Mr. Deeds Goes to Town Page #28

BOB:

What is this? Throwing us out of

here's getting to be a regular

habit.

There is a knock on the door. They all look up.

CLOSE SHOT AT DOOR

As Mabel opens the door slightly. We see Longfellow. Mabel's

eyes open in surprise.

LONGFELLOW:

Is Mary Dawson here? I'm Longfellow

Deeds.

175. CLOSE SHOT - BOB AND FRANK

They stand - stupefied.

CLOSE SHOT - MABEL

She waves her hand back of her, for them to hide.

MABEL:

(loud - for the

boys)

Oh! Oh, yes, of course. Longfellow

Deeds. Come in. Step in, please.

177. CLOSE SHOT - BOB AND FRANK

They duck behind the sofa, CAMERA PANNING WITH THEM.

178. FULL SHOT

Longfellow enters. Mabel closes the door behind him,

watching him speculatively. Longfellow turns to Mabel.

LONGFELLOW:

You're Mabel - her sister - aren't

you?

MABEL:

(flustered)

Huh? Oh, yes - yes, of course. Her

sister. Yes, I've been her sister

for a long time.

LONGFELLOW:

Is she home?

MABEL:

Yeah. What?

LONGFELLOW:

Is Mary home?

They look at each other stupidly - smiling feebly.

CLOSE SHOT ON TABLE

Featuring the camera. A hand comes in from behind the sofa

and yanks the camera out of sight.

180. MEDIUM SHOT

Mabel and Longfellow still standing, looking at each other.

MABEL:

Oh, Mary? Yes, of course. Well, I

don't know whether she's home or

not. I'll see.

As she turns, Babe appears in doorway.

MABEL:

Why there she is! Of course she's

home.

(feebly)

Stupid of me . . .

BABE:

Hello.

LONGFELLOW:

Hello, Mary. I waited in the park

for you over an hour. I thought

maybe you'd forgotten.

181. MED. CLOSE SHOT - LONGFELLOW AND BABE

Mabel in b.g.

BABE:

I didn't think you could come with

the party and everything.

LONGFELLOW:

Oh, I wouldn't let them stop me

from seeing you. So I threw them

out!

BABE:

You threw them out!

182. CLOSER SHOT

MABEL:

You mean—

(gesturing with

hands)

—by the neck or something?

LONGFELLOW:

Sure. They got on my nerves, so I

threw 'em out.

Mabel raises her eyebrows.

LONGFELLOW:

I guess that'll be in the papers

tomorrow. It will give 'em something

else to laugh at.

CLOSEUP - BABE

Her face clouds - miserably.

LONGFELLOW'S VOICE

(lightly)

I don't mind though. I had a lot

of fun doing it.

BABE:

(quickly)

Would you like to go for a walk?

MED. CLOSE SHOT

LONGFELLOW:

Yes, if it isn't too late.

BABE:

(going to bedroom)

I'll get my hat.

She disappears, leaving Mabel and Longfellow again staring

at each other, self-consciously. Mabel smiles, ill-at-ease.

LONGFELLOW:

Nice day out - er, nice night -

wasn't it? - isn't it?

MABEL:

(tremulously)

Yes, lovely. We've had a lot of

nice weather lately.

LONGFELLOW:

(after a pause)

It would be a nice night to go for

a walk, don't you think?

MABEL:

Oh yes, I think it'd be a swell

night to go for a walk. A nice

long one.

CLOSE SHOT - BEHIND SOFA

Bob and Frank, holding their breaths.

186. MEDIUM SHOT

Babe comes out of bedroom.

BABE:

Ready?

LONGFELLOW:

Gosh, she looks better every time

I see her.

BABE:

(vaguely)

Thank you.

She crosses to the door.

LONGFELLOW:

(to Mabel)

Goodnight. Don't worry. I won't

keep her out late.

MABEL:

Thank you so much. Good night.

They exit. Mabel sighs relievedly. The boys jump from their

crouching positions.

FRANK:

(wobbling forward)

Ow! My foot's asleep!

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