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

Bertie asks David to reconsider, but David says he must abdicate to marry Wallis.

Scene 58 of 100 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act two

Bertie
David

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Begins 59 min into a 1:31 film

The story so farBefore scene 58

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 55
Logue admits to Myrtle that he may have pushed a client who is frightened of becoming great.
Scene 56
An equerry turns Lionel away when he asks to see Bertie.
Scene 57
Churchill tells Bertie that the country will need a reliable king and asks what name he will take.
Scene 58
This scene

58INT. DAVID’S DRAWING ROOM, THE FORT - DAY

Bertie waits nervously for David.

David enters, looking sunken.

BERTIE

David! Thank God. You look

exhausted! How are you bearing up?

DAVID

Bertie. I have to go. The

decision’s been made.

BERTIE

I cannot accept that. You are in no

condition to make that decision.

DAVID

I’m afraid there’s no other way. I

must marry her. My mind’s made up.

I’m... sorry.

BERTIE

That’s a terrible thing to hear.

David, nobody wants that. I least

of all.