Hi there, Myron
How's it hanging?
I've got a date with Sheldrake
I'm shooting a Western down at Fox
How can you work with Darryl?
We should talk
Gotta run
Let's have lunch
Hi, Mr. Gillis
You look great!
I'm up for an audition
Sheldrake is driving me insane
Don't forget me when you're casting
We should talk
Gotta run
Let's have lunch
Morning, Joanna
Hi, there Myron
Who are you meeting?
You look great
Sheldrake, but do I need it
I've spent the last month fasting
I'm handing in my second draft
I'm shooting a Western down at Fox
I'd really love to read it (MARY)
Don't forget me when you're casting
We should talk
We should talk
Gotta run
Gotta run
Let's have lunch
Yeah, I had an appointment with Mr. Sheldrake
Name?
Gillis, Joseph Gillis
All right, sir, you know your way?
Yeah
We want the keys to your car
You're way behind with the payments
Don't give us any fancy footwork
Give us the keys
I only wish I could help
I loaned it to my accountant
He has an important client down in Palm Springs
Felt like shooting the breeze
Are you telling us you walked here?
I believe in self-denial
I'm in training for the priesthood
Okay, wise guy, three hundred bucks
Or we're taking the car
We have a court order
I love it when you talk dirty
Bless you, Joseph
That you, Sammy?
How do you like my harem?
How come you get such lousy breaks?
One learns to grin and bear 'em
This is the biggest film ever made
What're you playing?
Temple virgin
Handmaiden to Delilah
Let's have lunch
Gotta run
You've got to find me a job
I'm way behind with my payments
I thought you were meant to be my agent
I need some work
I only wish I could help
This town is dead at the moment
There's been this slowdown in production
Who is this jerk?
He's my wunderkind from Broadway
Every major studio wants him
Playing one against the other
What I need is three hundred bucks
Maybe what you need is a new agent
Hello, Artie
Joe, you bastard!
You never call me any more
Found a cuter dancing partner
How are things?
Not so great
Will this help?
Twenty bucks?
Thanks, you're a pal
Good morning, Mr. DeMille
This is Sheldrake
Bring some water
Get me that shithead Nolan
Nolan, sweetheart
Great to talk
This draft is so much brighter
You're the best
Even so
I've hired another writer
Mr. Gillis
Joe! What the f*ck brings you here?
You wanted to see me
I did? What about?
"Bases Loaded," it's an outline for a baseball picture
So, pitch
It's about a rookie shortstop
He's batting .347
The kid was once mixed up in a holdup
Now he's trying to go straight
Wait a minute
Wait a minute
I think I have read this
Somebody, bring in what we've got on
"Bases Loaded"
"Bases Loaded"
They're pretty hot for it over at Twentieth
Good!
But can you see Ty Power as a shortstop?
Let's have lunch
Here's that "Bases Loaded" material, Mr. Sheldrake
I made a two-page synopsis for you, but I wouldn't bother to read it
Why not?
It's just a rehash of something that wasn't very good to begin with
Meet Mr. Gillis
He wrote it
We should talk
This is Miss Kramer
Schaefer
Betty Schaefer
And right now, I'd like to crawl into a hole and pull it in after me
If I could be of any help
I'm sorry, Mr. Gillis, I couldn't see the point of it
What sort of material do you suggest? James Joyce? Dostoyevsky?
I think pictures should at least try to say a little something
I see you're one of the message kids
I expect you'd have turned down "Gone With the Wind"
No, that was me
Gotta run
And I guess I was disappointed
I've read some of your other work and I thought you had some real talent
Yeah, that was last year
This year I felt like eating
Well, I'm sorry, Mr. Gillis
Thank you, Miss Kramer
Well, looks like Zanuck's got himself a baseball picture
We should talk
Gotta run
Let's have lunch
You've got to give me some work
I'll take whatever's on offer
There must be some shit that needs a rewrite
Throw it my way
I only wish I could help
There's no spare shit at the moment
Remember the greatest writers starved in garretts
Didn't care about pay
Are you trying to be funny?
I believe in self-denial
Gives a man some moral backbone
Can you loan me three hundred bucks?
I'm sorry, Gillis
Goodbye
I just love Hollywood
Let's pencil Thursday morning
Morning, Joanna
Where've you been hiding?
Hi there, Lisa
How're you doing?
I hate this weather
You look great
RKO are ok!
What're you doing?
You look great
This is the biggest film ever made
I'm trying to make my mind up
Guess I was born to play her
What is my motivation?
You look great
They're talking nominations
You should go work for Warners
Is your new script with Sheldrake?
I'm very close to Sheldrake
We shoot next month
Gotta run
Let's drive to Vegas this weekend
Let's have lunch
You look great
I'm handing in my second draft
It's between me and Dietrich
I've landed a big Broadway show
I'm gonna work for Metro
Let's have lunch
Let's have lunch
Let's have lunch, this is the biggest film ever made
I'd really love to read it
I'd know just how to light you
Let's have lunch
It won't work
Let's pencil Thursday morning
We should talk
Gotta run
Let's have lunch!
Hi, good morning
Aren't we lucky?
Going to work with Cukor
Paramount is paradise
Movies from A to Zukor
We should talk, gotta run
Let's have lunch
We should talk
Gotta run
Gotta run
Let's have lunch!
Come to get your knife back? It's still right there, right between my shoulder blades