Herbert Marshall credited as playing...
Edward 'Ned' Faraday
- Edward 'Ned' Faraday: Dr. Pierce, I have a rather peculiar request to make. I want to sell you my body.
- Johnny Faraday: Go on, Mommy. It was springtime in Germany.
- Helen Faraday, aka Helen Jones: It was springtime in Germany, and it was warm. I had spring fever, and the air was full of blossoms.
- Johnny Faraday: Now it's your turn.
- Edward 'Ned' Faraday: Well, let's see. I was out with some other students on a walking trip, and pretty soon we came to a dragon sitting in an automobile who told us there was a magic pool in the forest.
- Johnny Faraday: And what did you do?
- Edward 'Ned' Faraday: Oh, we went to the pool, of course. And what do you suppose we saw?
- Johnny Faraday: What?
- Edward 'Ned' Faraday: Imagine! Half a dozen princesses taking a bath.
- Johnny Faraday: And what did you do when you saw him?
- Helen Faraday, aka Helen Jones: Oh, I told him to go away.
- Johnny Faraday: And did he?
- Helen Faraday, aka Helen Jones: He did not.
- Johnny Faraday: And what happened then?
- Edward 'Ned' Faraday: The most beautiful princess of all said that if I'd go away, she'd grant me my wish.
- Johnny Faraday: And what'd you wish?
- Edward 'Ned' Faraday: I wished to see her again. I couldn't think of anything better to wish. So that night, I went to a theater. The music began to play. And out upon the stage stepped this princess, and she looked more beautiful than ever. Oh, she was beautiful.
- Johnny Faraday: And then your heart began to go like this, huh?
- [he thumps his doll]
- Johnny Faraday: And Mommy began to sing?
- Edward 'Ned' Faraday: And my heart stopped beating entirely.
- Johnny Faraday: What happened to you when you saw him?
- Helen Faraday, aka Helen Jones: I could hardly sing, and I could barely wait until I saw him again.
- Johnny Faraday: But you did see him again, didn't you?
- Helen Faraday, aka Helen Jones: Mm-hmm. I met him later that night.
- Johnny Faraday: What happened then?
- Helen Faraday, aka Helen Jones: You can never guess. We went walking.
- Johnny Faraday: Go on, walk.
- Helen Faraday, aka Helen Jones: Okay, skipper.
- [she takes Ned's arm and they walk]
- Helen Faraday, aka Helen Jones: And then we came to a park.
- Edward 'Ned' Faraday: Only there was a tremendously large yellow moon up in the sky. It was altogether too big and too bright.
- Helen Faraday, aka Helen Jones: But it was dark under the trees. Very dark.
- Edward 'Ned' Faraday: [Ned drapes a blanket over their heads] This is a tree, Johnny.
- Johnny Faraday: And what happened under the trees?
- Helen Faraday, aka Helen Jones: Then he kissed me.
- Johnny Faraday: And what happened after that?
- Helen Faraday, aka Helen Jones: He kissed me again.
- Johnny Faraday: And what happened then?
- Edward 'Ned' Faraday: Then we were married.
- Johnny Faraday: Please tell me a story before you go, Mommy.
- Helen Faraday, aka Helen Jones: Which one do you want to hear?
- Johnny Faraday: About Germany, You know, springtime in Germany. I haven't heard that for a long time.
- Helen Faraday, aka Helen Jones: Father knows it better than I do.
- Johnny Faraday: But he says he's forgotten it.
- Helen Faraday, aka Helen Jones: Ask him again.
- Johnny Faraday: Oh Dad!
- Edward 'Ned' Faraday: What is it, Johnny?
- Johnny Faraday: Mommy says you do too know the story about Germany.
- Edward 'Ned' Faraday: I told you I've forgotten it.
- Johnny Faraday: But try to remember it. It was springtime in Germany and you were on a walking trip.
- Edward 'Ned' Faraday: Now let's see. I was out on a walking trip with some other students, and as I remember it, I was very happy.
- Johnny Faraday: And then what happened?
- Edward 'Ned' Faraday: I've forgotten.
- Johnny Faraday: Don't you remember, you came to a dragon sitting in an automobile?
- Edward 'Ned' Faraday: Yes, I remember that.
- Johnny Faraday: And you went and saw a lot of princesses taking a bath, didn't you?
- Edward 'Ned' Faraday: Yes, I suppose I did.
- Johnny Faraday: What did you do then?
- Helen Faraday, aka Helen Jones: I told him to go away, but he wouldn't until I granted him a wish.
- Johnny Faraday: What was the wish?
- Helen Faraday, aka Helen Jones: He wanted to see me again.
- Johnny Faraday: You didn't want any other wish, did you?
- Edward 'Ned' Faraday: No, I was very sentimental in those days, and very foolish.
- Johnny Faraday: Why were you foolish? That night you went to a theater, didn't ya?
- Edward 'Ned' Faraday: Yes, I went to a theater.
- Johnny Faraday: And then you saw Mommy on the stage. She was very beautiful. And then your heart went like this -
- [Johnny knocks on the side of his bed]
- Edward 'Ned' Faraday: I didn't know much about women in those days.
- Johnny Faraday: Oh, you're trying to do it different. You tell it, Mommy. What happened when you saw him?
- Helen Faraday, aka Helen Jones: I don't know, Johnny dear.
- Johnny Faraday: Don't you remember, Mommy?
- Helen Faraday, aka Helen Jones: I could hardly sing.
- Johnny Faraday: What happened then?
- Helen Faraday, aka Helen Jones: You could never guess. We went walking.
- Johnny Faraday: Please walk, Mommy.
- [Helen stands next to Ned]
- Johnny Faraday: And then you came to a par, and there was a dark tree and a yellow moon! Aw, you're not doing it right at all. You're supposed to kiss each other.
- Edward 'Ned' Faraday: Better be a good boy and go to sleep, Johnny. Your mother's got to go away now.
- Johnny Faraday: All right, Daddy.
- Helen Faraday, aka Helen Jones: [Helen sings "Leise zieht durch mein Gemüt"] Let me stay with you both, Ned.
- Edward 'Ned' Faraday: That's where you belong, Helen.
- Edward 'Ned' Faraday: [Helen speaks in German] I'm sorry, miss, but I don't understand a word.
- Helen Faraday, aka Helen Jones: Will you please go away?
- Edward 'Ned' Faraday: Oh, you speak English. Really quite a surprise. Have you just come from America? Rather a long swim, isn't it?
- Helen Faraday, aka Helen Jones: Will you go away?
- Edward 'Ned' Faraday: What a charming country this is. I've half a mind to settle here for good.
- Helen Faraday, aka Helen Jones: Would you mind telling me how long this is going to keep up? You ought to be ashamed of yourself.
- Edward 'Ned' Faraday: Now that you call my attention to it, I guess I am.
- Helen Faraday, aka Helen Jones: Please, we have to be back in the theater by six o' clock. Otherwise we'll all lose our positions.
- Edward 'Ned' Faraday: We wouldn't dream of being the cause of that. But if we go, will you and your friends meet us for something to eat after the show tonight?
- Helen Faraday, aka Helen Jones: We'll do nothing of the kind.
- Edward 'Ned' Faraday: All right then, my little water nymph, we'll stay.
- Helen Faraday, aka Helen Jones: Oh, I think you're the most impossible person I've ever met!
- Edward 'Ned' Faraday: You can't leave Germany without taking a walking trip.
- Joe, Hiker: Why can't I?
- Edward 'Ned' Faraday: Where is Johnny? You haven't lived here for months. What's happened?
- Helen Faraday, aka Helen Jones: If someone were to say I'd been untrue to you, would you believe it?
- Edward 'Ned' Faraday: What do you mean, untrue?
- Helen Faraday, aka Helen Jones: I had planned to lie about it. The money you needed - I didn't get it the way I told you. A man gave it to me.
- Edward 'Ned' Faraday: Is his name Townsend?
- Helen Faraday, aka Helen Jones: It doesn't matter.
- Edward 'Ned' Faraday: So when you told me the manager had given you an advance and raised your salary...
- Helen Faraday, aka Helen Jones: It was a lie.
- Edward 'Ned' Faraday: Why did you do it?
- Helen Faraday, aka Helen Jones: How else could I have obtained money so quickly?
- Edward 'Ned' Faraday: I ought to be grateful to you, I suppose. How much do I owe you and him for my life?
- Helen Faraday, aka Helen Jones: Ned...
- Edward 'Ned' Faraday: How much beside the fifteen hundred I've gotten from you? How much?
- Helen Faraday, aka Helen Jones: That's all.
- Edward 'Ned' Faraday: I'll see that you get it back. That's simple enough, isn't it?
- Helen Faraday, aka Helen Jones: Yes.
- Edward 'Ned' Faraday: Well, what next?
- Helen Faraday, aka Helen Jones: I'm here if you'll have me.
- Edward 'Ned' Faraday: Go on as before, eh? You saved my life and I'm very happy. Let us go and thank this gentleman for his kindness to us, or would you rather I shoot him dead? Oh, it doesn't matter. He's not to blame. The minute I was out of sight, you took up with the first man who could give you the things I couldn't. What puzzles me now is why you should want to come back to me.
- Helen Faraday, aka Helen Jones: I love you, Ned.
- Edward 'Ned' Faraday: Ah, send Johnny back here and clear out. Go on! What are you waiting for?
- Helen Faraday, aka Helen Jones: Are you going to take Johnny away from me?
- Edward 'Ned' Faraday: You've been a rotten mother to him. You're through with him. The law will give him to me if you don't. If you and your friend try to put up a fight for him, I'll take the case to court, and you'll find out soon enough who's entitled to the custody of the child.
- Helen Faraday, aka Helen Jones: I've been a good mother to Johnny.
- Edward 'Ned' Faraday: Let's not dispute that point, Helen. Johnny's all I've got left. Bring him here, or tell me where he is and I'll get him myself!
- Helen Faraday, aka Helen Jones: No. I'll bring him here.
- Edward 'Ned' Faraday: In this envelope are fifteen hundred dollars. I've been wanting to pay this for a long time. It's what I owe you for my life. It would have been better, Helen, if you'd let me die. You might as well know what that money means to me. It represents my life work. Had I been able to exploit it properly, I could have made a fortune, but I sold my rights and now we're quits. Stay away from Johnny, for good. Give him a chance to forget you. That's the only way you can be a good mother to him now.
- Edward 'Ned' Faraday: Sorry about the pudding. You see, I never tried making one before.
- Johnny Faraday: It's pretty good, Daddy, if you only eat the middle.
- Edward 'Ned' Faraday: I've been teaching Johnny to forget his mother. It's been a pretty tough job, and I don't intend to have my work spoiled.
- Nick Townsend: I see. You're not so very well off financially, are you?
- Edward 'Ned' Faraday: That's nobody's business but my own.
- Nick Townsend: Would it be worth, let us say... a thousand dollars, to let her see him for ten minutes?
- Edward 'Ned' Faraday: A hundred dollars a minute. Surely, Mr. Townsend, you can afford to be more liberal.
- Nick Townsend: I'll raise it to a thousand dollars a minute. Ten thousand dollars. How about it, Faraday?
- Edward 'Ned' Faraday: I suppose you feel pretty good the way you can throw money around. Ten thousand dollars for ten minutes doesn't mean very much to you, does it? Well, it doesn't mean anything to me. I can throw money around the same as you can. Let her come in... for nothing.
- Edward 'Ned' Faraday: Do you know where she is?
- Taxi Belle Hooper: No, I don't know. But you ask a guy named Nick Townsend maybe he...
- Dan O'Connor: Shut up, if you know what's good for ya. Don't mind her. She's cracked! I wish I could help you locate your dame, brother; but I don't know a thing. In this business, they come and they go.