:40:02
- Who is Miller?
- Just a man who was knifed in my room.
:40:07
- What's that got to do with Preston?
- I'll tell you when I've found out.
:40:12
Bodies belong in the mortuary, not in my bath.
:40:15
You shouldn't be surprised, darling.
After all, you are the ghost writer.
:40:20
What's this, then? The family runabout?
:40:22
- Never use that word, Mickey.
- What word?
:40:25
Family! Nice to see you, hop aboard.
:40:34
OK, Tony, take us for a ride.
:40:43
So it's Preston Gilbert.
:40:45
Big mouth! I was supposed to tell him.
:40:48
I was getting in very deep.
Things were moving too fast to bail out.
:40:54
I've been with Preston for 32 years.
I started as a gofer.
:40:59
Let's go for coffee, go for this, go for that.
After nine years, he made me a partner.
:41:04
Gilbert was one
of the screen 's immortal mobsters,
:41:07
hero-worshipped and imitated around the world.
:41:10
The way he talked and acted,
beating up the big boys,
:41:13
manhandling the women,
appealed to audiences everywhere.
:41:16
His father was a nothin', a real nothin',
:41:19
a small time gonzo
that disappeared when Preston was three.
:41:25
Personally, I think he wound up
as an automobile fender.
:41:29
That made me feel nervous.
:41:31
Inside most men is a tough guy trying to get out.
:41:38
The book on Gilbert was certain
to make money, a lot of money.
:41:43
That made me feel good.
:41:44
I remember...
:41:46
He used to send a broad, after his first date,
11 yellow tea roses with a card which said,
:41:52
"The 12th is you. "
He didn't get that from no screen script.
:41:57
He had class.
Buffed every leading lady he worked with.