1:20:00
- Well, have you thought it over, Fay?
- I'm not interested in Mr. Cohan or his plays.
1:20:05
Now, you're making a great mistake.
He's the most original thing on Broadway.
1:20:09
You know why? Because he's the whole
darn country squeezed into one pair of pants.
1:20:15
His writing, his songs,
why even his walk and his talk.
1:20:18
They all touch something
way down here in people.
1:20:22
Don't ask me why it is, but it happens
every time the curtain goes up.
1:20:26
- It's pure magic.
- I'm bored by magic.
1:20:29
I know his formula. A fresh young sprout
gets rich between 8:30 and 11:00 p.m.
1:20:34
Yes, that's just it, Fay.
1:20:36
George M. Cohan has
invented the success story...
1:20:39
...and every American loves it because
it happens to be his own private dream.
1:20:44
He's found the mainspring
in the antique clock.
1:20:47
Ambition, pride, patriotism.
1:20:50
That's why they call him
the Yankee Doodle Boy.
1:20:53
Now, if you'll take a tip from me
you'll do just what I'm doing.
1:20:56
You'll hitch your wagon
to his star right now.
1:21:00
Abe, I've got to change for the second act.
1:21:05
Fay, don't make up your mind too quickly.
Take a little time to think it over.
1:21:09
Who's locked my door?
1:21:12
- Who is it?
- What's going on here?
1:21:15
He'll be through in a minute.
1:21:18
Excuse me, Miss Templeton,
I didn't realize who you were. Come in.
1:21:22
- May I?
- Well, of course.
1:21:25
What does this mean?
Mind telling me why you're still here?
1:21:28
- It's ready and waiting and dedicated to you.
- What?
1:21:32
When you made that speech you said
you lived 45 minutes from Broadway.
1:21:36
That struck me as a perfect title
for a show and a song.
1:21:39
During the first act
you've written this new song?
1:21:42
- Strange surroundings, so it took longer.
- He's worked so hard. At least hear him.
1:21:47
- It'll only take a minute, won't it?
- Depends on the encores.
1:21:51
Well, you certainly are persistent.
All right, go ahead.
1:21:56
- Mind if I change?
- Thank you, Miss Templeton.
1:21:59
Thank you very, very much.
Go ahead, George, play it.