19341930s FEATURE FILMS
AKA HOLLYWOOD HOODLUM
JUNE CLYDE, FRANK ALBERTSON, JOSE CRESPO, TENEN HOLZ,
JOHN DAVIDSON, STANLEY PRICE, CYRIL RING, EDITH TERRY
PREUSS.
ALBERTSON IS A PUBLICITY AGENT FOR A SMALL STUDIO WHO
LOSES HIS JOB JUST AS HE IS PLANNING A BIG BUILD-UP
FOR HIS GIRLFRIEND. THE STUDIO TELLS HIM HE'LL BE
REHIRED IF HE CAN FIND A WAY TO GET A TROUBLESOME
DIRECTOR OFF THE LOT. HE SUCCEEDS, GETS HIS JOB BACK
AND HIS GIRL GETS A SHOT AT STARDOM. DRAMA.
MOVIE STUDIO. BOSS COMES INTO HIS OFFICE ANGRY. HAS
SECRETARY WRITE A LETTER FIRING AN EMPLOYEE. SOUND
BITE CLICHE, "GOOD MORNING", "WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT IT".
SMALLER OFFICE, SECRETARY GETS DICTATION OF LETTER.
PHONE RINGS, MAN TAKES IT OFF THE HOOK. HEADS OR
TAILS. DAMES. MAN GETS FIRED AGAIN. HE YAWNS IN
BOREDOM. GETS YELLED AT BUT STAYS CALM. TALKS ABOUT
HOW HE DRINKS NOW AFTER THE REPEAL OF PROHIBITION.
MAN HAS HIRED A FOREIGN DIRECTOR TO DIRECT A FILM
CALLED "RACKETEER". MAN ASKS IF HIS GIRLFRIEND CAN BE
IN THE FILM. "IT HURTS ME TO REFUSE YOU". MAN
SUGGESTS THAT A REAL GANGSTER PLAY THE PART OF THE
GANGSTER IN THE MOVIE. "I'M AN ARTIST" AUTEUR
DIRECTOR. MAN ANSWERS TELEPHONE. MAN CUTS PAPER. GIRL
HIDES BEHIND DESK. MAN SWINDLES A RAISE. MOVIE
PRODUCER. SOUND BYTE CLICHE. "MUM'S THE WORD".
MOUNTAIN INN. DINING ROOM OF RESORT WHERE GANGSTERS
HANG OUT. MAN GRABS OTHER MAN, PUNCHES HIM TO THE
FLOOR. RUNNING OUT OF RESTAURANT. CAR CHASE. BUTLER
PRESSES BUTTON. GATE TO MANSION AUTOMATICALLY OPENS
FOR MAN AND CLOSES. MAN YELLS FROM TREE. COME IN WITH
YOUR HANDS UP. PEOPLE GET PATTED DOWN. HIGH SOCIETY.
RICH MAN. MAN LOOKS AT BEAUTIFUL GIRL WITH LUST IN
HIS EYES. COMES ON TO WOMAN. MAN PULLS OUT CONTRACT
FOR MAN TO SIGN. WISE-CRACK MAN. DIRECTOR NAMED
SARNOFF. SHHH. QUIET. MEN LAUGH. NEWSPAPER HEADLINE.
ACCIDENTALLY ASSAULTED. REAL-LIFE GANGSTER. SOUND
BITE CLICHE. "JUST LEAVE IT TO ME, I'LL FIX
EVERYTHING". GIRLFRIEND ANGRY. PUSHES HER DOWN, CALLS
HER DUMB. SHE CRIES. MAN FLIPS COIN. HEADS OR TAILS.
MAN IN HIS DRESSING ROOM PACKING TO LEAVE. GIRL
FLIRTS, WANTS THE ACTOR TO STAY SO THAT SHE CAN STAR
IN THE FILM. BEHIND-THE-SCENES. FILMING OF MOVIE ON
THE SET. ACTORS GO OVER THESE LINES. FILMING ROMANTIC
SCENE. GRABS AND KISSES GIRL. DISTRAUGHT PRODUCER.
REPORTERS COME IN AND ASK ABOUT THE "GANGSTER" ACTOR.
HOODLUM. MAN PREVENTS OTHER MAN FROM MAKING PHONE
CALL. MOTORCYCLE ESCORTED CAR. FOLLOW THAT CAR.
DICTATES LETTER TO SECRETARY. "FREE" PUBLICITY.
PUBLICITY STUNT. SHOOTING FOR CLOSE-UP. ASKS ACTRESS
FOR AN INTIMATE DINNER. OFFERS WOMAN A DECOY.
GANGSTERS COME IN. SOUND BYTE CLICHE "DON'T MOVE,
STICK 'EM UP". CAR SPEEDS OUT OF STUDIO LOT. SOUND
BITE "THAT'S A CLEVER IDEA". CAR HONKS ITS HORN TO
OPEN GATE. WOMAN BEGS FOR MAN NOT TO BE SHOT. CAR
SPEEDS AROUND CORNER, ALMOST HITS ANOTHER CAR.
SWERVES. ACCIDENT. MAN LYING ON GROUND. CAR
OVERTURNED. KIDNAPPED. POINTS GUN AT MAN. TIES HIS
HANDS BEHIND HIS BACK AND PUNCHES HIM. POINT BLANK.
CU UNTIES HIS HANDS. MAN GRABS WOMAN. KEEPS PUNCHING
MAN. SADISTIC. FIST FIGHT. GUNS GO OFF. HELP! GUN
FALLS TO THE FLOOR. STRUGGLE. WOMAN TRIES TO CALL FOR
HELP ON THE PHONE. MAN PULLS PHONE OUT. TRIES TO HIT
MAN WITH IT. BRAWL. MAN TRIES TO GET THROUGH LOCKED
GATE. MAN CLIMBS OVER FENCE. WOMAN SCREAMS FOR HELP,
GRABS GUN. POLICE ARRIVE. SOUND BYTE "GOT YOU AT
LAST". DIRECTOR RIPS UP CONTRACT.