That Girl (1966–1971): Season 5, Episode 10 - Stop the Presses I Want to Get Off - full transcript
Ann is doing some modeling work for one of the fashion magazines under Girl Friday Publications. When Ann overhears that they have no one to send to a press scrum for the arrival of world renowned fashion designer Andre Pennet, she offers to be their reporter on the scene for a fee. She figures she understands fashion, and she has writing skills by association being engaged to the best magazine writer in New York. Phil Harvey, the publisher, agrees, as he believes he can low-ball Ann in what he pays her for the work, and he is pretty sure that she'll get Donald to write the associated article. He's correct on both counts. That job leads to many more from Harvey to Ann, and by association to Donald. What Ann doesn't understand is that she really is doing none of the work, Donald doing all the writing and even devising interview questions when required. Regardless, Ann is a success on paper as a by-lined writer. If they find out, will Donald's publishing company be happy that he is writing for a rival publishing company, for free no less? And will Ann ever come to the realization that her success as a writer has nothing to do with her writing skill or is despite her lack of writing skill?
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Good.
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Okay, that's it.
Oh, that's it. Oh,
thank you very much.
Thank you. She's
very good, Phil.
I know she's very
good. I hired her.
Oh, thank you, Mr. Harvey.
Come on in the office,
Ann. I'll give you your check.
Oh. Great.
How shall I make it out?
Oh, just make it out
for a million dollars.
[both chuckle]
"Ann Marie" or to your agent?
"Ann Marie" will be fine.
Okay.
You're right, Phil. Penné comes
into Kennedy this afternoon.
André Penné, the designer?
You're just gonna
have to cover it, George.
I don't have anybody else.
I can't, Phil. I'm
covering the U.N.
They're voting on that
food thing this afternoon.
Uh, I... I don't
mean to presume,
but, uh, I do a lot of modeling,
and I know a lot about fashion.
In fact, André Penné is
one of my favorite designers.
And this is really a
fantastic coincidence,
but my second love is writing.
I got it from my first... love.
Oh, of course. Hollinger.
That's right. Donald Hollinger.
Best reporter in the city.
I know of him. He's good.
I only mention that
because I thought
maybe I could suggest that
through my association with him...
the reporter...
my fiancé, Donald Hollinger...
I've gotten this fantastic feel
for interviewing people who
are arriving today at Kennedy,
and if you don't have anybody
else, I could really use the money.
I think you've got
something there, Ann.
I'll bet a lot's rubbed off.
I'm gonna give you a chance.
Oh, Mr. Harvey, that's
fantastic. I won't let you down.
I'm sure you won't. George,
draw up the contracts.
I'm serious. Our new
star reporter is that girl.
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Remember, Ms. Marie,
we'll pay a penny a word
if we accept the article.
And nothing if we don't.
Do you understand?
I really, really,
really understand.
That'll be five cents, please.
Now, here's your press pass.
Oh, thank you.
Penné's plane arrives at 3.
Now, if you can get
him to talk to you alone
in a personal interview,
we'll double the price.
Oh! Don't worry.
At two cents a word,
I'll get you a
personal interview.
That's the kind of
ambition we like.
Thank you, Ann.
Thank you very much.
Good-bye. Sir.
George...
we're going to get the
interview with Penné
written by the best writer
in the city of New York.
Can I tell you something
as a dear, long,
and trusted friend?
Of course.
You're an idiot.
Now, why would you
say a thing like that?
That girl is the greatest
writer in New York City?
Oh, I doubt it.
Probably the worst.
Oh, I see. But ten seconds
ago, she was the best.
What happened to her?
I said we were going to
get the story on Penné
written by the best
writer in New York.
You know who she's engaged to.
Donald Holl...
Aha!
- Call.
- And that, sir, is gin.
Ohh... Oh, hi, boss!
- Uh, funny, funny. Hi, Ann.
- Hi.
That was gin.
Really? Let me see.
Smart. Smart. [laughs]
Okay, deal me in.
Ready for lunch?
After the game. I'll deal.
Ann.
Well, I just want to do
what all the reporters
do during the day.
She's going for
the big surprise.
You ready? The big...
Stand by for the big surprise.
"All the reporters," honey?
Uh, that's right.
Oh, by the way,
if you're wondering
how I got in the building,
I just, uh, flashed
my press pass
to the lady at the candy stand.
"Girl Friday Publications."
That's, uh, Phil
Harvey's sheet, isn't it?
Well, what happened, honey?
Cut the cards.
Did you shoot
the fashion layout?
Yes, I certainly did,
and do you know
that after that they asked me
if I would cover André Penné's
arrival today at Kennedy Airport.
That's the Paris designer. Don't we
have somebody going down there, too?
Every paper and
magazine in this town has...
Has someone going down. Honey, I
don't understand. Why did they ask you?
I don't know. Well, half
because they needed me.
They don't have anybody
else. And half to be nice, I guess.
You know, let the starving
actress make a penny a word.
A p...
They're gonna pay
you a penny a word?
Mm-hmm. So. This hand's on me.
Ha ha! How about
that? A penny a word.
How much can I make? How many
words are in the average column?
For something like this?
Uh, maybe 500 words.
500 words? At a
penny a word, that's...
$5.00.
Less your time and
expenses to Kennedy
should come to maybe...
You'll be out $3.00.
If they like it.
If they don't...
well, I could be out $8.00
Honey, how could you
make a deal like that?
I don't know. It seemed
like a lot, a penny a word.
You know how I talk.
Besides, I could make
two pennies a word.
I can't wait to hear what
you have to do for that.
All I have to do is get him
to talk to me personally.
I guess it's a lot
better for the magazine
if he speaks right
directly to me. Right?
You're asking us? You, a
three-time Pulitzer Prize winner,
asking us about the
magazine business?
Wow. I'll see you later.
So long, Scoop.
Honey, have you
worked on your questions?
No. Are you supposed to do that?
Oh, okay. Okay. Here.
Here. Let's take this pad,
and we'll work up
some great questions
so that he pays attention
to you and you alone.
Oh, Donald, that's a great idea.
Okay. Let's see. Uh...
Well, how about,
"Excuse me, Mr. Penné,
but what are your opinions?"
"About fashion?"
Uh, "for men?"
"Or ladies?
Or both?"
You do it.
[chatter]
Are your skirt lengths
higher or lower this season?
Oh, no comment.
Do you agree that the influence
has swung away from England
and back to France?
- No comments.
Are you gonna continue
to design for Gabrielle?
Who asked that question?
I... I did, Mr. Penné.
You will come with me, please?
Hey, what's with?
I don't get it.
[no vocal audio]
Hello. Buying for everybody.
Hi. It was a hit, huh?
Oh, Donald, it was terrific.
I really mean terrific.
Tell me everything
that happened.
Well, first of all, he wouldn't
answer anybody's question
until I shout out with my
"Are you gonna continue
to design for
Gabrielle" question.
I was right? Son of a gun.
I really wasn't positive.
Were you ever right!
How did you know
she was his inspiration?
Nobody else knew it.
Well, it was just
a hunch, honey.
I saw them together
once at a charity dinner.
They didn't come together, but it was
just the way they looked at each other.
That's what makes you the best
reporter in the whole wide world.
Well, you should've seen
him when I asked him that.
He couldn't get me into
the phone booth fast enough.
The phone booth?
Yeah. I took 'em down in
the phone booth, Donald.
You what?
Every word.
Honey, I can't make
out two words of this.
Me, either.
Two people cannot
stand in a phone booth
while one writes.
I can tell you that.
Well, it wasn't too awful
once the lady who
was making the call left.
Ann.
That was pretty funny.
I just wrote that joke, Donald.
You know, I could do
comedy writing, too.
Yeah. Now if you can
only learn hand writing.
I'll tell you what. You just
tell me what happened...
What you asked
him, and what he said.
Well, I, uh... Well,
I asked him, uh...
Uh... I asked... I asked him
all those questions there that
you gave me, that are right on there.
All right. I'll ask
you the questions,
and you tell me what he said.
I'll jot 'em down
in my shorthand,
and then I'll give 'em
to Elaine to type up
in the morning with the
rest of my typing. All right?
Yeah. Okay. Shoot.
All right. Now, what did
he say about Gabrielle?
"Gabrielle is simply an actress
and merely an acquaintance."
Ann, this is marvelous.
Is it? You think it'll
make the next edition?
Oh, it certainly will.
We'll count up the words.
- A thousand.
- A thousand?
Yes, a thousand.
And all in response
to my direct personal questions.
That makes it two cents a word.
I figured it up in the cab on
the way over. That's $200.
Well, on the way back, take
a different cab. You'll get $20.
Really? Oh, that's right. $20.
Well, after all, I'm a
writer, not a mathematician.
I'm a little short of stamps.
You won't be terribly upset
if I give you a check now
so I don't have to mail it?
No, I don't think so.
Phil seems to be thrilled
with your writing, Ms. Marie.
Well, $20 isn't
exactly "thrilled."
If he were thrilled, he'd
have written a check for $200.
As it is, he's written a
checked for "pleased,"
which I accept.
Thank you and bye.
- Perhaps you'll stop in
after lunch.
- What for?
Another assignment.
Oh, that'd be fantastic!
Thank you. Bye.
I must say, for a new writer,
you're doing very well, miss.
Oh, it's really great, Donald.
And this article can...
- What?
- Well, you were
telling me something.
That article can... Can what?
Well, I don't know.
You stopped talking
after you said,
"This article can..."
Oh, that was
probably it. It... It can.
Oh, yeah. Right. Right.
Well, I guess you're right.
If that article can,
what can't, right?
Oh, make me a lot
of money. That was it.
Oh, Donald! I mean, they
said that they'll just take
anything I write
if they like it at all!
Yeah, still on a penny a word.
Well, I found a way to
make that into a fortune.
First of all, you totally
eliminate apostrophes.
"It's" becomes "It is."
And "Donald's hat"... 1, 2...
Becomes "the hat
of Donald." 1, 2, 3, 4.
Uh, uh, honey, read
me the first sentence.
Gladly.
The title is, of course...
Wait a minute. I always read
with my left hand
on the typewriter.
Oh! Okay. Now... "How
to Stretch Your Money
by Stretching Your
Imagination, by Ann Marie."
It's a shame you don't get
a penny a word for the title.
"How to Stretch Your Money
by Stretching Your Imagination
"is a reasonable title for an
article about stretching your money
since it involves
stretching your imagination."
26 sentences.
26 sentences written there?
In pencil. I'll erase it later.
I just count every so often
to give me encouragement.
Honey, you can't write that way.
You have to write quality first.
It is quality. Now, listen.
"The best way one can
use one's imagination,
"if one has a mind to,
and why shouldn't one
"when one can save money
"is for one to stretch a
dollar in the supermarket,
since one knows
she will be."
- Honey.
Wait a minute. Wait a minute.
45 cents. What?
Forget the money for a second.
Let me show you, if I may,
just a, well, a slightly better
way of saying those things.
- Sure.
- Do you mind?
- No.
- Okay. Just a...
Well, not important, but just
a little better way of saying it.
- "How to Stretch Your Money..."
- Uh, uh!
"which just shows every girl
"has to be part
magician, part scavenger,
and part pack rat."
"But it can be done."
"Which just shows every
girl has to be part magician,
part scavenger, and part
pack rat, but it can be done."
What do you think, honey? You
think that's a strong-enough ending?
Ann?
Honey. Ann.
Oh, Donald.
Oh, I never realized writing
could make me so tired.
Well, um, this
is a long article.
How long is it?
Oh, I don't know.
About, uh... 3,000 words.
3,000 words!
At a penny a word, that's $300!
$30.
If they like it.
Jerry. Jerry, I can't
go to the ballgame.
I'm sorry. I can't go.
But, Don, these are probably
the last two tickets in town.
The game has been
sold out for two weeks.
Now, what could
possibly be more important
than enjoying yourself
at the ballgame?
All right, all right. To
tell you the truth, Jerry,
I... I have to help...
I have to help Ann with
her next assignment.
- She got another one?
- Yes.
[buzz]
Yes?
Oh, uh, fine. Certainly, sir.
The boss is on his way in.
Oh, sure.
He's here. [door closes]
Hi, Ann.
[female voice] Hi, Gloria.
- Mr. Adams!
- [Donald laughs]
I'm... I... A little
blunder there.
Ah, no, no, no, no.
I guess we've all
finished up our own work
in our own office, Jer? Hmm?
No. I just came in here to ask Don
if he wanted to go to the ballgame.
Ah. And did he?
No.
Well, then I guess
that just about...
winds things up
here, doesn't it? Huh?
Ah. To think about
it. That... that's right.
That's... That's fine. So long.
So long, Jerry.
[Adams laughs]
Well, now. How's the railroad
article coming along, Don?
Fine, Mr. Adams. I should
have it ready this afternoon.
Great. Well, I shouldn't
even bother to ask.
I know it's gonna be
good. You're a fine writer.
Fine writer, Don.
You've got... style.
Oh, thank you, sir.
Thank you very much.
Very recognizable.
Well, thank you, but that's
just a first draft, Mr. Adams.
My wife Agnes says
she can... she can spot
your stuff a mile away...
even when it hasn't
got your name on it.
[laughs] Really.
Even when is has
got Ann's name on it.
Ah.
Yeah, she recognized
those articles
you've been writing for
Phil Harvey's magazine.
Your style stands out, Holly!
Mr. Adams, I just gave
her a hand with them.
A hand? Little hand?
Looks like you have a hand,
a couple of feet,
and a... [laughs]
the leg bone connected
to the thigh bone.
- [Don laughs] -
No, no, no. It's not...
It's not funny, Don.
Oh. Um...
Uh, Mr. Adams, I just
helped her get started. I... I...
Well, I'm sorry, Don, but
you're just gonna have to stop
giving the little lady
a big hand, as it were.
I know you want to
help her out and all that,
but after all, we're paying you
a pretty good salary
here to write exclusively
for Newsview
magazine aren't we, huh?
- Can you see our position?
- Yes, sir. Yes, sir.
- Can you?
- Yes, sir. Yes, sir.
Good.
Boy. [laughs]
You know, come to think of it,
it wasn't so bad
at that, was it?
What's that, sir?
Well, the hands, the feet.
Well, the leg bone
connected to the...
- [laughs]
- thigh bone.
That was funny. That was good.
[Adams laughs] A
real knee-slapper.
Yeah, the leg bone connected...
$500?!
If we like the article.
Well, why shouldn't you like it?
You've liked everything
I've written so far.
Oh, yes, we have.
Oh, I can't believe it!
Three whole days in Hollywood!
I'll be able to meet some
agents and some producers.
Don't you have an agent?
Oh, sure, for acting, but
not for writing screenplays.
We're not paying
expenses, you know.
Oh, I know, I know.
I'll buy my own ticket
and everything
else. Oh, I don't care
if I just break even
on this whole thing.
It's gonna be so exciting
going to Hollywood!
Thank you, Mr. Harvey!
Um, yes, thank you so much.
Well, thanks again. Bye-bye.
[knock at door]
Let's get onboard
fast before it sails.
It's a party.
Terrific. What for?
Well, a lot of things.
It could be to celebrate
my new wardrobe. I
went shopping today.
If you went shopping today, I'm
gonna rush right down to Fifth Avenue.
I'm sure they're having
a bigger party there.
Very funny. Just a minute.
Just a minute.
Don't take it off!
Ta-da!
What do you think?
Cute. Honey,
what's this all about?
I am going to
Hollywood, California,
for three days,
courtesy of Girl
Friday Publication.
Courtesy of? They
paid for the clothes?
Oh, no. I paid for the clothes.
I paid for the tickets,
too. $300 for the clothes
and $200 for the
tickets... A total of $500.
And they're paying you
how much for the article?
$500.
So I break even, Donald.
But I get a trip to Hollywood,
and I'm finally gonna meet
some movie agents and producers.
Oh, Donald, isn't it exciting?
Yeah, it is if they've guaranteed
you the money in advance.
Well, practically. They've
guaranteed it if they like the article,
and why shouldn't they? They
loved everything I've written so far.
Honey.
Honey, there's
something I want to tell you
about your writing.
Oh, good, good, Donald.
All your little tips have
been so helpful so far.
Teach me, professor. I'm
your favorite student. Aren't I?
Yes. There's no question about
it. You are my favorite student.
But, honey, look. I had a
talk with the dean today.
- The dean?
- Yeah. Mr. Adams.
Well, how is he?
I just love him.
Fine. Fine, honey.
He's just fine.
But it... it seems that he
read your articles in Girl Friday,
and he wanted to
talk to me about them.
You're kidding! He read them?
What did he say? Did
he like them? Oh, Donald,
do you think he's looking for
a new writer? Did you tell him
I can write for coed
magazines, too?
No, no, no, no, no, honey.
It's not about any of those.
He came to see me because
he knew I was helping you.
How?
Well, um, honey, he recognized
my writing style in the articles,
and he knew I was helping you.
That's incredible! He
recognized your typing
just like that?
Yes.
What else did he say?
Well, honey, he...
he... he said...
Honey, he said he doesn't
want me to help you.
Why not? That
seems a little unfair.
Did you tell him you're
not working on his time?
No, no, no, no. It's not that.
He feels that he's hired me
exclusively for Newsview,
and he doesn't want me
writing for any other magazine.
You're not doing the writing.
No. Now, you're... No. No,
not all of it, of course, but...
What do you
mean, "not all of it"?
Of course, some of it,
obviously, is your work, honey,
but apparently a lot
of it looks to be mine.
Well!
Aw, now, come on, honey.
It's nothing personal.
Nothing personal?
You tell a writer
she can't write,
and it's "nothing personal"?
Well, I'm sorry.
It's my mistake.
I thought you were an actress.
Well! All this time you
haven't even respected
what I've been doing. You've
just been being nice to me.
Look at the crime
I'm being accused of...
Being nice to my fiancée!
Not respecting,
babying, patronizing!
Well, you may not
think I can write,
but Phil Harvey obviously does.
He's willing to
gamble $500 on me.
He's willing to gamble? You're
the one doing the gambling.
There it is!
No confidence in me at all!
Well, sir, I wouldn't let
you help me, advise me,
write with me or for me
now if you begged me.
And take off that silly hat!
Secondly, the party's
apparently over!
- Does that mean I won't
get any ice cream?
- Out!
[affecting speech pattern]
They call telephone.
Idea is you talk in
it, people hear you
mile away.
I'm trying to figure
out what to say.
How about, "Good
morning, Jerry"?
To Ann, not to you.
Oh. Oh. I take it,
it didn't go too
well last night?
Well, I wonder if
she'll even talk to me.
[telephone rings]
[coolly] Hello, Donald.
Oh. Hi, Ruthie.
No, no, no. I was just
expecting Donald to call.
We had a little
fight last night,
but I know he'll call
me this morning.
[busy signal]
Busy.
Yeah, and just
because I'm a girl
he said I couldn't write.
Well, he... he
didn't actually say it,
but he meant it. You
know what I mean?
Well, listen, I gotta get going.
Oh, it's coming
along fantastically.
I'm up to page 1. Bye.
What can I do for you?
Throw him out the window.
Well, Don.
George, this is Don Hollinger.
You've read his stuff.
- Yeah.
- In your magazine.
In our magazine?
Tell him I'm not stupid, Phil.
Don is definitely
not stupid, George.
And now, old buddy,
what can I do for you?
First thing I'd like
you to do is to admit
you hired Ann to get me
to write for your magazine.
Now, where would you
get an idea like that?
Tell him I'm not stupid, Phil.
Shut up, George.
All right. I admit it.
But there's nothing
you can do about it.
That's right. That's
right. That's right.
Now I would like an honest
answer to my next question,
and I will judge if it's
honest. If it is not honest,
I promise you I will punch you.
Okay?
Okay.
- What is it?
- I am not gonna help Ann
with the Hollywood article.
Do you really believe you'll
buy that article from her
knowing in advance I will
not be writing it for her?
Frankly, the few things
she's done without your help
have not been worth $500.
So your honest answer is you
will probably not pay her the $500.
That's right.
Fine. Fine. Fine.
Then I will not
have to punch you
because you gave
me an honest answer.
Are you leaving?
No. No. No.
I will have to punch you
for lying to her, deceiving her,
making a fool out
of her, and using her.
Well, now, hold it, Don. If
you lay one hand on me,
I'll have you locked up.
I accept that.
[knock at door]
Donald.
Please?
[Donald] Sweetheart?
Oh, Donald! You were right.
You were so right.
I'm the worst, the
worst, the worst.
Now, hold it, hold it,
hold it. I'm not right.
I'm the one who said, "You're
the best, the best, the best."
Oh, Donald, I can't
write a word without you.
What happened to me? When did
I become so stupid and egotistical?
And why didn't
you call me all day?
Because your line was busy.
Oh. Well, I haven't
written two words
on that darn Hollywood thing.
It's so frustrating.
[sighs] All right,
honey, all right.
- Let me see what you've got so f...
- No, no, no.
I don't want you to
see it. And not because
of what I said yesterday
about your not helping me,
but because of what
you said. You were right.
You shouldn't help
me, and I shouldn't write.
And that's it, and I know
now that you're right,
and I'm just gonna just cancel the whole
thing and just say I just can't do it.
Well, what about the plane
tickets and those clothes?
Oh, Donald, I can
always cancel the tickets.
Can't you return the clothes?
Oh, sure, but they're so pretty.
I'll find another
job to pay for them.
You're an amazing lady.
Well, this amazing lady is
gonna have to think of a reason
to tell Phil Harvey I'm not going to
Hollywood and do that assignment.
Oh, well, honey,
I'll do that for you.
- Oh, will you, Donald? Will you really?
- Yep. Uh-huh. Sure.
He's an old friend of
mine. It will be a pleasure.
Oh. But say it nicely because
he has been so nice to me.
Well, honey, now,
don't you worry. I will.
I'll say it with great humor,
throwing in little punches
all in the right places.
You didn't really
punch him, did you?
I didn't have to.
But you were ready to.
Yes, I was.
For me?
Well, a little for
you and a lot for me.
Would you really
have punched him?
I guess so.
You know, Donald,
that's really not like you.
You usually put people
down for doing things by force.
Well, who knows? I probably
wouldn't have punched him.
You didn't really have to. He's
scared to death of you, you know.
He called me to apologize.
Well...
And that's not like
you, either, Donald,
coercing action. You always say
coercion is as bad as violence.
Fear of force is equal to force.
That's what you always say.
It's really not
like you, Donald.
You're right on both counts.
That's not like you,
either, giving in so easily.
What is like me, Ann?
Well... something
lovely, sweet and warm.
Hot chocolate's a lot like you.
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♪ Diamonds,
daisies, snowflakes ♪
♪ That Girl ♪
♪ Chestnuts,
rainbows, springtime ♪
♪ Is That Girl ♪
♪ She's mine alone,
but luckily for you ♪
♪ If you find a girl to love ♪
♪ Only one girl to love ♪
♪ Then she'll be
That Girl, too ♪
That Girl!
Good.
[shutter clicks]
[shutter clicks]
[click]
Okay, that's it.
Oh, that's it. Oh,
thank you very much.
Thank you. She's
very good, Phil.
I know she's very
good. I hired her.
Oh, thank you, Mr. Harvey.
Come on in the office,
Ann. I'll give you your check.
Oh. Great.
How shall I make it out?
Oh, just make it out
for a million dollars.
[both chuckle]
"Ann Marie" or to your agent?
"Ann Marie" will be fine.
Okay.
You're right, Phil. Penné comes
into Kennedy this afternoon.
André Penné, the designer?
You're just gonna
have to cover it, George.
I don't have anybody else.
I can't, Phil. I'm
covering the U.N.
They're voting on that
food thing this afternoon.
Uh, I... I don't
mean to presume,
but, uh, I do a lot of modeling,
and I know a lot about fashion.
In fact, André Penné is
one of my favorite designers.
And this is really a
fantastic coincidence,
but my second love is writing.
I got it from my first... love.
Oh, of course. Hollinger.
That's right. Donald Hollinger.
Best reporter in the city.
I know of him. He's good.
I only mention that
because I thought
maybe I could suggest that
through my association with him...
the reporter...
my fiancé, Donald Hollinger...
I've gotten this fantastic feel
for interviewing people who
are arriving today at Kennedy,
and if you don't have anybody
else, I could really use the money.
I think you've got
something there, Ann.
I'll bet a lot's rubbed off.
I'm gonna give you a chance.
Oh, Mr. Harvey, that's
fantastic. I won't let you down.
I'm sure you won't. George,
draw up the contracts.
I'm serious. Our new
star reporter is that girl.
♪ Diamonds,
daisies, snowflakes ♪
♪ That Girl ♪
♪ Chestnuts,
rainbows, springtime ♪
♪ Is That Girl ♪
♪ She spins a lot of dreams ♪
♪ She's everything that
every girl should be ♪
♪ Sable, popcorn, white wine ♪
♪ That Girl ♪
♪ Gingham, bluebirds, Broadway ♪
♪ Is That Girl ♪
♪ She's mine alone,
but luckily for you ♪
♪ If you find a girl to love ♪
♪ Only one girl to love ♪
♪ Then she'll be
That Girl, too ♪
That Girl!
Remember, Ms. Marie,
we'll pay a penny a word
if we accept the article.
And nothing if we don't.
Do you understand?
I really, really,
really understand.
That'll be five cents, please.
Now, here's your press pass.
Oh, thank you.
Penné's plane arrives at 3.
Now, if you can get
him to talk to you alone
in a personal interview,
we'll double the price.
Oh! Don't worry.
At two cents a word,
I'll get you a
personal interview.
That's the kind of
ambition we like.
Thank you, Ann.
Thank you very much.
Good-bye. Sir.
George...
we're going to get the
interview with Penné
written by the best writer
in the city of New York.
Can I tell you something
as a dear, long,
and trusted friend?
Of course.
You're an idiot.
Now, why would you
say a thing like that?
That girl is the greatest
writer in New York City?
Oh, I doubt it.
Probably the worst.
Oh, I see. But ten seconds
ago, she was the best.
What happened to her?
I said we were going to
get the story on Penné
written by the best
writer in New York.
You know who she's engaged to.
Donald Holl...
Aha!
- Call.
- And that, sir, is gin.
Ohh... Oh, hi, boss!
- Uh, funny, funny. Hi, Ann.
- Hi.
That was gin.
Really? Let me see.
Smart. Smart. [laughs]
Okay, deal me in.
Ready for lunch?
After the game. I'll deal.
Ann.
Well, I just want to do
what all the reporters
do during the day.
She's going for
the big surprise.
You ready? The big...
Stand by for the big surprise.
"All the reporters," honey?
Uh, that's right.
Oh, by the way,
if you're wondering
how I got in the building,
I just, uh, flashed
my press pass
to the lady at the candy stand.
"Girl Friday Publications."
That's, uh, Phil
Harvey's sheet, isn't it?
Well, what happened, honey?
Cut the cards.
Did you shoot
the fashion layout?
Yes, I certainly did,
and do you know
that after that they asked me
if I would cover André Penné's
arrival today at Kennedy Airport.
That's the Paris designer. Don't we
have somebody going down there, too?
Every paper and
magazine in this town has...
Has someone going down. Honey, I
don't understand. Why did they ask you?
I don't know. Well, half
because they needed me.
They don't have anybody
else. And half to be nice, I guess.
You know, let the starving
actress make a penny a word.
A p...
They're gonna pay
you a penny a word?
Mm-hmm. So. This hand's on me.
Ha ha! How about
that? A penny a word.
How much can I make? How many
words are in the average column?
For something like this?
Uh, maybe 500 words.
500 words? At a
penny a word, that's...
$5.00.
Less your time and
expenses to Kennedy
should come to maybe...
You'll be out $3.00.
If they like it.
If they don't...
well, I could be out $8.00
Honey, how could you
make a deal like that?
I don't know. It seemed
like a lot, a penny a word.
You know how I talk.
Besides, I could make
two pennies a word.
I can't wait to hear what
you have to do for that.
All I have to do is get him
to talk to me personally.
I guess it's a lot
better for the magazine
if he speaks right
directly to me. Right?
You're asking us? You, a
three-time Pulitzer Prize winner,
asking us about the
magazine business?
Wow. I'll see you later.
So long, Scoop.
Honey, have you
worked on your questions?
No. Are you supposed to do that?
Oh, okay. Okay. Here.
Here. Let's take this pad,
and we'll work up
some great questions
so that he pays attention
to you and you alone.
Oh, Donald, that's a great idea.
Okay. Let's see. Uh...
Well, how about,
"Excuse me, Mr. Penné,
but what are your opinions?"
"About fashion?"
Uh, "for men?"
"Or ladies?
Or both?"
You do it.
[chatter]
Are your skirt lengths
higher or lower this season?
Oh, no comment.
Do you agree that the influence
has swung away from England
and back to France?
- No comments.
Are you gonna continue
to design for Gabrielle?
Who asked that question?
I... I did, Mr. Penné.
You will come with me, please?
Hey, what's with?
I don't get it.
[no vocal audio]
Hello. Buying for everybody.
Hi. It was a hit, huh?
Oh, Donald, it was terrific.
I really mean terrific.
Tell me everything
that happened.
Well, first of all, he wouldn't
answer anybody's question
until I shout out with my
"Are you gonna continue
to design for
Gabrielle" question.
I was right? Son of a gun.
I really wasn't positive.
Were you ever right!
How did you know
she was his inspiration?
Nobody else knew it.
Well, it was just
a hunch, honey.
I saw them together
once at a charity dinner.
They didn't come together, but it was
just the way they looked at each other.
That's what makes you the best
reporter in the whole wide world.
Well, you should've seen
him when I asked him that.
He couldn't get me into
the phone booth fast enough.
The phone booth?
Yeah. I took 'em down in
the phone booth, Donald.
You what?
Every word.
Honey, I can't make
out two words of this.
Me, either.
Two people cannot
stand in a phone booth
while one writes.
I can tell you that.
Well, it wasn't too awful
once the lady who
was making the call left.
Ann.
That was pretty funny.
I just wrote that joke, Donald.
You know, I could do
comedy writing, too.
Yeah. Now if you can
only learn hand writing.
I'll tell you what. You just
tell me what happened...
What you asked
him, and what he said.
Well, I, uh... Well,
I asked him, uh...
Uh... I asked... I asked him
all those questions there that
you gave me, that are right on there.
All right. I'll ask
you the questions,
and you tell me what he said.
I'll jot 'em down
in my shorthand,
and then I'll give 'em
to Elaine to type up
in the morning with the
rest of my typing. All right?
Yeah. Okay. Shoot.
All right. Now, what did
he say about Gabrielle?
"Gabrielle is simply an actress
and merely an acquaintance."
Ann, this is marvelous.
Is it? You think it'll
make the next edition?
Oh, it certainly will.
We'll count up the words.
- A thousand.
- A thousand?
Yes, a thousand.
And all in response
to my direct personal questions.
That makes it two cents a word.
I figured it up in the cab on
the way over. That's $200.
Well, on the way back, take
a different cab. You'll get $20.
Really? Oh, that's right. $20.
Well, after all, I'm a
writer, not a mathematician.
I'm a little short of stamps.
You won't be terribly upset
if I give you a check now
so I don't have to mail it?
No, I don't think so.
Phil seems to be thrilled
with your writing, Ms. Marie.
Well, $20 isn't
exactly "thrilled."
If he were thrilled, he'd
have written a check for $200.
As it is, he's written a
checked for "pleased,"
which I accept.
Thank you and bye.
- Perhaps you'll stop in
after lunch.
- What for?
Another assignment.
Oh, that'd be fantastic!
Thank you. Bye.
I must say, for a new writer,
you're doing very well, miss.
Oh, it's really great, Donald.
And this article can...
- What?
- Well, you were
telling me something.
That article can... Can what?
Well, I don't know.
You stopped talking
after you said,
"This article can..."
Oh, that was
probably it. It... It can.
Oh, yeah. Right. Right.
Well, I guess you're right.
If that article can,
what can't, right?
Oh, make me a lot
of money. That was it.
Oh, Donald! I mean, they
said that they'll just take
anything I write
if they like it at all!
Yeah, still on a penny a word.
Well, I found a way to
make that into a fortune.
First of all, you totally
eliminate apostrophes.
"It's" becomes "It is."
And "Donald's hat"... 1, 2...
Becomes "the hat
of Donald." 1, 2, 3, 4.
Uh, uh, honey, read
me the first sentence.
Gladly.
The title is, of course...
Wait a minute. I always read
with my left hand
on the typewriter.
Oh! Okay. Now... "How
to Stretch Your Money
by Stretching Your
Imagination, by Ann Marie."
It's a shame you don't get
a penny a word for the title.
"How to Stretch Your Money
by Stretching Your Imagination
"is a reasonable title for an
article about stretching your money
since it involves
stretching your imagination."
26 sentences.
26 sentences written there?
In pencil. I'll erase it later.
I just count every so often
to give me encouragement.
Honey, you can't write that way.
You have to write quality first.
It is quality. Now, listen.
"The best way one can
use one's imagination,
"if one has a mind to,
and why shouldn't one
"when one can save money
"is for one to stretch a
dollar in the supermarket,
since one knows
she will be."
- Honey.
Wait a minute. Wait a minute.
45 cents. What?
Forget the money for a second.
Let me show you, if I may,
just a, well, a slightly better
way of saying those things.
- Sure.
- Do you mind?
- No.
- Okay. Just a...
Well, not important, but just
a little better way of saying it.
- "How to Stretch Your Money..."
- Uh, uh!
"which just shows every girl
"has to be part
magician, part scavenger,
and part pack rat."
"But it can be done."
"Which just shows every
girl has to be part magician,
part scavenger, and part
pack rat, but it can be done."
What do you think, honey? You
think that's a strong-enough ending?
Ann?
Honey. Ann.
Oh, Donald.
Oh, I never realized writing
could make me so tired.
Well, um, this
is a long article.
How long is it?
Oh, I don't know.
About, uh... 3,000 words.
3,000 words!
At a penny a word, that's $300!
$30.
If they like it.
Jerry. Jerry, I can't
go to the ballgame.
I'm sorry. I can't go.
But, Don, these are probably
the last two tickets in town.
The game has been
sold out for two weeks.
Now, what could
possibly be more important
than enjoying yourself
at the ballgame?
All right, all right. To
tell you the truth, Jerry,
I... I have to help...
I have to help Ann with
her next assignment.
- She got another one?
- Yes.
[buzz]
Yes?
Oh, uh, fine. Certainly, sir.
The boss is on his way in.
Oh, sure.
He's here. [door closes]
Hi, Ann.
[female voice] Hi, Gloria.
- Mr. Adams!
- [Donald laughs]
I'm... I... A little
blunder there.
Ah, no, no, no, no.
I guess we've all
finished up our own work
in our own office, Jer? Hmm?
No. I just came in here to ask Don
if he wanted to go to the ballgame.
Ah. And did he?
No.
Well, then I guess
that just about...
winds things up
here, doesn't it? Huh?
Ah. To think about
it. That... that's right.
That's... That's fine. So long.
So long, Jerry.
[Adams laughs]
Well, now. How's the railroad
article coming along, Don?
Fine, Mr. Adams. I should
have it ready this afternoon.
Great. Well, I shouldn't
even bother to ask.
I know it's gonna be
good. You're a fine writer.
Fine writer, Don.
You've got... style.
Oh, thank you, sir.
Thank you very much.
Very recognizable.
Well, thank you, but that's
just a first draft, Mr. Adams.
My wife Agnes says
she can... she can spot
your stuff a mile away...
even when it hasn't
got your name on it.
[laughs] Really.
Even when is has
got Ann's name on it.
Ah.
Yeah, she recognized
those articles
you've been writing for
Phil Harvey's magazine.
Your style stands out, Holly!
Mr. Adams, I just gave
her a hand with them.
A hand? Little hand?
Looks like you have a hand,
a couple of feet,
and a... [laughs]
the leg bone connected
to the thigh bone.
- [Don laughs] -
No, no, no. It's not...
It's not funny, Don.
Oh. Um...
Uh, Mr. Adams, I just
helped her get started. I... I...
Well, I'm sorry, Don, but
you're just gonna have to stop
giving the little lady
a big hand, as it were.
I know you want to
help her out and all that,
but after all, we're paying you
a pretty good salary
here to write exclusively
for Newsview
magazine aren't we, huh?
- Can you see our position?
- Yes, sir. Yes, sir.
- Can you?
- Yes, sir. Yes, sir.
Good.
Boy. [laughs]
You know, come to think of it,
it wasn't so bad
at that, was it?
What's that, sir?
Well, the hands, the feet.
Well, the leg bone
connected to the...
- [laughs]
- thigh bone.
That was funny. That was good.
[Adams laughs] A
real knee-slapper.
Yeah, the leg bone connected...
$500?!
If we like the article.
Well, why shouldn't you like it?
You've liked everything
I've written so far.
Oh, yes, we have.
Oh, I can't believe it!
Three whole days in Hollywood!
I'll be able to meet some
agents and some producers.
Don't you have an agent?
Oh, sure, for acting, but
not for writing screenplays.
We're not paying
expenses, you know.
Oh, I know, I know.
I'll buy my own ticket
and everything
else. Oh, I don't care
if I just break even
on this whole thing.
It's gonna be so exciting
going to Hollywood!
Thank you, Mr. Harvey!
Um, yes, thank you so much.
Well, thanks again. Bye-bye.
[knock at door]
Let's get onboard
fast before it sails.
It's a party.
Terrific. What for?
Well, a lot of things.
It could be to celebrate
my new wardrobe. I
went shopping today.
If you went shopping today, I'm
gonna rush right down to Fifth Avenue.
I'm sure they're having
a bigger party there.
Very funny. Just a minute.
Just a minute.
Don't take it off!
Ta-da!
What do you think?
Cute. Honey,
what's this all about?
I am going to
Hollywood, California,
for three days,
courtesy of Girl
Friday Publication.
Courtesy of? They
paid for the clothes?
Oh, no. I paid for the clothes.
I paid for the tickets,
too. $300 for the clothes
and $200 for the
tickets... A total of $500.
And they're paying you
how much for the article?
$500.
So I break even, Donald.
But I get a trip to Hollywood,
and I'm finally gonna meet
some movie agents and producers.
Oh, Donald, isn't it exciting?
Yeah, it is if they've guaranteed
you the money in advance.
Well, practically. They've
guaranteed it if they like the article,
and why shouldn't they? They
loved everything I've written so far.
Honey.
Honey, there's
something I want to tell you
about your writing.
Oh, good, good, Donald.
All your little tips have
been so helpful so far.
Teach me, professor. I'm
your favorite student. Aren't I?
Yes. There's no question about
it. You are my favorite student.
But, honey, look. I had a
talk with the dean today.
- The dean?
- Yeah. Mr. Adams.
Well, how is he?
I just love him.
Fine. Fine, honey.
He's just fine.
But it... it seems that he
read your articles in Girl Friday,
and he wanted to
talk to me about them.
You're kidding! He read them?
What did he say? Did
he like them? Oh, Donald,
do you think he's looking for
a new writer? Did you tell him
I can write for coed
magazines, too?
No, no, no, no, no, honey.
It's not about any of those.
He came to see me because
he knew I was helping you.
How?
Well, um, honey, he recognized
my writing style in the articles,
and he knew I was helping you.
That's incredible! He
recognized your typing
just like that?
Yes.
What else did he say?
Well, honey, he...
he... he said...
Honey, he said he doesn't
want me to help you.
Why not? That
seems a little unfair.
Did you tell him you're
not working on his time?
No, no, no, no. It's not that.
He feels that he's hired me
exclusively for Newsview,
and he doesn't want me
writing for any other magazine.
You're not doing the writing.
No. Now, you're... No. No,
not all of it, of course, but...
What do you
mean, "not all of it"?
Of course, some of it,
obviously, is your work, honey,
but apparently a lot
of it looks to be mine.
Well!
Aw, now, come on, honey.
It's nothing personal.
Nothing personal?
You tell a writer
she can't write,
and it's "nothing personal"?
Well, I'm sorry.
It's my mistake.
I thought you were an actress.
Well! All this time you
haven't even respected
what I've been doing. You've
just been being nice to me.
Look at the crime
I'm being accused of...
Being nice to my fiancée!
Not respecting,
babying, patronizing!
Well, you may not
think I can write,
but Phil Harvey obviously does.
He's willing to
gamble $500 on me.
He's willing to gamble? You're
the one doing the gambling.
There it is!
No confidence in me at all!
Well, sir, I wouldn't let
you help me, advise me,
write with me or for me
now if you begged me.
And take off that silly hat!
Secondly, the party's
apparently over!
- Does that mean I won't
get any ice cream?
- Out!
[affecting speech pattern]
They call telephone.
Idea is you talk in
it, people hear you
mile away.
I'm trying to figure
out what to say.
How about, "Good
morning, Jerry"?
To Ann, not to you.
Oh. Oh. I take it,
it didn't go too
well last night?
Well, I wonder if
she'll even talk to me.
[telephone rings]
[coolly] Hello, Donald.
Oh. Hi, Ruthie.
No, no, no. I was just
expecting Donald to call.
We had a little
fight last night,
but I know he'll call
me this morning.
[busy signal]
Busy.
Yeah, and just
because I'm a girl
he said I couldn't write.
Well, he... he
didn't actually say it,
but he meant it. You
know what I mean?
Well, listen, I gotta get going.
Oh, it's coming
along fantastically.
I'm up to page 1. Bye.
What can I do for you?
Throw him out the window.
Well, Don.
George, this is Don Hollinger.
You've read his stuff.
- Yeah.
- In your magazine.
In our magazine?
Tell him I'm not stupid, Phil.
Don is definitely
not stupid, George.
And now, old buddy,
what can I do for you?
First thing I'd like
you to do is to admit
you hired Ann to get me
to write for your magazine.
Now, where would you
get an idea like that?
Tell him I'm not stupid, Phil.
Shut up, George.
All right. I admit it.
But there's nothing
you can do about it.
That's right. That's
right. That's right.
Now I would like an honest
answer to my next question,
and I will judge if it's
honest. If it is not honest,
I promise you I will punch you.
Okay?
Okay.
- What is it?
- I am not gonna help Ann
with the Hollywood article.
Do you really believe you'll
buy that article from her
knowing in advance I will
not be writing it for her?
Frankly, the few things
she's done without your help
have not been worth $500.
So your honest answer is you
will probably not pay her the $500.
That's right.
Fine. Fine. Fine.
Then I will not
have to punch you
because you gave
me an honest answer.
Are you leaving?
No. No. No.
I will have to punch you
for lying to her, deceiving her,
making a fool out
of her, and using her.
Well, now, hold it, Don. If
you lay one hand on me,
I'll have you locked up.
I accept that.
[knock at door]
Donald.
Please?
[Donald] Sweetheart?
Oh, Donald! You were right.
You were so right.
I'm the worst, the
worst, the worst.
Now, hold it, hold it,
hold it. I'm not right.
I'm the one who said, "You're
the best, the best, the best."
Oh, Donald, I can't
write a word without you.
What happened to me? When did
I become so stupid and egotistical?
And why didn't
you call me all day?
Because your line was busy.
Oh. Well, I haven't
written two words
on that darn Hollywood thing.
It's so frustrating.
[sighs] All right,
honey, all right.
- Let me see what you've got so f...
- No, no, no.
I don't want you to
see it. And not because
of what I said yesterday
about your not helping me,
but because of what
you said. You were right.
You shouldn't help
me, and I shouldn't write.
And that's it, and I know
now that you're right,
and I'm just gonna just cancel the whole
thing and just say I just can't do it.
Well, what about the plane
tickets and those clothes?
Oh, Donald, I can
always cancel the tickets.
Can't you return the clothes?
Oh, sure, but they're so pretty.
I'll find another
job to pay for them.
You're an amazing lady.
Well, this amazing lady is
gonna have to think of a reason
to tell Phil Harvey I'm not going to
Hollywood and do that assignment.
Oh, well, honey,
I'll do that for you.
- Oh, will you, Donald? Will you really?
- Yep. Uh-huh. Sure.
He's an old friend of
mine. It will be a pleasure.
Oh. But say it nicely because
he has been so nice to me.
Well, honey, now,
don't you worry. I will.
I'll say it with great humor,
throwing in little punches
all in the right places.
You didn't really
punch him, did you?
I didn't have to.
But you were ready to.
Yes, I was.
For me?
Well, a little for
you and a lot for me.
Would you really
have punched him?
I guess so.
You know, Donald,
that's really not like you.
You usually put people
down for doing things by force.
Well, who knows? I probably
wouldn't have punched him.
You didn't really have to. He's
scared to death of you, you know.
He called me to apologize.
Well...
And that's not like
you, either, Donald,
coercing action. You always say
coercion is as bad as violence.
Fear of force is equal to force.
That's what you always say.
It's really not
like you, Donald.
You're right on both counts.
That's not like you,
either, giving in so easily.
What is like me, Ann?
Well... something
lovely, sweet and warm.
Hot chocolate's a lot like you.
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Media Services, Inc. Burbank, CA
♪ Diamonds,
daisies, snowflakes ♪
♪ That Girl ♪
♪ Chestnuts,
rainbows, springtime ♪
♪ Is That Girl ♪
♪ She's mine alone,
but luckily for you ♪
♪ If you find a girl to love ♪
♪ Only one girl to love ♪
♪ Then she'll be
That Girl, too ♪
That Girl!