The Millionaire1955

Michael Anthony:
[Anthony enters the veranda in the garden where he finds Tipton seated in a high backed outdoor chair with only his right arm visible to the viewers. To the right of his chair is a small glass table containing a bowl of fruit] Yes, Mr. Tipton?

John Beresford Tipton:
Mike, [Picking a banana out of the fruit bowl] why do people peel bananas?

Michael Anthony:
Well, that's fairly simple. We all know what's inside but we can't get at it until we remove the peel.

John Beresford Tipton:
Exactly, Mike. [Returns the banana to the fruit bowl] And that's why I like to peel people - to remove the outer peel and get down to the most important thing: what's inside that peel.

Michael Anthony:
I don't quite understand what you're getting at, sir.

John Beresford Tipton:
I've selected another person to whom I'm going to give one million dollars. [Tipton hands an envelope to Anthony] I'm anxious to see what this man does with it and how he emerges from his peel.

Michael Anthony:
I'm beginning to understand.

John Beresford Tipton:
Watch him carefully. Give me a complete, written report on this particular 'banana.'