Front Page Woman (1935)

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A woman reporter tries to prove she's just as good as any man, but runs into trouble along the way.  Director: Michael Curtiz  Writer: Laird Doyle, Lillie Hayward, Roy Chanslor  Stars: Bette Davis, George Brent, Roscoe Karns

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00:00Hello, may I speak to Mr. Brent, please?

00:09Well, wake him up, will you?

00:11Hello, George, this is Betty.

00:14Betty Davis, remember? We just finished a picture together.

00:17Listen, I've been asked to make a speech over the radio tonight.

00:20I don't know what to say. Come on, don't help me, will you?

00:23All right, thanks.

00:30Hi.

00:31What kept you so long?

00:32Oh, I had a knot on my shoestring.

00:35What's all this about a radio broadcast?

00:37Well, the studio publicity department wants me to talk about our latest picture, Front Page Woman.

00:41They do, huh? Front Page Woman.

00:43Well, say, that ought to be easy. Here, I'll show you.

00:47Let me take this off.

00:50Put this over here. Now, this will be the microphone, you see?

00:53What are you going to say?

00:54Well, I'd say, ladies and gentlemen.

00:56Well, that's not necessary. We all know that, ladies and gentlemen.

00:58Oh, will you? Oh, well, in that case, I'd say, I've been asked to say a few words about Front Page Woman.

01:04Oh, but that's not necessary, either.

01:06We all know I've been asked to say a few words about Front Page Woman.

01:09Otherwise, I wouldn't be at the radio station at all.

01:11That's right. Yeah. Well, I guess that's out, too.

01:14I know what I'll say. Front Page Woman is a story about a happy-go-lucky newspaper girl

01:19who's in love with a reporter on a rival paper.

01:21But instead of being friendly, they're always trying to double-cross each other.

01:25Oh, no. That's not necessary, either.

01:27Everybody knows that Front Page Woman is a story about a newspaper girl.

01:30Besides, if you tell them too much, that isn't any good, either.

01:32It doesn't need this very much to say, does it?

01:34No, it doesn't.

01:35Why don't you just say hello?

01:37Hello? About 15 minutes?

01:38Sure.

01:39Oh, thanks. I'm so glad you came over.

01:40Oh, that's all right.

01:41I know what will do.

01:42You come down to the radio station with me and we'll do some scenes from the picture.

01:45That's an idea. And we'll start with the apartment house fire. How's that?

01:47Hello, Harlan. Make way for Mother's little lamb.

01:53How are you, Mr. Devlin?

01:54Fine. And who's this poor young lady you've got with you?

01:57She says she's a reporter.

01:58She does? Well, she isn't a reporter and what's more, she never will be.

02:02I'm every bit as good a reporter as he is.

02:05Oh, yeah? Well, let's see you get through these lines.

02:08Did you see Mr. Stone after he was dead?

02:10Well, yeah, but not to speak to.

02:11Was there much blood?

02:12How high was the blood, Toots?

02:14Oh, up to my knees, but then I'm a tall man.

02:17Put that gun down. You don't know what you're doing.

02:19I know just what I'm doing.

02:20All right, you won't get away with it.

02:24Ellie, get out of here. He's got a gun.

02:26What? Put that gun down. You know what you're doing.

02:28Listen to me, will you, please?

02:33So, you've covered me.

02:35That fathead, Kylie. Hey, where are you going?

02:37So you double-crossed me.

02:38What do you mean double-crossed you? I tried to cover you.

02:40Wait a minute. This isn't going to do me any good either, you know.

02:44Oh, I... I just dropped in for a minute. I... I can't stay really.

02:49Oh, yes, you can. Get in there.

02:55Oh, please don't point that.

02:57Robert, who is she?

02:58She's a fly cop, sis.

02:59Oh, you got me all wrong. I'm not a cop. I'm a reporter.

03:02You've got to believe me.

03:03Now, you sit tight and keep your mouth shut

03:05or you'll go back to headquarters on a slab.

03:14Well, boy, it's alright.

03:17B

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