Comedy as Blinker rises,
then sits as he sees she is joking.
They begin to “get
together.”
50—Same scene, different angle.
He asks Florence:
Cut-in leader—
“ARE YOU GOING TO CONEY ISLAND?”
She comes back at him:
Cut-in leader—
“CAN’T YOU SEE I’M RIDING A BICYCLE UP THE WOOLWORTH TOWER?”
He is abashed, then
gets her idea, and says quite
attentively:
Cut-in leader—
“I’VE NEVER BEEN TO CONEY. MAYN’T WE SEE IT TOGETHER?”
She is surprised, then appraises him and temporizes.
Leader—
IN DUE COURSE ONE IS
DASHED INTO THE WALKS AND AVENUES OF
FAIRYLAND GONE INTO
VAUDEVILLE.
51—Steeplechase Amusement Park.
A long view to show
the “atmosphere."[50] Florence and
Blinker in the crowd.
[Footnote 50: The boat- and amusement-park scenes can only be lightly sketched in, as much depends on the director and his locations, so skeleton action is given.]
52—Closer view.
Blinker and Florence. “Tough” with girl. “Tough” blows cigar smoke in Blinker’s face. Florence tactfully prevents a “scrap.” She can’t afford to have cavalier “pinched.” Off they go.
53—Some open-air amusement, as “The Whip.”
Blinker and Florence
on—he is disgusted. She is aflame with
excitement. He
looks disgustedly at the amusement, and she,
divining—dejectedly—goes
off with him.
Leader—
FLORENCE IS DIVINELY
HAPPY—FOR IS SHE NOT WITH HER
MAN—KEEPER
OF THE KEYS OF FAIRYLAND?
54—Front of a show.
Florence in ecstasy.
Overcomes chagrin. Goes in with
disgusted but subdued
Blinker—subdued by a battle royal
with the mob around
ticket wicket.
55—Inside the show.
As Blinker helps Florence into a seat, an Italian woman with bunch of candy-sticky kids comes along. In they pile, candying Blinker, who disgustedly hops out, with Florence, somewhat discomfited and provoked at him, following. He backs away, and she after him.
56—Closer view of the two.
Florence sizing up Blinker—delivers her opinion:
Cut-in leader—
“IF YOU EXPECT
TO HAVE ANY FUN, YOU’VE GOT TO JUMP IN AND
ACT AS NUTTY AS THE
REST OF THEM.”
Blinker is subdued, but hard to convince. Then he looks at the wistfulness of Florence’s eyes, and somehow he decides he will try to enter into the spirit of the thing. She sees, is starry-eyed—drags him off, ecstasy in her face.
57—The flying horses.
Blinker about to get
on, with Florence pulling him. They get
on. “They’re
off!”