To Have and Have Not

Good morning, Capt. Morgan.

What can I do for you today?

Same thing as yesterday.

You and your client wish to make

a temporary exit from the port?

That is right.

- Name?

- Harry Morgan.

- Nationality?

- Eskimo.

- What?

- American.

- Name of ship?

- Queen Conch, Key West, Florida.

We're going fishing, like we've done

every day for over two weeks.

We'll be back tonight, and I don't think

we'll go more than 30 miles offshore.

Five francs, please.

One more thing.

You will go nowhere near the vicinity

of territorial waters...

Sainte-Lucie, or Dominique.

- Is that a new order?

- Yes.

The decree was issued last night

by his Excellency, Admiral Robert...

Governor General

of the French West Indies.

Good for him.

- Why, any complaints?

- No.

Hello, Harry. How's everything?

That feels good.

- Did you bring me a drink?

- Horatio's bringing it.

You're my pal, Harry.

We sure got them this morning.

- We got them every morning.

- Not last Thursday.

That's right, I forgot. You're right, Eddie.

Here's Horatio. Give him a hand, will you?

- Good morning, mon Capitaine.

- Good morning.

- Did you get the bait?

- Yes, sir. Plenty of it.

- That guard took a bottle of our beer.

- Mr. Johnson can afford it.

- Harry, can I have...

- Just one.

- Morning.

- Good morning, Mr. Johnson.

- Are we going out?

- That's up to you.

What sort of a day will it be?

I don't know.

Just about like yesterday. Only better.

- Let's go out, then.

- Okay. Hop aboard.

- Stand by to cast off.

- All right, mon Capitaine.

- Mr. Johnson.

- Yeah?

- I got to get some gas.

- All right.

I'll need money for that.

How much?

That'll be $11.20.

There's $15.

- I'll get you some change at the gas dock.

- Put it against what I owe you.

Let her go.

Watch it, Johnson.

There's your strike.

Put on a little more drag. Not too much.

You'll have to sock him.

He's gonna jump, anyway.

Hit him again. Hit him three or four times.

Stick it into him.

Better get the other teaser in.

I got him!

Ease up on that drag.

He's gone.

He's not. Ease up on that drag. Quick.

If he wants to go, let him go.

- He's gone.

- No, he's hooked good.

- He sure is.

- Reel him in.

No. I'm sure he's gone.

I'll tell you when he's gone. Reel in fast.

- He's gone now.

- Yes, sir, he's gone now.

- He isn't. Turn around and chase him.

- Reel in that line.

- I can still feel him pull.

- That's the weight of the line.

- You're crazy. I can hardly reel it in.

- Maybe he's dead.

Maybe. But he's still jumping out there.

- Come on. Hurry up.

- I'm hurrying, Mr. Johnson.

- Can't you put bait on like that, Captain?

- Sure I can.

- Why carry this fellow to do it?

- When the big fish run, you'll see.

What's the idea?

He can do it faster than I can.

A dollar a day

seems like an unnecessary expense to me.

He's necessary. Aren't you, Horatio?

I hope so.

Can't Eddie do it?

No, he can't.

What's the matter?

He just lost a fish.

Mr. Johnson, you're unlucky.

Would it be all right if I...

- In the icebox. Just take one.

- Thanks.

I don't see why

you want that rummy around.

Eddie was a good man on a boat

before he got to be a rummy.

He's no good now.

Start her going ahead.

- Is he related to you or something?

- No.

- What do you look after him for?

- He thinks he's looking after me.

All right, let her run.

- Mr. Johnson.

- Yeah?

Do you mind if I ask you a question?

Look, it might interest you to know

I not only bought the beer...

- but I put a deposit on the bottles.

- Was you ever bit by a dead bee?

- A dead what?

- A dead honeybee.

I was never bit by any kind of a bee.

- You sure?

- Of course I'm sure.

In that case, I'll just finish my nap.

Thanks for the beer.

Watch that line.

That's enough for one day.

- What happened?

- Nothing. You just lost a rod and reel.

You had the drag screwed tight.

When the fish struck, you couldn't hold it.

If you had the harness

buckled down to the reel...

that fish would have taken you

along with him.

You're just unlucky, Mr. Johnson.

Now, maybe you're lucky with women.

- What do you say if we go out tonight?

- I'll lucky you, you dirty rummy.

- Are you a good swimmer?

- I've taken all I'm gonna take.

Me, too. Be careful

you don't slip out of my hands.

Take it easy.

This guy owes you for 16 days.

Fifteen.

You talk too much, Eddie.

I know it, Harry.

Okay, forget it.

What about tomorrow?

I don't think so.

I'm fed up with this kind of fishing.

I can see how you would be.

Slack that off a little.

You fish for 16 days,

hook a couple of fish any good fisherman...

would give his life to tie into,

and lose both.

- You're just unlucky. I never seen no one...

- Shut up, Eddie.

You said 16 days. I only owe you for 15.

No. With today it's 16.

Then there's the rod and reel.

- The tackle's your risk.

- Not when you lose it like you did.

I paid to rent it every day. It's your risk.

If you ran a hired car over a cliff,

you'd have to pay for it.

- Not if he was in it. That's a good one.

- That's good, Eddie.

You lost the outfit through carelessness.

It cost me $275.

I won't charge you for the line, 'cause

a fish so big could've taken it all anyway.

And there's 16 days at $35 a day,

that's $560.

No, it's $560, Eddie.

You got a little credit,

so that'll be $825 altogether.

That's what you owe me,

and that's what I want.

I haven't got that much with me.

I'll go to the bank in the morning.

- That'll be all right?

- I guess it'll have to be.

- Let's go have a drink.

- Good idea...

- Stay here and lock up.

- Sure you don't...

No, Eddie.

Look there. I thought everybody

took their flag in after 6:00.

- Most of them do.

- That's Vichy for you.

It's their flag.

See you later.

Gentlemen, may I have your names?

What for?

I heard this gentleman

make a disparaging reference to Vichy.

I never said anything about Vichy, did I?

I don't know,

I wasn't paying much attention.

- Your names, please.

- Look, we're Americans...

His name's Johnson. My name's Morgan.

We're living at the Marquis Hotel.

That do you?

Yes, sir?

- What's yours?

- Bourbon.

Bourbon. And a rum for me.

- Gentlemen, what luck today?

- Not so good, Frenchy.

- We lost the biggest fish I ever saw.

- Maybe tomorrow you hook him again.

Not me. I'm through. This is my last day.

- That's too bad.

- Yeah.

Here's to you.

I'm gonna clean up.

- That was $800 and...

- $25.

$825.

- Johnson.

- Yeah?

What time tomorrow morning?

After I get to the bank.

Say around 10:
30 or 11:00?

I'll be waiting for you.

- Any trouble, Harry?

- No, Frenchy.

- Then you are free after today?

- Yeah. Why?

There were some people in here today.

They wanted to hire your boat.

- Fishermen?

- No. Some friends of friends of mine.

Not a chance.

- The key, monsieur.

- Thank you.

Please listen to me, Harry.

They only want to use your boat

for one night.

- They'll pay you well.

- For what?

I'd like to oblige, but I can't afford

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