Dodsworth

- Mr. Dodsworth? - Yes?

The men are ready.

I hate to see you go, Sam.

Goodbye, Sam.

See if you can slip them into

Mr. Dodsworth's big leather suitcase.

Yes, ma'am.

And when Miss Emily and Mr. McKee come back

from their honeymoon, I've put all

the wedding presents in her old room.

- Yes, Mrs. Dodsworth. - Oh, and the...

Good afternoon, sir.

- Mr. Dodsworth's paper? - Right here, ma'am.

Over there.

Is everything settled?

The Dodsworth Motor Company, Samuel Dodsworth

president and founder became the property

of Union Motors a little over an hour ago.

How do you feel?

Well, how would any man feel

who just sold 20 years of his life?

I suppose you feel kind of lost.

Well, I knew what I was doing when I sold

and I know what I'm after from now on.

Oh, Sam, don't look so mournful, darling.

All right, Mary. I'll fix you a drink.

Just think, Sammy, you're free.

After 20 years of doing what was expected of us, we're free.

I'm just as keen on this trip as you are. I'm rarin' to go.

I've always wanted to see London and Paris.

Oh, I want much more than a trip out of this, Sam.

I want a new life, all over from the very beginning.

A perfectly glorious, free, adventurous life.

It's coming to us, Sammy. We've done our job.

We've brought up Emily and seen her married.

We've got plenty of money.

Why, if we weren't tied to this half-baked Middle Western town--

Now, Fran, now don't start knocking Zenith.

Sammy darling, I'm not knocking Zenith.

But have you ever thought what Zenith means to me?

You go down to the plant and deal in millions

and have a marvelous time.

I go down to the kitchen and order dinner.

Then there's the ladies' luncheon and bridge

always the same ladies, then dinner

same people we dined with last week.

After dinner, poker for the men and women for the women.

There's talk of children and doctors

and servants and the garden club--

Thought you liked the garden club.

Well, I can't go on liking the same things forever and ever.

Oh, Sammy darling, I want all the lovely things

I've got a right to.

In Europe, a woman of my age is just getting to the point

where men begin to take a serious interest in her.

I won't be put on the shelf for my daughter

when I can still dance longer and better than she can.

After all, I've got brains and, thank heavens

I've still got looks.

Nobody takes me for over 32, 30, even.

Oh, Sammy darling, I'm begging for life.

No, I'm not. I'm demanding it.

I see how you feel.

All right, I'll enjoy life now

if it kills me, and it probably will.

I spy you, European travelers.

Parlez-vous Français? Sprechen sie Deutch?

- Hello, Tubby. - Hello, Matey. Hello, Tubby.

- Matey. - That isn't funny, Tubby.

- We're going with you. - You're not.

- As far as New York. - What?

Well, can't you offer a fellow a drink?

Sammy, get Tubby a drink. Will you excuse me a minute?

- I won't be two seconds. - Can I help?

- No thanks. I'll be right back. - Run along anyway.

Run along.

All right, say when.

- I don't want a drink. - What's wrong with you?

I think I'll stay sober till I finish bawling you out.

- Yeah? What have I done? - You know very well what you've done.

Union Motors people have just been around the bank to see me about you.

Well, what are they running around to you about me for?

Well, they want me to use my influence with you as your banker.

Don't blame me if it doesn't do any good, Tubby.

Say, what are you up to?

Well, they tell me they offered to make you first vice president

of the whole outfit in charge of production of all their cars--

That's right. They offered me $100,000 the first year

in addition to my stock which would come to--

- And you turned it down? - Yeah.

But Americans like you and me can't quit, Sam.

It's meant that we should keep on working

until we die in harness.

Tubby, I'm out to make a new life for myself.

I'm out to learn how to enjoy my leisure, now I've retired.

I've been doing things people expected of me always.

I want to feel free.

I want to sit under a linden tree now

with nothing more important to worry about

than the temperature of the beer

if there is anything more important.

If you think I can see my oldest and closest friend

turn into an expatriate parlor snake

because Zenith isn't good enough for his wife.

Now, easy.

Ever since college, I've yessed you and looked up to you.

You're a big man. You're a great industrialist.

You're a representative citizen.

You're pretty near everything I'm not and ought to be.

But about your wife, you're the dumbest

the sappiest, the most--

Tubby!

It's all right, Matey.

Tubby's famous for his very peculiar

brand of humor, aren't you, Tubby?

It's all right, Fran. I'm glad you heard what I said.

Because Sam knows just as well as I do--

No, I don't. I don't know anything of the kind.

I'm out to see some of the world I haven't seen

and get a perspective on the USA.

Why, I might get to know myself at the same time.

I might even get to know my wife.

Oh, come along, Tubby. We'll be seeing you on the boat.

Not me. You won't see me there.

And put that glass down, too.

- And we'll see him... - I'm not going...

Did I remember to tell you today that I adore you?

- Mother! - Why, look who's arrived!

- What are you doing here? - We thought you were in Nassau.

- We were yesterday. - Yesterday?

You mean you broke off the honeymoon?

Emily thought she'd had enough honeymoon.

I don't think so much of sending a girl off on a trip

with a husband she doesn't even know.

- How'd you get here so soon? - We decided to surprise you.

- So we flew. - You flew?

Now listen, I don't want you flying around in airplanes.

I'm not taking any chances on you.

It's Harry's job to worry about me now.

Well, you look all right.

I don't know whether it's gonna make going away harder or easier.

A little of both, Sam. A little of both.

Don't see why you and I don't rate a honeymoon.

Wait till you have a honeymoon 20 years from now.

All visitors ashore, please. All ashore that's going ashore.

We just got here!

I saw them. They're right near the top.

Hey, Emily!

- There they are. - Oh, yes! I see.

- Hey! - Goodbye!

Goodbye!

Fran? Fran! We're at sea!

At sea? That's putting it mildly.

Now listen, forget this trunk, and come on out

and watch... Come on, we'll see the ship.

- You sound happy. I'm so glad. - Happy?

Say, this is the happiest day of my life!

Of course, except the day I married you.

Aw. Get off my dress.

Listen, Fran, do you realize that this is the first time

we've ever really started out together as lovers?

- I was right, wasn't I? - Yeah, no more work.

- Now we'll live. - Yeah. Together.

- Always. - Come on. Let's look at the ship.

No, I can't. I got to dress for dinner and so have you.

- We have to dress for dinner? - Well, of course. Don't you want to?

Well, okay.

Remember the first time I asked you to marry me

and we said we'd come here together?

- Yeah. - And here we are.

I love you more than ever now that I've got time for it.

And I love you, Sammy.

Hmm.

Well, looks like I made a slight error.

Oh, that's all right, sir.

Uh, dry martini, please.

- Mr. Dodsworth? - Yes.

I heard you were on board, I hope you don't mind me

introducing myself.

Not at all.

I've just been driving one of your cars

all through South America.

- How'd it stand up? - Oh, tough as nails.

- Good. - My name's Lockert.

Good to know you.

- Join me in a drink? - Thank you very much.

- What'll you have? - Oh, dry martini?

- Make it two, please. - All right, sir.

- Just waiting for my wife. - I hope I'm not intruding.

Oh, no, not at all. Here she comes now.

- Dear. - Hello, darling.

I want you to meet Mr. Lockert. Mrs. Dodsworth.

- Captain Lockert. - How do you do?

How do you do?

Shall we have a drink at the table?

- Serve them over here, please. - All right, sir.

Well, you see, darling, we didn't have to dress

for dinner the first night out.

Of course, we can't be expected to know

all the tricks the first trip over.