The Captain's Paradise Page #6

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SHALL BE USED TO SHOW

ONE HALF OF THE WORLD

HOW THE OTHER LIVES.

WELL PUT, CAPTAIN.

UH, WITHIN REASON,

OF COURSE.

UH--

SOME PORT, PROFESSOR ?

[ Car Horns Beeping,

People Chattering ]

[ Arabic ]

[ Arabic ]

EVENING, ABSALOM.

OH,CAPITAN,FORGIVE.

I DREAM.

OF WHAT ?

MY LITTLE HOUSE.

SHE NEARLY ALL MINE.

HOW ABOUT THE LITTLE WIFE ?

SHE NEARLY:

ALL MINE, ALSO.

FINE.

BUT I NOT WANT HER ALL UNTIL

I HAVE ALL OF LITTLE HOUSE.

OH, I QUITE SEE THAT.

PERHAPS I SELL TAXI,

THEN LITTLE HOUSE BE ALL MINE.

THE USUAL,CAPITAN?

THE USUAL.

VERY GOOD,CAPITAN.

[ Whistles ]

NOT YET !

COME IN, JIMMY !

BIG SURPRISE, JIMMY.

YES ?

NITA, WHAT HAVE

YOU BEEN DOING ?

THE GRAND OCCASION.

OUR ANNIVERSARY.

LOOK !

AND, I COOK DINNER

FOR YOU.

COOK ?

BUT I THOUGHT WE--

I-I-I THOUGHT YOU WERE

NEVER, EVERGOING TO--

OH, JIMMY !

THAT WAS LONG TIME AGO.

COME NOW AND SIT DOWN.

PUT ON DRESSING GOWN.

THERE IS A GOOD BOY.

???? [ Humming ]

DINNER, DARLING.

COMING, MAUD.

MOD ?

WHAT IS "MOD" ?

WHAT ?

YOU SAY, "MOD."

[ Panicky Laughter ]

NO, DARLING, I DIDN'T.

I-I SAID, "MAW--

M-M-M-M-MAMA !"

YOU KNOW, MA.

I WAS DREAMING:

OF MY OLD MOTHER.

SHE LIKED TO COOK TOO.

OH, YOUR MOTHER.

COME !

NO CHAMPAGNE ?

NO.

WE DRINK TOO MUCH.

TONIGHT, TEA.

AND LATER, CAKE.

SIT DOWN, JIMMY.

WHAT'S THIS ?

RISSOLES.

NO !

???? [ Muezzin ]

NITA...

I'M SORRY, NITA.

IT'S OKAY, JIMMY.

IT ISN'T THAT YOU DON' COOK BEAUTIFULLY.

I'M SURE YOU DO.

EVEN RISSOLES.

IT ISN'T THAT.

LET ME TRY TO EXPLAIN.

YOU SEE--

YOU DON'T HAVE TO EXPLAIN.

YOU DON'T LIKE, SO--

DARLING, YOU'RE

TERRIBLY UNDERSTANDING.

YES.

LET'S ALWAYS EAT OUT.

YES, JIMMY.

PROMISE ?

I PROMISE.

I PROMISE I NEVER

COOK FOR YOU AGAIN.

THANK YOU.

???? [ Whistling ]

[ Man, Woman

Laughing, Chattering ]

[ Maud ]

I THINK THAT'S THE FUNNIES STORY I'VE EVER HEARD !

WELL, IT WASN'T SO FUNNY

AT THE TIME, BELIEVE ME.

GOOD EVENING, DARLING.

[ Squealing ]

OH, HELLO, HENRY.

I DIDN'T HEAR YOU.

YOU REMEMBER COUSIN BOB,

DON'T YOU ?

OH, NO, YOU DIDN'T MEET.

I DON'T THINK SO.

I FLEW MAUD OVER TO KALIK

SOME YEARS AGO, REMEMBER ?

OH, YES.

SORRY I COULDN'T STOP

TO SAY HELLO,

BUT I HAD TO:

DASH ON TO INDIA.

INDIA ? MM.

A LONG WAY:

TO DASH.

ARE YOU HERE FOR LONG ?

THAT DEPENDS. I'M WAITING FOR

INSTRUCTIONS FROM HEAD OFFICE.

BOB'S ASKED US TO GO OU TO DINNER WITH HIM TONIGH TO THE ASSEMBLY ROOM.

OH, THAT'S VERY KIND

OF HIM, BUT--

YES, ISN'T IT ?

UM, I'LL GET YOU

A GLASS.

WE ARE NOT NIGHT BIRDS,

YOU KNOW ?

OH, WE SHAN'T BE LATE.

OH.

IT WOULD BE SO NICE

IF YOU COULD COME.

I DON'T KNOW A SOUL HERE.

OH, WELL, IN THAT CASE,

THANK YOU.

HAVE A DRINK !

OH, YOU'VE GOT ONE.

CAN I GIVE YOU ONE ?

NO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UH, WOULD YOU EXCUSE ME

A MOMENT ?

YES, OF COURSE.

I SAY, I'M NOT BUTTING IN

ON ANYTHING, AM I ?

NOT AT ALL.

MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME.

WHERE DID THAT COME FROM ?

WHAT, DARLING ? BOB ?

NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.

THAT BOTTLE OF GIN.

I BOUGHT IT.

BUT WE ALWAYS HAVE SHERRY.

I WASN'T SURE

BOB WOULD LIKE SHERRY.

OH !

MAUD, HAVEYOU

BEEN DRINKING GIN ?

YES, DARLING,

I LIKE GIN.

OH !

MAUD, TONIGHT,

OF ALL NIGHTS !

YOU'VE MADE THE CAKE

AND EVERYTHING.

OH, IT'LL KEEP.

BUT MAUD, IT'S OUR ANNIVERSARY.

I KNOW, THAT'S WHY WE'RE

GOING OUT TO CELEBRATE !

???? [ Dance Band ]

IT'S ALMOST MIDNIGHT.

IS THAT ALL ?

WE MUST GO, MY DEAR.

[ Sighs Deeply ]

POOR OLD CINDERELLA.

HELLO, BOB.

WE'VE GOT TO GO.

HELLO.

OH, NONSENSE.

COME ON. LET'S DANCE

THIS ONE.

???? [ Saxophone: Swing ]

HELP YOURSELF.

???? [ Saxophone Continues ]

AH.

GOOD HEAVENS.

ST. JAMES.

ARE YOU UP:

AT THIS TIME OF NIGHT ?

AN ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION.

OH.

WHERE'S MAUD ?

DANCING.

WELL !

UPON MY SAM.

???? [ Band:
Swing ]

YOU'LL FIND IT RATHER...

HOT IN THERE. EXCUSE ME.

MAUD ?

MAUD !

[ Yawns ]

I WAS ASLEEP.

YES, DEAR.

I EXPECT YOU'RE TIRED.

OH, HENRY, THE CAKE !

[ Blows ]

OH, MAUD !

AND YOU'VE MADE

THE COCOA TOO.

IT'S NO TROUBLE.

I'VE BEHAVED RATHER

BADLY, HAVEN'T I ?

NO, DEAR. IT'S JUST THA I DIDN'T REALIZE YOU COULD

DANCE LIKE THAT.

YOU NEVER ASKED ME.

IF YOU COULD HAVE SEEN

THE FACES OF THE ONLOOKERS.

THE MAJOR'S--

AND MARJORIE'S !

[ Chuckling Softly ]

I LIKE YOU TO ENJOY YOURSELF,

OF COURSE, BUT DON' YOU THINK THAT, FOR YOU,

THAT SORT OF THING

IS JUST A LITTLE...

UNDIGNIFIED ?

SORRY, HENRY.

MAUD, I WANT YOU

TO PROMISE ME SOMETHING.

WHAT, HENRY ?

THAT YOU'LL NEVER

DANCE LIKE THAT AGAIN.

I'LL DO MORE.

I PROMISE:

I'LL NEVER ASK YOU

TO COME DANCING AGAIN.

THANK YOU.

MAY THIS GO ON FOREVER.

TO THE MAN WHO MAKES

ME VERY... HAPPY.

MAY THIS:

GO ON FOREVER.

TO MY LOVER.

LOVELY NIGHT, RICCO.

CAPTAIN,

CHRISTINA, MY WIFE--

WHAT ABOUT HER ?

SHE'S A VERY GOOD WIFE.

A VERY GOOD COOK.

PLEASE, CAPTAIN.

A VISA FOR GIBRALTAR.

BEFORE IT IS:

TOO LATE.

YOU THINK:

YOU COULD MANAGE IT ?

[ Chuckles ]

I HAVE LEARNED, CAPTAIN.

I HAVE LEARNED FROM YOU.

YOU SEE, RICCO,

YOU HAVE TO BE CLEVER

ABOUT THESE THINGS.

REALLY RATHER CLEVER.

IT ISN'T ALWAYS

PLAIN SAILING.

SOMETIMES UNEXPECTED

STORMS BLOW UP AND

TAKE YOU BY SURPRISE.

THE SHIP BECOMES

HARD TO HANDLE.

THEN YOU HAVE:

TO BE CLEVER.

[ Chuckles Softly ]

MAKE A MISTAKE,

ACT IRRESOLUTELY,

AND YOU FLOUNDER.

BUT HANDLE HER:

GENTLY, FIRMLY,

USE YOUR BRAINS,

MAKE HER TAKE THE COURSE

YOU WANT-- NAVIGATE,

IN FACT, RICCO--

AND SOON, YOU ARE

ONCE AGAIN IN CALM WATERS,

PROCEEDING SMOOTHLY

ON YOUR COURSE...

UNDER A CLOUDLESS SKY.

???? [ Whistling ]

CAPTAIN.

[ Ricco ]

HALFWAY ACROSS, CAPTAIN.

THANK YOU.

[ Explosion ]

[ Bell Ringing Rapidly ]

[ Panicky Chattering ]

WHAT'S HAPPENED ?

BURST STEAM PIPE,

CAPTAIN.

ENGINE'S NO MORE GOOD.

CHIEF SAYS THERE'S

NO DANGER,

BUT HE MUST REPAIR

IN HARBOR.

I'LL CALM THE PASSENGERS.

MAKE A SIGNAL FOR A TUG

TO TAKE US BACK TO PORT.

WHICH PORT, CAPTAIN ?

WE'RE HALFWAY ACROSS.

THE WIND'S WITH US.

KALIK.

RADIO. RADIO !

[ Horn Blowing ]

NITA !

JIMMY.

WHY YOU NOT ON:

GOLDEN FLEECE ?

WE BROKE DOWN.

WHAT AREYOUDOING ?

I--

WHY HAVE YOU PACKED ?

ARE YOU GOING AWAY ?

YES.

OH.

WHERE ? WHY DIDN'T YOU

YOU TELL ME--

DO YOU MEAN, "GOING AWAY,"

"LEAVING ME" ?

YES.

[ Guffawing ]

OH, DON'T BE SO SILLY !

WHY DO YOU LAUGH ?

YOU DON'T BELIEVE ?

OF COURSE NOT.

IT'S RIDICULOUS. WHY ?

BECAUSE I CANNO STAY WITH YOU MORE.

NONSENSE !

HAVE SOME CHAMPAGNE.

I'M HOT.

I MEAN IT, JIMMY.

BUT WHY ?

I TELL YOU:

AND TELL YOU:

AND TELL YOU.

BUT NOTHING I WANT DO

YOU LET ME DO.

I WANT LIVE:

LIKE OTHER PEOPLES.

I WANT COOK.

BUT YOU NO LIKE:

MY RISSOLES.

I WANT STAY HOME

NIGHTTIME SOMETIMES.

GIVE YOU SLIPPERS.

BUT YOU, YOU SILLY MAN,

ALL YOU WANT DO IS

GO DRINKING, DANCING,

"SHWIMMING," MAKING LOVE.

YOU MAKE YOURSELF

ABSOLUTELY "RIDICU-LOUSE."

DID YOU SAY I MADE

MYSELF RIDICULOUS ?

YES. OH, YOU NICE,

BUT YOU NO GOOD:

FOR ME NO MORE.

AND YOU GETTING OLDER TOO.

YOU OUGHT WANT SETTLE DOWN.

IT MAY INTEREST YOU

TO KNOW...

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