Trumbo Page #4
DALTON TRUMBO (ON SCREEN)
...this is what angers and
frightens the studios!
The Trumbo family is silently stunned. Trumbo’s own jaw
slackens just a bit at the surreal sight of himself up on
screen, then he quickly regains his composure. But his
oldest child can’t help herself -
NIKI:
Dad, is that you?
He nods curtly, pats her arm and the tiny, color, real Trumbo
down here watches:
THE ENORMOUS BLACK & WHITE FACE OF TRUMBO - UP ON SCREEN
Delivering this searing union rallying cry to the assembled,
among whom we glimpse an APPLAUDING Edward G. Robinson:
DALTON TRUMBO (ON SCREEN)
We’ve discovered where our true
power lies! Builders, cameramen,
painters, drivers, writers, actors,
directors! We are a single,
indivisible brotherhood of workers.
Bargain with a few of us, you
bargain with all of us! Threaten
one, you threaten us all and it’s
war! We are many but from this day
forward --we are one!
The Picketers and Movie Stars UP ON SCREEN begin to CHEER
Trumbo as -
HEDDA HOPPER (V.O.)
This is writer Dalton Trumbo. Who
is...
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
(3)A new CLOSE-UP of Hedda Hopper in her office:
HEDDA HOPPER (ON SCREEN)
...like many of those strikers --
and their supporters -- a
registered Communist.
As daughter looks at father, surprised --is that true?
Trumbo doesn’t meet her questioning gaze, just smokes and
stoically takes in:
Dwarfing him:
HEDDA HOPPER (ON SCREEN)
Which is why we must know: Who
exactly was behind that walk-out...
and why?
The scene now CUTS TO various CONGRESSMEN, INVESTIGATORS and
AIDES mounting the stairs of the U.S. Capitol.
HEDDA HOPPER (V.O.) (CONT’D)
Our elected leaders will find out.
The CAMERA SINGLES OUT a bald, fifty-ish New Jerseyite -
HEDDA HOPPER (V.O.) (CONT’D)
Congressman J. Parnell Thomas and
his House Un-American Activities
Committee.
CONGRESSMAN THOMAS (ON SCREEN)
Communism is not some faraway
threat; its most dangerous agents
are here, controlling the airwaves
and movie screens, taking over its
employees and their unions. They
need to be identified as the
enemies they are.
INT. MOVIE THEATRE - LOBBY - LATER THAT NIGHT
The five Trumbos stream out with the audience. When
suddenly -
Hey, that you in the newsreel...?
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
DALTON TRUMBO:
It was, yes -
The Father FLINGS Coke into Trumbo’s face, SPLATTERING him --
YOUNG FATHER:
Traitor -
-- terrifying Cleo and the kids before taking off.
DALTON TRUMBO:
(dripping, calm)
No harm done, everybody okay?
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