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

David argues for his freedom to marry Wallis, mocks Bertie’s speech lessons, and leaves him unable to answer.

Scene 50 of 100 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act two

Bertie
David

Act oneAct twoAct three

Begins 51 min into a 1:31 film

The story so farBefore scene 50

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.
Scenes 12–24
Elizabeth seeks a different treatment because Bertie must speak and conventional medicine has failed.
Scenes 25–30
Bertie enters Logue’s unfamiliar, egalitarian practice and finally commits to its daily work.
Scene 41
Bertie begins trusting Logue with the family history and humiliations beneath his speech difficulty.
Just before
Scene 47
Bertie confronts David about neglecting the Crown while the country faces a growing threat from Hitler.
Scene 48
In the wine cellar, Bertie presses David to attend to royal duties instead of Wallis’s wishes.
Scene 49
David tells Bertie that Wallis is divorcing her husband and that he intends to marry her.
Scene 50
This scene

50INT. HALLWAY/DRAWING ROOM, BALMORAL - DAY

BERTIE

Can’t you just give her a nice

house and a title?

DAVID

I won’t have her as my mistress.

BERTIE

David, the Church does not

recognise divorce and you are the

head of the Church.

DAVID

Haven’t I any rights?

BERTIE

Many privileges...

DAVID

Not the same thing. Your beloved

Common Man may marry for love, why

not me?

BERTIE

If you were the Common Man, on what

basis could you possibly claim to

be King?!

DAVID

Sounds like you’ve studied our

wretched constitution.

BERTIE

Sounds like you haven’t.

DAVID

Is that what this is all about? Is

that why you’ve been taking

elocution lessons?

BERTIE

I’m attempting t-t...

DAVID

That’s the scoop around town.

Yearning for a larger audience are

we, B-b-b-bertie?

BERTIE

D-don’t say such a th-

DAVID

Young brother trying to push older

brother off throne...Positively

medieval.

BERTIE

D-

Bertie is completely locked.

David heads for Wallis, leaving his brother totally distraught. He pours her a glass of champagne. She shows she is pleased with him.