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Stanlev " \nd why are you standing there like the kiss
of death?" he demanded. "I have a few small matters to
take up with you. Since I shall
be confined in this mouldy
mortuary for at least another
ten days, I shall have to carry
on my activities as best I can.
I shall require the exclusive
use of this room, as well as
that drafty sewer you call the
librarv." He leaned back impatiently, then bolted upright again as his head came in contact with Miss Preens capable hands fluffing up his pillows. "Will vou take your clammy hand off my chair?" he demanded. "You have the touch of a love-starved cobra. And now will vou all leave quietly or must I ask Miss Cutler to pass among you with a base
teMrf Stanley looked like a child whose lollypop had just been snatched away as she tiptoed from the room,
while "I
you're here? I would like your opinion on it. shall drop everything." Whiteside glared at the bulky manuscript and turned
"THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER"
Warner Bros, picturization of the play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. Executive producer Hal B. Wallis. Directed by William Keighlev. Screenplay by Julius J. and Philip G. Epstein. With the following cast :
Sheridan Whiteside Monty Woolley
Maggie Cutler Bette Davis
Lorraine Sheldon Ann Sheridan
Bert Jefferson Richard Travis
Beverly Carlton Reginald Gardiner
Mrs. Ernest Stanley Bilhe Burke
Mr Ernest Stanley Grant Mitchell
June Stanley Elisabeth Fraser
Richard Stanley Russell Arms
Harriet Ruth \ man
Miss Preen.. -Mary Wickes
Dr. Bradley George Barbier
Banjo Jimm>' Durante
it over to Maggie. "Will you take Forty Years an Ohio Butcher or whatever it's called and — "
Maggie shook her head as the door closed hastily behind the doctor. "You know. Sherry," she said quietly, "you have one great advantage over everybody else in the world. You never have to meet Sheridan Whiteside. I must say you have certainly behaved with all your accustomed grace and charm."
"Look here, puss," Whiteside said firmly. "If we may dismiss the subject of my
charm, for which, incidentally.
I receive fifteen hundred dollars per appearance, perhaps we can get to work. Oh. no we can't," he decided as he (Please turn to page 62)
beckoning to the others to follow. But Dr. Bradley lingered. "Shall I look in again this afternoon?" he asked with a false heartiness.
"If you do," Whiteside said evenly, "I shall spit in vour eye."
The 'doctor laughed uneasily. "W hat a sense of humor vou writers have ! By the way, I've been doing a little writing myself. I'm calling it Forty Years an Ohio Doctor: The Story of a Humble Practitioner. I happen to have a copy with me. Would it be too much to ask you to glance over it
Scene stills tell the hilarious story of "The Man Who Came to Dinner," exclusive fictionization presented here. Principals are Bette Davis, Ann Sheridan, Monte Woolley, Jimmy Durante, in amusing episodes from big film.
Above, the wild-eyed and gaga Jimmy Durante and Monty Woolley shake hands on some mischief they've thought up.
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