:11:01
My ex-husband used to say,
"lf you're gonna go down,
go down with the best of them."
:11:05
- Which ex-husband?
- Oh, I don't know which ex-husband.
The one with the moustache.
:11:09
Listen to me. Authors are very often
the best directors of their own works.
:11:12
She's dowdy! Sid, the ingenue
has all the hot lines.
:11:15
Even the female psychiatrist
is a better role.
:11:18
But the role of Sylvia Poston
is the lead.
:11:21
Sylvia Poston.
Even the name reeks of Orbach's!
:11:26
I do Electra!
I do Lady Macbeth!
:11:30
I do plays by Noel and Phil Barry
or at least Max Anderson.
:11:35
Helen, listen to me. This is
a major part in a serious play.
:11:40
And let's face it, Helen. You have
not been in a hit in a long time.
:11:43
- In a long, long, long time.
- I'm still a star!
:11:49
I never play
frumps or virgins.
:11:52
You're a star because you're great,
and you are a great star.
:11:54
- But let me tell you somethin'.
- [ Bell Rings ]
:11:56
In the last couple of years...
:11:58
you're better known as an adulteress and
a drunk-- I say this in all due respect.
:12:01
I haven't had a drink
since New Year's Eve.
:12:03
- We're talkin' Chinese New Year's.
- Naturally.
:12:05
Still, that's two days, Sid.
You know how long that is for me?
:12:08
- What is it, Josette?
- [ Woman ] Some flowers.
:12:11
Well, bring them here,
will you?
:12:13
The offers are not pourin' in
like they used to.
:12:16
They're from David Shayne.
:12:19
"As a small artist to a greater one.
That you merely consider my play...
:12:22
is all the fulfillment
I require.
:12:26
Hmm.
:12:30
- What's he like?
- I hear he's terrific.
A genius ready to emerge.
:12:35
- I have to be billed over the title.
- Where else?
:12:38
- Approval of the leading man.
The star's dressing room.
- This is not even a question.
:12:43
Approval of
all photos of me.
:12:45
Oh, it's still not
a very glamorous role.
:12:48
But maybe I could meet with David.
Maybe we could go over the script.
:12:52
Maybe there's a few ways
we could find to brighten her up. Hmm?
:12:56
Why am I nervous?
:12:59
- That was sad. Clara Bow had it rough.
- She's a doll.