It is time for the TV commercial. Two people appear, standing casually in their kitchen, drinking coffee and making talk so small that it might as well be inaudible. The dialogue doesn't matter, however. The two people are Lauren Bacall and Jason Robards Jr. The coffee is Instant Maxwell House. And those are the elements that Maxwell House wants you to notice. In gratitude, Maxwell House has paid Mr. and Mrs. Robards $200,000 for the two days of work involved.
Other stars, hearing this, scarcely look up. They are too busy making...
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