Jim Thorpe -- All-American (1951)

Phyllis Thaxter: Margaret Miller

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Quotes 

• Miss Benton : We've read all about you, Mr. Thorpe, and we're very proud of you.

  Jim Thorpe : Thank you.

  Miss Benton : [holding Jim's athletic sweater letter]  I'm sure we can have this sewn on for you. I'll get one of the girls; come with me.

  Miss Benton : Uh, Margaret?

  Margaret Miller : [from behind a dressmaker's mannequin]  Yes, Miss Benton?

  Miss Benton : Will you come here a minute, please?

  [Margaret walks to Miss Benton and Jim Thorpe] 

  Miss Benton : Margaret, this is Jim Thorpe. He's won his letter and wants us to sew it on for him. Do you think you can do that?

  Margaret Miller : Certainly, Miss Benton.

  Margaret Miller : [Margaret holds Jim's unsewn letter near his chest]  About here?

  Jim Thorpe : Yes, I guess so.

  Margaret Miller : Would you take your sweater off, please?

  Miss Benton : Yes, please!

  [Jim takes his sweater off and hands it to Margaret] 

  Miss Benton : Won't you sit down?

  [Margaret starts sewing Jim's letter to his sweater] 

  Margaret Miller : Here you are, Mr. Thorpe.

  Jim Thorpe : Thank you.

  Margaret Miller : There; oh, I'm sorry, a loose thread. Excuse me.

  [Margaret starts to fix the loose thread] 

  Margaret Miller : There, I think that will do it.

  Jim Thorpe : Thank you, ma'am.

  Miss Benton : [examining Jim's sweater]  Oh, that's fine, Margaret.

  Jim Thorpe : Thank you very much.

  [Jim leaves the room and stumbles into a mannequin on his way out] 

  Jim Thorpe : Thank you.

• Ed Guyac : See? Captain of the football team: that's how you get the prettiest girls and the biggest letters.

  Peter Allendine : [strolls by with Margaret at his side]  Hello, Bright Path.

  Margaret Miller : Hello.

  Ed Guyac : [reading a billboard notice]  "All candidates for football squad, please report to coach Glenn S. Warner at 3 p.m."

  Wally Denny : [elsewhere on campus]  Every time I look at this football schedule, I get dizzy! We can't play teams of this caliber, Glenn: Harvard, Army, Minnesota, Penn...

  Glenn S. 'Pop' Warner : Very impressive schedule.

  Wally Denny : What am I gonna do for material? Half the kids think a pigskin's something to eat for breakfast.

  Jim Thorpe : Pop.

  Glenn S. 'Pop' Warner : Hi, Jim.

  Jim Thorpe : I saw your notice on the bulletin board. Kind of thought I might want to look into this game of football.

  Glenn S. 'Pop' Warner : Forget it, Jim, you're a track man. Those legs of yours are too valuable to be risked in a tough game like football.

  Jim Thorpe : But I thought maybe if you needed someone for...

  Glenn S. 'Pop' Warner : Thanks for trying to help; forget it, Jim.

  Ed Guyac : Any chance of using me, Mr. Warner?

  Glenn S. 'Pop' Warner : What for?

  Ed Guyac : Well, some kind of executive job. I've been taking a class in business management, I thought perhaps I could help out...

  Glenn S. 'Pop' Warner : I've got just the job for you.

• Jim Thorpe : Miss Miller? Miss Miller?

  Margaret Miller : Well, hello Mr. Thorpe.

  Jim Thorpe : Do you mind if I walk with you?

  Margaret Miller : Why no, not at all.

  Jim Thorpe : Miss Miller, there's something I'd like to tell you.

  Margaret Miller : Yes?

  Jim Thorpe : I think I'm in love with you.

  Margaret Miller : You're what?

  Jim Thorpe : I think I'm in love with you. I can't be sure because I've never been in love before, but... well, I thought you ought to know.

  [Jim walks away] 

• Glenn S. 'Pop' Warner : [Jim and Pop Warner enter the infirmary]  Nurse, will you check this man, please?

  Jim Thorpe : Margaret.

  Margaret Miller : Hello, Jim.

  [Pop Warner leaves] 

  Margaret Miller : i'm working in the infirmary; Pop got me the job. I've been reading a lot about you in the newspapers.

  Jim Thorpe : Why did you do it?

  Margaret Miller : I don't know; I was confused and mixed up. For both our sakes, it seemed the best thing to do.

  Jim Thorpe : Why didn't you write?

  Margaret Miller : There was nothing I could say. You spoke about background and heritage; they seemed to mean so much to you. It's taken me all this time to realize that they aren't really important. What counts is that we're people.

  Jim Thorpe : I told you once I loved you. I still love you. Does that answer you?

  Margaret Miller : Oh, Jim!

  [Jim and Margaret hug each other] 

  Jim Thorpe : Oh, I've missed you, Margaret; more than I've ever missed anybody in all my life. Will you marry me?

  Margaret Miller : That's why I came back to Carlisle.

  Jim Thorpe : Are you sure you won't mind being married to a coach?

  Margaret Miller : A coach? Jim, where?

  Jim Thorpe : Anywhere, whenever they get around to making me an offer.

  Margaret Miller : They will; darling, you'll be a wonderful coach!

  [Jim and Margaret hug again]