Manpower Page #2

Synopsis: Hank McHenry and Johnny Marshall work on a road crew for the power company. In a freak accident Hank is injured and is promoted to foreman of the gang. One night Hank and Johnny meet Fay Duval in a clip joint, but tensions start to show in the road crew as rivally between Hank and Johnny increases.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Raoul Walsh
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures
 
IMDB:
6.8
APPROVED
Year:
1941
104 min
160 Views


[ALL GROANING]

COME ON, BOYS,

THROW ON YOUR HOOKS

AND GET UP:

THOSE POLES.

Pop:
CAN I SPEAK

TO YOU, JOHNNY?

SURE.

MY DAUGHTER'S GETTING

OUT OF JAIL NEXT WEEK. YEAH?

I WANT TO THANK YOU

FOR TALKING TO THE MAN FROM THE PAROLE BOARD.

AW, FORGET ABOUT IT.

THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR.

YOU'VE BEEN VERY KIND,

DOING THIS FOR A GIRL YOU'VE NEVER SEEN.

AND YOU'LL NEVER TELL

ANY OF THE OTHER BOYS ABOUT HER, WILL YOU?

DON'T WORRY

ABOUT IT, POP.

COME ON, POP,

GET THE RIGGING OUT.

YEAH.

HANK,

YOU AND JOHNNY:

UP THE EAST POLE.

JUMBO AND EDDIE!

YEAH?

YOU TAKE THE WEST.

AYE.

WE'RE GONNA SPLICE

THAT CENTER PHASE AND BAT ON A NEW ARM.

WATCH YOUR STEP, BOYS.

BOTH THOSE LOWER

CIRCUITS ARE HOTTER THAN A BLAST FURNACE!

I BET I CAN CLIMB

ONE OF THEM POLES.

SO CAN A MONKEY,

BUT WHAT COULD HE DO

AFTER HE GOT UP THERE?

AW!

I USED TO GO:

UP THE POLES.

YOU CAN'T TRUS HIGH-TENSION WIRE.

IT'S LIKE A COBRA.

IT STRIKES YOU DOWN

WITHOUT WARNING.

AW, THAT OLD GUY'S

STILL SO FULL OF JUICE

YOU COULD PLUG A RADIO

INTO HIM AND GET CHINA.

WHY DON'T YOU

LEAVE POP ALONE?

IF YOU TANGLED WITH

A HOT WIRE LIKE HE DID, YOU'D THINK ABOUT IT, TOO.

I DON'T CARE WHAT HE THINKS.

IT'S HIS TALK I DON'T LIKE.

COME ON,

LET'S GO UPSTAIRS.

WILL YOU SEE THAT GUY

CLIMBING THAT POLE!

HE LOOKS LIKE A WOODPECKER

CHASING A WORM.

YOU THINK HE'S FAST?

WHY, MY BROTHER

JOHNNY COULD RING THE FRONT DOORBELL,

THROW HIS HA UP IN THE AIR, RUN AROUND THE BACK,

THROUGH THE HOUSE,

OPEN THE DOOR,

CATCH THE HAT,

AND LET HIMSELF IN!

HA HA--

Foreman:
OK, JUMBO,

GET CLIMBING! OK.

HA HA HA!

HEY, HANK,

WATCH THAT HOT WIRE.

YOU MIGHT GE YOUR HAIR SINGED.

SO LONG AS IT AIN' A PERMANENT WAVE, I AIN'T WORRIED.

YOU KNOW, JOHNNY,

YOU SHOULD HAVE LET ME

FLATTEN THA BOUNCER TONIGHT.

I'D HAVE MADE A BETTER

IMPRESSION ON THAT DAME.

YOU BETTER STOP:

THINKING ABOUT IT,

OR YOU'LL MAKE

AN IMPRESSION ON THE GROUND.

HEY, YOU NOTICE

IT'S RAINING UP HERE, TOO?

YEAH, I HEAR YOU.

YEAH.

BOY, WAS THA DAME ASSEMBLED!

YOU KNOW, NEXT TIME

I'M GONNA CATCH UP WITH HER,

I'M GONNA TRY A NEW

APPROACH ON HER.

YOU BETTER KEEP YOUR MIND

ON WHAT YOU'RE DOING,

OR YOU'LL APPROACH HER

ON THE THIRD BOUNCE.

HOLD THAT A MINUTE,

WILL YOU, CULLY?

WHERE YOU GOING?

I'M GOING TO GE A DRINK OF WATER.

PUT BACK YOUR HEAD

AND OPEN YOUR MOUTH.

THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

I NEVER THOUGH OF THAT.

BOY, I NEVER SAW

IT RAIN SO HARD.

IT'S VERY

UNUSUAL WEATHER.

GIMME THAT BLOCK,

WILL YOU, SAILOR?

SLACK OFF ON IT.

WATCH IT, BOYS.

WATCH IT!

HIT IT!

MEDIC!

HEY, FRED,

OVER TO YOUR CAR.

CALL SWEENEY. TELL HIM

TO SEND AN AMBULANCE!

WATCH YOURSELF,

HANK!

THERE'S NO

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Richard Macaulay

Richard Macaulay (1909-1969) was an American screenwriter. He wrote a number of films with Jerry Wald while under contract to Warner Bros. He was a noted anti-Communist and was a member of the Motion Picture Alliance for the Preservation of American Ideals. He testified to Congress in 1947 and gave names of writers in the Writers Guild who he believed were community.He was survived by a wife and two daughters. more…

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