CARMEN JONES A screenplay by Harry Kleiner

Based on the Broadway musical 'Carmen Jones' by Oscar Hammerstein II Based on the opera 'Carmen' by Georges Bizet Based on the novella 'Carmen' by Prosper Mrime

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CAST LIST CARMEN JONES JOE CINDY LOU SERGEANT BROWN T-BONE FACTORY WOMAN FRANKIE MYRT HUSKY MILLER RUM DANIELS DINK FRANKLIN GATE CORPORAL MILITARY POLICEMAN HARRY WILLA GRANDMA HAT-CHECK GIRL LANDLADY TRAINER MAN GYM ATTENDANT SPORTS WRITER LOCAL CHILDREN, PARACHUTE FACTORY WORKERS, BILLY PASTORS PATRONS, BOXING FANS

TITLES - to the overture from Bizets Carmen. FADE IN: EXT. BASE CAMP - DAY The bus comes down the dusty dirt road towards the army base and parachute factory. The buildings are guarded by soldiers and surrounded by a tall chain-link fence. The bus stops and opens its doors. Workers file out, show their identification to the GATE CORPORAL and walk into the building. CHORUS (v.o.) (sung) SEND ALONG ANOTHER LOAD AND WIN THAT WAR, WIN THAT WAR. SEND ALONG ANOTHER LOAD AND WIN THAT WAR, WIN THAT WAR. ONE MORE TO GO AND THEN ONE MORE. ONE MORE TO GO AND THEN ONE MORE. ONE MORE TO ONE MORE TO GO, SEND THEM ALONG AND WIN THAT WAR. SEND THEM ALONG, SEND THEM ALONG. SEND THEM ALONG, SEND THEM ALONG. A pretty, dignified girl, dressed in pink and carrying a small suitcase, CINDY LOU, exits the bus and looks around. She follows the others and goes to enter the gate. GATE CORPORAL Hey, you. CINDY LOU Me? GATE CORPORAL Your I.D. CINDY LOU My which? He points to a sign which reads: NO WORKERS ADMITTED WITHOUT IDENTIFICATION. CINDY LOU (CONT'D) Oh, I ain't here to work. GATE CORPORAL No? What for then?

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CINDY LOU I'm lookin' for a corporal name of Joe. GATE CORPORAL You can't get in there to see a general without proper identification. You've got to have a pass. CINDY LOU Where do I get one? GATE CORPORAL From the security officer. CINDY LOU Where's he? GATE CORPORAL Securing himself in Washington. Your corporal's liable to be a brigadier time he gets back here. There is a bugle call. Some bare-footed children from the local village march over, toting sticks as though they were rifles or bugles. From outside the fence they watch the soldiers and imitate them. Cindy Lou joins them to watch. LOCAL CHILDREN (sung) LIFT THEM UP AND PUT 'EM DOWN LIFT THEM UP AND PUT 'EM DOWN MARK TIME AND LIFT YOUR TOOTSIES SIX INCHES OFF THE GROUND. LIFT THEM UP AND PUT 'EM DOWN MARCHING ALL AROUND THE TOWN COMPANY, SQUAD RIGHT! THAT MEANS TURN AROUND. WISH THAT I WAS TWENTY-ONE OLD ENOUGH TO TOTE A GUN, I'D GO AND BE A SOLDIER THEY'RE THE ONES THAT HAVE THE FUN. WISH I WAS A BUGLER MAN PLAYIN' IN THE ARMY BAND, I'D BLOW UNTIL I MUST BE PLAYIN' IN THE ARMY BAND. BAD-YA, BAD-YA, BA etc... A handsome and athletic young corporal, JOE, arrives at the parade ground. He is late.

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SERGEANT BROWN Glad you could find time to join us. Hope we didn't inconvenience you, Corporal. Cindy Lou spots Joe. She waves at him. CINDY LOU Joe! Joe! CLOSE-UP on Joe: he is extremely happy to see Cindy Lou. SERGEANT BROWN Wipe that smile off your face. Fall in. Joe joins the squad. SERGEANT BROWN (CONTD) Old guard, present... arms! Old guard, order... arms! Old guard, fall out! Joe rushes over to the fence. They speak through the chainlink. JOE Cindy Lou! CINDY LOU Surprised to see me? JOE You can say that again. CINDY LOU Oh, Joe. I know I ain't smart like you, but if the way I feel makes up for it, then I is way ahead. JOE How you been, honey? CINDY LOU Missin' you. My ma saidJOE She all right? CINDY LOU Uh-huh. When I got your letter, she say, Cindy Lou, you go see Joe off. Would've come anyway. JOE Hey. Hey! Goin' to flyin' school's nothing to cry about.

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CINDY LOU Either got to cry or bust. I'm so proud of you. JOE Come on this side of the fence and tell me that. CINDY LOU Can't. JOE Why not? CINDY LOU Got no pass. JOE Just you watch. CINDY LOU Don't get into trouble on account of me. JOE I never saw trouble look better. They move around to the gate. JOE (CONTD) Hey, Corporal, pass that civilian. GATE CORPORAL You're the Joe she's looking for? CINDY LOU Nobody else. GATE CORPORAL Why didn't you say you're his gal? CINDY LOU All the way. GATE CORPORAL Then you're responsible, all the way. Factory whistle blows. Cindy Lou enters the gate. They hold each other a while. JOE Hey, Dave, put away my gear for me, will ya? Joe gives him his belt, rifle etc.

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JOE (CONTD) Thanks. They go arm-in-arm into the building. INT. CANTEEN - DAY A large canteen with chairs and tables. A counter with a cash register, urns of tea and coffee, list of prices, stacks of plates etc. Factory workers mill around, sit with trays of food, eat, relax, etc. Joe and Cindy Lou enter the canteen. A young, fresh-faced corporal, T-BONE shakes hands with Joe. T-BONE Congratulations, Corporal. That Air Corps sure was smart in pickin' you for officers' flying school. JOE Thanks. A very beautiful young woman, confident and alluring, saunters into the canteen like a queen. This is CARMEN JONES. She holds a long-stem red rose. Heads turn (mostly men) to watch her but Carmen is oblivious. She only has eyes for Joe. T-BONE Hi, Carmen. CARMEN JONES Hi. A tough-looking woman, FACTORY WOMAN watches disapprovingly as Carmen walks by. FACTORY WOMAN Well... get a load of this hipswingin' floozie rollin' around to work in time for lunch. CARMEN JONES Prune-puss, you make sounds I don't like. FACTORY WOMAN I'm tellin' the foreman you is late again. CARMEN JONES You do that and I'll scratch out the one good eye you got left. T-BONE Carmen, go to Pastor's with me tonight. I can dance those other guys off the floor.

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CARMEN JONES T-Bone, you're too little and too late. SERGEANT BROWN I don't waste no time. Dig me, baby? CARMEN JONES You're wasting time right now, Sergeant. Wind's blowin' me in another direction. Ain't no use arguin' with the wind. FACTORY MAN Go with me instead of playin' the field. FACTORY GIRL Yeah Carmen, pick out one. That'll release the rest of them. CARMEN JONES (sung) I WON'T PICK OUT A MANAND HE WON'T PICK OUT MEIT DON'T GO THAT WAY, YOU CAN'T EVER KNOW WHERE YOUR CRAZY HEART WANTS TO GO. LOVE'S A BABY THAT GROWS UP WILD AND HE DON'T DO WHAT YOU WANT HIM TO, LOVE AIN'T NOBODY'S ANGEL CHILD AND HE WON'T PAY ANY MIND TO YOU. ONE AND ONE AND MAN GIVES ME HIS DIAMOND STUD I WON'T GIVE HIM A CIGARETTE. MAN TREATS ME LIKE I WAS MUD ALL I GOT THAT MAN CAN GET. LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!

DAT'S DAT'S DAT'S DAT'S

YOU GO FOR ME AND I'M TABOO BUT IF YOU'RE HARD TO GET I GO FOR YOU AND IF I DO DEN YOU ARE THROUGH BOY, MY BABY, THAT'S THE END OF YOU! CHORUS THE END OF YOU! CARMEN JONES SO TAKE YOUR CUE, BOY DON'T SAY I DIDN'T TELL YOU TRUE,

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CHORUS SHE TOLD YOU TRUE! CARMEN JONES I TOLD YOU TRULY IF I LOVE YOU DAT'S DE END OF YOU! (to canteen chef) Gimme a chicken sandwich. (sung) WHEN YOUR LOVEBIRD DECIDES TO FLY DERE AIN'T NO DOOR DAT YOU CAN CLOSE SHE JUST PECKS YA A QUICK GOOD-BYE AND FLICKS THE SALT FROM HER TAIL AND GOES. IF YOU LISTEN, DEN YOU'LL GET TAUGHT AND HERE'S YOUR LESSON FOR TODAY: IF I CHASE YA, DEN YOU'LL GET CAUGHT AND ONCE I GOT YOU, I GO MY WAY. DAT'S DAT'S DAT'S DAT'S LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!

YOU GO FOR ME AND I'M TABOO BUT IF YOU'RE HARD TO GET I GO FOR YOU AND IF I DO DEN YOU ARE THROUGH BOY, MY BABY, THAT'S THE END OF YOU! CHORUS THE END OF YOU! CARMEN JONES SO TAKE YOUR CUE, BOY DON'T SAY I DIDN'T TELL YOU TRUE, CHORUS SHE TOLD YOU TRUE! CARMEN JONES I TOLD YOU TRULY IF I LOVE YOU DAT'S DE END OF YOU! Carmen sits across from Joe. She flirts, completely ignoring Cindy Lou. CARMEN JONES (CONTD) I hear you're gonna be a flyboy. Congratulations. JOE Thanks. CARMEN JONES I hope if you gotta use a parachute, it's one I made.

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The factory whistle blows signalling the end of lunch time. People get up and leave. Carmen continues: CARMEN JONES (CONTD) I'd like to toss a party for you tonight at Billy Pastor's. Give you a real send-off. Pick me up at eight. We'll have ourselves a ball. JOE Sorry. I got a date. CARMEN JONES Well honeybee, if you change your mind, you know where to buzz me. Carmen gets up and starts to leave. She hesitates, turns and tosses her red rose into Joes lap. Then she turns and leaves. The canteen is now empty except for Joe and Cindy Lou. CINDY LOU That girl's mighty pretty. JOE Oh, I don't know. CINDY LOU She's what the fellas back home call a hot bundle, I guess. JOE Yeah. CINDY LOU Looks like she's on fire just for you. JOE I never lit the fire, honey. CINDY LOU How do I know? JOE 'Cause I already got me a girl. CINDY LOU But I live in another town and I know what the fellas say- if you got a gal in another town, boy, you ain't got no gal at all. JOE But you're not just any girl, Cindy Lou. There's nobody in the whole world like you. Nobody, except...

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CINDY LOU Except who? JOE My ma. YOU TALK JUST LIKE MY MA YOU EVEN WALK JUST LIKE MY MA AND I KNOW WHY I'M STUCK ON YOU IT'S 'CAUSE I'M JUST LIKE MY PA AHHH (etc.) CINDY LOU I TALK JUST LIKE YOUR MA I EVEN WALK JUST LIKE YOUR MA AND I CAN SEE WHY YOU LIKE ME 'CAUSE YOU IS LIKE YOUR PA YOU'S AWFUL LIKE YOUR PA JOE & CINDY LOU LET ME TELL YOU WHAT THE LORD DID HE MADE ME LIVE NEXT DOOR SO WE COULD FALL IN LOVE THE WAY MY PA AND MA DID JOE IS YOU MY CINDY LOU? CINDY LOU I IS YOUR CINDY LOU. AND I BELONG TO YOUJOE AND I BELONG TO YOUCINDY LOU YOU IS MY JOE I'M CINDY LOU JOE I IS YOUR JOE MY CINDY LOU

JOE & CINDY LOU AND I BELONG TO YOU. They hold each other tight. JOE Cindy, suppose I was to ask my C.O. CINDY LOU Ask him what Joe? JOE To write 'OK' in triplicate. And what if I found the chaplain and said, Sir, heres orders for a rush weddin'? There's no use waiting till the war's over to get married. (MORE)

10. JOE (CONT'D) Not when I got a twenty-four hour pass. We can have our honeymoon tonight.

CINDY LOU Oh but Joe, what'll our folks say, us not getting married in church? JOE What do you say? She kisses him and hugs him tight. JOE (CONTD) You wait right here while I go find the C.O. He rushes off, happy and content. INT. PARACHUTE FACTORY - DAY Carmen and the Factory Woman are wrestling angrily. The other factory workers have stopped working and crowd around to watch and shout encouragement. CARMEN JONES You blabbermouth witch! I told you if you was to tell the foreman on me, I'd-FACTORY WOMAN Go back to that bad street you come off of! Carmen slaps Factory Woman. Factory Woman picks up fabric shears and runs at Carmen. Carmen climbs up work bench and releases a parachute from a ceiling falls on top of the factory woman. The crowd laugh The sergeant wades in. SERGEANT BROWN Break it up! What's this? CARMEN JONES A full net o catfish! SERGEANT BROWN Bail her out of that chute. Who's responsible for this? CARMEN JONES Me! SERGEANT BROWN Corporal! (to Joe) Take custody of that prisoner. a pair of on the hook. It and cheer.

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CARMEN JONES Prisoner? SERGEANT BROWN Interferin' with the war effort. Destroyin' government property. You heard me: remove the prisoner off that table! He lifts her from the work bench and she slides down him into his arms. CARMEN JONES (sings) You go for me and I'm taboo But if you're hard to get I go for you. Joe brushes her off. The sergeant jots in a notebook, tears out the page and points it at Joe. SERGEANT BROWN Here. Give this to the judge in Masonville. JOE Masonville? SERGEANT BROWN You know the army can't put civilians in jail. Gotta leave that pleasure to the other civilians. JOE But I got a twenty-four hour pass. SERGEANT BROWN You mean you had yourself a pass. This is an emergency. Sabotage maybe. JOE But, Sarge-SERGEANT BROWN You don't take off for flyin' school till tomorrow mornin', which leaves you all night to take care of the prisoner. Here's the formal charges. He holds out the paper. Carmen takes it and puts it in her blouse. CARMEN JONES Judge sure to get it now. Corporal, do your duty. Take me to town.

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JOE Request a five-minute pass, respectfully. SERGEANT BROWN What for? JOE Private reasons. SERGEANT BROWN Request not granted, respectfully. And in case you forgot the manual, you're responsible for this military prisoner until you dump her into the lap of civilian authorities. Now get going. Joe pulls Carmen by the arm through the crowd and they leave. He is annoyed and she couldnt be happier. CHORUS (sung) CARMEN JONES IS GOIN' TO JAIL, CARMEN JONES IS GOIN' TO JAIL, CARMEN'S GOTTA STAY IN JAIL, SIT ALL DAY UPON HER TAIL. CUT TO: EXT. BASE CAMP - CONTINUOUS Joe shoves Carmen into a parked jeep. He gets in and they speed off. CHORUS (v.o.) (sung) CARMEN JONES IS GOIN' TO JAIL, CARMEN JONES IS GOIN' TO JAIL, CARMEN'S GOTTA STAY IN JAIL, SIT ALL DAY UPON HER TAIL. CARMEN JONES IS GOIN' TO JAIL, IS GOIN' TO JAIL, IS GOIN' TO JAIL, HOORAY! Cindy Lou comes out of the building and is surprised to see Joe and Carmen leaving in the jeep. Sergeant sidles up to her. SERGEANT BROWN Somethin' wrong, little gal? CINDY LOU Joe was gonna get a pass.

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SERGEANT BROWN He volunteered to take Miss Jones to jail. A long way to town. What you figure he got in mind? Just shows you can't trust no corporals. CINDY LOU Well, I trust Joe. EXT. THE ROAD TO MASONVILLE - DAY Joe drives the jeep. CARMEN JONES What's your rush? The sooner we get there, the quicker we gotta bust apart. She leans up against him. JOE Cut that out. Get over where you belong. CARMEN JONES That's just what I'm doing. She moves even closer, putting her arm right around him. He shoves her away. She laughs. CARMEN JONES (CONTD) OK, honey. Accelerate me all you want. The harder I get bumped, the more me bounces. Sugar, you ain't really gonna take me to the cooler, are ya? Can't do you much good once I'm in jail. What you say we drive to a place I know on the edge of town? I'll show you more fun than you ever had. (sung) DERE'S A CAFE ON THE CORNER RUN BY MY FRIEND BILLY PASTOR, A SPOT WHERE A MAN TAKES A LADY WHEN HE WANTS TO MOVE FASTER. GUESS I'LL GO AND SAY HELLO TO PASTOR. HOW CAN A LADY DRINK ALONE? HOW CAN A LADY DANCE ALONE? NO LADY CAN ROMANCE ALONEI OUGHTA HAVE A SWEETIE-PIE. DE ONE I HAD I GIVE THE AIR TO I THREW HIS TOOTHBRUSH OUT THE DOOR. NOW THAT I'M FREE, MY HEART IS SIGHIN' I'M OFF THE HOOK AND LOOKIN' FOR MORE.
(MORE)

14. CARMEN JONES (CONTD) DOZENS OF FELLAS TELEPHONE ME ALL ASKIN' ME TO MAKE A DATE; I'M HOLDIN' OUT FOR SOMETHIN' SPECIAL BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG I'LL WAIT.

WHERE WILL I WIND UP? WHO'LL I BE TRUE TO? AIN'T MADE MY MIND UPWAITIN' FOR YOU TO WHAT YOU SAY, BROTHER? WHAT YOU SAY, BOY? AIN'T IT TIME THAT WE GOT AWAY? TEN O'CLOCK SHARP ON THE CORNER SEE THAT YOU'RE RIGHT IN THERE PITCHIN' 'CAUSE I AIN'T DE KIND OF A MARE DAT'LL STAND WITHOUT HITCHIN'. NOW YOU GOT YOUR LITTLE FILLY AT THE STARTIN' GATE GOT A LITTLE FILLY WHO IS RARIN' TO GO. EXT. RAILROAD CROSSING - DAY Joe parks the jeep and they wait for the train to cross. Carmen goes to exit the jeep but Joe stops her. JOE No, you don't. CARMEN JONES I just want to stretch my legs. JOE Well, stretch 'em in here. CARMEN JONES Boy, you's the roughest of rough. Won't even give me a little break. JOE Sorry. You're a prisoner. CARMEN JONES You mean to say you really gonna take me to jail? JOE You won't be in for long. CARMEN JONES A minute's too long for me. I can't stand bein' cooped up. JOE An order's an order.

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CARMEN JONES Not here it ain't. Carmen makes a run for it. Joe starts after her. A freight train is passing. Carmen boards it as it is moving. She runs along it. Joe climbs the rear of the train and follows after her. He gains on her. Carmen hops over some loose wire and over the carriage-couplings. Joe gets his feet stuck in the wire. Carmen jumps off the other side onto the track below. Joe follows. She runs down a sandy slope but slips and tumbles a little. This gives Joe the opportunity to catch her. As she is lying on the ground he sits on her legs facing away from her. She pounds on his back with her fists. He takes off his belt and binds her ankles. He takes a kerchief from his pocket and binds her wrists with it. She bites his hand. He pulls her up, throws her over his shoulder and starts the journey back to the jeep. EXT. ROAD/ DIRT TRACK CROSSROADS - DAY Joe and Carmen sit in the jeep at a crossroads. A fingerpost reads: MASONVILLE 32Mi MOTOR VEHICLES PROHIBITED pointing towards a dirt track among thick brush. A second fingerpost reads: MASONVILLE 52Mi and points to a maintained straight road. Joe puzzles for a moment. He turns into the dirt track. CARMEN JONES That's no way to get to Masonville. Joe stops the jeep. JOE I'd like to see the road that can stop this baby. CARMEN JONES You will, sugar. He continues along the dirt track. EXT. A RICKETY BRIDGE OVER SWAMP - DAY Joe drives the jeep over a rickety wooden bridge. The weight of the jeep breaks the bridge in half. Now the jeep is stuck in the swamp. Carmen laughs heartily. Joe gets out. CARMEN JONES Ain't no use. You'll only get messed up. Joe attempts to roll the jeep out of the swamp. CARMEN JONES (CONTD) Careful, honey, you'll bust your gaskets.

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JOE OK, out. Joe lifts Carmen out of the jeep. CARMEN JONES Boy, but you strong. The way you pull me up like I was nothin'... Bet you're a good dancer, ain't you, honey? I bet we could have us a lot of fun. Joe puts down Carmen on the dirt track. CARMEN JONES (CONTD) Now, if you'd ask my advice, you'd turn right around and go back as far as the railroad crossing, then along the tracks till you get to Sanitobia, which is my hometown, where the train stops for Masonville. JOE You're tryin' to trick me, and I know it. CARMEN JONES I wouldn't do that no more. Cross my heart. He unties her. JOE OK, we'll do it your way. Now get goin'... and don't try nothin' funny. Joe follows as Carmen leads the way. EXT. SANITOBIA - DAY They come to a village with wooden houses. A couple of stalls are set up selling fresh produce. A man, HARRY and a woman, WILLA tend the stalls. CARMEN JONES Believe me now? JOE When we get to Masonville. CARMEN JONES Still don't trust me, huh? Guess I'll have to work on it. Hi, Willa!

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WILLA Well, look who's home: Carmen Jones! Say, ain't that a five-star brigadier admiral you got! CARMEN JONES Somethin' better. This boy's gonna be a pilot. WILLA Really? CARMEN JONES Let's see now. Flyboy's gotta have somethin' special for supper. WILLA How about a nice roast chicken? CARMEN JONES Yeah. I like that. Hi, Harry. HARRY Hi, Carmen. We got potatoes, beets, carrots, corn, and peaches right off the tree. CARMEN JONES Oh, peaches! JOE We'll eat in Masonville. When's that train? CARMEN JONES It ain't due till the moon's up. And this town's the last stop for the moon. JOE Come on. I want to know when that train comes in. CARMEN JONES Not till midnight. I got time to cook you a supper you won't ever forget. Thanks, Harry. HARRY Thank you. Oh, wait. This is for you, flyboy, for free. He presents Joe with a bottle of alcohol. JOE Mighty kind of you, but I don't-

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CARMEN JONES We'll accept. She takes the bottle and puts it in the sack with the food. She gives the sack to Joe, puts her arm through his and leads him off. EXT. HOUSE IN SANITOBIA - DUSK Carmen leads Joe to a ramshackle wooden house with an overgrown garden. A sign reads: HAVE YOUR FORTUNE TOLD 25 PALM READING, TEA LEAVES, ASTROLOGY, SPIRITUALIST MEETING. INT. HOUSE IN SANITOBIA - DUSK A humble home with gas lanterns. A bedroom os screened off by a glass-bead curtain. An old lady, GRANDMA uses a kettle to fill a pail. CARMEN JONES Hello, Grandma. How you feelin', honey? I brought a fella home for supper. JOE Hi. CARMEN JONES Grandma, somethin' wrong? GRANDMA Trouble comin' your way soon. CARMEN JONES What trouble? GRANDMA Found a buzzard feather under the doorstep. CARMEN JONES Buzzard feather? GRANDMA Just 'fore you come. Grandma takes the pail of water out to the garden. CARMEN JONES She's tryin' to keep the bad spirits off with that pail of water in the moonlight. Let th ole buzzard flap his wings right over me. Till he comes down and gets me, I got a lotta livin' to do.

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JOE Don't tell me you go for that junk? CARMEN JONES Come on, start the party rollin'. Have yourself a drink... while I get supper ready. JOE Thanks, but I don't drink. CARMEN JONES Boy... if the army was made up of nothin' but soldiers like you, the war wouldn't do nobody no good. Guess that's what I like about you, though,Joey. You ain't like the others. Yeah. You ain't like 'em at all. That little candy-faced gal I seen you with in the canteen, is she your steady? JOE Uh-huh. CARMEN JONES How steady? JOE We're gettin' married soon as I get back to the base. CARMEN JONES So that's why you're in such a hurry to dump me off in Masonville. I'm in the way of your honeymoon, but not for long. Carmen sees Joe trying to rub the dried mud off his uniform. CARMEN JONES (CONTD) Ain't no way to get the mud off. JOE It's OK. CARMEN JONES Good thing you're gettin' married. You need a gal to look after you in the worst way. Carmen takes a clothes brush and attends to his uniform herself. JOE I'll do it.

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CARMEN JONES Only mess yourself. Don't want to get into trouble with them cops in Masonville. You'll never get to flyin' school. Bet when the war's over, you'll come home with a chest full of medals. And that gal, what's her name? JOE Cindy Lou. CARMEN JONES Yeah. She'll hand 'em out to all your kids. Better win a lot of medals. You and Cindy Lou'll need 'em. One every year. JOE No bunch of kids for me. Not till I can take care of'em real good. CARMEN JONES Got that all figured out, too? JOE I know I'm not goin' back to the farm. I'm goin' to school, learn all about planes. What you gonna do when the war's over? Parachute factory's bound to close. Comin' back here? CARMEN JONES Maybe. Maybe not. I never figure from one day to the next. JOE I guess you don't have to. You're sure to get a husband in any town. CARMEN JONES Married? Me? Never. Your shoes need polish bad. JOE I do my own. CARMEN JONES Not when I'm around. JOE Sure. You'll get married. I'll bet you have all those kids you wished on me. CARMEN JONES Not a chance.

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JOE Why not? CARMEN JONES Ain't in the cards. JOE Look, you can't let that spooky stuff trip you up. CARMEN JONES The signs never lie, Joe. JOE Just don't pay 'em no mind, Carmen. Gal like you; why, there's nothin' you couldn't get if you aim for it. CARMEN JONES How you figure that? JOE Just look at you. You got a lot more than other gals. CARMEN JONES A lot more what? She touches his waist. He jumps. CARMEN JONES (CONTD) Got your belt on twisted. JOE I'll fix it. CARMEN JONES What's the matter? You still don't trust me, huh? Or don't you trust yourself? They kiss passionately. INT. HOUSE IN SANITOBIA - DAWN Joe exits the bedroom, putting on his tunic. JOE Carmen? Carmen? Joe sees a piece of paper on the table. He picks it up and reads: CARMEN JONES (v.o.) Sorry, honey. Like I told you, I couldn't stand bein' cooped up in jail. (MORE)

22. CARMEN JONES (v.o.) (CONT'D) I gotta be free to come and go or I'd just die. Don't hate me Joey, 'cause I love you like I loved no man before.

FADE TO BLACK. FADE IN: INT. STOCKADE VISITING ROOM - DAY Visitors sit. The MILITARY POLICEMAN leads in the prisoners. They march in. MILITARY POLICEMAN Prisoners... halt! Left face! OK, sit down. CINDY LOU Joe, honey, I thought I'd never see you again. I tried, and I asked... JOE They don't allow no visitors the first two weeks in the stockade. CINDY LOU I'm sorry, carryin' on like this. I made myself promise I wouldn't. JOE That's all right, Cindy. How you been? CINDY LOU Waitin'. Just waitin' to see you. JOE Won't help none, you hangin' around. You outa go home to your ma. CINDY LOU You want me to? JOE I was just thinkin' of you, Cindy. CINDY LOU Home's where you is, Joe. Are you all right, honey? How are they treatin' you? JOE Fine, fine.

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CINDY LOU When you think you'll get out? JOE Can't tell. CINDY LOU They'll still send you to air school. You'll see. JOE Truth is, Cindy that while I wasCINDY LOU I know. Sergeant Brown told me. But it don't matter none. I know you, Joe. I know you're all done with that gal. The military policeman gives Joe a box. It is marked, CENSORED. MILITARY POLICEMAN Here, Joe. Package for you. CINDY LOU Must be from my mom. I wrote her to bake something nice for you. Cindy Lou opens the box and looks inside. She becomes distressed. She leaves. MILITARY POLICEMEN Time's up. Prisoners, fall in. Left face. Forward... march. Joe retrieves a letter and the long-stem Rose from the box. He exits with the other prisoners. EXT. BESIDE THE RIVER - DAY Joe toils on the land with a pick with other prisoners. MILITARY POLICEMAN Chow call. Come and get it. The other prisoners leave. Joe takes out the letter and the dried rose pressed between the page.

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JOE (sung) 'DIS FLOWER THAT YOU THREW MY WAY HAS BEEN MY FRIEND BY NIGHT AND DAY I SAW IT FADE AND LOSE ITS BLOOM BUT STILL IT KEPT A SWEET PERFUME IN MY CELL, THROUGH EVERY DARKENED HOUR ON MY LONELY EYES LAY THIS FLOWER AND SO I'D SLEEP THE WHOLE NIGHT THROUGH AND DREAM OF YOU; AND DREAM OF YOU THEN I'D WAKE UP WITH NO ONE NEAR ME AND TALK FOR THE JAIL WALLS TO HEAR ME SHE AIN'T THE BEST THEY ALL THE SAME LIKE ALL THE REST SHE'S JUST A DAME. THEN I TOLD MYSELF I WAS RAVIN THERE WAS JUST ONE THING I WAS CRAVIN' IT WASN'T FOOD, IT WASN'T DOUGH, I GUESS YOU KNOW THAT IT WAS YOU YOU'RE ALL I'LL EVER CRAVE AND THAT'S FOR TRUE. I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT YOU I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT A SHININ' STAR JUST KNOW THE WORLD IS DARK WITHOUT YOU THAT'S ALL I KNOW I ONLY WANT YOU AS YOU ARE CARMEN, I LOVE YOU. FADE TO BLACK. FADE IN: EXT. BILLY PASTORS - NIGHT A neon sign reads BILLY PASTORS CAFE. A couple of servicemen with their girls hang around the entrance. A large truck rolls up outside the building. Carmen is a passenger. CARMEN JONES Thanks for the lift, big oil man. TRUCK DRIVER Goin' as far as New Orleans if you want to help the war effort, baby. CARMEN JONES I got my battle station. Carmen gets out of the truck and goes inside Billy Pastors. INT. BILLY PASTORS - CONTINUOUS A band is playing, servicemen dance with girls; people drinking, barman serving drinks etc.

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CARMEN JONES Anybody here ask for me? HAT CHECK GIRL The whole army, that's all. MYRT passes by. MYRT Hi, Carmen. CARMEN JONES Hi. You know who I mean. HAT CHECK GIRL No corporal by the name of Joe. A vigorous drum solo. FRANKIE sits at the bar. CHORUS Go, Max! Go, Max! Go, Max! Go, Max! Go, Max! Go, Max! Go, Max! Go, Max! Go, Max! Go, Max! FRANKIE (sung) I'LL TELL YOU WHY I WANNA DANCE: IT AIN'T THE SWEETNESS IN THE MUSIC, I LIKE THE SWEETNESS IN THE MUSIC HMM, BUT THAT AIN'T WHY I WANNA DANCE. IT'S SOMETHIN' THUMPIN' IN THE BASS, THAT THUMP-THUMP-THUMPIN' ON THE MUSIC, THAT BUMP-BUMP-BUMPIN' ON THE MUSIC IS ALL I NEED TO START ME OFF. I DON'T NEED NOTHIN' ELSE(MAYBE I DO) TO START ME OFF. BEAT OUT 'DAT RHYTHM ON A DRUM, BEAT OUT 'DAT RHYTHM ON A DRUM, BEAT OUT 'DAT RHYTHM ON A DRUM AND I DON'T NEED NO TUNE AT ALL! BEAT ME 'DAT RHYTHM ON A DRUM, BEAT ME 'DAT RHYTHM ON A DRUM, BEAT ME 'DAT RHYTHM ON A DRUM AND I DON'T NEED NO TUNE AT ALL! I FEEL IT BEATIN' IN MY BONES IT FEEL LIKE TWENTY-MILLION TOM-TOMS I KNOW THERE'S TWENTY- MILLION TOM-TOMS BEATIN' WAY DOWN DEEP INSIDE MY BONES I FEEL IT BEATIN' IN MY HEART AND THEN I GET A KIND OF DREAM AND IN MY DREAM IT KIND OF SEEMS THERE'S ONE BIG HEART IN ALL THE WORLD THERE AIN'T BUT ONE BIG HEART -ONE HEARTIN ALL THE WORLD!
(MORE)

26. FRANKIE (CONT'D) BEAT OUT 'DAT RHYTHM ON A DRUM, BEAT OUT 'DAT RHYTHM ON A DRUM, BEAT OUT 'DAT RHYTHM ON A DRUM THERE'S ONE BIG HEART IN ALL THE WORLD! BEAT ME 'DAT RHYTHM ON A DRUM, BEAT ME 'DAT RHYTHM ON A DRUM, BEAT ME 'DAT RHYTHM ON A DRUM THERE'S ONE BIG HEART IN ALL THE WORLD! AND NOW THAT HEART IS BEATIN' FAST AND THAT'S A RHYTHM I CAN DANCE TO I'M MIGHTY GLAD I GOT A CHANCE TO WITH THAT ONE BIG HEART THAT'S BEATIN' FAST TOMORROW MORNIN' LET IT RAIN TOMORROW MORNIN' LET IT POUR TONIGHT WE IN THE GROOVE TOGETHER AIN'T GONNA WORRY ABOUT STORMY WEATHER GONNA KICK OLD TROUBLE OUT THE DOOR! BEAT OUT 'DAT RHYTHM ON A DRUM, BEAT OUT 'DAT RHYTHM ON A DRUM, BEAT OUT 'DAT RHYTHM ON A DRUM AND KICK HIS CARCASS OUT THE DOOR BEAT ME 'DAT RHYTHM ON A DRUM, BEAT ME 'DAT RHYTHM ON A DRUM, BEAT ME 'DAT RHYTHM ON A DRUM AND KICK OLD TROUBLE OUT THE DOOR KICK HIM OUT THE DOOR, KICK HIM OUT THE DOOR, KICK HIM OUT THE DOOR, KICK HIM OUT THE DOOR!

Charlie, give me a double double on the rocks. Hey, Jones gal. MYRT Ginger ale. FRANKIE How's tricks? CARMEN JONES Slow, Frankie. FRANKIE You still carrying a blowtorch for that boy in the stockade? I reckon by now it ought to be so hot you can wrap it up and send it to the navy. They could use it to weld battleships apart. CARMEN JONES That's how it is. RUM Husky Miller! MYRT Frankie, Husky Miller!

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All the patrons pile out excitedly, except for Carmen. She saunters over to the balcony. EXT. BILLY PASTORS - CONTINUOUS HUSKY MILLER, a strong, athletic man in flashy sports clothes sits up on the back of his flashy car. Men shake his hand, women kiss him. HUSKY MILLER (sung) THANKS A LOT! I'M SURE GLAD TO BE TO BE WHERE I CAN SEE SO MANY FRIENDS OF MINE HOW'VE I BEEN DOIN'? HOW'VE I BEEN DOIN'? IF YOU REALLY WANT TO KNOW THE TRUTH I'M DOIN' FINE. SEVENTEEN DECISIONS IN A ROW AND ONLY FIVE ON POINTS THE REST WAS ALL K.O. JACKSON AND JOHNSON MURPHY AND BRONSON ONE BY ONE THEY COME AND ONE BY ONE TO DREAMLAND THEY GO! HOW'S IT DONE? YOU ASK ME HOW'S IT DONE? I GOT A TRAINER MAN WHO TAUGHT ME ALL I KNOW SURE FEELS GOOD TO HAVE HIM IN MY CORNER HEAR HIS VOICE A-WHISPERING LOW BIG BOY, REMEMBER YOU MUST REMEMBER: STAND UNTIL STAND TRADE UP AND FIGHT YOU HEAR THE BELL TOE TO TOE BLOW FOR BLOW

KEEP PUNCHIN' TILL YOU MAKE YOUR PUNCHES TELL SHOW THAT CROWD WHAT YOU KNOW UNTIL YOU HEAR THAT BELL THAT FINAL BELL STAND UP AND FIGHT LIKE HELL. WHEN YOU FIGHT OUT IN THE OPEN AIR IN A PATCH OF LIGHT THE RING LOOKS SMALL AND WHITE OUT IN THE BLACKNESS OUT IN THE BLACKNESS (MORE)

28. HUSKY MILLER (CONT'D) YOU CAN FEEL A HUNDRED THOUSAND EYES FILL IN THE NIGHT CIGARETTES ARE BLINKIN' IN THE DARK AND MAKIN' POLKA DOTS PEOPLE ARE QUIET THEN THERE'S A RIOT SOMEONE THROWS A PUNCH AND PLANTS IT RIGHT SMACK ON THE MARK

SOMEONE'S HURT YOU KINDA THINK IT'S YOU YOU HANG ACROSS THE ROPES THAT'S ALL YOU WANT TO DO THEN YOU LOOK AROUND AND SEE YOUR TRAINER'S EYES BEGGIN' YOU TO SEE IT THROUGH THEY SAY, REMEMBER, BIG BOY REMEMBER: STAND UNTIL STAND TRADE UP AND FIGHT YOU HEAR THE BELL TOE TO TOE BLOW FOR BLOW

KEEP PUNCHIN' TILL YOU MAKE YOUR PUNCHES TELL SHOW THAT CROWD WHAT YOU KNOW UNTIL YOU HEAR THAT BELL THAT FINAL BELL STAND UP AND FIGHT LIKE HELL. INT. BILLY PASTORS - CONTINUOUS Husky Miller, an ostentatious man- RUM, a diminutive man DINK and the crowd enter. RUM Three cheers for Husky Miller, the comin' champion of the world. CHORUS Hooray! Hooray! Hooray! HUSKY MILLER Drinks for everybody in the house. Inform the gentleman behind the bar. RUM Drinks on Husky Miller! Carmen walks past Husky.

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HUSKY MILLER Hello, Heat-Wave. Introduce yourself. CARMEN JONES You talk like you know me already. HUSKY MILLER I noticed you right off up on the balcony. Did you notice me? CARMEN JONES (ironic) Why, no. You was actin' so bashful, I didn't hardly know you was there. RUM Hey, you talkin' to the champ. He looks at a chicken, and she's downHUSKY MILLER Shut your teeth. CARMEN JONES Scuse my dust, gentlemen. The air's getting mighty unconditioned around here. She leaves. HUSKY MILLER What are you getting paid for, to manage me in the ring or K.O. me with the dames? RUM This chick needs a big investment of time, which you is mighty short of, with the train waitin'. HUSKY MILLER It don't leave for an hour. RUM It's waitin' at the station. Remember, you promised the trainer ten hours shut-eye. HUSKY MILLER OK, I ain't going to break no promise to him. But you listen to this and listen good. When I wake up in Chicago tomorrow morning, I want to see Heat-Wave on the platform.

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RUM Suppose she don't want to go to Chicago? HUSKY MILLER That's your toothache. If you can't show up with her, find yourself a new meal ticket. Good night, all! CHORUS Good night! DINK Hey, what's he mean, go find yourself a new meal ticket? RUM He means I don't eat. And, brother, if I don't eat, you starve. FRANKIE Come on, Myrt, let's go where the money is. (to Rum) I believe we had this parking space reserved, but don't get up. Please don't. (to Myrt) Don't these gentlemen look like they met us someplace before? I'd swear I met them with Husky Miller. RUM Where you know Husky from? FRANKIE Maybe New York, New Orleans. RUM What you doin' in this hamburger joint? FRANKIE Just passin' through. RUM Then you don't know nobody in here? FRANKIE Who you want us to know? RUM Her. FRANKIE Carmen? Why, that's my best friend. What do you want with her?

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RUM Nothing. Just asking. Pull up to the curb and park. Frankie and Myrt sit at Rums table. FRANKIE If you insist. RUM I do. Indeed, I do. (to Dink) Drinks for the ladies. DINK Psst. Uh, what kind? RUM DANIELS Ask 'em. DINK Made up your minds yet? FRANKIE Anything light. DINK You mean with bubbles? FRANKIE Champagne? Why, it's much too splurgy. MYRT Frankie! RUM Not for Rum Daniels, the manager of Husky Miller. FRANKIE You his manager? For real? RUM And this is Dink Franklin. DINK The manager's manager. RUM Large bottle of champagne from the bottom cellar. WAITER Sure, Mr. Daniels.

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RUM Too bad we're leaving for Chicago in an hour. Hardly got time to trade punches. Would you care to stop off in the windy city? MYRT What's the proposition? FRANKIE She means, what's the idea talking to us like we's a couple o youknow-whats? RUM I had nothin' like that in mind. I was thinkin' it'd be nice to have your company in a drawin' room, showin' you around the fancy stores in Chicago, footin' the bill for things you might want to buy, like a diamond ring or mink coat. MYRT Mink? RUM If that ain't good enough, maybe there's another kind of fur they invented. FRANKIE No. We's just old-fashioned girls. Mink and diamonds suits us fine. RUM Then it's settled. MYRT Let's go. Don't want to miss that train. RUM Yeah, get packed. And while you're at it, it might be a good idea to pack up your friend, too. FRANKIE Carmen? RUM For Husky Miller. FRANKIE And if she says no?

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RUM Then ain't none of us gettin' on that train. FRANKIE I get it. RUM Figured you would. FRANKIE Well, come on. But don't everybody start talkin' at once. (to Carmen) Miss Jones, this is Rum, Husky's manager. And this is Dink, his manager. MYRT They takin' me and Frankie to Chicago in a drawin' room. CARMEN JONES That's nice. RUM Reserved the biggest suite in the biggest hotel. FRANKIE Gonna buy us fancy clothes. Diamonds and mink. We'll be livin' off the fatheads of the land. RUM The fatheads of fatheads. Care to join your friends at the invitation of Husky Miller? FRANKIE You hear that? He askin' you to come to Chicago, keep us company. CARMEN JONES (wistful) Chicago. MYRT Man, will we have ourselves a ball. RUM All expenses paid by the management, including little extras. FRANKIE Like a store full of diamonds and fancy clothes and everything nice.

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CARMEN JONES For true? RUM That ain't the half of it. CARMEN JONES You take us to Chicago, show us a good time, what do we gotta do for it? FRANKIE Don't ask that now, honey. Just get to Chicago first. RUM What do you say, Heat-Wave? DINK (sung) WANNA MAKE A TRIP ON A CRACK CHICAGO TRAIN? FRANKIE NOW, THAT'S A TRIP YOU OUGHT TO MAKEMYRT IT WON'T BE HARD FOR YOU TO TAKE. RUM TRAVEL ABOUT AS FAST AS A KANSAS HURRICANE DINK IT ONLY TAKES A HALF A DAY TO BE A THOUSAND MILES AWAY MYRT AWAY RUM COME ON FRANKIE AWAY DINK COME ON FRANKIE, RUM, MYRT, DINK THAT STREAMLINE ENGINE WON'T DELAY AWAY, COME ON, AWAY, COME ON THAT STREAMLINE ENGINE WON'T DELAY

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RUM & DINK THAT STREAMLINE ENGINE JUST CAN'T WAIT THAT STREAMLINE ENGINE AIN'T NO FREIGHT THAT STREAMLINE ENGINE WON'T BE LATE FRANKIE, RUM, MYRT, DINK WHIZZIN' AWAY ALONG THE TRACK CLICKETY CLACK, CLICKETY CLACK LEAVIN' THE WIND AWAY IN BACK CLICKETY CLACK, CLICKETY CLACK UP A HILL AND DOWN A HILL AND OUT UPON THE PLAINS AGAIN THROUGH A STORM AND OUT OF THE STORM AND PRETTY SOON IT RAINS AGAIN CARMEN JONES, FRANKIE, RUM, MYRT, DINK ONLY TAKES A HALF A DAY TO BE A THOUSAND MILES AWAY IT ONLY TAKES A HALF A DAY TO BE A THOUSAND MILES AWAY, AWAY COME ON AWAY CHICAGO AWAY CHICAGO COME ON AWAY COME ON AWAY HEY ON A CHICAGO TRAIN. RUM Go pack your duds. Ain't got much time. FRANKIE Carmen'll come. MYRT I knew she would. DINK Well, let's get goin'. CARMEN JONES WAIT, LEMME SAY MY SAY IF YOU'RE BUSTIN'TO GO, DEN GO BUT JUST COUNT ME OUT OF DE PARTY JUST COUNT ME OUT 'CAUSE I AIN'T IN. RUM & DINK OH, CARMEN, HONEY, HAVE A HEART!

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CARMEN JONES DON'T WANT NO PART OF IT DON'T WANT NO PART OF IT, DON'T WANT NO PART. RUM & DINK DON'T WASTE OUR TIME WITH ALL THIS FUSS. CARMEN JONES DON'T WANT NO PART OF IT DON'T WANT NO PART OF IT, DON'T WANT NO PART! DINK WHATCHA GOT THAT YOU LIKE SO MUCH BETTER THAN THIS? MYRT WHATCHA GOT? FRANKIE WHATCHA GOT? DINK WHATCHA GOT? FRANKIE, RUM, MYRT, DINK WHATCHA GOT?

CARMEN JONES IF I TOLD YOU, YOU'D ONLY LAUGH. MYRT OH, NO! DINK NOT ME. FRANKIE GO ON. RUM GIVE OUT. CARMEN JONES YA GOTTA PROMISE NOT TO LAUGHMYRT & DINK OK. FRANKIE & RUM OK. CARMEN JONES DERE'S A MAN I'M CRAZY FOR. They all bust out laughing.

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DINK She got a man she's crazy for! FRANKIE That's why she can't come to Chicago. RUM That's a laugh. CARMEN JONES I'M IN LOVE! AND DAT AIN'T NO LAUGH. DINK WELL, SHUT MY MOUTH AND CALL ME DUMB. RUM AND BEAT ME, I'M A KETTLEDRUM. RUM & DINK DE BIRDIES IN THE TREES ARE HUMMIN' CARMEN'S IN LOVE, CARMEN'S IN LOVE, STILL WE ASK WON'T YOU COME? AND BREAK YOUR DATE GIVE THE GATE TO YOUR CHUM? CARMEN JONES ANOTHER NIGHT I MIGHT HAVE COME TO RAISE SOME PANDEMONIUM BUT NOW THE MOCKINGBIRDS ARE HUMMIN' CARMEN'S IN LOVE, CARMEN'S IN LOVE. LEAVE ME HERE WITH MY JOE AND TAKE YOUR TRAIN TO CHICAGO AND GO. RUM WE GOTTA GET YOU ON THAT TRAIN. CARMEN JONES SOME OTHER TIME RUM WHAT MAKES YOU THINK THERE'LL BE ANOTHER TIME? FRANKIE, RUM, MYRT, DINK WHAT MAKES YOU THINK THERE'LL BE ANOTHER TIME? FRANKIE & MYRT TO GET A TRIP RUM & DINK TO GET A TRIP

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FRANKIE & MYRT TO ILLINOIS

RUM & DINK - TO ILLINOIS AND GET IT FREE? FRANKIE & MYRT AND GET IT FREE? CARMEN JONES DAT IS THE PLACE DAT I'D SURE LIKE TO SEE. ALL WHIZZIN' AWAY ALONG THE TRACK CLICKETY CLACK, CLICKETY CLACK LEAVIN' THE WIND AWAY IN BACK CLICKETY CLACK, CLICKETY CLACK UP A HILL AND DOWN A HILL AND OUT UPON THE PLAINS AGAIN THROUGH A STORM AND OUT OF THE STORM AND PRETTY SOON IT RAINS AGAIN ONLY TAKES A HALF A DAY TO BE A THOUSAND MILES AWAY IT ONLY TAKES A HALF A DAY TO BE A THOUSAND MILES AWAY, AWAY COME ON AWAY, CHICAGO! AWAY, CHICAGO! COME ONAWAYCOME ONAWAYHEY! OFF TO CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. RUM Well, Carmen, what's the count? You comin' with us? CARMEN JONES I always did want to see the big town. FRANKIE You got your wish. Somethin tells me Chicago gonna be real good for you. MYRT Somethin tells me you gonna be real bad for Chicago. RUM You comin'?

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CARMEN JONES (negative) Mm-mmm. RUM Look, baby, let's talk turkey. Tomorrow mornin', I gotta produce you in Chicago. I don't care what it costs. Husky Miller will sign the bill. When he goes crazy for a chick, that chick starts lookin' like a neon sign, all lit up with diamonds. CARMEN JONES Diamonds ain't what I want of a man. If I love him, he don't need no checkbook. If I don't, a checkbook ain't gonna do him no good. FRANKIE Who's talkin' about love? We don't care what happens between you and Husky once you get to Chicago. He don't appeal to you, well, it ain't nobody's fault. CARMEN JONES It ain't that he don't appeal to me. He just rang my bell when I'm busy. Busy? got a gonna gonna FRANKIE Fooling around here, when you chance go to Chicago? You stay here and sleep, or you wake up and come with us?

CARMEN JONES I'm gonna wait here for Joe. FRANKIE You've been waitin' a month. Bet he don't never show up. CARMEN JONES He'll come, as soon as they let him out. RUM In case you wise up before the train pulls out, here's a ticket for drawin' room ""A,"" right over the wheels. You can hear yourself click-clickin' to Chicago.

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CARMEN JONES Ain't no use wastin' it. RUM Just castin' the bread upon the waters. Brother and sisters, join the prayer meetin' in drawin' room "" E."" FRANKIE Don't let too much distance come between you and that money. Come on, girl. They leave Carmen alone. She picks up the ticket and the money. She saunters outside. EXT. BILLY PASTORS - CONTINUOUS Carmen sees Joe arrive. CARMEN JONES Joe! Joey! She runs over to Joe. They kiss passionately. They stand in the way of an on-coming car. The horn honks. They break apart and walk towards Billy Pastors. CARMEN JONES (CONTD) I was afraid you wouldn't be here. I been here every night waitin' for you. JOE They ain't after you no more? CARMEN JONES I got a suspended sentence. It felt like you was never gettin' out. INT. BILLY PASTORS - CONTINUOUS Carmen leads Joe in a slow dance. CARMEN JONES Thinkin' about you all the time while you was away from me. I've been dreamin' about tonight and wonderin' if you would be feelin' half as lovin' as your Carmen feels for you. JOE Carmen, there's somethin' you gotta know.

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CARMEN JONES Tell me later, when Carmen takes you home with her. Carmen will unlace your shoes. JOE That's just it. I can't stay or go with you. I gotta report right back to the base. CARMEN JONES What? JOE I gotta get that bus leavin' for flying school. Captain Haldane, my C.O., he got my court-martial reduced and made 'em take me back. CARMEN JONES Where does that leave us? How far apart? JOE Only four-hundred miles. CARMEN JONES Only? JOE You'd come up when I got a pass. CARMEN JONES Boy, if that ain't one on Carmenlove on a pass. They go outside. EXT. BILLY PASTORS, GARDEN - CONTINUOUS JOE CarmenCARMEN JONES (angry) Go to flyin' school. Take off right now. Then lay in your bunk, look up at them pin-up gals. See what that gets you, droopy drawers. JOE I got something I want you to see. He takes out the dried rose wrapped in the letter Carmen sent to him.

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JOE (CONTD) That's been with me all the time... right here, where you are. CARMEN JONES That don't ring so true. JOE I swear it's true. CARMEN JONES Joe, if you loved me truly, you know what you'd do? JOE What? CARMEN JONES You'd come to Chicago. JOE Chicago? CARMEN JONES I got enough dough to get us both there. A ticket, too. Been savin' up to give my man a good time. JOE I just can't pick up and go like that. CARMEN JONES Joe, I want to go someplace where you're the last thing I see at night, first thing I see in the morning. JOE I can't go A.W.O.L. CARMEN JONES You just takin' some time off so we can be together before you go away. JOE That's not the way the army'd look at it. CARMEN JONES Boy, if you ain't a lover red-hot for Carmen. You just burnin' up with passion. You sizzle like a fish on ice.

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JOE I can't afford no more demerits. If I step out of line again, I'll never make officers' flying school. Sergeant Brown enters. CARMEN JONES You know what? You too chicken for me to waste my time on. SERGEANT BROWN Chicken is right. Ha ha. Look at that officer material. You got about as much chance of bein' a flyer as a flea inside that shirt. He pulls Joes shirt. JOE You quit that! SERGEANT BROWN That's no kind of man for you, Carmen. He can't even keep his shirt in his pants. He pulls Joes shirt again. JOE You do that again, I'llSERGEANT BROWN You'll what? You ain't figurin' on striking no sergeant? That wouldn't be no four weeks in the guardhouse, more like four years. (to Carmen) How about it, sugar? We got lost time to make up. CARMEN JONES Let's get started. JOE You keep your paws off of her! SERGEANT BROWN Who's gonna make me? Run along, Lieutenant Casper Milquetoast. Joe takes a swing at Sergeant Brown. The two of them grapple. Joe hits Sergeant Brown many times. Joe knocks him unconscious. He lies on the floor. CARMEN JONES Looks like he's hurt real bad.

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JOE Yeah. CARMEN JONES Four years for hittin' a superior, ain't that what he said? JOE Maybe more. CARMEN JONES Get him in them bushes. Hurry. JOE They're bound to find him. CARMEN JONES By that time, we'll be far away. JOE I can't. That's desertin'. I won't. CARMEN JONES They find you here, that's prison. What you got to lose? Joe and Carmen lift Sergeant Brown and lay him in the bushes. CARMEN JONES (CONTD) Come on, now. Get a move on, Joe. We gotta make that train. They run away. FADE TO BLACK. FADE IN: EXT. TRAIN STATION - DAY The train arrives in the station. Boxing fans with placards crowd the platform. Husky Miller, Frankie, Myrt, Rum and Dink exit the train. The fans cheer. Carmen and Joe walk by. JOE Who's that? CARMEN JONES Husky Miller - the fighter. I met him at Billy Pastor's with Frankie and Myrt. FRANKIE Hey, Carmen! Carmen! Hey, sister! Carmen! Carmen ignores them and leads Joe off.

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INT. HOTEL ROOM - DAY A bare and dingy hotel room. A chair, a bed, a closet, a chest with a hot-plate on top, coffee pot etc... The blinds are closed. Nylons hang on a make-shift line. Carmen is painting her toe-nails. CARMEN JONES Blow on 'em, sugar. Make 'em dry faster. You can turn the heat off now. He kisses up and down her leg. CARMEN JONES (CONTD) Oh, man, that tickles. You some harmonica player. The kiss. Carmen bites Joes neck. JOE Ow! What a mosquito bite. Carmen applies her make-up. JOE (CONTD) Why the camouflage? You don't need it with me. CARMEN JONES Hand me them nylons, honey. JOE You ain't goin' out? CARMEN JONES As far as the grocery store. I gotta feed my man. JOE Look, CarmenA train passes. It makes a loud din and the room trembles. JOE (CONTD) I don't know how to tell you, but... I'm busted. I gave the last of my pay to the landlady. CARMEN JONES I got some jingly stuff. JOE I ain't gonna let you shell out. CARMEN JONES We gotta eat, growin' boy.

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JOE Not on your dough. CARMEN JONES What's mine's yours, Joey, and that goes right down the line. JOE If I could only get out. CARMEN JONES Them military cops on your tail... they'd grab you so fast I'd still be kissin' the breeze good-bye... when you is in Leavenworth. He kisses her. CARMEN JONES (CONTD) Easy, honey. Easy. She leaves. Joe locks the door. EXT. HIGH STREET - DAY Carmen passes a number of stores. She looks in the window of a pawn shop with a sign: WE BUY JEWELLRY. She continues to the gym. A picture of Husky Miller and a sign which reads: TRAINING HERE TODAY. Carmen enters. INT. TRAINING GYM, FOYER - CONTINUOUS Carmen ascends the stairs to the gym. She drops some coins on the front desk. GYM ATTENDANT You're two bits shy. CARMEN JONES Charge it to Husky. INT. TRAINING GYM, THE RING - CONTINUOUS Husky Miller is sparring in the ring. His trainer is with him. A SPORTS WRITER is making notes. Frankie, Myrt, Rum and Dink are charming him. SPORTS WRITER And you discovered Husky?

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RUM To the spoils belong the credit. There I was on the New York waterfront sellin' about a million dollars of war bonds, when I see this big boy walkin' down the gangplank carryin' a jeep-- with one hand! I said to myself, "That's my man." FRANKIE Thats just what he said and you can put that in your column. Carmen enters. HUSKY MILLER Heat-Wave! FRANKIE Look who's here, the answer to our prayers. If it ain't the Jones girl. CARMEN JONES Hi, Frankie. FRANKIE I saw you get off at the station. Where you been all week? CARMEN JONES Around, havin' myself a time. FRANKIE Where, in a bargain basement? Get a load of me. Look at this iceberg. It's almost real. That's nothin' compared to what'll drift your way now you're back in the big swim. CARMEN JONES I came to ask you for a loan. FRANKIE You busted? CARMEN JONES Yeah, can you let me have a couple of bills? FRANKIE You talkin' to the wrong party. There's your bank, with all the doors wide open. You just tell Husky what you want. He's just percolatin' to take care of you real good.

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RUM If the power of the press will excuse me, this manager's got to start managin' somethin' special for the champ. SPORTS WRITER Got all that I need. Thanks. He exits. RUM Miss Jones, this is a pleasure indeed. MYRT You sure showed up in time. We can't get nothin' out of Husky no more. RUM She means Husky got his mind set on findin' you. CARMEN JONES How you been Myrt? MYRT Great when we were buyin' out all the stores, but now Husky's stopped all charge accounts. RUM You'll be raidin' 'em again with Miss Jones. And chargin' 'em. Hi, boss. Told you I'd produce her before the big fight. HUSKY MILLER Where you been wastin' time away from me? TRAINER MAN Into the dressing room. Go on. You want to catch a draft? HUSKY MILLER Can't fight with my trainer. Stay put. I'll be out in no time. Then you and me'll start the second Chicago fire. FRANKIE You're all set, honey. Just like bein' partners with the U.S. Mint. All you gotta do is grab.

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CARMEN JONES I didn't come here to take up with that punchin' bag. FRANKIE Don't you like him? CARMEN JONES He just one man too late, that's all. FRANKIE You still with that soldier boy? CARMEN JONES You stakin' me or not? FRANKIE Sorry, honey, I'm flat, too. All I got's a car, fancy clothes, diamonds, and mink. Thats all Rum gimme. Come in the dressin' room with me. Maybe I can promote some cash-and-carry. CARMEN JONES I'll wait here. FRANKIE You gotta be sociable with Husky, or I'll get nowhere with his manager. INT. TRAINING GYM, CHANGING ROOM - CONTINUOUS Husky lies on a bench, his trainer rubs him down. RUM Dust off the divan for the ladies. DINK Yes, Mr Daniels. RUM Look at that physique, Carmen. MYRT Bet your soldier boy's got nothin' likeHUSKY MILLER Better man won huh? Glad to know you're only human. CARMEN JONES Get this and get it right. I didn't come here to stay in your corner.

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HUSKY MILLER Say that again. FRANKIE She means she's too bashful to come right out and admit it. HUSKY MILLER Oh, that's different. CARMEN JONES You gettin' me that loan, or do I have to listen to more of braggin' mouth? HUSKY MILLER What loan? FRANKIE For clothes and things; now you know womenHUSKY MILLER Put a raid on the stores. Just name it and charge it. CARMEN JONES Thanks, Frankie, but it won't work. HUSKY MILLER What is this? Where are you goin'? CARMEN JONES Sorry. Carmen ain't for sale. Carmen leaves. HUSKY MILLER Heat-Wave, wait! FRANKIE You just relax them classy muscles. Leave that gal to me. Frankie follows after her. RUM It ain't my fault she's walkin' out. You know females are always changin' their stripes. HUSKY MILLER Get out... and don't come back till you bring Heat-Wave with you for good. And that goes for your manager, too.

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EXT. HIGH STREET - CONTINUOUS FRANKIE Carmen! Wait up! I hate to see a hep chick like you actin' like a dumb cluck. Be sensible. CARMEN JONES Frankie... FRANKIE OK, keep your soldier boy. That don't mean you gotta walk out on a convertible, gold, lace nightgownoh, everything. CARMEN JONES You know two-timin' ain't my speed. FRANKIE Adjust your gears and join the female race. Keep one man for the ride and one for the money. CARMEN JONES (negative) Uh-uh. FRANKIE Listen, honey, I'll level right out with you. If you don't show up for Husky, we're right out in the cold. How about it, sugar, for us? CARMEN JONES Ain't that I don't want to help you, Frankie-FRANKIE Only? CARMEN JONES I can't. FRANKIE Love? Nobody lives on that street forever. Not with the same man. You're bound to move, maybe sooner than you want to believe. CARMEN JONES Let you know when I get the message. FRANKIE When you do, ring me at the hotel. Here's the number. (MORE)

52. FRANKIE (CONT'D) Don't wait too long, Heat-Wave. Husky liable to start blowin' cold. See ya.

CARMEN JONES OK. Carmen heads into the pawn shop. INT. HOTEL ROOM - DAY Carmen knocks. Joe unlocks the door. Carmen enters with two large bags of groceries. JOE What took you so long? CARMEN JONES I had to wait for it. JOE All that time? You been gone ever sinceCarmen takes out a new pair of shoes and a new dress and puts them away in the closet. CARMEN JONES I got back as soon as I could, honey. JOE It's a lot of stuff. All you had was loose change when you went out. Where'd the rest come from? CARMEN JONES What's the difference? JOE I want to know. Well? CARMEN JONES Look, boy, don't go puttin' me on no stand. I don't answer to nobody. JOE If you got nothin' to hide... CARMEN JONES Do you think I do? JOE What do you expect me to think? Why don't you tell me? Joe grabs her arms. She wrestles free.

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CARMEN JONES You think what you want. I don't account to no man. JOE You're accountin' to me. I love you, and that gives me the right toCARMEN JONES That don't give you no right to own me. There's only one that does, and that's me. Myself. She takes a coin from her purse and goes to the door. JOE Where you goin'? CARMEN JONES I might come back. INT. HOTEL ROOM STAIRCASE - CONTINUOUS Carmen takes out the phone number Frankie gave her. JOE Carmen, I'm sorry. Carmen! Carmen has descended the staircase and uses the coin to make a phone call. Two guests are ascending the staircase. Fearing being recognized, Joe goes back to the room. INT. HOTEL ROOM - NIGHT A train passes making a loud din. The room trembles. JOE That racket! It's enough to drive rivets into your head. You goin' out again? CARMEN JONES Feel like takin' a walk. JOE You already had one today. CARMEN JONES Feel like another one. Carmen hums her song, Dats Love and takes out her compact. JOE Look, honey, I'm sorry for the way I blew off.

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CARMEN JONES You're spillin' it. JOE That ain't no reason to turn on the ice. CARMEN JONES Look, boy, I don't have to keep the truth from nobody. I can't stand being cooped up in this alley no more. JOE But you know the M.P.s are after me hot and heavy. I gotta stay in here. CARMEN JONES You gotta. I don't. JOE What does that mean? CARMEN JONES I'm bustin' out for a while. Da dum dum dum... JOE Who with? CARMEN JONES You really want to know? JOE Well, I asked you. CARMEN JONES I'll tell ya. With a friend of mine... Frankie. JOE That gal that works at Billy Pastor's? What's she doin' in Chicago? CARMEN JONES She's with that Husky Miller crowd. Got here when we did. My seams on straight? JOE Who's she throwin' your way? Carmen whistles her song nonchalantly.

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JOE (CONTD) You ain't goin' nowhere. You're stayin' here where you belong... with me. She ignores him and continues getting ready to leave. JOE (CONTD) I don't get it. This place suited you fine before you went out. What happened in between? CARMEN JONES Got a whiff of fresh air, that's what happened. Just want to get more of it. JOE Not without me. CARMEN JONES Maybe you ain't got the message yet, but Carmen's one gal nobody puts on a leash. No man's gonna tell me when I can come and go. I gotta be free, or I don't stay at all. JOE You talk like this was a jail. CARMEN JONES You're makin' it one. JOE It ain't to me. I could stay in this place the rest of my life and never go out as long as you're here. But when you ain't, it's worse than jail. Ain't no light, no air. CARMEN JONES Suppose I never come back? JOE You'd never get away from me. I'd follow you down the rivers, across the sea... to hell or up to heaven. Why'd you ask? CARMEN JONES Just to hear you say it. He embraces her. CARMEN JONES (CONTD) You're hurtin' me, Joe.

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JOE I'm sorry, honey. I didn't mean to. Get back soon, and remember, I'm waitin'. CARMEN JONES You just keep a light burnin' in the window, boy. She leaves. Another train passes. INT. HUSKY MILLERS HOTEL SUITE - NIGHT A luxurious suite. A pianist gently plays Deres A Cafe On De Corner. Huskys friends drink champagne and lounge around. GIRL Poor champ. Can't have no happyjuice, no good time, nothin'. Just gotta keep trainin' and trainin' to keep in trainin'. Want to break it for fun and see what happens? HUSKY MILLER Take the count. Get me some more. Husky goes over to his trainer man. He holds out his empty glass. TRAINER MAN You already put one seltzer bottle away. HUSKY MILLER Make this one for the road. TRAINER MAN Can't afford to have skirts in your head, not with the big fight around the block. You gotta forget that woman. HUSKY MILLER I'm tryin', trainin' man. I'm tryin'. RUM Hi, Husk. HUSKY MILLER I said to keep out of my corner. You're fired for good until you show up with Heat-Wave.

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RUM Just gotta give Rum the teletype, boss. There she is. HUSKY MILLER Heat-Wave! CARMEN JONES Easy, boy. Don't K.O. me in round one. Give the fans their money's worth. GIRL Tell my fortune. HUSKY MILLER Come on Heatwave, Lets you and me go warm up and corner. CARMEN JONES I want to watch. GIRL Make it good. Am I goin' to get that certain party? FRANKIE No way to tell in advance but one thing's sure: cards don't lie. MYRT (sung) CUT THEM. FRANKIE CUT THEM. MYRT SEVEN. FRANKIE SEVEN. MYRT THAT'S QUITE A CARD FRANKIE THAT'S QUITE A CARD MYRT DO YOU MEAN GOOD OR BAD? FRANKIE IS THAT GOOD OR BAD? RUM Theres the queen of hearts.

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MYRT QUIET, PLEASE. FRANKIE QUIET, PLEASE. You're gonna get a lot of money. I don't know how you're gonna spend it all but you gonna get a lot of money. FRANKIE & MYRT WILL THIS GAL SEE A BRIGHT AND HAPPY FUTURE? OR WILL SHE BE A GOOD-FOR-NOTHIN' MOOCHER? MYRT COME ON, YOU CARDS AND TELL HER TRUE, FRANKIE COME ON, YOU CARDS AND TELL HER TRUE, MYRT AND TELL HER HOW SHE GONNA DO, FRANKIE AND TELL HER HOW SHE GONNA DO, FRANKIE & MYRT FOR GOOD OR BAD, FOR HIGH OR LOW, COME ON, YOU CARDS AND LET HER KNOW WHATEVER WAY THE WIND WILL BLOW. MYRT ALL SET? FRANKIE ALL SET. MYRT FOR SURE? FRANKIE LET'S GO! CARMEN JONES LET'S SEE WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT ME. FRANKIE Oh, you're gonna get a good man, Carmen. Yeah. Here's your little secret.

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CARMEN JONES (shocked) The nine of spades. (sung) DE NINE, DERE HE IS DE OLD BOY PLAIN AS CAN BEDEATH GOT HIS HAND ON ME. IT AIN'T NO USE TO RUN AWAY FROM DAT OLD BOY IF HE IS CHASIN' YOU. IT'S BEST TO STAND RIGHT UP AND LOOK HIM IN DE FACE WHEN HE IS FACIN' YOU. YOU GOTTA BE PREPARED TO GO WITH DAT OLD BOY NO MATTER WHAT THE TIMESO I WON'T FILL MY PRETTY EYES WITH SALTY TEARS 'CAUSE I AIN'T GOT DE TIME. I'M GONNA RUN OUT EVERY SECOND I GOT LEFT BEFORE HE THROWS ME DOWN. I'M GONNA LAUGH AND SING AND USE UP ALL MY BREATH BEFORE HE MOWS ME DOWN. WHILE I CAN FLY AROUND I'LL DO MY FLYIN' HIGH. I'M GONNA KEEP ON LIVIN' UP TO DE DAY I DIE! DE NINE, HELLOOLD BOY- HELLO. She guzzles champagne, throws down the glass and kisses Husky passionately. FADE TO BLACK. FADE IN: EXT. HIGH STREET - DAY Cindy Lou walks the street. CINDY LOU (v.o.) (sung) MY JOEHE WAS ALWAYS MY JOE, THERE WAS NO ONE BUT ME, JOE SAID THERE NEVER COULD BE. WE WAS IN LOVE AND I RECKON WE SHOWED IT, FROM THE WAY PEOPLE TALKED RECKON EVERYONE KNOWED IT. (MORE)

60. CINDY LOU (v.o.) (CONT'D) KIDS ON THE STREET WHERE WE'D GO USED TO YELL AT US CINDY LOU BELONGS TO JOE! LORD, O LORD, YOU KNOW THAT WAS TRUE AND JOEY BELONGED TO CINDY LOU.

She enters the gym. INT. HOTEL ROOM STAIRCASE - DAY Joe exits his room. Down below, two military policemen question the landlady. M.P. We just want to check on his pass. We hear he's been shackin' up here for a week. LANDLADY I run a respectable place. M.P Aint sayin you dont. Take a look at this picture. Does he live here? Joe exits via the fire escape. LANDLADY One flight up. Room twenty-four. The military police ascend the stairs. INT. TRAINING GYM, FOYER - DAY Cindy Lou wanders around looking for Carmen. GYM ATTENDANT You're too late, Miss. Husky's finished trainin' for the day. CINDY LOU I'm looking for someone the newspapers say he's runnin' around with. GYM ATTENDANT Is her name Carmen? CINDY LOU That's who. GYM ATTENDANT She's in his dressing room, right there to the left.

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CINDY LOU Thank you. INT. TRAINING GYM, CHANGING ROOM - CONTINUOUS Knock on the door. DINK We got all the toothbrushes we need, lady. CINDY LOU Wait. I'm here to see Miss Carmen Jones. Please. I gotta see her. CARMEN JONES Me? Say, ain't you that gal Joe was stuck on? CINDY LOU Yes. I came here to find out where he is. You're the only one that know. FRANKIE Nice gal like you gonna get into trouble takin' up with a deserter. CINDY LOU I don't care what he done. I gotta find him. Tell me where he is, please. Joe enters. CINDY LOU (CONTD) Joe! JOE So you run out on me. Sure. He can give you a better time than I can. Fancy clothes... swell company, the whole works. Husky Miller's latest woman... only that ain't the way it's gonna be. CARMEN JONES We is all washed up. Go away. Go with this sweet little gal. JOE You'd like that, I guess. You'd like me to leave you free to play. Only you're comin' with me where you belong. He takes her arm. Husky pushes him off. Joe stumbles.

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HUSKY MILLER Put a hand on Carmen, I'll immobilize ya! CINDY LOU Don't fight with him. HUSKY MILLER Who is this jerk? JOE You shut your fat trap. (to Carmen) You double-crossin' tramp. HUSKY MILLER What'd you call her? RUM Husky, you'll kill him with one tap! JOE I swore I'd let no man take you away from me. CARMEN JONES How you gonna stop me? JOE I'll show you. Joe pulls out a knife. CINDY LOU No! Joe, you's in enough trouble! JOE Go away. FRANKIE Somebody get the police! RUM Dink, what you waitin on? JOE You stay put! CINDY LOU Joe, honey, listen. Listen! JOE I'm no good Cindy. Go on home to your ma!

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CARMEN JONES Put that thing away, boy. Ain't gonna get you nowhere with me. JOE Nor with him neither. Joe and Husky spar. Husky beats Joe. RUM That's enough, Husky! That's enough! That's enough! CARMEN JONES The M.P.s! Get out the back way. Go on. Carmen opens up the back door and pushes Joe through it. JOE You're comin' with me. HUSKY MILLER She ain't goin' nowhere with you. CARMEN JONES Nowhere is right. I said we was washed up. JOE Why you helpin' me to get away? CARMEN JONES Cause I can't stand nobody bein' cooped up. The military police enter. RUM Right this way, gentlemen. FRANKIE Just keep goin'. The M.P.s go out the back door. CARMEN JONES Go on home. Forget him. Bait your hook for fish you can fry. Cindy Lou exits.

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INT. TRAINING GYM, FOYER - CONTINUOUS CINDY LOU (sung) HOW CAN I LOVE A MAN WHEN I KNOW HE DON'T WANT ME? HE AIN'T BEEN GOOD HE AIN'T BEEN KIND HE GIVE ME UP FOR THAT OLD ROADSIDE WOMAN BUT I CAN'T DRIVE HIM FROM MY MIND I'S SCARED, O LORD, I'S SCARED I'S LIKE A LEAF THAT'S LOST HER TREE I'S ALONE O LORD, I'S ALONE HE GOT HISSELF ANOTHER WOMAN DID SHE FEEL HIS ARMS ALL AROUND HER? NO, LORD, I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S SO NO, LORD, DON'T YOU LET HER KEEP MY JOE MAKE HIM THROW HER BACK WHERE HE FOUND HER JOE, YOU SAID THAT BOTH YOUR ARMS WAS MINE REMEMBER? YOU SAID YOUR ARMS WAS MINE I'S YOUR GAL I WAS ALWAYS YOUR GAL THERE WAS NO ONE BUT ME YOU SAID THERE NEVER COULD BE WE WAS IN LOVE AND I RECKON WE SHOWED IT FROM THE WAY PEOPLE TALKED RECKON EVERYONE KNOWED IT KIDS ON THE STREET WHERE WE'D GO USED TO YELL AT US ""CINDY LOU BELONGS TOJOE"" LORD, O LORD LOOK DOWN ON US TO SEE HOW YOU CAN MAKE JOE COME HOME TO ME O LORD, LOOK DOWN LEAD MY JOE OFF THE ROAD WHERE HE'S STRAYIN' OH, TELL MY MAN WHERE TO GO O LORD, I'S CALLIN' ON YOU FADE TO BLACK. FADE IN:

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INT. THE BOXING RING - NIGHT CHORUS Pancho! Pancho! Pancho! Pancho! BOXING M.C. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the feature presentation. Ten rounds of boxing. Introducing, from the great city of Chicago, Husky Miller! The audience cheers. BOXING M.C. (CONTD) And his opponent from Brazil, the South American heavyweight champion- the sensational Kid Pancho! The bell rings. The two boxers fight. Husky takes a beating. CARMEN JONES Give him another one, Husky! Punch him! Punch him! Punch him in the nose! The bell rings. The two boxers go to their corners. Frankie, Myrt and Carmen sit in the audience. Joe sits behind Carmen, unnoticed by them. FRANKIE Well, what do you think? CARMEN JONES This is just the beginning. MYRT A piece of gum, please. The bell rings. The two boxers resume. FRANKIE Give him a good one! CARMEN JONES Hit him! Kid Pancho is knocked out. The referee takes the count. The bell rings. BOXING M.C. The time: two minutes, twenty seconds of the second round. The winner by a knockout, Husky Miller! The crowd cheers. The crowd carry Husky away as champion. Carmen follows. She is pulled from the crowd by Joe.

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INT. JANITORS STORE ROOM - DAY A small, dark room with shelves of bottles and cleaning supplies. Joe throws Carmen into the room and blocks the exit. JOE You're comin' with me, or you ain't goin' no place. CARMEN JONES Let me by. JOE You promised you was gonna be mine till the end. That's one promise you're gonna keep. CARMEN JONES Can't you get it through your head? We're done. Now let me go. JOE I'd sooner kill ya. CARMEN JONES Then here's your chance. JOE (sung) BUT ALL I WANNA DO IS LOVE YOU LIKE I USED TO: TO HOLD YOUR HAND IN MY HAND, AND FEEL YOUR HEART NEXT TO MY HEART. CAN'T WE BEGIN AGAIN? COULDN'T WE START ALL OVER? COULDN'T WE BEGIN AGAIN? CARMEN JONES IF YOU WANNA START A FIRE WHERE A FIRE WAS BEFORE DE COAL YOU BURN MUST BE NEW COAL. OUR FLAME IS OUTCOLD AS THE SNOW. WE HAD OURSELVES SOME FUN DIDN'T WE? AND NOW IT'S DONE. JOE BUT WHERE CAN I PUT MY MEMORIES? THEY GOT NO SEA TO DROWN IN. THE LITTLE THINGS THAT USED TO MAKE US LAUGH WHEN WE WAS CLOWNIN' (MORE)

67. JOE (CONT'D) AND ALL THE THINGS WE'D SAY OR DO ARE ALL PART OF ME AND YOU.

CARMEN JONES JOE, YOU IS MAKIN' IT TOUGH NOW FOR YOURSELF, THE SAME AS FOR ME. JOE, AIN'T YOU HEARD ME SAY ENOUGH NOW? NO, NO, NO! WHAT USED TO BE AIN'T NO MORE! JOE DO YOU FORGET I USED TO LOVE YOU? NO ONE BUT JOE EVER LOVED YOU SO GOOD, LET'S GO AWAY AND BEGIN OUR LIFE ALL OVER CARMEN ALL ALONE WITH JOE. DON'T YA THINK THERE'S A CHANCE? ONLY SAY DAT YOU DO! CARMEN JONES NO, DAT WOULDN'T BE TRUEAIN'T GONNA LIE! AIN'T GONNA LIE! I LOOK AT LIFE STRAIGHT IN DE EYE. JOE I'll have no man laugh at me while you're rollin' around in his arms. Stay with me or I'll kill you. CARMEN JONES OK, kill me now, or let me go. JOE For de last time! CARMEN JONES For de last time. Here's dat tencent store ring you give me. She takes off the ring and tosses it away. CARMEN JONES (CONT'D) Now, dat's de end of you. JOE You tramp! You're no good. You never were. Two-timin' me like it don't count for nothin'. Well, it does. You ain't never gonna do that to no man again. Joe approaches Carmen with wild eyes and she is afraid of him for the first time. He puts both hands around her throat. The janitor enters. He sees Joe murdering Carmen. He exits quickly.

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Carmen dies. JOE (CONTD) (sung) STRING ME HIGH ON A TREE SO THAT SOON I WILL BE WITH MY DARLING, MY BABY, MY CARMEN. Joe weeps bitterly. Two military police arrive with the janitor. Joe leaves with them.

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