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9 INT. WINGS MOVIE THEATER LOS ANGELES - NIGHT 9
From the moment they parked the car onwards, we become
absorbed by what's happening around the screening of end of
this film.
Behind the screen, we've seen the actor who plays the hero -
his name is George Valentin - closely studying the reactions
of the audience. He was standing close to his dog, motioning
to it not to make a noise. The dog's name is Jack.
In the same area, we've also seen the lead actress. Her name
is Constance Gray. She too looks tense and is latched onto
the arm of a pleasant-looking man who is chewing anxiously on
a cigar. The man looks rich, but a little weak. He's surely
the producer.
10 INT. MOVIE THEATER LOS ANGELES - NIGHT 10
In the house, much of the audience is open-mouthed, excited,
immobile and often wide-eyed.
In the pit, a symphony orchestra plays to accompany the film.
(9) Now that the film is ending, and the last note is
sounding, the cast anxiously awaits the audience's verdict,
which, after two or three seconds of silence, bursts into
thunderous applause, to the great joy of the actor and the
people around him, especially the actress and the producer,
who kiss each other on the lips.
Two theater hands bring down the curtain.
(10) The lights come on. George Valentin comes onto the stage
and acknowledges the audience, they are cheering for him. He
is so happy he dances a few tap steps to express his joy then
he acknowledges the orchestra before finally motioning to
someone in the wings to join him. Jack the dog trots over in
response. The crowd laughs and cheers, George waves to the
dog, Jack waves back then waves at the audience, the people
are loving it!
In the wings, Constance is fuming with rage, but on stage,
George is pretending with his fingers to pull at the dog, who
fakes death. Thunderous applause again.
5.
Behind the actress, the producer can't hold back a smile, and
this enrages the actress still more.
Suddenly, George, hamming it up, remembers something he'd
forgotten, and asks someone from the other side of the wings
to join him. It's Constance. She comes over, smiling to the
audience, and says something to George with a smile.
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I’ll get you for that.She waves, but we can tell that her smile is set between her
teeth. She isn't feeling comfortable. George motions firing a
gun with his fingers, but she does not fall down, merely
casts him a "very funny" glance. George looks at his fingers,
not understanding why they don't work anymore then mimes
throwing them away behind him, as though they've become
useless. Constance stalks back off into the wings in
annoyance, but the audience is ecstatic. Once in the wings,
the actress sticks up her middle finger at George, and
exaggeratedly mouths so he can read her lips: "Put this up
your ass." George, grinning broadly, responds by clapping his
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