Young Frankenstein Page #3

CORNELIUS WALDMAN

Was he aware of the importance of

this occasion?

HERR FALKSTEIN:

Yes, sir, he was. But he said he

was obligated to lecture at

Johns Hopkins University.

CORNELIUS WALDMAN

What lecture could be more

important than the will of

Baron Beaufort Frankenstein?

HERR FALKSTEIN:

(reading the cable)

'Functional areas of the cerebrum

in relation to the skull.'

The Ninety-Year-Old Villager passes out.

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ANASTASIA:

(very sweetly)

Excuse me, Mr. Waldman -- excuse me

for interrupting. But is Frederick,

then...a medical doctor?

CORNELIUS WALDMAN

Yes, my dear, he is.

ANASTASIA:

And has he achieved...any special

degree of eminence?

CORNELIUS WALDMAN

He is the fifth leading authority

in his field.

ANASTASIA:

(sinking her head

into her hand)

Oh, sh*t.

CORNELIUS WALDMAN

Herr Falkstein -- you must go at

once and present Dr. Frankenstein

with all the details of his

inheritance. The estate will

provide for your journey.

HELENE:

I object, Herr Waldman! This is a

travesty. If the beloved great-

grandson cared anything at all for

the House of Frankenstein, he would

have shown it by being here with

those of us who still have some

respect. I think we should completely

disregard the afterthoughts of a very

old man.

CORNELIUS WALDMAN

Madam -- the foundation of civilization

rests upon adherence to the law. And

the Law is the Law. Das Gesetz ist

das Gesetz!

Wolfgang -- the man who mutters only in German -- CRASHES the

back of his head halfway into the wall behind him.

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CORNELIUS WALDMAN

Herr Falkstein! You have your

instructions!

HERR FALKSTEIN:

Yes, sir.

CORNELIUS WALDMAN

I have taken an oath that each

letter of this testament shall

be executed...and by God, it

shall be done!

The lid of Beaufort Frankenstein's coffin SLAMS SHUT

by itself.

DISSOLVE TO:

19LEGEND ON THE SCREEN19

It reads:

JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND

21205

20INT. MEDICAL ARENA - DAY20

Herr Falkstein quietly enters into the balcony of an

arena packed with young MEDICAL STUDENTS. A lecture is

in progress.

LECTURER'S VOICE

(o.s.)

If we look at the base of a brain

which has just been removed from

a skull, there's very little of

the midbrain that we can actually

see.

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Herr Falkstein proceeds, almost on tiptoe, along the

aisle towards a vacant seat. He is carrying a briefcase

and a small metal box.

LECTURER'S VOICE

(o.s.)

Yet, as I demonstrated in my

lecture last week, if the under

aspects of the temporal lobes

are gently pulled apart, the

upper portion of the stem of

the brain can be seen.

Herr Falkstein's footsteps ECHO ever so lightly against

the cold stone floor, as he passes the faces of students

intense with concentration.

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