Miss Sadie Thompson Page #3

Why must you always be

diagnosing everybody?

That ends it.

Not quite. I have one more

diagnosis. It's of you.

It's been a long day, and it's late.

And so to bed.

- Good night, Mr. Horn.

- Good night.

Come on, come on, come on!

Geronimo!

Come on in!

It's too early to break up the party!

Who wants to break it up?

Hang on, Sadie, we won't drop you.

Home sweet home!

It's hot. Help me out of this.

I bet my room's boiling.

Let's sit here.

- Get something cold to drink.

- Hey, Horn!

- Shh! There are people upstairs.

- Who cares about them?

- Hey, Horn!

- Shut up!

Where is the sack hound?

- What do you think? He's married.

- What's this?

How about some beer on ice for Sadie?

Make it five. It's my treat.

No arguments.

Why don't you call it a night?

I've got fancy guests upstairs.

Complaint noted.

Let's go to my suite.

If it's okay with you.

- Lf you keep it quiet.

- Promise!

Take a load off.

Anybody scared of the dark?

Me. How about holding my hand?

No cracks.

That's enough light. It's hot.

Help yourself to the bottle

on the dresser.

- It's still there. Who wants a drink?

- Just pass it.

- Don't anybody mention the heat.

- What a night!

- My feet are killing me.

- Want anything, Sadie?

If she does, she'll ask me.

That goes for everyone.

No volunteers. You, you and you.

- Anybody got a cigarette?

- Anything for you, honey.

I haven't had me a time like this

since we left Honolulu.

- You remember Honolulu?

- What a time.

No place like it. Remember

those clip joints we went to?

And those dames in all of them.

What dames!

- I'll never forget one...

- Come off it.

I don't go for that dreamy stuff.

Mr. Horn?

- Tell the men to leave that room.

- I can't.

- It's your hotel.

- She paid.

- She can have company.

- I won't let this become a brothel.

Hi, Mr. Davidson!

Nice to see you!

Come and join the party!

Know everyone?

Men, leave this room.

- What?

- You've no business here.

- I invited them.

- What's the complaint?

Leave or I'll report you.

- Nobody invited you in!

- It's a disgrace being here with her.

What did you say? What did you say?

I'll fight you right...

Stop it, O'Hara! Stop it!

Will you cut it out? O'Hara, stop!

That's enough. Stop it!

Did you hear what he said?

You need to apologize

instead of yelling at me.

Take it easy.

You wanna get hurt?

- You crazy? Trying to hit a civilian?

- The party's over.

You bet it is.

- I don't wanna be put off-limits.

- Lf anybody was off-limits, he was.

I'd be careful. He's an important

person on this island.

He's busted a lot of people

who tried to stand up against him.

He can buy and sell

anything or anybody.

I'd try not to get his attention.

He'd better not attract mine!

- I never want to know anyone like him.

- Break it up before he shuts me down.

We were just warming up.

- Good night.

- Good night.

Come on, hurry up.

What a gal, huh?

- See you.

- What a gal.

- Where you going?

- To see her.

- You just saw her.

- Again.

- Hurry up. You guys wait outside.

- Sadie? Sadie?

- Forget something?

- Yeah. To say good night personally.

I was kind of loaded

when I roughed him up.

Kind of?

Did I say something I shouldn't?

- Perfect gentleman.

- Okay, that's all I wanna know.

- Good night.

- Good night.

- Come on, will you?

- Sadie?

What did you forget?

Tomorrow I'm off duty at 10.

Wanna go swimming if it don't rain?

- Supposing it does?

- I'd still pick you up.

That's what I figured.

- Get out before you get me in trouble.

- Did I say something I shouldn't have?

Mr. Horn?

Mr. Horn?

Did the rain cool you off, mister?

Why did you bust in?

He really could have let you have it.

I had no other choice.

What are you talking about?

Who was bothering you?

I can't let you carry on as you wish.

Just what do you mean by that?

- You lived in Honolulu, didn't you?

- Yeah, what about it?

What did you do there?

- I had a job!

- What kind of a job?

Part of the time, I sang.

- My voice is all right.

- Where did you work?

- Where did I sing?

- Where did you work in Honolulu?

Lots of places.

What places?

Nightclubs, mostly.

- What nightclubs?

- All kinds.

- Why all these questions?

- Why did you leave Honolulu?

For a change. I've got

a job waiting in New Caledonia.

For a change? I'll tell you why.

Why all the attention?

- You're going to continue your trade.

- What are you saying?

It's why you left Honolulu.

You're a prostitute!

What?! Who do you think you are?

You're a dirty rotten liar!

- I'll give you a chance.

- Where do you get off?

A chance to find salvation.

- A priest's collar wouldn't fit you!

- Insults won't help.

I've listened. Now, you listen!

Lay off, or I'll show you what

it means when I get mad!

How do you like that no-good louse?

If he starts that stuff again,

I'll really tell him off!

I'll spit in his eye!

- Mr. Davidson, sir.

- Governor.

- I'm glad you came by.

- This isn't a social call.

You're here about last night.

Major Kinner told me the

Chinaman's will be off-limits.

At my insistence.

This is something else.

A shady girl from Honolulu escaped

deportation on the Orduna.

She's waiting for a boat to New

Caledonia. I suggest you do something.

I don't see what I can do.

She must have a passport

to come this far.

Revoke it.

I can't interpret the law

as you see it.

You must protect the men

stationed here.

She's a menace to their welfare.

Why is she an issue?

The island's regulated.

I don't understand

your concern for her.

Visit the native village as I did.

Ask what effect she had on

the young people watching her.

Do you realize where this leads?

Aren't we more concerned

with immorality than the natives?

My father devoted his life to the

islands. His work won't be destroyed.

- I'm destroying nothing.

- Your position's clear.

I respect men like your father.

Kind, just, tolerant religious men.

- Help me protect his work!

- I'm trying to, within my authority.

I must protect the rights

of every American.

I'm not a politician. I wasn't

appointed to my job, I created it.

I envy you.

This isn't a marketplace,

and we're not haggling.

As far as I'm concerned, the issue

is closed. The decision is yours.

Okay, kids. Gum and candy.

- Hi, Horn. Sadie in?

- She sure is.

- Sadie, you decent?

- Decent enough. Come on in, O'Hara.

Compliments of the quartermaster.

Moving day?

You guessed it.

- Horn say you can't stay?

- Horn's okay.

- Davidson's taking it out on you too?

- He get you in trouble?

Talked to my C.O.

That's why I wasn't here earlier.

Forget Davidson.

Let's go for that swim.

- I said I was moving!

- He's shoving you out.

- I invited myself to leave.

- Why?

I don't like the company.

Meaning Davidson.

- We had a run-in last night.

- What about?

You should have heard him.

- He can't do nothing to you. Why run?

- I don't want any trouble.

- You sound scared of him.

- He don't bother me.

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