"Our Miss Brooks" Vitamin E-4

1 00:00:00,042 --> 00:00:07,049 I can cook your eggs in the jiffy, Connie. 2 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:15,074 -== [ www.OpenSubtitles.com ] ==- 3 00:00:25,943 --> 00:00:28,028 But your ham will take a few minutes more. 4 00:00:28,153 --> 00:00:29,988 Now that's all right, Mrs. Davis. 5 00:00:30,113 --> 00:00:31,156 I can start on a roll. 6 00:00:31,281 --> 00:00:32,366 Oh no, don't eat that, dear. 7 00:00:32,491 --> 00:00:34,201 It's been lying around for three days. 8 00:00:34,326 --> 00:00:39,831 I'm just using it to keep the table steady. 9 00:00:39,957 --> 00:00:43,835 The legs are a bit wobbly. 10 00:00:43,961 --> 00:00:45,587 Well, it happens to all of us sooner or later. 11 00:00:45,712 --> 00:00:48,423 You seem a bit blue, dear. 12 00:00:48,548 --> 00:00:49,800 Anything troubling you? 13 00:00:49,925 --> 00:00:52,427 I didn't want to discuss it, Mrs. Davis. 14 00:00:52,552 --> 00:00:54,471 But I received a letter from my sister Doris 15 00:00:54,596 --> 00:00:56,682 the other day, and she's going to have a baby. 16 00:00:56,807 --> 00:00:58,267 Well, what's so bad about that? 17 00:00:58,392 --> 00:01:00,978 It's only natural. 18 00:01:01,103 --> 00:01:05,232 Boy meets girl, they're happily married, and now they're going to have a baby. 19 00:01:05,357 --> 00:01:07,567 It should happen to more of us. 20 00:01:07,693 --> 00:01:10,112 The thing that disturbs me most is that my brother... 21 00:01:10,237 --> 00:01:12,197 Well, let's try to look at the bright side. 22 00:01:12,322 --> 00:01:14,449 Maybe her husband will find another job. 23 00:01:14,574 --> 00:01:15,659 Well, I hope so. 24 00:01:15,784 --> 00:01:20,414 But lately it seemed to me that Freddy's been vaccinated against employment. 25 00:01:20,539 --> 00:01:24,626 In the two years they've been married, he's worked exactly three months. 26 00:01:24,751 --> 00:01:27,504 The rest of the time, he's spent contemplating his easel. 27 00:01:27,629 --> 00:01:32,050 You didn't tell me that Freddy was an artist. 28 00:01:32,175 --> 00:01:32,926 Oh, yes. 29 00:01:33,051 --> 00:01:35,637 In fact, he made a special trip to New York last month. 30 00:01:35,762 --> 00:01:39,433 He went to an art gallery carrying a whole suitcase full of his paintings. 31 00:01:39,558 --> 00:01:41,018 Did he sell anything? 32 00:01:41,143 --> 00:01:43,770 Just a suitcase. 33 00:01:43,895 --> 00:01:45,897 I can't bear the thought of my sister facing 34 00:01:46,023 --> 00:01:47,941 motherhood in such a precarious position. 35 00:01:48,066 --> 00:01:50,902 So last night I wrote Doris a letter and said I'd 36 00:01:51,028 --> 00:01:54,281 assume all their expenses in the critical period ahead. 37 00:01:54,406 --> 00:01:59,161 But Connie, you can't afford a big responsibility like that on your salary. 38 00:01:59,286 --> 00:02:01,413 Well, not on my present salary, no. 39 00:02:01,538 --> 00:02:05,292 But yesterday, I think opportunity knocked on the door, Mrs. Davis. 40 00:02:05,417 --> 00:02:07,461 No doubt you've heard of Professor Anderson. 41 00:02:07,586 --> 00:02:08,462 Professor Anderson? 42 00:02:08,587 --> 00:02:09,755 No, dear, I haven't. 43 00:02:09,880 --> 00:02:11,673 Well, he's a famous scientist. 44 00:02:11,798 --> 00:02:14,176 And his staff consists of several teachers who 45 00:02:14,301 --> 00:02:16,636 help assemble material for his lecture tours. 46 00:02:16,762 --> 00:02:19,556 When Professor Anderson called me yesterday afternoon, 47 00:02:19,681 --> 00:02:22,225 he reminded me of his scientific accomplishments. 48 00:02:22,351 --> 00:02:25,937 I guess you could say that he's one of the country's foremost physicists. 49 00:02:26,063 --> 00:02:31,360 I couldn't say that if I had your teeth. 50 00:02:31,485 --> 00:02:33,278 Well, anyway, he is, and... 51 00:02:33,403 --> 00:02:36,073 He's invited me over to his lab at four o'clock this 52 00:02:36,198 --> 00:02:39,326 afternoon to get a first-hand knowledge of the way he works. 53 00:02:39,451 --> 00:02:44,873 He suggested that I assist in the actual manufacture of his newest discovery, E4. 54 00:02:44,998 --> 00:02:45,832 E4? 55 00:02:45,957 --> 00:02:48,126 It's a miraculous new vitamin. 56 00:02:48,251 --> 00:02:49,836 And guess what, Mrs. Davis? 57 00:02:49,961 --> 00:02:50,170 What? 58 00:02:50,295 --> 00:02:53,590 Professor Anderson has offered me $150 a month, more than 59 00:02:53,715 --> 00:02:57,386 I'm making now, to go on a nationwide lecture tour with him. 60 00:02:57,511 --> 00:02:59,346 And furthermore, I've accepted. 61 00:02:59,471 --> 00:03:01,890 But that means you'll be leaving Madison. 62 00:03:02,015 --> 00:03:04,518 Well, it isn't quite that simple, Mrs. Davis. 63 00:03:04,643 --> 00:03:07,354 Last semester, a couple of teachers quit in midterm, 64 00:03:07,479 --> 00:03:10,107 and Mr. Conklin had an awful time replacing them. 65 00:03:10,232 --> 00:03:13,527 So at the beginning of this semester, he made us all sign a pledge 66 00:03:13,652 --> 00:03:16,780 saying that we wouldn't quit in the middle of the school year. 67 00:03:16,905 --> 00:03:19,116 That sounds like I was good all right. 68 00:03:19,241 --> 00:03:22,536 Then you're not free to accept Professor Anderson's offer. 69 00:03:22,661 --> 00:03:26,790 If you sign that pledge... Oh, well, I'm honor-bound not to quit, no. 70 00:03:26,915 --> 00:03:30,210 But by flirting with insubordination, I think I can 71 00:03:30,335 --> 00:03:33,588 force Mr. Conklin into recommending my dismissal. 72 00:03:33,713 --> 00:03:37,217 And with things being the way they are with Doris, I guess that's the best I can do. 73 00:03:37,342 --> 00:03:39,052 But what about your friends, Connie? 74 00:03:39,177 --> 00:03:41,430 They'll be heartbroken at Madison. 75 00:03:41,555 --> 00:03:43,890 Well, I'll be pretty blue myself, Mrs. Davis. 76 00:03:44,015 --> 00:03:47,102 But I'm determined to avoid any and all sad farewells. 77 00:03:47,227 --> 00:03:48,687 Well, how are you going to do that? 78 00:03:48,812 --> 00:03:52,190 Well, I cooked up a little scheme that should soften the blow for most of us. 79 00:03:52,315 --> 00:03:53,650 What sort of a scheme? 80 00:03:53,775 --> 00:03:56,278 I'm going to give them the cold shoulder treatment. 81 00:03:56,403 --> 00:04:00,240 You know, make them so angry that they won't regret my leaving at all. 82 00:04:00,365 --> 00:04:03,243 Oh, I don't think that can work, Connie. 83 00:04:03,368 --> 00:04:05,662 The affection we all have for you is so 84 00:04:05,787 --> 00:04:08,457 deep-rooted, it couldn't possibly be killed. 85 00:04:08,582 --> 00:04:10,792 Now that's awfully sweet of you to say that, Mrs. 86 00:04:10,917 --> 00:04:13,336 Davis, but I'll only have to annoy them temporarily. 87 00:04:13,462 --> 00:04:16,298 I'll show you exactly what I mean when Walter Denton gets here. 88 00:04:16,423 --> 00:04:17,716 Well, I don't know, Connie. 89 00:04:17,841 --> 00:04:19,718 Oh, there's Walter now. 90 00:04:19,843 --> 00:04:21,344 Come in, Walter. 91 00:04:21,470 --> 00:04:22,888 Well, here goes. 92 00:04:23,013 --> 00:04:26,933 I only hope this doesn't hurt me more than it hurts him. 93 00:04:27,058 --> 00:04:28,059 Well, good morning, ladies. 94 00:04:28,185 --> 00:04:29,394 Oh, hello, Walter. 95 00:04:29,519 --> 00:04:30,604 Sit down and have my juice. 96 00:04:30,729 --> 00:04:31,605 I haven't touched it. 97 00:04:31,730 --> 00:04:32,981 Oh, thanks. 98 00:04:34,399 --> 00:04:37,277 Well, Miss Brooks, you certainly look pretty this morning. 99 00:04:37,402 --> 00:04:42,032 I've had just about enough of your insults, Walter. 100 00:04:42,157 --> 00:04:44,201 Why, I just said you looked lovely this morning. 101 00:04:44,326 --> 00:04:45,827 Oh, I get the inference. 102 00:04:45,952 --> 00:04:50,332 You mean that on other mornings, I look like a bag of wet wash. 103 00:04:50,457 --> 00:04:53,752 Well, I'm sick and tired of seeing your grinning face opposite me at breakfast, 104 00:04:53,877 --> 00:04:57,464 morning after morning, leering like a punch-drunk fighter and wolfing down my food. 105 00:04:59,883 --> 00:05:02,427 Holy cow, what happened to you? 106 00:05:02,552 --> 00:05:04,137 Mrs. Davis, I don't get it. 107 00:05:04,262 --> 00:05:05,305 You will. 108 00:05:12,354 --> 00:05:13,313 Lieutenant Barrett? 109 00:05:13,438 --> 00:05:14,356 Yes. 110 00:05:14,481 --> 00:05:18,527 I'm Mr. Stone of the Board of Education. 111 00:05:18,652 --> 00:05:21,821 I think you'll find me quite a peaceable man, Lieutenant. 112 00:05:21,947 --> 00:05:24,199 I don't believe you'll need your gun. 113 00:05:24,324 --> 00:05:27,077 Don't worry about this. 114 00:05:27,202 --> 00:05:29,788 I haven't used it in days. 115 00:05:29,913 --> 00:05:31,331 Sit down, Mr. Snow. 116 00:05:31,456 --> 00:05:34,042 I'll tell you why I called you over. 117 00:05:34,167 --> 00:05:36,920 No doubt you've heard of Professor Anderson. 118 00:05:37,045 --> 00:05:38,421 Professor Anderson? 119 00:05:38,547 --> 00:05:40,048 No, I don't believe I have. 120 00:05:40,173 --> 00:05:40,757 Who is it? 121 00:05:40,882 --> 00:05:43,552 He's a big, fat fraud, that's who he is. 122 00:05:43,677 --> 00:05:46,221 A phony medicine man with a record a mile long. 123 00:05:46,346 --> 00:05:49,391 Fortunately, we got the goods on him and tossed him into the clink. 124 00:05:49,516 --> 00:05:51,059 I thought you might have seen his ad in the papers. 125 00:05:51,184 --> 00:05:53,144 He hired a hall for a series of lectures. 126 00:05:53,270 --> 00:05:57,816 Well, I'm glad you caught him, but what has all this got to do with me, Lieutenant? 127 00:05:57,941 --> 00:06:00,986 Professor preys on school teachers, Mr. Stone. 128 00:06:01,111 --> 00:06:04,447 Their presence on the stage during his lectures gives an air 129 00:06:04,573 --> 00:06:08,285 of legitimacy to his product, a mythical vitamin he calls E4. 130 00:06:08,410 --> 00:06:09,244 E for? 131 00:06:09,369 --> 00:06:11,580 He sells the stuff for $5 a bottle. 132 00:06:11,705 --> 00:06:15,083 Made $1,000 a night in some towns we've been able to check on. 133 00:06:15,208 --> 00:06:16,251 That's incredible. 134 00:06:16,376 --> 00:06:18,378 How could school teachers be hoodwinked into 135 00:06:18,503 --> 00:06:20,463 aligning themselves with such a character? 136 00:06:20,589 --> 00:06:21,464 It's simple. 137 00:06:21,590 --> 00:06:23,925 First, he tells them about some legitimate 138 00:06:24,050 --> 00:06:26,970 scientific achievements, which he claims is his own. 139 00:06:27,095 --> 00:06:28,471 Then he offers them a fat salary. 140 00:06:28,597 --> 00:06:30,265 Of course, when payoff time comes around, 141 00:06:30,390 --> 00:06:32,267 he skips town, leaving them holding the bag. 142 00:06:32,392 --> 00:06:34,352 No job, no money. 143 00:06:35,687 --> 00:06:37,814 Well, you know, in a way, it serves them right. 144 00:06:37,939 --> 00:06:42,068 These are some of the E4 capsules he turns out in his so-called lab. 145 00:06:42,193 --> 00:06:43,194 You ought to see the place. 146 00:06:43,320 --> 00:06:47,157 He's even got a tape recorder with instructions on how to make the junk. 147 00:06:47,282 --> 00:06:48,450 Tape recorder, you say? 148 00:06:48,575 --> 00:06:50,910 Yeah, the professor's a pretty cagey customer. 149 00:06:51,036 --> 00:06:52,912 Most of the time, he doesn't even make an appearance. 150 00:06:53,038 --> 00:06:55,665 He feels the fewer people who see his face, the better. 151 00:06:55,790 --> 00:06:57,709 We're going to stake out there this afternoon 152 00:06:57,834 --> 00:06:59,544 and try to nab some of his confederates. 153 00:06:59,669 --> 00:07:02,088 Well, good for you, Lieutenant. 154 00:07:02,213 --> 00:07:04,549 You know, I'd like very much to be present. 155 00:07:04,674 --> 00:07:06,301 I think that could be arranged. 156 00:07:06,426 --> 00:07:09,387 We're not going to break the story until later, so this is confidential. 157 00:07:09,512 --> 00:07:12,557 Oh, yes, of course, I understand. 158 00:07:12,682 --> 00:07:16,811 Uh, tell me, Lieutenant, just what do these E4 capsules actually contain? 159 00:07:16,936 --> 00:07:20,607 You may not believe this, Mr. Stone, but as nearly as chemical analysis can ascertain, they're 160 00:07:20,732 --> 00:07:24,402 comprised of exactly one part molasses, one part powdered sugar, and two parts chicken fat. 161 00:07:35,038 --> 00:07:38,708 I summoned Miss Brooks, Harriet. 162 00:07:39,959 --> 00:07:43,421 Now then, you're certain you saw her on the school lawn idly searching 163 00:07:43,546 --> 00:07:47,425 for four leaf clovers when she should have been in her first class? 164 00:07:47,550 --> 00:07:51,429 Well, yes, Daddy, but I presumed you'd given her a free period or something. 165 00:07:51,554 --> 00:07:53,306 Golly, I wouldn't snitch on Miss Brooks. 166 00:07:53,431 --> 00:07:59,354 Why, she's a wonderful teacher and a wonderful... She's a gold brick. 167 00:07:59,479 --> 00:08:01,439 Now, run along, Harriet. 168 00:08:01,564 --> 00:08:02,691 That way. 169 00:08:02,816 --> 00:08:06,277 What I have to say to Miss Brooks is not for the ears of a youngster. 170 00:08:06,403 --> 00:08:07,404 Go! 171 00:08:11,658 --> 00:08:13,785 Go! 172 00:08:13,910 --> 00:08:15,787 Good morning, Mr. Conklin. 173 00:08:15,912 --> 00:08:18,289 I just found a four-leaf clover, sir. 174 00:08:18,415 --> 00:08:19,916 Yes, this is my lucky day. 175 00:08:20,041 --> 00:08:22,419 Don't bet on it. 176 00:08:23,712 --> 00:08:28,091 Miss Brooks, it has just come to my attention that you missed your first class. 177 00:08:28,216 --> 00:08:29,342 Oh, I didn't miss it, sir. 178 00:08:29,467 --> 00:08:30,343 I just wasn't there. 179 00:08:30,468 --> 00:08:33,346 Oh, it's a lovely day out in Wisconsin. 180 00:08:33,471 --> 00:08:35,557 The air is so invigorating. 181 00:08:35,682 --> 00:08:38,685 We should all get out more often, don't you think so, sir? 182 00:08:38,810 --> 00:08:41,855 Apparently, this is more than just a case of missing a class. 183 00:08:41,980 --> 00:08:47,193 You are also missing a few of your marbles. 184 00:08:47,318 --> 00:08:51,030 You like your job here, don't you, Miss Rose? 185 00:08:51,156 --> 00:08:52,157 Oh, I love it. 186 00:08:52,282 --> 00:08:53,992 I wouldn't quit medicine for the world. 187 00:08:54,117 --> 00:08:55,744 Besides, I signed a pledge. 188 00:08:55,869 --> 00:08:58,163 And if there's one thing you can say about me, 189 00:08:58,288 --> 00:09:00,498 sir, it's that I'm loyal to my obligations. 190 00:09:00,623 --> 00:09:02,876 Yes, sir, I was just thinking about that as I 191 00:09:03,001 --> 00:09:05,462 was sitting out on the lawn cutting first class. 192 00:09:05,587 --> 00:09:09,466 Oh, were you? 193 00:09:09,591 --> 00:09:11,634 Now, see here, Miss Brooks. 194 00:09:11,760 --> 00:09:14,429 My, my, we are agy this morning, aren't we? 195 00:09:14,554 --> 00:09:16,055 Must be all this confinement. 196 00:09:16,181 --> 00:09:18,224 Sitting in this stuffy office day after day. 197 00:09:18,349 --> 00:09:21,102 You should get out on the lawn more like I do. 198 00:09:21,227 --> 00:09:22,687 You need a rest, sir. 199 00:09:22,812 --> 00:09:26,065 That's just the prescription I had in mind for you. 200 00:09:26,191 --> 00:09:28,651 A long, long rest. 201 00:09:28,777 --> 00:09:32,071 As principal of this institution, it is my duty to tell Mr. Stone of your 202 00:09:32,197 --> 00:09:35,784 mutinous attitude, and he will take immediate steps to assure your dismissal. 203 00:09:40,455 --> 00:09:43,333 Now, how do you like them apples? 204 00:09:43,458 --> 00:09:45,168 Those apples, sir. 205 00:09:45,293 --> 00:09:47,712 Them is a personal pronoun, while those is a 206 00:09:47,837 --> 00:09:51,049 demonstrative pronoun, directly indicating its antecedent. 207 00:09:51,174 --> 00:09:56,054 If you are not out of here by the time I count ten... Make that five, sir. 208 00:09:56,179 --> 00:09:58,890 This fresh air has made me quick as a bunny. 209 00:09:59,015 --> 00:10:02,519 How about taking a sun bath with me during next class? 210 00:10:02,644 --> 00:10:07,148 All right! 211 00:10:07,273 --> 00:10:07,774 Dinner! 212 00:10:07,899 --> 00:10:08,399 Order? 213 00:10:08,525 --> 00:10:09,651 No, not at all, Mr. Boynton. 214 00:10:09,776 --> 00:10:10,610 Thanks. 215 00:10:10,735 --> 00:10:14,030 Good to know I have at least one friend on Madison's faculty. 216 00:10:14,155 --> 00:10:16,533 I don't think I'll be on the faculty much longer, Walter. 217 00:10:16,658 --> 00:10:18,451 I found a new job. 218 00:10:18,576 --> 00:10:19,994 It's a great opportunity for me. 219 00:10:20,119 --> 00:10:20,662 A new job? 220 00:10:20,787 --> 00:10:21,037 Where? 221 00:10:21,162 --> 00:10:25,834 No doubt you've heard of Professor Anderson. 222 00:10:25,959 --> 00:10:27,836 He's a world-famous scientist, Walter. 223 00:10:27,961 --> 00:10:29,712 He told me about some of his achievements 224 00:10:29,838 --> 00:10:31,923 yesterday when he made me this wonderful offer. 225 00:10:32,048 --> 00:10:33,299 Offer to do what? 226 00:10:33,424 --> 00:10:37,428 To assist him in the manufacture of his miraculous E4 vitamin capsules. 227 00:10:37,554 --> 00:10:39,806 I'm due at his laboratory at four o'clock this afternoon. 228 00:10:39,931 --> 00:10:43,184 Yeah, but Mr. Boynton, you can't just up and quit in the middle of a school term. 229 00:10:43,309 --> 00:10:46,855 Harriet told me her dad made the entire faculty sign a pledge to that effect. 230 00:10:46,980 --> 00:10:49,858 I'm well aware of that, Walter, but I don't think there's some way out of it. 231 00:10:49,983 --> 00:10:53,361 I've just got to get that extra money Professor Anderson is offering. 232 00:10:53,486 --> 00:10:53,570 Well, why? 233 00:10:53,695 --> 00:10:54,821 Are you in some kind of trouble? 234 00:10:54,946 --> 00:10:55,738 No, it's not for me. 235 00:10:55,864 --> 00:10:57,240 It's for my kid brother, Bob. 236 00:10:57,365 --> 00:10:58,992 I got a letter from him a couple of days ago. 237 00:10:59,117 --> 00:11:00,076 Well, what's wrong with him? 238 00:11:00,201 --> 00:11:03,663 He's going to have a baby. 239 00:11:03,788 --> 00:11:05,206 What's so bad about that? 240 00:11:05,331 --> 00:11:08,418 His wife just lost her job. 241 00:11:11,087 --> 00:11:13,840 Bob's a few years younger than I am, and we've 242 00:11:13,965 --> 00:11:16,926 always had a sort of father and son relationship. 243 00:11:17,051 --> 00:11:18,469 I'd do anything for him. 244 00:11:18,595 --> 00:11:20,305 Well, doesn't he have a job? 245 00:11:20,430 --> 00:11:23,224 Yes, but it doesn't pay much, poor kid. 246 00:11:23,349 --> 00:11:24,976 The toughest thing I'll have to face is 247 00:11:25,101 --> 00:11:27,020 saying goodbye to my friends here at Madison. 248 00:11:27,145 --> 00:11:31,524 I never could stand sad farewells, when it comes to Miss Brooks especially. 249 00:11:31,649 --> 00:11:33,568 Don't mention Miss Brooks to me. 250 00:11:33,693 --> 00:11:36,529 You should have heard how nasty she was to me this morning. 251 00:11:36,654 --> 00:11:39,532 What a cold proposition. 252 00:11:39,657 --> 00:11:41,868 Walter, that's no way to talk about Miss Brooks. 253 00:11:41,993 --> 00:11:43,912 She was probably just upset about something. 254 00:11:44,037 --> 00:11:46,122 Well, so why'd she have to take it out on me? 255 00:11:46,247 --> 00:11:48,249 The way she acted, I don't care if I ever see her again. 256 00:11:48,374 --> 00:11:50,418 Oh, I'm sure you're exaggerating, Walter. 257 00:11:50,543 --> 00:11:52,337 Why... Hey, wait a minute. 258 00:11:52,462 --> 00:11:54,297 You're giving me an idea, Walter. 259 00:11:54,422 --> 00:11:57,091 I won't relish doing it, but if I act coolly toward 260 00:11:57,216 --> 00:11:59,969 Miss Brooks, it might lessen the blow considerably. 261 00:12:00,094 --> 00:12:02,221 Well, that's up to you, Mr. Boynton. 262 00:12:02,347 --> 00:12:04,223 Oh, gosh, I almost forgot. 263 00:12:04,349 --> 00:12:07,310 I'd like to hear more about your new job, but I got to get over to 264 00:12:07,435 --> 00:12:10,563 my locker and fix a puncture in my sneakers before my phys ed class. 265 00:12:10,688 --> 00:12:11,439 I'll see you later. 266 00:12:11,564 --> 00:12:11,648 Come on. 267 00:12:11,773 --> 00:12:15,985 So long, Walter. 268 00:12:22,575 --> 00:12:27,664 Good afternoon, Mr. Boyden. 269 00:12:27,789 --> 00:12:28,498 What's good about it? 270 00:12:28,623 --> 00:12:31,834 You want to make something out of it? 271 00:12:31,960 --> 00:12:35,463 Well, I don't... can. 272 00:12:35,588 --> 00:12:38,257 I'm sick and tired of people saying good afternoon. 273 00:12:38,383 --> 00:12:39,258 Sure, it's a good afternoon. 274 00:12:39,384 --> 00:12:40,510 It's a wonderful afternoon. 275 00:12:40,635 --> 00:12:41,427 What good does it do me? 276 00:12:41,552 --> 00:12:42,887 Can I get out and enjoy it? 277 00:12:43,012 --> 00:12:43,638 Well, why not? 278 00:12:43,763 --> 00:12:45,932 That's what I did this morning. 279 00:12:46,057 --> 00:12:49,018 Of course, I missed a class and I may be fired for it. 280 00:12:49,143 --> 00:12:51,729 Just for missing a class? 281 00:12:51,854 --> 00:12:53,731 Maybe it was deliberate, Mr. Borden. 282 00:12:53,856 --> 00:12:56,734 Maybe I'm bored with certain people around here. 283 00:12:56,859 --> 00:12:59,696 Maybe I'll just continue to irritate 284 00:12:59,821 --> 00:13:03,533 Mr. Conson until he's forced to get rid of me. 285 00:13:03,658 --> 00:13:08,454 At the risk of squandering the money, a penny for your thoughts. 286 00:13:08,579 --> 00:13:10,456 My thoughts are my own business, Miss Brooks. 287 00:13:10,581 --> 00:13:13,376 I don't mean to be rude, but I'm entitled to some privacy. 288 00:13:13,501 --> 00:13:14,585 Privacy? 289 00:13:14,711 --> 00:13:17,505 Well, I... After all, I didn't invite you to this table. 290 00:13:17,630 --> 00:13:22,552 You want to make something of it, Frog Boy? 291 00:13:24,137 --> 00:13:25,638 That does it! 292 00:13:27,890 --> 00:13:28,766 Goodbye, Miss Brooks! 293 00:13:28,891 --> 00:13:29,559 Goodbye! 294 00:13:29,684 --> 00:13:36,691 ♪ 295 00:13:46,784 --> 00:13:53,791 But Mr. Stone, I consider such insubordination... Yes, yes, I understand. 296 00:13:56,419 --> 00:13:57,336 Yes, sir. 297 00:13:57,462 --> 00:13:58,463 Goodbye. 298 00:14:00,089 --> 00:14:01,966 Mr. Stone has flatly refused to consider my 299 00:14:02,091 --> 00:14:04,719 recommendation that Miss Brooks be dismissed at this time. 300 00:14:04,844 --> 00:14:09,599 He attributes her recent action to, of all things, overwork. 301 00:14:09,724 --> 00:14:13,269 Well, that's very possible, Daddy. 302 00:14:13,394 --> 00:14:15,438 I, for one, am delighted. 303 00:14:15,563 --> 00:14:19,150 You, for one, can keep your little mouth shut. 304 00:14:19,275 --> 00:14:20,693 Don't you see what this means? 305 00:14:20,818 --> 00:14:25,948 Your daddy is a puppet, a weak shell of a man, utterly devoid of power. 306 00:14:26,074 --> 00:14:28,993 Oh, now, please, Daddy, don't let it get you down. 307 00:14:29,118 --> 00:14:31,245 Golly, everybody gets out of line once in a while. 308 00:14:31,370 --> 00:14:33,748 And I'm sure Miss Brooks won't let it happen again. 309 00:14:33,873 --> 00:14:36,417 She'd better not. 310 00:14:42,590 --> 00:14:45,968 Well, are you ready to take that sun bath now, sir? 311 00:14:46,094 --> 00:14:47,428 Sun bath? 312 00:14:47,553 --> 00:14:49,597 Why aren't you in your class, Miss Brooks? 313 00:14:49,722 --> 00:14:50,473 My class? 314 00:14:50,598 --> 00:14:53,059 Oh, I had a student teacher conduct that old thing. 315 00:14:53,184 --> 00:14:56,020 Miss Brooks, do you know what you're doing? 316 00:14:56,145 --> 00:14:57,313 I'll say I do. 317 00:14:57,438 --> 00:14:58,189 Come on now, sir. 318 00:14:58,314 --> 00:15:03,861 Hop into your bikini and we'll have a ball. 319 00:15:03,986 --> 00:15:06,572 What? 320 00:15:06,697 --> 00:15:09,117 Well, if you're going to be an old stick in the mud, I'll go alone. 321 00:15:09,242 --> 00:15:13,538 Hold on, Missy! 322 00:15:13,663 --> 00:15:16,874 You are a blot on the escutcheon of this institution. 323 00:15:16,999 --> 00:15:24,006 No other member of my faculty would dream of behaving in such a brave manner. 324 00:15:35,893 --> 00:15:40,106 Care to bat the old ball around, sir? 325 00:15:43,401 --> 00:15:45,403 Why aren't you in your class? 326 00:15:45,528 --> 00:15:51,450 On a lovely afternoon like this, have you flipped, sir? 327 00:15:51,576 --> 00:15:54,787 Oh, I've had enough. 328 00:15:57,415 --> 00:16:00,376 Mr. Boyden, for many years you have discharged your duties 329 00:16:00,501 --> 00:16:03,254 diligently, and your demeanor has been above reproach. 330 00:16:03,379 --> 00:16:04,463 That does it! 331 00:16:04,589 --> 00:16:07,049 I've taken my last insult from you, Mr. Conklin. 332 00:16:07,175 --> 00:16:08,009 Good afternoon! 333 00:16:08,134 --> 00:16:09,260 Mr. Boyden! 334 00:16:09,385 --> 00:16:12,388 What is going on around here? 335 00:16:12,513 --> 00:16:16,475 You never really knew, did you? 336 00:16:23,524 --> 00:16:28,905 If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, Daddy, I never would have believed it. 337 00:16:29,030 --> 00:16:30,489 What are you going to do now? 338 00:16:30,615 --> 00:16:31,699 What can I do? 339 00:16:31,824 --> 00:16:34,243 Call Mr. Stone and have him brush me off again? 340 00:16:34,368 --> 00:16:35,411 No, thanks. 341 00:16:35,536 --> 00:16:37,914 Well, I can't go on like this. 342 00:16:38,039 --> 00:16:41,584 Harriet, your daddy has had it. 343 00:16:42,877 --> 00:16:45,922 I am going to leave Madison High. 344 00:16:46,047 --> 00:16:48,883 Oh, Daddy, how can you say such a thing? 345 00:16:49,008 --> 00:16:51,552 Under the circumstances, it's easy. 346 00:16:51,677 --> 00:16:53,763 But don't you worry about the future. 347 00:16:53,888 --> 00:16:57,642 The talents of an Osgood Conklin don't go begging for long. 348 00:16:57,767 --> 00:17:00,353 Only yesterday I received a most flattering 349 00:17:00,478 --> 00:17:03,356 offer, which I have just now decided to accept. 350 00:17:03,481 --> 00:17:07,443 Jay, what sort of an offer? 351 00:17:07,568 --> 00:17:12,823 No doubt you have heard of Professor Anderson? 352 00:17:16,827 --> 00:17:23,834 Attention, workers. 353 00:17:27,588 --> 00:17:32,051 If I am not present when you arrive, kindly turn on tape recorder. 354 00:17:32,176 --> 00:17:35,263 Signed, Professor Anderson. 355 00:17:40,393 --> 00:17:45,064 Impossible, that couldn't be chicken fat. 356 00:17:48,109 --> 00:17:50,236 Poor clothes. 357 00:17:50,361 --> 00:17:51,362 Huh? 358 00:17:53,322 --> 00:18:00,329 Thank you. 359 00:18:08,587 --> 00:18:10,423 Thank you. 360 00:18:15,177 --> 00:18:22,184 This is Professor Anderson. 361 00:18:33,487 --> 00:18:38,534 Since I am busily engaged in scientific research, I cannot always be with you. 362 00:18:38,659 --> 00:18:42,204 Hence these recorded capsule-making instructions. 363 00:18:42,330 --> 00:18:46,709 Please do not permit my absence to deter you in your great work. 364 00:18:46,834 --> 00:18:50,004 Remember, in making my vitamin capsules, you are 365 00:18:50,129 --> 00:18:53,841 fighting for the health and well-being of our country. 366 00:18:57,303 --> 00:18:58,929 Congratulations! 367 00:18:59,055 --> 00:19:02,475 You are now front-line soldiers in the battle against 368 00:19:02,600 --> 00:19:06,062 rheumatism, nagging backache, and lazy liver piles. 369 00:19:08,856 --> 00:19:11,734 Attention! 370 00:19:11,859 --> 00:19:15,988 Backward march, one, two. 371 00:19:16,113 --> 00:19:23,079 Pick up bucket number one. 372 00:19:24,663 --> 00:19:31,670 Pour contents on conveyor belt. 373 00:19:35,424 --> 00:19:37,343 Mix well. 374 00:19:37,468 --> 00:19:44,433 Attention! 375 00:19:46,018 --> 00:19:53,025 If the substance is overflowing, discard excess substance to your right. 376 00:20:07,873 --> 00:20:10,626 Attention! 377 00:20:10,751 --> 00:20:17,716 If the substance is still overflowing, discard access to your left. 378 00:20:24,765 --> 00:20:28,519 Now hear this. 379 00:20:29,687 --> 00:20:33,691 Backward launch on two. 380 00:20:33,816 --> 00:20:36,777 Pick up bucket number two. 381 00:20:36,902 --> 00:20:43,868 Now lift Bucket over your head. 382 00:20:47,121 --> 00:20:54,128 Now tilt Bucket. 383 00:20:58,841 --> 00:21:05,848 Tilt the bucket only slightly so that none of the fluids escape. 384 00:21:08,934 --> 00:21:13,397 Now rotate the bucket ever so slightly. 385 00:21:18,652 --> 00:21:20,654 Tilt it up to gently agitate the sediment. 386 00:21:20,779 --> 00:21:22,907 Easy does it. 387 00:21:23,032 --> 00:21:25,493 If you hurry with this, I'll wait. 388 00:21:25,618 --> 00:21:29,413 All right now. 389 00:21:29,538 --> 00:21:36,504 Empty bucket on conveyor belt into other ingredients. 390 00:21:39,548 --> 00:21:40,549 Mix well. 391 00:21:42,801 --> 00:21:48,641 This is it. 392 00:21:48,766 --> 00:21:55,773 Start conveyor belt by releasing brake directly in front of you. 393 00:21:58,817 --> 00:22:05,824 If conveyor belt does not move, check gears at end of table for possible clogging. 394 00:22:16,252 --> 00:22:19,088 Oh! 395 00:22:26,971 --> 00:22:27,972 Oh! 396 00:22:44,029 --> 00:22:51,036 Congratulations, you've done splendidly. 397 00:23:04,675 --> 00:23:05,759 You! 398 00:23:08,512 --> 00:23:11,682 You! 399 00:23:11,807 --> 00:23:11,807 You! 400 00:23:11,890 --> 00:23:11,932 You! 401 00:23:12,057 --> 00:23:13,434 What is going on here? 402 00:23:13,559 --> 00:23:15,352 That's what we'd like to know. 403 00:23:15,477 --> 00:23:16,520 Mr. Stone! 404 00:23:16,645 --> 00:23:17,896 Conklin! 405 00:23:18,022 --> 00:23:18,230 Boynton! 406 00:23:18,355 --> 00:23:18,981 Miss Brooks! 407 00:23:19,106 --> 00:23:20,941 Absence. 408 00:23:21,066 --> 00:23:21,775 You know these people? 409 00:23:21,900 --> 00:23:23,319 Why, of course I know these people. 410 00:23:23,444 --> 00:23:25,404 Miss Brooks and Mr. Boynton are teachers at 411 00:23:25,529 --> 00:23:27,740 Madison High, and Mr. Conklin is its principal. 412 00:23:27,865 --> 00:23:29,575 Well, how gullible can you get? 413 00:23:29,700 --> 00:23:33,662 Imagine people of your mentality falling for a phony professor. 414 00:23:33,787 --> 00:23:34,913 Phony professor? 415 00:23:35,039 --> 00:23:35,956 Phony professor? 416 00:23:36,081 --> 00:23:36,582 Phony? 417 00:23:36,707 --> 00:23:41,879 Professor Anderson has recently discovered that four walls do indeed a prison make. 418 00:23:42,004 --> 00:23:44,131 The professor is in prison? 419 00:23:44,256 --> 00:23:46,925 Oh, God! 420 00:23:47,051 --> 00:23:49,303 Miss Brooks, what do we do now? 421 00:23:49,428 --> 00:23:56,435 Well, gentlemen, shall we join the capsule? 422 00:24:01,440 --> 00:24:05,611 Mrs. Davis, could you come in here a minute, please? 423 00:24:05,736 --> 00:24:06,403 Come in, dear. 424 00:24:06,528 --> 00:24:09,114 Another letter? 425 00:24:09,239 --> 00:24:11,533 Oh, dear, I hope it isn't bad news. 426 00:24:11,659 --> 00:24:13,661 You've had enough trouble for one day. 427 00:24:13,786 --> 00:24:16,330 Oh, on the contrary, Mrs. Davis, it's wonderful news. 428 00:24:16,455 --> 00:24:17,915 Sit down. 429 00:24:18,040 --> 00:24:20,125 All the arrangements have been made for my 430 00:24:20,250 --> 00:24:22,711 sister to have her baby in the Maywood Hospital. 431 00:24:22,836 --> 00:24:24,755 It's one of the best in the country, you know. 432 00:24:24,880 --> 00:24:28,384 But Connie, I thought Professor Anderson was in jail. 433 00:24:28,509 --> 00:24:31,845 How can you afford to... Oh, I don't have to afford anything, Mrs. Davis. 434 00:24:31,970 --> 00:24:34,723 My brother-in-law Freddy will pay all the bills himself. 435 00:24:34,848 --> 00:24:35,224 Oh. 436 00:24:35,349 --> 00:24:38,185 You mean that the artist got a job? 437 00:24:38,310 --> 00:24:39,436 Uh-huh, painting. 438 00:24:39,561 --> 00:24:42,856 And it's a job that's very suited to his talent. 439 00:24:42,981 --> 00:24:44,066 Oh, I'm so happy. 440 00:24:44,191 --> 00:24:46,026 Guess what he's painting, Mrs. Davis. 441 00:24:46,151 --> 00:24:46,568 What? 442 00:24:46,694 --> 00:24:51,615 The maternity ward of the Maywood Hospital. 443 00:25:01,959 --> 00:25:08,966 ♪ 443 00:25:09,305 --> 00:26:09,622 Support us and become VIP member to remove all ads from www.OpenSubtitles.org