:17:01
You're opening in Boston the 28th.
:17:04
I don't think I could learn
the lines. You need Walter Huston.
:17:09
It's bad enough to go to Hollywood
to cast. You suggest I go to heaven?
:17:14
- You can do it, Frank.
- Why are you so sure?
:17:18
When I was a hat-check boy,
you, Lunt and Jolson were my heroes.
:17:23
- I know everything you've done.
- You exaggerate to make your point.
:17:28
- Are you for him or against him?
- I'm his wife.
:17:31
I want honesty from both of you.
Flattery is cheap.
:17:35
How about a little costly truth?
:17:39
I'm not blind to Frank's condition.
This room tells me what he is.
:17:45
I'm not one of those nice people
who buys you a drink and that's it.
:17:50
I won't leave you on a limb. We'll
work together and worry together.
:17:55
But if you do me dirt, just once,
no pity, not a drop of pity.
:18:01
No pity. I like that.
Now he knows what to expect.
:18:04
- What contract do you offer?
- Standard two-week contract.
:18:09
- You could let Frank out any time?
- Exactly.
:18:12
He won't have confidence with
a two-week clause. Would you?
:18:17
I have nothing in my mind
except for Frank to play this part.
:18:20
That's sentiment again.
:18:22
I come here with the best intentions.
Suddenly I find I'm victimising you.
:18:28
- Did I bring you a basket of snakes?
- It's not the two-weeks clause.
:18:33
I don't want to bite off
more than I can chew.
:18:36
We're in Boston for two weeks.
We can stay out until you're perfect.
:18:42
- Would you do that?
- I'd insist on it.
:18:46
Talk it over with your agent.
Call the office by 3 p.m., no later.
:18:54
Need a $20 bill?