His Kind of Woman Page #8

Synopsis: Nick Ferraro, deported crime boss, needs to re-enter the USA. His plan involves "honest" gambler Dan Milner, who's subjected to a series of "misfortunes," then bribed to take a trip to Mexico. En route, Dan meets chanteuse Lenore Brent, truly his kind of woman. But on arrival at posh Morros Lodge in Baja California, Dan finds the ostensibly rich, carefree guests all playing roles...except, possibly, ham actor Mark Cardigan. What does Ferraro want with him? Can he trust anyone?
 
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1951
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So come and get me.

There's no sense

for both of us to lose sleep.

Are you coming?

Come on, I've been known to miss.

Do it again, Thompson. I wasn't ready.

Are you coming?

All right, Thompson.

Turn around.

Thought you were a crack shot.

How come you didn't finish me?

I don't know. Maybe I was confused

and forgot which side your heart was on.

Or perhaps you don't have one.

Start walking.

Yes, what is it?

We'll go into this later,

but I think Ensenada's out.

- Let's find some smaller place.

- Yes, sir.

The engineer wants to repair that leak.

Milner's unconscious. If you're gonna

kill him, why not get it over with.

Kill him? But what about

our original plan?

Too risky.

If we bump into trouble with the feds

or the Mexican police...

...that mouth of his could finish it.

But his face could give you a new start,

Ferraro, don't forget that.

Okay. Why don't we keep his face, then.

Pump him full of lead.

Stow him below someplace.

And when we're out of this,

we'll go ahead with the operation.

That might work. Yes, that's all right.

But then, I don't know.

In death, the muscles generally tighten.

Sometimes the features

become grotesque.

Under any condition, it's not easy

for me to do this.

Then write the whole idea off.

I tell you, this guy's dangerous.

I want him out of the way.

Senor Morro, this yacht,

this is not a problem for my men.

- Perhaps the Navy or the Army...

- All I want is protection for my guests!

But only one man

has been killed positively.

You're wrong, lieutenant.

I have just accounted

for two more, positively.

And taken a prisoner of war.

Place him under heavy guard

and summon reinforcements at once.

Here, take his gun.

I must report this to the constabulary.

You can use the telephone in my office.

- Morro, we must seize the yacht.

- What for?

What for? Milner's out there alone,

facing tremendous odds.

Mark. Mark, I wanna talk to you.

It's too late for talk.

The time has come to act.

Act? When did you ever stop?

This isn't your affair, Mark.

Let the police handle it.

Alas, why must I be plagued...

...by yammering magpies

on the eve of battle?

Listen to me, Mark.

If you go through with this madness,

you've lost me.

Then those are the fortunes of war.

As a matter of fact,

I thought I'd already lost you.

- The idea still has merit.

- Mark, how can you say that?

My dear, you don't understand me.

You never have.

Do you think I wanna go on living

in a make-believe world...

...fighting in Sherwood Forest

on stage six?

Oh, no.

You go back to Hollywood,

while I go on to real-life triumphs.

Or a glorious death.

Unhand me.

Mark, you're wounded.

'Tis not so deep as a well,

nor so wide as a church door.

What happened to Dan?

He is the object of a sea expedition

which I am now organizing.

- Take me with you.

- This is man's work.

- Women are for weeping.

- Listen.

I love Dan, and you've got to take me.

Oh, very well.

Come with me. Hold these.

If you insist on tagging along,

I want you properly dressed and equipped.

- Get what you need in there.

- Thanks.

- Good.

- Oh, Mark!

Mark! Mark.

Go ahead, get in there.

I absolutely refuse to share your bungalow

with another woman.

I am taking this key with me...

...and if that woman

is released before I get back...

...lady, by yonder blessed moon,

I swear...

Mark, you might not return.

If I'm not here by Wednesday,

chop that door down.

Mark, let me out!

Mark!

A fine example you're setting

before these loyal allies of ours.

One of your fellow Americans needs help,

and you stand there gaping.

What are you standing in? Cement?

- Wonderful.

- Thank you. Thank you. Here, catch that.

- I don't know a thing about guns.

- Go on, fall in line.

Count me in, Cardigan.

Well, what are your qualifications, sir?

My wife and I

have been here for 10 days...

...and this is the first chance I've had

to get away from her.

I know what you mean, old-timer.

Fall in!

Explain to them that survivors

will get parts in my next picture.

Too flabby. Replace him.

- What about that one?

- My wife's brother.

He serves with me

under certain conditions.

One of them is that he will not

be exposed to danger.

- Tell him to volunteer.

- I cannot do that, senor.

- I promised my wife...

- Lieutenant!

I am not a patient man.

Tell that rascal to fall in. He's drafted.

Since I am taking command here,

you'll act as gun bearer.

Now, soldiers, march away.

And how thou pleasest,

God, dispose the day!

Do you mind if I take care of this

in my own way?

But suppose I could silence him

and keep him alive too.

Doctor, what are you worried about?

Your fee?

I have been giving it some thought...

...and I believe we may have

the solution right here.

This is a very unusual anesthetic.

It was developed by the Nazis.

I had intended to use it

for the operation on you.

You keep talking about surgery.

- I said that was out.

- Let me finish, please.

This drug is a good anesthetic,

if used properly.

The correct amount is

1.5 cubic centimeters.

But in overdose quantities,

this drug is very damaging.

For example, an injection of,

oh, let us say...

...7 or 8 cubic centimeters...

...then certain brain tissues

are destroyed.

The patient never regains his memory...

...and death usually follows within a year.

I don't like fooling with drugs.

Something is liable to go wrong.

There's always that chance

with anything, Ferraro.

Not with this.

Here's one anesthetic

where death doesn't follow in a year.

It follows right now.

- Bring Milner up.

- Sure.

Ahoy there!

Stand by to be commandeered!

Smartly, lads. Look alive!

Senor, this boat is not yet ready.

Gangway. This is a war emergency.

- What are you waiting for?

- He is afraid of the water.

Tell that blockhead to get aboard.

There's enough wood

in his head to make him float!

Not there, you mutinous scoundrel.

Up front with me.

All right, full speed ahead!

There are too many hombres in this boat!

Stop counting hombres

and start that engine.

Full speed ahead!

Now would I give

a thousand furlongs of sea...

...for an acre of barren ground.

Don't stand there jabbering.

Abandon ship.

A ship, a ship, my kingdom for a ship.

- Senor, this boat here, she is ready.

- Excellent.

Remind me to have you cited for valor.

Mates, we've beaten the sea itself.

Launch this craft immediately.

Look at him.

I hate him and his kind...

...for trying to keep me out of their country

when I got business there.

No welcher tells Ferraro where he can go.

Wake up, pretty boy.

Wake up.

I want you to see it coming.

Wake up!

Nick. When you're like this,

you make me nervous.

Get it over with.

We don't have time to fool around.

I want him to be fully conscious.

I don't like to shoot a corpse.

I wanna see the expression on his face

when he knows it's coming.

Wake up!

There's a boat filled with men.

I think it's police.

I told you there wasn't time.

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