The Captain's Paradise Page #6
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- 1953
- 94 min
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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, ALSO.
FINE.
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
THE GRAND OCCASION.
OUR ANNIVERSARY.
LOOK !
AND, I COOK DINNER
FOR YOU.
COOK ?
BUT I THOUGHT WE--
NEVER, EVERGOING TO--
OH, JIMMY !
???? [ 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:
OH, YOUR MOTHER.
COME !
NO CHAMPAGNE ?
NO.
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.
YOU SEE--
YOU DON'T HAVE TO EXPLAIN.
YOU DON'T LIKE, SO--
DARLING, YOU'RE
TERRIBLY UNDERSTANDING.
YES.
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 !
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.
OH, YES.
SORRY I COULDN'T STOP
TO SAY HELLO,
BUT I HAD TO:
INDIA ? MM.
A LONG WAY:
TO DASH.
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.
YOU KNOW ?
OH.
OH, WELL, IN THAT CASE,
THANK YOU.
HAVE A DRINK !
OH, YOU'VE GOT ONE.
A MOMENT ?
YES, OF COURSE.
ON ANYTHING, AM I ?
NOT AT ALL.
NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.
I BOUGHT IT.
I WASN'T SURE
OH !
MAUD, HAVEYOU
YES, DARLING,
I LIKE GIN.
OH !
MAUD, TONIGHT,
AND EVERYTHING.
OH, IT'LL KEEP.
BUT MAUD, IT'S OUR ANNIVERSARY.
I KNOW, THAT'S WHY WE'RE
???? [ Dance Band ]
IT'S ALMOST MIDNIGHT.
IS THAT ALL ?
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:
AN ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION.
OH.
WHERE'S MAUD ?
DANCING.
WELL !
UPON MY SAM.
???? [ Band:
Swing ]YOU'LL FIND IT RATHER...
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.
THE MAJOR'S--
AND MARJORIE'S !
OF COURSE, BUT DON' YOU THINK THAT, FOR YOU,
IS JUST A LITTLE...
UNDIGNIFIED ?
SORRY, HENRY.
MAUD, I WANT YOU
WHAT, HENRY ?
THAT YOU'LL NEVER
I'LL DO MORE.
I PROMISE:
THANK YOU.
ME VERY... HAPPY.
MAY THIS:
GO ON FOREVER.
TO MY LOVER.
LOVELY NIGHT, RICCO.
CAPTAIN,
CHRISTINA, MY WIFE--
SHE'S A VERY GOOD WIFE.
A VERY GOOD COOK.
PLEASE, CAPTAIN.
BEFORE IT IS:
TOO LATE.
YOU THINK:
[ Chuckles ]
I HAVE LEARNED, CAPTAIN.
YOU SEE, RICCO,
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,
YOU WANT-- NAVIGATE,
IN FACT, RICCO--
AND SOON, YOU ARE
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.
CHIEF SAYS THERE'S
NO DANGER,
BUT HE MUST REPAIR
IN HARBOR.
I'LL CALM THE PASSENGERS.
WHICH PORT, CAPTAIN ?
WE'RE HALFWAY ACROSS.
THE WIND'S WITH US.
KALIK.
RADIO. RADIO !
[ Horn Blowing ]
NITA !
JIMMY.
GOLDEN FLEECE ?
WE BROKE DOWN.
WHAT AREYOUDOING ?
I--
YES.
OH.
WHERE ? WHY DIDN'T YOU
YOU TELL ME--
DO YOU MEAN, "GOING AWAY,"
"LEAVING ME" ?
YES.
[ Guffawing ]
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.
I WANT LIVE:
LIKE OTHER PEOPLES.
I WANT COOK.
BUT YOU NO LIKE:
MY RISSOLES.
NIGHTTIME SOMETIMES.
GIVE YOU SLIPPERS.
GO DRINKING, DANCING,
"SHWIMMING," MAKING LOVE.
YOU MAKE YOURSELF
ABSOLUTELY "RIDICU-LOUSE."
MYSELF RIDICULOUS ?
YES. OH, YOU NICE,
TO KNOW...
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