Hold That Ghost
- PASSED
- Year:
- 1941
- 86 min
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And when my baby
When my baby
smiles at me
Gee, what a wonderful
wonderful light
That comes
to her eyes
Look at the light,
folks
There's the light
that just brings love
That's it
that's it
That says peace on earth
goodwill to all men
And it brings
real harmony
I sigh, I cry
Why, it's just
a bit of heaven
When my baby
When my baby
smiles at me
Is everybody happy
Mr. Gregory.
What is it?
The relief waiters
are here.
What are you staring at?
Ice water.
C'mon, you guys, get your
money out before I shoot.
Put that dough in
and don't try any tricks.!
When I say I'll shoot,
I'll shoot.
I win!
I win again!
Who are you?
The relief waiters.
We used to work at a gas
station. The agency sent us.
With all the people out of
work, the agency sent you two!
Nice of you to say that. As busy
as we are, I'll make the best of it.
Button your coat. Straighten
your tie. Yes, sir.
Be neat.
Pull down your vest.
I want no trouble. You won't have any.
One mistake and I'll throw
you out. Yes, you will.
Yes, I will!
I said you would!
Get in there. Follow me. Yes, sir.
Hmm-hmm.
We want our patrons to feel like
they're members of one happy family.
I just saw the Andrews
Sisters, the three of'em.
Quiet.
These are your tables.
See if you can make a
waiter out of this... person.
I'll try.
A snooty fella!
When a customer comes in,
push the chair under them.
When they get up,
pull the chair back.
When they sit, push it in.
When they get up, back.
What happens here? When you get your
order, show the checker your slip.
I what? Show the checker your slip.
I can't.
Why not?
I'm ashamed to tell. I'm not
wearing any. No, check on your food.
Me...
and my shadow
Yes, sir
Strolling down
That avenue
Ah, say
Just me
And my
little shadow
Not a soul
to tell our troubles to
You know
when it's 12 o'clock
We climb the stairs
We never, never knock
Because
there's nobody there
Just me
Me
And my shadow
uh-huh
All alone
and feelin' blue
Remember everything I told you. Yeah.
If he wants to sit, push the chair
in. If he gets up, pull it out.
Anybody knows that. Three important
things I want you to remember:
If a customer asks how much
is dinner, say "$3."
If they say "It's too much,"
say, "See the manager. "
"We won't eat here. " You say, "If
you don't, somebody else will. "
Somebody else will?
That's all.
I've got to wait on the table. Run it
over in your mind. I'll keep punchin'!
If I wanna be a good waiter,
I gotta remember.
$3 for dinner; go tell the manager;
if you don't, somebody else will.
$3; tell the manager; if you
don't, somebody else will.
Hello, girls.
Oh!
Where'd that guy go? What
did you pull that chair for?
Three dollars. I'll report you for this.
Tell it to the manager. I
oughta punch you in the nose.
If you don't,
somebody else will.
Introducing three wonderful
singers of wonderful songs.
The Andrews Sisters;
Maxene, Laverne,
and Patty.
When stars appear
I seem to hear
A serenade
I watch the moon
And then my tune
is softly played
The music thrills
And gently fills
my heart with bliss
I hear the theme
And want to dream
and reminisce
I close my eyes
'Neath the blanket
of indigo skies
And my serenade sighs
Like a breeze
from heaven above
Even at dawn
When the stars and
the moonlight have gone
My refrain
lingers on
Like a memory
of love
Though love has flown
and I'm always alone
I'm not afraid
I'll always keep
my dreamy
My sleepy serenade
I like to dream
a sleepy...
Serenade
and dream my life away
To a dreamy
Sleepy serenade
Good evening, Alderman. How
is Mrs. Birch? Swell, thanks.
I'll get you a ringside table. No, please.
I'd like a table
in the corner somewhere.
Here I am,
Daddy.
Oh, this way,
please.
Hey, you.
Excuse me.
How do you do?
Thank you.
Good evening, folks.
Want to start with soup?
I don't like soup. Give me the reason.
I don't have to, other
than I don't like soup!
Maybe the young lady would.
She doesn't like soup.
It's good soup. I don't
care how good it is!
We don't want soup!
Somebody's gotta eat the soup!
Feed it to the chef. The
chef is souped up now!
I think I will have soup.
You'll do nothing of the sort.
Oh, Daddy! Don't talk back to your father.
I'm not her father. Then
let the lady have some soup.
All right, give her soup.
Give us both some soup!
We ran out of soup.
You've got it on the menu!
I'll take it off. We ain't gonna
give you nothin' we ain't got.
I'm awful glad he ain't your father. Ahem.
Here, wash it down.
I think you're
awful cute.
Oh, Gregory.
Mr. Bannister.
Moose Matson is right
over there. All right.
Mr. Bannister?
Thanks for leading me
to the Moose.
Charlie, this is not the time
to start anything with the Moose.
I'm here to finish it. He's
afraid you'll double-cross him.
I will in
exactly 15 minutes.
I'll prove it to the
district attorney. Prove what?
Never mind. Just whisper
"payroll job" to the Moose.
He'll know.
You sure?
He'll know I'm the only guy in
the world that can pin it on him.
He never mentioned it to me. Why should he?
You're only his front man,
sidekick and back-stabber.
How much of it do you want? All of it.
But the Moose being a
friend, I'll settle for half.
Hello, hello!
Hi, Moose.
Meet my top man, Mr.
Bannister. C'mon, sit down.
Let's make it a foursome. Here's
that legal matter you dictated.
Will it hold up in court? He's the lawyer.
Says it's screwy but it's
ironclad. There's something else.
I just ran into
Charlie Smith.
Girls, powder your noses.
Go on, beat it.
Don't be long, Moose. Okay, honey.
C'mon.
Well?
Charlie said you beat him to
the Worthington payroll job.
He wants a 50-50 cut to keep
quiet. That cap-pistol hoodlum!
If you don't come across, he'll tell
the D.A. Let the stool pigeon sing!
If you've got the cash,
we oughta make him an offer.
I've got it. But tell him he's got
to find it before he can cut in.
Where is it? I'm on your
side. You can tell me.
Sure. The hiding place for my money...
is in my head.
Is everybody happy?
Yes!
Then everybody dance!
C'mon, Daddy. Didn't you
hear what Ted Lewis said?
"Everybody dance. "
No, thank you.
All right. I'll find another
partner! If you do, I'll leave.
Put it down here.
Your food, sir.
Eat it yourself!
Yeah, boy! If he wants to be
kind, it's all right with me.
Is everybody happy? Everybody! Me too.
What do you call this? Duck.
What's the matter?
Somebody throw something?
No, no. That's the duck. Oh, I thought...
No, no. I want two legs. Two legs.
How many legs are on this?
You can't do it that way.
Put that down before you cut
your hands. I'm spankin' it!
Pull a leg off. I don't care how I get it.
That's it. C'mon, give. The boss!
You're both fired! Back
to the gas station.!
Get out!
I'm sorry we was thrown out. Keep quiet.
I apologize.
Never mind.
Now when my baby
smiles at me
Doot-dee-doot
Give me that!
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