19511950s FEATURE FILMS
PART 2 OF 2
ANTHOLOGY OF STORIES
"HORSIE" - STORY BY DOROTHY PARKER
FEATURING EDITH MERSER, DAN TOBIN, JESSIE CAVITT, DOUGLAS EVANS, DON SHELTON, LOUISE CURRY, SHEILA WATSON, MINNA PHILLIPS, BYRON KEITH
A HOMELY SPINSTER CARING FOR A NEWBORN INFANT. THE BABY BELONGS TO AN IMPORTANT RADIO EXECUTIVE WHO, ALONG WITH HIS WIFE, ALL BUT IGNORES THE KIND-HEARTED WOMAN. THEY'RE GLAD WHEN SHE LEAVES AND ARE SURPRISED TO SEE HER LATER ON "QUEEN FOR A DAY", TV GAME SHOW. THEY ARE EVEN MORE SURPRISED WHEN SHE WINS AND ASKS ONLY FOR AN ELECTRIC RAZOR FOR HER FORMER EMPLOYER WHO HAS BEEN "SO NICE TO HER".
"BROADCAST STUDIO"
TV STUDIO LINKS FEATURING JACK BAILEY, JIM MORGAN, FORT PEARSON, HELEN MOWERY, DIAN FAUNTITLE.
YOUNG MAN IN LOCKER ROOM. FOOTBALL TEAM COMES IN. GOES THROUGH HIS CIGAR BOX OF STUFF. GETS RABBIT'S FOOT OUT. TEAM ASKS WHERE HE'S BEEN. HE TELLS OF HIS NEW JOB. SHOWS MONEY. TAKING GUYS OUT TO DINNER. EATING AT RESTAURANTS. GETS DEFENSIVE. "LAST MEAL"? NEWSPAPER HEADLINE ON FOOTBALL TEAM WINNING. WINS FRINGE LAMP AT CARNIVAL GAME. FATHER COMES HOME LATE AT NIGHT. TURNS ON LIGHT. NEIGHBOR TELLS DAD ABOUT HIS SON DIVING AT THE CARNIVAL. LOOK OF SHOCK. BLUE COLLAR WORKER. WIFE COMES HOME. ALL DRESSED UP. HUSBAND STUNNED. KISSES WIFE. SHE WON SCHOLARSHIP FOR SON TO GO TO SCHOOL. NOW HE DOESN'T HAVE TO DO THE HIGH DIVE. CIRCUS BOSS PUTTING GIRDLE ON DAREDEVIL DIVER. BOY PUTS ON CAPE. CU RABBIT'S FOOT LEFT BEHIND. GIRL GIVES GOOD LUCK KISS. CROWD GATHERED. CARNIVAL BARKER FRIENDS WATCHING. DIVER SCARED. MAN ASKS FOR SILENCE. BARKER NERVOUS. DEATH-DEFYING. CLIMBS HIGH LADDER. HESITANT. PARENTS RUSH TO CARNIVAL. MOTHER LOOKS UP AND SCREAMS. PEOPLE LOOK UP. STOPS AT 90 FEET. REALIZES HE LEFT HIS RABBIT FOOT IN TRAILER. CONTINUES UP. 110 FOOT PLATFORM. HE SLIPS A LITTLE AT TOP. LOOKING DOWN AT PEOPLE AND VAT. MEN SCREAM FOR HIM TO JUMP. WOMAN PUNCHES MAN. TALKS TO HIMSELF, HEARS WORDS OF ADVICE. PEOPLE GASP. HITS THE WATER. DOESN'T COME UP FOR A WHILE. SILENCE. PEOPLE HIDE THEIR FACES. LOOKS LIKE HE WAS BEAT UP. PARENTS DRAG HIM HOME. KISSES MOM. GIRL LOOKS DISAPPOINTED. BEHIND-THE-SCENES OF TV SHOW. INTERVIEWING WOMEN. A MENTALIST WITH HUSBAND'S MAGIC ACT. AUDIENCE OF HOUSEWIVES LAUGH. SHE WANTS NEW EQUIPMENT FOR HER HUSBAND. WOMEN LEAVE STUDIO. FRIENDS TALKING TOGETHER. LONELY WOMAN WALKS HOME ALONE. OPENS DOOR IN DARK HALLWAY. TURNS ON LIGHTS IN ROOM. "OLD MAID". LIGHTS STOVE WITH MATCH. PUTS ON TEA KETTLE. TELEPHONE RINGS. NURSE AT HOSPITAL CALLS. EXECS PLANNING A CASUAL MEETING. SECRETARY ENTERS. MAN HAPPY TO BE MARRIED AND A FATHER. FANCY CONVERTIBLE. RICH MANSION. HIGH -CLASS PEOPLE. HUSBAND KISSES WIFE LOVINGLY. WOMAN LIES ON CHAISE LOUNGE. MAN BRINGS LONG-STEMMED ROSES TO WIFE. BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS. RICH SNOBS. NURSE ENTERS. BABY'S NURSE. HUSBAND STUNNED. WOMAN HAS A HORSE FACE. SNIFFS SNUFF. BOUQUET OF FLOWERS ON TABLE. NURSE HAS A LITTLE TROUBLE GETTING AROUND CROWDED KITCHEN WITH MAID AND COOK. HEATING UP BABY BOTTLE. CU FRUIT CUP PUT DOWN ON PLATE. WOMAN LOOKS AT WATCH. VERY FRIENDLY NURSE. EATS WITH MAN OF THE HOUSE. MAID SERVES STEAK. CAN'T GET A WORD IN EDGEWISE. "YES, YES". HORSE FACE CHEWING. COMICAL. MAN RUSHES INTO BEDROOM TO ESCAPE. SWELLS. UPPER-CLASS. WIFE KISSES MAN AS HE COMPLAINS. HAPPY, CHIPPER NURSE INTERRUPTS THEIR ROMANTIC MOMENT. HUSBAND THROWN OUT. BABY'S NURSERY. FATHER TIP-TOES OVER TO BABY'S BED. NURSE IS CHANGING DIAPER. NURSE DOES BABY TALK. BABY CRIES IN DAD'S ARMS, QUIETS WHEN NURSE HOLDS BABY. MAN WORKING OUT CALCULATIONS. DICTATES LETTER. SECRETARY LOOKS AT PAPERS. DRAWINGS OF HORSES. DAD COMES HOME FROM WORK. NOT SO EXCITED NOW. SMALL BOX OF FLOWERS. POURING MARTINI. HUSBAND UPSET, GETTING ANGRY. NEW MOTHER HAS DRINK. "HELPLESS" WIFE, USES SYMPATHY. A WOMAN'S WAY. COOING OVER BABY. "MUMSIE", SOUND BYTE. HORSIE FROLICS. MAN SAYS HE COULD GET HER TICKETS TO TAPING OF TV SHOW. EATING CORN ON THE COB. MAN DRINKING ANTACID. ALKA SELTZER. MAN TALKING TO HIMSELF. LOSING HIS MIND. FRIEND LOOKS AT HIM LIKE HE'S INSANE. INSISTS HIS FRIENDS COME TO DINNER. MAN HAS DISAPPOINTED LOOK, REALIZES DOOR WAS OPEN., SHE MAY HAVE HEARD THEM MAKE FUN. HE GIVES HER COCKTAIL. NURSE DRESSED UP. MEN LOOK AT HER, SURPRISED. ALL SIT DOWN TO DINNER. "PLEASE TO MEET YOU", SOUND BYTE. UNCOMFORTABLE CONVERSATION. TALKING ABOUT THE WEATHER. FORCED CONVERSATION. POURING CHAMPAGNE. TOAST "TO HEALTH". WOMAN TALKS LIKE GLENDA THE GOOD WITCH. WOMAN CAREFUL. EATS. MAN LOOKING AT HER. SHE FEELS UNCOMFORTABLE. HAPPY MAN. NURSE LOOKS AT CALENDAR THAT IS ALL CROSSED OUT. SMILES. CHAUFFEUR WAXING CAR, LOOKS SURPRISED. MAN SINGS "OLD GRAY MARE". WIFE IS UP AND ABOUT. PASSIONATE KISS. GIVES WIFE GARDENIA FLOWER. SHE HATES THIS TYPE OF FLOWER. HE GIVES DEPARTING NURSE THE REJECTED FLOWERS AS A GOODBYE GIFT. SHE IS SO GRATEFUL, STARTS TO CRY. SHE HATES TO LEAVE. GIVES HER TICKETS TO TELEVISION SHOW. MAN TREATS HER NICE BECAUSE HE IS GLAD TO BE RID OF HER. HE WAVES GOODBYE. JUMPS UP AND CLICKS HIS HEELS. SHUTS DOOR FOR WOMAN. SHE CRIES OVER THE FLOWERS. IT'S THE FIRST TIME IN HER WHOLE LIFE THAT A MAN EVER GAVE HER FLOWERS. NEW NURSE WITH BABY. COUPLE RELAXING IN SITTING ROOM. WATCHING TV THEY ARE SURPRISED THAT SHE IS ON TV. STUNNED. TOOK CARE OF 311 BABIES. APPLAUDING AUDIENCE IN TV STUDIO. COUPLE LOOK ASHAMED. TIME TO DECIDE QUEEN. APPLAUSE VOTES. CAMERAMAN. 1950S TV SHOW. WOMAN GETS ROBE, CROWN, SCEPTER, ROSES. SHE WINS TRIP TO HAWAII. GIRLS WITH LUGGAGE, PRIZES. WOMEN MODEL NEW WARDROBE. A DREAM COME TRUE. WOMAN ENTER STUDIO, PUT CARDS INTO FISHBOWL.