As Young as You Feel Page #9

Synopsis: Sixty-five-year-old John Hodges must retire from Acme Printing. He later impersonates the president of the parent company and arrives at his old plant on an inspection tour. Acme president McKinley is so nervous not even his beautiful secretary Harriet can calm him. McKinley's wife Lucille becomes infatuated with Hodges. Many further complications ensue.
Genre: Comedy
Director(s): Harmon Jones
Production: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
 
IMDB:
6.6
UNRATED
Year:
1951
77 min
166 Views


- Oh, come on. I made it myself.

- My doctor doesn't allow me to eat cake.

- Oh? Why? You got diabetes?

Well, no.

It's something entirely different.

Oh. [Chuckles]

I'm sorry.

May I shake your hand,

Mr. Cleveland?

I'd like to tell people at the plant

that I shook the hand...

of the president

of Consolidated Motors.

- Not that they'd believe me,

but I'd like to tell 'em anyway.

- That'll do, Joe.

Maybe you'd like a cup

of my special coffee, Mr. President.

Everybody says what good coffee I make,

even though I'm not the cook type.

I was on the stage, you know.

Maybe you saw me.

No, I'm afraid I never had that privilege.

Have you any saccharin?

Saccharin? No.

But we can get you some in just a minute.

Hey, Joseph, run next door

and borrow a cup of saccharin.

Please don't bother.

I'll take it just as it is, only half cream.

No bother at all.

You sure you never saw me?

I was billed as Della Robia,

The Bombshell of Song.

I never went to the theater

when I was a young man.

- And now, Mr. Hodges,

I'd like to hear your story.

- It's a very silly story.

In fact, when I look back on it,

it seems absolutely incredible.

Here you are.

Don't go away.

I'll be back in just a minute.

Going to the Chamber of Commerce

was something I hadn't counted on.

- [Doorbell Buzzes]

- The beer!

- Mr. McKinley!

- I thought I'd find you here.

- Yes, Louis.

- Okay, all right, I love you. Do you hear?

- Now, come on home.

- I beg your pardon.

You keep out of this. This is between me

and my wife. Who are you, anyway?

Harold P. Cleveland, president of...

I've heard all the Cleveland I wanna hear.

It's all right if I never hear that name again.

Now, come on home, will ya?

I apologize for whatever I did.

- I said I apologize!

- All right, Louis. Only don't shout so.

- I'm not shouting!

I just said I apologize!

- Yes, dear, I heard you.

- "Dear"? D-Did you call me "dear"?

- Yes, dear.

We'll, I'll be... [Chuckles]

Hodges, you're fired!

Grandpa!

- Grandpa?

- [Chuckles] I beg your pardon.

[Door Closes]

- Who the devil's car is that?

- Harold P. Cleveland's, president

of Consolidated Motors.

- Harold P. Whose?

- The man you yelled at inside, dear.

[Groans]

- And that is the whole story.

- And quite a story it is.

Pardon me for suggesting it, but I just

happen to have this album laying around.

Only this afternoon I said to myself,

"Della, if the right part..."

Della, there's no time for that now,

after what's just happened.

- After what?

- Dad's been fired, that's what. Fired!

Fired? What, again?

It's all right, Della.

I knew all the time it wouldn't work.

Fired. And after all the trouble

we've gone through.

- Mother, please.

- Okay.

But it's a fine time to tell us, right in front

of the president of Consolidated Motors.

If you've really been fired,

what are you going to do?

I know one thing I won't do, and that's

sit in a park and feed the pigeons.

How would you like

to work with me in New York?

There's a little office next to mine.

We could have it redecorated.

- Oh, Grandpa!

- For goodness' sake, imagine! New York!

- Maybe you could find a little apartment.

- I'm sorry. I couldn't do that.

You know the hackneyed phrase: "New York

may be all right for a visit, but..."

- Maybe you could live in Brooklyn.

- No, Della, not even Brooklyn.

- If it's a question of money...

- No, thank you.

- I make all the money I need right here.

- All the money you need?

You just lost your job, and with the price

of soup bones goin' up...

- I'm sorry, Della.

- You'd have lots of leisure.

I'd only want you around

for advice in public relations matters.

Maybe we could go to

a ball game together occasionally.

Thank you, Mr. Cleveland, but no.

This is my home.

My family's here. We're happy.

That is, as happy as people need to be.

I have my health, I eat what I like,

I drink my coffee without saccharin...

I don't have to make speeches,

unless I want to...

go to board meetings, worry about

stockholders, unions, income taxes.

Come to think of it, why don't

you move out here? You're

young enough to get a good job.

Now, please, Mr. Hodges,

don't tempt me.

Well, I must be running along.

- Good night, everybody.

- Good night, sir.

- Well, don't look at me. He's your father.

- [Door Opens]

I'm sorry you won't come with me,

but I see your point.

Thank you.

As to your job at Acme Printing,

I wouldn't worry about that.

You heard Mr. McKinley fire me.

Mr. McKinley apparently has high blood

pressure. I'll send him a note tomorrow.

No, I'll make it a directive that you're

to have your job as long as you want it.

Well, thank you.

You've been very understanding.

If there's ever anything I can do for you...

If you should ever get an idea

for another good speech...

It would be a pleasure,

Mr. Cleveland, a pleasure indeed.

You're a great man, Mr. Hodges,

a truly great man.

Thank you, Mr. Cleveland.

So are you.

- Good night.

- Good night.

[Sighs]

## [Humming]

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