Upperworld

Mr Stream is awake now.

You may continue cutting the lawn. - Yes, sir.

Mary.

You may start now. Mr Stream is awake.

Mr Stream is awake now.

You may serve the orange juice, Max.

Yes, Monsieur Marcus.

You may start playing now, Tommy. Your father is awake.

It's about time. Gee, we're all behind schedule.

There you are, Marcus.

Good morning, Mr Stream.

Why say 'good morning' when it's after 12 o'clock?

I mean, good afternoon, sir.

You should always say what you mean.

How do you feel today, sir? - Terrible.

Sorry, sir. - You're not a bit sorry.

And don't ask me if I slept well because I didn't.

Creamed lobster never did agree with me.

What's all this?

Your appointments for the afternoon, sir.

You have a board meeting at 1:30.

To discuss the railroad consolidation.

Senator Burton will call at 2:30.

At 3 o'clock. The committee representing the South Central stockholders.

You lay off my railroad or I'll tell my daddy of you.

And at 4:45 the executive officers of the Mill Barry ..

What the devil?

I don't want my trains in the play room. There won't be room enough.

You give me my trains or I'll tell dad.

What's going on?

What's all the commotion?

Dad, he is wrecking my railroad.

He got half the tracks loose and he tore down my bridge.

Wrecking your railroad, eh?

That sounds serious.

I just had it working swell too.

I could punch your nose.

It looks like vandalism, Caldwell. I am surprised.

Mrs Stream wishes the decorators to start promptly, sir. They are here now.

Decorators? What for?

For the costume party tonight, Mr Stream.

Oh.

Sorry, Tommy.

There's a party on tonight.

Gosh, isn't mom a terror at parties?

We just cleared the playroom, sir. Shall I lay his tracks out there.?

Is that all you know about running a railroad?

All you can run is a tea cart.

Tommy, I'll ask your mother if she'll let you keep your tracks here.

Mrs Stream sleeps late today and she said under no circumstances to call her.

Well.

I am afraid, Tommy, that's that.

Daddy, you can't run a railroad in a playroom.

You've got to have a lot of room. You know that.

I know just how you feel.

I'm having the same trouble with my railroad.

Yes. But all you have to do is dictate a letter and it's all fixed up.

Why can't you dictate a letter to mother for me?

Now there is an idea.

Would you call that executive ability, Caldwell?

Indeed, sir. Remarkable.

Take this, Marcus.

Dear Hettie.

Won't you please let Tommy use the ballroom for his playroom.

The east room will do for your costume party.

But the ballroom is the only suitable place for Tommy's railroad operations.

I'll consider the granting of this right away ..

A great personal favor.

Just sign it 'Alec'.

See that Mrs Stream gets that as soon as she's awake.

Very well, sir.

Gee, thanks, dad. I knew you'd fix it.

Listen, you lay off my railroad or you'll get a good kick in the pants.

None of that, young fellow.

Now a letter to Jaffe at the L&M.

My dear Andy.

I wish you'd come to New York during the month.

My plans for the merger are progressing nicely.

I think I've improved them somewhat since our last talk.

I am now planning on taking in the two western roads.

Thereby making the S&B a complete national highway.

I think you'll agree with me there's no fun running a railroad.

Hampered by government paternalism.

Tommy sold me that idea this morning.

Will that go in? - Why not?

A girl swimming out there seems to want help.

Every day since they opened that public beach some swimmer has been in trouble.

Help!

Grab hold.

Steady now.

Turn her around.

Take her below. Get her some towels and dry clothes.

Right, sir.

This is going to make him late.

He has a board of directors meeting at 1:30.

And it's 1:45 now.

So what?

Cold?

A little bit.

Your teeth are chattering.

They sound like castanets, don't they?

From now on, you'd better do your swimming in the bathtub.

I can't kick.

A free boat ride.

And s sightseeing tour in a limousine.

I can't hear the engine. What is it, a twelve?

No. A sixteen. - A sixteen?

Up to now my limit has been a twelve.

Do you own this or rent it?

Just paid for it.

Congratulations.

Thanks for saving my life and everything.

That's alright. I'll let you save mine sometime.

I will. Thanks so much. Goodbye.

Careful.

Did you hurt yourself? - No. Not a bit.

Incidentally, these are your clothes. How do I return them to you?

That's alright. I'll send for them.

Save yourself the trouble and come and get them now. It only takes me a minute.

Alright. Careful.

Come in a minute.

Thanks.

Make yourself at home. I'll change into something dry in a jiffy.

I will wait.

Sit down and rest your handsome face.

Say, what's your racket?

Retired bootlegger?

Not exactly. Why?

I don't know. That seagoing hack and that big car.

You must be in the money.

I wouldn't call my business a racket exactly.

More of a game.

Transportation.

Transportation, huh?

Buses?

No. Railroads.

Don't tell me you are Mr Pullman?

No. I am not Mr Pullman.

Well, what is it?

Stream.

Stream?

Alexander Stream?

Guilty.

Can you imagine that?

Little me being pulled out of the water by Alexander Stream.

Well.

You were worth saving.

His appointment was for 1:30.

It's now after two.

I wonder what can be keeping him.

Maybe he's teaching her how to swim.

I'll bet you're as starved as I am.

Let me fix some eggs, toast and coffee. How do you like your eggs?

Scrambled. - Uhoh.

I got everything but the cream. I know.

There's a delicatessen downstairs. Get a loaf of bread too.

I'll get it. - No, it's my party.

Alright. I'll toss you for it. - Alright.

Heads.

Tails. You lose.

And you'd better get a quarter pound of butter too.

His appointment was for 1:30.

I know. You've told me that twice already.

It's now 2:30.

Yeah, I know. But it looks like he's going to be a little late.

Now, what do you suppose?

He's probably going to be a bit longer.

Alec.

Better bring a half pound of sugar.

Alright.

Oscar. Hold this a minute, will you?

Get another bottle of cream.

More coffee? - No thanks.

You haven't eaten very much.

I am on a diet. You see, food goes right to my hips.

If I lose my figure, I lose my job.

How's that?

Right now, I'm working in a burlesque show.

Anything to keep from starving.

I've been in one Broadway hit.

Did you see Herbert's Musical Doll?

I believe so.

Remember when all you can see on the stage was a forest of legs doing this?

Yes. I do remember that one.

I'm surprised you don't remember me. I played two parts.

Two parts?

Legs 18 and legs 19.

What else did you do?

Remember the three little pigs number? - I certainly do.

I was the fat one. The one with the curly tail.

That describes all the pigs I've ever seen.

This is me. Recognize me?

You haven't changed a bit.

I was the one who built his house of bricks.

You are a smart pig.

It's a quarter to three. - And he had a 1:30 appointment.

I'll go up to find out what detains him.

Knock on the door before you enter.

And don't forget to tell him he had an appointment for 1:30.

Who's afraid of the big, bad wolf?