Castle on the Hudson Page #2

Synopsis: Mobster Tommy Gordon isn't worried about being sentenced to Sing Sing prison because his political pals have promised him a quick parole. A troublesome prisoner, he finally concedes that ...
Genre: Crime, Drama
Director(s): Anatole Litvak
Production: Warner Bros.
 
IMDB:
6.8
APPROVED
Year:
1940
77 min
76 Views


OF THE CRIME:

OF FIRST-DEGREE ROBBERY AND ASSAUL WITH A DEADLY WEAPON

WITH AN INTENT TO COMMIT MURDER.

WHY, THE DUMB,

STUPID--

YEAH, I' M THE GOAT.

OH, FORGET IT.

YOU MAY HAVE TO GO UP,

BUT WE' LL HAVE YOU OUT.

A NEW TRIAL, A PARDON,

A PAROLE, ...

TOMMY!

DON' T WORRY, HONEY.

DARLING, THEY' LL

SEND YOU TO PRISON!

THEY MAY,

FOR A WHILE.

CROWLEY' S GOTTEN ME

OUT OF JAMS BEFORE.

HE' LL FIX IT.

SURE, WE' LL FIX IT.

BACK TO YOUR:

SEAT, PLEASE.

[POUNDING GAVEL]

ORDER!

ORDER IN THE COURT!

[TRAIN WHISTLE]

THAT' S IT, TOMMY.

THERE' S YOUR CASTLE

ON THE HUDSON.

HUH?

OH, YEAH!

HIYA, SING SING!

WHAT A DOPEY NAME.

SOUNDS LIKE:

A CHOP SUEY JOINT.

HOW ABOUT IT,

GORDAN?

THE PUBLIC WILL:

WANT TO KNOW HOW YOU LIKE THE PLACE.

YOU CAN QUOTE ME AS

SAYING THAT IT DON' T MEAN A THING TO ME.

THAT' S RIGHT, KID.

DON' T LET IT GET YOU DOWN.

THERE AIN' T NOTHING

EVER GOT ME DOWN.

ONCE I' M IN THE JOINT,

I' LL OWN THE PLACE.

WELL, THAT' LL

TAKE YOU SOME TIME,

BUT THEN, YOU' LL

HAVE PLENTY OF THAT.

YEAH, 5 TO 30 YEARS

IS NO LUNCH HOUR.

5 TO 30, BALONEY.

THEY' LL BE LUCKY IF THEY

KEEP ME THERE A MONTH.

IT' S GOING TO BE

QUITE A CHANGE FOR YOU, TOMMY.

NO TAILOR SHOPS:

OR SWELL NIGHTCLUBS IN THERE.

IF I DON' LIKE THE JOINT, I' LL MOVE OUT.

YEAH, IN

A $2.00 COFFIN.

HEY, DON' T KID

YOURSELF.

I' LL KICK MY WAY OU OF THAT OLD DUMP WITH MOCCASINS ON.

Crowley:
NOW,

JUST A MINUTE, BOYS. HE' S ONLY KIDDING YOU.

WITH THE CONNECTIONS

I' VE GOT, HE WON' T HAVE TO CRUSH OUT.

CERTAINLY!

CERTAINLY!

YOU' RE GOING TO

SEE THE WARDEN, AREN' T YOU?

SURE. AS SOON

AS WE GET THERE.

DON' T WORRY. HE' LL

GO EASY ON YOU.

IT' LL BE APPLE PIE.

YEAH.

TOMMY' S JUS MARKED UP WRONG, THAT' S ALL.

BUT JUSTICE ISN' ALWAYS BLIND, YOU KNOW.

YOU BET SHE AIN' T.

THAT' S WHY HE' S HERE.

[LAUGHTER]

OSSINING, OSSINING.

WELL,

THERE YOU ARE.

IN A FEW MINUTES,

YOU' LL BE ALL SET IN YOUR NEW HOME.

WHAT ARE:

YOU DOING NOW?

I GOT TO:

LOOK MY BEST FOR THE CROWD, DON' T I?

THERE WON' T BE ANY

CROWD, SONNY BOY.

FROM NOW ON,

YOU' RE JUST A NUMBER.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN,

JUST A NUMBER?

OH, COME ON!

WITH THE WRITE-UPS

I' VE BEEN GETTING,

YOU THINK THEY' RE

GOING TO FORGET ME? SURE.

A MONTH FROM NOW,

NEW YORK WON' T EVEN REMEMBER YOUR NAME.

DON' T WORRY, TOMMY.

GOING TO BE A LOT OF TOUGH GUYS

COMING UP TO:

TAKE YOUR PLACE IN THE SPOTLIGHT.

SAY, NOBODY CAN

TAKE MY PLACE.

I GOT COLOR!

I GOT PERSONALITY!

YOU GUYS BEEN WRITING

THAT YOURSELVES.

SURE. THAT' S PAR OF OUR RACKET--

GIVING YOU GORILLAS

PERSONALITIES.

WHY, YOU!

GET GOING!

WHAT A ROMANTIC:

SPOT.

SEE THAT ALL:

MY WINDOWS HAVE THE SAME VIEW.

SURE.

SO LONG, TOMMY.

HAVE A GOOD TIME.

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Seton I. Miller

Seton Ingersoll Miller (May 3, 1902 – March 29, 1974) was an American screenwriter and producer. During his career, he worked with many notable film directors such as Howard Hawks and Michael Curtiz. Miller received two Oscar nominations and won once for Best Screenplay for fantasy romantic comedy film Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941) along with Sidney Buchman. more…

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