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London After Midnight Page #12
- PASSED
- Year:
- 1927
- 69 min
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303
INT. BALFOUR HOUSE (NIGHT) CLOSE UP
Sir James and the Stranger at the table. Sir James leans
over and says:
TITLE:
"You may as well understand,
Roger, that as soon as she
comes of age, I mean to
have her."
BACK TO SCENE:
The Stranger pounds his fist on the tableand says:
"No, by God!" They look straight into eachother's eyes for a moment, then the Stranger says:
TITLE:
and you've stolen from me
right and left."
304 INT. BALFOUR HOUSE (NIGHT) MED. SHOT
The two men, as the Stranger, finishing the title, starts
to rise. Before he can do so, Sir James has leaped to his
feet and drawn his pistol. They rush into a clinch, a
struggle.
305
INT. BALFOUR HOUSE (NIGHT) CLOSE UP
At portieres, the Man in the Beaver Hat -- FLASH
306
INT. BALFOUR HOUSE (NIGHT) CLOSE SHOT
Sir James and the Stranger, as the Stranger falls out of
scene. Sir James stands with smoking pistol in his hand. He
stares down at him. He leans down out of scene.
307
INT. BALFOUR HOUSE (NIGHT) CLOSE SHOT
The Stranger on the floor as dead. Sir James leaning into
scene with pistol in his hand. He takes out a handkerchief,
wipes off the handle of the pistol and puts it into the
Stranger's right hand. He starts up again.
308 INT. BALFOUR HOUSE (NIGHT) SEMI FULL SHOT
The body on the floor, Sir James backing away to the
portieres behind which the Man in the Beaver Hat was
hiding.
309
INT. BALFOUR HOUSE (NIGHT) MED. SHOT
At portieres as Sir James backs in. He is about to back
through the portiere when two Scotland Yard men step out
and grab him. The Man in the Beaver Hat comes out, steps up
to Sir James, facing him.
310
INT. BALFOUR HOUSE (NIGHT) CLOSE SHOT
The Man in the Beaver Hat and Sir James, as the man speaks
to him sharply. Sir James goes quickly through the
transformation of coming out of a hypnotic trance. He
stares at the Man in the Beaver Hat, saying dazedly:
TITLE:
"Have I been asleep?"
311
INT. BALFOUR HOUSE (NIGHT) CLOSE UP
Sir James as he finishes title dazedly.
312
INT. BALFOUR HOUSE (NIGHT) CLOSE UP
The Man in the Beaver Hat, as he says, crisply:
TITLE:
"No, and neither have I."
313
INT. BALFOUR HOUSE (NIGHT) CLOSE SHOT
The two of them as the Man in the Beaver Hat finishes title
and reaches over and rips up the sleeve of Sir James' coat.
The Man in the Beaver Hat says, dryly:
TITLE:
"I thought I clipped you one tonight."
314
INT. BALFOUR HOUSE (NIGHT) CLOSE UP
The Man in the Beaver Hat, as he finishes title, and
through his make-up comes an expression that is undeniably
that of Burke, the detective.
315
INT. BALFOUR HOUSE (NIGHT) CLOSE UP
Sir James, staring at him, getting who he is slowly. He
blurts out:
TITLE:
316
INT. BALFOUR HOUSE (NIGHT) CLOSE SHOT
The two of them, as Burke takes off his wig and bows: "At
your service."
317
INT. BALFOUR HOUSE (NIGHT) MED. SHOT
The Stranger getting up from the floor, unhurt, inspecting
the gun in his hand with a grin, exiting.
318
INT. UPPER ROOM (NIGHT) MED. SHOT
The Bat Girl and the butler, with a trunk in f.g. plainly:
"Lunette, the Flying Woman, Theatre". She is packing the
trunk. The man is taking down wires from the ceiling. She
looks up at him and says:
TITLE:
"It's back to the music
'alls, Jimmy, me bye."
BACK TO SCENE:
He answers:TITLE:
"And I'll sye this is the
goofiest engigement we
ever played."
BACK TO SCENE:
They go back to their work briskly.319
INT. BALFOUR HOUSE (NIGHT) MED. SHOT
In Great Room downstairs, as Sir James, on the orders of
Burke, sits down at the table and starts to write a
confession. Lucy and Hibbs, with Miss Smithson, come in at
the end of the table. The Scotland Yard men are at the b.g.
320
INT. BALFOUR HOUSE (NIGHT) CLOSE SHOT
Burke and Sir James, as Burke tells him crisply:
TITLE:
"A full confession, Sir James --
including the murder of young
Harry Balfour."
BACK TO SCENE:
Burke finishes title and exits toward Lucy.321
INT. BALFOUR HOUSE (NIGHT) CLOSE SHOT
Hibbs, Lucy, Miss Smithson, as Burke comes in Miss
Smithson laughs, saying:
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