Manpower Page #7

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
170 Views


JOINT IN YOUR BLOOD,

AND YOU'LL NEVER

LOSE IT.

HAVE YOU EVER:

BEEN THROUGH IT?

UH-HUH. NOT BY

A DAME LIKE YOU.

[SLURRING] YOU

DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ME DRINKING.

I CAN ALWAYS:

HOLD UP MY END.

Woman:
THAT'S FINE, HONEY,

BUT WHO'S GONNA HOLD YOU UP?

ME. COME ON,

LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

Second woman:
LOOKS

LIKE A HONEYMOON FOR ONE.

IF A MAN CAN'T GET TIED

ON HIS WEDDING NIGHT, WHEN CAN HE?

I'VE HEARD OF GUYS

PASSING OUT CIGARS ON THEIR WEDDING NIGHT,

BUT YOUR HONEY:

JUST PASSES OUT, PERIOD.

I WILL NOW:

CUT THIS CAKE.

NO, NO, NO.

TWO INDIVIDUAL PIECES--

ONE FOR YOU, ONE FOR ME.

NO! TELL YOU

WHAT WE'LL DO.

WE'LL TAKE I OVER TO HANK'S AND SURPRISE HIM.

GOOD IDEA.

GRAB AHOLD OF IT.

NOW, WAIT A MINUTE.

COME ON, TAKE IT EASY.

WHOOP, WHOOP,

WHOOP, WHOOP.

WAIT A MINUTE.

I GOT IT.

OH, BOY, OH, BOY.

WRONG WAY!

OH, JUMBO!

WHAT?

YOU'RE ALL WE THERE IN THE BACK.

[SCREAMING]

[LAUGHTER]

[SHOUTING]

FIRST TIME I'VE EVER

HEARD OF THE GROOM

BEING CARRIED:

OVER THE THRESHOLD.

WHERE DO YOU WANT HIM?

IN HERE.

DOES HE DO THIS OFTEN?

NOT MORE THAN:

HE HAS A RIGHT TO.

I'M USED TO

TAKING CARE OF HIM, IF YOU WANT ME TO.

THANKS FOR THE OFFER,

BUT IT'S NEVER TOO SOON

TO START LEARNING.

YOU HAVEN'T MUCH

TO LEARN ABOUT HANDLING DRUNKS.

NOT AS MUCH AS YOU HAVE

TO LEARN ABOUT POLITENESS.

YOU SURE YOU WON' GET ABSENT-MINDED

AND LIF HIS BANKROLL?

THIS IS YOUR:

STATION, MISTER.

THAT'S WHERE YOU

GET OFF. GOOD-BYE.

I'LL LEAVE YOU MY

TELEPHONE NUMBER

IN CASE YOU NEED

ANY HELP.

I KNOW WHAT I HAVE TO DO.

I'M NOT ASKING FOR ANY HELP

OR ADVICE FROM ANYONE.

I MADE A DEAL, BAD OR GOOD.

I'LL WORK IT OUT.

YOU GOT MORE SENSE

THAN I THOUGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

FAY!

FAY!

FAY!

FAY?

FAY!

MORNING, HANK.

OH, GOOD MORNING.

YEAH, I WAS A LITTLE

WORRIED WHEN I SAW THE EMPTY BED.

I THOUGHT MAYBE:

YOU'D CHANGED YOUR MIND.

AW, THE HONEYMOON

HASN'T EVEN STARTED.

YEAH, WELL, I GUESS

I DID A LITTLE:

TOO MUCH CELEBRATING

LAST NIGHT.

SORRY I PASSED OU ON YOU.

I THINK I'LL HAVE A

COLD BOTTLE OF BEER.

NO, COME ON.

HAVE SOME COFFEE.

THAT'LL SNAP YOU

OUT OF IT.

YEAH, WELL, I THINK

THAT WILL HELP.

WELL,

LOOK WHO'S HE--

OH, BOY.

BISCUITS, HUH?

YOU KNOW, I HAVEN' HAD ONE OF THESE SINCE I WAS 5.

IT'S BEEN YEARS

SINCE I MADE THEM.

THEY TASTE:

BETTER EVEN THAN

THE KIND YOU BUY IN

THE GROCERY STORE.

HEY, YOU KNOW, I...

I KNOW, HONEY, THIS

AIN'T VERY POLITE,

BUT IT SURE IS GOOD.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

I DUNK, TOO.

MMM, BOY.

COME ON,

SIT DOWN, HANK.

HMM.

SIT DOWN.

OH, THANKS.

HEY, I AIN'T USED

TO HAVING:

WOMEN SERVING ME

BREAKFAST.

I GUESS THERE:

IS SOMETHING:

TO THIS MARRIAGE

BUSINESS AFTER ALL.

HOW LONG'S THIS

BEEN GOING ON?

SINCE ADAM AND EVE.

WELL, I SHOULD

HAVE GOTTEN AROUND TO IT SOONER.

YOU KNOW,

I ALWAYS FELT HOME SHOULD BE LIKE THIS,

BUT I DIDN'T THINK

THAT I...

YOU DIDN'T THINK YOU'D

GET IT FROM ME, HUH?

WELL, I...

HONEY, COME HERE.

COME HERE.

BE CAREFUL, HANK,

WITH THE COFFEE, NOW.

OH, NEVER MIND THE COFFEE.

WE CAN BUY GALLONS OF IT.

HOW MANY LUMPS OF SUGAR?

UH, 6.

LOOK, REMIND ME

TO GIVE YOU SOME MONEY,

WILL YOU,

BEFORE I LEAVE?

OH, I WON'T NEED MUCH.

WELL, ALL THIS FANCY

COOKING IS GONNA COS

PLENTY OF DOUGH,

YOU KNOW.

NOTHING'S TOO GOOD

FOR THE McHENRYS.

YOU LIKE THIS WATCH

THE BOYS GAVE YOU?

OH, GEE, I GOTTA RUSH.

LET ME FIX YOU:

SOME HAM AND EGGS.

OH, NO, I GOTTA RUN.

UH, LOOK, HONEY.

UH, WILL YOU DO ME

A FAVOR, PLEASE?

UM, TAKE SOME

OF THESE BISCUITS

AND PUT THEM IN:

A BAG FOR ME, WILL YOU?

BUT YOU CAN EA THEM HERE, HANK.

EAT THEM?

WHO'S GONNA EAT THEM?

SAY, I'M GONNA

TAKE THEM:

TO SHOW TO JOHNNY

AND THE BOYS.

COME ON, DEAL THEM.

Hank:
HI, GUYS.

OH, DEAL THEM OVER.

GOT A TREA FOR YOU.

YEAH?

JUST TASTE THESE,

WILL YA?

I BET YOU NEVER ATE

BISCUITS LIKE THAT IN YOUR LIFE.

WHERE'D YOU GET THEM?

WHERE'D YOU BUY THEM?

THAT'S MY LITTLE GIRL.

YOU EXPECT US TO EA THESE THINGS?

[LAUGHTER]

ALL RIGHT,

PUT YOUR HEAD BACK.

NOW, DON'T RUSH ME.

WHAT I UNDERSTAND IS,

YOU GUYS ARE GONNA BET ME DOUGH

I CAN'T DROP A QUARTER

OFF MY FOREHEAD INTO THAT FUNNEL?

I GOT A BUCK:

SAYS YOU CAN.

I'LL TAKE ONE OF THEM

SUBSCRIPTIONS.

SO WILL I.

WELL, ONLY FOLDING

MONEY TALKS, BOYS.

HERE'S MY DOUGH.

HERE. HOLD THIS.

I DON'T KNOW WHY I WORK

WHEN I GOT PIGEONS LIKE YOU GUYS.

WELL, THE DOUGH IS UP.

LET'S SEE YOU DO IT.

OK. OK.

YEAH, GO AHEAD,

SMART GUY. DO IT. DO IT.

[LAUGHTER]

OOH! OOH!

GUYS, MY SHIRT'S

UP ON MY PANTS!

TWO BUCKS, TWO BUCKS,

TWO BUCKS.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

COME ON, OMAHA, GET DRESSED.

WHY CAN'T I GO

THIS WAY, BOSS?

GIVE ME:

THE TWO BUCKS.

Johnny:
WHERE

ARE WE HEADING FOR?

CENTRAL AIRPORTS.

WE'RE PUSHING

THE LINES BACK:

SO THEY CAN LAND

THEM BIG BOMBERS.

WHEY DON'T THEY BUILD

THEM AIRFIELDS RIGHT IN THE FIRST PLACE?

IF THEY DID,

WE WOULDN'T HAVE A JOB FIXING THEM AGAIN.

WELL, AS FOR ME,

I DON'T LIKE PLANES.

AND I DON'T LIKE

TRAVELING.

I'M STRICTLY

A HOME BOY.

WHOSE HOME?

A BLONDE'S OR A BRUNETTE'S?

SINCE WHEN:

AM I PARTICULAR?

CAN'T YOU GUYS EVER TALK

ABOUT ANYTHING BUT DAMES?

HOW DO WE KNOW?

WE NEVER TRIED.

LISTEN TO HANK.

HE GETS MARRIED,

HE DON'T HAVE

TO TALK ABOUT THEM ANYMORE.

SAY, HANK, IS YOUR WIFE

STILL WORKING AT THAT OLD ROUTINE OF HERS?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

AW, HE DIDN'T MEAN

ANYTHING, HANK.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

TWO INCOMES IS:

BETTER THAN ONE.

IF YOU'RE LUCKY ENOUGH

TO HAVE A WIFE WITH SPECIAL TALENTS--

Man:
COME ON,

STOP THAT, HERE!

COME ON, BREAK IT UP,

BOYS, COME ON.

COOL OFF! COME ON,

COOL OFF. COOL OFF.

YEAH, WELL, JUST BECAUSE

FAY'S HAD A TOUGH TIME

GETTING HER GROCERIES

IS NO REASON:

FOR WISE GUYS TO BE

MAKING CRACKS!

UNDERSTAND?

AW, FORGET ABOUT IT,

OR YOU BLOW A FUSE!

YOU ALL RIGHT, EDDIE?

SURE, I'M ALL RIGHT.

WELL, THE BOTH OF YOU GUYS

WERE WAY OUT OF LINE.

COME ON, NOW, SHAKE HANDS

AND FORGET ABOUT IT.

I'M SORRY, HANK.

I DIDN'T MEAN

TO GET YOU ON:

YOUR EAR LIKE THAT.

AND I DIDN'T MEAN

TO PUT YOU ON YOURS.

ALL RIGHT,

COME ON, YOU GUYS.

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE

TO BE UP IN A PLANE IN THIS SOUP?

NOT ME. THE OLD GROUND'S

GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME.

Eddie:
DON'T WORRY.

THAT'S WHERE YOU'RE GONNA WIND UP.

HA HA! YOU THINK

THIS FOG IS THICK?

SAY, WE WAS WORKING

IN LONG ISLAND ONE NIGH

WHEN THE FOG:

WAS SO THICK:

WE GOT TO MAKING

FOGBALLS OUT OF I

AND THROWING THEM

AT EACH OTHER.

SEE THAT SCAR?

YEAH.

WELL, SOME WISE GUY

PUT A ROCK IN HIS FOGBALL.

HE WASN'T THROWING

FOGBALLS.

COME ON, YOU GUYS,

LET'S GET GOING.

LEG POLE, NOW.

JOHNNY, WHAT ARE YOU

DOING FOR SUPPER TONIGHT?

OH, NOTHING

EXCITING.

WELL, COME ON

HOME WITH ME.

NAH, IT'S GETTING

TO BE A HABIT.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

DON'T YOU LIKE THE FOOD?

OH, SURE, I LIKE IT.

BUT IF I SHOW UP A YOUR HOUSE THIS WEEK FOR ANOTHER MEAL,

FAY'LL WIND UP

CALLING THE COPS.

AFTER ALL, YOU'RE

PRACTICALLY STILL ON YOUR HONEYMOON.

I'M ONLY ASKING

YOU FOR SUPPER.

HEY, GET THAT STUFF

OUT OF THE TRUCK AND GET IT DOWN HERE.

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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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