Tiger Shark Page #3

Synopsis: Mike is a great tuna fisherman though he lost a hand to a shark years earlier saving Pipes Boley. Now Mike is happily married to Quita and doesn't notice that Pipes and Quita are falling for each other.
 
IMDB:
6.5
UNRATED
Year:
1932
77 min
81 Views


YOU SHUT UP ABOU MIKE MASCARENHAS. YOU'VE SAID ENOUGH.

NOW GET OUT OF HERE.

NOW, DON'T AC WITH ME.

I'M IN THE BUSINESS.

GET OFF OF--

COME ON,

DON'T STALL WITH ME.

OHH!

TAKE IT OUT, MIKE.

TAKE IT OUT.

YOU ARE GONE!

I'LL GO, MIKE.

TAKE IT OUT!

I'LL GO, MIKE!

[GROANING]

YEAH. HE'LL NEVER BOTHER

YOU NO MORE.

YOU ALL RIGHT, HUH?

THANKS, MIKE.

OH, THAT'S NOTHING.

YOU GOT NO BUSINESS

LIVING HERE BY YOURSELF.

WHERE ELSE CAN I LIVE?

I'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU.

THERE'S ALWAYS BUNK FOR YOU IN MY HOUSE.

WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND,

MIKE?

OH, WELL, YOU SEE...

YOU SEE, QUITA,

PRETTY NEAR EVERY GIRL IN TOWN'S BEEN AFTER ME.

YOU KNOW THAT,

DON'T YOU?

I'M PRETTY GOOD BREAK

FOR ANY GIRL.

WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND?

WELL...

YOU--YOU GOOD KID,

QUITA, AND ME, WELL, I'M PRETTY GOOD, TOO,

SO I--

SO YOU WANT ME:

TO MOVE IN WITH YOU.

YEAH, THAT'S IT. SURE.

GOT A MATCH, MIKE?

YEAH.

ALL RIGHT, MIKE.

[SPEAKING PORTUGUESE]

I'LL DO IT, MIKE,

ONLY--

WELL, I GOT TO

GET USED TO THE IDEA. WAIT, WILL YOU?

OH, NO!

WHAT FOR WE WAIT?

I--I GO SEE

THE PRIEST NOW.

I FIX IT UP.

WE GET MARRIED TONIGHT, HUH?

MARRIED, MIKE?

SURE! WHY NOT?

I GOT BIG BO:

I GOT PLENTY MONEY.

WELL, WHAT IF

I DON'T LOOK LIKE MUCH?

I DO ANYTHING:

FOR YOU.

I MAKE YOU HAPPY,

QUITA.

WAIT A MINUTE, MIKE.

BEFORE YOU GET WOUND UP ANY TIGHTER,

I WANT TO TELL YOU

SOMETHING.

OH, NO.

WE MARRY FIRST.

AFTERWARDS YOU TALK

LONG TIME, HUH? HA HA HA!

MIKE...

I'M NO IN LOVE WITH YOU.

OH, SURE, YOU ARE.

YOU DON'T KNOW

ANYTHING ABOUT LOVE.

YOU'RE JUS A LITTLE ONE.

YOU'RE JUS A LITTLE CHILD. HA HA!

I'M NO A CHILD, MIKE...

AND I KNOW ABOUT LOVE.

YOU DON'T MEAN

YOU...

YOU MARRIED ALREADY?

NO.

WELL?

WELL, THERE WAS

A MAN ONCE, MIKE, AND...

WELL, ONE NIGH HE WALKED OUT ON ME,

AND I TRIED:

TO TAKE POISON, AND...

WELL, THE POLICE CAME,

AND...

WELL, THEY SEN FOR MANUEL.

MM-HMM.

YEAH.

HEY, YOU, UH...

YOU HAD A VERY BAD

TIME, HUH?

OH, WELL, I'M

NO ANGEL MYSELF.

NO, NOBODY PU WINGS ON MIKE.

I'LL TAKE A CHANCE.

WHAT DO YOU SAY?

ALL RIGHT, MIKE.

I'LL TAKE

A CHANCE, TOO.

QUITA, HONEY...

I GO RIGHT NOW.

I GO SEE THE PRIEST.

I'M GOING TO FIX YOU

THE BEST WEDDING YOU EVER HAD.

EVERYTHING FIRST CLASS.

I'M GOING TO SEE THE PEOPLE NOW,

AND I'M GOING TO

TAKE A BATH, TOO!

Woman:
I WAS AFRAID

OF THAT GUY RIGHT FROM THE START.

RIGHT AWAY:

WHEN HE ASKED ME TO LEND HIM $4.00,

I KNEW HE WASN' SINCERE, SO I SAID-- "LISTEN," I SAID,

"JUST BECAUSE I WORK

IN A BARBERSHOP:

AIN'T NO REASON

TO GET INTIMATE," I SAID.

UPPER LIP, NOW,

PLEASE.

MY SECOND HUSBAND

SWALLOWED ONE ONCE DOING THAT.

YEAH?

SAY, PIPES,

SOMETHING HAPPENED.

YEAH? WHO IS SHE?

HOW DID YOU KNOW

IT WAS WOMANS?

HE SAYS YOU AIN' BEEN ACTING RIGHT.

YOU'RE ALL BROKE OU WITH MONKEY BITES.

NOW, WHAT DO YOU

MEAN, MONKEY BITES?

I'M GOING TO GE MARRIED TONIGHT-- RIGHT AWAY QUICK.

MARRIED?

YEAH. HER NAME IS SILVA.

SHE LIVES OVER BY THE INLET,

RIGHT OVER JOEY'S PLACE.

AW, FORGET IT, MIKE.

OH, NO! NOW, HERE, PIPES.

I WANT YOU TO DO

SOMETHING FOR ME.

YOU GO BUY HER:

A WEDDING DRESS, HUH?

PORTUGUESE--

THE BEST IN TOWN. HERE'S $20.

MIKE,

ARE YOU KIDDING?

OH, NO, IS NO KID!

IS NO LIE THIS TIME! I'M TELLING YOU THE TRUTH.

COME ON, NOW.

HURRY UP, NOW, QUICK, WILL YOU?

I'LL MEET YOU THERE AS SOON

AS I GET FIXED UP.

HURRY UP! COME ON, GIRLS,

FIX ME UP, HUH?

MAKE ME LOOK PRETTY.

I DARE YOU TO.

[KNOCK KNOCK]

[STEAM WHISTLE BLOWS]

YOUR NAME SILVA?

YEAH.

MINE'S BOLEY.

I'M GOING TO BE BEST MAN

AT YOUR WEDDING.

OH, WELL, COME IN.

I BROUGHT YOU:

SOME STUFF--

A WEDDING DRESS.

YEAH, I GUESS

I NEED ONE.

THANKS.

DON'T THANK ME FOR IT.

THANK MIKE.

MIKE SHOULDN' DO THAT.

HE HASN'T GOT MONEY

TO THROW AWAY LIKE THAT.

YOU SEEM TO KNOW

ALL ABOUT IT.

YOU THINK:

I'M MARRYING MIKE

FOR HIS MONEY,

DON'T YOU?

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

WELL, YOU'RE WRONG.

MIKE TOOK ME WITH

NO QUESTIONS ASKED,

AND THAT GOES:

BOTH WAYS.

OH, I SEE.

YOU'RE IN LOVE

WITH HIM.

NO.

DOES HE KNOW THAT?

I TOLD HIM.

YOU TELL ME,

WILL YOU?

WHAT ARE YOU:

MARRYING HIM FOR--

BECAUSE YOU LIKE

TUNA FISH?

GET THIS, YOU--

ONE NIGH TWO MONTHS AGO, MIKE CAME UP HERE

AND TOLD ME:

MANUEL SILVA WAS DEAD.

KNOW HIM?

MANUEL?

HE WAS--

YEAH, HE WAS

MY FATHER,

WHO'D PULLED ME

OUT OF A HOSPITAL UP NORTH

WHERE THE DOCTOR

SAID I WAS DYING.

WELL,

LOOK AT ME NOW.

MIKE'S DONE THA FOR ME.

HE FED ME,

BROUGHT ME FLOWERS,

AND TOLD ME:

CRAZY LIES.

HE MADE ME FEEL:

LIKE I WAS SOMEBODY.

I'M NOT LICKED NOW.

TONIGHT HE ASKED ME

TO MARRY HIM.

THAT ISN'T MUCH

AFTER WHAT HE'S

DONE FOR ME.

HE WANTS ME,

I GUESS.

WELL,

HE CAN HAVE ME.

NOW, WHAT HAVE YOU

GOT TO SAY?

NOTHING.

SORRY:

FOR BUTTING IN...

AND BEING NOSY.

WELL...

I DON'T BLAME YOU,

BOLEY.

PIPES TO YOU.

THANKS, PIPES.

YOU KNOW, MIKE'S

A LUCKY PORTUGUEE, SILVA.

QUITA'S THE NAME.

OK, QUITA.

LET'S GET GOING.

MIKE WILL BE HERE IN A MINUTE.

OK, PIPES.

WHAT'S THAT FOR?

MIKE MASCARENHAS

IS GETTING MARRIED.

NO!

FOR SURE, HE IS!

GOOD, GOOD.

FIX THEM UP GOOD

BECAUSE IT'S FOR MIKE.

HE'S GETTING

MARRIED.

OH, YES?

SURE!

WHAT'S HAPPENED?

MIKE GET MARRIED!

HUH?

[ALL TALKING AT ONCE]

OH, THIS IS GOING TO BE

THE BIGGEST, BEST WEDDING

YOU EVER SEE.

ABSOLUTELY INDEED.

YOU KNOW WHAT IS GOING TO

BE MORE BEAUTIFUL

THAN ANYTHING ELSE?

THE BRIDE! OH, WAIT TILL YOU SEE HER.

HA HA HA!

HEY, MIKE.

YEAH?

OH, GEE, THAT'S GOOD.

I WANT A WHOLE LOT OF THAT.

HA HA! AND I WANT EVERYBODY

COME TO THE WEDDING!

ALL MY FRIENDS. YEAH.

IT'S NOT EVERY DAY

MIKE MASCARENHAS GET MARRIED.

OH, YOU LIKE IT?

COME ON, LET'S GO.

[LAUGHTER]

YEAH. HA HA HA!

WHAT DO YOU THINK--

ALL RIGHT?

MIKE,

YOU LOOK GOOD.

YEAH.

I SMELL GOOD, TOO.

WHAT IS IT?

HUH. WHAT AIN'T IT?

EVERYTHING MIXED

TOGETHER.

HEY, WHY DO YOU

LAUGH, YOU?

HELLO, MIKE.

OH...

OH...

YOU LOOK LOVELY.

EH, PIPES?

YEAH.

EVERYTHING:

READY, MIKE?

OH, ABSOLUTELY,

INDEED.

WELL, COME ON THEN.

LET'S GO.

YEAH.

OH, QUITA,

THIS IS:

MY FRIEND FISHBONE.

HOW DO YOU DO?

WHAT DID I:

TELL YOU, HUH?

OH, THIS IS

JOSE MARIA.

OH, AND THIS IS

JUAN DE DAYUSH,

AND VARQUEZ.

ANTONIO!

[MAN SPEAKING PORTUGUESE]

[PLAYING MUSIC AND SINGING

IN PORTUGUESE]

[LAUGHTER]

LA LA LA LA LA:

HA HA! BY GOD,

SHE'S GOOD!

GREAT PARTY, HUH?

HEY, COME ON!

PLAY PORTUGUESE MUSIC!

EVERYBODY DANCE, HUH?

OH, YEAH!

EVERYBODY BE HAPPY.

YOU WANT TO DANCE,

MIKE?

OH, NO, NO, QUITA.

I NO CAN DANCE.

SAY, IF I CAN DANCE

WITH MY LOOKS,

I'D GIVE UP FISHING,

AND I BE--

WHAT DO YOU CALL?

GIGOLO. HA HA!

HA HA HA!

SAY,

PIPES, YOU DANCE WITH QUITA, HUH?

[MAN SPEAKING

PORTUGUESE]

HA HA HA!

IS VERY:

FUNNY, MIKE, EH?

[DRUNKENLY]

HMM?

VERY FUNNY.

YEAH.

YEAH, IS VERY FUNNY.

HEY, MIKE, YOU DRINK

TOO MUCH VINO.

YOU ARE:

TOO FULL, MIKE.

WHO...

ME?

YEAH.

NOBODY EVER SAY MIKE

TOO FULL.

I AM INSULTED.

HMM...

HA HA HA!

HA HA HA!

[LAUGHTER]

[HICCUP]

I'LL GO.

WANT IN, MIKE?

YES.

[MAN SINGING

IN PORTUGUESE]

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Houston Branch

Houston Branch (March 5, 1899 – January, 1968) was an American screenwriter. He wrote for 50 films between 1927 and 1958. He was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. more…

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