Lonesome (film)
Carl Laemmle
presents
Lonesome
a
Paul Fejos
Production
with
Glenn Tryon and Barbara Kent
A Universal-Jewel
Copyright, MCMXXVIII, by Universal Pictures Corp.
Carl Laemmle, President
Story
Mann Page
Adaptation and scenario
Edward T. Lowe, Jr.
Dialogue and titles
Tom Reed
Photography
Gilbert Warrenton
Film editor
Frank Atkinson
Directed by
Paul Fejos
Players
| Mary | Barbara Kent | |
| Jim | Glenn Tryon | |
| Overdressed Woman | Fay Holderness | |
| Romantic Gentleman | Gustav Partos | |
| The Sport | Eddie Phillips | |
New York wakes up——The machinery of life begins to move.
In the whirlpool of modern life——The most difficult thing is to live alone.
Friday
July
2
Friday
July
3
Saturday
SteadyRepeatSilentAlarm
Conductor
Watch the door! Watch the door! Watch the door! Open! Watch the door! Watch the door! Watch the door!
Conductor
Watch the door! Watch the door! Watch the door! Watch the door! Stand back!
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Employes excepted
"We're going for a cruise on a river boat——want to come?"
"No——I can't——I have a date with a high class dame."
"Come to Coney Island with us——we'll have a great time."
"Oh——I'm afraid I have too many things to do this afternoon.
Record
So all [...]
Plenty of Fun
Sat. July 3rd, At The Beach
Honolulu
Round Trip To Beach $1.00
There's nothing like the hurly-burly of a carnival to help recover from the stress of daily routine.
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You're about to meet your heart's desire.
Jim
Hello.
Mary
Hello.
Jim
Nice day, isn't it?
Mary
Yes, isn't it?
Jim
It's swell. It's perfect—just like you.
Mary
Oh, shut up.
Jim
You know, it's a lucky thing I didn't go out on my yacht today. I wouldn't have met you.
Mary
Have you a yacht?
Jim
Have I? A regular floating palace! You know, I had to put straps on it for people to hang onto, I have so many friends.
Mary
I'd never heard of straps on a yacht.
Jim
Well, you see, I got the idea when I was going to work every morning on the subway to Wall Street.
Mary
Are you in Wall Street?
Jim
Am I? Say, I've got eighty acres right in the center of the financial district. Why, if it was out in California, I'd subdivide it. And I'd buy you the whole world.
Mary
You're kidding.
Jim
My name's Jim. What's yours?
Mary
Mary.
Jim
I'll bet it's Mary Smith.
Mary
I'll bet it isn't.
Jim
Well, Mary, you've found your little lamb, and I'm gonna follow you wherever you go.
Mary
All right.
Mary
Well, you did it!
Jim
Did I sink that?[1]
"Some of my friends wanted me to join them at the Ritz——but I hate crowds."
"That's just like me——the world and its social obligations get on my nerves."
"I neglected all my duties today and escaped."
"Now that I think about it——I don't want to fool you."
"I'm only an ordinary working stiff."
"And I'm so tired of being alone——that I can't even stand my own company."
"Since you're being straight with me——I want you to know I'm just a telephone operator."
"I bet we've both been reading the same serial in The Saturday Evening Post."
"It's the story of a young man who thinks he's met a duchess——and a young girl who thinks she's met a millionaire."
"But at the end of the story——the young man becomes a millionaire."
"I've lost my ring!"
"Don't worry——we'll find it."
"It means a lot to me——it's a wedding ring."
"It's like looking for a needle in a haystack——we'll never find it."
"What's the matter?"
"Nothing."
"Can you read what's engraved on it?"
"It says——'To my dear wife'."
"It means a lot to me because it was my mother's wedding ring."
"Then——you're not married?——not at all?"
Bath House Closes at 6 P.M.
Jim
Gee! We're alone!
Mary
And our day is almost over.
Jim
Oh, it isn't over. It's just beginning. Why, I'm going to make you a promise.
Mary
Promise what?
Jim
That we'll never be lonesome anymore. If I had known when I first saw you, that you were only a telephone operator instead of a swell, I'd have proposed to you right on the spot.
Mary
And if I had known, that you were just a punch-presser, I would have accepted.
Jim
Gee, it's funny how lonesome a fellow can be. Especially with a million people around him. You know, you just can't be happy in a hotel room, especially when all your friends have homes and kiddies. All my life, I've wanted a little white house out in the country, with blue shingles.
Mary
I don't like blue shingles.
Jim
But you'll like the white house. And I'd paint the shingles any color you like.
Mary
Lavender?
Jim
Sure!
Mary
Or pink?
Jim
Oh, Mary, I'd rather have them blue. Then they'd be just the color of your eyes. Of course you could have them black, or brown, or green, or any color you'd like, just so long as you're there. Mary... Mary! Gee, that's a pretty name!
"You've won a doll and a kiss. I'll give you the doll and your girl can give you the kiss."
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"I'm sure you couldn't get a better likeness at the Museum of Natural History."
"Oh——Mary——your beauty has passed the test."
Palmistry
Crystal Gazing
"I see riches, travel, pretty clothes and marriage with a dark handsome young man——he'll make you happy miss."
Honeymoon Trail
"Mary——you are the girl I've always dreamed of."
"And I think you're a wonderful young man."
"Can you imagine me——a simple working stiff——talking about love."
"Let's go on more rides. I'd like that!"
Dancing
Speedy Boat
One Dollar Per Person
"Today will bring you good luck and goodness."
"I'd rather go elsewhere This is too dangerous."
Jackrabbit Racer
The wheel catches fire!
"Mary——Mary! Don't panic——keep calm!"
"What's your problem——young man? Are you resisting me?"
"You have no business here——get going!"
Jim
But, Sergeant, I...
Sergeant
Calm yourself, baby. I'll get to you in a moment.
Sergeant
Now tell me where you found him.
Cop
A Jane was hurt down at the roller coaster. This monkey brought a run over me about it.
Sergeant
Disturbing the peace, eh, kiddo?
Jim
Oh, listen to me, Sergeant. That's what I was trying to tell this man—that it was my girl that was hurt. I was trying to get to her to help her.
Sergeant
So it was your girl that was hurt, eh? What is her name?
Jim
Mary, sir.
Sergeant
Mary what?
Jim
I... I don't know. You see, we only met today.
Sergeant
Picked her up, eh?
Jim
Oh, no, sir, you wouldn't say that if you saw her. She's not that kind of a girl. She's a good kid—a sweet kid.
Sergeant
That ain't much of a description. You're officially charged with picking up girls and resisting arrest. Take him away.
Jim
Oh, I wish I could make you realize, sir, but you've got to let me go. I don't know that girl's name, but I love her. And if I don't get to her, I'll lose her. And I'm gonna marry her...if she'll have me.
Sergeant
Dear me! Isn't that thrilling? Do go on.
Jim
Yes, I'll go on! And I'll tell you what I think of you! You don't know when a man's sincere and when he's not! What a great policeman you are! You're so used to dealing with lousy, rotten people, you're rotten yourself!
Sergeant
Run along to your little Mary, sonny. I hope you find her.
Jim
Do...do you mean it?
Sergeant
Sure, I mean it. Don't mind me. I'm just playful today. Now, run along.
Jim
Thanks.
Jim
As for you, you big ham, you go jump in the lake!
Sergeant
Hehehehaha! Hey, "you go jump in the lake"! Hehehe!
"Jim——Jim——"
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"Where's the girl? The one who fainted a few minutes ago?"
"She just left——she seemed to be looking for someone."
"I don't know why you're looking for a guy with a mug like that."
"Is it me you're waiting for——pretty one?"
"Quit bothering me! This ain't no information bureau!"
"Go to the lost and found and leave me in peace!"
"No!"
July
4
Sunday
You're about to meet your heart's desire.
Voice and Guitar with Violin and 'Cello
—Irving Berlin—
Nick Lucas
"The Crooning Troubadour"
3088—A[2]The Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company
Made in U.S.A.Reg. U.S. Pat. Office. M. de F. Marca Industrial Registrada
)Record
With a love that's true always.
When the things you've planned
Need a helping hand,
I will understand
Always, always.
That's when I'll be there—always.
Not for just an hour,
Not for just a day,
Not for just a year,
But always.
The End
)Soprano
Oh, little lonesome me,
From here and years so far from happiness.
We'll meet again someday!
Who'll now learn to love for trouble,
⟨Alas⟩ [...]
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The Players
| Mary | Barbara Kent | |
| Jim | Glenn Tryon | |
| Overdressed Woman | Fay Holderness | |
| Romantic Gentleman | Gustav Partos | |
| The Sport | Eddie Phillips | |
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- ↑ Given the experimental nature of this film, this line and the last one were probably behind-the-scenes lines disconnected from the script, likely left in the talking scene unintentionally by the film editors. (Wikisource contributor note)
- ↑ The content of the actual record (which is under copyright until 2027 due to the Music Modernization Act) was clearly not actually played in the film—it was replaced by what seems to be an original version to the film, from all available research. This was possibly done due to copyright restraints. (Wikisource contributor note)