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Synopsis: Mimi has tried everything to become the bride to Alan, but he chooses Elizabeth instead. The ironic part is that Mimi's mother writes romance novels and neither one has had any luck with men. So Mimi decides to get a job as an illustrator at the New York Chronicle where her friend Jimmy works. When Alan and Liz return from their honeymoon, Alan wants to keep Mimi at his side, and Mimi has no objections - in the beginning.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director(s): Richard Thorpe
Production: MGM
 
IMDB:
6.0
PASSED
Year:
1938
75 min
64 Views


Stop the car.

I didn't even touch you.

No, stop the car.

There's a man back there.

So what?

He wants a lift.

Oh, I get it.

Just brimming over

With the milk of human kindness.

Mimi swift,

Friend of the people, huh?

Okay.

You want a lift, pop?

Well, I certainly would

Appreciate it. Hop in.

Oh, thank you

Very much.

It's a big lift to me,

You know?

'Cause I got

Quite a distance to go.

Well, I'm mighty obliged

To you, sir.

All right.

Where you bound?

Well, I was headed

For new rochelle.

New rochelle, it is.

Jimmy, that's miles.

He's your friend.

You been hiking long?

About three days.

I live in baltimore.

Baltimore?

Yes.

That's a city

In the united states.

She's not very bright.

Is that so?

I'm going to see

My daughter.

I haven't seen her

Since she got married.

Almost a year ago now.

How old is she?

She's, uh - let me see -

Uh, 17.

Yessum.

Well, I'm 17, too.

Is that so?

I'd have took your old lady

To be more than 17, sir.

Oh, well,

These brunettes fade early.

You two got any children?

Only two - twins.

A couple of fine boys,

If I do say it myself.

That so?

Ha. My daughter just had a boy.

That's why I'm going up

To new rochelle.

What do you call your boys?

John doe and richard roe.

John's five minutes older

Than richard,

But you'd never know it.

I expect

It'll be nip and tuck

Between them

The rest of their lives.

Hey, mother, why didn't

We call them nip and tuck?

You know

How I hate family names.

Darling, be careful.

Remember your weak throat. Mm.

I reckon your wife takes

Mighty good care of you, sir.

Wife?

We're not married.

Not married?

But you said -

No.

We're just pals.

Oh.

Well, that's nice.

You see, mother?

See?

Sure, she sees.

What makes you think

I see?

Explain it to her,

Jimmy.

Well, it's like this.

That's enough, jimmy.

When anything starts,

"well, it's like this,"

You can't explain it.

Oh, mother.

All you've said is, you've both

Come to a great understanding -

There's no such thing

As love.

That's right.

You've put it

Out of your lives.

Friendship rules triumphant.

How can you sit there

And not get excited

Over all this, meg?

Why, mimi,

Your own daughter -

She's come out

Of the ether.

She's through

With all that romantic mush.

She isn't fooled by it

Anymore.

Why, she's one woman

In a million.

She's a real person now.

Mimi, look at jimmy.

Hmm?

Not me. Him.

Jimmy, look at mimi.

What is all this?

Look at her.

Look at her eyes -

They're sparkling.

Well, why not?

You idiots, don't you know love

When you see it?

Mother, stop it.

It isn't what you say.

This isn't like you,

Meg.

I can't help it.

You look so foolish.

Jimmy, make her stop it.

Meg, behave yourself.

All right.

I apologize.

Honest, I do.

I...

I'll see

About your breakfast.

It's ridiculous.

It's idiotic.

What came over her?

I don't know.

It was all so swell.

And now everything's spoiled,

Isn't it?

Sure.

I guess so.

That is -

Of course it is.

Well, if you say so.

What do you mean?

Well, I didn't

Say anything.

Well, you - you didn't

Not say anything.

What are you grinning about?

Hey, mimi, what if meg's

Not so crazy after all?

What?

Why, jimmy,

You don't mean -

I mean,

You don't think I...

Gee whiz!

Hey, wait a minute.

Come here.

Look at that.

Look at him.

Well?

What do you feel?

Calm.

Uh-huh.

What else?

And I'm hungry.

That'll do.

Come here.

How do you feel now?

Well...

Would you mind

Trying that again?

Does that excite you?

Well...

I'm not hungry anymore.

That did it!

The end

Of a beautiful friendship.

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