:22:00
Yeah, just a nip.
:22:03
I sure do forget myself sometimes.
:22:06
I feel like a heel...
:22:08
All the carryings-on next door.
:22:10
That's okay, I assure you.
:22:12
It's just I was trying to work.
:22:15
What kind of work do you do, Barton,
if you don't mind my asking?
:22:19
Well, I'm a writer, actually.
:22:20
You don't say?
That's a tough racket.
:22:23
My hat's off to you.
:22:25
Damned interesting work, I'd imagine.
:22:27
It's not easy, but...
:22:29
Damn difficult, I'd imagine.
:22:30
And what's your line, Mr. Meadows?
:22:33
Hell, no, call me Charlie.
:22:34
Well, Barton...
:22:36
you might say I sell peace of mind.
:22:39
Insurance is my game.
Door-to-door.
:22:40
Human contact's the only way
to move merchandise.
:22:44
In spite of what you might think,
I'm pretty good at it.
:22:46
It doesn't surprise me.
:22:48
I believe in it.
:22:49
Fire, theft, and casualty aren't things
:22:51
that only happen to other people.
:22:54
Writing doesn't work out,
:22:55
you may want to look into it.
:22:57
Providing basic needs...
you could do worse.
:23:00
I'll keep that in mind.
:23:02
What kind of scribbler are you?
:23:04
Newspaperman did you say?
:23:06
No. Actually, I'm writing
for the pictures now.
:23:09
Pictures?
:23:10
Jesus!
:23:14
Aw, I'm sorry, brother.
:23:15
I was just sitting here thinking
:23:17
I was talking to some ambitious
youngster eager to make good.
:23:21
Hell, you've got it made.
:23:23
Beating out that competition?
:23:25
And me being patronizing?
:23:29
Is the egg showing or what?
:23:31
Actually, I'm just starting out
in the movies,
:23:34
though I was well established
in New York,
:23:37
some renown there.
:23:39
Oh, it's an exciting time, then.
:23:41
I'm not the best-read mug on the planet,
:23:43
so it's not surprising
I didn't recognize your name.
:23:47
Jesus, I feel like a heel.
:23:49
That's okay, Charlie.
I'm a playwright.
:23:52
My shows have only played New York.
:23:54
The last one got
a hell of a write-up.
:23:57
Must be why they wanted me.
:23:59
Why not?
Everyone wants quality.