:47:00
in his apartment
down on Las Palmas.
:47:03
Writers without a job,
composers without a publisher...
:47:07
actresses so young they still believe
the guys in the casting offices.
:47:11
A bunch of kids
who didn't give a hoot...
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just so long
as they had a yuk to share.
:47:18
Hollywood for us
ain't been so good
:47:21
Got no swimming pool
Very few clothes
:47:24
All we earn are buttons and bows
:47:31
- Hello, Joe.
- How are you, Joe?
:47:34
- Welcome to the party.
- Hi, Joe.
:47:38
- What do you know! Joe Gillis!
- Hi, Artie.
:47:41
Where you been keeping
that gorgeous face of yours?
:47:43
- In a deep freeze.
- I almost reported you as missing.
:47:46
Fans, you all know Joe Gillis,
the well-known screenwriter...
:47:49
uranium smuggler
and Black Dahlia suspect.
:47:54
- Come on, gimme your coat.
- Let it ride for a while.
:47:56
- You're gonna stay, aren't you?
- That was the general idea.
:47:59
Well, come on.
:48:01
What is this, mink?
:48:04
Judas H. Priest!
:48:07
Who did you borrow that from?
Adolphe Menjou?
:48:09
Close, but no cigar.
:48:11
You're not really a smuggler,
are you?
:48:13
- Where's the bar?
- Come on.
:48:18
- It's a good party.
- The greatest.
:48:20
They call me the Elsa Maxwell
of the assistant directors.
:48:23
Hey, wait a minute.
Go easy on that punch bowl.
:48:26
Budget only calls for three drinks
per extra. Fake the rest.
:48:29
Say, Artie, can I
stick around here for a while?
:48:32
Sure.
This will go on all night.
:48:33
No, I mean can you put me up
for a couple of weeks?
:48:35
It just so happens
we have a vacancy on the couch.
:48:38
- I'll take it.
- The bellhop can take your luggage.
:48:40
Just register it here.
:48:45
- Hello, Mr. Gillis.
- Hello.
:48:48
- You know each other?
- Let me help you.
:48:49
Betty Schaefer, Sheldrake's office.
:48:52
Oh, sure. Bases Loaded.
:48:54
Wait. This is the woman I love.
What's going on? Who was loaded?
:48:57
Don't worry. She's just a fan
for my literary output.