The King's Speech · written by David Seidler · 2010

Bertie arrives with Elizabeth at Logue’s practice, uneasy about the basement elevator.

Scene 23 of 100 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act one

Elizabeth
Bertie

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Begins 17 min into a 1:31 film

The story so farBefore scene 23

Prince Albert seeks to overcome a lifelong stammer so he can serve his country, but his fear of public failure and the royal hierarchy obstruct his work with an unconventional speech therapist.

Scenes 1–11
Bertie lives within royal ceremony but cannot speak publicly and remains constrained by family roles.
Just before
Scene 20
Bertie entertains his daughters with an improvised penguin story at bedtime.
Scene 21
Elizabeth raises David’s relationship with Wallis and urges Bertie to meet a speech doctor.
Scene 22
Lionel auditions for a local production of Richard III and is rejected as insufficiently regal.
Scene 23
This scene

23INT. GROUND FLOOR ENTRANCE, 146 HARLEY STREET

The Yorks enter the tiny elevator.

Bertie shuts the inner gate.

ELIZABETH

(indicating outer gate)

No, darling, shut that one first.

Bertie gets the gates closed and Elizabeth presses the button.

BERTIE

How did you find this...physician?

ELIZABETH

(poker-faced)

Classifieds, next to “French model,

Shepherd’s Market”.

Bertie tries to smile despite his mood, but doesn’t make a job of it.

ELIZABETH (CONT’D)

He comes highly recommended.

Charges substantial fees in order

to help the poor. (realizes) Oh

dear, perhaps he’s a Bolshevik?!