A Place in the Sun Page #2

They've invented the house.

It's a very good place to talk in.

You'd better get back to yours.

Come on.

Come on.

- Good night.

- Come on.

I wish I could ask you in,

but Mrs Roberts is so strict.

I don't want to make things

difficult for you.

I wish I could ask you in, but we'd

have to keep the music awful low.

This is nice.

Mrs Roberts is right next door.

This is the way it should have been.

This is the way...

Oh, George.

George.

- Good morning.

- Good morning.

Who's that? Is that George?

- Yeah.

- What's he doing here?

It was the only place to put him

without firing somebody.

This is no place for him.

- How's he getting along?

- Fine.

It wouldn't hurt to give him

a position. Well, George.

You thought I'd forgotten

all about you.

- No, sir.

- I've been keeping an eye on you.

- That's very good of you, sir.

- Getting along all right?

- I know the work pretty well.

- I suppose you do.

Do you know it well enough

to take on responsibility?

- Yes, sir.

- Good. I'm going to move you up.

- Thank you, sir. I appreciate it.

- You've earned it.

Sir, I was wondering...

Have you by any chance seen

the production report I submitted?

Mrs Eastman is having a party at

the house on the 15th of next month.

- We'd like to have you drop in.

- I'd love to come.

Good. Then you and I can have

a nice little talk.

Next month on the 15th?

That's your birthday.

I was planning on our little party.

Sure, honey.

I'll just be at the old man's

to pay my respects.

- Then I'll be over.

- You better be!

- Hello, darling!

- Nice to see you again.

Hello, there.

Later.

- Hello.

- Hello.

- I see you had a misspent youth.

- Yes, it was.

Why all alone? Being exclusive?

Being dramatic?

Being blue?

I'm just fooling around.

Maybe you'd like to play.

No, I'll just watch you. Go ahead.

Do I make you nervous?

Yes.

You look like an Eastman.

Are you one of them?

I'm a nephew. My name's George.

- I'm Angela.

- Vickers.

- I saw you here last spring.

- I don't remember seeing you.

No. You've been away, haven't you?

You took a trip with your parents.

- How did you know?

- I read about you in the papers.

- What else do you do?

- The usual things.

You look unusual.

That's the first time

anybody ever said that!

- You keep pretty much to yourself.

- Yes, sometimes.

Blue...or exclusive?

- Neither, right now.

- Here you are, George!

Well, Angela.

- I was thinking how's your mother?

- Fine, last time I heard.

Have you written to her about your

promotion? I kicked him up a notch.

I'll write in a day or two.

Never neglect your mother.

Telephone to her right away.

Tell her the good news.

You can use this phone.

Long distance? What's the number,

George? Just a minute.

I don't know.

Hello.

I want to place a call to the Bethel

Independent Mission in Kansas City.

- The Bethel Mission.

- Hello, Mama.

George! God bless you, my son.

Are you sick?

No, I'm not sick.

Are you coming home?

Listen, Mama. I got a promotion.

Yeah, I can send you money

every month now.

Happy birthday. Today's your

birthday and I've prayed for you.

I've been praying you'll come home

and carry on your father's work.

I'm keeping your room for you, just

as you left it, like I always do.

I'm getting on pretty well here.

I'm happy here, too.

- Who's there with you?

- It's me, Mama!

- Who was that?

- Just a girl, Mama.

No, Mama.

I don't... Mama, I just met her!

Yes, Mama. I will, Mama.

I know you'll be a good son.

I promise.

- Goodbye, my son.

- Goodbye, Mama.

Did you promise to be a good boy?

Not to waste your time on girls?

- I don't waste my time.

- Will she let you go out tonight?

Will she let you go dancing? Come on.

I'll take you dancing...

on your birthday, blue boy.

Gee, Al, isn't it the limit?

The party just broke up

a few minutes ago.

I'm sorry, honey.

I couldn't get away for three hours.

Four hours. You must have paid him

an awful lot of respects.

He's really gonna do things for me.

He said, "I got my eye on you."

I think he really means it, too.

That's fine.

But you could have phoned me.

- Yeah, I know, I could have phoned.

- Never mind.

Your present's waiting for you

on your plate.

- Happy birthday.

- Thanks.

Hey, that's wonderful! I can sure

use that on my new job, huh?

Were there many young people

there tonight?

- A few. Why?

- Oh, it's melted.

Was your cousin Marcia there?

All those pretty girls in the papers?

Some of them were, yes.

They're not all pretty.

- Was Angela Vickers?

- What?

Pretty. Did you like her very much?

I liked her some.

Sure, she's a pretty girl.

- She wears nice clothes.

- Why shouldn't she, with that money?

Why do you keep needling me?

I can't help it.

Why couldn't you tell them

you had an appointment?

You know I can't tell them about you.

You understand the fix we're in.

Yeah, I know.

If my family ever found out about us,

we'd both be out of a job.

George, maybe you don't want to see

me so much any more. Is that it?

Maybe you don't want

to see me at all.

- Now you're head of the department.

- You know I didn't say that.

Honey, don't cry.

Look, you dance just as pretty

as anybody. You look just as pretty.

Stop crying, will you?

George, it's awful.

I can't tell you.

- What is it?

- I'm so afraid.

Honey, what's the matter?

George...we're in trouble.

Real trouble, I think.

How do you mean?

Remember the first night

you came here?

I'm so worried.

Hello, Al. It's me. How do you feel?

Just the same, huh?

No, I haven't found the name

of any doctor yet.

Yes, don't you worry. Everything's

gonna turn out all right.

Yeah.

Yeah, first thing.

Good night.

Hello?

Speaking.

Who?

Oh, hello!

Yes, of course I remember you. I just

didn't recognise your voice at first.

Friday night? Yeah.

I think I can.

No, I'd like to. Yes.

Where?

All right. I'll meet you there.

Yeah. Goodbye, Miss Vickers.

Huh?

Goodbye, Angela.

- A penny.

- For what?

For your thoughts.

Highest prices paid.

I was wondering

why you invited me tonight.

Because of my reasons.

Good evening, Miss Vickers.

Good evening, Mr Eastman.

Good evening.

- Angela, darling, hello.

- Hello, Marcia.

- Hello, George. Having fun?

- I just got here.

Come on in and join the party.

It's going to be

such a wonderful summer.

- Do you ride?

- I'm just taking it up.

Hello, Mother, Dad.

We keep several horses.

There'll be lots of parties

and dances and things like that.

And who, may I ask, is he?

If she weren't my daughter,

I'd ask her the same question.

Aren't you happy with me?

Happy? The trouble is

I'm too happy tonight.

You seem so strange,

so deep and far away.

As though you were

holding something back.

- I am.

- Don't.

I'd better.

This is nice.

I don't want to spoil it.

You'd better tell me.

I love you. I've loved you

since the first moment I saw you.

I guess maybe I even loved you

before I saw you.

And you're the fellow that wondered

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