:26:01
l was just saying
:26:02
they'll never get
the writers unionized.
:26:05
You know why?
:26:06
Because they hate
each other's guts.
:26:09
They'd sell each other out
for a nickel.
:26:11
This man from New York
seems pretty set on doing it...
:26:13
the one who's coming out
to see me.
:26:15
What's his name?
:26:16
Brimmer.
:26:21
Brimmer.
:26:23
Communist, yeah.
:26:25
You mean a real Communist?
:26:27
Yeah, sure, a real one.
:26:29
l mean,
:26:30
some of these guys
are just jokers
:26:32
that call themselves Communists.
:26:34
And mostly they are fairies,
too.
:26:36
There are other aspects,
of course.
:26:39
Well...
:26:40
l'll find out next week.
:26:42
Better find out.
:26:45
The last thing we need
is a writers' strike.
:26:48
We got 16 pictures
going into production.
:26:52
l'll handle him.
:26:54
Monroe can handle him.
:26:56
Monroe can handle anybody.
:26:58
Anyway, mostly they are fairies.
:27:02
There are other aspects,
of course.
:27:06
Monroe, tell me, what do
you think of the idea
:27:10
to make Manon with
a happy ending, huh?
:27:13
lt's been making money
without a happy ending
:27:16
for a century and a half.
:27:20
What about
the South American picture?
:27:23
We're going ahead with that.
:27:25
With the same budget?
:27:30
lt's out of proportion.
:27:33
With that budget,
we have no chance.
:27:36
What do you think, Mr. Marcus?
:27:44
Monroe is our
production genius.
:27:47
l count upon him
:27:50
and lean heavily
upon him.
:27:52
The balance sheet last year
showed a $27 million profit.
:27:59
lt's all due to him.