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Ttobtv/ Lmt' aw/ J. Carlyle Benson, Hollywood script writing team, are discussing with Larry loins, horse opera star, and Rosetti, his agent, the plot for Larry s next picture. Larry Toms is seated in a chair, listening with a puzzled and dissatisfied expression; Rosetti is standing, biting at a cigar, very intense and vacuous; and Benson is dozing on a couch. law : . . . and this bozo comes up to you and you look him straight in the eye and you say, "Why, darn your soul, I loved her before you ever married her." Then the dame comes in and she cries: "Larry, I heard everything you said." . . . and you just look at her, and there's a long pause — a long pause and then, finally, you say, "Did you'.'" That's all— just a plain, quiet, simple, "Did you?" (he falls on the couch). Boy, what a moment! larky : Yeah, but what's the story about? benson: Love.
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law (singing) "Love is the sweetest thing."
larry: Now, come on boys — get off the couch. This ain't fair. I got a lot at stake in this picture. It's the last one in my contract. If I get a poor story I'm out in the cold.
law: Shivering with a million dollar annuity.
larry (controlling himself): Tell me your story in a few simple words.
law: Mr. Benson, what's our story?
benson : How do 1 know? You told it.
law: Didn't you listen?
benson: No. We ought to have a stenographer.
law: But they won't wear tights. And I can't dictate to a stenographer who won't wear tights.
larry: Where's C. Elliot Friday? He's the producer. He ought to be here. I've been listenin' to this story for two hours. What's it about?
law : Don't speak to me. You don't like our
story. larry : I didn't say I didn't like it. I couldn't
follow it. benson : The only thing you could follow is
the trail of a lonesome horse. benson : Listen, I've been writing stories for
eleven years. Boy meets girl. Boy loses
girl. Boy gets girl. law : Or — girl meets boy. Girl loses boy. Girl
gets boy. Love will find a way. Love
never loses. Put your money on love.
You can't lose. I'm getting hungry. rosetti: If I make a point, I don't think
you're showing the proper respect to
one of the biggest stars in this
studio. larry : Just because I don't get Dick Powell's
fan mail don't mean I ain't got his
following. A lot of those that want to
write me — ain't never learned how to
write.