Five years after the death of Randolph, Jennie meets George Cornwallis-West, who is the same age as her son Winston. She charters the hospital ship RFA Maine to care for those wounded in the Second Boer War and creates The Anglo-Saxon Review. She marries George.
Starring:
Lee Remick as Jennie Jerome
Ronald Pickup as Lord Randolph Churchill
Warren Clarke as Winston Churchill
Cyril Luckham as Duke of Marlborough...
Starring:
Lee Remick as Jennie Jerome
Ronald Pickup as Lord Randolph Churchill
Warren Clarke as Winston Churchill
Cyril Luckham as Duke of Marlborough...
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00:00You
00:30Oh
01:01Lady Randolph, ah, I really must congratulate you on Winston's book. Oh, thank you, sir, but Winston's furious
01:07I'm afraid it's full of misprints Prince, but the boy can write the descriptions of India are first-class
01:13It's really splendid. May I tell him you said so sir. He's just come back
01:17Of course, of course, but he's not leaving the army. Oh, no, sir. He's on his way to the Sudan always in the thick of it
01:24Just like his father
01:25Well, of course what he really wants to do is follow Randolph into Parliament isn't a bit young for that yet
01:30He doesn't think so
01:32Well, I agree with Lord Curzon Winston should stick to the army the trouble is sir
01:36He wants fame and fortune now
01:38but all the more reason for him to stay where he is we are bound to have a showdown with the Boers in the
01:43Next six months or so and he doesn't want to miss a bit of real warfare. Does he?
01:48You tell him I said that too, thank you sir, I will
01:52As though I had any influence
01:56Winston has appointed me the important widow. I get orders by every post
02:03I'm simply his dog's body. I can't really see you in that role Jenny. I rather like it. I only have my boys
02:11although
02:12Winston's getting beyond anything I can do for him now
02:16Jack in the city. I sometimes feel
02:19rather on my own
02:22Jenny
02:23Woman on her own is a godsend. Oh
02:26Yes
02:27Be useful extra woman
02:29Well, she might not enjoy being useful, you know or extra being important. It can be much more fun
02:36Jenny your prospect is dazzling
02:39in this district parties dinners
02:44Weekends like this with Daisy Brooke
02:47What more could any woman want a
02:50A good deal
03:00So my lady Warwick you'd no idea how many rules about to break to get here
03:03You're not supposed to have leave when you're on a course
03:06When I said it was to come to you the colonel gave in at once. I think he must be one of your admirers
03:11Hello George
03:12Keeping fit rather your honor and how's your beautiful mother? Well, she was all right when I last saw her
03:17It was some time ago. There's no time for your own mother
03:21Disgraceful, but I I don't think she's got very much time for me actually too many other men in her life. I did say
03:27Nice to see you dear boy
03:35Well
03:37I expect to know everybody. Well, not quite everyone lady Lord and Lady Curzon. Surely. Oh, yes, of course
03:44I
03:45Do deserve Lady Randolph Churchill
03:48Jenny, this is George Cornwallis West. How do you do darling? Patsy's boy?
03:55Well, she does it deliberately don't you think she knows I don't like my mama and she wants everyone to remember
04:00Darling Patsy's now quite grown up enough to have an older son. Well, I wouldn't put it past her
04:05But then I'm an old friend and you're not supposed to notice things like that
04:09She's great fun days, isn't she? I've always thought darling Patsy's great fun, too
04:13Oh outside the home tremendous, but inside the home lady Randolph. She's a
04:18What do you call it a whitey at Sepulchre? Oh son should ever accuse his mother of painting
04:24That's not what I meant. Although she does of course, mr. West, however, beautiful she is. She's still really rather rotten to her children
04:31Well, I hope my children don't talk about me that way. Of course, they don't you make me wonder
04:37Think you get on with them jolly. Well, you treat young people as equals like that
04:43Good
04:49Winston's doing awfully well himself, isn't he?
04:52Mentioned in dispatches and down from the hills to win polo tournaments. He's really making quite a name
04:58He says a young man should worship a young man's ideals. That's quite right
05:02Of course, but I worry in case people think I'm a bit pushing
05:07It's dreadful, isn't it being thought pushing?
05:10Depends who you push and how far
05:12He says it's a pushing age and we must shove with the best. He's dreadfully ambitious
05:18What's wrong with that? He wants to go into Parliament. I expect yes tomorrow
05:23You'll get there too. I expect got a lucky star Winston really. Well, perhaps I have to we were born in the same month
05:30You know, and are you ambitious?
05:33Only for you to call me George
05:36All right George
05:39Surely you have ambitions beyond that. I have I'm not telling you in the army. Do you like the army?
05:46Randolph always used to say it was the finest profession in the world so long as you worked at it
05:51But the worst if you loafed oh
05:53Lord, well, I expect he'd think I was one of the loafers. Oh, don't let's move lovely here
06:05I
06:08What do you think I should do with my life
06:12That's what you're doing now you look wonderful way
06:15But all I ever do is loaf a
06:19week here week there
06:21racing wisdom bridge I
06:26Don't know Lord Curzon thinks I should be perfectly happy
06:29But you know, I like to be doing things and I seem to be at that
06:38Awkward stage of life and it doesn't seem to be much for me to do
06:43What do you think I
06:46Really don't know do you fish
06:50No, what so it's the best sport in the world women are very good at it
06:55Well, I don't really mean a sport George or a hobby I mean an occupation
07:00something I can really get involved in which isn't just
07:04Social frivolous make a mark and a bit of money. I'm terribly hard up really
07:10unspeakably
07:12Do tell me what you think got an idea. You see the young people see things so much more clearly
07:20We have the most extraordinary eyes by the way
07:24You must have a great following among the ladies
07:28No one or two
07:37Well, what my idea is is I want to start a new magazine a review
07:44Do you think so? Yes, well, you know everyone that's after battle and the other half is no one would ever refuse you
07:52Okay
07:53I'm American, you know
07:54So what I thought was I could get contributions from both sides of the Atlantic
07:58It's a bit and I don't want it to be just literary. I want
08:02history and science and and the whole thing beautifully produced don't you think not just something you
08:11Glance at and throw away again, but
08:14Something something to keep
08:18Put in your library
08:21and take down
08:26Something beautiful like the editor
08:30You are the most beautiful woman I've ever met in my life
08:35Charming foibles Jenny does have
08:38young men in rowing boats
08:41And little dirty magazines, but I don't give it very long. I shouldn't think that George has ever read anything but rough sporting guide
08:49Would you
08:51Perhaps Jenny should be in it. Oh, baby. That's too unkind. I wonder what Winston will say. I
08:58Think it's a very good idea mama. It will give you an interest in life
09:03That's rather what I thought it will make up for all the city social amusements
09:07you will cease to shine in as time goes on and give you in the
09:11Latter part of your life this finer position in the world of taste and thought as you have up to now
09:17Enjoyed in that of elegance and beauty. I see
09:20I don't think my mind is quite ready to retire into a convent Winnie
09:24And if you could make a thousand a year out of it, it might lift the dark clouds a little from the family finances
09:29Yes, well, if we're going to discuss money matters, there are one or two things I have to say
09:33There's no point in beating about the bush. We are all equally thoughtless
09:37Spent thrift and extravagant. I'm not I've never had the chance my dear Jack
09:42If you had you would be it is in our blood on both sides
09:45Well, it seems suicidal to me when mama spends two hundred pounds on a ball dress good lord
09:51Do you really know what you can't expect me to go about in rags Jack?
09:55Yeah
09:55And it seems equally suicidal to you mama when I spend a hundred pounds on a polo pony
09:59Though I feel you ought to have the dress and I ought to have the pony
10:04Nonetheless putting all sentiment aside as I fear we are obliged to no need to lecture me Winston
10:11How much do you owe mama?
10:13About
10:15about 14,000 pounds
10:17Good
10:19Well, you may exclaim Jack you will agree that our future interests must be protected from your own mother
10:25Well, there are certain possibilities which we must take into account
10:29Mastery mama may very well marry again. That's not very likely
10:34All the men I know are married already all the rich ones
10:37Anyway, it might be someone Jack and I didn't get on with there might be disagreements
10:42I don't know why you even have to imagine such a thing
10:45I shan't marry and even if I did nothing would ever alter my feelings for you two
10:50Nonetheless, the eventuality should be prepared for
10:53When it comes to money matters mama
10:55You are simply superb and you with your loans in overdrafts. You're level-headed. I say don't start all that again
11:02Do you mind so long as my position is clear in any case? I'm late for dinner with Lady Jern
11:08She says she thinks she can swing something with Kitchener for me
11:13So I must go have a nice evening goodbye
11:20It's pretty superb himself, isn't it? How are we supposed to have a nice evening if we're broke?
11:25Well, I suppose we must amuse each other. Shall I amuse you first or will you amuse me?
11:32Nothing's very amusing at the moment. Is it
11:36Why is life always so full of bills
11:39Bills?
11:41I thought your life was full of Carol Ramsden. I didn't realize there were bills too
11:45You are not supposed to say things like that to your widowed mother
11:49I've dropped Carol mama. His face is his best point if you ask me. I didn't. He's very nice, of course
11:56But he's nothing very extraordinary. You know far more than is good for you. Well, then it's good for you.
12:02I only keep up with him for Winston's sake
12:05He may be able to help him when he gets to the Sudan
12:08I see so you don't really care for him yourself at all. Well, not since I caught him with someone else. Mrs. Maxwell, you mean?
12:15Well, you're an even worse gossip than I am.
12:19I do like you.
12:21I wish Winston had time for the important small things of life, don't you?
12:26Well, I'm afraid he only sees what's important to him
12:29Which is why he's worried about you marrying. He thinks you'll lose your valuable widow's pathos
12:34He needn't worry
12:36No one seems very interested in marrying poor widows.
12:41Jack, why aren't we rich?
12:43Better ask Castle. I haven't got that far in my financial studies
12:47If only there'd been just a little more money you could have gone to Oxford. Yes, I'd have had that over Winston anyway
12:53Now you mustn't be jealous darling. Oh, I'm not
12:58It's just that it would have been nice to have had one thing which was mine and mine alone
13:01Well, you have the city you can make entirely your own way there
13:05Someone in this family really must make some money and quite soon or we will all be broke.
13:11Castle says I ought to learn shorthand.
13:14Oh my poor Jack.
13:16Poor pathetic widowed mother
13:25George
13:27Oh, I I'd quite forgotten George. We were just wanting someone to cheer us up
13:32Jack darling, you haven't met George West, have you? Not yet. How do you do?
13:40Somehow with you George I never seem to have my feet quite on the ground. That means we're equal then
13:45Because you make me feel I'm walking on air
13:50What did you tell darling Patsy today? The truth
13:54With trimmings. Was that clever? Oh very clever. I said you'd asked me to lunch with an heiress. A likely story
14:02With two penniless boys of my own. Ah, but it was so sad. You see she never turned up
14:06Not that she'd been suitable anyway
14:08Ever since one sister married the prince of Plesk
14:11The other hasn't even been allowed to say good morning to anyone less than the duke
14:15And for me, I think mama has designs on the queen
14:19And you swore there was no other woman in your life
14:24I do wish we could stop all this nonsense and be open about it
14:28I hated leaving you last night. It didn't seem natural
14:32Well darling society isn't natural, but it's the way we live
14:37And really, you know, no one's ever thought of anything better
14:42But I hated you leaving too
14:45But if we were married I wouldn't have to leave would I?
14:48No
14:49And think of all the wedding presents we could ask for
14:52I've always wanted a Fabergé fish slice. Do you think HRH would run to one? Oh Jenny. Don't be silly
14:58You don't know what my secret longing is
15:02Well
15:05I want to call you my wife my missus
15:10Missus mine
15:15Oh my dear george
15:19You can call me anything you like
15:26I love you very much
15:29But don't even dream of it it would be simply ridiculous
15:33I'm, very glad to hear you say it. Although he does ask me over and over again, but he's only a boy
15:38Only in some ways
15:41I'll take your word for that
15:44Do you think it's wise to let people know that you know?
15:47Who work with very discreet
15:50Wherever you go at your special request
15:53He goes too, but everyone does it like that
15:55Everyone does it like that if I may say so sir
15:59It was you who showed us the way but my social position is unassailable yours is not
16:04A woman in your position and let me be frank of your age
16:10Runs very serious risks. I don't mind people's disapproval. Would you mind their laughter?
16:26Hmm
16:31This approval didn't be important I agree
16:34But once people start laughing cream, sir
16:38Oh my dear jenny do be sensible
16:41You know as well as I know this cannot last of course. I know but can't I enjoy it?
16:46Well, it does last well. I hope you do but not to the extent that people comment and smile
16:53It's always the same in these affairs, you know
16:56When the man is young and handsome and everything to be desired in that way, but not george is very gentle and kind
17:03But not surely very bright
17:08Your friends are already wondering what you talk about when uh, when the fun is over
17:17Ah, but I have my magazine that gives me all the intellectual life I need you mean you're actually going ahead with that
17:24Certainly i'm calling it the anglo-saxon review. You must subscribe at once, sir
17:29and
17:30Who do you think?
17:33Is the best person to approach about a picture of the queen as frontispiece for the first number?
17:41I think you'll find the arrangement i've made with mr. Lane's satisfaction mama
17:44So now you have a publisher an excellent assistant here in the company shape of mrs.
17:49Pearl beyond price if she'll forgive me and all that remains for you to do now is find suitable stories articles and poems
17:56Send them to the printer and have the whole thing bound like some famous old book as lane suggests
18:01I see how nice don't appoint a permanent sub-editor
18:04I may very well decide to leave the army and take the post myself when I get back from the sedan. Oh, well, thank you
18:10Yeah, i'll settle then. Goodbye mama
18:14I'll send instructions with my letters to the morning post about how you're to get them published
18:18Don't let her do anything rash. Will you aunt danny? Goodbye. Mrs. Craigie. Goodbye. Goodbye, darling
18:26Anyone would think it was his magazine. I think our only hope is to get the first number out before he comes back
18:31What have you got so far? Oh, it's all very distinguished. Mrs
18:34Leslie lord roseberry has promised to write and sir robert peale. We have poems by mr. Hardy and mr
18:39Swinburne and mr. Henry james will write us a story as soon as he can find the time
18:44It's all really very satisfactory leonie hardly anyone has turned me down the anglo-saxon is going to be a very superior review
18:50I don't think too superior
18:52Well, how could it be with all those names people may be frightened to read it?
18:55Oh, really leonie and calling it the anglo-saxon is going to offend all the irish, you know
19:00All the good writers are anglo-irish surely
19:03Oh lord, what's the matter?
19:07Do you think it will offend the kelts darling patsy's irish, you know, and they live in wales. I never thought
19:12Well, I shouldn't worry jenny, I don't think you'll ever be invited to the cornwallis west's. Oh, but you see I have been
19:18No
19:19but whatever for
19:26I think that's everybody except of course. Hello my dear darling jenny
19:33It's too sweet of you to come darling patsy colonel west. Welcome to riffin lady randolph, my dear
19:39I've got an idea for your magazine. I must tell you about it at once while I remember. Yes
19:44Well, I think that you should have a gardening column
19:47She is wonderful still don't you think oh, I could well be infatuated myself, sir
19:52But you wouldn't marry her certainly if I were free
19:56I am the right age for her
19:58And I already have my son in there. I see and that is the real objection
20:02Of course there must be a boy to inherit riffin, sir. I admire your courage in facing the danger
20:10What else could we do?
20:17She's being perfectly sensible about it so far he won't listen to reason
20:23All we can hope is it'll quickly burn itself out
20:32Oh
20:45Yes, well I think your best hope colonel lies in south africa
20:49I have no gold sir, sir. I wish I had the boars colonel
20:53It would do george good to see a bit of war. It would take his mind off things
20:56I will have a word with lord mithwin. I believe he's looking for an aide-de-camp
21:01Hello george
21:05You've resigned your commission, but you'll miss the war. Oh, I can always go as a correspondent
21:09I command quite a price now jack all the same. I've been asked to stand in this by-election at oldham
21:15Ah, so that's why you came hurrying back
21:17I had rather hoped
21:20Look
21:22Just what is the situation between mama and george west?
21:25And you better ask her yourself
21:28Mama must understand that. I can't possibly have a stepfather who's only a fortnight older than me
21:33And make me a laughingstock
21:35Well, i'm not going to tell her that winnie
21:39Papa once spoke at oldham
21:42It was one of his very best speeches
21:45It's one of the reasons why they've asked me to stand
21:49They all want her to come up
21:51She's a tremendous woman
21:54She's a tremendous vote catcher, you know
21:57And it's going to be a very close thing
21:59Well, i'm sure she'll come if you ask her
22:02I can't have my opponent snickering jack
22:06She's no use to me if she's going to marry george
22:13Darling I shall enjoy this just like old times. How's it going? I've got a very sore left tongue
22:19So I should hope if you finish the campaign still able to speak you ought to be fried
22:24George sent his best wishes by the way very kind of him
22:28Let me see your throat
22:31Perfectly all right for campaigning minstern, but I advise keeping off all family matters. All right
22:43Now are we going to win
22:49Lord randolph got beaten sometimes I know but I never liked it. I like to win george
22:55Well, winston put up an awfully good show. Everyone says so. Well, of course he did
23:00Just wish he hadn't rushed off again. So soon. He never rests winston
23:05well
23:07He'll have a pretty easy time of it when he gets to south africa
23:10War correspondences all about watching
23:13My dear george surely, you know winston well enough by now to know that
23:17If there's any action he'll be right in the middle of it
23:22I suppose he gave you his usual list of orders a mile long
23:28You know what minor
23:32Be careful george there are things I'll take from winston that I won't from anyone else even you
23:38I
23:45Dreamed last night that you were unfaithful to me really with anyone I know
23:53When I come back i'll bring a shambok
23:55And if I find that you so much as smiled at another man, you wouldn't dare wouldn't I?
24:03Oh god, I wish I'd said to hell with it and made you marry me
24:06When I come back i'm not taking no for an answer
24:11When you come back you may not still want to ask the question
24:16I bet you all the gold in south africa. I do
24:21All right george but bring some of it with you will you all right
24:25How much would you like?
24:27Well, we must have something to live on mustn't we?
24:30You mean
24:32You mean you will say yes
24:35No
24:37I'll tell you when you come back
24:58Yeah, what do you think of that?
25:00Darling, it's simply beautiful, but isn't it awfully expensive to produce? Yes, it is rather I thought you were hoping to make some money
25:08Well eventually, but we must give it time to catch on
25:11It's awfully expensive to buy too. I'm not in the mood for criticism. Laney. It's all I ever seem to hear
25:16I'm sure you'll hear nothing but praise darling. It is very beautiful. It'll be a great success really
25:21Yes, I suppose so
25:24In a way
25:25Whatever's the matter. I thought you'd put your heart and soul into the anglo-saxon
25:29Well, I have I have well most of them anyway, but
25:35Well, you know I I felt my life was rather empty and
25:39Somehow it still is
25:41Well with george and winston where you would it's like being at a house party where everyone's gone hunting except me
25:47Do you think it is like hunting fighting the boars?
25:53No
25:56Oh, I wish I could do something
25:59Darling people like us can hardly go and dig trenches or whatever soldiers do
26:03But you know the idea behind the anglo-saxon was to show how much the americans and the british had in common
26:10Winston did tell me you wanted the motto to be blood is thicker than water. Well, so it should be
26:16And now's the time to show it
26:23Thank you very much
26:25Now ladies we have very little time and a great deal of money to raise so I suggest we get down to work straight away
26:42You're simply amazing. Oh, it's not me. It's mrs. Blow. She's got a tame shipping owner with a spare cattle boat
26:48You see so all we have to do is raise enough money to equip it as a hospital ship
26:52Then we send it off to south africa as a gesture of american friendship in a time of british need oh
26:58Well, how long are you giving yourselves a couple of months?
27:03Perhaps my impression is wrong
27:05But I thought most americans felt more friendly towards the boas than towards the british
27:09Well, that's why we will all have to work extremely hard
27:12Now I was thinking pearl. You're a very good pianist, aren't you?
27:15Well, hardly that jenny. You're quite as good as me if not better now
27:19I'm going to give some public concerts and i'd feel so much more confident if you'd play with me
27:24Well to tell you the truth jenny
27:27I myself don't altogether approve of what the british are doing in south africa
27:30But you approve of what my committee's doing surely we're completely non-political, you know, the hospital ship main will take wounded from both sides
27:38Well, I suppose in that case. Oh, you will play. I knew you would really everyone's being so helpful
27:49Yes, I see
27:52Thank you very much
27:53He's perfectly. All right. Mama
27:55Uh, are you sure absolutely several people were killed in the ambush, but winston wasn't hurt. He was caught trying to escape
28:02Oh
28:05Oh, well
28:08He'll be out of danger in the prison camp at least oh for a bit anyway
28:12Yeah
28:15Really everything winston does seems to end in the most appalling excitement
28:22Well, at least I have you to rely on jack
28:26Oh, well, I I may be going to south africa myself
28:30What?
28:31with the yeomanry
28:33Oh, no, you can't not you too jack. No, what about your bad eye? Oh, it's good enough for the yeomanry
28:39Look don't worry. I won't be going till the middle of next year by which time it'll probably all be over worst luck
28:46How nice of the dear queen to send it
28:48It'll look very good next to the president's stars and stripes, won't it?
28:52Very symbolically, right? Yes, except the president isn't sending a stars and stripes. What?
28:58Why not some nonsense about his motives being misconstrued? No
29:03Well, I never did think much of that mckinney
29:05Papa always said the republicans were no good
29:08Doesn't matter we'll fly the stars and stripes. Anyway, no one will know the president didn't send it if we don't tell them
29:14Eleanor everything going all right?
29:16We'll get everything ready in time
29:17Well just about I was checking the bunks jenny can't have the poor men falling out in rough weather
29:21Can we there's been some falling out between the american and british nurses too. Oh lord. I know terrible scenes
29:27Well, I think the only thing is for someone from the committee to go with you to keep the peace. That's a jolly good idea
29:32Why don't you come yourself?
29:34I rather thought I might
29:37Jenny
29:43As a matter of fact someone from the executive committee has asked me to go
29:46So there's no need to look at me like that chasing george all over the felt now people really will start laughing at you
29:52I have never chased george. He's chased me right from the start
29:55What about the time you twisted your ankle running after him in scotland? I was not running after him
30:00I was going to meet him on his way back from shoot
30:02Well, I think it's a great mistake to interfere with either a man's sport or his fighting i'm not going to interfere
30:09I'm going to keep the peace
30:11Anglo-american friendship you have no idea the british and americans can't agree on anything
30:15And we must have peace and quiet for the sake of the wounded. Oh, I pity any poor soldier. You try to nurse
30:20Oh, I shan't do any nursing. That would be unfair. I agree
30:24But I thought I should have a sort of nurse's uniform made for me
30:28I shall have plenty to do to be in charge of all the correspondents, although i'll take someone to help me. Of course
30:33You are utterly shameless
30:36Oh darling
30:37I'm too old to start being ashamed of being in love
30:40I may or may not see george there. I don't know. I hope so but
30:44With everyone I love either in south africa or going
30:48Seems awfully silly not to go myself
30:57Jenny
31:00I think we need some official rules. Oh, what about? About how to run a blasted hospital ship
31:06We don't want to seem like amateurs. Do we?
31:08But the war office are being frightfully stuffy. They won't let us have a copy of their rule book. Well, then can't we steal one? Jenny
31:15Isn't there someone you could go and fascinate?
31:18always
31:21Well to be absolutely frank lady randolph the army medical department lays down all the details for a field hospital
31:27But there's no official procedure for a floating one
31:30But you're sending hospital ships yourself major. What are you doing?
31:34Oh, well to tell you the truth, we make it up as we go along
31:38Well, so do we
31:40perhaps we could um
31:42Perhaps we could exchange notes. Why did you why not really?
31:46Of course it wouldn't be approved of officially but uh, we could make an exception for you. Oh, thank you
31:52That's a pleasure lady randolph a real pleasure
31:56There's just one other thing major the minister told me that you'd be able to help me find some suitable orderlies
32:02What minister?
32:03Your minister major. Lord Lansdowne's a very old friend of mine
32:07But we need all our men ourselves. He said he was sure you could help me
32:12My dear lord
32:15Well, look I
32:16I tell you what I I could let you have some st. John's ambulance men. Exactly what we want. Thank you
32:24Well, when exactly are you sailing lady randolph? Ten days time christmas eve
32:35And please be sure that they're in waterproof containers
32:39Yes, and would you send them direct to the main please at once and send the bill to the committee
32:46Yes, thank you. Goodbye
32:50Oh jack you answered i'm exhausted before I start
32:53Is there anything I can possibly do?
32:55We have enough material for the next two issues at least. Oh, yes
32:59Is it you miss warren? Oh, thank you. If I find a great order to sell that I'll let you know. Yes, it is
33:04Thank you so much. Oh been an absolute angel. It's indeed everything turns out just as you very much
33:09If I only had any idea what that was goodbye
33:13Goodbye
33:14Time to go jenny. See you on board. Goodbye. Goodbye. Best of luck
33:20You ought to be the politician in the family mama
33:22You're the one who can make everyone do things for you except my own family
33:25I'm leaving you in charge of everything jack. Yes mom
33:28So when I come back, I expect to find everything just as it ought to be. I won't be long just a couple of months
33:32No, mama
33:34It's your opportunity to be head of the family
33:40Hello
33:42Who?
33:43What? I'm, sorry. I can't hear you
33:46the morning post
33:50Jack winston's escaped
34:06My poor darling all the stupid things sunstroke
34:13The old colonel will be dreadfully upset
34:16Oh, I should think he'll be absolutely delighted just as I set off for cape town george sets off for england. We'll be like
34:23ships in the night
34:25And we'll end as many thousands of miles apart as when we started which is what everyone's wanted all along. You don't have to go
34:32I can't back out of it now
34:35It was never going to be a pleasure trip, you know, can't eleanor manage on her own. Eleanor's a nurse. She's not on the committee
34:42Well george will be
34:46George will be very disappointed darling
34:50You must explain to him for me you must tell him I I had to go and and i'll be back as soon as possible and
34:55and I love him and i'll write and
34:58and it was all a terrible muddle and
35:01Do your best woman lady look after him. Oh, I wish I wasn't going
35:06But I sent her telegrams I specifically asked her not to go she had no choice george on the contrary
35:13She had a choice and she decided not to do what I asked. She couldn't let everyone down after she promised
35:18Well, she let me down
35:20Well, my dear lay any what would you feel if you were me?
35:23No, she didn't know how ill you'd been she
35:26She didn't know your heart was affected. She thought it was I don't see that it makes the slightest difference how ill I was
35:31Or I wasn't
35:32She'd really love me she'd have done as I asked. Oh, she loves you george. You needn't worry about that
35:36Well, then why isn't she here?
35:38My orders are that you fill up with patients and return at once to england
35:43I don't think you understand
35:45The main is a hospital not a troop transport
35:48We have very highly trained surgeons and nurses and we have come here to tend the wounds
35:53This isn't ascot races lady randolph. We're fighting a war here and it's not going at all
35:57Well, we don't want society ladies. However, beautiful. I'll have you know
36:00I made a very considerable sacrifice to come here and I have not come to be insulted
36:04If the war is going badly you're going to have a great many wounded and you're going to need this ship
36:08There is no room for amateurs. We are not
36:11Amateurs, you better tell that to general buller madam
36:16In the meanwhile if you really want to be useful then load up and get out of the way as soon as you possibly can
36:21Good morning
36:23Eleanor
36:25Eleanor
36:32Take a telegram to general buller and
36:35What on earth are you doing here
36:37Winston got me transferred to the south african light horse. I came out a few days after you
36:41But I told you to look after things at home. They'll look after themselves
36:47Well
36:48Since the whole world has gone quite mad. Nothing whatever goes according to plan
36:52Hello jack
36:54Oh, where are you going?
36:55Uh Durban, I rather thought you might give me a lift if I can ever get there
36:58Now, what was I doing when you appeared? Oh, yes
37:00Well, if you're going to be a passenger, you might as well work for it here take a telegram to general buller
37:07And where can we get hold of winston poor old george
37:11Silly to wander about in this planet without a water bottle. He had a water bottle. He just forgot to fill it
37:18Pretty silly not to fill your water bottle if you've got one
37:22now you two
37:24God knows when we'll all be together again. So let's not spoil this evening with unspoken thoughts
37:30I'm, perfectly well aware that you don't like george
37:33I don't dislike him
37:35George is all right
37:37Yes, but you don't approve of him for me. Do you?
37:43Darlings I don't know what's going to happen
37:46But people can't laugh at me now, can they
37:49Not after what i've done
37:51Anglo-saxon the main
37:54I've earned the right to do what I want. Don't you think?
37:57No one will laugh
38:00Well, I don't want any tears or flat looks or mutterings either
38:05When the main goes back to england, I shall go with it
38:09And I may or may not
38:12Be on it when it comes back out here
38:16I may decide to stay in england and marry george
38:21I
38:28You know the objections better than we can state them mama I should think I do by now
38:37But what you don't consider is
38:41It's a long time since your father died
38:46And I may lose my last chance of happiness if I don't marry him
38:52Well, if you really think your happiness is at stake my mom then marry him, of course, of course
39:00I know everyone thinks i'm
39:03Captivated by the idea of marrying a young man, but it's not that it
39:08I know that can't last forever. Then what is it?
39:14Well, I think
39:17You have to take what you can
39:20While you can
39:24Or you may end up with nothing
39:27When the next stage arises
39:30If it arises then don't make yourself or anyone else unhappy
39:38Well, shall we drink to that
39:41Oh my dears i'm so glad to have said all that we're glad you said it too mama
39:45Ah
39:47Well, I think we should drink to ourselves now going to the front
39:52Mama, you haven't well, of course i'm going
39:56You don't think I came all the way out here just to sit in durban
39:59I've brought a special dress to make me invisible in case I meet the enemy. It's a brown holland so much more becoming than khaki
40:06It's not funny war is not a funny business
40:16Yeah
40:26There that is the present situation
40:28And now I have a piece of real news when I got back from the front line some sailors from the terrible
40:37They very kindly well, I hope it was kindly it could be taken another way
40:41anyway, they've named a gun after me and it's
40:45Here i'm going to give it a special pin of its own
40:48And i've had a message to say that i've caused a great deal of havoc already. You'll be happy to know
40:54And here is the shell case to prove it
40:56Oh
41:10It is unfair isn't it on my first day in action when he's been through battle after battle got captured escaped done everything and
41:17Got a scratch
41:19He was standing right next to me when I got here, you know only that far away
41:22Hey
41:24Winston he's got his star. I wish I had one
41:30Oh my darling
41:32Your happiness will come some other way
41:34I'm, sorry. So am I
41:38You solved a problem for me though, they've been wanting us to leave again
41:42But we can't now can we not now that you're a patient
41:45Don't you want to go?
41:46I couldn't leave you darling. Could I?
41:50So
41:51You won't be able to go back
41:54I'm, sorry
41:56You must be furious
41:58And angina hurts like the devil, doesn't it? Oh, well, sir. All right. Sit down sit down. Thank you
42:06Of course your heart has had quite a few knocks already, huh, sir
42:13Any news of lady randolph
42:15What are her plans?
42:17Well, I can't say sir. She changes them so often
42:19Oh
42:20Well, it was a tremendous thing to do taking that ship to south africa
42:25tremendous
42:26I admire her very much
42:28And I think I can say her reputation has never stood higher
42:33No, sir
42:40I'm glad you have no plans george
42:43I should be very unhappy indeed if you or she were to do anything to damage that reputation
42:49I'm sorry
42:55When did you come me home
42:57Well, I don't know sir
42:58I only wish I did
43:00Now be careful darling
43:03And whatever you do don't drink the water. Eleanor says there are far more men down with fever than there are wounded
43:09Thank you. Mama. I really can look after myself, you know, I don't know what makes you think that
43:13You're going to have to now, aren't you?
43:15Winston's going to follow me home in a few weeks for the election
43:18He never keeps still for a moment does he I don't know where he gets the energy I do
43:24Give my regards to george you do understand. I understand everything and actually I think george is really a very good sort
43:32He's a perfect darling like you
43:34And I think he's going to take even more looking after
43:38well, I do like him now, but
43:41Say it
43:43I honestly don't think he's quite up to you
43:46You're something very special and he's very nice and very
43:51But he's not quite on your level
43:54But he needs me
43:56You don't winston doesn't you're both
44:01Independent and yourselves
44:04I need somebody who needs me
44:07And to be perfectly honest darling. I wouldn't be going back if I didn't want him anyway
44:11Then I expect you'll get him. Would you?
44:15Thank you
44:25None of the west came then what did you expect magnanimity and defeat like me?
44:32What are you doing? Oh just going through my bills darling
44:36Are those all bills? Hmm?
44:38I sought them and
44:40Put them in order makes me feel better
44:42Almost as though I'd paid them. I thought I'd cleared most of them. You did darling most
44:47Oh, by the way, winston wants me to go and speak for him again at oldham
44:51Darling, we're on our honeymoon. Yes, I know but there's still a general election. Oh good heavens
44:57Well, you don't have to go darling. Anyway, you'd hate it
45:00I'll just um pop down there for a couple of days and you'll never know i've gone
45:04Look, I didn't marry you to be left alone in the highlands
45:07But darling the other man's wife is there and since winston doesn't have a wife of his own
45:13Oh, darling, you'll be all right
45:16You never see me all day long. Anyway, you're always out on the moors
45:19I'll miss you at night though
45:22I get cold in bed without you
45:24That is romantic
45:27Don't stay away too long, will you just a couple of days mrs. Mine
45:34Yeah
45:41No george
45:43No, george. Ah, well, you'd probably like to know what I've arranged for you. It's rather a heavy program
45:47I'm afraid this time we've got to win
45:51We have no cause to be ashamed of anything that has passed during the war
45:57Nor have we any right to be doleful
46:00or lugubrious
46:03I think if any honorable members are feeling unhappy
46:08about the state of affairs in south africa
46:11I would recommend them
46:13a receipt
46:14From which I myself derived much exhilaration
46:19Let them look to the other great dependencies and colonies of the british empire
46:26And see what the effect of the war has been there
46:31Whatever
46:32We may have lost
46:34in doubtful friends in cape colony
46:36We have gained 10 times
46:39Or perhaps 20 times over
46:41in canada
46:43and australia
46:44where the people
46:45Down to the humblest farmer in the most distant provinces
46:49Have been able to realize as they could never realize before
46:54That they belong to the empire
46:57And that the empire belongs to them
47:03I
47:05Cannot sit down
47:07without saying
47:08How very grateful I am
47:10for the kindness
47:11and the patience
47:13With which the house has heard me
47:15And which have been extended to me
47:19I well know
47:21Not on my own account
47:23but because
47:25of a certain splendid memory
47:27which many honorable members
47:30still preserve
47:33Yes
47:39What a triumphant debut my dear jenny how proud you must be
47:45How like randolph he is in some ways
47:48the way he stands
47:50That's like lisp
47:52How much inheritance counts?
47:55Life can be dreadfully unfair
47:58Is it why you never married arthur?
48:00Knew you were wicked and too moral to pass it on. Well done my boy. Well done. Thank you
48:09What were you talking to wolf and balfour about
48:12You were looking at me
48:13We were just saying how much you'd got from papa darling, of course, and I think more about the future than the past
48:19When you're young you should but when it comes to inheritance my dear mama
48:24I should not be where I am now if you had not given me your wit
48:28Your energy your her courage
48:36Dear boys
48:39This won't do talking to each other while we have guests
48:43Oh, by the way, I I told the lawyers to stop sending me my allowance
48:46I'm doing very well now and i'm sure you need it more than I do mama
48:50Winston. Oh, there's the home secretary. Excuse me. I want to have a word with him
48:58Well, I don't know where he got his ability to make money it certainly wasn't from you or papa
49:02My father made several fortunes jack and lost them
49:06I don't think winnie will lose his somehow do you?
49:09No
49:12No
49:17Why do you know whatever is the matter
49:20Oh nothing darling nothing
49:22I've still got you haven't I?
49:24for a while anyway
49:27And george i've got george
49:29George
49:32Yes
49:34Oh nothing I
49:37Just wanted to make sure I got you
49:40Oh, you've got me all right and i've got you
49:45Well, she's lost one son jack, but you know, I don't know if she meant to but I rather think she's gained another
49:56Hey george
50:26So
50:56So
51:13You