Original subtitles

EAST OF SUMATRA (1953)

All right, come on, boys.

Let's get going.

Come on, move along.

Chop, chop, chop.

Hurry, hurry.

All right, come on, boys.

Hurry along.

Chop, chop.

Come on.

All right, over here.

On the double.

Come on.

Come on, let's go.

Over here.

Come on.

Over here.

Come on.

Come on, come on.

Ha, ha, ha.

Cochran!

Cochran, you stupid... Hey, Cochran, knock it off!

Cupid, go get Duke.

Sure not.

Hey, Duke!

Duke!

Cochran's drunk again.

He can't be.

I locked up all the hoops the last time he got loaded.

Well, if he ain't, he's crazy, because he's sure gonna kill somebody.

If any luck, it'll be himself.

Hey, Cochran!

Cochran!

Knock it off, Cochran, you hear me?

Knock it off!

What's the matter, boss?

No sense of humor?

I'll give you just one minute to get down here!

Come on!

I'll give you two minutes to get up here!

We'll have lots of fun!

Just one minute, Cochran!

Hello, Mr. Key.

What brings you so far from the comfort of civilization?

Oh, hello, Clyde.

Mr. Clyde, Mr. Catlin.

Hello.

What's going on over there?

I believe the Reverend Mullane is bringing the word to a repentant sinner, sir.

You're just in time for the closing hand.

Gotta hit this boy at the infirmary.

He's cut up pretty bad.

What's the idea of shooting at me, Duke?

I'm the best shovel man you've got.

Yeah, the best and the most trouble.

Your stunt flying up there just banged up one of our boys.

So he shoulda ducked.

You sober now?

Yeah, I'm sober.

Good.

I don't enjoy slappin' drunks around.

Well, that's our Duke Mullane.

Yes.

Precisely what I expected him to be.

That privacy gets paid off, it's through.

Good.

Hi, Greg.

Glad to see you.

Well, Duke.

Singapore words you're coming.

It didn't include why.

A big do in the offing, my boy.

A very big do.

This is Dan Catlin.

He's just out from the home office.

Mullane.

Sir, you're the lad who carves up my operations budget.

You oughta be a surgeon, Catlin.

You'd like to think in terms of efficiency as well as dollars, Mr. Mullane.

Let's go inside and talk.

I have something very interesting to show you.

Get my portfolio, will you, Danny boy?

Don't let Dan upset you.

He doesn't understand your methods, that's all.

Nothing personal.

I could fix that.

I'll bet you could.

However, he is a brilliant executive.

And quite frankly, I need you both for the job that I have in mind.

Here you are, sir.

Oh, good.

There's an island out the east coast of Sumatra that's

not marked on most maps, so we made one of our own.

These are aerial photographs of the island, known as Tunger after the native tribe.

Now, there are mountains of considerable size

in the interior forming these alluvial valleys.

Now, we have reason to believe that the entire area is fantastically rich in tin,

should run into millions.

And I want you to get it out.

Sorry, Greg.

These aren't the kind of pinup pictures I'm collecting right now.

I've had enough jungle.

The next palm tree I lie under is gonna be in a nightclub.

I'm tired.

That's curious.

You should be able to keep fit out here.

I notice you have rather a strenuous athletic program.

Yeah.

Beats a swivel chair all hollow, doesn't it?

Yes, well, I'm afraid there won't be time for a holiday for anyone.

You see, there are other people that had their eyes on the

tin in this part of the world, the free will, shall I say.

And one must have the tin to make bronze for tanks, aeroplanes and submarines,

regardless of one's political philosophy.

You know, you sound just like a recruiting officer I once met.

Well?

Well... Give me a serial number and put a dollar sign in front of it.

Just a moment, sir.

I think we should be clear on our financial arrangements.

I'll make it real clear, friend.

I want five percent of everything I take out.

Five percent?

Why, that's staggering.

I quit pitching pennies when my nose stopped running, so I'd come high.

You know of anyone else who can handle the job?

You know very well we wouldn't have come way out here if we did.

I refuse to sanction such an outrageous agreement.

I'm sorry, but I'm afraid I'll have to pull rank on you, old chap.

It's a deal, but I agree with Dan, an outrageous one.

I'll buy you a drink on it.

Oh, uh, one more item.

I want to take all my key men from here, McLeod, Clyde, and the others.

Dan, the contracts will be waiting for you in Singapore.

Now, how soon can you get started?

Well, these operations are going concerned.

Any time you say, boss.

I suppose I should have told you, I'm afraid I won't be your boss.

Mr. Catlin is taking over in Singapore, while I return to the Home Office.

But you should make a splendid team, gentlemen.

And I expect to see an impressive mountain of tin when I return.

Well, here's to the splendid team.

Cheerio.

Cheerio.

FDC1 Singapore calling FDC4 Java.

Come in, FDC4.

Contract looks okay.

I never read the fine print anyhow.

I appreciate the vote of confidence, and I'd

better make a rough list of the things you'll need.

Yeah.

First off, equipment.

Lots of it and good.

Well, that'll be my job.

We have enough leftover machinery from some of our worked out mines here in Singapore.

We'll fly it into Tunga.

There's a small clearing there.

Just about half the size it should be.

Sounds like fun already.

Trade goods for the natives.

How do they run this tin-plated island?

Well, they're friendly in general.

We really don't know much about them.

Tunga's rather an out-of-the-way spot.

It's reported they're the usual Indonesian mixture.

Probably on the order of the Javanese, I suppose.

In other words, I'll know when I get there.

Precisely.

Thank you.

Excuse me, Mr. Captain, but Miss Hale's on her way up.

Oh, thank you.

Right.

That's my fiancée.

I don't expect she'll be very pleased to meet you, Malayne.

This project of yours will probably delay our wedding.

I know lots of girls have delayed theirs and they never regretted it.

Well, don't tell me you didn't know we had a dinner engagement, Dad.

A forgetful man is worse than...

No man at all.

Sorry, darling, I didn't know you had someone with you.

I'll wait in the car.

No, dear, I want you to meet Mr. Malayne.

This is my fiancée, Miss Hale.

How do you do?

My pleasure.

I was just warning Malayne enough to expect to warm a reception.

He may be responsible for delaying our wedding.

And I was telling him I'd known some ladies who didn't regret the delay.

That brings you right up to date, Miss Hale.

Well, then perhaps I'd better start practicing and wait dutifully for the master.

Nonsense.

We're just about through here.

Come along, we'll take you into town.

Oh, thanks.

My crew boss is standing by outside.

We have to haul a few men of distinction out of a saloon.

Well then, would you mind taking Miss Hale down to the car for me?

I'll be with you in a moment, dear.

This will give you an opportunity to make your peace with the lady.

Make your peace with the lady.

Well, it'll come up in the world, Laurie.

What are you doing here?

You heard what the man said.

I'm here to delay your wedding.

Not this wedding, Duke.

This is what I want and you're not going to stop it.

What's the matter, baby?

You're afraid Catelyn wouldn't have the romantic heaves if he knew we...

Knew each other.

Now, let's get this straight, Duke.

You're out of my life.

It never happened to me.

You're not even a memory.

Forgotten man, huh?

I'll save a place in line for Catelyn.

Don't bother, Duke.

He's it.

He's the man I wanted you to be.

And I love him.

Well, that's the kiss of death.

I ought to know I have the shroud to prove it.

Don't go girlish on me.

You gave as good as you got.

Don't worry about Catelyn, baby.

I won't rat on you.

You got nothing to be afraid of unless it's yourself.

There you are, Duke.

So that's our home away from home.

Very pretty.

All these islands are pretty from the air if you don't have to land on them.

Think you can make it?

We'll get down, all right.

Just hope we'll all end up in one piece.

I guess I better go alert the boys.

Thanks.

We're going to a strange land.

Boys, we're going to a strange land.

Now you hear that motor rolling.

And now we are going to a strange land.

It's a place they have for God.

And the weather's awful hot in the strange land.

In that strange land.

In that strange land.

In that strange land.

In that strange land.

How about it, boss?

I wrote it.

Myself.

Oh, you're nothing but talent.

Gentlemen, I have a hot scoop for you.

That strange land he's singing about is... Uh-oh.

What's the matter, Baltimore?

There's nothing to worry about.

Just all of you sit on something soft.

Like, uh... Each other.

There's nothing to worry about.

Oh, boss, I wasn't worried.

But did you see them trees ducking?

Well, I guess this will have to do.

Any place without women is a jungle.

Nothing like this in Texas, huh?

Yeah, that I got to admit.

This is one of nature's wonders we ain't got back home.

And we're mighty proud of it.

Come on.

Let's carve some water.

I want to get some chow going.

Cover it up!

The rest of you unload may count.

Get in there, gobble.

Build in beautiful Tonga Highland.

No down payment for veterans.

Come on.

Get in.

How's it going, Max?

Selling them up?

Big man.

Big job.

Thanks, people.

That ought to hold us to dinner time.

Well, looky here!

Hey, fellas!

Who is Twan here, please?

Who's what?

Who is Twan?

Who is Twan?

Must be the native equivalent of who is boss.

Who is boss?

Yes.

Only say me boss.

We come alongside him.

Where did you learn what we shall loosely call English?

Me work one time for a Chinese trader.

Cosite.

Me learn good.

Now you take me alongside boss, Twan.

Okay.

Come on over here.

Hey, Duke!

Yo!

Front and center.

What's up?

An emissary from the infidel.

It's about time one of the local parishioners showed up.

Greetings, Twan.

I keep talking very good English.

You bet.

Okay.

He got an awful laundry ticket.

My people greet your people.

We come as friends to pay respect to your king.

King all the same name, Kiang.

He say, when sun go down, Twan come alongside his kampong.

Plink flints.

Plenty chow.

And plenty barak.

Sounds like a lovely evening.

Sure.

Big drunk!

Not if I can help it, Buster.

You tell Kiang we thank him for his hospitality and accept with pleasure.

Yes, Twan.

I tell.

I come back sundown.

Guide you alongside kampong.

Until sundown.

Big drunk!

You see!

I wonder how the local red eye is.

More important, how are the local women?

Hey, look, lover boy.

The quickest way to blow the lid off is to fool around with the native babes.

We're here to get tin, remember?

Nothing else?

Nothing else.

Well, if we're going to a royal soiree, we

might as well think about getting cleaned up.

How about a bath, huh?

What's matter, Pablo?

I think a cold shower will change your whole point of view.

Tomorrow, Clyde and I will do some prospecting.

I want to pinpoint those tin deposits before Ketling gets eager.

You got some machinery and mines equipment for us?

Yeah.

As soon as we can fly it in from Singapore.

You can get this Mr. Kiang to recruit some privates for us generals.

I'm going to lay a runway for that airplane and nothing flat.

Recruit my eye.

Duke will draft them.

I'm going to take a look.

Ay-ay-ay, Kalinda!

With things like that swimming in the brooks, you want us to dig for tin?

Why, it's a frightener.

Besides, we'll probably see you tonight anyway.

Ah, maybe, but who wants to wait till tonight?

Tch, tch, tch, tch.

Damn, boy.

Why is she digging that?

So all we wanted to do was nibble on something sweet?

Ah, feel like a kid again.

And with all due respect to me sainted mother, I'm liking it better this time.

You come at good time.

Soon we harvest new rice.

Now we share what we have with you.

If there's enough left over, I'll buy some to feed my men.

Rice is not to sell, it is to give to friends.

Oh, we come as friends.

It is the custom of my people to pay for what they take.

No of fences, ma'am.

Unmistaken.

But you do not come to Piang for rice.

No, we come from men.

We need help to clear the path for the great bird.

Help build a compound.

To dig the white metal that is too soft for swords.

Are you also the witch doctor?

My servants learn much from your servants.

You see, I told you, big drunk, plenty borax.

How about that?

A rice wino.

You're right, Piang.

I'm after tin.

I'll pay your men well to help me get it.

Our women already wear too many trinkets.

Too many.

I don't pay in trinkets.

I pay in tokens for trade goods.

We build a big store for those who help us work.

Store?

Yeah, big houses, plenty of everything.

Clothes, knives, fish hooks.

You know what I mean.

Your people will praise their king when they see what he has brought them.

My people will praise their king if it brings them good.

We need your medicines.

The wonder drugs of the white men.

All right, you have my word.

Is the word of Twan as clean as Kiang's blade?

Yes, Kiang.

Then it is done.

Smoke hunting?

Like him?

They're strange markings.

Do these have meaning for the white men?

Sort of, I... I was a pilot in the war.

Each one of those propellers represents an enemy plane accounted for.

Which one is strong in battle?

Keep it as kind of a remembrance from warrior to king of warriors.

I have nothing worthy to give in return for so rich a gift.

Now I will tell my people the words of our agreement.

I have no idea.

I can't wait.

You have no idea.

You have no idea.

You have no idea.

Let's see.

He said boys, the big wheels tell him to start punching at time cards tomorrow.

I knew you'd sell it, boy.

I don't know if he's going to stay solo.

The feeling I got from him wasn't exactly brotherly love.

The sun will shine on men at work.

Now the moon looks down upon more pleasant things.

You like Minora's dance.

She's beautiful.

Wonderful.

Kang is grateful that his new friend admires Kang's future wife.

You danced well tonight, Minora?

I'm glad.

The white one was pleased.

That is good.

He is our honored guest.

Perhaps your dance was even better than when you danced for me alone.

No.

It is always for you alone, my king.

I'm not only king.

First, I'm a man.

It is for the man that I dance.

That was my body, but it was my heart.

My heart, Minora, you have taken.

Without you, I'm empty.

Soon I will fill that emptiness, Kier.

The gods are kind to both king and man.

One will have his queen.

The other is woman.

Get that big rock there.

That one.

How soon will this kite be ready to fly?

Oh, she's ready and penting to be airborne.

Uh, Major Mullane, sir.

As you are, Corporal.

Sergeant.

The runway looks pretty good.

Yeah, there's plenty of room for takeoff.

They're working on a little extra cushion back there.

What I mean, brother, they're really working.

There's no machine like a hungry man.

Well, these natives are hungry for trade goods.

By the way, here's a list for Catelyn.

Tell him to throw in anything else he can think of.

Will do.

Anything else?

No, it's a priority item right now.

I want to protect my deal with Kiang.

One side to one, one side.

That's quite a junk and kindling you have there, eh, Tim?

Oh, this piece he make for store.

Make big.

Hold plenty trade goods.

Hold plenty whiskey.

You bet, by golly.

Okay.

You better tell Gatlin to double that order.

We've got a tug of these snubs hound to feed.

The safari is ready, sir.

Well, here we go.

I'm going to try to locate the principal deposit by the time you get back.

Be back at the end of the week.

All right.

We'll shove off.

Good luck and try to stay sober in Singapore.

How about this, Clyde?

We can take advantage of the cliffs and the stream.

He's going to places any.

Let's see what happens.

Man, it sure beats me how this junker can stink

so bad when it's just one big mess of chlorophyll.

Okay, here's where we set up.

Well, they made it.

Nice going, Drake.

May I suggest that the great Yankee Twans emorate

the simple earth children and get the lead out?

You mean the tin out, don't you?

Yeah.

All right, Prospector, you find us some of that stuff.

I'm going to head upstream.

All right.

Turn on the gradient.

You heard the man.

Let's get a toting.

Come on, stampede.

Yeah, that's better.

It gets kind of cold in this canyon.

Who am I trying to convince?

Yes.

I am happy that you come here, Twan.

I do not have many opportunities to speak the white man's language.

I don't know for the back country girl.

You speak pretty good downtown English.

I'm half English.

My father was a great trader.

Like you.

Shucks, ma'am.

I don't really have anything worth trading.

No?

My father left me at missionary school in Sumatra.

That is why I learned to talk your language.

I like it.

But I run away.

They do not care that I am also a Tonga princess.

They treat me mean.

You show me where that school is and I'll bomb it.

So I stay here with my mother's people.

Now I have no one to talk to but Kiang.

I teach him English.

Do not answer him if he speak Tonganese.

It make him very angry.

Kiango.

You do not like Kiang.

Or perhaps you do not like me.

Let's not lose all our marbles, baby.

I like you very much.

But Kiang doesn't like me liking you.

Which is very bad English but darn good Tonganese.

So I guess I... Oh, you must go.

You will come here again.

I think not, baby.

From now on I'll take sponge baths.

You see, I have a very big job to do.

I need your boyfriend on my team.

But when will I talk to you?

I'll dance at your wedding.

Please don't go.

No, baby, I gotta go.

I know the boys will never believe this.

Safe one.

Forgive interruption.

I do not know you being entertained.

That's all right, Kiang.

I was just leaving anyway.

Working hours, you know.

So I see.

Well, look, if it's taboo to talk to Mignola, just say so.

It is not taboo.

It might be unwise.

All right, then.

Let's make that part of the deal.

I came here for tin, not trouble.

So the great king is a spy.

Kiang does not spy.

I came to take what is my own.

You hate the white men because I am part white too.

You are not white!

Stop it, Kiang.

I am not a slave.

I am a princess.

I am king.

You will obey.

Rub back the white blood.

If the gods could but tell me how to drain it from your body.

Well, nice to have you home again, Pop.

What happened?

You look like you got a secret.

Come on.

What do you know that we don't know?

Hey, Clyde.

Hello.

I bet a seaguar Duke found himself another dancing gal.

Oh, nah.

Come on, Duke.

Tell us, did you?

All right, wise guys.

What have you been doing when I was gone?

Oh, I've just been making a bit man out of you.

Here, catch.

Hey.

Yeah, it's here, all right.

Come on, come on.

Oh, this is beautiful.

It's almost pure tin.

Oh, we're in business, boys.

Here's where we set up shop.

I made a rough sketch for a mine layout along the stream here.

But that isn't unless you think the waterfall has more possibilities.

Oh, it has, but we'll concentrate on tin.

Just think, within slinging distance of a dead

cat, there's millions of unborn beer cans.

Oh.

Nature sure is wonderful.

Here, give me this.

How many sticks you figure on using?

You have to blast this whole side out if you want.

Great.

How's it going?

Oh, fine.

You find any more?

Well, the whole place isn't loaded.

Company's playing for.

Well, Flyboy's right on schedule.

Set it on easy.

Don't jar the merchandise.

Let's go see what Catlin sent the Tungleese for Christmas.

Come on.

Come on, Junior.

Cash your paycheck.

Only say me, uh, ring-ticky get washy.

Okay, okay.

Me no catch you washy.

Me catch you big drunk.

Oh, boy, you bet.

Here's your cargo manifest, Duke.

I'm afraid you're not gonna like it.

Hydraulic puffer center.

Generator wants to compress his shaft.

What about the trade goods?

I'm sorry, Duke.

There aren't any Catlin's orders.

You're kidding.

Duke?

We've got Singapore on the wireless.

Thought you might like to have a chat with our Mr. Catlin.

Well, he'll drown in his tea when he hears what I have to say.

Let me talk to the Catlin.

Oh, it's you.

Well, lend in here, Buster.

You promised to send me trade goods for these people, and you didn't.

Why?

My decision was that...

Look here, I refuse.

Perhaps you've forgotten that I'm in charge.

Perhaps you've forgotten what you're in charge of.

That's to send me what I need for this job.

And I need trade goods to pay off the help.

Oh, take off this stiff collar.

When I'm ready for machinery, I'll ask for it.

Meanwhile, use your other head.

I made a deal with Kiang, and I'm not going to stink it up.

If you're having difficulty with the natives, perhaps

what you need is know-how and not trade goods.

And I should be happy to supply that.

Okay, you've had your little jolly.

Now get this.

I'm sending a plane back in the morning, and you better come through, or else your

lousy ticket toy's going to rot for wanting somebody to run them.

End of quote.

No catchy trade stuff.

No can pay fellow boys.

Yeah, no catchy.

Wait till next time Big Bird flies back.

Belly full of trade stuff.

Okay.

Me tell other fellow boys alongside Tin Mine.

Me tell Kiang.

All right, come on, let's get this junk unloaded.

Oh, we're eating in the strange land.

Yes, we're eating in the strange land.

Oh, mosquitoes, they are biting.

Never night to night in the strange land.

All right.

I wonder where Duke went so early.

There are two things he never misses.

Breakfast and a pretty woman.

I wonder where the natives are.

Yesterday the son beat him to work by less than five minutes.

Ah, I just took a gander at the mine.

So?

So the graveyard should be that dead little jerk.

That team must have bent Kiang's ear all right.

I'll be ready to leave in a tick.

Look, you've got to make Catlin understand how important those trade goods are.

Now, who the red-eyed devil is that?

That's Catlin's private job.

Catlin?

I'll trade him to the natives.

Hello, Mullane.

Oh, at a surprise party.

Should hardly come as a surprise.

I get it.

This is to confirm my telephone conversation of recent days.

Now, we'll talk about that later.

Let me give you a hand, my dear.

This is my fiancée, Miss Hale.

How do you do?

Oh, hello there, Drake.

I hope you can find some decent quarters, Miss Hale.

Oh, well, it's not fuss about me, Dan.

I don't want to hear you bother.

Oh, I think we can improvise a cozy guest suite in the trade store.

There's plenty of room there.

Oh, this really is a strange land.

Yes, this really is a strange land.

Oh, the plane from the sky brought that bomb and I don't know why.

Boy, this really is a strange land.

Baltimore, I'll try to make you reasonably comfortable.

See what you can rig up for the lady, will you?

Yes, sir.

Uh, is this your bag, Mr... Catlin.

Catlin?

Yeah.

Uh, right this way, ma'am.

You can find quarters for me later, now.

Let's get down to business.

Yeah, let's.

Perhaps you can give me a sensible rundown on the situation with the natives.

Incidentally, I didn't see any of them working.

Well, now, we can't put a thing over on you, can we?

Can't put anything over on Kiang, either.

Kiang?

They're king.

He wants you to put something on the bar besides your elbows.

Rubbish.

Talk up to the man.

Let him know who's boss.

I was just about to do that when your sightseeing party arrived.

Come on, maybe he prefers the executive type.

So, uh, better get into something a little more comfortable.

Take off the ice cream suit.

It might scare the monkeys.

I

Come to hear from Kiang himself why your people do not work with us.

Because you lie.

I didn't lie.

Plank came with the machinery first.

Goes back tomorrow to bring the trade goods.

I told that, Tatib.

Broken word and broken sword cannot be mended.

Nonsense.

Let's stop spouting nursery rhymes and get down to facts.

It's about time you realized who's running this show.

Too late now.

Wait a minute, Kiang.

It's just a matter of another day or so.

You mean you won't trust me for that?

Will my people trust you?

Yes.

Yes, they will trust Twan.

If Kiang tells them to.

Ah, look here, Kiang, or whatever your name is, I have

had no part in any trouble this man may have caused.

And I personally guarantee to you that the trade goods will be brought in.

Why don't you relax?

Time for talk is past.

Now we work.

That's a quick switch.

Okay, buster.

Thanks anyhow, Miniora.

Asaga!

All those pool room remarks about Miniora are getting you nowhere.

Suppose we get this straight.

I'm here on business and nothing else.

You're very convincing, Malay.

It's too bad you can't persuade that Kiang person.

Oh, knock it off.

That's just a stall.

You show Kiang a plane load of trade goods and

they'll trample this jungle flat getting over here.

I don't know, he seems pretty interested in harvesting that rice.

It seems logical enough.

Well, I got a hot scoop for you, buster.

I'm pretty interested in harvesting that tin.

Naturally, and so am I.

But whatever decision we make will have to

wait till morning because I'm going to turn in.

Good night, Malayne.

Your court is satisfactory?

Fine.

Thank you.

Oh, I'm sorry, dear.

You caught me catching flies.

Well, I'm going to turn in myself.

Well, get a good night's rest.

We're flying back in the morning.

There's nothing to keep me here now.

So I gathered from your few but choice remarks at dinner.

Oh, Malayne's managed to antagonize every

native in the vicinity except perhaps the women.

Conceited ass.

Yes, yes.

Women have always been in special department.

Eh?

How do you know?

Why, gossip, darling, of course.

What do you suppose we Singapore Bells pounce

off a tea talk while I'm enslave at the office?

I bet you cut us all to shreds along with the lemon, huh?

Well, anyway, I'm glad the native princess didn't bewitch you, too.

Good night, Dan.

Good night, honey.

Why'd you come here?

It's a free jungle, isn't it?

Natives, yeah.

I go where my man goes, Duke.

I'm starting a new life.

New and different, huh?

Yes.

Nice change.

I've changed, but you haven't.

You still don't know something real and good when you see it.

Oh, but, honey, I do.

I just saw some of that good stuff outside.

Real good.

All right, Duke.

You've always been happy with your own answers.

Think of one for me and we'll both go to bed.

Wait a minute.

You don't need any couch for me to make like a psychiatrist.

You didn't come down here on any mercy flight.

You wanted to put in some gloating time.

Knife in the guts isn't enough for you.

You get a charge out of twisting it.

You know, I can almost feel sorry for you.

Well, don't throw yourself out of joint.

I went off the torch chick a long time ago.

I took the cure, baby.

Then why are you afraid of me?

Is it because a reformed drunk doesn't even dare look at whiskey?

Well, you'd like to believe that, wouldn't you?

A nice warm thought to cuddle up to on your wedding night.

Well, dump it.

The only reason I don't want you around here is because you mean trouble.

I can't add much to the trouble you're already in.

Also because of a woman I understand.

But you can salvage a tender little something out of this situation if you want.

You can help her harvest some rice to throw at my wedding.

I want我תי aches.

You know, Pablo, doctors have a fancy name for people like the people.

They punish themselves.

Plain men call it plain stupid.

Thanks, Mac.

You're a joy and a comfort forever.

You must have worked on Catlin Good.

He was almost cheerful when he hit the sack.

Never mind, Mr. Catlin.

The guy to work on is that Mr. Kiang.

He and his stinking rice crop.

Rice must mean a lot to those guys.

I'm gonna take a thinking walk before I turn in.

I'm repenting by Las Mujeres.

What is that Las Mujeres stuff?

It means how deceitful are the women.

Well,

this time you've gone too far, Malene.

I've always disliked your methods, but I never dreamed they included arson.

The moment I return, I shall cable the Home Office for authority to fire you.

Well, maybe we'd better delay your return a little bit.

Now, now, save your muscles, Mac.

Look, Catlin, it's me you dislike, not my methods.

Well, that's okay.

I fight rough, but I don't throw any low punches.

I don't have to starve men into working for me.

And the fire in the village was just an unfortunate accident, I suppose.

I don't know, but whatever it was, we're gonna help Kiang.

We're gonna fly rice in here, double helpings for all

hands, and keep flying it in just as long as they need it.

Maybe that way we break the deadlock.

We do our good deed and accept Kiang's gratitude and men hours.

Now, that is a remarkable plan for spur of the moment thinking, Malene.

And you do expect me to believe you had no part in this, don't you?

I don't care what you believe.

You had your chance and lost it up with penny ante play.

From now on in, it's blue chips and I'm dealing.

Get that straight or get out.

Gentlemen, you have a visitor.

He wants to see you, Duke.

Well, Malene, the first blue chip.

I make you welcome, Kiang.

Kiang not come to talk.

Yes, I know.

You come for help.

We'll see that you get it.

The plane will bring new rice to feed your people.

It is a gift of friendship.

Twan has noble heart.

Thank the gods, not the Twans.

They return what they take away.

I want you to understand that my company is not responsible for this man's actions,

and I'm sorry for what happened.

Kiang not need your pity.

My people don't starve.

Before rice, we live off jungle.

Can live so again.

But you people, you starve.

What are you talking about?

Bird rice rotten jungle.

Now you rot.

Look.

Everybody!

Ah, it's no use, Duke.

Nothing worth salvaging.

A cricket could send up a louder signal than any wireless we could put together.

Oh, forget it.

Have a drink, Mullane.

I'm sure you deserve one after your smashing success with Kiang.

I'm just about to propose a toast, my dear, to

a professional hero in this is darkest hour.

I got a hot scoop for you, Buster.

It's liable to get a lot darker.

You'll probably need that stuff to keep your nerve up.

I'm concerned about Lori, not myself.

And the lady concerned has something to say.

We'd better try to get along.

It looks like we're gonna spend quite some time together.

Yeah, quite some time.

Anything can happen now.

You're quite right, my dear.

This time it might require more than one head to decide what we're going to do.

That should be simple.

According to the benevolent king of Tunga, we've got to sit here and rot.

Now, how does one go about rotting?

Have you considered the possibilities of drink?

Only in connection with beautiful women.

You see, I'm a can.

Baltimore!

Yes, sir?

You checked the supplies?

Sure did.

Went through them with the mother's care.

Course they ain't all feathered and caviar.

All right, Megan, let's check with me every day from now on.

Yes, sir.

Cowboy will see that everybody has a gun.

Make sure you know how to use it.

Keep it on you at all times.

Even when I take a bath?

Yeah, unless you want a tongue of knees scrubbing your back.

I do.

There's your shooting iron.

Thanks.

Plenty of ammo?

Depends on how straight we shoot.

Well, I got this beautiful box of dynamite.

It's your baby, Meg.

Careful how you burp it.

I don't know what Kiang's lab will pull next.

We'd better be prepared for anything.

We'll draw lots for guard tricks.

Four on and four off around the clock.

That includes grounded pilots?

Yeah, you might as well get your feet flat for a change.

Man, you mean to tell me you're sitting on dynamite?

From now on, Baltimore, we're all sitting on dynamite.

It's a pause and dart.

Okay, cowboy sacks out.

Everything quiet?

It's so quiet you can hear the spook in the sneakers.

Feel free to call on me if you get lonesome.

My number's in the book.

What are you doing here?

I had to see you, Twan.

Why did you take such a risk?

Kiang gonna attack?

No.

Kiang does not want shooting war.

He does not like to kill.

That way.

Still on that starvation kick, huh?

Well, tell him to forget it.

We're fat as a goose for a while.

English translation, we're not in any danger of starving.

But you will starve someday.

And that is why I come.

You must escape from the jungle.

You mean there's a way out of this mess?

Yes.

The way leads to the temple of the rain gods in the mountain.

I'll make a map.

Here.

Here we are.

This is the temple.

Behind it lies the path that leads up the mountains towards the sea.

This is where the path starts up the mountain.

We'll swing around through the jungle and head here.

That way we'll bypass the village.

Any questions?

Just what are the natives doing all this time?

Playing easy-ducey?

No, they're watching us.

Mac, the best thing would be for you to sort of find

something in the wreckage and make a big fuss about it.

While you're making your speech, we'll try to blow out of it.

Catch?

Catch.

I don't like it.

I still think we should all make a break for it.

Shoot our way out if we have to.

Well, that's a dandy thought.

It just so happens there are a hundred Tanganese for every one of us.

And they're harder to kill than grouse.

Besides, Kiang doesn't want a war and I don't intend to start one.

Who says Kiang don't?

Minyora.

I think Duke's plan is a good one, Mr. Catlin.

A small party has a better chance of getting through.

Besides, if we can make our way across the mountain to the coast, we can get help.

I'm afraid that what I've seen of your Mr. Mullane's

plans gives me scant basis for enthusiasm.

Well, now that we have Mr. Catlin's blessings, let's take off.

Good luck, lad.

I still don't know what you're gonna do without me along to take care of you.

Gotta leave my right arm to take care of things here.

Cheer up, Max.

The only reason I'm going is because it's my compass.

Start wandering around.

Be careful, Duke.

Well, you might be sorry you said that, baby.

I'm liable to come back.

Look what I found!

Hey, Drake!

Drake!

Cowboy!

Come here!

Look!

Look at that!

This is it, eh, King?

We do not kill.

We wake, we watch.

Go back.

I'm doing the ramparts, huh?

You want to pass this time around, Duke?

I'll stand your watch.

Can't sleep in this grasshopper weather anyway.

The lanes never pass, son.

Just play them like we had them.

I couldn't sleep.

Too many drinks are not enough.

Maybe it's what you were drinking, too.

Old times.

Some of them.

Nights like these.

Were you drinking to forget them?

No, Duke.

No, Duke, no.

Can't you say it and mean it?

Is Catelyn all you've got for guts?

Open in the order.

She'll ride some more.

Pull up a chair.

I could not come to you before.

King, watch.

But tonight I slip away.

I know good place and jungle for you to hide.

Hide?

Yes, you leave others here.

Come with me.

Then if can't... Hide?

There's just no place to hide, baby.

You can't hide.

Not a place in the world.

Not a...

Nook or a cranny.

Steak sale.

Always track you down, no matter where you are.

The jungle for a heart.

You like me?

Do.

I love any dame who isn't afraid?

No.

No, baby.

I'm sorry.

Why should I take it?

You are

I'm loaded.

I'm real loaded.

I'm sorry.

I gotta watch the jungle.

I gotta stand guard.

Oh, you sleep.

Minora's eyes will be yours.

I'll watch for you tonight.

You sleep?

Yeah, I sleep.

That's...

That's the stuff that...

Let's...

Let's...

Let's...

Come on.

Snap out of it, Mac.

What are you sore at me about?

I'm not sore at you.

I just think that after your last little escapade with that hula dancer,

Kang's liable to come off this starvation kick and start shooting.

Oh.

You're chucking your buttons.

Kang's nothing to flip his lid about.

Nothing happening until that passed out.

According to my aging memory, it takes enough spirits

to knock out a bull to knock you out, young man.

Besides, I've seen you try to get Laurie out of your system before.

It's the same old story, Duke.

Hard liquor and other women.

Cut it out.

You're beginning to sound like Catelyn.

That kid's no floozy.

I'd tell you nothing happened, so why worry?

Because I'm the worrying kind, that's why.

Juan!

Juan!

Juan, you must go.

Easy, Minora.

What is it?

Giang comes.

They all come.

Adip's seen me here last night.

And I hear him tell Giang.

I come to warn you.

Juan, now Giang killed.

All right, you guys grab one ammunition and gun she can.

We're getting out of here.

Laurie!

Come on, on this double, everybody!

Let's go!

Come

on, let's go, Cupid!

Voldemort!

I can't move my legs!

I told you this was a strange land.

Come on, let's go, Cupid!

Fire!

Easy, baby.

You're gonna be all right.

Minora burned the poison out of your wound.

Everything happened so fast, I didn't get a chance to will you my address book.

I hope you get a chance to use it.

Our boyfriend Giang seems to have built himself a better mousetrap.

Give him a smoke, will you?

Take it slow.

Voldemort.

Your weapons make much noise, Juan, but do no harm.

I could kill you now, but I wait.

Duke, what are you doing?

You're back, Cupid.

Why, you throw your life away?

Don't throw it away, I'm making a trade, 841.

It's me, Kiang, wants nobody else.

It's you I want, Duke, and nobody else.

It's just a desperate confession.

I love you, Duke.

I can only tell you how I feel.

A little late, aren't you?

It's the truth.

It was really tougher for you to run out of here than it was in Hong Kong.

I thought then we could never be happy together, Duke,

but now I know I'll never be anything without you.

I'll be seeing you, baby.

Oh, darling, darling, stay with me.

The little time has left.

Please, please.

Duke, I love you.

Yeah, when are you gonna tell Catelyn?

She doesn't have to, Malene.

She already has.

Kiang!

Kiang!

If you want me, I'm coming out.

Hold, Twan.

If we fight, we fight like kings.

Forgive me.

I am to blame.

My smiles for your Twan have destroyed my king.

Now our men must destroy each other.

Get up!

Get up!

Minora.

Now you are queen.

Live my queen.

Aramatangai.

Minora.

Put down your weapons.

There will be no more blood.

I will try to rule my people as Catelyn would have done.

We are friends.

Now my people will help you.

She loved Catelyn, Duke.

Yeah.

Some women are unlucky enough to find out too late.

Well.

Can I spit?

On you, anything's gotta look sensational.

Good luck, Dan.

Goodbye, Laurie.

Thank you.

Oh, Mr. Cannon.

Don't forget to send a minister back with that first plain load of goodies.

Duke wouldn't want to give the company a bad name.

The END