Ten North Frederick (1958)

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They're coming.

Direct in front of me ..

Across from me, stands the palatial
mansion where Joseph B. Chapin was born.

And where he d*ed.

The house was built by Mr Chapin's
grandfather over a hundred years ago.

Here come the distinguished
funeral guests now.

We see Mr Arthur McHenry.

The late Mr Chapin's law partner.

And Mr Joseph B. Chapin Junior.

Miss Ann Chapin the popular member
of the Gibbsville younger set.

And Mrs. Edith Chapin.
The bereaved widow.

Now arriving is Governor Lloyd Williams.

With him are State Senator Mike
Slattery and Mr Robert Hooker.

Editor of the Gibbsville Standard.

All three were close personal
friends of the departed.

And even at this distance
their grief is evident.

Governor!

Give us a smile, will you please?
- Now boys, this is a funeral.

Thank you.

Mr Paul Donaldson.

The famous multi-millionaire
banker from New York.

And Lieutenant-General Coates who drove
here from Washington for the funeral.

Edith. I call myself a dealer in words.

But today I have none to offer.

Today Robert. But not yesterday.

Oh. You saw my editorial?

I consider it one of the finest
pieces of writing I've ever read.

And not only because it was about Joe.

The Bar Association is
having it reprinted.

It's an empty honor when I think of it.

Well, I wish the occasion
hadn't arose .. arisen.

Thank you.

I think I ought to try and say a few
words to each of our guests here.

You shouldn't be downstairs here at all.

It's a rare sight to see
such courage these days.

I've always lived for my husband.

And my family. Nothing else.

You're very brave, Edith Chapin.

Get Joby.

He should be down here with us.

It looks .. tacky.

I'll try to get him downstairs, mother.

Edith.
- Arthur dear.

You were Joe's best friend.

Stay beside me.

You know how painfully shy I am.

So good of you to come, Governor.

Joe would have appreciated it.

The least I could do, Edith.
- And you, Mike.

He was always so fond of you.

Mike, you're in trouble.

She wants something.

What, for instance?

Oh, say a small ambassadorship.

Or some other post suitable to a
widow of wealth and refinement.

I don't owe her a thing.

But she thinks you owe
her a hundred grand.

"Madam" requests your
presence downstairs.

One more slug, and I might be up to it.

There, you know you get
plastered on two drinks.

This is a day to get plastered.

Maybe you got the right idea.

Is she being noble, our bereaved mother?

Yes, she's being noble.

Too terribly stiff-upper-lip noble.

When do you go back to camp?
- On the 11.05 tonight.

First time I ever looked forward to it.

I'm beginning to appreciate
why father need this stuff.

Did you love him Joby?

He was my father.
The only one I ever had.

I don't mean like that.

I mean, did you positively love him?

As a human being?

Well, not the way you did, old girl.

In spite of what he did to you.

He didn't do it.

He went along with her.
He let her do it.

Only because he went by his rule-book.

It was an awfully thin little book.

But the rules in it were important.

Such as ..

"The mother takes charge when the
daughter commits a social error .."

"Like getting herself pregnant."

Joby, do we have to have that?

I'm sorry, I didn't think.

Forget it.

I'm sorry, Anna Banana.

I can take almost anything.

But not the music.

Music does it to you like nothing else.

Where's Charlie now?

Coast guard.

Uh, what do you call them?

Chief Petty Officer.

Leading a band.

He's married and lives in New Jersey.

Not another one, Joby.

Come on. We'd better go downstairs.

Feeding time at the zoo.

I hope "Madam" is getting
something out of this.

Joby, let her put on her act.

Let her enjoy putting on her act.

After all .. who has she got?

You .. and me.

Her son and daughter.

Who has she got?

Oh, you left out the most
important one of all.

Who?

Herself. She has herself.

And she's been having
herself for years and years.

That's why the biggest thing in Joseph
B. Chapin's life was his funeral.

Are you aware of what she did to father?

What did she do to father?

Poisoned him.

Oh, now Joby. Wait a minute.

I'm waiting.

How did she poison him?

With a slow poison.

Undetectable to modern
scientific methods.

Now I get it.
- Now you get it.

She did something to him
that was like a slow poison.

You get it.

Why?

He was in her way.
She didn't need him anymore.

Joby, what did happen to him?

Only five years ago. Remember?

He was so strong and so
jolly and so eager for life.

Say you remember.

I remember.

Don't think, Anna Banana.

Thinking stinks.

Yes!

Thinking stinks.

"Which nobody can deny.
Which nobody can deny."

"For he's a jolly good fellow,
For he's a jolly good fellow."

"For he's a jolly good fellow."

"Which nobody can deny."

Ladies and gentlemen.

Our guest of honor has threatened
to sh**t me if I make a speech.

But I think we can all safely wish him:

Happy, happy and many, many.

To Joe Chapin. God bless him.

God bless him.

Frankly, I don't know
what we're celebrating.

A man's 50th birthday
should be kept a secret.

Like all of a woman's birthdays.

Oh, you're just a young sprog.

Well, I guess I can't complain. I have
good friends as tonight has proved.

A pair of fine children.

I'm sorry Joby can't be with us tonight
but he couldn't get away from school.

And I have .. Edith.

Well, I don't know about
you old crocks ..

But I'm going to dance with
a beautiful young lady.

I guess I have the right.

Because I have been paying
her bills for quite a few years.

Come on, Ann.

Let's show them something.

May I have the pleasure, Mrs. Chapin?

I don't feel like dancing. Thank you.

Oh, come on.

People are looking at us.

If you didn't want to be see with
me you shouldn't have invited me.

My husband invited you.

Because I'm the district attorney
and couldn't be left out?

Exactly!

Here I was, thinking I'd made
the social grade at last.

Hi, Joe.

Ann, would you honor
you old uncle Arthur?

You're making me very happy, Edith.

You promised never to annoy me.

And I think you're drunk.

Drunk, but discreet.

After all. I've kept our little
secret for fifteen years.

A gentleman would have forgotten it.
- But, I'm not a gent.

Aspirin. These days champagne doesn't
exhilarate. It just gives me a headache.

Scotch. A Saratoga Scotch. No ice.

Joe. You ought to take a
good look at yourself.

In what way?

You're fifty years old today.

We haven't too much
time left, you and I.

Time for what?

Tell me.

Have you got a girlfriend?

Nope.

You come to New York with me some time
and I'll fix you up with a group I know.

You will?
- Hmm.

They're not kids. But who wants kids?

New York's overrun with the fanciest,
good-looking dames in the world.

And there isn't a thing they don't know.

When did you get time to
make all your millions?

Listen. I'm downtown at ten o'clock
just after the bell rings.

Some guys go to a gym.

I take a dame to a nightclub.

The same effect.

Tell me something.

Have you ever been out with another
woman since you married Edith?

Or are you too much of a
gentleman to answer that?

I'll answer it. And the answer is "no".

You poor miserable jerk!

You've never got anything out of life.

And boy, you wouldn't
know how to start now.

Paul, if you really got anything
out of your kind of life.

You wouldn't brag about it so much.

After you, Don Juan.

Joby!

Hello, Joby.
- Father, mother. Anna Banana.

What are you doing here?

I've been fired.
- Fired?

Ann. Turn off that radio.

Fired.

You know: expelled.
Given the old heave-ho.

What for?

Well, the specific crime was "smoking".
But I think there's a lot more.

Old Potty's writing you a letter.
- Ann. Go to bed.

I said, go to bed.

Yes, mother. See you later.

Stop that!

I'll call Dr Potts in the
morning. Maybe ..

Take my tip and save your 15 cents.
Old Potty has had it.

You still have to prepare for a college.

We must send you to a tutoring school.
- Father.

Father, you know Bill
Weizansky in my class?

Well, his father's a pianist.
You know: Lazlo Weizansky.

He gave a concert at school last month.

Afterwards, I played for him.

He said I could easily get
a scholarship at Juilliard.

What's Juilliard?
- A music school in New York.

A music school?

Well, it's famous mother. You get a
chance to study with the top men.

Classical and jazz. I can ..

What about Yale? What about law school?

Arthur McHenry and I have had our hearts
set on you coming into the firm with us.

Well it's .. it was an idea. That's all.

Well, perhaps.
- A very foolish idea.

But mother, I ..
- Alright, we'll sleep on it.

And discuss it in the morning.

Yes, sir, but I mean ..
- Goodnight, Joby.

Goodnight, sir.

Goodnight, Joby.
- Goodnight, mother.

Come in.

Oh. Were you already asleep?

No. I just turned off
the light this minute.

Came to say goodnight.

Goodnight.

You dear man. My lovely father.

Your lovely, antique, father.

Oh stop boasting.

Father .. what you going
to do about Joby?

I haven't decided yet.

You know, he really has talent.

He certainly displays a talent
for getting into trouble.

That's where you're so different. You've
never given me a moment of worry.

Goodnight, dear Ann.
- Goodnight.

Goodnight my lovely daughter.

Goodnight.

What time do you have to
be at the office tomorrow?

I have to be at court at ten o'clock.

Well, you'd better tell Marion, then.

"Yes, sir?"

Marion, I'll have
breakfast at eight-thirty.

Thank you. Goodnight.

"Goodnight, sir."

You know, I've been thinking
about this Juilliard School.

Joe.

If we let Joby go to a place like that.

What would your friends say?
The people who really count like ..

Paul Donaldson, for instance.

I really don't give a hang what
Paul Donaldson would say.

I like Paul. But he's
not a man I admire.

I've never understood Joby
and I don't suppose I ever will.

But I want to help him.

Help him ruin his life?

Well, it's his life, Edith.

And have we no
responsibilities as his parents?

Yes. We're responsible alright.

And that's what makes
it so tough to decide.

One thing is certain. He's
got to go through college.

He can't afford to miss out on that.

Afterwards, we'll see.

There is time enough
then to go to Juilliard.

If he still wants to.

A jazz pianist. What an ambition.
- Speaking of ambitions.

What were you and Mike Slattery
discussing at the party?

He asked me to have lunch tomorrow.
- He did?

Do you think he's guessed anything?

Maybe. Now I've got to decide
whether to break the date or keep it.

Oh keep it, of course.
You wanted him to come to you.

I don't know Edith, but when
you get right down to it ..

I'm no politician.
- Nor was Wendell Wilkie a year ago.

A year from now, he may be
President of the United States.

In four years, you could be the one.

Hey, Edith, Edith, wait a minute.

This is just the way we planned it.

Now, the professionals
are getting interested.

That's what worries me.

Why should it? You need the Mike
Slattery's and they need you.

You want me to look at this?

I think I see ..

Twenty thousand dollars.

You want me to put this in my pocket?

What's the matter? Afraid there's
a Dictagraph in this office?

I take it ..

That this isn't just your usual
campaign contribution.

Mike, you haven't picked the nominees
for the top state offices yet.

The Governor, and the
United States Senator.

No.

I don't want either of them.

You don't want to be
Governor or Senator.

Is that it?
- That's it.

Frankly, a million dollars
wouldn't get you either of them.

I'm not completely an innocent, Mike.

My grandfather was Lieutenant
Governor of this state.

Oh. You want the nomination
for Lieutenant Governor?

Is that it?

Yes.
- Who knows you want it?

You and Edith, that's all.

Well, speaking personally,
I'd like to see you get it.

And not only as a friend.

That's good enough for me, Mike.

Now that we've got this, for openers.

Openers?

Well, you know what the boys are
going to say: who is Joe Chapin?

Whoever heard of him
outside of m1ngo County?

Let's say this would
impress the boys, but ..

It wouldn't impress them enough.

How much would ..

Would impress them enough?

That's for you to say, Joe.

If I'm forced to, I'll go
five times this amount.

A hundred thousand dollars. Can
I tell the boys you're good for that?

If they're good for the nomination.
If they'll shake hands on it.

Oh, they won't shake
hands on anything, Joe.

Not in a tough year like this.

Well.

I'll uh ..

Tell you what I'll do with you Joe.

I'll keep this.

I won't ask for the rest unless, in my
true opinion, you get an inside track ..

For the nomination.

But you'll have to trust me, Joe.

This?

You've kissed this goodbye.
No matter what happens.

You understand?

Mike, you're a wonder.

At least you didn't call
me a smart Irishman.

Only because I forgot to.

I like it when people like
you forget that, Joe.

Goodbye Mrs. Slattery.

I never even knew you
worked for your husband.

He's a slippery lad. I never
let him out of my sight.

Peg makes all the major
decisions in this office.

You'll hear from me soon.
- Alright, Mike.

Did you get that?

Every word. You want me to play it back?

Why .. why would a fellow
like Joe Chapin ..

Want to be Lieutenant Governor?
It doesn't make sense.

Unless he wants to fly even higher.

How much higher? He ruled
out and Senator and Governor.

Are you thinking the same thing I am?

What, for instance?

I can't say it.

The words have a hard time
getting out of my mouth.

The same thing Mr Wilkie wants?

Say it, girl.

Mr Chapin wants to be
President. That's all.

Can you imagine how ..

How do you convince yourself
you can be, or you ought to be?

You marry Edith Stokes Chapin.

You jerk. You're supposed
to squeeze the trigger.

Now aim carefully and
just squeeze it off.

You jerked it again.

Come on, let's dance.
- Wait a minutes. This is important.

Oh, come on.
You're never going to hit it.

You did it.

There. You see.

Annie Oakley's sister.
- Yeah.

You know I feel so good about being out
with the Lieutenant-Governor's daughter.

Don't be silly. Father isn't
even nominated yet.

Let alone elected.

Well, everybody's for him.

Who's everybody?

Well, my father and mother.
Everybody they know.

That's not everybody.

Come on, buster.

I get enough politics at home.

The trumpet-player is good.
I want to find out his name.

What do you care what his name is?

Come on, Ann.
- Come on.

Hello.
- Hi.

Could you tell me please, the
name of that trumpet-player there?

Hey Charlie, what's your name?

I'll buy it. What's my name?

No kidding. Society girl wants to know.

What do you want to know my
name for? You got a subpoena?

No. It's for my brother.

He's got some records made by this band.

And he thinks your playing
is superb. He really does.

Superb, huh? Well, good for him.

Well, what's your name?
So I can tell him.

Bongiorno.

How do you spell that?
- I'd better write it down for you.

Thanks a lot.

You .. you want my telephone number too?

No thanks.

How about a drink? There's
an intermission in a few minutes.

You're inviting us?

I'm inviting you. Both of you.
I've got a little jug of ..

I'm sorry we can't make it.
- Okay.

We'll meet you at the intermission.

What's a matter with you anyway?

Trying to pick up a bum out
of the orchestra like that.

Bum?

I bet he makes more money than
you'll make when you're twenty-five.

Well, at least, I won't
be making it that way.

Let's go out in the car.
- No.

I'm not going out in the car.

Is that final?

Yes.

It's as final as the Declaration
Of Independence.

Then excuse me. Find somebody
else to take you home.

Your lousy trumpet
player for all I care.

What's your name? Where you from?

I gave you mine but I was
too dumb to get yours.

I'm Ann Chapin.

And I'm from Gibbsville.

Gibbsville huh? What do
you know about that.

I played there last winter.

So that's where you live, huh?

All my life. I was born there.

I was born in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Are you married?

Am I married? Not in this business.

Are you?

No.

Well, I don't know who
belongs to this but ..

Be my guest.

Hang on to this, will you?

This stuff keeps me going
through the intermission.

I don't get tired playing.
But when I stop I do.

Now, you tell me when.

That's perfect.

None of that stuff for me, thank you.

Where did you learn to play?

Oh, one of the sisters.
You know, the nuns.

A nun who played the trumpet?

Why sure.

A good musician can blow anything.
She was good too.

She taught one of the kids
clarinet and me the horn.

She used to b*at our ears back too
if we didn't practice one hour a day.

Sister "Angelica".

She didn't have to b*at my ears back.

Because after the first go,
you know, I liked it.

Say, do you like a good trumpet?

Well, I don't really know much about it.

It's my brother.
- Oh, I love a good horn.

If it wasn't for the old axe
I guess I could have ..

The what?

The axe, the horn,
the trumpet. You know?

Oh.

Well, like I was saying.

I could have been a
dead gangster by now.

Yeah. Couple of friends of
mine, we grew up together.

They ended up on a Jersey meadow.
Could have been me.

Say, um ..

What would your family say if they knew
you were out with a guy like me?

Plenty.

Well, you ought not to be.
But I'm glad you are.

But you know some guys in bands, they'd
have half your clothes off by this time.

I was taking a chance, wasn't I.

Well, what did you do it for, kicks?

No.

No.

Don't think that, please.

I was just ..

Interested.

In yours truly?

Well, you know. The boys I go out with.

Well, when you ..

Fold a paper over and over
and cut out a paper doll.

You get a lot of dolls just alike.

Know what I mean?

Well, I've quit playing
with paper dolls but ..

I know what you mean.

Well, you're different.

What you're doing is real.

I guess I respect you for that.

Respect me for ..?

And just to show you how
much I respect you I ..

I ain't even going to kiss you.

And you're pretty too.

Hey, you're real pretty.

Does it .. does it hurt to play?

No. Why should it?

I don't know .. I don't know.

But I heard it somewhere.

Doesn't it make your lips .. sore?

Now you want me to kiss you, don't you?

If you want to.

Having a good time, sonny-boy?

Sure.

Uhoh, is this your car?

I'm sorry, mister.

Say. Don't you know no better than to
take a broad to somebody else's car?

Look, I said I was sorry.

How'd we know you
won't to steal the car?

From the back seat I
was going to steal it?

Your car was just handy, that's all.
- Yeah, I'll say it was handy.

Cute chick.

Come on. Let's get out of here.

Charley.

Charley.

Come on Johnny. Let's go.

Edith.
- Thank you.

Joby.

Joe. Do you think you should?
- Edith. We have to celebrate.

He'll learn to drink at Newhaven anyway.

To my son on being accepted by Yale.

Joby I'm proud of you.

I wish I could share your enthusiasm.

Well boola-boola.

Mr Slattery is here to see you, sir.

Ask him in.

Come in Mr Slattery.

Thank you.

Mike. This is a pleasant
surprise. Will you join us?

Hi Joe. There isn't time.
I've picked the Evening Sun.

Grayson's column. The second paragraph.

"Dog days ahead in m1ngo County."

"For some reason Mike Slattery is trying
to convince the powers that be .."

"That one Joseph B.
Chapin of Gibbsville .."

"Ought to get the nomination
for Lieutenant Governor."

"Friend Mike must be getting inside
society at Lantanegro Way."

"Mr Chapin is so high-and-mighty,
and such a snob that .."

Perfectly revolting.
- I never even met this fellow Grayson.

You've been running out front. Now the
opposition has had a chance to develop.

A cheap political columnist?
- That isn't what worries me.

He's the mouthpiece for the
powers-that-be that he mentions here.

What can we do about it?

Luckily Gorman of the Daily News
is in town. He hates this Grayson.

Maybe we can get him on our side.
- I'll be available all day tomorrow.

I mean now, Joe.
We're taking him to dinner tonight.

My car is outside.

Just as you say, Mike.
You're the doctor.

Sorry to break up your evening, Edith.
- That's alright. We're grateful to you.

Don't be.

This piece not only makes a horse's
hind-quarters out of your husband.

It also makes one out of me.

Let's go, Joe.

Hello, Ann.

Hello Mr Slattery.

Father. Could I see you
for a minute please?

Well, I'm just on my way out dear.
Will it keep until tomorrow?

Sure.

I guess it will keep alright.

What's wrong with you?

Nothing's wrong.

Why should anything be wrong?

What is the matter?

I'm just a little bushed. It's very hot.

You've been mooning around
the house all week like a ghost.

I want to put through a
person-to-person call to Atlantic City.

Charles Bongiorno at the Regal Hotel.

My name is .. Ann Chapin.

Oh my dear.
- Congratulations, boy.

Now you both sit down. Make
yourselves comfortable, yes.

I have strudel and some
nice cider for you.

We were just ..
- Of course, Mrs Hoffman. So very kind.

Good. Come, Conrad.

Coming, dear.

Well, Mrs. Bongiorno,
where do we go from here?

Back to Gibbsville.

Ah, see your folks, huh?

Well, first of all we're going to
have some strudel and cider, yeah?

Hey ..

What kind of funny lingo is that anyway?

Because they are Dutch.

You get a lot of it around here.

I wonder what my old lady would say.

Getting married by a Dutchman
instead of by a priest.

Well, I hope it's legal.

It's legal.

You are stuck.

I'm stuck?

Well, you know something.

I love it.

Love .. love.

Really, Ann.
Let's try not to be mawkish.

Haven't you ever loved anyone?
Don't you know what it is?

I know what it isn't. My dear child ..

You're not the first girl to lose her
head over a completely unsuitable man.

Mother, Charley is my husband
and I'm going to have his baby.

The baby of course presents a problem.

Not to me it doesn't.
- To your father and me.

People still count on
their fingers, you know.

Why won't you let me see father?
Are you afraid to let me see father?

It is your father's own wish.

He's talking to the young man.

And I'm talking to you.

Such a lovely honeymoon.

Maybe they'll like each other.

Wouldn't it be funny
if they liked each other?

Oh Ann .. please. Try and be realistic.

Mother.

My marriage is real,
and the baby is real.

Father isn't a monster.

Are you implying that I am?
- No!

No.

But you ..

Know how to hurt, and he doesn't.

You .. have hurt your father
more cruelly today ..

Than he's ever been hurt in his life.

There's never been a scandal
in the Chapin family before.

And coming at a time like this when
he's fighting for his political life.

For you to let him down, his favorite.

His spoiled darling.

His lovely daughter.

Did he say this? That I'd let him down?
- What is the difference?

I know he didn't.
- It's true.

Isn't it?

What can I do?

You can agree to the annulment
of this impossible marriage.

My baby?

Those things can be explained.

We'll go to Europe, stay
there for a couple of years.

We'll say that you were married
and divorced over there.

Bongiorno? It could be
a fine old Italian family.

We might even hint at a title.
- I won't agree to that.

Never!

I want to see my father. I want
to hear him say these things.

I want him to say them to me.
- Ann!

I think I have been very fair.

What's the matter?

I .. want .. father.

Mike.

He's here.

Good. When I buzz ..

You slip out through the back, Joe.

I'm staying, Mike.

But Joe, what do you
hope to gain by that?

He's right Joe. Let us handle this.
We know his lies.

What we dug up on him.
He won't know what hit him.

I want to see him for myself.

Alright, it's your party Joe.
But let us do the talking.

[ Buzzer ]

You can go in now.

Come in son.

Sit down.

Here.

Well, what's this for?
- You can read, can't you?

Personally, I think Mr Chapin
is being extremely generous.

Hey, what kind of a gag is this anyway?
I didn't ask for any money.

Look. I want my wife
and I want to go home.

Nobody's keeping you here.
You can go home .. alone.

Get this straight, buster.
I'm not taking any dough.

Where is this guy, Mr Chapin anyway?
I was told to meet him here.

I have complete authority
to act for Mr Chapin.

He wants you to take
this money, and clear out.

What kind of a guy is that anyway?
Don't he want to meet his son-in-law?

Not now or ever.

Even if he got rid of me, Annie's going
to have a kid, ain't she. My kid.

Exactly. And that adds
up to a serious crime.

What crime?

The girl is under eighteen.

Did you ever hear of "statutory r*pe"?

I didn't even know she was jail-bait,
and I married her, didn't I.

When you had to.

I doubt that will impress the jury.

Is that what you want to arrest
me for? Just go right ahead.

Juries ain't as dumb as all that.

Mr Williams here is a District Attorney.

I think he knows more
about juries than you do.

I don't care who he is.
I'm calling your bluff, mister.

With your record?

What do you mean, my record?

Tell him Lloyd.

Two arrests for petty theft.
- That was ten years ago.

Picked up on suspicion of armed robbery.

I was only 15 years old. I got
mixed up with a bunch of guys.

I didn't know what it I was ..

Nice little bunch of
professional gunmen.

I tell you I've not seen those guys in
ten years. I never touched a g*n myself.

You can always tell that to the judge.

You see what you're up against, son?

You could get as much
as five years for this.

If you play it our way, you'll
be clean and you'll have ..

It's up to you, boy.

You guys have really got it
stacked against me, haven't you.

This is a lot of money.

You can always tear it up.

What's that?

I said, you could always
tear up that check.

Why don't you?
- Oh you'd like that, wouldn't you.

What you want me to do? Go to jail and
be a hero or something? For what?

Well. Well, I never
took any dough, for ..

What would you call it, escort work?

If you know any other rich
babes who would like a little ..

You know what. Tell them
I'm available at the same rate.

Get out.

Hey.

Are you mister ..?
- Get out of here before I k*ll you.

Where's Ann?
- The doctor is with her.

Doctor?

Is she ill? What's wrong?
- You don't know?

I was just talking to her as
we agreed that I should.

Billy, is she alright?

Yes, she'll be alright.
She had a miscarriage, that's all.

Providential, isn't it Edith?

I called a nurse.

An extremely discreet one.

Harry can pick her up at this address.
- Billy, I want to see Ann.

Later. She's under sedation.

I hope she's asleep.

Telephone sir. It's Mr Slattery.

Tell him I'll call him back.
No, no. I'll talk to him, Marion.

Marion, you ask Harry please to
pick up the nurse at that address.

Yes, madam.

Yes, Mike?

I felt you should know the other matter
is all taken care of. Material evidence.

There was a little Dutch
J.P. over in Pennsylvania.

I called some of my
connections over there.

I'm grateful to you, Mike.

Doing favors is my business, Joe.

Even though this one involved the
destruction of an official record.

I've never done anything
like that before.

Well, I appreciate that, Mike.

"Goodnight Joe."

Ann.

Is Charley here?

He's gone, Ann.

Gone .. gone?

Where did he go to?

Please Ann dear .. please listen.

He was no good. He ran out.

Ran out?

I gave him a chance.
If he'd torn up the check ..

What check?

He took money, Ann.

I offered him money and he took it.

I had to.

I couldn't let you waste yourself,
and waste your whole life.

I had to prove to you
that he was .. worthless.

Alright.

That's my good girl.

Alright.

It was going to be such
a wonderful baby.

Strong .. and noisy.

Dark.

Talented.

Such a strange baby to be born
at 10 North Frederick Street.

I can't live here anymore.

I'm going away.

We'll talk about it later
when you're stronger.

No. It's already decided.

Going somewhere.

New York.

Somewhere.

Yes, Ann.

Goodnight.

Goodnight, dear Ann.

Goodnight, my lovely daughter.

Personally, I think we missed a bet.

We could have had one good
musician in the family anyway.

Gentlemen.

This is my friend, Joe Chapin.
- Mr Chapin.

I think you know almost
everybody here, Joe.

Think so.

You all know Lloyd Williams, of course.
- Hello Lloyd.

If you will sit down gentlemen,
I think we're ready to begin.

Joe.

Now Mr Chapin.

In this room we're all realists.

We don't kid ourselves.
We don't kid each other.

I don't exaggerate when I
tell you that in this election.

We could lose this state,
New Jersey, Pennsylvania ..

The whole eastern seaboard.

I think I can trust you
not to repeat that.

Nothing said in this room
is for repetition.

We understand.

Now, Mr Chapin.

The party is deeply grateful ..

For your generous, your extremely
generous contribution.

But please ask yourself.

Can we afford to gamble this year on a
man who is not a proven vote-getter?

Or ..

Forgive me for saying this ..

On a man who has had an unhappy
occurrence in his family ..

That might become a public
scandal at any time.

Well, that's our question. And we
are leaving the answer up to you.

Of course, you don't have to give
it to us right now. We can wait.

Gentlemen, I withdraw.

I told them Joe.

I told them class would tell.

Pow! Right in the chairman's lap.

It was a good punch.

Reminded me of the old
days in the coal mine.

After he quit.

What was the good of that?

Now Edith, we're talking
about Joe Chapin.

You don't think he'd hang around
where he wasn't wanted?

"Gentlemen, I withdraw."

That's Joe Chapin in three words.
- Exactly.

Where do you think he is now?

Where I'd be in his place. Off somewhere
treating my wounds with alcohol.

Edith.
- Oh, leave me alone.

I'll leave you alone.

Go easy on him Edith,
when he comes back.

He's got nothing left now, except you.

Get out.

[ Door knocks ]

Come in.

Oh, pardon me. Where's the party?

What party?

Well they said there was a party in 315.

Oh.

This is 215.

You've got the wrong floor.

My mistake.

Say, what you doing?
Getting drunk all by yourself?

That's the general idea.

It isn't good for a gentleman
to drink by himself.

Well, why don't you join me?

I don't mind if I do.

I guess a gentleman
gets lonely on the road.

What do you travel in?

What do I travel in?

You know. What do you sell?

You're a salesman aren't you?

Oh. Yes, yes. I'm a salesman.

At least I was until a few
hours ago. I have just quit.

Well, what were you selling?

Myself.

Oh you're kidding.

Why, is there any law
against selling yourself?

Now look mister, you got me wrong.

Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to imply
anything like that. I'm very sorry.

I just meant I was trying to get a job.

And it fell through?

It fell through.

And how.

Say.

Are you broke or something?

No. Not in that sense of the word, no.

Well. Then you've got
nothing to worry about.

A big strong, handsome man like you.

I'm Stella. What's your name, honey?

What's my name?

My name is "Chump".

"Chump"?
- Chump.

Joseph B. Chump.

Now you're kidding again.

You know what a "chump" is, don't you?

He is someone who thinks he
can get anything he wants ..

By reaching out and grabbing it.

Just like that.

Now that's alright for a kid.

But when a man of fifty does it, he
is a chump. And a useless chump.

You're hurting my arm.

Sorry, I ..

I frequently hurt people without
meaning to. It's my speciality.

Look, mister ..

You think you can buy anything you want.

All you have to do is put down
the money and it's yours.

You put a nickel on a pile of newspapers
and walk off with the paper you want.

You think everything is for sale.

Everything in the world!

Your daughter's husband.

The highest office in
the land. Everything.

All you need is a .. nickel.

I'm making a funny joke.
Why don't you laugh?

Yeah, well. It's been nice
knowing you, mister.

Real nice.
- Don't go.

I'm enjoying our conservation.

Our con-ver-sation.

Well, you see, I'd promised
these gentlemen that I'd show ..

I'm sorry, my dear.
I've been most inconsiderate.

Here. Wait a minute.

Here. For your time and the
pleasure of your company.

But this is a hundred bucks.

Go spend it on your heart's desire.
Buy yourself some happiness.

Gee, thanks.

Thanks a lot Mr Chump.

Where have you been?

A hotel in town. I got drunk.

It never occurred to you to let
me know where you were?

It occurred to me.

Were you alone?

Yep.

Oh.

Did I have a woman with me?
As a matter of fact, I did, yes.

I thought so.

No, no Edith.

She just happened to walk in by mistake.

I gave her a drink, and sent her away.
- I can just picture that.

The way I was feeling
I just wanted to be alone.

I remember at one time, you were
angry with me. We were in New York.

Oh. Long ago.

Fifteen years.

That long? Yes. I guess it was.

You stayed overnight in
New York. Remember that?

Without me.

I remember it.

Very well.

That time you wanted to be by yourself.
And this time I wanted to be by myself.

You're lying.

I never asked you what you did.
- Maybe you should have asked me.

What are you trying to say, Edith?

Have I aroused your curiosity?

Well, that's something anyway.

You've always been so smugly
complacent about me.

I don't call it being "smugly
complacent". I call it "trusting you".

I always have, and I still do.

And it would be unthinkable for me to
have anything to do with another man?

Yes. I guess it would.

Why?

Yes, I'd say that.
- Why?

Why?

Because you're not
that kind of a person.

What kind of a person am I?

How long is it since you've given
any thought to me, as a person?

You have good reason to know
that I'm not a cold woman and ..

Would it take the wind out of your sails
to hear that someone else knows it too?

Are you trying to say that you've
had affairs with other men?

Yes! I have.

One affair. That time in New York.

Edith.

Why did you decide to tell me this, now?

Just, at this moment?
- Because ..

Because you let those
politicians walk all over you.

And because, just at this moment ..

I despise you enough to tell
you what I really think of you.

I've wasted my life.

I've wasted my life .. on a failure.

You're right, Edith.

But you don't know why I'm a failure.

You'll never understand that.

What are you talking about?

About a damned fool who never until this
minute learnt what is important in life.

And what wasn't.

I wouldn't have made
much of a President but ..

I could have at least been a good
father. That's where I failed.

With Joby and with Ann.

Above all, with Ann.

If only I had ..

Well, it's too late now.
There's nothing left to vent.

Long ago, I guess I even failed with you
or you wouldn't have done what you did.

And I suppose that you're going to hold
it against me for the rest of my life.

No.

No, Edith. There will be no reprisals.

Whether we like it or not,
we are both getting old.

And I'm going to bed.

Goodnight, Edith.

Thank you Carl.

Arthur. A word with you.
- Yes, Billy?

How long has Joe been taking two
double-Martinis before lunch?

Well, Joe's had a pretty tough year.

What with his son, then his daughter.

And now this political thing.

One knock-out punch after another.

And another one.

It's sort-of a sneak rabbit
punch getting to be fifty.

You're not implying that
at fifty Joe's life is over?

Well, it's foolish to say
that a man's life is over.

While he has anything in
him to respond to new life.

Where's that daughter of his?

Ann? She's working in
a book-store in New York.

Does he miss her?

He misses her like the very devil.

You know.

Someone from the firm has
to go to New York next week.

Maybe ..

[ Radio: ]

"First data returns from a few
precincts in New Hampshire .."

"Give Wilkie, republican. 168 votes."

"Roosevelt, democrat. 107 votes."

Oh, I beg your pardon.

I wanted to see Ann Chapin.

Ann's gone out.
She won't be back until late.

Well, I suppose I should
have called first.

Sorry I disturbed you.
- Would you like to leave a message?

I thought I knew all Ann's friends.

I'm her father.

Oh. Would you like
to come in, Mr Chapin?

Thank you.

I'm Kate Drummond.
- I know. Ann wrote us about you.

May I offer you a drink?
- You probably have an engagement.

No. I was just going to
fix myself some dinner.

And curl up with a bad book.

I'm having scotch.
- Scotch is fine.

I suppose you know your father
and I were classmates at Yale.

Yes.

How is Father Drummond?

Father?

Did you know that was his name?

Oh yes, but I never knew why.

We thought he looked like a priest.
I must say, he didn't behave like one.

Soda?
- Please.

He refers to you as ..

"Slaps"?

"Slats."

But that was a few years ago.

Won't you sit down?
- Thank you.

I'm awfully pleased that you
and Ann have become friends.

We were never formally
introduced you know.

We met over a cup of
coffee at the art club.

A couple of career girls on the loose.

I'm a photographic model.

I think I've seen you
on magazine covers.

I've made a few.

Miss Drummond, now that I am here I'd
like to pump you a little about Ann.

If I may.

You can try.

Nothing too awkward, I hope.

Does she confide in you?

I know about her marriage
if that's what you mean.

Thanks.

You've saved me a lot of
devious questioning.

No doubt you have some
preconceived ideas about me.

And my wife.

Yes.

Wait until you have children.

You justify a lot of selfish acts ..

On the ground that you're
acting in their best interest.

I hope not. But probably.

And then you'll have to live with it.

I have to live with the
realization that I ..

Destroyed the happiness of the one human
being I ever loved without reservation.

Without limit.

Don't you take all the blame, Mr Chapin.

At least half of it
belongs to Mrs. Chapin.

Whoever is responsible.
It goes without saying.

I want Ann to be happy.

Is she?

Ann is too ..

Loving, to be happy
without somebody to love.

Does that answer your
question, Mr Chapin?

The one you didn't ask.

No, she's not in love
with anybody. Not a bit.

I keep hoping it will happen.

So you can get her off your conscience?

I'd want her to be happy even is
she weren't on my conscience.

I think I've overstayed my welcome.

Thank you, Miss Drummond.

I'll tell Ann you were here.

Mr Chapin?

I'm sorry I said that.
About your conscience.

Ann's my friend. I guess ..
- That's alright.

It's good to know she has such a friend.

I bought theatre tickets.

It was to be a sort of
a celebration with Ann.

For election night.
It would have been fun.

It's a shame to waste them.

Or if you're really free this evening.

If that's an invitation Mr Chapin.

I'd like it very much.

Good evening, Roger.

Friends of yours?

I thought so, but suddenly
they don't know me.

You're just being tactful.

They're surprised to see
me out with a pretty girl.

In fact a dish. And enjoying it.

Are you?

Can't you tell?

Well, from what I've observed ..

You're observing a man
having the time of his life.

[ Radio: ]

" It now appears certain that
President Roosevelt has been elected."

"And now we take you to
Hyde Park for a statement."

Joe. Joe, I didn't know
you were in town.

Miss Pierson, may I present Mr Chapin.
- How do you do.

Pleased to meet you.
- Miss .. uh?

Drummond. Miss Pierson - Mr Donaldson.

Well, how do you do.

[ Radio: ]
"My friends."

Four more years of that.

Joe.
- Surprised, Paul?

You can't b*at a professional with
an amateur. Even a good amateur.

Maybe I shouldn't have said that
in view of your own recent experience.

Oh, I've stopped thinking of
myself as the people's choice.

Those fellows really let
you have it, didn't they?

Well, it worked out for the best.

Well, we're off.

I want to get a good night's sleep.

The market's going to jump tomorrow.
But nobody knows which way.

Oh.

Glad to see you took my advice, Joe.

Paul, I'll always take your advice.
On the stock market.

Miss Drummond is my
daughter's room-mate.

I, beg your pardon.

Goodnight.
- Goodnight.

Goodnight.

He doesn't believe you.
- I don't care. Do you?

If you're a model in
New York and unmarried.

People are going to talk about
you no matter what you do.

These grey hairs are your protection.

I don't feel very protected.

Why not?

They're just camouflage.

You'd never guess this kid had
a growing family. Would you?

You know Mr Chapin, really ..

I just meant that until you
said that to your friend ..

I'd almost forgotten
you were Ann's father.

What does that mean?

Well, you haven't asked me
if I was having a good time.

Well, are you?

Best in years.

But come on, a girl like you.
You must have a million beaus.

No. Just one.

One?

I guess I must have Airedale blood.

I can only hear one whistle at time.

Are you in love with this lucky "one"?

I suppose so.

Yes.

Are you planning to marry him?

Why do you ask me that?

I'm sorry. I suppose I
shouldn't have pried.

What's "pride" got to do with it?

P-R-I-E-D.

Pried into your affairs.

Oh .. well I don't mind.

I'm not sure that I want to be married
to him for the rest of my life.

And when I get married,
that's the way it's going to be.

Now I dislike this young
man with a whistle.

Why?

For giving you cause to doubt him.

That's no way to treat an Airedale.

The waiter is slapping his check.

When the waiter slaps the check,
he wants you to pay up and go.

He also reduces his tip.

Is it time to take you home, Kate?

How about one more dance?

How about a dozen more dances?

Alright.

Waiter.

Yes, gentleman?

You know that stuff that keeps
you awake? What do you call it?

I'll get you some right away.
- It's not for me. It's for you.

Yes, gentlemen.

Wait for me.

You want me to tell Ann you're in town?

No, no. I'll call her tomorrow.

Well.

Goodnight.
- Goodnight.

You want to kiss me
don't you, Mr Chapin.

At my age, a kiss has
other implications.

At least the way I want to kiss you.

Yes.

I can't imply any promises.

Or promise any implications.
Or whatever I'm trying to say.

After all.

I'm Ann's father and we met
tonight for the first time.

Why yes.

They'll be another time, Kate.

I'll be back.

I know you will.

Oh, I know that.

I'm way past where I ever thought
I'd be with anyone again.

Goodnight, dear Kate.

Goodnight.

The Yale club.

Fifty Vanderbilt.
Fifty Vanderbilt Avenue.

Hello, night-owl.

Night-owl yourself.

Oh. I didn't know you had company.

My brother Joby - Kate Drummond.

Hi.
- Well, hello.

Joby just woke me up
demanding bed and board.

So I'll move in with you and
he can have my room.

Having seen Kate, I could suggest
a more original arrangement.

Sophomore?

Freshman, Yale.

As of today, that is.
I seem to be flunking out.

That'll be a nice Christmas
present for father.

Yale was his idea, not mine.

I know, Joby.

Well, I'm going to turn in.

Where's your bag?

No bag. All I need in the morning
is a razor and a toothbrush.

You must have an old razor
you shave your legs with.

You're so sophisticated and so vulgar.

And so wrong.

Well Kate, if you weren't such an
ugly old hag I could go for you.

Then swear off razors.
All my men grow beards.

Goodnight, sweet prince.

Something tells me
I'm not getting across.

You are.

Who's first in the bathroom?

You. Extra toothbrush in the cabinet.

Well, goodnight.

Goodnight.

I hope you don't mind Joby.

That's just the way he talks.

Why should I mind?

I like him.

Who's your new fellow.

What new fellow?

The one you were out with.

Why should it be anyone new?

Oh, come on Kate. You stay out until
nearly two o'clock and then you ..

Breeze in with that look about you.

Do I indeed?

Well, when you've been out with
Howard you always come home ..

Dragging your tail behind you.

You're an observant wench, aren't you?

No.

I merely can't mind my own business.

This is just a friend of a
friend from out of town.

And you're not talking?

Good evening, Joe.

Good evening, Edith.

There's a postcard from Joby.

From Bermuda.

What's he doing in Bermuda?

He's staying with the Harrisons.
So is Ann.

Oh. How long do they expect to be there?

Over Christmas.

I've got to get these cards out.

Over Christmas?

Is dinner ready yet?

You have time for another drink.

Oh, Edith, I have to run up to
New York tomorrow for the firm.

I'll be gone two or three days.

Whatever you say, Joe.

[ Buzzer ]

Hello.

Oh, hello.

Well, may I come in?

Of course.

I have theater tickets and a
table at The Margaritte.

I took a chance you'd
be free this evening.

I've been free every
evening since Ann left.

And .. the fellow with the whistle?

I stopped seeing him.

When you whistled.

Kate.

I wanted to stay away.

That's not quite true.
I didn't want to, but I tried.

I tried too.

I tried to wish you would come back.

Like it?
- Wonderful.

Let's not stay for the
rest of it. Do you mind?

Not in the least.

Where would you like to go?

Just walk.

Somehow, I don't want all those
friends of yours staring at us.

Not tonight.

Cold?

Just enough.

I never knew what it was like before.

All these years I've heard about
people being in love. Read about it.

But never felt it.

But when it happens you know.

You're sure.

That's for sure.

All the millions of men
it's never happened to.

And the millions of women.

But it happened to me.

It happened to us.

About 20 more miles.

It's so quiet.

Like the end of the world.

Arthur McHenry and I used to bring the
fellows up here for hunting and fishing.

But nobody comes here anymore.

What was that?
- I don't know.

What is it?

It's a man in a fur coat.

A man?

Why, it's a bear.

I knew I was near-sighted.
For a moment I thought it was a man.

He's near-sighted too.

Watch.

Hey bear!

You promised to call me.

I must have slept one hour.

Nearer two. I couldn't
bring myself to wake you.

Here.

What is it?
- A present.

A present for me?

I don't see anyone else around here.

Open it.

Right now?
- Of course.

I've always been like this.
Christmas and my birthdays.

A present is so wonderful.

Lovely and mysterious.

Before it's unwrapped.

And what's inside is
always a disappointment?

No.

But after all, it's something
that came from a store.

What's in this one came
from the heart, Kate.

Mr Chapin.

When a fellow gives a girl a ruby ..

The least he can expect is
to be called by his name.

Joe.

Thank you, Joe.

This was presented to
my grandfather in India.

I had it made up as a pendant for you.

I never dreamed of
anything so beautiful.

You can christen it tonight.

I thought we'd run down
to the lodge for dinner.

There's usually a crowd
there for the skiing.

Do you think we ought to?

Why not?

Go out together? Where there's a crowd?

Oh.

I've been doing a lot of thinking.

We have to be very clear in our
minds just how things will be.

For us, and for the
people we care about.

I can't go on living
with Ann for instance.

I'll have to get an apartment
of my own somewhere.

That's where we'll always
have to see each other.

We can't go out together
anymore. Let me finish.

Now you listen to me.

I love you as I've never
loved anyone else.

Surely, deeply, completely.

You really think I'd stand for that?

You, my mistress?

Dodging your friends in an apartment
on the wrong side of town?

It's my decision, Joe.
It's what I want to do.

Thank you.

And it's the one thing
I'll never let you do.

Kate. Will you marry me?

How could we?

I'll ask my wife for a divorce.

Would she give you one?
- She might.

There's a reason why she might.

I can force the issue.
- I never even thought about marriage.

I can't give you up.

Not now. I can't go back to
Gibbsville, to Frederick Street.

Not to that house.

I ..

I'm sorry.

That was inexcusable.
Whining about my own troubles.

Joe.

When a man asks a woman to marry him.

Doesn't he usually wait for an answer.

[ Swiss singing ]

It's much more Swiss than
anything in Switzerland.

I've never been there.

You'd like it.

Are we going to Switzerland?

It'll be fun to show you all the
places you've never been.

Some of the places, I've never been.

Will there be anything else, sir?

Anything else, ma'am?

Thank you, sir.

[ Swiss singing ]

I'm sorry sir. Are you alright?

I'm fine thank you.
- Let me help you up.

I can still get up by myself. Thank you.

I'm terribly sorry, sir.

Kate. Kate Drummond. I didn't
know you were in these parts.

Hello Bill.
- Where you staying?

With friends.

You're not leaving now? We're
all going to have a dance later.

We have to go.

Come on. You can stay for
just a little while anyway.

Mr Drummond, you make her stay.
I'll make sure she gets home alright.

The name is Chapin.

Oh.

Well, I'm sorry. I guess I sort-of
reached the wrong conclusion.

I mean ..

Kate is a friend of my daughter's.
My daughter Ann.

Oh yes, sir. I know Ann Chapin.

We're on our way up to Lost
Lake now to meet her there.

That's why we have to leave.

Well, better luck next time.

Goodnight, Kate. Goodnight, sir.

I'm sorry I crashed into you.

That's quite alright, son. Goodnight.

Funny.

I thought Ann Chapin was in Bermuda.

If you're worried about my reputation.
- That's not what I'm worried about.

It didn't mean anything, what he said.

He just made a perfectly
natural mistake.

Exactly.

He perfectly naturally assumed
that I was your father.

Please. Please. I can't
stand having you hurt.

Kate.

Let's take a good long look.

At what?
- At ourselves.

Listen. Come here.

Look at what, Joe?

At what that young friend
of yours showed us.

He's just a baby.

A foolish, big-mouthed baby.

We should be grateful to him.

Grateful?

I needed that bump he gave me.
Maybe it knocked some sense into me.

Don't you see, Kate?

Our getting married would be
just as bad as the other thing.

What it would do to your life.

I .. lost my head this afternoon.

Joe.
- Now listen, Kate.

The rules are there for a reason.

Why do we laugh at the old character
chasing after young girls in cartoons?

And those newspaper stories
about the old hillbilly marrying ..

Some half-witted female of eleven.

I'm not really half-witted.

And there's not that much
difference between us.

Enough so that our children would
only know their father as an old man.

Enough so that you'd be left alone ..

At the time you most needed
love and protection.

When you're as old as I am now.

That's why the rules are there.

Love isn't everything Kate.

You can't live without .. pride.

P-R-I-D-E.

I'll take this up for you.
- I'll take it.

Don't be unhappy Kate. I'm not.

I can't tell you how un-unhappy I am.

I'm going away somewhere. Far away.

You don't have to. I'll stay
out of your life. Trust me.

Maybe I can't trust myself
to stay out of yours.

Here's your ruby.

It's yours.

I wanted to give you something beautiful
and extravagant and I still want to.

I'm grateful to you.

For being all that you are.

Go on up now, and I know
when you're alone, you'll cry.

But Kate, we'll always
have this. Won't we?

Hello, Mr Joby.
- Hi Love-Boat.

Didn't expect you.
- My mother here?

She is writing letters I believe.

Thanks.

Why, Joby ..

Mother, what's all this about father?

Don't you think you owe
me the courtesy of a letter?

I had a letter from Doctor English.
He says father is very ill.

Doctor English hasn't even seen him.

That's just the point.
Some eye-doctor had to tell him.

Father went to this man for new glasses.
He spotted a dangerous condition.

Doctor English told you all
this, didn't he? Weeks ago.

And suppose he did?

Mother, you are going to
make father get medical help.

Are you giving me orders?

Just because you're a
sergeant or whatever it is.

Do you think you could order me?
- God orders you! Not me.

Oh dear, dear, dear. Ha, ha, ha.

You must be higher than a sergeant
to be so close to The Almighty.

Have you even .. have you even
tried to stop him drinking so much?

Your father is old enough to take care.
- Has he had a haemorrhage?

You know what that is, don't you?
Has he ever vomited blood?

Why didn't you call
a doctor for him then?

He wouldn't allow it if you must know.
- You don't ask permission then.

You get on the telephone yourself.
- Stop yelling Joby!

How do you think it's been for me?

The wife of a drunkard.

Never able to accept an invitation.

Listening at night to him fumbling
down the stairs for another bottle.

Have a little sympathy for me.

Maybe if you'd shown some for
him this wouldn't have happened.

If you'd shown him just a little
kindness, a little human warmth ..

Shush.

Thank you, Harry.

Hello, father.

Oh, Joby.

Good to see you.

Well, get a leave?

Well, I convinced the General Staff the
army can do without me for 48 hours.

Well this is fine, just fine.
Come on, I'll buy you a drink.

Oh, I wouldn't do that Joe.
As I understand it ..

Joby intends to spend the
weekend reforming you.

Hello?

Long distance?

Oh yes. Yes, she's here.

Ann.

It's for you. Long distance.

Take care of those names will you.

Hello?

Hello Anna Banana.

How's that vow of yours never to darken
the doors of 10 North Frederick again?

Good and firm, thank you.

"Then I might as well hang up."

The old boy's in terrible shape Anna
Banana and I've got to get back to camp.

What's wrong, Joby?

"I got him to see Dr English.
He says it's a combination of things."

Me? I'd call it a kind
of galloping despair.

"What can we do?"

Give him a face to look
at that he really loves.

Get it down here as quick as you can.

Have Harry meet the express tonight.

I'll be on it.

I'll stay as long as I can.

Right. Right. Goodbye.

She'll be on the express tonight.

[ Radio ]

"There is a good deal of speculation
over what happens when Allied forces .."

"Finally meet the Russians
moving in from the East."

"Tonight, the main wave of the Allied
Expeditionary Forces offensive .."

"Is shifting southward toward
h*tler's national redoubt."

"General Eisenhower's HQ reports the
German Armies retreating everywhere."

Come in.

Surprise.

Ann?

It isn't really you?
- Please don't move.

What on earth are you doing here?

I got homesick all of a sudden.

Well that's fine. Here, sit down.

I wish we'd known you were coming.

We'd have had some young people in.

I came to see you.

That's very nice of you, Ann.

Very sweet.

I'm afraid I will start blubbering.
It's so wonderful seeing you again.

I think I'll smoke a
cigarette if you don't mind.

Over there. In the box.

How's the book-store?

Oh .. just fine.

I'm becoming quite the business woman.

Last month, my accounts came out even.

I almost fainted.

But you must have some fun too.

Oh, well I do.

I don't neglect the social side.

Next month, I'm flying out to California
to be maid-of-honor at a wedding.

That's a long way to go for a wedding.

Yes, well, this is special.

It's my old room-mate.

Kate Drummond.

Kate?

You never met her, did you?

I stopped by to see you once
and she gave me a drink.

A very beautiful girl.

And she's getting married?

Yes.

To a very nice fellow she
met in Santa Barbara.

That's where she went
when she left New York.

About five years ago.

It was very mysterious
her running off like that.

Kate always had a sense
of mystery about her.

She isn't an open-faced
sandwich like me.

That's our trouble. Yours and mine.

Everyone guesses our secrets.

Father, you know Joby and I were ..
- Have you seen her at all?

Yes.

She was in New York last month.

Has she changed much?

No. Still the same.

Beautiful, smart and lovely.

And in love.
- Yes.

No.

Well, there's a difference between ..

Loving. And being in love.

Is there?

Well, I'm sure that she loves
Tom and he's crazy about her.

It'll be a good marriage.

But I wonder if she's really
over the other one ..

What other one?

Oh, it was a long time ago.

She really had it then.

A bad case.

He was married I think.

She discussed this with you?

Not really .. only hints.

Well let's hope she'll be very happy.

Yes.

Now, you'd better run along and
let your mother know you're here.

I suppose I'd better.

Go on .. then come back.

We'll have a good talk, like old times.

Alright.

You dear man.

My lovely father.

[ Joe: ]
"When it happens, you know."

"You're sure."

[ Kate: ]
"Yes, you're sure."

[ Joe: ]
"Millions of men it never happens to."

"And to millions of women."

"But it happened to me."

[ Kate: ]
"It happened to us."

"Goodnight, Joe."

"Goodnight, my love."

Sergeant.

Colonel.

General.

What's the matter?

The guests are leaving.

If we're going to make polite
noises we'd better go and do so.

What a performance.

Oh, you are stinking.
Maybe you shouldn't.

Nonsense.

Never let it be said, that Joseph B.
Chapin Junior could hold his liquor.

Oh come on Joby. Don't be foolish.

Come on.

I can't permit you to do this.

Well, let's say goodbye to them.
- No.

Goodbye.
- Please Joby. Please.

He is reliable?
- Of course.

Just a minute.

Don't go anybody.

Joby.

I want to pay my respects.

I have been remiss in my
duties as son of the house.

I want to express my appreciation.

To all my father's wonderful friends.

Who did so much for him
while he was still alive.

Come on, Lloyd.
- Just a minute, Mr Slattery.

I want you to do me a favor.

I want you tell our friends here.

How you cut my father's
throat with a dull Kn*fe.

Go on. Why don't you tell them?

Governor, you tell them.
You were there too.

Or you mister Hooker,
our fighting editor.

Joby. How dare you.

I'm so sorry. He's not himself.
- And here.

Here's the greatest friend he ever had.

His loving wife.

His shy, dutiful, retiring wife.

All she ever did to him was m*rder him.

Joby, for heaven's sake.
- It's true, uncle Arthur.

You know she m*rder*d him.
Dr English knows.

Joby.

She knows, and how she knows.
- Stop it, Joby.

You apologise to your mother.

Madam.

I humbly apologise for
saying so rudely in public ..

What I intended to say even
more rudely in private.

Joby.

I'll take care of him, just get
everybody out of here uncle.

Be right with you, Harry.

Goodbye Anna Banana.
- Goodbye Joby.

Uhoh.

Wow, it's a funny time of
night to have a hangover.

Ha. I should never touch the stuff.

If madam says anything ..
- She won't.

You said it all.

Well, I guess this is the last
time I'll ever see the old barn.

The last of the Chapins.

Not me. I don't count.

Father was the last.

The last Chapin of Frederick Street.

They don't make them like him anymore.

You'd better go inside.
You'll catch cold.

I wish ..

You wish what?

I wish he'd had something Joby.

These last years.

Some .. moment of triumph.

It was all defeats.

If he could have had
just one small victory.

You know what his real trouble was?

He couldn't .. take advantage.

He was a gentleman.

In a world that has no
further use for gentlemen.

Goodbye, Joby.

Take care, Anna Banana.
- Take care.

Oh, and give my love to Kate.

You get in, Harry.

Come in.

Five minute warning.
- Alright. I'm nearly ready.

Oh Kate .. you look so ..

I can't tell you how you look.
- Starry-eyed I hope.

You're everything you should
look Including starry-eyed.

Thanks.

I still have a few things to
throw in my overnight bag.

Oh, can I help you with some?

My jewel-case. Over there.

Hey, where did you ever get this ruby?

Isn't it something new?
Did Tom give it to you?

No.

I've had it quite a while.

You didn't have it in New York.

At least I haven't seen it before.

Or have I?

I never wear it, Ann.

It's something to look at .. and touch.

I'm leaving it to you in my will.

I wouldn't want it to go to anyone else.

Kate, did my father give you the ruby?

Yes.

He was the one you fell in love with?

Yes.

Oh Kate.

You don't mind?

0f course I don't mind.

If you only knew.

Kate, that the night he d*ed,
we were talking about you.

And he asked so many questions.
I wondered why.

But now I understand it all, Kate.

That's why you left New York.
You were running away from him.

Not quite, Ann.

He sent me away.

I'd have done anything he wanted.

He made the decision.

Yes, of course.

He set a book of rules.

It couldn't have ended any
other way with my father.

My poor, dear, stuffed-shirt father.

Ann.

A stuffed-shirt didn't give me this.

Kate. Kate, we're all ready.

Coming.

Kate.

Rubies .. rubies aren't
good enough for you.

Come on.

We mustn't keep them waiting.