《Toby McTeague (1985)》Storyline
Charlotte: Introverted, doctor.Dr.Jaquith: Well, I wouldn""t know about that.I don""t put much faith in scientific terms.I leave that to the fakirs and writers of books.The doctor compliments her professionally-done craft work of carving ivory boxes.Charlotte reveals the secret pleasures she must hide from her mother, who dictates what she must wear and books she must read:...You are talking about the non-sensical ravings of a lunatic mind.Dead is dead!...Hearts and kidneys are Tinkertoys.I""m talking about the central nervous system....I am a scientist, not a philosopher! You have more chance of reanimating this scalpel than you have of mending a broken nervous system.Rather than follow the telegraph operator o the dance, the film cut directly to the dance where the telegraph operator enters.Take good care of it, won""t you?Bart: No, no, I, I don""t think it would fit me.Laurie: (invitingly) Thanks...What else do you do besides shoot?Bart: It""s been enough so far.Laurie: Got a job?Bart: No, not yet.Laurie: Maybe you have.How about it Packy, you can always use a good man, can""t you?As Packett lights his cigar, his own jealousy is enflamed as he hears Bart ask Laurie: "Maybe I can see you later, hmm?" and she responds: "Why not?"As the carnival moves to the next town, Bart, who has joined the act, is dressed in a Western buckskin outfit to match Laurie""s cowgirl costume.The film spawned clones with similar themes, such as Brian DePalma""sObsession (1976), and director Kenneth Branagh""sDead Again (1991).