something.
Anyway, goya's vastly overrated.
All the Spaniards are.
Nonsense! Picasso is sacred.
I'm a urologist.
Mother:
It was quite aesthetic, really.
A sacred monster,
that's what Picasso is.
The birds didn't care
for it much, but the bats do.
I'll bet.
Oh, that's such bunk!
Do speak up, dear.
Nothing, nothing.
Mrs. Hepburn, nothing.
Then why did you speak?
I can't abide people who speak
but have nothing to say.
Luddie:
Did you go to mechanic school
to learn all this...
You know, airplane guff?
No, no, I didn't, Luddie. No.
Well, Howard just flew
around the world in three days.
I think we've had enough
about airplanes.
Father:
And dogs, apparently.
Then how'd you
make all that money?
We don't care about
money here, Mr. Hughes.
Well, that's 'cause
you have it.
[chuckles]
[silverware clatters]
Would you repeat that?
You don't care about money
because you've always had it.
How did you make all that--?
Excuse me, I'm speaking.
Okay.
Howard: Thank you.
All right.
Some of us choose to, uh,
work for a living.
Speaking of which,
I have more of that, uh...
Airplane guff...
To attend to.
Excuse me.
Luddie:
Well, seems a rather
high-strung chap.
You're a fine bunch
of bullies, aren't you?
Have you talked to Mr. Mayer
about letting you do Jane Eyre?
Oh, the old philistine
won't budge.
Too arty, don't you know.
Daddy, I'm convinced the man
hasn't read anything longer than
A Sunday Katzenjammer Kids
in his life.
No fair, kicking.
You have to use the mallet.
Really, though, darling,
You can't retire from
the field of battle like that
Or they'll never respect you.
Katie, I don't understand.
You're like a different person
in there.
Oh...They just expect me
to be a certain way.
There's only one real Kate,
and that's your Kate.
[telegraph beeping]
Newscaster:
And over in Hollywood,
aviation tycoon Howard Hughes
Seems to be cooking up
something big.
Even as he edits his newest
motion picture,
He's been secretly meeting
with the US Air Corps.
We applaud his patriotism
And look forward to
his newest mechanical marvel.
Do you know how many allied
ships we lost this year
Because of u-boat attacks?
No.
Six hundred
and eighty-one ships
Just this year so far.
Now, the army needs
a new airplane
To fly the troops
over to Europe.
These ships, they're--
they're sitting ducks.
They're sitting ducks
for the u-boats.
You wanna build
a troop-carrier plane?
Stop thinking
like an insect, Odie.
Not just a plane
to carry the troops,
A plane to carry everything.
The troops and the jeeps
and the tanks and whatnot.
Here, take a look.
No. Other side.
Phew.
I figure around 200 feet
from nose to tail.
Wingspan, around 300.
We're gonna need
about 24,000 horsepower.
[laughs]
Now, this is just what Kaiser
and the army are looking for.
And don't worry, they're gonna
pay for it this time.
Christ. What are you
getting us into?
Well, it's a big plane,
so I'm callin' it the Hercules.
Swell name, isn't it?
How heavy you imagine
this thing is?
Say around 200 tons.
Well, I didn't say
it was gonna be easy.
All right, boys,
I want you to rig up
Something like this.
Should give the proper
uplift ratios
While reducing the need
For additional torque support
on the front.
We are not getting
enough production
Out of Jane Russell's breasts.
All right? I want smooth
titties, gentlemen.
Smooth titties.
It's all in engineering,
isn't it, Odie?
Howard...
Do you really think
they're gonna let you
Put out a whole movie
just about tits?
Sure.
Who doesn't like tits?
Good afternoon, gentlemen.
Sorry I'm late.
Will the secretary please record
that Mr. Hughes has arrived
And that this session
is now called to order.
I yield the floor to Mr. Breen.
Mr. Hughes, members
of the committee,
I have reviewed Mr. Hughes's
photoplay