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[Lonesome is pounding on Marcia's door in the middle of the night] Lonesome Rhodes:
Marcia, can you hear me? Get up, wake up! It's me, big me, the king. Come on, Marcia, open up. I said hurry up on this door, Marcia! Lonesome's back! [Marcia lets him in] Lonesome Rhodes:
Just got rid of Betty Lou. Sweet talking little floozy, she'd have ruined me. Fix me a drink. Marcia Jeffries:
What are you doing? Lonesome Rhodes:
We'll have to be more careful than we used to be. I'll have to stay married till I get my new appointment. Marcia Jeffries:
Your what? Lonesome Rhodes:
This is still top secret. The General's been talking to Fuller. He's selling him the idea of creating a Cabinet post for me. "In time of imminent crisis and danger". That's the way the General puts it. Who can rabble people better than me? Hold them in line, right behind the government. If we put Fuller across the way, and we will, he's gonna owe me that. Secretary for National Morale. How's that sound to you? Secretary for National Morale. General's asking him to shake on it after my banquet tomorrow launching Fighters for Fuller. Marcia Jeffries:
Fighters for Fuller? Lonesome Rhodes:
[exhilarated]
Yeah, how do you like that name? Huh, huh? HUH? I made it up. Everybody -- everybody's nuts about it! The biggest men in the country are coming to my banquet to get things rolling. I've got an admiral, two governors, some investment house boys and a cabinet minister. Marcia Jeffries:
Which one? Lonesome Rhodes:
I don't know. I told the general to pick one. Marcia Jeffries:
They're coming to your party? Lonesome Rhodes:
Honey, if I ask them, they've got to come! They'd be afraid not to come. I could murder them, just like this. [Lonesome lets out a big, loud mocking laugh] Marcia Jeffries:
I'm afraid it's true. Lonesome Rhodes:
What's true? Marcia Jeffries:
Right here, tonight, you might have that much power
Marcia, can you hear me? Get up, wake up! It's me, big me, the king. Come on, Marcia, open up. I said hurry up on this door, Marcia! Lonesome's back! [Marcia lets him in] Lonesome Rhodes:
Just got rid of Betty Lou. Sweet talking little floozy, she'd have ruined me. Fix me a drink. Marcia Jeffries:
What are you doing? Lonesome Rhodes:
We'll have to be more careful than we used to be. I'll have to stay married till I get my new appointment. Marcia Jeffries:
Your what? Lonesome Rhodes:
This is still top secret. The General's been talking to Fuller. He's selling him the idea of creating a Cabinet post for me. "In time of imminent crisis and danger". That's the way the General puts it. Who can rabble people better than me? Hold them in line, right behind the government. If we put Fuller across the way, and we will, he's gonna owe me that. Secretary for National Morale. How's that sound to you? Secretary for National Morale. General's asking him to shake on it after my banquet tomorrow launching Fighters for Fuller. Marcia Jeffries:
Fighters for Fuller? Lonesome Rhodes:
[exhilarated]
Yeah, how do you like that name? Huh, huh? HUH? I made it up. Everybody -- everybody's nuts about it! The biggest men in the country are coming to my banquet to get things rolling. I've got an admiral, two governors, some investment house boys and a cabinet minister. Marcia Jeffries:
Which one? Lonesome Rhodes:
I don't know. I told the general to pick one. Marcia Jeffries:
They're coming to your party? Lonesome Rhodes:
Honey, if I ask them, they've got to come! They'd be afraid not to come. I could murder them, just like this. [Lonesome lets out a big, loud mocking laugh] Marcia Jeffries:
I'm afraid it's true. Lonesome Rhodes:
What's true? Marcia Jeffries:
Right here, tonight, you might have that much power
Full Transcript
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Marcia
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I knew you'd come I knew you'd get here
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Listen Marcia I lost them
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But all I gotta do is talk with them one more time
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Yeah I'll tell them I just said that to see how many is really listening
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Yeah Sure I'll have them eating out of my hands again just like old times
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Larry it was me Then I'm back on top again
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First thing I do when I'm back on top
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l'll get that sound man
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I'll get that dirty stinking little mechanical genius
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It was me
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Movie Summary
A female radio reporter turns a folk-singing drifter into a powerful media star.
