[first lines of the film]
Mrs. Benchley: [first line of the film; reading] "So they set off up the hill, arm in arm, the knight, the dragon, and the boy. The lights in the little village began to go out one by one." [is interrupted by a toy rifle going off] "But there were stars and a late moon as they climbed the downs together." [toy rifle again] Robert, please.
[The scene pan to Robert Benchley lying on a raft in the pool, with the toy rifle]
Robert Benchley: Go on, I can hear in any position. [shoots a dart at a duck decoy in the pool]
Mrs. Benchley: [continues reading] "And as they turned the last corner and disappeared from view, snatches of an old song were borne back on the night breeze. I can't be certain which of them was singing, but I think it was the dragon."
Robert Benchley: Go on, I'm listening.
Mrs. Benchley: That was the end, and a very lovely end, too.
Robert Benchley: Yeah, charming, charming. It's funny. No matter which way I aim, I always hit the same duck.
Mrs. Benchley: Robert, I have a wonderful idea. We'll sell this book to Walt Disney.
Robert Benchley: Well, you can't. It belongs to your nephew. [looks at rifle] So does this, too. I wonder what he'd take for it.
Mrs. Benchley: I mean the idea, for a movie. I'm sure if you went to his studio and suggested it to him, he'd jump at it.
Robert Benchley: Me suggest a story to Walt Disney? Why, I hardly know him.
Mrs. Benchley: Well, you hardly knew me when you suggested marriage.
Robert Benchley: Yeah, look at the trouble I got into. He can't listen to every crackpot with a wild idea.
Mrs. Benchley: You might be the exception. All you would have to do would be to go to his studio and show him the book.
Robert Benchley: I wouldn't dream of it!
Mrs. Benchley: They're always open to new ideas. Get your things on, and stop shilly-shallying.
Robert Benchley: [stands up on raft] I am not shillying and I am not shallying. But once and for all, I will not go to the studio. I will not make myself look ridiculous. [falls through and bubbles come out of his mouth] And that's final.
Mrs. Benchley: [first line of the film; reading] "So they set off up the hill, arm in arm, the knight, the dragon, and the boy. The lights in the little village began to go out one by one." [is interrupted by a toy rifle going off] "But there were stars and a late moon as they climbed the downs together." [toy rifle again] Robert, please.
[The scene pan to Robert Benchley lying on a raft in the pool, with the toy rifle]
Robert Benchley: Go on, I can hear in any position. [shoots a dart at a duck decoy in the pool]
Mrs. Benchley: [continues reading] "And as they turned the last corner and disappeared from view, snatches of an old song were borne back on the night breeze. I can't be certain which of them was singing, but I think it was the dragon."
Robert Benchley: Go on, I'm listening.
Mrs. Benchley: That was the end, and a very lovely end, too.
Robert Benchley: Yeah, charming, charming. It's funny. No matter which way I aim, I always hit the same duck.
Mrs. Benchley: Robert, I have a wonderful idea. We'll sell this book to Walt Disney.
Robert Benchley: Well, you can't. It belongs to your nephew. [looks at rifle] So does this, too. I wonder what he'd take for it.
Mrs. Benchley: I mean the idea, for a movie. I'm sure if you went to his studio and suggested it to him, he'd jump at it.
Robert Benchley: Me suggest a story to Walt Disney? Why, I hardly know him.
Mrs. Benchley: Well, you hardly knew me when you suggested marriage.
Robert Benchley: Yeah, look at the trouble I got into. He can't listen to every crackpot with a wild idea.
Mrs. Benchley: You might be the exception. All you would have to do would be to go to his studio and show him the book.
Robert Benchley: I wouldn't dream of it!
Mrs. Benchley: They're always open to new ideas. Get your things on, and stop shilly-shallying.
Robert Benchley: [stands up on raft] I am not shillying and I am not shallying. But once and for all, I will not go to the studio. I will not make myself look ridiculous. [falls through and bubbles come out of his mouth] And that's final.
[first lines of the film]
Mrs. Benchley : [first line of the film; reading] "So they set off up the hill, arm in arm, the knight, the dragon, and the boy. The lights in the little village began to go out one by one." [is interrupted by a toy rifle going off] "But there were stars and a late moon as they climbed the downs together." [toy rifle again] Robert, please.
[The scene pan to Robert Benchley lying on a raft in the pool, with the toy rifle]
Robert Benchley : Go on, I can hear in any position. [shoots a dart at a duck decoy in the pool]
Mrs. Benchley : [continues reading] "And as they turned the last corner and disappeared from view, snatches of an old song were borne back on the night breeze. I can't be certain which of them was singing, but I think it was the dragon."
Robert Benchley : Go on, I'm listening.
Mrs. Benchley : That was the end, and a very lovely end, too.
Robert Benchley : Yeah, charming, charming. It's funny. No matter which way I aim, I always hit the same duck.
Mrs. Benchley : Robert, I have a wonderful idea. We'll sell this book to Walt Disney.
Robert Benchley : Well, you can't. It belongs to your nephew. [looks at rifle] So does this, too. I wonder what he'd take for it.
Mrs. Benchley : I mean the idea, for a movie. I'm sure if you went to his studio and suggested it to him, he'd jump at it.
Robert Benchley : Me suggest a story to Walt Disney? Why, I hardly know him.
Mrs. Benchley : Well, you hardly knew me when you suggested marriage.
Robert Benchley : Yeah, look at the trouble I got into. He can't listen to every crackpot with a wild idea.
Mrs. Benchley : You might be the exception. All you would have to do would be to go to his studio and show him the book.
Robert Benchley : I wouldn't dream of it!
Mrs. Benchley : They're always open to new ideas. Get your things on, and stop shilly-shallying.
Robert Benchley : [stands up on raft] I am not shillying and I am not shallying. But once and for all, I will not go to the studio. I will not make myself look ridiculous. [falls through and bubbles come out of his mouth] And that's final.
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