BIRD, CONSUL.
BIRD, CONSUL.
Conwell smiles at this. The Colonel orders him to send it at once and Conwell, still smiling, starts to leave the room, when the door opens and in bursts Enrico with his four guards. He tells them to arrest the Colonel, which they do, but the old boy puts up a fight. They finally overcome him and hold him prisoner. He appeals to Conwell, who only laughs at him and tears up the telegram and throws it in his face, shakes his finger at the old man and says:
SP: "WE SHALL SEE NOW WHO IS THE BOSS AROUND HERE."
The old Colonel is annoyed and tries to get at Conwell but the guards hold him. Conwell smiles and says:
SP: "WE SHALL SEE NOW WHETHER I GET YOUR DAUGHTER OR NOT."
He tells the guard to rush the old man out, which they do, followed by Conwell and Enrico.
98. CONWELL'S ROOM IN CONSULATE. The guards rush the old Colonel through the room and out, followed by Conwell and Enrico.
99. FRONT OF THE CONSULATE. Guards rush the old Colonel out followed by Enrico and Conwell. Enrico tells the guard:
SP: "LOCK HIM UP IN THE DUNGEONS UNDER THE PALACE."
He scribbles on a card that he gives to one of the guards. The guards rush the Colonel off toward the palace and Enrico and Conwell go in the opposite direction, toward the rendezvous.
100. CAFE IN FRONT OF HOTEL. (Long shot) showing the two booths, with Roland and Rosaliein one and the two revolutionists in the other.
CLOSE UP OF TABLE WITH ROLAND AND ROSALIE. They are talking animatedly. Roland has a little notebook in his hand, which he shows to Rosalie and says:
SP: "THINK WHAT THIS MEANS TO US, ROSALIE! I CAN'T FAIL NOW."
Rosalie is delighted at the wonder of this—takes his hand and they go on talking of their plans.
CLOSE UP OF THE TABLE WITH THE REVOLUTIONISTS. A third revolutionist officer comes in hurriedly, sits down, looks about and says:
SP: "THE HOUR TO STRIKE IS AT HAND." The other revolutionists listen.
CLOSE UP OF ROLAND AND ROSALIE. They are pricking up their ears.
CLOSE UP OF REVOLUTIONISTS' TABLE. One asks the newcomer what is going to happen and he says:
SP: "THE REVOLUTION STARTS TO-NIGHT." The other two gloat over this.
CLOSE UP—Roland and Rosalie listen, their alarm growing, Roland climbs on chair and looks into next booth.
OTHER BOOTH—Roland looking over top, frightened. The revolutionists go on talking, the newcomer says:
SP: "KING CARAMBA AND HIS COUNCIL WILL BE KILLED FIRST." They go on talking together.
CLOSE UP, ROLAND AND ROSALIE—Roland is dismayed at what he has heard. Rosalie starts to speak and he tells her to keep quiet and he listens over the partition.
CLOSE UP, THREE REVOLUTIONISTS—They are talking, call waiter, pay him and get up and leave hurriedly. Roland ducks down.
CLOSE UP OF ROLAND—Finally he realizes what is to happen, and that it means ruin and he turns to Rosalie and says:
SP: "THEY ARE GOING TO KILL EVERY ONE I'VE INSURED."
They are both terribly alarmed and realizethat this means ruin for their hopes. They don't know what to do, at length Rosalie says:
SP: "WE MUST HAVE FATHER SEND FOR HELP."
Roland in his terror agrees to this—he throws a bill on the table, she grabs him by the hand and they rush out.
101. EXTERIOR REVOLUTIONISTS' RENDEZVOUS—Enrico and Conwell enter. Enrico knocks on door three times, the door is opened and they enter.
102. REVOLUTIONISTS' RENDEZVOUS. Enrico and Conwell enter and join Countess and General and tell them the time has come to strike—that old Bird refused Enrico's request, that they chucked him in prison and Conwell now is boss of the Consulate.
103. DUNGEONS UNDER PALACE. Four guards rush in Colonel Bird and chuck him in one of the cells, lock the door and rush out.
104. EXTERIOR CONSULATE. Roland and Rosalie run in and rush into the Consulate.
105. CONWELL'S ROOM AT CONSULATE. Roland and Rosalie rush through.
106. COL. BIRD'S ROOM AT CONSULATE. Roland and Rosalie rush in—see the overturned furniture and realize something has happened. Mammy enters from back door. Rosalie runs to her and asks what has happened and she doesn't know. Rosalie asks Mammy where her father is. Mammy says she left him here. Rosalie is terrified. Rosalie and the old servant rush out. Rosalie upstairs and Mammy to kitchen to look for the Colonel. Roland picks up the bits of the telegram from the floor and pieces them together.
Rosalie comes back into the room and the old servant enters and shakes her head. Rosalie in terror, says:
SP: "FATHER IS NOT HERE."
Roland thinks a moment, realizes that they have taken him away, shows his anger at this, calls Rosalie to him, finishes piecing the telegram together and then reads it.
INSERT OF TELEGRAM PIECED TOGETHER.
Rosalie having read the telegram shows hope in her face and says to Roland:
SP: "YOU MUST SEND THAT MESSAGE AT ONCE."
Roland jumps at this and gathers up the pieces in his hand, starts to go, then thinks of the girl, stops and asks her what she will do in the meantime. She says never to mind, but to go on, old Mammy will stay with her. Roland is reluctant to go, but Rosalie goes to the drawer of the desk, takes out her father's old army revolver, and then goes to Roland and says:
SP: "I AM AN AMERICAN GIRL AND CAN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF."
She tells him to go and forces him out toward the door. He takes her in his arms and kisses her and rushes out. The old mammy comes to her and puts her arm about her.
107. FRONT OF CONSULATE—Roland rushes out and down the street toward the station.
108. REVOLUTIONISTS' RENDEZVOUS. The Countess, the General and a few other officers, about 100 soldiers and a major are there. Enrico is giving his instructions to the various people. Conwell and Enrico enter. Conwell tells Countess, General and others what has happened and tells them what to do. Conwell says:
SP: "LOOK HERE, WHAT ABOUT THE GIRL? I WANT HER ABDUCTED AND KEPT FOR ME IN THE PALACE."
Enrico says that's all right—tells the general to put a guard at the disposal of Conwell. Conwell and the general leave—go to soldiers. Enrico tells Countess to look after the girl when she gets to the palace. Countess says she will and Enrico goes on talking to others.
About 100 soldiers are there. Conwell and General enter. General selects a guard of about three men. Tells them to obey Conwell's orders and Conwell leaves with the three men. The General then turns to the rest of the soldiers instructing them as to what they are to do.
109. EXTERIOR R. R. STATION. Roland runs in and enters station.
110. INTERIOR R. R. STATION AND TELEGRAPH OFFICE. Roland rushes in and tells station master he wants to send a message. Starts to write it. Station master stops him—says he cannot send message. Roland asks why. Station master points to telegraph instrument.
CLOSE UP OF TELEGRAPH INSTRUMENT SMASHED.
Roland asks who did that. Station master says:
SP: "THE REVOLUTIONISTS."
Roland is nonplused for the moment—rushes out of the door, followed by the station master.
111. EXTERIOR R. R. STATION. Roland rushes out followed by station master. Roland runs in the direction of the hotel. Station master looks after him and bites his thumb at him, then goes back into station.
112. EXTERIOR WINDOW SIDE OF CONSULATE. Conwell sneaks in with his three soldiers and peeks in window and sees—
113. COL. BIRD'S ROOM IN CONSULATE—Rosalie sitting tense holding gun and watching door. Mammy beside her standing.
114. EXTERIOR WINDOW SIDE OF CONSULATE. Conwell shows his chagrin at the fact of Rosalie's having a gun, thinks a moment, then tells his guard to keep very quiet and follow him. He sneaks out toward front of house, followed by guard very quietly.
115. CAFE IN FRONT OF HOTEL. Tom is sitting in one of the booths shooting craps with a native civilian. Roland rushes in, tells Tom about the revolution, says:
SP: "WE'VE GOT TO SAVE ALL THOSE GINKS I INSURED."
He grabs Tom and they rush out of the cafe toward the palace leaving the native flat.
118. CONWELL'S ROOM IN CONSULATE. Conwell, with his three guards, enter stealthily. He places the three guards against the wall on each side of the door leading to the Colonel's room and he then knocks on the door.
117. COLONEL'S ROOM IN CONSULATE. Rosalie, terrified, says: "Who is it?"
118. CONWELL'S ROOM IN CONSULATE. Conwell says, "It's I—Jim Conwell."
119. COLONEL'S ROOM IN CONSULATE. Rosalie, greatly relieved, lowers gun and says, "come in." Conwell enters, leaving the door open. He smiles ingratiatingly and comes forward. She asks him if he knows where her father is. He doesn't know, but pats her reassuringly on the shoulder and gently takes the revolver from her. In this position he whistles. The girl looks up quickly and jumps to her feet in alarm, but before she can make any move, the three guards rush in and seize her. Conwell steps to her and says:
SP: "DON'T BE ALARMED, THESE GENTLEMEN WILL ESCORT YOU TO THE KING'S PALACE WHERE OUR WEDDING WILL TAKE PLACE TO-MORROW MORNING."
Rosalie is horrified at this and starts to struggle, but the men hold her and start to take her out of the room. The old Mammy grabs a big book and lambasts Conwell over the head, stunning him for a moment. She then runs for the guards, jumping on their backs like a cat. By this time Conwell has regained his feet, grabs the colored servant and bangs her on the head with something heavy, then chucks her over into a corner and he follows the guards and Rosalie out through a back door.
120. BACK DOOR OF CONSULATE. Conwell rushes out followed by the three guards dragging Rosalie. They start toward palace but Conwell stops them and says:
SP: "WE'LL KEEP HER IN OUR RENDEZVOUS UNTIL ENRICO CAPTURES THE PALACE."
They all exit in the opposite direction.
121. REVOLUTIONISTS' RENDEZVOUS. Enrico is there with the General, Major and Countess. Enrico is haranguing the soldiers, giving them final instructions. They all cheer. Enrico calls Major to him and tells him to look after the Countess and after they have captured the palace to bring her there. Major salutes and steps asidewith Countess. Enrico goes on haranguing the soldiers and at length says:
SP: "AND REMEMBER THERE IS A PRICE OF THIRTY PESETAS ON THE HEAD OF THE KING!"
They all cheer. Enrico draws his sword and says:
SP: "ON TO THE PALACE!"
He gives orders to fall in, which they do, then forward march. They all march out led by Enrico, the Countess and Major looking after them.
T: THIRTY PESETAS' WORTH OF ROYALTY.
122. KING'S BEDCHAMBER. Councilors standing by bed all salute drunkenly. Two lackeys carry the King (who is dressed in a long white night gown and night cap and hugging a bottle of booze to his chest) and chuck him on the bed, cover him up and stand. The king dozes off into a drunken stupor. Councilors salute and stagger out toward Council Room (followed by lackeys).
123. HALLWAY IN PALACE. Councilors stagger out of King's bedroom across hall and into Council Room.
124. COUNCIL ROOM IN PALACE. Councilors stagger in and sit at table and begin boozing—drinking to:
SP: "GOOD REST TO HIS MAJESTY."
They all down a drink and sit down.
125. FRONT DOOR OF PALACE. Two royal guards on duty (uniforms elaborate and different from those of the army). Roland and Tom rush up and demand admittance and are refused. Roland says it is very important to see the king, but they won't let him in. Tom wants to wallop them on the nose and go in, but is restrained by their guns and finally he and Roland leave in disgust and go down to the edge of the grounds, then look back and see the guards are not looking and beat it around to the side of the palace.
126. STREET. Enrico, the General and soldiers march through toward palace.
127. WALL OF PALACE (outside). Roland and Tom run in and scale wall.
128. WALL OF PALACE (inside). Roland and Tom jump down and run toward back of palace.
129. BACK OF PALACE. Roland and Tom run in. Tom leans down and makes a stepping stone for Roland, who jumps from his back to window, pushes it open and crawls in. He then pulls Tom up after him.
130. HALLWAY OF PALACE LOOKING TOWARD THE BACK. Roland and Tom crawl in the window, quickly look about, rush into the Council Room.
131. COUNCIL CHAMBER. Councilors all drunk. Tom and Roland rush in from hall, tell them there is a revolution on and they've got to beat it to save their hides as the soldiers and revolutionists are coming. They all get up in a drunken, stupid sort of way—don't take it in. Two lackeys rush out the window at back. Roland demands of one of the councilors:
SP: "WHERE IS THE KING?"
The councilor, half soused, points across the hall. Roland and Tom stir up the councilors and drive them out into the hall. One of them is too far gone to walk. Roland pitches him over to Tom who throws him over his shoulder and carries him out. Little Frijole, the grouch, is the soberest of the lot and realizes the situation and tries to follow along, but Roland gives him a shove and lands him in a chair, saying:
SP: "GET AWAY! YOU'RE NOT INSURED."
They all go out into the hall, Frijole getting up and following. As he does so, he draws an old revolver out of his pocket.
132. HALLWAY IN THE PALACE. They all cross the hallway to the king's bedroom—Tom carrying his councilor, Frijole following, waving his revolver.
133. KING'S BEDROOM. They all rush in—Tom carrying the same councilor and Frijole waving his revolver. Roland rushes to the king's bed and wakes him up while the councilors stagger about stupidly, bumping into each other and notyet fully realizing what's up. Tom drops his councilor on a couch or floor. Roland wakes the king up—pulls him out of bed—tells him that the revolutionists are coming and he has got to get out. The King is very stupid from drink and doesn't take it in. Roland shakes him and tries to make him understand.
134. STREET CORNER NEARER THE PALACE. Enrico, the General and army march through.
135. KING'S BEDROOM. Roland, trying to make old King Caramba understand, says to Tom:
SP: "GET SOME WATER."
Tom leaves. Roland goes on shaking the King.
CLOSE UP OF LITTLE PRIVATE SIDEBOARD OR BAR in corner of room. Tom rushes in, looks for water but there is none. He turns and says:
SP: "EVERYTHING HEREBUTWATAH!"
Roland says to bring a bottle of something. Tom takes a bottle of champagne, knocks neck off of it and goes toward bed.
CLOSE UP BY BED—Roland still trying to bring King to. Tom enters with champagne. Roland takes it and souses it in King's face—King falls back on bed. Roland and Tom pull him up again to his feet. King licks champagne from his face with tongue. They punch, pummel and slap him and finally bring him to. Roland tells him about the revolution—that they must get out of the palace and hide. The King looks around and sees the various councilors. Finally realizes what is up—asks where the Revolutionists are.
136. FRONT OF PALACE. Two royal guards sleeping on ground. Enrico, General and soldiers march in. Royal guards are overpowered and Enrico, General and soldiers begin to bang on door.
137. KING'S BEDROOM IN PALACE. Roland tells him they are rushing on the Palace. The old King is scared blue—begins to shake and tremble. Roland asks him if he doesn't know some way to get out. Finally the old King comes to his senses enough to remember a trap door under the flagging of the floor. He takes Roland over to the place in the floor and points down there.
Roland and Tom look and see nothing but flagging. The old King keeps pointing and poking with his toe, says:
SP: "STAIRWAY UNDER THERE."
Finally Roland taps the flagging with his heel. Then he and Tom get down on their knees and try to pull up the stone. It won't come. They look up at the King. He says, yes, that's the place.
SP: "TUNNEL—LEADS TO EL JUGGO PRISON."
Tom then gets a big jack-knife from his pocket, opens it and begins to pry up the flagging. The old King claps his hands and nods his head. Roland and Tom continue pulling up the flagging from the floor.
138. FRONT OF THE PALACE. Enrico, the General and soldiers banging on the door.
139. THE KING'S BEDROOM. Roland finishes pulling up the last stone. Tom chucks the stones under the bed. Roland then raises the trap door, starts to shove the Councilors down.
140. FRONT OF THE PALACE. Soldiers still banging on the door trying to break it down.
141. THE KING'S BEDCHAMBER. Roland is shooing the King and Councilors down the stairway. Frijole keeps butting in and Roland pushing him back.
CLOSE UP OF THE STAIRWAY. Frijole is trying to push himself down, but Roland holds him back and says:
SP: "I TOLD YOU TO KEEP OUT OF THIS—YOU'RE NOT INSURED."
But Frijole insists that he shall go and raises his revolver at Roland. Roland ducks and knocks the revolver out of his hand. Tom picks it up. Roland pushes Frijole over to Tom, who picks up the little man and drops him out of the window.
142. FRONT OF PALACE. Soldiers still banging on the door—door breaks through and they enter.
143. KING'S BEDCHAMBER IN PALACE. Tom runs to door to hall, opens it a crack and peeks out.
144. HALLWAY OF PALACE (front end). Soldiers rush in. Enrico is holding his soldiers at the door, through which they have broken, telling them just where to go.
145. KING'S BEDCHAMBER. Tom calls to Roland to look. Roland comes to the door and looks.
146. HALLWAY IN PALACE. Enrico giving instructions to his men.
147. KING'S BEDROOM. Tom aims revolver at Enrico. Roland stops him and says:
SP: "FOR GOD'S SAKE DON'T KILLHIM. HE'S INSURED FOR TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS."
He grabs Tom, closes the door and locks it, pulls Tom away.
148. HALLWAY. Enrico, with a flourish, leads his men down the hall toward the King's bedroom.
149. KING'S BEDROOM. Tom picks up his councilor and starts down through trap with him. Roland quickly removing traces of the broken floor, takes a rug and pulls it to the back of the trap door.
150. HALLWAY OF PALACE. Enrico and part of his soldiers are beating down the door of the King's chamber—the rest going to the council chamber.
151. KING'S BEDCHAMBER. He closes the trap just as the door breaks open and Enrico rushes in with his soldiers. Enrico rushes to the bed, sees the King is gone, looks angrily all about the room, points toward the council chamber and they all rush out.
152. COUNCIL CHAMBER. Soldiers with General looking about coming in from door leading to other rooms where they have found nothing. Enrico enters, followed by soldiers, discovers there is nobody there. He meets the General and they are much puzzled as to who could have tipped off the King and let him escape. The General shrugs his shoulders, says if they have escaped, Enrico can proclaim himself dictator. Enrico goes to the head of the council table, the General on his right raising his sword and shouting:
SP: "THE KING AND COUNCIL HAVING FLED, SENOR DE CASTANET PROCLAIMS HIMSELF DICTATOR OF BUNKONIA!"
Soldiers wave their hats, officers their swords, and all acclaim him dictator. He starts to make a speech and says:
SP: "GENERAL, OUR FIRST MOVE MUST BE TO CAPTURE AND SHOOT OUR RENEGADE KING AND HIS COUNCIL."
The General approves and calls an officer and tells him to take a troop and go after the King. Officer leaves.
153. HALLWAY OF PALACE. Officer comes in, gets together his men, and beats it.
154. OLD STONE STAIRWAY WITH HEAVY WOODEN DOOR AT THE TOP. Roland, Tom, King and four Councilors stumble up the stairs.
155. HALLWAY OF EL JUGGO PRISON WITH HEAVY WOODEN DOORS AT BACK. Guard is sitting there half asleep. He arouses a little bit.
156. OLD STONE STAIRWAY WITH HEAVY WOODEN DOOR (same as 154). Roland still beating on the door.
157. HALLWAY OF JAIL. The guard, amazed at hearing the noise outside this door, gets up, unlocks the big lock and opens the door. Roland rushes in with the King on his arm, followed by the four Councilors, Tom carrying one. The guard is dumbfounded at seeing all these notables coming through the tunnel and asks what the trouble is. Roland tells him there is a revolution. He looks closely at the King, realizes who it is, drops on his knees and kisses the King's hand. Roland pulls him up to his feet and says:
SP: "I WANT YOU TO LOCK THIS WHOLE GANG UP UNTIL I CAN GET HELP!"
The guard looks at Roland then at the King and says:
SP: "LOCK UP MY KING—NEVER!"
He then kneels down and kisses the King's hand. Roland again pulls him to his feet, takes him aside and gives him a couple of pesetas.
The guard says, "Sure, that's all right," grabs the King and hustles him and others down corridor, Tom carrying his councilor. Roland tells Tom to stay with them. Tom follows them down the corridor and Roland beats it out of the front of the jail.
158. HALLWAY IN PALACE. Countess and Major enter, followed by Conwell, Rosalie and guards. They walk down the hall and into the Council Chamber.
159. COUNCIL CHAMBER. Enrico at the head of the table, the General on his right (Councilors' liquor still on table). Several other officers at the table and a number of soldiers standing about. Countess enters with Colonel, Conwell, Rosalie and guards. Countess is escorted by Colonel to Enrico, who kisses her hand and steps over to Rosalie, who is with Conwell. She is terribly frightened but Enrico leers at her and tells her she has nothing to fear. Then turns to the party and says:
SP: "LET US DRINK TO OUR LITTLE BRIDE."
They all take glasses. Conwell raises glass to Rosalie and says:
SP: "TO-MORROW AT TEN."
They all drink to Rosalie, who stands shivering pitifully. (Quick fade out.)
T: TOO LATE.
160: EXTERIOR CONSULATE. Roland runs in and rushes in the Consulate.
161. COLONEL'S ROOM IN CONSULATE—Old mammy lying unconscious where Conwell had thrown her. Roland rushes in, is alarmed at seeing the girl gone. He goes to mammy, raises her up, shakes her, rubs her hands and slaps them, trying to bring her to.
162. STREET. Tom runs through desperately.
163. COLONEL'S ROOM IN CONSULATE. Roland is giving mammy a drink of water. She opens her eyes and slowly comes to. He puts her in a chair and asks her what has happened. She pulls herself together and says that Conwell was there with soldiers—says:
SP: "THEY TOOK HER TO THE KING'S PALACE!THEY ARE GOING TO MAKE HER MARRY CONWELL IN THE MORNING!"
Roland shows his alarm and anger, is stumped for a moment. The old mammy begs him to save her girl. Roland thinks for a minute what is best to do.
164. FRONT OF CONSULATE. Tom runs in and rushes into the house.
165. COLONEL'S ROOM IN CONSULATE. Roland is still talking to old mammy, who is describing what happened. Tom rushes in from Conwell's room, rushes to Roland and all out of breath points hand and says:
SP: "THE REVOLUTIONISTS PAID THE JAIL GUARD TEN PEZITS AND HE TURNED OVER THE KING AND HIS WHOLE GANG TO THEM!"
Roland is in despair at this news. Tom still panting, says:
SP: "THEY ARE GOING TO SHOOT THEM ALL IN THE MORNING!"
Roland is utterly flabbergasted at this, looks bewildered at Tom and the old mammy and finally says to Tom that they have Rosalie in the palace and are going to make her marry Conwell. Tom is open mouthed at this news. At length Roland says:
SP: "THERE'S ONLY ONE CHANCE—WE MUST GO TO PORTO PUNKO AND GET THE MARINES!"
Tom and the old mammy are very much interested in this and urge him to try it and Roland asks mammy if she is all right. She says she is and tells them to go on. Tom and Roland beat it out toward the front. She looks after them.
166. FRONT OF CONSULATE. Roland and Tom come out and rush down the street toward the station.
167. DUNGEON UNDER PALACE. Squad of soldiers bring in the King and four Councilors. Tom's Councilor is being carried. They chuck them in the cells and go out. Col. Bird looking out of adjoining cell and demanding that he bereleased. The soldiers spit at him and go out.
168. THE R. R. STATION—Roland and Tom run in and quickly enter the station.
169. INTERIOR R. R. STATION. Roland and Tom rush in. Roland asks the station master when the next train goes to Porto Punko. Station master laughs sardonically and replies:
SP: "NO TRAINS TO PORTO PUNKO TO-NIGHT! THE REVOLUTION LEADERS HAVE GIVEN ORDERS THAT NO ONE SHALL LEAVE TOWN!"
He laughs again at Tom and Roland. Roland looks at Tom in alarm then asks the station master if he is sure. Station master says of course he's sure. Roland steps out of back door. Tom starts an altercation with the station master, telling him he is too fresh, etc.
170. EXTERIOR BACK OF STATION. Roland comes out and looks around in desperation. Sees native riding by on an old bony horse, runs to him and tries to hire horse.
171. INTERIOR R. R. STATION. Tom and station master's argument is getting warmer. They are threatening each other violently.
172. EXTERIOR FRONT R. R. STATION. Two soldiers (officers with revolvers) ride up on hand car, get off and run into station.
173. INTERIOR R. R. STATION. Tom is pounding station master's head on counter as two officers enter. They see him, draw their revolvers and shout, "Throw up your hands." Tom stops thumping station master and throws up his hands. They make him turn toward front door and while one covers him the other talks excitedly to station master.
174. EXTERIOR BACK OF R. R. STATION. Roland trying to bribe native to give him horse, but native refuses and rides off. Roland turns and looks toward station and sees—
175. INTERIOR R. R. STATION. One of officers covering Tom whose hands are up, the other talking to station master.
176. EXTERIOR BACK OF R. R. STATION. Roland, alarmed, runs to station.
177. INTERIOR R. R. STATION. Officer finishes his talk with station master, covers Tom also and they start to march him toward front door. Roland rushes in and fairly catapults himself on the two officers, knocking them down. Then he and Tom rush out front door jumping over officers.
178. EXTERIOR FRONT OF R. R. STATION. Tom and Roland rush out of station and start down road.
179. INTERIOR R. R. STATION. Two officers scramble to their feet and rush out front door, followed by station master.
180. EXTERIOR FRONT OF R. R. STATION. Roland and Tom running down road. Two officers rush out, see them and both fire at them. Roland falls and Tom stops to help him. The two officers run up to them followed by station master. They stick Tom up again and jerk Roland to his feet. Roland loses his hat and puts his hand to his head. He has only a scalp wound. Two common soldiers run in from opposite direction—attracted by shots. One of the officers says to them:
SP: "TAKE THEM TO THE PALACE DUNGEON AND LOCK THEM UP."
The two soldiers start off with Roland and Tom. The officer says, "wait a minute"—they stop. He speaks to the other officer who nods his head. The first officer then says to Tom:
SP: "YOU COME WITH US."
He tells the two soldiers to take Roland off, which they do. The two officers then march Tom off to the hand car, followed by station master. Arrived at the hand car one of them says to Tom:
SP: "GET ON THERE AND PUMP THAT CAR."
Tom and two officers get on hand car. Officers cover Tom with their revolvers. The station master says:
SP: "WHERE ARE YOU GOING?"
One of the officers turns to him and says:
SP: "TO PORTO PUNKO."
At this Tom's face lights up and he begins topump like mad and the hand car goes down the track in opposite direction to one of train in scene. Station master waves his hand to them and exits to station. (Fade out.)
NEXT MORNING.
THE FATAL HOUR APPROACHES.
181. PLAZA—FRONT OF PALACE. Soldiers are lined up in front of palace. Populace in native costumes are running about talking excitedly and reading placards which are posted all about.
INSERT—PLACARD (in fake language).
PROKLAMATIONIZBINGUS DE SPOLIO KAYITZ! ETC.
DISSOLVE INTO ENGLISH WHICH READS:
PROCLAMATION EX REX CARAMBA AND HIS COUNCIL HAVE DESERTED THEIR PEOPLE. ENRICO DE CASTANET HAS BEEN PROCLAIMED DICTATOR BY UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THE ARMY. CARAMBA AND HIS COUNCIL WILL BE SHOT AT TEN. ALL TAXES WILL BE RAISED TWENTY PER CENT AT TEN-THIRTY.
The people are frightened at this and call others to read.
182. COURTYARD BACK OF PALACE. Officer enters from palace with sixteen soldiers. He picks out ten for a firing squad. He goes to the wall and paces off a distance, then lines up his firing squad. He then takes the other six and goes back into the palace.
183. COUNCIL ROOM. Enrico enters with Magistrate carrying a book. Enrico leads him across the room and says:
SP: "THE WEDDING TAKES PLACE HERE!"
The Magistrate says "all right" and gets ready.
184. DUNGEONS UNDER PALACE. Conwell and guards with guns enter and open the door of cell and drag Roland out leaving old Colonel in. They lock the door. Roland reaches through the bars and grasps Bird's hand, saying "Good-by." They take out Roland, who has a handkerchief tied around his head. March out. Rolandthen straightens up and marches out like a Sidney Carton.
185. COUNCIL ROOM. Enrico and Magistrate are waiting (no guns on anybody in this scene). Countess enters with Rosalie who is terrified and completely cowed. Enrico goes to her, pinches her cheek and says:
SP: "WELL, HAVE YOU MADE UP YOUR MIND TO MARRY CONWELL?"
She weakly shakes her head and says she doesn't know what to do. Enrico smiles and says:
SP: "SO YOU'D RATHER SEE YOUR FATHER KILLED, WOULD YOU?"
She miserably shakes her head and says "No." Enrico pats her on the shoulder and says: "That's a sensible little girl."
186. HALL OF PALACE. Roland, with two guards and Conwell, comes up the stairs and they march to the door of council room and stop. Conwell smiles at Roland and says:
SP: "I DID YOU A GOOD TURN, NOW YOU ARE GOING TO DO ME ONE."
Roland looks at him suspiciously and Conwell still smiling, says:
SP: "YOU'RE GOING TO BE BEST MAN AT MY WEDDING."
He then throws the door wide open and indicates the wedding party on the opposite side of the room, with a flourish. Roland looks in astounded and horrified.
187. COUNCIL ROOM. Enrico, Magistrate, Countess and Rosalie standing opposite door. They all look at doorway and see Conwell and Roland. Rosalie stands transfixed with her eyes wide open.
188. HALL IN PALACE. Roland stands transfixed, looking at Rosalie. Conwell invites him in with a sinister smile and enters first, followed by Roland, who is followed by the two guards.
189. COUNCIL ROOM. Conwell enters, followed by Roland and two guards. Conwell crosses to Rosalie but Roland stops near door, with guards back of him almost in doorway. Conwell takesRosalie's hand, tells her Roland is to be their best man and, looking tauntingly at Roland, he leans over and kisses her. This infuriates Roland so he cannot contain himself. He suddenly whirls, pushes the two guards in the face. They fall through the door out into the hall. Roland quickly closes the door.
190. HALL IN PALACE. The two guards fall through the doorway, sprawling on the floor.
191. COUNCIL ROOM. Roland closes the door and locks it, turns and rushes upon the astonished Conwell. Then follows a general mixup. Roland having to fight Conwell, Enrico and possibly the Magistrate—or the Magistrate might be an old guy who beats it out the window as soon as the fight begins. Rosalie tries to help by picking up a vase or some such object and hitting Conwell or Enrico, but the Countess stops her and Rosalie keeps the Countess busy by struggling with all her might. Conwell must be put out completely and Roland conquers Enrico and the Magistrate and would be a complete winner but for the Countess. While she is struggling with Rosalie and the fight is going on, the guards in the hall struggle to their feet and begin banging on the door. The Countess hears this and her object is to get the door open. She is prevented for some time by Rosalie but just as Roland has finished off Conwell and the Magistrate and has Enrico down and practically out, the Countess manages to get the door open and let in the two guards. They cover Roland and he rises and surrenders. Conwell and Enrico are pretty far gone but they manage to get up and Enrico says to the guards:
SP: "TAKE HIM TO THE COURTYARD AND SHOOT HIM!"
The guards rush Roland out—Rosalie collapses.
During this fight we see a long shot of Tom with an American flag and the marines coming down the street.
A man running to a group of the populace and saying: "The Americans are coming!" The whole of this group then run out toward thepalace. This group runs to the crowd in front of the palace and yell: "The Americans are coming!" The crowd falls back to the other side of the Plaza and the soldiers guarding the palace look anxiously up and down.
Tom with his marines rushes into the plaza. The crowd falls back and the soldier guards beat it hot foot. Part of the marines rush into the palace, led by Tom. The man with the flag and the rest of them stop outside and guard the palace.
Also, during this fight the officer and his guard of six men take the King and Councilors out of their cells and lead them off toward the courtyard, line them up against the wall, tie their hands behind them, blindfold each one and are just about to give the order to shoot when Tom rushes into the courtyard with his marines, who chase the soldiers off and Tom picks up the King and carries him and shoos them all before him into the palace, having jerked off their blindfolds.
192. HALLWAY OF PALACE. Just as the two guards bring Roland out of the Council Room into the hall and start toward the stairs, Tom runs in at front with his marines. The guards, seeing them, drop Roland and beat it out the back window. Roland greets Tom ecstatically, looks at his watch, sees that it is one-half minute to ten and says:
SP: "TRY AND SAVE THE KING AND COUNCIL!"
Tom wants to know where they are and Roland points down stairs and back. Roland tells twenty of the marines to come with him and the rest run down stairs with Tom. Roland leads his little bunch into the council room.
193. COUNCIL ROOM. Countess is holding up Rosalie, Conwell leaning against the wall side of her. Magistrate is starting marriage service. Enrico is sitting on the table holding his head and watching the ceremony. The door bursts open and in rushes Roland with six marines. He rushes over and grasps Rosalie and tells themarines to cover all the others, which they do.
194. COURTYARD OF PALACE. Officers just finishing blindfolding King and Councilors. They are all lined up to be shot. Firing squad is all ready—sixteen in all, now. Officer leaves King and Councilors and takes place at end of firing squad. He is just about to raise his sword when Tom runs in from the Palace, lets out a yell, and followed by his twenty marines rushes in. The soldiers seeing them, run like mad, chased by the marines. Tom quickly jerks off blindfolds and shoos the whole bunch—King and Councilors—into the palace.
195. COUNCIL ROOM. Colonel Bird and two marines run in. Rosalie rushes to her father's arms and Roland tells Bird to look after her and to go into the hall, which they do. He tells two of the marines to guard Conwell and the Countess and Magistrate. He then grabs Enrico, tells the other six marines to follow, and drags Enrico out into the hall, followed by six marines.
196. HALLWAY IN PALACE. Colonel Bird and Rosalie are waiting. Roland drags Enrico out, followed by six marines. They start toward the front. At this moment the King and Council come up the stairs headed by Tom. Roland grabs the King in his other hand, calls Tom and tells him to bring the King along; hands him over to Tom. Tells the marines to herd along the Council, and they all go toward front of hall.
197. FRONT OF THE PALACE. People waiting. American soldiers there. Roland and Tom drag the King and Enrico out on the porch, followed by Bird and Marines. The people become silent, not knowing what has happened.
CLOSE UP OF ROLAND STARTING SPEECH. He raises his hand while Tom holds the King. He points at the King, then turns and says:
SP: "MY FRIENDS, FOR TEN YEARS YOUR BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY HAS BEEN RULED BY THIS COMIC OPERA KING, WHO HAS NOT DRAWN A SOBER BREATH SINCE HE ASCENDED THE THRONE."
Tom holds up the King, to whom Rolandpoints—the King weakly protesting. Roland turns front and speaks again, pointing at Enrico:
SP: "LAST NIGHT THE KING WAS DETHRONED BY THE MOST CORRUPT AND CONTEMPTIBLE GRAFTER THE COUNTRY HAS EVER KNOWN—ENRICO DE CASTANET!"
He points at Enrico, who grits his teeth and wants to pounce on Roland, but is restrained by guns of marines at his back. Roland looks triumphantly at Enrico, then front, and says:
SP: "THE FIRST ACT OF THIS TYRANT, ON ASSUMING POWER, WAS TO RAISE THE ALREADY EXORBITANT TAXES!"
The people nod their heads "yes" and shake their fists at Enrico. Roland points to Enrico and says, "Look at him." He then turns to the King and says "Look at him." Then he turns to the people and says:
SP: "IS EITHER OF THESE WRETCHES FIT TO RULE THIS BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY?"
The people shake their heads yelling "No, no," and to-helling both the King and Enrico.
CLOSE UP OF ROLAND listening to this demonstration, turning first to the King and then to Enrico, as if to say "Ah, you see," and then front again and says:
SP: "IN AMERICA WE CHOOSE OUR OWN RULERS AND DETERMINE OURSELVES WHAT OUR TAXES ARE TO BE."
LONG SHOT OF THE CROWD—Hearing this, turning to each other and expressing their approval of the idea, one or two yelling out exclamations of approval.
CLOSE UP OF ROLAND—Smiling, looking again at the men on his right and left and again speaking front:
SP: "WHY NOT CHANGE THIS GOVERNMENT INTO ADEMOCRACYLIKE AMERICA AND ALL THECIVILIZEDCOUNTRIES OF THE WORLD?"
LONG SHOT OF THE CROWD, yelling approval, waving their hats and hands and (fade out).
T: AND SO A NEW REPUBLIC WAS BORN.THEY TRIED TO MAKE ROLAND PRESIDENT, BUT THERE WAS ONLY ONE JOB HE WANTED.
198. FADE IN JUDGE'S COURT. Roland is sitting on the bench all dolled up in a judge's rig. Beside him stands Tom in a policeman's uniform. He indicates to Tom to bring in the prisoners. Tom tells an officer to open the door.
CLOSE UP OF DOOR AT SIDE OF ROOM. Officer opens door and the King and four Councilors and Enrico file past the camera going to the front of the Judge's bench.
LONG SHOT OF COURTROOM, showing prisoners, Judge and Tom.
CLOSE UP OF ROLAND looking over the prisoners and saying:
SP: "YOU ARE ALL SENTENCED TO ONE YEAR IN PRISON—THIS COUNTRY MUST BE MADE SAFE FOR DEMOCRACY AND INSURANCE."
The prisoners all look at each other in dismay. Tom steps down, starts to jerk Enrico roughly toward the door. Roland raises his hand and speaks:
SP: "TREAT THEM GENTLY, CHIEF. THEIR POLICIES DON'T EXPIRE FOR ELEVEN MONTHS!"
Then Tom takes them very gently and leads them out of the room. As they go out, Roland says:
SP: "WE'LL CALL THAT A DAY. COURT IS ADJOURNED!"
He leaves by door at back.
199. GARDEN. Rosalie waiting. Roland comes to her. (Fade out.)