Sabrina (1954)
The Opening narration:
Sabrina Fairchild: [narrating] "Once upon a time, on the north shore of
Long Island, some 30 miles from New York, there lived a small girl on a
large estate. The estate was very large indeed and had many servants.
There were gardeners to take care of the gardens, and a tree surgeon on a
retainer. There was a boatman to take care of the boats: to put them in
the water in the spring, and scrape their bottoms in the winter. There
were specialists to take care of the grounds: the outdoor tennis court and
the indoor tennis court, the outdoor swimming pool and the indoor
swimming pool. And there was a man of no particular title who took
care of a small pool in the garden for a goldfish named George. Also on
the estate, there was a chauffeur by the name of Fairchild, who had been
imported from England, years ago, together with a new Rolls Royce.
Fairchild was a fine chauffeur of considerable polish, like the eight cars
in his care, and he had a daughter by the name of Sabrina. It was the eve
of the annual six meter yacht races, and as had been tradition on Long
Island for the past 30 years, the Larrabees were giving a party. It
never rained on the night of the Larrabee party, the Larrabees wouldn't
have stood for it. There were four Larrabees in all: father, mother and
two sons. Maude and Oliver Larrabee were married in nineteen hundred and
six and among their many wedding presents was a townhouse in New York and
this estate for weekends. The town house has since been converted
into Saks Fifth Avenue. Linus Larrabee, the elder son, graduated
from Yale, where his classmates voted him the man Most Likely to Leave
his Alma Mater Fifty Million Dollars. His brother, David, went through
several of the best eastern colleges for short periods of time, and
through several marriages for even shorter periods of time. He is now a
successful six-goal polo player, and is listed on Linus's tax return as a
six hundred dollar deduction. Life was pleasant among the Larrabees,
for this was as close to heaven as one could get on Long Island."
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