:08:02
I come in, I got great news,
a surprise.
:08:06
But you gotta make cracks.
:08:09
It's enough to take the heart
out of a person.
:08:11
Never mind the dramatics.
:08:14
What's the big news this time?
:08:17
You're merely gonna make a picture
in Hollywood, that's all.
:08:20
I merely kill myself for the past two weeks
setting the deal up for you, that's all.
:08:26
And what a deal.
:08:28
Between us, the things I told Barney Loomis
to ask for, I didn't dream we had a chance.
:08:33
You should have heard Paul Hunter on the
phone. Long-distance. The studio head.
:08:37
He acted like you was
the Queen of Sheba or something.
:08:42
Well, how about it?
:08:45
Lt'll be a change anyway.
:08:47
- You glad at least?
- Sure, why not?
:08:52
Mrs. Snyder...
:08:53
...could you just once, just once...
:08:56
...show some plain, common enthusiasm?
:08:59
What do you want, a thank-you note?
:09:05
You know something, Ruthie,
you ought to lay off that stuff.
:09:10
You're getting to look like an old bag.
:09:33
Hello.
:09:35
- Miss Etting, please. Hollywood calling.
- This is Miss Etting.
:09:38
Hollywood?
:09:40
Operator, are you sure this call
isn't for Mr. Snyder?
:09:43
- No, ma'am, Miss Ruth Etting.
- Well, this is she speaking.
:09:47
- Hello, Ruth?
- Hello?
:09:50
This is Johnny.
:09:52
- Johnny?
- Johnny Alderman.
:09:56
Johnny Alderman?
:09:58
You can hang up. I don't know
how you feel about talking to me.