American Madness Page #3

Synopsis: During the Depression, the bank owned by generous Dickson (Walter Huston) is barely staying afloat, and things get worse when $100,000 is lifted from the vault. Fingers are pointed at reformed crook Matt (Pat O'Brien), who got a job and a fresh start from Dickson. The innocent Matt can clear his name by admitting that on the night of the robbery he was breaking up a tryst between Dickson's wife and another teller. But this revelation may crush Dickson, and Matt's conscience plays tug-of-war.
Genre: Drama
Production: Columbia Pictures
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
7.5
PASSED
Year:
1932
75 min
353 Views


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10. CLOSEUP - BURGLAR ALARM SWITCH

The handle of the switch points in the direction of a sign

reading ON. Matt's hand comes into the scene and throws

the switch up toward a sign reading OFF. This is done with

no comment, it being a routine matter with Matt.

MATT:

Come on, white collars. The day's

started!

11. MED. SHOT

As the tellers file out with their trucks. Before they do,

however, each one signs the cashbook. One or two exit

silently.

CLOSE SHOT - MATT

As one of the tellers comes into scene. Matt examines the

cashbook.

MATT:

You're carrying too much money on

you, Hank. You better turn some in

tonight.

TELLER:

(as he goes)

Okay, Matt.

He exits out of scene.

MATT:

How are you fixed?

TELLER:

I'm okay, Matt.

MATT:

(to another teller)

You've got enough?

2ND TELLER

I'll be all right.

Charlie, the last man, comes up.

CHARLIE:

Say Matt, I'll have to have some

money for those Manville payrolls.

MATT:

How much?

CHARLIE:

About twenty-four thousand.

MATT:

(counting out money)

It was more than that last week.

CHARLIE:

Yeah.

MATT:

Here's twenty-five thousand.

He hands Charlie four stacks of bills. As Charlie is signing

the cash book, Matt speaks:

MATT:

Say, do me a favor, will you

Charlie?

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Robert Riskin

Robert Riskin (March 30, 1897 – September 20, 1955) was an American Academy Award-winning screenwriter and playwright, best known for his collaborations with director-producer Frank Capra. more…

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