15:02,625 --> 01:15:05,666 Their system works in Russia. Why not here? 1208 01:15:08,833 --> 01:15:09,833 What do you think? 1209 01:15:10,791 --> 01:15:11,950 The truth, Shelly, 1210 01:15:12,041 --> 01:15:15,492 If the performances were better, You should be ashamed. 1211 01:15:15,583 --> 01:15:17,492 Only half are actors. 1212 01:15:17,583 --> 01:15:21,333 It has that touch of a news short, don't you believe it? 1213 01:15:21,875 --> 01:15:24,450 But it's not news and it's not real. 1214 01:15:24,541 --> 01:15:26,492 I wasn't looking for an ethical debate, Manky. 1215 01:15:26,583 --> 01:15:29,575 - When did you come up with this? - In a production meeting. 1216 01:15:29,666 --> 01:15:33,450 They passed out a Sinclair brochure, "No more poverty in California." 1217 01:15:33,541 --> 01:15:36,242 "The unemployed They will invade the Golden State." 1218 01:15:36,333 --> 01:15:39,916 - Mayer was dying to use it against him. - I bet so. 1219 01:15:40,958 --> 01:15:43,450 Enough to convince me that a writer 1220 01:15:43,541 --> 01:15:47,034 It is a greater threat to people than a supporter without integrity. 1221 01:15:47,125 --> 01:15:48,125 Manky... 1222 01:15:49,041 --> 01:15:50,041 Are you okay? 1223 01:15:51,125 --> 01:15:52,416 They are nerves. 1224 01:15:53,750 --> 01:15:56,916 If it bothers you, Shelly, why do you get involved? 1225 01:15:58,166 --> 01:15:59,708 They let me direct. 1226 01:16:03,750 --> 01:16:07,117 You don't think that the voters They will swallow this garbage. 1227 01:16:07,208 --> 01:16:10,450 Only those who believe that King Kong is ten stories tall 1228 01:16:10,541 --> 01:16:13,083 and that Mary Pickford is a virgin at 40. 1229 01:16:25,375 --> 01:16:27,208 Thanks, Cedric, that's fine. 1230 01:16:32,500 --> 01:16:35,541 I just watched our Sinclair shorts. 1231 01:16:37,083 --> 01:16:38,117 What did you think? 1232 01:16:38,208 --> 01:16:42,208 With all due respect to Shelly, They are not King Kong. 1233 01:16:43,416 --> 01:16:46,534 Although I think what images of lazy invaders 1234 01:16:46,625 --> 01:16:50,992 They have a certain xenophobic power when they appear in the Times 1235 01:16:51,083 --> 01:16:52,825 or on billboards. 1236 01:16:52,916 --> 01:16:56,992 Shelly was able to direct and I paid off your $12,000 gambling debt. 1237 01:16:57,083 --> 01:16:58,409 A fair exchange 1238 01:16:58,500 --> 01:17:02,000 for a one minute sermon about uninspired leaders. 1239 01:17:02,583 --> 01:17:05,242 Your director suffers a crisis of conscience. 1240 01:17:05,333 --> 01:17:07,291 He can speak for himself. 1241 01:17:09,666 --> 01:17:12,333 Don't do this, Irving. 1242 01:17:13,958 --> 01:17:17,325 when as a child He distributed socialist leaflets in the Bronx, 1243 01:17:17,416 --> 01:17:20,825 some democrat thugs They came up to show me my mistake. 1244 01:17:20,916 --> 01:17:22,742 One squeezed my testicles 1245 01:17:22,833 --> 01:17:26,325 until I offered throw my pamphlets into the east river. 1246 01:17:26,416 --> 01:17:30,458 That's politics. I didn't invent it. I don't apologize for her. 1247 01:17:35,000 --> 01:17:37,250 Mayer is not going to pay for this. 1248 01:17:38,000 --> 01:17:39,875 Well, it never pays anything. 1249 01:17:42,833 --> 01:17:43,833 Willie? 1250 01:17:46,666 --> 01:17:48,950 Marion might be interested. 1251 01:17:49,041 --> 01:17:50,742 Well you'll have to hurry. 1252 01:17:50,833 --> 01:17:53,541 Mayer is with her, saying goodbye. 1253 01:17:54,583 --> 01:17:56,000 Didn't you find out? 1254 01:17:57,500 --> 01:17:59,958 He's going to work for Warner Brothers. 1255 01:18:00,541 --> 01:18:01,666 Permanently. 1256 01:18:02,291 --> 01:18:03,367 To Warner? 1257 01:18:03,458 --> 01:18:05,950 I didn't want to give it the role of Marie Antoinette. 1258 01:18:06,041 --> 01:18:10,208 Goldwyn is right for a change. "A comedian in that role is hilarious." 1259 01:18:10,791 --> 01:18:13,958 Furthermore, his films They didn't generate a cent in a decade. 1260 01:18:14,625 --> 01:18:16,500 Congratulations, Irving. 1261 01:18:17,708 --> 01:18:19,333 I know what I am, Mank. 1262 01:18:19,833 --> 01:18:22,159 When I come to work, I don't do it for charity. 1263 01:18:22,250 --> 01:18:24,784 I don't use humor to avoid serious topics. 1264 01:18:24,875 --> 01:18:27,867 and I always fight for the things I believe in. 1265 01:18:27,958 --> 01:18:29,791 I don't have time for anything else. 1266 01:18:30,833 --> 01:18:32,083 But you, sir, 1267 01:18:32,750 --> 01:18:35,075 how formidable would be people like you 1268 01:18:35,166 --> 01:18:36,958 if they collaborated in a cause. 1269 01:18:38,416 --> 01:18:39,750 Close the door. 1270 01:19:24,916 --> 01:19:25,916 Mank! 1271 01:19:26,500 --> 01:19:27,500 Are you OK? 1272 01:19:27,958 --> 01:19:29,742 No, that almost killed me. 1273 01:19:29,833 --> 01:19:32,450 - Where's Willie? - In Cairo, I think. 1274 01:19:32,541 --> 01:19:35,784 - Can you call him? - I don't call him, he calls me. 1275 01:19:35,875 --> 01:19:36,875 When is he coming back? 1276 01:19:36,958 --> 01:19:39,916 On November 6th. I'll see him in Europe in a week. 1277 01:19:42,125 --> 01:19:45,409 Marion, I need a favor. It's a joke on Willie. 1278 01:19:45,500 --> 01:19:46,700 Sure, whatever. 1279 01:19:46,791 --> 01:19:49,742 I want you to go back and tell Mayer 1280 01:19:49,833 --> 01:19:53,458 that Willie wants removed Sinclair's fake shorts. 1281 01:19:55,625 --> 01:19:57,458 What fake Sinclair shorts? 1282 01:19:58,041 --> 01:20:01,450 There is no time to explain. I need you to tell him that. 1283 01:20:01,541 --> 01:20:03,409 I couldn't, not even playing. 1284 01:20:03,500 --> 01:20:06,166 - Why not? - You know I don't lie. 1285 01:20:06,791 --> 01:20:09,450 That's why he's going to believe you. 1286 01:20:09,541 --> 01:20:12,625 Marion please You are no longer in the convent. 1287 01:20:16,041 --> 01:20:20,200 - I'm sorry, I know it's stupid, but... - But what? Why not? 1288 01:20:20,291 --> 01:20:24,500 - Promise you won't laugh. - I promise I won't laugh. 1289 01:20:25,083 --> 01:20:26,083 My exit. 1290 01:20:26,583 --> 01:20:27,583 That? 1291 01:20:28,791 --> 01:20:30,875 I already made my exit. 1292 01:21:01,166 --> 01:21:03,200 - Manky! -Alexandry! 1293 01:21:03,291 --> 01:21:05,117 It's an ashy tuft! 1294 01:21:05,208 --> 01:21:08,041 Congratulations. They are the best. 1295 01:21:08,791 --> 01:21:10,125 What do you want me to say? 1296 01:21:10,791 --> 01:21:11,700 It's my aunt. 1297 01:21:11,791 --> 01:21:14,708 It's not about her, but about him. 1298 01:21:15,750 --> 01:21:18,575 Or rather, it's him, but it's not her. 1299 01:21:18,666 --> 01:21:22,742 No? The lonely star, trapped in a castle with puzzles. 1300 01:21:22,833 --> 01:21:27,159 Rather, it is she as they imagine her. people who don't know her. 1301 01:21:27,250 --> 01:21:28,541 I understand. 1302 01:21:29,500 --> 01:21:32,617 It is she as you imagine her, But that's him as you know him. 1303 01:21:32,708 --> 01:21:35,159 - Damn, Charlie. - You asked me to come. 1304 01:21:35,250 --> 01:21:37,867 I felt honored to come and read your work. 1305 01:21:37,958 --> 01:21:41,250 - Is it a test? - A test? About what? 1306 01:21:41,833 --> 01:21:44,492 - Friendship? Of loyalty? - Please. 1307 01:21:44,583 --> 01:21:47,250 Or just your shape to evade responsibility? 1308 01:21:48,000 --> 01:21:49,000 What are you taking about? 1309 01:21:49,083 --> 01:21:52,500 Do you expect me to absolve you of such a personal betrayal? 1310 01:21:54,291 --> 01:21:55,500 I won't grant you that. 1311 01:21:59,083 --> 01:22:01,000 Are you going to tell him something? 1312 01:22:05,875 --> 01:22:07,333 I have to think about it. 1313 01:22:08,875 --> 01:22:12,200 - Because? - Because I still don't know how she will react. 1314 01:22:12,291 --> 01:22:14,034 What does your instinct tell you? 1315 01:22:14,125 --> 01:22:18,242 Which is a very strong medicine for a life of idealistic egocentrism. 1316 01:22:18,333 --> 01:22:21,450 Of those cures that could be worse than the disease. 1317 01:22:21,541 --> 01:22:23,958 But you should know better than anyone. 1318 01:22:31,333 --> 01:22:32,750 Did you take the script? 1319 01:22:35,500 --> 01:22:36,583 Will you show it to him? 1320 01:22:39,916 --> 01:22:41,041 Don't know. 1321 01:22:42,208 --> 01:22:43,625 Do you want me to do it? 1322 01:22:45,833 --> 01:22:47,125 Don't know. 1323 01:23:02,333 --> 01:23:04,784 EXT. TROCADERO NIGHT CENTER 1324 01:23:04,875 --> 01:23:09,208 ELECTION EVE, NIGHT 1934 (FLASHBACK) 1325 01:23:21,500 --> 01:23:23,833 Sinclair just spews nonsense. 1326 01:23:24,916 --> 01:23:26,375 That's for sure. 1327 01:23:27,625 --> 01:23:31,541 Make up your mind. Do we lick our wounds Or do we get the most out of it? 1328 01:23:32,666 --> 01:23:34,708 We make the most of it. 1329 01:23:37,166 --> 01:23:39,492 - Good night. Name? - Mankiewicz. 1330 01:23:39,583 --> 01:23:40,742 Sorry. How did he say? 1331 01:23:40,833 --> 01:23:44,117 M-A-N-K-I-E-W-I-C and out of nowhere... A Z. 1332 01:23:44,208 --> 01:23:47,284 - Table 14. - At the bottom, easy exit. 1333 01:23:47,375 --> 01:23:49,166 Mankiewicz, Herman. 1334 01:23:50,791 --> 01:23:53,875 Very sorry. Table one. Here. 1335 01:23:56,000 --> 01:23:59,000 If you don't have anything good to say, don't say anything. 1336 01:24:06,375 --> 01:24:08,958 REPUBLICAN PARTY 1337 01:24:11,291 --> 01:24:12,825 - Table one. - Sara! 1338 01:24:12,916 --> 01:24:15,575 But look who's here. What a surprise. 1339 01:24:15,666 --> 01:24:18,450 -Sarah. - What a faithful friend you are. 1340 01:24:18,541 --> 01:24:20,367 I never thought we'd see Mank. 1341 01:24:20,458 --> 01:24:23,492 It surprises me. I imagined you in pajamas at this time. 1342 01:24:23,583 --> 01:24:26,325 Mank, we have the same dentist in Camden. 1343 01:24:26,416 --> 01:24:29,450 Sara, we must plan a day of shopping and chatting. 1344 01:24:29,541 --> 01:24:33,916 Herman, I met your brother. It has the family seal. Very handsome. 1345 01:24:37,333 --> 01:24:38,875 Please take a seat. 1346 01:24:41,000 --> 01:24:44,034 They don't know how much it means. I am moved by his presence. 1347 01:24:44,125 --> 01:24:45,250 Thanks for... 1348 01:24:48,375 --> 01:24:49,791 Why do I love you? 1349 01:24:56,875 --> 01:24:58,541 What are you going to drink? 1350 01:25:09,500 --> 01:25:11,041 CALIFORNIA ELECTIONS 1351 01:25:38,875 --> 01:25:41,325 What a great night. Good results. 1352 01:25:41,416 --> 01:25:43,083 - Here's to that. - Do you see it? 1353 01:25:43,583 --> 01:25:47,659 If you tell people what you need to know emotionally, 1354 01:25:47,750 --> 01:25:50,075 Hopefully they do the right thing. 1355 01:25:50,166 --> 01:25:51,575 I think you mean: 1356 01:25:51,666 --> 01:25:56,659 "If you lie to people long enough, they tend to believe it. 1357 01:25:56,750 --> 01:25:58,075 He didn't mean that. 1358 01:25:58,166 --> 01:26:00,992 What's happening? Are we quoting Goebbels? 1359 01:26:01,083 --> 01:26:03,950 - I would like to discuss it with Louis. - I would like to hear it. 1360 01:26:04,041 --> 01:26:05,700 Mank, drink another one. 1361 01:26:05,791 --> 01:26:08,075 It's early. Every vote counts. 1362 01:26:08,166 --> 01:26:11,659 Maybe the informed ones from California They haven't left work yet. 1363 01:26:11,750 --> 01:26:14,117 As far as I know, it is a democracy. 1364 01:26:14,208 --> 01:26:16,284 - From the town. - For the people. 1365 01:26:16,375 --> 01:26:18,200 What are you two talking about? 1366 01:26:18,291 --> 01:26:23,159 I propose something to you. What do you think... Double or nothing? 1367 01:26:23,250 --> 01:26:25,000 - What does it say? - Herman. 1368 01:26:26,375 --> 01:26:28,500 You really bet on anything. 1369 01:26:29,500 --> 01:26:30,742 Keep your money. 1370 01:26:30,833 --> 01:26:34,617 I settle for crushing to that utopian son of a bitch. 1371 01:26:34,708 --> 01:26:38,117 I told you that we canceled your obligations as a sign of gratitude. 1372 01:26:38,208 --> 01:26:39,375 Moment, what? 1373 01:26:40,333 --> 01:26:44,200 Are you betting double or nothing with a debt that he no longer owes us? 1374 01:26:44,291 --> 01:26:46,742 -Mank. - A matter of principle, Louis. 1375 01:26:46,833 --> 01:26:48,250 You wouldn't understand. 1376 01:26:49,875 --> 01:26:52,125 I understand it perfectly. 1377 01:26:53,416 --> 01:26:54,708 I accept the bet. 1378 01:26:55,416 --> 01:26:58,125 Well, Mank, there it is: $24,000 or nothing. 1379 01:27:02,791 --> 01:27:04,000 Excuse me. 1380 01:27:05,333 --> 01:27:06,875 I'm going to vomit. 1381 01:28:18,500 --> 01:28:20,000 I went out for air. 1382 01:28:36,416 --> 01:28:38,458 Why do you love me? 1383 01:28:52,000 --> 01:28:53,791 Excuse me, friends. 1384 01:28:56,000 --> 01:29:00,250 The final, incomplete count, of the night is... 1385 01:29:01,916 --> 01:29:05,333 Upton Sinclair, the Bolshevik worm: 1386 01:29:06,458 --> 01:29:09,708 728653. 1387 01:29:10,625 --> 01:29:11,791 Frank Merriam, 1388 01:29:13,166 --> 01:29:15,166 the good republican: 1389 01:29:15,666 --> 01:29:19,909 948814, my friends! 1390 01:29:20,000 --> 01:29:21,867 My friends! 1391 01:29:21,958 --> 01:29:25,575 Everyone stand up and sing with me! 1392 01:29:25,666 --> 01:29:28,166 Sing with me! Stand up and sing! 1393 01:29:32,958 --> 01:29:35,333 It was a team effort. Thank you. 1394 01:29:46,166 --> 01:29:50,492 Mr. Mankiewicz, I'm sorry to bother you, but you have a phone call. 1395 01:29:50,583 --> 01:29:51,875 Come this way. 1396 01:29:57,041 --> 01:29:59,450 - Hello? - Mank, it's Shelly. 1397 01:29:59,541 --> 01:30:00,541 It's Shelly. 1398 01:30:00,625 --> 01:30:03,916 - He lost, Mank. - It's been a bad night. 1399 01:30:05,208 --> 01:30:06,242 It's my fault. 1400 01:30:06,333 --> 01:30:08,825 Don't say that. You only voted once. 1401 01:30:08,916 --> 01:30:10,825 He just spoke on the radio. 1402 01:30:10,916 --> 01:30:15,409 He said that the fake news shorts They cost him the elections. 1403 01:30:15,500 --> 01:30:17,325 That shows how innocent he is. 1404 01:30:17,416 --> 01:30:20,200 He lost because Roosevelt stepped aside. 1405 01:30:20,291 --> 01:30:22,909 - Go to sleep. - I'm not at home. 1406 01:30:23,000 --> 01:30:24,916 Where are you? I'll ask you for a taxi. 1407 01:30:25,416 --> 01:30:28,034 Don't worry. I'll take the Pasadena Freeway. 1408 01:30:28,125 --> 01:30:30,625 It will be cleared by the elections. 1409 01:30:31,291 --> 01:30:33,458 Hello? Hello? 1410 01:30:36,541 --> 01:30:38,075 Operator, what number? 1411 01:30:38,166 --> 01:30:40,125 Normandie, 4761. 1412 01:30:40,666 --> 01:30:42,166 He's drunk as a thief. 1413 01:30:43,416 --> 01:30:46,450 - Shel? It's you? - I'm Herman Mankiewicz. 1414 01:30:46,541 --> 01:30:49,450 - Where is? - I don't know. I am very worried. 1415 01:30:49,541 --> 01:30:53,450 He left here very upset and took a gun. 1416 01:30:53,541 --> 01:30:55,992 Don't worry, Fay. I will find it. 1417 01:30:56,083 --> 01:30:57,833 - Eve. - That? 1418 01:30:58,500 --> 01:31:00,742 I'm Eve. Fay is his ex. 1419 01:31:00,833 --> 01:31:01,958 I will find it. 1420 01:31:05,791 --> 01:31:07,825 Is Houseman coming back? 1421 01:31:07,916 --> 01:31:10,458 I never thought I would miss him. 1422 01:31:11,166 --> 01:31:14,242 The Wunderkind and him They are doing the first edition, 1423 01:31:14,333 --> 01:31:16,909 a kind of creative vivisection. 1424 01:31:17,000 --> 01:31:20,034 Vital organs are exposed, you don't learn anything 1425 01:31:20,125 --> 01:31:22,000 and the patient dies on the table. 1426 01:31:27,333 --> 01:31:29,250 What do we have here? 1427 01:31:31,541 --> 01:31:36,784 Wow, a common magpie Corvidae sponged and striated. 1428 01:31:36,875 --> 01:31:37,958 How do you say, Manky? 1429 01:31:58,666 --> 01:32:00,159 What do you think of the Mojave? 1430 01:32:00,250 --> 01:32:03,159 God's solution for drunks and depraved people. 1431 01:32:03,250 --> 01:32:05,409 The perfect place to quit alcohol. 1432 01:32:05,500 --> 01:32:08,200 - Is it working for you? - Not yet. 1433 01:32:08,291 --> 01:32:10,333 - Health. - L'chaim. 1434 01:32:17,250 --> 01:32:18,458 Why do you do it? 1435 01:32:19,041 --> 01:32:21,742 - For posterity. - What a big lie. 1436 01:32:21,833 --> 01:32:24,200 - From the original Latin. - Don't underestimate me. 1437 01:32:24,291 --> 01:32:27,916 - I was better than you in Latin. - Bibamus, moriendum est. 1438 01:32:32,583 --> 01:32:34,125 I read your little script. 1439 01:32:36,375 --> 01:32:37,700 The news flies. 1440 01:32:37,791 --> 01:32:39,159 Even without the cover, 1441 01:32:39,250 --> 01:32:42,333 You don't have to be Philip Marlowe to find out who wrote it. 1442 01:32:43,125 --> 01:32:44,166 I hear you. 1443 01:32:44,791 --> 01:32:45,958 It's something... 1444 01:32:48,083 --> 01:32:49,083 complicated. 1445 01:32:49,125 --> 01:32:50,833 Well, thanks for coming. 1446 01:32:51,750 --> 01:32:53,791 Herman, listen to me. 1447 01:32:54,291 --> 01:32:56,867 If you confront Willie, it will be the end of you. 1448 01:32:56,958 --> 01:32:59,450 Mayer won't be able to save you. Neither him nor anyone. 1449 01:32:59,541 --> 01:33:03,367 - And even less the genius boy from New York. - You're too political, Joe. 1450 01:33:03,458 --> 01:33:05,916 Self-preservation is not politics. 1451 01:33:06,458 --> 01:33:10,325 I understand about him, but what did Marion do to deserve this? 1452 01:33:10,416 --> 01:33:12,541 It's not her! 1453 01:33:13,666 --> 01:33:17,492 You should know, Not all characters are protagonists. 1454 01:33:17,583 --> 01:33:18,784 There are secondary ones. 1455 01:33:18,875 --> 01:33:22,875 Well that's why I'm here. I represent the secondary characters. 1456 01:33:25,000 --> 01:33:28,284 You may be interested to know It is rumored that you are going against Hearst 1457 01:33:28,375 --> 01:33:30,742 because they took you off Louis' payroll. 1458 01:33:30,833 --> 01:33:34,742 - That they didn't want you there anymore. - Don't believe all the gossip. 1459 01:33:34,833 --> 01:33:38,041 Hey, you put on the jester's hat. 1460 01:33:40,375 --> 01:33:42,291 Someone had to say it. 1461 01:33:51,250 --> 01:33:55,784 They speculate that "Rosebud" is the nickname by Hearst for Marion's genitals. 1462 01:33:55,875 --> 01:33:57,784 I know you would never stoop so low. 1463 01:33:57,875 --> 01:33:59,750 Because it hadn't occurred to me. 1464 01:34:15,041 --> 01:34:18,367 Charlie tells me what will you do? the old Thalberg post. 1465 01:34:18,458 --> 01:34:19,458 No, not anymore. 1466 01:34:19,500 --> 01:34:22,617 - Did I ruin it? - You're not that influential, Herman. 1467 01:34:22,708 --> 01:34:25,242 - I brought it on myself. - That's new. 1468 01:34:25,333 --> 01:34:29,117 I exposed myself, not entirely metaphorically, in court. 1469 01:34:29,208 --> 01:34:30,617 Tell me. 1470 01:34:30,708 --> 01:34:34,617 Someone complained that Mervyn LeRoy I was spending a lot on The Wizard of Oz. 1471 01:34:34,708 --> 01:34:37,325 - Damn movie... - And I said, "LeRoy s'amuse." 1472 01:34:37,416 --> 01:34:40,325 I spent the next 20 minutes trying to explain 1473 01:34:40,416 --> 01:34:43,742 that "LeRoy" is "le roi" in French and means "the king." 1474 01:34:43,833 --> 01:34:45,950 Or to be specific, Francis I 1475 01:34:46,041 --> 01:34:50,583 and his actual habit of "having fun" sleeping with the women of the court. 1476 01:34:55,416 --> 01:34:59,041 Dad was right. You should have been a teacher. 1477 01:34:59,541 --> 01:35:02,450 nobody knew what the hell was he talking about. 1478 01:35:02,541 --> 01:35:06,575 They said they didn't give me the job because I don't know how to work as a team, 1479 01:35:06,666 --> 01:35:08,117 but I know the truth. 1480 01:35:08,208 --> 01:35:11,208 It was the play on words in French what finished me. 1481 01:35:17,666 --> 01:35:19,250 I'm done, Joe. 1482 01:35:22,500 --> 01:35:24,166 For several years now. 1483 01:35:29,541 --> 01:35:31,750 It's the best thing you've written. 1484 01:35:48,916 --> 01:35:50,458 A rare bird. 1485 01:35:52,791 --> 01:35:54,208 A Mankiewicz. 1486 01:36:05,333 --> 01:36:06,700 EXT. MGM STUDIES 1487 01:36:06,791 --> 01:36:10,541 ELECTION EVE, NIGHT 1934 (FLASHBACK) 1488 01:36:17,791 --> 01:36:19,708 You're not going to make it that way. 1489 01:36:20,291 --> 01:36:22,409 - Achieve what? - Kill yourself. 1490 01:36:22,500 --> 01:36:24,825 I have tried. It takes years. 1491 01:36:24,916 --> 01:36:28,325 I got tired of making inserts and unimportant plans. 1492 01:36:28,416 --> 01:36:33,083 You are not the first person to resign to your integrity to reach higher. 1493 01:36:33,916 --> 01:36:36,825 Thalberg said it was your idea. 1494 01:36:36,916 --> 01:36:40,416 Sometimes my occurrences They are not the best. 1495 01:36:43,750 --> 01:36:45,700 Go home to Fay. 1496 01:36:45,791 --> 01:36:48,083 - Eve. - Eve. I'm sorry. 1497 01:36:50,375 --> 01:36:52,034 Look what we did. 1498 01:36:52,125 --> 01:36:54,117 We cannot repair the damage. 1499 01:36:54,208 --> 01:36:56,200 We have to stay alert. 1500 01:36:56,291 --> 01:36:57,784 With respect to...? 1501 01:36:57,875 --> 01:37:02,416 The people who sit in the cinemas, willing to believe everything. 1502 01:37:03,000 --> 01:37:05,625 We have a great responsibility. 1503 01:37:07,125 --> 01:37:08,125 I have it. 1504 01:37:09,208 --> 01:37:10,250 What do you have? 1505 01:37:11,708 --> 01:37:13,083 Parkinson. 1506 01:37:18,875 --> 01:37:21,000 No, Shelly... 1507 01:37:27,166 --> 01:37:28,541 I'm really sorry. 1508 01:37:29,500 --> 01:37:31,291 First, you have tremors... 1509 01:37:32,333 --> 01:37:34,875 and your muscles start to fail. 1510 01:37:35,791 --> 01:37:38,291 Soon after, you can't even get up. 1511 01:37:39,375 --> 01:37:41,000 Not even smile... 1512 01:37:41,500 --> 01:37:42,617 no way 1513 01:37:42,708 --> 01:37:44,333 You lose everything. 1514 01:37:45,250 --> 01:37:47,750 And you keep losing it until... 1515 01:37:48,416 --> 01:37:50,333 You can always produce. 1516 01:37:57,458 --> 01:37:59,250 Give me the gun, Shelly. 1517 01:38:23,000 --> 01:38:24,041 Take them, Mank. 1518 01:38:26,625 --> 01:38:27,625 Go home. 1519 01:38:28,208 --> 01:38:29,625 I'll be fine. 1520 01:39:15,041 --> 01:39:16,125 Is he coming with you? 1521 01:39:17,333 --> 01:39:18,750 He didn't want to come. 1522 01:39:20,333 --> 01:39:21,833 Tell me you have the gun. 1523 01:39:29,041 --> 01:39:30,291 It just can't be! 1524 01:39:31,458 --> 01:39:32,458 That? 1525 01:39:33,250 --> 01:39:34,666 I had the complete box. 1526 01:39:49,291 --> 01:39:50,333 Mank. 1527 01:39:52,083 --> 01:39:53,666 He has a visitor. 1528 01:39:55,208 --> 01:39:56,250 That? 1529 01:40:17,458 --> 01:40:18,625 Drink quickly. 1530 01:40:19,208 --> 01:40:21,583 With this heat, it will turn into sugar. 1531 01:40:28,958 --> 01:40:32,950 Why wine and dine, Marion? Good cop, bad cop? 1532 01:40:33,041 --> 01:40:36,416 - What are you talking about, Mank? - First Joe, now you. 1533 01:40:37,916 --> 01:40:40,458 Why don't you tell me what are you thinking? 1534 01:40:42,083 --> 01:40:43,291 Well... 1535 01:40:44,125 --> 01:40:46,200 - I read the script. - Who doesn't? 1536 01:40:46,291 --> 01:40:50,375 It's great, Mank, It has a lot of style and is very you. 1537 01:40:51,041 --> 01:40:53,075 What I wouldn't give to play my role 10 years ago. 1538 01:40:53,166 --> 01:40:55,034 That character is not you. 1539 01:40:55,125 --> 01:40:58,000 That doesn't bother me, Mank, Seriously no. 1540 01:40:58,750 --> 01:41:00,333 But I beg you... 1541 01:41:01,125 --> 01:41:02,825 Don't kick Daddy on the ground. 1542 01:41:02,916 --> 01:41:04,958 Willie, on the ground? 1543 01:41:07,791 --> 01:41:09,750 I haven't told this to anyone. 1544 01:41:10,250 --> 01:41:14,075 I had to lend him a million just to save San Simeon. 1545 01:41:14,166 --> 01:41:16,950 - Did you sell your jewelry? - Of course not. 1546 01:41:17,041 --> 01:41:20,041 Only properties. He gave me most of it anyway. 1547 01:41:20,541 --> 01:41:22,125 Willie sent you. 1548 01:41:22,875 --> 01:41:23,958 It wasn't necessary. 1549 01:41:27,458 --> 01:41:31,367 Does that surprise you? You are the most observant man I know. 1550 01:41:31,458 --> 01:41:34,791 - Then, you deserve better. - How sweet you are. 1551 01:41:37,166 --> 01:41:40,409 I always wanted something better. Mama Rose too. 1552 01:41:40,500 --> 01:41:43,867 He made sure that his daughters They learned to dance and sing. 1553 01:41:43,958 --> 01:41:46,083 They were never going to end up in Brooklyn. 1554 01:41:46,875 --> 01:41:50,500 I was 16 when they elected me for Stop! Look! Listen! 1555 01:41:51,083 --> 01:41:52,541 What a good title. 1556 01:41:53,041 --> 01:41:55,825 Willie went to the theater every night, same seat. 1557 01:41:55,916 --> 01:41:58,325 The girls told me to be careful. 1558 01:41:58,416 --> 01:42:00,617 He was too old, he had too much interest. 1559 01:42:00,708 --> 01:42:03,458 Please, I doubt it was your only admirer. 1560 01:42:05,458 --> 01:42:08,208 Your script hit something right. 1561 01:42:08,833 --> 01:42:11,750 How lonely he was as a child. 1562 01:42:14,375 --> 01:42:18,208 When my mother heard that he was one of the richest in the country, 1563 01:42:18,958 --> 01:42:20,916 He said, "Aim higher." 1564 01:42:23,250 --> 01:42:26,750 He has always been very good to me. 1565 01:42:28,375 --> 01:42:30,166 I love that old man, Mank. 1566 01:42:31,666 --> 01:42:36,284 Maybe it wasn't always like this, like when he gave me financial assistance. 1567 01:42:36,375 --> 01:42:41,541 But now we have something that no one could... 1568 01:42:45,458 --> 01:42:47,541 Am I convincing you or not? 1569 01:42:50,750 --> 01:42:53,583 I hope that, if this is filmed, 1570 01:42:55,416 --> 01:42:57,041 forgive me 1571 01:42:57,666 --> 01:43:01,208 And I hope that, if it is not filmed, 1572 01:43:02,458 --> 01:43:04,375 you forgive me. 1573 01:43:09,416 --> 01:43:13,909 INT. TEMPLE, WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, DAY 1936 (FLASHBACK) 1574 01:43:14,000 --> 01:43:15,825 He was a modest man. 1575 01:43:15,916 --> 01:43:17,909 His name never appeared in the marquees 1576 01:43:18,000 --> 01:43:22,333 with the big stars, producers and directors who worked with him, 1577 01:43:23,208 --> 01:43:26,284 but I loved the movies more than anything else. 1578 01:43:26,375 --> 01:43:30,034 And he captured his impeccable style, your incredible attention to detail 1579 01:43:30,125 --> 01:43:32,409 in all the scenes he played. 1580 01:43:32,500 --> 01:43:36,575 It is not our place to question why he left us so unexpectedly. 1581 01:43:36,666 --> 01:43:38,625 Behind, leave his memory. 1582 01:43:39,208 --> 01:43:42,159 The memory of a great man, a talented man, 1583 01:43:42,250 --> 01:43:44,875 a man of impeccable integrity. 1584 01:43:45,416 --> 01:43:47,750 Irving G. Thalberg. 1585 01:44:01,500 --> 01:44:02,500 Mank. 1586 01:44:03,791 --> 01:44:07,700 I haven't seen you since... Jack Gilbert's funeral. 1587 01:44:07,791 --> 01:44:10,500 I haven't seen you since Shelly Metcalf. 1588 01:44:11,333 --> 01:44:12,583 Has it been so long? 1589 01:44:14,333 --> 01:44:16,916 -How have you been, Mank? - Between movies. 1590 01:44:18,041 --> 01:44:19,708 I thought you were still at MGM. 1591 01:44:20,375 --> 01:44:21,458 I'm still there. 1592 01:44:23,541 --> 01:44:26,867 Listen, go see me at International. We will negotiate something. 1593 01:44:26,958 --> 01:44:28,784 I already went to see you. 1594 01:44:28,875 --> 01:44:32,450 You gave me the same invitation at Shelly's funeral. 1595 01:44:32,541 --> 01:44:35,708 I couldn't get through from your secretary's secretary. 1596 01:44:36,875 --> 01:44:37,875 Oh really? 1597 01:44:40,625 --> 01:44:42,000 Nice to see you, Mank. 1598 01:45:27,416 --> 01:45:29,375 - Hello? - Mank? 1599 01:45:30,166 --> 01:45:31,666 One moment, please. 1600 01:45:38,333 --> 01:45:39,333 Mank. 1601 01:45:39,833 --> 01:45:40,833 Mank! 1602 01:45:41,375 --> 01:45:42,416 It's Orson. 1603 01:45:43,208 --> 01:45:44,250 It's Orson. 1604 01:45:53,083 --> 01:45:54,325 - Hello? - Mank? 1605 01:45:54,416 --> 01:45:58,784 I just finished the first edition and I am very pleased and impressed. 1606 01:45:58,875 --> 01:46:00,825 Oh really? I'm glad to hear it. 1607 01:46:00,916 --> 01:46:02,575 It needs work, of course, 1608 01:46:02,666 --> 01:46:05,284 but it's nothing that we cannot solve together. 1609 01:46:05,375 --> 01:46:06,992 Well, it delights me to hear it. 1610 01:46:07,083 --> 01:46:08,909 Houseman will bring you my notes. 1611 01:46:09,000 --> 01:46:11,367 Meanwhile, I will go through everything cleanly. 1612 01:46:11,458 --> 01:46:12,784 I trust your judgment. 1613 01:46:12,875 --> 01:46:15,083 Did you talk to your Hollywood friends? 1614 01:46:15,833 --> 01:46:18,325 - That Houseman... - Then, you'll already know. 1615 01:46:18,416 --> 01:46:20,242 No network will show us. 1616 01:46:20,333 --> 01:46:25,159 RKO will have to sue for boycott. They will surely receive a counterclaim. 1617 01:46:25,250 --> 01:46:27,367 If your beautiful house is in your name, 1618 01:46:27,458 --> 01:46:30,583 it would be a good idea put it in poor Sara's name. 1619 01:46:31,750 --> 01:46:34,742 - Are you still there, Mank? - Yes. 1620 01:46:34,833 --> 01:46:37,534 - Where else? - I saved the best for last. 1621 01:46:37,625 --> 01:46:41,867 Guess who offered to buy everything and bury the film forever. 1622 01:46:41,958 --> 01:46:42,867 Was it Hearst? 1623 01:46:42,958 --> 01:46:44,492 Mank, you surprise me. 1624 01:46:44,583 --> 01:46:47,875 Did Othello suspect Desdemona? before talking to Iago? 1625 01:46:49,041 --> 01:46:50,075 Mayer. 1626 01:46:50,166 --> 01:46:51,992 What did RKO say? 1627 01:46:52,083 --> 01:46:55,034 Nothing for now, but he will have an advantage if he manages... 1628 01:46:55,125 --> 01:46:57,909 - You should come. - Yes, as soon as I finish with... 1629 01:46:58,000 --> 01:47:00,325 Today, if possible. 1630 01:47:00,416 --> 01:47:02,784 Hey, did I say something I shouldn't have? 1631 01:47:02,875 --> 01:47:05,075 I hope you haven't lost your nerve. 1632 01:47:05,166 --> 01:47:07,458 Courage is the only thing I have left. 1633 01:47:11,458 --> 01:47:14,700 INT. SAN SIMEÓN DINING ROOM, NIGHT 1937 (FLASHBACK) 1634 01:47:14,791 --> 01:47:16,742 What a year you've had, Louis. 1635 01:47:16,833 --> 01:47:18,159 How have you handled it? 1636 01:47:18,250 --> 01:47:23,367 Despite everything, I am happy to say that the MGM ship is going full steam ahead. 1637 01:47:23,458 --> 01:47:28,659 Everything seems to indicate that this will be the most successful year in our history. 1638 01:47:28,750 --> 01:47:30,117 What good news. 1639 01:47:30,208 --> 01:47:32,659 Would you like to lie down in a room? 1640 01:47:32,750 --> 01:47:36,450 - I prefer to be standing. - Or we could get him a costume. 1641 01:47:36,541 --> 01:47:39,291 Why would I need a dis...? 1642 01:47:41,750 --> 01:47:43,375 Hello everyone. 1643 01:47:43,958 --> 01:47:45,575 Better late than never. 1644 01:47:45,666 --> 01:47:47,117 Mank, what about Sara? 1645 01:47:47,208 --> 01:47:49,867 Taking care of the Mankiewicz clan. 1646 01:47:49,958 --> 01:47:51,492 What train did you take? 1647 01:47:51,583 --> 01:47:57,367 Glendale. I didn't go down where I should. I took a taxi in Morro Bay. 1648 01:47:57,458 --> 01:47:58,367 I don't understand. 1649 01:47:58,458 --> 01:48:01,575 I thought the invitation said "circus" outfit, 1650 01:48:01,666 --> 01:48:03,492 not "flea circus." 1651 01:48:03,583 --> 01:48:07,284 A man cornered me who sold vacuum cleaners. 1652 01:48:07,375 --> 01:48:09,409 - Raise your hand. - Say, sir. 1653 01:48:09,500 --> 01:48:11,492 Who knows what a vacuum cleaner is? 1654 01:48:11,583 --> 01:48:14,284 Martin, can you put a chair for him? to Mr. Mankiewicz 1655 01:48:14,375 --> 01:48:16,541 Where can I get some air? 1656 01:48:18,875 --> 01:48:20,750 Are you following me here, sir? 1657 01:48:21,916 --> 01:48:26,125 - And give him some coffee. - Yes, Mr. Monowicz needs coffee. 1658 01:48:32,833 --> 01:48:35,416 How is Marie Antoinette's going? 1659 01:48:36,375 --> 01:48:39,200 The preview was not very successful. 1660 01:48:39,291 --> 01:48:42,041 We cut scenes, but I should have imagined it. 1661 01:48:42,541 --> 01:48:45,492 Versailles, all those costumes and wigs. 1662 01:48:45,583 --> 01:48:49,325 Impossible to tell stories like that without making a modern adaptation. 1663 01:48:49,416 --> 01:48:53,159 And the performance of your protagonist? The movie depends on her. 1664 01:48:53,250 --> 01:48:56,284 Norma gave herself body and soul to her, 1665 01:48:56,375 --> 01:48:58,950 but I should have told him to take some time. 1666 01:48:59,041 --> 01:49:02,825 - It's hard to get over a loss like that. - Marion would have shined. 1667 01:49:02,916 --> 01:49:05,867 Marion would have done it perfectly. 1668 01:49:05,958 --> 01:49:07,625 Marion Antoinette. 1669 01:49:09,000 --> 01:49:10,416 Puppet. 1670 01:49:11,708 --> 01:49:14,416 I am not interested in educating our public. 1671 01:49:14,916 --> 01:49:17,708 Do you want to send a message? Go to Western Union. 1672 01:49:19,416 --> 01:49:22,409 Literary production: "Let them eat cake!" 1673 01:49:22,500 --> 01:49:24,541 Who wants to see that? 1674 01:49:28,583 --> 01:49:32,125 Joanna, come, I'll show you the horses I told you about. 1675 01:49:40,208 --> 01:49:41,500 It is very beautiful. 1676 01:49:42,083 --> 01:49:46,125 In addition to being very bright, stubborn and British. 1677 01:49:47,791 --> 01:49:50,409 are you here to make your attempt, Schnutz? 1678 01:49:50,500 --> 01:49:51,666 What am I trying to do? 1679 01:49:52,625 --> 01:49:54,125 Make me change my mind. 1680 01:49:55,208 --> 01:49:59,784 I never had much success at that, Herman. In the end, you always do what you want. 1681 01:49:59,875 --> 01:50:02,534 Charlie already came, Joe came and Marion came. 1682 01:50:02,625 --> 01:50:05,791 For one reason or another, everyone wants me to retire. 1683 01:50:06,541 --> 01:50:08,541 Do you want to know what I decided? 1684 01:50:09,458 --> 01:50:10,583 Not really. 1685 01:50:11,750 --> 01:50:14,159 After 20 years of marital bliss, 1686 01:50:14,250 --> 01:50:17,034 Blind loyalty can be suffocating. 1687 01:50:17,125 --> 01:50:18,125 Good. 1688 01:50:19,416 --> 01:50:20,541 Here I go. 1689 01:50:21,041 --> 01:50:23,083 How many times have I rehearsed it? 1690 01:50:23,625 --> 01:50:26,492 I have always raised your children, by myself. 1691 01:50:26,583 --> 01:50:29,909 I endured your suicidal alcoholism, your compulsive bets, 1692 01:50:30,000 --> 01:50:31,909 your silly platonic adventures. 1693 01:50:32,000 --> 01:50:33,583 You owe me, Herman. 1694 01:50:35,166 --> 01:50:38,575 Joe doesn't promise anything, but he believes that, If you make peace with Mayer, 1695 01:50:38,666 --> 01:50:40,409 you can get your job back. 1696 01:50:40,500 --> 01:50:41,992 Is that what you want me to say? 1697 01:50:42,083 --> 01:50:43,700 I know what your answer will be, 1698 01:50:43,791 --> 01:50:47,958 so don't ask me to give you poor Sara's seal of approval. 1699 01:50:48,625 --> 01:50:51,325 Why do you put up with me so much, Schnutz? 1700 01:50:51,416 --> 01:50:55,117 Why do I look like a movie star? or because of my great diplomacy? 1701 01:50:55,208 --> 01:50:58,200 I guess because, being married to you, Herman, 1702 01:50:58,291 --> 01:50:59,291 I never get bored. 1703 01:50:59,875 --> 01:51:03,117 Am I exhausted? Yes, and you almost always make me desperate, 1704 01:51:03,208 --> 01:51:05,367 but, after having given so much, 1705 01:51:05,458 --> 01:51:08,041 I must stay to see how it all turns out. 1706 01:51:12,333 --> 01:51:14,125 And whatever you decide, 1707 01:51:16,208 --> 01:51:19,833 please think of those who cares most about you. 1708 01:51:23,958 --> 01:51:28,083 I'll go out riding. I haven't seen a horse in years. 1709 01:51:30,666 --> 01:51:32,458 And another thing, Herman. 1710 01:51:33,583 --> 01:51:36,625 I don't want anyone Call me "poor Sara" no more. 1711 01:51:50,125 --> 01:51:53,325 I have a good idea for a movie, Louis. 1712 01:51:53,416 --> 01:51:57,625 A film that, I am sure, you're going to love it. 1713 01:51:58,583 --> 01:52:03,083 It is a modern version of Don Quixote. 1714 01:52:06,750 --> 01:52:10,617 I know none of you read, but they know what it's about. 1715 01:52:10,708 --> 01:52:15,416 A poor insane nobleman that attacks windmills. 1716 01:52:16,583 --> 01:52:19,617 How can we update the story? 1717 01:52:19,708 --> 01:52:22,117 - Do you want me to take you somewhere else? - No. 1718 01:52:22,208 --> 01:52:27,250 Shall we convert our Don Quixote in a newspaper editor? 1719 01:52:28,041 --> 01:52:31,200 Who else makes a living attacking windmills? 1720 01:52:31,291 --> 01:52:32,500 But that's not enough. 1721 01:52:33,625 --> 01:52:39,284 No, you want more than just readers, He wants more than adulation. 1722 01:52:39,375 --> 01:52:40,708 He wants love. 1723 01:52:41,916 --> 01:52:44,534 So he runs for public office 1724 01:52:44,625 --> 01:52:47,250 and, because he is a rich man, he wins. 1725 01:52:48,041 --> 01:52:49,909 No. Wait a moment. 1726 01:52:50,000 --> 01:52:53,075 Be very rich and powerful it doesn't make you gain followers 1727 01:52:53,166 --> 01:52:57,791 Unless that rich and powerful man See your mistakes in the final edit. 1728 01:52:58,416 --> 01:53:03,117 Be very rich and powerful and not give absurd excuses for it 1729 01:53:03,208 --> 01:53:05,700 It's only admirable in real life. 1730 01:53:05,791 --> 01:53:07,166 Isn't that right, Louis? 1731 01:53:10,250 --> 01:53:11,625 So what do we do? 1732 01:53:14,458 --> 01:53:15,916 Nobody? 1733 01:53:18,291 --> 01:53:20,825 We give you ideals. 1734 01:53:20,916 --> 01:53:23,242 Ideals you can identify with 1735 01:53:23,333 --> 01:53:26,867 all ordinary and poor public tired of the Depression. 1736 01:53:26,958 --> 01:53:29,742 Our Don Quixote is against corruption. 1737 01:53:29,833 --> 01:53:33,575 Support an eight-hour day, fair taxes, better schools. 1738 01:53:33,666 --> 01:53:37,375 He even supports railway expropriation. 1739 01:53:38,500 --> 01:53:40,242 Do you know what we call them? 1740 01:53:40,333 --> 01:53:41,617 - Communists? - Socialists. 1741 01:53:41,708 --> 01:53:46,159 No, our don Quixote delves into scandals and exposes them. 1742 01:53:46,250 --> 01:53:50,075 In fact, some predict that one day 1743 01:53:50,166 --> 01:53:53,875 will become president and it will cause, what do you think? 1744 01:53:58,708 --> 01:54:01,450 A socialist revolution. 1745 01:54:01,541 --> 01:54:04,250 - What a load of stupidity. - Are they? 1746 01:54:05,375 --> 01:54:06,416 Tell him, Willie. 1747 01:54:07,916 --> 01:54:09,250 Tell him. 1748 01:54:10,083 --> 01:54:14,867 Upton Sinclair used those same words 1749 01:54:14,958 --> 01:54:18,034 to describe to young William Randolph Hearst. 1750 01:54:18,125 --> 01:54:21,125 - You miserable bastard! - A server. 1751 01:54:23,916 --> 01:54:29,708 Our Don Quixote longs, desires, He needs voters to love him. 1752 01:54:30,333 --> 01:54:32,492 Enough to make him president. 1753 01:54:32,583 --> 01:54:34,950 But they don't want to... And they don't. 1754 01:54:35,041 --> 01:54:37,200 Why do you think this happens? 1755 01:54:37,291 --> 01:54:39,284 Could it be because, deep down, 1756 01:54:39,375 --> 01:54:42,500 They know that he values power more what to the people? 1757 01:54:43,541 --> 01:54:46,034 Disillusioned in Congress, 1758 01:54:46,125 --> 01:54:50,534 does not promote a single law or reform in two periods. 1759 01:54:50,625 --> 01:54:51,742 Can you believe it? 1760 01:54:51,833 --> 01:54:53,708 That takes a lot of writing. 1761 01:54:54,833 --> 01:54:57,200 Gets nominated for president, 1762 01:54:57,291 --> 01:55:00,742 but it's too radical for the men behind. 1763 01:55:00,833 --> 01:55:04,625 It doesn't get anywhere, but we are doing something. 1764 01:55:05,250 --> 01:55:07,750 We are creating sympathy. 1765 01:55:08,625 --> 01:55:12,159 Rejected, flee to a paradise, 1766 01:55:12,250 --> 01:55:18,250 where his loyal gnome, Sancho, He has prepared a mythical kingdom. 1767 01:55:20,666 --> 01:55:22,083 One moment. 1768 01:55:23,125 --> 01:55:25,291 I forgot the love aspect. 1769 01:55:25,833 --> 01:55:26,916 His name... 1770 01:55:28,000 --> 01:55:29,409 Dulcinea. 1771 01:55:29,500 --> 01:55:32,867 Funny, fearless, smarter than she seems. 1772 01:55:32,958 --> 01:55:36,041 She's... She's a showgirl. 1773 01:55:36,625 --> 01:55:39,742 She is not worthy of his social status, but it doesn't matter. 1774 01:55:39,833 --> 01:55:42,909 Because true love on the big screen, 1775 01:55:43,000 --> 01:55:45,333 As everyone knows, he is blind. 1776 01:55:46,416 --> 01:55:47,458 And she... 1777 01:55:48,833 --> 01:55:50,541 yes, she loves him too. 1778 01:55:51,708 --> 01:55:56,159 Then he takes her away, to his mythical kingdom. 1779 01:55:56,250 --> 01:55:57,958 Do you have baking soda? 1780 01:55:58,791 --> 01:56:02,492 Then, suddenly, a nemesis appears. 1781 01:56:02,583 --> 01:56:05,416 In Greek, it is a man with a black hat. 1782 01:56:06,000 --> 01:56:08,200 The nemesis is running for governor 1783 01:56:08,291 --> 01:56:11,284 and it is almost a fact that he will win. 1784 01:56:11,375 --> 01:56:12,458 Because? 1785 01:56:13,083 --> 01:56:17,825 Because it is exactly what our Don Quixote was. 1786 01:56:17,916 --> 01:56:20,666 An idealist, you understand? 1787 01:56:21,250 --> 01:56:22,825 And not only that. 1788 01:56:22,916 --> 01:56:26,742 The nemesis is the same man that once predicted 1789 01:56:26,833 --> 01:56:32,000 that our Don Quixote would one day preside a socialist revolution. 1790 01:56:33,000 --> 01:56:37,742 Our Don Quixote look at the mirror of your youth 1791 01:56:37,833 --> 01:56:41,325 and decides to break that glass, 1792 01:56:41,416 --> 01:56:44,950 a terrible reminder than it once was. 1793 01:56:45,041 --> 01:56:48,700 Assisted by his loyal Sancho, 1794 01:56:48,791 --> 01:56:53,742 and armed, with all the black magic at your command, 1795 01:56:53,833 --> 01:56:56,325 does just that. 1796 01:56:56,416 --> 01:57:00,416 And destroys, in the process, not to a man... 1797 01:57:01,583 --> 01:57:02,958 but two. 1798 01:57:05,375 --> 01:57:07,083 What do you think, Louis? 1799 01:57:08,375 --> 01:57:10,250 Would it be a good production? 1800 01:57:22,541 --> 01:57:24,333 Don't worry, friends. 1801 01:57:25,500 --> 01:57:28,541 The white wine came out with the fish. 1802 01:57:30,458 --> 01:57:34,416 Who the hell do you think you are, Mankiewicz? 1803 01:57:35,583 --> 01:57:37,916 You are nothing more than a court jester. 1804 01:57:38,666 --> 01:57:40,784 And let me tell you a little secret. 1805 01:57:40,875 --> 01:57:44,450 Do you have any idea who pays? half your salary? 1806 01:57:44,541 --> 01:57:48,708 He pays half of your measly salary. He, damn ungrateful. 1807 01:57:49,250 --> 01:57:50,867 You didn't know that, did you? 1808 01:57:50,958 --> 01:57:54,450 Do you want to know why? Because he likes the way you talk. 1809 01:57:54,541 --> 01:57:57,875 Not your way of writing, your way of speaking. 1810 01:57:58,500 --> 01:58:00,916 Doesn't that crush your pride? 1811 01:58:33,083 --> 01:58:35,125 Good morning, man. 1812 01:58:35,750 --> 01:58:38,083 Duel in the old west. 1813 01:58:39,375 --> 01:58:42,950 Before starting, I know you have something you need to say. 1814 01:58:43,041 --> 01:58:45,034 Now that you mention it, that's right. 1815 01:58:45,125 --> 01:58:47,075 I think what I said upset you. 1816 01:58:47,166 --> 01:58:50,284 I know your health is not perfect and I understand that that comes first. 1817 01:58:50,375 --> 01:58:53,367 - Oh really? - The mess with the study, this lawsuit. 1818 01:58:53,458 --> 01:58:55,450 And not to mention what awaits us. 1819 01:58:55,541 --> 01:58:58,242 At your age, it's understandable that you want to retire. 1820 01:58:58,333 --> 01:59:00,492 I'm 43, but I appreciate the consideration. 1821 01:59:00,583 --> 01:59:05,291 They refused to buy out Mayer, So everything starts to fall apart. 1822 01:59:05,791 --> 01:59:09,075 I spoke with RKO. I'll tell you what they propose to do. 1823 01:59:09,166 --> 01:59:12,034 In recognition to the exceptional work you have done, 1824 01:59:12,125 --> 01:59:16,041 They offer to free you from editing and respect full payment. 1825 01:59:16,708 --> 01:59:19,583 Plus 10,000 dollars. 1826 01:59:20,208 --> 01:59:21,458 What are you saying? 1827 01:59:22,750 --> 01:59:24,708 That's more than generous. 1828 01:59:25,875 --> 01:59:28,291 But I have no intention of retiring. 1829 01:59:29,750 --> 01:59:30,833 Alright. 1830 01:59:33,125 --> 01:59:37,916 - What's bothering you then? - You're not going to like this, Orson. 1831 01:59:42,166 --> 01:59:43,625 I want my credit. 1832 01:59:45,583 --> 01:59:46,750 How do you say? 1833 01:59:47,666 --> 01:59:50,041 It's the best script I've ever written. 1834 01:59:50,875 --> 01:59:53,159 Jack, get me a Cuban cigar. 1835 01:59:53,250 --> 01:59:55,367 - In Victorville? - Wherever. 1836 01:59:55,458 --> 01:59:59,117 Stay, Houseman. You'll miss the crux of the third act. 1837 01:59:59,208 --> 02:00:01,208 Go, Jack. Fast. 1838 02:00:01,958 --> 02:00:04,208 I'll be back in a moment. 1839 02:00:21,208 --> 02:00:23,000 Mank, Mank. 1840 02:00:24,541 --> 02:00:28,750 What I said was more out of sadness. That out of anger, Willie. 1841 02:00:31,500 --> 02:00:36,083 Do you know the parable of the organ grinder's monkey? 1842 02:00:36,666 --> 02:00:40,075 The organ grinder's monkey He is short in height. 1843 02:00:40,166 --> 02:00:41,992 And because it is a wild animal, 1844 02:00:42,083 --> 02:00:46,916 Naturally, he is amazed with the enormous world that surrounds him. 1845 02:00:47,625 --> 02:00:48,992 But every morning, 1846 02:00:49,083 --> 02:00:53,833 a sweet old woman He dresses him in very elegant clothes. 1847 02:00:54,500 --> 02:00:58,950 He puts a red velvet vest on him adorned with pearl buttons 1848 02:00:59,041 --> 02:01:02,742 and a beautiful red fez with a silk tassel. 1849 02:01:02,833 --> 02:01:07,742 He puts some brocade shoes on her with curved tip 1850 02:01:07,833 --> 02:01:10,950 and gives him a fine golden music box 1851 02:01:11,041 --> 02:01:13,534 on an exquisite gold chain 1852 02:01:13,625 --> 02:01:16,791 that hangs from his neck and only the neck. 1853 02:01:17,291 --> 02:01:21,992 Every time you venture to the city to perform, he thinks: 1854 02:01:22,083 --> 02:01:24,534 "I must be a very powerful monkey. 1855 02:01:24,625 --> 02:01:28,534 Everyone waits patiently just to see me dance." 1856 02:01:28,625 --> 02:01:30,867 - Willie... - "And wherever I go", 1857 02:01:30,958 --> 02:01:34,325 he thinks, "it accompanies me this music box. 1858 02:01:34,416 --> 02:01:38,041 And with her, this poor enslaved man. 1859 02:01:38,541 --> 02:01:41,159 If I decided not to dance, 1860 02:01:41,250 --> 02:01:44,325 this sad beggar on the street I would die of hunger. 1861 02:01:44,416 --> 02:01:48,958 But every time I decide to dance, without exception... 1862 02:01:53,666 --> 02:01:55,583 he must play. 1863 02:01:57,083 --> 02:01:58,958 Whether you like it or not." 1864 02:02:00,541 --> 02:02:02,666 You drank too much today, Herman. 1865 02:02:03,250 --> 02:02:05,833 I'll have Raymond take you to the station. 1866 02:02:06,916 --> 02:02:07,916 Goodbye. 1867 02:02:16,333 --> 02:02:20,159 Put gratitude aside. That it is your best work is no coincidence. 1868 02:02:20,250 --> 02:02:23,492 I removed all distraction, I eliminated all the excuses: 1869 02:02:23,583 --> 02:02:26,034 your family, your henchmen, the liquor. 1870 02:02:26,125 --> 02:02:27,742 I gave you another chance. 1871 02:02:27,833 --> 02:02:30,075 And I am very grateful to you. 1872 02:02:30,166 --> 02:02:32,117 But a risky task 1873 02:02:32,208 --> 02:02:34,909 carries the weight of great responsibility. 1874 02:02:35,000 --> 02:02:37,159 Given your health, I doubt you can handle it. 1875 02:02:37,250 --> 02:02:39,784 I don't know either, but I'll find out. 1876 02:02:39,875 --> 02:02:42,700 You may never work again in this city! 1877 02:02:42,791 --> 02:02:43,992 Orson, please... 1878 02:02:44,083 --> 02:02:46,492 So, you make me remind you! 1879 02:02:46,583 --> 02:02:50,117 We have a contract that you understood and accepted! 1880 02:02:50,208 --> 02:02:53,784 If you fight this will go away what your new guild calls "arbitration" 1881 02:02:53,875 --> 02:02:57,159 and you, my friend, will lose the script, money 1882 02:02:57,250 --> 02:02:59,867 and, assuming it still exists in Hollywood, 1883 02:02:59,958 --> 02:03:02,450 the respect of those who have a say. 1884 02:03:02,541 --> 02:03:04,916 How can I say this without insulting? 1885 02:03:05,708 --> 02:03:07,950 Maybe I tend to lose control, 1886 02:03:08,041 --> 02:03:10,950 but you, my friend, are a stranger. 1887 02:03:11,041 --> 02:03:14,200 They're tired of me and I've earned it, 1888 02:03:14,291 --> 02:03:17,450 but you believe the great savior of the universe 1889 02:03:17,541 --> 02:03:19,909 and they only hope to throw you away. 1890 02:03:20,000 --> 02:03:23,159 Remind me not to go back to work with a failed alcoholic! 1891 02:03:23,250 --> 02:03:26,075 Aware. Nelson Algren, take note. 1892 02:03:26,166 --> 02:03:27,325 Alright! 1893 02:03:27,416 --> 02:03:29,617 You will have your credit, but ask yourself: 1894 02:03:29,708 --> 02:03:34,333 Who produces this movie? direct it and act in it? 1895 02:03:37,166 --> 02:03:39,950 We need that when Susan leaves Kane. 1896 02:03:40,041 --> 02:03:42,000 An act of pure violence. 1897 02:03:44,583 --> 02:03:45,750 Maybe. 1898 02:03:58,625 --> 02:03:59,625 Mank! 1899 02:04:00,208 --> 02:04:01,458 Mank, where is he? 1900 02:04:02,458 --> 02:04:03,541 Mank! Come on! 1901 02:04:09,166 --> 02:04:10,250 He's alive! 1902 02:04:11,208 --> 02:04:12,333 Ian is alive! 1903 02:04:12,958 --> 02:04:14,867 It appeared in Orkney! 1904 02:04:14,958 --> 02:04:17,750 - The what? - The Orkney Islands, ignorant. 1905 02:04:18,291 --> 02:04:20,583 Mank, are you never serious? 1906 02:04:21,458 --> 02:04:23,291 Just about funny things. 1907 02:04:39,583 --> 02:04:44,666 INT. BILTMORE HOTEL, NIGHT FEBRUARY 1942 1908 02:04:49,208 --> 02:04:52,125 And the winner of best original screenplay is: 1909 02:04:53,625 --> 02:04:55,416 Herman J. Mankiewicz... 1910 02:04:57,916 --> 02:05:00,791 and Orson Welles, for Citizen Kane. 1911 02:05:02,833 --> 02:05:06,534 First nomination and victory for Mr. Mankiewicz and Mr. Welles. 1912 02:05:06,625 --> 02:05:08,367 No one could attend today. 1913 02:05:08,458 --> 02:05:11,159 Who receives the award He is the president of RKO, 1914 02:05:11,250 --> 02:05:12,708 Mr. George Schaefer. 1915 02:05:13,541 --> 02:05:15,450 RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, 1942. 1916 02:05:15,541 --> 02:05:18,367 PRESS CONFERENCE ON RADIO EVERYTHING IS TRUE 1917 02:05:18,458 --> 02:05:21,034 Good morning, Mr. Welles. He missed the gala. 1918 02:05:21,125 --> 02:05:24,034 I couldn't attend to the Academy Awards 1919 02:05:24,125 --> 02:05:27,992 because I am here, in Rio, shooting a wonderful movie. 1920 02:05:28,083 --> 02:05:31,700 Kane received nine nominations, including best actor. 1921 02:05:31,791 --> 02:05:34,583 Aren't you disappointed have won only one Oscar? 1922 02:05:35,333 --> 02:05:39,500 Well that, young friend, is Hollywood. 1923 02:05:40,416 --> 02:05:43,492 A few words for your co-author, Mr. Mankiewicz? 1924 02:05:43,583 --> 02:05:46,875 Yes, I have a short message so that they give him my share. 1925 02:05:48,416 --> 02:05:51,750 Mank, shove your credit up your ass. 1926 02:06:00,208 --> 02:06:05,291 If you ask me what it would have been like my thank you speech, 1927 02:06:06,708 --> 02:06:08,000 So here it goes. 1928 02:06:08,750 --> 02:06:14,034 I am very pleased to accept this award. 1929 02:06:14,125 --> 02:06:17,458 the way the script was written, 1930 02:06:18,083 --> 02:06:22,708 what it means, in the absence of Orson Welles. 1931 02:06:25,208 --> 02:06:26,700 How are you? 1932 02:06:26,791 --> 02:06:28,500 Why do you share the credit? 1933 02:06:29,916 --> 02:06:31,708 Well that one, friend, 1934 02:06:32,666 --> 02:06:35,250 It's the magic of cinema. 1935 02:06:35,833 --> 02:06:37,617 Raise the Oscar, Mank. 1936 02:06:37,708 --> 02:06:39,000 A big smile. 1937 02:06:41,083 --> 02:06:43,034 Herman Mankiewicz died 11 years later 1938 02:06:43,125 --> 02:06:45,450 due to complications derived of his alcoholism. 1939 02:06:45,541 --> 02:06:48,784 He did not work with Orson Welles again. write an original script 1940 02:06:48,875 --> 02:06:50,500 nor fight to receive credit. 1941 02:06:51,125 --> 02:06:53,825 He confided to a friend: "It seems that I am a rat 1942 02:06:53,916 --> 02:06:56,575 and I have been trapped in my own construction, 1943 02:06:56,666 --> 02:06:59,742 a trap that I repair whenever the possibility arises 1944 02:06:59,833 --> 02:07:02,492 to open an exit that would allow me to escape." 1945 02:07:02,583 --> 02:07:06,916 He was 55.