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00:00I think that's all we'll need you for, George.
00:03I know you're anxious to make a train.
00:05I have a taxi waiting downstairs.
00:07I want the board to know that George gave up his trip to Europe
00:09to help straighten things out here these past few months.
00:13Good luck to your school, George.
00:14Good luck, George. Good night.
00:16Now we come to the real purpose of this meeting,
00:19to appoint a successor to our dear friend, Peter Bailey.
00:22Mr. Chairman, I'd like to get to my real purpose.
00:24Wait just a minute now.
00:25Wait for what?
00:26I claim this institution is not necessary to this town.
00:30Therefore, Mr. Chairman, I make a motion to dissolve this institution
00:34and turn its assets and liabilities over to the receiver.
00:37What a dirty con...
00:38I'll ring us next time.
00:39George, did you hear what that wasn't?
00:41It's too soon after Peter Bailey's death
00:43to talk about chloroforming the building and loan.
00:45Peter Bailey died three months ago.
00:48I second Mr. Potter's motion.
00:50Very well.
00:51In that case, I'll ask the two executive officers to withdraw.
00:54But before you go,
00:55I'm sure the whole board wishes to express its deep sorrow
00:58at the passing of Peter Bailey.
01:00Thank you, George.
01:00It was his faith and devotion
01:02that are responsible for this organization.
01:05I'll go further than that.
01:07I'll say that to the public,
01:09Peter Bailey was the building and loan.
01:11Oh, that's fine, Potter, coming from you,
01:13considering that you probably drove him to his grave.
01:15Peter Bailey was not a businessman.
01:18That's what killed him.
01:20Oh, I don't mean any disrespect to him, God rest his soul.
01:23He was a man of high ideals, so-called.
01:27But ideals without common sense can ruin this town.
01:31Now, you take this loan here to Ernie Bishop,
01:35you know, that fellow that sits around all day
01:38on his brains in his taxi, you know.
01:41I happen to know the bank turned down this loan.
01:44But he comes here,
01:46and we're building him a house worth $5,000.
01:52Why?
01:52Well, I handled that, Mr. Potter.
01:54You have all the papers there, his salary, insurance.
01:57I can personally vouch for his character.
01:59Friend of yours?
01:59Yes, sir.
02:01You see, if you shoot pool with some employee here,
02:05you can come and borrow money.
02:07What does that get us?
02:09A discontented, lazy rabble
02:12instead of a thrifty working class.
02:14And all because a few starry-eyed dreamers
02:18like Peter Bailey stir him up
02:20and fill their head with a lot of impossible ideas.
02:24Now, I say...
02:25Just a minute.
02:26Just a minute.
02:27Now, hold on, Mr. Potter.
02:28Just a minute.
02:29Now, you're right when you say my father was no businessman.
02:31I know that.
02:32Why he ever started this cheap penny-ante building alone,
02:35I'll never know.
02:35But neither you nor anybody else
02:37can say anything against his character
02:39because his whole life was...
02:41Why, in the 25 years since he and Uncle Billy
02:43started this thing,
02:43he never once thought of himself.
02:45Isn't that right, Uncle Billy?
02:46He didn't save enough money
02:47to send Harry to school, let alone me.
02:49But he did help a few people
02:50get out of your slums, Mr. Potter.
02:51And what's wrong with that?
02:53Brody, here, you're all businessmen here.
02:56Doesn't make them better citizens.
02:57Doesn't make them better customers.
02:59You said that they...
03:00What'd you say just a minute ago?
03:01They had to wait and save their money
03:03before they even thought of a decent home?
03:05Wait?
03:05Wait for what?
03:07Until their children grow up and leave them?
03:08Until they're so old and broken down
03:10that they...
03:10Do you know how long it takes
03:11a working man to save $5,000?
03:13Just remember this, Mr. Potter,
03:15that this rabble you're talking about,
03:17they do most of the working and paying
03:18and living and dying in this community.
03:21Well, is it too much to have them work
03:22and pay and live and die
03:23in a couple of decent rooms and a bath?
03:25Anyway, my father didn't think so.
03:28People were human beings to him,
03:30but to you, a warped, frustrated old man,
03:32they're cattle.
03:33Well, in my book,
03:34he died a much richer man
03:35than you'll ever be.
03:36I'm not interested in your book.
03:38I'm talking about the building and loan.
03:40I know very well what you're talking about.
03:42You're talking about something
03:43you can't get your fingers on
03:44and it's galling you.
03:45That's what you're talking about.
03:47I know.
03:48Well, I've said too much.
03:50I...
03:51You're the board here.
03:52You do what you want with this thing.
03:54There's just one thing more, though.
03:55This town needs this measly one-horse institution
03:58if only to have some place
03:59where people can come without crawling to Potter.
04:02Come on.
04:06Send a mantle, hogwash.
04:11I want my motion active.
04:12Now, now, now, now, now.
04:14Boy, oh, boy.
04:15That was telling him, George.
04:16Oh, boy, you shut his big mouth.
04:18You should have heard him.
04:19What happened?
04:19We heard a lot of yelling.
04:20Well, we're being voted out of business
04:22after 25 years.
04:23Easy come, easy go.
04:25Here it is.
04:25Help wanted.
04:26Female.
04:27You still want me to hang around, George?
04:29Yeah, I'll be right down.
04:30Yeah, hey, you'll miss your train.
04:31You're a week late for school already.
04:33Go on.
04:33What's going on?
04:34Oh, never mind.
04:35Don't worry about that.
04:36They're putting us out of business.
04:37So what?
04:38I can get another job.
04:39I'm only 55.
04:4156.
04:41Go on.
04:42Go on.
04:42Hey, look, you gave up your boat trip.
04:44Now, you don't want to miss college, too, do you?
04:45George.
04:46George.
04:47They voted Potter down.
04:48They want to keep it going.
04:49Hooray!
04:51You did it, George.
04:52You did it.
04:52They got one condition.
04:53Only one condition.
04:55What's that?
04:55And that's the best part of it.
04:56They've appointed George here as executive secretary
04:58to take his father's place.
05:00Oh, no, but Uncle Billy is...
05:01You can keep him on.
05:02That's all right.
05:03As secretary, you can hire anyone you like.
05:05Now, Dr. Cameron, now, let's get this thing straight.
05:07I'm leaving.
05:07I'm leaving right now.
05:08I'm going to school.
05:09This is my last chance.
05:10Uncle Billy here.
05:11He's your man.
05:11But, George, they'll vote with Potter otherwise.
05:13I know, I know.
05:18He didn't go.
05:19That's right.
05:20Not only that, but he gave his school money to his brother Harry
05:23and sent him to college.
05:25Harry became a football star, made second team All-American.
05:28Yeah.
05:29But what happened to George?
05:31George got four years older waiting for Harry to come back
05:34and take over the building and loans.
05:35Now, there are plenty of jobs around.
05:37Somebody likes to travel.
05:38Look at this.
05:39Here, Benzoela oil fields.
05:41Wanted, man with construction experience.
05:44Here, there's a Yukon.
05:45What, right here.
05:46Wanted, man with engineering experience.
05:49There she blows.
05:51You know what the three most exciting sounds in the world are?
05:54Uh-huh.
05:54Breakfast is served.
05:55Lunch is served.
05:56Dinner.
05:56No, no, no, no.
05:58Anchor chains, plane motors, and train whistles.
06:00Peanut.
06:01There's the professor now.
06:03Old professor, five-eight, and cap-up.
06:04Old George, the graphic explorer Bailey.
06:07What, no, hussy dogs, no sleds?
06:08Uncle Billy, you haven't changed a bit.
06:10Nobody ever changes here.
06:11You know that.
06:12Oh, boy, am I glad to see you.
06:13Say, where's Mother?
06:14She's home cooking the fatted calf.
06:16Come on, let's go.
06:16Oh, wait, wait, wait, wait a minute.
06:18George, Uncle Billy, I want you to meet Ruth.
06:20Hello.
06:21How do you do?
06:22Ruth Dakin.
06:23Ruth Dakin Bailey, if you don't mind.
06:25Oh, that's right.
06:26Well, I wired you.
06:26I had a surprise.
06:27Here she is.
06:28Meet the wife.
06:29Oh, what do you know?
06:31Wife.
06:31Well, how do you do?
06:34Congratulate.
06:36What am I doing?
06:37Congratulations.
06:38Oh, God, then.
06:39How are you saying?
06:40They married these two.
06:41Why don't you tell somebody about me?
06:42Oh, this is a matter.
06:43I can't wait.
06:44Nobody tells me anything.
06:45You really married?
06:46Why, yeah.
06:47Hey, what's a pretty girl like you doing marrying this two-headed brother of mine?
06:50Well, I'll tell you, it's purely mercenary.
06:52My father offered him a job.
06:53Oh, he got you and the job.
06:55Well, Harry's cop run it over.
06:58Uh, George, about that job.
07:00Ruth spoke out of turn.
07:01I never said I'd take it.
07:02You've been holding the bag here for four years, and, well, I won't let you down, George.
07:07I would like to, well, wait a minute.
07:09I forgot the bags.
07:09I'll be right back.
07:10Yes, sir.
07:11Surprise to me.
07:12This is the room.
07:13Mrs. Bailey, my nephew's wife.
07:14Yes, we are.
07:15Oh, yes, we are.
07:17Friend to the Bailey.
07:18Oh, really?
07:19Oh, what are their names?
07:21Let's see.
07:21Oh, of course.
07:22We're taking our home.
07:24And I want to tell you that we're going to give the biggest party this town.
07:27Oh, no.
07:28Oh, no.
07:28That's all.
07:28That's all.
07:28That's all.
07:29That's all.
07:29That's what you would have done with you.
07:30Oh, Harry, I'll be right here.
07:31Oh, Harry.
07:32How are you?
07:33Good.
07:34Good.
07:34You certainly have.
07:35George, George, George.
07:36That's all Harry ever talks about.
07:37Say, uh, uh, uh, Ruth.
07:39Let's, uh, what about this job?
07:42Oh, well, my father owns a glass factory in Buffalo.
07:44He wants to get Harry started in the research business.
07:46Well, is it a good job?
07:48Oh, yes, very.
07:49Not much money, but, uh, good future, you know?
07:51Yeah.
07:52Harry's a genius at research.
07:54My father just fell in love with him.
07:56You did, too.
07:57Mm-hmm.
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