And Starring Pancho Villa As Himself Page #4

It's right here, sir.

$25,000, as before.

I take it we have a deal, sir.

The soldiers of Pancho Villa...

have left behind many hurfanos y viudas.

Lots of widows and orphans.

He's up to his ass in them.

They are very sad. They're very poor.

The General is most sensitive.

A leader must be muy sensitive.

You must give to Pancho Villa,

when into Mexico City...

after the Revolution...

- A print?

- A print.

He wants his own print.

I think he wants to have

his own premiere here.

Pancho Villa, too, needs nickels.

Many nickels for those who lost so much...

and for those who lost so many.

I will be very happy to write that

into the agreement this very minute, sir.

No es necesario, my good sir.

For Pancho Villa, your hand is your word.

Certainly. Of course.

It's my pleasure, sir.

- Hiya, Duffy.

- Hey, Frank.

- Everything okay? Nice to see you.

- At least we made it.

Hi, Charlie, how are you?

- Where's the Scotch, Frank?

- Didn't you bring it?

I see you've got gloves this time.

- Welcome to Mexico.

- Thank you.

Gen. Villa...

please allow me to introduce our director.

This is Mr. William Christy Cabanne.

I am so looking forward, sir.

And this is Miss Teddy Sampson

who will play the role of your sister.

And this is Miss Irene Hunt

who will be your mother.

And Charlie Rositer of course you know

from Ojinaga.

Are your huevos all dry now, Charlie?

For the moment.

And this, sir, is Mr. Raoul Walsh.

General.

He'll be playing the young Pancho Villa.

Tell me, Raoul Walsh...

you know even

which end of the horse shits?

You can be me.

Okay, Carl, camera. And action.

And say goodbye, Mom.

Very nice, yes.

Sis, go get you a little of that.

And lovely. Okay.

And it's farewell, Pancho. Let's go.

And he goes.

And cut! Okay.

Very nice.

Little more of a routine goodbye, Raoul.

Listen, your character

has no way of knowing...

what tragic events the day's gonna bring.

- So keep it big, make it small, okay?

- Christy, I want...

Adrian, give me a wee bit less.

Just hearts, no flowers.

- Okay?

- Yes, sir.

Uno ms, people.

As pronto as possible por favor, makeup.

Okay, let's go, people.

- I was just thinking that maybe...

- No, don't think, darling. Just act.

Let's just make a movie here.

That's enough, okay?

Look, he's a Mexican. Mexicans sweat.

He's fine. Leave him alone.

- Carl, crank them.

- Okay.

And from the kiss, por favor.

And action.

Much better. And sis...

Lovely.

Okay, and farewell, Pancho.

Off he goes. Goodbye, Pancho.

That's good.

One last look at Mom and Sis. A fond look.

Fond!

You love them. Good.

Wham-bam, out the door.

And, perfect!

Cut, print. Beautiful!

Next setup.

"Unquestionably the most expensive and

longest motion picture ever contemplated."

So reads

the Mutual Film Company publicity.

An unprecedented seven 15-minute reels...

two of which will be filmed

during the upcoming battle of Torren...

for which Villa's forces are now preparing.

Mutual Company promises

an additional 5 reels...

devoted to a specially written photoplay:

The Factual Story

of the Heroic Life of Pancho Villa.

Every page is a page of lies.

I don't understand.

Mierda means "sh*t."

I know that.

I just don't know why you say that...

"Pancho Villa becomes an outlaw when

the Federales take away his father's land."

The land of Pancho Villa's father

was his grave!

Mr. Aitken feels that's more colorful.

That's only dramatic license.

It is a license to lie!

- You don't understand.

- Yes, I understand.

I understand that never does Pancho Villa...

want the world to see his sister Mariana

raped by Federales.

But that's what turned you into a rebel.

I know why I became what I became.

Pancho Villa does not have to see a movie

to find out who is Pancho Villa.

Presidente Villa.

From where does this fantasa come?

You have learned nothing from Juan Reed.

- There will never be a Presidente Villa.

- But there could be.

The Revolucin

is to feed the people's hungry bellies...

- not the ambition of Pancho Villa.

- All right, but it's a wonderful scene.

Okay, we can make it a dream sequence.

Pancho Villa's dream...

is for a man of education

to be presidente of Mexico.

Your Presidente Wilson,

he was a professor, s?

Pancho Villa is a professor

of horses and soldiers.

See, that's exactly what General Grant was,

and he became president.

That drunk dogface.

He killed Mexicanos

like he killed his whiskey bottles.

I had no idea.

No, in your history books

there are no bad Americanos.

He came before there was oil to steal.

He came for the gold. He came for the silver.

He came for the azcar. Es un insulto.

You want to shoot the battle of Torren,

you bring your cameras there.

You don't shoot the life of Pancho Villa

that he has never lived.

Mutual has a fortune sunk into this.

Lies are expensive, Francisco.

Seor Aitken, he tells to the world

he will tell the truth about Pancho Villa.

Esta basura! This is fake garbage!

May I ask you, sir...

did you murder William Benton?

I don't believe you did.

But a hell of a lot of your enemies...

are trying to convince

a hell of a lot of other folks that you did.

If you can believe Jack Reed...

there are plans in the works

in Washington right now.

Plans to invade Mexico

and make Chihuahua our 49th state.

Plans to finish you off, knock you off,

any way they can.

You have to understand...

that this is the kind of story

the public expects, that they demand.

When they go to the movies,

you give them what they want.

They give you what you want.

And what you want is something

you have never needed more in your life.

Their approval.

I think every time you see me...

you grow one more huevo, Francisco.

And dismount, Raoul.

Everyone dismount.

And run to greet them.

Welcome your hubbies home.

Ladies, come on.

Let's go, ladies!

Come on.

Mr. Cabanne.

Can I get some hugs and kisses here?

Ladies, come on.

Sweet Jesus! Cut!

That's a cut, everybody.

It's just not in their nature.

These women are shy.

Shy? They are as wooden

as f***ing Indians.

Most of them are f***ing Indians.

Give me five minutes.

Come on, let's go.

And dismount, Raoul.

- And cue the ladies.

- Ladies.

He has his own train.

It's just one more thing

he's liberated from the government.

Fitted out a few hospital cars to take care

of the wounded, made one for the press.

Like a city on wheels.

I walked it the other day.

It's almost 2 miles long.

- Hiya, fellows.

- Hey, Frank.

Hello there.

These are the Sanchez brothers.

Abraham, Anastasio.

Ever paralyze anybody in Spanish before?

So this will be the lab.

We'll be able to develop our own film.

This is the editing room.

We can watch our own dailies...

which I think will make a real difference

in our work.

Going on and on, aren't I?

- You've changed down here.

- Have I?

When I first met you,

it was hard to know you were even around.

I never once had that problem with you.

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