On The Waterfront Script
Waterfront, exterior shot
Johnny (to Terry) Now you take it easy, slugger.
Terry Joey! Joe Doyle!
Joey All right! What do you want?
Terry I got one of your birds. I recognized him by the band.
Joey It must be Danny-boy. I lost him in the last race.
Terry He flew into my coop. You want him?
Joey I got to watch myself these days. You know what I mean?
Terry Don't worry. - I'll take him up to your loft.
Joey Okay, I'll see you on the roof.
Outside Johnny Friendly’s Bar
Charley How goes it?
Terry He's up on the roof.
Charley The pigeon?
Terry Yeah, it worked.
Truck I think somebody fell off the roof. He thought he'd sing to the Crime Commission. He won't.
Terry I thought they'd talk to him.
Charley That's the idea.
Terry I thought they'd talk to him and get him to dummy up.
Truck Maybe he gave them an argument.
Terry I figured the worst they was gonna do was lean on him a little bit.
Charley Like I said, maybe he gave them an argument.
Truck He's been giving Johnny the Boss a lot of arguments lately.
Terry He wasn't a bad kid, that Joey.
Other A canary.
Truck He could sing, but he couldn't fly.
Charley Come on, I'll buy you a drink.
Terry I'll be in there later
Bystander Father Barry is here.
Mrs Collins Same thing happened to my Andy five years ago.
Policeman- You're Pop Doyle, the boy's father?
Pop That's right.
Policeman Looks like he fell off the roof, or maybe he was pushed.
Any ideas? –
Pop No.
Mrs Collins He was the only longshoreman that had the guts to talk to the crime investigators.
Pop Who asked you? –
Mrs Collins Everybody knows that.
Pop Shut up. lf he took my advice he wouldn't be—
Mrs Collins Everyone knows that.
Pop I said, "Shut up!"
Cop I know how you feel about cops, but if you give me...... some leads I could--
Pop I kept telling him, "Don't say nothing. "Keep quiet, you'll live longer."
Moose I've been on the docks all my life, boy, and there's one thing I learned. You don't ask no questions, you don't answer no questions...... unless you want to wind up like that.
Fr Barry Edie, come here. I want to talk to you.
Edie Father, who'd want to kill Joey? Stay away from him! Stay away from him!
Fr Barry Edie, listen! Remember time and faith are great healers.
Edie Father, my brother is dead and you talk about time and faith. My brother was the best kid in the neighbourhood and everybody said so.
Fr Barry I'm in the church if you need me.
Edie You're in the church if I need you? Did you ever hear of a saint hiding in a church? I want to know who killed my brother!
Big Mac What's the matter with you, punk?
Barman Boss, Packy wants another drink on the cuff.
Johnny Friendly Give it to him.
Big Mac And here's the cut on the shape-up.
men, $ a head. That's $ .
Johnny Charley, you count them.
Big Mac The banana boat is tomorrow. If we pull a walkout, it might be a few bucks from the shippers. Them bananas go bad in a hurry. –
Charley Ask $ 2 g .
Johnny Clowns can't fight. There's nobody tough anymore. Hi, slugger. Hi, kid. Where's Morgan? Where's that big banker of mine?
JP Right here, Mr. Friendly. -
Johnny Hi, JP, how's business?
JP Having trouble with Kelly again, boss. He won't take no loans and Big Mac puts him to work anyway. -
Big Mac He's my wife's nephew. –
JP He won't take no loans!
Big Mac I got to put him to work. She'd murder me!
Someone That's why I never got married.
JP Here's the interest on the day, boss. $532 .
Johnny You count it.
Terry Counting makes me sleepy.
Johnny You handle that sheet metal all right
Skins It was easy. The new checker faked the receipt. Here.
Johnny You want to talk to me, take the cigar out of your mouth. Stow the receipt. I'll take the cash. –
Skins Sure.
Johnny Here you are, 45 bills. -Terry, you count this. Come on, go on, it's good for you. lt develops your mind.
Big Mac What mind?
Johnny Shut up. I like the kid. Remember the night he took Farella at St. Nick's, Charley? We won a bundle. Real tough. A big try.
Terry I lost the count.
Johnny Okay, forget it, Einstein. How come you never got an education like your brother Charley?
Big Mac The only arithmetic he ever got was hearing the referee count up to ten .
Terry You're not too funny today, Fat Man.
Johnny Hey, what gives with our boy tonight, Charley? He ain't himself.
Charley It's the Joey Doyle thing and how he exaggerates the thing. Too much Marquis of Queensbury softens him up.
Johnny Listen, I'm a soft touch, too. Ask any rummy on the dock...
...if I'm not good for a fin any time they put the arm on me. But my old lady raised us ten kids on a stinking watchman's pension. When I was 16 I had to beg for work in the hole. I didn't work my way up out of there for nothing.
Terry I know that, Johnny, I know it.
Johnny Taking over this local took a little doing. There were rough fellas in the way. They gave me this to remember them by.
Charley He kept his hand over his throat to stay alive and he still went after them.
Johnny I know what's eating you. I got 2000 dues-paying members in this local, that's $ 72000 a year legitimate. When each one of them puts in a couple of bucks a day just to make sure...... the work's steady, well, figure it out. That's just for openers. We've got the fattest piers in the fattest harbour in the world. Everything moves in and out, we take our cut.
Charley Why shouldn't we? If we can get it, we're entitled to it.
Johnny You don't suppose I can afford to be boxed out of a deal like this, do you? A deal I sweated and bled for, on account of one lousy little cheese-eater.that Doyle bum, who thinks he can squeal to the crime commission. Do you? Do you?
Terry No, Johnny. I just figured I should (have been told).
Charley (interrupting so that Terry’s last few words are not heard) I make it $2623 You're $50 short, Skins.
Johnny Gimme. -
Skins I must've miscounted. –
Johnny Gimme! You come from Green Point, go back there. You don't work here no more. Here, kid, here's half a bill. Go get you a load on.
Terry No, I'm okay, Johnny, thanks.
Johnny Present from your Uncle Johnny. And Mac, tomorrow morning when you shape the men, put Terry up in the loft. Number one. Every day. It's nice, easy work if you check in and goof off on a coffee bag. Okay?
Charley You got a real friend here. Now don't forget it.
Johnny Why should he forget it?
Terry Thanks, Johnny.
Johnny All right, payday. Rony. Mac.
Tommy Hi, Terry.
Terry Hi, kid. –
Tommy I was just going to feed them.
Terry I already fed them.
Jimmy You must've been up early?
Terry I was up anyhow, so I figured I might as well. They sure got it made. Eating, sleeping, flying around like crazy, raising gobs of squabs. Well, I better get over there. Be careful. Don't spill no water on the floor. I don't want them to catch cold. I'll see you around.
Big Mac Come on, Tony, give me the tabs.
Various He was a good boy, that Doyle kid.
Sure he was, that's why he got it in the head.
But he couldn't learn to keep his mouth shut.
Duigan Hey, Pop, why don't you go home? The boys at work today will be chipping in gladly.
Pop No thanks, fellas, I'm gonna shape. Who do you think'll pay for the funeral?
Dugan Johnny Friendly, the "great labour leader."
Truck Why don't you keep that big mouth of yours shut?
Sonny What are you, a wise guy?
Dugan If I was wise, I wouldn't be no longshoreman for 30 years. I'm poorer now than when I started.
Tillio Wise guy.
Truck Big mouth.
Moose Don't mess with those guys.
Pop I brought you Joey's windbreaker. It might come in handy. Go ahead, wear it.
Duigan Thanks, Pop. Mine's more full of holes than the Pittsburgh infield. Hey, Joe, I got a coat for you.
Glover Do you know Terry Malloy?
Jackie No, I don't. Never heard of him.
Glover You're Terry Malloy, aren't you?
Terry So what?
Glover Didn't I see you fight a couple of years ago?
Terry Without the birdseed, what do you want?
Glover Identification.
Terry Waterfront Crime Commission. What's that?
Glover I just want to ask you a few questions. We'll hold public hearings on waterfront crime...... and underworld infiltration of longshore unions.
Terry I don't know nothing. –
Gillette You haven't heard the questions yet.
Terry What did you say? –
Gillette You heard me
Glover There's a rumour that you're one of the last people to see Joey Doyle alive.
Terry I don't know nothing.
Gillette Nobody's accusing you of anything, Mr. Malloy.
Glover I hope you understand that.
Gillette Just want to ask you some questions about some people you may know.
Terry People I may know. –
Gillette That's right.
Terry You better get out of here, buster!
Gillette Slow down, boy.
Terry I don't know nothing, I ain't seen nothing, and I'm not saying nothing. Why don't you and your girlfriend take off.
Glover All right, Mr. Malloy! You've every right not to talk if that's what you choose to do. The public has a right to know the facts.
Terry Yeah.
Gillette We'll be seeing you again.
Terry Never's going to be too much soon for me, Shorty.
Glover Take it easy.
Terry How do you like them mutts taking me for a pigeon.
Jackie Who is it?
Terry I don't know who they are.
JP You're three weeks behind on the last $ 25 but I'm willing to take a chance.
Duigan Some chance at ten percent a week and if we don't borrow, we don't work.
Pop May you rot in hell, JP.
JP When I'm dead and gone, you'll know what a friend I was.
Duigan Why don't you drop dead now, so we can test your theory?
JP Condolences.
Duigan Hey, Pop,look.
Big Mac Let her go, Tony.
Edie I guess I spoke out of turn last night.
FR Barr You think I'm just a gravy-train rider with a turned-around collar, don't you? I see the sisters taught you not to lie.
Big Mac All right. Loft gang: Malloy...
...Hendriks, Padowski...
...Westerfield, McGuire.
Fr Barry I've been thinking about your question, and you're right, Edie. This is my parish. I don't know how much I can do, but I'll never find out...... unless I come down here and take a good look for myself.
Big Mac I need some extra banana carriers.
Duigan Bananas again. I wonder when we'll get a boat from Ireland with good Irish whiskey on it.
Pop Dugan, my boy, you're dreaming again.
Big Mac All right. Kelly. Richie. Yeah, you. What's the matter? Nobody want to work today? Yeah, you.
Workers Who do you see to get a day's pay around here?
Meatballs. –
Definitely.
Fr Barry Come here.
Hey, Terry, grab that one!
Edie Give me that.
Edie Get away!
Edie Give it to me! –
Terry Why?
Edie Give it to me!
Terry What makes you so special? Things are looking up on the dock.
Worker Don't you recognise her? That's Joey Doyle's sister.
Edie Give me that.
Terry You're Joey Doyle's sister? –
Yes, I am.
Terry You don't wanna go to work today anyhow. It's been nice wrestling with you.
Pop Edie!
Edie Pop. Here's your tab, take it.
Pop All right, give it to me. I can use it. Now get back to the sisters where you belong. I'm surprised at you, Father, if you don't mind my saying so. Letting her see things ain't fit for the eyes of a decent girl.
Big Mac All right, that's all. Come back tomorrow.
Fr Barry What do you do now?
Moose Like Big Mac said, come back tomorrow.
Dugan Tomorrow? No ship tomorrow.
Worker I've been standing here for five straight mornings and that bum there...
Truck Come on, get out of here! –
Worker Looks right through you. -
Truck I'm sorry, Father, I didn't mean it. -What do you want to do?
Worker Come on, let's go get a ball
Fr Barry Wait a minute. Is this all you do, just take it like this? What about your unions? No other union in the country'd stand for a thing like that.
Jimmy The waterfront is tougher, Father, like it ain't part of America.
Moose Do you know how a trigger local works?
Fr Barry No. How?
Moose You get up in the meeting, you make a motion, the lights go out, then you go out.
Jimmy That's how it's been since Johnny and his cowboys took over the local.
Moose Name one place where it's safe to talk without getting clobbered. -
Fr Barry The church.
Dugan What?
Fr Barry The bottom of the church.
Dugan You know what you're letting yourself in for?
Fr Barry You got a cigarette on you?
Dugan Right over there.
Charley You working hard?
Terry Yeah.
Charley You wouldn't mind working once in a while to justify this lofty position, would you?
Terry I finished the work. I counted all them bags.
Charley We have an extra detail for you. That's if you don't mind being disturbed or anything. The priest and this Doyle girl are getting a meeting up together down at the church. We want a rundown on the names and the numbers of all the players.
Terry Wait a minute.
Charley All right, you're nominated.
Terry Why me, Charley? I feel funny going down there. I'd just be stooling for you.