The West Point Story Page #4

Synopsis: Broadway director Bix Bixby, down on his luck (thanks to gambling), is reluctantly persuaded to go to West Point military academy (with Eve, his gorgeous assistant and on-and-off love) to help the students put on a show. Ulterior motive: to recruit student star Tom Fletcher for Harry Eberhart's new production (Eberhart just happens to be Tom's uncle). Then, Bixby finds that he himself must live as a cadet. Of course, sundered hearts come into the story also...
Genre: Comedy, Music
Director(s): Roy Del Ruth
Production: Warner Home Video
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.2
APPROVED
Year:
1950
107 min
48 Views


At the movie show

But wait until tonight

And you'll be kissed but right

By the Kissing Rock

It's a lovely spot

And believe it or not

If you'll just care a little

You'll care a lot

So let's dispense with talk

And take a little walk

By the Kissing Rock

A girl once refused to kiss a lad

The lad was a man of honor

He warned her

She'd make the rock real mad

And the legend is the rock fell upon her

That was years ago

And it must have been so

'Cause from that day to this

Not a girl said no

And that's the story of

Whoever falls in love

By the Kissing Rock

How'd you like it, sir?

Wouldn't hiss and wouldn't cheer.

Got a copy of the lyrics?

Right here, sir.

Colonel, you mind if I go to work?

- Not at all. Go ahead.

- Thank you, colonel.

- Tom, would you come down here?

- Yes, sir.

Son, don't give it everything

you have in the first eight bars.

Don't belt it at them, like this:

You've been kissed, I know

No, it's no good.

Singing a song is like a horse race.

You don't ride a horse from wire to wire,

you rate him.

Now, rule one:
Like your audience.

They're all nice people.

They bought tickets,

they want to hear your story.

Tell it to them simply, sweetly, warmly.

You like them and they like you.

Hit it. Eve.

You've been kissed, I know

In the very last row

When the love scene is on

At the movie show

But wait until tonight

And you'll be... but right

By the Kissing Rock

It's a lovely spot

And believe it or not

If you just care a little

You'll care a lot

So let's dispense with talk

And take a little walk

By the Kissing Rock

A girl once refused to kiss a lad

- And the lad was a man of honor

- You'd know.

He warned her

She'd make the rock real mad

And the legend is the rock fell upon her

That was years ago

And it must have been so

'Cause from that day to this

Not a girl said no

- That's the story of whoever falls in love

- That's the story of whoever falls in love

- By the Kissing Rock

- By the Kissing Rock

Ham.

Well, there's an idea.

- It was great.

- I could've done it better with two legs.

We'll open in one, go to full stage.

Now... Well, bring on the rest of your

dancers and we'll see what we've got.

We won't have any more time today, sir.

No more time?

I wanna hear the rest of your score.

You see, we have to spoon up

for mess or we'll get slugged.

But meet us tomorrow

at the Boodlers at 1600...

...why, we can have a drink...

- Cherry phosphate.

- we'll play the whole score

for you then.

See you tomorrow, sir.

Did I hear him right?

Let me translate. He means they won't

be off again until tomorrow at 4.

Fletcher and his roommate

can meet at the Boodlers.

Now they've got to stand formation

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John Monks Jr.

John Cherry Monks Jr. (February 24, 1910 – December 10, 2004) was an author, actor, playwright, screenwriter, director, and a U.S. Marine. more…

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