One Good Turn Page #2
- PASSED
- Year:
- 1931
- 20 min
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FADE IN:
INT. REHEARSAL - NIGHT
Ruth plays piano and looks admiringly at Eddie who, with a knee on
the piano bench, stands next to her, singing a line from "The Kiss
Waltz," a ballad by Al Dubin and Joe Burke:
EDDIE:
(sings)
Kiss me, sweetheart ...
RUTH:
(stops playing)
Oh, that's much better, darling. But when
you sing the word "sweetheart" open your
mouth. Don't sing through your nose. And
try this little slur of mine:
(sings and plays)
Ki-iss me, swee-ee-eetheart ...
(speaks)
Now, you try it.
But Eddie grabs her hands lovingly and sits beside her on the bench.
EDDIE:
Oh, say, honey, you're great to work with
me like this. But I don't kid myself. I
know you don't need me.
RUTH:
Don't need you? Why, I wouldn't go on
without you. And if you ask me, you're
getting along wonderful.
EDDIE:
On the level? Say, if ever I do get
anywhere ...
RUTH:
Well, what?
EDDIE:
Well ... you figure it out.
RUTH:
Well, as long as I have you by my side,
I'm happy.
EDDIE:
Oh ho. That sounds like a music cue,
doesn't it?
RUTH:
It is.
She begins to play.
EDDIE:
(sings)
This waltz is the Kiss Waltz
(rises and sings as if onstage)
Telling us both what to do ...
QUICK DISSOLVE TO:
INT. VAUDEVILLE THEATER - NIGHT
Eddie, in a tuxedo, stands onstage with Ruth beside him looking on
proudly as he completes the song:
EDDIE:
(sings)
... Kiss me, sweetheart, kiss me
While I dance the Kiss Waltz with you ...
Eddie bows twice to the audience's APPLAUSE, then turns to Ruth.
They exchange bows.
DISSOLVE TO:
EXT. THEATER - NIGHT
Ruth and Eddie exit out the Stage Door. A crowd of young women
push past Ruth to get to Eddie and surround him, chattering
excitedly. Agents Jim and Saul arrive from the opposite direction
from the girls and stare at the scene.
Eddie signs autographs and chats with his adoring fans while a
bemused Ruth shakes her head and walks away.
SAUL:
Can you beat it? Six months ago that guy
was a bust!
JIM:
And now he's a natural.
SAUL:
Yeah, a natural imitation of Ruth Eton.
She taught him everything. And such a
matinee idol! Mm!
The crowd disperses and Eddie greets Jim and Saul with handshakes.
EDDIE:
Hello, Saul!
SAUL:
Hello, Eddie!
EDDIE:
Hello, Jim!
JIM:
Hello, Eddie! Oh, say, Eddie. If we're not
breaking into your social life ...
SAUL:
Hey, listen, Eddie, we've got to talk to
you. It's important.
EDDIE:
Yeah?
SAUL:
Shienfeld is putting on his new Ritz Revue
and we got a swell offer for you. You've
been in vaudeville long enough.
EDDIE:
Say, I'd like to be with that outfit.
Think we ought to take it?
SAUL:
It ain't a "we" proposition, Eddie. They
want you.
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