Adventure Page #8

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


"UNLESS YOU CAN DREAM

THAT HIS LOVE WILL LAS "THROUGH BEHOVING

AND UNBEHOVING,

"UNLESS YOU CAN DIE

WHEN THE DREAM IS PAST,

OH, NEVER

CALL IT LOVING."

DO YOU LIKE IT?

BOY, YOU ARE HIGH!

MM-HMM!

THAT'S JUS HOW I FEEL.

YOU TAKE CHARGE OF THE POETRY,

EM. I'LL TAKE CHARGE OF RENO.

AH...

OH, HARRY, LOOK!

OH, WHAT LUCK!

YEAH, ONLY 3 MILES.

OH, NO! I MEAN

THE OTHER SIGN-THAT!

OH... HA HA!

ALL RIGHT, EMILY.

OH!

ONLY THAT?

JUST "ALL RIGHT"?

NO, BUT LET'S SEE

IF WE CAN MAKE RENO.

OH, HA HA!

I'M FREE AGAIN

I'M FREE AGAIN

OH, ME, OH, MY

OH,

I'M FREE AGAIN

HA HA HA!

HEY!

NO, YOU!

ARE YOU LOOKING:

FOR A NEW GIRL?

WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

UH, GRACE.

WELL, HERE SHE IS-

THIS IS GRACE.

OK, GRACIE,

SHOW HIM NO MERCY.

REMEMBER, GEORGE, EVERYTHING

THAT YOU DID BEFORE,

AND DON' DO IT AGAIN!

OH, YES!

HA HA HA!

MM-HMM!

HA HA!

YOUR CHUCKLE, MY LOVE,

IS A DEEP LAUGH.

I'M CHUCKLIN', ALL RIGHT.

FIRST TIME WE'VE BEEN IN A ROOM.

THAT'S RIGHT...

OUT THERE-THERE WERE WALLS

OUT THERE, HIGH AS HEAVEN.

WONDER WHERE:

THEY STUCK MY BAG?

OH.

WHERE DID WE:

BUY THE BAG?

MUST HAVE BEEN:

IN A STORE.

OH, I GO A NEW HAT OUT OF IT.

ICE WATER, SIR?

YEAH, COME IN.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, SIR!

I'LL BUY MY GIRL

A PRESENT!

OH, UH, YOU AND THE MISSUS

LIKE ANYTHING ELSE, SIR?

WHO?

MRS.

PATTERSON.

OH!

WOULD YOU LIKE ANYTHING

ELSE, UH, MRS. PATTERSON?

UH, NO, THANK YOU,

MR. PATTERSON.

NO, THANK YOU.

WELL, WELL,

MRS. PATTERSON.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

DARLING...

YES, DARLING?

WAS THAT MY:

WEDDING PRESENT-

MARRYING ME?

I DON'T GET YOU.

WHY DID:

YOU MARRY ME?

ISN'T THAT WHAT YOU WANTED RIGHT AWAY?

WHY, YES, BUT I WASN'T A COMMAND,

NOR WAS IT A FAVOR TO

ME, ANYMORE THAN TO YOU.

OK, BUT-

HEY, LOOK,

IS THAT RIGHT?

ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO GIVE

WOMEN PRESENTS THAT MARRY YOU?

OH, HO HO, DEAR!

OH... ALL RIGHT.

WHAT'S

THE MATTER, BABY?

OH, LOOK

AT THIS SAILOR.

WHEW!

AND AM I SAILING!

WHA-

WHAT IN THE WORLD-

OH, WHAT IS THIS,

DARLING?

OH, JUST A GIRL.

OH,

JUST A GIRL, EH?

THAT'S ALL.

HER NAME'S JEANNE,

IS THAT RIGHT?

PRONOUNCED "JOHN."

FRENCH.

OH, "JOHN."

MM-HMM.

GOT ANY OTHERS:

AROUND YOU ANYWHERE?

NO, NO.

SHE WAS:

THE ONE AND ONLY, EH?

NO. I DIDN' MARRY HER, DID I?

PERHAPS:

SHE DIDN'T ASK YOU.

HEY, HEY...

WHAT IS:

ALL THIS, HUH?

JUST A MINUTE,

DARLING, JUST A MINUTE.

THERE.

HARRY,

WHAT'S MY NAME?

EMILY.

DON'T SOUND

MUCH ALIKE, DO THEY?

NOPE.

DON'T FORGET IT.

OH, GEORGE!

MMM...

HMM?

OH, I'M SORRY,

DEAR, SORRY.

WHY, YOU-

HA HA HA HA!

THAT'S NOT A SQUARE DEAL! I GOT 2 BAGS!

BUT I HAVE TO OPEN THE DOOR WITH MY KEY!

EM, IT'S YOUR DOOR. YOU

OPENED IT A MILLION TIMES!

OH, BUT 8 SECONDS.

MAKE IT 10!

OK, GO AHEAD.

YOU UNDERSTAND, NOW,

IF I GET INTO THE APARTMEN BEFORE YOU CATCH ME, YOU

HAVE TO STAND OUTSIDE FOREVER.

YEAH, RIGH IN THE HALL.

READY?

1... 2...

3, 4, 5, 6...

OH!

HA HA HA! OH!

OH!

HA HA HA HA!

HARRY?

YEAH?

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

THE LAST TIME GOING DOWN

THE STAIRS WAS SUNDAY,

ON THE WAY:

TO THE FARM.

YEAH. WELL?

WELL, YOU WERE JUS ABOUT THE LAST GENTLEMAN

I WANTED TO SEE:

THAT MORNING.

YEAH, I RECALL

YOUR GREETING.

AND THE NEXT TIME COMING

UP THESE SAME STAIRS,

I'M YOUR WIFE.

YOU'D HAVE BET A LOT OF DOUGH

AGAINST THAT, WOULDN'T YOU HAVE?

I'D HAVE

BET MY LIFE.

I'D HAVE BET THE END

OF THE WORLD FIRST.

HARRY...

YEAH?

I WISH:

WE WERE IN RENO.

WANT TO GO BACK?

OH, NO.

HA HA HA!

ARE YOU COMING IN HERE

WITH ME LIKE A HUSBAND?

WELL, I WASN'T DOING

THIS SUNDAY, NEITHER.

HEY, AM I MARRIED, TOO?

I DON'T KNOW. I GUESS SO. HA HA-

EMILY!

OH, EMILY!

YOU OUGHT TO BE SHOT!

YOU HEEL, YOU!

HELEN!

YOU OUGHT TO BE:

STRUNG UP-

HELEN!

WE'RE MARRIED!

HUH?

WELL,

WE THINK WE ARE.

OH, DON'T BE DUMB, EMMY!

YOU THINK YOU ARE?

HIM, MARRIED? HE WOULDN' MARRY HIS OWN MOTHER!

WELL, YOU GIRLS

FIGURE IT OUT.

I'M BUYING

A LITTLE DRINK.

LET ME KNOW HOW:

YOU COME OUT.

LOOK, LOOK.

YOU MEAN LEGAL?

YES!

IT ISN'T FORGED?

NO, OF COURSE NOT.

OH, DARLING!

OH, HELEN!

DO YOU STILL LIKE ME?

EMILY!

MARRIED!

EMILY'S MARRIED!

HEY! LIKE ME, TOO, WILL YA?

OH, HARRY, I THOUGH SHE NEVER WOULD!

SHE'S SUCH A LONESOME GIRL, REALLY.

SHE'D GO OUT WITH ME JUST TO

BE NICE, BUT SHE'D HATE IT.

SHE COULD HAVE EVERY MAN

IN FRISCO IF SHE WANTED,

AND I KNOW SHE COULD. YOU DON'T KNOW!

OH, HELEN, PLEASE!

SHE'S THE

BEST GIRL GOIN'!

WELL, SAY SOMETHIN',

HARRY! SAY SOMETHIN'-

OK, OK, I AGREE

WITH YOU, PAL.

OH, HARRY!

OH!

I LOVE YOU:

FOR HER LOVIN' YOU!

I'M IN LOVE

WITH BOTH OF YOU!

I'M IN-I'M IN LOVE

WITH BOTH OF YOU!

I DON'T KNOW IF I'VE

EVER LOVED ANYBODY

AS MUCH AS I LOVE

THE TWO OF YOU!

OH, HARRY, LOOK! YOU GO LIPSTICK ALL OVER YOU!

I'M SORRY!

HEY, EMILY,

YOU KNOW SOMETHIN'?

THE LAST TIME:

I KISSED HARRY:

WAS ON THAT SOFA

AT THE FARM.

DO YOU REALIZE I HAVEN' SEEN EITHER ONE OF YOU SINCE?

I MEAN, I KISS HARRY

ON THE SOFA,

NEXT TIME I SEE HIM

AND KISS HIM AGAIN,

A LITTLE ITEM, DEAR! HE'S

MARRIED BETWEEN KISSES!

OK, GIRLS, OK.

WHAT DO YOU SAY?

THIS IS FINE,

BUT IT'S A LITTLE DRY.

I'LL GET CLEANED UP AND GO

OUT AND GET A BUCKET OF WINE.

THIS CALLS:

FOR A CELEBRATION.

THIS CALLS FOR ME TO

GET OUT. I GET IT.

I'M LATE

FOR THE OFFICE.

NO, NO. YOU'RE CRAZY.

NO OFFICE TODAY.

WE'LL CELEBRATE,

THE 3 OF US!

REALLY?

YES, YES!

GOOD OLD RENO!

WE BROUGHT IT BACK WITH

US, DARLING, DIDN'T WE?

YOU KNOW IT!

HOOK HER, EMILY, HOOK HER!

HA HA!

YOU CRAZY ABOUT HIM?

JUST CRAZY.

HE CRAZY ABOUT YOU?

JUST CRAZY.

OH...

OH, EMILY!

NOW, TELL ME

ALL ABOUT IT.

YOU ARRIVE AT RENO, "LET NO

MAN PUT ASUNDER," AND THEN-

THEN WHAT'D YOU DO?

WE PLAYED ROULETTE.

YOU DID?

AND THEN:

HE BOUGHT ME A HAT.

THAT'S BETTER.

ISN'T IT SILLY?

I LOVE IT.

AND THEN:

WE HAD A STEAK.

STEAK'S A STEAK

ANYTIME, ISN'T IT?

HEY, WHERE'S

THE TOWELS?

BEHIND THE DOOR.

BEHIND THE WHAT?

BEHIND THE DOOR.

HUH! FUNNY PLACE

TO KEEP 'EM!

SQUAWKING ALREADY!

HEY, I GOT TO GET MYSELF UNDER A ROOF!

I'LL GET A ROOM AS CLOSE BY AS I CAN.

WELL, WAI A MINUTE, HELEN!

I MEAN,

LET ME SEE, I...

WHOA, WHOA!

FUNNY, I NEVER

GAVE IT A THOUGHT,

I MEAN,

ABOUT LIVING.

WE HADN' EVEN MENTIONED IT.

LET'S TAKE A SHORT PAUSE BEFORE

THE PARTY. WHAT DO YOU THINK?

THINK YOU'LL LIVE HERE, OR

GET A LITTLE HOUSE SOMEPLACE?

I DON'T KNOW. WHERE ARE

WE GOING TO LIVE, HARRY?

NEVER GAVE I A THOUGHT.

WELL, NOW,

LOOK, YOU TWO.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO DECIDE

TODAY. HERE'S YOUR APARTMENT.

YOU CAN'T BEAT I FOR TWO ANYPLACE.

BUT SPEAKING:

FOR MYSELF,

I'D THINK YOU'D LIKE A

LITTLE HOUSE WITH A GARDEN.

ANYWAY, I GET MYSELF

A ROOM-

OH, HELEN, I'D HATE TO TURN YOU OUT.

OH, DON'T BE SILLY.

A ROOF'S A ROOF,

AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED.

WAIT A MINUTE,

HELEN, HOLD IT.

THIS ISN'T GOING TO MAKE ANY

DIFFERENCE WITH YOU GIRLS.

I'M SHIPPIN' OU IN A COUPLE OF DAYS.

THEN YOU TWO GIRLS

KEEP ON LIVING HERE,

JUST AS IF NOTHING

HAPPENED AT ALL.

YOU'RE SHIPPING OUT?

WHAT DO YOU THINK

I'M DOIN'?

I'M A SAILOR,

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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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