Monkey Business Page #4

Synopsis: Barnaby Fulton is a research chemist working on a fountain of youth pill for a chemical company. While trying a sample dose on himself, he accidentally gets a dose of a mixture added to the water cooler and believes his potion is what is working. The mixture temporarily causes him to feel and act like a teenager, including correcting his vision. When his wife gets a dose that is even larger, she regresses even further into her childhood. When an old boyfriend meets her in this state, he believes that her never wanting to see him again means a divorce and a chance for him.
Genre: Comedy
Director(s): Howard Hawks
Production: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
 
IMDB:
7.0
Rotten Tomatoes:
88%
APPROVED
Year:
1952
97 min
686 Views


right down there!

Coming right down...

all three of him.

What will you do?

What will you tell him?

- I won't be here.

- Where are you going?

- I've got things to do.

- What?

I've got to get my hair cut

and a new suit and car.

But Mr. Oxly will be furious.

What shall I tell him?

Just tell him the truth...

you don't know who he is.

I can't say that.

- Just keep your Bunsen burning.

- But, Doctor...

Where's Dr. Fulton?

I want to see him.

- He just left.

- I didn't pass him in the hall.

- He went through the window.

- Through the window?

What's this all about?

What's happened to the man?

He took some of the formula

and went out of here acting as though...

No, exactly as though

he were 20 years old.

By George. By George.

Do you know where he went?

- Yes, sir.

- Hello. Get me Miss...

Hello.

Get me Miss Laurel, quick.

- Where did he go?

- To buy a new automobile, sir.

- What kind of car does he drive?

- A Ford.

Hello, Miss Laurel.

Now, listen carefully.

I want you to go to

every Ford agency in town...

and find Dr. Fulton.

But, Mr. Oxly,

what shall I do first?

He'll be at the agencies.

To find him,

you'll have to go there.

- Oh, I see, Mr. Oxly.

- And bring him back here.

Yes, sir.

Right away.

Well, Doctor, I cut it

the way you wanted me to.

- I hope Mrs. Fulton likes it.

- She will.

- What do you think?

- It fits rather well.

But are you sure

it's what you want, Dr. Fulton?

Tell me, do they ever

wear trousers to match?

Oh, very seldom.

Usually gray flannels.

I see.

Oh! These socks

ought to go well with it.

To be honest with you,

Dr. Fulton...

I don't think

either you or Mrs. Fulton...

are going to be happy

with this type of car.

It isn't exactly

what you had in mind.

Yeah, well, you're perfectly right.

Let's take off the fenders.

I'm sorry, we can't do that, Doctor.

It's against the state law.

Oh, it's too bad.

You don't happen to have

a beaver tail around, do you? L...

Hello, Miss Laurel.

Oh, hello, Dr. Fulton.

Hi!

Hi.

I'm so glad I found you.

No, I found you.

Pick a finger.

Dr. Fulton!

Oh, you know that one.

Oh, what a pity.

Mr. Oxly sent me.

He wants to see you right away.

Oh, well, hop in the bus.

I'll get you there in a hurry.

- Is this your car?

- Sure.

- Gee, it's a honey.

- It takes one to know one.

Oh, Mr. Peabody...

will you get that suit box

out of my old car, please?

Well, all set?

- Is your motor running?

- Is yours?

Here you are, Doctor.

Thank you, Mr. Peabody.

Just mail me the bill.

- Certainly.

- Takes a while to warm up.

It does me too.

Well, watch your head.

I'll watch everything else. Hoo!

Oh, Dr. Fulton,

this is fun.

What about Mr. Oxly?

The plant's back that way.

I know. We're going

to circle the field.

So fasten your safety belt

and no smoking.

- Oh, Doctor!

- Look and see if the flaps are down.

Well, Doc, she'll be

good as new by 5:00.

5:
00? Oh, we can do

lots of things by then.

- Can't we?

- Sure, Doc.

- Come along.

- Do you skate much, Doc?

Not lately. But don't worry.

I'll show you how.

Look out, Doc!

Careful!

Oh, I'm all right.

I'll get the hang of it soon.

I'm gonna be good. You wait.

Oh, my God! Whoa!

Doc, that's awful high.

Oh, no, not for me.

Well, everybody looking at me?

- How about some music?

- I'd love it.

You sure know how

to have a good time.

You know something?

I used to think you didn't like me.

- Just a minute.

- Do you like me a little?

- Just a minute.

- Well, say so.

- I like you.

- I'm crazy about you, Doc.

Oh, no, no. Wait.

Listen to this.

- Oh, that's dull...

- Don't you dare turn that off.

- That's our favorite song.

- Ours?

- Yeah. Edwina's and mine.

- Edwina?

- My wife.

- Oh.

# Gentlemen songsters

off on a spree #

- # Dewdrop #

- It sounds like a silly song to me.

Why must you say that?

In my opinion,

it's a silly song.

In my opinion, your opinion that

it's a silly song is a silly opinion.

Oh!

- Is it getting dark?

- No, not particularly.

What's the matter?

Must be something

wrong with my eyes.

Is there anything

I can do, Doctor?

No, no, no.

It's just, I can't see very well.

- Please don't be angry with me.

- Oh, I'm not angry.

Because I would...

Why did you yell?

Because...

Nothing.

- Don't be mad at me.

- Oh, I'm not mad.

Tell me, is the plant

along here somewhere?

Yes.

Would you please tell me

where to turn?

Turn right.

Now.

- Turn, Doctor, turn!

- Now?

Yes, turn! Turn!

- Doctor!

- Are you all right, Miss Laurel?

- I told you to turn.

- Yes, yes, I know.

I'm terribly sorry,

but I'm afraid I can't see.

Would you be good enough

to park the car for me, please?

- Sure, I will.

- Thank you.

Hello, Mrs. Fulton.

Good evening, Joe.

Thanks for calling me.

- Is the doctor in his office?

- Yes, ma'am.

When I went to tell him

you were coming, he'd gone to sleep...

so I didn't wake him up.

Does Mr. Oxly know

that the doctor's come back?

Yes, ma'am.

He said he'd be down.

Thank you, Joe.

Mmm?

Who is it?

It's me, darling.

Oh, hello, Edwina.

I can't see you.

- Where are your glasses?

- Let me think.

I left them in the lab.

Jerome probably put them someplace.

I'll find them for you.

Oh, here they are.

- Whew!

- Barnaby.

Are you sure you're

all right? Here.

Oh. I'm just a little fuzzy.

What time is it?

It's almost 8:
00.

Oh, no.

It's that late?

Oh, I've done it again.

We were going out for dinner.

I've already had dinner,

but I've brought some for you.

Edwina, I'm terribly sorry.

I wouldn't have...

I know you wouldn't

have, darling.

- Where did you get the poodle?

- Poodle?

Don't tell me

I bought a poodle.

- The haircut.

- Oh, yeah, that, that. Oh, yeah.

That's quite a jacket

you bought too.

Yeah, I know.

Wait till you see

the car I got.

- No, what kind?

- You'll see it soon enough.

Darling, you were a real idiot to try

the formula on yourself.

- Something could have happened.

- Oh, it did.

I mean, something serious.

Here, have some coffee.

Thank you. Oh. Oh, I strained

every muscle in my body.

Roller-skating.

Don't tell me you

went roller-skating.

I'm afraid I did.

And your face is breaking out

with red blotches.

Oh, they're not blotches, dear.

That's lipstick.

Oh.

Yeah. Edwina, what I have to tell you

is unbelievable.

Yes, it is unbelievable

on roller-skates. Hmm, what balance.

Well, I wasn't

on roller-skates all afternoon.

Obviously.

No. You'll never

believe what I did.

- I broke records.

- Huh?

You'd have been amazed.

I wish you could've been there.

I wish I had been too.

I did things that

I never dreamed I'd do.

You know,

I tried to swan-dive.

I missed.

Well, no wonder

you're worn out.

Barnaby, all of this

is very confusing.

- What about the formula?

- That's what I was telling you about.

- Oh. Oh!

- I'll start at the beginning.

At 11:
52 this morning...

I took a dose of the formula,

and in a few minutes...

I began to behave exactly

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Ben Hecht (1894–1964) was an American screenwriter, director, producer, playwright, journalist and novelist. A journalist in his youth, he went on to write thirty-five books and some of the most entertaining screenplays and plays in America. He received screen credits, alone or in collaboration, for the stories or screenplays of some seventy films. more…

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