West of Zanzibar
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Ashes to ashes!
Dust to dust!
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"Professor! Has she
got a friend?"
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"My little wife. You're
more beautiful than an
angel tonight."
4
"You're tired, dear.
I'll put the things
away."
5
"Crane, dear, I can't go
away without telling him.
I've tried .... but I can't."
6
"I'll tell him, dear.
You get dressed....
I'll meet you outside."
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"Aw, you poor blind idiot!
Don't you understand?
She's gone!"
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"She loves me .... do you
hear? And I'm taking
her to Africa!"
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"Anna! Anna, I love you!
Don't go! I love you!"
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"His wife's come back....
with a baby."
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"She went in the church.
I sent a kid to tell him."
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"He told me you loved
him. That's why I
never followed you."
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"For all the suffering
he brought her ....
he's going to pay!"
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"I'll find him! I'll make
him pay! He and his
brat will pay!"
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Eighteen years later --
West of Zanzibar.
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"King Lunkaboola....
he .... come!"
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"Dead-Legs, if you keep
bringin' these black-
birds here for your daft
shows ... they'll tumble
to our game!"
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"Forget it, Doc! Get my
box of tricks!"
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"We'll end up by being
a mess of chops for
those cannibals!"
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"Chops nothin'! I'm
goin' to be king of
the whole pack!"
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"Fire! Only ... thing ... great
... Evil Spirit ... fears!"
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"White master ... greater ...
than ... all ... Evil Spirits!
He ... fears ... nothing!"
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"The idea, Babe .... wastin'
our good gin on them
cannibals."
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"We've got the gin, Tiny!
I put kerosene in that
bottle!"
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MIDNIGHT -- --
along deadly trails in
the Heart of the Jungle.
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Elephant Tusks - Ivory -
Gold of the Congo.
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VOODOOS! EVIL SPIRITS!
The alarm spread .... the
jungle flared with fires
lighted to drive off the
natives' black fear.
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"Voodoo .... come! Big....
like .... elephant! No....
try ....take ....ivory....out....
some .... more!"
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"White master .... no ....
'fraid .... voodoo! Go....
tell .... tribe!"
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"Cripes, Gov'nor .... the
Evil Spirit is at it
again!"
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"Evil Spirit .... my eye! It's
somebody robbing me of
my ivory!"
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"I'll root out this crook!
I'll find him!"
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"Dead-Legs is crazy to
keep stealin' that bloke's
ivory! He'll get nailed
....sure!"
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"We're the ones who are
crazy! We'll get nailed....
not him!"
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"Hide that mask! If those
cannibals find out you're
the voodoo we'll land in
the stew-pot!"
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"Dead-Legs, we've robbed
that trader of plenty!
Let's beat it before he
gets us!"
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"No.... I'm even goin' to
send him word where
to find the man who's
robbin' him!"
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"I said 'NO'! He made me
this thing that crawls ....
now I'm ready to bite!"
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"Yair.... bite! I'll bet that's
what the cannibals did
to Babe!"
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"Babe's all right! I sent
him to Zanzibar!"
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"He's bringin' back a
little sweetheart ....
for Doc!"
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"A blonde one!"
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ZANZIBAR.
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"Yes, I know .... I'm too
sweet and pretty for
a dump like this! I've
heard that before!"
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"Sure.... you hate to lose
the girl. But Dead-Legs
has paid you plenty for
keepin' her, hasn't he?"
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"You're to tell her I'm a
gentleman who's found
her father ... and I'm takin'
her to him."
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"And I'll miss you, too.
You're the only mother
I've ever known."
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"No, Joe .... I've taken my
last drink of that stuff."
49
"That's right, Maizie.
That stuff never
did no one no good."
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"No, brother. Such beverages
have never soiled my virgin
lips."
51
"On second thought,
perhaps a little .... to
check my malaria."
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"Get Doc in here to
fix my back!"
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"Don't let him cut into
you tonight! He's full
of that stuff!"
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"I don't look very nice
to meet my father."
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"He'll be so happy to
see you that he'll
never notice it."
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"Are you .... my father?"
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"I'm not your father."
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"Please excuse me ....
but, you see, I've never
seen my father."
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"What's your game .... his
lies about being a gentle-
man taking me to meet
my father?"
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"I'll tell you my game ....
when I'm ready!"
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"You're lucky! You're
just in time to see a big
native funeral!"
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"Dead-Legs is chief Evil
Spirit chaser 'round here."
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"It's a lovely custom!
When a man dies
they always burn his
wife or daughter with
him!"
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"That's the law of the
Congo .... and nothin'
can change it!"
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"You're a puzzle, Dead-Legs.
One minute you're a fiend
and the next ... you're almost
human."
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"You ain't here to under-
stand me, Doc! You're
here 'cause I need you to
keep me crawlin'!"
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"At that, I guess it's
healthier to be with
you than against
you."
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"I wouldn't try gettin'
away again if I were
you."
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"Don't worry .... I won't!
I learned my lesson
last night!"
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"Thanks .... I guess
I need it."
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"Take this .... it will
make you feel better."
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"Break that glass!"
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"I might drink out of
it .... by mistake!"
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"Come on .... eat. You
may as well make
the best of it."
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"I'm particular who I
eat with! Feed her
on the floor!"
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"I'm down pretty low ...
but not so far that
I'll stand for this!"
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"Yair? Well, you'll
stand for anything I say!"
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"Say, Mister!"
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"Don't get in trouble
on account of me."
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"I'll eat with her! I'm
particular who I eat
with, too."
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"I'm so sorry. I thought
you'd gone away .... so
I gave them your
clothes."
82
"There's nothing too
low for you to do,
is there?"
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"Why let him feed you
with that stuff? You
look as if you used to
be somebody."
84
"Let's not talk about that.
Just seeing you has made
me do enough thinking."
85
"Funny word! You tryin'
to forget who you are ...
and me tryin' to find
out who I am."
86
"You're only a kid. You've
still got a chance to be
anything you want."
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"So have you .... if you'll
get hold of yourself.
You're not old."
88
"Not old? From all I've
seen and done .... I'm as
old as Santa Claus!"
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"Santa Claus?"
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"Yes .... I've heard
of him."
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"Me ... do ... like ... you say.
Me ... tell ... white trader ...
you ... steal ... ivory. Three
days ... he ... be ... here."
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"Now .... go .... tell .... tribe!
White trader .... white
girl's .... father!"
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Three days passed --
three days of planning.
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"I've been waitin'
for you."
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"Word comes to me that
it's you who's been stealin'
my ivory."
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"And I intend to pay
you for everything."
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"Phroso .... the magician!"
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"Right you are....
Mr. Crane!"
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"I've got to give you
credit .... you've got
another beauty."
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"But you've certainly
made a terrible wreck
of this one."
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"Aw, stop teasing her!
Give her what she
wants!"
102
"You poor kid .... what's
he done to you?"
103
"You'll finish feeding her
with this stuff .... do you
hear? You'll finish!"
104
"Go easy, Doc! I don't
need you any more!"
105
"No, you don't .... but she
does! And I love her, do
you understand? I love
her!"
106
"No, no .... you can't have
any more! Don't you see...
I love you! That's why!"
107
"Well, Phroso .... you're
putting on a great
show!"
108
"Come on! What's this
all about? What are
you wrecking that girl
for?"
109
"You'll find out. That's
why I brought you
here."
110
"That's Anna's child!
YOUR DAUGHTER!"
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"When I found Anna....
she was dead! And
that brat of yours was
with her!"
112
"Babe, tell Bumbu to
carry out my orders!"
113
"I had her raised in the
lowest dive in Zanzibar
.... so you could be proud
of her!"
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"And now I've got a real
treat comin' for her ....
and her father!"
115
"You're her father .... not
ME! She's .... your
daughter! YOURS!"
116
"Now listen! Your wife
never went away with
me..... Do you hear? She
never went away with me!"
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"When she found out
what I did to you ....
she hated me!"
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"You're feelin' kinda
shaky, ain't you?"
119
"A lot you care how
I feel."
120
"Tiny, get her some
brandy."
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"I've got a boat
waitin'."
122
"I'm goin' to take you
away from all this."
123
"Please drink this. It'll
make you feel better."
124
"I was right! There's
nothing too vile for
you to do!"
125
"Keep out of this, Doc!
I told you I don't need
you any more!"
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"We ... do ... like ... you ...
say! We ... shoot ...
white girl's father!"
127
"How did God ever put
a thing like you on
this earth?"
128
"Tiny! Babe! Take him
out of this room!"
129
"Get in there and keep
him alive, Doc! Don't
you let him die!"
130
"If he dies .... the natives
will come and take
her!"
131
"He's dead! That means
the girl goes with him!"
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"If she's going ... Dead-Legs
will go first!"
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"My baby! My own
little girl!"
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"The drums! They
know he's dead!"
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"White man .... dead.
We .... come .... get....
him."
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"I'll tell you the truth,
dear! You'll believe
me .... won't you?"
137
"On my oath he was
not your father!"
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"Your father is --"
139
"-- your father died
years ago."
140
"Get her in that room!
They're comin' for her!"
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"We .... come .... get ....
white girl."
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"We .... make .... her ....
ready ... for ... funeral ...
here. Bring .... tribe."
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"I'll never leave you, dear!
I'll never leave you!"
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"We'll fight for you!
Whatever happens ....
we're going through
it together!"
145
"You've got to save her!
You've got to tell them
the truth!"
146
"It's too late! They'd
never believe me now!"
147
"Then we've got to
make a break for it!"
148
"We couldn't get her
across the compound!
Their eyes are glued
on her!"
149
"There isn't a chance to
stop them! We've got to
go through the ceremony
with her."
150
"You'll never get away
with that!"
151
"Go tell her what we've
got to do!"
152
"Fire ... ready ... for ...
white ... girl."
153
"I know what I'm doin',
Doc! I've got it all
figured out."
154
"Doc, I'd like her to say
good-bye to me."
155
"No! Don't believe
him! He's lying!
It's a trap for me!"
156
"Please! Please don't
believe him! Don't
let them take me!"
157
"But I believe him! You've
got to trust him!"
158
"Dear, we've got to forget
hate. He couldn't do
what he plans to do ....
and still hate."
159
"Gee, but you're a
strange man."
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"White girl .... funeral ....
always ... have ... box."
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"White man .... must ....
go."
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"Evil Spirit .... come ....
take .... white girl."
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"No .... believe!"
The End
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