A Hard Day's Night Page #7

PAUL:

Aye... but what? They don't take

kindly to insults you know. Ah, come

on, you lot. Let's get a cup of coffee

and leave Toby the manger.

The boys troop out of the door into the corridor. JOHNSON

smiles triumphantly. He is about to settle down to his paper

when there is a tap on the corridor window. He looks up and

we see pressed against the window a collection of hideous

Beatle faces.

PAUL:

Eh, Mister... can we have our ball

back!

The man jumps to his feet.

INTERIOR OF THE CORRIDOR

The boys run away like a pack of school boys and disappear

round the corner.

INTERIOR OF THE TRAIN CORRIDOR

From the P.O.V. of the door leading to the restaurant car.

The boys come down the corridor in full flight, laughing

away like happy idiots. GEORGE and PAUL pull open the sliding

doors. The boys look inside.

INTERIOR RESTAURANT CAR

From their P.O.V. we see the car is half empty and at a table

in the centre SHAKE and NORM and GRANDFATHER are sitting. On

the table is a pile of photos of the boys. NORM and SHAKE

are arguing. NORM is being very aggressive, much to SHAKE's

discomfort.

NORM:

Yeah, you want to watch it.

SHAKE:

(unhappily)

It's not my fault.

NORM:

Well, you stick to that story, son.

SHAKE:

I can't help it, I'm just taller

than you.

GRANDFATHER:

(To NORM slyly)

They always say that.

NORM:

Yeah, well I got me eye on you.

SHAKE:

I'm sorry Norm, but I can't help

being taller than you.

NORM:

Well, you don't have to rub me nose

in it. I've a good mind to...

(he is about to thump

SHAKE.)

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