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(Multicom Jingle)

(Multicom Jingle)

(Multicom Jingle)

(tinkling music)

(tinkling music)

(waves crashing)

(waves crashing)

(waves crashing)

(light jazz music)

(light jazz music)

(seagulls screeching)

(seagulls screeching)

- [Marilyn] When I was born in the charity ward

- [Marilyn] When I was born in the charity ward

of the Los Angeles County Hospital, my mother wasn't there.

of the Los Angeles County Hospital, my mother wasn't there.

of the Los Angeles County Hospital, my mother wasn't there.

Where my mother was, no one knew.

Where my mother was, no one knew.

- Mrs. Mortenson, are you in here?

(baby crying)

(baby crying)

Shh.

(window shade whirring)

(window shade whirring)

Mrs. Mortenson?

Mrs. Mortenson, is that you back there?

Mrs. Mortenson, is that you back there?

We've been searching all over the hospital.

We've been searching all over the hospital.

(baby cooing)

(baby cooing)

Aren't you even gonna have a look

at your beautiful little girl?

Please, Mrs. Mortenson, you can't stay in here.

Please, Mrs. Mortenson, you can't stay in here.

Please, Mrs. Mortenson, you can't stay in here.

This is one sweet baby.

- Am I really the mother?

- Of course you're the mother.

I helped with the delivery.

Come on now.

- But what if I drop it?

(baby crying)

Oh, it's so hot.

And heavy.

And heavy.

- She's a normal, healthy baby.

- She's a normal, healthy baby.

A beauty.

A beauty.

Look at those eyes.

Look at those eyes.

- Hell, kid wasn't half bad-looking.

- Hell, kid wasn't half bad-looking.

I decided to keep her.

I decided to keep her.

I named her Norma, after Norma Talmadge,

I named her Norma, after Norma Talmadge,

and Jeane after Jean Harlow.

and Jeane after Jean Harlow.

Norma Jeane Baker.

Norma Jeane Baker.

(upbeat music)

Baker's not her father,

Baker's not her father,

but he's the husband I hated the least.

but he's the husband I hated the least.

(seagulls screeching) (laughing)

- Oh!

- Oh!

Oh my goodness.

Oh!

Oh!

Oh, honey, now listen.

Oh, honey, now listen.

Do you remember what I told you, Norma Jeane,

Do you remember what I told you, Norma Jeane,

when you're with your mother,

when you're with your mother,

watch out for those changes of moods?

watch out for those changes of moods?

- I do, Grandma.

I always do what you say.

I always do what you say.

- Well if you think that it's getting dangerous,

- Well if you think that it's getting dangerous,

I want you to run to a telephone and call me.

I want you to run to a telephone and call me.

I want you to run to a telephone and call me.

I will go and I will get a taxi cab

I will go and I will get a taxi cab

and I don't even care if it's $5,

and I don't even care if it's $5,

I'm gonna come and get you.

I'm gonna come and get you.

Will you remember?

Will you remember?

- I'll remember.

- I'll remember.

- Oh, look, look, look.

See that tough guy?

A regular Jimmy Cagney.

Now that is a movie star I really like.

Now that is a movie star I really like.

A real man.

He knows when his number's up.

- What about that one?

- That one.

That one is Mary Pickford.

America's sweetheart.

- Oh Grandma, where do they go when they fly away?

- Oh Grandma, where do they go when they fly away?

- Oh Grandma, where do they go when they fly away?

- I don't know.

China!

- Let's go to China, fly with me!

- Let's go to China, fly with me!

Come on!

Come on!

- My crazy daughter was unfit to be a mother.

- My crazy daughter was unfit to be a mother.

I took Norma Jeane when she was just a baby.

I took Norma Jeane when she was just a baby.

I wanted to adopt her, give her my last name, Monroe.

I wanted to adopt her, give her my last name, Monroe.

I wanted to adopt her, give her my last name, Monroe.

But Gladys wouldn't let me.

(light jazz music)

Oh no.

- Norma Jeane, come.

- Norma Jeane, come.

- [Della] She preferred to board her out.

- [Della] She preferred to board her out.

- Norma Jeane, my love, come, come, come, come.

- Norma Jeane, my love, come, come, come, come.

- [Della] Paid me $5 a week plus expenses.

- [Della] Paid me $5 a week plus expenses.

- [Della] Paid me $5 a week plus expenses.

- Your birthday.

I will not be deprived of mother love on this special day.

I will not be deprived of mother love on this special day.

Oh.

- Wait.

Wait.

Wait.

Tell me something, what have you been smoking?

Tell me something, what have you been smoking?

Look at me, girl.

Are you hopped up?

- I've never even smelled marijuana, let alone smoked it.

And that goes double for opium.

Never.

Never.

- [Della] Wait!

- Rain or shine, sickness or in health,

- Rain or shine, sickness or in health,

'til death do us part, I vow.

'til death do us part, I vow.

There you go, baby.

- When will you be getting my granddaughter back?

- When will you be getting my granddaughter back?

- Ignore your grandmother, dear,

she's silent film and we are talkies.

she's silent film and we are talkies.

(upbeat jazz music)

(upbeat jazz music)

(horn honks)

(horn honks)

(laughing)

(laughing)

(horn honks)

(horn honks)

(children chattering faintly)

(children chattering faintly)

My new neighborhood.

And only six minutes from the studio.

I have a surprise for you, birthday girl.

I have a surprise for you, birthday girl.

Let's go.

There's someone waiting and he might be getting impatient.

There's someone waiting and he might be getting impatient.

This is it.

Voila!

(Gladys panting)

(Gladys panting)

(Gladys sighs)

(Gladys sighs)

Well, let's see, where could our special someone be?

Well, let's see, where could our special someone be?

Very cold, you're cold, you're cold,

you're cold, you're cold..

Getting warmer.

Getting warmer.

Oh, come on, come on, in here.

Oh, come on, come on, in here.

Hmm?

Oh, Norma Jeane.

Oh, Norma Jeane.

I swear, sometimes I think you're blind.

I swear, sometimes I think you're blind.

Open your eyes.

Open your eyes.

Don't you see?

No?

No?

This man is your father.

This man is your father.

This man is your father.

- My, my father?

- My, my father?

- Yes.

What'd you think, you didn't have one?

What'd you think, you didn't have one?

Oh, it's a beautiful name, an important name,

Oh, it's a beautiful name, an important name,

but a name I can't utter, even Grandma Della doesn't know.

but a name I can't utter, even Grandma Della doesn't know.

but a name I can't utter, even Grandma Della doesn't know.

- Where is he?

- Away.

At a great distance.

At a great distance.

He's risked his life in the name of democracy.

He's risked his life in the name of democracy.

He's risked his life in the name of democracy.

But someday, he will return to Los Angeles, to claim you.

But someday, he will return to Los Angeles, to claim you.

But someday, he will return to Los Angeles, to claim you.

(chuckles nervously)

(chuckles nervously)

Happy birthday, Norma Jeane.

Happy birthday, Norma Jeane.

Didn't I tell you that this would be your special day?

Didn't I tell you that this would be your special day?

Oh yes, yes, I have a dress for you.

Oh yes, yes, I have a dress for you.

Beautiful, satin.

You'll look like a princess.

Too short?

Well.

Well, go on, try it on.

(light jazz music)

(light jazz music)

(light jazz music)

Hophead bastard of a baker.

Hophead bastard of a baker.

Spelled birthday wrong.

Spelled birthday wrong.

And your name.

I told him.

Norma Jeane.

You must make a wish.

A wish to make you know who return to us soon.

A wish to make you know who return to us soon.

A wish to make you know who return to us soon.

Go on, go on.

(blowing)

(blowing)

(laughing)

There you are, good as a prayer.

Well, don't be scared.

Well, don't be scared.

Only gonna cut the cake.

Only gonna cut the cake.

(plate thudding) (cake squishing)

(plate thudding) (cake squishing)

(Gladys sighing) (plate thudding)

(Gladys sighing) (plate thudding)

(faucet squeaking) (water burbling)

Shame on you.

Oh, shame, look, cake!

Oh, shame, look, cake!

Cake all over you.

Cake all over you.

Oh.

Do you do these things deliberately?

- No, I didn't.

- No, I didn't.

- Well who did, Santa Claus?

- Well who did, Santa Claus?

Don't you know that I borrowed this dress

from the studio and now it's ruined?

from the studio and now it's ruined?

Where do you think clothes come from?

You think they just grow on trees?

You think they just grow on trees?

Sit, sit!

Sit, sit!

- It's kind of hot.

- It's kind of hot.

Mother!

- No, sit still.

Where is the soap?

Soap.

So much dirt, outside of us and in.

So much dirt, outside of us and in.

Hope is the thing with feathers, that perches in the soul

Hope is the thing with feathers, that perches in the soul

Hope is the thing with feathers, that perches in the soul

and sings the tune without the words,

and sings the tune without the words,

and never stops at all.

Emily Dickinson, that's so lovely, isn't it?

Emily Dickinson, that's so lovely, isn't it?

Hope is the thing with feathers, that perches in the soul.

Hope is the thing with feathers, that perches in the soul.

(gentle music)

(gentle music)

I always wanted to be a poet,

I always wanted to be a poet,

like Emily Dickinson or Edna St. Vincent Millay.

like Emily Dickinson or Edna St. Vincent Millay.

I have the soul of a poet.

I have the soul of a poet.

Of course, I was an actress once, you know.

Of course, I was an actress once, you know.

I just transferred to another department.

I just transferred to another department.

Maybe you'll be my poet.

Maybe you'll be my poet.

What is wrong with me?

I can't believe it, I almost forgot.

I have another present for the birthday girl.

Come on.

Ta-da. (Norma Jeane gasps)

Ta-da. (Norma Jeane gasps)

Norma Jeane, do you remember who

used to sleep in this drawer?

In this very drawer, you remember who slept here?

In this very drawer, you remember who slept here?

You.

You, Norma Jeane.

I was so poor I couldn't afford a crib.

This drawer was your crib.

(somber piano music)

(somber piano music)

(somber piano music)

Sweet dreams.

Sweet dreams.

(crickets chirping)

(crickets chirping)

- Daddy.

Daddy.

Daddy.

It would be said of me, that I was unhappy as a child,

It would be said of me, that I was unhappy as a child,

that my childhood was a desperate one,

that my childhood was a desperate one,

that my childhood was a desperate one,

but let me tell you, I was never unhappy.

but let me tell you, I was never unhappy.

So long as I had my mother, I was never unhappy.

So long as I had my mother, I was never unhappy.

And my father, well, I had a picture of him

And my father, well, I had a picture of him

And my father, well, I had a picture of him

forever etched in my mind.

forever etched in my mind.

(seagulls screeching)

(laughing) (children chattering faintly)

(laughing) (children chattering faintly)

- Norma Jeane?

- Norma Jeane?

Norma Jeane!

- Here she comes.

That old, fat elephant.

That old, fat elephant.

Let's run.

Hope she doesn't see us.

- Norma Jeane!

- Norma Jeane!

- Norma Jeane!

Norma Jeane.

Norma Jeane.

(winds whirring) (birds chirping)

(winds whirring) (birds chirping)

(winds whirring) (birds chirping)

- Grandma, I'm home!

Grandma?

(gasps) Grandma!

(gasps) Grandma!

(gasps) Grandma!

(Della coughing)

(Della coughing)

(Norma Jeane crying)

(Norma Jeane crying)

(groaning)

(groaning)

- I love you so much.

- It was my fault she died.

- It was my fault she died.

I wouldn't come when she called. (sobs)

I wouldn't come when she called. (sobs)

I was bad.

- Look, it was God's fault.

- Look, it was God's fault.

Now.

Now.

Go to bed.

Go to bed.

I have to get up early in the morning.

(Della sighs)

(Della sighs)

- Mother.

Can, can, can she hear us?

Can, can, can she hear us?

Can Grandma hear us?

Can Grandma hear us?

- I hope not.

- It was my fault.

- It was my fault.

Oh Mommy.

- Don't call me Mommy.

I just, I hate those pukey cute titles.

I just, I hate those pukey cute titles.

(crying)

(crying)

Look.

Your grandma's number came up is all.

Your grandma's number came up is all.

You don't go until your number's up.

You don't go until your number's up.

That's why I'm a fatalist.

That's why I'm a fatalist.

Can't argue with logic.

(coughing)

(coughing)

This cough.

This cough.

My hands too.

My hands too.

The chemicals in the film lab are stronger now.

The chemicals in the film lab are stronger now.

My eyes, my lungs.

My eyes, my lungs.

My job is killing me.

My job is killing me.

(Norma Jeane sobbing)

(Norma Jeane sobbing)

You know what you have to do after school tomorrow?

You know what you have to do after school tomorrow?

- Walk to the movie?

- Walk to the movie?

- Sit at the back, on the aisle.

- Sit at the back, on the aisle.

Don't sit too close to men.

- But, but see, they keep sitting by me.

- But, but see, they keep sitting by me.

- You're not listening.

On the way home, walk on the curb, under the street light.

On the way home, walk on the curb, under the street light.

On the way home, walk on the curb, under the street light.

That way you'll be seen if anybody tries to grab you.

That way you'll be seen if anybody tries to grab you.

(coughing)

(coughing)

Don't tell anybody about these movie days, all right?

Don't tell anybody about these movie days, all right?

I have to work late.

I have to work late.

There are tasks in developing that only I can do.

There are tasks in developing that only I can do.

There are tasks in developing that only I can do.

I mustn't fail.

I mustn't fail.

(sniffling)

They would fire me, and that would be the end.

I'm not a bad mother.

I'm not a bad mother.

I coulda put you in an orphanage and I didn't, did I?

I coulda put you in an orphanage and I didn't, did I?

- Mommy!

- Oh, damn.

(sighs) What next?

(sighs) What next?

(somber music)

(somber music)

- [Woman] Hello darling.

- [Woman] Hello darling.

- [Man] Vera.

How did you happen to come?

How did you happen to come?

- [Woman] Just passin' by.

- [Woman] Just passin' by.

I wanted to rub my nose against your door.

I wanted to rub my nose against your door.

I wanted to rub my nose against your door.

- And then the fairy princess died,

she had golden hair and it was spread out

all over her pillow.

- That was the end?

Huh.

Well, the dark prince was long gone by then, I suppose.

Well, the dark prince was long gone by then, I suppose.

Careful, careful, careful.

Careful, careful, careful.

- No, no, the dark prince loved her.

- No, no, the dark prince loved her.

He was standing over her, crying.

He was standing over her, crying.

I don't want her to die.

- That's because you understand

how important it is to stay alive.

how important it is to stay alive.

- Easy.

(piano chimes) (boy grunts)

- (groans) Be careful, boys.

Fredrick March gave me this piano

and I don't want it to get scratched.

(men chuckling)

Your father would be so jealous, if he knew.

Your father would be so jealous, if he knew.

Your father would be so jealous, if he knew.

I have plans for you.

For us.

(upbeat jazz music)

(upbeat jazz music)

Ah, there, you see?

Ah, there, you see?

The home of Barbara Lamar, the girl who's too beautiful.

The home of Barbara Lamar, the girl who's too beautiful.

The home of Barbara Lamar, the girl who's too beautiful.

That's just a joke, sweetie.

Can't be too beautiful, just like you can't be too rich.

Can't be too beautiful, just like you can't be too rich.

(Gladys chuckling)

(Gladys chuckling)

Don't squint, darling.

Don't squint, darling.

You'll make yourself wear glasses and that'll be the end.

You'll make yourself wear glasses and that'll be the end.

- Look, there's a castle!

- That's where Jean Harlow used to live.

Jean, our Jean.

The one you were named after.

Look, look, look, over there.

Look, look, look, over there.

Merna Loy.

(Gladys sighing)

(Gladys sighing)

Ah.

Ah.

This, this is the most famous of all.

This, this is the most famous of all.

Falcon's Lair, home of the late Rudolph Valentino.

Falcon's Lair, home of the late Rudolph Valentino.

Falcon's Lair, home of the late Rudolph Valentino.

The man had no talent for acting at all.

The man had no talent for acting at all.

No talent for life.

No talent for life.

But he was photogenic, and he died at the right time.

But he was photogenic, and he died at the right time.

Remember, Norma Jeane, die at the right time.

Remember, Norma Jeane, die at the right time.

Remember, Norma Jeane, die at the right time.

(gearshift cranking)

(gearshift cranking)

(simple piano music) (man humming)

(simple piano music) (man humming)

(simple piano music) (man humming)

(laughing)

(laughing)

- That tickles.

- Now don't be silly, you come back here, finish the piece.

- Now don't be silly, you come back here, finish the piece.

Now.

(humming)

(simple piano music)

(simple piano music)

(laughing)

- [Gladys] What's going on in there?

- [Gladys] What's going on in there?

- No more lessons today.

- No more lessons today.

(light jazz music) (laughing)

(light jazz music) (laughing)

- Tickle me.

(laughing) - No.

No.

No.

- Tickle me with your tongue.

- Tickle me with your tongue.

- Norma Jeane, behave yourself.

- Norma Jeane, behave yourself.

(air blowing) Stop that, that's disgusting.

(air blowing) Stop that, that's disgusting.

Norma, Clive, what is this?

Norma, Clive, what is this?

(air blowing)

- Not a thing.

What do you mean?

What do you mean?

- Norma Jeane, you are all nerved up.

You go into your room right now.

You go into your room right now.

(chuckles) Naughty, giggling little girl.

(chuckles) Naughty, giggling little girl.

- My mother called Los Angeles the city of sin.

- My mother called Los Angeles the city of sin.

She said mankind wasn't meant to live here,

that we were being punished (ominous music)

for our stupidity and our pride.

- Norma Jeane, there's fire in the hills.

- Norma Jeane, there's fire in the hills.

20-feet high.

20-feet high.

Fields of fire.

Canyons of fire.

I heard it on the radio.

I heard it on the radio.

Hurry, come on.

We'll go to your father's, we'll be safe there.

- Where?

- Earthquakes, fires, the air smothering us.

- Earthquakes, fires, the air smothering us.

- Earthquakes, fires, the air smothering us.

Some of us were born here, and some of us would die here.

Some of us were born here, and some of us would die here.

Some of us were born here, and some of us would die here.

It's a pact we made with the devil.

It's a pact we made with the devil.

(sirens wailing)

(sirens wailing)

(whistle blowing)

(whistle blowing)

(men chattering)

(men chattering)

- Where the hell do you think you're going?

- Where the hell do you think you're going?

(dramatic music) - I wanna see hell, close up.

(dramatic music) - I wanna see hell, close up.

- Who's that with you?

- Who's that with you?

- Well, (chuckles) that's Shirley Temple.

- Well, (chuckles) that's Shirley Temple.

Look, I had been invited to a private residence

Look, I had been invited to a private residence

at the top of Little Canyon.

The owner has a fireproof mansion,

I can't say the man's name, but it's one that you all know.

I can't say the man's name, but it's one that you all know.

He's in the film industry, and this is his daughter.

He's in the film industry, and this is his daughter.

He's in the film industry, and this is his daughter.

- Well, I'm sorry, ma'am, you can't go up this road.

- Well, I'm sorry, ma'am, you can't go up this road.

Why don't you go home, calm down,

Why don't you go home, calm down,

and put your little girl to bed.

- Don't you condescend to me, Officer!

Don't you tell me what to do.

- Lady, you're either drunk or doped up,

and nobody's got time for it tonight.

- Why don't you just shoot me.

- Why don't you just shoot me.

(gearshift cranking) (tires squealing)

(gearshift cranking) (tires squealing)

(gearshift cranking) (tires squealing)

- Was he here?

- Was he here?

Father?

All this time?

Why didn't he come and see us?

- You shut up!

(smacking) (Norma Jeane gasping)

(smacking) (Norma Jeane gasping)

This (sobs) isn't fair.

This (sobs) isn't fair.

I'm 34 years old.

I'm 34 years old.

No man'll look at me anymore.

No man'll look at me anymore.

I've given my youth to the studio for what, for you!

I've given my youth to the studio for what, for you!

(knocking)

(knocking)

- Norma Jeane.

(somber music)

- Mother called the studio, to tell them she was sick.

- Mother called the studio, to tell them she was sick.

They were mean, they told her not to come back to work.

They were mean, they told her not to come back to work.

- Unlock the door.

- [Norma Jeane] I can't, Mr. Pierce.

- [Norma Jeane] I can't, Mr. Pierce.

She made me promise.

- How long have you been in there?

- Two days.

- Two days.

- I brought you some food.

I'll leave it right outside the door.

I'll leave it right outside the door.

- Poison.

They're trying to poison me. (ominous music)

(plate clatters) - No Mother,

it was your friend, Mr. Pierce.

it was your friend, Mr. Pierce.

- Your father gave me $225, to get rid of you,

- Your father gave me $225, to get rid of you,

- Your father gave me $225, to get rid of you,

before you were even born.

before you were even born.

(sobs) I should've listened to him.

He loved me before I got pregnant, then after,

He loved me before I got pregnant, then after,

"Don't call me, don't follow me on the street."

"Don't call me, don't follow me on the street."

I have to cleanse you.

I have to cleanse you.

- [Norma Jeane] No Mother, please!

- [Gladys] You're afflicted.

- [Gladys] You're afflicted.

I have to make you clean.

I have to make you clean.

- Mother! - I have to.

- Mother! - I have to.

I have to. - No, mom!

I have to. - No, mom!

- You're a freak. (Norma Jeane groaning)

- You're a freak. (Norma Jeane groaning)

A freak with deformity, disguised as a little girl.

A freak with deformity, disguised as a little girl.

(crying) (mumbling)

(crying) (mumbling)

(crying) (mumbling)

It's you.

You're the reason your father went away!

You're the reason your father went away!

He didn't want you!

- Mr. Pierce!

(knocking)

Mr. Pierce!

(bell ringing) (somber music)

(people chattering faintly)

(people chattering faintly)

(sirens wailing)

(sirens wailing)

(fire roaring)

- [Man] Open up in there, come on!

- [Man] Open up in there, come on!

(knocking) (man chattering faintly)

(knocking) (man chattering faintly)

- Go away!

- Go away!

Leave me alone!

What are you, what are you doing?

What are you, what are you doing?

- [Man] You're coming with us now.

- Stop it!

(Gladys shouting faintly)

(Gladys shouting faintly)

(Gladys shouting faintly)

(Gladys screaming)

(Gladys screaming)

(Gladys screaming)

- [Man] There's three more.

(ominous music) (birds chirping)

(ominous music) (birds chirping)

(ominous music) (birds chirping)

(car door slams)

(car door slams)

- Please, Norma Jeane.

- Please, Norma Jeane.

- You said you were taking me to see my mother.

- Please, Norma Jeane, be a good girl.

- This is an orphanage!

- Don't kick me, Norma Jeane.

- Don't kick me, Norma Jeane.

There's nowhere else I can take you.

Your mother is sick.

The doctors say she's very sick.

The doctors say she's very sick.

She tried to hurt you,

she can't be a mother to you right now.

Forgive me, Norma Jeane.

Forgive me, Norma Jeane.

Ow!

Norma Jeane!

Bad girl, very bad.

(somber music)

(somber music)

Look, don't you understand, I feel terrible,

but I can't be your mother.

God knows, I have to work, I have no money saved.

- This is a mistake.

I have a mother.

I have a mother.

I have a father. (sobs)

He lives in a big mansion in Beverly Hills.

He lives in a big mansion in Beverly Hills.

- Child, save your tears, you may need them.

- Child, save your tears, you may need them.

- There was a fairy tale I used to tell Norma Jeane.

- There was a fairy tale I used to tell Norma Jeane.

I made it up myself.

Little girl who sees too much,

little girl who hears too much.

little girl who hears too much.

A crow comes to peck out her eyes,

A crow comes to peck out her eyes,

A crow comes to peck out her eyes,

a big fish comes to gobble up her ears,

a big fish comes to gobble up her ears,

a red fox bites off her nose.

a red fox bites off her nose.

a red fox bites off her nose.

See what happens, Miss?

See what happens, Miss?

(girls shouting faintly)

(girls shouting faintly)

(gasping)

(gasping)

- Smells like smoke.

- Smells like smoke.

What happened?

Where do you wear these?

Movie star clothes.

(girls laughing)

(girls laughing)

Look at me, Ginger Rogers.

Look at me, Ginger Rogers.

(girls laughing)

(girls laughing)

Why you holding that freaky thing?

A little mouse.

A little mouse.

Cat got your tongue?

Cat got your tongue?

Little orphan girl?

- I'm not an orphan.

- I'm not an orphan.

My mother's in the hospital.

My mother's in the hospital.

My father lives in a big mansion, in Beverly Hills.

My father lives in a big mansion, in Beverly Hills.

- That's bull. (bell ringing)

Liar.

Liar.

Your mother and father are dead, just like everybody else.

Your mother and father are dead, just like everybody else.

Everybody's dead.

(somber music) (crickets chirping)

(somber music) (crickets chirping)

(somber music) (crickets chirping)

- [Man] And Clara and her prince sailed home

- [Man] And Clara and her prince sailed home

in a magic sleigh.

in a magic sleigh.

- And they lived happily ever after.

- And they lived happily ever after.

The end.

(cheering) (applauding)

(Christmas music)

(Christmas music)

(Christmas music)

Merry Christmas, dear children.

Now we have presents for everybody!

(girls shouting)

- [Man] This is yours.

- [Man] This is yours.

Here you go.

- And this one's for you. - That's for you.

- A fairy princess and a dark prince.

- A fairy princess and a dark prince.

- What?

- Don't you know?

Movie stars.

Movie stars.

- Come here.

Come on up stage. - Here, don't push.

- [Man] Oh come on, you'll be all right.

- [Man] Oh come on, you'll be all right.

- Hi. - There you go,

that's a great shot.

I'm gonna get one.

- Come on honey, a nice smile.

- [Photographer] Give us a big smile, sweetie.

Come on sweetie, let's see it.

Come on sweetie, let's see it.

Come on sweetie, let's see it.

Oh, look at that, beautiful.

Oh, look at that, beautiful.

All right, hold that.

(woman laughing)

(woman laughing)

- Open your present, darling.

- Open your present, darling.

What is that?

- A baby tiger, mine.

- A baby tiger, mine.

(people chattering faintly) (water dripping)

(people chattering faintly) (water dripping)

(people chattering faintly) (water dripping)

Where are you, Daddy?

Where are you, Daddy?

If I was prettier, would you come for me?

If I was prettier, would you come for me?

(somber music)

(somber music)

(somber music)

Would someone come to take me away,

Would someone come to take me away,

so I'll never be sad again.

so I'll never be sad again.

(mirror squeaking)

(mirror squeaking)

You.

You could be my magic friend.

You could be my magic friend.

(girls chattering faintly)

(girls chattering faintly)

- You're a very hard worker, Norma Jeane.

You must know that cleanliness is next to godliness.

You must know that cleanliness is next to godliness.

- My mother doesn't believe in God.

- Perhaps your mother's mind has been poisoned.

- Perhaps your mother's mind has been poisoned.

I believe that a person can surmount

I believe that a person can surmount

any of life's challenges through hard work and prayer.

any of life's challenges through hard work and prayer.

any of life's challenges through hard work and prayer.

Without drugs, without alcohol.

Without drugs, without alcohol.

- I will never take drugs.

- I will never take drugs.

I will never, ever drink.

I will never, ever drink.

- I have some books you might find interesting.

- I have some books you might find interesting.

You have an inquisitive mind, Norma Jeane.

Put it to use.

(bell ringing)

(bell ringing)

- [Woman] She looks just like our Cynthia Rose.

- [Woman] She looks just like our Cynthia Rose.

- Mr. And Mrs. Mount lost their little daughter,

when she was eight years old.

- Polio.

We have a picture.

- [Norma Jeane] Pretty.

- Norma Jeane, why don't you recite

- Norma Jeane, why don't you recite

one of your poems for these nice people?

one of your poems for these nice people?

Norma Jeane's become quite a poet,

while she's been staying with us.

while she's been staying with us.

- Poet. (chuckles)

- Poet. (chuckles)

On top of everything else.

Oh yes, we'd love to hear.

- Where do you go when you disappear?

Wherever you are, are you alone?

Wherever you are, are you alone?

You can endure any pain, if you have a family and a home.

You can endure any pain, if you have a family and a home.

- Darling, we have a home for you.

- Darling, we have a home for you.

A beautiful home in Pasadena.

A beautiful home in Pasadena.

There's a room just for you.

There's a room just for you.

It's pale pink and there's a canopy over the bed.

It's pale pink and there's a canopy over the bed.

- Norma Jeane, would you like to live with us?

- Norma Jeane, would you like to live with us?

- Norma Jeane, would you like to live with us?

- Yes, can I be Cynthia Rose?

- Yes, can I be Cynthia Rose?

- [Woman] Oh, yes. (chuckles)

(birds chirping)

(birds chirping)

- (sighs) I'm sorry, Norma Jeane.

- (sighs) I'm sorry, Norma Jeane.

I know your mother loves you, dear,

I know your mother loves you, dear,

and wants you to be happy, but,

and wants you to be happy, but,

she refuses to sign the adoption papers again.

she refuses to sign the adoption papers again.

- It isn't fair, Dr. Mittelstadt.

- It isn't fair, Dr. Mittelstadt.

My mother, she's sick and she's crazy.

My mother, she's sick and she's crazy.

(somber music) - Norma Jeane.

- This is the third time I had a chance to be in a family.

- This is the third time I had a chance to be in a family.

I did everything you said.

I did everything you said.

I wrote to my mother, I begged her,

I wrote to my mother, I begged her,

I prayed and prayed and prayed.

- Prayer cannot change the science of being.

- Prayer cannot change the science of being.

It only brings us in better harmony with it.

It only brings us in better harmony with it.

- Then what good is it?

- Then what good is it?

- My mother didn't know how to be a mother to me.

- My mother didn't know how to be a mother to me.

But she didn't want anyone else to be my mother,

But she didn't want anyone else to be my mother,

so Dr. Mittelstadt promised to find me a foster home.

so Dr. Mittelstadt promised to find me a foster home.

so Dr. Mittelstadt promised to find me a foster home.

We didn't need my mother's permission for that.

We didn't need my mother's permission for that.

A foster home, didn't make any difference.

A foster home, didn't make any difference.

A foster home, didn't make any difference.

Any home, any home at all.

Any home, any home at all.

- Well, Norma Jeane, we will miss you.

- Well, Norma Jeane, we will miss you.

- Yes, I will miss all of you.

- Yes, I will miss all of you.

- The Perigs are a good foster family.

- The Perigs are a good foster family.

You'll be going to school in Van Ives.

You'll be going to school in Van Ives.

And if things work out well,

you'll be able to live with them until you're 18.

you'll be able to live with them until you're 18.

Then you're on your own.

Now, there's $20.60 in your account.

Now, there's $20.60 in your account.

As a going away gift, I've doubled that sum.

- Thank you.

- Thank you.

- Remember us with kindness, Norma Jeane.

- Remember us with kindness, Norma Jeane.

(birds chirping)

(birds chirping)

(upbeat jazz music)

(door creaking)

(door creaking)

- Oh, Norma Jeane, let me take that from you.

- Oh, Norma Jeane, let me take that from you.

- Oh--

- No, honey, honey, you do enough around here already.

- No, honey, honey, you do enough around here already.

Doesn't she Warren?

- Yeah.

- Yeah, you always keep your room so neat and tidy,

and look at you, you always look like

and look at you, you always look like

you just stepped out of the bathtub.

you just stepped out of the bathtub.

(Norma Jeane laughing)

Here, why don't you have a seat,

and let me fix you a plate.

This is a big day for you.

- You don't have to wait on me, Aunt Elsie.

- You don't have to wait on me, Aunt Elsie.

- Did you memorize your play?

- Did you memorize your play?

- Yeah, I worked on it practically all night.

- Yeah, I worked on it practically all night.

I'm so nervous, Aunt Elsie, my head, my stomach.

I'm so nervous, Aunt Elsie, my head, my stomach.

- Do you need an aspirin?

- No, I'll be fine, I just gotta set my mind to it.

- No, I'll be fine, I just gotta set my mind to it.

- You always say that.

- You always say that.

Well, it doesn't work for me.

Well, it doesn't work for me.

Maybe it's because I only have half a mind.

Maybe it's because I only have half a mind.

(both laughing)

(both laughing)

(chuckling)

(chuckling)

- What's in a name?

- What's in a name?

That which we call a rose, by any other name,

would smell as sweet.

So Romeo would, were he not Romeo called,

So Romeo would, were he not Romeo called,

retain that dear perfection which he owes

without that title.

Romeo, doth thy name and for thy name,

Romeo, doth thy name and for thy name,

Romeo, doth thy name and for thy name,

which is no part of thee, take all myself.

which is no part of thee, take all myself.

(whistle blaring) (sighing)

(whistle blaring) (sighing)

(whistle blaring) (sighing)

Thank you, magic friend.

Thank you.

Thank you.

- Next.

Who's next?

Who's next?

(woman whispering faintly)

(woman whispering faintly)

Norma Jeane.

Norma Jeane.

- What's in a name?

- What's in a name?

A name by any other, rose.

(onlookers laughing)

(onlookers laughing)

A rose by any other name would smell as sweet,

A rose by any other name would smell as sweet,

A rose by any other name would smell as sweet,

so to...

so to...

I'm sorry, could I start again?

I'm sorry, could I start again?

(onlookers laughing)

(onlookers laughing)

No, see, I think I could be Juliet, I know, I am Juliet.

No, see, I think I could be Juliet, I know, I am Juliet.

No, see, I think I could be Juliet, I know, I am Juliet.

(onlookers laughing)

(onlookers laughing)

- Thank you, Norma Jeane, but I don't think the playwright

- Thank you, Norma Jeane, but I don't think the playwright

- Thank you, Norma Jeane, but I don't think the playwright

Mr. William Shakespeare would've seen it that way.

Mr. William Shakespeare would've seen it that way.

(onlookers laughing)

(onlookers laughing)

(Norma Jeane crying)

- This all may seem important to you now, Norma Jeane,

but someday you'll laugh about it.

but someday you'll laugh about it.

- I couldn't even make it as a cheerleader.

- I couldn't even make it as a cheerleader.

- That's because you're a poet, not a cheerleader.

- Do you mean that, Mr. Herring?

- I've read your poems.

- I've read your poems.

They're very good.

They're very good.

Good rhyming.

- Well, I have lots of them,

hundreds of them, I love, I love poetry.

hundreds of them, I love, I love poetry.

- Well, bring them in.

I'm happy to read them.

I'm happy to read them.

- I wanna write poetry like Edna St. Vincent Millay, or,

- I wanna write poetry like Edna St. Vincent Millay, or,

- I wanna write poetry like Edna St. Vincent Millay, or,

or Robert Browning.

Oh, Mr. Herring, I wanna learn.

Oh, Mr. Herring, I wanna learn.

And my mother, she was a film actress for the studio,

And my mother, she was a film actress for the studio,

And my mother, she was a film actress for the studio,

she was an understudy for Joan Crawford and Gloria Swanson.

she was an understudy for Joan Crawford and Gloria Swanson.

Well she died in an airplane crash

Well she died in an airplane crash

over the Atlantic in 1934,

over the Atlantic in 1934,

and there was no one to take me in, so--

and there was no one to take me in, so--

- Life must be very difficult for a young girl

like yourself, Norma Jeane.

- I love the way you say my name.

- I love the way you say my name.

It makes me feel magical.

It makes me feel magical.

You can kiss me, but only with your mouth closed.

You can kiss me, but only with your mouth closed.

Thank you, Mr. Herring, you're the most wonderful teacher

in the whole wide world. (chuckles)

in the whole wide world. (chuckles)

(ominous music)

(ominous music)

(crickets chirping)

(crickets chirping)

(crickets chirping)

This is me.

(clears throat)

(clears throat)

Well, just a little kiss.

Well, just a little kiss.

Not, not the kind with your mouth open.

Not, not the kind with your mouth open.

Not, not the kind with your mouth open.

Bye.

- What is it, Warren?

- What is it, Warren?

- Nothing.

- Norma Jeane wasn't the one to blame for this.

My husband was the one to blame.

And even that poor bastard was halfway innocent.

And even that poor bastard was halfway innocent.

Maybe even helpless.

Have to face it.

It's a man's world.

And to survive, a woman must betray her own kind.

And to survive, a woman must betray her own kind.

A woman has to protect herself

A woman has to protect herself

against a girl like Norma Jeane.

(door creaking)

(door creaking)

(birds chirping)

(birds chirping)

Norma Jeane, I been thinking about something.

It's time that you got married.

It's time that you got married.

- What?

- What?

- Well you know, you're gonna be 16 in June,

- Well you know, you're gonna be 16 in June,

and that's about the time I got married.

- But I, I don't have a steady (chuckles) boyfriend.

- You have too many boyfriends.

- But I'm not in love.

- At your age, it's easy to get in love.

And say, Norma Jeane,

And say, Norma Jeane,

I've been hearing some things about you lately.

I've been hearing some things about you lately.

- Oh, you mean Mr. Herring, my teacher?

I'm not seeing him anymore, Aunt Elsie,

I didn't know he was married, I swear.

- With this terrible war starting

and all of our young boys going off to fight,

I mean, you better grab yourself a husband,

while there's still one available and in one piece.

while there's still one available and in one piece.

(lighter clicking)

(lighter clicking)

- You're, you're serious, you're, you're not joking?

- You're, you're serious, you're, you're not joking?

- Do I look like I'm joking?

- Do I look like I'm joking?

Does Hitler?

Does Hitler?

- But I, I still have two years of high school to go.

- But I, I still have two years of high school to go.

- But I, I still have two years of high school to go.

- Honey, you don't need a diploma to get married.

- Honey, you don't need a diploma to get married.

- But I, I'm, I'm too young, Aunt Elsie.

- But I, I'm, I'm too young, Aunt Elsie.

I, I don't wanna get married.

I, I don't wanna get married.

I, I wanna be a nurse, with the war going on

I, I wanna be a nurse, with the war going on

I can help all the suffering--

- We don't have the room anymore,

my sister and her kids are gonna come here--

- Well, I don't need an actual room, I mean,

I, I, I could sleep on the sofa,

or, or, or in the car. - That's not the point.

- Aunt Elsie, I'll do anything,

- Aunt Elsie, I'll do anything,

I'll work harder Aunt Elsie--

- Honey, you do work hard.

- Please don't send me back to the home, Aunt Elsie,

I'll kill myself, I will.

I'll kill myself, I will.

- Stop it. (Norma Jeane crying)

- Stop it. (Norma Jeane crying)

Crying never helps.

If it did, we'd all be a lot better off, wouldn't we?

- Why do you want to get rid of her?

- Why do you want to get rid of her?

She helps you around the house, doesn't she?

She helps you around the house, doesn't she?

- Mm-hmm.

- She's a good kid.

- She's a good kid.

- Well, I certainly don't her to end up like Lucille.

- Well, I certainly don't her to end up like Lucille.

15, pregnant, that boy just ran out on her.

15, pregnant, that boy just ran out on her.

15, pregnant, that boy just ran out on her.

- So what, you're just gonna send her back to County?

- So what, you're just gonna send her back to County?

Back to the orphanage?

Back to the orphanage?

- No.

I'm gonna get that little girl married, outta here and safe.

I'm gonna get that little girl married, outta here and safe.

Ba, ba. - Hmm?

I, I'm sorry, Aunt Elsie, I'm,

I'm just scared I guess.

- Oh, I understand, honey.

But you'll get over it.

But you'll get over it.

Wait 'til you see this boy.

Wait 'til you see this boy.

He's so cute.

He's so cute.

(chuckles) And a hard worker.

(chuckles) And a hard worker.

He works at Lockheed now, but I think after the war

he'll probably have his own business.

- I wish I could go to the war, I wish I was a man.

- I wish I could go to the war, I wish I was a man.

- I wish I could go to the war, I wish I was a man.

- (chuckles) You?

- (chuckles) You?

You can't even watch me clean a chicken.

You can't even watch me clean a chicken.

(chuckles)

(chuckles)

Oh, this war.

Oh, this war.

It is getting so bad in Europe.

It is getting so bad in Europe.

All the young boys have enlisted now.

You wanna have babies, don't you?

- Babies?

- Time's running out.

- Well, if I had a baby, I would never be alone, would I?

- Well, if I had a baby, I would never be alone, would I?

- Well, if I had a baby, I would never be alone, would I?

- That's right, Norma Jeane.

- That's right, Norma Jeane.

You'd never be alone.

This is for your own good, baby.

You have to grow up sometime.

You have to grow up sometime.

I guess if your number's up, Aunt Elsie, it's up.

I guess if your number's up, Aunt Elsie, it's up.

- Yeah.

- Yeah.

- She's a good Christian girl,

and she doesn't drink or smoke.

She reads the Bible, and she's a born homemaker.

She reads the Bible, and she's a born homemaker.

If you have to go overseas,

If you have to go overseas,

you're gonna need someone to come home to.

you're gonna need someone to come home to.

- Oh, Mom. (chuckles)

- Oh, Mom. (chuckles)

Got you to come home to, right?

Got you to come home to, right?

(chuckles) And write to me?

I mean, why would I need anybody else?

- Yeah, now Bucky, you just promise me.

- Yeah, now Bucky, you just promise me.

Just be nice.

- Okay.

- Hi, Bess, how are you?

- [Bess] Oh, hello, how are you?

- Good, it's good to see you.

- Yeah - Go ahead.

- Hi.

I'm Bucky.

- I'm Norma Jeane.

- I'm Norma Jeane.

- Well, Norma Jeane,

you're the prettiest girl I've seen outside the movies.

you're the prettiest girl I've seen outside the movies.

(laughing)

(laughing)

I'm beginning to believe in love at first sight.

I'm beginning to believe in love at first sight.

(both laughing)

(soft jazz music)

(people chattering faintly)

(people chattering faintly)

(people chattering faintly)

(boys laughing)

(boys laughing)

(laughing)

(laughing)

- What did your family say

- What did your family say

when they saw my birth certificate, father unknown?

when they saw my birth certificate, father unknown?

- Don't give it another thought, honey.

No Glazer's gonna look down on somebody

for reasons that can't be helped.

I'll punch 'em in the nose if they do.

I'll punch 'em in the nose if they do.

(laughing)

Thank you.

Thank you.

- Oh, ooh, I think I've had enough,

I've never had champagne before.

- Oh, hey! (Norma Jean squeals)

- [Man] (laughs) Sorry.

- [Man] (laughs) Sorry.

(Bucky laughing) Easy.

(Bucky laughing) Easy.

Look, I said I'm sorry.

Look, I said I'm sorry.

- Oh dear.

And Bucky's sister was kind enough

to let you borrow her dress.

to let you borrow her dress.

Just like the movies, huh?

- Yeah, I just wish my mother could've been here.

- Yeah, I just wish my mother could've been here.

I sent her an invitation, but--

I sent her an invitation, but--

- Well, you never have to fret about that again.

- Well, you never have to fret about that again.

Now you have a mother-in-law.

Now you have a mother-in-law.

(laughs nervously)

(laughs nervously)

- Oh, Aunt Elsie, I'm frightened.

- Oh, Aunt Elsie, I'm frightened.

I mean, I'm frightened about tonight.

I mean, I'm frightened about tonight.

- Oh honey, don't be frightened.

- Oh honey, don't be frightened.

All you have to do really is stay outta their way.

All you have to do really is stay outta their way.

(laughs nervously)

(laughs nervously)

I wish I coulda kicked Warren out and kept you.

I wish I coulda kicked Warren out and kept you.

- (chuckles) Are you happy?

(laughing) Huh?

(laughing) Huh?

Are you happy?

- Yes, it's the happiest day of my whole life.

Bucky, I love you, I love you, now my life is perfect.

Bucky, I love you, I love you, now my life is perfect.

(Norma Jeane exclaims)

Daddy.

You'll never leave me, will you?

You'll never leave me, will you?

- Baby, why would I leave you?

I just married you.

I just married you.

- It kinda smells in here, like insect spray.

- It kinda smells in here, like insect spray.

- It kinda smells in here, like insect spray.

It's cruel.

The way they kill them that way is cruel, don't you think?

- [Bucky] I'm only thinking of one thing.

- Wait, just let me get my nightgown.

- No, no, no nightgown.

- No, no, no nightgown.

I been dreaming of this.

Aww jeez, baby, I love you so much.

You're so good, and so sweet, and so beautiful.

You're so good, and so sweet, and so beautiful.

- You do love me, don't you Bucky?

- You do love me, don't you Bucky?

And, and, and I'm married,

and, and I'm never gonna be alone again, right?

and, and I'm never gonna be alone again, right?

■ Bye-O baby buns, your daddy's gone a-hunting ■

■ Bye-O baby buns, your daddy's gone a-hunting ■

■ Bye-O baby buns, your daddy's gone a-hunting ■

■ To catch a little rabbit skin ■

■ To catch a little rabbit skin ■

■ To wrap my little baby in ■

■ To wrap my little baby in ■

■ To wrap my little baby in ■

(humming)

(humming)

- Beautiful baby, and beautiful mother.

(laughing)

What is your little girl's name?

What is your little girl's name?

- [Norma Jeane] Arina.

Aren't you, honey?

Aren't you?

- [Woman] You must be very proud.

- Yes, I am.

I, I mean, we both are.

I, I mean, we both are.

- Is your husband?

- He's overseas, far away, in New Guinea.

- He's overseas, far away, in New Guinea.

(laughs nervously)

Ba-bye. (light jazz music)

Ba-bye. (light jazz music)

Ba-bye. (light jazz music)

Hi, Harriet.

We're back.

Arina and I had a lovely walk, didn't we?

Come on.

Oh, oh, aww.

Oh, oh, aww.

We did, didn't we, we had a nice--

(baby crying)

Oh no.

Look at your mommy.

Look at your mommy.

But don't cry.

You know, I'll tend to her anytime,

I mean, I just love to, I do.

I mean, I just love to, I do.

How's tomorrow morning?

How's tomorrow morning?

Would that be all right?

Would that be all right?

You know what, I'll see you tomorrow morning, Harriet.

You know what, I'll see you tomorrow morning, Harriet.

- See, I don't know if I'm gonna go for the Navy,

- See, I don't know if I'm gonna go for the Navy,

the Marines, or the Merchant Marines,

but God made the U.S. number one for a reason,

and we gotta uphold that responsibility.

- Well, what if bombs ever fall on this country?

I mean, what would happen to us, what would be our fate?

I mean, what would happen to us, what would be our fate?

I mean, what would happen to us, what would be our fate?

- (chuckles) Our fate?

You use such weird words sometimes.

You use such weird words sometimes.

(laughing)

Look, don't worry about it.

Look, don't worry about it.

If the Japs try to bomb the U.S.,

we will blast them out of the sky

with the secrete missiles that we're making at Lockheed.

- You know, some of the women whose husbands are overseas

have started working for the war effort,

and I was thinking that--

and I was thinking that--

- Glazer women don't work outside a the home.

- Glazer women don't work outside a the home.

- But it's war time, isn't that different?

- No wife of mine, ever.

- No wife of mine, ever.

- More macaroni and cheese?

We have scalloped potatoes and biscuits.

I got tapioca pudding with bananas and whipped cream.

I got tapioca pudding with bananas and whipped cream.

Ah, you liked it, didn't you, Daddy?

Ah, you liked it, didn't you, Daddy?

I mean, I just, - Oh, yeah.

- I wanna be the best wife in the whole world,

I do. - No, it was,

it was delicious, it was really good.

it was delicious, it was really good.

But you know how that, that white food kinda bloats me.

But you know how that, that white food kinda bloats me.

- Oh, there was ketchup,

(laughing) Daddy, that's red.

Oh, look what I made for Arina.

I made it, I made it out of a sock and some black felt.

I made it, I made it out of a sock and some black felt.

It's just like the one I got for Christmas,

It's just like the one I got for Christmas,

at the orphanage.

It's cute, huh? (laughs)

- You got nothing else to do around here

except tending somebody else's kid?

except tending somebody else's kid?

- Well, nah, I just feel sorry for them,

I mean, Harriet's husband is missing in action--

I mean, Harriet's husband is missing in action--

- Ah, enough about Harriet. (chuckles)

- Ah, enough about Harriet. (chuckles)

- What? - I got you, baby.

(Norma Jeane squeals) (laughing)

(Norma Jeane squeals) (laughing)

- Oh, she loves it.

See, I used little black buttons for eyes.

Oh, Harriet, if I had Arina,

I would be the happiest girl in the whole world!

I would be the happiest girl in the whole world!

I would!

(men chattering faintly)

(men chattering faintly)

- (clears throat) Listen to this.

When you read this, Big Daddy,

think of Baby Doll and the red hot loving

she's gonna give you, when you come home tonight.

(laughing) - Big Daddy.

(laughing) - Big Daddy.

- She's always leaving notes in my lunch.

She cooks and cleans and scrubs everything all day.

She's so neat and pretty.

She's so neat and pretty.

She even writes me poetry.

- This is better than any poetry.

- This is better than any poetry.

Take a look at this.

My girl.

My girl.

- Not as sexy as my Norma Jeane.

- Not as sexy as my Norma Jeane.

I mean, if she had that kinda underwear.

(laughing)

(laughing)

(laughing)

(laughing)

- All, all this makeup.

- Oh, shh, shh, come on, be a sport.

- Oh, shh, shh, come on, be a sport.

I want the guys to see how beautiful my wife is.

I want the guys to see how beautiful my wife is.

Okay, smile for Daddy.

No, no, put your arm behind your head like this.

No, no, put your arm behind your head like this.

See, that's what they call a glamour shot.

See, that's what they call a glamour shot.

You like to look glamorous, huh?

You like to look glamorous, huh?

(laughing)

Good. (camera clicking)

Good. (camera clicking)

- Daddy, come on, that's enough.

- Daddy, come on, that's enough.

It's lonely, here in this big old bed by myself.

It's lonely, here in this big old bed by myself.

It's lonely, here in this big old bed by myself.

- Yeah. (camera clicking)

- That's good, yeah.

- Daddy, I, I, I don't wanna do,

it doesn't feel right,

I mean, I just, this wig, and this makeup, I--

I mean, I just, this wig, and this makeup, I--

- Ah, no, no, you like it, you like it, you like it

because it makes me hot.

because it makes me hot.

Don't, it's just fun, it's fun.

Don't, it's just fun, it's fun.

- No, Bucky, no, see, it's,

- No, Bucky, no, see, it's,

it's not fun. - Come on,

come on, would you loosen up?

come on, would you loosen up?

Guys do things like this, with their wives, all the time.

There's no harm in it.

- I just, I don't like looking like this, I mean,

- I just, I don't like looking like this, I mean,

it makes me not know who I am.

it makes me not know who I am.

I thought you loved me.

- You know, sometimes, I don't think

you feel much in your body.

- What?

- The way a woman is supposed to feel.

- No, Bucky, I didn't mean it, I'm just,

- No, Bucky, I didn't mean it, I'm just,

I'm sorry, I'm, I'm getting my period,

I'm sorry, I'm, I'm getting my period,

and I have terrible cramps,

and I'll pose-- - Then take an aspirin.

- No, Bucky, wait.

- This is strictly confidential, okay?

- This is strictly confidential, okay?

Not to go beyond us.

- This is your wife?

Glazer, you're one lucky bastard.

Glazer, you're one lucky bastard.

- Man, if I had a wife that looked like this,

I wouldn't be showing her pictures to nobody.

I'd be putting her under lock and key.

- Ah, well, I don't have to worry about that.

- Ah, well, I don't have to worry about that.

Norma Jeane's only got eyes for me.

(knocking)

(knocking)

- Harriet?

(sirens wailing)

(sirens wailing)

- Harriet left last night.

- Harriet left last night.

(somber music)

She packed up Arina and took off.

She said she wasn't cut out to be a widow.

She said she wasn't cut out to be a widow.

- But, she. (laughs)

- She wouldn't leave without saying goodbye,

without having Arina say goodbye, she wouldn't--

without having Arina say goodbye, she wouldn't--

- Well she would and she did.

- She would not.

God wouldn't let her.

(sighing)

(sighing)

(crickets chirping)

(crickets chirping)

(baby crying)

(baby crying)

(gasping)

(gasping)

(door slams)

- Norma Jeane?

(cleaning brush rustling)

(cleaning brush rustling)

Norma Jeane, you mopped this floor yesterday.

Norma Jeane, you mopped this floor yesterday.

(chuckles nervously)

(chuckles nervously)

(cleaning brush rustling)

(cleaning brush rustling)

Listen honey.

I enlisted, this morning, in the Merchant Marines.

I enlisted, this morning, in the Merchant Marines.

And we both knew that this was coming.

And we both knew that this was coming.

Probably be shipped out in six weeks.

Probably be shipped out in six weeks.

I have to serve my country.

I have to serve my country.

May sound corny, but that's how I feel.

May sound corny, but that's how I feel.

- Oh, Bucky.

- Oh, Bucky.

Oh, Daddy.

- Oh, dear God.

- Oh, dear God.

Help us mortals to understand your will.

Help us mortals to understand your will.

- [Norma Jeane] Ah, Daddy.

Daddy. - Norma Jeane, I told you,

Daddy. - Norma Jeane, I told you,

I gotta get my sleep,

I have to report early in the morning.

- [Norma Jeane] Gimme a baby.

- [Norma Jeane] Gimme a baby.

I want a baby.

- I'll be damned, Norma Jeane, we went through this.

World War II is no time to start a family.

- [Norma Jeane] Don't leave me Daddy, please, Daddy,

- [Norma Jeane] Don't leave me Daddy, please, Daddy,

if you leave me, I'll die.

- [Bucky] Oh, calm down, you're not gonna die.

- [Norma Jeane] Oh, come on.

- [Norma Jeane] Oh, come on.

I want a baby, I want a baby.

I want a baby, I want a baby.

- Norma Jeane.

Norma Jeane, stop it.

Just stop it, you're smothering me.

Just stop it, you're smothering me.

- Oh, Daddy. - Look, cooking and cleaning

- Oh, Daddy. - Look, cooking and cleaning

and making it sound like I'm God or something,

I don't wanna be God.

Just get off of me, you sad, sick cow!

(crying)

(crying)

Norma Jeane, what the hell?

- No. (sobs)

Oh, Daddy.

Oh, Daddy.

Oh, Daddy, you love me, don't you?

Oh, Daddy, you love me, don't you?

Don't you, Daddy? - Sure I do.

- Don't you love me? - Sure I love you, baby,

you know I do.

I married you, didn't I?

- I love you.

- I love you.

I love you so much.

I love you so much.

Don't leave me. (somber music)

(Norma Jeane crying)

(Norma Jeane crying)

- Goodbye, Norma Jeane.

- Goodbye, Norma Jeane.

She was a sweet kid, but so emotional.

She was a sweet kid, but so emotional.

She was wanting love all the time.

She was wanting love all the time.

She was immature and unreliable.

She was immature and unreliable.

But I guess so was I. (chuckles)

But I guess so was I. (chuckles)

We were too young.

We were too young.

If she would've been a better cook

and not so emotional, it might've worked.

and not so emotional, it might've worked.

- If he loved me, he wouldn't have left me.

If he left me, he didn't love me.

If he left me, he didn't love me.

I was 18, no longer a ward of L.A. County.

I was 18, no longer a ward of L.A. County.

For the first time in my life, I was free.

For the first time in my life, I was free.

Not an orphan or a foster child,

Not an orphan or a foster child,

not a daughter or a daughter-in-law, not a wife.

not a daughter or a daughter-in-law, not a wife.

Because of the war, I was free.

Because of the war, I was free.

My life would now begin.

My life would now begin.

I was nobody's daughter.

(people chattering faintly) (upbeat jazz music)

(people chattering faintly) (upbeat jazz music)

(people chattering faintly) (upbeat jazz music)

- Norma Jeane.

- Norma Jeane.

This stuff can penetrate your brain.

This stuff can penetrate your brain.

(chuckles)

Maybe you better get some fresh air.

- No, I, I, I don't get tired.

I mean, I don't have time, (chuckles)

I wouldn't want to lose my job. (chuckles)

I wouldn't want to lose my job. (chuckles)

(chuckling)

(chuckling)

Sorry, I'm just a little dizzy.

Sorry, I'm just a little dizzy.

Gosh. (chuckles)

Gosh. (chuckles)

- I notice your wedding rings.

- I notice your wedding rings.

- Oh, yeah, my husband's lost in action, in New Guinea.

- Oh, yeah, my husband's lost in action, in New Guinea.

- Oh, yeah, my husband's lost in action, in New Guinea.

- I'm sorry.

Must be lonely.

You live alone?

- Oh, a furnished room in Burbank, but I love it.

Not so much housework for just one person.

- Maybe some night we could have dinner.

- Oh, well, I wouldn't feel right,

- Oh, well, I wouldn't feel right,

- Oh, well, I wouldn't feel right,

until I know where my husband is.

until I know where my husband is.

(laughs nervously)

(laughs nervously)

- Hold it.

(camera clicks)

(camera clicks)

Beautiful.

Beautiful.

- Oh, oh no, I can't, please, I can't.

- Oh, oh no, I can't, please, I can't.

- Come on, it's for the boys overseas,

for the stars and stripes.

Don't want our boys to despair, do you?

Don't want our boys to despair, do you?

That's tantamount to treason.

(laughing)

- Well, can't you use somebody else?

- Well, can't you use somebody else?

- Not since I found you.

- Not since I found you.

Come over here.

Come on.

Yeah, stand there, baby.

Yeah, like that.

- Wait, I don't, I don't.

(laughs nervously)

(laughs nervously)

- That's good.

- That's good.

That's what the boys want from me.

That's what the boys want from me.

T and A.

Baby, you've got 'em.

Baby, you've got 'em.

(camera clicks)

This is just the beginning.

We're gonna make beautiful music together.

(upbeat jazz music)

(camera clicking)

(camera clicking)

(laughing)

(laughing)

She was my sweet little oaky cash cow.

She was my sweet little oaky cash cow.

Sweet, but (chuckles) goofy.

Sweet, but (chuckles) goofy.

Interested in all my books about Marxism

and the meaning of life.

She was trying to read Schopenhauer, even.

She was trying to read Schopenhauer, even.

I plucked her out of oblivion.

A Van Ives hick with ambition.

A Van Ives hick with ambition.

(men chattering faintly)

(men chattering faintly)

- Son of a, that's my wife.

Hey, this, this, this is my wife.

- How do we really know this is your wife?

- How do we really know this is your wife?

(men whooping)

(men whooping)

- Hey, save it, give it to me.

- Hey, save it, give it to me.

She wasn't wearing a brassiere.

Probably no underpants either.

Showing everything she had, like a whore.

Sure I was damned angry, I still am.

Shamed my family's name.

No Glazer's ever been divorced.

No Glazer's ever been divorced.

No Glazers' wives ever ran off.

No Glazers' wives ever ran off.

(light jazz music)

(light jazz music)

(goat bleating)

(goat bleating)

- Otto, you like me, don't you?

- Otto, you like me, don't you?

I, I mean like,

like a girlfriend, or, or like--

like a girlfriend, or, or like--

- I don't wanna hurt you, Norma Jeane.

- I don't wanna hurt you, Norma Jeane.

Come on, don't play dumber than you are.

Come on, don't play dumber than you are.

There, that look, what you just did.

There, that look, what you just did.

Gotta learn about lighting.

Gotta learn about lighting.

You're not always gonna have me around.

You're not always gonna have me around.

(camera clicking)

(camera clicking)

- Don't make me into a joke, Otto.

- You're already a joke.

The female body is a joke.

All this fecundity, this beauty.

All this fecundity, this beauty.

The aim is to drive men wild, to copulate

The aim is to drive men wild, to copulate

and reproduce the species, and what's the species?

and reproduce the species, and what's the species?

99% of humankind doesn't deserve to live.

99% of humankind doesn't deserve to live.

(chuckles nervously)

(chuckles nervously)

(camera clicking)

(camera clicking)

Take it off.

Nobody's here.

Nobody's here.

- Are you crazy?

- Are you crazy?

Never.

- You holding out for a film career?

Sooner or later, baby, you'll come back to me.

Sooner or later, baby, you'll come back to me.

Sooner or later, baby, you'll come back to me.

- Maybe so.

But not in my birthday suit.

But not in my birthday suit.

(camera clicking)

(camera clicking)

(people chattering faintly)

- Hi!

How are ya?

- There he is.

- There he is.

- He looks like Rumpelstiltskin.

- He looks like Rumpelstiltskin.

- Isaac.

This is Norma Jeane Baker.

This is Norma Jeane Baker.

Mr. I.E. Shinn, your new agent.

Mr. I.E. Shinn, your new agent.

Mr. I.E. Shinn, your new agent.

- I appreciate this.

- Sit, sit.

Get rid of the curls, your hair should be lighter,

Get rid of the curls, your hair should be lighter,

and your eyebrows are too thin.

And you have to learn how to walk,

And you have to learn how to walk,

how to carry yourself, how to breathe.

how to carry yourself, how to breathe.

- (laughs) Well, maybe I should go back

to spraying airplanes.

to spraying airplanes.

(laughing)

(laughing)

- No, you're gonna have a career, I guarantee it.

- No, you're gonna have a career, I guarantee it.

- No, you're gonna have a career, I guarantee it.

Now, every decade, there has to be a glamour girl, a star.

Now, every decade, there has to be a glamour girl, a star.

Now, every decade, there has to be a glamour girl, a star.

I think that would be the role for you, my dear.

- Oh, Mr. Shinn, that, well, that isn't who I am.

- Oh, Mr. Shinn, that, well, that isn't who I am.

- You just do what I say,

and I'm gonna get you a contract with the studio.

- Studio?

My mother worked for the studio.

She was responsible for some wonderful films.

She was responsible for some wonderful films.

- Really?

Where's your mother now, dear?

- Oh, she died.

- Oh, she died.

(laughs nervously)

(birds singing)

(birds singing)

Mother?

Oh, Mother.

Mother.

I didn't know what to do,

I, I, I didn't know if you wanted to see me,

you never answered my letters.

It's been so long.

It's been so long.

I'm sorry I haven't...

I'm sorry I haven't...

I don't know where to begin, I, I, I've been modeling.

I don't know where to begin, I, I, I've been modeling.

I brought you some of my pictures to show you.

This one is me as Miss Aluminum Products 1945.

This one is me as Miss Aluminum Products 1945.

And this is me as Miss Paper Products,

And this is me as Miss Paper Products,

And this is me as Miss Paper Products,

I like this, this one.

I like this, this one.

And, and here's me as Miss California Dairy. (laughs)

And, and here's me as Miss California Dairy. (laughs)

And, and here's me as Miss California Dairy. (laughs)

It's kinda, but this one was in Good Housekeeping.

It's kinda, but this one was in Good Housekeeping.

It's kinda, but this one was in Good Housekeeping.

Oh, Mother, this past year,

it's been, it's been so exciting,

I've been modeling, I'm under contract

I've been modeling, I'm under contract

at the studio where you used to work.

at the studio where you used to work.

It's just been so exciting.

And wonderful.

- I don't know you, who are you?

- I don't know you, who are you?

(somber music)

(somber music)

(chuckles nervously)

(chuckles nervously)

- Hold it, I love it.

- Hold it, I love it.

(camera clicking) - No, Otto, not now.

- Come on, I'm born for this,

breasts jiggling, tears running.

- Did you hear me, Otto?

I said stop, I said stop.

I said stop, I said stop.

(camera clicking)

(sobs) I'm leaving all this behind, Otto.

(sobs) I'm leaving all this behind, Otto.

I'm going to invent myself.

I'm going to invent myself.

A new self.

And I'm, I'm never gonna look back again.

And I'm, I'm never gonna look back again.

And I'm, I'm never gonna look back again.

(upbeat jazz music)

(upbeat jazz music)

- [Man] All right, let's go.

- [Man] All right, let's go.

Come on, bring it.

Come on, bring it.

I got it.

(men whistling)

(men whistling)

(typewriter clacking)

(typewriter clacking)

(typewriter dings) - Hello.

(typewriter dings) - Hello.

I'm Norma Jeane Baker,

I have an appointment to see Mr. R.

- What was the name again?

- Norma Jeane Baker?

- Norma Jeane Baker?

I have an appointment, to see Mr. R, before my audition.

I have an appointment, to see Mr. R, before my audition.

I have an appointment, to see Mr. R, before my audition.

- [Mr. R] Come inside and close the door.

- [Mr. R] Come inside and close the door.

- Oh! (laughs)

- You think this is a Marx brothers movie?

- You think this is a Marx brothers movie?

- No, I...

- You like my aviary.

- You like my aviary.

- Oh, they're, they're all dead.

(button clicking) (birds chirping)

(button clicking) (birds chirping)

(laughing)

(laughing)

- Taxidermy is the most restful of my hobbies.

- Taxidermy is the most restful of my hobbies.

Someday I might show you my laboratory, in the desert.

Someday I might show you my laboratory, in the desert.

(laughs nervously)

- Well, I'm just glad there aren't any hummingbirds,

I mean, they're so helpless and tiny. (laughs)

I mean, they're so helpless and tiny. (laughs)

I mean, they're so helpless and tiny. (laughs)

- Come on.

Let's drop the goo-goo routine.

You can't be as dumb as you look.

You can't be as dumb as you look.

(somber music) (chuckles nervously)

(somber music) (chuckles nervously)

Get down, blondie.

Good girl.

- I take it your interview with Mr. R is over?

- I take it your interview with Mr. R is over?

- Yes.

You wouldn't happen to have an aspirin

or anything, would you?

- I have some codine.

- I have some codine.

One or two?

- Two.

Thank you.

I don't usually take painkillers,

I don't usually take painkillers,

but I just got my period and I have to audition, so.

but I just got my period and I have to audition, so.

- You might need these for later.

- Thank you.

- Thank you.

I wonder.

(laughs nervously)

(laughs nervously)

I wouldn't happen to have a stain on my skirt

I wouldn't happen to have a stain on my skirt

or anything, would I?

or anything, would I?

- No.

- No.

I don't see any stains.

- Oh, God.

(crying)

- Hello.

- Hello.

I'm here to read for "Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!"

I'm here to read for "Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!"

June Haver's girlfriend.

June Haver's girlfriend.

It's just a few lines.

- You won't have to audition.

- Well, I, I know I'm late, but I mean,

- Well, I, I know I'm late, but I mean,

it's only 20 minutes, and I had a meeting.

it's only 20 minutes, and I had a meeting.

- You have the part.

- You have the part.

- You mean I'm,

- You mean I'm,

you mean I'm cast?

you mean I'm cast?

- If your name is Norma Jeane Baker?

- If your name is Norma Jeane Baker?

- (laughs) Yes, but I, I don't.

- (laughs) Yes, but I, I don't.

- (laughs) Yes, but I, I don't.

- You're in.

Here's a script, and you'll report here

Here's a script, and you'll report here

at seven 7:00 a.m. tomorrow.

at seven 7:00 a.m. tomorrow.

- You mean I'm in, I'm in the movie, I'm cast, I'm in.

- You mean I'm in, I'm in the movie, I'm cast, I'm in.

- Mr. R was impressed.

And your agent is waiting for you in his office.

(laughing)

(laughing)

- Thank you, thank you.

- Thank you, thank you.

- Norma Jeane is a hick name.

- Norma Jeane is a hick name.

It's an oaky name.

It's an oaky name.

It has no glamour or allure.

It has no glamour or allure.

- Well, actually, I--

- My assistant put some names together here.

Myra, Mona, Mina, Marilyn, Mavis.

Myra, Mona, Mina, Marilyn, Mavis.

Myra, Mona, Mina, Marilyn, Mavis.

I want the mmm-mmm sound.

I want the mmm-mmm sound.

Last name will be Miller.

- Well, well, I'd like to retain Norma at least,

- Well, well, I'd like to retain Norma at least,

I mean, that is my real name, so.

- Mira Miller, Mina Miller, Marilyn Miller.

- Mira Miller, Mina Miller, Marilyn Miller.

- Already a Marilyn Miller on Broadway.

- (spits) Damn.

- Norma Miller?

- Norma Miller?

My, my grandmother's last name was Monroe.

My, my grandmother's last name was Monroe.

- Marilyn.

- Marilyn Monroe!

- Marilyn Monroe!

It's sexy!

It's sexy!

(laughing)

- All right, that's your new name.

- Well, now you're a true starlet.

(laughing)

- Congratulations.

- Congratulations.

- Thank you. (somber music)

- Marilyn.

- Marilyn.

Monroe.

Marilyn Monroe.

My name.

My name is Marilyn Monroe.

My name is Marilyn Monroe.

I couldn't be sold any other way, I guess.

I couldn't be sold any other way, I guess.

I couldn't be sold any other way, I guess.

And I saw that I must be sold.

And I saw that I must be sold.

For then I would be desired.

Then I would be loved.

Then I would be loved.

(car horn blaring)

(car horn blaring)

- So.

The studio dropped you.

The studio dropped you.

- My scene.

They edited my scene down to seconds, so. (laughs)

They edited my scene down to seconds, so. (laughs)

- I knew you'd be back.

- I knew you'd be back.

Here you go.

Standard release form.

Standard release form.

- How much?

- How much?

- $50.

- Only 50?

- The only offer we've got is from Ace Hollywood Calendars.

- The only offer we've got is from Ace Hollywood Calendars.

Take it or leave it.

(somber music)

(somber music)

Shinn's supposed to be working for you.

Shinn's supposed to be working for you.

He's your agent.

He's your agent.

What does he say?

- Well, he's hoping to get me cast in a serious role,

like, like Olivia De Havilland in "Snake Pit",

but until then, my, my car got repossessed this morning.

but until then, my, my car got repossessed this morning.

but until then, my, my car got repossessed this morning.

- I'm using the crushed velvet for a candy box effect.

- I'm using the crushed velvet for a candy box effect.

You're a piece of candy.

- Otto.

Can I use the bathroom?

- No, the toilet's broken.

- Well, I just want to wash my--

- Well, I just want to wash my--

- No!

Now let's get started, Miss Golden Dreams.

Now let's get started, Miss Golden Dreams.

- (laughs) Wait, is that what I'm supposed to be?

- Shoes, you're wearing shoes?

- Shoes, you're wearing shoes?

- Oh.

- Oh.

Because the floor was dirty.

Because the floor was dirty.

- Don't be stupid.

You ever see a nude in shoes?

Come on baby, everything off.

- Otto, can, can you promise me not to photograph

- Otto, can, can you promise me not to photograph

the bottoms, I mean, the soles of my feet?

the bottoms, I mean, the soles of my feet?

Promise me, okay, please.

Promise me, okay, please.

- I'm trying to concentrate, you're getting on my nerves.

- Why, it's just, (chuckles)

- Why, it's just, (chuckles)

I've never, I've never posed naked before, Otto.

- Not naked, sweetheart, nude.

- Not naked, sweetheart, nude.

Not smut, art.

There's a crucial distinction.

There's a crucial distinction.

- Like photographer, not pornographer. (laughs)

- Like photographer, not pornographer. (laughs)

Oh, God, Otto, don't make me into a joke, okay?

Oh, God, Otto, don't make me into a joke, okay?

Please.

- I believe that she could see herself

- I believe that she could see herself

through the camera eye.

through the camera eye.

It was more powerful,

It was more powerful,

more totally sexual than any human connection.

more totally sexual than any human connection.

Her problem wasn't that she was a dumb blonde,

it's that she wasn't a blonde and she wasn't dumb.

it's that she wasn't a blonde and she wasn't dumb.

- I'm still here.

- I'm still here.

- Norma Jeane, sweetheart.

- Norma Jeane, sweetheart.

I want you to meet a friend of mine.

I want you to meet a friend of mine.

Old comrade from the trenches,

Old comrade from the trenches,

Cass Chaplin, son of Charlie.

- Hello, Norma.

- I know your eyes.

(somber music)

My mother had a "City Lights" poster of Charlie Chaplin

when I was a little girl.

- We know each other, Norma.

- We know each other, Norma.

We've always known each other.

You have to be a Gemini.

- June 1st, 1926.

- June 1st, 1926.

- I know.

We're twins.

We're twins.

(laughs)

I saw in her, not the tramp, the slut,

I saw in her, not the tramp, the slut,

the joke who was Marilyn Monroe,

but the eager, hopeful young girl who was Norma Jeane.

but the eager, hopeful young girl who was Norma Jeane.

Why did we love each other?

Why did we love each other?

Well, maybe because both our fathers had disowned us.

Well, maybe because both our fathers had disowned us.

The bastards.

I'd love her like a brother, as a twin, with my soul.

I'd love her like a brother, as a twin, with my soul.

(people chattering faintly)

(people chattering faintly)

- Hi, hi.

This is Marilyn.

- Monroe, Marilyn Monroe.

- Monroe, Marilyn Monroe.

- I've read "Asphalt Jungle", the entire script.

- I've read "Asphalt Jungle", the entire script.

It's a strange and disturbing story, like,

It's a strange and disturbing story, like,

like a novel by Dostoevsky,

like a novel by Dostoevsky,

where you feel sympathy for the killers,

and you don't want to see them punished.

- Oh, so you've read Dostoevsky, have you, honey?

- Oh, so you've read Dostoevsky, have you, honey?

(onlookers laughing)

Well, let's see what you can do with it.

I mean, after all, you're the first one

I mean, after all, you're the first one

to have read the whole script.

to have read the whole script.

(onlookers laughing)

(onlookers laughing)

- When you first see Angela, she's asleep,

- When you first see Angela, she's asleep,

so that's how I've been rehearsing.

so that's how I've been rehearsing.

(groaning)

(groaning)

Oh.

Oh.

I must have been asleep.

I must have been asleep.

What's the big idea,

standing there, staring at me, Uncle Lon?

- [Man] Don't call me Uncle Lon.

- [Man] Don't call me Uncle Lon.

- [Marilyn] I thought you liked it.

- [Marilyn] I thought you liked it.

- [Man] Maybe I did, but I don't anymore.

- [Man] Maybe I did, but I don't anymore.

- I had the market send over some smoked mackerel for you.

- I had the market send over some smoked mackerel for you.

I know how you love it for breakfast.

I know how you love it for breakfast.

- Some sweet kid.

It's late, why don't you go to bed.

(people chattering faintly)

(people chattering faintly)

(people chattering faintly)

- Thank you, Miss Monroe.

- Thank you, Miss Monroe.

Very good.

- It was pretty bad, wasn't it?

Sexy blonde, nice looking girl.

Like Lana Turner.

But too intense.

Can't act.

- Sweet Mary.

- Sweet Mary.

Will you look at the ass on that little girl.

Will you look at the ass on that little girl.

(crickets chirping)

(crickets chirping)

- Do you hear it?

- Do you hear it?

Cass, wake up, there are voices again.

- Ah, it's, it's all in your head, Norma,

- Ah, it's, it's all in your head, Norma,

you're, you're exhausted, you need sleep.

you're, you're exhausted, you need sleep.

- I can't sleep!

- I can't sleep!

The director hates me,

he said I got the part by walking away.

I'm not an idiot, I know what that means.

- Norma, let the bastard lead you through your scenes.

- Norma, let the bastard lead you through your scenes.

That's what films are.

That's what films are.

Not real acting, like the theater.

Not real acting, like the theater.

Why work so hard?

God, you're sweating like a horse.

God, you're sweating like a horse.

Why does this mean so much?

- 'Cause I don't wanna die.

- 'Cause I don't wanna die.

- What?

- If I fail, if they fire me, I'd, I'd wanna die.

- If I fail, if they fire me, I'd, I'd wanna die.

- You're not gonna die.

You work too hard to die.

(sighing)

(sighing)

- If only we could live in a little stucco house, in Venice.

- If only we could live in a little stucco house, in Venice.

(laughing)

- Remember, I like to keep my clothes in a suitcase.

- I know, but this'd be different because we'd have a baby,

and he'd have dark hair and beautiful eyes, a prince baby.

and he'd have dark hair and beautiful eyes, a prince baby.

Charlie Chaplin's grandson.

Charlie Chaplin's grandson.

What would Grandma Della say?

She loved the Little Tramp.

She loved the Little Tramp.

- The Tramp despised children, especially his own.

You're lucky, Norma, you never met your father.

You're lucky, Norma, you never met your father.

- I'd like to know who he is.

Shake his hand, say hello, goodbye.

Shake his hand, say hello, goodbye.

(groans) Can't sleep, Cass.

(groans) Can't sleep, Cass.

(groans) Can't sleep, Cass.

(sighs) I'm gonna ruin everything, they're gonna replace me.

(pills rattling)

(pills rattling)

- It's a little potion, darling.

To help you, to help us both sleep.

- What is it? - It's a little magic.

- What is it? - It's a little magic.

Sleep is the sweetest state.

Sleep is the sweetest state.

You're dead, yet alive, exquisite!

You're dead, yet alive, exquisite!

- I don't believe in barbiturates.

- I don't believe in barbiturates.

I believe the mind can control everything.

I believe the mind can control everything.

- Well, try it, you'll see what happens tomorrow.

- Well, try it, you'll see what happens tomorrow.

- No.

- Open your mouth.

You'll sleep like a baby, I promise.

You'll sleep like a baby, I promise.

(gentle music)

(gentle music)

- [Man] Roll camera.

- I had the market send some smoked mackerel for you.

- I had the market send some smoked mackerel for you.

I know how you love it for breakfast.

I know how you love it for breakfast.

- [Man] Some sweet kid.

(moaning)

- She was fascinating to watch.

Like a mental patient, almost.

Like a mental patient, almost.

Not acting, no technique.

Not acting, no technique.

It was all there from the beginning.

Her.

Her genius, you could say.

Her madness.

- White suits you, dear, it really does.

- White suits you, dear, it really does.

White suits you so well. (laughing)

White suits you so well. (laughing)

You'll wear that one to the screening.

And we have some suits over here and some shoes.

And we have some suits over here and some shoes.

And we have some suits over here and some shoes.

- (laughs) Mr. Shinn, it, it,

well, it's all too much, I--

- Well, it's an investment in Marilyn Monroe.

- Well, it's an investment in Marilyn Monroe.

You know, when "The Asphalt Jungle" is released,

You know, when "The Asphalt Jungle" is released,

Miss Monroe is gonna be a very hot property.

Miss Monroe is gonna be a very hot property.

I have faith, even if you don't.

I have faith, even if you don't.

- Oh, I do, I, I do have faith,

- Oh, I do, I, I do have faith,

enough to move mountains, it's just that,

enough to move mountains, it's just that,

well, Otto said I'm photogenic, but it's just a trick.

well, Otto said I'm photogenic, but it's just a trick.

- Stay away from Otto.

- Stay away from Otto.

That pornographer.

That pornographer.

I hope you've put him behind you.

I hope you've put him behind you.

- Oh, yes, I have.

- Otto and Cass Chaplin,

- Otto and Cass Chaplin,

you should stay away from people like that.

you should stay away from people like that.

- But I, I, I love Cass, I hope,

- But I, I, I love Cass, I hope,

- But I, I, I love Cass, I hope,

(sighs) I hope he'll marry me someday soon.

- Do you know he's a drunk?

He's a loser, a jinx.

- Mr. Shinn.

- He owes money all over town.

- He owes money all over town.

He leeches onto women.

I don't want you to be seen in public with him.

I don't want you to be seen in public with him.

- Well then, I won't be needing the dress, Mr. Shinn,

- Well then, I won't be needing the dress, Mr. Shinn,

because I won't be going to the premiere.

because I won't be going to the premiere.

- Oh, yes, you will!

- Oh, yes, you will!

The studio expects Marilyn, and Marilyn is gonna be there.

The studio expects Marilyn, and Marilyn is gonna be there.

You signed a contract to fulfill publicity requirements.

You signed a contract to fulfill publicity requirements.

You see, I invented you, and I understand you,

You see, I invented you, and I understand you,

You see, I invented you, and I understand you,

and I'm the one who has your best interests at heart.

- You didn't invent me.

I invented myself.

- Oh, (chuckles) don't get metaphysical on me.

- Oh, (chuckles) don't get metaphysical on me.

Marilyn is a knockout, and Marilyn has talent.

Marilyn is a knockout, and Marilyn has talent.

She just has to be, she doesn't need to understand or think.

She just has to be, she doesn't need to understand or think.

Trust me on that.

I'll pick you up for the screening, seven sharp.

I'll pick you up for the screening, seven sharp.

And you're gonna look dynamite in that dress.

And you're gonna look dynamite in that dress.

- Thank you, Daddy.

- Thank you, Daddy.

(upbeat jazz music) (people chattering faintly)

(upbeat jazz music) (people chattering faintly)

(upbeat jazz music) (people chattering faintly)

- Marilyn, you look fantastic.

- Marilyn, you look fantastic.

- Look, there's someone I'd like you to meet.

- I need to find Cass.

- Clark Gable.

- Clark Gable.

- Ms. Monroe, you were radiant.

- Ms. Monroe, you were radiant.

- Ms. Monroe, you were radiant.

- Oh my goodness.

I've dreamed of--

I've dreamed of--

- Don't be shy, dear.

- Don't be shy, dear.

- Mr. Gable, when I was a little girl,

my mother had a photo of a man,

he looked just, just like you.

I think maybe we're related?

I think maybe we're related?

(somber music)

(somber music)

- I don't-- - Gladys Mortenson,

she, she worked at the studio,

developing film, you must remember.

- I'm sorry, I don't think I know your mother.

- I'm sorry, I don't think I know your mother.

Excuse me.

- But.

- What was that?

- He.

He, he looked like a photo of my father.

Where's Cass, I, I need to find Cass,

he promised me he'd be here.

What if, if something's happened to him.

- Marilyn, this isn't the time to be thinking about Cass.

- Marilyn, this isn't the time to be thinking about Cass.

- Marilyn, this isn't the time to be thinking about Cass.

This is your time. (light jazz music)

This is a victory.

This is a victory.

You've shown them all.

You've shown them all.

You heard what he said, didn't you, Clark Gable?

You heard what he said, didn't you, Clark Gable?

He said you were radiant.

So, be radiant.

The studio's gonna take you back.

The studio's gonna take you back.

I'm gonna get you $500 a week this time. (chuckles)

I'm gonna get you $500 a week this time. (chuckles)

I'm gonna get you $500 a week this time. (chuckles)

And this is just the beginning, dear.

And this is just the beginning, dear.

Just the beginning.

Just the beginning.

Hey, Freddy.

Come over here.

Come over here.

I want you to meet Marilyn Monroe.

I want you to meet Marilyn Monroe.

- Hi.

I'm Marilyn.

I'm Marilyn.

(light jazz music)

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