A Star Is Born Page #4

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Thank you very much.

"It's very nice

"It's a bargain at double the price

"Try it and find as long as you live

"Your crowning glory will be

most attractive

"If you want to be a girl

that the men run to

"Use Trinidad Cocoanut Oil Shampoo

"Take my advice

"It's a bargain at double the price!"

I'm gonna talk quick.

We took a five-minute break,

I've gotta get back.

I squared it with Williams.

He'll take you back.

I'll wire the dough for the fare...

...and you can join us in Cleveland.

Give me that address again.

I don't get it.

Do you know what the odds are

against you?

You're wasting your breath.

I don't think about him.

I forgot him weeks ago.

But he did show me the way

and that's what I'm sticking to.

- I don't care if I have to scrub floors...

- Your order's ready. Pick it up.

Danny, I've gotta go.

All right. Goodbye. Thank you.

Good evening.

What's good to eat today?

Cheeseburgers, nutburgers,

banana burgers, chicken burgers...

...lobster burgers, chop-suey burgers and

our special, the superduper super burger.

What's in that?

Everything in the place. All burgered.

You haven't the faintest idea

where she might have gone from here?

I told you, sir. I told you three times.

When people can't afford

the moderate rates...

Yes, yes. Thank you so very much.

Oleander Arms!

No wonder I couldn't remember the name.

Can't you call your place

something sensible, like...

What?

Never mind.

I bet you've never seen an oleander

in your life.

Normie! Pumpkin!

Pumpkin, now really!

You just can't lie here

on a lovely day like this.

I can so just lie here

on a lovely day like this.

What's the matter, Normie,

have I offended you?

Well, if I have, darling,

I'm really terribly sorry.

All I did was remember

what you promised me.

What did I promise you?

Was it a blue mink or a white mink?

Or have they done something else

to those poor minks while I was away?

Normie! Darling, it's not presents I want.

It's you, Pumpkin, just you.

Don't you remember?

You said as soon as you finished...

...that nasty old picture

we'd go to Honolulu.

Now what's the matter?

- That singing.

- Singing?

Yeah, on this television

while you were talking.

- Singing something.

- It was just an old commercial, silly.

Normie!

For heaven's sake, Norman!

Mrs. Barker! Hey, Mrs. Barker!

Who do you think just went upstairs?

Get away from that car!

Get away from that car!

Hello.

Come on up.

All right.

I look so terrible.

Never mind how you look, listen to me.

I got shanghaied away. Location.

I tried, believe me, I tried...

Get away from that car!

I'll beat your brains out when I get down.

Get away!

This is so awful.

You could stand a good dinner.

I could, and in a place

with tablecloths, too.

What about a drive to the beach?

We could stop off for a hamburger

on the way and then have a late supper.

What's the matter? What is it, Esther?

- What's the matter?

- Nothing.

It's the nose. The nose is the problem.

Maybe a corrective in the nostril.

No.

- Could l...

- Please, little lady, Mr. Ettinger is thinking.

It's 6:
00 in the morning.

Just about time for one of his miracles.

Do you think, maybe...

Do you think

maybe the Dietrich eyebrows?

No. The nose is still the problem.

Suppose we try the Crawford mouth.

Take the attention away from the nose.

No. No!

Do you think maybe a hair job?

Yes, I think that would be fine.

Mr. Maine.

Sorry, I'm late for an appointment.

- Catch me in the commissary later.

- Mr. Maine.

Oh, no!

No!

What's the matter with it?

I don't think that's very nice.

Go ahead, laugh your head off.

I've been sitting in that chair

since 6:
00 this morning.

You sat an hour too long, honey.

Come on.

Now, sit down on that chair.

Here?

Well, first things first.

Now, what else is there?

Is that you?

Off it comes.

Now, wait, don't, don't...

My nose is very bad.

Now, take every bit of that junk

off your face.

But my eyes are all wrong

and my ears are too big and...

...l've got no chin.

I know. Take it off and then

put on your eyebrows and lipstick...

...the way you always do

and I'll do the rest.

Come on, you've gotta be made up

and ready to shoot that test by 9:00.

But, Mr. Maine...

I think at this critical moment

you might call me Norman.

What difference does it make

how well I sing if my face is so awful?

Your face is just dandy.

Now, wipe it off.

Once more into the breach, dear friends,

once more.

Hey, you're shivering.

Let me get you something to...

Here, put this around you.

Norman, I've got the willies.

I'm scared stiff.

I don't think I could sing a note.

Nothing would come out.

Of course you're scared. We all are.

What makes you think you wouldn't be?

Look, forget the camera.

It's the Downbeat Club

at 3:
00 in the morning...

...and you're singing for yourself

and for the boys in the band.

Mainly for yourself, the way I heard you.

Just keep that picture in your mind.

And if that doesn't do it,

think of a man in a car eating a nutburger.

Oh, thank you.

- Miss Markham?

- Yes?

I was told to see you. I'm Esther Blodgett.

Oh, yes? I expected a blonde.

I don't know why.

- You just signed a contract with us?

- Yes, I have.

Good. Good. Glad to have you with us.

We'll have to get what you've done so far.

- Where you came from and so forth.

- I brought my scrapbook with me.

- And I thought that maybe...

- Thanks, dear. Very nice.

I'll have to turn you over

to Miss Fussolow of Fashions.

This layout has got to get out

to three magazines.

- Come along, dear.

- Yes, ma'am.

- Glad to have you with us.

- Thank you.

Take care of this for me, will you?

New contract player. Norman Maine.

- Hello, honey, nice to have you with us.

- Hello.

Soon as I get some background on you,

I must do a fashion stuff.

- Well, I brought a scrapbook...

- Not now, dear.

I've gotta get these dresses

right down to Photo.

Come along, honey.

All right.

I'll tell you what to do, honey.

Why don't you go in and see Mr. Libby?

His office is right there.

He's the head of the department.

- Glad to have you with us.

- Thank you.

Your hand a little higher. That's good.

Get out of the way.

Get out of the way.

- I'm going to go right away.

- Just get out of the way.

Leave them alone. They're all right.

That's all right. Just get out of the way.

Would you lie back?

Let's take this picture.

Mr. Libby?

I'm Esther Blodgett.

- Miss Fussolow...

- Glad to have you with us.

Well, it certainly is a thrill to be here.

I brought my scrapbook along in case...

Would you care to meet the big boss?

It's the usual procedure.

- I'll take you over to him.

- Fine.

May be the only chance you'll get

to meet him.

- What's the matter? You afraid of heights?

- No, no!

Mr. Niles.

Libby?

- We're running a picture.

- You should meet this lady.

She just signed her contract.

The one Mr. Maine arranged the test for.

Oh, yes. Yes, of course.

Nice to see you, dear.

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