All language subtitles for Upstairs Downstairs S05E11 Alberto WEB-DL DDP2 0 H 264-squalor (1)_track3_[eng]

[waltzing music]

- Ah, there you are Pru.

-[Prudence] Jolly
racing weather.

- Yes, isn't it.

I bought us some champagne
to send us on our way.

Bring it out, will
you Frederick?

- Very good sir.

- What orders for the car sir?

- Oh, we'll leave at 10:30.

It's only two hours
down to Sunninghill

and they'll be a lot of
motors on the road today.

- Yes, I expect there will.

- Well, I must say,
Pru, you look grand.

- Thank you.

Oh, it is good of you to take
Auntie Pru as your partner

for Ascot and not some
dizzy, young flapper.

- Well, the Boyds are
really mother's friends.

Oh, not that it's going
to be an elderly house.

[laughing]

To be quite honest
Pru, I don't know

any dizzy young things
these days.

They're either tiresome
or married.

- Well, anyway, it'll
be very nice

to have a handsome young
man to escort me

to the paddock between races.

I really am most flattered.

By the way, is my hat
a little too much?

- No, no, not at all.

Very smart, suits you.
- Good.

Isn't Georgina going
to Ascot this year?

- No, no, she's spends most
of her time with Dolly Hale

and all those silly,
useless people.

-[Prudence] Ah, there.

Look at that, to slake
our morning thirst.

- Thank you Frederick.

Is it nice and cold?

- Should be sir,
just off the ice.

- Where's Hudson.

- Oh, father's taken
him to Berlin

to valet him, so the
change should do him good.

He should enjoy the formality
of the British Embassy.

- Oh, is he better?

- Oh, yes, yes, yes, much.

Mind you, he has to
take it carefully.

[laughing] Of course, being
surrounded by all those Huns

might quite easily bring
on another heart attack.

As you know, old Hudson isn't

too well disposed towards
the German race.

[chuckling]

By the way, father advised
me to ask you

what to back in the
Hunt Cup today.

Said you were a dreadful
old punter,

but you knew a bit about form.

- Oh, did he?

Well, I do happen to have
scrap of information,

for what it's worth.

- Oh, let's have it.

- Well, according
to Willie Abadale,

Gordon Richards told
Marlet Epson

that his mount for
the Hunt Cup--

- Delious, yes?

- Delious, was the biggest
certainty of the meeting.

Unbeatable, he says, apparently.

- Did he?

Well, it's clear favorite,
not very attractive odds,

9 to 2 on and napped
in the times.

- There you are, bound to win.

- Delious?

Oh, Rose, not a chance.

Look, Priory Park will
win it, JB Jole's nag.

- How do you know Edward?

- Oh, Jack Fisk, Lord
Morley's chauffer,

friend of mine up in Mews,

he got it from Mr.
Jole's chauffer,

in the strictest confidence
of course.

- That's what I'll do then.

- Right

- Rose.

- Well there's no harm in
having a flatter now and then.

I'll go get me purse.

- That's right, Eddie
can put it on for you.

- That's it, with the
greatest of pleasure.

Right, any more wagers,
ladies and gents, please?

Mrs. Bridges?

- I don't bet on horses.

You know that Edward.

It's a mug's game.

- Oh, come on Mrs. Bridges,
just the once,

well, seeing as I'm gonna be
there on the Ascot Racecourse

amongst all the bookies,
I'll get you a good price.

- What was the name of that
horse you said just now?

- Priory Park.

Here you are Edward,
I'll have a shilling on.

- On Bobbit's Way?

- Yes.

- Well, I shall need
two bobs then.

- Why?

- Well, a bob for a win
and a bob for a place.

- No Rose, don't you
give him no more.

One shilling's quite enough.

- Alright, have to
be a win then.

- Ah, it could be six
pence each way.

- Alright Rose, blimey, it's
not gonna bust you, is it?

Right, any more wagers?

Now, come on Frederick.

[bell ringing]

- Morning room.

- Oh, that'll be the
Major wanting to leave.

Right, I'm off.

-[Rose] Bye Edward.

- Goodbye.

-[Rose] Don't forget my bet.

- And mind you, behave yourself.

- Oh, he'll have to,

there's no young maids
down at Walcott Lodge.

-[Rose] How do you
know there aren't?

- I happen to know that Mrs.
Boyd has an elderly maid

and there's only one cook
and two man servants.

They don't take no young
maid down for Ascot week.

- Eh, you seem to know
an awful lot about it.

- I made it my business
to find out.

- Spoil sport.

Bye.

- Thank you Frederick,

we'll be at the Boyd's
until Monday,

you have the telephone number?

-[Frederick] Yes sir.

- Oh, thank you Frederick.

Right, off we go then.

[door closing]

[car starting]

[sighing]

- Cheer up Fred.

- Hey?

- You're looking proper
miserable today.

What's the matter?

- Oh, got the pip.

- 'Cause you're not going
to the races, that it?

- Wouldn't mind going,
chauffeurs get all the luck.

- Well, we can't always
have what we want.

I'd liked to have gone to Berlin

with her Ladyship, but
I've got a job to do here,

seein' to Miss Alice,
and you've got a job,

doing Mr. Ebson's work.

- Yeah, doing his work without
his wages or responsibility.

- Oh, well you do have
the responsibility Fred,

least while Edward's away.

- Five whole days.

- [laughing] Well, make
the most of it.

Come on downstairs and cheer up.

- Cheer up [sighing].

[singing]

[clock chiming]

You still here are you?

- Yeah, tidying up.

- Hmm.

[singing]

- Woohoo, cocktails, eh?

- That's right.

- Who for?

- Miss Georgina's entertaining.

- Men, I suppose, seeing as
she's got the house to herself.

- Not surprising,

any gent would fancy a
cocktail with Miss Georgina.

Wouldn't mind one me self.

- You're getting ideas
above your station,

aren't you Fred, aye?

- Seems to me you're the one
that's getting the ideas Daisy.

- Any girl would
Fred, about you.

- You're not a girl,
you're a married woman.

- Yeah, well it don't
fee like it sometimes,

Eddie, going off visiting
like he does all the time.

- He's your husband.

- I don't have to be
reminded of that,

thank you very much.

Has the evening paper come?

The French horse
won it, Astorous.

-[Frederick] Won what?

- The Hunt Cup at Ascot, look.

Monsieur Bussack's Astorous,
10 to one.

Eddie don't know what
he's talking about.

- Of course he doesn't.

The people who owns and
trains the bloomin' horses

don't know, why should
Edward know?

- 10 to one, aye?

Rose could've made a bob or
two if she'd bet on that one,

not that she needs money.

Coming down are you?

- In a tick.

[door closing]

-[Georgina] Good evening Daisy.

-[Daisy] Good evening
Miss Georgi.

- Ah, Frederick.

-[Frederick] Good evening
Miss Georgina.

- You brought the
cocktail things out, good.

I think I'll make a sidecar.

Now then.

- Crushed ice to start with.

- Mm hmm.

- There we are.

Two parts brandy.

One part Cointreau.

- Yes.

- Juice of a quarter
of a lemon squeezed.

I'll do that for you Miss.
- Oh, thank you Frederick.

- Need a strong arm for this.

That's it.

Here we are.

And shake well, Miss.

- I see, thank you Frederick.

Are you sure this will
be strong enough?

Lady Dorothy likes her cocktails

with a terrific kick
in them, you know.

- I think you'll find

that quite satisfactory,
Miss Georgina.

- Yes, I'm sure we will.

Thank you Frederick.

[bell ringing]

There they are.

- Excuse me, Miss.

- Mm Hmm.

[door closing]

- Lady Dorothy Hale, Miss.

-[Georgina] Oh darling.

[laughing]

- Sorry I'm late darling.

- You're not.

- Well Paul's not with
me, but he's coming on.

He telephoned at the last minute

to say he'd be delayed
at the studios.

Oh, look, a lovely cocktail.

He'll be here about seven,
if that's alright darling.

- Oh, yes, just fine.

Frederick's been showing
me how to mix a sidecar,

would you like one?

- Oh, yes please.

- Oh, thank you Frederick.

I'll ring if we need
any more ice.

- Very good, Miss.

- Mm, what a divine
looking young man.

- Frederick?

Mm, yes, he is rather, isn't he?

Tell me about Mr. Marvin.

- Paul?

Well, my dear, he is
said to be Romanian,

he is distinctly oily and
full of artificial charm.

Well, frankly I'm rather
bored with him,

but I thought he
might do for you,

at least for a week or two

so you could wangle a
job in one of his films?

- Oh darling, you are
kind, thank you.

Oh, wait a minute,
wait a minute,

mustn't forget the
cheery, it's half the fun.

Here you are.

Leave in for flavor.

- Mm, thank you darling.

That's a divine cocktail.

Mm, beautifully mixed.

- Oh, gosh, I'll be tight by
the time Mr. Marvin arrives.

Suppose he doesn't think
I'm pretty enough

for the films Dolly?

- Of course he will.

Look, it's great fun.

You get 10 shillings a day,

just to sit in front of the
cameras and look alluring.

Patsy Crimordie did
a few weeks ago

out at Islington or somewhere.

They all had to wear
bathing costumes

and stand 'round a pool
with no water in it.

[laughing]

- Sounds chilly.

- Oh no, apparently these
artificial lamps kept them warm.

They had these very
strong lights everywhere.

I say, where's your tall,
dark and handsome cousin?

- Uh, gone down to stay
somewhere for Ascot.

- Oh, what a bore.

I was hoping he'd be here.
- Why?

- Well, I adore him.

Didn't you know?

- James do he ya?

[laughing] Dolly, seriously?

- Of course I do, but he's not,

gaw, but he does not
reciprocate it.

He doesn't adore me.

[bell ringing]

- That could be Paul.

And dear, I'm rather
nervous now.

- Oh, look, don't be, look
poised and calm and disdainful

like, um, oh, like--

- Like what?

- Gloria Swanson.

Take your cocktail
in the one hand,

you cigarette-holder
in the other.

Lower your eyelids in
sort of a smolder.

- [laughing] I'll try.

I've never smoldered before.

- Ah, good evening.

Viscount Bellamy's house.

- Yes sir.

- Paul Marvin,

I am expected.

- Yes sir, this way please.

- Oh Dolly.

- Well, hang seductively
over the sofa.

Oh, that's right.

- Mr. Paul Marvin, Miss.

- Ah, Miss Worsley?

How delightful.

- How do you do?

I'm so glad that you could come.

- And milady Dolly.

I'm sorry if I'm a little
late my dear,

my star ripped her Packon
dress in a thousand pieces

and stood on the set
in her shameze

until they carried
here away screaming

to her dressing room and
gave her smelling salts.

[laughing] And we shoot
no more today.

Maybe tomorrow.

- Which star was it?

- I must not betray a
studio secret, my dear.

- He's making it all
up to impress you.

- Fascinating.

How awful.

Poor you, poor dress.

- Oh, we are used to such scenes

in film studios Miss Worsley.

- Yes, I suppose so.

Oh, may I pour you a cocktail?

- Oh, thank you, my dear.

- Won't you sit down?

- Thank you so much, mm hmm.

[sighing]

- What exactly is the film
that you're making, Mr. Marvin?

- Oh, he'll want you to
call him Paul, won't you?

I mean, everybody
calls Paul, Paul.

- [laughing] Well, please do.

- His film is called Paris
by Night, isn't that right?

- Uh huh.

I have Carl Brisson, Anne
Andre, Paul Ridler, Zita Young,

[gasping] ah, thank you, and
my director Miles Mander,

who is a master, yes.

It will be a superb
moving picture.

- It all sounds terribly
thrilling.

- Mm, Georgina, darling,
I simply must fly.

- Oh, must you so soon?

- Oh, yes, as much as
I'd adore to stay

for another delicious cocktail,

I really must depart in haste.

Dear Robert's taking me

to the cocker review
at the pavilion.

It's called One Damn
Thing After Another,

can you imagine?

Oh, apparently a pretty
girl plays marvelously

on a white piano.

I'll give you a ring
in the morning.

Bye Paul.

- Dolly, the footman
can get you a taxi.

- Oh, can he?

That'd be nice.

- Ah, Frederick, a taxi
for Lady Dorothy please.

- Very good, Miss.

- Well, Dolly, won't you
sit down until it arrives?

- Won't take a couple of
minutes from the rank, Miss.

- Um, I've got to
get my coat on.

Um, you stay to talk
to Paul darling.

Buh-bye.

- I'm so sorry about that.

Dolly's always in such a rush.

- Mm hmm, when she is
with one admirer,

she must rush away to a
rendezvous with another.

- Oh, let me pour you
another cocktail.

- Thank you, my dear.

Mm hmm.

[nervous laughing]

- It must be fascinating
making films, isn't it?

- It is Frederick, isn't it?

- That's right, milady.

- I thought so.

I remember you.

When I came to a fancy dress
party here some time ago,

the night that man shot
himself upstairs.

- That's right milady,
I remember you too.

- Do you?

- Yes, you was dressed
as a nymph, milady.

- Yes I was.

How clever of you to remember.

- I noticed you special, milady.

- Did you?

Goodnight.

- I'll see you to
your taxi, milady.

- So, Georgina, I will
have the studio people

telephone you next week
for a costume fitting, huh.

- Ah, yes, I see.

Thank you so much.

I'm so thrilled, I've
always longed to be in film.

Oh you dear, kind man.

- And as I cannot persuade
you to dine with me tonight,

maybe one day we eat
lunch together, yes?

- Yes, if you like.

Oh, Frederick, Mr. Marvin
is just leaving.

Can he get you a taxi?

- Oh, no, no, thank you,
no, I shall walk.

My flat is quite close
to Sloan Square.

So, Miss Worsley,
it was delightful.

I'm so pleased we are
to be associated,

and my compliments to
Lord and Lady Bellamy.

- Yes, well, thank you.

[speaking in a foreign language]

[laughing]

- Frederick, you'll never
guess what's happened,

you'll never guess.

- No, Miss Georgina.

- I'm going to act in a film,
what do you think of that?

- Very good news, Miss Georgina.

- Yes, well, I just wanted
to tell someone, that's all.

[laughing]

[door closing]

- Are you still up, Rose?

- Just finishing
off some sewing.

Look at you.

Nice coat.

- Yeah.

- Like some cocoa?

- No, another time.

I'll just smoke a
cigarette before I turn in,

if you don't object.

- Of course not.

Did you enjoy your evening off?

What's that you're
smoking, Fred?

- [mumbles], Turkish.

- A bit dear, aren't they?

- A bit.

I prefer 'em.

- [laughing] Have you come
into money or something?

- Me?

No.

I'm careful, thrifty.

- Oh, that's it, is it?

- Yeah, I don't throw
me money away

on horses like you people.

I put me wages by
for a rainy day.

- Don't look like it.

- Huh, you have to have
a new coat sometime.

- Daisy stopped over to
have gone half past 10

hopin' you'd be back.

She's took quite a
shine for you has Daisy,

just as well, Edward's
coming back tomorrow.

- Yeah.

- I have got to have a costume
to wear in the film James,

unless you want to appear
in my birthday suit,

so I must go for a fitting.

- Yes, yes, but why with him,
why with this retched man?

- Paul, because he's the
film producer, darling.

He's got to make
sure it fits me.

- I'll bet he has.

- Look James, Paul Marvin is
a well-known film producer.

He's not likely to
throw me on a couch

at a costumia shop in the Strand

at 10:30 in the morning
and ravish me.

- You don't know film producers.

- I know this one, and
he's not like that,

at least I don't think he is.

Anyway, I met him through Dolly.

- Dolly Hale's friends are
a rotten third-rate lot.

Listen, I've heard
about these film people.

They're a greedy, immoral,
irresponsible bunch of people,

and I strongly object to you
being mixed up with them.

- Well, I am mixed up with
them, so that's that, isn't it.

- Listen Georgina, if you must
have this dego film creature

at your costume fitting,
I suppose you must,

but I beg of you not to be
seen lunching alone with him

at the Savoy afterwards.

- Of course I must lunch
alone with him,

how else can I pay him back for
giving me a job in his film.

- Now you're talking
like a prostitute.

- Well, I'm acting in
the film as one, James,

so I might as well get
in some practice.

Look, Jumbo, if you're really
worried about me undressing

in front of Paul, I will
ring up Dolly and ask her

to come with me as my chaperone.

Paul won't like it, but at
least he'll have me alone

for lunch afterwards.

- I don't care what you do.

[door closing]

- Oh God.

- Me, chaperone you?

Georgina, that's too absurd.

Well, surely there'll
be somebody else there,

a costume-fitter, presumably.

Well, I'm sorry I can't darling.

I'm going shopping
with my new lover.

Isn't it exciting.

I have found myself a
brand new, divine man.

Alberto.

He is terribly handsome.

He dances quite beautifully,

and, what's more, my darling,

he's a prince.

Mm hmm, Italian of the house of

[speaking in a foreign
language].

Isn't it?

He's here with me now,

but, as soon as he's dressed,

we're off to the opera
to join a party.

All my friends will
be madly jealous.

I shall take him everywhere
with me.

And, I have to fly now.

Sorry about tomorrow darling.

Bye.

Alberto, that was your mistress.

- My what?

- Your mistress, Miss Worsley.

- Go on [laughing].

- Not go on, my darling,
you must say,

Is a not a true, huh.

Come on try, huh?

Is a not a true, huh.

- Is a not a true, huh.

[speaking in a foreign language]

We must go now.

We'll need a taxi.

-[Frederick] Oh, I'll get one.

- Not you Alberto, the
porter will fetch one.

- Oh yeah, I forgot.

- Oh, and for God's
sake, remember,

when we get to Covent
Garden, keep your cloak on

until we reached it
at Pamela's box,

then you can shed it.

Sit well at the back and
keep your mouth shut.

It's Il trovatore, but
don't try to discuss it,

I'll do the talking.

Understood?

[speaking in a foreign language]

[moaning]

That was quite good.

Ah, you are learning,
aren't you?

Come along my lovely
man and [mumbles].

- There you are.

Society girl's film debut.

Shortly to appear in a new
British film, Paris by Night,

dark-haired society beauty,
Miss Georgina Worsley,

orphan ward of Viscount
Bellamy of Haversham,

Under-Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs.

I'm to appear as a
lady of easy virtue

in a night club scene
laughed Miss Worsley.

When our reporter called

at Lord Bellamy's
Belgravia home yesterday.

That's a lovely picture
of her, isn't it?

- Hmm, lady of easy virtue, aye?

His lordship won't like that.

- She'll only be acting, stupid.

Here, Rose, have you seen this?

- What's that?

- A picture of Miss Georgina
in the Mirror

all about her film.

- Oh yes.

The might of dug up a
more recent took photo

of her than that.

- Hmm, I remember that one.

That was in the Tatler
just after the war.

- In opinion, Miss Georgina's
prettier now

than what she used to be,

and gets prettier as
the years go by.

- Oh well, no blinkin'
foreigners asked me

to act in the film, so I might
as well go and do my rooms.

- Rose.

- Hmm, what is it?

- What am I to do
about Frederick?

I have to speak to him.

- What's he done now?

- Well, I asked him
nicely this morning

to go into the pantry
and clean all the cutlery

and put it away.

Well, that shouldn't take
longer than an hour, should it?

He's still in there.

- Oh, go in and tell
him to buck up.

You're the Under-Butler.

- Well, I don't like
throwing my weight,

well, throwing my weight around.

- Mr. Hudson gave you
the responsibility,

and if you don't throw
your weight around,

Frederick will throw
his weight around.

- Yes.

Alright.

I'll go and hurry him up.

- What is it now?

- He's fast asleep.

- What?

- Bloomy well slumped
across the table

in his green base apron,
a candlestick in one hand,

and a piece of rag in another.

- Well, go and wake him up.

- Well, I didn't want to.

- [laughing] Oh, Edward.

I don't know, I really don't.

Come on.

- No, no, leave him be Rose.

He'll wake up dinner
time, won't he?

- I suppose so.

He's looking ever so
washed out lately is Fred.

Always yawnin'.

I don't think he gets
enough sleep.

- Ruby told Daisy that
he's getting in

ever so late on his nights off.

- How does Ruby know?

- Because Frederick's
been bribing Ruby

with chocolates to leave
the back door unbolted

last thing at night.

- Then you'll have to
speak to Ruby too.

Tell her not to leave
the back door open.

- What does it matter?

- It matters a great
deal, Georgina.

What do you think father's
friends are gonna say

when they read that?

- Uncle Richard is no
relation of mine.

- You live in his house, my
house, we're your family.

- I'm not giving up my film job,

if that's what you're
trying to say.

It's very exciting
and very glamorous

to be in films nowadays.

- Rubbish.

- Everybody's doing it so
why the hell shouldn't I?

- Hello Fred.

Shine the silver?

- Yep.

- I shall have to get you
a new razor for Christmas.

- Yeah.

Shows, does it?

- Looks a bit stubbly.

Got up in a hurry did ya?

- A bit.

-[Rose] In late again
last night, was you?

- Must've been.

- Oh, I washed your
silk scarf for ya.

- Oh, char Rose.

- Got most of the lipstick off.

- What lipstick?

- Oh, it was covered.

Mm, smelt of perfume too.

Chanel Number Five,
what her Ladyship wears.

Very expensive.

- Lots of ladies use that.

- Ha, wealthy ladies,
not people like us.

Yeah, did you nip into her
Ladyship's room on your day off,

put a bit of perfume
on your scarf?

[laughing] Caught a
bit of a dash, aye?

- I'm not in the habit of
wearing lady's perfume, Rose.

- Oh, then your lady friend,

the one what you're
seein' on your days off,

she's got a bit of
money, has she?

- What lady friend?

- Oh, you're not spending
your days off

on your own Frederick
Norton, don't give me that.

- A private life
is private, Rose,

that's what Mr. Hutton says.

We're entitled to our privacy.

- Only teasin'.

We [mumbles] each other
in this household,

always have done.

Can't be in service in a
large house with a staff,

not but what you
don't know a bit

about each other's
private affairs.

-[Frederick] I agree.

It's one good reason for
getting out of service.

- Oh?

What's the other?

- Well, there's better
things to do

then cleaning silver
all day, in my opinion.

- I thought you was
contented here.

What's the matter?

- Nothing.

- You're tired out,
that's your trouble.

You can't stay up all night,

and then expect to be fresh
for work the next day,

nobody can.

- I know Rose.

- If I was you, I'd go
to my room after dinner

and stay there and have a
nice sleep until tea time.

You look as if you
could do with it.

- I must say, I'm really looking
forward to this afternoon.

I've never seen them
making a film.

- Mm, neither have I.

- Well, Helen and Archie
Croft were taken onto the set

in Hollywood when they were
in California last year.

Apparently they watched
John Gilbert

and some heavily-painted
woman with a Spanish name

doing a love scene in a
gondola, and met him afterwards.

They said he was charming,
but rather common.

- Exactly.

- The luncheon is served, sir.

- Oh, thank you, Daisy.

Where's Frederick?

- Oh, it's his afternoon
off, sir.

But, on account of
his headaches,

Edward said he could leave early

in order to go to the doctors.

[mumbling]

- Does Georgina know we're
going out to the studios?

- No, no, she doesn't.

I thought we could surprise her.

- Oh.

[chattering]

My dear, isn't it wonderful.

It's so realistic.

- Yeah, yeah, one might almost
imagine one's was actually

in one of those Parisian
night clubs.

- Yes.

- They are now lighting the
set, ready for rehearsal.

Well, I'll find you some chairs

so you can sit and watch, huh?

[chattering]

[banging]

And in a few moments
we shall rehearse

and then shoot the brawl scene.

- The brawl scene?

Oh my God, what is
going to happen?

- Some special girls
will be at those tables,

Miss Worsley amongst them,

and, at first everybody
will be dancing

and making love as
the music plays,

when suddenly, down
the steps comes Gaston,

the lover of one of the girls.

Ah, but she is in the
arms of another man.

Hmm, a woman screams,
everybody stands up,

tables are overturned,
the fight starts,

Gaston draws his knife.

- Oh, I say, isn't that
rather dangerous?

Won't someone get hurt?

- Oh, the knife, huh, the knife.

Yes, the knife is a fake.

See.
- Oh, isn't that clever.

- Everything is unreal,
even that all of stone,

made of soft plaster,
it tears like paper.

[laughing] Ah, there's
Miss Worsley now

if you would like to speak
with her before we start.

- Oh, no, no, no,
don't disturb her,

we'll just sit here
quietly and watch.

You know, keep out of the way.

- Oh, wow, that's gonna
be great Miles.

Sure, I got all that.

Okay, yeah.

Okay, in your positions
everyone, please.

Come here honey, will
you and sit there?

Excuse me, sir, that's right.

Will you sit there?

That's right.

Will you go over there
lady, please?

Thank you very much.

Okay, Vand on the
Rostrom please.

Come on, let's get this
show on the road now.

- By the way, don't tell
Miss Worsley we're here.

We'll wait and surprise her
after she's done her scene.

- Oh, it is good.

And she will not see you
from the bright lights.

Excuse me please.

- Well, Richard can't see
her dressed like that.

- Well, she's got
damn good legs.

Well, you know, better
than the rest of them.

- Yes, she has.

Oh, isn't it all exciting.

- Quiet.

Okay girls, this is the action.

You'll have a tough guy each
seated at the table with you,

do you understand?

The boys are just coming
on from makeup now.

Now when we call for action,

I want you to commence
to peck and cuddle,

make love with your partners,

make it good and
passionate, okay?

Then I'll clap my hands
once and shout, Gaston.

On that cue, I want you
to stop what you're doing

and look at the stairs, up here,

and react to Gaston coming down.

Get up and overturn the
tables as you do so.

Gaston comes down the steps,

and you recognize him
immediately, honey.

And he crosses the dance
floor, moving like a panther,

straight up to your table dear.

- Mine?

- That's right honey, yours.

He seizes your partner,
pulls him on the dance floor,

there's a fight and
Gaston gets knifed, okay?

And then we cover the whole
scene in close ups, okay?

- What do you want me to do?

- Well, just stand there and
look like you're screaming.

Can you scream darlin'?

- You mean actually
scream out loud.

- That's the ticket.

Looks better, make like
you're scared, all of you.

Okay girls?

Ah, here's the boys ready now.

Come on fellas.

I want one there please.

Will you sit there?

Thank you.

Will you come over here and
sit next to this young lady?

Right, this is your position,

this young lady's your partner.

Let me introduce you
to your lover, baby.

-[Actor] Hello.

- Frederick.

- Miss Georgina.

- Do look at their faces.

Freddie will kill me
and so will she.

- Oh my God.

[whistle blowing]

- Okay, rehearsal everybody,
stand by.

Okay for camera, Charlie?

-[Charlie] Okay, Mike.

- Okay, in your positions
please.

Rehearsing, now let's
make this real.

Let's make this passionate.

Don't forget, we're
in gay Paris,

so let's keep it good
and French, okay?

Now we haven't got all night.

Band, stand by for music.

Gaston, stand by
for my hand clap.

Well, come on, get set, you two.

Into your positions please.

Take the lady on your lap.

What is it?

Yeah, that's alright.

- Come on Frederick,
we'll have to.

- Yes Miss.

- No, you.

- Oh, yeah.

-[Director] Okay, now I
think we're ready to go.

Okay Miles, it's all yours.

Turn over.

Action.

- Excuse me Miss.

- Yes.

-[James] Stop.

Just a minute.

- [gasping] My God, James.

- That's done it.

- Who engaged the man?

Who's responsible for this?

That man has no right to
be here, do you hear me?

He's one of my servants.

Now, who engaged him?

- James, it was only
a bit of fun.

I mean.
- Dolly Hale?

- I had no idea you
were coming darling.

- A joke, huh, I might of know
that you'd be behind this.

Georgina, here, come
out here, you hear.

Come out of here at once.

I don't know whose idea of
a joke this is Frederick,

all I know is you go back
to eat and pace and wait.

Now, that's an order.

- I've been engaged for
an afternoon's work, sir.

It's my time off.

- I don't give a damn what
you've been engaged for.

Now get out of this
ridiculous costume

and go home, do you hear?

- You can't do that James.

- You're coming home too,
Georgina, now go and get
changed.

- I shall do nothing
of the sort.

[arguing]

- What's going on?

- A bit of trouble over one
of the extras, governor.

- Well then clear the set.

Save the lights.

[whistle blowing]

- Relax everyone.

Clear the set.

Save the lights.

- Major Bellamy.

Major Bellamy.

Now please, what's the matter?

- Well, it's this woman's fault,

it's her idea of a joke.

Thinks it's funny.

I never heard of anything
so stupid

and infantile in my whole life.

How dare she.

Come along, Georgina,
you're coming home.

- No I am not, I'm staying here
in the studios to do my job.

Now, go away, you've
no business to be here.

Just take Prudence home
and leave me alone.

- Come along Pru, we
better go and find a car.

- You, you, I've seen
you somewhere before.

Now what are you doing here?

- I'm sorry Mr. Marvin,
there's been sort of a mix-up.

I better go home now,

if you can find someone
to take my place.

Lady Dorothy will explain.

Excuse me Miss Georgina.

It wasn't me that did it.

I didn't know, honest
I didn't, Miss.

- I know it wasn't your
fault, Frederick.

- It was my fault Georgina,

but, really such a fuss.

What ever happened to James?

- It wasn't very amusing, Dolly,

putting our footman
in that position.

I don't like to see servants
embarrassed.

- Oh, look, Freddie
wouldn't of minded.

It's only because James had
to come down and spoil it all.

Oh, we're old friends,
Freddy and I.

- Are you?

- Well, you're not
a friend of mine,

not any longer Dolly Hale.

You've ruined the
day completely.

- Oh, look, come
along, Georgina,

what a big silly joke.

- Go away and leave
me alone, will you?

Go away.

[whistle blowing]

-[Director] Okay, stand by
for rehearsal again everybody.

Into your positions please,
into your positions.

Okay Charlie, light it up.

- I'm sorry.

I'll go back on the set now--

- Oh, no, no, no,
there's no need.

My dear, since I do not wish
to upset Lord Bellamy's family,

I wish you to get changed,
stay in your dressing room,

and I will drive you home later.

Another scene, another day, huh?

-[Director] Okay, now
I want you to remember

you're French and
you're underworld,

and when you see Gaston
coming down those steps

that really frightens you

because you know what's
gonna happen

when the knives get out.

But, when Gaston himself is
knifed, that really scares you,

because you know there's
gonna be the biggest blow up

in gay Paris since the
French Revolution.

So, let's make it real.

- They wouldn't let
you into the studio

to see Miss Georgina
doing her acting?

- No.

- Oh.

- Well, I was going to later
on, see, but we left too early.

The Major and Lady Prudence
came out to the car,

faces like thunder, told me

to drive straight
back to London,

and that's all I know.

- Pins?

-[Rose] Oh, hello Frederick,
you back?

Had your tea?

- Yep.

-[Bridges] There's another cup

in the pot if you'd like some.

- No thanks Mrs. Bridges.

-[Daisy] What did doctor say?

- Hey?

- About your headaches?

- Oh, that.

He give me some medicine.

- Took rather a long
time, didn't he?

I thought you were seeing
him at half past 12?

- I did, then I went to
the park for a walk after,

listened to the band for a bit

and went for a run
at supper time.

- All on your own?

- That's right.

- There you are.

- Thank you.

- Is the Major back yet?

- Yeah, he's in the morning
room with Lady Prudence.

She come back for tea.

- Oh.

- I have every right
to be angry.

My God, for two pins, I'd of
strangled that Dolly Hale.

- I agree she did a very
stupid and improper thing.

An Earl's daughter
should know better.

All the same, I do feel
you made rather more

of a scene than was necessary
in front of all those people.

- I will not stand by and
see my servants humiliated

by a worthless person
like Dolly Hale.

- Is that really why you
lost your temper James?

Are you sure it wasn't something

to do with seeing Georgina
made a fool of?

- Yes, of course it was.

I don't like it when people
do cruel things to Georgina,

I never have.

- That's very noble and
protective of you, my dear.

Don't you think that
Georgina is old enough now

to choose her own friends?

- Yes, yes, I suppose she is.

[sighing] Why do I have
to be so jealous

and envious when
Georgina goes out

and has fun with all
her young friends?

I resent it, I admit that,

I feel left out, no
longer part of her life.

- Well, you're in love with
your cousin, aren't you?

You always have been.

[sighing]

I try to tell myself
it isn't true,

but somehow I know
damn well it is.

It's useless now, I've lost her.

- I am sorry,

truly.

- Dear Pru.

- Thank you for taking
me to the film studios.

It was a most interesting
and exciting afternoon.

- Yes, just a moment, I'll ring.

- No, no, don't bother
the servants.

Edward's probably
having his tea,

and I don't suppose
Frederick's back on duty yet.

I'll see myself out.

Chin up, darling.

[bell ringing]

- Morning room?

- Alright.

- I'll go.

If that's Lady Prudence
leaving, I'd rather go meself.

I want to see the Major.

- It's your day off, Fred.

- It's alright, I want
to speak to him.

- What, in your off-duty suit?

- He won't mind, this once.

Lady Prudence already left, sir?

- Yes, I showed her out myself.

- Yes.

- I rang to have the
tea things removed.

- Yes sir.

- I wasn't going to mention
this afternoon's performance

until tomorrow, Frederick,

but since you're here, I think
we better discuss it now,

don't you?

- Yes sir.

- I am all for the
occasional joke, Frederick,

but you are supposed to be
footman in this house, hmm.

Now I brought you
in after the war,

and gave you a job here,

because you'd been my
servant in the army

and because I trusted you.

- Yes sir.

I'm very grateful to you sir.

- Yes, well, I don't
think that in all fairness

you can expect me to
turn a blind eye

when you take part in
some stupid practical joke

organized by Lady Dorothy Hale,

who, whatever any of
us may think of her,

is nevertheless a guest in
this house from time to time

and a friend of Miss Georgina's.

- No sir.

- She should have known
better and so should you.

All you had to do is
come and tell me about it

and I could've put a stop to it.

- Beg pardon sir,
but I didn't know.

- Yes, yes, well I'm prepared
to turn a blind eye this once,

but, in the future--

- If I might interrupt sir.

- What?

- Just to explain.

You see, I'm very grateful
to you sir, and his Lordship,

and her Ladyship.

I've been very happy
in service here, sir.

Only, just lately, I've
been a bit, well, unsettled.

- Oh, that's because of
Edward's promotion, hmm?

- No, not because of that sir.

You see, ever since
Lady Dorothy called

around here the other afternoon,

while you was away for Ascot

and invited me to join some
of her friends for dinner

at a cafe out there.

- She what?

- Yes sir.

Well, I've had the opportunity

of seein' how other people live.

They've been very good to me,

and I found I can like,
well, get on with people,

Lady Dolly's sort of people.

- Oh, can you?

- Yes sir.

I've always been a
bit ambitious sir,

and so I've decided
to give up service

and take my chance in
the outside world.

If you'll be good enough
to accept my notice sir.

- Now, just a minute Frederick,

are you telling me Lady
Dolly's been taking you

around London with her?

-[Frederick] Yes sir.

She's been very kind to me,

buy me clothes and nice things.

- God man, have you
got no pride?

Has she been giving you money,

actual cash to go
around with her?

- Yes sir.

She gave me some
money last week,

couldn't see no harm in it.

- No, you couldn't
see any harm in it.

You, Trooper Norton of
His Majesty's Life Guards,

my soldier, servant and footman,

little better than a
kept man, a gigolo.

And you couldn't see
any harm in it?

Are you mad?

- I've nothing to
be ashamed of sir.

- Well you should have.

- Can I take it you accept
my notice then?

- What else can I do?

- Thank you sir.

[sighing]

- Did the Major say anything?

- Hey?

- About your suit.

- No.

Well, time to say cheerio.

- Cheerio?

- That's right.

I'm leaving.

- What?

-[Frederick] I'm leaving.

- You never got the push.

- Gave me self the push.

- What's happened, Frederick?

- I think I can guess,
Fred, can't I?

- Can you?

- You've got a wealthy
lady friend,

what wants to marry ya.

- [laughing] Rose.

- Rose, this is no
time for jokes.

- It isn't a joke, is it Fred?

- Not exactly.

- Well, go on, tell us.

- Well, you might as well know,

seeing as I'll be gone
by tomorrow mornin',

'cause I'm not stoppin'.

- Frederick, what have you done?

- I've done nothing
wrong, Mrs. Bridges,

I just, well, I just found
out that life's got more

in it for me than running
up and down stairs

in a footman's livery,
that's all.

- Got a better job, have you?

- No, he's gonna marry a
wealthy lady, like what I said,

aren't you Fred?

- Well, I've been seeing
quite a bit lately

of Lady Dorothy Hale, you see.

- Seeing a bit of--

- Seen all of her if
you really want to know.

- So that's who it was,

all that expensive perfume
on your scarf.

- I think you better
stop talking Frederick.

It's disgusting.

- Oh, no, let him go on.

You've been on intimate social
terms with her, haven't you?

- It's alright, I've
already told the Major.

- You don't think you're going

to marry Lady Dorothy, do you?

'Cause if you do, I advise
you to think again, young man.

Lady Dorothy may amuse
herself being friendly

with a footman when
it suits her.

I've heard of title
ladies doing such things,

but just you remember this,

for all she's a mad cap and
gets her name in the papers

and all that, she's still the
Earl of Shelburne's daughter,

and you're Lord and
Lady Bellamy's footman.

- I don't need to marry no
Earl's daughter, Mrs. Bridges,

thank you very much,
but I can get on

with her sort of people,

and I can make a good
living on the films,

and escortin' and dancin'
with ladies

at these tea dance places.

I know I can, because
they all said I can.

Only the other night
at the opera--

- Oh, the opera is it?

We go out to the
opera now do we?

In the royal box, I suppose.

- No, the one next to it.

[laughing]

Anyway, Lady Dolly said I was
wasted as a domestic servant.

With your looks and your
sex appeal, she said,

you could conquer London.

- I'm quite sure you
could, Frederick,

if by that she means carrying
on with young society ladies,

what's husbands can't
satisfy them.

I don't call that
conquering London,

anymore than a tomcat on
the wall in the moonlight.

- [laughing] Oh, Mrs. Bridges.

- What a thing to say.

- And not in front of
my wife, Mrs. Bridges.

- Well it's about time she
learned a few things about life,

especially if she's gonna
stop on in this house.

I don't know.

- Well, I'm off to my
room then, start packin'.

- Well, Fred, we'll miss you.

- Yeah,

pity, still.

- Hope you know what
you're doing Fred.

Still, suppose it's
too late to change.

You've burned your boat.

- I have.

- Well all I can say
is thank the Lord

Miss Drudson isn't here.

If he knew that his footman
was carryin' on under his nose

with a lady what's a
friend of the family's,

I think he'd drop dead.

- One day, when I'm a famous
film star out in Hollywood,

I'll send you all my photo,
autographed, of course,

and you can show it to
your pals and say,

that's Fred Norton,
as used to work here

as footman in the old days.

Done well for himself,
hasn't he?

Cheerio.

-[James] Ah, there you are.

- Yes, I'm back.

- You dined, have you?

- Oh yes, thank you,
with Paul Marvin.

- Frederick's leaving us.

- Why?

- It seems he's got his eye

on something better than
being a footman.

- Well, good for him.

- I didn't dismiss
him, you know,

he gave notice himself.

- Yes, I see.

I would never have gone
down to the studios

if I'd known that Dolly was
going to play that trick on me

with Frederick, you do
know that, don't you James?

- Uh, yes, yes, I think
I can believe that.

For all your silly, childish,
scatter-brained behavior,

I think you've got more
sense and good taste

than to humiliate yourself
and a servant.

Must have been a dreadful
experience for you,

that's all I can say.

I felt quite sorry for you.

- Oh, I'll get over it.

And I'm not silly or
childish or scatter-brained,

Master Jumbo Bellamy.

- Hmm.

Hey.

- Trouble is that you are
just a rotten, pompous,

stuck-up, prudish, goody-goody.

- How dare you talk
to me like that.

-[Georgina] Old-fashioned,
stuffy.

[chattering]

[waltzing music]