On the Beach Page #2

Synopsis: In 1964, atomic war wipes out humanity in the northern hemisphere; one American submarine finds temporary safe haven in Australia, where life-as-usual covers growing despair. In denial about the loss of his wife and children in the holocaust, American Captain Towers meets careworn but gorgeous Moira Davidson, who begins to fall for him. The sub returns after reconnaissance a month (or less) before the end; will Towers and Moira find comfort with each other?
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Director(s): Stanley Kramer
Production: United Artists
  Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 7 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.3
Rotten Tomatoes:
75%
APPROVED
Year:
1959
134 min
596 Views


YOU HAVE WHATEVER YOU LIKE.

[ Bell Ringing ]

I'M A BIT PUZZLED

ABOUT THIS CRUISE, SIR.

OUR DESTINATION, I MEAN.

ADMIRAL BRIDIE SEEMS...

A BIT INDEFINITE.

OF COURSE,

IF THERE'S SOME REASON

I SHOULDN'T KNOW--

NO, THERE'S NO REASON

WHY YOU SHOULDN'T KNOW.

BUT OUTSIDE OF THE FAC THAT IT'S RECONNAISSANCE,

I DON'T KNOW ANY MORE

ABOUT IT THAN YOU DO.

OF COURSE, THE CREW

HAS IT ALL DOWN PAT.

WE'RE SAILING THE END

OF NEXT WEEK.

WE'RE GOING NORTH,

AND WE'LL BE BACK

IN TWO MONTHS.

[ Chuckles ]

BUT I'LL LET YOU KNOW...

AS SOON AS I HEAR

ANYTHING MORE OFFICIAL.

DO YOU LIVE:

IN MELBOURNE ?

JUST OUTSIDE, ACTUALLY,

IN FRANKSTON.

THAT'S THREE-QUARTERS

OF AN HOUR BY ELECTRIC TRAIN.

YOU MAKE OUT ALL RIGHT ?

ANY SERIOUS SHORTAGES YET ?

YES, A FEW.

PETROL MAINLY,

BUT WE MANAGE.

SAY, UH--

I'VE BEEN STICKING

PRETTY CLOSE HERE LATELY.

THINK I'M DUE

FOR SOME SHORE FOOD.

YOU KNOW OF A PLACE

WHERE WE MIGHT GE A GOOD STEAK ?

YES, I SUPPOSE SO.

THE ADMIRAL FIXED ME UP

WITH A TEMPORARY CARD...

FOR SOMETHING CALLED

THE PASTORAL CLUB.

WHAT'S THAT LIKE ?

IT'S A MAHOGANY-

AND-POLISHED-BRASS PLACE.

SOME PEOPLE USED TO CLAIM

IT WAS THE STUFFIEST CLUB

IN THE COMMONWEALTH.

I SUPPOSE THERE'S

NO ARGUMENT ABOUT THAT NOW.

WOULD THEY HAVE:

ANY SCOTCH LEFT ?

YES, IF ANYONE DOES.

MY WIFE'S UNCLE LIVES THERE;

MOSTLY AT THE BAR THESE DAYS,

I UNDERSTAND.

I WOULD THINK THEY WOULD HAVE

SOME SCOTCH, YES.

SOUNDS GOOD.

LET'S GIVE IT A TRY.

I'LL BE WITH YOU

IN FIVE MINUTES.

SOMETIMES I THINK

THAT CHILD COULD FLOA A BATTLESHIP.

THAT'S WHA I TOLD THE ADMIRAL.

PETER, HOW COULD YOU ?

I DON'T KNOW, REALLY.

I JUST HELD THE TOWEL

LIKE THIS AND--

VERY FUNNY.

YOU'RE STARTING TO GE YOUR FIGURE BACK,

AREN'T YOU, CHARLIE ?

YOU KNOW,

AFTER JENNIFER AND ALL.

A LITTLE HERE,

A LITTLE THERE.

BY THE WAY,

I INVITED CAPTAIN TOWERS

FOR THE WEEKEND.

OH, PETER,

YOU DIDN'T.

I HAD TO, REALLY.

WE HAD LUNCH TOGETHER,

AND HE STARTED ASKING QUESTIONS

ABOUT HOW WE LIVE AND ALL.

MARY, I WOULD HAVE LOOKED

AN AWFUL CLOD NO TO HAVE ASKED HIM.

HE'LL BE ALL RIGHT,

I THINK.

WAS HE MARRIED,

DO YOU KNOW ?

TWO KIDS.

AND THEY'RE GONE ?

YES, THEY WERE IN AMERICA.

NAPPIES FLYING IN THE BREEZE,

PABLUM EVERYWHERE-- THEY'RE

BOUND TO REMIND HIM.

WE'LL JUST TRY TO GET THEM

OUT OF SIGHT, THAT'S ALL.

HE'LL GET SODDEN

AND WEEP. I CAN' STAND THAT AGAIN.

HE DOESN'T LOOK

THE TYPE TO ME.

YOUR R.A.F. CHUM

DIDN'T EITHER.

NOW, MARY--

WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO

WITH HIM FOR TWO DAYS ?

FOR ONE THING, I THOUGH A PARTY ON SATURDAY NIGHT.

TEN OR TWELVE PEOPLE.

WE HAVEN' DONE THAT FOR A WHILE.

WOULD YOU LIKE THAT ?

WELL, AS LONG AS THEY

ALL UNDERSTAND HOW I FEEL

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John Paxton

John Paxton (May 21, 1911, Kansas City, Missouri - January 5, 1985, Santa Monica, California) was an American screenwriter. He was married to Sarah Jane, who worked in public relations for 20th Century Fox.Some of his films include Murder, My Sweet in 1944, Cornered in 1945, Crossfire in 1947 (an adaptation of the controversial novel The Brick Foxhole that earned him his only Oscar nomination). He helped adapt the screenplay for the controversial movie The Wild One in 1953 starring Marlon Brando. Paxton's work twice received the Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay, for Murder, My Sweet and Crossfire. more…

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