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London After Midnight Page #8
- PASSED
- Year:
- 1927
- 69 min
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Lucy staring at him big-eyed, breathlessly, beginning to
guess the truth.
188
Sir James, as he turns to her, a life long love for her in
his eyes and says:
TITLE:
"It may seem a strange time to
speak, Lucy, but--"
189
INT. MUSIC ROOM CLOSE SHOT NIGHT
Sir James and Lucy as he pauses, then says fervently:
TITLE:
"I love you, Lucy -- I
want you to marry me."
BACK TO SCENE:
He finishes title, taking her hands gently.Lucy, looking at him aghast, at the devotion in his eyes,
knows that this is no time to tell him. So she falters:
TITLE:
"I--I must have time--
to--to think it over--"
BACK TO SCENE:
He nods gravely, patting her hand gently.She starts to draw away, to rise.
190
INT. MUSIC ROOM MED. SHOT NIGHT
Lucy, rising, stands for a moment, uncertainly. Sir James
rises, turns toward her. Suddenly Lucy bursts into a sob
and runs from the room. Sir James takes a step after her
and stops, thinking.
191
Hibbs is waiting in the hall as Lucy comes out. Burke is
coming in the front door. Hibbs glares at him as Lucy,
sobbing a little, goes to Hibbs. Burke turns in at the
library. Hibbs and Lucy go out to the veranda.
192
Burke, coming in, stands for a moment, then steps over to
the desk and picks up one of the volumes on vampires. With
this in his hand, he goes over to a chair by the window,
where the sunlight is coming in and sits down.
193
Lucy and Hibbs, as she tells him what happened. Hibbs gets
over:
"I'll go to him, tell him." She holds his arm. "No,no you can't."
194
Burke, turning and looking out of the window. Then, with a
little sigh for his advancing age and his incapacity for
romance, he takes out his glasses, puts them on and starts
to read from the book. After a moment, he glances up from
the book into the room.
195
INT. LIBRARY MED. SHOT
Sir James has come into the library. Burke, looking up,
tells him he has been reading something about protective
measures. He shows a passage in the book to Sir James:
INSERT:
Page in Old English:
A wreath of tube-roses at the
window, a sword across the door
will make it impossible for the
vampyr to enter a sleeping room
at night.
196
FADE IN:
INT. LUCY'S ROOM FULL SHOT NIGHT
Burke, Sir James, Hibbs and Lucy. Hibbs is reading from one
of the ancient books at a table. Lucy is placing a wreath
of tube-roses at the window. There is a sword on the table.
Lucy turns and tells them: "That's done," coming down to
the table. Hibbs, picking up the sword and the book, rises.
He and Burke start toward the door. Sir James turns to say
good night to Lucy.
197
INT. LUCY'S ROOM CLOSE SHOT NIGHT
Sir James saying good night to Lucy, saying it tenderly,
his devotion in his eyes.
198
INT. LUCY'S ROOM CLOSE SHOT NIGHT
Hibbs and Burke at the open door, waiting. It is evident
that Hibbs, who is looking back, sees Sir James' tenderness,
his love for Lucy. Hibbs is troubled.
199
INT. LUCY'S ROOM CLOSE SHOT NIGHT
Sir James and Lucy, as he bends over and kisses her gently,
with a fatherly kiss, and turns and exits. Lucy turns away,
back into the room with bowed head.
200
INT. LUCY'S ROOM CLOSE SHOT NIGHT
At the door, as Sir James comes in, going out of the door
after Burke. Hibbs looks back in the room toward Lucy,
troubled, his love in his eyes, then turns and goes out,
starting to close the door behind him.
201
INT. UPPER HALL MED. SHOT NIGHT
Outside door to Lucy's room, as Sir James says good night
to Burke in f.g., while Hibbs fastens the sword to the door
over the keyhole. Hibbs turns to Burke and they exit
together toward Hibbs' room.
202
INT. UPPER HALL MED. SHOT NIGHT
At door to Hibbs' room, as Burke and Hibbs come in. Hibbs
opens the door and turns to say good night. Burke indicates
that he would like to talk to him. Hibbs says "Come in,"
and they exit to Hibbs' room.
203
INT. HIBBS' ROOM FULL SHOT NIGHT
The room is dark as Hibbs and Burke come in. There is a
shaft of moonlight through a window upon the bed. Hibbs
switches on the electric light. They go over and sit on the
bed.
204
INT. HIBBS' ROOM NIGHT CLOSE SHOT
The two men as they sit on the bed. Burke says to him:
TITLE:
"Now about you and Miss Lucy's
brother, Harry--"
BACK TO SCENE:
Hibbs turns sharply, staring at Burke. Burkegoes on regardless:
TITLE:
"You didn't like each other
very much did you?"
BACK TO SCENE:
Hibbs is about to resent this question, butthere is a force in Burke's direct gaze that he cannot
resist. So, after a moment, he answers:
TITLE:
"He objected to my caring for Lucy.
He thought I wasn't good enough
for her--"
205
INT. HIBBS' ROOM NIGHT CLOSE UP
Hibbs, as he finishes title, looking out of scene at Burke.
206
INT. HIBBS' ROOM CLOSE UP NIGHT
Burke staring steadily at him, an intense light in his eyes.
207
INT. HIBBS' ROOM NIGHT CLOSE UP
Hibbs, unable to stand unflinching the direct gaze, looks
away, looks down at his wristwatch.
INSERT:
WRISTWATCH. Time -- 10:13
BACK TO SCENE:
He looks up again at Burke.208
INT. HIBBS' ROOM NIGHT LARGE CLOSE UP
Burke, with eyes lighted so that they seem to dart fire.
The eyes start now to revolve, slowly.
FADE OUT:
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FADE IN:
INT. HIBBS' ROOM CLOSE SHOT NIGHT
The electric light is out. Burke is lying on the bed in the
shaft of moonlight, asleep. He stirs a little, turns over,
into the shadow. A dim figure back to the camera, tips in,
leaning over the bed. Burke turns back again into the light.
The figure withdraws. Burke sits up, suddenly staring off
scene, whips up a pistol from the bed and fires out of
scene. (Burke wears pajama jacket. Otherwise, he is
completely dressed.)
210
INT. HIBBS' ROOM MED. SHOT NIGHT
A dim figure back to camera, disappearing through the open
door.
211
INT. HIBBS' ROOM MED. SHOT NIGHT
At bed, as Burke leaps to his feet, pistol in hand, and
rushes out of scene.
212
INT. UPPER HALL SEMI FULL SHOT NIGHT
The hall is empty. Burke, rushing out from Hibbs' room,
pistol in hand, stops, looking around. The door to Sir
James' room is suddenly thrown open and Sir James rushes
out, demanding:
"What is it? What's the matter?" Burke goesquickly down to him.
213
INT. UPPER HALL CLOSE SHOT NIGHT
Sir James, as Burke comes in. Sir James demanding "What
happened?" Sir James is in a bathrobe, which he now ties
around him, as though he had been suddenly awakened and had
slipped it on very hurriedly before rushing out. Burke
tells him about something that came into the room, where he
was sleeping. Sir James is aghast. Burke to calm him, says:
TITLE:
"Probably my imagination,
Sir James. Go back to bed."
BACK TO SCENE:
Burke opens the door to Sir James and ushersSir James in. He closes the door, turns, with pistol ready,
and exits from scene, down the hall.
214
INT. UPPER HALL MED. SHOT NIGHT
Burke, coming in, looking at the floor, suddenly kneels to
the floor.
215
INT. UPPER HALL CLOSE UP NIGHT
Burke, kneeling on floor, inspecting the floor.
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