:07:01
- Where is she? Where's Rosie?
- Oh, she phoned.
:07:03
She heard about Birdie being dratted.
She's going to see Ed Sullivan.
:07:06
Sure, to get another job.
Oh, a fine secretary!
:07:11
Why, we have been practically engaged,
just waiting tor an okay trom Mama.
:07:15
Now when I hit bottom,
Rosie deserts me.
:07:18
Quits betore my body's even warm.
:07:21
Ed Sullivan!
:07:25
Would you send in
Rosie DeLeon, please?
:07:31
ls it yes, Mr. Sullivan?
lt's just got to be yes.
:07:34
- Rosie, it is yes.
- Oh, hallelujah!
:07:38
Oh, l love you. Oh, that's marvelous.
Oh, l love you too! l'm so glad!
:07:43
Miss DeLeon, l'd like you
to meet our producer, Bob Precht.
:07:45
- Oh, hi. How are you?
- WelI, it's my pleasure.
:07:48
lf you can overcome
your shyness, tell me...
:07:51
what's our using Birdie
on the show got to do with you?
:07:54
Let's face it,
l'm a scheming woman.
:07:56
l have a promotion idea
that'll knock you out.
:07:58
lt you buy it,
l want a little tavor.
:08:01
All right.
Let's try it on for size.
:08:03
How'd you like a territic buildup
betore the show...
:08:07
that'll have every TV set
tuned into you next Sunday?
:08:09
We will have. After all,
we've got the Moscow Ballet and Birdie.
:08:12
- This is bigger.
- Bigger?
:08:14
Betore Conrad Birdie
goes into the army...
:08:16
he bestows a farewell kiss
on all the swooning girls...
:08:19
who worship him on your TV show.
:08:22
Atter all, it's only an hour show,
and Birdie only gets four minutes.
:08:26
He kisses them all symbolically.
:08:28
- What'd you say?
- Symbolically.
:08:30
- Actually, he'll only kiss one girl.
- He kisses only one girl?
:08:33
Can't you see it? Birdie,
their idol, their leader...
:08:36
kissing one tabulously
lucky teenage Tessie?
:08:39
- Yeah! Yeah !
- lt'll melt every bobby pin in America.
:08:41
lt's gigantic. The newspapers will eat
it up. Think of the advance publicity.
:08:45
Get the Birdie's
fan club file right away.
:08:47
- Get us a girl trom Ohio.
- Gotcha!
:08:49
We'll do it from the outdoor theater,
Columbus, Ohio, right after the ballet.
:08:54
- l'll get the girl.
- The network will handle the details.
:08:57
And atter the kiss,
Birdie sings a big song.