1:49:04
"Dear Dad, this is your 62nd birthday,
and God bless you.
1:49:09
Maybe I've never told you before,
but no son ever had a better dad...
1:49:14
...or one to be prouder of.
1:49:17
You and Mother have always given me
more love and understanding...
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...than I ever deserved.
1:49:25
And all the luck I've had is due
to the things you two have taught me.
1:49:30
Nothing I can do could
ever repay the debt...
1:49:38
...but here's a little present
for you and Mother.
1:49:43
From this day on,
you and I are partners...
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...in every theater and
theatrical property I possess.
1:49:54
Half and equal.
1:49:57
The Cohan Theater,
the Astor, the Gaiety...
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...and the Grand opera House in Chicago.
1:50:07
And all my plays and songs,
as long as they...
1:50:12
...or you and I, live."
1:50:19
These are not my reading glasses.
1:50:23
Why didn't somebody give me
some reading glasses for my birthday?
1:50:28
"Wish you all my love.
1:50:32
Your son and partner,
George."
1:50:39
Well, George, on behalf
of your mother and myself, l...
1:50:46
There she goes, stealing the scene again.
1:50:55
One success followed another.
But there was one challenge I hadn't met.
1:50:59
Critics said musicals and cheap
comedies were all I could write.