Tiger Shark Page #5

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 MAKE TOO MUCH BLOOD ALREADY.

YOU KNOW, WE GOT ENOUGH SHARKS WITHOUT GETTING MORE.

HEY, FISHBONE.

FISHBONE, COME UP HERE!

GO GET SOME OF THOSE

FISH BACK HERE.

OK, BOSS.

HA HA HA! THAT FISH JUS MISSED ME, HUH?

HEY, JIMMY,

MacWILLIAMS!

LOOK! GET THOSE FISH

OUT OF THERE, WILL YOU?

THEY'RE GETTING

ALL SMASHED UP. GET THEM DOWN HERE.

WE GOT 10, 12 TONS

WE GOT NOW ALREADY.

HOW MUCH THERE?

ONE HOUR, HUH?

SHARK! SHARK!

TIGER SHARK!

[GUNSHOTS]

PUT IT IN THERE!

KEEP IT AWAY FROM US!

HOLD ON, FRED.

HOLD IT!

[SHOUTING]

HOLD ON TO THA LINE, FRED!

HOLD THAT SHARK.

KEEP IT AWAY:

FROM THEM.

HOLD ON, FRED.

DON'T GO OVER!

HOLD ON TO THA LINE, FRED!

HOLD THAT SHARK.

OH! SLACK OFF ON--

LOOK OUT!

GET SOME PLIERS.

OH!

HURRY UP!

HERE:

YOU ARE.

COME ON, PIPES.

COME WITH ME. GET ME FIRST-AID BOX!

THERE. NOW LET ME

PUT YOU RIGHT UP.

GO ON NOW.

EASY, BOY.

EASY. COME ON.

LET'S HAVE A LOOK AT THIS.

COME ON. GE YOUR HANDS DOWN.

OH, BOY. SHE'S

IN PRETTY DEEP.

ALL RIGHT, THEN

LET'S GET IT OUT!

GO ON. GET HOLD

OF HIS HANDS.

OH, NEVER MIND

MY HANDS. GET IT OUT!

THERE.

UH!

OH!

OHH!

SAY, GUY,

GET THOSE ENGINES GOING.

WE'VE GOT TO

GO TO SAN DIEGO.

WE'VE GOT TO

GET HIM HOME.

THERE.

TAKE IT EASY.

WATCH HIM.

RIGHT IN THERE:

IN THE BEDROOM.

TAKE IT EASY.

I NO CAN FIX HIM MYSELF,

DOC, SO I THINK I'D BETTER WAIT FOR YOU, HUH?

DON'T GE EXCITED, MIKE.

OH, QUITA! QUITA,

THE DOC IS HERE.

I WANT SOME TOWELS

AND HOT WATER.

THEY'RE ALL READY.

AND I'LL NEED

SOME HELP.

HERE. I GIVE YOU HELP.

I CAN DO THIS.

ALL RIGHT.

GO AHEAD.

YEAH, BUT I

WANT TO HELP, TOO.

WON'T NEED

YOU, MIKE.

BUT I WANT TO,

DOC.

DON'T NEED YOU,

MIKE.

HUH.

I DON'T KNOW.

HERE, HERE.

STEADY NOW.

DOCTOR, HE--

HE'S GOING TO

BE ALL RIGHT.

HE'S GOING TO

BE ALL RIGHT.

NOT GOING TO:

BE ABLE TO HELP MUCH THAT WAY.

YES, I CAN.

ALL RIGHT.

GET THE WATER.

[DOOR OPENS]

HOW HE IS, DOC?

HUH?

HE'S ALL RIGHT, HUH?

OH, SURE, SURE.

HE'S ALL RIGHT.

THAT'S GOOD.

THAT'S GOOD.

YOU HEAR THAT?

HE'S ALL RIGHT.

HE'LL HAVE

A BEAUTY SPOT ON THE BACK OF HIS NECK.

YOU GOT A DRINK,

MIKE?

YEAH, SURE! SURE.

SAY, WHAT WE

DO NOW, HUH?

OH, JUST WATCH HIM,

YOU KNOW.

YEAH?

LOOK OU FOR POISONING. UH-HUH.

HE'LL BE UP

IN 4 OR 5 DAYS.

OH, THAT'S GOOD.

THAT'S GOOD. 4 OR 5 DAYS, HE'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

YOU WILL NEED A NURSE.

SHE'LL DO.

HMM.

AND KEEP THAT DRESSING WET,

YOU KNOW. YOU KNOW, WET.

EVERY 3 HOURS. YOU KNOW

WHERE TO REACH ME.

Mike:
SAY, DOC.

WHAT?

YOU KNOW, I WANT PIPES

TO HAVE EVERYTHING WHAT IS BEST.

SURE, SURE. HE'S

GETTING IT, ISN'T HE?

DIDN'T YOU

SEND FOR ME?

GOT A CIGAR,

MIKE?

YEAH, SURE, DOC.

THERE YOU ARE.

NOW REMEMBER, DOC,

I DON'T CARE WHAT IT COSTS.

IT MAKE NO DIFFERENCE TO ME.

I WANT PIPES TO HAVE EVERYTHING, YOU KNOW?

MAKE A LOT OF MONEY

LAST YEAR, MIKE?

OH, SURE. SAY, I ALWAYS

MAKE GOOD MONEY.

LAST YEAR, I MAKE 4--

WELL, LAST YEAR,

I DON'T DO SO GOOD.

[LAUGHTER]

WELL, I HOPE BUSINESS

IMPROVES, MIKE.

YEAH?

YEAH. YOU'LL BE

SMOKING BETTER CIGARS.

I'LL SEE YOU

IN THE MORNING.

YEAH. I'LL SEE YOU

AGAIN, DOC.

GOOD NIGHT,

MIKE.

GOOD NIGHT. GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT,

FISHBONE.

GOOD NIGHT, MIKE.

GOOD NIGHT.

HE'S GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT.

HA HA!

SHH.

SHH.

QUITA.

YES, DEAR?

DON'T GO.

I WON'T, DEAR.

GO TO SLEEP NOW.

Pipes:

OH, HARDER.

HARDER:

THAN THAT.

BUT ANYHOW, YOU LAUGH.

YOU NO GOT EMPTY FACES

LIKE A FISHNET.

YOU GOT SOME MORE

GOOD TRICKS? EASY ONES.

I LIKE TO SHOW THEM

TO GIRLS.

SURE.

TRY THAT.

THAT'S GOOD ONE.

THERE YOU ARE.

I'VE BEEN LOOK FOR YOU.

I WANT YOU TO GO DOWN TO--

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

[COUGHING]

WHAT'S THE TROUBLE?

[MOANING]

Mike:
HEY, WHAT'S THE MATTER

WITH HIM, HUH?

HE TRIED MY:

CIGARETTE TRICK.

OH. HEY, FISHBONE.

COME HERE.

NOW, I'M SURPRISED

SMART MAN LIKE YOU TRY DUMB TRICK LIKE THAT.

GO ON OUT.

HURRY UP NOW.

YOU GO DOWN TO DOCK

AND GET THOSE ENGINE READY.

YOU KNOW, BE READY

FOR TO LEAVE 2:
00.

AND TELL PEDRO:

TO HAVE PLENTY OF WATER ON BOARD.

AND T--

WAIT A MINUTE.

HEY, PIPES.

YOU ALL RIGHT, HUH?

FINE. I-I'M

ALL SET TO GO.

OH. SURE?

SURE. IT'LL

DO ME GOOD.

OH, SURE,

IT'D DO YOU GOOD. I KNOW THAT.

YOU KNOW, HE'S FUNNY

FELLOW, THIS PIPES. I KNOW HIM LIKE BOOK.

ALWAYS GOT TO MOVE.

JUST 6 DAYS ON SHORE, AND ALREADY HE WANT TO GO.

YOU KNOW, LAST CRUISE,

HE TELL ME HE GET OFF THE BOAT BY MAZATLAN.

WHY, IF HE DON' GET HOOK IN HIS NECK,

HE GO AWAY FOR GOOD

AND MAYBE WE DON'T SEE HIM NO MORE.

NOW, WHAT YOU THINK

ABOUT THAT, HUH, QUITA?

OH, BUT, MIKE,

HE CAN'T GO. THE DOCTOR--

OH, I'M ALL RIGHT.

I CAN HANDLE THE LINE AS GOOD AS ANYBODY.

OH, NO. YOU

NO HANDLE NO LINE. I DO THE FISHING.

YOU WEAR OUT THE SEA OF YOUR PANTS.

MIKE, I'M GOING, TOO.

WHAT?

PLEASE, MIKE. YOU'VE

ASKED ME BEFORE.

YOU? YOU WANT TO

GO ON BOAT WITH ME?

YES, I DO.

WELL!

GEE, THAT'S GOOD IDEA!

IT'S GREAT!

IT'S SO GOOD IDEA,

I DON'T KNOW WHY I NO

THINK ABOUT IT MYSELF.

ABSOLUTELY, INDEED.

YOU GO.

YOU GO PACK THINGS,

AND WE HURRY, HUH?

HEY, FISHBONE, YOU FIX UP

EVERYTHING FIRST CLASS.

BE READY FOR TO LEAVE

AT 2:
00.

[PERIODIC GUNSHOTS]

[GUNSHOTS CONTINUE]

THEY'VE GOT HALF DOLLARS

DOWN IN MEXICO.

ARE YOU GOING TO

TAKE THAT ONE WITH YOU?

YEP.

THEN IT'S TRUE WHAT MIKE SAID,

ABOUT YOUR LEAVING THE BOAT.

YOU WERE GOING.

YEAH.

WITHOUT EVEN:

SAYING GOOD-BYE.

WITHOUT...

WITHOUT ANYTHING.

LISTEN,

IF I HAD STOPPED TO SAY GOOD-BYE,

I NEVER:

WOULD HAVE GONE.

ISN'T THAT BETTER

THAN SITTING AROUND LOOKING AT EACH OTHER,

WONDERING, DRIVING

OURSELVES CRAZY?

OH, WHY?

OH, IT'S ROTTEN.

YOU MEAN:

LOVING EACH OTHER?

NO. YOU KNOW

WHAT I MEAN.

MIKE GOT THAT HOOK

SAVING MY SKIN.

I KNOW THAT.

AND I KNOW WHA HE DID FOR ME.

BUT THAT'S OVER.

IT'S WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO NOW?

NOTHING.

DOES THAT GO, PIPES?

THAT GOES.

[GUNSHOTS CONTINUE]

OH, PIPES.

IF I DIDN'T LOVE YOU SO MUCH,

I COULD TAKE THAT.

THIS WAY...

IN THE DAYTIME,

IT ISN'T SO BAD.

I CAN SEE THINGS--

THE SKY THROUGH THE WINDOW.

YOU, SOMETIMES.

BUT AT NIGHT,

THERE'S NOTHING.

JUST THE DARKNESS

AND HIM.

THINKING OF YOU:

ALL THE TIME.

CAN'T YOU SEE?

I'M SORRY. I--

SORRY? IS THAT ALL

YOU CAN SAY?

ARE YOU WILLING:

TO LET IT GO AT THAT?

QUITA, PLEASE!

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?

HE MIGHT AS WELL FIND OUT NOW.

IT ISN'T EVEN FAIR

TO HIM THIS WAY. I...

[GUNSHOTS STOP]

OH, PIPES, DEAR.

Pipes:
MIKE, I--

MIKE! IT WASN' HIS FAULT.

IT WAS--

MIKE, YOU CAN' SETTLE THINGS THAT WAY.

DON'T YOU SEE?

DON'T YOU SEE?

MMM.

YES, I SEE.

YEAH. I SEE LOTS OF THINGS NOW

I NEVER SEE BEFORE.

YEAH!

I SEE HOW TO SETTLE THIS, TOO.

YES!

Quita:
MIKE!

PIPE DOWN.

LISTEN! LISTEN.

Quita:
MIKE!

HEY, MIKE.

Mike:
GO BACK.

GO BACK.

[DOOR SLAMS]

PIPES.

COME ON. I'LL

FIX ALL THIS.

MIKE! WHAT ARE YOU

GOING TO DO?

COME WITH ME.

I'LL SHOW YOU.

MIKE, I--

MIKE!

NO, DON'T!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

HUH?

I TOOK HIM FROM:

THERE ONE TIME.

NOW I PUT HIM:

BACK AGAIN.

MIKE, YOU CAN' SETTLE THINGS THAT WAY!

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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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