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00:03:40Boy, this is the life.
00:03:42It is lovely, isn't it?
00:03:45I hate the thought of driving back to the city.
00:03:48It is too bad it can't last.
00:03:51Why can't it?
00:03:54Why can't things be like this always?
00:03:57We do get along well, Kathy.
00:03:59Don't we?
00:04:00Yes, George.
00:04:03Well, I guess people would think us silly.
00:04:06What do you mean, George?
00:04:09I'm only a junior architect.
00:04:11Well, what's wrong with that?
00:04:15Just that a junior doesn't make the big money.
00:04:18You make more than enough to support a family.
00:04:25Then you've thought about it, too.
00:04:26Of course, silly.
00:04:28Do you think I'd keep seeing you if I hadn't?
00:04:31Think you could be happy with me?
00:04:32I know I will.
00:04:34Well, that was easier than I thought it would be.
00:04:35And isn't the way I imagined I'd be proposed to either.
00:04:38Just so we'll have a good story to tell our grandchildren.
00:04:40Don't let me.
00:04:43I don't want to.
00:04:45I don't want to.
00:04:48I don't want to.
00:04:54Don't let me.
00:04:55Don't let me.
00:04:55Yes, of course.
00:04:55Don't let me.
00:04:55Don't let me.
00:04:55No, no.
00:05:09Don't let me.
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00:22:53Yeah?
00:26:24Grazie a tutti.
00:29:24This is Jerry.
00:32:55Grazie a tutti.
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00:37:35Grazie a tutti.
00:39:07Let's go.
00:40:03Come on.
00:41:35?
00:42:05...
00:42:35a Dr. Wright, down town.
00:42:37She said he's a very good obstetrician
00:42:39and genic...
00:42:41Genicologist?
00:42:42That's it.
00:42:43Anyway, I thought that going to see him
00:42:44wouldn't do any harm.
00:42:45Do you think we should?
00:42:47No, I don't think so.
00:42:50They'll probably tell you there's nothing wrong,
00:42:52but what do we have to lose?
00:42:54Anyway, it would be better than going on like this.
00:42:57Oh, George, I do so want a baby,
00:42:58and I want to make you happy, too.
00:43:01I know, darling.
00:43:02We'll phone for an appointment
00:43:04the first thing Monday morning.
00:43:06We'll forget this old party ever happened.
00:43:08Will that make you happy, darling?
00:43:10Yes, George, I promise.
00:43:40We'll have an appointment with Dr. Wright,
00:43:42Mrs. Bennett and Mr. Bennett.
00:43:43Doctor is expecting you to make a ride in.
00:43:46Thank you.
00:43:52Good afternoon, Mr. and Mrs. Bennett.
00:43:54Yes, Doctor, this is Mrs. Bennett.
00:43:55How do you do?
00:43:56Please sit down.
00:43:57Thank you.
00:43:59I judged from our telephone conversation
00:44:02that you and Mr. Bennett are having difficulty
00:44:04in starting your family.
00:44:05Well, yes, Doctor.
00:44:07We thought that possibly you could tell us what's wrong.
00:44:09I mean, so many of our friends are having children
00:44:12while we aren't.
00:44:13Do you suppose you could find out what the trouble is?
00:44:16Possibly.
00:44:16I think the first thing will be to give you an examination.
00:44:19Would you mind waiting in the other room, please, Mr. Bennett?
00:44:21Sure.
00:44:27Will you prepare Mrs. Bennett for an examination, Miss Mason?
00:44:30Yes, Doctor.
00:44:44Now, will you remove your things behind that screen, Mrs. Bennett?
00:44:47All of them?
00:44:48I think so.
00:45:03I think so.
00:45:29Are you ready, Mrs. Bennett?
00:45:31Well, I haven't any clothes.
00:45:32Will you step into this gown, please?
00:45:37Now, will you just sit on the table, please?
00:46:15Sit down, Mrs. Bennett.
00:46:19How does it look to you, Doctor?
00:46:22Mrs. Bennett, I can see no reason at all for you to worry about your physical condition,
00:46:27nor about your ability to bear children.
00:46:29But, Doctor, if there is nothing the matter with me,
00:46:32why aren't my husband and I having the children we want?
00:46:35Are we just unlucky?
00:46:37Luck, as you call it, may be the reason in your case, Mrs. Bennett.
00:46:42But then again, there might be other factors involved.
00:46:45I think while Mr. Bennett is here, we'd better ask him to come in.
00:46:49But surely you aren't suggesting that there is something wrong with George, are you, Doctor?
00:46:54Don't be alarmed, my dear.
00:46:56I'm only suggesting that we be sure of our facts
00:46:58before we attempt to arrive at a solution of your problem.
00:47:02All right, Doctor.
00:47:08How was it, Sweet? Was everything all right?
00:47:10Uh-huh. He wants to see you, George.
00:47:12Why? What for?
00:47:13I guess he wants to examine you, too.
00:47:16Well, I guess it's all right.
00:47:17I'll be back shortly.
00:47:23Sit down, Mr. Bennett.
00:47:24I'd like to ask you a few questions.
00:47:26All right, Doctor.
00:47:28Mr. Bennett, have you ever had any form of venereal disease?
00:47:32No, Doctor. I never had anything like that.
00:47:35Mumps?
00:47:35No.
00:47:37Any serious injury?
00:47:39No, Doctor.
00:47:40Why, do you think it's me?
00:47:42Mr. Bennett, from my examination of Mrs. Bennett,
00:47:45I can find no apparent reason why she should not become a mother.
00:47:49We can only surmise that you may be the reason for your trouble.
00:47:53But, Doctor, what shall I do?
00:47:56Take this card to Dr. Farrell, whose office is in this building.
00:48:01He's a very competent urologist
00:48:03and one who specializes in that particular phase of your problem.
00:48:07He will examine you and send his report to me.
00:48:10If you can come in tomorrow at, say, 2 o'clock,
00:48:13I'll have all the facts and she'll be able to give you your answer.
00:48:16You'd better bring Mrs. Bennett with you.
00:48:18Certainly, Doctor.
00:48:19I'll see you tomorrow, then.
00:48:24Miss Mason,
00:48:25will you make an appointment for Mr. and Mrs. Bennett at 2 tomorrow, please?
00:48:31Yes, Doctor.
00:48:58Dr. Wright, we'll see you now, Mr. Bennett.
00:48:59Thank you.
00:49:00See you later, honey.
00:49:08Have you found out anything yet, Doctor?
00:49:11Yes, I have, Mr. Bennett.
00:49:17I guess that means that it's me that I'm sterile.
00:49:21I'm afraid that's the word I was going to have to use, Mr. Bennett,
00:49:25from the looks of this report.
00:49:26Being sterile means that I can never become a father?
00:49:30I'm afraid that in your...
00:49:31Is there some way I can get around this?
00:49:33No, there isn't.
00:49:35In some cases, operations or medication or other treatment may be beneficial.
00:49:41In others, this sort of thing is without help.
00:49:44Unfortunately, according to the report of your urologist,
00:49:47you fall into this latter classification.
00:49:50I don't understand it, Doctor.
00:49:52I always thought I was perfectly normal.
00:49:55At least I seem to be normal.
00:49:58Yes, I understand.
00:50:00It is quite common for a male to have a normal sex reaction in every way and still be sterile.
00:50:06I might explain that to each drop of male reproductive fluid known as semen,
00:50:10there are as many as 15 million tiny sperms,
00:50:14each in itself capable of inducing pregnancy.
00:50:17enough of them could be housed in a thimble to father the entire world ten times over.
00:50:23In some cases of temporary sterility,
00:50:26the sperm count may drop as low as 20,000 or 30,000 sperms to the drop of semen.
00:50:32In these cases, treatment may be effective.
00:50:35Isn't there treatment I can take?
00:50:37No, Mr. Bennett.
00:50:38According to this report,
00:50:40your sperms are all completely inactive,
00:50:43or to put it bluntly, dead.
00:50:47Oh, I see.
00:50:50Well, I guess that's that.
00:50:53You know, Dr. Wright, that throws a lot of our plans out the window.
00:50:57I'm sorry, Mr. Bennett.
00:50:58Would you like to bring Mrs. Bennett in?
00:51:01Dr. Wright, I hope you won't think I'm a coward,
00:51:04but I'd sure appreciate it if you'd help me tell her.
00:51:07Certainly.
00:51:07I can quite appreciate your feelings.
00:51:09You may call her in.
00:51:17Well, it's about time.
00:51:18I thought you had deserted me.
00:51:21George, what's the matter?
00:51:22Dr. Wright would like to see both of us, darling.
00:51:24All right, but what's wrong?
00:51:33Sit down, please, both of you.
00:51:37George, what's the matter?
00:51:41Kathy, would you mind if we didn't have Junior?
00:51:44You mean we can't have children right away?
00:51:46Oh, George.
00:51:48I mean we can't have children at all, dear.
00:51:51Why not?
00:51:52What Mr. Bennett is trying to say is that he is incapable of fatherhood.
00:51:58No, Doctor, you can't be serious.
00:52:01I'm afraid I am, Mrs. Bennett.
00:52:03I guess we'll just have to adopt our family, Kathy.
00:52:07I won't.
00:52:08I don't want a ready-made family.
00:52:09If I'm going to have children, I want them to be mine, my own.
00:52:14But, darling, what else can we do?
00:52:16Dr. Wright says I'm sterile.
00:52:17He must know what he's talking about.
00:52:20I suppose so.
00:52:23I don't know what to say, Kathy, except that I'm sorry.
00:52:27If you two have decided against adoption, there may be something I can do.
00:52:31That is, if you want your own child.
00:52:34Why, Doctor, you don't think...
00:52:35No, no, Mrs. Bennett, you misunderstand me.
00:52:38Here, let me read you this letter by way of explanation.
00:52:42Dear Dr. Wright, I'm writing you this letter on my daughter's first birthday.
00:52:47My husband and I are so happy and cannot express to you the gratitude we feel for telling us about
00:52:53artificial insemination and helping us to have our baby.
00:52:58Nothing in our lives has given us such happiness, and when I look at baby Dorothy, I bless God that
00:53:04we were sent to you.
00:53:05My husband joins me in wishing you the greatest of success in your fine work.
00:53:10Well, what do you think?
00:53:13Does that appeal to you?
00:53:14I don't understand even yet.
00:53:16What is this artificial insemination thing?
00:53:20Have you ever heard of it before, George?
00:53:23It seems to me I've heard it mentioned before.
00:53:26It sounds as though it might be connected with what you were telling me a few minutes ago, Dr. Wright.
00:53:31Well, yes, in a way it is.
00:53:34It consists, in effect, of removing semen from a normal, healthy man and implanting it in a receptive woman.
00:53:42Pregnancy takes place as in normal conception, and a normal birth is the result.
00:53:47To all intents and purposes, this method is the same as a normal conception, except, of course, that the mother
00:53:54never sees the donor.
00:53:55How can that be, Doctor?
00:53:57I thought that...
00:53:58No, no, no, Mrs. Bennett.
00:53:59Contact between the father and the mother is not necessary, nor in this case desirable.
00:54:05The male fluid is withdrawn from the donor and stored under refrigeration until it is needed.
00:54:10At that time, it is introduced into the prospective mother by artificial means.
00:54:14That is, by a syringe or by means of a capsule.
00:54:19Oh, I see.
00:54:20What about the selection of the father?
00:54:22How can you tell if his donor, the word you use, is satisfactory?
00:54:27We do that by examining his background.
00:54:30We look for the same qualities and characteristics in him and in his family background that we would want to
00:54:36appear in the child.
00:54:37If his family history reveals certain admirable traits, either physical or mental,
00:54:43we can be sure that these same traits will appear in him and in his children.
00:54:54You see, each male sperm cell and each female egg consists of 24 sections called chromosomes.
00:55:04Now, each of these chromosomes is the determining factor in some part or phase of the infant.
00:55:10One chromosome might cause the baby to have black hair.
00:55:14Another might determine whether his eyes would be blue or brown.
00:55:18And still another would be the determining factor in regard to his size.
00:55:27But, Dr. Wright, has there been much work done in this artificial insemination field?
00:55:33I mean, is it just a theoretical thing, or has it been done before?
00:55:36A tremendous amount of work has been done in artificial insemination, Mrs. Bennett.
00:55:40I'll admit that up to the past few years, a great majority of it has been done with livestock.
00:55:46But the results with all sorts of animals, and lately with human beings, have been exceedingly gratifying.
00:55:53One more thing, Dr. Wright. Is there any danger in this?
00:55:56The only possible source of danger in artificial insemination, Mr. Bennett,
00:56:01is the same danger that is present in ordinary childbirth.
00:56:04In the hands of a competent gynecologist, however, the patient is perfectly safe.
00:56:09Well, Dr. Wright, I think my wife and I had better have a talk about this before we decide anything.
00:56:15Thank you for your help, Dr. Wright. We'll let you know what we decide.
00:56:18All right. Give what I told you careful consideration, though. Goodbye.
00:56:22Goodbye, Dr. Wright.
00:56:22Goodbye, Dr. Wright.
00:56:27Mrs. Mason, will you bring in the files on our insemination donors, please?
00:56:35Dr. Wright certainly gave us something to think about, didn't he?
00:56:39What do you think we ought to do, Kathy?
00:56:41I don't know, darling. I want a baby terribly, but having someone else as its father doesn't seem right.
00:56:49I'd rather you have a baby that way than have you as unhappy as you've been and take the risk
00:56:55of losing you.
00:56:57Besides, it would be your baby, which is more than we could say for an adopted child.
00:57:02I think if it's all right with you, I'll ask Mother what she thinks of it.
00:57:06Certainly. I think that's good.
00:57:09Your mother's an intelligent woman, and having her tell us what she thinks might help us decide.
00:57:14All right, darling. I'll ask her to come over tomorrow.
00:57:18Now I'd better get us some dinner.
00:57:25And the doctor assured us that this artificial insemination wouldn't be dangerous.
00:57:29Tell me, Mother, what do you think we should do?
00:57:32I want a baby of my own, but I'm not sure that I wouldn't feel guilty every time I look
00:57:37at it.
00:57:37Why should you feel guilty, Kathy?
00:57:40Naturally, it wouldn't be George's baby.
00:57:42But he understands that.
00:57:44I know that George will understand.
00:57:46He knows already how badly I want my own baby.
00:57:49But I'm a little worried of what he may think in the future.
00:57:52Darling, you're being a little bit silly.
00:57:55You know that George loves you now,
00:57:58if only from the fact that he's willing to let you have a baby
00:58:01through this artificial insemination.
00:58:04Then you think we should go through with this?
00:58:06I certainly do.
00:58:08It's obvious that you not only want a baby, you need one.
00:58:12You're getting neurotic, darling, from worrying about this business.
00:58:17That's a relief to know that you think we should have a baby, as the doctor suggested.
00:58:21I was worried about several things.
00:58:23It's George, myself, what all our friends would think.
00:58:26Why should they know?
00:58:28None of them knows of George's inability to be a father.
00:58:31Do they?
00:58:32No, of course not.
00:58:34Then you don't think we should let them know that George isn't the father of our baby,
00:58:38when we have it?
00:58:39I don't think it's any of their business.
00:58:41There's no reason for anyone to know that it isn't George's child as well as your own.
00:58:46That's what I think, too.
00:58:48Of course, Kathy.
00:58:49Now I'd better be leaving.
00:58:51If I were you, I'd call George right away and tell him that you want to go through with this
00:58:57thing.
00:58:57And then I'd call Dr. Wright.
00:58:59That's exactly what I'll do, Mother.
00:59:02Thanks for your advice, darling.
00:59:03You've helped us so much.
00:59:06Silly.
00:59:06You know I'd do anything I could to help you, too.
00:59:10Now if you want me to come down to Dr. Wright's office with you, just give me a call.
00:59:15I'd better run now.
00:59:16Bye, Kathy.
00:59:17Goodbye, Mother.
00:59:25I'm sure you'll find that you'll be all right in the morning.
00:59:29Mm-hmm.
00:59:30I understand.
00:59:31Well, if you're not better in the morning, give me a call.
00:59:34Very well.
00:59:36All right.
00:59:36Goodbye.
00:59:39I'm very happy to see that you've reached your decision.
00:59:42I'm sure that you'll find it was a sensible one.
00:59:44We're sure of it, Dr. Wright.
00:59:46It will be necessary for you to sign this paper, which is your permission and waiver of responsibility for this
00:59:53insemination.
00:59:55Right here, please.
01:00:01On the side, Mr. Bennett.
01:00:05Will you come in, please, Ms. Mason?
01:00:08Thank you.
01:00:10This will take about half an hour.
01:00:12Will you wait outside, Mr. Bennett, please?
01:00:17Ms. Mason, will you prepare Ms. Bennett for an insemination?
01:00:21Right this way, Mrs. Bennett.
01:00:24Thank you.
01:00:56Thank you.
01:01:28Thank you.
01:01:29Thank you.
01:02:07Is she all right?
01:02:08Is...
01:02:09Is everything all right?
01:02:10Well, young man, yes, to the first question.
01:02:14As to the second, well, you must realize that there's a certain element of chance involved, just as in a
01:02:19normal conception.
01:02:21If this one doesn't work, we'll just have to try again.
01:02:24When will you want to see me again, doctor?
01:02:27In about two weeks, I think, Mrs. Bennett.
01:02:29Will you make the appointment, please, Ms. Mason?
01:02:30Yes, doctor.
01:02:32Will two weeks from today at the same time be satisfactory?
01:02:35Will I need any other treatments, doctor?
01:02:37Will I need any other treatments, doctor?
01:02:38No, my dear, not if this one is successful.
01:02:40You'll be no different than any normal woman bearing her child.
01:02:44And I see no reason for you to tell your friends that George is not the father.
01:02:48In fact, from my past experience in these cases, I strongly advise against it.
01:02:53I guess you should know best, Dr. Wright.
01:02:55Well, Mr. Bennett, you two aren't the only ones I've had with this problem.
01:02:58Do you realize there are an estimated five to ten percent of the married couples with this same difficulty?
01:03:04And I thought we were an original family.
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