Manpower Page #11

Synopsis: Hank McHenry and Johnny Marshall work on a road crew for the power company. In a freak accident Hank is injured and is promoted to foreman of the gang. One night Hank and Johnny meet Fay Duval in a clip joint, but tensions start to show in the road crew as rivally between Hank and Johnny increases.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Raoul Walsh
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures
 
IMDB:
6.8
APPROVED
Year:
1941
104 min
163 Views


HONEY, I WAS

WORRIED ABOUT YOU.

WHEN DID YOU GET HERE?

AM I GLAD TO SEE YOU!

JUST A SECOND, I'VE GO A QUICK CALL TO MAKE.

STORM HOLD YOU UP?

HELLO, GIVE ME

THE SUBSTATION.

I WAS WAITING FOR YOU

DOWN AT THE BUS.

HELLO, BARNEY?

HANK TALKING.

OK ON THAT FEED LINE.

YOU CAN SHOOT THEM

HOT ANYTIME YOU WANT.

YEAH, WE'LL HAVE

THE OTHER LINES READY FOR YOU IN AN HOUR.

YOU GET STUCK:

ON THE ROAD?

I CAME UP:

ON THE BUS, WITH JOHNNY.

WHAT WAS JOHNNY:

DOING ON THE BUS?

SAY, WHAT'S THE MATTER

WITH THAT GUY?

HE JUST QUIT ON ME.

DID HE SAY ANYTHING

TO YOU ABOUT IT?

QUIT?

YEAH, HE'S WALKING

OUT ON ME.

DID HE GIVE YOU A HINT?

IS HE IN TROUBLE

WITH A DAME OR SOMETHING?

YES, HE IS.

HA HA HA!

WELL, WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT!

SO SOME LITTLE MOUSE

FINALLY CAUGHT UP WITH HIM.

I KNEW:

THEY WOULD SOMEDAY.

OH, WELL,

THAT'S ALL RIGHT,

I'LL FIX IT UP FOR HIM.

WHO IS IT, ANYWAY?

ME.

YOU? NOW QUIT RIBBING ME,

WILL YOU?

NOW WHO IS IT,

REALLY?

I TOLD YOU--ME.

I WAS LEAVING YOU,

HANK,

BUT JOHNNY MADE ME

COME UP HERE.

YOU WAS LEAVING ME, BABY?

WHY?

YOU KNOW:

I NEVER LOVED YOU.

I TOLD YOU THA BEFORE I MARRIED YOU.

IT HASN'T WORKED OUT,

HANK.

IT NEVER WILL.

WHY HASN'T IT WORKED OUT?

ON ACCOUNT OF JOHNNY?

BECAUSE HE WAS MOVING IN

ALL THE TIME?

IT WASN' ANYBODY'S FAULT.

I KNOW HOW:

THAT GUY OPERATES.

WHAT A FIRST-CLASS DOPE

I WAS!

ACTUALLY BRINGING HIM

INTO MY OWN HOUSE

SO HE COULD WORK EASIER!

HOW LONG HAS THIS

BEEN GOING ON?

WAIT A MINUTE, HANK!

DON'T GET JOHNNY

WRONG!

OH, NO, I AIN' GOT JOHNNY WRONG.

I JUST GOT HIM RIGH FOR THE FIRST TIME.

HANK!

IF YOU'RE THINKING OF

GOING AWAY WITH HIM ANYPLACE,

YOU BETTER:

CHANGE YOUR MIND

BECAUSE HE AIN'T GOING

TO BE IN CONDITION TO GO ANYWHERE!

[CAR DRIVING AWAY]

HANK! HANK!

HANK! HANK, WAIT!

HEY, JOHNNY,

HOW MUCH RAIN HAVE WE HAD THIS SEASON?

YEAH, WELL, MAKE I

HEY, WHO'S THA COMING UP?

IT'S HANK!

HANK, IS THAT YOU?

THAT'S HIM,

ALL RIGHT.

HE MUST BE NUTS!

STOP HIM, STOP HIM!

HE'S GOING

TO KILL JOHNNY!

KILL HIM?

JOHNNY, LOOK OUT!

WHAT'S THE MATTER,

HANK,

DON'T YOU THINK

WE CAN HANDLE THIS?

YOU BETTER STAY:

ON THE GROUND:

WHERE YOU BELONG,

OR YOU'LL WIND UP

WITH TWO GAME LEGS.

STAY THERE.

I'LL COME AND GET YOU.

NO, YOU AIN'T.

I'M COMING OVER TO YOU!

I'LL GO OVER AND SEE

WHAT HANK WANTS.

Hank:
YOU RAT, YOU!

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU,

HANK, ARE YOU CRAZY?

YOU AIN'T GOING

TO GET ME OFF.

I'M GOING

TO KNOCK YOU OFF,

YOU CRUMMY,

CHISELING--

HANK, LISTEN!

TAKE IT EASY, HANK.

YOU STAY OUT OF THIS!

YOU'VE GOT TO LISTEN TO ME,

HANK, I TELL YOU!

COME ON DOWN TO THE GROUND.

LET'S TALK THIS OVER.

YOU'RE GOING TO

THE GROUND, ALL RIGHT,

BUT YOU WON'T BE TALKING

AFTER YOU GET THERE!

HEY, BOSS!

CUT IT OUT!

HANK, COOL OFF!

LISTEN TO REASON, WILL YOU?

I'M GOING TO KILL YOU.

WHAT ARE YOU:

SORE ABOUT, HANK?

I'LL TEACH YOU

TO PLAY AROUND WITH ANOTHER MAN'S WIFE!

YOU'RE WAY OUT OF LINE!

WHY,

YOU HOT-HEADED--

YOU RAT, YOU!

YOU NEVER THOUGH I'D CATCH UP WITH YOU, DID YOU?

TRY TO GRAB HIM!

BRING HIM OVER,

SWING HIM!

OVER FARTHER,

JOHNNY!

JUMBO!

JUMBO!

Johnny:

TRY TO GRAB HIM, JUMBO!

JUMBO!

SWING HIM OVER,

JOHNNY!

JUMBO! JUMBO!

AAH!

HANK.

HANK.

JOHNNY WAS BRINGING ME

BACK TO YOU,

MAKING ME COME BACK.

HE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING

WRONG.

YOU'VE GO TO BELIEVE THAT.

I WAS OUT OF LINE, WASN'T I?

TAKE IT EASY, HANK.

EVERYTHING'S GOING

TO BE ALL RIGHT.

ALWAYS BLOWING A FUSE

OR SHORTING A CIRCUIT.

EVERY TIME I GE:

TANGLED WITH A DAME,

I DO THE WRONG THING.

YOU'LL TAKE

GOOD CARE OF HER,

WON'T YOU, JOHNNY?

LIKE I TRIED TO DO.

DID ANYONE YELL HEADACHE

WHEN I WAS COMING DOWN?

SURE.

I'M GLAD NOBODY GOT HURT.

CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY

TURNER ENTERTAINMENT GROUP

CAPTIONED BY THE NATIONAL

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Richard Macaulay

Richard Macaulay (1909-1969) was an American screenwriter. He wrote a number of films with Jerry Wald while under contract to Warner Bros. He was a noted anti-Communist and was a member of the Motion Picture Alliance for the Preservation of American Ideals. He testified to Congress in 1947 and gave names of writers in the Writers Guild who he believed were community.He was survived by a wife and two daughters. more…

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