My time on the stage would be shortened, had I not for years trained myself to, how shall...
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Sir John Menier:
My time on the stage would be shortened, had I not for years trained myself to, how shall I put it, to apply the technique of life to the problems of my art. But today, ladies and gentlemen, that process is reversed. I find myself applying the technique of my art, to a problem of real life. And my art is not satisfied.
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that we artists have a double function.
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We use life to create art,
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and we use art to...
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How shall I put it?
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To criticize life.
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- You agree?
- Oh, certainly, Sir John.
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Yes, I knew you would.
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Now, Mr. Markham,
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between artists...
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do we always fulfill our double function?
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Are we not so much
occupied in using life to create art
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that we forget our other function?
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I foresee your objection.
You're going to say,
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"What opportunities does the round
of daily life offer?"
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I wonder... If you ever saw
a problem play I once did...
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- Pistols for Two?
- Oh, yes.
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- You did?
- Yes.
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What the critics describe
as a highbrow shocker.
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Now,
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when a highbrow shocker
occurs in real life,
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does the public call in the actor?
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No.
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Mr. Markham, I read your thoughts.
Clip duration: 69 seconds
Views: 291
Timestamp in movie: 00h 44m 11s
Uploaded: 29 September, 2021
Genres: crime, mystery, thriller
Summary: A juror in a murder trial, after voting to convict, has second thoughts and begins to investigate on his own before the execution.
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