Victor Norman came awake quietly and looked at his watch. Twenty after nine. He glanced at the mussed but empty twin bed beside his, picked up a cigarette, then put it down. He was against smoking before breakfast, on the theory it promoted ulcers.
Marguerite came out of the bathroom in her slip, looked around for her dress and began to put it on.
"Good morning," Vic said.
She wriggled her head through the neck of the dress. "Oh, I waked [sic] you up! I'm sorry, Vic. You needed the sleep."
"So did you. Anyway, I have to see a man this morning."
He picked up the phone and asked for room service. "What'll you have for breakfast, Marguerite?"
She took her coat from a closet.
"Nothing, dear. I'm late for work as it is."
He ordered breakfast for one, listened to room service tell him how tough things were in the Waldorf nowadays and it might take some time to find a waiter to bring the food up.
"Well, do your best. And send a Times along, please."
Marguerite said, "I gotta go, honey. I'm late."
"I had a wonderful time, Marguerite. I'll call you." From: Frederic Wakeman, "The Hucksters," NY, 1946
Marguerite came out of the bathroom in her slip, looked around for her dress and began to put it on.
"Good morning," Vic said.
She wriggled her head through the neck of the dress. "Oh, I waked [sic] you up! I'm sorry, Vic. You needed the sleep."
"So did you. Anyway, I have to see a man this morning."
He picked up the phone and asked for room service. "What'll you have for breakfast, Marguerite?"
She took her coat from a closet.
"Nothing, dear. I'm late for work as it is."
He ordered breakfast for one, listened to room service tell him how tough things were in the Waldorf nowadays and it might take some time to find a waiter to bring the food up.
"Well, do your best. And send a Times along, please."
Marguerite said, "I gotta go, honey. I'm late."
"I had a wonderful time, Marguerite. I'll call you." From: Frederic Wakeman, "The Hucksters," NY, 1946
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- How long is The Hucksters?1 hour and 55 minutes
- When was The Hucksters released?August 27, 1947
- What is the IMDb rating of The Hucksters?6.7 out of 10
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- Who are the characters in The Hucksters?Victor Albee Norman and Kay Dorrance
- What is the plot of The Hucksters?A World War II veteran wants to return to advertising on his own terms, but finds it difficult to be successful and maintain his integrity.
- What was the budget for The Hucksters?$2.439 million
- What is The Hucksters rated?Passed
- What genre is The Hucksters?Comedy, Comedy Drama, Drama, Romance, and Romantic Comedy
- How many awards has The Hucksters won?3 awards
- How many awards has The Hucksters been nominated for?3 nominations
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