:05:00
He writes all those things
on postcards.
:05:02
You know, for Christmas
and Easter and birthdays.
:05:05
Sit down, please.
Here's one. He got $25 for this one.
:05:10
"When you've nowhere to turn
and you're filled with doubt,
:05:14
"don't stand in midstream hesitating,
:05:16
"for you know that
your mother's heart cries out,
:05:19
"'I'm waiting, my boy, I'm waiting."'
:05:23
Isn't that beautiful?
Isn't it a lovely sentiment?
:05:25
Yeah.
:05:28
Here he is now.
:05:34
Break it to him gently.
He's liable to keel over from shock.
:05:37
They've been waiting a long while.
:05:40
- Who are they?
- I don't know.
:05:46
- Mr Longfellow Deeds?
- Yes.
:05:49
How do you do?
:05:50
I'm John Cedar, of the New York firm
of Cedar, Cedar, Cedar & Budington.
:05:56
Cedar, Cedar, Cedar & Budington.
:05:59
Budington must feel
like an awful stranger.
:06:03
- Mr Cornelius Cobb. Mr Anderson.
- How do you do?
:06:07
You gentlemen
make yourselves comfortable.
:06:09
Thank you.
:06:11
Thanks.
:06:14
New mouthpiece.
Been waitin' two weeks for this.
:06:18
Kids keep swiping them all the time.
They use 'em for bean shooters.
:06:23
- What can I do for you?
- Will you stay to lunch?
:06:26
- I'd like to ask you a few questions.
- All right.
:06:29
- Are you Joseph and Mary Deeds' son?
- Yes.
:06:31
- Your parents living?
- Why, no.
:06:33
Well, Mr Deeds, does the name of
Martin W Semple mean anything to you?
:06:37
Not much. He's my uncle, I think.
:06:39
I never saw him.
My mother's name was Semple.
:06:42
Well, he passed on. He was killed
in a motor accident in Italy.
:06:45
He was? Gee, that's too bad.
:06:48
- If there's anything I can do...
- I have good news for you, sir.
:06:53
Mr Semple left a large fortune
when he died. He left it all to you.
:06:57
Deducting the taxes,
:06:59
it amounts to something in
the neighbourhood of $20 million.