Young Frankenstein Page #4

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FREDDY:

May I see your violin?

OLD VIOLINIST:

(handing Freddy

the violin)

It's an honor for me, sir. You

play the violin?

FREDDY:

Oh, just a little.

Freddy examines the violin.

FREDDY:

Nice! Nice little balance to it.

OLD VIOLINIST:

Ja, ja.

Freddy, without any emotion, smashes the violin over his knee

and then hands the two halves back to the Old Violinist.

FREDDY:

Thank you very much.

The Old Violinist takes the two halves, open-mouthed.

FREDDY:

(to Herr Falkstein)

Well... if you're sure that I could

accomplish everything in a week...

I suppose I could manage it.

HERR FALKSTEIN:

Why did you do that?

FREDDY:

What?

HERR FALKSTEIN:

Break that old man's violin.

FREDDY:

I didn't do that.

HERR FALKSTEIN:

The old violinist -- you smashed

his violin over your knee.

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FREDDY:

I did not do that. Why would I

do a thing like that...? Are you

insane?

23LEGEND ON THE SCREEN23

It reads:

"IS THIS THE FIRST SIGN OF A SPLIT PERSONALITY?"

24BACK TO THE SCENE24

Now Freddy and Herr Falkstein are standing on a corner.

FREDDY:

All right then, I suppose I owe

the family that much. You'll

have everything ready for me when

I arrive?

HERR FALKSTEIN:

Yes, sir.

FREDDY:

One week at the most!?

HERR FALKSTEIN:

One week -- I'll see to it, sir.

FREDDY:

Well, thank you very much for all

your trouble.

They shake hands.

HERR FALKSTEIN:

Not at all -- a great privilege,

Doctor.

FREDDY:

Saturday night then! I'll take

the train to New York and fly from

there.

HERR FALKSTEIN:

Saturday night, yes, sir. Have a

pleasant journey!

Freddy walks off. Herr Falkstein looks back at the little

Old Violinist, who is playing the TRANSYLVANIAN LULLABY

on the top half of his violin.

DISSOLVE TO:

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25EXT. TRAIN STATION - NIGHT25

Freddy, with a large suitcase and a small briefcase, stands

next to a lot of steam...behind which, there appears to

be a waiting train. With Freddy is his beautiful, flat-

chested fiancee, ELIZABETH.

ELIZABETH:

Darling!...you will be careful!?

FREDDY:

Of course.

ELIZABETH:

You have your tickets?

FREDDY:

Yes.

ELIZABETH:

And your passport?

FREDDY:

Yes, don't worry.

ELIZABETH:

Call me from New York before

you leave??

FREDDY:

Yes.

ELIZABETH:

Promise??

FREDDY:

I promise.

ELIZABETH:

Oh, darling -- I'll count the

hours that you're away.

FREDDY:

Oh, darling -- so will I.

CONDUCTOR:

(o.s.)

Board! All aboard!

FREDDY:

I'd better leave.

They look at each other; then kiss.

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ELIZABETH:

Will you miss me?

FREDDY:

Very....very!

ELIZABETH:

Mother's going to help me with

the invitations.

FREDDY:

Oh, nice.

ELIZABETH:

I hope you like large weddings.

FREDDY:

Whatever makes you happy.

ELIZABETH:

I've trimmed the list to only

our very closest friends...but

it still comes to three thousand.

FREDDY:

You're incorrigible!

ELIZABETH:

Does that mean you love me?

FREDDY:

You bet your boots it does.

CONDUCTOR:

(o.s.)

All aboard!

ELIZABETH:

Hurry now -- before I make a

fool of myself.

They kiss quickly.

FREDDY:

Goodbye, darling.

Freddy DISAPPEARS into the steam.

ELIZABETH:

Goodbye, Freddy! Hurry back

to me!

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FREDDY:

(o.s., from

the steam)

I will! Goodbye, darling!

ELIZABETH:

Goodbye, darling.

A long pause, as Elizabeth gazes into the mass of steam.

She wipes a tear from her eye.

ELIZABETH:

(whispering

to herself)

Goodbye, darling.

FREDDY:

(o.s., from

the steam)

Goodbye, darling!

A TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWS.

26ANGLE ON TRAIN26

The train starts up.

DISSOLVE TO:

27INT. TRAIN - NIGHT27

Freddy is sitting in a passenger car, reading a book.

A FEW PEOPLE sit near him.

28A CONDUCTOR28

walks down the aisle.

CONDUCTOR:

New York next! Everyone out

for New York!

Freddy looks out the window.

DISSOLVE TO:

29A TRAIN - (STOCK) - NIGHT29

whizzing through the night.

CUT TO:

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30INT. TRAIN - SUNSET30

Freddy is sitting in a passenger car, reading a book.

A FEW EUROPEANS sit near him.

31LEGEND OVER THE SCREEN31

It reads:

"SOMEWHERE IN EUROPE"

32A CONDUCTOR32

wearing a Tyrolean Conductor's hat, walks down the aisle.

CONDUCTOR:

Transylvania nachste! Jeder

austeigen fur TRANSYLVANIA!

Freddy looks out the window. He reaches up and takes his

suitcase and briefcase off of the rack above him. Then

he raises his window and looks out at:

33A TEN YEAR-OLD GERMAN BOY33

dressed in lederhosen, a cap, and a shoeshine kit on his

back.

FREDDY:

(calling out

to him)

Pardon me, boy! Is that the

Transylvania Station?

GERMAN BOY:

Ja, this is track twenty-nine.

He starts OFF.

GERMAN BOY:

Oh, can I give you a shine?

FREDDY:

Thank you, no.

DISSOLVE TO:

34EXT. TRAIN STATION - NIGHT34

Freddy gets off the ancient train and looks for someone

who might be there to meet him. he sets down his suit-

case and briefcase.

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35ANOTHER ANGLE35

From out of the darkness, IGOR, a strange man with a

hunched back, walks towards him. Behind Igor is a woman,

INGA.

IGOR:

Frederick Frankenstein?

FREDDY:

Fron kon steen!

IGOR:

Are you putting me on?

FREDDY:

No, it's pronounced Fron kon

steen.

IGOR:

And do you also say Fro dereck?

FREDDY:

No, Fred ereck.

IGOR:

Why isn't it Frodereck Fronkon steen?

FREDDY:

It's not. It's Fredereck

Fronkonsteen.

IGOR:

I see.

FREDDY:

You must be Igor.

Igor thinks a moment.

IGOR:

No, it's pronounced Aye gor.

FREDDY:

But they told me it was Ee gor.

IGOR:

Well, they were wrong then,

weren't they?

FREDDY:

You were sent by Herr Falkstein,

weren't you?

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IGOR:

Yes, that's right. My grandfather

and your grandfather used to pal

around together. You and I should

have a lot of laughs.

FREDDY:

I'm sure we will.

IGOR:

(indicating the

large-breasted

woman behind him)

This is Inga. They thought you

might need an assistant temporarily.

FREDDY:

How do you do?

INGA:

Extremely well.

FREDDY:

How nice.

IGOR:

Are these your bags?

FREDDY:

Yes, just the two.

Igor takes the small briefcase and walks OFF. Freddy

takes the large suitcase and follows with Inga.

INGA:

Did you have a pleasant trip?

FREDDY:

Yes, thank you. It wasn't bad.

They follow Igor past two men -- Dracula and Wolfman --

who are sitting quietly on a platform bench. One of the

men wears a huge black cape and has two enormous eye teeth.

The other man's face and hands are covered with wolf's

hair.

IGOR:

(singing to

himself)

Sun -- rise... Sun -- set!

Dee -- dum... Dee -- dum.

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Freddy, struggling with his suitcase, stares in polite

horror at the two men as he and Inga walk past them.

FREDDY:

Good evening.

DRACULA:

Good evening.

WOLFMAN:

Good evening.

Freddy and Inga continue on, walking under a dangling

sign:

"TRANSYLVANIA STATION"

DISSOLVE TO:

36EXT. COUNTRY ROAD - A FEW MINUTES LATER - NIGHT36

A cart, drawn by two horses, travels up a lonely road.

Igor is at the reins. In the back, sitting in mountains

of hay, are Freddy and Inga.

INGA:

Did you ever have a roll in

the hay?

FREDDY:

(a little nervous)

I'm not sure I...get your drift.

Inga begins to roll herself over and over in the hay.

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