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00:00That's the residence.
00:07This is Mrs. Thompson. May I speak to Mrs. Baxter?
00:10Oh, hi, Mrs. Thompson. How have you been?
00:13Fine, thank you, Hazel. May I speak to Mrs. Baxter?
00:15The reason I was asking was because the last time I saw you, that was New Year's Day.
00:19You didn't look so good.
00:21You know, you had them dark circles under your eyes.
00:23And I didn't have a chance to ask you if you were sick or whether you'd been up late celebrating.
00:28Well, both. You know what I mean?
00:31I was not up late celebrating. I had the flu.
00:34Now, may I please speak to Mrs. Baxter?
00:37Oh, she ain't here.
00:39Well, for heaven's sakes, why didn't you say that in the first place?
00:41Oh, well, you know, we got chit-chatting and...
00:44Huh? Huh?
00:46Oh, well, she ought to be back about four.
00:49You want me to give her a message?
00:51Just tell her I'll be dropping by.
00:53I have something very important to discuss with her.
00:56Important, huh? Well, do you mind telling me what it is?
00:59And I could tell her...
01:03Hello?
01:05Hello?
01:07What do you know about that? We got cut off.
01:26Oh, she ain't back yet.
01:55She isn't?
01:56Well, it ain't four yet. It's only three minutes up.
01:59Oh, I have five after.
02:01Oh, you're running a little fast.
02:03I tell you what, while you're waiting, why don't I adjust your watch for you?
02:07Adjust my watch?
02:08Sure, I've been taking a correspondence course in watch repair.
02:11They even sent me one of them fat little monocles.
02:14You know, you screw in your eyes.
02:16Thank you, but this is a $250 watch. I think I'll entrust it to a jeweler.
02:21Oh, okay, Miss Thompson. I was just trying to save you a buck.
02:26Say, that's a terrific looking suit, Miss Thompson. Thank you.
02:29Oh, it reminds me of one I had a couple of years ago.
02:32Did you get it at Detweiler's?
02:34Certainly not. This is an original by Madame Foucher.
02:37Oh, I never been in her place.
02:39How much does she soak you for a suit like that?
02:42This suit costs $200.
02:45You ought to go to Detweiler's basement.
02:47Mine only costs $22.50.
02:49Hazel, I do not buy my clothes in basements.
02:52Did you ever go to Wilmington's?
02:54Wilmington's? No, I never heard of it.
02:56Oh, that's one of them places where you walk up a flight and they put everything on plain pipe racks, Hazel.
03:00Hazel, my clothes are custom made. If you don't mind...
03:03Hi, dear. I thought I saw your car out front.
03:06Dorothy, thank heaven you're here.
03:08Well, it's a pleasure seeing you, dear. Have you been waiting long?
03:12No, just a few hours.
03:14She's just kidding, Missy. She's only been here three minutes.
03:17Impossible.
03:18She's got something very important she wants to talk to you about, Missy.
03:21Oh, well, what's that, Deirdre?
03:23Well, Dorothy, I have an exciting idea.
03:26You know the children's hospital?
03:28Oh, yes.
03:29Well, that's a terrific outfit.
03:30It's amazing the things they've been doing with kids lately.
03:34Dorothy, I wonder if I might have a cup of tea.
03:37Of course, Deirdre. Hazel, would you?
03:40I'm on my way, Missy.
03:45That is the most irritating woman.
03:47What could she possibly know about the hospital?
03:50Well, once a month she donates her day off to work there.
03:53Oh. Well, at least now I won't be interrupted.
03:58Well, here's my idea.
03:59Mr. Blackpool, my singing teacher, says I'm ready to make my debut.
04:03Oh!
04:04And I thought to myself, Deirdre, why not do it for those children?
04:10Oh, I know they'd love to hear you, Deirdre.
04:13Oh, no, no, no. You don't understand.
04:15Oh. Did I miss anything?
04:18I thought you were going to make me a cup of tea.
04:21Oh, yeah. I put it on the kettle. You can't make tea without boiling water.
04:24Well, if you're in here, how can you tell when the water's boiling?
04:27Well, there's a whistle on the kettle.
04:29You go ahead and talk. I didn't mean to interrupt.
04:32Dorothy, I was thinking more in terms of raising funds for the hospital.
04:37Oh, that's terrific.
04:38Hazel, if you don't mind...
04:40Please, Hazel, don't interrupt.
04:42I'm sorry, Miss Thompson. I just got carried away.
04:45Yes.
04:48There's so much talent in this area.
04:50Millie has her harp. John Barton does magic tricks.
04:53Helen Spencer is a ballet dancer.
04:55I could go on and on. You know them all.
04:58Yes, but I don't...
04:59We'll put on a show for charity.
05:01We'll hire that hall on 10th Avenue and charge admission.
05:04Oh, well, I don't know...
05:05We'll charge $10 a ticket.
05:07$10?
05:10Well, that's so outrageous. You just might sell a lot of them.
05:13Of course we will. Only the best people will be there.
05:16Can I count on your help?
05:18Of course, Deidre.
05:19Of course, I don't know what I can do. I don't play an instrument or anything.
05:22But you're an interior decorator.
05:24You can help with the sets and the costumes.
05:26Oh, this is going to be a big project. We'll need all the help we can get.
05:29Well, I'll do anything I can.
05:30Good.
05:31Is it all right if I say something now?
05:33What is it, Hazel?
05:35Hazel, I think what you're doing is terrific, and I'd like to be part of it.
05:40You?
05:41Sure, I can decorate like Missy here.
05:44But in a project like that, everybody does what he does best, right?
05:48Yes, I suppose so.
05:50So I'll sing.
05:52Sing?
05:53Sure, I've been doing it all my life.
05:56Oh, the kettle's boiling.
06:01Dorothy, we can't have her sing.
06:04I thought she was going to offer to clean up or something.
06:07We can't have her sing.
06:09Why, what will people think?
06:11I guess that depends on how well she sings, Deidre.
06:14But, Dorothy, this is a society affair.
06:17I mean, our kind of people, she's only a maid.
06:20Now, don't be silly, Deidre.
06:22If she contributes something to the program, she has every right to be on it.
06:27If she contributes?
06:29Oh, I'm glad you mentioned that.
06:31My singing teacher will be selecting the talent, and he's completely unbiased.
06:36Fair enough?
06:37Oh, yes, that sounds perfectly fair.
06:41Neater, oh, neater
06:47Ask thyself if we should part
06:53Neater, oh, neater
06:59Move along my heart
07:08Well, what do you think, Mr. Blackpool, am I improving?
07:11Mrs. Green, you sang that like the most beautiful of all birds, the peacock.
07:17Really, Mr. Blackpool?
07:19Oh, just wait till I tell my husband.
07:22You know, he thinks these lessons are a waste of money.
07:25Oh, your husband lacks your artistic sensitivity.
07:28Oh.
07:31Now, I want you to practice at least an hour every day.
07:35Scales?
07:36The scales.
07:39Oh, not here, Mrs. Green, after you get home.
07:43And, uh, I'll be expecting you at the same time next week.
07:47Oh, is my time up already?
07:49I'm sorry, yes, but I look forward to our next lesson.
07:54There's been an excitement about working with you that I find in no other student.
08:01Oh.
08:05I just can't wait to tell my husband.
08:08Goodbye, Mr. Blackpool.
08:10Goodbye, Mrs. Green.
08:11Hello, Loretta. How's it going?
08:13Oh, just marvelous, Deirdre.
08:15And I cannot thank you enough for introducing me to this wonderful man.
08:19Through him, I am just beginning to realize my artistic potential.
08:24Oh, that's wonderful, darling.
08:26Well, goodbye for now, dear.
08:27I just can't wait to get home and talk it over with Ernie.
08:29Goodbye, Loretta.
08:30Oh, Mr. Blackpool, I hope you don't mind my dropping in unexpectedly.
08:35Mind? How could I mind?
08:37You know what I think of your talent.
08:39But there's been an excitement about working with you that I've found with no other student.
08:44How sweet.
08:46Oh, but I really must talk to you, Mr. Blackpool.
08:48Of course, Mrs. Thompson.
08:49I'm thinking of putting on an evening's entertainment in order to raise funds for the children's hospital.
08:54What a wonderful idea.
08:56I'm going to call it An Evening with Deirdre and Her Friends.
09:00It will be a review, singing, dancing, juggling, magic, all the talent we can find.
09:05Excellent.
09:06And since it will be the social event of the year, we'll need an impartial judge in order to select the talent.
09:12So, naturally, I thought of you.
09:15Oh, I'm flattered.
09:18I thought of you because I was your first pupil in this town. Isn't that right?
09:22That's right, Mrs. Thompson.
09:24It's a recommendation you've gained a great many students.
09:26Oh, yes, Mrs. Thompson.
09:28And I'm sure you want to continue your success here in our friendly little town.
09:32Oh, yes. I've been very happy here.
09:36Success consists of so many little things.
09:39Intangibles, really, like cooperation.
09:43You'll have a perfectly free hand in selecting the talent.
09:46But I think it would be nicer if it came from our kind of people.
09:51People like Mrs. Loretta Green, whose husband owns a bank.
09:55Oh, they're fine people.
09:57Certainly.
09:58It would be unfortunate if a domestic servant tried to get on the program.
10:02That would be unthinkable.
10:04Yes. The lower classes are so pushy.
10:06One of them might try to get on the program.
10:09Oh, that would be impossible.
10:11Her name is Hazel Burke, and she is impossible.
10:14And the tryout is a week from next Friday.
10:21Oh, I don't know, Hazel. I don't think I'm good enough.
10:24Oh, come on, Rosie. You do a terrific tap dance.
10:27Boy, you brought the house down at our last awards dinner.
10:30Oh, I was terrible. I fell down.
10:33That's because you stepped on that butter plate.
10:35You was fine when you was on the stage.
10:37You should never have climbed on the table.
10:39Oh, and Bruno's going to try out, too.
10:42Bruno? Who's Bruno?
10:44Oh, you know, that good-looking fellow down at the delicatessen.
10:47Oh, gee, he's handsome.
10:49Yes.
10:50And boy, when he plays Indian Love Call on his musical saw, boy,
10:55if you close your eyes, you can practically see Nelson Eddy.
10:58What do you say?
11:00Will you help me get a date with Bruno?
11:02Sure, sure I will.
11:03All right, then. I'll do it.
11:05Oh, thanks, Rosie.
11:06Gee, Miss Thompson's going to be tickle pink.
11:09You know, I got almost a dozen people lined up for that tryout.
11:16And so the frog, glump, glump, said to the rabbit, hippity hop,
11:21he said, how come you're wearing a hat?
11:24And the rabbit, hippity hop, said,
11:26oh, everybody's wearing them. Ain't you seen Smokey the Bear?
11:30And the frog, glump, glump, said,
11:32oh, yeah, but I didn't know they was for rabbits.
11:36And the rabbit, hippity hop, said,
11:38oh, yeah, sure.
11:40They're for bears and hares and kitchen chairs
11:43and logs and frogs and puppy dogs.
11:48And once I even seen one on a people.
11:52So the frog said,
11:54well, I'll give you 42 cents for it.
11:58And the rabbit said, you sold.
12:00So the frog reached down into his pouch
12:03and he pulled out the money and he handed it to the rabbit
12:06and the rabbit took the hat off his head
12:09and he put it on the frog.
12:11And you know what?
12:12It covered him up completely.
12:14And the rabbit said, well, how do you like it?
12:17And the frog said, well, it sure do keep the sun out of my eyes.
12:23Oh, Hazel, I don't know how you do it month after month.
12:26Where do you get those stories?
12:28Oh, for Pete's sake, I don't know.
12:30When I'm telling stories to kids,
12:32I just turned my brain knob to the funny channel
12:35and out it comes.
12:36Well, bless you for it.
12:38I understand the tryouts are tomorrow.
12:40Oh, yeah, and I'm so nervous.
12:41I ain't had a chance to rehearse very much.
12:43Oh, you have no reason to be nervous.
12:45I've heard you sing.
12:46They can't help but choose you.
12:47Oh, I hope so,
12:48because I want to do my bit for the program.
12:51What time is it?
12:53Uh, 2.30.
12:54Oh, I better skedaddle.
12:56Boy, I want to try and sell some tickets this afternoon.
12:59Well, bye-bye, kids.
13:00Bye.
13:01Bye, come back.
13:03Oh, sure, I'll come back.
13:05I gotta get that frog out from underneath the hat.
13:11You mean she's not here for a change?
13:13No, Deirdre, today is her day off.
13:15Oh, thank heavens.
13:17I can relax in this house,
13:19and believe me, I need it.
13:21Deirdre, sister mine, I love you,
13:22but you're a very poor judge of character.
13:24Hazel is a wonderful woman.
13:26George, brother mine, she is a servant,
13:28and she doesn't know her place.
13:30And just what is her place supposed to be?
13:32George, please don't let's argue.
13:33I've had a most difficult day.
13:35Now, tell me, how many tickets have you sold?
13:38Well, only six so far.
13:40Oh, Dorothy, you're not trying.
13:43George, how many have you sold?
13:45Uh, only two, Deirdre.
13:48I told you, $10 is way too much money.
13:50Oh, nonsense.
13:51You're not going about it the right way.
13:53You're not making it glamorous.
13:55How many did you sell, Deirdre?
13:57When would I have time to sell tickets?
13:59I've been arranging interviews,
14:01giving out publicity,
14:02rehearsing my number, buying my gown.
14:04I can't do everything, you know.
14:07Well, maybe it's not quite as easy as you think.
14:09Oh, George, I could sell them by telephone.
14:12Ha! That I'd like to see.
14:14You think I couldn't?
14:15Well, Deirdre, the phone's right in the hallway.
14:17Oh, for heaven's sake.
14:18It's for a good cause, Deirdre.
14:20Well, all right, I'll show the two of you.
14:24Come on.
14:27You know, it ain't a professional show.
14:28It's just amateurs.
14:30But it'll be a million laughs.
14:31And what's important is it's for a good cause.
14:34You know, for them kids.
14:36But $10 a ticket?
14:38Yeah, isn't it awful?
14:39You could have knocked me over with a feather.
14:41How many will you need?
14:44Two, I suppose.
14:47Peggy, darling.
14:49Deirdre.
14:50How are you?
14:51Oh.
14:53Oh.
14:55She's such a hypochondriac.
14:57Darling, I hate to break into your ulcer,
15:00but have you heard about the show we're putting on?
15:02It's called An Evening with Deirdre and Her Friends.
15:06Yes, don't you read the paper?
15:09I'm going to sing for charity.
15:11The tickets are only $10,
15:13and it will be the social event of the year,
15:15and everybody will be there.
15:18What do you mean you won't be there?
15:21You haven't heard me sing since I took lessons.
15:25Is that your final word?
15:28Well, goodbye to you.
15:32Scratch her off my list.
15:35So a whole bunch of us are going to try out for the program.
15:37It's going to be like amateur night,
15:39no matter who gets picked.
15:40But that ain't important.
15:42You know, the important thing is health of the hospital.
15:44Oh, Hazel, you're right.
15:46Well, I'll take four tickets.
15:48Four? Are you crazy?
15:49They're $10 a ticket.
15:50I know, but it should be fun.
15:52And I'll take my brother and his wife.
15:54You sure you can afford it now?
15:56With all them dentists?
15:57Oh, Hazel, don't worry.
15:59We can afford it.
16:01Well.
16:02Angeline, darling.
16:04Deirdre, how are you?
16:06Oh.
16:08Oh, must we be so clinical today?
16:11Oh, that's so depressing, darling.
16:12We must think cheerful thoughts.
16:15Have you heard about the show I'm putting on?
16:17I'm going to sing for charity.
16:19How many tickets would you like?
16:21Well, of course there'll be others on the program.
16:23How many tickets would you like?
16:25Well, darling, I don't know who yet,
16:27but it will be the social event of the season.
16:30How many tickets?
16:32Well, Angeline, it will be the glamour event of the...
16:36They haven't been chosen.
16:37They won't be chosen until tomorrow.
16:40Well, can't you buy the tickets on faith?
16:43I mean, after all, you know me well enough.
16:45You know I wouldn't be connected with anything shoddy.
16:49Yes.
16:51Goodbye. I'll call you tomorrow.
16:56George Baxter, if you say one word,
16:58I'll hit you right in the nose.
17:02Miss Rosie Hammacher is next.
17:10Since the rug's here, I'll do my soft shoe.
17:13Oh, I'm sorry, but that isn't what we're looking for.
17:18Mrs. Green, will you sing for us now, please?
17:26It's a shame. You'd have been terrific.
17:28Thanks, Hazel. I've been practicing all week.
17:31It is the last week of summer
17:38And I'm moving along
17:45All of me companions
17:51Are married and far along
17:57No flower of her kindred
18:02Was what is now
18:06Must be a comedy act.
18:09Must be all terrible. Nobody's laughing.
18:13Shall we help her out?
18:20Please, may we have silence when the artists are performing?
18:25I think we've heard enough, Mrs. Green.
18:28We'd be delighted to have you on the program.
18:30That was lovely.
18:32Lovely?
18:33Oh, thank you, Mr. Blackpool.
18:37Boy, either Mr. Blackpool or me should have their ears examined.
18:41Miss Hazel Burke, you're next.
18:44Oh, boy. Oh, my dear. Good luck, Hazel.
18:51Do you know Sing Me to Sleep?
18:53Sing Me to Sleep?
18:54What in the world is that?
18:55It's a song my mother used to sing when I was little.
18:58A lullaby?
18:59Well, no. No, it's just a sweet little song.
19:02I guess you could call it a lullaby if you wanted to.
19:05Oh, I'm afraid that would have no place on our program.
19:08Mrs. Smythe-Barrington, may we have your violin solo now?
19:12Miss Thompson, ain't me and my friends even gonna have a chance?
19:15Oh, I'm sorry, Hazel, but Mr. Blackpool has the final word.
19:19I know, but you know him. If you was to say something...
19:21Oh, Hazel, I couldn't do that.
19:23That would be unfair to the others, now, wouldn't it?
19:26Well, I don't want to be unfair, but it's just that...
19:29Hazel, shh. Mrs. Smythe-Barrington is about to begin. Please.
19:54After turning down Bruno and his musical sore, they sure can't pick this lady.
19:59That's fine, Mrs. Smythe-Barrington. Just fine.
20:03You'll be a great asset to the program.
20:06Oh, for Pete's sake.
20:09That concludes our auditions, ladies and gentlemen.
20:13Will those of you who were chosen please remain?
20:16We'll start intensive rehearsals.
20:19The rest of you may go.
20:22Well, I guess that lets us out.
20:25Yeah, Hazel, let's get out of here.
20:27Oh, no, wait a minute. I gotta turn in the money for the tickets.
20:32Miss Thompson.
20:33I told you, I can't help you.
20:35No, I don't want no help. I just wanted to give you the money for the tickets.
20:40It's $190.
20:42You sold 19 tickets? Well, that's amazing.
20:45Well, it was 18, really. I bought one myself.
20:48It was the easiest sale I made, because I know how important what you're doing is.
21:03Well, don't you look lovely.
21:06You nervous?
21:07As a cat. I hope I'll be all right when I get on stage.
21:09I'm sure you will.
21:10Just a minute, Harry.
21:11Dorothy, Harold, Deidre's here.
21:14Coming right down, darling.
21:16Hi, darling.
21:17Well, we're in really out of press for time. We'll be getting to the hall a half hour early.
21:20Well, I want to get there, George, and see that everything's running smoothly.
21:23Hi, Aunt Deidre.
21:24Hello, Harold. My, don't you look nice.
21:26I'll say. I'm wearing new underwear and new socks.
21:29Oh, good for you.
21:30I'm wearing mine, too, but I'm not bragging about it.
21:33Hi, Deidre. Oh, you look gorgeous.
21:36Thank you, Dorothy. And you, as usual, look beautiful.
21:39Oh, compliments are falling like petals in the springtime.
21:42Shall we be off?
21:43As long as we're all going in one car, why don't we take Hazel?
21:48Hazel? Hazel isn't going.
21:50She bought a ticket.
21:52She did. She never mentioned it.
21:54Hazel went to the children's hospital tonight.
21:56She does that sometimes. She tells them stories.
21:59Oh.
22:01Well, um, let's, let's hurry.
22:04We'll be late.
22:05Deidre, I told you you're a half hour early.
22:09No, said the lion. I'm king of the jungle.
22:13Because I'm neat and I'm pretty.
22:16And at times I'm quite witty.
22:18And when I'm young, I'm as cute as a kitty.
22:21And that's why I'm the king of the jungle.
22:23And the elephant said, no, I'm the king of the jungle.
22:26Because just look at my thighs and my little blue eyes.
22:30And who else do you suppose could shake hands with his nose?
22:34That's why I'm the king of the jungle.
22:37I'm sorry, Miss Burke. The children have to go to sleep now.
22:43Tell us about the monkey, please.
22:45No, Miss Allen's boss.
22:47And if she says it's time to go to bed, then I guess she's queen of the jungle.
22:53Sing us a song, Hazel.
22:55Okay.
22:57Just one.
22:58Okay.
23:00Well, I think I have just the song.
23:03Pack up all our cares and woes, here we go singing low.
23:08Bye-bye, blackbird.
23:12Where somebody waits for me, sugar sweet, so is she.
23:17Bye-bye, blackbird.
23:20No one here to love and understand me.
23:25Oh, what hard luck stories they all hand me.
23:29Make my bed like delight, I'll arrive late tonight.
23:34Blackbird, bye-bye.
23:43For Pete's sake, what are you doing here?
23:47Hazel, come on out in the hall where we can talk.
23:56What's going on here?
23:57Hazel, we came to get you.
23:59We want you to come to the amateur hour with us.
24:04Whose idea was...
24:05It was mine.
24:07Hazel, I owe you an apology, you and your friends.
24:10I've been so ashamed of myself ever since that day in Mr. Blackpool's studio.
24:15Will you forgive me?
24:16Oh, for Pete's sake.
24:18We all make mistakes, forget it.
24:21I won't forget it, at least I hope not.
24:24Tonight I want you to sing your song.
24:26You want me to sing to the people?
24:28Yes, to the people.
24:30Oh, I can't sing to the people tonight, I ain't prepared.
24:34That's silly, Hazel, we just heard you sing it.
24:37Oh, I'm prepared with that song, but what would I do for an encore?
24:56THE END
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