All language subtitles for Wife vs Secretary (1936).en

Is it a good morning, Patrick?

You said it, Fengal.

You haven't wakened mr. Simpson yet?

Their breakfast's on the hot plates.

Come in.

I'm sorry, mr. Simpson.

Taggart, you're late.

I know, mr. Simpson. My alarm clock.

Get a new one.

You might have known
I'd have a full day today.

Who won the boxing match last night?

Rosenblat, in the third round.

Oh, what a pity!

Now I owe Finney $3.00.

Come in.

I'm very sorry,
mr. Stanhope.

Simpson, you're late.

Yes, sir. Most
careless of me,

And on the first morning

After your vacation, too.

Forget it. Say,
who won the fight?

Rosenblat, in the third round.

He did?
I owe Finney a night off.

Well, with your night
off and my $3.00,

Finney should do very well, sir.

You, too, eh? Maybe we
should get rid of Finney.

The, uh, paper, sir?

Oh, yes, yes.

What about the trout?
Do we have them for breakfast?

D yes, sir. They're all prepare

Just as you ordered, sir, and we, uh-

Shh! The walls have ear trumpets.

> She was poor, but she was honest

> Victim of a rich man's crime

> For the squire's son, he kissed her

> Ain't it all a rotten shame

> Ba ba boo boo boo

Who do you think this is?

Simpson.

No.

Try again.

Uh, Finney?

No!

Try again!

Oh, I give up.

Surprised?

A husband.
- Yes.

How nice! Ha ha!

How did you sleep
after that man disappeared?

Oh, deep, deep, deep.

He hated to go.

I don't remember hi m being asked to go.

Didn't you hear him chanting
as he went out the door?

Chanting?

Mm-Hmm.

> Thank you for a lovely evening

Oh, you!

Ah, my friends!

Mmm! And I caught every one of them.

You did not.
That big one's mine.

I caught him on a parmecini
bell, and you know it.

I do not. He's mine.

I caught him on a professor.

I remember taking that
professor out of my hat

And saying, "prof, old boy,

if you don't come through..."

Jake, he's mine.

Remember, I changed from
a silver docker to a parmecini.

Yes, yes, I guess you're right.

Parmecini did it.

You through with the orange juice?

Yes. Oh, he's too much.

Well, you claimed him.
You eat him.

Stop the beefing.

Well, I guess I can at that.

Jake.
Hmm?

What day is today?

Uh, Monday, November 8.

Uh...

I'm having some people
in tonight, so don't be late.

Mm-Hmm.

Don't you want to know who they are?

Whom are you having in?

Oh, the Merritts, the Carstairs,

Raoul, and Battleship.

Oh, did you hear?

Battleship took the count
in the third last night.

Rosenblat got in a lucky punch, I guess.

Oh, I'm sorry.

But he wouldn't miss one of your parties.

And there'll be Vivian and Sylvia.

Hey, that's quite a party.

What's the idea?

Jake. Don't you know
what day this is?

Hmm?

Oh! It's our
wedding anniversary.

Yes, darling.

Mm-Hmm. Seems like only
yesterday, doesn't it?

You better eat that fish

While it's got a fever.

Jake...

Mm-Hmm?

Well, all right.

Jake.

Darling!

Don't you ever ask me to go whale fishing.

Before I look again...

Hey, hey, stop!
Police!

I'll go quietly, officer.

I don't know a thing about it.

No, no, I was just standing here...

Did you tell mr. Stanhope that Finney

Is waiting with the car?

Yes, but she's sitting on his lap,

And he hasn't even touched his trout yet.

Whether mr. Stanhope touches his trout or not

is no concern of yours.

Shh! I know...

Uh, Ellen, as you may have gathered,

This is mr. Stanhope.

Hello, Ellen. Welcome to the institution.

Thank you, sir.

What's to prevent me from
thinking about you all day?

Wild horses.

What?

Glad to be home?

Sure I am.

Say, that ellen's a cute dish.

Yes. I'll fix it up for you.

Hmm. Fat chance with
this one in the building.

Bye.

> Thank you for a lovely evening

Good morning, mr. Stanhope.
Glad to see you back.

Glad to be back, sam.

Oh, good morning, mr. Stanhope.
Glad to see you back.

Good morning, mr., uh...

No, no.
Don't tell me.

Blakely. Blakely.

Bakewell.

Bakewell! Well, that's close.

I'm glad to be back, thank you.

Good morning, V.S. Golly,
I'm glad to see you back

Hello, Joe.
Glad to be back.

Good morning, miss Spence.

Good morning.

Good morning.
Glad to be back.

Oh, good morning, mr. Stanhope.

Good morning, Mary.

That's about right.
Hand me the hammer, Mary.

Why a man would keep

Such a horrible picture
of himself is beyond me.

Maybe I've been with him too long,

But he must be better-Looking than that.

I think you're right, Whitey.

It doesn't do me justice.

V.S.!

The nose isn't exactly brought out.

Oh, I'm sorry, V.S.
I thought you were Mary.

How are you, Whitey?
Been behaving yourself?

Why, certainly.

Cross your heart?
Have you been true to me?

Well, twice.

My, how tan
you've gotten, V.S.

I didn't allow for that
in the color scheme.

I'm afraid we'll have to
change the office again.

Whitey, it's great.

Do you really like it?

I don't see how you did it.

Well, I spent $806.

What? Well, you're Michelangelo, Whitey,

That's who you are.
Mike M. Angelo.

That's paint.
They just finished

The woodwork this morning.

Oh. Is it still wet?

Yes, it is.

No, I don't think so.
No, it must be dry by now.

Nope, it's still wet.

How many things have piled up, Whitey?

About a million, eh?
Almost.

You know what we're going to do?

Have an old-Fashioned board meeting,

All day long, knock-Down, drag-Out.

Clean up everything in 5 or 6 hours.

Good idea, eh?

Yes, V.S.

Mr. Williams and mr. Trent
may come in now.

Call the staff for
a meeting at 3:00.

I thought you'd
want it for 11:00.

You mean you've
arranged it for 11:00.

Yes, V.S.

Come in.

Hello, harry.
Hello, V.S.

How are you, Ned?

You're looking
great, V.S.

Well, all the trout can breathe easy

For another year, eh, V.S.?

All that's left.
What's this?

That's hoppy's cover
for the januaryboudoir.

I need your rush "ok"
for that new color process.

That's nice.
Very effective.

Hoppy must be staying sober again.

I'll be interested to see the plates.

All right.
Thanks, V.S.

Here's the January Mayfair Dummy.

All right for page proofs?

Say, Alice has written
a very nice article here, Ned.

Let's give it a double spread

And move it up front right after topics.

January's the height of the deb season,

And the little darlings
might be interested.

Otherwise, it's a swell book
you always put out.

Thank you, V.S.
I like that idea.

All right.

If we're meeting at 11:00,

Get me the quarterly space sales.

Yes, V.S.
Oh, and by the way,

Mr. Farnsworth has
a grand new idea

To solicit the Dolly Dane lipstick account.

"Stop! Do you know what
is happening to you?"

In old English type.

"Where does your lipstick
go when it is gone?

Does it evaporate? No."

New paragraph. "There is
no nourishment in paint.

Use stick... On-the-Lip lipstick!"

Exclamation mark.

"50 cents in the United States and Canada."

That's
not bad, Joe. I like it.

Thanks, V.S.

What are you using for art?

I think I have

Something very effective.

It's a David Bucknell.

Uh-Uh-Uh-Uh.
I don't know.

We could hardly improve
on Bucknell, V.S.

Well, the picture's all right as a picture,

But I'm just wondering
if it tells the story we want.

Frankly, V.S., well,
I think the value

Lies in the copy and not the picture.

Yes, but how do you know
they'll read the copy?

What's to prevent them
from turning the page?

The Bucknell girl?

Oh, no. No, 2 pages ahead of that,

There'll probably be a Bucknell
girl selling cigarettes

And 2 pages after, a mouthwash.

No, that needs some little trick
to keep them glued to the page.

Read it again.

"Stop. Do you know what
is happening to you?

"Where does your lipstick
go when it is gone?

Does it evaporate? No.

There is no nourishment in paint-"

I think I've got it.
We'll use the Bucknell girl,

But do you know what she'll be doing?

She'll be seated at a drugstore counter,

A very pretty girl
with a straw in her mouth,

And she'll be drinking a soda.

That'll give her a chance to pout

And play up her pretty lips.

Now, instead of having
her straw stuck in a soda,

It'll be stuck in a sloppy can of paint.

She'll be drinking paint.
It'll say so right on the can.

What do you think of that?

I like that
very much, V.S.

I like it, too, Joe.

Did you get that, Whitey?

Yes, V.S.

Straighten it out with Bucknell.

What's next?

Mr. Harrington

Concerning the Pandora cold cream account.

On your feet, Hal.

Yes, I think I'm going to bring

A depressing note into the proceedings.

Oh!
Oh!

We've had the Pandora
cold cream account for 9 years,

And we've always received
the bulk of their appropriation.

This year, however,

Our allowance has been cut exactly in half.

They claim they're
finding they have to appeal

More to the general public,

And for the first time in their history,

They're contemplating going
into a 5-Cent magazine...

the National Weekly.

Yeah. We've had that
argument before, Hal.

They're not going to get very far

Trying to sell a
$2.00 jar of cold cream

in a 5-Cent magazine.

But that's it, V.S. That $2.00
cold cream now sells for $1.25.

Well, I'll think about it.

That's all, isn't it, Whitey?

That's all.

Ladies and gentlemen, I thank you

For a very interesting
and stimulating afternoon.

Now we'll have to take a vacation.

Second man, jokingly:
Simon Legree Stanhope.

Whitey, you know what I'm going to do?

No.

Stanhope publications

Are going to buy National Weekly.

No, V.S.

We're going to make a darn good stab at it.

Hal's right-We're losing
a lot of advertising

To the low-Priced publications.

National weekly's a great piece

Of property right now,

And with our editorial
and promotion machine,

We could build it into

The largest 5-Cent weekly in the country.

But will Underwood sell it?

Underwood's an old codger

And about ready to hang up his sword.

Then what about the hanson house crowd?

That's the one danger.

If hanson house should get wind of this,

They'd get to Underwood with their bid

Before I could get organized.

So we'll have to start
carefully and secretly.

And we'll start right now.

Get Underwood on the phone.

He's probably at his oyster bay place.

Yes, V.S.

No, no, no. Let's not
use our switchboard.

Oyster bay 1-1-7-0.

20 cents.

Hello.
Is mr. Underwood in?

Mr. Stanhope calling.

He'll see if he's home.

One moment, please.

Hello.

Hello, mr. Underwood.
How are you?

I haven't seen you since the convention.

How's your back?

Oh, that's too bad.

Oh, I just thought I'd like
to ask you to lunch.

It's nothing special, just talk...

about the weather and life.

Excuse me, please.

Here, wait a minute.

Wait a minute.

I beg your pardon.

That's rich, J.D.
That's very funny.

Hello, mrs. Stanhope.

Hello. Is mr. Stan...

Hello, sweet.

Mimi, darling!

I'm warning you, I don't intend paying

Any more of your gambling debts.

Oh, Van, don't be so silly.

What will the young lady think?

I keep no secrets from my secretary.

Miss Wilson, my mother.

How do you do, mrs. Stanhope?

How do you do?

You mother would like to see

Your new office, and so would I.

Well, go right in, ladies.

Open to the public weekdays, 3:00 to 5:00.

Don't stay too long, darling.
I'm up to my eyes.

We won't stay long.

I'm positive I've got some figures

On their net circulation in my files.

Dig them out, will you?

Well, I must say,

This isn't exactly my idea
of a business office.

Oh? What is it your idea of?

I shouldn't like to say.

Why, Mimi, what do you mean?

What do you know about such places?

Oh, you silly. It's very pretty,
very, very pretty.

Whitey did it all while I was away.

I don't see why you didn't use mr. Darian.

He's been our decorator for over 20 years.

Because I use Whitey-Miss Wilson-

My secretary.

Mimi, softly:
he calls her Whitey.

Yes, I'm afraid he does.
Look, isn't this comfortable?

Yes. I don't see any reason

Why he should ever come home at all.

Well, I think of myself
as a sort of reason.

Oh, dear.

You've done wonders, miss Whitey.

Oh, I'm so happy you
like it, mrs. Stanhope.

Now then, ladies, as
breathtaking and alluring

As you both are-

Yes, I know.
We're going.

Come along, Mimi, darling...
before we're turned out.

You know, Whitey, the thing for me to do

Is to memorize everything we've got
on this and then forget it by tomorrow.

Jake, you suppose you could be home by-

That old buzzard's as smart as a whip.

I'll bet he knows our figures
better than we know his.

I haven't been one to give you

Much advice, have I, dear?

You've been an absolutely
model mother-in-law, Mimi.

All right, then

I'm going to give you some now.

Get rid of that secretary of Van's.

Miss Wilson?

Van couldn't live without her.

I hope not with her.

Why, I assure you, he doesn't.

You know, my dear,

I've seen much more of
the world than you have

And more of the Stanhope men.

Van is very like his father...

Warm-hearted, impulsive, active.

Temptation ought not
to be put in their way.

Mimi, darling, all Van's life is spent

with attractive women...
Not only miss Wilson,

But the girls who model dresses,

The lovely actresses
whose pictures he runs.

If once I started to be suspicious...

Oh, I don't want yo u to be suspicious.

I only want you to be prudent.

I want you to protect yourself and Van

Against all danger.

What's all this red-Flag waving?

My protection, as you call it,

And Van's, too, for that matter,

Is to love and trust
each other more than anything.

That's simple...
and very dear, Mimi, darling.

You're not a jealou s person, are you?

I haven't time to be.

Besides, if I were, I'd destroy
the very thing Van loves in me.

I try to make his life smooth and pleasant,

The very opposite of all that back there-

The worry and action, achievement.

I want to be a refuge from all that,

To laugh or just be quiet with him.

There's no room for jealousy
there, is there?

I see your point of view, dear,

And it's all very modern and noble.

Nevertheless, I advise you

To get rid of miss Wilson.

Never. She's as
important to him downtown

As I am to him uptown.

Well, she's not the sort of person

I'd care to see alone

In a telephone booth with my husband.

Why, Mimi!

You're terrible!

Oh... Van doesn't know
any other woman's alive.

His father's son?

Oh!

Well, mr. Paper reader,

Why don't you drink your soup with a straw?

Oh, don't be silly.

How are you going to get the vegetables up?

Mm-Hmm. Caught
red-Handed.

A pickpocket.

I didn't know it was your pocket, sir.

I was just walking down the street-

Outside, young lady.

Aw, show it to me now, Dave.

Not until after the show.

Patience, woman.
Patience.

What's the matter?
What is it?

He has something to show me.

This is his idea of wearing
the pants in the family.

Mm. If and when you
ever trick me

Into marrying you, dear,

I'll wear the pants

Uh-Huh.

What's that?

Nothing. I said nothing.

Say it a little louder,
dear, and stop hinting.

All you have to do to get
a divorce in this family

Is just say the word.

I know. For
the last 10 years,

I've been trying to find that word.

Hello?

Oh, yes, mr. Stanhope.

Holy mackerel, I've never known it to fail.

Yes, she's here,
mr. Stanhope.

Hello.

Hello, Whitey. Do you remember
if the 240,000 circulation

Included mailing to newsstands
that didn't have delivery?

I don't think so, V.S.

I think they counted with the newsstands.

Oh, I think I better go over

The whole thing again, Whitey.

You run down to the office
and get me the folder.

It's in the small safe. Thanks.

You weren't doing anything
tonight anyway, were you?

Well, that's perfectly
all right, V.S.

If I leave here now,

I'll be there within an hour.

All right.

Well, that's great.

Just great.

It may be your idea of a good job.

It's not mine.

You know, if that's happened once,

It's happened 20 times.

I never saw anybody so inconsiderate.

Doesn't it ever occur to him

That you might be wanting to go out

For a good time or something?

Now, Dave, he's got

Important things on his mind.

If you'll just give me
my ticket to the theater,

I'll be there as soon as I can,

And then you can tell me what I've missed.

I'm not going out with a girl.

I'm going out with a doctor.

Except Stanhope gives birth

Every 20 minutes.

Miss Wilson?

Yes.

I've often spoke with you
over the telephone, miss.

Of course.
You're Simpson.

Yes, miss. If you'll
just be seated...

I'll tell mr. Stanhope
you're here.

Do you suppose that's on the level

Or just for the effect
on the visiting firemen?

Don't look now, Van,

But there's a terribly green-Looking girl

Just behind us.

You know what did it, don't you?

Just envy.

Happy?

I don't know.

You've never shown me anything else.

Sickening.
May I cut in?

How did he get in here?

I didn't invite him.

Miss wilson's here, sir.

I'll never forgive you
for coming this late.

Shall we dance?

I didn't come here to dance.

N- Now, that's interesting.

What did you come for?

Come on upstairs, Whitey.
It'll be quieter there.

Hello, herb.
Hello.

Who is this?

Why don't you wear
that thing at the office?

Hello, kit.

My.

Who was that?

He said his secretary was coming over.

Secretary?

I'll be a so-And-So.

Relax, dear. This is
their third anniversary,

Not their first.

Hello, Linda.

Have you seen Van?

No.
Yes.

That is, I saw him

Just a few minutes ago with Harvey.

Oh.

How did I know you were going to say no?

My mother always used to tell me,

"Joan, you should
never see the husband."

Oh, Simpson.
Yes, madam.

Have you seen
mr. Stanhope?

Yes, madam. He's just gone
upstairs with miss Wilson.

Oh. Thank you, Simpson.

Yes, madam.

Excuse me, darling.

Certainly.

Oh, good evening,
mrs. Stanhope.

Hello, miss Wilson. Why, Van,
you've taken her away from a party.

That's all right.

You're going to stay right here.

Oh, no. Yes, you are. I insist on it.

Oh, come on, Whitey.
Join the party.

I couldn't. I
I'd only be intruding.

Oh, no, you'd be doing me a favor.

There are half a dozen extra men,

And we need you.
They need you.

Well, someone's waiting
for me at the theater.

The theaters are out by now.

Are you sure?

Oh, certainly.

Whitey, you're good at this.

Thanks, V.S.

V.S.? No, not when
we're dancing.

Thanks, Van.

That's better.

Hey, battleship. Haven't
you ever seen a blonde before?

I'm beginning to wonder.

I must definitely meet that.

Oh, I wish my wife would get
a sick headache and go home.

Gentlemen, I fear that even I could
give that little lady dictation.

It was a lovely party, Linda.

Thank you.

I think I've discovered
your secret with Van.

You're not jealous of his business.

Well, I don't understan d a woman
who treats her husband's business

As if it were a bad habit
she couldn't break him of

And then spends every cent he makes.

Isn't she sweet?

And what a lovely
Looking creature Van's secretary is.

You know, Linda, that proves something.

Most wives couldn't afford

To have a pretty girl like
that around all the time.

But you're so sure of Van.

Well, I don't think Van's the
kind of man you have to worry about.

Of course not.

Good night, dear.

Good night.

Linda, I know just what you're thinking.

You've got nothing to worry about,

Not with Van.

Good night, sweetie.

Good night, Joan.

Shh! I just signed
the hotel register-

Mr. and mrs. John Smith
of Scranton, Pennsyltucky.

Idiot.

Oh, Gwendolyn, if it weren't
for the wife whom I love,

I'd make an honest woman out of you.

But I do love my wife.

I'm the best, aren't I?

You're the top.

The only best, always?

You know, someday they're going
to put us both in a wheelchair,

And then when my lumbago
isn't bothering me,

Mm, honey...
you look out.

Well, I've worked for a lot of them,

But he certainly is one
grand guy. What do you think?

He certainly is.

I should say he is. And the missis
She's a pip, too.

You know, I'd do anything for her.

Yeah.
She's awfully sweet.

With him, the way he acts,
especially for a big shot,

Always clowning around and
doing the craziest stunts.

Hey, what's the matter?

Do you want to get run over, you big chump?

Does he act like that down at the office?

Sometimes.

Well, he certainly must get
a great kick out of life.

Everything he does is all in fun.

Yes.

It's all in fun.

Good night, miss Wilson.

Good night, Finney, and thank you.

David.
David, wake up.

You'll be late.

Huh...

Ok, mom.

Oh! Hello.

What time is it?

2:00.

Oh! I was going home
at 12:00.

I didn't think you'd be waiting.

We didn't finish
work until 11:00,

And I couldn't have got
to the theater on time.

That's all right.

I might have been able
to get there on time,

But they asked me to stay.
They were having a party.

Oh, did they?
How was it?

You can't believe it.

Their home and the people that were there.

Fred Evans came up after
the show and danced.

Kitty Hobart. She's pretty old
when she's not on the stage.

And battleship did a double
somersault from a chair

And broke his wrist.

Did he?
That's something.

What's that?

This. Oh, oh, it's
just... a surprise.

$75 a week.
A $20 raise.

What happened?

It's all your fault.

Mine?

Uh-Huh.

Yep. I was sitting in the
office looking at a calendar.

I must have been looking
at it for about an hour.

"$55 a week," I said.

"Next year this time, it'll be 65,
and the year after that it will be 75.

"That's 2 whole years out of
my life-Out of both of our lives-

Waiting for that number
to come around."

Well, I got up, and I walked
right into poker face's office

Before I had time to think.

I knew that was the only way I could do it.

And there he was.

Oh, I'll never forget it.

He was filling his pipe when I came in.

And I walked right up
to his desk, and I said,

"Mr. Camp, I believe I can
get $75 a week elsewhere.

Would you be interested in
keeping me on here at that figure?"

He didn't say anything.

He just... just kept
puffing on that match,

And then that one went out
and he lit another.

He didn't even look at me.

I thought maybe he was mad or maybe
he didn't even hear me at all.

And then suddenly he looked up and...

And said, "75."

And smiled.
Old poker face smiled.

I bet I was white as a sheet.

Dave!

I don't even remember
whether I said "thank you."

I just turned around and
walked out of the office.

Oh, Dave!

Honey...

You better hand in your 2
weeks' notice tomorrow, huh?

We can have a servant, Dave.

I wouldn't have to give up my job.

Now, we've been over all that.

It isn't like being married.

Why isn't it?

It's just an idea that you have.

We could live much better on 2 salaries.

On mine alone we could save enough

Maybe even to go to Europe.

Well...

You'll be all tired
at night. You work late.

You've got worse hours than I have.

We're not giving marriage a fair break.

We want to have a home and kids...

Maybe...

Like everybody else.

Aw, Whitey, you...

You're not like the rest
of the girls in our crowd

That got married.

They all had little jobs
that weren't interesting,

And they didn't mind staying at home.

But you've got this good job,

And you're... getting
more used to it every day,

And you see parties, like tonight...

Meet men like Stanhope,

Millionaires.

Well, th-That spoils you, honey.

You can't help yourself.

You'll get so that you won't want a husband

And a home and kids until it's too late.

A girl like you has to make up
her mind to have a home with a man.

That's natural.

What you're doing isn't.

Come on.

Come on, give Stanhope
your notice tomorrow,

Will you, Whitey?

I mean, make it a month's
notice if you want to.

I can't do that now, Dave.

Darling, we'll iron it out.

We just don't want to do
anything without thinking.

That's not best for us.

You're parked on the wrong
side of the street.

You've been here for over an hour,

And your parking lights are out.

I'm sorry.

You're sorry?

Well, sir, if me feet didn't hurt me,

I'd write you out the
longest ticket you ever saw.

By golly, they're killing me.

You might catch your death of cold

With only that bit of rabbit
you have around your neck there.

Let's see.
Where was I?

The reason I prefer
individual contracts is...

Oh, yes, yes.

The reason I prefer individual contracts

Is because...

Is because I have found from experience...

I don't know what I've
found from experience.

My mind isn't on this.

We can do the rest on the way back.

You know, Whitey, I have a
lot of respect for Underwood.

Do you really think he'll
fall for this hooey?

Well, he should if
you're convincin g enough.

Hello, J.D.
How are you?

How's your back?

Never mind that, son.

What are you here for?

Oh, no, no. He's smoother than that.

He won't talk business
for the first 2 hours.

Hello, Van.

Hello, J.D.
How's your back?

Never mind that, son.
What are you here for?

Well, now.

I don't care what you're here for.

It's more interesting for
me to tell you about my back.

Van, I've got a brand-New
kind of a steam cabinet

Some fellow in Belgium invented,

And I tell you, I'm like a kid with a toy.

You know, I haven't had a
good steam bath in a year.

You haven't?

No.

Ah!

Like it?

Wonderful. Marvelous.

Van, enough beating about the bush.

What are you trying to put over on me?

J.D., did anybody ever
put anything over on you

In your entire life?

Well, you're not far wrong.

I'll lay my cards on the
table. I want your advice.

I'm thinking of starting a 5-Cent weekly.

Oh. So you're going to
try to compete with me, eh?

Oh, no, no. There's
room for us both, I think.

Well, you're a clever young gamecock, Van,

But I'm not so old a bird that I'm afraid

To stay in the pit with
you, so take my warning.

I hate to throw cold water on you.

Ugh!

You're too late.

As a matter of fact,

If you're thinking of going in

For quantity circulation,

Why don't you think a better idea?

What's that?

Well, why start at scratch?

Why not take something already set up?

How do you mean, J.D.?

Why not buy National Weekly from me?

What?

Buy National Weekly?

Oh, but your price would be prohibitive.

Besides, that's your pet sheet.

You brought it up from a baby.

I hadn't even thought of it.

You'll have to admi t it's an idea.

Why, it's-It's flabbergasting.

Uh-Huh.

Well, it takes an old flabbergaster like me

To make you smart youngsters see

That you haven't got all
the ideas in the world.

Why the deuce didn't I
ever think of that before?

Well, it's probably this new steam bath.

That sweats out a lot of things.

Yeah, that's right.

Ha ha ha!

A 4 million circulation under one man?
That's power, boy.

Can you tie a bow tie? I can tie
it on a milk bottle all right.

I can't tie it on myself.

How did you get dressed this morning?

Linda did it.
How is she?

Fine. She's too good for you.

I know it.

When does your directors meeting come up?

Oh, about 2 months.

Well, I'll send you
all the figures you need,

And you can get used to them.

I can't hold out
any hopes, J.D.

The boys are awfully conservative.

You can't tell them they'll like it.

If they do, maybe we can get together.

You run the works, and
I'll take a stock allotment

And play golf the rest of my life.

I could make a living doing that, too.

Ha ha ha ha!

Ha ha! You couldn't
believe it.

He spent the last 20 minutes
trying to talk me into it.

Ha ha ha!

It's his idea now. He
fell like a ton of bricks.

Oh, that's
wonderful, V.S.!

Finney, take miss Wilson home.

Yes, sir.

Whitey, if the faintest rumor
of this ever leaks out...

I understand,
V.S.

I can't even tell Linda a thing like this.

You can trust me.

I wasn't worrying about trusting you.

I was only afraid that you might
not understand about the secrecy.

Good night.

> Pack up your troubles in your old kitbag

> And smile, smile, smile

> While you've a Lucifer to light your fag

> Smile, boys, that's the style

> Oh, what's the use of worrying?

> It never was worthwhile, so...

> What are we having for dinner?

Mr. And mrs. Barker.

Oh, Penny-A-Point Barker.
I'm sure they're both card cheats.

So am i.

But they couldn't be better than us.

I was thinking that.

I called you at the office

And left a message to be called back.

Why didn't you?

Well, I didn't go back to the office.

I was at the club all afternoon.

What did you want?

Oh, nothing.

Come on, now. What was
it you wanted to tell me?

It's too late.
Won't talk now.

Well, probably wasn't
anything important anyhow.

Well, you're not going to
get it out of me that way.

Well, what did you want to tell me?

Oh, the mood's gone

It's all different now.

Oh.

It is, huh?

The mood's gone, eh?

It is?

Mm-Hmm.

You know, the first time
you bid 3 spades tonight,

I am definitely going to
break that lovely little neck.

That tie's been remade since this morning.

Hey, you are observant.

Well, I was swimming at the club.

One of the boys had to do it.

The world's divided into 2 kinds of people-

Those who believe that bow
tie ends should be sticking out

And those who don't.

Personally, I'm very
tolerant. Ask anybody.

But anyone who believes a
bow tie end should stick out

Should be deported from this country.

Boiling in oil's too good for them.

Mm. That's the way
I feel about it, too.

Stand still.

Mm.

Our butcher sends us the
most inconsiderate chickens.

We never have chicken livers like this.

I think molly puts egg or something in it.

Ted, I never saw you
look better in your life.

What are you doing with yourself, anyway?

Simpson. What's the matter,
dear? What do you want?

Will you get ann more
chicken livers? Mm-Hmm.

Well, I've discovered that to keep
trim, you have to spend some time at it.

Now, once a week now,
no matter how busy I am,

I take the afternoon off
and go to the club.

I've been swimming in that
pool all afternoon today,

And I can tell you, I feel like a new man.

You ought to get Van to do that.

I haven't seen him at the club in months.

Thank you.

Van, you don't take
enough exercise. You ought-

I wish you'd let molly make you
up a little jar of chicken livers.

She'll give you a recipe, too.

Oh, no, Linda.

It's no trouble at all.

Do you want one?
Yes, thanks.

Uh, molly, will you make up a little jar

Of chicken livers
for mrs. Barker

And then write out the recipe, please?

Yes, yes.

But I have no little jars.

Oh, good evening,
mrs. Stanhope.

Good evening, Finney.

Finney, will you run
an errand? Yes, ma'am.

You've had your dinner, haven't you?

Uh, no, ma'am.

I took miss wilson home
after I brought mr. Stanhope.

I see.

Oh, uh, don't you want me
to run the errand, ma'am?

Uh...

Oh, yes. Yes, Finney.

Have your dinner and then
get molly a little jar.

Yes, ma'am.

Ted just said that he told ann tonight

He thought we were a couple of card cheats.

Oh, no.
I didn't mean that.

Tighter.

You know, I could get you skates.

Ah, no, I don't feel like it.

I'll just watch.

There you are.

Well, here goes nothing.

I wouldn't sit here if I was cold, Linda.

I'm all bundled up.

How long are we going to stay?

Not long. I'm not
very crazy about this.

They sent me an engraved invitation,
so I ought to stay awhile.

Good evening,
mrs. Stanhope.

Good evening, miss Wilson.

Aren't you skating?

No. I don't think I ought
to. I've got an awful cold.

Oh, I'm sorry. May
I borrow your husband?

You're quite welcome.

Thank you. May I?

Privilege and a pleasure.
Keep bundled up, now.

I will.

It's marvelous they have the spirit in
the organization to have affairs like this,

Don't you think, V.S.?

When we're dancing or
skating, I'm not V.S.

Yes, Van.

Look, crack the whip.
Are you game?

Certainly.

Ah!

Oh, my feet.

How did you get out of skating?

I have a cold.

Lucky you.

Is the husband skating or the boyfriend?

The husband.

So is mine, if I can find him.

This is going pretty good.

Were you here last year?

Yes. I skated
last year.

How long you been with Stanhope?

With Stanhope?

Oh... 3 years.

Say...
there's Stanhope now.

Where?

Over there.

The man with the beard?

Oh, he's very interesting.

That's my husband.

Oh.

Oh, see him? That's
Stanhope over there.

The good-Looking one.

He is good-Looking, isn't he?

Who's that with him

His secretary.

He's married, isn't he?

So is my husband,

But his secretary's 40 if she's a day.

Ahh!

You're not going, Linda?

Tell Van I'll be waiting
for him in the car.

Certainly.

Thank you.

Oh, what fun!

You know, next year
I'd like to surprise him

And do some figure skating.

Yeah. Your figure
was doing all right.

What do you mean?

Went over pretty big
with Stanhope, didn't it?

Darling, you're kidding, aren't you?

I told you once that knowing
millionaires like him spoiled you...

For guys like me, anyway.

Dave.

Maybe I meant it would
eventually spoil you for yourself.

You've been sitting here thinking that?

Oh, I've been a chump. Maybe I
should have thought it all along.

I've got taxi fare home, Dave.

And I don't need your ring either.

I guess you never needed it...

For anything.

Whoa!

Linda's waiting for you in the car.

Oh. Oh, all right.
Well, good night, kids.

Stay as long as you like.

But if only you're 5 minutes late
tomorrow morning, you're fired.

Good old boss. Just a minute.
You said you'd give me a minute.

Well, what is it?

Miss miller's husband
is taking her to Europe,

And she's leaving a hole that we
won't be able to fill very easily.

Now, I thought if Whitey...

It's 10:30, ma'am.

Thank you, Finney.

How is your cold, dear?

It wasn't improved any waiting outside.

Oh, I'm sorry, darling. I
didn't realize I was so long.

You know, Linda...
i was offered a chance

To do something unselfish
tonight, and I didn't take it.

What was it?

Well, one of the department heads
wants Whitey for an assistant,

And I wouldn't let her go.

Why not?

Well, I'm not really sure it's a promotion,

And I've managed to convince myself

That she's more valuabl e as my secretary.

I'm being selfish for
the good of the company.

You know, it's amazing
how a man can twist logic

To suit his own ends.

I think you should give her the promotion.

But it'd take years to make another Whitey.

Well, I'd appreciate it
if you'd give her the job.

You gals certainly stick together.

You know, you'd rather see Whitey
promoted than me comfortable.

It's really my own comfort I'm thinking of.

Do you know that I sat
next to a young lady tonight

Who didn't know
I was mrs. Stanhope

And was convinced that Whitey
was one of "those" secretaries?

What?

Did somebody say that?

Well, after all, Van, she is
an uncommonly good-Looking girl.

I don't know of anyone in
our crowd who's as attractive,

And people aren't willing to
believe that looks go with brains.

Well, one of the smallest troubles

We've ever had, Linda, thank heaven,

Is caring what other people think.

Shall I tell you something
very frankly, Van?

I care.

Please give her the promotion.

Well, I certainly wouldn't
give it to her for that reason,

Because someone thinks something smutty.

Well, then I'll ask it for another reason,

As a favor, as though you
asked me to dismiss Simpson.

Oh, but that's not a fair comparison.

Whitey's different than a servant.

I know, but... other people
don't understand that.

They think... how different?

Other people? Since
when are we concerned

With what other people think?

Linda, someone hearing you would think

You were putting on an act of jealousy.

I'm not jealous.

Although most wives would
have been a long time ago.

Oh, honey, darling. This
conversation's getting pretty dull

And certainly unpleasant.

Aren't you going to do it?

No, I'm not, dear.

Take me to the club.
Yes, sir.

Just a pair of jacks.

A... pair of kings.

Ha! Horseshoe
Stanhope.

You're holding 6 cards again, Van.

That's the third time, sucker.

Come around more often.

Don't know how that happened.

Whose deal?

Mine.

Mrs. Stanhope on the phone, sir.

I'm out.

Ok.

Yes.

Van...

Come home.

Darling, I'll be right there!

Good night.

Men, surprised:
good night.

My hat!
My coat and hat!

Hurry up! Hurry up!
Come on!

Hey, taxi! Taxi!

Come on!
Come on! Come on!

Good night.

Darling!

It all happened because I love you so much.

No, no, darling.
It was all my fault.

No, no. It was mine.
Honest, it was.

No, you were right about Whitey.

She gets that new job
tomorrow. She deserves it.

No, no, please. She
should be your secretary.

You're used to her.
Promise me you'll keep her.

Darling, we're going on a little vacation
Havana, Bermuda, Nassau.

When?

In a couple of weeks. You get
yourself a lot of nice things

And stand by for 2 minutes' notice.

Oh, my darling.

I shouldn't have left you
out in that car so long,

That poor little Linda
with her little runny nose.

You'll catch my cold.

Who, me?

I never caught a cold in my life.

Ah-Choo!

Oh, you've
got a cold, V.S.,

And on such a nice morning.
It must be maddening.

Perfectly all right. It's
worth a million dollars.

Underwood sent you over
the National Weekly data,

And I put it in your little safe.

That's fine.

We got most of the figures,

But I imagine it'll take us at least a week

To get everything together
for the board meeting.

What is it?
What's the matter?

Oh, nothing, nothing. I
was just noticing something.

What?

There's an old Chinese proverb that says,

"If you want to keep a man
honest, never call him a liar."

Well, I don't know anything about chinamen,

But I do know you've got a good week's work

Getting those figures together.

Yes, all right. Set aside
an hour every afternoon.

And for the final compilation,

You'd better hire your
own private little auditor

From the outside, you know.

Yes, V.S.

And put all those papers
in the little safe.

I said I did.

One moment, please.

Will mr. Stanhope take
the Havana call now?

I can't call him for a minute yet.

Ask the operator to hold the call.

11,300...

31,600...

10,000.

Give me a total on that.

Well, it doesn't look
as though the old rascal

Exaggerated his circulation figures.

3,200,000 copies, for a rough estimate.

Is that it?

Well, about. I'm a thousand
or s o off, I'm afraid.

That auditor you're bringing
in can give you the real shake.

Hour's up, Whitey.
Let's quit.

What do you think your
board of directors will think

About your buying National Weekly?

Oh, I can handle them,

But I'm just thinking,
perhaps that old fox Underwood

Might be giving me too much rope.

Oh, a come-On, huh?

Exactly. He finds out whether
I'm going to buy or not,

And then he submits a
proposition to hanson house,

Who will probably pay twice
as much as we can afford

Just to keep Stanhope out
of the low-Price field.

I wonder.

Yes? Put him on,
please.

It's harrington from Havana.

Hello.

Hello, Hal. How's
your stomachache?

Why, it's...
it's fine.

In fact, I haven't got it anymore.

No, no. I have something else, though.

But it isn't a stomachache.

Well, the doctor says
that it's appendicitis,

And in 20 minutes,

He's going to take this employee of yours

And put him under ether.

I'm sorry it had to happen
at a time like this, V.S.,

With the convention just starting.

Now, don't you worry, Hal.

You just relax and take
your time about coming back.

Yes, you better stay
down there a couple weeks.

It'll do you good.

That's all right.
Keep your fingers crossed.

Good-Bye.

That's tough.
Appendicitis.

Oh.

And only yesterday he was sitting here

Complaining of having a stomachache.

Well, who's going to
cover the convention now?

I don't know. We'll
send miller, I guess.

V.S., I think it might be a
good idea for you to go yourself.

Me? I haven't done that
in years. That's work.

Underwood's there, you know.

Hey, what's the matter
with me? Of course he is.

If your worry about
hanson house has any basis,

It wouldn't do any harm

To follow him around a bit, would it?

Whitey, you're a modern mata hari.

This will be a good excuse
for being there, too.

Book me on the first plane to Havana

And call mrs. Stanhope and tell
her to have my things ready.

Yes, sir!

Good-Bye, Ellen.

Good-Bye, madam.

I've been waiting for
that call for 2 weeks.

I knew everything I was going to pack.

I've been over it in my mind a dozen times.

I have a special reason for
wanting to go on this trip.

Why?

Well, we had a fight, sort of.

It was my fault,

And you've been so busy,

I haven't had a chance
to make it up to you.

I want this to be a
sort of second honeymoon.

Oh, my darling.

You know, Linda,

Sometimes I just sit in the
office and think about us...

And I try to be very fair
about it, and I am, too.

And I say to myself,

"Who are you to think that
you're entitled to Linda?

Are you good enough
for her?"

Then I say
to myself, "no."

Then I say to myself,
"well, who is entitled to her?

Is anybody good enough
for her?"

Then I say
to myself, "no."

Then I say to myself,

"Well, you're as little
entitled to her as anybody else,

So you hold right on."

And I'm holding.

Ha ha. So you think you're doing
the holding, huh?

If you ever let go,

You'll find out whom's attached to who.

How long are we staying
in Havana? A whole week?

No, dear.

Oh, I don't care

If it's only a few days.

We just won't go to sleep, that's all.

Linda...

Harrington's having his appendix
out in Havana right this minute,

And somebody has to be at
that advertising convention.

Don't say I'm not going.

But, darling, this isn't our Havana trip.

We're still going to have it,

And not for 2 days, but for 2 weeks.

I don't mind 2 days

I just feel like going now.

Take me along, Jake.

Oh, but, darling. I wouldn't
have any time for you,

Not really.

I'll have to be at the
convention during the day

And with Underwood at night.

Well, I don't want much time, really.

I just want to see you
for 5 minutes every day

While you're shaving.

Oh, darling...

I'm going to miss you so much.

Call me every day.

At 7:00.

Twice a day.

Twice a day.

This way, please.

Won't you sit down,
mr. Jenkins?

Yeah. Thank you.

The job is personal
auditor for mr. Stanhope.

Have you ever kept books
outside of company accounts?

Yes, ma'am,
for mr. Haroldstone,

the department store man.

I have references from him.

The agency says you last
worked for a publishing concern.

Which one?

Uh, Hanson House.

How long were you there?

Uh, 2 weeks.

But that's all I was hired for.

There were half a dozen of us

Who had to compile some special data

On National Weekly.

What sort of work was it?

Why, I thought it was
similar to a balance sheet,

But not exactly.

We had the returns from the news agencies

Throughout the country,

And then we went through the
advertising of the last 2 years

In order to find out their revenue

As best we could,

Not knowing their actual contract rates.

Yes, I see. That's usual.
We do that ourselves.

Yes, ma'am.

You can start work tomorrow.

Miss Connors will take you to the cashier.

Thank you, ma'am.

Find out the exact time mr.
Stanhope's plane arrives in Havana.

I'm sorry.
He isn't in yet.

The plane might be a few minutes late.

One moment, please.

Mr. Stanhope's card
just came through.

He's on his way to his room now.
Will you hold the wire?

Yes, I will.

Will you excuse me a moment, Mary?

Yes. Hello.

All right.
Put him on.

Hello? Yes, hello, Whitey.

What's the matter?

What?!

What other reason could it be?

They could have gotten the net
circulation figures from the post office,

And they checked up on the
advertising space exactly as we did.

You're right.

Stay on the wire.

Would you care for some fruit, sir?

No. That's all, boys.

Thank you.

Thank you, sir.

All right, boys.

Whitey, you don't mind flying, do you?

Oh, no.

Well, get all those papers out of the safe,

And take the first plane down here

Because underwood's here, not in new york.

And hurry it up, toots.

Well, how'd you like it?

I liked it fine.

Ha ha! Oh, my.

Well, Whitey, as usual,

You brought the message to Garcia.

All in the line of duty, sir.

But what's Garcia going to do?

He's going to act like that, sir.

Obviously, underwood's been feeling
out hanson house, the old crook.

You and I are going to stop all that.

We're going to sweep him
right off his feet,

Right here in the dust of Havana.

How, V.S.?

If I should get you
every available typewriter

And about a dozen typists who
are willing to die for the cause,

Do you think that you could turn
out a handsomely bound contract

To present to mr. Underwood
by tomorrow night?

We'll have to.

That's all I want to know.

Now, how do you feel?
Are you tired or hungry?

I don't know.
What time is it?

1:00.
Then I'm hungry

Miss wilson's reservation.

Yes, mr. Stanhope.

Oh, hello, tom.

Why, Van, I never expected to see
you covering a convention again.

Well, I am. Business is where
you can find it these days.

Miss Wilson, may I present tom Axel,

Representing hanson house. You
needn't be courteous to him.

How do you do?

How do you do? I've spoken
to you over the phone.

Yes, I remember.

I'll see you later, tom.

So long.
So long.

Mm-Hmm.

Business is where he can
find it... and that's no lie.

Hey, it's 8:30. What time's
that feature picture go on?

You better call up.

I got to hurry.

You can't use the phone.
She's expecting a call.

Oh, that
was at 7:00.

But it hasn't come through yet.

We revert to the original corporation.

Oh, I can't do anymore, Whitey.

I'm all fagged out.

Careful of those papers.

All right.

You better get some rest.

4:00.4 hours sleep,
breakfast,

Speech at 9:00,
and back at it at 11:00.

Do you think we can finish it by tonight?

I think so.

Oh, you better get some sleep, too.

I'll just type some sheets.

Why can't they do that?

Well, there are some sheets I
don't thin k they should type.

Oh... smart girl.

You better go to my room.

All right.

Good night, and good morning.

Sleep tight.

...fine profession
of advertising,

A contribution to American civilization,

A great contribution.

In every home are
a thousand and one necessities-

Necessities, mind you, which
the world would never have had

Without the beneficial
force of advertising.

When are you going home?

Tomorrow morning.

I'd like to see you tonight.

What about?

Something important.

Your board of directors

Doesn't meet until next Tuesday.

I don't need the board of directors.

Oh. Is 7:00 all right?

Good-Bye.

Good-Bye.

Good-Bye.

And 15 minutes to spare.

You better get some sleep, Whitey.

Oh, I'm not tired anymore.

I was a while back, 4 or 5 hours ago,

But now I don't think I'll ever sleep again

As long as I live.

You know what you need
is a good, stiff drink.

There's something in that.

Lots of luck, V.S.

Thanks, Whitey.
Thanks for everything.

It's all a matter of psychology, J.D.

If I can go to them Tuesday

And tell them that I've closed the deal,

They'll want to feel it's all right,

But if I've got to put it up to them,

They'll start arguing
and deciding and worrying,

And, well, we'll never get together.

I know it, J.D. I've watched
it happen a dozen times.

Yeah, but to sit here in a hotel room

And close a deal as big as this?
We have lawyers in new york.

What good are lawyers?
We're making the deal!

May I join you, madame?

What happened, V.S.?

I'm so happy for you.

I know you are, Whitey.

How many drinks has this young lady had?

4, senor.

4. Well, bring me one rye with
4 on the side for the present.

Sií, senor.

Whitey... tonight
we let loose.

Your party doesn't answer.
Should I keep trying?

Yes, please.

Whoa.

You probably think I'm drunk, don't you?

No.

Well, you should because I am.

Thank you for a lovely evening.

Thank you.

Good night.

No, not good.

Just fair.

I don't think I ought to
leave my notes scattered around.

Why don't you lie down?

You're a bit woozy.

Mm-Hmm.

It's unlucky to be in
bed with your shoes on,

But I can't help it

We've had an awful lot to drink.

Yes, we have.

That's a good idea.
You better beat it.

Think I'll have something to eat.

Send up a pot of black
coffee and a club sandwich.

Yes, mr. Stanhope.

Mr. Stanhope can take the New York call now.

Will you take the Havana call now?

Yes.

Hello?

I'll hold on.

Yes?

Hello?

Hello.

Even in Havana.

Have you been disconnected?

I think so.
One moment, please.

Yes?

Were you disconnected
from your new york call?

It's a new york call.

What?

Linda. Get her
back on the phone.

Please get the new york party back.

The number's regent 41644.

Linda. Linda!

Do you hear me?
Answer me!

The new york operator reports the number

Temporarily out of order.

I'm terribly sorry.

That's all right, Whitey.

Good night.

Good morning, sir. Very
glad to see you back, sir.

Mrs. Stanhope awake, Simpson?

Yes, sir. Her tray
went up 20 minutes ago.

Good morning, Ellen.
Where's mrs. Stanhope?

She's in the bath, sir.

Tell her that I'm waiting
for her in the breakfast room.

Oh, mrs. Stanhope's
had her breakfast, sir.

I think Simpson's serving
yours in the dining room.

Well, tell mrs. Stanhope that
I'm back and I'd like to see her.

Yes, sir.

Good morning.

You going out?

Yes. I have
an appointment

At the hairdresser'
s at 9:30.

That's rather early for you, isn't it?

Well, hairdressers are
very arrogant, you know.

You have to take what you can get.

Are you dining at home tonight?

Well, yes, naturally.

Yes, madam.

Simpson, tell molly
there'll be dinner for one.

I won't be able to plan with her now.

I'm late for an appointment.

Very well, madam.

I want to talk to you before you go out.

Can't it wait till later?

No, it can't.

Linda, why do you treat me like this?

I treat you?

You'll have to listen to me.

Helen Wilson flew down to
Havana the day after I did.

She discovered something about-

Well, about my National Weekly deal.

I've taken over National Weekly,

And, well, it's about the
biggest thing I've ever done.

And a situation developed whereby,

Well, I had to close the deal in Havana.

Well, you see, we
discovered that hanson house-

They're publishers, you know that-

That they were investigating the magazine,

And Underwood-He's the owner-

Won't you try and understand?

I can make it clear to you.

It is clear...

Perfectly clear.

You mean you don't care to
believe anything I tell you,

Even if it's the truth?

I mean that you haven't
touched on the minor point

As to why miss Wilson was in
your room at 2:00 in the morning.

Linda, I know that looks bad. I know it,

And I don't blame you
for feeling as you do,

But, believe me, you're doing
that girl a terrible injustice.

I'm sorry, but...

That's the way I feel about it.

Linda.

Oh, Linda, dear!

Hello, Mimi.

Ha ha!

Will you put me up for a few days?

Why, of course!

Oh, what a pleasure that'll be to have you.

And Van, too?

No. Van can't come.

Oh, Mimi...

You were so right.

Oh, I'm so unhappy.

The secretary.

Yes.

She went to Havana with him.

He wouldn't take me

I begged him to.

Then he didn't call me for 2 days,

And when I called him
at 2:00 in the morning,

She answered the phone...

From his room at
2:00 in the morning.

Oh, you poor child.

You poor children.

It's horrible.

But, there, you mustn't be too hard on him.

He really loves you.

Loves me?

You call that love?

Well, dear, men are like that-

So honorable and able
and wise in some things

And just like naughty children in others.

You wouldn't blame a little
boy for stealing a piece of candy

If left alone in a room with
a whole boxful, would you?

You have no doubt it's true, then.

Have you?

No.

No, I haven't..

But I thought maybe you, his own mother-

Oh, as his own mother, I wish
I felt it might be untrue,

But a girl in a man's hotel
room at 2:00 in the morning...

I could forgive a sudden
yielding to temptation,

But this was planned. It was arranged.

The night before he left for Havana

And the night before that...

He told me how much he loved me.

What could he have been thinking?

How could he have said the things he said,

Having it in his mind?

There, little one.

There, child.

Mr. Campbell
on the phone, madam.

Mr. Campbell? I don't
know a mr. Campbell.

Oh, maybe it's the storage man.

Excuse me, Joan.

Hello.

I asked you not to call, Van.

I won't talk to your lawyers, Linda.

I want to talk to
you. I'm entitled to-

Good afternoon, mrs. Stanhope.

Good afternoon. Is mrs. Car stairs ready?

She'll be down in a
minute. Will you have a seat?

Thank you.

Don't blame Joan.
I made her do it.

Van, you're just making this uncomfortable.

Oh, Linda, you've never
really given me a chance.

Please, Van.

You're destroying something that neither
of us will ever find anywhere else.

We're in love, Linda.
You know we are.

We're in love as few people can be.

Linda...
you still love me.

I know you do. You
couldn't feel otherwise.

Please, Linda.

We need each other.

Well, I can't do any more.

I don't know that I want to.

You don't know how bucked u
p the staff is about this!

They can't wait to get started.

Hello? On
theile-De-France?

Oh, mrs. Stan hope.

I'll take it.

Yes?

Mrs. Stanhope wanted
an outside stateroom,

And we didn't have any, but
we've just got a cancellation.

Is it all right to move her
baggage from the other stateroom?

Oh, I'll give you the number
where you can reach her.

Butterfield 82085.

You're welcome.

You're an editor of almost
6 million circulation, V.S.

Now, what else do you want
out of life-10 million?

I'm sorry, boys. I
have some work to do.

Come on, Frawley. We've been
thrown out of better offices.

Where they had better scotch.

Hello.

Whitey?

What is it, Dave?

Well, I...

I just thought I'd call.

I have to go now,
Dave. I'm sorry.

Get me a reservation tomorrow for Bermuda.

If nothing's sailing
tomorrow, the day after.

You ever been to Bermuda, Whitey?

No, I haven't.

It's quite a place.

How'd you like to go?

I need somebody to talk to,

Somebody with a long gray beard.

Yes.

Get yourself a stateroom.

We better clean everything up here tonight.

I've got to see my lawyers
now, and I'll be back later.

Yes.

Is it possible by special delivery

To get this on the Ile-De-France today?

No. It's too late.
It sails in a half an hour.

So there's no use
to send it special delivery.

No.

Special delivery, please.

That'll be 13 cents.

Hey, miss! You
forgot your change!

The french line pier.
Hurry, please!

All ashore who's going ashore.

I want to talk to you.

We're leaving in a few minutes.

It'll only take a minute.

I'm not at all interested.

You're going to hear me, though.

My husband loves me.
He's innocent.

You want me to go back to him.

What else?

But I don't want yo u to go back to him.

I hope he never sees you again.

You're frank about it, anyway.

All ashore who's going ashore.

You really better go.

If you leave him now,
you'll never get him back.

Yes. That's
occurred to me.

He's going to be lonely.

His life won't end with you, you know.

And when the rebound sets in,

He's going to turn to the woman nearest,

And you know who it'll be.

I'm sure I do.

Tomorrow he's taking me
to Bermuda as a friend,

But it won't go on like this.

Pretty soon, he'll want to buy me things.

That's how it always starts.

And then it'll be too late

Because if he ever turns to me,

I won't turn away.

You've only a minute.

I'll take him second-Best,

But he'll be fairly happy...

Not as happy as he was,

Not as happy as you could make him,

But as happy as anybody
else could make him.

You're still going?

Yes.

You're a fool, for which I am grateful.

All ashore who's going ashore.

Where were you?

I thought the letters better go tonight.

I went to the post office.

You had anything to eat yet?

No, I haven't.

Neither have i.
We'll get something later.

Oh, excuse me.

That's all right, Anna.

You know what you better do tomorrow

Is go out and get yourself
some things like summer clothes.

Charge them to me.

I couldn't, V.S. Really,
I've got enough clothes.

No woman ever has enough clothes.

I better make another copy of this.

Linda.

Van.

Whitey.

I've been here for 3 nights.

This is the longest fight we ever had.

Gosh, all the fighting
and worrying people do,

It always seems to be about one thing:

They don't seem to trust each other.

Well, I found this out:

Don't look for trouble
where there isn't any

Because if you don't
find it, you'll make it

Just believe in someone.