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because of

the change in line.

It was really

a reductio ad absurdum of,

"What's good

for Russia is good for us."

Because it wasn't

good for us.

Personally, I can remember

that in the...

The early part

of 1941,

Michael Kanin and I

were working on this

original screenplay,

Woman of the Year,

and when we finished

the story version of it,

we got... Katherine Hepburn

became involved,

having been

committed to the picture,

and having helped

sell it to MGM.

So we had many

discussions with her,

and...

She represented

at that time

a very strong

partisan of...

Of the war

of Britain and France,

and America's

getting into the war,

whereas I was still

expressing reservations

about America

getting in the war,

so many of our

story discussions

turned into

political discussions

between Kate and me.

NARRATOR:

The debate continued

into the film itself

and Lardner won,

simply by casting

Spencer Tracy

as his spokesman.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

I'm sorry, I must,

I thought... (STAMMERS)

I'm looking

for Miss Harding.

Well, come right in.

This is Miss Harding's?

Yes. Uh, may I

have your hat?

NARRATOR:

Hepburn's internationalism

looked ridiculous

and pretentious

against his plain-spoken

chauvinism.

I'm so glad you came.

Thanks.

Who won?

Who won? What?

The game?

Oh, the Yanks,

in the 10th.

How nice, everyone

in Philadelphia

must be so happy.

A few people always

come in after my broadcast.

Why do you broadcast?

Why don't you just wait

and tell them here?

(SPEAKING FRENCH)

(SPEAKING FRENCH)

Excusez-moi.

(INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS)

Now let's see, I wonder

who you'd get along with.

Uh...

There's Madam Laruga

sitting over there.

You probably don't speak

Slovenian either.

No, just a little

broken English.

(CHUCKLES)

Hello! Sam,

will you excuse me?

He doesn't know

anyone here.

Yes?

Yes, yes, sit down.

I get kind of lost

at these big parties,

don't you?

Yes.

Well, the situation's

pretty warm

over in your part

of the world, isn't it?

Yes.

Having fun?

Yes.

By the way, I'm afraid

we haven't met.

My name is Craig.

What's yours?

(CHUCKLES) Yes.

You don't speak English,

do you, Charley?

Mmm. Yes.

And what's more

you're a pretty

silly-looking little jerk

sitting there with that

towel wrapped

around your head,

you know that,

don't you?

Yes. (LAUGHS)

That's all, brother.

Yes.

Mmm, yes.

NARRATOR:

As often happens,

left-wing isolationism

came uncomfortably close

to right-wing isolationism,

with all the tinges

of racism and sexism intact.

(CROWD CHANTING)

But Lardner's isolationism

was exceptional

among Hollywood Communists.

Despite the Pact,

they continued to create

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