" Another scrolling prologue opens the film:Among the annals of the great state of Texas may be found the story of the first drive on the famous Chisholm Trail.Cohan (James Cagney) stands on the floor.Cohan is playing the role of third-term President Franklin Roosevelt in Kaufman and Hart""sI""d Rather Be Right.You know what Harry was.You oughtn""t to speak to her.It would only cause her pain.Martins: Oh not necessarily.She""d probably want to help.Kurtz: What""s the good of another post mortem? Suppose you dig up something - well, discreditable to Harry?.The room""s doorknob glowed white-hot and the walls began to close in, becoming cylindrical like the inside of a burning furnace.Marcia (quieting him): Please, Paul.Let""s, let""s just remember his day.Paul: We will, Marcia, one day to last us all the rest of our lives.Marcia: It will, it will.Paul: I""ll always love you.Marcia: And I""ll always...remember you, and your song.She sings the same song with him, as they say goodbye, knowing that their precious time has ended.She feels committed to her wedding vows and marries Nazaroff.With separate blossoming careers, seven years later, Paul and Marcia co-star in an American production, singing opposite each other at the Metropolitan Opera.