Green Grow the Rushes Page #5

Synopsis: A group of enterprising smugglers make use of an ancient charter to smuggle brandy into the southern coast of England. When their ship is seized it looks like they are in trouble until the Customs Officers try & find out where the brandy went.
Genre: Comedy, Thriller
Director(s): Derek N. Twist
Production: Criterion Collection
 
IMDB:
6.1
Year:
1951
77 min
28 Views


practicable than a part of rare those

three right old lunches were here just

now on board good gang no but I don't

trust a brother hello Mac I can't do an

interview with your press Mariner the

lily-white

we might have known make you can't stay

here why not I'm from the Indiana

depends

but don't you realize the ship still

full of smuggling liquor yes I see

you're not to get mixed up in this gotta

keep away right away it's a bit late for

that now isn't it I brought you some

sandwiches there tomato you're a

remarkably cool young woman I know what

I'm about kennel girl yes I believe you

do well by the way I passed that old.

Coast Guard chat the Academy Lane I

think it was on his way here we said

this was a mistake

who are you hi Scott

what can we do for you you see the third

eirick she shall be shall we say longs

for the trade we are not aware of any

risks in this vicinity the lord shall we

change this boat is not serving oh I

think you are captain Biddle excuse me

sir could I put aboard this vessel

oh the ship has already been seized mr.

Yu it what's it you and what are you

sane or captain vigil don't blame us

miss you would blame the Board of Trade

that's right now peps up and get on with

my job you'll be in this racket you know

that every ship entering the British

forces driving the customs inspection

and furthermore any jobs and salvage and

tell which belongs to the board at

regular my foot listen if you interfere

with the regulation I excuse me ten

ships already see oh I got here first I

just went back to my school I see

they're looking in the right to go round

seating ships in with a third we

understand now look here nobody boards

that vessel while I'm here to prevent it

no will you that all promised ah well if

you stay I stay.

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You.

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Will not shift a bottle so long as these

officials are kept under the boughs nor

when mrs. Finch Fisher winkin father

weathers large somehow we gotta find

means of removing the loss such as you

know there's one one you miss effects

staring me in the face the whole time

what you do with wake up you drink it

drink it

I'll kaga well that's the rub it need

half the male population of the liberty

and you still haven't got rid of the

officials under the bars or it can't be

done least of all tomorrow don't forget

his charge day and the first day had

pity sessions I get three-piece clever

girl now why didn't I think of that

before

petty sessions Robert all right there's

no need to rub it in are you game to

take a long shot

I'll try anything once good makes my

dear look me up the phone number of

constable pity rule the plain fact of

the matter is constable that my

colleagues were assaulted by this man.

Cambridge and the execution of their

duties do you wish to prefer a charge no

oh then we should be well within our

rights

however we prefer to cultivate the good

will of the local farmers after all

we're here to try to help them whiter

no all we requires your presence for

protection will be there further visit

an inspection in the morning you can put

yourselves in my hands gentlemen ended

by the way are you keeping an eye on

that wreck that won't get away me that's

a good

when they take the opportunity to go

aboard her very good tip excuse me

gentlemen.

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Constable Pettigrew here now good

evening colonel yes yes I understand

that.

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Oh.

Breakfast.

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What do you want just a little chat mr.

Bainbridge just a little chat with

reference to the matter of trespass

what's the game game mr. Bainbridge the

law isn't a gay the law is the law as we

all know are you trying to make a fool

out of me now why should I be attempting

any such cause of action mr. Bainbridge

all I say is if you was the party

trespassed wish to take action in the

matter then the law is at your disposal

same as everybody else what do I have to

do it's a question of laying and

information mr. Bainbridge and I've

taken the liberty of preparing the

necessary documents in your behalf

they're up at the station now if you

care to come I'll come up with you now

when I got is about mm-hmm Oh jump in

this is dead for glory day oh my god

young man in the girl

you mean happen yeah which way towards

the hammer I'll call our weakness get

down there once constantly Taylor Kosovo

here finest down there really this is

not the moment for pusillanimous a Finch

come along get off my leg I told you to

get off my land

get out oh no have a care I'll have the

law Rania if you will be until my man

trouble Evan I got trouble enough that

great meows eat me for night

and day a ship in need that pond off the

officials in the place captain Lander

now you again clear out all of you go on

get off my land of water take a fall

here we've come to investigate the

disposal of a quantity of fish mr.

Bainbridge what's that oh no you go no

I'm going aboard this ship this trip has

been seized by me bailiff sergeant of

the coastal delivered libertarian

federal states let me pass Salvage

belongs to the border traces reticulum

very curious bernessa sick mountain man

who'd want to poison your tax everybody

everybody in the place it's me they're

after I know they're poisoning me pond

water they all hate me I know but that

was going on down there

I know it's been done deliberate I'm not

a fool they've been after me for years

stop talking rubbish man you smell

anything very cool yes rather pleasant.

Pleasant - these are good as to fill

that bottle with water from the pond.

Porter that you should have a bubble

handy Prada Amos I believe in being

ready for any eventuality Finch.

Thank You Fisher wick I suggest you take

this straight away to the chemist for

analysis we'll hurry along this week meg

stop that at once I think it's a

brilliant idea

you've got rid of ten bottles already I

told you not to get mixed up in all this

oh don't make that bad all over again

you realize you'll cooked our goose

well pickled our ducks anyway I do not

propose to wait any longer this senior

minister released on comics

if this ship is plan to contain

contraband you'll all be held as

accessories and your pets will avail you

nothing nothing.

Oh were you looking to someone not

someone young man in my capacity as a

member of a government sub-commission I

propose to search this oh they have

should be good enough to conduct me

first of all to the main cabin nobody's

got no right to board the ship what's

been seized by the Coast Guard in a

proper manner according to the

regulation of this ship has to be put up

for auction and the proceeds credited to

the funds of the council yes I bet

enough to pile and all of you and take

your ship with you stay open leave me

alone Oh constable just in time good

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Howard Clewes

Howard Clewes (27 October 1912 – 29 January 1988) was an English screenwriter and novelist. He wrote for eight films between 1951 and 1974. He also wrote twenty action novels from 1938 to 1979.He was born in York, England. He was nominated for a BAFTA for Best Screenplay in 1960 for The Day They Robbed the Bank of England. In 1946, he married Renata Faccincani della Torre, a wartime resistance fighter. She was an active (uncredited) editor in his literary and screenwriting projects. more…

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