The Captain's Paradise Page #2

Synopsis: Mediterranean ferryboat captain Henry St James has things well organized - a loving and very English wife Maud in Gibraltar, and the loving if rather more hot-blooded Mistress, Nita in Tangiers. A perfect life. As long as neither woman decides to follow him to the other port.
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Director(s): Anthony Kimmins
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
7.1
Year:
1953
94 min
150 Views


[ Spanish ]

AH,CAPITAN. BUENAS DIAS.

BUENAS DIAS.

[ Speaking Spanish ]

MUCHAS GRACIAS.

GRACIAS, CAPITAN.

GRACIAS. HASTA LA VISTA.

VAMOS ! VAMOS !

THANKS, ABSALOM.

THE USUAL TIME TOMORROW.

THE USUAL,CAPITAN.

[ Spanish ]

[ Spanish ]

[ Whistles ]

[ Woman ]

JIMMY !

JIMMY !

DARLING ! MMM !

JIMMY, DARLING !

[ Spanks ]

OOH ! STOP, JIMMY ! STOP !

[ Speaking Spanish ]

AH, JIMMY, THEY BEAUTIFUL.

EXOTICAS, COMO TU.

OH, GRACIAS. GRACIAS.

[ Speaking Spanish ]

OF COURSE I'VE MISSED YOU.

AND I MISS YOU.

IHAVEMISSED.

I HAVE MISSED.

BIEN.

[ Speaking Spanish ]

[ Speaking Spanish ]

[ Speaking Spanish ]

AH.

OH.

[ Speaking Spanish ]

BECAUSE I LIKE:

GIVING YOU THINGS.

NO PRESENT FOR ME ?

COMO ?

[ Speaking Spanish ]

YO.

AND A VERY NICE PRESENT TOO.

[ Speaking Spanish ]

NO.

[ Speaking Spanish ]

NO.

[ Speaking Spanish ]

[ Both Speaking Spanish ]

???? [ Flamenco ]

[ Man ]

OLE ! OLE !

???? [ Man Vocalizing ]

I'LL GET YOU FOR THIS.

[ Man ]

OLE ! OLE !

???? [ Stops ]

[ Cheering ]

[ Coughs ]

AND NOW, MY FAVORITE.

THESPECIALITE DE LA MAISON.

ARREZ A LA:

VALENCIANNA.

BUT FIRST OF ALL,

THE CAKE.

OH, WHAT ON EARTH'S THIS ?

A PRESENT FOR:

YOUR ANNIVERSARY, CAPTAIN.

OH.

"TO THE CAPTAIN AND MADAME,

FROM RICCO AND THE CREW."

[ Translating Into Spanish ]

OH.

AND NOW:

YOU MUST BLOW. POOF.

TWO YEARS, JIMMY.

CARO MIO.

IT SEEMS LIKE TWO WEEKS.

MAY THIS GO ON FOREVER.

TO MY LOVER.

[ Horn Blowing ]

[ Spanish ]

[ Repeating

In Spanish ]

FOLLOWING WIND,

SHOULD HAVE A GOOD RUN.

YES, CAPTAIN.

AND THANK YOU, RICCO,

FOR THE CAKE.

OH, SUCH A SMALL GIF FOR SUCH A HAPPY COUPLE.

THE HAPPIEST COUPLE IN KALIK.

OH, THANK YOU, RICCO.

THE HAPPIEST COUPLE

IN THE WHOLE WORLD.

WILL YOU PLEASE PASS ON

OUR THANKS TO THE CREW ?

OF COURSE, CAPTAIN.

CHRISTINA ONLY HOPE IT TASTED--

OH, DELICIOUS.

YOUR WIFE'S AN EXPERT.

YOU'RE VERY LUCKY, RICCO.

SHE'S A VERY GOOD COOK, BUT--

THE SHIP'S ALL YOURS, RICCO.

I'LL BE IN MY CABIN,

AS USUAL.

[ Speaking Spanish ]

[ Spanish ]

[ Spanish ]

SI, CAPITAN.

GOOD EVENING, CAPTAIN.

GOOD EVENING, RICCO.

AND A VERY:

PLEASANT EVENING TOO.

SOON BACK IN KALIK,

CAPTAIN, HUH ?

SOON BACK, YES.

WELL, NOW TO

THE SHIPPING OFFICE.

PLENTY OF WORK:

MAKES THE TIME FLY.

USUAL TIME TOMORROW, RICCO.

- AH, EVENING, ST. JAMES.

- EVENING, MAJOR.

LOOK, UH, APPARENTLY

LAST TRIP, ONE OF YOUR FELLAS

TRIED TO SNEAK ASHORE HERE.

WHAT ?

WHY WASN'T I TOLD ?

I DIDN'T KNOW, CAPTAIN.

WELL, FALL IN THE CREW

AT ONCE.

[ Speaking Spanish ]

[ Man Speaking Spanish ]

DID YOU GET HIS NAME ?

WELL, UNFORTUNATELY NOT.

IT'S RATHER SERIOUS, YOU KNOW.

NEXT TIME, THEY MIGHT MANAGE

TO GET THROUGH.

DON'T YOU WORRY.

I'LL SEE TO IT.

ALL RIGHT, OLD CHAP.

THANKS.

MR. RICCO, I'VE GIVEN

THE STRICTEST ORDERS THAT NO

MEMBER OF THIS SHIP'S COMPANY...

IS ALLOWED ASHORE

AT GIBRALTAR.

I KNOW, CAPTAIN.

I'M THE ONLY PERSON

WITH A BRITISH PASSPORT.

YES, CAPTAIN.

DON'T THEY REALIZE THA ANYONE'S FOUND ASHORE HERE...

THE AUTHORITIES WILL

TAKE AWAY MY LICENSE

TO OPERATE THIS SERVICE ?

WHERE WILL THEY BE THEN ?

OUT OF WORK. IN THE GUTTER.

BUT THEY ALL KNOW.

I ALWAYS TELL THEM.

I'LL TELL THEM MYSELF,

ONCE AND FOR ALL.

[ St. James

Speaking Spanish ]

[ Men Muttering ]

[ Speaking Spanish ]

VERY WELL, RICCO.

I LEAVE THE REST TO YOU.

VERY GOOD, CAPTAIN.

YOU CAN GET ME THROUGH

THE SHIPPING OFFICE

OR THE CLUB IF YOU WANT ME.

VERY GOOD.

GOOD NIGHT, CAPTAIN.

GOOD NIGHT. GOOD NIGHT.

KEEP AN EYE ON THEM.

THEY'RE A WICKED LOT.

YES, SIR.

GOOD EVENING.

EVENING, MR. BARKER.

OH, GOOD EVENING, SIR.

IS IT READY ?

THANKS VERY MUCH.

YES, SIR.

THANK YOU, SIR.

THANK YOU.

???? [ Whistles ]

[ Woman ]

HENRY ?

DARLING.

OH, HENRY, DARLING.

HOW LOVELY TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

HURRY UP AND COME OUT HERE.

DINNER WON'T BE--

HENRY, WHAT ON EARTH IS THAT ?

PRESENT FOR YOU, DARLING.

AN ANNIVERSARY PRESENT.

DARLING, WHAT IS IT ?

WELL, OPEN IT AND SEE.

IT'S SO BIG.

WHAT ON EARTH, HENRY ?

I KNOW.

IT'S A COLLAPSIBLE

GARDEN CHAIR.

OH, NO, IT CAN'T BE.

HENRY, HOW WONDERFUL.

IT'S THE VERY LATEST KIND,

THEY SAID IN THE SHOP.

I'VE BEEN LONGING FOR ONE.

LOOK, YOU, UM,

FIT THIS GADGET...

INTO THE SOCKET,

LIKE THIS...

AND YOU'VE GOT A THING

FOR DOING THE CHAIRS WITH.

WELL, I'M NOT SURE, DARLING,

BUT I THINK THAT'S

FOR DOING THE FLOOR.

OH, IS IT ? WELL, LET'S SEE.

YES, QUITE RIGHT,

DARLING, AS USUAL.

WELL, THAT'S THE CHAIR'S

THING, I SUPPOSE.

AND HOW ABOUT THIS ?

THAT'S FOR DOING

THE TOP OF THE CURTAINS.

IT'S GOT EVERYTHING.

WHEN YOU GO OFF:

ON YOUR OLD SHIP TOMORROW,

I'M GOING TO PLUG THIS IN...

AND GIVE THIS HOUSE THE BIGGES SPRING CLEANING IT'S EVER HAD.

THAT'S THE GIRL.

A MAN TOILS, A WOMAN SPINS.

OH, IT'S LOVELY.

HENRY, YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE.

I DON'T SEE WHY I SHOULDN' GIVE MY WIFE A PRESEN WHEN I WANT TO.

I LOVE IT.

AND YOU.

NO PRESENT FOR ME

ON THIS GREAT OCCASION ?

OH, I FORGOT.

I SAY, REALLY ?

I WAS ONLY JOKING,

YOU KNOW.

I HOPE YOU LIKE THEM.

OH, DARLING, SOCKS.

[ Giggles ]

NOW, HOW DID YOU KNOW

I WANTED SOCKS ?

WELL, I COULDN'T DARN

YOUR OLD ONES ANY LONGER.

YOU MADE THESE ?

YES.

I LOVE THEM, DARLING.

YOU'RE THE MOST SENSIBLE

WIFE A MAN EVER HAD.

OH, HENRY.

NOW, YOU MAKE

YOURSELF COMFORTABLE,

AND I'LL GO SEE ABOUT DINNER.

YOU HAVEN'T GOT TIME

FOR A PIPE TONIGHT.

YOU'RE LATE, YOU KNOW ?

OH, AM I ?

OH, YES.

I HAD TO READ THE RIOT ACT.

ONE OF THE CREW:

TRIED TO GET ASHORE.

REALLY ?

YES. THE AUTHORITIES

TOOK A VERY DIM VIEW.

MIGHT HAVE BEEN A SPY.

MIGHT HAVE FOUND OUT...

ALL SORTS OF THINGS.

COME ALONG.

IT'S ALL READY.

WHAT'S THIS

DELICIOUS SMELL ?

IT'S NOT--

IT 'TIS !

MY FAVORITE !

RISSOLES.

I THOUGHT THAT'S

WHAT YOU'D LIKE.

HELLO, HELLO, HELLO.

WHAT'S THIS ?

WELL, I THOUGHT,

AS IT'S AN ANNIVERSARY--

YES, OF COURSE.

WHAT IS IT ?

ALGERIAN.

ONLY THREE AND SIX.

THE MAN IN THE SHOP

SAYS IT'S VERY GOOD.

YES, I'M SURE IT IS.

OH, DARLING, YOU'VE

HAD A CHEF IN TO DO THIS.

OH, HENRY,

DON'T BE SO SILLY.

[ Chuckles ]

[ St. James ]

MAUD ?

JUST A SECOND, DARLING.

YOUR COCOA IS NEARLY READY.

10:
00.

BEDDY-BYES.

THERE.

OH, DARLING,

THIS IS A SURPRISE.

I MADE IT MYSELF

FROM A NEW RECIPE.

I HOPE IT'S ALL RIGHT.

I'M SURE IT'S WONDERFUL.

NOW WE MUST BLOW THEM OUT.

MUST WE ?

IT SEEMS A SHAME.

THEY LOOK SO PRETTY.

OF COURSE WE MUST.

TOGETHER.

[ Chuckles ]

THINK OF IT, HENRY,

THREE YEARS ALREADY.

IT SEEMS LIKE THREE WEEKS.

MAY THIS GO ON FOREVER.

TO THE MAN:

WHO MAKES ME VERY HAPPY.

[ Whistles ]

CAPTAIN.

[ Ricco ]

HALFWAY ACROSS, CAPTAIN.

THANK YOU.

???? [ Latin ]

[ Growls ]

???? [ Stops ]

MORE ! MORE !

???? [ Resumes ]

???? [ Slow ]

???? [ Stops ]

GOOD GRACIOUS,

IT'S 10:
00.

BEDDY-BYES.

YES, DARLING.

ARE YOU LEAVING:

BEFORE THE END ?

AH, BEDTIME, I'M AFRAID.

MARJORIE THOUGH IT MIGHT BE NICE IF WE DROVE UP

TO THE TOP OF THE ROCK AFTER.

IT'S SO LOVELY

ON A NIGHT LIKE THIS.

YES.

OH, SORRY.

I MUST GET MY EIGHT HOURS.

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Alec Coppel

Alec Coppel (17 September 1907 – 22 January 1972) was an Australian-born screenwriter, novelist and playwright. He spent the majority of his career in London and Hollywood, specialising in light thrillers, mysteries and sex comedies. He is best known for the films Vertigo (1958), The Captain's Paradise (1953), Mr Denning Drives North (1951) and Obsession (1949), and the plays I Killed the Count and The Gazebo. more…

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