Adventure Page #5

Synopsis: A rowdy, womanizing merchant marine, leader of an eccentric crew of misfits and drunks, is almost killed by a Japanese torpedo strike. The brush with death seems to make him even more reckless. In San Francisco, he clashes with a sophisticated, cold librarian, but hangs around because of his attraction to her much livelier, flirty roommate. Yet the seaman and the librarian can't quit challenging each other, almost to the point of a physical altercation. Following their most angry, almost violent argument, the two come together as lovers, running off to Reno for a quick, unlikely marriage. But almost immediately after, their differences in values and philosophy come to a head. The mismatched relationship seems doomed - and, possibly, to end in profound tragedy.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director(s): Victor Fleming
Production: MGM
 
IMDB:
6.1
NOT RATED
Year:
1945
135 min
137 Views


OH.

GOT A FELLA?

NO.

WANT ONE?

NOT ESPECIALLY.

WELL, THAT'S GOT SOMETHING

TO DO WITH WHAT I MEAN.

ALONG WITH THAT, YOU'RE

KIND OF INDEPENDENT.

YOU BET I AM!

OH, DON'T FIGHT WITH HER. FIGHT WITH ME.

I MEAN,

LOOK AT ME.

I'M JUST CRAZY

ABOUT THIS GUY.

OH, YOU'RE LUCKY.

YOU GOT A SMART FELLA.

HE'LL TEACH YOU HOW

TO ROLL A BARREL OF OIL.

WILL YOU, HARRY?

HOW DO YOU ROLL:

A BARREL OF OIL?

I'LL TELL YOU.

UH, DID YOU GIRLS

EVER TAKE A BATH?

HUH?

I MEAN, DID YOU

EVER NOTICE:

HOW THE WATER:

RUNS OUT OF THE BATHTUB,

HOW THE WATER:

GOES DOWN THE DRAIN?

NO, I NEVER DID. I GE RIGHT OUT OF THE BATHTUB.

I DON'T LIKE

FEELING WET.

HEH HEH. I THOUGH MAYBE YOU MIGHT HAVE

SAT THERE:

THINKING ONCE.

OH, NO, I CAN'T DRY MYSELF FAST ENOUGH,

BUT EMILY SITS THERE,

TILL THE WATER'S ALL GONE.

HMM?

IS THAT SO?

HELEN!

GREAT STUFF,

THAT BRANDY!

WHAT'D I SAY?

LET THE PROFESSOR

SAY IT.

HE WAS GOING TO TELL

US SOME... DISCOVERY.

OH, WHO CARES? HOW'S THE BRANDY WHIRL?

HEY, WAITER!

WAITER!

NOTHING DOING, HELEN.

I'M NOT KIDDING.

OH, LEAVE HER

ALONE. COME ON.

ANOTHER LITTLE DRINK

WON'T KILL YOU, EITHER.

I'M TAKING HER

HOME, SEE?

WANT TO BET ON THAT?

I'LL BET ON THAT-

FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT ALL NIGHT LONG.

WHAT A PARTY!

HEY, THERE'S

HARRY NOW! HIYA, HARRY!

HEY!

HOW ARE YOU?

HEY! HIYA, GUS!

COME ON OVER, BOYS!

I WANT YOU TO MEE SOME FRIENDS OF MINE-

NICE AND MILD,

RIGHT DOWN YOUR ALLEY.

HIYA, GUS!

HIYA, HARRY!

HIYA, BOYS!

HOW YA DOIN'?

I GOT A SPARE TOMATO FOR YOU, BOYS.

THIS IS EMILY. SHAKE HANDS WITH EMILY.

HIYA, GUS!

HELLO, HANDSOME!

HELLO!

HOW ARE YA,

GOOD-LOOKIN'?

THEY'RE

LITTLE KIDDERS.

HONEY, I'M ALL WARMED UP

AND READY TO TAKE OFF.

ANY OF YOU GUYS:

WANT TO BUZZ THE FIELD?

SURE!

NOW, BIG BOYS

GO FIRST.

OPEN UP:

THE THROTTLE, BIG BOY.

I FLY ON HIGH OCTANE.

ANY OF YOU WANT TO SHARE

THE RIDE, JUST CUT IN.

OH, BOY!

HEH HEH HEH...

EMILY!

I WANT A DANCE:

WITH EMMY.

COME ON, GUS! LET'S HAVE A DANCE-

OH, HO HO!

HIYA, MUDGE!

HIYA, TOOTS!

YES, MA'AM!

COME ON!

HEY,

WHAT IS THIS?

LADIES FIRST!

STOP HER, HARRY,

STOP HER!

SHE'S A GONE NUT!

GENTLEMEN! GENTLEMEN!

COME ON, GUS.

I GET A DANCE.

GET HER, HARRY!

GET HER!

OH!

HEY!

EMILY! EMILY!

HAVE YOU:

GOT A MATCH?

OH, A BEAUTIFUL THING

IT WAS, MISS!

WHAT?

OH, HELLO, MUDGE.

I'VE BEEN IN A FIGHT.

LIKE THE VERY BATTLE

OF THE BOIL, IT WAS.

HE CALLED ME MILD!

A MILD TOMATO!

AH! LIKE QUEEN DEIRDRE

HERSELF, YOU WERE.

WAS I, MUDGE?

AYE! QUEEN DEIRDRE FIGHTING

THE BLACK PRINCE SINGLE-HANDED.

CRACKED HIS SKULL WITH A

SPIKED SHILLELAGH, SHE DID,

AND GAVE HIM:

THE HEAVE-HO,

FROM THE TOP STORY OF

DUBLIN CASTLE! HEH HEH!

WHAT HAND DONE:

THE DEED, MISS EMILY?

WELL...

I- I GUESS IT WAS

MY RIGHT HAND. I...

OH.

IT'S A GREA PRIVILEGE.

EMILY!

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

WHAT'S GO INTO YOU? COME ON!

YEAH.

WHAT'S THE IDEA,

STARTING A RIOT,

AND IN:

A PUBLIC PLACE?

LOT OF WOMEN:

PRESENT.

SOMEBODY:

MIGHT HAVE GOT HURT.

WHAT GOT INTO YOU?

YOU'VE GONE NUTS!

IF THAT'S LIFE,

I'LL TAKE THE LIBRARY.

HERE'S THE CAB. COME ON,

EMILY. GET IN. COME ON!

GET IN THERE!

I'D LIKE TO FIND THE

GUY THAT SLUGGED ME.

I'M GOING

BACK IN THERE.

NO, HARRY!

GET IN THE CAB!

COME ON!

IT'S JUST A SMALL

LITTLE PLACE, BUT IT-

JUST BIG ENOUGH FOR TWO,

AND BOTH, WOMEN.

OH, EMILY,

I WANT HIM TO COME UP.

THANK YOU FOR A CHARMING

EVENING, MR. SAILOR.

IF WE DON'T SEE YOU

AGAIN BEFORE YOU SAIL,

FAIR WINDS AND BLUE SKIES AND ALL THAT.

OH, WHY

CAN'T HE, EMILY?

HELEN SAYS GOOD NIGHT.

GIVE UP, BUDDY.

YOU'RE BRUSHED.

YOU KNOW WHA I OUGHTA DO?

I OUGHTA GO UP THERE

AND TAKE THAT DAME APART.

SHE'S THE FRESHEST DAME

I'VE EVER MET.

AH, SHE'S THE KIND OF

DAME, YOU GO UP THERE,

SHE'LL CRACK YOU OVER

THE HEAD WITH A BOTTLE.

HMM?

I AIN'T KIDDIN'.

YOU COULDN'T GET ME UP

THERE WITH A DERRICK.

SHE WORKS IN:

THE LIBRARY, TOO.

THERE YOU ARE.

YOU CAN'T TRUST NOBODY.

MMM. OH!

OH!

THAT BAD?

YOU ALL RIGHT?

I DIDN' DRINK SO MUCH.

NO, ALL YOU DID

WAS FIGHT.

OH! THAT SAILOR!

HEELS HAVE A MORBID

FASCINATION FOR YOU.

MORBID FASCINATION

ARE YOUR WORDS.

I JUST THINK:

THEY'RE CUTE.

MR. HARRY PATTERSON

WAS EXCESSIVELY CUTE.

IS THAT BAD?

YES.

I GUESS I'M A POOR

JUDGE OF CHARACTER.

HE JUST STRUCK ME AS BEING

KIND OF A HEEL IN A CUTE WAY.

I FEEL RATHER:

SORRY FOR HIM.

SORRY?

YES. JUST AS I'D FEEL SORRY

FOR ANY ANIMAL THAT'S...

BEING TORMENTED IN A-

IN A TRAP OR A MAZE,

AND IF YOU TRY TO HELP

HIM, HE'LL TURN ON YOU

AND TEAR YOUR:

HEART OUT.

WHY SHOULD HE:

DO THAT?

'CAUSE HE'S AFRAID

YOU'LL TEAR HIS HEART OUT.

WELL, LET'S

FORGET ABOUT IT.

OH, EMILY!

BRRR!

HA HA! WE'RE GOING

TO THE FARM, REMEMBER?

OH!

OOH...

HI, HELEN!

TELL EMILY:

THE SKIES ARE BLUE

AND THE WINDS:

ARE FAIR!

EMILY,

HE'S COMING RIGHT UP!

WATCH HIM:

GO RIGHT DOWN.

BUT, EMILY, WE'VE GO TO ACT POLITE TO HIM.

I'LL ACT POLITE.

NOW, LOOK HERE,

MR. SAILOR-

YOU KNOW, I SAYS TO MYSELF,

I SAYS, "HARRY, OLD BOY,

"IT WOULDN'T SURPRISE ME IF MY

GIRL'S A LITTLE WEARY THIS MORNING,

"SO WHY DON'T I HIRE A BUS

TO RIDE THEM OUT TO THE FARM?

AFTER ALL, THEY'RE YOUR PALS.

THEY'D DO AS MUCH FOR YOU."

OH, LOOK AT HER

- TOUGH NIGHT, WAKES UP BEAUTIFUL.

MR. SAILOR?

MM-HMM?

LET'S GE SOMETHING STRAIGHT.

YEAH,

LET'S DO THAT.

NICE LITTLE PLACE

YOU GOT HERE.

TODAY'S SUNDAY, AND ALL

DAYS AREN'T SUNDAY TO ME.

ALSO, THAT LITTLE

EXHIBITION LAST NIGH WAS MY FIRST AND LAS PERFORMANCE. GOOD-BYE.

SHE'S ALWAYS SAYING GOOD-BYE TO ME!

NOW, LOOK HERE! IF YOU

TWO DON'T STOP FIGHTING,

I'M LEAVING...

TO GET READY!

HELEN'S A FUNNY

GIRL, AIN'T SHE?

YES, HELEN'S A VERY

FUNNY GIRL, BUT I AIN'T.

HEY, HEY, WAIT!

THAT CURL ON THE BACK OF YOUR NECK-

IT CURLS:

THE WRONG WAY!

OH, IT DOES?

YEAH, HERE-

LET ME LOOK.

WELL, I'LL BE-

IT CURLS:

COUNTERCLOCKWISE!

IS THAT BAD?

THAT SHOULDN'T BE.

SMOKE, VINES, AND WATER TWIST CLOCKWISE

IN THE NORTHERN:

HEMISPHERE, SEE?

A WOMAN'S HAIR, TOO.

REALLY?

BUT SOUTH:

OF THE EQUATOR,

A GIRL'S HAIR CURLS

COUNTERCLOCKWISE,

FROM RIGH TO LEFT, SEE?

WELL, PERHAPS I'M IN

THE WRONG HEMISPHERE.

HMM! THAT CURL

SURE CROSSES ME UP!

OH, YOUR ORIGINAL

RESEARCH WAS WRONG.

NO, NO, NO-

WHERE'S

YOUR BATHROOM?

COME IN HERE.

I'LL SHOW YOU.

IS THAT CURL NATURAL

IN YOUR HAIR?

GET OUT OF HERE,

PLEASE!

Y- YOU JUST DIDN'T TRAIN IT THA WAY TO BE CONTRARY?

OOH! WHO'S GOING

TO TAKE A BATH?

NO, NO! NO BATH,

HONEY-SCIENTIFIC EXPERIMENT.

COME HERE.

BEND OVER.

LET ME LOOK AT THE BACK OF YOUR NECK.

WHAT IS THIS, A BOOBY TRAP OR SOMETHING?

NO, NO, NO-

THERE, YOU SEE?

HER HAIR:

CURLS CLOCKWISE.

NOW, WATCH

THE WATER WHIRL.

SEE?

LEFT TO RIGHT, SEE?

EVERYTHING NORTH

OF THE EQUATOR:

IS LEFT TO RIGH BUT YOU.

I'M SO SORRY.

THAT SURE:

CROSSES ME UP.

I HAD IT DOPED OUT THAT THE

GIMMICK IS LIKE TWO CLOCKS,

RUNNING OPPOSITE

TO ONE ANOTHER.

THE GIMMICK?

YEAH, YEAH. THE WORLD,

HONEY-TWO CLOCKS.

OH, THAT'S CUTE!

BUT SHE'S GOT A

SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE CURL.

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Frederick Hazlitt Brennan

Frederick Hazlitt Brennan (September 23, 1901 – June 30, 1962) was an American screenwriter of more than thirty films between 1929 and 1953 and the director of the ABC/Desilu western television series, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955-1961), starring Hugh O'Brian as deputy Marshal Wyatt Earp. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, he was educated at the University of Missouri in Columbia and began his career as a newspaper reporter. He wrote many short stories and was published in The Saturday Evening Post, Collier's Weekly, and other magazines. He published several novels and wrote for the theatre including the play The Wookey, which ran on Broadway. He died in Ventura County, California, from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, and was survived by his three children. more…

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