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

Bertie calls Lionel a coward and pushes him to face Myrtle with the truth.

Scene 74 of 100 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act two

Bertie
Lionel

Act oneAct twoAct three

Begins 1:07 into a 1:31 film

The story so farBefore scene 74

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.
Scenes 31–58
He tests the exercises in public and private while family history and David’s crisis expose the cost of silence.
Scenes 59–64
David abdicates and Bertie receives the throne he never wanted.
Scenes 65–67
The accession speech fails, and Bertie feels the loss of private family closeness and confidence.
Scene 70
After failing at the accession speech and reconciling with Logue, Bertie accepts their equal friendship as the basis for facing his public duty.
Just before
Scene 71
Elizabeth explains royal forms of address to Myrtle.
Scene 72
Lionel admits he has not told Myrtle about his work with Bertie.
Scene 73
Elizabeth and Myrtle make a careful first acquaintance.
Scene 74
This scene

74INT. LOGUE’S STUDY - CONTINUOUS

The men listen to their wives’ conversation.

BERTIE

Logue, we can’t stay here all day.

LIONEL

Yes we can.

BERTIE

Logue..

LIONEL

Look, I need to wait for the

opportune moment.

BERTIE

(realizing)

You’re being a coward!

LIONEL

You’re damn right.

Decisive, Bertie stands and throws open the door.

BERTIE

Get out there, man!

And Bertie ushers Lionel into the parlour.