1:20:00
That is rather nice of me,
seeing that it robs me of mine.
1:20:07
Good night, John.
1:20:13
The law is quite clear on that point,
Mrs. Smith.
1:20:17
If it is proved that for a period of
not less than seven years...
1:20:20
no news of a person has been received...
1:20:22
by those who would naturally hear of him
if he were alive...
1:20:25
then he may be legally presumed dead.
1:20:29
You wish me to take the necessary steps?
1:20:32
Please.
1:20:34
Now, to complete the particulars.
1:20:37
Did you prosecute a search?
1:20:41
Yes, we investigated accidents
that had occurred on that day.
1:20:44
- Without result?
- Yes.
1:20:48
Then I became seriously ill.
1:20:51
I was ill for many months. My baby died.
1:20:54
As soon as I could get about,
I made some effort to return to the stage...
1:20:58
but without success.
1:21:00
I worked as a waitress, a saleswoman.
1:21:03
I studied stenography at night school.
1:21:06
Spent every penny I could spare
trying to trace my husband.
1:21:10
Thought he might have been taken
to a hospital...
1:21:12
or perhaps an asylum.
1:21:15
But years passed,
and I found no trace of him.
1:21:19
Are you employed at present?
1:21:21
For the last two years,
I've worked as a private secretary.
1:21:24
- To whom?
- To Mr. Charles Rainier.
1:21:31
I've studied your petition, Mrs. Smith...
1:21:35
and the affidavits attached.
1:21:37
In regard to the evidence presented,
I have entered the decree to the effect...
1:21:40
that the man known as John Smith
shall be presumed to be dead...
1:21:45
and your marriage to him
consequently dissolved.
1:21:53
Hello, you two!
1:21:54
I wish you'd remember
you're getting married on Wednesday.
1:21:57
That odd little Mr. Beddoes
has been waiting in the chapel for ages.