Cradle Will Rock Page #8

The head of Fascism.

Of Hitler.

And your friend,

the buffoon, Mussolini.

My friend, the buffoon, loves your art,

even though he hates your politics.

- And you know what he said to me?

- No, what did he say?

That if you are ever in trouble and

need help, Italy will be there for you.

Oh, that's nice.

But I think...

that the one that is going to need a place

to hide is gonna be Mussolini, not me.

He and his pinche friend,

Hitler.

Hitler is not a friend of Mussolini.

Mussolini is a friend of manyjews.

How beautiful.

Fascist love.

And you, you're

not just in love.

You're the publicity queen

for the new Roman Empire.

Writing your articles for Hearst,

selling this murderer's philosophy,

Trying to put a human face

on his Fascism.

You're at the mercy

of a very powerful man.

As are we all, Diego.

As are we all.

For God's sake, it's the only

thing that makes his singing bearable.

Oh, have an open mind,

dear.

What the hell is he

singing about, anyway?

- I think it's something to do with the woes of a cobbler.

- Cobbler!

- Shoemaker.

- This is ridiculous!

I would appreciate it if you didn't cast your

aspersions so loudly in front of my protege.

I didn't open my mouth at lunch today.

I don't interfere with your affairs.

- You wouldn't understand them.

- I certainly would understand them.

You're doing business with Benito Mussolini,

who's a very dangerous man, in my estimation.

- In your estimation.

- I'm looking beyond your profit margin to a moral place, dear.

A terribly complex place we'll all have

to deal with in the next few years.

We havejewish friends,

you know.

Remember Troy Remember Lafayette

Remember the Alamo

Remember our womanhood

Remember those

innocent unborn babies

Don't let George do it You do it

Make the world safe for democracy,

make the world safe for liberty

I never could understand

the reality of people...

breaking into song

in the middle of a play, could you?

Are you sure you want this

man to direct your play, Marc?

Not really, no.

To end all war

That was very nice.

Who's next?

- john Adair. john Adair.

- I haven't gotten permission...

Just go out there. Don't say anything,

don't apologize.

Just sing from your heart.

Go on.

Uh, Moll's song.

- That's notjohn Adair, is it?

- She's one of mine.

- One of mine.

- Augusta, no stagehands...

No, wait. I like her.

Let her sing.

I'm checkin' home now

Call it a night

Going up to...

This is the look of a prostitute.

Fresh, innocent, vulnerable.

I don't want some brassy,

pulchritudinous whore, jack.

I want some gal who's driven to

sell her body because she's hungry.

The market crash of 1929 made reluctant

whores out of many young gals.

You'd find that out

if you were a heterosexual, jack.

The other five my efforts

ain't required

For two days out of seven

Two dollar bills

I'm given

So I'm just searching

Along the street

- Why did we cast her? She's terrible.

- Your glass sets are terrible.

No one knows where they are.

Actors enter in fear of their lives.

Say another word, jack,

I'm gonna murder you.

- What the hell is going on?

- Hello, baby.

Someone explain to me how it's

possible that the night court cue...

- is playing in the first scene.

- Hello, big boy.

- Abe, where the hell are you?

- Busy, baby?

- No problem, Orson, no problem!

- Not so very.

I'd like to give you a hundred bucks

But I've only got

- So would you wait

till I catch my breath

On account of it's so immense

- Cuts in personnel?

- Well, 20%.

- That's 3,000 people out of work.

- Effective immediately.

Because of the cuts

and reorganization, any new play,

musical performance or art gallery is

prohibited from opening beforejuly 1.

- This is an outrage.

- Our train leaves in 20 minutes.

Paul, we'll be down in Washington for

two days. Can't this wait till I return?

This has gone out to all projects

already. I play by the book.

Of course you do, but you could at least

give me the chance to deal with the directors.

Good Lord, Cradle Will Rock

opens tomorrow.

- Cradle opens tomorrow?

- Does that mean the opening is cancelled?

- I'm afraid it does.

- That is just downright disgraceful behavior.

Rose, get mejack Houseman on

the phone. I have to talk tojack.

- There isn't time.

- I'll call Mr. Houseman and explain everything.

- Let's go.

- You better get going. Don't be late.

Hallie, I'm sorry.

I can conclude by saying...

I thank you for your patience

and your kindness to me.

We certainly hope that

the results of this committee...

will be to clear out

the Communism...

on the Federal Project

and the pro-Communism,

and place the project

in the hands...

of efficient,

professional people.

Place it in the hands

of those who are in sympathy...

with the American home

and government.

Is that what you mean?

- She loves you.

- I'm afraid I did not understand the question, Mr. Chairman.

She loves you not.

She...

She loves you not.

She loves you not.

Mr. Crickshaw, you're on.

She loves you... not.

... exactly what I mean,

Mr. Chairman.

Well, uh, thank you

for coming before this committee...

and giving us the facts

that you have.

Well, thank you for having

this committee...

and receiving

the facts that I have.

Open shop is when a worker

can be kicked around, demoted fired.

Just like that, he's all alone.

He's free.

Free to be wiped out. Closed shop,

he's got 50,000 other workers with him,

ready to back him up, every one

of them, to the last lunch pail.

The difference?

This is an open shop.

This is a closed shop.

This... is a union!

Order in the courtroom,

order in the courtroom.

Next case.

Reverend Salvation.

- Where are they?

- The Liberty Committee, the Liberty Committee!

- Wrong cue, Augusta!

- Stand by.

Abe, what is the cue number?

- Abe!

- What?

- Where do we go from...

- Fifty-three!

Cue 53. Moll's line:

"Reverend Salvation.

- Habitual prostitute since 1915. "

- Reverend Salvation...

- Wait! - Wait! -

When they say go, dear.

- I've never done this before.

- I'm astonished!

- Ready, Abe?

- Ready!

- Go! Cue! -

That's you. - Me?

- Yes, you!

- Well, what do I do?

Will you say

the f***ing line?

Reverend Salvation.

Habitual prostitute since 1915.

- Don't start crying!

- You're Larry Foreman.

- I've been looking all over town for you.

- Wrong scene, Frank.

Wrong scene.

You haven't

gotten a single scene right yet!

- Not one time!

- Call it a night, everybody!

Call it a night!

That's it! Get outta here!

- Charles Darwin.

- Charles Darwin?

- What's going on?

- There you are, Mr. Crickshaw.

I pounded on your door.

I didn't hear an answer.

- Am I going on next?

- No, sir, this is your slot.

I sent Sid and Larry on

to cover for you.

That's nothing. A woman can

make a monkey out of a man in an hour.

That's my act.

I'm sorry, sir.

We had to do something.

- Was it the lumberjack? Your brother?

- You're giving me a headache.

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