From Here to Eternity Page #28

CLOSE SHOT FLASH JAP PILOT IN LEAD PLANE

grinning as his plane dives, its guns roaring. His silk scarf

ripples out behind him.

MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT WARDEN

firing the BAR, standing, as the Jap planes roar over. He

staggers back from the recoil.

FULL SHOT ROOF:

The men fire in unison. They rise after the planes pass,

shake their fists. Henderson and others of the loading detail

appear on the roof, bringing up more ammunition.

CLOSE SHOT FEATURING WARDEN

He lets out a hoarse yell of glee and pride. "These are my

boys. This is my Company," it seems to say. The men answer

back with a great answering shout.

ANOTHER ANGLE:

Warden makes a tour of the roof, laughing, exhorting,

slapping the men on their buttocks like a quarterback. They

respond with tremendous spirit; they are having one hell of a

time. We get only a snatch of what Warden is yelling.

WARDEN:

-- Don't worry about wasting ammo!

Throw your empty clips down into

the yard. The loading detail will

pick 'em up -

The sound of a bugle blowing insistently is now heard,

blending into the rest of the noise. Treadwell runs to the

edge of the roof, looks over.

LONG SHOT SHOOTING FROM ROOF TO QUADRANGLE

At the Bugler's post, Friday Clark is sounding a call.

MEDIUM SHOT ON ROOF

Treadwell turns, yells at the men.

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TREADWELL:

Friday's gone crazy! He's blowing

the Cavalry Charge!

EXT. QUADRANGLE - DAY

MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT CLARK

His cheeks puffed, blowing the bugle madly.

INT. LIVING ROOM OF ALMA'S HOUSE - DAY

MEDIUM CLOSE SHOT PREW

He is lying on a couch in pajamas. He has not shaven, his

hair is unkempt. A Radio Announcer is heard over shot. Prew

wakens, groggy with hangover and near-delirium, wrestles with

the blanket over him. CAMERA PULLS BACK to MEDIUM SHOT,

DISCLOSING Alma and Gorgette. They have negligees over their

nightgowns, are listening to the radio. The Announcer's voice

tries hard to be calm and official but he cannot keep the

tremor out of it. (NOTE: Transcripts of the actual broadcast

have been requested.)

RADIO ANNOUNCER'S VOICE

... This is a real attack, not a

maneuver. The Japanese are bombing

Pearl Harbor. Please keep in your

homes. Do not go on the streets. I

repeat, this is a real attack.

Japanese planes are bombing our

naval and army installations.

Civilians will remain in their

homes. This is a real attack

The Announcer's voice goes on as above.

PREW:

(mutters)

Oh, those dirty Germans... Those

dirty sneakin Germans...

ALMA:

What Germans?!

PREW:

(points to the radio)

Them...

GORGETTE:

It's the Japs. The Japs!

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RADIO ANNOUNCER'S VOICE

... Attacks are now taking place at

Pearl, Wheeler, Hickam and

Schofield...

PREW:

... dirty Germans...

Alma shakes Prew, hard. He falls back on the couch, passes

out.

EXT. QUADRANGLE - DAY

FULL SHOT:

The Jap strafing attack is continuing. Their planes are

making a figure 8 in the sky. Silhouettes of men on the roof

can b e seen. Friday Clark is blowing his Cavalry Charge. In

b.g. men of the loading detail are scurrying around.

Lieutenant Ross runs into shot. CAMERA PANS him across the

quadrangle toward the barracks.

MEDIUM SHOT NEAR BARRACKS

Lieutenant Ross is hailed by the loading detail -- about ten

men. He grabs a BAR and ammunition from them and runs into

the barracks. The loading detail is working feverishly, same

carrying ammunition into the barracks, others picking up

empty clips as they are thrown from the roof and hustling

them toward the Supply Room.

.

EXT. SUPPLY ROOM - DAY

MEDIUM SHOT FEATURING LEVA

He is working hard, passing out ammunition to members of the

loading detail. But he shakes his head dourly as if the whole

thing is still very unofficial.

EXT. ROOF OF BARRACKS - DAY

FULL SHOT:

As before, pandemonium -- but controlled and efficient. The

men are hoarse from shouting, red-eyed, puffing from

excitement and exertion. Two Jap planes swoop past and the

full-throated umbrella of fire lets loose. Lieutenant Ross

clambers onto the roof, stooping under the burden of the BAR

and loading clips. The men greet him with a concerted cheer.

TWO SHOT LIEUTENANT ROSS AND WARDEN

Ross looks around the roof, nods with evident approval, claps

Warden on the shoulder.

DHOM’S VOICE

HERE THEY COME, MEN!

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Sound of Jap planes comes up ear-splitting loud. Ross drops

down behind a chimney, swings his BAR, fires. CAMERA MOVES TO

INCLUDE Karelsen at the other side of the chimney, firing the

machine gun. Two soldiers hang onto the bucking legs of the

tripod. Two Jap planes pass in b.g. of shot, zoom off into

the sky.

KARELSEN:

(disgustedly)

Nuts! Led him too tar.

MEDIUM SHOT:

as the men on the roof reload. In the distance the Jap planes

have turned and are heading back for the roof.

CLOSE SHOTS FLASHES JAP PILOTS IN PLANES

Their lips curled bitterly as their planes head for the roof.

CLOSE SHOT FLASH WILSON

firing a BAR at the planes.

CLOSE SHOT FLASH DHOM

firing.

CLOSE SHOT FLASH TREADWELL

firing Joyously.

CLOSE SHOT FLASH CHOATE

singing as he fires.

CLOSE SHOT KARELSEN

firing the machine gun. He yanks the tripod away from his

helpers, picks up the gun, stands and swings it after the

plane. The recoil staggers him half way across the roof and

deposits him on his rear.

.

CLOSE SHOT JAP PILOT

He jumps in his seat like a man tied to a hot stove, throws

up his arms helplessly.

LONG SHOT OPEN FIELD SHOOTING FROM ROOF

The Jap plane bursts into flame and crashes.

FULL SHOT ON ROOF

The men rise as one with an uproarious cheer. They rush to

Karelsen, pick him up. Warden lets go with another of his

rebel yells.

WARDEN:

You got him, Pete! You got him!

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KARELSEN:

(spits over roof)

Ah, nobody’ll ever know which of us

got that guy.

ANOTHER ANGLE:

as the men return to their positions. Two planes head for

them, pass over as Company G lets go again with everything it

has.

WILSON:

(pointing after second of

the planes)

Hey! That last one was one of ours!

That was an American plane!

WARDEN:

Well, he ain't got no business

here. We're takin care of this

sector!

ROSS:

HERE COMES A JAP!

SHOT SHOOTING FROM ROOF JAP PLANE

swooping across the quadrangle about ten feet from the

ground.

EXT. QUADRANGLE - DAY

MEDIUM SHOT NEAR BUGLER'S POST

Friday Clark, blowing the Cavalry Charge madly, abandons the

megaphone as he sees the plane coming. He drops on his chest,

hugging the bugle. The plane passes. Clark jumps up

instantly, resumes blowing the Charge.

LONG SHOT SHOOTING FROM ROOF JAP PLANE

The same plane has gained altitude so that it is a few feet

above the barracks as it heads straight for the roof.

MEDIUM SHOT:

The men flatten, all but Warden. He stands, swings his BAR

toward the plane. CAMERA IS ANGLED so that Warden is

silhouetted against the sky as he fires at the Jap plane.

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