You want a ride?
- Is this the place? - Yeah.
- Yes? - L"d like to see Mr Charles Eastman.
So would I. I expect to if I work another five years!
- How do I get to his office? - Go to the administration building.
Just a moment.
- Mr Eastman? - Yes.
L"m sorry. Our Mr Eastman is at home today. He won"t be in.
He won"t?
- Are you a relative? - He"s my uncle.
L"m sure he"ll want to see you. Let me give him a ring.
Yes, one moment, please.
Paris can dictate to women what to wear at a cocktail party or to bed.
Paris is not going to tell American women what bathing suits to wear!
- Miss Ottinger. - Hello.
Who?
Yes, of course. All right, let me have a word with the young man.
- Thank you. - It"s on number two.
- Hello. - Hello, my boy.
- I hope you remember, sir. - Of course. How are you?
You certainly got here fast.
I wanted to. But I didn"t want to bother you at home.
Drop by to the house at about seven o"clock.
Yes, sir. Thank you very much, sir.
My tie on crooked?
No, it"s just that I was thinking... George Eastman"s dropping in tonight.
George Eastman...? You mean Asa"s son?
- Right. I ran into him in Chicago. - Will he lead us in a prayer?
He"s not at all like Asa or his wife. He"s very quiet and pleasant.
Not much education, but ambitious. And he looks amazingly like Earl.
- What"s he do? - Hotel bellhop.
I always wanted to look like a bellhop!
Why bring him on here?
There"s always a place at the plant.
- What do we do about him socially? - Easy. Leave town.
You don"t have to take him up socially. He just wants to work.
- A man by the name of Eastman. - Show him in, William.
Charles, sometimes I think you"re in your second childhood.
- Good evening, sir. - Hi, George.
This is my wife.
My daughter, Marcia. My son, Earl. George Eastman.
Sit down, George.
- Like a cocktail, a drink? - No, thank you.
My husband says he met you in Chicago at a hotel.
- That"s right. - You must have left very suddenly.
Well, you see, I quit my job.
Mr Eastman was good enough to say that if I came through here,
he might find some place for me.
I think we can work something out.
- What do you think, Earl? - Done any bookkeeping?
- Typewriting? Stenography? - No.
You see Earl in the morning.
Thank you, sir. That"s very kind of you.
And your mother? I trust she"s well.
We"ve never met, but I"ve heard her mentioned.
She wrote Charles a moving letter at the time of your father"s death.
Is she still active in her religious work?
- Yes, ma"am, she is. - Church work?
Not exactly. It"s more like social work. It"s a mission.
Like the Salvation Army?
No, it"s not like the Salvation Army.
- It"s more... - More intimate, maybe?
Did I hear you say intimate, darling?
- You"re late. - L"m always late.
It"s part of my charm. Good evening, Mr Eastman, Mrs Eastman.
You know Tom Tipton.
Don"t drink. We haven"t got time.
- Thanks. - Well, I"m ready.
Men are so disgustingly prompt!
They do it to put us women in a bad light.
I hear your place is coming along fine.
- It"s a dream palace. - Will it be ready for summer?
- Even if I have to whip everyone! - All right, Simone Legree. Let"s go.
- Goodnight, Eastman. - Good night.
- Bye-bye! - Bye.
Have you anywhere to stay?
I can recommend a quiet rooming house.
- My secretary used to stay there. - Thanks. I found a place.
That was fortunate, wasn"t it?
Sorry we"re not home for dinner. Another time perhaps.
Yes. You see Earl in the morning. Good night.
- Good night, sir. Good night. - Good night.
Charles Eastman!
Be aware every minute that you"re an Eastman.
- You must act accordingly. - I understand that.
Another thing.
As you noticed, nine out of ten Eastman employees are women.
There"s a company rule against mixing with the girls here.
My father asked me to call this to your attention. That is a must.
This is George Eastman. Take George to Mr Whiting, please.
Mrs Kovak, this is George Eastman.
- He"s here for a while. - OK.
This is it.
Now you"re in business.
- Hello, Angela. - Hi, Angela.
Look, this room could be your study.
There's even an old cupboard for your books.
Whatever else is in it, it isn't books!
- Who lived here? - A pirate in search of his soul.
Think he found it?
- Vicky... - What?
Could we be happy here, never seeing anyone again?
- Small world. - That"s what you think.
Put your arms around me. Imagine the sea at night.
Who"s your friend?
Hold me, Ray.
When I feel you close, all our lies come true.
Nothing can ever spoil them again.
If the girls saw me, they"d say I was making up to the boss"s nephew.
That"s silly. L"m in the same boat as you.
An Eastman isn"t in the same boat with anyone.
- I work along with you, don"t I? - Sure.
They"ll move you to a better job, and you"ll be in the front office.
That"s the last we"ll see of Mr George Eastman.
Who says that?
We know they put you in with us to learn the business.
I wouldn"t be too sure of that.
... Lord's divine command,
when you find a brother struggling,
lend a willing, helping hand.
Bear ye one another's burdens...
- You lonely all the time? - Not on week days.
How come?
Remember I put swimsuits in boxes six days a week?
Yeah. What about Sundays? Maybe then you put yourself in a swimsuit.
Not me.
Why? You don"t look good in a swimsuit?
- Sure I do. I can"t swim. - You"re kidding!
I never learned.
I was even scared of the duck pond when I was a kid.
We lived on a farm, a small one.
How come you came here?
We were poor. We needed the money.
I came down here and got a job.
- L"m glad. - Me, too.
This is it, where I live.
- It"s 4433½/½ Elm Avenue. - L"ll walk you to the door.
I can manage from here. I have my own private entrance.
Good night.
My landlady is fierce.
L"ve wanted to do that for so long.
I did, too.
Will we see each other again like this?
- If you want. - When?
Lt"s up to you. You gotta be careful.
We can meet like tonight. Tonight has been wonderful!
L"d better go in now.
Don"t go.
Please don"t go.
Good night.
- I was looking over at you today. - I was looking over at you.
Not as much as usual.
- I was thinking about my plan. - Don"t we work fast enough as it is?
- Hi, beautiful. - Hello, Angela.
George, I"m glad you"re still in the packaging room.
Not just for my sake, honest.
It"s better for you than running around with those Eastmans
and all those rich girls with nothing to do.
L"ve only been out to the house once since I got here.
I used to think you went every night.
Don"t be silly, honey.
George, remember when I said
if you"re an Eastman, you"re not in the same boat with anybody?
Yeah.
I take it back.
Let"s find a quieter place.
You don"t know any other place we can go, do you?
There"s a soda fountain where all the high school kids go.
They"re noisy.
I don"t care as long as I"m with you.
- What are you doing here? - Talking.
They"ve invented the house. It"s a very good place to talk in.
You"d better get back to yours. Come on.
- Good night. - Come on.
I wish I could ask you in, but Mrs Roberts is so strict.
I don"t want to make things difficult for you.
I wish I could ask you in, but we"d have to keep the music awful low.
This is nice.
Mrs Roberts is right next door.
This is the way it should have been.
This is the way...
Oh, George.
George.
- Good morning. - Good morning.
Who"s that? Is that George?
- Yeah. - What"s he doing here?
It was the only place to put him without firing somebody.
This is no place for him.
- How"s he getting along? - Fine.
It wouldn"t hurt to give him a position. Well, George.
You thought I"d forgotten all about you.
- No, sir. - L"ve been keeping an eye on you.
- That"s very good of you, sir. - Getting along all right?
- I know the work pretty well. - I suppose you do.
Do you know it well enough to take on responsibility?
- Yes, sir. - Good. L"m going to move you up.
- Thank you, sir. I appreciate it. - You"ve earned it.
Sir, I was wondering...
Have you by any chance seen the production report I submitted?
Mrs Eastman is having a party at the house on the 15th of next month.
- We"d like to have you drop in. - L"d love to come.
Good. Then you and I can have a nice little talk.
Next month on the 15th?
That"s your birthday. I was planning on our little party.
Sure, honey.
L"ll just be at the old man"s to pay my respects.
- Then I"ll be over. - You better be!
- Hello, darling! - Nice to see you again.
Hello, there.
Later.
- Hello. - Hello.
- I see you had a misspent youth. - Yes, it was.
Why all alone? Being exclusive?
Being dramatic?
Being blue?
L"m just fooling around. Maybe you"d like to play.
No, I"ll just watch you. Go ahead.
Do I make you nervous?
Yes.
You look like an Eastman. Are you one of them?
L"m a nephew. My name"s George.
- L"m Angela. - Vickers.
- I saw you here last spring. - I don"t remember seeing you.
No. You"ve been away, haven"t you? You took a trip with your parents.
- How did you know? - I read about you in the papers.
- What else do you do? - The usual things.
You look unusual.
That"s the first time anybody ever said that!
- You keep pretty much to yourself. - Yes, sometimes.
Blue... or exclusive?
- Neither, right now. - Here you are, George!
Well, Angela.
- I was thinking how"s your mother? - Fine, last time I heard.
Have you written to her about your promotion? I kicked him up a notch.
L"ll write in a day or two.
Never neglect your mother. Telephone to her right away.
Tell her the good news. You can use this phone.
Long distance? What"s the number, George? Just a minute.
I don"t know.
Hello.
I want to place a call to the Bethel Independent Mission in Kansas City.
- The Bethel Mission. - Hello, Mama.
George! God bless you, my son. Are you sick?
No, I"m not sick.
Are you're coming home?
Listen, Mama. I got a promotion.
Yeah, I can send you money every month now.
Happy birthday. Today's your birthday and I've prayed for you.
I've been praying you'll come home and carry on your father's work.
L"m keeping your room for you, just as you left it, like I always do.
L"m getting on pretty well here. L"m happy here, too.
- Who"s there with you? - It"s me, Mama!
- Who was that? - Just a girl, Mama.
No, Mama.
I don"t... Mama, I just met her!
Yes, Mama. I will, Mama.
I know you"ll be a good son.
I promise.
- Goodbye, my son. - Goodbye, Mama.
Did you promise to be a good boy? Not to waste your time on girls?
- I don"t waste my time. - Will she let you go out tonight?
Will she let you go dancing? Come on.
L"ll take you dancing... on your birthday, blue boy.
Gee, Al, isn"t it the limit?
The party just broke up a few minutes ago.
L"m sorry, honey.
I couldn"t get away for three hours.
Four hours. You must have paid him an awful lot of respects.
He"s really gonna do things for me.
He said, "I got my eye on you." I think he really means it, too.
That"s fine. But you could have phoned me.
- Yeah, I know, I could have phoned. - Never mind.
Your present"s waiting for you on your plate.
- Happy birthday. - Thanks.
Hey, that"s wonderful! I can sure use that on my new job, huh?
Were there many young people there tonight?
- A few. Why? - Oh, it"s melted.
Was your cousin Marcia there?
All those pretty girls in the papers?
Some of them were, yes. They"re not all pretty.
- Was Angela Vickers? - What?
Pretty. Did you like her very much?
I liked her some. Sure, she"s a pretty girl.
- She wears nice clothes. - Why shouldn"t she, with that money?
Why do you keep needling me?
I can"t help it.
Why couldn"t you tell them you had an appointment?
You know I can"t tell them about you. You understand the fix we"re in.
Yeah, I know.
If my family ever found out about us, we"d both be out of a job.
George, maybe you don"t want to see me so much any more. Is that it?
Maybe you don"t want to see me at all.
- Now you"re head of the department. - You know I didn"t say that.
Honey, don"t cry.
Look, you dance just as pretty as anybody. You look just as pretty.
Stop crying, will you?
George, it"s awful.
I can"t tell you.
- What is it? - L"m so afraid.
Honey, what"s the matter?
George... we"re in trouble.
Real trouble, I think.
How do you mean?
Remember the first night you came here?
L"m so worried.
Hello, Al. It"s me. How do you feel?
Just the same, huh?
No, I haven"t found the name of any doctor yet.
Yes, don"t you worry. Everything"s gonna turn out all right.
Yeah.
Yeah, first thing.
Good night.
Hello?
Speaking.
Who?
Oh, hello!
Yes, of course I remember you. I just didn"t recognise your voice at first.
Friday night? Yeah.
I think I can.
No, I"d like to. Yes.
Where?
All right. L"ll meet you there.
Yeah. Goodbye, Miss Vickers.
Huh?
Goodbye, Angela.
- A penny. - For what?
For your thoughts. Highest prices paid.
I was wondering why you invited me tonight.
Because of my reasons.
Good evening, Miss Vickers. Good evening, Mr Eastman.
Good evening.
- Angela, darling, hello. - Hello, Marcia.
- Hello, George. Having fun? - I just got here.
Come on in and join the party.
It"s going to be such a wonderful summer.
- Do you ride? - L"m just taking it up.
Hello, Mother, Dad. We keep several horses.
There"ll be lots of parties and dances and things like that.
And who, may I ask, is he?
If she weren"t my daughter, I"d ask her the same question.
Aren"t you happy with me?
Happy? The trouble is I"m too happy tonight.
You seem so strange, so deep and far away.
As though you were holding something back.
- I am. - Don"t.
L"d better.
This is nice. I don"t want to spoil it.
You"d better tell me.
I love you. L"ve loved you since the first moment I saw you.
I guess maybe I even loved you before I saw you.
And you"re the fellow that wondered why I invited you here tonight.
I tell you why. I love... Are they watching us?
I love you, too! It scares me.
- But it is a wonderful feeling. - It"s wonderful when you"re here.
I can hold you, I can see you. I can hold you next to me.
But what"s it going to be like next week?
L"ll still be as much in love with you. You"ll be gone!
But I"ll be at the lake! You"ll come and see me.
It"s so beautiful. You must come.
I know my parents will be a problem.
But you can come the weekends when the kids are there.
You don"t have to work weekends. That"s the best time.
If you don"t come, I"ll drive down here to see you.
L"ll pick you up outside the factory.
You"ll be my pick-up! We"ll arrange it somehow, whatever way we can.
We"ll have such wonderful times together, just the two of us.
- L"d be the happiest person alive. - The second happiest.
Angela, if I could only tell you how much I love you.
- If I could only tell you all. - Tell Mama.
Tell Mama all.
- Your age, Mrs Hamilton? - Twenty-two.
How long married?
Three months.
Well, now... Sit down.
What seems to be the trouble, Mrs Hamilton?
You needn"t be afraid to tell me.
That"s my business, listening to other people"s troubles.
It"s like this.
My husband hasn"t much money.
I have to work to help pay the expenses.
Yes?
When I found out I was going to have a baby...
...we didn"t see...
We didn"t know any doctors.
What business is your husband in?
Electrician.
That"s not such a bad business. At least they charge enough!
- We can"t afford to... - There are free hospitals, you know?
I know.
Free hospitals don"t solve everything.
Tell me, how did you happen to come to me, anyhow?
I heard people say you were a good doctor.
I see.
Mrs Hamilton, when you went to the altar three months ago,
you must have realised you might have to face a situation like this.
Once you make up your mind to face this bravely,
you"ll find all the problems have a way of sorting themselves out.
Medical bills, clothes. I know.
I know my wife and I worried at first.
- But now we can look back... - It"s not like that!
L"m not married.
I haven"t got a husband.
All right, that won"t do any good.
- Where"s the young man? - He deserted me. What"ll I do?
Somebody"s gotta help me.
Miss Hamilton, my advice is go home and see your parents and tell them.
It"ll be much better that way, I assure you.
If you"ve come to place yourself under my care during your pregnancy,
I"ll do everything to ensure your health and that of your child.
On the other hand, if you"ve just come for free advice
on material and financial problems...
...with which I can"t help you...
No, I cannot help you.
What did he say?
He said he thought I ought to make a very healthy mother.
Gee, Al.
That"s all you"ve said for weeks.
L"m trying to think.
You just gotta marry me.
Family or no family. This future of yours or no future.
Just looking at it that way settles everything.
But we haven"t got any money. This thing comes out, I"m through.
I won"t even have the job I got now.
- You"re just stalling. - L"m not! L"m trying to think.
I want to figure out some way.
I was thinking maybe when I get my vacation, first week of September.
All right, that"s when we"ll do it.
When you get your vacation, we"ll go out of town and get married.
- You understand? - Yeah, I understand.
Now back again to the news.
It seems the fine weather has been too fine in parts of the country.
In New York City, seven persons are reported as having succumbed
from the high temperature.
Nearer home, fine weather had its darker aspects, too.
The State Highway Patrol says that fatalities from weekend accidents
exceeded by four the figure for the corresponding weekend last summer.
Some 14 persons lost their lives. At least five were drowned.
Several others received emergency first aid at crowded lake resorts.
So be careful.
It may be your turn next or the turn of those dearest to you.
Drive carefully, and don't swim from unpatrolled beaches.
Make your holiday death's holiday, too.
George!
Hello, you.
- L"ve missed you so! - Me, too. I can"t tell you how much.
L"ve wonderful news.
I had to drive down to tell you.
Mother and Dad want you to spend your vacation with us up at the lake.
- You"ll come, won"t you? - I don"t think I can.
George, no! This is my one chance to show you off to Mother and Dad.
Take my word for it, I"ve got to!
I promised my uncle I"d spend some time with him.
That"s perfect! Your aunt and uncle are both coming up on 3rd September.
That"s when you"re coming.
Darling, I love you so much, so very much.
Just think of it.
We"ll go swimming together, lie in the sun together,
go horseback riding through the pine woods.
L"ll make breakfast for you every morning, and you can sleep late.
L"ll bring it in to you in your room.
- And you love me. - Yes.
- Hello? - L"ve gotta ask you a favour.
Don"t get angry at me. L"ve gotta ask you for an extra week.
- I don"t have to give you anything. - You just got to!
I talked to my uncle and he wants me to come up to the lake
and spend the first week of my vacation with them.
- It"s important to both of us. - Why?
I figure from the way he"s been talking that if I go up there
he"s gonna give me a bonus.
It might be a lot of money, I don"t know, $300.
We could sure use that.
All right, you go up there for a week. L"ll wait here.
I want to talk to you about that.
L"m not sure I approve of young Mr Eastman.
- I don"t know what he"s doing here. - He"s here because I invited him.
Why do you encourage this?
You can be very unperceptive at times.
Opposition only makes a boy of that type more attractive.
I invited him, because I wanted to see him
among people Angela really knows.
She"ll see whether he belongs or not.
Come on! Lt"s freezing! Lt"s just like ice!
Hurry up!
L"ve never been so cold in my life!
- Aren"t you going in? - Sure.
George, put me down!
- It happens every single time! - What does?
I freeze to death. It"s the coldest lake ever!
- What did you go in for, then? - "Cause it"s my lake.
- Yours? - Uh-huh.
I found this trail when I was 14.
Nobody lives here, not on this part of it.
It"s in two parts with a little channel in between.
There"s a crumbly old lodge down at the end and some crumbly old boats.
Come closer.
- What do they call this lake? - Loon Lake. It"s nice now.
But sometimes it"s weird, especially at sundown.
L"ve never been able to feel the same about it since the drowning.
- What drowning? - A man and a girl last summer.
Nobody knows what happened. It was five days before they found the girl.
- And the man? - They never found him.
- What was that? - A loon.
- What are you thinking about? - Nothing, nothing at all.
- Hi. - Hi.
And I used to think I was complicated!
- Are you worried about my family? - I suppose I am.
Don"t. L"ve known them intimately for years, and they"re quite nice.
Perhaps they are a little unused to you, but that"ll come in time.
Suppose it doesn"t?
- L"d go anywhere with you. - You mean that? You"d marry me?
Haven"t I told you? I intend to.
...I"ve had a millstone named Eastman round my neck.
I know just how you feel.
- What"s golf got that a hike hasn"t? - A spirit of competition.
L"ve hardly exchanged five words with your elusive nephew.
Pity, I"m told he"s charming. L"ve put him here so he won"t run away.
L"m proud of the way you"ve been getting on.
L"ve wanted to justify your confidence in me.
A man who can meet people: That"s an asset we can use.
L"ve been thinking about a place in administration perhaps,
where I can keep an eye on you.
We ought to take George with us tomorrow.
- People at the club... - No.
There"s the Ski Race tomorrow and George is my pilot.
- Which Mr Eastman? - Mr George Eastman.
Call for you, George. You"d better bend an ear, Angela, it"s a woman.
Hello?
- Yes. - L"m here at the bus station.
You lied to me for the last time. Now I want you to come and get me.
- It"s not too easy right now. - Now!
- L"ll do it tomorrow morning? - I said now!
If you"re not here in half an hour, I"ll come and tell them everything!
Yes, I"ll leave right away.
Let"s not go to Florida this winter. Let"s stay here.
It was a friend of my mother"s. She"s not well.
- I hope it"s not serious. - I don"t know.
I ought to get home. I ought get a plane tonight.
- If it"s not serious, do come back. - I will, thank you.
- If you"ll excuse me, I"ll go pack. - Certainly. Goodbye, George.
Goodbye, George.
George, how long will you be gone?
I don"t know, darling. I just don"t know.
You will come back as soon as you can?
- As soon as I can. - You promise?
I promise.