Writer Robert E. Howard tells teacher Novalyne, referring to his character Conan, “To him fightin's an instinct.” (0:17)
Bob tells Novalyne, “I can’t write about men... who get drunk...” (0:28)
Her teacher friend Enid tells Novalyne, referring to Bob, “That crazy guy.”
Novalyne: “He is not crazy.” (0:34)
Bob tells Novalyne, “Thieves, drunkards, wife beaters, sex deviants...” (0:37)
Bob rages when the car fails to start. (0:43)
Novalyne tells Bob, referring to a character, “Thought she was crazy, like you.” (0:49)
Bob tells Novalyne, “When you’re young you feel the lust for adventure buried in your subconscious.” (1:22)
Telegram to Novalyne: “Bob Howard killed himself this morning.” She grieves. (1:35)
Bob’s father: “Then she heard a shot and saw him slumped over the steering wheel...He lived for 8 hours. His mother passed away the next day.” (1:36)
A stranger woman asks Novalyne, “Who’re you cryin’ for?”
”Passed on?”
Novalyne: “He took his own life.” (1:38)