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You

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Come one yeah yeah

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You mr. Dunnigan yeah I'm Nicola how do

you deal better on the loan huh

hurry up there we haven't got all day

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Are you the husband of the deceased back

there no I'm just a friend I see they're

quite surprised and I got your telegram

from Hollywood yes never had a client

from Hollywood before thought I knew

every family in coal town just cope hmm

never heard of him huh no family in coal

town by that name tress Kovner willing

to betcha auger tress Goldner was her

professional name I see

she was an actress

you don't say

used to live in coldtown huh what's her

real name Tolga Truckee

what you mean stand Rocky's kid he was a

coal miner

Stan Sharkey was no miner he was on lush

I gave him a first class hundred dollar

funeral his kid I'll go arrange for it

in person deadbeats both of them never

paid me boy are you starving it's four

years since I buried her drunken par for

nothing and I ain't burying any more

deadbeats until they pay up you mean

right now

I've waited four years it was a $90

funeral not a hundred she told me she

paid you 10 that leaves 80 give me $20

no no what about the extras the flowers

for the grave and pallbearers at 2 bucks

apiece out of my own pocket I'm a

respectable businessman mr. Dunnigan I

never cheated nobody in my life and when

I say a hundred bucks it's a hundred

bucks

my mistake mr. Olaf not noticing your

fine qualities

people think dying is cheap but let me

tell you what's the Dunnigan that it

costs more to be buried than to be born

yes sir when you figure all the

incidental up I was only saying you've

said enough.

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You'll be home soon kid why anyone would

want to come back to this flea-bitten

end of the world I don't know but that's

what you wanted so you're here

that's all I can do for you ride with

you tell you what I love you that's

what's driving me crazy but I waited

till now to tell you but I've got to see

it now I love you baby I love him I

guess I loved you the first time I saw

your face show business is full of

beautiful faces and I'd seen them all

but I never saw one like yours baby

never liked yours

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You what's your name

I'll get this corner ok Olga the first

rule of dancing a girl has to stay on

our feet okay get back in line

try it again give my pickup Freddie what

we open in four days all right so it's a

very nice show so what they pay to see

you don't think I look I'm not asking

you to act I'm not asking you to sing

good only loud there's only one thing I

ask you like a brother I ask you give me

this this is all right one not one two

three yeah okay have you got it

have you got it all right fine again

give him a pick up Freddie

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You're breaking my heart

look miss I have a time for beginners

step out of the line please come back

when you've learned something western

please no will do without you step out

please let me try again

I learned I will I'll stay after

rehearsal please give me another chance

nah no can do I haven't the time please

go on Tommy give the kid a break who's

that Dunnigan Oh Tommy

what are you doing slumming hi a big boy

I saw your name on science pot maybe I

could buy you a drink you buy me a drink

I owe you a million the world's greatest

press agent meet the world's worst

chorus girl okay ladies take a half hour

well Freddie Evans didn't it all right

nice to see you Freddie

they taught me give me a favor would you

do your favor

should I just mention it but buddy work

with that new kid you can have her

dancing like Pablo in an hour

well listen bill that kid's got two left

feet oh come on what do you care she's a

nice girl

oh you know her huh I've never seen him

before I just like her face and she

needs the job come on give her a break

okay that's your pleasure hey pretty you

take her and work with her I'll be back

in a half hour you'll be able to show me

that pivot or else I will Thanks and

thank you so much mr. Mr. Dunnigan you.

SAP bill Dunnigan never mind the thanks

just get that pivot I will mr. Tanika

come on Big Boy

it's like old times.

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That's where it began and this is where

it ends

your hormone

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Take that chair there please hello Eddie

this mr. Olaf I'm back from medical

anybody been trying to get me you don't

have to use that tone of voice

mr. Dunnigan as I told you I was stung

once on the truck keys and I don't want

to be stoned again no hard feelings I

hope no hard feelings just honest

business that's fine

okay the job will cost you 150 bucks

hundred and fifty that includes

transportation from the train to coal

town of course one-eighth included is

pallbearers in case you want them you

don't have to happen you understand that

I want them then you'll need six that's

two dollars a piece

could you get some of her father's

friend stack as pallbearers or some

people who knew her you mean free no

chance

now look Stan rocky was a sweet guy I'm

sure he must have had some friends would

be glad to do it

you think I'm trying to shake you down

huh all right I'll introduce you to some

of his friends come on you'll see if you

can get him free come on you'll see I

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Want to ask you a question in front of

this gentleman I just want to ask if any

of you remember Stan Kroenke stand yeah

Stan sorry

his kid died and we're gonna bury

alongside our old man I just wanted to

ask her if any of you'd like to act as

pallbearers on account of your new Stan

and his kid don't try to put nothing

over on this Nicky will act as

pallbearers for two bucks a piece

come here none - what's - me - who's

that guy a friend of the deceased okay.

Jenna he was the first six to sign the

book and now I want four guys to carry a

side.

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Put it down on the floor I'll put your

names down there for pallbearers we

don't want no arguments afterwards I

give you the bill before the hearse

pulls out everything will be itemized

and I get paid before the funeral you

said that I just wanted understood it's

understood send in two more well yeah oh

the first thing is to fix it up with

father Spence key his church is the big

one down on Spring Street I'll arrange

everything and you won't have no bother

whatsoever now if you'll just make

yourself comfortable I'll be back in a

few minutes

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I'll try to remember that you love these

people baby

was hard figuring out why what a SAP I

was walking out of that theater and not

seeing you again for a whole year yes a

whole year before I ran into you again

I'll never forget that town I wasn't

thinking of you that night I wasn't

thinking about much of anything except

what a cold and lonely place a small

town can be on Christmas Eve I'm

wondering how to kill time till I could

get the next trainer for my next stop

this mr. Scott mr. limited yeah she's

doing number one right over there

all right Christmas it's pretty good

memory.

Katie miss Horan this is mr. Donigan oh

I saw your picture in the lobby success

huh

this is the most exciting thing that

could have happened I wanted to thank

you sir I've never forgotten how kind

you were give the kid a break and

disappearing like Santa Claus and if it

hadn't been for you I'd never had become

smokey sue the terror of the Ozarks

she's good huh no she's in there

hollering show business yeah I'm the

advance man for the up of the Moon

company uh-huh I'm glad you got a date

tonight kid

see you in the morning on the train.

Merry Christmas Merry Christmas

well duh if you got a date outlaw along

hey I just want to say hello oh I

haven't been your date

you're not going somewhere just look out.

Talent pretend it's a real Christmas Eve

I suppose you're with friends I won't

keep him mr. Donigan the name is Bill

and I'm your date tonight

go and get your coat on you hungry yes

wonderful must be some place in this

town that's open on Christmas Eve

besides the County Jail

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They'll never be a walk again like the

one that night yelling in the snow and

laughing you telling me to listen to the

reindeer bounce I felt as though I were

drunk but I didn't know what it was I

didn't know that I'd feel the same way

every time I was with you this way oh

yes

yeah you were close to the snow and to a

radiator are you Mingo yes my name is.

Bill and this is Olga I hope we're not a

nuisance coming in like this I'm happy

to have you

how much trailer on Christmas Eve huh no

everybody has a home on a Christmas Eve

but show people and minghao no no please

well the lady and gentlemen allow me to

prepare dinner thank you well in the

heart of our will we run into a Chinese

Santa Claus all right it's a wonderful

night first bird's nest soup with lotus

seed and fun sea floating in it then

thing hung which is lobster fixed in the.

Cantonese manner then the dish of gay

set gay and some Galen soon which is

only minced broccoli with a Chinese

accent then hopped on yay which is

chicken and walnuts then solid maker

that'll be enough food please they won't

be more oh babe

you're so nice Ming god you're so lucky

to me to you tonight we were walking

through the snow hoping to find some ham

and eggs and the weary travelers came

upon a castle in the snow presided over

by a venerable magician named Ming Gao

who said before the plates eat with

pomegranates and guinea hen from.

Zanzibar okay man give us the works

let's have a feast to remember

you shall have a feast that you shall

always remember

ah Beng tremendous calls for cigar

poverty no no I get it

how about the music okay I'd love it.

I like those tunes on Christmas Eve just

jam when I was a kid oh yeah baby

fine bill huh now I told from that

eminent philosopher minghao is in order

the floor is yours being a long time ago

three wise men followed a star found a

child in a cradle

we also are all from far away tonight we

were brought together by someone who

makes the snow fall I drink to what we

shall find how nice

you don't think it was an accident by

running a dog again no these things are

all written we follow the script yes we

follow

maybe you tell me something what would

you like to know Mingo your name.

Olga trockie alias Olga Toscana rocky

huh you mind telling me a little know

what did you first decide to be an

actress I don't know when I was a little

girl I think what was that I was born in.

Poland when I was quite young we came to.

America to a place in Pennsylvania

called cold down liquid Poland near

wilkes-barre yes colqhoun killed my

mother and then four years ago my father

died coal town kill him too but my

father was very sweet and kind he played

the accordion and sang and he used to

say to me when he had a hangover which

was very often go away someplace organ

sing dance act and sing

try to be happy that would make other

people happy too he taught me all the

songs he knew polish songs sad ones

happy ones

all kinds singing for us a happy one oh

yes please do.

Rolla said say let do wish Dom weebly's

go yuck James way no rock.

Bob Lee Scholl yes you may

oh nice go watch your shopsite so I mean

yeah oh yeah oh shit die

that's good it's just a little song

everybody in coldtown knows it it's

about coming home when you've been away

for a long time now you're gonna be a

star

oh yes I keep studying between shows and

on the trains I'll be ready when my

chance comes you know our shows heading

west

that's what Hollywood is according to

last reports I'm going to make good

there I must hey not so fast baby you've

just started what you need is a couple

of years in stock planned all the old

plays you've got a lot to learn I

haven't time for all that bill I want to

get there quickly when I'm a big star in

my own dressing room and all the

interviewers ask me how did this is

great success come to your gut risk

opener health care limit came from Bill.

Daniken who once it give the kid a break

I'll be right there taking a bar too but

I still think a year in stock is what

you need after all you're only 20 there

are two kinds of people that don't have

enough time the very old and the very

young I think we'd better go it's late

and we have to get early trains look

stop snowing I'll bet you the whole

town's asleep except us right let's have

the check me no check oh come on come on

we hate the whole restaurant no check

please

on Christmas people exchange gifts let

this humble meal be my gift to the other

two wise guests from far away okay admit.

Ringo and party they're arming for up on

the moon any night you want to go just

ask for Fred Cooper at the box office

thank you here it is it's nothing very

much just a little medal it's dedicated

to Saint Michael the Archangel here's my

favorites st. Will you take it please

thank you st. Michael there what's it

especially fighting for God here's a

very gallant same bill I will carry this

and hope for that great success

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Which way the Iowa here don't around the

corner

I'm at the Dexter what time you pulling

out 6:30 are you going to the other way

now go east the 5:30 it's the milk train

what's the only connection

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What is it

nice tires yes a lot of them one of

them's mine

rhetoric you see over there with the

v-shaped glasses now just to the right

of it the bright one oh yeah I see the.

Jersey yes my father told me it appeared

in the sky for the first time the night

I was born could be it's there to remind

me every night of Baron gun I'm being

very silly I won't see you again for a

long time maybe will you accept the

Christmas present from a strange young

lady.

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My star up there I'll give you half of

it why didn't I say something no not a

word not even or can I write you what's

your rap sheet I want to see you again

just old clam off walking along with

this hot jumping and never award I got

to start thinking kid it can't end like

this it can't end with Dunnigan the

dummy staring at a box didn't keep you

waiting too long I hope you got

everything fixed yes sir we had a big

talk with fathers Pinsky and we worked

everything out fine he's gonna give you

a solemn Requiem Mass and I got hold of

a singer from will space she just

happened to be in town let's see yeah

that Albania 30 bucks extra

I figured a blanket of roses for the

coffin and then I figured you'd like a

wreath it's sort of a personal tribute

from yourself all together at the floral

tributes little amount to 80 bucks oh we

mustn't forget the charge for the sexton

to the church almost forgot that way

this bad you wouldn't want to forget any

charges and I'll have to figure out that

donation for father spin skis Church

personally I think 75 bucks will do it

not too much I'm not too little

which brings the total up to 350350

well that's a lot more than I that date

much for a service at st. Leo's st.

Leo's is that where you made the

arrangements yes sir the biggest Church

in town mr. Dunnigan yeah but that's the

wrong Church I wanted the main to st.

Michael's I just took for granted that

oh no no you don't want st. Michael's

you don't want your friend buried from

there it's a broken-down old barn of a

church nobody worthwhile goes there.

Aldous Pinsky's Church is the only place

mr. Olaf where st. Michael's all right I

ain't worried you ain't gonna do

business with father Paul he ain't got

nothing to offer here you'll be back

it's down at the end of the street there

right across in the hotel first

just remember father Paul can't do

nothing for you he's got no connections

in town just miners

do you father Paul yes my name is bill.

Dunnigan how do you do.

I brought a friend of mine back to coal

town a girl she wanted to be buried from

your church from st. Michael's yes she

has a plot in your cemetery it's already

been paid for in full what I want to do

now is arrange for a church funeral how

much do you charge please sit down mr.

Dunnigan her father was buried from your

place five years ago his name was Stan.

Truckee

that bills unpaid I'll take care of that

up to any reasonable amount I wasn't

here five years ago did you bring this

girl from somewhere out of town from

Hollywood Hollywood that's where they

make the movies yes I know.

Hollywood the st. Michael's that's

rather strange I understand there are

certain charges fees and so forth if you

give an estimate maybe I'd better tell

you first she wanted a few extras she

wanted organ music and she also wanted

six angels with wings to stand beside

the coffin the angels will be little

girls

that's an old Polish custom how much

were the girls of the wings now how much

for the organist the children will be

happy to serve without anything

sometimes our organist receives three

dollars but this is a poor paracin she's

used to not being paid

how much for you for me

I to him used to not being paid mr.

Dunnigan and I'd rather not break the

precedent I'm very proud that this girl

wanted to be buried for my church to a

humble priest that's a great

satisfaction and it is fee enough please

put that away mr. Dunnigan I'm sorry

father I came in her like a sore head

it's just that what it's a pleasure to

run into a human being in coal town or

or anywhere I was beginning to think the

world and run out of them look father I

here I might as well lay it on the line

ever hear of poverty yes an old friend

of st. Michael's I'm down to $300 and

with no visible means of support at the

moment I've made millions for people

I've worked for a press agent can do

that but I never got around to making

myself rich I never wanted to be a

millionaire I just wanted to live like

one that can keep your pool you know

father I hate the thought of her being a

no-loss place that's a little rough even

on a brave kid like Olga could we have

her brought here to your church

certainly she belongs here she'll like

that I mean she would have liked that

that's the whole trouble with this trip

and all these arrangements about the

funeral to me she isn't dead

it's as if you were here and we were

doing all this together oh I don't mean

that I see her or anything like that

it's I mean I know what you mean

hello hello this is father Paul hello

Hattie would you get me a nickel off yes

thank you

telephoning in coldtown is sort of

different mr. Olaf

this is father Paul speaking yes yes I

know he's he's here now I've called to

tell you to bring the body of Stan.

Chucky's daughter to st. Michael's

immediately not tomorrow mr. Olaf

immediately now right away you're a

greedy and stupid man mr. Olaf no I'm

not afraid of you and all your friends

bring the girl here immediately without

any further discussion goodbye be tough

when you have to he didn't look at my

advisor Michael the Archangel oh yes I

heard of him he had to be as you say

tough uh mr. Olaf will be here in half

an hour

thank you for that well I'm probably

taking up your time Wanda

I'll wait in the church no please wait

here and talk to me about Olga I can see

you loved her very much

I can't huh you sure I won't bore you

come mr. Dunnigan I'd like to hear

what's in your heart.

I only met order twice before I took a

job in the coast I'd become tired of

hopping around peddling a road company

to a lot of anti theatrical towns so I

figured out settling down in the Lourdes

land of Hollywood and I get me a job as

personal drum beater for the great

Marcus Harris Marcus Harris you've never

heard of him well Marcus Harris is one

of the greatest motion picture producers

in America who at the moment was giving

birth to his greatest production a three

million dollar epic called Joan of Arc

now gentlemen I want this trouble with.

Anna cloner settled once and for all I

don't want to have a fight going on hard

enough to make pictures without fights

it's miss plum does doing all the

fighting mr. Harris where's Dunnigan I

sent for Dunnigan why isn't he here miss.

Mulder thank you very much I said for

you an hour ago well here I am chief

whenever he's late I get promoted to

chief ill we're in trouble yeah I've

heard rumors miss cloten is playing

nasty again no no no look let's not call

anybody any names I've got a million

dollars invested in this clover so I

would like to think she isn't nasty just

a little nervous so I'm going to assign

you to the job of handling miss Croner

personally thanks very much but I don't

think that'll solve any problems well

I'm asking this as a favor two days

after she landed in this country you got

her the keys to the city of New York

arranged a parade in her honor kept a

picture in the papers day and night for

55 days huh another she listened to you

bill oh nobody else

I don't know Marcus fame is very bad for

some people it goes to their head oh

come on gentlemen we'll go with mr.

Dunnigan give him all the help we can

with all the respect in the world miss

coldness that is what you do not give me

I have played Joan in Europe Charles.

Djou Schiller's Joan what can I learn

from you

that was the stage this is the movies

what's all the fireworks

oh this ambassador is trying to tell me

how to act Joan me he wants me to get

hit before I'm awake

he needs rehearsal not me oh come on now

relax be yourself you're a great artist

don't act like a two-year-old well then

I want to be treated like a great artist

and if I am a little late I don't want

to be screamed at like a certain good a

little late two hours late every morning

this week a full crew and 300 extra

standing around waiting for nips they

are waiting hey who cares

come on Anna let's talk it over in your

dressing although he tells me it cost

mr. Marcos and his ten thousand dollars

because I'm late

well it cost him what do I care how much

money costed stupid star the only

education he had was spending from a

pushcart no ignorant peasant can give

orders to Anna cross now now wait a

minute we don't talk like that in

America No who are you talking America

is money money money in America you and

your Marcus Harris Oh hate on you both

could I go back to the theater no more

here no more you ought to have some

sense knocked in Knights or not mr.

Donnegan now talk to miss Croner you

can't make me do anything

you want all your money I don't want you

to do anything you can quit I'm sorry

you don't like me miss clove no but

that's alright I'm sorry you don't like.

America that isn't alright so many

people from your country have learned to

love America it's too bad you wouldn't

see something nice in such a wonderful

place well payments Corwin often fallen

shell the picture

send out a notice that Ana clothing has

had a nervous breakdown I won't be able

to finish a picture well here surely

called her Bluff Marcos she'll be back

in half an hour ready to play marbles I

don't want to be I like this country I

won't work with anyone who doesn't like

it okay we'll get somebody else

12news and the only actress in the world

there's nobody else available look we

play Joe Nevada least nobody is

available for some time not a very nice

woman miss clover but she's a great

talent she was made for the part of Joan

well it's too bad I'm shoving a picture

I'll see you my office mr. Dome ladies

and gentlemen on sorry this has happened

maybe next time we'll have better luck

thank you

holy I am I dreaming oh good look at you

don't tell me you're in pictures I was I

just lost my job I was a standing foot

on a corner

no no more on a club and I no more job

at least for the moment I didn't know

you were working for mr. Harris Joe I

nearly fell over when I saw you

let's get out of here so you're a

standing man not much of a job for a

foolish young lady who dreamed of being

a star you quit dreaming it no I hadn't

oh it's taking longer than I thought you

know it makes me happy just to look at

you say I've got to go hold Marcus hand

for a while where can I meet you tonight

what would you like to go for them bill

let me cook dinner for you

I've got a sort of apartment with a

stove and I've been dying to have a

guest go get I'm glad what's he dressed

1461 Kirsten Avenue it's over a garage

1461 I'll be there I see you have to go

home and change it will be all right if

I get there about 7 o'clock I'll see you

later.

Thanks I couldn't handle it I've had

three big pieces you know these two

palms are goulash all right yeah you

know it's very cute layout restful I was

lucky to get it come furnished oh yes I

painted the floor myself oh all right I

think he's just as good as a carpet yeah

better thanks

well baby now tell me the rest of it

there isn't any rest of it I kept going

round and round the studios and

sometimes they said come back and

sometimes they said don't come back but

whatever they said it always ended the

same way no job for a new young movie

star so I tried to get an agent because

the girls I met all told me ok you

cannot become a star without an agent so

I started going round and round the

agencies I sang for them I acted for

them and ended up without an agent

imagine Auguste Escoffier without an

agent I'm listening baby I'm listening

to a lot of things what's the matter

bill the pie upset you no no no I'm just

thinking can't you act who me

that's what I mean but you know I can I

do how do I know I told you oh yeah so

you did and I'm much better now I spend

all my spare time reading plays learning

parts julietam Meggie Wiley

Elizabeth Barrett you're better looking

than she is - who 9 o'clock now you're

younger prettier you got more heart beat

what are you talking about

take it easy baby I'm incubating bill

you don't mean Joan of Arc

never mind what I mean let me see your

act mr. Harris would never higher

standard for us time never mind Harris

miss whims

don't argue do you know when he's seen

from the script bill I know the cars

creepy look I don't want the whole

script I want just one scene one big

scene quit right now we've got to move

quick one of those things right yes okay

come on the cameras rolling you're on

action

it's a scene when she comes into the

court from the castle of war for the

first time it brought her up from the

dungeon and she walks down the hallway

with her chains hanging from her

then the doors of the courtroom Oh

[Music]

She sees all the great English

aristocrats and all the great

philosophers and doctors of theology

[Music]

They sit in a circle above her all those

stone faces they're here in the

courtroom to make her confess she's a

liar and a blasphemer and that the boy

says she has listened to come from the

devil and not from God because if they

can make her say that then her name

would be fouled and ruined the French

have only one weapon left the name of

Joan of Arc and the belief that God is

help to them through her cochon the

bishop in charge of the trial speaks do

you consider yourself in a state of

grace

if I'm not I hope God will put me there

and if I am I hope he'd keep me there

we want you to speak the truth truth is

a sacred gift from God who you believe

that yes

but people have been hired for speaking

it

when did Satan first command you to slay

the English the voices of my Saint

commanded me to fight for France

[Music]

You went into battle I led the battle

[Music]

Yes and what was the English doing on

the soil of France why didn't they keep

their bat at home where French starts

good and spill it.

[Music]

No.

Whatever you do to me I will not say

what isn't true and the truth is I'm a

peasant girl

and I love my mother and father and my

brothers and I would have stayed in

Dover me and cooked and sold and tended

the sheep but God spoke to me

through his entry Michael and he told me

to go out into the world and help my

people

I went

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And I fought and if I escaped from here

I will continue to fight for them and if

I do not escape and you burn me for what

I've done.

I will kneel in the fire and give God my

thanks

for his kindness to me

and my people

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Okay okay baby

sit down where's the phone

blower mr. Harris please bill Donegan

calling yes would you please yeah hello

Marcus no done again I've got some very

important news for you hang onto your

hat

all right all right hang on to your

pyjamas then you don't have to shell the

picture Marcus no no no please I'm

talking just keep listening will you

I found another Anna claw plus look.

Marcus would I call you up if I were

kidding believe me this is it

she's young beautiful completely unknown

can she act can Heifetz fiddle can Joe

Lewis fight can Bob Feller bitch I'm

telling you this is it yeah now look

Marcus I want to test it first thing in

the morning yeah give me your okay and

I'll set everything up right sure sure

I've got her all tied up

yeah no nobody will get to it before you

see the test I could be my solemn word

of honor

fine I'll see you tomorrow good night

relax baby I'm going to explode you're

going to bed it's like the time I go

doing the doc say give the kid a break

I don't know choir deserve anybody like

you I've got to get a hold of Dolan and

talk him into making the test we don't

want to made by some stooge my sterols

yeah and you're going to bed right now

and sleep you didn't tell him yet we'll

come to that job tomorrow how can I ever

repay you by not gonna bid baby

tomorrow's the big day not as big as now

oh thanks

you know they don't have to worry which

side to photograph they're both perfect

nose eyes alright baby I want your fresh

I'm looking just like this when you play

that big scene for the camera tomorrow

good night

now don't worry about it I'll take care

of wardrobe enotify maker see on the

barricades at our baby.

[Music]

Somebody's crazy and it isn't die it's

you yeah you're the craziest man I've

ever had come into this office Marcus

will you listen to hi I'm listening and

I'm hearing a lunatic

how can you ask me to spend three

million dollars on somebody called Olga

tres Dookie first coldness standing a

girl's never acted uh let's go Jonah oh

wait a minute Marcus hold it you're a

nice guy I don't want to get sore well

he doesn't want to get so all right you

don't have to test called refresco that

you don't have to hire it but you're

gonna know this she's better than any

star you ever wanted better in every way

not only your acting it's it's what's

inside of it what shines out of it is

something you don't see in the world

often don't test it don't buy it but

take your head off to it what is it

janitor coming

I'll get your stove now mr. Marcus

Harris how do you do mr. Harris.

I always wanted to come through that

door and stand here in a lovely costume

and say how do you do mr. Head

mr. Dolan you will please make a test of

mistress coconut for the leading part in

our picture

good luck thank you while the test was

great we started shooting three days

later and she was even better we were

all setting away

she had a special dressing-room a

special studio car and everybody raving

about it no gags real raves

I tell you father you've never seen a

dream come true like this one sounds one.

I think that's mr. Olaf come in please

where do you want the box would you

carry it into the church

I got it uncrated for you yes you may

keep the lumber mr. All up that don't

pay me there's an extra charge five

books

there you are now beat it you're gonna

hear from father spin ski yes sir I hope

this isn't causing you any trouble

father oh no father spin ski is a man of.

God with a rather expensive church to

keep up I'm sure he'll understand the

situation when I explain it it's time

for the evening services would you care

to come with me in church what an old

father oh yeah please come and see her

there I wouldn't worry about mr. Olaf's

revenge mr. Donigan there isn't anything

that anyone can do to st. Michael's at

the wind rain and coal dust haven't

already done.

[Music]

Not much of a house we're fixing the

leaks in the roof I didn't mean that I

mean nobody out front

you know attending it's just an off

night know we hardly ever have more than

a dozen so the men are tired when they

come out of the mines and the women well

the women also work very hard here in

gold town seems they're almost too tired

to come to God.

Oh statues look rather lonely don't they

see isn't that our boy up there

yes Saint Michael the Archangel I

thought so it's a shame a house like

this I think your church needs a press

agent father God doesn't need a press

agent I'm not so sure

once upon a time if I remember rightly

he had 12 very good press agents top men

I never thought of the apostles it's

prestige what else were they

I stole the biggest story that ever

happened to a whole world and without

the benefit of newspapers and radio

terrific job oh yes terrific job you

stay for the services I don't think so

father I guess I haven't been inside a

church since my mother stopped taking me

she died when I was seven

she was a Protestant

you won't change your mind and stay as a.

Protestant no stop it some other time I

will see you tomorrow

can I kill all you should talk to me

about these hills

partin's couple of the flowers recall

this whole town doesn't look so bad from

here the coal dust doesn't blow up here

flowers are always clean fire to live

down there

I think I'd welcome coming up here for a

good long sleep perhaps most of you do

oh good morning buddy

good morning you know that song

yeah it's August hang it for me once she

said it was about coming home after

you've been away for a long time yes

it's a sort of a Polish home sweet home

as an English translation to yearns the

weary Rover ever home would ever home

till the journeys over warm embraces

friendly faces saying welcome home let

me live and eat the sky Nevermore.

Holmwood yearns the weary Rover ever

home would ever home

[Music]

Now the journey is oh thank you Father

that song makes cool town seem different

somehow when you're up here you can

understand coal town he realized that

the sins of the poor are mostly in their

poverty not in themselves my own small

trouble seemed very unimportant my

failure is insignificant you're afraid

your father oh yes

when I was ordained I came here filled

with a zeal and confidence of a crusader.

Saint Michael and I would form a

partnership and make over a coal town

that I had forgotten that the first

lesson a young student learns in a

seminary is humility tell me more about

Olga I asked a friend if she had heard

of Olga chess Kovner the movie actors

she said she hadn't I told her she was

very famous they wouldn't let her become

famous but you said she was very

successful no not that way she was great

but no one will ever know it a new star

but no one will ever see her well what

happened mr. Dunnigan you don't know.

Hollywood do you father only from what

I've seen in pictures I'll tell you

maybe I'll get an idea if I talk you got

time only yes well Marcus triple dare

take after two weeks of shooting that's

how good she was tore up a contract

she never changed there's quite a thing

you know to jump from nowhere understand

him one day nobody's talking to you the

next day there's a world at your feet

she was hounded by reporters

interviewers columnist helped along by

me of course she was a natural for

publicity a real Cinderella story and

all the time she was getting thinner and

more tired but she'd been working very

hard and I thought it was just that I

was too blind to even suspect anything

more serious until one day in a dressing

room

[Applause]

It weighs a ton oh what a day what a

lovely lovely day I've never worked so

hard in all my life

dorrance a regular slave driver but I

love him for it oh I feel as light as

air Corliss you have a cavity she's

awfully happy it would be 200 lost

lights with all this armor on let's have

a wonderful party Bella when the

pictures over a little course serious

bill he's so terribly serious he doesn't

know how gay life can be wonderful get

me that

it's just some cough medicine dr.

Jennings is giving me

dr. Jennings I've been using my voice so

much lately all those long speeches

daily 11th takes by the way miss I'll

get the doctor's office phone he wants

you to come be an after-work

this evening you wait for you yes yes

I'll go I told him you would just think

bill three more days and the picture

will be finished yeah

as soon as it's finished you're going

down to Palm Springs for a rest I'll

arrange for a bungalow that would be

wonderful bill you look so tired you

frightened me I don't see patients

without appointments but my nurse tells

me this is an emergency

maybe it is doctor I want to know what's

wrong with order dress code now I don't

discuss my patients with strangers I'm

not a stranger he's your name denigan

well how did you know I asked her as a

matter of routine her next-of-kin she

failed in the name of William Dunnigan

how sick is she doctor she's a very sick

girl mr. Dunnigan

she has been for a long time coal dust

weakened her lungs as a child we call

that anther kosis it isn't always

serious if we get it in time I said but

Olga has developed tuberculosis her

x-rays are pretty bad

she needs what we call surgical arrest

she should have had this supervised rest

a long time ago if we could send it to a

sanitarium now I tried to persuade her

to but something seems to be driving her

she's determined to finish this picture

even if it kills I know but she will get

well if it's not too late perhaps you

and I working together can save her

there's always a chance no more than

that huh

thanks for telling me doctor goodbye

goodbye

[Music]

[Music]

Do you see over there well that we

shaved last two years just to the right

of it the bright one it's there to

remind me every night of where I'm going

[Music]

How is she all right I guess everybody

ready ready start your background action

camera ready ready take it up background

action

[Applause]

[Applause]

[Music]

[Applause]

[Music]

[Applause]

[Applause]

That's it Oh God gonna tell Dolan you're

not going to work anymore today you know

no Pia please why because you're you all

in that's why there's just one more shot

then it's finished the whole pitch yeah

but look baby it doesn't have to be

finished today I talked to Marcus he

said we can pick up this last shot

tomorrow or next week please bill this

is important please we're ready mr.

Scott now come come along with you hey.

I'm Mike oh how are you you ready for

the big scene yes it's the last shot do

you think you can go through to the

finish okay you're the best there is now

get up there and give it all you've got

all right put the chains on it boys

it's Paul ready yes sir okay let's turn

them over action

all you who are here I pardon you for

what you do I'm young and I do not know

much of life but I know that this little

place in which I stand is not the world

there are places I've never seen where

men and women are full of sweetness and

hope

I speak to them out of the pain that

comes creamer

three man of God and goodness

believing truth injustice for the world

is yours.

I will not die I will not die

[Music]

Of God

I would remain as a knight

right Jesus

[Music]

It wasn't inspired performance the crowd

newer and I anyone but it wasn't until

the next day that I realized it was more

than a performance because it wasn't

joan died it was olga she died the day

after the picture was finished.

I I've decided not to release Jonah bar

I'm gonna shell the picture and remake

it when I can find a proper person to

play the part again you know I want to

shove it walkers you can't do that

nobody else will ever give you a

performance like that no no I give it me

I'm not gonna release a picture of a

dead girl in it and that's fine you've

got to release it markets all gonna died

to make it she gave up her life to act

in it to make something beautiful

where's your heart Marcus you're a great

guy do it for her

I'm sorry but I can't if all get been a

girl on the public had seen and known

learn to love I might be willing to take

a chance but they'd never seen it before

all they could be told would be that

they can never see her again we all

gambled on an unknown and lost we didn't

know she was sick now I'm gonna take my

losses try again when I can recast the

part with an established uh that's all

gentlemen

I'm sorry bill she was a fine girl but

my going bankrupt isn't gonna help her

or you or me what are you gonna do I'm

taking a home that's what she wanted

they got a rest for yourself you don't

look well then come back I don't think

so Marcus

it's tough

it'll pass everything does.

I don't think so you can't end like this

but that's the way it did end picture

shelved all those talent and beauty

stuck away in a vault buried like we're

going to bury her it's got a mean for a

girl to have two funerals one for a body

one for a soul church-bells not a father

yes

what are they ringing for why they ring

every day at noon all over the world yes

I never listen they ring the Angelus to

remind us of how the angel of the Lord

came to Mary hey I knew there was

something I'd forgotten it's been

haunting me

Olga wanted your church bell rung at the

funeral that's the kind of sap I am I

almost forgot her last request I'd like

to arrange that father certainly I'll

tell is Sexton is it expensive I don't

get me wrong I I just don't wanna

shortchange anybody we usually give the

sex in five dollars and he rings the

bell for 15 minutes you thought of

something else yeah father how many

churches are there in coldtown why we

have five churches do they all have

bells well yes they have fine bells five

churches with bells huh

mr. Dunnigan you're not thinking that

I'm thinking of a lot of things

yes but y'all wait a minute father this

is pretty big you know what I've been

doing up and I've been sleeping I've

been walking around in a daze look

father five churches five bells okay I

want all the bells to start ringing at

eight o'clock tonight and keep on

ringing for three days three days and

three nights but why a brain cell move

finally I was letting her down I was

sitting around moaning like a beggar on

a rainy day

mr. Dunnigan is going to cost money

what's gonna cost money the ringing of

the bells for three days and three

nights

they'll have to hire a man that so much

per hour that'll be taken care of father

come on

but you told me you had no money look

father you've heard of st. Michael

haven't you yes but he was a scrapper

wasn't he Oh indeed he was he was the

first warrior of heaven he rescued Peter

the Apostle from prison twice and fought

and defeated Lucifer Prince of Darkness

all right father what are you worried

about he's on our side isn't he

sit down mr. Dunnigan thank you

farthest whiskey I have been visiting

the churches of coal town and st. Leo's

being the largest and most important I

saved it up for last I've arranged to

have their Jewish bells rung starting at

eight o'clock tonight and I'd like very

much they have st. Leo's Bell included

I'm having this done to satisfy the

dying wish of someone who was very dear

to me

it is most unusual for st. Leo's to ring

its Bell for a funeral in st. Michael's

oh I appreciate that father and I'm

ready to pay for this unusual privilege

I want the bell rung for three days and

three nights three days and three nights

yes

now the other pastors have agreed that

$10 an hour would be satisfactory

this st. Leo's mr. Dunnigan I'm afraid

we have much higher expenses than the

other little churches oh you see that

father how much will it cost

I'm afraid st. Leo's could not ring its.

Bell for less than $20 an hour I can

understand that it must cost a great

deal to keep up this magnificent church

now let's see there'd be a total of 72

hours at $20 an hour that had come to

fourteen hundred and forty dollars that

right Ashley I don't carry that much

cash with me I assume a check will be

all right well if you hadn't the cash of

course I feel very honored that st.

Leo's will be part of the funeral

services for all the Tres cold night

there you are thank you sir then it's

agreed you you will start at eight

o'clock and ring continuously until the

fourteen hundred and forty dollars are

used up yes mr. Dunnigan you'll want to

receipt for this no that won't be

necessary father the gas will check my

receipt thank you you've been very kind

and good afternoon mr. Doe

oh can I see him

just a minute where do you want to go

I don't worry please I want to send a

telegram it's very important that's good

the taxi driver said you could handle it

well come on in oh you come in yesterday

on the eastbound what that body for all

what this sent straight all right now

that'll come to something let's see if I

can read it I'm gonna hurry to get that

off mister if I can't read it I can't

send it

let's see Marcus Harris excelsior.

Studios Hollywood Cal that's California

that's right dear Marcus have terrific

stunts to save Joan of Arc ask no

questions

wired $10,000 immediately care of minors.

Bank and Trust Company medical.

Pennsylvania oh that's just a block down

the street I know where it is uh must

have it by noon it will pay back ten

million dollars gross for picture Tony

give me them great for.

Dunnigan Donegan is in great form trust.

Dunnigan completely Donegan is still

world's greatest press agent

regards Dunnigan who's done it I am you

don't say

hi Carla did it comes to four dollars

may sense there's five keep the change

and buy yourself a drink his number I

want you to call him Cole town call me

as soon as the answer comes through that

comes to four dollars and eight cents

doc pager here's five $10,000 nobody

ever said $10,000 to Manta coke I'll

sure like to see that return wire so

will I but just the two of us that's why

I didn't pull it in from whole town oh

yes to get that right off will you oh

yes yes this is something

[Music]

Where you want to go down back to coal

town I don't know if we can make it

[Music]

You think maybe I better Drive no I can

drive all right what's the matter I must

have had one too many

I keep hearing a church bell right on

the dot

eight o'clock you hear that yes indeed

beautiful sounds like all the churches

in town I never heard church bells

ringing in coal town at this time of

night

[Applause]

You.

[Music]

What's all the bells ringing for

somebody dead been going on since 8

o'clock yeah but they wouldn't all be

ringing for somebody's dead

[Music]

Hiya Bob what's going on in our churches

give me a bit wedding bells have been

ringing for 10 minutes awesome don't

watch me getting married guess again

they're ringing all over town well all I

know is they started ringing about 20

minutes ago

nobody's been able to tell me why yet

okay I'll let you know that was the.

Nanticoke Journal don't they know

anything no they don't know anything

neither

[Music]

That's st. Michael's

st. Leo's is ringing tone

[Music]

Mr. Dunnigan yeah they're in there

who's in there newspaper man I stuck him

in the parlor nice thing.

Thanks

[Music]

Mr. Dunnigan yeah I'm Todd Jones from

you sir she headed press Briggs books

but son I'm matakohe the journal.

Tanner's my name I'm glad to see you

gentlemen we got a phone call from.

Nanticoke about these bells would you

mind telling us what it's all about I

talked to father Paul over at Saint.

Michael's but he told us to get the

story from you well this is sort of

surprising all this interest on you I

didn't think anyone outside of coal town

would notice the bells who is this alga.

Trottier

tress Kovner she died 10 days ago in

Hollywood she was an actress there a

great actress gentlemen but when she

died she wanted to be brought back here

to Colton where she'd lived most of her

life

she wanted to be buried on a hill beside

her father Stan Kroenke was a sort of

miner and wandering minstrel he played

the accordion him saying he was born

with a gift of laughter and song and he

passed these arm to his lovely daughter

she was a Hollywood star should any

movies we ever heard uh I don't see any

reason for going into that gentleman how

about a drink

yeah mr. Kummer yes.

Oh we'll be bringing about the

burdensome glasses please sure as I was

saying gentlemen she had just finished

making Joan of Arc for Marcus Harris

your bill Dunnigan arch White's fat

stomach I have warm space and quite a

while

well well fellas this is really good do

you know who we're interviewing bill.

Dunnigan the press agent

the big super-duper press agent I read

an article about him last year

pulls big Daffy stunts to put over flop

shows and flop movies so that's what's

going on a press agent stunt they are

boys you must have thought we're a bunch

of rule journalists Dunnigan thinking

we'd go for that sort of thing

bells ringing for three days quite a gag

say if the great Marcus Harris really

wants to put over his picture you tell

him he can buy all sorts of space in the

newspapers so maybe hasn't heard about

that guy it's called paid advertising

I think I need this one

okay boys I'll admit I was trying to

pull a fast one but not for the reasons

you're thinking everything I told you is

true as far as I went how about I tell

you the whole story the AAP doesn't

print press agents copy Dunnigan now

look maybe it's a procedure story maybe

it isn't anyway it's not gonna hurt you

to listen as long as this bottle holds

up what I want to know is who's putting

up for the bells that's a fair question

the bells are being paid for by yours

truly bill Dunnigan with the aid of for

bad checks which I have simply given the

trusting clergy of coal town I've wired.

Harris for 10,000 to cover me if he

sends it fine if he doesn't our next

meeting will be held in the coal town

jail gentlemen

I wouldn't he send it because what Olga

died he decided not to release the

picture I'm doing all this on my own

I figured ringing the bells would be

news that had caused so much talk you'd

have to release it because the public

would demand it what's your interest in

the picture Danny I don't want to see.

August talent buried she died for it do

you want to hear why she felt it was

worth dying for

okay go ahead

shit I'll try to tell you in her own

words she finished the last scene in the

picture and collapsed they took her to

the hospital at night

she was so bad they wouldn't let me see

you

but the next morning at daybreak they

sent for me hello yeah hello baby

you tired good long rest lots of Sun and

we'll have you on your feet again but

you're gonna take it easy - you hear no

more of that getting there in a hurry

you're gonna get better I'm telling you

yeah will you promise me something

anything you want baby.

I want to be buried and go down beside

my father and mother wanna hear from

sent my undeterred daughter don't talk

like that

and I want them to ring the bell for me

they didn't bring it for my father in

six angels with white wings beside the

coffin

don't forget

sent my.

I like to think of the here outside of.

God.

I can see it

here's the picture really good it's

wonderful you're great in it I hope it's

true

because I didn't play Joe alone a lot of

people played huh

people you've never seen a herd

my dad

and all the other poor sad people have a

cold

you better not don't baby let me talk be

on a little while longer I want you to

know it remember why I did it why I kept

up til this happened it's because all

those poor people all the people I came

from have hopes and dreams in them never

get a chance

they just where I can die and all the

nice things inside never come out

it'll be I came out of there with a hear

me they know it's their home hard

speaking when they see my name shining

in all the theaters it will be something

up there shiny

hang on baby hang on

[Music]

[Music]

You like him over

bell ringing your name baby goes to come

herecome in the doors over here the

papers you order for Nanticoke I put

them on the bill including the

deliveries $3 first farthest Pinsky's

downstairs you want to see oh well I'll

be down to take address

well partner we swept the country I just

got a wire from the office went over big

huh father Spence key said it was very

important I'll be right there

let me see one of those hey Jonesy get a

load of this Gazette not bad a wonderful

born with the gift of laughter and song

and he passed these on to his lovely

daughter thanks Jonesy I think nothing

of it all that can happen is I get fired

and spend the rest of my life mooching

drinks off guys like you Hey look pal I

do know you've already seen it huh well

here's something you don't know I heard

it down at the con when I was having

breakfast the company's gonna score the

company the mining interest the big

company that runs this town Frederick

Watson that monstrous house up on the

hill seems he doesn't like the bells to

wear yeah but it's serious he says they

have a bad psychological effect takes

the miners minds off digging coal claims

the bells are a nuisance he can't think

straight so he's gonna protest Oh what

can he really do plenty seems he's the

one who gave that big silver evil to st.

Leo's he can stop that one easy then

force the others to quit as a public

nuisance did Los Angeles carry our story

big no wire for Marcus I don't

understand it

what's worse maybe I do

if Marcus doesn't kick through it don't

let me think such thoughts you perhaps

do not realize mr. Dunnigan

how many friends Olga's father had in

coal town yes I met a number of them in

mr. Olaf's establishment all of them

will want to attend the funeral services

st. Michael's would never accommodate

them

well good morning father Paul my morning

father's pesky did you see your name in

the paper this morning Saint Michael is

spread all over the front page of every

newspaper in the country I'm sorry but I

haven't had time to read anything bill

the most unusual thing happened really

remarkable I mean this morning at Mass

you've already had mass before breakfast

oh yes there were nearly a hundred of

them they came to view the coffin but

they stayed for Mass all of them I was

just talking of that father Paul I fear

your little church will be overtaxed

it's a busload of sightseers in from

wilkes-barre already as a matter of fact

we're really not equipped we've already

run out of candles but I hope to find

some in town well I shouldn't be hard

I'm sure father spin skier Sam he can

spare I think it must be clear to you

mr. Dunnigan from what you've just heard

that it would be wise and sensible to

move olga to st. Leo's and let us

conduct the funeral from my church

perhaps it would be better bill if you

wish to alter your arrangements why I

won't stand in your way or father's.

Pinsky's no father Paul Olga is going to

be buried from st. Michael's I have no

intention of altering our arrangement

well then you gotta tell him I hoped not

to be forced into this position

I came here eager to be of service both

of us please mr. Olaf however I must now

read you this telegram which our bank

received from the Gotham Exchange Bank

this morning in reply to your query

regarding financial rating William.

Dunnigan he has account at this Bank

present balance $300 I shall telephone

your bank again at noon if the money is

not in your account the bail of my

church will stop ringing and I shall

inform my fellow pastors of your swindle

and they will also stop their barrels

good day I'm notifying the town

constable just what's going on you had

your chance to stay out of jail but but

you were too smart

please mr. Olaf

you know bill st. Leo's is a very fine

church and she'd have a wonderful sermon

run up and st. Michael's oh no father

forget it lady you say father

how much is the bus spread or Nanticoke

hey it's ten cents no dollar otter cover

at that but I don't understand bill look

father don't make it difficult with you

I'm putting the bite on you for a dollar.

Oh course thank you will that be enough

not quite I need another 4999 but I may

be able to pick it up Nanticoke see you

later

are you sure there's no night letter

lying around will spare no I've asked

him five times already

oh that's impossible he's got the answer

try them again will you oh nothing

people don't break their necks give them

ten thousand dollars away that clock up

there right ah yep oh here comes

something will be Oh

yep yep paint for Paris hey wait wait I

can't read that please is he sending the

money I can't make that what does that

cold or something hey read it William.

Dunnigan coal town Pennsylvania have

sent five thousand dollars to bank and.

Nanticoke as requested catch it down

didn't he

well that's all I don't expect it that

they always do yeah oh I was rest huh as

settlement in full of your unexpired

contact with me never mind about saving

the picture my decision not to release

it until remade with another star still

stands Marcus Harris.

Thanks oh the bank is just a block down

yeah I know where it is thanks for much.

Paris came through a yeah there's a

quiet he's not sold yet we need

something big I've got to get him

boiling over if we could only get some

new angle to hand the papers

we're hitting him with a human interest

story only bells ringing unless we get

something big to go with them they're

worth a box on page three tomorrow no

more we've got to cook up some new

coast-to-coast headlines well boys you

can calm down party's over

listen while you can mighty pretty

aren't they

but they won't be ringing for long now

what's up the company mr. Watson's filed

a protest right now he's on his way to

father spin skis to stop st. Leo's bail

no he can't do that

say Michael you got to stop this guy

Watson st. Michael can't do anything

bill the company's too big mr. Watson's

too important well there must be

somebody more important the governor

maybe or it's always the Prez the United.

States that's it

father Paul do you know the governor of

this state I know I'll make his name

that's all I don't know the governor.

Dunnigan but his secretary Fred frisbee

is my wife's cousin well the poor can I

use the phone

certainly I don't worry I'll pay the

charges and that worry merely be willed

it hello Harry this bill done together

look this is an emergency howdy will you

see if you can get me right through I

want to talk to Fred frisbee in the

governor's mansion and what's the

capital the State Harrisburg and.

Harrisburg yes I'll hold on

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Day of mourning for Olga triskin on.

Pennsylvania Governor issues.

Proclamation all denominations to

observe stars funeral I've never seen a

campaign like this Norma born days it'll

all be over Friday after the payroll I

know I understand how much did he wire

for another five thousand we can't

release Joan for months by that time

this publicity of these dead is okay

people don't remember funerals no it's

grown bigger every day but it can't go

on Marcus I told you yesterday it's just

a flash in the pan it helps us in no way

actually hello is mr. Harris speaking

oh hello Danny yes what well that's

wonderful I'm sincerely delighted to

hear that right well gentlemen that

settles it miss Genevieve Jaynes is

available I was beginning to hope we

could go ahead has done again wanted but

you're right will remake Joan with a

great actress in the park it'll be a

better picture I'm sure more legitimate

sales campaign miss mother House will

take a wire to William Dunnigan.

Nanticoke Pennsylvania there's Marty

pretty writing Danny how you look at the

seven column head Detroit yeah Paris

doesn't soften up after all this more

telling me.

I've done a wonderful job boys

good morning fine picture article for

the sunny magazine it must be almost

3:00 why don't you fellows to knock off

good idea

I think I'll toddle off bed sounds good

to me

hey wait a minute

it's a matter bill bad news no someone

wants to hire me they think I'm pretty

good well good night

see you tomorrow yeah thanks for a swell

fight boys.

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Well baby we didn't do so good you won't

ever act for anybody but me I'll hear

you

nobody else

you can quit shining baby that's no dice

I let you down.

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Okay

turn

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It's a miracle

looking at all

father oh I saw it father Paul I was in

the back of the church when it happened

I saw the statues turn yes I know I know

I started this thing I started the bells

ringing as a gag to get them to release

all his picture I was pulling every

trick I know but I didn't do that

upstairs so help me I had nothing to do

with it

I know the statues turned by themselves

and looked at Olga yes I've been

investigating it here investigating what

the statues turning look you can see see

what the ground is broken bill at the

base of this pillar and all the way

across over to the base of the other

these two pillars support the statues

are you trying to knock out the miracle

there wasn't any miracle bill you see

there are a lot of old mine shafts under

here the earth isn't too solid the

movement of the two pillars made the

statues turn that's it huh yes first I

was worried about the floor above but it

was just a slight sinking of the earth

so all right I had to make sure a bill

it wasn't a miracle the pressure did it

what pressure of the people above who

came to look at the coffin our flooring

is unused to such crowds what are you

going to do a father I'm going up to

tell him the truth

you know the truth yes wait a minute

father

you're not going to tell him about those

mine shafts I must tell the truth bill

the church doesn't accept miracles

without investigating them carefully

it's my duty to tell them it's your duty

to take the light out of their faces as

his father I saw them when it happened I

saw those poor bitter faces shining as

if someone had turned a light on inside

them and I heard them giving thanks to

somebody who had turned the statues

now you're going upstairs and ask them

to thank a couple of basement pillars

and a piece of broken ground look father

Paul maybe I want a miracle because I'm

a press agent but I'm not thinking of

putting over a movie now whoever turned

those statues wasn't trying to sell a

picture for Marcus Harris I tell you.

Father God was trying to say life's all

right it's not as bad as it seems I'm up

here watching and trying to help and if

he didn't say it if nobody up there said

it don't you see father it's been said

because it's in their hearts now it'll

go out all over the world and if God

doesn't speak like that out of heaven

he'll be speaking out of people's hearts

and what's the difference where he

speaks from your job isn't to hide his

word is it

no it isn't to hide his word the Saints

came to Joan of Arc because she believed

in God and wanted to help someone the

people of France olga believed in God

just as much she wanted to help the

people of coal town just as much give

her the chance for that Paul

come with me bill

something strange and wonderful has

happened the faces of the Blessed Virgin

and st. Michael I've turned a look on

one who lies among us in a coffin I will

not speak of what made the statues

turned others will tell you the answer

to that later I speak to you or no other

miracle than the one we know the miracle

of the augers of the world of those who

live and dream only to bring heaven into

our lives if it is no more than a smile

of fellowship or a moment of beauty alga

died for this that the world might see

through her toil and sacrificed the

beauty there was in the tired and lonely

hearts of her people I know what makes a

saint and I also know what makes a

beautiful human being such a one lies

not a seat that is playful

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This is Jones of The Associated Press

get me the AP of New York and reverse

the charges hurry it up will oh just a

moment Cole town Pennsylvania a little

mining town which is already the focus

of national attention as a result of all

its church bells ringing day and night

for the funeral of Alcatraz governor

yesterday the scene of a new sensation

shortly before Mass began at 5:40 this

morning in the Church of st. Michael two

large marble statues weighing many

hundreds of pounds were seen to move and

turn as if to look at the coffin of Olga

which lies before the altar

all who saw the amazing turning of the

statues are convinced that it was a

miracle explanations are being offered

that a movement of the earth beneath the

church which is honeycombed with old

mining tunnels move the pillars on which

the statue stand the bishop is sending a

representative to coal town to

investigate but what their miracle or

not attended all his coffin the life of

this young actress reads like the story

of a latter-day Saint mr. Harris mr.

Harris sorry to break in like this mr.

Harris something from Mendes has

happened there's a mob of newspaper

reporters downstairs well what's

happened what are you talking about the

mirror tremendous miracle well what

we're aware what do you want a coal town

oh don't tell me this is too much listen

Marcus a miracle has happened to Olga

triskele that I own here such blanket

sacrilegious

if Dunnigan thinks that it isn't.

Dunnigan two huge stone statues at the

altar turned to look at Olga and her

cloth what do you mean it isn't done

again do you think for one moment God is

interested in selling movies for me

never heard such bunk and you believe it

the whole country believes it markets

let me explain I don't explain anything

list and donegan's gone too far

miracles

I wired him we're signing Genevieve

James so he pulls a miracle when a man

starts fooling people about religion

starts faking miracles as a press agent

stunt I'm through but Marcus this is the

real thing

the statues turned people saw early paid

someone to turn them Marcus don't you

believe in miracles you've just made a

picture about one Joan of Arc I believe

in miracles I was brought up to believe

in God and in miracles

if he made them what the difference is

as follows Moses didn't pay anyone to

hold back the Red Sea Daniel didn't pay

to get out of the Lions then and Jonah

didn't pay to get out of that whale I

don't stand for any press-agent miracles

I'm going downstairs and exposed bill.

Dunnigan and tell those newspaper people

is the biggest faker in America listen

Marcus here it is on the radio issue

here will be that of the distinguished

correspondent mr. Quentin Reynolds who

has flown here to coal town to report on

the amazing happening in the Church of

st. Michael the Archangel mr. Reynolds

the whole country is asking did a

miracle occur in coldtown but here in

the little mining community no one asks

that question every man woman and child

here believes that the grace of God has

touched them to them a miracle has

happened what is a miracle the word

miracle comes from the Latin and it

means a wonderful thing

well most certainly a wonderful thing

has happened here something so wondrous

that it has torn the bitterness and the

doubts from the hearts of the people

brought them back to God whether this is

a miracle or not that is up to the

church authorities to decide but I do

know this when Alcatraz Kovner was

brought home a wonderful thing happened

and everyone here is convinced that

somehow divine providence is blessing

coaltown and the people in it

it'll take some time to answer all these

letters and tomorrow they'll be more you

don't ask them let me get her secretary

she answers him a secretary although

they were written to me we are being

given a new organ in the roof of the

church but doesn't know all the cloths

and two stained-glass windows and my

desk is full of checks for the poor and

the world has come to st. Michael's to

pray I must thank you Bill thank me

isn't that a little funny coming from

you

you mean you still believe in the

miracle I've been standing in the church

most of the day I am set on a line a

copy you remember father when I told you

how I couldn't tell Olga what I felt

well this is the second time in my life

that I've been dumb I can't tell the

world about this that's how I know

what's real father because I'm no good

at selling anything that's real I guess

I'm through here you're through mr. bill.

Dunnigan you're just beginning Marcus

bill I'm happy to see you hello Marcus

hello fellas no this is father Paul mr.

Harris mr. Wilde mr. Tan be straight

from Hollywood I'm very glad to know you

fuck bill I'm a man who knows when he's

licked you win you Father

Paul st. Michael Olga couple of statues

we've decided to release the picture as

quickly as possible

you have we're gonna put Olga Tresckow.

Vernor into theatres in every city in

the country you're gonna make the

picture a tremendous success bill I'll

tell you what she's gonna do

you're Olga she's gonna build a hospital

for coal town the biggest the best that

money can buy

a clinic for her people for the study of

this disease from which she died so that

someday soon there'll be no such disease

people won't be dying from it because.

Olga Tris Cove now died for them worked

and died for them this is a great thing

you're doing mr. Harris it's beyond

anything any of us dreamed maybe

I don't know how all this started but in

my religion when something happens it

makes the world a little better place

than it was before and I know that God

had something to do with it I don't ask

any questions in my religion - mr.

Harris

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When they hear me

they'll knowest their own heart speaking

and when they see my name shining in all

the theaters it will be something of

their shining I am so happy I did my job

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