hello, young fellow. lots of people were. lindbergh had just landed in paris. come on in. norma, i want to apologize for not calling you. i'm pretty busy, as you can see. yes, i did. what assistant? gordon cole? gordon cole. look, norma, i'm in the middle of a rehearsal. make yourself comfortable. get me gordon cole on the phone. hello. cole, this is c. b. demille. have you been calling norma desmond?. what's it about? oh. well, thank you. well, norma . i got hold of gordon cole. you know, crazy things happen in this business. i hope you haven't lost your sense of humor . goodbye, young fellow. we'll see what we can do. get gordon cole. tell him to forget about her car. he can find another old car. i'll buy him five old cars, if necessary.