:22:00
No, that's too good for him.
I'll make him a guest.
:22:03
- Your backer's really coming?
- He's on his way up.
:22:06
Just leave us alone for 15 minutes...
:22:08
Wagner told me not to,
but this is important.
:22:10
You bet it is.
:22:14
Well, what's the matter with you,
Oswego?
:22:17
I'm just a little disappointed,
that's all.
:22:20
You wrote and told me
you were a great manager.
:22:23
I am a great manager. A great manager
never puts his own money into a play.
:22:27
You were all so nice and so kind.
:22:31
I thought I was moving into
some sort of a club.
:22:35
Look, everybody does it this way.
:22:37
Every honest producer has a backer.
:22:40
A manager puts his own money in the play,
right away, you know he's a crook.
:22:47
Money.
:22:53
Mr. Jenkins, I believe.
:22:54
- Yes. Mr. Miller?
- Come right in.
:22:57
- This is Mr. Binelli, my treasurer.
- How do you do, Mr. Jenkins?
:23:01
- Mr. Davis, my author.
- How do you do?
:23:04
Mr. Jenkins, I'm glad to meet you.
I've never met a backer before.
:23:09
Won't you be seated, Mr. Jenkins?
:23:13
Thank you.
:23:15
I presume Miss Marlowe told you
all about our meeting?
:23:18
- Quite.
- I see you have a copy of my play.
:23:21
- It's a great idea, isn't it?
- Quite.
:23:24
I enjoyed the play very much.
:23:26
I'm the investing agent
for a very wealthy man.
:23:29
I'm sure you'd recognize the name
if I mentioned it.
:23:32
Who is he? Do I know him?
:23:34
You see, there's a young lady involved.
:23:37
Oh, and she would like
to play a small part?
:23:40
How did you know?
:23:42
It came to me in a dream, Mr. Jenkins.
:23:46
Well, my employer's ready
to put up $ 15,000.
:23:51
Fifteen thousand dollars?
:23:53
Well, I think we could just about
manage on that.
:23:58
It's a little skimpy.