Jungle Bride (1933) - full transcript

[instrumental music]

[music continues]

[foghorn blowing]

[instrumental music]

♪ No more nights of gladness ♪

♪ No more mornings bloom ♪

♪ B-b-b-boom ♪

♪ Farewell boon companion ♪

♪ That means goodbye to you ♪

♪ Bye-bye to me ♪

♪ I'm swearing off red liquor ♪



♪ I'll drink no more gin ♪

[indistinct chattering]

♪ But what care I? ♪

♪ I took my fun
where I found them ♪

♪ So why should I cry ♪

♪ To.. gals who tempt me ♪

♪ For romance I don't care ♪

♪ For romance I don't care ♪♪

Care-ca.. Eddie?
What rhymes with care?

Is it a four-letter word?

Oh, you're
a big help.

Well, let's get
an inspiration.

Maybe we can
think of something.

Come on, cheerio, everybody.
Lackaday.



Wait a minute.
I'll go ask Franklin.

Say, copper, uh, Gordon wants
to know what rhymes with care.

Electric chair.

[laughter]

Right.

Is that cop nasty?

(Gordon)
Uh, he's not a cop.
He's a reporter.

Well, he acts like a cop.

He carries a gun,
and all he can think about

is taking you back
to the electric chair.

Oh, and there's
your rhyme.

Chair, uh--

- Care.
- Care, there you are.

Great. That's it.

Let's see.
Wait a minute.

I'm lily-white from now on
'cause I'm headed

for the electric chair.

It's disgusting.

Why, what's the matter,
darling?

He certainly is having
a lot of fun at your expense.

Get out the way and make room
for the musicians.

Yeah, you know,
that was alright, but one thing.

Why don't you tune it
once in a while?

- Tune what?
- This, you're not playing..

Why didn't you
lock him up?

Well, I will, dear.

About a day before
we reach port.

After all, he's only
being taken back for trial.

He hasn't been convicted,
you know.

Well, my brother's
been locked up.

For a crime,
Gordon Wayne committed.

(Eddie)
And here's one.

Take a card.

Any one at all.

- That one? Alright.
- Yeah.

Well, look at it, stoop.

Can't do a trick
if you don't look at it.

Put it back.

- Now, shuffle 'em.
- You shuffle 'em.

There you are.
It's your card.

A jack of club.

And clubs means cops.

[laughter]

[bell ringing]

Well, I'm going
down to dress

for the captain's
dinner party tonight.

Alright, darling.
I'll meet you in the salon,

as soon as
I round up Wayne.

Alright.

[indistinct chatter]

- Good evening, Ms. Evans.
- Good evening.

There's a pretty girl.

Pretty mean.
Hounding poor Gordon Wayne.

Tracking him
all the way to Cape Town

and bringing him back.

Oh, honey.
It isn't she.

That reporter
she's engaged to.

Well, she's engineering
the whole thing.

Hey, you would too, if your
brother was held for murder

and the guilty man escaped.

You know how far newspaper go
to get a good story?

Yes, and I know how far
a woman will go too.

[all singing in unison]

[singing in unison]

[indistinct]

[all cheering]

(Gordon) Wait a minute.
There's another little song.

My sweet little girl.
Thank you.

Alright, Wayne.
Come on, let's get going.

Aw, leave him alone.

Hey, folks.
Folks, I've got an idea.

Uh, I move that we
lap the star reporter up

for the balance of the trip.

What do you think?

[all laughing]

[chatter continues]

Oh, pardon me.
Have you seen Mr. Franklin?

I believe he's
in the bar room.

Oh, the bar.

Oh, thank you.

[chatter continues]

Come on, Wayne.
It's getting late.

I'm new in the game.

Say, copper, why, why don't
you buy us a drink?

Alright.

Waiter.

Black coffee for the crowd.

(all)
Ohh.

Coffee?

You're a bum sport.

I rather power around
with a murderer.

So that's how it is, huh?

How would you all
like to hear a story?

- Tell us all about it, Gordon.
- Shoot the oration.

Oration?
That's a great idea.

A funeral oration,
by the corpus delicti.

[guitar music]

And you, my friends, you'll be
the judge and the jury.

[crowd cheering]

[bangs on table]
Order in the courtroom.

Friends..

...Romans, and gentlemen
of the press.

Lend me your ears.

But yesterday

the word of Gordon Wayne might
have stood against the world.

I'll stand thee here
with none to do him justice.

For Franklin has said
that Wayne is guilty.

And Franklin is
an honorable man.

[all laughing]

If you have tears,
prepare to shed them now.

You all remember
well the tale.

A police man was shot.

Young Evans arrested.

Turns state's evidence.

And said that
Wayne did the killing.

And Wayne is fled.

And..

...Young Evans
is an honorable man.

He comes from generations
of honorable people.

So is his sister
an honorable man.

[all laugh]

The public inspired
by the press

clamors for a Roman holiday.

Then the press is deputized
to bring Wayne back

to the bar of justice.

Ah, speaking of bars.

Let's all have a drink.

[crowd clamoring]

One man's word against another.

And what chances Wayne.

It's tough, alright.

But of course, you made
a mistake in running away.

'Sure.'

Why don't you bluff it on?

Are those your sentiments?

Oh, we're for you anyway.

You probably had to kill him.

There's a jury for you.

The verdict is... guilty.

Uh, come on.
Let's all have a drink.

[crowd chattering]

- You'll never even see a jury.
- I'll tell you why.

[indistinct chatter]

Here's some for you
and here's..

Why don't you
have some coffee?

Good evening,
Captain Andersen.

Oh, good evening.

Aren't you ever
going to dinner?

Well, just as soon as they
finish their coffee, dear.

What he needs is a wife,
to manage him.

That what I think,
and that's what I want.

How about it, captain?
Can you marry her?

(Andersen)
'Uh, do like to-to oblige.'

It will be a fine climax
for my party this evening.

Oh.

[rumbling]

[indistinct shouting]

Step by fire,
don't look ahead. Make a turn.

I beg pardon, sir.

[indistinct]

[indistinct]

[explosion]

[screaming]

[horn blowing]

[screaming]

[horn blowing]

'Stand back!'

[screaming]

[whistles]
Ladies, children, first.

[gunshot]

Stand back.

[horn blowing]

[explosion]

(Gordon)
'Hey.'

Don't throw that away.

I can fix it.

That's alright.
Keep it.

I wonder where we are.

Somewhere along
the coast of Africa.

No sign of anything.

Yeah, it's tough alright.

Well, the first thing to do
is to make her comfortable.

To make camp,
back in the jungle.

It's...ruined.

Great.

Come here.

If you can get some wood,
we'll build a fire

and dry our clothes out.

Okay...Africa.

Here.

Let's make a camp
back there.

And I'll see what
I know about some food.

- Can you walk alright?
- Very well.

[squawking]

[screeching]

- That looks good.
- It's gotta be good.

But, uh, what is it?

Well, you can call it
quail on toast.

We couldn't mind
if we had some toast.

Yeah, and if we
had some quail.

Say, Eddie.

Hmm?

You think you can dig up
some sort of a plate

and take this over
to the lady?

- All of it?
- All of it.

Okay, chef.

- Oh, Ms. Evans?
- Yes.

Will you have some
nice roast Turkey?

Or something?

Thank you.

[monkey whooping]

[quail chirping]

[man screaming]
Help! Help!

Franklin.

It had to be you.

Wouldn't you know it.

Come on, Eddie, let's get him
up out of the water.

Where-where's Doris?

She's safe.
We've made a camp.

Here.

Here.

Water.

Did you see anyone else?

Captain was on the part
of the ship that stayed afloat.

I was washed off and then I..

...managed to tie myself
to that boat.

Eddie, go back
and look it over.

See if there's anything
we can use.

Okay, Gordon.

- Oh, God.
- Oh, John.

Oh, I'm so glad.

Come on. Come on.
Let's move to camp.

How does she look?

She's pretty badly
stove in, Gordon.

There ought to be
a lot of supplies somewhere.

Oh, boy.
Let me at it.

(Eddie)
We're not doing so bad.

We have plates.

And we have salt.

We have...hard tack.

We have tea.

Barrels of tea.

Breakfast tea.

I wonder if it's alright
for supper.

I guess we can
take a chance.

Hey, see what's
in the duffle bag.

Alright.

Smells good.

[chuckles]
How's this for a fit?

Too small.

That's what I thought.

[monkey whooping]

And look.
A razor and blades.

Great.

In a week we'd look like
the Smith brothers.

Why, that's Adam and Eve.

How are you, pals?
How is the old garden of Eden?

[whooping]

[birds chirping]

Ahoy.

Dinner is served
at the captain's table.

I'll bring
your dinner here, Doris.

Crackers.

Huh, I guess the captain's table
ain't so popular.

We've gone to the trouble to
make this table, why not use it?

Doesn't it occur to you
that Ms. Evans would rather

not eat with you?

Here we are.

Ms. Evans,
we might as well face

the fact that the four of us
have been thrown together

here in the jungle.

- Let's make the best of it.
- I've thought that--

Now, just a minute, Doris.

The wreck
hasn't changed anything.

Oh, yes, it has,
Franklin.

There's only one law here.
No cops, no jails.

That's the law
of the jungle.

Say, while you guys
are arguing here

our dinner
is getting cold.

Come on, Ms. Evans,
let's you and I go

while they're
doin' the chinny.

You're right...why go around
with chips on our shoulders when

the important thing is to exist
until we can get out of here.

My, Doris--

You know, that
gives me a great idea.

Let's pretend that we've
just met for the first time.

There's no past.
Just a future.

Let's bury the hatchet.

Good.

- Now..
- Come on, John.

Hocus pocus.
Abras-kadabras.

Hepluras basueunis.
Keep bad spirits, gone.

You know, after all this food
is not doing a bit of good--

Well, let me warm it up.

I was thinking
that will be a good idea.

[whooping]

You know, you can't run around
the jungle with..

...this on.

I have a surprise for you.

Look at that.

Oh.

And them, or these,
or this.

Oh, thank you.

You know,
I'm in this too.

Well, help yourself.

[monkeys whooping]

Don't be annoyed, Franklin.
They don't know who you are.

I thought we buried all that.

And you're the first one
to break your resolution.

That's right. Anyone who
breaks a resolution

must pay a forfeit.

What will it be?

Wash the dishes.

You would think of that.

Okay, Africa!

But as long as
I'm stuck first

I'm gonna keep score
on the rest of you guys.

We're going to force
our way through that swamp

and see if we can
find a way out of here.

Well, I'm not
really interested

but if that'll help get you
out of my life, let's go.

Not a chance, Gordon.
We can't get across.

There's nothing
but swamps on all sides.

It's too risky.

What's the matter,
Franklin?

Afraid to arm
your prisoner?

I'm not taking a chance
of being stuck in a back

by a mug
with your reputation.

Yeah.
Newspaper reputation.

Say, if I ever do started
on you, I'll take you apart

with my bare hands.
That's a promise.

Well, you can always try.

Gentlemen.

Or am I mistaken?

Say, why not let's try
the boat this time?

Nothing doing.

I've floated around that leaky
scow all I'm going to.

Come on, let's get going.

We'll all stick together
this time.

Wait a minute.

I don't like the idea
of leaving Doris alone.

Ms. Evans to you.

And I'm not interested
in what you think.

That's for me to worry about.

[birds chirping]

[whistles]

[growls]

[growls]

[whistles]

[roars]

[whistles]

[growls]

[whooping]

[roars]

[roars]

What's that?

Look out.

Boy, what a mean-looking mama.

Franklin, you should have
left that gun with Ms. Evans.

I'm the best judge of that.

The important thing is to
find a way out of here. Come on.

Eddie, you better go
along with the boy scout

and see that
he doesn't get lost.

Get lost? Gee, that would be
too bad, wouldn't it?

[water gurgling]

[whistling]

[birds chirping]

[monkeys screeching]

[bird screeching]

[water gurgling]

[roars]

[roars]

[Doris screams]

[roaring]

[grunts]

[roaring]

[sighs]

[monkeys chattering]

No, don't do that.
You'll get the wound infected.

Come on back to camp
and I'll dress them.

Come on.

That's fine.
Thank you very much.

Well, it's better to scratch
on my arm than yours.

It might have been
your life...or mine.

Strange, isn't it?

How a human being will
sometimes give willingly

the very thing he'd fight to
keep if it were demanded of him.

I hope you've learned
to stay out of the jungle

while we're gone.

I've learned a lot of things
since we came to the jungle.

[monkeys whooping]

Not a chance, Gordon.
We can't get across.

There's nothin' but swamps
on all sides. It's too risky.

The next time I tell you
to trail with us

you trail with us.

- Oh, yeah?
- Yeah.

How long have you been here?

Not very long.

Hey, Gordon, what's
the matter with your arm?

Oh, I scratched at it,
that's all.

What happened?

Your a big news hound,
find out.

[chuckling]

You'll cook tonight,
you better run down

and see if your lady turtles
laid any more egg.

Yeah, that stupid things.

Why don't they build nests

so we wouldn't have to be
diggin' up the whole beach?

I'm goin' down to work
on the boat, come on.

Hey, Gordon,
why don't you tell Doris

your side of the whole story?

Listen, Eddie, that girl
loves her brother

more than anything
in the world.

I'm certainly not gonna
make it tougher for her by..

Oh, come on.

Oh, hello, John.

Everything alright,
darling?

Oh, of course.

How long has Wayne been back?

Ooh, I don't know,
just a little while I guess.

- Did you find anything?
- Nothing.

What happened to Wayne?

Uh, I don't know.
What do you mean?

You know what I mean.
His arm is bound up.

He had a fight
with an animal, I believe.

You believe? You know.

You bound his arm up, he
couldn't have done it himself.

Alright, if you must know

he saved my life.

[birds chirping]

What are they?

Albatrosses, this is
their mating season.

[birds chirping]

[chuckling]

He's trying to teach her
the Albatross Kazatsky.

[whistling]
I'll be seein' you.

The chef is gotta be
getting back.

[guitar music]

[humming]

Well, that's that.

Say, I bet you I've got
an old one you've never seen.

Pick a card.

- If you say that to me again--
- Alright.

[music continues]

Looks like nobody
wants to play with us.

Will you stop that scrumming?

It's terrible.

Oh, sounds like
someone's out of tunes.

Oh, I've got it.

Sound away, maestro.

[humming]

That's clear enough.

What could be worse
than to be stranded

with a couple
of bum entertainers?

[chuckles]
A quartet.

Well, I guess, I'll have to do
my strumming somewhere else.

[continues strumming]

Hey, Gordon, I hope you don't
meet a lion with, uh..

Franklin's idea of music.

[chuckling]

[music continues]

(John)Doris,
I want to talk to you.

Alright, come in.

I guess my company wasn't
good enough for you.

Why, John?

Well, you left right
after Wayne did.

I don't know what's
happened to you, Doris.

One month in the jungle,
and look what it's done to you.

It's done things to all of us,
hasn't it, John?

Well, at least
I've kept my self respect.

I don't understand you.

You know what I mean.

Accepting the friendship
of a man like Wayne.

Well, what would you
expect me to do?

I think Gordon
has acted admirably.

Gordon? Oh, so that's
how it is now?

Yes, that's how it is.

And you're right, the jungle
has done things to me.

Before we came here,
I thought he was a beast.

And now I suppose
he's sprouted wings.

No, but he has proven
himself to be a man.

I didn't follow you
half way around the world

to rot on this
deserted coast.

I wish I'd never heard
of Gordon Wayne.

You didn't go after Gordon Wayne
because you loved me

but to get a newspaper story.

Well, I hope you get it.

As I'm going to accept him
for what he is.

Alright, be the friend
of a murderer if you like.

But I'm going to take him back
to the electric chair

if I die in the attempt.

Hey, Franklin.

You know, uh,
you owe me 62.50 now.

Would you, uh,
like to get even?

Well, alright.

Get out of here.

Say, Franklin,
don't you think, uh..

you're a little tough
on your, uh, relatives?

[guitar music]

♪ Through the night the wind ♪

♪ Is sighing ♪

♪ While the tropic moon ♪

♪ It's dying ♪

♪ Hearts are born on you ♪

♪ That's the call
of the jungle ♪

♪ How you cannot see ♪

♪ Or hear me? ♪

♪ If you cannot feel ♪

♪ You're near me ♪

♪ You have heard it all ♪

♪ That's the call
of the jungle ♪

♪ Where are the cares
of yesterday? ♪

♪ That's on like a bird
on the wing ♪

♪ Love comes but once ♪

♪ Take it while you may ♪

♪ Who knows what
tomorrow may bring ♪

♪ The jungle seems
to shy away them ♪

♪ Hope cannot remain ♪

♪ Forsaken ♪

♪ And only
it's only you ♪

♪ That's the call
of the jungle ♪♪

Well, I'm glad you came.

I've been wanting
to talk to you, alone.

I wanted to tell you something.

It's sort of a secret.

Eddie and I've been
working on the boat.

I think we better almost
sail with it.

Does that mean
we can get away from here?

Just as soon
as I finish the mast

and we can make it sail
all the way to Farlin.

But what about
these sudden storms?

That's the chance
we must take.

A chance you must take.

If you care to.

You mean, you're not
coming with us?

I might try it alone.

If I made it, send someone
back to rescue you.

What if you could
never make it alone?

Could you?

[instrumental music]

I might.

When you get ready,
why don't you try?

It's your only chance.

John would never let you
get away if he knew.

And how about you?

Will you let me go?

[music continues]

When you go back you can chalk
up a 1000 violations against me.

I've fallen in love.

Doggone, I've worn
the spots off of these cards

and no luck.

We've had plenty of bad luck.

I don't think we're ever
going to get away from here.

Oh, stop it.

I'm sorry, Ms. Doris.

But what's happened
to you lately?

Oh, I don't know.

I guess, we're just getting
on each other's nerves.

Well, stop squawking.

We're all on the same boat.

Cut the cards,
and-and I'll tell your fortune.

Oh, as I live and breathe,
a marriage.

That means we've got
to be rescued first.

And if, uh, that takes care
of you and Franklin

of course we're going
to be...rescued.

What do I see here?

Now, perhaps,
I shouldn't mention it.

Children.

Don't be a fool.

Look, look what I found.

Isn't he a nice little fellow?

[screeching]

Here, take it.

Hurray! You see?

The first child.

I tell you,
the cards don't lie.

You listen to me.

Now, do you think you're
making it easier on Doris

by keeping your mouth shut,
but I don't.

Meaning what?

Well, you and I have been pals
for years, haven't we?

Well, you leave it to me
to fix this whole thing up.

I'm gonna tell her the truth
about her brother.

I told you 20 times to keep your
mouth shut and that means shut.

Well, I'm gonna tell her
just the same.

Ms. Doris--

Oh, gee, Eddie..

I'm just a heel.

I don't think so.

And you won't tell Doris,
will you?

Okay, Africa.

Say, there's some wreckage

floating a couple of miles
offshore.

Maybe it's a part
of our boat that didn't sink.

Any signs of life?

Yes, I thought
I saw someone moving.

Okay, we might be able
to launch the lifeboat

in high tide
and get out through it.

The boat? How can we use it?

Well, we fixed the leak.

And Gordon made a mast.

Oh, getting ready
to try a sneak, were you?

Wrong again.

You know, Franklin,
as a newspaper man

you've batted exactly zero
since we came here.

Now listen to me--

And the main thing is

are we gonna
try to get out

on the derelict or not?

Now come on, let's check up
on our boat.

Let's see if it's alright.

Ahoy, there!

(Eddie) There's a light, Frank,
there's somebody here.

(Frank) Surely, there must be.
Come on up there.

Come on with me, get up there
and see if we can find it.

Well, here we are.
Out here. Here he is.

Gee, you still got your men,
Mr. Franklin.

Where is Captain Anderson?

I.. What is left of him.

What happened, captain?

We struck a reef
in the morning.

There wasn't even
a lifeboat inside.

And what was left of my ship

was fast on the rock.

Later, a storm broke me loose.

I've been drifting,
in the currents.

Didn't you see
any other ship?

I saw smoke on the horizon

several times.

We were off our coast
when we struck.

Well, couldn't you get ashore?

No, my ribs are broken.

My leg is badly injured

and it's too late now.

Captain, is it still possible
for you to marry people?

Yeah.

That is maritime law.

As long as I have
my ship under me

I am his master.

Will you do it then?

Yeah, I will.

Get me my log book, please

in my chest.

Gordon, will you marry me?

Doris, are you crazy?

No, perfectly sane
and I've made my decision.

Well, as long as he's in my
charge, you'll never marry him.

It's no use,
I'm going to marry Gordon.

Alright, Wayne.

Remember this mockery
doesn't change anything.

We're ready, captain.

I...bless you of the authority

rested in me

as master of this ship..

I pronounce you

man and wife.

What is today's date?

I have lost track of time.

I'll fill it in
for you, captain.

Thank you.

I need your signature

as a witness.

Take this book.

We can't leave him
alone here to die.

And this is no place
for you, Doris.

I'll take her back to camp
and I'll come out for you.

Yes, take me back, Eddie.

Eddie, take this with her.

Okay.

Captain, is there something
I can do for you?

Yeah... my ancestors

...were Vikings.

Their ships

were their funeral fires.

What I've got

I should like to sail that way..

...to Valhalla.

Yeah.

To Valhalla.

[water gurgling]

Well, what you going to do
about all this?

About all what?

You start out to get a murderer

and end up by marrying him.

As soon as that boat's ready,
I'm gonna take you outta here.

Back to civilization, where
you can come to your senses.

As for Wayne, the law
will take care of him.

And there'll be
no mockery about that.

- Oh, Doris--
- Just a minute, Franklin.

My wife's not a widow yet.

No, but she will be if you
start resisting an officer.

There's plenty of time
to talk about that later.

You might as well make up
your mind, Franklin.

I'm not going back.

Well, if that's your idea--

Folks, there is a boat,
offshore.

A boat?

Just a minute, Wayne.

We're back to the laws
of civilization now.

And I'm going to keep you
in irons on this time.

[gunshot]

[grunting]

Look.

They must have seen
the fire of the funeral ship.

[grunting]

But there's a ruckus.

[gasps]

[honking]

[instrumental music]

[music continues]

Doris!

I know all about it.
You are innocent.

How do you know?

My brother tried to escape.

And he was killed.

Before he died,
he told the truth.

All the world knows it now.

This ship returns
in ten days.

It's all honeymoon.

[instrumental music]