The Rocketeer Page #3

It's Sir Reginald!

None other!

Oh, my prince,

would that you'd drink

of my lips as deeply.

Cut! Cut! Cut!

Back to first positions.

Good lord! How many times

are we gonna have to do this?

Sweetheart, acting is acting

like you're not acting.

- So act... but don't act like you're acting.

- All right.

Is she a block of wood!

Your audition was better.

Everybody's was better! Does it matter

when you're the producer's niece?

She gets a scene with Neville Sinclair

and we play scenery.

- I love Hollywood.

- Everybody, positions.

Let's try to get it

right this time.

"Laughing Bandit,"

scene 114, take 28.

[ Director ]

And... action!

[ Sinclair ]

Ha-ha-ha.

[ Sir Alec ] What?

Kill me as I stand?

I thought you were

a sporting man.

[ Sinclair ] I'd hate to stain my legend

on a villain such as you.

[ Sir Alec ] Prepare to die that we may learn

the identity of the Laughing Bandit.

- Why wait?

- It's Sir Reginald!

[ Sinclair ]

None other.

Oh, my prince, would that

you'd drink of my lips as deeply.

[ Screaming ]

Excuse me. I'm looking

for Jenny Blake.

Oh, Jenny --

Jenny Blake.

Does anyone know

a Jenny Blake?

Cut.

- I hope he's okay.

- Where's Mr. Sinclair?

Give us a hand

with this flat.

- You okay, Mr. Sinclair?

- I'm fine.

Never let it be said Neville Sinclair

failed to bring down the house.

Somebody call the nurse!

Charlie's been stabbed!

Charlie!

Charlie.

Forgive me, Charlie.

I had no idea.

Did you think I was

stealing the scene?

Don't talk.

Don't even move.

Get my car and driver.

Get him to The Queen of Angels.

Gladys, ride with him. I'll have

my personal physician meet you.

Victor, come here.

This is supposed to be

a closed set... no visitors!

I want that... Jenny

banned from the lot.

[ Cliff ]

Jenny, I said I'm sorry.

- I just want to patch things up.

- You're off to a great start.

Something really big has happened

and I want you to be the first to know.

Me and Peevy

found something...

that's gonna get us

back on our feet.

- What do you mean, found something?

- It's an engine...

[ Cliff ]

but you strap it to your back...

and it makes you fly

without wings.

[ Jenny ] You knocked down half

the castle to tell me about an engine?

You're always saying

you're the last to know.

Cliff, I meant

the important things.

- This is important.

- So is this acting job.

- Acting?

- Yes, acting.

Honey, you're walking

through the scenery.

That's not fair.

This is a good job.

The director thinks

I'm talented.

What's this?

Pay voucher. The director

wants you off the picture.

- You know this is a closed set.

- I have to go.

Come on. You know

what a closed set means?

Hey!

- Where's that girl I told you to fire?

- I fired her.

Hello.

I'm Neville Sinclair.

- You must be--

- Jenny Blake.

I -- I'd hate to think...

that I may have been -- I'm responsible

for your having been dismissed.

- Will you stay?

- But it's... really my fault.

Have you read for the part

of the Saxon princess?

No.

I think you might be

wonderful in the role.

I'll see that you do. Perhaps

we could discuss it over dinner.

I've got a table at the South Seas Club

if you're not too bored with the club.

- I'd love to Mr.--

- Neville.

- Neville.

- Tonight then.

[ Director ] Let's get all the

atmosphere over here.

Ladies in waiting?

We're waiting! Let's go.

[ Announcer ]

Ladies and gentlemen,

the Travelair Mystery Ship

has taken over the lead.

We have clocked him at

Programs! Five cents!

- Here you are.

- Malcolm.

- I sold seven.

- Good. Here's more.

Programs!

Programs!

[ Announcer ] As you can see,

Miss Los Angeles is trailing badly.

She was down with some

mechanical problems...

- and she may be in trouble.

- Park it away from the runway.

- What's wrong with that kid? I told him 9:00.

- He'll be here.

If he ain't in the air

in 5 minutes, find a new hangar.

[ Announcer ]

Howard in the Great Lakes Biplane...

is really pouring it on...

runnin' 3rd but movin'!

This could end up

in a three-way heat.

I know what Wilmer told Sinclair's goon,

but the rocket ain't in hangar three.

There's an old plane

but the only thing in it was this.

- That's it?

- We searched this place

from hell to breakfast.

I want you to start over.

turn it inside out, upside down.

Keep your eyes open

for this dame.

She might be the one who knows

where this guy is who found our package.

Okay, Eddie. Let's go.

[ Announcer ] To dazzle you

with an exhibition of skills...

is Cliff Secord, the Fearless Freep.

and there he goes!

That's not

the routine!

What the hell is

Secord trying to pull?

I'm two minutes late.

Who'd you put up in Miss Mabel?

- Five cents! Get your program!

- That's gotta be Malcolm.

Flag that biplane

down now!

He hasn't been behind the stick

in 25 years. What's he doin'?

Tryin' to save your job. If he drifts into

those race lanes he's gonna kill somebody.

[ Sputtering ]

Oh, no.

The rocket's in

the tool chest?

Yeah, why?

[ Announcer ]

We have an emergency.

We have an emergency!

Please clear the field.

- Please clear--

- You outta your mind?

Ladies and gentlemen,

we had you fooled for a minute.

But it's all part of the show.

Stay in your seats.

- What are you doin'?

- What's it look like? Give me a hand.

No, Cliff, no!

We haven't tested it enough.

- Look what she did to--

- Cut it out!

I'm scared enough as it is.

[ Screaming ]

I reworked the throttle,

so just squeeze her like a gas pedal.

If you want to stop,

mash down hard and let go.

Okay.

- Anything else?

- Yeah.

A little luck.

- How do I look?

- Like a hood ornament.

[ Screaming ]

Look at that!

Tell me you're gettin' this.

I don't know what it is,

but I'm gettin' it.

- Malcolm!

- Aaah!

[ Engine sputtering ]

[ Grunting ]

Malcolm?

Malcolm,

wake up.

It's me, Cliff.

Wake up! Come on!

Ohh! Whoa!

Don't worry, folks.

It's all part of the show.

Oh, nooo!

Malcolm, wake up.

Wake up!

Get up!

Get out of here.

It's all part of the show.

Ohhh!

Ha-ha-ha-ha.

He's going west!

He's going west!

- [ Honking ]

- Go, go, go! Get out of the way!

- Get off the phone!

- You heard me... a flying man!

- Hold the front page!

- I said... a rocket man!

Oh, no!

Whoa! Aaah!

Whoa!

Watch it!

Big gopher.

Oh, no!

- Cliff!

- Huh?

[ Gasping ]

I like it!

What in the hell

is the matter with you?

Are you trying

to kill yourself?

We don't know how long this thing

stays up, how much fuel's in her --

If you wanna look around you gotta use

your eyeballs. This thing's got a rudder.

If you turn your head,

you change course. Hear what I'm sayin'?

You banged that up good. I don't know

if I'm gonna be able to fix that.

Peevy, you can

fix anything.

Well -- uh-oh! We got company.

Must be the news boys.

- You put on quite a show.

- They can't find out who we are.

Whoever owns this is

gonna want it back...

and I'm just gettin'

the hang of it.

[ Engine Cranking ]

- Put it in neutral.

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