Chapter 16 Chapter Sixteen
Eddie Kate is undoubtedly one of the most popular comedians in the country, having starred in six films.He performed for Florence Siegfried on Broadway, and later established himself in film with The Carnival and A Scandal in Rome.He also hosted a radio show that was a huge success.
I went to Eddie's big mansion in Rocksbury, Beverly Hills.He was short and energetic, and seemed to be in constant motion: he paced when he was speaking, and when he was listening to others.I even think that when we sat down to eat at noon, his mind was still pacing.
"Sidney, I don't know if they've made it clear to you, but here's the situation: Three of the scripts RKO'd by my lads failed." His "those lads" were referring to his radio show writer. "I'm running out of time. I need three months to come up with a script and get it approved by the film company, or the contract will be void. Do you think you can come up with a blockbuster story within that deadline? "
"I'd like to try it."
"Fine. Then you'll have to work hard. However, after the company approves the first draft you have produced, you will have plenty of time to polish your lines, make the story tighter, and make changes as you like. It's up to you Got it."
I said, "That's not bad."
"Having said that, we still have a deadline. We have to work eight days a week."
I thought about the pressure I was under when I was writing a play on Broadway, "I'm used to this."
The phone rang, and he picked up the receiver: "This is Eddie Kate."
To this day, I have never heard anyone say his name with such confidence as he did.
Then we got to work.I came up with a framework with Eddie and Joan Davis as the hero and heroine, and we discussed it.Eddie loved the idea, and I started writing it.Usually I go to his house. I set off early in the morning and don’t leave until around seven o’clock in the evening. Saturdays and Sundays are no exception. The time in the evening is at my disposal, and I try to relax myself as much as possible.I met a very attractive girl who seemed to like me too, and we started having dinner together.The problem is, she always doesn't come to see me until the next day. I'm curious. "What do you do on the nights I don't see you?" I asked her. "Sidney, I'm going to see someone else. I like you both very much, but I have to make a decision." "who's that person?" "His name is Jose Iturbi. He proposed to me." Jose Iturbi is a well-known pianist and conductor. He has given concerts all over the world and has made guest roles in MGM, Paramount and Fox musicals many times.Of course I can't compare to a celebrity like Iturbi. She told me, "Jose told me you were a Coke." I blinked, "What am I?" "One can of Coca-Cola. He said that there are thousands of people like you in the world, but he is unique." I never saw this girl again.
Three days before Eddie Kate's contract with RKO expired, I handed over my script.Sam Weisbord sent the script to RICO, and it was approved the next day.Now I can work slowly and meticulously to polish the lines and make the plot tighter.This script is still very different from what I expected. That's because the time was too tight before, and I couldn't write many things. Sam Weisbord called me: "Sidney, I'm afraid you can no longer work on this film." I thought I heard it wrong, "What?" "Kate let her own gang of radio writers do the polishing." I think about these long, hard days, including weekends.Then you'll have to work hard.But after the company approves your first draft, you have plenty of time to polish your lines, tighten up the storyline, and make changes as you please.Then do whatever you want. This is how Hollywood welcomes you.
On September 2, 1945, Japan formally surrendered.Richard is going home.I can't wait to meet him. On Christmas Eve, Richard's ship finally landed in San Francisco.The first night he came to Los Angeles, we had dinner together.He looked thinner and stronger.I am eager to hear all about his experiences.I know where he's been: New Guinea, Morotai, Leyte, Luzon... "How was it in the army?" My brother stared at me for a long time, "Let's not talk about this anymore." "Agreed. So what are your plans now?" "Martin Lieber asked me to work for him, and I accepted. This way I can spend more time with my mother." I am very happy. I know he and Martin will get on well.
The next day, Sam Weisbord called: "There are two people who have taken a fancy to your "Happy Together." I was so excited, "Great, who are these two?" "One is Walter Wanger." He has produced several business cards, including "Flying to Guanshan", "Overseas Correspondent" and "The Road to the End of the World". "What about the other one?" "David Selznick." My heart stopped, "David Selznick?" "He likes your outline. Dole Shari will co-produce the film with him. Wanger is asking $4,000, Selznick is $3,500, including screenwriter fees." I don't really care about money.The thought of working with Selznick makes me tremble with excitement.Besides, wasn't he the one who led me into the industry?It was great to be reunited with fellow reviewers. "I'll take Selznick."
The next morning, I met with David Selznick and Dole Shari.Selznick himself was tall and imposing, sitting behind an executive desk in his opulent office.Dole Shari was a dark-skinned man who looked very intelligent.We shook hands. Selznick said, "Selton, please sit down, nice to meet you." I thought maybe I could meet Mr. Selznick... No, Mr. Selznick is very busy. "I love your story, it's brilliant. Hope your script is as good as yours." "I'm sure you can do it," Dole said. Selznick looked at me for a moment, "I heard Wanger also liked your script. I'm glad you chose to work with me. I talked to your agent and we'll offer you $3,500. Including the script and post-screenwriting.” I had a flashback of his secretary handing me an envelope.There are ten dollars in it.
I started work that morning.My office is in RKO Company, and "Happy New Years" will be filmed here. RKO is a very influential and large company, and they were shooting films such as "Wind and Cloud Mission", "Peasant Girl" and "Supreme Detective".I saw James Stewart, Robert Mitchum, Lolita Young in the cafeteria, because I used to see them in movies so often, so it felt like old friends reunited.Still, I'm not brave enough to talk to people like them. Writing this script was a lot of fun.The characters at the beginning of the film are a dandy, a young girl and her sister, who is a judge.The actor I had in mind when I was writing the script was Cary Grant, but he's always so busy that I wasn't sure I'd be able to get him. In my opinion, the script writing is going very well.Selznick's habit is to keep changing screenwriters for each film, but this time he didn't plan to replace me, and I couldn't help but feel a little smug.Then one day, I came across a memo Selznick had written to Dole Shari: Thanks to Dole, who never mentioned it to me, and apparently managed to rebuff Selznick's request.
My moods still fluctuate a lot, with periodic ups and downs.I ran into a friend at Brown's Derby's one night, with a young lady by his side.When he saw me, he waved at me from a distance. "Sidney, let me introduce you. This is Jane Harding." Jane is from New York, she's funny, smart and always full of life.I was instantly smitten with her.We started dating, and two months later, we were married. We didn't have time to enjoy our honeymoon at all. Filming on Spring Break was about to begin, and Dole was urging me all day to get the rewriting done.Sadly, within a month, Jane and I realized our marriage was a mistake.We all have very different interests and personalities.We spent another nine months together, trying in vain to save our marriage.In the end we finally realized it was impossible and both parties agreed to a divorce.That feeling is really heart-wrenching.The day we got divorced, I went out to drink and got really drunk for the first time in my life.
Frustrated in family affairs, proud in career, my script has been successfully completed. David Selznick sent me to his office, "We've sent your script to Cary Grant." "Really? He—what did he say?" Selznick paused intentionally, "He liked it so much, he agreed to act." I was ecstatic, "That's great!" "We also signed Shirley Temple and Mona Roy." A perfect lineup. Cary Grant is the number one choice for every comedy and no one can replace him.If you don't move Cary Grant, then your film has dropped several levels. I fell in love with Gary the first time we met.Not only was he indescribably handsome, but he was smart, quick, and eager to learn.He is different from some stars I have worked with later, he really has no airs at all. Gary, formerly known as Archibald Alexander Rich, was born in a lower-middle-class family in Bristol, England.He started out walking on stilts in a circus at Coney Island, and later took small roles in musicals. At the age of nine, his mother was sent to a mental hospital.Gary was told that his mother had gone to a thalassotherapy facility.It was not until he was nearly thirty that the mother and son were able to meet again. Cary Grant was a legend - so cultivated, well mannered, and debonair. At one point he said: "Everyone wants to be Cary Grant, including myself." The Shirley Temple I met was already an eighteen-year-old girl, very lovable.As a child, she was one of the biggest stars in the movie industry, with films that earned hundreds of billions of dollars.For all her fame, I met an ordinary, attractive young girl. Mona Roy is an experienced actor, and her addition makes the whole film even more fleshed out.Mona has starred in dozens of films such as the "Thin Man" series, "Bad Girl" and so on. This lineup really makes me very happy.We are ready for everything.
Gary and I had lunch in the company cafeteria a week before Spring Break started shooting.He said: "Our second male lead has not yet been decided. We have interviewed half a dozen people, and none of them are suitable. Do you know who is the most suitable for this role?" I asked curiously: "Who is it?" "You. Are you interested in an interview with me?" I looked at him in surprise.Have I thought about being an actor?I never thought about this question.But why not?I can be a writer and star at the same time, as Noel Calder and a few others have done. "Sidney, are you interested in giving it a try?" "Interested." I know how easy it is to perform this play.The original synopsis, script, and interview scenes were all written by me, and I knew every word by heart.All I have to do is read the lines.Anyone can do this. Gary got up and called Dole Shari.After eating, we walked back to the set.The characters in the interview scene are only Gary and me, very simple, only a dozen or so lines. I looked at Gary and thought about my stardom, because I knew very well that a movie with Cary Grant would change my life.In the future, I will be invited to act in other films, and I will become an internationally renowned star.From now on, I will have no privacy, no leisure of my own, and my life will belong to the public.However, I am ready to sacrifice. We enter the studio.Owen Rhys said: "Attention, keep the set quiet." Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked up at us. Owen Reese said, "Cameras in place," and he turned to the two of us, "Shooting." After Gary's epilogue, it's time for me to perform.He waited for me to speak, but I stared at him for a long time.I looked up, and there seemed to be billions of people staring down at me in the aisle, and suddenly, I seemed to be back in my school days, standing on the stage, laughing hysterically.I was completely flustered, turned around and fled without saying a word. That was the end of my acting career.I no longer bear the burden of an actor on my shoulders, and I can work on my script creation with peace of mind.
Dole later hired Rudy Valli to replace me in the role, and "Happily Ever After" began filming.Everything went well and everyone was satisfied. David Selznick called me into his office one day, "I want you to do something for me." "No problem, David." "It's about National Fraternity Week. Each film company takes turns producing a short film each year to foster unity between people of different faiths." I know about it.After the clips are over, the lights are turned on in theaters, and ushers roam the aisles to collect donations. "It's our turn this year. I want you to make this short film." "no problem." "We invited six stars to play, and you give each two minutes of the scene." "I'll write it now." The next day I wrote a two-page play, and this part was performed by Van Johnson, who was the first to appear.Selznick looked at it and said, "Fine. You give it to Van, who's in a little room at the back of the set." I took the two pages to Van Johnson's closet.He opened the door for me and I introduced myself to him.Van Johnson was a big name at MGM at the time. I said, "Here's your script. You can shoot as soon as you're ready." "Thank you." Then he said sadly, "I had a terrible dream last night." "What dream?" "I dreamed that this big MGM star in front of you was reciting his lines, and those guys were going to keep switching words, and it made him flustered. Then I woke up." I chuckled. "Don't worry. That's all your lines." He smiled, looked down at the two pages, "I just need a few minutes." I went back to Selznick's office. I said, "It's done." His answer was: "I have an idea, I want you to change Fan's lines." "David, I just got back from him. He's nervous and he's having a nightmare where people keep changing his lines." "To hell with him. That's what I think." Then he told me about the new tone of the scene.I went back to the office, rewrote the script, and showed it to Selznick. He said, "Okay. That's it." I hastened again to Van Johnson's cubicle.He opens the door. "I'm ready." "Van, a small change. Mr. Selznick thinks it would be better." I handed him the freshly written two pages.He was pale. "Sidney, I told you that dream wasn't made up, I was real..." "Fan, it's just two sheets of paper. It's a piece of cake." He took a deep breath, "Okay." I went back to David Selznick's office. He said: "I have a new idea. It will definitely be more exciting. Let's shoot Fan from a different angle..." I was stunned, "David, he's freaking out. We can't change his words forever." "He's an actor, isn't he? Let him recite it." He told me his thoughts.I reluctantly went back to the office and rewrote the script. I have to face Van Johnson again, which is very difficult. I come to his room.He wanted to say something to me, but then saw my face, "You won't..." "Fan, it's just two pieces of paper. This is the last time." "God. What are you going to do with me?" I finally calmed him down.Then I told him, "Come on set when you're ready." I never saw David Selznick again.Fan's part went well.
The next day, I got a call from Richard. "elder brother." It was great to hear his voice, "How are you, Richard?" "From now on, no matter what I do, I will work hard for two people. I am going to get married." I was surprised and delighted, "Great! Do I know her?" "Yes, it's Joan Stearns." Joan was Richard's middle school classmate in Chicago. "When is the wedding?" "In three weeks." "Damn it! I was out of the country at the time, and I was filming a film for National Fraternity Week, and part of it had to be filmed abroad." "We'll see her when you get back, and we'll see you." A month later, Richard and his cheerful and lovely wife came to Los Angeles as scheduled.It's obvious at a glance that they love each other deeply.We had a great week together, and then they headed back to Chicago.
The next morning, when I got to the office, the secretary told me, "Mr. Selznick wants to see you." He was waiting for me, "Sidney, I have something to tell you." "What's up?" "I'm going to change the title of the film, it won't be called "Happy New Years" anymore." I listened intently, "What do you plan to change to?" "The Bachelor and the Posh." I stared at him for a while, thinking he was joking, but he was serious. "David, no one wants to pay to see a movie called The Bachelor and the Chick." Fortunately, it turned out that I was wrong in the end.
Then we got to work.I came up with a framework with Eddie and Joan Davis as the hero and heroine, and we discussed it.Eddie loved the idea, and I started writing it.Usually I go to his house. I set off early in the morning and don’t leave until around seven o’clock in the evening. Saturdays and Sundays are no exception. The time in the evening is at my disposal, and I try to relax myself as much as possible.I met a very attractive girl who seemed to like me too, and we started having dinner together.The problem is, she always doesn't come to see me until the next day. I'm curious. "What do you do on the nights I don't see you?" I asked her. "Sidney, I'm going to see someone else. I like you both very much, but I have to make a decision." "who's that person?" "His name is Jose Iturbi. He proposed to me." Jose Iturbi is a well-known pianist and conductor. He has given concerts all over the world and has made guest roles in MGM, Paramount and Fox musicals many times.Of course I can't compare to a celebrity like Iturbi. She told me, "Jose told me you were a Coke." I blinked, "What am I?" "One can of Coca-Cola. He said that there are thousands of people like you in the world, but he is unique." I never saw this girl again.
Three days before Eddie Kate's contract with RKO expired, I handed over my script.Sam Weisbord sent the script to RICO, and it was approved the next day.Now I can work slowly and meticulously to polish the lines and make the plot tighter.This script is still very different from what I expected. That's because the time was too tight before, and I couldn't write many things. Sam Weisbord called me: "Sidney, I'm afraid you can no longer work on this film." I thought I heard it wrong, "What?" "Kate let her own gang of radio writers do the polishing." I think about these long, hard days, including weekends.Then you'll have to work hard.But after the company approves your first draft, you have plenty of time to polish your lines, tighten up the storyline, and make changes as you please.Then do whatever you want. This is how Hollywood welcomes you.
On September 2, 1945, Japan formally surrendered.Richard is going home.I can't wait to meet him. On Christmas Eve, Richard's ship finally landed in San Francisco.The first night he came to Los Angeles, we had dinner together.He looked thinner and stronger.I am eager to hear all about his experiences.I know where he's been: New Guinea, Morotai, Leyte, Luzon... "How was it in the army?" My brother stared at me for a long time, "Let's not talk about this anymore." "Agreed. So what are your plans now?" "Martin Lieber asked me to work for him, and I accepted. This way I can spend more time with my mother." I am very happy. I know he and Martin will get on well.
The next day, Sam Weisbord called: "There are two people who have taken a fancy to your "Happy Together." I was so excited, "Great, who are these two?" "One is Walter Wanger." He has produced several business cards, including "Flying to Guanshan", "Overseas Correspondent" and "The Road to the End of the World". "What about the other one?" "David Selznick." My heart stopped, "David Selznick?" "He likes your outline. Dole Shari will co-produce the film with him. Wanger is asking $4,000, Selznick is $3,500, including screenwriter fees." I don't really care about money.The thought of working with Selznick makes me tremble with excitement.Besides, wasn't he the one who led me into the industry?It was great to be reunited with fellow reviewers. "I'll take Selznick."
The next morning, I met with David Selznick and Dole Shari.Selznick himself was tall and imposing, sitting behind an executive desk in his opulent office.Dole Shari was a dark-skinned man who looked very intelligent.We shook hands. Selznick said, "Selton, please sit down, nice to meet you." I thought maybe I could meet Mr. Selznick... No, Mr. Selznick is very busy. "I love your story, it's brilliant. Hope your script is as good as yours." "I'm sure you can do it," Dole said. Selznick looked at me for a moment, "I heard Wanger also liked your script. I'm glad you chose to work with me. I talked to your agent and we'll offer you $3,500. Including the script and post-screenwriting.” I had a flashback of his secretary handing me an envelope.There are ten dollars in it.
I started work that morning.My office is in RKO Company, and "Happy New Years" will be filmed here. RKO is a very influential and large company, and they were shooting films such as "Wind and Cloud Mission", "Peasant Girl" and "Supreme Detective".I saw James Stewart, Robert Mitchum, Lolita Young in the cafeteria, because I used to see them in movies so often, so it felt like old friends reunited.Still, I'm not brave enough to talk to people like them. Writing this script was a lot of fun.The characters at the beginning of the film are a dandy, a young girl and her sister, who is a judge.The actor I had in mind when I was writing the script was Cary Grant, but he's always so busy that I wasn't sure I'd be able to get him. In my opinion, the script writing is going very well.Selznick's habit is to keep changing screenwriters for each film, but this time he didn't plan to replace me, and I couldn't help but feel a little smug.Then one day, I came across a memo Selznick had written to Dole Shari: Thanks to Dole, who never mentioned it to me, and apparently managed to rebuff Selznick's request.
My moods still fluctuate a lot, with periodic ups and downs.I ran into a friend at Brown's Derby's one night, with a young lady by his side.When he saw me, he waved at me from a distance. "Sidney, let me introduce you. This is Jane Harding." Jane is from New York, she's funny, smart and always full of life.I was instantly smitten with her.We started dating, and two months later, we were married. We didn't have time to enjoy our honeymoon at all. Filming on Spring Break was about to begin, and Dole was urging me all day to get the rewriting done.Sadly, within a month, Jane and I realized our marriage was a mistake.We all have very different interests and personalities.We spent another nine months together, trying in vain to save our marriage.In the end we finally realized it was impossible and both parties agreed to a divorce.That feeling is really heart-wrenching.The day we got divorced, I went out to drink and got really drunk for the first time in my life.
Frustrated in family affairs, proud in career, my script has been successfully completed. David Selznick sent me to his office, "We've sent your script to Cary Grant." "Really? He—what did he say?" Selznick paused intentionally, "He liked it so much, he agreed to act." I was ecstatic, "That's great!" "We also signed Shirley Temple and Mona Roy." A perfect lineup. Cary Grant is the number one choice for every comedy and no one can replace him.If you don't move Cary Grant, then your film has dropped several levels. I fell in love with Gary the first time we met.Not only was he indescribably handsome, but he was smart, quick, and eager to learn.He is different from some stars I have worked with later, he really has no airs at all. Gary, formerly known as Archibald Alexander Rich, was born in a lower-middle-class family in Bristol, England.He started out walking on stilts in a circus at Coney Island, and later took small roles in musicals. At the age of nine, his mother was sent to a mental hospital.Gary was told that his mother had gone to a thalassotherapy facility.It was not until he was nearly thirty that the mother and son were able to meet again. Cary Grant was a legend - so cultivated, well mannered, and debonair. At one point he said: "Everyone wants to be Cary Grant, including myself." The Shirley Temple I met was already an eighteen-year-old girl, very lovable.As a child, she was one of the biggest stars in the movie industry, with films that earned hundreds of billions of dollars.For all her fame, I met an ordinary, attractive young girl. Mona Roy is an experienced actor, and her addition makes the whole film even more fleshed out.Mona has starred in dozens of films such as the "Thin Man" series, "Bad Girl" and so on. This lineup really makes me very happy.We are ready for everything.
Gary and I had lunch in the company cafeteria a week before Spring Break started shooting.He said: "Our second male lead has not yet been decided. We have interviewed half a dozen people, and none of them are suitable. Do you know who is the most suitable for this role?" I asked curiously: "Who is it?" "You. Are you interested in an interview with me?" I looked at him in surprise.Have I thought about being an actor?I never thought about this question.But why not?I can be a writer and star at the same time, as Noel Calder and a few others have done. "Sidney, are you interested in giving it a try?" "Interested." I know how easy it is to perform this play.The original synopsis, script, and interview scenes were all written by me, and I knew every word by heart.All I have to do is read the lines.Anyone can do this. Gary got up and called Dole Shari.After eating, we walked back to the set.The characters in the interview scene are only Gary and me, very simple, only a dozen or so lines. I looked at Gary and thought about my stardom, because I knew very well that a movie with Cary Grant would change my life.In the future, I will be invited to act in other films, and I will become an internationally renowned star.From now on, I will have no privacy, no leisure of my own, and my life will belong to the public.However, I am ready to sacrifice. We enter the studio.Owen Rhys said: "Attention, keep the set quiet." Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked up at us. Owen Reese said, "Cameras in place," and he turned to the two of us, "Shooting." After Gary's epilogue, it's time for me to perform.He waited for me to speak, but I stared at him for a long time.I looked up, and there seemed to be billions of people staring down at me in the aisle, and suddenly, I seemed to be back in my school days, standing on the stage, laughing hysterically.I was completely flustered, turned around and fled without saying a word. That was the end of my acting career.I no longer bear the burden of an actor on my shoulders, and I can work on my script creation with peace of mind.
Dole later hired Rudy Valli to replace me in the role, and "Happily Ever After" began filming.Everything went well and everyone was satisfied. David Selznick called me into his office one day, "I want you to do something for me." "No problem, David." "It's about National Fraternity Week. Each film company takes turns producing a short film each year to foster unity between people of different faiths." I know about it.After the clips are over, the lights are turned on in theaters, and ushers roam the aisles to collect donations. "It's our turn this year. I want you to make this short film." "no problem." "We invited six stars to play, and you give each two minutes of the scene." "I'll write it now." The next day I wrote a two-page play, and this part was performed by Van Johnson, who was the first to appear.Selznick looked at it and said, "Fine. You give it to Van, who's in a little room at the back of the set." I took the two pages to Van Johnson's closet.He opened the door for me and I introduced myself to him.Van Johnson was a big name at MGM at the time. I said, "Here's your script. You can shoot as soon as you're ready." "Thank you." Then he said sadly, "I had a terrible dream last night." "What dream?" "I dreamed that this big MGM star in front of you was reciting his lines, and those guys were going to keep switching words, and it made him flustered. Then I woke up." I chuckled. "Don't worry. That's all your lines." He smiled, looked down at the two pages, "I just need a few minutes." I went back to Selznick's office. I said, "It's done." His answer was: "I have an idea, I want you to change Fan's lines." "David, I just got back from him. He's nervous and he's having a nightmare where people keep changing his lines." "To hell with him. That's what I think." Then he told me about the new tone of the scene.I went back to the office, rewrote the script, and showed it to Selznick. He said, "Okay. That's it." I hastened again to Van Johnson's cubicle.He opens the door. "I'm ready." "Van, a small change. Mr. Selznick thinks it would be better." I handed him the freshly written two pages.He was pale. "Sidney, I told you that dream wasn't made up, I was real..." "Fan, it's just two sheets of paper. It's a piece of cake." He took a deep breath, "Okay." I went back to David Selznick's office. He said: "I have a new idea. It will definitely be more exciting. Let's shoot Fan from a different angle..." I was stunned, "David, he's freaking out. We can't change his words forever." "He's an actor, isn't he? Let him recite it." He told me his thoughts.I reluctantly went back to the office and rewrote the script. I have to face Van Johnson again, which is very difficult. I come to his room.He wanted to say something to me, but then saw my face, "You won't..." "Fan, it's just two pieces of paper. This is the last time." "God. What are you going to do with me?" I finally calmed him down.Then I told him, "Come on set when you're ready." I never saw David Selznick again.Fan's part went well.
The next day, I got a call from Richard. "elder brother." It was great to hear his voice, "How are you, Richard?" "From now on, no matter what I do, I will work hard for two people. I am going to get married." I was surprised and delighted, "Great! Do I know her?" "Yes, it's Joan Stearns." Joan was Richard's middle school classmate in Chicago. "When is the wedding?" "In three weeks." "Damn it! I was out of the country at the time, and I was filming a film for National Fraternity Week, and part of it had to be filmed abroad." "We'll see her when you get back, and we'll see you." A month later, Richard and his cheerful and lovely wife came to Los Angeles as scheduled.It's obvious at a glance that they love each other deeply.We had a great week together, and then they headed back to Chicago.
The next morning, when I got to the office, the secretary told me, "Mr. Selznick wants to see you." He was waiting for me, "Sidney, I have something to tell you." "What's up?" "I'm going to change the title of the film, it won't be called "Happy New Years" anymore." I listened intently, "What do you plan to change to?" "The Bachelor and the Posh." I stared at him for a while, thinking he was joking, but he was serious. "David, no one wants to pay to see a movie called The Bachelor and the Chick." Fortunately, it turned out that I was wrong in the end.