Summary

SMALL TOWN BOY

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Title: SMALL TOWN BOY
File Number: AFP-45LL 16mm AFP-45LM 16mm
Color: B W
Type: Sound Feature
Year: 1937
Description: B W 1937 Stuart Erwin, Jed Prouty, Clara Blandick, James Blakely, Dorothy Appleby. Erwin plays the Mr. Nobody who finds a $1,000 bill and is the object of quite a bit a attention from locals. Personality changes from humble boy to ruthless businessman. D. Glenn Tryon, based on play, "The Thousand Dollar Bill". 00:00:47:00 B W 1937 MS small town Main Street: cars, horse drawn milk truck bottom screen: "The town of Fairview has a business street - this is it" 00:00:54:00 B W 1937 MS,LS suburban quiet street, homes, trees "Also a residential street - where people live" 00:01:00:00 B W 1937 MS large home, front porch, trees "Curtis (Insurance of all kinds) French lives here" 00:01:04:00 B W 1937 CU balding, elderly man, eating dinner "Meet Curtis French - it's rumored he once calmed himself down to a rage" 00:01:13:00 B W 1937 CU VS people eating or drinking, all with sub- titled comments 00:01:45:00 B W 1937 CU balding man in apron, horn rimmed glasses, pouring coffee subtitled commentary 00:02:02:00 B W 1937 CU man, sitting, reading newspaper older man, standing, holding coffee pot and towel, wearing apron 00:03:13:00 B W 1937 LS,MS man in straw hat, suit walks out front door, house, to car on street 00:03:18:00 B W 1937 MS man wipes dust off car hood 00:03:33:00 B W 1937 MS,CU man cranking car 00:03:53:00 B W 1937 CU man, woman in car man gets behind wheel, woman smiles, flirts with man slowly catches man's attention, both grin 00:04:13:00 B W 1937 MS car pulls up to building, window: "CURTIS FRENCH INSURANCE" 00:04:42:00 B W 1937 CU two men opening package clothes inside 00:05:27:00 B W 1937 CU man opens wallet, hands man money and coins 00:05:59:00 B W 1937 MS street corner: limping man, guiding bicycle - left hand, holding car fender - right hand, walks up to car parked by old fashioned lamppost 00:06:08:00 B W 1937 MS man in straw hat grabs car fender from man 00:06:12:00 B W 1937 CU straw hatted man putting fender on car 00:06:25:00 B W 1937 CU man hits rear fender with hammer, car's front fender falls off 00:06:27:00 B W 1937 CU reaction: men turn, look at fender, look at each other, nod close mouthed frustration, helplessness 00:06:47:00 B W 1937 CU old, bald man, mustache in office, talking on telephone 00:06:52:00 B W 1937 MS man banging on fender in front of insurance office visible: fender, grille, headlights 00:07:59:00 B W 1937 MS man bangs on fender, elderly man in office throws trash can out window, hits man 00:08:55:00 B W 1937 CU,MS man in vest opens door, "Mr. C. Lafferty - Private" unseen man tries, fails to throw hat on hat rack 00:09:06:00 B W 1937 MS man puts hat on rack, takes it off, walks back five steps, throws again man watches, bored 00:09:08:00 B W 1937 CU bull's eye, hat thrown on hat rack 00:09:10:00 B W 1937 MS reaction: pride, smiles chest out, fingers in vest 00:09:16:00 B W 1937 WS man in office, crosses work space, enters private room 00:09:39:00 B W 1937 MS man tries to talk to man practicing throwing hat on rack man annoyed by visitor, prefers throwing hat 00:10:00:00 B W 1937 MS man loses concentration angry, throws hands in air, points to door, forces man to leave 00:10:03:00 B W 1937 MS furious man at door man runs out door, door hits man in nose, wild hand gesturing 00:10:10:00 B W 1937 MS man walking on street disoriented, distracted, keeps turning around 00:10:28:00 B W 1937 MS man grimaces standing in front of rummage sale, many women 00:10:30:00 B W 1937 MS woman in doorway hands man bundle with baby "would you take care of him while I go in?" 00:10:36:00 B W 1937 CU crying baby in bundle 00:10:44:00 B W 1937 MS man in straw hat, holding baby horse on street 00:10:52:00 B W 1937 MS woman hands man horse's reins still holding baby 00:11:02:00 B W 1937 CU horse grabs man's hat with teeth 00:11:05:00 B W 1937 CU horse waving hat 00:11:06:00 B W 1937 CU calm, happy baby 00:11:15:00 B W 1937 CU chewed hat on sidewalk - but paper money under hat 00:11:18:00 B W 1937 CU man stares, see money under hat 00:11:21:00 B W 1937 CU crying baby in bundle 00:11:23:00 B W 1937 MS man tries to bend down, holding baby and horse's reins horse rears up 00:11:34:00 B W 1937 MS horse kicks at man's hand he can't pick up hat 00:11:37:00 B W 1937 MS man kicks hat to horse, horse slams hoof on hat 00:11:41:00 B W 1937 CU horse's hoof, punctured hat on hoof, money under hoof 00:11:57:00 B W 1937 MS woman leaves store, takes baby from man 00:12:05:00 B W 1937 MS man grabs reins tighter, coaxes horse to move 00:12:25:00 B W 1937 CU man pushing horse, slips 00:12:42:00 B W 1937 CU woman, holds packages, takes reins, speaks command to horse 00:12:45:00 B W 1937 CU horse lifts hoof - hat still on hoof - money underneath 00:12:46:00 B W 1937 CU man, woman smile with relief 00:12:50:00 B W 1937 CU man grabs hat off hoof, picks up money 00:13:08:00 B W 1937 MS cautious man puts money in billfold, covering up with broken hat 00:13:11:00 B W 1937 MS man in front of movie theater throws beat up hat into mailbox 00:13:23:00 B W 1937 MS radio store floor radio outside store 00:13:37:00 B W 1937 CU man thinks he is being robbed, puts hands in air actually listening to radio show 00:13:47:00 B W 1937 MS man walking down street, hands in air, no one behind him attracts curious people 00:13:52:00 B W 1937 CU chrome steering wheel, dashboard of car man turning on car radio 00:13:56:00 B W 1937 CU man in convertible car, listening to radio, reading newspaper 00:14:04:00 B W 1937 MS,CU man stops, hands on head, bends down, gets on knees, puts elbows on sidewalk 00:14:26:00 B W 1937 CU man lying on stomach, on sidewalk rolls over, then back 00:14:24:00 B W 1937 CU boy in cap, striped shirt blows into paper bag 00:14:32:00 B W 1937 CU man lies on sidewalk, by fire hydrant gets up, still holding hands on head 00:14:35:00 B W 1937 CU boy pops paper bag 00:14:35:00 B W 1937 MS man screams, "Help", runs off audience 00:14:41:00 B W 1937 WS man frantically running around 00:14:51:00 B W 1937 MS frightened men peer out behind wall movie posters behind them 00:15:30:00 B W 1937 CU frightened men man pushes man inside theater lobby 00:16:32:00 B W 1937 CU note: "FOUND - A THOUSAND DOLLAR BILL. Owner can claim it by giving serial number. Box 127 Chronicle" 00:16:48:00 B W 1937 MS man hands note to newspaperman in smock 00:17:37:00 B W 1937 MS man licks and folds envelope 00:19:54:00 B W 1937 MS kitchen man sits down to food at table, woman opens stove, removes dishes 00:20:02:00 B W 1937 MS two men washing and drying dishes at sink looking at each other nervously, suspiciously 00:20:45:00 B W 1937 CU frightened man in apron, staring ahead, shakily holding dishes 00:20:46:00 B W 1937 CU broken dishes on floor man's shoes, trousers 00:22:33:00 B W 1937 MS man, woman moonlight stroll woman holding large white hat, black ribbon 00:24:58:00 B W 1937 CU man, woman sit at park bench, his arms around her smiles 00:25:05:00 B W 1937 CU morning newspaper on front steps pajama clad person picks up paper, holding glasses, walks up steps 00:25:53:00 B W 1937 MS man in pajamas walks in door, opens up newspaper 00:26:18:00 B W 1937 CU newspaper headline: "THOUSAND DOLLAR BILL FOUND ON MAIN STREET - Loser Can't Weep Because Finder Won't Keep - Henry Armstrong, We Salute You" 00:26:53:00 B W 1937 CU aghast woman reads newspaper, looks at man, screams in shock 00:26:57:00 B W 1937 CU man in pajamas rolls eyes, closes eyes, looks disgusted an "oh, brother" expression 00:28:08:00 B W 1937 CU rolls of paper on floor man with paper in mouth, sitting head in hands 00:29:47:00 B W 1937 CU young woman flirting with man smiles, rolls eyes 00:30:06:00 B W 1937 WS night club people standing around table, dancers 00:30:11:00 B W 1937 MS man shaking hands with people standing at table 00:31:01:00 B W 1937 MS people at table toast man, martini glasses 00:31:13:00 B W 1937 CU man drinking martini: pop eyed, blinks, coughs, scowls 00:31:56:00 B W 1937 CU salesman holding brochures, talking to man at table 00:32:08:00 B W 1937 CU waiter writing order 00:33:31:00 B W 1937 MS man grabs man's arm, walks with him across room to window 00:33:34:00 B W 1937 MS smiling man points out window: a new convertible parked on street 00:33:48:00 B W 1937 MS,CU man takes man for test drive 00:33:57:00 B W 1937 MS,CU hit bump, man hits head on dashboard holds hand on fore- head 00:34:08:00 B W 1937 MS,CU car "stops on a dime - I'll show ya" sudden stop, passenger falls on floor of car, hits nose 00:34:28:00 B W 1937 MS,CU sudden stop, sudden pick up car 00:35:04:00 B W 1937 CU brakes fail 00:35:15:00 B W 1937 CU panicked driver passenger eyes closed, counting 00:35:18:00 B W 1937 WS headlights of car ahead, from windshield 00:35:19:00 B W 1937 CU,MS frightened driver car swerves, misses car 00:35:34:00 B W 1937 MS two cars swerve to avoid car 00:35:47:00 B W 1937 MS hay wagon darkness 00:35:53:00 B W 1937 CU driver avoids wagon wipes brow 00:36:10:00 B W 1937 MS,CU car drives right between two cars traveling opposite direction 00:36:18:00 B W 1937 CU man given smelling salts appears unconscious, mumbling and smiling, counting numbers 00:36:39:00 B W 1937 MS unconscious man in doctor's office comes to startled, disoriented 00:37:13:00 B W 1937 CU two men talking one with bandage on ear 00:37:21:00 B W 1937 CU doctor listens to man's heart, taps on chest 00:37:30:00 B W 1937 CU doctor holds man's head, chin man opens mouth, beats chest doctor beats man's chest 00:37:51:00 B W 1937 CU man puts necktie on around neck 00:38:56:00 B W 1937 CU alter ego steps out of man, see through ghostly alter ego bops man on nose 00:39:00:00 B W 1937 CU man becomes alter ego, previous self fades away now confident, determined, take charge 00:39:11:00 B W 1937 MS man in exaggerated clenched chin expression 00:39:15:00 B W 1937 MS man breaks out of spell, wipes face, starts punching at nothing 00:39:41:00 B W 1937 CU self confident man strides through empty office, enters private room 00:40:57:00 B W 1937 CU man in hat hands balding man check 00:41:43:00 B W 1937 MS man in suit, hat shoves woman woman frightened, walks backward 00:41:58:00 B W 1937 MS man spanking woman 00:44:20:00 B W 1937 MS,CU man walks away from woman, halfway - then, turns around, walks back to woman, kisses her 00:44:40:00 B W 1937 MS woman lifts lid of "our new radio" huge console 00:45:08:00 B W 1937 MS woman frightened, cowers away from man 00:46:10:00 B W 1937 MS man i bathrobe hides letter in dresser drawer 00:46:39:00 B W 1937 MS,CU man walks in closet, hides letter in coat pocket 00:47:03:00 B W 1937 CU man helps man tie bow tie 00:48:15:00 B W 1937 CU proud, well dressed man briskly walking, smiling, holding package 00:48:20:00 B W 1937 MS man holding broom, standing in rear of open car, sweeping dust from rear seat 00:48:49:00 B W 1937 MS,LS man holding broom runs into house 00:49:04:00 B W 1937 CU outdoors: man, woman open packages both books 00:49:38:00 B W 1937 MS man smiles, holds book in each hand 00:50:11:00 B W 1937 MS,CU man leaves drivers' seat, cranks car 00:50:42:00 B W 1937 MS driver over shoots turn, backs up, drives up on sidewalk near mailbox, turns right 00:51:04:00 B W 1937 MS car stops at corner, blocks right-of-way of car 00:51:16:00 B W 1937 CU,MS "Get out of the way" 00:51:23:00 B W 1937 MS car pulls up beside horse drawn junk wagon 00:51:30:00 B W 1937 MS pompous, well dressed man stands in up, points 00:51:42:00 B W 1937 CU man clutches junkman's suspenders: "you've got to find it" 00:51:53:00 B W 1937 MS car pulls up to used clothing store clothes outside on rack 00:51:57:00 B W 1937 MS people shuffle through coat pockets, rack 00:52:28:00 B W 1937 MS car pulls up to police station 00:52:49:00 B W 1937 MS,LS hobos in field 00:52:53:00 B W 1937 WS running hobos 00:53:10:00 B W 1937 MS,LS car in field, dirt road, hobo running on road 00:53:19:00 B W 1937 WS car chasing hobo 00:53:23:00 B W 1937 CU running hobo, car pulls up next to hobo, man shouts at hobo 00:53:33:00 B W 1937 CU driver passes wheel over to passenger, jumps out of moving car, runs with hobo while talking too him 00:53:37:00 B W 1937 CU running man takes off coat, offers it to hobo men exchange coats 00:53:53:00 B W 1937 CU running man finds envelope in coat hobo waves goodbye to man 00:54:04:00 B W 1937 MS man sits on car's running board, shows envelope to driver 00:54:06:00 B W 1937 MS policeman, man run up to car, accuses man of stealing coat 00:54:32:00 B W 1937 MS courtroom, judge 00:55:06:00 B W 1937 MS,CU man hands judge envelope, judge opens envelope, looks at money 00:55:43:00 B W 1937 CU man, woman inspect bogus money 00:57:25:00 B W 1937 MS happy man lifts woman down from courtroom floor 00:57:53:00 B W 1937 CU delighted man, woman kiss THE END
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