Room At The Top Page #2

Synopsis: The English factory town is dreary but Joe Lampton has landed a job with a future. To have something to do at night he joins a theatrical group. His boss's daughter Susan is playing ingenue roles on stage and in real life. She is attracted to Joe and Joe thinks about how much faster he will get ahead if he is the boss's son-in-law. This plan is complicated by his strong desire to be with an older woman who also belongs to the theatrical group. She is French and unhappily married. Joe believes he can get away with seeing both women.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Director(s): Jack Clayton
Production: Lion International Films
  Won 2 Oscars. Another 8 wins & 15 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.7
Rotten Tomatoes:
100%
Year:
1959
115 min
722 Views


(PLAY) You're all upset.

Who is she?

You should have seen her in the "Playground".

Sex, terrific.

Alice Aisgill. She's French.

That's her husband, lucky devil sitting at the end of the front row.

(PLAY) Then I refuse to go to the court room.

(PLAY) You can't do that to him.

But she's not married, she couldn't be?

You mean Susan.

Oh, Susan Brown.

Yeah.

She's the daughter of old millionaire Brown.

He owns most of Warnley.

Have a chew too.

Thanks.

Joe don't waste your time.

Susan is out of your reach, she's way up in the top drawer.

She had a couple of bad days. Finishing school isn't quite finished with her.

Hello Teddy, didn't you think she was superb?

I don't know what you're talking about but I thought she was super, didn't you Joe?

Oh, this is Joe Lampton.

Didn't you think she was a absolutely super Joe?

Oh, absolutely super.

I thought they were all absolutely super.

Well my children, what was it like out front? And where's June?

Oh, there she's talking to Bernard a foolish virgin.

What dou you think out there Joe?

Well that wasn't bad.

Oh, dabbing, dabbing us with that phrase. Come meet some of the company.

I want you to meet Alice Aisgill our leading lady.

Alice, this is Joe Lampton.

- How do you do?

- How do you do?

You're new here, aren't you?

Yes, I've only been here for a couple of weeks.

He's in our department.

It's Susan Joe wants to meet. He has a thing for Susan.

Hey Bernard, come meet Bernard. Our producer.

Bernard, this is Joe Lampton.

Hello June.

- How do you do?

- How do you do?

What do you think of Charles' door effect June?

It was like thunder.

That's the trouble with these literal minds.

The play writes instructions said crack of door.

That's exactly what we got.

(PEOPLE SPEAKING IN BACKGROUND)

Come on Joe.

Hello Charles.

Hello.

Was I terrible?

You were very good as a matter of fact.

I want you to meet a friend of mine.

Joe Lampton, Susan Brown. He liked the show very much.

- How do you do?

- How do you do?

Where's Jack?

Ohh, he went to fetch his car.

Oh, Charles you know that scene, the love scene

I tried to remember what Bernard said.

Do you think I do any better?

You were fine.

Hey Jenny you don't need to take that home yet, you know we will need it again tomorrow night.

Why don't you leave it for Tilly?

If I'd only known...

You'd known what?

If I'd only known you'd be so beautiful I would have brought you some flowers.

There you are Jack.

Here I am.

You comin' for a drink, darling?

Oh, we haven't been properly introduced, haven't we?

I'm Eva, Eva Kent and you are Joe, aren't you?

We're going after the clearance, are you coming?

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