On Dangerous Ground Page #2

Synopsis: Hard, withdrawn city cop Jim Wilson roughs up one too many suspects and is sent upstate to help investigate the murder of a young girl in the winter countryside. There he meets Mary Malden, whom he finds attractive and independent. However, Mary's brother is chief suspect in the killing. And Mary herself is blind.
Genre: Drama, Film-Noir
Director(s): Nicholas Ray, Ida Lupino
Production: WARNER BROTHERS PICTURES
 
IMDB:
7.4
Rotten Tomatoes:
100%
APPROVED
Year:
1951
82 min
164 Views


- You better go in and get your special.

- 3217 Blake Street.

- Okay.

Neighbor's complaint.

A drunk singing, disturbing the peace.

- Hi, Pete.

- Hi, cutie.

Hey.

Hey, what's the matter with Jim?

Acts like he's sore or something.

He's sore, all right.

All we ever see is crooks, murderers,

winos, stoolies, dames.

All with an angle.

You get so you think

everybody's like that.

Till you find out different,

it's kind of a lonely life.

I've had to put up with it. So did you.

He just takes it harder

than the rest of us.

He's getting tougher to work with.

- Hello, Gobbini.

- Hello, Mr. Wilson.

- How you doing?

- I've been waiting for you.

- Selling any papers?

- Sell a few.

What's the news?

- Bernie Tucker. You know Bernie Tucker?

- No.

You know Mushy Castro.

What about Castro?

He's a friend of Bernie Tucker.

Gordy Miller. Another friend. Bad boys.

Know where we can find Tucker?

He's a friend this little girl.

That's all I know.

You talk with this girl, Myrna.

Maybe she tell you where he is...

...this Bernie Tucker.

Thank you.

Okay, Gobbini.

Thank you, Mr. Wilson. Thank you.

Thirty-one. Thirty-one-J. Clear.

- What does Doc say?

- Sprained ligament. I gotta get heat on it.

You're going home. Tell Communications

to get his wife on the phone.

Four-oh-five. Tell Bill Daly's wife

to roll over. He's coming home.

Four-oh-five, roger.

- Hop in, Pop. We'll take you home.

- No. I'll take a cab. See you Sunday.

How about it, Jim?

I'll let you know.

Okay.

Seven kids.

What a mob to come home to.

Nine in my family.

My old lady's always complaining.

She doesn't like being left alone.

When are you gonna get married, Jim?

- Ever hear of Bernie Tucker?

- Nope. Where we going?

3209 Bryan Street.

Hello, Myrna.

I don't know your name, but hello.

- Somebody told me you were a little girl.

- No. I'm a big girl.

Mind a couple of visitors?

I'm not sure. I might.

- You live alone?

- Yeah, but don't let that scare you.

Do you mind?

No, I don't mind.

I'd better not mind, huh?

I like to stink myself up.

That means "night of joy. "

Boyfriend?

- Who is he?

- What do you want?

Bernie Tucker. He mean anything to you?

Check on this

and see if you get a make.

- Where is he?

- How do I know?

Come on.

He was real cute.

You wanna see how cute he was?

With love, from Bernie.

He was real cute.

You know, you're cute too.

Anybody ever tell you you were cute?

Where is he?

I've got ideas.

- Make me tell.

- It makes, Jim.

Bernie Tucker.

With Gordy Miller and Mushy Castro.

This guy's new to the gang.

Check around the building

and see what you can find out.

How's about one for me?

You gonna tell me where Bernie is?

Rate this script:0.0 / 0 votes

A.I. Bezzerides

All A.I. Bezzerides scripts | A.I. Bezzerides Scripts

0 fans

Submitted on August 05, 2018

Discuss this script with the community:

0 Comments

    Translation

    Translate and read this script in other languages:

    Select another language:

    • - Select -
    • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
    • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
    • Español (Spanish)
    • Esperanto (Esperanto)
    • 日本語 (Japanese)
    • Português (Portuguese)
    • Deutsch (German)
    • العربية (Arabic)
    • Français (French)
    • Русский (Russian)
    • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
    • 한국어 (Korean)
    • עברית (Hebrew)
    • Gaeilge (Irish)
    • Українська (Ukrainian)
    • اردو (Urdu)
    • Magyar (Hungarian)
    • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
    • Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Italiano (Italian)
    • தமிழ் (Tamil)
    • Türkçe (Turkish)
    • తెలుగు (Telugu)
    • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
    • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    • Čeština (Czech)
    • Polski (Polish)
    • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Românește (Romanian)
    • Nederlands (Dutch)
    • Ελληνικά (Greek)
    • Latinum (Latin)
    • Svenska (Swedish)
    • Dansk (Danish)
    • Suomi (Finnish)
    • فارسی (Persian)
    • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
    • հայերեն (Armenian)
    • Norsk (Norwegian)
    • English (English)

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this screenplay to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "On Dangerous Ground" Scripts.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 19 Apr. 2024. <https://www.scripts.com/script/on_dangerous_ground_15182>.

    We need you!

    Help us build the largest writers community and scripts collection on the web!

    Browse Scripts.com

    The Studio:

    ScreenWriting Tool

    Write your screenplay and focus on the story with many helpful features.