All language subtitles for I Loved a Woman (Alfred E Green) - Edward G. Robinson, Kay Francis, Genevieve Tobin (1933) [English]

COME IN.

OH, IT'S YOU,
MR. VINIZILI APOPOULIS.

AM I SAYING IT RIGHT?

SET IN THE WINDOW.

MONSIEUR HAYDEN
IS NOT HERE?

NO, HE'S NOT BACK
YET FROM MARATHON.

CAN YOU IMAGINE A MAN GOING
THREE TIMES TO MARATHON?

BUT THE FOOD,
IT WILL BE COLD.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, WE'VE
BEEN IN GREECE SIX WEEKS,

AND WE DON'T KNOW YET WHICH
DISHES SHOULD BE HOT

AND WHICH COLD.

THAT'S WHY
WE NEVER COMPLAIN

ABOUT YOUR HOTEL'S
GHASTLY TABLE.

WHAT'S THAT?

THAT IS THE MOST DELICIOUS -
DON'T TELL ME.

THE NAME ONLY MAKES IT
MORE DISCONCERTING.

BUT HAVE YOU EVER SEEN
A HAYDEN'S CROWN BRAND HAM

OR A HAYDEN'S CROWN
BRAND SAUSAGE

OR A CAN OF HAYDEN'S CROWN
BRAND DEVILED MEAT?

LOOK.

MONSIEUR HAYDEN
CONDUCTS A -

WHAT DO YOU SAY? -
A SLAUGHTERHOUSE.

MR. HAYDEN'S FATHER

OWNS THE LARGEST
PACKING PLANT IN THE WORLD.

IN THE WORLD?!
MONSIEUR!

MM-HMM. I SHOULD SMILE.

JUST LET ME SHOW YOU HOW VAST
THE HAYDEN PLANT IS.

YOU SEE THAT
ARCADIAN SHEPHERD

WITH HIS SHEEP
AND HIS DOGS AND HIS WIFE?

WELL, IF THAT FLOCK
WENT TO SLAUGHTER

IN THE HAYDEN STOCKYARDS
IN CHICAGO,

THEY'D DRIVE THEM ALL
INTO A SHOOT -

SHEEP, SHEPHERD,
DOGS, WIFE, EVERYTHING.

AND WHEN THEY CAME OUT
THE OTHER END...

THEY'D BE IN THERE.

BUT YOUR YOUNG
MONSIEUR HAYDEN

DOESN'T PUT SHEEP
IN CANS.

HMM. HARDLY.

NO, WHEN HE INHERITS
HIS FATHER'S BUSINESS,

HE'LL PROBABLY PUT THEM
IN GRECIAN URNS.

HELLO, DAVENPORT.

WELL, I FINALLY PERSUADED THE
OFFICIALS TO LET ME HAVE THEM.

I'M SURE YOU'RE
VERY HAPPY, SIR.

WELL, GOT HERE JUST
IN TIME, DIDN'T I?

YES, IT'S JUST
BEEN SERVED, SIR.

OH, YOU WERE REFERRING
TO THE SUNSET.

HERE'S ONE OF THE SPLENDORS
WE CAME 3,000 MILES TO SEE,

AND HE DOESN'T
KNOW IT'S THERE.

WHAT'S THAT?

A SAMPLE. IT CAME TODAY
WITH YOUR FATHER'S LETTER.

I SUPPOSED HE WANTS
ME TO ESTABLISH

A SALES FORCE
EVEN IN ATHENS.

BEFORE LONG, HE'LL HAVE
THE STUFF IN HEAVEN.

THAT CAME ALSO.

AND YOU HUNG IT THERE?

YOU'RE FIRED.

TOMORROW MORNING,
CATCH THE BOAT TO MARSEILLES.

OH, HERE.

TAKE THIS THING WITH YOU TO
PARIS AND HANG IT IN THE LOUVRE.

BY GOD, YOUR EQUAL TO IT.

PERHAPS YOU'D BETTER GO.

YOUR FATHER'S LETTER, SIR.

OH, NOT NOW.
YOU READ IT.

FRESH ORDERS TO COME HOME,
I SUPPOSE.

WE AGREED THAT I SPEND
THREE YEARS ABROAD

BEFORE I BECOME A PORK PACKER.

OURS IS THE ONE AGREEMENT

I'VE EVER KNOWN OF
HIS TRYING TO BREAK.

YOU'RE HIS ONLY SON.

YES, AND I'M YOUNG,
WITH ALL MY LIFE BEFORE ME.

AND ALL I'VE ASKED
ARE THREE YEARS OF IT

TO DEVOTE
TO SOMETHING I LOVE.

IN HIS LETTER, HE ASKS,

"WHAT IS THIS ELUSIVE SOMETHING
THAT YOU'RE RUNNING AFTER?"

YES, THAT'S IT.

BECAUSE I CAN'T LAY OUT
A CARD INDEX OF MY ASPIRATIONS,

I AM A HUMAN PUZZLE.

CAN I BE A MONEYMAKING
FIDDLER, POET,

PAINTER, SCULPTOR,
ARCHITECT? NO.

THEN WHAT'S THE CASH VALUE
OF MY SOUL?

F.O.B. CHICAGO.

WELL, HE'S WORRYING.

IF YOU'D WRITE
AND SOMEHOW EXPLAIN.

YES, THAT I AM ROAMING
AROUND THE WORLD

WITHOUT ANY DEFINITE PURPOSE

EXCEPT TO ABSORB
ALL ART, ALL BEAUTY.

CAN I EXPLAIN THAT
TO YOU, DAVENPORT?

GO INSIDE
AND HAVE YOUR DINNER.

THAT WAS LOVELY.

CABLEGRAM FOR YOU, SIR.

THERE ANYTHING WRONG, SIR?

FATHER IS DEAD.

THERE'S A STEAMER LEAVING
FOR HOME TOMORROW.

EVER IN YOUR LIFE
SEE SUCH SQUALOR?

SINCE WE'VE BEEN AWAY, THIS
CITY'S BEEN BRINGING PRESSURE

ON THE PACKERS TO
CLEAN UP THIS DISTRICT.

WELL, NOW DON'T TELL ME
CHICAGO HAS TURNED AESTHETIC.

I'M AFRAID JUST
HUMANITARIAN.

HELLO, WHAT'S THAT?

WHO IS SHE?

PHINEAS D. LANE'S
DAUGHTER.

NO.

LITTLE MARTHA LANE?

HERE, HOLD THE REINS.

MR. HAYDEN, YOU'RE TWO HOURS LATE NOW.

MISS LANE?

I'M JOHN HAYDEN.

OH, WHY OF COURSE
YOU ARE!

LAST TIME I SAW YOU,
YOU WERE SO HIGH.

WELL, I MADE MY DEBUT
LAST WINTER.

WELL, GREAT NEWS
FOR US BACHELORS.

AND I SEE YOU'RE
A LADY IN DISTRESS.

AND ONLY A BLOCK FROM WHERE I WAS GOING.

I'M TAKING THESE HAMPERS
OF FOOD TO SOME POOR FAMILIES.

WELL, WHY NOT WALK,
AND I'LL CARRY THEM.

BUT DO YOU THINK IT WOULD BE
QUITE PROPER, UNCHAPERONED?

WELL, I THINK WE MIGHT RISK IT
FOR SWEET CHARITY'S SAKE.

WELL, THEN LET'S.

WHY I'VE NEVER HAD THAT HAPPEN
TO ME BEFORE IN MY LIFE.

WHAT WILL PEOPLE SAY?

THEY'LL SAY, "THAT BARBARIAN
HAYDEN IS BACK IN TOWN."

AM I FORGIVEN?

YOU FORGOT
THAT I'VE GROWN UP.

I'VE JUST BECOME VERY MUCH
AWARE THAT YOU HAVE.

YOU REALIZE WE'VE ALREADY
WAITED TWO HOURS FOR HIS SON?

HOW'S THAT FOR YOU?

THE DAY HE STEPPED INTO
HIS FATHER'S SHOES.

WELL, WHAT ELSE
DID YOU EXPECT?

THEY DIDN'T CUT THE BOY'S CURLS
TILL HE WAS 14.

HIS MOTHER WANTED HIM TO LOOK
LIKE LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY.

WARREN, TELEPHONE
MR. HAYDEN'S RESIDENCE

AND SEE IF HE'S STARTED.

I DON'T LIKE THIS DELAY.

HELLO, IS THIS CENTRAL?

I WANT RANDOLPH 249.

THANK YOU AGAIN.
THANK YOU.

WE'LL COME SEE YOU
AGAIN SOON.

"WE"?

WELL, IF YOU LET ME,

I'D LIKE TO COME DOWN
HERE AGAIN WITH YOU.

WELL, OF COURSE.

ARE YOU REALLY INTERESTED IN
THESE PACKING TOWN CONDITIONS?

WELL, THESE PEOPLE
ARE OURS, AREN'T THEY?

YOUR FATHER'S AND MINE
AND THE REST OF THE PACKERS.

THAT'S WHAT I TRY
TO TELL FATHER.

YOU KNOW, I'VE ALWAYS
TAKEN CONDITIONS

DOWN HERE FOR GRANTED, BUT NOW
I SEE THEM THROUGH YOUR EYES.

OH, I'M SO GLAD.

WE'LL INTEREST
THE OTHER PACKERS.

IF WE ONLY COULD.

WELL, THIS IS MY FIRST DAY
AT THE OFFICE,

AND I'LL MAKE
THIS MY FIRST JOB.

I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO DO
SOMETHING WORTHWHILE.

SO, UH, MAY I CALL?

OF COURSE.

IT'LL BE FUN
PLANNING TOGETHER.

WON'T IT.

OH, BUT I'M KEEPING YOU
FROM YOUR OFFICE.

OH, IT CAN WAIT.
IT'S ALWAYS THERE.

WELL, I THINK WE
BETTER GO TO LUNCH.

SO SAY WE ALL.

IF THIS IS THE BEGINNING,
WHAT'LL BE THE END?

GOOD MORNING, GENTLEMEN.

I'M AFRAID I'VE KEPT
YOU WAITING.

OUR MEETING WAS
CALLED FOR 10:00.

WILL YOU SIT DOWN FOR JUST
A MOMENT, GENTLEMEN?

I'LL, UH...

I'LL DETAIN YOU LONG ENOUGH
TO OUTLINE AN IMPORTANT PLAN,

THE SPONSORING OF WHICH, AS THE
NEW HEAD OF YOUR ORGANIZATION,

I SHALL BE PROUD TO MAKE
MY FIRST OFFICIAL ACT.

MY BOY, DON'T TELL ME YOU KNEW
OF YOUR FATHER'S DREAM,

THAT YOU'RE GOING TO CARRY
IT OUT. WHAT WAS THAT?

TO GAIN CONTROL OF EVERY POUND
OF BEEF ON THE HOOF

BETWEEN THE MISSISSIPPI
AND THE PACIFIC OCEAN.

I HADN'T HEARD OF IT.

AS A MATTER OF FACT,

MY PLAN HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH
THE SLAUGHTERING OF CATTLE.

GENTLEMEN,

WE CAN'T MOVE QUICKLY ENOUGH
IN IMPROVING CONDITIONS

FOR OUR UNFORTUNATE EMPLOYEES

WHO LIVE IN THAT HUMAN CESSPOOL
KNOWN AS PACKING TOWN.

THIS COMPANY CAN'T AFFORD

TO REBUILD 25 SQUARE
BLOCKS OF CHICAGO.

YES, BUT ALL THE PACKERS
TOGETHER CAN.

WHY CAN'T WE TALK TO THEM?

YOU'LL MEET WITH
VERY LITTLE SYMPATHY.

WELL, THEN IT'S TIME
THE PACKERS REALIZE

THAT THERE IS SUCH A THING
AS A DECENT PUBLIC SENTIMENT.

PUBLIC POPPYCOCK.

GENTLEMEN, GENTLEMEN.

WHAT?

NOW, LET'S NOT
OPPOSE THE BOY.

HE'S RUNNING THIS SHEBANG.

JOHN.
YES.

IF YOU WANT TO GO OUT AND TALK
TO THE OTHER PACKERS, GO AHEAD.

IT'LL BE A GREAT CHANCE
FOR HIM TO GET ACQUAINTED

WITH HIS FATHER'S
OLD FRIENDS AND ENEMIES.

DEVOTE TIME TO IT.

WE'LL RUN THE SHOP.

GOOD IDEA.

VERY WELL.

I'LL START ON OLD
PHINEAS D. LANE TOMORROW NIGHT.

I'M CALLING THERE.

THAT SO?
HE'S GOT A PRETTY DAUGHTER.

WELL,

THIS HALF HOLIDAY IS OVER.
LET'S GO EAT.

ARE YOU HUNGRY, JOHN?

NO, I THINK I'LL GO
TO THE OFFICE.

WHERE DO YOU EXPECT TO EAT?

JOHN, I LIKE THE WAY YOU
JUMPED RIGHT IN THE HARNESS.

LOOKS AS THOUGH
THEY WALKED OUT ON US.

THEY'RE VERY BUSY MEN,
MR. HAYDEN.

YES.

TOO BUSY
FOR DREAMERS, HUH?

HEALTH.

YOU HAVE NERVES
OF STEEL, LANE.

BUT DO YOU REALIZE WE HAVE
ONLY A MONTH BEFORE EXPOSURE?

A MONTH IS A LONG TIME.

NOT TO FIND $5 MILLION IN.

MAY I COME IN?

YES, INDEED.
COME RIGHT IN, SWEET.

GOOD EVENING, MR. SANBORN.

GOOD EVENING, MISS MARTHA.

JOHN'S HERE, FATHER.

IS HE?
I SUPPOSE HE THINKS

HE HAS TO TAKE ME ON FOR
ANOTHER GAME OF BILLIARDS.

TELL HIM I'LL LET
YOU HAVE HIM.

HE WANTS TO THANK YOU
FOR YOU CAMPAIGN FUNDS.

GOOD EVENING.

COME RIGHT IN, JOHN.

YOU KNOW SANBORN?
I KNEW HIS FATHER.

HOW DO YOU DO?
GLAD TO SEE YOU.

I WANT TO THANK YOU
FOR YOUR CHECK.

20,000 ISN'T MUCH, BUT...

YOU'VE DONE YOUR
SHARE, MR. LANE.

HAVE YOU HAD ANY LUCK?

WELL, I'VE SEEN NEARLY
EVERY PACKER.

THEY PATTED ME ON THE BACK,
AND THAT'S ABOUT ALL.

WELL, IT TAKES A LITTLE TIME,
BUT

I SEE MARTHA GLARING AT ME
FOR MONOPOLIZING YOU.

WELL, THAT'S ENCOURAGING.

YOU'LL EXCUSE US?

YES, INDEED.
WE'LL SEE YOU LATER, JOHN.

I'M CRAZY TO HAVE YOU
HEAR A NEW SONG.

REALLY? WHAT'S IT CALLED?

"ANNIE ROONEY."
EVERYBODY'S SINGING IT.

WELL, I'LL BE DELIGHTED
TO HEAR IT.

DID YOU GIVE THAT
YOUNG FOOL $20,000

WHEN WE HAVEN'T
GOT ENOUGH CASH TO-

20,000 LOAVES OF BREAD
CAST UPON THE WATERS.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
AND WHY DO YOU HELP HIM

FINANCE A REFORMER'S
CAMPAIGN WE'RE FIGHTING?

HE CAN'T WIN ANY
REFORMER'S CAMPAIGN.

WELL, I STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT
THE DEVIL IT'S ALL ABOUT.

* SHE'S MY SWEETHEART *

* I'M HER BEAU *

* SHE'S MY ANNIE *

* I'M HER JOE *

* SOON WE'LL MARRY *

* NEVER TO PART

* LITTLE ANNIE ROONEY

* IS MY SWEETHEART

LIKE IT?

OH, I THINK IT'S THE LOVELIEST
SONG I'VE EVER HEARD.

WELL, THEN LET'S TRY IT
TOGETHER.

ALL RIGHT.

* SHE'S MY SWEETHEART *

* I'M HER BEAU *

And he thinks what's got him
excited is packing town.

Now do you get it?

Get what?

A few more evenings
of "Annie Rooney,"

and I'll have my $5 million.

* SOON WE'LL MARRY *

Oh.

* NEVER TO PART

* LITTLE ANNIE ROONEY

* IS MY SWEETHEART

NOW I'LL SHOW YOU.

THIS TELLS THE WHOLE STORY.

1892.

HAYDEN AND COMPANY.

1897.
HAYDEN AND COMPANY.

IN THE FIVE YEARS SINCE
YOUR OLD MAN DIED,

THE COMPANY'S DROPPED
FROM FIRST PLACE TO SIXTH.

BUT IT HASN'T BEEN
THROUGH ANY REASONS

WE NEED TO BE ASHAMED OF.

OH, I KNOW YOU MEANT WELL,

BUT IDEALISTIC SCHEMES DON'T
WORK IN THE PACKING BUSINESS.

I HOPE BY NOW YOU'VE
FOUND THAT OUT.

IF YOU HAVEN'T, YOU WILL

BY THE TIME YOU'VE RAISED
$5 MILLION FOR US.

ANOTHER $5 MILLION?

THAT'S WHAT WE NEED.

BUT CAN'T YOU GO -

YOUNG MAN, I REFUSE
TO HUMILIATE MYSELF

INSIDE OF ANOTHER BANK.

ALL RIGHT THEN.
WHERE DO YOU WANT ME TO GO?

I CAN'T PICTURE YOU

SHAKING DOWN
ANY BANKER, JOHN.

TRY YOUR FATHER-IN-LAW.

OH, NO.

WHY NOT?

YOU'RE AFRAID HE'LL
GET CONTROL OF US, EH?

WELL, HE PROBABLY
WILL EVENTUALLY.

YOU WON'T KNOW HOW TO STAND
HIM OFF AFTER I'VE PASSED ON.

YOU EVER KNOW THAT A MONTH
BEFORE YOU MET MARTHA,

WE HAD LANE RIGHT
WHERE WE WANTED HIM?

HE WAS IN A BAD FIX,

AND WE'D HAVE HAD HIS
ENTIRE PLANT IN 30 DAYS.

THEN THE INNOCENT CAME HOME

AND LOANED HIM THE MONEY
AND GOT HIM OUT OF IT.

WE COULD AFFORD

TO THINK IT WAS FUNNY
IN THOSE DAYS.

WELL, I GUESS
THAT HE'S THE BOY

YOU'LL HAVE TO SEE
TO GET YOUR MONEY.

OH, SO THAT'S
THE NEW PICTURE, HUH?

YES, IT'S A REMBRANDT.

AUTHENTIC, TOO.

YEAH, I HEARD YOU BOUGHT IT.

WELL, WHEN THE HAYDENS WERE
THE WORLD'S LEADING PACKERS,

AND YOUR OLD MAN
HAD THIS OFFICE,

A FINE SMOKED HAM
HUNG RIGHT THERE.

IT WAS AUTHENTIC, TOO.

HELLO, HELLO!

HELLO!

WATCH ME SKATE.

ALL RIGHT.

OH, THAT'S FINE.
I COULDN'T SKATE LIKE THAT.

I HOPE YOU DON'T MIND THE
CHILDREN IN FRONT OF YOUR HOUSE,

MR. HAYDEN, BUT IT'S
THE BEST PLACE TO SKATE.

WELL, ALL I CAN SAY IS
I WISH THEY WERE MINE.

HERE.

HOW MANY TIMES HAVE WE TRIED
TO GET LANE TODAY?

FIVE.

YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT MAN
CAN SMELL A TOUCH

OVER THE TELEPHONE.

EVERYTHING
I'VE TOLD YOU IS THE TRUTH.

IT WAS TOLD TO ME BY
A COUSIN OF MINE

WHO KNEW THIS CUBAN
INTIMATELY.

YES, SIR.
IT'S FOR THE RELIEF

OF THE CUBAN VICTIMS
OF SPANISH CRUELTY, SIR.

WELL, LAST MONTH, IT WAS
THE STARVING ARMENIANS.

OH, THERE YOU ARE, DARLING.

OH, JOHN,
IT'S HEARTBREAKING.

THE TALES
WE'VE BEEN LISTENING

ABOUT THOSE WRETCHED,
STARVING CUBANS.

OH, THAT REMINDS ME.
I'VE RECENTLY MANAGED

TO GET SOME LEGISLATION
PUT THROUGH, SO AT LAST,

WE'LL GET SOMETHING DONE

FOR THOSE PEOPLE OF OURS
DOWN IN PACKING TOWN.

YES. YES, OF COURSE,
WHEN IT BECOMES PRACTICAL

TO DO SOMETHING
FOR THEM, WE WILL.

BUT JUST NOW EVERYONE IS TALKING
ABOUT THE CUBAN SITUATION.

WELL, THAT'S FINE, MY DEAR.

WE JUST ORGANIZED
A COMMITTEE

TO GET HUGE DONATIONS
FROM YOU PACKERS.

OH, I SEE.

WELL, PUT HAYDEN AND COMPANY
DOWN FOR 20,000 CANNED BEEF.

OH, BUT, JOHN,

NONE OF THE OTHER PACKERS
IS GIVING LESS THAN 50,000.

YOU CAN TELL YOUR COMMITTEE THAT
OUR BEEF WILL BE FIT TO EAT.

JOHN!

IT'S NOT EMBALMED.
IT WON'T POISON ANYBODY.

HUSH, HUSH.
SOME OF THEIR WIVES ARE HERE.

WELL, GO IN
AND TELL THEM THAT.

OH, JOHN, JOHN, DO YOU THINK
IT'S QUITE THE THING TO BRING

YOUR BUSINESS ANTAGONISMS
INTO MATTERS OF THIS KIND?

MARTHA, OURS IS THE ONLY
FIRM IN THE INDUSTRY

TURNING OUT FOOD PRODUCTS
FIT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION.

THAT'S WHY I CAN'T COMPETE WITH
THESE OTHERS IN THE OPEN MARKET.

SO I CERTAINLY CAN'T COMPETE
WITH THEM IN CHARITY.

JOHN, JOHN,
DON'T START RAVING AGAIN.

NOW WHAT AM I TO GO IN THERE
AND TELL THOSE WOMEN?

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, MY DEAR.
MAKE IT 50,000 CANS.

IF IT SHIFTS US SOONER TO
BANKRUPTCY, WHAT'S THE ODDS?

I'LL TELL THE LADIES OF YOUR
WHOLEHEARTED GENEROSITY.

MAY I COME IN?

COME IN.

UPON MY WORD, YOU'RE
RARELY DRESSED ON TIME.

IT'S TODAY'S ACHIEVEMENT.

I'LL FINISH, ANNETTE.

MARTHA, I'M SORRY I WAS
OUT OF SORTS DOWNSTAIRS.

NO, IT'S QUITE FORGOTTEN.

OH, PLEASE STAND AWAY.

YOU KNOW YOU HAVE
A BEAUTIFUL SHOULDER?

A DRINK ALWAYS
MAKES YOU VULGAR.

I DIDN'T MEAN TO BE.

I ONCE KISSED THE SHOULDER
OF A GREEK STATUE

WITH THE SAME
CHASTE EMOTION.

WHAT BROUGHT YOU IN HERE?

MARTHA,

I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET
IN TOUCH WITH YOUR FATHER.

I THINK HE'S AVOIDING ME.

HE'LL BE AT THE PARTY.

WHAT DO YOU WANT OF HIM?
MONEY?

YES. $5 MILLION.

OH.

YOU DON'T SEEM OPTIMISTIC.

I HOPE HE'LL REMEMBER

I ONCE RENDERED HIM
AN IDENTICAL FAVOR.

HE DIDN'T WANT MONEY TO
SQUANDER ON QUIXOTIC SCHEMES.

I SUPPOSE HE'LL
COME BACK AT ME

WITH HIS CUSTOMARY PROPOSITION
THAT WE MERGE OUR COMPANIES.

PROBABLY. AND AFTER ALL,
WOULDN'T IT BE THE BEST THING?

OH.

SO HE'S FINALLY
WON YOU OVER, HUH?

FATHER SAYS THAT IF YOU
WOULD MERGE WITH HIM,

TOGETHER YOU COULD CONTROL THE
PACKING INDUSTRY WITHIN A YEAR.

TOGETHER?
MM-HMM.

HMPH. IN SIX MONTHS,
I'D BE A FIGUREHEAD.

BUT YOU'RE
TEMPERAMENTALLY UNFITTED

TO RUN A BIG BUSINESS, JOHN.

BEING A PATRON OF THE ARTS
IS MORE IN YOUR LINE.

YOU'VE DONE BEAUTIFULLY

WITH THE GRAND OPERA HOUSE
STOCK, I HEAR.

BUT NOT
THE PACKING BUSINESS.

BETTER LEAVE
THAT TO FATHER.

BUT AFTER ALL,
WHAT DOES IT REALLY MATTER?

YOU'D SHARE THE PROFITS.

SO, AT LAST, YOU'RE WILLING
TO SEE HAYDEN AND COMPANY

GO IN FOR YOUR
FATHER'S METHODS.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

HE'S SENDING THE PUBLIC
CONDEMNED BEEF.

HE'S BRIBING PUBLIC OFFICIALS
TO LET HIM GET AWAY WITH IT.

HE'S ONLY DOING WHAT
EVERY OTHER PACKER DOES.

YOUR OWN FATHER WASN'T ABOVE THE
PRACTICES OF THE OTHER PACKERS.

IN FACT, HE LED THEM.

I CAME BACK AFTER HIS DEATH WITH
THE INTENTION OF SELLING OUT.

OH, BETTER IF YOU HAD.

PERHAPS.

BUT ON THAT FIRST MORNING
I DROVE TO THE OFFICE,

I MET YOU.

NOW BLAME ME.

REMEMBER HOW YOU GOT ME
ALL FIRED UP

OVER PACKING TOWN CONDITIONS
AND THE CRUSADE WE PLANNED?

A VERY IMPRACTICAL ONE.

REMEMBER HOW
WE TOLD EACH OTHER

THAT HAYDEN AND COMPANY
WAS GOING TO BE DIFFERENT,

THAT WE WERE GOING TO BUILD IT
UP INTO SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL,

SOMETHING TO BENEFIT
THE PUBLIC?

NOT KNOWING, OF COURSE,
WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT.

MARTHA...

OUR LOVE AND MARRIAGE
GREW OUT OF THOSE PLANS.

WELL, THEN, MY DEAR,
THEY'VE SERVED THEIR PURPOSE.

OUR MARRIAGE HAS BEEN A SUCCESS
EVEN IF OUR PLANS HAVEN'T.

HAS IT?

I HAVE NOTHING
TO COMPLAIN OF.

ANNETTE'S COMING NOW
TO HELP ME WITH MY DRESS.

I USED TO HELP YOU
WITH YOUR DRESS.

"FOR THE CONSIDERATION
OF $5 MILLION,

"YOU PROMISE AND AGREE,
ONE YEAR FROM DATE,

"TO TURN OVER TO ME
THE ENTIRE HAYDEN PLANT

WITH ALL ITS STOCK, EQUIPMENT,
AND SO FORTH AND SO FORTH."

"BUT IF THE FULL AMOUNT IS
RETURNED WITHIN ONE YEAR,

AGREEMENT BECOMES
NULL AND VOID."

IT SEEMS TO COVER IT.

I'LL HAVE
MY ATTORNEYS DRAW UP

THE FORMAL CONTRACTS
THIS AFTERNOON.

TAKE CARE OF IT.

I'LL HAVE THE CASH
TO YOUR CREDIT TOMORROW.

I HOPED YOU'D SEE THE WISDOM
OF TYING UP WITH ME.

JOHN, THIS CUBAN BUSINESS
MEANS WAR WITH SPAIN IN 60 DAYS.

THAT MEANS MILLIONS IN CANNED
GOODS FOR THE AMERICAN ARMY.

TOGETHER, YOU AND I SHOULD
GET THE CREAM OF THE CONTRACTS.

AFTER YOU FELLAS HAVE POISONED
THE AMERICAN ARMY,

YOU'LL GET THE CREAM
OF THE FIRING SQUADS.

BLESS YOU, JOHN.
DO YOU THINK WE'RE ALL FOOLS?

ALL VERY WELL.
IT'S YOUR PARTY.

THANK HEAVEN I CAN BE
AN HONEST BUTCHER

FOR ANOTHER YEAR AT LEAST.

I'LL SEE YOU AT
MARTHA'S DINNER TONIGHT.

YOU'RE A STRANGE BOY, JOHN.

GO DOWN AND TELL LARKIN
I'VE GOT THE $5 MILLION.

YOU CAN ADD THAT MY SOUL ISN'T
IN HOCK BUT THE FIRM IS.

HE'S GOT A YEAR
TO GET IT OUT

IF HE THINKS IT'S
A SENSIBLE THING TO DO.

THAT MISS McDONALD'S
HERE TO SEE YOU.

WHO'S SHE?

SHE CAME HERE A FEW DAYS AGO
WITH A LETTER

FROM THE DIRECTOR OF
THE METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE.

YOU WERE BUSY. SHE'S
BEEN BACK SEVERAL TIMES.

WELL, I'LL SEE HER NOW.

MR. HAYDEN?

YOU SEEMED BUSY,
SO I SAT DOWN.

I'M LAURA McDONALD.

WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU,
MISS McDONALD?

I LEFT A LETTER FOR YOU

FROM MONSIEUR GROH
AT THE METROPOLITAN.

OH, YES,
I HAVE IT RIGHT HERE.

HE HEARD YOU SING.

ENTHUSIASTIC, ISN'T HE?

SO ARE MY TEACHERS
IN EUROPE.

YOU STUDIED TWO YEARS
IN LEIPZIG, AND

"TWO MORE NECESSARY TO OPEN
FOR HER AN OPERATIC CAREER.

"POTENTIAL WITH THE MOST
BRILLIANT PROSPECTS.

I HAVE NEVER IN
MY EXPERIENCE... "

OH, HE DOES GO IN
FOR SUPERLATIVES.

IN TWO YEARS,

I'LL JUSTIFY EVERYTHING
HE'S WRITTEN ABOUT ME.

YOU HAVE GREAT CONFIDENCE
IN YOURSELF.

WHY I'M AS SURE
OF SUCCESS AS...

AS I AM OF DEATH.

WELL, WHAT IS YOUR IDEA OF
SUCCESS, MISS McDONALD?

THE TOP, AND NOTHING
BUT THE TOP.

WHY ARE YOU SURE
OF GETTING THERE?

WHY IT'S A FEELING THAT'S BORN
IN US, DON'T YOU THINK?

IN THAT RESPECT,
I'M SURE THAT YOU AND I

MUST BE ALIKE, MR. HAYDEN.

THAT'S WHY WHEN MONSIEUR GROH
WAS DEBATING

WHOM I SHOULD GO TO,
I CHOSE TO COME TO YOU.

OH.

YOU SEE, WHEN I WAS A CHILD,
I LIVED HERE IN CHICAGO.

THE STORIES ABOUT HOW YOU PACKERS FOUGHT

AND GAINED YOUR TREMENDOUS
POWERS ALWAYS FASCINATED ME.

AND SINCE THE HAYDEN COMPANY
IS THE GREATEST OF THEM ALL,

I THOUGHT A HAYDEN
WOULD UNDERSTAND

MY QUEER LITTLE
BELIEF IN DESTINY.

YOU MUST BE THINKING OF MY
FATHER AND GRANDFATHER.

I'M SURE YOU'RE ENOUGH
LIKE THEM TO SYMPATHIZE.

SO I'VE COME TO TALK TO YOU
AS ONE GIANT TO ANOTHER.

HERE'S MY BUSINESS
PROPOSITION.

MAY I?

YES, CERTAINLY.

THANK YOU.

TWO YEARS IN THE CONSERVATORY
COMES TO THIS.

NOW, NORGREN, IN THE FIRST YEAR
OF OPERA, EARNED THIS.

JEAN DeRESZKE EARNED THIS.

AND HERE ARE THEIR
SUCCESSIVE EARNINGS

FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.

IF I ONLY HAD HALF
THAT MUCH SUCCESS,

AT THE END OF THAT TIME,
I SHALL HAVE EARNED THIS.

IN RETURN FOR YOUR GIVING ME
TWO YEARS IN EUROPE,

I'LL DIVIDE MY FIRST FIVE YEARS'
EARNINGS WITH YOU.

WELL, I, UH...

I SUPPOSE THE FIRST THING
TO DO IS TO HEAR YOU SING.

WHENEVER YOU SAY.

I WONDER WHERE WE MIGHT GO.

I HAVE A GOOD PIANO
AT MY FLAT.

REALLY?

THEN WE WOULDN'T
BE DISTURBED.

WELL, THEN SUPPOSE WE GO
AND GET THE MATTER SETTLED.

WHEN?

NOW.

VERY WELL.

HELLO?

OH, YES, MY DEAR.
THE DINNER IS AT 8:00.

WELL, I HAVE A VERY
IMPORTANT ENGAGEMENT

WHICH MAY DETAIN ME,
BUT I'LL DO THE BEST I CAN.

YES. GOODBYE.

SUPPOSE WE START,
MISS McDONALD.

LET'S.

THAT'S THE THIRD SONG,
AND YOU'VE SAID NOTHING.

I WONDER IF YOU KNOW
"HOME, HOME ON THE RANGE."

IT'S AN OLD COWBOY SONG.

YOU KNOW, I HAVEN'T
HEARD IT IN YEARS.

I ALWAYS LOVED IT
WHEN I WAS A BOY

WHEN MY FATHER
SENT ME OUT WEST.

I DO KNOW IT.
WILL YOU SING IT?

OF COURSE.

* OH, GIVE ME A HOME

* WHERE THE BUFFALO ROAM

* WHERE THE DEER
AND THE ANTELOPE PLAY *

* WHERE SELDOM IS HEARD

* A DISCOURAGING WORD

* AND THE SKIES
ARE NOT CLOUDY *

* ALL DAY

* HOME, HOME ON THE RANGE

* WHERE THE DEER

* AND THE ANTELOPE PLAY

* WHERE SELDOM IS HEARD

* A DISCOURAGING WORD

* AND THE SKIES ARE NOT CLOUDY

* ALL DAY

THIS WILL ALWAYS BE A LOVELY
MEMORY, MISS McDONALD.

THEN YOU REALLY THINK
MY VOICE HAS POSSIBILITY?

OF COURSE, I AM NOT
ONE TO JUDGE VOICES. OH.

BUT THAT DOESN'T MATTER.

BECAUSE YOU CAN TELL ME
TO THINK IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

YOU HAVE THAT POWER.
THAT'S EVERYTHING.

I KNEW YOU'D UNDERSTAND.

I HAVE THE WILL,
HAVEN'T I?

SO, I'VE COME
TO THE RIGHT MAN.

YES.

WHEN DO YOU INTEND
TO RETURN TO EUROPE?

WHEN MY TEACHER COMES BACK
TO THE CONSERVATORY.

OH, WELL, THEN YOU MUST SING
FOR OFTEN WHILE YOU'RE HERE.

DO YOU WISH IT?

IT'S THE ONLY DIVIDEND
I SHALL ASK ON MY INVESTMENT.

I SUPPOSE MONEY DOESN'T MEAN
MUCH TO EITHER OF US.

THE REAL DIVIDEND
WILL PROBABLY BE

IN A GREAT FRIENDSHIP.

THANK YOU.

I HOPE I HAVEN'T KEPT YOU
FROM YOUR WIFE'S DINNER.

OH, I'M NOT GOING.

I COULDN'T STAND THEIR CHATTER
WITH ALL THAT MUSIC IN MY EARS.

OH, BUT...

GOODNIGHT.

I'D ASK YOU TO DINE HERE,
BUT -

I'D ACCEPT.

I'M MY OWN COOK.

I'LL WASH THE DISHES.

DO YOU REALLY KNOW HOW?
I'LL SHOW YOU.

GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT, MR. HAYDEN.

GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

NOT GOING HOME SO SOON.

IT'S GETTING LATE.
I'M DISAPPOINTED.

IT'S 1:00.
WE'RE THE LAST TO LEAVE.

GOODNIGHT, JOHN.
GOODNIGHT.

GOODNIGHT.
GOODNIGHT.

WHAT WAS WRONG?

JUST BUSINESS.

YOU SHOULD BE A LITTLE MORE
CLEVER ABOUT SUCH THINGS.

GOOD NIGHT.

I DIDN'T EXPECT TO BE
SO LATE, MY DEAR.

I SHOULD HAVE
TELEPHONED YOU,

BUT, REALLY,
I WAS SO BUSY I FORGOT.

IT MADE THINGS
RATHER AWKWARD.

WELL, I'M SORRY, DEAR.
COMING TO BED?

AFTER I'VE FOUND A BOOK
IN THE LIBRARY.

GOOD NIGHT THEN.

GOOD NIGHT.

* WHERE SELDOM IS HEARD

* A DISCOURAGING WORD

EXTRA, EXTRA!

BATTLESHIP MAINE SUNK
IN HAVANA HARBOR!

EXTRA, EXTRA!

GENTLEMEN, WE WILL CALL
THE MEETING TO ORDER.

OUR PURPOSE
IS TO DISCUSS THE -

JUST A MOMENT.

FROM THE CONVERSATION
I'VE BEEN LISTENING TO,

I FIND THAT I AM NOT
IN SYMPATHY WITH

WHAT YOU GENTLEMEN
PROPOSE DOING,

SO I'D BETTER WITHDRAW.

NOW WHAT'S
THE MATTER, JOHN?

I DON'T INTEND
TO JOIN ANY POOL

TO SHAKEDOWN THE GOVERNMENT
IN TIME OF WAR.

GOOD HEAVENS, ARE YOU ALWAYS
GOING TO BE DIFFERENT?

YOU FELLOWS REPRESENT
THE WHOLE PACKING INDUSTRY.

AND YOU'RE GOING TO AGREE AMONG
YOURSELVES TO HOLD UP PRICES

AND MAKE MILLIONS OUT OF
YOUR GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS.

WELL, ISN'T THAT BUSINESS?

CERTAINLY.

IF IT'S NOT PATRIOTISM,
AT LEAST IT'S BUSINESS.

WE DIDN'T BRING
ON THE WAR, JOHN.

NO.

BUT LET ME GIVE YOU A PIECE
OF UNCALLED FOR ADVICE,

AND THEN I'LL GO.

DISPENSE WITH
THE ADVICE, JOHN.

IF YOU INTEND TO MAKE
UNCLE SAM BUY BEEF

AT YOUR PRICES FOR
THOSE SOLDIER BOYS,

MY TIP IS YOU BETTER
BE SURE IT'S BEEF.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

OH, MRS. HAYDEN,

MR. HAYDEN TELEPHONED
WHILE YOU WERE OUT.

HE TOOK THE 4:30 TRAIN
FOR ST. LOUIS.

THAT WAS MOST UNEXPECTED.

AND UPSETS TONIGHT'S
DINNER TABLE.

BRING ME A PENCIL
AND PAPER, ANNETTE.

I WANT TO SEND A TELEGRAM
TO MR. HAYDEN.

HE'S ON THE ST. LOUIS FLYER.

AND I WANT IT TO REACH HIM
SOMETIME TONIGHT.

* WHERE SELDOM IS HEARD

* A DISCOURAGING WORD

* AND THE SKIES
ARE NOT CLOUDY *

* ALL DAY

HOW I'LL MISS YOU WHEN
YOU'VE GONE TO EUROPE.

WILL YOU, JOHN?

I HAVE A MIND
TO FOLLOW YOU.

NO, NO, YOU MUSTN'T.

I'D BE IN THE WAY.

YOU KNOW BETTER.

LAURA...

I LOVE YOU.

THERE'S NO REASON
WHY YOU SHOULDN'T.

LAURA -

NOW I WILL
FOLLOW YOU TO EUROPE.

YOU MUSTN'T THINK
OF A DIVORCE.

THERE WON'T BE ANY SCANDAL.

I'M NOT THINKING
OF SCANDAL.

BUT I WANT TO MARRY YOU.

JOHN, LISTEN.

LOOK HERE, MY DEAR.

I'VE BEEN A MAN
WITHOUT TALENT,

PERPETUALLY TRYING TO CREATE
SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL

BUT NEVER KNOWING
WHAT THAT SOMETHING WAS.

BUT NOW I'VE FOUND OUT.

IT'S TO BUILD UP
A GREAT CAREER FOR YOU.

TO MAKE YOU THE LOVELIEST
SINGER IN THE WORLD.

WAIT.

MARRY ME.

NO. BUT MY DEAR GIRL -

YOU WOULDN'T WANT IT EITHER
IF YOU REALLY KNEW ME.

OR EVEN IF YOU
UNDERSTOOD YOURSELF

AS I DO.

WHERE WILL IT ALL END?

THE SAME DULL DOMESTICITY
YOU'RE LIVING IN NOW.

DEAD WEIGHT TO BOTH OF US.

OH.

THERE.

WE'LL HAVE OUR LOVE, JOHN.

BUT IT MUST NEVER
LOSE ITS FRESHNESS,

MUST GO ON,

LEADING US
TO GREATER THINGS.

I HAVE ACHIEVED NOTHING.

JOHN, DO YOU THINK THAT
I WOULD HAVE COME TO YOU

ABOVE ALL MEN
IF I HAD BELIEVED THAT?

DO YOU THINK,
FOR ONE INSTANT,

YOU'D BE HERE WITH A GIRL
AS DETERMINED AS I AM?

OH, NO.

I KNOW I'M RIGHT.

WE BOTH HAVE OUR
DREAMS OF GREATNESS

AND THE STRENGTH
TO ACHIEVE THEM.

CHANCE GAVE MINE DIRECTION,
THAT'S ALL.

I KNOW WHERE I'M GOING.

YOU,
YOU'RE STILL BEWILDERED,

STILL WONDERING WHAT
THE THING OF BEAUTY IS

THAT YOU WANT TO BUILD.

WHY IT'S RIGHT IN YOUR
POSSESSION NOW,

THE VERY THING YOU
THINK YOU DETEST.

BEEN BLIND,
THAT'S ALL, JOHN.

IT'S THE DREAM
YOUR FATHER LEFT YOU,

YOUR VAST BUSINESS.

BUILD THAT.

BUILD THAT INTO SOMETHING
AWESOME, BEAUTIFUL.

MAKE IT THE WORLD'S GREATEST
INDUSTRY.

BUILD AS GREATLY
AS YOU CAN VISION IT.

THAT'S ART,
THAT'S BEAUTY.

ENOUGH FOR ANY MAN.

BY HEAVEN, YOU'RE RIGHT.

BUT, JOHN, ONCE YOU START,
YOU CAN'T WAVER.

YOU CAN'T BE SOFT
NOR PITYING

NOR THINK OF THE SUFFERING
OF THE OTHERS.

YOU MUST SACRIFICE
EVERYTHING TO SUCCESS.

TRAMPLE ON
THE WORLD'S NECK.

THERE'S NOTHING IN IT
BUT YOU AND YOUR DREAM.

THAT'S THE WAY I SEE IT.

THAT'S THE WAY
I'LL TRAVEL TO THE TOP.

AND, OH, JOHN.

JOHN, HOW I WANT YOU
TO COME WITH ME.

I'LL GO WITH YOU, LAURA.

WILL YOU?

PROMISE ME
TO BE RUTHLESS,

RUTHLESS AS OUR LOVE.

TELEGRAM, MRS. HAYDEN.

WILL THAT BE ALL?

GOOD NIGHT, MRS. HAYDEN.

ALL ABOARD!

GOODBYE, JOHN.

I'LL SEE YOU IN PARIS
IN SIX MONTHS.

YOUR WORK COMES FIRST.
YOU WON'T FAIL ME, WILL YOU?

I PROMISE.

I'VE SIMPLY GROWN TIRED
OF SEEING THIS FIRM

TRAIL THE PROCESSION.

WE'RE DONE WITH HUMANITARIANISM
AND ALL THE REST OF IT.

IT'S GOTTEN US NOWHERE.
NOBODY WANTS IT.

FROM TODAY, EVERYTHING MUST
YIELD TO ONE PURPOSE.

THE REGAINING OF HAYDEN
AND COMPANY'S SUPREMACY.

WE'RE NOT ONLY GOING TO GRAB
THE AMERICAN MARKET,

BUT, EVENTUALLY, WE'RE
GOING TO GIRDLE THE GLOBE.

I'M GOING TO MAKE HAYDEN AND
COMPANY A COMMERCIAL MONUMENT,

A THING OF BEAUTY, GENTLEMEN.

THAT'S THE BOY, JOHN!

NOW YOU'VE GOT YOUR ART
LEANINGS ON THE RIGHT TRACK.

THERE ISN'T
SO MUCH DIFFERENCE

BETWEEN A REMBRANDT
AND A GREAT PORK PACKER.

GENTLEMEN, THIS WAR
IS OUR OYSTER.

WE'RE GOING TO GRAB
THE CREAM OF THE CONTRACTS.

THE OTHER PACKERS
WILL BE MIGHTY GLAD

TO HAVE YOU
IN THEIR POOL, JOHN.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO JOIN
ANY POOL. THEN HOW -

WE WANT EVERY CONTRACT WE CAN
GET FOR THIS COMPANY ALONE.

BUT, JOHN,
THE OTHER PACKERS -

I DON'T CARE WHAT
THE OTHER PACKERS DO.

I'LL CUT UNDER
THEIR PRICES.

BUT, JOHN, YOU CAN'T
BUCK THE WHOLE INDUSTRY.

OH, CAN'T I?
THEY WON'T LET YOU BUY BEEF.

WELL, WHAT DO YOU THINK

I'VE BEEN DOING
THESE LAST TWO DAYS?

HERE, CAST YOUR EYES
OVER THESE CONTRACTS.

HELLO?

OH, WAIT JUST
A MOMENT, PLEASE.

MR. HAYDEN.

I CAN'T BE BOTHERED.

IT'S MRS. HAYDEN, SIR.

OH.

OH, HELLO, MARTHA.

I CAME DIRECTLY TO
THE OFFICE FROM THE TRAIN.

I'VE BEEN TOO BUSY
TO PHONE YOU.

YOU MUST HAVE BEEN EQUALLY
AS BUSY WHILE YOU WERE AWAY.

DIDN'T YOU GET
MY TELEGRAM ON THE TRAIN?

WELL, AS A MATTER OF FACT,
I DIDN'T CATCH THAT FLYER.

NO, I WAS DETAINED BY SOME
UNEXPECTED BUSINESS.

I TOOK A LATER TRAIN.

WAS THE TELEGRAM IMPORTANT?

NO.

NO, NOT AT ALL.

JUST TO SAY GOOD NIGHT.

WELL, I'M SORRY I MISSED IT.

I'LL SEE YOU LATER.
GOODBYE.

WHAT DO YOU THINK
OF THOSE CONTRACTS?

I'VE CONTRACTED
FOR AS MUCH LIVESTOCK

AS ALL THE REST OF THEM
PUT TOGETHER.

AH, BUT THEY CAN
DOUBLE THEIR OUTPUT.

YOU SEE, THEY'RE NOT
CANNING PURE BEEF.

NEITHER ARE WE.
WHAT?!

IF THE PUBLIC IS WILLING TO EAT
THE STUFF THEY TURN OUT,

THEY CAN EAT OURS.

I GUESS YOU GENTLEMEN
KNOW ALL THE TRICKS.

BETTER GO SLOW, JOHN.

THIS IMPURE FOOD THING
HAS THE PUBLIC TALKING.

WE WANT THOSE WAR CONTRACTS,
THE PUBLIC BE...

* IF WE SINK THE SPANISH FLEET
ON THE ROTTEN MEAT WE EAT *

* THEN THE YANKEE HAS
THE BELLY OF A GOAT *

* IF WE SINK THE SPANISH FLEET
ON THE ROTTEN MEAT WE EAT *

* THEN THE YANKEE HAS
THE BELLY OF A GOAT *

WELL, DOCTOR?

EVERY CASE IS THE SAME -
POISON MEAT.

SOMEONE'S GOING
TO HANG FOR THIS.

MAYBE.

YOU LOOK SCARED.

YOU'RE TO BLAME FOR THIS.

EVERY PACKER
IN THIS BUSINESS

WILL HAVE TO SUFFER
FOR YOUR DOINGS.

YOU'RE ALL TARRED
WITH THE SAME BRUSH.

WE KEPT WITHIN REASON.

YOU MEAN I GOT
THE FATTEST CONTRACTS.

WELL, DON'T WORRY.

I'LL GET THE HEAVIEST SPANKING
IF THE GOVERNMENT GETS US.

YOU DON'T SEEM TO BE
WHOLLY CONSCIOUS

OF WHAT YOU'VE GOT TO FACE.

WELL, THERE'S MANY A SLIP

BETWEEN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES
AND THE SUPREME COURT.

DID YOU COME HERE TO SHOW OFF
YOUR BRAVADO, YOUNG MAN?

NO.

I CAME HERE TO RETURN
THAT $5 MILLION.

OR PERHAPS YOU STILL PREFER
TO MERGE WITH ME.

WELL, HERE'S YOUR CHECK
FOUR MONTHS IN ADVANCE.

THANKS.

I MADE $50 MILLION
OUT OF THIS WAR.

HOW FAR DO YOU THINK
YOU'RE GOING, YOUNG MAN?

WHO KNOWS.

I'M THE WORLD'S LEADING PACKER,
AND I HAVEN'T EVEN STARTED.

OH.

* HOME, HOME ON THE RANGE

* WHERE THE DEER
AND THE ANTELOPE PLAY *

IS THAT THE ONLY TUNE YOU KNOW?

JUST A HABIT I PICKED UP.

AMONG OTHERS.

* WHERE SELDOM IS HEARD

WHO IS SHE, JOHN?

I BEG YOUR PARDON?

WHO IS THE WOMAN
BEHIND ALL THIS?

I SUPPOSE
ALEXANDER AND NAPOLEON

HAD TO LISTEN TO THAT
SAME SILLY QUESTION.

I SHOULDN'T WONDER.

HOW DO YOU DO? H-

HAYDEN.

OH, HELLO, COLONEL.

I'VE JUST A WORD TO SAY TO YOU.

SIT DOWN.

I'LL SAY IT STANDING.

YOU PACKERS MURDERED
MY BOYS IN CUBA.

YOU'VE ALREADY SAID THAT
BEFORE THE SENATE COMMITTEE.

LET ME ADD THIS TO YOU
PERSONALLY.

WHEN I COME INTO POWER,

I'M GOING TO SMASH YOU

AND ALL THE OTHER
BUSINESS BUCCANEERS

THAT ARE STRANGLING
THIS COUNTRY.

I'LL TAKE
THOSE WORDS TO HEART

WHEN YOU COME INTO POWER.

A MAN WITH SUCH CONFIDENCE
IN HIS FUTURE NEEDS WATCHING.

IF McKINLEY'S REELECTED,

HE MEANS TO APPOINT
THE COLONEL TO HIS CABINET.

THE CABINET?

HMM.

WE'LL GO
INTO THAT TOMORROW.

HELLO, THIS IS REGAN.

I'M OUT AT THE COUNTRY CLUB
AT LAKE FOREST.

MORE RETURNS,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

CALIFORNIA, 92 PRECINCTS.

McKINLEY AND ROOSEVELT, 179,000.

BRYAN AND STEVENSON, 99,000.

NEW YORK CITY -
TAMMANY HALL CONCEDES

NEW YORK CITY TO
THE REPUBLICANS.

WELL, JOHN, IT LOOKS LIKE
OUR MAN IS VICE-PRESIDENT.

YES, WE'VE GOT HIM WHERE
HE CAN'T DO US ANY HARM.

IT'S BEEN A LUCKY DAY
FOR YOU.

BUT YOU CAN ALL SLEEP
BETTER TONIGHT.

AND IN YOUR PRAYERS,
YOU CAN THANK JOHNNY HAYDEN.

YOU'VE MANAGED IT
VERY WELL, JOHN.

WELL, IT HAD TO BE DONE.

* SHARING EACH OTHER'S SORROW *

* SHARING EACH OTHER'S JOY *

* COMRADES WHEN MANHOOD
WAS DAWNING *

* FAITHFUL WHATEVER
MIGHT BETIDE *

* WHEN DANGER THREATENED

* MY DARLING OLD COMRADE

* WAS THERE BY MY SIDE *

THAT'S THE FIRST TIME I'VE
HEARD YOU PACKERS IN HARMONY.

WE ALL HANG TOGETHER,
JOHNNY.

ONE SOLID FRONT.

HAVE A DRINK, JOHNNY.

WELL, THANK YOU,
I'LL HAVE A HENNESSY.

LET'S DRINK TO
THE LITTLE COLONEL.

WE'VE TUCKED HIM AWAY.

HERE'S TO THE TRUST
HE CAN'T BUST.

THE TRUST HE CAN'T BUST!

HAVE ANOTHER, JOHN.

NO, THANK YOU,
I'VE HAD ENOUGH.

LET'S HAVE
ONE MORE SONG.

* COMRADES

OH, UH,
I- I-I-

I WONDER
IF YOU STILL REMEMBER

"HOME, HOME ON THE RANGE."

WHY, CERTAINLY, YES,
MR. HAYDEN.

WOULD YOU PLAY IT
AGAIN FOR ME?

BE A PLEASURE.

"HOME ON THE RANGE."

SO I'VE ASKED THE PRINCESS

TO SPEAK AT MY HOUSE
ON THURSDAY.

I KNOW THAT WHEN YOU LADIES
HEAR HER STORIES

ABOUT THOSE WRETCHED WOMEN
IN INDIA -

YOU'LL BE JUST AS WELL -

YOU SAID THURSDAY?

YES.

WHAT WAS I SAYING?

ABOUT THE PRINCESS.

OH, YES, OF COURSE.

A CHICAGO GIRL SANG THAT PIECE
IN PARIS.

SAY, THAT REMINDS ME
OF A GOOD STORY.

YOU KNOW, THIS NEW SONGBIRD
WAS STRONG FOR THE YOUNG MEN.

ONE NIGHT -

PULL IN CLOSE,
THIS IS GOING TO BE GOOD.

NO, NO, NO,
WAIT A MINUTE,

WAIT A MINUTE,
COME HERE.

THERE'S MORE TO IT.

JOHN, COME HERE.

WHAT'S ALL
THE FUNNY BUSINESS?

HE'S TELLING A STORY

ABOUT A SINGER
HE HEARD IN PARIS.

WHO?

SOME NEW ONE,

LAURA McDONALD?

YEAH, YEAH.

WELL, SHE -

I THINK YOU'RE A LIAR.

WHAT'S THAT?

IN FACT,
I KNOW YOU'RE A LIAR.

I HAVE A MIND
TO KICK YOU OUT OF THE CLUB.

WHAT -

JOHN!

I CAN'T THINK
WHAT POSSESSED YOU.

THAT CAT WAS TELLING
SOME ROTTEN STORY ABOUT A WOMAN.

SOME WOMAN YOU KNOW?

NO.
THEN -

I WOULDN'T STAND FOR SUCH TALK
ABOUT ANY WOMAN.

WHO WAS SHE?

I DON'T KNOW,
SOMEBODY IN PARIS.

A NEW OPERA SINGER,
JUST COME INTO PROMINENCE.

LAURA McDONALD.

HE'LL BE FIGHTING
OVER PATTY NEXT.

JUST WANTED TO FIGHT.

TOO MUCH ELECTION.

OH, LET'S FORGET IT,
IT'S DONE.

YES, IT'S DONE.

THEY CAN MAKE LAWS UNTIL
THEY'RE BLACK IN THE FACE,

BUT I BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE
THE POWER AND THE LEGAL MEANS

TO KEEP THIS PACKER COMBINATION
INTACT.

IF YOU MEN WILL STICK.

WE'LL STICK WITH YOU
INTO HELL, JOHN.

THEN THIS LITTLE LUNCHEON
WILL MAKE HISTORY.

YES, AND THE PRESS
HAVE WIND OF IT.

EXTRA, EXTRA!

WHAT, IS THAT AN EXTRA?

THAT'S AN EXTRA!

PRESIDENT McKINLEY
HAS BEEN SHOT -

WHAT? WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
GIVE ME THIS.

WHAT -
BEEN SHOT?

"VICE PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT" -

NOTHING COULD BE WORSE.

WHEN ROOSEVELT
IS PRESIDENT,

WHAT WILL HE DO TO US PACKERS?

IF HE DOES
HALF HE THREATENED,

WE'D BETTER GET OUT
OF THE COUNTRY.

YES,
AND WE'RE THE BOYS

THAT HELPED TO MAKE HIM
VICE PRESIDENT.

MONTHS OF HARD WORK
AND A HALF A MILLION DOLLARS

TO THE CAMPAIGN FUND
TO PUT HIM IN A POCKET

WHERE HE COULDN'T BE
A NUISANCE.

NOW LOOK AT HIM.

I WAS SITTING RIGHT HERE
ON THIS SOFA

WHEN I GOT THAT BRIGHT IDEA.

IT WASN'T YOUR FAULT,
JOHN.

I THOUGHT I WAS SMART.

BUT YOU CAN'T OUTGUESS
A BULLET.

I'LL TELL YOU, WHEN HE READ IT,
HE WAS UTTERLY DUMFOUNDED.

DINNER IS SERVED.

HE HASN'T TELEPHONED?

NO.

YOU HAVE NO IDEA
WHERE HE -

OH, YES.

I SUPPOSED HE'D COME
DIRECTLY HOME.

I DIDN'T.

YOU KNOW, MARTHA,
THERE ISN'T THE LEAST DOUBT

ABOUT ROOSEVELT'S
PROSECUTING THE PACKERS.

I SUPPOSE NOT.

IT MEANS ONLY A CIVIL SUIT
FOR THE REST OF US,

BUT JOHN HAS GONE TOO FAR.

ROOSEVELT HAS ALWAYS
CONSIDERED HIM THE RINGLEADER.

HE MEANS TO MAKE HIM
THE GOAT FOR THE WAR SCANDAL.

THAT'S WHAT HE CAN
NAIL HIM ON.

JOHN WILL FACE
A CRIMINAL INDICTMENT.

HE WON'T BE A VERY COMFORTABLE
PERSON TO HAVE IN THE FAMILY.

WHAT ARE YOU HINTING AT,
A DIVORCE?

WELL, CONSIDERING
THE CIRCUMSTANCES -

I SHALL BE CRITICIZED
BY EVERYONE

FOR NOT STANDING BY HIM.

NO, YOU WON'T, DEAR.

NOT IF YOU EXPOSE HIM
WITH THAT WOMAN.

SHE'LL LEAVE HIM FAST ENOUGH
WHEN HE'S RUINED.

THEN HE'LL COME
CRAWLING BACK TO ME.

I SHALL WAIT UNTIL THEN.

OH,
HE ISN'T SUCH A BAD SORT.

COULDN'T YOU BE SATISFIED
WITH MERELY BEING RID OF HIM?

NO.

JOHN, YOU HAVEN'T TOUCHED
YOUR CHAMPAGNE.

COME ALONG.

IT'S ONLY THAT I PICTURED
YOUR HOMECOMING SO DIFFERENTLY.

LIKE THE WORLD
AND ITS TROUBLES

ARE LOCKED OUT.

TOMORROW,
THEY COME BETWEEN US,

BUT HERE'S TO TONIGHT.

NO.

NO, WE WON'T DRINK TO THAT.

LET ME MAKE A TOAST.

OR, RATHER, A PROMISE.

NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS,

NO MATTER HOW WE

OR THE COURSE OF OUR LIVES
MAY CHANGE,

HERE'S TO OUR
ETERNAL FRIENDSHIP.

FRIENDSHIP?

DON'T YOU LOVE ME,
LAURA?

JOHN,
OF COURSE I LOVE YOU.

PASSIONATELY.

BUT I CAN ONLY
PROMISE FRIENDSHIP.

LET'S DRINK TO IT.

DON'T YOU KNOW
I LOVE YOU?

RISE.

HAS THE JURY
AGREED UPON A VERDICT?

WE HAVE.

WILL THE DEFENDANT RISE?

THE VERDICT OF THE JURY IS -

EXTRA!

ALL ABOUT THE HAYDEN TRIAL!

EXTRA!

READ ABOUT THE HAYDEN VERDICT!

ANNETTE, ANNETTE,
GET ME A PAPER.

BOY!

YOU BUM, YOU.

FURTHERMORE, I WOULD SAY THIS,
MRS. HAYDEN.

DURING THE TIME
OUR AGENCY

HAS BEEN
SHADOWING YOUR HUSBAND,

THERE HAVE BEEN
MORE SUITABLE OPPORTUNITIES

FOR GETTING THE EVIDENCE
YOU WISH.

BUT I WANT PUBLICITY,

ALL I CAN BRING DOWN
UPON THEM.

OH.

WHY DO YOU SUPPOSE
I'VE WAITED THIS LONG?

FRANKLY, UNTIL NOW,
I THOUGHT THAT YOU -

BE SURE YOU'RE QUITE CLEAR
ON THAT POINT.

THE NASTIER THE SCANDAL,
THE BETTER.

IF YOUR AGENCY
ISN'T PREPARED

TO HANDLE THE CASE
IN THAT MANNER,

I MUST LOOK ELSEWHERE.

WE'LL HANDLE IT
THE WAY YOU WISH, MRS. HAYDEN.

I'VE BEEN WAITING
WITH THE PATIENCE

OF A VERY BITTER WOMAN,
MR. FARRELL.

WELL, WHAT'S THE PROGRAM?

WE'RE IN TOUCH WITH
MISS McDONALD'S BUTLER.

FOR $2,000,
HE'LL DO WHAT WE ASK.

GOOD, THEN I SHALL LEAVE
FOR NEW YORK TONIGHT.

YOU'LL FIND ME
AT THE PLAZA HOTEL

UNDER THE NAME OF MY MAID,
SAUNDERS.

WAIT HERE AT THE CORNER.

WELL?

THEY'VE JUST LEFT
THE OPERA HOUSE.

THE BUTLER IS WAITING
TO LET US INTO THE APARTMENT.

They always sit out there
in the drawing room

for awhile first.

Well, that's worth
losing my job for.

Good luck.

GOOD EVENING, MARY.

WHY DIDN'T LARSON
OPEN THE DOOR?

HE WENT TO THE D D D D D DFOR SOME HEADA

OH.

HERE, TAKE THIS,
WILL YOU?

MY GLOVES.

ANY MESSAGES?

NO, MISS McDONALD.

MAKE YOURSELF COMFORTABLE.

THERE, NOW,
I FEEL BETTER.

YOU LOOK
MORE BEAUTIFUL.

THAT'S ALL, MARY,
YOU CAN GO TO BED NOW,

AND TELL LARSON HE NEEDN'T
BOTHER TO COME BACK.

VERY WELL,
MISS McDONALD.

I WAS POSITIVE
SHE LEFT

THE OPERA HOUSE
WITH YOUR HUSBAND.

YOU IMBECILE.

WHY, THERE'S JOHN NOW.

WE'LL GO BACK.

UP THROUGH
THE SERVANTS' DOOR.

WE CAN GET THERE
BEFORE HE DOES.

LOCKED.

WE CAN'T GET ANY HELP
FROM THE BUTLER.

HE'S GONE.

JOHN, STOP IT.

LEAVE ME ALONE WITH HIM,
HENRY.

I THINK I'D BETTER STAY.

NO, PLEASE.

JUST BE SURE YOU DON'T
LOSE YOUR HEAD, HAYDEN.

I'LL TELEPHONE YOU LATER.

YES, DO.

I'M SORRY, JOHN.

THIS HAD TO HAPPEN.

IT RELIEVES YOUR FURTHER
PRETENSE, DOESN'T IT?

I NEVER PRETEND
ANYTHING.

THIS MAN,
HOW LONG HAVE YOU -

LONG BEFORE
I EVER MET YOU.

WE WERE STUDENTS TOGETHER
AT LEIPZIG.

YOU HAD AN AFFAIR
WITH HIM THEN?

I HADN'T SEEN HIM
FOR YEARS.

RECENTLY, WE MET AGAIN.

AND CONTINUED
WHERE YOU LEFT OFF.

SO ALL THE TALES I'VE
HEARD ABOUT YOU WERE TRUE.

AND I NEVER
BELIEVED THEM.

I RESENTED THEM.

I KNOW, JOHN.

BUT WHY SHOULD I EXPLAIN?

YOU NEVER WOULD HAVE
UNDERSTOOD.

YES,
BUT I UNDERSTAND NOW.

I WAS JUST ONE OF MANY.

I'M SIMPLY TRYING TO TELL YOU
THAT YOU'VE LOST NOTHING

BECAUSE YOU NEVER WERE
THE ONLY ONE.

OH, JOHN.

I'M TRYING, IN MY WAY,

TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.

I'VE NEVER HAD THE SAME FEELING
FOR ANYONE ELSE

THAT I'VE HAD FOR YOU.

AND ALL THIS TIME,
I BELIEVED THAT YOU LOVED ME.

THAT WHEN WE GOT TO THE TOP,

THAT YOU'D CARE FOR ME
AS MUCH AS I CARED FOR YOU.

LOVE WASN'T
THE IMPORTANT THING.

GETTING TO THE TOP WAS.

I NEVER CARED WHAT YOU DID
OR HOW MANY

OTHER LOVES YOU HAD
BESIDES ME.

YOUR FRIENDSHIP,
YOUR INFLUENCE,

THEY WERE A TREMENDOUS HELP
TO ME.

AND I HELPED YOU,
TOO, JOHN.

I SAW IN YOU A SPIRIT,
A GENIUS,

THAT JUST NEEDED
A GUIDING HAND.

BELIEVING IN YOU,
I MADE YOU BELIEVE IN YOURSELF.

THAT'S WHY
I SAID TO BE RUTHLESS.

SO YOU THINK I COULDN'T HAVE
CLIMBED WITHOUT YOU.

YOU THINK I CAN'T
GO ON ALONE.

YOU'LL PROBABLY
LEAVE ME NOW.

BUT YOU CAN'T FORGET ME,
JOHN,

ANYMORE THAN
I SHALL FORGET YOU.

SO I CAN'T FORGET YOU?

WELL, I'LL SHOW YOU.

I'LL SHOW YOU HOW MUCH I NEED
YOUR SORT OF FRIENDSHIP.

YOU THINK I'VE
REACHED THE PEAK.

WELL,
I'LL SHOW YOU A NEW PEAK.

I'LL CLIMB TO IT WITHOUT

YOUR INFERNAL
INFLUENCE AND FRIENDSHIP.

I'M GOING NOW
TO BUILD.

BUILD SO HIGH
THAT YOU'LL NEVER BE ABLE

TO SEE ME
FROM WHERE YOU STAND.

I'LL SHOW YOU.

MR. HAYDEN HAS
JUST COME FROM THE TRAIN.

OH.

MR. HAYDEN
MUST BE TIRED.

SUPPOSE YOU SERVE COCKTAILS
IN HIS ROOM.

COME IN.

HELLO, MY DEAR.

YOU LOOK WORN OUT.

I AM.

HARD TRIP?

RATHER.

WE WERE SUPPOSED
TO GO TO THE GRANTS,

BUT I BEGGED OFF.

THANKS.

YOU DO LOOK TIRED.

COME IN.

I ORDERED COCKTAILS.

I THOUGHT YOU'D NEED ONE.

HERE, JOHN.

THEY'RE BOTH FOR YOU.

NOW RELAX.

DO YOU KNOW, MARTHA...

DID SOMETHING
IN NEW YORK UPSET YOU?

I -

I COULDN'T SLEEP
ON THE TRAIN LAST NIGHT.

I GOT TO
THINKING THINGS OVER.

THINGS AS THEY ARE
BETWEEN YOU AND ME.

WE HAVEN'T BEEN GETTING
THE MOST OUT OF

OUR LIVES TOGETHER,
MARTHA.

NO, JOHN.

IT'S BEEN MY FAULT.

I'M JUST BEGINNING
TO REALIZE HOW -

HOW THOUGHTLESS
I'VE BEEN.

BUT I'M GOING TO DO
BETTER BY YOU, MARTHA.

I'M HALF MAD
WITH AMBITION.

BUT I'M GOING TO
MAKE YOU PART OF IT.

I'M GOING DOWN IN HISTORY

AS THE WORLD'S
GREATEST MERCHANT.

I'LL BE A KING
OF OUR TIMES.

AND I'M GOING TO
MAKE YOU A QUEEN.

THERE WON'T BE
A WOMAN IN THE WORLD

WHO CARES ABOUT POWER
THAT WON'T ENVY YOU.

WOMEN WANT POWER,
DON'T THEY?

YOU LOVE TO LORD IT OVER
THE REST OF THEM, DON'T YOU?

WHY DO YOU THINK
ALL WOMEN WANT THE SAME THING?

WELL, THEN,
WHAT IS IT YOU WANT?

MONEY?
MONEY FOR PHILANTHROPIES?

I'LL ENDOW
A UNIVERSITY IN YOUR NAME.

THE MARTHA HAYDEN UNIVERSITY
FOR WOMEN.

THEN YOU'LL BE HEARD OF.

BUT I HAVE NO WISH
TO BE HEARD OF, JOHN.

YES,
BUT YOU USED TO.

YOU WERE ALWAYS HEADING

SOME KIND OF MOVEMENT
FOR SOMETHING.

PERHAPS I'VE CHANGED.

BUT I CAN'T UNDERSTAND
YOUR SUDDEN DESIRE

TO HAVE OTHER WOMEN
ENVY ME.

WELL, IT'S ONLY THAT
I FELT THAT A WIFE

SHOULD SHARE
HER HUSBAND'S SUCCESS.

THANK YOU, JOHN,
BUT I'M -

I'M QUITE SATISFIED
AS THINGS ARE.

MARTHA, I'M TRYING
TO MAKE YOU UNDERSTAND

THAT WHAT I NEED
IS MORE OF YOUR SYMPATHY.

WHY CAN'T WE BE
AS WE USED TO BE?

JOHN, JOHN.

IT MUST BE DESPERATION
THAT DRIVES YOU HOME

IN SEARCH OF ROMANCE.

DON'T YOU CARE FOR ME
A LITTLE BIT?

I WOULDN'T TOUCH
THAT SECOND COCKTAIL

IF THE FIRST
AFFECTS YOU THAT WAY.

YOU'D BETTER
DRESS FOR DINNER.

GO ON, SAY IT.

"I TOLD YOU SO."

IT'S BEEN
A LONG TIME COMING,

BUT IT'S COME,
HASN'T IT?

OF COURSE IT'S COME.

TECHNICALLY, ON PAPER.

BUT TODAY, ONE UNIT,
HAYDEN AND COMPANY,

IS BIGGER THAN
THE WHOLE COMBINATION

THEY STARTED OUT
TO BUST.

I'LL BET YOU $10,000,
WITHIN A YEAR,

I'LL HAVE THEM
ALL ROUNDED UP AGAIN.

WHAT DO YOU THINK,
DAVENPORT?

PARDON,
I WASN'T LISTENING.

I WAS JUST
READING ABOUT-

DAVENPORT, I WANT YOU
TO GET BUSY TOMORROW MORNING.

I'M GOING TO CORNER
THE ARGENTINE GRAIN MARKET.

GOOD HEAVENS,
JOHN, WHAT FOR?

JUST TO SEE
IF IT CAN'T BE DONE.

MAY I SEE THAT,
PLEASE?

BRING 'EM ALONG, GENTLEMEN.

THE MORE, THE MERRIER.

NOW LOOK HERE.

WE'RE NOT ONLY
SUPPLYING THE ALLIES,

BUT IF YOU DON'T
COME IN FAST ENOUGH,

WE'RE SIGNING WITH
THE OTHER SIDE AS WELL.

JOHN,
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

OH, THIS IS MY NERVOUS
FATHER-IN-LAW,

GENTLEMEN, MR. LANE.

MR. TRONCHEZ, MR. INGLEBY,
MISTER -

GENTLEMEN.

HELLO?

WHAT?

CALIFORNIA.

HELLO, THAT YOU, LOUIS?

WELL?

GOOD, CLOSE THE DEAL.

70,000 ACRES

OF THE FINEST GRAZING LAND
IN CALIFORNIA.

I'M RAISING MY OWN CATTLE
FOR YOU FELLAS.

JOHN,
HAVE YOU GONE CRAZY?

YOU CAN'T KEEP THIS UP.

THAT'S NOTE TO THE BANK,
$20 MILLION.

TELL THEM I'M COMING BACK
FOR MORE ON MONDAY.

YOU'RE COMMITTED
TO EUROPEAN CONTRACTS

WORTH $160 MILLION ALREADY.

I HAVEN'T STARTED YET.

I'VE JUST ASSURED THESE FELLOWS
THAT I CAN

SUPPLY THEM AS LONG
AS THEY WANT TO FIGHT.

WHERE DO YOU EXPECT
TO GET THESE SUPPLIES?

WHAT DO YOU THINK I'VE BEEN
DOING ALL THESE MONTHS?

BUYING, BUYING, FROM
EVERY CORNER OF THE GLOBE.

HORSES, CATTLE, GRAIN,
FROM CANADA,

AMERICA, THE ARGENTINE.

I'VE GOT THE AMERICAN
GRAIN MARKET IN A POCKET.

BEFORE LONG, I'LL BE
RAISING MY OWN SUPPLY.

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THAT?

I'LL BE SUPPLYING
THE WORLD!

JOHN,
WILL YOU LISTEN TO ME?

DON'T YOU KNOW
THAT EVERY FOREIGN CONTRACT

HAS A CANCELLATION CLAUSE
EFFECTIVE WHEN THE WAR ENDS?

YES,
WHEN IS IT GOING TO END?

DO YOU KNOW?
ASK THESE GENTLEMEN.

WHAT DID KITCHENER SAY?

THREE YEARS.

DIDN'T KNOW
WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT.

THIS WAR IS GOOD FOR TEN YEARS.

JOHN, WILL YOU...

THE TROUBLE WITH YOU,
LANE, IS YOU'RE AFRAID.

ALWAYS WERE.

I'LL TAKE EVERY CONTRACT
THEY HAND ME.

JOHN, YOU'RE MAD.

YES.

MAYBE I AM MAD.

BUT IT'S MADMEN
WHO RUN THE WORLD TODAY.

I'LL BE THE BIGGEST POWER
IN THE WORLD BEFORE I'M THROUGH.

THE MAN BEHIND
THE FOOD SUPPLY.

ME, HAYDEN.

I'D HAVE MORE POWER
THAN ANY RULER IN THE WORLD.

I'LL MAKE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS,
BILLIONS!

HERE YOU ARE, GENTLEMEN.

SIGN THEM UP.

ENGLAND, FRANCE -

ENGLAND.

BELGIUM.

ITALY.

HERE'S ONE FROM FARMER
AND JONES, WYOMING.

THEIR LIST THEY SHIPPING YOU
3,000 STEERS, AS PER CONTRACT.

HERE'S ANOTHER
FROM SMITH AND WILSON.

SEVEN MILLION BUSHELS OF GRAIN
ARE ON THE WAY.

CAN WE CANCEL THEM?

HOW CAN WE?

WELL, JOHN,
THEY'VE GOT YOU.

IT'S COME AT LAST.

YOU'VE GOT HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS
IN CANNED FOOD IN EUROPE

THAT YOU CAN THROW
IN THE OCEAN.

COUNTLESS MILLIONS
IN CATTLE, HOGS, GRAIN

THAT YOU'VE BOUGHT
AND CAN'T PAY FOR.

YOU'RE THROUGH, JOHN.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING
TO DO ABOUT IT?

BUT I'VE GOT MILLIONS IN
OTHER ENTERPRISES, HAVEN'T I?

MILLIONS.

I'LL MAKE THEM PAY FOR
THE PACKING HOUSE LOSSES.

YOU'LL BE RESORTING
TO CRIMINAL JUGGLING.

NOW LOOK HERE, YOU CAN'T
TALK TO ME IN THAT -

THERE'S ONLY ONE
HONORABLE COURSE, JOHN.

YES?

RECEIVERSHIP.

YOU'D LIKE THAT,
WOULDN'T YOU?

A CHANCE TO CROW OVER ME.

THINK OF YOUR STOCKHOLDERS.

YES, YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR
THIS FOR YEARS, YOU AND MARTHA.

YOU'D LIKE
TO SEE ME SMASHED.

BUT YOU WON'T. I'M TOO
BIG, TOO BIG FOR YOU.

THE BANKS WILL SHOW YOU.

THE BANKS CAN'T LET ME DOWN,
THEY DON'T DARE.

IF I CRASH,
THEY CRASH WITH ME.

THEY'LL RUIN THOUSANDS,
WHOLE COMMUNITIES.

THAT'S HOW BIG I AM.

THEY'RE NOT TELLING ME,
I'M TELLING THEM!

LOOK AT THEM.

MILLIONS.

MILLIONS, ALL JUNK.

OH, WELL, IT'S ONLY
AN INCIDENT TO ME.

THE MAN IS MAD.

YES, I AM MAD
TO LITTLE MINDS LIKE YOURS.

NOW QUIT BOTHERING ME.

GET OUT AND TALK IT OVER
WITH THE OFFICE BOARD!

GET OUT!
I'M BUSY.

MR. HAYDEN, WE SEEM TO
BE ABOUT WHERE WE STARTED.

NOW, YOU COME
TO US FOR MONEY.

EVERY BANK IN CHICAGO
IS REPRESENTED HERE

BECAUSE YOUR SITUATION
IS SO CRITICAL.

YET YOU AVOID GIVING US
A SATISFACTORY INSIGHT

INTO YOUR
BUSINESS CONDITIONS.

WE'RE AS MUCH IN THE DARK
ON CERTAIN ASPECTS

AS WE WERE WHEN YOU CAME
INTO THIS ROOM HOURS AGO.

YES, BUT, GENTLEMEN,
I REPEAT,

OUR OPERATIONS ARE OF SUCH
MAGNITUDE, SO INTERWOVEN-

YES, YES, YES,
WE UNDERSTAND ALL THAT.

BUT IT'S UNFORTUNATE
YOU DIDN'T COME BEFORE US

MORE FULLY PREPARED.

JOHN, THE COMMITTEE CANNOT BE
SATISFIED WITH GENERALITIES.

YOUR BOOKS WILL HAVE
TO BE AUDITED.

BUT THIS IS AN EMERGENCY.

AUDITING THESE BOOKS
WOULD TAKE WEEKS.

AND YOU DIDN'T
SEE IT COMING

SO THAT YOU COULD PREPARE AT
LEAST AN ADEQUATE STATEMENT?

YES.

FRANKLY, I FORESAW
THIS VERY EMERGENCY.

BUT I THOUGHT WHEN I WOULD
COME FOR GENTLEMEN FOR HELP,

THE STANDING OF
HAYDEN AND COMPANY

WOULD CARRY A SUFFICIENT
GUARANTEE IN ITSELF.

AFTER ALL, THERE'S A HUMAN ANGLE
TO THIS, GENTLEMEN.

OUR FIRM HAS STOOD FOR SOMETHING
IN THIS COMMUNITY FOR 70 YEARS.

YOU GENTLEMEN HERE
AND YOUR FATHERS

HAVE DONE BUSINESS WITH US
FOR THREE GENERATIONS

IN ABSOLUTE CONFIDENCE.

HERETOFORE, THE MERE NAME
OF HAYDEN AND COMPANY

WAS SUFFICIENT TO NEGOTIATE
ANY LOAN THAT WE WANTED.

YOU WANTED OUR BUSINESS.

WHY SHOULD I ANTICIPATE
A DIFFERENT ATTITUDE

NOW THAT HAYDEN AND COMPANY
HAS BECOME

ONE OF THE OUTSTANDING FIGURES
IN THE WORLD OF FINANCE,

WITH TRADITIONS AS OLD
AND AS UNASSAILABLE

AS ANY GREAT FIRM IN
THE COUNTRY TODAY?

GENTLEMEN,

I'M HERE AS THE SON AND GRANDSON

OF MEN YOU'VE KNOWN
AND RESPECTED.

TIME HONORED TRADITION DEMANDS

THAT I COME HERE AND MAKE
MY FINANCIAL REQUEST

AS HAYDENS HAVE ALWAYS DONE,

ON THE STRENGTH AND INTEGRITY
OF OUR NAME ALONE.

WHAT MORE CAN I SAY?

I'M AFRAID, MR. HAYDEN,

WE'LL HAVE TO MAKE OUR
DECISION ON THAT BASIS.

WELL, SHALL I WAIT
OUTSIDE OR...

THE THING CAN'T
BE SETTLED TONIGHT.

WE'LL HAVE
TO SLEEP OVER IT.

BUT GOOD HEAVENS,
I'VE GOT TO KNOW.

BE REASONABLE, JOHN.

YOU CAN'T EXPECT
TO COME IN HERE

AND PICK UP $10 MILLION
OR $15 MILLION FROM THE TABLE.

WELL, THAT'S HOW
IT USED TO BE.

I'M AFRAID WE'VE
GROWN MORE TIMID.

WHY KEEP THE MAN
IN SUSPENSE?

SURELY YOU MUST SEE
HOW IT IS, JOHN.

YOU'RE LETTING ME DOWN.

SHALL I ANSWER HIM
OFFICIALLY?

OR IS THERE A DESIRE
FOR DISCUSSION?

NO. NO.
NONE. NO.

MR. HAYDEN, WE CAN'T
DO ANYTHING FOR YOU.

I'M SORRY.

I SEE.

IN A WAY,
IT'S A KINDNESS.

YOU'RE CARRYING ON
A HOPELESS FIGHT.

A RECEIVERSHIP MAY
SAVE YOU SOMETHING.

YES, JOHN.

THINGS MAY LOOK BETTER WHEN
THE BOOKS ARE GONE OVER.

GOOD NIGHT.

COME IN.

WHAT IS IT, JOHN?

THE BANKS HAVE TURNED ME DOWN.

THAT MEANS RECEIVERSHIP.

IT'S ALL VERY
UNFORTUNATE, JOHN.

I'VE GOT TO HAVE HELP.

I COULD TURN THE TIDE
WITH $10 MILLION.

OH.

THAT'S ALL I NEED.
$10 MILLION TO SAVE AN EMPIRE.

I SEE.

YOUR FATHER TURNED ME DOWN.

WASN'T IT TO BE EXPECTED?

AFTER I MADE HIM ONE OF
THE RICHEST MEN IN THE COUNTRY?

IF YOU'D LISTENED TO FATHER,
YOU'D STILL BE LIKE HIM.

YOU'VE GOT TO TALK
TO YOUR FATHER FOR ME.

HE'S GOT TO TAKE OVER
HAYDEN AND COMPANY OR ELSE...

OR WHAT?

I'VE BEEN PUTTING
THE FIRM'S CAPITAL

INTO MY OTHER ENTERPRISES.

IF THOSE BOOKS
ARE AUDITED -

IT'LL BECOME PUBLIC
THAT YOU'RE A CRIMINAL.

IS THAT IT?

ASK HIM TO TAKE OVER
HAYDEN AND COMPANY

AND SAVE ME, WILL YOU?

SO IT'S FINALLY HERE,

THE TIME WHEN
YOU'D COME CRAWLING.

YOU'VE BEEN
WAITING FOR THIS.

IF YOU ONLY
KNEW HOW LONG.

I NEVER REALIZED IT BEFORE,

BUT I CAN SEE IT NOW
HOW MUCH YOU HATE ME.

WHAT DO YOU THINK KEPT ME
LIVING WITH YOU FOR 20 YEARS

AFTER I'D KNOWN
ABOUT THAT OTHER WOMAN?

ABOUT McDONALD?

SHE'S BEEN OUT
OF MY LIFE FOR YEARS.

BUT NEVER OUT OF
YOUR MIND FOR A MOMENT.

I'VE GIVEN UP THE BEST
PART OF MY LIFE

WAITING TO PAY YOU BACK

FOR THE HUMILIATION
I'VE SUFFERED.

NOW YOU'RE A BROKEN-DOWN
OLD MAN FACING DISGRACE.

AND I'M ALL
YOU'VE GOT TO TURN TO.

VERY WELL.

THAT'S THAT.

I - I GUESS
I'LL GO BACK TO MY BED.

I'M COLD.

YOU'RE A GREAT
COMFORT, MARTHA.

YOUR ROOM WILL BE
WARM SHORTLY.

MARTHA,

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WHEN
THE CRASH COMES?

TOMORROW I'M LEAVING YOU.

HERE HE COMES NOW.

MR. HAYDEN.

MR. HAYDEN HAS
NOTHING TO SAY.

I'LL SEE YOU BOYS
IN A MINUTE.

LOOK, I'LL WAIT OUTSIDE.
GOOD LUCK, SIR.

I CAN TAKE
CARE OF MYSELF.

AS LONG AS THEY
DON'T GET TO THE BOOKS.

DON'T WORRY.

SAY, DOES YOUR BOSS EXPECT
TO BE QUESTIONED

ABOUT HIS FINANCING OF
THE UTILITY COMPANY?

DOES HE EXPECT TO HAVE
HIS BOOKS SUBPOENAED?

NOW LISTEN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT
THEY'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT.

MR. HAYDEN WILL PROBABLY
COME OUT IN A FEW MINUTES,

AND WE'LL GO AWAY.

OR IN THERE.

I GUESS MR. HAYDEN KNOWS
HOW TO TAKE CARE OF HIMSELF.

BUT WHAT I WANT
TO FIND OUT IS THIS -

WHERE DID THE FUNDS
COME FROM WHICH WERE POURED

INTO THE UTILITY COMPANY
TO SAVE IT FROM BANKRUPTCY?

YOU CONTROL THAT COMPANY.
YOU OUGHT TO KNOW.

FROM, UH,
MY PRIVATE RESOURCES.

YOUR PRIVATE RESOURCES
WERE ALMOST DEPLETED

TRYING TO SAVE HAYDEN
AND COMPANY.

ISN'T IT POSSIBLE,
MR. HAYDEN -

YOU MAY ANSWER ENOUGH
JUST AS YOU PLEASE -

THAT THESE $18 MILLION
WERE SECRETLY TAKEN

FROM THE SINKING FUND WITH
WHICH HAYDEN AND COMPANY

EXPECTED TO MEET
ITS BOND ISSUE?

I RESENT YOUR INSINUATION,
MR. BRAND.

I REFUSE TO ANSWER WITHOUT
ADVICE FROM MY ATTORNEYS.

YOU HAVE A PERFECT RIGHT
TO ADVICE OF COUNSEL

AT ANY TIME UP TO THE MINUTE YOU
STEP INTO THE GRAND JURY ROOM.

I REGARD THAT AS A THREAT.

AND LET ME TELL YOU
THIS RIGHT NOW.

YOU WON'T HAVE ANY MORE LUCK
TRYING TO PROSECUTE ME TODAY

THAN WHEN THEY TRIED TO
CONVICT ME 20 YEARS AGO.

WELL, ONE NEVER KNOWS
WHAT A JURY WILL DO.

BUT THIS TIME IT WILL BE
DIFFERENT, MR. HAYDEN.

WHEN YOU WERE TRIED UNDER
THEODORE ROOSEVELT,

THE GOVERNMENT
DIDN'T HAVE ACCESS

TO CERTAIN SOURCES OF
INFORMATION WHICH WE HAVE.

WHAT INFORMATION?

THE INFORMATION CONTAINED

IN THE BOOKS
OF HAYDEN AND COMPANY.

I THINK THE FEDERAL GRAND JURY
WILL BE GREATLY INTERESTED

IN ANY INFORMATION MY ASSOCIATES
AND I MAY FIND IN THESE RECORDS.

OH, I'VE BEEN
SLEEPING THERE.

BEST THING FOR YOU.

YOU MUSTN'T LET ME SLEEP
AT THE OFFICE OR -

OH, OF COURSE.

I'M HERE IN ATHENS.

ATHENS.

DIDN'T MY FATHER AGREE THAT
I SPEND THREE YEARS ABROAD?

DIDN'T HE?

I'VE GOT MY WHOLE
LIFE BEFORE ME,

AND HE CAN'T
SPARE ME THREE YEARS

BEFORE I BECOME
A PORK PACKER.

YOU'VE BEEN HERE
A LONG TIME, DAVENPORT.

A VERY LONG TIME.
YEARS.

I'M AN OLD MAN NOW.

IF I COULD ONLY GO BACK.

TO WHAT?

WELL, WHATEVER THEY DO
TO ME, IT'S HOME.

I GOT TO GET BACK
TO THE OFFICE.

WE'LL LICK THEM YET.

YOU MUSTN'T LET THEM
SEE OUR BOOKS.

THERE'S NO NEED TO WORRY
ABOUT THAT ANYMORE.

A VERY OLD FRIEND
IS HERE TO SEE YOU.

OH, YES,
HE WAS HERE, YESTERDAY.

COME OUT, DMITRI.

GET OUT THOSE SILLY VASES.
WE GOT TO AMUSE THE OLD FOOL.

NO. I'M SPEAKING OF
A VERY OLD FRIEND.

A LADY,

A SINGER.

OH.

HER NAME'S LAURA McDONALD.

WHO?

OH, YES.

A DARK YOUNG LADY.

SHE WAS BEAUTIFUL.

I USED TO RUN AROUND
WITH HER.

WILL YOU SEE HER?

OH, NO, NO, NO, NO.
NO, WHAT'LL I SAY TO HER?

IT'S A TAX ON ONE'S MEMORY.
WOMEN FUSS ME.

SEND HER AWAY.

* OH, GIVE ME HOME

LISTEN.

* WHERE THE BUFFALO ROAM

* WHERE THE DEER
AND THE ANTELOPE PLAY *

LAURA.

* WHERE SELDOM IS HEARD

WHAT COULD
I DO WITHOUT YOU?

* A DISCOURAGING WORD

YOU UNDERSTAND ME.

* AND THE SKIES ARE NOT CLOUDY

I'LL SEE YOU IN PARIS
IN SIX MONTHS.

* ALL DAY

YOU'RE RIGHT.
THEY CAN'T STOP ME.

JOHN.

WHO IS THIS WOMAN?

JUST A FRIEND.

I'M SLEEPY.