The Great Dictator Page #4

Five or ten thousand...

a day.

- A day?

- Just a few dissenters.

Dissenting about?

Working hours, wage cuts,

the synthetic food, the quality

of the sawdust in the bread.

What more do they want?

It's from the finest lumber!

Nevertheless, the people

are overworked. They need diversion.

The people, bah!

We might go further with the Jews.

Burn some of their houses.

An assault on the ghetto.

Something more dramatic. When can

we be ready to invade Osterlich?

Three months.

I can't wait.

Napaloni's army might invade first.

We must strike now.

We'll require foreign capital.

Borrow it!

The bankers have refused.

One man

might make us a loan: Epstein.

- Epstein? He's a Jew, isn't he?

- Yes.

Well, let's be big about it.

We'll borrow from Epstein.

It might be difficult in view

of our policy towards his people.

Then we'll change our policy.

Tell Schultz all persecution

of the Jews must cease.

At least

till we've negotiated this loan.

I don't understand it.

The whole ghetto is so quiet.

You can't imagine

what was going on.

This Hynkel business.

You weren't here, you were

in the hospital, unconscious.

You don't appreciate

what a good time you were having.

If things get worse

we can go to Osterlich.

That's still free.

Sooner or later we'll have to go.

Anyway, it's nice to see you back.

It's like the old days again, eh?

How's business?

Very slow.

The men are in concentration camp.

You should fix up the women.

The beauty parlour business.

Know anything about it?

You can learn.

You can practise on Hannah.

Hannah, get in that chair,

we'll make you look beautiful.

What for?

He's going to practise on you.

Not with mud on my face?

No, we'll take some off.

Make me look beautiful?

Sure.

He can't make you look any worse!

Mrs. Shoemaker's laundry!

I'll give it to her.

You sit here and enjoy yourself.

I know.

I've seen you making eyes.

Don't pay any attention to him.

I like your shop

since it's fixed up.

I wish I had a business like this.

There's no future in housework.

Maybe if I save my money

I can have a barbershop some day.

But I can never save.

Money slips through my fingers.

I've always lived

up to every penny I've earned.

Why shouldn't I? You're here today

and gone tomorrow.

Do you believe in God?

I do. But if there wasn't one,

would you live any different?

I wouldn't.

Life could be wonderful

if people'd leave you alone.

Things are looking brighter now.

Maybe because of you saving Schultz.

Funny how they've left us alone.

Too good to be true.

Do you ever daydream?

I do.

That's the only time

I'm really happy: dreaming.

Sometimes I get so carried away

I don't know what I'm doing.

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