Easy to Love Page #3

Well, let's see.

Where is that thing?

Have you seen my black dress?

- Why? Who died?

- There it is.

Everybody knows you have to have

a black dress in New York.

Mm.

- It's all wrinkled too, at that.

New York? You're going to New York?

Twelve-fifteen tonight.

I've got him hooked.

Who's hooked?

Who hooked who?

Human fish catches man.

Stranger than fiction.

Oh, come on now. Stop with the riddles.

Come on.

In simple English, from the beginning.

Well, you know how many times

Hank has asked me to marry him?

I told him I was going to accept.

You're going to marry Hank?

No, no, I told Ray

I'm going to marry Hank.

And that's why he's asking me

to go to New York.

- Why?

- Because he's jealous.

Well, if I were Hank, I'd be jealous too.

Not Hank. Ray's jealous.

- Ray?

- Yes.

Why else would he ask me

to go to New York?

- Now, let's see. What will I need?

- Oh.

Ray. Hmm.

There's a slight possibility he might

just want a deduction from his taxes.

Oh, no. No, not this time.

You should have heard him.

"Shows," he said. "Nightclubs," he said.

"Fun," he said.

"Fun, nothing but fun. "

All right, hold it.

That's good.

That's fine. Thank you very much.

Next change.

The settee goes on the platform, Bob.

Wonderful, angel.

Now, change for the lipstick ad.

- Fun, nothing but fun.

- Oh, now wait a minute, angel.

This picture might be on the cover of LIFE.

Any other girl would cut her arm off.

This girl would like to cut your throat.

Oh, I'm sorry. Excuse me.

I said I'm sorry.

I'm not.

He's not here right now.

His appointment's in two hours.

- Hi, Felix. How's the family?

- Hi, Mr. Gordon.

- Be ready in a sec.

- Say, who's the body?

A doll from Florida.

Now I know what they mean

by the solid South.

- Check that fill light, will you?

- Tell me, is she coming back?

- Yeah, she just went to change.

- Not too much, I hope.

All right, Felix.

Let's look alive.

Gotta sell a lot of records, you know.

- Ready, Joe?

- Yeah.

All right, hold it.

That's it.

Okay, relax a minute...

...Mr. Gordon.

Gotta change some lights.

Hey, Johnny,

you're wanted on the phone.

- How do you do, Mr. Gordon?

- Hello.

I guess you don't remember me.

I was in the chorus of your last show.

I'm doing a little modeling these days

to fill in between jobs.

- Fine, fine.

- It isn't much, but 25 bucks to kiss a girl.

It's better than nothing these days,

what with show business-

Wait a minute, wait a minute. What girl?

Her.

Of course I remember you.

You were in the chorus.

You were very good.

- Yes. What was your name again?

- Ted Hilbert.

Teddy Hilbert. You're looking so good.

- Thank you, sir.

- I hardly knew you. Sit down, Ted.

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