"Poor as a Churchmouse" "Hallo!" "Fritz!" "Fritz!" "Fritz" "Servus Paul!" "Where do you come from?" " with my private plane, directly from..." " Hollywood, I know" "I just got a film script from Richard Oswald" "I am to pick myself a part for the famous comedy "Poor as a Churchmouse"" "the stage play is by Ladislas Fodor the script by Felix Salten and Heinz Goldberg it's a Richard Oswald film distributed worldwide by the German Lichtspiel Syndicate the music is by Dr. Ralf Bennatzky lyrics by him, and one by myself" "that's good musical supervision Rolf Jacobi musical advisor:" "Grete Walter and the Lewinnek band design:" "Franz Schroedter camera:" "Robert Lacht - sound:" "Herrmann Birkhofer" "Tobis Klangfilm producer:" "Emil Justitz production manager:" "Walter Zeiske tell me, who wants to hear all this?" "not the public but it's in the contract:" "they must be mentioned by name then I can tell you too:" "I am also here because of "Poor as a Churchmouse"" "I act in the film, I'm Quapil just the part I wanted to play!" "do you know the part?" "I don't but if you've picked it it's surely the best it's small but effective he's the personal servant to the president of a bank" "I don't play servants working in a bank" "I'll play the main part!" "but Fritz, you cannot play the main part!" "but that's a churchmouse" "I'll play the churchmouse but she's a female" " maybe it's a male - no no, the churchmouse Susi Sachs is played by Grete Mosheim she's the typist of the President Baron Thomas Ullrich" "I'm to play the president?" "but you don't look like a president!" " but like a baron!" " no" "Anton Edthofer plays him then there's Count Friedrich Thalheim" "I'll play the Count but nobody will believe you're a Count!" "he's played by Paul Hörbiger then there's the young Baron Ullrich" "I'll play the younger a Baron perhaps, but young?" "No!" "Hans Thimig plays him." "then Olly Frey, the president's secretary" "Charlotte Ander" "Trude Hesterberg, Senta Söneland" "Rina Marsa, Arthur Mainzer" "Ernst Wurmser, Monsieur Thonny little Gerd Oswald and the director is:" "Richard Oswald but where's my part in it?" "one second, there's another part here it is:" "Schünzl, first accountant a shabby old little man walking like a duck who could play that part?" "here are further characterizations:" "looks a bit like ..." "Fritz Grünbaum small, old, walking like a duck?" "but what mask should I use?" "shabby ... old ... walking like a duck ..." "I think you'll manage without a mask" "My dear Baron Ullrich your plan is excellent this oil trust will be a great thing really a brilliant idea of yours well, with us in Vienna doing actual work hasn't been quite established yet but when I'll be home in eight days, I hope to teach them some "tempo"" "tempo, tempo, tempo" "Viennese Universal Bank" "wait for me, will you!" "Hallo!" "what's the matter!" "you're asleep!" "who's to watch the building?" " get going, my briefcase - yes, Baron the briefcase for the General Manager the briefcase for the General Manager hurry, hurry!" "let me have it tell me, when did he arrive this morning?" "I thought I'd drop dead" "Mr. President!" "Mr. President!" "Mr. President!" "Of all people!" " Good day, Mr. President" " Servus take my coat how are you?" "thank you, Mr. President" "good morning, gentlemen" "Good morning, Mr. President" "good morning, ladies good morning, Mr. President" "good morning, Mr. President kiss the hand, Mr. President servus, rascal" " servus, Quapil - servus, eh ..." "I beg your pardon, kiss the hand, Baron tell Schünzl to come here and Quapil, notify my son" "Yes Baron" "silence!" "the President is next door that's not possible!" "why do you say: "not possible"?" "when I tell you the President is next door well, you see, Miss Zallaudek?" "his first call is for me he doesn't know me yet and he's been missing a lot pardon" "oh, the Baron!" "what a pleasant surprise good morning did you have a nice crossing on your way back from America?" "sit down please the trip must have been heavenly, wasn't it?" "the ocean!" "did you get seasick?" "take a dictation" " just arrived from New York ..." " one moment" " just arrived from New York ..." " one moment just arrived by from New York - stop board of directors' meeting Tuesday - stop you're to look for the young master Franz?" "now?" "but Herr von Schünzl... how can I know at which of his girlfriends' flat he is right now?" "I told you to collect the addresses of his ladies collect?" "But Herr von Schünzl, I've already a whole agenda filled with them where can he be now?" "Mitzi Hollubeck no, it's over with her whom else do we have?" "Brunnhilde Wasservogel no, she's turned solid married?" "no, she has a boyfriend now whom else do we have?" "Yvonne ..." "Yvonne..." "Yvonne Chaisenat she has a gentlemen who took her to the Riviera my God, whom might he be with now?" "he's such a "Canasofa"" "that's hereditary the dear departed grandfather had even more of them but Herr von Schünzl, he lived to be 81 he's had time such old people ought never to have been born what's this smell?" "my perfume" "Guerlain" " Travers les champs no perfume while on duty!" "but Baron!" "Oil company, London stop" "Oil fa.... stop what's this?" "my lipstick doesn't belong in the office tell me, why are your sleeves so short?" "people say I have nice arms you don't need nice arms on duty but Baron!" "Oil contract, Paris is expected in ... 14 ... days you even have a ... downy fuzz on your neck you noticed that!" "by the way, you're far too pretty" "I don't like women in here who arouse pleasant thoughts in me but that's not a crime on duty it is." "the principle intervenes you're young, pretty, elegant, smell nice, I won't tolerate it" "Mr. President, this isn't my fault in each minute, your charms distract me for a second this makes in an eight-hour working day" "8 minutes per day, 4 per month and 48 hours per year are you out of your mind!" "you're stealing six full working days a year from me!" "another woman would steal your whole time" " you're not a woman in here, but ..." " what am I?" "a fixture of my typewriter run along now, deliver some telegrams" "how did it go?" "how did it go?" "those men!" "everyone of them is running after me!" "but that one!" "tell me all this must be worked through today so you won't go home in your lunch break" "I won't go home in my lunch break and you won't go home tonight for supper either" "I won't go home for supper either you'll even stay the whole night in the bank" "I'll even stay the whole night ... like with a mistress what?" "the bank is my mistress" "I don't have any other that's why you're the only useful person around here the dear departed grandfather used to say that too everything taken care of, Baron shouldn't we keep one of the secretaries here overnight?" "no your dear departed grandfather always kept one here overnight" "if you want to, Mr. President" "I would very much like to stay here overnight thank you, we have some work to do now" ""very much"" "like with the dear departed grandfather" "Miss, take a note" " good day, Count - delighted my dear, servus" "servus, my dear my compliments, Count what a tiring job I have!" "having to drop by at the bank each day but what can one do?" "one is after all the administrative member of the board of directors well, what's the news, my dear?" "Count, the Baron has returned from America today" "You don't say!" "Say, that's a colossal surprise!" "we all were also very surprised well, then I must ... what must I do?" "I must go up at once, mustn't I?" "yessir you know something what the hell, I'll go up as you wish, Count one moment, my dear kiss the hand, Count servus my dear" "Miss come over here" "Baron?" " your name is Olly Frey?" " Olly Frey engaged?" "no!" "but a boyfriend?" "but Baron!" "not engaged, boyfriend denied" "Guerlain perfume young pretty elegant how much do you earn?" "250 shillings and you claim, with 250 shillings... you're a fraud then I'd rather admit the boyfriend well, I'm sorry, but your services are no longer required" "No!" "Baron!" "Baron!" "don't do this to me!" "you can cry outside" "Baron!" "not this!" "silly goose" "good day, doorman good day" "beautiful weather today, isn't it" "I hope it'll stay like this there may be rain tomorrow" "would you like to know my name, doorman?" "Susy Sachs interesting yes" "what kind of a building is this, doorman?" "can't you read?" "I see" "a beautiful building, a very beautiful building there must be a lot of employees working inside you can say that aloud" "doorman?" "don't you think ... might there be a job vacancy?" "out of the question we're fully staffed" "My God, if you are so many, one more doesn't make such a difference!" "with us, everything makes a difference!" "a sad state of affairs, really sad!" "why?" "don't you have a job?" "I used to have one" " where - at the Express Transportation Co." "don't know it used to be a well-known firm they always accepted goods and didn't deliver them a fine firm did you get your wages?" "I was going to get my wages and?" "unfortunately they didn't pay me and they even kept my deposit money was it a lot?" "oh well ... not much no the bosses weren't particular, they took everything, even the smallest amounts and now?" "and now one sits in South America, and the other in prison oh, Mr. Doorman you can't imagine the things that have happened to me!" "I could tell you some tales ... you would never believe me!" "shall I tell you?" "yes?" "at my last job... listen to this, this is interesting, at my last job ..." "I arrive on the 15th" "I arrive, walk up to the boss' office, say:" ""Good day, Director", I got my typewriter with me so I walk up to him and ask him:" ""what shall I do, where shall I start ..."" " look here!" " oh, pardon me is the Baron in?" "The Baron arrived from America today" "I absolutely must see him today if you could arrange this for me with pleasure" "the gentleman vis-à-vis was right because he told me you were here and you really are here" "I'm glad that you're here too servus my dear say, when I look at you ... it always makes me think of ... what of?" "well what was it?" "I always remember that I used to be such an efficient figure, like you are not possible well my dear, nowadays one must work what must one do?" "work?" "of course one must work hand over those documents, I'll sign everything" "I'm in a real working mood" "I don't have anything to sign for you today but we'll have lunch at 1 o'clock the three of us yes, we'll ... what was that?" "lunch?" "alright" " we're three?" " yes tell me, which girl will join us?" "the third party is my son interesting ah, your son!" "being efficient is ok, but being that much efficient that one cannot even have lunch with women!" "well, this is ... come on ..." "I probably won't be up to it see you at 1 o'clock then servus, good-bye one cannot even have lunch with ladies ... incredible!" "well did you compose yourself?" "one cannot compose oneself after such a shock we must finish our relationship there are two things I don't like and I won't tolerate making love during office hours and doing office work while making love my principle:" "I don't allow any exception you'll have to leave and at once" "I'm all confused this will go away after a while now you go to the cashier and draw your wages for six months and then?" "and then ... well, then you may remind me, on occasion ... that for three entire moments ..." "I found you rather delightful good-bye" "I say ... what a surprise ..." "I've been fired often before but never in such a wonderful manner" "Baron, it's just wonderful to be fired by you you have my deepest respects" "what are you looking for here?" "a good day" "I'm looking for ... a field of action" "Mr. Head Clerk this here for instance, this is the right field of action for me yes, it's a big building many rooms many nice people just like you, Mr. Head Clerk exactly like you you know, I need to be surrounded by nice people" "I have connections, Mr. Head Clark, in the highest circles and you know, nowadays connections are everything of course you know that you know, Mr. Head Clerk in big industrial companies, you won't believe this, but there are people ... who are engaged specially to fire people like us" "isn't this just mean!" "but in here there won't exist such a thing, not in here in here it's totally different, in here there are ... you would never bring yourself to do such a thing, Mr. Head Clerk, right?" "right?" "and you know, they keep one waiting for hours and then they send you around, from one office to the next and finally, you're still a long distance away from the boss they only let you see some coolie who gives you the brush-off" "well, in here it's totally different in here ... you know, I feel already quite at home in here all those charming people, Mr. President well, want exactly do you want, Miss?" "Mr. President today is an incredibly important day for me yes, today there's a conference in the Ministry to deliberate on my affair what?" "your affair?" "you haven't heard!" "but Mr. President!" "the unemployment of course!" "the unemployment is an ever-growing problem for the government look at this" "here you are here, read this" "I am the problem, Mr. President" "I'm so glad that you're back, papa [Viennese accent] you're a great person the things you've again achieved in America!" "well, I am the living proof that you're a genius is that so?" "because the son of a genius is always a little dumb well you know whatever I'll do they'll always say that I am the son of the famous Baron Ullrich you know, a few days ago ..." "I was with Mitzi you know, the ..." "oh well, you wouldn't know about such things" "I was just about to give her a kiss and she tells me:" ""is it true that your papa is such an interesting man?"" "yes, that's what she said" " that's what she said?" " that's what she said." "now I must do some work" "I see, I'll get lost, papa" "I don't like to be around when people are working so I noticed" " see you at 1 o'clock for lunch - yes, good-bye servus" "he's a dear but dumb" "who is it?" "I am a good day" "I wish you a good day who are you?" "what do you want?" "but you're trembling all over yes" "I'm terribly frightened" "Of whom?" "of my own cheekiness and of you of me?" "are you the President around here?" "for the time being, I am" "My God, the positions one can reach nowadays!" "so you wish to see me?" "yes, Mr. President in an urgent, a very urgent ... in a matter of life and death" "I cannot wait any longer, Mr. President not a day longer!" "and I can't wait a second longer, my time is precious mine isn't no, my time isn't worth anything at all, Mr. President so what is it?" "I'm asking for a job what?" "a job, Mr. President" "I regret, Miss we don't have any vacancies a good day to you you imagine that I'll leave now, Mr. President?" "but there you're wrong!" "I won't leave!" "what do you mean?" "a fight for existence, Mr. President one must fight for the live of the individual and of the race" "To which race do you belong then?" "to the mice, Mr. President" "I'm the churchmouse yes at the Gabelsberger stenographer agency it's swarming with churchmice" "I can speak English, French, I know typewriting, stenography but now, Mr. President, I would like a piece of bread a piece of bread, decently earned well ... nowadays everybody wants this and everybody ought to have it, Mr. President" "so you really want to work?" "work really hard, Mr. President my sleeve protectors, ok?" "because I brought them along here are my sleeve protectors, Mr. President" "I've made them myself, just like other girls make their own wedding dresses is there somewhere a typewriter?" "look at this, an ownerless typewriter may I sit down, Mr. ..." "well I'll just sit down here well you know, Mr. President the typewriter and I, we belong together well ... if you please" "Mr. President please, a dictation to the esteemed management of the General ..." "Heinrich Kurz AG, Vienna" " I announce to you today ..." " faster faster" " in due form - more tempo, Baron re. the business deal of... no, Mr. President, this is impossible!" "what is impossible?" "I beg you, Mr. President, you must make use of my manpower more tempo, Mr. President after long dealings I've managed to force conditions ... please proceed" "I can say today that the dealings met a satisfactory end please faster, Mr. President you're really entitled to a good piece of bread you churchmouse you have energy and life force and you feel joy for your work" "hallo" "Universal Bank, president's office" "I beg your pardon?" "no, the Baron isn't in what am I?" "a lady's voice, Baron" "Schünzl!" "Schünzl" "Schünzl, look at those sleeve protectors hallo yes, one moment please" "Baron, quick, pencil and paper quick one moment please yes ..." "I'm listening yes please yes, Lustlos, Vienna 73 12 1/2" "Berlin 123 67 1/4" "Budapest 90 8 0" "Paris 20,38" "Milano 28,24" "London 225 27 87 1/2 thank you, New York 51,8 45 thank you" "Baron, if you please, Zurich is closed fabulous when will you be signing?" "usually at 1 o'clock 1 o'clock sharp signatures, and no dawdling!" "and another thing" "Schünzl, this machine is totally dirty" "I must ask you to have it cleaned by tomorrow" "Miss, you're the first to whom I shall introduce myself the firm's oldest employee taken in by the President's grandfather" "I've been working for the house for 26 years the name is Schünzl pleased to meet you, Susy Sachs hallo!" "hallo, please notify the departments signature at 1 o'clock, thank you that's a tempo papa, here we are servus servus my dear so we shall go, yes?" "where shall we go?" " ah yes, to lunch" " I'm already hungry" "I don't know if I may leave already" " why?" " well the Miss over there might not permit it allow me to introduce" "Count Thalheim, administrative director my son Franz and this is the churchmouse churchmouse?" "real name:" "Miss Susy Sachs my secretary as of today so it's a deal after all?" "certainly" " irrevocably?" " irrevocably" " for sure?" " for sure well then ... then I'll ask for some time off where to?" "I'd like to make a phone call but the phone's right here well it's ... it's private go ahead" "Herr Hopfinger?" "is this the grocer Hopfinger?" "Herr Hopfinger, this is Susy Sachs" "Herr Hopfinger, please send to my mother 10 kg coffee 10 kg flour, 10 kg sugar, 20 eggs" "20 tins of sardines and semolina and rice and grapes and 5 pounds of chocolate and and dried raisins and and Frankfurt sausages" "Herr Hopfinger, 3, 9, 12 pairs of Frankfurt sausages yessir, Herr Hopfinger and firewood and coal, yes?" "and please tell my mother to cook a meal for lunch, will you" "Herr Hopfinger just imagine, Herr Hopfinger" "I've got a job yes!" "I've got a job, yes!" "and my mother is to cook a meal for lunch, because we'll be having lunch today a real lunch, Herr Hopfinger good-bye, Herr Hopfinger well my dear Miss, now you'll go to the cashier and get your contract" "tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock you'll be at the office" "I will. thank you, Mr. President you're welcome" "Schünzl take care of the contract poor girl but ... # nowhere are you offered a job # no money and no work # and a cold room without a ray of hope # that used to be my world until now" "# poor as a churchmouse # as poor as a churchmouse # and still, on most days # borne with a sense of humour # everybody bears the same yoke # tighten your belt a bit more # and don't feel hurt" "# always bear in mind # one day it'll turn out different # when one has money and dares something # one goes hunting, for instance # when one is poor, for pleasure ... # one stays at home" "# with money one travels to Switzerland # without dough, on the other hand # one spits on the rooftops # one eats holes instead of cheese # each side has its attractions # poor as a churchmouse # as poor as a churchmouse" "# and still, on most days # borne with a sense of humour # everybody bears the same yoke # tighten your belt a bit more # and don't feel hurt # always bear in mind # one day it'll turn out different" "now you've infected us all but this is a total working fever around here don't disturb, don't disturb, I have work to do as you please # esteemed stock corporation # your obedient servant hallo." "Baron Ullrich's private secretary speaking no, the Baron isn't available at the moment as you wish, then apply to me in writing" "Caesar's madness" "Miss Zallaudek, please see to it that those letters are delivered" "I don't have time to go there myself" "Well Schünzl, the oil deal can be closed we'll go to Paris very good" "Miss Sachs will join us?" "of course naturally without her they would shoot us let's not exaggerate" "I'm exaggerating?" "I wonder kiss the hand, Miss Susy good day, Count kiss the hand, Miss Susy" "I have a very important matter to talk over with you" "I regret, Count, but I have work to do but it's very important any official business matter?" "not exactly official, but ... then I regret, Count" "I say!" "I say!" "I say!" "well you know, Thomas at your bank, occupation degenerates into work really!" "I've never seen such a Fräulein..." " she's not a Fräulein - what else is she, by God?" "the fixture of a typewriter" "Jesus Mary and Joseph!" "Baron the draft of the general contract with Paris done already?" "of course" "fixture of your typewriter?" "go away!" "look at this:" "she's singing while working you're mistaken" "I'm not mistaken, just listen don't you hear?" "what did I tell you!" "she sings very quietly like a lizard what?" "like a cricket, I mean cheeps like a mouse like a churchmouse you know, Thomas, at the moment I'm so thrilled about my work give me something to sign" "I'll sign anything for you, without thinking since when does a Count, who is the administrative member of the board think about what he's signing?" "maybe you should stick to the Riviera alright, let's go to the Riviera good day well, Schünzl good day why aren't you at the bank?" "I'm always at the bank spiritually we'll go to Paris really?" "the Baron too?" "yes" "I and him in fact, all of us if you had kept your position with us ... you'd be able go to Paris too." "do you know at all what it means:" "Paris!" "8 to 11, preliminary conference 2 to 5 general meeting" "6 to 7 board of directors meeting 11 - 1 night conference" "11 hours of work you could have had that too really a pity now it's too late" " yes - manager" "Schünzl, one moment where will you be staying in Paris?" "Hotel de Luxe of course manager, I'd like four sleepers, first class, to Paris and two second class for me and Quapil second class sleeper" "Paris" "Hotel de Luxe" "I'll get the tickets later as you wish good day" "please give me a first class sleeper to Paris too please, Miss Sachs you have sleeper no. 12 in here" "Miss Susy you're not going to work tonight?" "I am, Schünzl, I have lots to do good night then good night" "Quapil!" "Quapil!" "where is our compartment?" "Mr. Quapil and Mr. Schünzl have compartments no. 10 and 11 thank God there isn't a 13 you superstitious man" "please, Miss, I want to dictate something go ahead, Baron are you looking forward to Paris?" "you're going there for the first time" "I am very much" "Susy ... uh, Miss Sachs please write ..." "Schünzl, now we're going to Paris you'll see amazing things!" "that's a city!" "any good food?" "you can say that aloud but besides that, the nightlife the illumination on the streets for instance, on the place de l'Opéra well, our Kärntnerstraße is nicely illuminated too" "Kärntnerstr.?" "how can one compare that!" "the illumination in the Kärtnerstr. in Vienna, this looks approximately like ... an electric short at the place de l'Opéra in Paris" "in Paris all the leaders of the oil and fat consolidations will meet and I firmly believe ... that it'll come to a closure of the deal yours sincerely yes?" "dinner's served le diner est servi, s'il vous plaît no thank you, I have work to do one moment" "conductor" "can I order some breakfast for tomorrow of course. what shall it be?" "coffee tea chocolate?" "cocoa, milk?" "only one?" "but you cannot mix them what shall it be?" "that which will be the largest portion perhaps café complet?" "of course, complete milk and sugar quite complete and don't forget the coffee and what else?" "eggs?" "two eggs two. and ham?" "two portions of ham" "Schünzl, isn't this a bit too expensive?" "isn't this included in the sleeper's ticket?" "unfortunately not then leave it as you wish not included!" "with the tickets being so expensive!" "not even breakfast" "here you are, Miss" "that's nice of you, Baron, that you've thought of me and after you've finished that letter you'll go to sleep well I'm afraid I won't be getting much sleep tonight, I have a terrible lot to work" "there's a limit to everything work too can be overdone well" "good night, Miss Sachs" "yes Baron, the rooms have been reserved i'appartement 84, et pour les autres 85 et .... et pour Madame 86 les bagages, s'il vous plaît s'il vous plaît Madame, 86 and your mail has already arrived" "pleased to meet you bonjour Monsieur qu'est-ce que vous désirez, Messieurs?" "une fine?" "deux?" "what did he say?" " deux - deux say, where exactly is Susy's room?" "I think next to papa's" "I see but what business is that to you?" "but I only came here because of her really?" "I only came here because of her you too?" "I say!" "then we are ..." "what are we?" " then we're ..." " rivals rivals, I see what are we going to do about it?" "a duel?" "black bullets you know, I'm not afraid of you and I'm not afraid of you either do you know what we'll do?" "we'll have a drink" " servus - servus what kind of liquor is that?" "don't know either" "bon soir what is it you wish?" "M. le Baron the Baron isn't in alors je vais attendre" "waiting is no use, the Baron is having dinner no use talking that way" "I know that excuse, that's what I used to say when I had your position what?" "you?" "yes?" "Miss Susy, now you'll stop working, you're coming with me, I'll show you Paris that's very kind of you, Count, but I don't have the time now but you'll have a little bit of time, won't you" "Jesus, this is the ... who is she?" "ah, the Olly" "I beg your pardon, Miss Frisch, eh, Miss Frey and so elegant yes, the Baron has fired me fortunately and has engaged the Miss over here fortunately finally he found the fixture to his typewriter a person who doesn't arouse pleasant thoughts in him" "it's not my job to arouse pleasant thoughts in him, Miss please kids, I beg you the Baron really won't come most certainly not a pity then I'll go down to the bar will you join me, Count?" "you must excuse me, but I'm just coming from the bar then tell the Baron that I'm expecting him downstairs will you?" "au revoir good evening au revoir" "Miss Susy, you're the queen of the typewriter but please, leave that clattering now and have dinner with me, will you?" "Count, you're a dear old gentleman but I don't have time now what am I?" "an old gentleman?" "look here, you're old when you're 90" "I'm at most an elderly gentleman but not an old gentleman no don't say no no" " so nothing doing with us having dinner?" " no Count well there's nothing one can do about it you just go on clattering" " kiss the hand - good day good day charming you're the queen of the typewriter" "you know something, be a sport, drop it and have dinner with me will you?" "Baron, you're a very nice boy but I don't have the time now what?" "a nice boy?" "you're a boy when you're 10" "I'm a young man no, that wasn't nice of you so, what about it?" "no there's nothing one can do about it so you just go on clattering" " kiss the hand - good day" "well, Miss Susy how long do you want to keep on clattering?" "Schünzl, are you too going to invite me to dinner?" "why not?" "do you have a dress at all to go out with me in the evening?" "I have one but I don't know if my mother has packed it let's ask the maid this is a good idea" "Miss!" "Mademoiselle" "Mademoiselle" "bonjour Mademoiselle bonjour Mademoiselle regardez s'il vous plaît dans mes affaires s'il y a encore une robe de soir mais non, Mlle, vous n'avez pas de robe de soir non?" "you see, Schünzl but Schünzl, I couldn't go out tonight, I have work to do you, don't you have a lover, you?" "I beg your pardon?" "no no, I have work to do but after work, pour la nuit?" "for the night?" "drop those swinish ideas of yours comment?" "cochonneries we'll go and buy you a dress" " come with me - qu'est-ce que vous dites?" "a dress, a dress" " comprends pas - a dress je ne comprends pas ?" "I go... a dress ... for her!" "do you think your papa will come down tonight?" "all you do is talk about papa and never about myself but kid!" "kid!" "I'm a young man pardon, pardon quelque chose de très très jolie mais non, mais non" " en jaune?" " like a canary bird, no the blue dress?" " c'est très chic, cela lui va bien, non?" " yes" " combien cela coute?" " 800 francs, Mme mais voyons, 800 francs?" "mais non, je ne marchanderais pas" "how much does it cost?" "eh bien, 400 francs, pour vous 400 francs four?" "400 marks?" " francs" " I see, 400 francs" "I thought so how do you say: "wrap it up"?" " emballez - emballez emballez!" "perfect the oil deal is perfect?" "let me congratulate you, at last I'll have something to sign" "I'll tell Susy, she'll be so happy director?" "one moment please" "perfect perfect" " really?" " yes!" " really?" " yes!" "at last!" " perfect - let me congratulate later boy the oil deal is perfect!" "quick, let's send some telegrams please dictate it's all prepared, from Berne to Budapest, 34 items, quick" "Quapil!" "Quapil!" "Quapil!" "the telegrams. my congratulations you can congratulate later, I don't have time now well, what do you say?" "Baron, now many churchmice will eat bread again, because of you also because of your work work?" "isn't there anything to sign around here?" "tomorrow." "Now we'll tackle the evening coat!" " Quapil!" " Baron get my evening coat ready" "Baron, with Miss Susy Sachs you've really discovered a pearl what makes you say so?" "Baron, the lady shows literal work excesses but that's wonderful yes, wonderful, but if you consider, Baron how nice and cozy it used to be with Miss Olly Frey drop it, that lady doesn't belong to an office, case closed" "certainly, Baron, she doesn't belong to an office" " but to a ..." " what?" "case closed" "Madame?" "Fräulein" "Mademoiselle find out si le Baron Ullrich est dans son appartement c'est ça, Madame mais ... discret, vous comprenez parfaitement, Madame merci" "now tell me what you need most, I'd like to show my gratitude oh, Baron shoes and ... stockings and ... a handbag and a ... a hat and .... and gloves and an umbrella and ..." "I can't think of anything else you'll get all this." "you shall get to know Paris today the Baron wants to take me out?" "I?" "no, I'm otherwise engaged but the Count will take you" "I see, the Count" "I'm delighted and my son will join you too" "I'm less delighted there's nothing I can do about it and now you'll get dressed, you have a pretty evening gown, haven't you?" "yes, really pretty" "I picked it it cost 400 francs it must be stunning that's no big deal, with my taste so I'll go and get dressed" " may I kiss your hand?" " no" "I've just inserted a new ink ribbon" "a dear girl, isn't she?" "you think so?" "don't you?" "but we're only on professional terms here in here, yes, but over there she goes to bed admit it, inside you're aroused by the girl nonsense" "I'm used to her, if she weren't around I'd miss her perhaps" "I beg your pardon, Baron, are you willing to receive now?" " Good Heavens!" " there are lots of gentlemen outside my secretary will get rid of them for me she's very good at it she's very good at it, I beg your pardon, Baron" "I'll be seeing you good-bye" "haven't I been quick?" "but you look really charming" "I don't want to keep you, Baron where are you going?" "I'll wait in my room one moment, I'd love to ... dictate you another letter with pleasure" "I'll just put on my sleeve protectors no, leave your arms uncovered the Baron is aware that I have arms?" "to the General Manager Hugo Felix, Vienna dear ... charming, what a pretty décolleté you have dear friend regarding today's events I let you know that ... look at this!" "you too have it what?" "that tender downy fluff on your neck" "I think I'd better put on my sleeve protectors you imagine they'll still work?" "what kind of perfume is that?" "is there any perfume?" "no, I don't use perfume has there been a lady in this room?" "no strange where does this mysterious perfume come from?" "please open the window, will you a perfume without the woman belonging to it makes me nervous as you wish" "a glass of Vermouth?" "I think Paris is a very dangerous city" "Susy" "perhaps you'd better put on those sleeve protectors" "where are you going?" "I'm afraid" "Of what?" "I never imagined the career of an employee could be so exiting" "Schünzl" "Schünzl" "Baron, at your service say Schünzl, you've known my father very well tell me, did the dear old man never commit some big foolishness in his life?" "no, Baron only small ones" ""Schünzl", he said to me" ""small foolishnesses protect you from big ones."" "and when he was about to commit a big foolishness he always quickly went to see one of his girlfriends" "good evening the little foolishness you're coming just at the right moment" "I've been waiting in the bar for days for the right moment why didn't you have yourself announced here?" "but I did!" "but apparently your secretary didn't think it necessary to inform you anything else, Baron?" "no, thank you, amuse yourself, dance and laugh" "Baron, I never dance but if the Baron permits, Quapil is going to show me Paris tonight he feels quite at home here he'll take me to a fine place to dine having a fine dinner is a useful occupation" " good night - good night and you go home now, put on an evening gown but discreet!" "not cut too low in front, well you know ... and I'll fetch you at 9 o'clock we'll have supper in the Café de Paris" "I'll be delighted about you, you'll be delighted about me full stop always dictating where are you staying, by the way?" "just imagine, right in this hotel!" "what a coincidence!" "isn't it same floor, just opposite, room 155 that's practical" "I thank you that you've solved this question in such an easy and simple manner" " you're welcome - good-bye good-bye at 9 o'clock" "what are you doing in here?" "do you want to come back to the bank?" "no, my dear, the bank wants to come back to me aren't you a bit conceited aren't you a bit conceited" "You!" "who do you think you are?" "I'm a mouse, my dear, but you're a rat" "You!" "You!" "the ladies have already met yes we have we've just made friends haven't we, dearest and how!" "dear friend please don't forget, tonight at 9 o'clock good-bye good-bye just keep it up with your work, sweetie bitch!" "Miss, one moment please come with me come in here, will you come here" "I must ask you something why didn't you tell me that that lady had asked to see me?" "the Barons has charged me to keep all unwelcome visitors away from him" "I see, you think this lady is unwelcome but she's a fired employee so what as you like if the Baron wishes I can strike her name off the list" "what's that?" "the list of those people who are to be kept away from the Baron let me see it come on, let me see it" "but those are all pretty young women all good friends of mine now I know why nobody called me here but you've kept me totally isolated held me under blockade" "I need social connections" "I beg your pardon, Baron but I didn't realize that the acquaintance with that lady can be qualified as a social connection you'll order a flower arrangement at once and have it delivered to room no. 155" "to Miss Olly Frey" "I beg your pardon?" "the flowers are to be there by 9 o'clock good evening, Miss" "No no no" "No no no kiss the hand, Miss Susy that father of yours, I could tell you ... again papa" "I can't stand it any longer" "I can't hear the word papa anymore" " I'll break off with papa - so will I, so will I what?" "you too?" "but that's wonderful that's marvelous that's great" "I'm fed up, I can tell you the first woman who is against papa tell me, when does the first train leave for Vienna tomorrow?" "what for?" "It's quite possible that I shall "fly away"." "yes, there's a plane too" "Quapil!" "Quapil!" "listen Quapil, down in the hall a lot of people are waiting for the Baron please go down and announce to those people that the Baron will receive them tonight at 9 o'clock no, Miss Sachs, I'm not going to announce anything" "I'm already off duty." "I have my day off today." "social connections, intensive social connections that's what I'm looking for tonight too:" "intensive social connections" "I say!" "please, fetch the Count now, will you" "I'm leaving" "I'm leaving hallo oui, Madame, s'il vous plaît, chambre 155 you, merci" "hallo j'écoute" "Miss Olly Frey this is Baron Thomas Ullrich's secretary speaking" "Miss Frey, the Baron regrets infinitely but he cannot have supper with you tonight what?" "yes. please have your supper alone, Miss Frey may it agree with you as much as I wish ... yes. bon appétit. good-bye enjoy yourself" "well did you take care of the flowers?" "no, I didn't take care of them and I'm not going to ... what do you mean?" "I'm not obliged to do such services but you're my secretary" "I am, but there are tasks which aren't my business and if the Baron disagrees, then ... then ... please ..." "you may dispose of my job" "Miss Susy, we're ready, we can leave that's right, gentlemen" "Miss Susy, I ask you to make a phone call to room 155 say that I'm otherwise engaged tonight that's already been taken care of, Baron but I didn't ask you to!" "a good secretary must anticipate her boss' wishes, Baron you're a good one well, if you don't mind, I'll join you we're awfully sorry, Baron, but I'm afraid that won't be possible tonight" "why not?" "Excuse me, Baron, the guests have arrived what guests?" "a lot of gentlemen" "M. Labois, the president of the Paris bank" "Director Geyer of the Adler AG" "President Pleitovsky of IG Stempeln the syndicus of the Dutch Amsel Bank, mijnheer van Allenberg so what?" "social connections, Baron social connections enjoy yourself, Baron" "let's go, gentlemen" "I'll just look who's there" "Baron, lots of people nothing doing" "bon soir good evening, gentlemen may I ask the gentlemen to sit down" "# when one ?" "Paris has just awoken" "# ?" "Reklame 1000 sweet little ladies # but no worries # certainly, that goes without saying" "# ?" "# ?" "# ?" "Mr. President esteemed gentlemen after the closure of one of the biggest oil deals I feel obliged to to say something about oil in this very fitting place the seeds must always be squashed before pressing # ... and at daytime, we'll go hunting big game" "# in full draughts, the Paris nightlife" "# ?" "# ?" "# tastes all the better" "# ?" "# ?" "# ?" "# ?" "# ?" "# ?" "je vous montre tous ce que vous voulez chose internationale tokinoise, chinoises, négresses absolument tout tout tout what does he want?" "excusez Monsieur, but ... oui, je comprend, vous êtes Allemands, n'est-ce pas?" "J'ai toute de suite compris" " what does he say?" " we are "Allemanians"" "we are from Vienne de Vienne de Vienne, oui, je connais Wien" "I also speak very good German" "I wanted to tell you, this is the biggest selection of the whole place international quality" "Chinese, Tonkinesians, Arabs, Orientals, négresses is there any good food in the restaurant?" "vous n'aurez pas à vous plaindre, Monsieur for the most pampered tastes that's the main thing good food je vais vous montrer le chemin vous voyez, la rue illuminée la seconde rue à droite au bout de 100 m à gauche" "vous pouvez pas le manquer alors, allez-y" "A charming young man, come along. danke, merci - de rien" " what about a bit of dancing?" " excellent idea" " come on - no, she promised to me" " I had the idea first - how can you say such a thing but this is untrue why should I apologize?" "don't make me angry" "I'm the elder, am I not?" "and I'm the younger that's why you're to keep silent am I to keep quiet?" "Miss Susy, what do you think?" "I am boring her?" "you're getting on my nerves!" "you see, this is Paris come along bonsoir messieurs enchantée" " French - yes what did she say?" "didn't you get it, she wishes us "bon soir"" "this is the "toilet woman" [lavatory attendant] you see, toilette is French in German: cloakroom let's take it off" " vos manteaux - did you hear: manteau the chapeau oui Monsieur, le chapeau another chapeau" "votre parapluie, Monsieur but please be very careful, Madame naturellement this is surely very expensive la plus grande maison internationale you see, she said it's not expensive at all vous êtes ici toute en famille this means, this is a family pension" "with family connections homemade cooking" "I love that entrez Messieurs, s'il vous plaît merci merci quels sont vos intérets spécials?" "whether you have any special wishes?" "tell her I'd like to see the accounts un moment, Monsieur servus" "Mademoiselle" "bon soir, Messieurs" "enchantée de faire votre connaissance" " are you sure this is the right place?" " it is of course this is the right place, my boy" "King Edouard used to frequent this place." "even King Edward has frequented this place why do you lead me to such noble places of entertainment?" "Madame, you know, we are strangers étrangers from Vienna ah, Wien, I understand very well" "# I know a little hotel on the "Wiesn"" "# in a quiet little alley the oil, having thus been obtained by pressure, is polluted by a slimy and staining substance, resembling white of egg and isn't fit for consumption." "would you like to watch a little cinematography?" "whether we want to go to the cinema?" "not today a pity." "Mesdames, au salon mais vite vite, marchez marchez well gentlemen, charming a brunette, a blonde, a black-haired voilà etcetera [?" "]" "perhaps you'd like a bit of champagne to get into the right mood?" "whether we want champagne" " five bottles - six bottles" " six - c'est ça" "Messieurs, venez chez moi" "I shall now hold the promised lecture about the different kinds of oil" "I shall call the lecture "amusing trifles about oil"" " be merry gentlemen, merry - but I am merry you too. what kind of a mood is that" "I'll sing you a song go ahead, sing us a song" "# les désirs de ce monde # sont des oiseaux qui passent # voilà pour tout le temps ?" "# c'était ?" "# les désirs de ce monde # sont des oiseaux qui passent # voilà pour tout le temps # faire un nouveau printemps" "I didn't understand a word but it was great my boy, but you're not happy you must laugh and drink you just sit there, come with me, Madame # this Paris # the music # the many girls" "# what's the use # the eyes laugh, music plays # and I cannot be happy" "# I long to be back home at my desk" "# I cannot be merry like the others # even though I know now how beautiful life can be # with girls, wine and music" "# I cannot enjoy it" "# I'm not used to it" "# I'm just dried up # for happiness" "# I've always been sitting at my desk # next to my books # and now I realize that I've forgotten # how to live all those years" "# I don't have any friends" "# I don't have a bride" "# I didn't look right nor left" "# When God in heaven will ask me one day # then I'll be embarrassed and tell Him" "# I've always been sitting at my desk # next to my books # and now I realize that I've forgotten # how to live ... to live" "40 years, 40 perfect a beard like this perfect, a beard like this" "I'd like to go for a drive to the "Bois"" "that's swell yes, I've heard so much about it shall we go at once?" "gentlemen, what oil means for me, for you, for us, for the world music" "Miss Susy, I'm so in love" " what?" " give me a kiss don't do that. if you want to give someone a kiss, then only to me go away, but why ... but it goes without saying that she'll give me a kiss please leave her alone" "please, whom do you want to kiss first?" "let's get out of here, shall we" "as you wish, how do you say "stop" in French" "I don't know you!" "hallo!" "brrrr brrrr" "what shall we do now?" "let's see who can run fastest" "Mr. President, I can't tell you what you mean for us and for the oil" "I'm pleased to hear that, Privy Councilor your extraordinary speech was very revealing and very amusing" " Schünzl, what time is it?" " 2, 3 or 4" "I don't know let's make it 4, why bargain about it let's go to bed good night give me a kiss" "the Baron home already?" " everything's done - everything?" "if the Baron only knew where I've been where?" "this is Paris!" "I'm going to bed" "good night" "come in" "just imagine!" "I've just mistaken your door for mine do you always knock on your own door?" "I'm so confused, really how did you know I was still up?" "I knew that your interesting soirée was over, that you were alone and I wanted ... what?" "what did you want?" "I wanted to tell you ..." "I'm really so confused" "I even leave my door open at night sometimes bonsoir, M. le Baron" "go to bed" " where is she?" " no idea she ran away Frany ran after her two young people in the middle of the night all alone?" "this is the fashion nowadays, so I've been told where is she?" "this is superb!" "superb?" "I beg your pardon, a young girl, all alone, at night, in the "Bois"" "and you say "superb"?" "I think it very cruel of you go and look for her then, I entrusted her to both of you alright, that's what we'll do and we shall also ...what shall we ?" "find her!" "servus!" "Susy!" "you're home already?" "for half an hour" "I didn't hear you come in sneaking in quietly is my specialty say, didn't you like it in the "Bois"?" "since you ran away from your two admirers?" "Oh Baron, not ten horses could drag me again to the "Bois"!" "why not?" "Good gracious, the things going on there, Baron!" "terrible!" "those park benches!" "those couples!" "that silly love-making all over the place!" "do you really think love-making so silly?" "no, good God, not at all" "how much wages do I pay you?" "250 shillings you'll return to Vienna tomorrow morning why?" "Schünzl will get your ticket and you'll report to the staff manager at once but Baron, what have I done?" "while acknowledging all the work you've done so far ... you're discharged from your duties with a compensation of six months wages paid out in full good night, Miss" "oh God oh God" "Schünzl" "Schünzl" "what's the matter?" "Schünzl" "Schünzl" "Schünzl" "what can I do for you?" "Schünzl, did I wake you up?" "I just fell asleep good God, I'm terribly sorry but I just wanted to tell you it's ... oh God it will be very hard for me to say farewell to you, Schünzl" "Schünzl hallo?" "but you're sleeping!" "no, I pay very hard attention" "Schünzl, oh God, Schünzl oh God, if you knew what is it?" "nothing go to bed now you woke me up to tell me this!" "?" "I want to go to sleep" "but you're here!" "thank God!" "I'll always remember your kindness with deep gratitude, Baron but this sounds like a farewell?" "yes, and it's a farewell too excuse me hallo yes Miss Olly of course you should come here at once, Miss Olly now your time has come yes" "the last phone call" "please think of me sometimes, will you farewell" "Schünzl" "Schünzl" "Schünzl" "Schünzl" "Schünzl" "Schünzl this is going to become a fashion!" "in - out - back in - and out again" "what can I do for the Baron?" "excuse me Schünzl, did I wake you up?" "I just fell asleep" "I'm so sorry, I just wanted to tell you how unhappy I am" "Schünzl but you're sleeping no, I only pay very hard attention" "Schünzl" " if you knew ..." " I know!" "to tell me that you woke me up and now may I go to bed" "Schünzl" "Baron, in China they are executing murderers like this why?" "by always waking them up when they've fallen asleep" "I regret, Baron, but you cannot dispose of me that way" "Schünzl, you too are going to abandon me?" "if the ladies and gentlemen around here are having emotional strains let them have sleepless nights themselves" "I want to get a good night's sleep but this Paris is impossible, one simply cannot get any sleep" "?" "This is like China!" "electric chair now they may shout as long as they like" "I want to sleep!" "Olly!" "Franz?" "Jesus!" "fate had mercy on me!" "Olly!" "you're sent from Heaven!" "and I thought your papa had called for me now don't bother me with papa anymore" "Olly, listen to me don't think about papa anymore he's certainly a charming gentleman, the papa, but ... he's decidedly older than I am and today youth reigns, I've read that somewhere" "Olly, I'm so in love!" "only, I didn't know with whom till now but now I know with you ["Ihnen"]" "really you see, you're young, nice, beautiful" "I am ... eh ... dumb then we suit each other, don't we oh, love resembles a flight across the ocean why?" "one never lands there where one intended to land" "I wanted to get elsewhere so did you emergency landing sweet" "ready to leave?" "yes, as you can see" "I'm giving up my position for you, I've been discharged you don't say well, if the Baron has fired you ... then this is not the end but the beginning but papa doesn't concern us" "let's go sheer bliss!" "by the way, there's one thing I've learned from you, Miss Susy you can also get along with decency come along, boy sweetie sweetie" "but why are you still here?" "I'm packing what kind of dress is that?" "I'm leaving wearing the same clothes I wore when I came to you allow me to take my leave, Baron why the hurry?" "I cannot stay here any longer, Baron otherwise I'd have to ask you why you did that to me please excuse me now one moment please sit down may I offer you a glass of Vermouth?" "or would you like a cigarette?" "I beg your pardon?" "but why not?" "you're no longer my employee and I'm no longer your boss now I can talk to you like I talk to a charming dear young lady no oh no, Baron one cannot do such a thing to me" "but Miss Susy, I just wanted to dictate another letter as a privateer very well an urgent ... an extremely important letter ... a matter of life and death" "Your Excellency?" "but no!" "no Excellency" "I'll say the address at the end it's an intimate letter my dear child" "now you think that I've done you a bad turn" "comma but I'm not bad" "forgive me that till now I've been a coward a coward, comma that I've resisted you" "resisted you and that I haven't told you long ago" "I love you" "full stop exclamation mark" "and now the address the address please dictate slowly, Baron please spell the address, Baron" "Miss Churchmouse churchmouse born Susy Sachs" "Vienna or Paris, what's better?" "here!" ", this house!" "then it'll be delivered faster since when?" "since the beginning, I've loved you since I've known life, work" "I love you really, honestly go on, I'm writing down everything everything, to keep for life and tomorrow tickets for the whole staff back to Vienna to Vienna!" "and now get ready all the necessary documents for the wedding bam bam bam ?" "excuse me, but with all that noise one cannot sleep oh, pardon oh pardon" "The End subtitles: serdar202"