man of a thousand faces

8/10/2019 Man of a Thousand Faces

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100:01:00,427 --> 00:01:02,361Good morning, Mr. Thalberg.Good morning.

200:01:02,429 --> 00:01:04,829Good morning, Irving.Hello.

300:01:04,898 --> 00:01:05,990Hello. George.

400:01:06,066 --> 00:01:07,590Right this way, Irving.

500:02:14,067 --> 00:02:18,504The actor isa very special human being.

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00:02:20,039 --> 00:02:23,406There are only a few whopossess his peculiar magic,

700:02:24,511 --> 00:02:27,446that extraordinary abilityto make us feel,

800:02:28,515 --> 00:02:30,176to lift us outof our own existence

900:02:30,250 --> 00:02:33,447and make us believein the world of make believe.

1000:02:34,320 --> 00:02:36,982I am speaking ofthe great ones now,

1100:02:37,056 --> 00:02:40,583

those that audienceshave selected and set apart.

1200:02:40,660 --> 00:02:45,097Some no longer here to enchant you,but, well, will always be remembered.

1300:02:46,132 --> 00:02:50,831


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We cannot replace these personalities.There can only be one of each,

1400:02:51,738 --> 00:02:54,832born out of their ownpersonal joys and sorrows.

1500:02:55,742 --> 00:02:58,404Life shapes themin wondrous ways.

1600:02:58,478 --> 00:03:02,107Often beautiful, sometimeswith flaws, but all quite rare.

1700:03:02,849 --> 00:03:04,874Such a one was Lon Chaney.

1800:03:06,286 --> 00:03:10,780

With his God-given talent, he didmore than just portray 1,000 faces.

1900:03:11,324 --> 00:03:14,851He illuminated certain darkcorners of the human spirit.

2000:03:15,595 --> 00:03:18,530He showed the worldthe souls of those people

2100:03:18,598 --> 00:03:21,192who are born differentfrom the rest.

2200:03:22,502 --> 00:03:25,596To understand why he was destined forthis, we would only have to go back

2300:03:25,672 --> 00:03:29,506to any day in his boyhood, in

the town of Colorado Springs.

2400:03:30,210 --> 00:03:32,201Not a very easy boyhood,

2500:03:32,579 --> 00:03:35,241for his parentswere different.


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2600:03:35,748 --> 00:03:37,477Lon! You've beenfighting again.

2700:03:37,550 --> 00:03:40,781Ma and Pa don't care if kidsmake fun of them, why should you?

2800:03:40,853 --> 00:03:43,014Go play with your dolls!

2900:04:03,676 --> 00:04:04,734What happened?

3000:04:04,811 --> 00:04:06,779It's always the same,isn't it?

3100:04:09,983 --> 00:04:12,042I better go help.

3200:04:28,067 --> 00:04:33,334Don't be angry. Feel sorry forthose who do not understand like you.

3300:04:34,574 --> 00:04:36,565They're no good!

3400:04:36,876 --> 00:04:39,470Go wash.

3500:05:02,168 --> 00:05:05,262Lon! Hey, Chaney!Stone wants you!

3600:05:07,006 --> 00:05:09,531Tell him I'll be therein a second.

3700:05:24,357 --> 00:05:26,188What's up?Ask the boss!

3800:05:35,168 --> 00:05:37,068Listen to them, they'restamping holes in the floor.


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3900:05:37,136 --> 00:05:38,501Where's Cleva?Dressing.

4000:05:38,571 --> 00:05:41,540One song. One song, while weget set up for the acrobats,

4100:05:41,607 --> 00:05:43,973and she's never ready. I paida lot of money for this curtain.

4200:05:44,043 --> 00:05:45,476I pay your wifeto stand in front of it.

4300:05:45,545 --> 00:05:47,604All right,

you made your point.4400:05:51,751 --> 00:05:54,413She holds us up again,she's through!

4500:05:54,487 --> 00:05:55,476Cleva, sweetheart.

4600:05:55,555 --> 00:05:57,216

I know, I know.4700:05:57,290 --> 00:05:58,279I'm late again.

4800:05:58,358 --> 00:05:59,882Take it easy, now. Easy.

4900:06:02,895 --> 00:06:04,658All right, hurry up!

5000:06:09,268 --> 00:06:10,565Now, it's all right,sweet, we'll fix it.

5100:06:10,636 --> 00:06:11,967It's ruined.We'll fix it. We'll fix it.


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5200:06:12,038 --> 00:06:13,903Never mind. Never mind.

5300:06:14,207 --> 00:06:16,198That does it.She's out!

5400:06:27,086 --> 00:06:28,747What are you doing?

5500:06:31,657 --> 00:06:32,681You want somebodyin front of that

5600:06:32,759 --> 00:06:33,783very expensive curtain,don't you?

5700:06:33,860 --> 00:06:35,760You've already been on.

5800:08:59,805 --> 00:09:01,966That's more like it.That stays in.

5900:09:02,041 --> 00:09:03,065You like the bit?

6000:09:03,142 --> 00:09:05,872Well, here, it's yours,you can have it.

6100:09:06,579 --> 00:09:07,876Hey, Lon!

6200:09:08,581 --> 00:09:10,776Lon, we cantalk this over.

6300:09:10,850 --> 00:09:12,010I'm sorry, sorry.

6400:09:12,518 --> 00:09:14,645You fired her,you fired me.


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6500:09:23,062 --> 00:09:24,461That piker!

6600:09:26,465 --> 00:09:30,458Paying us off in potato peelingsand wanted us to take a $10 cut.

6700:09:30,536 --> 00:09:33,130Well, I wish youcould have heard me.

6800:09:33,573 --> 00:09:34,733I told him.

6900:09:34,807 --> 00:09:35,865Lon, you didn't quit?

7000:09:35,942 --> 00:09:37,204

We both quit.7100:09:37,276 --> 00:09:41,178We're gonna get off this wreckbefore it goes down with all hands.

7200:09:41,247 --> 00:09:43,010It's because of me,isn't it?

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00:09:43,082 --> 00:09:44,310Uh-uh-uh.

7400:09:44,383 --> 00:09:48,285Don't let those get on the floor.Be over our heads in no time.

7500:09:50,790 --> 00:09:52,280Lon, what're we going to do?

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00:09:52,358 --> 00:09:53,416There are other shows,

7700:09:53,492 --> 00:09:57,724and maybe we can land in a dressing roomwhere we won't have to wear hip boots.

7800:09:57,797 --> 00:09:59,560


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Maybe San Francisco.

7900:10:00,900 --> 00:10:02,299Why San Francisco?

8000:10:02,368 --> 00:10:04,495The offer you gotfrom Kolb and Dill.

8100:10:04,937 --> 00:10:07,405I found the telegramin your suit.

8200:10:08,407 --> 00:10:12,503They didn't want me, either, didthey? That's why you turned it down.

8300:10:12,578 --> 00:10:14,603We can have

Kolb and Dill anytime.8400:10:14,680 --> 00:10:15,704We can do better.Leave it to me.

8500:10:15,781 --> 00:10:18,113Take it, Lon.Wire them tonight.

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00:10:20,319 --> 00:10:22,651You want me to?Hmm? You sure?

8700:10:24,156 --> 00:10:27,990In a few months I won't havemuch of a specialty anyway,

8800:10:28,060 --> 00:10:31,120unless they'd like towatch me folding diapers.

8900:10:36,002 --> 00:10:38,971Sweetheart. Sweetheart.

9000:10:40,172 --> 00:10:43,630This is wonderful! Wonderful!

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00:10:44,610 --> 00:10:46,339Your feet dry?

9200:10:49,148 --> 00:10:51,708Wait till the folkshear about this.

9300:10:52,551 --> 00:10:54,576What a Christmas present.

9400:10:56,355 --> 00:10:57,652I'll wire them tonight.

9500:10:57,723 --> 00:10:59,156Why not tell them, instead?

9600:10:59,225 --> 00:11:01,193Tell them?

9700:11:01,260 --> 00:11:02,625I want to meetyour family, Lon.

9800:11:04,296 --> 00:11:06,093Well, but... Yeah,but we haven't got time.

9900:11:06,165 --> 00:11:07,154We gotta get to the coast.

10000:11:07,233 --> 00:11:08,791We've got a whole week.

10100:11:08,868 --> 00:11:12,133They didn't want you tillafter the first of the year.

10200:11:12,872 --> 00:11:15,272And I want to make this

Christmas special,

10300:11:15,341 --> 00:11:17,866in a home, instead of a hotel room.

10400:11:18,744 --> 00:11:20,268Yeah, sure, I know,but you see, sweetheart...


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10500:11:20,346 --> 00:11:22,576Lon, is it me?

10600:11:23,849 --> 00:11:26,249Are you ashamedto take me home?

10700:11:26,318 --> 00:11:28,650Now, what kind of talkis that?

10800:11:28,721 --> 00:11:29,949Well, then, please.

10900:11:30,790 --> 00:11:34,157You're supposed to humoran expectant mother, you know?

11000:11:36,295 --> 00:11:39,025Yeah, well,

11100:11:39,765 --> 00:11:41,756if that's what you want,

11200:11:43,836 --> 00:11:45,303home we go.

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00:11:59,752 --> 00:12:00,844Lon, I'm scared.

11400:12:00,920 --> 00:12:01,944They're gonnalove you very much.

11500:12:02,021 --> 00:12:04,546Just remember that. Hey!

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00:12:04,623 --> 00:12:06,591Welcome to Colorado Springs!

11700:12:07,893 --> 00:12:09,383Cleva, my brother, John.Hello.

11800:12:09,462 --> 00:12:13,159


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Say, you're the prettiest Christmaspresent anybody ever brought home.

11900:12:13,232 --> 00:12:14,699I said that at the train.

12000:12:14,767 --> 00:12:15,893How'd you get so lucky?

12100:12:15,968 --> 00:12:18,300She found meon her door step.

12200:12:18,370 --> 00:12:20,167Good to see you.Let me help you.

12300:12:20,239 --> 00:12:21,729No, I'll get them.

12400:12:26,479 --> 00:12:29,141Lon. Oh, Lon.

12500:12:29,982 --> 00:12:31,643Well, how's myfavorite sister?

12600:12:31,717 --> 00:12:33,912Your only sister's

just fine.12700:12:34,253 --> 00:12:36,915Well, here she is, Carrie.

12800:12:36,989 --> 00:12:38,650Lon didn't exaggeratein his letters.

12900:12:38,958 --> 00:12:40,448

She's lovely.

13000:12:41,527 --> 00:12:42,824Hi.Hi.

13100:12:42,895 --> 00:12:45,125Hey, look here, now.


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Look here. Hmm?

13200:12:45,197 --> 00:12:47,028I was in a show once calledRing In The Dawn.

13300:12:47,099 --> 00:12:49,693Folded in three nights. Theypaid me off with the bell.

13400:12:55,474 --> 00:12:57,305Folks around?Out on a shopping spree.

13500:12:57,376 --> 00:12:59,844They wanted to getsomething special for Cleva.

13600:12:59,912 --> 00:13:01,038

They shouldn'thave done that.

13700:13:01,113 --> 00:13:02,239No way to stop them.

13800:13:02,314 --> 00:13:05,044After all, they don't meet anew daughter-in-law every day.

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00:13:05,117 --> 00:13:08,553Here, let me take your things.Lon, you've got your old room back.

14000:13:08,621 --> 00:13:10,851George and I are doubling up.Just like old times.

14100:13:10,923 --> 00:13:14,916Yeah, he snores worse than ever.What a Christmas this is gonna be.

14200:13:14,994 --> 00:13:16,484For you.Hey!

14300:13:16,929 --> 00:13:18,226Got it?Yeah.


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14400:13:21,233 --> 00:13:22,257Here.

14500:13:24,136 --> 00:13:26,297I'm not the onlyhoofer in the family.

14600:13:26,372 --> 00:13:28,932The folks won thisin a waltz contest.

14700:13:29,008 --> 00:13:30,032It's beautiful.

14800:13:30,109 --> 00:13:32,441It was the proudestnight in our lives.

14900:13:32,511 --> 00:13:35,776How are they? No different,Lon. Great! You know.

15000:13:38,317 --> 00:13:39,648Is Christmasalways like this?

15100:13:39,718 --> 00:13:41,913Like what? To the right.

15200:13:42,655 --> 00:13:45,556You know, so much fuss, so warm.

15300:13:46,759 --> 00:13:49,125Always that waywith the Chaneys.

15400:13:49,195 --> 00:13:52,255Not with the Creightons.

Ma hired out.

15500:13:52,331 --> 00:13:54,799Holidays, she'dwork her hardest.

15600:13:54,867 --> 00:13:58,769I used to wait up for her, and we'd


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pretend there was a tree in the corner

15700:13:58,838 --> 00:14:01,830with a lot of presentswrapped in red ribbons.

15800:14:02,908 --> 00:14:06,708Sweetheart, from here in,it's all gonna be red ribbons.

15900:14:08,080 --> 00:14:11,675Tell me, you ever done any lakefishing through a hole in the ice?

16000:14:11,750 --> 00:14:13,547Never fished in my life.

16100:14:13,619 --> 00:14:15,086Never fished in your life?

16200:14:15,154 --> 00:14:16,587Well, it's about timeyou got started.

16300:14:16,655 --> 00:14:18,486You can't be admittedto the Chaney clan

16400:14:18,557 --> 00:14:20,752

until you've caughtyour first mountain trout.

16500:14:20,826 --> 00:14:22,794Well, anyway, I can try.

16600:14:24,163 --> 00:14:25,562What is it?

16700:14:25,631 --> 00:14:27,258

Folks are coming.

16800:14:27,466 --> 00:14:28,865I didn't hear anything.

16900:14:28,934 --> 00:14:30,026I did.


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17000:14:32,304 --> 00:14:33,931Cleva...Hmm?

17100:15:45,844 --> 00:15:48,870Cleva, my mother and father.

17200:15:50,849 --> 00:15:52,373How do you do?

17300:15:54,920 --> 00:15:56,410Dinner's ready.

17400:16:07,333 --> 00:16:08,357Cleva.

17500:16:08,434 --> 00:16:10,834Lon, they're deaf...

Cleva! Please.17600:16:13,038 --> 00:16:15,666Don't let themsee that look. Please.

17700:16:43,002 --> 00:16:44,196Grace.

17800:16:53,679 --> 00:16:56,614

Dear God, bless thisfood and this house.

17900:16:59,885 --> 00:17:03,412And thank you for the giftof your son and my sons.

18000:17:08,627 --> 00:17:10,424And for my daughters.

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00:17:13,198 --> 00:17:15,757Amen.

18200:17:17,469 --> 00:17:20,302Pa says it's for the wanderingson to slice the bird.

18300:17:20,372 --> 00:17:22,863


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All right, well, let'ssee, now. No prompting.

18400:17:22,941 --> 00:17:25,409Now, Mom, white meat. Dad,dark, and heavy on the gravy.

18500:17:25,477 --> 00:17:27,468John and Carrie,drumsticks or wings,

18600:17:27,546 --> 00:17:28,877and George, because you'rethe baby of the family,

18700:17:30,049 --> 00:17:31,516Last part over the fence.

18800:17:40,459 --> 00:17:41,949

What's wrong?18900:17:52,638 --> 00:17:53,969Cleva.

19000:17:55,207 --> 00:17:57,368Why didn't youtell me, Lon?

19100:18:12,591 --> 00:18:14,923

I wanted to, sweetheart.19200:18:14,993 --> 00:18:17,655I tried, but I was scared.

19300:18:18,697 --> 00:18:21,564I tried, but I couldn't.

19400:18:31,977 --> 00:18:34,775All right, all right, I'll tell you.

19500:18:36,215 --> 00:18:39,378I couldn't, because I thoughtit would be the end of us.

19600:18:39,451 --> 00:18:41,851Because I was afraidto lose you.


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19700:18:43,255 --> 00:18:47,191I thought if you saw them, justanother family, like any other...

19800:18:50,829 --> 00:18:54,356Was it that hardto look at them, Cleva?

19900:18:54,433 --> 00:18:55,923I couldn't stand it.

20000:18:56,001 --> 00:18:57,366Why? Becausethey're different?

20100:18:57,436 --> 00:18:59,529Because they can't speak?Does that make them freaks?

20200:18:59,605 --> 00:19:01,368Don't shout, Lon!They can't hear me!

20300:19:01,440 --> 00:19:02,771What did you expect of me?

20400:19:02,841 --> 00:19:04,934That I was going to accept

things all in a minute?20500:19:05,010 --> 00:19:06,034You grew up with them.

20600:19:06,111 --> 00:19:07,408They've talked to meall my life.

20700:19:07,479 --> 00:19:09,208

With their hands!Yes, I can hear them.

20800:19:09,281 --> 00:19:11,772I've always heard them.Then ask them about my baby.

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Ask them what my baby's goingto be like. Will it be like them?

21000:19:16,121 --> 00:19:19,022It's in your blood, Lon.It can happen again!

21100:19:19,091 --> 00:19:22,527I don't want to have it!I don't want to have it!

21200:19:22,594 --> 00:19:25,563I don't want to bemother to a dumb thing!

21300:20:15,447 --> 00:20:19,611You don't understand. It's yourresponsibility to tell your wife.

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00:20:20,152 --> 00:20:24,987Are you afraid? Or ashamed? Youmust ask your wife to forgive you.

21500:20:25,424 --> 00:20:28,723Words are not important.

21600:20:37,269 --> 00:20:39,897Now!

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00:21:25,784 --> 00:21:28,685I'm sorry, sweetheart.It was all my fault.

21800:21:29,621 --> 00:21:32,181Mom is right,I should have told you.

21900:21:32,858 --> 00:21:36,089Cleva, pleasetry to understand.

22000:21:37,529 --> 00:21:39,827This didn't startjust tonight.

22100:21:40,299 --> 00:21:44,030All my life, I've had it. Allmy life, it's been the same.


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22200:21:44,102 --> 00:21:47,162Kids tagging after my fatherand mother, making signs,

22300:21:47,239 --> 00:21:49,969yelling, "Hey, dummy!Hey, dummy!"

22400:21:50,942 --> 00:21:53,433So proud they could speak,they had to be cruel.

22500:21:53,512 --> 00:21:56,481Until I was eight, Inever talked in the street,

22600:21:56,548 --> 00:21:59,574just to make them think I couldn't,

and when they yelled at me,22700:21:59,651 --> 00:22:01,983I paid them backfor my father and mother,

22800:22:02,054 --> 00:22:04,147and I grew uppaying them back.

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00:22:06,358 --> 00:22:10,419Cleva, can youever forgive me?

23000:22:12,631 --> 00:22:14,326It doesn't matter.

23100:22:14,399 --> 00:22:17,630Sweetheart, our baby's gonnabe all right. You'll see.

23200:22:17,703 --> 00:22:21,332Why, we've got a houseful of voiceshere. John, Carrie and George.

23300:22:21,406 --> 00:22:24,739It didn't happen to any of us, andit won't happen to our kid, either.


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23400:22:24,810 --> 00:22:26,209Believe me.

23500:22:29,648 --> 00:22:32,276Cleva, sweetheart,

23600:22:34,753 --> 00:22:36,380I want that baby.

23700:22:39,758 --> 00:22:40,986I don't.

23800:22:44,029 --> 00:22:45,724But I'll have it.

23900:23:03,181 --> 00:23:04,375Thanks.

24000:23:18,597 --> 00:23:20,690Good.Fair.

24100:23:20,766 --> 00:23:21,994Magician?

24200:23:22,067 --> 00:23:23,329Press agent.

24300:23:23,402 --> 00:23:24,460I'm Lon Chaney.

24400:23:24,536 --> 00:23:27,266Oh, yes, yes. We've been waiting for you.

24500:23:27,339 --> 00:23:28,829I'm Clarence Locan.

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00:23:28,907 --> 00:23:31,876I'll see that your name isspelled right in the papers.

24700:23:31,943 --> 00:23:33,877Mr. Dill, Chaney's here.

24800:23:34,613 --> 00:23:36,877


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Okay, girls, on your feet, on your feet!

24900:23:36,948 --> 00:23:39,280And look like swans,not ducks!

25000:23:39,918 --> 00:23:41,283Take it againfrom the top.

25100:23:41,353 --> 00:23:43,480Okay, girls.With long necks.

25200:23:50,896 --> 00:23:53,490Glad you got here, Chaney,but just for the records,

25300:23:53,565 --> 00:23:55,897

with Kolb and Dill, rehearsalsare just like a performance.

25400:23:55,967 --> 00:23:57,025They start on time.

25500:23:57,102 --> 00:23:58,194I'm sorry, Mr. Dill,

25600:23:58,270 --> 00:23:59,430

but I was gettingsettled in a new house.

25700:23:59,504 --> 00:24:01,495Needed a special kind ofplace out in the country,

25800:24:01,573 --> 00:24:04,906far away from everything.You see, I'm having a baby.

25900:24:04,976 --> 00:24:07,740Okay, I love childrenas much as the next man,

26000:24:07,813 --> 00:24:09,940but don't let ithappen again.


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26100:24:10,015 --> 00:24:11,482Rehearsals, I mean.I won't.

26200:24:11,550 --> 00:24:13,609Starting a baby album?No, press book.

26300:24:13,685 --> 00:24:15,448Saves a lot of talk.

26400:24:19,324 --> 00:24:20,348Hmm.

26500:24:20,425 --> 00:24:22,325Your sketches?Yes.

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00:24:22,394 --> 00:24:23,918Do a little scenery too,if it's needed.

26700:24:25,096 --> 00:24:26,723Not bad.

26800:24:26,798 --> 00:24:28,197I hear you doa pretty good dumb act.

26900:24:28,266 --> 00:24:30,166I've been doing thatsince I was a kid.

27000:24:30,235 --> 00:24:32,294Where'd you learn it?Parents.

27100:24:32,370 --> 00:24:34,634Show business?

Mmm-hmm. Deaf.

27200:24:36,842 --> 00:24:38,139Mutes?

27300:24:39,644 --> 00:24:44,138Well, don't let it bother you,Mr. Dill. It doesn't bother them.


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27400:24:44,216 --> 00:24:45,513Well, shall we go to work?

27500:24:45,584 --> 00:24:46,608Come on, Lon,

27600:24:46,685 --> 00:24:49,210I'll show youto the dressing room.

27700:25:32,664 --> 00:25:34,928Do you want meto turn it off?

27800:25:35,600 --> 00:25:37,693No, no, it's all right.

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00:25:37,769 --> 00:25:39,168Just tell me, if you do.

28000:25:40,539 --> 00:25:43,133Cleva, if you like to hear it, it's fine.

28100:25:44,309 --> 00:25:48,177But I don't like to hearit, Lon, that's the point.

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00:25:48,246 --> 00:25:52,182I don't really want tohear it. I'd rather talk!

28300:25:52,651 --> 00:25:56,849About what you're doing at thetheater, the weather, anything.

28400:25:58,089 --> 00:26:02,526Month after month, it's"Hello" and "Good night,"

28500:26:02,994 --> 00:26:05,189and nothing in between.

28600:26:05,764 --> 00:26:09,325Cleva, we keep tryingto talk to each other.


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28700:26:09,935 --> 00:26:12,335If I tell you we hada good matinee,

28800:26:12,404 --> 00:26:16,067you ask about the kids in theaudience, how they liked it,

28900:26:16,141 --> 00:26:18,132how much noise they made.

29000:26:19,578 --> 00:26:21,205We always get backto the same thing.

29100:26:21,279 --> 00:26:22,303Now it's my fault!

292

00:26:22,380 --> 00:26:23,404I didn't say that.

29300:26:23,481 --> 00:26:25,244It's what you meant.

29400:26:27,552 --> 00:26:30,385It's this place.It's like being buried.

295

00:26:31,122 --> 00:26:33,522No one around,nobody to talk to.

29600:26:34,225 --> 00:26:37,422Why couldn't we have stayed in thecity like everybody else in the show,

29700:26:37,495 --> 00:26:40,328where there's some life,some excitement?

29800:26:40,799 --> 00:26:45,236Or would that have beentoo normal? Is that it, Lon?

29900:26:45,737 --> 00:26:48,672Are you trying to get meused to the silence?


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30000:26:49,574 --> 00:26:53,567Cleva, the doctor saysthere's every reason to expect

30100:26:53,645 --> 00:26:55,840that everythingis going to be fine.

30200:26:55,914 --> 00:26:59,475There's nothing...Nothing to be afraid of.

30300:26:59,551 --> 00:27:01,883Maybe you can bestrong about it.

30400:27:01,953 --> 00:27:04,717I can't. I'm scared.

30500:27:06,725 --> 00:27:09,023So scared I could scream.

30600:27:33,551 --> 00:27:36,543Dummy! Dummy! Dummy!

30700:27:54,072 --> 00:27:56,040Go back to sleep, Cleva.

30800:28:29,407 --> 00:28:33,275Lon, I did hear him cry?

30900:28:33,845 --> 00:28:35,472I wasn't asleep?

31000:28:35,547 --> 00:28:36,809No, you heard him.

311

00:28:36,881 --> 00:28:40,009Mrs. Chaney, when a babyis picked up by the heels

31200:28:40,085 --> 00:28:43,248and slapped on the rump,he's bound to resent it.

313


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00:28:43,888 --> 00:28:45,321Then he's all right.

31400:28:50,562 --> 00:28:51,961What is it?

31500:28:52,630 --> 00:28:55,030Cleva, the baby cried,but there's...

31600:28:55,100 --> 00:28:58,433It's a little too soon to knowfor certain if he can hear.

31700:28:58,503 --> 00:29:01,529The fact that he criedis no indication.

31800:29:01,606 --> 00:29:04,632

When we know definitelythat he reacts to sound,

31900:29:04,709 --> 00:29:07,439we can be surethat he'll learn to speak.

32000:29:08,246 --> 00:29:10,214We won't know fora couple of weeks.

32100:29:10,281 --> 00:29:12,647He's a fine boy,Mrs. Chaney.

32200:29:12,984 --> 00:29:16,715Would you like to see him? I'llhave the nurse bring him in.

32300:29:37,642 --> 00:29:38,700Mr. Chaney?

32400:29:38,777 --> 00:29:40,244That's right.

32500:29:47,652 --> 00:29:50,587If there's an answer,I can take it with me.


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32600:29:53,191 --> 00:29:55,386What is it, Lon?

32700:29:55,460 --> 00:29:57,121From the folks.They're worried.

32800:29:57,195 --> 00:30:01,131They haven't heard from us sincethe night the baby was born.

32900:30:01,199 --> 00:30:03,531What are yougoing to tell them?

33000:30:08,306 --> 00:30:09,637No answer.

331

00:30:18,216 --> 00:30:19,945He's still sleeping.

33200:30:21,152 --> 00:30:24,053The doorbell woke me,but he didn't hear it.

33300:30:45,009 --> 00:30:47,910God, I have neverasked for anything before,

33400:30:47,979 --> 00:30:51,073but this I want morethan anything in my life.

33500:30:54,085 --> 00:30:56,349Do you have topray like that?

33600:30:56,421 --> 00:30:58,855Do you have to

keep me out of it?

33700:30:59,858 --> 00:31:02,793I wouldn't know how to mean it any other way.

33800:31:05,830 --> 00:31:11,894Please, let my babyhear and talk.


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33900:31:12,804 --> 00:31:17,207Please, God, please. Amen.

34000:31:46,071 --> 00:31:48,505Lon! Lon, he heard you!

34100:31:50,942 --> 00:31:56,039I'm sorry. I'm sorry, my son.I'm sorry, sorry, sorry.

34200:31:57,649 --> 00:32:00,846That's the last timeanybody will ever scare you.

34300:32:01,086 --> 00:32:02,917No, no, no.

344

00:32:17,169 --> 00:32:18,602Wait, please.

34500:32:26,278 --> 00:32:29,076Hello, Mrs. Chaney,and the big fella.

34600:32:29,147 --> 00:32:31,877Well, it's about timeyouse coming to see us again.

34700:32:31,950 --> 00:32:33,315Growing like a weed,ain't he?

34800:32:33,385 --> 00:32:34,943Scotty, would you takeCreighton to his father

34900:32:35,020 --> 00:32:36,612and tell him I'll see

them both at home tonight?

35000:32:36,688 --> 00:32:38,781Well, now, there's a coupleof minutes before he goes on.

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No, no, I'm late already.

35200:32:40,325 --> 00:32:43,089Just tell him,please. Thanks.

35300:32:43,161 --> 00:32:44,594Well, come on, Creighton.

35400:32:45,297 --> 00:32:46,321Hi!

35500:32:47,199 --> 00:32:49,394What's the matter? Cat got your tongue? Nope.

35600:32:49,468 --> 00:32:53,165Just quiet like your daddy,huh? Can't you even say hello?

35700:32:53,238 --> 00:32:55,206Hi.That's much better.

35800:32:55,273 --> 00:32:57,002Now no flirting withthe dancing girls, sonny.

35900:32:57,075 --> 00:32:59,908Come on, let's go

find your daddy, okay?36000:33:03,648 --> 00:33:07,584Well, look who's here! Hi,wait a minute. Wait a minute.

36100:33:07,953 --> 00:33:10,183Girls, come on,now. Come on.

362

00:33:13,024 --> 00:33:15,254Mr. Chaney,you have company.

36300:33:18,363 --> 00:33:20,194Daddy! Daddy!

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My boy, my boy. My boy!

36500:33:23,235 --> 00:33:25,499My boy, my boy, my boy!

36600:33:25,570 --> 00:33:28,130Uncle Clarence, did you bring me a present?

36700:33:28,206 --> 00:33:31,972Well, you came to see us, you remember?This kid's gonna get along swell!

36800:33:32,043 --> 00:33:34,034Where's your mother? Mrs.Chaney had an appointment.

36900:33:34,112 --> 00:33:36,808She said she'd see youat home tonight.

37000:33:39,985 --> 00:33:43,614I'll take care of him whileyou're on. He's my new fellow.

37100:33:45,123 --> 00:33:46,112Thanks, Miss Bennett.

37200:33:46,191 --> 00:33:47,852That's all right.

37300:33:49,361 --> 00:33:51,124Creighton, come here.

37400:34:14,319 --> 00:34:15,684Here we go.

37500:34:27,232 --> 00:34:30,224Daddy, show me a story.

37600:34:30,302 --> 00:34:33,499Now, way too lateand you're much too sleepy.

37700:34:34,005 --> 00:34:36,132Please, just one, Daddy.

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00:34:37,642 --> 00:34:41,908The one you said was Grandma'sfavorite, Old Lady Murgatroyd.

37900:34:42,380 --> 00:34:44,177Old Lady Murgatroyd?Yeah.

38000:34:44,249 --> 00:34:47,241I'll tell you what.Now we'll have a race.

38100:34:47,319 --> 00:34:51,346You get into these, and gettucked in by the time I'm ready.

38200:34:51,723 --> 00:34:53,486Okay.It's a race.

38300:35:06,204 --> 00:35:07,671Come on, now.

38400:35:10,308 --> 00:35:13,971Faster than that! You hear?

38500:36:50,008 --> 00:36:52,977And now, young man,young man, you go to sleep.

38600:36:53,044 --> 00:36:57,037And go to sleep right now, do youhear me? Go to sleep right now.

38700:38:09,954 --> 00:38:11,421Well, say it.

38800:38:15,493 --> 00:38:18,519All right, I'm working. I took a job.

38900:38:20,165 --> 00:38:22,065I'm singing at Lait's.

39000:38:24,035 --> 00:38:25,866What about Creighton?

39100:38:27,005 --> 00:38:29,769


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I found a woman,a wonderful woman.

39200:38:29,841 --> 00:38:31,536She'll come in the morningand be with him till I get up,

39300:38:31,609 --> 00:38:33,304and then she'll stayuntil you come home at night.

39400:38:33,378 --> 00:38:35,039Except Thursdays.

39500:38:35,847 --> 00:38:37,712What do we do on Thursdays?

39600:38:37,782 --> 00:38:39,647Give him a dime and let him go on the town?

39700:38:39,717 --> 00:38:42,515You can take himto the theater with you.

39800:38:43,087 --> 00:38:45,317Don't make itsound so awful.

39900:38:49,561 --> 00:38:50,892

Mommy?40000:38:53,565 --> 00:38:56,500Yes, sweetheart, I'm here.

40100:38:56,568 --> 00:38:58,729Did you bring me anything?

40200:38:58,803 --> 00:39:01,465No, I didn't, baby.

There wasn't...

40300:39:01,539 --> 00:39:04,099Oh, yes, I did, too.

40400:39:05,009 --> 00:39:07,034See here. Look.


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40500:39:07,412 --> 00:39:09,175What does it do?

40600:39:09,247 --> 00:39:10,271It's a nugget.

40700:39:10,348 --> 00:39:12,748A real gold nugget.

40800:39:13,184 --> 00:39:14,412Gosh!

40900:39:16,154 --> 00:39:17,849Where'd you get it?

41000:39:20,091 --> 00:39:21,820A customer had a littlebit too much champagne.

41100:39:21,893 --> 00:39:23,918He gave it to me for luck.

41200:39:29,667 --> 00:39:32,329Good night, Son.Go back to sleep.

41300:39:37,275 --> 00:39:39,470I'll save it

for you, darling.41400:39:51,522 --> 00:39:54,719The gold rush is over. You'requitting Lait's tomorrow.

41500:39:54,792 --> 00:39:56,817You're not leaving my sonin the hands of a stranger.

416

00:39:56,895 --> 00:40:00,387Lon, she's experienced. Takescare of children all the time.

41700:40:00,465 --> 00:40:03,025And what's wrong with mywanting to do something?

418


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00:40:03,101 --> 00:40:04,432Lots of womenhave careers.

41900:40:04,502 --> 00:40:06,197Creighton is moreimportant than a career.

42000:40:06,271 --> 00:40:08,637There's time for both.

42100:40:10,608 --> 00:40:15,602They liked me tonight,and I like their liking me.

42200:40:17,782 --> 00:40:19,716It's what I want to do.

42300:40:20,652 --> 00:40:22,882

Maybe when the boy's older.42400:40:22,954 --> 00:40:26,788How much older, Lon? When?How tall must he be?

42500:40:27,458 --> 00:40:30,393I'm sick of being alone,never seeing anyone.

426

00:40:30,862 --> 00:40:33,160Sometimes I get the feelingthat Creighton and I

42700:40:33,231 --> 00:40:35,256are the only two peoplein the world.

42800:40:35,333 --> 00:40:36,823I am homeevery minute I can be.

42900:40:36,901 --> 00:40:39,392Only to be withyour son, not me.

43000:40:39,470 --> 00:40:42,530I might as well be1,000 miles away.


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43100:40:42,607 --> 00:40:44,768We've become strangers, Lon.

43200:40:45,743 --> 00:40:49,338Maybe it's because I oncesaid I didn't want your child.

43300:40:49,414 --> 00:40:51,314You can't forgive me.

43400:40:51,382 --> 00:40:55,614Well, I love him too, but I've gotto make some kind of life of my own.

43500:40:55,687 --> 00:40:59,851I have the chance now, and you'renot going to take it away from me.

43600:41:00,191 --> 00:41:02,989We haven't finishedtalking about this.

43700:41:03,061 --> 00:41:07,020Surprise, Lon. For once, Idon't want to talk anymore.

43800:41:14,639 --> 00:41:17,733If you liked me any better,

I couldn't stand it.43900:41:18,977 --> 00:41:20,001Then we are friends?

44000:41:20,078 --> 00:41:21,204Friends.

44100:41:23,848 --> 00:41:26,078What a sour face.

He didn't like us tonight.

44200:41:26,150 --> 00:41:27,481Not a smile.

44300:41:31,656 --> 00:41:32,714Watch this.


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44400:41:34,592 --> 00:41:38,426Flowers. Butterflies.I can't. I can't.

44500:41:44,836 --> 00:41:48,897You see? I made it! Thesneeze goes back into the act.

44600:41:48,973 --> 00:41:53,137Yeah, already he's a critic.Creighton, what's with you?

44700:41:53,211 --> 00:41:56,977With me? It's fine.Hiya, Pop, what's with you?

44800:41:58,783 --> 00:42:02,844You know, pretty soon we put him inthe act, and then he's got to laugh!

44900:42:02,920 --> 00:42:04,945Past your bedtime, Son.I'll take him, Lon.

45000:42:05,023 --> 00:42:08,515See, what did I tell you? Weput the sneeze back into the act.

45100:42:16,534 --> 00:42:19,970

Lon, you seen this? Look.45200:42:22,206 --> 00:42:26,336The whole show's built around her.Not bad after three months, huh?

45300:42:27,311 --> 00:42:29,643Well, you're going,aren't you?

454

00:42:29,714 --> 00:42:30,874No.

45500:42:30,948 --> 00:42:33,473Look, Lon, I can takeCreighton home with me.

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We get along great.I tell him whoppers,

45700:42:36,788 --> 00:42:39,552and the bigger the whopper,the better he likes it.

45800:42:39,624 --> 00:42:42,650This is a big night for her.You should go.

45900:42:43,327 --> 00:42:44,988I was not invited.

46000:42:46,164 --> 00:42:47,893Where are you going?

46100:42:47,965 --> 00:42:50,729Just down to the

drugstore for a minute.46200:42:54,539 --> 00:42:56,370Now, Lon,don't get panicky.

46300:42:56,441 --> 00:42:58,875When I wasn't looking, Rubyloaded him with ice cream.

464

00:42:58,943 --> 00:43:02,344His little stomach's justa little upset, that's all.

46500:43:03,614 --> 00:43:04,603See?

46600:43:06,651 --> 00:43:10,212Clarence, will you run downto the drugstore?

46700:43:10,288 --> 00:43:12,085Tell the druggist Creightonhas an upset stomach.

46800:43:12,156 --> 00:43:13,145Have him fix something.

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00:43:13,224 --> 00:43:14,350Sure.

47000:43:18,062 --> 00:43:20,087Hazel, a favor?

47100:43:21,632 --> 00:43:23,463I've got to gosomeplace after the show.

47200:43:23,534 --> 00:43:25,024Will you take careof the boy till I get back?

47300:43:25,103 --> 00:43:27,867Of course. And, Lon, don't worry.

47400:43:27,939 --> 00:43:30,669He'll be sound asleep by the

time you come back for him.47500:43:30,741 --> 00:43:34,370From now on he's going tosleep at home, where he belongs.

47600:43:40,585 --> 00:43:43,315The last thing I want to do is tocause you any trouble, Mr. Lait.

477

00:43:43,387 --> 00:43:47,687But I've got my problem, and it'sthe only way I know how to handle it.

47800:43:47,758 --> 00:43:51,751I'll be sorry to lose her,Mr. Chaney, but I understand.

47900:43:52,697 --> 00:43:55,097I got a couple of kidsof my own.

48000:44:27,131 --> 00:44:28,291Wait outside, Louisa.

48100:44:28,366 --> 00:44:29,526Yes, ma'am.

482


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00:44:35,306 --> 00:44:37,331Afraid she can'tsee you now, Mr. Darrow.

48300:44:37,408 --> 00:44:39,308Louisa, have youno romance in your soul?

48400:44:39,377 --> 00:44:42,540Must you spend your entirelife keeping us apart?

48500:44:43,114 --> 00:44:44,240Excuse me.

48600:44:44,315 --> 00:44:46,374I'll just bea few minutes, Bill.

487

00:44:46,450 --> 00:44:50,147I thought you might need these.The others are an hour old.

48800:44:52,790 --> 00:44:53,848I'll wait outside.

48900:44:53,925 --> 00:44:55,517Oh, no. No, please, Bill.

490

00:44:55,593 --> 00:44:57,686I'll join you at the table.

49100:45:07,004 --> 00:45:08,335Bill, huh?

49200:45:09,407 --> 00:45:11,432He's an important customer.

49300:45:11,509 --> 00:45:12,703

Evidently.

49400:45:13,144 --> 00:45:15,772Get your things. We're pickingup Creighton at the theater.

49500:45:15,846 --> 00:45:18,212I'm not through. I've


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got another number to do.

49600:45:18,282 --> 00:45:21,046You're off the payroll.You've been replaced.

49700:45:21,118 --> 00:45:23,882What are you talking about?I went over big tonight.

49800:45:23,955 --> 00:45:26,685Maybe this won't interest you, butwhile you were going over so big,

49900:45:26,757 --> 00:45:29,521your son was lying sickin a theater dressing room.

50000:45:29,594 --> 00:45:32,791

What is it? Did you get a doctor? No.50100:45:32,863 --> 00:45:35,127He doesn't need a doctor.He needs his mother.

50200:45:35,199 --> 00:45:37,224Someone to see to it he eats theright food, at the right time,

503

00:45:37,301 --> 00:45:39,929at the right place,in his home.

50400:45:40,404 --> 00:45:42,235I've got a cab waiting.

50500:45:45,810 --> 00:45:48,074You had me fired.

506

00:45:49,880 --> 00:45:53,976Damn you! Damn you! Damn you!

50700:46:00,858 --> 00:46:02,985What's the trouble, Cleva?

50800:46:05,129 --> 00:46:07,757Who are you?


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What are you doing here?

50900:46:10,434 --> 00:46:14,393I'm from the collection agency.I've come to collect my wife.

51000:46:39,297 --> 00:46:40,559Please.No.

51100:46:40,631 --> 00:46:41,893Please, Carl!No.

51200:46:41,966 --> 00:46:43,957I've told you why I was late.You're lying to me!

51300:46:44,035 --> 00:46:46,060

I couldn't leave the boy.51400:46:46,137 --> 00:46:47,161No, you're lying to me.

51500:46:47,238 --> 00:46:48,500You were waiting for him,weren't you?

51600:46:48,572 --> 00:46:49,664

I wasn't. I swear it.51700:46:49,740 --> 00:46:51,970Carl, let...Please let me go!

51800:46:52,043 --> 00:46:53,271Lon, no! Don't!

51900:46:53,344 --> 00:46:55,278

Get up! Get up!

52000:46:56,347 --> 00:46:58,440He's brave.Fights for you.

52100:46:59,183 --> 00:47:01,651Can't be just because


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you take care of his kid.

52200:47:01,719 --> 00:47:03,880Get up!Lon, he... He can't.

52300:47:04,755 --> 00:47:08,486Stand me up, brave man. Standme up and knock me down again.

52400:47:16,267 --> 00:47:17,962I'm sorry.

52500:47:18,035 --> 00:47:19,866Don't let it keep youawake, brave man.

52600:47:20,204 --> 00:47:23,332I'm trying to apologize.

Don't make it harder for me.52700:47:23,407 --> 00:47:25,568Why should I make it easier?

52800:47:26,510 --> 00:47:27,841I'll go get Creighton.

52900:48:08,018 --> 00:48:09,383I'm sorry.

53000:48:11,655 --> 00:48:13,646You couldn't have known.

53100:48:13,924 --> 00:48:15,289Who is he?

53200:48:16,460 --> 00:48:17,984Carl Hastings.

53300:48:19,196 --> 00:48:21,164I was once married to him.

53400:48:22,433 --> 00:48:24,298It was over years ago.

53500:48:24,769 --> 00:48:27,294


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I heard about his accident.I went to see him.

53600:48:27,371 --> 00:48:29,498I thought maybeI could help,

53700:48:30,274 --> 00:48:33,903but he's becomeso bitter, so cruel.

53800:48:35,045 --> 00:48:39,311Now he wants me to go back tohim, but I can't. I just can't.

53900:48:46,123 --> 00:48:48,614Is this why youwanted me home, Lon?

540

00:48:48,692 --> 00:48:50,353Was the boygetting in your way?

54100:48:50,861 --> 00:48:52,123Keep quiet.

54200:48:52,196 --> 00:48:53,959Don't botherto introduce me.

54300:48:54,031 --> 00:48:56,192I'm sure thismust be Hazel.

54400:48:57,134 --> 00:49:00,592My son knows your name almostas well as he knows mine.

54500:49:01,572 --> 00:49:03,130Are you finished, Cleva?

54600:49:03,207 --> 00:49:06,335You and I haven't beenvery bright, Mrs. Chaney.

54700:49:07,311 --> 00:49:10,075Yes, I've finished.For good!


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54800:49:11,615 --> 00:49:13,344I'm not going backto being a nursemaid

54900:49:13,417 --> 00:49:16,250so you can play aroundwith a chorus girl!

55000:49:37,942 --> 00:49:40,410It's all right, Lon.I'll be all right.

55100:49:49,553 --> 00:49:53,353Goodbye, Hazel.Yeah. Goodbye.

55200:49:55,826 --> 00:49:57,384What's the use?

55300:49:58,262 --> 00:50:00,526You're in love with him,aren't you?

55400:50:02,066 --> 00:50:07,060Maybe I can't walk,but I'm not blind.

55500:50:11,909 --> 00:50:13,809

Hello, Mr. Locan.Don.

55600:50:17,181 --> 00:50:20,309Clarence. Heard anything?

55700:50:20,384 --> 00:50:21,544No. Nothing.

55800:50:25,789 --> 00:50:26,881

Well?

55900:50:27,658 --> 00:50:28,989Three days! She's gotta be somewhere.

56000:50:29,059 --> 00:50:30,856She can't just disappearoff the face of the earth.


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56100:50:30,928 --> 00:50:32,953Mr. Locan.Telephone, please.

56200:50:33,030 --> 00:50:34,964That may be something.Yeah.

56300:52:25,509 --> 00:52:28,239Look, Harry,do it any way you want.

56400:52:31,248 --> 00:52:34,706You don't need to bother me withit. Look, I give you the stuff,

56500:52:34,785 --> 00:52:36,377and you put it

in the paper.56600:53:47,791 --> 00:53:50,589Don't go away, sweet. I'llbe right with you, sweetheart.

56700:53:51,028 --> 00:53:53,121Cleva, Lon's beengoing crazy.

568

00:53:53,197 --> 00:53:54,721They love him, don't they?

56900:53:55,399 --> 00:53:57,924Wait a minute!What're you doing?

57000:53:59,603 --> 00:54:00,729Cleva!

571

00:54:01,772 --> 00:54:03,103Get that curtain down!

57200:54:17,020 --> 00:54:20,512Well, she's out of danger,Mr. Chaney. Thanks, Doc.

57300:54:20,591 --> 00:54:23,890


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However, the acid seriouslydamaged her vocal chords.

57400:54:25,162 --> 00:54:26,390She won't be able to talk?

57500:54:26,463 --> 00:54:27,725In time.

57600:54:28,198 --> 00:54:30,666I understandyour wife was a singer.

57700:54:30,734 --> 00:54:31,826Yes.

57800:54:32,169 --> 00:54:34,296Well, she won't be anymore.

57900:54:36,406 --> 00:54:38,203Can I see her?

58000:54:38,275 --> 00:54:39,674It might be wiserif you'd wait.

58100:54:40,377 --> 00:54:42,004Give her a week.

58200:54:51,955 --> 00:54:54,185It's my faultshe's in there.

58300:54:55,325 --> 00:54:56,986I drove her to it.

58400:54:58,195 --> 00:54:59,924Is your name Bill?

58500:55:12,509 --> 00:55:16,843She was trying to reach Darrow.He didn't want to be reached.

58600:55:33,230 --> 00:55:35,061Gimme a chance, fellows.

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00:55:35,132 --> 00:55:37,794I'm from the Morning Post,Mr. Chaney. Why did she do it?

58800:55:37,868 --> 00:55:39,392Well, give us a break...Look, not now.

58900:55:39,469 --> 00:55:41,232Daddy! Daddy!Hold it, sonny!

59000:55:41,305 --> 00:55:42,863Is it true you've been fired?Leave him out of this.

59100:55:42,940 --> 00:55:44,373Look out!Lon!

59200:55:44,441 --> 00:55:47,035You can't...Come on, come on, fellows.

59300:55:47,110 --> 00:55:48,941He's upset. Let it be.He could be more helpful.

59400:55:49,012 --> 00:55:50,673You got your headlines.

Why can't he be...59500:55:50,747 --> 00:55:52,738Daddy, where's Mommy?

59600:55:57,921 --> 00:56:00,788Your mommy has to be awayfor a while, Son.

59700:56:02,292 --> 00:56:04,522

She'll be homein a few days.

59800:56:06,563 --> 00:56:09,327Better finish your breakfast,young man.

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Thanks for takingcare of him, Hazel.

60000:56:14,204 --> 00:56:16,536But you know you shouldn't have come here.

60100:56:16,607 --> 00:56:18,700Those reporters,

60200:56:18,775 --> 00:56:21,141I don't want to see you getmixed up in this, you know.

60300:56:21,778 --> 00:56:24,076Do you thinkI care what they say?

60400:56:24,147 --> 00:56:25,239I'd better go.

60500:56:25,315 --> 00:56:27,613I want to be at the theaterwhen Kolb gets there.

60600:56:27,684 --> 00:56:29,481You know,straighten things out.

60700:56:29,553 --> 00:56:30,747

After all this?60800:56:31,922 --> 00:56:33,480Forget it.

60900:56:33,557 --> 00:56:34,751He'll take you back, Lon,

61000:56:34,825 --> 00:56:36,190when things quiet down.

61100:56:36,260 --> 00:56:38,694Not a chance. Not a chance.

61200:56:39,830 --> 00:56:42,731There isn't a manager in the countrythat'll have anything to do with me,


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61300:56:42,799 --> 00:56:46,565and I don't blame them. I gotnobody to blame but myself.

61400:56:46,637 --> 00:56:49,902Even Darrow. You can chargethat one up to me, too.

61500:56:51,074 --> 00:56:53,065I'll take Cleva andCreighton and go somewhere.

61600:56:53,143 --> 00:56:55,668Someplace wherenobody ever heard of us.

61700:56:55,746 --> 00:56:59,443Maybe we can get a fresh startand stop hurting each other.

61800:56:59,883 --> 00:57:03,148Well, we've got to try.Got to. For the boy's sake.

61900:57:05,555 --> 00:57:07,182Did you ever play Los Angeles?

62000:57:07,257 --> 00:57:08,315No. Oh, yeah.

62100:57:08,392 --> 00:57:10,019One-night standwith a Tom show.

62200:57:10,093 --> 00:57:12,391Well, nobodyknows you there.

62300:57:12,462 --> 00:57:14,089

What's there for mein Los Angeles?

62400:57:14,164 --> 00:57:16,098Moving pictures.

62500:57:17,167 --> 00:57:18,930What's that got to do with acting?


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00:58:12,422 --> 00:58:13,719Hello, there, Creighton.

63900:58:13,790 --> 00:58:16,418Not so loud,Uncle Clarence.

64000:58:16,960 --> 00:58:17,984Lon.

64100:58:21,264 --> 00:58:22,788You wait here, Son.

64200:58:28,905 --> 00:58:30,497Cleva's not here.

64300:58:30,574 --> 00:58:32,735What? Where is she?

64400:58:32,809 --> 00:58:34,106They don't know.

64500:58:34,177 --> 00:58:35,974Nobody saw her leave.

64600:58:37,080 --> 00:58:40,914Lon, I think she's just runningfrom everything that's happened.

64700:58:42,519 --> 00:58:43,679Hmm.

64800:58:43,754 --> 00:58:45,483Including her son.

64900:58:45,555 --> 00:58:47,284Look, give hera little time, Lon.

65000:58:47,858 --> 00:58:49,519Let her tryand work it out.

65100:58:49,593 --> 00:58:50,753No, no.

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00:58:51,561 --> 00:58:54,257She's run out on himfor the last time.

65300:58:55,032 --> 00:58:57,466So help me.So help me!

65400:58:57,534 --> 00:59:01,664As I stand here, she'llnever get near him again!

65500:59:08,879 --> 00:59:12,440In view of the testimonyand the default of defendant,

65600:59:12,516 --> 00:59:16,509Cleva Creighton Chaney, the courtgrants to the plaintiff, Chaney,

65700:59:16,586 --> 00:59:18,110a decree of divorce.

65800:59:20,557 --> 00:59:23,492In the matter of the custodyof Creighton Chaney,

65900:59:23,560 --> 00:59:26,085it is the opinion of the courtthat the plaintiff, Chaney,

66000:59:26,163 --> 00:59:30,964is unable at this time to give the boythe environment of a normal home life.

66100:59:31,034 --> 00:59:32,501Your Honor!

66200:59:32,569 --> 00:59:34,036Mr. Chaney,

66300:59:34,104 --> 00:59:38,370the court suggests that you agreeto place your son in a foster home

66400:59:38,442 --> 00:59:40,467until you've...No! No!


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66500:59:40,544 --> 00:59:42,603Then this court must declare Creighton Chaney

66600:59:42,679 --> 00:59:46,877a ward of the court untilsuch time as you can prove

66700:59:46,950 --> 00:59:49,180permanent,gainful employment,

66800:59:49,252 --> 00:59:53,052the establishment of a suitablehome, proper associations...

66900:59:53,123 --> 00:59:55,785Why didn't you tell methis could happen? Why? Why?

67001:00:03,233 --> 01:00:06,964He's a good eater, and Ialways get his breakfast.

67101:00:07,037 --> 01:00:08,629He doesn't like oatmeal,but any other cereal...

67201:00:08,705 --> 01:00:11,003

We set a good table,Mr. Chaney.

67301:00:25,789 --> 01:00:29,623You'll have lots of fun here, Son.All those children to play with,

67401:00:30,227 --> 01:00:34,391and the toys and the swings.You be a good boy, huh?

67501:00:34,464 --> 01:00:38,560You know, I'll come to seeyou every week, every week.

67601:00:39,636 --> 01:00:41,365And it won't befor long, Son.


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67701:00:41,438 --> 01:00:44,373I promise you,it won't be for long.

67801:01:13,170 --> 01:01:14,296Hold it there, fella.

67901:01:16,507 --> 01:01:19,806I been telling you,you've got to have a pass.

68001:01:20,310 --> 01:01:22,972And I've been asking you,how do I get one?

68101:01:23,047 --> 01:01:25,481Go to the front officeand get someone to okay it.

68201:01:25,549 --> 01:01:27,779Look, I don't want tosteal any cameras.

68301:01:28,118 --> 01:01:30,552All I want is somebodyto look at this press book.

68401:01:30,854 --> 01:01:33,118I looked at it,

and I'll tell you again.68501:01:33,691 --> 01:01:35,989Go over to the bullpen.Maybe you might get lucky.

68601:01:36,060 --> 01:01:37,618But I'm not an extra.I'm an actor.

687

01:01:37,695 --> 01:01:39,925Now, aren't we all?Aren't we all?

68801:01:40,264 --> 01:01:41,629Hi, Gert.Hi.

689


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01:01:42,066 --> 01:01:43,533How's lifeamong the 400?

69001:01:43,634 --> 01:01:45,829Ha! We're down to 399.

69101:01:45,903 --> 01:01:46,892I just shot my husband.

69201:01:48,906 --> 01:01:50,601Hey, hold it a minute.Oh, Gert.

69301:01:50,674 --> 01:01:51,868Yeah?

69401:01:54,778 --> 01:01:57,770Set this fella straight, will

you? He says he's an actor69501:01:57,848 --> 01:02:00,009but doesn't wantany part of extra work.

69601:02:00,084 --> 01:02:01,381An actor?

69701:02:01,552 --> 01:02:04,020

Well! That'sa novelty around here.

69801:02:04,088 --> 01:02:05,112Hey, come here.

69901:02:07,091 --> 01:02:08,820Tell him thefacts of life, huh?

700

01:02:09,126 --> 01:02:12,653Come along, friend. I'll even lookat your press book, if you insist.

70101:02:12,730 --> 01:02:13,754Come on.

70201:02:17,367 --> 01:02:18,493


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Stage?That's right.

70301:02:19,770 --> 01:02:21,670Well, that don't cutmuch ice in pictures.

70401:02:21,772 --> 01:02:26,072We're selling dreams, Prince Charming,handsome knights in shining armor.

70501:02:26,343 --> 01:02:27,867You meanI'm not the type?

70601:02:27,945 --> 01:02:30,243You want it straight,honest?

707

01:02:30,481 --> 01:02:32,073You're not any type.

70801:02:32,149 --> 01:02:36,108You see, you're in movies whatwe call an unsaleable commodity.

70901:02:36,887 --> 01:02:40,448You're just a plain, ordinaryguy with a plain, ordinary face.

71001:02:40,524 --> 01:02:42,116Well, that'sstraight and honest.

71101:02:42,192 --> 01:02:45,593I know a lot of plain, ordinaryguys like you working extra.

71201:02:45,662 --> 01:02:46,651Why don't you try it?

71301:02:47,364 --> 01:02:48,661It helps them eat.

71401:02:49,533 --> 01:02:51,296Duchess,I just quit acting.


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71501:02:51,368 --> 01:02:52,596Come on!

71601:02:58,175 --> 01:03:00,200Oh, a big day today.

71701:03:00,544 --> 01:03:01,533Four pictures shooting.

71801:03:01,745 --> 01:03:03,645Good morning, Gert.Hi, Harry.

71901:03:04,481 --> 01:03:06,278Two Westerns, a sea epic...

72001:03:06,550 --> 01:03:08,211Hi, Gert.

Hello, Pete.72101:03:08,752 --> 01:03:11,016A society comedy,that's me.

72201:03:11,388 --> 01:03:13,413A breath of Riverside Drive.

72301:03:13,624 --> 01:03:15,683

All right, Indians overhere. All Indians over here.

72401:03:15,759 --> 01:03:17,249Stick around.For what?

72501:03:17,327 --> 01:03:18,487For what?

726

01:03:18,562 --> 01:03:20,655The assistant directors,no less.

72701:03:20,731 --> 01:03:22,426Let's have allthe bald-headed fat men.

728


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01:03:22,499 --> 01:03:24,160All right,all the Indians over here.

72901:03:24,234 --> 01:03:25,599Indians, over here.

73001:03:25,669 --> 01:03:28,137All right, society people over here.

73101:03:28,205 --> 01:03:31,402Five men, five womenand three waiters.

73201:03:31,675 --> 01:03:32,664Action.

73301:03:34,711 --> 01:03:37,009Now you turn around,

laugh at Chaney.73401:03:37,080 --> 01:03:40,413Now slowly startto wipe your face.

73501:03:40,484 --> 01:03:44,853That's it. That's good. Nowreach behind you and get your pie

736

01:03:44,922 --> 01:03:47,049and throw it at Hank.

73701:03:47,124 --> 01:03:50,184That's it, that's it.Now start to wiping your face.

73801:03:50,260 --> 01:03:51,420Get your pie, now,

739

01:03:52,029 --> 01:03:54,930and pick it upand throw it at Snub!

74001:03:55,265 --> 01:03:56,789That's it. That's good.

74101:03:56,900 --> 01:03:59,994


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Now, Snub, start to wipeyour face. That's it. Cut!

74201:04:00,070 --> 01:04:02,766That's it. Listen, please, comeon, let's move on to the next set.

74301:04:02,840 --> 01:04:05,138Come on, strike that set.Come on.

74401:04:17,120 --> 01:04:18,519Okay, the rest of you,come on!

74501:04:21,792 --> 01:04:23,384Oh, I'm sorry, Lon.

74601:04:23,994 --> 01:04:27,896

Well! Always did like chocolate,Gert. Always liked chocolate.

74701:04:28,966 --> 01:04:30,900Oh, and Gert, thanks.

74801:04:31,034 --> 01:04:33,025Oh, forget it.No, I mean it.

749

01:04:33,103 --> 01:04:36,402Just before I was so deliciouslyblinded by this chocolate pie,

75001:04:36,473 --> 01:04:37,735I saw something!

75101:04:38,775 --> 01:04:41,175If a guy can be enough things inthis business, he can make a living.

75201:04:41,345 --> 01:04:45,213Now, listen. Don't start spendingthe money. You've still got that face.

75301:04:45,449 --> 01:04:48,850I've got a box full of faces,Gert. A whole box full!


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75401:04:56,693 --> 01:04:58,388Morning, Duchess.Oh, morning, Lon.

75501:04:58,595 --> 01:05:00,358Did you finish your bitat Mack Sennett's?

75601:05:00,430 --> 01:05:01,4196:00 this morning.

75701:05:01,498 --> 01:05:03,966Good heavens!Don't you ever sleep?

75801:05:04,635 --> 01:05:08,366Nine cowboys, four Indians,twelve Arab horsemen,

75901:05:08,605 --> 01:05:12,097four lascars, two with scars, two dowagers.

76001:05:16,146 --> 01:05:17,704No Chinese!

76101:05:18,548 --> 01:05:20,277Four lascars,two with scars.

76201:05:20,751 --> 01:05:22,412Lascars? What's that?

76301:05:22,519 --> 01:05:24,282East Indian sailors. Me!

76401:06:04,795 --> 01:06:06,262Makeup?

765

01:06:06,330 --> 01:06:07,524Makeup.

76601:06:12,970 --> 01:06:14,494What's driving you, Lon?

76701:06:15,239 --> 01:06:17,935You're getting bits now,


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even billing once in a while.

76801:06:18,976 --> 01:06:21,342Why do you knockyourself out working extra?

76901:06:22,746 --> 01:06:25,442Need the money, Gert.I need the money.

77001:06:26,083 --> 01:06:27,812Trying to get my kidout of hock.

77101:06:39,663 --> 01:06:46,227All right, you,you, you and you.

77201:06:47,771 --> 01:06:49,864

Oh, and you.77301:06:50,174 --> 01:06:52,870I want that scar.Report to wardrobe.

77401:06:56,947 --> 01:06:58,676Hey, what's yourname, fella?

775

01:06:59,216 --> 01:07:01,150Lon Chaney.Chaney.

77601:07:03,453 --> 01:07:05,921What're you trying to do? Bea one-man crew on this ship?

77701:07:05,989 --> 01:07:09,356You heard him, Joe. He'llbe looking for this scar.

77801:07:25,175 --> 01:07:26,472Hey, you.

77901:07:27,411 --> 01:07:28,400Yes, please?

780


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01:07:28,478 --> 01:07:30,946I'm looking fora fellow called Chaney.

78101:07:31,381 --> 01:07:33,178Talk slow, please.

78201:07:33,417 --> 01:07:38,320Me lookum Chaney, LonChaney. Him actor, actor.

78301:07:38,388 --> 01:07:41,118Oh, him actor.Oh, yeah. Sahib Chaney.

78401:07:41,258 --> 01:07:43,226Yeah. You know where he is?Oh, yes, yes.

785

01:07:43,327 --> 01:07:46,125Oh, yes, yes, yes, yes.Him, him hide.

78601:07:46,396 --> 01:07:49,627Him hear crazy Uncle Clarencecome after him, borrow money.

78701:07:49,900 --> 01:07:52,232Well, Lon! You!

78801:07:52,903 --> 01:07:54,803Hello, Clarence.You look great.

78901:07:54,872 --> 01:07:58,205Yeah. Yeah. You, too.What am I saying?

79001:07:58,275 --> 01:07:59,799Oh, did you get that job

you wrote me about?

79101:07:59,877 --> 01:08:02,710You're looking at George LoaneTucker's new public relations man.

79201:08:02,813 --> 01:08:04,781That's movie talk


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for press agent.

79301:08:04,882 --> 01:08:06,577Hey, that's big stuff.You know him?

79401:08:06,650 --> 01:08:08,117No, could never getmy foot in the door.

79501:08:08,218 --> 01:08:09,412Well, I've got the key.

79601:08:09,486 --> 01:08:11,818Tucker's ready to start apicture called The Miracle Man.

79701:08:11,889 --> 01:08:14,824There's only one problem.

There's a part that he can't cast,79801:08:15,158 --> 01:08:17,092a very specialkind of part.

79901:08:17,461 --> 01:08:18,723You wouldn't happento know an actor

800

01:08:18,795 --> 01:08:21,320who can twist his bodyto look completely deformed,

80101:08:21,398 --> 01:08:23,992and then unwindbefore your very eyes?

80201:08:24,067 --> 01:08:25,898I knew him once,Sahib Chaney.

80301:08:26,203 --> 01:08:27,602You're getting the drift.

80401:08:27,838 --> 01:08:29,328Did it once in The Mikadowhen he was a kid.


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80501:08:29,406 --> 01:08:31,397Only half did it. This isgoing to be much tougher.

80601:08:31,541 --> 01:08:33,065Tucker wants to seeyou tomorrow.

80701:08:33,644 --> 01:08:35,168Oh, no. Make itday after tomorrow.

80801:08:35,245 --> 01:08:36,837Oh, it's too late.I promised him.

80901:08:36,914 --> 01:08:39,178No. Tomorrow's theday I visit with my boy.

81001:08:39,516 --> 01:08:42,417Oh, yeah, yeah. Okay, okay.The next day. I'll fix it.

81101:08:42,486 --> 01:08:44,545All right, on the set,folks. Let's go. On the set.

81201:08:44,621 --> 01:08:45,781

Stick around while I pick up the room rent.81301:08:45,856 --> 01:08:47,915Everybody on the set.Come on. Let's go!

81401:08:50,294 --> 01:08:53,593The beggar and the miracle man arepart of the same gang of con men.

815

01:08:53,664 --> 01:08:55,325Isn't that right, Mr. Tucker?That's right.

81601:08:55,399 --> 01:08:57,629Now, this is thesnapper of the picture.

817


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01:08:57,701 --> 01:09:01,034The phony miracle man is healingChaney in front of the townspeople.

81801:09:01,338 --> 01:09:03,932Chaney. Is it the same onewho was with Kolb and Dill?

81901:09:04,007 --> 01:09:07,272Oh, a long time ago. He's madehundreds of pictures since.

82001:09:07,577 --> 01:09:09,568Ready, Mr. Tucker.Okay. Excuse me, please.

82101:09:09,646 --> 01:09:11,443Places, everybody.

822

01:09:14,484 --> 01:09:15,644Are you sure you feelall right, Lon?

82301:09:15,719 --> 01:09:16,947Yes.

82401:09:17,020 --> 01:09:18,282Shall we try one, Lon?

825

01:09:18,355 --> 01:09:19,413Please.

82601:09:24,861 --> 01:09:25,850Camera!

82701:09:29,366 --> 01:09:30,458Action!

82801:11:50,440 --> 01:11:51,464

Cut!

82901:11:52,175 --> 01:11:54,143That was wonderful!Perfect, Lon.

83001:11:54,211 --> 01:11:56,736Great, Lon.


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I hurt all over. Great!

83101:12:02,552 --> 01:12:06,215All right. All right. Ease out ofit. Let's not be so frisky, huh?

83201:12:06,323 --> 01:12:08,120All right, folks.Let's break it up!

83301:12:08,191 --> 01:12:10,159Let's get readyfor the next set-up.

83401:12:10,227 --> 01:12:12,491Say, Lon, there's a freelancemagazine writer over there.

83501:12:12,562 --> 01:12:14,894

He's doing a story on thepicture. He wants to meet you.

83601:12:14,965 --> 01:12:16,660Dave Anderson,this is Lon Chaney.

83701:12:16,733 --> 01:12:18,496It was really something,Mr. Chaney.

83801:12:18,802 --> 01:12:20,929Were you ever a professional contortionist?

83901:12:21,004 --> 01:12:22,631No, just slack ligaments.

84001:12:23,006 --> 01:12:25,873Oh, and Dr. Shiels is on theset in case they tighten up?

84101:12:26,209 --> 01:12:29,645Oh, he's the studio's idea, but he's agood friend. I enjoy having him around.

84201:12:29,713 --> 01:12:32,773Hey, tell me, you were marriedto Cleva Creighton, weren't you?


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84301:12:36,686 --> 01:12:38,586What has that got to do withThe Miracle Man?

84401:12:38,755 --> 01:12:41,349Just asking, Mr. Chaney. Youhad a son, too, didn't you?

84501:12:45,662 --> 01:12:46,822Lon!

84601:12:55,872 --> 01:12:57,100Come on, come on,simmer down.

84701:12:57,174 --> 01:12:59,404I get it all figured,all figured.

84801:12:59,543 --> 01:13:01,568I make the grade,I get my son back.

84901:13:01,811 --> 01:13:06,077Now this guy comes along and digs up thewhole mess, and what chance have I got?

85001:13:06,917 --> 01:13:08,646What happened out there?

85101:13:09,286 --> 01:13:11,413No more interviews,no more questions.

85201:13:11,488 --> 01:13:14,548Another newspapermancomes on the set, I go off!

85301:13:16,459 --> 01:13:19,121

Look, Lon, publicityis part of our business.

85401:13:19,763 --> 01:13:23,290We're not just a goldfishbowl, we're a whole aquarium.

85501:13:24,000 --> 01:13:26,662


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There's no room in theindustry for a mystery man.

85601:13:27,003 --> 01:13:29,369Why, if we were to...Just a minute, Mr. Tucker.

85701:13:29,706 --> 01:13:31,071"Mystery man!"

85801:13:31,541 --> 01:13:34,203I'm a deadhead from way back. Ihaven't paid to see anything in years,

85901:13:34,277 --> 01:13:35,710but you know something?

86001:13:35,779 --> 01:13:37,838I'd buy a ticket

to see a mystery man.86101:13:38,515 --> 01:13:40,483A change of face,nothing more.

86201:13:41,284 --> 01:13:43,081I can hear the jinglein the box office.

863

01:13:43,520 --> 01:13:45,750I can seethe whole campaign now.

86401:13:46,256 --> 01:13:49,521"Lon Chaney,man of mystery!"

86501:13:51,528 --> 01:13:53,189"Man of mystery"?

86601:13:53,930 --> 01:13:55,488What do youthink of it, Lon?

86701:13:55,665 --> 01:13:58,361And what happens with that guy outthere with his hot little scoop?


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86801:13:58,468 --> 01:14:00,868Oh, him? He just quitthe magazine business.

86901:14:01,004 --> 01:14:01,993What?

87001:14:02,372 --> 01:14:05,967Oh! I meant to tell youbefore, he's on your payroll.

87101:14:06,409 --> 01:14:09,310My new assistant.He likes to eat steady.

87201:14:16,419 --> 01:14:18,011What doesthat judge want?

87301:14:18,088 --> 01:14:22,354I thought showing him this would be theclincher, but the answer's still "no. "

87401:14:22,892 --> 01:14:26,453"The only concern of the court, Mr.Chaney, is the welfare of your son. "

87501:14:26,930 --> 01:14:29,728What does he call permanent

employment and a suitable home?87601:14:30,100 --> 01:14:31,863For months nowI've been working steady.

87701:14:31,935 --> 01:14:34,096And this house that I boughtis not exactly a pup-tent!

878

01:14:34,204 --> 01:14:35,762You don't have to sell me.

87901:14:36,206 --> 01:14:39,607His own room, a back garden,school two blocks away,

88001:14:39,843 --> 01:14:43,836


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and a summer place that startsgoing up the day I get him back.

88101:14:44,714 --> 01:14:48,616Just for the two of us,where we can fish and talk

88201:14:48,685 --> 01:14:49,947and get to knoweach other again.

88301:14:50,253 --> 01:14:51,311Take it easy!

88401:14:51,855 --> 01:14:55,291Take it easy! Take it easy!You sound like that judge!

88501:14:55,692 --> 01:14:58,661

Look, Lon, you never can tell. Wheneveryou least expect it, it might break.

88601:14:58,728 --> 01:14:59,854Yeah. Yeah.

88701:15:02,532 --> 01:15:05,660Oh, Lon, I forgot to tell you.I asked a girl to stop by.

888

01:15:05,735 --> 01:15:08,795I should have mentioned itbefore, hope you don't mind.

88901:15:09,873 --> 01:15:13,639Well, if you think it's a suitablehome to bring a girl to, why, go ahead.

89001:15:14,110 --> 01:15:15,873It's all right.I'll go catch a movie.

89101:15:15,945 --> 01:15:18,914Oh, no, no.No, it's nothing like that.

89201:15:25,188 --> 01:15:26,780Hello, Lon.


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89301:15:33,963 --> 01:15:38,332About that movie, it soundsgreat. Think I'll catch it.

89401:15:47,377 --> 01:15:48,366Hello, Hazel.

89501:15:49,312 --> 01:15:51,303Come in. Sit down.

89601:15:58,221 --> 01:16:00,018Can I get you something?

89701:16:00,090 --> 01:16:01,148No.

89801:16:05,895 --> 01:16:08,887Oh, that Locan!

89901:16:09,599 --> 01:16:12,898Same old Uncle Clarence.He hasn't changed a bit.

90001:16:14,104 --> 01:16:16,538Neither have you.I don't know how you do it.

90101:16:17,040 --> 01:16:18,473

It's been a long time.90201:16:18,541 --> 01:16:19,667Three years.

90301:16:19,943 --> 01:16:20,932You still dancing?

90401:16:21,010 --> 01:16:22,875Well, that's what

they pay me for.

90501:16:22,946 --> 01:16:26,109I'm on tour now. A revue. We opentomorrow night at the Criterion.

90601:16:26,516 --> 01:16:29,246Well, I'll have to


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catch that.

90701:16:31,287 --> 01:16:33,778Sure I can'tget you something?

90801:16:33,857 --> 01:16:35,256Oh, no. Thank you.

90901:16:39,996 --> 01:16:42,931You're doing wonderfully well,Lon. I've seen a lot of your movies.

91001:16:43,199 --> 01:16:46,259Well, you know, I grew upon stories without words.

91101:16:47,704 --> 01:16:50,298In Pittsburgh I sat down

and wrote you a fan letter.91201:16:51,441 --> 01:16:52,703I didn't get it.

91301:16:52,776 --> 01:16:54,107I didn't send it.

91401:16:54,177 --> 01:16:56,441Oh, that's too bad.

Could have used it.91501:16:57,580 --> 01:17:01,812You know, the kind of fellows Iplay, pretty girls don't write to.

91601:17:03,987 --> 01:17:04,976How's Creighton?

91701:17:06,723 --> 01:17:08,884

Well, fine.Out in the Valley.

91801:17:09,592 --> 01:17:11,560Yes, I know.Locan told me.

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Would you like to see him someafternoon? He always had a crush on you.

92001:17:19,135 --> 01:17:20,159I'd love to.

92101:17:20,236 --> 01:17:21,760I'll take you.

92201:17:23,006 --> 01:17:25,065They're very kind to fathers.

92301:17:25,875 --> 01:17:27,740Regular visiting hours.

92401:17:27,977 --> 01:17:29,035You'll get him back, Lon.

925

01:17:29,112 --> 01:17:30,272Oh, sure.

92601:17:31,481 --> 01:17:33,506I've got it all worked out.

92701:17:34,451 --> 01:17:36,646I'm gonna buyBuckingham Palace,

928

01:17:37,120 --> 01:17:41,022lay out a polo field in front, move inthe Taj Mahal in back for a swimming pool,

92901:17:41,124 --> 01:17:44,525and then maybe the court'llrule that's a suitable home.

93001:17:46,162 --> 01:17:47,595Oh, I'm sorry, Hazel.

93101:17:48,798 --> 01:17:50,823I've been in a rut lately.

93201:17:52,001 --> 01:17:53,764Lon. Maybe...

93301:17:54,804 --> 01:17:55,793


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What?

93401:17:56,473 --> 01:17:58,134I was just thinking...

93501:17:59,008 --> 01:17:59,997Come on.

93601:18:01,411 --> 01:18:06,314Maybe a suitable home doesn'tmean just a house and furniture.

93701:18:07,317 --> 01:18:10,980I mean, maybe the judgefeels that a suitable home is,

93801:18:11,921 --> 01:18:14,321well, people.

93901:18:15,592 --> 01:18:17,992A father, a mother,

94001:18:19,863 --> 01:18:22,127you know, people.

94101:18:25,101 --> 01:18:28,764Tell you what. Tomorrow on theextras call sheet, I'm going to put,

94201:18:28,838 --> 01:18:32,069"Wanted, one mother type,preferably under 50,

94301:18:32,141 --> 01:18:34,939"to fall in lovewith actor and son. "

94401:18:36,246 --> 01:18:37,611I'm under 50, Lon.

94501:18:41,651 --> 01:18:45,485You said yourself Creighton's stuckon me. That's one of you, anyway.

94601:18:47,824 --> 01:18:49,621You'd do that for me, Hazel?


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94701:18:49,692 --> 01:18:51,091For myself, Lon.

94801:18:52,795 --> 01:18:55,025I guess I've alwaysbeen in love with you.

94901:18:55,932 --> 01:19:00,335Oh, Hazel. Hazel, Iwouldn't wish me on anybody.

95001:19:02,438 --> 01:19:05,532Well, I'm willing to takemy chances, if you want me.

95101:19:05,642 --> 01:19:08,406But I'm tough to get along with. Ask anybody.

952

01:19:08,978 --> 01:19:10,946I don't know why I am,but I am.

95301:19:11,014 --> 01:19:13,676That's the way it is.Ask Locan.

95401:19:14,083 --> 01:19:15,141I did.

95501:19:18,922 --> 01:19:21,186Oh, well. Locan.

95601:19:23,826 --> 01:19:26,727Well, anyway, that's what I was thinking.

95701:19:28,131 --> 01:19:30,224I'll have toadd another room.

95801:19:34,504 --> 01:19:36,438Would it be so difficult?

95901:19:37,006 --> 01:19:39,839Two truckloads of rock anda couple of crushed fingers.

960


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01:19:47,684 --> 01:19:49,709Oh, that Locan!

96101:20:01,564 --> 01:20:03,657Well, well, well,well, well!

96201:20:06,102 --> 01:20:07,262What do you thinkof this one, boy?

96301:20:07,337 --> 01:20:08,827That's a beaut!

96401:20:11,007 --> 01:20:12,599Well, yeah.

96501:20:14,277 --> 01:20:15,505Like him, huh?

96601:20:16,946 --> 01:20:18,004Got one on there?

96701:20:18,081 --> 01:20:19,309Lon, there's stillno sign of them.

96801:20:19,382 --> 01:20:20,872You suppose

anything's happened?96901:20:20,950 --> 01:20:21,974Huh?

97001:20:22,051 --> 01:20:23,951Oh, don't worry.They'll be here.

97101:20:24,721 --> 01:20:28,623

Gosh, Hazel. I had a whoppernibbling. You scared it away.

97201:20:28,891 --> 01:20:32,418Oh, I'm terribly sorry, Creighton.I'll try to remember next time.

97301:20:32,595 --> 01:20:37,464


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It's okay, I guess. But, yousee, trouts is very nervous.

97401:20:40,536 --> 01:20:47,339She's your mother now.Why not call her that?

97501:20:47,410 --> 01:20:48,468I forgot.

97601:20:48,544 --> 01:20:50,307All right, you two.What's going on?

97701:20:50,380 --> 01:20:53,110Can't men talk about men'sbusiness without women butting in?

97801:20:53,483 --> 01:20:58,750

Call her "Mom. "97901:20:58,855 --> 01:21:01,983That'll be fun.

98001:21:02,058 --> 01:21:05,118Cleaning the fish is my job,Mom. I better get started.

98101:21:12,735 --> 01:21:14,703

Hey, this dock'snot very clean.

98201:21:15,838 --> 01:21:17,430What were you twotalking about?

98301:21:17,940 --> 01:21:19,567He's getting prettygood at it, isn't he?

98401:21:19,642 --> 01:21:21,906Did you tell himto call me "Mom"?

98501:21:22,412 --> 01:21:24,073Do you thinkthat was wise?


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No trouble at all. I always wantedto know what "nowhere" looks like.

100001:22:36,819 --> 01:22:38,286What's that?That is a script.

100101:22:39,655 --> 01:22:43,113Oh, no. This is vacation. Notallowed to read. My wife won't let me.

100201:22:56,672 --> 01:22:58,697You beat me again.

100301:22:58,775 --> 01:23:01,539I'm becoming expert.

100401:23:19,562 --> 01:23:20,688You all right, Lon?

100501:23:20,763 --> 01:23:22,458Oh, just couldn'tsleep, that's all.

100601:23:24,534 --> 01:23:25,967What have you been doing?

100701:23:26,135 --> 01:23:27,693Just sketching up

an idea I had.100801:23:27,770 --> 01:23:29,328Oh, may I see it?

100901:23:42,418 --> 01:23:43,817Is it a good script?

101001:23:43,886 --> 01:23:45,615Doesn't matter.

Not gonna do it.

101101:23:46,289 --> 01:23:48,484Why? Becauseit might remind us?

101201:23:48,958 --> 01:23:52,894Oh, Lon, do it, if it's a good


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script. The past can't hurt us.

101301:24:25,461 --> 01:24:27,725And send a copy of thenovel to the New York office.

101401:24:27,797 --> 01:24:29,526No, better not. It'll takethem a year to read it.

101501:24:29,765 --> 01:24:31,858Send them a one-page synopsis, short words.

101601:24:31,934 --> 01:24:33,526All right, I will.

101701:24:34,003 --> 01:24:36,164I'm Lon Chaney. I've got anappointment with Mr. Thalberg.

101801:24:36,239 --> 01:24:38,230Oh, right in there,Mr. Chaney.

101901:24:48,751 --> 01:24:50,480Please sit down,Mr. Chaney.

102001:24:57,193 --> 01:24:58,922

Mr. Thalberg?Don't let it bother you.

102101:24:58,995 --> 01:25:00,963It happens all the time.

102201:25:04,600 --> 01:25:05,999Did you read the book?

102301:25:06,068 --> 01:25:07,626

One sitting.Couldn't put it down.

102401:25:07,703 --> 01:25:09,830That's the way it hit me the first time, too.

102501:25:10,106 --> 01:25:13,872You see, when I was a boy, I was sick


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quite a bit. They made me stay in bed.

102601:25:14,510 --> 01:25:18,537I had nothing better to do, so I readevery book I could lay my hands on.

102701:25:18,614 --> 01:25:21,777I'll never forget the first day Iread The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

102801:25:22,251 --> 01:25:24,879Sent my temperaturesky high. Now...

102901:25:26,022 --> 01:25:27,887Now I want to make itinto a picture.

103001:25:28,758 --> 01:25:32,125

And you know, between you and me, thiscompany can use a prestige picture.

103101:25:32,328 --> 01:25:35,161And I don't think anyone around wouldmind if it made a couple of dollars, too.

103201:25:35,231 --> 01:25:36,289Oh, naturally.

1033

01:25:36,365 --> 01:25:38,595The whole project scaresthe New York office stiff.

103401:25:39,135 --> 01:25:43,128They see it as 10 reels of sheerhorror, with a monster playing the lead.

103501:25:44,907 --> 01:25:47,501Tell me, Mr. Chaney,how do you see Quasimodo?

103601:25:58,321 --> 01:26:02,621I see him as a mandeformed, cursed, tormented,

103701:26:04,594 --> 01:26:06,118laughed at as a freak,


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103801:26:06,863 --> 01:26:10,196but his tormentors never seethe heartbreak or the tears.

103901:26:15,705 --> 01:26:19,038That's just what I want theaudience to see, Mr. Chaney.

104001:26:20,276 --> 01:26:23,074The soul of a manthat God made different.

104101:26:24,380 --> 01:26:26,974If you can get that on film,we've got ourselves a picture!

104201:26:28,217 --> 01:26:30,048Can you really make himlook like that?

104301:26:30,620 --> 01:26:33,145I started on the makeupthe day you sent me the book.

104401:26:37,960 --> 01:26:41,259Do you know why I wanted youfor The Hunchback, Mr. Chaney?

104501:26:41,898 --> 01:26:42,887

No.104601:26:43,733 --> 01:26:48,170This project is so important to me thatI couldn't take a chance on just anyone.

104701:26:49,005 --> 01:26:52,941Every time an actor was suggested, I duginto his past to see what made him tick.

1048

01:26:54,644 --> 01:26:57,807In your case,I dug rather deep,

104901:27:00,549 --> 01:27:02,881all the way backto Colorado Springs.

1050


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01:27:06,455 --> 01:27:07,547My parents?

105101:27:07,623 --> 01:27:10,023You know what it's liketo be different.

105201:27:10,793 --> 01:27:12,727Make people understand.

105301:27:13,529 --> 01:27:15,622Make them see itthe way you see it.

105401:27:30,346 --> 01:27:32,177All right.Now we'll try this.

105501:27:32,248 --> 01:27:33,772

All right.105601:27:39,488 --> 01:27:41,388Now we'll trythis one over here.

105701:27:46,062 --> 01:27:47,256It's too tight, Lon.It's too tight.

1058

01:27:47,330 --> 01:27:48,354No, it's all right, Doc.

105901:27:48,431 --> 01:27:51,423If you have it that tight, you won'tbe able to wear it more than 15 minutes.

106001:27:51,500 --> 01:27:52,831Let me worry about that.

1061

01:27:52,902 --> 01:27:56,565If you're going to keep ignoring myadvice, why do you have me around?

106201:27:57,340 --> 01:27:58,329You never can tell.

106301:27:59,675 --> 01:28:01,233


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I might catch cold.

106401:28:08,617 --> 01:28:12,075You talk to him, will you,Hazel? He pays no attention to me.

106501:28:14,590 --> 01:28:16,455Mom!We're up here, dear.

106601:28:16,559 --> 01:28:18,322We're going to an unveiling.

106701:28:19,295 --> 01:28:20,990Hello, Doc Shiels.Hello, Creighton.

106801:28:21,297 --> 01:28:22,286Creighton!

106901:28:22,631 --> 01:28:25,725All right. All right.I'll get it later.

107001:28:26,068 --> 01:28:28,298Horrifying but pitiful.

107101:28:28,571 --> 01:28:30,334It's great, Lon,

just great!107201:28:32,675 --> 01:28:34,040Hi, Mom.Hi, dear.

107301:28:34,110 --> 01:28:35,907Hi, Pop.Uncle Clarence.

1074

01:28:35,978 --> 01:28:36,967Creighton.

107501:28:37,046 --> 01:28:40,174Say, Pop! There's a greatnew joke going around school.

107601:28:40,316 --> 01:28:42,876


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"Don't step on that spider,it might be Lon Chaney. "

107701:28:44,220 --> 01:28:45,312Very funny!

107801:28:45,588 --> 01:28:47,852Darling, it's wonderful,but isn't it very painful?

107901:28:47,923 --> 01:28:49,686Only when I laugh.

108001:28:49,759 --> 01:28:51,386What a posteryou'll make!

108101:29:01,237 --> 01:29:03,705Where'd you get this? Well?

108201:29:04,407 --> 01:29:06,671A lady gave it to me.

108301:29:07,343 --> 01:29:08,605What lady? Where?

108401:29:08,811 --> 01:29:12,372She comes around school everyweek or so, watches us play ball.

108501:29:13,115 --> 01:29:14,912It isn't worthanything, is it?

108601:29:23,526 --> 01:29:28,395Son, there are some drawings on the backseat of my car. Get them for me, will you?

108701:29:38,474 --> 01:29:42,433

Be at that school every day untilshe shows up, and bring her to me.

108801:29:42,711 --> 01:29:44,474I want to see her.See who?

108901:29:45,014 --> 01:29:46,003


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Cleva!

109001:29:49,819 --> 01:29:51,377All ready, sir.All right.

109101:29:51,854 --> 01:29:54,448Cameras!

109201:29:54,523 --> 01:29:56,081Action! Bring in the cart.

109301:31:15,171 --> 01:31:16,195Hold it!

109401:31:18,908 --> 01:31:19,897Get me out of this!

1095

01:31:20,709 --> 01:31:22,438Get me out of this!There's something wrong, sir.

109601:31:22,511 --> 01:31:24,479Cut! Get him outof the shackles.

109701:31:29,151 --> 01:31:30,516What's wrong, Lon?Are you all right?

109801:31:30,586 --> 01:31:33,578Oh, I'm all right.I'm all right. I'm fine.

109901:31:49,171 --> 01:31:51,105Still afraid of freaks,Cleva?

110001:31:51,707 --> 01:31:54,232

That's a verystartling makeup.

110101:31:55,878 --> 01:31:56,936You wanted to see me?

110201:31:57,012 --> 01:31:58,206Yes. Yes.


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110301:31:58,514 --> 01:32:00,846How much? How muchto leave us alone?

110401:32:03,953 --> 01:32:04,942Nothing, Lon.

110501:32:05,754 --> 01:32:07,415I don't wanta thing from you.

110601:32:08,524 --> 01:32:11,891You've done a good job of raisinghim, you and Hazel. He's fine.

110701:32:12,428 --> 01:32:14,896Don't give me that.You came back for something!

110801:32:15,197 --> 01:32:16,926I wanted to see him.

110901:32:18,100 --> 01:32:21,695Was that so terrible,wanting to see my son again?

111001:32:22,171 --> 01:32:25,538Your son? You have to care

for something to make it yours.111101:32:25,608 --> 01:32:26,939You never even wanted him!Lon!

111201:32:27,009 --> 01:32:28,476Come on! Come on!Let's have it. How much?

1113

01:32:28,544 --> 01:32:29,602Lon, please.

111401:32:29,678 --> 01:32:32,476Don't bother.It's no use.

111501:32:41,056 --> 01:32:42,182


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Lon!

111601:32:46,428 --> 01:32:47,986Can we go someplaceto talk?

111701:32:48,063 --> 01:32:49,325You can say it here.

111801:32:50,699 --> 01:32:52,860Lon, try not to beangry with me. Please.

111901:32:53,669 --> 01:32:56,331I think Creighton has a rightto know his mother's alive.

112001:32:56,405 --> 01:32:57,702I don't!

112101:32:57,773 --> 01:32:59,536He'll find out someday.

112201:33:00,175 --> 01:33:03,576Unless he's heard it from you, he'llhate you for it. Oh, tell him, Lon.

112301:33:03,646 --> 01:33:05,910And make myself

a liar in his eyes?112401:33:05,981 --> 01:33:09,314We won't talk about itanymore. He's not to know!

112501:33:44,119 --> 01:33:46,087What's all this?Just fooling around.

1126

01:33:46,155 --> 01:33:49,955Oh, at four it could be fooling around.At your age, it could be an itch.

112701:33:50,025 --> 01:33:51,014Okay, Pop.

112801:33:51,527 --> 01:33:54,189


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I've been thinking, withtwo actors in the family,

112901:33:54,263 --> 01:33:56,663we'd sure have thisbusiness sewed up.

113001:33:57,032 --> 01:33:58,829Two actors, huh?Where'd you get that idea?

113101:33:59,001 --> 01:34:00,696An agent talked to meon your set.

113201:34:00,769 --> 01:34:04,170He said he'd get me a good part if you'dlet him bill me as Lon Chaney, Junior.

1133

01:34:04,406 --> 01:34:06,897Oh, Son, there's always somebodyaround looking to make a fast dollar.

113401:34:06,975 --> 01:34:08,169They figure they canget one with you.

113501:34:08,243 --> 01:34:10,643But he says he canmake me an actor.

113601:34:10,713 --> 01:34:11,702Son,

113701:34:12,448 --> 01:34:14,143to quote the greatRichard Mansfield,

113801:34:14,583 --> 01:34:19,077"Actors are not made.

Actors and idiots are born. "

113901:34:19,588 --> 01:34:21,749You mean you won't let me?

114001:34:23,025 --> 01:34:26,188Son, I've always tried to dowhat was best for you.


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114101:34:26,261 --> 01:34:28,126Let me go on tryinga little longer, huh?

114201:34:28,197 --> 01:34:31,462Anyway, have you forgotten?I finish my job tonight.

114301:34:31,767 --> 01:34:34,201We've got a whole week at the cabin.

114401:34:36,305 --> 01:34:38,569I don't want to go.

114501:34:44,513 --> 01:34:46,572Creighton? Creighton.

1146

01:34:50,152 --> 01:34:51,141What is it?

114701:34:52,988 --> 01:34:55,081Oh, a crazy idea he's got.

114801:34:55,157 --> 01:34:56,818Like wanting to be an actor?

114901:34:57,192 --> 01:34:58,386

I want morethan that for him.

115001:34:58,494 --> 01:35:01,691Lon, don't hold him sotightly. Don't smother him.

115101:35:01,764 --> 01:35:04,289He loves you morethan anyone, anything.

115201:35:04,366 --> 01:35:06,732You can't ask for morethan all his love.

115301:35:08,070 --> 01:35:09,901Tell him I'm leavingfor the cabin tonight.


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115401:35:09,972 --> 01:35:12,167He can come alongor stay home, either way.

115501:35:20,048 --> 01:35:21,037Action!

115601:37:02,017 --> 01:37:03,006Cut!

115701:37:04,920 --> 01:37:06,217Very nice, dear.Very nice.

115801:37:06,288 --> 01:37:07,414Thank you, Mr. Chaney.

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