The Music Box (1932) - full transcript

Like the legendary Sisyphus, deliverymen Laurel and Hardy struggle to push a large crated piano up a seemingly insurmountable flight of stairs.

[ PLAYER PIANO PLAYS ]

>> OH, I THINK IT'S ADORABLE.

I'LL TAKE IT.

>> WELL, I'M GLAD YOU LIKE IT.

[ MUSIC STOPS ]

YOU SEE, IT'S THE LATEST MODEL.

>> CAN YOU DELIVER IT RIGHT

AWAY?

>> RIGHT AWAY, MADAM.

>> YOU SEE, IT'S MY HUSBAND'S

BIRTHDAY, AND I WANT TO SURPRISE



HIM.

>> OH, I UNDERSTAND.

AND THE ADDRESS, PLEASE?

>> 1127 WALNUT AVENUE.

>> 1127 WALNUT AVENUE.

>> WHOA.

PARDON ME, MR. POSTMAN.

>> YES, SIR?

>> COULD YOU TELL ME WHERE 1127

WALNUT AVENUE IS?

>> 1127 WALNUT AVENUE?

>> YES, SIR.

>> THAT'S THE HOUSE UP THERE,

RIGHT ON TOP OF THE STOOP.



>> THAT'S THE HOUSE UP THERE,

RIGHT ON TOP OF THE STOOP.

>> STEADY, SUSIE.

[ PIANO KEYS BANG ]

JUST A MOMENT!

THIS REQUIRES A LITTLE THOUGHT.

NOW EASE IT DOWN ON MY BACK.

OH!

[ GRUNTS ]

OH! GET IT OFF OF MY BACK!

OW!

[ PIANO KEYS BANG ]

WHY DON'T YOU BE CAREFUL?!

>> I COULDN'T --

>> OH!

COME ON!

UGH!

NOW HEAVE HO!

[ BOTH GRUNTING ]

[ PIANO KEYS BANG ]

OOF!

WAIT A MINUTE!

THAT'S IT.

HEAVE!

>> HO!

>> HEAVE!

>> HO!

>> HEAVE!

>> HO!

>> HEAVE!

>> HO!

>> HEAVE HO! HEAVE HO!

[ BOTH PANTING ]

>> WOULD YOU GENTLEMEN PLEASE

LET ME PASS?

>> WHY, CERTAINLY, MA'AM.

WHY, JUST A MOMENT.

JUST A MOMENT.

MAYBE I CAN HELP YOU.

NOW...

[ PIANO KEYS BANGING ]

>> [ SHOUTS ]

>> [ LAUGHING ]

>> OF ALL THE DUMB THINGS!

[ LAUGHS ]

OH!

>> [ LAUGHS ]

[ PIANO KEYS CLANGING ]

>> AND NOT ONLY THAT, HE KICKED

ME.

>> HE KICKED YOU?

>> YES, OFFICER -- RIGHT IN THE

MIDDLE OF MY DAILY DUTIES.

>> [ CLEARS THROAT ]

OH, H-HE KICKED YOU, DID HE?!

>> HEAVE!

>> HO!

[ BOTH PANTING ]

>> HEY, YOU!

>> WHAT?!

>> COME HERE!

>> GO DOWN AND SEE WHAT HE

WANTS.

>> YO GO DOWN AND SEE WHAT HE

WANTS.

>> DON'T ARGUE WITH ME!

GO SEE WHAT THE MAN WANTS!

>> I'M NOT ARGUING.

>> GO AHEAD!

>> WHAT DO YOU WANT?!

>> GO DOWN AND SEE WHAT HE

WANTS!

>> [ GROANS ]

>> WHAT?

>> I DON'T WANT YOU.

I WANT THAT OTHER MONKEY.

>> [ WHISTLES ]

>> WHAT?!

>> HE DON'T WANT ME!

HE WANTS THE OTHER MONKEY!

YOU!

>> OH!

OOH!

OH! WHOA!

OH! OH! OH! OH!

AAAAAAH!

[ PIANO CLANGING ]

[ GROANS ]

UGH! UNGH!

OH!

>> HEY, WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY

MOLESTING THAT GIRL?

>> WHO, ME?!

>> YES, YOU.

>> WELL, I WAS JUST --

>> NOW, LET THAT BE A LESSON TO

YOU.

>> ARE YOU GONNA STAND FOR THAT?

>> SAY, LISTEN.

IF HE'D HAVE SAID ONE MORE WORD

TO ME, I WOULD HAVE --

[ CHUCKLES ]

OH!

NOW, LET THAT BE ANOTHER LESSON

TO YOU.

>> [ GRUNTS ]

>> SAY, LISTEN.

DON'T YOU THINK YOU'RE BOUNDING

OVER YOUR STEPS?

>> WHAT DO YOU MEAN BOUNDING

OVER MY STEPS?

>> WHY, HE MEANS, UH,

OVERSTEPPING YOUR BOUNDS.

[ CHUCKLES ]

>> OH.

[ BOP! ]

NOW, LET THAT BE A LESSON TO

YOU.

>> OOF!

>> HEAVE!

>> HO!

>> HEAVE!

>> HO!

>> HEAVE!

>> HO!

>> HEAVE!

>> HO!

>> HEAVE!

>> OH.

[ BOTH PANTING ]

>> WELL?

WELL, ARE YOU TWO NUMBSKULLS

GOING TO TAKE THIS THING OUT OF

THE WAY?

>> WHAT'S IT TO YOU?

>> I SHOULD LIKE TO PASS.

>> WHY DON'T YOU WALK AROUND?

>> WHAT?! WALK AROUND?!

ME -- PROFESSOR

THEODORE VON SCHWARZENHOFFEN,

M.D., A.D., D.D.S., F.L.D.,

F.F.F.N.M. SHOULD WALK AROUND?!

GET THAT THING OUT OF MY WAY!

GET IT OUT OF MY WAY!

COME ON! GET IT OUT OF THE WAY!

OUT OF THE WAY!

VERY LOVELY.

I'LL HAVE YOU ARRESTED FOR THIS!

I'LL HAVE YOU THROWN IN JAIL!

I'M PROFESSOR, D.D.S...

>> HEAVE!

>> HO!

>> HEAVE!

>> HO!

>> HEAVE!

>> HO!

>> HEAVE!

>> HO!

>> Both: HEAVE HO!

HEAVE HO!

HEAVE HO!

HEAVE HO!

>> OLLIE!

>> WHAT?!

>> I CAN'T MAKE IT!

>> DON'T WEAKEN NOW!

WE'VE ONLY GOT A COUPLE MORE

STEPS.

NOW MOVE TOGETHER!

HEAVE!

>> HO!

[ PIANO KEYS BANG ]

[ DOORBELL RINGS ]

[ PIANO CLANGING ]

>> [ SCREAMING ]

>> COME HERE!

[ BOTH GRUNTING ]

>> YOU FELLAS CARRY THAT PIANO

ALL THE WAY UP THESE STAIRS?

YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO DO THAT.

YOU SEE THAT ROAD DOWN THERE?

ALL YOU HAD --

ALL YOU HAD TO DO WAS TO DRIVE

AROUND THAT ROAD TO THE TOP

HERE.

PHEW!

>> NOW, WHY DIDN'T WE THINK OF

THAT BEFORE?

>> HEAVE!

HO!

HEAVE!

HO!

HEAVE!

HEAVE!

>> HO!

>> HEAVE!

>> HO!

>> HEAVE!

>> HO!

>> HEAVE!

>> HO!

>> HEAVE!

>> HO!

>> HEAVE!

>> HO!

>> WHOA!

JUST A MOMENT.

[ GRUNTING ]

[ DOORBELL RINGS ]

>> WELL, I GUESS WE'LL HAVE TO

TAKE IT BACK.

>> WHY?

>> THERE'S NOBODY HOME.

>> WHERE THERE'S A WILL, THERE'S

A WAY.

WE'LL TAKE THE PIANO THROUGH THE

WINDOW, CARRY IT DOWN THE

STAIRS, AND PLACE IT IN THE

LIVING ROOM.

YOU FIND A LADDER, AND I'LL GET

THE BLOCK AND TACKLE.

MM-MM-MM.

[ PIANO KEYS CLANG ]

OW-W-W-W!

OW!

WHY DON'T YOU WATCH WHAT YOU'RE

DOING?!

OH!

OH...

>> [ GRUNTING ]

>> [ GRUNTING ]

[ PIANO KEYS CLANG ]

OW! AAAAAAAH!

AAH! OOH!

OOH.

AAAH!

[ RADIO POPS ]

[ HEAVY FOOTSTEPS ]

>> [ WHISTLES ]

HEY, OLLIE!

>> WHAT?

>> THERE'S SOMEBODY HOME.

>> ARE THEY UP THERE?

>> NO.

I HEARD HIM COMING UP THE

STAIRS.

>> YOU HEARD HIM COMING UP --

WHY, STUPID, THAT WAS ME!

>> THAT WAS YOU?

>> WHY, CERTAINLY.

>> WELL, HOW'D YOU GET IN THE

HOUSE?

>> WELL, I WAS STANDING ON THE

LADDER WHILE YOU WERE PULLING

THE PIANO UP, AND THE BLOCK AND

TACK--

GET BACK IN THERE!

THROW ME MY HAT!

HEARD HIM COMING UP THE STAIRS.

>> [ WHISTLES ]

>> [ SIGHS ]

WHAT IS IT NOW?

>> YOU GOT MY HAT.

>> HERE!

>> THROW ME MINE.

NOW GET BACK IN THAT HOUSE, AND

I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ANY MORE

OUT OF YOU.

OW-W-W-W-W!

OH!

[ MUFFLED SCREAMING ]

UGH!

WHERE'D YOU GET THE HAT?

NOW LET'S GET THIS PIANO

DOWNSTAIRS!

[ BOTH GRUNTING ]

AAAAH!

[ PIANO KEYS CLANG ]

[ SIGHS ]

OH!

>> OH!

[ SMACK! ]

>> [ GRUNTING ]

GET THAT PIANO OUT OF THERE

WHILE I FIND A PLACE TO PUT IT.

I'LL GET IT OUT.

OW-W-W-W! OW! OW!

OW-W-W-W-W! OW!

GET OUT OF HERE!

GET THAT PIANO OUT OF THAT BOX!

OH! OH!

[ SIGHS ]

OW!

>> AAH!

>> WHAT WERE YOU DOING UP THERE?

>> I WAS TRYING TO PLUG IT IN.

>> THAT'S NOT THE PLACE TO PLUG

IT IN!

GIVE IT TO ME!

AAH!

>> AND IF I SEE 'EM, I'LL RUN

'EM IN.

>> THANK YOU, OFFICER!

[ UPBEAT JAZZ MUSIC PLAYS ]

>> NOW LET'S GET THIS PLACE

CLEANED UP!

[ RHYTHMIC TAPPING ]

[ RHYTHMIC TAPPING ]

OH!

[ "DIXIE" PLAYS ]

[ MUSIC STOPS ]

>> WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS?!

>> DO YOU LIVE HERE?

>> DO I LIVE HERE?!

THIS IS MY HOME!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?!

>> WHY, WE JUST DELIVERED YOUR

PIANO.

>> PIANO?!

PIANO?!

I HATE AND DETEST PIANOS!

THEY ARE MECHANICAL

BLUNDERBUSSES!

TAKE IT OUT OF HERE BEFORE I

COMMIT MURDER!

TAKE IT OUT! TAKE IT OUT!

TAKE IT OUT OF MY...

AAH! AAH!

OH!

THAT'S ENOUGH!

STOP!

WAIT A MINUTE!

I'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU!

I'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU!

YOU WILL LISTEN!

I'LL SHOW YOU!

[ SCREAMING ]

[ "THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER"

PLAYS ]

[ MUSIC STOPS ]

I'LL TEACH YOU TO BRING A PIANO

IN MY HOUSE!

[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]

I'LL SHOW YOU!

PIANO IN MY HOUSE!

>> THEODORE!

>> I HATE PIANOS!

>> THEODORE!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!

>> WHY, THESE TWO BLUNDERING

IDIOTS DELIVERED A PIANO HERE BY

MISTAKE!

LOOK AT OUR HOME!

>> WHY, IT WASN'T A MISTAKE,

DARLING.

I BOUGHT THE PIANO TO SURPRISE

YOU ON YOUR BIRTHDAY!

[ CRIES ]

>> THERE, THERE, DEAR.

I WOULDN'T HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN

FOR A MILLION DOLLARS.

>> I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOU HATED

PIANOS?

>> WHAT, ME HATE PIANOS?

WHY, I'M NUTS ABOUT THEM!

EXCUSE ME, GENTLEMEN.

WHAT CAN I DO TO SHOW YOU HOW

SORRY I AM?

>> JUST SIGN HERE.

[ CHUCKLES ]

SERVICE WITH A SMILE.

STANLEY, THE PEN.

>> WHY, YOU!

OUT OF MY HOUSE!

O-OUT OF MY HOUSE!