Original subtitles

COME IN.

OH, IT'S YOU, MR. VINIZILI APOPOULIS.

AM I SAYING IT RIGHT?

SET IN THE WINDOW.

MONSIEUR HAYDEN IS NOT HERE?

NO, HE'S NOT BACK YET FROM MARATHON.

CAN YOU IMAGINE A MAN GOING THREE TIMES TO MARATHON?

BUT THE FOOD, IT WILL BE COLD.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, WE'VE BEEN IN GREECE SIX WEEKS,

AND WE DON'T KNOW YET WHICH DISHES SHOULD BE HOT

AND WHICH COLD.

THAT'S WHY WE NEVER COMPLAIN

ABOUT YOUR HOTEL'S GHASTLY TABLE.

WHAT'S THAT?

THAT IS THE MOST DELICIOUS - DON'T TELL ME.

THE NAME ONLY MAKES IT MORE DISCONCERTING.

BUT HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A HAYDEN'S CROWN BRAND HAM

OR A HAYDEN'S CROWN BRAND SAUSAGE

OR A CAN OF HAYDEN'S CROWN BRAND DEVILED MEAT?

LOOK.

MONSIEUR HAYDEN CONDUCTS A -

WHAT DO YOU SAY? - A SLAUGHTERHOUSE.

MR. HAYDEN'S FATHER

OWNS THE LARGEST PACKING PLANT IN THE WORLD.

IN THE WORLD?! MONSIEUR!

MM-HMM. I SHOULD SMILE.

JUST LET ME SHOW YOU HOW VAST THE HAYDEN PLANT IS.

YOU SEE THAT ARCADIAN SHEPHERD

WITH HIS SHEEP AND HIS DOGS AND HIS WIFE?

WELL, IF THAT FLOCK WENT TO SLAUGHTER

IN THE HAYDEN STOCKYARDS IN CHICAGO,

THEY'D DRIVE THEM ALL INTO A SHOOT -

SHEEP, SHEPHERD, DOGS, WIFE, EVERYTHING.

AND WHEN THEY CAME OUT THE OTHER END...

THEY'D BE IN THERE.

BUT YOUR YOUNG MONSIEUR HAYDEN

DOESN'T PUT SHEEP IN CANS.

HMM. HARDLY.

NO, WHEN HE INHERITS HIS FATHER'S BUSINESS,

HE'LL PROBABLY PUT THEM IN GRECIAN URNS.

HELLO, DAVENPORT.

WELL, I FINALLY PERSUADED THE OFFICIALS TO LET ME HAVE THEM.

I'M SURE YOU'RE VERY HAPPY, SIR.

WELL, GOT HERE JUST IN TIME, DIDN'T I?

YES, IT'S JUST BEEN SERVED, SIR.

OH, YOU WERE REFERRING TO THE SUNSET.

HERE'S ONE OF THE SPLENDORS WE CAME 3,000 MILES TO SEE,

AND HE DOESN'T KNOW IT'S THERE.

WHAT'S THAT?

A SAMPLE. IT CAME TODAY WITH YOUR FATHER'S LETTER.

I SUPPOSED HE WANTS ME TO ESTABLISH

A SALES FORCE EVEN IN ATHENS.

BEFORE LONG, HE'LL HAVE THE STUFF IN HEAVEN.

THAT CAME ALSO.

AND YOU HUNG IT THERE?

YOU'RE FIRED.

TOMORROW MORNING, CATCH THE BOAT TO MARSEILLES.

OH, HERE.

TAKE THIS THING WITH YOU TO PARIS AND HANG IT IN THE LOUVRE.

BY GOD, YOUR EQUAL TO IT.

PERHAPS YOU'D BETTER GO.

YOUR FATHER'S LETTER, SIR.

OH, NOT NOW. YOU READ IT.

FRESH ORDERS TO COME HOME, I SUPPOSE.

WE AGREED THAT I SPEND THREE YEARS ABROAD

BEFORE I BECOME A PORK PACKER.

OURS IS THE ONE AGREEMENT

I'VE EVER KNOWN OF HIS TRYING TO BREAK.

YOU'RE HIS ONLY SON.

YES, AND I'M YOUNG, WITH ALL MY LIFE BEFORE ME.

AND ALL I'VE ASKED ARE THREE YEARS OF IT

TO DEVOTE TO SOMETHING I LOVE.

IN HIS LETTER, HE ASKS,

"WHAT IS THIS ELUSIVE SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE RUNNING AFTER?"

YES, THAT'S IT.

BECAUSE I CAN'T LAY OUT A CARD INDEX OF MY ASPIRATIONS,

I AM A HUMAN PUZZLE.

CAN I BE A MONEYMAKING FIDDLER, POET,

PAINTER, SCULPTOR, ARCHITECT? NO.

THEN WHAT'S THE CASH VALUE OF MY SOUL?

F.O.B. CHICAGO.

WELL, HE'S WORRYING.

IF YOU'D WRITE AND SOMEHOW EXPLAIN.

YES, THAT I AM ROAMING AROUND THE WORLD

WITHOUT ANY DEFINITE PURPOSE

EXCEPT TO ABSORB ALL ART, ALL BEAUTY.

CAN I EXPLAIN THAT TO YOU, DAVENPORT?

GO INSIDE AND HAVE YOUR DINNER.

THAT WAS LOVELY.

CABLEGRAM FOR YOU, SIR.

THERE ANYTHING WRONG, SIR?

FATHER IS DEAD.

THERE'S A STEAMER LEAVING FOR HOME TOMORROW.

EVER IN YOUR LIFE SEE SUCH SQUALOR?

SINCE WE'VE BEEN AWAY, THIS CITY'S BEEN BRINGING PRESSURE

ON THE PACKERS TO CLEAN UP THIS DISTRICT.

WELL, NOW DON'T TELL ME CHICAGO HAS TURNED AESTHETIC.

I'M AFRAID JUST HUMANITARIAN.

HELLO, WHAT'S THAT?

WHO IS SHE?

PHINEAS D. LANE'S DAUGHTER.

NO.

LITTLE MARTHA LANE?

HERE, HOLD THE REINS.

MR. HAYDEN, YOU'RE TWO HOURS LATE NOW.

MISS LANE?

I'M JOHN HAYDEN.

OH, WHY OF COURSE YOU ARE!

LAST TIME I SAW YOU, YOU WERE SO HIGH.

WELL, I MADE MY DEBUT LAST WINTER.

WELL, GREAT NEWS FOR US BACHELORS.

AND I SEE YOU'RE A LADY IN DISTRESS.

AND ONLY A BLOCK FROM WHERE I WAS GOING.

I'M TAKING THESE HAMPERS OF FOOD TO SOME POOR FAMILIES.

WELL, WHY NOT WALK, AND I'LL CARRY THEM.

BUT DO YOU THINK IT WOULD BE QUITE PROPER, UNCHAPERONED?

WELL, I THINK WE MIGHT RISK IT FOR SWEET CHARITY'S SAKE.

WELL, THEN LET'S.

WHY I'VE NEVER HAD THAT HAPPEN TO ME BEFORE IN MY LIFE.

WHAT WILL PEOPLE SAY?

THEY'LL SAY, "THAT BARBARIAN HAYDEN IS BACK IN TOWN."

AM I FORGIVEN?

YOU FORGOT THAT I'VE GROWN UP.

I'VE JUST BECOME VERY MUCH AWARE THAT YOU HAVE.

YOU REALIZE WE'VE ALREADY WAITED TWO HOURS FOR HIS SON?

HOW'S THAT FOR YOU?

THE DAY HE STEPPED INTO HIS FATHER'S SHOES.

WELL, WHAT ELSE DID YOU EXPECT?

THEY DIDN'T CUT THE BOY'S CURLS TILL HE WAS 14.

HIS MOTHER WANTED HIM TO LOOK LIKE LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY.

WARREN, TELEPHONE MR. HAYDEN'S RESIDENCE

AND SEE IF HE'S STARTED.

I DON'T LIKE THIS DELAY.

HELLO, IS THIS CENTRAL?

I WANT RANDOLPH 249.

THANK YOU AGAIN. THANK YOU.

WE'LL COME SEE YOU AGAIN SOON.

"WE"?

WELL, IF YOU LET ME,

I'D LIKE TO COME DOWN HERE AGAIN WITH YOU.

WELL, OF COURSE.

ARE YOU REALLY INTERESTED IN THESE PACKING TOWN CONDITIONS?

WELL, THESE PEOPLE ARE OURS, AREN'T THEY?

YOUR FATHER'S AND MINE AND THE REST OF THE PACKERS.

THAT'S WHAT I TRY TO TELL FATHER.

YOU KNOW, I'VE ALWAYS TAKEN CONDITIONS

DOWN HERE FOR GRANTED, BUT NOW I SEE THEM THROUGH YOUR EYES.

OH, I'M SO GLAD.

WE'LL INTEREST THE OTHER PACKERS.

IF WE ONLY COULD.

WELL, THIS IS MY FIRST DAY AT THE OFFICE,

AND I'LL MAKE THIS MY FIRST JOB.

I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO DO SOMETHING WORTHWHILE.

SO, UH, MAY I CALL?

OF COURSE.

IT'LL BE FUN PLANNING TOGETHER.

WON'T IT.

OH, BUT I'M KEEPING YOU FROM YOUR OFFICE.

OH, IT CAN WAIT. IT'S ALWAYS THERE.

WELL, I THINK WE BETTER GO TO LUNCH.

SO SAY WE ALL.

IF THIS IS THE BEGINNING, WHAT'LL BE THE END?

GOOD MORNING, GENTLEMEN.

I'M AFRAID I'VE KEPT YOU WAITING.

OUR MEETING WAS CALLED FOR 10:00.

WILL YOU SIT DOWN FOR JUST A MOMENT, GENTLEMEN?

I'LL, UH...

I'LL DETAIN YOU LONG ENOUGH TO OUTLINE AN IMPORTANT PLAN,

THE SPONSORING OF WHICH, AS THE NEW HEAD OF YOUR ORGANIZATION,

I SHALL BE PROUD TO MAKE MY FIRST OFFICIAL ACT.

MY BOY, DON'T TELL ME YOU KNEW OF YOUR FATHER'S DREAM,

THAT YOU'RE GOING TO CARRY IT OUT. WHAT WAS THAT?

TO GAIN CONTROL OF EVERY POUND OF BEEF ON THE HOOF

BETWEEN THE MISSISSIPPI AND THE PACIFIC OCEAN.

I HADN'T HEARD OF IT.

AS A MATTER OF FACT,

MY PLAN HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE SLAUGHTERING OF CATTLE.

GENTLEMEN,

WE CAN'T MOVE QUICKLY ENOUGH IN IMPROVING CONDITIONS

FOR OUR UNFORTUNATE EMPLOYEES

WHO LIVE IN THAT HUMAN CESSPOOL KNOWN AS PACKING TOWN.

THIS COMPANY CAN'T AFFORD

TO REBUILD 25 SQUARE BLOCKS OF CHICAGO.

YES, BUT ALL THE PACKERS TOGETHER CAN.

WHY CAN'T WE TALK TO THEM?

YOU'LL MEET WITH VERY LITTLE SYMPATHY.

WELL, THEN IT'S TIME THE PACKERS REALIZE

THAT THERE IS SUCH A THING AS A DECENT PUBLIC SENTIMENT.

PUBLIC POPPYCOCK.

GENTLEMEN, GENTLEMEN.

WHAT?

NOW, LET'S NOT OPPOSE THE BOY.

HE'S RUNNING THIS SHEBANG.

JOHN. YES.

IF YOU WANT TO GO OUT AND TALK TO THE OTHER PACKERS, GO AHEAD.

IT'LL BE A GREAT CHANCE FOR HIM TO GET ACQUAINTED

WITH HIS FATHER'S OLD FRIENDS AND ENEMIES.

DEVOTE TIME TO IT.

WE'LL RUN THE SHOP.

GOOD IDEA.

VERY WELL.

I'LL START ON OLD PHINEAS D. LANE TOMORROW NIGHT.

I'M CALLING THERE.

THAT SO? HE'S GOT A PRETTY DAUGHTER.

WELL,

THIS HALF HOLIDAY IS OVER. LET'S GO EAT.

ARE YOU HUNGRY, JOHN?

NO, I THINK I'LL GO TO THE OFFICE.

WHERE DO YOU EXPECT TO EAT?

JOHN, I LIKE THE WAY YOU JUMPED RIGHT IN THE HARNESS.

LOOKS AS THOUGH THEY WALKED OUT ON US.

THEY'RE VERY BUSY MEN, MR. HAYDEN.

YES.

TOO BUSY FOR DREAMERS, HUH?

HEALTH.

YOU HAVE NERVES OF STEEL, LANE.

BUT DO YOU REALIZE WE HAVE ONLY A MONTH BEFORE EXPOSURE?

A MONTH IS A LONG TIME.

NOT TO FIND $5 MILLION IN.

MAY I COME IN?

YES, INDEED. COME RIGHT IN, SWEET.

GOOD EVENING, MR. SANBORN.

GOOD EVENING, MISS MARTHA.

JOHN'S HERE, FATHER.

IS HE? I SUPPOSE HE THINKS

HE HAS TO TAKE ME ON FOR ANOTHER GAME OF BILLIARDS.

TELL HIM I'LL LET YOU HAVE HIM.

HE WANTS TO THANK YOU FOR YOU CAMPAIGN FUNDS.

GOOD EVENING.

COME RIGHT IN, JOHN.

YOU KNOW SANBORN? I KNEW HIS FATHER.

HOW DO YOU DO? GLAD TO SEE YOU.

I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CHECK.

20,000 ISN'T MUCH, BUT...

YOU'VE DONE YOUR SHARE, MR. LANE.

HAVE YOU HAD ANY LUCK?

WELL, I'VE SEEN NEARLY EVERY PACKER.

THEY PATTED ME ON THE BACK, AND THAT'S ABOUT ALL.

WELL, IT TAKES A LITTLE TIME, BUT

I SEE MARTHA GLARING AT ME FOR MONOPOLIZING YOU.

WELL, THAT'S ENCOURAGING.

YOU'LL EXCUSE US?

YES, INDEED. WE'LL SEE YOU LATER, JOHN.

I'M CRAZY TO HAVE YOU HEAR A NEW SONG.

REALLY? WHAT'S IT CALLED?

"ANNIE ROONEY." EVERYBODY'S SINGING IT.

WELL, I'LL BE DELIGHTED TO HEAR IT.

DID YOU GIVE THAT YOUNG FOOL $20,000

WHEN WE HAVEN'T GOT ENOUGH CASH TO-

20,000 LOAVES OF BREAD CAST UPON THE WATERS.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN? AND WHY DO YOU HELP HIM

FINANCE A REFORMER'S CAMPAIGN WE'RE FIGHTING?

HE CAN'T WIN ANY REFORMER'S CAMPAIGN.

WELL, I STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT THE DEVIL IT'S ALL ABOUT.

* SHE'S MY SWEETHEART *

* I'M HER BEAU *

* SHE'S MY ANNIE *

* I'M HER JOE *

* SOON WE'LL MARRY *

* NEVER TO PART

* LITTLE ANNIE ROONEY

* IS MY SWEETHEART

LIKE IT?

OH, I THINK IT'S THE LOVELIEST SONG I'VE EVER HEARD.

WELL, THEN LET'S TRY IT TOGETHER.

ALL RIGHT.

* SHE'S MY SWEETHEART *

* I'M HER BEAU *

And he thinks what's got him excited is packing town.

Now do you get it?

Get what?

A few more evenings of "Annie Rooney,"

and I'll have my $5 million.

* SOON WE'LL MARRY *

Oh.

* NEVER TO PART

* LITTLE ANNIE ROONEY

* IS MY SWEETHEART

NOW I'LL SHOW YOU.

THIS TELLS THE WHOLE STORY.

1892.

HAYDEN AND COMPANY.

1897. HAYDEN AND COMPANY.

IN THE FIVE YEARS SINCE YOUR OLD MAN DIED,

THE COMPANY'S DROPPED FROM FIRST PLACE TO SIXTH.

BUT IT HASN'T BEEN THROUGH ANY REASONS

WE NEED TO BE ASHAMED OF.

OH, I KNOW YOU MEANT WELL,

BUT IDEALISTIC SCHEMES DON'T WORK IN THE PACKING BUSINESS.

I HOPE BY NOW YOU'VE FOUND THAT OUT.

IF YOU HAVEN'T, YOU WILL

BY THE TIME YOU'VE RAISED $5 MILLION FOR US.

ANOTHER $5 MILLION?

THAT'S WHAT WE NEED.

BUT CAN'T YOU GO -

YOUNG MAN, I REFUSE TO HUMILIATE MYSELF

INSIDE OF ANOTHER BANK.

ALL RIGHT THEN. WHERE DO YOU WANT ME TO GO?

I CAN'T PICTURE YOU

SHAKING DOWN ANY BANKER, JOHN.

TRY YOUR FATHER-IN-LAW.

OH, NO.

WHY NOT?

YOU'RE AFRAID HE'LL GET CONTROL OF US, EH?

WELL, HE PROBABLY WILL EVENTUALLY.

YOU WON'T KNOW HOW TO STAND HIM OFF AFTER I'VE PASSED ON.

YOU EVER KNOW THAT A MONTH BEFORE YOU MET MARTHA,

WE HAD LANE RIGHT WHERE WE WANTED HIM?

HE WAS IN A BAD FIX,

AND WE'D HAVE HAD HIS ENTIRE PLANT IN 30 DAYS.

THEN THE INNOCENT CAME HOME

AND LOANED HIM THE MONEY AND GOT HIM OUT OF IT.

WE COULD AFFORD

TO THINK IT WAS FUNNY IN THOSE DAYS.

WELL, I GUESS THAT HE'S THE BOY

YOU'LL HAVE TO SEE TO GET YOUR MONEY.

OH, SO THAT'S THE NEW PICTURE, HUH?

YES, IT'S A REMBRANDT.

AUTHENTIC, TOO.

YEAH, I HEARD YOU BOUGHT IT.

WELL, WHEN THE HAYDENS WERE THE WORLD'S LEADING PACKERS,

AND YOUR OLD MAN HAD THIS OFFICE,

A FINE SMOKED HAM HUNG RIGHT THERE.

IT WAS AUTHENTIC, TOO.

HELLO, HELLO!

HELLO!

WATCH ME SKATE.

ALL RIGHT.

OH, THAT'S FINE. I COULDN'T SKATE LIKE THAT.

I HOPE YOU DON'T MIND THE CHILDREN IN FRONT OF YOUR HOUSE,

MR. HAYDEN, BUT IT'S THE BEST PLACE TO SKATE.

WELL, ALL I CAN SAY IS I WISH THEY WERE MINE.

HERE.

HOW MANY TIMES HAVE WE TRIED TO GET LANE TODAY?

FIVE.

YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT MAN CAN SMELL A TOUCH

OVER THE TELEPHONE.

EVERYTHING I'VE TOLD YOU IS THE TRUTH.

IT WAS TOLD TO ME BY A COUSIN OF MINE

WHO KNEW THIS CUBAN INTIMATELY.

YES, SIR. IT'S FOR THE RELIEF

OF THE CUBAN VICTIMS OF SPANISH CRUELTY, SIR.

WELL, LAST MONTH, IT WAS THE STARVING ARMENIANS.

OH, THERE YOU ARE, DARLING.

OH, JOHN, IT'S HEARTBREAKING.

THE TALES WE'VE BEEN LISTENING

ABOUT THOSE WRETCHED, STARVING CUBANS.

OH, THAT REMINDS ME. I'VE RECENTLY MANAGED

TO GET SOME LEGISLATION PUT THROUGH, SO AT LAST,

WE'LL GET SOMETHING DONE

FOR THOSE PEOPLE OF OURS DOWN IN PACKING TOWN.

YES. YES, OF COURSE, WHEN IT BECOMES PRACTICAL

TO DO SOMETHING FOR THEM, WE WILL.

BUT JUST NOW EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT THE CUBAN SITUATION.

WELL, THAT'S FINE, MY DEAR.

WE JUST ORGANIZED A COMMITTEE

TO GET HUGE DONATIONS FROM YOU PACKERS.

OH, I SEE.

WELL, PUT HAYDEN AND COMPANY DOWN FOR 20,000 CANNED BEEF.

OH, BUT, JOHN,

NONE OF THE OTHER PACKERS IS GIVING LESS THAN 50,000.

YOU CAN TELL YOUR COMMITTEE THAT OUR BEEF WILL BE FIT TO EAT.

JOHN!

IT'S NOT EMBALMED. IT WON'T POISON ANYBODY.

HUSH, HUSH. SOME OF THEIR WIVES ARE HERE.

WELL, GO IN AND TELL THEM THAT.

OH, JOHN, JOHN, DO YOU THINK IT'S QUITE THE THING TO BRING

YOUR BUSINESS ANTAGONISMS INTO MATTERS OF THIS KIND?

MARTHA, OURS IS THE ONLY FIRM IN THE INDUSTRY

TURNING OUT FOOD PRODUCTS FIT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION.

THAT'S WHY I CAN'T COMPETE WITH THESE OTHERS IN THE OPEN MARKET.

SO I CERTAINLY CAN'T COMPETE WITH THEM IN CHARITY.

JOHN, JOHN, DON'T START RAVING AGAIN.

NOW WHAT AM I TO GO IN THERE AND TELL THOSE WOMEN?

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, MY DEAR. MAKE IT 50,000 CANS.

IF IT SHIFTS US SOONER TO BANKRUPTCY, WHAT'S THE ODDS?

I'LL TELL THE LADIES OF YOUR WHOLEHEARTED GENEROSITY.

MAY I COME IN?

COME IN.

UPON MY WORD, YOU'RE RARELY DRESSED ON TIME.

IT'S TODAY'S ACHIEVEMENT.

I'LL FINISH, ANNETTE.

MARTHA, I'M SORRY I WAS OUT OF SORTS DOWNSTAIRS.

NO, IT'S QUITE FORGOTTEN.

OH, PLEASE STAND AWAY.

YOU KNOW YOU HAVE A BEAUTIFUL SHOULDER?

A DRINK ALWAYS MAKES YOU VULGAR.

I DIDN'T MEAN TO BE.

I ONCE KISSED THE SHOULDER OF A GREEK STATUE

WITH THE SAME CHASTE EMOTION.

WHAT BROUGHT YOU IN HERE?

MARTHA,

I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET IN TOUCH WITH YOUR FATHER.

I THINK HE'S AVOIDING ME.

HE'LL BE AT THE PARTY.

WHAT DO YOU WANT OF HIM? MONEY?

YES. $5 MILLION.

OH.

YOU DON'T SEEM OPTIMISTIC.

I HOPE HE'LL REMEMBER

I ONCE RENDERED HIM AN IDENTICAL FAVOR.

HE DIDN'T WANT MONEY TO SQUANDER ON QUIXOTIC SCHEMES.

I SUPPOSE HE'LL COME BACK AT ME

WITH HIS CUSTOMARY PROPOSITION THAT WE MERGE OUR COMPANIES.

PROBABLY. AND AFTER ALL, WOULDN'T IT BE THE BEST THING?

OH.

SO HE'S FINALLY WON YOU OVER, HUH?

FATHER SAYS THAT IF YOU WOULD MERGE WITH HIM,

TOGETHER YOU COULD CONTROL THE PACKING INDUSTRY WITHIN A YEAR.

TOGETHER? MM-HMM.

HMPH. IN SIX MONTHS, I'D BE A FIGUREHEAD.

BUT YOU'RE TEMPERAMENTALLY UNFITTED

TO RUN A BIG BUSINESS, JOHN.

BEING A PATRON OF THE ARTS IS MORE IN YOUR LINE.

YOU'VE DONE BEAUTIFULLY

WITH THE GRAND OPERA HOUSE STOCK, I HEAR.

BUT NOT THE PACKING BUSINESS.

BETTER LEAVE THAT TO FATHER.

BUT AFTER ALL, WHAT DOES IT REALLY MATTER?

YOU'D SHARE THE PROFITS.

SO, AT LAST, YOU'RE WILLING TO SEE HAYDEN AND COMPANY

GO IN FOR YOUR FATHER'S METHODS.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

HE'S SENDING THE PUBLIC CONDEMNED BEEF.

HE'S BRIBING PUBLIC OFFICIALS TO LET HIM GET AWAY WITH IT.

HE'S ONLY DOING WHAT EVERY OTHER PACKER DOES.

YOUR OWN FATHER WASN'T ABOVE THE PRACTICES OF THE OTHER PACKERS.

IN FACT, HE LED THEM.

I CAME BACK AFTER HIS DEATH WITH THE INTENTION OF SELLING OUT.

OH, BETTER IF YOU HAD.

PERHAPS.

BUT ON THAT FIRST MORNING I DROVE TO THE OFFICE,

I MET YOU.

NOW BLAME ME.

REMEMBER HOW YOU GOT ME ALL FIRED UP

OVER PACKING TOWN CONDITIONS AND THE CRUSADE WE PLANNED?

A VERY IMPRACTICAL ONE.

REMEMBER HOW WE TOLD EACH OTHER

THAT HAYDEN AND COMPANY WAS GOING TO BE DIFFERENT,

THAT WE WERE GOING TO BUILD IT UP INTO SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL,

SOMETHING TO BENEFIT THE PUBLIC?

NOT KNOWING, OF COURSE, WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT.

MARTHA...

OUR LOVE AND MARRIAGE GREW OUT OF THOSE PLANS.

WELL, THEN, MY DEAR, THEY'VE SERVED THEIR PURPOSE.

OUR MARRIAGE HAS BEEN A SUCCESS EVEN IF OUR PLANS HAVEN'T.

HAS IT?

I HAVE NOTHING TO COMPLAIN OF.

ANNETTE'S COMING NOW TO HELP ME WITH MY DRESS.

I USED TO HELP YOU WITH YOUR DRESS.

"FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF $5 MILLION,

"YOU PROMISE AND AGREE, ONE YEAR FROM DATE,

"TO TURN OVER TO ME THE ENTIRE HAYDEN PLANT

WITH ALL ITS STOCK, EQUIPMENT, AND SO FORTH AND SO FORTH."

"BUT IF THE FULL AMOUNT IS RETURNED WITHIN ONE YEAR,

AGREEMENT BECOMES NULL AND VOID."

IT SEEMS TO COVER IT.

I'LL HAVE MY ATTORNEYS DRAW UP

THE FORMAL CONTRACTS THIS AFTERNOON.

TAKE CARE OF IT.

I'LL HAVE THE CASH TO YOUR CREDIT TOMORROW.

I HOPED YOU'D SEE THE WISDOM OF TYING UP WITH ME.

JOHN, THIS CUBAN BUSINESS MEANS WAR WITH SPAIN IN 60 DAYS.

THAT MEANS MILLIONS IN CANNED GOODS FOR THE AMERICAN ARMY.

TOGETHER, YOU AND I SHOULD GET THE CREAM OF THE CONTRACTS.

AFTER YOU FELLAS HAVE POISONED THE AMERICAN ARMY,

YOU'LL GET THE CREAM OF THE FIRING SQUADS.

BLESS YOU, JOHN. DO YOU THINK WE'RE ALL FOOLS?

ALL VERY WELL. IT'S YOUR PARTY.

THANK HEAVEN I CAN BE AN HONEST BUTCHER

FOR ANOTHER YEAR AT LEAST.

I'LL SEE YOU AT MARTHA'S DINNER TONIGHT.

YOU'RE A STRANGE BOY, JOHN.

GO DOWN AND TELL LARKIN I'VE GOT THE $5 MILLION.

YOU CAN ADD THAT MY SOUL ISN'T IN HOCK BUT THE FIRM IS.

HE'S GOT A YEAR TO GET IT OUT

IF HE THINKS IT'S A SENSIBLE THING TO DO.

THAT MISS McDONALD'S HERE TO SEE YOU.

WHO'S SHE?

SHE CAME HERE A FEW DAYS AGO WITH A LETTER

FROM THE DIRECTOR OF THE METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE.

YOU WERE BUSY. SHE'S BEEN BACK SEVERAL TIMES.

WELL, I'LL SEE HER NOW.

MR. HAYDEN?

YOU SEEMED BUSY, SO I SAT DOWN.

I'M LAURA McDONALD.

WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU, MISS McDONALD?

I LEFT A LETTER FOR YOU

FROM MONSIEUR GROH AT THE METROPOLITAN.

OH, YES, I HAVE IT RIGHT HERE.

HE HEARD YOU SING.

ENTHUSIASTIC, ISN'T HE?

SO ARE MY TEACHERS IN EUROPE.

YOU STUDIED TWO YEARS IN LEIPZIG, AND

"TWO MORE NECESSARY TO OPEN FOR HER AN OPERATIC CAREER.

"POTENTIAL WITH THE MOST BRILLIANT PROSPECTS.

I HAVE NEVER IN MY EXPERIENCE... "

OH, HE DOES GO IN FOR SUPERLATIVES.

IN TWO YEARS,

I'LL JUSTIFY EVERYTHING HE'S WRITTEN ABOUT ME.

YOU HAVE GREAT CONFIDENCE IN YOURSELF.

WHY I'M AS SURE OF SUCCESS AS...

AS I AM OF DEATH.

WELL, WHAT IS YOUR IDEA OF SUCCESS, MISS McDONALD?

THE TOP, AND NOTHING BUT THE TOP.

WHY ARE YOU SURE OF GETTING THERE?

WHY IT'S A FEELING THAT'S BORN IN US, DON'T YOU THINK?

IN THAT RESPECT, I'M SURE THAT YOU AND I

MUST BE ALIKE, MR. HAYDEN.

THAT'S WHY WHEN MONSIEUR GROH WAS DEBATING

WHOM I SHOULD GO TO, I CHOSE TO COME TO YOU.

OH.

YOU SEE, WHEN I WAS A CHILD, I LIVED HERE IN CHICAGO.

THE STORIES ABOUT HOW YOU PACKERS FOUGHT

AND GAINED YOUR TREMENDOUS POWERS ALWAYS FASCINATED ME.

AND SINCE THE HAYDEN COMPANY IS THE GREATEST OF THEM ALL,

I THOUGHT A HAYDEN WOULD UNDERSTAND

MY QUEER LITTLE BELIEF IN DESTINY.

YOU MUST BE THINKING OF MY FATHER AND GRANDFATHER.

I'M SURE YOU'RE ENOUGH LIKE THEM TO SYMPATHIZE.

SO I'VE COME TO TALK TO YOU AS ONE GIANT TO ANOTHER.

HERE'S MY BUSINESS PROPOSITION.

MAY I?

YES, CERTAINLY.

THANK YOU.

TWO YEARS IN THE CONSERVATORY COMES TO THIS.

NOW, NORGREN, IN THE FIRST YEAR OF OPERA, EARNED THIS.

JEAN DeRESZKE EARNED THIS.

AND HERE ARE THEIR SUCCESSIVE EARNINGS

FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.

IF I ONLY HAD HALF THAT MUCH SUCCESS,

AT THE END OF THAT TIME, I SHALL HAVE EARNED THIS.

IN RETURN FOR YOUR GIVING ME TWO YEARS IN EUROPE,

I'LL DIVIDE MY FIRST FIVE YEARS' EARNINGS WITH YOU.

WELL, I, UH...

I SUPPOSE THE FIRST THING TO DO IS TO HEAR YOU SING.

WHENEVER YOU SAY.

I WONDER WHERE WE MIGHT GO.

I HAVE A GOOD PIANO AT MY FLAT.

REALLY?

THEN WE WOULDN'T BE DISTURBED.

WELL, THEN SUPPOSE WE GO AND GET THE MATTER SETTLED.

WHEN?

NOW.

VERY WELL.

HELLO?

OH, YES, MY DEAR. THE DINNER IS AT 8:00.

WELL, I HAVE A VERY IMPORTANT ENGAGEMENT

WHICH MAY DETAIN ME, BUT I'LL DO THE BEST I CAN.

YES. GOODBYE.

SUPPOSE WE START, MISS McDONALD.

LET'S.

THAT'S THE THIRD SONG, AND YOU'VE SAID NOTHING.

I WONDER IF YOU KNOW "HOME, HOME ON THE RANGE."

IT'S AN OLD COWBOY SONG.

YOU KNOW, I HAVEN'T HEARD IT IN YEARS.

I ALWAYS LOVED IT WHEN I WAS A BOY

WHEN MY FATHER SENT ME OUT WEST.

I DO KNOW IT. WILL YOU SING IT?

OF COURSE.

* OH, GIVE ME A HOME

* WHERE THE BUFFALO ROAM

* WHERE THE DEER AND THE ANTELOPE PLAY *

* WHERE SELDOM IS HEARD

* A DISCOURAGING WORD

* AND THE SKIES ARE NOT CLOUDY *

* ALL DAY

* HOME, HOME ON THE RANGE

* WHERE THE DEER

* AND THE ANTELOPE PLAY

* WHERE SELDOM IS HEARD

* A DISCOURAGING WORD

* AND THE SKIES ARE NOT CLOUDY

* ALL DAY

THIS WILL ALWAYS BE A LOVELY MEMORY, MISS McDONALD.

THEN YOU REALLY THINK MY VOICE HAS POSSIBILITY?

OF COURSE, I AM NOT ONE TO JUDGE VOICES. OH.

BUT THAT DOESN'T MATTER.

BECAUSE YOU CAN TELL ME TO THINK IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

YOU HAVE THAT POWER. THAT'S EVERYTHING.

I KNEW YOU'D UNDERSTAND.

I HAVE THE WILL, HAVEN'T I?

SO, I'VE COME TO THE RIGHT MAN.

YES.

WHEN DO YOU INTEND TO RETURN TO EUROPE?

WHEN MY TEACHER COMES BACK TO THE CONSERVATORY.

OH, WELL, THEN YOU MUST SING FOR OFTEN WHILE YOU'RE HERE.

DO YOU WISH IT?

IT'S THE ONLY DIVIDEND I SHALL ASK ON MY INVESTMENT.

I SUPPOSE MONEY DOESN'T MEAN MUCH TO EITHER OF US.

THE REAL DIVIDEND WILL PROBABLY BE

IN A GREAT FRIENDSHIP.

THANK YOU.

I HOPE I HAVEN'T KEPT YOU FROM YOUR WIFE'S DINNER.

OH, I'M NOT GOING.

I COULDN'T STAND THEIR CHATTER WITH ALL THAT MUSIC IN MY EARS.

OH, BUT...

GOODNIGHT.

I'D ASK YOU TO DINE HERE, BUT -

I'D ACCEPT.

I'M MY OWN COOK.

I'LL WASH THE DISHES.

DO YOU REALLY KNOW HOW? I'LL SHOW YOU.

GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT, MR. HAYDEN.

GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

NOT GOING HOME SO SOON.

IT'S GETTING LATE. I'M DISAPPOINTED.

IT'S 1:00. WE'RE THE LAST TO LEAVE.

GOODNIGHT, JOHN. GOODNIGHT.

GOODNIGHT. GOODNIGHT.

WHAT WAS WRONG?

JUST BUSINESS.

YOU SHOULD BE A LITTLE MORE CLEVER ABOUT SUCH THINGS.

GOOD NIGHT.

I DIDN'T EXPECT TO BE SO LATE, MY DEAR.

I SHOULD HAVE TELEPHONED YOU,

BUT, REALLY, I WAS SO BUSY I FORGOT.

IT MADE THINGS RATHER AWKWARD.

WELL, I'M SORRY, DEAR. COMING TO BED?

AFTER I'VE FOUND A BOOK IN THE LIBRARY.

GOOD NIGHT THEN.

GOOD NIGHT.

* WHERE SELDOM IS HEARD

* A DISCOURAGING WORD

EXTRA, EXTRA!

BATTLESHIP MAINE SUNK IN HAVANA HARBOR!

EXTRA, EXTRA!

GENTLEMEN, WE WILL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.

OUR PURPOSE IS TO DISCUSS THE -

JUST A MOMENT.

FROM THE CONVERSATION I'VE BEEN LISTENING TO,

I FIND THAT I AM NOT IN SYMPATHY WITH

WHAT YOU GENTLEMEN PROPOSE DOING,

SO I'D BETTER WITHDRAW.

NOW WHAT'S THE MATTER, JOHN?

I DON'T INTEND TO JOIN ANY POOL

TO SHAKEDOWN THE GOVERNMENT IN TIME OF WAR.

GOOD HEAVENS, ARE YOU ALWAYS GOING TO BE DIFFERENT?

YOU FELLOWS REPRESENT THE WHOLE PACKING INDUSTRY.

AND YOU'RE GOING TO AGREE AMONG YOURSELVES TO HOLD UP PRICES

AND MAKE MILLIONS OUT OF YOUR GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS.

WELL, ISN'T THAT BUSINESS?

CERTAINLY.

IF IT'S NOT PATRIOTISM, AT LEAST IT'S BUSINESS.

WE DIDN'T BRING ON THE WAR, JOHN.

NO.

BUT LET ME GIVE YOU A PIECE OF UNCALLED FOR ADVICE,

AND THEN I'LL GO.

DISPENSE WITH THE ADVICE, JOHN.

IF YOU INTEND TO MAKE UNCLE SAM BUY BEEF

AT YOUR PRICES FOR THOSE SOLDIER BOYS,

MY TIP IS YOU BETTER BE SURE IT'S BEEF.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

OH, MRS. HAYDEN,

MR. HAYDEN TELEPHONED WHILE YOU WERE OUT.

HE TOOK THE 4:30 TRAIN FOR ST. LOUIS.

THAT WAS MOST UNEXPECTED.

AND UPSETS TONIGHT'S DINNER TABLE.

BRING ME A PENCIL AND PAPER, ANNETTE.

I WANT TO SEND A TELEGRAM TO MR. HAYDEN.

HE'S ON THE ST. LOUIS FLYER.

AND I WANT IT TO REACH HIM SOMETIME TONIGHT.

* WHERE SELDOM IS HEARD

* A DISCOURAGING WORD

* AND THE SKIES ARE NOT CLOUDY *

* ALL DAY

HOW I'LL MISS YOU WHEN YOU'VE GONE TO EUROPE.

WILL YOU, JOHN?

I HAVE A MIND TO FOLLOW YOU.

NO, NO, YOU MUSTN'T.

I'D BE IN THE WAY.

YOU KNOW BETTER.

LAURA...

I LOVE YOU.

THERE'S NO REASON WHY YOU SHOULDN'T.

LAURA -

NOW I WILL FOLLOW YOU TO EUROPE.

YOU MUSTN'T THINK OF A DIVORCE.

THERE WON'T BE ANY SCANDAL.

I'M NOT THINKING OF SCANDAL.

BUT I WANT TO MARRY YOU.

JOHN, LISTEN.

LOOK HERE, MY DEAR.

I'VE BEEN A MAN WITHOUT TALENT,

PERPETUALLY TRYING TO CREATE SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL

BUT NEVER KNOWING WHAT THAT SOMETHING WAS.

BUT NOW I'VE FOUND OUT.

IT'S TO BUILD UP A GREAT CAREER FOR YOU.

TO MAKE YOU THE LOVELIEST SINGER IN THE WORLD.

WAIT.

MARRY ME.

NO. BUT MY DEAR GIRL -

YOU WOULDN'T WANT IT EITHER IF YOU REALLY KNEW ME.

OR EVEN IF YOU UNDERSTOOD YOURSELF

AS I DO.

WHERE WILL IT ALL END?

THE SAME DULL DOMESTICITY YOU'RE LIVING IN NOW.

DEAD WEIGHT TO BOTH OF US.

OH.

THERE.

WE'LL HAVE OUR LOVE, JOHN.

BUT IT MUST NEVER LOSE ITS FRESHNESS,

MUST GO ON,

LEADING US TO GREATER THINGS.

I HAVE ACHIEVED NOTHING.

JOHN, DO YOU THINK THAT I WOULD HAVE COME TO YOU

ABOVE ALL MEN IF I HAD BELIEVED THAT?

DO YOU THINK, FOR ONE INSTANT,

YOU'D BE HERE WITH A GIRL AS DETERMINED AS I AM?

OH, NO.

I KNOW I'M RIGHT.

WE BOTH HAVE OUR DREAMS OF GREATNESS

AND THE STRENGTH TO ACHIEVE THEM.

CHANCE GAVE MINE DIRECTION, THAT'S ALL.

I KNOW WHERE I'M GOING.

YOU, YOU'RE STILL BEWILDERED,

STILL WONDERING WHAT THE THING OF BEAUTY IS

THAT YOU WANT TO BUILD.

WHY IT'S RIGHT IN YOUR POSSESSION NOW,

THE VERY THING YOU THINK YOU DETEST.

BEEN BLIND, THAT'S ALL, JOHN.

IT'S THE DREAM YOUR FATHER LEFT YOU,

YOUR VAST BUSINESS.

BUILD THAT.

BUILD THAT INTO SOMETHING AWESOME, BEAUTIFUL.

MAKE IT THE WORLD'S GREATEST INDUSTRY.

BUILD AS GREATLY AS YOU CAN VISION IT.

THAT'S ART, THAT'S BEAUTY.

ENOUGH FOR ANY MAN.

BY HEAVEN, YOU'RE RIGHT.

BUT, JOHN, ONCE YOU START, YOU CAN'T WAVER.

YOU CAN'T BE SOFT NOR PITYING

NOR THINK OF THE SUFFERING OF THE OTHERS.

YOU MUST SACRIFICE EVERYTHING TO SUCCESS.

TRAMPLE ON THE WORLD'S NECK.

THERE'S NOTHING IN IT BUT YOU AND YOUR DREAM.

THAT'S THE WAY I SEE IT.

THAT'S THE WAY I'LL TRAVEL TO THE TOP.

AND, OH, JOHN.

JOHN, HOW I WANT YOU TO COME WITH ME.

I'LL GO WITH YOU, LAURA.

WILL YOU?

PROMISE ME TO BE RUTHLESS,

RUTHLESS AS OUR LOVE.

TELEGRAM, MRS. HAYDEN.

WILL THAT BE ALL?

GOOD NIGHT, MRS. HAYDEN.

ALL ABOARD!

GOODBYE, JOHN.

I'LL SEE YOU IN PARIS IN SIX MONTHS.

YOUR WORK COMES FIRST. YOU WON'T FAIL ME, WILL YOU?

I PROMISE.

I'VE SIMPLY GROWN TIRED OF SEEING THIS FIRM

TRAIL THE PROCESSION.

WE'RE DONE WITH HUMANITARIANISM AND ALL THE REST OF IT.

IT'S GOTTEN US NOWHERE. NOBODY WANTS IT.

FROM TODAY, EVERYTHING MUST YIELD TO ONE PURPOSE.

THE REGAINING OF HAYDEN AND COMPANY'S SUPREMACY.

WE'RE NOT ONLY GOING TO GRAB THE AMERICAN MARKET,

BUT, EVENTUALLY, WE'RE GOING TO GIRDLE THE GLOBE.

I'M GOING TO MAKE HAYDEN AND COMPANY A COMMERCIAL MONUMENT,

A THING OF BEAUTY, GENTLEMEN.

THAT'S THE BOY, JOHN!

NOW YOU'VE GOT YOUR ART LEANINGS ON THE RIGHT TRACK.

THERE ISN'T SO MUCH DIFFERENCE

BETWEEN A REMBRANDT AND A GREAT PORK PACKER.

GENTLEMEN, THIS WAR IS OUR OYSTER.

WE'RE GOING TO GRAB THE CREAM OF THE CONTRACTS.

THE OTHER PACKERS WILL BE MIGHTY GLAD

TO HAVE YOU IN THEIR POOL, JOHN.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO JOIN ANY POOL. THEN HOW -

WE WANT EVERY CONTRACT WE CAN GET FOR THIS COMPANY ALONE.

BUT, JOHN, THE OTHER PACKERS -

I DON'T CARE WHAT THE OTHER PACKERS DO.

I'LL CUT UNDER THEIR PRICES.

BUT, JOHN, YOU CAN'T BUCK THE WHOLE INDUSTRY.

OH, CAN'T I? THEY WON'T LET YOU BUY BEEF.

WELL, WHAT DO YOU THINK

I'VE BEEN DOING THESE LAST TWO DAYS?

HERE, CAST YOUR EYES OVER THESE CONTRACTS.

HELLO?

OH, WAIT JUST A MOMENT, PLEASE.

MR. HAYDEN.

I CAN'T BE BOTHERED.

IT'S MRS. HAYDEN, SIR.

OH.

OH, HELLO, MARTHA.

I CAME DIRECTLY TO THE OFFICE FROM THE TRAIN.

I'VE BEEN TOO BUSY TO PHONE YOU.

YOU MUST HAVE BEEN EQUALLY AS BUSY WHILE YOU WERE AWAY.

DIDN'T YOU GET MY TELEGRAM ON THE TRAIN?

WELL, AS A MATTER OF FACT, I DIDN'T CATCH THAT FLYER.

NO, I WAS DETAINED BY SOME UNEXPECTED BUSINESS.

I TOOK A LATER TRAIN.

WAS THE TELEGRAM IMPORTANT?

NO.

NO, NOT AT ALL.

JUST TO SAY GOOD NIGHT.

WELL, I'M SORRY I MISSED IT.

I'LL SEE YOU LATER. GOODBYE.

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THOSE CONTRACTS?

I'VE CONTRACTED FOR AS MUCH LIVESTOCK

AS ALL THE REST OF THEM PUT TOGETHER.

AH, BUT THEY CAN DOUBLE THEIR OUTPUT.

YOU SEE, THEY'RE NOT CANNING PURE BEEF.

NEITHER ARE WE. WHAT?!

IF THE PUBLIC IS WILLING TO EAT THE STUFF THEY TURN OUT,

THEY CAN EAT OURS.

I GUESS YOU GENTLEMEN KNOW ALL THE TRICKS.

BETTER GO SLOW, JOHN.

THIS IMPURE FOOD THING HAS THE PUBLIC TALKING.

WE WANT THOSE WAR CONTRACTS, THE PUBLIC BE...

* IF WE SINK THE SPANISH FLEET ON THE ROTTEN MEAT WE EAT *

* THEN THE YANKEE HAS THE BELLY OF A GOAT *

* IF WE SINK THE SPANISH FLEET ON THE ROTTEN MEAT WE EAT *

* THEN THE YANKEE HAS THE BELLY OF A GOAT *

WELL, DOCTOR?

EVERY CASE IS THE SAME - POISON MEAT.

SOMEONE'S GOING TO HANG FOR THIS.

MAYBE.

YOU LOOK SCARED.

YOU'RE TO BLAME FOR THIS.

EVERY PACKER IN THIS BUSINESS

WILL HAVE TO SUFFER FOR YOUR DOINGS.

YOU'RE ALL TARRED WITH THE SAME BRUSH.

WE KEPT WITHIN REASON.

YOU MEAN I GOT THE FATTEST CONTRACTS.

WELL, DON'T WORRY.

I'LL GET THE HEAVIEST SPANKING IF THE GOVERNMENT GETS US.

YOU DON'T SEEM TO BE WHOLLY CONSCIOUS

OF WHAT YOU'VE GOT TO FACE.

WELL, THERE'S MANY A SLIP

BETWEEN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES AND THE SUPREME COURT.

DID YOU COME HERE TO SHOW OFF YOUR BRAVADO, YOUNG MAN?

NO.

I CAME HERE TO RETURN THAT $5 MILLION.

OR PERHAPS YOU STILL PREFER TO MERGE WITH ME.

WELL, HERE'S YOUR CHECK FOUR MONTHS IN ADVANCE.

THANKS.

I MADE $50 MILLION OUT OF THIS WAR.

HOW FAR DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING, YOUNG MAN?

WHO KNOWS.

I'M THE WORLD'S LEADING PACKER, AND I HAVEN'T EVEN STARTED.

OH.

* HOME, HOME ON THE RANGE

* WHERE THE DEER AND THE ANTELOPE PLAY *

IS THAT THE ONLY TUNE YOU KNOW?

JUST A HABIT I PICKED UP.

AMONG OTHERS.

* WHERE SELDOM IS HEARD

WHO IS SHE, JOHN?

I BEG YOUR PARDON?

WHO IS THE WOMAN BEHIND ALL THIS?

I SUPPOSE ALEXANDER AND NAPOLEON

HAD TO LISTEN TO THAT SAME SILLY QUESTION.

I SHOULDN'T WONDER.

HOW DO YOU DO? H-

HAYDEN.

OH, HELLO, COLONEL.

I'VE JUST A WORD TO SAY TO YOU.

SIT DOWN.

I'LL SAY IT STANDING.

YOU PACKERS MURDERED MY BOYS IN CUBA.

YOU'VE ALREADY SAID THAT BEFORE THE SENATE COMMITTEE.

LET ME ADD THIS TO YOU PERSONALLY.

WHEN I COME INTO POWER,

I'M GOING TO SMASH YOU

AND ALL THE OTHER BUSINESS BUCCANEERS

THAT ARE STRANGLING THIS COUNTRY.

I'LL TAKE THOSE WORDS TO HEART

WHEN YOU COME INTO POWER.

A MAN WITH SUCH CONFIDENCE IN HIS FUTURE NEEDS WATCHING.

IF McKINLEY'S REELECTED,

HE MEANS TO APPOINT THE COLONEL TO HIS CABINET.

THE CABINET?

HMM.

WE'LL GO INTO THAT TOMORROW.

HELLO, THIS IS REGAN.

I'M OUT AT THE COUNTRY CLUB AT LAKE FOREST.

MORE RETURNS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

CALIFORNIA, 92 PRECINCTS.

McKINLEY AND ROOSEVELT, 179,000.

BRYAN AND STEVENSON, 99,000.

NEW YORK CITY - TAMMANY HALL CONCEDES

NEW YORK CITY TO THE REPUBLICANS.

WELL, JOHN, IT LOOKS LIKE OUR MAN IS VICE-PRESIDENT.

YES, WE'VE GOT HIM WHERE HE CAN'T DO US ANY HARM.

IT'S BEEN A LUCKY DAY FOR YOU.

BUT YOU CAN ALL SLEEP BETTER TONIGHT.

AND IN YOUR PRAYERS, YOU CAN THANK JOHNNY HAYDEN.

YOU'VE MANAGED IT VERY WELL, JOHN.

WELL, IT HAD TO BE DONE.

* SHARING EACH OTHER'S SORROW *

* SHARING EACH OTHER'S JOY *

* COMRADES WHEN MANHOOD WAS DAWNING *

* FAITHFUL WHATEVER MIGHT BETIDE *

* WHEN DANGER THREATENED

* MY DARLING OLD COMRADE

* WAS THERE BY MY SIDE *

THAT'S THE FIRST TIME I'VE HEARD YOU PACKERS IN HARMONY.

WE ALL HANG TOGETHER, JOHNNY.

ONE SOLID FRONT.

HAVE A DRINK, JOHNNY.

WELL, THANK YOU, I'LL HAVE A HENNESSY.

LET'S DRINK TO THE LITTLE COLONEL.

WE'VE TUCKED HIM AWAY.

HERE'S TO THE TRUST HE CAN'T BUST.

THE TRUST HE CAN'T BUST!

HAVE ANOTHER, JOHN.

NO, THANK YOU, I'VE HAD ENOUGH.

LET'S HAVE ONE MORE SONG.

* COMRADES

OH, UH, I- I-I-

I WONDER IF YOU STILL REMEMBER

"HOME, HOME ON THE RANGE."

WHY, CERTAINLY, YES, MR. HAYDEN.

WOULD YOU PLAY IT AGAIN FOR ME?

BE A PLEASURE.

"HOME ON THE RANGE."

SO I'VE ASKED THE PRINCESS

TO SPEAK AT MY HOUSE ON THURSDAY.

I KNOW THAT WHEN YOU LADIES HEAR HER STORIES

ABOUT THOSE WRETCHED WOMEN IN INDIA -

YOU'LL BE JUST AS WELL -

YOU SAID THURSDAY?

YES.

WHAT WAS I SAYING?

ABOUT THE PRINCESS.

OH, YES, OF COURSE.

A CHICAGO GIRL SANG THAT PIECE IN PARIS.

SAY, THAT REMINDS ME OF A GOOD STORY.

YOU KNOW, THIS NEW SONGBIRD WAS STRONG FOR THE YOUNG MEN.

ONE NIGHT -

PULL IN CLOSE, THIS IS GOING TO BE GOOD.

NO, NO, NO, WAIT A MINUTE,

WAIT A MINUTE, COME HERE.

THERE'S MORE TO IT.

JOHN, COME HERE.

WHAT'S ALL THE FUNNY BUSINESS?

HE'S TELLING A STORY

ABOUT A SINGER HE HEARD IN PARIS.

WHO?

SOME NEW ONE,

LAURA McDONALD?

YEAH, YEAH.

WELL, SHE -

I THINK YOU'RE A LIAR.

WHAT'S THAT?

IN FACT, I KNOW YOU'RE A LIAR.

I HAVE A MIND TO KICK YOU OUT OF THE CLUB.

WHAT -

JOHN!

I CAN'T THINK WHAT POSSESSED YOU.

THAT CAT WAS TELLING SOME ROTTEN STORY ABOUT A WOMAN.

SOME WOMAN YOU KNOW?

NO. THEN -

I WOULDN'T STAND FOR SUCH TALK ABOUT ANY WOMAN.

WHO WAS SHE?

I DON'T KNOW, SOMEBODY IN PARIS.

A NEW OPERA SINGER, JUST COME INTO PROMINENCE.

LAURA McDONALD.

HE'LL BE FIGHTING OVER PATTY NEXT.

JUST WANTED TO FIGHT.

TOO MUCH ELECTION.

OH, LET'S FORGET IT, IT'S DONE.

YES, IT'S DONE.

THEY CAN MAKE LAWS UNTIL THEY'RE BLACK IN THE FACE,

BUT I BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE THE POWER AND THE LEGAL MEANS

TO KEEP THIS PACKER COMBINATION INTACT.

IF YOU MEN WILL STICK.

WE'LL STICK WITH YOU INTO HELL, JOHN.

THEN THIS LITTLE LUNCHEON WILL MAKE HISTORY.

YES, AND THE PRESS HAVE WIND OF IT.

EXTRA, EXTRA!

WHAT, IS THAT AN EXTRA?

THAT'S AN EXTRA!

PRESIDENT McKINLEY HAS BEEN SHOT -

WHAT? WHAT DO YOU MEAN? GIVE ME THIS.

WHAT - BEEN SHOT?

"VICE PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT" -

NOTHING COULD BE WORSE.

WHEN ROOSEVELT IS PRESIDENT,

WHAT WILL HE DO TO US PACKERS?

IF HE DOES HALF HE THREATENED,

WE'D BETTER GET OUT OF THE COUNTRY.

YES, AND WE'RE THE BOYS

THAT HELPED TO MAKE HIM VICE PRESIDENT.

MONTHS OF HARD WORK AND A HALF A MILLION DOLLARS

TO THE CAMPAIGN FUND TO PUT HIM IN A POCKET

WHERE HE COULDN'T BE A NUISANCE.

NOW LOOK AT HIM.

I WAS SITTING RIGHT HERE ON THIS SOFA

WHEN I GOT THAT BRIGHT IDEA.

IT WASN'T YOUR FAULT, JOHN.

I THOUGHT I WAS SMART.

BUT YOU CAN'T OUTGUESS A BULLET.

I'LL TELL YOU, WHEN HE READ IT, HE WAS UTTERLY DUMFOUNDED.

DINNER IS SERVED.

HE HASN'T TELEPHONED?

NO.

YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHERE HE -

OH, YES.

I SUPPOSED HE'D COME DIRECTLY HOME.

I DIDN'T.

YOU KNOW, MARTHA, THERE ISN'T THE LEAST DOUBT

ABOUT ROOSEVELT'S PROSECUTING THE PACKERS.

I SUPPOSE NOT.

IT MEANS ONLY A CIVIL SUIT FOR THE REST OF US,

BUT JOHN HAS GONE TOO FAR.

ROOSEVELT HAS ALWAYS CONSIDERED HIM THE RINGLEADER.

HE MEANS TO MAKE HIM THE GOAT FOR THE WAR SCANDAL.

THAT'S WHAT HE CAN NAIL HIM ON.

JOHN WILL FACE A CRIMINAL INDICTMENT.

HE WON'T BE A VERY COMFORTABLE PERSON TO HAVE IN THE FAMILY.

WHAT ARE YOU HINTING AT, A DIVORCE?

WELL, CONSIDERING THE CIRCUMSTANCES -

I SHALL BE CRITICIZED BY EVERYONE

FOR NOT STANDING BY HIM.

NO, YOU WON'T, DEAR.

NOT IF YOU EXPOSE HIM WITH THAT WOMAN.

SHE'LL LEAVE HIM FAST ENOUGH WHEN HE'S RUINED.

THEN HE'LL COME CRAWLING BACK TO ME.

I SHALL WAIT UNTIL THEN.

OH, HE ISN'T SUCH A BAD SORT.

COULDN'T YOU BE SATISFIED WITH MERELY BEING RID OF HIM?

NO.

JOHN, YOU HAVEN'T TOUCHED YOUR CHAMPAGNE.

COME ALONG.

IT'S ONLY THAT I PICTURED YOUR HOMECOMING SO DIFFERENTLY.

LIKE THE WORLD AND ITS TROUBLES

ARE LOCKED OUT.

TOMORROW, THEY COME BETWEEN US,

BUT HERE'S TO TONIGHT.

NO.

NO, WE WON'T DRINK TO THAT.

LET ME MAKE A TOAST.

OR, RATHER, A PROMISE.

NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS,

NO MATTER HOW WE

OR THE COURSE OF OUR LIVES MAY CHANGE,

HERE'S TO OUR ETERNAL FRIENDSHIP.

FRIENDSHIP?

DON'T YOU LOVE ME, LAURA?

JOHN, OF COURSE I LOVE YOU.

PASSIONATELY.

BUT I CAN ONLY PROMISE FRIENDSHIP.

LET'S DRINK TO IT.

DON'T YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU?

RISE.

HAS THE JURY AGREED UPON A VERDICT?

WE HAVE.

WILL THE DEFENDANT RISE?

THE VERDICT OF THE JURY IS -

EXTRA!

ALL ABOUT THE HAYDEN TRIAL!

EXTRA!

READ ABOUT THE HAYDEN VERDICT!

ANNETTE, ANNETTE, GET ME A PAPER.

BOY!

YOU BUM, YOU.

FURTHERMORE, I WOULD SAY THIS, MRS. HAYDEN.

DURING THE TIME OUR AGENCY

HAS BEEN SHADOWING YOUR HUSBAND,

THERE HAVE BEEN MORE SUITABLE OPPORTUNITIES

FOR GETTING THE EVIDENCE YOU WISH.

BUT I WANT PUBLICITY,

ALL I CAN BRING DOWN UPON THEM.

OH.

WHY DO YOU SUPPOSE I'VE WAITED THIS LONG?

FRANKLY, UNTIL NOW, I THOUGHT THAT YOU -

BE SURE YOU'RE QUITE CLEAR ON THAT POINT.

THE NASTIER THE SCANDAL, THE BETTER.

IF YOUR AGENCY ISN'T PREPARED

TO HANDLE THE CASE IN THAT MANNER,

I MUST LOOK ELSEWHERE.

WE'LL HANDLE IT THE WAY YOU WISH, MRS. HAYDEN.

I'VE BEEN WAITING WITH THE PATIENCE

OF A VERY BITTER WOMAN, MR. FARRELL.

WELL, WHAT'S THE PROGRAM?

WE'RE IN TOUCH WITH MISS McDONALD'S BUTLER.

FOR $2,000, HE'LL DO WHAT WE ASK.

GOOD, THEN I SHALL LEAVE FOR NEW YORK TONIGHT.

YOU'LL FIND ME AT THE PLAZA HOTEL

UNDER THE NAME OF MY MAID, SAUNDERS.

WAIT HERE AT THE CORNER.

WELL?

THEY'VE JUST LEFT THE OPERA HOUSE.

THE BUTLER IS WAITING TO LET US INTO THE APARTMENT.

They always sit out there in the drawing room

for awhile first.

Well, that's worth losing my job for.

Good luck.

GOOD EVENING, MARY.

WHY DIDN'T LARSON OPEN THE DOOR?

HE WENT TO THE D D D D D DFOR SOME HEADA

OH.

HERE, TAKE THIS, WILL YOU?

MY GLOVES.

ANY MESSAGES?

NO, MISS McDONALD.

MAKE YOURSELF COMFORTABLE.

THERE, NOW, I FEEL BETTER.

YOU LOOK MORE BEAUTIFUL.

THAT'S ALL, MARY, YOU CAN GO TO BED NOW,

AND TELL LARSON HE NEEDN'T BOTHER TO COME BACK.

VERY WELL, MISS McDONALD.

I WAS POSITIVE SHE LEFT

THE OPERA HOUSE WITH YOUR HUSBAND.

YOU IMBECILE.

WHY, THERE'S JOHN NOW.

WE'LL GO BACK.

UP THROUGH THE SERVANTS' DOOR.

WE CAN GET THERE BEFORE HE DOES.

LOCKED.

WE CAN'T GET ANY HELP FROM THE BUTLER.

HE'S GONE.

JOHN, STOP IT.

LEAVE ME ALONE WITH HIM, HENRY.

I THINK I'D BETTER STAY.

NO, PLEASE.

JUST BE SURE YOU DON'T LOSE YOUR HEAD, HAYDEN.

I'LL TELEPHONE YOU LATER.

YES, DO.

I'M SORRY, JOHN.

THIS HAD TO HAPPEN.

IT RELIEVES YOUR FURTHER PRETENSE, DOESN'T IT?

I NEVER PRETEND ANYTHING.

THIS MAN, HOW LONG HAVE YOU -

LONG BEFORE I EVER MET YOU.

WE WERE STUDENTS TOGETHER AT LEIPZIG.

YOU HAD AN AFFAIR WITH HIM THEN?

I HADN'T SEEN HIM FOR YEARS.

RECENTLY, WE MET AGAIN.

AND CONTINUED WHERE YOU LEFT OFF.

SO ALL THE TALES I'VE HEARD ABOUT YOU WERE TRUE.

AND I NEVER BELIEVED THEM.

I RESENTED THEM.

I KNOW, JOHN.

BUT WHY SHOULD I EXPLAIN?

YOU NEVER WOULD HAVE UNDERSTOOD.

YES, BUT I UNDERSTAND NOW.

I WAS JUST ONE OF MANY.

I'M SIMPLY TRYING TO TELL YOU THAT YOU'VE LOST NOTHING

BECAUSE YOU NEVER WERE THE ONLY ONE.

OH, JOHN.

I'M TRYING, IN MY WAY,

TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.

I'VE NEVER HAD THE SAME FEELING FOR ANYONE ELSE

THAT I'VE HAD FOR YOU.

AND ALL THIS TIME, I BELIEVED THAT YOU LOVED ME.

THAT WHEN WE GOT TO THE TOP,

THAT YOU'D CARE FOR ME AS MUCH AS I CARED FOR YOU.

LOVE WASN'T THE IMPORTANT THING.

GETTING TO THE TOP WAS.

I NEVER CARED WHAT YOU DID OR HOW MANY

OTHER LOVES YOU HAD BESIDES ME.

YOUR FRIENDSHIP, YOUR INFLUENCE,

THEY WERE A TREMENDOUS HELP TO ME.

AND I HELPED YOU, TOO, JOHN.

I SAW IN YOU A SPIRIT, A GENIUS,

THAT JUST NEEDED A GUIDING HAND.

BELIEVING IN YOU, I MADE YOU BELIEVE IN YOURSELF.

THAT'S WHY I SAID TO BE RUTHLESS.

SO YOU THINK I COULDN'T HAVE CLIMBED WITHOUT YOU.

YOU THINK I CAN'T GO ON ALONE.

YOU'LL PROBABLY LEAVE ME NOW.

BUT YOU CAN'T FORGET ME, JOHN,

ANYMORE THAN I SHALL FORGET YOU.

SO I CAN'T FORGET YOU?

WELL, I'LL SHOW YOU.

I'LL SHOW YOU HOW MUCH I NEED YOUR SORT OF FRIENDSHIP.

YOU THINK I'VE REACHED THE PEAK.

WELL, I'LL SHOW YOU A NEW PEAK.

I'LL CLIMB TO IT WITHOUT

YOUR INFERNAL INFLUENCE AND FRIENDSHIP.

I'M GOING NOW TO BUILD.

BUILD SO HIGH THAT YOU'LL NEVER BE ABLE

TO SEE ME FROM WHERE YOU STAND.

I'LL SHOW YOU.

MR. HAYDEN HAS JUST COME FROM THE TRAIN.

OH.

MR. HAYDEN MUST BE TIRED.

SUPPOSE YOU SERVE COCKTAILS IN HIS ROOM.

COME IN.

HELLO, MY DEAR.

YOU LOOK WORN OUT.

I AM.

HARD TRIP?

RATHER.

WE WERE SUPPOSED TO GO TO THE GRANTS,

BUT I BEGGED OFF.

THANKS.

YOU DO LOOK TIRED.

COME IN.

I ORDERED COCKTAILS.

I THOUGHT YOU'D NEED ONE.

HERE, JOHN.

THEY'RE BOTH FOR YOU.

NOW RELAX.

DO YOU KNOW, MARTHA...

DID SOMETHING IN NEW YORK UPSET YOU?

I -

I COULDN'T SLEEP ON THE TRAIN LAST NIGHT.

I GOT TO THINKING THINGS OVER.

THINGS AS THEY ARE BETWEEN YOU AND ME.

WE HAVEN'T BEEN GETTING THE MOST OUT OF

OUR LIVES TOGETHER, MARTHA.

NO, JOHN.

IT'S BEEN MY FAULT.

I'M JUST BEGINNING TO REALIZE HOW -

HOW THOUGHTLESS I'VE BEEN.

BUT I'M GOING TO DO BETTER BY YOU, MARTHA.

I'M HALF MAD WITH AMBITION.

BUT I'M GOING TO MAKE YOU PART OF IT.

I'M GOING DOWN IN HISTORY

AS THE WORLD'S GREATEST MERCHANT.

I'LL BE A KING OF OUR TIMES.

AND I'M GOING TO MAKE YOU A QUEEN.

THERE WON'T BE A WOMAN IN THE WORLD

WHO CARES ABOUT POWER THAT WON'T ENVY YOU.

WOMEN WANT POWER, DON'T THEY?

YOU LOVE TO LORD IT OVER THE REST OF THEM, DON'T YOU?

WHY DO YOU THINK ALL WOMEN WANT THE SAME THING?

WELL, THEN, WHAT IS IT YOU WANT?

MONEY? MONEY FOR PHILANTHROPIES?

I'LL ENDOW A UNIVERSITY IN YOUR NAME.

THE MARTHA HAYDEN UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN.

THEN YOU'LL BE HEARD OF.

BUT I HAVE NO WISH TO BE HEARD OF, JOHN.

YES, BUT YOU USED TO.

YOU WERE ALWAYS HEADING

SOME KIND OF MOVEMENT FOR SOMETHING.

PERHAPS I'VE CHANGED.

BUT I CAN'T UNDERSTAND YOUR SUDDEN DESIRE

TO HAVE OTHER WOMEN ENVY ME.

WELL, IT'S ONLY THAT I FELT THAT A WIFE

SHOULD SHARE HER HUSBAND'S SUCCESS.

THANK YOU, JOHN, BUT I'M -

I'M QUITE SATISFIED AS THINGS ARE.

MARTHA, I'M TRYING TO MAKE YOU UNDERSTAND

THAT WHAT I NEED IS MORE OF YOUR SYMPATHY.

WHY CAN'T WE BE AS WE USED TO BE?

JOHN, JOHN.

IT MUST BE DESPERATION THAT DRIVES YOU HOME

IN SEARCH OF ROMANCE.

DON'T YOU CARE FOR ME A LITTLE BIT?

I WOULDN'T TOUCH THAT SECOND COCKTAIL

IF THE FIRST AFFECTS YOU THAT WAY.

YOU'D BETTER DRESS FOR DINNER.

GO ON, SAY IT.

"I TOLD YOU SO."

IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING,

BUT IT'S COME, HASN'T IT?

OF COURSE IT'S COME.

TECHNICALLY, ON PAPER.

BUT TODAY, ONE UNIT, HAYDEN AND COMPANY,

IS BIGGER THAN THE WHOLE COMBINATION

THEY STARTED OUT TO BUST.

I'LL BET YOU $10,000, WITHIN A YEAR,

I'LL HAVE THEM ALL ROUNDED UP AGAIN.

WHAT DO YOU THINK, DAVENPORT?

PARDON, I WASN'T LISTENING.

I WAS JUST READING ABOUT-

DAVENPORT, I WANT YOU TO GET BUSY TOMORROW MORNING.

I'M GOING TO CORNER THE ARGENTINE GRAIN MARKET.

GOOD HEAVENS, JOHN, WHAT FOR?

JUST TO SEE IF IT CAN'T BE DONE.

MAY I SEE THAT, PLEASE?

BRING 'EM ALONG, GENTLEMEN.

THE MORE, THE MERRIER.

NOW LOOK HERE.

WE'RE NOT ONLY SUPPLYING THE ALLIES,

BUT IF YOU DON'T COME IN FAST ENOUGH,

WE'RE SIGNING WITH THE OTHER SIDE AS WELL.

JOHN, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

OH, THIS IS MY NERVOUS FATHER-IN-LAW,

GENTLEMEN, MR. LANE.

MR. TRONCHEZ, MR. INGLEBY, MISTER -

GENTLEMEN.

HELLO?

WHAT?

CALIFORNIA.

HELLO, THAT YOU, LOUIS?

WELL?

GOOD, CLOSE THE DEAL.

70,000 ACRES

OF THE FINEST GRAZING LAND IN CALIFORNIA.

I'M RAISING MY OWN CATTLE FOR YOU FELLAS.

JOHN, HAVE YOU GONE CRAZY?

YOU CAN'T KEEP THIS UP.

THAT'S NOTE TO THE BANK, $20 MILLION.

TELL THEM I'M COMING BACK FOR MORE ON MONDAY.

YOU'RE COMMITTED TO EUROPEAN CONTRACTS

WORTH $160 MILLION ALREADY.

I HAVEN'T STARTED YET.

I'VE JUST ASSURED THESE FELLOWS THAT I CAN

SUPPLY THEM AS LONG AS THEY WANT TO FIGHT.

WHERE DO YOU EXPECT TO GET THESE SUPPLIES?

WHAT DO YOU THINK I'VE BEEN DOING ALL THESE MONTHS?

BUYING, BUYING, FROM EVERY CORNER OF THE GLOBE.

HORSES, CATTLE, GRAIN, FROM CANADA,

AMERICA, THE ARGENTINE.

I'VE GOT THE AMERICAN GRAIN MARKET IN A POCKET.

BEFORE LONG, I'LL BE RAISING MY OWN SUPPLY.

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THAT?

I'LL BE SUPPLYING THE WORLD!

JOHN, WILL YOU LISTEN TO ME?

DON'T YOU KNOW THAT EVERY FOREIGN CONTRACT

HAS A CANCELLATION CLAUSE EFFECTIVE WHEN THE WAR ENDS?

YES, WHEN IS IT GOING TO END?

DO YOU KNOW? ASK THESE GENTLEMEN.

WHAT DID KITCHENER SAY?

THREE YEARS.

DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT.

THIS WAR IS GOOD FOR TEN YEARS.

JOHN, WILL YOU...

THE TROUBLE WITH YOU, LANE, IS YOU'RE AFRAID.

ALWAYS WERE.

I'LL TAKE EVERY CONTRACT THEY HAND ME.

JOHN, YOU'RE MAD.

YES.

MAYBE I AM MAD.

BUT IT'S MADMEN WHO RUN THE WORLD TODAY.

I'LL BE THE BIGGEST POWER IN THE WORLD BEFORE I'M THROUGH.

THE MAN BEHIND THE FOOD SUPPLY.

ME, HAYDEN.

I'D HAVE MORE POWER THAN ANY RULER IN THE WORLD.

I'LL MAKE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS, BILLIONS!

HERE YOU ARE, GENTLEMEN.

SIGN THEM UP.

ENGLAND, FRANCE -

ENGLAND.

BELGIUM.

ITALY.

HERE'S ONE FROM FARMER AND JONES, WYOMING.

THEIR LIST THEY SHIPPING YOU 3,000 STEERS, AS PER CONTRACT.

HERE'S ANOTHER FROM SMITH AND WILSON.

SEVEN MILLION BUSHELS OF GRAIN ARE ON THE WAY.

CAN WE CANCEL THEM?

HOW CAN WE?

WELL, JOHN, THEY'VE GOT YOU.

IT'S COME AT LAST.

YOU'VE GOT HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS IN CANNED FOOD IN EUROPE

THAT YOU CAN THROW IN THE OCEAN.

COUNTLESS MILLIONS IN CATTLE, HOGS, GRAIN

THAT YOU'VE BOUGHT AND CAN'T PAY FOR.

YOU'RE THROUGH, JOHN.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT?

BUT I'VE GOT MILLIONS IN OTHER ENTERPRISES, HAVEN'T I?

MILLIONS.

I'LL MAKE THEM PAY FOR THE PACKING HOUSE LOSSES.

YOU'LL BE RESORTING TO CRIMINAL JUGGLING.

NOW LOOK HERE, YOU CAN'T TALK TO ME IN THAT -

THERE'S ONLY ONE HONORABLE COURSE, JOHN.

YES?

RECEIVERSHIP.

YOU'D LIKE THAT, WOULDN'T YOU?

A CHANCE TO CROW OVER ME.

THINK OF YOUR STOCKHOLDERS.

YES, YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOR YEARS, YOU AND MARTHA.

YOU'D LIKE TO SEE ME SMASHED.

BUT YOU WON'T. I'M TOO BIG, TOO BIG FOR YOU.

THE BANKS WILL SHOW YOU.

THE BANKS CAN'T LET ME DOWN, THEY DON'T DARE.

IF I CRASH, THEY CRASH WITH ME.

THEY'LL RUIN THOUSANDS, WHOLE COMMUNITIES.

THAT'S HOW BIG I AM.

THEY'RE NOT TELLING ME, I'M TELLING THEM!

LOOK AT THEM.

MILLIONS.

MILLIONS, ALL JUNK.

OH, WELL, IT'S ONLY AN INCIDENT TO ME.

THE MAN IS MAD.

YES, I AM MAD TO LITTLE MINDS LIKE YOURS.

NOW QUIT BOTHERING ME.

GET OUT AND TALK IT OVER WITH THE OFFICE BOARD!

GET OUT! I'M BUSY.

MR. HAYDEN, WE SEEM TO BE ABOUT WHERE WE STARTED.

NOW, YOU COME TO US FOR MONEY.

EVERY BANK IN CHICAGO IS REPRESENTED HERE

BECAUSE YOUR SITUATION IS SO CRITICAL.

YET YOU AVOID GIVING US A SATISFACTORY INSIGHT

INTO YOUR BUSINESS CONDITIONS.

WE'RE AS MUCH IN THE DARK ON CERTAIN ASPECTS

AS WE WERE WHEN YOU CAME INTO THIS ROOM HOURS AGO.

YES, BUT, GENTLEMEN, I REPEAT,

OUR OPERATIONS ARE OF SUCH MAGNITUDE, SO INTERWOVEN-

YES, YES, YES, WE UNDERSTAND ALL THAT.

BUT IT'S UNFORTUNATE YOU DIDN'T COME BEFORE US

MORE FULLY PREPARED.

JOHN, THE COMMITTEE CANNOT BE SATISFIED WITH GENERALITIES.

YOUR BOOKS WILL HAVE TO BE AUDITED.

BUT THIS IS AN EMERGENCY.

AUDITING THESE BOOKS WOULD TAKE WEEKS.

AND YOU DIDN'T SEE IT COMING

SO THAT YOU COULD PREPARE AT LEAST AN ADEQUATE STATEMENT?

YES.

FRANKLY, I FORESAW THIS VERY EMERGENCY.

BUT I THOUGHT WHEN I WOULD COME FOR GENTLEMEN FOR HELP,

THE STANDING OF HAYDEN AND COMPANY

WOULD CARRY A SUFFICIENT GUARANTEE IN ITSELF.

AFTER ALL, THERE'S A HUMAN ANGLE TO THIS, GENTLEMEN.

OUR FIRM HAS STOOD FOR SOMETHING IN THIS COMMUNITY FOR 70 YEARS.

YOU GENTLEMEN HERE AND YOUR FATHERS

HAVE DONE BUSINESS WITH US FOR THREE GENERATIONS

IN ABSOLUTE CONFIDENCE.

HERETOFORE, THE MERE NAME OF HAYDEN AND COMPANY

WAS SUFFICIENT TO NEGOTIATE ANY LOAN THAT WE WANTED.

YOU WANTED OUR BUSINESS.

WHY SHOULD I ANTICIPATE A DIFFERENT ATTITUDE

NOW THAT HAYDEN AND COMPANY HAS BECOME

ONE OF THE OUTSTANDING FIGURES IN THE WORLD OF FINANCE,

WITH TRADITIONS AS OLD AND AS UNASSAILABLE

AS ANY GREAT FIRM IN THE COUNTRY TODAY?

GENTLEMEN,

I'M HERE AS THE SON AND GRANDSON

OF MEN YOU'VE KNOWN AND RESPECTED.

TIME HONORED TRADITION DEMANDS

THAT I COME HERE AND MAKE MY FINANCIAL REQUEST

AS HAYDENS HAVE ALWAYS DONE,

ON THE STRENGTH AND INTEGRITY OF OUR NAME ALONE.

WHAT MORE CAN I SAY?

I'M AFRAID, MR. HAYDEN,

WE'LL HAVE TO MAKE OUR DECISION ON THAT BASIS.

WELL, SHALL I WAIT OUTSIDE OR...

THE THING CAN'T BE SETTLED TONIGHT.

WE'LL HAVE TO SLEEP OVER IT.

BUT GOOD HEAVENS, I'VE GOT TO KNOW.

BE REASONABLE, JOHN.

YOU CAN'T EXPECT TO COME IN HERE

AND PICK UP $10 MILLION OR $15 MILLION FROM THE TABLE.

WELL, THAT'S HOW IT USED TO BE.

I'M AFRAID WE'VE GROWN MORE TIMID.

WHY KEEP THE MAN IN SUSPENSE?

SURELY YOU MUST SEE HOW IT IS, JOHN.

YOU'RE LETTING ME DOWN.

SHALL I ANSWER HIM OFFICIALLY?

OR IS THERE A DESIRE FOR DISCUSSION?

NO. NO. NONE. NO.

MR. HAYDEN, WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING FOR YOU.

I'M SORRY.

I SEE.

IN A WAY, IT'S A KINDNESS.

YOU'RE CARRYING ON A HOPELESS FIGHT.

A RECEIVERSHIP MAY SAVE YOU SOMETHING.

YES, JOHN.

THINGS MAY LOOK BETTER WHEN THE BOOKS ARE GONE OVER.

GOOD NIGHT.

COME IN.

WHAT IS IT, JOHN?

THE BANKS HAVE TURNED ME DOWN.

THAT MEANS RECEIVERSHIP.

IT'S ALL VERY UNFORTUNATE, JOHN.

I'VE GOT TO HAVE HELP.

I COULD TURN THE TIDE WITH $10 MILLION.

OH.

THAT'S ALL I NEED. $10 MILLION TO SAVE AN EMPIRE.

I SEE.

YOUR FATHER TURNED ME DOWN.

WASN'T IT TO BE EXPECTED?

AFTER I MADE HIM ONE OF THE RICHEST MEN IN THE COUNTRY?

IF YOU'D LISTENED TO FATHER, YOU'D STILL BE LIKE HIM.

YOU'VE GOT TO TALK TO YOUR FATHER FOR ME.

HE'S GOT TO TAKE OVER HAYDEN AND COMPANY OR ELSE...

OR WHAT?

I'VE BEEN PUTTING THE FIRM'S CAPITAL

INTO MY OTHER ENTERPRISES.

IF THOSE BOOKS ARE AUDITED -

IT'LL BECOME PUBLIC THAT YOU'RE A CRIMINAL.

IS THAT IT?

ASK HIM TO TAKE OVER HAYDEN AND COMPANY

AND SAVE ME, WILL YOU?

SO IT'S FINALLY HERE,

THE TIME WHEN YOU'D COME CRAWLING.

YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS.

IF YOU ONLY KNEW HOW LONG.

I NEVER REALIZED IT BEFORE,

BUT I CAN SEE IT NOW HOW MUCH YOU HATE ME.

WHAT DO YOU THINK KEPT ME LIVING WITH YOU FOR 20 YEARS

AFTER I'D KNOWN ABOUT THAT OTHER WOMAN?

ABOUT McDONALD?

SHE'S BEEN OUT OF MY LIFE FOR YEARS.

BUT NEVER OUT OF YOUR MIND FOR A MOMENT.

I'VE GIVEN UP THE BEST PART OF MY LIFE

WAITING TO PAY YOU BACK

FOR THE HUMILIATION I'VE SUFFERED.

NOW YOU'RE A BROKEN-DOWN OLD MAN FACING DISGRACE.

AND I'M ALL YOU'VE GOT TO TURN TO.

VERY WELL.

THAT'S THAT.

I - I GUESS I'LL GO BACK TO MY BED.

I'M COLD.

YOU'RE A GREAT COMFORT, MARTHA.

YOUR ROOM WILL BE WARM SHORTLY.

MARTHA,

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WHEN THE CRASH COMES?

TOMORROW I'M LEAVING YOU.

HERE HE COMES NOW.

MR. HAYDEN.

MR. HAYDEN HAS NOTHING TO SAY.

I'LL SEE YOU BOYS IN A MINUTE.

LOOK, I'LL WAIT OUTSIDE. GOOD LUCK, SIR.

I CAN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF.

AS LONG AS THEY DON'T GET TO THE BOOKS.

DON'T WORRY.

SAY, DOES YOUR BOSS EXPECT TO BE QUESTIONED

ABOUT HIS FINANCING OF THE UTILITY COMPANY?

DOES HE EXPECT TO HAVE HIS BOOKS SUBPOENAED?

NOW LISTEN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT.

MR. HAYDEN WILL PROBABLY COME OUT IN A FEW MINUTES,

AND WE'LL GO AWAY.

OR IN THERE.

I GUESS MR. HAYDEN KNOWS HOW TO TAKE CARE OF HIMSELF.

BUT WHAT I WANT TO FIND OUT IS THIS -

WHERE DID THE FUNDS COME FROM WHICH WERE POURED

INTO THE UTILITY COMPANY TO SAVE IT FROM BANKRUPTCY?

YOU CONTROL THAT COMPANY. YOU OUGHT TO KNOW.

FROM, UH, MY PRIVATE RESOURCES.

YOUR PRIVATE RESOURCES WERE ALMOST DEPLETED

TRYING TO SAVE HAYDEN AND COMPANY.

ISN'T IT POSSIBLE, MR. HAYDEN -

YOU MAY ANSWER ENOUGH JUST AS YOU PLEASE -

THAT THESE $18 MILLION WERE SECRETLY TAKEN

FROM THE SINKING FUND WITH WHICH HAYDEN AND COMPANY

EXPECTED TO MEET ITS BOND ISSUE?

I RESENT YOUR INSINUATION, MR. BRAND.

I REFUSE TO ANSWER WITHOUT ADVICE FROM MY ATTORNEYS.

YOU HAVE A PERFECT RIGHT TO ADVICE OF COUNSEL

AT ANY TIME UP TO THE MINUTE YOU STEP INTO THE GRAND JURY ROOM.

I REGARD THAT AS A THREAT.

AND LET ME TELL YOU THIS RIGHT NOW.

YOU WON'T HAVE ANY MORE LUCK TRYING TO PROSECUTE ME TODAY

THAN WHEN THEY TRIED TO CONVICT ME 20 YEARS AGO.

WELL, ONE NEVER KNOWS WHAT A JURY WILL DO.

BUT THIS TIME IT WILL BE DIFFERENT, MR. HAYDEN.

WHEN YOU WERE TRIED UNDER THEODORE ROOSEVELT,

THE GOVERNMENT DIDN'T HAVE ACCESS

TO CERTAIN SOURCES OF INFORMATION WHICH WE HAVE.

WHAT INFORMATION?

THE INFORMATION CONTAINED

IN THE BOOKS OF HAYDEN AND COMPANY.

I THINK THE FEDERAL GRAND JURY WILL BE GREATLY INTERESTED

IN ANY INFORMATION MY ASSOCIATES AND I MAY FIND IN THESE RECORDS.

OH, I'VE BEEN SLEEPING THERE.

BEST THING FOR YOU.

YOU MUSTN'T LET ME SLEEP AT THE OFFICE OR -

OH, OF COURSE.

I'M HERE IN ATHENS.

ATHENS.

DIDN'T MY FATHER AGREE THAT I SPEND THREE YEARS ABROAD?

DIDN'T HE?

I'VE GOT MY WHOLE LIFE BEFORE ME,

AND HE CAN'T SPARE ME THREE YEARS

BEFORE I BECOME A PORK PACKER.

YOU'VE BEEN HERE A LONG TIME, DAVENPORT.

A VERY LONG TIME. YEARS.

I'M AN OLD MAN NOW.

IF I COULD ONLY GO BACK.

TO WHAT?

WELL, WHATEVER THEY DO TO ME, IT'S HOME.

I GOT TO GET BACK TO THE OFFICE.

WE'LL LICK THEM YET.

YOU MUSTN'T LET THEM SEE OUR BOOKS.

THERE'S NO NEED TO WORRY ABOUT THAT ANYMORE.

A VERY OLD FRIEND IS HERE TO SEE YOU.

OH, YES, HE WAS HERE, YESTERDAY.

COME OUT, DMITRI.

GET OUT THOSE SILLY VASES. WE GOT TO AMUSE THE OLD FOOL.

NO. I'M SPEAKING OF A VERY OLD FRIEND.

A LADY,

A SINGER.

OH.

HER NAME'S LAURA McDONALD.

WHO?

OH, YES.

A DARK YOUNG LADY.

SHE WAS BEAUTIFUL.

I USED TO RUN AROUND WITH HER.

WILL YOU SEE HER?

OH, NO, NO, NO, NO. NO, WHAT'LL I SAY TO HER?

IT'S A TAX ON ONE'S MEMORY. WOMEN FUSS ME.

SEND HER AWAY.

* OH, GIVE ME HOME

LISTEN.

* WHERE THE BUFFALO ROAM

* WHERE THE DEER AND THE ANTELOPE PLAY *

LAURA.

* WHERE SELDOM IS HEARD

WHAT COULD I DO WITHOUT YOU?

* A DISCOURAGING WORD

YOU UNDERSTAND ME.

* AND THE SKIES ARE NOT CLOUDY

I'LL SEE YOU IN PARIS IN SIX MONTHS.

* ALL DAY

YOU'RE RIGHT. THEY CAN'T STOP ME.

JOHN.

WHO IS THIS WOMAN?

JUST A FRIEND.

I'M SLEEPY.