Reel 1
FADE IN.
A PARAMOUNT PICTURE
SYNCHRONIZATION STARTS
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INT. SCHOOL ROOM
SYNCHRONIZED
MEDIUM SHOT
Robert Benchley standing on platform. CAMERA TRUCKS UP
slowly to him.
BENCHLEY
For those of you who don't go to the
movies --
SYNCHRONIZATION STOPS
BENCHLEY
-- let me introduce myself. My name's
Robert Benchley.
(PAUSE)
Well, no matter. For one reason or
another, the motion picture which you
are about to see is not very clear in
spots. As a matter of fact, it was made
to demonstrate how not to make a motion
picture and at the same time win an
Academy Award. Now, someone in what is
known as "the front office" has thought
that an occasional word from me might
help to clarify the plot and other vague
portions of the film.
(LAUGHING)
Personally, I doubt it. Shall we go?
SYNCHRONIZATION STARTS
He looks off and nods. Screen pivots taking him off and
bringing on Title:
ROAD TO UTOPIA
Copyright MCMXLIV by
PARAMOUNT PICTURES INC.
All Rights Reserved
Paramount Pictures Trademark
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With
BING CROSBY
BOB HOPE
DOROTHY LAMOUR
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and
HILLARY BROOKE
DOUGLASS DUMBRILLE
JACK LaRUE
ROBERT BARRAT
NESTOR PAIVA
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Original Screenplay by NORMAL PANAMA and MELVIN FRANK
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Musical Numbers Conducted by ROBERT EMMETT DOLAN
Music Score LEIGH HARLINE
Vocal Arrangements JOSEPH J. LILLEY
Songs:
Lyrics by JOHNNY BURKE
Music by JAMES VAN HEUSEN
Dances staged by DANNY DARE
Animations . . . . JERRY FAIRBANKS
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Director of Photography - LIONEL LINDON, A.S.C.
Art Direction - HANS DREIER and ROLAND ANDERSON
Editorial Supervision - STUART GILMORE
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Special Photographic Effects GORDON JENNINGS, A.S.C.
Process Photography FARCIOT EDOART
Costumes EDITH HEAD
Makeup Supervision WALLY WESTMORE
Sound Recording by HUGO GRENZBACH and PHILIP WISDOM
Set Decoration GEORGE SAWLEY
I.A.T.S.E. Insignia
Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording
Classified and Passed by the National Board of Review
MPPDA Certificate No. 9933
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Associate Producer PAUL JONES
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Directed by HAL WALKER
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FADE IN.
1. EXT. YARD - NIGHT - SYNCHRONIZED
LONG SHOT (LOW ANGLE) Hooton Mansion
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2. INT. LIVING ROOM
VERY LONG SHOT Sal and Chester seated in living room - Sal
knitting - Chester reading paper.
SYNCHRONIZATION STOPS
CLOCK CHIMES - OFF
3. CLOSE SHOT Sal. She looks up.
CLOCK CHIMING - OFF
SAL
It's eight o'clock, Pa.
CHESTER
(off)
Eh?
SAL
Bedtime. Put down that paper.
CAMERA PANS OVER to Chester's bandaged foot resting on
ottoman - PANS ON UP to Chester
CHESTER
In a minute, Ma - in a minute.
SAL
(off)
Land sakes, Pa. Sittin' there night
after night pouring your eyes out over
that old stock market. Think by now
you'd be bored of it.
CAMERA BOOMS AROUND behind Chester revealing he is holding a
magazine so it is hidden by newspaper and gazing at picture
of Pretty girl in the magazine.
CHESTER
Well, t'ain't easy, Ma, to change the
habits of a lifetime.
SAL
(off)
Lot of nonsense. All that buyin' and
sellin'. Bulls and Bears. Can't see
how a body can figure it out.
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CHESTER
Well, right now it's kinda bearish, Ma.
(clicks tongue)
Kinda bearish.
4. MEDIUM SHOT Sal. She puts knitting down, rises. CAMERA
BOOMS BACK as she crosses to Chester. He hurriedly closes
paper over magazine.
SAL
Come along, Pa. It's eight o'clock.
RATTLE OF PAPER
CHESTER
I'm not a child! I know when it's time
to go to bed!
SAL
Pa!
CHESTER
It's time!
He puts paper down.
SAL
Come on, Pa - come on.
CHESTER
Oh, but Ma, Doc says I can stay up till
half past.
SAL
I know, but by the time we get your ears
washed and your teeth put away --
CHESTER
Yeah. Oh, well, all right, I guess.
Here we go.
He gets cane. Sal helps him to his feet.
CHESTER
Ma, look and see if everything got up
with me.
SYNCHRONIZATION STARTS
CAMERA BOOMS BACK as they start forward. Sal stops,
listening and reacting.
DUKE
(sings - off)
-- or always. No need to tell me now
What makes the world go `round.
my heart begins to pound and pound.
And what am I to do,
Can't I be with you
Sunday, Monday or always.
FOLLOWING DIALOGUE SIMULTANEOUS WITH ABOVE SONG:
SAL
Pa! Do you hear what I hear?
CHESTER
I hope not?
CAMERA BOOMS BACK as they continue walking.
SAL
That voice.
CHESTER
What voice?
SAL
Listen. What does it sound like?
CHESTER
Who would be selling fish at this hour?
SAL
After thirty-five years! Oh, Pop, you
can't think --?
They stop.
CHESTER
Oh, no, it couldn't be.
SAL
But it is! That voice. I'd know it
anywhere.
Sal takes off glasses, fixes her hair.
CHESTER
Oh, you would, huh? Well!
CAMERA BOOMS as they start walking again. Chester hits his
foot, collapses into chair.
THUD
CHESTER
Gosh! Oh, gosh dern it there!
SYNCHRONIZATION STOPS
5. INT. HALL
MEDIUM SHOT butler. He opens door. Two pretty girls enter,
followed by Duke, who gives his hat and cane to butler,
looks off.
6. MEDIUM SHOT Chester and Sal.
CHESTER
And I thought this was going to be an
AA@ picture!
SAL
Duke!
DUKE
Sal!
7. MEDIUM LONG SHOT Duke, butler and girls. CAMERA TRUCKS BACK
and PANS as Duke crosses to Sal and Chester, goes right past
Chester's out-stretched hand to Sal. Girls cross to group.
CHESTER
(off)
Duke!
DUKE
Sal!
SAL
This isn't true! I don't believe it.
DUKE
Just got in from Alaska and I came right
to you.
SAL
Right from out of the grave.
Chester looks at girls.
CHESTER
Nice diggin' there, hmm?!
DUKE
(clears throat)
8. MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT Duke, Sal and Chester.
DUKE
Uh - Uh - my nieces.
CHESTER
(coughs)
DUKE
Girls, old friends of your uncle's, the
Hootons.
9. MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT girls.
GIRLS
How do you do.
10. MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT Chester, Duke and Sal.
SAL
Just think - thirty-five years. Duke,
it just doesn't seem possible.
DUKE
Sal, let me look at you. You're a sight
for sore eyes. And Chester.
CHESTER
Huh?
DUKE
You're a sight, too!
CHESTER
Yeah. Hmm! Don't forget a man's just
as young as he feels.
11. MEDIUM LONG SHOT group. Chester kicks out with gouty foot
and collapses into chair.
CHESTER
Woo-hoo!
(laughs)
Oh. Take `em away. The doctor says I
can't have `em any more.
DUKE
Well, you've very little to complain
about, old man. You won the girl, got
the gold mine - all this. Things have
surely stacked up well for you, haven't
they?
CHESTER
Umm, who's doin' your stackin' lately,
Duke?
SAL
Chester!
DUKE
Girls, the Hootons and I have a few
things to discuss. If you'll run along,
uncle will meet you later at the club.
Girls turn; start to exit.
12. MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT Chester, Duke and Sal.
CHESTER
Nice goin', AUncle@.
(laughs)
Nice family tree.
DOOR CLOSES - OFF
CHESTER
And the limbs ain't bad, either.
DUKE
(clears throat)
Sal takes Duke's arm and they start out.
CHESTER
Duke, tell us all about Alaska.
13. INT. LIVING ROOM
MEDIUM SHOT group. Chester rises. CAMERA TRUCKS BACK as
group comes forward.
SAL
We left you for dead.
DUKE
Oh.
SAL
How in the world did you ever get away?
DUKE
Well, it's kind of a long story and I
wouldn't want to bore you.
CHESTER
That never stopped you before!!
DUKE
Hmm?
SAL
Go on, Duke, tell us.
DUKE
Well, you remember when it all started.
SYNCHRONIZATION STARTS
DUKE
Chester and I were playing San
Francisco.
SAL
It was the turn of the century.
DUKE
Oh, yes, there was gold in the Klondike
and San Francisco was wide open.
CHESTER
A million suckers just waitin' to be
clipped.
DUKE
There was excitement and adventure.
SAL
There was romance.
They stop.
DUKE
Oh, yes, and one night, you remember,
there was murder.
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14. INT. LATTIMER'S ROOM
MEDIUM SHOT (LOW ANGLE) Lattimer walking forward. He
clutches himself, staggers and starts to fall. Scene goes
into stop motion. Shot of Benchley Irises In a top corner
of the screen.
BENCHLEY
Now, this is a device known as the
flashback.
(to operator)
Okay, George.
Benchley's scene Irises Out and film comes out of stop
motion. Lattimer falls at foot of bed, CAMERA TRUCKS BACK
as Sperry and McGurk enter. McGurk rips Lattimer's coat
lining open, pulls out map.
McGURK
Gold! Millions!
CONFUSED VOICES - KNOCKING ON DOOR - OFF
McGurk and Sperry react. CAMERA PANS as they run to window,
exit out it - PANS BACK to Lattimer as door opens and two
cops enter, followed by Sal and group of boarders. Cops
kneel by Lattimer.
COP
What happened?
LATTIMER
Sperry - McGurk. The window.
Cops rise and exit. Sal kneels by Lattimer.
15. CLOSE SHOT (LOW ANGLE) Sal kneeling by Lattimer. CAMERA
TRUCKS UP to them.
SYNCHRONIZED
SAL
What is it, Mr. Lattimer?
LATTIMER
They've took it - the map - your
father's mine.
SAL
The police will get them.
LATTIMER
Never. They're too smart.
SAL
But Mr. Lattimer.
LATTIMER
Alaska. Go to Skagway. Ask for Ace
Larson.
SAL
Ace Larson?
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SYNCHRONIZATION STOPS
16. EXT. DOCK
VERY LONG SHOT (HIGH ANGLE) crowd on dock - people going up
gangplank of Alaskan boat in b.g.
CONFUSED VOICES - NOISES
BOAT WHISTLE
17. MEDIUM LONG SHOT Sal hurrying forward through crowd.
CAMERA PANS with her to official at foot of
gangplank.
CONFUSED VOICES - NOISES
BOAT WHISTLE - OFF
SAL
Where do I arrange my passage?
OFFICIAL
No time, lady. Get it on board.
18. MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT (LOW ANGLE) Captain and man at rail of
boat.
CONFUSED VOICES - NOISES - OFF
CAPTAIN
Take it away, Joe.
19. MEDIUM SHOT Sal, official and man; people in b.g.
CONFUSED VOICES - NOISES
OFFICIAL
Right, Cap! You'd better hurry, lady.
We're shoving off.
SAL
Thank you.
OFFICIAL
Hurry.
20. LONG SHOT Sal going up gangplank - people on deck - official
and others on deck.
CONFUSED VOICES - NOISES
BOAT WHISTLE - OFF
OFFICIAL
Take it away, boys!
Sailors pull gangplank away from boat.
21. LONG SHOT Sperry and McGurk coming forward; official back to
camera at desk in f.g. - general activity of people in b.g.
Sperry and McGurk hurry forward to official.
McGURK
Hey, look!
SPERRY
Hey! We gotta get on that boat!
OFFICIAL
Too late, Mister. The next boat's
tonight at midnight.
Newsboy enters.
NEWSBOY
(off)
Extra! Murder in hotel room.
(on)
Read all about it. Map of Van Hoyden
mine stolen. Extra! Paper! Read all
about it.
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22. EXT. STREET
VERY LONG SHOT Sperry and McGurk walking forward; people
passing.
MUSIC - OFF
CONFUSED VOICES - NOISES
CAMERA TRUCKS BACK with them. They pass two cops and exit.
HOOFBEATS - OFF
CAMERA STOPS on cops as they look off after them.
COP
It's them.
SECOND
Who?
COP
Sperry and McGurk!
SECOND
Come on!
Cops start to run out.
24. MEDIUM LONG SHOT Sperry and McGurk in front of Zambini's
looking off at cops - people on.
MUSIC - OFF
CAMERA PANS with Sperry and McGurk as they hurriedly start
into Zambini's.
25. MEDIUM LONG SHOT people. Two cops enter.
MUSIC - OFF
CAMERA TRUCKS UP to sign outside Zambini's:
PLAY GHOST-O
MYSTERY GAME OF THE ORIENT
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26. INT. ZAMBINI'S STORE
LONG SHOT - HIGH ANGLE orchestra and crowd of people.
MUSIC
Duke and Chester enter from wings, dance out onto stage.
27. MEDIUM LONG SHOT Duke and Chester. They do gloves, coat and
tie business.
MUSIC - OFF
28. MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT Duke and Chester.
MUSIC - OFF
BOTH
(sing)
Everybody here knows Good Time Charlie.
Charlie is a perfect clown.
29. MEDIUM LONG SHOT Duke and Chester. CAMERA PANS as they
dance.
MUSIC - OFF
BOTH
(sing)
Always kills the folks with funny jokes,
And turns the parlor upside down,
Everybody sure likes
Good Time Charlie.
No one ever saw him frown,
But here's the funniest part -
30. MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT Duke and Chester.
MUSIC - OFF
BOTH
Down deep in his heart,
He's the lonesomest man in town.
MUSIC STOPS - OFF
DUKE
Charlie --
MUSIC STARTS - OFF
DUKE
-- why are you on this mad, mad merry-go-
round, hmm?
CHESTER
(forced laugh)
DUKE
I'm your friend. Now, you can tell me,
Charlie. You're wasting your life away.
Some day you'll be old and all alone.
Think it over. Hah, you're not fooling
me, Charlie. It's your childhood
sweetheart. Ah, but you're a great,
great man - great - to take it the way
you have.
Chester pulls bouquet out of his sleeve.
They grip hands.
DUKE
And you're doing the right thing -
laugh!
CHESTER
(laughs)
DUKE
Dance!
31. MEDIUM LONG SHOT Duke and Chester. CAMERA PANS as Chester
whirls across in front of Duke.
MUSIC - OFF
ROLL OF DRUMS - OFF
DUKE
Play the fool!
32. CLOSEUP Chester. He points to tie. It whirls around.
MUSIC - OFF
NOISE OF THE TIE WHIRLING AROUND
33. MEDIUM LONG SHOT Duke and Chester.
MUSIC - OFF
DUKE
(sings)
He's the lonesomest man in town.
BOTH
(sing)
The lonesomest man in town!
They do dance routine. CAMERA PANS.
BOTH
Break a-two a-three a-four.
CAMERA PANS as they dance back across stage. Chester puts
his hands down for a flip. Duke doesn't do it.
BOTH
(sing)
He's always good for a laugh,
But you don't know the half.
He's only happy-go-lucky,
Till the lights are turned down.
Then he's the lonesomest man in town.
They bow.
34. MEDIUM LONG SHOT - HIGH ANGLE crowd.
MUSIC STOPS - OFF
APPLAUSE
35. MEDIUM LONG SHOT Duke and Chester; people backs; camera to
f.g. they exit into wings.
APPLAUSE
End of Reel 1A
Reel 1B
1. INT. ZAMBINI'S STORE
MEDIUM LONG SHOT - HIGH ANGLE - people applauding.
APPLAUSE
2. MEDIUM SHOT people back to camera. Chester enters from
wings. CAMERA PANS as he crosses to center of stage.
FANFARE - OFF
CHESTER
And now, dear friends, to go from the
super to the supernatural, we bring you
AGhost-o@!
GONG - OFF
CLARINET STARTS - OFF
CHESTER
Ghost-o - the most amazing, exciting
novelty game of the ages.
GONG - OFF
CHESTER
Stolen at great personal risk from the
High Priest of the Lost Tribe of darkest
Anesthesia.
3. MEDIUM SHOT Duke in wings, playing clarinet and beating
gong.
CLARINET - GONG
CHESTER
(off)
And brought to these shores by that
great Oriental mystic and secret --
He puts down clarinet, puts on false beard.
CLARINET STOPS
CHESTER
(off)
-- Hindu potentate, Professor Hakin
Zambini!
MUSIC STARTS - OFF
4. MEDIUM SHOT Chester; people backs to camera in f.g.
MUSIC - OFF
CHESTER
And now, Ghost-o, and the man who has
brought fortunes to thousands of lucky
people just like you - ...
5. MEDIUM SHOT Duke.
MUSIC - OFF
CHESTER
(off)
... - Professor Zambini!
He starts forward.
6. MEDIUM LONG SHOT Duke entering from wings; people backs to
camera in f.g. CAMERA PANS with Duke to Chester.
MUSIC - OFF
APPLAUSE
CHESTER
Holy Toledo. Holy Toledo.
DUKE
Bushwa. Silence, dear friends. I shall
attempt to contact the other world.
CHESTER
Master, shall I remove myself?
DUKE
The spirits will do it for us.
CHESTER
Adadaka.
Chester turns, walks away. Duke picks up black cape, holds
it out in front of Chester, hiding him from view.
DUKE
Ala kaballa - presto - sturgando, double
forsando.
Duke whips cape aside, revealing Chester has disappeared.
APPLAUSE
DUKE
Silence! Silence, dear friends. I feel
the presence of spirits in the room.
7. INT. ZAMBINI'S CELLAR
MUSIC - OFF
MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT Chester on his knees under trap door.
CHESTER
What I do for money.
8. INT. ZAMBINI'S STORE
MUSIC - OFF
CLOSE SHOT Chester crawling under trap door.
DUKE
(off)
...the ointjay is ullfay of umpchays
CHESTER
Umpchays! There's one here, too!
He lifts trap door, disappears up through it.
CONFUSED NOISES
10. INT. STORE
MEDIUM SHOT Duke.
MUSIC - OFF
DUKE
Spirits, are you with us?
11. CLOSE SHOT Chester seated in enclosure underneath table.
MUSIC - OFF
DUKE
(off)
Are you there?
CHESTER
Am I there? Where can I go?!
12. MEDIUM SHOT Duke.
MUSIC - OFF
DUKE
Are you there?
13. CLOSE SHOT Chester.
MUSIC - OFF
CHESTER
If I was all there, I wouldn't be here.
14. MEDIUM LONG SHOT Duke; heads of people in f.g.
MUSIC - OFF
DUKE
Spirits, are you with us?
RAPPING
He hits wand on table.
TAPPING - OFF
DUKE
That's the spirits!
He throws wand on floor and catches it as it bounces back.
NOISE OF WAND HITTING FLOOR
DUKE
We have made contact, friends, and to
prove it, I shall have the spirit do my
bidding. Spirit - lift the table.
16. MEDIUM LONG SHOT Duke; heads of people in f.g. Table tilts
slight.
MUSIC - OFF
CONFUSED VOICES
DUKE
The flesh is willing, but the spirit's a
little weak tonight. However, we shall
proceed with the magic game of Ghost-o.
GONG - OFF
DUKE
Taking this fabulously jeweled box, I
shall place a five dollar bill therein,
close the box regretfully, incant a few
magic words there over and gamble upon
the generosity of the spirits. Matoom-
bom-ba-Matoom...
17. CLOSE SHOT Chester under table. He opens little door in top
of table, takes the five dollar bill, replaces it with a
ten.
18. MEDIUM LONG SHOT Duke; people backs to camera in f.g. He
opens box, takes out ten dollar bill. CAMERA BOOMS BACK as
he walks forward to edge of stage.
MUSIC - OFF
DUKE
What have we here? A crisp ten dollar
bill!
PEOPLE
(murmur)
DUKE
Ah, indeed the spirits are generous
tonight. But why am I monopolizing this
lucrative phenomenon? Who among you,
dear friends, would like to try for ten,
twenty, thirty dollars - any small
amount?
MAN
I'll try for a dollar.
Man passes bill to Duke.
DUKE
Hmm, a dollar. An assignment for one of
the smaller spirits. However, a buck is
a buck and the spirits are always in
there trying. Matoom-bom-ba. Matoom-a
double bomb-ba. A crisp, new five
dollar bill.
Duke crosses to table, puts bill in box, waves wand over it,
opens box, takes out five dollar bill, comes
forward.
GONG - OFF
PEOPLE
(murmur)
Duke hands bill to man.
DUKE
Five for one. Here you are, dear sir.
Now, who among you shall be next?
2ND MAN
Ten dollars!
DUKE
Ten dollars!
THIRD
I'll try for fifteen.
Two men pass bills to Duke.
DUKE
We are building. However, it's a big
box and there's room in there for both
of you. The spirits will have to take
dead aim this time. Cohit-way,
Estercha. Matoom-...
19. CLOSE SHOT Chester under table. He opens little door under
table, takes out the bills.
DUKE
(off)
...bomb-ba.
(gibberish)
CHESTER
Hiya, George! Well, welcome home, Abe.
20. MEDIUM LONG SHOT Duke; people backs to camera in f.g. Duke
opens box on table.
DUKE
Ooops! Ooops! Well, it looks like the
spirits got away with this one, folks.
But that's the spirit for you.
Sometimes he puts, sometimes he takes.
Come on now, who's next? Just bring a
buck in a trunk here, folks. You can't
lose.
GIRL
Ten dollars.
DUKE
Well, a venturesome lassie. I'll see
you later.
MAN
Twenty!
People hold up bills and Duke collects them.
SECOND
Twenty-five!
DUKE
Twenty dollars here.
THIRD
Thirty dollars.
DUKE
Call out, folks.
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21. EXT. ZAMBINI'S STORE
MUSIC - OFF
CONFUSED NOISES
LONG SHOT (HIGH ANGLE) people passing. Two cops enter,
start to pass. One cop stops the other.
COP
Wait a minute. Let's try in here.
They start in through swinging doors.
22. INT. ZAMBINI'S
CLOSE SHOT Chester under table with money stuck in his hat,
stuffed in his coat, etc.
MUSIC - OFF
He opens trap door and bills rain down on him.
RATTLE OF MONEY
23. MEDIUM SHOT (HIGH ANGLE) crowd - two cops coming forward
from door. They stop, look around.
MUSIC - OFF
COP
There they ...
MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT (HIGH ANGLE) Sperry and McGurk in crowd.
They look off, reacting.
MUSIC - OFF
COP
(off)
...are!
SPERRY
Out the back way!
They start out.
25. MEDIUM SHOT (HIGH ANGLE) cops and crowd. Cops start
forward.
MUSIC - OFF
26. LONG SHOT (HIGH ANGLE) Duke on stage - people on. Sperry
and McGurk enter, jump up on stage. Cops enter.
MUSIC - OFF
CONFUSED VOICES
DUKE
Here, now, just a moment. Just a
moment, please!
CRASH
Sperry and McGurk turn table over to block cops, revealing
Chester seated on stage. Sperry and McGurk exit into wings,
followed by cops. Chester rises. People start up on stage.
Duke and Chester run out.
CHESTER
Some people are so suspicious.
YELLING
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27. INT. HOTEL ROOM
MEDIUM LONG SHOT Duke seated at table in f.g., counting
money; Chester at dresser in b.g. getting shirts from
drawer. He comes forward to suitcase on bed.
CHESTER
Ghost-o! I didn't think there was one
more way to get the cops after us - but
you found it!
DUKE
Fifty for Duke - fifty for Chester. Ten
for Duke - ten for Chester.
CHESTER
Some life! Always one jump ahead of the
Sheriff.
DUKE
Five for Duke - five for Chester.
(hums)
Duke puts Chester's five on his pile. Chester sees this,
leans forward, ,puts bill on his pile.
CHESTER
That boat for New York sails in twenty
minutes.
DUKE
Let it sail.
CHESTER
Look, mastermind, the tour is over.
We've been posse bait in every town from
coast to coast and we just ran out of
towns. From now on it's oceans and we
take boats.
Chester crosses to closet, gets vest and returns to suitcase
as Duke crumples bill, throws it on floor.
DUKE
How do you like this? A Confederate ten-
spot. How can people be so crooked!
CHESTER
And we're taking the boat to New York.
DUKE
Not that boat, son.
CHESTER
Why not?
DUKE
Going the wrong way.
CHESTER
Going the wrong way?
DUKE
Yeah, it's goin' South - should be goin'
North.
CAMERA PANS slightly as Chester comes around bed to Duke.
CHESTER
Goin' North, huh?
DUKE
Yeah, there they got that yellow stuff -
that happy dust - that ever-lovin'
power.
CHESTER
Gold?
DUKE
That's right.
Chester's face lights up.
CHESTER
Alaska!
DUKE
Yes.
Chester suddenly reacts, grabs Duke's arm.
CHESTER
Oh, no you don't! Alaska! In case you
ain't heard, it's cold up there! It's
so cold, if you shake hands with
somebody, they just take it and throw it
away.
DUKE
It's Utopia. Everybody's getting some
of that gold.
CHESTER
I got all the gold I want right here in
my teeth.
Chester grabs up all the money and wallet, crosses to his
coat hanging on bed post, puts money in it. Duke rises and
follows. CAMERA TRUCKS UP slowly.
DUKE
Hey!
CHESTER
I'm takin' my dough back to Brooklyn and
opening a Turkish bath - with tables for
ladies.
DUKE
Hey, wait - wait a minute. Where you
goin' with all that cabbage?
CHESTER
I'm gonna pickle it. It's mine.
DUKE
Yours?
CHESTER
Mine.
DUKE
All if it?
CHESTER
All of it!
DUKE
Whatever happened to fifty-fifty?
CHESTER
Look, Svengali, you been hypnotizing me
for years. Leading me around by the
nose, chiseling me right and left.
DUKE
Me - chiseling you?
CHESTER
You chiseling me. I got a record of
every chizz.
Chester gets book out of pocket.
28. CLOSE SHOT Duke and Chester.
DUKE
This is fantastic!
DUKE
It's right here in black and white.
Niagara Falls -- three hundred dollars
for hospital bills. Great promotion.
All you had to do was find some yokel
and send him over the Falls in a barrel.
DUKE
It was a great stunt.
CHESTER
Great stunt? I almost broke my neck.
Pittsburgh! Chicago! And how about
Kansas City? You picked my pocket of
seventy-five bucks so you could take
Mabel Bronschweiger out riding in a
horse and buggy.
DUKE
Ahh, Mabel Bronschweiger!
CHESTER
Ohh.
DUKE
Lady blacksmith. She was your girl.
CHESTER
My girl!
DUKE
What a right hand! Ohh!
CHESTER
Yeah, I sat in the hotel lobby for four
hours while you took her for a ride in
the woods.
29. CLOSEUP Duke; Chester tipped in f.g.
DUKE
Well, what do you care as long as she
was out in the fresh air. Anyhow,
didn't I front for you in Oklahoma?
30. CLOSEUP Chester; Duke tipped in f.g.
CHESTER
Hilda, the oilman's daughter?
DUKE
Sent you in there.
CHESTER
Was she born or did they have to drill
for her?
DUKE
You shouldn't say that. Packed in a lot
of groceries.
Chester points to book.
CHESTER
Maud! Sophie! Hortense! Twelve
hundred dollars worth right there! But
I'll settle for this. If you want to go
to Alaska and be a blubber ball for a
bunch of trained seals, go ahead - I'm
heading home.
31. MEDIUM SHOT Duke and Chester. Chester exits.
CHESTER
I'll see you.
CAMERA TRUCKS BACK as Duke comes forward to table, re-
including Chester at bed, strapping suitcase. Duke sits
down at table, picks up cards.
DUKE
Well, okay, Chester, I - I can't stand
in your way. If that's the way you feel
about it, well, I guess that's the way
you feel.
CHESTER
That's the way I feel about it!
DUKE
Okay.
CHESTER
And don't start telling my fortune. It
won't do you any good.
Duke lays cards out.
DUKE
Hmm! What do you think of this? A
black nine on a red Jack.
CHESTER
You used those cards to trick me into
every crooked deal we ever had. But no
more, see. I'm too smart.
DUKE
Woop, woop, woop, woop, woop!
Chester comes around bed to Duke.
CHESTER
You're wastin' your time, Duke Johnson.
I'm going right back where I -- What is
it? What does it say?
DUKE
Nothing, really - nothing.
CHESTER
Yeah, you can say that again. I know
those cards.
DUKE
Why, this is amazing!
CHESTER
They're as phony as you are. It's a
lucky thing I'm smart enough --
Chester starts away.
DUKE
I-yi-yi!
(whistles)
Chester reacts, comes back.
CHESTER
What is it? What do you see?
DUKE
Forget it. You're not interested.
Chester grabs Duke, pulls him to his feet.
CHESTER
It's a partnership, ain't it? Come on,
what do you see?
DUKE
Well, Chester, it's us. We're back in
New York.
CHESTER
New York?
DUKE
Yes, and we're rich.
CAMERA PANS as they sit down on bed.
CHESTER
Yeah?
DUKE
We're fantastically rich.
32. CLOSE SHOT Duke and Chester looking at cards.
DUKE
Toast of the town. We're driving down
Fifth Avenue in a gold-plated carriage.
CHESTER
Fifth Avenue?
DUKE
Yeah, we're sittin' there smoking dollar
cigars and we're throwing fifty dollar
bills at the round haircuts.
Chester flips ash from imaginary cigar.
CHESTER
Yeah, Fifth Avenue!
DUKE
We just turned down Forty-second Street.
CHESTER
(pants)
Wait'll I get back in the carriage.
(pants)
DUKE
Where you been?
CHESTER
You don't think I want that crowd to get
all the dough, do you?
DUKE
Oh, let `em have it. We're loaded.
We've got billions.
CHESTER
Oh, that's fine. Where'd we get it?
DUKE
Utopia.
CHESTER
Utopia? Oh, that's wonderful!
Chester reacts, grabs Duke's lapel.
CHESTER
Alaska, huh! Pretty smart. Gave me a
fast shuffle, huh?
Chester mixes cards all up.
33. MEDIUM SHOT Duke and Chester. Chester rises, crosses, gets
coat, starts putting it on.
CHESTER
You're layin' an egg with me, brother.
I'm going home.
DUKE
Now, Chester, you'd better face it. The
cards say Alaska.
CHESTER
No wonder. It's a cold deck!
Duke rises. Chester goes to b.g.
DISSOLVE INTO:
34. EXT. S.F. DOCK
LONG SHOT crowd going up gangplank to Alaskan boat.
CONFUSED VOICES - NOISES
CAMERA PANS. Sound of Benchley Irises In at corner of
screen.
BENCHLEY
Well, this seems to be a scene they put
in after I saw the picture in the
studio. Obviously a lot of extras that
I - I don't know.
(laughs)
35. MEDIUM LONG SHOT (HIGH ANGLE) McGurk and Sperry coming
forward through crowd. They pause in f.g., reacting, then
CAMERA PANS with them as they continue on, including
newsboy.
CONFUSED VOICES - NOISES
NEWSBOY
(off)
Read all about it. Van Hoyden murderers
still at large. Extra paper. Read all
about it. Extra paper.
(on)
Police anticipate an early arrest. Van
Hoyden murderers still at large. Extra.
Read all about it here.
McGurk and Sperry exit. CAMERA PANS with newsboy as he
comes forward, including Chester and Duke moving through
crowd. Chester and Duke stop in front of sign reading.
Pier 13
SAILINGS
BOAT TO NEW YORK ($600)
BOAT TO ALASKA ($450)
Chester pulls out little purse. Newsboy stops by him.
CHESTER
Hey, boy!
DUKE
Let's see what happened to Happy
Hooligan today.
36. MEDIUM SHOT Duke, Chester and newsboy; people passing.
Chester reaches into purse.
CONFUSED VOICES - NOISES
DUKE
Careful there now, don't get hurt.
You'll snap off a thumb or something.
Chester hands boy a nickel.
CHESTER
Keep it.
(clicks tongue)
Newsboy exits.
Duke indicates sign.
DUKE
Well, Chester, looks like the end of the
line for you and I. there goes Chester,
and there goes little old Duke.
CHESTER
Say, that's pretty heavy carfare. How
you gonna make it?
CAMERA TRUCKS UP SLOWLY to them.
DUKE
I'll get along somehow. Don't worry
about me, huh?
CHESTER
Well, Duke, I - I guess this is it.
DUKE
Gee, Ches, I never thought we'd end this
way.
CHESTER
Yeah, it's so different this time. I'm
holding the dough, and you're holding
the bag. Gee, I never thought I'd have
the biggest end.
DUKE
Oh, you've always had much the biggest
end.
CHESTER
Where do you keep your butter? It was
great while it lasted, wasn't it?
DUKE
Oh, what a combo - barrel of fun - lot
of laughs.
CHESTER
Oh, lot of snickers.
DUKE
Chester, we had a couple of things that
money couldn't buy.
CHESTER
Yeah, and I usually got the ugly ones.
37. CLOSE SHOT Duke; Chester partly back to camera.
CONFUSED VOICES - NOISES - OFF
DUKE
No hard feelings?
CHESTER
No hard feelings at all.
DUKE
So long.
CHESTER
So long.
Chester turns, counts his fingers.
CHESTER
Well, see you.
Chester picks up suitcase and exits. Duke looks after him.
DUKE
Oh, Chester!
38. MEDIUM SHOT Chester walking away from camera; people at
gangplank in b.g. Chester stops, turns, puts
suitcase down. Duke enters.
CONFUSED VOICES - NOISES
CHESTER
Huh?
DUKE
I can't let you go like this - not
without letting you know that whatever
happens, you can always count on me.
CHESTER
Oh, that's fine, Duke - just fine.
Duke goes very close to Chester, puts his arm around his
shoulder and pats him, Chester glances back at
Duke's hand. Duke slips wallet out of Chester's
coat, quickly puts it in his own pocket as Duke
turns back to him. Chester lifts wallet from
Duke's pocket, puts it back in his own.
DUKE
I want you to feel, Chester, that
whatever I have is yours, because
somehow I feel that whatever you have is
mine.
CHESTER
Duke, that little speech touched me.
We're pals. If we want something, we
don't have to ask for it. We know it's
there - and we take it.
DUKE
Well, this is it, son. Let me have one
last look at you.
CHESTER
Duke, I --
DUKE
Oh, no, don't speak - don't say it. Go
quickly and - and don't look back.
As Chester turns, bends down for suitcase, Duke lifts wallet
from his pocket. Chester crosses to gangplank
b.g. Duke gets bill out of wallet, picks up
suitcase and exits.
DUKE
(hums)
DISSOLVE INTO:
39. EXT. N.Y. BOAT
MEDIUM LONG SHOT Chester making his way forward through
people to rail.
CHESTER
Pardon me, please.
STEWARD
(off)
All ashore who's going ashore.
CHESTER
So long, Duke.
40. EXT. ALASKAN BOAT
MEDIUM LONG SHOT Duke and people at rail.
CONFUSED VOICES
DUKE
Goodbye, Chester. No hard feelings?
41. EXT. N.Y. BOAT
MEDIUM LONG SHOT Chester and people at rail.
CONFUSED VOICES
CHESTER
Naw, I forgive you for everything -
Hilda, Mabel - the whole works. Even
for trying to pick my pocket just now.
Chester reaches down, feels his pocket, reacts, slaps his
other pockets.
42. EXT. ALASKAN BOAT
MEDIUM LONG SHOT Duke and people - Duke counting money.
CONFUSED VOICES
43. EXT. N.Y. BOAT
LONG SHOT Chester and people - Chester glaring off at Duke.
CHESTER
Why, you dirty rogue! Wait a minute
there! You --
He picks up suitcase and runs out.
End of Reel 1B
Reel 2A
1. EXT. N.Y. BOAT
MEDIUM LONG SHOT (LOW ANGLE) people going up gangplank -
others on deck.
CONFUSED VOICES
Chester enters, runs forward down gangplank, pushing people
out of his way, exits in f.g. People look after him,
reacting.
CHESTER
Emergency! Look out! I gotta catch a
boat! Look out!
2. EXT. ALASKAN BOAT
MEDIUM LONG SHOT sailors raising gangplank - people on deck
and dock. Chester dashes in, runs up gangplank, leaps
aboard. CAMERA BOOM MOVES FORWARD and PANS with him as he
pushes through people to steps, runs up them to upper deck,
pushes through people. He bumps into large man.
CHESTER
Look out! Hey! Where are you - you
snake? Come out in the open and fight
like a man! Outta my way! Outta my
way! Outta my ... Ooops! Outta your
way!
CAMERA BOOMS with him to Duke at rail; people on.
CHESTER
Ah, there you are! Spread out, boys.
You're liable to get blood all over you!
DUKE
Why, Chester. Chester, whatever seems
to be the trouble?
CHESTER
Trouble, he says! don't look back, he
says! Why, I ought--
Chester grabs Duke's throat.
DUKE
Now, Chester, don't fight this thing.
It's too big for you. Like it says in
the cards - you're on your way to
Alaska.
Duke points. Chester looks off, reacts.
CHESTER
Huh?
3. VERY LONG SHOT (HIGH ANGLE) crowd on dock receding as boat
pulls away.
BOAT WHISTLE - OFF
4. MEDIUM LONG SHOT Duke, Chester and people.
BOAT WHISTLE - OFF
CHESTER
Alaska! I'm goin to New York! Hey,
stop the boat!
Chester climbs up onto rail. Duke grabs him, pulls him
back.
CHESTER
Wait! Wait! Wait!
DUKE
Hey! Hey! Hey!
Purser enters, grabs Chester.
PURSER
What's going on here?
CHESTER
Alaska!
5. MEDIUM SHOT group.
CONFUSED VOICES
CHESTER
Alaska! We're goin' to Alaska!
DUKE
He's gone, this boy. The gold and
everything - it's too much for him. A
pitiful case.
CHESTER
Don't listen to that cheap phoney.
There's nothing wrong with me. I'm
perfectly sane.
DUKE
Perfectly sane. Would a sane man go to
Alaska in a Palm Beach suit?
CHESTER
I'm goin to Brooklyn and open a Turkish
bath, honest.
DUKE
See what I mean? He's gone! He's gone!
PURSER
Take him below!
Two men grab Chester.
DUKE
Take him to my cabin. We're pals.
CAMERA BOOMS as men hustle Chester along deck. Duke and
Purser follow.
Chester stops at top of stairs.
CHESTER
You phoney! Wait a minute! Don't do --
I don't want to go to Alaska. It's cold
there. Polar bears! Icicles!
Popcicles. Eskimo pies. Wait a minute!
Take your hands off me. Look, I'm sane.
Look, two and two is four - four and
four is eight - eight and eight is --
DUKE
Ah-ah-ah-ah!
CHESTER
Eight and eight is --
DUKE
Ah-ah-ah-ah!
CHESTER
Okay, take me below!
Men exit down steps with Chester.
DUKE
He's gone. He's gone. We lost this
boy.
Duke exits after them.
DISSOLVE INTO:
6. INT. STATEROOM
MEDIUM SHOT Two roustabouts bringing Chester in door. Duke
enters after them. Men throw Chester down in chair.
BOAT WHISTLE - OFF
CHESTER
You'd never do this if I was in shape.
MAN
If you need any help, just call us.
DUKE
Stand by with a light mallet.
Men start out door.
MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT Chester.
CHESTER
Me - on a boat to Alaska! Maybe I am
crazy!
CAMERA PANS as he rises, crosses to Duke.
DUKE
(off)
Now, look, Chester --
CHESTER
Don't gimme any talk - just gimme my
money!
DUKE
Don't you think it'd be better if you
let me hold the money?
Chester turns, grabs glass bottle from shelf.
CHESTER
Gimme that cabbage before I part your
derby!
Duke gets out wallet, hands it to Chester, who passes bottle
to him.
BOAT WHISTLE - OFF
DUKE
Well, if that's the way you feel.
CHESTER
That's the way I feel about it! Is it
all here?
DUKE
Count it.
CHESTER
Better be!
Chester counts the money.
DUKE
Chester, we've gotta be careful. This
is a strange boat. There's a lot of
crooks around.
CHESTER
Yeah, you won't be lonesome!
DUKE
Now, you know way down underneath I'm
honest.
CHESTER
Yeah, but on top you're a rat!
DUKE
Figure it out. That money'd be a lot
safer in my pocket.
CHESTER
Are you kiddin'?!
Chester looks around room, sees porthole.
CHESTER
We're not puttin' the money in your
pocket - we're not putting the money in
my pocket. We're puttin' it where it
belongs - in the safe.
Chester turns, crosses to porthole, opens it, throws money
out.
He closes the porthole, comes forward.
PORTHOLE CLOSES
CHESTER
See?
(laughs)
Both suddenly react, dash to porthole, open it and look out.
DUKE
Man overboard!
CHESTER
Oh, no, no!
DUKE
Hey!
CHESTER
Wait!
8. EXT. OCEAN
MEDIUM SHOT (HIGH ANGLE) bills floating on water.
SPLASH OF WATER
9. INT. STATEROOM
CLOSE SHOT Duke and Chester. They turn from porthole, look
at each other.
CHESTER
(laughs weakly)
No hard feelings?
DUKE
No hard feelings.
CHESTER
It's only money.
DUKE
Has no personality.
CHESTER
No, not at all.
They fall onto each other's shoulders, Acrying@.
BOTH
(loud anguished sobs)
FADE OUT
FADE IN
10. EXT. BOAT DECK
MEDIUM LONG SHOT Duke and Chester scrubbing deck - Purser
standing behind them, watching - general activity of
passengers in b.g. Chester scrubs toenails, blows on them.
CHESTER
You and those cards!
DUKE
I can't understand it. It must have
been a Pinochle deck.
PURSER
Come on, keep scrubbing - keep
scrubbing! Make it shine!
11. MEDIUM SHOT Chester and Duke; people passing in b.g.
CHESTER
Are you kiddin'? My fingernails are all
gone. For the last hour, I been usin'
up the white meat!
PURSER
(off)
Yeah? Well, you'll keep on til you work
your way back to Frisco!
DUKE
No me! I've had enough.
Duke throws rag down.
CHESTER
Yeah --
Chester throws brush down.
CLATTER OF BRUSH
CHESTER
-- me, too! Who do you think you're
pushing around? We're not cattle, you
know!
Purser's lower body enters. He takes out blackjack, hits it
in his hand suggestively. Duke and Chester react,
start scrubbing again.
DUKE
Moo-oo-oo! Moooo!
DISSOLVE INTO:
11.a INT. BOILER ROOM
LONG SHOT Duke and Chester in front of boilers - Chester
shoveling coal from pile in front of him - Duke
leaning on shovel. Chester lifts another
shovelful of coal. Duke picks up one lump.
ENGINE NOISE - SHOVELING NOISE
12. MEDIUM SHOT Duke and Chester. Duke adds lump to coal in
shove.
ENGINE NOISE - SHOVELING NOISE
CHESTER
Thanks.
Chester throws it in boiler. Flames shoot out of boiler.
Chester leaps away.
CHESTER
Oh!
DUKE
Baked ham around here.
CHESTER
Silly place to get a hotfoot!
DUKE
Yeah.
Chester starts to shovel again, looks at Duke and stops.
CHESTER
Come on, help yourself. This is no
sailboat, you know.
DUKE
I'm doin' my share.
CHESTER
Your share! You look like an agent
standing there!
DUKE
That fire's pretty important, isn't it?
CHESTER
Yes, it is.
DUKE
Makes the boat go, doesn't it?
CHESTER
That's right.
DUKE
Supposing it goes out?
CHESTER
Supposing it does?
Duke pulls match from pocket, lights it, holds it up.
DUKE
I'm ready!
CHESTER
You -- Oh, that's --
Man in top hat and tails enters, comes forward to them,
stops, lights his cigarette from Duke's match.
MAN
Thanks.
DUKE
Hey, what do you do around here?
MAN
Nothing.
DUKE
You in this picture?
MAN
No, I'm taking a short cut to Stage Ten.
Man exits.
SHOVELING NOISE
Duke and Chester start shoveling, then suddenly straighten
up, looking after man and reacting.
DISSOLVE INTO:
13. EXT. DECK
VERY LONG SHOT (HIGH ANGLE) Duke, Chester and crowd grouped
on deck, watching trainer and monkey doing act -
YELLING - LAUGHTER
Title superimposed:
AMATEUR NIGHT
PRIZE $10.00
Title Dissolves Out
14. LONG SHOT man and monkey doing act on platform - Duke,
Chester and crowd gathered around, watching. He finishes
his act.
CONFUSED VOICES - LAUGHTER
Master of Ceremonies steps up onto platform.
TRANSPARENCY B.G.
M.C.
Very fine, Tony - very fine. All right,
folks, now who's next?
15. CLOSE SHOT Duke and Chester at rail.
CONFUSED VOICES - OFF
TRANSPARENCY B.G.
CHESTER
Let's go, dad. You're on.
DUKE
Not me. I'm not following monkeys this
season.
CHESTER
It's all right, they'll think it's an
encore. Besides, ten bucks is ten
bucks.
M.C.
(off)
Come along now, don't be bashful. Who's
next?
CHESTER
Here's your boy.
CAMERA TRUCKS BACK as they come forward, including trainer.
Duke exits. Chester stops by trainer, takes concertina from
him, opens it up.
CHESTER
Say, can I borry this stomach Steinway?
TRAINER
Take good care of him.
CHESTER
Are you kiddin'? It's got asthma now!
16. MEDIUM LONG SHOT Duke and Master of Ceremonies on platform.
M.C. exits. Chester enters, starts playing concertina.
SYNCHRONIZATION STARTS
DUKE
(sings)
You think that money is everything,
And yet it's Anybody's Spring.
17. MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT Duke and Chester.
SYNCHRONIZED
DUKE
(sings)
Go make a fortune, become a king,
And still it's Anybody's Spring.
And if you flash a bankroll,
Do you suppose the brook would care?
18. MEDIUM LONG SHOT Duke and Chester. They do little dance
step, pass each other.
SYNCHRONIZED
DUKE
(sings)
Or that a rose would say AThere goes a
millionaire@.
19. MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT Duke and Chester.
SYNCHRONIZED
DUKE
(sings)
It's more than diamonds around a ring,
Because it's Anybody's Spring.
You may be born with a silver spoon,
And yet it's anybody's moon.
You couldn't buy a ticket
To hear the first robin sing.
It's free because it's Anybody's Spring.
They pass each other.
20. MEDIUM LONG SHOT Duke and Chester. Duke dances.
SYNCHRONIZED
21. CLOSEUP Chester. CAMERA PANS as he crosses to Duke.
SYNCHRONIZED
CHESTER
You know, I never knew I could play one
of these.
CHESTER
You could beat the monkey alone.
Chester nods and smiles. CAMERA PANS with him excluding
Duke. He Agets it@, reacts.
22. MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT Duke and Chester.
SYNCHRONIZED
DUKE
(sings)
You couldn't buy a ticket
To hear the first robin sing.
It's free because it's Anybody's Spring.
SYNCHRONIZATION STOPS
23. MEDIUM LONG SHOT Duke and Chester. They bow. M.C. enters.
APPLAUSE - OFF
M.C.
Very nice. Very nice. And now for the
winner. Line right up here, folks,
please.
Contestants enter, line up.
CONFUSED VOICES
CHESTER
Is he kidding?
BOTH
(laugh)
CHESTER
He's wasting time.
DUKE
Naturally.
Trainer enters with monkey, stands beside Chester. M.C.
passes behind each contestant, holding bill over their
heads. Man strums guitar.
APPLAUSE - OFF - FOR EACH CONTESTANT
GUITAR
CAMERA TRUCKS UP excluding others as M.C. reaches Duke,
Chester, trainer and monkey. He holds bill over trainer's
head. CAMERA TRUCKS UP to Duke and Chester as they react.
APPLAUSE - CHEERING - OFF
CHESTER
Next time I bring Sinatra!
Duke reacts.
DISSOLVE INTO:
24. EXT. DOCK AT SKAGWAY
SYNCHRONIZATION STARTS
VERY LONG SHOT (HIGH ANGLE) general activity of people on
dock - passengers getting off boat to Alaska in b.g. Title
Dissolves In and Out:
SKAGWAY
DISSOLVE INTO:
25. LONG SHOT Sal and people coming down gangplank - officials
on deck checking them - people waiting near gangplank.
SYNCHRONIZED - CONFUSED VOICES - NOISES
26. MEDIUM SHOT Sal coming forward from gangplank - crowd on.
She stops in f.g., looks around, then exits.
SYNCHRONIZED - CONFUSED VOICES - NOISES
27. MEDIUM SHOT two men - people passing in b.g. Sal enters.
SYNCHRONIZED - CONFUSED VOICES - NOISES
SAL
Pardon me. Could you tell me where I
can find a Mr. Ace Larson?
MAN
At his place, I reckon - The Golden
Rail.
SAL
Thank you.
Sal goes to b.g. Men look after her.
DISSOLVE INTO:
28. VERY LONG SHOT (HIGH ANGLE) general activity of people on
street - Golden Rail on b.g.
SYNCHRONIZED
CONFUSED VOICES - NOISES - DOGS BARKING
DISSOLVE INTO:
29. EXT. ACE LARSON'S OFFICE
MEDIUM SHOT Ace seated behind desk; LeBec perched on corner
of desk - Sal seated in chair in f.g.
SYNCHRONIZED
SAL
So I came up here as fast as I could,
Mr. Larson. If you'll only help me,
I'll be glad to pay you - pay you any --
ACE
Pay me? Why, you seem to forget, my
dear, your father was my best friend.
SAL
Thank you.
ACE
Who did you say stole that map?
30. CLOSE SHOT Sal.
SYNCHRONIZED
SAL
I didn't say, but they were seen. Two
men named Sperry and McGurk.
31. CLOSE SHOT Ace and LeBec.
ACE
Sperry and McGurk, eh?
SAL
(off)
You know them?
ACE
By reputation only. Two of the blackest
cut-throats who ever dirtied up the
Klondike.
32. CLOSE SHOT Sal.
SYNCHRONIZED
SAL
Maybe the police --?
33. CLOSE SHOT Ace and LeBec.
SYNCHRONIZED
ACE
That won't be necessary.
(to LeBec)
Go down to the dock and stay there. I
want to know the minute those two hit
town.
34. MEDIUM SHOT group. LeBec rises and exits. Sal rises.
SYNCHRONIZED
SAL
I can't begin to thank you, Mr. Larson.
ACE
Oh, forget it.
(pause)
What do you do?
SAL
I beg you pardon?
Ace rises, comes forward to her.
ACE
Oh, your living. How do you get by?
SAL
Oh. I sing a little.
35. MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT Ace and Sal. He takes her arm. CAMERA
PANS as they cross to door.
SYNCHRONIZED
ACE
I like that. From now on you'll work
for me.
36. INT. SALOON
MEDIUM SHOT door opens. Sal and Ace come out of office.
SYNCHRONIZED
DOOR OPENS
ACE
Now, don't you worry your pretty little
head about it.
37. CLOSE SHOT Kate and girls at bar. They look off at Ace and
Sal.
SYNCHRONIZED
ACE
(off)
Just leave everything to me.
SAL
(off)
You've been terribly sweet.
38. MEDIUM LONG SHOT Ace and Sal. Scene of Benchley Irises In
at corner of screen.
SYNCHRONIZED
BENCHLEY
The dirty dog! He just wants to get
Dorothy into one of those scanty
costumes.
Ace hands bag to Sal, turns, goes into office. Sal pauses,
looks about. Benchley looks towards her.
BENCHLEY
Not a bad idea, either, huh?
Benchley's scene Irises Out. CAMERA PANS with Sal to Kate
and girls at bar.
SAL
I'm working for Mr. Larson. Could you
tell me where --
KATE
Upstairs.
SAL
Thank you.
Sal exits. CAMERA PANS with Kate to Ace's office. She
opens door.
DOOR OPENS
39. INT. ACE'S OFFICE
SYNCHRONIZED
MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT door opening. Kate enters, closes door,
looks off.
DOOR BANGS
KATE
Who's the fancy baggage?
CAMERA PANS as she crosses to Ace seated behind desk.
ACE
(off)
Oh, a little lady who's lost a gold -
(on)
mine.
KATE
What are you - the lost and found
department?!
She sits on corner of desk.
ACE
Yeah. I'm going to help her get it
back, too. I'm a nice guy.
KATE
Aren't you stepping a little out of
character?
ACE
Oh, I don't know. The mine's worth
about three million dollars.
KATE
And what do we get out of it?
ACE
Oh, about three million dollars.
Kate relaxes.
KATE
Oh.
BOTH
(laugh)
KATE
Doesn't leave the Alittle lady@ much,
does it?
ACE
That's what I like about you, Kate.
You're so good at arithmetic.
They rise.
They kiss.
SYNCHRONIZATION STOPS
DISSOLVE INTO:
40. INT. STATEROOM
LONG SHOT Chester making bed - Duke dusting.
BOAT WHISTLE - OFF
DUKE
This is a beautiful thing. The boat
docks in Skagway in an hour, but are we
gettin' off? Oh, no! We're cooked.
CHESTER
Well, don't look at me. I didn't even
want to get on this bat. I was Shangri
La'd!
DUKE
Shanghaied, old man.
CHESTER
Well, one of them towns in Egypt.
Duke resumes dusting, Chester puts blankets on floor, starts
to pull mattress back.
41. CLOSE SHOT Chester pulling mattress back. He discovers map
hidden underneath it, unrolls map and looks at it.
End of Reel 2A
Reel 2B
1. INT. STATEROOM
CLOSE SHOT Duke bending over, dusting. CAMERA PANS as he
straightens up, looking off at Chester.
DUKE
Hey, what've you got there?
2. CLOSE SHOT Chester bending over bunk, looking at map.
CHESTER
Oh, nothin' - just an old piece of
paper, that's all.
He starts to put map in pocket.
3. MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT Duke. CAMERA PANS as he crosses to
Chester straightening up from bunk.
DUKE
What're you puttin' it in your pocket
for then?
CHESTER
Well, I save old paper. You know - like
some people save old string. I think
folding is more fun than twisting,
that's all.
DUKE
Come on, come on - what is it?
CHESTER
Oh, it's nothin'. Just a map of an old
gold mine.
DUKE
Oh, an old gold mine.
Duke starts away, then reacts, burns back.
DUKE
Wait!
CHESTER
Just a little one. Good for a couple of
inlays maybe.
DUKE
Come on, let's see it. I'm an old map
man. It's my type of work.
Duke grabs map from Chester, opens it. CAMERA PANS as they
cross to table.
RATTLE OF PAPER
DUKE
Chester! Do you realize what this is?
CHESTER
Sure. It's a map.
DUKE
But what a map!
4. MEDIUM LONG SHOT Duke and Chester looking at map. Duke
spreads it out on table. Door opens. Sperry and McGurk
enter.
DUKE
It's the Van Heyden gold mine. You read
the papers. The fellow that got bumped
off in San Francisco.
CHESTER
You think so?
DUKE
Yeah. And the guys who have this room
must be the killers.
Sperry closes door quietly.
CHESTER
The dirty ...
5. MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT Sperry and McGurk. McGurk reaches for
gun. Sperry stops him.
CHESTER
(off)
... rats!
DUKE
(off)
We got the map though. It's ours!
CHESTER
(off)
Yeah? Well, how do you figure?
6. MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT Duke and Chester.
DUKE
The law of the Yukon - possession.
CHESTER
How about the murderers?
DUKE
Oh, we'll turn `em over to the cops.
They'll string `em up like the rats they
are!
7. MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT Sperry and McGurk.
CHESTER
(off)
Aw, that's too good for `em. They
should be boiled in oil!
DUKE
(off)
I told you we'd have a gold mine.
8. MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT Duke and Chester. Sperry and McGurk enter
behind them.
DUKE
I saw it in the cards.
CHESTER
Yeah, those beautiful cards. Ridin'
down Fifth Avenue!
DUKE
Throwin' fifty dollars bills at the
round haircuts.
CHESTER
We'll be livin' like kings.
SPERRY
Livin' like kings, huh?
CHESTER
Sure, livin' --
Duke and Chester react.
CHESTER
I abdicate!
9. MEDIUM SHOT group.
DUKE
Nice little mine you've got here,
fellas.
CHESTER
Yeah, wear it in good health, boys.
Hmm.
DUKE
Well, nice to meet you. Gotta run along
now. Come on, Chester.
Chester starts to dust.
CHESTER
Yeah, we've got a little dust of our own
to take care of.
CAMERA PANS as Chester and Duke start for door. Sperry and
McGurk back up, blocking their path.
McGURK
You can start cleaning up right here -
that blood!
CHESTER
There's no blood there.
McGURK
There's gonna be!
McGurk pulls gun. Sperry grabs his arm.
SPERRY
No noise, you fool!
DUKE
Yeah, no noise. You wanna wake up the
whole neighborhood?
10. CLOSE SHOT (LOW ANGLE) Sperry and McGurk. Sperry pulls
knife.
SPERRY
This is much better.
11. CLOSEUP Duke reacting.
12. CLOSE SHOT Chester.
CHESTER
Yeah! Well, I ain't afraid to die!
He starts to exit.
13. CLOSE SHOT Duke. Chester enters.
CHESTER
I just hate being killed, that's all.
14. CLOSE SHOT (LOW ANGLE) Sperry and McGurk. McGurk pulls
knife.
DUKE
Now, wait a minute, fellas. Think it
over.
CHESTER
Yeah, for a couple of years.
16. CLOSE SHOT (LOW ANGLE) Sperry and McGurk advancing. CAMERA
TRUCKS BACK.
DUKE
(off)
You wouldn't want to dirty up a nice
knife like that, would you, just ...
17. CLOSE SHOT Duke and Chester backing away.
DUKE
... over a stale couple million bucks?
Humm? Hmm?
CHESTER
(sotto voce)
What're we gonna do now?
DUKE
(sotto voce)
You remember Schenectady?
18. CLOSE SHOT (LOW ANGLE) Sperry and McGurk advancing. CAMERA
TRUCKS BACK with them.
CHESTER
(off)
Schenectady?
19. MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT Duke and Chester backing away. They stop.
DUKE
Okay, fellas, we're ready.
CHESTER
Yeah, we ain't asking for no mercy.
DUKE
Could we have a few minutes to say our
prayers?
20. CLOSE SHOT (LOW ANGLE) Sperry and McGurk. They exchange
looks. McGurk nods.
SPERRY
Okay - be quick about it.
21. MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT Duke and Chester. CAMERA PANS DOWN as
they kneel.
22. MEDIUM LONG SHOT group. Duke and Chester jerk rug, throwing
Sperry and McGurk to floor, then leap on them and start
pummeling them.
THUD - NOISE OF FIGHT - GRUNTING
23. EXT. DOCK
MEDIUM LONG SHOT passengers coming forward down gangplank
CONFUSED VOICES - NOISES
Officials at foot of gangplank, checking names - people at
boat rail in b.g. CAMERA BOOM MOVES FORWARD.
O'TOOLE
O'Toole.
OFFICIAL
O'Toole.
O'Toole exits.
BAILEY
Bailey.
OFFICIAL
Bailey.
2ND OFFICIAL
Bailey.
Bailey exits.
ROBERTS.
Roberts.
OFFICIAL
Roberts.
Roberts exits. Sailor enters down gangplank.
SAILOR
No trace of those two stowaways, sir.
OFFICIAL
I ain't worried. If they're gettin' off
they've got to come through here.
Sailor starts back up gangplank.
FLANNERY
Flannery.
CAMERA BOOM PANS UP and MOVES FORWARD to Duke and Chester
(dressed as Sperry and McGurk) leaning on rail, chewing
tobacco - includes passengers on dock.
OFFICIAL
(off)
Flannery.
2ND OFFICIAL
(off)
Flannery.
PETERS
(off)
Peters.
OFFICIAL
(off)
Peters.
2ND OFFICIAL
(off)
Peters.
Man beside Chester squirts tobacco juice. Chester tries to
imitate him. Man reacts. Duke squirts tobacco juice.
Chester reacts, turns up his coat collar. Duke and Chester
pick up bags and start out.
DISSOLVE INTO:
24. INT. STATEROOM
MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT Sperry and McGurk, clad in underwear,
gagged and tied to bunk, struggling to get loose.
BOTH
(muffled grunts and groans)
DISSOLVE INTO:
25. EXT. DOCK
MEDIUM LONG SHOT Duke, Chester and people on gangplank -
officials on dock, checking names - people on boat in b.g.,
waiting to get off.
CONFUSED VOICES - NOISES
ANDERSON
Anderson.
OFFICIAL
Anderson.
2ND OFFICIAL
Anderson.
Anderson exits.
LOMBARDI
Lombardi.
OFFICIAL
Lombardi.
2ND OFFICIAL
Lombardi.
Lombardi exits.
CHESTER
Sperry.
DUKE
And McGurk.
CAMERA PANS as Duke and Chester come down to dock, including
third official.
OFFICIAL
Sperry and McGurk.
2ND & 3RD OFFICIAL
Sperry and McGurk.
Officials react.
26. CLOSE SHOT LeBec leaning against wall. He looks off.
CONFUSED VOICES - NOISES - OFF
27. CLOSE SHOT Duke and Chester looking about, scared. Duke
nudges Chester.
DUKE
Yeah - Sperry and McGurk! What about it
pardner?
CHESTER
Yeah, what about it?!
28. CLOSE SHOT two officials; people in b.g.
CONFUSED VOICES
OFFICIAL
Nothing. Nothing, boys, only just don't
make any trouble.
SECOND
Things are different since you boys were
...
29. CLOSE SHOT LeBec.
CONFUSED VOICES - OFF
SECOND
(off)
...here. It's nice and peaceful.
He exits.
30. CLOSE SHOT Duke and Chester.
CONFUSED VOICES - OFF
DUKE
Well, don't worry. We're law abiding
citizens now.
CHESTER
Any anybody says we ain't we'll plug
`em, see!
Chester squirts tobacco juice.
31. MEDIUMS SHOT group. Duke and Chester exit. Man comes on
down gangplank.
CONFUSED VOICES
MAN
Collins.
OFFICIAL
Collins.
DISSOLVE INTO:
32. EXT. PORCH
MEDIUM LONG SHOT men grouped on porch. Two men enter from
f.g., run up steps to them.
SYNCHRONIZATION STARTS
MAN
Hey, what do you know? Sperry and
McGurk just hit town.
SECOND
Sperry and McGurk!
MAN
Yeah, and they're headed this way.
Third man points off.
THIRD
Here they come now!
Men rise, look off, reacting.
33. MEDIUM LONG SHOT Duke and Chester coming forward.
SYNCHRONIZED
CONFUSED VOICES - OFF
34. LONG SHOT people scattering and running out.
SYNCHRONIZED
YELLING
35. VERY LONG SHOT (HIGH ANGLE) Duke and Chester in b.g. -
people running out in f.g.
SYNCHRONIZED
YELLING
36. MEDIUM LONG SHOT mother crossing to child seated on steps of
house. She pulls him to his feet, hurries him
into house.
SYNCHRONIZED
YELLING - OFF
37. MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT undertaker running to door of undertaking
parlor. Sign on door reads AOUT TO LUNCH@. He
flips over sign, opens door and exits inside.
Sign now reads: AOPEN FOR BUSINESS@.
SYNCHRONIZED
YELLING - OFF
38. VERY LONG SHOT (HIGH ANGLE) Duke and Chester in deserted
street. They start forward.
SYNCHRONIZATION STOPS ABRUPTLY
39. MEDIUM SHOT Duke and Chester walking forward. CAMERA TRUCKS
BACK with them.
CHESTER
Hey, what goes with the local peasantry?
DUKE
One look at us and they ran right out of
the joint.
CHESTER
I feel like I'm back in vaudeville.
DUKE
I don't know what Sperry and McGurk did
to this burg, but they're dynamite. We
own this town.
CHESTER
I'll sell cheap. I don't like it. If
those hoodlums ever get off that boat,
we'll be smiling from ear to ear - with
our throats.
DUKE
Forget it. The town's our. Food,
liquor, supplies - anything we want.
All we gotta do is act tough.
CHESTER
Tough?
DUKE
Remember now, you're Sperry and I'm
McGurk. Got it?
CHESTER
Got it.
Chester squirts tobacco juice.
CHESTER
Made it!
DUKE
Not quite. It's a leaner.
DISSOLVE INTO:
40. INT. ROYAL SUITE
LONG SHOT Duke seated at dresser, cutting off beard, Chester
crossing to window in b.g. Chester removes coat, puts coat
and hat on bed, comes forward to Duke.
DUKE
Well, what'd I tell you? We got the
royal suite here - dinner - liquor - a
sled loaded with a month's supplies.
Chess, so far it hasn't cost us a dime.
Come on, clamber out of that beaver.
CHESTER
It's not smart. How'll they know we're
Sperry and McGurk?
DUKE
We'll tell `em.
41. MEDIUM SHOT Duke and Chester.
CHESTER
If those two butchers ever get off that
boat, we'll wind up hamburger - blood
rare. I don't like it.
DUKE
You don't like it!
CHESTER
I don't like it!
DUKE
You don't know a good think when you see
it. This town's a whole big jackpot for
us.
CHESTER
I don't like it.
KNOCK - OFF
Chester reaches toward gun.
42. MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT door opens. LeBec appears.
LeBEC
Skagway Sal wants to see you boys.
43. MEDIUM SHOT Duke and Chester.
CHESTER
Well, I'm beginning to like it!
DUKE
Get out of here - get out of here. We
got business.
CHESTER
Who'd you say?
44. MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT LeBec.
LeBEC
Skagway Sal!
45. MEDIUM SHOT Duke and Chester.
CHESTER
Well, come on in! That's our business!
Duke gestures. LeBec enters.
DUKE
Where does - uh - hang out, hmm?
LeBEC
Golden Rail.
DUKE
Say, lookey here, skunky, has anybody in
this town ever seen Sperry and McGurk
with their beards off?
LeBEC
Not that I know of.
DUKE
Well, spread the news around. They're
gonna see it tonight.
Duke throws scissors on floor.
THUD
LeBEC
Okay.
CAMERA PANS and TRUCKS UP excluding Duke as LeBec starts
away. Chester follows, stops him, takes cigar
from his vest, bites off end, gestures for LeBec
to go. CAMERA PANS with LeBec as he backs to
door, looking off at them, puzzled, exits out
door.
DOOR CLOSES - OFF
46. MEDIUM SHOT Duke and Chester. Chester rushes to bed, picks
up hat and coat, returns to Duke, hands hat to him.
CHESTER
Skagway Sal! Let's go! Now they're
furnishing dates.
DUKE
Aw, this is a great town, boy. We're
beginning to operate.
CHESTER
Come on. You heard what the man said.
Sal's waitin'!
DUKE
What's the rush! There's only one dame.
Chester puts hat and coat on.
CHESTER
That's the rush!
DUKE
Plenty of time, Chester. You'd better
clamber out of that mattress before
somebody asks you for a cough drop
(snaps fingers)
And you'd better let me hold the map.
CHESTER
What for?
DUKE
Chester, you know how you get when you
get around the women!
CHESTER
Oh, stop! The only think I do when I
get around the women is - get around the
women!
DUKE
See what I mean! Give me the map.
Chester hands map to him.
CHESTER
Don't forget half of it's mine.
DUKE
Half of it's ours. Here you are.
Duke tears map in half, hands part of it to Chester, starts
putting his half in his cap.
CHESTER
Say, what're you doin'?
DUKE
Puttin' mine in my hat in a safe place
and you'd better do the same thing.
CHESTER
In a safe place, huh?
DUKE
Sure.
CHESTER
What do you think of my underwear?
Chester stuffs map down inside his shirtfront.
DUKE
Not much - but put it there, anyway.
Chester reacts.
DISSOLVE INTO:
47. EXT. SKAGWAY STREET
LONG SHOT (HIGH ANGLE) Duke and Chester coming up sidewalk
in b.g. - activity of a few people on street.
MUSIC - OFF
48. MEDIUM LONG SHOT Duke and Chester coming forward. CAMERA
BOOM PULLS BACK with them.
MUSIC - OFF
DUKE
Hey, throw that candy away.
CHESTER
I've got a sweet tooth.
DUKE
You've got a soft brain, too. We're
supposed to be killers. We're supposed
to look tough.
CHESTER
Well, the almonds are tough.
DUKE
Lose it - throw it away.
CHESTER
Hmm?
DUKE
Stash it.
CHESTER
Here, here, Fuzzy. Dessert? Come on.
Chester looks around, sees dog in b.g., stops, holds out
candy. Dog comes forward to Chester, starts
chewing on candy.
CHESTER
When you get to an elbow, it's mine.
DUKE
Are you crazy? Feedin' a loose pooch!
You'll never get rid of him.
CHESTER
He's a cute character. Let's take him
along.
DUKE
Take him along? Look at the size of
him. He's as big as a horse - probably
eats like a horse. That runs into a lot
of money.
CHESTER
You ought to know!
CAMERA BOOM PULLS BACK as they continue forward and dog
follows them.
DUKE
Come on. Now, remember, we're supposed
to be Sperry and McGurk.
CHESTER
Tough, huh?
DUKE
Very tough.
CAMERA PANS as they turn, start up steps. Duke turns to
dog.
DUKE
Scat, sad sack. Go, on scat.
CHESTER
Beat it before he throws a saddle on
you.
CAMERA PANS as they continue on across porch.
49. CLOSE SHOT (HIGH ANGLE) dog looking off after them. He wags
his tail and sits down.
MUSIC - OFF
50. INT. GOLDEN RAIL
MEDIUM SHOT swinging doors open. Duke and Chester enter
wearing Atough@ expression, stop, look around.
MUSIC - CONFUSED VOICES - NOISES - LAUGHTER - OFF
51. LONG SHOT (HIGH ANGLE) general activity of people seated and
standing at tables - waiters moving about -
dancers in b.g. doing Can-Can. CAMERA PANS to
LeBec and people at bar.
MUSIC - CONFUSED VOICES - NOISES - LAUGHTER - OFF
52. MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT LeBec, bartender and men at bar.
Bartender points off. LeBec and men turn, look
off.
MUSIC - CONFUSED VOICES - NOISES - LAUGHTER - OFF
LeBEC
There they are!
53. MEDIUM SHOT Duke and Chester. They react, back up.
MUSIC - CONFUSED VOICES - NOISES - LAUGHTER - OFF
54. LONG SHOT (HIGH ANGLE) people jumping up and looking off at
Chester and Duke.
MUSIC - CONFUSED VOICES - NOISES - LAUGHTER STOP
55. MEDIUM SHOT Duke and Chester.
DUKE
How tough could these guys have been?
56. LONG SHOT (HIGH ANGLE) people staring off at them silently.
57. MEDIUM LONG SHOT Duke and Chester. CAMERA TRUCKS BACK as
they walk along past crowd. Duke snaps his suspender,
reacts.
SNAP OF SUSPENDER
DUKE
Okay, everybody, go ahead and enjoy
yourselves.
Chester pulls gun.
CHESTER
Yeah, we ain't in a killin' mood
tonight.
Chester accidentally fires gun.
SHOT
Both react, startled. Chester blows on gun, returns it to
holster. CAMERA TRUCKS as they continue walking.
CONFUSED VOICES
CHESTER
Just a woundin' mood!
They reach bar, push men away. Bartender enters, puts two
glasses and bottles on bar.
DUKE
All right, let's get in action here,
huh? Sperry and McGurk are springin'
tonight.
(hits bar)
Crowd relaxes, starts sitting down.
DUKE
Champagne for the crowd!
MUSIC STARTS - OFF
YELLING - LAUGHTER
Girls resume dancing. Men crowd forward to bar. Bartender
puts two more bottles on bar. Chester stops him.
CHESTER
That's enough. We're the crowd!
DISSOLVE INTO:
58. LONG SHOT girls dancing; Chester and Duke seated in f.g.
with crowd of girls grouped around them - people on. Scene
goes into stop motion as scene of Benchley appears in corner
of screen.
MUSIC - OFF
CONFUSED VOICES - NOISES - LAUGHTER
BENCHLEY
Now at this point, the plot is much more
interesting from your point of view than
mine.
Scene continues. Benchley's face Dissolves out. Dancers
finish number.
MUSIC STOPS - OFF
APPLAUSE - CONFUSED VOICES
59. MEDIUM LONG SHOT Duke and Chester holding girls on their
laps - other girls crowd around them; people in b.g.
DUKE
Oh, this is the life, huh, puppy?
Dancers enter. One girl stops by Chester.
CHESTER
Oh, this is awful.
DUKE
What's the ...
60. CLOSE SHOT Chester and girls; people in b.g.
CONFUSED VOICES - OFF
DUKE
(off)
... matter?
CHESTER
I ain't got room for her.
CHESTER & DUKE
(laugh)
CHESTER
I wish I had another leg, honey, but I'm
sorry.
Dancer exits.
CHESTER
Say, what happens when Sal shows up?
61. CLOSE SHOT Duke and girls; people in b.g.
CONFUSED VOICES
DUKE
Well, she'll have to sign an application
blank. We may get to her later.
62. MEDIUM LONG SHOT Duke, Chester and girls; people in b.g.
CONFUSED VOICES
CHESTER
Yeah, you've got something there.
ROLL OF DRUM - OFF
They look off.
63. MEDIUM LONG SHOT (LOW ANGLE) balcony doorway. Sal enters,
comes forward to rail.
MUSIC - STARTS - OFF
64. MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT (LOW ANGLE) Sal.
MUSIC - OFF
SAL
(sings)
Mary Smith had a college education.
Sally Jones had a scientific streak.
Susie Brown used to lecture
On ancient architecture.
Josie Green spoke...
CAMERA BOOMS as she comes down steps, stops, leans against
post.
MUSIC - OFF
65. MEDIUM LONG SHOT Duke and Chester - girls leaving them;
people in b.g.
SAL
(sings - off)
...Latin and Greek.
66. MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT Sal. CAMERA BOOM PULLS BACK as she
continues on down steps - BOOMS as she moves
across stage past orchestra.
SAL
(sings)
Just forgotten girls with forgotten
brains.
While history explains.
When Madame Pompadour
Was on a ballroom floor
Said all the gentlemen, AObviously,
The Madame has the cutest personality.@
And think of all the books
About DuBarry's looks
What was it made her the toast of Paree.
CAMERA BOOMS as she crosses stage.
67. CLOSE SHOT LeBec standing by post; people in b.g. He
gestures, indicating Chester and Duke off-scene.
MUSIC - OFF
68. CLOSE SHOT Sal.
MUSIC - OFF
SAL
(sings)
She had a well-developed personality.
MUSIC
69. MEDIUM LONG SHOT Sal; Chester and Duke seated in f.g.;
orchestra and people in b.g. She comes forward down steps
to Chester and Duke. Chester throws coat back.
SAL
(sings)
And what did Romeo see in Juliet
Or Pierrot in Pierette,
Or Jupiter in Juno -
70. MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT Sal and Chester; people in b.g. She leans
close to him.
MUSIC - OFF
SAL
(patters)
You know.
CHESTER
(whistles)
71. MEDIUM SHOT Sal and Chester; orchestra in b.g. CAMERA PANS
excluding Chester and including Duke as Sal dances.
MUSIC
SAL
(sings)
And when Salome danced
And had the boys entranced,
No doubt it must have been easy to see
That she knew how to use her
personality.
So don't you say I'm smart
She turns, goes up steps.
And have the kindest heart,
Or what a wonderful sister I'd be.
Just tell me how you like my
personality.
She turns, crosses to steps.
72. MEDIUM SHOT Sal crossing to steps. She turns.
MUSIC - OFF
SAL
(sings)
Personality.
She bows.
MUSIC STOPS - APPLAUSE - OFF
73. MEDIUM SHOT (HIGH ANGLE) Duke and Chester; people in b.g.
APPLAUSE - CONFUSED VOICES
DUKE & CHESTER
(whistle)
End of Reel 2B
Reel 3A
1. INT. GOLDEN RAIL
MEDIUM SHOT Sal standing at foot of stairs. She bows,
throws a kiss, turns, starts up stairs.
APPLAUSE - OFF
2. MEDIUM SHOT Duke and Chester seated at table, applauding -
people in b.g.
APPLAUSE
DUKE
Well, duty calls. I'll see you later.
Duke starts to rise. Chester grabs his arm, pulls him down.
CONFUSED VOICES
CHESTER
What do you mean Alater@?
DUKE
You saw her make with those eyes -
givin' me that Acome hither@.
CHESTER
Givin' you that Acome hither@?
DUKE
Yes.
Duke starts to rise again. Chester stops him.
CHESTER
Where you goin'?
DUKE
Thither.
CHESTER
No, you're not Anither@! She was givin'
me the same business.
Chester starts to get up. Duke stops him.
DUKE
Now, wait a minute, Ches.
CHESTER
Huh?
DUKE
This gal's been around a little. Takes
a lad like me to handle her.
CHESTER
Like you!
DUKE
Experience is the best teacher.
CHESTER
Experience is the best teacher!
DUKE
Naturally, and I'm a Ph. D.
Waiter enters in b.g., comes forward to them. CAMERA PANS
UP.
CHESTER
That's pin-headed dope! Let me tell you
something, Einstein.
MUSIC STARTS - OFF
CHESTER
This is the type --
DUKE
Here comes the waiter with the check.
WAITER
Which one of you two fellas is Sperry?
Boys point to each other.
DUKE
Him!
Waiter hands Chester note, turns, goes to b.g. Chester
opens note, reacts.
MUSIC - CONFUSED VOICES - OFF
INS. CLOSE UP Note:
Darling:
I've waited so long. Come up to my room
at once.
Sal
3. MEDIUM SHOT Duke and Chester; people in b.g.
MUSIC - OFF
CONFUSED VOICES
CHESTER
Experience is the best teacher, huh?
Don't wait up for me. I may have to
stay after school. Ho, hum.
Chester rises, exits.
DUKE
That poor little lamb. All right, girls
- everybody back - everybody!
DISSOLVE INTO:
4. INT. SAL'S SITTING ROOM
MEDIUM LONG SHOT Sal and LeBec seated on couch.
MUSIC - OFF
LeBEC
And work fast. As soon as we get the
map, Ace is headin' for his place at
Dawson.
SAL
Are you sure they're the right men?
They don't look like killers to me.
LeBEC
Look. We're goin' to a lot of trouble
on this. Don't make it no tougher.
SAL
I appreciate that, only I --
CAMERA PANS as LeBec rises, goes around behind couch.
LeBEC
You want to get your mine, don't you?
Well then, leave it to Ace. He told you
to get that map, and he ain't particular
how you get it.
KNOCK - OFF
He exits. CAMERA TRUCKS UP to Sal as she poses.
SAL
Come in.
5. MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT door opens. Chester enters, closes it and
steps forward.
MUSIC - OFF
DOOR OPENS - CLOSES
CHESTER
Well, here I am. Start burning the
incense.
MEDIUM SHOT Sal. She gestures toward couch.
MUSIC STOPS - OFF
SAL
Come in.
7. MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT Chester removing coat. CAMERA PANS and
TRUCKS BACK as he crosses to Sal, sits down beside her.
CHESTER
Well, here we are.
SAL
Yes, here we are.
CHESTER
Well?
SAL
Well?
She moves closer and he pulls back.
CHESTER
Care to shoot a game of pool?
SAL
I'm glad I waited, Sperry. Everything
they said about you is true.
CHESTER
Is it?
SAL
I can only love a killer, and you've got
killer written all over you.
CHESTER
Can't hide it, huh?
SAL
Those shifty eyes - that weak chin.
CHESTER
Camouflage.
SAL
Tell me, how many men have you killed
this week?
CHESTER
Oh, just forty or fifty. I've been in a
pretty good mood. But let's not talk
shop.
He grabs her hand.
SAL
It seems to me we've met somewhere
before.
CHESTER
I don't think so.
SAL
Perhaps in your dreams?
CHESTER
You wouldn't be seen in those kind of
places.
SAL
Some women can love any type of man, but
not me. I've got to have a beast of a
man. Do you hear me - a beast.
CHESTER
Is a wolf considered a beast?
He takes her in his arms.
SAL
My, what a fiery nature.
CHESTER
Let's throw another log on it.
He kisses her. CAMERA TRUCKS UP to Chester as he breaks
kiss, looks straight into camera.
CHESTER
As far as I'm concerned, this picture's
over right now!
(wolf call)
CAMERA TRUCKS BACK re-including Sal as he turns back to her.
SAL
Oh, Sperry!
CHESTER
Never leave me, Sal. You'll suffer.
SAL
Not for anything in the world. Not even
if they offered me a - a gold mine.
He reacts, pulls back away from her.
CHESTER
Uh - gold mine?
SAL
Money doesn't matter to me. I don't
care how poor you are.
CHESTER
You mean that, don't you? Then you've
got nothing to worry about.
He rises. CAMERA PANS with him as he crosses to window,
pulls down shade, turns, comes forward.
NOISE OF WINDOW SHADE
8. MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT Sal. Chester enters, sits down beside
her, looks all around.
CHESTER
Sssh! I'm loaded.
SAL
Loaded?
CHESTER
Gold mine! With nuggets!
SAL
Sperry, don't be facetious.
CHESTER
Aw, keep politics out of this. I tell
you, I've got the biggest gold mine in
Alaska, that's all. And it's ours, Sal
- yours and mine.
SAL
Well, what about your partner?
CHESTER
Who - Porky? Just a stooge. Carry him
around for laughs. Once we get that map
offa him, we're rollin'!
SAL
Oh, he's got the map.
CHESTER
Yeah, but don't worry. I'll get it when
he's asleep.
SAL
Well, where does he keep it?
CHESTER
I'm sorry, we don't tell anyone. We're
no fools.
SAL
Not even me?
CHESTER
Not even you.
SAL
I hope it's in a safe place.
CHESTER
In a safe place! Who'd ever think of
lookin' in his hat? We're not amateurs,
you know.
SAL
I can see that. Well, darling, it's
getting late. You'd better run along.
CAMERA PANS as she rises.
CHESTER
Hey, what's the rush?
He rises.
SAL
I've got another show to do. I'll see
you later.
CHESTER
But I just got here!
SAL
I said Alater@. Midnight? My
apartment? Supper?
CHESTER
I'm not hungry.
She kisses him. He reacts.
CHESTER
I'll go work up an appetite.
He exits.
SYNCHRONIZATION STARTS
DISSOLVE INTO:
SYNCHRONIZED
INS. CLOSE UP note:
Darling:
Made horrible mistake. Finally got rid
of him. Come at once.
Sal
DISSOLVE INTO:
9. INT. HALL
SYNCHRONIZED
MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT Duke enters to Sal's door, stops, looks at
note, puts it in pocket, then knocks on door.
KNOCK
10. INT. SAL'S SITTING ROOM
SYNCHRONIZED
LONG SHOT Sal leaning on back of couch, smoking.
SAL
Come in.
Door opens. Duke enters.
DOOR OPENS
DUKE
Well, you can take the lantern out of
the window, Sal gal, the mighty McGurk
is home.
SAL
Sit down and make yourself cozy.
11. MEDIUM SHOT Duke and Sal.
SYNCHRONIZED
DUKE
I don't mind if I do.
He tosses cap on couch and sits down.
DUKE
(sighs)
CAMERA PANS as Sal comes around couch, picks up cap and sits
down beside him. He puts his arm around her.
SAL
Well, this is more like it.
DUKE
Yeah. Seems like they sent you the
wrong boy, hmm?
SAL
I can't understand it. I asked for
McGurk.
DUKE
Well, you must have spelled it with a
AJ@. I wasn't worried none, though. I
knew you'd come to your senses sooner or
later. They all do.
He takes cap from her, puts it down on couch beside him.
SAL
That's not hard to understand.
CAMERA PANS UP as she rises. He grabs her wrist.
DUKE
Where you goin', gal?
SAL
Cigarette.
DUKE
Why, you've got one.
SAL
Oh! Oh, I have, haven't I? I guess I'm
a little mixed up.
She picks up cap. CAMERA PANS as she sits down beside him.
He puts his arm around her. She feels cap.
SAL
See what you do to me?
DUKE
Well, you can't help yourself, babe.
You just joined the club.
SYNCHRONIZATION STOPS
12. MEDIUM SHOT Duke and Sal.
SAL
Must have quite a membership.
DUKE
Coast to coast. But we can always
squeeze in a new member.
He takes cap from her, tosses it on other side of him.
SAL
You're quite a panic with the ladies,
aren't you?
She rises and exits.
DUKE
Oh, man, I'm murder when I make my move
- murder!
13. CLOSE SHOT Sal putting cigarette out at table. She starts
out.
SAL
Tell me.
14. MEDIUM SHOT Duke. Sal enters, picks up cap and sits down.
He puts his arm around her.
SAL
How do you do it?
DUKE
Well, it's the usual routine. Flowers -
Sunday dinner at home with the folks.
Make a little character, you know. Take
her for a ride in the park. Sing her a
little song and then - uh - uh - sing a
little song.
He takes cap from her, puts it on other side of him.
SAL
The song does it, huh?
DUKE
Well, you know, it sorta limbers them up
a little.
SAL
That song may be just what we need here
tonight.
CAMERA PANS UP as Sal rises.
DUKE
Oh, baby, you and me don't need no
scales --
SAL
Come on.
She pulls Duke to his feet. He picks up cap as he rises.
She takes it away from him, throws it on couch.
SAL
You're not going anywhere.
He puts his arm around her and they exit. LeBec enters in
b.g., sneaks forward to couch. CAMERA PANS DOWN to cap as
LeBec's hand picks it up and exits with it.
SAL
(off)
There's the piano, McGurk. Let's hear
you practice what you preach.
MEDIUM SHOT Duke and Sal coming forward to piano. He sits
down. She sits on arm of chair. He pals piano.
PIANO STARTS
DUKE
(sings)
Welcome to my Dream,
and how are ?
SYNCHRONIZATION STARTS
DUKE
(sings)
Will you be here long
Or just passing through?
16. CLOSE SHOT Duke.
SYNCHRONIZED
DUKE
(sings)
Brush off that stardust
Where have you been?
17. CLOSEUP Sal.
SYNCHRONIZED
DUKE
(sings - off)
Don't tell me your rainbow -
18. CLOSE SHOT Duke.
SYNCHRONIZED
DUKE
(sings)
Was late getting in.
Welcome To My Dream
It now seems real.
19. CLOSEUP Sal. She leans forward, looking off at him,
interested.
SYNCHRONIZED
DUKE
(sings - off)
You're what it needed
To make it ideal.
20. CLOSE SHOT Duke.
SYNCHRONIZED
DUKE
(sings)
So glad you got here
I hope you can stay.
21. MEDIUM SHOT Duke and Sal.
SYNCHRONIZED
DUKE
(sings)
But welcome To my Dream, anyway.
They rise. He starts to take her in his arm
22. MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT LeBec's lower body enters. He drops
Duke's cap back on couch and exists.
SYNCHRONIZED
23. CLOSE SHOT Duke and Sal embracing - Duke with back to
camera. She looks off, sees cap is back, pushes Duke away.
SYNCHRONIZED
DUKE
Well, what's the matter, gal - you want
another chorus?
SAL
Later.
24. CLOSE SHOT Duke and Sal (favoring Duke).
SYNCHRONIZED
DUKE
Later?!
SAL
Midnight? My apartment?
DUKE
What for? I'm here now.
SAL
a cozy little supper?
DUKE
I'm not hungry.
She kisses him. He reacts.
DUKE
I'll go work up an appetite.
He exits.
25. MEDIUM SHOT Duke crossing to couch. Scene of Benchley
Irises in at corner of screen.
SYNCHRONIZED
BENCHLEY
Hey, wait a minute! Hope just said that
line - didn't he?
Duke picks up cap, turns, looks off at Sal as Benchley's
scene Irises out.
DUKE
Well, why should he get all the laughs!
CAMERA PANS as he crosses to door, opens it and starts out.
DISSOLVE INTO:
26. INT. CABIN
SYNCHRONIZED
CLOSE SHOT Sperry and McGurk bound and gagged. McGurk frees
himself, starts to remove gag from Sperry.
SPERRY
(mumbling)
DISSOLVE INTO:
27. EXT. GOLDEN RAIL
SYNCHRONIZED
LONG SHOT Ace and Kate in dogsled - two men on porch of
Golden Rail on b.g. Sal and LeBec come out. CAMERA TRUCKS
UP as they come forward to sled.
WING HOWLING
SYNCHRONIZATION STOPS
LeBEC
Here it is.
LeBec hands map to Ace who puts it in his pocket.
ACE
Nice work, Miss Van Hoyden. You know
what to do?
SAL
Keep them here in town.
ACE
Give me forty-eight hours and I'll stake
up the claim and bring you back the
papers.
SAL
Mr. Larson, I don't know how to Thank
you. All of you.
KATE
Forget it, honey. We're only too happy
to take care of you.
ACE
Now, you be careful. Don't forget
you've got a couple of bad boys there.
SAL
Don't worry, I'll handle Mr. Sperry and
Mr. McGurk!
LeBEC
All right. Mush!
Sled exits. Sal looks after it.
DOGS BARKING - OFF
DISSOLVE INTO:
28. INT. ROYAL SUITE
MEDIUM SHOT Duke and Chester standing in front of mirror -
Duke putting on gun belt - Chester combing his
hair.
CHESTER
So you finally go yourself a date, huh?
DUKE
Oh, you said it, son.
Chester throws comb on table, picks up bottle of cologne.
CHESTER
What did you do - pick up a lonely
walrus?
DUKE
Oh, now you know I don't cut into your
territory.
Chester takes out handkerchief, puts cologne on it, dabs
handkerchief under his arms.
CHESTER
You're not kiddin'. Say, you know that
school of experience you were talking
about?
DUKE
Yeah.
CHESTER
I enrolled.
DUKE
You did?
CHESTER
Yeah. Tonight I take my first exam - in
cooking.
Chester puts cologne on eyebrows, puts bottle down, goes
b.g. to get coat. Duke takes coat from chair,
starts to put it on.
DUKE
Never pass.
CHESTER
Why not?
DUKE
I have a date with teacher.
Chester returns, putting coat on.
CHESTER
Yeah, well, that's fine. I like -- What
do you mean you got a date?
DUKE
Midnight - supper - her apartment. And
I shall be there.
CHESTER
Doin' what - waitin' on table? That
supper's for little Chester.
DUKE
Oh-ho, listen, fatter than me, you're
over-matching yourself. She made the
date with me.
CHESTER
Look, festerhead, why should she make a
date with two guys at the same time?
SAL
(off)
Why not?
They look off.
SYNCHRONIZATION STARTS
29. MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT Sal in doorway. CAMERA PANS and TRUCKS
BACK as she crosses to Duke and Chester.
DUKE
Well, how about that? This - this youth
here says you made a date with him. Did
you or didn't you?
SAL
Well, yes, yes I did.
CHESTER
You're darn right you did!
DUKE
I thought you invited me.
CHESTER
Yeah, what are you doin' - selling
tickets?
She steps between them, takes their arms.
SAL
Well, you see, I like both of you so
much and - and Sperry and McGurk always
work together as a team.
DUKE & CHESTER
Not on everything we don't!
SAL
Come on, boys, let's go downstairs and
talk this over.
CAMERA PANS as they cross to door.
DISSOLVE INTO:
30. INT. HOTEL CORRIDOR
SYNCHRONIZED
LONG SHOT Sal, Duke and Chester coming forward.
SAL
Who was it that said, ATwo's company,
three's a crowd@? Wasn't he silly?
DUKE & CHESTER
Yeah!
CAMERA BOOMS BACK with them.
SAL
I see no reason why a girl can't go out
and have a good time with two fellows.
CHESTER
`Course not, as long as one of em's her
grandfather!
SAL
Why, Mr. Sperry, you don't look that
old!
DUKE
(laughs)
Duke and Chester look off, react as they see --
DOOR OPENS - OFF
31. INT. HOTEL LOBBY
SYNCHRONIZED
LONG SHOT (HIGH ANGLE) Sperry and McGurk coming in door.
They stop, look around.
SYNCHRONIZED
32. MEDIUM SHOT Duke, Chester and Sal on landing. They turn Sal
around, run her up the steps and exit.
End of Reel 3A
Reel 3B
1. INT. HOTEL CORRIDOR
SYNCHRONIZED
MEDIUM SHOT Chester, Duke and Sal run in from f.g. to Sal's
door. CAMERA BOOMS UP as Chester and Duke turn facing
camera and back away, looking off down hall anxiously. Sal
follows them.
DUKE
So long, Sal.
CHESTER
Nice knowin' you.
SAL
Wait. Where are you going?
CHESTER
North - to cool off!
DUKE
Dawson City. We have to see Dawson
about a gold mine.
SAL
But you can't! Don't you have to have a
map?
CHESTER
Don't worry. I've got my half.
DUKE
I got mine.
SAL
Half!
CHESTER
So long. See you when we get back.
They stop.
DUKE
The sled's outside. Let's get out coats
and blow.
CHESTER
Lead on, dad.
Duke and Chester hurry out. Sal reacts, snaps fingers, then
turns and exits.
2. INT. HOTEL LOBBY
SYNCHRONIZED
MEDIUM SHOT Sperry and McGurk standing in front of desk -
Sperry shaking clerk who is behind desk.
SPERRY
Where are they?!
CLERK
Two - two-eighteen!
CAMERA PANS with Sperry and McGurk as they run across lobby
and up steps to landing. Sal enters down steps.
Sperry and McGurk pass her and exit on up stairs.
Sal comes down them and exits.
DISSOLVE INTO:
3. EXT. STREET BACK OF HOTEL
SYNCHRONIZED
MEDIUM LONG SHOT Duke and Chester coming out rear door.
NOISE OF STORM - DOOR BANGS
CAMERA BOOM PANS and PULLS BACK as they run down steps.
CHESTER
Boy, what a blizzard! We should have
put on some warm clothes.
DUKE
I hope there's no bear hunters around.
CHESTER
Mine's still alive.
CAMERA PANS as they jump on the sled.
4. MEDIUM SHOT Duke and Chester
SYNCHRONIZED - NOISE OF STORM
CHESTER
Where do you step on the starter?
DUKE
No starter.
CHESTER
Must be last year's model.
DUKE
What are we thinkin' of? It's a
dogsled. Come on - we'll pull it
ourselves.
Duke gets out of sled.
CHESTER
Not me! In a blizzard! Through all
this snow? Are you mad? We're not
dogs, you know.
They lock off, react as they see --
5. MEDIUM SHOT (LOW ANGLE) Sperry and McGurk looking out window
of room. they turn and run.
SYNCHRONIZED - NOISE OF STORM
6. LONG SHOT Duke and Chester. They run to front of sled, grab
lines.
SYNCHRONIZED
BOTH
(bark like dogs)
CAMERA BOOMS BACK as they run along pulling sled. Dog runs
in, jumps on sled. they exit.
DISSOLVE INTO:
7. EXT. SKAGWAY STREET
SYNCHRONIZED
CLOSE SHOT Sal and Eskimo.
SAL
But I tell you I've got to get a sled!
ESKIMO
Sorry. No dogs till tomorrow.
SAL
Will you have any by daybreak?
Eskimo nods.
SAL
Don't fail me. I've go to get away!
She exits.
FADE OUT
FADE IN
8. EXT. MOUNTAINS
SYNCHRONIZED
MEDIUM SHOT dog enters pulling sled with Duke seated in it
and Chester riding on runners behind. CAMERA TRUCKS with
them.
CHESTER
Well, here we are, off on another road.
DUKE
Oh-ho, and what a road! Case those
trees - that snow - that scenery - and
that sky.
CHESTER
Yeah, and get a load of that bread and
butter!
VERY LONG SHOT snowcapped mountain.
SYNCHRONIZED
DUKE
(off)
Bread and butter? That's a mountain!
Ring of stars and the words Paramount Pictures appear over
it.
10. MEDIUM SHOT Chester and Duke. CAMERA TRUCKS with them.
SYNCHRONIZED
CHESTER
It may be a mountain to you, but it's
bread and butter to me!
DUKE
Well, keep it shady.
They exit.
DISSOLVE INTO:
11. EXT. STREET
SYNCHRONIZED
LONG SHOT man at sled - people passing. Sal enters, runs to
man.
12. MEDIUM SHOT man - Sal running in; people passing in b.g.
SYNCHRONIZED
SAL
I'm in a hurry!
She steps on sled.
MAN
Think you can handle it by yourself?
SAL
Handle it? I twas raised up here.
Mush! Mush!
She exits on sled.
DOGS BARK - OFF
DISSOLVE INTO:
13. EXT. MOUNTAINS
SYNCHRONIZED
MEDIUM LONG SHOT Duke seated on sled - Chester riding
runners behind sled. CAMERA TRUCKS with them.
14. MEDIUM SHOT Chester and Duke. CAMERA TRUCKS.
SYNCHRONIZED
BOTH
(sing)
I don't care where I'm goin' just as
long as I'm with you.
Put it there, pal, put it there.
DUKE
(sings)
You know, I saw ALet's Face It@.
CHESTER
(sings)
Yes, and I saw ADixie@, too.
DUKE
(speaks)
Great picture, huh?
They shake hands.
BOTH
(sing)
Put it there, pal, put it there.
DUKE
(sings)
This country's full of wolves,
But you - you should make `em laughing
stocks.
The girls are fond of blubber
And the igloos have no locks.
CHESTER
(sings)
Oh, you'll wow the lady Eskimos, they
don't wear bobby socks.
15. MEDIUM LONG SHOT Chester and Duke. CAMERA TRUCKS.
SYNCHRONIZED
DUKE
(sings)
You're so faithful and so fair.
(speaks)
Hit me with you biscuit hook.
CHESTER
(speaks)
Coming up with some hot skin.
They shake hands.
16. MEDIUM SHOT Duke and Chester. CAMERA TRUCKS.
SYNCHRONIZED
CHESTER
(sings)
You've got that something in your voice
so right for selling cheese.
BOTH
(sing)
Put it there, pal, put it there.
DUKE
(patters)
I - I think your jokes are great.
CHESTER
(patters)
Do you?
DUKE
(patters)
It's just that folks are hard to please.
CHESTER
(speaks)
Yeah!
DUKE
(speaks)
Your hand, sir.
Chester takes Duke's hand, makes fish motion with it.
CHESTER
(speaks)
Put that back in the bowl.
DUKE
(sings)
Your face could make a fortune,
Just your nose should make a lot.
CHESTER
(sings)
I like the way you wear those gaudy
colored shirts you've got.
The only time a rainbow ever covered up
a pot.
DUKE
(sings)
We make a perfect pair.
BOTH
(sing)
Put it there.
They shake hands.
CHESTER
(patters)
My colleague!
DUKE
(patters)
My crony!
CHESTER
(patters)
My cohort!
DUKE
(patters)
My friend!
CHESTER
(speaks)
Companions!
DUKE
(speaks)
Confederates!
CHESTER
(speaks)
Chums to the end.
DUKE
(speaks)
Like meat and potatoes.
CHESTER
(speaks)
Or salt and tomatoes.
BOTH
(sing)
Boy, what a blend.
Don't put it in the paper,
Don't put it on the air,
Don't put it on the shelf,
Put it there.
They shake hands.
Duke imitates playing trombone. Chester uses Duke's ears
for a cymbal. They look off, react as they see --
17. LONG SHOT Santa Claus driving forward in reindeer-pulled
sleigh.
SYNCHRONIZED
18. MEDIUM SHOT Duke and Chester coming forward. CAMERA TRUCKS
BACK with them.
SYNCHRONIZED
DUKE
Look who's here! Santa Claus!
CHESTER
Yeah. Say, there must be s department
store around here.
They stop.
19. MEDIUM LONG SHOT Santa Claus driving sleigh filled with
presents and large bag. CAMERA TRUCKS with sleigh.
SYNCHRONIZED
SANTA
Well! Well! Chester and Duke! Whoa!
(hearty laugh)
Got your Christmas presents right here.
20. MEDIUM SHOT Duke and Chester.
SYNCHRONIZED
DUKE
Oh-ho! On your way, Fatso! Do you
think we're going to fall for that kid
stuff?
21. MEDIUM SHOT Santa Claus.
SYNCHRONIZED
SANTA
You mean you don't believe in Santa
Claus?
22. MEDIUM SHOT Duke and Chester.
SYNCHRONIZED
CHESTER
Santa Claus! What do you think we are -
children? Infants?
DUKE
Babies?
23. MEDIUM SHOT Santa Claus.
SYNCHRONIZED
SANTA
Very well.
(hearty laugh)
I'll just give them to somebody else.
He reaches back and opens back. Two lovely girls pop out.
CAMERA PANS as Santa starts to drive on.
SANTA
(laughs)
24. MEDIUM SHOT Duke and Chester looking off at them and
reacting.
SYNCHRONIZED
SANTA
(laughs - off)
25. MEDIUM LONG SHOT Santa driving away - two girls standing in
rear of sleigh. CAMERA PANS.
SYNCHRONIZED
GIRLS
You'll be sorry!
26. MEDIUM SHOT Duke and Chester reacting. They pull rattles
from their pockets, shake them.
SYNCHRONIZED
RATTLES
BOTH
(cry like babies)
FADE OUT
FADE IN
27. EXT. STREET
SYNCHRONIZED
VERY LONG SHOT general activity of people - title
superimposed:
DAWSON CITY
Title Dissolves Out.
DISSOLVE INTO:
28. VERY LONG SHOT Last Chance Bar - general activity of people
on street.
SYNCHRONIZED
DISSOLVE INTO:
29. INT. ACE'S OFFICE
SYNCHRONIZED
LONG SHOT Ace standing by desk looking at piece of map -
Kate and LeBec seated - two men standing in b.g. Ace throws
down map, comes forward to Kate.
ACE
Half a map!
SYNCHRONIZATION STOPS
ACE
I let a couple of two-bit hoodlums cross
me up! I didn't give them that much
credit.
KATE
Maybe our little nightingale is holding
out.
ACE
LeBec was there. That's all she got.
Ace paces away.
LeBEC
Aw, why fool around? I'll go back and
get the other half of that map even if I
have --
ACE
No, you don't. I'm not going to tangle
with the Mounties unless I have to. Van
Hoyden got half the map - let her...
30. CLOSE SHOT Kate.
ACE
(off)
...get the other.
KATE
Suppose I go down and help her out?
31. CLOSE SHOT Ace. LeBec rises into scene.
ACE
Yeah, I like that.
LeBEC
I don't!
ACE
I'm running this show. You'll both go.
We'll give Kate a chance, and if that
doesn't work, then you can take over.
DISSOLVE INTO:
32. EXT. MOUNTAINS
LONG SHOT LeBec driving sled, with Kate seated in it, and
three henchmen on another sled, entering over top of hill.
They drive forward.
DOGS BARKING
33. MEDIUM SHOT group as they stop sleds and look off.
DOGS BARKING - OFF
LeBEC
Whoa!
34. LONG SHOT (HIGH ANGLE) Duke and Chester coming forward
pulling sled.
NOISES OF STORM
35. MEDIUM SHOT Kate, LeBec and men.
NOISES OF STORM
DOGS PARKING - OFF
MAN
Well, come on! Let's go down and get
`em.
LeBEC
You know what Ace said. We try Kate's
way first. Look. McKenzie's cabin's
over there, you understand?
Kate gets out of sled.
KATE
Give me till tomorrow morning.
LeBEC
All right. We'll be waiting up here in
the hills.
Kate exits.
DISSOLVE INTO:
36. EXT. TRAIL
SOUND OF STORM
MEDIUM SHOT Chester and Duke pulling sled with dog lying on
it - snow falling. CAMERA TRUCKS with them.
CHESTER
And I was going to open a Turkish bath.
DUKE
You had to feed that monster.
37. CLOSE SHOT Duke and Chester. CAMERA TRUCKS.
SOUND OF STORM
CHESTER
And you had to bring me to Alaska to
freeze to death.
DUKE
I wish you'd quit grousin'! You shoulda
worn ear muffs.
CHESTER
What for? My ears fell off an hour ago.
DUKE
When we find that mine, you'll be a rich
man.
CHESTER
Yeah. My hands are frozen - my feet are
frozen - everything's frozen.
DUKE
You'll be sittin' on top of the world.
CHESTER
I told you everything's frozen!
They exit.
DISSOLVE INTO:
38. LONG SHOT Sal driving forward on dogsled. CAMERA PANS. She
exits in f.g.
DOGS BARKING
39. MEDIUM SHOT Duke and Chester coming forward pulling dogsled.
CAMERA TRUCKS BACK with them.
SOUND OF STORM
CHESTER
I'm cold. My nose is like an icicle.
DUKE
Icicle? That's a glacier.
CHESTER
Hey, look!
CAMERA PANS as Chester runs to Kate lying on ground, almost
buried in the snow. Duke follows. They kneel, start
pushing snow off of her.
CHESTER
a pedestrian!
DUKE
Huh! Probably had an AA@ card, huh?
40. MEDIUM SHOT Duke and Chester kneeling and brushing snow off
of Kate. Chester raises Kate's head.
SOUND OF STORM
CHESTER
It's a dame!
DUKE
A dame! You kidding? What would a dame
be doing up here?
CHESTER
Well, it could be Sonja Henie.
DUKE
Lemme see her.
CHESTER
Oh, no, nothin' doin'. I found her.
Kick around and find one for yourself.
41. MEDIUM LONG SHOT Sal coming forward on sled. She stops it,
looks off, then gets down from sled and starts forward.
42. MEDIUM SHOT Duke and Chester kneeling by Kate.
CHESTER
Say, she ain't bad.
DUKE
Is she alive?
Duke leans over to look at Kate. Chester pushes him away.
CHESTER
Come on!
DUKE
Aw!
CHESTER
Come on! It don't make no difference -
she's still mine!
Kate throws her arms about Chester.
CHESTER
(laughs)
She's alive!
DUKE
Well, come on, pick her up.
43. MEDIUM LONG SHOT Sal sneaking forward to Duke and Chester's
sled.
DUKE
(off)
She's frozen.
CHESTER
(off)
Yeah, well, I'd hate to be around when
she thaws out.
44. MEDIUM SHOT Chester, Kate and Duke.
CHESTER
Come on, Goldilocks! Let's get out of
this frappe.
DUKE
You better let me help you.
CHESTER
Okay, but don't enjoy it.
Duke and Chester lift her to her feet.
DUKE
No fuel shortage for us now, huh?
CHESTER
Oh, I've got my little stove right here.
Duke looks off.
DUKE
Woop!
45. MEDIUM SHOT Sal seated on sled.
DUKE
(off)
Look who's here!
46. MEDIUM SHOT Duke, Chester and Kate. Duke and Chester let
Kate fall to the ground.
CHESTER
Hey, what are you doing here?
47. MEDIUM SHOT Sal. CAMERA PANS as she rises, starts forward.
SAL
We had a little date, remember?
48. MEDIUM SHOT Duke and Chester - Kate lying on ground. Sal
enters.
SAL
Nobody stands up Skagway Sal!
DUKE
Oh, you ...
49. CLOSE SHOT Kate looking off at them.
DUKE
(off)
... got me wrong, baby. Who'd want to?
50. MEDIUM SHOT group. Duke puts his arm around Sal.
DUKE
Looks like I got my little stove now,
huh?
51. CLOSE SHOT Kate.
KATE
(groans)
Cabin - over there!
52. MEDIUM SHOT group.
SAL
We'd better get her to the cabin.
Chester lifts Kate to her feet.
DUKE
Yeah. Well, Buster, you put your stove
on the sled and we'll - we'll run along,
eh?
Duke starts away with Sal.
CHESTER
Yeah, but what are you gonna do?
DUKE
Oh, we'd better get over and start - uh
- warming things up, shall we say?
CHESTER
Huh?
DUKE
(sings)
Ho-hum!
Duke and Sal exit.
DISSOLVE INTO:
53. INT. CABIN
MEDIUM SHOT Sal seated on chair - Kate seated on edge of
table.
KATE
And that's how it stands. Either we get
that map off Sperry or those butchers'll
be down in the morning. And that's
liable to be a bit messy.
SAL
Murder?
KATE
I believe that's the word for it.
DISSOLVE INTO:
54. EXT. STREAM
SYNCHRONIZATION STARTS
LONG SHOT Duke and Chester seated on log, fishing from two
holes dug in ice.
55. MEDIUM LONG SHOT Duke and Chester. Duke pulls fish up
through hole in ice.
SYNCHRONIZED
DUKE
Woop, Woop!
(laughs)
This is jolly - jolly! Snug, warm
cabins - congenial companions. Yes,
sir. Oh, doing grand - grand, grand.
56. MEDIUM SHOT Duke and Chester
SYNCHRONIZED
CHESTER
You know, I'd consider Sal showin' up
quite a coincidence if I didn't know how
crazy she was about me.
DUKE
About you, huh?
CHESTER
Can't keep her eyes off me.
DUKE
(laughs)
How come she's always lookin' at me?
CHESTER
Oh, she just wants to see what a bargain
she's gettin'.
DUKE
I didn't notice her gettin' the welcome
mat out for you.
CHESTER
She doesn't have to. I'm already in the
kitchen with my shoes off.
Duke pulls up another fish. Chester takes worm and puts a
little powder on it, then both drop lines back in hole.
DUKE
Woops! Look out! Woops! Woo-hoo!
(laughs)
yes, sir, this is great.
CHESTER
I think my worm has B.O.
DUKE
Couldn't be you.
CHESTER
`Course, I will admit there's something
phoney about that dame. I don't know
what it is, but she just don't seem to
belong up here in Alaska.
57. MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT Duke and Chester.
SYNCHRONIZED
DUKE
Belong? Are you kidding? that shows
how much you know about women.
Duke turns, looks off.
DUKE
Look at her. Could you see that girl
anywhere ...
58. LONG SHOT Sal walking forward from cabin, wearing fur coat.
Her figure Dissolves into Sal clad in sarong.
SYNCHRONIZED
DUKE
(off)
... but Alaska?
59. CLOSEUP Chester reacting. He pounds his hand against his
head, looks again.
SYNCHRONIZED
60. LONG SHOT Sal walking forward, clad in sarong. Her figure
Dissolves back into her fur coat clad figure.
SYNCHRONIZED
61. CLOSEUP Chester.
SYNCHRONIZED
CHESTER
(slight laugh)
Naw, I guess not.
62. MEDIUM LONG SHOT Duke and Chester.
SYNCHRONIZED
DUKE
There, you see what I mean? You don't
know any more about women than you do
about fishing.
CHESTER
No?!
DUKE
No. And you see what the score is,
don't you? Duke, thirteen; Chester,
nothing. You're skunked, old boy.
Duke picks up string of fish.
CHESTER
Yeah, you're using loaded bait.
Besides, when it comes to fishin', you
can't tell how good a guy is until you
know what he's fishin' for.
Sal enters behind them.
SAL
Hi, boys.
SYNCHRONIZATION STOPS
CHESTER
Here's my filet!
DUKE
Warm it. Warm it, honey, right here.
Duke beats log beside him.
63. MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT group.
SAL
McGurk, if you don't mind, I'd like to
be alone with Sperry.
DUKE
Oh.
CHESTER
Will you run over to Peoria and get me a
ham sandwich? Blow - and check with me
in about three years. We may need you
as a bridesmaid.
Fish pulls at Duke's hook. He pulls fish in.
DUKE
Wait, wait, wait, wait a minute. Oho-
ho! Number fourteen just checked in.
Well, if you're a good boy, I'll save
you a few of the heads, huh.
Duke rises and exits.
CHESTER
Yeah, pick one out for yourself!
Chester rises, sits down in Duke's place.
CHESTER
Boy, that guy burns me up. Him and his
fourteen fish. You'd think there was no
romance left. Think all a fella had to
do was sit around and catch one little
fish - one crummy fish.
64. CLOSE SHOT Chester and Sal. She puts her arm around him.
SAL
Come on, let's go for a walk in the
woods.
CHESTER
Oh, just a minute. I've got more
nibbles than I can handle.
End of Reel 3B
Reel 4A
1. EXT. STREAM
CLOSEUP (HIGH ANGLE) fish coming to surface of water in hole
chopped in the ice.
FISH
Hey, Bud, where's your partner?
2. CLOSE SHOT Chester seated on log - Sal standing beside him.
He suddenly reacts.
CHESTER
Oh, he just stepped into the cab--
Huh?
3. CLOSEUP (HIGH ANGLE) fish.
FISH
Just tell him AFifteen@ was here.
He dives down.
4. CLOSE SHOT Chester and Sal. He throws pole down, grabs her.
CONFUSED NOISES
SAL
Com on!
CHESTER
Okay.
5. MEDIUM LONG SHOT Chester and Sal. He rises. She takes his
hand and runs out, leading him.
SAL
Come on!
SYNCHRONIZATION STARTS
DISSOLVE INTO:
6. EXT. SNOWY TRAIL
CLOSE SHOT Sal and Chester walking away from camera -
Chester with his arm around her. CAMERA TRUCKS UP with
them. He glances back over his shoulder, turns, goes on,
then glances back again, turns, goes on, then glances back
for the third time and stops.
SYNCHRONIZED
CHESTER
Aw, come on, folks - quit followin' us,
will ya?
They walk on.
DISSOLVE INTO:
LONG SHOT Chester and Sal coming up hill. CAMERA TRUCKS
BACK with them as they walk forward.
SYNCHRONIZATION STOPS
FEET CRUNCHING ON SNOW
CHESTER
You know, it's funny - us goin' for each
other this way, but then I guess it just
had to be.
SAL
We couldn't help it. We were just
thrown together by Fate.
CHESTER
No, no, you weren't thrown together.
That took planning.
SAL
(laughs)
CHESTER
Oh, what a project!
(clicks tongue)
SAL
Come on, let's sit down.
They sit down on snow bank.
CHESTER
You know, the minute I heard you sing,
it hit me right in the old ticker. It
was goin' pitter-patter, pitter-patter,
then suddenly it started goin' patter-
pitter, patter-pitter.
8. CLOSE SHOT Chester and Sal.
SAL
How's it going now?
CHESTER
I can't tell pitter from patter.
SYNCHRONIZATION STARTS
He jumps at the sound of music, looks all around, then
shrugs.
SAL
(sings)
You wouldn't dare be too bold,
Would you?
And think that my hand was to hold,
Would you?
And you wouldn't play on my sympathy,
Then take advantage of me -
Would you?
Chester takes her hand, puts it to his cheek, reacts to her
glove, takes it off, throws it away, puts here hand to his
cheek again.
9. MEDIUM SHOT Sal and Chester - steam coming up around
Chester.
SYNCHRONIZED
SAL
(sings)
You shouldn't be quite to near,
Should you?
He whispers in her ear.
Or whisper those words in my ear,
Should you?
You can't get romantic,
That you know ...
He slowly starts sinking into snow. He takes handful of
snow, stuffs it into his coat.
10. CLOSEUP Chester sinking down into the snow - Sal tipped in
back to camera. He shakes parka, blows steam away.
SYNCHRONIZED
SAL
(sings)
... takes two.
But darling, ...
11. MEDIUM SHOT Sal and Chester - Chester sunk down in hole in
snow. He waves at her.
SYNCHRONIZED
SAL
(sings)
... if I would -
12. CLOSE SHOT Chester and Sal. He blows steam away.
SYNCHRONIZED
SAL
(sings)
Would you-ou-ou --
13. MEDIUM SHOT Chester and Sal - Chester fanning steam away.
SYNCHRONIZED
SAL
(sings)
-- ou-ou-ou.
Chester pulls himself up out of hole.
CHESTER
(laughs)
Hot snowing.
(laughs)
14. CLOSE SHOT Chester and Sal. Sal tries to embrace him. He
pushes her away.
SYNCHRONIZED
CHESTER
Don't get anxious. We'll get around to
it.
SAL
Didn't anyone ever tell you there'd be
moments like this?
CHESTER
Yeah, my schoolteacher did - just before
we were expelled together.
SAL
Sperry, how long must we wait?
CHESTER
Huh?
SAL
McGurk's map. Suppose he runs off with
it?
CHESTER
Oh, he can't. I've got the other half.
SAL
I worry so. I hope it's in a safe
place.
CHESTER
Oh, don't worry. We're not amateurs,
you know.
SAL
Sperry, where's the map?
CHESTER
There's only one map I want to talk
about - yours! That skin - those lips.
SAL
Where is it!
CHESTER
Those eyes - they're beautiful - and
they match!
SAL
Are you going to tell me or aren't you?
CHESTER
Let's get back to pitter-patter!
She pushes him away angrily, rises.
SAL
Come on. Dinner's ready!
She exits. Chester looks after her, then looks into camera.
CHESTER
Who can eat! Dinner!
(gulps)
He rises.
DISSOLVE INTO:
15. EXT. NEAR CABIN
SYNCHRONIZED
LONG SHOT dogsled enters with McGurk driving and Sperry
riding.
DOGS BARKING
16. MEDIUM SHOT Sperry and McGurk. Sled comes to a stop.
SYNCHRONIZED
McGURK
Whoa! Look at those tracks.
SPERRY
We must be on the right trail. Come on!
McGURK
Mush!
SPERRY
Mush!
They exit.
DISSOLVE INTO:
17. INT. CABIN
SYNCHRONIZATION STOPS
LONG SHOT Duke and Kate seated at table in f.g. - duke
playing solitaire - Chester and Sal at sink in b.g., doing
dishes.
CHESTER
I never thought a woman would get me to
washin' dishes and dryin' `em and likin'
it,...
18. MEDIUM SHOT Chester and Sal.
CHESTER
... but I'm washin' `em and I'm dryin'
`em --
She pats him under the chin.
CHESTER
-- and I'm likin' it.
SAL
Uh - we'll need some water for
tomorrow's coffee. Do you mind?
CHESTER
Do I mind? I might as well get used to
it.
(hums Wedding March)
He puts on hat, takes pail from Sal, picks up coat and
exits.
19. LONG SHOT group. Chester comes forward and exits.
CHESTER
(humming Wedding March)
Sal nods to Kate, who rises.
SYNCHRONIZATION STARTS
KATE
Think I'll get a little fresh air.
Kate picks up coat and exits. CAMERA PANS as Sal comes
forward to Duke.
DUKE
Why did you get rid of chowder head?
20. MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT Duke and Sal.
SYNCHRONIZED
SAL
The map. He wants to steal your half
tonight and run away with me.
DUKE
Who you kiddin'? What map?
(hits table)
He told you where I had it, huh? Fine
pal! That's friendship for you -
loyalty - decency. A man has to sink
pretty low when he'd sell out his best
friend.
SAL
You wouldn't say where his map is, would
you?
DUKE
You're darn right I wouldn't. It can
stay in his undershirt until it rots and
that shouldn't take long, either. And I
trusted him!
Duke rises, goes behind chair. Sal moves over to him.
21. CLOSE SHOT Duke and Sal.
SYNCHRONIZED
SAL
When do we leave?
DUKE
Huh?
SAL
Can we get it tonight?
DUKE
Look, honey, you've been blowin' hot and
cold all through this deal. How come
all of a sudden I'm your boy?
SAL
I'm particular what type man I share a
gold mine with.
He puts his arms around her, kisses her.
DUKE
Is that the type?
SAL
That'll do.
DUKE
Just some of my lighter stuff.
22. CLOSEUP Sal; Duke tipped in back to camera.
SYNCHRONIZED
SAL
Darling, promise me something. Go back
to Frisco and give yourself up.
DUKE
What?
SAL
We'll fight it together - get the best
lawyers. Maybe they won't hang you.
23. CLOSEUP Duke; Sal tipped in back to camera.
SYNCHRONIZED
DUKE
Honey, I gotta little T.L. for you. I'm
not McGurk. It was all an act. We
found the map on the boat. My name's
Johnson -Duke Johnson.
24. CLOSEUP Sal; Duke tipped in back to camera.
SYNCHRONIZED
SAL
I knew it! I knew I couldn't love a
murderer.
25. CLOSEUP Duke; Sal tipped in back to camera.
SYNCHRONIZATION STOPS
SAL
It's that other one - that Sperry - he's
the killer.
DUKE
Oh, a despicable character!
SAL
Those weak eyes - that shifty chin!
DUKE
Of course. a definite criminal type,
but don't you worry - we'll take care of
him and his map.
SAL
But it isn't his map. It's mine.
26. CLOSEUP Sal; Duke tipped in back to camera.
SAL
It was my father's and now it's mine -
yours and mine. I mean the mine.
Understand?
27. MEDIUM SHOT Duke and Sal. He puts his hands on her
shoulders. CAMERA PANS as he pushes her back.
DUKE
I think the trip was a little too much
for you. Now don't you worry about a
thing. I'll get the map tomorrow and
we'll boat it.
She sits down on chair.
SAL
But there's no time! They'll kill you -
Larson and those butchers! They're up
in the hills.
DUKE
Get some shut-eye. It'll fix you up.
DOOR OPENS - OFF
28. MEDIUM SHOT Kate coming in door. CAMERA PANS with her to
Sal and Duke.
DUKE
(off)
I think this gal is crackin' up.
(on)
Put her to bed and see she gets some
rest. I'll go case the killer.
Duke exits. Sal rises.
SAL
But Duke!
KATE
Hey, what's going on?
SAL
He's not McGurk and I'm not going
through with it - not now. I'm in love
with him.
KATE
You little fool! You know those thugs
are in the hills. If you love him,
you've got to go through with it.
SAL
But he's not McGurk! They can't kill
him.
KATE
The only way you can save him is to get
up to Ace Larson - and you'll never get
out of here without that map! Well,
what do you say?
SAL
We'll get it tonight when they're
asleep.
DISSOLVE INTO:
29. LONG SHOT Chester asleep on floor by fireplace - Sal and
Kate on bed in b.g. - Duke stoking fireplace.
SYNCHRONIZATION STARTS
DUKE
(sings)
Welcome to my dream,
And you are you?
Will you be here long,
Or just passin' through?
Brush off ...
Chester sits up, looks at Duke, puts parka over his head and
lies down again. Duke looks at --
30. MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT (HIGH ANGLE) Sal and Kate.
SYNCHRONIZED
DUKE
(sings - off)
... that stardust.
31. LONG SHOT group. Duke crosses to chair, gets jacket, puts
it on.
SYNCHRONIZED
DUKE
(sings)
Where have you been?
Don't tell me your rainbow
Was late gettin' in?
CAMERA PANS as he comes forward to table, gets gunbelt,
mittens and fur coat - PANS as he crosses to
Chester, lies down beside him and covers himself
with coat.
DUKE
(sings)
Welcome to my dream.
It now seems real
You're what it needed
To make it ideal.
(hums)
CAMERA TRUCKS UP to them. Chester tugs at coat. Duke
reacts, pulls it back.
DUKE
(stops humming)
they do tug-of-war. Duke hits Chester. Chester sits up,
looks at him, then settles down again.
DISSOLVE INTO:
32. MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT (HIGH ANGLE) Sal and Kate. Kate awakens,
sits up, nudges Sal. Sal awakens. Kate nods in
direction of boys. Sal rises and exits.
SYNCHRONIZED
33. MEDIUM SHOT Duke and Chester asleep on floor. Sal enters,
crawling on hands and knees, reaches into
Chester's coat. He suddenly awakens, grabs her
hand.
SYNCHRONIZED
CHESTER
Did you lose something?
She smiles, shakes her head. Duke stirs. She hurriedly
exits. Chester looks after her, reacts, then lies down
again.
DUKE
(sighs)
34. MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT Kate sitting up on bed - Sal entering.
She sits down, shakes her head. They lie down.
SYNCHRONIZED
DISSOLVE INTO:
35. EXT. CABIN
SYNCHRONIZED
LONG SHOT bear coming forward towards door of cabin.
36. INT. CABIN
SYNCHRONIZED
MEDIUM LONG SHOT Duke and Chester asleep on floor in f.g.
Door in b.g. opens. Bear enters.
SYNCHRONIZED
THUD OF PAW AGAINST DOOR
36a. MEDIUM SHOT Duke and Chester lying in f.g. - bear coming
forward. CAMERA PANS as bear crosses around beside Chester,
stops and sniffs him.
SYNCHRONIZED
37. LONG SHOT bear beside Duke and Chester - Sal and Kate asleep
in bed in b.g.
SYNCHRONIZED
38. MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT Duke, Chester and bear. Bear lies down
beside Chester.
SYNCHRONIZED
39. CLOSE SHOT (HIGH ANGLE) Chester and bear.
SYNCHRONIZED
BEAR PANTING
Chester awakens, yawns, raises up, sees bear, thinks it's
Sal, starts petting it.
CHESTER
(yawns, then whispers)
Is that you , honey? Quiet. Don't say
a word. I'll do all the talking.
Honey, you're puffin'. You didn't have
to run over here.
40. CLOSEUP Chester; bear tipped in.
SYNCHRONIZED
CHESTER
Ah, things are gonna be different after
we're married. I'm gonna do things for
you - big things. I'm gonna buy you
real furs. You won't have to wear this
cheap imitation. And I'm gonna buy you
a home of your own. No more sleepin' on
cold floors.
41. CLOSEUP Bear. It sneezes.
SYNCHRONIZED
BEAR SNEEZES
42. CLOSEUP Chester's hand and bear's paw as he feels the bears
claws.
SYNCHRONIZED
CHESTER
(off)
Ah, they'll go so well with those long
nails of yours.
(sighs)
43. CLOSEUP Chester; bear tipped in. Chester suddenly reacts.
SYNCHRONIZED
INS. CLOSEUP Chester's hand feeling bear's paw.
SYNCHRONIZED
44. CLOSEUP Chester; bear tipped.
SYNCHRONIZED
CHESTER
Honey, you've been working too hard!
Chester lays his head against bear.
45. CLOSE SHOT Sal kneeling down into scene.
SYNCHRONIZED
SAL
Sperry, are you awake?
46. CLOSEUP Chester; bear partly on. Chester lifts his head
without opening his eyes.
SYNCHRONIZED
CHESTER
(whispers)
Of course I'm awake.
47. CLOSE SHOT Sal.
SYNCHRONIZED
SAL
Who's that with you?
48. CLOSEUP Chester; bear partly on.
SYNCHRONIZED
CHESTER
Who do you think? It's you!
(laughs)
He suddenly reacts, looks down and sees --
49. CLOSEUP (HIGH ANGLE) bear's face.
SYNCHRONIZED
BEAR GROWLS
50. CLOSEUP Chester reacting.
SYNCHRONIZED
CHESTER
(gulps)
It's - it's a bear. Now keep calm.
That's all right - just keep calm.
We'll have -
(laughs)
HELP!
51. CLOSE SHOT Sal reacting. She starts to rise hurriedly.
SYNCHRONIZED
End of Reel 4A
Reel 4B
1. INT. CABIN
SYNCHRONIZED
MEDIUM SHOT (HIGH ANGLE) Duke and Chester on floor - bear
tipped in, lying beside Chester. Duke sits up.
DUKE
Who's your girl friend, Junior?
CHESTER
It's a bear! Come on - do something!
DUKE
The things you bring home! Who do you
think I am - Daniel Boone?
CHESTER
Come on!
DUKE
Looks like we've got another mouth to
feed.
CHESTER
Yeah, and it looks like I'm on the menu!
Get my arm out of here. Let's go.
DUKE
Well, she likes affection maybe.
CHESTER
Huh?
DUKE
Keep it up or we'll both be bear bait.
Chester pets bear.
CHESTER
Yeah.
(laughs)
DUKE
Pour it on, son. Make her know it.
2. CLOSEUP Chester petting bear.
SYNCHRONIZED
CHESTER
Oh, we'll be so happy together.
(laughs)
I can just see us now - romping around
Yellowstone Park together. And we'll go
and live with your folks.
3. CLOSEUP (HIGH ANGLE) bear.
SYNCHRONIZED
BEAR GROWLS
4. CLOSEUP Chester.
SYNCHRONIZED
CHESTER
All right - with my folks! We'll rent a
little cave and we'll raise a family. A
boy for you and a bear for me.
5. MEDIUM SHOT (HIGH ANGLE) Chester and Duke.
SYNCHRONIZED
CHESTER
HELP!
Duke looks off, reacts.
DUKE
Oh, we're cooked! Here's the house
detective!
6. CLOSE SHOT papa bear walking in through doorway on his hind
legs.
SYNCHRONIZED
7. LONG SHOT Chester and Duke on floor beside bear in f.g.
Papa bear enters in b.g., comes forward to other bear.
SYNCHRONIZED
8. MEDIUM SHOT two bears. Mama bear rises and both start out.
SYNCHRONIZED
9. MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT mama bear going out door. Papa bear
enters from f.g.
SYNCHRONIZED
10. CLOSE SHOT Chester and Duke staring off at them.
SYNCHRONIZED
11. CLOSEUP papa bear in doorway. He turns, looks back.
BEAR
A fine thing! A fish they let talk, and
me - they won't give one stinking line!
12. CLOSE SHOT Chester and Duke reacting.
SYNCHRONIZED
13. EXT. NEAR CABIN
SYNCHRONIZED
LONG SHOT dogsled enters with Sal and Kate seated in sled -
LeBec driving.
DOGS BARKING
LeBEC
Whoa!
14. MEDIUM SHOT Sal, Kate and LeBec.
SYNCHRONIZED
DOGS BARKING - WHINING - OFF
Sled comes to a stop.
LeBEC
Whoa!
SAL
I hope he'll understand.
KATE
Aw, quit worrying about it. Come on,
LeBec, let's go.
LeBEC
Mush!
CRACK OF WHIP
Sled exits.
DISSOLVE INTO:
15. INT. CABIN
SYNCHRONIZED
CLOSE SHOT (HIGH ANGLE) Chester and Duke asleep on floor.
CAMERA TRUCKS SLOWLY UP to Chester, revealing his
shirt torn open at neck.
16. MEDIUM LONG SHOT door opens. Sperry enters, followed by
McGurk. CAMERA TRUCKS BACK as they come forward
to Duke and Chester asleep on floor. McGurk kicks
Duke's feet.
SYNCHRONIZED
SOUND OF KICK
DUKE
Come on, kids, cut it out!
Sperry kicks Chester's feet.
SOUND OF KICK
CHESTER
Yeah, fix our breakfast, dollface.
We'll see you later.
Sperry kicks Chester's feet and McGurk kicks Duke's.
SOUND OF KICKS
17. CLOSE SHOT (HIGH ANGLE) Chester and Duke. they sit up.
SYNCHRONIZED
BOTH
Come on, girls, will you.
They lie back down, then sit up again quickly, looking off
and reacting.
CONFUSED NOISES
CHESTER
(laughs)
Hi, fellas!
18. CLOSE SHOT (LOW ANGLE) Sperry and McGurk holding guns.
SYNCHRONIZED
SPERRY
I'll give you three seconds. Where's
that map?
SYNCHRONIZATION STOPS
19. CLOSE SHOT Duke and Chester.
DUKE
The map? Oh - oh, the map!
McGURK
(off)
Yeah, the map!
DUKE
Well, don't worry. We - We've got it.
CHESTER
Yeah, we've got it. It's in his cap and
it's in my --
Chester touches his shirt, reacts as he finds it cut and map
is gone, looks off at --
20. MEDIUM SHOT empty bed.
21. CLOSE SHOT Duke and Chester reacting.
22. CLOSE SHOT (LOW ANGLE) Sperry and McGurk.
SPERRY
Let me see that map!
23. CLOSE SHOT Duke and Chester. Duke tosses cap out of scene.
24. CLOSE SHOT (LOW ANGLE) Sperry and McGurk. Sperry catches
cap, rips open the lining.
INS. CLOSEUP Sperry's hands as they bring folded newspaper
out of cap, open it up.
RATTLE OF PAPER
25. CLOSE SHOT (LOW ANGLE) Sperry and McGurk. Sperry throws
paper away.
McGURK
Okay, this is it!
26. CLOSES SHOT Chester and Duke.
CHESTER
Oh, now wait a minute, fellas! We'll
get the map for you.
DUKE
Sure.
McGURK
(off)
Where is it?
DUKE
Well, it's in the -
(stutters)
CHESTER
It's
DUKE
It's in the bear's mouth!
CHESTER
Yeah.
SPERRY
(off)
Come on, get it, and be quick about it!
They get to their knees, grab edge of rug.
27. LONG SHOT group. Chester and Duke pull rug. Sperry and
McGurk fall to floor. Duke and Chester leap on them and
fight starts.
CONFUSED VOICES
SPERRY
(yells)
NOISE OF FIGHT
DISSOLVE INTO:
28. EXT. MOUNTAINS
VERY LONG SHOT dogsled entering, with Chester driving and
Duke seated on sled with dog in front of him.
DOGS BARKING
29. MEDIUM SHOT Chester, Duke and dog. CAMERA TRUCKS with sled.
DUKE
Smart guys, us! We're a couple of
pigeons!
CHESTER
Yeah, a dame his us twice with those big
moose eyes and right away we start
givin' away gold mines!
DUKE
If we ever get that map back, I'm
brushing dames off forever.
CHESTER
Oh, they're poison. they run their
fingers through your hair, play with
your ear, roll you, clip you, then they
throw you in the gutter. And you know
what' s worse than that?
DUKE
What?
CHESTER
I love it!
They exit.
DISSOLVE INTO:
30. INT. CABIN
SYNCHRONIZATION STARTS
MEDIUM LONG SHOT Sperry and McGurk lying on floor, bound
with ropes.
McGURK
Next time we shoot first!
SPERRY
Yeah, and ask questions afterwards!
Sperry frees himself, starts untying McGurk.
McGURK
Oh, those guys are green. They won't
get far.
SPERRY
But they took our dogs.
McGURK
Those ain't the only dogs in Alaska.
We'll find some.
They rise and exit.
DISSOLVE INTO:
31. EXT. PROSPECTORS' CAMP
SYNCHRONIZED
MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT McGurk enters followed by Sperry. They
stop, peer around boulder.
McGURK
A couple of prospectors.
SPERRY
Yeah.
They start to exit.
32. LONG SHOT two prospectors kneeling by camp fire - dogsled
nearby. McGurk and Sperry enter with drawn guns.
SYNCHRONIZED
McGURK
Reach!
Men rise, put their hands up. McGurk disarms them, crosses
to sled.
DOGS BARK
McGURK
Mush!
Sperry drops down on sled as McGurk drives it forward past
him and they exit in f.g.
DOGS BARK
33. EXT. TRAIL
SYNCHRONIZED
MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT McGurk driving and Sperry seated in sled.
SPERRY
They got a good start.
McGURK
We'll catch `em!
DISSOLVE INTO:
34. EXT. MOUNTAINS
SYNCHRONIZED
LONG SHOT Duke and dog riding on sled - Chester pushing it.
Scene of Benchley Irises in at corner of screen.
SYNCHRONIZED
BENCHLEY
Did you ever stop to think of one of
those dog teams? The lead dog is the
only dog that ever gets a change of
scenery.
Benchley's scene Irises Out.
35. MEDIUM SHOT Chester, Duke and dog. CAMERA TRUCKS with sled.
SYNCHRONIZED
CHESTER
Care for another pillow?
DUKE
No, I'm fairly comfortable.
CHESTER
Yes.
DUKE
Mind the bumps like a good fellow, eh?
CHESTER
Hmm!
36. LONG SHOT dogsled coming up include with Sperry seated in it
and McGurk driving.
SYNCHRONIZED
DOGS BARKING
37. MEDIUM SHOT Sperry and McGurk
SYNCHRONIZED
DOGS BARKING - OFF
SPERRY
Whoa!
Sled comes to a stop. They look off.
38. VERY LONG SHOT (HIGH ANGLE) Chester driving sled - Duke and
dog riding on it.
SYNCHRONIZED
McGURK
(off)
There they are.
39. MEDIUM SHOT Sperry and McGurk. Sperry draws gun and fires
off.
SYNCHRONIZED
SHOT
40. MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT Duke and dog seated in sled - Chester
pushing it. They react, look around.
SYNCHRONIZED
SHOTS - OFF
DUKE
What was that?
CHESTER
Moose hunting.
41. LONG SHOT Sperry and McGurk at top of slope. They exit.
SYNCHRONIZED
DOGS BARKING
42. MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT Duke, Chester and dog. CAMERA TRUCKS with
sled.
SYNCHRONIZED
DOGS BARKING - OFF
DUKE
Mush! Mush!
CHESTER
Mush! I'm dying and you want to eat!
43. LONG SHOT dogsled coming forward - Duke and dog riding -
Chester driving.
SYNCHRONIZED
DUKE
Go ahead!
44. MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT Duke, Chester and dog. Chester leaps onto
rear runners of sled. CAMERA TRUCKS.
SYNCHRONIZED
DUKE
Come on, boy!
CHESTER
Oh, boy, free wheeling! Why didn't I
think of this before?!
45. VERY LONG SHOT Duke's sled coming forward. Scene of
Benchley Irises In at corner of screen.
SYNCHRONIZED
BENCHLEY
Exciting, isn't it! Now if Hope and
Crosby are caught, they'll be killed -
...
46. VERY LONG SHOT (HIGH ANGLE) Duke's sled racing to b.g.
towards cliff - Benchley's scene still in corner
of scene.
SYNCHRONIZED
BENCHLEY
... - they won't be able to tell any
more of those jokes -- !
47. MEDIUM LONG SHOT sled coming forward with McGurk driving and
Sperry riding in it - Benchley's scene still in
corner of screen. Benchley turns, waves his arm.
CAMERA PANS with sled. Benchley's scene Irises
Out.
SYNCHRONIZED
BENCHLEY
Come on - mush! Mush!
DOGS BARKING
48. MEDIUM LONG SHOT sled enters with Chester, Duke and dog, and
stops at foot of cliffs.
SYNCHRONIZED
CHESTER
Whoa!
DUKE
Here!
CHESTER
What is this - Alcatraz?
Duke and Chester get off of sled.
DUKE
Come on, Buster, let's hit for the
rocks. It's our only chance.
CHESTER
Hey, they'll find us!
DOGS BARKING - OFF
DUKE
Well, it's either us or them!
CHESTER
My money's on them!
DUKE
I'll take this rope - we may need it.
(to dog)
Don't do anything still you hear from
me.
CAMERA PANS with Duke and Chester as they run to cliffs.
CHESTER
We'll hang ourselves.
50. LONG SHOT Sperry and McGurk's sled racing towards cliffs.
SYNCHRONIZED
DOGS BARKING
51. MEDIUM LONG SHOT Duke's sled with dog seated on it. Dogsled
enters with Sperry seated and McGurk driving.
SYNCHRONIZED
DOGS BARKING
They pull up alongside Duke's sled, get off and run towards
cliffs.
52. EXT. CLIFFS
SYNCHRONIZED
LONG SHOT (HIGH ANGLE) Chester and Duke going along narrow
ledge.
53. MEDIUM SHOT Chester and Duke walking along narrow ledge.
Chester stumbles, almost falls. Duke helps him up. Chester
looks down over precipice.
SYNCHRONIZED
54. VERY LONG SHOT shooting straight down precipice.
SYNCHRONIZED
55. MEDIUM SHOT Chester and Duke moving along ledge. CAMERA
TRUCKS with them.
SYNCHRONIZED
CHESTER
Nice place to throw the Grand Canyon!
DUKE
All this ice and no gingerale!
Chester falls, pulling Duke down with him.
SNOW CRUNCHING
DUKE
Oh! Stay up - You'll get a draw.
CHESTER
You all right?
They rise.
DUKE
Uh-huh. Well, we gotta get out of here
some way - either up or down.
CHESTER
Oh, it ain't down! Let's go right down
the middle.
DUKE
Yeah.
They start out.
56. MEDIUM SHOT Chester enters from f.g., followed by Duke.
They reach dead end.
SYNCHRONIZED
CHESTER
Oh-oh! Look - dead end!
DUKE
Just our luck - a one-way mountain!
What do we do now?
CHESTER
Well, use the rope. There must be some
reason for it.
DUKE
Oh, yeah. It might catch on a tree,
huh?
CHESTER
Yeah.
57. MEDIUM LONG SHOT Sperry entering from f.g. McGurk enters
after him. They cross to edge of cliff.
SYNCHRONIZED
SPERRY
They gotta be here somewhere!
58. MEDIUM SHOT Duke and Chester on ledge. Duke tosses end of
rope up cliff.
SYNCHRONIZED
DUKE
Here goes. One in a million.
CHESTER
Throw a nail up, too.
59. MEDIUM LONG SHOT Sperry and McGurk at edge of cliff. Rope
flies in, lands behind them. They turn, start
forward. McGurk steps into noose on end of rope.
Rope is yanked and he falls. Sperry falls on him,
trying to hold him.
SYNCHRONIZED
McGURK
Oh! Hey! Help!
60. MEDIUM SHOT Duke and Chester on ledge.
SYNCHRONIZED
DUKE
We made it!
CHESTER
Boy, one in a million!
Rock falls into scene, hits Chester on the head. He doesn't
bat an eye. Duke pats Chester's head.
THUD
DUKE
One in a million!
CHESTER
Yeah.
DUKE
Come on, it's solid - Let's go.
CHESTER
Yeah.
61. MEDIUM LONG SHOT Duke and Chester. Chester starts to climb
up rope.
SYNCHRONIZED
CHESTER
Woop!
62. MEDIUM LONG SHOT Sperry and McGurk lying on ground - Sperry
hanging onto McGurk as McGurk is slowly drawn towards cliff
edge.
SYNCHRONIZED
McGURK
(grunting)
SPERRY
Hold on!
63. MEDIUM LONG SHOT Chester climbing up rope. Duke enters
below him.
SYNCHRONIZED
CHESTER
Oh, boy!
DUKE
Oh, way, you got a match?
CHESTER
Yeah, I got --
Chester lets go of rope with one hand, starts to slip, grabs
rope again.
CHESTER
Ohhh! What's the matter - are you
crazy or something?! Match! Rub your
head against the rocks!
64. MEDIUM SHOT Sperry and McGurk on ground - Sperry hanging
onto tree stump with one hand and holding McGurk
with the other.
BOTH
(grunting)
65. MEDIUM LONG SHOT (HIGH ANGLE) Sperry and McGurk lying in
f.g. Chester and Duke appear above edge of cliff
in b.g., hanging onto rope.
SYNCHRONIZED
CHESTER
All out - top floor!
66. CLOSE SHOT Chester and Duke. They look off, react.
SYNCHRONIZED
CHESTER
Going down!
67. MEDIUM SHOT Sperry and McGurk.
SYNCHRONIZED
McGURK
I'm slipping!
SPERRY
Untie your boot.
McGurk reaches down toward his foot.
68. MEDIUM LONG SHOT Sperry and McGurk - Chester and Duke on
rope at edge of cliff. Chester lashes out towards
McGurk's foot with his knife.
SYNCHRONIZED
CHESTER
You touch that boot and I'll cut your
hand off!
INS. CLOSEUP (HIGH ANGLE) rope as knife enters and almost
severs it.
SYNCHRONIZED
69. CLOSE SHOT Chester and Duke.
SYNCHRONIZED
CHESTER
Boy, that'll hold `em!
INS. CLOSEUP (HIGH ANGLE) rope starting to pull apart.
SYNCHRONIZED
70. CLOSE SHOT Chester and Duke.
SYNCHRONIZE
CHESTER
We could've been killed!
Rope breaks and they drop down out of scene.
71. MEDIUM LONG SHOT Duke and Chester fall into scene and land
on ledge.
SYNCHRONIZED
SNOW CRUNCHING
72. MEDIUM LONG SHOT Sperry and McGurk. They rise, start to run
out.
SYNCHRONIZED
73. MEDIUM LONG SHOT Duke and Chester on ledge. Duke sits up.
SYNCHRONIZED
CHESTER
Hey, am I dead?
DUKE
I can't tell - you always look that way.
Come on!
They rise, hurry forward.
74. LONG SHOT Sperry and McGurk climbing down steep slope.
SYNCHRONIZED
75. LONG SHOT (LOW ANGLE) Duke runs in along ledge, followed by
Chester. They look off, react, press themselves against
cliff.
SYNCHRONIZED
CHESTER
Ssssh!
76. LONG SHOT Sperry and McGurk crawling down steep slope.
SYNCHRONIZED
77. CLOSE SHOT Chester and Duke peeking off at them.
SYNCHRONIZED
DUKE
Ssssh!
CHESTER
Ssssh!
(hiccups)
78. MEDIUM LONG SHOT (LOW ANGLE) snowy peak as chunk of snow
breaks off.
SYNCHRONIZED
79. CLOSE SHOT Duke and Chester. Snow falls on Chester.
SYNCHRONIZED
DUKE
Ssssh! One little sound starts a whole
avalanche!
CHESTER
(hiccups)
80. MEDIUM LONG SHOT (LOW ANGLE) snowy peak as another chunk of
snow breaks off.
SYNCHRONIZED
81. CLOSE SHOT Chester and Duke. Snow falls on them.
SYNCHRONIZED
DUKE
Ssssh!
CHESTER
I should have worn my derby!
DUKE
You want `em to hear us? Hiccup the
other way!
CHESTER
That's the only way I know how.
(hiccups)
Snow falls on them.
DUKE
Hold it! Suppress it somehow!
CHESTER
Well, frighten me.
DUKE
I can't - I haven't got a mirror.
CHESTER
Well, sing something!
DUKE
Huh?!
CHESTER
(hiccups)
82. MEDIUM LONG SHOT (LOW ANGLE) snowy peak as large chunk
breaks off.
SYNCHRONIZED
83. MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT Duke and Chester. More snow falls on
them.
SYNCHRONIZED
DUKE
You know it's crackin' up? One little
sound starts an avalanche!
CHESTER
Yeah, well, don't worry - I'm okay now.
Chester starts to hiccup again, grabs himself.
DUKE
Concentrate! Count! Count to twenty.
CHESTER
I can't - I've got my mittens on.
DUKE
Come on - count!
84. CLOSE SHOT Chester and Duke.
SYNCHRONIZED
CHESTER
Five, ten, fifteen -
(hiccups)
RUMBLING NOISE - OFF
Snow falls on them.
85. LONG SHOT Sperry entering around corner of cliff. McGurk
enters behind him.
SYNCHRONIZED
86. CLOSE SHOT Chester and Duke looking off. They duck back.
SYNCHRONIZED
CHESTER
What now?
DUKE
I think one more'll do it.
87. MEDIUM LONG SHOT (LOW ANGLE) snowy peak with chunks of snow
gone.
SYNCHRONIZED
DUKE
(off)
Let's see you come up with something
now.
88. MEDIUM SHOT Sperry and McGurk creeping forward with drawn
knives.
SYNCHRONIZED
89. CLOSE SHOT Chester and Duke.
SYNCHRONIZED
DUKE
Ready, aim, fire!
Chester tries to hiccup and can't.
CHESTER
I can't! I'm outta gas!
DUKE
Well, think of something - somebody.
CHESTER
Who?
DUKE
W. C. Fields.
CHESTER
(hiccups loudly)
90. MEDIUM SHOT Sperry and McGurk creeping forward with drawn
knives. They look up.
SYNCHRONIZED
RUMBLING NOISE - OFF
91. MEDIUM SHOT avalanche starting.
SYNCHRONIZED
RUMBLING NOISE
92. LONG SHOT Chester and Duke - Sperry and McGurk in b.g.
Sperry and McGurk dash to cliff to take shelter. Duke and
Chester run out just as avalanche drops from above and
buries Sperry and McGurk.
SYNCHRONIZED
RUMBLING NOISE - OFF
SOUND OF AVALANCHE
93. MEDIUM LONG SHOT Duke and Chester enter from cliffs. CAMERA
PANS as they run to dog seated on sled.
SYNCHRONIZED
DOGS BARKING - OFF
DUKE
Now for Dawson City and those dames!
CHESTER
Dames! We'll be lucky if we get to
Dawson City!
Chester starts to sit down on sled. Duke stops him.
DUKE
Hey, just a minute! I'm the navigator.
CHESTER
What - again?!
DUKE
Come on.
Duke sits down on sled.
CHESTER
Mush!
94. LONG SHOT (HIGH ANGLE) Sperry and McGurk cowering against
cliff in snow - avalanche still falling.
SYNCHRONIZED
SOUND OF AVALANCHE
95. EXT. MOUNTAIN
SYNCHRONIZED
VERY LONG SHOT (HIGH ANGLE) dogsled coming forward with Duke
and dog riding and Chester driving.
DOGS BARKING
96. EXT. CLIFFS
SYNCHRONIZED
MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT Sperry and McGurk struggling up out of the
snow.
SYNCHRONIZED
SPERRY
(grunting)
McGURK
Come on!
McGurk exits.
DISSOLVE INTO:
97. INT. ACE'S OFFICE
SYNCHRONIZED
MEDIUM LONG SHOT Sal standing in front of desk - Ace seated
behind it - LeBec standing in b.g. - Kate seated in chair in
f.g.
SYNCHRONIZATION STOPS
ACE
Well, mistakes happen, but that can be
remedied. I'll send a couple of the
boys back to the cabin and they - uh -
can explain things to Sperry and McGurk.
SAL
But I told you they're not Sperry and
McGurk!
Ace rises.
ACE
Well, whoever they are. You wait here.
Kate rises. Ace crosses to door, opens it and exits.
DISSOLVE INTO:
98. INT. LAST CHANCE SALOON
MEDIUM SHOT Ace and men at bar - general activity in b.g.
MUSIC - OFF
CONFUSED VOICES
ACE
And I don't want any slip-up!
MAN
How do we spot `em?
ACE
You can't miss. Kate tells me wherever
they go they travel with a big, shaggy
dog. Drink up. Keep your eyes open.
They may be on their way up here now.
99. EXT. STREET
LONG SHOT dogsled coming up street with Duke and dog riding
and Chester pushing - general activity of people on street.
MUSIC - OFF
DOGS BARKING
100. MEDIUM LONG SHOT Duke, Chester and dog coming forward.
CAMERA PANS with sled.
MUSIC - OFF
DOGS BARKING
DUKE & CHESTER
Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Mush! Mush!
Chester stops it in front to saloon.
CHESTER
Whoa, you dogs! Okay, gas up, kids.
DUKE
Oh, very tiring trip!
CHESTER
Did that speed bother you?
DUKE
I should have had you on the other end
of the sled.
CHESTER
(to dog)
Come on, Curly.
Dog gets out of the sled. CAMERA PANS as all go up steps of
saloon.
DUKE
Where you going with that fleabag? We
got trouble enough. Stake her out
there.
CHESTER
Don't want her, huh?
DUKE
Put her over here.
CAMERA PANS as Chester leads dog to post and ties him up.
CHESTER
Wait for us here, Fuzz. And if you see
anything in slacks, bark twice and I'll
join you. Don't forget - be fair!
Duke opens door and exits into saloon, followed by Chester.
DOOR OPENS
101. INT. SALOON
MEDIUM SHOT swinging doors open. Duke and Chester enter,
step forward, stop in f.g.
MUSIC - CONFUSED VOICES - OFF
DUKE
We act tough, see? Mosey over to the
bar and ask a few questions.
CHESTER
Why, shore.
102. LONG SHOT Duke and Chester; people on. CAMERA PANS with
them as they cross to Ace and men at bar, including girls
dancing on stage in b.g.
MUSIC - OFF
CONFUSED VOICES - NOISES - LAUGHTER
103. CLOSE SHOT Ace looking off and reacting as he sees Duke and
Chester - men on.
MUSIC - CONFUSED VOICES - NOISES - LAUGHTER - OFF
ACE
(to men)
Couple of strangers in town!
MUSIC STOPS - OFF
104. MEDIUM SHOT Ace, Duke and Chester; general activity in b.g.
CONFUSED VOICES - APPLAUSE
ACE
Hello, boys. You new in town?
DUKE & CHESTER
Yeah.
ACE
Join me in a drink?
DUKE
Don't mind if we do.
ACE
What'll you have?
DUKE
Oh, a couple of fingers of rotgut!
Chester reacts.
ACE
What's yours?
CHESTER
I'll take a lemonade.
Duke nudges Chester.
(tough voice)
In a dirty glass!
MUSIC STARTS - OFF
DUKE
What's all the celebration here?
ACE
A posse. There's going to be a little
hanging.
DUKE
A little hangin', huh? Well, what do
you know.
CHESTER
Hanging, huh? Well, that's noose to me!
DUKE & CHESTER
(laugh)
CHESTER
That's noose! I made a joke!
DUKE
Yeah.
DUKE & CHESTER
(laugh)
Chester and Duke react to Ace's Adeadpan@ face and stop
laughing.
CHESTER
We're killin' `em here.
DUKE
Or vice versa. Hangin', huh? Sounds
gay.
Bartender enters from f.g. with drinks.
CHESTER
Yeah, sure does. Happy huntin',
partner.
DUKE
Who you stringin' up?
Duke and Chester start to drink.
ACE
A couple of fellows who call themselves
Sperry and McGurk.
Duke and Chester choke on drinks.
DUKE & CHESTER
(choke)
End of Reel 4B
Reel 5A
1. INT. SALOON
CLOSEUP Ace; men in b.g.
PLAYER PIANO - CONFUSED VOICES - OFF
ACE
You don't happen to know them, do you?
2. CLOSE SHOT Chester and Duke; general activity in b.g.
PLAYER PIANO - CONFUSED VOICES
CHESTER
Oh, no, no. that is, I know Sperry when
I see McGurk - I mean - I know McGurk
when -- Never heard of `em.
3. CLOSEUP Ace; men in b.g.
PLAYER PIANO - CONFUSED VOICES - OFF
ACE
Why don't you join us?
4. MEDIUM SHOT Chester, Duke and Ace; general activity in b.g.
PLAYER PIANO - CONFUSED VOICES
DUKE
Well, we'd love to, thanks, but it's
gettin' a little late.
CHESTER
Yeah, got a little ironin' to do!
Chester starts away.
ACE
Hey, you!
Chester turns back. CAMERA TRUCKS UP to group.
ACE
It's going to be a lovely hangin', boys,
and I have an idea you ought to be
there.
DUKE
Well, now, lookie here, stranger, how
you gonna hang these fellows? You don't
even seem to know them.
CHESTER
Yeah, how about that?
ACE
We'll know `em when we see `em. You
see, they always travel with a big,
shaggy dog.
CHESTER
Well, I - uh --
DUKE
I --
BOTH
I-yi-yi-yi-yi!
DUKE
a big, shaggy dog, huh?
ACE
Yeah.
5. MEDIUM SHOT dog coming in through swinging doors. He stops,
looks around, then comes forward and exits.
PLAYER PIANO - CONFUSED VOICES - LAUGHTER - OFF
6. MEDIUM LONG SHOT Duke, Chester and Ace; general activity in
b.g.
PLAYER PIANO - CONFUSED VOICES
ACE
The minute we see that dog, we string
`em up!
Duke and Chester react.
CHESTER
The minute you see the dog --
DUKE
-- you're gonna string `em up, eh?
CHESTER
(laughs)
7. CLOSE SHOT Chester and Duke; general activity in b.g.
Chester picks up sandwich.
CHESTER
Sounds like a cinch!
DUKE
Sure. So all you gotta do is find a
big, shaggy dog. Alaska's full of them
big, shaggy dogs.
CHESTER
(laughs)
Chester drops hand behind counter, then brings it up, reacts
as he sees huge bite has been taken out of sandwich.
DUKE
a dime a dozen around here, them big ...
8. MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT dog seated on floor by Chester's feet -
Chester's hand reaching down into scene. Chester feels
dog's fur, then nudges Duke.
DUKE
(off)
... shaggy boys.
CHESTER
(off)
All you have to do is ...
9. MEDIUM SHOT Chester, Duke and Ace; general activity in b.g.
Duke looks down, sees dog off-scene. Chester stoops, goes
through gyrations trying to push dog away.
CONFUSED VOICES - NOISES
CHESTER
... find a big, shaggy dog, eh?
(laughs)
ACE
What's the matter with him?
10. MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT dog - lower bodies of Duke and Chester on
- both trying to drive dog away.
CONFUSED VOICES - NOISES - OFF
DUKE
(off)
I think his foot's gone to sleep.
11. MEDIUM SHOT Chester, Duke and Ace; general activity in b.g.
CONFUSED VOICES - NOISES
DUKE
Stomp on it a bit.
STAMPING NOISE - OFF
DUKE
That's right.
12. CLOSEUP dog.
CONFUSED VOICES - NOISES - OFF
DOG BARKS
13. MEDIUM SHOT Chester, Duke and Ace; general activity in b.g.
CONFUSED VOICES - NOISES
CHESTER
(barks)
Ace reacts.
DOG BARKS - OFF
CHESTER
(barks)
DUKE
He thinks he's a dog. His mother was
frightened by a Pekinese.
DOG BARKS - OFF
CHESTER
(barks)
DUKE
That's all right, Rover.
14. MEDIUM SHOT dog - lower bodies of Duke and Chester on.
Chester pushes dog under table with his foot.
CONFUSED VOICES
CHESTER
(barking)
DUKE
Gimme your paw. That's a good fella.
CHESTER
Okay, I'm over it.
DUKE
You don't think you're a dog any more?
CHESTER
No, I'm not a dog.
DUKE
You feel all right?
CHESTER
Yeah.
DUKE
You sure?
CHESTER
Feel how cold my nose is.
Duke feels Chester's nose.
DUKE
Oh, what a hot horn! This is a sick dog
- sick boy! I gotta get him right home
to bed.
ACE
He doesn't look very sick to me. Lemme
hear that bark again.
CHESTER
(barks)
DOG BARKS - OFF
DUKE
Quite a big echo in here.
DOG BARKS - OFF
DUKE
Come on, Fido.
CHESTER
(barks)
DOG BARKS - OFF
DUKE
Oh, he's gone again!
DOG BARKS - OFF
CHESTER
(barking)
Duke leads Chester out.
16. MEDIUM SHOT Duke and Chester enter from f.g., backing away -
people in b.g.
CHESTER
(barks)
DUKE
He's gone.
Table starts to move after them. They react.
CONFUSED NOISES
17. MEDIUM SHOT Ace and men looking off at moving table and
reacting.
CONFUSED NOISES - OFF
CHESTER
(laughs - off)
18. MEDIUM LONG SHOT Chester an Duke holding table - people in
b.g.
CHESTER
Downhill, you know. The whole place
slides.
They start away and table moves after them.
DUKE
Whoa, boy, whoa!
CHESTER
(laughs)
They push table forward, then back away. Table follows them
again as they back to door.
CONFUSED NOISES
DOG BARKS - OFF
CHESTER
(barks - laughs)
19. MEDIUM SHOT Ace and men watching suspiciously.
CONFUSED NOISES - OFF
DOG BARKS - OFF
20. MEDIUM SHOT Chester and Duke backing up to men standing in
front of doors - table following them. They back into men.
CONFUSED NOISES
CHESTER
Little congested in here.
DUKE
We'll use the family entrance.
Duke and Chester come forward and exit.
SYNCHRONIZATION STARTS
DOG BARKS - OFF
Men turn table over revealing dog underneath. CAMERA PANS
DOWN to dog.
CRASHING
21. MEDIUM SHOT Ace and men reacting. they start forward.
SYNCHRONIZED
22. MEDIUM LONG SHOT Duke and Chester in f.g., looking off at
dog - people in b.g. They turn, look off at Ace and men and
react.
SYNCHRONIZED
CHESTER
(laughs)
It's been fun!
Duke and Chester turn, run past crowded tables to b.g. Duke
hits waiter on the head. Waiter falls into men at table.
Duke and Chester run up stairs and exit.
CONFUSED NOISES
23. MEDIUM SHOT Duke and Chester running up stairs to landing.
Two thugs enter, fight with them. Duke hits one. CAMERA
PANS with thug as he falls backwards down steps onto men
running up them.
SYNCHRONIZED
THUD OF BLOW
CONFUSED NOISES
24. MEDIUM LONG SHOT Chester and man. Chester hits him,
knocking him to floor.
SYNCHRONIZED
THUD OF BLOW - CONFUSED NOISES
CHESTER
Oh!
Chester turns, runs out.
25. CLOSE SHOT Duke. Chester enters. They hold out fists for
the other to blow on, then Chester exits. Duke hesitates,
then starts out.
SYNCHRONIZED
BLOW ON FISTS
26. MEDIUM LONG SHOT Chester and man fighting. Duke enters,
hits man.
SYNCHRONIZED
THUD OF BLOW
27. LONG SHOT (LOW ANGLE) Duke, Chester and man. CAMERA PANS
with man as he crashes through railing, falls down onto
gambling table on floor below. It crashes down with him.
SYNCHRONIZED
CRASHING
28. CLOSE SHOT Chester and Duke. They look off, react, turn and
run out.
SYNCHRONIZED
DISSOLVE INTO:
29. EXT. SALOON
SYNCHRONIZED
LONG SHOT Duke and Chester running forward. Door of saloon
opens and men come running out. Duke and Chester turn, run
back the way they came and exit in b.g. as men run across
street and exit.
CONFUSED VOICES - NOISES
30. EXT. ALLEY
SYNCHRONIZED
MEDIUM SHOT Duke and Chester run in from f.g., start past
lighted windows of Ace's office. Duke looks back, stops.
Chester stops. CAMERA PANS as they turn, look in window.
DUKE
Hey! Sal!
CHESTER
Why, the little crook!
31. INT. ACE'S OFFICE
SYNCHRONIZED
MEDIUM LONG SHOT Sal standing in front of desk - LeBec
seated on corner of desk - Kate seated in f.g. on arm of
chair.
SAL
So that's the story, Mr. LeBec. Kate
can tell you. The only reason I went
through with it was to save their lives.
You see, I'm in love with one of them.
32. EXT. ALLEY
SYNCHRONIZED
CLOSE SHOT Duke and Chester looking in window.
SAL
(off)
And I'd die before I'd let anything
happen to him.
LeBEC
(off)
Hmm, very noble of you.
DUKE
(whistles)
Imagine a girl lovin' a guy that much.
CHESTER
Yeah, I'm not worth it. I'm a regular
Casablanca.
Duke gives him a look.
DUKE
Casanova!
CHESTER
When did they change that?
33. INT. ACE'S OFFICE
SYNCHRONIZED
MEDIUM LONG SHOT Sal, LeBec and Kate.
SAL
I'm sure Mr. Larson will understand.
Door opens. Larson enters. Lebec and Kate rise. LeBec
grabs Sal.
ACE
They're here! Get the map. Put it in
the safe.
LeBEC
What about her?
ACE
Tie her up. I'll take care of her
later.
Ace exits, closing door. Kate takes map away from Sal and
exits.
DOOR CLOSES
34. EXT. ALLEY
SYNCHRONIZED
CLOSE SHOT Duke and Chester looking in window.
CHESTER
Why, the dirty --
SYNCHRONIZATION STOPS
Chester's mouth continues moving but no words come out.
DUKE
I told you they wouldn't let you say
that!
SYNCHRONIZATION STARTS
35. MEDIUM LONG SHOT LeBec holding Sal as she struggles (seen
through window) - Duke and Chester in f.g.,
watching them. Kate enters inside office, turns
off light. She and LeBec next out door, closing
it.
SYNCHRONIZED
36. MEDIUM LONG SHOT Duke and Chester.
SYNCHRONIZED
CHESTER
We gotta save her!
Chester rises, starts forward. Duke rises, stops him.
DUKE
Wait, wait! We'll get that map first.
She told me all about it. It's hers.
CHESTER
Yeah, but suppose they knock her off?
DUKE
They'll be too busy lookin' for us.
We'll get the map and the girl. What a
parlay!
CHESTER
Oh, now you're talking. Let's move.
They turn to window.
37. MEDIUM LONG SHOT dog enters, comes forward.
SYNCHRONIZED
38. MEDIUM LONG SHOT Duke and Chester pushing at window - dog
coming forward to them. Chester turns, sees him,
tries to push him away.
SYNCHRONIZED
CHESTER
Come on, push - push!
CHESTER
Hey, get out, will you? Go away. Go
chase a tree or something.
DUKE
Come on, get rid of him. Throw
something.
CHESTER
Yeah, throw something.
Chester tries to pick up dog.
DUKE
No, no! a stick or something!
CHESTER
Oh, a stick. Yeah.
Chester puts dog down, gets stick from woodpile.
DUKE
Go on, get me some brandy. Beat it.
CHESTER
Here! Sic! Go get it! Go! Go!
Chester throws stick. Dog runs out of scene. Chester and
Duke crawl in through window and exit. Dog re-enters with
stick in his mouth.
39. INT. ACE'S OFFICE
SYNCHRONIZED
MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT Duke kneeling by safe, blowing on his
fingers - Chester standing, watching him. Duke turns safe
dial.
CHESTER
What do you hear?
DUKE
Ssssh.
CHESTER
Who taught you that racket?
DUKE
My old man.
CHESTER
Oh, following in your father's
fingerprints, huh?
DUKE
Oh, he was great. Need a little light
here.
CHESTER
I'll light the lantern.
DUKE
No! You crazy? They'll see us.
Chester looks around.
CHESTER
There's a box of candles.
Chester comes forward and exits.
40. MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT boxes of dynamite on table. Chester
enters, picks up one of the sticks and starts out.
SYNCHRONIZED
41. MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT Duke fiddling with safe.
SYNCHRONIZED
CHESTER
(off)
Hey, it's a funny lookin'
Chester enters from f.g.
(on)
candle. Why has it got such a big wick?
Chester strikes match.
DUKE
Has to. Up here the nights are six
months long.
CHESTER
Oh. And me with insomnia!
Chester lights wick of dynamite.
CHESTER
Hey, there's something wrong with this
thing.
DUKE
Blow on it a little. Bring it down
here. Lemme see.
Chester holds it closer to Duke.
CHESTER
You know, Duke, I'm kinda glad you
talked me into this deal. You said it
was Utopia and you were right. It's
been a lot of work and I've beefed a
lot, but believe me, I'll never blow up
again.
Duke rises, opens safe door, reaches in and gets map.
CREAK OF DOOR
DUKE
Come to papa. There you are, you
pleasant little parchment.
CHESTER
You got it, huh? that's great.
DUKE
Great? It's only sensational!
CHESTER
Sensational? It's dynamite!
Duke puts map in his pocket. Chester looks off, sees
dynamite box, reacts, looks at burning fuse, thrusts stick
into Duke's hand.
CHESTER
It's dynamite! Here, take it!
DUKE
I don't --
CHESTER
It's dynamite - dynamite!
Duke passes it back to Chester.
DUKE
I don't want it. Finders keepers.
They keep on passing it back and forth. Chester finally
gets it. Duke tries to get in safe.
CHESTER
No thanks, I couldn't stand the noise!
Wait for me!
DUKE
Throw it out the window.
CHESTER
Oh!
DUKE
Out the window! Out the window!
CAMERA PANS with Chester as he runs to window, throws
dynamite out into alley, puts his hands over his ears, turns
and runs out.
CLATTER - OFF
42. EXT. ALLEY
SYNCHRONIZED
CLOSE SHOT (HIGH ANGLE) lighted stick of dynamite lying in
snow. Dog enters, picks up stick in his mouth. CAMERA PANS
with him to open window of Ace's office. He jumps through
and exits inside.
43. INT. ACE'S OFFICE
SYNCHRONIZED
CLOSE SHOT Duke and Chester standing with eyes tightly
closed and fingers in their ears waiting for explosion.
They open their eyes, glance toward window, react, clutch
each other.
BOTH
(gasp)
44. CLOSES SHOT dog seated near window with lighted stick of
dynamite in its mouth. He starts out.
SYNCHRONIZED
45. MEDIUM SHOT Chester and Duke standing in f.g. They back
away.
SYNCHRONIZED
CHESTER
Back away, will ya! Don't crowd, you
dog, you!
DUKE
Go for a walk. Take five. You hadda
bring that dog around here!
Dog enters from f.g., follows them.
CHESTER
Quiet! This is no time to go shooting
off your mouth!
DUKE
He's probably gonna do it for us!
CHESTER
Oh, what a fur coat he's going to make!
They open door and dash out, closing door on dog. Dog turns
and comes forward.
DOOR SLAMS
46. MEDIUM SHOT dog enters from f.g., runs to window, jumps out
and exits.
SYNCHRONIZED
47. INT. CORRIDOR
SYNCHRONIZED
MEDIUM LONG SHOT Duke and Chester at door.
DUKE
Locked?
CHESTER
Let's spread out before the joint does!
CAMERA PANS as they come forward to corner, look off and
stop, reacting as they see--
48. INT. LAST CHANCE SALOON
SYNCHRONIZED
LONG SHOT Ace, Kate, LeBec and crowd.
ACE
They must be here! Get out there and
find them. Don't come back without
them!
49. MEDIUM SHOT Duke and Chester at corner in f.g., looking off
at them.
SYNCHRONIZED
DUKE
Maybe we can sneak through, huh?
CHESTER
Sneak through! That's a slaughter
house! Do you want to hang upside-down?
They turn. CAMERA PANS as they tiptoe away, stop as dog
enters around corner, carrying lighted dynamite.
CHESTER
What size hook do you want?!
CAMERA PANS with Duke and Chester as they turn, come forward
into saloon, including Kate and group in b.g.
KATE
Look!
Chester and Duke stop. Dog enters from f.g., crosses to
them.
50. MEDIUM SHOT Ace, Kate and LeBec; crowd in b.g. They start
forward menacingly.
SYNCHRONIZED
51. MEDIUM SHOT Chester, Duke and dog. Chester looks down, sees
dog.
SYNCHRONIZED
52. LONG SHOT Ace and group starting forward.
SYNCHRONIZED
53. MEDIUM SHOT Duke, Chester and dog. Chester takes dynamite
from dog's mouth.
SYNCHRONIZED
CHESTER
Dynamite - see?
54. LONG SHOT Ace and group. They stop.
SYNCHRONIZED
CHESTER
(off)
The real thing - see?
55. MEDIUM SHOT Duke, Chester and dog.
SYNCHRONIZED
CHESTER
I'll give you three to get out of here.
One, two --
56. LONG SHOT Ace and group. Film speeds up and they zip out of
scene. Dog runs in from f.g., runs to b.g. and jumps out
window.
SYNCHRONIZED
57. MEDIUM SHOT Chester and Duke.
SYNCHRONIZED
DUKE
Nice work, Buster. Douse it! Put it
out! Put it out!
Chester pinches lighted fuse out with his fingers, puts
dynamite stick in his pocket.
CHESTER
Ooh! Oooh! Got a hot knuckle here.
Thought they could scare me, huh?
DUKE
(laughs)
CHESTER
I --
(moans)
Chester faints, falls into Duke's arms. Duke slaps him.
Chester comes to, starts shadow boxing.
DUKE
You've got plenty of heart, Buster.
It's just close in here. come on.
CHESTER
What round is it?
DUKE
Let's go find Sal and get out.
They turn, run to b.g., come to post.
DUKE
Sal!
DUKE
Right rudder! Here.
CAMERA PANS as they go around post, cross to door.
58. INT. ROOM
SYNCHRONIZED
MEDIUM SHOT door opens. Duke and Chester enter.
DUKE
Don't worry, baby, we're here now.
CAMERA PANS with them to Sal bound and gagged in chair.
they release her.
CHESTER
Thought we were a coupla school boys!
But we showed `em. We're not amateurs,
you know.
DUKE
Yes, sir.
INS. CLOSEUP stick of dynamite protruding from Chester's
pocket as he backs up to lighted candle and wick of dynamite
is rekindled.
SYNCHRONIZED
DUKE
(off)
Get you outta here in no time.
59. MEDIUM SHOT Duke and Chester finishing untying Sal.
SYNCHRONIZED
DUKE
Get you out of here, don't worry. Come
on.
Duke helps here up. they start out, then stop.
DUKE
I smell something burning.
Chester looks in mirror, sees wick burning.
CHESTER
Hey, the dynamite! Put that out!
DUKE
Hey!
CHESTER
Oh, it's me!
Chester takes it out of his pocket, hands it to Duke.
DUKE
Hey!
CHESTER
Here!
Chester exits with Sal. Duke puts stick in candle holder,
runs out of scene.
DUKE
(yells)
60. INT. LAST CHANCE SALOON
SYNCHRONIZED
MEDIUM SHOT Chester and Sal backing out door - Duke
following. Duke closes door. They start forward.
DUKE
Come on!
DOOR SLAMS
Sperry and McGurk rush in, cover them with guns.
CHESTER
Out of the way! Move! It's dynamite
going off in there!
SPERRY
Where's that map?
DUKE
Okay, you win!
McGURK
Start talkin'!
DUKE
It's in there - in the desk. third
drawer from the right. Want us to get
it for you?
SPERRY
No more of your tricks, wise guy. This
time we'll get it ourselves.
Sperry and McGurk exit into room, closing door.
DOOR CLOSES
DUKE
We'll hear from them later.
CHESTER
Yeah - They'll be men about town.
DUKE
Let's go!
Duke, Chester and Sal exit.
61. EXT. TOWN
SYNCHRONIZED
LONG SHOT (HIGH ANGLE) buildings. Last Chance Saloon blows
up.
EXPLOSION
62. EXT. STREET
SYNCHRONIZED
MEDIUM LONG SHOT Ace, LeBec, Kate and crowd on porch,
looking off at burning saloon.
SOUND OF FIRE - OFF
ACE
Well, that's it. The map - the mine -
and three million dollars.
Kate looks off, reacts.
KATE
Not quite!
63. LONG SHOT Duke, Sal and Chester running to dogsled. Duke
and Sal get into sled and Chester starts pushing it.
SYNCHRONIZED
SOUND OF FIRE - OFF
DUKE & CHESTER
Mush! Mush!
64. MEDIUM LONG SHOT Ace and group.
SYNCHRONIZED
ACE
Come on!
They run forward.
DOGS BARKING - OFF
65. LONG SHOT Chester, Duke and Sal. CAMERA PANS as Chester
pushes sled down street.
SYNCHRONIZED
DOGS BARKING
66. LONG SHOT Ace, Kate and LeBec running to sled. Ace and Kate
jump in. LeBec jumps on back runners. Other sleds pass
through scene. Ace's sled exits.
SYNCHRONIZED
DOGS BARKING
DISSOLVE INTO:
67. EXT. MOUNTAINS
SYNCHRONIZED
VERY LONG SHOT dogsled coming forward with LeBec driving -
Kate and Ace seated - henchmen following in other sleds in
b.g. Ace's sled exits in f.g.
SYNCHRONIZED
DOGS BARKING
68. MEDIUM SHOT Ace, Kate and LeBec (TRANSPARENCY B.G.)
SYNCHRONIZED
DOGS BARKING - OFF
CHESTER
Look - no hand!
DUKE
Watch out - no teeth!
CHESTER
Please - my sponsor!
Chester starts running again.
70. LONG SHOT (HIGH ANGLE) Duke, Chester and Sal. Dogsled
starts down slope. Dogs pull free from sled which overturns
spilling Duke, Chester and Sal. they roll down slope.
SYNCHRONIZED
DOGS BARKING
71. MEDIUM LONG SHOT Duke, Sal and Chester roll down slope into
scene. Duke rises, looks back up slope.
SYNCHRONIZED
DOGS BARKING - OFF
72. LONG SHOT (HIGH ANGLE) dogsled approaching top of slope,
with LeBec driving - Ace and Kate seated in it. Dogsled
stops.
SYNCHRONIZED
DOGS BARKING
73. MEDIUM LONG SHOT Chester, Duke and Sal. They turn, hurry
out.
SYNCHRONIZED
DOGS BARKING - OFF
74. LONG SHOT Ace, Kate and LeBec enter, cross to top of slope
and stop, looking off. Henchmen enter in sleds and pull up.
SYNCHRONIZED
DOGS BARKING
75. EXT. ICY PLATEAU
SYNCHRONIZED
VERY LONG SHOT Sal enters, followed by Duke and Chester,
running across ice.
DUKE
This way! Come on!
CHESTER
Wait a minute. That's north!
They stop.
76. MEDIUM SHOT Duke and Chester.
SYNCHRONIZED
DUKE
there isn't any north!
CHESTER
Oh, I suppose it went south for the
winter!
77. CLOSE SHOT Duke; Chester back to camera.
SYNCHRONIZED
DUKE
You're near the North Pole.
78. LONG SHOT (HIGH ANGLE) Chester and Duke.
CHESTER
Well, what about it?
Crevasse starts in b.g. behind them and cracks open between
their feet, leaving them with one foot on one side and one
on the other.
SOUND OF CREVASSE OPENING
DUKE
There's no north, south, east or west.
They all meet.
CHESTER
Aw, you're crazy! East is East and West
is West and never the twin shall meet.
And remember, I said it!
79. CLOSE SHOT Duke; Chester back to camera.
SYNCHRONIZED
DUKE
There's no direction at the North Pole!
80. LONG SHOT (HIGH ANGLE) Duke and Chester with crevasse
widening between their legs.
DUKE
An eight year old child knows that!
CHESTER
Yeah, well, next time ...
81. CLOSE SHOT Chester; Duke back to camera.
SYNCHRONIZED
CHESTER
... come up here with an eight year old
child!
DUKE
You'll do!
CHESTER
Yeah? Say, are you getting shorter?
82. MEDIUM LONG SHOT (LOW ANGLE) Duke and Chester's lower bodies
with crevasse opening wider between their legs.
SYNCHRONIZED
DUKE
Me! How about you?!
83. MEDIUM SHOT (LOW ANGLE) Duke and Chester with legs spread
far apart. Chester looks down into crevasse.
CHESTER
Oh!
84. LONG SHOT (HIGH ANGLE) crevasse splitting open - snow
falling into chasm below.
SYNCHRONIZED
CHESTER
(off)
I thought it was getting a little
draughty!
85. MEDIUM SHOT (LOW ANGLE) Duke and Chester. They react.
SYNCHRONIZED
BOTH
(yell)
86. MEDIUM LONG SHOT (LOW ANGLE) Duke and Chester straddling
crevasse. They jump to opposite sides of crevasse and hang
by their hands on edge of chasm. Sal enters, helps Chester
up. Duke climbs up to safety on opposite side.
SYNCHRONIZED
87. MEDIUM SHOT Sal helping Chester up from edge of chasm. She
looks off.
SYNCHRONIZED
88. MEDIUM SHOT Duke. CAMERA PANS as he rises.
SYNCHRONIZED
SAL
(off)
Look out! They're coming behind you!
He looks around, sees --
CHESTER
(off)
Come on - jump!
89. LONG SHOT Ace, LeBec, Kate and henchmen coming forward.
SYNCHRONIZED
90. VERY LONG SHOT Sal and Chester on one side of chasm - Duke
on the other.
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DUKE
I can't make it. Look, ...
91. MEDIUM SHOT Duke. He takes map from pocket, wraps it in
snow, tosses it across chasm.
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DUKE
... here's the map.
92. MEDIUM SHOT Chester and Sal. He catches map.
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DUKE
(off)
I'll hold `em off as long as I can.
93. MEDIUM SHOT Duke.
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DUKE
You take care of Sal. She's yours now.
94. MEDIUM SHOT Chester and Sal.
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DUKE
(off)
So long, Sal.
SAL
So long, Duke.
CHESTER
Boy, what a pal! Anything I can do for
you? Any last request?
95. CLOSE SHOT Duke.
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DUKE
Yeah. When you get home, will you look
up my mother?
96. CLOSEUP Chester.
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CHESTER
Anything else?
97. CLOSE SHOT Duke. He feels pockets for watch, reacts as he
doesn't find it.
DUKE
Uh - give her my watch!
98. CLOSE UP Chester holding up watch.
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CHESTER
Anything else?
99. LONG SHOT Duke - Ace, Kate, LeBec and henchmen entering in
b.g.
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DUKE
Tell her to give you a hotfoot!
100. LONG SHOT Chester and Sal starting away.
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101. LONG SHOT Duke in f.g. - Ace and group approaching from b.g.
Duke removes coat, takes out handkerchief, waves it at
group, then gets ready to fight.
SYNCHRONIZED
DISSOLVE INTO:
102. INT. HOOTON MANSION
SYNCHRONIZED
MEDIUM SHOT Duke and Sal seated on couch - Chester seated in
chair.
SAL
What happened, Duke? How did you get
away?
SYNCHRONIZATION STOPS
DUKE
Well, it was simple enough. There were
only fifteen of them. I picked them up,
one by one -
(slaps hands)
knocked them out and tossed them into
the chasm.
CHESTER
Oh, naturally!
(laughs)
DUKE
Well, Sal, how have you been all these
years? How's he been treating you, hmm?
SAL
No complaints, Duke. Chester has been a
devoted husband and a fine father.
Duke reacts.
DUKE
F-father? You have children?
SAL
One - a boy. Would you like to see him?
Duke nods his head.
SAL
(calls)
Junior!
103. CLOSEUP Chester. He looks off.
104. CLOSE SHOT Duke and Sal - Duke looking off and reacting as
he sees --
105. MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT AJunior@ coming down stairs. He stops,
looks off.
JUNIOR
Did you call me, Mom?
106. CLOSE SHOT Duke and Sal - Duke reacting.
107. CLOSE -UP Chester.
CHESTER
We adopted him!
FADE OUT
SYNCHRONIZATION STARTS
FADE IN
THE END
SYNCHRONIZED
A PARAMOUNT PICTURE
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