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- Yeah.
- Even the first time?
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First time?
First time was a punk in prison.
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He squealed on me, and I stuck
an ice pick in his back.
1:02:10
- An ice pick?
- An ice pick, yeah.
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Had to do it over and over, 40 times.
It was a mess. Forget about it.
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[ Narrating ] October 1.
Helen Sinclair gave a party.
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It was like being in a dream.
Maxwell Anderson was there...
1:02:25
and George S. Kaufman
and Gertrude Lawrence.
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[ Helen ] Darling, I want you to meet
my playwright, David Shayne.
1:02:32
[ Lord Chafee ] Oh, you have
quite a find here, darling.
Word's all over the streets.
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Oh, well, Helen's made me out to be
quite a hero. You're too kind.
1:02:39
No, I'm not kind.
Helen will vouch for that.
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But I read your play,
and it's nothing short of marvelous.
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I let him read the rewrite,
not the eunuch version.
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- My tongue is hanging out to
present it on the London stage.
- London?
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Look at his face, Helen. You're
going to be the toast of Broadway.
1:02:55
Why not the West End, hmm?
1:02:57
-Well, I'm so glad you enjoyed the show.
-It was extraordinary.
1:03:00
What's this I hear
about Helen's latest? ls that true?
1:03:03
- Oh, yes. He's creating
a vehicle for Helen for next season.
- Really?
1:03:06
It's a little idea she's wanted to
do for years. She plays Jesus' mother.
1:03:10
- Oh!
- It's a whole Oedipal thing:
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He loves her, wants to do in the father.
Well, you can see the complications.
1:03:16
- Of course.
- Of course, we're talking
to lra Gershwin...
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about a modern musical version
of The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
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- Quasimodo Jones.
- Helen has such a-a-a-- a new vitality.
1:03:27
- Even her face looks so smooth.
- I know. The monkey glands are working.
1:03:36
Can you leave
your purse here, or is it--
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- Why did you close the door?
- I've wanted to be alone with you...
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since this
boring party began.
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This party, boring?
This party's magnificent! It's glorious!
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Make love to me.
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Here? Now?
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- I see no reason to wait.
- Jerome Kern is on
the other side of the door.
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Yes, he's a wonderful composer.
You'll have to meet him.