
Two Smart People
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- 1946
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(male #1)
Fine art of cookery.
A lot of good recipes?
(Ace)
'Best in the world.'
(male #1)
You want this wrapped?
'Ah, no. Don't bother.'
'I like to have it handy to
browse through at odd moments.
(Ace) 'My fondest regards
to your dear wife. '
She will be young again
for a full hour.
Good night, friend.
Good night.
- Ace.
- Huh?
Take care of yourself, sir.
I'll try to.
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Oh, yes, Mr. Connors.
Please, this way.
Excuse me.
- Has Mr. Chadwick arrived?
- Not yet.
- I'll bring him.
- Thank you.
Ah, good evening, Mr. Connors.
Hello, Fred.
Mm-hmm.
- Mm. Excellent, Fred.
- Thank you.
Except that it needs,
with your permission
just a touch of saffron.
(Fred)
Aha.
Ladies.
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Isn't there some mistake?
(waiter)
'No, Mr. Connors.'
'The young lady asked
for your table.'
Oh, of course.
How stupid of me.
I didn't recognize you
in that new hairdo.
Naturally, since
we've never met.
But I knew we'd meet somewhere
the moment I laid eyes on you.
Do you read tea leaves too?
I do much better with olives.
A dry martini, Sir?
- Two dry martinis.
- Yes, Sir.
I, uh, like this,
but I have a guest coming.
It might be embarrassing
if I had to introduce you
as darling.
What's your name?
Ricki Woodner.
to meet him here.
Miss or Mrs. Woodner?
Miss.
Oh, "The Fine Art of Cookery."
Having servant trouble,
Mr. Connors?
No. Just a hobby of mine.
Do you happen to know
his recipe for ortolans?
On each plum, place an ortolan
wrapped in grape leaves.
Bake for five minutes and serve.
But the plums are
not to be eaten.
- They're merely served..
- As a garnish.
...for the ortolans.
What are you two talking about?
And what in the world
are ortolans?
Like turkeys.
Only this big.
Hello, Mr. Chadwick.
- Hello.
- Well, hello.
We've just discovered
we're soul mates.
Oh.
Dwight, who is this
wonderful Mr. Connors?
I didn't know he was a cook.
I thought he was an oil man.
Olive or banana?
- Lubricating.
- Ha-ha, ha-ha.
- Bring me scotch, will you?
- Yes, Sir.
Go ahead, Connors.
Tell her about the deal.
Why surely, you
wouldn't be interested?
Oh, but I would.
I have an option on eight miles
(Chadwick)
'Swamps?'
With millions of gallons of oil
Oil out of swamps? Wouldn't that
be a bit difficult?
Not at all. Same principle
as underseas drilling.
You sink a well here..
...drain the oil off
the property there.
Slant drilling.
Oh, sometimes called
crooked drilling.
Ha ha.
(Ace) 'My option expires in five days.'
an advance copy of this
Petroline Incorporate report.
12,000 barrels a day, huh?
Well, that looks..
All you have to do is put up
some of your bonds as collateral
to make the option good.
cool million in five days.'
Understanding, of course,
that I retain 51% interest.
Oh, definitely. Oh, that's
absolutely understood.
Well, it sounds like
a... very good deal to me.
Very good indeed.
We can talk more about it later.
Now, how about a little dinner?
But drilling for oil isn't such
a good deal though, is it?
- Have you heard of Rockefeller?
- Ha ha, yeah.
Yes, but I knew
my father a lot better.
He invested the family fortune
in a couple of wells.
Then, when he lost
the old homestead
we looked up the figures.
Would you believe it?
Eleven wild cat wells
out of twelve are failures.
Isn't that amazing?
I-I, um, are you
certain of that?
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