King Solomon's Mines

[Quartermain]

KING SOLOMON'S MINES--

LIKE MANY OTHERS, WELL...

I DIDN'T BELIEVE IN THEM.

IN THOSE DAYS, AFRICA WAS A

LAND OF MANY ROMANTIC LEGENDS.

IT HAD A VAST,

UNEXPLORED INTERIOR.

I WAS A HUNTER AND IT WASN'T

UNTIL THE YEAR 1881

THAT I LEARNT THAT THE MINES

WERE A STARK REALITY.

I SAY "WERE" BECAUSE THEY

NOW LIE BURIED UNDER A MILLION

TONS OF ASHES AND LAVA.

AT THE TIME I'M SPEAKING OF,

DIAMONDS HAD BEEN

FOUND IN KIMBERLEY.

MANY ADVENTUROUS SPIRITS

FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD...

YOU'VE STRUCK

LUCKY AGAIN, RED.

YES.

YOU CAN COUNT YOUR

MONEY TOMORROW.

I'LL HAVE 5 POUNDS

ON ACCOUNT TO:

GET DRUNK WITH.

[Laughing]

GET YOUR BACKS TO

THE WALL, THE WHOLE

BOILING LOT OF YOU.

DON'T SHOOT, BOYS.

IT ISN'T A HOLD-UP.

I'M JUST TENDING

MESELF AND THE:

TREASURES OF ARABIE.

CAST AN EYE OVER THAT,

ME BOY, AND SEE WHAT

YOU MAKE OF IT.

WHAT HAVE:

YOU FOUND?

A HOUSE, CARRIAGE

AND PAIR FOR:

ME DAUGHTER:

AND THE LIFE OF:

RILEY HEREAFTER:

AND EVERMORE.

DID YOU EVER:

SEE THE LIKE?

A NICE PIECE OF:

CRYSTAL, O'BRIEN,

BUT NO DIAMOND.

YOU DON'T

MEAN IT?

I'M SORRY,

MISS KATE.

THAT'S BAD LUCK,

PATRICK, BAD LUCK.

BAD LUCK NOTHING.

I WAS ONLY HAVING

A JOKE WITH YOU.

COME ON, GIRL.

[Donkey braying]

TRY AGAIN, PATSY.

DEVIL I WILL.

I SPURN THE DIAMOND

FIELDS UNDER ME SHOES.

IF WE COULD ONLY GET

TO THE COAST, I COULD

GET A JOB TEACHING.

AND WOULD:

YOU LIKE IT?

I WOULD NOT.

[O'Brien]

OF COURSE:

YOU WOULDN'T.

LISTEN, THERE WAS A

MAN IN THE BAR LAS NIGHT FROM THE CONGO.

HE SAYS THERE'S

A FORTUNE IN IVORY.

THERE'S BEEN A FORTUNE

IN EVERYTHING WE'VE TRIED,

BUT IT WASN'T US

WHO FOUND IT.

FROM NOW ON, WE'LL BE DECENT,

RESPECTABLE CITIZENS,

AND WE'RE GOING TO THE COAST

BEFORE I CHANGE ME MIND.

HOW MUCH MONEY HAVE WE?

LESS THAN A POUND

AND ALL OUR TRAPS

ARE IN THE PAWNSHOP.

WHAT'S THAT

YOU HAVE?

FOR YOU, A GIFT I

BOUGHT TO CELEBRATE OUR

MAGNIFICENT DISCOVERY.

A SHAMROCK!

FOR LUCK.

IT DIDN'T

COST A THING.

I KNOW WHAT:

IT COST.

THERE WERE TWO:

IN MULLIGAN'S STORE.

HERE'S THE

OTHER FOR YOU.

KATHY, ME GIRL,

THERE WAS NEVER:

ANYTHING TO BEAT IT.

WITH A BIT OF SHAMROCK

APIECE, THERE'S NOTHING ON

EARTH CAN HOLD US DOWN.

LOOK!

GLORY BE TO GOD,

STRAIGHT FROM HEAVEN.

ASK HIM FOR A LIFT

TO THE COAST.

IT'S A 5-WEEK JOURNEY.

IT'S A LOT TO ASK.

AND YOU CALL YOURSELF

AN IRISHMAN?

IT'S A FINE MORNING.

[O'Brien]

IT'S A FINE MORNING.

IS IT?

IT IS.

ARE YOU GOING:

TO THE COAST?

NO, KITSFONTEIN.

WELL, THAT'S ALL

ON THE WAY.

WHOSE WAY?

OURS.

WE WERE WONDERING

IF YOU'D GIVE US A LIFT.

NO.

ME NAME IS KATHLEEN O'BRIEN,

AND THIS IS ME FATHER,

PATRICK O'BRIEN,

BACHELOR OF ARTS,

TRINITY COLLEGE, DUBLIN.

THANK YOU.

BACHELOR OF ARTS AT

TRINITY COLLEGE, DUBLIN!

A DOWN-AND-OUT

FROM THE DIGGINGS, HUH?

WE'RE DOWN

BUT WE'RE NOT OUT.

[Quartermain]

YOU'RE OUT AS FAR AS

MY WAGON'S CONCERNED.

OH! SO YOU DON'T

APPROVE OF US?

I DON'T APPROVE OF TEARING

UP THE FACE OF THE

COUNTRY FOR GREED.

ME DAUGHTER IS:

A GOOD COOK.

I HAVE A GOOD COOK.

ME FATHER'S A

WONDER TO TALK.

YEAH, HE WOULD BE.

[Kathy]

AND HE'S A LOVELY

RIFLE SHOT.

JUST THINK OF THE GAME

HE COULD GET FOR YOU.

[Laughter]

WHAT'S FUNNY

IN THAT?

QUARTERMAIN, BEST

HUNTER IN AFRICA.

THAT ENDS IT.

IT DOES NOT.

MR. QUARTERMAIN,

YOU NEEDN'T TAKE US

IF YOU DON'T WANT TO,

BUT HERE'S SOMETHING

FOR YOU TO THINK ABOUT IN

YOUR PRECIOUS SOLITUDE:

ME FATHER'S OWN SISTER

IS DYING IN KILKENNY

AND IF THEY NEVER MEET

THIS SIDE OF THE GATES,

'TIS YOU THAT WILL

HAVE PREVENTED THEM.

JUMP UP.

[Spiritual singing]

HOW MUCH LONGER?

ANOTHER 10 DAYS.

LOOK!

[Kathy]

AH, THE PRETTY CREATURE.

YOU STARTLED HER.

MAYBE SHE KNOWS:

THAT IN 10 DAYS

YOU'LL BE AFTER

HER WITH YOUR:

MURDERING GUNS.

I'LL GET YOU

A KNIFE.

YOU DON'T

LIKE HUNTING?

NO, I DO NOT.

NEITHER DO I.

THEN WHAT DO YOU HUNT FOR?

A LIVING. IT PAYS ME

TO RUN HUNTING TRIPS.

I'VE GOT 2

CLOWNS WAITING:

FOR ME NOW.

THERE MUST BE A LOT

OF MONEY IN HUNTING.

I'VE BEEN THINKING OVER WHAT

THAT FELLA SAID ABOUT IVORY.

HAVE YOU HAD:

ANY EXPERIENCE:

IN TRACKING GAME?

HE ONCE TOOK PART

IN A BADGER HUNT,

BUT THE BADGER ESCAPED.

YOU DON'T KNOW

WHAT YOU CAN DO:

TILL YOU TRY.

WHILE YOU'RE TRYING,

YOUR POOR SISTER'S

PEACEFULLY PASSING

AWAY IN KILKENNY.

ALAN QUARTERMAIN, IT WAS A

LIE ABOUT ME FATHER'S SISTER.

I KNOW, I'VE MET

THE IRISH BEFORE.

I'M GLAD YOU OWNED UP.

AND WHY:

SHOULDN'T SHE?

SHE'S GONNA

SETTLE DOWN AND:

TEACH SCHOOL.

YOU'RE GOING

TO SETTLE DOWN?

OF COURSE:

I AM.

I SUPPOSE THERE ISN'T ANYTHING

IN THE IVORY TRADE IS THERE?

IF YOU ASK ME, THERE ISN'T A

PIN TO CHOOSE BETWEEN YOU.

THERE'S A WAGON

ACROSS THE RIVER.

NO. ANTELOPE

PROBABLY.

I'M SURE

IT'S A WAGON.

CAN'T BE.

AND WHY NOT?

THERE'S NOTHING

ACROSS THAT:

RIVER BUT DEVILS.

THAT'S WHAT

THE NATIVES SAY.

IT'S UNEXPLORED LAND,

DESERT PROBABLY.

IT MAY BE THE DEVIL'S,

BUT I CAN SEE A WAGON.

COME ON!

[Shouting]

TAKE THIS.

WATER, QUICK!

WHOSE WAGON IS THIS?

HE'S NOT

ABLE TO TALK.

IT'S THE

DESERT.

INSIDE.

[Man whispering]

[Shouting in foreign language]

THAT'S ALL RIGHT,

THEY'RE LOOKING

AFTER HIM.

THE OTHERS RAN AWAY IN

THE NIGHT MANY DAYS AGO.

THE FEAR WAS ON THEM.

SURE, THE DEVIL.

HE FELL ILL.

WE COULD NOT:

REACH THE NORTH.

HELP HIM:

BACK TO CAMP.

I TURNED BACK.

HE DOES NOT KNOW.

LET ME GO ON.

OUT OF THE WAY.

YOU CAN'T GO ON.

YOU ARE ILL.

DO I CARE IF I AM ILL?

I DON'T KNOW WHERE

YOU'RE GOING BUT--

YOU WANT TO KNOW WHERE

I'M GOING BUT I TELL YOU,

YOU CANNOT FOLLOW.

I CROSSED THE DESERT.

AFTER THE DESERT, I FIND

KING SOLOMON'S MOUNTAIN.

AFTER THE MOUNTAIN,

I FIND KING SOLOMON'S MINES.

DIAMONDS.

SYLVESTRA, WHEN

YOU SEE ME AGAIN,

I'LL BE THE RICHEST

MAN ON EARTH.

SO, OUT OF THE WAY!

[Mumbling incoherently]

[Gasping]

DID YOU HEAR THAT?

THE MINES OF KING

SOLOMON OVER THE DESERT.

IS IT TRUE?

TRUE, WE HAVE

HEARD OF THE MINES.

[Quartermain]

GET ME SOME WATER.

[Speaking Kukuana]

ALL THE JEWELS OF OPHRAH

AND NO ONE EVER DISCOVERED

WHERE OPHRAH WAS.

THAT'S WHERE

IT IS MAYBE.

[Quartermain]

KATHY! MY

MEDICINE CHEST.

ALL RIGHT.

[Speaking Kukuana]

WHAT'S THAT YOU HAVE?

A MAP.

LOOK, 300

YEARS OLD.

HE SAID A MAN:

WENT THERE AND:

NEVER CAME BACK.

LOOK, THE WAY

ACROSS THE DESERT

AND HERE, KING SOLOMON'S

MOUNTAIN AND THE MINE.

THE JEWELS OF OPHRAH,

THE GREATEST TREASURE

IN THE WORLD!

NOW, THAT MAP IS HIS.

YOU HAD NO RIGHT

TO TAKE IT.

I KNOW, BUT IF HE

LIVES WE WON'T USE IT,

AND IF HE DOESN'T,

I'LL SEEK THE TREASURE

MESELF AND I'LL HAVE

MASSES SAID FOR HIS SOUL.

THE SHAMROCK! I SAID

IT'D BRING US LUCK.

[Quartermain]

KATHY!

I'M COMING.

DIG A GRAVE.

[Speaking Kukuana]

[Chanting]

ALL OVER?

GOD REST HIS SOUL.

KATHY ASLEEP?

IT MUST BE TERRIBLE TO

DIE ALONE IN THE DESERT

WITHOUT YOUR FOLKS.

TERRIBLE.

WHAT DID YOU:

THINK OF THE MAP?

HOW DID YOU GUESS?

I KNOW HUMAN:

NATURE WHERE:

TREASURE'S CONCERNED.

WHERE'S THE HARM?

I RETURNED IT.

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