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[first lines] John Wheelock:
[throwing down a manuscript onto his desk]
Might want to read this one. Maxwell Evarts Perkins:
Please tell me it's double-spaced. John Wheelock:
No such luck. Maxwell Evarts Perkins:
Where'd you get it? John Wheelock:
A woman named Aline Bernstein. The stage designer? The author's her protege. Every other publisher in town has already tuned it down. Maxwell Evarts Perkins:
Is it any good? John Wheelock:
Good? No. But it's unique. Maxwell Evarts Perkins:
A quick look. John Wheelock:
Thanks, Max. I'm in your debt
[throwing down a manuscript onto his desk]
Might want to read this one. Maxwell Evarts Perkins:
Please tell me it's double-spaced. John Wheelock:
No such luck. Maxwell Evarts Perkins:
Where'd you get it? John Wheelock:
A woman named Aline Bernstein. The stage designer? The author's her protege. Every other publisher in town has already tuned it down. Maxwell Evarts Perkins:
Is it any good? John Wheelock:
Good? No. But it's unique. Maxwell Evarts Perkins:
A quick look. John Wheelock:
Thanks, Max. I'm in your debt
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Is it any good
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Good
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No
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But it's unique
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A quick look
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Thanks Max I'm in your debt
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Movie Summary
A chronicle of Max Perkins's time as the book editor at Scribner, where he oversaw works by Thomas Wolfe, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald and others.
Actors
John Wheelock
