Arrowsmith Page #4

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I have sung to you tonight the praises

of your four American doughboys

who sacrificed their lives. volunteered

to become human guinea pigs.

that mankind might

be saved from yellow fever.

Here in India. and in China. too.

from where comes the bubonic plague.

I have seen village after village dying.

with no help from no doctor nowhere.

except me.

I sound like

pretty important fellow. huh?

Well. I am.

Not so far ago the whole population

of London was nearly wiped out

because a little rat carried the germ

of the bubonic plague

on a ship from China to England.

Now that could happen again.

I tell you. we don't want

no more old-style soldiers.

We want

new-style doctor-soldiers.

Scientific soldiers. Yeah.

That's all.

- Thank you. Doctor. very nice.

- Thank you. thank you. Yeah.

- And you. you have questions to ask?

- My name's Dr. Arrowsmith.

I thought perhaps if you weren't

due someplace.

you might care to come out

and have a...

- A drink?

- Something of that description. yes.

I just think I would.

You know some nice place.

cool place. here in Detroit...

Where am I tonight?

- This is Minneapolis.

- Min...

Yes. there's a fine beer joint here.

With real beer.

I buy you a drink.

Come on.

I was assistant to Max Gottlieb.

You know him?

Gottlieb! The greatest.

The spirit of science.

I had once the pleasure

to speak to him in New York.

But let us not be serious.

Let us drink. Let us sing.

She's a dark and roving eye

And her hair hung down in ringlets

She's a nice girl...

Yes. I've a new lease on life.

No doubt about it. you can see

for yourself. I'm a new man.

I've been stagnating for two years.

I'm not going to stagnate any longer.

- Have some coffee.

- Thanks.

Bacon? Eggs?

No. thanks.

Have some toast.

- You must eat something. you know.

- I can't.

Lee. sweet.

It's all right. Lee. sweet.

Good babies always

make their mothers a little sick.

Poor Martin.

- You'll be tied down worse than ever now.

- What do you mean. tied down?

I don't have to go to Africa

to save mankind.

Plenty of mankind around here.

We'll see the world yet.

And we'll take the boy with us.

Even if he turns out to be a girl.

we'll take him.

Martin. going places!

In the meantime. you watch me

stand this town on its ear.

- Doc.

- Dr. Arrowsmith.

- What is it?

- It's about Johnny.

- Johnny?

- He wants to get his tooth pulled.

Are you Johnny?

All right. get around to the front.

I guess I can't save mankind

till I've saved Johnny.

Poor Martin.

Come on. Johnny. Stand over here.

and let's have a look at that tooth.

You boys sit on the sofa.

And you better hold that dog.

He might think I'm hurting Johnny.

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