His Girl Friday Page #3

HILDY:

Point of information -- what does a

girl say on meeting her divorced

husband? OR:

(What does a girl do,

etc.)

BEATRICE:

(illustrating)

My advice is duck and cross with

your right.

Hildy moves on. CAMERA TRUCKS WITH HER to the end of the

room where she pauses before the frosted glass partition

which separates Walter Burns' office from the rest of the

City Room.

INT. BURNS' OFFICE LONG SHOT

as she opens the door. Burns is shaving with an electric

razor and Louie is holding the mirror up in front of him.

CLOSE SHOT BURNS

shaving, Louie holding the mirror.

LOUIE:

A little more round the chin, Boss.

MEDIUM SHOT:

There is a sound of the door closing and Burns, without

looking up, says:

BURNS:

What do you want?

HILDY:

Why, I'm surprised, Mr. Burns. That's

no way to talk to your wife -- even

if she's no longer your wife.

BURNS:

(grinning)

Hello, Hildy!

HILDY:

Hello, Walter.

(to Louie)

Hi, Louie -- how's the slotmachine

king?

LOUIE:

Oh, I ain't doing that any more. I'm

retired. I'm one of you fellas now --

a newspaper man.

HILDY:

Editorials?

BURNS:

Get going, Louie. I got company.

The door flies open and Duffy comes busting in.

DUFFY:

Walter!

BURNS:

I'm busy, Duffy.

DUFFY:

Well, you're not too busy to know

that the Governor hasn't signed that

reprieve!

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