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February 7, 1940..
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A BUZZER sounded again and again. Finally Ninotch- ka half opened her eyes and lazily murmured something that might have been "come
in."
The caller evidently took the murmur for such an in- vitation, for the door to the bedroom was opened and in walked the former Grand Duchess Swanu.
She advanced to the bed where the Special Envoy of the Soviets lay in her crumbled evening dress.
The curtains were drawn, the lights still on, the empty champagne bottle stood on the floor, glasses on the night table.
Good morning," said Swana ironically.
"What?" said Ninotchka. "It is to-morrow morning -to-morrow noon, to be exact. I know it's extreme- ly cruel to awaken anyone at such an hour. I hope Don't you will forgive me.
you recognise me? I am
the Duchess Swana.".
THE name of her caller brought Ni- notchka fully awake. She sat up, embarrass- ed at being
found in such a state by the very person she wanted
most to "overthrow."
THE THEFT
In trying to rectify a bad situation in which three Soviet agents. In Paris to sell the court jewels of the former Duchess Swana, have got themselves, Ninotchka' arrives in Paris to take over. She wins the Duchess' sweetheart, Count Leon d'Algout teach unaware of the other's identity), but her first laste of champagne leads to unexpected results.
my
be said in one simple phrase: I'm in love."
wards her. "Where are they?"
"You were very careless with our precious jewels, my dear. They are tou expensive a toy for two children to play with."
"Where are they?"
n
NINOTCHKA
From The Novel By
MELCHIOR LENGYEL Adaptation By LEBBEUS MITCHELL
"That's very simple to answer. They were given to me by, my mother. They were given to her by her mother. In fact, they're mine. You can't steal, what be- longs to you!"
"In other words moral ideus have no weight with you. All right, let's deal with legal. facts, Under Soviet law the jewela belong to the State. France will uphold that ownership,"
"My lawyer agrees with you, Hei says France will uphold it in every court, but I will drag you through every court. When 1.say that will take two years, I'am conservative."
"Those two years in court will prove expensive for you-"
"I may run out of money, but; you have already run out of bread, Two years is a long time for your comrades to wail.'
"I sec. You have calculated in- terms of hunger,"
"No. I just wanted to be abso- lutely impartial!"
"Go, on," said Ninotchka, now realising what was in the Duchess mind.
"I am willing to hand over the jewels and sign the necessary papers if you take the five-forty plane to Moscow."
"That's not the way to win him brick.
Not Leon."
"I think I know Leon quite as well as you-perhaps better. Leave that worry to me. The five-forty leaves you time to close the deat with Monsieur Mercier. but na- turally you'll be too busy for fare wells. will see that everything is done expeditiously, and I wil see you to the airport. That Is my ["proposition."
THE
telephone
was ringing. Ni- notchka took r the receiver
"Yes?
-hello-
WARNER BROS.25
PAUL
BETTE
MUNI DAVIS JUAREZ
BRIAN AHERNE GLAUDERAINS, JOHN GARFIELD
DONALD GRISK??
JOSEITE GALLEIN EGALI SONDERGAARD.
Directed by
Oh, No,
WILLIAM DIETERLE
you didn't wake. For luncheon? I'm
mc.
"It can best "I know how you feel, my
Czar, my country. dear," said the Duchess. "The my morning after always does look people, everything I had, but grim if you happen to be wear-nothing more, I warn you." ing last night's dress. Don't be "People cannot be taken away, embarrassed-you couldn't have Madame, nelther 160,000,000 nor found anyone..more..aympathe one. Not if you have their love.
"They always belonged to the You hadn't. That's why you're not "Don't worry:Fortunately, lant Russian people paid for by their tic-"
"I think we can cut your visit in Russia any longer, and that's night very trustworthy friend sweat, their blood, their lives, and
this morn-kept his eyes upen. Perhaps he you will give them back! short," said Ninotchka. "Leon why you came here
overstepped his functions as ing
"I told you we had plenty to talk is not here."
Very interesting, my dear, but waiter but he fulfilled his duty as about! Come into the living room, afraid I can't. I'm going to be "Of course not, my dear. I
couldn't you write all that from a Russian.“
we can be com very busy, and I'm a little tired. and need to rest... Perhaps it didn't come here with any such Moscow? A dissertation on love. The Duchess drew back her fur my dear, where
fortable."
was the champagne. .. For din- auspicion."
on Soviet stationery would be an scarf, revealing a diamond star which had previously reposed in the
NINOTCHKA ner? Of course. Seven o'clock? "If you were encouraged to amusing paradox."
Where?
That will be come here by our meeting last "It is not enough to be witty, safe.
"I put this on just for sentiment.
Till we till them. night I am
People grow tired of afraid you mis- Madame.
Salute !'! understood my attitude."
being entertained. You made that The rest are absolutely safe, I as
Problems were sure you. But if you feel like
"Shall
Ninotchka turned firmly to her] "Don't worry. You were quite mistake before.
anutifying the police. rude enough....
Do you mind never solved by howing from
down? Now, let's caller. "I am sorry to have kept "You leave me no choice." balcony."
you waiting, Madame." if I let in a little fresh air and
"Won't it be rather embarrass- "Oh, but you don't know how! sunshine?" She opened the impressive I could be! Did you ing for a Soviet Envoy to disclose
ism and try to .windows. "I'm
sure it will ever see me in my regalia with my the circumstances under which she.
solve the problem in a practical make you feel better and I want dindem and all my jewels?"
lost the jewels?" you to be at your best-in full The word diadem awoke a con- "I will have to face the conse-way. Our situation has changed possession of your faculties, ntsciousness of last night in Ninotch-quences, but so will you. They considerably. Before I had but a least."
ka's memory and she looked to will want to know how they got claim to the jewels. Now I have wards the anfe in the anteroom. It them." was closed.
Ninotchka regained her usual firmness. "Please come to the point. What is it you want?"
"You can't deny we gave tho people their money's worth," con-
"I just dropped in to have a tinued Swans. "Eight tumbling | little heart to heart talk with Romanoffs, cight!" you."
Ninotchka, still staring at the
"I must.
them."
followed her, her heart numb, but lovely! her faculties clear..
We sit
free ourselves
from emotional-
TO-MORROW THE VISA
TO-DAY'S RADIO
"I have nothing to discuss." safe, said desperately: "Now thero you are com- insist that you leave." pletely wrong. I'm sure if we "Not before you agree to the ZBW, 355 metres (845 k.c.) and 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles) sit down for a little chat we those reservations for Moscow."
won't run out of conversation
and I can promise you it won't goodbye."
be dull"
"I must ask you to leave.” "Leave? That's exactly what
I came here to ask you to do. I
don't mean this hotel, and 1
don't 'menn Paris. I moan leave France. There's a plane for Moscow at five-forty."
"Madame, if you--",
Services v. Civilians
"In that case 1 can ont say z. B. W. on a Frequency of 845 k.e's.
Radio Programme Broadcast by All-In "Bee" from Studio: and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. 0.52 m.es, per NINOTCHKA and 0-11 pm on
into the second.
went
small chamber H. K, T.
connecting the By- 12.15 p.m. Short Service of Inter- Ang and bedrooms cession,,
an d closed the 12.30 Saxophone Solos by Cole door. Then she man Hawkins. continued into the
bedroom and look-|
Orchestra: One Life, Victor Silvester and Is Ellroom Orchestra; The Song of the Metronome, Eddy Duelin and His Orchestra..
1
0.05, Keto Coates--"London Again" 6.00 An hour of Dance Music, 7.00 Closing Lucal Stock Quota-Bull The London Palladium Or chestre conducted by Richard Crean. tions.
9.15 London Relay-Tho Newa 7.92 Light Variety, The Little
0.30 Schubert-Symphony No. Dog Laughed"-Selection, The Lon-in C Minor ("ITZEIC")-Philhar ton Palladium Orchestra; Blaciding monic Symphony Orchestra of New 12.40 De Groot and His Orchestra, Out the. Flat Arthur Askey and York conducted by John Barbirolll. Richard Murdoch; Black Velvet" 1.
10.05 A Request Classical Pro- Jed about for the diadem Leon had 1.03 A Mozart Son Scold hie, Modley, Jack Hylton and His Or-
Lo Sulte, The grainmt.-Ilomeo and Juliet-Over- chestro; Country "Don't worry. I have already placed on her head. It was not Scold Me On Dear Masetto, ("Don Band of H. M. Royal Marines, Fly- berg and Hfe Concertgebouw Orches
Elizabeth Schumann made reservations and the wen- there. Quickly she returned to the Giovann!"),
mouth Division; "All Clear" Medicy, ture (Tchaikowsky), Willem Mengel- ther is fine."
Jack Hylton and. His Orchestra. tra;. Ok, Star of Eve ("Tunnlinuser" anteroom and opened the ante, It (Soprano) with Orchestra.
-Wagner), Even Bravest. Heart, "If this is a joke it is not was empty. Not one of the Grand 1.06 Mozart-Symphony In
7.30 London Relay-The News. ("Faust" Gounod), Lawrence Tib- Major funny. Or do you think you Duchess' jowoln remained there!
(The "Prague").Vienna
bett (Baritone) with Orchestru; 0.00 Local Time Signal, Weather Serenade (Pleme), Renet Chumet are still lasuing orders from Ninotchka stared in frozen hor-Philharmonic Orchestra
Report and Announcementa. your palace in Petrograd?" ror, then rushed to the telephone by Erich Kleiber,
(Violin) with Piano acto, Kumeu "Boenel-Ostrow, Op. 10, No. 22 (Rubin- by the bed and gava Leon's num-
8.03 Studio-All-In 1.30 Router and Rugby Press,
· AT her words, bor.
Weather Forecast and Announce-Bervices v. Civilians.
tein)," New Light Symphony Orches the former "I wouldn't waken Leon," salt ments.
8.20 Two Plano Recital by Rawicz tra and Organ; 11 Bacio (Ardit), Duchess was Swann, opening the door. "Not 1.45 Musical Comedy Selcellons landsser-Nola (Arnds) and Deanna Durbin (Vocal) with Orcher-
Comedy Marches, Light The Street Singer-Film Selection.sten
tra; Blue Dunbe Waltz - (Johann swept out of her before three o'clock at the earliest Musical cynical attitude.after last night." Her tone became bitter.
away from me.
"I told you to go, Madame." "Loon can't help you.
D
corklucted
Opera Company with Orchestra;
Strauss); Philadelphia Symphony "fomu
Beauty-Selection. 8.40 New Dance Muste-Blue Or-Orchestra cond. by Leopold Stokows He doesn't Adelphi Theatre Orchestra cond. by chids. Day In-Day Out, Jack Hylton ; Tell Me Tonight, Richard Crooks Francis Collinson; Lady Luck and His Orchestra The Washing on (Tenor) with Orchestra; Bylvan My know anything about the jewels. Vocal Geins, Light Opera Company the Siegfried Line, I'm sending ou Scenes Suite (Percy Fletcher), Loti palace. Yes, I give you my word. I swear it." with Orchestra; "The Gold Diggers the Siegfried Line, Ambrose and Hsdón Palladium. Orchestra, cond. by you took that
Ninotchka hung up the receiver, of Broadway," Regal Cinema Orches-Orchestra: There's Danger In The Clifford Greenwood." You took away stared at. Swana, then started to-tra with Quentin Maclean (Organ). Waltz, My Man, Gemido, and His 1.00 Close Down
GILBERT-ROLAND.
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Screen Play by
John Ho Acners MacKenzie sad Walipung Holzharde
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