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I thought of Artie Green.
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There had to be a New Year's
shindig in his apartment.
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Writers without a job,
composers without a publisher,
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actresses so young they still
believed the guys in the casting office.
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A bunch of kids who didn't give a hoot,
so long as they had a yuck to share.
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Hollywood for us ain't been so good
Got no swimming pool
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Very few clothes
All we earn are buttons and bows
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- Hello, Joe.
- Tom.
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- How are you?
- Hi, Joe.
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- Whaddya know, Joe Gillis!
- Hi, Artie.
:45:42
Where you been keeping that gorgeous
face? I almost reported you missing.
:45:48
You all know Joe Gillis, the famous
screenwriter, uranium smuggler,
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and Black Dahlia suspect.
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- Give me your coat.
- Let it ride.
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- You are going to stay?
- Yes.
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Then come on. What is this, mink?
:46:05
Judas H Priest, who'd you borrow
that from? Adolphe Menjou?
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- Close, but no cigar.
- You're not really a smuggler?
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- Where's the bar?
- Come on.
:46:19
- Good party.
- The greatest.
:46:20
They call me the Elsa Maxwell
of the assistant directors.
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Go easy on that punchbowl. Budget
only calls for three drinks per extra.
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- Fake the rest.
- Can I stick around a while?
:46:31
- Sure. This'll go on all night.
- No, I mean a couple of weeks?
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- We've a vacancy on the couch.
- I'll take it.
:46:38
I'll have the bellhop take care
of your luggage. Just register it here.
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- Hello, Mr Gillis.
- Hello.
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- You know each other?
- Betty Schaefer, Sheldrake's office.
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- Sure, "Bases Loaded".
- Wait.
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This is the woman I love.
What's going on?
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She's a fan for my literary output.
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- Hurt feelings department.
- Where's the phone?