To Have And Have Not TRANSCRIPT 1945, MGM, Directed by Howard Hawks, Screenplay by William Faulkner (00:00:00) ** CAPTION READS Martinique, in the summer of 1940, shortly after the fall of France. ** FORT DE FRANCE** (00:02:56)** HARRY Morning. OFFICER Good morning, Captain Morgan. What can I do for you today? HARRY Same thing as yesterday. OFFICER You and your client wish to make a temporary exit from the port. HARRY That is right. OFFICER Name? HARRY Harry Morgan. OFFICER Nationality? HARRY Eskimo. OFFICER What? HARRY American. OFFICER Name of ship? HARRY Queen Conch, Key West, Florida. We're going fishing. Same as we've been doing everyday for over two weeks. We'll be back tonight and I don't think we'll go more that thirty miles off shore. OFFICER Five francs, please. One more thing. You will go no where near the Vichy Territorial waters. ...a la dominique. HARRY Is that a new order? OFFICER Yes. The dictate was issued last night by his excellency at Miraud Robert, General of the French West Indies. HARRY Oh, good for him. OFFICER Any complaints? HARRY No. ** EDDIE Oh, hello, Harry. How's everything? That feels good. Did you bring me a drink? HARRY Horatio's bringing it. EDDIE You're my pal. You sure got 'em this morning. HARRY We got 'em every morning. EDDIE Not last Thursday. HARRY Oh, yeah. That's right, I forgot. You're right, Eddie. Oh, here's Horatio, give him a hand, will you. ** (00:05:00)** ** HORATIO Good morning, mon capitan. HARRY Did you get the bait? HORATIO Yes sir. Plenty of it. That guard took a bottle of our beer. HARRY That's all right. Mr. Johnson can afford it. EDDIE Harry, can I- HARRY Just one. Morning. EDDIE Morning, Mr. Johnson. JOHNSON Well, we going out? HARRY Well, it's up to you. JOHNSON What sort of a day'll it be? HARRY I don't know. Just about like yesterday, only better. JOHNSON Let's go out then. HARRY Okay. Hop aboard. Stand by to cast off. HARATIO All right, mon capitan HARRY Mr. Johnson. JOHNSON Yeah. HARRY I gotta get some gas. JOHNSON All right. ** HARRY Yeah, well, I'll need money for that. JOHNSON How much? HARRY Oh twenty-eight cents a gallon, forty gallons that'll be eleven dollars and twenty cents. JOHNSON There's fifteen dollars. HARRY I'll get you some change at the gas station. JOHNSON Never mind, put it against what I owe you. EDDIE Let her go. ** HARRY Watch it, Johnson. There's your strike. Put out a little more drag. Not too much. You're gonna have to sock him. He's gonna jump anyway. Hit him again now. Hit him three or four times. Stick it into him. Better get the other teaser in. JOHNSON I got him! HARRY Ease up on that drag. JOHNSON He's gone! HARRY No he's not. Ease up on that drag. Quick! If he wants to go, let him go. JOHNSON He's gone. HARRY No, he's hooked good. HORATIO He sure is. HARRY Reel him in. JOHNSON No, I'm sure he's gone. HARRY I'll tell you when it's gone. Reel in fast. Well, he's gone now. HORATIO Yes sir, he's gone now. JOHNSON No, he isn't. turn around and chase him. HARRY Reel in that line. JOHNSON I can still feel it pull. HARRY It's the weight of the line. JOHNSON Are you crazy I can hardly reel it in. Maybe it's dead. HARRY Maybe, but he's still jumping out there. ** JOHNSON Come on. Hurry up. HORATIO I'm hurrying, Mr. Johnson. JOHNSON Can't you put bait on like that, Captain? HARRY Sure I can. JOHNSON What do you carry this fellow for? HARRY Well when the big fish run, you'll see why. JOHNSON What's the idea? HARRY He can do it faster than I can. JOHNSON A dollar a day seems like an unnecessary expense to me. HARRY He's necessary. Aren't you, Horatio? HORATIO I hope so. JOHNSON Can't Eddie do it? HARRY No, he can't. EDDIE What's a matter? HARRY There are lots of fish. EDDIE Mr. Johnson, you're unlucky. Say, Harry, would it be all right if...? HARRY In the ice box. Just take one. EDDIE Thanks, Harry. JOHNSON I don't see why you want that rummy around. HARRY Eddie was a good man in a boat before he got to be a rummy. JOHNSON He's no good now. HARRY Start it going ahead. JOHNSON Is he related to you or something? HARRY Nope. JOHNSON What do you look after him for? HARRY He thinks he's looking after me. Let her run. EDDIE Mr. Johnson. JOHNSON Yeah? ** EDDIE You mind if I ask you a question? JOHNSON Look. It might interest you to know that I not only bought the beer but I put a deposit on the bottles. EDDIE Were you ever bit by a dead be? JOHNSON A dead what? EDDIE A dead honey bee. JOHNSON I was never bit by any bee. EDDIE You sure? JOHNSON Yeah, I'm sure. EDDIE In that case I'll just finish my nap. Thanks for the beer, Mr. Johnson. HARRY Watch that line. Well, that's enough for one day. JOHNSON What happened? ** (00:10:00)** ** HARRY Nothing. You just lost a rod and reel that's all. You had the drag screwed tight again. When the fish struck, you couldn't hold him. HORATIO If you'd had the harness buckled onto the reel that fish would have taken you along with him. EDDIE You're just unlucky, Mr. Johnson. Maybe you're lucky with women. What do you day we go out tonight. JOHNSON I'll lucky you, you dirty rummy! HARRY Mr. Johnson. Are you a good swimmer? JOHNSON I've taken all I'm gonna take. HARRY So have I. You better hope you don't slip out of my hands. EDDIE Take it easy, Harry. This guy owes you for sixteen days. JOHNSON Fifteen. HARRY You talk too much, Eddie. EDDIE I know it, Harry. HARRY Okay, forget it. ** HARRY What about tomorrow? JOHNSON I don't think so. I'm fed up with this kind of fishing. HARRY I can see how you would be. (to Horatio) Slack that off a little. You fish for sixteen days, hook into a couple of fish that any good fisherman would give his life to tie into and lose them both. EDDIE Mr. Johnson you're just unlucky. I never seen no one... HARRY Shut up, Eddie. JOHNSON You said sixteen days, I only owe you for fifteen. HARRY Well, today is sixteen and then there's a rod and reel. JOHNSON Tackle is your risk. HARRY Not when you lose it the way you did. JOHNSON I payed for the rent of it everyday. The tackle's your risk I tell you. HARRY Look, if you hired a car and ran it over a cliff you'd have to pay for it. JOHNSON Aw. that's different. EDDIE Not if he was in it, Harry. That's a good one! HARRY Yeah, that's good, Eddie. Now you lost the outfit through carelessness. It cost me two-hundred and seventy-five. I won't charge you for the line because a fish that big could have taken it all anyway. And there's 16 days at 35 a day that's five- hundred and sixty. It's five hundred and sixty, Eddie. Now, you got a little credit so that'll be eight-hundred and twenty five all together. That's what you owe me and that's what I want. JOHNSON Well, I haven't got that much with me. I'll go to the bank in the morning. That be all right? HARRY I guess it will have to be. JOHNSON Let's go up and have a drink. EDDIE That's a good idea. HARRY You stay here and lock up. EDDIE You sure you don't- HARRY No, Eddie. JOHNSON Hey look there. I thought everybody took their flag in after six o'clock. HARRY Well, most of them do. JOHNSON That's fishy for you. HARRY It's their flag. PAUL CLAIRE See you later. MAN 2 [Entendu.] PAUL CLAIRE [Pardon mois.] Gentlemen. May I have your names? ** HARRY What for? PAUL CLAIRE I heard this gentleman make a disparaging reference to Vichy. JOHNSON I never said anything about Vichy, did I? HARRY I don't know. I wasn't paying much attention. PAUL CLAIRE Your names, please. JOHNSON Now look, we're Americans... HARRY His name is Johnson, my name's Morgan. We're living over at the Marquis hotel. That do you? PAUL CLAIRE [Merci beaucoup.] ** BARTENDER Yes, sir? HARRY What's yours? JOHNSON Bourbon. HARRY Bourbon and a rum for me. FRENCHY Well, gentlemen, what luck today? HARRY Not so good Frenchy. JOHNSON We lost the biggest fish I ever saw. FRENCHY Well, maybe tomorrow you'll hook him again. JOHNSON Not me. I'm through. This is my last day. FRENCHY That's too bad. HARRY Yeah. FRENCHY Here's to ya' JOHNSON I'm gonna clean up. Oh, that was eight hundred and... HARRY ...twenty-five. JOHNSON Eight-twenty-five. HARRY Uhuh. Oh, Johnson. JOHNSON Yeah? HARRY What time tomorrow morning? JOHNSON Oh, after I get to the bank. So around ten thirty- eleven o'clock. HARRY I'll be waiting for you. FRENCHY Any trouble, Harry? HARRY Oh, no, Frenchy. FRENCHY Then you are free after today. HARRY Yeah, why? FRENCHY There were some people in here today. They wanted to hire your boat. HARRY Fishermen? FRENCHY No. Some friends of friends of mine. HARRY Not a chance. Papa. PAPA Bonjour monsieur. CASHIER ... FRENCHY Please, listen to me, Harry. they only want to use you boat for one night. They'll pay you well. HARRY For what? I'd like to oblige you Frenchy but I can't afford to get mixed up in your local politics. FRENCHY I would not speak if it were not important. I...please, can I go with you to your room? HARRY Sure, go ahead. MARIE Anybody got a match? Thanks. HARRY Who's that? FRENCHY She came in this afternoon. The plane from the south. HARRY Yeah, now look, Frenchy. About that other thing. I know where you stand and what your sympathies are. Now that's all right for you but I don't want any part of it. If they catch me fooling around with you fellows my goose'll be cooked. FRENCHY That's- HARRY Probably lose my boat, too. I ain't that interested. FRENCHY But they're coming to see you tonight. HARRY You better get word to'em. FRENCHY Plea- HARRY They'll just be wasting their time. FRENCHY Oooh. HARRY Sorry. I'll see you later. ** ** (00:16:05)** ** CRICKET Am I blue? Am I blue? Ain't these tears in my eyes telling you? Am I blue? You'd be too if each plan with your man done fell through. Was a time, I was his only one, but now I'm the sad and lonely one so lonely was I gay till today. Now he's gone and we're through am I blue. (to Marie) Take over. Was a time- MARIE I was his only one. CRICKET But now I'm- MARIE the sad and lonely one. CRICKET So lonely was I gay MARIE Was I gay CRICKET Till today. MARIE Till today. CRICKET Now she's gone and we're through. Oh, baby am I blue MARIE am I blue CRICKET & MARIE Am I blue. CRICKET Okay. Lime house blues. FRENCHY Harry, I tried to reach those fellows but I can't get in contact with them. HARRY Who's that? The ones that wanted to hire my boat? FRENCHY It is dangerous enough for them to come here but to come here for nothing. HARRY I didn't ask to see them. Better head them off. MARIE Hello. HARRY Let's have it. MARIE What do you want? HARRY Johnson's wallet. MARIE What? HARRY Come on. MARIE What are you talking about? Say, Mister. What's got into you? What do you think you're gonna do? HARRY I'm gonna get that wallet, Slim. MARIE I'd rather you didn't call me slim. I'm a little too skinny to take it kindly. HARRY Quit the baby talk. Which is it? MARIE You know Steve. I wouldn't put it past you. I didn't know you were a hotel detective. HARRY Johnson's my client. MARIE He doesn't speak so well of you. HARRY He's still my client. You ought to pick on somebody to steal from who doesn't owe me money. MARIE He dropped it and I picked it up. HARRY You were going to give it back to him, of course. MARIE No. No, I wasn't. I don't like him. HARRY That's a pretty good reason. MARIE Besides, I need boat fare to get out of Martinique. HARRY That's another good reason, but you'll have to get it from somebody else. How do you like that? MARIE Find anything? ** (00:20:00)** ** HARRY Oh, about sixty odd dollars in cash and about fourteen hundred dollars in traveler's checks. MARIE Did you expect more? HARRY That bird owed me eight-hundred and twenty-five dollars. "I haven't go that much on me", he says. "I'll have to go to the bank and pay you off tomorrow", he says. And all the time he's got a reservation on plane leaving tomorrow morning at daylight. MARIE So he was going to skip out on you. Your client. HARRY Good thing you didn't give it back to him. MARIE Then I did you a favor. HARRY That's right. But if I hadn't stopped you, you'd have gotten away with the works. After all, I am entitled to something. Don't you think so, Slim? What do you think is fair? MARIE I'll leave that to you. HARRY Mmm. What would you say to- Well. FRENCHY Please, Harry. I told them but they insisted on- PAUL CLAIRE It is not Gerard's fault, Mr. Morgan. Come in and close the door. ** HARRY I told Frenchy I wasn't interested. PAUL CLAIRE I know, but close the door, please. I'm very sorry to intrude this way, Mr. Morgan but this is a matter of great importance to us and we- FRENCH MAN 2 A moment. MARIE I better go.See you later. HARRY Stick around. We're not through yet.It's all right to talk in front of her, isn't it, Slim? MARIE Go ahead. HARRY But it won't do you any good. PAUL CLAIRE If you'll only- HARRY It's no use. You boys are even taking a chance coming here. PAUL CLAIRE We're not afraid. HARRY Well, I am. Sorry, I can't do it and I won't do it. PAUL CLAIRE We'll give you twenty-five hundred francs. HARRY That's only fifty bucks in American money. FRENCH MAN 2 It is more to us. FRENCH MAN 3 But it's only a little voyage to a place about forty kilometers from here. PAUL CLAIRE We would give you more money but we haven't got it. FRENCHMAN 2 It's all we have. HARRY Now boys, don't make me feel bad. I tell you true, I can't do it. FRENCH MAN 2 Afterwards, when things are changed, it will mean a good deal to you. HARRY Yes, I know. PAUL CLAIRE Mr. Morgan. I thought all Americans were friendly to our side. HARRY That's right, they are. But you see, there's a rumor that they put fellows on Devil's Island for doing what you are doing. I'm not that friendly to anybody. PAUL CLAIRE But they wouldn't do that to an American. HARRY What- Do you really think that? Who's that? EDDIE It's me Harry. HARRY It's all right. EDDIE Hi, Harry. How you been keeping? HARRY Hello, Eddie. EDDIE Harry, I wanted to talk to you about- FRENCH MAN 3 Mr. Morgan could we continue- EDDIE Who are you? Who are these guys, Harry? HARRY Eddie's a friend of mine. EDDIE He was hanging around the dock after you left. PAUL CLAIRE You have a good memory for one who drinks. EDDIE Drinking don't bother my memory. If it did, I wouldn't drink. I couldn't. You see, I'd forget how good it was, and then where I'd be? Start drinking water again. PAUL CLAIRE Maybe you'd forget about water, too. EDDIE No I wouldn't, I see too much of it. Was you ever bit by a dead bee? PAUL CLAIRE I have no memory of being bit by any kind of bee. MARIE Were you? EDDIE You're all right lady. You and Harry- HARRY Don't forget Frenchy. EDDIE You and Harry and Frenchy. You know, you gotta be careful of dead bees if you're going around barefooted. 'Cause if you step on 'em they can sting you just as bad as if they was alive. Especially if they was kind of mad when they got killed. I be I've been bit a hundred times that way. MARIE You have? Why don' you bite them back? EDDIE That's what Harry always says. 'Cause I ain't got no stinger. PAUL CLAIRE Does he always talk so much? HARRY Always. What did you want to see me about, Eddie? EDDIE Oh, yeah, Harry... I guess I forgot. HARRY That's all right. I'll see ya' down at the dock later on tonight. EDDIE Say, Harry, could ya'...thanks. You're all right. So long. HARRY Sorry. Now look boys. We could stay at this all night and the answer would still be the same. PAUL CLAIRE Mr.- HARRY I don't care who runs France or Martinique or who wants to run it. You'll have to get somebody else. Come on , Slim. We still got some unfinished business. MARIE Good night. HARRY Make yourselves at home, boys. There are cigarettes on the table over there. I want to see Johnson's face when you give it back to him. ** MARIE All right. ** JOHNSON Where've you been? I've been looking all over for ya'. You're a fine one running off with my girl. HARRY She's got something to give you. go ahead, Slim. MARIE Here's your wallet. JOHNSON How'd you get it? MARIE I stole it. JOHNSON That's a fine thing. What are you gonna do about it? HARRY The question is what are you gonna do about it, Mr. Johnson? Maybe you better look it over and see if it's all there. JOHNSON It's all right, I'm sure. HARRY No, no. You check it over. She might want a receipt for it. JOHNSON It's all right, there's nothing missing. HARRY You're sure? JOHNSON Now young lady, I- HARRY You better count those traveler's checks. JOHNSON I know, there's fourteen hundred dollars. HARRY Yeah, but you had to go to the bank tomorrow. JOHNSON Well I- HARRY What's the time on that plane ticket you got there? JOHNSON Six thirty. HARRY In the morning. And the bank opens at ten. I don't like him any better than you do. JOHNSON Now look, Mr. Morgan. HARRY You were going to sign some of those traveler's checks, weren't you? JOHNSON Yeah, sure. HARRY Emil, you got a pen handy. EMIL Certainment, monsieur. HARRY Eight hundred and twenty-five. JOHNSON Yeah. POLICE Arrete-vous. Stay where you are! MARIE Hey. HARRY Stay where you are. MARIE I think I'm sitting on somebody's cigarette. FRENCHY Harry, this is awful. HARRY Did they get 'em all? FRENCHY One got a way at least. I think it was Paul Claire.Look Harry. This is bad. But no one but me knows that you two saw them. HARRY And Eddie. But he probably won't remember. FRENCHY When the police come you know nothing. Nothing. You realize Mademoiselle. MARIE Yes. HARRY Frenchy, don't be a fool. Stay inside. ** BARTENDER Mr. Giraud! Mr. Giraud! HARRY Cut it out, Cricket. Couldn't write any faster that he could duck. Another minute and these checks would have been good. GESTAPO 1 Stay right where you are and keep quiet. Stay right where you are. HARRY Who's that? FRENCHY HARRY Gestapo. FRENCHY Hm. Hmm. HARRY Lot of them, isn't there? What happened to this man? FRENCHY A stray bullet. His name is Johnson an American. Unfortunate. Take him away. GESTAPO 2 Yes, sir. Call attention. GESTAPO 1 Your attention everyone. All this is regrettable. But there is no cause for alarm. We're only interested in those persons who have broken the rules laid down for their behavior. We shall pick out certain individuals. Those we do not designate will leave immediately. This place will then remain closed for tonight. This man. You. You and Mademoiselle. MARIE Was you ever bit by a dead bee? GESTAPO 1 Come with me, please. ** FRENCHY I tell you again, I didn't know those men. They came in for a drink. That's all I know. GESTAPO So, you never saw these men before? FRENCHY No. What are you sympathies, Monsieur Giraud? FRENCHY I am for France. That is well, try to remain so. But I suggest to Monsieur Giraud that the next time suspicious characters enter his place that he notify us. In that way, he may prevent bloodshed at his doorstep. ** (00:30:12)** FRENCHY I run a public place. How am I to know who is suspicious and who is not? I think you will know. Good night. That is all. You may go. You catch all of them? GESTAPO 3 No, sir. Paul Claire and Emil got away. How? GESTAPO 3 They jumped off the wagon and ran up the alley. Search all the places you have on your list. Continue. INTERVIEWER And you, Captain Morgan, Did you know these men? HARRY No, I didn't. INTERVIEWER You did not see them at all while you were in the cafe? HARRY That's right. INTERVIEWER What was your connection with the dead man? HARRY He rented my boat to fish from. INTERVIEWER Don't you mean he had rented it. According to the tickets in his wallet, he was to have left Martinique at day light. There was no money on him or in his wallet. Only some American traveler's checks. Was that customary with him? HARRY There was sixty bucks in it. What happened to it? HARRY Well, I took it. Why? HARRY Because he owed me eight-hundred and twenty-five dollars. So, at least you had no reason to kill him, did you? HARRY So it would seem. But unfortunately for you, someone did. As a result of which you took it on yourself to collect a part of the debt? HARRY That's right. Do you have this money on you now? HARRY Hmm hmmm. If you please. If you please, Capitan. HARRY Uh, this is mine. How do we know that? Thank you. Do not be concerned. This money is impounded by a government, which like your own, is at peace with the world. If your claim is just, it will be discharged. Mademoiselle. That is all for you. INTERVIEWER Browning, Marie. American. Age twenty-two. How long have you been in Fort au France? MARIE I arrived by plane this afternoon. INTERVIEWER Residence? MARIE Hotel Marquis. INTERVIEWER Where did you come from? MARIE Trinidad, Port of Spain. And before that, from where Mademoiselle? From home, perhaps? MARIE No. From Brazil, Rio. Alone? MARIE Yes. Why did you get off here? MARIE To buy a new hat. INTERVIEWER What? ** MARIE To buy a new hat. Read the label, maybe you'll believe me then. I never doubted you, Mademoiselle. It was only your tone that was objectionable. I'll ask you again. Why did you get off here? MARIE Because I didn't have money enough to go any further. That's better. Where were you when the shooting occurred? MARIE I was- HARRY You don't have to answer that stuff. INTERVIEWER Shut up, you. HARRY Don't answer it. INTERVIEWER I told you to shut up. HARRY Go ahead, slap me. Come come, Capitan. This is not a brawl. We merely wish to get to the bottom of this affair. HARRY You'll never do it by slapping people around. That's bad luck. Well, we shall see. If we need to question you further, you will be available at the hotel? HARRY Well, I don't know how I'm gonna go any place when you have my passport and all my money. Well your passport will be returned to you. And as for the money, if it is yours, that will arrange itself in good time. HARRY Would you suggest I see the American consulate and have him help you arrange it? That is your privilege. By the way, what are your sympathies? HARRY Minding my own business. May I- HARRY And I don't need any advice about continuing to do it either. Good night, Captain. HARRY Let's get out of this. MARIE Say, I don't understand all of this. After all, I just got here. HARRY You landed right in the middle of a small war. MARIE What's it all about? HARRY The boys we just left, joined with Vichy. You know what that is? MARIE Vaguely. HARRY Well, they got the Navy behind them, I think you saw that carrier in the harbor? MARIE Yeah. HARRY And the other fellows, the ones they were shooting at, they're the free French. You know what they are. MARIE It's not getting any clearer. HARRY Well anyway, most of the people on the island, the patriots, are for Degaul, but so far they haven't been able to do anything about it. EDDIE Harry! Harry! Are we in trouble? HARRY No, Eddie. EDDIE Well, I seen them guys pick you up and I was scared. HARRY Well, everything is all right. You go on back and get some sleep. EDDIE Well, I'd have got you out, Harry. You know me. HARRY Yeah, I know you Eddie. You go on back to the boat. EDDIE Say, Harry could ya- HARRY No. EDDIE But- HARRY No more tonight, Eddie. Beat it. MARIE I could use a drink myself. HARRY Well, we can get one in here. ** (00:35:23)** ** BARTENDER What do you wish to drink, sir? HARRY What'll- Uh, We're just looking around. MARIE Change your mind? HARRY No money. Those guys cleaned me out. MARIE I forgot, too. Maybe I can do something. It's been a long day and I'm thirsty. HARRY Picked him out yet? MARIE You don't mind, do you? HARRY If you're thirsty go ahead. If I get tired of waiting I'll be back at the hotel. ** MARIE All right. May I? Thanks. FRENCH MAN Pardon mois. ** MARIE Hello. HARRY Come on in. MARIE You're sore, aren't you? HARRY Why should I be? MARIE I didn't behave well, did I? HARRY You did all right. You got the bottle, didn't you? MARIE You're sore, aren't you? HARRY Now, look. Get this straight. I don't care- MARIE I know, I know you don't give a hoop what I do but when I do it you get sore. after all, you told me to, you know. HARRY I told you? MARIE You said, "Go ahead", didn't you? HARRY Well, that's right. I guess I did. You were pretty good at it, too. MARIE Thanks. Do you rather I wouldn't? HARRY Wouldn't what? MARIE Do things like that? HARRY Why ask me? MARIE I'd like to know. HARRY Well, of all the screwy things. MARIE All right. All right. I won't do it anymore. HARRY Look, I didn't ask- MARIE I know you didn't. Don't worry. I'm not giving up anything I care about. It's like shooting fish in a barrel anyway. With men like that. They are all a bunch of- I'm a fine one to talk.The pot calling the kettle. HARRY How long you been away from home? MARIE This is about the time for it, isn't it? HARRY The time for what? MARIE The story of my life. Where do you want me to begin? HARRY I got a pretty fair idea already. MARIE Who told you? HARRY You did. That slap in the face you took. MARIE Yeah. What about it? HARRY Well, you hardly blinked an eye. It takes a lot of practice to be able to do that. I know a lot about you, Slim. MARIE Well, the next time I get slapped I better do something about it. HARRY You forgot your drink. MARIE I don't want it. HARRY Who's sore now? MARIE I am. Who is it? HARRY It's me. MARIE The door's unlocked. HARRY You forgot your bottle. MARIE I said I didn't want it. HARRY You are sore, aren't you? I asked you a question. You didn't answer me. I said, "You're sore, aren't you"? MARIE Look. I'm tired and I want to get some sleep. HARRY That's not a bad idea. What made you so mad? MARIE I've been mad ever since I met you. HARRY Most people are. MARIE One look and you made up you mind just what you wanted to think about me. You were- Oh, what's the use. HARRY Go ahead. Keep on going. MARIE You don't know me, Steve. It doesn't work. I brought that bottle up here to make you feel cheap. That didn't work either. Instead I'm the one who feels cheap. I've never felt that way before. I wanted- I thought that maybe- Go on. Get out of here before I make a complete fool of myself. HARRY How long have you been away from home, Slim? MARIE It's none of your- about six months. HARRY Going back? MARIE How? HARRY What are you gonna do here? ** MARIE I don't know. Get a job, maybe. HARRY Jobs are hard to get. I don't think you'd like it here anyway. MARIE Remind you of somebody, Steve? HARRY It's brand new to me. I like it. Would you go back if you could? MARIE I'd walk, if it wasn't for all that water. HARRY Yeah. Quit worrying kid. You'll get back all right. ** HARRY What the-. MARIE Here's that bottle again. HARRY It's getting to be quite a problem, isn't it? Do you want a drink? MARIE No. HARRY I thought you were tired and going to bed. MARIE I thought so too. You gave me something to think about. You said you might be able to help me. HARRY That's right. MARIE But how can you do that- Steve, you're going to take that job with those men who were up here with Frenchy. HARRY Yeah, if I can find what's left of 'em. MARIE I flew over Devil's island. It doesn't look like such a high class resort. HARRY Yeah. That's what I heard. MARIE I don't want to be the cause. HARRY Don't you get the idea I 'm doing this just to help you. I need money too. MARIE Won't Frenchy help you out with out without you having to do that? HARRY I don't want his help. MARIE Don't do it,Steve. HARRY Look, didn't you ask me- MARIE Don't do it. HARRY Why don't you take this bottle and go to bed. MARIE Here, can you use this? HARRY I thought you said you were broke. You're good. You're awful good. I'd walk home if it wasn't for all that water. MARIE Who was the girl, Steve? HARRY Who was what girl? MARIE The one who left you with such a high opinion of women. She must have been quite a gal. You think I lied to you, don't you. Well, it just happens there's thirty odd dollars here. Not enough for boat fare or any other kind of fare. Just enough to be able to say "no" if I feel like it. And you can have it, if you want it. HARRY I'm sorry, Slim. But I still say you're awful good and I wouldn't- MARIE You would take anything from anybody, would you? HARRY That's right. MARIE You know, Steve. You're not very hard to figure. Only at times. Sometimes I know exactly what you're going to say. Most of the time. The other times, the other times, you're just a stinker. HARRY What'd you do that for? MARIE I was wondering whether I'd like it. HARRY What's the decision? MARIE I don't know yet. It's even better when you help. Uh, sure you won't change you mind about this? HARRY Uhuh. MARIE This belongs to me and so do my lips. I don't see any difference. HARRY I do. MARIE Okay. You know you don't have to act with me. You don't have to say anything and you don't have to do anything. Not a thing. Oh, maybe just whistle. You know how to whistle, don't ya Steve. You just put you lips together and blow. ** BOY Here, chick, chick, chick, chick, chick. Here chick, chick, chick, chick, chick, chick Here chick, chick, chick. MOTHER You keep watching. It's all right. They have gone. HARRY Go on. PAUL CLAIRE Well, you come along the lee shore of Angilla from the south. About three kilometers from the point. HARRY There's a cove near the jetty, isn't there? PAUL CLAIRE You know it then. HARRY Signal's been arranged? PAUL CLAIRE Yes. Emil can show you. HARRY Emil's not gonna to be there. PAUL CLAIRE Please Mr. - HARRY I'm doing this my way. ** FRENCHY But we had- HARRY I'm going alone. What are the signals. PAUL CLAIRE You flash a light to the shore. They will answer it with two lights. One held above the other. There will be two people to bring back. HARRY How will I know them. PAUL CLAIRE We've never seen them. FRENCHY We know the name of one only- Paul de Bursac. HARRY That's good enough. How about landing them back here. PAUL Do you know Cape Saint Pierre? HARRY Uhuh. PAUL A boat can meet you offshore there. HARRY You be on that boat, Frenchy. I'll get out of here around noon. Supposedly fishing. With a little luck and no patrol boats, I'll be back in Au Saint Pierre at midnight. I won't be burning a lights, so keep a sharp eye out. PAUL CLAIRE One thing, Mr. Morgan. Last night you very definitely refused to have anything to do with us, why have you changed your mind? HARRY I need the money now. Last night I didn't. PAUL CLAIRE If you knew what this means to us. HARRY I don't want to know. PAUL CLAIRE I am glad you are on our side. HARRY I'm not I'm getting paid. Oh, and by the way, I'd like that money now. WOMAN Charles. If I were you, I do not think I'd trust Mr. Morgan. HARRY Did you have a doctor look at his leg? WOMAN No. They are watching all doctors who are friendly to us. HARRY Miss the bone? WOMAN Well, as far as I can tell. HARRY Lucky. Who told you to put a pillow under it? WOMAN Why not? PAUL It doesn't hurt so much that way. HARRY Well, it'll have to hurt and you'll have to take unless you want to take a chance of gangrene setting in. All right, I'll take that. WOMEN Are you a doctor? HARRY No, but I've handled quite a lot of gunshot wounds. You can trust me now. FRENCHY Good luck, Harry. MOTHER It's all right. ** WAITRESS More cafe mademoiselle? MARIE Please. What is that you're playing? CRICKET Did you say something? MARIE Yeah, what is the name of that tune. CRICKET It hasn't got a name yet. I've just been fooling around with the lyrics. They're not so hard either. Would you like to hear them? MARIE Sure. CRICKET (sings)I run to the telephone whenever it rings. I can't be alone it's one of those things. I tell a star my little whoas, hang around the bar till it's ready to close.(stops singing) So it goes. That's about as far as it goes. MARIE I like it. CRICKET Yes, if I could get the right lyrics. HARRY Morning, Cricket. CRICKET Morning, Harry. HARRY Morning, Slim. MARIE Hello, Steve. HARRY How did you sleep? MARIE Best in a long time. Have some coffee. HARRY No thanks. I've had mine. MARIE You were up early. What were you doing? HARRY I was getting you a ticket on a plane this afternoon that leaves at four. Can you make it? MARIE Sure. You took that job, didn't you? HARRY See, this way, I figured you wouldn't get your feet wet. MARIE Yeah, that's right. HARRY Well, that's what you wanted, wasn't it? MARIE I just- You want me to go, don't you? HARRY Yes, I want you to go. ** MARIE Okay, Steve. HARRY Help her get on that plane, will ya Cricket. CRICKET I sure will Harry. HARRY I'm gonna be pretty busy from now on so I probably won't see you again. If I ever get up your way I'll- MARIE Yeah, do that. I'll leave my address with Frenchy so you can find me. HARRY Maybe I'll know how to whistle by then. So long, Slim. MARIE So long, Steve. Well, it was nice while it lasted. CRICKET Maybe it's better this way,Slim. MARIE I don't know. CRICKET You haven't known him very long, he's a funny guy. MARIE Yeah. ** EDDIE Hi, Harry. How's everything? HARRY Fine. I thought I told you to stay back at the hotel. EDDIE I knew you was going out. HARRY Who told you that? EDDIE Oh, you can't fool me, Harry. I knew it just as plain. Say, could I have a little- HARRY You're not going. EDDIE Say, could I have a little one just enough to fill a hen's ear? HARRY Come on, Eddie, get off. EDDIE What's a matter Harry. There's no sense in getting - HARRY Come on, Eddie, get off! EDDIE I wouldn't do that to you. HARRY You're right, you wouldn't. I'm not gonna carry ya, that's all. EDDIE What'd you have to hit me for? HARRY So you'd believe me. EDDIE You ain't treating me square. HARRY Who'd you ever treat square. You told me you'd double cross your mother. You told me yourself. EDDIE I was only kidding. HARRY Hey, Eddie. EDDIE Thanks, Harry. But why won't you carry me? HARRY Because I don't want you. EDDIE Oh, you're just plugged. Never mind old pal. You'll be glad to see me yet. ** HARRY All right, come out of there. EDDIE It's only me Harry. It's only me. HARRY How'd you get back on board? EDDIE I went up the street and got a couple of bottles then I sneaked in aboard while you was working on the engine. I knew you'd carry me, Harry. HARRY Carry ya, nothing. If I thought you could swim back I'd dump you over board. EDDIE Oh, you're no joke. You and me got to stick together when we are in trouble. HARRY How do you know I'm in trouble? EDDIE Oh, you can't fool me. I always know. Where we going Harry? HARRY Eddie, what would you do if somebody shot at you? EDDIE Shot at me? With a gun? Ha. Who's gonna shoot at me? HARRY If you're lucky, nobody. EDDIE Now, Harry. Where are we going. What are we going to do? HARRY I'll tell you when the time comes. For now, get out some fishing tackle. Aren't you glad you came? EDDIE No. ** HARRY Here, Eddie. Put this on. It's getting cold. EDDIE I'm all right, Harry. Say, what's going on? What's the matter? HARRY Nothing. EDDIE Yes there is too. What's all the darn guns for? HARRY Case we run into a shark or something. EDDIE A shark? At night? Or something? What do you mean, or something? ** HARRY Watch your course, Eddie. EDDIE What's a matter? HARRY We're going on a job. I'll tell you what to do when it's time. EDDIE A job? What kind of a job? What do you expect me to do? HARRY You know how to handle one of these? EDDIE Course I know how to handle one. Everybody knows how to handle a gun. All you do is work the lever and pull the trigger. You know I know that. This is a fine time to ask foolish questions. Do I know how to handle a gun. What do I got to work a gun for? HARRY Well I just wondered if you could. EDDIE Well you know I can. Harry, sometimes you act stupid. Just plain stupid. Sometimes I don't think you pay no attention to what I say- Is it gonna be that bad, Harry? HARRY I don't know yet. It all depends on how lucky we are. EDDIE That's why you didn't want to carry me. I knew there was some other reason. You wasn't mad at me at all. You was afraid I'd get hurt. You was thinking of me. HARRY Watch your course, Eddie. EDDIE I feel better now Harry. I'll be all right. You'll see. What's a matter Harry? What are you looking at me like that for? What are you laughing at? (00:55:02)** HARRY Just a joke neither of us knows the answer to. EDDIE What joke? HARRY Whether you're going to hold together or not? EDDIE Don't say that, Harry! I'm a good man and you know I am. HARRY I know you are but you're going all over the ocean. Stay on your course. EDDIE Oh, why do you always- Say, Harry, could I have just one. I don't want to get the shakes. HARRY Make it a short one. I want you around brave but I don't want you useless. EDDIE Thanks, Harry. What's a matter, Harry? Who's that? What are we gonna do? HARRY Gonna pick up a couple of guys. Here's what I want you to do. Take this gun and get back there by the stern. If there's any trouble start shooting. But don't shoot me. EDDIE Yeah, but supposing something happens to you. What do I do then? HARRY How do I know? You invited yourself on this trip, not me. Get back there. FRENCH MAN [Qui est la?] HARRY My name is Harry Morgan. Paul Claire sent me. Get that light out of my face. FRENCH MAN ...an American. de BURSAC What happened to Paul Claire? HARRY He ran into a little trouble. What's your name? de BURSAC de Bursac. HARRY That's the name. All right Eddie. Come on aboard. Hey, wait a minute. He didn't say anything about a woman. de BURSAC Permit me Captain, this is my wife Madam de Bursac. HARRY How do you do? Mme.de BURSAC How do you do? HARRY What do you want to bring a- well, it's your funeral. All right. Let's get out of here. de BURSAC Mon baggage sil vous plait. HARRY All right , Eddie. You can relax now. Don't unload, we're not home yet. de BURSAC Mr. Morgan. HARRY If she gets cold you can put her down in the cabin. de BURSAC Mr. Morgan. Just who are you? HARRY I own this boat. Paul Claire's paying me to get you people back to Saint Martinique. de BURSAC You're not one of us. HARRY Nope. de BURSAC You're not on our side. HARRY Nope. de BURSAC I don't understand. HARRY I don't understand the kind of war you guys are fighting. Lugging your wives around with you. Didn't you get enough at home? Mme.de BURSAC Mr. Morgan. You say you're being payed for this. HARRY That's right. Mme.de BURSAC Then I suggest you stop talking and take us to Martinique. HARRY Well, that's where we're heading right now. EDDIE What's a matter, Harry? HARRY Be quiet. I thought I saw something out there. Listen. Mme.de BURSAC What is it? de BURSAC I don't know. HARRY Shut up. Ya' hear that? EDDIE Is it the patrol boat? HARRY Don't you know those engines? It sound like she's off there. All right. Stand by the wheel. Give me the gun. EDDIE You can't fight those guys, Harry. HARRY What's a matter with you Eddie. This is where you outta be telling me how good you are. EDDIE I can do it. What do you want me to do? HARRY Well, if we are lucky, nothing. If we're not, hook her up and get away from here fast. de BURSAC What does this mean, Mr. Morgan? HARRY Trouble, if they see us. de BURSAC What can we do? HARRY You can't do anything. Just get down on the deck flat and stay there. Though I don't know what good it will do you. de BURSAC If you try to resist with that you will get us all killed. Mme.de BURSAC Please listen. We know- HARRY Shut up both of you. Get down on the deck, flat. You save France. I'm gonna save my boat. Hook her up Eddie and let's go. ** (01:00:00)** ** de BURSAC Don't shoot! FRENCH PATROLMAN 1 (French) FRENCH PATROLMAN 2 (French) FRENCH PATROLMAN 1 (French) ** HARRY Well, we got lucky again. Ease her off then put it on a hundred and sixty then get that first aid kit. Oh. That's not so bad. Wouldn't have gotten that if you hadn't been so anxious to give up. Mme.de BURSAC Please help me get him up on the seat. HARRY Leave him where he is. I don't want him bleeding all over my cushion. EDDIE Here you are, Harry. HARRY Okay, Eddie. You can have a drink now. EDDIE Thanks, Harry. HARRY Help me off with his coat. Easy now boy. All right, get ready. The men in that boat will take you on from here. Mme.de BURSAC I don't understand- HARRY A bunch of people spent a long time figuring this out. They know a lot more about it than we do. HARRY Frenchy. This is de Bursac. She's the other guy I was supposed to pick up, his wife. FRENCHY My name is Gerard. de BURSAC How do you do? HARRY Easy with him. He's been shot up a little. FRENCHY What happened? HARRY Well, we ran into a patrol boat. He'll tell you about it. I cruise around a little. Give you a chance to get a shore. Good luck. FRENCHY Thanks. ** MAMA [Bonsoir.] HARRY Good evening, Mama. EDDIE I thought you said she pulled out. HARRY I thought she did. MARIE Hello, Steve. HARRY I thought you were going to put her on the plane. CRICKET Harry, she said- HARRY What's a matter. Didn't it go? MARIE Yes, it went. But I decided not to. HARRY Oh you did. You know I went to a lot of trouble to get you out of here. MARIE That's why I didn't go. HARRY You dames. Guy goes and breaks his neck to- well I might have expected it. MARIE Steve, you're not sore are you? HARRY Look it'd be all right... MARIE I got a refund on that ticket. Here. HARRY Yeah, that's gonna help a lot. You better hang onto it. EDDIE Harry, we can use some- HARRY She'll buy it for you. Nothing but beer for him. MARIE I'll remember. We'll be all right, Steve. I've got a job. HARRY Doing what? MARIE Frenchy seems to think I can sing. HARRY Well, it is his place. MARIE Sometimes you make me so mad, I could- FRENCHY Harry. HARRY You could do what? FRENCHY Harry, I need you're help. HARRY Yeah, what is now? FRENCHY That- HARRY It's all right. Go ahead. FRENCHY That man is very badly wounded, Harry. HARRY I took a look at him. The bullet hit the gunnel first and was practically spent. All you got to do is get somebody to take it out of him. FRENCHY Couldn't you do it? HARRY I'm hotter than any doctor right now. Don't you think they recognized my boat. They'll be on my tail any minute. All I got to do is walk out of here. FRENCHY You don't have to. HARRY You didn't bring him here? FRENCHY In the cellar. HARRY Why don't you put him on the center table in a goldfish bowl and be done with him. FRENCHY We had to do something. They are watching every road out of town. HARRY See what you got yourself into by sticking around here. MARIE I'm ready to go anytime you are. FRENCHY Please, Harry. Will you do it. HARRY Not a chance, Frenchy. MAMA Captain Morgan. Your bill here at the hotel, being overdue, amounts to six thousand, three hundred and fifty six francs. EDDIE Six- HARRY She's right, Eddie. You really keep the books, don't you Mama. MAMA We will be glad to dispense with the whole matter if you will do this for us. HARRY Throw her bill in, too? FRENCHY Sure thing. HARRY All I got to do is take the bullet out and dress the wound? FRENCHY That's all. HARRY You almost had me figured right, Mama. Except for one thing-I'll still owe you that bill. Now look, Slim. Up in my room you'll find a medical kit. It's gray ad about this big with he name of the boat on it. Bring it down to the cellar. MARIE Sure. HARRY Oh, and Slim, here's the key. Bring some hot water, too. FRENCHY This way, Harry. EDDIE Harry! Harry! Can I help? HARRY No, Eddie. You just stay out of sight. But if you come across the police, remember what I told you to tell them. EDDIE Uh, what was that, Harry? HARRY Uh, just stay out of sight, Eddie. EDDIE I remember. ** (01:05:20)** ** Mme.de BURSAC What do you want here? HARRY Well, I'll tell you, I was sort of invited. He asked me. Mme.de BURSAC You're not a doctor. HARRY Nope. Mme.de BURSAC Where is the doctor? FRENCHY Please be patient. Mme.de BURSAC I have been patient. How do I know you know anything about- FRENCHY You don't. Mme. de BURSAC Wait a minute. HARRY How long has he been unconscious? Mme. de BURSAC Just a few minutes. HARRY Well he's got some fever and his pulse is a little low. He'll be all right as soon as we get the bullet out of him. Mme. de BURSAC You're not to touch him, do you hear? HARRY That's all right with me I'm not getting paid. FRENCHY Please she doesn't know what she's saying. She's not herself. HARRY Who is she? FRENCHY Harry, you promised. HARRY Look, you want to help your husband, don't you? Mme. de BURSAC Yes. HARRY Then use your head. We can't get a doctor without giving the whole show away. Besides, he's probable got as good a chance with me as with anybody. Mme. de BURSAC I'm not gonna let you do it. HARRY Why not. He's no different from anybody else. He's just a little sicker that's all. That means he's not worth so much- You can have another crack at me later on. Hello, Slim. MARIE Hello. HARRY Miss Browning, Mme. De Bursac. Don't get tough with slim, she apt to slap you back. That 's what you said you'd do, wasn't it? Bring the water in here. Mme. de BURSAC Wait a minute. I- MARIE He's only trying to help you. Mme de BURSAC Who are you? MARIE Nobody. Just another volunteer. Where do you want this water? HARRY In that basin. Is it hot? MARIE Boiling. HARRY Then pour some of this in it and drop some of this in. You better get out of here. You might not like this. Mme. de BURSAC I'll be all right. HARRY Then take this. Mme de BURSAC What is this it? HARRY Chloroform. Get over there by you husband's head and if he comes to when I'm probing pour some of that on a hunk of cotton and give him a whiff of it. Don't open it till I tell you to. Take out about four of those. George bring that lamp a little closer so I can see what I'm doing. That's good. All right, Slim. Hold that. All right open that can and give him some. George, see if you can hold his head down. Come on hurry up. Well that's fine. Don't worry about her, pick up that can. Any of it left? MARIE I think there's enough. HARRY No, wait a minute. I don't think we'll need it. He's out too. Bring that lamp down a little lower. Frenchy bring that basin over here. Fan some of those fumes away or we'll all be out. There ya' are, Frenchy. There's your bullet. I told you it was spent or it would've smashed the bone. All right. You finish bandaging it up. Use the tape in the box. I got to get nursey out of here or she never will come to. MARIE What are you trying to do, guess her weight? HARRY She's heftier than you think. Better loosen her clothes. MARIE You've been doing all right. Uh, maybe you'd better look after her husband. HARRY He's not gonna run out on me. MARIE Neither is she. Steve. Is it all right if I give her a little whiff of this? HARRY Oh, you're with us again. You were lucky, you passed out. de BURSAC What happened? You must- HARRY We'll talk about that in the morning. See if you can get some sleep. de BURSAC Thanks. ** HARRY Why'd you ever come along with him on a trip like this? Mme.DE BASAAC I loved him. Wanted to be with him. HARRY That's your reason. Mme.de BURSAC There's another reason. They told me to come. Out people did. They said, they said no man was much good if he left someone behind in France for the Germans to find and hold. HARRY Makes sense. Mme.de BURSAC I told them that I'd only be in the way. That I could do no good. That I was afraid. But the worst of it is it's been so hard for him to have me along. Becasue I've made him that way too. Now he's afraid. HARRY Well, you didn't invent it. Mme.de BURSAC Invent what? HARRY Being afraid. Mme.de BURSAC Thanks, Mr. Morgan. HARRY Well, the fever is gone. Mme.de BURSAC Do- HARRY I'm no doctor, but he looks good to me. If he wakes up give him another one of these pills. Mme.de BURSAC Mr. Morgan. Mr. Morgan-I- HARRY You're not going to faint again? Mme.de BURSAC No. I'm just having a hard time trying to say something. HARRY Go ahead, say it. I'm not going to bite you. Mme.de BURSAC Well, if it hadn't been for you, Paul might have- I'm sorry for the way I've acted. HARRY Oh, you're not sorry at all. You're just sorry you made a fool of yourself. Mme.de BURSAC I have haven't I? HARRY Uhuh. Mme.de BURSAC You don't make me angry when you say that. I don't think I'll ever be angry again with anything you say. HARRY Another screwy dame. Now how can you- MARIE Morning. I hate to break this up but I brought some breakfast. Mme.de BURSAC Morning. MARIE How's your patient? HARRY Oh, he'll be all- MARIE Or haven't you looked lately? HARRY He'll be all right. I'll be back this evening. If you need me before then be sure and call me. Mme.de BURSAC I will. MARIE Yes, and I hope you have everything you need here. The eggs may be a little hard boiled- Mme.de BURSAC That's all right. I like them that way. MARIE You're lucky. Isn't she? HARRY I'm gonna get some sleep. I'll see you later. MARIE Thanks. HARRY What do you want? MARIE I could use a match. Thanks. Now I need a cigarette. Here I can do that. HARRY Look. MARIE Oh, come on let help. HARRY Look, when I get ready to take my shoes off, I'll take them off myself. MARIE All right. Want something to eat? HARRY No. MARIE Just a little breakfast. HARRY All I want to do is get some sleep. ** (01:14:58)** ** MARIE It's a good idea. I can help you there. HARRY Hey, now where are you going? MARIE I'm going to fix you a nice hot bath. It'll make you sleep better. HARRY Look, Junior. I don't want you to take my shoes off, I don't want you to get me any breakfast,I don't want you to draw me a nice hot bath. I don't want you to - MARIE Isn't there anything I can do Steve? HARRY Yes, get this- MARIE You know Mr. Morgan, you don't make me angry when you say that. I don't think I'll ever be angry again at anything you say. How am I doing, Steve? Does it work the second time? HARRY You've been wanting to do something for me, haven't you? MARIE Hm, hmm. HARRY Walk around me. Go ahead walk around me. Clear around. Did you find anything? MARIE No. No, Steve. There are no strings tied to you. Not yet. Oh, I liked that. Except for the beard. Why don't you shave and we'll try it again. FRENCHY Harry. HARRY Later, Frenchy. FRENCHY No, Harry, wait. Renard Inspector is down stairs. You'd better come down. HARRY I can't do that. I got to get a shave. FRENCHY He's got Eddie. HARRY He's what- ** FRENCHY Eddie. He's giving him drinks and asking him questions. HARRY I was afraid of that. Good thing you didn't get me in that tub. MARIE Look out for those strings, Steve. You're liable to trip and break your neck. FRENCHY Strings, I didn't see any strings. MARIE They just don't show, Frenchy. EDDIE You ought to a seen that fish. It must of weighed nine-hindred if it weighed a pound. It was the biggest marlin you ever seen in all your born days. You know a marlin is a sword fish- RENARD Good morning, Capitan. EDDIE Hello, Harry. How is everything? HARRY Fine. RENARD Won't you join us? HARRY A little early for this kind of party. RENARD Continue, Mr. Eddie. EDDIE Ya' hear that, Harry? He called me Mr. You're all right. Was you ever bit by a dead- HARRY He never was, Eddie. Go on with what you were saying. EDDIE Oh, I was just telling him about the big one we hooked onto last night. That fish was so big that me and Harry could hardly budge him. We pumped on him until we was all worn out, didn't we Harry? HARRY That's right. EDDIE It was after dark and we was still playing him.It must have weighed a thousand easily. RENARD Every time Mr. Eddie takes a drink this fish grows larger. HARRY He must have started with a pretty small one. RENARD How did your friend learn such a leviathan. HARRY We didn't. Didn't Eddie tell you? We ran into a German submarine. RENARD A German submarine? HARRY Well whatever it was it turned it's light on us and opened fire. I didn't stick around to find out. RENARD I did not think- HARRY You know, you can't be too careful these days. RENARD I did not think anybody could give a more logical explanation for refusing to obey the challenge of our patrol boat. Not to speak of shooting out their search light. HARRY Patrol boat? RENARD Yes. HARRY That's what it was. You were right, Eddie. EDDIE I am good man with [doc] . I always was. HARRY You know. It's a funny thing. He kept saying it was a patrol boat all the time and I wouldn't believe him. INSPECTOR There is one thing that is not clear to me, Captain Morgan. HARRY Yeah, what's that? INSPECTOR Why does a professional fisherman go fishing for his own amusement. HARRY Well, um... Hey don't you ever ask questions? Don't you ever talk? No, I guess you don't. INSPECTOR Does a professional fisherman go fishing for his own amusement? HARRY Well, he does if he like it and we like it, don't we Eddie? EDDIE Yeah. Remember that night in Key West- RENARD We don't seem to be getting anywhere. EDDIE It was the fourth of July- RENARD Please, Eddie. Please. EDDIE I was only gonna tell him it was Key West the fourth of July three years ago at eight o'clock. I got that in, Harry. RENARD What about your passengers- HARRY It was seven o'clock, Eddie. RENARD What about your two- EDDIE No, it- HARRY You ought not burn up at him. You fed him the rum. RENARD What about your two passengers? HARRY What passengers? RENARD The ones you brought over from Angilla. HARRY He was waiting on the dock when we came in. How do you think I got them ashore, in my sleep? RENARD You could have landed them a dozen places on our coastline. HARRY That's right. I could have at that. RENARD Would five hundred dollars refresh your memory? HARRY No, my memory is pretty good. For instance I can remember that you're the guy who lifted my passport and all of my money. RENARD Would your memory become any better if your passport and money were returned to you? HARRY That include the eight-hundred twenty-five dollars Johnson owed me? RENARD Why not? HARRY And the five hundred you just mentioned. RENARD You drive a hard bargain, Capitan Morgan. HARRY Well, that's no bargain if these people are as important as you seem to think they are they are going to been pretty hard to find. RENARD Not for a man of your resources. Think it over and let me hear from you. ** (01:20:10)** ** HARRY Did you hear all that? FRENCHY Most of it. HARRY ...is going away pretty mad. Soon as he cools off he's gonna start thinking. FRENCHY He thinks now that you will turn them in. HARRY He hasn't search this hotel yet, has he? FRENCHY No, not yet. HARRY Well, there's your answer. He doesn't want them. He wants the whole set up. FRENCHY Then what should we do? HARRY It's not we, it's you. And you can't do anything until that fellow downstairs gets strong enough to move. Until then you are probably safe. Better get rid of this. FRENCHY Yeah. HARRY Bring us some breakfast, will ya' Frenchy. FRENCHY Sure. MARIE I thought you didn't want any breakfast. HARRY I didn't, then. What were you saying, Eddie? EDDIE I've been figuring. Those guys don't think I'm wise but they was trying to get me drunk. They don't know me do they Harry? I think they are trying to find out something. What do you suppose it is? HARRY Well, don't you know? EDDIE No. I ain't got no idea. HARRY That's a good way to leave it. You know, you've got the hiccups. EDDIE Have I, Harry? Oh, yeah, I never noticed. MARIE Don't you think you better take a drink of water? EDDIE Water? HARRY That's good idea, Slim. EDDIE No. Oh, no. Not that. MARIE It'll do you good. HARRY Say, Eddie. EDDIE Yeah, Harry. HARRY Keep out of sight and stay away from the Police. They're never gonna believe that story you told a second time. EDDIE What story was that, Harry? HARRY Keep out of sight. ** CRICKET (sings) It's a story of a very unfortunate colored man who got arrested down in old Hong Kong. He got twenty years privilege taken away from him when he kicked old Buddha's gong. Now he's bobbing the piano just to raise the price of a ticket to the land of the free. His home's in Frisco where they send the rice but it's really in Tennessee. That's why he says I need someone to love me need somebody to carry me home to San Francisco and bury my body there. Oh, I need someone to lend me a fifty dollar bill and then I'll leave Hong Kong far behind me for happiness once again. Won't someone believe I have a yen to see that bay again sweet local men won't let me fly away. I need someone to love me I need someone to carry me home to San Francisco and bury my body there. ** HARRY Seen Eddie around? BAR TENDER No sir, Mr. Morgan. I have not seen him all evening. Where's Frenchy? ** CRICKET That's the story of a very unfortunate colored man who got arrested down in old Hong Kong. He got twenty years privilege taken away from him when he kicked old Buddha in the gong. CROWD Encore. Encore. MARIE I'm going to work. Do you like it? HARRY You won't have to sing much in that outfit. MARIE You know, Steve, sometimes you make me so- HARRY That's why I do it. You haven't seen Eddie, have you? MARIE No, not since noon. Why? HARRY He left the boat and he hasn't come back. MARIE I s there anything wrong? HARRY I don't know. Hey, don't look now but over there by the door, the second table, there's a guy with a mustache. I think he's following me. Keep an eye on him will ya'. I'm going downstairs. CRICKET Hey, Harry. Stick around awhile, she's gonna sing. HARRY I'll be right back. MARIE Give her my love. HARRY I'd give her my own if she had that on. CRICKET Here are the rest of the lyrics ma'am. How do you feel? MARIE Well, I could use a drink, Cricket. CRICKET Sure, come on. What'll you have, Slim? MARIE Scotch and soda. CRICKET Same. ** (01:25:03)** ** HARRY Evening. de BURSAC Good evening, Captain Morgan. HARRY How are you feeling? de BURSAC Much better. I'm very grateful to you. HARRY Ah, forget it. Let's have a look at this. Uhuh. Well there's no bleeding. de BURSAC No. HARRY Does that hurt? de BURSAC About level. My only trouble is when I'm eating. I'm awkward at my left hand. HARRY We'll see if we can't arrange to have you shot in the other arm next time. Well, you won't need me anymore. Frenchy, I'm pulling out. FRENCHY When? HARRY Soon as I find Eddie. de BURSAC Is you're friend missing? HARRY Yeah. FRENCHY What happened? HARRY I don't know. He left the dock and hasn't been back since. He usually does what I tell him. de BURSAC I'm sorry if anything happened. HARRY Well, I won't know that until I find him. de BURSAC Couldn't you leave him here? HARRY I don't think Eddie'd like that. Now look Frenchy. As soon as I'm gone Renard is gonna turn this place upside down. So you better start figuring how and where you're gonna move him and quick. de BURSAC Wouldn't it be best if we went with you, Captain? HARRY Why do you want to go? I'm still trying to get out of the jam I got into bringing you here. Just why did you come here in the first place? I know why she came, she told me, but why did you? de BURSAC Did you ever hear of Pierre Vilmar? HARRY Pierre Vilmar? Yeah. I read the headlines. Quite a guy. Vichy got him, he's dead isn't he- de BURSAC No, no, no. He's on Devil's Island. they sent me here to get him. To bring him back to Martinique. He's a man whom people who are persecuted and oppressed believe and follow. HARRY Well, just how are you going to get him away? de BURSAC You don't think much of me, Captain Morgan. You are wondering why they have chosen me for this mission. I wonder too. As you know, I am not a brave man. On the contrary, I am always frightened. I wish I could borrow your nature for awhile, Captain. When you meet danger you never think of anything except how you will circumvent it. The word failure does not even exist for you. I think always, suppose I fail, and then I am frightened. HARRY Yeah, I can easily see how it wouldn't take much courage to get a notorious patriot off of Devil's island. But just for professional reasons, I'd like to know how you're going to do it. de BURSAC We will find a way. It might fail. And if it does and I'm still alive I will try to pass on my information, my mission, to someone else. Perhaps to a better man who does not fail. Because there is always someone else. That is the mistake the Germans always make with people they try to destroy. There will be always someone else. HARRY Yeah. de BURSAC Originally we planned to do everything from here. But then because of my own clumsiness, it was impossible. That's the reason we have to go with you. HARRY Well, I couldn't even get you on the dock. They've got a man down there watching. There's one upstairs. They are all over the place. How would I get you through the streets? de BURSAC How do you go? HARRY Well, they are watching me to find you. As long as I haven't got you along I can at least get on the boat. There'll be a fog again and the tide'll turn a little after midnight. I can cut loose and drift out beyond the break water before I start my engines. I'll still have trouble enough even without you. FRENCHY Captain Morgan- de BURSAC Captain Morgan is right. You have done enough for us already. Gerard told me of your refusal of Renard's offer to give us up. HARRY How do you know I won't do it yet? DE BURSAC There are many a man will do, but betrayal for a price is not one of yours. HARRY Good luck. de BURSAC I hope you find your friend. HARRY Thanks. Mme.de BURSAC Goodbye and thanks. HARRY Oh, Frenchy. I've got a few things I want to talk to you about before I blow. FRENCHY Then I'll be up in a little while Harry. ** HARRY Any sign of Eddie? MARIE Huhuh. But your friend is still sitting at his table. HARRY Yeah, I know. MARIE What's the matter, Steve? HARRY I don't know. I got a hunch the whole thing's gonna blow up. It's too quiet. MARIE What are you gonna do? HARRY I'm gonna pull out of here tonight. As soon as I find Eddie. We're leaving here for good, the three of us. Now wait a minute. I want you to know what you're gonna get into. It's gonna be rough, I'm broke. If we do get out of here it'll be with a couple hundred gallons of gas and few francs. Just about enough to get us to Port au Prince maybe. MARIE I've never been there. HARRY I don't know when you'll get back home. Could be a long time. MARIE Could be forever. Or are you afraid of that. I'm hard to get Steve. All you have to do is ask me. HARRY How long will it take you to pack? There are a lot of people around here. Save it. We won't shove off till midnight. Go ahead, go to work. CRICKET You all set, Slim? MARIE Sure. But don't make it sad, Cricket. I don't feel that way. CRICKET You don't look that way either. Let's go. Top note boys. MARIE (sings)Maybe it happens this way. Maybe we really belong together but after all, how little we know. Maybe it's just for a day. Love is as changeable as the weather and after all, how little we know. Who knows why an April breeze never remains. why stars in the freeze hide when it rains. Loves come along , casting a spell. Will it sing you a song will it say a farewell? Who can tell? Maybe you're meant to be mine, maybe I'm only supposed to stay in your arms awhile, as others have done. Is this what I've waited for? Am I the one? Oh I hope it's so, in spite of how little we know. FRENCHY Madame de Bursac wants to see you. HARRY Now look Frenchy, that's all over. FRENCHY She's up in your room. HARRY Why did you- FRENCHY Please, that's all I will ask. Thanks. HARRY Now you shouldn't have come up here. It's too much of a chance. I told you downstairs I can't take you. Mme. de BURSAC I know. I didn't come up for that. You've already done too much for us but there is one other favor I'd like to ask. I want you to take these. They were my grandmother's and here mother's before that. She gave them to me when I got married. they are all I got left. I want you to take them out of here with you and save them till we- HARRY Suppose they get me before I get out? Mme. de BURSAC Then throw them overboard. At least they won't have them. HARRY Suppose you never come for them? Mme. de BURSAC Then that'll be a part payment for all you've done for us. Please, won't you- MARIE Renard just came in. He's on his way up. HARRY Did he see you? MARIE I don't think so. HARRY Now, you take these. Both of you get in there and keep quiet. As soon as I get rid of them you take her back down to the cellar. MARIE All right, Steve. RENARD Good evening. May we come in? HARRY Good evening. No, I never carry. What's on your mind? RENARD The whereabouts of the two people we are searching for. HARRY Oh. You haven't found them yet? RENARD No. But since this morning through our sources we have learned their names. Monsieur and Madame de Bursac, that is correct, is it not? HARRY Now, how would I know that? RENARD Well, I thought perhaps...very nice perfume. HARRY You like that huh? RENARD Yes. HARRY So do I. All right Slim, come out. You've met the boys. MARIE Good evening. RENARD Mademoiselle. Well, now we are all here. Except your friend, Mr. Eddie, as he likes to be called. HARRY So you got him? RENARD Yes, now we lack only the two missing persons. HARRY What are you going to do with him? RENARD If you will not give us the information we want, perhaps he will. Only instead of giving him liquor, this time we'll with hold it. HARRY You know what that'll do to him? RENARD I think so. HARRY He couldn't stand it. He'd crack up. RENARD You could easily prevent that. HARRY Yeah, I can. You got a cigarette. Can't you make him talk. RENARD When necessary. HARRY You'll find some in that drawer, Slim. RENARD You could save Mr. Eddie a great deal of, shall we say, discomfort. MARIE Steve. RENARD And me a lot of time, if you will tell us where these people are. HARRY How much was it you were going to give me? More than what's mine already. RENARD I do not think now I will have to pay anybody anything. HARRY You're probably right. I haven't got a match. RENARD Don't go any- HARRY All right, get him up. Go on, get him up. Go on. Pull your guns. Go ahead get him up. Try it. Go ahead, try it. You're gonna get it anyway. FRENCHY Harry, don't. Don't. HARRY You've been pushing me around long enough. So you were gonna drive Eddie nuts, picking on a poor old rummy that never- slapping girls around, that's right-go for it! That boy needs company. Look at that. Ain't that silly. That's how close you came. All right Frenchy, get their guns. There ya' are. Now get over on that couch. Go ahead, step over him. Sit down. All right, come on out. that's one of them. The other one's down in the cellar. Frenchy, take her downstairs. Get some help. Have them both ready to leave on the boat then come back up here. Slim, you pack. We're shoving off just as soon as we get Eddie out. MARIE Okay, Steve. RENARD Just how do you- HARRY Shut up! You wanna know how I'm gonna get him out.That broke as easy as you will. There's a telephone out in the hall. You're going to tell someone to let him go. Send him back up here. Oh, yes you are. Oh, I haven't forgotten you. You're both gonna take a beating till someone uses that phone. That means one of you is gonna take a beating. I don't care which one it is. Let's start with you. RENARD You'll release him immediately. HARRY Tell him you'll explain later. RENARD I'll explain later. HARRY Tell him to send him back to the hotel and do nothing else until you get there. RENARD Send him back to the hotel and do nothing till you hear from us. HARRY All right, inside. You've got some harbor passes to fill out. Now Paul and Madame de Bursac. I'll be right with you Frenchy. They are all yours now. MAN Thanks, Mr. Morgan. FRENCHY They are all ready, Harry. HARRY Here ya are. These'll get them through the guards and on the boat. FRENCHY Where will you take them, Harry? HARRY Well, maybe Devil's island. FRENCHY What? HARRY Might even get your friend Vilmars off. That's what you wanted, wasn't it? FRENCHY Very much. Why-Why are you doing this, Harry? HARRY I don't know. Maybe 'cause I like you, maybe 'cause I don't like them. FRENCHY I'm glad you're on out side, Harry. HARRY No kissing, Frenchy. FRENCHY Oh, no. I won't. HARRY You know you'll have to take care of those guys in there. FRENCHY We will give you plenty of time. HARRY If you let them go they'll come back and burn this place down. FRENCHY Let them. It'll be a small fire. We Vilmar comes back it'll be our turn then. We'll start a bigger one then. HARRY Meet you on the boat. MAN 2 One minute, please. HARRY It's all right. Let him through. EDDIE Hi, Harry. How's everything? HARRY It's all right now. EDDIE Say, you look glad to see me. You know, a funny thing- HARRY Yeah, I know. EDDIE I don't know what they wanted but they wouldn't even give me a- HARRY I'll give you one down on the boat. We're leaving, Eddie. Ready, Slim? MARIE In a minute, Steve. Close that, will you? EDDIE Say, what is this? She going with us? HARRY Yeah, it looks like it. EDDIE Aw. Harry, you mean- What's she got- Who are you? MARIE Was you ever bit by a dead bee? EDDIE Was you? MARIE Yeah. You know you got to be careful of dead bees. They can sting you just as bad as live ones. Especially if they was kind of mad when they got killed. EDDIE I feel like I was talking to myself. MARIE I bet I have been bit a hundred time that way. EDDIE Why don't you bite them back? MARIE I would, only I haven't got a stinger. EDDIE Oh! I remember you. You're all right. She can come, Harry. It's okay with me. Now I'll have the two of you to take care of, won't I? ** (01:40:06)** ** HARRY That's right, Eddie. You can begin by grabbing these bags. Come on, Slim. MARIE Steve, do I have time to say goodbye to Cricket? HARRY Sure. Go ahead. MARIE Cricket, I came to say goodbye. CRICKET Why? MARIE We're leaving now. Thanks for everything. CRICKET Hey Slim, are you still happy? MARIE What do you think? The End