Road to Utopia Page #8

Synopsis: At the turn of the century, Duke and Chester, two vaudeville performers, go to Alaska to make their fortune. On the ship to Skagway, they find a map to a secret gold mine, which had been stolen by McGurk and Sperry, a couple of thugs. They disguise themselves as McGurk and Sperry to get off the ship. Meanwhile, Sal Van Hoyden is in Alaska to try and recover the map; it had been her father's. She falls in with Ace Larson, who wants to steal the gold mine for himself. Duke and Chester, McGurk and Sperry, Ace and his henchmen, and Sal, chase each other all over the countryside, trying to get the map.
Director(s): Hal Walker
Production: MCA Universal Home Video
 
IMDB:
7.5
Rotten Tomatoes:
100%
PASSED
Year:
1945
90 min
178 Views


The minute

you see the dog--

Gonna string them up, eh?

Sounds like a cinch.

All you gotta do

is find a big shaggy dog.

Alaska's full of them

big shaggy fellas.

A dime a dozen around here.

All you have to do...

is find a big

shaggy dog?

What's the

matter with him?

His foot's gone to sleep.

Stomp on it a bit.

- Woof!

- Woof!

Woof!

Woof!

He thinks he's a dog.

His mother was frightened

by a Pekingese.

Woof.

Woof, woof.

That's all right, Rover.

Gimme your paw, Rover.

Gimme your paw.

That's a good dog.

Okay,

I'm over it.

You don't think

you're a dog?

I'm not a dog.

You feel all right?

Feel how cold

my nose is.

Oh, what a hot horn!

This is a sick dog, sick boy.

He doesn't look sick.

Let me hear that bark.

- Woof!

- Woof!

Quite a big echo.

Come on, Fido.

Woof, woof!

Oh, he's gone again.

He's gone.

Downhill... the

whole place slants.

Whoa, boy.

Woof!

Woof!

Woof!

A little congested.

We'll use

the family entrance.

Woof, woof, woof!

It's been fun!

Let's get 'em!

Come on, boys!

Hey! Sal.

Why...

the little crook.

That's the story, Mr. Lebec.

Kate can tell you.

The only reason I went through

with it was to save their lives.

I'm in love

with one of them.

I'd die before I'd let

anything happen to him.

Very noble of you.

Imagine a girl

loving a guy that much.

Yeah.

I'm not worth it.

I'm a regular

Casablanca.

Casanova!

When did they

change that?

Mr. Larson will understand.

They're here!

Put the map in the safe.

What about her?

Tie her up. I'll

take care of her later.

Why the dirty--

I told you they wouldn't

let you say that.

We gotta save her!

We'll get that map first.

It's hers!

Suppose they

knock her off?

They'll be

looking for us.

We'll get the map and the girl.

What a parley!

Now you're talking.

Come on, push, push!

Hey, get out.

Go chase a tree.

Get rid of him.

Throw something.

A stick or something.

Get me some brandy.

A stick, yeah.

Sic! Go!

That way.

What do you hear?

Shh!

Who taught you

that racket?

My old man.

Oh, following in your

father's fingerprints, huh?

He was great.

Need a little light.

I'll light

the lantern.

No, you crazy?

They'll see us.

There's a box

of candles.

It's a funny-looking candle.

Why has it got

such a big wick?

The nights up here

are six months long.

Oh.

And me with insomnia.

There's something wrong

with this thing.

Blow on it a little.

Bring it down here.

Let me see.

Duke, I'm kinda glad

you talked me into this deal.

You said it was Utopia

and you were right.

It's been a lot of work

and I've beefed a lot

but I'll never blow up again.

Come to Papa.

There you are, you

pleasant little parchment.

That's great!

It's only sensational.

Sensational?

It's dynamite!

It's dynamite!

Take it, it's dynamite.

Dynamite?

Well, finders keepers!

I couldn't stand the noise.

Wait for me.

Throw it out the window.

Out the window!

Back away.

Don't crowd, you dog.

Take five.

You had to bring that dog!

This is no time to go

shooting off your mouth.

He's going to do it for us.

Oh, what a fur coat

he's going to make.

Locked?

Let's spread out

before the joint does.

They must be here.

Get out and find them.

Maybe we could sneak through.

That's a slaughter house.

You wanna hang upside down?

What size hook

do you want?

Look.!

Dynamite, see?

The real thing, see?

I'll give you three to get

out of here. One, two--

Nice going. Douse it!

Put it out!

Ooo, got a hot knuckle.

Attaboy.

Thought they could

scare me, huh?

You got plenty of heart.

It's just close in here.

What round was it?

Let's find Sal

and get out.

In here.!

Right rudder.

Don't worry, baby.

We're here now.

We showed 'em!

We're not amateurs.

No, sir!

Get you outta here

in no time.

We'll get you outta here.

Don't worry.

I smell

something burning.

The dynamite!

Put that out!

Ooo! It's me!

Here!

Come on.

It's dynamite going off

in there!

Where's that map?

Okay, you win.

Start talking!

It's in there in the desk.

Third drawer from the right.

Want us to get it?

No more of

your tricks.

This time, we'll

get it ourselves!

We'll hear from them later.

They'll be men about town.

Let's go.

Well, that's it.

The map, the mine,

the three million dollars.

Not quite.

Mush!

Come on!

Look!

No hands!

Watch out, no teeth.

Please...

my sponsor.

This way, come on!

Wait. That's north.

There isn't any north.

I suppose it went

south for the winter!

You're near

the North Pole.

What about it?

There's no north,

south, east or west.

You're crazy!

East is east and west is west

and never the twain shall meet.

There's no direction

at the North Pole.

An eight-year-old knows that.

Next time come here

with an eight-year-old child.

You'll do!

- Are you getting shorter?

- Me? How 'bout you?

Oh, I thought it was

getting drafty.

Aaah!

Look out.!

They're coming behind you.

Come on,jump.!

I can't make it.

Here's the map.

I'll hold 'em off

as long as I can.

Take care of Sal.

She's yours now.

So long, Sal.

So long, Duke.

Boy, what a pal.

Anything I can do for you?

Any last requests?

Look up my mother.

- Anything else?

- Uh, give her my watch.

Anything else?

Tell her to

give you a hot foot.

What happened, Duke?

How did you get away?

Simple enough.

There were only 1 5 of them.

I picked them up one by one,

knocked 'em out and

tossed 'em in the chasm.

Naturally.

Sal, how

have you been?

How's he been

treating you?

No complaints, Duke.

Chester has been a devoted

husband and a fine father.

Father?

You have children?

One, a boy.

Would you like to see him?

Junior?

Did you call me, Mom?

We adopted him.

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Norman Panama

Norman Kaye Panama (April 21, 1914 – January 13, 2003) was an American screenwriter and film director born in Chicago, Illinois. He collaborated with a former schoolfriend, Melvin Frank, to form a writing partnership which endured for three decades. He also wrote gags for comedians such as Bob Hope's radio program and for Groucho Marx. The most famous films he directed were Li'l Abner (1959), the Danny Kaye film The Court Jester (1956), and the Bob Hope film How to Commit Marriage (1969). He wrote Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948), Road to Utopia (1946), and The Court Jester, among other movies. He won an Edgar Award for A Talent for Murder (1981), a play he co-wrote with Jerome Chodorov. Panama continued to write and direct through the 1980s. He died in 2003 in Los Angeles, California, aged 88, from complications of Parkinson's disease. more…

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