:23:00
I sure do forget myself sometimes.
:23:02
I feel like a heel--
:23:05
All the carryings-on next door.
:23:07
That's okay, I assure you.
:23:09
It's just I was trying to work.
:23:12
What kind of work do you do, Barton,
if you don't mind my asking?
:23:16
Well, I'm a writer, actually.
:23:18
You don't say?
That's a tough racket.
:23:20
My hat's off to you.
:23:22
Damned interesting work, I'd imagine.
:23:24
It's not easy, but--
:23:26
Damn difficult, I'd imagine.
:23:28
And what's your line, Mr.Meadows?
:23:30
Hell, no, call me Charlie.
:23:32
Well, Barton...
:23:33
you might say I sell peace of mind.
:23:36
Insurance is my game.
Door-to-door.
:23:38
Human contact's the only way
to move merchandise.
:23:42
In spite of what you might think,
I'm pretty good at it.
:23:44
It doesn't surprise me.
:23:46
I believe in it.
:23:47
Fire, theft, and casualty aren't things
:23:50
that only happen to other people.
:23:52
Writing doesn't work out,
:23:54
you may want to look into it.
:23:56
Providing basic needs--
you could do worse.
:23:58
I'll keep that in mind.
:24:00
What kind of scribbler are you?
:24:03
Newspaperman did you say?
:24:05
No. Actually, I'm writing
for the pictures now.
:24:08
Pictures?
:24:09
Jesus!
:24:13
Aw, I'm sorry, brother.
:24:15
I was just sitting here thinking
:24:17
I was talking to some ambitious
youngster eager to make good.
:24:20
Hell, you've got it made.
:24:22
Beating out that competition?
:24:25
And me being patronizing?
:24:29
Is the egg showing or what?
:24:31
Actually, I'm just starting out
in the movies,
:24:34
though I was well established
in New York,
:24:37
some renown there.
:24:39
Oh, it's an exciting time, then.
:24:41
I'm not the best-read mug on the planet,
:24:44
so it's not surprising
I didn't recognize your name.
:24:47
Jesus, I feel like a heel.
:24:50
That's okay, Charlie.
I'm a playwright.
:24:53
My shows have only played New York.
:24:55
The last one got
a hell of a write-up.
:24:58
Must be why they wanted me.