1916SILENT COMEDY SHORTS
STARRING DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS, DOROTHY WEST, GEORGE FAWCETT, GRACE RANKIN, GEORGE BACKUS, MARGERY WILSON, WILLIAM JEFFERSON.
FAIRBANKS IS HIRED TO CURE OLD JONATHAN PEPPER OF CHRONIC GROUCHINESS. FAIRBANKS PLAYS THE SON OF A NOUVEAU RICHE FAMILY SNUBBED BY SOCIETY WHO BELIEVES IN LAUGHTER & BROTHERHOOD. ONE NIGHT HE BRINGS A GROUP OF DERELICTS HOME, AND THE NEXT DAY THEY PRESENT THEMSELVES AT THE TABLE, UPSETTING A PARTY HIS SISTER HAD ARRANGED TO INGRATIATE HERSELF WITH THE UPPITY SET. ON THE SUGGESTION THAT HE PRACTICE WHAT HE PREACHES, FAIRBANKS SETS UP A HOME ON SKID ROW WHERE HE NOT ONLY FEEDS THE DOWN-AND-OUTERS, BUT TEACHES THEM TO LAUGH AS WELL. AFTER A TIME, A DOCTOR WHO DONATES A LITTLE OF HIS TIME TO THE NEEDY ASKS THE YOUNG MAN TO HELP A WEALTHY PATIENT OF HIS WHO IS SO GLOOMY THAT HE PLAYS FUNERAL MARCHES ON THE CELLO TO UNWIND. FAIRBANKS AGREES, ACCOMPLISHES HIS MISSION, WINS THE GENTLEMAN'S DAUGHTER, AND OPENS THE DOOR FOR HIS SISTER TO BECOME SOCIALLY DESIRABLE.
FAIRBANKS IS HIRED TO CURE OLD JONATHAN PEPPER OF CHRONIC GROUCHINESS. FAIRBANKS PLAYS THE SON OF A NOUVEAU RICHE FAMILY SNUBBED BY SOCIETY WHO BELIEVES IN LAUGHTER & BROTHERHOOD. ONE NIGHT HE BRINGS A GROUP OF DERELICTS HOME, AND THE NEXT DAY THEY PRESENT THEMSELVES AT THE TABLE, UPSETTING A PARTY HIS SISTER HAD ARRANGED TO INGRATIATE HERSELF WITH THE UPPITY SET. ON THE SUGGESTION THAT HE PRACTICE WHAT HE PREACHES, FAIRBANKS SETS UP A HOME ON SKID ROW WHERE HE NOT ONLY FEEDS THE DOWN-AND-OUTERS, BUT TEACHES THEM TO LAUGH AS WELL. AFTER A TIME, A DOCTOR WHO DONATES A LITTLE OF HIS TIME TO THE NEEDY ASKS THE YOUNG MAN TO HELP A WEALTHY PATIENT OF HIS WHO IS SO GLOOMY THAT HE PLAYS FUNERAL MARCHES ON THE CELLO TO UNWIND. FAIRBANKS AGREES, ACCOMPLISHES HIS MISSION, WINS THE GENTLEMAN'S DAUGHTER, AND OPENS THE DOOR FOR HIS SISTER TO BECOME SOCIALLY DESIRABLE.
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INTERIOR WELL-TO-DO HOME CIRCA 1916. FAMILY ENTERTAINING GUESTS.
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CU ELDERLY GENTLEMAN AT HIS DESK AT HOME GOING THROUGH PAPERS, LICKING TIP OF HIS PEN
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IRIS SHOT, FAIRBANKS ASLEEP IN BED. IRIS OUT, SHOWS TWO OTHER MEN IN SAME BED, HE WAKES UP, LOOKS AT OLD MAN SLEEPING WITH HIS EYES OPEN, TRIES TO SHUT HIS EYES, LAUGHS, YAWNS
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MAN'S BEDROOM FULL OF HOMELESS MEN SLEEPING ON THE FLOOR. MAN PUTTING ON BEDROOM SLIPPERS, GRABS HIS ROBE, CLIMBS OVER SLEEPING MEN, EXITS BEDROOM
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GOES IN BATHROOM, BUM SLEEPING IN BATHTUB. WAKES HIM UP, THEY CHAT, MAN-OF-THE-HOUSE STEPS BACK OVER BUMS SLEEPING ON THE FLOOR, WAKES THEN ALL UP, MARCHES THEM INTO BATHROOM
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FEMALE FRIENDS EMBRACING, WOMAN OVER VISITING HER WELL-TO-DO FRIEND. WALK UP GRAND STAIRCASE, PAUSE, TURN, GREET MAN-OF-THE-HOUSE
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PHILANTHROPIST EXAMINING LINE OF HOMELESS MEN HE TOOK INTO HIS HOME
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TWO WOMEN WALKING DOWN GRAND STAIRCASE, GREETING GUESTS IN THE PARLOR
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PHILANTHROPIST LEADING GROUP OF HOMELESS MEN DOWN STAIRS, SETS THEM UP AT DINNER TABLE.
DERELICTS EATING GRAPEFRUITS, BREAKFAST IN FANCY HOME |
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PHILANTHROPIST'S SISTER LEADS HER GUESTS TO DINING ROOM, ARGUMENT ENSUES, SISTER GOES TO FATHER'S OFFICE
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BROTHER-PHILANTHROPIST RUSHES HOMELESS MEN OUT OF DINING ROOM, ESCORTS THEM TO THE DOOR. CU MAN GIVING BUMS MONEY CU HANDSHAKE WITH DOLLAR BILL
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BUM RECOGNIZES GUEST, GOES TO SHAKE HIS HAND, GUEST SNUBS HIM, WON'T SHAKE BUM'S HAND
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DINNER GUEST WATCHING PHILANTHROPIST WITH ADMIRING EYES, TELLS HIM HE'S WONDERFUL, HE ESCORTS HER TO COUCH, THEY SIT & CHAT
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SERVANTS CLEARING AWAY BUM'S PLATES & NAPKINS FROM DINNER TABLE, WOMAN AFRAID TO TOUCH SOILED NAPKINS GRABS NAPKIN BY THE CORNER, HANDING TO BUTLER
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COUPLE GETTING TO KNOW ONE ANOTHER ON COUCH, NERVOUS
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WOMAN'S ESCORT GINGERLY WALKS UP, INTERRUPTING COUPLE GETTING TO KNOW ONE ANOTHER, SHE STANDS, TAKES HIS ARM, ESCORTS HER INTO DINING ROOM
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PONDERING PACING MAN, PAUSES, LOOKS BACK. PACES
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FATHER WAKES UP SON SLEEPING ON COUCH, SON ENTERS FATHER'S STUDY, THEY CHAT. CUTS AWAY TO DINNER GUESTS
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GROUP OF HOMELESS MEN IN WINTER OVERCOATS &
HATS EATING BITS OF FOOD CIRCA 1916 |
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WOMAN EAVESDROPPING AT STUDY DOOR
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IRIS IN, WOMAN GIVING MAN A MANICURE, FILING HIS FINGERNAILS
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CU MEN TWISTING LONG COIL OF SOMETHING
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LADIES SITTING AT DINNER TABLE WITH THEIR PET DOGS, SMALL DOGS EATING FROM THE TABLE. SPOILED PETS.
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POOR WOMAN WITH HER FAMILY AT TABLE IN BARE ROOM SHAFT OF SUNLIGHT ONLY LIGHT SOURCE; DICHOTOMOUS LIFESTYLES CIRCA 1916. SOCIAL DICHOTOMY
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WOMAN EAVESDROPPING ON CONVERSATION PEERING INTO STUDY
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DERELICTS IN LODGING HOUSE CIRCA 1916
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WELL-TO-DO MAN ENTERS LODGING HOUSE, SIGNS IN, PAYS FOR THE NIGHT, GOES UP TO HIS ROOM, MAN UNLOCKS DOOR FOR HIM
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CU RETIRED ELDERLY PROFESSOR READING. MICROSCOPE ON HIS DESK
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WELL-TO-DO MAN LOOKS AROUND TINY ROOM. TAKES OFF HIS COAT & HAT, DROPS SUITCASE ON BED, LEAVES ROOM
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HE IS INTRODUCED TO RETIRED PROFESSOR, THEY CHAT, HE INTRODUCES NEW MAN TO REST OF THE MEN LIVING IN LODGING HOUSE, THEY DON'T EVEN LOOK UP, SAD LOT.
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WELL-TO-DO, SOCIETY FOLKS SITTING IN PARLOR, WOMAN LOOKING AT PHOTOGRAPH
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MAN ENTERTAINING LARGE GROUP OF DOWN-AND-OUTERS IN LODGING HOUSE
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MS DOWN-AND-OUT SAD ELDERLY WOMAN SITTING IN DARK ROOM, SHAFT OF LIGHT ONLY LIGHT SOURCE
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PHILANTHROPIST GIVES POOR OLD MAN HIS POCKET WATCH TO PAWN, DOESN'T WANT TO TAKE IT, MAN INSISTS
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WELL-TO-DO COUPLE SITTING ON COUCH IN CONVERSATION FUR TRIMMED COAT
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WELL-TO-DO MAN ENTERTAINING LESS FORTUNATES IN LODGING HOUSE. SMILING LAUGHING HAPPY MEN FORGET THEIR PROBLEMS FOR THE MOMENT
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SOCIETY FOLKS COME TO "RESCUE" PHILANTHROPIST FROM HIS OWN DOING. SEE HOW HAPPY HE'S MAKING THE DOWN-TRODDEN, THEY LEAVE
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PROPRIETOR COMES OUT OF HIS "OFFICE", PICKS UP MONEY RICH PEOPLE DROPPED ON THE FLOOR
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TWO SOCIETY MEN SMOKING IN MAN'S STUDY
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IRIS IN WEALTHY WELL-TO-DO MAN'S MASSIVE PARLOR, MUSICIAN IN CORNER PLAYING CELLO. CU GROUCHY OLD MAN. CU CELLIST.
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CU BUTLER WHO LOOKS LIKE HE JUST DID SOMETHING OR SAW SOMETHING TERRIBLE
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CU FRUMPY OLD HOUSEMAID, LOOK OF DISGUST
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DR. MAKING HOUSE CALL TO DYSPEPTIC GROUCH, TELLS CELLIST TO PLAY SOMETHING LIVELY, TALKS TO GROUCHY OLD MAN, PUTS ON COAT, LEAVES
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HOMELESS MEN'S WARD, ROOM FULL OF BEDS, MAN TRIES TO ROUSE THEM FROM THEIR BEDS WITH EXERCISE THE MOST THEY CAN DO IS MOVE THEIR HEADS SIDE TO SIDE
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GROUCHY OLD MAN'S DR. VISITS LODGING HOUSE, SEES HOW THE MAN IS ABLE TO BRING JOY TO THE HOMELESS MEN, ASKS HIN TO HELP DYSPEPTIC GROUCH, HE COMPLIES
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BUTLER DODGES BOX THROWN TO HIM. ENTHUSIASTIC HAPPY MAN ARRIVES TO CHEER UP GROUCHY OLD MAN SOMEHOW, THEY GET THE GROUCHY OLD MAN'S OK, BUTLER SHOWS HIM TO HIS ROOM
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FAIRBANKS GETS A PLEASANT SURPRISE WHEN HE MEETS THE DYSPEPTIC GROUCH'S LOVELY DAUGHTER WHO LAUGHS WHEN TOLD OF HIS MISSION.
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THEY GO DOWN STAIRS ARM-IN-ARM, JOIN OTHERS IN GLOOMY DARKENED DINING ROOM. MAN TRIES TO MAKE GROUCHY MAN LAUGH. GETS UP & TELLS CELLIST TO PEP UP THE MUSIC, OPENS CURTAINS BRINGING LIGHT INTO THE ROOM
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SITS NEXT TO CELLIST, CELLIST STEPS UP THE MUSIC, GROUCH COMES TO LIFE, MOVES HIS HEAD, TAPS HIS FEET. DAUGHTER PLAYS PIANO, BUTLER DANCES, HOUSEMAID JOINS BUTLER DANCING
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GROUCH YELLS AT THEM TO STOP THAT
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RIOTOUS ENCOUNTER AT THE EDGE OF GROUCH'S ESTATE TWO LARGE GROUPS OF MEN, FARMERS & MEN IN COATS.
YOUNG BOY RUNS TO ESTATE TO WARN OF FIGHT BETWEEN TWO FAMILIES ALA HATFIELDS & MCCOYS |
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RICH MAN IN FUR TRIMMED COAT BREAKS THE ICE BY TELLING A JOKE, EVERYONE LAUGHS
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MAN PROPOSES TO WOMAN PLAYING THE PIANO, SHE DISCOURAGES HIS ADVANCES
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TWO MEN SWITCHING IDENTITIES, RICH MAN PRETENDS TO BE BUTLER, PUTS ON BUTLER'S COAT. SWITCHING PLACES. PUTS MONEY DOLLAR BILL IN BUTLER'S MOUTH, BUTLER EATING MONEY
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MAN PUTS HIS ARMS AROUND WOMAN PLAYING THE PIANO, SHE STANDS UP & GIVES HIM THE HAIRY EYEBALL, HE GETS THE MESSAGE, LEAVES. WOMAN REJECTING MAN
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MAN TALKING ON 1916 TELEPHONE
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MAN PUTTING ON FULL LENGTH FUR COAT
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MAN PRETENDING TO BE A BUTLER HOBBLES OVER TO MAN IN FULL LENGTH FUR COAT, HITS HIM IN THE HEAD, RUNS UP STAIRS
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MAN RUNS DOWN STAIRS, OPENS DOOR TO ROOM, LOOKING FOR GIRL, GRABS GIRL BY THE ARM FORCIBLY SITS HER DOWN ON COUCH ANGRY, THEN THEY LAUGH
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MEN TALKING ON THE TELEPHONE CIRCA 1916. MEN HANGING UP TELEPHONES
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WOMAN GETS UP TO RUN OUT OF ROOM, MAN GRABS HER, THEY EMBRACE, NEW LOVE
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GROUCHY OLD MAN FINDS HIS DAUGHTER IN MAN'S ARMS, DEFENDS HER HONOR, MEN FIGHT. YOUNGER MAN HEFTS GROUCHY OLD MAN OVER HIS SHOULDERS, CARRIES HIM UPSTAIRS, THROWS HIM ON BED, LOCK HIM IN HIS ROOM
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SOCIETY FOLKS DANCING, CELLIST, HAVING FUN IN PARLOR
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GROUCHY OLD MAN IN HIS ROOM, PICKS UP CANDLE
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WELL-TO-DO SOCIETY FOLKS DANCING IN PARLOR, COUPLE LOOKING OUT WINDOW IN DARKENED ROOM WOMAN PUTS CARNATION IN MAN'S LAPEL.
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CU OLD MAN TAPPING ON DOOR KNOCKING ON DOOR, STARVING, HE EATS CANDLE. ECCENTRIC OLD MAN
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YOUNG COUPLE SHARING ROMANTIC MOMENT, GIDDY WITH NEW LOVE
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| 00:31:03 1863 |
TWO SINISTER LOOKING MEN IN CAFE, RESTAURANT PLOTTING, LOOKING TO & FRO TO SEE IF ANYONE IS LISTENING
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| 00:31:20 1880 |
ECCENTRIC OLD MAN IN BED EATING A CANDLE, DOOR OPENS, BUTLER BRINGS BREAKFAST ON A TRAY SERVING OLD MAN BREAKFAST IN BED. BIG JUICY STEAK
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SERVANTS PUTTING ON THEIR COATS, LEAVING ARM-IN-ARM
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| 00:32:02 1922 |
COUPLE LEFT IN HOUSE EXCITED TO BE ALONE, FLIRTING
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| 00:32:10 1930 |
1910s CAR PULLS UP, GROUP OF THUGS, GANGSTERS JUMP OUT OF CAR, RUN TO HOUSE, BEAT UP OLD MAN, CONFRONT YOUNG MAN
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| 00:32:33 1953 |
WOMAN PEEKING OUT OF DOORWAY, SEES GANGSTERS, SNEAKS OUT THE BACK DOOR
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| 00:32:44 1964 |
MAN TAKES ON GANGSTERS, ONE AGAINST MANY IN FIGHT THUG STARTS SHOOTING GUN. CUTS AWAY TO OLD MAN EATING IN BED. SHOOT OUT IN MANSION. THUGS SHOOTING GUNS
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WOMAN IN DANGER RUNS TO ESTATE WORKERS HOUSES, WARNS THEM OF GANGSTERS, THEY RUN TO THE RESCUE
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MAN PROTECTING HIS HOME SHOOTING AT THUGS GANGSTERS. ESTATE WORKERS ARRIVE, SAVE THE DAY
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MEN CARRY INJURED FAIRBANKS TO COUCH, HURT IN SHOOT-OUT
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GROUCHY OLD MAN COMES DOWN STAIRS, LOOKS AROUND, FINALLY LAUGHS, HIS KIND OF "JOKE" LAUGHING AT OTHERS MISFORTUNE
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OLD MAN PICKS UP TELEPHONE, CALLS SICKLY MAN IN BED WITH NURSE CARING FOR HIM
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DR. ARRIVES, TENDS INJURED MAN. CU DR. OPENING INJURED MAN'S EYES
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NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE. CU STOCK BROKER LOOKING AT TICKER TAPE
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OLD MAN VISITING HIS SICK FRIEND, SITTING ON HIS BED. CUTS AWAY TO SMOKING STOCK BROKER LOOKING AT TICKER TAPE
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WOMAN SITTING BESIDE INJURED MAN WITH BANDAGE ON HIS HEAD, MAKES PHONE CALL, PUTS RECEIVER TO INJURED MAN'S EAR, TALKS INTO PHONE. CU WOMAN LEANING OVER, KISSES INJURED MAN
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