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- Mr. Davis, my author.
- How do you do?
:23:04
Mr. Jenkins, I'm glad to meet you.
I've never met a backer before.
:23:09
Won't you be seated, Mr. Jenkins?
:23:13
Thank you.
:23:15
I presume Miss Marlowe told you
all about our meeting?
:23:18
- Quite.
- I see you have a copy of my play.
:23:21
- It's a great idea, isn't it?
- Quite.
:23:24
I enjoyed the play very much.
:23:26
I'm the investing agent
for a very wealthy man.
:23:29
I'm sure you'd recognize the name
if I mentioned it.
:23:32
Who is he? Do I know him?
:23:34
You see, there's a young lady involved.
:23:37
Oh, and she would like
to play a small part?
:23:40
How did you know?
:23:42
It came to me in a dream, Mr. Jenkins.
:23:46
Well, my employer's ready
to put up $ 15,000.
:23:51
Fifteen thousand dollars?
:23:53
Well, I think we could just about
manage on that.
:23:58
It's a little skimpy.
:24:00
Yes it is, but I think by cutting an edge
here and there, we could slip through.
:24:05
I'm sure Davis won't mind writing
in a part for the young lady.
:24:09
I won't change a line in the play.
:24:12
- Shakespeare didn't change any lines.
- Shakespeare didn't owe $ 1200.
:24:16
You wouldn't have to change a line.
The lady can play one of the miners.
:24:21
But the miners are all men.
:24:23
Do me a favor and keep sex
out of this conversation.
:24:27
I've never produced anything
but clean plays.
:24:29
If you have the papers ready,
I'll sign and give you the check...
:24:33
...at, shall we say,
10:30, tomorrow morning?
:24:36
Shall we say at your office
at 10:30 tomorrow?
:24:39
- Well, why not here?
- You mean...
:24:43
Up...? Up here?
:24:44
I'd rather not meet at my office.
:24:47
There's always the danger of publicity.
:24:49
You can easily understand
my client's position.